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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-17
Birthday Party

Little Hiss Anna Lou Bickel
was a chaI NJ ne hostess Saturday
afternoon To a number of her
young frienus in honor of her
ninth birthday annie sary. The
little ladies under the chapero-
mage of Misses Lois Bickel and
Mary Frances Peppers enjoved
the production at the Hippodrome
theater, and from there went to
the home of the young hostess's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. Bic
KEEL, on Nineteenth street, where
games Of various sorts were en-
joyed and a delicious refreshment
course was served. In addition
to the chaperones, those enjoying
the affair were Marian Finch,
Elizabeth McDonough, Margaret
Shannon, Virginia Rector. Kath-
leen Hays, Elizabeth and Anna
Lou Bickel. -Parkersburg News
DR.. w. T. w. Dye. who attend
ed a meeting of the State Bc..4
of Health at Charleston last week,
returned home Sunday. While
gone, Che spent a few hours in
Columbus, where he once went
to school.
w. T. Stump, of Palestine, is
i'll at his room at the Commercial,
suffering an attack of tonsilitis.
Mrs. Stump arrived here Sat.
urday to spend few days with
him. Sun. Parkersburg News.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-17

Clyde Jackson, who has held a
position in the Peoples Bank for
the past two years. has resigned.
He left Tuesday morning for
Elizabeth, where he has accepted
position in the Writ Co. Bank.
Barnett F. Ball. age sc years,
died at his home on Tucker Creek,
in Writ county, last week. In
earlier days of West Virginia his
tory he was a prominent man. po-
litically, being, at the time Of his
death, one of the few susviving
members of the First Costitution-
al Convention.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-17
: The Want & Barr Store

A. G.. Mathews, who attended
the Sunday school convention at
Parkersburg last week, re-
ports a most notable and benef-
cial gathering.
r. l.. Dick Hays, who has
held a position in the South Penn
Office for several years, has re-
signed that position and accepted
one in a Spencer bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Kelley, who
made their home at Akron for
sometime arrived here Tuesday.
Jake has been quite sick for sew
sral weeks, and his friends are
glad to see him out.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-17
FARMING AND
LIVE STOCK
SELECTING BROOD SoWS.
Points That Indicate Feeundity and
Good Constitution.

Points That Indicate Feeundity and
Good Constitution.
Prospective brood sows should be Sc
lected from the best animals in the
herd, always taking those whose moth
ers are gentle, good mixers and pro-
life, writes a correspondent of the
American Agriculturist. The SOW
should have q smoother forehead and
lighter, finer neck than the male. The
forehead should be broad between the
eyes, the throat clean and trim, neck
moderately thin, shoulders smooth and
deep, the back wide and straight and
deeply fieshed with ribs well sprung;
sides straight and deep, hams deep
and well rounded, body rather long,
but compact, and legs moderately short
and strong. Select those with wide,
deep chests and well sprung ribs, as 1t
indicates strong constitution, very
important essential with good brood
sows. 1t is not the fat, plump sows of
the herd that make the best mothers,
but rather the long bodied. more yigor-
Gus ones which show quality and have
good grazing and feeding powers
Brood sOws should not be overrefined
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-17
The Kid Has Gone TO the COIOrS

The Kid has gone to the Colors
And we don't know what to say;
The Kid we have loved and cud-
died
Stepped out for the Flag today.
We thought him a child, a baby
With never a care at all,
But his country called him man.
size,
And the Kid has heard the call.
He paused to watch the recruit
ing.
Where, fired by the fife and drum
He bowed his head to Cd Glory
And thought that it whispered,
"ComeI"
The Kid. not being a Stacker,
Stood forth with a patriot joy
To add his name TO the roster,
And God. we're proud of the boy.
The kid has gone to the colors;
1t seems but & little while
Since he drilled a schoolDoy army
In truly martial style.
But now he's a man, a soldier.
Aad we lend him listening car,
For his heart is heart all loyal,
Unscourged by the course of fear
His dad, when he told him shud-
dcred.
His mother God bless her!
cried;
Yet, blest with a mother nature,
She wept with a mother-pride.
But he whose old shoulders
Strengthened
Was Granddad for memory
ran
To years when he, too, a young
ster,
Was changed by the Flag to a
mani
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-17
-,
EMPEROR Bird
This handsome young Jack is
now in service at the barn of
SPENCER WHITE.
White Pine, West Va.
Notice

The Board of Education of Sher-
idan District, Calhoun county,
asks the patrons of the Walnut
Grove, Big Bend, and Brooksville,
sub-districts to meet with them at
the Brooksville schoolhouse. June
the 9th. at 1 O'Clock P. NJ, to
confer with them as to the advisa-
bility of consolidating schools Of
said districts.
l.. l.. TERRELL, Secy
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-17

and delicate, as It is apt TO lead to a
weak constitution aud possibly sterllity.
Previous to farrowing the main de-
mands upon brood SOW are those for
building up new tissue This means
there should be plenty Of protein in the
ration, secured by feeding heterogeneous
feeds. A few days previous to farrow-
Ing change TO a sloppy food and bulky
in character, Ike bran, and do not
feed Overgenerously. This will assist
Ina avoiding constipation. so likely to oc-
cur at farrowing time and soon after
A box Of charcoal. salt and ashes
should be kept where they can get at
Il at all times summer or winter A
farmer who gives sOws access to this
mixture and varies the ration Occa-
siOnally. providing sufficient protein,
viii not be troubled with sows eating
their pigs.
Immediately after farrowing feed the
SOW sparlngly The first day or two
give her nothing but a thin slOp Then
a little more nutritlve food can be
given, like skimmilll along with equal
parts Of cornmeal and middllnRs. BY
the time tho pigs are two weeks old
the sow should receive g fun ration.
practically all she Will eat up clean.
for the demands upon her at this time.
II she has a good litter, are heavy. and
there Is nothing more important In the
swine business than giving the young
sters good start.
A good breeding SOW should be kept
in the herd as long as she gives good
service, which may be six to eight
years,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-17
lJnr aaiJoun Cbro;l,tle
Thursday, M ay IL, 1917
LOCALS AND PERSONALS.

Take a look at George Hamil-
toms new Ice Cream Parlor.
Garrett Eliot, of Leading Creek
was visitor in town Friday.
J. G. Oles recently purchased a
seven-passenger Studebaker car.
L. E. Ayers, of Revere, was in
town Monday.
H. G. Miller was at Spencer a
few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hartman, of
Mt. Zion, were in town Saturday.
Everett Gamer, of Joker, was
in town Saturday.
You can get anything in the
Drug line at Geo. w. Hamilton's.
Supt. w. A. Mahaney, of 10
ker, was in town Monday night.
A fine baby girl was recently
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Trevy Kim
bic, of Big Springs.
Assessor w. E. Stump, Of APP
pie Farm, was officially engaged
here Saturday.
Everett Bennett, of Hattie, was
mixing with friends here Satur-
day.
Ernest Stump, who is working
in the Roane county oilfields, was
here Saturday and Sunday.
Attorney ]. T. Waldo seturned
Thursday night from a profession
al visit at Akron.
G. A. Jarvis and l.. G. Hamil-
ton left Monday morning for a
business trip to Charleston.
No nicer line of CONNECTIONS is
to be found than those at Hamil-
TONS.
Rufus Mace, who has resided
at Barberton, Ohio, for sometime,
has bought G.. l.. Chenoweth's
farm on Sinking Springs.
Tracy Ward and family, who
have been at Akron for several
months. are visiting at their for
mer home, Con Pine Creek.
VIM. Deems, Arlan Burns Je-
rome Francis and Willie Huffman
attended Ringing Bros. big cir
Gus at Marietta last Thursday.
Work on Il. P. Mollohan's re-
sidence is rapidly nearing com
pletion and will soon be ready foI
occupancy.
Roy and Ben ConOway, anC
scott Barnes, popular travelling
statesmen, were registered at the
Home Hotel Monday night.
Summer is here, and so is Geo
W. Hamilton's Ice Cream Parlor
Prof H. G. Miller desires US Il
announce that the closing Of th'
school here recently was not due
to his health, as we though at The
time of our last issue.
F. S. Hathaway, of the loca
Ford agency, went to Columbu
last week to procure some car
Tor delivery. While gone h
closed a contract whereby his firr
became agent for the Chevrole
automobile.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-17

n. H. Andrews. of Big Springs.
was here on business one day last
week.
Lee RAIDER, merchant, of Big
Bend. was here a few hours Tues
day.
Clay and Tell Mcdonald. pros
porous farmers, of Mt. Zion, we're
business visitors here Monday.
Cashier B, G. Stump went to
Cairo Saturday in his auto, re-
turing. with his wife, Sunday.
Miss Bertha Westfall, of Bill
River, was shopping in town
Tuesday.
Charley Stump, who had his
ankle severely injured sometime
ago, is rapidly improving.
DR.. Homer A. Price requests
us to say that he will be away
from his office all of next week.
We are compelled to omit a
valuable communication from
Minnora because of its delayed
arrival.
DR.. j. A. Morford and Linn
Oles, local Overland agents, went
to Cl&rksburg Tuesday to get
some cars.
w. A. Kerby, formerly of this
county. but now located in Nicho-
las county, was a pleasant caller
at our office Monday.
Ex-sheiff r. J. Knots, ofDod-
rill, has been engaged here for
several days with business af-
fairs.
A'tys Bee Hopkins and G.. w.
Griffin. of Washington district,
were business visitors here the
first OF the week.
Mrs. r. j. Knots and sons.
Bryan and Walter, of Dodrill,
we're visitors a few hours Tues
day.
! Ray Rogers. who has served as
deputy county clerk for over two
years, has resigned, and left last
week for Elizabeth.
A.. J, Stemp'e, ar encrget C
/ young man of near Cremo, paid
us a pleasant call while in town
Tuesday.
Hamilton Wease, Grover White
and Bud Ayers were out-of town
members in attendance at the
X. of P. lodge Friday night.
Several Of our energetic citi-
zenr gathered up their picks and
hoes and worked on the roads
several days of last week.
Ever hear of the little girl that
tried to find the end Of the rain
bow? Don't look for a nicer Ice
Cream Parlor than Georges.
A young child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison Turner, Of near MusseI
Shoals, died Sunday night, anC
was inferred Monday afternoon,
in the Turner graveyard.
Mrs Foster Murdy, of Cairo
spent the day here yesterday will
her sister, Mrs. Bailey Stump. o.
! GAINESVILLE, who has deem attend
ing the convention, the guest
while here, of another sister, Mis-
/ Dica Stalnaker. r. W. II. Bicke
, has arrived homes from Grants
! vile, where he is located in tn
, oil business, for a visit with hi
, family at their home on Lynl
I street. Thurs. Parkersburi
[ NIorsyc
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-17

The successful breeder will never
change an old SOW for a young gilt
until he Is obliged 10. The former
will give two good Filters annually.
one early In the spring and the
other In September OF October.
Handle the brood sows carefully at
all times and keep them as gentle
as possible. The picture shows ma
ture brood SOW with litter
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-17
Our Policy Has Been
IMPROVE MENT!

Each have added improvement store
take much pleasure the remarks of
who have been here and compliment with the following
words You have the incest Ice Cream Paror enjoy
trade of paror in sma town i'm
This have installed furniture and add=d of
line of drugs and druggists found
anywhere
We feel justly proud of place aud show
eGse best Illustrated by the following
Mgr. c. NJ of the local ice plant Judging the
ice having August weather down there
On account of the advance in the milk and all
gradients Ice Cream forced the price
gallon 35c We hope
of 81. 90 per gallon when milk becomes plenful
Come, parlor.
We nvteyour
We thank you for al! rast favors.
Remember have followed the confectionery business
this feel experience counts
for something when solicit your trade
For everything cold but Warm Welcome call on
Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-29
Close Call From Centipede
 Bite for Prescott Man

The first case known in many years of person being bitten by centiped' with injuries that were serious for sev eral days occurred on July F to A E. Bird, mechanical engineer of tho Congress mine, says the Prescott Journal.
 His foot was innoculated with the poison of this insect and for nearly g week afterward his recovery was doubtful.
 MT. Bird arrived in Prescott on Wed nesday to receive further medical at tention, and is slowly progressing to ward recovery. He states the trouble took place at about 10 o'clock at night while he was asleep and instantly aft CT being bitten the pain was intense Arising and lighting a candle he saw the centipede, which measured over eight inches in length, on the bed.
 The foot of Mir. Bird was swollen to four times it's natural size. while his general physical condition also was severely affected by the poison. It is presumed this insect had over 100 feet, although only two small wounds were made in the attack, both fangs penetrating the flesh co full depth. MT. Bird states the sensation was like a knife blade entering his foot.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-29
MAKING A STRONG SENTENCE STRONGER.

President Wilson said the world must be made safe for Democracy Governor S. w. Mccall of Massachusetts transposed this Make Democracy safe for the world And thereby he has made it stronger effective epigramme than it before. Gov Mccall goes on to say Democracy is not shy flower be sheltered the winds and storms, but must be conceived of a strong making his way in the face of empests and having in him all the strength of the race"
 From the cement face and iron jaw of this Massa- chusetts executive stirring that fits Make Democracy safe" he says. It is the ideal government but being changed clay by the bunglng selfish legislators Out of discussion is born light the expansion and diution of individual takers serve purpose but bad for Democracy From lack organization Democracy has been com pelled than bear the guilt glarng Gov Mccall, "and that is what I mean by making Democracy safe for itself able effectively what ever situation arises"
 Democracy will be made safe in this country only when it is organized to emergencies promptly In time of war administration and recommenda- tons should be considered and either accepted rejected by congress under emergency ruling The congressional machine should either be speeded up scrapped for old junk. nneymile hour aeroplane used to be regarded a world wonder It is a joke the Flanders battle front today where fighting ma chimes make 16O miles an hour
 This nation is at and Democracy has not recog- nized the fact The imperative demands of the this republic should be upon Washington in such fashion storm cloud of protest all this debate and petty politics and bidding and pettfogging phil andering vital demanded by the admins tration and for which administration will be held responsible. Congress that run itself wants to the Only the voice of the people threatening united and terrible stir sluggards and silence their endless tongues and shatter their colossal and selfish egotism.
 Make Democracy safe for itself and it will quickly make the world safe for free government for all time to come.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-29
COL. HORNBROOK- AN OFFICER AND
 A GENTLEMAN

Every American boy has his ideal of soldier. This ideal is always an of. ficer with flashing eyes and naughty carriage and gorgeous uniform and loaded down with enough swords and pistols to stock an arsenal. He must be full of strange oaths" and tales of battle, danger and death. He must be lion in war and a hero all the time. The newspaper man used to have these high and bulging ideals himself.
 For the past two or three weeks there has been an army officer quar- tered here in Bisbee. Rank. lieuten- ant colonel in the cavalry. Service, more than twenty years. Name. Horn brook. And after two weeks acquaint- ance with this officer and many pleas ant conversations with him. the news paper man has formed a new ideal of soldier-a higher and better ideal than he ever had before.
 Colonel Hornbrook would talk about anything except his mission here and his record in the army; and talk in. lelilSeutiy anu lutSIeSuuelys tOo. cOi' of voice. courteous of manner. in clined to reticence, and yet with clear, broad. keen views on most subjects under the sun of the western world, this soldier was a revelation.
 He never went on dress parade, either in manner or conversation. His soldier life was his work and he spoke of it always as a good workman speaks of the task he has been set to do between a sleep and a sleep. The newspaper man wanted to turn the conversation to powder flashes and the sunlight glinting upon steel. but the colonel talked of the care of his horses, sheltering and feeding his men. digging trenches. setting up cook tents. hauling water, drill, routine mending. carpentering. cleanliness hygiene. and all the things that ac tually occupy the time of the soldier during the greater part of his enlist ment period.
 The colonel was stationed at Fort Bowie many years ago when the Chiri cahua Apaches were on the war patf
Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-29

with anything that can be strapped to him. Sometimes he is called upon to move the entire possessions of fam. ily-and he does it. He is the only animal in captivity that can climb a cliff with a cook stove, a mattress, a trunk. a wash tub, two frying pans, the family Bible, and a couple of lengths of stovepipe tied to his back. At times he seems almost buried be- meath his burden, and it is rather startling for the stranger to see load ambling cozily up a hill without any visible means of support.
 The burro has an elastic and accom- modating appetite. He can dine at the Waldorf Astoria or go to bed with out his supper without expressing any particular emotion either way. r ne has a bale of alfalfa before him he likes hay. but if there is nothing but mess of prickly cactus in the ice box why cactus is his meat. He is us- ually careless about his drinking hab- its. Like most personal-liberty advo- cates he can take it or leave it alone But he can wet his whistle at an al- kali mud hole with as much sang froid as if he were opening a keg of hops on the East Side. It is hardly safe. however, for two or three to be anchored close together. They are lia- ble to eat up each others ioacs.
 Once when we were camping. out on the bosom of nature our burro stuck his head through the flag of our tent and ate up our only pair of pants.
 That was the week We came near being shot for a wild man.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-29
Behold the Burro! At Last
 He Gets His Just Dues

Eugene Borwn has an admitted fond ness for the burro, and tells in the Los Angeles Times Illustrated Magazine some of the distinguishing character istics of the animal that he has learn ed from personal observation. He sketches the little fellows salient points thus:
 He mas a high forehead and a thoughtful, reflective face. but is no' as brainy as he looks. Sometimes, in deed, he seems as ihane and stupid as a man in love with a grass widow Most generally a burro has great, soulful eyes, but really his soul is smaller than that of. blind kitten. In col lection of souls that of the burrC would seem like a mere speck The greatest value of the burro is for the load he carries. If a man could carry the same load and be as sure-footed about it he would be worth S20.000 a year as a wine agent
 The burro can generally get away
Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-29
ARIZONA WINS FAME IN EAST

Confident that the publicity cam paign on which he has been touring the east for the past five months will bear fruit and prove of great value to Arizona, w. Ward Davies, secretary of the Casa Grande Chamber of Com merce, left Tucson for his home this morning, says the Citizen. He arrived in this city yesterday, just five months to day from the time that he left for the east with a message from this state.
 People were amazed at the wonder full wealth and resources of Arizona Mir. Davies said. He addressed IS pub lie meetings in the largest centers of the east, distributed over 2000 pam phlets describing Pinal county. any met many capitalists who were great ly interested in the opportunities fol investment here.
 The east has but a vague idea of Arizona, Mir. Davies declared, and the personal touch possible by sending lee turers through the country is the best kind of advertising imaginable.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-29
Guynemer, French Flier,
 Downs 18th Teuton Plane

Captain Georges Guynemer, the dauntless "ace" of the French flying forces, who was recently made an off cer of the Legion of Honor. has de stroyed three more. !, German aer5- planes, bringing to 4S his list of enemy machines shot down and officially counted. Several weeks ago the French war office stopped naming ace" avia- tors in the official statement. Guyne- mer was then the elader of the attack ing pilots with 43 victims
 Late in June he descended" tvs additional adversafies and his forty sixth victim was shot down July at Moussy-sur-Aisne after a sharp com bat The enemy machine fell right on top of French cannon, which was in trenches. It was the first time in the war that an aeroplane had fallen upon battery. The machine was of new type. It was 200 horsepower Aviatik on its first flight over the lines and was manned by a pilot and a gunner just arrived from the Russian front.
 Pilot Survives Fall
 The gunner was killed by Guyne- mer's bullets, but the pilot survived the fall unhurt. although his aeroplane was completely wrecked. Learning the name of the pilot who shot him down he cursed the fate that. in his first flight over the French lines, sent him straight into the sector of the air man whom the Germans most dread. Captain Guynemer's forty-seventh and forty-eighth enemy machines were de stroyed a few days later. These were also we'll near the fighting trenches.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-29

q congratulate you upon that article in tho Review Saturday morning pointing out that this the time of real peril for the district said leading Der of the Protective League yesterday Tt will help lot. Every word of it true have been closely in touch with this thing since it started and working every day with it. I know that must still be active and vigilant We depend upon the average citizen the effectiveness The clerk and merchant and worker and office man. all these must the alert watch and listen for enemies They report every suspicious word and ac;. We ALL together in order to reap the full harvest from fine sowing"