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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
His Chinese Was Bad.

Charles Il. Towns. the anti-drug
champion. spent some time in China
several years ago with Samuel Mer-
win' the writer. In Hongkong shop
window they noticed some Chinese
house coats of particularly striking de-
signs and stepped In to purchase them
Mr.. Towns asked Mr.. Merwin to do
the bargaining.
Wantum oatee." said Mr.. Merwin
to the sleepy-eyed Oriental who shut
He'd up with grunt. He placed sew
eral OF the coats before them.
How muchee Mclean monee?" in
quired Mr.. Merwin.
1T would aid me In transacting this
SALE said the Chlnaman. IF you
would contine your language to your
mother tongue. The coat is seven dol
lars"
Mr.. Merwin took It.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

that those not acquainted with the
facts hesitate to believe the reports
sent out by the farmers in that coun-
try. As an evidence OF their sincerity
In reporting correct yields afiidavits
or couple OF grain growers are repro
duced
Il, Newell ]. Noble. OF the town OF
Nobleford. Province OF Alberta. do
solemnly declare that from ZOO acres
or wheat on the said farm there was.
In the season of 1915, threshed 1895
bushels OF wheat. being at the average
OF "a bushels and 23 pounds per acre.
And that from S94.69 acres OF oats on
the said farm. there was threshed In
the said season OF 1915. 1896 bushels
Oh oats. being at the average OF 122
bushels and 30 pounds per acre.
And 1 make this solemn declara-
ton conscientiously. believing IL to be
true and knowing that IL is OF the
same force and effect as IL made un-
der oath and by virtue OF The Canada
Evidence Act" NEWELL ]. NOBLE.
a Woman Takes Affidavit as to
Yields.-On January 4. 1917. Mrs. Nan
cy Coe OF Nobleford made oath as fol-
lows:
In the matter OF yield OF wheat. oats
and flax on my farm for harvest of
1915. L. Nancy Coe. OF the town OF
NobiefoTh. Province of Alberta, do sol
EMMY declare that l threshed from
10 acres on my farm Clio bushels of
wheat (machine measure, which IL is
believed will hold out in weights fully
about three-fourths OF the crop al
ready having been weighed), being ut
the average OF SO bushels and
pounds per acre. and that from AZ
acres of flax on stubble ground. /
threshed 1913 bushels OF flax. being at
an average of 20 bushels and SO
pounds per acre, and that from 500
acres of oats l threshed $50 bushels.
machine measure, being ut an average
of 115 bushels and 81 pounds per acre
Advertisement.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
S2.4T2.G7

PNffD-s 81 iOL4 10
Net profit after
paying for farm
and all cost ... S2,4T2.G 81
S. Joseph and Sons OF Des Moines
Ia. are looked upon as being shrewd
careful business men. Having some
spare money on hand. and looking for
a suitable investment, they decided TO
purchase Canadian lands. and farm
them.
With the assistance OF the Canadian
Government Agent, at Des Moines, Ia.
they made selection near Champion.
Alberta They put 24O acres OF land
Ia wheat and in writing TO Mr.. Hew-
TT. The Canadian Government Agent
at Des MOines. one OF the members OF
the firm says 81 have much pleasure
in advising you that on our farm five
miles east Of Champion. I'm the Prov
ince OF Alberta. Canada. this year
u016) we harvested and threshed 10
900 bushels OF wheat from 90 acres.
this being an average OF "A bushels
and 10 pounds 20 the acre con
siderable portion of the wheat was
No. ] Northern. worth at Champion.
approximately 81 .S5 per bushel. max
Ing q total return Of 5000, or an av-
erage Of SS1.70 per acre gross yields
And by aid Of a thorough system were
able % keep the cost OF growing wheat
az about - cents bushel"
Messrs Smith & Sons Of Vulcan
Alberta. are growers Of wheat on
large scale and have demonstrated
that there Is greater profit ia Western
Canada wheat-ralsing than probably In
any other business anywhere. Speak
Ing Of their experience Mr.. Smith
says
II have three sections Of land at the
present time and am farming yearly
100 % 1 100 acres OF land. Ny re-
turns from the farm for the past two
years have been around 2OOgo. that IS
for every dollar i have spent J have
received three. now ! do not know
where YOU can do that we'll
This is surely the country for the
man with the small capital as the land
IS stu reasonable IN price payments
In long term and work ~ all kinds for
every man 90 DO. ] feel that NJ I was
turned out here without dollar that
in less than ten years j could own n
section OF land and have Of well
equipped"
Western Canada's soil aud climate
70 suitable 20 grRining large and prof.
table yields Of wheat Many 20 large
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
Pald, Pale, PuttyFacsd People Need Cartsrs Iron pills
As a Woman Shops.

She entered downtown cigar store,
and the clerk left u regular customer
to walt on her.
Il want to get birthday present
for my husband" she began.
Yes, ma'am," agreed the clerk. "a
box OF nice cigars. now"
mo. indeed" she interrupted. firmly.
I've read enough funny paper jokes
about the kind of cigars woman
buys. NO, 1 want to buy him a pipe"
Certainly. What kind of a pine
would you like to see?"
One suited to man of about for
ty-two-though he doesn't look so old
as that-five feet and nine inches tall.
rather stout, and with dark hair and
mustache. '-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
LAKES TO GULF
DEVASTATED
Seven States are Hit Hard by
Series of Terrific Wind
Storms in Three Days
FARM IMPLEMENTS RUINED
scores Are Killed, Hundreds Injured.
Millions in Property Lost in Mad
Havoc Wrought In many Sec.
lions of West and South.

Chicago. More than 200 persons
were Killed. 1000 or more injured
and at least s5.O00.0O0 worth of prop
erty destroyed by tornadoes which
swept through Kansas on Friday
ilinois and Indiana on Saturday and
parts or Tennessee, Arkansas. Ken.
lucky. Alabama and Southern Illinois
Sunday.
Reports indicate that a large
amount OF farm implemenst, needed
TO produce the bumper crop desired
THIS year. was ruined, although the
spasmodic wind struck only here and
there in its frightful play through
the rural regions.
The heaviest toll OF life was taken
at Nation. ILL.,. a city or 10000 pop
ulation. In the broom corn country
OF Central Illinois. where 54 are
known TO be dead and 500 injured
with property loss OF $2.OOO,0OO
Charleston, ILL.,, 10 miles east OF
Mattoon, was partly wrecked Satur-
day evening with loss OF -3S lives
ana 100 injured. The property loss
there is $1.000,000. At Andale. Kan.
20 were killed and score injured on
Friday. Dublin, KY. suffered dead
and IL injured Sunday.
Reports from Indiana show at least
seven killed at Hebron, Kouts and
other places. and the death list may
reach 20. More than 200 were IN
jured in the Indiana territory swept
by the storm
Smaller towns in Illinois lost
dozen dead Saturday with two score
injured. In the southern part OF
Illinois windstorms Sunday killed a
half dozen and injured score.
Twenty are dead and 40 injured in
a cyclone that swept South Dyers-
burg and Sharon, Tenn. In Dublin.
Graves county. Ky. three are dead
and II injured. In the territory
around Blytheville, Ark. at least
nine are dead and many injured.
Sayre. 10 miles east OF Birming-
ham, Ala, was struck by cyclone
and several dead and many injured
are reported.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
FARMING NOW
A BUSINESS
The Modern Day Farmer Applies
Business Methods and Seeks
More Than a Living on
the Farm.

A nationwide cry is being made for
more economy and greater production,
and probably never was the need OF
foodstufrs equal TO that OF the present.
Grain prices are the highest In the ma
tons history and today the agricul-
tural fields OF America offer induce
ments that are unequaled In any other
line OF commerce or business. The
ideal life is that close to nature, en-
Joying the freedom OF Gods great out
doors and fulfilling Il duty to human
ity by producing from n fertile soil
that which is essential TO the very ex-
istence OF n less fortunate people who
are actually starving to death for food
stuffs that can be produced SO eco
nomically in the United States and
Canada.
High prices for all grain, undoubt-
eddy, Will be maintained for "a number
OF years, and it appears IA certainty
that the agriculturist will reap a
bounteOus return for his labor and at
the same time carry out the demands
of patriotic citizenship. A wrong con-
ception has been generally noticed as
to life on the Farm" 1t has been.
To a large extent, considered as only
u place To live peacefully and afford
living for those who are satisfied with
merely comfortable existence. Such
wrong impression has been created
I'm measure, by the lack OF systema-
tic business principles 10 farming In
general. But today farming and agri-
culture have been given supremacy
In the business world and require the
same advanced methods as any other
line of commerce. In no other bust
ness does a system adoption pay bet
ter than on the farm, and Ii Is certain
that there is no other line OF work,
that, generally speaking needs IL as
much. The old idea of getting living
on the farm and not knowing how IL
was made and following up the details
of each branch of farming TO get the
maximum of profit. at the least ex-
pense, is fast being done away with.
Farming is now being considered as
a business and living is not sufficient
Tor the modern agriculturist small
DER cent on the investment is not
enough, the present-day farmer must
have percentage return equal TO that
OF other lines of business. The prices
for produce are high enough. but the
cost\of producing has been the factor.
IN many places, that has reduced the
profit. 1t IS the application of u sys-
TEN to the cost of various work on the
farm that IL is possible 10 give figures
on profits made in grain-growing in
Western Canada.
Mr.. G. a. Wright of Milo. Iowa,
bought hundred and sixty acres of
land In Western Canada for $1,000 in
December, 1915, and took his first crop
from IL in 1915. After paying for the
land in full and the cost of cultivating
II and marketing the grain, he sold his
grain ut $1.55 bushel Ga low price
with the present market),
had surplus OF $2,47267. His figures
are as follows:
1, 487 bushels worth
S1.55 at Cham
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

70 me at times. Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills re-
stored me TO health and l want 20 thank
you for the good they have done me.
have had quite a bit Of trouble and
worry but II does not affect my youth
ful looks. Ny friends say why do you
look so young and well7' I owe it all
60 the Lydia F. PinkhRm remedies. Z"
Mrs. RoBT. STOPTEL, Sage Avenue,
Washington Park, Illinois.
Hyou have any symptom about which
you would like 20 know write 90 the
Lydia r. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free Of
charge.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

Pittsburgh. - One man was shot
and probably fatally injured when
an auto containing Ave men was held
up BY two highwaymen on the Port
Vue road. about two miles from Port
Vue Two hundred and fifty dollars
was secured BY the highwaymeu.
who. u is believed, had intended
holding up guests going 10 the
Youghiogheny Country Club, a short
distance away. Paul Kopick Of Port
Vue. owner and driver Of the auto.
mobile, was shot in the left groin
re is IN the McKeesport hospital
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
81. Paul 10 BE eIa Marke,

ST. Paul. Minimize Equity Co.
operative Exchange announced that
plans are under way to make st.
Paul one OF the worlds greatest mar.
kets. The government, it was said,
Is considering construction OF a
great fleet of barges to move grain
down the Mississippi river to relieve
rail congestion during the war II
the government decides not to cor
struct this line. the exchange will
build its own.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

FoIHeF congressman Neistcr Dies.
Scottdale, PA. L. Keister. c.
years old. president OF the First Ma.
tional Bank OF ScOttdale. and Re.
publican member OF the sixty.third
and Sixtyfourth Congresses from the
Twenty-second district, died sudden.
Iy In his home. He was a son Of
Solomon Keister. and came from a
pioneer family. He was graduate
OF Otterbein University. WesteryilIe.
o. Although ne never practlced law.
he was an attorney He recently
gave scottdale a public library and
several Libraries TO schools.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
His KNOWLEDGE

Ihe teacher <had been explaining
characters in history. and had been
explaining about Jefferson Davis.
Later she said:
NOW, boys. what is your idea about
Jefferson Davis?"
There was no reply. Singing out a
boy, the teacher said:
Tommy Burns, what do you thinki
DO you believe Jefferson Davis was
all right?"
We'll" came from the boy. after
long silence. "he never did do nuthin'
to me-"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
ARE WORKING HARDER

And using their feet more than ever before.
For all these workers the frequent use OF
Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder TO
be shaken into the shoes and sprinkled In the
foot bath, increases their efficiency and In
sures needed hyslcal comfort. Ii takes the
Friction from the Shoe, freshens the feet,
and prevents tired. aching and blisteced feet.
Women everywhere are constant users OF
Aliens Foot-Ease. Don't get foot sore, get
Aliens Foot Ease. Sold by dealers every
whore, 25c.-Adv.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
ouakers Bar Stacker Converts

New York.-So great has been the
rush OF conscriptable youths to the
tenets OF the Quake faith. whose
members are ex. mrsnS from con.
scription by virtue OF religious oppo.
sition to war. that the Society OF
Friends planned TO bar all converts
OF military age for the per o. II the
war
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

Tered with female
trouble, beckache,
nervous spells and
the blues. My chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me so nervous
1 could just tear
everything to pieces
and / would ache all
over and feel so sick
that / would not
want anyone 20 talk
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
Five Killed in Auto Accident.

Akron. O.-Three men and two
women were instantly killed between
here and Mantau when a fast Erie
train struck the automobile in which
they were riding. The sole survivor
OF the car telephoned the sheriff's
office for help and disappeared.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
Just So.

The Balkan peasant woman does
not figure on u change of fashion every
spring. She wears a national dress
which never changes"
"She is not far behind other ladies'
however, In spending ideas. She puts
all the family wealth into that one cos
tune"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
Atlanta Women to Raise Money.

Atlanta. .Ga.-Atlanta's women are
to raise $4,000 for the re.
lief OF fire sufferers. One hundred
filed with women and
girls will make a house-to-house can.
vass for funds. Other girls wearing
hremen's helmets and armed with
buckets will comb the streets for do.
nations from pedestrians.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
Train Kills Three

Newark, n. J. One woman and
two men were killed, another woman
was mortally hurt. and three men
seriously injured when the Black
Diamond express OF the Lehigh Val
ley railroad crushed a taxicab at a
crossing on the Newark Meadows
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
Japanese Fleet Sinks u.r.,.s

Seattle, Wash.-Fourteen German
submarines and three Austrian bat
tleships have been sunk by a Japan
csc fleet in the Mediterranean sea-
according to cablegram received
by the North American Times, a ia.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
How He Won Them

$50 your boys going in for WARP"
"Yes, he is"
What branch of the army is he in?"
Cavalry"
And has he won his spurs?"
he has that. He went downtown
and got pair and had 'em charged to
me."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
Hardly Noticeable

Young man. you don't appear to
know on which side your bread is but
tered"
Il can't see that I'm to blame for
that. Any butter on my bread has
been spread on mighty thin"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
FIERY RED PIMPLES

mat Itch and Burn Are Usually
Eezematous-cutleura Quickly HeaIs.
IL needs but a single hot bath with
Cudcura Soap followed by gentle
application OF Cuticura Ointment to
the most distressing, dIsfiguring
eczemas, itchings and burnings to
prove their wonderful properties. They
are also Ideal for every -day toilet use.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cutlcura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Every cheerful thought points the
way to another
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

AS a rule. man seeks your friend
ship with motive In view; the wom-
an who does so usually has two or
three Of them.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

Some 200 female textile workers
have been deported from Client by the |
German authorities.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
Risky Business

Elephants are used as work ana.
mails in India"
swapping elephants must be a pre-
Curious business"
"Why so7"
You're liable to dlcker for what vo,,
think is a colt of twenty. and get ons
three hundred years old"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

PEOPLE who are too anxious 70 live
on velvet soon get called on the corn.,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

among the germs commonly found
20 5ne soul kiss are the allmonv
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
What is Castoria

- Soothing 1t pleasant neither
Its
the RELIEF
of Constipation Fatuency Wind Collie and Diarrha aayg
arising therefrom by regulating
aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy eep
The Children's Panacea-The Mothers Friend
trfe with and endanger the health of Infants and
Chldren-Expeience against Experiment ~ ~[/Tl--z
C<zVZZ
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

Kicking ceases to help when It be-
comes habit.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
NERVOUSNESS
AND BLUES
Symptoms of More Serious
Sickness.

Washington Park, III am the
mother Of four children and have sui.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
1T NEVER FAILS TO
END MISERY OF PILES

Hundreds of people In this Vicinity .,
says Peterson, know OF the mighty heal
Ing power OF PETERSON'S OINTMENT
In eczema, salt rheum. old sores, itching
skin and ulcers. They know It cures these
aiiments-that 1t Is guaranteed to cure
Them
Now I want to say to every sufferer
from piles. either blind. bleeding or .tch-
Ing, that 1 will guarantee that a 25-cent
box OF PETERSON'S OINTMENT will
rid you OF piles or your druggist will re-
turn your money.
For years suffered terribly with Itch
ing and bleeding piles. i tried everything
and despaired Of ever getting rid OF them.
II gives me great pleasure to state that
Peterson's Ointment entirely cured me,
and sincerely recommend It to all SUI
ferers Yours truly, David A. Seymour.
Supt. OF Parks, Buffalo. N Y Adv
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

~""eioefaDtc Chatter
aas you husband got good. sound
ooh, yes"
,haVe you seen them anT'
no, 10. But the other night he got
frightened, and heard them"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

Cheer up IL you find that you are
not genius. scientist says that
genius is sort of epilepsy.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

lnveterate optlmists buy round-trfp
tickets when they go to war.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31

False Pretense.
"Bill says he would like to enlIs,
but he would be rejected ON accou.t
OF his teeth"
Merely an excuse. He hasn't 10.
any"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-05-31
i,487 bushels worth
S1.55 at Cham

4,4S21s-$4, 1928
Net profit after
paying for farm
and all cost ... S2,4T2.G7
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-11-02
effective tomorrow at places charging

effective tomorrow at places charging
more than five cents. They are l
cent for each ten cents or fraction
paid for such admission, payable by
the person admitted but collected by
the government from the amusement
proprietor, required to make sworn re-
turns to the treasury. A fiat tax of
1 cent for each child under ~ admitted
when children are charged also is pro-
vided Passes are also taxed, except
those to bona fde employees, munich
pal officers and children under II, at
the regular rate, which also is extend
ed to cabarets or other entertainment
in which the admission is included in
the price pad for refreshment, mer-
chandse or service. Persons leasing
theatre boxes must pay ten per cent.
on their rental.
The new rates on cigars range from
25 cents to 81 per thousand and on
cigarettes from 80 cents to $1.20 per
thousand. Five cents a pound is the
mex tax on tobacco, snuff and other
manufactured tobacco, while cigarette
papers are taxed from 1-2 cent to l
cent per hundred. AS the taxes are
now reaching the ultimate consumer,
the raise mean about 1 cent more on
five cent tobacco packages, from to
5 cents on cigarette packages and
from l to 10 cents on cigars.
The taxes on freight and passenger
transportation are also extended to
motor vehicle competitors of steam
end electric railways and water lines.
The passenger transportation tax is
not applicable to fares costing 50
cents or less or Communication or sea-
son tickets for trips less than thirty
miles. Payments for services rem
dered the Federal and State govern
ments are eXemptfr taxation.
The ten per cent tax on Pullman
accommodation is applicable to pay
ments for seats, berths. and state
rooms in parlor and sleeping cars or
on vessels.
The scent tax on telegraph. tele-
phone or radio messages costing Is
cents or more applies onlv to those or
igirating in the United States.
Clubs whose dues are less than S12
. vear and fees to lodges are exempt
from the 10 per cent. tax on club dues.
The new insurance taxes are impos-
ed on new policies issued. with rein
Surance noliries exempted Indus
trial Of weeklv-pavment policies are
taxed fortv rer cent. on the first prem
ium on policies for $500 or less.