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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15
DIRT ROAD is THE CHEAPEST
Most Satisfactory Highway in Nine
Tenths Of TerrItory-Blg objee-
tlon to Macadamized Roads.

The time may come when we can
make cement roads. They will cost
from $4,000 to $4,000 a mile and they
may be 30 smooth. If we learn to make
them properly, that the children liv.
ing on these lines Of road can go to
school on roller skates, as they do In
some places down in Maryland.
There may be some satisfactory
combination OF sand and clay; but,
speaking for the prairie lands, the best
and the cheapest road we can get over
nine-tenths of the territory is the dirt
road. The more clay there is in it,
the better the dragged road will be.
There is no better road than the gum
DO road, If it is properly dealt
with.
1t Is really pity that the drag is so
simple and cheap. II 1t had cost $25
or $50, and was painted red, then the
farmers would think something of it.
The main reason why 1t has not come
into more common use is that it is so
cheap and simple in construction and
so easy to handle.
Someone may ask: Why is II that
there was no objection to macadam.
lied roads twenty or thirty years ago?
Simply because we did not have the
automobile. MacAdam, that Scotch.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15
Corn Monday to Dr.. and Mrs
j. A. Morford fac baby girl.

Born Monday to Dr.. and Mrs
j. A. Morford a fac baby girl.
Rev. H. J. Francis left Thurs
day for Spencer to assume the
pastorate of the BAPTIST church
there.
Miss Launa johnson, who is
teaching the Upper Adds Run
school, was hers ever last Fri
day night the guest of her sister.
Mrs P. S. Strother. HarrisvilIe
Gazette.
Or. j. B. Law and family NOV
ed Saturday to the residence
above town just vacated by Rev.
II. j. Francis: DR.. Law is a
skilled veterinary surgeon and
has been practicing at Minnpra
for several years.
TIE nine months old baby Of
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Gamer. for
mcrly of this county died at Ak
ron last Saturday where the par
ents have been residing for some
time. The remains were brought
ack ard huried in the st. Paul
cemetery, Wednesday, near the
form r home.
Elsewhere vii be found an
advertisement of the Hur Spring
Review School which c,mmen -es
April 2 RDssell Umstead, of
Mt. Zion. will teach this school
which is a review for sdvanc, d
students. He is graduate Of
the Chenille Normal and has had
experier &c in the schools of this
county as a teacher.
The eight months old baby of
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Cox died
at their in Akron one day las
week with whooping cough. II
was hurled at Elizabeth where
Mr. Cox's paren,s reside. The
younger Mr.. and Mrs, Cox for
merly lived at Big Springs. NOV
ing to Akron some time ago.
The baby's mother is very low
ju t now with mnmps and mea-
sizes.
j. B. Ward, Of White Pine
was a visitor at the CHI oicle Office
Saturday. Mr.. Ward requests
US to say that he is very grateful
to his friends who helped him in
his recent extremity. A few
months ago he suffered severe
loss when a valuable barn with
all its contents was destroyed BY
fire. Mr. Ward received deserv.
ed pecuniary assistance from his
neighbors following this disaster
which he appreciates very much.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15

IL seems unbelievable that a sayage's
iron spear point seven and half inch
81 long by one aud a half inches vide
has been found all grown over and per.
rectiy hidden IN a big bull elephants
tnsk- The savage had roasted Up IN a
Dig tree over a spring where the ele-
plant came FOR water Then ho drop
ped this spear, weighted 70 fifty pounds.
30 ~ to strike the nape Of the neck
and pierce the brain. Here the spear
went a little 10 one side Of the brain
and into the big open funnel end Of
tne root Of the tusk. broke on and then
"sroWed" up In tho ivory like n nail IN
tree The spear was found when the
tusk was carved Exchange.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15
Harry Thaw Adjudged Insane

Philadelphia, March 13. = Har-
ry Kendall Thaw was today adj
judged lunatic by TIE common
pleas court of this city, and, un.
der the law. cannot be taken to
New York on reQuisition to stand
trial on charges OF asau!,ing
Frederick Gump, Jr., OF Kansas
City, Missouri.
Thaw will be kept in st. Marys
hospital here pending his remov-
al to a Pennsylvania asylum.
The courts action was based on
a report presented today by a
lunacy commission, which. yes
terday. took the testimony of
Thaw and his mother.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15
lJna. ~ tliDOml Gbromtle
Thursday, March Is, 1917
LOCALS AND ERsoNALs.

Hugh Johnson was a caller at
the Chronicle Office Saturday.
Enos Offutt, of Minnora, was a
visitor in town a day or two of
the past week.
Brook Fetty, of Stumptown.
spent a few days of the past
week with friends and relatives
here.
Attorney E. Chenoweth, of
Chenille, was looking after BUSH
ness matters here several days
of the past week.
Attorney B. B. Terrell arrived
home Friday Of last week from
Charleston. He has been severe
ly indisposed with grippe for Inc
past week or two.
Hon. A. E. Kenney returned
Monday after an absence of
some time. Mr.. Kenney has
been in Kentucky for the past
three or four months. - Tuesdays
Parkersburg Sentinel.
Mr.. David Stalnaker, of Cal
houn county, large farmer, for
merIy merchant of Ivydale, Clay
county, was town visitor one
day last week on business. - Clay
Free Press.
Rev. f. v. Harold, of Minnora,
was a caller here Tuesday. Rev.
ii rold will preach at Cd Bethle-
hem church above town on Sat
urday night, March "a. and also
in the morning of the following
Sunday.
The rains of Sunday brought a
flood in the river which reached
a stage Of something over thirty
feet. No mail was rec lived from
below until Thursday night be-
cause the river was out of lock,
and this accounts for the lateness
Of the Chronicle this week.
Holly Barr, who has been clerk
on the Steamer Louise for the
past several months, has accept
ed position as second clerk on
the Tell City, one Of the largest
boats running on the Ohio river.
The Tell City operates between
Pittsburgh and Charleston.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15

man from the section where Secretary
James Wilson was born, was a genius.
He figured that by putting stone on
the road, the wheels OF the wagon.
especially II broad tired. would gradu-
ally wear down these stones and fur
nish a filler. He did great service
TO his country But the automobile
has come in. II has no iron tires;
hence Il makes no filler On the other
hand, II sucks out the filler and throws
1t out in the air. Il prizes the stones
apart and then we have what is called
"raveled" road. that is. road COW
cred over with loose stones, the mean
est kind OF a road TO travel over. That
is the reason the macadam road fails
under modern travel. - Wallace's
Farmer
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15

Ohf bhlu Ant
patient, eat my
operation the doc
tor left the scis-
sors inside. and l
had to undergo
the same again"
The patient on
the left remark
ed that at his OPP
Grafton a sponge
had been left, and
IL all had to be
gone over again.
Just as they
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15
Russian Peasants Land.

Land belongs not to individual peas
ants in Russia, but to the village as
whole. 1t can be rediyided every
twelve years at the wish Of majority
Of two-thirds.
This and all other local questions,
such as the incidence OF taxation. are
settled by village meetings, consisting
OF the heads OF houses, where age nat
urally has predominance.
A decision which carries a majority
OF two-thirds Is by law Of the empire
legal sentence" OF the village.
The village elects It's own village
elder, who is responsible for the cali.
ing Of meetings, and at certain seasons
lthat OF haymaking) these meetings
take place as often as once a week.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15

The heaviest theater stage curtains
are now operated b. the touch OF
button.
Ryep the man who is q dreamer a.
feefis esfentiop-when he snores.
Lei a.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15
DOING GOOD DEEDS.

Do good deed every day
Each roy Of isht from = die
tsnt stsr has been travelling on
through the ether for hundreds
Of years. Yet u stin remains
pure ard strong enough 70 sf-
feet the negative plate Of the
astronomers camera. 50 with
good deed. Set II going and ygho
knows ths end Of N7 Not the
world Of this century or The
next for its inHusnos will travel
on for ages 20 come.
=
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15

had finished talking the doctor ap-
Feared at the door and asked. HAS
Iny one seen my hatT"
It was then that Murphy tainted.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15
Whsn Murphy W.aksnsd.

Murphy was In the hospital and had
undergone an operation. As he was re-
covering he remarked to the patient on
his right, III am thankful that's over"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15
For Sale

One pair of black draft horses
each Weighing about 1900. Any
person interested call at my resi-
dence on Lemuels Run. Reason
for selling, ] am not able to drive
them.
w. II. STocKwELL.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15

The CoOk-How do you manage to
teep such nice fresh canned goods?
The Grocery BOy-We paste new
abels on our stock twice a year
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15
Chronicle, GrantSViIIe, VIVA.

Mother -IIoW did you got 20 wet ma
dlrtyl Johnny was sailing my boat
in O puddle and had to go down with
my ship.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15

ict1iuS anu mas TAKEN COdrGo or
work there.
Miss Dica Stalnaker returned
today from Cairo where she Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Foster Muir.
DIV. Tuesdays Parkersburg Sen
tinel.
DR.. and Mrs. Ray C. MOI ford
arrived home Saturday night af-
ter a stay of two months in Bal
timore where the former had
been completing a postgraduate
course in college of dental sur
gerry.
William Starcher, formerly a
highly respected citizen of this
county. died at Akron last week
where he has lived for some
time. He was engaged in the
mercantile business at Arnolds-
burg several years. The re
mains were brought back and
buried Monday in the Dry Hill
cemetery.
Within the last week it is esti-
mated that 100 more West Vir-
ginians passed through Wheeling
enroute to Akron where they
have secured employment in the
rubber factories. From all the
northern and central counties of
West Virginia there is a steady
stream of young men constantly
leaving for the Ohio city. 1t is
asserted that the number of
West Virginians now there ex-
ceeds 5000.
The second test for elementary
diplomas which was scheduled to
be held this week has been post
poned till Thursday and Friday
OF next week because County
Superintendent A. E. Weaver
failed to receive the questions
from the state department of
schools in time for distribution
to the various examiners, a list
of whom with the places at
which tire places will be held is
found elsewhere in this issue
William H. Woods, an aged
and respected citizen of Claria.
died at his home there Saturday
after several months of Hire
He was 73 years old. He is sur
vived by George and Avery
Woods. at home; Mrs. John
Crawford, Mrs. Guy Nitz and
Mrs. Booher. of Clara; and Mrs.
Willie Craw ford, of Akron. In
terrhent took place Monday in
the cemetery at Mt. Zion.
Presiding Elder O. F. VIII
liams, of Parkersburg. was an
able to get here this week to hold
quarterly meeting and to assist
Rev. B. F. King in the revival.
campaign in progress at the local
M. e. church, South, just now.
However. the conference was
conducted Wednesday by Rev.
King. A. G. Mathews. for MANY
assistant superintendent of The
Sunday School of that denomina-
ton and one of the most forceful
teachers and energetic workers
IN this section of the state along
Sunday School lines, was promot-
ed to the superintendency at this
to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the death of John M
Hamilton Interest is increasino
every day in the revival meeting.
r. G. Terrell and sister. Mrs.
John Strack, Of Big Bend. were
in the city overnight enroute To
their home. Mrs. Strack has
been in Akron, o., and her
brother had gone to escort her
on her trip back to her home 49,
d. A. Shafer, of Ayers. was
forced to return to this city last
night after an unsuccessful at
tempt to reach Grantsville. The
Little Kanawha is tout of lock
and boats cannot make the trio
Lynn S. Oles and Emory
Kreapst started to bring a easo
line boat down from Grantsville
but the river is in such shane
that they had to leave the boat
at Owensport. The two contin-
ued their trip 70 this city bv
rail. Wednesdays Parkersb,,rs,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15
No Appeal in Sampson Case

Howard Samson, coveted of
the murder of Preston Tanner in
the Booger Hole community of
Clay county, will not appeal to
the supreme court. his attorneys
having notified special Judge
Alexander Dulin to that effect
Sampson will be taken to the
penitentiary at once.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15

Deio" are listed few valuable periodicals on which
we nave arranged special prices in clubs. W.. can
oiler these publications at the prices listed below for
only short time and orders shou d be mailed 70
the Chonice Office immediately.
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W. H. sTocKwELL
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-03-15

The local school closed Friday
of this week.
World's cresset., 1917-11-22
QUESTION. NO 21

E1itor of The WORLDS CREssEr
Please let me ask Preachers
how they will harmonizs those
two scriptures.
but l say unto you. That We
resist not evil but whosoever
shall smlte thee on thy right
cheek, turn to him the other
also. "(Matt .6-39)
Abstain from all appearance
of evil. 1.-THE .5-22)
Matthew saws you must not re
sist evil, Paul says resist th q
very aposarenee OF evil If
preachers do not ans yer Ed YOU
doplease,
Mrs. Bell Moore.
World's cresset., 1917-11-22
QUESTION NO. IS
WICKED ONES.
TEXT.

The wicked are astranged
from the womb they 10 sstray
as soon as they are bora speak
ing lies.
Their poison is like the psisCr
of d serpent they are like the
dsal adder that s.onpeth her
ear Psalms s. -3-4)
Dear reader please ask your
preacher who God had refereee
toy is it the little child? are who
can it have reference TO? Preach
ars please answer thru the
CRES set or say by you- s.lenc E
you do not know. I'd
World's cresset., 1917-11-22
NOTICE!!

any party or parties wishing
20 ASK questions through this
paper upon any subject, reli
s'"n>'y or other wise shall be
tr'a'ed as friend. But in no
case will the Editor allow any
slang or slang phrases go thru
its column
World's cresset., 1917-11-22

Please tel! Us why the Church b
today has not the seven men
spoken OF IN Acts. 6-3 TO admin
lister on the same purpose If he
Ia Apostolic!
World's cresset., 1917-11-22

What Is tho Aboninatioa OF
Dssolation spoken OF BY Daniel
the Prophet. Spoken OF Ia the
gospels standing IA the Holy
placer
World's cresset., 1917-11-22
To All Different Beliefs and Disbelevers in a God.
Why Not Hear The Truth?

reaches beyond any other part
of creation, But thanks be to our
God we do not have to stop with
the period Of the creation Of
plants but we have and do scale
this mighty deep. and bask out
into the open sunlight Of never
ending space, and tind the power
that created all things. For this
reason We Jake up the point On
hope for it ia true there is hope
born In man. Ingersol said that
hope is the only universal liar
that has never lost its repu tation
for varacity." Now again tbe
grounds are produced and by an
Infdel to that there lsa universal
higher power by q universal
hope like a universal fsar.
Which proves a universal high.
er power than mao. And there
are hopes OF a different nature,
and different men embrace those
different hopes.
Hence, there must be TWO diff.
ferent sources from which those
different Lopes come from, AMI
this is true for there are hopes
that are for q good purpose; All
there are hopes intended for an
evil purpose. This point of reas.
ohing show two opposite powers
Of purpose. These cannot be
denied with the enteligent man.
So we ask you readers, do you
see them tall pines yonderl
Come on they will not hurt
you. The candle Of heaven will
illuminate your path, while you
are crossing the dark ravins o;
Il don't care and show you the
God Of power and graulurs.
For every man has a purpose
and that purpose brings to that
man a sense of hope. We havs
purpose then before We 1avs
any hope.
Then if hope is a universal liar
and brings forth Myths, what
would We have to say of purpose;
the father of hope.
But still one step further, and
ask you where is the origin Of
purpose9 And :he conclusion
would have to be In the mind,
then the mind would have to be
a higher attribute, than pur.
pose, hope, or myths. For 1t ia
ofLimes used the purpose of
mind" 1t is true from every
standpoint. With the same man
the mind is the greatest attri.
buta of man. that ia 1t ia tho
ruling power Of man, when bis
will power 10 forced into ooed.
ience by tha mind,
And now in support OF this
fact, we shall quote you the
language of Iugsrso.. For
each brain that is developed By
each individual is a kingdom and
each mind a sovereign" A
kingdom holds all the subjects,
then the brain being kingdom
it holds all the attributes. The
mind sovereign rules over al,
those subjects in the brain or
kingdom. And by its supreme
power it sends forth hopes a.
one of its messengers. again 1t
sends forth the attribute fsar,
and then tears and then smiles.
World's cresset., 1917-11-22
The Two Witnesses. exposes All Wrongs.

the other hand. bave caused
thousands OF immora|s to spring
up:
It was said by Mr.. Ingersol.
while living; the tree of life was
a Myth The question would
arise in our mind. Why did be
not say that the tree Of death
was a MYTH" when lie stood by
his brothers. grave, spoke and
said, Death has claimed him."
There Is just as much reason
in the last proposition, and more
so, as in the first. But such
declaration would have been ont
Of place with him, tor death lay
right before him in the body Of
his brother And life was pre-
sent also In the faces Of others
who stood around that grave.
But abpearantly such facts
were not and Is not pressed 40
sensible iu the minds of the
disbeliever. But one thing 1urs
In death there is representation
Of a higher power than man or
nature. Nature is Cut dowu by
the grim hand OF death: Life and
death are two powers opposite to
each other, but The natural man
will perceive there is death be-
fore he will life, and that too,
on the account oi the pain it
gives the body.
But we must ask again. and
again until we gsS a right answ
er, Where is the origin of those
ideas! For it is a fact. that after
the Agno,tic has glided over a
mountainous dream OF thoughts
on the days Of the past. They
settle down and say the tree of
life Is Myth. And Mr.. Ingersol
said that Myths" were born Of
hopes, fears. tears and smiles
and that they are touched and
colored by all there is of joy and
grief, between the rosy dawn OF
birth and deaths sad night.
Mr., Ingersoi spoke of joy in
birth and sadness in death. And
yet be failed to tell the origin OF
either one, He said that Myths
were touched and colored by all
there;was in joy and grief. Now
>here must be an origin of both
Joy and grief. And there must
be a power to produce both j,y
and grief. and bring them to q
comprehension. upon the field OF
reason. But on this point all
skep.lcs have failed to give us
one rey of light,
But with the sharp two eGge
sword. We uncover all those
fabulous ideas and show to our
readers the real origin of all
those things, and also the cause
of them. And when those heau.
tiful truths poured into the soul
becomes like precious ointment
poured upon the head and runs
down over the beard, 10 the he N
of the garment. Leaves nothing
but the blue arch. with the balmy
air of the sweetest happiness
of pure thought. And with a
glorious never ending joy. a.
Now then we reason, that IL
those myths are born in the
manner above stated. And we
have the seat of myths in hopes,
fears, tears and smiles, those
four attributes has to have a
place Of origin. That is there
ho. IN he a nOuor haoD of khoru
World's cresset., 1917-11-22

sNS WI "a -"
we ask, does the officers Of the
law arrest the idea the criminal
had, or the crime he com mitted
or the criminal? And OF course
you will say the criminal, and so
it would be with the Sun, The
Sun should oe arrested from its
sacred orbit, by this, tare up
the roots Of the evil.
For if the Sun sends forth the
ideas. The Apostles. Popes
and Bishops cannot help them.
selves,
But the disbeliever will say,
we did not say the Su, sent
forth those ideas. This we will
admit for the sake of argument
on the par. of the dis believers.
But when we do this, W. W i'll
have to find some other power
and place it greater than man,
for those ideas to originate from,
and if the idea itselfls the higher
power, and :an rule man then
we have the God we are looking
for. worship thou it.
But IT the ideas have an origin
then we must fad the throne,
and lngersol has placed those
ideas in characters such rs the
Apostles. Bishops and Priests.
etc.
Now We know that we have
given a fair conclusion OF the
matter from q Reasonable stand.
point. The Sun IN the absence
ola God would have to DO the
throne Of ideas you could not
place it on nature. For nature
itself is controlled the greatest
part of the year by ths Sun.
Its beautiful rays will ilIumi.
nate thu earth and bring forth
vegetation and then again its
deep impression without rain
will kill vegisa,ion. Hence de
strey nature and natures god.
The disbeiiever might help
himself a little bit by adopting
the idee of the great Roman
Catholic philosopher at Rich hill
Missouri, as we have CLEANED it
from other sources; this great
german Capt. Won Edd maunsdoff
was retired officer in the Ger
man Navy and later a Capt in
the United States Army during
the civil War, who said that there
is Q thousand sans and that this
great old sun of ours is coolipg
off fast, and turning around
itself every ten days and that he
has discovered the location of
heaven in Jubiter. Or course
we say that such ideas ere to
shallow for the sane mind to give
them any thought whatever, vet
the aisbeliever may.
1t is true that all SIX eptlc minds
more or less have a DRIFT toward
the Sun Moon and Stars. and We
wish to say that this is no won
der, for they have no God, and
their minds m ust drift to power
beyond man. For man is not
the greatest power in existance,
And We must observe from
their own standpoint of reason
lug that there must be a hipher
power than man. Yet they claim
1t TO- be a great evil to believe in
a higher power than nature or
man.
And their hammeripg and
clubbing at this great power
which they cali an evil has not
caused one leaf 10 wither, uut on
World's cresset., 1917-11-22

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