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The Chilkat post., 1922-09-08
1.-THE BIG WOODS LoNGIN'"

"I'm a-longin' ter smell balsam and spruce
 I'm 1ongin' ter hear the below of SC: I'm longin' ter go long woods tramp
 And ter smell good supper in the loggin' camp. I'm 1ongin' ter slip down the tote way | In the twilight of evenin' or at break O day . An p'rhaps get squint at foxy ole bull y An pump the ole handle, till with lead he's full The winds may moan. an the wolves nav howl
 An you may wake to the hoot of an owl But l like ter get back ter Natures own realm
 Where man seldom goes, but Gods at the helr
The Chilkat post., 1922-09-08

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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-07-13
ENGLISH FAKER HAD GENIUS
More Than Century and Half Ago
He Made Big Money With His
Celestial Bed"

One Of the most brazen takers in
history was Doctor Graham, who, In
1873, opened a Temple OF Health" In
London. He had recently come from
America and had somewhere picked
up an elementary knowledge of cleo
tricity, or at least It's Technology. He
had at his temple a celestial bed"
which, If sick person slept In 1t, was
advertised to be a sure cure.
This woodworking piece of fur
niture was made by one Denton, on
Doctor Grnham's order. 1t was beau
tifully carved, covered with silk dam
ask, supported by % glass pillars, and
surmounted by a richly carved and
gilt canopy from which crimson cur
tains with fringe and tassel were sus-
pended.
In his advertisement he claimed ::
"This bed is magnetico-electric. In q
neighbOring closet Is placed a cylinder
by which l communicate celestial fire
to the bedchamber, that fluid which
animates and WHITES ALL" He charged
admission to see the bed To sleep In
It cost ESQ (S25O). Later the rate was
reduced to f25 (S125). Graham was a
skillful stage-manager and made lot
Of money with his celestial bed"
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COUNTY
DIRECTORY
OFFICERS

Judge Circuit Court, w. H. o'Brlen,
Ripley, w. Va.
Clerk Circuit Court, L. L. Terrell,
Grantsville, w. Va.
Prosecuting Attorney, Lorentz G.
Hamilton, Grantsville, w. Va.
President County Court, c. p. q.
Taught, Sycamore, w. Va.
Commissioners County Court, G. A.
Witt, Grantsville. w. Va, and r. A.
Board, Cremo, w. Va.
Clerk County Court, s. T. Waldo,
Grantsville, w. Va.
Sheriff, George A. Richards, Grants.
Vile, w. Va.
Assessor, Greed Yoak. Milestone, W.
Va.
Surveyor, Dwight Shock, Pennsboro,
w. Va.
Superintendent Free Schools, T. @.
Cain, Bigbend, w. Va.
TERMS OF COURT
Circuit Court, third Tuesday in
April, August and November.
County Court, first Monday in Jan.
uary, April, July and November.
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STARGAZER.

What a lovely name you have,
Stargazer," said Billie Brownie, as he
went along the beach by the ocean
and stopped in his sea-air plane close
by the fish with this name.
"It's a joke, my name" said the
Stargazer.
Indeed" said Billie Brownie.
Wont you tell me about lit"
"Oh, L suppose So" said the Star
gazer. "as I've nothing else to do at
prereIt."
Billie Brownie didn't think the Star
gazer wes very polite. but still he
thought perhaps the Stargazer was
shy.
Sometimes Billie Brownie had
known shy creatures who tried to COW
er up their shyness and who were
rude without meaning to be.
So he did not want to Judge the
Stargazer until he knew him and his
ttshy ways better
an the first place." said the Star
gazer, II will not hurt you"
Billie Brownie was surprised by
this speech. What did the Stargazer
mean by that? He thought he would
ask and did so.
WELL" the Stargazer said, 81 will
not hurt you because l don't think
you'd be good to eat. can't imagine
Billie Brownie pudding or a Billie
Brownie stew"
Gracious :" said Billie Brownie, "I
must say / am glad you cannot imag-
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GOOD
HIGHWAYS
ROAD WAGES ARE DECREASED
Bureau OF Public Roads Prepares
Chart Giving Interesting Study
of Conditions

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agrtculture.)
A chart prepared by the bureau OF
public roads OF the United States De-
partment OF Agriculture showing the
trend Of common labor wages on high
way construction In various geograph-
lc divisions since 1915 presents an in
teresting study of conditions during
the period. The price per hour which
In 1915 ranged from II cents to 20
cents, gradually rose to from 81 to 90
cents in 1920 and has now declined to
from 10 TO AZ cents. At the present
time the prices are as follows: 15
cents "a the South Atlantic states, IS
cents In the states east of and border
Ing the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
and including Alabama, "a cents in
the Texas, Irkecsss, Oklahoma Exld
Louisiana group, 20 cents in the states
Included between the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers, % cents in the states
from Kansas and Missouri to the
Canadian border, SO cents In the
mountain states and AZ cents In the
Pacific states. Figures for the New
England and Middle Atlantic states
have not yet been completed.
On the chart referred to the lines
showing the trend in the various dI.
visions have the same general rise and
fall and cross each other in only few
cases, a particular exception being in
the states from Kansas and Missouri
north to the border, where the highest
rate Of all the groups prevailed up to
1920 and which has since shown the
most marked decrease, dropping from
81 cents in 1920 to % cents in March.
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inc such dishes, 1 can't imagine them
myself I'd be miserable If l could
imagine them.
II am relieved that you will not
hurt me because you do not think I
would be good to eat.
I'm quite sure | wouldn't be good
to eat, quite sure, quite sure" Billie
Brownie repeated.
mo one has ever said that would
be good to eat. Pm sure everyone
has always thought that I'd be quite
horrible in taste"
Calm yourself calm yourself" said
the StargaZer. 81 am not going to
hurt you. And then, too you see that
you wear that invisible robe which not
only keeps YOU safe from being seen
by human eyes, but it also is a pro-
lection"
"Of course it is" said Billie
Brownie, "but, Stargazer, you talked
in such way as to make me actually
nervous"
well, you see my name may be
lovely, but I'm not" admitted the
Stargazer.
Wont you tell me about yourseifY'
asked Billie Brownie.
"Oh yes" said the Stargazer, "for
1t Is not quite time for me to swim
out into the ocean and lay my eggs on
the surface of the water.
1T will be time soon, for the sum.
mer is quickly coming alOng-it is
almost here.
"And when 1t is here and when the
eggs are Matched the dear little Star
gazers will eat whatever they find
along the surface Of the water. They
VIII do this until they are past baby.
hood days. Then they will act as all
OF us and ! Will tell you what such
actions are.
You see we are called Stargazers
because our eyes are on top of our
heads. We gaze upward or at the
stars, though we could have been
called Moongazers or Sungazers or
Cloudgazers with as much point.
1--WE lie comfortably In the sand
and hide all of our bodies except
our eyes which we keep out looking
for food. We can draw our eyes ~
If we want to so you will admit thai
we may be called Stargazers, but
we're thinking a good deal and watch
Ing out a good deal for the best things
below the stars
I'VE have eyes which protect us
too. There is something about them
that Is like electricity and we can
give crabs and other creatures who
come near us regular electrical
shocks They get away quickly.
while we're waiting I'm the SAND
we take I'm water through our nos
trils and are pretty clever about look.
ing out for our own safety and well.
being
We're an interesting family and
able to look after ourselves in many
ways.
But see from the top of my head
the approach nearby of some nice
small fishes SO I cannot talk to you
any longer, Billie Brownie"
And the StarRozer with his beauti
full name and his horrible little wayi
went Off.
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strong and can do every bit of my work
and not pain in my back now. l rec
ommendyo medicine and you can use
this letter as testimonial. - Mrs.
PH11- MAsER, SO1 Winslow ST., st. Paul,
MINI.
Just another case where a woman
found relief by taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Many
pains about the body are from troubles
only women have. The Vegetable Com
pound is especially adapted for Just this
condition. The good results are noted by
the disagreeable symptoms passing
away-one after another.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is Woman's Medicine for Wo-
mems Ailments. Always reliable.
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B0WR0N SOUGHT
RELIEF 40 YEARS
ranlae Restores Los Angeles Man 70
Splendid Health After Every
thing Else Had Failed.

Tanlac has done me more good
Than all other medicines and treat
ments combined, and that's saying a
great deal, for was a sufferer from
indigestion forty years and have tried
every kind Of medicine that came my
way" said r. 81. Bowron, 1885 w.
18th ST., Los Angeles, Cal.
81 could hardly stand the bad spells
frequently had with my stomach. /
was weak and nervous, had no appe-
lite, and felt miserable generally.
Nothing took gave me more than
temporary relief and I gradually
grew worse.
About two years ago Tanlac put
me In splendid condition and It has
been my standby ever since. When
ever I get to feeling a little of, a
bottle or two puts me In fine shape.
eat heartily now, sleep fine, have
no distress after meals, and, In fact,
am enjoying splendid health. Tanlac
is just the thing for those who suffer
as did"
Eanlac is sold by all good druggistA
The light Of love will draw where
the glimmer OF learning fails.
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SURVEYS LESSEN ROAD COST
Contractors Given More Definite Basis
for Bidding on Construction of
Highways.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricultural
Road material surveys now being
made in several states will give con-
tractors more definite basis for bid
ding on road work and result in
cheaper costs Of construction, says
the bureau of public roads of the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture.
In making these surveys, supplies
of stone, gravel, sand, Stag, and other
materials are located, samples tested
and information secured as to Access
sibility, freight rates, and other fac
tors. This information is of permanent
value as supplies are rarely exhausted.
BY furnishing a contractor Informal
tion as to the location Of satisfactory
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-07-13
LOWER CONSTRUCTION COSTS
Decreased Prices Are Indicated In
Bids Submitted on FedersI-Aid
Highways.

Confirmation Of the predicted lower
level prices for road construction this
year is found In the reports on bid
prices Of 2S6 miles of federal-ald roads
received by the bureau Of public roads
Of the United States Department OF
Agriculture.
The average cost per mile Of some
Of the types Of roadway, including the
cost Of grading and drainage, were /:
70 miles Of gravel at $3.50 a mile, 40
miles Of concrete at $4,000 a mile.
a. miles Of bituminous macadam at
5000 a mile, and % miles of bitumln-
Gus concrete at $25,OOO a mile.
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The Young Mother.


THE Ills of INFANTS AND CHILDREN should be well known
yung OF motne That reminder repetition the illness
condition
little collie disposition to be irritable they may lead
serious sickness And correct them, bring Baby back happy
easy BY the use of medicine prepared just for infants children
fetoher Caa has been doing this for years. regulating
stomach and bowels and children 1t has replaced nauseag
O socaed Soothing
the OF true end honest mothers mothers who love their children
Those mothers will their babies foods and
for infants and children
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Seventh Crusade -

II you were on the Mount Of Olives
today, or along the shores Of the Jor-
dan, you might hear the whlrl Of the
propeller as the plane from Jerusalem
hops Off on it's regular fight to the
northward, with mail and passengers.
An appealing fact in the news Of the
day It might be called the Seventh
Crusade. The thinker has at least
captured the Holy land. which for 20
centuries successfully resisted the sol
dier.-Farm Life.
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~ LIttle en- Mnn

Hazel-Mamna, you amt girl
are you?
Mamma-CertalDly not, my dear.
am q woman.
Hozel-But you we're a little girl
weren't you?
Momma-Oh, yes years ago.
Hazel-Well, where Is the little cir
now that you used 20 be7
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Highway Cost Per Person.

After deductiUg the amount paid by
automobiles in license fees, one and
one-tenth cents per day was the cost
Of the American highway to the in
divldual man, woman and child In this
country last year.
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tired, WORKOUT feel
ing and painful peri
DDS; l used to get up
with a pain in my
head and pains in my
lowerparts andback
Often / was not able
TO do my work I
read In your little
book about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
! have taken it !
= Il a
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-07-13
Pay Il out Of raxss-

Georgia Is planning expenditures Of
$50, 100000 for the construction Of a
network of highways throughout the
state. The costs are to be paid en-
tirely by tax on gasoline and motor
license revenue.
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A Completed 2o-Foot Concrete Road.

A Completed 2o-Foot Concrete Road.
materials one element of risk is re-
moved, and some Of the states report
that they have definite proof that such
service has resulted In decreased bids.
The bureau of public roads in the
course of its operations has tested
some 5000 samples of rock, sand,
gravel, and Stag, and reports are avail
able giving the location from which
the sample was taken together with
results Of tests. There are now 50
laboratories engaged In testing road
materials and data are being rapidly
accumulated even in states thSt are
not at this time making an intensive
survey.
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Money spent for good roads should
be regarded as an asset and not a
liability. But every good citizen will
see that money thus spent is not
wasted.
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He Was wiIliro

Wife-Do you object to my havlnt
5000 a month for spending money?
Hub-Certainly not, IL you can int
1t anywhere-Boston Transcript.
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ReInforeIna conerste Road..

Hollow steel frames are used in re-
inforcing some concrete roads In
France.
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Named.

Prof.-Who were the three wise
men7
Soph.-StOp. Look and Listen
Syracuse Orange Peel.
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lO Gon}e Give. Cheerful! New Color Tone to Old Curtains
- 0OHAO PUTNAM FADELEss you
Her Heart Upon Her Sleeve.

From NOvel-"It is in her arms
that a beautiful woman carries her
SOUL" Not a big armful in most cases.
Exchange.
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Naturally the atmosphere OF tn
home changes after the wife Begin
10 put on Rirs.-JudRa.
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efncLl Watnr

Stockmen should look after the wa.
ker supply FOR their animals.
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WOMAN COULD
NOT WORK
Made Strong and Well by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
IIIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIIIIII

St Paul, Mimi took Lydia E
Pinkhapl's Vegetable Compound for a
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a Ein for ExnhnsesI

"Thls plan suits me all right" said
the new millionaire.
Il believe / could improve the ap
pearance Of your mansion by adding
pergolo," said the architect.
go ahead. I'll stock It with fish,
Birmingham Age-HerUd.
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The light Of love will draw where
the glimmer OF learning fails.
Evening journal., 1922-07-20
By Olive Roberts Burton

you couldn't get the fsh-bone out
Of Marty Mink's throat"
DR.. Snuffies called to Nancy to
bring him his hat and medicine
case before he answered.
"Well," said he. its this way
one is likely to lose his appetite as
long as the fsh-bone sticks"
Cant he eat anything at an7"
exclaimed Scramble.
mo" said the fairy doctor. mot
a thingr'
Couldn't he eat frogs or field
mice or mOles or blackbirds or chip
munks or rabbits-or anything. Not
even squirrelsl" asked Scramble.
No, nothing!"
Suddenly Scramble departedswtth-
out as much as a goodby and run
ming as fast as he could tear. He'd
completely forgetting all about his
sore foot.
We'll, I declare" exclaimed the
doctor. What do you suppose he's
up TO? He even forgot to pay me
my so cents"
(TO Be Continued.)
Copyright, 1922, NEA Service.)
Evening journal., 1922-07-20
PRISONER ALSO
KNEW THE BIBLE

KINGSTON. N. c.. July 20 CUnit-
ed Press).-When Judge Oliver II.
Allen, Of this city, quoted Scripture
to Henry Harris. a Negro wife-slayer
as he sentenced him to die, the pris-
oner at the bar cOuntered with a
whole chapter from the Bible.
Judge Allen, veteran superior
court jurist. is probably the cham
pion Bible student in North Caro-
lima. He sought to console Harris
with passages from the Scripture
after he had passed sentence.
The prisoner asked permission of
the court to say something himself.
He recited the third chapter of the
Lamentations of jeremiah. II dealt
with the mourning of the aged
prophet against the injustice he had
been subjected to. The inference
was that Harris believed his posi-
ton was similar.
A member OF the bar arose TO
state to the court that the occasion
had never been paralleled in the old
courtroom. Execution, set for Aug
ust is, will be delayed by an appeal
to the supreme court.
Evening journal., 1922-07-20

'Ting-a-Ling-a-ling. went DIR.
Snuffies' telephone in his little house
by the hazel bush.
Nick, answer that, please" call
ed DR.. Snuffies. I'm busy taking a
splinter out of Scramble Squirrels
foot"
Hello, Is that DIR. Snuffles' office ?''
said a voice excitedly.
YES" answered Nick.
"Wel, tell him please to hurry
over to Ripple Creek. Marty Mink's
got a hsh-bone in his throat, and
he's carrying on something awful. d"
"All right" said Nick, hanging up.
Just then Scramble Squirrel came
limping out Of the office, his foot
all nicely bandaged, and he heard
what had happened.
Marty Minki" he exclaimed. "a
flsh-bone in his throat! Goodness
alive me! Is that very dangerous,
doctor?"
"Oh, not very" answered DIT.
Snuffies learnedly. why. are you
thinking of starting on a fish diet,
Scramble. instead of nuts?"
NO" said Scramble, II was Just
wondering what would happen If
Evening journal., 1922-07-20
JUST A MOMENT
DAILY STRENGTH AND
CHEER.
Compiled by John G.. Quinius,
(The Sunshine MANI

The world looks dark. Shall We
therefore be dark too? Is it not our
business to bring II back 10 light and
cheer ?-Charles Kingsley.
Remember: Everything has two
handles-the one tolerable, the
other intolerable.-Mon
have set the Lord always before
be. My heart is glad. and my glory
rejoiceth.-Ps. xvi. 8.
, Love In loving finds employ,
In obedience all her Joy;
Ever new that joy win be
Loving Him who first loved me.
He leadeth me beside the still
waters He restoreth my soul: He
leadeth me in the paths Of right
eousness for His names sake
Ps. xiii. 2, 8.
Evening journal., 1922-07-20

fare Of the average person that he
make provision for the rainy day as
it is that he safeguard his physical
health.
The man who fails to look to the
future and to make provision for
times Of stress and adversity is his
own worse enemy. and let US under
stand more and more that when we
encourage anyone TO practice thrift
we are not only assisting him in
methods that win contribute to his
progress and success in life, but we
are helping him safeguard against
possible pauperism and ruin in the
days TO come.
Those who practice thrift may
not always reach the heights. but
they never will reach the depths.
Evening journal., 1922-07-20
YOUR LAST NAME
Copyright, 1920 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
BY MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE

Slade who were IN Windsor more
than two hundred years ago.
Answers to Correspondents.
WENSTON-This name might be
supposed to be a compound Of Win
and ton or town. but the fact is
that as surname 1t is derived from
personal name and not place
name. This personal name was SPELL
ed Winstan or winestan.
CoVERT-This is a name of
Dutch origin usually now spelled
IN this anglicised form. It is prob
ably derived from Coevorden or
koevorde, a fortified town in Dren-
the. Holland. The name appears IN
this country spelled Coevors. Coe-
vers, Civerts and Coverd The first
Of the line here was Teunis Janse
Covert who came from North HoI-
land and settled in New Amster-
dam.
| Copyright 1922. by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Evening journal., 1922-07-20

OF thrift. And. no matter how sin
cerely we may believe that the rainy
day never will ovsrtake us. the fact
remains that countless numbers OF
persons have been deceived by these
same false hopes. It Is the wisest
plan to consider that the rainy day
will sometime overtake each Of us
and make preparations accordingly.
Then when the rainy day does come
we shall be ready for it.
Perhaps no mistake is as COM
mon as this failure TO provide for
the rainy day. Too many are willing
to take a chance; 20 trust to luck
that sickness, unemployment or
some other misfortune will not over
take them.
It is just as essential TO the well
Evening journal., 1922-07-20
A Little Talk on Thrift
By S. w. STRAUS, President of the American Society
for Thrift

Il am out OF work and need an
income quite as badly as do most OF
us when expenses are high and
there is no money put away for the
rainy day that we always dread but
seldom feel Is going to overtake
us"
This is a portion Of a letter re-
Gently received by a man whose in
fuence had been asked in securing
a position for another man.
How many there are who. IL sud
denly deprived Of their means Of
livelihood. would be compelled to
make a confession similar to the one
quoted in the letter!
1t is the rainy day that we al
ways dread but seldom feel is going
to overtake US" that should be
guarded against through practices
Evening journal., 1922-07-20
W. J. HIGHFIELD HOME
AFTER WEEKS TRIP

After a weeks visit to Assateague
Island Va, and on the New Jersey
coast. William J. Highfeld, we'll
known local insurance man, returned
home yesterday. Mr.. Highheld took
the trip in company with a number
of other business men, including
Samuel B. Fields. president of the
Stuart Keith Company of Baltimore;
John Walker and H. B. Lewis. both
of Baltimore; Warren J. Courtney.
president of the Morris Fishing Com
pany of Reedville, Va, and Henry
w. Conant president of the Chin
coteaglre Fish, Oil and Gsano Com
pany. of Chincoteague. Va.
The party was the guests Of Mr..
Evening journal., 1922-07-20
FEWER MUTEs REPORTED

WASHINGTON. July 2O-Although
the number OF deaf and dumb per-,
sons enumerated in the 1926, census.
above the 1910 figure. the rate per
100000 of population decreased'
from 4S6 to 425, the Census Bureau
has announced.
While changes in the methods of
enumeration were said 10 make the
comparison as a measure OF de-
crease In the rate somewhat uncer-F
tain, the enumeration could be ac-
cepted, the announcement said, as
indicating some decline IN prevail.
ence.
This fact, which also was said to
have been noted in European coun- .
tries, was attributed in large meas
ure TO advanced treatment for GER
tain children's diseases which fre-,
quently caused deafness.