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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Japs Prefer Enolisb Tonou,.

The great libraries in Tokyo have
been destroyed Before the calamity
fell upon the city. those Libraries were
stocked with American books. Every
college student in japan reads English.
and unlike American students he does
not forget his foreign tongue when no
graduates. ON the contrary, Englisi
Is the key which unlOcks the western
world and he keeps IT bright bv the
continuous study Of works in English
English has completely outstrlpped
French and German as the foreign
tongue Of educated japanese. The
Osaka Malnichi publishes an English
edition daily for foreigners and more
especially for japanese readers. a new
English daily was launched in Tokyo
In the summer by the Nlchi NichI.-
Review Of Reviews.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Ancient Blue Seal Rinn-

Embellishments ring is said to
nave been in the museum of the New
York Historical society for the last
sixty years. The presence of this an
clent ring is explained by the habit
or the monnrchS of old Egypt of be-
slowing rings and other personal OBJ
Jects on lucky persons who won their
favor. Inscriptions on their tomhs
frequently picture pharaohs present
ing such trinkets to court and other
attendants. Each sovereign was we'll
provided with rings, 1t seems. The
Dlue seal ring in the museum In ones
ton was identified as King Tut-Ankh-
Amen's by Dr. Caroline Williams
psychologist of the METROPOLITAN mn.
scum and Bryn Mawr. from three
year study of its inscription. II IS
part Of the collection of DR.. Henry
Abbott, an American physician, who
practiced in Cairo from 1882 to 1850
His accumulation of 5000 objects was
bought by publlc-spirited citizens and
presented to the museum.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Stars a Long Way Distant

If the light of all the stars were TO
go out at once, it would be at least four
years before we noticed any difference
In their light. After that time these
nights in the sky would disappear one
by one, according to their distance
from the earth. No one living todav
would see the last starlight 90 out If
all their lights were extinguished at
once
You must remember that it takes
hight four and one-half years TO come
10 us from the nearest star. We say
star is so many Eight years" awav.
baSing its distance on the time it takes
It's light to reach us 1t takes light
100000 years and more to reach us
from some of the farther stars.
From some of the more distant stars
we are just now receiving the light
that originally emanated from them
way back in the Stone age-before his
tory. 1t has taken it all these years TO
reach us.-Cleveand Plain Dealer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Plants Looking Like Stones.

Nature makes animals look like
plants, plants like animals. and both.
ON rare occasions, like inanimate OBJ
jects a striking example of the last
mood are stones like plants found in
southwest Africa. There are several
species of this succulent vegetable re-
sembling various kinds of stones or
pebbles, and in general they resemble
the TAT cactus family, but without
thorns, says the Detroit News. Their
brown color Is a cunning protection
against the hungry wild animals that
.oam the country, for which they
would not only furnish an attractive
food but a sort Of cooling drink. AS
further disguise and protection
these living stones" are usually found
associated with real stones, smooth
stones Of dry creek-beds. which they
closely initiate In color as well as
shape.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
WHERE WILD GAME ABOUNDS
Preserve in the Worldwide
Variety of Animals.

The region of Yellowstone National
park Is the greatest game preserve in
the world, both in point of number
and variety of animals. 1t Is the
home of the largest herds Of elk, buff
falO, antelope and mountain sheep
within the United States.
Several hundred moose range the
park area. There are deer of white
tail and mule varieties, many beavers.
foxes, badgers, pOrcupines and lesser
animals. Dozens of grizzlies and
black bears which entertain the tour
lists during the summer, sleep in Vel
lowstones caves during the winter.
The white gulls on Yellowstone lake
leave in the fall for the Pacific coast
or Great Salt lake, but a great many
geese and ducks and grouse winter in
the park.-DetrOit News.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
GOOD
HIGHWAYS
Illinois Highways Will
Have Roadside Planting

Native trees and shrubs are to be
planted along the entire length OF the
Fox River trail in Kane County, Ill,
making the road through the beautiful
Fox River valley of even greater in
terest TO the tourist
With $1,000 already available the
work of preparing the ground was
carried on during the summer, and the
actual planting was done this fall. o.
G. Simonds of Chicago, leading e1-
ponent OF the naturallstic style Of
planting, has charge OF the work.
Under the direction Of Superin-
tendent OF Schools Osher Schlaifer Of
Dundee. who is leader In Kane coun-
" educational circles, this plan for
identifying this famous concrete high
way has been financed. and member
ships in the Children's Highway asso-
citation are being sold to school chill
dren in each town along the trail. at
90 cents each, as fund to take care
OF the trees, shrubs and flowers after
they have been planted. Children OF
Aurora. Elgin. Dundee. Geneva. Ba-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Practical Suggestions
on Keeping Roads Good

Maintenance of improved roads has
often been neglected
AS a result, costly improvements
have gone to ruin.
insufficient funds for maintenance
have been largely TO blame
No financial oversight can be more
disastrous than failure to provide for
our improved highways.
The character and volume of traffic
determine the type Of road to build,
provided adequate maintenance IS as
sured.
Economy, therefore, can be had only
when proper maintenance is guaran-
teed.
No part of highway work requires
more skillful supervision than main
tenance.
A slip-shod method Of maintenance
Will ruin the best of roads
Nowhere Is there greater field for
application Of sound business princi-
pies than highway maintenance.
Constant attention to detail, com
bined with close study. produces eff.
cheney.
Efficient malntenance-the secret
Of public highway success.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
ONLY ONE SUN GUN IN WORLD
~ Noon Suns Rays Are Focused on
Cannon in Portugal and 1t Is
Fired Automatically.

An automatic sun gun, the only one
kzOwn to be in existence in the world,
is at the Pena castle at Cintra, Portu-
ges, some twenty miles from Lisbon.
The castle is one OF the finest monu-
BeHts of It's kind In the world. 1t was
rDee stronghold of the Moors; in
fntt. the last that the Moors held in
BSKtugal.
This sun dial and gun gives the
efrrect time to the surrounding towns
End hamlets from its height of 1000
1set- The cannon between the quad
rHnt on the front of the dial Is of
Monze and supports a convex lens on
saJustabie arms, adjustable for twelve
H~nths at time. At noon each day
The suns rays are focused on the
fDscb-hole of the cannon and thus 1t
10 automatically fired. Pena castle
Ms the summer palace OF the late
k5Og of Portugal, from which he fled
In 1910
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
A Fish Story.

1t was an angling match. For four
hours 20 competitors had sat upon the
river bank and fiShed.
Then the weighers-in went round.
Man after man had the same story,
mo luck at all" Only one had caught
a fish and that could not be found. He
had mislaid it somehow.
1t was not until he got home late
that night and had some trouble in
opening his door that he discovered Il.
1t had slipped into the end OF his latch
key.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
RALLIED AT COMMON BANKER
Robert Lewis Stevenson Described
as First Seen by His stepson.
Lloyd Osbourne.

While the others talked / appraised
him silently. He was tall and slight
with light brown hair small COLLEEN
mustache and a beautiful rudy com
plexion and was SO gay and buoyRnt
that he kept everyone in fits OF laugh
ter. He wore funny-looking little
round cap. such as schoolbOys used TO
nave in England. a white flannel shirt,
dark trousers and very neat shoes
stevenson had very shapely feet; they
were long and narrow. with a high
arch and instep. and he was proud of
them- However shabbily he might be
dressed he was always smartly shod.
All these lads-for they were scarce
~ more-were gloriOusly under the
speH or the vie de boheme; they want
ed to be poor, improvident and reck-
less; they were eager To assert that
they were outcasts and rebels. ac-
cording TO AN Intimate Portrait of
*. L. S. by His Stepson. Lloyd Os-
bourne" One of the Americans, who
mad an ample allowance. found enjoy
tnent in wearing an old frock coat and
rez; another, equally well provided
for always wore expensive rings so as
10 have the extreme enjoyment OF pawn
ing them; bur to some poverty was no
masquerade and was bitter enough.
doubt If poor little Bloomer had more
than spare shirt TO his name. or ever
enough buttons for his one shabby
suit. Once he had been refused adj
mission to the Luxembourg gallery as
lndecently clothed" 1t was supposed
10 be wonderful joke. but Boomers
me, sensitive face always WINGED
"hen IL was repeated in his presence.
IL was the custom OF them all to
ran ut the respectable and well-to-do:
IL. l.. SIS favOrite expression was "a
common banker" used as one might
refer to common laborer "Why. even
a common banker would renig at n
thing like tEat-'renig' being another
taVorite word. l got the impression
that people with good clothes and
money in their pockets and pleasant.
big houses were somehow odious. and
should be heartily despised They be-
lohSed To strange race called Philis-
tines, and were sternly to be ;ept in
their place If any had dared TO in
stan themselves in the Hotel Chevil-
Ion they would have found it nest
Oh hornetS.-Scribner's Magazine.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29

tavia, st. Charles and smaller towns
along the highway are rapidly swelling
the membership, and Mr.. Schlaifer Is
hopeful of raising $4,000 for the
project, which will insure the proper
maintenance of the planting for sew
eral seasons.
Too frequently 1t is the case that
enthusiasm flares up for roadside
planting, few trees are stuck I'm the
ground with blare OF trumpets and
high-sounding words OF dedication, and
then the trees are left to die It is
especially gratifying to the people Of
the Fox River valley, and Kane county
In particular, that provision is being
made to preserve this planting once
made.
Although some systematic planting
of roadsides has been undertaken by
states and counties, 1t is believed this
Is the first time a complete planting
has been prepared for a oss-county
highway 35 miles in length, and a
definite scheme worked out for fnanc-
Ing and maintaining the planting.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Another jury Needed.

Hoffy was drawn on. a summer jury,
reported and was duly qualified. He
then formed one of a panel which
was directed to try lunacy case.
After the testimony was in and the
verdict was rendered, the judge. who
knew him, called Hoffy to the bench.
"Well," asked his honor, what do
you think of this kind of work"
''Seems sort of standoff to me-"
"What do you mean?"
ave declared that man insane"
"Yes?"
'And he thinks we're crazy"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
COUNTY
DIRECTORY
OFFICERS

Judge Circuit Court, w. II. o'Brien.
Ripley, w. Va.
Clerk Circuit Court, L. l. Ferren,
Grantsville, w. Va.
Prosecuting Attorney, Lorentz @.
Hamilton, Grantsville, w. Va.
President County Court, r. A.
Board, Creme, w. Va.
Commissioners County Court, d. o.
Chenoweth, Euclid, w Va, James
Yoak, GTantsville, 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, Creed Yoak, Milestone, w.
Va.
Surveyor, Dwight Shock, Pennsboro.
W. Va.
superintendent Free Schools, T. @.
Cain, Bigbend, w. Va.
TERMS OF COURT
Circuit Court, first Tuesday in
April, August and November.
County Court, first Monday in Jan
uary, April, July and November.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Highway of Remembrance
for Warren G.. Harding

A road OF remembrance for Warren
G. Harding, beautlhed by trees planted
by G.OOO children, is to be built in Allen
county, Ohio
The Harding highway from Lima
will be planted for &c miles, Charles
Lathrop Pack, president Of the Ameri.
can Tree association, announced, and
later 1t is planned 10 extend the road
from Marion TO Canton, home Of VII.
liam Mckinley.
Mrs. Harding has been invited to
plant the first tree.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
|Cuticura SOAP
Imparts
The Velvet Touch
Soap 2se, Ointment Is and Soc, Taleum Use.
Kept Coal in Eve.

silver of coal which has been i'm
bedded in the eye of Jesse A. Wright
of Seaford, Md, for 80 years has
finally worked its way out. Mr.
Wright was operating a canning house
at Choptank, Md, in 1888, when a ter
rife explosion occurred. wrecking the
place and seriously injuring him. A
short time ago his eye began troubling
him. a physician treated him and re-
moved a fragment of coal from his
eye.--Atlanta Constitution.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Father Johns
Medicine Is
Made Under
WatChfuI Care
of Experts

At the laboratory where Father
Johns Medicine is made, and this
great building, by the way, is devoted
exclusively to the making of this one
medicine, very high standards are
maintained in every department
The various ingredients are subject
ed to most exacting tests and are then
prepared under the watchful eve Of ex-
perts who have had years of expert
ence in making what has come to he
recognized as the greate5t body builder.
Father Johns Medicine is a scien-
tific blending of cod liver oil with
other ingredients by means of special
ly designed apparatus.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Not Fooled.

Hubby-"Well, dear, 1 suppose you
were right about there being burglars
10 the house last night" WHEY
"#hy?" Hubby-"Because the money
I lad in my pocket is gone" WHEY
well, why didn't you get up and
Et0Ot the burglar?" Hubby-'Tf had.
re have been widOwer this morn
1ng."-Prairie Farmer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
A Thrivino Business.

81 used to think florist had an I'M
certain business" remarked the ram
bier, as he stopped to poke some gera-
NUNS with his cane. SIN fact, sup
posed he was only called upon when
there was a funeral or wedding"
1--WE do much better than that" re-
spOnded the florist 1--WE also Officiate
throughout courtships, on birthdays,
at commencement exercises. on holl-
days, at dinner parties and after fam
lily quarrels"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
snlit soula.

Among the natives Of South Africa
there Is a general belief in the split
soul. one tribe believes n three souls
One in the head, another in the stom-
ach, and a third In the big toe.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29

Road Improvement In Far East.
AS in America, the automobile has
forced road building In the Far East
During the last Ave years more new
roads have been built In China than
in any previous five decades.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
CENTRAL OHIO FARMS

ioO fAhMS-NEM CATALOGUE
special. 90 acres, Groom house. fair shape
cellar. spring water. fruit for family use.
TAR barn. hen house so acres of good pillow
land, all in grass. 10 acres timber and per-
manent pasture, 81 per acre. oil and gas lease !;
miles to X. r., store. church, mill and bank,
on improved road. Price for quick sale.
$4,000. Send for catalogue. c. +. CLARK,
Real Estate, Frew Bldg. Coshocton. Ohio
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Feeds Fed WRONG.

Good feeds fed wrong may give just
as poor results as poor feeds.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
America Helps.

American road machinery is con.
structlng an automobile road 80 miles
long In Argentina.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29

The pace that kills Is anything over
the speed ordinance
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29

The greatest monument to the Amer.
lean redskin Is Indian summer.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
OR Dup i H$Ss,fg; S''s skS UP
REMEDY. Excellent
for coughs and colds. No opium. No nausea Sold
by druggists. KILLS CO., SRWBURGH, SEM YORK EFRA
PILES
Take coIac; Piles Go Away ouickl

axe CoIac; PITes 60 away Quickly.
External treatments cannot reach an
internal trouble like Piles. Colac Pile
Pills are not cathartic. They remove
cause Of Piles and give quick relief.
Easy 70 take. go cents ut all druggists.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29

There ought to be Isles Of safety for
the Joy riders-in the hoosegow.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29

Thousands Keep in Good Health
by taking one or two Brandreth Pills
at bed time. They cleanse the system
and purify the blood.-Adv.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29

Pity the poor, overworked seismo-
graphs these earthquaky daysi
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29

Good luck is seldom displayed on
bargain counters
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Hardly.

Teacher-What can you say OF the
Venus de Milo?
Pupil-She couldn't have given any
body q handout.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29

Don't rejoice too much or mourn too
long.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Test This out
for Yourself

MANY people who drink coffee regularly are
1NA troubled with insomnia; or they feel nervous,
"headachy," or suffer from indigestion.
1t may be hard for such men and women to believe
chat coffee is responsible for the way they feel Be-
they have always drunk coffee it hardly seems
possible that this old habit could cause trouble.
But there is one way to find out whether cof-
fee is harming you. Just stop its for week or so,
and drink Postum.
Postum is pure cereal beverage-absolutely free
from caffeine the drug in coffee which disturbs the
health and comfort of many.
Alter week two on Postum, you will sleep
better and feel better; then your own good judgment
should decide whether you go back to coffee or con-
.tnue the Road to Melville with Postum.
Sold by grocers eVeryeVherel
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29

For overnight relief to inhamed eyes and
SUES use Roman Eye Balsam. Once tried.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29

No wonder labor Is high, witt every
body busy writing poetry.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
The Laboratory and Executive Offices

The preparation is untouched by
human hands from the opening of the
original containers until the bottle cap
Is sealed in place byautOmatlc
Years Of study and research have been
devoted to developing the process Of
compromising and while the formula re-
mains unchanged, its method Of prepara-
ton has been so improved that It stands
today as the finest blending of cod liver
oil and other ingredients obtainable
1t Is guaranteed free from alcohol
or dangerous drugs In any form.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-11-29
Mrs. Rhea Frazier

~ meaoviile w ON ans Advice 60
Girls, Wives and Mothers
Il II Meant for You If You arc a Sicily.
Ahng Woman
Meadville. Pa.-"As a young girl,
and in later years as wife and moth
er, l have been greatly benefited
by DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
and Golden Medical Discovery, which
] would take whenever in a rum
down. nervous state OF health. I
have only the highest praise for both
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
and Golden Medical Discovery"
Mrs. Rhea Frazier. 953 Chancery.
A beautiful woman is always a
we'll woman. Your health Is most
vital to you. If rundown. weak or
nervous, go to your neighborhood
drug store and obtain these tonics
In tablets or liquid.
Write DR.. Pierce, President In
valid's Hotel in Buffalo. N. Y, for
free confidential medical advice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
CAPITOL PICTURE
 RICH IN I H RILL {
Betty Compson And Richard Dix Presented In The
 Woman With Four Faces

The Paramount picture, The Wom- an With Four Faces Herbert Brenon production featuring Betty Compson and Richard Dix, will be the attraction at the Capitol theatre today and Saturday.
 As Elizabeth West, a clever crook, Miss Compson, by a curious twist of affairs, is working with the district attorneq, Richard Templer (Richard Dfx) to break up a drug ring and bring the leaders to justice. These men have signed an agreement which, if found, will reveal their identity. Templer. who Is refused a search warrant by Judge Westcott, deceides to obtain the document in his own behalf.
 He and Elizabeth confront Osgood, lone of the criminals. in his country home at the point of a revolver and relieve him of the signatures. At this point the unexpected happens. Jimmy Hartigan, a convict, whom Temp1er has rescued from prison pears on the scene, holdS up those in the room, and offers to sell Osgood the paper. He is interrupted, how ever, by the arrival of Osgoods part ner in crime, accompanied by detec- tives. The officers recognize HartigaD and place him in custody and at the district attorneys suggestion they also lead away Osgood and his friend to answer serious charges. The job finished, Templer proposes to Eliza beth.
 The picture is quite thrilling and well worth while. In the support are George Faweett, Theodore Won Eltz, Joseph Kilgour and other prominent screen artists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-28
AT THE LYRIC

If Thursday nights offering at the Lyric pleased the audience then the audience certainly showed little appreciation. The fact of the mat ter. there is no getting around the truth The bill falls headfirst into the mediocre class.
 It's six of one and half dozen of the other as to whether the Zelda Brothers and Rita Gould deserve credit for saving the day. Maurice and Dan Zelda present as high class acrobatie offering as the Lyric has ever shown Miss Gould is enter taining by virtue of her exceptional stage appearance, her realistic inn personations and an altogether &C., ceptahle voice.
 Mere mention of Paul Moher and Harry Eldridge in 'I Don't care' is sufficient It might not be amiss to describe their act as an attempt to be funny.
 Murlal Morgan and Van D. Shell don call theirs "A Dash of Red" To an overly sensitive audience it would prove all of that and more. Its just about as sorry vaudeville act as could be presented, mainly because its entirely too suggestive of vul- gariuy, old stuff and repulsive.
 No particular fault could be found in the closing number, Dance Va rieties, excepting that 1t lacks orig inality. To persons who have not visited a vaudeville show In some years the act probably would prove refreshing or at least entertaining.