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Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

she arose and put her hand within t.
and together they started towards
the house. treading the narrow ledge
whose outer edge was death. A SINGLE
push of the crazed woman's feeble
hand and mutilation waited for them
below, but there was not q tremble In
the mans voice as he asked:
"And what do you think of the new
tenor this winter at the opera?"
In the street below the crowd stood
silent, tense with excitement, until
they saw Philip hand the woman, still
with courtly grace, through the door
in the roof. and then 1t broke into
tumultuous cheering.
AS for Philip, his one thought was
to get to the office. He realized the
value of the story. The secret of the
darkened mansion. The closed blinds.
The beautiful woman, with her Wild.
mad eyes-it was full of color. It was
picturesque. Resides 1t was a SCOOP.
There is, perhaps, no other Joy in
life equal to that which the young
writer reads his own productions in
type, and Philips first conscious act
the next morning was to reach for the
paper. de lad expected his story to
be given some prominent place; per-
was not even printed. How long he
might have stared at the paper in be-
wilderment he never knew, but that
two letters caught his eyes, as they
lay upon his table. One was from
the city editor of the Asterislk, and he
bounced upon 1t for an explanation.
Dear Van Vivier," he read, "sorry,
but your scoop was scooped. The dis
tressed damsel you rescued Is old La
Roux's daughter, and La Roux. as you
appear not to know, Is the heaviest
stakeholder in the Asterisk. Natur.
ally he wanted your story killed. Vir.
tue is rewarded. however. He sug-
gests you for night editor In place Of
Carson, who has resigned. Report
for duty tonight"
The other letter was from Madge.
It said:
Dear Philip have heard cf your
rescue of poor Fannie La Roux. How
could you be such hero, and such
a goose as to take such risk. You
need a guardian, sir, and am going
to marry you to take care of you, on
this day one month. You can't refuse
a lady, you know. Yours, Madge."
Philip read the letter twice, and
then he. bowed his head on the table.
and when he raised 1t his eyes were
dim and tender.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
SHOULD BE CLEAN-SHAVEN.
Writer Says Ideal Man Wears No
Hair on His Face.

A recent writer says: The ideal
man is clean-shaven. Confidently he
exposes to the world his features I'M
disguised by hirsute appendages. Can
we conceive the Apollo Belvedere
with even a mustache? I doubt it.
A merely honest man also, one would
think, should wear no hair upon his
face. And for these reasons: Each
Of us in great measure, partly from
exaggerated ideas of his own per-
spicacity, partly from the stress OF
life, judges his neighbor from his
face. His clothes are but doubtful
index Of lis character. But his feat
ures arc, we firmly believe, indicative
Of his nature and his mode of life.
There may be villany written
large on his upper lip. A certain
mold of chin betrays its owner as a
man of considerable homicide tenden-
cies. Cover the lips with waterfall
mustache, drape the chin with an
Assyrian beard, and it may wen be
that murderous monster is a pleasing
enough fellow to view. Such an one
does not venture to pass clean-shaven
through the streets. Let each one of
us present in all candor such features
as are his.
ITO possess a receding chin is no
crime. 1t is merely sign of weak
ness. But to conceal it with a huge
and bushy beard and thereby to pre-
sent the appearance Of man endow-
ed with greay strength Of will is sure
that all beared men are rogues and
murderers. But | reserve my judg-
ment and suspect them of roguery and
homicide"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
CITY AND COUNTRY.

We frequently hear about the ''slav-
cry of farm life" True, farming II
properly attended to often means hard
work, and on some days long hours:
but If rightly and successfully man
aged it cannot be otherwise than a
labor of love, requiring the use OF
brains, CT thought and study. The
right kind Of farmer masters tho soil
with his head more than with his
hands. The city merchant, the store
clerk. the city laborer generally-and
this includes physicians, teachers, pro
fessionals, and often millionaires-all
have far greater reason to talk about
the slavery of city life" than the mod
ern farmer, who has no boss, is net
kept imprisoned for ten or twelve
hours a day in dingy room, and
whose whole life is the most satisfac-
tory combination Of congenial work.
both of brain and hand, with perfec-
ton independence, and the purest Of
life's pleasures and blessings, has no
reason to talk about the slavery Of
farm life." Let us appreciate our ad-
vantages and make the most of our
opportunities, rather than indulge In
such slurs on our occupation as that
which is expressed In the absurd
phrase slavery of farm life"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

Plank boards for horse stalls ars<
not good investment. They wear
out too quickly. Cement floors prop
erly made with the proper slope are
preferable. These floors SHOULD BIO
made little rough SO ss to hold the
bedding. If you arc plGhning te put
new floor in your horse barn during
the coming season, be sure and talk
with those who have used cement
floors for their horses and Hsten to
what they have to say in favor Of such
floors as compared with those con-
structed of planks, and you wal soon
be convinced of their value.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
ATTEND THE DAIRY SCHOOL

This is the time OF year VIXEN a
great many butter makers are com
PEELED to decide whether they will at
tend term of the dairy school or put
it off until next year. There are many
who desire to go, but caunot arrange
to do so on account OF the finance
question or inability to secure q man
to operate their creamery during their
absence, while there are others who
are eligible TO neither excuse and who
are sorely in need Of the instruction
to be obtained at the sc&ool. A man
who ia operating a creamery In this
day and age is working at great dis
advantage If he does not possess
dairy school education.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

Existence. as Philip Van Vivier
planned il, was to be a very pleasant
AFFAIR He had youth and health. and
wealth, and he pictured the future a
gay Kaleidoscope mingungs Of golf.
and polo ponies, and grand opera. and
little suppers otter the play, and Lon
don seasons and Partisan bsuleyards.
and it really seemed TO him-when he
stopped to moraiine-that this was a
pretty good old world after all. and
that given these things and good
p digestion q man might be happy IL he
tried.
Then, Too. TO crown It all there was
Madge. Madge, tall and slight, and
svelt, with the tawny gold in her
hair, and the eyes that changed with
every changing thought-that were as
blue as summer skies when she smii-
ed, and grew black as midnight when
she thrilled to any deep emotion.
Philip could hardly remember time
when he had not loved her. They had
grown up, boy and girl. together. with
something singularly similar in their
fate. Both were orphaned children.
left to the untender care of unwilling
relatives, and Philip never forgot the
moment of their meeting. His uncle's
place adjoined that of Madge's guard
ian, and he had been wandering about
the grounds. forlorn and lonely
childish figure, when he first came
upon the little maid. She gave one
long look at has somoer face and
mourning clothes, and then, with that
swift and intuitive sympathy that God
gives to even the youngest child, she
went up TO him.
Little boy" she iisped, for she was
scarcely more than baby, little boy.
is 90 lonesome, and doesn't nobody
love 'oo?"
mo" he lad answered with a sob
from the depths Of his hungry. little
heart.
Don't c'y. littie boy" she comfort
ed, slipping her hand In his. Il ill
love 90, and 90 won't never be lone
some any more" ard, indeed, 1t seem
ed TO Philip he had never been lone
some again. There was always
Nadge.
But who may count securely on the
future? Move the kaleidoscope ever
so gently and its figures change. There
came a day when Philip had TO do,
not with visions OF a golden future.
but with hard and merciless pres
cnt. Suddenly. as an unexpected
Ghunderbet came the failure of the
crust company in which his fortune
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

A subscriber who is milk vender
asks IL he may use preservatives to
keep his milk from souring while ship
ping to the city. Personalities cannot
be used In the states Of Minnesota and
Iowa. as 1t is prohibited by law, and 1t
is very fortunate that we have such a
law. as preservatives are poisonous
and dangerous IN the hands Of care
less people. and when their use Is per-
mitted they too often become means
in the hands of the slovenly milk deal
or of taking the place of cleanliness In
preserving milk.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

Ths farmer who has confined his
efforts to two or three staple crops
does not know how his farm woutd re-
spond to some one or more special
crops. This Is a day OF speeialties
and many men can make success
growing some special crop wins are
not now making good living grow
ing some Of the staple crsps. The
way to start on some special crop Is
to start with small area and gradu-
ally branch out To larger operations,
have In mind a farmer who made a
failure OF growing staple crops and
afterwards made pronounced success
in growing broom ocrn. Another dfd
the same with popcorn.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16


known world of work that is so hard.
and gives such scant rewards to the
untried laborer.
AT college he had rather distinguish.
ed himself by some clever skits in the
college journal, and SO il seemed nat
ural to him to turn to journalism as
the most available way of settling the
bread and butter problem. A friend
obtained a place for him on the staff
OF the morning Asterisk, where he be-
gan as the bottom of the reportorial
ladder.
Philip kept doggedly on. He ac-
CURED reputation for being faithful
and accurate. He was a gourmand
for work, and the city editor began to
speak hopefully Of him, but advance.
ment comes slowly in a newspaper
office, and to Philip. Madge seemed an
Unreasonable distance off, when sud-
denly he made his great scoop. 1t
was the merest acknowledgements
mostly are--if we knew the truth of
them. One evening he was walking
along one of the fashionable residence
streets, when suddenly he was startled
by scream. and looking UP he
saw a woman with the wild eyes and
cunning of a maniac sitting on the
very outer coping of the walls of a
tall house. where she waved her arms
gleefuily, and leaned dizzily forward
to peer into the street below. In an
instant an the mystery of the
drawn blinds and jealousy guarded
doors of the mansion. at which many
had marveled. was revealed. Here
was one of those family tragedies, at
which the world guesses-somo poor
crazed creature, living out her life
within padded walls, and who had es-
capped from her keepers, and with
that instinct of flight from a prison
that survives all reason, was prepar-
ing to take fatal leap into the street
below.
It had taken Philip but an instant
to realize the scene, and with sud-
den inspiration he dashed past the
servant in the doorway. and UP the
three long flights of steps. and
through the open door in the roof.
through which she had evidently
climbed. The woman looked up at
the sound of an approaching step.
She saw handsome young man COM
ing toward her. When he reached
her he made a courtly bow and offer
ed hor his arm, and without one pro-
test, mechanically. naturally. as II
they had been on the ballroom aoor,
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

face as white as death. "and I'm not
poltroon enough to Settle down and
live on her money" and there had
ben a terrible scene.
ooh, Philip. Philip" she had cried.
clinging to him. what good is all
my money to me if l can't make
things easy for you? Surely there Is
more than enough for us both"
Then he had tried to explain to her,
bluaserirgly, and haltingly, that
something that is dearer to man than
even the love of woman-that some
thing which he must have, or die Of
selfloathing-his own self-respect.
And in the end Madge saw" The
sympathy that always understood
others was part of her charm. and
Philip went away to face that un-
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

was invested, ana he awoke one morn
ing TO find himself that most pitiable
az all creatures on earth-the man
who needs money, and knows no way
OF earning II. He had taken the blow
standing, with smile on his hips, like
the thoroughbred he was. and Just
bow deep the hurt went none knew.
Pleasant prospect" was his sole
comment with shrug of his shout
ders Go those who would have con-
doled with him on his loss. "a beer
income, with a champagne taste. Do
you happen to know the best way OF
adjusting themr
He might meet The situation with
laughter and scoffing SO far as others
were concerned. but when IL came to
Madge it was anoeher thing. 81 can't
ask her to marry a begger," he said
so himself. setting hts teeth, and with
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
THE SCIENCE OF BREEDING.

The man who has proved himself
successful breeder is of inestimable
value In the realm of stockholm and
to him honor is truly due. There are
many engaged in breeding stock and
many have been more or less success
full, but how many can we point out
as masters of their art Unfortunate
ly they are few. There are many
prominent breeders who own prize
winning herds but in how many cases
are the animals in their possession
the result of their success as breed
ers. A great number OF men In the
business are more deserving OF the
name spectators than breeders.
II requires clear insight into the
laws relating to breeding, and this In
turn demands considerable expert
ence before the height OF success can
be reached. There are SO many influ-
ences having bearing more or less
direct on the laws of breeding and
of some Of the laws so little is
known, that he who would be sue
cessful must be close student. The
most prevalent cause Of failure is
that many of those engaged In the
work fail to comprehend its intricacy.
1t may be that herd Of cattle
10 deficient in some particular point
and the owner in his endeavor to
rectify this weakness secures a sire
that Is strong in that particular but
at the same time he overlooks some
weakness in the sire that may be
even more Objectionable than the one
he endeavors 10 remedy, and as
result finds himself in serious pre-
dicament. This will illustrate one Of
the pitfalls into which the unwary
may fall and points out one OF the diff
ficulties which will continually pre-
sent themselves. II is impossible to
get perfect sire and the intending
purchaser must reason out for him.
self whether or not his herd will be
improved by the use of a certain ami
NAL.
The breeder must have in his mind
some definite ideal which he rs en-
deavoring to reach and without such
an ideal in his mind little Roadway is
likely to be made. A sire shouldsbe
selected not only because he is
good individual, but because of the
value he will be 10 that particular
herd in which he is to be used. Sup
posing there are two animals to
choose from. The first may, in the
show ring, win over the second, but
for use in a certain herd the second
may be of much more value than the
first AS an explanation of this, the
first may be deficient in a certain
point in which many of the herd are
likewise deficient and the use Of such
a sire would tend to fix the existing
evil more firmly and render improve
ment more difficult.
Let the breeder never be satisfied
with his present attainments, but
strive for something better. Let his
watchword be Improvement and
though he may have reached a GER
tain ideal in which he had in mini
as a beginner, let him set up another
standard. Only the progressive can
hope for permanent success and we
are in duty bound to strive for some
thing better than present attainment
and to give the world the best we
can.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

1t Is we'll to remember that a model
udder is usually an indication of a
good COW; however, an ideal udder or
an extremely large udder is occasion
ally found attached to a very ordinary
COW. A well-balanced udder with we'll
placed teats is as good an indication
as abnormal size, as size does not
always indicate quality. AS a COW
ages her udder usually becomes long
er, even though she gives no mere
milk than formerly, hence the age OF
the COW should be considered when
giving credit to the size of her udder.
We also remember that the udder
neither indicates quality of milk nor
persistency in milking.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

AS between spring and fall planting
of trees there is doubtless more in the
circumstances than in the season. A
good tree well taken up and well
planted will do equally well at either
time OF the year. But transplanting is
an unnatural process and is check to
the growth of the tree or plant, which.
until growth is fully re-established, Is
under unfavorable conditions, and the
less exposure while these conditions
remain the better.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

Some of the advantages ef having
some Of the mares drop their colts in
the fall is that the team need not be
so badly broken in the spring, or the
mares subject to too severe exertion.
The colts can be wcaneA on grass and
so suffer the least from the change CT
food, and are out of the way when the
mares go to the field. AS the mare
usually does not have to work SD hard
during the winter she can better
suckle her colt.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

Not long since it was my good for
tune to visit a farmer in an adjoining
county. He kept great many horses
and had nothing but barbed wire
fences. In order that his horses should
know where wire fences were he had
a number of long laths wired to the
top wire Of the fence. which had been
whitewashed. Horses could see these
readily and would not run into the
fences.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

The problem OF agriculture are the
hardest that any line Of business has
to grapple with. No wonder people
leave farms and hunt softer places,
There is no true reward anywhere
without hard work. and the best and
greatest reward for Intelligent indus
try is to be found ON the farm.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

ii. c. James of Dolan asks where
the Attorney cattle originated. Alder
ney is a term erroneouay applied to
the Jersey and Guernsey breed of cat.
tie, which originated In the jersey and
Guernsey islands.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
Reeipe for LONGEVITY.

Rev. DR.. Robert Collyer. the famous
New York divine, celebrated his cigh.
tieth birthday quite recently. 81 havo
never been sick a day in my life,'
says DIR. Collyer, "and I have never
eaten my breakfast In bed. What Is
my recipe for longevity? Live nat.
ural life, eat what you want and
walk on the sunny side of the street."
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

Sheep, as well as other live stock.
love q greater variety % feed, than
they usually get; but sheep especially
are fond Of change and variety, even
unto apparent fickleress. The more
g,od grass they eat the more nexious
and bitter weeds they viii consume.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

The whole mission of the steer is to
convert feed into beef, and the quicker
he converts given amount of feed
into beef the more pounds of beef he
will get for the food consumed. Keep
the animal busy every day at it's
proper work, from birth to sale day.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

When you wish to 'break up sit
ting hen, don't pull her tail feathers
all out and duck her in water, but
confine her in good quarters without
nests and properly feed and water her.
The thing you should aim at is to put
your hens in laying order again as
soon as possible.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

The farmer who takes into consider
alton the keeping up Of the fertility
of his soil will aim to produce crops
to FEED at home and keep such stock
as he can feed and do it we'll. The
taking of crops off the farm without
planning to recuperate the soil Is a
bad practice.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

Farm animals are the machinery
which the farmer must use for con-
verting the farm products into animal
products OF greater value. 70 run the
machinery economically It mus be-
continually supplied with aA the raw
material that it can use.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

September 27 will be apple day az
the Worlds Fair. Every man. woman
or child who attends the exposition on
that day will be made a present OF
three or four of Missouri's best, "tk<
big red apple" 1t is to be hoped.
however, that they will not 10 Ben
Davis.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

A hen that lays an average OF an
egg every other day is a moderately
good layer and will pay good profit,
but hundreds of breeders are making
their fowls do much better than his.
What is worth doing at all is worth
doing we'll.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

II we are going to make any money
in raising and feeding cattle, we must
eliminate year or more of time from
the process Of making a prime beef.
II can be done.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

Attractive and convenient farm
homes are rapidly becoming more ccm-
mon, and afford a pleasing contract
with those when log houses, log
schoolhouses and rail fences were
common sights.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

they were a year old and older, and
then fatten them. We have learned
better way and so have most feeders.
Nobody feeds hogs that way now.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

Trees in the orchard that have not
made much growth should not be ma.
nured. Keep every tree growing. An
old orchard that is past ITS prime can
be set 10 work again w mange ana
fertilizers freely used.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

The farm is the place to look for
quiet, health and peace. 1t Is the
refuge place from care. and turmoil
incident to town and city lie.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

, mr. wragg invites contributions OF
any new ideas that readers of this de.
partment may wish to present. ana
would be pleased to answer correspond
ents desiring Information on subjects
di ,cussed. Address III. j. Wragg. Wau-
kee, Iowa.l
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-05-26

A "stitch in the side" is the popular
and expressive term for Il sharp stab
felt in the side an acute spasm, pro-
ducing pain, like the thrust of needle
which is felt especially in the inter
costal muscles. Probably its simplest
form is due to muscular cramp con-
nected with respiration and frequently
brought on by violent exercise after Il
full meal, in which there is a greater
accumulation of carbonic acid than can
be readily assimilated or carried off
Such slight stitch is often removed by
STOPPING; hence the old time popular
remedy was to make the sign of the
cross upon the foot.
Such q stitch is also associated with
pleurisy, and then it is caused by a
stretching of the not uncommon ad-
hesions between two pleuritic surfaces
At other times the source is neuralgia
In any case to persist in muscular ex-
ertion when the stitch is severe is to
take a great risk.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-05-26
Credit With PnxYnhroIsers

That men can and do establish line
of credit with pawnbrokers is a prop
osition beyond belief to the man who
has been offered only $50 on q watch
that cost So. The fact remains, how
ever, that all pawnbrokers have fa-
vored patrons on their books who can
always get the amount of money they
want upon almost any old thing that
takes the shape of jewelry or other
"hockable' personal property. A To-
cal sport tried to raise $50 on his split
second stop watch the other day and
was offered $50 less than the value of
the case melted. A friend who has
an established credit took the same
watch to the same pawnbroler and
got SO on it without question be-
ing asked. 1t was the man, not the
watch, that made the loan possible
Philadelphia Record.