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Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10

give my persistency, but I am truly
interested in Frances and l know to
part her from Dick will break her
heart"
And to be the wife of a gambler.
and an idle, aimless, wild fellow would
break her heart also. He will promise
anything now, but when he has attain
ed his end he will be just as wild and
reckless as ever"
But if you were to put him on a
years probation" urged, you would
see how far he may be trusted. II you
refuse all hope, he will go utterly to
the dogs, and poor little Frances will
break her heart. Let them become
engaged, on the understanding that if
Dick reforms, breaks off all his bad
habits and becomes steady, the mar
riage shall take place just as soon as
you are convinced you can safely sane
ton it,"
Mrs. Lacy sat for some moments
deep in thought.
my one idea is to DO what is best
for my child" she began at last, land
candidly, do not think Dick Carstairs
will make her a good husband. Yet,
on the other hand, longer acquaint-
ance with him may open her eyes as
to his true character also he may tire
of being always on his good behavior,
and may withdraw from the affair.
"On the whole, think / can't do
better than to yield to your sugges-
ton. We will see how things are in a
year."
The immediate results Of Mrs.
Lacy's consent to the engagement
were most encouraging. Frances
beamed with Joy and her sweet little
face grew rosy and plump again. Dick
grew steady, and became as manly
and straightforward q young fellow
as the most rigid of mothers-in-law
could desire.
At the end of a year Mrs. Lacy
was Obliged to own that the reforma-
ton of Dick Carstairs was complete,
and that she no longer feared to in
trust her treasure-her treasured
daughter-to him.
The other day, five years after the
marriage of Frances and Dick, Mrs.
Lacy said to me.
II owe my happiness and that Of my
dear children to you. Had I not taken
your advice my daughter would have
been soured, disappointed old maid,
and Dick would have gone entirely to
the bad. Instead of being as they are
now, the happiest couple and the best
children that ever lived.
at is safer to get a man to reform
before marriage than to marry him
first and try to reform him after
ward. Chicago American.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10
The innocent Child.

There is 4 four-year-old boy in this
city whose parents vow they will
never again take him out unless in
private closed cab, where his remarks
will not be overheard
1t was mammals turn first to receive
a shock. She and her dearest girl
friend were returning from a matinee
Harold walking demurely enough be-
tween them, when he suddenly lifted
his eyes, his chubby fist and his clear
voice, and pointing to a giddy corner
they were passing, said:
That's where my papa gets his
drinks. l know, 'cuz he give me
swallow not to never tell"
Next time papa did not take Harold
for friendly stroll, but the youngster
was along when some men friends, up
from the country for a weekend visit
to Harold's family, were seeing the
sights Of the city. When they went
by certain drug store the boy with
the memory tugged at papa's coat.
Look" he said, delightedly. Look
a-there! That's where mamma buyed
the bedbug poison yest'dy."
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10

Not only on account Of his home,
but also on his own account, a man
should not keep business in mind all
the time. A bow that is always bent
loses it's elasticity, SO that it will not
send the arrow home with force when
there is need. A man who is thinking
day and night about his business
weakens his faculties and loses his
buoyancy and snap" by never allow
ing them chance to become fresh
eued, strengthened and rejuvenated.
He becomes narrow and selfish; his
sympathies and affections become
atrophied or petrified. Home reaction
broadens a man, enlarges his sympa-
thies, and exercises many faculties
that necessarily lie dormant during
the stress Of business hours.
If he will make practice, in his
leisure hours, of giving himself up
completely to recreation, to having a
grand, good romp with the children,
or a social game with the whole fam
lily, making up his mind that he will
have good time during the evening,
no matter what may happen on the
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10

he will enlarge the field of his opera
tions, but now 1t Is enough to know
that in his Investigations into the
quality Of the eatables and drinkables
sent us from the old world he has
discovered, and says boldly, that there
is not barrel of Scotch whisky in
the United States; that the importa-
tons Of this article are all concoctions
and should be labeled compound"
This may be news to the public,
thirsty and unthirsty, but it Is borne
out by the story of the London house
that was accustomed to send to IA
vored correspondents In this country
three bottles of Scotch whisky every
Christmas as a reminder of the pleas
ant feeling entertained by the home
concern of the efforts Of it's American
agents. Back in 1887 Christmas
brought, instead of the three priced
bottles of Scotch, an apologize COM
munication stating that the custom of
long standing had necessarily been
abandoned because there was no
longer any Scotch whisky. In the light
of this statement we may conclude
that DR.. Wiley's disclosure Is belated,
but true.-Detroit Free Press.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10
DANCER in Health Fads

the danger of breathing impure air
or drinking impure water, contract
ing chills, eating and drinking too
much, and so forth. This knowledge,
however, need not turn the care OF
the health into bugbear. One can
make a fad" of health as Of any
other useful thing, says the London
Queen. One can grow monomaniacal
on the value of fresh air or wooden
underclothing, and the mischief OF our
mania is not the harm we do ourselves
so much as the damage we do others
in turning them against the object OF
our fad. Take the wearing OF wool,
for instance. Have not many people
been resolutely set against it by those
faddists who persist in wearing their
flannel shirts ostentatiously, and who
maintain that their hygienic value is
destroyed if their hideousness is soft
ened by wearing linen collars and
cuffs with them?
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10

was once laying my hands, alone,
on little table which spun about the
room, writes Andrew Lang in Har-
per's Magazine. No doubt l moved 1t,
but | did so automatically" | did
not, consciously, exert any force.
said: ASK the table question" and
a lady remarked, "Where are the
watches?" The table then tilted; the
others used the alphabet in the ordi-
nary way l did not know what was
tilted out, but they told me that the
message was, THE watches are in
Franks pocket in the children's
room" l asked: What watches?" and
the lady said, 81 gave two to Frank
to take to the watch maker, and he
does not know what became of them"
mo more do l. said; and thought
no more about it. Frank was boy,
nephew of the lady. l scarcely knew
him by sight. Two months later,
when was in France, Franks father,
who had been present at the table
fitting, wrote to tell me that l was
the devil! The watches had just
been found in an old greatcoat OF
Franks, in a drawer in the children's
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10

A medical writer of eminence said
lately that he never knew a strict
dietarian who did not after a time
become a confirmed dyspeptic."
Shackles never produce strength in
the wearer. The body shackled by
constant conformity to rules loses it's
natural vigor, just as the tied-up limb
loses it's muscular power.
People who are afraid to open their
windows lest draught should give
them neuralgia, who are afraid to go
out IL there is little rain, or little
wind, or a little cold. because they
are 80 delicate" infallibly become
more so, and in time make themselves
as sensitive as dollhouse plants, which
can only exist in one particular spot
in the overheated conservatory.
There are, of course, certain general
rules Of health which every one
should understand and comply with,
IL they wish to avoid illness, such as
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10

The pitiless logic of percentages, as
applied to vital statistics, falls short
of accounting for one fact in the GEN.
sus reports-the longevity Of resi-
dents of the few remaining territories
of the country.
OF the 100000 persons in the popu-
lation Of the average American COM
munity, taking the whole country
through, there is just one which
reaches or exceeds the age Of 100. AS
the census computers prosaically ex-
press it, 100, 999 die before that time"
One in 100000 is, therefore, the per-
centage of centenarians in the United
States; but in Arizona it is ten-ten
times as high as in the rest OF the
country; and in New Mexico 1t is
nine-nine times as high as In the
other portions of the United States.
Some states-Arkansas, Minnesota,
Utah, wyoming. and Idaho-haye no
centenarians. Some states-Florida,
California, New Hampshire, South
Carolina and vermont-have high
rate of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES times as
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10
~ SGZM5ZzQ Ng22E1y

,EWhat's the matter with Frances?"
Masked, looking across the room TO
where my little friend sat, pale and de-
sected. holding languid converse with
one of her mothers guests.
Frances is a headstrong, undutiful
child" replied Mrs. Lacy, with sudden
energy. "She looks the picture Of mis-
cry, doesn't she? It's all because
won't sanction her marriage with Dick
Carstairs."
"They are very fond Of each other,
know, but of course, Dick is-well.
rather fast. Yet the influence Of
sood, sweet girl might reform him."
well, I'm not going to sacrifice my
only daughter on the offchance OF be-
ing able to reform Dick Carstairs, re-
marked Mrs. Lacy, with just indigns-
ton. Frances has no father or broth
er to defend her, and as l am respon-
sible for her l don't intend her to
marry fast man. Surely Lady Mary,
you don't think a girl ought to marry
with the object of reforming her hus-
band?"
ndy reason is entirely with you.
dear Mrs Lacy" FASTENED to assure
her, "but l am very much afraid
you know how fond am of girls and
lovers-that my sympathies are with
the young couple"
think Frances had a good idea
which way my sympathies were likely
to run, for next day she came to lunch
and very soon started the subject Of
her woes. Dick adored her, she in
formed me, and he had said that when
once she was his wife he would break
off with all his wild companions, never
touch cards and never go near a race
course.
Mother is so hard" she com Vain
ed, with tears in her eyes. "She won't
believe in Dick. She doesn't believe
he would reform if he were married.
She says q girl ought to marry man
who doesn't need reforming. Dearest
Lady Mary, | know you feel for me.
IsnA it the hottest mission a girl can
undertaken"
ITO reform Dick Carstairs? Well
don't quite know, but talk of angels
and you hear the rustling of their
wings. What sends you here, Mr.. Car
stairs? From your guilty look at each
other, young people, am of the opin-
ion that there has been collision here
Now this won't do. | can't allow you
to meet at my house in defiance of
Mrs. Lacy's wishes. Frances. I'm
ashamed of YOU"
Dick Carstairs was by no means
without good qualities, but he had
been his own master from very early
age, and his easy good nature had
brought him under the influence of
some very fast men, whose bad exam
pie had led Dick into a most undesir-
able way of life.
He was devotedly in love with Fran
ces. and protested that she would
be his salvation. He POINTED out that
she. was of age, and therefore need
nS pay any attention to her mothers
prohibition, but was glad to hear lit
tie Frances declare hat she would
never marry without her mothers
consent.
"And she will never get it," added
Dick gloomily.
81 do not know that" I put In.
"After all, Dick, you must admit that
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10
Money in Shetland Ponies.

''It is wonder to me-" said Mr.. T..
w. Moulton, of New Orleans, at the
Shoreham, that the opportunity of
making money by breeding Shetland
ponies is so greatly overlooked. Here
is a business that is light, pleasant
and profitable. Good specimens of
these ponies are always in demand
by people of means. who buy them
for the pleasure of their children. 1t
is a common thing for Shetland to
sell for 800, and they often bring
more. They are easy to raise, and,
being small eaters, their keep Is not
expensive. have a friend down south
that makes a comfortable living out
of a little herd of these ponies, and it
is by no means his principal occupa-
ton. "-Washington Post.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10
BOY GAVE THEM IDEA.
How Railroad Men Got Their Engine
Off dead Center"

OF Dead Center"
A travelling man relates that while
riding on the new Orient line between
Harper and Anthony a few days ago.
one Of the side rods Of the engine
broke, and the other side stopped on
a dead CENTER" so that when the re-
pair was made it was impossible to
start the train again. He says:
THE engineer, the conductor, and
over the thing and trying to devise a
way to make it run. Finally a boy
came out of the field where he had
been blowing to see what was going
on. He crawled through the wire
fence and sat down on the bank and
famed himself with his straw hat.
of you'd back that last car up the
grade an let 'er come down kerchunk,
that 'ud start her. he finally suggest
ed, deliberately.
THE railroad men shifted contempt
uously, but the passengers sided with
the boy. Finally the conductor gave
orders that the rear car be uncoupled.
No less than fifty passengers caught
hold and pushed the car up the grade.
Once at the top the car was let go,
The loose coach gained momentum as
it came down the hill, and in spite OF
the engineers admonition to let her
come down easy the emergency bat
tering ram crashed into the train with
a tremendous thump. The engine was
bumped off center all right. Kan
sas City Star.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10
The Toilers.

Our legs and our arms are the toilers
That bring us our ease;
They serve as we wish to direct them.
And not as they please.
We proudly put burdens upon them,
Not asking their leave;
without them how could there be glory
For us to achieve?
They are the toilers that bring us
Contentment and pride;
The thrills which come after long hoping
The workers provide:
The pleasures we taste and the pleasures
OF body and brain
They patiently labor to give US
And what is their gain?
Shall we foolishly add to their burdens,
With never a thought
OF their WEAKNESS or of their aching,
Ignoring their lot?
How stupid were such unfair treatment,
And where is there one
That would thus wrong the toilerS whose
service
Is faithfully done?
They that arise in the mornings
To weave and to hew,
To pillow and to sow and to hammer
The long seasons through,
Are the legs and the arms that earn
pleasure
For those that have pride:
The thrills and the wealth and the splen-
dor
The toilers provide.
S. +. Kiser.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10
FIXING HIGH NOON AT SEA.
Wireless TeIegraphy Expected Soc
to Overcome the Difficulty.

The most momentous improvement
in navigation since the invention OF
the chronometer, more than 100 years
ago, has just been foreshadowed in
modest paragraph in the report OF the
chief of the bureau of equipment OF
the United States navy.
at is believed" says Chief Man
ney, that the development of wire
less telegraphy will enable these
(time) signals to be distributed over
water as we'll as over land, and that
before long every ship at sea- in addi-
ton to ever land station, will receive
daily noon signals from the standard
observatory clocks"
What does that mean? Nothing less
than the elimination of the last ele-
ment Of uncertainty from the problem
OF finding the position of ship at
sea. Hitherto the one weak point in
navigation has been the difficulty Of
carrying standard time on a voyage.
Observations for local time as we'll
as for latitude have been exact, but
the comparison Of local standard time
for obtaining the longitude has in
volved certain amount of guesswork.
The best chronometer is not quite in
fallible, and some allowance, which
may not be precisely right, has always
to be made for errors.
But with time signals received from
a national observatory every day at
noon the mariner will know his way
over any part of the wide ocean as
accurately as If he were threading
buoyed channel. The chronometer
will join the cross-staff and the astro-
labe on the Junk heap of discarded
makeshifts.
And of course ship that can com.
municate with the short for one pur.
pose is equally in touch with the world
for any other communication it needs
to make.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10
VERDI AND THE EDITOR.
Latter Set Out to Procure Bargain
and Was Shorn.


Verdi achieved his first musical sue
cess with "Nabucodonosor," and after
Its performance in the theater at
Milan he went home to the poorly fur
nished room in which his young wife
had died some months previously
from sheer lack Of the necessaries OF
life. Throwing himself on the bed he
slept until 5 o'clock in the morning,
when he was aroused by some one
knocking at the door.
"Come in" he said, and Merelli, the
famous Milanese editor entered. He
felt confident that "Nabucodonosor"
would not be an enduring success and
he thought that he could purchase it
from the composer at low figure.
How much do you want for the
opera?" he asked.
Thirty thousand francs" replied
Verdi.
Merelli was dumbfounded, for ne
had supposed that the composer
would have been quite willing to sell
the work for four or five thousand
francs.
What is that you said?" he asked.
81 have said," replied Verdi coldly
chat l will sell you the opera for
thirty thousand francs because you
have taken the trouble to call on me
before o'clock in the morning. The
price this evening will be fifty thou
sand francs"
The editor paid the sum required
but was so much chagrined at not get
ting a bargain that he took to his
bed and remained there two months
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10
NOT CASE FOR UNDERsTUDY.
This Time Young Mans Presence
Really Was in Demand.


"I'd like to have the day off next
Wednesday, sir" said young Thomp.
son to the Senior Partner.
The Senior Partner frowned. He
did not approve OF holidays.
1--WE don't like to establish the
precedent of giving time off," he said.
But l have some rather important
business on hand" urged young
Thompson, "and-"
"And / suppose no one possibly
could attend to this important bust.
ness but you," sneered the Senior
Partner.
well, not very well, sir, because,
you sec"
Young men are too prone to over
rate their own Importance" interrupt.
ed the Senior Partner, Its a COM
mon failing among them to consider
themselves indispensable, while nine
times out of ten they are only block.
ing the way of better men. Now, In
this little business matter Of yours no
doubt, if necessary, you could depute
some one else to attend to it for you
some one just as able and just as will.
ing as yourself"
Without doubt, sir" said young
Thompson, "but, as I'm to be married,
the lady has conceived the notion that
l am indispensable to the ceremony"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10
Brides of Berlin.

The Oldest woman who married in
Berlin last year was 70; 22S were over
80 years. and one under 16. A trif1e
more than one-half of the brides were
under % years of age. About one
fourth of the bridegrooms were under
rs; the Oldest was 81. The total num-
Der of pairs was 20.141. OF the men
2,191 married the second time, PA
the third, IL the fourth, the fifth
and 1 the sixth time. OF the women
LAG married the second, 80 the third.
the fourth and the. ffth time.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10

there are reasons why an affectionate
mother should hesitate about intrust-
ing her one pretty little daughter to
your care"
But with Frances as my wife
would become as steady fellow as
could be wished for"
why not become steady before
marriage? could never advise a girl
to marry in the hope of reforming her
husband, but IL you will pledge your
seIf TO try to throw off every bad habit
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10
Point of View.

Harkins-So you really imagine
that smoking benefits you, Ell?
Larkins-I know it does. My moth
erin-law leaves the room the minute
light my pipe.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-12-10

and every undesirable associate,
will exert all my influence with Mrs
Lacy to get her consent to your en-.
gagement."
Frances looked radiant and Dick
frightened up. He was ready to prom.
Use anything if only the hope Of gain
ing his little sweetheart were not
taken from him.
had hard task to win over Mrs.
Lacy.
GAIL very WELL" she said, "and
dare say Mr.. Carstairs has all The
good qualities you say he has, but
know what kind of life he leads, and
never will allow my darling little girl
to marry a man in hopes Of reforming
him."
Il quite agree with you; but sup
pose he reforms before marriage. For.
, 1904-12-30
TEACHERS
HAVE ORGAN
THE WYOMING SCHOOL JOURNAL
ISSUED BY THE STATE TEACH
ERs' ASSOCIATION.
First Number Of Interesting Publica-
ton for the Teachers Of State,
With Prof. S. S. StockwelI Of Uni
versity as Editor-ln-chief-TabIe
Of Contents,

The first number of the Wyoming
School Journal, the official organ of
the State Teachers association, has
been received at this office. 1t is pub,
lished by the Teachers association
monthly, with Prof. S. S. Stockwell,
principal of the normal college of the
University Of Wyoming, as the edi,
tor-in-chief, and Prof. II. e. Conard,
superintendent of the Cheyenne city
schools, as the business manager. The
associate editors are the different
county superintendent, including Mrs.
Emma II. Knight of Albany county.
The number on the exchange table of
The Republican consists of sixteen
pages and cover, with two wide col
umns to the page, nicely printed and
with several pages of advertisements.
The table of contents for the Deem
Der number includes The Wyoming
State Teachers Association" editorial
comment" Rural School Problems from
a Wyoming Standpoint by Miss Alice
NJ. Simpson. county superintendent of
schools for Laramie county; THE
Teachers Responsibility" by Kate
Andrew: "A Summer Term at the Uni.
by Evelyn Rideout Rocks, and items
of news from various sources. includ,
ing Crook county, Sheridan county,
Laramie county rural schools and
Cheyenne schools.
The payment of 81 secures member
ship in the Wyoming State Teachers
association and II years subscription
to the Wyoming School Journal. Fol
lowing are the officers of the State
Teachers association, elected at the
meeting held at Casper last Septem
Der:
Presidents. S. S%tockwell, Laramie
Vice President. B. Crandall, Raw
Inns.
Secretary-Miss Alice Scott. New
I~castle.
Assistant Secretaries-Miss Alli'
Davis, Lander; Miss Margaret 10th
ian, Buffalo.
T~reasurer-C. r. Atkinson. Sheri
dan.
Executive Committees. s. Stock
well. Miss Allie Scott. F. E. Matheny
of Casper. II. E. Conard of Cheyenne
or NJ. Norv n Tlorly nf RncL
Springs.
, 1904-12-30
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.
Almost like spring.
Windy this afternoon.
Two more days OF 1904.


Two more days OF 1904.
Genuine banana belt weather.
Games for Xmas, half price. Lovejoy.
Get ready to change the figure and
write it 1905"
The next new moon will occur on
the 5th of January.
The remains of Hiram Miller were
inferred this afternoon.
Assorted flowers in daily. The Col
den Rule, Mrs. r. Wall.
Mr.. E. Whiting, the city engineer, is
confined to his he'd today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Towson have rent
ed the Lovejoy house, on Seventh
street.
A son was BORN today to Mr.. ant
Mrs. Charles Rome, colored residents
of the city.
The Laramie Woman's club viii
meet at the home of Mrs. G. A. Cook
419 south Eighth street, tomorrow aft
ernoon.
Mrs. NJ. S. Clark, the principal of the
school Of music at the University OF
Wyoming, is i'll at her home from a
severe cold.
, 1904-12-30
Not All unqratefuI.

People who ride on these cars.
remarked the confidential conductor.
as his car trundled along Walnut
street the other evening. ARE fire.
quently g queer and ungrateful lot.
but sometimes they are the
The other day. for instance. an old
German chap was trying to get on
this car Of mine at Eleventh street.
He was crossing the street and did
not see the approach of a car up Elev-
enth. l ran out and grabbed him from
in front of the fender. He gasped
out, as soo as he got his breath:
"'Sir. eff l was as rich as | an poor.
I would give you a t'ousand dollars for
dis!"-Philadelphia Press.