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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
Lambs in the Stockyards.

Lambs do not receive very much
consideration in the stockyards,
whether they be intended for slaugh-
ter or for reshipping to farmers that
are to feed them. The men that do
the handling at the stockyards are
not the most tender that can be
found, and the kind of attention given
is not what the lambs have been ac-
customed to. if they have been under
the care of an intelligent shepherd
The careless dipping of sheep and
lambs has resulted repeatedly in the
loss of many of the lambs, and some
times as many as twenty dead lambs
have been fond in single car after
that ordeal. 1t is supposed that chill
Ing resulted. 1t may be too that
some OF the dips are too strong for
tender lambs. The farmers that have
lambs to ship will do we'll to see 20 IL
that the lambs receive the best Of at
.ention at this trying time.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
To Revive GIories of Iona Branch

Leading citizens of Long Branch
are endeavoring to revive the faded
glories of that erstwhile fashionable
summer resort. Gamblers and the
usual swarm Of shoddyites crowded
in after the real society leaders years
ago and turned the place into fifth
ing has been held and the city author
tiles have been asked to purchase
ocean front, build a casino and con-
struct board walk. The citizens are
determined that there shall be an
early return of conditions which pre-
vailed formerly.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10

The gun was brought out and fired
over the practice mast, which is 10
foot pole with a crossyard near the
top. The line was caught and made
fast to the mast by John James,
nephew of the captain. The lines
were hauled tight by means of a
tackle and James stepped into the
breeches buoy.
AS he did so the mast broke at its
base and fell on the beach with James
beneath it. He was nursed back to
life, but as a cripple, and discharged
from the service. Though a young
man, his hair is almost white from
the shock.
The life crew somehow began TO
look upon the carriage specter as hav-
ing been an i'll omen.
Several winters later, at the very
same point on the beach where the
carriage had entered the water, Capt
James fell dead beside his lifeboat.
Doesn't all this prove something?
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
One Way to Stop a Doq Fiqht.

saw an ugly dog Tight stopped Ia
very handy manner the other day."
says an agent whose business takes
him to almost every section of the
city.
1T was between a couple of bull.
dogs, and they went at it in a manner
that threatened to put an end to the
life of both. Finally each got a hold
that could not be broken and the men
looking on were afraid that the dogs
would kill each other. 1t was a short
distance from a saloon, and a young
man who appeared to be interested in
one Of the dogs as owner ran to the
saloon and brought out bottle Of
settler water. Approaching the fight.
ing dogs he aimed the syphon at their
faces and pressed the lever. There
was a stream Of water straight into
the mix-up of struggling and growing
animals. and it had scarcely touched
their eyes when they let go instantly
and ran in opposite directions yelping
ike whipped puppies. Utica Oh
server.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10

I 1t was a woman in black, weeping
and walking along Stony Beach.
The life savers, who had been
| joked over the horse and buggy, refus-
ed to go near that part of the beach
or to discuss the matter, except to adj
NIT that they were glad she kept away
from the station.
She was an eminently respectable
"spook" and modestly kept her trou-
bles and herself from the curious.
Many people saw her for three even
ings in succession. They said she wore
a widows veil and walked from the
eastern end of the beach to a great
rock and disappeared.
She walked rather rapidly and held
a handkerchief in front of her face.
Some of the holder spectators spoke
to her or stood in her path and were
rewarded by seeing her suddenly van
| ish.
The woman was said to often turn
her face toward the sparkling lights
of the Nantasket hotels across the
water.
The fourth night after her first ap-
pearance came the fire. Since then the
talk of ghosts and omens has been rife
in Hull.
Those who had boosted of trying to
pick up the ghost lady" were looked
upon with disfavor for offending "a
spirit"
"The idea of trying to flirt with a
Icing from another world" they said.
"They ought to have had better
bringing up"
"Of course, she was offended"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
Rising Price of Beef.

Gradually from year to year there
beef, though the average rise is so
small for any one year that our buy.
ers do not notice it. With the ex-
haustion of the area of public range
and the increase of population there
is steadily approaching a time when
beef will be high all the year round.
While this is a matter for the buyers
to look upon with misgivings it is
one that should stimulate the pro-
Queer of beef to put more thought
beef of the future will not be made
alone on our western ranges, but in
all parts of the country. The farms
in the older states carry few beeves
because they cannot compete with
the cheap grass on the western
ranges, but that day is slowly but
surely passing. The millions and mil.
lions Of people that are coming to
our shores are swelling the number
of the beef eaters, and there is also
among us a steady increase of the
native population. We hope to see
beef steers on every farm. There are
very few farmers that cannot raise
one or two beeves without much ex.
ira expense, especially IL they have
pastures that are of good size and
which are seeded to good combina-
tons of grasses.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
Our Draft Horses.

me Americans can raise the best
draft horses in the world If they care
to do so. In the first place they have
the foundation stock, having been
buying and importing for many years
the best draft blood that Europe pro-
duces. The men on this side Of the
water will, however, be compelled to
change their methods of feeding as
to composition of the ration. 1t is
true that a goodly number of horse
breeders have already done this, but
they are after all but very small per
cent Of the whole number of Amer
lean draft horse breeders. We have
been tempted by the Goddess Of
Corn" and have fallen into the habit
Of thinking that that is the only kind
OF grain that it will pay us to feed.
The result is a good-sized frame, but
lack of quality in bone and muscle,
with tendency to too much fairness.
Our draft horses should lead the
world in quality, but it is a fact that,
with the exception Of the horses un.
der the control of our noted breeders
or horses that have been sold by
them our draft horses are very uncer.
tain in quality. We buy fine animals
from the Europeans, import them,
feed their offspring on corn for a
number Of generations and when we
send some of their progeny back to
the old country we are told that the
price paid for them will be less than
for the ones reared there because our
horses lack stamina. In other words,
the Europeans have determined that
our horses have been deteriorated by
the way they have been fed. Isn't it
time to change the manner Of feed
ing them?
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
His Thirst for knowledge.

Abe Gruber was entertaining a
young friend from up the state one
day last week. After having pointed
out various sights Of the city Mr.. Cru.
Der conducted his youthful acquaint-
ance to restaurant.
Mr.. Gruber ordered dinner and then
began perusing the wine list. He de-
cided on some Burgundy, but just
as he was about to order it paused
and gazed at the callow youth before
HIM. Then he shook his head.
Whats the use?" he said, half
aloud. Gle wouldn't know the differ.
ence between it and the rankest Cali.
fornia claret"
The youth raised his head.
Perhaps not, Mr.. Gruber," he said.
"but then, have such a thirst for
knowledge. New York Times.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
ENGINES TESTED IN SHOP.
Ingenious Arrangement for Giving Lo-
connective Its Trial Trips.

One of the greatest triumphs of en-
cheering skill is to be found at the
Great Western railway works at Swim
don, England, where an ingenious con-
trivance for giving locomotive it's
trial trip without leaving the scene
of its construction is in operation.
The feature Of the testing plant Is
that the engine, after being placed
on the machine, runs on wheels fitted
with tires which correspond to the
trend and section of the permanent
way. A clever braking arrangement
secures a representation of the diff
culties encountered in running on the
metals and all the tests usually made
on trial trip can be conducted in
side the works with all the appliances
at hand. The dangers of break
down and subsequent blocking of the
main line are thus obviated and the
work of experimenting is simplified.
This machine is the invention of the
locomotive superintendent, J. G..
Churchward, and is said to be the
only one in Europe.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10

From the days OF piru,ss and
witches Hull was free from ghosts UNI
til 1898, says the Boston Post. In the
early part of that winter the Point AL
lerton lifesavers, putting out for
practice row, one evening. saw
horse and buggy drive along the rough
beach and out into the water.
Horse and carriage seemed to pass
along the tossing surface of the water
for time, as if supported by a coat
of ice. Then they slowly sank into
the water and were gone.
Everyone ip the lifeboat saw the
apparition ard old Capt. Joshua
James, now dead, steered the boats
bow around and his crew pulled with
might and main for the spot where the
carriage had been.
The vehicle had passed between the
crew and the full moon and was clear
ly seen. A woman was discerned,
flashing the animal with a whip and
leaning over the dashboard. She stood
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10

up as the carriage settled.
Though they knew something was
wrong and that no such thing as they
had seen could possibly have hap
pened, the crew dashed to the spot
and found nothing.
They dragged all night, and with
lanterns scanned the beach for wheel
tracks in vain.
When daylight came a sheer dainty,
black-bordered, woman's handkerchief
was found on the shore.
For few days the lifesavers were
joked about seeing things" That
winter came as usual the November
gale, although more severe, which
piled wrecks high on the shores of
Hull and Nantasket, as we'll as all
New England.
The lifesavers had more than they
could handle and volunteers were TAX
en- from the townsfolk
In taking off the crew of the three
masted coaster Edward w. Perry the
breaches buoy failed to work well, and
as soon as the storm went down
breaches buoy practice was ordered.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
HIS END WAS QUIET.
Youthful Diplomatist Got Neatly Out
of Tight Place.

Ned was Z. Bulge was 4. They
had the small boys propensity for
adopting every stray cat that came
In their direction, without drawing
any line of color or antecedents. The
grown-ups had protested without
avail and nearly every day found an
additional half-starved kitten running
about the place. At last the boys
father had an inspiration.
See here, boys" he said. Il am
altogether too poor to feed any more
kittens. | simply cannot afford it.
Now, if you really want to keep this
last little yellow kitten you have
brought in you will have to buy milk
for her with your own pennies. But,
remember, she must be well fed and
the first time | find her crying for
something to eat she will have to CO."
The boys talked the matter over
and readily agreed to this arrange
ment. The following. day, however,
the yellow kitten was crying piteous-
ly for food when the father came
home. Only one of the culprits being
present the walls of wrath broke on
his head.
Bulge" he said sternly, didn't ]
tell you boys that the first time !
heard that cat yelling around here
she would have to go?"
Eyes, papa" Bulge replied hastily.
But you see, | only own half the cat
and it isn't my end Of the cat thai
eats"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
NEVER HAD SEEN THE FLAG
AIabaman's First introduction to the
Stars and Stripes.

A man was discovered in Coosa
county, Alabama, last winter who had
never seen the American flag. What
is more, he had not the least percep-
ton of what it meant and was much
astonished when this was explained
to him.
The incident happened in the long
leaf pine country in which the Raul
Lumber company is operating, near
the little backwoods town of Juniata.
"A party of government foresters, I'M
der Franklin W. Reed, was encamped
in the woods beside the road. A
large flag tied to a sapling pine an
nounced the site as a government
camp. One evening little old man
came down the road driving yoke
of steers and stopped to inquire
whether the party would like to buy
some pork. He got out of his cart,
sat vown on a stump and after a mo-
ment's conversation his eye caught
sight of the flag on the sapling He
looked at it in a puzzled way, then
asked what it was. The men thought
at first he was joking, but it was soon
apparent the question was in good
faith.
That's the American flag, man.
Haven't you ever seen the flag be-
fore?"
No, he had never seen a flag of any
kind before. He had heard there
we're such things, and once he had
seen a picture of flag on poster,
but that was long time ago, and he
had almost forgotten it. He had lived
in the woods all his life and had
never been more than 13 miles from
home. He wanted to know what the
flag meant, and listened in silence
when this was explained to Linn. He
did not know how to read or write,
and had never heard that the Fourth
of July was any different srom any
other day.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
RIGHT KIND OF BLINDNESS.
Servant Gave Master an object Les
son in Charity

son in Charity.
At the centenary anniversary OF
Hawthorne's birth in Salem DR.. Ed
ward Waldo Emerson of Concord said
apropos of sympathy and compassion
Il used to know an aged man ser.
want whose heart was singularly kind
In him the quality of compassion, OF
sympathy, of pity, was brought to
nearly perfect development.
This man was driving his master
and me through the country on d
certain winter day.
LAS we approached a new house
that the master was building we saw
an aged and bent woman peep forth
at us from an unfinished window. She
recognized us, and in a shamefaced
way went Sinking off. She had beea
taking a little wood. There was =
bundle Of wood under her old shawl
THE master tugged excitedly at
his servants sleeve.
Jabez, Jabez,' he cried, do you
see that old woman taking my wood?'
"Jabez looked with pity first at the
old woman, and then with scorn at
his master.
go No, sir he said, stoutly, 4 don 7
see her; and, what's more, | didn't
think that you would see her, either "
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
DARkY AND THE DOUGH"
CoIored Croesus Was Astonshed at
the Size of His Pile.


There was darby living in Eu-
fala," says Representative Clayton of
Alabama, who was so fortunate as
to net the sum of $4,000 by reason Of
the sale of some property that had
been left him. Payment was made by
certified check, which the Eufala
man Immediately presented at the To-
cal bank, saying that he would like to
have de cash.
"The teller suggested that the wis
er plan would be to deposit the check
and he added that the bank would
pay 8 per cent thereon; but the darby
was obstinate and demanded the cash.
without further argument the tel
Ter asked the colored man how he
would have it, remarking at the same
time that as the amount was a large
one he supposed the darby would
take it in fifties or in hundreds.
"'Deed, ] doan' want no fifty or no
hundred dollar bills exclaimed the
colored man Indignantly. "How's l
gunner git 'em changed? No, sab,
wants nah money in five-dollar bills!'
"Whereupon the teller piled up eight
packages of five-dollar bills in front of
the darby, whose eyes began to shine
with establishment.
Whats all dat, boss?' queried he.
THAT represents $4,000 replied
the teller.
"'Sho! you doan' tell met ex-
claimed the negro. Then after a mo-
ment's pause he added:
"'All dat heb! Well, boss, jist GIN
me three dollars of dat ter blow my.
self wifi an keep de rest till / calls
for IT."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
Admirinq the Mower.

/ love the swish of the cleaning blade.
The thump of the lusty tread
Where the timothy stalk is lowly laid
And the daisy bends its head.
There's freedom here in the mighty sweep
Distiilirg the bays perfume:
There's freedom here in the hands that
reap
And conquer the clover bloom.
Hero toll is king. and the beaded brow
Seems never a-wrink with care;
Here work is play-or ii seems somehow
To me it is-but there,
But there where the lusty mower goes
With a strenuous stride along
Perhaps he'd sing, If he could, who
knows.
different sort of sing?
For here | Toll in the shade immense,
With my old muse on the run:
loll this side of the Zigzag fence
He broils there in the sun.
New York Sun.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
Case of Sunnly.

r. T. Wilson, Jr., although a promi-
nent owner is not a reckless driver
of horses.
Some time ago one of his horses
became fractions and started to run.
Seeing danger ahead Mr.. Wilson
climbed out of the back of his vehicle
and allowed the horse, a promising
one of his string, to run to its de-
struction.
Afterward a witness who thought
the horse might have been saved
asked Mr.. Wilson why he didn't stay
in the vehicle and stop the horse.
well, was the reply, Il know
where can get another horse about
as good as that one. but I have no
idea where | can get another r. T.
Wilson."-New York Times.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
Size of the Horse.

It is not unreasonable to suppose
that our horses will undergo some.
thing of the same experience as have
our beeves in the matter Of popular
ity as to size. We once wanted beef
animal that weighed two thousand
pounds. We now want one that
weighs nearer 1900 pounds. Yet in
the matter of size for our draft horses
we try to get them to weigh ton or
more. According to reports from
abroad the Americans are about the
only people in the world that want
heavy draft horses. 1t is said that the
French are breeding their Percherons
to 1,700-pound standard, and that
the larger ones they are producing
are being produced for the especial
benefit of Americans. II we are the
only people that are buying these
very heavy horses 1t Is evident that
the day is not far distant when we
will not be buying them. The ten
dency Of the day is toward things OF
a medium size. We are learning that
bigness is not quality, and that the
animal that is big may be Of very
little use even in the city market.
For use on the farm our agriculturists
long ago found out that the excessive.
ly big horses are not the best nor
the cheapest. At the present time
there is a good market for heavy
horses in our big cities, but We do not
know how long the demand Of our
great brewing and wholesale COM
panies will be for horses weighing a
ton and more. 1t is safe to breed for
a good weight, but not for the maxi
mum weight.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
MADE HIM A HARVARD MAN.
Waiter Duly Labeled as Belonging to
Famous ColIeQe.


Philip King, formerly of the Prince
ton eleven, relates how while a crowd
Of Harvard boys was celebrating the
result of a game with Pennsylvania
some years ago one Cambridge man
was much taken with the white waist
coat worn by waiter in a Boston
cafe. The Harvard man called the
waiter to him, saying:
81 want to buy that waistcoat!"
why, what do you want it for?"
asked the astonished waiter.
Never mind what | want it for"
continued the Harvard man. What
will you take for the waistcoat?"
After some spirited bargaining on
both sides the waiter consented to
accept five dollars in payment for the
garment. Whereupon the Harvard
man shouted "Done!" and gave the
waiter the sum mentioned.
"And when do you want it sir?"
asked the waiter.
"Oh," replied the collegian, IL don't
want you to give the waistcoat to me
not at all l merely wanted to feel
that | owned it."
At this the waiter bowed and was
about to walk away when the Har-
ward man called him back.
Don't be in a hurry" he said.
There is something else"
Whereupon, motioning the waiter
to draw nearer, the Harvard man took
a piece of celery, dipped 1t into the
cranberry sauce and proceeded to
mark big III" on the middle Of the
front of the white waistcoat that he
felt was his own!
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
Timely and Appropriate.

s. S. Brown, owner of Broomstick,
the horse that wrested the laurels
from Irish Lad in the Brighton Handi
cap, was congratulated after the race
by friend.
'If I'm not inquistive," said his
friend, why did you give your horse
such a name?"
Named it after my cook" answer.
ed Mr.. Brown.
"Why?" was the query.
Because" replied Mr.. Browne. at
isn't tire first time a broomstick beat
on Irish Lad. New York Times.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
SOLDIER AND SAILOR, TOO.
Son of Admiral Farrasut Proved He
Could "Stand Fire."

Could "Stand Fire."
Lieut.. Loyal Farragut, one of the
officers of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion, and a son of the naval
hero. Admiral Farragut, has the
double honor of having fought in the
army and navy both in the civil war,
and it is an interesting fact that he
won his commission in the army
through a challenge by his father
when the latters fleet was in the
Mississippi and about to pass up to
Port Hudson. Loyal, then a lad
about twelve years of age, had been
importuning his father that he might
be sent to West Point, when the old
Admiral replied:
Il don't know how that would do;
I'm not so sure whether you could
stand fire."
"oh, yes, father, could do that,
said the boy.
VERY well, my boy, I'll try you
Come up with me here"
The old naval hero and his son
went up together into the maintop
and there they both remained till
Port Hudson was passed. The lad
never flinched while the shot and
shell flew thick and fast about him
Then the father said:
Very well, my boy, that will do;
you shall go to West Point"
And the boy was made a cadet and
rose to be lieutenant, after which
he resigned.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10

And all vowed that the next "spook"
should be treated with consideration.
If it cared for privacy it should have
it.
If it wanted a good time why there
one.
If it preferred to walk the beach
and weep or drive out on the water
it certainly should do so and no mash
ers or lifeboats should butt in"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
Gabrielle D'Annunzio,

The real name of Gabrielle D'Annun.
zio, whose "Citta Morta" has been pro
hibited by the censor, in London, is
Gaetano Rapagnetto. The dramatisi
Is the son of Duchesa Maria Gallese de
Roma. He is a musician as well as q
playwright. and has a son who has a
certain celebrity as a mSzdol;nist.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
Russian LANGUAGE Too peep.

Secretary Hay never could get on
with the Russian language. He has
spent much time and effort striving
to master its intricacies, but had to
give it up as bad job and time vast.
ed. The secretary of state says he
has a most profound respect for any
one who has ever succeeded in &C.
quainting himself with this linguiaI
abnormity.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-09-10
Precaution.

When you're going to the races or out
to view the fair:
When you pine for relaxation from the
daily round of care;
When you're starting to the seashore or
the mountains cool and high.
Don't forget that you'll be wanting to
start homeward by and by.
Though the distance seems aluring with
prospect all sublime,
Get a round