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The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
WASTED REGRETS.

1t is useless to plead with life to let
you unlive the past. Take your lesson
and 30 on into wiser future.
Don't waste time and vital forces in
continual regret. There is nothing SO
exhausting to mind and body as re-
gret.
Let your resolutions become part
of your character, making it stronger
and braver. Let your errors make you
kinder.
"1f only had not done this or said
that-if l could go back-if l could
live that day over again." What folly
it is to indulge in weak repinings OF
that nature.
No human being ever did go back;
no lips were ever allowed to unsay
words; no feet ever permitted to un-
tread steps once taken.
Because you have been weak, be-
cause you have suffered through weak
ness. let your human sympathy be
great. and your charity broad. Be
guide and a counselor to others who
are tempted, if they will listen to you
London Answers.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
Keep Books Clean.

Who has not seen the book abuser
with the dirty habit of moistening
the fingers and applying them to page
after page of book to turn the
leaves more easily? 1t is done SO
often that it has become habit with
some and possibly they are not aware
of the act, but someone else, turning
the pages afterward, is sure to find
the finger marks left on the white
surface. This marring of the book
can be easily avoided by turning the
leaves by contact of the finger with
the cut edge, but lack of patience on
the part of some readers causes them
to apply their dampened fingers to
the surface Of the page instead. An
inventor has just designed a neat
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
A sPiNsTER SAYS THAT

Life is worth living better than
most men live it.
You can buy some men dirt cheap
II there are no other bidders.
The man who insists on talking
things over invariably overtalks.
Some men stand up for the fair see
everywhere-eXcept in street car.
Lots OF men get rich by helping
other men to make fools of them
selves.
II is always difficult for a man to
understand why woman doesn't ad-
mire him.
After winning a womans hand a
man sometimes finds himself under
her thumb.
1t isn't SO much what a man has
doesn't want.
The chief end of man depends on
whether he is wanted to do brain work
or run errands.
If young man has money he can
get into society: if he has brains he
can keep out of it.
A sensible man doesn't cry over
split milk; he hustles around and gots
some more milk tickets.
An egotist is man who thinks 1t a
waste of time to listen to what others
have to say of themselves.
AS rule the men who are always
bowling about the scarcity of money
never think of trying to earn it by
honest labor.
The average man never realizes
what an awful liar he is until his
wife begins to remind him of the many
promises he made during courtship.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

side-bacls, over which the outer por-
tion. that is stitched at its edges ana
which falls over the shoulders, is ar
ranged. There is no collar, the neck
being simply faced and stitched and
the sleeves are the comfortable loose
ones with flare cuffs. At the waist
is a belt made in two portions.
The quantity of material required
Tor the medium size is IL * yards -
inches wide, yards A inches wide
or 5k yards 5S inches wide when ma
terial has figure or nap; loH, yards
81 inches wide, 6 yards Al inches
wide or Az yards 5S inches wide
when material has neither figure nor
nap.
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Improved TELEGRAPH Service.


Prof. Michael Pupin of Columbia
university has invented a process by
which sixteen messages may be sent
simultaneously over single wire.
The system differs from the multiplex
systems now used in that it employs
an alternating instead of direct cur.
rent. The system is, according to
the inventor, one of tuning. The cur
rents are sent in electrical waves of
dlnerent lengths, and if the full six
teen messages are to be sent at once.
sixteen different currents. all OF diff
ferent vibratory periods, are en-
ployed. There is apparently no limit
to the number of messages which
could be sent over one wire at one
time. except that set by the waves
themselves, which begin to interfere
with one another if their periods are
too similar.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
Artistic Millinery.

Since the picturesque is the correct
phase in frocks. the artistic prevails
in millinery. The hats are just as
various as are the designs in gowns.
and it is a peculiar type Of beauty
that cannot find something eminent
1y becoming in the current modes.
Crowns are higher in the newer mod
els, and ostrich plumes are draped in
many and fantastic forms. Brims,
too, are growing somewhat wider,
and are curved and undulated until
they will suit almost any face. Vel
vet is especially conspicuous as a
trimming, and it is expected that the
early days of autumn will bring back
the chic little velvet toque.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
Materials for WrspS.

Warm wraps and pretty ones rs
well are being fashioned uue OF at
delicate colors of cashmeres and spy.
silk and wool materials and for thai
instance, the thin fancy silks ths.
look no heavier than chi1fuus are
used as the outer side and the saale
color lines the cobweb and gives IL
an air of practicability without Tcs-
bing it of its daintiness..
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
Summer linuerie.

No line of summer goods has beer
more attractive this season thsn IKE
dainty lingerie for young girls 3
pretty and serviceable petticoat Is
fashioned of sheer nainsook and fiu-
ished with deep flounce, edged WIFI
Cluny lace or exquisite embroidery,
Dainty corset covers Of the finest
nainsook and shirt waist ruffies. eat,
crate with embroidery and ribbon.
make most appropriate little summsY
gifts among girls.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
8 X 10
Ground Floor Plan.

SEodUA Eb2Us
160 acres when selected was In
wooded wilderness. The construction
OF Mr.. Sitchs house is described as
follows:
The material used in the construc-
ton Of the building was cut within so
yards of where the structure stands.
Everything was hewed on the ground.
After the building spot had been Sc
lected the trees and shrubbery were
cut down, stumps taken out and the
ground leveled. A cellar 12 by 16
feet was dug. At the depth Of 6 feet
rock was struck and no better floor
ing could be had. The cellar was
walled up with hewed tamarac. The
cracks between the logs were filled
with lime. In starting the foundation
for this house large tamarac logs were
flattened on two sides, and laid on
cedar posts sunk into the ground. This
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
Is the Sea Pushing Back Boston7

j. R. Freeman, of the Metropolitan
Water Board of Massachusetts, Is the
authority for the statement that Bos-
ton is sinking into the sea. He as
serts that the present datum plane,
to which all elevations are referred
by the engineering department OF the
city OF Boston, and which is common
ly known as Boston base, probably
coincided almost exactly in the year
1882 with the mean low water at the
Charlestown navy yard. To-day, after
lapse Of seventy-two years. the
same datum plane. as defined by
numerous bench marks on SOLID
ground, according to the best avail
able determination is 0.19 foot belo"
mean low water. This comparison
shows that the land now stands about
0.79 foot lower relatively to the sea
than it did about seventy-two years
ago, and shows that the land in Bos'
ton and vicinity is sinking at the rate
C" about one foot per hundred years.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
Prevents SoiIing the Pages.

Prevents SoiIing the Pages.
little thumb attachment which will
make it easy to turn the pages with
out soiling. 1t consists of a spring
clamp for attachment to the thumb
near the end. while from one side of
the clamp projects a thin fiat plate
which is designed to be inserted be-
tween the leaves of the book. In the
illustration this device is shown in
conjunction with an index, for which
1t is especially adapted. enabling a
bookkeeper to find in an instant any
name he is looking for without SUBJ
jecting the book to the same treat
lnent as the class of persons men
toned.
Charles A. Evans Of Haverhill,
Mass, Is the designer.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
HOUSE COSTING $50
TWo-sToRY STRUCTURE, COM.
PORTABLE AND NEAT.
Residence Of Settler In New Country
That Leaves Nothing to be Desired
PLANS Showing How the Two
Floors Are Laid Out.

The home OF Mr.. Ernest Stitch.
White Fish Valley, thirty miles from
Port Arthur on the Duluth branch Of
the Canadian Northern railway, is
shown in the accompanying plans.
Mr.. Stitch has served in the capacity
Of land guide for three years and has
helped to establish the colony. His
residence is 16 by 20 feet. two stories
high. 1t has two doors, five windows
down stairs, and two upstairs. His
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A short man always likes to stane
on his dignity.
When a man is unable to do any.
thing else he can worry.
It IS best to settle quarrel without
any outside interference.
Health may be wealth for some, but
it is poverty for the doctor
Lucky is he who marries a widow
whose first husband was mean to her.
riches in trusts than to put trust in
riches.
a poster artists curves are enough
to excite the envy of base ball
pitcher.
II woman knows she is pretty it
isn't because any other woman ever
told her.
When a fellow boasts that he cant
be bought it's a sign that he hasn't
been offered enough.
Too many people waste their time
sitting on the political fence waiting
Tor the band wagon to come along.
OF course you have been unable to
dodge the fool man who insists on
talking about himself when you want
TO talk about yourself.-Chicago News,
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
Scarf for the Shoulder.

A novelty for summer wear is Tns
lace scarf. or shoulder throw This
is generally lined with chiffon There
are others of silk that viii he xorss
when expensive lace cannot be pro
cured, and they are dainty, too, when
worn with light summer Eowns
Black is always popular color ST.
them. and is generally the ctolcf q.
the one who cannot match her go~E
and hat.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

collar that extends
W ell ov er t h c
shoulders, and is
both simple and at
tractive. The orig
inal, from which
the drawing was
made, is of white
batiste. ring-dot-
ted with blue and
t r j m m c d W t h
bands Of embroid-
cry, collars and
cuffs helm q of
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
CAUGHT IN THE TIDE.

Difference Of opinion is the spice OF
life.
Uncle Sam passenger rolling stock
would make a solid train 500 miles
long.
The man who has never been un-
fortunate cannot appreciate good for
tune.
The country's locomotives number
for passenger service.
This country's traffic makes use of
$4,000 passenger cars and 100000
for freight.
Many a mans conscience troubles
him only when his neighbor does
something wrong.
Four hundred and sixty-four trains
enter and leave the New York Central
station every day.
A noble failure Is better than a
disreputable success.
He who is most slow in making a
promise is the most faithful in the
performance of it.
Work and purpose is the morale OF
every heroic life.
What is past is past. There is a
future left to all men who have the
virtue to repent and the energy to
atone.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

cotton aad nnen-
The mOdel shown
is exceptionally de-
sirable anG ;tIpwss
of making with g.
ther high or foa
neck, while il ~
adapted both 10 all
the materials IneE-
toned ana 10 TIE
pretty hight weight
WOOlS that are 81
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
MUSINGS WITHOUT METHOD.

Money makes the world go-wrong.
mosis
Irre greatness ever mates with
siTp'ei,y.
\ icmDerate life is slow; but it's
pre- sure.
fic man always in a hurry seldom
gel auywhere.
srns mems highest idea OF good
IS u tsclf evil.
ipg q GOOD umbrella.
tn follow who intends to succeed
woT.a without a timetable.
Wien Opportunity knocks at your
doc, Responsibility stands behind
her.
Poets say that life is flower. Why
Con they add that love is the honey
in It.
Tho inspired" man is merely the
or wholly swayed by his good i'm
pu.ses.
it Is mans consciousness OF a
weakness, not the weakness itself,
wllc!l makes it conspicuous.
4 "hang-dog" look is not always
born Of conscious guilt; sometimes 1t
IS tho index to life of abuse.
Not one man in ten thousand leaves
hi impress upon his fellows. which
probably is fortunate for his fellows.
The nest embodies all that is great
cst in a birds life; and as most men
arc good deal like birds the same
ought to be said of the home.
Nothing becomes a fact through the
worlI's belief in its existence. Once
upon a time men thought that the SUI
moycd.-Warwick James Price.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

available Tor traN-
cling, driving and
all occasions that
are liable to mean
dust and can cor
rectly be made of
silk. linen or mo-
hair as well as of
rainproof cloth. al
though shown in
cravenette mate
rial, Oxford gray
in color, stitched
with corticelli
silk.
The coat is an
exceptionally good
one and is made
with loose fronts,
fitted hacks and
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Smart coats that cover and protect
the gowns are in demand for many
curing stormy weather. This one,
while primarily designed for rain. is
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

The trouble with your peach and
plum trees is to be charged to the
work of the peach borer. The larvae
of this beetle works in the stem of
the tree, just at the surface, or
a little below the surface Of the
ground. 1t often burrows so thorough
" and industriously that the tree Is
completely girdled, which, of course,
causes death. There is no satisfac-
tory and sure preventive. Peach
growers throughout the country have
settled down to the conclusion that the
only way to keep the trees free Of
these insects is to grub" them an
nually. They make business of 60
ing over the trees during the early
mart of June and digging out the bor-
ers with a sharp knife. 1t is not diff
cult to detect the presence OF the
borer. The sawdust and gum deposit
is sure sign of its work. When
borers have been removed, it Is good
nlan to paint the wounded parts and
then return the soil to the stem of
the tree.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
NUGGETS FROM GEORGIA.

Let us all have charity-and lots OF
It; for some of the saints in this
world need it.
There's always a bird singing in
the wilderness, but it's also a good
idea to get out of the wilderness.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Women are sure all men have hab-
its Of extravaganza which need cor.
rection.-Philadelph Bulletin.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
Girls Frock.

Long-waisted frocks always are be
coming to little girls and are exceer-
ingly charming made of white muslin
and all the many attractive fabrics o-
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

collar and are exceedingly effective
Inc quantity of material ,eluiref
Tor the medium size is Az yards -
inches wide. 4A yards 32 inches wSas
or rs yards "A inches wide. With 4
yards OF banding to trim zS Illus
trated.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Those who love with purity con-
sider not the gift of the lover, but
the love of the giver.-Thomas a KEN.
pis.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
House Jacket.

Pretty house jackets are among the
comforts of life that no woman
should be without. This one is quite
novel, inasmuch as it includes yoke
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

In love, woman is like Tyre that
its secrets only to the
hand that knows how to touch its
rtrinFs.-Balzac.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Women fiercely deny the imputaton
Of dressing for mans admiration.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Men are Anclined to kick" when
old they are ordered about by wife.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

There's beggary in the love that
can be d.-Shakespeare.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
Peach Borer.

J. o. LA substance in the nature
of a jelly has been oozing out Of plum
and peach trees, just below the sur
face of the ground. White grubs are
eating into the trees.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
THE RULING PASSION.

1t is impossible to love a second
time, when we have once really
ceased to love-La Rochefoucauld.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Misery likes company, but when you
see it coming down the road just
make up your mind you don't feel
sociable.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

The folks that think this world
isn't bright enough would growl il
they found the next world blazing.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

To be loved is to receive the great
est Of all compliments.-Mme. Necker.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Men take delight in telling how sci.
dom they indulge in holiday.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Is the least he can give her; when he
noes not, it is the most.-Selected
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Men like to think they can attract
he notice of women generally.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

We have ceased to look for wise
men by candlelight, and gas is too
high to be wasted on them.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Women fall into the habit of speak
ing slightingiy of themselves.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Women show animosity over atten'
ion given to other women.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Women have an idea all profession
al men are very learned.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Work and purpose is the morale OF
every heroic life.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

What is past is past. There is
future left to all men who have the
virtue to repent and the energy to
atone.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

He who is most slow in making a
promise is the most faithful in the
performance of it.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02
WISDOM'S WHISPERINGS.

Men have horror of telling a wifi,
Of financial failures.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Women rarely express a fair and
honest opinion of men.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

A noble failure is better than a
disreputable success.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Nothing becomes fact through the
wcrll's belief in it's existence. Once
upon time men thought that the SUI
mOvCd-Warwick James Price.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Not one man in ten thousand leaves
hi Impress upon his fellows. which
probably is fortunate for his fellows.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Tho nest embodies all that is great
cst in birds life; and as most men
arc a good deal like birds the same
ought to be said of the home.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Too many people waste their time
sitting on the political fence waiting
Tor the band wagon to come along.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

A short man always likes to stane
on his dignity.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-02

Difference of opinion is the spice OF
life.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-07-02


"The famous Edam cheeses which
grace the table of every well kept ho-
tel and restaurant In the country"
said prominent grocery man. ARE
often subject Of inquiry as to what
they are and whence they come. Their
round shape, with that peculiar red
dish purple tinge. Is marked con-
trast with all other cheese productions
OF the world. There Is nothing new
fashioned about them. for II colonial
tradition is true Mynheer Peter Hcyis
Of Edam. Holland, who brought lot
In the hold of his Dutch ship in 1881
to the Delaware river, so tickled the
fancy Of the Indians with these odd
looking articles that he bought large
tract Of land. afterward named the
Valley of the Swans, from the red
skins with a barrel of his Edam
cheeses. After the cheese had been
devoured the gentle nborigines repent
ed themselves of their rash specula.
ton and a month later massacred the
entire Dutch colony"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-07-02
Babies Crying.

The instant a child is born 1t cries.
This Is providential expansion of the
lungs and not, as many suppose, an In
dication Of suffering or pain. Well de-
veloped. well formed and healthy ba.
bies cry Justify at birth. while the
weak child has feeble little cry. For
the FIRST few months the cry Is tear
less. and 1t is not till the second year
that lachrymal or tear ducts are fully
developed. After that there Is Co
pious shedding. and II very slight cause
will lead to crying.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-07-02
Measuring Hides.

The ancient tanner paid an expert
high wages to guess at the contents Of
his hides when sold by measure. To-
day an unskilled workman hands the
irregular shaped pieces to little ma
chine that looks something like table
with double top which. quicker than
the mind Of the expert can guess It.
reckons with exactness the square con-
tents in both the metric and standard
systems.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-07-02
Irfsh Wit.

I must admit that Irish wit Is otter
Of the most mordant and even sar
donic kind. Was there ever more
sard,nic stroke Of description thar
that O'Connell gave Of Peel's blood
lessness? His smile was like the sill
yer plate on n coffin"
or another and lower quality. blu,
good of its kind. Is the following fish
wife's sarcasm: A friend of mine WA
waiting his turn to be served In fls
shop while little weakened old gen,
tleman priced every fish In the siiop
How much is this-and this-and til.
and this?" ETC.. till the exasperate
shopwoman exclaimed: "Ah! Go OF
out Of that wild We. 1t isn't fish yt
want. but informationv'-Lond An
swers.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-07-02
Definition of q Baby.

"What is baby?'' Is asked, and then
the following complicated definition is
given: The prince of walls. a dweller
in Lapland. the morning caller. noon.
day crawler. midnight brawler, only
possession that never excites envy. a
key that opens the hearts Of all classes
the rich and the poor alike, In all coun'
tries; stranger with unspeakable
cheek that enters the house without o
stitch to his back and is received with
open arms by all.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-07-02
Bvie4s Of NE Week

The Guaranteed

Little Buckshot" evening July 4th.
Lawrence Doerr was here the first of
the week
O. Fl. Meyer, conductor of our band,
is out again after few days illness
Mrs.Cliff Papineu of Charlevoix was
the guest of Mrs. Lon Sheldon the first
Of the week.
Mr.. Arthur S. Haynes, of Chicago,
H., is visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James Landrum.
Miss Flora Simmons, daughter OF
Mrs. VIM. Richardson, left for visit
with Petoskey friends first of the week.
Eugene Adams, employed at Malpass
Foundry. left Monday morning for
Ohio and other places for fortnight's
vacation.
Misses Cora and Ida Moore departed
Monday morning for Bear Lake and
Manistee where thew will spend the
summer with friends.
Misses Harriet and Marjorie Hoyt,
accompanied by their friend Miss
Florence Houston, returned from
Chicago, the first Of the week
The" Little BuckShot' Go. received
most enviable press notices after their
presentation OF the interesting play at
their home town, Elk Rapids.
Albert Kake, aged about 30 years,
died Wednesday morning of consump-
ton. Deceased was resident of
South Arm. Funeral Friday after
noon.
The show windows Of Sherman &
Son and the East Jordan Lumber Co.
are each Hastily arranged with break
fast foods which are appetizing to
Look at.
Fourth Of July Excursion Rates
one fare round trip-on the Detroit
& Charlevoix R'y and connecting lines.
Tickets on sale July 2and 4, good to
return July 5th.
B. F. Hall, of Traverse City the
genial district agent Of the Inter
national Correspondence School at
Scranton. Pa. was All East Jordan
visitor. Thursday.
Miss Katherine Daughcrty, who re-
Gently went to Oil City, Pa, has
resigned her position as teacher OF
History and Latin in our schools here.
Our School Board meets in the near
future to supply the vacancy.
Bert Remnant, on Tuesday, was
sent to Charlevoix for 30 days by Jus.
tice BoOsinger for being drunk and
disorderly. Marshal Johnson con-
Quoted him thither, Wednesday m
Rheinhart was cutting up didoes down
street Monday morning when the
marshal gathered him In and incar-
cerated him in the bastile. That
afternoon Reinhart conceived the idea
that he wanted TO have bonfire at
the villages expense so proceeded TO
set fire to his bedding. After the fire
was extinguished the prisoner had an
attack of delirum; a doctor was sum-
moned and he was placed under the
influence Of morphine. And now he's
good.