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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
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at home, so he had to seek another
market for his craft. They say he is
as full of tricks as Latin diplomat,
and that he has earned $4,000. in six
months.
Did an eavesdropper ever hear good
Of himself? l have to take refuge be-
hind my napkin as the talk turns to
foreign newspaper correspondents.
The American reporter is too braZen.
He tackles king with as much con-
fidence as a book agent would ap-
proach factory manager. He fears
his editor, but after him, has no re-
spect for God, devil, or public opinion.
| desperately order my waiter around
as some of my fellow writer's are YER
bally torn limb from limb.
The band is playing in the Plaza.
The Sousa two-step sounds miles
away. Instead of being a full band it
might be monograph in a barrel
The arc lights wink solemnly among
the trees, and then flare up as they
signal back and forth along the ave-
nues. The waiter clears away the
PiubSo anu uiihSo TIC COIuct. WudI Id
all this hubbub at the table on the
right? A Yankee drummer and a
native are threshing out a hot argu-
ment on the systems of their respec-
tive countries.
The American says he shipped a
horse from Chill to Argentine, and the
railroad people pasted a big tag on
l. l. - - IL
glue out of the animals hair. A Yam
kee would have tied that tag on the
halter. Some of the carts in use
are almost as heavy as box cars, and
the animals are hitched to them as
loosely as boys would harness goats.
Why not have fewer pounds of cart
and more pounds Of cargo? Some day
when the raw product that is hauled
in these big carts comes into compe-
tition with similar stuff from North
America, it will be undersold, because
the Yankee makes constant study
of simplifying and cheapening his
methods of production.
The walters are brushing up the
crumbs and counting their tips. A
hazy mist OF cigar smoke swirls
through the cafe. There is last
clinking of glasses and pushing back
of chairs. "Buenas noches" is the
way to say good night in Spanish. |
linger to take my last look from Santa
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20

and bickered slike a fiame." Twice II
was within half an inch OF the breast
bone, twice it drew blood from the
right arm, once it SCARED the cheek
Silvera was fast weakening. His
breath came in gasps; each success
sive lunge was slower, each parry
more wild. Dering smiled and luuged.
The Spaniard dropped to both knees
and thrust upward with all his force.
1t was "Tancred's blow" long barred
in honorable dueling. There was a
shivering, splintering ring and his ra-
pier fell in fragments, broken against
the Americans hilt. For a moment
Dering hung poised, his weapon
drawn back ready to dart through the
heart of the covering wretch before
him. Then he said Taught" spat in
disgust, and turned toward Hardy. Es-
cobedo stepped forward, launched a
string of vituperative Spanish and
tweaked Silvera's beard The gentle
man, still on his knees, seemed glad
to be alive.
At the moment there was a rustic
in the underground and Rosa Villa.
real came flying, love and fear in her
dark eyes, her red lips pale. She
passed Dering like fawn and threw
herself headlong upon the neck Of the
Spaniard.
Would they murder him, my love,
my darling!" she cried. Then, jerk
ing herself upright, she pointed a
small, quivering forefinger at Dering,
and Kissed:
"Gringo, assassin, go!"
Say, old man." Hardy asked, as the
cab rolled toward the city, where on
earth did you learn that parry?"
Dering stared vacantly out of the
window.
Finally. after very long pause. he
asked: What was that you said?'
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
Archbishop's Palace.

Lucia, for tomorrow at daybreak
am going away. The night is well
along and dank smells are in the air
The flowers are wet with dew and
the vines shine strangely in the moon
light.
| whirl downward past the monu
ment erected to those hapless souls
who have no place in heaven or earth
supposed to mean suicides, then un.
der the poised figure of Victory hold
ing it's trumpet to the heavens. The
Alameda is deserted save for street
cleaners, an occasional beggar, or a
belated priest One may travel far,
he may traverse all lands, but the
memory of rare old Santa Lucia shin
ing in the moonlight will go with him.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20

In the morning when a broad beam
OF sunshine pours through the win
dow OF your sleeping apartment you
see countless tiny particles floating
along the path of the sunlight but
the air of the remainder of the room
seems entirely clear and pure. Is it?
Not at all. There is Just as much DUST
in the air outside that stream OF
light as there is in 1t, but it is not
visible. So the disease germs in the
form of impalpable dust are floating
about us often when he are uncon-
scious of their presence. Our vi
tally may be strong enough to render
them innocuous, or it may not, II
It is we retain our health. II it is lot
we are attacked with typhoid or diph-
iberia, or some other malady com.
municato1 in that way.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
His Source Of Inspiration.

On Ibsen's table beside the inkstand
was a small tray. It's contents were
extraordinary - some little wooden
carved Swiss bears, q diminutive black
devil, small cats, dogs and rabbits
made of copper, one of which was
playing a violin. What are those
funny little things?" ventured to ask.
81 never write a single line of any of
my dramas unless that tray and its
occupants are before me on the table.
could not write without them. Il
may seem strange-perhaps it is--but
cannot write without them" he re-
peated. "Why ! use them Is my own
secret"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
Thihct,s hlune Bible.

The Kah-gyur or Thibetan Bible,
consists of 1913 volumes of ] 900 pages
each, containing 1888 separate books.
Each of the volumes weighs ten
pounds and forms package 26 inches
long, inches broad and inches
deep. This Bible requires a dozen
yaks for it's transport, and the carved
wooden blocks from which it is print
cd need rows of houses, like a city,
for their storage. A tribe of Mongols
paid 1000 oxen for copy of this
Bible. In addition to the Bible there
are 225 volumes of commentaries,
which are necessary for its under
standing. There is also a large col
lection of revelations which supple
ment the Bible.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
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When Thomas Dering- Mainwaring
of Virginia. aged % and fairly we'll
off. went to Paris on visit of leisure
and pleasure, he met so many Eng
lishmen who called themselves
Smith-Brown or Brown-Jones that he
calmly cut out his hyphen and called
himself Dering II was the family
name anyhow, the Mainwaring tag
having been tackled on with golden
hammer, and he did not feel any the
worse for shortening his signature.
In Paris he foregathered with Gull
laume Henri Francois Ste. Marie
d'Auvergne who had name enough
for both of them. Henri, as he pre-
ferred to be called, was a graduate
OF the Ecole Polytechnique, sort of
Frenchified equivalent to the Ameri-
can West Point, and, having money
and q desire to be easy, had bought
himself out OF the army through one
of those processes peculiar to the re-
public of Rochefort.
Among other pleasures to which
Henri with the superiority of title in
Quoted his Virginian friend was a
sale d'armes. The master of the place
was a wary cool old sworder," who
had served his time in Africa, in Chi
ma and in a vain endeavor to stem
the outward rush of Uhlans from be-
yond the Rhine. BY the looks of him
he might, too, have served some of
his time in the salleys; but he knew
his business, which was fencing, and
he took an epecial fancy to Dering.
"Ah!" he would say, Sinking viii
lainously and sending in a high thrust
in carte that flickered past the ear
like a snakes tongue. 'it'is you, mon
sieur, who have the true fencing
form-not too TALL not too broad
and the eye and the wrist. After all
that is 1.-THE eye and the wrist.
The riposte with simple disengage!
Touchei Bon! Bon!"
Dering learned most of the illnesses
of a fine art, won first honors in
great assault" fought trifing duel
or two and took ship at Havre.
LA GascoGne" reached New York
on the 25th OF April. 1898, and Dering
found the town wild with excitement.
Congress had in effect declared war
against Spain. His country had aris-
en- like a slumbering giant and yawn-
ed and stretched its arms. All of the
male behring's had fought under the
crimson flag Of the confederacy and
that was one of the reasons why the
present representative of the line hur-
ried home as fast as a train could
carry him and Joined the first regi-
ment which was sent out. It is true
that this regiment got no further
than Florida, but that was only be-
cause the fun was over too soon. It
is true also that part of it was sent
20 Havana when hostilities closed, and
Dering was among the lucky ones.
There he did provost duty in a town
which needed provosting badly for a
Few days, and then simmered down
into fairness.
Rosa Villareal, daughter of Span
ish merchant, walking around and
around the plaza while the band play
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, -.

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LUCAS COUNTY.
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aforesaid. and that said firm Will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of CATARRI that cannot be cured by the Of
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Sworn TO before and subscribed In my pres
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directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
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Take falls Family Pills DEMONSTRATION.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
For a moment Derina hung poised.

tor moment Derlng hung poised.
marrying him; that she hated him
and that she loved Don Tomaso" and
Don Tomaso" only
At half past nine that night. return
ing slowly TO quarters and dreaming
of settling in Havana with a 4cvely
Spanish wife, Dering was confronted
by the politeful Silvera, who asked
permission to stroll with him. Grant
ed
Your gloves, senor," the Spaniard
said, pointedly, ARE Of the color of
your hair, which is the color of your
courage, which is yellow"
Next instant he staggered back
with a broad red mark on his cheek,
bowed, and said:
The senior will give satisfaction,
when?"
Now! Any time!"
A friend of Silvera's called in half
an hour and was referred to Corporal
Francis Hardy. also a Virginiar. A
meeting was arranged for at sunrise
next morning, at a spot FIVE miles
from the city, on the beach. The af-
fair was conducted, OF course, with
the utmost secrecy. Dering and his
friend reached the spot just at day
light. Siivera and his second, Sobas-
tian Escobedo, arrived within ten
minutes. The mon bowed with pune
tilliOusness and stripped to their
shirt-s!eeves. The rapiers were meas
ured and the principals placed facing
each other. Escobedo called En-
garde!' and the duel began.
Dcring found at once that he was
engaged with a swordsman o. the
first class. The Spaniard was as act
i've as a cat, had a wrist of steel and
there was a look in his black eyes
which meant murder. Confident of
his skill, Dering sent his steel against
Silveras blade with a clash Then
the battle was on in earnest. Lunge,
parry and riposte, feint, guard and
lunge followed necessarily. The click
ing of the rapiers a dozen yards away
would have sounded like the rattle of
castanets. Neither man altered his POI
sitton or gave back an inch. Escobedo
bowed to Hardy, smiled and said:
Itdiuly IL 10 Ddllie Il OuITdnCp.
Hardy, young hand at such work,
did not answer. His soul was In the
fray.
Suddenly Dering stepped in a half
foot, changed from carte TO tierce,
half-cut, disengaged and lunged with
the speed OF light. Silvera parried,
but insufficiently. A fleck of blood
showed through the shirt above his
ribs. Escobedo struck down the
swords swords.
1T is nothing-nothing! Silvera
said. pantingly. 1T is to the death, Is
it not?"
"To the DEATH" Dering said, grim
ly.
Escobedo. struggling his shoulders,
stepped back and once more the
blades rasped along each other. Into
the Americans eyes there came now
lust OF battle and the desire to slay.
He pressed his foeman steadily back.
Around the slender form with the
spot of red upon it his blade "writhed
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
War Sacrifice Great.

A French statistician, Or. Charles
Richet, has arrived at the following
estimate of the number of men. who
died in the wars carried on u the
various Christian nations during the
last century. The total reaches to the
figure of 14,600,000. 1t is made up as
follows: Napoleonic wars, S,O00,0Go;
Crimean war, 100000; Italian war.
100000; American civil war, 100000:
Franco-German war. 100000; Russo
Turkish war, 100000; civil wars in
South America, 100000; various col
onial expeditions in India, Algeria.
Mexico. Tonquin. Abyssinia, South AZ
rica and Madagascar, 100000.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20

With the women, however, was a
slender pale man of 80 with a black
Vandyke beard and heavily penciled
eyebrows. Being of the prompt
school, Dering lifted his hat and ask
ed the honor of escorting Senorita
Villareal. This forced an introduc.
ton. 1t appeared that the name OF
the newcomer was Carlos Gusman de
Silvera, direct from Spain. In little
while Senior de Silvera took himself
off, scowling. Then the trembling
Rosa went on to say that he was a
lover favored by her father, come out
from Spain to hurry his wooing; that
she feared she would be forced into
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
Versatile Woman.

Few head walters know as many lam
guages as a woman named Scheid-
reiter, who died at Salzburg. aged 70.
AS a girl of twelve she had taken a
position as maid with wealthy fam
lily, and lad in the course Of years
visited all parts of the world. gradu-
ally acquired the faculty of speaking,
besides Ter native German. six lam
guages-English, French. ItaliaTSAra-
bic, modern Greek and Turkish.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
Compensation.

And IL I have not that most desire.
Why storm at Fate, and weep her firm
decree?
admire.
Perhaps were fairer still. ungained by
me.
If others have OF beauty, wealth. or
power.
And / perchance lack riches such as
these,
Still hidden evils Turk within their bower.
For every comfort brings its own dis
ease;
And though my love be scorned when
freely given.
1t should not turn to sail within my
heart:
No love is truly lost though freely given
My love is of myself the better part;
For have that which has no other man
My life, like his, may freely bless or
Sarah Palmer Byrnes.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
a Matter Easily Understooo.

A. II. Hummel, the well-known law
yer, was dining with a group of ACTORS
at the Waldorf.
Apropos of certain breach OF
promise suit, one of the actors ex-
claimed:
II can't understand how an honor
able woman can ji!t a man and at
the same time keep the engagement
ring he gave her."
THAT is very simple" said Mr..
Hummel. THE woman has changed
her opinion of the man. but she ad-
mires the ring as much as ever"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
Saw Three British sovereians.

The widow of the late grand duke
of Mecklenburg-Strelitz is the only
surviving sister of the late duke of
Cambridge. She is SO years old and
has witnessed the browning of Will
lam w, Victoria ard Edward VII. She
is the last remaining link in the loyal
family between George " and Ed.
ward VII.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20

eed, was escorted only by her duenna,
herself not more than 80 and still
warmly susceptible. Private Tom"
Dering, walking around and around
the plaza in an opposite direction.
got several glances into coquettish
dark eyes. There were other walks
on the plazas. then an exchange of
notes, then a deposit of small coin
into the palm of the she-dragon. then
blissful love-making. This lasted a
week. Going to the tryst Dering saw
his loved one duennaed as usual.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
To Remove Warts.

To remove a wart pour on it drop
of vinegar and then cover it with as
much carbonate of soda as the vine-
gar will absorb. Keep it on ten min.
utes and repeat the application twice
or three times daily. In a few days
the wart generally drops off. leaving
only a tiny white mark.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20
This Will Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren, used by Mother Gray, a nurse in
Children's Home, New York, Cure Fever
ishness. Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders,
move and regulate the bowels and destroy
Worms. Sold by all Druggists, 25c. Sample
FREE. Address n. 5. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-08-20

AS the moon climbs over the rim
of the maintain. and lights up the
placid face of the statue of the first
archbishop Of Santiago, many car
riagc wheels grind in the gravel of
the roadway, and more people come
to their evening meal on lofty Santa
Lucia. Every now and then there
is foreigner among them. That dap
per little chap is an American jockey
who became just trifle heavy TO ride
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-18
AT HORSE SHOW.
HecKscher's Injuries are Not as Bad as at First
 Reported.

New York, Nov 1s.--John c. Heck scher, secretary of the National Horse show Association and father-in- law of Mayor Mcclellan, who was trampled under foot by a team ex- hibited in the ring by Mrs Edward R. Ladew last night in Madison Square garden, did not sustain serious injury. He was somewhat cut, one hand being lacerated and his shoulders wefe bruised but fears that his spine was injured proved unfounded.
 When knocked down by the spirited horses MT Heckscher, threw his hands over his head, greatly protecting his skull. The accident caused consider able co1nnotion for a time, as grooms lifted the injured man and started to carry him out of the ring, causing the belief that he had been fatally hurt. Mir Heckscher calmed the crowd by struggling to his feet and walking to the office where he received medical attention. t5.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-18
T KICKS IN BIG STORES.
About Forty Girls Had Formed , { s.. Combination In Springfield.

An unusually viruIent system of dishonesty among girl employees of de- partment stores has just been uncov- cred in Springfield, says the Republi- can. The system consisted of q com bination of clerks in stores selling diff ferent wares whereby the members of the combination would sell to each other the goods they had charge of after having bought them ostensibly for themselves and received thereon the discount allowed by the firm to it's employees.
 This discount is generally about 10 per cent so the members of the com bination bought everything at that reduction. The members are said to have styled their organization the Woman's Exchange and spoke of their dealings as doing business with each otherv 1t is said to have been difficult to impress some of the girls with the idea that their scheme was dishonest About twenty clerks have been discharged so far in Springfield and about as many more will probab- ly go soon.
 There also seems to have been a practice of exchanging between differ ent clerks in the same store so that goods were obtained for almost noth- ing. The girls. would visit one an others counters between 12 and o'clock and purchase goods paving just enough money to allay suspicion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-18
NINA L. PORCH
 GETS HER DIVORCE

The only divorce case decided in SUI perior court was Seymour Porch vs Nina L. Porch. Desertion was the ba- sis of this action and it was alleged the defendant deserted plaintiff on May 21, 1901. The defendants maiden name was Snow. She is now supposed to be living in Meriden. Plaintiff lives in Waterbury. They have one child, Archie, aged 10 years. The boy was in court and he seemed to be greatly amused at his fathers efforts to be re- leased from his mother. The custody of Archie was involved in the petition. MT Porch testified that his wife simply left him and absolutely refused to re- turn. She had no reason to go away that he was aware of. The only trouble they ever had was over Archie. whose curiosity bored his mother but delighted his father. The witnesses were Sheriff William M. Gillette, Mrs Martha l.. French, Hartford, and Will liam R. Poddee of Meriden. The peti- tion was granted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-18
LEFT FARMER TO DIE.
With Fractured Skull He Is Wrapped
 In Blanket and Deserted d.

N New York. Nov 1S.-Pinned in Il blanket and lying by the roadside suf- fering' with possible fracture of the skull. Jacob Clemons. 65 years old, a farmer of East Chester. was found yes- terday near Williams Bridge A short distance away were his horse and wagon partly wrecked. Near where .Clemons was found were marks in the road which indicate that collision be- tween q wagon and an automobile may have occurred there. The police assert that Clemens was thrown from his wagon by a collision with large au- tomobile and that after the persons in the automobile had found the man to be seriously injured they pinned the blanket about him and left him by the side of the road. Detectives are en, deavoring to locate the occupants of the automobile. Clemens will proba> bly, die.
 Clemens regained consciousness for few moments last night and in a statement to the coroner said that his wagon was run into by yellow auto- mobile. in which were four men and n woman. He was thrown out The occupants of the automobile started on without paying heed to him but stopped when about fifty yards away and all five returned to where he lay The woman held his head in her lap ann wiped his face with her handkerchief, but he could not tell how long they had stayed with him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-18
p GAS TANKS EXPLODED
 AND ABOUT 20 ARE DEAD
Eight Dead Bodies Taken Ont Shortly After Explosion Fire Followed the Explosions Millions of Feet of Gas Was Sent Gut Through the Pipes to Prevent Further Loss of Life and Property

Chicago, Nov 15.-Twenty-two gas tanks in the railroad gas Chicago station at 73d street and South Char les avenue exploded to-day. This af- ternoon eight dead bodies of employees had been removed from the ruins and 1t is said about ten more employees are missing. The tanks were of the style attached to railroad cars for lighting purposes. Eleven of the tanks exploded in rapid succession and they were followed at short intervals by the others.Fire spread among the property of the Peoples Gaslight 6 Coke Go. Policemen were sent about for mile radius warning persons to move from their homes The explo- sions were so forcible that for a ra- dius of one-half mile windows were broken and the walls of buildings were thrown out of plumb. Persons living in the vicinity deserted their homes and storekeepers left their stores, all fleeing with what valuables they could seize. To prevent the ex- plosion of the two big tanks which held millions of feet of gas, Superin- tendent Ralph Wells ordered the pipes opened. These pipes ran outside of the plant and in a short time the big tanks were dlscharging the gas into the air. This was a dangerous under taking but 1t proved successful and prevented larger destruction of prop erty. Sr s5s.