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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-01
CHAPTER xxx.
Tale of the Ticker.

"A thousand men were scattered
through the hall of the New York
stock exchange. The clicking of in
Vulnerable telegraph Instruments. the
tinkie OF telephone bells, the shut.
fling of feet in the encircling CALLER
les, the distant murmur of street t:af'
: &c. all blended with the noises from
f, the floor into chord which held the
majesty of bass and the thrill of So
,prano.
A gong sounded. Its reverberations
were lost in the vocal explosion from
n thousand lungs.
"A moment later and the acts OF
these seeming maniacs were flashed
around the world. A million miles of
metallic nerves focused in this center
and throbbed with the earths history
f. FOR the day Wall street is mundane
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-01
Burdened With Bio Names.

Pity the babies of a presidential
year. Through life they will have 70
stagger under the burden Of nam >
other men have made famous, and
they can neither live up to them nor
live them down. II is like brand of
nonentity stamped upon those who
otherwise might have lived peacefully
in respectable mediocrity among thou
sands of their unmarked fellows
Baltimore American.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-01
Danced on Raft in Salt Mine.

A famous salt mine dance was CIV
en- at Wieliczka. Austria. One OF the
most singular features was a great
raft, which was made to float ON the
surface of an underground lake In the
mine. On this the dances were con-
Quoted, some 300 persons being pres
ent. The place was illuminated by
torches, and the splendor and impress
iveness of it all may be imagined
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-01
Disease a Dear Article

BY careful calculation the cost of
malarial fever in Texas alone is esti-
mated by DR.. Woldert to be at least
s., 100000 year aud probably nearer
$4,000. One person in twelve in some
places is down with the disease.
What a good business plan it would
be to save three -fourths or nine-tenths
of this wasted money by preventing
the disease. No physician doubts the
possibility; the methods of proven
ton are well known and are easily car
ried out.
The public, however-at least its
lawmakers-cannot be brought to real
lie the wisdom of such economy.
Money can be found for "junketing
tours" public buildings of political
character, and a hundred less neces-
sary measures, but nothing, or next to
nothing, for stopping the greatest loss
to the COMMUNICATED from disease.
For every dollar spent to pay public
health officers and the expense of
preventive medicine there can be 500
saved.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-01
His View of IL.

The story is told by DR.. Abraham
jacob that a gentleman on being -
troduced to DR.. Gerster some yeats
ago inquired: Are you the brother
of Etellla Gerster, the great prma
douna?"' NO." replied the doctor.
'Etelka is the sister of Arpad Gerster.
the famous surgeon"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-01
Where Buttons Are Made.

Glass buttons are chiefly made I'm
Bohemia, where children are largely
employed. Pearl buttons are almost
exclusively a Vienna product. but
shirt buttons are made chiefly in Bir
mingham, which is also the seat of
the metal button trade. The most
extensive kind of button manufactur
ing is that of the Partisan and Ber-
lin novelties.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-01

II is this financial aspect unfortun.
ately that must be emphasized, and
which, long enough and loudly enough
reiterated, may at last bring about
some attention practical law-making
on the part of our legislative bodies.
Some philanthropist should give a
$1,000 prize for the best essay on
the subject, "The Expense of Disease
to the State" designed to show the
common people how much could be
saved by boards of health il made &C.
tive and powerful by public money and
support.
Such a pamphlet sent and repeated.
ly sent to every voter should in time
establish competent public health Off.
GERS and then lessen the mortality
rate by half and the morbidity figures
by three-fourths. For every death
there are two years of sickness and
even with our present knowledge at
least half of this waste of money
and life is unnecessary.-Am
Magazine.
showed that n per cent. of the school
children there had never seen a crow,
81 per cent had never beheld frog,
20 per cent had not seen butterfly,
81 per cent. did not know an elm tree,
75 per cent. did not know what season
of the year 1t was, and so per cent.
could not say what butter was made
of.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-01
Ignorant Children.

In a class in Manchester (Eng.)
school not one Of the children knew
what bee was. This statement was
made at Norwich the other day at the
conference of the Museums Associa-
ton by Mr.. Pritchard, OF Boston,
America. The ignorance in his own
town was even greater. Statistics
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-10-01
Tar 70 Law )uct.

Three and a nalf miles OF road in
the neighborhood of the Bots de Bou
logne in Paris have been treated with
tar by the French Anti-dust League.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-11-10
BITS ABOUT JAPAN.

Last year Japan imported foodstufs
exceeding over $52, 100000 in value.
The Japanese government is in the
market for a number of locomotives. 4
The Japanese Marine association viii
form a volunteer fleet of auxiliary
cruisers.
Japan has established her up-tO-date
system of education in Formosa, with
much success.
The rice crop prospect in Japan is
good. 1t is nearly 100000 bushels in
excess of the average crop of 100000
600 bushels.
In Japan every dishonored check or
note is publicly gazetted, consequently
very few are dishonored in Toxic, for
instance, with it's 100000 population,
only 46 a month during the year ended
May last.
Canada is pushing for sales in Japan.
Consuls are being appointed with au-
thority to pay for early statistical in
formation. Sample rooms will be at
tached to the consulates. Japanese
products will be exhibited in CONNER
cial museums in Canada.
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TRADE AND TRAFFIC.

More than 1000 skilled workmen
have left the French silk factories OF
Roubaix and Turcoing within a year
for the United States.
1t has been computed that for every
100 tons of pig iron consumed for all
purposes the quantity of steel produced
is approximately: In Great Britain,
63 tons; in Germany, rs tons; in Amer
lea, so tons.
In so years 1,391,O76 Italians have
come to this country. Until 1890 the
percentage of women was less than Is,
but now it has increased to 80, indicat-
ing that the immigration has a marked
tendency to become permanent.
Along the lines of the Southern rail-
way there have been added this year
10 new cotton mills and eight knitting
mills. There are now under construc-
tion 90 other mills, making grand total
existing and in sight of 642 mills.
Within the last five years the un-
skilled immigrant labor has begun to
organize. The United Mine Workers,
numbering 100000, and the 'longshore-
men, numbering 10000, are perhaps the
most compact of all organizations OF
labor, and they are mainly Irish, Italian
and Slav.
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IN LETTER WRITING.

Never use words with which you are
not familiar.
Avoid writing over the head of your
correspondent.
Do not fill your letter with lengthy
excuses for your silence.
Always use unruled paper of fine
texture Avoid a pronounced color.
Never write of another anything
which you would not want him to see.
Under no circumstances send half a
sheet of paper, even for the briefest
Tote.
Do not write long business letters.
Do not write brief letters of friend
ship.
Never begin your letter with the
statement that you have little time for
correspondence.
Do not write of personal or other
Important matters to strangers or or
binary acquaintances.
Do not send an important message
on a postal card, and never use them
for notes of invitation.
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BEAVERS DAM MAINE RIVER.
Aquatic Rodents Prevent Engine Sc
curing Usual Supply of Water
from the Stream.

Many curious stories have been told
about beavers and their ways. Some OF
the lumbermen in Maine say they are
flooding their timberlands to such an
extent that they should have less protec-
ton by law, while visitors to our lakes
and ponds find them great attraction.
The biggest" beavers, in a way, that
we have heard of reside in Redington
township near the Eustis branch of the
Phillips and Rangeley railroad. Their
home is on stream that supplies water
for engines. A few weeks ago the en-
CINE crew stopped for water and found,
to their surprise, that the stream was
dry. 1t was only dry for few days,
however, and the water began to run
again without any apparent cause for
the change. Then man followed up
the brook to investigate, and mile and
half or so up he found nice beaver
pond. The beavers had damned the
stream for their own purposes and when
their pond was full the overflow went
into the stream and then the engine
could have the water
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-11-10
PUG DRESSED LIKE A BABY
How Teddie's Mistress Managed to
Garry Him Back and Forth
on Street Cars.
This is a real true dog story.

This is a real true dog story.
He is pug, and great pet of his mis-
tress, who is very fond OF his fine pedi-
gree. One day she discovered that Ted
die could not see as well as usual. She
felt as sad as if he were brother or Sis
ter, and famous oculist was consulted,
who told her to bring her pet dog to him.
They started, but great obstacle pre-
sented itself. Conductor after conduc-
tor insisted that the dog should not ride
on his car; so it was only after getting
on and off about dozen times that the
doctors Office was reached.
Teddie was as quiet as could be while
having his eyes examined, and his mis-
tress was told she must bring him every
day for month, and all would be done
for him that was possible. So Teddie's
mistress went to neighbor who had a
small baby, and borrowed an outfit that
was not too dainty. Teddie kept very
quiet while being dressed in the long
white dress; then cloak and muslin
cap, and over the face long white veil
Thus they started Immediately upon
entering a car, if it was filled, up would
jump man to give the lady carrying a
little baby a good seat. Teddie never
wagged his little curled-up tail once,
neither did he even bark.
Each day the trip was taken with the
same result-a good seat and a very
quiet baby
One day the doctors Office was filed
with people waiting thehir turn, when
lady turned politely to Teddies mistress
and said: "My turn comes next, but
will wait for you on account of your
baby. 1t is so very tiresome to wait with
baby"
The doctor opened his door at that mo-
ment and called them both in his pri
vate office He said: "I will show you
the very best patient I have" and took
Teddie carefully in his arms. He threw
back the white veil and disclosed the
dogs little pug nose and pert little face,
looking out cutely from under the frills
Of the cap.
Teddie can see pretty well out Of one
eye now His mistress expected huge
bill for the experts service, but instead
she received a receipted bill from the
good doctor, with note saying that as
Teddie was the first patient he had ever
treated of royal dog blood, he esteemed
it a great honor to have been the means
of helping him.-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune
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LAPPS ARE INDEPENDENT.
Nominally They Are Subjects Of the
Gear, Virtually They Are Free
as the North Wind.

In the Russian empire is a race of
people who are supposed to be under
the cars rule, but who are practical
ly independent, for the simple reason
that the Russian soldiers cannot get
at them. Everybody has heard of
Lapland, in northern Europe, but
there are two kinds of Lapland. One
is ON the very edge of the continent,
in country so barren and desolate
that about the only living creatures in
it are the reindeer on which the
northern Lapp exists, the wolves,
which live on the reindeer, and the
Lapp himself.
In this territory, says the New York
Tribune, the herder Lapps roam at
will. The country is more passable in
winter than in summer, for it is ira
versed by numerous rivers and marsh
es, which can be crossed only when
frozen over, unless the traveller carries
his boat on his back. But with the
coming of winter the Lapps utilize the
icebound rivers as thoroughfares in
their travels. They know the best
foraging grounds and the places where
shelter may be afforded for a week S
encampment The resting places OF
these nOmads within the arctic circle
depend upon the moss patches-the
food of the reindeer. When it has
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been eaten off the ground they must
strike camp and go elsewhere. AS
herd of 100 deer will soon strip half a
dozen acres of the moss growth, it
does not take long for them to eat up
everything around the settlement,
even the shoots of the birch and will
low trees, as far up as they can reach
So away goes the band, and the place
may be deserted for several years, as
it requires three or four seasons for
the moss again to spread over the
ground from which it has been eaten.
This is why the Lapp wanders
through valley and over plain, as does
the tribesman of the desert. He must
move to live, but this sort Of life has
sharpeped his wits, and he is as
shrewd at driving a bargain as the
proverbial Yankee or Scotchman.
1t is not strange that the aged
women are ugly when it is remem-
bered that years of bending over the
fireside with the inevitable pipe have
smoked them within and without al
most into living mummies When
placed in her pulkah during the fam
lily migration, grandmother is as bur-
led in furs as the youngest baby, and
when the tent is put up at the new en-
campment she is the first to be car
ried in. The fact is that the true Lapp
looks after his old better than his
young. He may be a thief, liar and
vagabond, but this can be set down
to his credit. After the aged come
the reindeer, then the younger women
and children.
The average Lapp of the north
country hates water as much as a cat
does Such a thing as a wash is al
most unknown. In the winter fam
lilies of dozen or more live in their
little snow covered huts, crowded to-
gether like sardines in a can. The wa
ter they need for cooking and drink
ing comes from the snow, anC fuel is
so scarce that the idea of melting
snow for bathing would be considered
a crime. Consequently when spring
comes they leave their tents with
their skins nearer the color of leather
than a human tint-the results of
combining dirt and smoke. The Els
quimau has been called the dirtiest
race on earth, but it is a question if
the Lapp cannot give an Esquimau
points and beat him in this respect.
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off his machine as white as death, and
stopped over her.
BE quiet, you brute!" he muttered.
gIaring at me, and knew that if he
could he would put the blame on me
and say that l upset her.
But, Of course, paid no attention to
him. but howled again. until at last
some passer-by came and fetched a
cab and took them home.
The house was very quiet for many
days, and l felt wretched. The "ogre-
aunt" crept about weeping. Once she
put her arms round my neck and wept
over me. I suspected from that that
she was getting short of handkerchiefs
and took care to keep out of her way;
for I do not like to have my neck eurls
made all damp and Untidy. I was very
neglected No one brushed me.
At last I was summoned to my dar-
ing'S room and crept in nervously. My
heart was beating very loudly and my
eyes were dim with tears of joy. Such
q thin little hand patted my uncombed
head, such weak little voice said:
''Dear doggie, do you miss me very
much" Miss her! Of course did. And
with all my pet titbits, my little walks.
my scampers after balls. So I wagged
my tail and smiled up at her
Little by little she got better, and well
enough 10 comb me and send me for my
ribbons. I knew the colors well and
always brought the one she said.
But one morning my feelings received
o shock. Phyllis had a letter and was
very silly about it. kissing it as though
it were dog or two-legged being. Still
I minded that less than If 1t had been
Mr.. Roft.
ooh. Phoney listen!" she whispered
as she combed my hair, ST am sure you
will understand, you dear old thing!
I've such a dear letter from him, and he
wants my answer, Phoney-the answer
would not give the day met with my
accident"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-11-10
AFRICAN WHO BECAME RICH
Pickaninny Saved from Slave Trader
and Educated by Missionaries
Made Fortune.

A British cruiser sWoOped down on q
SLAYER off the west coast OF Africa, the
human cargo was set ashore, and among
the "pickaninnies" saved was a little
boy whom the missionaries christened
Richard Blaize. This happened many
years ago, and quite recently Mr.. r. B.
Blaize died at Lagos, a millionaire, a
great philanthropIst and an hOnored
citizen of the empire, says the London
Mail.
1t was to Sierra Leone that the re-
leased slave child was taken, and mis-
sionary society adopting him, he was
educated in the Christian faith, and later
entered the printing department at La
COS, in which he rose to be head printer.
But the great Manchester trade that
is done on the west coast claimed him,
and beginning in small way he very
soon established a good business. His
knowledge of printing was useful, for,
carefully noting the designs which were
mostly affected by the natives in their
own weaving sheds, he registered the ma
tive patterns and soon secured large
trade in Manchester goods bearing the
favorite designs.
81 have never met a keener man of
business" said a West African trader
who had intimate business relations with
the native magnate. ellis business
methods were excellent and up to date;
his correspondence was always couched
in the most perfect English, and looking
at the handwriting one would have i'm
agined he was hard headed unimagi-
native merchant who had never left his
Liverpool or London office"
Mr.. Blaize was several times offered
a. seat on the legislative council, but de-
clined, owing to an unfortunate impede
ment in his speech which he thought
would prevent him taking part in the
debates.
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In STORY !. > oTsllfS,
q IT, III s.
MODEST SUSAN.

Sweet Susan, modest lass was she as any
in the land,
And Timothy was brave and ooIo' thougn
but a farmers hand:
Together worked they In the field, for she
was stout Of limb,
Together weeded, lived and dug, sweet
Susan and brave Tim.
When from the ground the Murphys brown
they rescued with a will,
Tins passion grew to utterance. and he
knelt there on a hill:
"Dear Susan. won't you" Susan turned
with wonder and surprise:
'.Hush, Timothy how dare you-rlgnt De-
fore SO many eyes
Through cornsta,ks bent with fruitage, cool
the crisping breeze did blow;
They reaped the golden harvest now, TO-
gcther, row by row.
From early morn til. eve, when bright anu
full the moon appears
"Dear Susan Hush" said she. Don I
speak before these listening ears!
TO meeting Sunday evening oft together
they did ride,
Yet she sat very gtraight indeed, ana hepI
the farther side.
"Dear Susan. please be" Upward then
in fright sweet Susan sprung:
'cHusE. Not another WORD to-right-thls
buggy has tougueH
Then Tim grew weary waiting, and no
more Dear Susan" said;
He wOoed another maiden, Z was Dear
Emeine' instead.
She made no word Of protest when he muir
INJURED. BE mine Own?'
And now they hoe together-and poor susan
Harriet Hershey. in n. Y. Tribune.
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Or strong drink, it is even then haroly
necessary that he should work for 1t, 1or
is there not his wife? He believes in
fair division of labor-the wife earns the
living, and he consumes it. A hundred
Fantis will do less than dozen English
navvies, and do it badly without wnlte
overseer. Under a Fanti overseer, they
soon begin to shirk the work and lie
basking in the sun, and by and Dy the
overseer joins them. Every burden Is
carried on the head. Set them to carry
stones from a heap and they Will carry
them one by one on their head, walking
to and fro, no matter what the distance.
A contractor for some buildingsa at Cape
Coast castle introduced WheelDarroWs.
The Fantis rose to the occasion. Iney
carried the barrows on their heads!
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From the Apes Standpoint.

Nothing interests me more than
this question of civilization" said the
ape as he sat in his cage thoughtfully
cracking fleas. "Is it advance or retro
gression? I must confess that am in
clined to the latter belief when I OBJ
serve that fair, young girl feeding pea
nuts to the elephant. Could she be called
civilized or even human, arrayed as she
is in a skirt of the new fur, yeda, or un-
born calf, and baby lamb jacket. as
sure you that my ape wives are shudder-
ing at such evidences Of barbsrism."-
Puck
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LATEST PEOPLE ON EARTH
They Live on the Gold Coast of West
Africa and Are Known as
the Fantis.

In most civilized countries laziness is
looked upon as vice. If a man does not
work neither shall he eat, is the rule in
such nations. But in tropical lands,
where nature is very kind, food can al
most always be had for the mere gather
ing. This will explain why the Fantis,
of the west African Gold Coast, will not
work. A penny day will enable Fanti
to live like fighting cock. Why, there
fore, should he distress himself? If ne
wants any little extra, such as tobacco
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Safety in Honest Work.

Every youth, no matter what may be
the quality and standing of his family,
who adopts life of idleness and becomes
a street loafer will soon bloom out as a
crfGzinal on the road to the penitentiary
or the gallows. There is no escape from
il, but a course of honest industry in such
lines as may be open and available to
each. Work is the duty of every man
and he should devote himself to IL until
it becomes a part of his nature. Honest
toll is the opposite of idleness, vice and
crime.-New Orleans Picayune.
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APPLE-TIME.

We list loves to go to gran'ma's
Apple time,
When the trees list loaded awful
An We climb.
IN get list all the beauties,
Ev'ry one;
Up fore day to help 'em gather
Awful fun!
Gre't big Baldwins, yaller Midas,
Sour crabs,
Men when we see extry beauties,
We list grabs!
Apple-pie, n apple-dumplin's.
Cider, too!
Men " e have to have doctor
Fore we're through.
We list loves to go to gran'ma's,
An to climb
When the trees ist awful loaded,
Apple-time.
st. Nicholas.
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Linen from Woodruff,

Fifty years ago practically all the
paper in use was made from rags-pre-
ferably linen rags. To-day most of il
is made from wood-pulp. Now, if the
plans of certain experimenters are car
ried out, the linen itself, or a good sub
stitute for it. will be made from wood
pulp Artificial silk made from pulp has
for some time been on the market, and
the demand is said to exceed the supply
A new process has been patented for
spinning many different sorts of fabric
from moist pulp