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this respect, but their generosity has
come rather too late to be OF much
benefit to the objects OF their kind.
ness. On public holiday the people
living in or near the big towns have
entirely free access To the parks, and
are entertained with an outdoor thea.
ter, acrobatic performances. fireworks.
free swings and rides and there Is
music everywhere. There are associa
tions for the purpose of encouraging
athletic games, and children are al.
ways drawn into them If possible;
football and tennis, swings and giants
strides, Fairgrounds, everything imag.
inable to tempt them to take part In
outdoor exercise, and If the young
Russian does not grow healthy. Wig
orous and strong 1t Is not from lack
of opportunity to become so, but be-
cause habit is too strong with his
parents.
From one end OF Russia to the other
there is one form of amusement that
is common to the whole people. II
is the circling dance known as the
khorovod. IL Is common also to the
Slavs of other countries, being, in
fact, Slav dance. During daytime
and harvest, the busy season. the
young peasants have little time for
these dances on large scale. but the
children are given to dancing them OF
an evening, and they are sometimes
given by a troupe in one Of the sum-
mer gardens of st. Petersburg.
There are khorovod dances for
every season Of the year, but those
in the spring and summer are the IA.
vorites. The young people. arrayed
in their brightest costumes, form
themselves in circle and begin NOV.
ing round and round, this way and
that, singing songs appropriate to the
season and the occasion. The melody
of the songs is in harmony with the
sentiments, being sung in a low. sad.
wailing tone, and they are in keeping
with the whole character of the Rus.
sian land, life and institutions. These
circling choral dances are believed to
be Of very remote antiquity among
the people OF Russia. Near Tula, O
large town near Moscow, Is a ring OF
stones, which. so the legend runs, was
once khorovod Of singing and dane.
ing girls. who, while circling round,
were suddenly transformed into
stones.
Every Russian. from the poorest
peasant to the car, is a horse owner
and lover. The Russians spend much
money on their racetracks and some
of them are very beautiful. The finest
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

Russian life presents two clear-cut
extremes. These are the peasants and
the mobility" Between these two
classes exists a gulf as deep and wide
as though the masses were still in
the bondage of serfdom.
In their pleasures more than In any
other phase OF their life Is this diff
ference evident. AS a matter Of fact,
the peasants have practically NO
drinking, vice so common that 1t
has ceased 20 be so regarded by the
Russians.
On the other hand, the mobility"
which includes the middle and upper
classes, seem to live in an almost
continual whirl of pleasure.
All the year round, In winter and
summer, the masses, those who were
released from serfdom and those who
have always been peasants, are toiling
In their fields or are engaged in some
other heavy labor suitable to the sea-
son, while their more fortunate fell
low countrymen of the mobility" help
swell the numbers that crowd about
the racetracks in summer or in win
ter or race in their sleighs over the
snowy, frozen prospects," with 9th.
ers as light-hearted as themselves.
1t is recognized fact that the aris-
tocracy, like the smart sets" of the
occident, should spend their time from
morning till night, and far into the
night, in the pursuit of pleasure, but
that the mobility" should go to one
extreme by initiating the examples of
their superiors and the peasants to
the other by having practically no
pleasures at all is state of affairs
that finds no sympathy nor under
standing in the west.
Society" always follows the car
and on that account st. Petersburg is
the center of gayety and pleasure,
principally in summer, when the fairs
SO dear to the Russians heart are in
full swing.
Summer comes upon the city and
the people almost without warning.
They go to bed one night, thinking
of the winter that has just passed
with the breaking up of the ice and
the melting of the snow, over which
they had skinned so often IA the
jingling "troikas." buried in furs to
protect themselves against the pierre
ing cold-and in the morning they
awake to find the trees fairly burst
ing into bloom, so that they can al
most see the foliage and blossoms
growing, and the heat is almost as
great as 1t becomes in the middle of
summer
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16

racetrack in Russia is the trotting
track at Moscow. The main grand
stand on this course cost close to
100000, and is decorated with stone
and bronze statues, some of which
were set up at a cost of $4,000 The
finest are the works of Russian mas
ters. America has no racetrack build.
ing, nor has England or France, that
compares at all with the Moscow
grand stand for splendor.
The racing season begins in Russia
about April 10 and ends October %.
During the season there Is only about
two hours and half of darkness dur.
ing the night and the races begin at
o'clock in the afternoon, and it Ii
not uncommon for t,.sm to last until
10 p. m. Sometimes as many as ten
or twelve races arc run off in a day.
Horses stand the rugged climate OF
winter in Russia exceedingly well.
They do not come into form as early
as they do in this country, but one
thing remarkable about them is their
clean legs and sound feet. This is at
tributeG to the intense cold harden
ing the muscles. Carefully handled.
there is very little reason for a Rus
sian bred and raised horse ever to
break completely down.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
BOYS AND GIRLS,

In the May Dolineator there is a
paper by Lille Hamilton French
which contains much sensible advice
20 mothers of marriageable sons, and
bo mcthers-in-law. The following par
aeraph on the antagonism that is fos-
tered between boys and girls in child
hood is worth quoting:
"'Just like boy or 'just like a
girl one or the other is perpetually
told, and always in the way OF re-
proach. When the boy displays an I'M
due feeling someone says to him:
Your motSer ought to put you in pot
ticosts.' when tho little girl tries 10
throw ball she is told that the boys
will laugh at her. The war of TIE
sexes begins then and goes ceasoless-
" on. Why should these things be so?
BOYS and girls arc in this world TO
grow up together, to live together, 10
take their places side by side. as
parents and as guides TO the genera
lions coming after them. You, per
haps. are afraid TO say so TO your
children. afraid of putting Ideas into
their heads You find 1t easier to
leave them to be taken unawares by
newly awakened emotions, which
pIunge them into matrimony before
they even know what its responsibility
ties entail, leaving them, as unhappy
married people, to founder away, as
best they can, out OF their own mis-
talxea"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
RAT RAISING AN INDUSTRY
Enterprising Partisan Breeds Them
For Their Skins.

For Their SkinS.
Among the sights nee the least in
teresting in the city of Paris is a
regular rat pound, where the services
of the rodents are utilized for remov-
ing the flesh from the caroasses OF
dead animals. A horse thrown in
over night Is quite stripped by morn
ing, and IL Is the regular work OF
men in charge to remove the beauti-
fully polished bones. Naturally, the
rats thus pampered increase at amaZ-
ing rates, and invade the neighboring
slaughter houses. So it becomes nee
essary at regular intervals to have a
battue.
All around the heavy stone walls
OF the pound are bored thousands OF
holes half the length of a rats body.
Early in the morning while the rats
are still at work on the skeletons en-
joying their meal men with lanterns
jump suddenly in, making great
noise and clatter. The frightened rats
rush for the nearest refuge, and the
walls are soon ornamented with a for
est of whisking tails. The rat collec-
tor then seizes each rat by the tail
and deposits it in bag which he
carries over his shoulder. The skins
are largely used for making gloves.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
ToRToIsEs 500 YEARS OLD.
Only Centuries Count in the Lives of
These Creatures.

tneSe creatures
That the large tortoise is capable
of carrying a fair weight upon its
back was recently demonstrated on
the lawn of Mr.. Carl Hagenback.
when several of his children and
grandchildren conceived the novel
idea of racing upon number Of giant
tortoises which had recently been
brought home from the Seychelles
islands. The youngsters found the
tortoises very queer steeds, and to
entice them along dangled cabbages
in front of them from the end of small
sticks.
The tortoises in question are over
500 years Of age. and weigh from 200
to $50 pounds apiece. They entirely
live upon greenstuff and eat from
twenty pounds to thirty pounds day.
The Seychelles, from whence these
animals were obtained, is the home
of the giant tortoise, and less than fif-
ty years ago they might have been
found there in large numbers. To
day. however. they are fairly scarce.
particularly the large species, which
are very valuable. The tortoise from
this part of the world are, without
question, the Oldest living creatures
upon the earth.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
What Causes Fires.

The annual losses by fire in the
United States which have averaged as
high as s100,C00,OO0 a year at Ger.
tain periods. were attributed during
n single year to the following causes,
tho number OF fires from each cause
boirg given: Incendiarism, 1927; de-
fective flues, 1909; sparks (not from
locomotives), IT'S; matches. $50; ex-
plosions (of lamps. etc., 430; stoves,
429; lightning. 500; spontaneous com
bustion, 1926; prairie and forest fires.
ESQ; lamp and lantern accidents
(other than explosions), 23S; locomo-
tive sparks. 211; cigar stubs and
pipes, 203; friction, 179; gas jets, 176;
engines and boilers, $50: furnaces,
1856; and from firecrackers, los.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
THE NEW CONGRESSMAN.

Every member of congress, when
first elected. is faced with the neces-
sity OF outlining his program for a
public career, and must stand or fall
upon the wisdom OF his decision and
his success in realizing his ambitions.
He must decide whether he shall en-
ter into competition with the men
with records CT long and honorable
service behind them in seeking his
share of the credit and piaudits for
honors in the forum OF debate and the
contest for general legislation, or
whether he shah devote his time 20
tho interests Of the particular con-
stituency he may represent. If he
represents a district in the house or
a state IN the senate In which the
party maiorities are strong and fixed,
and his texture Of Office assuredly long,
he may with safety elect to devote
his efforts TO a specially, TO stamping
his impress upon legislation on sub
jects to which he has devoted much
thought and attention. In that event
his first influence must be exerted to
secure assignment To the committees
that furnish the field for the exercise
of his efforts, and after that every
thing depends upon the man and his
Willingness to work. Most OF the leg
islation of congress, IN fact, is the
work Of pecialists.-From Silent
Forces in Congress" in Leslie's
Monthly.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
PROSPERITY ON THe FARM.

The extent to which the prosperity
Of the country depends upon that OK
the farmer Is shown impressively In
the estimate OF the value Of surplus
farm products made by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. A farm yield
of $4,000, 100000 above the value OF
the product fed to live stock Is pref
ty solid basis for industrial good
times. In these figures Is to be found
the reason why tho financial strin-
gency that affected the east last year
did not upset the business Of the coun-
try. The real and substantial pros
perity of the farmer was not to be
disturbed by the stock speculation OF
Wall street.-Kansas City Times.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
The Worlds Diamond Supply.

Amsterdam is the greatest of dia-
mond marts. Nearly all the rough
diamonds now taken there to be split.
cut and polished come from South AT
RIGA. The stones from Brazil, Guiana,
Australia and BCrneo are relatively
few. 1t is estimated that the South
African mines have added S40O,OOO.-
900 worth of diamonds to the worlds
supply. and since less than per cent
of them are lost or destroyed in hun
dred years it is evident that the gems
are accommodating rapidly. About o.
900 persons are engaged in the dia-
mond industry in Amsterdam, and
contrary to what might naturally be
supposed. it is net the cutters and
polishers whose skill is most priced.
but the splitters. At least it Is they
who receive the highest wages.
amounting for the best worlSmen to
$50 a week.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
Myrrh cimpIy a Gum Resin.

Myrrh Is gum resin that exudes
from the cracks of tree found in
Arabian. and East African countries.
1t flows rather freely. but the natives,
in crder to get larger supply of the
article. often bruise the trunk of the
trees with rocks. The myrrh tree it.
self is low tree, growing about ten
or twelve feet high, with thorny
branches. When the myrrh first ex-
udes from the tree it is OF yellowish,
whitlsh. buttery consistency that grad
ualJy hardens and assumes a reddish
semitransparcnt color. 1t Is used
principally as one of the components
of incense.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
NUMsERs IN EARLY DAYS
Forerunners Of Existing System Re-
sorted to Queer Expedients.


In a paper read before the Philo-
logical society of the University OF
Michigan, George Hempl commented
upon the forerunners Of our present
system of Enumeration. Some two
years ago, in seeking the origin OF
used by the Germanic races), Profess
sor Hempl discovered the primitive
Germanic mineral rotations. They
threw new light upon the early Ger
manic numeral system, as well as up
on the primitive Indo-European num-
erical system and upon the develop
ment Of the Greek alphabet and the
Greek numerical notation.
The primitive European numer-
ical system was mixture Of the deci.
NAL and the sexagesimal. The first
large number was the "shock"--that
is, sixty-and the next large number
was the "hund," or hundred" that Is
100. Between 60 and 120 there were
no numbers like our 20. etc, 70 being
"a shock and ten," and 80 being "a
shock and 20" The introduction OF
our present numbers between 90 and
120 arose out of the introduction OF
the decimal hund or hundred, that Is.
100, in distinction from which the old
hundred Q20) was called the duodeci-
NAL hundred, or the great hundred"
which Is still used In Iceland and parts
of England.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
The Skytark.

Bird of the Wilderness,
Blithesome and cumbertess,
Light be thy matin DER moor!and and
Emblem OF happiness.
BLESSED Is thy dwelling place!
o. TO abide in the desert with thee!
Wild Is thy lay and loud,
Far in the downy cloud;
Love gives II energy. love gave II birth
Where on thy dewy wing.
Where art thou journeying?
Thy lay is In Heaven, thy love Is on
earth.
Der fell and fountain sheen,
Ger moor and mountain green,
Ger the red streamer that heraids the
day:
Over the cloudlet dim
over the rainbow's rim.
Musical cherub. HE. HE thee awayi
Then when the cleaning comes,
Low in tho heather blooms
Sweet will thy welcome and bed of love
be,
Emblem of happiness!
BLESSED Is thy dwelling place!
o. 10 abide in the desert with thee,
-Hogg.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
NEWSPAPERS FOR WOMEN.

Mr.. Harmsworth. the English news
PAPER man, says: 81 had for many
wears a theory that a daily newspaper
for wemen was In urgent request, and
7 started one. The belief cost me
800 900. found out that I was beat
en-. Women don't want q daily news
naper Of their own" After leaving
college. men and women prefer CO
education. They are Influenced by
the same events. suffer from TIC
same disasters. sympathize with the
same movements and want the same
news. Harmsworth's daily news
naper was killed ny tho nickname. His
Daily Mail made hSs Hwtune. so tire
English wits uaves his new venture
xhe "Daily Femaie. Louisville Post
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
LEARNED A PARROTS MIGHT.
Children Repeated Words With No
knowledge Of Their Meaning.


knowledge Of Their Meaning.
DR.. Kerr, Scotch minister, tells
this story of his visit to a village
school: THE lesson was one giving
an account of clever dog which had
rescued a child from drowning. 1t
was said that the dog was caressed by
the parents of the child. l asked
what was the meaning CT caressed
and the answer came at cnce, Made
of fond led On referring to the list
OF words at the top of the lesson
found the explanation Given was
made of, fondled' Wishing to find
out II any child in the class had got
glimmering of the meaning went
from top to bottom and got from
every child nothing but made OF fond
led pronounced as four words, to
which they attached no meaning what
ever. The teacher was surprised that
was not satisfied with the intelli-
gence OF the teaching"
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
Well Worth the Money.

man in Randolph county, Missouri,
was tried recently for assault with In
tent to kill and the prosecuting attor-
ney brought into court as weapons a
rail, an ak, a gun, saw and rife.
The defendants counsel exhibited a
scythe, pitchfork. pistol. razor
and hoe. After celebrating two
hours on the case the jury submitted
a report which read as follows: I'VE
the jury find that the fight took place,
and we the jury would have paid a
dollar each to have seen it."
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
UNLlRERATED POWERS.

From the latest measurements by
Curie. II is estimated that the energy
of fifteen pounds Of radium, fully util-
ized, would run one horsepower en-
CINE many centuries. We are thus
constantly being told Of the latent
powers stored away here and there
which could be made TO run the uni
verse almost indefinitely if we could
unlock them.
But it happens that we only man
age to liberate these latent. stored
away powers gradually. Perhaps it is
well, else some impetuous spirits
might run away with the whole plan
of creation ard leave as high and
dry.-Beston Globe
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
Youthful Statesman.

Edmund Waller had already made a
reputation as poet when, at the age
Of 16. he entered parliament and be-
gan to take an active part in public
debates. His first speech was a great
success. When tho stripping of 16
first arose to address the house the
mombers were inclined to laugh at
him, bat he was not to BIO laughed
down, and soon had his hearers
listening to him with rapt attention.
When ne ended he was greeted with
ringing applause and at once became
4 political power.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
Governor Couldn't Spare Him.

It is related OF julius Laurens
Clarke, who is still living in Newton,
Mass, at the age of ninety-one years.
that Gov. John A. Andrew emphatically
refused early in the war for the Union
to permit him to go with the Worces-
ter City Guard. OF which he was then
a member, saying that he could con-
tinue to do vastly more serviceable
work as Massachusetts, state auditor
than he could accomplish in the field.
Charlevoix county herald., 1904-07-16
Prohibited tho Marriages.

The following written notice was re-
Gently served on the town clerk or
Pennington, Me-: ITO Louis Voter,
town clerk. we hereby filo the follow
ing caution with you not to issue a
certificate TO ---- and Mrs. - for
this reason: that Mrs. IS husband
has just passed away and his mother
feels very much grieved in having tho
marriage take place az proccnt."
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
The Dakota Jack Rabbit.

The jack rabbit is a prairie institu.
ton that gives the settlers dogs
plenty of exercise. When the settler
sees a jack rabbit for the first time
starts him up suddenly on the prairie
he imagines that by quick move.
ment he can lay his hands on him.
The rabbit is awkward, appears to
be lame in every joint: holds up one
foot as though it panied him, and al.
together creates the belief that he is a
dilapidated wreck of an ungainly.
animate thing. The settler is sur.
prised that he cannot ''grab" him.
The settlers dog, also, is confident
that he can quickly make an end oil
the rabbit. He bristles, runs leisurly
toward the rabbit, doubles his speed,
doubles it again, triples that, quad.
ruples the whole, when, 10! the rabbit
disappears. There is some flying
grass, a vanishing streak of light, a
twinkling of two prodded feet extended
rearward, and he is gone. The dog
sits on his launches and concludes
that it was dream, and that he did
not see a rabbit at all.-Exchange.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17

struck him. There is no possible
show for his recovery.
Reports have been received by the
postoffce inspectors that two Mime
sofa postofices were robbed last week.
At Henriete, Pine county, burglars
entered the store of Edward Peterson
in which the postoffice is located, and
stole 500 of government funds. At
Pequot, T. G.. Butler, the postmaster,
reprots that thieves have stolen a con-
siderable quantity of postage stamps.
The second fatal hunting accident
in northern Minnesota occurred last
week in Cass county, when Arnt Han
son of Cohasset mistook his son
Arthur, aged sixteen years, for bear
and shot him dead. The bullet pierced
the boys lungs and he died instantly.
Mr.. Hanson left the body in charge of
another hunter and went at once to
Cohasset where he telephoned the
sheriff and District Attorney Walker
Mr.. Hanson is wild with grief over
the accident. The lad was wearing a
brown coat and was coming through
some underbrush from an unexpected
direction.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
A Lesson From Old JaDan.

While we all deplore the fact that
we get little or no real news from
Japan during this war, it is just the
lesson we need-a lesson of self con-
troll. Less newspaper talk at random
and less giving away of state secrets.
We saw that we told the whole world
our plans in the Spanish war but next
time we will know better. We will
also know by that time that men can
work better, think clearer, accomplish
more when they use golden grain belt
beer every day as a tonic and nerve
food. It's the kind of assistance we
all need every day. Order case of
your nearest dealer or be supplied by
Henry Veidt, Princeton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
Marrlake PrOposals.

It Is bad plan for man to ask a
girl to be his wife on very slight &C.
Quaintance and a still worse plan for
her to accept him under these circum-
stances. If they keep their heads it is
surely not very hard thing for them
to conclude to wait until they know
one another trifle better before they
decide that they are the two persons
out of the whole world who are best
fitted to live each with the other. When
they have made this perfectly clear to
their own minds, and not until then,
should they become engaged and an
nounce the fact to the world at large.
And when they are engaged they
should understand the responsibilities
Of their position and not seek to evade
them.-Success.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
Disastrous Wrecks.

Carelessness is responsible for many
a railway wreck and the same causes
are making human wrecks of sufferers
from throat and lung troubles. But
since the advent Of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, even the worst cases can
be cured, and hopeless resignation is
no longer necessary. Mrs. Lois
Cragg of Dorchester, Mass, is one of
many whose life was saved by DR..
Kings New Discovery. This great
remedy is guaranteed for all throat
and lung diseases by G. A. Jack,
druggist. Price so cents and $1.0O.
Trial bottles free.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-11-17
Nose Bleedlng.

Nose bleeding is sometimes a sign
Of plethora-that is, too great a full.
ness in the blood vessels. Then it will
be accompanied by forid skin. Reduce
the meat to the lowest limit. With
hold pastry. Give fresh vegetables
largely, and when the system has been
accustomed to the change adopt very
bctive exercise. It will be within ones
discretion to resume the ordinary diet
slowly. Plethoric persons need regu.
lating, as they make blood too quickly.