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Charlevoix county herald., 1905-10-21

house a sensation that night, and we
were all little eager; it had not been
announced on the boards, but had
floated round society through the pri-
vate channels, and we kept asking
each other who was this new star Of
Batsburg? The programme was as
good as could be, but the performers
were old acquaintances; and while
we stormed the stage with applause
after each item, all felt that Batsburg
owed us new sensation yet. 1t came
between numbers 8 and loan "extra
turn" which was merely slipped upon
up a new air, a catchy thing that no
one had heard, and yet, / believe, we
all tried to hum it and then into the
cntre of the wide strip of stage left
hare in front of the back-cloth a little
ragged London gamin came swinging
his impudent dirty face turned to the
audience with the sang froid of his in
imitable breed. He stood still q min
ute, and then cody looking us over, he
began to shy personalities at our
comments that made the victim shout
claim him Il success.
There was no doubt about his
reality-he was true arab, apparent
ly brought straight out Of the streets,
without dab of paint on him that
could be discerned, and supremacy
jaunty and insolent Probably, he
was one of the boys who sold bogus
programmes at the side doors of the
hall, or, FOR few stray coppers, sang
versions of the songs to be heard in
side, and Batsburg had primed him up
to recognize the front rows of the au-
dlence and discourse on their private
affairs and was getting quite personal
when one concluded that tho
urchin had been coached by someone
who did know. Batsburg had been
among these people for weeks in con-
nection with the benefit, and. though,
his use of his knowledge might be in
doubtful taste, there was no denying
that 1t caught on-the stalls roared as
each singing remark, pointed by one
grimy fOrefinger came clearly across
the footlights through the jaunty
music.
Suddenly the boy began 70 dance a
kind Of double-shuffle and. to the air
which the band still played softly,
broke into a song, Introducing the
names of people in front of him.
His voice was sweet, true boys
voice, but marred by that awful East
End accent and 1t rang through the
theatre loud and strong. Young
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-10-21
brighten her chaperons.

brighten her chaperons.
Lady Jane is dear, good soul, but
she is accustomed to be unwise in her
management of Sigma. She allowed
her new approval of Noel to be read in
the growing maternity of her manner
Hitherto she had been cousinly in her
treatment of him-she was not his
aunt or that might have been her atti-
tude-and when things looked very
black in the matrimonial market she
comforted herself aloud with his adj
vantages. Sigma hated the obvious.
Her temper had been decidedly uncel-
tain since Captain Verney had come
into what she henceforth styled his
"Bayswater income" and she sailed
forth this very afternoon in a mood
that was ripe for mischief.
She found it at Lady Bloomfeld's
afternoon crush where the Bohemian
element was mingling with the severe
" social, and everybody was discuss
ing the great Benefit night at the
Bacchante Theatre of Varieties in aid
of the War Fund. The Bacchante is
a very superior music hall, and that
lent a zest to the way in which every
one was buying tickets-in aid of the
charity!
There was a fat man in long frock-
coat standing in the centre of the
group of the smartest women present
when Sigma arrived. He was Bats
burg, the proprietor of the Bacchante
and the originator of the benefit, but
Sigma hardly glanced at him. There
was no doubt that she was in very
bad mood indeed, and her eyes, roam
ing about for some evil deed to prove
!. this, did not alight upon Batsburg, as
the special means arranged by the
Powers Of Darkness to help her. IL
was not with any thought of the fat
man and his glossy curls in her mind
that she sat down at the piano
and volunteered a song. There had
been music going on all Of that after
noon; but Signals performance was
entirely different, and everyone listen
ed and indeed, crowded in from the
other rooms to hear. She has a
Bingularly clear voice, strong enough
to fill concert-room, and trained by
Da Capri. He never thought that his
excellent training would go to help
Sigma to give Lady Bloomfield's
guests a treat such as that perform
ance Of "Hy'ar there! Clear the road
for Lisbeth."
They were a noisy audience when
Signals singing had suddenly trans
Formed them from well-dressed luke
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-10-21
DRINK GALLONS OF WATER.
Practice Said to Account for Japs
HardihOod.

The Nichi-Nichi, a prominent Jap
anese paper, in commenting on the re-
markable health Of the Japanese sol
der in the feld attributes not a small
degree of his endurance and immunity
from disease to his habit Of drinking
about a gallon of water every day Of
his life. The statement was verified
by an attache of the Japanese treaty
commission who studied medicine at
Harvard and practiced at home.
"The japanese soldier Is not per-
mitted to drink much water on the
march. He merely vets his lips, rim
SEES his mouth, and takes a small
swallow now and then. But in camp
he drinks freely. A quart Immediate
ly on rising, more after breakfast; and
several quarts during the evening. OF
course it is largely habit. He has not
studied the systems requirements
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-10-21
Wash Inside And Out.

The Nichi- Nichi discourses further
on the subject, stating in naive way
the benefit of free indulgence in ma
lures drink:
Health is a gift of the gods, and
the way to health lies through the do
main of cleanliness. AS we wash our
linen so should we wash our bodies
inside and out. Water is the sweetener
life. In its free use you shall be as
sweet and pure as a mountain brook;
as strong as the lion Of the sea; as
broad as the wind swept rice fields.
You shall hold your head in the stars
and your life shall be as peaceful as
a summer day."
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-10-21

The largest pin factory in the world
is not as has been stated. in the
United States but in Birmingham.
Eng. where are $4,000. 900 are manu-
fractured every working day. All the
other pin factories in England turn
out about 100000
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-10-21

and drinks to satisfy that thirst"
Americans Use Too Little.
"Your people," he went on, neglect
their needs as rule, in respect to
both water and air. They do not
drink enough and do not battle enough.
| would not say they are unclean; 1t
is only that they are less particular In
their cleanliness. 1t is a difference In
the point of view. The Japanese
think daily bath the very least at
tention to the body. Many battle sew
eral times a day-a simple sponging
cleansing the pores and giving the
soul a chance to breathe. And the
air bath is equally habit. My peo-
pie cannot at first live in the close
American houses. They crave the
freedom and perfect ventilation Of
their bamboo cottages. Drinking and
bathing are national traits. We be-
lieve that cleanliness of the internal
tissues is as necessary to health and
comfort as cleanliness of the skin.
The waste materials of the body are
often poisonous. Their retention ss
the cause of many sleepless nights,
headaches rheumatic pains fits of indi-
geston. Water in abundance, inside
and out, is necessary to every human
being"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
AND STILL THEY DIE
HEATS DEADLY WORK IN THE NA-
 TION's METROPOLIS.
Thirteen succumb to High Humidity and Scores of Others Suffer Proatration--Many of the
 Victims Children.

New York. July 13.-Thfrteen deaths attributed to the hot weather were re- corded in New York today. Tn addi- tion a score or more of persons were overcome by the heat and are under treatment in the city hospitals.
 Despite a drcnching rain all during the forenoon and scattered showers throughout Ii day. the thermometer rose to a maximum of S5 degrees. Dur ing the afternoon the drop was more decided than for the past five days. and tonight a strong westerly breeze Is bringing some relief. The high humid ity and the continuance throughout the night of temperatures varying only slightly from that of the hottest hours of the day. caused the heavy fatality attending the present hot spell in this city.
 John McCerron. complaining of ill., ness induced by the heat and sent to his home in Third Avenue. lost con sciousness as he was ascending the stairs and fell backward, breaking his neck.
 Stricken suddenly by the heat as he was working on a roof in the Bronx, Samuel Schultz, painter. fell five sto- ries to the ground and was instantly killed.
 Many children are included in the death list.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
Hampton Negro Conference.

Hampton, Va, July lS.-The ninth annual session of the Hampton Negro Conference began here today with a large attendance of negro men and women from all sections of the coun- try. the bulk of the representation. however. being from the Southern States.
 The subject of City Schools for Col ored Children" was discussed by W. T. B. Williams of Hampton, the school visitor for the General Educational Board. He mentioned a number of places which he said were delinquent in the matter of adequate school room accommodations for the colored peo- pie. Nevertheless, he added, neither poverty nor the indifference of school officials is altogether the cause In ev- cry instance of poor school facilities.
 The colored people themselves are sometimes at fault. Other topics dis cussed were the public and private sup port of negro schools, land problems and tuberculosis. .... U
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
LAWSON ON "sYsTEM.r
He Will Devote Life to Putting 1t Out
 of RuefneSa.

Minn eapolis, July 13.-Thomas w. Lawson. of Boston was the guest of the Minneapolis Commercial Club to- day. MT. Lawson spoke before three hundred members of the club. He seemed full of energy and the utmost respect was paid to him by his hear CTS. He said in part:
 I'm not afraid of personal violence. am out here unguarded. paying my own expenses and I am going to make life work of this. I have several millions myself and I wronged the American people in getting 1t. but I did not know 1t at the time. When the time comes will give that money back to them. If I live I am going to make the American people sell every dollars worth of stock they have and by that time they will know better than to buy back"
 MT. Lawson scored the Equitable Assurance Society
 T have several millions" he said, but I haven't any more than I am entitled to, the way the game is played, for I know the game and I have lived up to the rules of it.
 I'm going to kill the System not by law or anything they can delay by red tape. but by arousing the anger of 5O,000. 900 people" +-*-=.-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
England Would Like It.

London, July l3.-In the House of Commons today. Mir Robertson asked Premier Balfour whether there had been any further representations in re- gard to the international conference proposed by President Roosevelt. and whether the Government was prepared to agree to the Presidents proposal to include in the subjects for discussion the question of making private prop erty not contraband of war free from capture or destruction.
 Mir Balfour replied that the Govern ment cordially welcomed the proposal of President Roosevelt. but Great Brit ain, in common with other nations, re- served the right of considering what should be submitted to the conference. The Premier added that there had not been any further negotiation on the subject.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
PLOT DEATH
 OF EMPEROR Plan to Dynamite Imperial
 Castle. CONSPIRACY DISCOVERED General Trepoff, Too, Is
 Marked Man. Probably Successor of Minister Bouligin Receives Many Letters Openly Threatening His Tragic
 Destruction.

New York, July 13.-A World dispatch from London contains the following from the Vienna correspondent of The Daily Mail:
 Private letters from St. Petersburg state that the police have discovered elaborate preparations for blowing up the Castle of 1linsko1e, near Moscow where the Czar. with the imperial fam fly, intended to take up brief resi- dence Beneath the apartments des- tined for his matesty's use, a subterra- mean passage is said to have been found leading to cellar where 250 pounds of dynamite lay concealed.
 "The police have made many arrests, apprehending among others, two en- giners who conducted the cleaning and decorating of the apartments at the castle.
 This intelligence. associated with the murder of Shuvaloff, has made a deep impression.
 The Czar has now given up all idea of staying at Ilinskoje."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
Doctor. Elect Omcer..

Portland, Ore, July 13.-The fifty. sixth session of the American Medical Association ended today after the election of the following officers:
 President, Dr. William J. Mayo. Rochester, Minn.; First vice-President, Brieadier-General Walter Wyman, washing gton. D. C.; Second vice-Presi- dent, pr. K. F. Mckenzie, Portland: Third Vice. President. Dr. E. S. Talbot. Chicago; Fourth Vice-President, pr. Edwin D. Martin. New Orleans; General Secretary, Dr. George L. H. Simmons. Chicago; Treasurer. Dr. Frank Billings, Chicago. Members Board of Directors. pr. F. E. Montgomery, Pennsylvania; pr. A. L. Wright. Iowa, and Dr. H. L. E. Johnson, District of Columbia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
ey. nor the purport of the report of State Superintendent of Insurance Hen. dricks
MAY FORM ALLIANCE.
Germany and Sweden CsntenD1at
 thA afen

Germany and Sweden Contemplating
 the Step.
 Stockholm, July 13.-The Associated Press is able to state on good author ity that a German-Swedish alliance is seriously contemplated.
 The question. 1t is said. was dis cussed at conference between Emperor William and King Oscar on board the Hohenzollern today at Geflt. The conferences last from two to three hours.
 King Oscar and his party will re- main with Emperor William until he departs from Gefle Friday afternoon.
 Besides Emperor Williams personal visit. Germany will soon make the greatest naval demonstration in tts history Tn Swedish waters. Cn July 20. six battleships will arrive at Gothen- berg and eight cruisers at Udde vala, while on August seven battleships. ten cruisers and a torpedo boat squad ron is due at Stockholm and Norrkoe- ping and five battleships at Karls- krona.
 The government has granted these squadrons permission to enter war ports.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
Rix Contract CIosed.

New York. July 13.-The American Hawaiian Steamship Company has just closed a contract with the Tehuan- tepec National Railroad Company of Mexico, through Spearson & Co., limit ed, of London. the managing directors, for the transportation of all the busi- ness of the steamship company be- tween Atlantic and Pacific ports over the railroad, which will be completed the latter part of next year.
 The American Hawaiian Company is said to control to a large extent the transportation of sugar from islands to the United States, and has now in com mission a fleet of nine steamers with an aggregate cargo capacity of 75.0o0 tons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
GROWING MEMBERSHIP.
Universalist Young People Meeting at
 Hartford, Com.

Un1verS0I1ot HOuh8 feOpse MerVlm8 as
 Hartford, Com.
 Hartford. Conn.,. July 13.-With a large attendance of delegates from all parts of the country, the national con- venticn of the Young Peoples Chris tian Union of the Universalfst Church began its formal sessions here today. The report of National Secretary Harry Adams Hersey. of Boston. reviewed. the numerical growth of the union and the work accomplished during the last year in both the senior and junior bodies. and in the field. The figures submitted by State secretaries, he said, showed a membership of approximately 5000. of which $500 were in the senior and 2,500 in the junior union. The years gain in membership had been about 1000. Fi- nancially the year had been satisfac- tory one.
 Among recommendations made In the secretary's report was that greater at- tention be paid to field work by concern tration of the various missionary en- terprises into one department under salaried secretary, and the appoint ment of a national secretary who shall devote exclusive attention to business interests of the union.
 Reports of missionary work were made by J. C. Bond, of Atlanta, Ga. {, and Rev. Atha!fa L. F. Irwin of Little Rock, Ark.
 A number of recommendations made by the executive board came up for consideration.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
Equitable Loan to Depew
 Improvement Co.
INNOCENCE OF SENATOR
official Appraisers Gave Their
 Sanction.
State Superintendent of Insurance HenAricks Tells Why Matter Was Not Handled In Pre-.
 Mminary Report.

New York, July ls.-Senator Chaun- cey M. Depcw has made statement to the Paris correspondent of The New York Tribune regarding the loan or $250, 900 made by the Equitable Society to the Depew Land Improvement Com pany on property alleged to have been worth only $150.000. in which he says that he had never advocated or recofn- mended any such transaction because he was a director of the Equitable.
 The loan never could have been made unless the oficial appraisers Of the Equitable had reported after ex- animation that s25o.00o was only 50 per cent. of the property's value, sueh De- ing the rule of the society and that on such a report the officers of the com pany had unanimously approved 1t.
 The Depew Land Improvement Com pany was organized and in operation some five years before l was induced to become stockholder. It had then about 5000 inhabitants and many thrfv- ing industries, including the New York Central shops. and connection with sew pointed a general manager who built houses. a hotel. opened streets. ex- tended the water and sewer systems and incurred great liabilities in inn provements.
 "A few of the larger stockholders formed a plan to pay of all liabilities and provide working capital. but the stockholders were so numerous, a large number living abroad. that CO., operation could not be secured and the company went into the hands of a re- ceiver five years after the Equitable loan. The appraisal of the property has been made by officers and independ- ent persons. the lowest valuation being $200.00 over and above liabilities.
 If the Equitable and other creditors will join and take the property out of the hands of the receiver and put 1t on a going basis. there is no possibility of loss. O nthe contrary. in the judgment of those best acquainted with the prop erty there is a certainty of profit.
 "A few days before sailed from New York, I placed my resignation as coun- sef in the hands Of Chairman Morton and am glad that he accepted 1t. have passed my 71st birthday and I had made up my mind before I reached 72 to secure something of that rest and freedom from incessant work that has been denied me year after veal"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
McGILL WAS LYNCHED
END OF NEGRO WHO SLEW
 TWELVE PERSONS.
Honduranean Natives, Incensed Over Brutal Crime, Strung Black Fiend Up in . Public Place.
 News Reaches Mobile.

Mobile, July 13.-tspecial)-- )--Captair Boe of the steamship Condor. which arrived up to Mobile this afternoon from LaCeiba. brought the report of the horrible murder by Robert McGill, a negro on the schooner Olympia on June 30, and the finish Of the brutal negro.
 He stated that McGill was taken on board the warship Tutumbla. from Ell Povener to Utilla and there turned over to the authorities.
 Later the natives, who were highly incensed over the brutal murder of ten men, a woman and babe, got possession of McGill.
 It was first intended to burn the negro, but he was finally lynched last Saturday in a public place.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
Alexander Very III.

New York, July 13.-James w. Alex ander, former President of the Equit- able Life Assurance Society. continues very ill He is undergoing treatment in a secluded place in Long Island. and 1t was said today that he was in such A condition that all knowledge of the recent developments in the society have been kept from him.
 According to statements made. Mir. Alexander does not yet know that Paul Morton Is the head of the Equitable. Neither has he been informed of the Ryan purchase and the installation of Messrs. Cleveland. OBrien and Vest inghouse as trustees. The fact of the acceptance of his own resignation and that of Mir Hyde, it.:vas declared, has not been made knos.% him, and neither has informatioA conveyed to him of the return of b. ate mon-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
Wanted to Lynch Bandit

Winfield. Kas.. July 13.-There were threats during the night of lynching William Chadburn, the surviving ban dit who shot and killed Detective Cal houn yesterday and he was guarded closely at a physicians office by the sheriff and force of deputies until he could be taken to jail at Sedan today for safekeeping. He may recover from his wounds. Chadburn was released from the Federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth a week ago after serv- ing a three-years' sentence for rob- ping the postof1ce at Mulhall. Okla. The body of Ed Madigan. who was killed by the posse will be buried in the potter's field.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
Wireless Improvement.

New York. July 13.-An important improvement in wireless telegraphy is announced by Professor Braun. of Strassburg, the inventor of the system which bears his name, in Berlin dis patch to The Times.
 The professor has succeeded in directing wireless electrical waves in a single direction. Up to now it has bean possible only to transmit waves in all directions.
 Much energy is saved by the new in- vention
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
Invasion of Sakha1ln.

London, July 1.-The correspondent of The Daily Telegraph at Tokio sends description of the Japanese invasion of the island of Sakhalin written by a correspondent of the paper at Aomori, Japan. which Is in part as follows:
 The Japanese left their temporary base July and reached the destina- tion July !. The Russian cruiser No- vik was found at Cape Enduma stranded on a reef, half submerged. The Russians fired only three or four shells before they destroyed the fort. the jetties aud the barracks. Heavy guns. unchanged, were afterward found in the forts where they had been hastily and imperfectly mounted.
 The greatest confusion was wit messed in the streets of Korsakovsk. The Russian troops were rushing in all directions, carrying cooking utensils on their shoulders and men were pass ing about the streets footing and set ting fire to the buildings All the cit izens were panic stricken. many of them setting fire to their own houses. The connagration continued for nearly three days. The streets are now deso- lated and obstructed with the ruins of charred buildings. Finding that the Japanese respected property and treat ed the people kindly. the citizens are beginning to return"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14

Church Yard at the signe of the Fox. near St. Austin's Gate" It has forty six leaves.
 It Is believed that only two other copies of this edition exist. One is in the British Museum and the other was sold by Mir. Lilly to MT. Halliwell. af- terward Halliwell-Phillipps. and is now in the Bodlean library at Oxford. The example sold is of peculiar interest from tho fact that in five places a con- temporary autograph of William Penn" is found. The signature is probably that of the celebrated admi- ral, the father of the founder of Penn sylvania.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-14
Palma yetoes Budget.

Havana, July 13.-President Palma has vetoed the action of Congress which continued in effect the budget for the fiscal year ending June 30 last. His reason for so doing Is that the old budget did not include any provision for the sanitation of cities, work in connection with which begun under special appropriations.
 The new budget has been pending in Congress for several months past and If the political opponents of the Gov ernment prevent its approval. payments will continue by virtue of a decree all ready in effect.