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Charlevoix county herald., 1905-10-21
LITERARY CLUB MEET.

The Ladies Literary Club met with
Mrs Ashley, Oct. 10Th
PROGRAM.
Singing, america" Club
Paper, "The Indian and Indian
Schools" Mrs Smith
Reading, "Unyoke the Ped mars
Burden" Mrs. Porter
Reading. TOO Hasty with the
Indian" Mrs. Ashley
Reading. Some American
Composers Mrs Robertson
Reading. estate FederatiOn,of
Wumen's Clubs" Mrs Smith
Description. The Closing Of the
Mortgage Mrs Crossmau
Description, THE Village
Blacksmith" Mrs. Loveday
Roll call Quotations from Emerson
Meeting next week with Mrs. Lor
raine.
Roll call, Humorous Anecdotes
Elsie Matthews, Sec'y
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-10-21

Entered at the postofiice ut East Jordan.
Michigan. as second GLASS mail matter
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-10-21

WILLIAM L. BASuAW East Jordan
Truant officer for County.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

An interesting communication in The
News and Observer from Scotland
Neck of 10th october, gave this:
He was a skilled mechanic, ma
chinist and surveyor and did the
most, if not all, the work in surveying
the town of Scotland Neck when it
was first laid out soon after the war.
"Mr. Smith was the master builder
of the Confederate ram, 'Albemarle'
which was Quilt on the banks of the
Roanoke river near here during tho
Civil War, and which was such ter
ror to the Union forces and was sunk
at Plymouth i'm 1864"
He is survived by his wife, who was
think, Miss Spruill, of Warren coun-
ty, and by three daughters and one
sister. His health had been failing
for a month or so. but he was confined
20 his bed but four or five days. and
passed away on Saturday the 14th DC.
tober.
In his class at the University OF
North Carolina there were fifty-onC
members So far as | am Informed al
re dead except two. Colonel James
Washington. of Goldsboro, and my
self. Ny friend Smith made three bu'
! few days ago. He was the eldest of
the three. Most of the class died be
fore they We're fifty. and many before
thirty The stalwarts went long ago
OF all the class / was the most deli
ate. For eighteen weeks | was So
'nwcl | did not board a all, but liVeC
ntirely on crackers made of flour
salt and water Aad yet 7 ann spared
cen down 10 old age and record
he departure or an old friend, my
'enior by 4 few monty. with prope
ceilings of sympathy and affection.
! wrote 4 lire that read rs follows
n my short article OF "Old Age"
what swift arrow flies from TN
strong bow Of Time"
il appeared as hoy.
Wilmington, =. G..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
ZoA PHoRA CO., 58 Free Distribution Depf KaIamazoo
ROOSEVELTIAN THEORY
PUT INTO PRACTICE.
Native Citizen of Wake Believes i'm
the Theory of Large Families.
Has Fourteen Living Chill
dren.
(Apex Journal.)


Much has been written of late about
large families. Even the President
has talked much along this line until
what is known as the 'Rooseveltian
Theory has almost become as popu-
lar a phrase as "A Square Deal
Now of course the question of large
families has been more of theory than
of practice. The fellow who believes
in large families is as a rule either.
childless or lives in the hapless state
of "bachelorhood. So there are really
few persons. who live up to their
creed along this line.
The Journal is fortunate in know
ing a man who does not only believe
i'm the "Rooseveltian Theory" of large
families. but who has literally put
into practice the theory as we'll. II
has reference to Mr.. Rufus Barbee,
who resides at Buie's Creek. in Har-
nett county. but who is a native of
Wake county. Mr.. Barbee was welded
TO Miss Adna Hudson. of this county
i'm 1865. and of this union, are living
fourteen children. 10 boys and 4 girls
The oldest of whom is 35 and the
youngest 16 years of age. The aver
age weight of these is 10 pounds
Mr.. Barbee is only 63 and his wife
81 years of age. Both are in excel
lent health, and their children have
nearly all attended college, and are
living in several different States. The
boys of this union are doing we'll, some
of them are farmers. some business
men, some teachers and so on, while
the girls have married we'll and are a
blessing not only to their parents but
to the world as well. The Barbee
boys would add strength and power
to any community, as they are some
of the first citizens of the communi-
ties in which they live.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
Women and Mustaches.

An investigation by the "Gaulois, >
a Paris Journal. into the reasons for
the wearing of mustaches has ELECTED
varied replies. OF 100 men questioned.
six replied that it was too much trou-
Bile TO shave: one declared that Ii
was to hide his teeth; another. that
his long nose without it gave him a
bad appearance, and three that it
avoided colds. Three others main
tanned that it improved the air that
they breathed. and seven were of the
opinion that d mustache was necessary
to health. Seventeen men We're content
to state that they did it to please
themselves, while only two said it
was to please their wives. About
women did not like clean-shaven men.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
Talks with Farmers
BY Prof. W. T.. Massey.

The Legislature of Wisconsin has
passed a law requiring all stations
that are used for breeding purposes
IN The State TO be registered and Ii
censed by the Department of Horse
Breeding of the College of Agriculture
of the University of Wisconsin. DR..
A. s. Alexander. the veterinary Edi-
tor of The Practical Farmer, has beer
placed in charge of this work, the OBJ
Ject of which is to make stations stand
for just what they are, and TO wee
out scrub and unsound sires, and thus
encourage the breeding of bette
horses. Such a law would be a good
thing i'm all States.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
SDelt Wheat a Danger to Wheat
Growers

OF late years there has been intro
duced in the Northwest a new plant
of the wheat family called Spelt. This
wheat. like barley, retains the chat
closely attached TO the grain. The
Michigan Station has found that it il
getting mixed With wheat and sends
out press bulletin warning the farm
ers against it as its presence in wheat
makes the flour inferior. 1t has been
recommended as a grain TO grow fol
feed in that section and is probably
useful for this purpose. The bule-
tin gives directions for distinguish
ing between the heads of wheat ana
those of Spelt. and it will be we'll foe
farmers in the northwest part of the
Mississippi Valley to be on their guard
against its introduction in their seed
wheat. Get the bulletin from the
Michigan Station at the Michigan
Agricultural College and study it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

Prof Hopkins, of the Illinois Sta
ion. at the Reunion at the Ohio Sta
ION in 1904. a report of which has
.ust been published in a bulletin from
he Ohio Station. quoted the analy-
sis on a sack of so-called Soluble
Ammoniated Bone and Potash, -
which instead Of giving the exact
percentages Of nitrogen, phosphort2
acid and potash contained i'm the
article. had a long rigmarole aboIs
equal to" this or that. all put on
the bag to make the farmer think
there was a great deal more in il
than there was: and he remarked
that it would be just as sensible to
sell a bushel of corn in the same
way and brand it
Shelled corn, Sc to 65 pounds.
Equal to ear corn. 20 to 80 pounds.
Equal TO dry-shocked corn. lao to
215 pounds.
EQUAL to green shocked corn, 420
to $50 pounds.
This sounds like nonsense. but IT
is just the same thing that in some
States is allowed TO go ON the fertil-
izer bags The fertilizer manufac-
turer should be allowed TO put on the
sacks simply the lowest amount of
nitrogen. potassium and phosphor-
us in the article, and not have any
sliding scale Of 1.25 to $50 per cent
to crawl out on. This is the law in
seem States and should be in all. for
the mass of stuff in addition to this
is merely TO fool the farmer with
an inferior or poor article.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
The Disappearance of Malaria.

One OF the most gratifying results
of modern sanitary work is the dis
appearance of mafaria from sections
formerly considered to be infected
with it. 1T was formerly supposed
that the air in such regions was in
fected with the disase. But it has
been shown that malaria does not ex-
ist in the air and that the atmos-
phere of malarial regions Is as pure
and wholesome as any. The disease
making germ of malaria is not one
of the bacteria which are the
common causes of other diseases
for the cause of malarial sickness
is a plasmodium. belonging to the
animal and not to the vegetable class
stagnant waters and is taken into
the system in waters of shallow wells
that have become contaminated. and
it is also transferred by the bite of
mosquitoes that breed in the same
waters with the malarial plasmo-
dunn. Knowing these facts. it is evil
dent that thorough drainage ana the
use of water from deep-bored wells,
with the banishing of mosquitoes.
will Danish malaria. And TINS has
proven correct in practice. In our
boyhood we lived in a town In the
eastern shore of Maryland which was
notoriousy malariouS and every one
expected to have chills and fever
every fall. We were recently in that
same town. The leading physlclaii
told US that a case of chills and ee-
Yer was about the last thing expect
ed there. and that the old-time ma
laria has practically disappeared
with good drainage and the abandon
ment of shallow wells. And the
same fact is true in nearly the whole
of that fine agricultural sectloi
konwn as the Eastern Shore. Former
ly the people of Baltimore were afraio
TO visit the eastern side Of the Ches'
apeake because of malaria. Now al
most every farm house on the bay
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
ScuppernongS.

Our recent remarks about the SOUP
pernong grape has brought us many
letters of inquiry about Scuppernong
growing. The Scuppernong has the
great advantage over other grapes
an the fact that it is never attacked
oy any disease nor insects. 1t needs
no elaborate pruning, simply a thin
ming out of the old dead wood and
room to ramble on a horizontal ar
Dor. The mother vine of all the
Scuppernongs has been growing in
Roanoke Island, n c., since 1885,
and the monster is still in the most
robust health and rambles over acres
of ground. This monarch of grape
vines is well worth a long trip to see.
Some years ago a party of North
Carolinians were taking an Europe
an trip and among other sights about
Londan they were shown the great
old Black Hamburg grape vine n
Hampton Court Gardens. and the at
tendant told them that this was the
largest grape vine in the world. III
may be-" said a Tar Heel. 1.-THE larg-
est you can show here, but we have
a vine in North Carolina under which
you could hide this one and be long
time finding it, The wonderful size
chat the Scuppernong attains in its
native climate is always a source of
wonder TO those who for the first
time see the great Snarled trunks
chat make ordinary grape vines look
puny We ate grapes a few days ago
under vine that covers one thous-
and square feet of harbor
and it was not of uncom-
now manifested in the Scuppernong
as a wine grape will lead TO greater
increased planting. and q light dry
wine could very beneficially take
the place of the beer and Whiskey
and patent medicines that depend on
whiskey for their effect while even
even the promised effect is generally
wanting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
All Four Ought to be in the Penitcn-
tiary.

Dave Tourney and Alb. Montgom-
cry residents of Surry county, and
neighbors, manifested a fondness for
each others wives. At the last term
of court the two men secured divorces
from their wives, statutory grounds
being alleged in each case, and the
two men being named as correspond
ents After the divorces We're pro-
cured each man married the others
former wife
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
planting Corn in the south.

I'm most parts of the South farmers
nave long considered it essential to
plant their corn wide apart with but
one stalk in Il hill. This has come
about from the bad breeding of the
seed ana the plants attaining in good
land such tall CROWN mat distance
seems needed We recently passed a
farm i'm North Carolina which has
mad good attention from the owner
a city man, and the land is in con-
1ition to make q good corn crop. The
corn we saw was a very heavy growth
md was well cared, but there were
not stalks enough on the land TO
make more than twenty-five bushels
)er arcc. though the land in its pres
ant condition IS fully able to pro-
luce a crop of fifty bushels per acre
# there were stalks enough planted
and cultivated Experiments made
IN the test farms belonging to the
Agricultural Department of North
Carolina showed that the heaviest
rops in different parts of the State
we're made by planting 2X4 feet or
3Rx21a and i, seems evident that
he wide planting common in the
needelss. and is largely the cause Of
the low average per acre of corn
here.
A dozen or more eyas ago a field at
the North Carolina College was plant
ID thickiy for silage. There was al
hat time but one siI0, and when this
vas filed there was an acre of corn
eft standing. 1t was not expected
kat the yield from such thick plant
ing would be great, but that acre
made sixty-six bushels of corn. Sub
.eouently a field on the same farm
was planted more thickly than COM
non of about feet inches and
ibout foot in the rows. and the
erop was lightweight bushels per
aero on sondy "nland. Hence We
conclude that with seed properly
bred and on land that has BEEF
brought TO a good state of fertility
through the use Of legumes and deep
corn can be planted much
more thickly in the South and the
crop greatly increased by it.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

An old schoomate, collegemate and
personal friend, Peter f. Smith, Esq.
Of Scotland Neck. is dead, aged rs
years. / was in the same class with
him at the University of North Caro-
lima. He took high rank, and was
much liked and well estimated. He
was the son of William Smith. Esq.
If the Scotland Neck section of Hall
fax county, one of the best in North
Carolina who was one of the largest
planters, foremost in character and
best of citizens. i greatly honored and
revered him. for he was one of the
most intimate of my own mother
friends in her young womanhood. She,
like him. was born in that much ia
vored section, but four miles from the
present town of Scotland Neck. on the
road TO Palmyra. / always liked
Peter Smith for his urbanity. his pure
character. his excellent parts, his de-
votion to principle, his manliness. his
usefulness. He was a staunch MEM
Der of the Episcopal church as were
so many of his kinsfolk. Halifax has
certainly lost a capital man OF nigh
type. and his kindred and friends may
well sorrow over the departure OF
such a companion and friend. But
Heaven is a far better home than
earth and whilst he can not come u
us we NAV go to him. His funera!
was very largely attended. exceeding
any before it. He leaves three broth
ers, one of whom is Rev. w. j. Smith,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29

shore ana rivers is crowded all sum-
mer va, hoaruers from the city. The
same result has been attained further
South merely through the use or
artesian wefs. Here is a lesson for
me malaria. sections of the Mississ-
ippj Valley-use pure water and
drain all mosquito breeding places
and there will be no more malaria.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-29
A STRONG ENDORSEMENT.
A lady who slept only one night on one
OF OUR
Royal IaStiC | :; eli
MATTRESSES
Writes as follows:
Cheraw. S. c.. Sept %! 1905.
Messrs. Royal & Borden.
GoidsbOro. y. c.

&HtEdN. -. - Stlt. ADUOn
MesSrs. Royal & Borden.
GoidsbOro, y. c.
Gcntlemen:-
On passing through Salisbury this
summer j had occasion TO spend the
night at the Central Hotel and was
charmed with the delightful mattress
with which the bed was provided.
Upon investigation | found it to be one
OF your ROYAL ELASTIC EELTS,
and now write TO ask the price of
same. both for double and single beds.
You will favor me with early reply.
Respectfully,
Miss
This young lady is now the happy
possessor of one o. our mattresses
Could any recommendation be
stronger?
II your local dealer does not handle
our Mattresses writ to Us direct.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-29
CONDITIONS IN
ENGLAND NOT THE BEST

The British government has issued
an array of statistics relating to labor
conditions in that country during the
past year. What are referred to as the
working classes" number men and
women: together, over 100000. OF
these over 100000 are employed in
agriculture, and of the remainder, L.
902,3os are members Of the 1,166 trades
unions. Employment so far as trades
unions were concerned were not very
good last year. Taking an average, s
in every 100 were employed throughout
the year against 5 in 1903 and in 1902
and 3 in 1901. Seventeen per cent. of
the strikes ended in favor Of the work
people: and 4S per cent in favor OF the
employers. The remainder were COM
promised. Wages have tended down
ward. The fact thate nearly 10 per cent.
of the British workers. are organised
puts that country far ahead OF Ameri-
ca in spite of some big talk that has
been indulEed in in recent years by
some Of, our officers. ~ + =
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-29
BIC MANUFACTURERS
QUITTING PARRY|TES
Large Detroit Tobacco Manu.
facturer- Refuses to Pay
Further Tribute.
Says He Was Induced to Join
= Association 31 {or. + ToIeign: 9 i Ilt =:
Credit Reports.

Detroit. Mich, July 27-Mr. W.. r.
Hamper, mahager Of a largo tobacco
works, In Detroit, said the other day
that he had severed his connection
with tho Parry-Post Manufacturers
Association. I'VE were once induced to
joi min order to get foreign credit re-
ports and so on" he said; but we soon
found out that the real motive was to
fight organized labor and we at once
withdrew" AS to the closed shop
Mr.. Hamper had this to say: THE
closed shop is simple Justice 1t pro-
tects the workers. 1t makes the shirk
pay his share In maintaining the union
For example, in dull times there are
thousands Of unemployed who are will
Ing to work for a song. If you have
the open shop the employer is at lib
erty to lay off his regular union work.
men and employ the 'scabs' as you call
them, thereby bringing great distress
upon faithful employees I hold that a
man has no moral right to do that
and If they have not the humanity
about them to do justice it is in the
province of the working people to
organize and force them to- I had
much rather deal with the union as a
whole than to deal with individuals.' -
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-29
SPECULATION on DEB$
IN INDUSTRIAL UNION
Was. at First Considered to be
Prime Mover for New In
dustrial Union.
The Great Orator Is Now in the
Dakota's Making Socialist
Speeches.

Just what part. 1T any. Debs was
going to play in the wheel Of fortune
affair launched at Chicago has been a
matter Of considerable speculation. The
following dispatch doesn't throw much
light upon the question, but is given
for what 1t Is worth: That Eugene
v. Debs, who has been regarded as the
head and front of the Industrial
unionist' movement, practically has
withdrawn from the Industrial Work
ers of the World, the new international
labor union which was launched yes
terday by the convention at Brands
hall. became the general understanding
when he was not present to be in
stalled as a member. Debs, who was
looked upon as the oracle and inspira-
ton Of the convention, has not been
present at a session since last week.
He is said to have become dtsgusted
with the faction which gained control
of the convention, and to have gone to
North Dakota to make Socialist
speeches to the farmers. Wherever he
went the leaders have not been able
to reach him by communication"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-29
MACHINERY GHELPfNss
PRODUCTION SHOES
Complete Revolution in Manu-
featuring During Past
Quarter of Century.
But Labor Gets Little in Re-
turn-0wners of Tools get
Benefit of Machines.

To manufacture 100 pairs of mems
fine grade, calf welt, laced Shoes single
soles and soft boxed toes in 1865 re-
quired 2,225 hours of hand work at an
average cost per pair of $5.25. The
same number of the same kind of
shoes were made by machinery in 1895
in 296 hours and at an average cost of
IS cents per pair. Thus there has been
a cheapening of production of fully
sevenfold, yet it is doubtful whether
the average wages are actually higher
and living conditions better today
among shoeworkers than they were 40
years ago, and it is dead certain that
shoes are not seven times cheaper than
they were in 1865. Who then, reaps
the benefit of invention and progress!
The owners of the tools-the shoe ma
chinery trust, the leather trust, the
big manufacturers; the landlords bank
ers and other members. of the proflt-
grabbing family. These are the people
who are enabled to pile up millions at
the expense of the. producers and con-
sumers of shoes, and then. after having
been enriched enormously the pluto
Gratis turn about and oppress labor and
debauch. politics and. are actually
hailed as saviors of society. When
will the workers learn to demand 4
system of industry in which they viii
get the benefit of invention and their
own production? ID - -.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-07-29
Mine WORKERS FEAR
ANOTHER BIC STRIKE
John Mitchell Lining up His
Organization to Prevent
Biz Strike Next Year.
Rumored that Anthracite and
Bituminous Coal Operators
Arc Looking for Trouble.

Indianapolis, July 27.-The miners
officials are working like the tradition
al beaver to build solid wall OF op-
position with the expectation OF having
trouble with the operators In ooth the
anthracite and bituminous coal nelds.
President Mitchell has taken personal
direction Of the ORIGINATING movement
in the anthracite field and Vice Presl-
dent r. L. Lewis Is directing the or
ganizers in the bituminous coal fields.
The officials of the organization claim
that at present $4,000 miners In the
bitumino,A mines are working under
q direct agreement with the operators,
and that no effort will be left untried
to effect a similar agreement with the
anthracite operators at the expiration
of the present agreement, which Is one
made through an arbitration board ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt. 1t Is
planned by the officials of the miners
organization to- arrange the annual
wage agreement so that it will be ef-
fective next April, or uniformly expire
with the Interstate wage agreement.
In order to force the operators into
conference President Mitchell asserts
that the miners committee must repre-
sent 100000 union miners, instead Of
$4,000. That number are members OF
local unions. He says further to the
miners: What you get or fail to get
depends on yourselves. The anthracite
coal operators are no better or no worse
than they were three years ago. They
don't like the union better or hate it
worse than they did three years ago.
We will be recognized II we deserve to
be and we will be fought if we deserve
to be fought"