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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
Utilizing Flooded
Lands

The farmer, more than almost any
other man of business, is liable to
have his calculations upset by con-
ditions that he can not control, and
that he can not by any means fore
stall. 1t is important therefore that
he be able, when his plans are SO in
terrupted, to shift to some other
scheme of profitable ration with as
little inconvenience, expense and loss
of return as possible.
The recent tremendous downpour of
rain, and in some cases hail, over con-
siderable portions of Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri and Kansas has caused one
of these interruptions. In some cases
the interruption will be quite serious,
owing to the extensive flooding of the
lands by overfows. On lands not So
flooded much work will be necessary,
to again put the soil in good condi.
ton.
1t has been pounded down and run
together until a complete and thor
ough reworking is in many cases nee
essary for the production of a good
crop. II we should have an extended
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
OF Wide Interest.

Breed, Wis, June 26.-Special-
Chas. Y. Peterson, Justice of the Peace
for Oconto Co., has delivered a judg-
ment that is of interest to the whole
United States. Put briefly, that judg-
ment is, "Dodds Kidney Pills are the
best Kidney medicine on the market
to-day"
And Mr.. Peterson gives his reason
for this judgment. He says: Last
winter l had an aching pain in my
back which troubled me very much.
In the morning / could hardly straight
en- my back. | did not know what it
was but an advertisement led me to
try Dodd's Kidney Pills. After taking
one box can only say they have done
more for me than expected as feel as
we'll new as ever did before"
Pain in the back is one of the first
symptoms of Kidney disease. If not
cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills it may
develop into Bright's Disease, Dia-
betes. Rheumatism or some Of the
other deadly forms of Kidney Disease.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
The Weavinq.

She gazed at the weaving sadly
The warp and welt in the loom.
Where the bright colored threads in the
fabric
Seemed always o'ershadowed by gloom.
And ever she saw the tangles
OF threads, so often astray,
And Il grieved her heart sore that the
Used only few bright and gay.
So one day she cried in sorrow:
Oh. tell me, Weaver | pray,
Dost thou care If the threads are SO
tangled,
And so many so somber and gray?
az pray thou wilt weave me, Weaver,
In warp and weft of thy loom,
Only colors like tints of the Autumn,
With never shadow of gloom"
The Weaver worked on, in silence,
Unseen by the eye of man,
And he lovingly fashioned the fabric
According to pattern and plan.
At last when the web was finished,
One late Summer evening tide,
With the hands that had guided the
weaving.
He beckoned her to his side.
And there all complete, he showed her,
From every tangle free,
That the web of her life had been woven
In heaven-wrought tapestry.
Valentine March in the Housekeeper
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
Verdict of an Indian Jurist.

Thomas Waban, an Indian, acted fol-
many years as a justice of the peace
in Massachusetts,, with authority tc
administer justice and preserve law
and order among his fellow Indians
At last, having become aged and fee
BILE, a much younger Indian was ap
pointed to succeed him.
Cherishing a respect for age and
long experience, the new officer wait
ed upon the old one for advice. Hav
ing stated variety Of cases, and re
ceived satisfactory answers, he pro
posed the following: when Indians
get drunk, and quarrel, and fight, and
act like devil, what you do den?'
"Hah! Tie um all up, and whip I'm
plaintiff, whip PENDANT, and whip I'm
witnesses"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
Trees in 1857.

Perhaps the earliest protection to
trees in the colonies was in Massachu-
sets, for in 1887 WATERFOWL was NOV
ed to pass a vote at town meeting
"to mark the shade trees by the road
side with wv and fining any per-
son who shall fell one of the trees thus
marked eighteen shillings," says Mrs.
Charles F. Millspaugh, in the Chau-
tauquan for June, Exeter, N. H., was
a close second when in 1910, regula-
tons were passed regarding the cut
ting of some oak trees. In 1893 the
Massachusetts Agricultural Society
offered prizes to the person who
should cut the trees from the most
Land in three years; however, so
alarming decrease in forest area
was shown by reports received at the
time that the policy was speedily re-
versed, and prizes were offered for
the planting of trees and the man.
agement of wcodlots.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15

Saratoga. June 27.-The very name,
Saratoga" brings to every mind
healthg giving springs, unsurpassed
hotels and beautiful drives. 1t
has been for many years the
Mecca for all who admire nature.
enjoy good living, and are searching
for health. or are simply taking va
cation.
The Grand Union, the largest sum-
mer hotel in the United States, set
among green trees with its long wings
enclosing a court with fountains and
flowers, grass and trees, music and
light. Is throughout the season throng-
ed with guests. With the progressive
spirit always shown by its manage
ment. the Grand Union has again add
ed to its attractiveness by introduce
ing acetylene gas to make still more
brilliant the evening hours. The ge-
NAL proprietors believe in furnishing
their guests with the best of every
thing, and now, after investigating
and finding that Artificial Sunlight
can be had, they have installed a COM
plete acetylene gas plant to produce
1t, and have connected upwards of six
thousand acetylene burners in and
about the house and grounds to this
little gas plant.
Like many discoveries of recent
years, which are coming into popular
favor, acetylene, one Of the most re-
cent, is very simply produced. 1t is
adapted for use wherever artificial
light is needed and the necessary ap-
paratus can be understood and oper-
ated by anyone.
The generator in which Acetylene
is produced by the automatic contact of
carbide and water might be termed a
gas plant, as it performs all of the func-
tons of city gas plant. The acct
ylene generator can be purchased for
few dollars and in any size, from
one adapted to furnish acetylene to
ten or a dozen burners for a cottage.
up to the large but still simple ma
chine such as is now furnishing
in the Grand Union.
Outside of large cities the use Of
Acetylene is quite common. The
owner OF the country home now de-
mands running water, gas and other
conveniences which few years ago
were considered as Injuries, and
acetylene gas has met his require
ments, and gives him better and
cheaper light than is ordinarily fur
nished in cities.
1t is we'll known that rooms lighted
with Acetylene are more comfortable,
because cooler. and more healthful he
cause the air is not vitiated.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15

dry spell during the summer such
land, without reworking, would suffer
very greatly. On some of these lands
planting had not yet been done, and
where 1t had been done 1t will, In
very many cases, have to be done
over. In either case the crop will
have rather late start, even IL it
have no further backset. For the plant
ing of these lands with corn the
earlier varieties should be secured SO
as to insure, so far as possible, their
maturity before frost. Among these
are: Farmers Reliance, Pride of the
North, King of the Earliest, Early HUI
ron Dent, Dakota Dent. Early Longfel-
low Dent and Minnesota King. Also
the early flint varieties will mature In
a short time.
These varieties can be planted as
late as the middle of June with rea.
sonable assurance of their maturity.
On some Of the lands that have been
so badly inundated by the overflow
water it may not be possible to get
In crop of corn so as to secure a
crop Of grain. A good crop of forage
may, however, be secured from this
land If 1t is properly handled. There
are many crops that may be used for
this purpose. Corn, sweet-corn, Kafir
corn, sorghum, millet and cowpeas are
among the best for this purpose. Rape
may be sown to use in the green state,
or a crop of buck wheat may. be
grown.
The results obtained will depend
much upon the judgment used in the
treatment of the ground as it dries
out. The working of it must not be left
too long nor yet begun too early II II
is to be worked up in the best con
dition and large results obtained
When the land has been put In good
condition these crops can be seeded
broadcast and covered with a disk
harrow, or, what it better, seeded with
grain drill or with a disk that has q
seeder attachment for delivering the
grain in the furrow made by the disks
With the latter much the same result
is obtained as with the drill.
If the seeds must be deferred as
late as the first OF July sorghum
millet or cowpeas will usually give
better results than corn or Kafir corn
as they come on faster and mature in
a shorter time. Even for forage it is
better that the crop be fairly well
matured before it is cut. Sown broad
cast, the corn, Kafir corn or sorghum
may still be cut with the corn binder
as when planted in rows, and the
bundles put in shocks to cure. They
may also be cut with a mower, partly
cured, and then put into large cocks
to finish curing and await their use in
| the winter, but the first method will
| preserve the forage in much the best
| condition, and is to be recommended
wherever it is practical.
]. ]. Edgerton.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15

found himself confronted with group
of half-starved, wholly naked little ma
tives that had followed their mother
to his door. 1t was true. There was
six of them; and the mother barely
more than girl-in years.
81 don't see what Uncle Sam is ever
going to do with such population as
this" he muttered in disgust. 1T is
NADIA all along the line" But for all
that Pendelton got his moneys worth.
Each morning he fancied that the
dark little faces of his family of pro-
teges were less gaunt, the lean little
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
Russell Sage in a Turkish Bath.

Russell Sage once visited Boston. II
is said that after rather dusty jour.
ney he thought he would like bath
He visited a Turkish bath, and, In
curing the price of bath, was told
81. Mr.. Sage objected to the price
On the proprietor telling him that
they would sell him twelve bath tick
cts for $40, Sage's reply was: How
do | know I'll live twelve years, any
how?' Which the proprietor of the
bath thought indicated that the mil
lionaire takes a bath once year
whether he needs il or not"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
A Cat and Squirrels.

In Danbury, Conn.,, cat that
had a family of five kittens
was deprived of them as it
was thought best to drown them. The
same day the children found some lit
tie gray squirrels in the woods, and
they didn't seem to have any mother.
The children took them home and gave
them to the cat. At any other time
the cat would have eaten them, but
this time she took them in the place
of her kittens and went to nursing
them as IL they were her own.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
William Willard Named the Time.

The late William Willard or Stur-
bridge, we'll known as the painter OF
Massachusetts Governors, was very
eccentric in many ways. His special
aversion was the attempted purchase
of his many old articles of furniture
by people of wealth.
A New York lady visiting In the vi
cinity of Sturbridge, hearing that the
old artist possessed beautiful colo
NAL mirror and rare clock, tried to
buy them. Mr.. Willard seemed to
readily agree to the sale, but when
asked when it would be convenient
to have them packed, replied: mot
until after the funeral.
Whose funeral?" asked the lady.
mime" replied Mr.. Willard with a
chuckle.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
UndercIothes Marked With crests.

Austrians Of rank have their crests
and coronets worked on their under
garments. A case was tried in the
Viennese courts rot long ago in which
a swindling, self-styled count had his
linen marked with the initials and
coronet of the Austrian premier
Count Golouchowski.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
Remarkable Sheep Drive.

Without losing single animal.
seven shepherds recently drove flock
OF $4,000 sheep from Mamuga, in
Queensland, to Narbri, in New South
Wales, a distance of 900 miles.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
Farmers Wives

should read advertisement of Acety-
lene Apparatus Mfg. Co. in another
column of this paper.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15

clothes and then get to work." Un-
der the silver he had folded five-dol-
lar bill and as he retreated he saw
NADIA hurriedly hide the paper in her
rags before her companions could
swoop down for their thirds. They
divided the dollar among them while
Pendleton fed their blessings.
NADIA was back in an hour quite
clean and decent to sweep and dust
the office. Pendleton went to the
window to give her full swing and
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15

Pay Of London Police Force.
The pay of the London police force
amounts to over 100000 a year.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15
ADDS TO SPLENDOR
MEN OF BUSINESS RECOGNIZE
ADVANTAGES OF ACETYLENE.

Famous Summer Hotel, the Grand
Union of Saratoga, Has Installed
This Best Of All Artificial Lights
Means Increased Comfort and
Health.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-15

Making gold bricks without gold Is
an ancient industry.
The sun., 1905-12-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Rev. j. W. Elilott VIII Be Called TO the
Orange XnlIeN Church.

ORANGE, n. j., Dec. u. The Rev John
Woods Elliott Of Baltimore preached to-day
In All Saints Episcopal Church, Orange
Valley. and 1t is announced that he VIII bo
called to succeed the Rev. william Rich
mond. Father" Richmond as he IL gen
orally known in the community because OF
his ritualistic proclivitics, resigned re-
Gently The Rev Norbert b, PulTi'er'
curate under Father" Richmond, hns aiso
resigned. II s reported that Rather hichsc
mond has received a call to the diocese OF
Springfield, ILL.,, Of which Bishop Seymour
Ii at the head ,u
Mr.. Elliott was formerly curate in All
Saints Church, but was called to Chicago
in 1889. He remained there several years
and then answered a call TO Baltimore, and
has been there since He has also served
es a chaplain in the Maryland Nationai
Guard. He WAS popular with the mem
bers Of All Saints parish while he was
there, and the congregation IA said 10 look
with favor on his being called as rector
He is what is generally known az hlgh
church man, but Is not such pronounced
ritualst as Father" Richmond, who main
tanned a confessional and sang masses;
1t is said, however, that any members OF
All Saints parish who desire to avail them
selves OF the confessional may be accom-
modated by the Rev. Mr. Elliott.
The sun., 1905-12-18
News OF Plays and Players.

Coming Thro' the Rye" new song
play by George V. Hobart with music by
A. Baldwin Sloane and j. Sebastian Hitler,
will be the ext attraction at the Herald
Square Theatre, beginning January 8.
The company includes Dan McAvoy,
Joseph Coyne, Amelia Stone, john Park
Nena Blake, William Riley Hatch and
Joseph Standish.
Robert Drouet will undertake a comedy
role when Lucky Miss Dean" il produced
at the Madison Square Theatre on jan
uary 8. He will appear in the. same part
which Charles Hawtrey played in London.
where Lucky Miss Dean" is nov running
Ferdinand Gottschalk will have comedy
role
The sun., 1905-12-18

ides, thought Mr. Brenon, was a grand
roet and laywright. schylus and Sopho,-
cles co, ldn't write in the same day with
him. He was human, that, was the rec son:
That was the trouble with the drama OF
to-day. said Mr. Brenon, i wasn't human
Let US advance said MIR. Brenon. Let
us give the world fresh young genius. Let
US go forward, blowing trumpets, using
our hammers Igreat applausel knocking
down all the walls of Jericho we can hnd.
The drama is serious thing. 1t is ooter-
mnous and coexistent with human life.
He sank into his scat exhausted from
emotion, but revived under the warmth
of Miss Bingham's best smie.
Mrs. Fernandez thought that one of the
main purposes Of the American. PlaEygoers E,t r
will do them good she said. The applause
lasted full minute. There is lots OF un-
developed talent in this country she went
on. There are better actors and actresses
In tho woods than ever saw the Great Nhlte
Way. Let's all be friends" she concluded,
"even II we have totell the truth about each
other
Mr.. Grevie of London who loves lbsen
and has produced him, looked at the matter
from an artistic viewpoint purely
al know nothing about commercial mat
ters,' he said. lightly waving aside the
atmosphere in front Of him, Il hope ! never
shall. | detest commercial matters.
am a dreamer of dreams. 1t is dishearten-
ing to think of the view some people take
of art. Not long ago ! asked Daniel Froh-
man to Join our club. He wanted to know
why he should. ] explained we were work,
ing for the betterment of art. oh. said
he, nobody wants art in this town. But
we do, do we not? We want art for its
dear sake alone. Art for arts sake, that
is the thing; for art is truth and truth Is
art! Let make art the fashion"
He paused tor an impressive moment.
Il have the secret of how to get art, to be
artistic he said. -Never be in a hurry,
and never get up early" IApplapsee'
Mr. Greville said he would ask Hall Caine
to attend meeting Of the American Play
goers and say something. You know
that he is the embodiment Of Shakespeare,
Napoleon Bonaparte and the Lord, said
Mr.. Greville.
He thought the American Playgoers
would ultimately be one OF the worlds
grandest institutions, since the price is only
IS year for dues.
Nine Anna Arnaud of the Metropolitan
Opera House sang doleful song.
Charles Henry Meltzer handed Mime.
Arnaud from the platform, and Miss Bing-
ham beamed upon him.
The session wound up with three round
bout between Mr.. Melt2er and Murray Car
son, with Amelia Bingham as referee.
They debated on "What is a playgoerH'
Nobody seemed to know the answer; Miss
Bingham called it a draw and they let it 20
at hat
The sun., 1905-12-18
RADGEy FOR VAL CLERKS.
New Plan OF the PostmastcrS-SOme Em'
pioyees Protest,

The postal clerks of Manhattan and BROOK
lyn have recently lcgun to wear metal
badges Of Identification, somewhat IKE
those Of policemen and railroad employees
The Mani attain clerks paid 50 cents apiece
for them, and the Brooklyn people IS cents
for a larger and more elaborate pattern.
Complaints from a Brooklyn clerk that
the badges were needless and were adopted
only to put a good contract in the way OF
a ieweller relative of Assistant Postmaster
Frank H. Newcomb came to lHE DUN
yesterday. =, ,:
A few complaints were made in this
borough about two months ago when POST
master Wilcox determined to introduce
some means Of identification for employees
| Mr.. Wilcox sent out circular requesting
all clerks who believed that badge woliId
be a good thing to sign it. Out or 3,oOo
clerks all but l5O expressed their w!Iighess
| TO raw for some means OF identltcatlon:
! The one adopted is of zinc composition
Post Once, New York, y. Y" About all
the clerks have been supplied with them
! the foremen and superlntendents buying
more elaborate ones. When an employee
| leaves the department he returns lhe
badge, getting his money back. ..,
| The thing which has apparently excited
| the indignation OF the Brooklyn clerks is
that Postmaster Roberts. without consult
| ing the men, issued an oIuel tiat PoS,a'
clerks should provide themselves with
badges Of Identification.
A committee chosen by the Postal Clerks
Association asked leave to inspect the de-
signs chosen. This was granted, and final
choice was left to them; They picked out
an eighty -fve-cent Eadge, although two
seventy five cent ones had been submitted.
Postmaster Roberts of Brooklyn said last
night; .,o oua0, cha, tho man should
he provided with badges. ! have the
power to compel them to display some such
mark Of Identification. Caps seemed to
my superintendents too cumbersome and
expensive, and badges such as we adopted
much more desirable We gave the men
every voice in the choice. | suppose there
are a few kickers But those we always
have with us and have to put up with.
ave needed the badges. Employees have
often been arrested while fixing up broken
mail box or breaking into one that has been
cogged."
The sun., 1905-12-18
UNIONS or OPERA FOLKS.
Chorus Singers Organize and Ballet Dam
GERS Are Not Behind.

According to the officers of the Actors
Protective Union union Of orera singers,
men and women, has been formed with
1882 members. some Of them from the Met
ropolitan Opera House,
"Of course" said William Barry, or
ganizer of the Actors National Protective
Union, "the stars are not in the union and
we don't expect them, They have no rea-
son to kick at salaries. The stars are
brought here from Europe and go back
a gain, but the members Of the chorus are
recruited principally in New York and they
are the peorle we are after.
Barry further said that the orera union
will be known as Local No "a Of the Actors
Protective Union, and will have charter
from the American Federation Of Labor.
The union was organized last week at 3
Union Square. 1t is to consist Of orera
singers Of all nationa lites.
When the ballet dancers heard that the
chorus singers had formed union they
nearly fell over one another in their efforts
TO get together, says Barry
we will have good organization OF
ballet dancers" said Barry last night.
For some time they say they have been
anxious to form union.