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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

Business men throughout Canada
are disturbed at the preponderance of
American coins in trade circles. Ways
and means are being sought to ex-
clude American silver coins as far as
possible from business channels. The
Canadian Bankers association has
proposed to the Canadian government
that it reimburse the banks for the
charges of shipping American silver
back to the United States, the banks
at the same time to take an equiva-
lent amount of Canadian silver. There
has been no disposition to refuse
American bills, for the balance of
trade is heavily in favor of the Unit
ed States and the bills are accepted
at par by the banks for shipment to
correspondents throughout the United
States.
Chinese minis are literally coming
money" on a scheme recently hit up
on by which copper coins are minted
at a comparatively small cost and
made exchangeable at the rate of
ninety for Mexican dollar. At Hang
chau 100000 of these copper coins
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

planted to the United States by the
fortunes of war. The Turner societies
aroused some antagonism, based on
the specious claim that they were an
attempt to create a state within
state and to keep the Germans apart
from the life around them. This COM
tention was magnifcently shattered
little more than a decade after the
first Turner'S were organized in this
country When the civil war began,
these German citizens of the United
States volunteered in such numbers
that in New York a Turner regiment
was enlisted and sent to the front
under Col Max Weber, The Ninth
Ohio was another regiment of Turner'S
from Cincinnati, and in Philadelphia
and st. Louis Turner's filled the ranks
of regiments which did not have the
distinctive name.
Gen. Seigel commanded several
thousand Turner'S in his forces and
was their idol, for he had been a
leader of the Turnerbund in his own
land and was one of the fighting re-
evolutionary commanders who led his
army into Switzerland and there dis
banded it after the cause was lose.>,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

sary to send it back for little more
sour soup.
remind myself said Sir Allied
smiling, of an old man who sat at
table next to mine in Sweeting's the
other day.
This old man ordered ale and lob.
ster.
And, waiter he said, see that
you put good head on the ale.
Yes, sir, good head, SIR said the
waiter, and in little while he return.
ed with mug of ale that foamed like
geyser.
There was too much foam alto
gether. With spoon the old man
ladled it off Thereupon the waiter
took the nearly empty glass again to
refill It.
You told me, you know, SIR he
SAID, that you wanted a good head
on it,
But said the old man, L didn't
know it would have such a very short
neck"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
Water Boat and Mill.

OF course any boat, unless 1t hap
pens to be an iceboat, stone boat, or
a gravy boat, may be called water
boat; but am speaking of boat driv-
en- by water as we'll as through water.
It's principal parts are tin pan and a
tall lamp chimney. Close the small
end of the chimney with a cork, into
which rubber, bent glass, or lead
tube is tightly fitted; prop the chin
ney up in the pan with the small tube
projecting over the rim, fill the chin
ney with water and set the chimney
craft afoat.
1t will move with the ease and grace
Of turtle, though not so fast, until all
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
Was Out of Proportion

During the motor boat races" said
an American, there was a great as
semblage of celebrities at Monte
Carlo.
"Sir Alfred Harmsworth, the Eng
lish publisher, lunched one day at
Monte Carlo on Russian dishes at the
famous Citro's. He had come from
Marseilles in new ninety-horse-power
automobile, and Giro was now explain
ing to him his Russian dishes, new
city that Monte Carlo had welcomed
heartily.
"Sir Alfred helped himself to a Rus
sian dish that looked like black velvet.
"'This is good he said, but have
you any kvass?'
'Kvass? Indeed, yes,' said Giro.
'Ill have some kvass, them said
Sir Alfred. Some kvass, with plenty
of Caucasus cabbage in it.
"But when the pale kvass came 1t
was too thick with the aromatic cab
bage of the Caucasus. 1t was neces-
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
EVENING Fun,

A little game that will make lots
Of fun is called Fate" Write the
name of each boy guest on a card with
a prefix Mrs" Then seal up the
cards in envelopes addressed to the
boys, but, of course, the prefix must
not be used in these addresses.
A girl now enters the room with a
black robe and veil thrown about her
and with her eyes blindfolded. The
envelopes are all handed to her, and,
holding them under her veil, she says,
in a deep, impressive voice.
81 am Fate! Blindfolded, I see into
the future, and will tell to each boy
present the name of his wife. The
fate of the girls | cannot see. 1t is
not clear"
Then, taking the envelopes out, she
passes them, one by one, to anothe,
girl, who hands them to the boys to
whom they are addressed. When all
have been distributed a signal is Civ
en-, and each boy opens his envelope,
when he sees his own name with the
Mrs. before it. This will make great
laugh, of course.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
The City in the Sea

Lo death has reared himself throne
In strange city lying alone
Far down within the dim west,
Where the good and the bad and the
worst and the best
Have gone to their eternal rest.
Their shrines and palaces and towers
Crime eaten towers that tremble noO
Resemble nothing that is ours.
Around by lifting winds forgot,
Resignedly beneath the sky
The melancholy waters lie.
No rays from the holy heaven come uown
on the long night time OF that town;
But light from out the lurid sea
streams up the turrets silently.
Cleans up the pinnacles far and free;
Up domes up spires. up kingly halls,
Up fanes. up Babylon-lilxe walls.
Up shadowy ong-forgotten bowers
or sculptured ivy and stone flowers.
Up many and many a marvellous shrine
Whose wreathed friezes INTERVENE
The viol, the violet, and the vine.
Resignedly beneath the sky
The melancholy waters lie
So blend the turrets and shadows there
That all seem pendulous in air
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
Girl Born in London Tower.

In the Curfew Tower of Windsor
Castle, Mrs. Wellbelove, wife of the
keeper, has just given birth to daugh-
ter.
When the little girl begins to look
about her, among the first sights she
will see will be the ancient state pris-
on, where prisoners of exalted rank
have left their handwriting on the
walls.
The old stocks and many instru-
ments Of torture are still preserved.
The walls of the little ones abode
are twelve and one-half feet thick.
On royal birthdays and state &C.
casions she will hear the ancient peal
of eight bells, one of which-the ten
or-is inscribed with Serve the Lord
with fear"
This is the first birth in the tower
for at least 100 years.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
Be Kind to Your Pets.

There is no better way to teach chill
dren to be kind to animals than to
give them pets to care for, and then
to make them responsible for that
care. The fact that dumb creatures
are dependent upon human beings
cannot be taught too early in life. The
facts that they cannot make their
wants known and that if their food is
neglected or forgotten they will suffer
with hunger and thirst can be strik-
ingly demonstrated to the child when
he is hungry, and it is explained to
him that his pets are just as hungry
as he is when he thinks he cannot
wait another minute for his supper
Cat Journal.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
Crinin of Turkey.

The original name of turkey was 90.
coocoo, by which it was known to
the Cherokee Indians, says the Bos,
ton Globe. The pilgrim fathers in
roaming through the woods in search
Of Thanksgiving game for their first
Thanksgiving spread heard the GOO.
coocoo calling in the familiar tones
of our domesticated fowl Turk, turk,
turk" These first Yankee huntsmen,
installing this frightened cry of the
bird for its real song, Immediately la.
beled It turkey" and turkey it is to
this day.
This is one explanation of the name
turkey. But some will try to think
to-day that bird by any other name
would taste as sweet.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

I want to go a-killin' frogs,
Way down on Tyler's Creek,
Or fishin up above the dam,
Like us kids did last week,
Or muffin oven'n Binnie's woods,
Or visit Uncle VIII,
Or fly my kite or use my sling,
On top O. Haeger's Hill.
l want to ride my wheel, or hunt
For cattails in the "slew,"
Or snare some gophers-oh, there's
snags
O. things l want to do.
Seems like l never did just ache
So hard to go away,
An'-ain't it just the blamedest luck?-
Our school is in to-day.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

While from proud tower in the town
Death looks gigantically down.
There open fanes and gaping graves
Yawn level with the luminous waves;
But not the riches there that lie
In each idols diamond eye
Not the gayly-jeweled dead,
Tempt the waters from their bed;
For no ripples curl. alas,
Along that wilderness of glass;
No swellings tell that winds may be
Upon some far-off happier sea;
No heavings hint that winds have been
On seas less hideously serene.
But 10, stir is in the air!
The wGve-there is a movement there!
AS II the towers had thrust aside,
In slightly sinking, the dull tide
AS If their tops had feebly given
A void within the filmy heaven!
The waves have now redder glow,
The hours are breathing faint and low,
And when. amid no earthly means.
Down. down that town shall settle hence
He'll, rising from thousand thrones,
Shall do it reverence.
Edgar Allan Poe. /
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
Mother Cat Kills Pun.

A pug was killed in a duel with cat
with which he once was apparently on
good terms. The rupture in their re-
lations occurred several days ago with
the arrival of some kittens. The dog
frequently went to the box where the
old cat and her little ones were, and
every time he poked his nose over the
edge to see what the youngsters
looked like. the mother manifested her
displeasure by splitting at him. The
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

dog was too discrete at first to monkey
with the kittens without the cats con-
sent and he generally retired grace
fully. But his curiosity got the better
of him at last and he decided to in
spect the funny looking little things
in the bottom of the box. Puss caught
him at it, and something happened.
She sprang at him and fastened her
claws in his jaws. The dog was too
taken back by the suddenness of the
attack to put up good fight. He did
the best he could under the circum-
stances, but the cat soon finished him
by clawing his eyes out, and he died
before the arrival of a veterinarian.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
The Case of lin.

Maw's calm from the milkhouse,
Calm stern:
Jim, yer lazy good fer nuthin',
Come an churn."
Paws calm from the cornpatch.
Calm loud:
James, yer hulkin', stupid loafer,
Time yer plowed."
Natures calm from the trout brook
CALM whish:
"Son, yer poor tired lazy Teller,
Come and fish,"
Stranger, If we just swaped places,
Put 1t clear
Which of all the three a-callin'
Would you hear?
New York Sun.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
Gun Lanuuaue.

The old buffalo hunters had an es-
tablished signal that is yet used by
the mountain guides, says Ernest
Thompson Seton, in Country Life in
America. 1t is as follows:
Two shots in rapid succession, an
interval of five seconds by the watch,
then one shot-this means "Where are
your" The answer, given at once and
exactly the same, means, Here am;
what do you want?" The reply to this
may be one shot, which means, "All
right, | only wanted to know where
you were" But If the reply repeats
the first it means, 81 am In serious
trouble; come as fast as you cam"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
How About These7

Is a cinder one who sins?
Is yawning gulf sleepy?
A seal ring! Do seals wear rings ?
Is a date tree one with figures
carved on it?
How can the mountain gorge, If it
doesn't eat?
Does the blubber of a whale mean
when the whale cries?
Did pharaoh try to go through an
aisle of the sea?
Does a volcano go off when the
mountain range gets too hot?
Do whaleback steamers carry
whales?
Do lap dogs come from Lapland?-
Philadelphia Record.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

The news that the New Jersey
huckleberry crop has been badly dam
aged by unreasonable weather will
doubtless trouble people who like
plenty of seeds in theirs.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

The baseball editor of the Baltimore
Sun got down at the paragrapher's
desk long enough to observe that mo
matter what pitcher the Russians put
in, the Japanese promptly bat him out
of the box"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

The automobile has many sins to
answer for. New Jersey truckers are
complaining that their strawberry
patches have been ruined with dust
raised in the nearby roads by the fly
ing autos.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08
Carry Baby in Boots.

Gypsies carry their babies in old
shawls slung over their shoulders and
tied about the waist. North American
Indians carry their babies on the
backs of squaws-cradle and all. But
the Eskimo women of Labrador carry
their babies in their boots. These
boots come up to the knee, and are
wide at the top with flap in front.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

Mrs. Chadwick's Cleveland home
has been sold at auction for $4,000.
And that was the palace" which fig
ured in the reports concerning the
frenzied financial queens affairs!
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

A Minnesota train robber has been
sentenced to fifty years in the peni-
tertiary. Once in a while the blind
goddess of justice gropes her way to a
righteous decision.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

10 more than .l2-and SO on with any
other number.
When your friends see you are able
to tell the time they thought Of from
different numbers to be deducted from
then they will be more mystified than
ever and will become convinced you
are a real mind reader, if you don't let
them into the secret.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

Harry Furniss says that you can
tell by looking at woman's face
whether she has a pretty foot or not;
If the face is pretty, the foot isn't.
But why this circumlocution? II the
foot is pretty, everybody has plenty OF
opportunities to see 1t.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

A Brooklyn magazine writer has re-
duced his weight from 210 pounds to
ITS pounds in forty-six days by eating
nothing and drinking large quantities
of hot lemonade. Other weighty peo-
pie who are not hungry and who like
lot lemonade may like to try his plan.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

Admiral Evans is we'll pleased with
Togo's signal, you are all expected to
do your utmost" only he thinks he
would have made the last word bit
stronger.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

1t is a great relief to learn from
Castro's message to his congress that,
while he has the United States at his
mercy, he magnanimously intends to
let it live little longer.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

"Will your widow dress as we'll as
your wife does?" is one of the adver-
tisements of an insurance company.
1t depends upon what luck she has in
picking out No. 2.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

1t is about time to end this Edward
Atkinson talk about woman dressing
on $50 year. The proprieties and the
law require that she wear something
besides a hat.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

Castro in message to the Venezue-
Ian congress expresses friendly feel
ing toward the United States. This,
together with the fact that a splendid
cherry crop is promised, ought to
make us all happy.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

ga lie is essentially commercial"
says a oBston clergyman. Does the
good man mean that commercialism is
an exchange of nothing for some
thing?
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

Nan Patterson has quit the stage,
disguised at the public's lack of en-
thusiasm. May we venture to hope
now that Nan will go home and con-
sent to settle down?
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

A Germantown, Pa, young lady
learned to box from her brother pur-
posely to polish off an intrusive adj
mirer, and in time mashed" the
masher. Doesn't take much to do
that, generally.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

DR.. Parkhurst declares that "Phila-
delphia is rotten" It's all right to
root for the Giants; but be fair, doc
tor, be fair.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

If the seventeen year locust could
be grated on the mosquito there
might be sixteen consecutive years
worth living, anyway.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

An Eastern paper says the English
sparrow is a useful bird, as it leafs
mosquitoes and other noXious in
sects." Pish. Also tush, CANNON,
and go to!
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

How much of that $4,000 left by
King Alfonso to be distributed among
the poor of Paris was contributed by
the poor of Spain?
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

Count De La Vaulx says airships
are safer than automobiles. Perhaps
he means safer for the innocent by
stander.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

Those coarse Chicago police seized
$4,000 love letters in one matrimonial
agency. Probably read some of the
tender illusions, too.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

Edward rather rubbed it in when he
took Alfonso to Portsmouth and made
him review England's invincible ar
mada.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

1t has come to pass that French
men are cheered in the streets of Ber-
lin. Let us have more peace.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

We know individuals who are so
painfully good that they'd be lots bet
ter If they weren't.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

A bride in New York SO years old
seeks a divorce. If she will wait a
bit death will do the job.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

The bomb-throwers in Europe do not
appear to have qualified as pitchers
on even a third-rate baseball team.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

In these the little 6fown babies live
and are happy.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

indeed, as then they would have no air
friction or resistance to contend with.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1905-07-08

G. A. LIsK, Publisher
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
THE TERRIBLE SWEDE

Knute Nelson, of Minnesota, for
eign born United States senator, is
championing the cause of the HamiI-
ton bill in the upper house of con
gress. while Senator Bard, the nearest
resident senator to Arizona, is as dill
gently opposing the passage of this
bill. On one hand a man who has
never visited any section Of the south
west. and accordingly knows nothing
as to climatic or industrial conditions
prevailing or for that matter Is in
dense ingorance OF even the social side
of our existence, is viciously assaiIine
the integrity of the territory OF Ari-
IONA particularly. Senator Bard of
California, is speaking to the people
of the nation from a direct acquain-
lance with everything that is in evi-
dence IN this territory today. 1t Is
to be deeply regretted that such d
parallel has been established. Furth-
ermore, it is to be hoped that the
smile drawn by the two senators will
be respected to the exent that fam
liar acquaintance will be given to
the entire senate before such a drastic
measure will be permitted to prevail
as is contemplated by the ignorant
element of this august body by pas
sing this unjust measure. Senator
Nelson seems TO have been selected by
the steering committee to do the dirty
linen work of Beveridge and those of
his iIk. He is a supple tool, and the
more he is to be considered in the
work he is performing, all the more OF
a disgrace is it to the patriotism and
the bonafide citizenship of the nation
For dencency's sake and with a pro
found regard for the duty of true
American citizenship. Senator Nelson
should be called down and choked
off.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
RUSSlA'S SUNKEN TREASURE

The Engineering and Mining Jour
nal, a high authority states that the
cost of one of our battleshlps, includ-
ing armament, Is all told nearly IS.
COO, 600, and Russian battleships proba-
bly, cost, ready for action, about the
same.
In view of this fact it would seem
likely that Russia's loss of waIships in
the far east since the war began totals
about sI25, O0O. coo and may amount to
$50, coo, coo. This estimate includes
not only the battleships, cruisers and
destroyers Of the Port Arthur fleet,
but the two vessels sunk at Chemulpo
and the Rurik. of the Vladivostok
squadron, sunk in the battle on Aug
ust l4th- II the Baltic feet, now on
its way to the east, is similarly de >
troyed, Russia 5 naval loss will in the
aggregate double the figures given
above.
An expenditure Of 1900. goo. 600 or
more viii have been as futile as if so
much gold had been tossed into the
sea. Enormous coal bills, costly re
pairs, provisioning, the training and
wages OF inefficient naval cfficers-ail
will have been waste. If to this naval
loss be added the cost of fortifying
Port Arthur and building Dalny and
other new towns in Manchuria, half a
billion will appear to have been
thrown away so far on brilliant di-
plomacy' in the far east, to say moth
ing of the expense Of Kuropatkin's
army.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
VERY EASY TO. UNDERSTAND

1t is apparent that the voters Of New
Mexico and Arizona will have an op-
portunity to vote for or against joint
statehood under the provisions of the
Hamilton bill. The indications nov
are that a large majority of the votes
of these territories will be cast against
JOINT statehood, though why that fact
should preclude any statehood what
ever until the crack O. DOOM" as
Mr.. Rodey seems to think, is not at
all easy to understand. -Socorro Chief
tain.
With all due respect for the usually
sound judgment of our Socorro neigh
Dor we are constrained to say the mat
ter is very easy to understand. The
deliberate judgment of the American
people has decreed that these two ter
ritories must come in as one state, OF
stay out indefinitely, and the dullest
observer of passing events cannot fail
to have observed that fact in the
chronicles of the times. We already
have cluster of states like Wyoming,
Nevada and Idaho, and the people OF
the country of all parties have made
up their minds that they will never
hereafter take the risk Of adding any
more states to that class. Hence the
only question to be voted on when the
constitution comes before the people
viii be-"Shall we become a state il
the union, or remain in the territorial
condition indetinely? That's all there
is of the statehood question. ''Single
statehood is as dead as '16 to l, =
and those who still cling to it are de
ceiving themselves. Albuquerque
Journal.