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Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
OIdtime Remedy for Cold.

"You have a cold, eh?" said the
physician. We'll, suppose give you
the same prescription that Queen
Elizabeth used?"
He took down an ancient folio.
CDR. William Bulleyn's prescription
for a cold, which Queen Elizabeth
used all her life, was this" he said.
Take nutmegges, the root called
dornike, which the apothecaries have,
setwall, gatangall, mastike, long pep
per, the bark of pomecitrone, of mel
lon, of sage, bazel, marjorum, dill,
spiknard, wood of aloes, cubebe, car
damon (called graynes of paradise).
lavender, peniroyalls, the bone of a
hart's heart grated, cut and stamped,
and beat your spices grossly in NOR
tar. Put in ambergrice and musk. of
each half a drachm. Distill this in
simple aqua vitae, made with strong
ale, in a serpentine. To tell the vir-
tue of this water against cold,
phlegme, dropsy, heaviness of mind,
coming of melancholy, can not well
at the present, for il is too great
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13

ty thread hand twisted linen, of which
the large multiplying reel will hold
some 600 feet. The hook is fastened
by length of German silver chain.
which breaks the rightly, to a smell
Of piano wire. about five feet in
length, attached by a swivel to the
line. The rougher snep used in bot
tom fishing would brighten off the tar
pom in the clear water of the passes.
There will be drag, to serve as a
brake, on the reel usually, while the
hook is of special device. The tar
pom, which thrives on hard shell
crabs and similar tropical sea food of
tough epidermis, rejoices in a mouth
irnpervious to hook, as glass will
turn all materials less sharp than
diamond.
One Vulnerable Place.
The one vulnerable place, it's heel
Of Achilles, is the corner of the jaw.
A we'll rounded hook with a peculiar
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13

master had gone away for the night
and had left the dog to guard his
apartments.
In the evening the house caught
fire, and before the fire engine ar
rived the blaze had gained firm hold
and little could be saved. Some OF
the men discovered the dog and tried
to coax or drive him from the room,
but Stub held his post. His would
be rescuers did all they could to get
him out, but he would not bulge.
Warning growls showed that ne
would use his teeth If the men resort
ed to force, and finally, in their ef'
forts to save the dog, the firemen
turned two streams of water on him.
Even this did not dislodge him.
The dogs master was found and
notified of the fire. When he reached
his home the roof had fallen In and
the building was a mass or names
He gave one clear whistle, and Stubb,
who had 0efied fire and water and all
human inducements, bounded out OF
the house, and the next instant was
licking the hand which caresse0
him.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
Manipulation of the Fan.

II is one thing to own a fan and
another to know how to use it. The
smart girl has a fan for every house
frock, but only the clever young wom-
an understands the subtle art of
handling it effectively. Spanish WON
en- can make fan talk. They I'M
derstand the meaning of a long,
sweeping stroke, a delicate flutter and
a sharp click. They know how to
open fan with a graceful fiirt and
to close it with a soft swish. In the
days of our grandmothers young wom-
en- studied very carefully the manipu-
lation of the fan. 1t was taught in
every boarding school and under.
stood by every belle.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
The Memory of the Dead.

It is an exquisite and beautiful
thing in nature, that when the heart
quill happiness of affectionate feeling.
the memory of the dead comes over
it most powerfully and irresistibly.
1t would almost seem as if our bet.
ter thoughts and sympathies were
charms, in virtue of which the soul
is enabled to hold some vague and
mysterious intercourse with the spir-
its of those we dearly loved in life.
Alas! how often and how long may
those patient angels hover above us,
watching for the spell which is so
seldom muttered, and so soon for
gotten. Nicholas Nickleby.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
Fun With Shadow Verbs.

To play the game of shadow verbs
white sheet is fastened tightly
across a doorway and a large lamp
set behind it, says the Detroit Free
Press. The children separate into
two parties, one outside the sheet,
while the others remain seated.
facing the suspended sheet. The out
side party chooses verb, which the
others are to guess and perform.
When their decision is made they
call to the leader of the inside party
and say, 1.-THE verb we have chosen
rhymes with rake" or whatever 1t
may rhyme with. The leader then
joins her followers and consults with
them what the first guess shall be.
Bake would rhyme with rake, and II
it is decided TO act thus, several or
the party step before the lamp, which
casts their shadows on the sheet, and,
without speaking, go through the mo-
tions making and baking bread. If
the guess is right-that is, ito bake"
was the verb chosen-the spectators
clap their hands. If wrong, they cry,
mo, no."
When they hear the "No, no." the
actors retire and arrange what to do
next Make, quake, take, wake, are
all acted in turn until the clap Of ap-
prevail announces that they have been
successful in guessing the verb. Then
the actors take the steps vacated by
the spectators, who in their turn be,
come shadows and act the verbs chos'
en- by the other party.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
WATCH SAVED HIS LIFE.
3ut Not in the Conventional Way Il
Always Does in the Story Books.

Always Does in the Story Books.
There came that unaccountable lulI
in the conversation at the dinner table
that all hostess dread, but it gave the
gushing girl her opportunity.
"Ah, Colonel" she said, I'm sure
that you've had many thrilling adven-
lures, wonderful escapes from death
just like the heroes in the novels"
Well" admitted the Colonel, 1--WE
had some pretty close calls"
Yes, yes. Was your life ever saw
ed by cherished Bible, a watch or a
pack of cards that stopped the course
or the bullet?"
mot exactly that" protested the
victim, blushing, "but, lemme see, my
life was once saved by my watch.
See, here it is"
But" went on the fair inquisitor,
glancing at the timepiece, 81 see no
trace of bullet on it, How did it
save your life?"
why" stammered the Colonel,
when l first came to New York a
pawnshop advanced me the price Of
ten meals on it."
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
BY the Heat of Your Hands.

Take an ordinary cork and place a
needle in it, point up. Take a piece
of common paper about "a inches
long and slightly over third of an
inch wide. Fold the paper length
wise and crosswise, so as to find the
exact center of it. Now unfold the
paper, smooth it out well, slightly
bend two diagonal corners upward,
then rest the center of the paper on
the needle point. If you place it
properly. it will balance perfectly.
Next stretch your open hands about
the paper, quite close, but not touch
ing it. Immediately the paper will be-
gin to revolve, the heat from your
hands causing it to turn.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13

Gave Mistress Of White House Her
Empire Over Hearts.

To define the charm or a charming
woman is always difficult. Dolly Mad
isons features were not regular. nor
was her figure perfect. She was not
witty, nor was she wise, and she par
ticipated little, If at all, in her hus-
bands intellectual life. Nevertheless
she stands out as the greatest of all
mistresses OF the White House, and
her popularity was unbounded. She
ruled over her world in washington
with genial good nature and instinct
i've tact. Her nature was warm, af-
fectionate and impressionable. She
loved life and people and her world
loved her. Her brilliant coloring, an
MATED face and well-rounded figure
went with cordial manner and SYM
pathy for those about her amounting
to genius, and she was always ready
to bubble into laughter.
Who could resist such woman, the
wife OF President? She was the
center of observation at the inaugural
ball, but she would have been the
center of observation at any ball, even
if she had not been the president
wife. She had, in fact, ruled as In
disputably over the little boarding,
house in Philadelphia kept by her
mother, when she was the Widow
Todd, as she did over the White
House as Mrs. Madison.-Century
Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
The Perfect Prescription.

A patient at metropolitan hospital
goes away best satisfied when he is
gi,-en something to drink out of a
bottle. The drinking, according to
ancient ritual. must not be less than
three times day and the ceremony
must have some reference to meals.
The draught to be efficient should be
colored. 1t must have a marked odor,
so that he may invite his friends to
smell it. 1t should be loathsome to
the taste, so that the taking of it may
cell for some heroism. Above all it
needs to possess an evil-looking sedi-
ment which will require a formal
shaking of the vial.-The Herald.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
Huntinu BIinofold.

This is simple little game, but it
makes lots of fun. One of the players
is to be blindfolded and the others
stand about the room as they please.
The blindfolded one then walks or
gropes around until he touches play
er, and the player touched must stand
still and make a noise in imitation of
some animal, say, cat, dog, a COW,
a pig or horse.
If the bindfolded player chooses,
he can have the sound made three
times, and, if he then guesses the
name of the person, the person takes
his place. If he does not guess cor
rectly, he releases the player and tries
again.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
MAN IN OLD AGE.
Deterioration In Mind and Spirit His
Own Fault.

Every one, says Cervantes, is the
son of his own works. Or, as he says
in another place, every one is as God
made him, and oftentimes great
deal worse. No better explanation
could be found for the common fear
or growing Old. Our own premeditat-
ed works have robbed us of the JOY
that comes from the primitive emo
tons and from honest and disinterest-
ed meditation on the great facts of
life. my heart leaps up when l be-
hold rainbow in the sky" says the
poet. Most men can echo with him,
so was it when my life began; but
how few can honestly exclaim, $50
is it now l am man." And yet if
mind and heart had been exercised
Alright, all would be able to make that
assertion. There is nothing in ma
ture to debar any man from making
it.-Boston Post.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
Early Risers.

A student of bird life, who has been
investigating the question as to the
hour in summer when the commonest
small bird, wakes up and begins to
sing, says that the green finch is the
earliest rises, as it sings about 1870
o'clock in the morning. The black
cap begins at 2:30, and the quail half
an hour later.
1t is nearly o'clock, and the sun is
we'll up, before the first real songster
appears-the merry blackbird. Then
comes the thrush, followed by the
robin and the wren, and last the house
sparrow and the tomtit.
Thus it will be seen that the lark's
reputation as an early riser is not de-
served. In fact, he is very sluggard
for he does not rise until long after
many of the hedgerow birds have been
about for some time.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
Wasn't the Season.

James G.. Blaine had retained 70.
many years an old and valued negro
servant and his wife. During the last
winter of his stay in his Augusta
home, the negro was sadly bereaved
by the death of his wife. Mr.. Blaine
was somewhat startled about two
weeks later to find Washington, the
husband, in an old woodshed, covered
with snow, sitting by the still un-
buried body of his wife. and promptly
demanded the reason. The negro
replied: "Massa, you can't go black
1urvin' in the winter"
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
A Woman's Laugh.

A woman has no natural grace
more bewitching than a sweet laugh.
1t is like the sound Of flutes on water.
1t leaps from her heart in clear,
sparkling rill, and the heart that
hears it feels as If bathed in the cool,
exhilarating spring. How much we
owe to that sweet laugh! It turns
the prose of our life into poetry. 1t
filings showers of sunshine over the
darksome wood in which we are trav-
cling 1t touches with light our sleep,
which is more the image of death, but
gemmed with dreams that are shad
ows of Immortality.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
a Docs Faithfulness.

The bulldogs tenacity of grip is
proverbial, hut he also possesses a
grip of quite another sort, one which
enables him to stick to his orders in
spite of untoward circumstances. The
Atlanta Constitution gives an exam
pie of a dogs faithfulness. Stubs"
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
Cookln' Things.

When my mothers cookin' things
You bet / never wait
To put away my ball er gun
l drop 'em where they are an run
Fer fear I'll be too late.
The most exciting kind o. game
Er toy, er storybook.
let 'em go. an never mind.
The very minute that / find
My mothers goin TO cook.
When my mothers cookin' things,
P'r'aps it's pies to bake,
Err doughnuts bobbin' UP an down
In boilin' grease till they are brown,
Err p'r'aps it's a johnny cake
Whatever kind of thing 1t is,
L always like to hook
The biggest piece Of dough / can
An bake it in a patty pan.
When me an mother cook.
Burgess Johnson, in Harper's Monthly
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13

is adopted in wiring champagne
corks. Take piece of string, about
half yard long double it, and look
at the diagram. Make knotted loop,
T., at the doubled end of the string,
lass the two ends of the string round
the neck of the bottle and knot again
at e. Now take one of the ends, C..
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13

and the still eager angler John G..
Hecksher.
The rapid water and the force with
which the strike must be made neces-
state a somewhat sitter rod and a
tougher line than are used in bottom
fishing. Split bamboo, the rod that
has been brought to greatest perfec-
ton in this country and has sup
planted the old time wood rods even
in English trout streams and Scotch
salmon rivers, is the chosen material
for the pass outfit. The length will
be some seven feet, the weight from
twenty-four to twenty-six ounces. with
Independent butts. and the tips weigh
ing fourteen ounces.
The line is from twenty-one to thir
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
Prize Hen Eco at Banquet.

McKeesport's prize hen egg that
measured inches and weighed IA
ounces served as the principal deli
cacy on the menu at banquet given
in McKeesport last night by Ernest
HerklotZ.
The prize egg contained four yolks,
and it's contents almost filed a quart
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
Trolling a New Sport.

Trolling for tarpon is compare
lively new variation of the sport, for
only by accident was it discovered
that the fish so often seen leaping in
the passes by the men at bottom fish
ing could be caught in this way. The
sport dates back only to 1895, and
among the first amateurs to engage
in the pastime with the proper equip
nient were the late Pierre Lorillard
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13

pass it through loop B, as at A. II
now knotted with end ID and c is
strained back over the cork on the
opposite side to loop b, the cork will
be kept securely in position.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13

Nobody would need to take lessons
in drawing in order to be able to
copy this little design. But can you
draw it without taking your pencil
off the paper or going along the same
line twice? 1t is easy.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
To Tie Cork.

The most effective way in which to
tie down the cork of bottle SO as to
preserve its contents is that which
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
Sharks Steal Anglers Prey.

More than once shark has nipped
off part of tarpon, as the fish has
been hoisted on the tackle to the
waiting sloop after being killed. and
sharks are always a nuisance to the
anglers as bait stealers. On this &C.
count the tarpon hooks are rugged on
so that a shark may bite off the bait
and chase away, with good rid
dance from the fisherman to speed
the robber.
The hook for bottom fishing is tied
to a stout line of cotton bound with
copper wire, but some six or eight
inches nearest to the hook is unpro-
tected, to accommodate Mr.. Shark, or
else the hook is fastened to rawhide
thong. Once the bait is swallowed,
neither the smell of wirebound line
nor the rawhide will be cut by the
rough cartilage of the tarpon's jaws.
AS fly casting is superior to bait
fishing for trout, the best sport with
the tarpon lies not in bottom, but in
surface fishing The inlets between
the mangrove and scrub clad keys
that form the chain of breakwaters be-
tween the Florida lagoons and the At
lantic, termed the passes, are the
haunts of the true tarpon sportsman.
The tarpon are caught on the chang
ing tides, with live fish, or it's imita-
ton, as bait, which is floated on the
current from an anchored rowboat,
and by trolling when the tide does not
serve. Anchors are slipped when a
fish is hooked and the kill is usually
made by landing the fish on the beach.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
The Cleft Wishbone.

are watching, the illusion will remain.
Try it and see for yourselves.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-13
Fishing for Tarpon

"Dah dey ROLL"
This is the cry of the colored watch
er on key or houseboat, on guard
while the sportsmen are killing time
over minor game-barracouta crevl-
lee, kingfish, jack, or what not-when
the tarpon breaks water in the pass.
1t is call to action, like the oldtime
There she blows!" of the Nantucket
whalers. 1t summons the anglers to
make ready for the silver king, and to
test their skill and mettle as rods
men, says writer in the New York
Sun.
Anglers from every part of the
United States are now southwark
bound for the tarpon fishing. The big
fish abound in every estuary, lagoon
and creek.
Rod in hand, as the angler awaits
in his rowboat the coming of the tar
ron, he has to display both activity
and patience-the first to save the bit
of mullet from the thousands of cat
fish and crabs that are constant pest
to him, the second to be ready, despite
all discomforts. when the mighty den
izen Of the waters is in the humor to
take the bait.
Huge as it is, the tarpon mouths the
end Of mullet as gently as a lamb nib
bling its first grass, or as smoothly
as an eel sucking in bob of worms.
At the faint twitch that tells that the
big fish is mounting the bait the an
gler pays out the coiled-up slack of
the line and holds his breath in excite
ment.
A quick strike will be sure to lose
the fish. AS with the pilgrim from
the Blarney stone, the motto at this
juncture must be, Don't hope to hin.
der him, or to bewilder him!" Only
when the bait has been gorged may
the rod be lifted and the fight started
The tarpon hooked in the throat at
still fishing in this way are the ones
that jump and plunge the most to
break free, and while the struggle
RACES the playing of the big fish is an
excitement that atones for all the
hours of waiting and battling with the
bait-stealing pests of fins and claws
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-15
2Io JORGE OHNET
trsyendo Harry triunfo, e dijo con marcado SER

trsyendo Harry riunfo lie dijo con marcado ser
vilismo:
-Querdo MAJ estro, he aqui el ilustre Derstal.
La seforita Vermeil aparecio aquel momento en-
basdores el rostro znado grandes anos de orc
en- las oreas ensehando hermosos brazos, que aso-
maban por las mangas de 1uica azul con un
cinron de flores alrededor del tae. Avanzo precipta-
damente haca Dersta fjando el una mirada Carl
6osa, lie do sonriendo
-Querdo maestro, parece muy bien que venga
listed animarnos aplaudrnos; pero icuando me ha-
RI usted cantar mdsica sugar
Como 81 no la fuese cantar esta noche-murmuro
Bouchot burlonamente al dido de Fromageot
Este ij6 en- su subordinate mirada de disgusto,
cogiendo Harry por brazo dijo
-Vamos, que van empezar. Plaza al teatro
Mi ouerdo autor viene usted mi despacho. va usted
4 la sala7
ia la sala2 No-dijo Harry. esforzzndose por son
rer-Me quedare en- el escenaro.
-Perfectamente, lTodo el mundo esta dispuesto?
ISl7 Pues Ilan.ad.
Los tres gopes sonaron soemnes en- medic dc TN 81
lenco que Sc haba hecho repentiuamente. Sc oyeron
ueeo los gopecos dados por Voger con Ia batua en-
seeuida las primeras notas del preludio.
El colista vestdo de iudio que hababa con BOuchot
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-15
Ell GAMING DE LA GLORIA

enr6 Ell escenaro tarareando ell motive que orques
ia eecutaba: "Tarara, taratan. -. taralira Ders-
tai encontr6 solo ente de su cuado que crispaa
nervosamente las manos de Fromageot que decfa con
Ell enusasmo de director empresario que Sc
de ganar dnero:
Admirable! iAdmirable Aqui hay color. Toda
la llanura americana esa ell preludo. Ah Ahora la
brisa, la brsa. Luego los murmullos del Mississippi
Derstal, volvendose hacia Harry, lie dijo:
-Hasta pronto. Voy dar noticas su madre
su hermana. Buena suerte.
Dej6 su cuhado enrregado los entusiasmos de
Fromageot los horrores de la inquietud.
Cuando lego al pasillo que conducfa Ia patea I'm
grupo de indivduos vesos de frac 1e a6 la atenc6n
Reconocio Clementet Ell critco del "Bauevard," 4
-Segneur, e terrible wagneriano que disimula Gu
briendoa de pa.adojas, verdadera cienca musical
que especial placer destrozaado una partura
fuerza de chistes. Clementet dijo:
-1vamos la sala7
NO. nos hemos tragado va e ensayo general Un
segundo golpe serfa demasiado.
-Temo que mi embriaguez me haga YER mas gram
de Chactas-dijo -Segneur-Y prefero decir en-
seguida ALTO ahf
Clementet Sc encogio dc hombros.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-15

Fl almanaque Bailly-Bailliere para
|el lsaflo 1906 es interesantisimo. Con-
tiene numerosos trabajos de gran uti-
lidad para todas las profesiones, artes y
oficios, y notables art{culos para las
damas y otros sobre los distintos sports
v diversiones.
g5g En- dicha obra Sc encuentran TAM
bien detalles, cuentas, modelos, cua-
dros en- blanco de ingresos y gastos y
todo 10 necesario para la direction
economica de las famiias. Precio, 20
Icentavos. De venta en- el BOLETIN.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-15
Ultimos librOs recibidOs
Agenda de Bufete
para Ell aflo 1906.

La Expiaci6n de un Conde, por c
Braeme.
La Nueva Magdalena, por id.
Hacia ell Ideal, por Leon Tinseau.
Claros de la Luna, Gay Maupassant.
Nuevos cuentos populares, por A.
Trueba.
Ell Vizcaino fngido, por Miguel Gen.
vantes Saavedra.
Tratado de Pato1ogfa y Terapeutica
comparada del hombre y animar
les dom esticos, por Ell professor
DR.. Georg Schneidemiihl.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-15

El comite de franquicias del Conse-
jo Executive Sc ha reunido las de
esta tarde en- Ia ofcina del Attorney
General, con el fin dc resolver acerca
de la petjcion de concession de la fran
quicia del sa1to de Comerfo hecha por
THE P. R. Electric and Light Co"
Componen el comite los senores Diaz
Navarro, sFeuille, Sanchez Morales y
Graham.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-15
CANDIDA & STUBBE
8 AN j U A N
VENDEN
ABONoPAR CANA MPUERTO RICO"
ABoNO PARA ALGODoN,

PRECIOS MUY CONVENIENTES.'

neral, todo e1 que desee oponerse,
pueda efectuarlo en- el termiro de
sesenta dias naturales, libro la pre-
sente en- San Juan de Puerto Rico a
20 de Noviembre de mil novecientos
cinco.-Jose G. Torres, Sub-Secreta-
rio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-15

Ell ensayo que celebro anoche, la
simpatica sociedad recreativa La Lii
ga Social" y al que asistio numerosa
concurrencia, result6 muy lucido.
Para ell proximo domingo Sc prepare
otro, que promote quedar no menos,
lucfdo que el anterior, juzgar por Ia
animacion que embargo a tan selecta
juventud.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-12-15

En- la librer1a del BoLETIN Sc halla
de ventauna nueva edicion del Codigo
Civil, completada con "a APPENDICES, cue
contienen las leyes que han modifca-
do 9 derogado dicho cuerpo legal.
AZ En- la misma librer1a sjgue de
venta el Codigo de Enjuiciamiento CT
vii, con 81 APPENDICES conteniendo otras-
tantas leyes 6 disposiciones del orden
procesal civil.