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Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
NEAR TO WARS REALITIES.
Soldiers Well Trained for Grim Work
They Have to Do.

The principal thing in these realis-
tic maneuvers Is to use ball cartridges
first of all, instead of blanks, and,
secondly, to fire at an enemy possess
ing human shape and sometimes NOV
ing fast, says Harper's Weekly.
Accordingly the visitor TO Aldershot
will sometimes come in quiet hollow,
upon quite small regiment of gigan-
tic "guardsmen" made of sheet steel,
ten or twelve feet high, bearing them
selves with military dignity and stiff-
ness, and their manly fronts SCARED
and spattered in hundred places by
nickel-coated bullets of the Lee-Met-
ford rife. They are stayed at the
back with iron wire, and run either
singly or in pairs upon curious little
trolleys on rails which are set IN
motion by means of endless cables a
long distance off.
/ Behind them in trench are crouch
| ed a certain number of markers, very
much alive, and accompanied by nag
signalers, who signal the results to
the officers in the firing lines and also,
if necessary, other instructions and
directions about the attack. Further
along you come across cavalry
patrol" also made of great high
sheets of plate steel, the horse repre-
sented in full gallop head on, so as
to make the mark more difficult, and
also to reproduce actual charging con
ditions.
Farther away there may be seen
little armored train of three steel-clac
trucks, with the various muzzles o.
seven and twelve Founders sticking
out at the side. When this train /:
at rest it is difficult to tell which II
armed and armored like the troop
filled trucks it hauls. Over the top o
these cars are projecting number
dummies intended to represent tn
heads of soldiers, and hits on thes'
are also recorded, this time automat
cally.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
Why He Wanted Office.

Another applicant for consular pre-
ferment told the State department peo-
pie. upon whom he called to make
preliminary inquiries, that he wanted
the consulship-held down by a very
competent man who is not going to be
disturbed-at German city near
which a famous Spa is located.
He was asked why he had fixed his
mind upon just that place.
We'll" he replied, quite ofhand,
like a man sure of his ground, I'm all
run down with the rheumatic, and I'm
informed that them Dutch baths fix
rheumatic feller up in no time. want
to git near 'em SOS I can git boiled
out"
Oddly enough this man found 1t i'm
possible to have an interview with the
President about the matter near to
his soul when he called at the White
House a few hours later.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
COMPENSATION.
emotion.

Better to mourn our dead
Than never to know how sweet
The Iisping words of child
OR the patter of little feet;
BETTER to mourn. i say.
Than never to know the care
OF the tender. trusting souls
That God himself sent there.
Retter to mourn our dead
saw IL through scalding tears
Than not to know the charm
They trailed through our falterins
years.
For a heart from which love has fled
Is nearer the great unknown.
Ard nerhaps is bound by a golden thread
TO the Masters plying throne.
BETTER to mourn our dead
O YOU who hear my voice,
7 oray YOU smile through your binding
tears, - ..,
And though sad is your heart, rejoice!
For we who weep for our own know we'll
hut. ah! at what bitter cost,
How dreary must be the hearts or men
Who have never loved and lost
Boston Transcript.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06


and gloves: modified sombrero hat,
riding astride on the big western sad
die and managing her spirited pony
with the ease and skill of long eX-
perience.
DO you want our picture?" she
called merrily, as Olive reached 1or
her camera, to catch snap shot
shall we pose for you?" Then. in
accordance with a few direction from
Olive, she took the desired position,
with ready good nature.
Billy Boy and | get accustomed TO
being photographed" she laughed, as
she swung herself off the pony, after
greeting Burrows and acknowledging
the introduction of his companion.
How delightful it must be to ride
as you can" said Olive almost en-
viousiy
Don't you ride?" inquired the new
conner.
NO. | never learned; l don't sup
pose that | could"
Learn! You don't have to learn,
laughed the other. "All you have 20
do is to get on the pony and let him
| go,--if he isn't bucker."
but, you see, I'm not used TO
torses at ALL"
Neither was | till came out here.
I was never on a horses back untl.
after | was married; now | go where
ever | choose. | wouldn't exchange
nv pony for en automobile" and she
senk down on the grass, laughing up
into Olives face Olive looked down
at her with frank admiration: DO
you live near here?"
"On my husbands ranch. just be-
yond this spur These" with wave
toward the valley, 'are my nearest
neighbors. | suppose that seems
dreadful to YOU" smiling up into
olives serious eyes, but | assure
you, | never realized in the east how
much pleasure and satisfaction could
be gotten out of life, when lived free
and unhampered. Please don't think
me rude, but really, | understand
your views of life. You are an east
ell. teacher,-or journalist was
both: and thought, like a child climb
ing a step ladder, that | was mount
ing to fellowship with the stars. Then
my health failed and | came out here
to recuperate, as | presume you have
done. | found, not only health, but
husband and so remained. My friends
In the east prophesied all sorts o.
miseries, and deprivations, and re
, grets; but | have been here fifteer
years, and have yet to find occasion
, for repentance. l do more work ant
I enjoy life more fully, than | once
' dreamed was possible"
There was a brief silence, then sh'
E rose. 81 must go on, now" she said
holding olives hand a moment, a
!. parting. Learn to ride and COM
|. over and see me and | will convinc
YOU that | am sincere,-convert you t
D true. ideal living, free from conver
e tionality and sham" Then she rod
l. on down the trail; and Olive watche
her until she disappeared around
e turn, continuing to gaze dreamil
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06

3 NATURES GREAT DISINFECTANT.
I Let the Sunlight Reach Every Corner OF the
House and Destroy the Germs.


a crowd of coarse, half-drunken men,
and with them partake freely OF in
toxicating liquor. Unfortunately, this
painful sight is not at all rare, and 1t
is quite common to see drunken wom-
en- reeling about in the streets. What
a sad commentary on our modern CIV
ilization.
In Copenhagen it is the custom to
dress young schoolgirls so that their
arms are almost or entirely bare, even
in weather when Americans appre-
ciate their overcoats. This practice
necessarily chills the blood, and tends
to produce congestion of the internal
organs, and undoubtedly lays the
foundation for colds, pneumonia and
tuberculosis.
tuberculosis is making sad havoc
among the urban population OF Nor
way. 1t is pitiful to note how this
plague is decimating this once hardy
race. Sedentary life, indoor confine-
ment and defective ventilation are
undoubtedly the most prolific causes,
for fifty per cent of the tubercular
cases make a satisfactory recovery
when they are sent to some outdoor
sanitarium and what will cure con-
sumptive would certainly have pre-
vented the onset of the disease.
The liquor curse is undermining the
physical stamina Of the Swedish race.
Liquor drinking among the working
classes is almost universal. One
third of their population die before
the age of twenty-one, and one-fourth
of those who live, are rejected from
military service on account of phys
ical disqualifications.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06

Natures great disinfectant Is sun
light. 1t is a most interesting fact
that this wonderful light, which pro-
notes the growth of useful plants and
sustains animal life, at the same time
destroys by its very brightness all
sorts of germs which are brought In
contact with il. 1t is this fact alone
which renders the earth inhabitable.
Germs develop with such marvellous
rapidity that they would quickly over
whelm us by their very numbers II
not constantly destroyed by the sun.
A little computation will readily show
this. Some germs are capable OF such
rapid multiplication that they may
double every fifteen minutes under
favorable conditions Of temperature
and food supply. Estimate the num-
ber of germs which might be pro-
duced in a single day of twenty-four
hours, or ninety-six doublings. The
number would be more than thirty
two thousand billion billions, or suf-
ficient to cover eighty thousand
square miles foot deep, or fill
space of more than fifteen cubic
1
miles. The increase of minute or
ganism occupying a cubic space or
not more than one twenty-thousandth
of an inch to such prodigious magni-
| tude is beyond comprehension, and
practically cannot occur; for while
the germ may grow at this immense
rapidity for a short time, the poisons
which it produces become destructive
to itself. The material upon which 1t
feeds is also exhausted, so that its
growth ceases.
Doubtless all have noticed the fact
that mold grows during the night and
in dark, damp cellars. Bright sun
light quickly destroys germs, mold
and other parasitic organisms. Diff
fused daylight does not act nearly SC
rapidly, but accomplishes in the
course of a few hours what bright
sunlight is capable Of doing in few
minutes. 1t is clearly evident, then
that in order that our houses should
be kept free from germs, they, like
our bodies, should be made full OF life
The shutters should be opened, the
curtains raised, and the light admit
ted to every room in the house, clos
cts included, so that the disinfectins
power of light may be exercised IL
every nook and corner of the dwell
ing.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06

It was their last climb,-their very
last! The thought persisted In re-
peating Itself over and over, to the
exclusion of more interesting ideas.
OF course it was! Why shouldn't 1t
be? She had spent most dellghtlul
vacation out here among the noun
tains and forests of Washington; but
il was over now. Tomorrow she
would start eastward,-back to the
burdens of life and work again.
Fshaw! She mentally shook herse1.
1t wasn't a burden, when she came
away, only a few months ago, it was
the pride and ambition of her life
what she had dreamed of, and worked
for, through hard, toilsome years at
school and college, and afterward. IL
was the i'll health that had sent her
here. that had been the burden, such
a miserable discouraSing burden 10
bear.
But that would be left behind, IN
her going back, what more could she
ask! Going back, we'll and strong, TO
the long coveted position, which she
had gained by months,-yes years.
of earnest, conscientious EFFORT. she
ought to be the happiest. most thank
full girl in the world, land she was.
II was only that Curt, her guide,
friend and comrade of the past
months, Curt Burrows was so glum
and moody, lately, it made her nerv-
Gus and morbid. She wondered II he
were sorry-then she stopped. She
was no foolish, sentimental girl, this
Independent bachelor maid.
She glanced up at the tall muscu-
lar figure in rough cowboy attire,
stalking along by her side, just
as he looked down at her, and
their eyes met. He put out his hand
to assist her Up sharp incline, then
reaching a level space they turned
to look back at the little group o1
ranch buildings in the valley below.
sit down." he commanded abrupt
". indicating by a slight gesture,
large. fiat rock, and she obeyed.
why don't you sit down, too?" sh'
asked. merely for the sake of maxim;
conversation; and he threw himsel
down beside her.
Tomorrow at this time | shall b.
on my way east" she remarked witt
assumed cheerfulness.
"Are you glad to go?' His eye
were so searching,-so wistful, tina
they, some way, proved disconcertin9
why yes, OF course,-I must go,
she stammered.
Don't go, Miss Randalls,-Oliv'
we have been so happy together. Yo
will be sick again if you go back
stay here with me. He had risen
a sitting posture, and laid his stron'
brown hand over hers. as it lay besid
her on the rock.
She hesitated. He was so allurin
so compelling, as he sat thel
watching her with eager, pleadin
eyes-so capable end reliable,-s
much of the glad, free west as sf
had learned it, and-yes, loved
Then she turned her eyes TO the va
i. ley below, and the moment of wea
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
a soma of Easter.

We may not count the choirs that sing
Their jubilates on this day
Fieldside and street and chapei-Way
Vocal with gladness ring.
There is no record of the flowers
In grace and glory multiplied;
All luminous and vestal-eyed
They shrive the Easter hours.
And multitudinous the prayers
That from vast congregations rise,
Like ceaseless incense neath the SKIES
whereso the Easter fares.
And pausing mid the hallowed lght'
And universal voice of praise,
Who adds no knowledge to his days,
No wisdom to his sightT
some Easter ray shall pierce the walls
Where cloistered Self had fixed hel
choice;
And on her lonely paths the voice
OF Easter clearly falls. -
s-Frank Walcott HUT, in the bostoi
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Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06

away down the green valley, until re-
called by Burrows voice: Shall we
60 down. now?"
She gave him her hand, in rising,
and allowed him to retain 1t, as they
started downward.
"You see Mrs. Talbot is happy and
contented here" he remarked tenta-
lively, as though in answer to some
subtitle thought transference.
She looked up at him with misty
eyes. although her lips were smiling:
81 may have to reconsider the case,
on the weight of her expert testi'
nony," she said shyly.
He understood, and she was prompt
" given the opportunity to reverse
1er decision.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
BREAKFAST BREADS.

Corn Puffs.-Beat together two and
one.half cupfuls of unskimmed milk
and the yolks of two eggs, until thor
orghly blended. Add two cupfuls OF
best granulated corn meal. Beat the
batter thoroughly; stir in lightly the
whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff
froth; turn into heated irons, and
bake.
Corn Dodgers.-Scald one cupful of
best granulated corn meal, into which
a tablespoon Of sugar has been sifted.
with one cup of boiling milk. Beat
until smooth, and drop on griddle,
in cakes about one inch in thickness,
and bake slowly for an hour. Turn
when brown. If preferred, the baking
may be finished in the oven after the
first turning.
Hominy Gems.-Beat one egg until
very light, add TO it one tablespoon
full Of thick sweet cream, little salt,
if desired, and two cupfuls of cooked
hominy (fine). Thin the mixture with
one cupful or less of boiling water
until it will form easily, beat well,
and bake in heated irons.
Sally Lunn Gems.-Beat together
the yolk of one egg, two tablespoon
! fuls of sugar, and one cupful of thin,
| ice-cold, sweet cream. Add slowly,
beating at the same time, one cup and
! two tablespoonfuls of sifted Graham
-four. Beat vigorously, until full OF
| air bubbles, add the white of the egg
beaten stiffiy, and bake in heated
! irons.
Cream Corn Cakes.-Into one cup
of thin cream stir one and one-half
cups of granular corn meal, or enough
to make a stiff batter; add one-third
of a teaspoonful of salt; beat well,
drop into heated irons, and bake.
Cream Graham RolIs.-To one-half
cup of cold cream add one-half cup or
soft ice water. Make into dough
with three cups of Graham flour.
sprinkling in slowly with the hands,
beating at the same time, so as 10
incorporate as much air as possible,
until the dough is too stiff to be
stirred: then knead thoroughly, form
into rolls and bake.
Hoecake.-Scald one pint OF white
corn meal, with which, IL desired,
tablespoonful of sugar and one-half
teaspoonful Of salt have been mixed,
with boiling milk, or water enough TO
make a batter sufficiently thick not to
spread. Drop on hot griddle, in
large or small cakes as preferred,
about one-half inch in thickness.
Cook slowly, and when well Drowned
on the underside, turn over. The
cake may be cooked slowly until well
done throughout, or, as the portion
underneath becomes well Drowned
the first brown crust may be peeled
off with a knife, and the cake again
turned. AS rapidly as crust be
comes formed and Drowned, one may
be removed, and the cake turned, un
til the whole is Drowned. The thin
wafer-like crusts are excellent served
, with hot milk or cream.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
WAITING FOR THE END.
Green Policeman's Naive Explanation
to His Chief.

Green PoIiceman's Naive Explanation
to His Chief.
There was appointed to the police
force of Pawtucket about a dozen
years ago a well-known German resi-
dent At that time there was no pa
troll signal or telephone system, and
officers on their beats were obliged
to communicate with police headquar-
ters by telephone at the nearest drug
store.
Bright and early one Monday morn
ing the new German policeman report
ed for duty and was assigned to the
Pleasant View district. He had hard-
ly mastered the English language, ana
when he got excited the language was
broken into small pieces.
Along toward noon the officer was
called to a house on his beat where a
man had committed suicide by hang
ing. He viewed the suspended body,
and was as much frightened as any Oh
those who had gathered. One or the
woman neighbors expressed the benei
that the man was probably not dead
and it would be good idea TO 'cu'
him down." as she expressed 1t.
The new police officer, by this time
thoroughly ratified, ran from the house
and sought the nearest drug store
where he got into communication D!
telephone with the police station. Th'
chief answered the call, and after
learning what the officer had seen, IN
quired, Have you cut the man down,
NO, he amt dead yet" answered
the excited voice at the other end O
the line
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
Economical Suggestion.

Speaker Cannon is great lover OF
green corn. He boards at the Arlington
and one day took one of his Illinois
farmer constituent to dinner with him.
Cannon made his dinner on green
corn. eating seven ears. The farmer
asked him how much he paid for
board at the Arlington and Cannon re-
plied: "Six dollars a day" We'll, y
said the farmer constituent, Joe,
don't you think 1t would be cheaper
for you tf board at livery stable"
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
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By @aZz9z1- f. kA1zazpz
tcopyrisht 1906 by Daily Story Pub. Coz

here. No society; no recreation; the
nearest store or shop, and railroad,
ten or twenty miles away LOOK at
your sister down there. She does not
see a woman's face, outside her mir
ror. often for two weeks at a stretch"
She had fallen far short OF saying
what she felt. what such an existence
meant to her; but her arguments
were silencing if not convincing.
The pat, pat of horses hoofs on the
trail above, drew their attention to
woman on a pony, coming down to-
ward them. She was dressed In the
regulation western riding costume, for
her sex; divided skirt; stout shoes
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06

Iess passed. She drew her hand
away. Il can't, Curt" she said stead
ily. II won't try to deny that l like
you, for l do and you know it; but l
can't stay. | must go back to my
work"
"Why?" he persisted. "If you love
ne. why don't you stay with me?"
She pointed at the valley below.
'sThat is why" she said, almost tragi-
cslly.
He looked and saw the little group
os ranch buildings, the trail leading
away beyond. Plainly he did not un-
Cerstand.
Il mean the way the women live
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
Health Observations Abroad.

One of the most pitiful sights In
England is to see young women act
ing as barmaids in the public drink
ing places, and to see women elbow
ing their way to the bar and then
stand there, shoulder to shoulder with
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
Overcoming Hereditary tuberculosis

Overcoming Hereditary Tubercuiosis'
Much is being said nowadays re-
specting the out-of-door treatment OF
tuberculosis. a disease which, while
rarely directly transmissible by hered-
ity. is one the predisposition to which
is in the highest degree hereditary.
1t has been clearly shown by numer-
Gus experiments in various parts oil
the United States that out-of-door lie
with regular hygienic habits, ire
spective of altitude or special climat-
ic advantages, is capable of so aiding
the natural powers of the body as TO
effect a cure of this formidable NAL
adv without the use of drugs or any
sort.
tuberculosis is a disease of civiliza-
ton. 1t scarcely exists among saw
ages who live in the primitive state,
but quickly appears among such peo-
pie when the habits of civilization are
adopted, especially the indoor life'
The South American monkey and the
North American Indian alike fall VIC
tins to this disease when shut away
from the sunlight and active exercise
/ out of doors.
The time is not far distant when
every large city will find 1t necessary
to provide conveniences for the ap'
nlication of this simple curative meas
ure. not only for the purpose of rescu
ing the victims of pulmonary tuber
culosis from the certain fate which
awaits them, but as an essential
measure for protecting the public
health.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-05-06
Occupation and Tuberculosis.

The influence of occupation as
cause of consumption is shown by DR..
j. Nj. French in the Medical Exam
iner.
At least four classes of employ
ments ments have tendency to favor
the development of tuberculosis.
They are:
l. Sedentary employments in i'll
ventilated apartments, involving con-
finement in impure air, and other un-
wholesome conditions. This class OF
occupations is typified by the So
called swet-shops for the manufacture
of various articles of clothing.
9. Employmeats which necessitates
the inhalation of irritating dust and
noxious vapors. Such are those OF
stone-cutters. bleachers, matchmak'
ers. file-cutters, grinders, engravers,
etc.
8. Employments which involve the
overuse or abuse of certain muscles.
These are athletes, prize fighters
gymnasts, wrestlers, professional bi
cycle riders, ball players, etc, large
proportion of whom die eventually oil
phthisis.
4. Employments which involve un
due familiarity with intoXicants
These are those connected with man
ufacture and sale of wine, beer an6
the various classes of alcoholics
Tatham's tables show that, taking the
average mortality from consumption
at one hundred, that of publicans is
one hundred and forty, of brewers one
hundred and forty-eight and of bar
! tenders two hundred and fifty-seven
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