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Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05
AUTOMOBILE SKATING.
Skates Run by Storage Battery
Strapped to Mans Waist.

Recent cable descriptions of auto
mobile skating in Paris nave been
verified. Alphonse Constantine, an
Italian who lives in Paris, has been
making many successful experiments
with his new form of automobile
skates which he invented.
The apparatus consists of two four
wheeled skates each operated by an
air-cooled motor of 1/2 horse power
capacity.
A small tank containing gasoline,
sufficient for a 46 mile run is strapped
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05
POSTMA STEERS OF OLDEN
TIME.
Ninety Years Ago Incomes Arg
umented by Acting as Agents.

The postmaster Of today may think
he has troubles of his own, but there
was time about the year 1917, when
queer things were expected of post
masters. An old pamphlet dated
April 9Th, 1877, states that a new
daily and thrice a week paper" was to
be printed "at the seat of government"
After the virtues Of the proposed publ
cation were set forth the editor-to-be
says:
"Postmasters are hereby authorized
to receive subscriptions for the Gaz-
cite, and for all moneys collected and
transmitted to the editor, at the city
Of Washington, a discount of 10 per
cent. will be allowed. Distant sub
scribers will have their papers care
fully packed and punctually forwarded
to order. 1t is to be presumed that a
copy of this pamphlet was sent to
each postmaster in the United States.
Under the system that then existed
this method was entirely proper and
it is claimed that postmasters derived
considerable income from such sour
ceS.
The prospectus" further states that
ga competent reporter will be employed
to furnish the proceedings Of Congress
for the Gazette" and that all Inter
esting articles of intelligence will be
carefully selected and published"
The Editor-to-be, in writing Of him
self says:
"As the humble guardian Of the pub
| lie veal, he will occasionally use the
privilege he has right to exercise,
in expressing his temperate disappro-
baton of such measures Of the coun-
try. If those opinions should some
times be erroneous, he wishes them to
be ascribed to the common falibility
of human judgment, which cannot be
always in the right. AS far as it may
be possible, he will labor to be i'm
partial, but that there will be bias,
and that that bias will be in favor of
the present dominant party, he has too
much candor to deny and too much
honesty to conceal What he can do
within his humble sphere, shall be done
for the good of the country, and II
he fails he will console himself with
the reflection that he had discharged
his duty to the utmost Of his ability
and power"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05
THE RAID ON THE TREASURY.

"'Did you know dey would go to
roost q year ago?
eyes, fully year ago.
"'Well, dat beats ALL said George,
in an awed voice. Dem chickens
wuzn't Matched a year ago. "-Satur-
day Evening Post.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05
Mind Unhinged by Blow.

In his youth he was an infant phe-
nomenon. At four years of age he
read almost all of the Bible, and dur
ing his teens he acquired reading and
speaking knowledge of no less than
thirteen languages. During the gold
craze in 40 he went West and started
a stage line. Within two years he had
accumulated a fortune Of $4,000. A
partner robbed him, and then 81. N"
moved back to Ohio and began the
study of law. Within a few years he
stood at the top of the bar of Cincln-
natl.
One day he was defending a muir
derer in whose innocence he strongly
believed AS a result of his eloquence
the man was acquitted. The same day
his client confessed that he was guilty.
81. N" rushed back to the courtroom
and started to explain, but the strain
and excitement had been too much for
him. He was stricken with apoplexy.
Within a short time he recovered his
physical health, but never his mental
poise
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05

Mr.. Bryan's daughter has taken to
writing plays, Senator Tillman is writ
ing a book, and Congressman Long.
worth is accused of writing topical
songs. BY next November we may
have very little left to be thankful
for.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05
The IMMORTAL ]. NJ"
Most Picturesque of Characters
Goes to Asylum.
AS Boy He Could Speak Thirteen
Languages-Mind Unhinged by a
Great Criminal Trial-Has Been
Insane Fifty Years.

Jacob Newman Free, "the immortal
]. NJ" has reached the end of his
travels. He was finally adjudged in.
sane, and will spend the remainder OF
his days in the State Hospital of To-
ledo. He is now seventy-eight years
old.
Thus passes a character known in
every stable town in every State in
the West. For more than half a cen
fury he lived as the birds live. No town
or State could claim him as it's own. In
each he was at home and among
friends. 1t is his claim, and it is not
disputed, that he knows more peo-
pie personally than any other living
man.
For fifty years he has travelled up
and down and across the country, rid
ing free on nearly every railroad, and
living without expense in the best no.
tells, the towns he visited, afforded.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05

Nearly all the cigarettes Of the
United States are made In New York,
Richmond, New Orleans, and San
Francisco.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05
ID. II. on Every Railroad.

Still in his possession are hundred
slips reading GOOD for J. N. His
most treasured possession is a slip of
paper signed by the leading officials
OF many of the biggest railroads in
the country. 1t reads: "The immortal
J. N; pass him forever. Good on all
roads from now until doomsday."
Hotel men in the towns he visited
did as much. He was never known to
have more than few cents at time,
but in the fifty years of his wanderings
few landlords have been bold enough
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05

about the skaters waist. Attached to
the tank are the ignition battery, the
throttle lever and the spark control
A speed Of 81 miles an hour can be
attained and diminished by means of
the throttle lever which the skater
holds in his left hand. 1t is claimed
that almost any hill can be climbed.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05
Keeper for Thirty-eight Years.

Albert H. Metcalfe watched the gov.
eminent belongings around Sacketts
Harbor for thirty years, and then
died. During all the years the Bu-
reau of Yards and Docks of the Navy
Department has regularly submitted
an estimate of 1865. to Congress for
the annual salary Of the ship keep
err" at Sacketts Harbor, and that is
probably the only place where the
name "ship keeper" appears In an
official way on the records.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05

Sumatra is now producing about as
much coffee as Java.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05

Cotton fabrics Of fine quality are
found in Peru in tombs that date back
to the time of the Incas.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05

TITO Permanently Cured No fits nervousness after
, first DAYS use of DIR. Kline's Great Nerve Re-
Send FREE SO 90 trial bottle and treatise.
DIR. II. H. KLINE Ltd, 931 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05

It Is announced that the fad of TAX
ing snuff is again coming into vogue
in France.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05
Once Prominent Place.

1t used to be a prominent place,
and shortly after the close of the war
ship-of-the-line, then the biggest
type of war craft built, equivalent Of
the first-class battle-ships of modern
times, was planned, and the building
begun at Sacketts Harbor. The vessel
was to have been the New Orleans.
The work progressed slowly, how
ever, and was finally abandoned, but
the hull of the big vessel remained up
on the stocks. Away back, probably
along in the '40's or SOS, a man
named Metcalfe was appointed ship
keeper. In 1868 he died, and his son,
Albert H., succeeded him in the posi-
ton. Some years ago all that was
left of what was to have been the New
Orleans was torn down; but the posi-.
ton and title Of the keeper remained
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-05
ONLY WOMAN SHIP KEEPER.
Sackefs Harbor Navy Yard in
charge of Woman.
Some rlember Of Present Keepers
Family Has Been Stationed Here
Since Navy Yard Was Established
nany Years Ago.

Women are steadily encroaching up
on the occupations Of men, and now
another position heretofore filled by
man has gone to one Of the fairer
sex. The charge and care of govern
ment naval establishment, almost for.
gotten, has been turned over to her,
and for the first time in the history
Of the American navy a woman has
the rank of ship keeper"
The woman is Mrs. Albert H. Met
calfe. She has been placed in charge
Of the navy yard at Sacketts Harbor,
N. Y, on Lake Ontario not far from
the st. Lawrence, and will receive a
salary of $685. a year.
Albert H. Metcalfe, keeper of the
yard since 1868, died recently, and his
position was given to his widow. The
Sacketts Harbor Navy Yard is not
big establishment. 1t consists of an
acre and a half of ground, on which
there are half a dozen small buildings
and a few guns used in the war OF
1912.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-08
M. A. NO. 1863.
United States Land Office.

United States Land Office,
Carson City, Nevada, August n, 1906:
Parker MSen'' Go Of eHie0 Mining fnssn co smas gh a
corporation organized and existing un-
der and by. virtue of the laws of the
State of Wyoming. and authorized to
pliance with the laws of the State of
Nevada, by Thomas II. Condor it's
President, whose post Office address is
for Sio isss.s7 Si linear feet e a u the Ne Heg Ieetai
lode, bearing gold, being U. S. Survey
No. 2545, situat in Section 6, T. 8 s.,
r. 43 e. Mt p. B. and NJ, in Goldield
Nevada, described as follows, to-wit:
NEGLECTED LODE.
Beginning at Cor. No 1, whence the
3. and M. bears 6. SO S. 40" W. 2172.s
N e; thence q 9Ssn s; a. e e. e; 1 u! 3. Fl 500 to r. cG to
Cor. No. 8; thence N. 2Oo % 80" e.
632.61 TT. to Cor. No. 4: thence N. 40
W: 112.6S #. to Cor. No. s; thence 5. So
S. 49, s. W. 1O14.1 1T. to Cor. No. /. the
place Of beginning. Variation at all
Containing s.s75 acres. exclusive of
lode (unsurveyed) and Hat lode (un-
s~urveyed), as shown on the official plat
of survey; other conflicting or adjoin-
ing i bss7 shown on said plat are Sur;
Rock lodes. The Certificate of
Location of the Neglected lode is of
in the office of the Recorder of
Goldfeld Mining District, in Book B.,
2S7, of Mining Locations. and in
the Office of the Recorder of Esmeralda
County, Nevada, in Book /, of Mining
Locations, Page COS; the Amended Lo-
cation Certificate of said lode is of
in the office of the Recorder of
Esmeralda County. Nevada, in Book p.
Of Mining Locations, Pages 131 and 1872.
LOUIS j. COIN, Register.
publication August 25, 1906.
& Hatton. Law Attorneys for
Applicant. Nixon Bldg. Goldfeld.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OF Ar
POINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATORS

In the matter of the estate of George
Lincoln Olds, deceased.
Notice is hereby given hat the under-
signed has been duly appointed and
qualified by the district court of the
First Judicial district of the state of
Nevada in and for the county Of Esmer-
aida, on the Gath day of August, 1906,
as administrator of the estate of George
Lincoln Olds, deceased, late of said
county
All creditors having claims against
the said estate are required to file the
same. with the proper vouchers at
tached, with the clerk of said court, at
Hawthorne, Nevada, within three
months from the first publication of
this notice.
ALFRED STANFORD OLDS,
Administrator.
Dated August "a, 1906.
First publication August 25, 1906.
A. K. Wheeler, Attorney. A25-4t.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-08
ROUND MOUNTAIN ANTELOPE

The property of the Round Mountain
Antelope company, n of the more
thoroughly developed mineral estates of
this section, continues to enhance in
value as it's vein system is proved up.
The Antelope ledge has yielded some of
the most spectacular gold bearing
quartz ever mined, and while the ledge
in it's entirety is not a specimen case,
it's general average value assures its
profitable treatment beneath the stamps.
Two feet of the vein matter carry a pre-
mier gold grade and that class of rock
is being segregated, sacked and piled
at surface for shipment. A consignment
valued at SIS, 900 went out recently, and
is to be followed within a week by an
other of like value.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-08
ROUND MOUNTAIN EMPIRE

Surface prospecting is demonstrating
the worth of the acreage of the Round
Mountain Empire company and is to be
followed Immediately by the sinking OF
a main working shaft and the explora-
ton of the vein system at depth. The
estate consists of four claims located In
the vicinity of the Sunnyside and
Sphinx properties and carrying a con-
tinuation of the rich Sphinx ledge, one
of the most prolific yielders of speci-
men ore in the Round Mountain coun-
try. Values at surface n from SO
to $40 in gold the ton.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-08
RUBY o

Development of the Ruby group OF
FIVE claims located about three quar-
tiers of a mile from the town of Round
Mountain, is progressing under favor
able mineral conditions. The formation
is principally porphyry and lime. with
smaller groupings of rhyolite, diorite
and tufra. The vein matter is entirely
free milling and from its appearance is
practically free from shines, making
the product particularly menab 10
cyanide treatment. Philadelphia cap
ital is behind the enterprise.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-08
NEW FIND AT
ROUND MOUNTAIN
fspeciaI Correspondence.)

Round Mountain, New, Sept AT a
depth of 35 feet in the new shat being
sunk on the Edith claim of the Round
Mountain Red Top Mining company a
ledge has been encountered which is en-
tirely distinct from all veins hitherto
prospected. The ledge has a pitch TO
the north while that on the claim ad-
Joining pitches to the south. AS yet
the find has not been prospected SUM-
GENTLY to Demonstrate its value to the
but so far as tested holds
forth promise of making into pay grace
at depth. From the main Edith ledge
specimen ore and small nuggets con-
tinue to be mined and quite a
has accumulated on h dump that Is
to be shipped to the Round Mountain
stamp mill within a few days. The
plant is now being tested preparatory
to regular runs. In the Red Top tunnel
a well mineralized ledge is showing z
feet in width which returns an average
assay of SIS in gold the ton. The vein
tapped a distance in from the portal OF
100 feet.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-17

Men," she said. are continually
asking in the newspapers the ques-
lions:
"'Why does a woman always want
to know if her hat is on straight?'
"Why does she sharpen pencils with
her husbands razor
"Why will she ruin a fifty dollar
gown in a struggle to save . cents at
bargain counter"
Il think it is about time we women
should retaliate OH the men with some
questions like these:
"'Why does a man when he finishes
with a newspaper always throw it in
a heap on the floor instead of folding
it up neatly|
why when sent to look for some
thing in bureau or closet does he al
ways return and say it isn't there|
why is his Sunday morning head
ache always due to what he ate. not to
what he drank, on Saturday night?'
"'Why as he laughs ut women does
he fail to perceive that women find
much of the ludicrous in him| "-Mn-
neapoliS journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-17
Seeding Wheat After Corn.

Now, in corn sections where the corn
ripens in time for the wheat sown aft
er the corn to get a start before cold
weather the summer fallow is almost
out of use except as a matter of neces-
sity Where oats are a crop in rotation
wheat is made to follow the oats, re-
curing the blowing of the land. This
going out of the summer fallow tends
to the production of better corn crops.
When the farmer expects to follow
corn with wheat if he Is a good farmer
he will cultivate the corn with that end
in view.
Another point that is strong factor
in causing the system to go out of use
Is It's costiness as compared with seed
Ing after corn or other cultivated crop
that can be taken off the land In time
for seeding without the land having to
be plowed The almost universal Gus
tom here is to seed after corn. Much
less summer following would be done
In some sections if the farmers under
stood seeding after corn, how cheaply
and successfully it can be done and
how satisfactory the results can be
made, says John NJ. Jamison of Ohio
In Country Gentleman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-17
WINTER WHEAT.
The Concern OF the Grower Is With
the Wheat piuut ns "a Whole.

The Concern OF thc Grower Is With
The Wheat riunt ns IA Whole.
1t would not be safe to say of any
variety of wheat as the result Of spe.
cial experiments that SO far as yield of
grain is concerned it will prove the
most satisfactory for all localities of
all those tested or indeed for any given
locality. Some varieties are better
adapted to certain soils than others
A variety will give better comparative
yield on given soil in certain seasons
than it will in others.
OF the sixty or more varieties tested
each year for the last thirteen years at
the Ohio experiment station 1t is an
nounced that no one variety has out
yielded all others more than two years
out of the thirteen and no variety has
Outyielded all others two years In sue
cession. In the harvest Of 1908 the
Democrat wheat heads the list in
1904, the Niger wheat in 1903, the
Extra early Windsor; In 1902. the
Stanley; in 1901, the Gypsy; in 1900
the Early Ripe; in 1899, the Red Rus.
sian; in 1898. the Mediterranean; in
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-17
MEALY INFERIOR.


1897, the Red Russian; in 1896 the
Gold Coin; in 1895, the Gypsy; in 1894
the Mealy; in 1898, the Rudy.
Some of these varieties-the Stanley.
the Gold Coin and the Rudy, for in
stance-forged to the front one season,
but for the most part have Jagged well
in the rear.
The station also finds that the selec-
ton of grains for seeding, whether by
mems of tanning mill or by hand.
does not seem to promise anything in
the way of permanent improvement in
wheat. In normal seasons there is lit
tie if any temporary gain. In extreme
ly mfavorable seasons the extra
amount of food furnished the young
plant by the large kernel places it in a
position to withstand greater hardship
and is accordingly an advantage to It,
The concern of the plant breeder
who would improve the wheat crop,
therefore. is considered by the station
to be with the plant as a whole. That
there is wide variation in the produc
tivity Of individual wheat plants Is
very apparent. Much of this variation
Is due to environment, some of 1t to
heredity. The problem is to separate
hereditary and permanent. The cut
shows selection of inferior and supe.
rior Mealy plants.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-17
a Judgment of solomon.

ine ancient and famous IIolyrood
Sanctuary For Debtors fell into diSusP
when Imprisonment for debt was abol-
,shcd in Scotland. The most famous
worthy who took advantage of it was
Thomas De Quincy, author of "Confca.
sions of an English Opium Eater" The
sanctuary boundary at the foot of the
Can3ng&te was marked by row of
stones in the roadway. which was
known as the Abbey strand.
There is Il most humorous story con-
necled with the institution, says the
London News. \ reckless debtor left
the retreat and strolled up the Canon
gate He was eSpied by Il vigilant
Shcrfi's officer, who promptly gave
chase. The debtor turned and ran like
Il hare sanctuaryward. He tripped and
fell at the Abbey strand, but with his
head within the protected area. All the
same, he was arrested by the minion of
the law and immured in the debtors
quarters in Carlton jail.
lie sued the sheriff. officer for illegal
arrest ana the court of sessions judge
who tried the case gave Il decision in
his favor. His lordship held that the
head, the intelligent part of the mans
anatomy, which contracted the debt,
was within the sanctuary and thus Sc
cure from capture The trunk and
limbs were undoubtedly liable to ar
rest but they could not be detached
from the head without fatal injury to
the subject. which was contrary to the
spirit of the humane law of Scotland.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-17
mic. Zig Words.

"Those who are accustomed 10 rlul-
Guile present day scientists because OF
their fondness for big words" SAID the
etymologist, twill find them mucn
more moderate in the connection OF
words than the old timers.
For instance, have just come
across the account of scientific urea
tise published in the seventeenth cen
tury that contains words even much
more cumbersome than its title, which,
nv the way. is PanzoolOgicomineralo'
gia.' n good mouthful surely, yet the
meaning is easily ascertained when tne
word is reduced to its component
parts.
"The list of long titles that were
then favorites would cause the mouern
book clerk a spasm, yet the list coulu
he gone into indefinitely. A play IN
blank verse published in the latter part
of the seventeenth century had as lts
allurine title Observation-Disclosures
and this was the opening sentence:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, wnere
loft Won Observation-Disclosures
"If the modern mounting actor can
hardly get simple Anglo-Saxon worus
over the footlights, how could ne get
along with that morsel"-New AorA
Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-17
Discouragins Quest For Capital.

One of Pittsburgs bank presidents is
a friend and most unasSuming bencfac-
tor of ambitious young men. He is
sympathetic when listening to cases
which merit encouragement, but can
also dismiss an interviewer with adj
mirable abruptneSS.
A youth on one occasion entered the
bankers Office and iovially announced
that he intended going TO college. He
intimated that little assistance in the
matter Of obtaining scholarship would
be most convenient asset with which
to start on his career.
"And to what profession do you as
pire" questioned the president gra-
ciously.
Il won't give up" asserted the young
man boldly. until am privileged to
place after my name the letters d. d.,
Ii. D."
The banker turned in his chair and
minated that the interview was at
an end by saying tersely:
~ capital idea, sir, but one entirely
beyond the resources of this bank
Harper's Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-17
Etiouette of Bygone Days.

An old manual of etiquette shows
that the people of bygone days were
not so different from those of the pres
ent. for the treatise thinks it necessary
TO state that one should never ask
friend where she bought her gown and
the uttermost farthing Of its cost. To
this rule. however, an astonishing ex-
ception is made. One might ask these
things. It seems. if one really wanted
70 get a gown exactly like the one In
question and were therefore asking sin
cerely for Information. Evidently In
these days, when sisters thought 1t
smart to dress exactly alike, it was
considered a compliment to copy
friends gown. Another interesting
statement Of this precious manual is
that no lady looks worse than when
ognawing bone"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-17
Why He Did Not Resign.

Sir William Wiehtman held office in
the old Court of Queens bench far be-
yond the prescribed time, and at last,
on the eve of the long vacation" he
took sort of farewell of his brother
Judges. However, when THE morrow
of Al! Souls" came around he turned
up smiling at Westminster hall, why,
Brother whitman" said Sir AleXan-
der Cockburn, you told us that you
intended to send in your resignation
to the lord chancellor before the end
of August" 80 | did" said Sir Will
liam, but when | went home and told
my wife she said. Why, William, what
on earth do you think that we can do
with you messing about the house all
dayY So, you see, was obliged to
come down to court again. dundee
Advertiser.