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Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
DIG UP OLD SLAVE PEN.
Philadelphia Tunnel Borers Find
Underground Dungeons.

Philadelphia. - Subway workmen,
digging for the foundations of the new
tunnel station, uncovered, at a depth
of 100 feet, what is plainly an old
slave prison. The pen is composed Of
narrow cells in three tiers, with three
foot corridors between. Heavy iron
bars covered the windows and in each
cell were manacle supports.
Directly above the prison Is the
house of the late Stephen Girard, an
eccentric rich man, who gave Girard
college to Philadelphia. 1t has long
been handed down in local history
that Girard drove brisk slave trade
and that the basis of his gigantic for
tune came from that source. The
estate is now estimated at several mil
lions.
Girard came to Philadelphia in 1774.
In the war of 1912 he made his his
torical loan to finance the country.
After that he worked among the yell
low fever victims in Philadelphia
after nearly every one else had fed
the city. The origin of his fortune
has always been a mystery.
The old Girard house is within half
block of the Delaware river. from
which secret access would have been
easy.
John W. Jordan, librarian Of the
Pennsylvania Historical society. said
that he had recently visited slave
dungeons under an old house in Elk
ton, Md, which correspond exactly to
those found to-day.
A curious circumstance connected
with the discovery Is that for years
a legend of haunting has hung around
old Water street, between Market and
Arch. Stories of underground shrieks,
chain rafting, blows, and all the other
manifestations have been told Houses
near the old Girard place could not be
rented because of this.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
Straight Protectionism.

I'VE are opposed to any change
whatever which would undermine the
cardinal principle of the Republican
to American manu-
features and bor"-From the plat.
form of the New Hampshire Republi
cans, adopted in state convention at
Concord. September 1S, 1906.
Straightforward and simple. All
protectlonists can unite on it. When
protectionists unite success is assured
Ii is only when they quarrel among
themselves that defeat is possible.
Two days later the following was
adopted by the Connecticut Republi-
can state convention at New Haven:
I'VE stand unequivocally for a pro-
tective tariff, and we feel that the phe-
nomenal industrial prosperity which
we are now enjoying is not to be
lightly ieopardiZed, for it would be to
the last degree foolish to secure here
and there a small benefit at the cost of
general business depression.
Equally straightforward and simple;
equally sound and sensible. In neither
of these tariff planks can be found
any evidence of what Judge Taft in his
Bath speech said he had discovered
"a growing sentiment" in favor of tar
in disturbance and business instabil.
itV
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
COUNTY HUNTS INDIANS GOLD.
Old Map Shows Where Black Hawk
Buried His Money.

Fairfield, Ia.-All jefferson county
is now engaged in a mad hunt for the
buried gold of old Chief Black Hawk.
clew to which was not long ago
discovered in tearing down the ruins
Of an old log cabin. 1t was while
workmen were engaged in destroying
the cabin built in 1888 by Rhodham
Bonnifield that they found an ink
horn, quill case and musty old pocket
book. The pocketbook contained an
1928 newspaper clipping, physicians
recipe and a letter. This letter,
though badly faded, was read with
the help of a magnifying glass. 1t
was written at San Francisco. ad
dressed to William" and signed u
W." In part the letter says:
You know what l found out from
Black Hawk. over from Illinois.
L looked, bur never thought until got
nearly out here. About that there
map. 1t weren't where the lines cross,
but in the middle. Now, don't you
tell anyone, but try this here plan
(map follows). You see, we always
made the mistake of digging at cross
ing A. That other Indian Jim knowed
more than he let on. There must
be near $4,000, and mebbe more, &C.
cording to what Black Hawk fetched
that time"
The landmarks on the map are re-
membered by old settlers, and a tree
shown in it still remains. 1t is sup
posed that Black Hawk received this
gold in payment from the govern
ment for some consideration. There
is an old story about the county that
three braves were given the task Of
finding hiding place for this money,
three being chosen so that, if one or
two of them should be killed, the sur
vivors could tell where the treasure
was buried. And it happened. all
three OF these Indians were killed
not long after, and this is said to
be the reason why the gold was
never recovered. Who the writer or
recipient of the old letter was none
can tell. Neither can It be understood
how they could find out anything
about the location of the gold. How
ever, Jefferson county people are Civ.
ing themselves the benefit Of the
doubt by digging all around the indi-
Gated spot.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
WILD FOWL NEAR EXTINCTION.
Government Warns All States Pre-.
serve Laws Are Imperative.

Washington.-The department OF
agriculture has issued report on the
distribution and migration of North
American ducks, geese, and swans.
Formerly abundant over the whole
of the United States" says the report,
water fowl are steadily diminishing
in numbers, and some species appear
to be threatened with extinction in the
not distant future. Their value for
food is great, and they have formed in
the past, and for all future time should
continue to form, valuable asset and
an important source of revenue to
the several states which harbor them.
THE preservation of the numerous
species of ducks, geese, and swans Is
becoming an important matter Of leg
islative enactment, and the present re-
port is intended to furnish informa-
ton as to present range, abundance
and migration of the several species
with reference to practical legisla-
ton
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27

In 1862 Lincoln signed free homes
bill which has added millions to the
vests farming population. In 1902
Roosevelt put his signature to a ma
tional irrigation act which will place
other millions of farmers in the new
empire which it will create in the arid
region. BY its protective tariff acts
the Republican party has put the Unit
ed States in the lead of all the nations
in the extent and variety of its indus
trial activities, and has created home
market which has advanced the price
of everything that the farmer has to
sell, has increased the value of his
land and all other sorts of property
belonging to him, has reduced the cost
of the things which the farmer has to
buy, and has made an addition to- his
comforts and to his general prosperity
and social influence undreamed OF in
the years preceding the foundation OF
the Republican party.
In the Republican scheme in which
the nation has been developed there
has been no forgotten man. white.
black, red or brown, low or high, and
there has been no neglected calling
In direct and emphatic degree the
American farmer has reason to be
grateful for the work which has been
done for him by the Republican party
-Leslie's Weekly.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27

THIS COW GIVES BIRTH TO FOUR CALV

never saw, but never heard OF such
thing before.
AS to the possibility OF mistake
being made, in that The calves were
the product of two cows, instead of
one, unknown to Mr.. Martin, that is
disposed of when it is known that
every other cow on tho farm. OF which
there were six, had already had a
calf this spring, and this was the
last COW left TO come in.
The COW is just fairly good grade
Durham COW. nothing out Of the or.
binary. She will weigh about 900
pounds. The father OF the calves
was full blood Durham bull, not
registered, Weighing about 100
pounds, who vas sold for beef last
spring.
Two OF ths calves are males and
two females, three ara spotted and
one all red. AL vsre apparently as
strong as ordinary calves when born,
and the smallest ose seemed as
strong and lively ~ any Of the
others.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
Met Horrible Death.

Edgar Clifford chief engineer OF the
steamer Mary, met a horrible death
In the engine room of the boat on Lake
st. Clair Thursday afternoon. His
clothing caught in the machinery and
he was hurled round and round. his
head and body beating against the
floor and beams OF the hold.
Clifford had gone into the hold to
oil the machinery and soon the second
engineer heard a peculiar humping
noise. The engine would SILVER a trifie
with each revolution and going into
the hold To ascertain the trouble the
second engineer was Mortified to see
Gifford's body whirling around. The
engine was Immediately stopped and
the mangled remains were extricated
and brought to Detroit
The unfortunate man was about 80
years of age and resided in Willow.
Mich. He leaves widow and one
son.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
A LONG Launch Trip.

From Holland, Mich, TO New Or
leans and across the gulf of Mexico TO
Mobile in a gasoline launch is trip
that might cause many men to hest
tate about taking, but that is what
is planned by Lloyd G.. Doty, Lloyd c.
Getman and Harry c. Weatherwax. of
Grand Rapids, and Will and Frank
Hancock, of Holland. They will start
from Holland in a 35-foot launch with
a 30inch draft and 12-horse power
engine. They will cross Lake Michi-
gan and then go down the Illinois and
Mississippi rivers to New Orleans,
then across Lake Pontchartram to the
gulf and up Mobile bay. They will
carry special collapsible beds which
they have devised and will have a
goodly supply of provisions and be-
sides will take firearms to help out
the larder. They expect to take from
50 TO so days for the trip.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
HARM IN TARIFF CHANGES.
Experience Has Proved II Means Busi.
ness Decentralization.

AS Mr.. Roosevelt seems to recognize
distinctly in his letter to Congressman
Watson, tariff revision is not simple
question of readjusting this or that
particular rate or schedule, as econom-
ic conditions change. Nobody would
oppose this or that reasonable and
harmless read justment If it could be
attained without exciting universal
and disastrous perturbation. Unfor-
tunately, hitherto in the history of
tariff emendation il has proved i'm
practicable to enact two or three
amendments agreed upon beforehand
without consenting to innumerable
others, some. possibly, innocuous,
many mischievous in a high degree.
That is why the prospect OF any tariH
revision inevitably unsettles prices,
alarms capital, postpones contracts and
paralyzes production. 1t is the limit
less uncertainty that stops the wheels
of business. 1t is, of course, possible
in theory to conceive of a tariff revis-
ion strictly confined to two or three
items which might have no dislocat-
ing influence on the nations industrial
machinery If, for instance, it were
practicable for the president to an
nounce that, in his opinion, two or
three changes in the Dingley tariff
should be made, but that if a bill to
that effect should contain any other
changes than those specified it would
be vetoed by him, not a ripple would
be witnessed on the smooth current OF
the national prosperity. Such a dicta-
torial announcement, however, would
be resented bitterly by the federal
legislature, and in practice, therefore,
might be out of the question We in
fer that, as things are now, and so
long as our prosperity endures, Presi-
dent Roosevelt is a stand-patter.-
Harper's Weekly.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
Control of Monopolies.

The indications are that the people
of the United States will give more at
teption and study to the solution of
the trust and monopoly problem dur
ing the next two years than they have
given to any other subject, save the
money question, since the time of
slavery. 1t is q common thing to APP
proach this subject through the dis
cussion of the tariff, which is said by
some to be the mother of the trusts.
Time and again it has been pointed
out that, while removal or decided
lowering of the tariff might destroy
some of the trusts and injure some OF
the monopolies. the chances are that
in the business wreck that would fol-
low and the disasters of the hard
times that would be produced by such
a decided change of policy the smaller
business interests of the country
would be the greatest sufferers. The
trouble with attempting to cure the
trust evil by such an indirect method
is that IL not only does damage to the
trusts, but hits other interests as well.
-Davenport Times
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
THE JUMPING FLIP BUG.

on a fiat surface the bug remains ap-
parently dead until prodded in the
rear. Then it will suddenly leap about
two feet in the air, landing two feet
or so away, sometimes on it's back.
sometimes on its feet.
In the new game of Clip bug" as
introduced at Mrs Steppacher's recep-
ton, the bug is placed in the center of
the board. There he stays, curled up,
while the players make their bets.
One can bet on red or black; on num-
bers, odd or even. and on whether the
flip bug will land on his back or his
feet. This last chance gives an added
Zest to the game.
When all bets are made the banker
gently pokes the flip bug. He jumps.
Where he lands, there the banker
pays; the banker also pays on whether
he lands right side up or not Bets
are then cashed, the flip bug is
coralled and new round of bets is
made. When the bug jumps off the
board altogether the banker gets his
percentage.
AS matter of course, flip bug be-
came the rage in Yumas social set.
Every afternoon for weeks there was
a flip bug party. Popular patrons OF
the town set their little boys out on
the mesa hunting for flip bugs as they
would a Mexican hairless dog, and car
ried them everywhere they went in
little cages made of cork and pins and
suspended on their chatelaines. Big
gambling debts began to be contracted
by the unfortunates and heavy orders
for dress goods were sent to Los
Angeles by the lucky ones.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
TRUSTS UNIVERSAL.
IN EUROPE AS WELL AS IN THE
UNITED STATES.
Remove the Tariff on Trust Products
and the Leading American Trusts
Would Supply the American Market
from Their Manufactures Abroad.


Nearly every great American manu-
featuring trust has branches and fac
tories in foreign countries. The tariff
rippers may not have considered this
fact. If the duty were removed from
all trust-made goods, as suggested by
Gov. Cummins at Minneapolis four
years ago, and by William j. Bryan
few days ago, the result would be the
closing of the American factories oper-
ated by the trusts and the enlarge
ment of their own foreign factories.
And the goods for the American mar
ket being then duty free, would be
manufactured by the American trusts
in their factories where labor is cheap
en- The american people would sim
ply have their big mills and factories
closed and thousands of Americans
thrown out of employment, and the
trusts would be in the saddle, making
barrels of money in their factories
operated by cheap labor in other
lands.
Sometimes we think many people re-
fuse to consider these tariff PROPOSE
tons as relating TO business and only
consider them as relating to politics.
The protective tariff is for the pur-
pose of enabling Americans to do their
own work and supply their own wants.
The politicians who talk in favor of
tariff changes ito meet changed condi-
tions" evidently do not fully know
what they are talking about. The only
-, i'll Inc.
tify tariff reduction would be the in
crease of wages abroad to correspond
with American wages, and that has not
been done. Ii American workingmen
were called upon 10 compete with their
equals, in skill and compensation, they
would not complain. but tearing down
the tariff wall would put them in COM
petition with men in other lands who
work for 16 to Is cents per day, and
the American workinSman is not pre-
pared to thus compete. He is no better
prepared now than he was in 1897,
when the Dingley tariff was enacted.
There has been slight increase in
wages in England. but there has been
no increase in Germany, France, ia
pan, emma, lndld or any Otner coun-
Try. We are sometimes tempted to
believe that the talk about lower tar
ifs is a blow at American institutions
and an attempt to reduce prices to
the American consumer" on the pre-
text of helping the consumer" in
what he buys without. hurting him in
what he sells. AS we have often said,
the tariff was invented to make and
keep America prosperous. That end
is now accomplished. Then why des-
troy or even partially destroy the tar
iff? AS Mark Hanna said. why not
let well enough alone? Why not stand
patti" Why not tell the politicians and
Office seekers they can have the of
fees if they will keep their mouths
shut on this great business question?
-Des Moines Capital.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
WOULD SAVE M'kINLEY HOME.
Dwelling Place of Late Presidents An
cestors Found in Ireland.

Moline, Hl.-An appeal is made to
the American people to save the an
ce5tral home of President William
Mckinley located in Ireland. Two Mo-
line boys, George E. Holt and Lester
Il. Croutz, on a tour round the world
as special correspondents made an in
vestigation in Ireland of the origin of
the Mckinley family.
There they came upon a cottage in
which the forefathers of the president
lived. They likewise found the owner
of the land about to tear down the
structure. They appealed to him for
a respite long enough to allow them
to present the matter to the people of
the United States and give them time
to try and secure fund for its preser-
walton.
He agreed to three months delay
and gave them an agreement to that
effect.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
Must Show Need of Chance.

It would, of course, be too sweeping
to say that tariffs cannot and never do
affect trusts. No protectionist AYERS
that q schedule can never be unwisely
high. What they do claim is that the
noise made by bowling free traders is
no evidence that tariff needs revis-
ing. We have never had Republican
congress that would not revise the tar
III II accurate information and impair
tial investigation showed that II was
needed.-Lebanon IN. H. Free Press.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
William Walker was conv;cted 81,

William Walker was convicted Of
manslaughter in the death of Mrs.
Leo Burte, domestic employed by his
mother at Niles. and with whom he
was said to have been intimate. He
was charged with having given her
drugs which caused her death.
John T. Quine, mine inspector for
Marquette county, reports that the
year ending September 30 has been the
most prosperous ever known, 81 mines
being now in operation, employing
5.S40 men. Inspector John wordon, OF
Iron county, reports 26 mines with
1885 men. There were Is fatal acct
dents during the yea
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
ARIZONA SOCiETYTORN UP OVER
NEW GAME OF CHANCE.
1t Was Imported from Mexico-Much
in Favor Now by the Women Of
Yuma--Rules of the Game.

Yuma, Ariz.-The high society of
this town is all torn up over the evil
effects Of the flip bug craze. Not since
Bill Baker ran off to Sonora with
Bonesy Swans wife and Bonesy's four
children has Yuma had such a shake
down of its best social set. 1t is all
due to Mrs. Isaac Steppacher's mother,
Sonora Chiquita Salvadores y Casabi-
anca, Of Magdalena, state of Sonora,
Mexico, and the common flip bug of
the Mojave desert.
Sonora Casabianca is q Mexican of
the old Castilian lineage. The flip bug
is species Of beetle. Sonora Casabi-
anca's chief characteristic is love for
rare forms of gambling. The flip bugs
only interesting feature is his peculiar
ability to jump about two feet in the
air when prodded with a toothpick.
About two months ago Sonora Casa
blanca came up from Magdalena to
pay visit to her daughter and her
son-in-law, Ike" Steppacher, who is
the "well-know2 and popular night
clerk" in the Golden Eagle hotel, near
the railroad station. About a week
after Sonora Casabianca arrived Mrs.
Steppacher sent out cards to the So
ciety folk inviting them to a little
afternoon affair. On the bottom OF
the cards, which were the best speci-
mems of the Weekly Scorpions fine
engraving work, were the words Flip
Bug" in old English type.
On the day of the reception the
guests came early. Mrs. Steppacher
did not keep them in suspense. After
passing around the frappe mescal she
introduced the ladies to her mother
and then led them into the library. In
the middle of the room stood
roulette layout without the wheel.
There were chairs around for the
guests and stack of chips in front Of
the bankers place.
The wondering guests were each
asked to buy in, blue chips costing
four bits and the reds. and whites in
proportion. Most of the women had
come we'll heeled; the others wrote
out /. o. US. Then they sat down
and Mrs. Steppacher's mother pro-
duced a flip bug.
The bug, which is a beetle about as
big as a three-months-old cockroach, is
a very peculiar insect. When caught
in the fingers it will play possum and
draw all of its six muscular legs up
close to its abdomen. When placed
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
The Art Of Oratory.

When Theirs was president of the
French republic he was about to is
sue some important manifesto and
submitted the draft to a critical
friend.
"Yes," said the critic, "the matter
is clearly expressed, but l miss the
ease and fiuency Of your usual style"
"Ah,' replied Theirs, II have not
worked those in yet! The ease will
cost me much labor, and the fiuency
shall have to drag In By the hair
Of its Nead."
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
STEAMERS LEAVING DETROIT.

DETROIT AND BUFFALO STEAMBOAT Co.. foot
Of Wayne St., for Buffalo and the East, daily at
800 p. m. Sunday at 400 p, IN. Week End
Excursion, $3.50 round trip.
DETROIT AND CLEVELAND NAV. Co.. foot OF
Wayne ST., for Cleveland Pittsburg and Eastern
points, daily at 1890 p. m. Week End ExcurN
sion to Cleveland every Saturday, 500 round
trip.
WHITE STAR LINE. foot of Griswold st. for
Fort Huron and way ports, daily at $50 a. m
dailyat 4:00p.m., Sunday at 800 and 500 D. IN
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
AMUSEMrNTS IN DETROIT.
Week Ending October %, 1906.

TEMPLE THEATHR AND Observation-Disclosures
Moons ':l5. 1nc 10 &C; Evenings S:l5. Toe to 6Oc
q 70. Fuller G. ] C
LYCeUM-Pr'ces always 15c. &c SOC 75c &c
Mat'nees Wednesday and Saturday. Babes
in Toyland.
WHITNEY-EveninQs. lOc onc. soc: MatnceS
lOc, loo. y. Old Isaacs of the Bowery.
LAFAYETTE THrkTRE-Bargain MatineeS sun
Mon, Wed. aud Sat. BNst Seats pc. Night
Prices, i0c, &c. &c. Virginius
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27

Chicago - Cash quotations: No. 9
spring wheat, 800 soc; No. 3, 721s a. 79c;
No. 2 yellow. 451ac; No. oats. 331L c:
No. white. 34@34%c; No. 3 white. 80 I.
m34c: No. 9 rye, 62c: good feeding bar
ley. 391ac; fair to choice mailing, 460
see; No. l haYTecd. 81 05: No. | north
western. 81 II: prime timothy seed
81 10; clover. contract grades, S13.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-10-27
Grain, Etc.

Detroit-wheat-Cas No. red,
76hc; December, 10000 blu at 77%c,
5000 bu at 77Kc. 5000 blu at 7sc. 5000
bu at T1%c, 5000 bu at 77Ac; May, 25.-
900 bu at 81 &c. 5000 bu at SIC. $4,000
bu at S1bc. 10000 bu at size; No. 8
red. 74hc No. l white. 76kc.
Corn--Cash No. 3, 49c; No. yellow.
soc asked; on track cars at 491sc.
Oats-Cash No. , white, car at
36hc; by sample, 1 car at 341kc, at
33c.
Rye-Cash No. ., csc.
Beans-Cash, 81 81 nominal; Novem-
Der, 81 81 asked.