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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-05-19
BAD FOR COUNTRRPBITERS.
Secret Service is Hard Pushing
this Dangerous Glass of
Criminals.

Detectives Kept on Alert to Cope With
Clever and Brainy Schemes for
Passing Illegal Money-The King
of Counterfeiters.
This has been a bad year for crimi-
mails. This statement Is based on data
brought out at the convention of the
Police Chiefs Association Of New York
State, an address delivered by the
president of the International Associa-
ton of Police Chiefs and by
the operations Of the var ious police
bureaus of the United States govern
ment. The secret service division OF
the Treasury alone caused the arrest Of
532 persons charged with serious
crimes. OF those taken. into custody
feiting the currency, fifty-two for max
ing alterations in the currency, 344 for
counterfeiting coin and the remainder
for various violations of the United
States statutes. OF the 532 alleged Of
tenders, 1872 were native Americans.
forty-two were Italians (some of whom
were naturalized) and thirteen were
Austrians. The largest number Of ar
rests were made In Pennsylvania where
those apprehended numbered ninety
four. New York followed with seventy
seven arrests, Ohio with thirty-fve,
California with Twenty-Five, Missouri
with twenty-three and in the remaining
instances every state and territory with
the exception of Alaska was represent
ed.
AS compared with last year there
was a decrease In the amount Of count
erfeit currency seized by government
officers and an increase in the amount
of counterfeit coin confiscated. The
total face value of the notes seized was
$36,S34, against $44,350 the preceding
year, and of the spurious coin, $24,110
as against $16,419 the year before. The
number Of plates for printing counter
felt bills captured by the government
was 165 and the number of dies and
molds for casting and stamping count
erfeit coins was asa. Nearly all this
stuff was seized by the Government
before it had been placed in circula-
ton. Nine classes Of counterfeit notes
were placed in circulation and of these,
In the opinion of the Treasury Of
ficers only four were cleverly enough
executed to be called dangerous.
RAISING SMALL BILLS.
The feature of the work of makers
Of false money this year was in raising
the denomination of bills. There was
rather a remarkable increase in this
Illicit industry and the raisers were
particularly busy in circulating these
altered obligations in Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois and other states Of the middle
west. 1t is believed by the officers Of
the secret service that the leading Of
tenders in this division Of criminal
work were captured, though there Is no
doubt that many altered bills are still
passing from hand to hand in the chan
nels of trade. Counterfeiters in the
United States do not restrict their
operations to the manufacture of Amer
lean money, and one of the skillful
pieces Of work done by the secret SER
vice men was the apprehension OF
three groups of counterfeiters who
were issuing fraudulent obligations OF
the Austro-Hungarian government.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-05-19

ney. Westward the dust of Krakatoa
took its way. Before the occurrence
OF that eruption no one had the slight
est suspicion that far up aloft, twenty
miles over our heads, mighty tempest
is necessarily hurrying with a speed
much greater than that of the awful
hurricane which once laid so large a
part of Calcutta on the ground and
slew SO many of it's inhabitants. For
tunately for humanity, this new
"trade-wind" does not come within
less than twenty miles of the earths
surface. We are thus preserved from
the fearful destruction that its unin-
termittent blasts would produce
blasts against which no tree could
stand and which would, in ten min
utes, do as much damage to a city as
would the most violent earthquake.
When this great wind had become
charged with the dust of Krakatoa,
then, for the first and, | may add, for
the only time, it stood revealed to hu-
man vision. Then it was seen that
this wind circled round the earth in
the vicinity of the equator and COM
pleted its circuit in about thirteen
days.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-05-19
BRIDGE CROSSING TRACK

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the sward. The American hailed him
and with the usual freedom and in
Quisitiveness Of his nationality asked
many questions as to the conduct OF
affairs in such an establishment az
the gardener was connected with.
"Tell me-" he said to the gardener.
"how do you make a lawn like this.
have q place In America and ! am
trying to make a lawn around the
house, but 1t doesn't seem to do we'll"
The old gardener scratched his head
and, looking dOubtfully at the Ameri-
can, he said: "You must have a good
subsoil, and good surface soil and
the sod must be well laid. Then you
must roll 1t, and cut 1t and water II,
and keep on doing this until It's
right"
A CENTURY TO MAKE A LAWN.
The American agreed with him
that the process was simple, and then
asked, "How long will l have to do
this before the lawn Is like that onef"
The old gardener again spoke doubt
fully, but finally gave 1t as his opinion
that II his directions were followed
for anywhere from fifty to hundred
years the results would be all that
could be desired.
This same idea might also apply 10
the roads and bridges throughout Eng
land, for much of their excellence Is
due to the fact that their foundations
were laid scores Of years ago and
generation after generation Of work
ers has been tinkering at them ever
since. In fact, the roads built by the
Romans now serve as the foundations
for some Of the best known English
highways, and to the south OF Lon
don, east and west through the beauti-
full county OF Surrey there is q road
now greatly patronized by the owners
OF motor cars which In its beginning
was the highway beaten hard by the
sandaled feet Of the early Britons as
they toiled to the east coast from
Wales with their back-breaking bur.
dens of tin. This same road was az.
forwards improved In Its texture and
grades because of its being the high
way for the pilgrims Of western Eng
land en- route to Canterbury. 1t Ia
still shaded In places by the yew trees
planted perhaps q thousand years age
to furnish bows the sturdy British
Rrchers
ENGLISH ROADS VERY NARROW
In the first place the English road
10 generally narrow, so narrow, G
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-05-19

Because of the comparative isolation
of Hawaii, its large foreign population
and the amount of silver in circula
ton, it seems that the coming in.
dustry has been active there. Chief
Wilkie of the Secret Service has an.
nounced that arrangements have been
made for the establishn ent of branch
Of the service at Honolulu, where in
dications have pointed to the develop
ment of coming enterprises and it Is
hoped that the contemplated measures
OF suppression may be effective"
Another reason why the past year
has been difficult one with criminals
Is that there has been an increase of
cooperation between the police depart.
ment of the various cities, and gen.
eral improvement in criminal identi.
fication and police work. AS Richard
Sylvester, major and superintendent OF
the police department OF Washington
ID. c., and president of the Interna.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-05-19
ENGLISH LANDSCAPE.
Their Roads and Bridges are Sub
stanfiaI, Enduring and
Picturesque.

In Comparison With American Rural
improvements They Convey The
Idea That We Think But Little OF
Posterity.
There Is an old story which will
bear telling again as 1t illustrates 20
well the disadvantages to be over
come in a new country. It Is OF an
American travelling In England who,
when out walking one day stopped In
front of an old English mansion to adj
mire it and it's surroundings. What
particularly impressed him was the
magnificent sweep of velvet lawn
which extended without flaw or
blemish from the hedge along the
roadway up to the very steps Of the
house. An old gardener was at work
on the place AMI at that particular
time was pushing lawn mower across
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-05-19

1t Is not due to any peculiar advarl-
tage OF soil, and certainly not to any
advantages Of climate that English
roads are better than American roads,
for If one leaves the highway in the
English country, the lanes will be
found, by travelling American, to
have q most homelike appearance In
their rutted condition, and very
great contrast In the matter OF holes
boys and boulders to the highway left
behind. No climate could be more
threatening to the solidity Of road
way than the moist and changeable
weather Of the British Isles.
STURDY APPEARANCE OF THE
BRIDGES.
In the matter Of bridges. solidity
seems to be the purpose In view. The
arches and retaining walls are built
of stone, approaches are gradual, and
when once the finishing touch Is put
upon one Of these structures, II Will
with little supervision and care out
last even to many generations the men
whose handiwork it Is. The solid ma.
sonry arch, the heavy stone-capped
wall, and the gradual rise Of the road
way to the centre Of the bridge are
entirely unitarian In the minds OF
the builders, but they possess q GER
tain sturdy character of their own
which Is form of beauty welcomed
by the eye. Time softens the colors,
Ivy creeps over the stones and In a
short space, even II newly built, one
Of these English country road bridges
takes q permanent place In the land
scape giving the impression Of always
having been there and Of intending
always to remain.
THEIR VALUE TO THE TEAMS
TER.
Aside from the beauty, strength and
durability Of these macadam road,
and stone bridges, they possess ar
economic value which plays a large
part In the conduct Of an English
farm where the margins Of profit an
email, and there Is no reason to be
heve but that the American farmer
especially In regions where the cult
walton OF the land Is more or less In
tensive, we would find similar roads
and bridges Of enormous valu,
through an appreciate increase II
his ability to reach his market In th,
shortest time at the minimum eK
pense and with the least motive power
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-05-19

In some violin experiments in a
menagerie the influence of the instru-
ment was greatest on the puma, which
became much excited when lively
music was played, but wa6 soothed by
slower melodies. Wolves showed an
appreciative interest, lions and hyenas
were terrified, leopards were uncon-
cerned, while monkeys stared In won
der at the performer.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-05-19


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Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-10
LOOSE TEETH.
Sometimes They Are the Result OF
Nervous Troubles.

lie was an honest dentist. and no one
could have accused him of tinkering
with a sound mOlar unless Il actually
needed attention. When the handsome
ly gowned woman patient came to
him and complained that her teeth were
getting loose and she was afraid she
would lose them be gave her some good
advice aud charged her nothing al
though II was worth u good stiff fee.
There is nothing In the world the
matter with your teeth. he said Each
one Is as sound as a new dollar. But
you should consult nerve specialist.
Evidently you have been worrying a
great deal lately"
The woman confessed that she had.
Her sister had been very III. and she
had been compelled TO help nurse her.
"Quit It unless you wish to lose your
teeth" commanded the dentist Also
you should put yourself under the care
OF n physician. In some nervous dis
eases the outward symptom is u shrink.
Ing OF the gums. This is not an I'M
railing sign, however. Some persons
lose their teeth through a shriyeling of
the gums ON account Of an excess OF
uric acid In the system. II they drank
plenty OF water the trouble would dis
appear. have had several patients
whom | have cured simply by getting
them TO drink plenty OF water.
1.-THE gums are pretty good indicators
OF the general health. Persons whose
gums bleed frequently think there Is
something the matter with their teeth.
The trouble Is constitutional instead OF
local. A good tonic would put them on
their feet, and this. accompanied by
plenty OF exercise In the open air. would
stop the bleeding OF the gums"-New
York Press.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-10

These Deadly saswsiiaes Ale ofssn
started by sound.

There are many kinds OF avalanche
There are the powlery avalanche. th.
creeping variety. the glacier ayalanch,
and others. When the sun strikes upou
the ilEnitable snow aeIds and the snow
begins to move the mass Ia its descen,
gathers weight and force. tearing away
enormous rock masses and milrgns OF
tons OF soil. until at length. 18th a
noise like thunder. II expends fury
on the level floor OF valley where de.
fenseless villages may BE-.
A great avalanche OF this kind has an
Invisible forerunner almost as destruc-
tive as itself. This Is the terrific hurri-
cane caused by the air II dIsplaces. IL
Is no common sight TO see giant trees
uprooted. broker and twisted. the
boughs wrenched from the trunk.
leaves and needles clean stripped from
the twigs and the very tops wrenched
from larch forest before ever the ava.
lanche itself has struck the wood.
II is ON stiIl days when lighted can.
die will hardly flicker In the icy air
that the danger Is greatest. The snow
has been falling quietly yet heavily for
several days and has settled on precip-
itous slopes above the village 10 an inn
mense depth. II needs but the slightest
and almost imperceptible cause 20 set
II In motion. Had the wind been blow
Ing Il would never have amassed 10
such depths. but would have slipped
down In lesser quantities. On such
days the position muflies the bells OF
his team; the father will chide his child
for slammug the door. Three enor.
nous ayalanehes were once started In
Switzerland merely by the sounding Of
the "Vlsi," or the first bell for church
service. a bird alighting. an icicic fall.
ing from n rock-and the monster be-
gins his downward rush. Villagers
sometimes try TO bring down ava.
lanches at an advantageous time by
firing OF guns or even by shouting
Woman's Home Companion.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-10

The scene of a Famous aud EventfuI
Prayer Meeting.


The most famous prayer meeting ever
convened IN this country was held In
the summer OF lsOj ON the grounds OF
a farmer adjacent 10 Williams college.
Wllllamstown, Mass. says Leslle's
Weekly. IL was held by i've students.
They were duerylng what they could
do for the benefit OF mankind. A thun-
derstorm occurred. aud they took ref.
uge under haystack and continued
the meeting. Seemingly the students
alone for the time being knew OF the
meeting. For years the place was un.
marked and the event announcement.
ed. But those students originated the
foreign missionary movement In this
country for the benefit OF all lands and
peoples. Subsequently Williams college
acquired the property. named II Mis-
sion park and erected a monument
commemorative OF the great result. II
consists OF a shaft Of granite twelve
feet In height. bearing n globe three
feet In diameter. representing the
world. The legend on the shaft Is.
The Birthplace OF American Foreign
Missions" Underneath are the names
OF i've students who had a part In the
meeting-Samuel j. Mills. James Rich.
ards. Francis l.. Robbins. Harvey Loo
mis- and Byram Green. This memorial
Is an object Of Interest 10 every visitor
20 Wllliamstown. and at every com.
mencement religious service Is held
beside II.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-10
ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
Standing For a seat In Parliament
u Expensive.

Although there are strict laws
against bribery In the English cleo.
lions. standing for n seat In parl.l.
ment is by no means an inexpensive
matter. Even n small constituency
will cost not less than $1,000. and the
expenses run from that up 10 $4,000.
At one election candidate paid out
on an average OF $50 for each vote.
but this Is regarded as the record
price. the cost running as low as 81
n head
The purchasing OF a vote dlsquallfies
the candidate. even though he may be
innocent OF any participation In the
bribery. and as result candidates
and their workers-''agents" they call
them In England-are most careful
that their actions shall be above sus-
plclon.
Dinners may be served a constitu.
ency. but payment even to the women
OF family Is regarded rs bribery. and
the candidates are compelled TO trust
10 speeches. house TO house convasses
and literature. both for hand dlstribu-
ton and In the form OF posters.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-10
SELF CONTROL.
II IL One OF the Perfection. OF the
Gentleman.

~ u One OF the Ferfecttons OF the
Gentleman.
A gentleman Is gentle. slow 10 sur
mise evil. slow TO take onense and
slower still 10 give II. A gentleman
subdues his feelings and controls his
speech. IL ls sometimes said OF a man
that he can be a gentleman II be
wants 10 be-" but a man who can be
a gentleman when he wants never
wants TO be anything else. says the
Pittsburg Press.
In the cultivation OF courtesy self
respect must play prominent part.
We must never pass for more than the
value we place upon ourselves To re-
spect others we must first respect our
selves. Whittier said. Il felt that |
was In the world 10 do something. and
thought must"
One OF the projections OF the gallant
man lies In the supremacy OF self con
troll. Herbert Spencer. speaking OF this
important attitude OF man as a moral
being. said. Not to be lmpulslye. not
20 be spurrcd hitler and thlther by
each desire that In turn comes upper
most, but 10 be- self contained. sell
balanced, governed by the joint de
cision OF the feelings In council as
sembled, before which every action
shall have been fully debated and
calmly determlned-tha II Is which
education. moral education at least.
strives 20 produce"
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-10
An EsyptIan DeIIcac,.

Every country has its own little deli
cacIes. and Egypt Is famous for It's ka-
bobs The kabob Is broiled meat. but
Is broiled In so ridiculous a fashion as
to be really funny. The peddler uses
a little charcoal furnace. something
like that In use by our plumbers. In 1t
he keeps up small but hot fire. At
tached to the side OF the furnace are u
lot OF iron skewers. When a customer
approaches. the hnwker takes a small
piece OF meat, mutton or goat. the lat
ter being the most popular. cuts II with
a sharp knife into long ribbon, winds
II around the skewer and places il up
on the charcoal fire. Some OF the drip
pings are collected and. with little
salt and spice. make a pleasant sauce
for the kabob when II Is done.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-10
HORSESHOE NAILS.
The Way They Are Turned out by
Expert Workmen.

The Way They Are Turned out by
Expert Workmen.
Three million separate shoe nails are
often east from ton OF metal. OF the
smaller sizes 1000 nails are nodded In
single mold. and an expert workman
viii make eighty molds In nm ordinary
working day. thus turning out 10000
separate nails.
When the metal In n liquid state Is
poured into the mold II runs through
the sand in passages provided In the
molding process. The whole Of the
nails are east together and are. when
removed from the sand. connected by
network OF iron one with another.
In this condition the iron Is as brittle
as glass. and very little force Is re-
qulred to separate the nails from the
network which holds them together
They then have 20 undergo the proc
ess known as anneallng. They are
mixed up with hematlte iron ore. which
Is In a powdered state. put into iron
pots and placed In an anneallng fur
mace. n sort OF kiln. Here they remain
for some days, care being taken TO so
regulate the heat to which they are
subjected that the iron will not be re-
melted. but brought very nearly to that
condition. The action OF the raw iron
ore upon the brittle casting Is marvel
Gus. After cooling II can be bent with
out risk OF breaking. and II becomes a
useful and servlceable article.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-10

naisse's Av~..~ Of E-~.pe Prom ns.
Creditors.

Gredffors.
In the year lsss or thereabout. be
Ing worried by duns In Paris. Balzac
took lodgings IN Passy. then a village
IN the environs. az a house In the Rue
Basse. There IL little remarkable
about the front Of the house. II IL just
plain. white. two storied French
dwelling OF a hundred years ago or OF
today for that matter.
But NJ The back IL a garden and nj
the bottom OF the garden Is a doorway
leading into one OF the oldest lanes In
the world. from the look OF II. Truly
this ruelle. with Its crumbling walls OF
stone and plaster. Its Ivy and Its shade
OF ovcrhanging trees. IL as happily de-
void Of suggestions OF modern sim
provements" rs anything to be found
within the girdle OF the fortiheations.
BY means OF this byway Balzac.
when lnslstent voices from within the
house reached his ears as he worked
IN his little pavilion at the end OF the
garden, could avoid the unpleasantness
OF an interview with any holder OF the
overdue bills which throughout his life
were the only tangible results OF his
experiments as printer and type
founder.
II needs but little Imagination TO see
him hurry or down the lane. hatless
and In slippers. TO await events while
he dreams Of exploiting the jewels OF
the Golconda or the silver mines OF the
new world.-W. II. Helm In Critic.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-04-10
LAND OF THE PARIS cABMAN
Place 90 which lie Returns with His
savings 90 Fad Ills Days.

Place 90 which lie Returns with His
savings "a Fad HIS Days.
II l. n peculiarly OF Paris. which ev-
cry visitor who knows enough French
TO tell one dialect from another must
have noticed. that nearly all Paris cab
men come from the same part OF the
country. The same thing Is true OF
coal merchants and OF dealers In roast
ed chertnuts. who come from Au-
vergne; OF the goatherds. who hawk
their milk about the streets, who are
Breton peasants. and OF many other
trades.
The cab drivers land IL probably lit
tie known TO Engllshmen. II IL down
In the Aveyron. and Rodcz Is Its capt.
tai. tiny village. where the worst Ian
guage and the best hearts In all France
are 10 be found. The eldest OF each
family In Rodez takes the land and the
paternal cottage. The old folks live
with him until their death. and the
younger sons go 10 Paris and drive
cabs.
For years they drive about In all
weathfvs. scraplng together SOU by sou
until they have garnered enough TO 20
home and pay for their board and lodg-
Ing for the remainder OF their days.
They 90 with the elder brother 10
notary on the first day OF their return
home and sign deed by which he Is
bound 10 keep them for the remainder
OF their days In ldleness In return for
their savings. London Standard.