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Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12

The Probate Court for the County of
Oh ,rlpvoiX.
In the natter of the estate OF Martin A,
Mchale, deceased;
Notice is hereby given that six months from
the 18th day of April, A. ID. 1906 have been
allowed for creditors 10 present their clai m
against said deceased TO said court for eXamina-
tion and adjustment. and IN 1t all creditors of
said deceased are required TO pres mt their
claims To aid court at the probate office in the
City of Charevox. in said county. on OF
b, fore the 22nd day of DC Ober A. d. 1906
and that said claims viii be heard bv said cour,
on Monday, thu 22nd day Of October A. ID.
1906, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon.
Dated, April 18th, A. ~ 1906
JOHN NJ. HARRIS.
Judge Of Prcbat g
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-05-12
Detroit & Charlie
VOix r. K
Sast SordaN s Southern R. r.
TINE TABLE.

TINE TABLE.
1n effect September %. l905)
LEAVE EAST JORDAN at 500 a. m.
and I:30 pm: Arriving At Bellaire
at 900 a. M, and 2:30 p. m.
LEAVE BELLAIRE at 1905 a. M, and
$40 p. m; Arriving at East JOr-
dan at ll:05 a. M, and 4:40 p. m.
All trains daily except Sunday.
Trains run by central standard time.
w. =. PORTER E. j. CROSSMAN,
Gen. Manager. Traffic Mng'
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She Didn't Get It

GORGE GOULD was addressing a
delegation of railroad brakemen. :
In the course Of an exceedingly
interesting speech he said:
con English railways the
coaches are cut up into a number
Of small rooms, or compartments.
The passengers are isolated in
these compartments. Sometimes,
indeed, they are locked in. Their
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ment to themselves.
The train started, the
old lady looked about
her, and, spying the
bell, she said to the
boy:
g Young chap, I
ain It used to railroads.
What's that there bell
.for?'
"The boy smiled
maliciously.
q THAT'S to ring
W h E n you wan I
something to eat,' he
said. !The road pro
vides lunch.
.''The old lady nod
ded. A half-hour or SO
went by. Then she
leaned forward, and
rang the bell.
~ n S t a n tt y the
brakes ground down
upon the wheels. T
stopped so suddenly tt
to the floor. There "
and heads protruded.
riage. ....:.
"Finally a guard g
>'"'Who rang that
''a'I did, young me-
tesWell, what do y
''She thought a lii
&c T think you mig
and q bottle Of root b
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CLEVER IN HIS LINE.

- GORGE WESTINGHOUSE JR., in overalls and jumper,
NJ has begun to learn in Pittsburg the great business
which his father conducts. 5fs 49, I@1
II beginning to learn the business at the bottom
said the young recently hope to be horo It not
brilliant My father, the age Of 90 had invented the
Westinghouse arbrake. can hope equal such record
| If am thoro, it will be enough
4. He smiled. # "
sAt the time, he said, there why
shoudn t become clever in this Pitts
] burg hairdresser
entered this hairdressers while was being
shaved She looked about nervousy Then heard her
ito the
80 I'd like to some false hair, please
Yes MISS said the hardresser. And what color does
your friend prefer -
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ance of power requires a strong state
on the Danube. and that this would be
impossible under the system of per
sonal union of Austria and Hungary
advocated by the Independents: Fur
Their, according to Baron Bantfy, per
sonal union cannot be attained by
peaceful means, and if it were attained
it would mean the ruin of the monar-
chy's position as great power.
q In other directions, such as contri-
buttons to the campaign funds, the Goa
lition's prospects are weakening, and
it is probable that other groups will
follow the lead of Baron Ba8ffy.
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WHY THEY WORE BLACK

0F THE late William R. Harper, president Of The Uni
~ versity Of Chicago, Chicagoan said .s.#r
president Harper punctual man, and he asked
punctuality of all with whom he dealt. r. ~.z># r-s
II accompanied him to small town in the state Of
New York business On return journey the train
late We had wait for it in cold and dismal station
two hours. = ~~. Il: :...>s. -. = III 3d..
GAS we walked back forth the station platform
complained bitterly of the delay r.
" Even the station attendants look dreary said FThey
look as dreary and wreched feel And they all
wearing black necktes They must be in mourning.
der what they in mourning for E
* In mourning for the late train, said President
Harper.'' 49,. ..r @s
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AUSTRIA.HUNGARY j..
UNION WEAKENING

4 Budapest, March 6.-The coalition
gives signs of crumbling. Baron Banf-
fy, one of it's leaders. in a letter to
Francis Kossuth, announces his seces-
sion as protest against the coalition s
professed desire to abolish the dual
character of the monarchy, Baron
Banffy contends that the European bal
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A PAYING LINE.

After long years they met wndswept common From
shifty to that they of the
inal class
rsGee,' said the first Eye look prosperous yer
lneq',
ssSeln' wife Weddin ring buy bread, the other
answered. s The average sales is ten rings day
- The March wind roared, and they passed on.
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It easy enough tell which little girls and which
are little girls When two little girls sweeter than
little girl that is proof that they still little girls
but when one little girl is sweeer than two little girls
then i, a. d. H.
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IA String of Good Stories
LOOKING OUT FOR THE COMPANY.
~ cannot toll how the truth may be:
say the faie IS twas said to me"

ANCIA the noted chauffeur crossed the Atlantic to New
L. York on La Gascogne, and night in the smoking
room of the steamer he said:
"Your American railroads are superior to ours. The
trains faster the luxurious, and the
agement is wiser. .. = 49,. ~ s :. g..
II like your system of cheques those cheques
each worth dime, which you give your railroads pas
sengers who having tickets, pay cash fares At first
these cheques angered me- did not like them But
ductor with goodnatured SMILE illustrated their with
story. - +. "...-.
He said that little railway in the south they
not cheques friend of his riding this rail
way without paid his fare in casha matter Of four
five dollars. $..,s. -t~ I'll
The conductor took the money and counted it, and then
very carefully he part of it in his pocket and the
rest in the hip pocket of his pantaloons.
'*Why, said the passenger do you divide the money
that way?' i <s.
s.The conductor with frown, replied:
% 'The companys got to get something amt t?'"
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VENICE FOR HIS.

M AKRON. CRAWFORD gave recently dinner in Rome,
w and during the dinner the talk turned to Venice.
''There is young lady from Duluth Mr. Crawford
sai "whom bright October morning Sorrento.
She told that she touring Italy with her father She
said father had liked all the Italian cities but especially
he had liked Venice ?. IT, :.
"Ah, Venice to be sure said l. T can readily under
stand that your father would prefer Venice with its gon
dolas and St. Mark s, and Michael Angeo's---' -+
sOh, no. said the young lady, 1T wasnt that But he
could sit the hotel you know and fish out Of the
dow - 'G5.. ~
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What the Market Affords

DORK chops, IS cents pound.
[ Philadelphia scrapple, 1912 cents pound.
Pepper mangoes, so cents quart.
Rhubarb, cents a pound. ....'
Oranges IS cents peck ..r.-
81 Prunes, 1879, Is and 20 cents pound.
Domino sugar, 10 cents pound j..
chops when broied sprinked with lemon juice and
chopped parsley and served with apple sauce crouettes
be depsed by the danest appetite The crouettes
are made by adding half cup Of soft bread crumbs to
pint of apple sauce which has been cooked down until
very thick, according to Ha1pers Bazaar Roll spoonful
Of the mixture in crumbs then in beaten and then III
crumbs and fry in deep fat in wire basket These GRO
quetes also good with roast pork domestic
duck. Ii. :s.+E ssse
dessert that will be liked by those who fond OF
prnes made by seamng half pound of the prunes tax
ing out their stones and filling circular mold. Then
jelly made with cup Of boiling water the juice Of two
oranges tablespoonful of gelatine OF sherry and
sugar The whole strained the and the
Of the mold filled with whipped when it is
served.
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BONES HER PERQUISITE.

z T. GROSS, the mayor Of Harrisburg, condemning
l.. the and unfair perquisites which swell unduy
the salaries Of unmportant offcehoders
'Fees and perquisites = he sad sttend unjust
dealings. Even in the kitchen this is
"a butcher told the other day that young woman,
the prominent family hereabouts into his
shop and said:
" Gimme fine large roast beef with plenty O. bones
" YES answered the young Bones is my per-
quiste -:
FUSH, FEESH FISH
\ NDREW CARNEGIE was discussing quarrel between [
~ two capitalists
'It case he said, tof the pot calling the kettle
black. It is Of Aberdeen and Inverary.'
Aberdeen and Inverary -
eyes = said Mr.. Carnegie. You two old Scots
native Of Aberdeen and native of nyerary fell
into argument day their respective accents
- The Aberdeen very hard the Inverary
He did leave him leg to stand But the lnverary
answered nobl Aberdeen when he through could
only say: s5sta .Ms@*s
1ssWee, at any rate dnna ca flush feesh.' =
a MILLIONAIRE TO-DAY.
NASUJIRO ISHIKAWA,s Japanese journalist, described
/ III New York a German capitalist Of Yokohama
They say Of this man, declared Mr.. Ishikawa, that
he reached Johannesburg his youth quite destitute save
for a needle and a can Of condensed milk.
Immediately his arrival he announced that the small
pox approaching and that he surgeon and with his
only possessions he vaccnated all the good johannes
burgers at SIS a head =
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with the brakemen electric bell which be
rung emergency crisis This bell always stops
the train, and creates immense confusion and alarm
cit is poor system It is od-fashioned system
that often causes trouble
An old lady, very near-sghted, got into carriage
day in which boy sat- She and the boy had the compar
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q.
! A Novelty in Jewelry !
8 By IVOR WYATT :

By IVOR WYATT


Messrs sparton and Flowing prided
themselves upon being the best jew
eers in town. They we're very go
ahead hrm: and in their window the
latest novelties in watches and clocks
could always be seen.
one morning Mr.. Flowing. the junior
partner. began TO dance round the
shop. excitedly pointing TO parcel
which lay open on one Of the glass;
covered showcases.
"whst have you now" said Mr..
Sparton.
Its the photographic watch. said
the junior partner. excitedly; IL VIII
sell ike blazes.'
Il have never sold any blazes," said
the senior partner with reproying
frown-"let me see those talking tick
err
The partners undid the wrappers IN
which some Is watches were encased.
/ They looked very harmless, and had
the stupid. over-conscientious look oil
\ the ordinary watch.
They are all going" said Mr.. Spar
ton. after he had put each to his
ear.
1t is ten minutes TO nine. said MI
Flowing: in ten minutes we shall
hear them speak. believe one con-
tains the voice OF Mr.. Roosevelt and
one line spoken by Ada Rehan-
The partners then arranged the
watches in two rows upon the desk
ana anxiously awaited the hour. A
the big clock over the shop began tC
vhee-e preparatory to striking. tin,
little voice was heard 10 proceed from
enc OF the mild-looking watches on th'
desk.
Nine. Your father has gone dowl
to breakfast" il said. in the quiet. sub
cued tones Of a tr aimed servant.
"A schoolboy's holiday watch. sup
pose" said Mr.. Sparton.
Mr.. Flowing looked for the word
your father" in the descriptive eata
IoGue-
NO. s42-a young lady's watch" b
said
Nine. Quite time TO get up. sal
enc OF the watches. brightly. Then III
Others said. all talking at the sam
time.
Nine open the letters and TAX
them upstairs"
In the city by nine"
Nine O'Clock. The labor we deligf
n physics pain. saic another. min
o'c.ock."
Nine. Talk to the cook about dill
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ner.~ "A lady's watch that interrupt
ec afr. Sparton.
1T is quite nine O'Clock"
Nine. old chap"
Nine tailors make a man"
Then no more was heard. Mr.. Spar
ton stood amazed at the experience.
uhllG Mr.. Flowing looked on with the
air of a man who was showing on
something OF when he had a perfect
knowledge.
Il heard the whole batch in New
York" he said. They are wonderful
tttIe instruments. The Shakespeare
quotation is a little gem"
Il suppose there are singing
watches. and preaching watches. and
musical Watches"
Yes" said Mr.. Flowing. For our
first consignment 1 thought that the
speaking watch would be the best. and
as you generally entrust all purchases
70 me. | ordered this lot. hope
have your APPROVAL"
YES. They seem TO be very good
invention"
Here is the show-card." said Mr..
Flowing. we had better put II in
the window. and keep the watches here
Z, speak TO the customers"
He placed the show card IN the win
dow on 1t was written:
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC WATCH
This watch will tell you the tine, In
stead OF leaving you 70 work II out for
Yourself You can have the voice OF
,our dearest friend. favorite politician
or preacher. singer or actor. You car
Rave YOUR own voice reproduced on
payment OF ten dollars extra You can
have repeater TO quote texts. dates
poetry, or prose.
AT minSay there was great crowd
assembled 10 hear the new watches In
Neesrs. sparton AMI Plowing's. Every
body admired the little wonders and
talked OF getting one for some one OF
other. but said that perhaps onothei
day would do as well when they hear'
N, Price. Some made some slight pur
chases. but no one bought a phono
r.aphic watch.
why did you get Is Of them Plow
,nr." said Mr.. sparton, when the.
-~ere arranging the new watches Z
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on. North and other beaches. The
sea air has sharpenet the.r appeti,e5
and they feel the need Of food before
retiring At the transfer points Of
The various trolley lines. they notice
littic eating places and. as the ain
doWs are usually made attractive, the
sight femprs them. You viii find
them at various points along Fulton
street. clear our 20 East New York.
along Broadway. in Williamsburg, on
Nostrand. Flushing and franklin av-
enucs. On Washington. Sands and
other streets. not far from the Brook
lyn bridge. and elsewhere.
There is place I've noticed. but
have never gone into IL. X IS a high
toned negro joint. where the Afro
T American sports congregate. II is In
the dark district and is a regular
moke' Delmonico's. with private sup
per rooms where the negro gamblers
take their girls after a killing al
craps and spend their money freely
II is undoubtedly one Of the most
prosperous places In the borough
Then there are a lot OF Chinese choI
suey joints. where there is nothing do
ing until long after midnight You
seldom hear OF these places. for they
are run quietly. and II there are any
rough house in them. you may depend
upon it the fault is with some unrlll
patron who has had more drink thar
Is good for him before he entered
the Chinaman's place.
of the real tough joints that wer'
some years ago so common in New
York. there is scarcely one left in tn
greater city. The police espionag
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the world I had money. a. one time,
though I don't look now as though |
had ever been anything but tramp
He was evidently telling the truth.
and his audience wanted 70 hear more
OF his adventures The tourist read
ily accepted an invitation 10 join IN
20 cent meal. TO which he did ample
justice The listener. thinking ne
would take no chances. suggested that
he would take some eggs
Il wouldn't advise you 70 do it
here said the hobo. An egg IS like
a woman's character Il must be
strictly good. or il isn't any good al
All. These restaurants do not supply
their patrons with the best eggs. but
buy from the cold storage warehouses.
where they can buy cheap Il IS a
healthy hen thar can lay good eggs
In August"
you seem well posted on the res
+au-ants az this city said the listen
Or. Are there many that give a
wholesome meal al reasonable
prices
Yes. may say that the majority
., them do. In fact they will aver
are very well with most large cities.
There are a number OF popular priced
restaurants over the river that serve
better food. but they are in locations
where they can depend upon large
I trade
~The genus hobo Is a large factor
IN the patronage q a majority o. the
au.nicht places The tramp IS toe
iazv 10 even eat in the daytime. and
What he does eat he usually begs- In
the morning he seldom has cent
he gets a breakfast al some naci
door maybe. and then he rests a.
dav. At night he 'cadgers.' or oegs
I from men who appear q be we'll ie'
and good natured. and il Is perhaps
Car into the night before ne has m
price' for a meal II. after he has ha'
au he wants TO drink. he has enough
money left. be spends y for sub
stan,ial meal. But Ii IS Usually drinl
I first and then eat. for a man VII
has the price OF drink can al~ay
get enough free lunch TO last him
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ne. ! eats somewheres else" With
that Pc turned away wiih a look ~
real ~ simulated disgust.
The b.li ~ fare doesn't seen up
~ your standard" yen.lrc1 q guest
I'D seems ~ ME e very liberal meal
for the money"
Wen. o aint 50 worse. responded
ihe holo purity fair Or Brooklyn. but
it aint a marker to what you kin get
be- some cities Now Ia Cincinnati
there's cheap joints where they give
meal that'd nh uD any mans siom-
ach Ter 10 cents. one kind - meat.
an the bread an butter You kin eat.
two cups q tea or coffee. apple sass.
fried sruds. beans or cabbage. an a
hunk O. pie What DO you think o.
thate~
1T certainly IS a liberal spread.
don't see how they can do IT,"
well. they do an they make good
big money. too. In New Orleans and
San Francisco. the saloons are close
competitors o. the restaurants At
noon they serve a delicious meal
roast beef. excellent potatoes. with
gravy. fresh vegetables the best
I bread and butter. a salad and superior
dessert-and they give you a drink o.
the best whisky. all Tor % cents"
Traveller in Many Lands
and a Keen Observer
The man spoke enthusiastically
7 his eyes frightened and Il was NOTED
quickly that he had quite dropped hi.
hobo dialect.
You must have been great trav
eler.~ he yentured.
Yes. sir. ! have travelled all ovel
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succulent seafood. Steaks. chops ana
eggs. too. are always In good demand
and 70 the really hungry man they IN
doubiedly taste better than the light
er foods
~ one restaurant a sign Informs
the passerby that.
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Walters Gave Orders
in Own Nernaculsr.

in Own vernaeuIar.
The tough waiter. too. is practic-
ally a thing OF the past 1t used 10
be so distinctive OF walters 10 give
their orders in a vernacular Of their
own that limitations were transferred
to the stage. and some OF them were
funny. IL p1tr'n wanted plate OF
wheat cakes. well Drowned. the waiter
translated It: a stack Of whites wit
a copper II he wanted poached eggs
on toast. II was Adam an Eve anoat
in midocean. wit the sunny sides up.
\ A cup OF coffee was. and Is, Draw
one, II you want II without milk, Il
Is Draw one in De dark Roast beef
rare. with boiled potatoes. would be
one sIaughter-house in de pan wit
I de Murphy bruddersi'
~One OF the funniest things ! have
heard in a restaurant was a ccloquy
Y between a tough waiter and a Gus
toner equally tough The customer
had been served, but. on cutting open
his potato. he found Il was black in
side. He motioned 70 the waiter, who
approached.
SAY. Gull he said. good naturedly,
de spud Is on de punk. Give US anud'
der, will you
sure ting. replied the waiter
taking the offensive potato. and coins
10 the dumbwaiter. where he shouted
Return good for evil
In the same restaurant a mar
came in aud ordered Boston baked
beans. without any pork The wait
er's order 10 the cook was One sun
day breakfast fer a Boston Hebrew
well. must be going" said tn
hobo. who had cleaned his plate
sorry 20 leave you. but I'm afrai'
NV familyu be worried. and n
. chuckled az the sarcasm.
Won't you have another cup OF col
fee
, NO. thank you: never drink bu
, two cups. II might spoil my sleeT
, Much Obliged for the feed. for | hav
enough 10 get a good breakiast--or
I goss drink or two. Most likely VI
|. be nc drinks. G.-Jd night
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Genus Tramp is Not
Very Frequent Guest

-i.ut Brooklyn ail-n'ght restaurants
are freer from the gents tramp than
hose OF any city have visited In
no summer. particularly. the best
rafroaaee u such places comes from
-.-.,es who have spent the evening
"a wei. along toward morning a.
-c-sx rs,.ad the Rcckaways. Bright
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Csreworn Knight Of the
Road Seeks His Supper

ANA+e
Csreworn knight Of the
Road Seeks His Supper.
AT the door OF this place was no
ticed queer specimen OF humanity
who had shufied in from somewhere
out Of the black night He stopped IN
front OF the place and read the al
tractiye offer that was portrayed on
the banner. As the stroller conclud-
ed reading he thrust his right hand
into a pocket Of his frayed trousers.
OF years ne had perhaps attained 40.
and the finger OF time had not dealt
gently with him. for his face vas
scanned with wrinkles and he looked
lcareworn. His clothing was tattered
ard his linen-if a grimy shirt that
had not seen a laundry in some weeks
might be so dignifed-had seen long
usage. his straw hat had great rents
7 IN the crown. through which protrud-
Z ed an occasional lock Of rusty I'M
kempt hair. his coat was shiny and
worn az the cuffs and elbows. the bot
toms OF his trouser legs too. were
badly frayed and ~scufed" out by the
frequent contact OF his ankles. and
through holes in q pair OF mismated
shoes could be seen more than sus
picion OF bare toes. His beard was
unkempt and his hands and face were
guiltless OF any recent acquaintance
with soap and water
After a moments meditation tbs
hobo drew his hand from his pocket
deposited its contents into his lef
hand and then began a systematic
search OF his other pockets The re
suit was % cents. a lead medal. par
OF a package OF cigarettes and sus
pender buckle He slowly counted BIZ
cash assets and returned the othe
articles to his pockets. His resource
we're more than sufficient 10 pay 70
the meal which he plainly had in con
temptation. but he hesitated as b.
looked again at the money
mo Pie, Nc Supper
the Trsmp's UItimatur
"Twenty-three cents" he said q
himself. is two Whistles OF fou
beers. with a tip-top lunch throwed in
! I'm burned hungry. but blame me
: want ter blow in all me cash o.
grub. Say. boss" he continued. ad
dressing the lone waiter in the place
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a
HOBO
oOUT

do youse throw In piece O. PIE Win
this ere bountce-ous ree-Qastg
Nope. pies extra" was the reply
THAT .ettles it, Erzmbled the
stroller. aaughtIly. My estheiic tAs'e
demands pie an Tess my p4rnpered
appe-t.:e Is satiated with American
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has spoiled their business and they
have disappeared. probably forever
Small loss az that. though they did
stir up things in the old days. II was
no uncommon sight TO see fighting. or
evidences OF fighting. all along the
BOwery. and murders were also ire
quent Now a murder in such a place
comes pretty near putting the bust
ness on the blink.