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Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14
Both Lucky and Odd.

Midway between sentiment and su-
perstition lies a feminine trait which
cherishes odd little trinkets that seem
TO bring luck. That any jeweled bauble
can possibly change the capricious
whims of Dame Fortune remains as al
ways, a shadowy possibility. That a
pleasant memory attached to some
small ornament can be constantly re-
called by the treasured trinket is with
out doubt. So with divided affection
women still cling to the savage luck
charm as closely in 1906 as did their
barbaric sisters whose calendar was the
setting sun.
1t is with the most up-to-date busi-
ness women that one finds the most
novel trinkets. Actresses particularly
wear unusual luck ornaments, and not
the least fetching of these is a gold
chain which never leaves the neck OF
very pretty leading woman in pop
ular theatrical company. Caught be-
tween the delicate links at intervals of
two inches are all sorts of semi-pre-
cious stones as well as genuine gems.
Each individual stone represents the
gift of some good friend who has been
associated with her in her stage ca
reer and the chain already holds
twenty jewels as well as a souvenir
pendant gold and enamel brownie with
diamond eyes. The different stones
include a rare yellow diamond and
topaz, several oddly shaped water
pearls, and clasping the chain at the
back a large square garnet of richest
hue.
Then there is a very popular teacher
in one of the big cities who has been
at the head of shorthand school for a
number of years. Her luck souvenir is
coin waist belt made entirely of ten
cent pieces. 1t was started by her first
class of girls, every one of whom was
devoted to her. When their term was
over, however, their very meagre pock'
etbooks would allow the majority of
them to give only ten cents apiece. So
one of their members conceived the
happy idea of having the dimes joined
in the form of bracelet, and each
girls initial was scratched on Lib
erty's cap.
AS class followed class, the idea took
root and the ten-link bracelet has
grown to a good sized waist belt with
four rows of coins. Some are thick
and some are thin, and many bear hard
ly resemblance to the newly minted
dime, but they all carry the initials of
some young pupil to whom the CHEEKY
teacher was an inspiration, and the
coins stand for everything in the world
to their owner In fact so much part
of her has the belt become that she
never thinks of going anywhere with
out it, and she sleeps with it under
her pillow at night
In contrast to this luck charm OF
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14
Stoned the "Fast Flyer"

At a recent dinner at the White
House, the following story, was told
by one of the guests on Secretary
Taft, who was present, and who, Dy
the way, tips the scales at beyond the
three-hundred-pound mark:
The Secretary was returning to
Washington from Chicago aboard the
Fast Flyer that only stops at large
cities. He had urgent business with
an old acquaintance of his who lived
at small station about two hundred
miles from Washington, the popula-
tion of which is about five hundred.
He asked the conductor If he could
stop the train for him at that place,
but he replied that it would be impos-
sible for him to do so-that he certain
ly would lose his job if he did. Well,
after much worrying over his disap-
pointment, Mr.. Taft thought of a
scheme by which he could gain his
end, and when the train next stopped
he sent a message to the superinten-
dent of the road, saying:
"Will you stop your Fast Flyer" at
Denizien for a large party on way TO
Washington? IL so, instruct conduc-
tor to stop today"
About an hour passed, when the con-
ductor, passing through the train,
stopped at the Secretary's seat and
told him that he would be able to get
off at Denizen as he had been ordered
to stop his train there for large
party going to Washington. The Sec
retary smiled, with that childlike ex-
preston of innocence for which he is
famed, thanked him and settled down
again behind his paper. Two hours
later the porter of the train called
"Denizen. Denizen." much to the sur
prise of the passengers. Mr.. Taft
gathered up his handgrip and started
for the platform of the car, where he
was standing when the train came to
dead stop. AS he stepped off the
train there was no one in sight but
the surprised-looking station agent.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14
Cook Could Use Nickname Too.

Hawaiian servants are the best-the
best in the world, but they are strange
ly unsophisticated, strangely naive"
said a lady who had lived in the
Islands.
Hawaiian servants insist on calling
you by your first. name. Ours were
always saying to my husband, Eyes,
John, or All right, John," and to me
Very well, Ann, or Ann, l am going
out
"At last l got tired of this, and l
said to John, when we got new cook:
Don't ever call me by my first
name in the new cooks presence.
Then, perhaps, not knowing my name,
he'll have to say Mrs. to me-"
$50 John was very careful always
to address me as 'Dearie' or Sweet
heart but the new cook-a watchful
chap-at first gave me no title at all.
Very soon after, we had some Eng
lish officers to dinner. | told them
how l had overcome, in the new COOKS
case, the native servants horrid abuse
Of his employers Christian names, ana
| said by this servant, at least, you
won't hear me called Ann
"Just then the new servant entered
the room. He bowed to me respect
fully and said:
Sweetheart, dinner is served
"eWhat?' | stammered.
"'Dinner is served, Dearie,' answer
ed the new cook"
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14
The Single Woman.

There is in mans nature a secret in.
clination and motion toward love of
others, which, if it be not spent upon
some one or a few, does, naturally
spread itself toward many" said Lord
Bacon, three centuries ago. The re.
mark might be applied with good rea.
son to the unmarried women, who with.
in the last half century has become a
moving power in the world, as such
names as Florence Nightengale, Susan
b. Anthony, Francis Willard, Clara Bar.
ton, Harriet Nartineau, Francis Power
Cobbe, Mary Lyon and Jane Adams, to
quote but few, will show.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14

sure his wife had left for him. After
reading and rereading the letter he
turned to his friend and said, "Yes,
Tom, Yonks Van Dolsen is dead and
| am going in mourning for him; he
was fine old man; my wife has writ.
ten me all about it. There are some
matters, Tom, cannot explain in
the family, you know, Tom"
AS soon as possible Richard Van
Dolsen had a Grape band sewed on
his hat, but it seemed hard for him
to overcome his natural cheerfulness,
still he tried to enter into the crepe
band spirit and often said to his
friends, Eyes, poor old Yonks is dead (;
he was fine old man; can scarcely
realize that l am in mourning for
him"
Ten days after Miss Arsdale's wed.
ding, Van Dolsen sent for his old
friend, Tom Garrick, and after care
fully closing the door to his private
Office, said:
"Tom, I've been thinking things
over, and I guess it will be annoying
to Mrs. Van to do all the explaining,
so I am going to do it for her. Eliza
beth is the best woman on earth and
thinks of kind things that no one else
would think Of" "You know how
proud Hetty Arsdale is," Van Dolsen
continued. Funny girl, too; she'd
take things no one had any use for,
but nothing she thought anyone could
use." elizabeth was sorry for her
because she knew she had no proper
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14

friendship is the luck trinket of very
attractive young matron of national re-
nown. Five years ago in reply to her
wedding invitation came tiny white
kid box from a well-known jeweler. 1t
contained two beautiful fancy gold
stock pins, each perfect imitation
of a peacock feather. The card en-
closed bore the name of a girl with
whom she had the very slightest ac-
quaintance, but whom she knew to
have a liking for her future husband.
Undaunted, the bride-to-be immedi-
ately pinned one of these unlucky
feathers on her dress, and from thai
day to this she has never been with
out one of the other of them fastened
somewhere about her costume. Not
long since when this very happ.
matron received the wedding invita-
tion of her husbands one-time friend
he suggested that his wife send. a
handsomely mounted rabbits food as
a present. She decided, however, that
fate had been in the way OF this jocu-
lar revenge.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14

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Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14

clothes for her wedding outfit and no
way Of getting any," Elizabeth is a
corker, Tom; what does she DOR
"Why, she resurrects old Yonks, who
died in 1879, long enough to go into
mourning for him, so that poor Hetty
Arsdale could do her the favor of re-
lieving her of her unmournful clothes,
of which she had laid in large stock,
both for outside and inside wear"
Van Dolsen paused and his friend
said, "Van, / agree with you, your
wife is a wonder. r."-WGshingtOn Star.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14
HIS WIFE WAS A WONDER.

When the news of the death of the
Hon. Yonks Van Dolsen reached
Wighamton 1t fell like wet pail over
the place. Richard Van Dolsen was in
the wild Missouri Mountains looking
up timber tracks that had been offered
at tempting prices, and Mrs. Van Dol
sen had to bear her sorrow alone. She
shut herself in her house and would
see no one but Miss Arsdale. When
she appeared again she was in deep
mourning and fled East with her sor.
row.
There was no one in Wighamton
who could boast of such distinguished
ancestry as the Van Dolsens, except
Hetty Arsdale, and she, poor girl, was
the last of her line. Poor in purse
but rich in pride, Miss Arsdale was
source of considerable worry to her
many friends in Wighamton. Being
an Arsdale, she could not stoop to
work, nor could she accept indiscrimi
nate charity. She was, however, CRATE
full for opportunities to relieve heI
good friends of the regrettable neces
sity Of destroying such things, as they
no longer could conveniently keep. In
|
favor and her friends respected hel
pride, but found it extremely difflcult
to keep her alive and clothed.
Everyone said that it was really toC
| bad that the death of Yonks Van Dol
sen should occur at just the time il
did, three weeks before Miss Hetty's
wedding. Miss Hetty had long beer
looked upon as a confirmed spinster
but, after having passed the forty
mark some distance, had met one Hec
tor McGregor, and their wedding day
was soon settled upon. Yonks Val
Dolsen nearly upset everything, anc
Mrs. Van Dolsen went into black, shut
up her house and then went away.
Some days after Mrs. Van Dolser
had left for the East, Richard Var
Dolsen arrived in Wighamton, ant
while on his way home met his friend
Tom Garrick, and the two men ex
| changed hearty greeting, after which
Mr.. Van Dolsen asked about village
news and learned for the first of Miss
Arsdale's approaching marriage.
Garrick walking by the side Of his
old friend suddenly said, 'Dick, / sup
pose you know Mrs. Van Dolsen has
gone East?" "Well, no." said Van
Dolsen easily, but she rather expected
to leave before l got back" He looked
at Garrick curiously. why do you
look at me that way, Tom, there's
nothing wrong with Elizabeth, is
there?"
mo, not with Mrs. Van, Dick, but
Yonks Van Dolsen is dead" "Well,
should say he was, Tom; its certainly
time he was" "But what is the joker
81 guess you don't understand me
Dick, l said Yonks Van Dolsen was
dead. Your wife felt his death deeply
and when she left for the East was
in heavy mourning for him."
Van Dolsen dropped the heavy valist
he was carrying and laughed until he
was completely out Of breath ant
the tears were streaming down hi:
face.
Elizabeth in mourning for that ole
rhinocerous-hided reprobate," he cried
"Tom, you will kill me with your
talk"
They had reached hissoffice, and Var
Dolsen found the letter which he fell
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14

ton, is scarcely second in Importance
to the irrigation work. 1t means that
tens of millions of acres of the most
fertile land imaginable, which has
lain idle for ages, may be converted
from dismal and pestilential swamps
and useless bogs unto highly prosper
Gus homes, to become the garden spots
of the nation.
The Dutch have reclaimed vast
areaa in Holland from the encroach-
ments of the ocean. Thousands of
families live and farm below sea level,
gaining their security by magnificent
feats of engineering and persistence
Tney now contemplate the drainage of
the Zuyder Zee, reclaiming some L.
$4,000 additional acres of meadow
lb1la: American drainage in most
cases would be far more simple and
isss expensive; it is simply a ques-
ui5n as to whether the nation will see
.hle wisdom of setting its hand to this
wGOrk.
Another Inland Empire.
an Florida the everglades alone-al-
most solid muck beds-would afford
zan empire of some z million acres: in
view Jersey and Virginia are vast
swamps, among them the famous Dis
mal Swamp. In Illinois which is gen.
orally regarded as a well settled agri-
cultural state, there are 4 million acres
Df swamp land; in Michigan there are
NEARLY million acres. Fertile Iowa
has about 2 million acres Of swamp
Hand. In Minnesota there are almost
Is million acres of rich surveyed swamp
lands and huge swamp areas not yet
surveyed. Arkansas has tremendous
swamp areas which could be drained
and made habitable, and in all there
is a swamp area in the eastern half of
the United States which is equal in eX
tent to the great agricultural states
of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa, with
three or four smaller eastern states
thrown in.
If the Steenerson bill demonstrates
that the government can transform
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14

swamps into fertile farm land and
that the settler or owner will pay
back to the government the relatively
small cost of the improvement, there
seems to be no reason why this work
of creation of value out of worthless
waste, should not go on indefinitely
and provide homes for millions more
Of rural population.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14
Boxer Troubles.

Blessed are the peacemakers, but
sometimes the blessing comes in the
form of stiff jar on the lower jaw
for interfering
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14

The new capitol at Harrisburg, Pa,
is nearly completed and has cost a..
$4,000,
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-04-14

King George of Greece is an athlete
and is said to be the best muscled
monarch in Europe.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-08-25
WANTS THE CORRECT PHRAslNo
Man Is Puzzled Over the Right Way
to Ask for Liver.

Il wish" said the chronic fault.
finder, that butchers would hit upon
some uniform rule for writing out
their notices OF caif's liver. The pres
ent diversity of styles is embarrass-
ing. and apparently convic,s a fellow
of grammatical error every time he
buys n pound OF liver. Some shops
say they have 'calfs liver for sale.
others make n specially of calves
liver, while still others with finer
regard for singular and plural num-
bers call attention TO their excellent
calves livers.' One butcher in Co.
lumbus avenue goes SO far as to ad.
vertise 'calfs livers,' but unless that
sign is misleading the animals he
handles must be freaks. therefore
they need not be considered. What
| want to know is. What is the gram
matical rule In regard to this table
delicacy? II | want more liver than
one calf can supply should ! plural.
ize both terms and ask for calves
livers' New York Globe.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-08-25
SORES ON HANDS.
Suffered fer Long Time Without
Reiief-Dcetor Was Afraid to
Touch Them-cured by
Cuticura.

For long time suffered with
sores on the hands which were Itch
ing, painful and disagreeable. had
three doctors, and derived no benefit
from any OF them. One doctor said
he was afraid to touch my hands, so
you must know how bad they We're:
another said / never could be cured;
and the third said the sores were
caused by the dipping OF my hands
in the water in the dye-house whore
/ work. | saw in the papers abou,
the wonderful cures Of the Cuticura
Remedies and procured some of the
Cutlcura Soap and Cutlcura Ointment.
In three days after the application
OF the Cuticura Ointment my hands
began TO peel and were better. The
soreness disappeared. and they are
now smooth and clean. and | am still
working In the dye.house. Mrs. A. f.
Msurer. 2340 State St, Chicago. H.,
July ]. 1906"
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-08-25
Old French Bonfire.

Probably the strongest detail record
cd of the old midsummer eve bonfires
is one In connection with those that
used to be lighted in the Place do
Greve in Paris. The main constituent
of the bonfire was a tree, which the
king was accustomed 10 fire with his
own hands. the ashes being after.
wards carried home by the people for
good luck. Louis XIV. was the last
king who did his part A mysterious
item OF earlier times was the burning
In the bonfire of a barrel. bag or bas-
ket full of eats. The registers OF Paris
show that hundred sous were paid
TO an official for having provided dur
ing three years n5sl-3l all the cats
required. as usual. FOR the fire" and
also In one year. when the king was
present, "a fox, to give pleasure to his
majesty. and for having provided n
great bag of linen In which the said
cats were.'
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-08-25
REMARK MEANT As wlrrlc,sM |
Frisnd Of Whistler Denies Great
Artist Was coneeited.

at Pont-Aven, in Brittany" said
New York painter, Il met Mortimer
Menpes. who is chiefly famous for
his friendship with Whistler.
THE hotel at Pont-Aven is q mu-
scum of superbly carved antique
Breton chests. armoires, and closet
beds. and a gallery of superb paint
ings that were presented to the pro
prietress by Alexander Harrison.
Penfold. Pauline Palmer, and other
noted artists.
In the salon Of the hotel. heard
Menpes talk one day Of Whistler.
Whistler Menpes said, was not
conceited man. He was joker.
As jokes, not as serious speeches.
most of his remarks We're TO be
taken.
Thus q lady said one day TO
Whistler:
" Do you think. Mr.. Whistler that
genius is hereditary
II can't tell you, madam Whist
Ter replied. Heaven has granted me
no offspring.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-08-25
Convenient English.

we become accustomed TO .
phrase observed an educator at a
teachers convention. but when We
Introduce new one along exactly
the same lines. 1t startles the hearer.
"A number of ladies were seated in
a hotel parlor. and one of them. com.
menting on a woman who was stand.
Ing in the hallway. said:
MIS-. Lorraine seems unusually hap
ny this morning
Yes, answered companion.
knowingly. the ladies OF Newark gave
tea In her honor yesterday But
doesn't her husband look gloomy and
detected
That is true. admitted the first
speaker. l presume the gentlemen
of Newark gave beer In his honor
last night"
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-08-25
II Is the Eye That Wrinkles.

Twinkle. twinkle. little star II Is
no, your iaul, that We see you with
i've points. ". Holtz. a native OF tho
fathcrland. says that all stars show
precisely III. same rays. but that IN
the case OF the brighter stars the -ayt
are palmer and longer. lie further re.
ms-ks that the rays seen by IN. ici.
and III. right eyes differ, and that. IL
the head be turned. the rays ar. 70.
ta;"d In n corresponding manner. l.
Is thus concluded that the source of
the rays Is no, In the stars thcmse,vc,
bu; In the eye. the miid of the rc,inn
not being perfectly homogeneous In iia
sen siti>cnesH.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-08-25
Ideals OF Family Life.

DR.. Alcott opposed the keeping OF
servant because, ms he said. a
fcryant destroys the domestIcI,y OF
family life. DR., Alcott further told
the young wife that she must pre-
pare" appetizing dishes for her rus.
brnd; must see that his housn vas
kept nea, and clean; that the children
were properly and nicely dressed.
and that the wife and children shculd
all be ready In the parlor to ~c'cc mo
with smiling faces the man o. Tho
house when he came home In ths
afternoon. Emerson said tha, Dr.
ilcott was the greatest intellect Il lcs
Plato. Emerson gave Dr. Alcp,i q
letter TO Carlyle. and wives of iis
present day Will probably applaud
Thomas 10 the skies for saying %
Jane: Never le; that old cabbage
In here again
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-08-25
T What is Castoria.

AsToRH is harmless substitute for Castor OIL Paegnc Drops and
Soothing srups ti pleasant contains neither Opium Morphine
other Narcotic substance Its its guarantee destroys Worms and ys
Fvehnes Drhna and Wind Coc relieves Thng Troubles
Constipation and Tnc regulates
and Bowels, giving healthy and natural Sleep The hrens PanaoaTe
Mothers Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought and which has been for
80 years. has e signature Cha Fletcher and has been made under
his personal supervision since its infancy. Allow deceive you this
All Couner limitations and t1e with
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-08-25
AN OLD TIMER.
Has Had Experiences.

A woman who has used Postum
Food Coffee since 1t came upon the
market years ago knows from e,.
per!cnoc the necessity of using Pos.
tum In place OF coffee II one values
health aHd steady brain.
She says: AT the time Postum was
first put on the market | WAS suffer.
Ing from nervous dyspepsia and my
ply a!elan Lad repeatedly told me not
10 use tea or coffee. Finally de.
c!dcd TO take his advice and try
Postum, aad 30, sample and had 1,
carefully prepared. finding It deli.
cious TO the taste. So | continued
It's use aui very soon It's beneficial el.
fccts convinced me OF its value. ior
got well OF my nervousness and dys.
pcps.a.
MY husband had been drinking cot.
fco all his life until 1t had affected
his nerves terribly. persuaded him
TO shit TO Postum and II was easy to
sct him 10 make the change FOR IN.
Postum is delicious. 1t certainly
worked wonders Tor him.
We soon learned that Postum does
not "Nhllafaic or doprcss and does no,
Htimulatc. but steadily and honestly
strengthens the nerves and the Ktom.
ach' To make long story short our
entire family have now used Postum
FOR eight years with completely nat.
Isfying results. as shown In our fine
condition Of health and We have no.
uecd a .s,hcr unexpected improve.
men, In brain and nerve power"
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich.
Increased brain and nerve power al.
Ways follow the use Of Postum In
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