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Newport daily independent., 1906-03-07
ODD WILL OF RICH MAN.
Nephew Will Inherit Fortune from Uncle After Serving Three
 Years as Soldier.

"That he shall serve at least one full term of not less than three years in the ranks of the United States army at the expiration of which, if his dis charge shall read: Service honest and faithful, character excellent and shall have reached the grade of a noncommis- stoned officer and bring to the executors I herewith appoint a letter of com- mendation from the officer under whom he served, I bequeath >o the said George O. Travis the sum of $130, 900, knowing that, after such service, he will have had enough experience of the world and disciplinary training to insure the proper disposal of what has taken me a lifetime to accumulate"
 Such are the terms of the will of the late S. Houston, wealthy man of Chi cago, made to his nephew George O.. Travis. telegraph operator of Okla homa. The other day the young man became of age and appeared at the Unit ed States army recruiting office and en- listed for the purpose of carrying out the dying request of his uncle.
 MT. Houston was an old soldier, hay ing served in the civil war in the Fourth United States artillery. Unable to con- ;inue an army career, Houston, having no sons of his own, was determined tha, lis next of kin, his nephew, should be- come a soldier.
 Young Travis said it was not neces, -ary for his uncle to make that clause n his will which makes service in the rrited States army compulsory for him, IS he had always intended to enter the irrny as soon as he was 21.
Newport daily independent., 1906-03-07
NNN%NNNNNNN~~~NA~ : ANNOUNCEMENTS. , 

We are authorized to announce the lonowing candidates subject to the action of the Democratic ori5 ary:
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-03-31
Reform Caucus a FiZZle,

A Reform Township Caucus. held at
the Town Hall Tuesday afternoon to
nominate FULL township ticket. re-
suited In the gentlemen engineering
that caucus backing down and not
nominating single candidate for
Office. After the caucus gentleman
was heard TO remark-"This Is the
d-d'es caucus that was ever held In
South Arm Township" and he had it
right. Why the Caucus was called Ne
don't know bat surmise 1t was merely
the work of one gentleman who has
personal spite against the Republican
candidate for Supervisor. 1t certain
ly had the ear-marks of one.man
caucus as every motion made-from
election Of Chairman to adjournment
were made by one party.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-03-31
EVELINE.

Arthur and Will Gaunt are both Ill
Miss Lottie Coslow and VIII Jacqu.
ways spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. aud Mrs. Edward Ooslow.
Lsverne Tllison was out Sunday to
church for the first time since he cut
his foot SO badly.
Miss Alice Hott spent Sunday with
Henry Crowell's.
Mrs. Washburn has returned to heI
parents in Eveine; she has been away
attending her sick sister.
Herschel Staley has returned home
with his parents, David Staley's.
Ephran Tuttle purchased a COW from
Benz. Healy, Monday.
Westley Staley spent couple OF
days with Fred Crowell last week.
Miss Anna Gavnt is working at DR.
Sweets in East Jordan at present.
Miss Florence Mckee and couple
of her friends called on David Gaunt's
and Benz, Healey's Sunday last.
Mr.. Ferril of East Jordan preached
at the Three Bells school house las,
Sunday; very large attendance was
present.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-03-31
The Battle Ground of Mo-
dern Thought.

The Chicago Record Herald has
| conceived the unique idea Of assign
ing page of its Sunday edition TO the
public for the free discussion Of i'm
portant questions OF the day. UnC ell
the head "The Battle Ground OF
Modern Thought" an opportunity is
offered to the public for the same dis
cussion of all problems engaging the
attention of the American people.
Writers of ability present their views
on subjects not generally treated In
the daily press, and Record-Herald
readers generally are invited to join
the debate. The fairest, most force
full and original contributions are
published. The following are few
of the subjects which have been dis
cussed since this department. Was first
establishes:
lis Blacklsting Within the Law?"
TRUSTS and the Proper Way to Re-
gulate Them"
"Great Peril That Besets Pagan
China"
"Liquor Trade and Its Eyil Oense-
quences.
care Free Books Wanted in Public
SCHOOL,"
"Inhumanity TO Animals.
"New Struggles for the Negro"
The Record-Heral disclaims any
responsibilities for the dogmas up
held, the theories advanced or the
panaceas advocated. 1t reserves the
right only to preserve order, to keep
out personalities and rancor and TO
see that good temper and cander
characterize the discussions.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-03-31
The April DeIineator.

To the woman of fashion the April
Delineator will be more than welcome,
for it contains al array of attractive
garments that will unable her to select
and develop in her own home every
thing necessary for any occasion.
Apart from matters of style, there are
two stories by well-known writer's:
"The Flight OF Jim Charles" by
Albert Bigelow Paine, and 1.-THE
Stolen Speech" by Joseph A. Altshe-
Ter. In the. latter, love and politics
are equally blended, and the hero not
only wins the passage of the school
bill for which he is fighting, but the
girl who spurs him on. A new series
that is sare to please many Is Famous
American Songs" and in this number
of the magazine the author, Gustav
Kobbe. tells of that song OF the home
sick, "Old Folks at Home" An
American lady's housekeeping ex-
perIences i'm Morocco-the Land of the
Brigsnds-will prove interesting read
ing,I but 1t is doubtful if many will
care to transport themselves and their
families TO that lawless country.
"P@rtia," the noble heroine of Shaks.
pere's Merchant of Venice" is the
subject of clever sketch by DorothJ
Donnelly, based ou her own impersoua-
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-03-31
Fashions i'm New York.

A great wave Of white In now surg
ing through all high class establish
ments, Overwhelming every depart
ment from parasols and hats to hosiery
and shoes.
Morning frocks, strictly tailor made,
are shown in pipque, linen, and in
serge. They are made In shirt-waist
style, on naval lines, and In short coat
suits.
All the morning frocks shown In the
smart shops are on simple lines. Some
introduce Hedebo and eyelet work
Others again are absolutely plain, rows
Of stitched straps and tiny linen-eOvei-
ed buttons being their sole trimming,
The skirts of these suits clear the
ground. and the coats end generally at
the waist-lIne. Most of the coats are
square cut in the new and popular
style called the pony" coat; others
follow the becoming Et0n- bOlsro
effect, plain or laid in plaits that open
at the bottom Morning frOcks, quite
suitable for informal afternoon wear,
show more elaborate trimming, but
the same simple lines.
The newest designs In nets and Or
CANDIES are so tempting that one can
scarcely pass them by. The blurred
effects of last season are still with US,
changed, hewsver, in their colorlng.
Instead Of confused melange of
flower and leaf tints. the new color
scheme is confined to misty tones of a
single color. The newest of these
printed cottons show cross-bars of
cleaning satin, adding both beauty
and body TO the airy gown. Another
new idea in sheer textiles is com
bination of silk mesh grenadine
stripes and medaliions of fiowered
mull. New piece goods from St. Gall
show small designs wrought in raised
cotton em broidery in white or In self
color.
The most distinctive shape in hats
this season is tie new sailor with its
fiat, tnch-high crown, and tilted on
the left by a bandeau. The tilt is
decidedly French, but the cachepeigne
beneath is much lower than IN the
Winter hats. The sailor hat is seen
in straw, but as yet this shape shows
itself mainly in hats OF lingerie and of
embroidered linen.-Ilelen Berkeley
Lloyd, in the April Delineator.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-03-31

Mackerel and Holland Herring at
E A. Lewis.
Mack, the Jeweler, will buy your
old Gold aud Silver.
A dose of PIne-ules at bed time will
usually relieve bachachs, before morn
ing. These beautiful little globnles
are soft gelatine coated and when
moistened and placed in the mouth
you can't keep from swallowing them
Plne-ules contain neither sugar nor
alcohol--just gums and resins obtain
ed from our own native pine forests
combined with other well known blad-
der, kidney, blood and backache
remedies. Sold by Warne's Pharmacy.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-03-31
a COLLECTION OF VEG G-rorr
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The details OF our liberal offer of 81 90
worth of prize winning Vegetable and Flower
Seeds Free TO our 1906 customers are given in
our new catalogue, the finest and most COM
plete we have ever issued which is now ready
to mail This is only one of many Premium
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for the FARM. VEGETABLE AND FLOWER GAR
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free offers.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-03-31
Republican
Nominations.
Saturdays Caucus a Har-
mOniOus Affair.

The Republicans of South Arm
Township assembled last Saturday
afternoon and placed in nomination
their candidates for spring election
AS there is no opposition the nomina-
tions are almost equivalent to al cleo
tion. Chairman of the Township
Committee j. II. Milford called the
meeting to order, appointed the ncees
rsary officers and then the caucus pro-
ceeded to nominations by the regular
primary ballot. The total number OF
votes cast was 249 Following were
the officers neminated:
For Supervisor jacob Fl. Graft, pa
For Clerk, VIM. A. Pickard, 222.
For Treasurer. Richard f. Steffes,
209
For Highway Com'r, Josiah St.
John, loo.
For Justice of the Peace, II. l. Nc
MILAN, 1913.
For School Inspector. Charles A.
Hudson, 204.
For Member Board of Review, Jacob
E. Chew, 100.
For Constable, VIVA. Johnson. I56.
For Constable, John Howell, 1873.
The Township Committee elected
for the coming year are, j. III. Mil
ford ISl, John Shapton 1862, g. Ii.
Whittington 161.
A II ahova non,ipaes bava tho haa rt
support of the Republicans of this
town 1hip and will receive handsome
maiofIties at Mondays election.
Supervisor Graf has served the in :
terests of our township we'll and IS
entitled to good majority. He has
represented our Township for the past
three years and his record speaks for
itself. At the October meeting Of the
Board he saved this Township $500 by
prevailing upon that body to allow
above amount toward rebuilding the
Dufore bridge. AS mark of the
esteem which the Supervisor Board
held for Mr. Graft they reelected him
Chairman of this body at the last re-
gular meet This is the kind of man
whom we want to represent our in
terests at the County seat.
One Of the most untrue statements
made by the Anti-Gratf newspaper
is that Mr.. Graf was opposed to the
audit OF the county books and for fear
there might be few who are Inclined
to believe this story we wish TO set
them right. At the October session
the Committee on Ways aud Means
slbZitted resolutions asking that
they be given authority to employ an
expert accountant to audit the county
books at cost NOT TO EXCEED $500.
Several members of the Board were OPP
posed TO the last clause, belfeying that
if the books were to be audited 1t
should be done thoroughly and when it
came to molten. Messrs Bailey,
Smith, Nelson aud Graft voted against
the measure. The Committee were
then prevailed upon to strike out this
clause and have a thorough audit and
the resolution was unanimously adopt
ed as amended.
Come out to the polls Monday and
vote for the Republican ticket, vote
Eyes" on the amendment, and register
your party atfiliation with the regis
tering clerk
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-03-31

tion Of the character. To the many
good things usually provided Tor the
children, two exceptionally bright
stories have been added; and for the
busy woman in the home everything
pertaining to the inner working Of the
household is touched on in the various
departments.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-03-31

The tar that is contained In Bees
Laxativs Honey and Tar is harmless.
1t Is not coal tar, but it is obtained
from the pine trees of our own native
forests. Bees Laxative Honey and
Tar is the best remedy fer colds be-
cause 1t acts on the bowes-thus ex-
polling all colds from the system.
Bees Is the original Laxative Honey
and Tar, and Is best for coughs, colds,
Group, whooping cough, lung and
broncial affections. Sold by Wape's
Pharmacy.
Charlevoix county herald., 1906-03-31
Women Should Read Page ot
Free Seed Catalogue

"Sterling Seeds for Garden. Farm and
Lawn are the finest that time and skill has
produced-the best that money can buy
They produce the prettiest flowers. the choic-
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crops Northrup. King & CO. are tine leading
seedsmcn OF the Northwest The vitality,
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SOL Among our famous specialties is Peep
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No matter what kind of seeds YOU need,
we have them. And remember this: Sterl-
ing Seeds are GUARANTEED OF SATISFACTORY
PURITY AND GERMINATIoN
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30

Pocket gOphers would be most for
liable animals were they enlarged
the size Of the prehistoric dinosaur.
leir teeth are huge in proportion to
cir heads and their bifurcated front
avs are strong, sharp as eagle talons
I'd extraordinarily long. The gopher
pwever is little animal; yet because
his abundance and exceeding in
istry, he becomes more than nuis-
lce---a menace in fact-to many farm
6 communities.
Pocket gophers infest all the States
Id Territories west of the Mississippi,
Id parts of Illinois, Wisconsin, Flor
a, Georgia, and the greater part of
exico All the species live under
'ound in ramifying tunnels, and all
ing to the surface quantities Of earth,
hich is heaped up in the shape of
lounds. The habits of these animals
e everywhere much the same.
Throughout their range pocket goph-
IS are very destructive to crops, much
lore 30 than moles. They eat the roots
I fruit trees and in this way some
mes ruin whole orchards. They eat
9th root and tops of clover, alfalfa
rasses, grains, and vegetables, and are
specially harmful to potatoes and
Their tuberous crops. In addition tc
II this, they throw up innumerable
hounds of earth in meadows, pastures
nd grain fields, which cover and de
troy far more of the crop than is
ither eaten by the animals or killed
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30
TeIephones in The Forests.

The usefulness of the telephone be-
comes more and more apparent as its
territory of operation is extended into
remote corners of the globe. Nowadays,
the traveller in the heavily wooded Sec
tons Of the north country is amazed
when he sees how the march of pro
gress has extended in the shape OF
telephones in the forest.
Useful as the telephone is in the city
where the steps it saves could some
times be compensated for by the use
of the automobile, the electric car, OF
the fast express, it is far more useful
in the forest, where are none of these
conveniences, and where the canoe OF
bateau is the common vehicle of travel
In logging operations the telephone
now plays most important part. The
dams along the river are built not only
to hold water against time of drought
but also to control the flood, so that
the river flow may be properly regu
lated. To this end considerable crew
of men is kept at the dams all the time
to open or close the gates on short
notice. Before the telephones came
into use, instructions to the dam crew
were conveyed up or down the river by
relays of men, stationed at frequent in
tervals along the banks, and the mes
sage was shouted from one to another
The telephone lines are being ex
tended every year, and it will not be
long before telephones are almost as
common in the woods as they are in
the city. Recently the telephone has
been called into use to aid the wood
wardens in fire fighting in the northern
and western forests.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30
Strong Light Injurious to Plants.

Strong light has been found in some
instances to hinder the growth of pol
len tubes of plants. This is thought
to be the reason why tomatoes and
cucumbers do not bear fruit in mid
summer in Arizona. Strong direct sun.
light in summer also prevents the
plant leaves from assuming the usual
green color. Thus, strawberry plants
in Arizona are yellow for about three
months in summer even when grown
under shade of cheese cloth. When
grown on the north side of a dense
shade of sorghum or cotton the plants
remain green and dense all summer
and are probably The most vigorous
in the garden.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30
Fooled by CIeveIand's Double.

A large man with an impassive face
and bearing a striking resemblance to
an ex-president of the United States
walked into the Great Northern Hotel,
Chicago, Tuesday evening and regis
tered as follows on the hotel book:
Grover Cleveland, Princeton, N. j.
Two or three bell boys fell over
one another in an endeavor to pick up
the guests baggage and the clerk
smiled Hospitality and searched for his
best room. This was luxurious apart
ment with double bath. The guest
accepted it, took his key, and then
turning to the register scratched of
his signature and wrote:
OF. l.. MacElroy, Lafayette, Ind"
"Just bet," he explained to the
astonished clerk. 81 manage to double
my salary this way. l have tried II
successfully on every hotel from New
York to San Francisco. I'm travel
ling man."
Mr.. MacElroy secured a more modes
apartment, after which he went out t,
collect his bet.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30
Curing Persimmons.

From report recently prepared by
David G. Fairchild, an explorer OF the
Department Of Agriculture, it appears
that persimmons as they are eaten
in Japan are as firm in texture as
Northern Spy apple, free from as
tringency, and of delicious flavor.
They are not allowed to ripen to the
squashy consistency Of the fruit as 1t
is eaten in America. Investigations
as to Japanese methods Of curing per-
simmons show that the Japanese put
the persimmons in sake Japanese
beer) casks as soon as the casks are
emptied. The heads of these casks
are Immediately replaced and the pack
age made alright. In from 5 to 10
days, according to weather conditions,
the persimmons are cured and can be
removed and marketed, keeping in q
firm, edible condition for long period
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30

we'll sweep were used and the water
taken from the surface, no disagree
able features were noted. 1t was found
upon examination that the sink drain
which had been in use for generations
passed close to the we'll and a large
part of the drainage emptied into it.
This organic matter settled to the bot
tom of the we'll and became putrid.
Whenever the pump was used the
v alter containing this foul matter was
drawn from the lower part of the well,
while that obtained from the top by
means of the well sweep was above the
contamination and did not give evil
dence of disagreeable odor or taste,
although it contained in solution a
large amount of filthy matter. The de-
plorable feature Of this situation is
that it requires in the majority of
cases only the exercise Of common
sense in the selection of point at
which safe well may be sunk.
The accompanying illustrations
show safe and unsafe well locations
That showing the improper location Is
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30

or the soil dry, the gases are dissipated
so rapidly that a large quantity of the
LIQUID Is required to kill the animals
and the method becomes too expensive.
If, however, the burrows are simple and
and the soil moist, bisulphid may be
used successfully. For pocket gophers
an ounce of the liquid for each burrow
Is sufficient. The carbon bisulphid is
poured over q bunch Of cotton, rags, or
other waste material and this quickly
pushed into the burrow, which should
be closed at once
Cooperation Necessary.
Any farmer may readily rid his prem.
Uses of gophers by the use of poison or
traps. Unless, however, the entire
community unites in active and intelli-
gent cooperation on the destruction of
the animals. the cleared area will be
sooner or later invaded from neighbor-
ing premises, and the work Of destruc-
tion must be repeated Cooperation
only will effect a radical cure. When
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30
Forcing Rhubarb.

Experiments have shown that the
most satisfactory results in cultivating
rhubarb, are attained by growing the
roots from seed and forcing when the
plants are one year old. Drying the
roots has been found to have the same
effect as freezing. Either drying or
freezing serves the same purpose as a
long rest, which is otherwise required
and the product is more vigorous.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30
FORCED AND UNFoRctD pHuBARB

When thus grown in darkness the
leaf blade is greatly reduced, the
green color is wholly absent, the tex
ture is more crisp and delicate, due
to a lessened development of woody
fiber, the skin is much thinner than
when grown in light, the water con-
tent is increased to 10 per cent,
and the flavor is generally improved
Rhubarb thus grown commands q
fancy price.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30

thoroughly typical Of conditions which
may be found repeatedly in rural dis
tricts. 1t Is probable that typhoid
fever will prevail in the country as
long as the habit is common of sinking
well in convenient, rather than in
a safe place.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30
Trapping Pocket Cophers.


Trapping is a successful method
when followed intelligently and persist
emily. 1t is especially adapted to small
fields, orchards, and gardens, where
only a few Of the animals are present;
but in the case of large areas that are
badly infested, the method involves
too much labor.
For trapping, an ordinary No. o steel
trap may be employed but there are a
number of special gopher traps on the
market that are better adapted for
general use.
In using the ordinary steel trap, the
first step Is to make an opening into
the main tunnel. The trap should then
be sunken so that the jaws are level
with the bottom of the runway and
lightly covered with green clover or
alfalfa or grass, or even loose soil, care
being taken that these do not clog
under the pan, or trigger. No bait is
required. The holes should be just
large enough to receive the trap and
should be covered so as almost to ex
clude the light.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30

cooperative efforts for the extermina-
ton of gophers over considerable area
are attempted, careful attention must
be given to waste lands along fences,
streams, public highways, and rail-
roads. Such places are favorite haunts
of the animals, because in them are
found loose, sandy soil, moisture, and
succulent roots for food. 1t is from
such resorts that adjoining farms are
often restocked with pocket gophers.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30

Great herds of elephants range tn
Abyssinian country drained by tn
Upper Nile. Menelik, the King o.
Abyssinia, recently sent President
Roosevelt one Of the longest elephant
tusks in existence.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30

James Lick. founder Of the great
Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton,
not far from San Jose, California, was
in early life poor Pennsylvania Dutch
piano-maker.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30

The caaba, or sacred stone OF Mecca,
is recovered every year with damash
sent by the Sultan or Khedive. A
single covering has, on occasion, cost
$4,000.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30

Because Of the growing scarcity Of
good match timber, matches are being
made in vast numbers of paper rolled
spirally and dipped in wax or stearine
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-03-30

Making rag dolls is an industry in
which many women are employed. The
doll is popular with children and sells
well in department stores.