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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-03

the principal in another life and death
struggle. AS she drew her arm back
for another throw, at the same time
advancing rapidly, fired. She pitched
forward uttering most unearthly
screech and in a moment all the
other monkeys were flying wildly to
the southerly point of the woods and
shortly had vanished entirely from
view.
"What finally became OF them
We never knew positively, but hunt
ers and travellers report that the
Everglades in Florida for the past
few years have been full Of monkeys
and that they appear tame and friend
ly, but are in mortal terror OF gun
and if the traveller approaches too
close they shake their heads violent
ly as If saying: No more cotton
picking for u.s.
Fernando was at first quite discon'
solate at his loss but I made him
foreman of the Buffalo mine, gave
him a generous share Of the stock,
and he has proven splendid man
for the position, so that the returns
are very satisfactory to each or u.s.
Except when we think Of the sad fate
and mourn the untimely loss OF that
remarkable Darwinian Specimen OF
Evolution, we can afford to laugh at
our first attempt to utilize the Miss
ing Link"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-03

and I'll make no charge for the pick
ing
81 won't bother you with the de
tails" said my old partner as he re-
filled and lighted his pipe. "You re
member l am a great believer in the
Darwinian theory. l like novelty and
never refuse to investigate new idea
because 1t appears to be out Of the
common. I did investigate this one,
very thoroughly, and paid several
visits to the vessel where the mon
keys were kept. I could almost con-
verse with the big leader. who proved
to be the finest and most intelligent
animal I ever saw. The more like a
human being l treated him, the more
attached to me he seemed to become,
while I noticed that he at once re-
sented any familiarity towards me by
the others. ''es.>-s.---.
"After some thought as to how the
darkies would regard this remarkable
innovation Of what they might con-
slider their rights, I made the trade.
In company with the sailor who
answered to the name of Fernando,
ordered my darkies out onto the
lawn and explained to them what l
proposed to do. I added, wanted
neither them nor any of the men on
the adjoining plantations to get 1t
into their niger brains that this
would in any way affect their posi-
tons. 1t had taken this man years
of hard patient labor to educate these
animals to work, and probably no
others would ever be imported for such
a purpose; that none Of my men who
cared to work would be discharged,
as there would always be plenty of
extra work at the mines, and tried
to explain to them that this was
solely an experiment of my own. After
the cotton was picked, If it resulted
as Fernando said it would, I should
take a contract to pick my neigh
boris 100-acre peach orchard. What
we should find for our Simian friends
to do during the cold weather would
have to be left for future considera
ton.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-03

| Most Of my darkies looked upon
the whole matter as a joke and went
away laughing and jollying each
| other, but few muttered and SHOOK
their heads. and acted as If they
might prove troublesome One of the
latter said, evidently intending that
| should hear, that he'd be damned If
he'd work on a plantation where they
| employed beasts.
IL had had trouble with the man
at several different times. He was a
powerfully built negro, nearly six feet
| four inches in his bare feet, and when
not in liquor, holding the record of
the fastest and cleanest cotton pick
er in the section. But he had a very
surly disposition, and was too fond
OF threatening his fellow workmen
with his big knife, which was half as
long as an Austrian sabre, and which
he kept as sharp as a razor had
cautioned him about this and told him
that IL | ever saw him draw that knife
on any one, black or white, l would
shoot him without warning. He was
well aware of my facility with a re-
volver and was generally obedient to
my orders. After his remark above,
however, l told him that | was get
ting tired of his characterization, and
ordered him to report to the cashier,
get his pay and for the future keep
off the plantation.
About two o'clock on the third
day, Fernando came driving up the
road with three two-horse wagons of
what proved the funniest and most
unique freight that ever entered our
gates. The occupants of the cages
were evidently little frightened at
their new surroundings, and their chat
terings were quite subdued. Old
Pythagoras, however, their leader, sat
on the front seat by the side of Fer
nando, as quiet and dignifed as any
judge, and seemingly as stoical as an
| American Indian. But his eyes
beamed cordially and he smiled as
nearly as monkey could smile, as
he swung himself from the seat and
bounded up the steps to greet me.
"The monkeys were permitted to
run and romp for couple Of hours,
their leader sitting by my side most
of the time, smoking one of our pipes
with much seeming enjoyment and
| after the manner of sober old Dutch
! man. He occasionally laid IL aside
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-03
KERMIT ROOSEVELT.

welt family are fond Of pets, but Ker.
nit goes ahead of all the others in his
love of domestic animals. Dogs have
always been his favorites and there
has seldom been a time when he has
not had one or more canine followers,
these animals being transported from
Oyster Bay to Washington each autumn
and back again to the summer home
in the spring.
Kermit Roosevelt Is also an excellent
horseman. He learned to ride on the
Presidents old pony Diamond, - a
sturdy black animal that served as the
Presidents mount when he was a
young man. Old Diamond is now a
pensioner in the White House stables
and when Kermit goes riding with his
father,-as he does whenever he is
home for a vacation,-he uses one of
the saddle animals in the White House
stables, his preference being for Wyom-
ing, the handsome mount presented to
President Roosevelt by his friends and
admirers in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-03
Life.
&c. u. NJ

1 am grain of quinine. white as the vir-
gin snow that falls from Heaven.
My name is Life. Forth / go into the
fever-stricken camps, where stalks
disease.
And do my kindly unseen work.
Under my magic touch the germs OF
death are vanquished
And shrink into themselves.
Where lies a human tossing on a bed OF
thorns,
Thoughts whirling tumultuous through his
disordered brain;
A woman, wan and languished, with a
heavy eye and yellow skin.
The wasting fever hard ahold her life:
Or may, perchance, youth in southern
climes,
Struck down by that insidlous foe
that stalks the swamps. Malaria
And lying stretched upon a couch Of skins
or Spanish moss.
Calling in wandering accents,
Mother" SISTER" "Sweetheart":
Unto these ! go. and waglng 'cessant
warfare
Upon these tiny molecules of death.
To Lies green shores.
search through every nerve and fibre OF
their being
And deal a blow TO every animalcule
There working at his devilish task OF
Death
And breaking down Life's tissues.
And then, the cause removed, kind Ma
turo reasserts herself,
And brighter glance and rudy glow re-
turn to cheeks
Long wan with sickness.
Dear friends and comrades, doctors,
Crowd round and say:
Saved his life. BY our good care,
And wondrous skill, he's living yet"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-03

Some years since there was nc
title excitement throughout the
South, caused by the announcement
hat monkeys had been proved to be
wholly capable as cotton pickers and
If course much cheaper than native
abor. All sorts of stories were in the
air, some partly true and many wholly
alse, until finally some newer and
ater sensation relegated this one to
,orgetfulness.
A couple Of years since, / received
lNvisit from my old California part
aer, who had settled in the South, and
aow owned one of the finest small
plantations in the State. From him
heard the story first hand, as he him.
elf was responsible for it.
AS we sat around the blazing log
Ire In my Virginia home, and smoked
md talked of our early days in Cali
ornia and the Territories, he sudden
v broke out into his hearty laugh and
Iaid: Erred, did you ever hear OF my
monkey trade, and how they picked
ny cotton for me, and raised merry
iob all through our part Of the state?"
/, replied that since he asked the ques-
ion, / seemed to recollect having read
something to that effect, only that
t was but a very faint impression,
md had probably been dismissed from
my mind as flake" story.
mo-" he answered, cit was abso-
lutely true, and yet believe it could
be made a thorough and complete
success, not only in the cotton fields,
but in large orchards and perhaps
among the smaller fruits and berries.
"You know" he continued, that be-
side my plantation have several good
mines in Georgia, the working of
which while not of a bonanza nature,
adds quite materially to my income.
zone morning short thick-set man
OF forty, whose rolling gait plain
~ betokened the sailor, walked UP
my roadway and to the piazza, where
I sat talking with my overseer and
enjoying my morning pipe. The two
large fields of cotton on either side
OF the road were about ready to pick
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-03
Kermit Roosevelt.

Kermit Roosevelt, second son OF the
President, is to a considerable portion
Of the public the least known member
of the Roosevelt family and yet he is
one of the most interesting. Kermit
is manly lad who is now in prepare
tory school and who will within few
years follow in the steps of his older
brother, Theodore, Jr., by entering Har-
ward. He bids fair to prove a strong
er lad physically than Teddy and has
always gone in for athletics and out
door life in general. Not long ago he
went on a hunting expedition in the
Northwest, under the guidance OF a
man who had been companion OF his
father in his ranching days and the
big game bsgged by Kermit proved con
clusively tat he in time will be as
good sportsman as His father.
Coming home from this trip Ker
nit politely gave up his sleeping cal
berth to an old lady who boarded thu
train after all the berths had been sold
All the junior members Of the Roose
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-03

and I was busy planning upon which
field l should commence, or whether
j had better divide my force and Of
fer some inducement for the party
bringing in the largest quantity in
the quickest time and leaving the
cleanest picked field.
"The visitor touched his cap with
the forefinger Of his right hand, and
asked in fairly good English, Are
you the one the darkies call the Cap
tain? l said, Yes, what can / do
for you? He came up the steps IN
invited, drew a chair to my side and
handed me half a dozen big, black
cigars, which, 1 may add, proved about
the finest / ever have smoked. Cap
: hin,' he said, 4 want to sell you 125
monkeys, or rather l want to trade
them for an interest in the Buffalo
gold mine. l am an old miner and
am tired of knocking round. l was
through the Buffalo yesterday and
while she isn'A he richest in the world,
a few thousand dollars would open
her out wonderfully
Even admitting that l were will
ing to take you as my mining partner
l asked, what the devil would l do
with 125 monkeys? I think 1 could
use one as a playmate for the chill
dren. They feel pretty lonely since
their mothers DEATH
"He waved his hands toward the
two big fields with their snow white
covering.
Speak out, man. 1 said. I've no
time for any nonsense
"'Well,' he continued, 4 was never
more earnest in my life. Monkeys,
as you know, are great imitators; all
of my 125 have picked cotton on an
island in the Pacific, where 1 was
stranded four years ago, and their
leader is as intelligent as a man.
will guarantee that If you will place
him by the side OF your best picker,
at the close Of the day, he will be
Fat least one hundred pounds ahead
Wait now placing his hand on my
knee, your superintendent at the mine
says you have offered a half interest
for 100000. I value my monkeys
at 500 each, but l will make you an
even exchange. will oversee their
work for the first three days, and IL
twice as much cotton has not been
picked as by an equal number Of
darkies, you may call the trade or
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-03
Time NOnOrcd Use for Kerosene.

A fire occurred on premises rented by
Jews in London. The circumstances
were somewhat suspicious and an agent
of the insurance company was sent to
investigate. He interviewed the senior
partner, and also the junior partner, as
to the probable cause of the fire. This
is his report: II find that the senior
partner thinks it was caused by an arc
light on the second floor; the junior
partner thinks it was caused by an in
candescent light on the first floor-but
my opinion is that it was caused by an
Israelite in the basementw
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-03
A Good Retriever.

A gentleman once possessed valua-
bic sporting dog which was extremely
clever in the retrieving of game. The
owner however, was a remarkably bad
shot, and one day, on firing both bar
rels hastily at rabbit, he heard z
mournful howl The next moment hi:
dog appeared, carrying black Object
in his mouth, and laid it carefully at hi:
masters feet The animal had retrieved
his own tail
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-02-03
Friend of Helpless Children.

the most popular member Of the great
banking house. For he has devoted
himself entirely to medical science, is
one of the leading specialists in France
in children's ailments, and not only
gives all his services gratis, but has
likewise donated large sums to the
foundation and endowment Of medical
institutions for the treatment Of chill
dren's maladies.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-13
ESTHER ITEMS.

Miss Rosa Mackley is visiting rCla-
tives at Sprott.
Harry Woikamper Of Pennington
was visitor here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, David Howe visited
relatives at Cantwell Sunday.
"Grandma" Thomurc is visiting her
son, j. b. Thomure, this week
John Paris Of Perry county spent
the pOst several days with his sister,
Mrs. Ed. Wolikamper.
Dan Hutsou, who has been stopping
with Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Eggers, left
Monday for Pennington.
Miss Ella Sackman came up to
Esther Monday on the noon train, en-
route TO her Pennington bono.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rob Burgess spent
several days the past week near Farm
ington with Mrs Burgess parents.
Thursday ut $50 O'Clock p. M,
July 5, 1906, File May, the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charboneau,
died after two weeks suffering She
was born FEB %, 1906, aged five
months aud ~ days. The parents
left Friday a, noon with their little
one for their old home in Washington
county where the interment took place
Saturday in the family burylng ground,
the funeral services being conducted
by Bro j. Doughty. The writer cN.
tends sympathy to the bcrcft parents
aud relatives.
Edward Charboncau and wife en-
tend their heartfelt thanks TO the good
people of Esther for their kindness
shown TO them during the illness and
death of their little daughter.
OPAL.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-13
SALEM NEIGHBORH00D.

Mrs. Frank Edwards Of route No, 4
is quite sick this week.
Miss Myrtle Long of Bonnie Terrc
is visiting Miss Maude Williams.
Harry Barton had fine young
horse choked to death Tuesday night.
Miss joyce Thurman of St. Louis
visited Miss Jessie Edwards the past
few days.
Miss TildA Freeman is visiting Miss
Emma Degrant and attending church
at Three Rivers.
Mrs. VIC Thurman and children OF
ST. Louis are visiting friends in Salem
pcighboIhood.
Mrs. A. l.. Cunningham of route
No. . is at Flat River with her son
Smith Dcgran,, who is very sick.
Rev. Woods preached an interesting
funeral sermon Sunday to large
congregation, and all sympathizcd with
the aged husband audbereaved children
of Mrs. Minerva Edwards.
Mrs. j. j. Edwards celebrated hel
9th birthday anniversary on July 9Th.
A splcndid dinner was served, and
those presents at dinner were Mrs
VIM. Parks and Misses Birdie jenkins
and Lena Parks. In the afternoon
Misses Myrtle Long. Maud and Lucy
Williams joined in with us, and al
enjoyed themselves very much Mrs
Edwards was the recipient of a few
nice presents, and we all hope she ma,
live TO see many more happy birth
DAYS. KuBf.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-13
WESLEY CHAPEL ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mr, Lcno Moon Of Bouuc
Tcrrc spent Monday in tbi. locality.
Mis-, E,,cic - Wild Of ST Louis is
visiting her aunt, Mrs =, &. Keith Of
this place.
Fine prospects for a shower, which
will be welcomed by all except hay
harycstcr,.
Miss Wilson Of Wayne county was
soliciting pupils ior the Instrumental
class which she will teach In the near
future We wish her great pleasure
and success.
This vicinity was lhinly populated
the fourth, for everyone was enjoying
the picncs in the nearby towns
Our ncighborhood is gticyed to hear
of Mrs. G. ~ Baker spraining her
ankle so very bad, aud surely hope her
speedy recovery
We are proud to learn that Mrs. Asa
Stcpp Of Libcrryyile is able to be out
again. It's such pleasure to see her
sweet face and clasp her warm hand.
Frank Counts of near Avon is
;hrcshing in this vicinity, W. NJ.
smith being the first to thrcsh, We
suppose the other thrifty farmers will
follow suit. and We ATE well wishers
Ut Mr. Counts.
All, friend Felix" We consider
you under no obligations whatever to
us, for you were doing some faithful
work in our behalf, which was un-
utterabIy appreciated and we only did
our duty by lending you our fan.
A small party spent The day in the
pinery, visiting the old IudiSn House,
Deadmau's Hollow, Pickles Knob,
Fern Ledge, a remarkable spring and
numerous other places. The party
consisted of W. NJ. and X. l.. Anthony,
Wayne and Herbert Smith and Emmett
Cunningham of Three Rivers, Mrs
W. NJ. Smith, Misses Nettie, Marie
and Lucille Smith, NADIA and Grace
Yount of LibertyviIe, aud Myrtcl
Mckenzie. At the noon hour lunch
and refreshments we're served, then
seyerr hours were spent in buckle
berry hunting. Very late that evening
the jolly bunch came jogging home
ward tired aud exhausted
BACHELOR GIRL.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-13
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
lOUGHBORO

Mr. aud Mrs. }. l.. Mcfarland spent
last saturday morning in Doe Run.
MIR. and Mrs. II. Slccth Of Dchas.
sus came up to their farm here on last
Thursday.
Mrs, Lizzie Kirkendal and children
of DeLassus spent Wednesday with
relatives here.
SIR. aud Mrs. W. j. Marcum have
gone to CantwclI for a few days visit
with relatives.
Mrs. I. A. Jackson of Doe Run
Junction spent Friday visiting Mis-.
Minta Kendall.
Ed. J. Hodges OF Liberty, Mo-,
preached at the Baptist Church at this
place on last Sunday.
Albert Kendall spent several days
the past week helping c. |. Garrett
stack wheat near Bismarck.
Mrs. Mamie Edwards and daughter,
Miss Katie Lee, of Flat River, spent a
few days the past week with the
formers sister, Mrs. Lee johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Heller and
little son, Dicky, Of St, Louis, returned
home Saturday after spending scvcra
days visiting their friends, MI. +. l.,
| lieackcr and family.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-13
LlBERTYvllLE D0lNGS.

Miss Ollie Smith is visiting at Dcs-
loge this week
,,... r.,... -. ,...,i. L..,o =,
-. u..,.
n Smith soIJ . finn mar, :,
ro,n,in,,,,r word.y
Miss rama Sebastian Is Fi7'''nS het
foHI thte'hlhS mach'ht' Gu" oc
heafd running III TINS pace
A little child OF Wul O'Banuon died
Monday and was buried at Knob Lick
Miss Birdie Cook. who was the
cpest nj Miss MYRTLE Simpson for a
T,ooL hos ,c,urnod IN her home nj
Ro,rs Zorro.
n, O'''''"" '"' ''"s"t - ~,
Jo,so, Norc,nt,l, Comnspy. and will
move IN rorminotop soon.
Miss hc'" ''r,'''"n 10 SUMO "e ''o'n l,
Il sore i"ot' one S'cPPeu ." ""',
anu 1t e'''''u wv "'''''
J.. T. h'nkead mas purchased '''"
buggy anu II carries nun So"'n no'"'
once week. LOOKS as u he wiz "o'
be called ola bach huch iongct'
Ed. F. bremen Of Seymour, Web.
ster county, preached three able dis.
oou,sos nj tho Christian church Satur.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-13
Order OF Publication.
.ouniy OF ST Francois IS.

STATE or MISSOURI, =,
county ut It. Francois
In the circuit Court, August Term. l,O5.
charles ". stewart. plaintiff
VS..
~nllic +. stewart, defendant
SOW AT this day comes the plaintiff herein
Dy his attorney, j. T.. Dunnigan. ana files
his petition and a1dnvit, alleging, among
lther things that defendant. Sallie 8.
stewart, Is not Il resident OF the state OF
Missouri.
hereof In vacation, that said defendant be
notified by publication that plalntin has
commenced suit against her In TINS court ,
the object ana general nature OF which Is
IN action for divorce upon the grounds OF
abandonment and desertion for the space
Of more than one year. without cause. ana
that unless said defendant lie and appear at
this court at the next term thereof. to he
begun ana holden In the Court House in
the city OF Pennington In said county on
the 18th day OF August next, ana on or before
the FIRST day OF said term and on or before
the last day OF said term, answer or plead
to the petition in snid cause, the same VIII
ne taken as confessed and judgment will be
rendered accordingly.
And Il Is further ordered that n copy
hereof be published according to law In the
Pennington Times, a newspap per published
| In the said county Of ~, Francois, Tor ioui
weeks successfully. published at least once
Il week, the last Insertion to i've nj least
| fifteen days before the nrst day Of said
| term Of this court.
j. e. WILLIAMS, Circuit CLERK.
| 4 true copy from the record.
.......... witness my hand ana seal o
80, the Circuit Court OF 81. Francois
N''" County, Missouri this 5th day o
'''''''''''' July 1906.
DC. WILLIAMS. Circuit Clerk.
july Il, 1896.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-13
Resolutions OF Love.

Died, June %, 1906, al Doe Ran,
Mo-, H. J Carver
Whereas God, in all His providence,
has seen 1T to call to Himself our
ncighbor, l.. J Carver, be it
Resolved, That us his family have
lost devoted husband and father and
the Modern Woodmen Of America II
true and worthy ncighbor, for he was
true to the principles of our order.
Resolved, That we tender our heart.
felt sympathy to the bereaved wido"
aud children and pray that they will
trust the same God he served, and we
will ever keep in memory his fraternity.
Resolved, That copy of these
resolutions be spread upon our records,
a copy furnished the family and pub.
lished in two of the county papers.
Done by order Of Doe Run Camp
No. iO0i NJ. W, Of A. in regular ses-
sion
JIM BAuGH,
II. W. COFFIELD,
j. T.. AUBrCHON,
Committee
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-13

j. NJ BAuGH,
II. W. COFFIELD,
j. +. AuBuCHON,
Com mittce
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-13

Richard Briggs, a nineteen. year-old
how in Csruth, was shot on the I'd and
died from his wound the following
day. A man named Sam Jones did
the shooting, which was the result Of
the careless handling of a gun with
which he was shooting birds.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-13
Griffin Excursion.

st. Louis 20 Fredericktown and re-
turn sI.25, Sunday, July 22nd, 1906,
via Iron Mountain Route, leaving at
1905 a. M, returning arrive at 1913
p. M, stopping at Bismarck, DeLas-
sus, Knob Lick, and Mine LaMotte,
in both directions.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-07-13
Do You Suffer From Kidney Trouble2

We guarantee Que bottle of Smiths
Sure Kidney Cure to benefit or cure,
or your druggist will refund your
money. Price soc at L. NJ. Laak-
mnnn's,