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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06
PEN|NSULAR
HAPPENINGS
ATTEMPTED BANK ROBBERY IN
SHERWOOD MADE A WILD
TIME.
SHOTS ARE EXCHANGED
Villagers Awakened by the Explosions
Rushed Out and Were Met With a
Fusilade of Revolver Shots.
Secured No Booty.

Seven yeggmen, believed to be the
same gang that robbed the bank at
White Cloud several nights ago, ex-
ploded three charges of dynamite in
the safe of the Sherwood Exchange
bank between and o'clock Sunday
morning without reaching IS 900 which
il contained.
The explosions aroused the town and
hundreds of men, many of them half
clad, rushed to the scene. They were
met by volleys of shots from revolvers
in the hands of the yeggmen. The rob-
bers escaped, probably on a freight
train that passed at 1920.
The villagers, with the exception of
Former Sheriff Frank Swain, were I'M
armed and beat hasty retreats. Swain
got his shot gun and the few Shells he
had, boldly took a stand across the
street from the bank and blazed away
through the windows In the direction
which he knew the safe to be.
The yeggmen rushed to the front Of
the store and, crouching, sent a volley
of bullets that whizzed about his head.
His ammunition was soon gone and he,
too, fed. 1t is not thought he wounded
any of them.
Before entering the bank, the yegg-
men bound up night employee of a
livery stable, the only man up in the
town, and later detained. a man who
drove into the stable. They entered the
hand car house of the railroad and
stole the tools necessary to break in
the door and start their operations on
the safe.
This morning the private box of the
IL esident of the bank was found at the
rear of the bank. Valuable papers were
scattered around. Opening small
compartment of the box he found that
the "yeggs' in their haste had over
locked $92 in cash.
No trace has been secured of the
robbers, Deputy Sheriff Buckley, Of Bat
tie Creek, came here Sunday morn
ing with his bloodhounds, but owing
to the fact that many people had Wis
tied the scene of the crime, the dogs
could not set the trail.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06
Italians Are Numerous.

The census being taken of the Ital-
ians resident in the upper peninsula
has developed the fact that there are
2.132 subjects or former subjects of
King Victor Emanuel in Dickinson
county. The great bulk of these. 1900
in number, are located at Iron Noun
tain, where practically all the men are
employed in the Chaplin and other
mines. The census Is being taken by
Peter Caretto, of Iron Mountain. an
der instructors from James Lisa, of
Calumet. Italian consul for upper
Michigan
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06

The man about to be operated on
for an enlarged liver sent for minis.
ter. He wanted to be opened with
prayer.
The wages Of the woodsmen are I'M
usually high this fall. The hester Els.
tate Co is contracting to pay $50 a
month and board, with a bonus of IS
a month If the men remain throughout
the winter.
Miss Katherine King, daughter of
Prof. and Mrs. Harry Z. King, of the
University of Pekin, has entered the
University of Michigan. They were
rescued from Pekin by vessel at the
time of the Boxer uprising
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06
Stole the Babe.

The babe of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
B. Harris, who separated some time
ago, was entrusted to it's fathers par
eDts, but the mother appeared at their
home in Lansing short time ago, ask
ing permission to take it out for a ride.
This was allowed, and the wife and
child have net been heard from since.
The husband is a motorman, now
working in Connecticut. He was grant
Cd 4 divorce.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06
Up to Attorney General.

An appeal from Finnish employees of
the Rockland mine, in Ontonagon
county, sent originally to the Russian
ambassador at Washington, has been
referred to Attorney General Bird.
They say that on July 80 they went on
a strike, in order to better their con-
ditions, and were going peacefully to
tell the English miners what they had
done and invite them to join, when
they were attacked and three were
killed. A hundred of them were i'm
prisoned for ten days. They complain
of their treatment at the hands of the
authorities and the attorney generals
department will investigate.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06
Veteran Soldier and Employe.

Capt. Perry ]. Davis, reported dead
at the home of his sister in Perry, n.
V, was for 20 years an official in the
state treasury. filling every position in
the Office except treasurer. He retired
in 1901 and was at the Soldiers home
in Grand Rapids for short time. Capt.
Davis, as lieutenant in the Fourth
Michigan cavalry, was in command OF
one of the squads that captured Presi-
dent jefferson Davis.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06
STEAMERS LEAVING DETROIT.

DETROIT AND BUFFALO STEAMBOAT Co.. foot
OF Wayne St, for Buffalo and the East, daily at
200 p. m. Sunday at $50 d. m Week End
Excursion, $3.50 round trip
DETROIT AND CLEVELAND NAV. Co. foot OF
Wayne ST., for Cleveland Pittsburg and Eastern
points, daily at 1890 p. m. Week End Excur-
sion TO Cleveland every Saturday, $500 round
trip.
WHITE STAR LINE, foot OF Griswold st. for
Fort Huron and way ports. daily at $50 a, m,
and 2:30 p. m. Sunday at 300 a. m. For Toledo
daiyat 4:00p.m.. Sunday at 300 am. and 500 o. m
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06
ADJUSTMENTS IN DETROIT.
Week Ending September %, 1906.

TEMPLE TpEATpR AND WoNDHRLAND-After
Moons 2:15 l0c to pc: Evenings s:l5. IOc to soc
Charles T.. Evans & Co.
LYCFuM-Prces ALWAYS 1'c. 25c Soc 75c, e5c
Matinecs Wednesday and Saturday The New
Buster Brown. K
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iOc 2Oc soc Matinees
10c l5c, -. While Frisco Burns.
LAFAYETTE THEATRG-Bargain Matinees Sun
Mon. Wed. and Sat. Rest Seats 25c Night
Prices, l0c, CSC, 35c. Dark.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06
Maxine SUGAR.

The Saginaw Valley Sugar Co. start
ed the beet sugar campaign Monday,
which is a week or 10 days earlier
than usual The tonnage is twice that
of year ago, and the beets contain a
high percentage of sugar, which will
probably make this the most profitable
year Michigan growers of sugar beets
have experienced.
The only drawback is the shortage
of cars. This trouble is already mani
fest, although the local company has
it's sheds full of beets at Carrolton.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06

A Louisville police Judge decides
that Sunday theatricals are works of
necessity. In one way he is right.
You don't catch an actor working at it
twice day for seven days a week
unless he is compelled 10.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06

A veteran student of phonetics says
the sound of is obtained in 10 ways
and that the 26 letters of the alphabet
may be used to represent 65S different
sounds. In the language of the poet
Gray, Enough: Where ignorance is
bliss tbs folly to be wis4."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06

spark from the engine in a thrash
ing outfit on the farm of County Treas
Urer Wilson. three miles from Grand
Marias. resulted in the loss of the
machine and the entire crop. valued at
$4,000. besides barn. The stables
ard machinery were valued at about
$4,000. No insurance.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-10-06
Grain. Etc.

Chicago-Cash. No. 2 spring wheat.
7SmsSc: No. 3, 74@77lkc; No. red.
72a; @73kc; No: corn. 47kc;. No. 2
No. 2 white, 35@35b c: No. white. 32 q
dSthc; No. 2 rye, 81 Ne; good feeding
barley. $50 39c: fair to choice mating
44@45kc; No. flaxseed. 81 t5; No. /
northwestern, 81 1919 clover, contract
grade, S1o a.
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[ | | IL S t r. a t i O n s

But the most celebrated of all these early H.
lustrated books is the Nuremberg Chronicle"
This is an immensely thick folio, printed in
1893, before the return of Columbus to report
his wonderful discovery. This volume con-
talns between two and three thousand pic
lures OF the most varied kinds. Among them
are large plates of nine or ten inches square,
and, altogether, considering that the printing
press was then in its infancy, the work is
perfectly wonderful. Some of the pictures
are very grotesque, and exhibit human forms
WIN the heads of animals, and other men and
women with long, snake-like, writing necks.
Ahthony hoberger, whose press furnished this
curious work, is considered by collectors one
OF the best printers who has ever lived.
curious thing about these illustrated chronicles
i lS that there are number of blank pages at
tne end OF the book duly numbered, in con.
tinuatlon; and the author explains that he
mas brought the book down to the date of pub
hcatlon, and has provided these leaves for
the owner to write in subsequent events.
Inc history of the World,' in French,
published in 1491, and the Cologne Cbron.
lele" OF 1899, both great volumes, have many
hne cuts, some of them carefully colored by
hand. The Ship of Fools" published in
1853, is very well-known work, many of
the Illustrations having been reproduced in
many other books, and is crammed full Of
Illustrations. "
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~ Chat Mb0Qt WalenOt{m@8

entine's Lowell" are left by messengers-who
rap and run-at every house, and all the in
habitants seem for the time to be valentine
crazy.
These packages contain all sorts of gifts.
sionally a joke will be played and brick OF
shovelful Of earth will be found carefully tied
up.
Among other things, the very little ones al
ways have an orange and packet of sweets,
made up, of sticks of Turkey sugar and
sugar barley; and all the children think there
Is no sport to be compared to Saint Nalen-
tines Eve
Here, in America, girls like to send valen-
tines to each other az well as their hoy
friends; and a valentine party is very enjoy
able when each brings a contribution for the
"postoffce," and child dressed as Cupid, or
q gentleman disguised as a funny postman,
distributes the mail
Dancing schools often introduce a letter box
on Saint Valentines Day, through which the
little lovers of Terpsichore send dainty mis-.
slves to one another, and it always seems to
give great delight.
Lamb says valentines are not all foolish"
but, whether they are not, they are the most
innocent and sweetest foolishness in the world,
and hope my young readers will have all the
pleasure these foolish letters can give. And,
as they seem to know how to keep the
fourteenth of February in Norwich / will
close this chat with the couplet that always
ends the valentine there:
"If you'll Ne mine, I'll be thine.
And so. good morrow. Valentiner
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-11

One of the oldest illustrated books is an
edition of Aesop's Fables, published about
1471. 1t has initial letters of great interest,
and upwards of one hundred and sixty very
curious wood-cuts. The copies which have
survived the centuries are bound in thick oak
boards, covered with stamped leather. There
was a book published in Florence only five
years after this Aesop which had three cop
per-plate engravings; and one of the most
remarkable features of the early illustrated
tail-pieces and type, and the fresh look which
the ink has.
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In regard to these old illustrated publica-
tons, good authority, Mr.. Fitzgerald, says:
The combining of wood blocks in the same
page with type has always been matter of
much nicely and difficulty, while copper en-
craving offers greater difficulty Yet this
seemed child's play to the early printers, who
essayed works of magnitude which even the
most speculative of modern publishers would
hesitate before attempting"
And it is to be observed that these illustra-
tions, while often rude and sometimes in mere
outline are always spirited. free and bold.
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VINO must 20 round with all thy letters
Some have thought the custom remnant
of the ancient Roman Lupercalia feast held
IN I honor OF Pan and Juno on the fifteenth
OF February; but there is little authority for
this, although it is not so very long ago
that English and Scotch young people drew
their valentines, just as the Roman youths
and maidens were in the habit OF selecting
their partners.
On the eve of Saint Valentines Day, an
equal number of boys and girls gathered to-
gether, when each drew from a box slip
OF paper on which was written the name of
one present This was his or her valentine,
treat given
=, Older people, too, frequently INDUCED in
this pastime, for that quaint old writer, Mr.
Pepys records in his famous diary, on Saint
Valentines Day, 1867:
This morning came ND to nv wife little
Wil Mercer to be her valentine. and brought
i ner name written upon blue paper In gold let
were both well pleased with 1t. But
also this year my wife,s valentine and it
will cost Inc five pounds: but that l must
have laid out II we had not been valen-
tines"
This celebrated scribbler was economical
with everything except ink and paper.
Message, in his Psychological Dictionary,
ale, the daughter of Henry w of France, for
when this lady built her beautiful palace
| near Turin, she named it Valentine" in hon
or of the good bishop, who was then held in
high esteem.
| At the first entertainment given there, she
ordered that the ladies should receive their
partners by drawing lots. This was done,
and whenever ball was given at the palace,
each gentleman sent his allotted lady a nose
gay; while, in return, at every tournament she
furnished her knight with the trappings for
his horse-with the proviso, however, that she
should receive any prize he might be so fortu-
nate as to win.
This practice occasioned the parties to be
| called Valentines
Odd sports were often INDUCED in on the
fourteenth of February, and in Kent where
old customs seem to hnger longest lady
calling herself Kitty Curious, says on this day
she came across a group of girls, varying in
age from five or six to eighteen years, en-.
gagged in burning a queer figure called o
"holly boy" which they had stolen from the
lads of the village; while at the same time
the boys were making bonfire of what they
called an ivy girl, which they had stolen
from the girls.
This ceremony seemed to cause great sport
and noise, but no one could tell its mean
ing.
In Hertfordshire the poor and middlins
classes Of children had much prettier Gus
tom. On the morning of Saint Valentine
Day, they proceeded in procession to the hous,
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Of the chief person in the place, who threw
them wreaths and gay knots Of ribbon, with
which to adorn themselves. The youngest and
smallest boy was decsed out more gorgeously
than the rest and, placed at the head of the
merry party, led the march in great state,
while all sang
Good morrow to Won. Valentine.
Curl your locks. as do mine.
Two before and three behind
Good morrow to you, Valentine
Thus they went throughout the village, sing
ing under each window, and receiving many
a silver shower of small coins.
In another county of England, the children
trv to catch" each other for valentines. This
is done by being the first to say, Good NOR
row, Valentne;" and If they succeed, are re-
warded with email present.
In this case, however, it is the early BIRD
that catches the worm" for the greeting
must be repeated before SUNRISE or else the
tardy lad is told he is sun burnt, and made
much sport of. 80,
In the British Museum are still preserved
the earliest poetic valentines known They
were composed by Charles, Duke OF Orleans,
the father of Louis XII Of France. He was
taken prisoner at the battle OF Agineourt, in
1415, and, while a captive in the, lower OF
London relieved the tedium of his dreary
days by writing these verses in honor, OF the
festival of Saint Valentine, which he had
probably often celebrated with great magnl
ficence in his own fair land.
Original valentines certainly make the most
fun, or some article suggestive OF past joke
may be sent. Thus, an old bachelor once
received the rib of small animal, .daintily
tied up with white satin ribbon, while an
other know was favored with glass bottle
containing tiny red mitten.
Little boys usually prefer to drop their
valentines at front doors after shutdown, and
then, giving a loud ring at the bell, scamper
off into the darkness; and it is very customary
to see them on Valentines night disguised
with false faces, huttering about like bevy
of frisky gnomes. ,,
But, do you know, boys, the little fellows
of hundred years ago did just the same
thing, only they fastened their mssives to an
apple or an orange and threw them in the
door. and, like you, they thought it jolly fun
to chalk a white square on the doorstep, and
had many a good laugh behind the hedge
when the disappointed little maiden made
futile attempts to pick up this deceptive valen-
tine?
But, to see Saint Valentine at his best, one
must go to the old English city of Norwich.
There it is the greatest festival of the year, to
which all look forward, and for which shop
keepers prepare for weeks beforehand; for
their valentines are no paper affairs, but of
some intrinsic value, as toys, jewelry and
sweetmeats.
Saint Valentines Eve is the time of cele-
bration and it is said the furious rapping at
the knockers all over town sounds like the
Gathering of ten thousand catanets.
| Mysterious packages, addressed with Val
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School in War Time

7HATEVER teaching was done during
WI the Civil War was carried on under
N difficulties, in SO far as ordinary
ENNS5l school supplies were concerned; at
vz4ze8y least such is fair experience, ac-
cording to the following extract
from an article on wartime Expedients" in
a North Carolina paper: -
"For mems we used goose-quills, unless one
was fortunate enough to possess a gold one
Ink was homemade. also; generally the juice
of some astringent berry, like poke or elder
berry, with the addition Of copperas. For
ps a burr of lead. Schoolboys made slate
pencils by cutting broken slate into narrow
strips and whiting them round with a
pocket-knfe. A small bone of chicken was
burned in the ire until almost calcined, and
SO used as a slatepencil, but was rather too
soft To break good school-slate by accident
was quite misfortune in those days. The
school books were those used by the former
generation of children, and sometimes there
would be hardly two alike in class"
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Copyright by James ElvcrsOn.

Copyright by James Elverson.
NAY) HAT stir and flutter that sly little
IWI elf, Master Cupid, creates among
- the young folks as the fourteenth
lEk{EEN of February draws near! On no
other day in the year do bright eyes
watch so anxiously for the postman;
WINE In country towns the small postoffice Is
.nronged as soon as school is over with merry,
cnatterlng groups of laughing boys and girls,
eagerly awaiting their share of Offering
hearts and darts and true lovers knots
tne effort to discover the senders making no
end OF fun and mystery.
saint Valentine, whose name at least is re-
membered in these gay, foolish missives, was
no doubt very good old person, for we are
toiu tnat he was a man of most admirable
parts, famous for his love and charity, and
mat he suffered martyrdom in the third
century," but we can find nothing in his life
TO suggest his festival being kept as it now
Is, and has been for four or five hundred
years.
Ihe children, however, will not regret that
these fascinating paper souvenirs have become
part of Saint Valentines Day; only the
poor letter carriers, as they toll along with
Their unusually heavy burdens, having reason
TO grumble at the worthy saint. As some wag
writes:
ooh. Love! how potent is thy swayl
Thou'rt terrible. indeed. to most men:
But q year there q day
When thou tormentest chiefly postmen.
Oh hard. indeed. the lot must be
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Copyright by James Elverson.

Copyright by James Elverson
rSY0LLUSTRA TED books and papers are
l@ now so widely diffused that we do
k@AA not fully appreciate the trouble and
IQG0NI labor expended upon them. Fifty
SssS years ago, the Penny Magazine, with
wood-cuts illustrating the text, was
considered wonder, and no publication OF
the kind ever did more good in educating
young people and instructing their parents.
Most boys and girls who read The lnqmr-
ers Boys and Girls Magazine have very
small idea of the art and care, the experience
and thought, which are required, in making
the cuts alone Many no doubt think that
such illustrations are like Topsv. and Just
grew So" But if they were made to try 1t
for themselves, just once, they would soon
find out the difference
But with all our facilities and improvements
of the present day, it seems quite wonderful
to be told that in the very infancy, OF PRINT
ing the now popular form of illustration
reached surprising perfection almost at once,
and books were profusely, illustrated by cuts
which look quaint enough nowadays, put
which were in the highest style OF the PERIOD
which produced Albrecht Durer, who was the
foremost artist and engraver OF his day, ana
who was born in Nuremberg, four hundred
and six years ago.
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Impressions of Fern

N PROCURE some smooth cartridge ma.
per, then take the ferns or leaves
bsxuusN and arrange them in position. Ii
H3j{3}M ferns, they look well put in groups;
if ivy, it will look well as border:
but whichever it is, put a Din
through leaf here and there, to keep the
fronds from moving-very fine pins, or the
holes will show. Then procure a small tooth
comb, stick of India ink, and toothbrush
Dissolve the ink in water-don't get il in
lumps-and dip some on, and rub in gently
along the comb, holding it over the group Of
ferns. If you get too much ink ON your
brush, it will fall in big drops; the object is
to make them as fine as possible. Rub more
on near the joints of the ferns, just as in
a photograph, and let the color gradually
die away to the edge
Take the ferns off, and you will be sur,
prised at the effect you have produced. If
done neatly, your. ferns will bear a strong
resemblance to a largesized photograph.
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or him who wears thy CALLING fettersi
But cen most miserable he
Who must 20 round with all thy letters"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-29
Four Score Years Do MOT Bother Pc
destrian Who Walks From Pits
b.Iro 20 Eis Home =.s
burg 70 His nc

CUMBERLAND. Nd, May oe.-Sim
Rohrer. So years OF age. OF Tucker
county. West virsin:a arrived in this
city Saturday evening. having walked
from Pittsburg, where he had gone to
consult a doctor for the grip. He said
this was his second trip out of his ma
tive county. having lived all his life
in the mountains aea4 Parsons.
My first trip to Pittsours,'' he said.
was before the railroads We're built.
and don't mind the walk. I take
my time. and have been 10 days on
the way home