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Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
Why Farmers Grow Old Early.
G. A. LIsK, Publisher
MICHIGAN

Anyone who has lived on a farm
does not need to be told the reason,
for he knows of the strain under
which the American farmer lives dur
ing the five months of spring and
summer, says Woody Hutchinson, M.
d., in Harper's Monthly. His work
day is from four or five in the morning
until eight or nine at night, including
chores-15 to II hours Of the hardest
kind of physical labor, and every min
ute of it at high tension, especially
during harvest. Then comes a period
of relaxation in the fall, the one time
in the year when he has just enough
muscular exercise to keep him In
health. Later, the winter season, ap-
preaching stagnation, in which he
takes on flesh, gets ''logy," and then
furious debauch of hard labor through
the spring and summer again. NO
wonder that by As he has had sun
stroke and cant stand the heat" or
has "a weak back or his heart gives
out" or a chill makes him rheuma-
TIC" and when you add to this furious
muscular strain the fact that the far
mer sees his income put in peril every
season, and his very home every bad
year. so that each unfavorable change
in the weather sets his nerves on
edge, it can be readily imagined that
the real quiet, peaceful country life
is something sadly different from the
ideal
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
Do We Change Our Size?

We all have read such phrases as
This form seemed to dilate," and "he
suddenly looked mean and shrunken.'
Without doubt one can and one does,
under certain circumstances, as in Of
Tended dignity, extend the height, di-
late the chest, and so become larger,
and fear may cause a sort of collapse
that makes one appear quite shrunken.
These are real and commonplace
things. There is something else at
lied to the foregoing which is not
quite so simple, says New York Week
ly. We associate grand things with
bigness, and mean things with small
ness. BY some curious trick of our
nervous system we no sooner learn
that a person has done a noble deed
than his form looks noble, and if we
hear that the deed is mean his form
appears mean. If another is proved
intellectually excellent, we mark the
width of his forehead. Should he sub
sequently do anything disgraceful, we
think his forehead mean-looking. And,
indeed, we ourselves may feel broad
or mean in brow, but all these things
are mental illusions.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
Demand Self Government.

The Porto Rico house of delegates
unanimously adopted a resolution, in
troduced by Luis Munos Rivera, lead
er of the Unionist party, demanding
self government for Porto Rico. The
resolution, which is to be forwarded
to President Roosevelt, is to be print
ed in several languages and mailed to
foreign countries for distribution there.
In presenting the resolution Mr. Riv-
era made a long patriotic address,
voicing the ambition of the Unionist
party, and when he read the text of
the resolution itself there was an en-
thusiastic demonstration on the part
of the delegates, who embraced it's au-
thor The latter was so stirred by
emotion that he shed tears.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
MICHIGAN BREVITIES.

Saginaw is to have a silk glove fac
tory.
Two men will re added to the Flint
police force. Flint needs 'em.
The Tittabawassee river is overflow
ing its banks, and the fourth ward is
cut off from the rest of the city.
Flint is to have public playground,
and options have been secured on prop.
erty near the Randall Lumber Co.'S
plant.
Friday Fennville was in the grasp
OF raging snowstorm, while most
other points in the state were mild
and clear
John jacobson. car repairer, was
caught between two cars at Elk Rap.
ids and brought to the hospital in a
serious condition.
While loading frozen sawdust in
Bangor large chunk fell and struck
Dan Udell, farm laborer. A ply.
stefan was not called and Udell's con.
dition is said to be serious.
Harry Little, engineer, carelessly
lowered his lantern into the chemical
pit of the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co., in
Escanaba, and was instantly killed by
the resultant explosion.
Edward Humphrey, Battle Creek
inventor, who is travelling in the east
placing one of his patents on the mar.
ket, was stricken with blindness as
he alighted from Lehigh Valley
train at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Former Chief of Police Toynton,
Sheriff Greer and officer John Fitz-
gerald, of Pontiac, have received 500
each from the government for arrest.
ing Spence, Gray and Comfy. the Lud.
ington postoffice robbers.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
"BUCKSHOT" DAN.
Muskegon's Eccentric Hermit 10 Now
One Hundred and Three.

Muskegon's Eccentric Hermit 10 Now
One Hundred and Three.
Sunday "Buckshot" Dan McPhail.
the Muskegon river eccentric old her
nit and hunter, became 103 years old.
He has lived along the river bottom
twelve miles above the city with no
human companion and depending on
the fish of the river and what fowls
he can raise on tiny patch OF ground.
"Buckshot" is a relic of the days of
Daniel Boone. A long gun Of the old
fashioned type and a lonely and hun
gry-looking dog are his only compan-
ions and have been for years.
Time was when the aged hermit was
a man of the world and possessed of
considerable wealth, but that time has
gone and the wealth was left in far
away Australia.
With wealth gone, the man became
soured on human beings, and after
sailing a few years out of Chicago he
came to Muskegon and settled up the
river. For some years the river jacks
bothered him. Now they are gone.
The river runs by the door. 1t is
sweet music to his ears, so he says.
Dan McPhail Is Scot. and his
rambling story weaves thread OF In
teresting history, for he says he comes
from stock that once was ranked high
in the United Kingdom.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
Answer Extraordinary.

One of the most extraordinary an
swers to a damage suit filed in the
United States circuit court in years
was that presented to Judge r. w.
Taylor, in Toledo, Saturday, by the
Grand Trunk railroad, which is being
sued by Janis e. Bierbower. mother
of Elsie e. Janis, the actress, in which
it is charged that If Miss Janis had a
contract to entertain in a theater
March 6, 1904. the instrument was
void, because Michigan laws prohibit
working on Sunday. This places be-
fore Judge Taylor the question of
whether the Sunday closing laws OF
Michigan can be enforced.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
THE PANIC.
Shrinkage of Billion Dollars Set
Wall Street Wild

wall street WIG.
The nervousness and excitement
which prevailed in Wall street on
Thursday grew somewhat less Friday.
No dealer in stocks can offer an ex-
PLANTATION for the slump of the past two
days. 1t is agreed, however, that it was
essentially rich mans panic or else
there would have been failures by the
score, for the small dealer In secur-
tiles and the shoestring financier could
not have stood the bear movement
that sent stocks tumbling at the rate
OF million dollars minute until
values had been cut nearly $1,000,000,-
600
The panic is the strangest on record,
for despite the enormous declines, no
failures have occurred and no banks
actually are in need of government
help. Secretary Cortelyou's action was
taken for the sake of it's soothing eff
feet, but at the same time 1t is no Sc
cret that government officials are more
than skeptical. They still suspect that
the panic is backed by q clique of rich
men who have an Interior motive in
starting it, and that the whole situa-
ton has been brought about by the
men who resent President Roosevelt's
interference in their high financiering
of railroads.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
FLOOD AND FIRE.
Pittsburg Suffers Great Loss From
the Elements.

With the city's business district
battling the greatest food in the his
tory of Pittsburg, and most of the fire
engines at work pumping out the big
business buildings downtown, Friday
morning, two disastrous fires broke
out on the south side. The first de-
stroyed the plant of the American
Sheet e. Tin Plate Co.. at the foot Of
South Fourteenth street, and slightly
damaged the Oliver Steel & Iron
Works. There was practically no wa
ter to fight the flames. What little
could be commanded was used in ex-
tinguishing this fire. The second blaze,
in Mt. Washington, had to be fought
with chemicals, bucket brigades and
dynamite. twenty-five business houses
and dwellings, including several tene-
ments, were destroyed before the fire
burned itself out. Dynamiting Of build
ings to stay the fire was hard work,
as in each case the wreckage took fire.
The loss in the Mt. Washington fire is
estimated at 100000, and in the first
fire at $4,000.
Ten square miles in the downtown
section of the city is under water from
highest stage ever known.
Enormous damage has been caused
1t will run above ten millions. but
cannot be computed now. One hundred
thousand men are idle. The telephone
service is practically out of business
and telegraph service may be lost.
All the towns in a radius of so miles
are cut off from Pittsburg and the out
side world, including Wheeling, W.
Va.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23

The mayor of Huddlesfield, England.
some time ago offeerd to give pound
sterling to every child born during his
term who should live to be year old.
This prize has, it is said, already
caused a marked lessening of infant
mortality in the town, parents being
inspired to take better care of their
offspring. The mayor is step in adj
vance of President Roosevelt remarks
the Indianapolis Star. He knows that
race suicide is not necessarily averted
by the mere bringing of children into
the world.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
Born With Smallpox.

DR.. Shumway, of the state board OF
health, reports one very touching case
in the epidemic of smallpox in Holly
and vicinity, where there have been
So cases and two deaths. The super
intendent of the school in Holly no
ticed that several children had erup-
lions on their faces and hands and
had them examined by a physician,
who said that it was not smallpox.
Very soon the epidemic spread and the
young wife of the superintendent con-
tracted the disease and died during
childbirth. The little girl came into
the world covered with pustules and
it is feared that she will die also. DR..
Shumway ordered the strictest quaran-
tine measures and general vaccination
in the town.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
BRIEFS.

OF supposed incendiary origin, fire
has destroyed the Maple City cream
cry. entailing a loss of $1,000.
A crisp $50 bill was sent to the state
treasury by a Kansas man. with in.
structions to credit it to the conscience
fund. The letter was signed &c"
A 10 per cent increase in wages
has been granted the empicves OF the
Duluth, South Shore &C. Atlantic rail.
road.
Mrs. Jane Ferguson. aged rs years
died at her home in Deerfield. She
passed away on the farm to which she
came bride of IS, over 60 years ago
Flint common council has as yet
been unable to come to an agreement
on the question as to whether or not
the city hall and the central fire sta
ton shall be under one roof.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
County Pays.

Battle Creek is just beginning to
sit up and take notice that the "in'
tensely interesting" Shepard will case
was expensive for the county as well
as Brothers Alfred and Freedom Shep-
ard. Nine out of ten people thought
the litigants had to pay the court ex-
penses, and inwardly rejoiced to think
so much money would be squeezed
from the Shepards. Now they learn
that the law was designed to treat
rich and poor alike, and all the court
expenses, save the attorneys fees,
have to be paid by "the peepul." There
is less desire on the public's part for a
new trial.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
THE RAILROADS.
Conferences With President Roosevelt
Over Regulation.


Over Regulation.
A series Of important conferences
on matters pertaining to the regula-
ton of railways was begun at the
White House last week when the
president met, at his own request the
governor and the encouragement Of
Illinois. To the same end Mr.. Roose-
welt will have a talk with Gov. Hughes,
of New York. and other state execu-
tives, the particular object being a
several states, and of the nation in
the matter of railway control.
The meeting is expected to result
In no immediate issue for it was held
with the distinct object of preparing
for next winters campaign in con-
gress, when the president will urge
the enactment of further legislation
to control the common carriers. No
statement could be obtained either
from the White House or from the
Illinois officials as to just what trans
pired at the conference, but no secret
is made Of the fact that President
Roosevelt is seeking constantly for
information and opinions, as to the So
luton of what he regards as serious
railway problems.
In pursuant of his railway policy,
Mr.. Roosevelt will not be influenced
by events in Wall street in any way.
That there was serious disturbance
in financial circles this week, he does
not regard as his concern, and he will
not alter his course in regard to the
railways in the slightest degree.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
THE MARKETS.

Detroit-Extra dry-fed steers and
heifers, $5@5 so; steers and heifers,
and heifers, 500 to 1000 lbs. s4G4 so,
steers and heifers that are fat, 500 to
700 lbs. SO 1904 25; choice fat cows.
mon cows, s2@2 so; Gamers, 81 1592;
choice heavy bulls, SO 1904 IS; fair to
good bolognas, bulls, SO 25Q3 SO; stock
500 to 1000 lbs, SO 1904 10; fair feed
ing steers 500 to 1000 lbs. SO 25Q3 so;
choice stockers, 500 to 700 lbs, $3@3 so;
fair s stock 800 to zoo lbs 81 $50
ers, large, young, medium age. $40Q50;
common mixers, $1S@25
Veal calves-Market soc lower than
last Thursday; best, 81 to 81 SO. others,
$4@6 so.
Mich cows and springers-steady
Sheep and lambs Market active and
good lambs Sc SCOT light to common
lambs, $6@6 so; yearlings, 5000 %;
fair to good butcher sheep. 81 50Q5;
culls and common $3@4.
Hogs-Market sc lower than -last
Thursday Range of prices: Light To
good butchers, So 1907: pigs. So 1901;
light workers., Sc 95@7; roughs. $50
90; stays, 1-3 off.
Chicago-Market steady to strong;
plain to best steers, 81 % as S. heif-
SO 25@4 so; calves. 81 50G7 rs; stock
ers and feeders, 81 5OQ5 %.
Hogs-Market strong to sc higher:
choice, heavy shipping, Sc S21h @6 97h
6 90.
sheep-Market steady; sheep s. ESQ
25 lambs, $7WS.
Detroit-Cash No. red. 77hc; May.
5000 bu at sic, 5000 bu al S0%c. $4,000
at SO9sc, 10000 bu at SO1ac. 5000 bu at
S0asc, 5000 bu at S0Ac, 5000 bu at
SO1kc; July. 10000 bu at Sic. $4,000 bu
at SS0oAc, 5000 5000 bu at SSOsc, 10000 blu
at sos 10000 blu at S0hc, Is, 900 bu
at S0Ac, 10000 bu at S01hc September,
10000 bu at SIC, $4,000 bu at SfAc, 80
600 blu at 81 Ac, 10000 bu at 15sc 25,-
600 bu at 81 Zee, 10000 bu at S1Ac TO-
900 bu at 81 hc; No. red. 74hc; No. /
white, 76hc.
Corn-Cash No. 8. 2 cars at 4sNc; No.
cars at Acc; rejected. car at 45c.
Oats-Cash No. white, 1hc.
Rye-Cash No. 2 Tic nominal
Beans-Cash and April, 81 49, May
and June, 81 S5.
&c. Msrsh p spot %, 20 bags at
se .? 30 SaSs at sS So BAGS e So SO
So, ~ at 81 IS, is at 81 25; prime alsike,
30 bags at 81 SO; sample alsike. bags
at 50 10.
East Buffalo.-Best export steers,
$4,000; best 1900 to 1,SO0-lb shipping
steers. $490@5.40; best | 900 to LOO
Id shipping steers, $4.25@5; best fat
cows, $4.25 % $50; fair TO good, S3.259
1915; trimmers, $2m2.25; best fat heif-
ers, $4.75M5; medium to good. $4,000
4.25; best feeding steers. s4.25@4.56:
best yearling steers. $S.5O@4 common
stock steers. $2.75D3; export bulls, $4.25
OATS; bologna bulls. $4,000; stock
bulls, S2.50@3. The COW market Was
steady at last weeks prices; goq<AtO
extra, $40@50; medium to good S2bS2
SO; common, S1Sm23.
Hogs-Market lower; workers.. mixed.
mediums and heavies. s7.S5@7.4O; pigs,
$745 m750; roughs. $5.5065.G0
Sheep-Market active and higher; top
natives, sS15@S.20; culls. S70750; top
culls, s25O@4.5O; yearlings' S6.75@7:
ewes, s5@5.5O
Calves-Steady; best. sS.75@s25:
medium to good, s5.50@S; heavy, $40
$50.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23

South Lyon village went dry at the
recent election. and the fine brick
hotel, the Whipple. will he closed.
F. p. Pickle, bookkeeper for the
Hort Mirror Plate Co.. made success
of his second attempt at suicide by
drinking poison. He was engaged to
be married soon. Worry over lack Of
education is said to be the cause.
Make my life an object lesson TO
young men and teach them to leave
liquor alone. This message fromiJ.
III. Doherty, former rancher, was lie.
livered by Father O'Rafferty at Doher.
tvs funeral in Morrice, and made the
text of strong temperance sermon.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23

DR.. ]. NJ. PEBBLES, author and travel
err, Of Battle Creek, has been a guest
for month of Maharajah Bahndar,
king of Lahore, at Calcutta.
Mr.. William Caldwell died Of heart
failure at a church social in Lake
City while singing Rock of Ages"
Frank Mcclellan, of st. Joseph, lay
down on the street car tracks and
was instantly killed. 1t Is thought he
was intoxicated.
Valentine de Kalends has brought
suit for damages in the circuit court
against the Washtenaw Home Tele-
phone Co. for injuries received while
in the employ of the company as line
man in August, 1905. De Kalends was
frightfully burned and nearly electro
cuted by wire he was holding COM
ing in contact with feed wire Of the
motor line
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
Three Amendments.

The legislature has provided for the
submission of three propositions to
amend the constitution at the coming
election, which will be voted on by
the electors of the state. The most
important one is that which would
remove the inhibition in the consti-
tuition against the teaching of trades
in the prisons. Others are to allow
Bay, Cheboygan and st. Clair coun-
ties to have boards of county audi
tors and to permit 1ngham, Jackson
and the counties of the circuit in
which Isabella is located to pay their
circuit judges better salaries.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
Two Killed in a Week.

George Hodges, aged 65, living near
Bloomingdale, Van Buren, county, was
killed by westbound train. South
Haven division Michigan Central. This
is the second death in the same local
ity within a week. Hodges was cross
ing the track when he was struck by
the train. and his body was hurled
80 feet, death being instantaneous. He
was a member of Co. X. Thirteenth
Michigan in the civil war.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
Dou Saved Them.

The shrill barking of a house dog
alone saved the family of A. Mote, of
South lockwood, from being burned
to death in their home early Friday
morning. The fire had reached their
bedrooms when they were awakened,
and clad only in their night clothes
they had barely time to escape. The
house was owned by Mrs. Della G.
knight, and was valued at $4,000.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23

Fred Chapman, carpet sweeper re-
pairer, wanted in Ionia for alleged lar.
ceny, was picked up in Flint.
Dan Udell. farm hand, was badly
injured by large piece of frozen saw
dust falling on him. A phyaician was
not called at once, and now his recov-
cry is doubtful.
William Underwood, aged f3 years,
came into Menominee with the pelt of
a gray wolf and drew his S25 bounty.
The lad says he hunts wolves on
horseback. This is the first case ever
heard of in the upper peninsula of a
wolf hunt being conducted on horse
back.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
Lost on Stocks.

Many members of the legislature
are said to have lost heavily in the
slump in stock values, particularly
those Of the upper peninsula, who have
money invested in copper stocks. A
report was in circulation that one
member had lost $1,000 a day during
the week. There were many frantic
dashes for home. for Detroit. or for
Chicago, during the last two days.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23

That village innkeeper at Winston.
Eng, must have been amazed when
he discovered that the portrait of
Shakespeare, which had been valued
In his family only because of its an
tiquity, was worth about s20,000-con-
siderably more than all his other
property.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23
Minor Not Liable,

Albert Neal, of Tuscola county, mar
ried when only Is years Of age. was
acquitted on a charge of non-support
by Judge Collins in Bay City. He held
that a man under Fl years of age, mar
ried without the consent of his father,
could not be held for non-support, as
under the statutes boys wages be.
long to the father until he becomes
man.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23

Jamaica is beginning to suspect that
Great Britain has been holding it only
for purposes of exploitation. 1t threat
ems to appeal to the United States for
aid If John Bull does not loosen up.
If Swettenham disapproves of these
sentiments Jamaica is willing that he
should take his hatbox and go.
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-03-23

A female suffragist says that wo-
men can vote as easily as they can
put on a new hat. Yes; but will they
take equal care that the ballot is on
straight?
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-01
PROPOSALS FOR SEWER SYSTEM
 SEALED BIDS OR PROPOSALS

for the construction of a municipal system, etc, at BisDee, Cocnlse coun- ty. Arizona, will be received by the Common Council Of said city at the office of the Clerk of said city until 7:S0 p. n. of October 5th, 1907.
 Plans, prefiles and specifications can be seen and blank forms can be obtained at the office of said City Clerk, at the office of J. L. Campbell, Engineer Maintainance of Way, Ei Paso 6 Southwestern System, Fl Paso. Texas, and at the office of Olm- sted & Gilleien, e16 Grant Building. Los Angeles. Cal.
 Each bid must be accompanied by certified check for per cent. of the amount of the bid as 6 guar antee of good faith.
 The checks ot unsuccessful bidders will be returned immediately upon awarding of contract
 The successful bidder will be re- quired to furnish a bond in the sum of forty per cent. of the amount of the bid to insure proper construction and completion of the work.
 The City Council reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Dated Bisbee. Arizona. September 4th 1907.
 c. ". HICKS. City Clerk.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-01
GREENE sHAkE-uP.

Persons coming from Cananea yes terday bring news that there has been 6 little shaking up in a number of de partmenfs of the Greene Cananea com pany. F. R Lucas. who for some time has been purchasing agent for the com pany. has turned in his resignation and as yet no one has been appointed In his stead. E. P. Draper, who for two years had had charge of the rental department of the company. etc, has been removed and Charles wiswald, formerly forwarding agent at Naco for the company, has been given Mir. Draper's place. W. A. Bates, who has filled the position as assistant store
 manager, has also rendered his res ignation. There also is liable to be a number of other changes sn the course of the next few weeks, according to the information that has leaked out. The present management of the com pany has given out nothing officially as to the reason of the numerous changes that have been made, but 1t is very evident that there is something doing.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-01
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Josephine z. Keenhold, De
 ceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the under signed administratrix with the will annexed of the estate of Josephine z. Keenhold, deceased. to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers. within ten months after the first pub lication of this notice to the said ad- ministratrix at the office of O'Connell & Reynolds, attorneys at law, Bisbee Arizona, the same being the place for the transaction of business of said estate, in said county of Cochise.
 ELLEN L. FITZGERALD. Administratrix With the Will Annex
 ed of the Estate of Josephine
 Keenhold, Deceased.
 First publication September 19 1907. 339