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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04
Some Odd Wills.

One of the oldest documents Of the
will kind known was that Of Queen
Austrlgilda. conSort of King Goutram
of Burgundy. The dying princess en-
Joined upon her husband TO STAY and
bury i'm the same grave with her the
physicians who had attended her An
other will was that of husband who
forbade his wifes marrying on pain Of
his returning 80 haunt her. This is
quite different from that Of woman
who instructed her executors to seek
out "some nice good, pretty girl who
would make IN affectiOnate second
wife to her spouse. 1t Is II fact inter,
estng in this connection that the first
Napoleon actually bedueathed 10000
francs to a fellow named Cantillon,
who had been tried for attempting the
assassination Of the Duke of yelling
ton
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04

When Alphonse Daudet brought out
"Sappho" an American publishing
house that issued religious books. not
knowing Its character. offered Nj. Dau-
Diet a large sum FOR advance sheets OF
the work. He accepted the offer. and
the advance sheets were sent. When
the publishers received them they de
clded that they could not issue the
book. and they cabied To the author,
"'Sappho' will not do This dispatch
puzzled Daudet He consulted with
numbers of friends. and this was the
conclusion Ut which they eventually
arrived: "Sappho" in French Is spelled
with one "p''-"Sapho." after the Greek
fashion. In English II is spelled with
two An unusually acute friend point
ed this out to Daudet. which much re-
iieved the novelist. and he cabled back
to the publishers. Spell II with two
p's." 1t Is needless TO state that the
publishers were more astonished at
Daudet's reply than he had been ut
their cable dispatch.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04
CHADDOCK DISTRICT.

Dig up that straw hat, this Is Nay.
Hurry! Hurry this il seeding time
and every farmer is on the jump.
Peter j .Gnrner is here from Chicago
TO see his brother Edward.
Rev. \. ID. Grgsby was calling on
-parishioners in this vicinity this week.
Mrs. M. Ruhling is very III with
Lagrippe this week.
Two Of Mr.. Chaddock's grand
daughters late OF Oregon are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Chaddock.
Ed Gurner is very sick but is getting
along very well since the second
operation on his arm.
Mr.. Jaquays was delivering fruit
trees out this way this week,
Will Sweet aud family are located
in their new home they purchased
OF Mrs. Pratt.
John McCalmOn is farming for a
change, having worked all winter at
the Argo Mills
Mrs. j. E. Chew Is Norwood visitor
today.
The Ladies' Grange Society met
with Mrs. G.. p. Chaddock last
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Loader called at
George Anderson's Wednesday last.
Miss Lou A. Rice has few more
weeks To complete her third year Of
school here, and the district school
board have her contract for the next
school year at an advance in her
salary Miss Rice has done excellent
work In bringing up the school to a
high educat iOnal standards; the dis
trict is certainly fortunate to have so
good teacher for the next year,
We were fortunate TO get hold of a
copy of the State Highway Commits
sinner's Report Tor the past two wears.
While we agree with Mr.. Earle in all
his essential road making, space
would not allow us TO go into details:
hut never saw the road subject SO
clearly explained before, and wish
that his enthusiasm was catchng,an
hope that the state and nation will
wake up on the good roads subject.
Never cloud without a silver
lining" now comes inquiries for
potatoes. the cold weather south has
frozen the early potatoes and farmers
that have them to sell will yet realize
fair price for them. Several farm
at the farm.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04
Her Head WINS Hot.

Lady Dorothy Nevill In her remi-
niscences tells this story of the two
Misses Walpole. her cousins: ION one
occasion. when both of the two were
well over ninety. Miss Fanny. the
younger. who had that day been rather
Ill. only joined her sister I'm the sitting
room just before dinner. On her ar
lotte by name) remarked: Fanny.
am going to be i'll too. | feel so hot
about the head 1t must be apoplexy.'
Nothing of the sort! exclaimed Miss
Fanny. making dash at her sisters
ing to put it out And SO the brave
old thing did
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04

They had met in the subway and in
the interval of passing a few stations
had fallen to talking of a lovely wo-
man friend who had died.
"How did she die? DO you known
he asked.
"She nursed little niece through an
infectious disease. then took II herself
and died of It," said she.
"A strange Providence" be unused
sadly. "She. lovely. gracious. charm
ing. everything TO live for aud bless
ing to her friends. to die In order that
a child might live. strange and I'M
accountable Providencev'-New York
Press.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04
The First Dancers.

People have danced for thousands Of
years and will probably continue to
do so for ages to come. This custom
Is Of ancient origin. The first people
to dance were the Curetes, who adopt
ed dancing as mark Of rejoicing in
1913 B. G. In early times the Greeks
combined dancing with the drama, and
in % B. G pantomimic dances were
introduced on the Roman stage. At
The discovery Of America the American
Indians were holding their religious.
martial and social dances.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04
Good md Osgnod.

The subject Of ancestors Is often an
interesting topic of conversation. A
lady extremely proud Of her mothers
family created a sensation and made
her listeners wonder a little when she
remarked: MY father filed many re-
sponsible positions. We all have the
greatest respect for him. My father
was a good man. but"-and a certain
stiffening Of the shoulders and an
added expression Of 6rmness in the
good lady's face added importance to
Der conclusion-"my mother was an
Osgoodw
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04
Evolution of Chemistry.

The first chemists were the alchem
lists. who for hundreds of years vainly
tried to make gold by compromising va
rious chemicals. Chemistry was intro
duced into Spain by the Moors in l15O
and the Chinese and Egyptians claimed
an early acquaintance with it. Howev
er, chemistry was not a science unit
the seventeenth century. Boerhaave
was the first to combine the study OF
chemistry with medicine. and sine
then it's evolution has been rapid.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04

Baby Go Carts Just arrived at
WELLINGTON
Piles get quick relief from DR..
Shops Magic Ointment. Please note
it is make alone for Piles, and its
action is positive and cartain Itch
ing, painful, protruding or blind piles
disappear like magic by its use
Large nickel capped glass jars 80 cents
Sold by Warne's Pharmacy.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04
Daily Duties.

The best part Of ones life is the per-
Torrance Of ones daily duties. All
higher motives. ideas. conceptions and
sentiments in a mans life are Of little
value If they do not strengthen him
for the better discharge of the duties
which devolve upon him in the ordi-
nary affairs of life.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04
woman.s Marked Down Age.

Howell-You have sister older than
yourself. believe? Powell--She was
born first but she isn't older.-New
York Press.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04
Proven, Colds and rheumatism.

If you do not have one natural, easy movement o
the bowels each day, you are unconsciously expos
ing your system to colds and rheumatism. Lake
tive Iron-ox Tablets tone and strengthen tn
bowels, so that they do the work nature INTENDED
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04

Entered at the postof'ice AT East JORDAN
Michigan. as second class mail matter.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-05-04

A liar is sooner caught than n Grip
ple.-Spanish proverb.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
FIST FIGHT IN CONGRESS.
Between Williams Of Mississippi and
De Almond of Missouri.

Washington.-The spirit of rivalry
chat for five years has alternately
smoldered and blazed between John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi, leader
of the minority, and David A. De Ar
mond Of Missouri, eliminated in a
fistic fight Thursday ON the floor OF
the House of Representatives.
The blows of Representative De
Almond caused blood to flow down the
face of Representative Williams and
only the forcible Intervention OF
friends cut the combat short.
Mr.. DeArmond bore away scuffed
nose.
Mr.. Williams struck the first blow
and Mr.. De Almond retaliated vigor-
ously with clenched fists. When the
combatants were separated blood was
flowing down Mr.. Williams face from
a small cash in the left cheek and his
forehead was red and abrazed.
The encounter was witnessed by
more than 100 members of the house
and by as many more persons in the
galleries, among them score of
women.
While the battle lasted the excited
spectators in the galleries pressed
against the rails. Men and women
leaned far over apparently holding
their breath as blow after blow was
struck and returned and the combat
ants lunged forward and swayed back.
When Mr.. Williams was released he
went Immediately into cloak room
and while removing the stains of the
combat said:
THE disagreement arose over COM
mittee assignment. MIR. De Almond
called me to task for recommending
his colleague, Mr.. Booher, to no more
prominent committee than that on
coinage, weights and measures. He
charged me with lack of veracity. |
then struck him and we exchanged
blows. 1t is most regrettable that the
floor should be selected for such an
affair"
According to Mr. De Almond, the
episode arose over the correctness of
a conversation between himself and
Mr.. Williams about ten days ago re-
garding the committee assignments Of
some Missouri members, and particu-
larly of Mr.. Booher. Upon Mr.. De
Almonds insisting that he had not
specified any committee to which he
desired to have his colleagues as
signed, Mr.. Williams, he said, brusque-
ly replied that it was simply mat
ter of recollection between the two.
HE said this" said Mr.. De Almond,
'in such way as to leave no other
inference than the one l suggested,
and told him believed him to be a
liar. He thereupon struck me and i
think gave him as good as he gave.
"rhe next thing we were sepa-
rated"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
Teller Bill Killed.

Washington.--Sena Carter put a
quietus Wednesday upon Senator Tell
ers bill to relieve cntrymcn of min
ing claims from FORGETTING their en-
tries for failure to perform assessment
upon them during the year 1907 The
principal objections to the proposed
Legislation were that it would afford
no relief to bona lide pruspCciors and
miners, but would give opportunity TO
spectators and corporations filing
upon groups of claims. to use them as
basis for promoting fake mining com
panies to bleed innocent investors.
When a quorum was obtained. but
before the vote was called for on bill,
Carter moved to go into executive SEES
sion which was adopted. AS the Sen
ate will have but one more sill ting this
year and under agreement, will trans
act only routine business on that day,
there will be no further opportunity to
pass the bill within the time il would
be effective to prevent forfeiture OF
claims for failure to perform this
years work
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
Cripple Creek Boosters.

Cripple Creek.-At a meeting of cit.
liens Thursday the temporary organ
TRITON of the Boosters Club was
made permanent. Several addresses
were delivered and the following Off.
GERS were elected: J. NJ. Crimson,
president; d. NJ. Sullivan, w. F. Kreut-
ger, A. A. Rollstone. ]. Maurice Finn, j.
Fl. Williams and A. l. Hayes, vice pres
ident; d. w. Fitzpatrick, secretary; w.
W. Gail, assistant; H. &. Gessel, treas
urer The club, which is formed of
leading citizens of the district, regard
less of political affiliations, is organ
lied for the purpose of Boosting Grip
pie Creek at the time of the holding of
tie Democratic convention in Denver.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
Would Save Del Nortc Office.

Washington. Representative Cook
called upon Secretary Garfield aud Ell
tered II vigorous protest against the
abandonment of Del Norte as Il land
Office location and asked for IT'S con.
tinuance He called the attention II
Secretary Garfield 10 growth of farm.
ing interests In the Del Nortc district
and predicted that the receipts Of Tho
Office would increase ia her than d.
minish. Returns from the Del Nortc
office show that the receipts last year
were $12.400 and expenses $4,000 It
is contended by Commissioner BALM
ger that the amount of business tan
sacted does not justify maintaining tho
Office
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
An Experiment That Failed.

An enterprising citizen of White
Plains, N. Y, was much impressed a
year or so ago by the clamor raised by
New York health officers and newspa-
pers over the need of pure milk, and
conceived the idea that the public de-
mand for an absolutely pure product
was such that any price would be
paid. Being well supplied with money
he therefore established dairy,
which he made the cleanest and most
sanitary in the world. He got together
the finest possible herd of COWS, with
their health duly certified. and had
them MIXED in concrete barns by
white-frocked, white-aproned. highly
paid mixers. Then he charged 10
cents a quart for the milk, but did not
find as many customers as he expect
ed, though he advertised extensively.
The venture did not pay. and now he
is giving 1t up, though it cost him
nearly million dollars. If people
want pure milk henceforth they may
get 1t without his assistance. He has
found what many have found before
him, that few persons will go above
the market price for commodities,
even to get the best.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
Romance To-Day.

To our forefathers each new mani
festation was a matter of ocular eX-
citement. The fingers Of the cotton
gin took the place of human fingers.
At the coming of ether an amputation
was transformed from scene of tor
ture to placid process in mechanics.
Crowds gathered to see Fulton's devil
boat churn its way slowly up the Hud-
son. or to watch the first locomotive
putting and clanking through the
meadows. Even with the development
of electricity wires stretched taut
against the sky; the strand OF cable
might be seen as it began Its plunge
beneath the Atlantic. Yet it has re-
manned for the matter-of-fact utiliza-
ton of wireless telegraphy to bring
us, In science, the height of romance,
says Golfers Weekly. To-day a mer-
chant wishes to telegraph to his buyer
in London; forthwith his half-dozen
words are shot to the tip of pole be-
side the seashore, flicked into the Sky.
ami sucked out of space to lonely
spar on the cost of Ireland. There is
here as much magic of romance as
the world ever seen.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
Work to Be Resumed.

Colorado Springs.-Leonard E. Cur.
tbs of the firm Of Curtis & Hine oi this
place, engineers for the Central and
Eastern Colorado Power Companies,
which are building gigantic power
plants at Glenwood Springs and Boul-
de-, with view to supplying electrl-
city to all the principal cities of the
state, announced Thursday that, as
soon as the weather becomes warmer
and more settled in the mountains,
they will not only reinstate the 1000
men laid off six weeks ago on account
Of the financial stringency, but will
add considerably to their working
force.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
corroborates Orchards Testimony

Boise, Idaho.-New and damaging
testimony was presented by the state
Thursday in the trial of George A. Pet
tibone for the murder of Ex-Governor
Steunenberg. Charlie Neville, seven
teen years old, son of John Neville.
whom Orchard said he was directed
by Meyer to kill because he knew
too much" was the chief witness, tell
ing of his hunting trip with his father
and Orchard.
The night of the Independence depot
explosion, he said Orchard left their
camp early in the night and did not
return until dawn, corroborating Or
chard's testimony on that point When
the trio went to Denver, young Ne
vile said. he and his father went to
Pettibone's store and his father had
long talk with Pettibone. parts of
which he overheard.
Then I will scueal" was one of the
remarks he said he heard his father
make. They also went to Western
Federation headquarters, he said and
his father had long talk with a
man whom he did not know and could
not identify.
Young Neville was not witness in
the Haywood trial. He was brought
to Boise but was not placed on the
stand.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
Philippine School Bill.

Manila.-The first bill passed the
Philippine Assembly Thursday. The
bill appropriates 100000 for schools
throughout the provinces. The bill
was passed unanimously. Isauro Ga.
baldon, nationai member who was
the author of the first law proposed.
at the same time introduced into the
assembly several other measures. in
Guiding bills to construct capitol
building and to cancel the indebted.
ness of provinces and municipalities
to the fnsular government, but when
the school bill was introduced it was
unanimously decided to inaugurate leg
islation with 1t.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
Princely Gift to the Poor.

Denver.-Tbe following letter has
been received by e. l.. Scholtz, chair
man of the board of trustees Of the
Denver Charity Organization:
Denver, Colo, Dec 19.-Dear Sir:
am inclosing herewith an order upon
the Lcyden Coal Company in favor of
your organization for the delivery to
your order of 1000 tons Leyden coal
Mt the Fifteenth street terminals of the
,Moifat road This donation of coal is
made to you that it may be distributed.
under your direction, to the needy poor
of the city. Yours very truly,
I'D. Fl. MOFFAT."
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
Forest 1elephone Lines.

Estes lark, Colo.-Since Angus. 1,
1907. there has been constructed
tweaty-one miles of telephone lille on
the Medicine Bow, Colorado, national
forest. Nine miles of this line eX.
tends from Estes Park postofiice to
the Long, Peak inn, at the foot of
Longs peak. This line is now being
extended to Ward, Colorado, and will
be completed in the course of few
weeks. A branch line will run to the
top Of Longs peak, which is to be
used as lookout station for fires
Sufficient appropriation has been made
to construct telephone line from
Estes Park to Glendevey by way of
Manhattan. This line will be begun
at an early date.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
Admiral Dewcy's Birthday.

Washington Admiral George
Dewey gave dinner Wednesday night
in celebration of the seventeen ami.
versary of his birth. The actual ami.
versary does not occur until the 2Gth.
hut the celebration was advanced IN
order that the President, who is i.nx-
icus to accept the admiral's invitation
to attend. might he present Mr.
Roosevelt expecting to be away from
the city for Il time next week The
dinner was informal in character.
there being no SGT speeches. but muuy
OF the admiral's guests took advantage
of the opportunity in graceful fashion
to congratulate him.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the BEN
eft Of Our Readers.
Personal.


Henry NJ. Grout, 19-year-old Mas
sachusetts boy, has succeeded in oper-
ating electric lights and motors dis
lance of 900 feet without wires.
Col. A. s. Colyar, distinguished
jurist, statesman and author, is dead
at Nashville, Tenn.
Secretary Cortelyou declares he has
no intention of resigning from the cab
met at present.
Gen. William c. Gates has been ap-
pointed commissioner to mark con-
federate graves by the president
DIR. William Wells. the Oldest pro-
fessor of Union college, is dead at
Schenectady, N. Y.
Maj. Thomas w. Park, a promi-
nent democrat of Platte county, Mo-,
and founder of the Platte City Land
mark, is dead.
A dollar dinner in honor of William
Jennings Bryan is announced for Lin
coin, Neb., on January Is.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, daughter
of President Roosevelt, was operated
upon for appendicitis at the White
house recently. The operation was
successful in every way and the pa
tient is expected to rapidly recover.
John Philip Sousa. the bandmaster,
is Ill in New York with an attack OF
bronchitis.
John Busha, veteran of the Black
Hawk war in 1882, is dead at Council
Bluffs, la. He was ia years of age.
Joseph Hensley. aged 102 years,
farmer of Helena, near st. Joseph,
Mo-, died recently.
President Roosevelt has issued
statement reaffirming his former DE-
clarat;on that he would under no cir
cumstances be candidate for presi.
dent again.
w. b. Thomas has been elected
president of the sugar trust to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of II. o.
Havemeyer.
Edward Hicks Magill. former presi-
dent of Swarthmore college, Penn
sylvania, is dead in New York.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-12-26
PANAMA CANAL
WIDE ENOUGH
BUT CHAIRMAN COCKTAILS Is
WILLING TO HAVE NAVY
FIX WIDTH.
TOPASS BICCESTSKIPS
CHANGE IN DIMENSIONS WOULD
CAUSE DELAY AND IN
CREASE COST.

Misunderstanding Col. g. W.
Goethals, chairman and chief engineer
of the Panama canal commission, be-
lievcs the width Of the locks. 100 feet,
Is ample for the largest vessels of the
navy. he says:
The engineers of the Panama canal
commission are perfectly willing thai
the locks should be widened to any
extent that the navy thinks necessary.
We shall in measure leave 1t to the
navy to settle the question, thereby
making 1t a matter Of naval expedi-
ency as to how wide the locks shall
be"
This will be the attitude which the
Panama canal commission will take
on the proposition which has been re.
ferred to the members Of widening
of the locks of the canal to ITO or 1l0
feet, as may seem best. according to
the statement by Col. George w. Goe-
thals today.
Colonel Cocktails says that so far as
Is known at present, width OF 100
feet for the locks will accommodate
mercantile shipping for years to come.
and that 100 feet is ample for all naval
construction now building or pro.
posed. A naval vessel that is ninety.
eight feet beam, allows eight feet more
than the latest battleships proposed
and could get through 100-foot lock
without trouble.
The less leeway a boat has in the
lock. Colonel Goethals thinks. the safer
It is, both to the boat and the lock
during lockage, because the emptyin5
and filling cause swirls which, if too
great, may result In some damage.
The question of increasing the width
OF the locks is one that more properly
belongs to the navy to determine, II is
suggested by him. and If the efficiency
OF a battleship that can use the 100-foot
locks Is materially less than one re-
quiring ITO feet width, there Is no
question that the 1lO-foot lock should
be adopted. 1t is pointed out that the
questions involved In any widening OF
the locks are increased cost and thu
longer time required for filling. thereby
decreasing the capacity of the canal
and the effect on the water supply
for 1t.
1t is declared that the commission Is
ready to do Whatever the President
and his naval advisers think best, as
the work at present is in such shape
that the increase in width can be made
without any dctriment to the work or
undoing any which has thus far been
done.
The completion OF the Gatun dam
will determine the time for complet-
ing the entire canal Work on the dam
has already been begun. but investiga-
tions are still in progress to determine
the localities from which suitable mn
terials can be obtained for its con
struction. The time for completing the
Culebra cut and the locks can he accu
ratcly figured out. the only unknown
factor being the time for completing
the Gatun dam
1t is the purpose to reduce the eX,
cavation in the Culebra cut TO n lin
tied amount monthly, so as to bring
about the completion of all parts of The
canal approximately ut the same time.