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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Ace Limit GROWING.

1t may seem strange to us, though
the fact nevertheless remains, that
the veterans of the grand army of Ma,
poleon, weighed down by age and
glory, were men of whom few had
passed their thirty fifth year, 1t was
d time of rash and short living, with
an early age and no overtures of real
youth, a time when we find Thack
cray ridiculing De Florac for holding
claims ON being still young man at
the age of So! The average man of
to-day carries the spirit and power OF
youth into an age which century ago
was regarded as bordering ON the
shady side Of existence, says DIR. A. e.
Gibson in the Medical Brief. The
buoyancy and vigor characteristic of
our present middle-aged man make it,
in most cases, extremely difficult to
approach any fair degree of accuracy
in determining the age of person
passing along the ascension scale be.
tween 40 and 90. And what is said OF
man refers, of course, in equal, if not
in still more accentuated degree, to
woman. One of the causes of This re-
markable arrest &C old age lies an
doubtedly In the increasing indulgence
of our time in healthy outdoor sports,
with their care-free and worry-fre'
abandon.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
The piary Habit Declining.
G.. A. LIsK, Publisher
Asst JORDAN,

Some of our earlier American
.atesmen kept diaries. But they are
tile read. They fall short of human
Interest Washiugton's, for instance,
oes not reveal much OF the immortal
Washington. It gives us glimpses of
he prudent and thrifty Virginia plan
sr, but seldom did he put in its pages
ny comment on general subjects.
efferson duly recorded all sorts OF
hings, from the price of cucumbers
/ the Washington market TO his est;
lates of great contemporaries. Never
heless, the dramatic quality somehow
lacking. John Quincy Adams diary
as been published in II volumes, but
is pretty Improbable matter for
he average reader. Public men OF the
alter period have lost the diary habit
ntirely. A diary by a man like Lin
DIN would be a boon 10 mankind.
resident Roosevelt is prolific
writer, but he is not suspected of be-
ng a diarist. What with the disap-
Iearance of the diary and the decline
# letter writing we are threatened
With a famine in historical material.
The typewriter is the foe of all conf
lences and intimacies. The tele.
hone, too, is another modern inven
ion which cheats posteyity, for it
swallows up many an interesting ex-
,hange of views. Great men, however,
are not the best diarists, declares the
Boston Globe. They are too self-con-
scious to drop their reserve even
when they write for their diaries.
They see generations unborn looking
over their shoulders, and that spoils
he story. Emerson declared that Ma.
polem would not tell even himself the
ruth, and often would deliberately
try TO fool and cheat himself. A Ma.
poleonic diary probably would lie as
worthless to the seeker after the
truth as the Corsican's lying bulletins
are.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
THE RAILROAD
AND THAW CASE
CLEVELAND FOR RAILROADS
ADVISES A BROADER
CONSIDERATION.
THAW WANTS COMMISSION
Much of the Nature of Delirium Says
the Sage and Then Is Sort Of Pc.
litical Anarchy.
Must Be government Control.

Must Be Government Control.
Ex-President Cleveland is quoted as
saying:
"Of course there must be some
form of government supervision, but
it should DE planned in quiet hour,
not in ore of angry excitement.
"The railroads have had hard
time lately. Every mans hand IN
against them. Wherever a railroad
head is to be seen it is safe and
amusing to hit it; it's owner has no
friends. There are some pretty big
difficulties before railroad managers
just now. Before long we shall have
crop to move, under perplexities
greater than those Of last year. And
the increasing production of the coun-
try will increasingly, embarrass the
railroads. But l halTffaith to believe
that whenever thAg must be done
Yankee wit and pluck will find a way
to do it-especially il there is any
profit in it.
There is much Of the nature of de-
| lirium,"' said Mr.. Cleveland, Gin the
popular cutlery against railroad cor
porations. We shall all be ashamed
of it by and by. l dare say | have
some reason 60 know of the real ini-
| quities OF corporations, and do know
them, but there is much that is not
only groundless but wrong in the off
hand attacks made on all railroads
by thoughtless people on all hands.
What is well founded in them will be
cured, but the craze of denunciation
will soon pass. We shall reflect that
railroads are vitality related to our
prosperity, and that to attack them
needlessly is to attack ourselves. 1t
is not the stock of soulless million
aires, but the property of citizens, of
widows, and orphans, whose savings
are invested in railroads, that is being
damaged
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Killed With His Fist.

Lewis Skinner and Arthur Morris,
farmers in Wayland township. near
Gun lake, became involved in brawl
at SINNERS home. Skinner attacked
Morris with an AK, chasing him about
the place. Morris grabbed up a neck
yoke to defend himself. AID losing
that he struck Skinner a terrific blow
between the eyes with his fist, killing
him almost instantly.
A number of people saw the fight
and the death blow. but were unable
to interfere. Skinner leaves widow
and several children.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Must Show the Goods.

Nidot SuOW tnC oOOoSs
When asked for his opinion rela-
tive to the prospects for the proposed
Albion-Charlotte electric line Mayor
McAuliife of Albion said: albion
has granted no franchise to George
Mindeman or any of his associates in
the proposed Albion Charlotte line. A
few months ago Mindeman, White
and Taylor appeared before the coun-
Gil and asked for franchise. A
committee was appointed to confer
with the gentlemen, but up to this
time they have never talked with the
committee although they have dis
cussed tho matter with me once or
twice / told them that Albion was
anxious Yor the line, but that the city
would grant them no franchise to sell
and in order to get into the city az
Albion they must first satisfy the
council that they have the necessary
right of VIZ, which / understand has
been pretty we'll cleared up at least
options have been taken. / next told
them that they must negotiate with
the Michigan Central and the Jack
son & Battle Creek Traction COM
pany relative to using their right of
way into the city, but l understand
that nothing has been done in this
direction. They must show us that
they can deliver the goods and when
they do We will grant them a fran.
chise in a hurry"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Proofs Are Taken.

The taking of proofs on claims
against the Eaton County Cooperative
society of Eaton Rapids before Cir
cult court commissioner j. c. Nichols
brought to light several queer trans
actions. The company was placed in
the hands of a receiver several
months ago and the stock was sold at
auction for 80 cents on the dollar.
The stockholders are making strenu-
Gus efforts to show that additional
money put into the business was
merely loaned and If it did represent
stock the transaction was misrepre-
sented to them by the manager of the
concern, E. X. Goodrich Walter M.
Newton, Brookfield merchant, seems
to be in the worst plight. He told the
commissioner that the Eaton Rapids
people made him a proposition to
open a branch store in Brookfield and
that any time he cared to he could
draw out his money with interest at
five per cent. The stock was invoiced
and the company's record show that
he received SO shares representing
$500, the amount of the invoice.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30

Asa Parker, age 81. of Ontonagon
county, said to be the Oldest probate
Judge in the state, has been stricken
with spoplexy.
The remains OF William Munroe,
who lost his life in the laundering of
the liner Berlin off the Hook of Hol-
land, month ago, were sent TO Lam
sing for burial.
George NJ. Davis was examined be-
fore Justice Smell. of Midland, on the
charge of asSaulting his 13-year-old
sister-in-law. and bound over to the
circuit court with bail at 500.
With but 1S cents in the contingent
fund to meet a ponded indebtedness
of $4,000, a $4,000 damage suit to
settle. 300-foot bridge to build and
the citizens clamoring for $4,000
court house. Midland is still feeling
cheerful.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Took His Own Life.

Ernest Weber, a wealthy farmer
west of Three Rivers, hanged himself
with a wire, from the limb of tree,
a few rods from his home. He had
been in a great agony from stomach
trouble and an injured foot, and de-
clared that he would kill himself to
get relief from the pain. He was
well-to-do, having recently sold his
farm for $1,000. He leaves five
daughters and widow. Weber had
an auction sale Of personal property
recently. His brother hung himself in
the county Jail many years ago
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Still Hot After Neal.

Senator Cropsey's bill limiting the
salaries of members of the state
board of arbitration anc mediation to
five dollars day for acSual services
made its appearance. having been re-
ported out by the committee on state
affairs. The bill should have gone
to the committee on labor and when
an objection was raised il was al
lowed to go there. The rapid course
the bill took shows how some of the
senators feel toward Frank Neal, sec
rotary of the board, and the state ad.
miDistration
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Need Repression.

Later dispatches received from Mo-
rocco City say the assassination there
of DR.. Mauchamp, who was connected
with the French geodetic mission, was
followed by general attack upon the
Europeans besieged in their houses
and that the British consular agent
was forced to fire, killing two persons.
The pasha finally sent troops, who
drove off the mob. The troops are
Gtill guarding the houses, although
comparative calm has been restored.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Tinker on Fairview Bill.

Representative Dust had the Fair
view annexation bill recalled from the
senate in order that the referendum
clause may be stricken out. Il be-
lieve in a referendum clause" said
Representative Dust, but in this in
stance the health board tells us that
the health of the people is at stake.
Under such circumstances it is neces-
sary to get the bill through" This
change was made and the bill sent
back to the senate again.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Eoie Help for Russians.

Gov. Warner is in receipt of COM
munication from Samuel j. Barrows,
secretary of the Russian famine re-
lief committee, of New York city. The
committee requests the governor to
call attention to this calamity and to
state that arrangements have been
made to send the money collected by
this committee as directly and
promptly as possible to the sufferers.
Contributions sent to Secretary Sam
uel j. Barrows, 1875 East Fifteenth
street, New York city, will be ac-
knowledged and deposited with the
Morton Trust company.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Warner Will Not Support Bill.

warner VIII NOT support Bill
Gov. Warner will not support the
railroad commission bill in its pres
ent shape and the railroad committee
will allow it to rest until the two
cent fare bill is disposed Of. There is
a joker in the commission bill, the
evident purpose of which is to take
the rate question out of the hands OF
the legislature. The very last clause
in the bill which amends section 634
of the compiled laws Of 1897, gives
the proposed committee power Ito
regulate the time and manner in
which passengers and property shall
be transported and the tolls and COM
pensation to be paid therefor" 1t is
doubtful whether under the constitu-
ton the legislature can delegate the
power to fix rates, and If this were
done it would give the railroads OPP
portunity to test that question in the
courts and tie up the fare PROPOSE
ton for several years. 1T strikes
me- said the governor, that the
commission can regulate rates from
a two-cent standpoint as well as from
three cents. / shall oppose any such
tactics and believe that it is the duty
of the legislature to pass the two
cent fare bill without any unneces-
sary delay"
Attorney Hal Smith has redrafted
the proposed railroad commission bill,
leaving it to be fought out in the leg
islature as it was found impossible
to get the steam and electric railway
officials to agree on all the points. 1t
is not likely that the measure will be
discussed until the two-cent fare prop
osition is disposed of, and this will
take several weeks. Great doubt is
expressed that the bill will be passed,
but in the event that it does SE1ith
will be urged as a candidate for a
place on the commission. Railroad
Commissioner Glasgow will go over
the bill and make such changes as he
desires before it is introduced. The
matter of interchanging freight be-
tween steam and electric lines "a rYo-
vided for in the bill.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Twenty.fifth Men Guilty.

The senate committee on military
affairs has received from the acting
secretary of war copy of telegram
from Brig.-Gen. McCNskey, command
Ing the department of Texas, concern
ing the Maj. Penrose court-martial.
The telegram says that Penrose was
exonerated. but that the court found
that the shooting up" of Browns
vile was done by men of the Twenty
fifth infantry
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Almost Like other Courts.

The senate passed Representative
Weiss bill to give the Wayne circuit
court commissioners authority to
charge juries but amended it in sew
eral important particulars. They are
limited to charging on the law and
cannot grant new trial. 1t is also
provided that the jurors must be
drawn by the jury commissioners in
stead Of by constables.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
For Firemen's Assoc iations.

Representative Weiss introduced a
bill authorizing the incorporation of
mutual provident associations of vol
unteer, part paid and full paid fire.
men. 1t is intended to organize a
state institution to be conducted on
lines similar to those of the Detroit
Firemen's Fund association which has
proved so Successful among the fire.
men of Detroit.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30

The great sulphur-bottom whale OF
the Pacific ocean is, so far as known,
the largest animal that ever lived on
this planet. One specimen, which was
measured, was 95 feet in length and 35
feet in girth. It's estimated weight
was $4,000 pounds.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30

And now Wisconsin has wheeled in
to line and is considering the advisa
bility OF adopting the bachelor tax
Many cynical single men, neverthe
less. are of the opinion that they
would rather pay a tax and remain in
bachelorhood than attempt to keep
house while the present high prices
OF provisions ere prevailing.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
He Claims Record.

August Miller, st. Johns auc.
tioneer, claims the state record for
rapidity in selling. At the A. w.
Simmons auction sale near Fowler he
made 430 sales in 420 minutes. The
total amount realized was $3.50 or
over six dollars a minute.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30

In India alone the losses to the
British army from typhoid fever
amount to haE a battalion a year. The
latest reports furnish proof that the
practice of anti-typhoid NEGOTIATIONS
in the army has resulted in substan-
tial reduction in the incidence and
death rate of enteric fever among the
inoculated.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30

Had One Wife Too Many" reads
head line in the Buffalo Express.
That's the predicament of good
many men. although they have nc
more than the law DEMONSTRATING
ton Post.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Peasants Revolt

That the revolted peasants of ReN(
mania are at least temporarily be-
yond the control of the government
forces In the field is amply evidenced
by the stories of pillaging and incen-
diarism coming from all parts of Mol
davia and Wallachia.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Lid for Sweat Boxes.

Representative Miller introduced
bill which will likely make the police
of the state sit up and take notice. It
provides that persons arrested on
felony charge cannot be questioned
except in the presence of counsel and
a stenographer and that no statement
be admissible as evidence unless this
course is followed.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
For Teachers, READING.

r'he State Teachers Reading Circle
board has selected the following three
books to be read by teachers during
the ensuing year: Heman's History
of Michigan, Salisbury's Theory Of
Teaching and Redway's Commercial
Geography.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30

The other 13 new banks have
capital Of $4,000 each, and are To-
Gated at Wolverine, Rockford, Mem
phis, Deerfield, Bancroft, Grant, Tur-
ner, Elsie, Central Lake.. Marion, Bel
laire, Pigeon and Dryden. The start
ing of these "a institutions added ST.
100000 to Michigan's banking capital.
In addition, ten other state banks
added $431, 900 to their aggregate cap
ital towards which the Peninsular
Savings bank of Detroit contributed
100000 and the Union bank of Jack
son 100000 The Home Savings
bank of Kalamazoo, the Jackson City
bank of Jackson, the Calumet State
bank of Red Jacket, and the CONNER
cial bank of Iron Mountain each add
ed $4,000 to their capital. The four
other banks added amounts varying
from $4,000 to $4,000. Detroits to-
tai addition during the year to its
state banking capital, new and in
crease, was 100000. From so banks
with total resources of $3S,900,77O on
January z. 1889, to 301 banks, one So
ciety for savings and six trust COM
panies, with $236,764,5S9 aggregate
capital, November II, 1906, ~ years
and ten months, is the record OF Mich
igan's progress in state banking. In
a single year, November, 1905, to No
vember, 1906, the states total bank
resources increased more than ST.
100000, w lille in the q years and ten
months the increase was $19S. 900.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-03-30
Gl@@aZss@9%- @@8szS@9

Lansiag.-The 1906 report of the
commissioner of banking for the state
of Michigan is full of interest and en-
enlargement. The report shows that
% state banks and one trust company
were organized during the year, as
follows:
Name-Location. Capital.
Security Trust Co., Detroit. ......... $500 0oo
Maynard-Allen State bank, Port
ldnu '......'..''. VVVVV
Ann Arbor .................. so 900
Calumet State bank Red Jacket. $4,000
Old State bank, Fremont ......... $4,000
Old Corunna State bank, Corunna.. $4,000
Rouge DECENTRALIZATION. 1910. $4,000
State Savings bank Marlette... % 900
Farmers State bank, Vicksburg.... $1,000
way ..'...:...........: 49, 5000
Fruit Growers State bank, Sauga-
luck EObVVV
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
Hare to Indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Aug. 6.-"Bunny''
Hare. manager of the Lebanon team,
held a conference with President
Watkins, of the Indianapolis team and
it is probable that he will sign an In
dianapolis contract and join the In
dams at once. Hare's work as
member of the Lebanon team has at
tracted wide attention and several
league managers have endeavored to
sign him. He prefers to play in In
dianapolis for the reason that it is
near his home at Noblesville. in addi-
ton to the fact that he wishes to vim
dictate himself before Indianapolis fol-
lowers of the game. He was tried out
with the Indians last spring and was
released because his contract speci-
fed that he was not to be farmed.
1t is also probable that Watkins
will sign outfielder Collins of the
Lebanon team, who has been sensa-
ton in Independent base ball this sea-
son.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
Lebanon Team Disbands.

Lebanon. Ind, Aug. 6.-Through the
inability to secure dates with first
class teams the Lebanon team has
disbanded. This action was taken by
the management yesterday after a
meeting of the directors of the ball as
sociation, to which the members of
the team were invited. After going
over the situation thoroughly it was
decided to disband.
The members will on their own ac-
cord play several games this week
that were scheduled. The formation
of the Indiana-Ohio league is respon-
sible for the disarmament of the
team. 1t is doubtful if any other In
diana city ever had the team that Leb-
anon had this year playing indepen-
dent ball.
Practically every member of the
team will be in much faster company
next year.
Lebanon's percentage is ia. The
team has won the last fourteen games
played.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
THE WEEDS HAVE To co
SAYS THE COMMISSIONER
People Failing to Cut Them
May Get Into Trouble.
GROWTH Is PHENOMENAL.

Contrary people, refusing to keep
their alleys clean, troubles in repairing
the streets, and many other things
with which Street Commissioner Dye
has to deal, and which are trouble
brewers, fade in comparison to the
hard work he is doing at the present
time to make property owners and
property holders cut the weeds around
their places. The heavy rains of the
summer have given the weeds an impe-
tus in growth, rivailing CALIFORNIA;
giant trees. In some sections of the
city the weeds are particularly bad
The property owners have been
warned and some have cut them.
Commissioner Dye saws the weeds
must go, and unless the property own
ers Immediately take steps to cut
them he will file cases in the city
court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-06
SPORTING NEWS

locals to play clean, gentlemanly ball
and this fact has become known to all
the rowdies in the league, with the
result that Van Vert has suffered the
loss of many runs because the opposi-
ton kept the umpire inundated.
The order has been given to the Van
Vert players that hereafter they are to
meet the opposition with the kind of
ball they desire 70 play. Van Vert
prefers to win it's games on merit
alone. but it does not propose to be
brazenly robbed in the future without
at least putting up little more opposi-
ton than might be expected of dead
horse.-Van Vert Bulletin.
Shakeup at Button.
Button is making another shake
up in it's base ball team. Spicer has
been selected as captain. Tanglin,
the shortstop, has been canned and
second baseman Eichler has gone to
Piqua, 0. The payroll is to be cut
down to 5000 month.