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Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06
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After filing such offices as special envoy to
England (during which service he negotiated
with Lord Grenville the treaty known as
"Jays Treaty'), Governor of New York and
the Chief Justiceship of the Supreme Court,
he died May IT. 1929.
Daniel Webster has beautifully said OF Jay,
when the spotless ermine of the judicial robe
fell on John Jay it touched nothing less spot
less than itself"
John Adams was perhaps the most import
ant of our first peace makers. 1t was entirely
through his influence during those valuable
negotiations that we obtained the Mississippi
Valley and fair treatment In regard to the
Newfoundland fisheries.
Adams and Jay worked harmoniousiy to-
gether, and secured concessions which other
wise would not have been gained
After an eventful and a useful life to HIS
country, John Adams died on Independence
Day. 1926.
The history of peace-maker Benjamin Frank
Inns life reads like romance, and with it the
youth of America are familiar. Printer boy,
statesman and philosopher, he stands out like
great rock along the highway of national
progress.
The crowning act of his life was his work
inN bringing about the treaty of peace be-
tween our country and Great Britain, and he
deserves to be placed foremost among our
first peace-makers. Pure and sine in his mode
of life an earnest Quaker to its close, he went
to his grave mourned and honored by grae-
full people.
He died in Philadelphia, April IL, 1880,
and his grave is to be seen in one of the mod
est cemeteries of the Quaker City.
!
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was not sleepy, be decided to take stroll
down to 81 Bryant's place and look at the
melons from pinnacle Of spotless Innocence.
Reaching the road, he paused to listen. IL
would not do to let Peter hear him, because
that graceless rapscalion would probably iat mls.
Understand him. But, assuring hlmsen .nat
Peter was well on his way, he set out, walking
briskly until he was within four hundred
yards OF Bryant's place. Here he went to the
side OF the road, and walked thereafter on the
damp, yielding turf. He made no souno.
lie did not go on to that point in the man
road which was directly opposite the water
melon-patch. He did not wish to have his as
cetIc contemplation disturbed by some chance
wayfarer; He turned off along short lane
which led to 81 Bryant's barn. Here he reach
ed a place where he could see, over the fence,
the faint shapes of the melons.
Alex was affected. The house was some dls-
tance away, there. was no dog, and doubtless
the bryants would soon extinguish their llgnts
ana go to bed. Then some poor lost lamb oil
sin might come and scale the fence, reach q
melon IN a moment, sever the stem with>hls
ready knife, and in trice be back in the road
with his prize. And this poor lost lamb OF
SIN might even be a bishop. but no one would
ever know it. Alex singled out with his eye
very large melon. and thought that the lamb
would prove his Judgment if he took that
one.
He found soft place in the grass, and ar
RANGED himself comfortably. He watched the
III.
1t seemed to Peter Washington that the Bry-
3 ants absolutely consulted their own wishes in
regard to the time for retiring; but at last ne
saw the lighted windows fade brisk1y from left
to right, and after a moment window on the
second floor blazed out against the darkness.
s. was gona to bed. In five minutes this win
dow abruptly vanished, and all the world was
night
Peter spent the ensuing quarter-hour in-no
mental debate. His mind was fixed. He was
here, and the melon was there. He would
have it. But an idea Of being caught appalled,
him. He thought of his position. He was
the beau of his community honored right and
left. He pictured the CONSERVATION of his
friends and the cheers of his enemies if the
hands of the redoubtable 81 Bryant should grip
hin, in his shame.
He arose and going to the fence. listened
( No sound broke the stiffness. save the rhyth
n,ical incessant clicking of myriad insects, and
the cultural chanting of the frogs in the reeds
at the lake-side. Moved by sudden decision
he Climbed the fence and crept silently ane
1 SWIFTLY down upon the melon. His onen knife
WAS in his hand There was the melon. cool
fair to see, as pompous in its fatness as th'
cook in monastery.
Peter put out hand TO steady it while h,
cut the stem. But at the instant he was awaf
that black form had dronDed over the fence
(Yinn~ the lane in front of him and was comins
stealtiiilv towards him. In a palsy of terror
! he dropped fiat upon the ground, not having
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strength enough to run away The next mo-
ment he was looking into the amazed and ago.
nized face of old Alex Williams. :,
There was a moment of loaded silence, and
ton. He suddenly dropped his knife and leap
che! l got chel" The old man sank. down
ss %;l41 limp s,, as rags 7 got che! eotche Steal
Alex, in low voice, began to beg. "Oh,
Mist Peter .Wash'ton, dom go fer ter be too
had on er ole man; / new come yere fer ter
steal 'em. Deed didn't Mist Wash ton!
come yere Jest fen ter feel 'em. Oh, please
"Com erlong outa yere, you OF rip said
Peter, IAN DON trumple on desc yer baids
/ gwine put you wah you won't ketch co!.
Without difficulty he tumbled the whining
Alex over the fence to the roadway. and fol M
lyowed him with sherif-lke expeditionl He
took him by the scruff Come erlong, deacon.
raikon l gwine put you wah you kin pray,
deacon fndin' out you come fer ter feel his
The emphasis. and reiteration of his lay
mans title in the church produced deadly
effect upon. Alex. He felt to his marrow the
heinous crime into which this treacherous
night had betrayed him. AS Peter marched
his prisoner up the road towards the mouth
of the lane, he continued his remarks: Come
erlong, deacon. New see er man so anxious
like erbout er mellum-patch, deacon. Seem
like you jes must see 'em er-growin' an feel
| 'em, deacon. Mist Bryant he'll be s'prised,
deason, findin' out you come fer ter feel his
mellums Come erlong, deacon. Mist Bry-
ant he expectin' some ole rip like you come
soon."
| They had almost reached the lane when
! Alexis cur Susie. who had followed her master,
approached in the silence which attends dan
gerous dogs; and seeing indications Of what
she took to be war, she appended herself swift
The melee was short. but spirited. Alex had
mo wish to have his dog complicate his already
serious misfortunes, and went manfulfy to the
defense of his captor. He procured a large
stone, and by beating this with both hands
down upon the resounding skull of the animal,
he induced her to quit her grip. Breathing
heavily. Peter dropped into the long grass at
the roadside. He said nothing.
"Mist' Wash'to said Alex at last, in a
quavering voice, 81 raikon / gwine wait yere
see what you gwine do ter me-"
Whereupon Peter passed into a spasmodic
state in which he rolled to and fro and shook
"Mist' Wash ton, hope dish yer dog amt
gone an gives you ftses?"
Peter sat up suddenly. No, she amt" he
answered; "but she gin me er big slSeer: an
fer yer 'sistance with er cobblestone, Mist
Willums. tell you what 1 gwine dol tel
you what / gwine do" He waited an impress
i've moment. 81 gwine lease you''
i Old Alex trembled like little bush in
j wind. Mist WASH 'ton?'
I. Quoth Peter. deliberately 'I gwine 1eas
yon."
The old man was filed with desire to ne
gotiate this Statement at once, but he felt the
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THE KNIFE

necessity of carrying off the event without an
appearance Of haste. Eyes, sch; thap e, sch;
than 'e, Mist Wash 1ton. l raikon l rambles
home presently" He waited an interval, and
then dubiously said. "Good-evenin', Mist
"Gopd-evenin', deacon. Dom come foolin,'
roun feelin' no mellums, and say troof.
Good-evenin', deacon"
Alex took off his hat and made three pro
found found bows. THANK e, sch. Thank e. sen
Peter underwent another severe spasm, but
the old man walked off towards his home with
an humble and eontrite iH heart.
The next morning Alex proceeded from his
shanty under the complete but customary ,llu,
sion that he was going to work. he trudged
manfully along until he reached the vicinity
of 81 Bryant's place. Then, by stages, he re-
lapsed into stink. He was passing the gar
den-patch under. full steam, when, at some SOM
ing casually on the, garden fence.
"Good-mawnin' Mist Bryant" answered
Alex, with new Difference. He was marching !, 6
on, when he was halted by, word-"Alek!
II found knife this mornin' in tn road"
drawled 81, "an' thought maybe 1T was
yourn."
Improved in mind by this divergence from
the direct line Of attack, Alex stepped up cas- s
lily 10 look dC tile kIllle. 4NO, pCh, IL os..>-
scanning it as it lay in Sis palm, while the
cold steel-blue eyes of the white man looked
down into his stomach, "tan't no knife er
mine" But he knew the knife. He knew 1t
as if it had-been his mother. And at the
same moment spark flashed through his head
and made wise his understanding. He knew
everything. 'Tain't much of a knife,
know that" cried 81, in sudden heat, but |
found it this mornin' in my watermelon-patcn
-hear?"
'Watahmellum paitch?' yelled Alex. not
astounded.
eyes, in my watermelon-patch," sneered 81,
''an' / think you know something about 1T,
SMe?" cried Alex. ''Me?"
"Yes- You." said 81, with icy ferocity Yes
-you!" He had become convinced that Alex
was not in any way guilty, but he was CERTAIN
| that the old man knew the owner OF the
knife, and so he pressed him at first on crimi-
nal lines. "Alek, you might as well own up
now. You've been meddlin' with my waar-
melons?"
| "Me?" cried Alex again. "Yah's ma knife
I done cah'e it foh yeahs.''
! Bryant changed his ways. Look here
Alex" he said, confidentially: ri know yor
and YOU know me, and there amt no use il
any more skirmishin'. I know that you know
\ whose knife that is. Now whose is it?''
This challenge so formidable In charac
ter that Alex temporarily quailed and begar
to stammer. "Er-now-Mist' Bryant-you-
| you-fren er. mine
II know I'm friend of yours, but" sale
Bryant, inexorably, "who owns this knife? !?
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Il,

Alex gathered unto himself some remnants
OF dignity and spoke with reproach: Mist
Bryant, dish yer knife aim mine.'
NO" said Bryant, ct amt. But you know
who it belongs to, an I-want you to tell me
quick"
"well. Mist Bryant" answered Alex,
scratching his wool, II won't say IS do know
who b'longs ter dish yer knife, an I won't
say 8 don't"
Bryant again laughed his Yankee laugh, but
this time there was little humor in it, IL
was dangerous.
hot water by the fine diplomacy. of his las
sentence, Immediately began to founder and
totally submerge himself No, Mist Bryant,
he repeated, II won't say g do know who
b'longs ter dish yer knife, an / wont say
don't" And he began to parrot this fatal
sentence again and again. 1t seemed wound
about his tongue. He could not rid himself
Of it. Its very power to make trouble for him
seemed to originate the mysterious Afric rea-
son for its repetition.
"Is he very close friends of yours?" said
Bryant, softly
aF-friensy' suffered Alex. He appeared to
weigh this question with much care. We'll,
seems like he was er frien', an then agin' 1t
seems like he"
1T seems like he wasA't?" asked Bryant.
eyes, sch, jest so, Jest .so," cried Alex. a,
Sometimes it seems like he wasn't. Then
agin--" He stopped for profound meditation.
The patience of the white man seemed III
exhaustible. At length his low and oily voice
broke the stiffness. ooh, well, of course II
he's a friend of yours, Aleki You know |
wouldn't want to make no trouble for friend
of yours.
"Yes, seh," cried the negro at once Hes
er frien' er mine. He is dat.
"Well, then, it seems as If about the only
thing to do is for you to tell me his name sos
can send him his knife, and that's all there
| is to 10"
Alex took off his hat, and in perplexity ran
his hand over his wool He studied the
ground. But several times he raised his eyes
to take a sly peep at the imperturoabie vlsage
| of the white man. "Y-y-yes. Mist, Bryant.
raikon dat's erbout all what kin be
done. gwine tell you who b'longs ter dish
| yer knife" ,,.,
"Of course" said the smooth Bryant, 1T
| amt a very nice thing to have to do, but,
mo, seh," cried Alex, brightly. I'm
ewint tell you, Mist Bryant. | gwine tell you
erbout dat knife. Mist Bryant" ne asked,
solemnly, "does you know who b1ongs ter DAT
knife?'
mo. I--' ~
"Wen, / gwine tell gwine tell who. Mr..
| Bryant" The old man drew himself to
stately pose and held forth his arm. Il gwlne
tell who. Mist Bryant, dish yer knife b'longs
ter Sam Jackson!' ,r,r..
j Bryant was startled into indignation; VINO
in thunder is Sam Jaclson! he growieo.
'He's a Niger" said Alex, impressiveiy,
| "and he wuks in er lumber-yard up yere IN
Hoswego.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06
Down The Line

Men of note"-those whose faces you
see on greenbacks.
crow. and a crow should hawk, and hawk
should fly, and fly should fee? But, come
to think Of it. flies do not @aee" this time
a. year. They stick closer than brother.
johnny Greenhorn's first letter. john
nv lat the window)-"How much on this
letter. pleaseT
Postal clerk-"Two cents"
johnny -"Then, please, sir, stick on
four-cent stamp. Pve written inside for Billy
to write back to me-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06
i Slight Difference

.suv DEAR said gentleman to his wife.
n---Lo-a did ali those books On astronomy on
tbe mnii library table come from? They are not
ouas pleasant little surprise for you," re,
spcnded the lady "You know, you. you SAID rs
this morning that snt we ousn' a bookstors 20 and
fIoaIss Sn,,rht everything could find on the sub
leet. .s some minutes before he spoke.
ssMw dear.V he then said, slowly, his voice
husky with emotion. ! never le SAID I've we must must
study astronomy. said that we must STUDY
economy
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06


and shall confine myself to those who car
r;ed lit out, mentioning more particularly those
ysbo negotiated the famous treaty on the part
of Great Britain for but little of their careers
;s known to the American reader.
The surrender of Lord Cornwallis virtually
terminated the war in favor OF the ,colones'
and the leading spirits of England were ad-
vofa'ti fn tbe " summer % oS 1882 Parliament took
hand IN the prevailing state Of affalrs ana Z
sent Richard Oswald, one Of the brlghts:ssa.
! minds in the kingdom, to Paris to confer VIII Win
Re-, Rsn ;amin Franklin and John Jay, who were
our accredited Ambassadors. -
'u1 Oswald was a Scotehman by birth. His Is
,,;fr was the beautiful Mary Ramsay, who IS
celebrated in one of Burns poems, and
residence in America before the hevolutlon
had made him acquainted with our people,
hence hen his sympathy for them during thelr
struggle for liberty. a a. g.
treaty was imprisoned in the Tower, Oswald
hecame his bondsman and secured MS re
isase and when Lord Sheburne. the brItlsn
Minister wanted man to represent Eng
land land in the treaty negotiations, he selected
0swald whom he recommended to franklin
ss "a Dacifcial man, and conversant IN those
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06

He men who made and signed the
treaty which secured our independ-
ence as nation may be called cur
first peace-makers. The story OF
that important piece of dimplomacy
has often been written out in detail,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-06

Copyright BY James Elverson.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-10-19
Supervisors i'm
Annual Meet,

The Board of Supervisor met Mon
day for their regular October session.
All members of the board twenty
two-were present.
George w. Bailey OF Boyne City was
elected Chairman.
At the meetings, Wednesday. the
resignation Of VIM. Harrington OF
East Jordan aud j. III. Kennedy OF
Boyne Falls as Superintendent oi
the Poor were received. AS Robert
A. MilleP's (CharleyoiX) term had en-
pired it became necessary for the
Board TO elect an entire new set,
which they did as follows: Fred
Smith OF Hayes, full term three years.:
Jacob W. Rogers Of East Jordan, two
years; f, A. Meyers OF BoYne Falls,
one year.
III. II. Bell of BOyne City was elect
ed to succeed himself as member Of
the board OF school examiners. And
Drain Com'r Ed Stafford of Charlie
voix was reelected.
( On Tuesday, Chairman Bailey an
nounced the following standing com
mittees:
4 EQUALIZATION - Jacob III. Graft.
Charles Zeitler. Arthur q. Urquhart,
Servetus A. Currell, Jacob NJ, Snyder,
Olin d. Smith, William B. Wilder.
CLAIMs-William j. Gallagher, Ava
Smith, John &. Karcher, Ralph Dye,
Walter Ware.
To SETTLE WITH COUNTY TREASUR-
ERWIN. Ii. Miller, Malcolm A. Nc
Donald, Hugh IL. Bugbee.
TO SETTLE WITH SUPERINTEN-
DENTS OF THE POoR-Will e. Hamp-
ton, William j. Gallagher, James II &,
Adams.
y APPORTIONMENT- NJ. Snyder,
Hugh II. Miller, Servetus A. Correll,
Frank &. Burnett, William Redheld.
Il WAYS AND MEANS-Wiliam j. Gal
lagher, Jacob Nj. Snyder, Malcolm A.
Mcdonald.
PRINTING-Arthur &. Urquhart,
Jacob II. Graft, Will f. Hampton.
ROADS, BRIDGES AND DAMs-Frank
g. Burnett, William B. Wilder, Will
liam RedGeld.
REJECTED AND CHARGED BACK TAX
Es-John G. Karcher, Olin d. Smith,
Ralph Dye.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-10-19

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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-10-19
New York Newspaper
Prints Prescription.

A well-known authority on Rheu-
matism gives the eaders of a large
New York Daily paper the following
valuable, yet simple and harmless
prescription, which anyone can easily
prepare at home:
Fluid Extract Dandeli0n, one-half
ounce; Compound Kargon, once ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
Mix by shaking well in bottle, and
take teaspoonful after each meal
and at bed time.
He states that the ingredients can
be obtained from any good prescrip-
ton pharmacy at small cost, and.
being of vegetable extraction, are
harmless to take.
This pleasant mixture, IL taken reg
ularly for few days, is said to over
come almost any case Of Rheuma-
tlsm. The pain and swelling, If any,
diminishes with each dose, until per-
manent results are obtained, and
without n uring the stomach.
While there are many OF the so-called
Rheumatism remedies, patent medi-
cines, ETC., some of which do give re-
lief, few really give permanent re-
suits, and the above will, no doubt. be
greatly appreciated by many sufferers
here at this time.
Inquiry at the drug stores In this
neighborhood elcits the information
that these drugs are harmless and
can be bought separately, or the drug
gists here will mix the prescription
for our readers IL asked to.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-10-19
County Normal Notes.

The normal class has begun the
study of psychology. We are using
Salisbury's Theory Of Teaching, the
text used in the State Teachers Read
ing Circle work.
Miss Reed meets the class once a
week now for critic period. We en-
Joy her talks very much.
The Lyceum was organized Thurs.
day afternoon. The first program
will be Friday, October 1S.
Miss Hines received letter from
Miss Olive Sherman, former men,
Der eff the class. Miss Sherman is
teaching In Antrim county.
Mr.. j. II. Milford, county commits
sioner of schools, visited the normal
class Friday, October IL.
Miss Hines read to the class let
ter from Mr.. French, deputy superin-
tendent of public instruction. He
recommends some very thorough
work for the class.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-10-19
NATURAL KITCHENS.
Places Where Cooking In Done In
Boiling Springs.

Boiling Springs.
There are one or two countries-Ice-
land, for example-where washday Is
not dreaded. because nature provides
the hot water mt ones very door In the
shape of steaming springs of spouting
geyser. But there Is only one country
where the native women do practically
all their cooking by unaiGed nature,
md that IL the North island OF New
Zealand. Here Is wonderland Of a
thousand square miles so volcanic that
a fire may be lighted by inserting n
few sticks In the earth. and wherever
one makes hole he speedily has pool
OF boiling water, into which a pudding
may be lowered incased in a cloth and
cooked expedtiously.
Frequently in perfectly cold streams
n boiling hot current may be seen and
felt running along the edge Of the
river. and here the Maori women do
their own and the white mans wash
Ing. Naturally the volcanic region Of
New Zealand is dangerous country to
wander In without a guide. and many
tourists have lost their lives as the re-.
suit Of such carelessness. Maori serv-
ants boil coffee and eggs in this way
New York Tribune.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-10-19

About s o'c'ock Monday night, J
J.. Murphy, foreman of the iron fur
mace at Antrim. was found in an un-
concious condition, terribly beaten
about the head. He revived long
enough to name Will Maynard and
Ell Strahl as his assaulters, two men
whom Murphy had recently discharg-
ed. Sheriff Kettle took the north
bound train and, at Alba, Maynard
get on the train and was taken. He
was taken to PetOskey and returned
10 Ma1celona. Strahl retured for a
horse and buggy left at the scene of
The crime, and fell into the hands of
he she riffs men.