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Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-08
Wanted Bryan to With
draw.

The recent visit Of Mr.. Bryan to
Washington has furnished food for a
most amusing story concerning the
democratic situation as regards the
forthcoming nomination, 1t was de-
Jcided among Mr.. Bryan's friends in
congress, that someone should quietly
hint TO him that he ought TO nomi-
nate new man who could poll a
larger vote than he could, but when
the critical moment arrived, it was
case of 'you tell him." mo, you tell
him" and so on, so Mr.. Bryan went
away and no one would whisper the
word.
What they desired to say to Mr..
Bryan was that while they loved him
still. they feared he might not be the
strongest candidate after nomination
and that he should step aside to per-
NIT The nomination of some other man
agreeable TO him who could poll more
votes in election. Many Of Mr.. Bryan's
most constant and devoted friends are
in sympathy with the suggestion of
his withdrawal in favor of any of the
several men whose loyalty to demo-
cratic principles could not be ques-
TONED even by Mr.. Bryan.
1t is desired that Mr.. Bryan should
know it is the judgment of some of
his friends that lie should not be the
nominee Of the party in 1908. Some
base this conclusion upon the purely
personal grounds that he would be in
danger OF defeat, whereas, If he waited
four years, he might be elected and
that they do not want to see him
defeated the third time. Ia some in
stances there can be no question of
the sincerity Of this proposition, the
men advancing it being most earnest
and devoted friends of the Nebraska
leader.
As the matter now stands, there is
nothing left for Mr.. Bryan TO do but
to plunge headlong before the Repub-
lican steam roller and get flattened
out once more, by Big Bill Taft.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-08
After ResOrterS.
Pine Lake Especially Adj
apted for ReSOrting.
(Frow Boyne City JOprnal.)

East Jordan is reaching out after
some resort trade and why shouldn't
they. There is no more beanJiful
place in Northern Michigan than they
have 10 offer along the South Arm.
And al the same time on either shore
of the main lake there are hundreds
of spots especially adapted for such
purposes. People nowadays are
looking for just such locations. Nor
them Michigan Is sought every year
by thousands Of people who want 10
relax from work in the close, sultry
cities of more suthern climes and
every suitable spot is being taken =.
About the lakes north and east OF Pc
toskey, Walloon Lake, north and east
of this city, Torch and Elk lakes and
the Intermediates chain Of lakes are
all being taken up. Hundreds of cot
tages are being built on the shores of
these beautiful She4ts Of water every
year. Now what's The matter with
good old Pine Lake? The water Is as
line, the shores as dry and pretty as
the best Of them. We believe IL L.
only a lack of effort on the part Of our
own people which prevents our beau
tiful lake from being the best resort
of all 1t is the only inland lake
which large lake liners can enter and
some day-when we wake up-they
will bring big loads Of people direct
from Chicago TO various docks along
the shores of Pine Lake. OF course
we would not give up one OF our fac
tories for all the resorters that could
swim in the lake but we can use both
10 advantage. The summer girls and
summer boys pust all eat and our
farmers aud grocerS can just as well
help feed them.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-08
He Tipped Them All.

ne tipped Ihem ALI
A New Yorker was shown to room
inn hotel In Brussels, where he found
twenty candles stuck In a chandelier.
AS II was dark. the attendant lighted
them all, but the guest put them out
Immediately.
In his bill next day. however. lie
found them charged: Twenty candles.
10 francs
He went back to the room and took
them all out, wrapped them in a bit
of paper and slipped them into his
overcoat pocket
When he was about to leave the
house he found the servants drawn UP
in two lines in the hall In the Euro
pean style-all smiling and ready for
the expected tip. Then he drew out
his package and distributed the can
dies one to each as lie passed out.
ALLOW me, monsieur" said he. with
bow; permit me, madam. They
are very superior candles, l assure
you. paid 10 cents apiece fer them"
Ladies' Home Journal.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-08
A Farcical Vengeance.

n farcicai Ve5geancc.
A magazine editor was congratulate
ing Richard Harding Davis on the sue
cess OF his farces.
"YOu handle the farce" said the eci-
tor, "as sllillfully as you used to handle
the short story. You have the gift Of
seeing everything In a farcical light.
Could you treat farcically the situation
of wife's elopement with her hus-
bands friend? Would you get any FIN
out of a situation SO grimly sad and
horrible as thatY'
Mr.. Davis laughed.
lone Of the principals In just such
situation" lie said. got good deal Of
fun out of it. | allude to the deserted
husband. He got fun and terrible re-
venge as well. This deserted husband
sent the aforesaid best friend packet
and the following letter:
"'Dear Sir-Please hand the inclosed
set Of false teeth to my late wife and
ask her to be so good as to return my
fathers. which. in the hurry Of the mo-
ment, she took by mistake"
Pop Knew.
Say, pop, what's diplomat"
'He's man who when he can't have
his own way pretends that the other
way Is his"
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-08
Breakfast goods Of all kinds at Han
son & Steffes.

Breakfast goods of all kinds at Han
son e. Steffes.
If you suffer indigestion, constipa-
ton, feel mean and cross, no strength
or appetite, your system is unhealthy.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea makes
the system strong and healthy. 35c,
Tea or Tablets. +. b. Gannett & Co.
Grippe is sweeping the country.
Stop it with Preyentics, before 1t gets
deeply seated. To check early colds
with these little Candy Cold Cure
Tablets is surely sensible and safe.
Preventics contain no Quinine, no
laxative, nothing harsh OF sickening,
Pneumonia would never appear II
early colds were promptly broken
Alse good for feverish children.
Large box, AZ tablets, % cents. Vest
pocket boxes 5 cents. Sold by James
Gidley.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-08
His Tbenksoivino Invitation.

His Thanksgiving Invitation.
A young man who had got into the
habit of spending all his evenings
away from home was asked by his IA
Their II he had any engagement for
Thanksgiving evening. The young man
had nothing in particular.
"Wcll, I'd like TO have you go some
where with me-" replied his father.
".All right" said the boy. "Where
shall l meet you?"
Father suggested hotel ut half
past Z, and was there" the boy goes
Oh to tell. when he appeared he
said he wanted me TO call with him
OIL n lady. One l knew quito we'll
when / was young man. he ex-
planned.
1--WE went our and started straight
for home.
"'She is staying Mt our house, he
said
II thought 1t strange that he should
have made the appointment for hotel
under those circumstances, but said
nothing.
"W'ell, we went in, and. was intro
duced with all due fOrmallty 10 my
mother and sister.
The situation struck me rs funny,
and l started to laugh. My mother
and sister shook hands with me, and
my mother said she remembered me rs
boy, but hadn't seen much Of me
lately. Then she invited me to be
seated.
at wasn't bit funny then, although
l can laugh over 1t now. sat down,
and she told me one or two anecdotes
Of my boyhood, at which we all laugh
ed for little. Then we played games
for awhile and enjoyed some light re-
freshments that mother had prepared.
When finally retired was invited to
call again. l went upstairs doing a
good deal of thinking. "-Ladies' Home
Journal.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-08
Generous Restitution.

Generous Restitution.
A few years ago there went to one
of the northwestern states Il Boston
newspaper man whose mission 1t was
to write up" lynching in that quarter,
although there had not been an Illegal
execution in the state for long time.
The natives took the questions of the
eastern scribe in good part and even
'jolled" him into believing that for
downright lawlessness the community
wherein he was sojourning was about
the most conspicuous portion of the
United States.
Don't you ever make a mistake in
these lynchings?" guilelessly asked the
Dostonian THAT Is, don't you ever
lynch the wrong MANI?
'"That happened once" put in some
one. but we tried to do the square
thing by the widow"
Indeed"
YES; we appointed committee to
inform her that the joke was on US,
and we gave her the choice of the
crowd for her second husband. Lip
pincott's.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-08
Struck Blind.

Struck Blind.
After acquiring a considerable
amount of money in the United States
a young Englishman returned home
and decided to give his old father
treat by taking him to London. The
father had never been In train be-
fore and commenced the journey with
many outspoken anticipations of dire
events. All went well until the train
suddenly dashed into tunnel. Bang
went the Old mans fist on his sons
nose as he cried: II told you something
would happen, you young villain! I'm
struck blind"'
II Worked.
a London commercial after work
ing" Glasgow had some time to walt
for his train at ST. Enoch station and
bethought himself Of little joke.
"What is the name of this station,
my good MANI" he asked Of porter.
est Enoch station. sir"
A few minutes later he met the same
porter and said:
What did you call this station. por-
teri"
"St Enoch's. Dae We no see the
name abune the hotel there?"
Just then the train was shunted In,
and the drummer got comfortably seat
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-08
There Was but One.

There Was but One.
"Oh, my dear" said the new proud
mother to her husband, Il wish you
could see the new baby across the
way It's perfectly lovely. Such del
icate, sweet little creature as II Is!
It's perfect little cherub, with the
Iovelest Dyes. the sweetest little mouth
ard the cunningest little nose. 1t looks
rs II it had just dropped from heaven
and every tiny feature had been fash
toned by the angels"
lis it MS nice us our babyT" asked
her husband.
"Mercy. no--not halfr' was the en-
phatic reply that came from the yicin-
,ty of the dainty ruffied crib.-Iadles'
Home Journal.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-08
A New Letter.

A New Letter.
Mother Geaching her child the alpha
t-Now, dearie, what comes after G?
"Whizv'
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-02-08

raigia.-Stop those sharp, shooting
agonizing neuralgia pains with Dr. Niles
Anti Pain Pills. % doses % cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
TRAIL 100000 YEARS OLD
Is UNDER TORONTO BAY
Discovery by Tunnel Workers Shows
Early Americans Were Pigeon
Toed and Wore Moccasins.

Toronto, Ont, Dec. 15.-Workmen
employed on the waterworks tusnel
under Toronto bay yesterday found
human footprints in the blue clay 20
feet below the water level The find
was in interglacial clay deposited from
10000 to 100000 years ago, and it is
considered the most important geolog-
ical discovery relating to that period
made in America. City Inspector w.
H. Cross described the discovery.
''It looked like a TRAIL" he said.
There were over a hundred foot
prints, from large prints TO the print
of a child's foot 31a inches long. All
were toed in. You could not see the
hollow between the ball and heel in
.EtHHysef them, and they yewere all made
with moccasined feet. All pointed
north, except where some turned off to
the side.
"One strata of the clay was being
cleaned off to go on with the concret-
ing, and the footprints were under
meath. About leo feet south of the
trail we found footprints at the same
level, but they were indistinct Be
tween the two lots | picked up pieces
of stone which appeared to be petrified
tWigS.''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
new AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS BETTER
THAN DREADNOUGHTS, SAYS EVANS

he says: 81 am sure, after many weeks
of close observation, that the lower
edge of the armor belt is too high
rather than too low"
1t had been strenuously contended
by critics that the low location of the
belt was vital point of weakness.
"As the upper edge of the belt is al
ways even with or above the level of
the protective belt" continues Admiral
Evans, "the danger to be apprehended
from projectile penetrating above
the belt, beyond the wrecking effect
of such projectile, is not due to the
amount of water that may enter the
hole 1t is the damage that may be
done by such projectiles entering be-
low that may cause the destruction of
the ship-one projectile SO placed may
cause the ship to sink by exploding
magazines or boilers, but this is i'm
probable. 1t will require many 12-inch
shells on the water line, or in any 9th
er place, to disable or sink such ship
if the officers and men know their bus
mess and want to fight
Admirals Evans declares the state
ment that "a wound on a turret may
disable that turret's guns" is absolute.
ly inaccurate, unless by wound" pen.
etration is meant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
FIRST WARD BALL
HELD AT CHICAGO
Protests Against Orgy of No Avail
Nor is Dynamite Bomb--No Cam
eras Allowed.

Chicago. H., Dec 15.-With an at
tack on a newspaper photographer and
the smashing up of his camera as a
prelude, the First ward ball, the annual
reyel presided over by Aldermen
Coughlin and kenna, was held in the
Coliseum last night, all efforts of
church people and reformers to pre-
vent the Holding of the ball having
proved unsuccessful
A large guard of police surrounded
the building, extra precautions being
taken because of the explosion of a
dynamite bomb in the vicinity last
night. Photographers were forbidden
to attend the ball and efforts of one
to violate his rule resulted in an at
tack on him. 1t was estimated the re-
ceipts from the sale Of tickets was al
most $4,000. The sum. according to
regular custom, is to be used toward
electing the alderman of, the ward
whose term expires next spring.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
TOBACCO TRUST
HELD ILLEGAL
BY LOWER COURT

New York, Dec. 15.-The decree of
the United States circuit court in the
governments suit against the Ameri-
can Tobacco company and others,
which was filed late this afternoon. de.
clares the American Tobacco company.
American Snuff company. r. J. Rey-
nolds &. Co, Pierre Lorillard, Black
well Durham company, a monopoly en-
gagged in an Illegal combination. The
decree restrains these holding com
panies engaging in foreign and inter
state commerce until competition be-
tween them is restored. The decree
denies the receiverships asked by the
government. The appeal, which has
been taken to the United States SUI
preme court, will act as stay to the
decree filed today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15

New York, Dec. 15.-That the latest
battleships built by this country are
vastly superior to England's Dread
nought is emphatically stated by Rear
Admiral Robley d. Evans in an article
i'm the latest number of Hampton's
Broadway Magazine, wherein he strong
ly defends the American navy and re-
plies to criticisms of it made some
time ago by Henry Reuterdahl and 9th
ers. 81 do not for. moment claim that
the Indiana and it's sister ships are
equal to the Dreadnought of the Eng
Iish navy" says Admiral Evans, ''only
that it is the equal of the English ship
designed at the same time. But do
claim that our latest ships are vastly
superior to the Dreadnought, and | be-
Iieye that every fair-minded man who
has given the subject intelligent con-
sideration will agree with me-"
Admiral Evans urges the superiority
of the 13-inch guns over the 12-inch,
and asserts that the change to the les
ser caliber to conform to England's S
tvne was a most serious blunder This
is chargeable, he says, to the sea-going
oficers of the navy and not, to any
staff corps.
Regarding the water line armor belt,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
NO PNEUMATIC
TUBE SERVICE
BY GOVERNMENT

Washington. Dec. 15-'It is not
feasible and desirable at the present
time for the government to purchase.
install or operate pneumatic tubes"
This is one of the most important con-
clusions reached by the commission
appointed by the postmaster general to
inquire into the question of the feas-
ibility and 6esirability of the govern
ment purchasing and operating the
pneumatic tubes in cities where the
service is now installed, which was
today transmitted to congress by Post
master General Meyer, and the con-
clusions of which he approves. The
commission, however, recommends the
desirability of further consideration Of
tube service in five or six years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
Yesterday in Congress

Washington, Dec. 15.-Followin is
a summary compiled from the official
proceedings of the work of both houses
of congress yesterday:
SENATE-The Brownsville affair con-
sumed nearly the entire session. Sena-
tor Foraker obtained the floor early
and read letters from former soldier
Of the 25th regiment telling of the pro-
cedure of the government detectives in
attempts to get a confession from him.
Mr.. Foraker introduced an amendment
to his original bill for the reenhstment
of these soldiers providing that a com
mission of three retired army officers
be created to determine. whether dis
charged soldiers are Innocent of com
plicity in the shooting up of Browns
vile as a prerequisite for their re-
enlistment. instead of leaving that duty
with the, president, as provided by the
giving the results of the war depart
ments investigation of the Brownsville
affair was read and Mr. Foraker again
message Senator Carter announced
that today he would speak upon the
postal savings bank bill and would ask
of the senate AT 3d4 p. m. the senate
adjourned
! HOUsE--while considering bills deal
| ing with affairs in the District of Co
lumssa the house passed a measure for
lS5-cent gas in Washington. The bill
now goes to the senate, as well as an
other bill abolishing bucket shops" in
| the district. A bill providing for free
lectures in the public schools, was vot-
| ed down. An attempt by Representa-
tive Henry of Texas to obtain change
! in the reference of a bin prohibiting
the making of future contracts on agri-
cultural products brought forth the
promise from Chairman Scott of the ag-
lricultural committee that his commit
tee would soon grant hearings to farm
iers' unions and others on this subject
| The house voted to adjourn Saturday
Dec. 10. to Monday, Jan. 4, and adjourn
ed for the day at p IN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
BRYAN WILL NOT NEEDLE IN STATE.
POLITICS BUT WANTS PLEDGES KEPT

Lincoln, Neb., Dec 15.-That Will
liam j. Bryan will not attempt to die
tate the action of the Nebraska legis-
lature this winter, but will act only in
an advisory capacity, is indicated by
the following statement made yester-
day: Il have only one interest in the
Legislature" said Bryan, "and that is
to see every pledge of our platform
carried out, and this applies to the
pledges made in our state platform
and to such pledges in our national
platform as can be carried out by the
| state legislature. I shall take no part
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
GLASS WORKERS
WANT BIG RAISE
Seven Thousand Skilled Workmen
Present New Scale Calling for 25
Per Cent ADVANCE.

Cleveland, Dec. ia general in
crease of practically % per cent on
their wage scale, to take effect Dec.
10 next, will be demanded by the Ma
tionaI Window Glass Workers. The
new scale was announced today at the
close of a five days session of the ma
tional scale committee of the union.
1t will affect every window glass fac
tory in the United States, and includes
about 1000 skilled employees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
PROBE EXCHANGES
Governor Hughes Names Commission
to Recommend Laws Regulat-
ing Speculation.
AIM TO PROTECT INVESTORS
Bankers, Business Men and Econo-
msts Will Serve Voluntarily
and Without Pay.

New York, Dec 15-The commits
sion appointed by Governor Hughes to
inquire into the business methods of
the various exchanges in this city will
have the active cooperation of mem
bers of the New York stock exchange,
according to a statement made by rep
resentative members of that body to-
day 1t was said officers of the ex-
change look upon the governors ac-
ton as opening the way to remove
certain erroneous impressions which
now exist i'll the minds of many people
regarding Wall street."
Names n Commission
Albany, n. Y, Dec. 15.-Governor
Hughes last night announced the ap-
pointment of a committee of nine con
Sisting of bankers, business men and
economists to inquire into the facts
surrounding the business of exchanges
in New York and to suggest what
changes, if any, are advisable in the
laws of the state bearing upon specu-
lation in securities and commodities /;
or relating to the protection of in
vestors; or with regard to the instru-
mentalities and organizations used in
dealing in securities and commodities
which are the subject of speculation" ="
Names of Committee.
The committee of New York brokers
named comprises these: Horace White,
author and editor; Charles A. Schieren,
merchant, formerly mayor of Brook
lyn; David Leaventritt, former justice
of the supreme court Clark Williams,
state superintendent of banks; John
B. Clark, professor of political econo,
my in Columbia university; William
V. King, banker. president Columbia
Trust company; Edward D. Page. mem.
ber of the firm of Faulkner, Page &
Co; Samuel II. Orday. lawyer; Charles
Sprague Smith, director of Peoples in.
stitute.
compensation, and it is understood that
all have signified their willingness to
act. The body has been asked by the
governor to report as early as prac
ticable.
Writes Letter to Board.
To each member the governor last
night sent letter, in which he said:
Gentlemen: At the last session OF
| the legislature I recommended thai
provision should be made for suitable
inquiry into the facts relating to spec
ulation in securities and commodities
with the view of ascertaining the man
ner in which illegitimate transaction!
might be prevented and legitimate bus
mess safeguarded-
"As l stated in accepting renomina
tion, had in mind in making this rec
ommendation such an expert inuuir.
as was made into banking conditions
the result of which was the passage o
highly beneficial measures.
"In this commonwealth. the vas
commercial and financial transaction
of which represent the activities Q
the entire country, it is Of the utmos
importance that legislation affectin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
FEDERAL BUREAU
OF fine ARTS NEXT
Recommends That 1t Be Under
Department of Interior.

Washington, Dec 15.-The establish
ment of federal bureau of fine arts
under the department of the interior
was recommended by the committee
on .allied fine arts at the American In
stitute of Architects which met here
today in aLnual convention. 1t was
recommended that the work of the pro-
posed bureau be statistical and advis-
ory rather than instructive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15
Lower HOUSE STILL UNDER The
Thumb OF SPEAKER JOE CANNON
Attempt to Secure Appointment of Committee to Amend Rules
Fails Utterly, Being Killed by Republican vote---
Other Business of Congress.

Washington Dec. 15.-After a Wig
orous contest in the house today mo-
tion by Gardner Gepublicam on of
the several sO-called insurgents to
so amend the resolution calling on the
secretary Of state for certain informa-
tion that it would be simply provis-
ion for the appointment of eight
members 10 report ou the question of
a revision Of the house rules. had been
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-15

ruled against by the speaker and his
ruling sustained by the house. the
whole proposition was killed by laying
the resolution on the table In the
vote to sustain the- speaker -reenb-
licaDs voted against him.
VIII Adjourn for Holidays.
Washington. Dec. 15.-The senate to-
day adopted the house resolution pro-
viding for the adjournment of congress
for the Christmas holidays.