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Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26

about, searching the heavy shadows
with a look of growing fear.
Il am listening | replied.
You must know-you must-know
i must tell you. The boy-the wom-
an is"
On a sudden Mother Borton sat bolt
upright in bed, and shrek, so long,
so shrill, so freighted with terror,
came from her lips that | shrank from
her and trembled, faint with the hor-
ror of the place.
They come-there. they GOMEZ"
she cried, and throwing up her arms
she fell back on the bed.
The candle shot up into flame, sput-
tered an instant and was gone. And
| was alone with the darkness and the
dead.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26


glances at one after another of the
men about her. She pointed skinny
finger at the door, and each man as
she cast her look upon him went out
without word.
shut the door, honey" she said
quietly, lying down once more with a
satisfied smile. That's it. Now me
and you can talk cozy-like."
You'd better not talk. Perhaps
you will feel more like it tomorrow.
There won't be any tomorrow for
me-" growled Mother Borton. I've
seen enough of 'em carved to know
when I've got the dose myself. Curse
that knife!" and she groaned at a
twinge of pain.
who did it,"
BLACK Dick-curse his soul. And he's
roasting in hell for it this minute"
cried Mother Borton, savagely.
"Hush!" i said. You mustn't ex-
cite yourself"
There's maybe an hour left in me.
We must hurry. Tell me about your
trouble-at Livermore, was it," said
she.
l gave her a brief account of the ex-
petition and its outcome. Mother Bor-
ton listened eagerly, giving an occas-
ional grunt of approval.
We'll, honey; | was some good to
we, after ALL" was her comment.
Indeed, yes"
"And YOU had a closer shave for
your life than you think" she con-
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26
THREE CURES OF ECZEMA.
Sufferine-Two Babies Also Cured
-Cuticura invaluable.

"My brother had eczema three diff
ferent summers. Each summer it came
out between his shoulders and down
his back, and he said his suffering
was terrible. When it came on the
third summer, he bought a box of
Cuticura Ointment and gave it faith
full trial. Soon he began to feel better
and he cured himself entirely of &C.
zema with Cuticura A lady in In
diaEL heard of how my daughter,
Mrs. Miller, had cured her little son
of terrible eczema by the Cuticura
Remedies. This lady's little one had
the eczema SO badly that they thought
they would lose it, She used Cuti-
cura Remedies and they cured her
child entirely, and the disease never
came back. Mrs Sarah e. Lusk, Cold
water, Mich, Aug. Is and Sept. 2, 1907"
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26

I make an exception in this case. so
BILE may profit by my experience.
Sold by all dealers. 90 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26

ago Il SuueTtu HIS
cry with lumbago.
L v e T y movement
was one Of pain.
Doan's Kidney Pills
removed the whole
difficulty after only
a short time. Al
though I do not
like to have my
name used publicly,
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26

Thousands of American women
in our homes are daily sacrificing
their lives to duty.
In order to keep the home. neat
and pretty, the children we'll dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is often
brought on and they suffer in silence,
drifting along from bad to worse,
knowing well that they ought to
have help to overcome the pains and
aches which daily make life a burden.
1t is TO these faithful women that
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26
Law Blame on suarsoettes.

Marriage is on the decrease in Eng
land, and the Throne says very seri
ously and earnestly that II Is becaus,
Ct the su.--..gc...e agitation
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26
DANCER i'm New York Poads.

There is an average of seven car
collisions a day on the steam, subway,
elevated and surface railways of New
York
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26
A TEXAS CLERGYMAN
Speaks Out for the Benefit of Suffering
Thousands.

Rev. G. M. Gray, Baptist Clergyman.
OF Whitesboro, Tex, says: -Four years
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26
T. DlA e. PlNsSEsAM'S
VEGETABLE fSGgMp0NMD

comes as o boon and a blessing,
as it did to Mrs. 4. Ellsworth, Of
Mayville, n. Y, and to Mrs. w. i.
Boyd, of Beaver Falls, Pa, who say:
Z" l was not able TO do my own work,
owing to the female trouble from which
l suffered. Lydia i. Pinlham's Vege-
table Compound helped me wonderfully,
and | am SO well that / can do as big q
days work n" l ever did. L wish every
sick woman. you'd try it.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26

Valuable Fish Catch.
The annual fish catch Of England
Is valued at s53,960,000.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-09-26
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN,.

For thirty ye.rs Lydia T.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have Oeen troubled with
displacements, infl1 mmation, ulcera-
ton, tibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
inrg-down feeling, fiatulency, indiges-
tlon,dizziness,or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites oil sick
women to write her for advice.
Sbc has guided thousands to
health. Adoress, Lynn. Aiaas.
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11

Armor and turret fittings. one for the
purpose of showing the usefulness. if
any, of crinOline nets as a protec-
Hon against torpedOes. and another.
regarded by naval men as the most
Important of the series. intended to
test the relapse safety of a new type
Of skeleton mast
The mast is described as a mesh
Of steel. 90 feet in height, and carried
near the stern of the monitor. It
was built upon a double spiral prin-
clple. each set of spiral columns run
ming in an opposite direction. At the
top was a platform upon which were
two dummies weighted and wired for
recording the shock of the projectile
The steel rods which form the mast
are Two inches in diameter at the
base, narrowing at the top. The ex-
psrts who had designed it had en-
ployed all of their mechanical skill to
construct a framework that would still
remain erect though pierced by many
shot.
conditions. The steel skeleton must
be of great strength, and yet its parts
must be so light that the impact of a
shell cutting through the latticeHke
frame would not receive enough re-
sistance to explode it, Modern shells,
iber. are fitted with a percussion fuse
so sensitive that the resistance Of
tered by the crest of a very small wave
is sufficient to explode them And one
Of these bursting in the framework
would be more than likely to tear the
structure to pieces and bring it Grip
pling TO the deck. observers. range
finders and all.
The mast was subjected to a thor
ough test and emerged successful. The
first shot, four-iEch nroiectile. cut
one of the steel rods. The second cut
several more rods. but did not iniuYe
its stability. a 12inch projactile like
wise did very little damage. When five
shots had been fred at the mast Lieut.
Richard d White and Lieut-C Com.
Gelrge Bradshaw, assistant inspector
of the ;a~sar practice. climbed to the
platform at the TOP Of the mast and
shook it with al their strength, but
still the mast stood firm.
Il is. therefor. more than likely
that these towering skeletons of steel
will be employed On all our new yes
sels of the ba-.iaship and armOred
cruiser class.
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11
ERANK H. HHXTcHCOcH

Cling world of men. No one can doubt,
who has met him, that science lost q
close concise thinker when the politi-
cal organizer throttled the expert
mental spirit in him.
1t is characteristic of the man that
he looked on at the struggle of these
two tendencies in himself, in the early
years, almost with Indifference. He
did not know whether he would turn
out a scientist or a politician AS q
matter of fact, he did not greatly care;
he was merely curious to see which
side Of nature would prove the strong
er and more vital.
''I believe that l cared for science
genuinely" he said in his once at the
Coliseum Annex one day while the
convention was in session. Indeed,
it was my first love, only it was never
perfectly in the ascendant. No man
who has crossed even the outer
threshold of the house Of science can
fail to feel the thrill with which it in
spires the inquirer. It's very alOofness
is an added charm. but the man who
sucCumbs to its allurements must let
many things die in him"
Mr., Hitchcock knows himself thor
oughly. Not that he is introspectiye.
He is far from that, apparently. or at
least from the kind of weakness that
grows toe often from a habit of in
trOspeCtiOn. But he knows just where
to lay his hand on every available bit
OF dynamic energy when the need
arises. He does not strike you as be-
ing self-consciOus, but as being poised
and very sure OF himself.
Mr.. Hitchcock has always been a
hard worker with tremendous powers
Of concentration. and he rarely de-
serted his headquarters before mid
night This pace he kept up for six
months before he was ready to come
70 Chicago and show the results AS
a matter OF fact. ne has not allowed
himself vacation for two years, and
rheE he took just the time that is re-
Guired for a steamer 10 make the trip
across the ocean and back.
MI Hitchccck's eqUiTuelt for the
work he has chosen TO do is unusually
thorough. He began by getting an
\. E. degree al Harvard. His special
studies there were biology and 70
.icioaI economy. a somewhat unusual
combination. After he had secured
his degree he w=nt 10 Washington and
accepted a post in the bureau of assi-
culture. He studied law at night and
then Mr.. CoTtelyou discovered him. EEe
thought him a man of unusu2, PROM
Use; he knew te was an ict siglbie
worker, and &e promptly atJacLeI him
Ia his staf. Tia vas ne ginning
of his rise in the political world.
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11

for these grew to feel that he was al
ways specially interested in their wei
fare
Moreover. his great administrative
! and legal ability both peculiarly fit
him to deal with the problems in the
Philippines, Panama, and Cuba; for
! the work Of the war department is
now such that only a man with sps-
cial fitness and unusual training is
able to do justice to it, Of all the
men in the country the president feels
that Luke Wright is the man best
equipped to take up the work of the
/ department which for the last seven
| years has been under the control. first
Of Root and then of Taft
'As q young man he was a captain
! in the confederate army. He is one
| OF the leading lawyers not only OF
/ his state but of the entire south He
| has also been fOreuCs in advocating
( and insisting upon f1i- treatment for
the cOlored people Ie first definitely
! established his reputation in the ter
! Tible days of the yellow fever epidemic
at Memphis. when he practically made
| himself mayor Of the town and took
charge Of all the relief measures,
| showing what may justly be called
heroic devotion to duty and indifTer-
ence to his own life, together with
| the masterful qualities OF a success
ful administrator In a great crisis He
was himself struck down by the
plague he was fighting, but lived to
see 1t stamped out and himself to take
part in introducing into Memphis the
hygienic measures which have since
made 1t one of the model healthy
cities of the world.
''He was appointed by President Nc
Kinley as one Of the Philippine COM
mission and enjoyed President McKin-
ley's heartiest confidence, being Sc
lected as one Of the sOutherners who
were in sympathy with his administra-
ton. By President Roosevelt he was
promoted first to be vice governor and
then governor Of the Philippines and
was afterWard made first ambassador
TO Japan. II all positions he served
with signal fidelity and ability, and
has been in hearty and outspoken
agreement with the administration in
all its main policies"
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11

Massachusetts. Company E. He con-
fded his plan to his comrades, who en-.
tered eagerly into the scheme and
united their efforts cautiously for its
accomplishment
Some white cloth was smuggIed into
the prison, and for the other coIors the
men supplied parts of their red and
blue flannel shirts. The various
pieces were skillfully sewn together.
This flag, placed against the roof Of
the prison, which was extremely high.
was out Of sight Of the confederate
guards. So it was under the folds of
a genuine stars and stripes that the
union comrades gathered on that Inde.
pendence day and sang their songs of
patriotism.
AT night the ensign was as secretly
dismembered as it had been secretly
put together, the parts were distribu-
ted to those who had contributed
them, and the address of every man
who had a portion was written down
by Timothy Regan.
After the release from Libby prison,
Regan began communicating with the
men for the purpose Of reassembling
the flag. Progress was very slow. and
often discouraging, and it was not un-
til 80 years had passed that he finally
succeeded in collecting every piece.
when the flag was remade.
Another long period passed before
the story was made public Timothy
Regan died 20 years ago On his death
bed he called to his side David L.
Jones, who was then commander Of
post 26, and said:
In that drawer, over there, you will
find key. Take it, open the door of
the closet in the corner of the room,
unlock trunk and bring me what is
In it."
The flag was brought to him; and
then he told the story of how it came
to be made
He concluded: THE old flag was
made under great hardships, and in
the midst of privation and suffering.
In committing that act we infringed
upon cardinal rule of the prison; and
had it been discovered, every man of
us would have been severely punished.
But it was worth all the risk to see Il
there above US while we were singing
our songs. II was the only way in
which We prisoners could celebrate
the birthday OF the blessed country for
which we were fighting.
All the comrades separated widely,
after our release, and l was in great
fear that | would never be able to col
lect all the pieces; but have done it
at last, and every blessed piece is
there"
The comTade who received this story
by word of mouth from Regan, died
recently. Now the tale Is going the
rounds among the veterans
The flag is not. as some might sup
pose, a crude affair Only by close in.
spection can it be seen that parts OF
the material differ in texture from the
bunting Of the regulation flag.
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11
A Thrilling Experience.

Fran" Hall. a local oil well shooter.
had a "scary'' experience recently.
He was carrying a can containing
eight quarts of nitro glycerine past the
end of a pile of casing at a drilling
we'll Just as the driller came from the
derrick floor and stepped on a Joint
Of the pipe. 1t was balanced in the
middle and his weight caused the
other end to tip up, striking the bot
tom Of the can carried by Hall. Both
the men held their breath for an In
stant, awaiting the explosion that they
had good cause to expect would follow,
but they were agreeably surprised in
nothing of the kind occurring. The tin
bottom was dented. but there was
enough spring in the tin to absorb the
shock of the collision without disturb
ing, to the exploding point. the dan
gerous contents.-Oil City Derrick.
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11

less In walking" she explained, and
am now suffering the penalty re-
gret that / cannot get around Ike I
used to. But then my friends come
TO see me, and that is a great salts
faction"
This is about the extent of any com
plant that she has ever been known
10 make.
My life has been a very pleasant
one. Only the pleasant things are re-
called by me. If there was anything
bad 1t has no place in my memory"
she added, with a smile lighting up
her kindly face.
Il remember well the second visit
Gen. Lafayette paid TO this country,
and the enthusiastic reception given
to him at Uniontown when he was on
his way over the mountains from
Washington. I had the pleasure and
honor Of being one of the girls select
ed to scatter flowers along his path
way"
Then she recalled the names Of
many Of the other maidens who shared
the honors with her, named the posi-
tions of the triumphal arches, and de-
scribed quite in detail the decora-
tions on them and on the houses
along the route of the parade. She
said that she had frequently furnished
"reminiscences to the local papers on
the return Of the anniversary OF her
natal day, but remarked apoIogetioal-
ly that she supposed the editors asked
her for the contributions because they
thought it would please her. They
were always doing something for me-"
she said in conclusion.
Miss Getzandanner has two sisters
one in Bloomington, Ind, and the
other, Mrs. Beacon, in New York.
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11
NEW MILITARY MAST
SKELETON o. STEEL ,-S,I
PROVES IT'S VALE.
Conditions cf Actual "'-r=--- re Re-
produced fer Experimental Pur-
Poses-Tos.e 5uiit OF Cou-
ble Spiral Principle.

New HCTG.-Trrrn aLdJus sums are
annually expended IN target practice
by the navy of this nation The ulti-
mate end sought for IN this seduIous
training and costly expenditure is the
acquiring of an ability to hit the en-
emy first. to hit rapidly and to hit
hard
In a recent notable test which was
conducted by the British admiralty it
was found that the ordinary cylin-
drical steel mast with which all bat
ueships are now fitted is wholly un-
suited in time Of actual warfare. The
range-hnders, one of the most impOr-
tant instruments carried on a modern
warship, are located in the fighting
top, and when these were carried away
by the first few shots the ship was
practically disabled
This brought naval administrations
face to face with new conditions. The
need of some method of carrying
range-hnders high in air was shown.
Some Of our own very alert and pro-
gressive navy officers at once set
about solving the problem The re-
suit is the test to which the monitor
Florida was subjected a few days ago.
The Arkansas, a sister ship, was Sc
lected TO do the firing
Il was the first time in the history
or the United States navy that actual
conditions OF warfare were reproduced
for experimental purposes. Three
tests were ordered; one to determine
the effect of shell fire upon turret
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11

Me, to Portland. Ore, and proposes
to keep as well as he can along the
border line of the republic. He is on
on a 9,000-mile walk, his longest tramp,
although he has made many very long
trips afOOt, and likes that form Of ex-
ercise and amusement very much.
He likes the old colonial dress. or.
rather, that of the revolutionary
period. He objects to pantaloons, and
thinks that he can walk much easier
in knee breeches. He wears the old
time cooked hat. and wheels a con-
trivs.nce OF his own before him, box
shaped. like a pyramid, mounted on a
single bicycle wheel.
He took with him a formal letter
from Mayor Leighton to the mayor of
Portland. Ore, and promised to bring
back a reply In 400 days S. B. Kelsey.
the assistant postmaster, sent a letter
by him TO the assistant postmaster at
Portland, Ore, telling him to send him
Pacific coast salmon by Jack" pro
vided he thought It would be fresh
when he got back to the Atlantic
coast
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11
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FRANK H. HITCHCOCK
MANAGER OF TAFT CAMPAIGN
NOW A NATIONAL FIGURE.
Has Applied Principles of the Trained
Scientist to Politics with Mucl
Success-Abiiity to Fore
see Wins.

ChicagO.-FTank H. Hitchcock, the
man who so successfully managed
Taft's campaign for the Republican
nomination for the presidency, is now
national figure.
Naturally much has been written
about this man. There have been
psychological studies, more or less
minute, thumb nail sketches. views
and reviews, what not. He has been
depicted in many attitudes and por-
trayed from many points of view. The
public, by diligent perusal of all this
mass Of stun, may acquire a deal Of
conflicting information and end by
giving it up in despair.
Yet there is nothing of a mystery
about Mr.. Hitchcock He has brought
only fresh intelligence and the most
logical OF brains to bear upon the game
OF chess he has won by fcreseeing
every possible play before the hand
OF his adversary touched the pawns
To sum it all up in a word, Mr.
Hitchcock has made the experiment of
applying the principles of the trained
scientist TO the analysis of political az
fairs This makes him unique in
American politics, and it may well be
the fOrerunner of many of the political
leaders Of the future.
No study of this young campaign
manager which ignored the two main
elements in his intellectual makeup
would be complete. He has the re-
spect for orderly processes of the mind
which characterizes the scientist; he
has the imagination which fits upon
the framework of the living voter
These two qualities Of mind, so rare in
any individual, are the things which
strike the observer of Mr.. Hitchcock.
Lacking imagination, he would have
remained In a minor post in the de-
partment af agriculture among his
books and classifications He would
have known more about the animal
world and less about the living, strug-
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11
NEW NaIIoLUaETARY
GEN. LUKE {. WRIGHT NAMED
TO SUCCEED TAFT.
Tennesseean Has Followed in Foot
steps of Big Sill" for Nearly Ten
Years-STaise from the
White House.

Washington.-The fact that he is a
Democrat may prevent General Luke
E. Wright Of Tennessee succeeding
William Howard Taft as Republican
nominee for President, but that will
be the first break in -Wright's success
sion to Taft.
For nearly ten years Wright has lit
orally Walked in the footsteps of
Bill" Taft, and 50 it was a matter OF
course that the president should have
announced his appointment as secrs-
tary Of war on the same day that
Taft gave in his resignation.
Taft went to the Philippines on the
first commission. When he resigned
from the second commission to be-
come civil governor of the islands,
Wright took his place on the commits
sion.
Taft resigned as civil governor to
go to Cuba Wright was appointed
governor.
Taft went back to the Philippines to
establish civil government, and
Wright of course, became governor
general.
Taft became a globe-trotter; Wright
went to Japan.
Taft was appointed secretary of
war and has resigned. Wright was
appointed.
The statement given out at the
White House concerning Mr. Wnght's
appointment says:
"As Philippine commissioner and
later as vice governor and governor
he won the affection and regard OF the
army to a high degree, and many of
the most distinguished of the men
who served in the army at the time
he was in the Philippines have urged
his appointment because they felt in
a peculiar way that he was their cham
piOn and in a peculiar way understood
them and their needs. This is espe-
cially true as regards the men who
were union veterans Of the civil war,
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11
SHE REMEMBERS LAFAYETTE
Miss Mary Getzandanner, Age ss, Greet
ed French General with Flowers.

New York.-One of the few SUP
VfVing Americans who greeted La
fayette upon the occasion of his SEQ
Ond visit to this country is now liv-
ing in New York. She is Miss Mary
Getzandanner, now in her ninety sixth
year, and residing at the home of her
niece, Mrs Edgar H. HolbroOk at 1S4
West Hghueth street.
Aunt Mary" as she is best known
to hundreds of friends, was born in
Uniontown. Pa, and until two years
ago was a remarkably active woman
She might be so yet but for an acet-
dent which occurred two years ago,
when she slipped and dislocated her
hip; siuce that time she has besn ccm-
PEELED 10 use a wheel chair.
1T was foolish Of me to be so care
The Washington bee., 1908-07-11
NEW PRESIDENT OF PERU.
senor Leguia Elected to saoceed Or
PaTdo.

Washington--SenOr Don Augusta
B. Leguia, who has been elected to
succeed DR.. Pardo as president of
Peru. is one Of the best friends the
United States ever has had in South
lmerica. The richness of Peru is
proverbial, and for years SenOr Leguia
has maintained that every effort
should he made to encourage the IN
Festment of American capital in en-
terprises INTENDED 70 develop and ex-
plOit the wonderful resources of his
country His liking for American