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Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10
THEIR SERENE UGLINESSES

cling them cheval and en- plein. the
croupier's warning voice rose above
the chatter, and a few seconds later
there came the announcement:
ONE! Noir, impaire ct manque"'
He had a louis en- plein. one on the
second six and one on the first dozen: :
therefore, after his losses had been
raked in. he received. as his gain,
900 francs.
A look OF extreme satisfaction over
spread the features of the Misses Ire
herne, and the elder scrubbed some
thing in the little silver-bound book
they had brought in which to record
their winnings.
Drummond was exceedingly lucky
that afternoon. Very soon the pile OF
gold and notes before him increased,
until he deemed it wise to exchange a
few hundred louis for notes. Indeed,
in one hour the party had won 5000
francs, Mabel placing the eight notes
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10

Mabel. who transferred them to her
wallet, which now contained $4,000
francs clear winnings. and this in lit
tie over an hour.
left, and nearly an hour elapsed
ere | returned to the gaming rooms.
They had filled, as they always do
late in the afternoon. when the trains
come in from Nice, and people were
standing four deep around. Drum
mond's good fortune. however. seemed
TO have taken a turn. He had lost
about half the days capital. and Ill
luck seemed to persistently follow him
The look of satisfaction upon the
faces of the Misses Treherne had al
most disappeared.
ITS really no use to play longer"
| heard him remark to his two COM
panions. we must be content to-day.
Shall we go?"
Both expressed willingness to act
as he suggested, and all three rose and
walked off. the two girls giving vent
to the observations which had per-
force remained pent up during play.
On the morrow, however, they
played again at the same table.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10
TIE
General Demand

OF the Well Informed of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to DO
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect.
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
,ellent combination of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California FL. Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That 10 one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the gcnuine-manufactured by the Cab
fornia Fig Syrup Co, only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10
Ponuloua China.

The population Of the Chinese en-
pire Is largely matter Of estimate.
There has never been such census OF
the empire as that which Is
taken every decade in this country.
But the estimate OF the Almanach de
Gotha for 1900 may be taken as fairly
reliable. According to that estimate,
the population OF the empire is. in
round numbers. about 400,000,000. It
human beings on earth were stood up
in line every fourth one would be a
Chinaman.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10

Stacked in little piles before them
were about 5000 francs in louis, and
Drummond was testing his chance OF
playing always on the "transversales'
OF three numbers, for which the bank
pays / times the stake.
"Rien ne va plus" cried the crou-
pier, as l approached.
Dix. Noir pair ct manque,'
Drummond won, having louis on
the numbers 10, II and II.
Eleven louis were pushed towards
him, his stake remained where he had
placed 1t. With a good players fore
sight, he put another louis upon the
one already on the "transversae."
Again the cylinder revolved and the
ball dropped.
"Douze. Rouge pair ct manque."
He had won. This time he received
90 louis, or $50 francs. To leave his
stake there third time was too
risky, so, taking up one OF the coins.
he placed the other on the trans
versale" OF 16, II and IS, winning
again as the last number came up.
That, however, was the last OF his
good fortune, for afterwards he lost
persistently, until the whole Of the
days capital had disappeared. Then
they rose. and the two bony-faced girls
strolled about discontentedly.
A week passed, and they lost heav-
lily every time they played. One even
Ing vAs dining in the new restaurant
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10

before we came out" she said at last.
I'VE lost to-day 1000 francs in three
quarters of an hour"
We'll? We can surely afford that.
: Remember what we won on the first
day. We must expect some losses"
What about our half a mllion?"
Mabel asked.
They both laughed as II enjoying
the huge joke OF losing such a re-
spectacle amount.
The Misses Treherne finished their
meal hurriedly, as it was growing late,
and went forth to the theater, while
we sat idling over our cigars and
liaueurs, chatting as men of the same
profession are apt to chat. Some half
hour later, however. Drummond. smart
in his dining jacket and well-tied black
bow, strolled in, and, recognizing me,
crossed and sat down at our table.
"Well?" inquired; "and how's the
play going?" for the talk at Monte
Carlo is ever of the play.
Going" he exclaimed. as he helped
himself 80 Benedictine. Why, as
dead AGAINST us as It can. Those girls
are bigger fools than | took them to
be- They'll fling all they've got away,
and .heR blame me, ! expect"
Lost much?" inquired.
Nearly hundred thousand" he an
swcred. without removing his cigar.
What we've WOO they've banked In a
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10

OF the Cafe dc Paris with q friend. a
Ferrand. and soon after the com
mencement Of the meal the Misses Ire
herne entered and took the table next
to ours. Drummond was not with them.
He preferred eating with some OF his
friends down at the Europe to the
companionship OF this strangely plain
pair who had come to fling away their
money so recklessly. Both were in
decollete. Helen in pale blue and Ma
bel in rose, both scraggy and bony-
necked. while the jewels they wore
were noteworthy. even for Monte
Carlo "Manon" was to be performed
that evening. and judged by the fact
they carried fans that they were going
there.
In an undertone I explained to my
friend Esteve who they were and their
object IN coming to Monte Carlo.
whereat he laughed and. turning,
glanced at them.
Mon dieu." he gasped. What
faces. No wonder they want to con-
Ceul lne1T lueullly. buI yOui iiiohu
Drummond and the bank will profit
so what does it matter"
While eating ( kept my ears open
to catch their conversation.
Il do hate our table d'hote," l heard
Mabel exclaim in a low tone. I'VE
never know but what we may meet
somebody we know there. and it's
so much quieter here"
Whatever has come to you?" the
elder sister asked. "Of late you're as
nervous as a kitten"
well, / can't help It." the other re-
plied-then, lowering her voice to a
whisper, added: II think sometimes
that this man Drummond has his sus
picions. Haven't you noticed the
strange way he seems to regard us
when we're not looking"
Pooh! It's merely your foolish
fancy" Helen answered. How can
he know? how can anybody know?"
Her sister was silent for a few
moments.
We've lost to-day. l reckoned UP
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10

in the wallet she had brought with her,
for their capital still remained intact.
Ten minutes later zero turned up,
and Drummond, with a louis upon it.,
won 700 francs. With the experience
he had bought so dearly in the past,
he placed note for 100 francs on the
number nine and one for $50 francs
on 81, thus backing the two numbers
which usually follow on zero.
Rein ne va plus" cried the monot.
onous voice.
The sisters Treherne, breathless in
expectation, strained their eyes in the
direction Of the wheel. which slowly
slackened until the ball gave sudden
bound and fell.
"Vingt-sept. Rouge impair ct
passe!"
We've won" cried Mabel, excited.
ly. Isn't it jolly"
"Cent-cinquante francs en- plein!"
exclaimed the croupier. drawing the
note towards him with his rake. The
100 francs on nine was lost; but the
croupier, opening the little box before
him, took out a bundle of ,000-franc
notes, counted them swiftly. folded
them together, and pushed them to-
wards Drummond with a smile of
recognition.
The captain opened them and ran
through them. The sum he had won
was over 5000 francs.
Ha handed the higher notes to
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10
LYDIA (. PlNMMAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

to conquer all temale dlscasc5.
Mrs. Norman Il. Barndt, of Alien
town, Pa, writes:
Ever since / was sixteen years OF
age had suffered from an organic de-
rangement and female weakness; il
consequence l had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous. My physi-
clan said / must go through an opera
ton to get well. A friend told mo
about Lydia l.. Pinlsham's Vegetables
Compound, and took Il and wrote you
for advice, following your directions
carefully, and thanks to you L am to-
day we'll woman, and | am telling
all my friends OF my experience"
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10

You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about your private
illness you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things YOU
could not explain 10 the doctor. You:
letter will be held in The Strictest con
fidence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during tho
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that will
helpyourcasc. such letters as the fol
lowing, from grateful women, es.
tablish beyond u doubt tho power OF
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia r. 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 been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, f1atulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervouS proStration.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10
SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE vii

SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE will
cure any possible case of DISTEMPER,
PINK EYE. and the like among horses
of all ages, and prevents all others in the
same stable from having the disease. ALSO
cures chicken cholera, ard dog dstempcr
to manufacturers. 80 cents and 81 90 bot
tie. Agents wanted. Free book. Spohn
Medical Co., Spec. Contagious Diseases.
Goshen, Ind.
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10
Neither.

See here, I'm tired OF complaining
about those noises. Shall | appeal to
the police or leave it TO Heaven"
Don't say anything to the police"
replied the janitor, soothingly. Leave
it to me"
Charlevoix county herald., 1908-10-10

are the strange phenom-
NJ ena in our garish. fevered
world, wherein day by day
S29 there accumulate all the ca
Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31
Empire Builders

Lord ttomef. tte maker .Gf new Egypt, eeeile Rhodes, the promoter of mining aud other commercial inter ests in The TfansVaal region, and Alfred Belt, giSet of millions to help develop the Cape to Cairo railroad, afe three names lhal We naturally asso- eiate with moGern Africa. They and others like them have done much for Inc Dark Continent. Meantime all. other group of empire builders have becn quietly nt work trying to make the right kind of citizens ont ef the fnw human maiefiai in that Nast con. tinent. This Is Il far mote difficult ln>k than building bridges and rail- roads, and has been undertaken by the thristtan church through ils tole- Ign mls,ionafies In the initial stage they wcfe laughed at as religious fana. tirs fodny they are recognized n far. sighted statesmen who sec that the sneeesslal falefs ef any country must ee the people themselves. Hence the enofl to make Christian men out of Negroes and tilipinos and Mongolians as lhe sufest Msy 70 secure the highest \ pe ef civilization.
 One of lha Amer.can Board workers in Natal. Re-. T. Ii Etidgman, gives glimpse ot the varied duties oi a modern missionary hN saying that he himself has l1 consider almost every sakieei, etfom locust destruction to the proposed ~auth African native college lWa educational plants in his field eomplre faN efahlN with simi- lar institutions tn The nued States. pne k the thaAtag gifls' seminary at lnaaIa whe3e The curriculum includes sewing ,dfessmaislne laundtN and farm we9k lbeothct lsa large industrial sehool in charge ol native pastor, John L. buhe schools ot this type, together with the churches and sun day schpel are des cioring new tNpt, [, of xala man and woman. Nf, Rnldg man says that the social evolution of this race "is proceeding at an ever ae- celefating pace Thu, in different clime and among alien people thi> class of empire builders are spending useful lives American money invest ed in the work k heand to yield fieh returns.
Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31

about eue foot apart in the row. Save only the largest and test canes. The width of the rews may te two feet with space of four feet between them Keep ihs ground clean with cnltivator aud hoe aud the soil stirred about the plants
 keer ia mind the tree form when pruning Pinch otf the top when the cane Is shou, Tour feet high The lat erals will then grow. and you will have bush something like tree rrnned to vase form. The laterais should be cut back 10 one or two feet in length. and the new growth will theu make bush of sntife lent size to make large cron
 Tender varieties that must he laid down in winter should not he so pruRed Rlaesesp raspberries and hlaekterrle> n-qaire mere nom be- tween inc plants ia the row than red rasnherrtes
 Cultivate, fl passlale. until July. then place a heavy mulch of strawy manure between lhe rows ta retain the mois- tur~ and furnish plant food Set posts tear er i've feet high Nail two pieces of leand about two feet long and four inches N lde horizontally on The posts. one at the top and one about three feet tram the ground Nail smooth fence wire so the ends of these boards er aruls ie support The canes
 The plan described fer raspherries and blss SleFries may be l-eSs adapted to general culture. bat there is anotke'
Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31
!. .(l4 l444mf1 !: i Ii m1 l.

berries select q deepy clay leam, but make t only moderately rich with sta be manure for raspberries as the canes are less hardy in very rich soil.
 The marketing of small fruit may be greatly facilitated by having a mum Der of basket crates A plan for such eontainer Is shown herewith It's di= meusions are so arranged that three of the crates can be made to occupy the space of two when it Is desired To store them The dotted lines indicate how the two crates may be arranged opening te oeening se as to contain the shird The dimensions of the crate are shown on the Top erate. the S4nie being sixteen and one-eishih inches long thirteep and =onee eighta hes wide and twelve and one-eigh.h inches high, wifh i've end eieats which makes the capacity eaua to bnshel By turning The naner ta the right q better view of the crate may ee lad.
Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31
CUCUMBERS.
They Need Plenty of Heat, Light and
 Moisture.

Moisture.
 Te grow eucHmbers to perfection plenty of heat. fight and moisture are required TGey will thrive in any good soil not too heavy or sandy. Seed may be sown as soon as the danger of frost is past Six or eight seeds should be planted in each haE the hills being about six feet apart each way.
 h the early spring seed may be sewn ia Aiils which are protected by glass covered frames When the plants have grown to about four inches in heiaht .zil there seems te be litt'e danger of t'ieta iteing injured hy it.SeetS ofo othes cduses they should he tl4Iaaed oH to about three plants in hil.
 Frequent eulfivatins is needed until the vines heein to run freely As GU cumhers are subject io several dis eases. the old vines should he de stroyed or cleared away in the autumn and the crop should not be planted two years i'll succession on the same land The worst feature of cucumber culture is the insect pests but these may he controlled by dusting with dry inSectie ides or even with bone dust.
 Cueumlers for picking should be gathered when quite small They may be successfully preserved in brine from which they are taken as needed soaked iu f.eSi1 water and placed in vinegar There are many varieties each good for q parfuse
Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31
How ,o M..e ,he kim. Immune

The following simple remedy to sase our elms and perhaps other trees assail- ed hy deadly enemies, K worth test ing, k given by writer in Philadel. phia paper, "ln winter. after the sap has Jeff the trees, bore holes about two feet apart in eifcle around each iree, about six feet from the trunk. Have the holes one and s half inches in dia- meter and three To four inches deep. till The holes with powdered sulphur, and plug them with piece of weoi or cement. In the spring-time the sap running up carries the sulphur to eve " leaf, and one bite of the beetle wlll he the first and only one he will take.
 tried this on four elm frees al nlN home in East Orange, \. ]. sfteF they suffered two successive seasons tnom the taVages of the teetle, and never had any further trouble from them
Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31
Connecticut Fair.

The Premium List for several depart ter aak Park, >epsember to is, has been issued ny the Connecticut Fair Association.
 The introduction sounds asS written bS one who had proper conception ei iss purpose, The managers say that pseeS of needle-soFk or d peck oi po- iatoss ~ili hs as acceptable sad receive as much care in listing and placing es.
Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31

exhibition as Il blank presenting the name of prospective Lou Dillon or SalV ator. The catalogue presents in detail the subdivisions of the premiums offered for the four dairy breeds and the 24 hour butter test, the poultry eN- hihit and the amount which will be paid for the best products of the field, orchard and apiafy, as well as the pri- zes in the department in which women are interested.
 r. O. f,foesbeck IS to be manager of ths dog and the poultry shows. The judges Tor the pouItfN show will be N II Gafd, of Manchester, N. Theo- hofe Whitman, of Allentown, Pa, pa- yid \. Nichols, of shelton, N. J stan ton, ol New York, and \. Mo~ll, of Boston.
 Mrs. Frederic < Malhis, of Noroton, K to be manager of the cal show The dogs are to be shown on the first three days oi the week, and the cats on lhe last three days With o,ooo in pre- miums, the Association K not doing much Ia encourage art, when il offers smal prizes for figure, still life, or iand- scape oil paintings and for water col ers, pastel work and erayon and char coal drawings.
 The Association k liberal with the cattle show, for which the premiums amount to sh,uD, the dog show gets Il I,oa, the horse show sa,en, the eat show s'oe, the races s3a,oaa and sheep, swine and goats >.tN.
Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31
Literary Notex.

There k q great difference of opinion as to most novels, some people liking one kind and scne another, but II seems reasonably certain that pretty nearly every body will like p0rothea Deaktu's latest story, "fhe Road to t,felna Green, in the August lippin colts Miss peakiu'S style reminds one forcibly nl Frank k. stockton though | k in no sense an imitation. The plot has to do with the efforts oi Alexandra, the youngest daughter ot l.oea Maliader, to soften her grief at having teen deprived of dueal lover, by helping others-=a suggestion offered by her chapefon, Miss Green, with whom she Is living ineoguita in the village of Malinder. Endless amusing complications arise as rc>ult of the girls "hutting inf We may be per mitled sto Use Il bit of contemporary slang However, things come out all right in the end as they should in all we'll regulated novels, and tue youth ful Lady Alexandra Is made both hap pier and wiser.
 When the table and Kitchen waste Is thrown into a receptacle. until disposed of, that receptacle should be of metal, httto Mktft q tAkAt Ntftt- btN - of particular importance in summer. Every few days, the contents should bc buried deeply in the garden. An other plan which works well k to make frame to which small trap door k fitted, and to place this evet a hole in the ground. As fast ss one hole Is Eilled with waste, il can er CON cred with earth, and the light fsame with it's trap door, placed over \ frc>h hole.--Saburbsn Life for August.
 There k always pleasure of exps~>. taney about ihe Natioaal Magazine each month such ss no other perie,it> cal rcss<>ses. You cannot tell just where the editor may ee from month to month, but Noa can depend upon II the great national themes wal he taken up and treated in that e~ ~haMstive, hap pN and XiNscioa> manner peculiarly characteristic of Joe thapple, Last month theFe Wss >trong story about the Chicago Convention that read like Macaulay's history: this month We lind the editor in fsnNeF, gazing pen siNely at fises Peak. an,i >eFitanle s'chiel snang ye laksa' notes.
Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31
CUTTING TREES.
Eeenemy Dictates That Ssplinss
 Sheuid Net Be felled

Should Net Be telled
 IL is worth while far farmers to pay i tlttie u.ore attention to their farm timber lots. Any one who has had 10 buy lumber lately knows that it's price IS almost prohibiterys
 in fact, building operations on the farm as well as elsewhere have been greatly kept back by The high prices asked for all kinds of luaher.
 Take trip about the country. and you will see some things that will make your heart ache fl you care any thing fer trees h the mill yards of the east aud middle west. where hem lock and pine grow. you will ind little trees. hardly as large around as d stoyeplpe. waiting 10 l.e sawed
 Some of these Will hardly make a ? hs seant.iag
 If those saplings could have been permitted to stand few years longer they would have been worth many times .nore than they are now. Rut the spirit seems 10 be 10 cut the trees down now and let them go for what they VII bring. This is quite in line with much We do ii other directions at the present tune. The dollar We can set Dew is the dollar we must have. Tomorrow may iooA out for itself.
 The farmer has II in his power to pnt check tc this waste How Ry cutting only sueh trees as are dead or beginning to die. The hest farmers to this themselves, and f they rent their Iauds they igsist that their tensnss shall do the sane. Ard then they may Set out more trees
 II they are compelled 10 cut any live trees for building purposes. they may
Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31
The Byron I;ugbee Corporation Bugbee Bargain Centre,

5y which the finest dessert fruit may be grown. Set the plants about seven feet apart each way. allow ouiv three or four eares To grow in hill. set three posts around these in the form of a triangle and nail some wire around them for support. Make the soil rich and cultivate both ways with q cuiti- vator In May of each year keep back all of the new canes except three or four of the strongest for next years fruiting. Give clean cultivation nntil July, then mulch between the rows
 If you wish 10 set new patch of these
Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31
C arm dno
 Garden
THE FRUIT CROP.
Some Ideas Worth Putting Into Prae.
 tiee Next Season.

NlN1 ANtNt 9t H1IAt+
 II k mistake 10 suppose that fruit hearine plants HItl de their best fl they receive attention only now aud then. irregular cafe will not amount to much Moreover Ihe cultiyator sheald. as seea as tle tearing season Is over. begin to consider what may he done to induce better crop next year.
 Many oid plantations of raspherries and biaeklerfies that are filled with dead canes and weeds can be so re. neNed and renovated that they will bear an abundance of fine fruit. To keep . berry patch in the highest state of prodaetiveness the old canes should he removed after fruiting and the young growth of small canes properly prgned out and thinned In the row. IT this is neglected next year you will have a small crop of inferior berries, good neither to eat nor to sell
 Blaekherries and the red or sucker varieties of taSrherries require similar culture In May begin to cultivate and to thin plants in the row. Rlaekber. ries should be thinned so the plants will stand at an average distance Of