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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

lifting of foot.
The queen among the 800 mites Is
undisputedly the Countess Magri, or,
as she is more generally known by
the public, Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb.
This little woman is today. after
fifty-one years behind the footlights
charming the Partisan public and the
hordes OF tourists from all countries
by her sweetness of manner and ma
tural charm. Just as in the days Of
our mother and grandmothers the cele-
brated Lilliputian, who has reached
the age of 6S, is as marvellous as
ever Age seems TO have touched this
lovable creature lightly. Her hair still
retains it's dark brown color, and
although she is stouter than she was,
her buoyancy and sprightliness of step
are those of a young woman or of a
child tHH
Discovered BY p. r. Barnur.
p. T. Barnum first discovered her
and Immediately engaged her to APP
pear at the old American museum In
New York At that time she was
known by her maiden name-Lavinia
Warren. So great was her success
that the willy Barnum grasped the sit
uation and realized that the little fair
les" would be one of his strongest fea-
lures. After prolonged and pains
taking search for others he found the
midget Charles Stratton and engaged
him for the American museum.
The professional acquaintance of
these two little people soon took
more tender form. They were mar
ried in 1862. Rich citizens We'd with
each other in showing their apprecia-
ton of this wonderful little couple by
presenting them with miscellaneous
assortment of gifts. A sewing ma
chine. perfect in every detail one and
one-half feet i'm height, was given to
Mrs. Gen. Tom Thumb by a manufac-
turer. Then there were n piano no
higher than the seat of chair. the
keys of which were about the size of
the blade in small penknife and with
the full number of octaves. chairs,
beds, etc. all made OF the choicest
wood and upholstered In the finest
satins. resembling furniture 1T for the
ordinary doll.
Entertained BY Kings.
Then began dazzling career for
Gen. Tom Thumb and his wife. Per-
haps no living celebrity has Travelled
more miles than this little lady, who
Is only thirty-three inches tall. In
the twenty years of their married life
Gen. Tom Thumb and his wife were
the pets .df royalty The late Queen
Victoria, whenever they were In Eng
land, never failed to give the royal or
der that they should appear before her
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

1t Is Ordered. That the sth day OF
December, A. ID. 1909. at ten o'clock
in the forenoon. at said probate office
be and is hereby appointed for hearing
said petition;
II il Further Ordered. That public
notice thereof be given by publication
OF copy OF this order once each week
for three successive weeks previous 70
said day OF hearing. in The Calumet
News, newspaper printed and circu-
lated in said county.
GEO. c. BENTLEY.
(SeaD Judge OF Probate.
A true copy.
Geo. ID. Freeman,
Register OF Probate.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03
STATES REPUBLICAN VOTES

The three candidates for governor
In the republican primaries last wear
received total of 2O0.911 votes di-
Vided as follows: Warner. S7719: Brad
ley S6'44O; Earle, 26,752. Fred Mar
tihdale, the republican candidate for
secretary of state. at the election two
months later received 42S.2O votes
so that only 61 per cent. of the rennb-
mean vote was out at the primaries.
There are several reasons for be-
lieving that the primary vote NEXT
rail- VIII run as high as rs to 80 per
cent. of the total republican vote Of
the state. says the Grand Rapids Press
III II goes to SO per cent. then there
VIII be 100000 votes cast. This means
about $4,000 votes to a congressional
district.
The chief reason for believing that
the vote in 1910 will be larger than
II was in 1908 is the fact that so MANY
more offices will be under the prim-
airy. only about 20 members OF the
legislature were named I'm primaries
In 1908 while I'm 1910 all of them will
be so named. Then. too, there Is the
senatorial fight with its horde of ex-
ira workers. There will be county
contests In many more counties and
congressional districts. Also state and
county primary days have been made
to coincide i'm Wayne county which
alone will add $4,000 votes. There Is
little reason to doubt that with
good day the turnout will be more than
$4,000 votes greater than in 1908.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03
ANDREWS new MAGAZINE IS
AN UPPER PENINSULA SUCCESS
The NOrthWesterner, an Illustrated Monthly Journal
Received Over 1000 Paid Subscriptions Before
IL Was Two Weeks Old-The Beautiful
Christmas Issue Free On Request

"The Northwesterner," the new IL
Illustrated upper peninsula monthly
magazine published at Menominee by
Roger M. Andrews. has been cordially
received throughout the entire PENN
sula.
It's fame has gone into far of
Detroit and the Free Press says, IT'S
a peach" In this view the upper
peninsula papers seem to join, all their
criticisms of the initial number be-
ing very complimentary in character.
Mr.. Andrews has every reason to
feel encouraged. He received over
1000 paid subscriptions in the first
two weeks of November and they are
still coming in with every mail.
He said in the November Northwest
erner that he had no ambition to be
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03
/" THIS DATE IN HISTORY"

1777-New Jerseys first newspaper
was issued at Burlington.
1S00-The Austrians defeated the
French at the battle of Hohenlinden.
1sO6-Henry A. Wise, Governor of
Virginia, born. Died Sept. IL, 1876.
1S1S-Illinois admitted to the Union
is39-Pope Gregory XVI. issued a
bill against slavery.
1S63-Gen. Longstreet raised the
siege OF Knoxville, Tenn.
1SS9-Henry NJ. Stanley reached the
eastern coast of Africa at Bagamoyo.
1S94V-Robert Louis Stevenson. ia
nous novelist. died in Apria, Samoa.
Born in Edinburgh, November 10, 1850.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

Saddles were in use in the third
century.
Artificial legs may cost as much rs
two hundred dollars each.
In Budapest is a school where people
are taught the art of eating.
Last year the population of New
Zealand increased by thirty-one thou
sand one hundred and fifty-eight.
Dogs are kept solely for the guild
ance of blind persons are exempt from
ta2.
Asbestos was not used to any con-
siderable extent for commercial pur-
poses until the middle of the nine
teenth century.
The tonnage Of the Mauritania is
thirty-one thousand nine hundred and
thirty eight; that of the Lusitanla,
thirty-one thousand five hundred and
fifty
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03
NOTES FROM THE LABOR
WORLD.


The project to erect a labor temple
has been revived in Pittsburg, Pa.
Members of the Cigarmakers' Inter-
national Union are voting for seventh
vice president.
The American Federation of Labor
has decided to hold it's annual con-
vention next year in st. Louis.
The annual state convention of the
steam engineers unions of Massachu-
sets i'll be held on December IL.
In 1908 mine accidents In Breat Bri-
tain caused 1908 death and incapaci-
tated 141,s51 men more than seven
days each.
During the last seventeen years Am
erican coal mines have killed 22,S40
men. and made at least 10000 widows
and more than 10000 orphans
II present plans are carried out next
year will see the stone mason's unions
of Minneapolis and st. Paul working
together in all things as one organi-
cation.
The forty-second annual convention
or the BTlCkldytTS anu hdSohs iHtti
national Union has been called to meet
in Boston. Massachusetts,, on January
10, of next year.
Fully one half OF the workers en-
ployed in the industries of Pennsyl-
yania are foreigners and In the coal
mines of the state the foreigners out
number the Americans two to one.
Five European countries have more
trade union members than the State
of New York. but New York consider
ably outranks Russia. Hungary and
spain, as well as practically all small
err countries.
The International Pressmen and
Assistants Union has decided to es-
tablish a National tuberculosis sani-
tarium at Hale Springs, Tennessee. In
the near future. A fund Of $4,000 Will
be raised for the purpose.
Mexico Is to have q labor union.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03


munster has just discovered that
whiskey Is responsible for the great
chicago fire in 1873. 1t was this wav
some boys tthey were Sunday school
ooys at that. wanted milk To use I'm.
ouneocting milk punch. They knew
where Mrs. oLeary kept her COW and
lIleu them to the humble COW shed
: he COW was reused from her peaceful
iuih'hations at weird hour of the
nisht anu by the light OF a lantern
u'"'iy burning the bad boys proceeded
10 extract the needed milk from the
udder OF the disturbed and recentful
cow Naturally she kicked" the
lantern was smashed the shed set on
hre' and the rest followed. But the
story Is not complete. The reverend
relator of the narrowing tale neglects
TO state whether or not the bows got
their milk punch.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

Peninsula Hustlers' League by Attor
ney |. w. Byers of Iron River.
And timely discussion OF the
Forest Fire Problem by William
Francis Trayes.
And an article on the Land of Oppor
tunity by Prof. j. +. Volta, superin
tendent of the only county agricultural
school in Michigan.
And the true story of an Escanabal
boy in the French army.
And life sketch of the War Horse
of Hancock.
And a real history of a murderous
bomb sent to an upper peninsula
sheriff.
And a continued story from the gift.
ed pen OF Leumas MacManus.
And crisp editorials. ~
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03
About Hanging up Your Stocking
American Custom Probably Came
Direct From Holland.

the morning. Very different is the
feeling of the German child; he waits
with feelings OF mingled awe and
pleasure for the coming of two impor-
tant personages, the Christ-child and
the 'Knecht Kuppert." The latter per-
son questions naughty children, and
threatens them with punishment till
the Chrlst-child's intercession saves
the culprit and wins it's pardon. Then
these two Christmas apparitions lay
down their burden of gifts and de-
part.
The English chlld's Christmas has
none of the delightful features. except
tie Christmas tree. lighted with tapers
and hung with gifts; but he has the
Christmas box. and the evening is
spent i'm all sorts of sports. such as
snap dragon, blind-mans buff, and
some more modern games.
In the Scandinavian countries the
shoes of all the family are cleaned
very carefully, and brightly polished
on Christmas Eve, and set in a row
before the hearstone. to indicate that
during the coming year everything
will be peaceful and pleasant in the
family. In the country places almost
every family spreads a table with
good cheer and then the doors are left
open so any one may come in as 4
guest. Tho person who wishes to give
present wraps II up in a quantity
of straw and paper, and slyly filings 1t
i'm at the door or window when no one
is i'm sight.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

Wednesday afternoon was one of the
most shocking affairs of the kind that
have happened In the south in long
time. John Harvard, a negro preach
er, fatally shot white man, who, the
negro claimed, had driven up In an
auto behind him and frightened his
mules. Bloodhounds were put on the
preachers trail and he was found and
burned at the stake. II would have
been bad enough IL he were hanged In
stead of carrying out the lynching In
such a horrible manner. which in this
day and age should have no place
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

The habit of hanging up a stocking
on Christmas Eve is by no means a
universal one. Holland is practically
the only country in Europe where
children take this means of reminding
st. Nicholas of his duty, and ii is
doubtless from Holland that both the
stocking and est. Mic" came to Ann
erica. AS for the other countries, they
are contented with something just
as good"
In Belgium the children I'LL, their
shes with ebans and carrots on Christ
mas Eve. and set them in the CHM
ney- place for the good saints horse.
In the morning, they expect to find
them filled With sweetmeats and fruit
in return for their good behavior dur
ing the year. '9 80
Bohemiansehildren listen anXiousiy
on Christmas Efe for the chariot aud
white horsesifaf the Chyist-chid, as
he comes flying, through tbet air with
his Krippe fun Of preseHts$ but the
Italian children go gra2eiy with their
parents to clutches and cathedrals
to see the Bamblno who. presents
them with thelr Christmas gifts.
The Spanish children hide their
shoes or. slippers in the bushes pn
Christmas Eve. and find them filed
with fruit and sugar plums On Christ
mas morning. III
In France the young people stand
!.
the good Pere Noel to drop gifts in;
sometimes, II the shoe OF n bad boy is
among them. he finds a whip in it In
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
Nov. u. 10. &c; Dec. 3.

Nov. IL. 10, &c; Dec. 3.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
The Probate Court for the County OF
Houghton.
At session OF said Court. held at
the probate office In the village OF
Houghton In said county.on the 10th
day of November. A. ID. 1909.
Present. Hon. Geo. c. Bentley. Judge
OF Probate.
In the matter OF the Estate of John
Hakli deceased.
Elizabeth Hakli having filed In said
court her petition praying that the adj
ministration of said estate be granted
to Joseph 'Gaberson or to some other
suitable person,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03
MRS. TOM THUMB Is NOW
A PET OF PARIS.
Is GO Years Old, But is Little
Affected BY Her Years-Wed-
dsd Italian Count.


Paris. Dec. 2.-What childhood has
been complete without it's romance of
fairies. "the little people" OF the woods,
the mysterious elves. their pranks.
and their moonlight roamlngsl The
fairly tale of youthful days has taken
actual form.
The Lilliputian village. now one OF
the features of Paris life. Is living
dream, and as one wanders around
this toyllke city with tiny houses.
horses no larger than dogs. and coach
es that bring to mind the transforma-
tIon of the pumpkin. and the little
people themselves. one feels like a
giant who in his wrath might crush
any one Of the midgets with the up
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03
THE SWiTcHMEN's STRIKE.

The most deplorable feature of the
switchmen's strike in the Northwest
is its effect on so many persons and
interests not connected In any way
with 1t. AS stated in yesterdays dis
patches the flour mills at Minneapolis
have been closed down, throwing 5000
men out of work, who will lose 5000
in wages weekly. while the milling con-
Germs will lose 100000; freight traf-
fic is badly tied up. which affects the
food supply OF thousands of people;
and in Butte and Great Falls. Mont,
mines and smelters have shut down
owing to the inability to ship ore.
The strike is of widespread Importance
to the public which will sustain seri-
Gus losses, inconvenience, and even
much suffering and hardship should the
trouble be of extensive duration. At
present there is little prospect OF an
early settlement both sides being APP
parently determined to win.
1t is essentially a strike for higher
wages, though other objects are in
cluded Herewith, as elimination of the
physical examination and the age
limit. Thirteen great railway systems
are involved at the outset. and others
may become so as the trouble proceeds.
The companies offered an increase in
pay of 10 cents a day in territory west
of Havre and Billings The strikers
ask for an advance of sixty cents a
day, with double pay for Sundays. hol-
idays and overtime. This represents a
considerable difference, which the par
ties to it may regard as worth fight
ing about for q long time
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03
TAMARAcK MINING COMPANY.
STOCKHOLDERS MEET
NENV' u II T'NIIIuII9
Register OF Probate.

ING.
Notice is hereby given that q special
meeting Of the stockholders of the
Tamarack Mining company will he
held at the office OF the company, ,2
Ashburton Place Boston. Massachu-
sets, on Tuesday the l4th day of De-
cember 1909 at IL o'clock in the fore
noon, for the following purposes,
namely:
/. To consider and vote upon the
question OF authorizing the alienation
and conveyance OF certain lands and
real estate of this company situated
in the county of Keweenaw. Michigan,
known as the "Cliff Lands"
II. To consider and vote upon thu
question of taking for said lands stock
in a new corporation to be organized
for mining on said lands, and to con-
slider and vote upon the question
whether, and on what terms, the stock
so taken shall be offered to the stock
holders of the Tamarack Mining COM
pany.
III. To consider and vote upon the
question OF amending the bylaws OF
said company so as to change the time
of holding the annual meeting of said
company to the first Wednesday in
April in each year instead OF the first
Thursday in May as now fixed.
". To transact such other or fur
Their business as may lawfully come
before said meeting.
Dated at Boston. Mass, November
10. 1909.
By order OF the directors.
GEORGE A. FLAGG, Secy.
12-14-09.
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Nov. Is. 20; Dec. 3. 10.


STATE OF MICHIGAN,
The Probate court for the county OF
Houghton.
AT session of said court. held at
the probate office in the village Of
Houghton, in said county on the 18th
day of November. A. d.. 1909.
Present: Hon. George c. Bentley,
Judge OF probate.
In the matter OF the estate Of Du-
gald McKinnon, deceased
Angus McKinnon and John d.
McKinnon executors havinn filed
ministration account and theif
final administration account and their
petition praying for the allowance
thereof and for the assignment and
distribution of the residue of said es-
tate, according To the terms Of the
viii Of Dugald McKinnon, deceased.
1t is ordered that the 10th day OF
December A. d.. 1909. at ten o'clock i'm
the forenoon. at said probate Office.
be and is hereby appointed for exam
ming and allowing said account and
hearing said petition.
1t Is further ordered. that public no.
tice thereof be given by publication
of a copy of this order, once each
week, for three successive weeks pre-
vlous to said day OF hearing. in the
Calumet News, a newspaper printed
and circulated in said county.
GEO. c. BENTLEY.
(SeaD Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
GEO. d. FREEMAN,
Register of Probate.
Macdonald e. Kerr.
Attorneys for Estate.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

We like the visiting" plan of Supt.
LETTERS of the Adams township schools
to increase the efficiency of his teach
ing corps and the value of its In
struction. The teachers visit other
schools in the county to note the meth
DDS in vogue and the suggestions gain
ed are discussed at subsequent teach
ers' meetings and If found adaptable
are introduced i'm their own schools.
This visiting plan prevents teachers
from getting In a rut, broadens their
vision and keeps them up-to-date and
on the alert to devote their best eff
forts to their pupils.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

and the royal family at Windsor cas-
tie. on these eventful occasions ar
state ceremony was dispensed with and
the dignifled queen was like an en-
thusiastic child when entertaining
them.
Three years after the death of her
husband, which occurred twenty-five
years ago, she married an Italian,
Count Magri. of Lilliputian fame. He
is a most congenial consort for her,
speaking huently Italian, French and
English.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

ut seems strange" remarked the
Observer of Events and Things. that
when man reaches for a shirt he
often finds II buttonless. but when he
is called upon to button up his wife's
dress in the back he finds every one
of the SO buttons In place.
Statesman.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

Wayne county and Michigan BUSH
ness men generally, and many other
voters as well, learned with regret
that Capt. Fred NJ Alger has decided
not to be a candidate for lieutenant
governor 1t is to be hoped that If
Detroit is to have representative for
this important office in the next cam
paign 1t will be a man of the cap
tain's calibre-Detroit Free Press.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

among punishments inflicted even nv,
mods The negro probably did no more
s""n hot-headed southern white
man would have done under the cir
cumstanees' and the lynching merely
goes TO show the depth OF the hatred
OF negroes in the south.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03
Nov. 10, &c; Dec. 3, 10.

Nov. 10, &c; Dec. 3, 10.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
The Probate Court for the County of
Houghton.
At a session OF said Court. held at
the Probate Office in the Village OF
Houghton, in said county. on the 18th
day of November. a. ID. 1909.
Present: Hon. Geo. C. Bentley. Judge
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

Should the present temperature give
way to cold, cold spell, grieve not,
but read the experiences of one or
two of our Arctic explorers.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

To date the express companies
have entered no complaint OF the
switchmen's strike.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

Just as prosperity gets nicely GO
ing somebody strikes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03
FRIDAY DECEMBER, 3, 1909.

And in the meantime-shOp earlyl
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Let The Calumet News ads max,
your selections for you.
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Washington, Dec. 3.-The new mill
lion dollar home of Robert Hit is
completed. Mrs. Robert Hit promises
to enter the struggle for social SUI
premacy i'm Washington this winter
with a vim. one of her ablest aids Is
Miss Georgia Knox, reputed to be the
most beautiful debutante in the capi-
tai.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

Complaints OF lrregularlty in dellv
cry will receive prompt and thorough
Investigation.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

Michigan, as Second Class
Mail Matter.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

Publication and Printing Office, 104
Fifth Street, Calumet,
Michigan.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

old subscribers wishing to change
their addresses must furnish old as
well as new addresses In each instance
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-03

New subscriptions may be ordered
by telephone. mail or carrier. or In
person at the company's office.
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nd a stirring appeal for an upper
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-07-19
Sale of Land.

Under and by virtue OF the power
contained in certain Deed of Trust,
executed to the undersigned as Trustee
for the Rowland Building and Loan
Association. by J. J. Tayler and wife,
Ada S. TAYLOR, which deed eff trust IS
duly recorded in the office of the Regis
ter of Deeds of Robson County, IN
Book of Mortgage Deeds, No. IL, page
SOP. | will sell at public auction for
cash, at the court house door in Lum-
berton, North Carolina, on Monday, the
10th day of August, 1909, the following
lands in Robson County, North caro-
lima, towit:
In the town of Rowland, Thompsons
township, and particularly described as
follows:
Bounded on the North by First NORTH
street, on the South by half % OF lo'
Sixteen Q6); on the East by a 20 foot
alley, and on the West by East Rail
road Avenue, and better described =:
follows:
Fronting Railroad Avenue rs feet
and running back 100 feet to Il 20 foo
alley, being all of Lots Fourteen Q4)
Fifteen Q5), and half of Lot Sixteel
Q6), Block ''P," as per plan of thu
Town of Rowland, Robson County
North Carolina.
Said sale to be made on account o
default made in the payment of debit
secured by said deed of trust.
Thist 18th day of July, 1909.
MILTON LYTCH, Trustee,
Rowland Building & Loan Association
Mclean, Mclean & Snow, Attorneys
7-l2-5mon.