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Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
Old Torrey House, Mendon.

about 1922, has been thoroughly re-
modelled in the interior, but the ex.
terror remains unchanged.
Other old homes include the Luther
Taft houses. near the Kelly corner
the old Lee house, now occupied by
Mr.. Cromb; the old Davenport house
on North avenue, and the Torrey
house on the same avenue and ada.
cent to the present station of the Mil.
ford & UXbridge street railway.
The latter house is of exceptional
interest, as it was the boyhood home
of Samuel Davenport Torrey, born in
1889. well-known merchant of Bos.
ton in the West India trade, and the
grandfather of President William H.
Taft. who has repeatedly visited the
old home, now owned by Marcus M.
Aldrich, president of the Mendon His.
torical society, and occupied by his
son.
Exactly when this house was built
is uncertain, but when Mr.. Aldrich
acquired the title from the Torrey
heirs, in 1875, the farm had been in
the possession of the Torreys more
than $50 years, and the house had
been built then at least 1876 years.
When William Torrey and wife, Ann
great grandparents of President Taft,
were married. they went there to live
Directly across the avenue, or old
road to Upton, was a small building
that was used by William Torrcy and
his son, Samuel ID. Torrey, as a store
In that store IL is assumed that the
latter secured his first financial start
that enabled him to lay the foundation
of his fortune, making possible the ed
ucation and social standing of his
daughter, Louisa Maria Torrey. who
married the Hon. Alfonso Taft, the
latter being parents of President Taft
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
Settled the Whole Question.

Rev. William Carter discussed at q
dinner in New York his successful ex-
pertinent OF conducting services in the
Belasco theater. "One of my theater
auditors" he said, was a Scot from
PEBBLES. This Scot told me that the
sight of clergyman in a theater re-
minded him of an experience he once
had in London. He went TO a melo-
drama ct Drury Lane. A man in front
Of him looked familiar To his sur
prise he recognized in this man his
minister at PEBBLES. He leaned for
ward and laid his hand on the minis
ter's black coat. oh, DR.. Saunders
Mcintosh he whispered. what wad
the people in the auld kirk say IL
tellt them / saw ye here?' Deed,
they wadna telieve ye,' Dr. Saunders
answered quickly, and ye medina tell
them" a .4i.i-a
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01

conveyed Fields and the Dreadnought
to the key. preparatory to the mo-
mentous journey.
That fight which was again to dis
turb the thrones of Europe was &C.
complished without incident, but not
without difficulty. The Roberts
swooped down from the heights of
air. untenanted save by her, to find
spread between the earth and sky a
blanket Of fog, thick and impene-
trable. Into it she slowly dropped,
cropping this way and that over the un-
suspecting city, whose sounds came
up to her but gave no hint as to
locality Aimlessly she wandered here
and there in the murk, taking desper-
ate chances in her quest Suddenly
something doomed directly below the
open port, from which Bevins was
leaning and peering down, and only a
quick change of course avoided a col
lision. Fields joined him, and iden-
titled the dome of Saint Paul's. 1t
was narrow escape, but enabled
them to set their course and gain the
deserted green's Of Saint James Park,
where Bevins was lowered by ropes
to the earth.
He stood for a moment while the
bulk of the radioplane and the Dread
nought which she was carrying rose
into the air and disappeared from
view. He felt alone in an unfriendly
city, but set his teeth and stumbled
out to street, where he enlisted the
services of a constable and hanson.
and was conveyed to the Cecil whose
lighted doors stared out upon the fog
washed courtyard leading from the
Strand. His message of the previous
night had met with instant response,
and no one would have suspected that
the two men who lounged in the hotel
entrance in seeming idle conversation
smoking and watching passersby, were
important agents in the hands of fate
AS nonchalantly as they had met they
parted, one returning within doors.
and the other sauntering back to the
waiting hanson which was to convey
the admiral to the hippodrome and a
daring audience with the king
The fog deadened bells OF the an
cient city marked only an hours time
before he had emerged and returned
to the park entrance, where the won
dering driver was dismissed shaking
his head and marveling at the idlosyn-
crasies of the Americans. who seemed
never to have reasonable destination
Once more the grim old admiral
limped through the paths to his rem
devious and gave the whistled signal
to his waiting craft, which during his
absence had released its burden near
Westminster bridge and above Black
friars, where her position would be
both accessible and impressive to the
people on the following morning.
Up into the air for short distance,
then down again in lowering silence,
the Roberts went, and landed her com
mander in the garden behind Bucking-
ham. The fog was no longer an enc
my; for now she remained motionless
only a few feet above the roof which
had sheltered so many kings and
queens. This nearness aided the quick
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
TOTAL LOSS OF HAIR
Seemed mminent-ScaIp Was Very
ScaIy and Hair Came Out by Hand
fuls-Scalp Now Clear and
New Hair Grown by Cuticura.

About two years ago 1 was troubled
with my head being scaly. Shortly
after that had an attack Of typhoid
fever and l was out Of the hospital
possibly two months when 1 first nc
ticed the loss of hair, my scalp being
still scaly. / started to use dandrutf|
cures to no effect whatever. l had
actually lost hope of saving any hair
at all. I could brush it OF my coat
by the handful. 1 was afraid to comb
it. But after using two cakes Of Cuti-
cura Soap and nearly box of Cuti
cura Ointment, the change was sur.
prising My scalp is now clear and
healthy as could be and my hair thick.
er than ever, whereas had my mind
made up to be bald. w. F. Steese, 5S13
Broad ST.. Pittsburg, Penn, May and
81, 1908"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Props Boston
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
PUZZLE FOR TRAFFIC MEN.
Basket So Large That Car Which
Will Hold II Has Not Yet
Been Found.

San Francisco.-The traffic officials
Of the Northwestern Pacific are much
perpleXed over basket that they
have been requested to receive for ship
ment from Ukiah to Brooklyn, N. Y.
1t is said to be the largest basket in
the world and this must be true, for
there is some doubt whether it will
pass through the tunnels of the Sierra.
The basket is of Indian manufacture
and was designed as a storehouse for
grain. 1t is shaped like the usual
bushel measure, is mounted on poles
TO make it inaccessible to rodents and
has a huge basketwork cover. 1t is
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01

in the first quest had required a sec
ond trip. The third day passed with
anxious expectations but no news.
The fourth, however, was a memor-
able one; for then it became known to
the entire civilized world that the
heads of nation had been abducted,
and the situation in Washington grew
almost unbearable.
In response TO an urgent message to
the plant, "Old Bill Roberts, Norma,
and Bevins appeared on the fifth
night, utilizing the new radioplane for
their visit. The gravity of the con.
sultation which followed was intense
but the faith of the inventor in his
work afforded some measure of re.
lief
ut would be almost impossible" he
asserted, "for anything worse to be.
fall them than delay. They may have
been cast away in the air or on the
land by an accident to their steering
gear, which would require fight in
straight lines. Nothing but a blow
such as was sustained by Seventeen
in battle could even temporarily stop
both dynamos; hence it is improbable
that they lost their lives"
Step by step he reasoned out the
course which would be pursued, and at
last gave it as his opinion that the
Norma had come to ground in Cana.
dian woods. He suggested searching
Il
the exposure of the secret, the aban.
donment of the Oriental campaign,
and the opportunity to establish per.
manent peace. The president alone
stood steadfast for the latter hope
and was quick to offer q new plan. 1t
was that the people of Great Britain
themselves should have conclusive
and final demonstration, and, yielding
to his arguments, it was agreed upon.
The project was no less daring than
those which had been executed before.
The Dreadnought was to be deposited
in the Thames under cover of dark
ness, and in an apparently impossible
position, where the people of London
might look upon it as an object les
son. Immediately afterwards the king
and his most powerful officials were
to be shown the working of the radio
plane, that they might be in position
to advance measures for peace and
disarmament. fortifying their argu-
ments by their own observations. The
utmost secrecy was TO be maintained,
because in the meantime the Chinese
armada might have sailed. In case it
had not, the secret would be given out
and search begun actively for the
missing Norma and her distinguished
passengers; but in any event British
support would have been assured
Bevins, foreseeing the difficulty of
his task, asked and obtained permits
sion to invite the British admiral to
accompany him, the wisdom of which
was evidenced. Favored by the diff.
ference in time, the speedy Roberts
on that very night crossed the Allan.
tic and deposited letters to secret
service agents in London, instructine
them to obtain positive knowledge of
where the king might be found the
following evening. On her return she
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01

There Is Catarrh in this section OF the country
than all other diseases put together and until the
few years was supposed TO be incurabc. For great
many years doctors pronounced IL local disease and
prescribed local remedies. aud by constantly failing
TO with local treatment pronounced 10 ncurable.
Science has proven Catarrh TO be constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by +. ]. Cheney
e Co.. Toledo. Ohio, Is the only Constitutional cure on
the market. It IL taken internally in doses from 10
drops to teaspoonfu II acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They ofer one
hundred dollars for any case IL fails to cure Send
for circulars and testimonials
Address: T. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pnls for constipation.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
SYNOPSIS.

vanishing Fleets" a story of what
might have happened" opens I'm w ash
ington with the United States and Japan
near war. Guy Hitler secretary of the
British embassy. and Miss Norma Rob
erts. chief aide OF Inventor Roberts, are
introduced as lovers. Japan declares war
and takes the Philippines. Guy Hitler
starts for England. Norma Roberts
leaves Washington for the Florida coast
Hawaii is captured by the Japs. All ports
are closed. Tokyo learns of missing Jap
RneSe fleet and whole world becomes con-
WINGED that United States has powerful
war agency. England decides 10 send
a fleet to American waters as canadian
protection against what the British sup
pose Is a terrible submarine flotiIla. Hill
lier is sent with message. Fleet myS-
teriously disappears. The kaiser is miss
ing King Edward OF England is con-
fronted by Admiral Bevins of the United
States. The Dreadnaught, biggest or Eng
lands warships, is discovered az an I'M
passable point in the Thames. The story
now goes back to n time many months
before the war breaks out. and inventor
Roberts visits the president ana CABINET
telling OF and exhibiting metal produc-
ton This oYercomes friction when cleo
trifled and is to be applied TO vessels.
Roberts evolves a great flying machine.
The cabinet plans , rad9 % mado T for
the scene OF conflict. The japanese fleet,
believing Nippon supreme, suddenly dis
Germs the radioplane fleet After maneu-
vering the airships descend. ana ny use
of strong magnets lift the Warshlps, one
by one, from the sea. The vessels are
deposited in a mountain lake in the
United States TO await peace. Inc brlt,
ish feet accepts American hospitahty anu anu
IS conveyed to the United States by the
wingiess terrors. TO show the kaiser
their wonderful invention, that ruler Is
taken on n long trp-his first visit 10
America-thus accounting for his myS-
terious disappearance from BerHn. Inc
radiouiano breaks down.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
a Fable. Perhaps.

When George AIDE was coming from
among the race-track men on the train
one tan-shoed sheet writer with the
largest feet he had ever seen.
And he Furthermore testifies and az.
firms that the sheet writer, on rising
in the morning, discovered that the
reporter had shined one shoe and q
suit-case-Success Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
The Scapeqoat.

81 wish our furnace were not SO
brave"
Brave! Who ever heard of fur
mace being brave"
We'll, ours is; It smokes when my
wife is around and she blames me for
it."-Houston Post.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
Don't Be MisIed.

Many life has been cut short by q
cough that was not believed to be serious.
Many baekache and sideache follows
coughing spell. Many a night is passed in
restlessness caused by coughing. Many
cough 'fcnre" that never cures is tried Do
not be misled. If you cough, take the old
reliable Kemp's Balsam, the best cough
cure. At druggists and dealers, 25c.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
TAFT'S GRANDPARENTS HOME.
Torrey House, Built Before Revolution
airy War, Still in Excellent
Condition.

decentralization has still standing
half dozen houses built before the
revolutionary war, and most of them
are in excellent condition.
The oldest, the Austin Taft house,
situated east of the post Office, erected
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
Use Allan. Eoot.Eaan.

It Is thesonly cure for Swollen. Smart
Ing, Tired, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet.
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder TO be shaken into the
shoes. Cures while you walk. At all Drug
gists and Shoe Stores 25c. Don't accept
any substitute. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01

kidneys. / have been told I had
floating kidney. had intense paii
in the back, headaches and dizz.
spells, and the action of the blade
very irregular. About three years ag
1 tried Doans Kidney Pills and insid
of comparatively short time was on
tirely rid of kidney trouble"
Sold by all dealers. so cents boz
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
HARpsHIPs OF ARMY LIFE.
Left Thousands Of Veterans with kl
ney Trouble.
The experience OF David w. MartiI
a retired merchant OF Bolivar, Mo-,

just like tho
sands OF other
Mr.. Martin says
IL think i hav
had kidney di
ease ever since th
war. During an el
6 a & e m @ n t m
horse fell on m
straining my bac
and injuring th
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
Seemed Reasonable.

First Citizen (excitedly)-Can you
tell me where the fire is?
Second Citizen (calmly)-I think II
must be the schoolhouse. There are
lot Of boys dancing and yelling glee-
fully just around the corner.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
LINGUISTIC Resources.

'Is this story you are telling me OF
hill-climbing. true one?"
Yes. ii is on the level"
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
CHAPTER xxl.-continued.

En
1t was noon before the workers saw
him again. They came out of the dark
hull for a cold luncheon, and were
Joined by the emperor, who sat silent
iy through the meal. Again they re-
sumed work, and this time it was
dusk when they emerged. There be-
fore them was camp fire, and stu
diously broiling trout, caught with and
prepared by his own hands, was the
kaiser. On huge pieces of birch bark
before the Goals he had spread his
catch, and with boys jubilation
laughed at their surprise. His
national philosophy had conquered,
and the sovereign had become dem
ocrat in truth. As boy he recounted
his adventures of the day, and as a
tired boy he went to rest. The next
day was given up to the rifle, and
hunting such as he had never dreamed
Of having was before him. Indeed, he
had turned camp hunter, and with
success. So ended the second day, and
so passed many others.
And each day brought him nearer to
him better rest and every hour added
to the broadening Of his serenity. He
was now merely a man among men,
playing his part in his own way, en-
1oying it. and finding the worries of
empire dropping away in this spot
where all his crown Of rulership
availed him nothing. What was the
% f~At Ii dC
tied? Why not dismiss it all from
his mind? The great federation would
pass on and on long after his bones
had gone to dust. Here in these Ca
madam woods, which he had never
dared hope to invade, was life such as
he had dreamed of, freedom such as
he had never known, and absence of
all Formally. Here were men who
were learning to love him for himself,
and for whom he was forming an af-
lection that would last him to the end.
Strange as it seemed, the cloud
which had disturbed him on the night
of the accident had taken another
form. Then it had been because he
was to be detained for an indefinite
ton was to be SO short, and he saw
with regret that the time for his de-
parture was nearly at hand. He fore
saw the reluctance with which he
would enter that craft of the air and
hear its metal door close him in for
homeward fight, but as a prison door
shutting him out forever from the for
ngfo nd hn
which he had learned to love. Only
now and then, as he tramped beside
some stream or followed some game
trail cut through the fallen leaves by
countless caribou, he would smile iron
ically at the amaZement and alarm
which must have been caused by his
absence, not only in his own empire,
but in the United States where were
those who had caused his disappear
ance.
And in both surmises he was cor
rect: but the distress in the American
republic was perhaps the most keen.
Not since the beginning of hostilities
had the president and his associates
suffered such grave approximations as
when Il became known to a certainty
that Brockton's endeavor had met
with accident or disaster.
On the first day when the expedition
failed to return from its voyage of
ooncilistion no undue alarm was oc-
casioned, Il being considered entirely
possible that 1t had been compelled to
return directly to the key to avoid
observation. Another "a hours of
silence caused comment; but again 1t
was regarded as tenable that barrier
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01

The trouble with men who are ali
right otherwise In their penchant for
Boosting Of It.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01

In case of accident, cuts, wounds,
burns. scalds, sprains, bruises, etc.. moth.
ing viii so quickly take away all pain
and soreness as Hamlins Wizard Oil.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
Pettit's Eve saJve for e,u

relieves tired, overworked eyes, stops eye
aches, congested, infiamed or sore eyes. All
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01

II there is nothing the matter with
the baby to-day its mother can wor.
~ because there may be tomorrow.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01
ASKING SMALL FAVOR.

Papa, mamma says that If you're
too lazy to do anything else, will 20,
please sit near the clothes closet ans
blow the smoke in, so as to kill tn,
mOthsin
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng softens the gums, reduces In
aAmmatioa. alisys pain, cures wind colc. no bottle
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-05-01

The man who IL fun. usually carries
. pocket which n empty.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18

sr. nloytt and a peaceful Amen announced
the close OF this amazing marriage service,
Stampa looked fXedly at his supposed son IN
law
Now, Marcus Bower" he said, Il have
done with YOU See to it that YOU do not again
break Your plighted vows to my daughter She
Is your wife. You are her husband. Not even
death can divide YOU Got"
His strong splendidly nodded face. massive
and dgnified. cast IN lines that would have aP-
pealed to q sculptor who wished to linn the
features OF q patriarch of old wore an aspect OF
settled calm. He was at peace with all the
world He had forgiven his enemy
Bower rose again stiffiy. He would have
spoken. but Stampa now fell on his knees and
began to pray silently. So the millionaire.
humblcd again and terrorStricken by the SIMS
ter significance Of those concluding words, yet
not daring to question them crept out of the
place of the dead As he staggered down the
hillside he looked back once. He had eyes only
for the little iron gate: but Stampa came not
Then he eSSayed To brush some of the ClIngIng
snow off his clothes He shook himself like a
dog after Il plunge into water In the distance
he saw the hotel with its promise OF luxury and
forgetfulneSS. And he cursed Stampd with
bitter fury OF emphasis, trying vainly 70 per
suade himself that he had been the victim ~ e
mtniac'S deluson.
To BE- -,utfunsi rsT- SrufII
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18

PRAYER m any language wpud realize that nc
was asking the Deity to forgive hIm his tres
passes Js he fOrgdve those who trcSpassed
against him And there came TO the kneelIng
man thrilling consciousness that Stdmpa was
appealing for him in the name OF the dead girl
the once blushing and tInld maid whose bones
we're Crumbling into dust beneath that coverlet
OF earth and heritage There could be no doubt
ing the grim earncstnesS IF the reader. 1t mat
tered not jot to Stampa that he was usurPlng
the functions of the Church in an outlandlSh
trtyesty OF her ritual He was sustained by q
fixed belief that the laughter 50 heartleSSly
reft from him was present IN spirit. nay, more,
that she was profoundly grateful for this be
Lated >IuctIfyIng OF an unhallowed love
Bower feelings or convictions were not OF the
slightest consequence He owed + to Eta to
make rrptrltion and the duty must be fulfilled
20 th. utmost letter.
Strong man As he WAS, Bower nearly tainted
lie scarce had the faculty OF speech when
~tampd badc him make the necessary responses
IN Italian But he obcycd All the time the
dcvillsh conviction grew that If he persisted IN
this furnmery ne might emerge scatheleSS from
e CHASTITY ordeal The punishment OF publicity
WIS the one thing he dreaded and that might
bc avuided-for Etta'S sake So he obeyed.
wlth cunning pretense of grief. trying to vei
the tnIlcvolenCe IN his heart
VI last. when the solemn ' pr '"fHfi SFeHli
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18

year ago YOU was - good ohucked out OF
+, job that barely paid Your board and lodgin .
and here you come back from the edge of no
where to talk about profits that run into five
hgureS But It sounds convinCin'. and III
be hanged If | amt with you' How deep do
you want me to Plunge?
He's modest about 1t. and after we We reckon
ed up all the items. | find my checkbook can
stand the shock with something to spare. so the
firm of me and Humphrey Is organized to do
business in Wallytunk and vicinity.
QUEER how Catchin 4 thing of that kind
~ can be. After Il two hours talk with Hum
phrcv. | was dead sure he'd struck his gait and
knew what he was about And all the way
home on the local | could gaze out of the win
dow and see Just how that name McCabe was
goin to look on the station Signboard.
must have carried my chest out more than
gen raj Is | walks into the house for Sadie
notices something and wants to know how it
comes I'm Plantin' down my heels so solid to-
night
En-" says l. What do YOU think has
happened to me now Well. I've been put on
the map. that's all