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Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17
he Dynamite Found a Soft and
Harmless Landing Place.

strange perversity, was moved TO Ia
Dor during the hour Of rest, and he
bore upon his shoulder a small pack
age, which he handled with consider
able care He crossed the bottom of
the quarry toward the group and
struck into a winding path that led up
the almost perpendicular face Of the
rock.
In the course of his ascent the negro
reached point on the path about 30
feet above the group. The resting
workmen were first made aware of his
presence when he stumbled clumsily
among the loose fragments of rock,
threatening a small avalanche. Six
teen mouths were opened simultane-
ously to launch 1G similar and emphat-
ic words at the negro. But those words
were never uttered. Instead 16 faces
blanched TO the color Of chalk at a
frenzied shrek from overhead.
Look out. Look out! | done drap
de dynamite."
The men had no more than started
to their feet when the package that
had rested on the Negroes shoulder
hurtled down from the cliff. Every eye
in the group was on it, except those Of
Otis Browne, which were now yelled
in sleep. Every eye, with these ex-
ceptions. watched in horror while the
package grazed a projecting elbow OF
rock and descended upon the group.
1t fell, but instead OF the binding
fash and terrible explosion which the
16 and the negro expected. there rose
mighty grunt, followed swiftly by a
howl of surprise and anger. For the
dynamite had found a soft and harm
less landing place upon the PROSTATE
form of Otis Browne, catching him at
the point where. in side elevation, his
extension is most pronounced.
He will recover
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

food. Root growth depends upon the
growth depends upon the roots. and
the root system, weakened by trans.
planting, needs the stimulus of all the
plant food possible in order to renew,
the parts destroyed. This renewed
vigor Immediately manfests itself in
growth of top, and the less the equi.
librium between root and top is dis.
turbed the greater will be the ten
dency to bear fruit so far as the prun.
ing factor alone is concerned Sub.
sequent pruning should consist largely
in thinning out the superfiuous
branches and hayward growths sufti.
cient to admit proper amounts Of air
and Sunshine. Many branches marked
for removal the second or third season
may very profitably be left until they
have borne fruit for several years.
Mice injuries are prevented by clean.
ing up all rubbish in which they might
breed and congregate, keeping the soil
around the tree for two or three feet
perfectly bare. Frequently little
mound of earth six or eight inches
high is piled and tramped soidly
around the base Of the tree. So far az
rabbit injuries are concerned. the re
moval of all brush, briars, weeds. etc. i.
in which they are most likely to CON-
gregate, together with liberal use Of
the gun and ferret, have prevented any
serious trouble with me SO far
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17
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ureek Letter Societies.
MICHIGAN
EASY JORDAN,

There is an OLD debate as to whether
on the whole colleges and universities
OF the United States would be better
or worse without the Greek letter no
oieties; but participants on both sides
OF this debate would no doubt agree
that as to one of the oldest of these so
cieties-Phi Beta Kappa-there is no
ground for controversy. Admission TO
Phi Beta Kappa is dependent on schol-
arship. Only students with the high
est markings are eligible for member
ship, and the influence of the organiza-
ton is unquestionably good. 1t is in
teresting TO note that among the thir-
" or so of the students of Cornell uni
Nersity who have been fortunate
enough to get the Phi Beta Kappa key
this year is a Chinaman, Tunfu HUI, a
junior in the College of Arts and Sci
ence. He has been at Cornell for two
years. lie has sister at Vassar. His
average in 81! the studies he has taken
for the whole period in which he has
been at Cornell is So. That would be
high average for anyone, irrespective
Of color 1t speaks well for him and 1t
also speaas well for the race 10 which
he belongs, says the Milwaukee Even
ing Wisconsin. Cornell has honored It.
self by honoring HIM.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

q surprising growth the first year
have measured as much as five feet in
our own orchard in soil considered
poor.
Pruning is the one operation OF the
orchard most neglected or improperly
done. AS to the roots. they require
little pruning. because 80 per cent. Oh
more OF the root system is left i'm the
soil, even with the most careful dig
xing. All broken or mangled roots
should be cut of smoothly back to
solid wood, i'm order to give the
wounds a chance to heal readily. A
root much longer than the others may
he cut back for the sake of symmetry
and ease OF traDsplanting.
After transplsnting, the top is GU,
back TO correspond to the loss OF
roots. Otherwise the evaporation of
moisture from the top may be more
rapid than the broken roots can alb
sorb Il, and the trees suffer, IL not
die outright. With apple, pear. plum
and cherry from three to FIVE branches
should be selected from those on tine
tree as It comes from the nursery, to
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17
HRE SAN M BIO /REE g

One of the acts of the closing weeks
of President Roosevelt's administra-
ton for which he will be remembered
by the present and coming genera
tons whose privilege it may be to
visit the region of the big trees OF
California was the signing of the bill
creating the Caaveras National forest,
California. This act saves for all
time the most famous grove Of trees
in the world
The people of California, particular
~ the 500 women of the California
club, have been working to interest
the government in this wonderful
grove of big trees for more than nine
years but not until now has ii been
possible to arrange plan satisfactory
alike to the owner of the land and TO
congress.
The land to be acquired under the
bill includes about $50 acres in what
is known as the North Calaveras
grove in Calaveras county, and 3,0f0
acres in the South Grove in Tuolumne
county. The North Grove contains
SO big trees and in the South Grove
there are 1880 of these giant sequoias.
Any tree under Is feet in circumfer-
ence, or six feet through, is not con-
sidered in the count Of large trees.
Besides the giant sequoias there are
hundreds of sugar pines and yellow
pines of astonishing proportions, rang
ing to the height of 275 feet and often
attaining a diameter Of eight to ten
feet. There are also many white frs
and incense cedars in the two tracts.
A government study of the land was
made by field party under the direc-
ton Of Fred G. Plummer, United
States forest service, in 1906
The Calaveras big trees are known
the world over The North Grove con-
tains ten trees each having diameter
of rs feet or over, and more than 20
having a diameter of 10 TO % feet.
Most of the trees have been named
for famous generals of the Uni.
ted States and others for statesmen
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

When she arrived i'm Washington as
a delegate to the Woman's National
Rivers and Harbors congress she
frankly told every United States sena-
tor and member of the lower house
whom she met that she intended to
remain here until she had succeeded
in inducing congress to pass the Gala
veras BILL" which had been introduced
early in the session by Senator Per-
kins. Her announcement, made in
her Enthusiastically modest and re-
fined yet determined manner, was
smilngly received; and, sometimes.
she was gently reminded OF the fate
that befell similar bills presented by
Senator Perkins and other California
congressman. Let us forget the past
and its mistakes" WAS her courteous
and apt retort, and make amends by
uniting in this feasible plan OF pre-.
serving to the world the greatest liv.
ing marvels now extant In the uni.
verse"
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17
JUST LAZY; IN BED TEN YEARS.
Man Opposes Early Rising and Dress
ing, So He Takes a Constant Rest.

Jerseyville, Ill.-The LATEST man in
the world is here. He is John Num-
era, and he has been in bed ten years
because he is unwilling to comply
with the rules of the Jersey county
farm. which say that every one liv-
ing there shall rise at five o'clock in
the morning.
He was a voluntary applicant for
permission to live at the farm. Be-
fore he had been at the farm a week
he complained that the rising hour
was too early. One morning he failed
to take his place at the breakfast
table Richard Mourning, superin-
tendent of the farm, went TO his
room.
I'm not going to get up at five
o'clock for anybody" said John.
You'll have to-" said Mourning.
Shaking his finger at the superin-
tendent, Muncra exclaimed: "I'll never
get up any more. might as well
stay in bed. It's too much trouble
undressing every night. and dressing
every morning, anyway"
II am ready to swear that he has
kept his word" said Mourning the
other day.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

and various states of the union. The
Father of the Forests" now down, is
estimated by Hittel, in his Resources
of California" to have had height
OF $50 feet and a diameter at the
ground OF more than 40 feet when 1t
was standing. Massachusetts" con
tains $4,000 board feet OF lumber;
Governor Stoneman" contains los. 900
board feet, and the Mother Of the
Forest" burned in the terrible forest
fre which licked its way into a part
Of the grove last summer, contained
1O5, 900 board feat. Each OF these trees
named grows as much lumber az is
grown ordinarily on 10 or 20 acres OF
cumberland. The bark runs from six
inches to two feet in thickness. Among
the other large named trees In the
two groves are Waterloo" "Pennsyl-
vania," James King" "Old Bachelor"
Pride OF the Forest" Daniel Web.
ster." "Sir John Franklin" Empire
State" ~. s. Grant," wv. T. Sher.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

The latest development in wireless
telegraphy is the application OF the
system to railroad train operation
The wireless method has been tried on
the Lake Shore line, and the managers
declare that the test, so far as it has
gone, was eminently successful They
are highly enthusiastic and assert be-
lief that by the use of the system &C.
cidents may be eliminated as far as it
is in human power to accomplish such
result. The managers may be over.
sanguine, but additional experiments
in this direction certainly will be
awaited with interest. Wireless teleg-
raphy has proved a life-saver at sea. If
equally successful on shore there will
be great gain to humanity.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17
STARTING AN ORCHARD in THE
RIGHT WAY
Pruning CuItivang Necessary to Secure the besS
Prof. ". II. Davis, Ohio
College.

form the scaffold branches OF the fu'
ture top These should be situated
alternately along the trunk, but never
opposite each other, and should be cue
back to spurs five to ten inches IN
length The others are removed en-
tirely. Each of these spurs Will throw
out several branches the first season,
but the ends of the spurs will usually
dry out and begin to decay.
The second pruning is confined al
most wholly to the removal of the
dead tips of these branches or spurs.
These are cut back to the base or the
first new branches, and If the wood
shows no decay the wound is left to
heal If, however, there are signs OF
decaying wood, the cut is made at the
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17
The Last Resort.

In answer to the returned summer
visitors question as to the welfare
OF Mr. Macomber and his whereabouts
Mr.. Davis replied that Jake" was
teaching at the little red schoolhouse
on Bowen's Hill.
but | thought"
well, he is, admitted Mr.. Davis
Understandings. IAN he gets more m
more muddle.headed all the time.
But what else could we do? We had
to put him in schoolmaster to keer
him off the town.
I'VE amt goin to pauperize a man,
Ne added. loftily. IF We can find any
thing for him to do,"-Youth's Com
vapioA-
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

about the number OF trees that can be
planted before noon and prune the
roots. These are placed on sled or
wagon and covered at once with straw,
carpet or burlap and water thrown
over the entire bundle until thorough
Iy wet. Immediately after transplant
ing, the trees should be well mulched
with hay, straw, manure or any ma
terial not too coarse.
This mulching is essential, no mat
ter whether the clean culture or the
sod mulch system is to be followed.
The mulch not only holds moisture
around the roots, but keeps the soil
loose and mellow. A good tree well
planted and we'll mulched will make
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17
Pesteurizine MiIk.-It is gener,

Pesteurizing MIk.-It is generally
conceded that pasteurizing milk adds
nothing to its wholesomeness. la fact,
it is generally believed that pure milk
is injured more or less by pasteuriza.
ton. Milk that has not been produced
under sanitary conditions and which
may contain disease producing germs,
is far more beneficial and wholesome
If pasteurized than If used In the raw
state. In other words, pasteurization
will improve faulty products but win
not improve pure products. The best
authorities agree that it is better to
feed pasteurized milk to children than
to feed them the average milk as IL is
delivered in the cities. We think tina 4
all will agree that IL they can get pure
and wholesome milk pasteurization
will not improve 1t for intent feed.
ing
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

proper action from congress. Mrs,
White is the wife of Mr.. Lowell White.
prosperous and conservative banker
in the Golden state. She is notable
among CALIFORNIA; great army OF
noble women for the uplift OF the
people, morally and materially. She
is the chairman Of the Calaveras Big
Tree committee, of the Outdoor Art
league of California, and of other
clubs and public bodies whose chief
aims are the civic, industrial and ar
tistic betterment of San Francisco.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17
FAT MAN STOPS FATAL
BLAST OF DYNAMITE
10 TAKING NAP WHEN THIRTY
POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVE FALL
ON HIS STOssACH.

Montgomery. Ala.-Otis Browne, the
latest man in the county, at noon q
few days ago prepared for siesta, un-
conscious of the fact that he was
about to become a candidate for Car.
negie medal by involuntarily saving
the lives of 16 companions in the Zu-
bers rock quarry near here.
Browne is short of stature, but he
tips the beam at $50 pounds. 1t was
therefore the most natural thing in
the world for him to seek the shadow
of ledge after luncheon and dispose
himself for slumber. The 16 other
workmen were seated a few feet be
low him. eating or smoking.
Upon this peaceful scene there pres
emily entered a negro. This negro, with
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

It has been a severe season for soci.
ETY., and whoever owns country house
of any description is fleeing thither to
tone up on the simple life. Next best
10 the country house comes the invita-
ton TO join a railway trip through Mex
eco or to Seattle, the main object being
ito get away" People who succeed in
doing IL and at the same time getting
away from themselves might tell the
secret and. for the nonce, become phil.
anthropists.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

man." y p. Mcpherson, Abraham
Lincoln" Connecticut" "OEi1," Gro
yer Cleveland" Mrs. Grover Cleve
land" DIR. Nelson" General Custe",
DIR. j. w. Dawson" General Han.
cock" Knight Of the Forest" Two
Sentinels," and old DOwd."
Perhaps no one is more entitled to
credit for saving the big trees than is
Mrs. Lowell White, one of California S
charming daughters, who has been
persistent in her efforts to secure
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

For years the United States govern.
ment has been freeing the farmers
from the restraints of trade, and doing
everything in its power TO give them
open markets at home and abroad for
their productions. 1t is the solidity,
the safety, the soundness of the pros.
perity of our cultivators of the soil
which is the rcck foundation, the very
cornerstone of our nation today
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

Il wish" said the serious woman
who has been struggling over trim
mings for a directoire evening gown
that the law would make shopkeep
ers call things by their right names
A pure clothes law is what we need
When we buy gloves, they should be
labeled pigskin, if they are made OF
that material. Then there is that old
lie about swans down. Why don't
they call is geese down? That is what
st usually is. AS for velvet, it is main
tanned by foreigners that the pure sill
article is obsolete. 1t would cost sc
much now no one would buy it."
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

base of the next branch and so on I'M
til solid wood is found. Otherwise the
decay will run back into the main
branches, or even to the trunk OF the
tree, and eventually cause its death.
Every branch that does not mar the
general form of the top is left on the
little tree during the second season to
bear leaves and manufacture plant
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17
Practice Of observation-disclosures;

Practice Of Dehorning.-Dehorain
affects the cows but little in the milk
flow and fat production and not at all
II done three or four weeks before
calving. We have seen great many
cows dehorned and as whole no i'm
results whatever come from this prac-
tice. 1t is a rather cruel operation
when the horn is being removed but
after the operation is over the COW
suffers but little, II any
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

Manila has new and bountiful sup.
ply of water. brought from a distance
OF 20 miles The improvement was
secured at surprisingly small cost,
which is not expected to excssd 81
e00, zoe. while the result in the way OF
health and convenience is OF incalcula.
BILE value. That is one OF the many
things American rule has done TO bet.
ter conditions in the Philippines.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-04-17

Lying is a monumental vice, says a
Pittsburg preacher. But where's the
monument TO Ananias?
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-07-09
RULE OF THE SEA.
Old Whaling Law Applied to a Twice
Caught Cod.

Old Whaling Law Applied to a Twice
Caught Cod.
That etiquette Is observed among
the fishermen that journey to the fish,
ing banks WAS discovered by an anna
! teur angler on his first trip.
The amateur hooked Goldfish, but
his line parted just as the fish was
above the water. Back fell the cod
fish. carrying with him two sinkers
and the hook.
Twenty minutes later another angler
cried out that be had captured a cod
with two sinkers and hook. The
amateur went up to the angler. who
appeared to be an old salt. and asked
for his hook and sinkers. which had
, his name stamped on them. He was
surprised when the old salt told him
to take the fish also.
According to the rules generally fol-
lowed on the fishing boats. the second
angler was entitled to the fish. but the
hooks and sinkers should be returned
to their owner. The old angler ex-
planned why he wanted to give up the
fish.
1t seems that be had followed the
sea a great part Of his life. When a
young man be was a whaler, and, ae-
cording to whaling law. @ dead whale
belongs to the ship whose name ap-
pears on the harpoon that killed 1t.
Therefore the old salt figured that the
amateur owned the Goldfish he had
taken.-New York Sun.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-07-09

The we'll is a necessity on many
farms in Virginia, but it may be a
very serious menace to health un-
less it is properly protected. A
great deal of typhoid fever Isl spread
by water, and much of it by we'll
water. AS water at a reasonable
distance below the surface, is sell
dom contaminated except thraugh
the mouths of wells, the chief duty
of the farmer is to prevent seepage
into the we'll from its mouth and
from the surrounding soil.
The precautions for a sanitary
farm-well are comparatively few
and inexpensive. The location OF
the we'll is a matter of prime i'm
portance: it should always be stu,
ated above the level of the sur
rounding ground, and so placed
that rains cannot wash trash OF
other waste into it. furthermore
the we'll should be walled up with
brick or stone, laid in cement, ano
with the wall projecting about two
feet above the level of the ground
The top of the we'll should be made
waterproof, to prevent any con-
tamination from the surface. In
addition, the wise farmer will
gain much if he will lay concrete
from the edge of the wall for sever
al feet around the well. This will
practically prevent any drlpplngs
into the we'll from the surrounding
soil. A pump, fitting closely into
the well, is preferable to a chain
and bucket, as the latter may be-
come filthy from contact with the
hands. Where stock is watered a
the well, a pipe or waterproof
trough should be run for them some
distance from the well, inasmucf
as animals should not be allowed
to stand about the well. Cleanli
ness in the surroundings of the wei
is of the very first Importance.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-07-09
EuIer's Wonderful Memory

Leonhard Euler. who was born In
1907 and died In 1873 at St. Peters
burg. where he spent his life as q
teacher Of great power and as a pro,
life writer. was an instance OF the
genuine Mathematician endowed with
almost superhulnan powers. he left
more than 200 manuscript treatises on
his favorite subject, and the bulk OF
the works published by his academy
between 1927 and 1888 were from bis
pen. In his old age he was totally
blind. Then he carried In his memory
a table of the first six powers OF the
"series Of natural numbers up to 100"
It Is related that on one occasion
two Of Euler's students attempted TO
calculate converging series. AS they
advanced they found they disagreed
in the result by unit In the fifteenth
figure. The question was referred to
Euler. who decided to make the calcu-
lation. He did this mentally, and bis
result was found to be correct.-New
York Tribune.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-07-09
FATHER OF 70 CHILDREN.

Here's the record of Abraham
Ruebush, who was born in Angus
ia county, near Greenyille, but la
ter in life moved to Port Lavaca,
Texas, where he and his wife, who
was Miss Angelina Britain, also OF
Augusta county, are now living
Now for the record:
Mr.. Ruebush is 65 years old; was
q confederate soldier; in Al battles;
wounded FIVE times; is Methodist
minister; and, finally, he is the
father of twelve boys and sixteen
girls--a total of % children.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-07-09
dead" MAN BACK TO LIFE.

Worcester, Mass, June 29.--Af-
ter he had been declared officially
dead, and his body placed on a
truck to be removed to the morgue
from a cot in the City Hospital,
Joseph Remillard. aged 40, of this
city, was restored to life by the use
of electricity. He is report ted to be
improving, although his name is ON
the dangerous list.
AS the body was being removed
to the morgue the doctors thought
they would try an electric current,
and after few applications they
were surprised to see spasmodic
twitching of the muscles, and in
few minutes Remillard was restored
to consciousness. He was a heat
patient
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-07-09

ed 217 distinct surnames, about
one-half of which are still in the
county.
By law of 1892 person was
fined for swearing or getting drunk,
IS cents for each offense.
Among the names of the earliest
settlers of Pendleton, are the follow-
ing, every one of which seems to
appear not later than l775: Black,
Blizzard, Conard, Cunningham
Davis, Dunkle, Dyer, Evlck, Flesh
er, Friend, Harmon, Harper, Hlner,
Hoover, Johnson, Kile, Moser, Pat
ton, Poage, Propst, Ruleman,
Shaver, Simmons, Smith, Swadley,
Teter and Waggoner.-The above
are merely a few of the many facts
which will be given in much fuller
detail in the Forthcoming history OF
Pendleton county.