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Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
Wages
of Men
and
Women
BY p. A. CONRADI

The questions debated extensively with considerable
The total of information proed during
meetings the effect that the of Germany
little wages paid men
both considerable
trades The paid the factory girls
stenographers and house servants.
While good" weekly skilled
from $40 to $50 doing the
than $3.50 to $3.50 for week AS single
rented to factory girls about ST. unsd
make than $3.50 week. the
girls for food clothing will be the same
ability have from $3.50 left
The present discrimination against upheld
real difference working ability the leading speakers the meet
insisted the abrane of employers
of the social subugaon and further
that using liquors and tobacco being unmarried
able subs much less than worngwomn
family.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
USING CEMENT
TO SAVE TREES
Former Method Was Never Sue
cessfuI for Several Reasons.

The former method of working in
failing trees with cement was never
successful for several reasons. One
was that the cement seldom If ever
adhered to the wood, so the swaying
by wind of the tree very generally
made larger the treated crack be-
tween it and the wood.
Water penetrated beyond the filling.
so the decay increased rather more
rapidly than before attempting a
remedy. y
The improved idea Is in removing
from the interior all of the rotting
mass. There remains only a living
she'll Of sapwood and bark, and into
this cavity a steel brace is nicely in
serted and bolted in place.
The next important step is to cut
ersheds-preventing any moisture
from entering. There are deep
grooves cut about one inch inside the
edge and opening out to the ground
below. Cement is packed tightly into
grooves, forming a channel down
which the water flows.
The cavity is afterward wired
throughout thoroughly
The cement is worked moist, and
built out in the tree shape. Any bark
that is cut away for an inch or two
in order to prevent bruising as the
filling is in progress will soon cover
the filled spot so passerby can
scarcely detect the wound at all.
In yorv largo cayitioa tho Onapinp
is covered by utilizing large strips OF
zinc.
Nature helps in this kind OF new
work in trees, for the place soon heals
over.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
Heating a Greenhouse.

The heating of greenhouse by the
sun is usually explained by the fact
that glass permits the passage of light
rays, but is almost impenetrable to
heat rays, so that as the light falling
upon the enclosed objects is converted
into heat and partially reflected, the
reflected rays cannot escape through
the glass. Thus the heat accumulates.
To test this long established theory,
Prof. w. r. Wood blackened two
pasteboard boxes and covered one
with plate of salt, which readily con-
ducts both light and heat, and the
other with glass. The salt-roofed box
became even warmer than the other,
this being true also when the heat was
first altered from sunshine through
glass. The conclusion is that the
ground and other objects are heated
by the incident rays, and that this
heat is then spread by convection cur
rents. but, as the confined air cannot
mix and circulate with the outer air.
it concentrates a larger amount OF
heat.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07

pended with whiting or wilted leaves,
not yet dislodged by the wind. The
pieces on the ground, when examined,
exhibit clean cut or break at the
large end, and If one cuts into the
twig with a knife a whitish worm is
disclosed Lying in the burrow thus
opened. This is the larva of the oak
primer, which when full grown is n
little more than one-half inch long,
and transforms into a blackish or
5rownish beetle of about the same
ength.
The life history of this pest is such,
evidencing apparently marvellous in
;tinct, that it commands our admira-
ion. The female beetle, according to
Fitch, normally lays her eggs in
spring or summer on a green succu-
ent twig in an angle between leaf
wig and leaf stalk. This action af-
ords the young tender food of the
light nature, easily obtained. AS the
arva grows older it works into the
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
RAVAGES OF BLACK BEETLE
AMONG SHADE TREES
WatchfuI Summer When Destructive Insects Are
Laying Eggs May Save Our Orchards
Timber.

However desirable 1t may be to have
judicious pruning OF our oaks, we
can hardly trust to beetles to do the
work as we wish it done, and during
the summer of 1908 Elaphidion GER
tainly exceeded the limit and caused
much anxiety to owners of oak trees in
various parts of the country. Further,
since 1t sometimes attacks the apple
and other quite valuable trees, it calls
for some attention.
During July one may observe be-
meath oak trees many fallen twigs and
in some instances small branches,
with leaves still attached and gener-
ally withered, though sometimes still
green. A glance into the tree will re-
veal possibly other twigs hanging sus-
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
QUEER IDEA OF HOSPITALITY
Travellers In Arabia, Guests OF Chief,
systematically FIeeced Of Every
thing of Value.

or the curious ideas of hospitality
leld by some of the natives OF that
Wild country lying between Bagdad
and Damascus two travellers, Capt.
Butler and Capt Aylmer, tell In the
Geographical Magazine. 1--WE found
Feysul Ibn Rashid Ca minor ruler OF
Arabia) sitting in low room, the
IN pillars. All round the sides OF the
room were spread carpets, on which
sat his viziers and members OF his
court. He is man of 33 years, with
a dark, pointed beard. good, regular
features, but eyes that are cold and
manner, and was ali the time arrang-
ing his abba Cloak and combing and
curling his mustache and beard and
admiring himself in small, cheap
looking glass that hung just behind
him. Above his head on the wall
hung his silver-mounted walking stick
and sword, the sheath of which
was also covered in silver. He was
very richly dressed.
"On arrival at the house placed at
our disposal We congratulated our
selves on our good fortune in having
speedily disillusioned. We had not been
there more than five minutes when
Feysul's head slave, a richly dressed
parsonage called Dahm, came to tell
us that the emir would not take our
camels or our money, as he had
things of European make or of in
terest that we happened TO have. This
was only too true, and, during our
ave days stay there, there was con-
tiuual PROCESSION Of slaves and hang
ers-on from the castle demanding
and favorites, and demanding them
in such a way that it was impossible
for us to refuse. At last We had
practically nothing of any value left,
having been fleeced of watches, revol.
vers, compasses, various clothes and
other articles of our kit
Apart from this system of more
or less polite robbery, we were well
treated by the emir and had our food
sent us from the castle by him
About three or four times day We
had royal command from him and
used to go up to the castle and drink
many cups of coffee and excellent
sweet tea with him and talk about his
country and Europe. He was always
yery genial on these occasions and
honestly think he considered he was
treating us very well in not taking
all we had and turning us adrift to die
IN the desert"
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
Former Sultan's Pictures.

A letter from Venice published in
Vienna paper gives a description of
the pictures received in that city to
be sold at public auction, from the
palace of former Sultan Abdul
Hamid." The collection shows that
the sultan had leaning toward the
Danish school. "Or possibly" says
the writer, this fondness may have
been only that of the purchasing
agent. There are many paintings and
sketches by Makart and Munkaczy,
and nearly every large Vienna studio
is represented" The writer of the
letter judges by this the sultan's pic
lures were collected largely by the
Ottoman representative IN Austria.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07

however, we are led to believe mat
such may not always be the case.
Our attention was called by cor
respondent last August to the fact
that many fallen twigs examined con-
tanned no worms. Later, in Septem-
Der, we noted this also, and were
not able to find single larva in any
twigs examined, large number being
cut open for examination.
This can hardly be accounted for
by the work of insectivorous birds.
since they would be unable to reach
them in their burrows. In any event
the larva is in it's burrow when the
twig first falls and can then be east
ly cared for. We therefore suggest
the following remedy:
Collect and burn all twigs cut off
by this insect as soon as they are
found on the ground in July or Aug
ust. Do not leave this work until the
following spring.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
PALACE OF PHARAOH H0PHRA
Prof. Flinders Petrie Has Uncovered
Abode of King Who Reisned
3. c. 629-588.

The great result of the work of this
year carried on at Memphis by Prof.
Flinders Petrie under the auspices OF
the British school of archaeology has
been the discovery OF the palace OF
King Apries, the Pharaoh Hophra OF
the bible, who was contemporary with
jeremiah, B. c. 629-5SS.
Hitherto no palace has been known
in Egypt other than the tower of Med
met Habu and some portions of
rather earlier date. The palace was
400 feet long and 200 feet broad, with
a middle court 100 feet square. 1t
was adorned with painted columns 40
feet high and surrounded with stone
lined walls Is feet thick. The APP
proach to the palace led up through
a large mass of buildings to plat
form at a height of about 60 feet
above the plain.
In the ruins scale armor, hitherto
rarely found in Egypt, was discovered.
Good bronze figures OF the gods were
also found. What Prof. Petrie de-
scribes as q supreme piece was the
fitting OF palanquin of solid silver,
a pound in weight, decorated with
bust of Hathor, with gold face OF
finest workmanship of the time Of
Apries.
The great gateway and immense
walls descend deep into the mound,
indicating that there lie ruins of sue
cessive palaces built one over the
other. Prof. Petrie prophesies that
in six or eight years excavators might
dig down to the earliest records OF
the Egyptian kingdom.-Zion Herald.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
Rural Conversation.

IL wish | had never been born,
sighed the horse as he leaned against
the wall and gazed into space.
"Why?" asked the COW, stopping he,
chewing and pitching her ears for
ward.
Because the automobile has side
tracked me. l have nothing to live
for"
"Bosh." said the COW. Look at the
condensed milk they are putting out
but you don't hear any kick coming
from me-"
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
To GET Rid of Vermin.

My hogs got lousy last year before
knew it, could not afford to build
a dipping tank, so l put into three
quarts of hot soapsuds one-half pint
of kerosene oil, boiled and stirred Wig
orously for ten minutes. When the
emulsion has cooled sufficiently |
poured It through a sprinkling can
along the backs and over the heads of
the pigs. The ticks and lice quickly
disappeared, but l repeated the dose
twice more during the SUMNER. G.
Barnes, Indiana.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07

older wood. At this time the worm"
is about half grown.
According to the above writer and
others, this larva needs moisture to-
60 through with it's transformations
to the pulpal and later to the image
stage. This evidently it could not
obtain If the twig remained on the
tree. It therefore proceeds to cut
off the twig which has afforded it
home so that this will lie on the
moist earth during the autumn and
winter. This is very nice operation,
evidencing apparently, as stated
above, remarkable instinct.
Fitch claims that the entire larval
and pulpal stage is passed within the
twig. From personal observations.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07

and to ward of leaves and trash
blown about by the wind, as it is to
give attention to location and surface
conditions when choosing a place for
the house well. Make screen door
for the old well curb and cover the
remaining sides with ordinary screen
wire.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
PROTECTING WELL
FROM INFECTION
Plan for Fixing Curb to Serve
as Covering.

A sketch of plan for fixing an or
iinary we'll curb so as to afford good
covering for the well is given by Neil
Mclean in Prairie Farmer. The or
iinary well curb can be made into one
Of the very best of we'll coverings If
only little time and money is ex-
pended on it. 1t is just as important
that the curb be built so as to pre-
vent a roosting place for sparrows,
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
/Ce[~. OK

Several gatherings of workingwomen in
France and Germany recently argued the
old question of the difference in the wages
paid to women and men who do the same
kind of work. If the lesser and local
issues, of local Importance only, are elim'-
mated, these questions of international H.
terest remain:
l. Is the existing difference in wages
of male and female workers justified by
the difference in the working ability of tie
two sexes?
2. If difference in working ability
,,,bot ,,;,,oc ooo.,;o,, E.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
Timothy Hav

Well settled timothy hay measures
about $50 cubic feet to the ton. while
new hay occupies nearly twice that
space. In sale of new hay 1t is Gus
tomary to take off about 10 per cent
for shrinkage in weight, as compared
with barn cured hay.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
Gives Fund for Scholarship.

Mrs. Margaret E. Langdale of Cam.
bridge, Mass, has just given the
Phillips Exeter academy $4,000 to
found a scholarship to be known as
the Charles e. Langdale scholarship.
Mrs. Langdale's husband, the late
Prof. Charles Z. Lansdale. was for
many years the dean OF the law
faculty of Harvard, and this scholar.
ship is TO commemorate his work.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
The Consistent cynic.

Fairy stories usually end and they
lived happily ever after"
YES" answered Mr.. Sirius Barker;
that's one of the reasons why doni
believe In fairies"
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
AirShipS
Tend to
Promote
Peace
By K. LUDWIG RAU

decide the fate of nation within "A hours
The German Arshp league increasing by the thousands
highly popular in all walks of society," from the highest the lowest
richest to the poorest
needs big protect her everncreasng
tine commercial interests. 1t great mistake the England
claim aimed at her. This
Germany and the hyca behavior Of the English people
with this soaed exhibition Of their much
Joasted level headednes, and coolEeadedness
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
Remove Useless Stalks.

Flower stalks on rhubarb plants
should be removed whenever seen, SO
that the plants strength will not be
wasted in the useless formation OF
saeds
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
Urges Sabbath Observance.

The Woman's Sabbath alliance OF
New York has addressed circular
letter to women prominent socially
asking them to refrain from giving
entertainments hat deprive their SER
wants of rest on Sundays.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07

The advent of the airship sounds the
death knell of war. Airships constructed
on the most advanced and scientific lines
and fitted out with the death-dealing explo-
sive Of war, soaring over the cities, fort
resses and battleshirs of the enemy, can
put all of them out of action within a com.
paratively short time without exposing
themselves to great harm or danger. There
is scarcely any protection from airship,,
and il is for that reason that war must
come to an end. Nations will recognize
the futility of going to war, knowing that
10. th-dealino invulporahlo oirob;ns ba,.o "a
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07
Grows Much sumatra Tobacco.

On the largest tobacco farm in the
world a 100000 acre affair, near
Amsterdam, Georgia, there is said to
be grown about a third of all the
Sumatra tobacco used for cigar wrap
pers in the United States.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07

duty humdrm go the highways and the
byways and observe
Study streear conductors eabmen chauurs bryers amps
ubmen FOUNDERS And don't forget that play must have the love
element the eternal feminine The average citizen who rises at
work lunches goes home at and to bed l. isn't
he has eccentrcies of speech gesture
attire Even these pecuares must be exaggerated for the stage cannot
wait too long for the unfolding character dozen individuals must
created and fixed for the audience and work their in the
space Of two hours
Extreme however, be avoided All OF have met
life such marked centrces that they
portrayed the life the stage audience would they
existed
The element of surprise essential When is most
turn the mood into comedy by det reto The of huor above
all because what might tragic the participant in
real life be made udicrou the by touch of
humor
OF course after have created types often most difficult
task find the and portray them the stage Ag
referring experience took the scubwoman of the ea.ec
play part a scrubwoman And believe
looked the part didn't want her get out of the atmosphere of the
arranged have her her position the har where
she employed
To up If you would write
the ACQUIRE -
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07

Gift of
Observation
Necessary
For Success
BY RICHARD earle.

IF ANYONE would write for the stage | would
advise him first of all to learn how to observe There
is limit ITO the Of author gifted with
of humor who knows how to observe people and
things The stage wants types, character, novelty 1t
is crying for the with the gift of observation to
arrange these elements into entertaining and con-
sstent story.
OF course what l shall have to say concerns COM
edy. leave tragedy to those whose nature doesn't
yearn for laugh.
If YOU would write for the theater of that great
multitude which seeks relaxation from the sterner
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-08-07

To sum up: If YOU would write
for the stage, observe, acquire a
sense of proportion, and, above all,
don't forget the necessary sense of
humor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-28
WHY WIG. BROKAW
 NEGLECTED WIFE
Testifies Physician Ordered Him to Stay Away Be cause She Made Him Ner- vous.
Especial from United Press.)

AIineola. Dec. 2s.-William Gould Brokaw, whose wife is seeking separa- ton and alimony. resumed the stand again today in his own defense ana attempted to bring out that his al legged neglect of his wife was occa- stoned by his physician's orders
 He declared that on several occa- sions his physician had ordered nm to keep away from his wife because she made him nervous
 Arthu< J. Baldwin. cross-examining BrokayE demanded if the witness hao ever~accused his wife of taking drugs and had gone with her to Dr. Peters 10 have her examined because Of these <suspicions. Brokaw denied that he had ever made any such accusation but admitted that he had taken her to d physician to be examined for ner- wouspeSS.
 Several of Mrs Brokaw's friends to- day notified her counsel that they were willing and anxious to testify in ner behalf The offer was provoked oy testimony for the defendant, a foun- dation for which was afforded by the testimony of servants.
 Among the friends who volunteereo 10 testify are Mrs. J. Winthrop SandS lieutenant Governor and Mrs Horace White. Mrs. Frank Gould and Mss Nan Dennison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-28
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

there is no Justification for the huge expenditures of athletic departments Lives must no longer be sacrificed for sports. Unless the rules can be so modified as to eliminate the danger Of loss of life the game should be quick fly abolished. The killing of one man in a football season is a toll that can not justify all the good that ever came out of the game. The game must be in force to be played more with brain and less brawn- This conference ;e should be played without surgeons be- ing kept on the field
 Dr. J. F. McCurdy of the Y. M C. A. Training School at Springfield, Mass, deplored the lack of admins trative supervision and the harsh treatment of coaches who fail to turn out winning teams
 Captain Palmer E. Pierce, U. S. A of West Point, and president of the conference, made a strong plea for IT,
 gid amateurism in college athletics He branded as moral degenerates those athletes who play professional to college athletics. concealing all o1
 their professionalism The committee on rules reported back the recommendations of West Point, as satisfactory with certain re- visions in the afternoon session Fifty colleges, by vote, expressed de- sire for the retention of the Ameri- can game with the elimination of mass plays and other dangerous plays. Five voted the American game satisfactory except in minor details. Seventeen Ia vored the English game of rugby
 the American game and rugDy- N1nt
 voted that either the American game | should be radically modified or rug
 by submitted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-28
NEW HAVEN ROAD : TELEGRAPHERS TO
 MAKE DEMANDS
Especial from United Press.) )


 ! New Haven. Dec. 2s.-Foliowing the example of the Brotherhood of Rail- way Conductors and Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks. the Photographers employed on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad today received circulars from the officers of the various local unions asking whether this would not be an opportune time to demand higher wages. perhaps shorter hours and a general change in working conditions
 Replies are expected within the next fortnight and if many of the telegraphers favor a demand on the company a schedule of demands is to be prepared and filed with the off c.als.
 It is understood that preliminary unofficial pcanvass of the operators with a view to learning their att- tude on the proposed demands has all ready been made and that great majority are in favor of negotiating with the railroad. Just what demands are likely to be formulated is not yet announced
 Ninety-five per cent of the New Ha- ven railroad operators are union men
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-28
UNCLE JOE'S CRACK CHAUFFEUR HOME TO
 LOOK OVER FRIENDS
Little Jimmy Byrnes Says the Speaker Is the Best
 Ever
One Time Messenger Boy Here to Be Re-Introduced to Old Pals When He Comes Back With His Happy Habiliments.
Happy Habiliments.

Little Jimmy" Byrnes was in town today. All the boys in town used to know Jimmy who is now chauffeur for Uncle Joe" Cannon down in Washington Uncle Joe has gone out to Danville. Ohio. to spend the holi- days and Jimmy came up to Bridge port to see the folks he used to know. Jimmy used to be a messenger boy years ago, then he became a walter at the Algonquin club and when the people began to buy those buzz wag- ons nothing would satisfy Jimmy un- til he could run one of them
 One of his first jobs was running a car for Lieut. N. W. Bishop. Nex' he went to work down in New York for Clyde Fitch, the actor, and after working for a number of rich people in New York, who keep a whole nock of motor cars he was recommendeo to the Iron Chancellor who rules the U. s. House of Representatives as a young man who could get a car over a rough road as nicely as Uncle Joe railroads legislation. @
 Little Jimmy" showed up at the Algonquin club this morning with a Persian lamb overcoat and gold bow ed eye glasses He looked like a professional man and Jimmy Wines the steward and his old boss had to be introduced to him before he knew him. Tommy Byrnes. who used tc live with Jimmy in Elm street with their aunt has followed the former messenger boy to Washington and At has got a government job. \
 Uncle Joe keeps two big Indiana made automobiles and no matter what the world may think about the czal of the house Little Jimmy Byrnes say. that he is the whitest ever. Jimmy ought to know as he has seen a goot many people in the quarter of a cen tury he has lived on earth
 For a couple of Christmas season. Jimmy was the special messenger fol Fairchild's tewelry store and he al ways made good. ~-