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Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
BILLBOARD AN ANACHRONISM
What the District Of Columbia Is Do
ing to Abolish the
Eyesore.

The district commissioners are to
be congratulated upon their firm stand
in connection with the billboard nui-
sance, the Washington Post says. The
advanced position taken receives the
hearty Endorsement of practically all
residents of Washington and the abo-
lition of the billboard eyesores may be
the happy contamination of the not
distant future. The decision to carry
the matter to the courts is to be well
coined as clearing the ground for ulti-
mate action in the case. The ruling
of the court in this matter will show
in what respects, if any, present laws
need to be amended in order that the
nuisance can be legally abolished;
and in order to do this the case when
it goes to the courts for adjudication,
should be made to cover every pos
sible feature of the controversy. If
the present law is not sufficient to
remedy the abuse congress can be de-
pended upon to make it broad enough
to cover every emergency.
The development of aesthetic ideas
in recent years in America, par
ticularly in connection with the beauti-
fication Of cities, has made the bill
board an anachronism, as Commits
sioner Marfarland declares. While
nearly everything else has felt the up
lift, the billboard keeps fast to it's
prestine hideousness.
Not only is the day of the billboard
passing in the cities, but there is evil
dence that the smaller towns and the
countryside are awakening to the
necessity of action in the way of either
abolition or strict regulation. Rail-
roads are refusing permission for the
erection of billboards upon their right
of way and when the thrifty Jersey
farmers are better educated perhaps a
trip from Philadelphia to New York
will less resemble journey through a
tunnel of horrors.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
TRIES TO CATCH DOLLS WASH
Little Girl Plunges Five Stories In
Effort to Rescue Tiny Gown
Blown from Line.

New York. - Five-year-old Helen
O'Brien did the family wash" prob
ably for the last time for her pet
dolly.
Little Helen lives with her parents
on the top floor of five-story apart
ment house at ISL East Forty-third
street She begged her mother to let
her assist with the family washing,
and finally she was given a small tub
and a miniature dashboard and was
told to wash all the dresses she had
made for her favorite doll, Ruth.
The little girl worked industriously
for while, and when the little frocks
were all clean her mother told her
to pin them up in front of the open
window, as there was no room on the
line in the yard.
Helen put a stool against the win,
dow and in a few moments she had
fastened two of the dresses where the
sun would play on them. AS she
reached for another pin one of the
dresses became loose and blew out Of
the window, and as the youngster
made an effort to grab 1t she lost her
balance and fell.
The little girl was picked up uncon-
scious, and DIR. Hughes of Flower hos
pital said her skull and right jaw were
fractured and that she was internally
injured. He held out little hope for
her recovery.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
Sneeze Almost Kills Man.

Hatboro, pam involuntary sneeze
almost caused the death of Franklin
Scheifer, well known in the Richboro
Bucks county, section. Some time
ago he severed an artery In his arm
while trimming a grape vine. The
wound was dressed and, while 1t
seemed to be healing nicely, was at
tended by much swelling.
At his home he sneezed unexpected
ly, and the involuntary muscular &C
ton tore the stitches In the wound on
the swollen arm.
Excessive bleeding resulted and two
physicians were hastily summoned.
They hurried him to hospital where
he is now reported to be improved.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
struck Out for Middle of River.

the smoother waters to the rapids.
The boy struggled for time against
the current, but to no avail. Then, re.
alizing that he was beyond human
help and was to be carried through
the rapids, which took the life of Capt.
Webb and which have resisted every
unaided human effort at passage, he
deliberately turned down stream and
began a grim fight for life
Not in all the history of the river
has such brave effort been wit
messed. Although but a frail boy he
held his own until he struck the giant
wave, which curls up opposite the old
Battery elevator. Then he went un-
der and for a second was lost to sight
of the score of people who stood on
the lower arch bridge.
Again and again he disappeared,
only to reappear, each time fighting
desperately against the terrible cur
rent. Then, when within 800 yards
of the whirlpool his strength gave out
and he sank and was lost to view.
Even then he had gone perhaps 100
yards farther than did the great Eng
lish swimmer, Capt. Webb.
The body can now be seen in the
whirlpool, where rivermen are wait
Ing for it to be brought In toward
shore far enough to be recovered.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
Good
Fresh Air
CurefOrA
MaladieS
By L. o. HENDERSON

cool. slept on the ground.
The third day the fourh?) at the Bear creek crossing
with revolver and began its flesh appetite
increased and after week hungry nearly all the time Bacon
bakng-powder biscuits black coffee wild game made bill
fare From Gordon travelled for three weeks south into the sand hills
my only company being saddle horse Sum- SOIL wholesome food
all the physical exon could perform cured completely Nor
has there been any return of the maady.
past so and in perfect health The cost of my
$780, have did thing
to do out the dry western plains sleep the ground
keep moving and don't long enough place die Eat simple
and wholesome food sleep the ground and nature will take
tuberculosis
Ask physician if prescription perfect onesun, soil
food the mcan your doctor add anything
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
YOUTH DIES SWIMMING
DEADLY NIAGARA RAPIDS
REACHES 100 YARDS FARTHER
DOWN THE RIVER THAN CAPT.
WEBB, ENGLISH SWIMMER.

Niagara Falls, N. august Spor-
er. an 1S-year-old boy of this city,
went to his death in the whirlpool rap
ids after gallant battle with the
waves between the lower bridges and
The pool.
With three companions Sporer went
for swim in the river at the former
Maid of the Mist landing. He struck
out at once for the middle of the
stream and then turned toward the
bridges. His companions called to
him to turn back, for the current is
very swift at that point, but he kept
on down stream and was caught in
the great sweep. the first break from
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
The Bishops Choice.

A celebrated Anglican divine, the
late bishop of Rochester, who had
been ailing for some time, decided to
consult Sir Frederick Treves, the not
ed surgeon After careful examina-
ton Sir Frederick pronounced his yer.
dict, and added: Your lordship must
go to Algiers or some winter resort
on the Riviera"
Impossible" replied the bishop. 81
have too much work to get through
We'll" said the doctor, you must
make your choice. 1t is either Algiers
or heaven"
Dear me-" exclaimed the bishop
with a sigh, then / suppose IL must
be Algiers. Los Angeles Herald.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09

There is a cure for consumption; l
found it by accident 25 years ago. | had
declined steadily for more than two years
and was so weakened on account of the
disease that | could not walk two city
blocks without stopping to rest. The ply
sicians assured me that | could not live to
exceed three months
l sold my business and went to Val
entine, Neb. There l contracted with a
ranchman to take me to Gordon on a bed
of hay and blankets in his wagon. We
were six days going through the sand hills.
The days were hot and sunny; the nights
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
What's the Matter with Baby?

II wonder what makes baby cry
SOP" said the first friendly person.
Perhaps pin is annoying it," ven
tured another.
Cor else it's hungry" said third.
COR teething," said another. You
can't do anything for that"
Jaw, look at the way he's kicking,
and see how his little fists are doubled
up" put in Bobby. "He wants some
body of his own size to fight with,
that's what he wants."
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
Advice to
Mother of
Girl of
Eighteen
By ELIZABETH MeCULLEM

and definite When girl has attained age
intelligence enough of
anything But the girls place listen what her parents
say and to be just
Possibly dislike the her founded
upon explained away. not then
is best to bow to the decision made of older judgment
meetings street and in shops
avoided Appointments Of that kind cheaper the girl has
the right to ask it Of her.
would like write little note of warning the
remind them that is always better for girl the
seeing her home Streets parks
for young people.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
A Dye That Will Color any Fabric.

Mrs. Adam Herbeson writes, Il have
used Dyola and find it superior to any
other package dye / have ever tried,
as the same package colors wool, cot
ton, silk and mixed goods perfectly"
Dyola Dyes come in 16 fast brilliant
colors. 10 cents per package at your
dealers. Write Dyola. Burlington,
VT, for color card and book of direc-
tons sent free.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
Industrial Education.

For training the workman the tech
nical school can never supplant the
workshop. The system that Is like
ly to give the best results is a COM
bination of part time apprenticeship
and compulsory attendance at tech
nical schools.-London Electrical Re-
view
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09

If girl admlres young man and
keeps him at distance, it's either be.
cause she is bashful or because she
has been eating onions.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09

In this case, so that other sufferers
from kidney trouble may profit by my
experience"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09

quite clear about the feelings OF the other where the
woman is fettered by conventions and the man, who
could make matters clear, is satisfied with underlined
relations. 1t is of the many cases in which men
fail in candor to women because they dread a scene
For the rest, it is not to be wondered at that
the world at large does not believe in patonc friend
ship between men and women; the point in which it
is at fault is that it will not leave such affairs to
rpen into love to fade and fall at leisure without
interference, which almost invariably does harm rather
than good.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09

fOur years ago L
suffered misery with
! u m b o. 6 o. Every
movement was one
of pain. Doan's Kid
ney Pills removed
the whole difficulty
after only a short
time. Although l do
not like to have my
name used publicly,
I make an exception
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
Q,AG
4eu cNiiA .
Question

do you know of any who received any
benefit from taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound?"
If any who is suffering with any ament peculiar
to her will ask her neghbors this question: she will be
surprised at the result There is hardly community in
this country where be found who have been
restored to health by this famous old remedy made
exclusively from simple formula of roots and herbs.
During the past 80 years have published thousands
of letters from these grateful who have been cured
by Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, and never
in all that time have published testimonial without
the writer's special permission. Never have knowingly
published testimonial that truthful and genuine
Here just received few days ago. If anyone doubts
that this true and honest statement of womans expert
with Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Compound write
and ask her.
Houston, Texas"w first began taking Lydia Pink
three with female troubles
liver trouble had tried several doctors medicines
nothing did me good.
three years lived medicines thought would
well, when advertisement
hams Vegetable Compound and advised to try it.
"My husband got bottle of the Compound
much good continued its q woman I
and enjoy the best of health.
&c" advise all women suffering from such troubles
It, for it will surely you"rs L. Hicks,
$40 Cleveland St.. Houston.
Any who is sick and suffering is foolish surely
not to give such medicine this trial Why should It
not do her much good as it did Mrs. Hicks.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
Sunflower Philosophy.

How rarely your favorite barber is
idle!
The eternal feminine question:
"How much is II yard?"
incidentally there are a number OF
voices that could be revised down
ward to advantage.
We almost hate to meet a stranger
In August; we so hate to shake his
hot hand.
You women have an idea that we
men can't get along unless we have a
woman to watch us.-Atchison, Kan.
Uiobe
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09

So many girls that write to me for
advice tell me they are in love with man
of whom their mother does not approve.
They dislike to deceive their parents, but
they care for the man too much to give
him up. They therefore go on meeting
him clandestinely, somewhere outside Of
their own home.
When girl tells me a story like this
l find it difficult to advise her. Speaking
generally, older judgment is best, but on
the other hand l do not believe that it is
a parents right to place the seal of dis
approval upon affection without giving
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
Former Convict venaefuI.

Altoona. Pa.-Out of a spirit of re-
venge Edward Johnson. who was ar
rested on tho charge Of BEING &c
cerous and suspic!cus YER
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
Just an AnQeI.

my wife is awfully good to me-"
Lucky man! How does she show
it?"
she lets me spend all the money
save by shaving myself 10 buy base
ball tickets .'-Cleveland Leader.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
Good for Sore Ewes.

for 100 years PETTIT'S EYE SALVE has
positively cured eye diseases everywhere
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N Y.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09

those of the heart; nothing much attracts
these busybodes ncpent love affair
three successive Sunday nights to
church with Suy Smith Edwin reception lawn party shows
Angelina above that of the other damse
their forthwith tongues begin to engagement is taken for
granted and knowing looks and open freely INDUCED to
the greater less embarrassment of the couple who all prob
ability merely enjoying others congnial society," with ute
rior purpose of matrimony in view
Of be said that the folks ought not to mind
little teasing and that they foolish But sometimes the teas
ing than little and for the folly not the saying of
that all still all especially the days Of their
youth, prone to folly sparks that fly upward?
The who capable of genuine paonic friendship be
willing the ganto small talk long she and her friend
thoroughly understand each other but always there the haunting doubt
whether he really does know that she not love with him. And
when happens the friendship gds love she
altogether that her sutton asking her him because
other people have persuaded him that
she expects him to do
be
little than friendship deal less than love- where neither
cnlna alou the neinn of thnn harw here
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
Sure to Hit Somebody.

An armed woman, other things be.
ing equal, should, IL anything, be &C
corded more severe penalties than
those imposed upon men found carry.
ing concealed weapons.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
The Fall is the Time.
to Paint.

THE weather is settled, the
L wood well dried out by
the summer sun, no flies or in
sects to stick to the wet paint.
You should protect your build
ing against the rains and Sc
we're weather of the late fall and
winter. Paint now.
Be sure and use good paints
paint that will look we'll and wear
we'll. Poor paint is the most ex-
pensive you can buy. 1t does not
last long, and then the work must
be ali done over again. The best Is
the most economical---it covers most
surface, looks best and wears long
est. Ask your dealer.
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
A TEXAS CLERGYMAN
Speaks Out for the Benefit Of Suffer
ing Thousands.

Rev. G. M. Gray, Baptist clergy
man, of Whitesboro, Tex, says:
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the guras reduces In
dammston, slays pain. cures wind collie. &c bottle
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09
Love
Affairs
MeddlerS
Often Spoil
Matches
By HELEN OLDFIELD

5 IT ANYBODYS business if gentleman should choose
To wait upon lady, if the lady don't refuse?
Or, to speak little palmer that the meaning all may know,
Is it anybodys business if lady has beau|
1t is pity but there many people who, whether
from contempoaneous human interest from mpertnent
curiosity manifest great disposition to concern themselves
with that which of their business and solely pertains
to their neighbours affairs Especially this noticeable when
affairs those of heart nothing much attracts
Charlevoix county herald., 1909-10-09

A dead beat always gets more credit
than he deserves.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
when He PROPOSED


"I know it's altogether idiotic o. me
to entertain any sort of hope SAID
Ntcoderlus. AS a matter OF ia1t /
haven't any hope. Not the fa'1fcSl.
I'm just telling you about 1t 20 re-
lieve my mind. Kind Of had to, toh /
you know. You know how it IS. |
don't mean in a case o. this KIND. Oh
course, you being a girl; but 0
know how. 1T Is when you have to tell
s~omething!"
Being a girl. of course l do" re-
piled M%argherita. We'll, l hope your
mind feels at ease now
Nicodemus sighed dolefully. Il sup
pose it does" he said.
You hadn't finished what you were
going to say, though, had your asked
Margherita.
Il think So" said Nicodemus. Il
Just thought Id tell you anyway"
Tell me what?" asked the young
woman. Il haven't heard anything yet
except hat 0 don't entertain any
hope. You are really a little incoher-
ent this afternoon, Mr.. Swankey."
Nicodemus groaned. Il suppose l
could get that name changed" he said.
Pm told that if @ apply to the
State legislature they'll do it for you.
The only thing Is that it would seem
a little rough on the old gentleman.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
souANDERED LIVES

The fisherman wades in the surges:
The sailor sails over the sea;
The soldier steps brave!y to battle;
The woodman lays axe to the tree
They are each Of the breed OF the he
roes.
The manhood attempered in strife:
Strong hands that go lightly to LABOR
True hearts that take comfort IN
life.
IN each Is the seed to replenlsh
The world with the vigor 1t needs
The center of honest affections
The impulse to generous deeds.
But the shark drinks the blood OF the
fisher;
The sailor Is dropped in the sea;
The soldier lies cold by his
The oodm is crushed by MS
tree.
-Bayard Taylor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
a Chi1d,s Reason.

The late Henry N. Pillsbury, tn.
famous chess player, was fond OF
children, and delighted in incidents
that illustrated the originality of the
child mind.
At the Mercantile Library. the haunt
of Philadelphia chess players, Mr.
Pillsbury said one day:
II cultivate children because they
teach me new ways of looking al
things. They give me new points OF
view.
81 showed a little girl an aquarium
Of Japanese goldfish the other day.
"'How would you like to be a little
fish, said 1.
"rNot much said the little girl.
why not? I asked.
Because she said, If you were Z
little fish your wouldn't have
any lap.'"-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20
SAVED IN SPITE OF HERSELF
How Fortune SidetraclSed n Very
Bad Social Break.

How Fortune Sidetracked II Very
Bad Social Break.
That reminds me- said Mrs.
Baxter; but the sewing society was, in
full swing, and no one noticed.
"Ahem!" she ~persevered. That lady
must have Deer something like
Once more her voice was submerged.
Il knew a girl" she almost
shouted, without causing so much as
a ripple on the waves.
1t was annoying. She had been
there an hour without uttering a
complete remark. Not that her voice
was needed; but in her former church
home Mrs. Baxter had been a recog'
niZed factor, and h did not intend
that these ladies should regard her,
after this first meeting with them, as
a person with nothing to say.
Accordingly, when the shifting talk
reminded her of an old family anec.
dcte about a girl who had left her
home town as Mary Ann Burney, and
had been heard of in the city shortly
after as Marie Annetta Bournee, she
determined to bs heard.
What you we're saying a minute
ago." she tried for the fourth time,
makes me think Of" but 1t was
useless and by this time the current
had carried the chatter so far away
from the subject hat the story was
stranded
With d warm face Mrs. Baxter gave
it up and applied herself to her sew.
ing, when, presto! back surged the
conversation to the same point. and
here was a better chance than ever to
float her story.
Il shall have to tell you, ladies"
she spoke up, in tones calculated to
| still a multitude, about a girl who
was always a synonym for silly affec'
tation in my old home. l don't re
member her myself,-she left Barra'
hoo when 1 was quite small
but"
"Barraboo! Are you from Barra
boo?" a lady sitting mex her broke iii
That's my old home, too. You may
have heard of me by my maiden name
Marie Annette Bournee."
OH" gasped Mrs. Baxter. Yves
I have And while the lady from
Barraboo gave herself up to voluble
Renaissance, Mrs. Baxter, chasteneG
in spirit, thankfully allowed the bill
lows of talk to roll on without he1
story.-Youth's Companion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-08-20

" IN nj. grea. arms. The others helped
him to place his burden on the long table
at which, in Poindexter's day, many light
hearted companies had gathered. Ihey
peered down upon him in the lantern
light.
st was another-another of my fool
ish Chances said Wary family and
slowly, the words coming hard but all
in the room could hear. He looked from
one to another. The boys safe and well.
We got what we came for. Just once
just oucc--I got what l came for. 1t
wasn't fair-in the dark that Way
His voice failed. He lay very still for
several minutes.
II never-quite arrived-quite-arriv-
ed" he went on, with his eyes on the OLD
bishop, as if this were something that he
would understand but you must forgive
all that" He smIleu in a patient, tired
way.
You have been a good man, Wary,
there's nothing that can trouble you.
81 was really doing better, wasn't l.,
John?" he went on. still smiling. "1ou
had helped-you two"-he looked from
his young friend to the older one, with
the intentncss of his near-sighted gaze.
Tell them''-his eyes closed and his voice
SANK unIll II WAS dlIlDSt e'iA
them at the hill-Evelyn-the light of all
OF all-thc year"
The wind sweeping across the prairie
shook the windows in the room and moan
ed far away in the lonely house. The
bishops great hand rested gently on the
dying mans head his voice rose in sup
plication-the words coming slowly, as II
he remembered them from a far-oh time:
Unto Gods gracious mercy and pro-
lection we commit thee Saxton drop
ped to his knees, and a sob broke from
him. "The Lord bless thee, and keep
thee. The Lord make his face to shine
upon thee. and be gracious unto thee"
The old mans voice was very low, and
sank to a whisper. THE Lor lift up his
countenance upon thee and give thee
peace, both now and
TO be c%ontinued.l