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The Detroit times., 1910-12-12

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. II.
Dear Dad: Since election day Col.
Roosevelt has received and declined
$500 invitations 10 make public adj
dresses. 1t is not his purpose, how
ever. forever to remain silent. BE
fore next spring ne will go TO Arl-
IONA to help in the formal opening
of the Roosevelt irrigation dam, and
few other speaking dates will be
fitted to this engagement
| understand that Col. Roosevelt
does not regard himself as In any
sense q candidate for the presidential
nomination OF 1912, and Will do all IN
his power TO eliminate himself from
anybody's consideration The progress
sive fight must be made under some
such leadership as will be furnlsned
by the candidacy Of LaFoliette, Jonn-
son or Beverage.
The special commission To consider
how and why the government should
control the issue OF railway stocks
and bonds has been holding daily
sessions in the senate Office building.
The sessions are amusing. Prof. Had
lev of Yale and Prof B. +. Meyer. OF
Madison, Wis. are the two proles-
sional members. Then there Is wal
ter Fisher OF Chicago and a couple OF
railroad lawyers. Prof. Hadley hres
in a line of questions which indicate
that he is about twenty years behind
current thought. and Phof. Meyer fires
in q line indicating that he Is about
twenty years ahead. Walter Flsher
listens and the railroad lawyers Ook
ANNOYED and make notes for the fu-
ture brief. BY the way, can you tell
me why we have a commission OF this
sort?
The government is paying the rail-
roads an average or . cents pouhu
for hauling newspapers and periodlcai
magazines 900 miles. This would De
nine dollars a hundred. The express
company rate between New YORK and
Chicako, which is approximately LOU
miles. is $3.50 q hundred. The express
companies last year paid a dividend
of IL per cent and issued an extra divi-
dend of 900 per cent. Which facts are
respectfully referred to Postmaster
General Hitchcock for consideration
in connection with the alleged efforts
at '.retrenchment and economy"
Speaking OF the prosperity or the
railroads. From 1890 TO 1908 the
number of roads paying dividends rose
from &c TO Sc per cent. The average
dividend rose 5.45 per cent TO 81 per
cent. In 1900 the surplus In the treas
uries of the carriers available Tor I'M
proving properties was $l9O.OOO,OOO.
In 1908 II was 700.000,000. From 1897
to 1907 the earning power per mile
was increased $40 per cent. During
the period OF railroad regulation the
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newspaper which had less than
$4,000 circulation at the time.
1t cost nearly $4,000.
Two years later he received
an order from Australia that
amounted to MORE THAT THE
ENTIRE COST OF THE AID
VERTISEMENT.
The Century Dictionary de-
fines ADVERTISING AS IN
FORMATION. / should say
that advertising is SPREAD
ING INFORMATION"
If this is not an illustration
of the SPREADING OF IN
FORMATION, / don't know
what is.
To be continued
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12
From Another Point Of View
Fine, II it stays, for His whiskers.

His whskers
Il.
And poor saome for all that we know has no stocking
d. a
prison
thought
ash
enoug around
hme of a Milford NJ j, woman Hard luck Santa Claus
A be
"a millennium Q be any
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Napoleon A. coste Dead.

Napoleon A. Coste. aged -, one OF
the bestllnown residents OF EsseX
county. died IN his home in mherst-
burg, Sunday. lie was for several
years, warden OF Essex. and twice
was a candidate for the Ontario leg
islature Mr.. Coste was born in
France and at an early age Went TO
the Sue canal. where he became
president OF the Suez Canal Coal Co.
lie leaves three sons. Louis. OF OF
tawa; Eugene, OF Toronto, anu
Maurice. of New York.
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price OF materials has decreased The
carriers will have S20,000,0O0 more
to divide In 1910 than they had during
The previous Il months. And yet the
roads are demanding from the COM
mission that they be allowed TO IN
crease freight rates.
| am wondering if the recent sue
cess of the Democrats shall not prove
a Cadmean victory.
| wonder how many OF the tourists
who visit Washington know how ugly
are most OF the statues which decor
ate" our city, and how beautiful is
that shaft erected to the memory OF
our first president? l never look on
the Washington monument that l 10
not think of those words OF Everett:
while It stands the latest genera
tons OF the grateful children OF Amer
lea will make this pilgrimage to IL
as to shrine: and when 1t shall fall,
IL fall 1t must. the memory and the
name OF Washington shall shed an
eternal glory on the spot"
Sincerely, RATH.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12

Ing [ o W "A I Il | II q
adoption OF IA prac-
tical re I or m
scheme was taken
until about three
years ago. when
Lord Roseberry Sc
cured the adop-
ton OF a resolution
providing for q
committee to con
slider ways anu
means OF changin g
the constitution OF
the upper chamber
of the British leg
islature TO con-
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12
SAYS:

I'm madly in love with girl in this
town;
The prettiest, happiest, joyfn.est
lass,
She's sweet and sunny-never
froWn:
Even wiley, she loves this Mary
Christmas.
A fine recipe for a girls complexion
is 10 get kissed against her VIII.
The Colorado legislature Will now
proceed to Speer the people for the
interests.
Rolling stones never become moss
backs.
Millionaires so thick in New forR
they've got to build new opera house
for their diamond displays. Capacity
5000 millionaires; s479,00O,OOO,O0O III
jewelry.
The emperor OF Japan has monop
DIV on tobacco. He buys from the
growers at his own price and sells
again at his own price, TO the manu-
facturers
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12

Tow and Hat, New Zealand Doing noun
famous and rocky. Still New Zealand
is probably as much like Old Zealand
"a New York is like old York or New
London like old London. So IL will nor
do to he too quarrelsome about il.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12

Reform of the House OF Lords has
been discussed in a desultory fashion.
both in and out of that body, for many
wears past. No positive action look
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12
TODAY IN HISTORY.

Dec. IL, 1912, Tasman, Dutch navi-
gator discoy cred New Zealand which
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ADVERTISING TALKS
(Cestinued from page oneJ
ton of the FORCE OF ADJ


1htion of the FORCE OF AID
ERTISING?
You can never tell HOW FAR
- advertisement reaches.
TO my personal knowledge, a
cwspaper that has about 100,-
% circulation, seems to dis
{bute itself all over the world.
~ advertiser who uses it
kEely says he receives mail or
~ from every country in the
ofld as the direct result of his
bllcity in it.
0olne years ago an advertiser
ed q 12-PAGE ADVER-
EMENT In one New York
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LIghter Grip On
|ke City and the DUR.
will Give Us Service

DeDsrai Manager Brooks Generous
" Offers To Spend V,ooo'ooo
On New Lines. But How
About Giving Us Trail
crs For the Pres
emit?
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We mean the service Mr. Brooks company is being well
~ BY people
qh omna have been coming in thicker cold weather
st here
Before calling The Times assigned reporters to IN
yesigate the complaints
The cars were crowded claimed and failed to stop as
aimed leaving dozen on corner In the
3owntown district
But these reporters with the devils due
They reported appeared be making every enof'
With the provide for the traffic the hveent lines
This gave us suggestion Brooks to ask him as
ene ought than else Detroit whether the
xme when Detroit had Ougrown her surface facilities
Mr. Brooks reply in the negative
Then he proceeded the situation could be remedled
He said the Detroit Railway willing spend $7oOoooo
permission could be gotten from the city to lay Oe n0
city join Makave and Myrtle lines BY crossing
Woodward-ave Winder-st
Which, upon thought appears be gracious on the part 81
General Manager Brooks
But don't forget that holding the important
oon he company he good man for the
|Hlaee
Don't forget railway could not be oaa
by its general and don't think that Mr.
going spend the Of the stockholders whom
knowing where he make good Tor those
iime stockholders.
losing hold Detroit through expiring
overwhelming sentiment the part OF the
the municipality and operated by the
Municipality
Whatever Mr. people Detroit he
must be doing twice much for his corporation.
In his proposition spend 100000 relieve the congested con-
practically "he will give you
better service you give d. u tighter hold you
In other words says Gve another franchise and Of your
give kind of service expected to give on
lie lines operating"
u is running all the on ITS
that safety among complaints that have
protesting against danger
|and collision.
WoodvardAve, and in hy ne
leading through the has out be-
nd unexpected fields tearing course cross
IoH right through the heart of the residence portion
that the carhOuses ammed with
hat cannot operated automobiles but
se of these trailer during the
uh wouldn't likely to hit auomo
Inc keep buster watching The crossings than
|wpuld
Not having outown the surface apparently all that we HAVE out
1zown il the D. o. supply its power facilities
win admit this either because that would be sub
ecng stockholders expenditure Of with return but
11RWCE the PUBLIC
Pending the construction of line across the city
would OF an WOULD DC Ior
during these busy daysi
Those who have written The Times asking What going be
done about the situation viii
1nting the facts the developments Of
They will note that we have the company
mercy franchises the
Sontrary, notwithstanding.
Eventually citizens will opportunity expires.
proposition whether shall operate the
erect continue in the Of corporation
The compliments will then be able for themselves
MI ADVERTISING TALKS which had less than
*f $4,000 circulation time
&f< nearly $4,000
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12

tie IIdIIItU. dUUdT-
emily, because IL
was exactly the
opposite of the old
Zealand, which Is
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12

The Times sat down the other day
with Francis W. Brooks, general
manager of the Detroit United Rail
way, for little heart-to- heart talk.
This talk was occasioned by
numerous complaints which have
reached The Times against the SER
vice which Mr. Brooks company IS
irving the people Of Detroit.
Did we say giving" the people
of Detroit2
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12
The DEVILS Own.
TO be an angel.

ne UcVIT2 OWH'
| want TO be an angel.
And with the angels dwell;
| simply couldn't live fore'er
With soothing strip quacks in nell.
Editor Most Anything: We've got
new college yell out our way for
street car use. This Is the way II
goes: "Rah. rah, rah; rah, rah. rah!
Turn on some heat or well get on the
carr" Give car" the "ah' sound as
in Boston.--Jimmy.
Numerous garage fires have shown
that automobile tires. after they have
been hardened by contact with mud
and water, practically are fire proof
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12

The Portuguese army has about So,
600 men and $4,000 reserves.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12

A fine recipe for girls complexion
is 10 get kissed against her Will.
The Detroit times., 1910-12-12

The Colorado legislature will now
proceed TO Speer the people Tor the
interests.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
IDENTIFIED BY THUMB MARKS
Cheyenne Bank with Many Foreign
Depositors Has Found This
Method Effective.

Martin S. Steel of Cheyenne, Wyo.,
says the old Chinese system of identi-
fication by thumb marks has been
adapted to modern banking, and the
method is now in practical use in the
First National bank of Cheyenne as a
means of identifying the signatures OF
the many foreigners who carry depos-
its in that institution.
I'm fact, the thumb mark has be-
come as necessary on checks drawn
by this class of the bank depositors
as is the written signature of the
drawer of the check" said Mr..
Steele. 1.-THE system has been in use
almost two years now, and in that
time the bank has not had the least
trouble with its foreign depositors, but
instead has found that the arrange
ment works to perfection.
There are probably more national
tiles represented in and around Chey-
enne than in almost any other city OF
the country. The great mining camps
of the state have drawn every ma
tionality of Europe to themselves.
while the Union Pacific and Burling-
ton railroads have brought hundreds
of railroad laborers from Asiatic
countries. Corean ditchers, Jap
anese section men, Chinese '<ork-
men, Mexicans, Indians, Lthuanians.
Czechs, Poles, Hungarians, Bohe.
mians, Welshmen, Irishmen, Greeks,
Italians, and about every other ma
tionality can be found around Chey-
enne in the course of days search.
savings in Cheyenne banks, and very
few of them, comparatively speaking.
can write their own names, especially
in letters which can be read by an
ordinary American business man.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
Where TOYS Come From.

Much of the extraordinary variety
in the enhancing windows of toy
shops just now comes from the Ger
man fatherland. A German newspa-
per is responsible for the statement
that nine-tenths of the toy soldiers
are the work of German hands, and
during the past six months no fewer
than 100000 dolls, dressed and un-
dressed, were sent to English-speak-
ing countries. The principal source
of these toys is the little town of
Sonneberg, in the duchy of Saxe-Mein-
fngen, where thousands of men. WON
en- and children are engaged in this
industry. Sonneberg is responsible
for the torsos and heads of the dolls.
Berlin for their toilets. The doll dress.
ers of Berlin are supplied with the
latest Partisan dress models. and
omit no detail in their more elaborate
productions.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
Woman In New Business.

Miss Ida Bromide, an English girl.
is making money by conducting tour
lists about the country in her motor
car She went to London from her
province and learned all about the
mechanism of motors and how to run
them. After she had accomplished
this she hired a car and drove it
through the most crowded districts Of
the city. The police of London de-
clared that she was the most expert
motorist that ever took a car through
Cheapside. Her reputation spread to
the continent, and Queen Margherita
of Italy offered her the post of royal
chaffeuse, but Miss Bromide refused
because it would take her from her
hunts in winter, an exercise she is
passionately fond of and in which she
is also an expert. She arranges for
weekend parties and charges each
guest $50. This includes board and
lodging on the trip. She is the first
woman to engage. in this business and
has been so successful that she is I'M
able to grant all applications.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05

The poultry house here illustrated
Is not on concrete wall, but If
the sand and gravel can be gotten
without much difficulty, it makes an
ideal wall, writes Ira G. Shellabarger,
in Farmers Review. Ours is on
wooden foundation.
Our house is 10 feet long, 6 feet
wide, 51a feet high, in rear and front
corner posts are Z feet long. The
house is boarded within two feet Of
the bottom of the front posts, but If
the house is set on foundation 1t
will have an opening of about 80
inches which we believe is too much
and think &c inches at most is suffi
cient opening.
The cloth to be used in the front
of the house should, of course, be long
or wide enough to reach from top of
opening to bottom. Ours is simply
tackled fast to top of frame of build
ing and on 2x5 piece at bottom. The
muslin should be securely tackled and
the bottom piece be securely fastened
as in heavy winds it may blow out OF
place. Some recommend lacking the
muslin to frame and then lowering
or raising the frame at will. The
frame idea. of course, will prevent the
wind from blowing the curtain in and
out and perhaps keep it stretched
tighter at all times.
The door to our house is 5 feet 5
inches by 211s inches. However, the
door may be larger or smaller as the
lumber at hand may cut out to better
advantage another size. Our door
happens to be FROM an old dwelling
closet. The window we have is one
that was at hand from a dwelling and
its size suits us very well and we be-
lieve it is about right. 1t is a two-light
sash S0x35 inches. However, this may
vary in size to suit the builder.
In our house the drop board is two
feet from the stills, 90 inches from the
south wall, leaving an alley through
the house. The roosts are IL inches
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05

from the drop boards, two in number,
ten inches apart, held in place by
cleats at either end and two cleats
through the middle, held in place by
being fastened to the studding at one
end and by a wire at the other; the
wire runs from the cleat to the sup
porting piece of the roof which runs
lengthwise of the roof. The sheeting
for the roof is held in place by being
nailed at either end and in the middle
onto the piece above mentioned.
The nests in our case are common
store boxes set on the stills beneath
the roost boards and they are easily
gotten at from the alley mentioned.
In our experience we find heavy,
unbleached muslin, obtained at any
country store to be the most salts.
factory with us. Some poultrymen
recommend that the cloth be dipped
in faxseed oil, but we prefer to use
it unoiled.
The particular house shown in the
cut cost us less than So, but we got
the frame stuff, sheeting, floor and
window from a dismantled building.
With a concrete wall it would have
cost about $12. Ali new lumber would
also add much to this cost.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05

the tractor and to operate the levers
of the tilling implement at the same
time.
The machine is particularly an or
chard tractor, having low, wide wheels,
narrow tread, short wheel base and a
short running radius. To obtain the
greatest efficacy the front wheels are
the traction as well as steering
wheels, novel departure In this type
of machine. 1t sells for $1,000.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
The jury system.

The jury, as it is found to-day, is
relic of the ancient popular Justice.
In the city-states of antiquity the en-
tire male population passed upon the
guilt or innocence of the offending
party. The oldest Greek poet has left
us a picture of what the primitive
jury was. The court is sitting; the
question of Guilty" or mot Guilty"
is put, and the old men of the COM
munity in turn give their opinion, the
rank and file of the people standing
about applauding the opinion that
strikes them most, the applause deter
mining the decision. Gradually the
jury became narrowed down in num-
bers until it finally appears as we
see it to-day.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
HIS VISIT MOST OPP0RTUNE
Another Days Delay and the Result
Would Have Been Unfortunatt
For the Physician. "

A lady was very solicitous about her
health. Every trifle made her uneasy,
and the doctor was called imme-
diately.
The doctor was skillful man. and
consequently had large practice. 1t
was very disagreeable to him to be SO
often called away from his other cases
Tor nothing, and he resolved to take an
opportunity of letting the lady see
this. One day the lady observed red
spot on her hand, and at once ht
for the doctor. He came, look Vat
her hand, and said:
You did we'll to send for me early"
The lady looked alarmed and asked:
rs it dangerous, then?'
Certainly not" replied the doctor.
Tomorrow the spot would have dis
appeared, and I should have lost my
fee for this visit"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
Point Of View.

Senator Beveridge, apropos on f9
old-fashioned snowy Christmas, sard
the other day:
Snow, of course, has its disadvan-
tages from some points of view.
"'Snow is beautiful in it's season.
Solomon said that. But l know an old
Indianapolis man who, on hearing this
remark of Solomon, grumbled:
"'Oh, yes, no doubt it was beautiful
to you, sittin' with all the wives and
lasses of Jerusalem beside you; but if
you'd been a poor stone cutter you'd
never have said any such thing"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
A WOMAN DOCTOR
Was Quick to See that Coffee was
Doing the Mischief.

A lady tells of bad case of coftSSs
poisoning and tells it in way so sYie,
pie and straightforward that literA
skill could not improve it.
IL had neuralgia headaches for II
years." she says, land suffered untold
agony. When 1 first began to have
them / weighed 140 pounds, but they
brought me down to ITO. went
to many doctors and they gave me
only temporary relief. So I suffered
on, till one day woman doctor told
me to use Postum. She said looked
like was coffee poisoned.
$50 l began to drink Postum and /
gained Is pounds in the first few
weeks and continued to gain, but not
so fast as at first. My headaches b.
gan to leave me after l had used
Postum about two weeks = ldng
enough to get the coffee poison out,of
my system.
"Since began to use Postum can
gladly say that I never know what
neuralgia headache is like any more,
and ii was nothing but Postum that
made me well. Before used Postum
l never went out alone; would get
bewildered and would not know which
way to turn. Now go alone and my
head is as clear as bell. MY brain
and nerves are stronger than they
have been for years."
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever rend the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
Interest.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
New Type of Farm Tractor.

The new type Of gasoline farm trac-
tor as shown in the illustration was
suggested by the growing demand for
light farm tractor to take the place
of the two. four or six horse teams
used for blowing. narrowing and haul
ing on western ranches. says Popular
Mechanics. The special feature of the
machine is that it may be driven from
the seat of the ordinary wheel pillow
or harrow, enabling one man to drive
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
Kaiser Sees Future Soldiers

Germany's minister of the interior
has addressed to the heads of the
various governments within the en-
pire circular recalling the informa.
ton that the kaiser from his private
purse makes a grant amounting to
about SIS on the birth of an eighth
son in any family, of the same father
and mother. The kaiser also promises
to stand as godfather to the lucky
eighth son.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
Still In the Family.

Among the domestic duties Of a
young husband is the careful supervi-
sion of the toilets of his wifes two
dogs, one Great Dane and the other
a by no means diminutive st. Bernard.
"Oh, Marie" shouted hubby from
the yard late one afternoon. there's
not flea on the dogs now!"
"How Splendid" shouted back
Marie. mot a single flea?"
'No!" yelled Tom. "They are all
on mel"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
Selecting Orchard Site.

The selection of an orchard site is
not governed by any arbitrary rule.
All farms do not afford the best soils
and exposures for orchards. The
owners of such as do not are unfor-
tunate, yet they should not feed dis
couraged to the extent of not planting
trees and caring for them afterwards.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-05
Horses
that Need
Warm
Blankets
By MRS. STELLA MOREY


The garbage laden with all sorts of heavy loads
collect stuff and the poor
blankets.
One driver said, 'They get used to it." Is that so?
The horse that exposed to figd elements all day needs blanket
The only practical blanket is the under the harness
The firm that provides blankets for its
charge the loss columns of its ledger than the firm that
item for horse will endure service humaney
The remedy for this neglect for notify the grocer
mkman aundman and vegetable that unless they blanket
horses days they need not stop at her door This would
a neigh Of gratitude from many suffering horses.
The horses mail and garbage should be attended
authorities While urging that
public schools let it that humanity pracced