davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
SHARK HAS MESMERIc POWER
At Least That is the Way Sailor Ac-
counts for Effect Produced
on Him.

Ever get mesmerized by a fish?'
said the skipper. "No? Well, l have
been many time. 1t was shark
that did 1t.
IT don't know the scientific name OF
this particular variety of shark, but it
abounds on the Nantucket shoals.
When full grown they are from eight
20 ten feet long and weigh from 500
TO 700 pounds. They have a broad
head, with the mouth well under 1t.
They have saw teeth, five rows OF
them, about an inch and a half long,
and they can fiatten the lot and chew
their gums. But for human being
the peril is in the eyes.
II don't believe in man eating
sharks. l believe that If shark is
in bloody water he gets excited and
will snap at anything he sees; but
let one OF those fellows get his eye
on you and you don't know where you
are at.
"They have a habit of coming up
alongside of your live boxes and lying
there while you fish. Then when you
Bel any lHlIlB Ou YOUR line Nuo ohoi n
has 1t off before you get chance to
pull.
II remember the first time saw
one of them. l was boy at the time,
and one of these fellows had come up
alongside of my live box and I put
my hand out and touched his back.
He didn't seem to mind 1t at all, but a
minute later when l stood up caught
sight of his eyes, or one of them.
Well, sir, / just tumbled back In the
boat and was as helpless as a jelly
fish out Of water.
II don't know how to explain It.
The eyes Of this fish are no bigger
than the point Of your little finger,
but there is something that comes out
of them that makes you tumble all In
a heap. Many time after that did
have q similar experience, and
know OF lot of men who have felt
the same effect. The only explanation
! could suggest is that the sharks
eye has some sort Of mesmeric
power"
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
WHAT'S THE USE
Sticking to a Habit When II Means
Discomfort

Old King Coffee knocks subjects
out tolerably fat at times. and there
is no possible doubt of what did it, A
Mich. woman gives her experience:
Il used to have liver trouble nearly
all of the time and took medicine
which relieved me only for a little
while. Then every once in while
would be suddenly doubled up with
an awful agony in my stomach. 1t
seemed as though every time l took
breath l would die. No one could
suffer any more and live.
Finally l got down so sick with
catarrh of the stomach that | could
not turn over in bed, and my stomach
did not digest even milk The doctor
finally told me that If did not give up
drinking coffee l would surely die. but
felt | could not give it up.
However, Husband brought home a
package of Postum and it was made
strictly according to directions. 1t
was the only thing that would stay
on my stomach, and l soon got so I
liked 1t very much.
Gradually began 10 get better, and
week by week gained in strength and
health. Now I am in perfect condi-
ton, and am convinced that the whole
cause of my trouble was coffee drink
ing, and my getting better was due to
leaving off coffee and drinking Postum.
"A short time ago l tasted some
coffee and found, to my astonishment,
that did not care anything about 1t.
never have to take medicine any
more. / hope you will use this letter
for the benefit of those suffering from
the poisonous effects of coffee"
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville, in pkgs There's Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time TO time. They
arc genuine, trues and full Of human
interest.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
lethods are least effective.

mctuOuS ak iCdot CnCCtifC.
Sparrows frequently give annoyance
by roosting in ornamental vines and
in crevices about buildings. If driven
out late at night, several nights in
succession, they will usually desert
the roost. A jet of water from a
garden hose is a potent disturber, par
ticularly on frosty nights. Where
water is not available, small Roman
candles may be employed.
Preliminary TO the following de-
structive measures, sparrows> should
be baited until they are attached to
the spot selected for their execution.
Seeds, grain, or waste from the table,
If supplied regularly, will soon estab-
lish feeding place. If a general cam
paign is to be undertaken, enough
such feeding places should be main
tanned to attract to them practically
all the English sparrows in the neigh
borhood. This can easily be done in
winter when food is scarce. After thus
batting the sparrows they may be
trapped, shot or poisoned.
Traps alone are inadequate to ex-
terminate sparrows, but reduction
of numbers can be effected by using
shallow box not less than four feet
square, open on one side and covered
with woven wire on the other. One
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
Nest Box for Sparrows.

and pulling the cord from sheltered
point of observation when a flock OF
sparrows is beneath it. numbers Of
them may be caught Instead Of the
box described above, by which the
birds are taken alive, an old door or
similar device may be employed as a
deadfall. In either case the trap
should be kept set and baited until
the sparrows are not afraid to go un
der it, The best time for trapping
is just after snowstorm, when the
birds have been fasting. Then, if the
ground be cleared and chaff and grain
be put under the trap. the birds will
crowd in and enable the trapper to Sc
cure nearly all of the local flock. If
any escape they will spread the fear
of traps, and before long very few Of
the birds can be induced to go into
one.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
Dyeinq Laces.

To color very delicate French lace.
which Is usually silk, 1t may be
stretched with thumbtacks upon a
board. with clean white blotters be-
meath it. and painted with gasoline and
oil paint made very thin.
This is done when laces are so ten
der that they would not stand dipping
and wringing.
A broad, new varnish brush is use6
for the painting of lace, and the proc
ess is most delicate one, involving
great care.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
a Good SUGGESTION.

Why, declared" exclaims the trust
fng wife, 81 won't have to buy any
new dresses or hats at all this spring!"
You won't?" asks the crafty hus-
band Surely you will need some
thing"
mot thing I've been looking
through this months fashion magazine
that you brought home for me, and
find that there isn't the slightest
change in style from last spring"
And the crafty husband, inwardly
gloating over the success of his
scheme TO paste a this years cover on
a last years magazine, leans back in
his chair and smokes and smokes and
smokes.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
Cause of the Increase.

Going downtown the other morning
in the street car Judge Reid looked up
from his newspaper. Il see that the
publisher of Anybodys makes the
claim that his magazine has larger
circulation than yours" he remarked
to the proprietor of the Earth Monthly
We'll, it's my fault if it has," snap
ped the ether; like fool. I've been
letting him run one of his ads. in the
Earth."-Chicago News.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
Proof of Wisdom.

81 wonder why Minerva was called
the goddess of wisdom?'" queried the
pretty widow.
81 don't know" growled the savage
bachelor, unless 1t was because she
never married"
And reahzing there was no hope for
her in that direction, the p. W. got
busy with susceptible widower.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
On the Suburban Train.

Newcomer (1ho has recently moved
20 the country" WHO iG that fellow
in the middle Of the car-that windy
man who is forever blowing?
Longther (an old settler)-I don't
really know. but heard some one say
last evening that he was craftsman.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
Civilization Judged by Milk.

Prof. Err says the civilization oil
people can be determined by the
quantity of milk they use. Sure, only
highly civilized people keep cows that
give enough milk to have IL worth
while to get into the habit Of making
butter and cheese
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09

legs are rather long. They do moi
often sit.
other varieties of the Spanish
breed are the Mincrcas or Red Faced
Black Spanish, the Anconas, mottlec
variety, and the White Spanish.
The great drawback to this breed
of fowls is their lack of hardness In
the higher latitudes. They must have
warm and comfortable quarters If they
do well in anything like a cold ell
II ate, or in bad, disagreeable weathej
in any climate.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
A Hard Worker.

Tramp-rd like ter do something to
pay for all this, but I'm a cripple,
mum.
Housekeeper-You don't look 1t.
What's the matter?
Tramp-Writer's cramp, mum. I've
been keeping a list of all the people
wot offered me work, mum.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09

side of this trap rests on the ground,
while the opposite side is supported
by stick IS inches long. Near the
upper end of this stick is attached a
long cord, and between the top of it
and the edge of the trap is placed a
chip. BY setting the trap over bait
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
FiQhters.'

Yeast-Did you say the boy came
from a fighting family?
Crimsonbeak-Yes; his father was
a colonel in the army and his mother
was a ragette.-Yonkers States.
man.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
Consistency.

1T seems to me that your husband
is not Of very even temper"
"Oh, he certainly is. He growls the
whole time. ."-Rire.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
Back on Earth.

II hear your son is something OF an
aviator, Mrs. Comeup."
well, to tell the truth, he was a bit
that way, but he's taken the pledge"
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09

II wrote her poem on my new
typewriter. 1t began How like fiow-
er your face is"
Yes"
The cursed machine wrote it, How
like -four your face ISL"
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-04-09
proof "a tho contrarv

How queer you New Engla'uderl
talk"
'In what way, may ! ask"
"You don't sound your r."
"Why, what mistaken idearl"
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-04
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued
Monday. October 8, 1910:
ALGER-ALGER-H E. Alger 43 Iron
Mountain and Ellen Ag1er. "a. London Eng.
ALToRFER-GETAZ- Altorfer 3o 16
land.
ARNOLD HERsCHIN-william P Arnold. %.
Sacramento. and Hattie Herschin, %, 43
Maple court
BENToN-KENNY-Mi Benton. %. 3s42
Twenty sixth street, and Elizabeth Kenny. "a.
1910 Scott street.
BoDE-FoUKE-Fre Frederick W. Bode. 27. 1907
Jones street. and Idalia e. Fouke, 25, 1857 0c-
tavia street
BUCK-FULLALOvE-w William A. Buck. "a,
2673 McAllister street and Hazel l. Fullalove,
"a 2725 Pine street.
BUSCHMAN -HAIDLER-Ignatz Buschmann.
2S and Johanna Haidler, 81, both of S93
Golden Gate avenue
DAvIDSoN-LYMAN-John W. Davidson. 81.
40 Eddy street, and Mable P. Lyman, IS, 731
DELL ,AcoUILA- -cELENTANo-Pasquale Dell
Acquila, 81 and Rose Celentano. H. both of
GASsLER-RU RUH-Ernest Gassler, 81, and Emma
Rub: 10. both of Hollister.
Jr-, 21. 531 Castro street. and Lucy A. Hink.
Is. 4o2s Seventeenth street
McDUFFIE-SKAIFE-W William C. McDuffe, %
Santa Barbara and Mary Skaife. %, sss
Anna a Barnes. A. both sh Of Of Modesto. t, o. anu
MORTELL-ZIEGLER-G II. Morten, IS.
and Minnie G. Ziegler, 21 both of 1880 Nc
Allister street.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES F. Null
holland. 2e, 264 Church street. and Charlotte
N. Micheal, 81, 215 Webster street
MUNTER-CALMANN-A P. Munter, So.
New York city and Josephine Calmann, &c,
2201 Webster street
NIEDERHAUSER - RITCHIE = John Nieder-
hauser. %, Portland, and Mathilda Ritchie,
90 Salem.
o'CoNNOR-CUsICK-J F. o'Connor. 81, So
Waller street. and Josephine G. Cusick, IS,
1443 Fulton street
observation-disclosures B. Peck, A. and Minnie
l. Baer, 43. both of Chicago.
PRATT-McADow-Fra H. Pratt. 90, Mime
apols, and Geanie E. Meadow. "a, Portland.
RAD0VICH-RADIMIR- Radoyich %,
$50 Clay street, and Georgina Radimir, 21, 974
Jackson street.
oRD-Frederick R. Starr. AZ, Hotel
Manx, and Verd L. Ford %, TAB Polk street.
TETRAULT-TENNANT- Tetrault, %,
Hanford, and Elodie Tenant, 1s, 70s Broder-
lex street.
WESTINGToN- oN-THoRPE-Sydney P. Westing-
ton. 81, and Emma E. Thorpe. %, both Of
Fresno.
ZOLEZZI-PIOMBo- -yincenzo Zoleszi. %, 1sO
underwater street, and Geronimo Piombo, 10,
10 Roach street.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-04
BANK PRESIDENT
SUED FOR SLANDER
Dispute Over Property Line
Leads to Demand for $780,
600 Damages
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 3.-w. E. Ger
Der, president of the California ma
tlonal bank, is defendant in a suit for
slander begun in superior court today
by City Trustee George K. Rider and
his wife, Mrs. Anna Rider. The Riders
ask damages in the sum of $4,000.
The suit grew out of the recent dis
pute regarding the line between prop
erty owned by the Riders and the prop
erty of the California national bank.
The bank is enlarging it's present
bank. the Sacramento clearing house
exclusive mems club. Adjoining the
Rider property.
Work on the building was stopped
for time, and Gerber appeared before
the city trustees. He is alleged in
the complaint to have said that Mrs.
Rider was Simply trying to hold us
up for more money. We have been
held up for enough already. We will
board up the disputed part Of our
building and go to court to see just
who is right in this matter We will
not pay any more blackmail money.
That is all there is to it. She is an
impossible woman"
The statement is alleged to have
been made before the city trustees
and in the presence of newspapermen
and others. Rider at the time was
in Europe.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-04
HUSBAND SUES FOR
CHILD AND LOSES WIFE
Couple Will Share Custody of
Son Equally
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON, Oct. 81. H. Jose, re-
Gently brought an action to secure the
custody OF his year old son. Today
Judge c. w. Norton, as an outcome of
the action, granted Mrs. Frances Jose
an interlocutory decree OF divorce on
the ground of extreme cruelty.
The wife filed a cross complaint for
divorce and alleged that her husband
had beaten her and had forced her to
leave their house. The court made an
order granting the father the custody
of the boy for six months, the mother
to have him the remainder of the year.
Harriet NJ. Williams. adopted daugh-
ter of Under Sheriff ] M. Long, was
granted an interlocutory decree from
Walter Williams and was allowed to
resume her maiden name. She charged
desertion and the case went by default
Judge Norton granted the plaintiff in
the divorce suit OF Nellie against Mar
tin O'Donnell $40 for costs and $50 at
torney's fees. The demGrrer was over
ruled.
Final DEGREES were granted in the
cases of Joseph T. against Lulu NJ
Dobbins, and Joseph G. against Ada T.
A. Anderson
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-04
MARRIAGES

DORMAN-SHEPHERD-I Oakland. October l.,
1910. by Rev. George ". White. pastor Of the
First Methodist Episcopal church, Frederic Dor
man Of Oakland and Violet Shepherd OF Nc
Kinley Ore.
HILLS-BURTIS-In this city. October 1, 1910.
by Rev. W. F. Dugan. pastor Second United
Presbyterian church, Charles Edward Hills Jr.
and Florence Caroline Burtis. both Of San Fran
cisco.
McCHESNEY-JONES-In this city. September
%, 1910, by the Rev. G. A. Bernthal, William
A. McChesney OF San Francisco and Emily v.
Jones of Los Angeles.
ROBUT-BARE-At Colma. October 2, 1910, by
Rev. r. Logan, William Robut Of Alameda and
Miss Minnie Bare of Colma, Cal.
lLVER-CAMPBELL-In this city, October l..
1910, by Rev. R. Logan Walter Gray Silver
and Agnes Mary Campbell OF Rosneath, Scot
land
TRAUTMANN-BOYSEN- this city. October
2, 1910, by the Rev. G.. A. Bernthal, Philip
Trautmann and Martha Boysen, both Of San
Francisco.
LLIAMSON-wENES-In this city. October 2
1910, by the Rev. Z. l.. Waiz, pastor OF Green
street Congregational church, Bartlett r. VIII
Hanson and Julia A. Wenes, both OF Berkeley
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-04
DEFENDS
VOTE ON TARIFF
Declares He Did His Duty in
Securing Protection for
States Products
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

STOCKTON, Oct. 3.-Congressman j.
c. Needham opened his campaign in
San Joaquin county at a well attended
meeting at Linden tonight. Great in
terest has been taken in the con-
gressional campaign between Needham
and A. L. Cowell, a local newspaper
man, who is the democratic nominee
1t was announced a few days ago
that Needham would explain his rea-
sons for his stand in congress.
Needham said that he was delighted
that the occasion had come when he
could give an account of his steward
ship and that he would take great
pleasure in showing the falsity and in
justice of much that had been said.
Needham told the people at Linden
that he was not making q campaign
Of apology and intended to frankly re-
count his acts.
committee he said he had done every
thing possible to see that the indus
tries of this section Were fairly
treated in the revision of the tariff.
The overwhelming public sentiment
of the district was that l should at
every cost, as a. member OF this great
committee, use every influence and
exert every honorable means to the end
that the industries of this district, the
state and of the coast should receive
just treatment in the tariff measure"
said Needham. There was no dissent
whatever from any quarter that this
was the great and supreme duty which
devolved upon me-"
He described at length the method of
making the tariff bill.
My opponents say that l did not
come out for Johnson until after the
primary. While that is not true, the
popular democratic charge to that eff
feet has at least not worried the man
who has the best right to judge my
position toward Johnson-Johnson
himself. Johnson is satisfied; 1 have
his support, he has my support
Who authorized Cowell to speak for
him?
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-04
STRONG neck HOLD
PREVENTS ESCAPE
Policeman Casey Promptly Pre-
vents Dash of Nicholson
for Freedom

Charles Nicholson, the Barbary coast
bar tender who was arrested on COM
plant of Peter de Bleeker and charged
with threats against life, caused mild
sensation outside abe courtroom of
Judge Shortall in the hall of Justice
yesterday morning, when he tried to
escape, after having been held to an
swer on $4,000 bail, which he could
not furnish.
Nicholson lured Clara de Bleeker
away from her husband and installed
her in Pacific street lodging house,
and when her husband came TO beg
her to return he threatened to kill De
Bleeker. Micheson left the courtroom
In charge of Policemen w. C. Casey
and Gus Mogan. Outside the door
Nicholson struck at Casey and then
ran. Casey secured viselike grip on
the back of Michelson's neck and es-
corted the diminutive bar tender to his
cell in the city prison.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-04
STATES ASSESSED
VALUATION LOWER
Figures Show Falling Off OF
More Than S64,00e,000
From Last Year
[Seseial Dispeieh 10 The CaIIl

SACRAMENTO. Oct. 5.-Figures be-
Ing compiled by State Controller Nye
from, the valuation sheets forwarded 70
his ofice by the various counties OF
the state show a falling of IN state
values for the year of $4,000 900. The
total assessment according to the as
sessment sheets is s2.S7s.ss7,os2, lit
tie more than ss4.Ooo.ooO less than that
OF 2 year ago.
The aggregate assessment OF real es-
tate and improvements and personal
property shows q big falling of. There
hss been q big increase in the bonded
debt and floating indebtedness Of the
counties The total Indebtedness re-
ported this year is s23.4o1. Abs, as
compared with SI7,ssS.S1O.5o for last
year.
large part OF this increase is in
san Francisco county. OF the 5S coun-
ties in the state. there are rs which this
YEAR have tax rates less than their
rates Of last year Eighteen counties
have increased their tax rates: 10 coun-
ties have the same lates as last year;
three counties have increased their
outside rates only; two counties have
decreased their inside rates only
The difference between the inside and
outside rates consists Of the road tax.
which is not levied within the limits
of incorporated cities and towns. In
recent years the road tax rates of the
counties have tended 10 increase, and in
some instances the total road tax now
amounts 70 as much as so cents on the
500. That is the case this year in
Los Angeles county, where the inside
rate is 90 cents and the outside rate is
$50
In the majority Of counties. however,
the road tax does not exceed 30 cents.
Santa Cruz county. which last year had
2 road tax OF so cents. has this year
reduced the rate TO 20 cents.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-04
In the Jacramento and Jan Joaquin Valleys
DEADLOCK LOOMS
IN LEGISLATURE
Reward for Dynamiters and
Amendment No. | Are the
Causes of Controversy

SACRAMENTO: Oct. 3.-If there is
not deadlock between the senate and
assembly when they meet tomorrow in
the second day of the extra session
IL will be because the assembly will
recede from its position as expressed
this afternoon. 1t will be a position
wherein the senate has adopted its
l and sent it to the assembly against
the assembly's adopting two resolu-
tions. one prov iding for reward of
$4,000 for the apprehension of the
alleged dynamiters of the Los Angeles
Times building and another expressing
sympathy for General Otis and the
families of the victims.
1t is thus that the two houses stood
when adjournment was taken tonight
until $50 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The senate had adopted the amend
ment and 1t was up to the assembly
enough votes on hand when the as
esmbly met tonight that were favor
able to the measure to insure its pass
age, and an adjournment was taken.
On the other hand, the two resolu-
tions regarding the Times and Otis
were before the senate and the finance
committee of that body decided that
the senate could not pass them.
DYNAMITING NOT PROVED
The finance committee held that in
the first place the resolution intro
duced by Assemblyman Schmitt pro-
vided for reward for dynamiters. and
there had not been proved that there
had been any dynamiting.
The next point was that the extra
session had been called for the pur-
pose OF passing upon the constitutional
amendment, and did not allow OF any
appropriations of money such as is
provided for in the resolution The
finance committee will submit a sub
sttute for the two resolutions. and
this will offer condolences to General
Otls and the families of the victims,
but will not provide for a reward.
This, it is said, will cause a dead
lock between the, two houses, as the
assembly is in temper to turn down
the constitutional amendment
Just what will be done tomorrow is
problematical, as there will be strong
feeling in the assembly against the
amendment passed by the senate
AGREEMENT NOT REACHED
The senate has voted in favor of the
amendment in which are the three
words necessary TO take away the un-
certainty found in the amendment as
now presented. The assembly has
worked fairly for this, but it was not
sent to that body until after o'clock
tonight.
When recess was taken until s
o'clock it was thought that the resoIu-
tion could be adopted at once when the
lower body met The fact that the two
resolutions adopted by the assembly
did not receive favorable consideration
made a change in the feeling of the
assemblymen and many of them re-
mained away from the hall. This caused
feeling of uneasiness among the other
members and an adjournment was had
until $3.50 o'clock tomorrow morning
If there is an agreement between the
two houses tomorrow morning and the
amendment is adopted, it will be up to
the assembly to as once adopt assembly
concurrent resolution No. 1, which pro-
vides for the resembling of the old
amendment, and it will not be upon the
ballot with the new one.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-04
PRISONERS ARE AFRAID
JAIL WILL COLLAPSE
FL Dorado County Prepares for
New Courthouse
[ SD Di.eelch % The CoHl

PLACERVILLE. Oct 3.-The board
of supervisors in their session here
next week will settle the location OF
the proposed new courthouse, which
VIII take the place OF the one burned
last May. The citizens of Upper Pla-
cerville are Offering a site for $4,000 TO
the county. The supervisors have taken
options on property in Main street
near the old site. The new building
win cost about s125.oOo Bonds are to
be voted next month at the general
election Prisoners now confined in
the jail In the ruins Of the old struc-
ture have petitioned the court TO re-
move them from the building, as II is
claimed that high winds and rains may
cause the walls TO fall into the jail,
which IS beneath the floor Of the old
courthouse. Temporary quarters are
being arranged for the accommodation
Of prisoners.