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Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
A Graceful Introduction.

1t was Mr.. Swans first experience as
chairman Of the entertainment COM
mittee. with the task of introducing
the lecturer Of the evening, and he
was, 10 use his own words, "a tribe
flustered"
The buzz of conversation which had
filled the hall ceased as Mr.. Swan
squaked on to the platform, and the
groups OF villagers dissolved and sank
decorously on the benches.
This, ladies and gentlemen. is the
evening for our lecture on How to
Know the Bushes" said Mr.. Swan.
waving his hand over his shoulder
toward the visitor.
IT'S now quarter before eight, and
] just asked the gentleman who is to
address you, whether we'd better let
the folks enjoy themselves few min.
utes longer, or whether he'd begin
right off, and he thought he would.
therefore now present to you Profess
sor Greenlore. YOUTHS Companion.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20

The cutter-bar some times gets out
Of line with the pitman, causing the
machine to run hard. This may also
result in breaking the sickle near the
sickle-bead at A as shown In the
drawing BY the proper adjustment
upon the line B, where the cutter-bar
hinges, this bar may be brought into
line with the pitman, and it should
never be worked when out of true,
writes A. p. Johnson In Farm, Stock
and Home. The proper lineup is
shown in the drawing.
If the guards become bent up or
down the sickle cannot work smooth
ly upon the wearing surface of the
guards, and the sections 90 not lie
down upon the ledger plates. The
guards, which are made of soft iron,
should be hammered back into posi-
ton. To do this best, use an ordi-
nary hammer and raise the bar to
road position, tapping lightly upon the
point of the guard.
Sometimes the ledger plates become
worn, and need replacinfi and often
the clips above the sickle bind 1t
more or less. This pressure may be
removed by leather washer or BUSH
ing.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
TYPE BREEDING
OF HORSES
Animals in Few Generations Be-
come So Much Alike That
Carloads Would Aver.
age About Same.

(By J. F. PAYNE Colorado Agricul-
tural College.)
During my IA years residence In
eastern Colorado I have seen many
horse ranches, and have usually found
several types of stations running on
the same range or in the same pas
ture.
One ranchman of my acquaintance
has Black Percheron, Coach and
Clydesdale stations. These stations
were all good of their kind, but they
were used indiscriminately. The re-
suit was that after eight years of
such breeding II was impossible 70
find a team of perfectly matched
horses among a herd of $50 horses.
Had matched stations of either of
the breeds been used, many matched
teams could have been found, and the
profits could have been materially in
creased.
Breeders of range cattle have
found that they can sell their young
steers with greater ease and profit
IL they have been bred to type.
THUS the XII. cattle were once 20
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20

in all essential features very much
like the check method Of irrigating
field of alfalfa. Orchards are pre-.
pared for irrigation by the basin
method by forming ridges of the loose
earth midway between the rows of
trees in both directions. These ridges
are made with ordinary walking
plows by throwing up two burrows
or else by ridger. When the top
soil is light and free from weeds only
the ridger is required, but in more
compact soils and on soils covered
with weeds the surface should first
be disked. This method is well ad-
apted to the warmer portions of Cal
ifornia, Texas, Arizona, and New
Mexico, where the winter irrigation
Of orchards is becoming fixed prac-
tise. Water is then abundant and
large quantities can be applied when
the land is thus formed into small
compartments.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
Her "Foolest" Friend.

When Mrs. Lysander John Appleton
is in trouble she sends for her foolest
friend. And after she has told Of her
troubles and sighted holes in her
straight-front corset. and soaked three
or four handkerchiefs, the foolest
friend makes number of fool sug-
gestions, not one of which is practical
or Of any use, after which Mrs. Apple
ton, having sighed and wept to the
limit, cheers up. You are so help
full" she says to the foolest friend,
and then looks around In her cupboard
to give the foolest friend something
to eat-Atchison Globe
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
SHE RECOGNIZED THE VOICE
And From Remark Made, Also Knew
the Party Was Not En-
gagged In Prayer.

Confidential friends OF Louis b.
Sb.slds are telling this story about
Eat eminent Republican,: A state
convention at Columbus had just ad
journed and the Cuyahoga county
delegates were all back home when
somebody suggested friendly gse2s
OF poker The game was going along
right merrily at three a. m.
At that hour an officious attendant
called up Mr. Shields residence. which
happened to be almost next door.
This is long distance" said the
servant with no warrant OF authority
whatever. I'VE are all here in Co
lumbus and can't get home until morn
ing"
That's all right" came back the
reply, but II that voice hear in the
apartment house next door saying
that's good isn't Mr.. Shields thenp
can't recognize voice when hear 1t
at night"
r- And that Is the end OF the story, for
the voice saying that's good" was
indeed that OF Mr.. Shields. and 1t was
SO near home, so the narrator relates.
that there was no use in Offering q
denial.-Cleveland Leader.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
HARD TO PLEASE
Regarding tho Morning Cup.

"Oh how hard it was to part with
coffee, but the continued trouble with
constipation and belching was such
that l finally brought myself to leave
= off.
Then the question was, what should
We use for the morning drink? Tea
was worse for us than coffee; choco-
ate and cocoa were soon tired Of;
milk was not liked very well. and hot
water we could not endure. 4
About two years ago we struck
lpon Postum and have never been
without 1t since.
I'VE have seven children. Our baby
now eighteen months old would not
take milk, so we tried Postum and
found she liked II and It agreed with
her perfectly. She is today, and has
the State.
Il use about two-thirds Postum and
onethird milk and teaspoon of sugar.
nd put It into her bottle. If you could
ave seen her eyes sparkle and hear
her say good" today when I gave 1t
70 her, you would believe me that
she likes ii.
IF / was matron of an infantsN
home, every child would be raised ON
Postum. Many of my friends say,
You are looking so well!' reply, I
am well: / drink Postum. I have no
more trouble with constipation, and
know that owe my good health to
God and Postum
II am writing this letter because I
want to tell you how much good
Postum has done us, but II you knew
how I shrink from publicity, you
would not publish this letter. at least
not over my name"
Read the little book, THE Road to
Wellville. lin pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above Ietters A new
one appears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full ~ human
interest.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
WHY MEN HAVE TO LABOR
Nigeran Legend as to Reason the
Sterner Sex Is Compelled to
Work for Women.

A Nigerlan legend of the origin Of
lated TO the Royal Geographical Soci-
ETY. OF London by Mr.. p. A. Talbot.
who has spent some time In southern
Nigeria.
At the beginning n things. the leg.
end runs, the world was peopied by
women only. One day the earth god.
Awbassi Mai. happened by accident to
Kill woman. On hearing this the
rest gathered together and prayed
that, II he meant to STAY them. he
would bring destruction on all togeth-
er rather than kill them one by one.
Awbassi was, sorry for the grief he
had caused and offered as compensa-
should choose out of all his posses
sions. They begged him TO mention
what he had to give and said that they
would all cry Yes" when he named
the thing they wished TO have.
Awbassi mentioned one by one all
his fruits, fowls and beasts, but at
each they shouted No" At length
the list was nearly ended-only one
thing remained to offer.
will you, then, take man." asked
Awbassi at last. Yes" they roared
In a great shout, and catching hold OF
one another. danced for JOY at the
thought of the gift Awbassi was send
ing.
Thus men became the servants OF
women and have to work for them to
this day.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
Scours in Calves.

Scours is a disease caused by indi-
geStion and generally comes from
feeding too much dry feed without
change Put the calf on a grain ra.
tion and feed bran mash every day
for a week. Turnips and other roots
are also good in cases of this kind.
For cattle a small dose of castor oil
about two ounces, combined with an
ounce of laudanum given in a little
linseed Cruel is a good remedy.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
A Difficult Feat.

The Office boy was giving valuable
hints to the newcomer, and ended
with. "An' don't you have nothin' to
do wild Maloney."
"Wot's de matter wild him?' was the
natural query.
Hes a coward. OATS wot." was the
emphatic reply. He sneaked up on
me Yesterday and kicked me in the
stomach when me back was turned"
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
The Stomach Hold.

Col. II. N. Renouf. at the "Old
Guard" banquet at Delmonico's. en-
phasized the importance to an army
of a good commissariat.
You have perhaps heard" he said,
"of the company Of privates that a
patriotic lady entertained one Me-
rlorial day to dinner.
1T was good dinner. and at its
end pretty maid servant entered
with a superb dessert.
dessert, sergeant she said to
the stalwart young soldier at the
head of the table.
'Desert?'. the sergeant answered.
When / can get eats like this for
nothin'? Mike! Not mel"
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20

to the masculine mind, accustomed to robust and
brutal dongs, seem too trivial for thought Yet the
poets, the who have been real lovers the who
have been great in the union of strength with tender
ness, recognize this The perfect lover remembers
trifes even when the quality of his love has waned
Women certainly deficient in the sense of
humor which makes SO sensitive to ridcue, and
that is to be depored, for humor is the great sweet
ener of life, and they sometimes do mean, petty
things, and not sensitive in points of honor
men. At least they attach less importance to them
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
Old Advice.

Manager-You never get this scene
right. Your business with the sweet
peas is all wrong and you forget when
you are to speak-you get your lines
all mixed up.
Actress-All right, sir, I'll be more
attentive and fix the sweet peas and
Try to get my lines in the right place.
Manager-Your course is very SIM
pie. Just mind your peas and cues
Baltimore American
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
incorruptible.

The lady of the house hesitated,
Are my answers all right7" she
asked.
Yes. madam" replied the census
man.
Didn't bother you a bit, did L."
mo, madam"
Feel under some obligations to me,
ion't you?"
Yes, madam"
Then, perhaps you won't mind tell
Ing me how old the woman next door
claims to be?"
Good day, madam" said the census
man.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20

uniform that one could cut so out
of a trail herd and they would be
practically like any other so in
the herd. Those cattle were bred to
type so long that buyers could
know what they were getting.
1t should be the same with horses
bred at old established horse ranches.
II bred to a type for a gfew genera
tons the horses would be so much
alike that carloads would average
about the same and matched teams
would be common.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20

Thirty years ago my father kept a
large livery and boarding stable in the city
of Boston. He did not have any boys, so
he taught his five girls to drive and almost
the first things he taught us were the
"rules of the road" These rules are laws
of the road just the same today all over
the United States.
When | came to Chicago five years ago
| was surprised to see cabmen, transfers
and other drivers ignore the simplest rule
of all, driving on the wrong side of the
street. At first thought it was careless
ness, but after a study of the matter dis
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20

Ducks never have cholera, roup or
gapes. They lay more eggs which
hatch better than hens eggs. And
they can be made to attain a weight
of FIVE pounds in ten weeks. Hut
to secure the most profitable results
one of the bette breeds should be
Ike
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20

The period between the third and sew
enth years of life may be termed child
hood. The first dentition GO tecth) is
accomplished, the second not yet COM
menced. The pulse falls from 115 min
ute to 80 and the breathing to about "a.
The excretions are all increased. A no.
table feature of this age is the readiness
to swell observed in the glands upon the
slightest irritation and the general activ-
ity of all the Emphatic (fuid-carrier)
structures.
From these causes arises a tendency to
eczema catarrh of mucous surfaces diar-
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
Admiration.

You are admirirg my hbrary?'
said the collector
Yes" replied Mr. Cumrox - biz
library always commands my admira.
ton ard interest. II Is an evidence Of
the patience and skill of the american
book agent"
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
System in Strawberries.

Set good solid stake, at the end of
every row of strawberries, giving in
plain letters the name of the kind in
the row. But do not have the stakes
SO high that they will be knocked over
by the whiffle-tree when you are Guilt
waiting.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20

department conversation of which catches fragments
waits for change and really pleasant afternoon be spent by
table, friends lives and
son spread before her Here she not sensitive The
and loses great deal of agreeable gossip
The senstveness takes different that of
The sensitive deaemndcd schoooy that Mr. Bhwat speaks is
ashamed of his love for his mother ashamed of explosion feeling
ashamed of his his He his
manhood evnces itself dragging his mother down bane urng
her of sight and adg her kisses public when she visits him
al school.
The schoolgirl the contrary parad her parents likes
choomaes her father mothers
elegance grandeur their carriage 1t the feeling
pressed differently
keep her secresshe confde
husband She pathetic
she deny her fo her debts
her temptations That why she prefers her confdant He
such good listener But it shows the extreme faith of optimism of
that when she the recipient of her SORROWS Of
my DEAR you will repeat this she really believes it,
The nsveness of displays itself trfes-riAe which
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
Worse Yet.

Don't It make You feel bai to see
a percon go hungry
1T makes me feel worse TO see
them come hungry, when I'm not pre-
pared for them"
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
How He Did II

How have you managed 10 live so
long without getting wrinkle in your
face?"
well, dent think ="
"Oh. that's Il, eh? suppose one
has 10 be born with the ability to
keep from thinking. Chicago Record
Herald.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
Beam With Few Birds.

A beginner in the poultry business
will find it more profitable to begin
with few good birds. He can then
increase his fowls as he learns more
about the care and management of
fowls.
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
Transfers
Ignorant
of Road
Rules
By E. NEWMAN

half of them knew how drive
only few important road rules They learn and hard
remember Now why doesn't Chief Steward dig few of these
rules them printed the put in Saloons hotels
other public places and teach his men how to drive?
Then let him bring the other rules which he have and traffic
will along much smoothly than it is doing
Charlevoix county herald., 1910-08-20
Most
Sensitive
Men Are
Thinner.Skinned
Than Women
By LADY VIOLET GREvILLE

RE MEN sensitive than women? Let me answer that
question by saying eyes" and then mo"
On point men more sensitive and more reticent
than women and that about their private affairs
does not tell his best friend Except the sage) his most
sacred feelings and his opinion of the he loves
does he try pump his colleague about his personal business
his morals his conduct whereas there nothing
loves much discussing her and her friends love
affairs What he said and she answered forms the staple of
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-30
ANSWERING RIDDLES.

Hello, Daddy Jim!-Will you let
a Georgia girl enter your happy
band? I have just finished reading
The JeffersOnian. [ like to read the
POSTCARD page. I live in the coun-
try about five miles from Macon, Ga.
L think Mr.. Watson is so nice to give
us children page Or two for our
fun. How many of you all like to
go to school? I do for one. I am
IL years old, and in the seventh
grade. My teachers name is Mrs.
r. A. Cawthon. I like her better
than any teacher I ever went to-, and
she is my sister. I have light hair,
blue eyes, fair complexion. I live in
Jones County. / will answer a few
riddles: Jewell Ovens second one
is smoke. Ruth Corley's first one is,
one began with CHI and the other
with "P''. Leola Newton's first one
is, because they are long enough.
Her second one is the letter F'M'.
Lucille Corder, your first one is vine
gar. Your second one is the moon.
Annie Lee Buffers first one is, be-
cause 1T is soon over with. 7 will
close by asking a few riddles: Why
is a colt so much like an egg? Which
is the Oldest piece of furniture in the
world? If these riddles are answer
ed right, I will expect a card from
each one of you, and the one that
answers mine right will get a card.
If this escapes the waste-basket and
I see it in print I will come again.
With best wishes to Daddy Jim and
the Postcard Club.-ZuIee Elder,
Macon, Ca, Route 6.
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A BIBLE QUESTION.

Dear Daddy Jim:-I have read
several of the letters in The Jeff, and
[ like them so much until [ want to
be one of the cousins. I have blue
eyes, light hair, and fair complexion.
[ will be fourteen tomorrow. I want
to ask and answer some riddles:
What character in the Bible is men
toned in both Old and New pesta-
ments, but whose name is mot told,
and who died d death no one has
ever died? I will send pretty post
card to the one that answers my rid
die, The answer to Myra May Vick's
riddle is your nose. I think the an
swer to Raymond Kickligter's second
one is, II entered into my thirteenth
year" If these are right, I shall ex-
pect cards.-Mazie Gordon, Louis
vile, Ga.
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STRIVE FOR AN EDUCATION.

Dear Daddy m:-Will you admit
another friend into your band of
cousins? Father takes The jeff, and
I like to read it from cover to covevr.
[ am fifteen years old, and have been
going to school and like it fine. Our
school closed the ninth of this month.
| think that every boy and girl
should strive to get an education so
that they will be prepared to go
through life easy. I think every
cousin will agree with me on this sub
Ject. Now I will try to answer some
riddles: The answer to Leilah New
tons is the letter "M'. Lucille Cor
der, your first riddle is vinegar. I
will close by asking a riddle: Round
as biscuit and busy as a bee, the
prettiest little thing you ever did see.
With best wishes to the Postcard
Club, Joshua Nessmith, Statesboro
Ca, r. F. D.
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FROM FLORIDA.

Dear Daddy Jim:-Here comes
little girl from the sunny Land of
Flowers, asking admittance to your
happy band. My papa takes both
the Magazine and The Jeffersonian,
and he likes them best of any of his
papers. l have been reading The
Jeffersonian this afternoon. I like to
go to school very much. Our school
will begin the first of July. We live
on a farm six miles south of the
beautiful little town of Green Cove
Springs, and we have a small orange
grove. Papa raises Irish potatoes,
sugar cane, corn and cotton. Papa
is very jubilant over Mr.. Broward's
nomination. I will close, wishing
the Club and Daddy Jim much sue
cess.-Your little friend, Vera Hall,
Waikiki, Fla
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A SOUTH GEORGIA BOY.

Dear Daddy jim: will you ad-
NIT a South Georgia boy into your
happy band? l have written once
before, but expect it dropped in
the waste basket. l will answer a
few riddles: The answer to Leonard
Hunters is: A white dog ran a white
COW out of a white cotton patchhh,
and ]. M. Gates is a man named
Horn, and he ate horn. I will
expect a card from each one of you.
Well, I will ask riddle: AS I went
over London Bridge, I saw a little
house, and in that house there was a
window, and in that window was a
cup, and we all took a sup Guess I
had better ring off for fear of the
waste basket.-Your friend, J. c..
Haywood, Doerun, Ga.
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FROM ARKANSAS.

Dear Daddy jim: Here I come
again, as this is my second attempt.
l guess my first letter went into the
waste basket, as I did not see it in
print. My papa takes The Jefferson
ian, and I enjoy reading the letters
very much. Hurrah for the Sunny
South Brotherhood! I think it is
good thing. I will be willing to pay
five cents for pin with S.. S. B. or
P. P. G. on it. | think all the cousins
should have a pin. I think if all the
boys and girls would make it a rule
to help the poor, it would be better
than to send it to Foreign Missions,
don't you, Daddy Jim? My papa
says that he thinks Mr. Watson is
one of the smartest men in the Uni
ted States. I go to Sunday School
every Sunday. How many of you
girls and boys like to go to school?
| do, for one, and I want an educa-
ton. How many Of you girls have
any flowers? [ have a good many.
The most Of mine are pot flowers.
Well, [ will answer Lucille Hogue's
riddle: 1t is the sun. Now, I am
looking for my postcard, Miss Luz
Gle. Wishing Daddy Jim and the
Club much success, I am your friend
Eulalie Richmond, Nella, Ark
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FROM MISSISSIPPI.

Dear Daddy m;-Here comes
little girl from Mississippi. I am
nine years old, and am in the fifth
grade. I have dark hair, brown
eyes, and fair complexion. My
grandpa takes The Jeffersonian, and
l read it and like it very much. How
many of you cousins like music? I
do, for one, and I have taken music
about four months. Now I will an
sWer some riddles: Ruth Conleys is
The hill is hard to go up, and the
pill is hard to go down." Leola
Newton's first riddle is because the
postcards are long enough. Her
second one is because he gets meal
on it. The answer to Leonard Hunts
first riddle is the moon, and his Sec
ond one is white dog went into a
white cotton patch and ran a white
rabbit out. Are they right? If they
are, l will expect postcard from
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OUR POSTCARD CLUB
By DADDY JIM
By DADDY JIM

each of you. Now I will ask one:
What is this: Humpty Dumpty sat
upon a wall, Humpty Dumpty had
great fall. All the Kings horses and.
all the Kings men can't put Humpty
Dumpty together again. The one.
that guesses that riddle may expect
a postcard from me. I will close,
hoping my letter will escape the
waste basket.-With great success to,
al, Mamie May Baker, Itta Bena,
Miss.
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He Had Faith.

An evangelist was exhorting his
hearers to flee from the wrath to
come.
"I warn you," he Numbered, chat
there will be weeping and wailing
and gnashing of teeth!'"
At this moment an old woman in
the gallery stood up. "Sir," she
shouted, 81 have no teeth"
Madam" returned the evangelist,
severely, teeth will be provided. -
London Punch.
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THE LAND OF PROMISE.

Dear Daddy Jim:-Seeing no let
ter to the Postcard Club from
this section, I cannot tolerate such
Indifference to such a pleasurable
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-30
BROKERAGE.

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Building.