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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

ehets q great and benefcent genius
VINO, Il he ever wrote a dun napa
- out and said nothing about j.
MT. henry T. Dickens gave some in
nstihs details Of the success of the
DickenS Fellowship, an organization
which now, in the eighth "a - &c
e1lStence, has 1900 mem hers with
= branches in England and Wales
o'o II scotland. two in Ireland four
= Austfalla, four in Canada and eight
~ the United States. It's aim is to neln
.nose VINO need and generally to do
sucH good as Charles Dickens himself
doing"
ms anniversary was further mark
co py the placing Of flowers on he
.oihp OF the novelist in Westminster
AppeS. A magnificent wreath with
out any inscription there in
the morning. and at midday appear
eo d visitor who for a quarter OF 3
century has been bringing flowers to
the tomb on every anniversary. A no
table report in response to the f~lippant
Temafk that no one reads DickenS's
novels now IS made by The London
Globe:
THE enormous number of copies OF
ms works which are still sold contra
ulctS the statement. The more expen-
slVe editions sell steadily, and new SETS
~ Il
ways meet with an eager demand.
while IN the cheap six-penny edition
millions of copies have been sold. It
Is quite possible that an expensive edi-
ton may be bought to fill up the book
shelves, and to give the outsider an
impression that the owner is a reading
man. but a ape s~ix-penny edition is
certainly read. After the first day or
two it always looks disreputabie, and
no one would buy it for the look Of
the thing. A cheap book is bought to
read, whether it is by Dickens or by
some compiler of shock
ers.' Dickens, too. Is one Of the Eng
lish authors most frequently quoted,
and after the Bible and Shakespeare he
Is probably the author whose phrases
have most deeply penetrated the lang
uage. 1t is true that he does not per
wade leading articles as much as he
did. but his characters arc so human
that they live among U.S., and there
are certain of them that can never
die"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

DICKENS.
Eecndiettions of the Novelist by One
of His Friends
WICK WILk Els.

At the recent celebration IN london
by the Dickens Fellowship Of the nine
N-eighth anniversary OF the birth of
Charles Dickens several OF
the noeeljst's family were present
These included, his hon, Henry +.
Dickens t"whom at first be meant to
call by Oliver GoldSmith's name. but
settled afterwards into that Of Henry
Fieldine), his daughter, Mrs. Kate
Perugini; several grandchildren; ana
his much-loVed siSter-in-laW, MrS.
Georgiana Hogarth. The chief speak
er of the occasion was MT, marcus
Stone, one of h diminishing troop or
survivors who knew and loved DICK
ems. He spoke of many of the walks
which Dicken and he had together
and recalled a day when they mad
passed through Gotham o You
see that church. said Dlckehs' tha.
is where / saw the pauper's funeral IN
oliver Twist exactly as it is written
in the book. A few months after
wards / received a letter from Tic
clergyman who behaved in snch an
rnseemly way on that occasion ASH
ing me whether ] conceived II possioiG
ma such a thing could ever occur. 1
a-rota hack TO him and said Thou art
tho man" During another walk they
overlook a tilt-cart bearing the name
If "WeIler," and when the youlh
drew the novelfst's attention TO II,
Dickens replied: Yes. he is more or
Iess the immortal man. lie is a trult-
are, who keeps a shop in Chatham
1t is worth while to quote
the artists description Of ekens
personal appearance. He said that 1fle
novelist was OF middle height o
: feet 9 inches. He was a leah man
with weu-developed limbs and erect
a.-oa a. made for activity. His race
vas s~ingnlarly handsome. He had a
nose Of almost perfect beauty Win
nostrils Of exquisite curvature ana seh-
sftiveness, almost impossible 70 ue-
scribe. His eyes were the most -
NIaa.i,o and tina I had ever
ICON His hands had the pecui'a
f1exibility which is found largely IN
painters and sculptors. ,nra-
MI. w. w. Jacobs mace an appiea
ciative speech in which ne cane"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

. CONFEDERATE MAJORS
DIARY.
CONTINUED From Page Tenn

stand, when once Injured to hard
ship.
May 25.-comparative quiet, with
some sklrnishiHg.
May .6.-Heavy and continuous
rains, beating pitilessIy upon Il I'M
protected heads and i~nundati1rS the
trenches. 4 brisk skirmish just be-
fore night, commenced by the Yam
KEGS, indicated the proba bility OF an
attack next morning, but early on
MAJ 27.--It was ascertained that
they had disappeared during the
night,-Grant having again moved by
the inevitable left flank after real
izing that the Hanover Junction route
was full as likely TO prove "a hard
road TO travel as the one thro' the
Wilderness and via Spottsylvania.
Enjoyed an elegant breakfast Of fresh
beef abandoned by the 1ankees)
roasted on the ,-"lcS pc
cause, for weeks, we had eaten moth
ing but salt meat. General Lee at
once penetrated that Grants design
was to make for the Pamunkey and
the Peninsula, and took prompt and
immediate steps to hWart and coun-
teract him as usual. About 10 O'Clock,
we took up the line OF Harch thTo
Taylorsville, on the II. & r X. X
crossing Little and South Anna rivers,
passing near &. II. and Ash
lana, ana Oh " q poAN
miles Of Richmond, where we
bivouacked for the night.
Nav 2S.-Resumed march at : IL
o'clock. A. NJ. General Ewe!l on ac-
count Of failing health, having REIN
ouished the command Of the corps,
General Early was assigned TO 1t and
General Ramseur to the command of
ga rlv's Division, 50 that the command
of the brigade devolved upon COL. X.
r Rennet, 18th n. c. 7. Halted about
midday. for position at the Junction
of the roads leading to Old Church on
the Pamunkey and Mechanicsville, re
manning there through the Gay ana
night.
Nav se.-Changed position slightly,
nv extending some distance to the
riebt The enemy again appears m
force.
Ma 30.-Skirnis13ing along the
lines thro' the morning. III the after
noon. the division executed a TANK
movement, striking the enemy IN the
vicinity Of Bethesda thurch, Nhei.a
hot engagement ensued, IN Hflch the
brigade as usual. bore a gallant ana
consnicuous part,-suferIng quite Sc
verely. IT moved forward hhde: q
destructive fire from q WoouS co\vft
in which the enemy were posted. Win
, ~Steadiness and ir1nnes that were
odmirah!e to behold and that ehclted
10 highest encomiums from the gen
e,al officers on the field. And L may
"a he occasion to say mere. once ior
al, after more than three Years -
perience in the army ana 4 c!oS@ o.
s~eryation of its material. that nc pei
a., brigade is to be found IN the
.-,;ec of the Confederacy. whether
ragor d is had to its fighting dualiti@s'
-. ;nvariable reliability. good clsolo-
Inc or the general Intelligence - nc
nohIe fellows who compoS h'-o''
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-05-03

For many years it was used in all
celebrations and parades, but fearing
lt might burst and injure some one
Captain Wilkes had it broken up.
Mrs. Davis In Charlotte.
when was taken by the
reueIal army, Mrs. Davis and her
1aInlly We're in Charlotte, the house
on Brevard street, DOrtheas+ cnrnar
VI fl1tn, having been rented for her
use. Wnen the news reached here
the prepared to remove
the spec1e from the treasury and 9TH
er 8 which had been sent
mere for safe keeling. Mrs. Davis in
sisted on accompanying the train with
her children and niece. The men at
the navy yard formed into a ma
as marines, armed and eouipped as
Well as could be, and ordered out ia
guard the treasure train. Capt. Will
liam 1arker was In command. Just
before they left, he brought his old
sword TO me, asking me to keep it for
MN, n it still hangs in my hall.
Inc train went by rail to Chester.
=. T.. ana then took up the march for
the west. Forty-tWo wagons with
1orty-hVe men on guard, carried the
specie. Mrs. Davis and family and
the government officials were in car
riages and on horseback. They
marched as far as Cokesville. q vii
lage beyond Augusta, Ga, and then
We're ordered back to Newberry. s. G.
where the iron-bound boxes Of specie
We're put in the bank. 1t was a old
rainy night, and Mr.. W. S. C~uIpepper
Mrs. Davis He, a young fellow of
II or IS. was detailed as guard at the
door OF a little church Where her
family were spending the night. MRS.
Davis came to the door, bringing
him "a glass of wine and saving that
he must be cold and wet and this
was all she could do for him.
The next day the officials wanted
to pay Off the As men of the guard
with pennies, but remembering the
weary tramp back to Charlotte, they
declined the offer and never received
any pay for their labors.
A few days later, in April, 1865,
President Davis and his Cabinet came
to Charlotte. and for a few days this
was the capitol Of the Confederate
States. The last deliberations and
cabinet consultations were held i'll the
Tote Observer. then the bank. The
last acts were signed and sealed
there.
building now occupied by The Char
After the news of President Lin
coins assassination was received, the
government broke up and h officers
dispersed. President Davis set out to
overtake his family and the sequel is
historic.
The navy yard was abandoned and
when the Federal troops marched in
to Charlotte, 1t was taken possession
of by the United States. as We're all
the stores of the C~onfederacy.
Later. Captain Wilkes was per-
mitted to repurchase his own prop
erty (the Confederacy having never
paid him for its use) at a reasonable
rate. There he established the Neck
lenburg Iron Works, which occupied
the site for 10 Years, from April, 1865,
to April, 1875. The last castings were
made there on the day OF our big fire
April 18th. 1875.
JAMIE RENWTCk Els.
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the existence Of a navy
ward in Charlotte has
been doubted and de-
rided, it is we'll to tell
its story while there are
stiIl some persons sur
Niying who knew of it
and worked in 1t.
| have found q num-
her of the workmen
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-08
A FASHIONABLE CALL.

A budding scientist recently took
down the entire conversation between
two ladies during a fashionable call
and reports verbatim all that was said
as follows: arc
How do you do, dear?"
Pretty well, thank YOU (They
kiss.)
"How have you been this age?"
pretty we'll. How have you been?''
VERY well. thank YOU"
pleasant today"
Eyes. very bright; but had a shower
yesterday"
"All your family well?"
quite well, thank you. How is
yours?"
Every well; sweet of you"
Have you seen Mary B. lately?"
mo. but I've seen Susan c."
You don't say so! Is she well?"
Every well. believe" (Rising.)
Unjust you go?"
Eyes, indeed; l have seven calls to
make"
do call again soon"
THANK you; but you don't call on
me once i'm an age"
"Oh, you shouldn't say that; I'm
sure I'm very good"
Good by"
"Good-by."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-08
This DATE IN HISTORY"

1793-French National Convention
abolished Imprisonment for debt.
1799-Simon Cameron, for many
years political leader in Pennsylvan-
ia, born. Died June 26, 1889.
1S01-British defeated the French at
battle Of Aboukir, Egypt.
1S22-Richard Malcolm Johnston,
noted author, born in Hancock County,
Georgia. Died Sept. 2S, 1898.
1S37-The Portsmouth" said to be
the first steam vessel built in Massa-
chusetts, launched at Salem.
1S55-First steam fire engine exhib-
tied I'm Baltimore.
1sG2-Three days battle at Pea
Ridge, Ark. ended in victory for the
Federals.
1S74-David Kalakaua chosen King
Of Hawaii.
1S78-Henri Gustave Jolly formed a
Liberal cabinet for the Province Of
Quebec.
l9O1-South Dakota legislature pass
ed a bill prohibiting railroad passes.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-08
THIS is MY GOTH Birthday

Sir William Matthews, the eminent
British engineer who is known as the
worlds harbor builder, was born in
Cornwall, March 8, 1874. and was edu-
Gated by private tutors. He adopted
the profession Of civil engineering and
IN the course of time became chief
Of the firm Of Goode. Son and Mat
thews, who have constructed harbors
and piers In all parts OF the world.
one Of the most notable engineering
feats carried out by this firm was the
construction Of the famous Colombo
'harbor Their biggest undertaking,
however, was Portland harbor. which
locks In the largest area of deep water
Of any British artificial harbor. II
took twenty-three years 10 place the
millions of tons Of masonry and con-
crete into position. still another great
project recently completed by the firm
was the construction OF the gigantic
national harbor at Dover designed for
the protection OF British warships
For "a number Of years Sir william
Matthews has been an advisor TO the
Admiralty on harbor works and kin
dred subjects.
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THE WORLDS INHABITANTS.

on the basis of the latest enumer-
Htions and estimates from every
quarter Of the globe. Doctor Zeller,
director Of the government statisti-
cal bureau at Stuttgart Germany, es-
Inmates that the population Of the
world is LIKELIHOOD, Of whom 534-
$4,000 are Christians. 3O0,0OO,OO0 are
Confucians, 214,0O00O0 are Brahmins,
175,290,000 are Mohammedans 121,000,-
600 are Buddhists, 1O,S60,O0O are Jews
and the remainder belong to other re-
ligious denominations or are pa
gans.
Commenting on these figures in his
daily contribution TO the Chicago Rec
ord Herald, William Eleroy Curtis OBJ
serves that they have created some
surprise, particularly with reference
TO the Buddhists and the Mohamme-
dams. The authorities usually credit
the Buddhists with the great major
ity Of the inhabitants Of China and do
not accept Confucianism as a religion,
but consider it merely a moral phil
osophy. There is no contradiction. Mr..
Curtis asserts, between Buddhism and
Confucianism. any more than there is
between Shntoism and Buddhism I'm
Japan. and the Statesman's Year Book.
which is considered high authority.
says Probably all Chinese, not Mo-
hammedans or Christians. profess and
practice all three religions-Taoism.
which is demon worship: Confucian-
ism, which is philosophy and Budd-
hism." The Statesman's Year Book
also gives the Buddhists nearly all
the 100000 Of the population Of ia
pan and the entire population Of Siam
and Burmah. Although there are &C.
100000 Mohammedans i'm India 30. OOO.-
600 in China. 24,OOO.OOO I'm Turkey and
an equal number in Africa. DIR. Eel
Ter credits that faith with only u.s.
600. 900.
AS to all statistics regarding the
crowded population OF the Orient
there is and must be a wide margin Of
allowance. for they are the product OF
guess work. German travellers have
been numerous and observing and the
painstaking methodical nature Of
German compilers Is proverbial Until
something very definite and authori-
tative arises TO dispute him. the com
putation Of the worlds population sta
tistics put forward by Doctor Zelier
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-08
LEGAL NOTICES.


-'A-ti' o TO- 80
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Take notice, that on the 10th day of
Feb. A. ID. 1910, there was destroyed
by fire in the City of Iron Mountain,
County Of Dickinson, state of Michi-
gan, two CD certificates of the capital
stock of the Arizona e. Michigan Min
ing company, a corporation organized
existing and doing business under the
laws of the Territory of Arizona and
having its general office at Calumet
Township, Houghton County, Michi-
gan; which certificates were numbered
3345 and 2704 Certificate number 3345
was for five CD shares of the capital
stock of the Arizona e. Michigan Min
ing company, and is of record on the
books of the Arizona e Michigan Min
ing company in the name Of Lou l..
Brennan. Certificate number 2704 was
for twenty (2O) shares of the capital
stock of the Arizona & Michigan Min
ing company. and is OF record on the
books of the Arizona & Michigan
Mining company in the name of ]. A.
Minnear & Company.
LOU L. BRENNAN,
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this cath day OF February A. d. 1910.
JOHN b. CALVI,
Notary public i'm and for the County
of Dickinson, state Of Michigan. Ny
commission expires Sept. 18th, 1910.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-08

3rd day of February. A. d., 1910.
Present: Hon. George c. Bentley,
Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF the Estate of Will
liam Muffat, deceased.
stephen PAUL. as attorney-in-fact
for Thomasine Muffatt widow and
llegatee of said deceased, having filed
In said court an instrument in writing
purporting to be duly exempliied
copy of the Last Will and Testament Of
said deceased, and the records admit
ting the same to Probate I'm the Coun-
~ of Cornwall England, and his petit
tion praying that said VIII be allowed
filed and recorded and that the adj
ministration of said Estate within the
state Of Michigan be granted to Steph-
en- PAUL, or to some other suitable
person.
1t is ordered. That the 18th day of
April, A. d. 1910. at 10 o'clock i'm the
is hereby appointed for hearing said
petition.
1t is further ordered, That public no
tice thereof be given by publication If
copy OF this order once each week
for three successive weeks previous L.
said day of hearing, in the Calumet
News. a newspaper printed and circu-
lated In said county.
GEO. G. BENTLEY
(SeaD Judge of Probate.
A true copy.
Geo. ID. Freeman.
Register Of Probate
Galbraith & Mccormack,
Attys. for Petitioner.
Business address. Calumet, Mich.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-08

Map showing the location of the two
districts where the recent avalanches
have caused the death of more than
shows the more recent avalanches at
Wellington, on the west side of the
Cascade mountains in the state of
Washington. Wellington is located on
the Great Northern railroad at the
Cascade tunnel. 1t was on a siding
between the city of Wellington and
this tunnel that the avalanche, nearly
a mile in width, swept down the noun
tain side, completely burying the train
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-08
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

The board Of trade OF Little Rock.
Ark- will give a banquet soon i'm hon
or OF Norman r. Mack. chairman Of
the National Democratic Committee.
Representative Henry ID. Clayton. OF
Alabama has been selected TO preside
at the big jefferson Day banquet TO be
given In Washington next month.
Many New York Democrats are OF
the opinion that Thomas NJ. Osborne
former mayor OF Auburn. win be the
next democratic candidate for COVER
nor Of New York
II Is reported that Colonel Charles
A. Rock. a Pittsburg newspaper editor
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-08


Notice Is hereby given that an An
nual Election will be held in the vn.
lage Of Red Jacket County of Hough.
ton state Of Michigan, on Monday tbo
l4th day of March A. ID. 1910. for the
purpose OF electing the following vn.
lago Officers. to-wit:
One President for one year
Three Trustees for two years.
one Clerk for one year
one Treasurer for one year.
one Assessor for one year.
The polls Of said election i'm the VII
lagc Of Red Jacket will be held in tho
Red Jacket Town Hall. The polls win
be open at seven CD o'clock in the
forenoon of the said 14th day Of
March, A. ID. 1910. Cor as soon there
after as possible), and will be closed AZ
FIVE CD o'clock in the afternoon of that
day. 1O5
n. +. KAISER,
Village Clerk
Dated at Red Jacket, Mich, March
4th, A. ID. 1910.
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and passengersl Aid w9f, rushed to
Wellington from Everett
In the map pelow are designated the
three towns Of Gem, Mace and Burke,
in Idaho, on The, east side Of the Cas-
cades; in fact, directly east of Well
ington. The three mining towns are
located on .spGr Of the Oregon Rail-
road and Navigation company, and the
avalanche practically destroyed these
three towns. Aid was rushed to these
places from Harrison and from Spo-
kane.
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Feb. %: Mar. l. 8, Is.

Feb. %; Mar. 1, s, Is.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
The Probate Court FOR the County of
Houghton.
At a session of said Court, held at
the probate office in the village of
Houghton, in said county, on the
2lst day of February. A. ID. 1910.
Present Hon. Geo. c. Bentley, Judge
of Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of Will
liam Thomas Roberts, deceased.
Mary c. Roberts having filed in said
court her petition praying that the time
for the presentation of claims against
said estate be limited and that a time
and place be appointed TO receive, ex-
anime and adjust all claims and de-
mands against said deceased by and
before said court,
1t is ordered, That four months from
this date be allowed for creditors to
present claims against said estate;
1t is Further Ordered, That the 27th
day of June, 1910, at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon, at said Probate Of
flee. be and is hereby appointed for
the examination and adjustment OF
all claims and demands against said
deceased, and that notice thereof be
given by publication once each week
for three successive weeks previous to
said day of hearing, in :he Calumet
News, newspaper printed and circd-
lated in said county.
GEO. c. BENTLEY,
(SeaO Judge of Probate
A true copy.
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Oliver whose term will expire next
March.
Thomas j. Geary OF Santa Rosa, for
mer member of Congress and author
Of the Chinese exclusion act which
bears his name, may become a candi-
date for the democratic nomination
for governor of California.
Attorney General Wickersham, Gov
ernor A. o. Eberhart of Minnesota and
Judge Emory Spear, the well known
Georgia orator, will be the chief speak
ers at the Appomattox Day banquet
in Chicago on April 8.
1t is said that the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad, which
exerts a strong influence in Connecti-
cut politics, may push former Cover
nor Mclean for the seat of United
States Senator Buckley, whose term
is about to expire.
Congressman Edgar D.. Crumpacker,
whom Indanians would like to see
succeed Speaker Cannon, has repre-
scented the Tenth Indiana district in
the house for the past fifteen years.
He has the reputation of being one
of the ablest and most eloquent law
yers in the Hoosier state.
The democratic party in Nebraska
appears to be seriously divided over
the liquor question. Governor Shallen-
berger is with the anti saloon people
and Mayor Dahlman of Omaha is for
license and liberal state administra-
ton. The omaha mayor has announc-
ed his candidacy for governor against
Governor Shallenberger and the two
are to fight 1t out at the primaries.
only thirteen states have a regular
legislative session this year. The in
come tax amendment is accordingly
not likely To make much progress. OF
these ten legislatures are now in ses-
sion, but several with time limits
which will soon bring them to close.
The Louisiana legislature will assemble
on May 3, that of Georgia on June %,
and that of Vermont early i'm Octo-
Der.
Leroy Percy, the new United States
senator from Mississippi, has never
before held public office, though he
has taken an active part in the poll
tics OF his state for a number of years.
He Is native OF Mississippi and is
now in his fiftieth year. After gradu-
ating from the University OF the South
he took a post graduate course at
Princeton University and studied law
at the University OF Virginia
Newspaper men are unusually prom.