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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11
MERRY FUNERALS IN BRAZIL.
Cc>tsms That Make Trouble for
Housekeeper in Rio de Janeiro.

One of the questions asked by the
brazilian housekeeper i'm engaging a
new servant is whether she belongs
to a funeral association. These assoc
Citations are organized chiefly among
poor people. Any one may join: mem
bership is secured by the payment of
small annual fee. There are no con-
situations or bylaws. and there is on
~ one obligation. Every member must
attend every funeral of fellow MEM
Der. AS the associations have thou
sands of members deaths occur often.
and so Brazilian housekeepers are
often left without servants.
II might seem burdensome to have
to go to so many funerals. but not in
this case. A funeral in Brazil is a
happy occasion for nearly all its par
Elephants. They get a day off. and a
holiday Is always welcomed by the
Brazilians. Then they meet their
friends and can gossip and flirt. and
still better. whisky and free dinner
are served to the mourners.
They constitute one of the strange
sights of Rio dc Janeiro, these funeral
professions. Rain or shine, long pro-
cessions of laughing and chatting peo-
pie go through the streets. Large
umbrellas shield them from the tropi-
cal sun. and their gray colored dresses
shine out brightly underneath.
Neither the appearance of the
mourners nor the tinny music of the
band heading the procession suggests
a funeral. The musicians play every
thing. waltzes, marches. light opera,
but never stop at a fruit stand or bar
for refreshment. Only the presence Of
hearse distinguishes these funeral
professions from a joyful parade.
on the night before the burial a few
members enjoy the privilege of repre-
senting the association at the wake.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11
ANNIVERSARY OF BIG FIRE.
City Destroyed by Conflagration Forty
Two Years Ago Today.

Today is the forty-second annivers-
airy Of the great fire which destroyed
nearly all of the village of Hancock,
on Sunday, April IL, 1869. Three
fourths Of the entire village was wiped
out, including most of the business
houses, churches, and residences, in
the section lying east of St Patrick's
church and extending south to the
lake. All the stores and business
places that were burnt were rebuilt
within year. and inside of two years,
the village had entirely recovered
from the loss sustained by the fire.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11
THE MODERN HOSPITAL.

What are these needs of modern no
pitfalls which necessitate so much mo
space than was ever thought of in I
days of the primitive barrack type ,
wards, some OF them erected evc
within the past decade, and how Ia
such needs arisen? Briefly, they N
be said to include all that is done
the patient apart from the giving &
food and medicines. and they IA
arisen from the extraordinary progrc
of medical science. particularly in
fields of bacteriology serumtherapy a.
pathology, and in the adaptation 1
medical uses of the recent discover
in the electrical and mechanical 81
ences. Moreover, the hospital has
come a center for investigation, !
search and education to an ext
never imagined before.--Dr,
Thompson. in The Century.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11

outtermilk, This did rot do any good, so
We TOOK him 70 hospital. lie was treated
rs an out-patient twice a week and he rot
worse, u anything. We then called In an
vsher doctor and inside OF n week the boy was,
all appearances, cured and the doctor said
4, ~ hs m9rk was done; But the very next day
broke out as bad as ever.
- we decided that 70 could not be cured
siiu must run It's course and so we Just kept
. .,ls aims bandaged To his side TO prevent his
utatlng his fcsh. We left Toronto and
snotty alter our arrival IN Duluth, the Cuti-
.wa remedies were recommended. We
n.saited using them In May, 1902 and soon
,hya, cure was complete, You would not
,1 ~ skin perfectly clear and he Is entirely free
,nsii tne skin disease. There has been no
erssutn thls time. We stIll use only Cuticura
MINI. May 3, lei0.''
Vulieurs Remedies sold throughout the world.
s s.s, Drug a Chem. Corp Sole Props. Boston.
~sNeled treo latest book on Treatment Of the SKIN.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11


broke. matter would run
out, starting new bllsters
until his entire face. head
and shoulders were a mass
OF scabs and you could not
see n particle of clear skin.
Other parts OF his body were
affected. but not 10 such an
extent. We did not know
what to do for him and
tried about every adver-
tised remedy without avail.
indeed some OF them only
added TO his suffering and
one In particular. the p
Remedy, almost put the
infant Into commissions
The family doctor pre-.
scribed for him and told
ne IN hofho t1ao hahu In
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11
CITY TReAsuReR's REPORT.

\ report Of Treasurer Jay ID. Lane
tot showing the total receipts and ex-
penditure5 of the city from April l.
1910, To April 1, 1911, has been prepar-
ed for submission to the council and
was distributed to members of the
council last evening. II shows a bal
ance a year ago of $42.913.75; total re-
ceipts, 6,SO5.60, and present bal
ance, S3,405.29.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11
RESUME WORK ON HALL.
CONSTRUCTION Of Finnish Socialist Hall
Beino Continued.

Work. on the erection of the new
Finnish Socialist hall on Tezcuco
street. was resumed this week and
will he pushed to completion. The cor
ner stone was laid last fall, but build
ing was discontinued during the win
ter. II will be a two-story structare
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11

with a big hall for meetings. enter
tainments and other social gatherings
on the second floor. There will also
be reading rooms, parlors, etc. on this
floor while the ground floor. with en-
trance on Tescuco street, will be fitted
up for stores.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11

daughter to MIR. and Mrs. Richard
Olson of Garden street and son to
Nlr. and Mrs. August Guttman of En-
cry street
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11
A RASH BECOMES
MASS Of HUMOR
On Baby's Face, Head and ShouI-
ders-Parents Decided He Could
Not be Cured-Cuticura Made
His Skin Perfectly Clear.

-, Our boy was born In Toronto on Oct.
20, lSOs' and when three months old a slight
.as, appeared on his cheek. What appeared
70 De water blister would form. When Il
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11

an example of the workings of the
mysterious law of compensation.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-11

News Want Ads bring resultA
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
The Shadow Of Science.

1t is hard to believe that shadow
is probably the origin of all astrono-
mical. geometrical and geographical
science. The first man who fixed his
stan perpendicularly In the ground
and measured It's shadow was the
earliest comDuter Of time, and the
Arab Of today who plants his spear in
the sand and marks where the shadow
falls is his direct descendant. 1t is
from the shadow of a gnomon that
the early Egyptians told the length
Of the year. 1t Is from the shadow of
a gnomon that the inhabitants of Up
per Egypt still measure the hours of
work for water wheel. In this case
the gnomon Is a lhurra stalk support
ed on forked uprights and points north
and south. East and west are pegs
In the ground, evenly marking the
space OF earth between sunrise and
sunset. In. land of constant sun
shine a shadow was the primitive
chronometer. 1t was also the prim-
tive foot rule.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
TAKE A LESSON FROM VENUS
Moral That Writer Has Drawn 10
Not Without Some Points Of
WorthIneSS-

Miss Venus is q lovely girl: not
one time has she muttered, against
Der pale, illumined life not one word
has she uttered. Just think. shes
been without her arms for many dusty
ages, and yet she never drops the
brine or rants In hopeless RACES. She
has to stand a bunch Of guff from Art
bugs down to draymen. and yet she
never once comes back and grills the
heather layman. When some low,
brow of brutal mien starts merrily to
panning and says her face Is worse
than wood and that her hair needs
canning or that he has a waitress
friend who jerks coffee jigger could
give her many, many leagues and beat
her out on figger. she never even
looks at him, that rank untutored sin
ner. but holds her tongue and pedes.
tai; o, Venus is q winner. She's on
tho job both day and night, she hears
man knock or flatter and women not
Of classic mold get madden than a
halter She suffers long and quietly
with calm and placid manner. in cold
no mits to reach a quilt, In heat, no
hands fan her. She Is . lesson In
herself-a fruit for daily picking Just
spare tho world your trouble tales and
scratch the useless kicking.-G. s., In
Chicago Tribune.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
MOTHERS OF THEN AND NOW
Conditions Aro Only Different No
Matter What Sentimental
Writer'S May Assert.

The popular" writer who bewails
what he assumes to be the fact that
the "old-fAshioned" mother is no more
10 liable to defeat his own purpose II
that be intoxicating In children the
highest possible regard for their pa
rents. 1t lie a danger which even the
cumulative theory Of literature or
space rates cannot justify.
The mother Of the past, OF course,
was different from the mother Of the
present, as different on the whole a.
the conditions of life then and now,
but since her daughter Is the mother
Of the present there must be some
points Of similarity. All the good in
our mothers and grandmothers GER
tainly could not have vanished. 1t
will be paying scant tribute to those
dear. good women who have laid down
their receipts and examples and pass
cd on to say 20. And. of course, this
writer does not mean to do that, yet
he comes very near doing what he
does not intend.
The fallacy of the whole sentimen-
tai notion that because things and
people are not like they used to be
they are not as good lies In the pat
emit fact that they cannot be alike, and
II they were 1t would simply be be-
cause of the present generation being
so much inferior to the past that 1t
was unable to do no more than stand
still.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
SKIN TORTURED BABIES
SLEEP AND MOTHERS REST

A warm bath with Cuticura Soap,
followed by a gentle amounting with
Cuticura ointment, is generally SUM-
cient to afford immediate comfort in
the most distressing forms of itching.
burning and scaly eczemas, rashes, ir-
ritations and indammations of In
fants and children. permit sleep for
child and rest for parent, and point to
permanent relief, when other methods
fail. Peace falls upon distracted
households when these pure, sweet
and gentle emollients enter. No other
treatment costs 30 little and does SO
much for. skin sufferers. from infancy
to age. Send to Potter Drug & Chem.
Corp. Boston. for free 32-Page book on
the care and treatment OF skin and
scalp troubles.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24

HENRY Gubbles had a notion that thu
use Of pill or lotion was the big
gest piece of nonsense that the
world has ever known;
USING boluses and tonics.' he declared.
by all the chronics. II all foolish
ness and hubdub A. may easily be
shown.
PERFECT peace and calm and stiffness,
he avowed would cure all illness.
for the illness was a fancy of an
overburdened mind;
II WOULD surprise you with what
ouickness you can rid yourself OF
sickness" he averred, III you will
follow the plain course have out
lined"
SIMPLY saying II don't suffer" was for
all disease a buffer, and would OBJ
viate your giving to the doctors ali
your wealth.
AND the strangest thing about 1t which
would vex you II you'd doubt It,
was that Bubbles always rambled
all about In perfect health
DID you fret about q headache he could
prove to you the said ache was a
fgment Of the fancy-that 1t didn't
ache at all;
HE could prove that every fever was a
SlHPie iillnU-uecelVer ana could
show you that the doctor did not
need to make a call.
BUT today poor Henry Gubbles certainly
has got his troubles: he is lying
meath the covers and the neighbors
hear him Rroan-
IT'S muchly mooted question II he has
the indigestion or is entertaining
fancies that he doesn't want to own.
ANYHOW he's waved conditions and has
sent for the observation-disclosures
pathtc,. allopathic-all the ones he
called the worst
GET me all the doctors quickly" he
exclaimed while moaning thickly
II will hire the half dozen who
come through the doorway first"
WHICH just goes to show that notions
whether based on pills and potionl
or on any other topic that in our
lives hold place
MAY be perfectly convincing, while we
do not do the wincing and as Iona
as we can fit them to the other fel-
lows case.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
A Prime Cause of III Health.

A famous physician on being asked
recently what is the chief cause of Ill
health, replied: Thinking and talk
Ing about 1t all the time. This sense
less introspection in which SO many
of the rising generation of the nerv-
GUS folk indulge is certainly wearing
them out. When they are not worry
Ing as to whether they sleep too much
or too little, they are fidgeting over
the amount of food they take or the
quantity of exercise necessary for
health. In short they never give
themselves a moments peace"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24

Carlyle once told a man who was
financially interested In gold mining
That all the gold ever produced by
California was not worth one good
mealy potato. And yet the potato
in Scotland has history of less than
100 years, says the Edinburgh Dis
patch. When Macdonald of Clan
ranald. in 1743 brought seed potatoes
tor his tenants In South Uist they OBJ
1scted to planting them because the
potato is not mentioned In the Bible!
Somewhat later George Bachop, one
Af the Ochtertyre tenants, when told
by his wife that she had potatoes for
supper, contemptuously replied: Tat
ties! tattiesl 1ever suppit on them
a my days, and Wilma the nicht
Gle them to the herd, gle me
Sowens."
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
A Deadly Error

DR.. w. B. Cannon Of Harvard, dis
cussing anti-vivisection literature at a
dinner In New York. said with a
smile:
This literature. in part at least, is
as fiagrantly erroneous as the medical
department conducted by young COL
lege girl In a weekly paper A SAM
pie reply In this department ran:
Bereaved.-The reply given last
week was mistake. 1t should have
been ten drops of laudanum, not ten
cups of laudanum. Yes, we advocate
cremation rather than the old-fash-
toned burial"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
Needed Assistance.

A poor old cast-down hobo started
20 knock the paint off Of a back door
the other morning, and when he tear.
fully told the lady who appeared that
he had a sick wife at home and a
dozen hungry kids, she gave him a
couple Of homemade biscuits. Daintily
the hobo handled them, and once
nDore he glanced up wistfully.
What's the matter" Indignantly
demanded the housewife. aren't you
satisfied with the biscuits?"
Yes. dear lady replied the tramp
ful one, but 1 thought perhaps you
would be SO kind as to loan me a nut
cracker for q few minutes"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24

Showing American agricultural prod.
nets alongside those of England and
Scotland In those two countries may
not strike many as promising valu-
able results to our people. But tx
other ways there seem to be opportu-
mites. John NJ McCunn. our consul
at Glasgow. writes that he considers
1t a great mistake that American farm
and dairy outfits are not on exhibition
at the farmers weekly markets In
such Scotch towns as Kilmarnock.
Kirkcudbright and other places Of like
character. 1t appears that the ex-
rellence Of such devices is their own
commentator. The inventive Amer
lean mind has gone very far in con-
eriving apparatus which economies
time and effort and increases efi-
rlepey as the use of such appliances
here has demonstrated. The old world
has been slower, but the Scotch are
quick to perceive advantages such as
the American outfits assure, and Con-
sui McCunn's hint might be taken
with advantage to all concerned.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
just Shoppjno.

A fashionably dressed young wo-
man entered the postoffice In a large
western city, hesitated a moment. and
stepped up to the stamp window The
stamp clerk looked up expectantly
and she asked, do you sell stamps
6ere?"
The clerk politely answered, Eyes. s.
II would like to see some, please
was the unusual request.
The clerk dazedly handed out a
large sheet of the two-cent variety,
which the young woman carefully ex-
amined. Pointing to one near the cen
ter, she said, Il will take this one,
please S-Everybody's.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
A Lesson foe plnlom.ta.

Elihu Root, at the luncheon In
Providence preceding the dedication
-of the John Hay Memorial library at
Brown university, said Of John Hay:
His diplomacy was gracious, and
1t was prudent as well. l remember,
In an argument about certain inter
national complication, how very
warmly and aptly he once insisted on
prudence.
1T YVES the Christmas season, and
he said that we might learn a lesson
from little girl who was naughty In
the early part of December.
Dear me- her mother said, II
you're going 10 be naughty I'm very
much afraid Santa Claus won't bring
you any presents
THE little girl frowned.
Well, she whispered, you needn't
say 1t SO near the chimney"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24

Cape Town once lived under so Sc
we're a code of sumptuary laws that
anything like display was restricted
to the governor and his immediate
circle. Thus runs Article vi. of the
Dutch laws against luxury and osten-
tation: mo one less In rank than a
Junior merchant and those among the
citizens of equal rank and the wives
and daughters only of those who are
or have been members of any coun-
ell shall venture TO use umbrellas. 4"
In practice this restricted the posses
sion and use of umbrellas to about so
persons In Cape Town.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
kERoPLANes FoR eArrLEsHIPs.

An aeroplane costs 5000. An A.
lnored cruiser costs 100000. The
pest of our armored cruisers. the Ten
hessees and the Montanas. have been
rendered obsolete by the innexibls
and the Won der Tam. Nor are We
building new ones to succeed them.
Therefore the aeroDlane. ~ an adjunct
TO the battleship, becomes q matter
pr interest. both tactically and econom-
pcally. The coming attempt Of an
Aeroplane to fly from the deck OF an
ocean steamer back to New York hor.
Dor is a matter Of prime moment.
Though the. federal government has
fescinded the order detailing torpedo
boats to assist In the experiment, the
navy department will keep oficial
watch on 1t. The result OF this expert
ment may determine whether the
naval authorities will equip the next
new battleship with an aeroplane and
The necessary facilities for making
Night from the ships deck while at
pea. The advent OF the battleship,
cruiser has made our best cruisers
nothing but scouts, and not rapid ones,
Says the Chicago Record-Herald. Yet
the cost of their maintenance is al
most that OF dreadnought II the
eeroplane can perform scout duty at
sea the cost of constructing and maiL-
raining our navy will be immensely
reduced. This new application of
Reronautics to naval warfare seems. at
presant. delicate and difficult mat
ter. 1t will require expert aviators
aboard ship and highly favorable con-
nltions all around. Yet skilled and
naring flyers are rapidly increasing in
number and the ability to cope with
varied atmospheric conditions Is de-
keloping to match.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
A 6on'R ComnIlmAnt

His incessant work. his avoidance
OF all rest and recreation and his rig
orous self-denial made Joseph Pulit-
Ger. in his days In harness, the de-
spair OF his family.
In this connection a pretty story IL
told about the famous journalists son
Ralph. Mr.. Pulitzer had refused to
take holiday. and Mrs. Pulitzer ex-
claimed:
Did you ever know your father to
do anything because 1t was pleasant"
Yes. once-wben he married you,"
the young man gracefully replied.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
Diplomatic.

The man runs across a dozen Of
his friends who have returned from
their summer and fall trips.
Say" ask the friends, didn't you
tell us that If there was one place In
the country for person to go on his
vacation 1t was Sandy Beach?"
81 believe did"
But we didn't see you there. and
now we learn that you went to Pine
Mountain on your trip"
Yes, to tell you the truth, I want.
ed to be sure of saving a quiet rest.
full spot"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24

An inventor In New York claims to
have perfected solid fuel for auto
mobiles. the chief advantages of which
are that 1t gives of no odor and Is
smokeless. AS soon as we are assured
that his new fuel is as he represents
1t to be we shall start movement
for the purpose of having him ac-
cepted as one of the country he
roes-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
Much In the Name,

He called his air ship Schooner,
But he couldn't make 1t sail
30 then he named 1t Bankrupt,
And again II had to fail
And then he called II WHISPER.
But 1t wouldn't Wink at all,
And next he named II Jumper.
Which was why II had to fall.
He then named IL Pully.
But somehow II wouldn't lift;
He christened II the Current,
Yet II wouldn't even drift.
We'll. bless my soul, It's funny"
He remarked and heaved a sigh.
Then he named his air ship Money
Aud q woman made II fly.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24

was at this time began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills and soon improved.
When I had used IL boxes l was
without q sign of the trouble which
seemed to be carrying me to my grave"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents Z
box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. 7.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
Are You eak, All
Run Down?

This condition 10 directly caused by
bad blood. When the blood ia made rich
and pure by Hoods Sarasaparilla. you
will feel strong and cheerful; it will put
new life into your veins. new vigor into
your muscles; give you a sharper appetite
and good digestion; make you look better.
sleep better and feel better; will make
the hardest work lighter and the darkest
day brighter. Factsl Thousands confirm
them. Get Hoods today.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
Mental Help.

1T amazes me-" says the angry
wife, ut amazes me to see you SIT
there and chuckle contentedly into
your paper all the time that / an
giving you piece Of my mind"
"Yes?" says the complacent hus
band from behind the paper. Il am
just reading about that New YorI
man who has fifty-fve wives"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
There'a tina Rub

WELL" said the optimistic boarder.
there's one thing about our boarding
house; you can eat as much as you
like there"
"Of course; same as ours replied
the pessimistic one, you can eat as
much as you like. but there's never
anything you could possibly like"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24

which the doctors said
was incurAble. / grad
ually grew weaker I'M
til / had to take to my
bed. The kidney secrer
lions were suppressed.
l became terribly bloat-
ed. and finally reached
the point where l took
M fnfAPAat IN 1tPa II
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1911-02-24
Live Real Estate Agents Wanted

Live Real Estate Agents Wanted
For Finest irrigated land proposition
in California. Full Government re-
ports on soil and water system. LIB
eral Commissions. References Re-
CURED. Write at once for particulars
to Irrigated Land Company of Cali
fornia, COL Croker National Bank
Building, San Francisco.