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Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28
TVERY L ORING C poor man should buy
 himself a town lot, get

T poor man should buy
 himself a town lot, get that paid for, and then work to make the necessary inn provements. A little here and little there will in due time produce you home of your own, and place you out of the landlords grasp; remember that fifty dollars a year saved in rent, will in a very few years pay for your home, and the money 1t costs you to move and shift about, without a loss of furniture and time, pay the interest on a five hundred dollar judgement against your property, until you can gradually reduce it to nothing. You can all buy that way-why do you not risk it? If you fail you are no worse off you succeed, as any careful man is sure to do, you have made a home and established basis equal to another's, which will start you in business.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

F. V. Perkins, of Flagstaff, president of the Arizona Wool Growers Association, is in Washington, and is interested in seeing that nothing in Canadian reciprocity plans in terferes with the interests of which he is the head.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

M. E. Cassidy, postmaster of Bisbee, and Dr. Federick T. Wright of Douglas are at Washington trying to secure legislation by which a vote can be had upon the question of removing the county seat from Tombstone.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

Another terrible attempt at the deterioration of the race has been nipped in the bud. Four women have been put out of a New York hotel for attempting to smoke cigar cites.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

When a mans wife makes his neckties you cat hardly blame him for wearing long whiskers.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

A Chicago man has been arrested for kissing his sister. This ought to convince a good many men that the only sensi- ble course is to kiss some other fellows sister.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

Europe has now deinately decided that Tolstoi was in sane. This will be great boost for insanity.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

Those convicts who insist on writing poetry for the magazines ought to be in formed that they are entitled to time off their sentence for good behavior.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

If MT. Henry Payne Whit ney discovers the south pole, we hope, for the sake of his reputation, he will tell no one about 1t.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

The naked truth about the Pennsylvania capitol building will probably never be known. They are going to have the statutes draped now.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

The Colorado suffragettes are boycotting the Ladies Home Journal and editor Book no doubt thinks the whole proceedings very un- lady like.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

Look out for something to happen in Russia. John Hays Hammond IS advising the Car.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

Anyway whenever the Dem ocratic mule flaps its ears now, the country sets up aud takes notice.
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

In Wisconsin they are try ing to turn the light on the Match Trust. Why don't they scratch one?
Holbrook argus., 1911-02-28

The Mail prints the news.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Equity Notes.

At, "A meeting of the Golden Rod
were made on the recent entertain
ment given by the society and al
though the RECEIPTS were fair the ex-
penses we're large oweing TO the buy
ing and making the costoms for the
Tom Thumb Wedding. The c0stOms
will remain the property of the So
ciety and the money, SO will be the
beginning or a fund for the Farmers
rest or. waiting room. This room can
be made pleasant little home for the
farmers family in town. There they
can meet and talk with other farmers
or with city friends on business or
pleasant. The Society feels that they
were fortunate in securin the valuable
services of Miss Louisa Loveday TO
put on the entertainment and la her
choise Of cnarecters for the different
parts which were all well given. SO
children were trained and did their
parts we'll. With a rising vote
thanks were extended to each one OF
the city aud country friends and to
Miss Loveday for assistOnce to the
l.. s. Of e.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Manurlna With Mud.

In China and japan. according to
Professor F. II. King. as much labor
and time are spent in special fertiliza.
ton of the soil as In seeding and har-
vesting the crops. In addition to
barnyard and household manure, great
quantities of bean. rape seed. cotton
seen and peanut oil cake are used as
fertilizers. and an enormous tonnage
of canal, reservoir and river mud Is
also applied. Single dressings OF mud
sometimes amount to from 70 to 100
tons per acre. The practice of irri-
CATION Is very extensive, and all ir'
rigated areas are placed under condi.
tions which practically eliminate sur
face erosion. Both canal and reser-
voir mud are fermented In organic
matter to be used as fertilizers. The
Mongolians practice Systematically
the culture of legumes as a source OF
nitrogen. The dense population and
increasingly smaller holdings both
necessitate and render possible the
bestowal of extreme personal care
upon the crops.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
The ttiqhest Garden.

The highest garden In the world 10
said to be the Alpine Garden OF Bot
any. which was laid out by the late
Canon Chanoux. formerly rector of the
Hospice of Little st. Bernard, the
London Globe has discovered. 1t Is
situated at an elevation Of 2,200 me-
ters. or 7,160 feet. Here are to be
found almost all species of mountain
flowers, not only those common In the
Alps. Pyrenees. Carpathians. the eau
casus and the Balkans, but even from
far OF Himalaya. The canon con-
ceived the idea In 1888. but 1t was not
until 1902 that his project became
effective. In the latter year the COM
mune Of Thule gave him the land.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Safety Belt for Airmen.

A French airman has devised a
safety belt designed to keep airman
from being thrown from their ma
chimes and to help break the shock Of
falling with the aeroplane. II con-
sists of broad leather strap, which
covers the whole of the chest and
part of the abdomen. to the ends OF
which are attached powerful elastic
straps. which are in turn made fast
to the machine by leather straps.
Should the aeroplane meet with an ac-
cident, the shock Is taken up by the
elastic, and the airman Is kept In his
seat until parts of the framework or
the wing structure have broken the
fall for him.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
AN OPEN LETTER.

Newoerry, Mich, Feb. IL, 1910.
Petoskey Rug Mfg. Co.,
A. T.. Washburne, Prop.
Petoskey, Mich.
Dear Sirs:-
The Rugs came yesterday and are
simply superb. II / could see old sim
ners converted and made over as new
as those Rugs are should think that
perfection was reached in transform
Ing men. -,
How you can do It out of such old
carpets is surprise to me. Your
charges are reasonable. Your work is
excellent. Your attention TO patrons
Is commendable. And the products
of your looms surprising all our ex-
pectatious.
With many thanks, We remain,
Sincerely,
Rev. Levi Bird, Ph. D..
Pastor Newberry NJ. E. Church.
P. S.-You are at liberty to use
this letter If you care TO do so.
We have hundreds of such letters as
above coming from nearly every state
in the Union on file at our office for
inspection.
A. T. washburne. Prop.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Wanted II Himself.

Our friend Gillson's pastor met our
friend ellison on the street. Monday.
After the greetings had been ex-
changed. the dominic said: Brother
ellison. I'm sorry to be the bearer Of
painful news, but It is my duty to i'm
part 1t. Yesterday-Sunday-I saw
your little son going fs.ling!" "You
did, did you?" cried ellison. THAT boy
is headed straight for destruction.
Went fishing on Sunday, did he!
shall punish him severely. Thought
1t was funny I couldn't find my fish
ing rodl"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16

A committee from the Legislature
was visiting the state university.
They were invited to take supper at
the students club. where most of the
poor young fellows who had to work
their way got board at cost. After
supper the students called on the Wis
itors for speeches. One member from
remote county, who had made his
reputation by 'bein' a good talker,"
grew very eloquent in his encourage,
ment to the boys to go on. in spite Of
all difficulties. II know what II Ia.
boys" he said. emphatically. II had
to dig for my own education. but
shore got her."-Youth's Companion.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Losses Caused by War.

Norman Angel calculated the Fran
co-Prussian war has cost Germany
s4O0, 900, 900 more than she got in In.
IDENTITIES from conquered France,
For instance. he says $3.50 900. 900 was
spent by Germany in increasing It's
peace army to $4,000 men; $400, ,000.-
900 In wages was lost by the Germans
killed and wounded. The permanent
German war force was enlarged by
100, 900 men, and that has been main.
tanned for 40 years. at a total cost OF
81 900, 100000. Then there was the
loss of German trade and German
foreign markets.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Ancient Rights.

A Cockney angler. thinking that his
Highland boatman was not treating
MIN with the respect due to his sta
ton, expostulated thus: Look here.
my good man. you don't seem to grasp
quite who am. Do you know that
my family have been entitled to bear
arms for the last two hundred years?"
"Hoots, that's naething," was the re-
ply. my ancestors have been entitled
to bare legs for the last two thousand
years. London Telegraph.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Wa. Takino No Chances.

"Your case would have been much
stronger. Mr. Murphy" said the law.
yer whom Mr.. Murphy had engaged
to defend him. "if you had acted only
on the defensive. But you struck first,
It seems. II you had let him strike
first. you would have had the law on
your side" And what good would
It do TO have tn law on me side" an
swered Mr.. Murphy. "afther l was
dead? What would care f'r the law
on me side whin Gilligan was on me
stomick? It's foolish talk ye have!"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
A Social Diplomat.

How is 1t that young Clymer has
made such hit with Mrs. Agrett, the
society lea6er2" "He told her he
could not understand why. when she
was reported to be so up-to-date In all
the fashions. that she was hopelsssly
behind the present style Of large
feet"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
IreIand,s Loss In Population.

Ireland has 10000 less inhabitants
that 1t had ten years ago. The birth
rate in the Emerald isle has not de-
clined and births far exceed deaths, but
the progressive young Irishmen de-
sert their native island for the United
States, Canada and Australia.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
A Gentle TIP.

They were sitting on the bathing
beach at the summer resort, He was
very bashful. and he had let count
less opportunities slip by. isn't this
sand wonderful?" he said. after a mo-
ment's lull In the conversation. "Won.
derful," she replied. And just think.
there Is so much here going to waste
which SO many people need some in
their systems!" Then he caught on
and caught up!-Lippincott's.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Reward Of Merit.

It was rainy Sunday morning, and
as Pastor Goodman looked over his
congregation he saw there were just
seventeen persons present Pastor
Goodman. being a wise man. did not
scold them on account Of their being
SO few in number. He gave them the
best sermon he had In his barrel.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
A Mean Man.

Does your husband turn his salary
over to you" YES" she sadly re-
piled. Then why are you SO down
hearted?" "Oh. II doesn't do any
good. He often makes few dollars
'extra which he spends for his own
pleasure without letting me know
about It,"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Turn About.

Every husband ought to make his
bride a regular allowance from the
start" said Senator Depew at a we'd
ding reception In New York. This
is but just" he continued. because
from the start every bride finds that
she must constantly made allowances
for her husband"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Suitable Mental Fare.

Young jobbins is so fond Of eating.
he can't think of anything without 1t.
So what do you suppose he did when
the literature teacher told the stu
dents to make selections from noted
English writers?" what did he dor"
"He selected Hogg and Lamb"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Work and WorrY.

Worry wears out more people than
work does."' said the ready made phil
osopher. "Of course It does" replied
Mr.. Growcher. "for the simple reason
that so many OF us would rather put
in our time worrying about work
than doing It,"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
The Obvious Reply.

pa" inquired William. what 10
burlesque?"
"A burlesque. son." replied the faith.
er, 'is a take-off."
Take of what?"
Henry" interrupted the mother.
who had been listening to the conver-
sation, 'if you are going to answer
that question l will leave the room"
Judge.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
He Didn't Count.

She-You say you want to marry
me? He-I certainly do. well. have
you spoken to papa7" why, no. 1t
takes only two to make a bargair-
~ know: but papa and are the two"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
His Rioht 70 Yttl0.

French paper says that, New
Zealand chief had just taken up his
residence upon piece Of land. his
right to which was contested: I
have got an undoubted title to the
property" he observed. as | ate the
preceding owner"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16

"One of my forefathers was a signer
of the Declaration of Independence"
THAT is something" replied Mrs.
voteby Gumm. But think OF the
proud satisfaction with which my
great-great-grandda will point
to the fact that one OF their fore
mothers was a militant suffragette
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Tho Reason.

The young widow seems sincerely
grieved over her old husbands death"
$50 would you be II you had to go in
mourning just when you had imported
a brand new wardrobe Of the latest
styles"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
For Tourists Comfort.

Ihe French national touring office,
q government feature established IN
Paris, Is an effort to facilitate the
movement OF tourists In that country
All information about places OF inter.
est and routes Is here available.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16

Little Rube-Say. ma. Willie Green
he come back from New York awful
story-teller ~
Mamma-What did he say?
Little Rube-Why he says. ther
Singer buildin' Is higher than our new
courthouse.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Foley Kidney Pills

Will reach your individual case II you
have any form OF kidney trouble or
urinary irregularities. Try them -
Hites Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
In Colorado,

Penurious Customer--I'd like
small glass of beer. Bartender
You'll have to buy whole potatoes
worth, sir. don't take no split spuds.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Inc Joy u,oer.

His father laid the foundation of q
fortune by burning midnight oil"
Yes. and he is wasting II by ex-
ploding midnight gasoline"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Something New.

An Irishman just from the sod was
eating some old cheese. when he
found. to his dismay. that II con.
tanned living inhabitants. BE ja-
bers," said he. does your cheese In
this country have children?"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16

D. Quiz-Are you In favor OF a
safe and sane Fourth of July?
De Whiz-No; let the boys have
all the giant firecrackers they want.
De Quiz-But such things are dan
gerous
De Whiz--T know It. / haven't any
boys.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
Bv Exclusion.

i've advertised for reliable. care
full chauffeur" do you expect to get
one?" Yes. indeed. All the reckless
daredevils seem to be employed"
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16

Mr. Shyboy-Jesse. does your sister
like to see me better than she does
Mr.. Huggard? -.
Jesse tagged nine)-She must, cause
when he's in the parlor she keeps the
gas SO low that she can't see him at
all
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
81 am all right now,
thanks to DR.. Miles
Heart Remedy"

The same relief is ready for you
Are you sure you do not need it
II DR.. Miles Heart Remedy helpe'
Charles Holmes, why won't it he'll
your
wastroubled with heart disease,
and after reading about DIR, Miles
Heart Remedy, got q bottle. Be-
fore got the Heart Remedy had
to sit up most of the night and felt
very bad at my stomach. Whatever
Iwould eat made me feel worse, and
my heart beat very fast. But thanks
to DR.. Miles Heart Remedy, am
all right now. / eat good, sleep
good, and feel like a new man, al.
though l am almost 6S years Old. l
have been soldier in the late war
of the rebellion, and was badly
wounded" CHARLES HOLMES,
Private Co. B. 54th N, Y. Infantry
Volunteers, Walton, Delaware Co,
NY.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16
DR.. Miles Heart Remedy

is kept in thousands of homes as
friend always to be relied upon in
time of need.
Sold by all Druggists II tho first
bottle falls to benefit, your nonoy
Is returned. Ask any Druggist.
MILES MEDICAL COZ Elkhart, Ind.
Charlevoix county herald., 1911-09-16

Brown tell you, a man misses .
whole lot by being married.
Benedict-Right you are. ! missed
s4.90 my wife took out OF my pocket
last night
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
TERRIFIC STORM
SWEEPS COAST
Charleston Swept by Winds That
Drive Waves Upon Inhabited,
DeSolated Islands.

SAVANNAH. GA, Special-Com-
munication was restored with Charles
ton, s. G., Monday after that city
had been cut off from the balance of
the world for fifteen hours by a ter
rife hurricane which swept that sec
ton of the Atlantic coast. BY tele-
phone il was learned that the storm.
accompanied by winds that blew near
~ forty miles an hour, struck the city.
kicking up gigantic waves in the har-
Dor that nearly submerged the in
habited islands off the city. Turning
suddenly in its path the storm moved
southwark at the rate of a mile a
minute.
Heavy damage was done and loss
If life is feared in the isolated dis
tr;cts about Charleston that lie in the
path Of the tornado. Fears are felt
for shipping. as numerous Saturday
excursion boats from coast resorts
were at sea when the storm struck.
The wind here attained sixty miles
an hour this morning, uprOOting trees
and blowing down telegraph and tel
ephOne poles. Warned by weather bu-
Teau bulletins. fishing boats and other
small craft kept in the harbor.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07

sonally. and had followed his comet
hke trial through the United states
/ but II was by dilgent research al tbo
British Museum that he made "a firm,
/ loundation for the thesis OF his boo,
l mat Mark Twain is unmistabablv "a
world author. Here he found tine firsr
/ surprised comments Of tho Vritist
Srlncs or htty years ago, pOking stolld
| run at the crude Yankee OF limo
cents Abroad; declaring him 10 be.
! really, you know. not at an refined. -
The first French reviews were Simply
gasps Of amazement that there could
exist one 50 Uncultured as not 20 I'M
derstand the essential deafness Of o
mummy 5000 years dead. But swift
", Professor Henderson found these
foreign critics realized that Mark
Twain was laughing at them. The
English and German periodicals were
filled with the most enthusiastic ap-
precautions of Marks Gargantuan
French reviews heaped up at the Brit
ish Museum confess that while they
realize that Mark Twain is a world
figure, their Gallo minds cannot quite
take him i'm. Professor Henderson
must have found many of his own ar
ucles on Mark Twain" in the Brit
lsh Museum, as il has been particu-
larry TO him that the Germans have
turned with requests for articles which
would interpret 10 them the Mark
Twain who was a great philosopher as
well as great humOrist. Perhaps il |
was this position Of Interpreter of
Mark Twain which made Professor
Henderson so prepare himself as to
be able 20 make the authoritative
criticism OF the humOrist 70 be found
in Mark Twain
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
4 Brand New Disease

Miss Susan Glaspell. who took up
the serious nervous strain to which
telephone girls are subjected. in one
chapter Of her new novel. The Wis
ioning.' calls attention 10 the fact
that so serious is this strain that IL
has given rise 70 new disease, with
a new name, "teleritis." An Official
committee Of physicians recently used
the word in London. So severe is the
nervous debility of many telephOue
girls that they are UNITED for mar
riage. The officials of telephone COM
panies are doing something 70 lessen
the strain by Encouragement and
shortening OF hours of work, and this
problem Of keeping the girl oper1-
tors healthy is one of the most Sc
we're which they must face.
In The Nisioning" "a telephone girl
declares: The real pleasures were
going over the wire. 1t was my bust
ness TO make the connections that ar
ranged those pleasures. \ little red
light would flaSh-some times il would
flash straight into my brain-and Td
say Number. please Then Life
would pass through the cords. That
was the closest / came 10 it-Operaf-
ing the cords that il went through
There was a whole city fun OF il
beautiful laughing, loving Life. And.
oh, used TO get so tired operating
the cords for Life. Sometimes when
left my chair the whole world was
one big, red light. And at night they
danced dances for me-those little red
lights"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
PROTEST AGAINST
VAN SCHAICK PAROL
Survivors Of Awful Disaster Pro-
test Against Release of
Vessel s CAPTAIN.

NEW YORK, Special.-The organ
ization known as the General Slo-
cum Survivors" will meet this even
ing and formulate a protest against
the release of Captain William IL Van
Setback from Sing Sing prison. where
he has served three OF his nine years-
sentence.
Charles Dersch. president Of tho
survivors organization, said today
We think the new Federal Board
OF Parole in Washington did an in
justice to the hundreds who persisted
on the SloCum when they set Captain
Van Schaick at liberty. When we
learned that the question OF a parole
Tor Van Schaick was coming before
the board We sent a letter OF protest
to il, stating that we would consider
Is unjust to US and a slight TO the
memory OF our lost ones II such a
parole were granted. This letter was
TO have been considered with the pa
role, but we have heard nothing OF
the letter since il was sent.
The testimony at Captain Van
Schaick's trial. our knowledge OF his
conduct and actions when the disas-
ter happened, and the words OF the
judge who convicted him convince VA
that Van Schaick was to blame for
the deaths OF our dear ones"
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-09-07
"Josinh ALIENS Wirc >.

I have been asked to tell how ]
came TO write my first books, and C.
adopt the pen-name of Josiah Al
lens Wife"
Thackeray. when asked if Becky
sharp, the heroine Of his Vanity Fair
was good woman, replied, i don't
know"
SO I could answer the question
why did l take the name Of Josiah
Aliens Wife as a nom de plume.
really do not know.
Perhaps l may have had a thought
that il was an original name that nc
one else would be likely TO want
And though at that time decidedly
questionable, my first sketches were
as full of wOman's suffrage arguments
as the most ardent suffragette impOr-
tuning Parliament today could desire
Probably l thought that il would
soften somewhat the edge of unwel-
come argument TO have the writer
meekly claim TO be the wife OF Josiah
Allen, and 81 stand in the shadow OF
d mans personality.
At any rate, I can remember dis
| Jinctly that the two leading characters
Of my first book. Samantha and Betsy
Bobbett, stood in my mind for the two
sides OF the argument. The plain,
common sense woman who, although
devoted To home and home duties, was
still DESTROYS Of claiming all the just
rights belonging to our common hui
hanity, while in Betsy Bobbett was
portrayed the lackadaiSical romantic
female, who, in an endeavor to please
the forever masculine, prOfeSSed her
self willing not TO have any rights.
and was only too DESTROYS to become
Ia clinSing vine if a tree were forth
coming to which she might cling
Marietta Holly, in Harper's Bazar.