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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
LAW FIRM DIssoIvEs.
Sharpe and Handy of the 500 Take
Separate Offices.

The law firm of Sharpe & Handy of
the 500 has been dissolved by mutual
consent. Mr.. Handy will retain the
present quarters of the firm in the
Sault Savings bank block and Mr..
sharpe will have offices in the Adams
building. The firm Of Sharpe & Han
dy has been one of the most prominent
In the 500 for the past ten years and
mas enjoyed a large clientage. The
members made each others acquaint-
ance while they were members of the
legislature of 1912. Mr.. Handy going
TO Lansing from Crystal Falls and Mr.
Sharps from East Tawas. Unknown IN
one another each had decided on To-
eating at the 500 at the end Of the leg
islative session and it was while in
cidentally talking over their future
mat they learned of one anotber,s
plans and decided to form a partner
ship which was done, offices being
opened June 1, 1901. The best of feel
ing and good will has always existed
between the two and the change is
made for purely business reasons.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
WoODMAN BADLY HURT.

Hit on the head by a falling limb
while at work for the Vans Hftrbor
Land & Lumber company. Joseph Mir
on, nineteen years of age and son of
prominent Sturgeon Bay family,
lies at the Delta county hospital in n
critical condition. 1t was found that
he was suffering from a long scalp
wound and severe concussion of the
brain. He was at work in the woods
and In Telling tree one of the limbs
caught on an adjoining tree and was
torn off. Swinging back and forth it
fell, striking Miron and knocking him
to the ground. The unfortunate lad
was one of number of boys from
Sturgeon Bay who went to Vans Har-
Dor last fall To work.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
FIREMEN TO BE PAID.

Upon recommendation of the fire
committee of the city council, COM
posed of c. Il. Driscoll, chairman.
Nicholas Laughlin and Frank Larson.
the Negaunee fire department, which
has for years past been composed of
two hose companies. win be reorganiz-
ed. The recommendation of the com
mittee have been unanimously adopted
by the council. All firemen are here
after to be paid small amount for
their services. Two paid men are to
council committee decided that thirty
to be kept at the headquarters.
The council committee decided that
thirty active members will be a suffi-
Gent number to meet the city's re-
ouirements, but the total membership
or the reorganized department will
probably be forty at the start.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
ESPECIAL" DETECTIVES.
Denented Youth Hires Friends to Work
For Railroad

|
Peter Johnson, a Negaunee young
man whose mind had been disordered
for nearly year past, since he sub
mitted to an operation upon his head
in a Milwaukee hospital, caused the
officials of the Chicago Il Northwest
ern railway considerable annoyance
because of having hired two other Ne
gaunee men as detectives for the COM
pany. The case is is a way, an anus
ing one.
Young Johnson's father is the Chica-
go & Northwestern company's section
foreman at Little Lake. and the boy
was employed ,on track work for some
time before he was operated upon.
When he returned from Milwaukee it
was thought that he mad been cured, as
he talked nationally ad also wrote sem
sibly. He recently got the idea that he
had been hired by the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company as
special detective and he engaged two
assistants, both of them Negaunee
men, who worked under his instruc-
tions for about two months. They pa
tiently awaited their payday, but when
their checks failed to appear they de-
cided to put their claims in the hands
of an attorney. The attention of the
officials was called to the matter.
Young Johnson showed his assist
ants" his written appointment to the
position of special" detective, signed
by the superintendent of the division.
All of the orders issued to the assist
ants also bore the name of the sup
erintendent, written by Johnson. He
had his men at all manner of jobs,
hut both were pledged to keep their
affair secret. They made reports to
johnson at regular intervals. Among
the jobs he had them doing was count
ing the windows in the depot the win
dows in the coaches as they passed
through the city, the number Of planks
in the depot platform, and the number
of ties between the depot and round
house. He also had them watch the
section hands to see that they handled
full shovels of snow instead of half
shovels. Both of the men were given
badges to wear One of the badges
was n rosette, containing a number
OF imitation diamonds, and the other
was q brass check, such as is used in |
parcels in hotels, depots, etc, |
in the cities.
Both of the men hired by Johnson |
are wellknown in Negaunee, and since |
the facts of the case have come out |
they have come i'm for much "joshing."
One of the men protested strenuously |
to Johnson because his wages were not |
forthcoming, declaring that he did not
have the means to pay his board The
other special detective" had some
money and Johnson borrowed from
him sufficient amount to meet the
other mans obligations with his
boarding boss.
A week or more ago Young John
son walked from Negaunee to Little
Lake. When he arrived there il was
noticed that he was not in his right
mind, and he was sent to a Marquette
hospital for treatment. He improved
rapidly and he has since returned to
MS home.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11

has advanced so steadily that the is
landers have good reason TO be proud
OF their achievements Whether state
hood is within the reach Of Hawaii or
not the aspirations of the inhabitants
might not unnaturally lead them TO
work for equal privileges with the rest
of the United States. The Hawaiian
delegate to Congress, Prince Joan Kali
anianole. recently announced his deter
mination to introduce statehood bill.
With agricultural prosperity and edu-
cational progress as basis for his claim
on behalf OF the islands, the Hawiian
delegate will undoubtedly offer some
facts worth considering when he is
ready to present his case, Hawaii has
proved a good investment The United
States will no doubt see to 1t that the
territory is treated in all fairness.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
SAFETY MATCHES.

"Of the 25O,OOO,0OO,OOO matches used
yearly in this country-more than
seven a day for every man. woman
and child-four- nfths are Of a tyne
that practically every nation of COM
mercial importance prohibits says
the Survey For the head of the or
binary double dip parIor match. the
tiny round tip is made Of poison
worse than deadly TO many Of the
workers in match factories. Stealing
insidously through tiny crack in a
tooth, it rots the tooth, rots the Jaw
bone. requires mutilating operations
and sometimes results i'm death after
lingering years Of suffering. The dead
bone. imbedded in living flesh dis
charges its foul remains through the
cheek and mouth. PHOSPHORUS NEGRO
sis commonly called 'phoss Jaw in
match makers Is so terrible that it
might be considered a good reason for
returning 10 the flint and steel Of our
forebeors If there were no other way
Of making fire.
But there is a harmless substitute.
sesequi-sulphide Of phosphorus for
the poisonous white phosphorus. It is
to our disgrace that the United States
has Jagged behind other lands in de-
handing is use The Indifference OF
big business. the tariff. Internal rev.
enue taxes. a trust smothering the
harmless but more expensive mater
ial. lack % public information on the
subject, and the voiceless obscurity OF
the match workers have all been fac
tors In our tardy beginning last year
70 wipe out this unnecessary industrial
disease by the Esch bin in congress-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
Postage Stamps in School

( plan games series that has been is
sued by Greece
Mythology with a large number %
its prominent gods and goddesses. Is
Illustrated by stamps OF Crete and
Greece.
Switzerland has stamp that tells
the story of William Tell. showing
Tells son armed with the famous
crossbow and carrying the apple
There is n stamp issue that presents
a whole series of scenes from the
story of Don Quixote" 1t was issued
on the occasion of the SO0th anniver-
sary of the birth of Cervantes, the
famous author OF this engaging book.
Stamps there are that show beasts
and birds of every description and
from every latitude and longitude on
the globe. There are stamps showing
elephant hunts i'm the Congo, and
there are others showing dragon boat
regattas on the River Min i'm China
Stamps illustrating the progress of
methods of navigating the seas are
numerous. and there are many which
show advances made in the mechani-
cal sciences.
The action taken by the Austro-
Hungarian board Of education may
lead the Grand Rapids board of edu-
cation to investigate the subject of the
use of stamps in the schools in this
city, ts vF'N
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
Playing Invalid to Rest.

II think I'll turn invalid" said the
tired looking woman. 1T is the only
way, In these strenuous days, to get
a rest. and the only way, I'm begin
ming to think, to achieve long life.
Look at my great-aunt, Miranda. Forty
years ago aunt's legs gave out, and
she took to wheeled chair. 1t was
my private opinion that her legs were
as good as anybody's, but what can
you do In a case like that? She took
to a wheeled chair, and there she has
sat-except when she was in bed
for forty years. growing Hlumper nnd
healthier every minute. Why shouldn't
she? She's wrapped in the softest
fannels, fed on the best food, shield.
cd from every blast by her anxious
family. She has sat in her wheeled
chair and watched her husband. two
daughters, a son, two grandchildren
and two sisters carried out to the
cemetery, and everybody says, How
wonderful that poor, sick Aunt MI
randa lives on, while the strong ones
are struck down!' its not wonderful
ut all. That's why I'm thinking of
turning invalid in time to save myself
from being struck down-struck down
by overwork and worry"
There are many Aunt Mirandas."
said the other tired looking woman.
thoughtfully.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY II, 1911
A SIGNIFICANT OMISSION.

The Democratic getting together at
Baltimore on the 18th of the present
month will be a notable event, as may
be judged from the list Of speakers,
which is as follows: Governor Judson
Harmon. Ohio; Governor elect Eugene
n. Foss, Massachusetts; Joseph c. :.
Blackburn, Kentucky; Theodore NJ.
Bell California; Representative Champ
Clark, Missouri; United States SEN
ator b. +. Shively, Indiana; United
States Senator Robert L. Taylor. Ten
nessee; United States Senator Joseph
w. Bailey, Texas; Representative
elect Martin w. Littleton, New York,
and Major J. c. Hcmphll, Richmond,
Virginia.
The list is remarkable for what it
omits as we'll as for what it includes.
All sections Of the country and both
branches OF the party are represented;
but where is County Guy?" Scrut-
nize the list closely as one may, it Is
impossible to discern i'm it the name of
William Jennings Bryan. Have the
men who hope to rebuild the ark of
the Democracy come to look upon
their three times candidate for the
presidency as a Jonah? Has the Dem
ocratic Jonah been cast into the sea?
There are those who will be inclined
to regard the omission of Mr.. Bryan's
name as an evidence that the Demo-
cratic party or that portion of it
which was concerned i'm planning the
Baltimore getting together, considers
that the time has come for the old
organization to acquire a reputation
for practically and a certain degree Of
conservatism.
If the leaders Of the new Democracy
cast out Bryan, what will he do?
Where viii he bob UP? It is not like |
him to sit quiet when men high in the |
councils of the national Democratic |
organization plan for his elimination.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
WOLVES KILLED NEAR CITY.

Three wolves have been killed with
In i've miles of the city of Menominee
the past few days. They are the first
that have been bagged in Menominee
county during the new year-at least
they are the first of which County
clerk Anderson has any record. Ray
Greenwood had the honor of killing the
first animal. Robert Mullholland and
Mike Desjardins killed the other two
The county and state pays a bounty Of
S25 per head on the wolves, giving the
hide back to the slayer after the ears
have been punched.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
Upper Peninsula
NOTES AND BRIEFS

The national tournament is to be held
at Chippewa Fails. wis, Jan. 2S. IRON
woods tournament will be held Feb.
10. In recent letter from Erick Ny
berg, now of Chippewa Falls. former
wellknown Ironwood skier. he says the
Haugen brothers. last years champ
ions, declare the Ironwood hill with a
few changes in the slide is the best
natural hill in America. and that the
record jumps will be made here when
the necessary changes are made. These
are now in progress, so that we can
look for the American mark to be made
here. We should not hesitate in maxi
ing bid for the national tournament
here for 1912 or 1913"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
this is MY 4tsT BIRTHDAY

Mrs. Alice Hoban Rice, who won lit
erary fame and fortune with Mrs
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" and
"Lovey Mary" was born i'm Shelby
Vile, KY, Jan. II. 1910, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel w. Hogan. Her
education was received principally a,
Hampton College. in Louisville. Will,
still attending school she wrote a mum.
Der Of short stories and some of thes,
appeared in the leading magazines anc
attracted considerable attention. Mrs
Wigs of the Cabbage Patch" publish
ed In 1901, was her first book anf
proved one Of the greatest successes OF
the year Two years later came 'I,ov.
ey Mary" Both books were dramatlze(
and as plays proved even more sue
cessful than in book form. In 1907
Miss Hogan was married TO Cal,
Young Rice. who is also well known a.
q writer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
FOUR YEAR TERM.

The recommendation OF Gov. Os-
born that the term of the governor be
fixed at four years will undoubtedly
be submitted to the people as a con-
stitutional amendment at the April
election. 1t certainly should be adopt
ed; but it should go further and fix
the terms of all elective state officers
coterminous Herewith, with a provi-
sion against successive terms. Thus
the people would be freed of the ex-
hausting primary and election cam
paigns that now tear up the state in
two-year periods, and absolutely elm
mate the incentive to use state pat
ronage to secure the extension of Off
cial terms indefnitely-one chief
source OF state administrative evils
and extravaganza. These elections
should be arranged to fall upon presi-
Dental years, so that the huge job
could be disposed of at lessened cost to
the taxpayers, to candidates and to all
and at much less expendit-
ure Of time and energy all around.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
TOLSTOI
And THE PRINCESS
Invalid NobIewoman Who Was Con-
eerned About the Great Political
Reformer's Religious Belief.

When l was in ST. Petersburg | had
an introduction to certain princess,
who was said TO be interested in
prisons and prisoners, and though i
knew that she had absolutely no con-
Germ with any political reforms. /
hoped she might help me to an inter-
view with Nine. Breshkowsky. The
princess was an invalid and l was
allowed to go directly to her room,
where she lay on a lounge, with lit
tie stand beside her on which lay
religious books. She received me with
great cordiality, winning my heart
with her first words. She spoke ex-
cellent English and we needed no in
terpreter.
81 am an old. old woman" she said
cheerfully, but find my old age the
happiest part of my life"
THAT is almost what Count Tolstoi
said to me-" l replied. oh" she
cried, do you know my old friend,
Tolstoi We were young together,
and how l love him! But, alas, he
trusts too much to his own merits. I
pray for him every day. i pray not
only once, but many times day, that
he may learn to trust to the merits of
Jesus. He is good and noble and kind,
but he must give up his own idea of
and accept the gospel.
have been so anxious about him that
at last l wrote out prayer that l
wanted to have him use, for told him
offered 1t daily. So / sent IL to him.
In reply he sent me a prayer which
he says he prays daily."-Isabel c.
Barrows in the Christian Register.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
Globe Trottinq to Avoid sultor


Mrs. Helen Beryl Graydon, who OBJ
tanned a divorce from Tom Graydon.
the light haired young man who made
such a powerful fullback on the Har.
ward football team several years ago.
has gone to Europe to escape a per
sistent sutton. who says he is a Rus
sian nobleman. Mrs. Graydon. who
is the daughter of j. Parker Whitney.
has been spending the greater part of
her time on her fathers ranch in
Placer county, California. EMPLOYED
on the ranch was an expert horticul-
turist. He was presented to Mrs.
Graydon and almost instantly fell in
love with her. He sought to follow up
socially an acquaintance that came
about simply through his employment.
lie wrote letters and telephoned con.
stantly to her. Finally Mrs. Graydon
lett the ranch and went to San Fran.
cisco. The "nobleman" followed and
continued his letter writing and tele.
phoning His pursuit became SO ardu.
GUS that Mrs. Graydon left San Fran.
cisco and has sailed for Europe-
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
WILD PIGEONS AT 500.

One day the past week flock of
wild pigeons circled for some time
around the ferry dock building at the
500. apparently lost. Theye were of
the black variety, having white streaks
under wings, which would give the inn
preston that they were frequenters of
a more southerly climate. They hailed
from the north. first coming into view
over the Canadian hills. Wild pigeons
as rule in this zone are almost as
large as a tame pigeon, greatly ex-
ceeding the common plover. The birds
seen at the 500. however. are much
smaller than plover, strengthening the
Impression that they are southern
birds.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11

The Austro Hungarian board of ed
Ccation has incorporated into the pub
lie school curriculum and an order has
been issued that every reading book
should contain at least one chapter de-
voted TO thhe postage stamps OF the
countries OF the world. illustrated by
fac smile reproductions. School au-
thorities elsewhere, including some in
the United states. have taken the sub
ject under consideration. In a few
schools in this country teachers have
begun teaching primary pupils with
the aid of postage stamps supple
menting the required course of study.
Investigation shows that every field
of study is covered practically by the
stamps, and the study of these leads
the pupil through an entertaining me-
thod TO valuable information that
would have 10 be gained from a more
arduous path. Geography, history. lit
erature. mythology, theology, natural
history, world politics, science and the
fine arts, astronomy and other branch
es of learning are opened up to the
students of the postage stamp with
facility and readiness that is surpris-
ing
1t may be interesting TO know that
there is a little book of stories based
on postage stamps, the reference index |
of which shows no less than 1000 his |
torical facts and personages are treat |
ed-a little encyclopaedia of valuable |
information.
There are many special groups of
stamps that have special lessons to
teach, and there are countries whose
stamps tell of this history. There
are also sets of stamps issued 10 COM
memorate important events that give
the pupil the most entertaining stor-
les that are TO be found in all history.
The Columbian series of stamps is
sued by the United States government
brings out the whole story of the
discovery of America and the pro-
sress of the nations-particular our
now populate this contin-
mt. The Louisiana Purchase stamps
ell of the most important epoch in the
life The Hudson Fulton
stamps of very recent date are alive
With the story Of discovery and in
'ention that is indissolubly linked with
he names of Robert Fulton and Hen
v. Hudson.
The history Of Canada is practically
old in the two series of stamps COM
nemorative of the deeds of John Ca
'ot and of Champlain and Cartier. The
'icissitudes of the South African re-
'ublic are geographically told by the
everal issues of stamps in which the
'oers were struggling against the in
vitality overpowering odds that Bri-
ain possessed against them.
The perfecting of the Panama can
l plans and the girth of the Panama
overnment are set forth in stamp is
ues.
The story Of Black Napoleon of Hay ,
and the building of his practically
fortress of Sans Souci-a
with which probably few are
told in series of stamps.
he tyrannical cruelty of this ruler
'as never evcelled by his most bar
orous rival.
The field of athletics is covered i'm n
lumber of stamps, notably the Olym- {
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11

To Connecticut belongs the honor of
first having the attention of it's Leg
islature called to the necessity of
laws governing aviation. Governor
Baldwin, in his message. urges that
ton and supervision of aeroplanes and
dirigibles be enacted. He believes the
present state of the science of flying
demands this. But the thing that
seems to be most needed now is some
law restraining the things from drop
ping. That is the most serious mem
ace Of the aeroplane at present.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
When Truth Counted

How many girls have you ever
Kissed before?" asked the beaut,f,,
girl roguishly. and yet with lust tho
daintest suspicion In the innocen,
glance she cast up at him.
The young man released his arm
ana, taking a notebook from his pock.
ct. gravely consulted It. "
one hundred and twenty-six." he re-
piled, and. making mark. "you mai
the one hundred and twenty-seyentb !"
Whereupon the exquisite creature
iaughed merrily and sank back int
tne spot under his right arm. For ~
course, she knew he was Joking IN,
.ne iunny part is that he was te,l,ns
ner the exact truth. He had amusas
himself by keeping a record ~ ,hars
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11
WANT SMALLER-MEsH NET.

Inc fishermen of Menominee coun-
" waited on Representative Charles
u. symmonds, just before his depart
ure for Lansing and asked him to in
troduce bill to permit them TO use
two-ineh mesh net for the reason
tnat II the law is enforced they will be
ioreeu 10 discard about $4,000 worth
OF twine' They claim that two-inch
net is the rule in Wisconsin. and that
IL would be unfair to force them to
use a two-and- quarter inch net
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11

Possibly it is beginning to dawn on
Woodrow Wilson that being a politi-
clan is not quite as peaceful a job as
being a college president. There is a
vast difference between solving Greek
roots and lodging mud.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11

The freedom Of the press has been
i'm Portugal but the popu-
lace has taken upon itself the freedom
to mob the press whenever it speaks
its mind. Journalism is a dangerous
pastime over there.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11

STATE OF MICHIGAN, SIS.
County of Houghton.
1, Joseph w Selden, cashier OF
the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true
TO the best of my knowledge and be-
lief. JOSEPH w SET.DEN
Cashier.
subscribed and sworn TO before me
TINS 10th day of January, 1911.
Isaac Frimodg.
Notary Public.
My commission expires March 9Th.
1911.
Corr ect-Attest:
JOHN d. CUDDIHY.
JOSEPH HERMANN.
OSCAR KECKONEN,
Directors.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-01-11

Why glory in the power Of the aero
plane 10 drop bombs on battleships and
forts. Some one will invent something
to drop on aeroplanes without delay.