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The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20

Pittsfield, in the Berkshire hills, had
In the old days, like many another
New England town, number of men
and women who were called "charac-
ters." One of these was Bill Brown,
a man unfortunately addicted TO drink.
and frequently intoxicated for days at
a time. On one occasion he went into
the shop of the local halter. Mr.
Smith, and asked for the best beaver
in the store. Mr.. Smith produced the
desired article, saying as he took the
money: THAT beaver will last a man
a lifetime" Bill went proudly down
the main street with his fine beaver
on his head, and Immediately cele-
brated the event with a protracted de
bauch. When he recovered he return
ed to the shop with a most disreput-
able hat. Look here, | thought you
said this here beaver would last me
a. lifetime" so it would" growleC
Mr.. Smith, 'if you had died when you
ought to!'-Youth's companion.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
The Porto Rlcan's Arsenal.

81 have been visiting one of our out
lying possessions said f. STANLEY
Faversham.
Il wanted new sensation in the
way of travel, and thought it would
be worth while to take a look &;
Porto Rico.
THE Spanish inhabitants cling to
their old customs to a great extent,
and a stranger is impressed by the re-
markable devotion to canes. Men.
young and old, and even boys, carry
some sort of walking stick, and the
Porto Rico dandies are very proud OF
the way they can twirl cane and
make passes with it as with sword
"The dude of the Porto Rico coun-
try is very proud of his collection o.
canes and refers to it as his arsenal
Washington Post.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
FOREST FIRES IN
NORTHERN ONTARIO
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE AND DAM
AGE OCCUR IN PoRCUPlNE
MINING DISTRICT.
PROPERTY LOSS WILL Run INTO
MILLIONS.
Dead Bodies of Men and Animals
Strew Streets in Dozens Of Burned
Mining Locations - Victims
Caught While Working.

The loss of life in Porcupine DIS
trict, northern Ontario, from forest
fires is known to be several hundred
and the property loss will reach sew
eral millions of dollars. Only three
OF "a employees of the West Dome
mine have been accounted for ana
200 miners, muckers, ETC., in the Dome
mine have been suffocated. The
mines burned include the Dome,
North Dome. Preston, East Dome. vi
pond, Foley, OBrien, Philadelphia,
United Porcupine, Eldorado, Porcu-
pine, Pottsville and part of Golden
City, as well as many small build
ings along the lake front. While
some loss Of life occurred in the
vicinity of Porcupine lake, the great
est havoc was wrought around the
main mines, notably West Dome and
Big Dome. There the entrapped
miners, cut off from escape, were
forced to take to the shafts for
safety, and, penned in by flames,
persisted. This was notably true at
Dome and West Dome mines. AT
Preston, East Dome, an untimbered
shaft gave shelter and none persisted.
Later Reports From Northern Ontario
Gradually the story of the north
Ontario fires is being unfolded, and
it is AS full of thrilling incidents as
the most imaginative of romances.
That familiarity with danger breeds
indifference to it is maxim justified
by experience. and certainly the
dwellers in the Canadian Rand ap-
pear to have given little thought to
the infammable character Of the dis
tiict. Weeks of drought and high
temperature had reduced much of the
vegetation TO a state of extreme des-
location and crumbled it into pow
derry dust.
The death list contains no new
names, and the number dead is a
mere guess
The largest area burned was that
comprising the townships of Tisdale
and Whitney, where were located the
towns of Porcupine. South Porcupine
and Pottsville, and the largest mines
No word has been received of the
damages at the power plant at
Trunn's landing. and this strengthens
the belief that the fire did not spread
over as great an area as at first re-
ported. The fire that destroyed Coch-
rane. 100 miles distant from Porcu-
pine. it is believed now, was indie
pendent OF those in the Porcupine
| district
Porcupine Death List Reaches ASH.
Press representatives returning
from the fire swept mining district
at Porcupine and Cochrane place the
| loss at $780, 900. There have been
| GA bodies recovered and number
are still thought TO be in the lake.
One hundred and sixty men are
missing from the Dome mine and
with others reported missing, the
total will reach 457, mostly foreign
ers, who made for the woods when
the fire began to rage. How many OF
these persisted no one will ever
know. The area Of the fire was
something like eight miles wide and
80 miles long Rain throughout the
district has put out all fires.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.

A severe earthquake shock. contin.
uing so seconds. was felt at Honolulu.
No damage has been reported
Prof Herman Senator, of Berlin.
noted for his medical researches, is
dead. He was born in 1894.
The executive board of the Ma.
tional Young Peoples Christian Union
convention of the Universalist
church has decided 10 hold the next
convention in Chicago. thus ending a
sharp contest between the city and
Utica, Y. Y.
BY grating the shin bone OF a dead
man on a woman suffering from ne.
crosis, thus practically giving her n
whole new lower leg, the surgeons of
the New York hospital for deformi-
ties have completed an operation
unique In surgery, Up to now opera.
tons of this sort have been confined
to experimental work done on dogs
In a tropical storm at night three
days ago 80 passengers and several
members of her crew sank with tho
small steamship Irma, when II was
struck by the Diamante. of Port Lem.
on. Costa Rica News of the disaster
has just reached Port Lemon from
Bluefelds. Only eight passengers of
the Irma escaped.
Patriotic Americans and interested
foreigners to the number of 3.5Gg a95
have been TO the top of the Wash.
ington monument since that towering
shaft was opened to the public near
ly Is years ago The daily average
has peen about 500.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
NORTHERN MICHIGAN BREATHES EASY AGAIN
AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF FIGHTING
FLAMES.
WORK OF RELIEVING AU SABLE AND OSCODA
SUFFERERS GOES ON.
Investigation Shows That Earlier Reports of the Forest
Fires in the Northern Part of the State
Were Exaggerated.

section
he
let
jumped
burned the
a
Michigan
Au Sable
death list
There
Hlman endangered
found
5 no further
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
The Kings "Easy Money"

The curious powers and duties Of
the coroner under traditional law, are
illustrated by a recent incident a.;
Southgate, England, says the New
York Sun. Some workmen digging in
the Amberley road found a large nun.
Der of ancient coins. Immediately the
coroner was called and he impaneled
a jury. An expert numismatist test
fled that the coins were Long Cross
pennies of the reign of Henry III.
1907 to 1872. The jury then found a
verdict that the coins were ancient.
that they had been concealed and that
their depositor was unknown Then
I seize the coins as the kings treas
ure trove," said the coroner-and he
did.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
AS Shakespeare Would Have Said Il.

Swat the fly, we pray you, as We de
nounced him to you, rippingly with
the hand; but II you muff him, as
many of swatters do, we had as LIEF
the town crier Dashed the flies. Nor
do we not saw the air too much
your hand thus: but use all gently
Tor in the very torrent, tempest and
las we may say the whirlwind O..
passion, you must acquire and bege;
a temperance, that may give Il
smoothness. Be not too tame
neither Go. make YOU ready
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
To Vote on Canadian Reciprocity
july 2o

An agreement to vote on the Cana
dian reciprocity bill on July % was
adopted in the senate without opposi-
ton. Agreements also were made for
votes on other measures which will
carry the session through the "legis-
lative day" of Aug. Z, Immediately
after which congress will adjourn.
The agreement fixes vote on the
house wool revision bill for July 81:
free list bill. Aug !; eapportionment
bill, Aug. Q, and statehood on the
legislative day of Aug. Z. 1t is ex-
pected that the adjournment of con-
gress will Immediately follow the
statehood vote.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
CITIZENS DECIDE TO REBUILD.


to do
Hawks
that his
frame
the being by the scho ben
Relief
railway
only buildings
may
The lumber mills of the
cities with detachment hospital
decided
willing chance this
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
Otsego Loss $25o,ooo.

Five lumber camps were wiped out
by fire in Otsego county. The NJ. c.
railway lost 90 cars. Thirty farm
houses and 100000 feet Of logs
burned. The total loss in the county
is reported at $250,O00. The danger
is past The Stephens Co. loss in
lumber at Waters was 26,000,000 feet,
making a mile Of ash heaps. Crops
suffered considerably.
At Berryville store building, sew
eral residences and school house
were burned.
A. Glazer, farmer, was burned out
and two farmers lost their barns and
crops. Trowbridge, a place of few
settlers, located two miles south OF
Wolverine, which was reported burn
ed was saved by hard effort. No set
Element or town in this vicinity is
now in danger. In the east end a
fire patrol is being maintained.
Among the timber losses is mil
lion feet of skidded logs between
Wolverine and Legrande, and half
million logs east of Gaylord, both be-
longing to Kneeland & Bigelow, Of
Bay City.
Sundays Rain EffectuaIIy Kills Fires.
Rains continued Sunday through
out northeastern Michigan, effectually
dissipating all fire danger in the
forest districts for some time TO
come.
Relief work at Oscoda and Au
Sable. however, will be big task.
Free transportation has been sus-
pended by the railroads and there are
still nearly 1000 men, women and
children at the site OF their former
homes. The II. NJ. Lond's Sons COM
pany is urging the men to leave and
seek work elsewhere as 1t cannot re-
build on n scale anywhere as large
as its original plant.
S20o,o0o Loss In Pressure Isle County
The fire losses in Pressure Isle
county were along the. railroad only.
Rogers City and Metz were never
| touched, but the people were ready
to move out, thinking of the 1908 hor-
Bror. The total loss in Pressure Isle
county is about 100000. All danger
| Is over now.
Towers Loss $4,000.
The loss at Tower was probably
$50. 600. including 20 ID. e. NJ. railway
cars and a shingle mill. The loss is
slight throughout the rest of Cheboy-
gan county
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20

Boy Scouts Thanked for Offer of Aid.
Gov. Osborn has sent thanks to
Prot. w. II. Sherzer, president Ypsi-
lantl Boy Ecouts, for the offer of the
scouts service for patrolling, dis
t-1buting supplies and aiding injured
In the forest flies, and saying that
should 1t prove necessary he will
glady avail himself of their services.
should the call come DR.. Sherzer
would go with the scouts.
AIpena Loss $155,ooo.
The Moench Sons tannery loss at
Alpena is estimated at 1925 900. The
other fire damages were $4,000.
Ihis fire was not caused by the for
est fire, but by careless boys.
Posse Shoots Down BURGLAR.
In battle between yeggmen and
posse of officers at Benton Harbor
Sunday night one yegg was shot.
wounded and captured, second got
away, although it is believed officers
winged him, and a woman. supposed
to be confederate, was arrested.
Crawford Loss Is 100000.
Fires in Crawford county and vi.
cinity are extinguished. Revision
places the lumber loss in this county
at 100000.
Vandertil lit has not at any time been
in any serious danger from forest
fires, reports sent to the contrary not
withstanding. There has been no
rain in this section to quench the
smoldering fires.
Rep. Loud Depressed by Fire Losses.
Congressman George A. Loud pass
ed through Bay City on his way from
Washington to Au Sable. He was
very much depressed by the great
| fire in that place and Oscoda. In adj
dition to his losses in the lumber bus.
mess, the souvenirs gathered in three
trips across the Atlantic, three across
the Pacific, and one around the world
as well as his films of Panama and
the Philippines, were all destroyed.
Scattered Lumber Loss.
The Richardson Lumber Co of Bay
City lost a total of $4,000 in lumber
fires at Alpena, Oxbow and on the
Hurst branch Of the Michigan Cen.
trail The White Lumber Co. of
Boyne City lost $4,000 in cut lum.
Der at their No. camp. near VOL
VERNE. The Kneeland Bigelow Co. of
Bay City lost one camp and ST., 900
in logs in Montmorency county.
+, No Peril in losco.
There has been no danger in Iosco
county, the chief cities of which are
! Tawas City and East Tawas.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
Michigan Patents.

Patents issued: NJ l.. Aten, Jack
son, fish rod Elgene l.. Barnes, De
troit, underground steam distributing
system; II. A. Boss, st. Louis, fruit
packer; George II. Colley. Detroit. cor.
set; John Demmler, Lansing. differ.
entail gearing for automobiles; VIII.
liam H. Hattel, Kalamazoo. automobile
storage jacks; r. II. Heikes. Kalkas.
ka, potato planter; II. c. Kerr, De
troit, barrel; Thomas II. Kane, Detroit,
lath attaching device.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
Father Loses an Excuse.

Don't you regret seeing your chill
dren growing up to face the responst
bilities of the world?"
Yes Mr.. Bliggins said; cts III
tie disappointing to find my boy so
big that he is no longer an excuse
for my going to the circus"
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20


G.
Menominee j. bort Flint Bea Arbor; E. Olds
Col T. lrish Kalamazoo W. H. Hisda William
Benton Harbor
A c. w.
AlbertS Sleeper Lansing
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
ALL The LEADING
PHOTOGRAPHERS y y

Have YOU an improved farm or an
unimprovcd lands for saleY Drake
Sayles can get the cash for you in III
shortest possible tima. b
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
Stop the Pain.

The hurt of burn or a cut stops wher
Coles Carbolisalve is applied. II heals
quickly and prevents scars. 25c and soc by
druggists. For free sample write 10
j. w. Cole e. Co., Black River Falls, Wis
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20

If young man hasn't the cheek 70
kiss pretty widow she may be will
ing to furnish II.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
State Fair Auto Show.

State Fair Auto Show.
Indications are that the automobile
show in connection with the state fair
in September will be larger than a
year ago, when the feature was in
augurated. Manager Wilmot is very
optimistic over conditions. The draw
ing for the space took place this week
when the ground floor was divided
among the dealers. The second floor
has been allotted to the Detroit manu-
facturers and outside cars and acces-
sorry firms will find place there. The
motor car show will be confined to
the first floor.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
Going After Insanitary creameries.

Going After Insanitary Creameries.
lnsanitary creameries are receiving
a mention from the state board of
health. DR.. X. |. Dixon. secretary of
the board, having directed an investi
cation of several institutions in vari.
Gus parts of the state against which
complaints have been fled State
Sanitary Engineer +. S. Ainge has
been furnished with the list and d..
rected to make the investigation and
in case he reports bad conditions in
any of the places, Secretary Dixon
says orders to clean up will be issued
and unless they are complied with
promptly, further action will be taken.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
OF STATE
ARE Sl2,59e, 95l.99
$12,244, 943.44 Turned Into the
Trasury This Year.
MONEY ON DEPOSIT IN BANKS
Michigan Funds Come From Many
Sources-Auditor Generals Office
Turns In $134,e14.s7 in Delin-
quent Taxes.

Lansing-Beginning with the bal
ance Of $2,487 ,S83.72 on July /, 1910, the
state treasury had a balance of
S2,235, 425.36 July l, this year. During
the year there was turned into the
treasury in state funds the sum OF $12.-
244, 493.44 while the disbursements
were $12,596, 951.99. These sets Of fig
ures give an idea of the extent of the
state government and its operations
in one fiscal year. 1t is probable that
this balance will be expended before
the next taxes begin to come in. but
the last Legislature provided a suf-
flcient amount to wipe out this annual
deficit in the future and place the
states finances on a balancing basis.
Most of the states money is on de-
post in the banks Of the state, the an
nual report being compiled by the de-
partment to cover The fiscal year just
closed, showing a total deposit of
81, 305, 47503 in state banks on June 30,
which is secured by bonds to the
amount of $2,75S,000
The funds of the state come from
many different sources. For instance,
the auditor generals department
turned in $134914.S7 in delinquent
taxes, redemptions, state tax land
money and tax histories; the county
treasurer's, $6,225,669 in taxes; hunt
ters' licenses add $30.28645 more;
supreme court fees, $4,103; the COM
missioner of banking, S31,2S0 in fees
for examining banks; the commission
er Of insurance, $31,S30 in fees; the
dairy and food department, $10,261 in
fees and licenses; executive office,
$4,S45 in notary public fees non-res
ident liquor dealers licenses netted
$46,791; the secretary of state collect
ed SOC, 1894 in motor vehicle licenses;
state oil inspector, $l9,66S; state
game and fish warden, 1851 in fish
ermen's licenses and specific and
other taxes netted $46,2S5; the sale of
reserve tax homestead lands, $685.
SS4, while from the maintenance Of
patients in the various hospitals of the
state there was received $4,000.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
Points Out Need Of Fire Wardens.

Points Out Need Of Fire Wardens.
o. E. Elsmore, a veteran Michigan
and Ontario woodsman, formerly OF
Saginaw and now operating from To
ronto, and who is temporarily in De-
troit, makes these observations and
criticisms relative to the forest fires
now burning.
Forest fires will be a periodical &C.
currence in Michigan until the state
provides a far better system Of fire
wardens than 1t has now. II the losses
are anywhere near what i read then
the value of property destroyed in
Michigan would support a fire
warden service at $4,000 a year for
generation or Whereabouts. And,
bear in mind, these fires in the north
ern Michigan woods are periodical
occurrences. have noticed that
whenever a proposition comes be-
fore the legislature to materially in
crease the means for preventing fires
in the woods there are yells that state
governmental expenses must be kept
down and more fire protection will
mean more taxes. and that anyhow
the owners of timber tracts ought
to protect their own property from
fire and not look to the state to put
up the money to do It,
with those who raise the cry for
economy when a comprehensive sys-
TEN of fire wardens Is proposed 1t is
case of saving at the spigot and
wasting at the bunghole. Michigan
is losing enough and more in real
and personal property every year
by woods fires to support fire war
den system for many years equal TO
the best in the world"
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
No Peril in Iosco.

There has been no danger in Iosco
county the chief cities of which are
Tawas City and East Tawas.
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20

J. w. Helne Is Given State Job.
Dairy and Food Commissioner Dame
announced the appointment to James
w. Helme of Adrian as deputy food and
dairy commissioner, the appointment
to take effect at once. Mr. Helme was
formerly a member of the state SEN
ate, and is generally allied with the
Democratic party. He Is editor of the
Michigan Patron, the state Grange
paper, and has been one Of the Wig
orous figures in Michigan politics for
many years.
Speaking Of the appointment,
Commissioner Dame said Il expect
there will be remarks made because
Mr.. Helme is Democrat, but he
seems to me to be just the man for
the place. | wanted some one with
a knowledge of dairying, who can
go out and talk dairy matters with
the farmers, and | believe Mr.. Helme
is just the man"
The Yale expositor., 1911-07-20
Towers Loss $4,000.

The loss at Tower was probably
$50, 900. including 20 ID. & NJ. railway
cars and a shingle mill The loss is
slight throughout the rest OF Cheboy-
gan county
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
ONE BOND BUYER
SUES THE BoNDsMEN

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 1.-THE suit
filed in the Kinds Chancery Court
Monday by Attorney F. M. West, rep
resenting Thad. B. hampton of Mag
nolia, is the first filed by any pur-
chaser of the 100000 issue of state
bonds TO recover against the state
treasurer's bondsmen.
Mr.. hampton feels that he has good
grounds for the action brought by his
attorney, and submits letter as evil
dence. In this letter he told Mr.. Ed
wards that if the interest coupons
for the first payment of interest were
not attached to return him check, but
the money was received and the bonds
forwarded with the coupons attached.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
ARoEsT CIRCULATION OF ANY SOUTH MISSISSIPPI PAPER.
LUH47 THE CENSUS JHOLUJ

Haiesbug
population That
mighty profound satisfaction Yet
looks 100000 1t makes noise
like 100000 when do things brings them
spirit the me city that ze and
husg will testify that the
carefully
done thousand
than the records
surprising growth OF the five
Haesburg leads in
growth showing of 1884 cent Jackson comes next with
cities with population
1884 second growth Gulf
Jackson is third while
neighbor, Laurel is fourth with gain of 165 cent
holds the growth
fourth gain the Cities and with the
population and South Mississippi
show? The south
agricultural indus
agricultural emigration is
will momentum the marvellous
generally known
South Mississippi and old
calling and
wonderful educational
example
influence all the state and
south
will have population
within the decade While
has have just started
predict that Hesbug will
fighting with
Meridian.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-11
GERMAN KAISER
VERY UP-70-DAIE
Motion Pictures to Arouse Patriot
ism Are Being Shown All
Over Berlin.

Berlin, Jan. 11.-Under the auspices
of the German Patriotic Society and,
it is understood, with the approval of
the Emperor, moving pictures de-
signed to promote patriotism and war
like sentiments will be placed on view
all over Berlin tonight and will be
continued nightly for some months.
1t is hoped that the experiment will
result in firing the hearts of the Ger
man people to renewed enthusiasm
for military matters and offset the
anti-war propaganda of the Social
Democrats.
Tonight's public show will depict
scenes connected with the battle of
Sedan and will be accompanied by
verbal explanations by army officers.
The Socialist organs point out that the
pictures show only the pomp and
glory Of war-the Haunting banners
and the wild rush of victorious and
exuItant troops-and the Socialist
clubs threaten to present pictures
showing battlenelds strewn with sup.
position corps. with buzards lowering
overhead.