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Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
Keep Your Oil
Can Handy


A good farmer takes care to avoid
friction in farm machinery. He list.
ems for the tell-tale squeak and at
once applies a good lubricating oil to
the spot. He does it to save the un-
necessary wear on the engine, reaper
or mower as the case may be.
thoughtful housewife does the same
thing for her sewing machine, sweep
er or washing machine. II door
hinge or the handle of the clothes
wringer or any mechanical device
binds or squeaks, it should be oiled
at once and thus save n wasteful eX
penditure of strength and nervous
force. Do not use too much oil or
apply 1t indiscriminately; use Just
enough and in the right place. 1t is
much better not to wait until there
is an audible disorder, but rather pre-
vent any possible friction by getting
ahead with the oil can.
This principle might be applied to
the various relations or life in which
friction is likely to occur. Be ready
with your oil can. By this We mean
heart filed with the common milk
of human Kindness" which upon the
least occasion will pour forth in
looks, words and acts. This is no.
where found to be more genuine than
In the hearts Of our farmer folk, but
is there not a tendency to keep it
"corked up?" At this season of the
year, even cast-iron countenances are
won't to crack with a sympathetic
smile, and rusted-in shoppers are
drawn to allow a few drops Of feeling
an exit Why wait for the Christmas
I tide to apply our "frictioncide." or
why seal it up when the season has
passed? The farmer family in their
daily routine of life need the give
and take of the cheerful smile and
! helpful word. The formal good morn
| ing salutation of the day starts ma
/ chinery running smoothly, and good
night" falls like n benediction on the
| tired heart after. the days work is
| ended Some men would as soon
| think Of saying good morning" and
thank you" to their favorite cow be-
fore and after extracting her generous
supply Of milk as to use the same
terms in his family. His COW receives
a gentle pat on the shoulder. his
family nothing. He has not learned
the value of judicious use of ex-
pressed appreciation; nor has it oc-
CURED to him that the failure to give
expression to his feeling OF good will
today lessons the desire and the abil-
ity to voice IL tomorrow, and in time
the feeling itself is reduced to a min
imum. 1t has been said that man
| Is known by the position he holds %
but 1t is more true that he Is known
by the way he holds his position, be
it an humble or an exalted one There
are people filling very small inches
In life who are so uniformly cheerful
and courteous that they not only
avoid friction in their own small part
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10

The economic wintering of the farm
flock is dependent to some extent on
their condition at the end of the graz
ing season and the time at which they
have been bred to produce lambs in
the spring. If breeding ewes came
into the sheds at the beginning of win
ter thin and weak from scant pastur-
age or undue exposure or combina-
tion of the two it will require larger
quantities of more expensive feed to
winter them than IL they had been
strong and in moderate flesh. When
the ewes are bred to lamb before
March l long period must elapse be-
fore grass is ready during which an
abundance Of rich, succulent food
must be provided if both eve and
lamb are to thrive.
One of the most common mistakes
made is endeavoring to winter ewes
with difficulty digested roughage
alone, such as timothy hay straw or
cornstalks or some combination OF
these. Dry, unnutritious, fibrous ma
terial if fed alone continuously is
likely to produce impaction, constipa-
tion and other digestive disorders re-
sulting in serious loss. The feeds
named, while dangerous if used alone,
are really useful when supplied along
with some succulent factor.
Ensilage, roots and legumes such
as clover, pea vine hay, bean straw
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10

OF the complicated machinery OF
human affairs, but they influence 9TH
ers to apply the same "oil" in theirs.
A few years ago there was in a large
city in a neighboring state an old
black man. Uncle George" who drove
his sleek horse and dray in gathering
and removing the garbage from a cer-
tain neighborhood. A look was suffi-
cient to bring off the old, battered hat
face, and that man or woman thus
favored could do a better days work
because of Uncle Georges" smile.
He was an automatic lubricating ma
chine with the children. and they all
loved him. rich and poor alike.
The value of the application of oil
to cold steel ends with the saving OF
friction, the machine remains the
same. Not so with the human ma
chine. The person who is habitualry
cheerful and imparts cheer to others,
stands more erect, breathes more
deeply and keeps the elasticity and
buoyancy Of youth longer; and for
this reason can do more and better
work than the impassive. unrespon-
sive, crusty individual. Women are
perhaps more dependent upon words
and looks than men. The conscious
ness of chores we'll done seems % be
all the ordinary man needs to IT him
for day of plowing or moving but
good morning, Mary! Breakfast
smells mighty good, and You look like
n young girl in that frock," viii! help
his wife to do big washing with her
other work and not get blue" Tn
cork your "oil can" Mr.. Man, and
voice some of those good things you
have been hiding away for so iong.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10

and alfalfa all have a laxative effect
upon the digestion. From two to
three pounds OF ensilage daily Is a
very satisfactory and economical feed
| for the eve, while double this amount
of roots may be fed safely. If one
feed OF alfalfa, clover, bean straw or
pea vine hay is given daily along with
the ensiiage or roots, straw or corn
stover may constitute the balance Of
the ration in satisfactory manner.
Grain feeding is not necessary unless
the ewes are thin and weak or just
prior to the lambing time.
1t Is desirable for the ewes to have
access to a pasture which has not
been grazed too closely the previous
autumn. This will take the sheep out
into the open away from the sheds
during the day besides furnishing
some feed except when snow is too
deep. When the ground is covered
with snow or ice roughage such as
chaff, corn stover or threshed clover
may be fed in racks OF even on the
ground in nearby lot or field. The
accompanying illustration shows
flock of feeder lambs getting their ac-
customed MONDAY picking of unused
chaff scattered on an elevated drive
way where the deep snow had been
driven off and the midday sun lent it's
bright, CHEEKY and stimulating inffu-
ences.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
wa,kinu for Nerves.

The nerves suffer from want or
pure oxygen. They run like net
work all through the skin and when
they are overwrought the skin Is apt
10 be dry and coiorless. Walking ~
an excellent tonic for the nerves. II
gives them strength to control them
selves.
IL one has means or leisure. there
are plenty of other more enjoyable
exercises. But few ferns are 80
beneficial as the regular daily jaunt
of four or five miles for obtaining
good complexion.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
The Boy-The Girl.

He-Crime seems in pretty l94
way. Only last week some woman
kidnapped baby-photographs OF 1t In
all the newspapers.
She-What did she take 1t for?
He-Nothing else to take. suppose.
I should have thought myself that
anybody who kidnapped baby would
steal an earthquake or borrow an at
tack of Asiatic cholera.
She-Babies are not so bad as all
that. The only thing / have reall!
got against them is that If you leave
them long enough they grow up into
human beings.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
Welcome.

II was o'clock on a cold and frosty
morning, and the weary cyclist had
still many miles to go.
Passing thrsugh lonely village he
saw a lighted window. Perhaps. he
thought, he might be able TO get some
thing to eat and drink. So he knock
ed.
Who's there" came a gruff voice
from within.
"A traveller" the cyclist replied in
:lear tones.
Back like a shot came the answer:
"Then travel"
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
Mistaken There,

The phrenologist was exclaiming
the bumps on Sambo's head.
Curiosity and acquisitiveness alb
normally large"
Sambo rolled his eyeballs and
showed two rows of white ivory.
''Imitativeness, casualty and con-
scientiousness small; which with your
weak mouth indicates"
Don yu be so shu bout me hab-
bin a weak mouf. I kin crack nuts
in ma teef"
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
Dissatisfaction.

so you were given an interest in
your employers business?"
YES" replied the Industrious
youth but i made a mistake in ac-
cepting it. had less worry as reg
ular employee than as a minority
stockhoIder."
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
SMalloMinn Glory.

The little daughter of a well-known
Baltimore clergyman recently start
led the family while at breakfast by
ssss8GcnIy eXclaiming:
I'm full of glory"
What on earth Go YOU mean,
csSEdg' the father FASTENED to ask.
why" exclaimed the youngster
IA s1nbeam just got on my spoon, and
I've swallowed il"
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
Carrots and paranjn,

With a covering Of straw, leaves or
barnyard litter 20 the ground will not
freeze too solid, carrots and parsnips
for family use will be greatly en-.
hanced in flavor eud crispness by thus
freezing.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
His Exact Sort.

what kind of glass Of fashion
did Ophelia consider Hamlet" LAS
long as she called him Lord Hamlet.
I suppose she considered him peer
glass"
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
DESTROY crasshopper Eoo..

Plow up the fallov fields, and de-
stroy the grasshopper eggs. Burn the
rubbish In the corners and along the
fences, and expose them to the action
OF the frost
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
SION The Pain.

-vsIe hurt of a burn or a cut stops when
(iafS'a Caybollsalve is applied. 1t heals
rlISSelzIy and prevents scars. 2dC and Doc by
.i-gssVyists For free sample write 10
y " Cole & Co. Black River Falls. Wis.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10

Some people get so accustomed to
looking on the bright side that they
~sSn't see the other side at all.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10
A HOld-V
An Oppressive Trust.

Before the Coffee Roasters' Association, IN ses-
sion at Chicago Thursday, Thomas j. Webb,
of Chicago. charged that there is in existence q
coffee combine which is 1.-THE most monstrous Inn
position in the history of human commerce."
There is very slight exaggeration about this
statement. 1t comes very close to being literally
true. There is coffee combine in Brazil, from
which country comes the bulk of the coffee used
in the United States, which is backed by the gov
ernment of Brazil and financed by it, which COM.
pels American consumers, as Mr.. Webb said, "to
pay famine prices for coffee when no famine
exists
The worst thing about this is that the consum-
ers of the United States Rave been compelled to
put up the money through which this combine,
to further cinch them, has been made effective.
There were formerly revenue duties imposed upon
all coffee entering the United States. Those taxes
were denounced as an imposition upon the people;
as taxing the poor mans breakfast table, and the
like The taxes were removed Immediately
thereafter Brazil imposed an export duty upon
coffee up to the full amount Of the former customs
taxes in this country. The revenue which fcr-
merly went into the treasury Of the United States
was diverted to the treasury of Brazil. The poor
mans breakfast coffee continued to cost him the
same old price.
But this was only the commencement. The
''valorization'' plan was evolved in BRAZIL.
Ihrougn ths plan the government, usiiis 'ne reV-
enues derived from the export duties for the pur-
poses, takes all of the surplus crop in season Of
large yields and holds it off the market, thus
keeping the supply down to the demands of the
market and permitting the planters to receive q
much higher price than they would otherwise
have done.
The United States consumes more Brazilian cof-
fee than does the rest Of the world. We are the
best customers of Brazil, and Brazil buys LITTLE
from us Now Brazil is promoting, financing and
maintaining trust designed, and working effect
lively for the purpose, to compel American con-
sumers to pay an exorbitant price for the coffee
they use What is the rennedy?-Seahis Past-fn-
t,Li1encer-NOv, 49, 1911
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10

Tne follow who is out for the dust
Goesn't always clean Up a fortune.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10

It is the common lot of man not to
get an uncommon lot.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10

ynzNlu Cut butcher bills in two. Order early.
AHNu Fish better than ever. Prompt shI pment.
FNrvH 100 10. sack Fat Frozen Split Rock Herring
. n GVtt SH scANDIA FISH COHfA,I, Dssts, Mas
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-02-10

Standard statistics OF the. coffee trade
show falling off in sales during the last
two years of over two hundred million
pounds. Authenticated reports from tho
Postum factories in this city show a
tremendous increase in the sale of Postum
in a like period of time.
While the sales of Postum invariably
show marked increase year over year, the
extraordinary demand for that we'll
known breakfast beverage during 1911 is
very likely due to a public awakening TO
the oppression of the coffee trust.
Such an awakening naturally disposes
the multitude who suffer from the III
effects OF coffee drinking to be more rs-
ceptive to knowledge of harm which SO
often comes as a. result of the use of
the drug-beverage, coffee,-Botsis Crsele
Eoentng Ne,cS-Dsc. 10, 1917.
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
Trinity Varsity Will
Play BrooklanderS Here

HARTFORD. Conn, Feb. 24.-For the
past week Captain LHeureux has had
the candidates for the battery of the
Trinity College baseball team at prac-
tice in the cage. Cook, IL, for fonr
years quarterback on the football team
and Warner, l3, both veteran pitchers
are showing good form. Manager Dep-
pen has arranged the following sched-
ule:
March so. Yale at New Haven; April
3. Catholic University at Washington; a;
10, Washington and Lee at Lexington
Va; II, Washington and Lee at LexinE-
ton, Va; II, University of Virginia at
Charlottesville, Va; IS, Rutgers at New
Brunswick, n. j.; 20 Villanova at Hart
ford; p, Franklin and Marshall at Hart
ford; y, Rensselaer, Polytechnic at Troy;
May l, Columbia at Hartford; 4. Wor-
Cester Technology at Worcester; ., Tufts
at Hartford; u, Wesleyan at Middle
town; IS, Colgate at Hartford; %, Wes-
leyan at Hartford; go Wesleyan at Mid
dletown; June /, New York University
at New York; (, Dartmouth at Hart
ford; s, Massachusetts Aggies at Hart
ford; @. open.
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
Didn't Have to Rain
To Soak the Grounds

"Pittsburg in the olden days could
think up tricks over night quicker than
any of them" laughed Cy Young, dis
cussing things of long ago.
During the Brotherhood war the
National League obliged the home club
to insure the visiting club a $3.50 guar
antee for each game played. The Cleve-
land Spiders played one day before
ninety-two people in Pittsburg.
The next day while the sun was
shining and the day was ideal for base
ball, we drove over in bus from the
old Seventh Avenue Hotel We found
the gates locked at old Recreation
Park. On the ticket window was a
sign which read: No game; wet
grounds
''Tebeau, Burkett Childs and the rest
of us enjoyed a laugh. We boosted one
fellow to the top of the bus. He looked
over the fence and saw a line of fire
hose laid from the club house toward
second base. The diamond already was
under water,
THE grounds we're wet. Under the
constitution they had "A right to post
pone the game As Cleveland didn't
play, the Spiders received no guaran-
tee."
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
The Making of a Star.

If Vincent Campbell is worked regularly this
in Boston uniform and doesn't develop into of the
stars OF the game the genial dope will come in for an
other classic upset The exPrate belongs to the type
that can't be crowded from the top where proper
ambition is around. He has served his day in utility
roles and with his speed and ability should worked
now as regular, II he is to develop and climb to the
spot where he belongs. Campbell not only has the
speed, ability and the knack but above all else, he has
the inside lining needed to make good above the field
In hitting ne smearing attack, skating base
or facing pitcher, you bank upon Campbell going
to 1t with the right brain and the right heart
with the correct physical accomplishments And this
forms combination always capable of delivering the
proper proportion. For tail-end proposition, from
other Jackson Miller and Campbell up
better outfeld than more than pennant winner has
carried
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
Three More Rockies
Report to Athletics

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Feb. 24.-Thrae
more youngsters, Maggert, from the
Oakland club; Bonner, a pitcher, from
Spokane, Wash; and Massey, an in.
fielder, from the Texas League, have
reported to Manager Connie Mack. and
will bc given :rials in the practice
games to Re played here. The Athleti =
will use the San Antonio Eall park
mornings and afternoons. II is doubt
ful IL any exhibition games will be
p,dNrd Tomorrow, owing % the short
time me players have been here.
The players got no practice yesterday,
for q heavy tropical rain burst upon the
city and nearly drowned IL.
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
Football Symposium.

After carefully and diligently reviewing the opinions
Of different football coaches experts, etc, find that
the game will be the best known and the
worst; that 1t will be replete with open play and
plugged up with massed attack; that will favor the
heavy lne-plunging eleven and that it will be of vast
aid to the lighter sklful lineup; that it will be
gentler than croque and rougher than in the old
era of the flying wedge.
Having tipped you off to what the new code stands
for kindly stand aside while we scamper along to the
next stanza.
By this time next week the edge of the frenzy will
be well above sky line The murk has been thick and
the roadbed heavy, but along the March trail the
Grandolddope wheel and never slacken
pace.
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
DOC" GESSLER LED
WASHINGTON CLUB
At BAT LAST YEAR
Player Who Went to the
Minors Was Leading
SWatter.
BY SENATOR"

Despite the fact that he has been
relegated to the minors. DOC" Gesslcr
holds the unique record of having led
his team in his final year in the majors
in the matter of batting in runs. 1t was
the dentist athletes bat that was re-
sponsible for seventy-three OF WASH
!nGtOns scores. according to the aver
ages in the record book just published.
Captain Mcbride was pretty we'll up
on the leader with 81 runs, and Clyde
Milan and Herman Schaefer jointly
held third place with As each.
Tho Washington fgmres follow.
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
GERMANY SCHAEFER
CERTAIN OF TAKING
TODAY'S CONTEST
Dutchman's Outfit Drops
First Clash by
8 to 2.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. "a
Dutch" Schaefer. the hard-hitting first
baseman of the Washington Americans
and manager of the All-Nationals, was
far from being downCast today, though
his team dropped its first battle to the
All-Americans, s to ..
MY boy" declared the eminent vau-
deville artist and challenger of Jack
Johnson, today within the confines of
Wilmington Park, before an assembly
of ladies and gentlemen gathered from
the far corners of this great and glo-
rious land, /, as captain and manager
of my team, the greatest collection of
natural players In the universe. shall be
compelled to doff my cap to return their
applause, for my team of natural stars
will wipe the ground up with those
hams"
A thousand, tourists saw the opening
battle of the training season here. An
derson, a young twirler belonging to
Jimmy MCAleers Red SoX, provided the
twirling sensation, holding his oppo-
nents to two blngles in five innings.
Clark, of Memphis, succeeded him. With
the All-Americans were Jim Delahanty
and Sam Crawford of the Detroit
Tigers; Riggs, of the St. Louis Browns;
Jimmy Burke. the Indianapolis mana
ger; Charlie Starr, of Mobile, and Ell
lott, of Nashville. Crawford punched
out a couple of doubles, while young
Riggs was there with three ringing sin
giles.
Manager-Captain Dutch" Schaefer
performed around second base for his
outfit. being very smooth in the field
and grabbing off one clean bingle. He
was the life of the game from start
to finish. Hub" Pcrdue, the Boston
Nationals twirler. worked seven in
nings for Schaefer's team and was sue
ceeded by George MulliT, of the De-
troit Tigers. Cutshaw and Reilly, of
Rrooklyn Bill Carrigan and TOnneman,
of the Red SoX, and Cy Seymour, the
veteran now with Baltimore, per-
fnrrned for the All-NatiOnals
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
Mr.. TightWad's Attempt
To Become Popular

Miller Higgins, the Cardinals vet
Gran, was speaking OF ball players who
save money, They are popularity sup
posed to be scarce.
There used to be one on the Cardl-
nails" said Miller, who was closer
than wall paper. The first dollar he
ever made stili was in his pocket, and
the pocket was so tight he couldn't get
his hand into il.
Gradually this kid became unpopular.
He decided that it was necessary to do
something to square himself, so he ar
ranged a banquet. He selected Friday
for the function, then invited twenty
Hebrews and twenty Irishmen, and
served ham sandwiches"
The Washington times., 1912-02-24

Two-base hits-Mullin, Perdue, Burke,
ford. Pitching record-Perdue, 7 innings,
runs, Il hits; Mulln, : innings, no
runs, hit; Anderson, innings, . runs,
hits; Clark, innings, no runs, hits.
Stolen base-Riggs. Double play
O'Leary to Schaefer to Carrigan. Struck
out-By Perdlue, >. Bases on balls-On
Mullin !; off Clark, l. Umpire-Mr.
Van Sickle. Time Q game-l hour and
80 minutes.
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
Huseman Is a gamester.

The twirling of young Anderson, the
Red SoX pitcher, at Hot Springs yes
terday foreshadows another star for
Jimmy McAleer's outfit This lad is
said to be a performer with control,
something very necessary to a star. He
win be given every chance to show his
class with the Red SoX, for McAleer
counts on a good pitching staff to swing
the flag to Boston.
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
Walter Colston. champion.

Jim Jeffries says that Abe Attell
should have received a draw in his bat
tie with Johnny Kilbane. According to
all reports of the mill, the Californian
was completely outpointed and out.
gained. His speed disappeared after the
third round and he was a mark for his
younger opponent. Still, Abe is a N. S
G. w. and that counts for much with
Jeff,
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
Uncle Cy Young Finds
Coal on His Farm

Cy Young. coal baron! Uncle Cy,"
the sage of Paoli. has struck it rich
again. Besides finding the secret of
perennial youth. he now says he has
found coal on his farm and has dug
anOugh by his own efforts to keep the
kitchen bin full all winter
The Washington times., 1912-02-24

When the Senate has asked waivers old Doc
Lormer, he should go out and bag job umpire in
scrappy circuit. We know of one with an
epidermis artstically developed for this
tion and proper epidermis is so per of
pre's success.
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
Fight club here? Funny!

Mike Gibbons, the st. Paul, welter-
weight, is once more the hero of New
York. He dropped Willie Lewis, long
the idol of the Gotham sports, in the
second round last night. Gibbons has
come to the front wonderfully fast Six
months ago he was unknown and now
he is being tOuted for tho championship.
Lewis defeat sends him back to the
preliminary class after long and va
ried career in the ring.
The Washington times., 1912-02-24
Pete Noonan to Coach
WeSleyan's Ball Team

Pete Noonan. Holy Cross, 'OI, former
coach at Catholic University in this
city, has signed to coach the varsity
candidates at Wesleyan University,
Middletown. Conn, taking charge of the
squad on March % NoOnan fOTmely
caught tor the Philadelphia Athletics,
Chicago White SoX and st. Louis
Browns.