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Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
Human Attics.

Most people think their head Is
mainly filled with that gray mater
known as brain" But they are quite
mistaken. Inside the head of the av-
erage human being there is a large
space for storing away even heavy ar
ticles.
AS a remarkable instance Of this,
one burglar was in the habit of keep.
ing a skeleton key in his head, which
was inserted through his nose.
Even more remarkable was the case
of another burglar who kept circu
lar saw, coiled around like watch
chain, in his human attic.
Some months ago young farmer
went to the hospital, complaining OF
nasal catarrh. An operation was
deemed necessary, and while in the act
of operating the doctor found loose
mass Of metal situated above the roof
of the mans mouth. This mass of
metal had been in his head for five
years without his knowing it, for five
years previous to the operation a gun
had exploded in his face, and although
the wound healed, it evidently lert
some of the shot behind
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
Tunnel TO Be 16 Miles Lonn.

Swiss engineers have convinced the
Russian government that it is perfect
ly feasible to bore q tunnel through
the Caucasian mountains near Tiflis
in order to join the Black and Caspian
seas. This will be tremendous un-
dertaking as the tunnel will be about
sixteen miles in length and the Rus
sian government had practically decid-
ed that 1t was beyond the limit of pos
sibility. However,. the Swiss experts
have reported that the tunnel could be
built within seven years without much
difficulty, but at great expense. A
Paris firm of bankers. it is understood.
is supporting the enterprise. which
will be put into execution about the
early part Of 1913, and with Swiss en-.
gineers In control.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
DEVIL PUTS A BOY /.
ON HOT GR|D|R0N
Naughty Lad Disobeys His Moth
er and Gets Into Many
Kinds of Trouble.
STEPS ON THIRD RAIL
said Afterward That He Thought He
"BIew Up" and That His Back and
Legs Felt Like Something Was
Going Through Them.

New York-A very persistent devil
whispered into the ear OF nine-year-
old Charles Moffit as he left his home
at No. 85 Catherine street to play In
the street the other afternoon.
Remember" his mother had said.
"the devil gets boys who are bad.
You mustn't go out of the neighbor-
hood and you mustn't get papers for
the newsman."
For Charies's principal income and
candy fund came from the money the
newsdealer on the corner gave him
for trips to a news company.
Though Charles had promised neith-
er to leave the street nor go for pa
pers, the devil suggested that the day
was Saturday and that the boy
wouldn't be paid for his weeks work
unless he finished 1t, and that 1t would
be too bad to lose a whole weeks pay
just because OF failure to work one
day.
Charles, tempted, fell. He trotted
quickly to a news depot in Chambers
street and started to go home. But
that devil whispered again. 1t would
be nice to go out on Brooklyn bridge
and see how the motormen ran their
trains to Coney Island. Again Charles
fell. He got by the policemen on the
northern vehicle roadway OF the
bridge, and with his package Of "59
cents worth OF papers" stood close to
the Manhattan bound track OF the ~
trains.
A train went by The devil logged
Charles's arm and the package fell to
the tracks few feet below. The
small transgressor decided he would
have to rescue the papers or he
wouldn't get his pay.
II hung on wild me hands," said
Charles afterward, "and then / put
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
PIE A UNIVERSAL PANAcEt
Vouna Woman Recommends II as Z
Never-Failins Dispeler Of Domes-
tic Discord.

They were discussing problems.
Life at our house." said the young
woman who lives at home. lis very
simple, and there seems to be one So
luton of every problem that never
fails, no matter how diverse the ques-
tions to which it is applied. When dis
cussions run rife and threaten the dis
solution OF the entire household; when
difficulties seem too great to be borne
when visions of creditors obscure the
mental horizon; when an expensive
hat proves to be unbecoming, but
must be worn nevertheless; when the
bread is sour or the cream has lost
fits integrity, we invariably look around
for mother and find her out In the
kitchen making a pie.
Instant peace follows this discov-
cry. Sisters scowl melts, little sis
ter's melancholy tone revives, broth
er's wrath subsidies, fathers nervous
ness abates, the dove of peace gent
ly flaps its wings above our dwelling
place. Mother just simply smiles and
goes on making her pie or pudding.
~ 10 cO eLhpiS, pub hObOdy SioS WV
seems to think OF it. Besides its
efficiency Charlottes mastery cutting
of bread and butter was an inefficient
process. We are of New England de-
scent, and are, of course, addicted to
pie. Besides, mothers pies and pud-
dings are of nature and quality to
appease the wrath of Jove. A south
ern family might require hot mullins
or chicken and ice cream on Sunday
or some other local application. The
details might differ, but the method
heartily recommend for all soul prob
lens. The only objection to it is that
it might put the problem novelists out
OF commission and abate their in
comes, but even that sacrifice they
ought to be willing to make for the
good of the nation"
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
Many Shades Of Red.

The new combination in smart after
noon and evening gowns is tomato
red, with the purple of Hamburg
grapes. This red is one of the new
shades Of the fashionable color and is
a lovely one, indeed.
Among its rivals are raspberry, wa
ter melon, flame and geranium. Among
the puppies are grape, night, royal,
Vatican or cardinal purple and anne
thyst purple.
II is not a new fashion to mingle pur-
pie and red, but for a while IL went
out: now II seems to have returned
through the insisting influence of Paul
Poiret, who has never ceased to love
and use 1t, so that 1t has become more
credited to his name than TO any 9TH
er great designer.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
Oldest Methodist Church.

st. Georges church, Fourth street
below Vine, where the 125th session Of
the Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal
conference will be held, is the oldest
Methodist church ediflce, used contin-
uously for worship, in existence. It
was dedicated 142 years ago. When
the British occupied Philadelphia after
the battle of Brandywine in 1777 the
church was used for a time as a hos
pital, and later as riding school"
for the cavalry. Long after peace was
restored weapons Of warfare lay
around the building g.-Philadelphia
Press.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

down me foot. touched thing down
there. When let go blew up"
II Charles didn't blow up, he cer-
tainly did go up. His foot came in
contact with the third rail and sparks
flew from his school shoes, of which
his mother had told him to be care
full.
Me back and me legs telt like
something was going trough EN-
says Charles. He went into the air,
shrieking with pain. But he only rose
two feet; then he came down sitting
between the rails. A moment after.
ward he was standing up in the cen
ter OF the track, rubbing himself,
. while a crowd OF homeward bound
Brooklynites was standing on the
promenade shouting advice. Two prac
tical men showed forward ana
stretched their hands down to
Charles. First he passed up his Bd4 ie
of papers, then he consented to be
lifted out.
Patrolman Schnitzler OF the bridge
squad came up and took the mean
DEVILS victim to the police room at
the Manhattan tower. Dr. Orr arrived
in an ambulance from the Hudson
street hospital and the boy was
stripped. Not one burn was on him.
DR.. Orr and the police thought 1t was
amazing that Charles had not been
killed outright. They told the boy he
could go home.
Charles delivered the papers intact
to the newsman at Catherine and
South streets and asked for his 10
cents. He had resolved to end forth.
with al, connection with the devil. lie
was told he would be paid later. Then
he slipped into his home.
He said nothing, but eventually the
news penetrated the circle OF his
brothers, thence reached eleven-year
old Mary. his sister. and then, Of
course. got 10 his mother.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
CoIors in Hats.

This is a season of most brilliant
colors in millinery; cerise, kings blue
combined with green and a touch of
pink: the tan shades, sage green, gray
and pink ostrich plumes and smart
combinations of black and white, all
are used with lavish band. One OF
the smart new touches is to match the
taffeta dress with hat faced with the
same material. trimming the top of the
hat with a contrasting color. Contrast.
ing facings are the rule, but there ars
xceptions.-Harper's Bazaar.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
Farming
is Ranked
as
NObleSf
of Work
By FRANK CRANE

not only the no of occupations but also think there dyner
satisfaction than tending plant and seeing it grow
Then he is carpenter though he makes worlds and not cottages
and makes round and not things He premnenty house
maker and the humst spider his web in imitation of him who
spins a universe for his habiaon
He is also author have his manuscript the layeTed rock
read his poetry and and looked his pictures
the setting
And fourthy he is father There God-ke
hold your baby of body and to look little eyes
that reflect your SOUL
nothing
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

We often pride ourselves on our good
qualities as citizens and justly so. But
if we look into our everyday lives sincerely
we can see lots of weaknesses and bad
habits.
One of these is the unspeakably corrupt
habit of profane language.
Take any group of men, either in the
workshop, office, saloon, factory, or at the
baseball grounds, and the prevailing dis
course is almost invariably something rot
ten, scurrilous, smutty, corrupt and impure
and punctuated by that Holy Name which
should be used only in prayer.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

Some domestic animals have human in
telligence and sometimes more than hui
man, as for instance, dog when his master
has lost his. Here is a true story:
Last summer l took my boy down to
the lake shore, where any amount of sand
beetles were crawling about They are
very powerful and are about three-fourths
of an inch in length.
My boy amused himself by covering
them with sand, and it was astonishing to
see how fast they dug themselves out. 1
dug hole with my hand about eight inches
deep and put beetle in it.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

Mans four duties, according to Sterne,
are to build house, to plant tree, to
write book and to have a son.
Being a son of God, according to Scrip
ture, a man is never so happy as when he
is at some God-like business.
Gods peculiar business is that af max
ing. He not only made things of nothing,
but he is continually at the making of one
thing out of another.
If we inquire into Gods present activi-
ties, as far as our poor brains can guess,
we perceive him to be, first, farmer or
gardener. Hence | reckon farming to be
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

WdHU
make it so
l would advise the young gentleman that if he
does not like hard work he should let shorthand alone
There three rules for the successful study Of short
hand. They are: Practice practice practice would
also advise him that he must be good at taking lots
of abuse, for there is trade where must take
abuse than in that Of scnography.'
In regard to the best system, he find that
out by writing few letters to good stenogra-
piers asking them that question.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
Not Satisfied.

We'll" said the Billville neighbor.
II reckon your John is satisfied, now
that he's safe in congress"
mo-" said the old lady. Just as
soon as he gifts his shoes polished.
puts on billed shirt an takes a ride
in a ortermobile he'll wonder why 1t
didn't occur to HIM to run for presl-
dent"
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
He Wished 70 Know.

Uncle Bill" asked little Lester Liv.
ermore, who possessed an inquiring
mind, when were you born?"
'In 1860"
"That wasn't what the war was
about was It, Uncle Bill?"-Judge.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
Beetle
That
Learned
Hard
Lesson
BY CHARLES ADEIER. Chicago

He tried crawl the sde with then the beetle began
dig sideways pang his upward Half he encountered
a protrudng pebble, which he tried to stradde
He umbed back the hole Using his old spiral he this
pebble the second time He hesad then he merely turned around and
spiraled his up the opposite direction to the top him
liberty which he truly deserved.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
And That One Herr

Mrs. Sappleigh with magazine)-
Here's writer who says we have two
brains. wonder II II is so?
Miss Keen--Wel, between you and
me, Mr.. sappleigh. ! think We have
only one.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
Corrupt
Habit
of
PrOfane
LANGUAGE
BY T.. r. Leshy. Chicago

This S unquestionaby amentable state of affairs
passes she is criticised by these people and not always
anguage of flowers American manhood should ead
such mean, low conduct
What is the speaking Of aspiring to- gh ideals don't
them into the web of our daily lives?
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

This pretty waist is OF light silk
piped with black and ornamented with
little straps and buttons.
The yoke is of lace finished at the
neck with a frill of embroidered mus
lin. and similar frills finish the sleeves.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
Good
Job
Private Secretary
Enjoys Many
Benefits

WEEK ago young asked what the opportunities
for stenographers in the business world
a senographer of ten years. experience and while
would choose that profession had money enough
go college, still it affords many opportunities not TO be had
any other field Of endeavor stenographe especially
private secretary, learns of the valuable secrets
in whatever kind of business he happens be engaged He
comes contact with of large mental caber and learns
their methods There are not few men of national fame
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

who began their enOgraphers whom mind
writing this letter George Corteyou exsecretary of the
William Mason Congressman Hit Others and there
world who large
Germs who received their training stenographer
Of sometimes depends upon the kind Of business hap
affiliate yourself WITH the working for, and mainly
upon yourself The experience that enogaphers have equivalent
to a liberal education
The has served enographer through three the
legislature and has been private secretary the best business
Chicago While have only school educaon would
places with college graduates that know Of
If the young takes shorthand would advise him learn
shorthand during
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-13
OLD COALITION LOSES.
GIRL C0NFESSES DUPING
MANY MEN IN LOVE GAME

Denver, Col. Jan. 13.-Miss Fay
Livingston. "a years old. who is in
jail here, following her arrest by
postofice inspectors In Cheyenne,
Wyo., on charge Of fraudulent use
OF the mails today confessed to dup
ing scores OF men I'm various parts Of
the country out Of small sums on
promise OF marriage. She used
newspapers freely Ia advertising for
correspondents, and youths, middle
aged men. ministers. doctors and
particularly laborers, according TO
her own statements. became her vic
tins. The postofiice inspectors
found hundreds OF incriminating let
ters In her rooms. The woman al
leges she came here from Amarillo,
Texas. and says that at one time she
was clerk in n Chicago wholesale mu-
sic house and was employed by the
Chicago Daily News. When she be-
gan operations here she did not get
her mail in this city. but had it for
warded 20 Rock Springs, Wyo, then
TO Cheyenne, Wyo., and subsequently
TO Columbus, Neb., Grand Island.
Neb., and small towns in the vicinity
of Denver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-13
MRS. BANCROFT LOSES A
POINT IN DIVORCE CASE

Wilmington, Del, Jan. 13.-At-
torneys for Mrs. Madeline Du Pont
Bancroft, who is defending her name
in the divorce suit brought by her
husband, John Bancroft, Jr., lost a
big point yesterday when the court
allowed the Introduction into the evil
dence of q letter written by Mrs.
Bancroft to her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Pauline Bancroft Chadwick, which
shed light on the marital troubles of
the Bancrofts. This letter was writ
ten soon after Mrs. Bancroft had CIV
en- birth TO the child whose alleged
father, Max Hiebler, Jr., has been
named as correspondent in the d.
vorce case. In the letter Mrs. Ban
croft makes a confession. The at
torneys for Mrs. Bancroft fought the
admission of this letter on the
ground that ii was a privileged COM
munication. 1t is a rambling sort
OF missive, with Just enough Sc
/ quence 10 show what the person writ
/ ing 1t meant to convey. Before the
admission Of the letter 1t had been
the intention OF the attorneys fol
the defense to make a complete de-
NAL OF the statutory charge, but
they appear to have changed theiI
minds and will make the defense or
the point that Bancroft has not come
into court with clean hands and
therefore, he should have no stand
ing in law. In other words, the at
torneys will try the present suit and
the "recrimination suit" brought b.
Mrs. Bancroft against her HUSBAND
at the same time. In Delaware. the
lawyers explain "recriminatioI
suit" is not a denial, but is anothe'
manner of saying, IF am guilty
you are Just as guilty, and neither o
us should be punished" The attor
neys for the defense will continu
their fight on the letter. They vii
not deny Its authenticity, but vii
assert that 1t was written when Mrs
Bancroft did not have complete con
troll of he- senses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-13
Supporters Of the Speaker
Control Missouri Com
mittee Fixing Date.
GOES TO A DEADLOCK
Meeting to Name Delegates to
Baltimore Convention Will
Be Held Feb. 20.

St. Louis, Jan. 1S.-The den1v-
cratic state committee is in a dead
lock over a date for a convention to
select delegates to the Baltimore
convention. Champ Clark's support
ers want Feb. 10 chosen, but Folks
men want sometime in March, so as
to give the country voters q chance
to express their will at primaries or
convention.
The committee finally decided to
call the convention meet at Joplin
Feb. 20.
WILSON TO MICHIGAN.
Trenton, n. J., Jan. 13.-Governor
Woodrow Wilson will leave next
Wednesday for trip to the west, and
will speak at Detroit, Ann Arbor and
Grand Rapids, Mich. He expects to
visit Illinois and Wisconsin later, but
the itinerary has not yet been ar
ranged.
CHTPERFIELD FILES PETITIONS.
Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 18.-Petitions
OF Representative B. NJ. Chiperfield of
Canton as a candidate for the repub-
lican nomination of congressman-a at
large were filed this morning.
| VARDAMAN Is CLEARED.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 13.-Former
Governor and United States Senator
Elect James K. Vardaman was exon
Grated of all blame in alleged irreg-
ularities concerning handling of ex-
ecutive contingent funds when the
joint legislative investigating COM
mittee reported. Both houses
adopted the report.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-13
TAFT NOW EVEN
WITH ROOSEVELT

Washington, Jan. 13.-President
Taft, it was figured at the department
Of justice today, has now equalled the
record Of Roosevelt's administrations
for trust prosecutions under the Sher
man law. The total number is IA
In Roosevelt's seven years IS bills In
equity We're filed. % indictments re
turned and one forfeiture proceeding
begun. In less than three years OF
the Taft administration there ahvs
been 22 civil suits and like number
of Indictments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-13
FORCED TO CRIME,
M'MANIGAL SAYS
Declares That He Tried to Quit
Career, but Was Not AL
lowed to Do So.
HE HAD GONE TOO FAR
Such Was Warning Given, He Claims
by Man Who Wanted An
other Job Done.

indianapolis, Jan. subscriptions
of how Ortie McManigal, with a suit
case filed with explosives and time
fuse, sneaked about the streets OF
Pittsburgh and Buffalo and met men
who discussed or pointed out open
shop jobs that were to be blown up,
were given to the federal grand jury.
Photographs of wrecked places,
which were forwarded to John ]. Nc
Namara, were displayed to the jurors.
NAMES KEPT SECRET.
Several witnesses from Buffalo and
Pittsburgh, whose names were with
held, were questioned in an effort to
discover who was involved with Nc
Manigal in explosions there. The con-
fessed dynamiter made three visits to
Buffalo, the first in July, 1908, when
he blew up a bridge.
1t developed that Mcnamara, as
secretary-treasurer of the Interna-
tional Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, obtained
" AtutNtA pOSSlbiS puoNOGIdpuS VI
structures which McManigal blew up
in order to keep q check on the dyna-
inter in paying him fees out of the
$1,000 a month allowed Mcnamara
for organizing purposes" Many OF
these photographs are in the hands
OF the government.
FORCED TO CONTINUE.
Just before he went to Buffalo Nc
Manigal asserts he tried to quit the
dynamiung business, but he was Wis.
tied at his home in Chicago by a man
whose name has not yet been publicly
connected with the conspiracy, but
who is known TO the government.
This man told me didn't dare &c
quit because, on account of my earlier
jobs, they had 1t on me-" said Nc
Manigal
He told me l had gone too far and
I would have to stick to it. FINAL!
We both went TO Buffalo. The mar
with me said he wanted TO get Il
Canada before the explosion.
II took the dynamite out OF m!
suitcase and planted it with a 6O-foo
fuse. Il blew up that night"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-13
Party Increases Strength
in the ReiChstag by
28 Votes.
BREAK OLD COALITION
Conservative-CIerlcal Comblna-
tIon Loses Control of the
National Congress.

Berlin. Jan. fS.-Returns from yes
terday's reichstag election 30 far show
the socialists made a net gain OF "a
seats. the conservatives lost IS, the
centrists lost six. the national liberals
lost 13 and the radicals lost 12. There
will be a total OF 323 reballots, and
upon the result OF these depends the
character of the new reichstag.
VICTORIES GROW.
Later reports give the socialists a
gain OF rs seats. OF these eight were
captured from the radicals. nine from
the conservatives. nine from the ma
tional-liberals, and two from the cen
trists.
OLD COALITION LOSES.
The conservative-clerica coalition,
which has had uncontrolled domina-
tion OF parliament since the fall OF
Won Buelow, probably has lost its
absolute majority. However, a com
binatlon OF the two powerful parties
must still be reckoned with as the
factor In the reichstag.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-13
HIGHER TEMPERATURES
OVER THE MIDDLE WEST

Chicago, Jan. 13.-Warmer weather
Is the promise the weather bureau
made today. From nearly all points
in the west came reports of rising
temperature with indications of snow.
A prediction Of Is below zero for
Chicago today was not fulfilled, the
lowest being but one below at mid
night. Since that time there has been
a steady rise.
Chinook winds today prevailed gen.
orally throughout Montana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-13
ITALIANS HEAVY
LOSERS TO TURKS

Rome, Jan. Histories of defeats
and heavy losses sustained by the Ital-
ians in Tripoli are told in private let
ters from soldiers at the front.
Fights the official dispatches claimed.
as Italian victories are said to be the
reverse. One letter say that in one
battle regiments Of grenadlers and
bersaglieri were nearly wiped out OF
existence. On another occasion the
Italians ran out of ammunition and
the enemy, being well supplied, killed
and wounded 100 soldiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-13
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS THE
RESIGNATION OF BACON

Washington, Jan. 13-President
Taft today accepted the resignation
of Robert Bacon as ambassador to
France. In his letter the president
expresses regret and compliments
Bacon on his services as ambassador.
Bacon resigned to accept appointment
as fellow of Harvard university