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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
"The House of a Thousand
Candles"

One OF the most delightful charact-
ers in modern fiction and drama is
Bates, the inscrutible butler ia THE
House OF Thousand Candles" the
attraction at the Temple Theatre on
Aug. 30th. Bates is commanding
character, attracting the sympathy of
the audience from the moment OF his
appearance and holding it until the
last act reveals him in the light OF a
greater hero than the action OF the
present time permits. He Is possess
ed of Il dry humor, which is an asset
for any hero-he is brave, fearless.
and man of mystery. He above all
OF the characters holds the key TO the
situation, the solution Of the riddle
in his hands, Al a worn from him
the mystery of THE House of a
Thousand Candies" would vanish,
but his loyalty TO the whimsical
builder Of the strange mansion and to
that builders purpose TO bring his
grandson home and see him married
TO Marian Devereaux, seals his lips
and makes him as well as young Glen
arm a victim OF Pickering's vlllany
TO him the aged owner OF the estate
unfods his plan and declares his in.
tentlon Of pretending TO die. And it
is Bates who summons the grand.
father TO return when he observes
that an attack by Pickering and his
armed hirelings upon the mansion
and It's occupants cannot be post
poned. Through his we'll timed mes
sage and .Marians aid the senior
Glenarm hastens TO the scene in time
to prevent bloodshed that threatens
to be unavoidable. 1t is this unex-
pected arrival to all except Bates.
little less than resurrection, that
marks the climax of the play. From
the time the elder Glenarm unfOlds
his plan and departs so that it may be
executed, To the final undoing of Pick
erlng, the course of the piece is 10 the
nature Of steady progress towards
the final scene.
There are surprises, to be sure. but
they are consistent, with the plot in
ception and developement and, on
this account, the stage version is en-
tirely convincing In its plausihility
and sufficiently reasonable. The play
is said 10 be unusually well CONSTRUCT
ed aud the chacters well developed,
and many OF the lines are not only
amusing but brilliant. The success
and the situations have been care
fully conceived and the dramatic in
terest is extraordinarily strong. The
Indianapolis News says: mo drama
made from novel In recent years,
not even excepting when Knight
hood was In Flower" has been trans-
lated to the stage with more ability
or success"
The original Hackett Theatre, New
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
nv days labor.

bv days labor.
The proposition is To vote to auth
orize the issuing Of Bonds TO the
amount Of $3.50, 200 To be issued only
as can be used each year. THE
County Road Commissioners will
make their recommendation aud auth
oriZe the issuing OF such an amount
OF Bonds each year as they consider
wise
Beginning the third year the pay
ment of the Bonds are to begin at
the rate OF 5000 per year-this is
probably before the full amount OF
the issue can possibly be isSued-so
that instead Of paying interest on the
full amount Of the issue for Is years,
ing interest on nearer In average Of
5000, 10000,
AS much OF the roads to be built are
to be IN conformity TO the speci tica-
tions from the State, the state rebates
will be an important factor toward
taking care of the payment OF the
Bonds.
After thoroughly digging into this
subject from a taxpayers standpoint,
and having followed closely every step
of this question from the first good
roads meeting" To the petition pre-
sented TO the Board OF Supervisors, as
mem Der Of the Committee who ar
ranged the details Of the plan, and
listening for any real argument
against the plan, feel firmly con-
vinced that we have the opportunity
next Tuesday To do something for
CharlevoiX County, and for each and
every one Of us who are interested in
the progress of the County and Our
Own Best Interests. Let US do it
and vote Yes.
The amount seems large, but If the
laws allowed us TO pay the amount in
one lump it would amount To but (less
than $50 on each $1,000 Of assessed
valuation.
Do it for your own best interests,
and do it now.
w. A. LovedaY
East Jordan, Mich.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
Good Trans
portation
Being Provided for All Who
Wish to Attend Our Big
Fair.

The CharleyoiX County Fair Asso-
citation has succeeded In arranging
transportation facilities, which will
YsomOdate practically all the terri
(tofy tributary to East Jordan. A
special train service from Petoskey 10
East Jordan aud return to Bellaire,
also between Gaylord and East Jordan
oy Frederic, a special train between
Gaylord and BOyne City, running Ia
connection with the Steamer, City OF
Boyne for East Jordan, and the
Steamer Hum plying between Charl-
eroiX and East Jordan, combined,
would seem TO be ample accomoda-
lions for all.
The Fair Association is erecting
commodlous Hog and Sheep barn for
the accommodation Of those desiring to
make exhibits in these departments.
The buildings will provide ample ac-
comodations for all entries. aud 1t Is
hoped that our breeders OF fine hogs
and sheep will take advantage OF the
improved facilities aud make liberal
entries,
New that people understand that
the flying event at East Jordan,
September l0-ll-l2-l3, is to be
really success, there is much inter.
est manifest ia Charlevoix County
Fair. and indications point to an at
tendance much above that Of prey
ious years. Wherever you live, IL in
territory tributary 10 East Jordan,
there Is way provided for YOU to at
tend the Fair and get home the same
day at a trifiing cost.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24

It's easier to get left than to be
either right or President.
Give a woman a hairpin and she Is
prepared 10 open almost anything
from conversation To department
store.
A woman always wants to dictate
the wav her husband shall part his
hair, even when he has TO do it with
a towel.
The only time henpecked man is
allowed to head the procession is when
his wife thinks she hears burglars
downstairs.
1t sometimes happens that mao
performs his duty with fairly good
grace-if he is unable TO find some
kind OF an excuse for not doing it.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
Good Roads
Are Important

We have adopted the County Roads
System now let us yet the best possible
results fcom it.
Good roads through. the County
will improve the conditions OF every
property owner whether Ia city or the
country You will admit that 1t may
help 1.-The other fellow" well, it can
not help him without helping you.
Nothing attracts strangers TO local
ity more than good roads, and should
you ever desire to sell your property
it will be easier 10 secure your price
whether good roads lead TO or from
your property, or whether they come
within half-mile or mile from 1t.
Nothing stimulates the growth of
city more than the improving Of
the farming community. and II any
one in the County Is going TO be
benefited directly it is the Farmer.
With easy grades and good road bed
that will shed water, it is possible TO
haul TO market in two days all that
now takes three days or more, it will
make three miles seem like two, to
sdy the least.
Wheu you want to build new
School House a Town Hall, or even
new Barn or Home. 1t is common
now-a- days 10 borrow large portion
OF the cost and pay for along yearly,
so as TO Get IL Now when you have
use for it. Can you work TO best in-
terests any better than to provide
NOW for good roads and have the
use Of them while you are paying for
them aud while the large numbering
Interests are here and are willing TO
help you pay for them?
A farmer can save more than enoug h
each year 10 the moving Of his pro-
duce aud in the upkeep OF his rigs TO
more than pay his portion Of the ex-
penSe.
High Taxes, some little fellow pipes
out-Well let us see:-You will admit
that you would appreciate good roads
if we had them. The writer will admit
that he would like to get along with
as little tax as possible being tax
payer on both city and on farm prop
erty.
Three mills is the greatest amount
of tax that can be spread each yeai
for good roads under the County Sys-
TEN which now amounts to about
S36, 900 and from the sentiment ex-
pressed for good roads it is safe TO
figure that the Board OF Supervisors
will seriously consider spreading this
maximum amount If the Bonding
Question should be voted down. This
would mean an average OF a little
more than 900 per township-did
you stop TO think Of this?
Many of the Townships have been
spending much more than this each
year for % years and are far frdm
having good roads to-day.
BY spreading the maximum tax
and having only that TO use each
year there would be a great chance
of the spending large part of the
first years. amount in expensive road
machinery which will yearly show a
large depreciation and soon become
obsolete and have TO be replaced.
By Bonding for S35O,00O it is pos
sibe TO get Contractors who are well
equipped with the best OF road ma
chinery TO take large stretches Of road
to build and do at price much
cheaper than can be done by Public
Officers who are more or less handi-
capped mo matter how good the men
may bel through the present partisan
system. and the same officers can
| oversee the building uf many times
tho than thav oOtrld ha ya dan q
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24
Congressman DOdds Will Be
RenOminated.

The method of campaining adopted
by Congressman Dodds should appeal
TO the voters OF the eleventh district
He returned from his duties at Wash
lngton a short time ago and after on
ly brief stay at Mt. Pleasant and a
few trips TO one or two adjacent
counties, returned TO Washington.
Mr.. Dodds camgaign cards contain
no special appeal TO the voters OF his
district, simply terse recital OF his
votes in Congress upon measures Of
importance to his constituent. He
needs nothing more than this. His
ability and absolute honesty cannot
be questioned. That he has left no
thins undone to advance the welfare
OF these twelve populous counties is
known and appreciated by all who
have examined his record.
We can determine candidates
right to represent the people in no
better way than TO examine carefully
what he has done in the past in the
service of the people whom he seeks
to represent. Applying this test TO
the case of Congressman D0dds can
lead to but one conclusion-that he
should be returned to his post at
Washington by a majority not only
adequate to assure his denomination
but SO large that there can be no
doubt in his mind that his constit-
uents appreciate the faithful service
of an able and conscientious con-
gresham.
DODDS' RECORD.
Voted for the, election Of u. S.
Senators by direct vote.
Voted for Iucome Tax on Corpora
| tions.
Voted foo Constitutional Amend
ment for Income Tax.
Voted for the Balenger-Pinchot
investigation.
Voted for the establishment of
Postal Savings Banks.
Voted for the National Conserva-
tiOn Act.
Voted for PAYNE Tariff-hest then
possible TO secure.
Voted for the investigation Of the
Sugar Trust.
Voted for Doremus Amendment
free tolls to u. :. ships.
Voted for all General Pension
Legislation.
Voted for Government control OF
Express Companies.
Voted for General Parcels Post
Zone" system.
Voted against so called Canadian
Reciprocity.
Voted against destruction of Wool
Industry.
Voted against destruction Of Sugar
Beet Industry,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24

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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-24

York, production will be seen here,
and the engagement should prove one
of the most auspicious dramatic offer
ings of the season.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-03-15
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81. Patrick Story.

March IT has been. from the earliest
times, celebrated as st. Patrick's day.
When l was boy in Tipperary they
used to tell a story to account for the
observance of the saints feast on that
particular day This legend was to
the effect that there was once dis
pute as to the date of st. Patrick's
death. With an ardor similar to that
which inspires those who In literary
circles today argue for or against the
lunacy of Hamlet, two great factions
of Irishmen debated as to whether
the saint died on the 9Th or the 9th
OF March. Things waxed warm. as
they are likely to in disputes. even
among such genial people as the Irish.
and there was every possibility OF
either one side or the other Tor both)
getting what is known in Ireland as
the father and mother of batin.
when in stepped between the contend
ing parties some peacemaking genius,
some Edwin D. Mead of that elder
day, who said: stop ye're noise! Let
us add the 9th and to the 8th and
call It the nth" Whereupon peace
prevs.Ied, and they all lived happily
ever after.-Denis A. Mccarthy, In
the Boston Herald
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oppSHt~AT ~
W. O. c5tAES~1AH

the national banner was taken until
June IA, 1777. But Jefferson was 30
impressed with the idea of recogniz-
ing the countries from whence Amer
lea was peopled. and to show definite
ly admiration for their patriotism in
the fight for liberty, that he placed be-
low the Du Simitier idea the motto,
e Pluribus Unum." to indicate From
Many (People), one (people);" or
From Many Nationalities. one ma
tom" or From England, Scotland.
Ireland, France, Germany, and the
Netherlands-the United States" The
motto does not mean"From many
Colonies, one nation" as the basic
definition is clearly indicated in the
device and in Jefferson's description
Still, Congress was hard to please.
and the report of the distinguished
committee was set aside and a new
committee assigned to the task.
Though Jefferson continued deeply in
terested In the matter and submitted
several other devices. no less than
twenty designs were under discussion.
and four subsequent committees la
bored with the seal problem.
Then in 1882 committee called to
their aid certain Mr.. William bar
ton, a patriot, soldier and heraldic ex-
pert, and he designed seal which
again Incorporated the emblems in
token of the Irish allies of the Re
public. His design was elaborate and
practically became the basis of our
present seal. In the shield the Stars
and Stripes appear and the eagle and
eye Of Providence. But the special
consideration of the Irish is found in
the two figures supporting the pro-
posed design. The harp and the fieur-
de-lys relate to the assistance rem
dered by Ireland and France. and are
blazoned on a green banner. How
ever, this committees report Jared no
better than its predecessors, and
finally the entire question of evolving
an appropriate seal was placed in the
hands of the secretary Of the Cont
mental Congress-the Irishman.
Charles Thomson. He, with the aid
of William Barton. gave to the world
our present emblematic signature.
Americans in general. and those Of
Irish ancestry In particular, will be In
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terested in the following sketch OF the
career of the man who solved the
problem of providing a seal for the
Government OF the United States:
Charles Thomson was born at Ma
ghera. Ireland, November 20, 1923, and
came to America with his three elder
brothers In 1741. They landed at
New Castle. Delaware, with no other
dependence than their industry.
Thomson was educated by Doctor Al
lison, the tutor of several of the
signers Of the Declaration of INDIE
pendence. He had a great passion
for reading and when yet a young
man he had CLEANED sufficient knowl-
He was afterwards teacher In the
Friends academy. at New Castle. Del.
aware. From thence he went to
Philadelphia, where he became &C.
quainted with and obtained advice
from Benjamin Franklin: he soon be-
came the intimate friend of the
learned Philadelphia" and their
friendship seemed to increase daily.
In 1879 he served as negotiator with
the Iroquois and Delaware Indians.
and his good. conscientious work
among the natives brought for him
the worthy nickname. "Truthteller."
by which name the Indians always
after called him. He was a man of rare
abilities and had the peculiar requi-
sites to make and keep friends where
ever he happened to wander. He was
called to the responsible duty OF keep
Ing minutes of the proceedings of the
first Continental Congress In 1774, and
from that time until he resigned his
office in f789-then fifty-nine years old
he was the secretary OF that digni.
fed and important body.
John Adams called him the Sam
Adams of Philadelphia. the life of the
cause of liberty" This certainly was
a compliment. coming as 1t did from a
tried and honest patriot Thomson, 1t
u true. made a most diligent secre-
tary, and In that position he had the
rare pleasure of taking notes OF all
the important congressional actions.
! For the first years work he received
no pay. He served as permanent sec.
rotary during the eventful fifteen
years that followed. His seal was &C.
cepted officially on June 20. 1882
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One of the Proposed Harp Designs.

One Of the Proposed Harp Designs.
ranged by Jefferson. based on the COM
pilation of a Huguenot named Du
Simitier. be reported to Congress on
August 10, 1776. The design in ques-
ton was quite elaborate and indicated
fundamental knowledge of the laws
Of heraldry, besides containing primal
tant element which appealed strongly
TO the Irish pride Of race. The pro-
posed shield carried an emblem to
represent the six great nationalities
taking part In the war for independ-
ence, or those who populated the col
onies and were earnest In the fight
for American freedom. Thus, for Eng
land appeared a rose. for Scotland a
thistle, for Ireland harp. for France
a fluer-de-lys, for Germany a black
eagle, and for the Netherlands q lion.
Du Simitier. who was the heraldic art
list, placed ireland third In this i'm
portant subdivision of that proposed
shield for the Union. and it Is inter
esting to note the reasons Get forth
for this recognition of the patriotism
Va Ihc CoiOhi6l nv StaAAAO
here from Ireland:
The third Quartering, green. with .
harp of gold, was to be the respected
symbol of Ireland, and was placed
upon the shield as a token to the irish
patriots who took an active part In the
war for independence; in fact. having
brought over with them spirit OF dis
like and revenge against England.
hey fought most bravely in our strug-
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thereof the same as In the canton:
and round her waist purple girdle.
fringed or embroidered. argent, with
the word .Virtute.' resting her in
terror hand on the escutcheon. and
holding in the other the proper stand
ard of the United States. having q
dove argent perched on the top of 1t.
ION the sinister side: a man in
complete armor. his sword-belt azure
fringed with gold. his helmet encircled
with a wreath OF laurel and crested
with one white and two blue plumes;
supporting with his dexter hand the
escutcheon, and holding, In the interior
lance. with the point sanguinated,
and upon 1t banner displayed, vert;
(green). in the fess-point harp strung
with silver, between star In chief.
two fieurs-de-lys In fess. pair of
swords in saltier. in basses. all argent.
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discovered by their unskillfulness in
playing OF the harp"
That the heraldic device OF which
Du Simitier was the author pleased
his critics Is proved by the fact that
Franklin at once withdrew his design.
Adams abandoned his and Jefferson
relegated his diagram to oblivion in
favor of the compilation offered by the
French expert. Also there were other
designs placed in evidence by distin-
guished colonists. Among them was
an emblem of Ireland, Harp" with
thirteen strings. and the motto, Majora
Minorobus Consonant. meaning The
greater and lesser ones sound togeth-
err" The strings of the harp were OF
different lengths, yet they composed
one instrument In strong frame and
sounded In harmony. This appropri-
ate device was intended to represent
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p.v Held In Honor by All.

The incidents which survive in the
recolIections of a people and are
handed down to their children are
those which appeal most strongly to
the popular mind and the character
of a race may be learned from Its
legends. About no figure in their ma
tional history have the Irish gathered
SO many legends as around that OF
their patron saint, Patrick. whose
day, the 18th of March, is held in high
honor by every son OF Erin. no mat
ter how far his home may be from
the land of his fathers. In America
with its large Irish-American popula-
ton, the day is as well known as the
country's own especial holidays. and
many whose forbears never even Wis
tied the Isle of Saints wear In honor
of the ancient apostle bit of the
shamrock, the trefoil which he used
as a symbol in teaching the doctrine
nj the trinity.
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One morning about forty of them
advanced against 1t. by strategy in
duced the Jesuit brother to open the
outer gate. and then trooping into the
courtyard fell upon their knees. thank
ing God for this preliminary success.
In vain did the two monks reason
with them on their scandalous con-
duct
Some of the more reasonable mem
bers of the sisterhood explained that
they were really in need of a dwelling
as spacious as this and that they did
not purpose leaving it. The rector in
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gle. Six thousand Irish came to this
country In 1923. and dispersed and
settled throughout the colonies, princi-
pally in Maryland. Virginia and the
Carolinas. From among those devout
settlers sprang some of the most
prominent and influential colonists.
The musical instrument which sym
bolizes the land of Erin was an at
tributive ensign of the Goddess HI
hernia. the patroness Of early ireland.
AS early as the fifth century. the harp
was 80 common in Erin that hardly a
peasant house was without one. In
the old laws Of Wales and Erin the
Triads specified the use of the harp
as one of the three things necessary
to distinguish q freeman or gentle
man from slave. Pretenders were
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iected to as an American emblem on
account of the harp being representa-
tive of ireland.
But this, like many other devices.
was not reported from the committee.
There is good reason to believe that
the following design came as a later
proposal from Doctor Franklin, as he
refers to 1t in his writings:
"Supporters.-In the dexter side:
the genius of America Represented
by a maiden with loose auburn
tresses). having on her head a radi-
ated crown of gold encircled with a
sky blue fillet. spangled with silver
stars, and clothed in a long. loose
white garment bordered with green.
From her right shoulder to her left q
scarf. semee Of stars. the tinctures