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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13
PICTURESQUE CAPTAIN
OSBON.


Captain Bradley Slllick Oshon. who
died In New York on Monday at the
age of 81. Is known To tbs generality OF
newspaper readers for his valiant de {.
Tense of Doctor Cook as the dlscoverer
Of the North Pole. But Osbon himself
was a character with picturesque
claims to attention.
Half a dozen years ago he published
Il book entitled "A Sailor of Fortune, ="
which purpcrted TO give the story of
MS own life and made mighty good
story. According to this narrative,
Osbon went to sea when 10 years old.
He served on various whalers, visiting
both the Arctic and the Antarctic re-
Sions. He served on all manner of
merchant vessels. lie served in the
United States navy, both before ana
during the Civil war. He became a
commodore in the Chinese navy. a
commander in the Argentine navy, an
admiral In the Mexican navy and a
clown in a circus. H. was a volunteer
scout in the Spanish war and first re-
ported the presence of Cervera's fleet
on. Coracos for which he received the
thanks of the state department he
fought Malay pirates, Chinese rebels.
Argentine INSURGENTS, French invaders
and Southern Confederates. His last
and best authenticated battles were
those waged MS secretary of the Arctic
club of America in defense OF Or.
Cooks claim to the discovery OF the
! North pole.
Capt. Oshon was i'm needy circum-
stances at the time OF his death, his
only income being pension OF twerty
dollars a month from the United States
government His wife said to a re-
porter: my husband died because be
was i'll and nursed him for three
months here before | was told by n
friend that If | did not take him to n
| hospital l would take him to his grave.
Then / took him to the hospital.
81 believe my husband did more for
the government than any other Twins
man." the widow declared. and a $40
pension was an he received" She
spoke of two swords that had been
owned by Capt Osbon. An old brass
sword she had polished until II shone
| like gold. This was one he had when
under Admiral Farragut. The other
sword. a presentation one had been
disposed of, she said. and the inter-
viewer had not the heart to suggest
that this had been sold to pay for
necessities of life. although he brought
away that impression.
Capt. Osbon vas the last # his
line" Mrs Osbon said. There were
seven children of their marriage. but
all are dead"
The wife who showed this confidence
in her husband had been his marital
companion for forty years. Just before
he passed away. ne asked her, When
shall We meet AGAIN." and She replied.
1.-TWO weeks from today | will meet
YOU in heaven" She was asked as
gently as possible what she meant by
her final words to her dying husband.
hut she broke into tears and did not
reply.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13
LESS SLATE SOLD.
Production for 1911 Nearly 100000,
But Less Than in 1910

There was a falling off in the pro-
duction OF slate In the United States
IN 1911. according To an advance chap
ter from Mineral Resources of the
United States" issued by the United
states Geological Survey. The value OF
the output last year was s5,72s.0l9. a
decrcsac of S50s,I4o compared with
1910. when the value was s6.2S6.159.
Pennsylvania took the lead in out
put. with 59.e per cent. Vermont was
next. with 1887 per cent. and Maine,
Virginia. New York, Maryland. New
Jersey. Georgia and Arkansas followed
in order Of rank California and Ten
nessee. which reported a production
in 1910, dropped out in 1911.
The decrease in production was no.
ticeable in roofing slate. i,t2t67.
squares being the output in 1911. de
crease of 1884 squares from the pro-
duction In 1910. The value of the out
put for 1911 was s4.s4S.57i, while that
for 1910 was st.S4tcet. ulthough =
square cf slate cost 9 cents mNrc II
1911 than In 1910. A square consists
II n sufficient number OF pieces Of slat'
TO cover 100 square feet OF roof, Will
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13
SOON, oh SOON.

Soon will the busy bee
Improve each neeeting hour,
by singing us when ere we try
To pick a pretty flower
Soon will picnics begin,
And as we board the train.
Clouds will gather i'm the sky,
and down will come the rain.
Soon VIII the papers state
How the boat he rocked;
Idiots OF his species should.
In cell be locked.
Soon will the auto man.
Race the streets like mad:
II he drove an aeropiane.
'Twould not be so bad.
Soon will the summer girl
Go forth in all her glory;
The way us guys all fair for her
Would make a peachy story.
Soon viii the writer ask
A dollar for this stuff.
The editor will laugh and say:
"a nickle Is enough"
Soon vii the rhymster grab
The coin and buy a pie,
For poets. like other men. must e;
or they will surely die.
Hal |. Day.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13
LEARN RUM-RUMMlE.

Have you learned the game of Rum
The latest game of cards. by gum
Last night / was INSTRUCTED in
This newest article OF sin;
Invited over by friend
quiet evening hour TO spend
Solicited by him to come
And learn the splendid game of Rum
When l got there the stage was set
For my undoing. When I'd met
The strangers there. my host then
said:
Draw up n chair. wen go ahead
Five dollars please, for checks" paid
Although the game I'd never played.
Rum" said my host with unconcern
us such an easy game to learn"
First you draw-then you play,
And then you throw a card away;
When threes are in your hand you
place them
Down, of course, exposed of face:
With three in sequence do the same,
There's nothing further to the game,
When someone all his cards can play.
A cent a spot is what you pay"
Before we start. please understand
You pay for spots left In hand.
A king will cost you l3 cents.
Twelve for a queen. But let's COM
mence.
Eleven for a jack and so on down:
We are so glad that you could come,
II pleases us to teach you rum"
I drew discarded and | played
And every twenty minutes paid.
Got stuck with kings, queens and
jacks.
And kept the banker selling stacks.
Just nineteen dollars ! had dropped
And that, think. is going some,
Don't let your neighbors teach you
rum.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13
CONVERSATION ART
IS ON The DECLINE
Writer Lays Il to Habit Of Reading at
all Times and Places.

Writer Lays Il to Habit Of Reading at
all Times and Places.
There are ample reasons for be-
lleving that the one great art OF con
verslng is all but defunct People
nowadays find something Of more i'm
portance TO occupy their time. We
live In decade of such hurry and
hustle that there is only leisure for
Just grumble about the weather. But
all. apparently. have surfeit If read
ing. to accomplish. II people go for
u holiday and So called rest, they read !.
IL they remain at home. they read; u
they Journey by every mode OF convey
ance-except possibly a dying machine
they read--an occupation. by the
way. which, In these days o. trashy lit
erature. does much more harm than
good.
How did people pass the time now
filed up in this manner before books
and magazines were multiplied u
their present extent? Did they sit
together with sorrowfui expression III
ono harmonious meditation? No--they
talked. Conversation Is the commerce.
of the mind. Talk IL the fence Of the
wits. the chivalry of inte.lect-there
Is thrust and parry, nimble repartee
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13
WITH ROAST VEAL.

A novel accompaniment 10 roast
veal Is made Of one pound OF oatmeal.
two Spanish onions, one ounce of but
ter. one-half teespOonful Of salt. chop
ped parsley ana mixed herbs one egg.
one quarter cupful Of milk. Chop the
onions fine. cut the butter in dice. mix
all together. tie mp in a cloth and
boil two hours. Serve piping hot
Pittsburgh sun.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13

Optical glasses can not be put unless
fixed immovabh. TO this end they are
glued TO iron frames of different sizes
and various shapes. Until recently
when finished the plates OF glass have
been knocked from the frames with a
light mallet. cautiously struck upon the
edges of the plates. The work was
hard and as the least SILVER of the
edge, though imperceptible disqualified
the lens the workman needed n very
light skHlful hand The discovery was
made by an expert optician that the
blocks of crystal separated more easily
when they had been exposed To the
cold during the night. This discovery
has effected "A revolution I'm the manu-
facture OF special lasses.-HarpeI' s
Weekly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13
HOPELESS.

DR.. Rodericll Chatham. the noted
pathologist said Of taldness in re-
'ent lecture in Chicago
Badness is hopelcss-hopeless from
the heginnins A man said TO me the
other day
Doctor my hair is falling ont.
Tell me how to keep it in. will you?'
keep il in a box or q drawe
answered. That j. The very best / can
10 Cor vn...'''
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13

Another proof that the size Of the
brain has little to do with mentality is
shown by the announcement that the
brain of DR. j. III. Musser of Phi!adel-
phia, one of the most famous medical
authorities in the country. who has
Just died. weighed less than that Of the
average small child. 1t weighed TWEEN
ty ounces less than Daniel Websters
brain and twenty -four ounces less than
that of a certain murderer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
HERE AND THERE.
Observation-Disclosures.

Electricity is now being used I'm Hol-
land to artificially ripen cheese. A
powerful alternating current-lO,0 900
volts-is administered to the cheese
and I'M n single day il becomes as ripe
as 1t would ordinarily In months. Linn
burger rlpened in this way is said 10
posses all the delicate flavor and aroma
Of the original. F''
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13

IL soap is avoided. says Today's Mag
azine. The soap tends TO dull the gold
and eventually wearing il off; this is a
fact known 10 our grandmothers, who
kept their sets of white and gold
china indefinitely. carefully washing
them themselves and never trusting
them to inexperienced maids.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13

and II offers to supply the current for
this use at special reduced rates. A.
The bakers ovens run all night this
provides an outlet for current during
the hours when the load is normally
low. There will soon be trial oven
put in operation in order to test the
method.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13

The bureau of statistics feels pretty
sure that In the fiscal year 1911-l2 the
export trade Of this country Will pass
the $4,000 900 900 mark and that the
value Of tho American manufacturers
exported Will be in excess of $1,000.
100000. Yet John Randolph on Roa :
noke said this would never be a man
ufactu,ing ccuntry.-Hartford Cour-
ant
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13

John ID. Rockefeller's publicly an
nounced gifts last year amounted in all
to $4,000, 900. of which $i,Sl5,O0o was
to the University of Chicago and $780,
900 TO the Rockefeller Institute for
Medical Research in New York City.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13

The 9,l5l.0O0 miles OF roads and
near roads in the rural United
States are. as has been expressed by
ono person of unknown nationality,
now on the highway of Improvement.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13

In building both Seattle and Port
land it was necessary toaremove from
the face Of the earth several sizable
hills. This work was done, for the
most part. by hydraulic power. That
is. the bills composed mostly of dirt,
were washed away by powerful
streams Of water. At Portland, One.
electric power DRIVING huge centrifugal
pumps. lifted water from Guilds lake
400 feet uphill and hurled 1t through
four and one-half inch noZzles against
the great piles of dirt and gravel.
IN this way the hills are washed away
much quicker and cheaper than they
could be cut up and earted away with
steam shovels and dirt trains.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13
SOAP BULLS GOLD.

In washing handsome pieces of CHI
ma with delicate gilt ornamentation
the hottest water may be safely used
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13

A remarkable operation was recent =
~ performed by Professor Erwin
payr Of Leipzig university on an i'm
beetle child. He planted a piece OF the
thyroid gland taken from healthy
child who soon began to improve in
intelligence and whose mind is now
completely restored. 80
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13

Electric ovens for bread baking are
beginning to make their appearance in
some of the large cities of Europe and
the central electric stations are pro-
noting their use. The Vienna electric
plant is making arrangements with the
bakers syndicate to have electric ovens
adopted widely throughout the city.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-13

a home team can become unpopu-
lar quicker than anything else
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-01-18

The Woman ) Loved.
The crucial moment had arrived.
and think my heart actually stop
ped beating aa / stood gazing helpless
" into her face. saw her eyes
open wide ia astonished recognition.
end then q deep flush swept over
throat and cheek. Fdr the instant
believed she would not speak. OF that
she would give way to her excitement
and betray everything. I burst give
no signal Of warming, for there ex-
listed no tie between us 10 warrant
my expecting any consideration from
her. tt was an instant so tense chat
her silence seemed like a blow. Yet
It was only an instant Then her
eyes smiled into mine most frankly.
and her hand was extended
IT az more than delighted to NEE,
you, Colonel Curran," she said calmly.
although ] could feel her lips trembls
to the words. while the fingers / held
were ike ice. Myrtle was one Of
my dearest friends, and she CHANGED
10 be IN my mind even as we met
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-01-18

patien3ly-I was told, that is, / was
led to believe that you were-had been
sent North as a prisoner Of war late
last night. Otherwise / should have
insisted upon seeing you-on plead
ing your cause with the General him
self. The major and / breakfasted with
him this morning, but your name vas
not mentioned. for / believed you
safe"
She did not appear to realize, SO
deep was her present indignation and
regret, that my hand had found a rest
ing place upon her own.
You must believe me, Captain
Wayne; / could not bear to have you
feel that ! could prove such an in
CRATE"
You need never suppose I should
think that" I replied. with an earnest
ness Of manner that caused her to
glance at me IN surprise. q con-
ndently expected 70 hear from you all
day, and finally when no word came
I became convinced s1ne such mis-.
conception as you have mentioned
must have occurred Then q became
my turn to act upon my own behalf
If / would preserve my life; yet never
70. one moment have I doubted you
or the sincerity Of your pledge to
me"
She waited quietly while q couple
passed Vi and sought seats nearer the
door.
Tell me the entire story. she said
gently
AS Quick|y az possible reviewed
the salient events which had occurred
since our cast meeting Without deny
ing the presence OF Major Brennan
during w stormy meeting with Gen
eral sheridan j did not dwell upon II
nor s4sntion the personal ARRAY tha
had occurred between u.s. Mven hat,
not supposed the man TO ba be.
husband should never have takel
advantage Of his t~reachery 10 advanc,
my cause. AS ! concluded Their.
was a tear g%listening on her lonl
lashss. but she seemed u~nconsciouI
OF III and made no attempt 70 dash
1t away
"You have not told me en- ah.
commented quietly "But 4 can under
stand and appreciate the reason 10
your sileLce. lnoWy FRANKS im1eu1
osity and you are very KIND. Captain
Wsvne. 10 SNARE my feelings but 20.
must not remain herei every momon
Of DELAY Increases your danEer She.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-01-18

That was Why, she added. turning
toward Miss Mine. as though she felt
her momentary agitation had not
passed unobserved, Il was so sur
prised when you first presented
Colonel Curran."
II confess to having felt strangely
myself" returned the other. archly,
although / believe / concealed my
feelings far better than you did, Edith.
Really, I thought you were going to
faint. It must be that Colonel Curran
exercises some strange occult influ-
ence over the weaker sex. Perhaps
hs Is the seventh son Of a seventh
son; are you. Colonel? However,
dear, ! am safe for the present from
his mysterious spell, and you will be
compelled to face the danger alone, as
here comes Lieutenant Hammersmith
10 claim the dance I've promised
him"
Before Mrs. Brennan could inter
fere. the laughing girl had placed her
hand on the Li~eutenant's blue sleeve.
and. with a hooking goodbye flung
b edward over her shoulder. vanished
in the crowd. leaving MS standing
there alone.
The lady waited Do much apparent In
difference. gently tapping the floor
with her neatly ahod foot.
Would yea be exceedingly angry
IT. i were 60 ask you TO dance?
ouestioned. stealing surreptitiously q
glance az her proudly ayerted face
"AngIyg Most a%ssuredly not II
apparent surprise. get ] trust yol
win not ask me. haze been upoI
the floor only once tonight an
not AZ All ID the mood.
"lf there were CHAIRS here I SHOULD
venture to ask even a greater favor
that you would consent to Sit out thil
set with me-
Size turned slightly, lifted her eyeI
inQuiringly TO mine. and her fact
ughtened
"No doubt we might discover seat
without difficulty 10 the anteroom
She answered. indicating the direction
By a glance. 'rhere do not appear d
81 many 'slttars' at this BAN. and th
few who 40 art not crowded
The apartment contained. as SD.
propbesied. but few occupants. and
conducted her % the farther end q
IL. where we found 8 comiortabl
diran and no lroubiaeome ~neighbor'
AS J glanced - her now, marke
q diaiinct chance in her face. ~.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-01-18

ola indifference. so wen assumed
while Te we're "a the presence 81
others. had utterly vanished as by
magic. and she sat looking 40 me in
anxlous yet impetuoua questioning
Captain Wayne. she exclaimed,
hct eyes never once leaving NY face.
what does thls meant this masQaer-
ade7 this wearing of Che Federal uni
iorm7 this taking Of a%nothera namof
this being here at all7'
~ / should say that ! anne hoping
90 zee you again" : answered. scarce
knowing how best to proceed or how
Gar to put confidence IN her. what
would YOU think2"
90 that is true. that you were ex.
tremely foolish to take such a risk for
80 small q reward. she returned calm
iy Nor. under these circumstances.
would ! remain here so much IS 9
moment to encourage you. But % So
not true This ls no light act; your
very lfe must DE 10 the balance, Or
you could never assume such risk
81 would crust YOU gladly with my
life or my honor ! replied soberly.
"If / had less faith IN you should
not be here now. ! understand chat
! am condemned to be shot as q SPY
at daybreak'
"shot2 on what authority Who
told your
"0n the order of General Sheridan.
NY informant was Lieutenant Cation.
Of his staff"
"shots AS a spy7 Why. # surely
cannot bel Frank said Captain
Wayne, believe me, knew absolute
~ nothing Of an this. DO you thini
I should ever have rested II ] had
dreamed that you we're held under SC
false a charger I promised you
would e General Sheridan on you
behalf. Frank" she bit her lip i'm
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-01-18

rms story opens in a Confederate tent
1t 9 critical stage IT the Civil War. Gen.
Eco impartr TO Capt. Wayne an important
mee41Ee % LonEetreot Accompanied hv
1erHL Craig. an old army scout. Wayne
atarln on hts mission. They get within
N1e lines OF the enemy and in the dark
ness wayne is taken for a Federal Of
dcer and g young lady on horseback 10
gwen u bic charge. She 60 a northern
ana attempts to escape. One Of the
noraea auccumhg 1nd Craig goes through
n tne dispatches, while Wayne and My
Lady OF the North are left alone. They
seek shelter in q hut % entering q m
ene oark 9 huge mashn attacks Wayne.
The girl shoots the brute fust in time.
A1o owner Of the hut. Jed Bungay. and
pr wife appear and soon q party OF
1qfHeuen approach. They are led by "a
man claiming 70 be Red Lowrie, but who
proves to he Mai Brennan. > Federal
Qlncef whom the Union girl recognizes.
Ho orders the arrest OF Wayne as a spy
ana he is brought before Sheridan. who
tnt him with death unless he re-
1s4 the secret message. Wayne believes
holfn Brennan to be the wife OF Mai
aronnans He ia rescued by jed Bungay.
we starts 20 reach Gen Lee. while
wayne IN disguise penetrates TO the ball.
uri10utd.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-01-18
cHAPTER XVI.

Through the Camp Of the Enemy.
A glance at my watch told me that
it was already within a few moments
Of midnight. There was. however. no
diminution IN the Festivities, and !
waited In silence until heard the
sentries calling the hour, and then
pressed my way back into the noisy,
crowded ballroom. was stopped
twice by well-meaning officers whom
1 had met earlier in the evening, but
breaking away from them after the
exchange of a sentence or two, urged
my course as directly as possible to
ward where the specialized brigadier
yet held his post as master OF cere-
monies.
We had been %conversing pleasantly
for several minutes when Mrs. Bren-
nan appeared. Standing so as to face
the stairs, / saw her first coming
down, and noted that she wore her
hat. and had a light walking-cloak
thrown over her shoulders My heart
beat faster as I realized for the
first time that she intended to be my
companion.
"Oh. General, am exceedingly glad
to- find you yet here, she exclaimed
as she came up. and extended q neat
~ gloved hand to him. u have Q
favor to ask which 1 am told you alone
have the authority to grant,
He bowed calamity
II am very sure, he returned smii
ingly. chat MIS-, Brennan viii never
request anything which ! would not
gladly yield"
She flashed her eyes brightly into
his face.
General. Colonel Curran. with whom
see you are already acquainted, was
70 pass the night at the Majors quar-
ters, and as he has not yet returned
the duty has naturally devolved upor
me to see our guest safely deposited
we are at the Mitchell House, yol
remember, which is beyond the innel
lines: and while, Of course, have
heen furnished with a pas7 she hell
up the paper for his inspection, 'an'
have beer also instructed az to tn'
c-ounterslgn. I fear this win @seareel'
suffice for the safe passage Of IN
colonel.
The General laughed good-humoreo
Isl evidently pleased wiz her aasump
ton 81 military knowledge.
mo BE CONTINUED