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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08

tariff out OF politics" The Underwood
bin is distinctly in politics. up TO its
blessed neck. and mighty small and
personal politics. at that.
Besides, IL is a hit or miss measure.
ahead Of the tarin board report. and
made on no apparent principle save
the political expediency OF helping I'm
derwood against Bryan and OF making
a spectacular cut in the metal duties.
Il viii have hard shedding in the SEN
ate.
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"THIs DATE IN HISTORY"

l5s7-Mary Queen of Scots beheaded.
Born Dec. Z, 1912.
l79l--gank of the United States in
corp0rated.
lssO-Gen. william T. Sherman born
in Mansfield. O. Died in New York,
Feb. IA, 1891.
1S2S-Jules Verne. famous French
writer of romances. born. Died March
"A, 1905.
IS36-Philadelphi first lighted by
gas
1S4S-The town of Point a Pitre,
Guadalupe, entirely destroyed by .
earthquake.
1s47--Gen. Kearney proclaimed the
annexation Of California To the United
States.
1S49-The Roman National Assem-
bly, Invested the Pope OF all temporal
power and adopted republican form
Of government.
1SC1-United States arsenal at Little
Rock seized by the Arkansas authori-
ties
1862 Gem Brunsides joint naval and
military expedition against North Car
DINA engaged i'm the battle of Roanoke
Island.
1s7O--Prince Arthur Duke of Con-
naughty attended the funeral of George
Peabody at Portland. Me.
1S72--Earl OF Mayo. Governor Gen
eral of India. assassinatcd at Port
Blaiar. Born in Dublin. Feb. 21, 1922.
1S73-John White Geai'y, governor Of
Pennsylvania lS67-73 died in Harris
burg. Born in Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Dec. 80, 1919.
1SS7-Sr Alexander Campbell APP
pointed lieutenant governor Of on
tario.
1S9S-President Barrios of Guate-
mala assassinated.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08

ED US in Europe and America with the
power manipulate the material world according human needs
But we were ONLY IN THE OPENING STAGE OF THE
AGE OF INVENTION, and knowledge and inventive
have developed learn and that the does
control nature but only into sympathy with and works
accordance with it.
ADVANCING LITTLE FURTHER EVERY AND
LEARN ONLY WHAT VAST FURTHER ExPANsE
AROUND.
ENERGY, WHICH HAS YET UNDERSTOOD UNEND
MANIFESTATIONS,
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rHAr STEEL BILL.

Doubtful very is the fate Of the
Underwood steel bin In the senate
where the Democrats hope TO pass it
with the aid Of the Replican insur-
gents. But the senate insurgents are
split on the bill, and the protection
ism OF Clapp and La Toilette, both
from ore producing states, is likely to
make them look asSance at measure
which puts iron and zinc ores on the
free list
The cold and potent fact about this
Underwood steel bill is that It is an
essentially political measure, and Civ
en- precedence over the wool and cot
ton schedules touching Immediately
on the cost OF living) which ought to
come first.
Otherwise stated, the Underwood bin
IS born of the political quarrel between
Underwood and Bryan. In the last ses-
sion Bryan attacked Underwood for
postponing steel revision. asserting
that he was actuated by a tender re-
gard for his own steel interests. SO
Underwood retorts on Bryan by giving
steel the right OF way at this ses-
sion.
Very effective as a retort TO Bryan's
siur. no doubt.
But is that the right way. from the
public interest viewpoint. TO treat tar
an revision? Hardly. We have had
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ana left by that
upper hall window, or so he says. but
he is not to he believed in all his state
ments. Some of his declarations we
know to be false"
(Which ones? Give me specimen.
Charlie. Mention something he has
said that you know TO be false"
well, it Is hard to accuse Il man Of
direct lie. But he cannot be telling
the truth when he says that he crossed
the links Immediately TO Cuthbert road.
thus cutting out the ride home OF which
we have such extraordinary proof"
Under the fear of betraying my
thoughts | hurriedly closed my eyes.
was In an extraordinary position my
self What seemed falsehood TO them
struck me as the absolute truth. Car
mel had been the one To go home; he,
without doubt. had crossed the links
as he said. AS this conviction pene-
trated deeply and yet more deeply into
my mind | shrank inexpressibly from
the renewed mental struggle into
which it plunged me- To have suf-
fered myself-to have fallen under the
ban OF suspicion and the disgrace of
arrest-had certainly been hard. but 1t
was nothing to beholding another in
the same plight through my own rash
and Ill advised attempt TO better my
position and Carmers by what I had
considered totally harmless subter-
fuge.
Forced by doubt to open my eyes.
met Clifton's full look turned watch
fully on me. The result was calm
ing. Even to my apprehensive gaze II
betrayed no new enlightenment. My
struggle had been all within. No to-
ken OF II had reached him.
This he showed still more plainly
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There was no
open accusation
made, but he
must have I'M
derstood the ST.
lence OF all pres
ent. He ac-
k II o w q Il x ed
some days ago,
when confront
ed with the bot
tie found In
Cuthbert road,
that he had tax.
en- both it and
another from the
clubhouse just
before the storm
began to rage
that night"
The hour; the
very hour!' /
muttered.
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Superstition Of 9Th. KIM. sv,,r

James l.. when he was brought to
england. had strong theological objeo-
IONS to the old superstition of the
.oyai grit OF healing. and requested to
DC spared from performing the tradi.
.onal ceremony. His English advisers,
however. were well aware Of the Pc
cuiiar value set upon II In the south.
ern Kingdom. and urged that to relin-
quish II would rob the crown OF Dor.
ion OF It's dignity. James prudentIy
resigned himself"-"The Kings EVIL"
py Raymond Crawford. sa.r a.f
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Now the House Democrats are go
inc 10 start a money trust" quiz
The Democrats wouldn't he happy un-
less they started something Of the sort
every day Every little investigation
has a political meaning all its own.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08

The collapse Of the IaFollette boon
for the presidency has caused consid.
cradle interest among the followers OF
the Wisconsin senator. They ar,
jumping as rapidly as possible into tho
Roosevelt wagon, but at the same tim,
are criticising the former president foi
not coming out nat-footedly for Ia
Toilette. This is what a. II. Shaw
who Is at the head of the LaFollettt
boom i'm western Michigan, had to say
on the matter,
There is only one thing for us &c
do, Il seems to me, and that Is to sup
port Colonel Roosevelt for the nomina-
ton. was i'm Chicago last Saturday
al the headquarters Of the LaFollettt
committee. At that time we could see
coming what has come. 1t was there
agreed that the thing to do was to
turn our support to Roosevelt, and
am perfectly willing and anxious tc
do So"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08

Another governor has seen the light
Governor Aldrich Of Nebraska has
Joined the Roosevelt forces. I'm my
Judgment" he says. the evidence on
every hand. from straw votes taken
Nv the metropolitan dailes and from
other reliable sources OF information
shows that sentiment Is rapidly crys-
talllzing around our former president
Theodore Roosevelt" Governor Al
drich formerly was for LaFollette, but
has come 20 the conclusion that he
ro longer has a chance to win the
nomination.
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winston Spencer Churchill Is a
brave man. He invaded the camp Of
his enemies when he visited Belfast
today But who wouldn't be brave
with an escort of five thousand SOL
diers and an army Of detectives?
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08

A Greeley, Colorado. man claims 20
have perfected a seedless watermelon
and is now experimenting with pea
nuts crossed with sweet peas. He ex-
poets to get blossoms and peanuts
from the same vines, the peanuts
lowing above ground instead Of In
no -th. He has hopes Of produc-
.-s a scuttash plant by crossing
corn and beans. and looks forward TO
growing breakfast food which will
include the qualities Of coffee. in the
meantime. where's Luther Burbank?
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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION;
ev Mail or Carrier.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1912

Madero has refused the demands OF
the rebel representatives and declares
he will stand pat. That's what Diaz
said, too
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08
Plenty Still Left In the
World For Us to Learn
This Is Only Open
ing Stage of Age
of Invention
BY Emeritus Professor of HUI
manity, Aberdeen
University

T was my fortune to grow
up in an age that was
- most distinctly material
a istic. The tide of his
tory, the first flush of conscious
conquest, as it seemed, Of the
powers Of nature through the
era of great inventions, had to
q certain extent INTOXICAT-
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08

Representative Henry Il Straight of
Coldwater has announced his candi-
1acy TO the Senate To succeed Sena =
tor a. c. Kingman Of Calhoun. who is
q candidate for state treasurer.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08

The Antrim County Republican club
viii hold its annual banquet at Cen-
lral Lake. Friday April 26. 1t is ex-
pected To have as speakers to this af-
fair Senator william Alden Smith,
Lieut.. Gov. John Q. Ross, Arthur III.
Vandenberg. Senator Frank Scott OF
Alpena and Elmer Mills. Andrew b.
Dougherty will be postmaster g.
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books on the subject of imperial fed
GRAFTON and some years ago he visited
all of the principal colonies of the
British Empire in the interest of the
movement.
Rear Admiral William w. Mead, L.
. N" retired, GO years old today.
Rush Rhees. president of the Uni
yers'ty of Rochester SO years old to-
day,
Admiral Sir Archibald Luclus Doug
las, *. NJ a native OF Canada who
has given distinguished services TO the
british navy. 40 years old today.
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that so far IL looks as II he will have
walkover for denomination at the
primaries next August other state
Republicans OF prominence are also
saying that as far as all signs indi-
cate at this time Senator Smith will
be the only Republican candidate to
succeed himself. His term expires
March 4. next year. and the legislature
that convenes in the preceding legis'
iature will elect his successor.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08

Representative Kmmerfng of Mon
roe has announced his candidacy for
the Senate to succeed Senator Fred B.
Kline. who is seriously considering
Jumping into the race for secretary Of
state.
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The Deckerville Record is taking a
straw vote OF its rural subscribers 10
determine their choice for the presi-
dency The vote. as so far taken, is
small but decisive: Roosevelt, 10;
Taft. 3; La Toilette, 8; Wilson, Il;
Harmon, /.
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this account, be cast for Richards.
As remarked only one thing can up
set this calculation-that a special ses-
sion of the legislature that would pass
a presidential primary law But while
there has been much talk of the pos
sibility of such a session, IL is not
regarded as likely that the governor
will call il. Many of President Tafts
friends here yesterday, while inclined
to minimize the showing in various
straw votes in this and other parts
Of the state, admitted that there was a
very general feeling among the masses
of the Republicans that Roosevelt
should be nominated and it was plain
that they would not regard the out
come in this district as so much Of a
certainty, If the voters had the say.
The Charlotte Republican is ag-
grieved at the apparent tendency ii
finds among the farmers to turn away
from the president.
Around the question of reciprocity
seems TO center the opposition "a
Taft. and no one, NOT even his avowed
enemies. question his honesty of pur-
pose I'm this matter" says the Repub-
lican. HAS it come 70 this pass that
an honest difference OF opinion as 70
policy--in this case merely an expert
ment-should mark the president OF
any other public official for annihila
tion?" The Republican believes it is
a logical deduction" that the farm
ers demand that the chief executive
Of the nation should be n mere auto
nation, without any definite policy Of
his own or any suggestion for the bet
terment Of conditions"
c. A. Daniels of Grand Rapids, is
being urged by Republicans in tho
western part of the state to enter the
race FOR state land commissioner Dan
lels has not yet announced his can
dldacy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-09-05

when ne was well back into his CHAIR,
and beamed on us: then he talked.
He was glad to see Jean Balduc again,
pleased to meet me. He was athirst
for news from the copper land, aching
with wonder about the 1nexplicable
| delay Of the Great Lakes railroad in
| building its line. 1t was his dearest,
most closely cherished hope to see the
citizens of Huron county wax rich
from the development which ne intend
| ed should be made on the south shore
of Lake Superior. He limited vaguely
at large good fortune which the fu-
| ture held for Balduc, future OF which
| he, Barnsfield, was in some esoteric
way the directing overload. He want
ed long, intimate, personal talk with
Balduc. He must come that night
with him to dine, and ], too; ne espe-
cially wished me to come. had
found favor in his sight. There would
| be only the three Of us-hls family
was in Florida. 1t would be an in
formal, friendly dinner.
! | looked to see the deep fires in
| Jean Balduc break through; but he
accepted the invitation on the spot for
the two of us at eight o'clock that
| evening.
Barnsfield lighted us TO the door
with smiles, and there we left him,
kneading his pudgy hands and thank
| ing Providence that the human game,
like no other. lacked instinct to pro-
tect it.
We went back to the office without
a word Randolph Mason looked at
| the bonds, and then directed me to go
| out and sell them for what / could get.
i sold the bonds on the curb for sew
enty-five cents on the dollar and got
the cash in large bills. Randolph
| Mason handed this money to Jean
Balduc and told him to go back to the
| Jacques Cartier river The man was
puzzled and angry. Was this all that
! Mason could do-cause him to collect
| the taxes of Huron county at loss
| of some nine thousand dollars, en-
bezzle the money and hide out for the
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Why There Was No Crowd.

"A friend of Will Cumback once had
a story which he delighted to relate
in the presence of Mr.. Cumback.
He (the story teller once filled a
date at one of the churches in the
little town of Leesburg, in Kosciusko
county. That is, he went to fill it, but
everybody else failed to come, except
one lone man, who came to open the
church and build a fire; his charge for
this being a dollar. Even those who
had received complimentaries did not
show up-a thing unprecedented in the
experience of the lecturer, and he
marveled what the hoodoo could be.
He questioned the janitor.
Don't this God-forsaken burg take
any more interest than this In moral
and instructive lecturer"
"They used to-" was the reply, In
the hesitating tone Of one who might
say more If he chose.
"And why don't they now?"
"Well, I'll tell you," said the janitor.
thawing into confidence, "a year or so
ago we had a man give talk-his
name was Cumback-maybe you've
heard tell of him. Well, 1t appears
like since then they won't nobody turn
out to a lecture. indianapolis News
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TESTING InteIIiqence Of Fish.


There are not many precise data
in regard to the intelligence of fishes.
Some observers say they can he
trained a little; others, like Edinger,
deny them even memory. 1t seems
that the brain, of bony fishes in par
ticular, remains at low grade.
M. Oxner has recently made sonse
interesting observations at the Ocea-
biographical museum at Monaco, with
a fish called coris julis. When he dis
guised the hook perfectly he caught
the same fish as often as he pleased.
But that only proved that the dis
guise was perfect and that the fiBh
was hungry. In another set of expert
ments he used an equally well hidden
hook, but placed a piece of red paper
on the outline a couple Of inches
above it.
For the first week the fish remained
Indifferent; on the eighth, ninth, tenth
and eleventh days it took the bait; on
the twelfth day it refused the bait till
the red paper was removed; on the
thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
days it refused the bait with the red
paper, though it examined it careful
ly; on the sixteenth day and on the
following six days it began by snap
ping at the red paper, and then turn
ing to the hook bit off the bait in
small scraps without any hurry and
with a thousand precautions.-Kno
edge
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can be paid only IA money. II enc
owing taxes delivers property to the
tax-of1cer for them, he does 1t at his
own risk. He does not thereby pay
his taxes. If the tax-offlcer keeps
the property. the other must repay the
taxes in money. The state accepts
only money for taxes"
Its embezzlement of taxes" cried
Barnsfield. IF have to repay them.
he'll have to go to the penitentiary!"
NO." l said, 1T is not embezzle-
ment Of taxes. 1t is not any crime at
all, for the reason that the tax-officer
is authorized to collect only money.
He has no authority to receive prop
erty. Property, If delivered &C him, 10
at its owners peril He is not charge
able with embezzlement If he appro-
pirates this property to his own use,
nor are his bondsmen liable for 1t, be-
cause they guarantee only proper &C
counting of money which the officer
receives as taxes"
Barnsfield jumped up and started
toward little telephone at the cor
ner of the sideboard Balduc darted
across the room, smashed the tele-
phone with his knuckles and confront
ed Barnsfield.
''Sit down, you puffy varmint.' he
said. Into your chair with you!'
And, seizing the man by the should
ers, he whirled him around and
forced him down into his chair. Bal
due stood over him moment, his
fingers working with restrained saw
agery. His jaws clamped; his eyes
narrowed to a thin line OF blue. Then
he turned to me- Let us co. he
said, before | tramp the Greatness
face out of shape on the floor"
We left Barnsield, wheeling with
excitement, his breath gone and his
fat hands wabbling about on the arms
of his chair.
In the street, Balduc took deet
breath and shook himself like deg
coming out of a slime-vat. II had to
get out of there" he said, cor kill him.
Good,5y. II you ever need slave with
steel fingers. send word of it to Jean
Balduc on the jacques Cartier river
and he was gone.
took hanson to the Dresden foE
a little dinner
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drawers of his desk, fished out pack
| age of bonds and laid them on the
| table
Good five per cents,p he said, Sc
cured by a mortgage on all the copper
properties in the county, including
plants, tram-roads and improvements
| to be hereafter made. In six months
| they will be worth a hundred and
| twenty"
| / looked carefully at the bonds. They
were in the usual form of such securi-
| ties. printed on bank-note paper, with
| a picture on the back of huge cop
per pot, tipped over, pouring out a
stream of gold pieces. They were of
first Issue of the Empire Copper
company, limited to a million dollars,
and in denominations of one thousand
l smiled at the confidence of Barns
field There were exactly twenty-eight
of these In the pack. He had pinned
them up for Balduc.
Barnsfield patted the bundle of Sc
curities with his fat hand. There are
| the bonds" he said; now give me
the tax receipts signed by you as
! treasurer"
| Balduc took big leather pocket.
book from his coat and handed me the
tax receipts. wrote into them. Paid
this day by the delivery to the treas
urer of Huron county of twenty-eight
bonds of the Empire Copper company,
. numbered three hundred and fifty to
three hundred and seventy-seven in
| elusive" Then Balduc signed them
and handed them over to Barnsfield
He placed the package in pigeon
hole of his desk, and came up from
behind it TRANSPORTED. The chill in
the air was gone; the hidden ice-floes
were melted: the low-lying fogs We're
| golden in the sun He had not i'm
agined that the thing could be done so
easily. He had looked for long wrang-
| ling. delays, a siege. 1t was like the
answer to prayer put into ones hands
while they were still clasped. One
ought to go wreathed in smiles when
events waited at ones beck SO cour-
+ teously.
He chortled softly in his throat
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rest of his life? He could do better
than that The open way of the great
| north was a better one. He would
send the money to Huron county;
then he would go to Barnsfield's little
informal dinner and square the ac-
count with him.
/ came forward then, and begged
Mason to explain what he meant by
his plan. AS the matter stood. Bal
due could not do evea as he himself
suggested He could not send the
money to Huron county, and leave
New York clear. The sum he had
lacked nine thousand dollars of pay
ing the taxes. He had surrendered
and receipted for the taxes In full,
| twenty-eight thousand dollars. If he
sent back nineteen thousand, he
would be instantly charged with theft
of the other nine. Explanations would
hardly avail him He would certainly
| be extradited and imprisoned.
Randolph Mason went over to a
| bookcase, got down volume of Re-
ports of the State of Michigan, and
sat down with it between the two of
us as a tutor might do with puzzled
little boys. He read the case, mark
ing with his finger In the book, very
carefully to us. I saw instantly the
:ntent Of his plan, but he Went on, ex-
planning in lucid detail the effect of it
on Balduc, on Barnsfeld. on Huron
county, the equities which it adjusted.
the necessity of government which it
imposed, the penalties which 1t evad-
ed. AID the ancient. correct, accurate
doctrine of law upon which this de-
cision of the Michigan courts is
| founded,
The tension in Jean Balduc's big
body relaxed, the pressure in his face
ebbed. Tze understood the whole
scheme to the end now. do not
know of any emasculated language
which could give the force and direct
ness of Balduc's own words He got
slowly to his feet, stretched out his
arms, filed his big lungs. BY God, :"
he said, you have got the fat thief
on the crossI"
Then he turned to me. Mr.. Parks"