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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26
MAY FEED
NAILS TO PRISONER
GLASS EATER bets SHERIFF WILL
EAT THROUGH IRON
BARS.

COLUMBUS. OHIO. Dec, 25.~-George
Schoonover, OF this city. IL he can eat
his way out. will get his liberty from
Jail. and John w. Burns. sheriff, has
agreed to give him stoo. Schoonover has
made bet with the sheriff that ne
can eat one of the iron bars that sepa-
rate the prisoners from their liberty.
The sheriff does not believe he can
perform the feat.
Schnonover has amazed many persons
IN saloons by picking up beer glasses
and biting pieces out OF them, MUNICH
ing the glass, swallowing 1t and de-
elaring IL tasted good. Schoonover
once ate q whiskey glass He then Of
fered TO eat watch and chain III
any one would produce the articles,
but there was none to take the offer.
He has frequently chewed knife blades
and swallowed the pieces. and there are
persons here who say they have seen
him eat carpet taeks.
SchoonoVer was arrested on charge
pay a fnevbgkaj cmfwyp cmfwyprl
OF tntoxication and as he was unable
TO nay a fine he went back to Jail for
eleven days.
Il suppose Til have to buy key of
nails TO feed him while he is In the
yail." said Sheriff Burns.
schoonover wished to bet the sher-
n he could eat one Of the bars in the
Jail door. The sheriff told him that II
he could eat one bar he could doubt
less eat several of them and gave the
man the privilege of making the effort
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26

little things which count In later life
may be learned.
1t Is rather good idea to allow little
children who become restless Mt meal
to run up stairs at dessert time and
come back again when the maid has
prepared It. This advice Is not in sym
patty with the old fashioned rule of
almost tying child to the table. I'M
til the bitter end. 1t will. however.
give relaxation to the strained little
body and mind.
Children should not monopolize the
conversation, and In the event of conn
pany' they should adhere to the old
Adage of seen and not heard"
Please" and thank YOU should
feature strongly at the family table.
and should there be boys and girls pres
ent, help the girls first and so teach
the little men not only politeness. but
patience,
A child entering the breakfast room
should be taught to bid good morn
ing" to those about. If the mother
will make this habit. the innate de-
sire TO initiate will respond in the
child.
Induce child to keep it's hand on
it's lap when not eating: otherwise he
is apt To make trains and music of the
silver and glass nearby!
The wise Confucius said: Eat at
your own table as fast SIS you would
eat ut the table Of a king" So let
us teach the children 10 eat as princes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26
ORDER MAKES EVERY
WARSHtP A SCHOOL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.--Every
American Warship will be a schoolship
with the advent Of the new year.
Secretary Daniels today promulgated
AN order putting into effect on Janu-
airy LIST his new educational system
In the navy, and thereafter for an
hour and quarter each afternoon
every enlisted man on the warships
viii be enFaged in elf-improvement
under the watChful eyes of his COM
manding officer, Commissioned war
rant and petty officers Will be de-
siGnated to act as pedagogues.
Enlisted men now taking CORE
spondence courses with outside in
stitutions will receive assistance and
encouragement, and those chief petty
officers who are seeing promotion to
warrant rank and the warrant officers
who are trying for commissions will
be formed into classes for special in
struction to encourage those who are
ambitious.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26

the future upon assuring political con-
troll of the country through purchase
or diplomatic negotiations. Whatever
the political status OF the country, the
essential conditions will remain the
same, in the sense that the whole resi-
dent population must be considered
in any program that Is to assure the
permanent progress of the coionists,
Thus the human problem Is even more
important than the agricultural
problem The human environment OF
the colonists needs to be improved, no
less than the agricultural environ
ment. The only possible solution az
either problem Is through Agriculture
and educational progress. The i'm
provement OF agricultural conditions
is the single point on which the
highly diversified population Of the
country might be expected to agree.
whether any ordinary system Of
formal education In schools Will have
any practical results in Palestine
seems very doubtful. Some parts Of
che country are already overatocked
with different kinds of charitable and
religious institutions. many OF them
engaged in educational work. but APP
parcntly with as little relation to the
requirements Of actual life as similar
institutions In Europe and America
For effective agricultural education in
a country like Palestine there must
he places where men, young and old,
can acquire correct habits of doing
farm work. become accustomed to the
atmosphere OF farm life and learn
something Of its possibilities, Agrfcui-
ture Is "A habit and method of life.
rot merely a science to be studied or
an art 10 be pursued for profit alone.
agricultural education in the mar
row sense of formal scholastic IN
structlon in agricultural facts, COM
monty fails to accomplish It's intend
ed purpose OF improving life on The
farm Al the same time that the boys
are being instructed in agricultural
knowledge they may be losing their
AGRICULTURAL habits and becoming less
ADAPTED TO agricultural life. After
their course In agriculture they are
more likely to enter some other line
of activity involving less response
bility than agriculture and more
similar to the work and life Of the
school to which they have become
thoroughly accustomed. The unlnten"
tional training in town life usually
has a stronger Influence than the
formal instruction Of the school.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26
USE BOMBS TO
PROTECT SALMON

SEATTLE, WASH. Dec 25.--Dis-
couragsd by the meagre icsults that
come s-o m using the rife TO cope with
the voracious sea lions which destroy
so many salmon at the mouth of the
CO lumbia river. the authorities OF
Ciegoa have decided TO wage rclent-
less war on the animals with bonn rs,
which will be planted along the sands
of Tillamook bay. incidentally, State
Fish Warden Canton hopes to prove
to the satisfaction OF the federal au-
thorities that such a campaign IL
thoroughly warranted,
The plan for blowing up the sea
lions as tenta lively adopted is to put
powder in fruit Jars. which will be-
connected by wires in "A battery. These
lars will be set about five feet apart
and covered with sand. Then when
the sea lions come up FIR I'm the sea
in large numbers to sun themselves on
the beach the button win he pushed
end the bombs will explode.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26
Forbes -Robertson's
Happiest Christmas

The lifo ~ an actor takes him 10
many and odd places. and especially
~ Christmas time does fate play
stra nge tricks with the player Sir
Johnston F5rheS-EobettSon, who is
Uow making his farewell tour Of the
Emitted states ana Canada, recalls
many curious experiences he has had
4t ribs fe-'iYe period Of the year, some
hupp1, some sad
l,srhats ono or the mos. unusual
.th.t Ig.s come his way hannaued when
mn ercat lcurlish actor was last in
this country. while he was making a
,ransrontinentai totr I'm .Passing Of
,bn Third Floor Rack HIS wife
ttortrnde Elliott was not playing Win
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26
.SUFFRAGISTS ARMY
GROWS FOR TRAMP

NEW YORK. Dec. zu.---In spite OF
the weather, two new recrr it's were
enlisted yesterday for General Rosaiie
Jones' New Years hike to Albany. The
first was Miss Portia Willis, enc OF tho
prettiest of he younger suffragists,
and like Miss Jones, a summer resi-
dent of Long Island.
The other was Mrs. Ora Cecil BELL.
az 81 Madison avenue. a former cap
tain OF the Twenty seventh Asse mbly
district of the Woman Suffrage party.
Mrs Cecil-Bell is also I'm enthu-
siastic horsewoman. and Gnce rode
from Philadelphia to Pittsburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26
HONEYSUCkLES BUSY
PUTTING OUT LEAVES

YONKERS. ", Y. Dec. 15.--
Hnae2aiia-leais- - 70 putting f4eA1r
leaves in at least one place in Yon-
kers. according to George Diehi, Of
Briggs avenue. who says that leaves
are appearing on the vines about his
porch. Mr.. Diehi said today that he
expected blossoms soon IL the mild
weather continues.
William DiehI. n son of George
Diehl. picked several flowers In
grove on the border Of Bryn Mawr
park today and Il florist on Main
street is displaying Easter lilies with
the Christmas flowers In his window.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26

WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.--Witn the
assing Of the new currency bill and
he placing of the comptroller OF the
'prrency upon the powerful federal
reserve board as an eX~officio member
official Washington is asking VINO will
be appointed by the presi dent. The
office Of the comptroller is at present
vacant. Deputy Comptroller Thomas
b. Kane is filing the office, although
much of the work is actually being
done under the direction OF John
Shelton Williams. assistant secretary
al the treasury. The Office has been
held open for several months. 1t Is
said that Assistant Secretary Williams
may be named for the position SO
that he Will 70 on the reserve board
Adoo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26
PECULIAR TOOTH OF
GOLD MAY CONVICT

WASHINGTON, PA, Dec. 2b.--A con-
spieious gold tooth In the middle OK
his mouth led to the arrest OF JOS
eph Vokich. charged with the murder OF
William J. Carruthers. of Philadelphia.
who was fatally stabbed while trying
to act as peacemaker In a riot at
construction camp near here.
Before he died Carruthers gave an
accurate description of the man who
stabbed him, Identifying him by PEE
culiar gold tooth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26

Zelda Bears has been so tErrcssfut
In THE wardrobe woman" tha: ht
has EXTENDED the time ~ ne plaTiet
IN vaudeville.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-26

The leaders among the colonists
are no longer resting their hopes for
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03
"BACK TO FARM" CAMPAIGN
Commercial Associations of Western
Michigan Take Steps to Help the
Movement

The various commercial associations
OF Western Michigan are arranging to
help along the back to the farm" cam
paign. The Grand Rapids Association
Of Commerce has established the de-
partment Of Western Michigan for the
special purpose of aiding in the de-
velopment of the agricultural lands
of Kent county. This department ex-
poets to issue printed matter descrip-
tive Of the lands around Grand Rap
ids and to do its best to interest pro-
spective farmers in the opportunities
open to those who are not afraid of
honest hard work
The Muskegon chamber of COM
merce has created an agricultural de-
partment with Louis p. Haight as
chairman. Nine suggestions have al
ready been made by the chairman
and only need the approval of the en-
tire chamber of commerce to put them
in force. Among the suggestions are
these: publish map OF county showing
improved and unimproved lands and
stating the agricultural value OF each,
make exhibits OF farm products, pub
lish photographs, gather farm Stats
tics. establish an experiment farm, es,
tablish land bureau for those who
have farms for sale and labor bureau
for those needing labor.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03
MEANS MUCH TO THE FARMER
Farm Management Work Under Fed.
eral Supervision to Be Carried
on in Western Michigan.

Farm management work under fed.
eral supervision will be carried on in
no less than seven of the Western
Michigan counties the coming season
A federal agent is already at work in
Kent and the arrangements are near
ly completed for an agent for Neway-
go county. The supervisors of Mecos-
ia county have made an appropriation
to get the work started in that county.
In Anarim and Mason counties crop
improvement associations have been
formed and funds are being collected
to meet the initial expenses. The call
has been issued for a meeting of the
public spirited men of Charlevoix coun-
ty for the purpose of completing an
organization that will take the matter
in hand and do that which is neces-
sary in order to get an agent at work
by the time the frost is out OF the
ground. In Oceana county the subject
has been laid before the board of SUI
pervisors with the expectation of ia
vorable action.
The first farm management agent to
be sent into Western Michigan by the
federal department of agriculture was
NJ. J. Thompson, who was located at
Manistee. He was given ten counties
reaching from Muskegon to Grand
Traverse to look after. He began work
about the first Of last May and has
been on the jump ever since. The
summer was spent in studying the ter
ritory and carrying on field investiga-
tons during the day time and with
meetings in the evening. For the win
ter season he has been most of the
time speaking morning. afternoon and
night.
A second district man was sent into
Western Michigan late in the fall,
namely, Charles F. Reed, who has his
office at East Lansing and has a ter
ritory that reaches from Montclair
county to Charlevoix.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03
BREAKING OUT ON LEG

Hilltop. Kan.-"About two years ago
I began to notice breaking out on my
leg. At first 1t was very small but
soon 1t began to spread until 1t formed
large blotches. The, itching was ter
rible and almost constant. Many
nights 1 could not sleep at all. After
scratching it to relieve the itching II
would burn so dreadfully that
thought could not stand 1t. For near
ly year 1 tried all kinds Of salves
and ointment, but found no relief
Some salves seemed to make It worse
until there were ugly sores, which
would break open and run.
Zone day saw an advertisement Of
Cuticura Remedies. got sample OF
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment and began by washing the sores
with the Cuticura Soap. then applying
the Cuticura Ointment twice day.
noticed a change and got moro Cuti.
cura Soap and Ointment and In few
weeks was cured. 1t has healed SO
nicely that no scar remains" (SigneO
Mrs. Anna A. Lew, Dec. II, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston
Adv
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03
LITTLE GIRL GOOD
AS THIEF CATCHER
Hangs to Burglar Who Posed as
Gas Man.
COURT COMMENDS HER
Robbcr Had Entered Apartment
Through. Cellar Door and Was Just
Taking Stock of the Jewels When
Frightened Away by Child.

Brooklyn, N. Y.-Helen Scully catch
es burglars. Inside of a year she's
caught three, and magistrate told
her before a whole court full Of ad.
mirers the other day that she might IL
she chose be a successful policewoman
when she grows up. For Helen is only
twelve.
Helen's aunt, Mrs. H. J. Parsells,
with whom the little girl lives at 421
Third street, had gone out leaving the
apartment empty. Helen came in a lit
tie later from school. When she got
to her own door a strange man walked
out in a hurry. He told Helen that
it was all right; that he was the gas
man.
The girl thought that was strange,
for the gas man had called on them
only that morning. When she looked
at the door and saw that 1t had been
forced open and went in and found
her aunt's jewel case lying in the front
hall she marched right out again and
downstairs and grabbed the visitor by
his coat tails. He assured her that
he was all he said he was and just to
prove it volunteered to go back TO the
apartment.
He wanted Helen to go upstairs first,
but Helen remembering her expert
ences with other burglars hung back
and when they were half way upstairs
again darted into an apartment on the
third floor.
Mrs. L. L. Lax lives there and into
her startled ear Helen poured the
news that she had burglar outside.
AS soon as the man missed Helen he
turned and ran downstairs. Helen was
right behind him. When he got to the
street the child shrilled at the top of
her voice, Catch thief" and in q mo-
ment the whole block was aroused.
Through Fifth avenue to Second street
went the procession, with Helen lead
ing the pursuit and making enviable
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03
MICHIGAN APPLE BEST
is SUPERIOR IN FLAVOR AND
KEEPING QUALITIES.
Expert Tells Wherein the Product Of
Western Michigan Exoels That
Of the Western and Coast
States.

A Michigan man who has examined
expressed himself as follows:
Apples grown in California lack
Juice and flavor, but general appear
ance Is good. The reason why the
fruit lacks flavor seems to be the eli
mate and the soil; the lack of juice
is caused from long continued dry
weather before the fruit is gathered.
The fruit being dried or cured on the
trees before it is picked usually keeps
well.
Apples grown in the Great Salt
Lake Valley are highly colored, very
pretty to look at, and of fair quality.
Apples grown in Colorado are high
ly colored, grow perfect when thor
oughly sprayed, and have a fine APP
pearance, but lack the rich flavor OF
the wellgrown Michigan apple. The
western apples disappoint consumers
because of their fine color and out
ward appearance, the quality not be-
ing up with the show.
Apples grown in the middle west
and Arkansas are generally of the
Ben Davis type, which look and keep
we'll but lack juice and flavor.
Apples grow we'll from Georgia
along the Blue Ridge, up to the St.
Lawrence river valley. The home Of
the apple Is in the northern states
and parts of southern Canada.
Apples grown in the upper part of
the lower peninsula of Michigan, on
high elevations, from 900 to 1000 feet
above the Great Lakes, are usually
highly colored, good quality and ex-
cellent keepers. The summer apple
here becomes fall apple, the fall
apple an early winter apple. Winter
apples have been kept there in solid
condition in a common cellar for a
period OF two years.
Oregon, Washington and Idaho ap-
pies are highly colored, look we'll, but
lack the flavor of the well-grown
Michigan apple"
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03
RESiNOL RELIEVED
ITCHING INSTANTLY
And Completely Cured Skin Humor.

If you have eczema or any other
itching, burning skin trouble, the best
evidence Of what Resinol Soap and
Resinol Ointment can do for you In
the word of one who was cured by
them after weeks of suffering. Adolph
Schoen, 742 Shepherd Ave. Brook
lyn, writes:
Nov. l., 1912.-"At first little red
spots were seen on my arms and body,
which I noticed were getting larger
every day They itched me so much
that scratched myself until / bled-
There were times when l stood up all
night and scratched 1 was troubled
about three weeks, during which time
l used -, which seemed to do me
no good whatever. Then, finally, Il
thought OF trying Resinol Soap and
Resinol Ointment AS soon as / ap-
piled Resinol Ointment / felt much TO-
lief. After using it a few times, no
ticed the sore spots slowly fading
away. and in about month i was.
cured completely"
The soothing, healing balsams In,
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap,
penetrate every tiny pore of the skim
clearing it of all impurities, driving
away eczema, rashes, ringwornn, psori-
asis, and other eruptions, and making
pimples and blackheads impossible
Prescribed by physicians for eighteen
years. For free samples write to Dept.
Six, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. Every
druggist sells Resinol Ointment (50c)
and Resinol Soap (25c), or sent by
parcel post on receipt Of price.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03
Down Second Street the Man Darted.

DOWN SECOND street the wan DaTIeOs
time. Down Second street the man
darted and into the arms of police
man, who had run up.
Helen went around to the police sta
ton and there identified her quarry
as the man who had walked out of her
front door.
In the Butler street police court
Magistrate Handy held Helen's bur-
glar in $4,000 bail for examination.
Helen" said he, as the small girl
stood up very straight before him, Il
want to take this opportunity to con-
graduate you, for | may not have the
pleasure of seeing you again. You
have shown nerve that puts a lot Of
older persons to shame"
The burglar had entered the apart
ment house through a cellar door in
the rear. He had jimmied his way
into Mrs. Parsell's apartments and was
Just taking stock of her jewels when
Helen came along and frightened him.
They found his jimmy in the hall and
several of Mrs Parsells diamonds
scattered about through the apart
mcnt. The man got nothing, however
Six months ago Helen assisted in
much the same way in the capture Of
two burglars who had stolen some
jewelry from house across the street
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03

doctors and none of them could do moro
than relieve me for time.
81 saw your advertisement in pa
per and decided to try Lydia Z. PINK
hams Vegetable Compound. l took
seven boxes Of it and used two bottles
Of the Sanative Wash, and I am COM
pletely cured Of my trouble. When I
began taking the Compound / only
weighed ninety-six pounds and now I
weigh one hundred and twenty-six
pounds. If anyone wishes to address
me in person will cheerfully answer
all letters, as / cannot speak too highly
Of the Pinkham remedies. Miss JEs-
Sic MARSH, Adrian, Texas.
Hundreds of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
plished are constantly being received,
proving the reliability Of this grand old
remedy.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia Il. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnff.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by o.
woman and held in strict confidence.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03
Instructive Lectures,

The western Michigan development
bureau now has three illustrated lee
lures, which 1t is prepared to give
on suitable occasions. The titles Of
these lectures are: Western Michi-
gan, the Land of Fruit and Fortune"
Road Building in Western Michi-
gan,V and Western Michigan, sum-
mer and Health Resort" The first
lecture is descriptive of the wonderful
western Michigan country and it's re-
sources; the second tells the story of
The campaign for better wagon roads,
end the third makes II clear that this
Is the best part of the world to be in
so far as health and pleasure are con-
earned
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03

Kidney Pills the swelling disappear.
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed By
the use of Dodds Kidney Pills Sew.
eral months later he wrote: have
not changed my faith IN your remedy
since the above statement was author
lied. Correspond with Rev. e. Hes
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All sent free.
Adv.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03
SURVEYING the Manlstee.

What is taken to be final and re-
liable profile survey on the Manistee
river is now being made, iron posts
with flags marking the points. The
several lines extend mile each way
from the stream, and the inference IL
drawn that this marks the beginning
Of the final preparations for the con-
suction of dams and the utilization of
the enormous amount OF horse power
now going to waste.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03
SphInxes.

An American archasologist n said
to have solved the riddle of the sphinx
by boring into its head and removing
the sand. Many q sphinx would %
one no longer after the head was sub
jected to a similar process. Not ur>
til after its head was bored into was
1t suspected that the sphinx-head In
Egypt was hollow. II Il SO with many
other sphinxes.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03

ing, was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least exer
ton. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
a dragging sensa
ton across the
loins that It was
difficult to move
After using .
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-05-03
ALFALFA GROWING IN MUSHROOM COUNTY.

the total figure 5000 This 800 each
others above the figure Emmett county the
the estimated
established
in