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Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25

ton inherited the business he owns.
Poor Rolfe gave up every dollar of
his rightful inheritance to pay the old
debts Of his father"
ct was a noble sacrifice, DEAR"
spoke Mrs. Andrews.
HE has gone to work like q man
and he is all there is to Mr.. Benton's
business" continued Nellie. Il don't
care IL Mr.. Benton has a dozen mil
lions, Rolfe has told me that he loves
me, and / believe him and will never
marry anybody else"
Mrs. Andrews sighed in her patient
helpless way. She realized that her
husband was a masterful man whose
decisions it was hard to defy.
81 hope love will find a way, dear"
she said simply and Nellie felt cheered
even by her poor sympathy.
There was no fiction to the $4,000
draft Mr.. Andrews had told about,
whatever vagueness might appertain
to the million. All the town knew that
Joel Benton had money very shortly,
plenty of it, and was spending it like
TOyd priuCe.
Almost simultaneously with the
cashing of the draft Benton walked
into the store he owned.
I'm going to take a spell Of rest,
Wilson," no said "You can run
things here"
There is that debt to the city sup
ply house." suggested Rolfe. you
know they are pressing for payment.
ooh, can't bother-let 'em wait"
But you have plenty of money
now."
Eyes, and I'm going to take one
good fling and enjoy it," retorted Ben
ton recklessly. See here, old Jones
will probably stake me for all I'll
need after this. I've higher ambition
than running a store. You know the
business. How would you like to buy
me out?"
81 haven't the cash."
you've got some, l know. I'll be
liberal. You assume that city debt
and pay me 500 a month for six
months and the store is yours"
II will do that" assented Rolfe
promptly and the bargain was con-
summated
Before the end OF that week Joel
Benton gave the town such a stirring
up as the quiet hamlet had never
known before. He branched out as an
incipient Croesus. The suits Of clothes
he bought must have come from Paris,
his neighbors declared. He purchased
a fiaring red automobile. some dia-
monds, and took an expensive suite of
rooms at the hotel.
Lawyer Andrews tabooed Rolfe VIII
son. He proceeded to cultivate Ben
toB. The latter began to call at the
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25
Andrews homo regularly. much to the

Andrews homo regularly. much to the
discomfort Of poor Nellie.
Her father saw his opportunity ana
On the assumption that he was q fay-
ored heir of old Jared Jones. the
young spendthrift secured an option
on q residence at the outskirts OF the
town.
"IIl make 1t over to Nellie the day
she is my wife," pledged Benton.
AS to Nellie herself she tried to give
her persistent sutton to understand
that her heart could never be his.
Amid the glamour of his dashing ma
chine, expensive flowers and invita-
lions to all the shows, however, Ben
ton fancied he was irresistible. Mel
lie insisted that there should be no
engagement for the present and Ben
ton was SO obtuse that he attributed
all this to conventional maidenly
modesty.
The months rolled away. Once in
awhile Nellie met Rolfe casually.
Once a week letters expressing their
mutual love passed between them.
Rolfe was working hard. 1t was a
great day for his ambitious soul when
he found the last debt of the store
paid. together with the regular month
ly instruments to Benton.
''It's all up with me-" Benton
amazed him by saying. bursting into
ing the picture Of detected misery and
ruin.
"Why, what Is the trouble?" in-
CURED Rolfe.
THAT $1,000. l spent most OF IL.
What / did not l invested In tray
cling motion picture show. The man
ager has made off with all the funds.
other instalment on my fortune. He
telegraphed me back that such a
spendthrift didn't suit him as an heir
and had missed my chance"
"And what about Nellie?' inquired
Rolfe.
"Oh, that's all off now, of course"
announced Benton. 81 think she pus
me off foreseeing what fool I'd
make of myself. After all my big
luedS anu DOdbtIuiHcSb III never udTo
to look her in the face again"
And then Rolfe Wilson felt so sor.
ry for the poor broken UP fellow
that he offered him one-half interest
in the little business IL he would get
down to earth again and work as he
used to do and Benton felt as CRATE
full as a shipwrecked mariner landed
safely in the home nest.
That was not all of It. One day
Uncle Jared appeared at the little
store and disclosed himself.
II think you were silly In giving
away half your business to spend
thrift" he said to Rolfe, "but it shows
you're good all through. From what
l hear, fancy you will know how to
take care of big store I've bought
for you at Maiden and the rest of my
fortune, when l get through with It,"
OF course Joel Benton got the lit
tie store as generous gift and OF
course Rolfe got Nellie, fortune and
bride being we'll worth waiting for.
Copyright. 1913. by W. @. ChapmanJ
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25
R0LFE GOT NELLIE
BY GEORGE ELMER COBB.

81 wish you to encourage young
Benton in his attentions. Nellie"
spoke John Andrews to his daughter.
Nellie did not reply IN words. but
her face flushed and her head dropped.
The word Of John Andrews was law
within his family circle and even his
wife rarely dared to gainsay him.
Mrs. Andrews looked very solemn.
She did not attempt to repress an
opinion, however.
Joel Benton dropped In to see me
at the Office yesterday" pursued Mr..
Andrews in his usual precise lawyer
like way. HE intimated his senti.
ments towards you, Nellie. He was
urged on to 1t, he explained, because
q bit of rare good fortune, as he ex-
pressed it. had come his way. AS you
know he and his assistant at his
store, Rolfe Wilson, are related to
the wealthy Jared Jones of Pittston.
The old millionaire has never paid
any attention to them. Yesterday
Benton received letter and a draft
for $4,000 from Mr.. Jones. 1t notified
HIN ludI he might COHSluer tulS TOyal
gift as an indication that he was figur.
ing on finding an acceptable heir to
his enormous fortune"
THAT is news, indeed" murmured
the marveling Mrs. Andrews.
80, Nellie" concluded her father,
there must be no more of this fool.
ishness with Rolfe Wilson. The heir
to a million is not to be picked up
every day Benton is already a young
business man Of standing, while Will
son is simply his clerk. Between the
two there is no question as to the
right choice"
"Oh, mother" cried Nellie, rushing
to the side of Mrs. Andrews and bury
ing her tear stained face In her lap.
The lady gently stroked the head
OF her darling and only child. She
tried to speak soothing words and
finally Nellie became calmer.
There is indeed no question of
choice between Rolfe and Mr.. Ben
toni" said Nellie forcibly. "Mr. Ben
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25
SAW ADVERTISING IN STORY
Banker Used to Advantage Situation
Which Many Might Have
Overlooked.

In one Of the large eastern cities noe
long ago occurred a burglary that had
more than the usual amount OF human
interest in it. So much SO, in fact,
that although the total loot was smals
only about $2,000-still the story got
a first page position in all the dailies
and excited a lot Of comment. Con-
densed into few words, the story was
this: An Italian and his wife had been
in America but few years, yet they
had managed to get into the fruit busi-
ness on a small but comparatively
profitable scale. With the idea or
some day owning a home they had
been extremely frugal and laid by u
large part of their profits. With a dis
trust of banks they had boarded these
savings in a little trunk which was
kept underneath the bed in their room
over the shop. In some way the
secret leaked out and burglars carried
off the money, trunk and all.
A banker read the stories and saw
at once that there was real life
incident that would make strong adj
vertising copy for his savings depart
ment. Accordingly, he got out lot
OF circulars, which led off with a re-
print of the newspaper story and
wound up with the moral that the only
way to safeguard your earnings was
to put them in strong, reliable bank
These circulars followed close on the
trail of the newspaper account itself
and the results were wonderful. That
stolen trunk was by no means the
only example Of unwisely stored hoard
ing in the vicinity, and scores of peo-
pie whose sense of caution had been
aroused by the clever combination OF
newspaper story and advertising copy
began to take the sugar bowls from
the pantry shelves and the wallets
from the excavations in the back yard
and take their contents to the ad.
vertiser's bank.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25
LITTLE THINGS TO
DO IN AN ORCHARD
Norway Spruce, Scotch and Aus
TRAN Pine All Make Excel
lent Wind Breaks.

Peach trees under four years old
which are so badly frozen as to show
discolored wood must be cut off be-
low the snow line and allowed to
sprout again.
Very often trees that have passed
through a hard winter show no indi-
cations Of freezing in the bark, but
an examination may show that the
wood is injured.
An orchard on high ground should
always be protected by a wind break
OF other trees planted on the north
side.
Norway spruce, Scotch and Aus
trian pine, planted about Is feet apart,
make excellent wind breaks.
Now is the time to remove all dead
branches and those that are weak,
and which interfere with other
healthy branches.
Do not allow sheep to run In the
young orchard. They are very apt TO
nibble the tender sprouts and even
bark the trees.
A few years ago eastern peach grow
ers extensively tried out the use Of
crude petroleum az an insecticide. But
while 1t kills the bugs It often causes
great injury to the trees.
II used at all, It should be applied
in the late fall or very early spring
and never during hot weather.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25
How to Enjoy a
Real Vacation
BY JOHN d. ADAMS

toned yawgged appropriately chtened e hummer She
had defect known ngr professional amateur and we
treated variety experiences every twenur hours which
it would be hard duplicate months of ordinary cruising
Fortunately young and inexperienced in the ways OF boats
and still fortunately for the members of families who on the
whole liked the sails of the hummer three too small Tor
her hull Thus happened that she able to treat us to an une
amped program minor mhap without capzng and this IN TACT
she did The hummer finally aground in the dark and on
falling tide and last view of her by the light of common
barn lantern she perchd rduousy high and dry the summit OF
rock while escaped in the tender
We every shipped anchor and might
have been sailing the South Seas remote thoughts of work and
of the nearby city
great point vacation whether it is long short
whether motoring the continent sitting the
end of wharf waiting for nbbe positively forget that there
future and live the present II can't oafand some
otherwise persons andont daily task into
ton Ignore Work like slave must but forget that
had to living
Everybody take him when he goes tho
country buy of good time
buy accident insurance with railway ticket you purchase
vacation ready made matter how much have
Neither do gmcracks cheerful spirit is worth than
complete sportsman many bottles of Just break
And vacation chiefly state of mind isn't
anywhere who obtained all the respite from
wokada their bodies and souls required by cuvatng garden
patch The backward in bloom with few tomato plants early
sde oace from pretty nearly trouble earach
and window box will do we'll nbors and cats discourage
ambitious stirring Of the soil
However mpeous his surroundings and change
of great help vacation For those OF who ride home
from running possible
shift escape the crowd have bed
TO do It, Go to the ball by all means but don't imagine after
eleven exciting innings that have had outing If have taken
degree in wisdom you won't read the newspapers while
YOU vacation and you will be surprised return to find
what number of interesting happenings have missed You will
then realize after get back that you have been away
You happy have inherited strain of gypsy blood
genius for loang Yours the real vacation The world
open With rucksack your shoulders alone with
panon of like mind you uge beyond the smell of gasoline and
NATTER for the destination satisfaction
thousand delights will stir your imagination and your
temper and when the time that you take up your daily
s'' 5: s': ": 5 .; e, : : &
eleven months fourteen DAYS off. v
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25
Great Economic Waste
in American Plan
By r. C. WEATHERBY

employers these days thinking twice before they
experience and intelligence of the longtime empoe exchange for
the gor younger trade publication pre-
illuminating example with pertinent comments.
phase the efficiency of conservative policy that get
attention that of conserving the skill and experience
employee remarkable this form of efficiency
be seen Cornelius ey Worms Germany
and officials the ey factory 1880 have
employ of the years
for forty and 81 for fifty More
of the employees have been with the firm
one-sixth for quarter Of century
expert brought face face with figures
would be apt to excam that il he running the %
wo clean out the dead wood and lot bright young
This be natural. 1t
discharge middle of life and TO young
are husser; but there great this method
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25

ones. They are hopeless, anyway. BY
doing this the tree is rid OF a great
number of infested spots, fungous and
otherwise.
When young orchard Is starting
in TO bear, thinning liz an absolute
requirement, II there is any great
amount Of fruit on them. In the first
place, they set far more fruit than
they can possibly develop without &C
tually hurting and stunning the
future growth of the tree. Then,
too, IL the fruit is permitted to
stay on the tree, the overladen limbs
will begin to bend, snap off and twist
down as soon as the fruit is three
quarters grown.
Peaches, plums, pears, ounces and
other fruits cannot be matured as
they should be without proper thin
ming. Pears require less thinning than
the other varieties mentioned. So far
as cherries are concerned, l rarely
bother with them.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25

drudgery again it will not seem quite
drudgery, for you will look forward
TO another perfect vacation only
eleven months and fourteen days off.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25
&Rx 0.AAs~~

Why do you cultivate
your soil?
The moisture in the soil
is held around each individ-
ual granule of the soil in
a light layer or film. This
film is kept intact by two
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25

Opinions differ as to the
ACCESSIBILITY of retaining in
the service men whose years
may have begun to put tell
tale signs on their features
and general appearance. 1t
may be said, however, that
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-10-25
The best vacations ! ever
had. az a wage Garner with a

small margin above living
expenses, lasted from noon
on Saturday to night on
Sunday. They were spent
on a nondescript, flat-bot-
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trying to get together and our trying
to trade with the Seaboard people with
a freight agreement, they either
bought Umsted out or there was
some big man behind him with whom
the Morgan interests made terms. The
little fish like me didn't count"
Senator, do you think this had any
thing to do with the subsequent alb
sorption four years later of Tennessee
coal and iron?
"Yes, do. II you will go over the
figures Of the Garrett Cromwell firm
you will say so, too, and figures from
them are an authority. You see, Il
was this way: the Steel trust had
eight-tenths Of the raw material OF
United States under their control
Practically the only source left was
Tennessee coal and iron and the un.
developed properties which Umsted
claimed to own. but upon which he
only held an option. What did Nor
gan want with Tennessee coal and
iron, except to shut Off competition
They already had raw material enough
to last for generations. No. he made
UP his mind then. and when Roose-
velt undertook his prosecutions Of the
trusts, they let the panic come, and
even he had to give way"
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Geo. w. Williams
ALI Kinds Of Good Insurance
REAL ESTATE BROKER.

The individual who pays out good
money for Insurance, naturally. ex-
poets the Insurance to be GOOD. and
that In case the contingency against
which he seeks financial protection
develops, that the company that &C.
cepted his money will be Ready,
willing and Anxious to live up to its
contract. Good Insurance is my
SPECIALITY, therefore II yon want il
LIFE INSURANCE.. "a ,ys fS
ACCIDENT INSURANCE,
HEALTH INSURANCE,
LIABILITY INSURANCE.. is'si 3S1f
LIVE STOCK INSURANCE., 4c.t
FIRE INSURANCE.
AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE,
% TORNADO INSURANCE., .t
FIDELITY BONDS e3
You will consult your own best inter-
est by seeing me before placing the
business. have had more than twen-
ty years experience In the Insurance
business, and while do not pretend
to know all about the various kinds
Of insurance, or any one for that mat
ter, still I devote my entire time TO
the work and II Is a reasonable con.
clusion that I should be better posted
than one with shorter experience or
one who does not devote his entire time
to 1t. Let me supply your insurance
wants.
49,. SAM n. GRIST
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REBUILT TYPEWRITERS

R:,"sss" R:mi"s.sn No. No. & g. ss.: sssf isSS sS0
smith premier No. q under 1a0M 5000
Smith Premier, 10, under loom S42.50
oliver No. 5, over 325M $3.50
Royal Standard, under COM $3.50
L. M. GRIsT's SONS, Yor,<viiis, 8. C.
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REAL ESTATE

Look! More Additions. Nice, tTooi
Mrs. A. A. Barnwell Al Acres--one
Mile from town; Groom dwelling, 4
tenant house. bt N, ETC., good well of
water. Adjoins r. r. McCorkle and
others. - tt ~ -
i Dr.. w. G.. White, IS Acres--l ten
ant house. 1-Horse farm open, bal
ance In pine and oak timber. Branch
running through place. Ad5oins
Robert L. Devinney and others.
The II. II. williams Beautiful res
idence on College street. rooms.
large hall bath and pantry; water,
lights and sewerage; wire screened.
Metal shingle roof. Barn. Lot, SIX
210 feet. One Of the incest locations
In town.. II you want IL. be quick.
The Mrs. Hattie r.. Berry Cottage
on Jefferson street Four rooms and
hall. Lot 60x145 feet A bargain for
some one. ~ si4liHeHga
Tbe NJ. L. Mitchell Residence on
West Madison street Six rooms
Good well with pump. Yard and gar
den enclosed; II acres. See me at
once. a9fhHN siH
The Miss Rosa b. Steele Place OF
A acres. adjoining Jas. L. Moss and
others. II you are looking for a real
bargain, here II is. I Don't delay.
TYou will always find my offerings
as represented. Let me show YOU. 4
REMEMBER-I have lots Of others.
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SAM M. GRIsT.

Every Monument or Marker that
leaves this establishment is guaran-
teed to be perfect, In design. lettering
and that the stone is exactly as we
represent It. We believe that those
are more essential than anything
else, and that the matter of price
should be based on Quality as well
as Amount.
See us for Iron Fence.
PALMETTO MONUMENT CO.
81 JOS. G. SASSI. Proprietor. s
Phone Eli. fH.t "Hra l"H fci
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THE AMERICANS IN PANAMA
(Continued from Page Three).

Minister Concha drew up treaty.
which was presented as a memoran-
DUN to Secretary Hay on April 18
1902. This treaty. as well as the Her
ran treaty that succeeded It had q
number Of impossible provisions. view
ed In the light Of our canal experience.
II authorized the French company to
sell its property to the United States
and authorized the United States to
build. operate and protect the canal.
the, concession to run for 100 years and
be renewable at the discretion Of the
United States. The canal was to be
finished fourteen years after the adop-
tioni of the treaty, with a possible ex.
tension Of twelve years. everything to
revert to Colombia II the canal was not
begun within Eve years and completed
within twenty-five years. Colombia
was to receive 100000 In cash.
Colombia sent new minister. Thorn
as Herran. In 1908. who negotiated q
treaty along the same lines. except
that Colombia was to receive $4,000
600 instead Of 100000 for the canal
zone. Had the treaty been adopted II
is a safe conclusion to draw that In
termlnable and exasperattng friction
would have developed between the two
countries. Only an extended visit to
the isthmus can give an adequate idea
Of how essential 1t has been to the
United States to have absolutely free
hand In the canal zone.
President Jose M. Marroquin Of Co
lombia in this year. 1902, asked the
United States to maintain uninterrupt-
ed passage over the Panama railroad
during serious revolution In the prov
ince and promised In return to give
the United States a treaty for a canal
zone. AS result Of American inter
vention and good offices peace was
patched up between the insurgents
and Colombia on Nov. 81. 1902. We
had performed our part Of the agree
ment and now looked to Colombia to
perform her part.
President Marroquin was in good
faith. but factional fighting in the con-
gress Of Colombia. with his enemies In
the ascendancy. showed the chances OF
a treaty to be dubious.
On Aug. IL. 1903. the senate Of Co
lombla killed the treaty after the house
had passed it. President Marroquin
had exerted himself to the utmost to
save the treaty. doubtless sensing the
quality Of the man In the White House.
but to no avail. and another way out
for the canal project was already TAX.
Ing form. ..
In the summer Of 1908 some leading
Panama citizens conceived the idea Of
revolution from Colombia and the
forming Of an independent republic.
The revolution was started on Nov. 8
in the city Of Panama. and troops sent
by Colombia TO put down the rebellion
were not allowed to cross the isthmus
by United States marines.
On Nov. 6 President Roosevelt recog-
nized the independence Of Panama.
and on Nov. 18 the new republic con-
cluded treaty with our government
granting rs a strip Of territory ten
miles wide across the isthmus as a Gu
nal zone The United States paid Pan
anna S100O0.OO0 in cash and. beginning
In 1913. an annual rental Of s250.000
for this territory. II was not until
May 4. 1904. that the American flag
was raised over the canal zone.
...., (To be Continued.)
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FARMS FOR SALE.

200 Acre9-Six room Residence with
water works, hot and cold water,
Fairbanks-Morse Gasoline Engine,
Meyers Force Pump, wood-saw and
frame. One tenant house and
barn. Six mile creek on one side;
40 acres in wood. Upland is sandy
loan, clay subsoil. so acres fine
bottoms-Pr1ce $4,000 Per Acre.
328 Acres-5 tenant houses, one big
barn, corn crib and several out
houses. About so acres Of river
bottoms. Three pastures along
creek. Upland is fine for Alfalfa.
Now In cotton, peas, corn, etc.
.... $4,000 Per Acre.
IS Acres-At Catawba Junction. 8. G.
One tenant house and barn. Sandy
soil, clay subsoil- $500 Per Acre.
100 Acres-Six room residence just
remodled and equipped with water
works, bath room, hot and cold
water in kitchen. One barn and
one tenant house. Plenty Of wood
and water on this place r..
$4,000 Per Acre.
These farms are 10 miles from
Rock Hill. S. c.. and IL miles from
Catawba, where they have good
school, church, stores, etc, Seaboard
Air Line and Southern Railroads.
Terms: 10 Per Cent Cash, Balance
easy at 2 Per Cent Dit
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t1y "What Is an optimist, pa 2"

IAN optlmist Is a person who car
see the silver lining before he gets
his eye on the cloud"
1E Louise-Her husbands disease Is
plain laziness.
Julia-What does he take for it?"
Louise-Vacation
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