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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
CELLAR TRAP FOR TRAMPs

Mrs. Leroy Parton, wife OF a nome
steader living nine miles east OF Ke-
ota. Cal, devised a unique system OF
keeping tramps away from the place
when she entrapped one of them In
her cellar and gave him such fright
that he promised to leave and never
visit that part of the country again.
The cellar, large hole in the ground
some distance from the house, ls ire
quented by snakes. 1t has not been
used for some time. When the tramp
appeared and begged for food she told
him that he could have meal II he
would get milk from the cellar. When
he was inside the woman slammed
down the door and sat on 1t. After
the man had gone Mrs. Parton shot
two rattlers in the cellar.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
LIGHTNING IN THE TROPICS

Thunderstorms never occur in the
Arctic regions. Nearer the equator
the more severe the electric manifes-
tations. In certain parts of Central
Africa the average run OF thunder
storms 10 ESQ days year, yet there
are some very curious exceptions. In
Sumarra and Java, both very hot eli
mates. there are only 90 storms year.
ly. and in Borneo only about so. The
gold coast OF Africa has only about
so year. which is less than occur
In Florida, though the latter country
ls outside the tropics.
In Java there is a thunderBtorm ev-
cry day for five months. Perhaps the
most astonishing fact In regard to
thunderstorms is that the island OF
Mauritius. which Is only $50 miles
east of Madagascar. has on an aver
age only one thunderstorm In 80
years.
Yet In Madagascar the lightning is
more destructive than anywhere else
In the world, the annual number OF
deaths being more than 800.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
HOLDS PLANE STILL IN All

The Tagiiche Rundschau OF Berlin
says II learns that German enginee
has made a remarkable Invention, per.
mitting an aeroplane to remain sta
tionary In the air at given point for
an indefinite period The form o.
aeroplane for which this amasing ac,
complishment Is claimed is said to
differ radically from any heavier than
air machine hitherto constructed.
The military authorities are said to
be enthusiastic over the new inven-
ton, as 1t opens UP incalculable pos
sibiIities in observation and the
dropping of explosives.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
FOR MORE IMPROVED ROADS
huch Valuable Assistance Rendered
by. Office Of Public Roads--Pei-
ishabie Products Wasted.

Many of the model highway laws in
various states have been prep&red un-
der the advice of the road experts of
the department of agriculture, smd
all the data and statistics of the of ice
of public roads are at the disposal OF
the legislatures.
In the last bulletin OF the office of
public roads 1t was stated that at THE
close of 1909. $50 per cent of the
roads in the United States were I'm
proved. This represents gain in the
total road mileage improved for the
five-year period, 19041909, OF 1-52 per
cent, or, In other words. the per.
centage OF improved roads has in
creased during this period from TIA
to s.66 per cent.
In the three years that have elapsed
since then, 1t Is roughly estin.ated
that the percentage of improved roads
has gone we'll beyond 8 per cent. and
possibly close to 10 per cent II 10
estimated that IL 20 per cent. t,f the
public highways were impr owed
each highway being selected ssnd Inn
proved with view to the pro portion
ate traffic upon tia high degree of
eff cheney in highway transportation
would be reached II is figured that
millions OF dollars would be sawed an
nually in the transportation of crops.
The wear and tear on horses and We
hicles. and in the minimizing of the
waste in truck farming. Where roads
are bad. the farmers frequently find 1t
impossible to get their products to
the shipping points and thus perish
able prod ucts are wasted, perceptibly
Increasing the cost of living.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
CAT AND TURTLE ARE cHUMs

Turtle Dove is the name of the fam
lily pet in the home of Mrs. Catherine
Dillon, IS Bieecker street, New York
city. 1t is q mud turtle. wE..s ha-
been In the family 6B years. and is
said to be 1870 years old. Wrinkled
skin, broken shell and twisted claws
are the indications of old age with
Turtle Dove The turtle and the Dill
Ions cats are bosom friends. and night
finds them under the stove, with the
turtles head on the cats paws, and
thus they peacefully sleep.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26

The turtle is one of the slowest OF
creatures in its movements and pos
sesses little brain. Yet well-knowr
American naturalist has succeeded ir
training three of these creatures tt
do a number of little tricks He
places them, one above the other. or
spools, as depicted In the photograp.
given above. II piece of cabbag
or other green stuff is held out in
front of them they will make com.
plete- circuit. all moving in unison
keeping their balance and not tum.
bling off. The bigger turtle will also
ring bell. This 1t grasps In one
Of it's forefeet jerks 1t Off the ground
and then gives It shake. 1t is quito
amusing to watch the slow, deliberate
manner In which this is done Thf
turtles live in their owners house
spending their time in the kitchen
hunting down the vermin.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
CHANGING The CARS FUR

A A~remarkable transformation of n
cats fur by temperature has been re-
ported A black cat was accidentally
shut in the refrigerating chamber-of a
mail steamer In Sydney harbor. Au-
stralia. and was not discovered until
about 80 days later. when the ship
was off Alden. The cat was scarcely
recognizable. the fur having become
long and thick. changing to white on
the back Brought out in the intense
heat OF the Red sea. the heavy white
coat rapidly fell out and the normal
coat was restored
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
GERMAMY's WOMAN OFFICIALS

Germany has 1900 women filling
honorary offices in cities and on char
ity boards. In 1856 municipalities 1000
women are in active service for the
care OF the poor and orphans. In 116
towns there are women serving on
the school boards. The Union for
Motherhood Protection Is said to be
the only woman's organization which
receives the approval of the kaiser
This society was founded by Frau
Stoecker and numbers Its members
by the thousands. including every
class and condition. men and women.
in Germany.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
GIRL RECEIVERS AFTER SHOCK
Recovcrs Powers OF Speech and Hear
ing When Brother Kills Self
Young Mans Prayer Answered.

London.-The suicide of young
man named Percy Curl. OF Ashford
Kent, has been followed BY his deaf
and-dumb sister regaining her powers
OF speech and hearing.
The recovery is supposed to be due
To the effect of the shock caused by
the death of the girls brother.
~ I'm curious fact that she became
dear and dumb on the day that her
brother was born. In his farewell let
ter the brother wrote:
Dear Mother: should like to live
TO see Idly's hearing restored; be-
lieye # win be some day. have
prayed about 1t for the past i've
years"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
COLLEGE GIRL OF EIGHTY

Mrs. A. d. Winship OF the Univsr-
sity OF Wisconsin. In Madison, in NO
doubt the oldest college girl" In
America, If not in the world. She
became student at the University
of Ohio when she was seventy-eight
years old. and is now eighty. She
expects to receive her diploma from
Wisconsin in two years more Her
interest in the world and in life In
general is as great as that of wom-
an with the greatest part OF life ahead
of her.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
WEARS IRON FALSE TEETH

S. p Munday of Fort Worth, Tex.
brides himself as being the only man
living with cast-iron teeth. He wears
a set of upper teeth made of iron
cast by metal company in Fort
Worth They weigh Az ounces. He
says they are as satisfactory as ordi
nary false teeth and demonstrated
their solidity by sounding the metal
on a piece of steel The plate and
teeth are in one solid cast.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
Cost Of TRANSPORTATION.

1t costs the American farmer rs
cents ton per mile on an average to
haul his produce to market or to the
railroad station. In England, France
and Germany hauling costs from TT
to 13 cents per ton mile. The differ
ence is due mainly to the improved
roads In Europe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
WATCH ON SHOE is NEW FAD
london shop Shows JewsIed Watch
Worn as Buckie--Society Women
Give Orders.

London--A new caprice OF fashions
shown In a smart shop in Oxford
street is watch worn on the shoe. A
window display a gray suede pump
with a tiny jeweled watch worn as
buckle and fastened with a tiny silver
chain. The proprietor says several
society women patrons have given or
ders. He asserts his belief that It
win be M popular fad az the wrist
watch.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
cameoock Attacks Jersey Farmer.

Gamecock Attacks Jersey Farmer.
Jersey City.-When BENJAMIN Sher-
man, farmer living near Glen Gard
ner passed through his barnyard with
q basket OF eggs. Rodney. one OF his
gamecocks. attacked and spurred him
so badly that he was almost blinded.
he was finally rescued
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
Increase Morality.

Good roads viii increase health,
happiness. education. religion and
morality.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26

Did you ever hear this7 The roads
were so bad that the only way he
could get to town was by telephone.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26

Keep People In Country.
Good roads will keep people in the
country and win bring city people to
the fresh air.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-26
Decrease Profanity.

Good roads win decrease profanity.
encouragement. back taxes. sherifrS
sales. sour grapes and grouchaA
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13
THEY MILK ALL DAY LONG
Employees on Eastern Dairy Farm Are
Specialists, Each Handling 35
Cows Daily.

On the average dairy farm the man
who can milk fifteen or twenty cows
twice a day Is ranked as an excellent
mixer. Yet on a milk company's farm
in New Jersey, ten operators are milk
ing $50 animals twice daily, an aven
age of 80 cows per mixer. Ever since
modern dairy hpsbandry began to ap-
proach an intensive development the
problem of the milk farm has been
how most efficiently to utilize the la
Dor of the milking force between milk
ings. In the winter time especially
this was a hard nut to crack.
The manager Of this eastern dairy
farm got his mind to working over
time and devised the plan of develop
ing his mixers into specialists who
MIXED for ten hours q day and per
formed no other labor He correspond
ed with the managers and owners OF
other large milk farms in order to
obtain their opinions concerning his
new method, and found they did not
believe 1t would work In nowise dis
couraged, this progressive manager
put the proposition before his mixers
and asked them If they would be will
ing to test out the plan, They en-
Enthusiastically assented. His plan az
successfully carried out is explained
in the Popular Mechanics Magazine,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13

F. Webster.
II. Miss. and Oh. Exten.-Mrs. Cora
HouRhton, Mrs. w. S. Carr, Mrs. Aug
usta Waterman.
Sunday Schools-Mrs. Lillian Porter,
Oscar Srnstedt, Ralph Kile, Mrs. Nora
LaValle, Helen Ward.
observation-disclosures Walton, W.
@. Fortune, VIM. Snyder, Allison Pin
ney, Dayid Plank.
Freedmen's Aie-Fern Howard, Mrs
Catherine Spring, Ida May Price.
Church Records-vR. E. Webster,
Elma Seldom.
Auditing Accopnts-M, H. Robertson,
r. E. Webster.
Parsonage and furHture-Sarah
Rogers, Anna Barnett, Mabel Webster,
Pastors wife.
Church music~Henry Smith, Jennie
Waterman, Mrs. Matte Painter,
Est. Pastors salary-R. Mcdonald
B. E. Waterman, r. E. Webster, w
G. Fortune.
AT the close of the Conference Mrs
Bennett ferved supper.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13
stranns curioslties of pain.

Pain sometimes behaves in a curl
Gus fashion. There was soldier after
the Boer war. who complained Of ex-
cruciating neuralgia pains In his right
foot. This very much amused his
friends, for he had lost his right leg.
The explanation was that the pain
happened to be in the trunks Of those
nerves, which had sent branches to
the foot. The other day a patient
went to a doctor complaining Of pain
in the knee, and he was greatly sur
prised when the doctor told him that
the site of the affection Is not the
knee but the hip. We are all familiar
with the pain under the shoulder blade
which comes from an afflicted liver.
The stomach, too, can produce pain
In many parts OF the body. A dis
ordered stomach will give us pain as
far away as the head, and. when one
gets a cramp in his toe, ii Is often
due to acidity of the stomach. Swallow
a pinch OF bicarbonate of soda aud
the cramp will disappear. An aching
tooth will produce neuralgia pains in
the face, and very often a violent pain
at the back of the head is due to the
faraway kidneys, which themselves
may suffer no pain at the time.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13
SCHOOL ITEMS OF
STATE INTEREST

Hastings taxpayers who were adverse
to building a new schoolhouse have
found reason why they should always
attend annual school meetings. This
year by vote of 7 to 6 it was decided
to build 1000 high school building.
This tax will have to be spread and col
lected in one year. The taxpayers had
voted down bonding proposition sew
eral times but the action taken at the
annual meeting will hold.
Rural school officers complain that
excellent teachers are decidedly scarce.
Perhaps the fact that the monthly ave.
rage wage of rural teachers in Michigan
is only 1881 for men and $42.69 fQr
women explains the reason.
Children on the school census this
year bring in revenue of $7.4l each
to their respective districts. This pri-
mary money can be used only for
teachers wages and the payment of
high school tuition Of eighth grade
graduates,
The school boards and not the people
of the school districts determine who
shall teach the school and how much
the teachers shall be paid and how
many shall be employed.
Acknowledgement Grant Fellows rules
that boards of education of graded dis
tricts may arrange for regular monthly
board meetings and dispense with the
written notices, required by the sta;
tutes.
The old soldier, his wife or his widow
who is exempt from paying taxes, can
not hold a school office. Such persons
are also debarred from voting at school
elections unless they are parents or
guardians of children on the census list.
For every child who dies from food
starvation, one thousand die from fresh
air starvation. The inadequately venti-
lated schoolroom is a menace to every
school boy or girl.
Hundreds OF school children and
teachers are wearing glasses today be-
cause schoolrooms of this state are i'm
properly lighted. Hundreds of others
need to wear them from the same
cause.
Rural school districts can prevent the
danger of disease contamination from
the common drinking cup and pail by
purchasing sanitary drinking fountain
for less than $50. The investment
might save thousands of dollars in doc
tor bills.
The sane parent would not trust his
child to the care of an unframed
| physician or dentist. Why should an
funtained man or woman be permitted
to experiment on the child in the gnise
of a'teacher? <--
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13

The principal address at the second
annual banquet Of. the Charlevoix
County Young Mems Christian Associ,
alton is to be delivered by Chas. R..
Wilkes one Of the most prominent attor-
neys of south western Michigan and for
eight consecutive years chairman of the
Allegan County Young Mems Christian
Association, During this long period of
service Mr. Wilkes has had ample oB-
portunity to Judge as to the merits Of
this branch of Association effort and
his address should be particularly in
teresting and profitable to those men
and women of the county who are par.
ticularly interested in the success Of
the work in Charlevoix county. AS
previously announced the banquet will
be held in the Beach Hotel at Charlie,
voix on Sept. 18th at seven o'clock and
arrangements are being made by the
committee to accommodate those who
wish to attend from East Jordan, 3
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13
Presbyterian Church Notes
Rev. A. ID. Griesby. Pastor.

Usual services in Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning and evening,
Evening subject "a word to parents"
Train up child in the way he should
go; and when he is old he will not de-
part from it,"
Sunday School directly after the close
of morning service. The parents and
friends are urged to remain to encour'
age their children and show their in
terest in what is being done for their
good.
Young Peoples Meeting at GAS. A
hearty invitation to any who are not
members of the Society, and all MEM
bers urged to their duty by being
present.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13

The Michigan Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church meets at
Battle Creek next week beginning
Wednesday. The Fourth Quarterly
Conference was held last week when
the district superintendent Rev. w. F.
Kendrick was present. The reports
were very encouraging in every res
pect and proved that the church has
had one of the best years in its history.
Large congregations have attended all
lof the services during the year. The
spirit of harmony exists in every de-
partment of the church. All the socie-
flies of the church are in excellent con-
Rdition. And all report an increase in
membership. The pastor, Rev. T. Por-
ter Bennett, has made 100 calls during
Ilthe year, conducted % funerals, bap-
itised Sc persons and received into
membership 10 persons. The CHURCH
and her societies have raised over
1880 in cash.
AT the Quarterly Conference the pas
tor was extended unanimous INVITA-;
htion to return for the fourth year
b They also recommended an increase in
SALARY another year.
The following officials were elected
for the ensuing year:
+ Trustees-B. E. Waterman, M. H.
! Robertson, j. B. Palmeter, w. G. For.
tune, r. E. Webster, Oscar Sunstedt,
Richard Barnett James Milford, and j
w. Rogers.
Stewards-R. E. Webster, R. Melon
aid, VIM. Snyder, E. f. Brown, Robert
Atkinson, George Hamilton, Henry
Sheldon, Mrs. E. Smatts, Mrs. B. E
! Waterman, Mrs. w. H. Fuller, Mrs
VIM. Howard, Mrs. w. Pickard, Mrs
! Alva Barry, Mrs. Bertha Heath.
q Officers, president of the Board o.
B Trustees-B. E. Waterman; presiden
tof E. L., Mrs. F. Pinney; president o
NV. F. M. S., Mrs. Annie Sunstedt
president of Ladies Aid-Mrs. Alv;
Barry; Sunday School Superintendent
.-R. T. McDonald; Trier of appeals
w. G. Fortune; Recording Steward
r. E. Webster; District Steward-R. T
FMcDonald.
T. Foreign Missions-Mrs. Annie Sun
! stedt, Mrs. Mary Robertson, Mrs Mabe
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13
BOYS POTATO
CLUB EXHIBIT

The firsrannusl exhibit of potatoes
grown by the members of the Boys Po-
tato Club indicates very plainly that the
men of the county are not the only po-
tato experts. The object Of this contest
is to interest the boys in farming as q
profession and to encourage them to
use scientific methods in crop raising,
Most of the boys joining the Club in the
spring indicated desire to grow either
the Beauty of Hebron or the Early Rose
and the exhibits at the Fair were abou
equally divided between the two vari-
cites. The exhibitions of the former
varity who won prizes were:-
First-August Lew "a
Second-Loysli Watt
Third-Ralph Gaunt
Fourth-Clyde Zimmerman
Fifth-Royal Watt.
Latter Variety.
First-Walter Cooper
Second-Charlie Cooper
Third-James Odell
Fourth-Louis Westfall,
The official Boys Potato Club pen
nant was won by the Pleasant Valley
school of Wilson township. The fac
fthat1three schools had one hundred
per cent enrolment necessitated award
ing each of them flag. The schools
receiving these were the Three Bells in
Eveline township, the Pleasant Valley
in Wilson township and the Walker in
Eveline township.
The handsome trophy cup offered to
the school winning the largest percen
tage of prizes was won by the Pleasant
Valley school.
Prizes were also offered for the five
best essays on potato raising and the
following prize winners are given III
ORDER
Lewis Mayville
James Odell
Walter Kemp
Chas. Cooper
Walter Cooper,
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. T. Porter Bennett, Pastor.

1920 The Pastor invites all of the
members and their friends to worship
with us at this the closing morning SER
vice of the year. Do mot fail to attend,
HAS Will you try and make the Sum
day School reach its highest attendance
mark next Sunday?
6: As Epworth League. The pastor
will have charge of this service.
7:3O The closing sermon of the Pas
tors year. Let us make this great
service. A Baptismal service will be
held. Four more were received into
the church last Sunday.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13

Even if man doesn't hesitate, he
may be lost anyway.
You seldom hear a married man say
II never made a serious mistake in my
life"
Most people either have no brains, or
they have them and don't know how to
use them.
II is impossible to make something
out of nothing-with the possible eX-
ception of bathing suit.
Life is just one fool thing after an
other. Some peoples breakfast is moth
ing but cereal story
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13
Call at wH1rTINeToNs. get prize

Call at WHITTINGToNs. get prices,
and inspect his WALL PAPER. Z
Common sense is merely uncommon
sense. :
The mother tongue frequently runs
TO baby talk.
The mule has figured in the uplift q
many man.
The healing demulcent qualities Of
Foley,s Honey and Tar Compound are
not duplicated in any other medicine
for coughs and colds. Any substitute
offered you is an inferior article. Rev
fuse to accept it for it can not produce
the healing and soothing effect Of
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. In-
sist upon the genuine, which contains
no opiates. Hites Drug Store, ,o. .
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13
Christian Science Church Notes

Christian Science Society hold SER
vices in their room over the postoffice
Sunday morning at 1890; Subject Of
lesson
Sunday School at 1900 m,
Wednesday evening meeting at 1850.
Reading room in the same place open
every Tuesday and Thursday after.
Moons from 2 to 4.
All are cordially invited to attend the
services and visit the reading room.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13
Can't afford to have Kidney Trouble

No man with family to support can
afford to have kidney trouble, nor need
he fear it with such remedy at hand
as Foley Kidney Pills. An honest medi.
cine, safe and reliable, costing little but
doing much good. Foley Kidney Pills
eliminate backache and rheumatism,
tone up the system and restore normal
action of kidneys and bladder. Hites
Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13

Adenoids result from succession Of
colds in babies and young children.
They spoil the mental and physical life
of child. The condition that causes
them may easily be avoided by careful
parents, Quickly and thoroughly cure
all colds and throat irritations by the
use of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound, and adenoids will not develop,
Hites Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-13

The annual election of officers result
ted in the election of Herbert l.. Olney
for President, and Martin Ruhling for
treasurer;
Directors elected were the four
whose terms expired this year, viz
William Mears of Boyne Falls, Richard
Lewis of Wilson, Henry Rowland OF
Ironton and II. B. Hipp Of East Jordan