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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

The Canadian preacher who says the time will come when there will be no liars is probably thinking about the time when the earth will be cov- cred with ice and the rays of the sun will no longer be warm enough to support life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

More than 1000 convicts in a Penn- sylvania penitentiary have petitioned the legislature for statewide prohibi- tion. The convicts in Sing Sing would not be troubled by state wide prohibi- tion, IS they seem to get all the liquor they want anyhow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
MODERN WARFARE

MODERN WARFARE Who is that young fellow sur rounded by an admiring crowd?" That's soldier who has seen serv- ice in Mexico"
 You mean he fought down there?' No. He pitched some baseball games and carried off several prizes in athletic contests"
 NOT LOOKING FOR TROUBLE Do you see that ugly looking man over there?"
 "I certainly do.'
 Hell fight at the drop of a hat" Let's move from under this electric fam
 What's wrong?''
 "It might blow my Panama off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

A PAMPERED DARLING "Is there anything in particular Sou would like for me to order?" he asked. Yes she yawned, "anything that is out of season."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

RESTAURANT MAGIC
 q would summon that waiter, but he has cold and naughty look and I fear he would not come" "roy with a S2O bill when you sum- mon him and he will be tempted to hurdle a few tables in order to get here quickly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
POOR HUER'rA.

Tomorrow-Trial of Francis Revaillac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

Entered at the BlrmihBAs H. Aia' postoffice as second class matter uhtei act of Congress March 3. 1873.
The Yale expositor., 1914-08-06
Cruelty Murdered

Uncle Tom was killed again last
Saturday night before an immense
crowd Of people of Yale and vicinity.
Little Eva also passed away towards
the close of the show, and in the opinion
of most of the people we have talked
to, it would have been much better had
they both died during the first act,
and the rest Of the actors just before
the curtain went up for the second
round. The band was fine and the
colored lithograghs which were posted
around town announcing that there
were sixty people with the company
were real nice and would have loomed
up nicely on the bill bcards in larger
cities, but right there is where the fact
shows plainly that it pays to advertise.
The company must spend more for
lithos than it does for show If, as the
management claims, this production
is from the original manuscript, the
story must have been changed a lot
before it was put on the market.
The Yale expositor., 1914-08-06
Cedarwood Beach.

Mrs. Mable and two children from
Binghamton, New York, are guests at
Edmar cottage for a couple of weeks.
Mrs. Sweet and Mrs. Phillips and
families are home from a two weeks
stay in the Mcintyre cottage.
The following young people are the
happy occupants of the Mcintyre cot
tage this week Irene and Helen Har-
ringtOn, Lois Huffman, Mia Holden,
Gladys Wallace and Elizabeth McColl,
Mrs. Clyde Adams is the chaperon.
1t goes without saying that this spot
on Cedarwood is besieged with visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Andreae, family
and guests spent Monday aud Tuesday
in Yale.
j. A. Menzies and family will go into
the Mcintyre cottage Saturday for two
weeks.
The porches of three cottages, Dolph
and ED. Andreae's aud Guy Boards,
are now screened in and are most COM
fy spots.
g. +. Curtis and family pitched tents
at the beach this week Tuesday and
are expecting fine vacation, weather
permitting.
The Yale expositor., 1914-08-06

Mrs. Levi White of Port Huron is
visiting in Yale
Chas. Coon and son Of Croswell were
i'm Yale on saturday last
Rus Secord has been rather under
the weather again this week.
j. +. Holden of Bad Axe is visiting
his brothers and friends in Yale.
Mrs. Geo. w. Bell, who has been sick
for four weeks, is on the improve.
Jas. Sweet who is working at the
plumbing trade in Sarnia, visited his
family here the first of the week.
Gladys Wallace was at Casco, this
county last Friday where she has Sc
cured position as teacher in the Cas-
co school.
Members of the State Tax Commits
ion of Lansing were in Yale and
Brockway township during the past
two Weeks.
Mrs. u. q. Buck of Evanston. ILL.,, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. ID. "A. Mosher
and other relatives and friends in and
around Yale
VIM. Ii. Learmont went to Lansing
Saturday last returning Sunday morn
ing with new five passenger Oldsmo-
bile touring car.
J. A. Phillips was at Caro- over sun
day holding quarterly meeting. Rev.
Yakes filled the Yale pulpit during Mr.
Phillips absence.
N. j. Drouyor and family are occu-
pying Mrs. II. Ii. Menerey's house on
Mechanic street, having moved the lat
ter part of last week.
Mrs. John Meharg of Tilsonburg
Ont, returned home today, after
visit with her son Nicholas. Mrs. n. .
j. Meharg accompanied her as far as
Port Huron.
Chas Weymouth this week purchas
ed the three. .cOrnered lot just north of
the L. NJ. depot of Harvey Tappan and
later on will put up buildings and
operate an industry of some kind.
County Drain Commissioner Chase is
here this week surveying Mill Greek
and later dredges will be at work
deepening and widening about twenty
miles, beginning somewhere in the
northeast part Of I.apeer county.
Nearly all Yale was at Port Huron
Wednesday and enjoyed the sight of
seeing Beachy soar through the air
in his flying machine. Every person
was delighted with the stunts pulled off
and felt as though he or she was we'll
repaid for their trip, and pronounced
Beachy a. "bird" right.
The Yale expositor., 1914-08-06

The Michigan Sugar Company will
start the campaign this year about the
first of October. All persons desiring
employment at that time are requested
to file their applications with the Com
pany at once as we are making up ouI
crew for the campaign. 1t is prefera.
BILE that the application be made in
person. A longer campaign than us.
ual is expected.
Michigan Sugar Company,
Croswell Plant,
Croswell, Michigan.
The Yale expositor., 1914-08-06
The Unscientifc SCIENTIST
sooTTY ON THE DESERT

4 cOO1I1 ON lliE
San Diego Exposition, July, 1914
Dear Herb:
Have you heard about OUR Indians
Note the our? We've got a bunch ot
them in the painted desert that the
Santa Zee is building on the Istbmus
Not the regular Isthmus, you know
but the "Isthmus" at the San Diego Ex
position. It's the amusement street
lots more fun than the regular Isthmus
Well, l went out to see poor Lo OIL
the Painted desert the other day anC
was formally introduced TO the chief
Napeshneeduta (Red- Man Who Flees
| Not), and to some of his braves.
struggled to entertain him with airy
persi1age but he gaZed at me stolidly
and didn't seem to appreciate my efforts
| thought maybe he was human enough
to be interested in his own affairs so
asked him how many squaws he had
it seems to me that they have polygam.
us tenden cies-but he just looked at me
disgustedly and grunted, "No sabe. Nc
speak English"
Feeling that my intellectual sweet.
ness was being wasted on the desert
heir, turned to the gui de and very
frankly expressed my views on Indians
in general. | showed him copy of a
local paper containing a write-up about
these particular ones. He glanced at il
and then handed it to Mr.. Red Man
Who Flees Not. Five minutes later |
glanced at Mr.. Red Man Who Flees-
Not and he was still earnestly scru-
tinizing the paper.
81 thought you couldn't understand
English" | remarked. His reply was
somewhat discOncerting: 81 can't.
But / can read it,"
Casually | Sided towards the exit,
while the guide explained that Mr..
Red Man Who Flees Not is a graduate
of Harvard.
We walked around the peublO and
later came upon one of the braves had
met. He was sitting in the shade of an
adobe hut industriously reading that
same paper. noticed that it was up
side down.
"For the love of Mike! Look at the
overgrown child pretending 10 read
that paper" | exclaimed to the guide.
'Nhat are you reading about that s so
interesting, Mr. Rain-in the-face 2"
The gentleman in question looked
at me sadly and remarked: 81 read
here, Mr.Scotty, where every man he
tend tOshis own dam business"
TAe deuce of associatng with Indians
is that you never can tell till you've
tried 'em. And then you're like to be
wrOngw
This fellow who bosses the Indians
says they are going to perform their
ceremonial rites and dances whatever
that is. Maybe the next batch of red
men will include some bearcat dancers,
but these look to me more like sitters.
There are many other interesting fea-
lures about the Desert, but guess they
will keep till my next letter.
Yours for the noble white man,
SCOTTY.
u. ). Cut out the OUR in the first
paragraph. They're only loaned to us
I've since discovered.
The Yale expositor., 1914-08-06
Notice.

Yale, Mich, July 20, 1914
Notice is hereby given the corpora
tion known as the Kerr Lumber Com
pany and the stock and accounts there
in conveyed to the Yale Lumber and
Coal Company Limited. All owing
the Kerr Lumber Company will pay
their accounts to the Yale Lumber q
Coal Company Limited.
All debts OF the Kerr Lumber Com
pany will be paid by the Yale Lumber
and Coal Company Limited.
The Yale expositor., 1914-08-06
Costly Treatment

al was troubled with constipation
and indigestion and spent hundreds OF
dollars for medicine and treatment,
writes Z. Ii. Hines, of Whitlow, Ark.
81 went to st. Louis hospital, also to
hospital in New Orleans, but no
cure was effected. On returning home
l began taking Chamberlain's Tablets,
and worked right along. used them
for some time and am now all right"
Sold by Grant Holden.
The Yale expositor., 1914-08-06
Contestants Standings.

Following is the standings of the
highest numbers in the Grafanola Con
test at Mathews IL Wight's up to Mon
dav evening Aup a
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
Lion ]! !! Theater eater! CLEAN COOL COMFORTABLE

eventually be converted to standard gauge, as the narrow-gauge railway lines of the United States have been. The cost of this alteration, enormous as it is, is but a small fraction of the financial loss which the world has suffered, through it's belief in this economic and engineering fal- lacy. A comparison of the freight rates per ton mine on United States railways and on the narrow gauge railway systems of other countries Is most instructive as showing the in efficiency of the narrow gauge sys- tenn as transportation machine.
 If a fair estimate were made of the cost to the world resulting from the narrow gauge fallacy, the total would probably reach several billions of dol lars. The cost in Japan alone of changing 5000 miles of narrow-g gauge railway to standard gauge is estimated at s15O,0OO,O0O. In Argentina the net earnings of the narrow gauge railway are only about half as much on the capital invested as the net earnings of the standard gauge lines, and this not withsta nding the fact that the capitali- zation per mile of the standard gauge lines is much heavier.-Engineering News
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
MEXICAN DELEGATES
(Continued from Page One.)

his representatives will be received in the mediation conference, but this con- tingency failed to effect the optimism of President Wilson and Secretary Bry- an as to the outcome of the Mexican difficulties.
 This was accounted for in a great measure by the suggestion from Mag ara Falls that, whatever Carranza's power might be, the peace proposals being discussed between the Huerta commissioners and those from the United States would be incorporated into the protocol that the mediation conference then would recess and that the United States government would undertake negotiations with the con- stitutionalist with a view of procuring their consent to provisional govern ment proposal.
 While the mediators and Mexican delegates were deliberating today on the peace plan formulated by the Washington government, President Wilson, Secretary Bryan and John Lind, who represents the state depart ment in the negotiations with Carran- gas representative, here, were in con ference. Later Secretary Bryan said that both the president and himself were hopeful of participation by the constitutionalists in the ultimate plans for peace in Mexico
 It was learned that some of the features proposed by the administra- tion here which differed from the peace plan originally submitted by the me diators, and the plans of the Huerta commissioners, related to the treatment of the cOnstitutionalists, and the be- lief of administration leaders is that q compromise might be reached that would be acceptable to General Car ranza and his followers. Should it be necessary for the mediation confer ence to recess pending separate nego- tiations with Carranza. it is thought here that much could be accomplished toward composing the internal Mexi- can situation and that tripartite parti- cipatiOn in the second stage of media ton could follow with Huerta, Carran- "a and the United States represented.
 In some quarters in touch with the revolutionary leaders the opinion was expressed that Carranza would offer to send delegates to Niagara Falls to dis cuss the peace proposals, but that he would not specify precisely the scope of discussions in which they would be authorized to participate
 Such an answer it was regarded here might hasten protocol which would be signed at this time the mediation conference then to recess while nego-
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10

geniously overcome, and it is now easier and less expensive to send telegram in Chinese than in French.
 In every telegraph office in China there is a dictionary, or special code, in which the written characters are listed and numbered. There are places for 9,999 characters, but number of spaces are at present blank; they can be filled with char acters when that becomes necessary.
 The sender of thee telegram writes his message in the ordinary man. ner The operator knows the num- bers of most of his characters. If there are any of which he is ig- norant, he finds them in the cata . logue Each number is composed of four Morse numerals; for example, 5913.00130414 signifies Yuan-Shih- kai, the name of the president of the Chinese republic. It follows then, that the ten Morse numerals will serve to telegraph 9.999 differ ent Chinese characters,
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
STRIKE Is GAINING
Roman Laborers Resent Shooting
 Down of Their Comrades

ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1
 ROME, June "A general strike proclaimed yesterday as a protest against oppressive measures taken by the government in connection with the demonstration at Ancona Sun day when several men were shot down. is gaining in intensity. The resentment of the workmen has been famed by the killing of another striker at Florence
 The government views the move ment with anxiety as it is believed to be supported not only by social ists, but by the radical party, which is anxious to embarrass the Salan- dra ministry. The premier was sub iected to strong criticism in the chambef for prohibiting the anti militarist meeting on June '.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
COLOMBIA RATIFIES TREATY

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
 BOGOTA, June 9.-The Colombian congress in special session ratified the treaty with the United States by which Colombia is to receiver S25,- 00,000, and certain concessions in the settlement of the long standing dispute between the two countries over Panama.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
REPEAL MOVE FAILS
iContinued from Page One.J

that an estimate had been completed for the proposed improvement of East Jefferson street. The approx innate cost to each lot owner had been ascertained and he wanted them to know just about what the work would cost before going ahead so that there would be no such tan gle as that which arose over the work on North First avenue He presented statement something like this.
 Approximate costs of the inn provement:
 l Inside Soft. lots, no alley
 assessment ...... .......$ 6345S 2 Corner lots, side street
 paved with alley assess
 ment ........ ......... .S1, lS494 3 Corner lot, side street not
 improved, no alley assess
 ment ...-..... $1,SS4.94 Inside lot with alley as.
 sessment .... .......'S oo6.9S
 Similarly located lots on West Jefferson street cost:
 l .............. ...'....'...$ o45.VS ......-. .'''...'.'- ..-S-'oo4.o9 I ......-....-....$ oiL39
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
MANY AMENDMENTS UP

ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArCH1
 SACRAMENTO, June Slight new amendments which have not yet been made public will find place on the bal lot at the next general election in No vember. This will make a total of fiftytw amendments to be passed upon by the electors of this state.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
HOW TELEGRAMS ARE
 SENT IN CHINA

It might well seem impossible to send a telegram in a written lan
 guage that has no alphabet, but is made up of a vast number of char acters, no two of which are alike. Not only is the Chinese language composed of several thousand diff :. ferent characters, but there are so many dialects spoken in China that there are more than a hundred ways of pronouncing each character, al form throughout the country. How is it possible to send a telegram in such a land and such a language? The difficulties have been very in-
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10

Thackerays heroine solved the problem of how to live on nothing a year. New York is filled with men who just manage to get by on an an nual income or $75,O0O or whereabouts, When the lean years come and thelr earnings drop below the average they are forced to economize. For many ol them this summer means economy WltA a big E. And that is why they are sending the wives and the kiddies oil to Europe instead of to the shore for the summer. Experience has taught them that it is cheaper for them to re- main quietly in town, putting up at the club or one of the less pretentious ho- tels and sending the family across the big pond, than to take a cottage at one of the fashionable summer colonies or to put up the whole outfit at one Of the high-priced beachhotels. EXperi- ence has also taught them that New York is not altogether a disagreeable place in summer for the man whose family is away.
 The big managers are not at all sorry that "F'inis" has been written to the theatrical season of 1913-14. l. was rather a barren season artistically and at the same time far from satisfac tory from the viewpoint of the boX-of- flee. The failures outnumbered the successes about ten to one. The pro- ducers and managers seemed unable to get next to what the public wanted. In tho aar1v mart of the eaSOn the New York playgoers were offered as tempt
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10

ing a ShakeSpearian menu as was ever served in this city. But the public evidently didn't want Shakespeare and his plays were taken off. Musical comedy, which has been the most sue cessful line of attractions for several years, fell flat this season. Here and there a comedy, a drama or a musical show managed to do a paying business. but as previously stated the failures were many and the successes few. Scores of headline actors and actres- ses who were playing in the legitimate last fall wound up the season by doing two-a-day vaudeville
 The most notable success of the the atrical season in many respects was that of J. Hartley Manners comedy, Peg O My Heart" with Laurette Fay Tor in the stellar role. This play was the opening attraction at John Cort's new playhouse in West Forty eighth street on the night of December 2O 1912. With the exception of Good Fri days and Sundays the play was pre- sented every day during the period from it's opening date until last Satur- day night. The run of Seventy-six con- secutive weeks was not the longest in the records of the American stage, but it was by far the longest that has been scored in New York in many years. But Laurette Taylor's achievement Of playing GOA consecutive times the title role in the Manners comedy is a rec ord that has never before been eualed The nearest approach to it in this country was Maude Adams's 299 times as Lady Babbie in "The Little Min ister" at the Empire and Garrick The aters during the season of 1S9S-9.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
Stray Topics From,
 Little Old New York

NEW YORK, June 9.-The first spell of warm weather has sent many families to the country. The blue blinds have been going up all week at the town houses in the fashionable residential districts. Already the town has become very desolate so- cially, the activities of the few re- maining members of society being con- fined to the smart hotels. where in formal dinner parties precede an eve ming at the roof gardens
 The fashionable summer resorts are not anticipating a banner season this year. The proprietor of a large and well known resort hotel on the New England coast who was in town the other day to engage his help for the season spoke rather dismally of the outlook for the summer business. He said that up to the first of May he had received fewer than 400 requests for the reserve of accommodations at his hotel during the season. In good years, he stated, the number of such requests frequently exceed 1000. Pro- prietors of many other summer hotels and beach attractions have been heard recently to speak of the outlook in terms of deep pessimism.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
THE BOYS EXPLANATION

Boy-kin l git off dis afternoon, boss? I'm feelin' sick.
 Boss-But I let you off yesterday afternoon.
 Boy-I know; but de game was called on account of rain.-Judge.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10

tiations proceeded with Carranza, the United States taking the initiative in an endeavor to bring the Carranzaistas into cooperation for the general well fare of Mexico
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10

death in Auburn prison ten years after the first electrocution. Mrs. Farmer was convicted of murdering Mrs. Sarah Brennan, her intimate friend and neighbor in order to gain possession of her property. Mrs Bren- nan was hacked to pieces with a hatchet and her body stuffed in a trunk.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10

The second annual International Moving Picture Trades Exposition will be held in the Grand Central Palace next week under the joint auspices of the International Motion Picture Exhibitors Association and the Inde- pendent Exhibitors of America. The arrangements provide for a series of novel attractions and entertainments to acquaint the patrons and owners of moving picture theaters with the progress made in the business during the past year. Primarily d motion picture attraction, it will feature a special studio in which will be shown the rehearsing, playing, taking and developing of a playlet and then the finished picture on screen will be run. The play will be enacted by well known players now engaged in moving picture companies in this country, including John Bunny, Mary Pickford, Alice Joyce, Crane Wilbur. Earle Williams, Pearl White and Lillian Walker. Three score of mov- ing picture companies and enterprises closely allied with the motion picture business will have exhibits at the show. In connection with the exposi- tion there will be a convention of owners and managers of moving pie ture houses in all parts of the United States and Canada.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10

AS the new figures are Within 10To of the old assessment, the amoutns given are probably within ten per cent of the final amounts.
 The estimates are itemized show ing the costs of the pipe, ditch in lets, manholse, bulkheads, sidewalks, gates, standpipes and everything both in the temporary and perman- ent drainage to get rate for the foot front rate for drainage. A typ teal intersection was also figured to get figures for the cost of the paving per foot front.
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
THE MARROW GAUGE" FALLACY

Available statistics show that there is in the entire world nearly 165,000 miles of narrow gauge railway lines. The great bulk of this mileage must
Arizona republican., 1914-06-10
WHAT THEY MIGHT HAVE GOT

The Spaniards in Mexico are get ting much less than what they would have received in Cuba had not the Americans been here, no matter what the "Diario de la Marina may say to the ontrary.-Havana Post.