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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-11-03
Farm and
Garden
SELECTING SEED CORN.

Pick Out the Ears Before the Corn
Is Cut.
A common custom in gathering seed
corn is to select the best ears when the
corn is husked says a contributor to
the Country Gentleman. A much bet
ter way, for at least two reasons. is to
select the seed ears before the corn is
cut: First, the corn has longer season
to become thoroughly dried before hard
freezing weather comes, and a much
more satisfactory termination test is
almost certain to result in the spring
Second. the grower then has the op.
portunity of noting to better advantage
the stalk that grew the ear.
Selection of the stalk is as important
as that of the ear, and by choosing the
ear before the stalk is cut one can
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-11-03
A Different Licking.

Visitor confronting Tommy. who has
upset bottle Of Ink on the new car.
pet)-Never mind. my boy: no use to
cry over spilled milk. Tommy dndig-
nantly)-Any Ounce would know that
If it's milk that's spilled all you have
to do Is to call the cat, an shell lick it
up cleaner'n anything. But this amt
milk, an mother'll do the lcktn Ia
what ais me.-Chicago Herald.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-11-03
Card From ReY. T. E. Webb

Mr.. Editor. Please allow me space
in your paper for just a word OF earn.
est request. The burden of sick child
with scarlet fever during the past few
days has been a source of great anxiety
and that which made matters so much
worse was the fire at the parsonage
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-11-03

TIT, me. boys through nist.l.
h meat IL market nal t, once sitsr 4, y
r MN TO go 90 to the parsoa, ~'h'
steak that would be LEFT = y
t understood me to say + !
the boys made a trip o. y y %
Sonage Thursday norD iises,
nave been in the yard At y, \
ri Just t, a word further i :,
1t Is rum0red around ~ y
wife was seen a day Or. p ~n \
streets down town. That, 'ta q
t rsr ! ,f, me to say Mr.. s1,
that Wife would not coa,s 'e
10 town now at all, her ~
with the little girl at h.
mas mas scarcely been out Ct h.
the sickness occurred. su \,
her being down town At =
perfectly ridiculous and !
/ nave TO ask space in thsp',|
plain the absurdity OF such '
/ feel sure all respectful, \
grant my request and !
further these things and =,
| am doing all in my pOqs,.
public health IhaVe you, n
heart and hope no one VIM
sad sickness in your bona !
The earnest effort put forth ! |
of the fire is time and again,a1','
and / cannot tell you 6ov Y
please let us be careful ,h, y
talk.
Yours With High Ras|
fH@GW
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-11-03
Wrong Diagnosis.

II like your face, sir" said the In
dnisitive stranger 1T Is a CHEEKY
face, a face with a mission; II Is the
face of man who believes in reduC-
ing the burden and annOyances of his
fellow men You're the sort Of man
who believes in banishing the Shad
ows," the inquisitive man went on
"Nope," replied the little man, with
a vigorous shake of his head You've
lost me this time I'm the man who
puts up the awnings. cleveland Plain
Dealer
Society's Mandates.
Society can and does execute its own
mandates, and If it issues wrong
dates instead of right or any ma
at all in things with which 1t ought
not to meddie it practices social tyr.
amy more formidable than many kinds
Of political oppression, since, though
not usually upheld by such extreme
penalties. it leaves fewer means of es,
cape, penetrating much more deeply
into the minute details OF life and en-
Shaving even the soul itself.-J0hn
Stuart Mill
Punished.
"Husky stole pair of Shoes" ''Did
de cops pinch him." mo. but de shoea
did. Boston Transcript,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1914-11-03
Too impatient.

Hubby-Arent you ready yet? Wife
with irritationI-Why do you keep
asking that? Haven't | been telling
you for the last half hour that I'd be
ready In a minute ?-Woman's Home
Companion.
One of the Big Ones.
He What's that you've got on? she
A hat, of course He~l thought II
was spite fence. Columbia Jester
Good Reason.
Nichols-Why don't you get a ne"
suit? Nocoyne-I can't find new tai
Ior.-Baltim0re Transcript
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
County Normal Notes.

The first class meeting of the year
was held Wednesday Oct. Z, and the
following officers were elected, viz;
Cora Driggett, president, Fred Gregory
vice president and Bessie Allen, secre-
tary and treasure.
One day last week the class enjoyed
trip on the government dredge, the
General Meade, and through the kind
ness of the captain received valuable
information concerning the workings of
it.
The metamorphosis of the milkweed
worm, which we have witnessed with
such interest was finally completed
Thursday morning when it emerged as
full grown butterfly.
The members of the Normal class
greatly enjoyed the address given by
Governor Ferris Tuesday afternoon at
the Opera House.
The editors for the week are Ward
Genet and Cora Driggett.
Clara Thorsen and Cleo Thorne are
serving on the house keeping commit
ee.
The class had the privilege of listening
to talk given by Judge Correll in the
high school room Friday morning.
Piano solos were rendered by Marga-
ret Saunders and Perry Mason.
We are continuing the work in soil
experiments in agriculture.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
CAPTURED CITY
Co. "X.' East Jordan's Splendid
Militray Organization Storm.
ed CharlevOix.

Capt. Henry L. Winters, and his
infantry company, of East Jordan, fifty
rifles broke through the outer defenses
captured the waterfront, and entered
the city at $3.50 Tuesday evening.
Considering it useless to resist the in
vasion, the keys of the city were hand
ed over TO Capt. Winters and Co. "X"
had peaceful and welcome possession
for two hours. The company was put
through the manual of arms, and occu-
pied the street in a most excellent drill
that exhibited precision, alignment
and accuracy that would do credit to
any company of the Michigan National
guard. After inspectian the company
broke ranks and spent half hour
about town.
East Jordan has something good in
Co. "X," and we hope it appreciates
the fact. A good military company in
a town is an asset, and Co. "X" is
certainly quite up to the standard. 1t
can 90 anywhere and line up with the
best of them.-CharlevoiX Sentinel.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
Y. Nj. c. A.

The result was satisfactory, more
than satisfactory when viewed in the
light of conditions as they existed up
to September thirteenth when the
County Committee of the Charlevoix
County Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton met in East Jordan to consider ar
rangements for suspending for an in
definite period, the work Of the Associ-
alton. At that time the the finances of
the organization were in very deere
pit condition but the committee voted
to take the matter up with the people
of the county thus ascertaining wheth-
er the necessary financial support was
available. October tenth was the date
fixed for the conclusion of the financial
canvass. When the committee met on
the eleventh they went over the result
of the work finding that 100000 had
been raised in new pledges, thus insur-
ing the continuance of the work anoth-
er year, and 1860 paid in old pledges.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
The Weeks In History

Monday, 5-Spinning wheel invented,
1880.
Tuesday, 6-Firts German immigran nts
arrive, 1853.
Wednesday, First horse power rail
way in United States, 1926.
Thursday, S-Chicago fire, 1871. New
York's greatest rainfall, 1903.
Friday, 9-Chicago fire continues,
Saturday, 10-First overland mail, 1858.
Sunday, 11-Padlock invented, 1910.
Monday, 12-America discovered 1892.
King John dies, 126.
Tuesday, 13-First Pullman car built
1867. Murat shot, 1915.
Wednesday, 14-Wiliam Penn born,
1914
Thursday, 15-Pocket watch invented
1910. Bank panic, 1857.
Friday, 16-New York's first newspap-
er, 1725. Mrs. jefferson Davis dies,
1906.
Saturday, 17-Battle of Saratoga, Burg
oyne surrenders, 1777.
Sunday, Is Telephone Chicago-New
York, 1892.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
FORWARD MARCH!

That the first effect of sudden great
war should be to shock and stun even
neutrals is natural.
But, the war is now two months old
and it is high time for American busi-
ness men to brace and build for the fu-
ture.
It's awful, war is; and it knocks old
plans galley west But we're out OF it
we're not going to be drawn into it,
and it's therefore plumb foolish to go
around with jaws down instead Of
working in brave, bold way toward
the sunlight ahead
We are remined of this by state
ment from one OF the biggest authori-
ties in the country on advertising.
1T is inconceivable," he says, "that
any merchant or manufacture should
cease, or even curtail, his advertising
just when the country is on the thres-
mold of tremendous double harvest
the natural harvest of our own unpre-
cedented crops, and the logical harvest
consequent on the war in Europe. 1t
is under such conditions as these that
advertising reaches the zenith of its
power.
"To all my clients | have sent this
message.
Keep the columns of the newspapers
bristling with your announcements and
thus open wide your doors for the flood
OF prosperity that is bound to rush in.
Make hay while the sun shines.
A wave of prosperity, the like of
which nobody now living has ever seen
is getting ready to sweep over United
States. 1t cannot be otherwise when
ours is the only big nation left free to
do the business OF the world. It's COM
ing as sure as Thanksgiving and Christ
mas-it's just bound to come!
Therefore, away with doubts craw-
fishing and funk, and forward march!
Arms out for opportunity
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
MICHIGAN APPLES

The production of apples in the State
of Michigan for the year 1913 was 10,
356, 029 bushels, which means about 6,
100000 barrels of apples. There is
every indiction at the present time that
the crop in Michigan this year will be
fully 33 per cent greater than last year,
and in many sections of the State the
farmers are not picking the apples be-
cause it is claimed there is no market
for them. Apples and potatoes to
Michigan are what cotton is to the Sou
thern States, and if the South is going
to be relieved at the present time by
disposing of its cotton in single bale
lots in order to provide market and
to provide funds for the grower with
which to meet his living expenses, why
should not the Michigan producers be
cared for in the same patriotic way. a
bale OF cotton costs about $1,000. A
barrel OF apples would cost two or
three dollars, at least half of which 90
to the grower. If eveay family would
immediately purchase barrel of app
les it would give an immediate stimulus
to the apple growers of the State ana
would enable them to market this year
crop, a considerable portion of which is
yet unpicked. If one million barrels OF
apples could be disposed Of in this way
within the next two weeks, it would
mean the placing into circulation
among the farmers of Michigan at least
million dollars and would prove a
wonderful benefit in the fruit growing
districts of the State. Michigan is pro-
ducing fruit which in the matter of fla
vor is far superior to that brought in
from outside States, and every effort
should be used to stimulate the con-
sumption of the home product.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
Marketing In Siberia.

The markets of lrkutsk, Siberia, are
an interesting sight, for the products
offered for sale are in most cases froz-
en-. Fish are piled up in stacks like so
much cordwood, and meat likewise. All
kinds of fowls are similarly frozen and
piled up. Some animals brought into
the market whole are propped up on
their legs and have the appearance of
being actually alive. But stranger yet
even the liquids are frozen solid and
sold in blocks. Milk is frozen into
block in this way, and with string
or stick frozen into and projecting
from it. This it is said, is for the con-
venience of the purchaser, who is thus
enabled to carry his milk by the string
or stick handle.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
War and Women.

Over in Canada, they will not permit
married man to GO to war unless his
wife consents Wherein Canada is just
that much ahead of some other countri-
es that boast of their advancement.
In not one of the countries at war do
women vote. Though they are wars
cheif burden-bearers, they have not
only had no voice in starting the war
most OF the men involved had none,
either but they will be equally ignored
when it comes time to fix up a peace.
A fine mess the men have made of
things over in Europe, haven't they?
1t can't be helped now, till the war
heat is over. But it will be very strange
indeed, if the women of Europe shall
not in near time insist upon an ar
rangement like that of Canada.
A shortage in drugs is one of the
ways in which America will feel the
effects OF the European war.
Various drug houses announced that
advances in prices to date had ranged
from ten to twenty per cent. They are
preparing to limit orders to smaller al.
lowance.
Opium, which is supplied by Turkey,
made leap of fifty five cents on the
pound.
The tartaric acids, which are develop
ed for almost the entire world by Fra
nee, have also shown the effect of the
European strife.
Hamburg, Germany, produces big
part of the worlds quinine supply, and
there the war has halted all commerce.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17

Aou remember Noah had to work a
long time on that ark. 1t was uphill
business, too, at best building a boat
away out on dry land while the local
anvil and hammer club sat around spit
ting tobacco juice upon his lumber,
whiting up his pine boards with their
jnckknives, and telling him what a fool
he was for expecting rain in a country
that was to dry to grow alfalfa but he
kept at it. Fiually the flood came; ev-
ery mothers son of the croakers were
drowned. This is the only instance we
know of in either sacred or profane
history where bunch of knockers got
exactly what was coming to them. Tip,
ton MO- Times.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17

Someone has advanced the opinion
that the letter "e" is the most unfortu-
nate character in the English alphabet,
because it is always out of cash, forever
in debt, never out of danger and in
hell all the time. For some reason, he
overlooked the fortunate of the letter,
SO we call his attention to the fact "e"
is never in war and always in peace.
1t is the beginning of existence, the
commencement of ease and the end of
trouble. Without it there would be no
meat, no life and no heaven. II is the
center of honesty, makes love perfect
and without it there could be no editors
devils nor news,-"Fourth Estate. -
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
Wise and Otherwise.

The war may at least save us some
torture in keeping the grand opera
Ringers at home.
Take It from US, VIC really car see
nothing sweet about the advance in
the price of sugar.
America doesn't have to go to war to
reduce her population. Over here we
have football and automobiles.
Even in these days of quick-firers
and automatics there is something
about line of charging bayonets that
doesn't look good to the man in the
trenches.
Mother Eve was nude until the ap-
pie episode, but when she ate apple a
cha<ge for the better took place. Judg'
ing from the kinds Of dresses many of
the women are wearing nowadays, it's
about time TO pass the apples again.
EX
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
"OBSERVER" DEFENDS
PRESENT DRESS WHEN
COMPARED WITH PAST
By "OBSERVER. +"


Did you ever try standing in one spot
on any of our uptown streets for half
an hour and listen, unobserved, to the
conversations that are sure to reach
your ear? have, and really it's worth
while.
Only this week heard number Of
good old souls" ripping younger
woman up the bank because OF her
"outlandish" clothes. This incident,
and one of those Backward, Turn
Backward" poems which read just
short time ago, induce me to write this
letter.
1t seems the guy that wrote that
poem was yearning for the good old
times, especially the good-old-time girls
the twenty-five-years ago kind that
dressed so sensibly, etc. You know
that talk. The way he had it doped out
they all looked like gentle, modest
angels. And the way he scolded the
terrible up-to-the-second fashions was
something awful,
But say, happen to know the guy
that got that off, because an aunt of
mine was in his high-school class, and
she has got photograph OF the bunch.
One of the girls in the outfit shows up
with a hustle that projects twelve inch
es to the rear; one has set of false
bangs one has switch made up in the
dizzy mountains on the top of her head
and one has her hair cut short and friz-
zed out in cloud--something like they
wear in the Fiji islands. All of them
have on hoop skirts that would require
considerable skill to sit down in.
1t was this same crop of angels that
bloomed out in the tight wasted effects
only five years later Their next stunt
was boomers, or sometimes "half
skirts" for bicycle wear; same girls, re-
member. And it was stylish of
course, to have two or three perfectly
sound front teeth extracted and gold
ones put in their places. Twenty-Five
years ago, my aunt says, was right in
the midst of the whalebone era. Re-
member those whalebones?
Oh the dear, sweet, simple natural"
girls of twenty-five years ago. They
were sure innocent and unsophisticat-
ed some.
Whenever an old geezer has to look
a military bill in the eye he remembers
the danes of yesteryear, and he gets
the idea that they were different then.
He forgets that the flighty fashions
were started about six-thousand years
ago by by Mrs. Adam and that there
has been something new and fierce,
as well as expensive every season
since.
My idea is that the fashions are worth
the money. They always give you
something to talk about. OF course
you have to be mighty careful some-
times what you say and where you say
it, but matters in that respect are I'M
proving.
Another compensation is that the
fashions go in circles so if you live long
enough you know what to look for. In
another twenty years ! expect to see
all the modern peel-tight and sunlight
affairs over again and that's saying and
seeing great deal. The "turn-back-
ward poems don't interest me little
bit. have troubles enough right now
without diving into history for them.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
Christian Science Church Notes.

Christian Science Society hold SER
vices at their meeting place on North
Main-st, west side, second door south
of Division-st, Sunday morning at 1920;
Subject of lesson Doctrine of Atone
ment."
Sunday School at 1900 m.
Wednesday evening meeting at 7:30.
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, 1914-10-17
Bumper Crops
States Monthly Report Shows
Remarkable Yields.
Lansing, Mich, October Z, 1914.

LduolllS, mlSAisj ONtcbNi ., A1if'
WHEAT.-The estimated yield OF
~..at in the State is 1871, in the
southern counties and Upper Peninsula
19, in the central counties 2l and in the
northern counties l6 bushels per acre.
The estimated total yield for the State,
sections and counties will be given in
November Crop Report.
The total number of bushels Of wheat
marketed by farmers in September at
50 FIGURING mills is 27l,023 and at SS
elevators and to grains dealers 267, Alb
or a total of 53S, 436 bushels. OF this
aGloSpt 375, 1854 bushels were marketed
in aIe southern four tiers OF counties,
l46,6S5 in the central counties and 16,-
3S7 in the northern counties and Upper
Peninsula.
The estimated total number of BUSH
els of wheat marketed in the TWO months
August-September, is 5000, 000. Forty
one mills, elevators and grain dealers
report no wheat marketed in Septem-
ber
The per cent. of acreage sown this
fall as compared with last year is l0l in
the State, 90 in the southern counties,
107 in the central counties, 103 in the
northern counties and 106 in the Upper
Peninsula. The average date Of sowing
wheat in the State is September 10th,
in the southern counties the 23rd, in
the central counties the 18th, in the
northern counties the 14th and in the
Upper Peninsula the 18th.
RYE.-The per cent. of acreage
sown this fall IS compared with last
Ysr is 80 in the State and central
counties, 9S in the southern counties,
lO3 in the northern counties and 101 in
the Upper Peninsula,
BARLEY.-The estimated average
yield per acre in the State is &c, in the
southern counties "a, in the central
counties, %, in the northern counties
25 and in the Upper Peninsula 81 bush
els.
OATS.-The estimated average yield
per acre in the State, southern and
central counties is %, in the northern
counties 81 and in the Upper Peninsula
80 bushels.
CORN.--The estimated average yield
in the State is "a, in the southern coun-
ties SO, in the central counties 81, in
the northern counties 35 and in the
Upper Peninsula 81 bushels per acre.
POTATATOES.-The estimated aver
age yield in TIE State is 40, in the
Authern counties 103, in the central
counties l07, in the northern counties
1l2 and in the Upper Peninsula l76
bushels per acre.
BEANS.--The estimated average
yield in the State and southern coun-
ties is II, in the central and northern
counties IL and in the Upper Peninsula
Is bushels per acre.
SUGAR BLETS.-The estimated
average yield in the State, southern
ahd central counties is Q, in the north
erp counties and in the Upper Pen
ilsula II tons per acre.
BUCKWHEAT.-The estimated aver
age yield in the State is 16, in the
south il aud cenvai counties Is, in the
northern counties and ia the Upper
Peninsula p bushels per acre.
FREDERICK C. MARTINDALE,
Secretary of State.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
REPUBLICAN TICKET

Governor
Chase S. Osborn of Sault Ste. Mare.
Lieutenant Governor
Luren ID. Dickinson.
Secretary of State
Coleman c. Vaughn Of ST. Johns.
State Treasurer
John W. Haarer Of Ann Arbor.
Attorney General
Grant M. Fellows Of Hudson.
Auditor General
Orsmel B. Fuller Of Ford River.
CONGRESSIONAL
Faank ID. Scott o. Alpena.
LEGISLATIVE
State Senator
]. Lee Moriord of Gaylord.
Representative
Herman !. Mcmillan of East Jordan.
COUNTY
Charles Novak of Chsrlevoix.
County Clerk
Richard Lewis Of Wilson Township,
County Treasurer
Geo W. Weaver Of Charlevoix.
Register of Deeds
Romeo A. Emrey Of Charlevoix.
Prosecuting Attorney
Rollie l.. Lewis of Charlevoix.
Circuit Court Commissioner
Robert W. Kane of Charlevoir,
Coroner
William II. Marshall of Boyne City:
Allan Nj. Wilkinson of Charlevoix.
Surveyor
Ernest Robinson of Boyne City.
Drain Commissioner
Lewis E. Smith of Charleyoix.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
Stop those Early Bronchial Coughs.

They hang on all winter if not check
ed, and pave the way for serious thoat
and lung diseases. Get bottle of Fol-
ey's Honey and Tar Compound, and
take it freely. Stops coughs and colds,
heals raw inflamed throats, loosens the
phlegm and is mildly laxative. Best
for children and grown persons. No
opiates. -IIites Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17

Some people will pay s25 week no.
tel board to live in a resort where the
principal exciment is going to the post
office twice a day to get letters and
papers from home.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17

1t has been said that wise man new.
er makes the same mistake twice. Yet
the wisest may marry the second time.
Anyway, when man accuses his
wife of having married him for his
money, he pays tribute to her good
sense.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-10-17
Card of Thanks.

To the many friends and neighbors
who so kindly assisted during the death
and burial Of our father, We desire to
extend our heartfelt thanks.
j. II. Graft and Family.
Geo. Chaddock.
Wm. Chaddock.