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Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12

just been awakened from a deep
slumber.
"You didn't walk?" exclaimed the
officer.
ayes. Today. All the wayr
"Well, I'll be hangedw
He surveyed the man in astonish-
ment. He might have doubted, re-
Numbering the storm, but the feet OF
the man bore mute and pitiful wit
ness to the truth of the statement.
The officer was so much overcome
that he took another drink of whis-
ky, quite mechanically.
The marshal came in with a pot
of hot coffee. He poured out gen.
erous bowl of it, and set it on the
arm of the mans chair. He had
brought, too, tin plate, heaped with
the heels of loaves of bread. The
man reached ravenously for the prof
fered bread, but he could not unbend
his fingers. He had to grip the
bread between their tips and the ball
of his palm. He dipped the bread
mouth. He groaned as he ate, a
mumbling groan with every bite.
The two officers stood at the other
side of the stove, looking at him.
"He don't look like a crook, nor a
real frowsy," the marshal observed.
"Give him a shave and a clean shirt
and he'll be all right. Poor devilw
did you notice the inside of his
hands ?" asked the under officer,
who, chosen by the marshal, was
much like him in thought and char
acter. "He's got knobs in nic palms
like the horns of a Jersey refer.
He got them knobs by workin'. Be a
shame to put 'vag' charge against
him but he certainly does need a
rest. Tell you what I'll do-Ill pay
half his keep for two or three days
till he rests up, an then We'll send
i'm around to the churn-factory.
Draperll give i'm job. He's strong
on hoboes."
1t was practical charity, this, from
rough men who would have indig-
nantly resented the idea that they
were inspired by any specially COM
mendable motives. They glanced
over again at their strange guest.
His head had sunk back, and his
mouth was open. He was uglier than
ever. One arm was hanging Imply
toward the floor, the other rested
upon the arm of the chair, and a
half-eaten heel of bread was still
gripped between the tips of his fin
gers and the ball of his palm.
The homeless one, fed, was asleep
and before a fire!
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12

usual efficiency Of the men in gun
work. For years the navy has given
prizes for rifle practice and small
arm practice, but it was not until
after the Spanish-American war that
prizes were awarded for efficiency in
great gun Workmanship.
According to the officers Of the
navy, the efficiency of the men with
the monster guns has increased 1000
per cent since 1898. The contests,
which are held yearly, involve ships
against ship, and the turret crew
that makes the best record in the
fleet at target practice, receives SUBJ
stantial rewards for excellency II
gunnery. In addition, the men wear
upon their uniforms the letter e."
which is also painted upon the tur-
ret, on the guns and during steam
ing exercises on the funnel OF the
winning ship. The men are said to
be exceedingly proud of such an
honor and are the envy of the men
on all the other ships.
The testimony of the officers of tt8
navy before the house naval COM
mittee recently showed that in their
IHc navy lOi ySoio
has been getting a better class of
men than formerly, and that the men
seem to be much better satisfied with
their treatment. In 1908 the deser-
ton amounted to 8 per cent of the
number enlisted, and now 1T is but
81 per cent. The percentage of
men re-enlisting in 1913 was 35,
which is the greatest in the history
of the navy.
The navy is being recruited at the
rate of 1900 men month. 1t was
frequently said in the past that men
Joined the navy because they were.
out of work, but this has been d1
proved by records kept by officers.
Every man who enters the navy is
asked why he wants to enlist, and
from the answers given the last few
months most of them gave as their
reason the opportunity for foreign
travel. The next reason given was
that they joined upon the recon-
mendation of friends in the navy.
The third reason was to learn a
trade, and the reason given by the
fewest, 318 out of 1881, was because
they were out Of work.
secretary DanlelS, VINO Is enInuS-
iastic over his task of directing the
big fighting machine, has plan in
view that will make the navy even
more attractive for enlisted men. 1t
has been asserted that the enlisted
man does not have an opportunity
for advancement, Mr.. Daniels has
asked congress to authorize him to
select % men from the navy not
more. than Il years old, lho, after
examination, shall be eligible to en-
trance to the naval academy.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12

grade of assistance from four to
twelve, aided by two elevator-men,
restored the peace with a net loss of
three wounded. So violent was the
conflict that the uproar penetrated
even to the presidents office itself,
and just as the struggling Wolfe
Tone, borne between two elevator
men, appeared in the main hall the
crowd Of clerks that pressed forward
parted respectfully to make way for
a little gray gentleman.
whats all this noise 2" he de-
manded. drop that boy"
They stood Wolfe Tone on his feet,
half naked from his rough usage.
His logged little face flushed holly
through the blood, some of which
was his own. The little gray gen.
tleman turned to the elevator-men.
Bring him in here" he said.
Wolfe Tone struggled again to
free himself.
"Whisht, yer young fulep one of
the men cried. "It's Mr.. Coogan."
They half carried him into the Of
flee of the president, who had seated
himself behind his mahogany desk,
the personification of judicial dig
nifty.
"Now, them" asked Mr.. Coogan,
"what have you been doing ?"
There was the faintest suspicion
of an Irish burr in the presidents
speech, and all the trepidation and
shyness fell away from Wolfe Tone.
He grasped in his left hand the rem
nant of his beloved scapular, and
held together the fragr'ent of his
only suit with the other. AS rapidly
as his agitation permitted, he re-
counted the injustices of the day.
81 leave it ter you, Mr.. Coogan,"
he concluded frankly, eff dat wuz on
de level"
The president hid a smile with his
hand.
"What did you say was your
"Wolfe Tone Lynch" was the re-
ply. "An' dey wanted ter make it
Tony, fer short"
Mr.. Coogan frowned.
eff you had any complaint, WHY
didn't you come to me ?" he said
gently. "You shouldn't have fought
about it."
"but dat Campbell kid called me
dirty, sneakin' Mick" Wolfe Tone
rejoined, and the blaze in his eyes
found an answering CLEAN in Mr..
Coogan's.
He struck the call-bell on his desk.
"Wilson," he said to the officer
that answered, "here's twenty dol
lars. Take this boy out, let him
wash himself, and buy him some de-
cent clothes"
He turned to the ragged little fig
ure with a smile.
Hereafter you're workin.. for
me in the Office outside" he conclud-
ed. "And we'll call you Wolfe Tone
Lynch"
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12
DAMN FAMILY TO
LOOSE RENOWN

The Damn family, of world fame,
bids fair to lose its renown by dis
covery of the He'll family, in the
town of Farrell, built by the United
States steel corporation.
Members of the He'll family are
not averse to using their name in a
business way. The head of the fam
lily, Conrad He'll, an ice cream manu-
facturer, has signs reading, GO to
He'll for ice cream" scattered
throughout the city. Another sign
reads, "Ice cream from He'll is guar
anteed pure and cooling" Still an
other bears the inscription, Have
you been to He'll? It's the coolest
place in Farrell"
When a stranger enters Main
street he is startled by a big, bill
board reading: Hell is here; don't
miss the place" A block farther
down the street this sign is encount
cred, "You will find everybody there
on a hot day; He'll is always open."
The big sign which, however, at
tracts most attention is in front of
Hell's place of business. 1t repre-
sents young couple eating ice
cream and the young woman saving
to her escort. Hell for mine; al
ways."-New York Herald.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12
OUR JACKIES LEAD --,E WORLD
Efficiency of American Sailors In
spired by Prizes and Promotion.

That The jackies of the American
navy who are doing such valiant SER
vice in Mexico just now are the most
efficient body of their kind in the
world is the tribute paid them by
the officers in command, and by
authorities who have seen the men
of other navies at work. 1t is
claimed for them that their mark
manship is not equalled anywhere
and that the wonderful improvement
in their work with the biz guns dates
from the Spanish American war.
The American navy is composed of
81 800 enlisted men and 3,435 officers.
To the apprentice seaman at the
training stations, where they are re-
ceived after enlistment, are allowed
$50 each for clothing and SIC a
month for rations. When they go
aboard ship they are made ordinary
seamen and receive from SO to $22
a month and rations. At each train
ing station there is school in which
education. Since last January there
have been similar schools on every
ship, the idea being to fit the men
for advancement through the various
grades of petty officer and warrant
officer. The real object of the navy
is to increase the general efficiency
of the men who make the navy life
career.
In addition to all this, 800 of the
sailors are now taking courses in
correspondence schools. During the
next fiscal wear. June. 1914. TO June.
1915, the federal government will
distribute among the men $42,200 in
money, badges and trophies for ex-
pertness in gun practice, and therein,
it is said, lies the reason for the un-
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12

I'd back one man from Corkshire
To beat ten men from Yorkshire;
Kerry men against Derry men,
And Ireland against creation.
Whirasthroo!
'Tis pity we amt nation.
When the Mclean regime of the
Benefit Life was replaced by the
Coogan faction, and Michael Coogan,
the nickel magnate, became presi-
dent, the position of office-boy fell
vacant in the actuarial department.
1t lay within the province of Mr..
Francis Demarest, the tenth assist
ant actuary, to examine the candi-
dates, and he did so with a certainty
and despatch born of long expe-
rience. The contest narrowed itself
down to two boys.
Ec there was one thing on which
Mr.. Demarest prided himself, it was
on his sense of diplomacy. One of
the applicants named Schmidt, the
other Lynch, and by the same token
here was an opportunity to pay the
company's new executive a delicate
compliment.
1t came over Mr.. Demarest like a
eyes, the scapular-string showing
above his collar, would crafty Mr..
Coogan. Even a Coogan is suscep-
tible to flattery, he thought, and so
with satisfied grin Mr.. Den-arest
assigned to the bench outside the
candidate Lynch, whose Christian
name was Wolfe Tone. So much
for Mr.. Demarest's knowledge of
Irish history.
The other occupants of the bench
were two in number, both hired by
Mr.. Demarest out of compliment to
Mr.. Mclean, whose benefces in the
realms of professionalism stand in
such marked contrast to his business
career. They were named, respect
lively, Wesley E. Merrill and Camp
bell Asbury Pomeroy, and if gen
eral air of goodness and well-mani-
cured nails count for anything.
Wesley and Campbell were of the
elect.
Beside them, Wolfe Tone was dis
tinctly unbiased. His red hair de-
fled the brush and comb, while his
med with a neat black line. He sat
uOWH utAI W Wesley dllu uItW III a
sharp breath through his teeth.
"Stiffs! he muttered, and buried
his hands deep into his trousers
pockets.
A moment later Mr.. Demarest
came out of his room and cleared his
throat ostentatiously.
"Wesley-Campbell," he said,
"this is the new boy"
Mr.. Demarest suffered from en-
larged tonsils, and habitually spoke
as if he were midway in the swal-
lowing of food.
what shall we call you 2" he
asked Wolf Tone.
Huh" Wolfe Tone calculated.
What name shall we call you ?"
he continued, and then what he con-
ceived to be joke formulated itself
in Mr.. Demarest's mind. He launched
it with a grin.
81 don't want to call Wolfe,
Wolfe," he said, when there is no
| wolf"
Wesley and Campbell broke into
chuckles. They could appreciate hu-
NOR from a tenth assistant actuary
not quite as we'll as from a ninth as
sistant. The same brand of humor
from the chief would have left their
sides aching for q week.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12
Not Near Enough.

A farmer in great need of extra
hands at haying time finally asked
81 Warren, who was accounted the
town fool, if he could help him out.
"What'll you pay?" asked 81.
"Ill pay what you're WORTH" an
swered the farmer.
81 scratched his head a minute,
then announced decisively:
'1'll be darned if I'll work for
thatw-Everybody's.
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12
THE CONFESSION OF
A SUBURBANITE
By CHARLES BATTELL LOOMS
Copyright. by the Frank A. Munsey Co.

Happy is the man who can turn
his trials to good account!
When l moved from New York to
New Jersey | felt like a free man.
Whereas | had formerly lived in a
cramped fiat, l now had eight rooms,
an attic, and bath, and all outdoors
in which to exult. | danced madly
through the eight rooms, the attic,
and the bath, and | ran outdoors and
shouted to the eternal hills that lay
opposite my house. The eternal
echoed back my shouts. Also, my
neighbors on either side probably set
me down as mailman.
| was not mad. | was merely ex-
banding. | was giving voice to my
delight at being no longer compelled
to walk sideways through my hall.
] was giving utterance to my joy
that l no longer had to take half
a bath at time.
But as the days went on | found
that the suburbs also have their
cares. The first time | oversight,
one foggy morning. | tried a short
cut through a neighbours back yard
which is not enclosed, and my fore
head came into unexpected contact
with a wire clothes-line. | missed
my train. | likewise said unneigh-
borly things to my neighbor, who
advanced the theory that it was not
absolutely necessary for me to run
across his back yard; that there was
a board walk.
This leads E.e to the board walk.
hAo nd yhnt ,
was first laid down, but now many of
the planks are missing, and as it
runs over marshy ground one has to
know it well to walk it in safety.
While was learning its safe planks
l turned my ankle on missing one,
so to speak. l at once addressed
words to the mayor of our town, who
was coming down his front path.
We are only five hundred souls,
but we have mayor. 1t gives us
dignity, and it gives him job. The
words | addressed to him did not suit
him, and he returned some of them
to me, joined to other words-such
words as | do not habitually use
so / let him have them back. We
were both excited.
piii6o uo w bhS uOSs hS
mayor has a dog. We were doing
our talking on the mayors front
lawn, and when our voices rose above
the normal the dog felt that it was
up to him to defend the mayoral
dignity, and he gave me a bite. |
did not like the bite, and so l went
to the doctor to see what he could do
about it. He did a bandage about
it, after cauterizing it, and he agreed
that the dog would be more useful
if dead.
However, l spared the dog. After
week | shook hands with the
mayor, because life is short at best;
and | sent some fresh eggs to my
neighbor for having unintentionally
loosened his wire clothes line.
AS | said at the beginning, happy
is the man who can turn his trials
to good account
Eden Terrace is lonely place. 1t
lies between Paradise Heights and
Eden Flats. Paradise Heights is
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12
Efficiency.

81 hope" said one wife to another.
"that you never nag your husband"
"Only when he is beating the
rugs" said the s. cond one. "When
he is thoroughly irritated he makes
a much better job of it."
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12

AS | said at the beginning, happy
is the man who can turn his trials
to good account
Eden Terrace is a lonely place. 1t
lies between Paradise Heights and
Eden Flats. Paradise Heights is
Charlevoix county herald., 1914-09-12

U. w. p. A.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-27
EAsToN

The many friends of Rev and Mrs. Irving Maurer of Northam Mass. will be interested to know that few days ago that they welcomed little ghtef into their nome. Rev Maurer was a former pastor at the Congregational church at the Centre
 Miss Lucy Robinson Of Bridgeport has been a guest of her friend, Miss Mary Gillette at Adams Corners.
 MT. and Mrs. William Loper and son, Verne Loper, of Sport Hill, have been guests Of MT. and Mrs. August Kuehn in Plattsville-
 Miss Esther Gustavson has return ed having spent few days at the home of Mrs Charles Blakenan. E
 John Candee has purchased fine pair of devon oxen from parties in North Woodbury. Miss Carrie Nichols has been spend- ing a few days with MT. andaMrs El- bert R. Nichols on Sport Hill. Mrs. John Sherwood and Miss Minnie Q. Sherwood spent Thursday lin Bridgeport.
 | Miss Lizzie Smith has been a very Frecent guest of MT and Mrs Ellis Nichols in Southport
 Mrs. Horace Wheeler was a recent guest of MT. and Mrs. Frederick Kuehn in Long Hill.
 Mrs. Ambrose Marsh has returned from a visit with her daughter in Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-27

diate possession
 Among the prominent Newtown peo- ples in Bridgeport yesterday were merchant R. H. Beers, William H
 At the Dodgingtown dremenss socia- ble. Friday night. the Beacon Fire Co. ,of New Haven, were tiIe lucky win ners of the grand prize, a gold dou- ble eagle.
 The appraisers on the estate of the late Mary J. E.. Betts are Frank Wright. and Allison P. Smith. The court of probate also appointed Will liam A. Leonard and Frank Wright ap- praisers on the estate of the late Ed- ward T. Clark
 There will be. no services in the Methodist church, Sunday, as the pas tor, Rev I. N. Iaine. is attending the New York East Conference Of the Methodists at Mount Vernon. N. r. this week. Mrs. Emily A. Bennett left Thursday for visit to friends there, and will attend the conference too.
 John F. Meyers, the Hawieyvi1le blacksmith. is suffering from a badly hobbled foot the result of the fall Eupon it of a heavy iron. pr. w. IT. Kiernan is attending him. Builder q. F. Brew has taken the contract to build a commodious barn and stables with modern equipment for Mortimer Smith of Mount Pleas
  team of horses from Danbury par ties.
 The farmers near Botsford. Steven son and In zoar are disappointed that Huntington, in town meeting, rejected Ethe White. Hills survey for the Dan bury and Shelton Section of state highway and adopted the route through Huntington center White HflIs way would have put these ham lets on the map. and afforded them a direct. safe and dry road to the She1- ton and Derby markets at all seasons Eof the year But town action does not bind the highway commfssioner, Tit seems.
 Deputy Arthur Northrop ofhcially visited Pohtatuck grange, Tuesday night and eenjoyed its Hospitality. He was entertained for the night by the past master, A P. Smith. The grang- CTS had a very pleasant evening al around .s4
 William Honan and Warren yard oi Taunton, spent Tuesday in Danbury
 Mrs J T. sheehan spent yesterdas in Brid geport. the guest of her sister I Mrs. Charles Miller
 At the regular meeting Of Hiram Chapter, R. A. M. Wednesday night the brethren were honored by q slated visit of the grand high priest w A I followed the chapter work | The pail bearers at the funeral ot James Bradley. Thursday. were Pat. rick J and Martin Kelly, Jerry Troy John Hanrahans T. AHcMahon and tJohn F. Bradley The deceased is SUIT vived by an aged mother besides tws Ibrothers and two sisters.
 Samuel Lsasher of Poughkeepsie. wa Ia. guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Briscoe "Wednesday
 James Jr.s the three year old son O MT. and Mrs. James Elliott died abou .I noon, Thursday. He had an attacl of pneumonia from which he had beer Apparently recovering hut had a re lapse and died from weak heart sThe family have the deepest synpath, iof The neighbors. ssl
 Thomas Raferty has purchased {
 new organ for his family.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-27
Remedy Used By
 Three Generations
Mothers Who Took It When Children Now Giving It
 To Their Children.

Theresmust be genuine merit to an article that has stood the test Of two generations Of users
 In the field of medicine none has had greater success, nor retained that success to greater degree, than Dr sCaIdwens Syrup Pepsin, which is now being used by three generations of people. It's use in families Is con stantly Becoming more general The reason, primarily, is that it has merit. It is what it represents Itself to be, a laxative-tonies it does not make ex saggerzted claims nor use coarse lanl guage to set forth its virtues
 It is a medicine, but so mild and gentle a medicine that thousands of mothers give it Nto tiny infants, and yet in a sHghkIy larger dose, it is equally effective for gFown-ups. It is for any disorder of the stomach, liver or bowels, for constipation no matter how chronic, for dyspepsia no matter how severe. for biliousness, sour stomach, gas on the stomach, headaches, droWsiness after eating and similar complaints arising from a clogged-up condition of the bow els. It is pleasant to the taste and does not gripe. It can be used with safety and good results by anyone at any age or in any condition of health, and that persons health will improve. Every druggist sells it and the price is only fifty cents and one dollar a bottle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-27

appel if you let me male sum. <
 Aw1 rite, sed the kid. And he took the appel and let Puds Sfmkins start to take envelopes out of the box and male them, the little kid saying, It's fun. aint it. and Puds saying, G, its awI rite. And he kepp avn taking them out of the box and n1aleing them and I kepp avn sucking avn wat was left of my oringe and Reddy Merfy kepp avn eeting wat was left of his sents werth of peanuts, and aftir g vile Reddy Merfy sed, III give you lwats left of these peanuts if you let me male sum.
 Wfch the kid sed, AwI rite, and took the peanuts, beeing about left, and Reddy Merfy startid to help Puds Sim kins male the envelopes, ferst Puds maleing about 10 and then Reddy male ing about 10, Puds saying Fun, aint it, Reddy, and Reddy saying, Yeh, and I kepp avn sucking avn wat was left of my oringe end looking at them, and aftir a. vile I took a grate big suck out of it and sed. III give you this or inge if you let me male sum-
 Wich the kid sed he wood, and he took the oringe and I startid to help Puds and Reddy male the envelopes. beeing sum fun but not hutch. And pritty soon they was awI mailed, and the kid put the 6 peanuts and wat was left of Puds appel and wat was left of my oringe in the empty box, and wawked away with it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-27
LITTLE BENNYS
 NOTE BOOK
By Lee Pape-

The felIos was awl standing 4erround the male box avn our block this aftir- noon, Puds Simkins eeting an appel and me sucking avn a oringe and Reddy Merfy eeting a sents werth of peanuts, and tie rest of them not do- ing enything speshil, and awl of sud- din a httel kid with brown shooz and
 wlte stockings calm up and startid maleing about 10 at a time beeing so smeny of them you woodent think enyboddy moo so meny peepiI, and we stood thare watching him a vile, me
 sucking avn my oringe and Puds Sim
 kins eeting his appel and Reddy Mer-
 fy eeting his sents werth of peanuts, and then Puds Simkins sed. Wats you
 ma1eing. kid.
 My sistirs wedding annountsments,
 sed the littel kid. And he keep avn
 ma1eing them about 10 at time, and aftir vile sed, III male sum of them for you wen you get tired. Tired nuthing, sed the kid, this is fun
 And he kepp avn maleing them about 10 at time, and kepp avn Merfy kepp avn eeting his sents werth of peenuts, and Puds Simkins kepp avn eeting his appel. and aftir a vile Reddy Merfy sed. Hay, let me male sum of them for you, will you, I'm a good maler. I don't care, [ wunt to do it myself, sed the kid, this is fun.
 Wich it looked as if may be 1t. mite be, and aftir vile Puds Simkins took a grate big bite out of wat was left of his appel and sed, I11 give you this