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The Dermott news., 1915-03-11
BEARS KILL SALMON
Alaskan Bruin Stays Them for
Food and Sport.
Can Eat 500 Pounds at One Meal
GulIs and Terms Also Among
Causes for Waning Fish Sup
ply in Northern Rivers.

Bears that fish in shallow water and
gulls and terms that pluck out the eyes
of their prey are destroying millions
OF Alaskan salmon. according to +.
Lester Jones deputy commissioner of
tho bureau OF fisheries who vas sent
20 Alaska last summer to investigate
the causes of the waning salmon sup
ply The bears. he says, are the worst
Offenders. because they haunt the
shores OF streams during the spawn
ing season. and. besides killing huge
quantities for food. slay many thou
sands OF others Just for the pure joy
OF the sport
The commissioner in his report tells
how at Black Bear creek in the Cleve-
land peninsula he found the shores for
loo feet on both sides Uttered With
hundreds upon hundreds Of humpbaek,
silver and chum salmon that had been
tossed out OF the water by bears
Hardly any ot the fish had been mu-
tflated except b. the marks OF the
bears claws on their backs. All that
was eaten VAS the check" OF the sal
mon. the bear. according 70 Commits
slouer Jones. being very fastidious and
preferrinE that part 10 any other,
As the bears in Alaska are the larg-
est in the world and are noted for
their ravenous appetites. It is easy to
realize how much damage they can do
on Kodiak island. where the full
grown bear weighs three-quarters Of
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11

no noise, thus not disturbing the other
games IN progress
On the larger vessels there is
gymnasium where all sorts of exer-
else may be taken by the passengers.
1t Is under the direction of an athletic
Instructor, who VIII give advice as
To just what sort Of exercise each
particular person should have-the
kind of apparatus 10 use for reducing
flesh and the sind to use for gaining
it, I'm fact. there is an apparatus to
meet the case o. every one on board.
Swimming pools are to be found on
the newer steamers and even swim
ming Instructors are provided Ger
tain hours are set aside for ladies'
exhibitions are given for the passen-
gers amusement
Even Eating Is an Amusement.
Eating, too. may be classed as an
amusement en- shipboard as it seems
to be continuous performance, for
apart from the regulation breakfast.
luncheon ana dinner. beef broth and
sandwiches are served on deck at
II O'Clock in the morning and lemon
ade, tea aud cake at four in the after
noon This is the usual order, but
should the passengers desire food or
drink between these hours, the stew
ards Will serve them again.
Passengers who suffer from seasick-
ness, or even those who fear it, may
have their meals served on deck The
average traveller eats about twice as
much on board big liner as he does
a home and does it in many instances
TO Kill time
Amusements on ships of different
nationaIties vary to suit the taste
Of the passer gers. On Spanish ships
dancing is the leading amusement.
and as the style OF dancing requires
very small space. its entire passen-
ger list Is easily accommodated
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11

for orphans OF the seamen of merchant
vessels. Several of these homes are
maintained in different parts OF the
world. and tho results Of the concerts
on shlpboard have gone far to add
10 the comfort and education of those
children whose fathers have endured
SO many hardships to bring the ships
with their human freight safely into
port II seems but a just tribute to
their helpless children
Many Deck Games.
Various kinds of games may be
PLAYED by those who desire exercise.
Shuttle. boards are marked off on the
upper deck and disk showers and
other requisite appliances are proyid-
ed An elevated square containing
16 numbers is set up, Covered weights
are used the object of the game be
ing to drop these weights in the cen
ter of the squares containing the
numbers. Tossing the weights is an
excellent exercise and despite the
fact that it looks like a simple thing
ficult until one gets just the correct
twist of the wrist On the French
ships a box containing sections like
that OF post office boxes is placed on
deck The sections are open and mum
bered On the top is an iron frog
with an open mouth. The point of
the game is to throw the lead disk
INTO the open mouth of the frog, or
into one OF the sections. Hitting
the mouth of the frog counts 1000.
but as it is a rather difficult feat, COM
paratiyely few counts of this high
number are made. Passengers of all
ages engage in this, and competition
oftea becomes keen. Quoits, too, is
a ponular game, especially with the
lafi and children. Rope rings are
used because they are light and make
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11

America first tand only Twilight
Twins" had their initial ride In an au.
tomobilo, when their mother. Mrs
Bessie Mccain OF Brooklyn. took them
to a Twilight Sleep lecture held ut
the BROOKLYN Academy OF Music, I'M
der the auspices OF the Twilight
Sleep association The Twilight
Twins are both boys-and two more
healthy boys cannot be found They
were born tn the Kings County hos
pital month ago. while their moth
er was under the influence of the new
method as practiced by the Freiburg
specialists OF Germany The associa
ton is planning tour of the more
important cities in the United States
in order 10 educate women TO the ad.
yantages OF the Twilight Sleep and
see that physicians use none but the
approved method in administering the
scopolamn-m orphin treatment Twi
light mothers will be the principal
lecirrers
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11
! SAVED. LIFE Of BABY
Weary German Soldiers Forage
for Starving Little One.
Sturdy Warrior With Pitcher Of MIX
Plays Nurse and Scolds While
Tears Roll Down His
Cheeks

Berlin How German soldiers
saved the lie Of Il French baby 5
told In a letter written b. an alder
man of a West Prussiau city who is
serving as a battalion adjutant at the
front
We had taken the village BY
storm" he writes The enemy had to
be driven from every single house
every barn and every shed SIN We
were within the reach Of their field
guns and so it was impossible for eur
commissary department to furnish IL
anything To eat We had to suhsist
on what We could ind in the village
Luckily We discovered a COW In enc
Of the barns. some OF our men We're
fortunate in capturing TIVE pigs and
the following night two steers were
brought in from the pasture outside
the village. So the meat question VAS
solved for some days 10 come.
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The Dermott news., 1915-03-11

The French ships make a specially OF
music and the leaders of their or
Chestras are usually graduated from
the Paris Conservatory of Music.
Dancing is also a feature on board
these lines Frequently there Is
stereopticOn show in the ladies' cabin
giving views of interesting countries
and whetting the appetites of the pas
sengers for more travel The amuse-
ments on the Italian steamers are
patterned after those OF the French
The German and English steamers
have, perhaps, the greatest variety OF
pastimes. Americans predominant
on these boats and the steamship COM
panies meet the demand of their eli
ents TO be amused However the peo-
pie themselves form the greatest
amusement for, after all. there is
nothing more entertaining than the
actions of the different types of peo-
pie on a ship.
On board those steamships, whose
course takes them from one hemi-
sphere to the other, the great event is
the crossing the line" or equator.
Members Of the crew are deliberately
costumed as Neptune and his cour-
tiers and some men who have never
before crossed the line are selected as
victims for mock trials, housings and
other antics that delight the onlook-
ing passengers. Especially on British
vessels is this celebration held 1t
is a relic OF the old days OF wind
tanners" before the advent of steam
ships.
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11
Girl FIGHTS in MANY Battles.

Petroerad Olga krasilnlkoG. a
nineteenyear old girl fought in 8 bat
ties In Poland before she was wound.
ed in the foot and her sex was dis.
covered a fourth degree 81 Georges
cross has been awarded her in the
Moscow hospital
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11
War Claims Bill Help Arkansas.

Washington.-Be Before adjournment
or Congress President Wilson signed
the omnibus war claims bill, which
was called up by Senator Robinson OF
Arkansas, carrying Arkansas items az
gregating nearly 100000.
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11

Amsterdam, To provide against a
copper famine in Germany the kaisers
troops are said to have eonfscated
all brass doorknobs. chandeliers and
other brass and bronze fixtures In Bel.
gian cities.
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11

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along the banks As drew nearer |
saw thousands OF salmon fighting their
way up the shallow stream, and
among these fish were the gulis. pick
ing out first one eye and then the
other flushed this enormous horde
OF gulls. which | believe numbered at
least 10000 Going closer 10 the
stream, l found humpback salmon
Hopping everywhere. With their eyes
gone and otherwise mutilated from
the picking and elawing OF these
birds estimated that on this creek
alone there were within sight 1000
fish either dead or dying that had
never spawned
To remedy this condition Mr. Jones
makes several novel suggestions The
ease with which the bears and gulls
prey upon salmon he says, IS due in
large measure To the number of Oh
structions in streams which they fire.
Quent in the spawning season. Be
sides the falls and other natural bar
riers. some OF the rivers have not
been kept clear OF timber and other
distractions. and are consequently
providing ideal fishing grounds for the
natural enemies of the salmon. Whole
schools are halted ON their way up
stream by these distractions with the
result that the fish fall back exhaust
ed Nto shallow water only to be
proved upon by bears and gulls
The commissioner mentions mum.
Der of streams where this is especially
true, and urges that the government
appropriate sufficient money To have
the worst distractions removed The
falls in many places he says could cas-.
lily be blasted to give the salmon free
passage In other places, where dyua
mite is impracticable, the construction
OF fish ladders" is recommended
The investment of few thousand
dollars on all OF these streams says
the commissioner. would mean
great return in the future as the result
of opening up additional natural
spawning grounds as yet almost Who'll
ly untouched
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11

And Not Policeman In Sight.
Snicklefritz-Myl andlady is praying
for lumber famine
Dinglebatz-Because why?
Snicklefritz--It would give her IN
excuse for raising the price OF board.
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11
Revenues Large For February

Washington For the first time
since July, government revenues for
month of the present fiscal year have
beaten the pace set during the fiscal
year 1914
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11

Yazoo CITY The movement now
hens carried ON in Yazoo city to
make the town ab4olnte'y sanitary is
gaining momentum daily. and inter
est has spread to every part of the
city
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11
arewell 70 White Bread.

Berlin The proprietor of a promi.
nent Berlin restaurant recently gave
white rolf banquet at which the
white bread was served for the last
time its consumption being forbid
den
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11
Use New Shield.

Petrograd.-The Russians are using
a new form of shield which runs on
wheels. covers six men abreast and
stops rifle and Maxim bullets
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11
Feathers for Relief

Each South African ostrich farmer
will give one pound of ostrich feathers
to the British and Belgian relief funds
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11

Mrs 5 v. Grote lett New York re
Gently ON the steamer Holis Olan for
Riga Russia. where. in fulhllmeut Of
her husbands last request. she will
sprinkle his ashes on his old home
stead Twelve days after their we'd
ding Grote. fearing the time might
come when she would no longer love
him. ended The honeymoon by suicide
Her husband was the brother Of
the imperial physician OF thu cars
court Mrs Grute, who is known as
Doctor Grote. is Woman Of unusual
charm and Is OF Swedish birth Grote
lett all has property to his Wife.
The Dermott news., 1915-03-11

lie traveller At sea Is a com
pick individual varying i'm taste
as well as ii temperament ~
times he must be amused at
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
POINT WELL TAKEN.

Last year the Illinois legislature
voted to found colony for epileptics.
In a number of states these are al
ready we'll established institutions. A
home for these unfortunates Is neces-
sary, but why did we not likewise ten
years ago establish a hospital for those
wounded and manned in the insane
celebration of the Fourth Of July? In
stead, we instituted the sane Fourth
and almost completely did away in a
decade with any need of medical care
whatever for our celebrants. Alcohol
as drink must go. 1t is an economic
Observation-Disclosures F. Read, M. D., ILL
nois Medical Journal.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
AS LIQUOR SELLER SEES 1T.

Being interviewed by a newspaper
reporter on the subject of prohibition
one which is on everybodys tongue
Barney Grogan, a well-known Chica-
go liquor dealer, had this to say:
IF they voted the wet-dry question
in Chicago some Sunday morning the
whole city would go dry. It's the men
and women who are wet personally
who will finally decide the issue. They
are Hopping about and will try 1t as
an experiment. Maybe they will go
back-maybe not They don't know
exactly where they are at--especially
the morning after pay day. But the
prohibition wave is getting bigger
every day"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
AMAZING ACTS BY
MAIL ROUTE HORSE
BRUTE INTELLIGENCE THAT Is
ALMOST BEYOND BE-
LIEF.
DONE THE BEAT" FOR NINE YEARS
Locks Barn Door and Automatically
Feeds Himself-knows His Stops
Fond of Candy.


Feeds Himself-knows His Stops
Fond of Candy.
Grand Rapids, Mich.-No more re-
markable horse lives than "Ned," an
animal owned by Martin Gilbertson,
local mail collector. Some of the
stunts which he performs are almost
past belief.
Med" feeds himself, which is no
mean accomplishment for a horse.
His master, by arranging chute from
the corncrib to the animals stall, and
an ingenious rake in the haymow over
the stall, has made this possible. A
rope attached to shutter in the chute
and another to the rake, when pulled
by Ned" release a portion of hay suf
fcient for meal end six ears of corn.
At night when Gilbertson enters his
door-yard he unhitches the animal by
unlocking simplified harness, and
Med" hurries to his stall, clamps the
ropes between his teeth and yanks
down his munchings. The next day
Gilbertson arranges the corn and hay
and everything is in readiness for the
next night.
Gilbert also has nailed wood
. block on the sliding door Of the barn
and Ned" finds this every night with
a front hoof. He quickly pushes it
shut and an automatic latch insures
him against the wishes of any mis-
guided intruder.
For nine years the brute has
done the beat" with Gilbertson. He
has grown SO accustomed to the duty
that he makes the three hundred stops
without requiring a word Of com
mand from his master. In fact he
goes over three-quarters of the route
alone every day, Gilbertson taking
short cuts through back yards and
over fences while the steed takes the
street. This enables the collector to
finish his task fully an hour under
schedule.
Again Ned" knows traffic officer
better than most autoists. Approach
ing corner in the congested business
district, where he is driverless as a
rule, he stops at the street line and
whinnies for attention. AS soon as
the officers white-gloved goes up in
signal, he proceeds cautiously over.
On several occasic rs his judgment of
distance has far exceeded that of the
officer and by refusing to obey the
signal given, he has averted collisions
which would have proved disastrous.
Everyone knows the animal, espe-
cially the confectioners on the route.
More than fifteen sweet shops are on
his route. Ned" mounts the walk in
front Of each, neighing and paving his
demands, until clerk rushes out and
gives him his daily candied bit. AS
soon as he gets it he backs away and
canters hurriedly to the next box to
make up for loss of time.
Gilbertson in telling OF "Ned," de-
clares that blood will tell" The ami
NAL was sired by Tom Allen, the IA
nous Hambletonian. He was given a
tryout on the track, but failed to make
good. However, although sold into or
binary life, he has many times COM
handed offers OF 81 800 which his mas
ter has refused, a sum which was far
greater than the price Tom Allen
brought after his speed failed him.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
-NOtes and
: Comment
The Eyes.
or Interest 10 Wonea Readers

tuS EySos
There Is no doubt that life as we
live It In the present day puts a much
greater and more continuous strain
on our eyesight than 1t was called on
to endure in the days Of our grand
fathers. Therefore, 1t behooves every
one to do what he can to take care OF
his eyes, and 1t is astonishing to find
how Indifferent too many are to the
ordinary precautions. II you have
work to do which makes demand on
your sight, see that the light is good.
Do not read or write In a position
where you face a window, but, II pos
sible, arrange that the light comes
from the left side. When working by
artificial light, have this screened
slightly in some way, If only with a
piece Of paper. Do not read when
very tired, as the bodily WEAKNESS is
shared by the eyes, though you may
not notice 1t particularly. 1t is an ex-
cellent plan to close the eyes for a
few minutes three or four times in the
day. Do not read In bed, as when the
body is in a recumbent position the
eye is subjected to an extra strain. II
the book can be fixed by means OF a
holder above the eyes, it is a differ
emit matter. Great relief will be ex-
perienced by those who use their eyes
q great deal IL they battle them night
and morning with hot water. For this
q pledget of cotton wool should be
used, and afterward thrown away. A
solution of boracic acid in distilled
water is an excellent application when
the eyelids appear red and infamed.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
PARTING SHOT OPENS eUsHER.
Oil Well Was About to Be Abandoned
as Worthless

Muskogee, Okla.-An oil well which
It is believed will be in the 5000 bar.
rel class and will cause the opening
of an extension of the famous Cushing
field was started to flowing by 27.
quart shot of nitroglycerine made as a
parting slap by the owners, who
thought the well was worthless.
This well was sunk in the sand in
the edge of the clifton oil pool. 1t
showea no signs Of being productive
and there were no productive wells
around it,. The owners were about to
abandon 1t, but decided to try one
more shot of nitroglycerine. Then
the oil spouted all over the lease.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
REDUCED TAXES.

The tax rate for Juniata county,
Pa, has been reduced from 6 to AZ
mills. AS there was a decrease of
$4,000 in the debt Of the county dur
ing one year of curtailed license and
two years Of absolutely no license, the
county commissioners felt they could
afford to grant this reduction to the
taxpayers. Juniata county maintains
no almshouse and finds little use for
one even under the present business
depression.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
PATRIOTIC DUTY.

General Joffre, communicating his
decree Of prohibition for the French
army to the newspapers at Nancy,
said: 1T is the duty of all patriots
to fight alcoholism in all its forms.
Everyone must understand that any
thing capable Of diminishing the moral
and material strength of our army
constitutes a real crime against ma
tional defense In face of the enemy"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
RUB RHEUMATISM FROM
STIFF, Aching JOINTS
Rub Soreness from joints and muscles
with small trial bottle of
old st. Jacobs Oil
Stop closing" rheumatism.

It's pain only; not one case in fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub sooth-
ing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Oil" right
on the "tender spot" and by the time
rheumatic pain. "St. Jacobs Oil" is
harmless rheumatism cure which never
disappoints and doesn't burn the skin. It
takes pain, soreness and stiffness from
aching joints, muscles and homes; stops
sciatica, lumbago, backache, neuralgia.
Timber upl Get 25 cent bottle
of old-time, honest "St Jacobs Oil"
from any drug store, and in moment
you'll be free from pains. aches and
stiffness. Don't sufferl Rub rheuma-
tism away.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
OLD-TIME COLD CURE
DRINK HOT TEA!
s-s-s-s-s-s..s- .s..s...e q sd.

Get a small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea, or as the German folks
call it, Hamburger Brust Thee" at any
pharmacy. Take a tablespoonful of the
tea, put cup of boiling water upon
it, pour through sieve and drink a
teacup full at any time during the
day or before retiring. 1t is the most
effective way to break a cold and cure
grip, as it opens the pores of the skin,
relieving congestion. Also loosens the
bowels, thus breaking up a cold.
Try it the next time you suffer from
q cold or the grip. It is inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
MODEL FARM.

A great model farm on which no
liquor shall be sold, and where instruc-
ton in stock raising and farming shall
be given for the benefit of the public.
is provided for by the will Of William
R. Nelson, former editor and owner of
the Kansas City Star. The clause re-
lating to liquor reads, mo person
shall, during the thirty-year period
sell on said lands any spirituous, malt
or vinous liquors of any kind"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
First in Fraternity, First in Stability
First in the Hearts of it's Members
BOLTS WANTED.

We want to buy few hundred cords
of four-foot bolts in hemlock, spruce,
pine and balsam, g. and up in
diameter, smooth, straight stock, all cut
10" long. Will buy same delivered on
car on f.. j. C S. r. X. or in our yard.
EAST JORDAN, CABINET co.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
HOW AN ENGINEER KEEPS WELL.

Railroad engineers are more exposed
to catching cold than other workers. E.
g. Dunaphant of Monette, Mo-, has run
Frisco engine % years and all the
medicine he has taken is Foley's Honey
and Tar He writes: 90 always keep
it in my house and recommend it to all
who have bad cough or cold. '-Hites
Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
Went to School In Niohties.

st. Louis.-Adolph Fremder, clad
in pajamas and bed quilt, walked
two blocks to Sedan high school In
his sleep a few days ago. He was
rescued by party of automobilists,
who took him home. Adolph is son
of Charles Fremder and had attended
commencement exercises at the Sol
dam night school the evening before.