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Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
OBSERVATIONS"
By Our Man About Town

He was only a young man-surely
not more than twenty-five or twenty
three years old, yet he was at once
recognized as tramp"
He approached me while was stand
ing on the platform at the depot, and
asked for a match. Given the match,
he thanked me in such way that was
agreeably surprised, and, seeing that
he was not anxious to get away, decid-
ed to work into conversation with him
and, If possible, learn for my own satis-
faction just why he was tramp.
'No," he answered me, 81 do not
consider myself tramp, although do
look like one and imagine that is what
| am in the eyes of all meet"
| told the young fellow that people
nowadays consider every idle, ragged
stranger tramp and asked how he had
fallen into his misfortune if he did not
wish himself to be classed with other
tramps.
"Well, sir" he told me, guess l
have only myself to blame, but really
am not bad Sort left my little home
town few years ago and for time
worked in different cities. But l start
ed travelling in the summer, found it
pleasant, and it's fact that "tramping'
as the world calls it ,not such hard
lot. OF course I've been pretty hungry
at times, and I've slept on bare floors,
but l consider the experience worth it.
am getting to see the United States,
and | probably never would have seen
it had | stayed at my home town. /
work now and then and very rarely
have to beg. Sometime, and soon, |
think, am going to find work, prove
myself capable, and climb to respect
able position"
Asked if he thought the average So
called tramp was like him he said he
did not know, but that he imagined all
of them rather liked it, as he, at least,
had always been able to find work
when he really wanted it.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
Washable Toys are the Safest

Childish ailments are often difficult
to account for, and even doctors are
puzzled at times. But in cases like
this one medical man, with children of
his own, always asks: "Where are the
children's toys?" Then often the pro-
blem is solved, and the case can easily
be diagnosed as one of mild poisoning
Most toys find their way into the
children's mouths, the gaudy paint is
sucked off, and trouble naturally fol-
lows. Some toys, wooden or tin trum-
pets, for example, have the paint actu-
ally on the mouthpiece or within an
inch of it. India rubber toys are fa-
vorites, but they should be uncolored,
as the paint becomes brittle, breaks off,
and piece may be swallowed and
cause severe stomach trouble.
Washable toys are always the best.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
History of the Week as it Isn't

Monday, Apr. 1O.-T. Dewitt Talmadge
invents Pinocle, 1867.
Tuesday, Apr. 11.-Michael Angelo
paints life size portrait of Anorew
Carnegie, 1902
Wednesday, Apr. 12-Emperor Will
liam forbids the Crown Prince play
ing with a pop-gun, 1870.
Thursday, Apr. 13.-Rameses II poses
for Charles Dana Gibson, 1916.
Friday, Apr. l4.-Robert Fulton talks
across the continent, through the
telephone, about his steamboat inven-
ton, 1890.
Saturday, Apr. 15.-Ivan the Terrible,
OF Russia, weeps over the tomb OF
Napoleon, in Paris, 1900.
Sunday, Apr. 16.-Sir Joshua Reynold
assists the Queen of ltay in the com.
posing of Carmen" 1899.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
Commission Proceedings.

Special meeting of the City Commits
sion held at the commission rooms,
Wednesday March %, 1916.
Meeting was called to order by Mayor
Cross. Present-Cross, Gidley and
Lancaster.
Minutes were not read.
The petition of Geo. Spencer asking
the Commission to appoint member
of an arbitration board to determine
the extent of damage by fire to his
building at the corner of Main and
Williams streets, according to the pro-
visions of ordinance No. 40, was placed
on file.
In accordance with the provisions of
said ordinance No. 40, the Mayor ap-
pointed II. |. Mcmillan as the citys
member of said board and on motion
by Gidley the appointment was con-
firmed.
On motion by Lancaster meeting was
adjourned.
Regular meeting of the City Commits
sion held at the commission rooms,
Monday evening, Apr. Bird, 1916.
Absent-Cross, Gidley and Lancaster.
No quorum being present, meeting
was adjourned.
OTIS j. SMITH,
CITY Clerk.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
Boost for East Jordan
and MICHIGAN

When home have the opportunity OF
what buying and everything not just right the diff
adjusted promptly satisfactorily without
loss of time
regretted that occasionally merchant shortghted
appear willing right kind of service his
patrons Such policy neXcusabe such merchants dis
grace their community and hinderance to their town
Butt There also altogether many who
running bills days their dealers
annoyance forcing bankruptcy and during
sending hundreds of miles without
giving the local opportunity bid the order
red blood in such individual veins
spark patriotism his makeup His community would be better
off without him.
We heard himself for ordering goods of
another state by that the local dealer
holding investigation learned his dealer worth
only hundred dollars while the maorder house worth
Millions evidently had held the other
fellow.
We asceraned by asking few questions that this particular
had bill with his dealer for six months and
complaining the merchant could him
small months credit basis the maorder house
sized ORDER cash advance The home merchant
taxpayer and part of the town that made this pays
property valuable while the ma-order dol
Michigan the other hand drawing
the and the State making them
instead of richer.
making protest Shame the fellow who makes
hundred times
Michigan should get together work hand
their prosperity Common teaches
proper thing to do
MICHIGAN MERCHANTS AND MICHIGAN PEOPLE GIVE
EACH OTHER A FAIR SIIOW-BOOST MICHIGAN
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
Woman's Ingenious
Handbag Seat

with a woman's ingenuity, Katehine
NMinehart of Philadelphia has patent
ed No. /, lac, ,997, hand bag composed
of two similar sections hinged together
at one end to form the bottom of the
s/bag and connected at their edges by the
4 flexible sides of the bag of such size as
to permit the bag to be opened, so that
one of its similar section may serve as
seat, and the other as back rest for
person sitting on the seat, when the
latter is flat on the ground or other sup
port.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
A Delightful Desert
OTIS j. SMITH,
City Clerk.

Is well worth getting acquainted with
because it will serve company of 80
people at cost of sixty cents. 1t re-
quires one quart of milk, one pint of
cream, two cups of sugar, one pound
of dates, and the juices of one lemon
and one orange. Wash and chop dates
and blend with the milk, then add
cream, sugar and lastly the fruit juices.
Pack in ice and salt and freeze. Could
anything be simpler?
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
Home Grown Daffydills

If you had been designing a new flag
in colors, and found it would look bet
ter in black and white, would you use
Pennon ink?
When book is so bad that it gives
you pain, why not have revenge by
putting it on the rack?
If music were taught in the ocean,
would it take long for a salmon to learn
the fish scale?
Could pair of black knitted gloves
be called crow shade?
If a button was broken through the
middle, could needle and thread make
the button whole?
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
Resolutions Passed by
Our Fair Association

Whereas, The Supreme Ruler of the
Universe has called to his final resting
place, our beloved President, Herbert
L. Olney, whose death occurred at
Petoskey, Michigan, January 3rd. 1916,
and
Whereas, in his death our Society
has lost one of its best and most re-
spected members, and Charlevoix
County one of its finest citizens,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved: By the
Charlevoix County Agricultural Society,
that we give expression of our appre-
citation of the long service of Mr.. Olney
to this Society and extend to his family
our sincere and heartfelt sympathy.
He has been a faithful and untiring
officer and member for many years.
His rugged honesty and strict integrity
coupled with his prudent and sound
judgement made his presence in the
eounsels OF the Society of inestimable
value. AS man he was kind, courte-
Gus and considerate. AS a friend he
was as true as steel. His manly life
will stand as an enduring monument to
his memory and be an object lesson to
all who knew, admired and loved him.
Resolved Further, that this Resolu-
tion be spread upon the records of this
Society and copy duly engrossed pre-
sented to the family of the deceased.
Richard Lewis
Committee T. B. Ward
Frank II. Wangeman
Unanimously Adopted at a regular
meeting of the Society held in the City
of East Jordan, Michigan, February
18th, 1916.
II. B. HIPP,
President.
Countersigned:
r. A. BRINTNALL,
Secretary.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
The Crops
in Michigan
Monthly Review Given by the
Secretary of State.
Lansing, Mich, April Z, 1917

WHEAT-The condition of wheat on
April first in the State was rs in the
southern counties 73, in the central
counties 81, in the northern counties
80 and in the Upper Peninsula 90. The
condition one year ago was in the State
and southern counties SO, in the central
and northern counties 50 and in the
Upper Peninsula 94
The average depth of snow on March
18th in the State was $50 inches, in the
southern counties 1.41, in the centra
counties ABB, in the northern counties
1884 and in the Upper Peninsula 1885
inches.
On March Doth the average depth of
snow in the State was / 40, in the cen
tral counties 005, in the northern
counties 2.S5 and IN the Upper Peninsu
la 1915 inches.
The number of days protection to
wheat by snow, in the State was l6 in
the southern counties 10, in the central
counties q, in the northern counties
26 and in the Upper Peninsula 80.
In answer to the question, 'Has
wheat during March suffered injury
from any cause?" 194 correspondents
in the southern counties answer Yes
and 81 ''No," in the central counties %
answer "Yes" and SO "No, - in the nor
thern counties answer "Yes" and rs
"No," and in the Upper Peninsula 20
answer "No.
The total number of bushels of wheat
marketed by farmers in March at 60
FIGURING mills is 40, 40 and at 81 eleva-
tors and grain dealers 81 ,69l or a total
OF lO2, AGA bushels OF this amount 75,-
pa bushels were marketed in the SOU
thern four tiers Of counties, -, 2S4 in
the central counties and 1906 in the
northern counties and Upper Penlnsu-
la.
The estimated total number of bus
hels of wheat marketed in the eight
months, August-March, is 1000, 900.
Fifty-five mills, elevators and grain
dealers report no wheat marketed in
March.
RYE-The average condition of rye
in the State is "a, in the southern coun-
ties so, in the central counties SS, in
the northern counties 81 and in the
Upper Peninsula 80. One year ago the
condition in the State and southern
counties was 90, in the central and nor
thern counties SO and in the Upper
Peninsula 9S.
MEADOWS-The average condition
of meadows in the State is 80, in the
southern counties 81, in the central
counties 90, in the northern counties "a
and in the Upper Peninsula l0l. The
condition in the State one year ago was
8S, in the southern counties Sc, in the
central counties 81, in the northern
counties 81 and in the Upper Peninsula
9S.
LIVE STOCK.-The average condi.
tion of horses and cattle in the State is
95, sheep and swine "a.
FRUIT. - Fruit correspondents
throughout the State report that the
winter has been very favorable fol
fruit and that present prospects are
above the average. The following table
shows the prospect for an average
crop OF the various kinds of fruit in the
State and the different sections.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
In Agreement

The milkman was new to his job and
lacked the wisdom of more experienced
members of the species.
ut loks like rain this morning, nm, +"
ne said, pleasantly, gazing skyward, as
he poured the milk into his customers
jug. at always does," said the Gus
toner.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
Meeting Unnecessary

He-So you know my wife?
She-Oh, very well indeed.
He-I wasn't aware you had met.
She-We haven't, but have a maid
who was employed in your house for
two months.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
Southern Northern

In regard TO the question what per
cent. of orchards are being sprayed?"
correspondents report A. in the State,
As in the southern counties, 33 in the
central counties, As in the northern
counties and II in the Upper Peninsula
COLEMAN c. VAUGHAN,
Secretary of State.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
Countersigned:
r. A. BRINTNALL,
Secretary.

The leap year girl who has a young
widow for a rival has poor show.
What a wonderful old world this
would be if the msu who think they
know il all could only prove il.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15

If a married man ever becomes truly
great his wife nearly always assumes
the responsibility for it.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
COMBINED AGES OF
TEN MEN is 700 YEARS
Birthday Party at VIM. Harrins-
tons Where Ripe Old Age
PredOminateS.

In honor of William Harrington
birthday anniversary last Tuesday
nineteen members of the q. A. r. and
w. r. C. gathered at his home on the
West Side to assist him in celebrating
the event OF the gathering assembled
there were nine ladies whose combined
ages amounted TO 500 years, and the
ages of ten Grand Army veterans
present amounted TO 760 years. 1t is
against newspaper propriety to venture
on the delicate subject of a lady's age,
so only q list of the gentlemen follow
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15

Fort Scott, Kan, Republican-To
save our face, we had better not ask
Villa to salute the flag.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15

Nebraska's Secretary of State has
turned down complaint that Bryan is
not entitled to enter the Democratic
primaries because he is not Democrat
So far, so good. Now that it has been
officially determined that Bryan is a
Democrat, cannot some method be de-
vised to determine whether he is Will
son man?
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15

Dr. Wiley says he prescribed sugar
for the Harvard football team and Yale
has not won a game since. Yet the
prescription of sugar which Woodrow
Wilson's administration has just had to
take will not have the same effect.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-24
BIRD MAN
SOME OF THE EVENTS SEIZED.
UIED AT THE STATE FAIR.

Huron, Aug. 24.-Baxter Adams,
the celebrated aviator. who has been
given the sobriquet, =" the ace of the
air." because of his astonishing and
amazing %intrepidity in haunting
death and mocking the undertaken in
the clouds, will be one of the main
attractions at the South Dakota state
fair where he will loop the loop, fly
upside down and offer other sensa-
tional and spectacular stunts.
One of the special features of
Adams flying will be an actual dem
o%nstration of blowing up a fort from
the sky, in which he will hurl heav-
lily charged bombs on a miniature
fort erected in the infield. His bonn
bardment will be returned by the
fort when the birdman will give a
clever and skillful exhibition of his
proves in the air by darting hither
and thither in lodging the imaginary
shots from the anti-aircraft guns.
And all the time he accurately drops
explosives near the fertilization to
show the manner and means by
which the ayiators in the European
AntdNtI VI wal Nhils VII Ahtli WI n
Of death and devastation.
The fort flying feat presented by
this daredevil Of the clouds is much
more dangerous than the thrill low
ing spectators imagine, as the wings
of his biplane are covered with heav-
ily charged dynamite bombs which
may explode prematurely. If they
should. the frail wings Of the aieraft
would be shattered 10 smithereens.
and the filler would be hurled to the
earth with the wrecked machine at
the feet of the horror stricken spec
tators.
Because of the jeopardy in which
his life is placed by this dread flying
feature. his manager and friends
have repeatedly appealed to the ace
of the air" TO eliminate it from his
category of sensational. startling and
spectacular stunts, which he abSo-
lutely refuses TO do.
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HouLD sLoAN'S EMINENT GO
ALONG

or course It should! For after a
day when your muscles have
been exercised TO the limit an applica-
tion of Sloan's Eminent will take the
soreness and stiffness away and get o
in fine shape for the morrow. You
should also use 1t for a sudden attack
of toothache, stiff neck. backache,
stings, bites and the many accidents
that are incidental to a vacation. We
would as soon leave our baggage as go
on a vacation or camp out without
Sloan's Liniment.' Writes one Vaca-
Zionist: We use ii for everything
from cramps to toothache." Put a bot
tie in your bag. be prepared and have
no regrets.
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no better evidence of the prosperity
of the country than is the large num-
Der of persons who are travelling for
pleasure, or who are s%ojourning at
fashionable summer resorts. He said
that so great are the crowds at At
lantic City, N. j., that hotel man
ayers at the noted watering place are
unable to supply sufficient accommo-
dations, even when cots are placed
in Railways.
Mr.. Mitterling spent three weeks
at his former home, Center Hall,
Pa. Center Hall is the seat of the
Pennsylvania State college, of which
institution DR.. j. w. H%eston, presi-
dent of the State Normal school here.
is a graduate. DR.. Heston's father
formerly was president of Pennsyl-
vania State college.
Mr.. Mitterling went through the
immense works of the Poole Piano
company, at Cambridge. Mass, and
the mammoth Victor Talking Ma
chine works in Philadelphia.
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SKELETON FOUND
RECALLED THAT GIRL HOME
STEADER WAS KILLED FOR
KNOWING OF Sc
GREETED BODY.

Fairfax. Aug. 24-Considerable
interest is manifested here on ac-
count of the finding yesterday by
Venus, while going TO the August
Schultz home, OF "A human skull and
on further search. an entire human
skeleton OF a white man, which APP
parently had been buried many
years. The bones were found in a
draw" two miles south aud two
miles west Of Fairfax. and within
100 feet of the Nebraska Dakota
state line. No evidence of a coffin
or other covering was found.
The discovery recalls 10 the mem
DRY of old timers several strange dis
appearances of early days and espe-
cially of the mysterious murder or
suicide of a young woman whose
dead body was found some twenty
five or thirty years & within a
mile or so of where this skeleton
was found.
The young woman was living on a
homestead and is said TO have writ
ten to her mother in another state
hat on account of her knowledge Of
the place of burial of the body OF a
certain man who had disappeared,
her life was in great danger and for
her mother ITO come quickly. or il
would be too late" and when the
mother came, found her dead.
others think the body was of one
of the pirates or gamblers who were
run out of Bonesteel during the land
rush of 1904 when the citizens arose
and chased some of the toughs out
of town. In the roundup at the time
a number of shots were fired and
several members of the gang" were
hurt, but their companions helped
them get away Possibly n of the
number died on the way and his body
was hurriedly buried in the bottom
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WILSON WILL WIN"
so SAYS SENATOR JOHNSON,
HOME FROM WASHINGTON.

Sioux City, Aug. 24.-President
Wilson is going TO be able to handle
the railroad strike situation satisfac-
torily TO the people of the United
States within the next few days in
the opinion of Senator +. S. John
son, of South Dakota. who was in
Sioux City today while en- route to
his home at Yankton, 5. ID, from
Washington. He was a guest of his
brother. Homer W. Johnson, while
here.
The people all yer the country
are interested in the threatened
strike" Senator Johnson said.
President Wilson is deyoting much
time and thought TO the subject and
/ feel confident that he will bring
about a satisfactory adjustment of
the difficult situation. That seems
to be the consensus of opinion of all
in Washington"
Questioned concerning the polit-
ical situation, Senator Johnson de-
clared that he found President Will
son very strong with the people in
general and voters of all parties. He
said that the opposition which has
developed against him seems to have
come almost entirely from politicians
and certain newspapers.
The people of the United States
are satisfied with President Wilson's
administration of their affairs and |
feel confident that he will register
their approval at the general cleo
ton in November" he said. The
opposition to him, of course, is crit
icizing him, but no specific remedy is
being pointed u for his alleged
faults"
Senator Johnson declared that
there will be less politics in the COM
ing presidential campaign than ever
before in the history of the country.
He asserted that the average voter,
regardless of party utilization, will
go to the polls and vote for a contin-
uation of the present administration,
saying to himself, Well, President
Wilson has kept us out of war; he
is good enough for me-"
Vice President Marshall, Postmas-
ter General Burleson and Senator
Ollle JAMES,, VI h~eHtushst viii De the
principal speakers in South Dakota
for President Wilson during the cam
paign. Senator Johnson said he had
invited the three to go into the state
in the presidents behalf and that
they accepted after a conference with
the national committee. They will
visit the state In October.
President Wilson probably will not
visit either Iowa or South Dakota,
as he plans to accept only a few
speaking invitations. There will be
no speaking campaign with the pres
ident In the party. Senator Johnson
said. Most OF his time between now
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PAY UP WEEK
HELP PROSPERITY ALONG AND
KILL WORRY BY ERASING
DEBTS, Is ADVICE.

An invitation is going to be ex-
tended to Madison and Lake county
citizens TO assist in making a sue
cess of National Pay Up week. To
make preliminary arrangements for
the proper observance of Pay Up
week, which is from October 2 to
October Z, inclusive, a meeting of the
board of directors of the Madison
Merchants association will be held in
the association rooms tomorrow
night.
National Pay Up week will be OBJ
served for the second time through
out the country. The occasion,
which is now commonly referred to
as Prosperity Week." came into be-
ing last February, and it is said that
its success then in hundreds of east
ern cities and towns exceeded the
most sanguine expectations.
Pay Up or Prosperity" week was
originated in Des Moines, la. 1t is
the idea to bring about the payment
of debts on a sort of endless chain
system. 1t is pointed out that if
everybody pays his or her debts, a
given amount of money will liquidate
many times its face value in debts.
For instance, a SIS or $40 bill, several
times changing hands, would pay $25
or $50, more or less, in debts.
The project already has the sane
ton of Mayor George H. Waskey.
City heads in countless other cities
have issued Pay Up week proclama-
tionS.
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FAREWELL PERFORMANCE or
BROADWAY PLAYERS.

The Broadway Players, with an
augmented cast, will make their fare
well performance at Lake Madison
this season on Tuesday evening next,
August 20. The laughing triumph
Some Baby" which has never been
seer except at the Fulton theater.
New York city, is the play to be pre-
sented on this occasion. For unique
and novel plot. unexpected climaxes
and hilarious humor, Some Baby"
has set a new standard In the realm
of comedy.
A careful scenic production will be
given the comedy by the Broadway
Players, and the same popular prices
will prevail.