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Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
THE RIVER PEOPLE OF THE
MISslsslPPl

n In an interesting phase of Miss
issippi life-the really vast scattered
population that makes It's home upon
either the river or It's tributaries. re-
ferred to CONTEMPORARY in many
terms more or less profane by shor ,
folk and steamboat men, but among
themselves always as "River People"
by this is not meant the men who fol-
low the river as sailor follows the
sea. or the people along its banks who
fish, run a ferry. dig clans. or rent
boats. although. one may do all these
things and still lay claim to the title.
One must make his home permanently
a1oat on the waters.
Such home may be a well built
tidy cabin on a water tight scow with
children playing about, and Towering
plants trailing from neat ratings. 1t
may be moored off its own garden
patch and pile OF driftwood as big as
the main outfit, or 1t may be no more
Il an a ieaky skiff drifting slowly on
a sluggish current with nothing be-
tween its lonely occupant and starva-
ton but some rotting old gear with
which to fish the muddy waters.
1t depends on whether he be mer-
chant, medicine man, dentist, or actor,
carpenter, tinker. or gunsmith, list
lessly pursuing his chosen vacation
afloat. He may spend his summers o.,
the Upper River. and drift thousand
miles or so to a milder cline while
the leaves are changing color; he may
work ashore occasionally to provide
his medicine chest with Quinine and
lis locker with tobacco and coffee,
ne may be of an cyolor, OF any nation
atty, of any creed or none; honess
man or thief, mill hand with children
In school, a hopeless tramp seeking
quiet pastoral hooks. or an arrant
rogue pilfering as he goes, and pre-
ferring the more fruitful neighborh-
hood of large towns. It Is the last
named class that has given the whole
a perhaps undeserved reputation, that
hiss caused states to attempt to iegi;-
late them out Of existence and towns
10 bar them from their water fronts.
But in spite Of this open hostility
at times almost approaching perseeu-
ton, they persist; and instead OF d.
minishing in number. they are In
creasing till their total number, 1t Is
claimed runs well into the tens or
thousands. For the call Of the river
always has Its answering recruits. and
once under it's subtle spell they never
leave it.-Harper's Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
THE PATHFINDER
The worlds greatest nuisanc

The worlds greatest nuisance Is the
ltfinder, for he is conspicuous ev
fau W He does not hide his ligh,
eryWnere \islel nor speak In a whis
under a bu y. is to be seen and
Der. His mission
heard. made tbe
T The Creator in six finished de
universe and when it was Oos Yet
cIared that the work was b. Is been
since its creation, the world han -
full Of fault finders who do not
Il Is good enough for them
The popularity OF the habituA
fault finder is that he has no reason T
&c find fault. He disturbs the serenity
OF those who are happy and who
would enjoy peace and contentment
hut or him.
Nothing satisfies the fault finder
and no era has been free from his tan
'alizing presence. The faultfinders ex-
asperated Noses on the mount until.
he dashed to pieces the stone tablets
inscribed with the first written laws
of God and man.
The Pathfinder Is the bane OF the
family circle. He undermines affec.
ton, destroys peace and breeds dis.
content He is the fly in the ointmenAt'
the unwelcome intruder He p>dakes
the task of the genuine reforp~er more
difficult
c,, he blocks the path OF sHr"sress' he
$50 the statutes Win unhece' 3
| se.sy sS7id umworKable laws. He die.
tates destructive policies to those in
authority and makes them cover be-
fore his yitriolic tongue. his poison.
Gus pen and pestiferous persistence.
No church has been without it's
FAULT finder, no social organization; no
chop, factory or office and no move.
ment for the public good is exempt
from his intrusion.
The faultfinder is found everywhere
scattering the seeds of distrust, pois
oning the minds of those who will lis-
ten, marshalling the forces of unrea-
son. casting shadows on the sun, dim
ming the light of the stars, hooking
the hopes of humanity and challeng.
ing the goodness of beneficent Prov
idence..
Out with the fauftfinderi We have
no room for him --Leslies.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
Meaning Now Clear.

Wife-"Well, dear. / shall have 10
do the cooking now. Cook left without
warning this afternoon"
=. Husband - mot exactly without
warning. She told me this merning l
had better bring home some dyspepsia
tablets tonight, but didn't quite un-
derstand what she meant"
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
MAKES FEET OF PAPER PULP
Doctors Idea to Meet Needs Of Grip.
pied Soldiers.

pied Soldiers.
The uses to which paper and paper
pulp are being put are constantly in
creasing In number. At present there
are paper furniture. paper cloth. pa
per silks and clothes, and even paper
legs.
Now DR.. Svindt, of Denmark, who is
responsible for the artificial leg of
papier-mache, has brought forward a
paper foot, intended to meet the
needs OF the crippled soldiers. These
feet are said to be strong enough to
withstand ordinary usage. and they
have the added advantage OF being
cheap.
A model of the foot Is made OF wire
gauze. and upon this is poured a spe'
cially prepared pulp which entirely
fills the interstices Of the model.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
True.

1T Is well enough to strive to at
tain perfection, but remember one
thing. my boy"
What, father?"
IF ever you should attain II you
would become most uninteresting.''
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
MAKES GOOD IN THE

A cough remedy must be GOO
satisfaction in northern states vari-
able weather Bertram Brosa Green
Bay, Wis, writes: 1--WE have used
Foley's Honey and Tar and recommend
it to anyone who needs good, reli-
able cough and cold remedy" Relieves
Group, opens air passages, eases
strangling fight for breath.-Hites
Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
the MODERN PARENT

The modern mother Is often too
q UGH inclined to weigh the baby four
times a day, to feed It on ozonid. or
something equally funny. to expose as
much OF its person az possible. to
make It gaze at Botticelli prlats when
in Its bath. She will no doubt want 1t
% mate eugenically, In which she will
probably be disappointed. for love
laughs at Cations; but still. In her
struggle against disease and wooden
thinking, she will have helped the
child by giving 1t something TO dis.
card better than the old respects and
fears. The modern mother has begun
to consider herself as human being
as well as q mother; who no longer
thinks that
A mother IL q mother still.
The holiest thing alive.
She Is coming to look upon herself
as sort of esthetic school inspector.
She lives round her children rather
than In them; she Is less animal.
Above all. she Is more critical. Hav-
ing more opportunity OF mixing with
people, she ceases to see her child as
marvellous because 1t Is her child. She
is losing something of her conceit and
has learned to say. "the baby" il
stead of my baby 1t Is a revolu.
tionary atmosphere and the develop
ing child has something to push
against when It wants to earn its PAR
ents' approval for modern parents are
fair judges of excellence; they are
educated. The old time father was non
plussed by his son. and could not help
him In his delectus. but the modern
father Is not puzzled when his soa
wishes to converse Of railway finance.
The parent, more capable OF conrade-
ship has come to want to be a COM
rade. He is no longer addressed as
Sir; he is often addressed AS "old
chap" That is fine. but 1t Is N dead
opposition to the close. hard family
Magazine.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
WOMEN HAVE THEIR TROUBLES.

Not only middle-aged women, but
younger ones, too, suffer from back
ache, pains in side, swollen ankles,
sore muscles, rheumatic pains and
kindred ailments without knowing that
these are most often the result of de-
ranged or oVerworked kidneys. Foley
Kidney Pills sre good medicine for
kidney trouble.-ThtS's Drug Store.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

An honest dollar isn't to be blamed
for its tainted associates.
Beware of the man who meyer over
looks an OPPORTUNITY to tell ysaI homes
ty is the best policy.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

When q woman's dress ID describ'
ed as a dream, the cost In apt to prove
{. nightmare to her hubby.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

AS matter OF fact the sins or
large city haven't anything on coun-
try village--if the truth were known.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

After a woman has been married
about so long there is nothing less in
teresting to her than being kissed by
her husband.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
USE or LEISURE TIME
A FACTOR IN SUCCESS.
Use Of Time: Not Spent In Working.
Eatlrq or Sleeping May Determine
Workers Efficiency.


How do you spend your leisure
timer" is the question which appears
on the application blanks for employ.
ment in some. II the largest business
houses today. To some this may seem
an unnecessary intrusion on the pri-
vate life of the Individual. but the way
in which worker utilizes the inter-
val between 8 OF 6 p. M. and 8 or 8
A. NJ, as well as his holidays and Sun
days. has an important bearing on his
efficiency. Dull heads and unsteady
hands. which are often the byproducts
OF misused leisure hours, are distinct
liabilities, In any work whether II be
mechanically routine or OF the sort
that requires Judgment and adaptable
ity. - Industrial Conservation. Neto
York.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

The difference BETWEEN compliment
and flattery depends on whether 1t ID
handed to you OF some other person.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Every time the sun shines the pessi'
mist consoles himself with the belief
that It's raining somewhere.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

When q small boy gets his fingers
caught In the pantry door 1t isn't TIT
jam he Ia looking for.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

It's a good thing for mans peace
Of mind that he doesn't know what
other people know about him.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
No Secret.

Keep love a secret!" exclaimed
Aunt Kezlah. Can you keep the
toothache a secret? Well, no more
can yau keep love or tight shoes .
secret"
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

What a pity 1t Ia
beautiful females -uslat- the mos
else to recommend bally have htti
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Illusions are the grand ideas we
have about ourselves; delusions are
tile silly ideas other people have about
nf
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

The man who acts contrary to bis
wife's advice and falls down never
hears the last OF 1t.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

The liar who can repeat q sorry ten
times without any alteration deserves
more credit than he gets.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

The mind cure may be all right
but the patient must have mind OF
his own to start with.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Fearing to break into a profession
that's overcrowded. some men waste
the best years Of their lives looking
for one that isn't.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

- Don't Judge g woman by the beauty
VI her hair until you find out whether
Il ia natural or artificial.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Probably a man never realizes how
golden silence is until he tries to buy
some of II.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

A man may be q good talker and
ptill have serious impediments In his
though,G
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Moles an0 poor physicians are cas-
lily traced oy the holes they leave In
the groun'.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

The woman who makes fun or q
new style one day is usually. trying to
initiate Il the next.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Perhaps the boy who plays marbles
for keeps may be giving away hbrar-
les In after years.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

II you want to study human nature
don't patronize correspondence
school. Watch your neighbors.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
Very Helpful

when a congressman makes mon
key of himself he can have II stricken
from the record"
What about itr'
II was just thinking that would be
useful in ordinary life" Louisville
Courier-Journal
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

It's you for the other side OF the
street when you see man approach
ing who never fails to inform you
that the world is daily growing worse.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Blind people are usually smart
they have a sight Of sense but no
sense of sight.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Many q man is honest because
good opportunity to be otherwise new
er knocked at his door.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

The man who is most discreet when
sober Is the biggest fool when other
wise.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

l-iI Is said that brick house. well
constructed, will outlast one built OF
granite.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

However. the engineer OF train
of thought should stop to think oc-
Casionally.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Beauty is said to be only skin deep.
ma. many a woman's beauty depends
upon The size of her balance In the
bank.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

It's a wonder the egotist doesn't
lose his voice from singing his own
praise.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Lots Of men are ieu,.n, NTH them.
selves because OF Their belief that
charity begins at home.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

The man who hands out free advice
10 others always goes elsewhere for
his own.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

A woman Is always suspicious OF
another woman who dresses better
than herself.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

When q man says a bright thing he
nearly always forsets the quotation
marks.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Speaking IF well preserved women
Lots wife hes probably the tc-f- a
the lot.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Sometimes the more money q man
has the more selfish his children are.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

When young rooster gets n comb
he reaches the height Of his ambition.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

A woman talks until things get ser
ious-then she gives a man a chance.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

The electric chair IL Q sure cure for
Insomnia.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

II looks az II some men actually
enjoy being mean.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

It is much easier for a bad man to
live down to his reputation than 1t II
for a good man to live up to his--as
well as more usual.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Probably the best way to get rich
quick II to 60 slow.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

The man who fooss the bills always
has q kick coming.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Wise men are as slow about giving
advice as fools are about taking It.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Duty and inclination seldom shool
the same chute.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

When It comes to opening a heart.
flattery is superior to dynamite.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Baking powder manufacturers should
succeed In getting up In the world.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

A girl loses her self-possession
when she puts on a wedding ring.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

About two thirds OF the average
mans sympathy IL curiosity.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30
|CIUR SAY
; 1NOL IS THE
: BEST TONIC
Honest Opinion Doctor Gave
His Patient

Bedford, Ohio.-"I was in a pitiiul
condition, weak, nervous and run
down so could not do my housework.
! had doctored for years and tried
everything under the sun. A friend
told me about Vinol. asked ny
doctor about it, and he replied. 1T
certainly is the best medicine that can
be had today. couldn't give you
any better / took it, and today I
am as well and strong as any woman
could wish to be, and it was vinol
that saved me."-Mrs. Frank A. Hor-
key, Ash ST., Bedford, Ohio.
We guarantee this famous cod liver
and iron tonic fo- all such conditions.
HITE DRUG CO., East Jordan
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

Mailing . lie won't always keep n
down.
Charlevoix county herald., 1917-11-30

A bathing suit t..inhniuSS every
time It IL VOL niod-
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-05
WHERE SOY BEAN WILL GROW
Plant Will Thrive Almost Anywhere
North of Louisiana and South of
Iowa State Line.

The soy bean Is comparatively
new plant in many sections of this
country, but 1t will grow and do well
almost anywhere north of Louisiana
and south of Iowa. 1t can be grown to
the north and to the south of the two
states mentioned, but Its best regions
seem to be within the pqkhllels of lati-
tude marked by these states. Soy
beans have, in fact, been grown along
the shores of the Gulf of Mexico with
the best of success and some enthu-
siastie growers believe they Will pro.
duce a crop anywhere south of the
Canadian boundary.
In Missouri, Kansas, Tennessee.
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Illinois soy
beans are now recognized as highly
valuable forage. In some places they
are driving out the old reliable cow
pea, as they have been found an even
better forage than the peas. Like the
peas, they serve to enrich any soil in
which they may be planted. In Ten
nessee and Arkansas the soy bean Is
particularly valuable, as the soil and
climate of these states seem to fit its
requirements exactly.
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-05
ALWAYS READY FOR ANY KIND OF HARD WORK

more hav. In this way he will eat,
drink and rest all night, and when you
are ready to go to work, Mr.. Mule
Is ready. too.
One Man Sufficient.
No stabling, no bedding, no curry
ing and no feeding, except by one
man who sees to filling the troughs.
havrack and water tank. A bunch OF
work mules handled in this way and
worked hard every day will, at the
end of six months, be better and fat
ter than when You started with them.
Horse Would Be Lacking.
Now you never could handle bunch
of horses in this way. 1t would only
be few days until your horses would
begin to show up bad, some would be
foundered, some crippled and ZONE
lame. A mule seldom halks or runs
away. You often find a balky horse,
and when the horse runs away he
tears up the harness and wagon or
pillow and often cripples himself. 1t
does not take 50 much to raise
mule. and before you know 1t he is
old enough to work. and you always
have plenty of work stock and have
a few good teams to sell each year.
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-05
GARFIELD FIXES COAL PRICES
Fuel Administrator Announces Final
Decision, Which Will Be Bind
ing on All Dealers.

Washington. - Fuel Administrator
Garfield announced regulations, effec-
tive at once, for the limitation of the
retail prices of bituminous and an
thracite coal throughout the country.
The fuel administration has fixed
in the conclusions arrived at, not the
specific price which the retail dealer
will be allowed To charge the con-
sumner, but the gross margin which
the retail dealer will be allowed TO add
to the average wholesale cost of his
coal in making retail prices.
The retail dealer will be allowed to
sell coal to the consumer at a price
representing an advance of not more
than 80 per cent over the retail gross
margin of 1915. In no case, however.
is the gross margin from now on to
exceed the gross margin of July, 1871.
If. for example, a retail coal dealer
bought particular kind of coal in
1918 at an average of 81 a ton and
sold IL to the consumer at So ton.
his gross margin was 81. DR.. Garfield
now allows him to add 30 per cent to
this amount making his gross margin
for 1917 S1.30. provided that is not in
excess of his gross margin in July
last.
If the retail dealer now pays an av-
erage of SO for the same kind of coal
he will be allowed TO sell 1t TO the con-
sumner for not more than S4.30 ton.
Doctor Garfield selected 1915 as a
normal coal production year.
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-05

There is no animal so easily and
pleasantly handled on the farm rs the
mule says Il writer in an exchange.
All the farmer who works mule
needs in the way of barn is good
paddock or lot of one or more acres.
according to the number of teams that
he is working. In this paddock build
a good shed suitable to whatever conn-
Try or climate you are in. In this have
good long rack and keep it well
filled with sweet hay. corn fodder, cane
or other roughage There must be a
good trough kept we'll filed with corn.
oats, bran or barley. A tank supplied
With good water must be accessible.
This is all you need to handle bunch
of work mules. When your mules
come in from work, take the harness
off and turn them loose in the pad.
dock.
Eat, Drink and Rest
The mule will lie down and take a
roll, lie there q few minutes and then
get up walk to the hayraek and eat
little hay Then he will 60 to the
water tank and drink, then take an
other roll and eat some grain. ana
then go back to the hayraek and eat
The Monticellonian., 1917-10-05
SOURCE OF DELICIOUS MILK
Qualified Veterinarian Should IA
Called Upon to Inspect and Test
Each Cow Every Year.
clemson College Bulletin

The family COW should be constant
source of cheap, pure and delicious
milk. Such may be the case If n few
precautions are taken. II is freouent-
ly observed, however, that under the
conditions surrounding the family cow
only dirty, diseased milk can be pro-
duced.
A COW may be suffering from tnbcr.
eulosis. the worst disease to which sba
Is subject, and still show no signs Of u
to the proud owner. For the suka ~
the children who drink the milk
qualiiied veterinarian should bo colled
upon to inspect and test each COW
every year.
With the assurance of healthy
COW, she should be housed In clean
weii-iighted shed and provided with a
clean yard in which to exercise Tho
milk should be-sdrawn into y e,ean
smali-topped Ailk pail and kent COO,
until consumed. ps .oo'