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anecdotes Of Animal Instinct. In pa.
per in the June number of the Bblio,heque
Uniyersalle dc Genevc $50 ably edited by
NJ. dc Ia Rive, who read several papers al
the recent meeting of the British Assoca.
tion) there are some curious anecdotes,
tending to prove how near, if not quite, to
the power of reasoning the action Of ami
mails approach. Two men, who were about
to walk to Vevey, agreed TO meet at an ap.
pointed place. One of them, who arrived
first, fancyIng he was to late, resolved TO
push OIL and overtake his comrade but his
dog showed symptoms of disliking this pro.
ceeding. lie ran backwards and forwards
fingered behind, and at length totally dsap.
peared, but speedily returned with the walk.
ing stick Of the second person in his mouth.
lie had come late, and sat down to wait
for his friend, but the sagacity Of the ami.
NAL resorted to this evident means of teach
ing them their relative positions and bring.
ing them together. Another dog which
they were trying TO teach TO mount a ladder
got SO tired Of his lesson that he ran away;
but next day he returned alone to the lad
der, and applied himself to the task just as
if his vanity had been piqued into learning
the exercise. A third dog that had been
taught to carry a lantern with its owner, on
winter mornings before daylight, as the
latter carried milk TO neighboring farmer
happened one day 10 be shut up when his
master departed. WheE loosened. he ran
after and overlook him, but, perceivng
that he had not the lantern, he returned to
the house. and causing it to be given to him
again fastened 10 his accustomed hghi
work. Another belonging to young stu.
dent, whose master while bathing. hid him.
self among some rushes, was hallooed into
the water, as if an accident had happened,
when, instead of plunging he ran lower
down the rapid stream, and took his station
watching the river, where 1t was most like
ly to bring down the body for rescue. We
conclude with one fact more, relating TO an
animal Of which we have been used to
consider innocence. rather than wisdom, the
characteristic. A Pigeon familarized 10
the. kitchen, where it was fed and carcssed
one day Witnessed the killing of rulei, anc
il Immediately flew away and never re.
turned to the scene of slaughter! The
kitchen death Of chicken is not very un'
like the death Of dove, and the warning
was not lost.
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FENAAE NOTHCE.-CHAPrN g. OWEN
III would resp 3ctfully inform their friends
that thay have Removed their stock of goods t.
the now brick building few steps below then
old st md, and too doors above the Farmers an
Mech MICS b bunk.
CHAPLIN & OWEN have on hand larg
stock of Groceries, Drugs, Medicines, Paints
Dye Stuffs, and all such other goods as are usual
ly pit in simil r establishments, all of whic
they will sell at low prices, and from their in
erased fclitirs in their new stand for dom,
busin' IS, thoy lttsr thems Ives they will be abb
TO pl, ease those who will flvor them with call.
ID troit June %. 1886. lyJ
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A Blazing Meteor.-A meteor was lately
seen over the village of Macon, Brazil, of
immense size, aud such brliancy, as 10
be visible at the distance of sixty leagues
from that place. Its explosion produced
a sound like that ofthuhder; anil the shower
of fragments that succeeded, spread over
surface of more than ten leagues. The
portions found varied in weight from one To
eighty pounds, and they fell with such VIC.
lence as to kill many cattle.
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q BOWMAN. having recoiv.

6S%hlfES a. ItO w MAN, having recelv-
- cd re-supply to their former stock of Goods,
whi.hconsIsts of
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Gut
tey, Medicine, Crockery, School Books,
'Mak Books, Boots and Shoes, Looking
'.dsses, Windoac Glass, Z By o, Soy 10,
nd 10 by -.
Al Of which they offer for the lowest cash pri-
ces They would also inform their friends and
customers, both in st. Joseph and Kalamazoo
Couhucs, that thpir FIGURING mill will be in OPP
Grafton by the 9th February when they will be
ady to answer all orders for Touring and bar.
lng, or grinding Custom work.
They would further give notice that all persons
living on the south side of the river, and coming
TO mill or to trade at their store, they will give
them pass which shall ply their Ferriagc across
to and from Three Rivers.
Three Rivers, Jan. 3d. 1887. 3ltf
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LNRESH GOODS.-The subscriber has
II lately received new supply of se,sonable
mon colored do. |; dark prints; sheetings WOOL
en- blankets; Canton hlnnels; wooden socks
Joolen gloves, lined cotton do; worsted comfort.
srs, &c. &c. Also, supply of cotton batting,
wicking, and wadding; which he will sell to-
gcthor with his former stock of goods, at the
lowest prices for ready pay.
G.. L. MILLER.
Constantine. Nov Is, 1896. Coy
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NEW STORE AT BERRIEN.-

M EW STORE ATT BsERRIEN.-
" PITT BROWN g. X. E. WARD having
entered into copartnership for the purpose o.
buying and selling NJ ,rchandizo, Provisions and
produce, would respectfully inform the public
that they have just received an extensive and
general assortment of Dry Goods ready mad.
Clothing, Groceries, Hardware, Iron, Nails, Salt,
Boots and Shoes, Eats, llss, Queonsware
leather, OIL, Paints and Conf ctionary, which
they OFF, for sale at unusually low prices.
GFA liberal discount will be mada TO II lvern
keepers and others purchasing by the quantity
~ Persons residing at distance will find il
10 their aGvant &c to give us u call before ma.
king purchases elsowh re.
IS The highest pric, will be paid in c'sl
for all kinds of country produce and provisions
N. b. No Ferioge WILDE charged to p r.
sons ira ding at this store woresido cast of tn
Ri or st. Josop
ri n, Oct. 1895. 1t
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Steam Boat Collision. The steamboats,
Buffalo, and Con. Perry came in contact
On lake Erie. during the night of the 9Th
Il'imo. Bob boats were considerably dam.
aged. The Com. Perry however receive
the most serious injury. One man was kill
ed and another severely wounded OIL board
the Perry.
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A Sensible Man "A correspondent of
he Boston Mercantile Journal says-"Wc
hold then this doctrine, that no man should
marry, or assume the responsibilities of tn.
head of family, without prov ding for the
support of preacher of the gospel, and u,
least one good newspaper"
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a. COFFIN, BRISTOL,

ENOWLER a. COFFIN, BRISTOL,
h Mouth Little Elkhart, Ia, arc now OPEN
ing an extensive assortment of Goods to which
they respectfully invite the attention Of the pub
lie in this vicinity-among which, are Dry Goods,
Groceries, ii lrdware, Iron and nails, Crockery.
Boots and shoes, III is and Caps, ready made
clothing, Drugs VI dcnes. &c. &c. together
with variety of Goods, embracing almost eve.
ry article adapted to the country trade, al, of
which they will sell at prices that offer induce
monts to customers.
N. b. Produce of all kinds taken in exchange
for goods. January Is, 1887. 90
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A Home.-A jail in Maryland was lately
broken open. and seven convicts escaped.
One o.her prisoner had the same opportu.
nifty, and was urged to 60 with tho rest, but
he absolutely refused, saying it was the most
comfortable quarters he had enjoyed for a
long time, and no had no notion for ex.
changing certainty for an uncertainty in
these hard times BE il ever so humble,
there's no place like homo.
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F'ATENT PLAT.

ENAHE ksA MAS PATENT PLAT
FL FORM SCALES, arc now in extensive use
in all parts of the U. S.-are not liable to get on,
of order-occupy but little SIP &c mo expense in
adjusting them-no heavy weights TO handle, and
are very convenient for weighing. The common
complaint that platform scales vary between he,
Wy and light draughts is in these scales com.
pletey obviatcd-the operation being equ lily
certain in weighing bodies of any capacity or a.
mount.
Tho subscriber has received an agency frr tn
sale fthe above article in all its varieties al will
soon be able to furnish scales to airy order with
which he may be favored.
ALLEN GOODRIDGE.
Constantine, May "a. 1887. az
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ENRIE CANAL TRANsPORTA,

ENRIE CANAL TRANSPORTA-
IL TION: INSURED. LINE.
Bows, Garter a. Co. Propi tors, will start boat
from New.York and Albany for Buffalo daily.
Freight and Passengers Forwarded to Rochcs-
ter, Buffalo, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, kentucky,
Indiana, and Missouri, with despatch. Refer TO.
Buckley a. Nobl,, Monroe, M. T..
Mead, Perrin g. Co. Worthwhile, M. T.
John Hurlburt, Sault Ste Marie, M. I.
John +. Porter e. Co. st. Joseph, I"
Rix Robinson, Grand River, "
IL. III. Comstock, Kalamazoo. Z"
For Freight or passage, apply 10
a. II. Gale, Ncw-York, rs Cortland street,
Dows a. Cary, LIS Washington street, N. York
4. Barker g. Co. Rochester, N. Y.
r. T.. Palmer a. 90. Buffalo. NY.
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Sob CASES of Boots and Sho this day
O~ received by THOS. MOSELEY, con.

200 Misses leather boots and slips
100 Chidren's morocco boots.
The above stock was selected from tn, manu-.
actories in the vicinity of Boston, by an expert.
fnced shoe-dealer, and will be sold 10 the trade
by the dozen at a small commission, and at retail
very cheap.
Nov. Is. 6w72
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The cotton crop Of Texas last year i:
estimated $4,000 balcs-worth about So
100000.
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s-l THIEEa s%Hfxi i ,,


by Two powerful low pressure engines) ARcnr-
BALD ALLEN, M lster, will perform her trips for
the present season agreeably to the following ar
rangemsnts:
Leaving DeIrt for Buffalo Leaving Buffalo for Dert
May, 5, IT II, 20, 20. ny, Z, Ia, 20, 20.
June. Is, 81. "a. June, l. Is, "a, 30.
July, Ia, %, %. July, IA. -, 20.
August, IL, IL, "a, 20. August, IL, 81, ~,
September, 10, %, %. September 10, 25
O:t. 1, 10, 10, %, 2s. OFT I, Z, 10, 10, rs 81.
NOVEMBER, g. 8, Is November, o, IL, 1s.
She will make four trips during the season to
the Upper Lakes.
From Buffalo touching at the Ports on Lake
Erie, Mackinac, Green Bay, Cheboyogan, Mil
waukis and Chicago. Homsward bound, at Mich
Igin City, Now Buffalo, st. Joseph, and Grand
River. Leaves Buffalo, June l and 80, July 90
and Sept. 2. Also leaving Detroit June 3, July 2
and 81 and Sept. 4. On her return trip, she will
leave Chicago june 10, July Q, August and Sep
tember IL.
The Michigan is about 500 tons burthen.-is 3
years old--and her well known strength and SIP cd
rs well as Ia II unrivalled reputation as a sea VS..
sci are already known TO the travelling pub:
lie. Her accommodations, always spacious and
ell giant, increased the last sc son by the i'm
provoment of her Ladies' Cabin, and the addi-
ton of eight large and splendid state rooms ad.
joining.
Application for passage or freight may be made
10 the master on board. or to tn following Ag ,nts
o. NEWBERRY g. Co. Detroit.
HOLT, PALMER a. Co. Buffalo.
NEWBERRX & DOLE Chicago.
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NOTICE.-All persons indebted to the
~ subscriber, either by note or on account,
Who's demands are now due must settle the sum
forthwith. A delay of 3 VIC ks will add costs
the amount. Dire necessity compells this call
md he hopes it will he attended to.
ALLEN GOODRIDGE.
Sept. l, 1887. 62w3
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mo. 2.)
Farmers Bank of Sandstone.

President-L. d. Smith.
Cdshier--H. N. Baldwin.
CIerk--A. Clark.
DirectorS--H. N. Baldwin, Giles Bloom.
field, Gould Butler, l.. D. Smith. A. Clark,
S. +. Hooper, A. f. Fitch, P. b. Ring, p.
Far-nnd
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NA EW SsUUHts NEW GOODS /!
~ THOS. MOSELEY is rec living from New
York and Boston his fall and winter stock of
Goods. Tbs assortment is extensive and well
selected for this market. Contemplating new
arrangement in my business the ensuing spring,
my entire stock is offered for Cash, wholesaL
and retail much cheaper than any goods are
bought in this country. M ,rchants whose stock
IL reduced will find it 10 their advantage to Call
and examine. Among my goods are
Super blue and black broad cloths;
Cadet mixed do, cassimeres, buffalo cloth
hunters cord, mcrinos, crcassians, fannels.
rose. blankets, bro. din. table cloths, oil cloth
covers, corded skirts, silk velvet, padding
canvass, drilling, merino shawls, buck NIT.
tens and gloves, wooden socks, hosiery, um.
brellas, &c.
Molasses, MO-, p. R. and Havana SUI.
gar, young hyson and black Tea, raisins
currants, candles, soap, mustard, coffee, 2
doz. shovels and spades, 3 doz. cast stee
axes, 80 kegs cut and wrought nails, &c.
Constantine Nop- Is. 6w72
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II Asst CALL.--All persons indebted TO
H w. Il. HOUSE, will please call and set
tie the same by the 18th inst. or have the pleas
urc Of settling the same with Justice OF the
Peace Constantine, April 5, 1896. s0tl
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fairs and condition of the SAID bank, at the
above date.
WILLIAM FoRD,
ABEL F. FITcH,
w. BUDDINGToN,
Directors.
certify that the above is correct copy
of "a statement entered in the statement book
of the Jackson County Bank.
CHARLES Ii. VAN DOM,
Teller.
List OF the Directors and Stockholders Of
the Joctson County Bank.
DirectorS-A. F. Fitch, VIM. Ford, Jer.
ry Payne, Walter Buddingion, Ira G.
Backus. Allen Bennett, Phineas Farrand,
Paul B. Ring, Porter G. Hughes.
Stockhoiders-John J. Boyd, VIM. Ford,
ir., Jerry Ford, w. J. Moody, David
Dwight, Francis A. McCartler, Norman
Allen.
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DOT ITMENTS

the Bank Commissionsrs Re
port.
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At a regular meeting Of the Probate Court for
st. Joseph County, held at the Court House
in Centrepilie on the 9Th day of Nop. 1887,
In the matter of pom the filing Of a pc.
the estate Of u tition of VIM. b. Brown
Peter Allen. \Attorney for Marvin Allen,
Executor Of said estate, for license to sell and con.
vey the real estate Of said deceased situated in
the counties of St. Joseph and CIss, Michigan.
the personal property being insufficient to pay
the Legacics bequcathed by said deceased. Or
Tered, that notice thereof be published in the
Constantine Republican,, newsp per printed in
Constantine, three weeks excessively TO the end
hat all parsons Interested may appear at the
Court House in Centreville, on the last Monday
of December next at ten o'clock, A. NJ, and
shonld not be granted. CYRUS INGERSON,
3w75 Judge of Probate.
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mo. AZ

State of Michigan, county Of Lapeer.
Personally appeared before tho under.
signed, Bank Commssionerof said State,
Hiram B. Lynn, who being duly sworn, on
oath says, that he is teller in the Bank of
Lapeer. to which station he was appointed
on tho eigih day OF the present month, at
which time ne entered on the duties Of his
office. J. /. Benedict was the president.
and Dennis s. Cady, cashier. On the day
OF my appointment as teller, the president
and cashier both left Lapeer, intending TO
so, as 4 understood from the conversation.
to Jackson county, for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning funds with which 70 redeem the bills
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HAT, CAP a. FUR STORE.-G

HAT, CAP a. FUR STORE
LII w. VANTINE, respectfully informs his
old friends and customers, and the public in gen
eral, that he can again be found at No. Sc Main.
ST. few doors below the Canal Bridge, where
no now has on hand and is manufacturing, a
general assortment CHATS and CAPS of every
quality,--which, for elegance, durability and
cheapness, are surpassed by none, ut wholesale
or retail, and on such terms as cannot fail to
please.
Buffalo, June co. 1886. Sl
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were as follows, as near as can now as.
certain, VIZ:
Bills discounted, S2O,S93 90
specie, 1901 II
Cash in hands Of II. II. Brown
q Co.. 2,l25 90
Aaron Goodrich ION cheeky 10000 90
r.-. $64,2l9 ~
The liabilities of the bank were az fol.
lows, as near as can now ascertain, viz;
Capital stock paid in, $4,000
Circulation, $4,000
Expense account (say) 1000
Ssl, 900
The papers, books, notes. &c., belonging
to the bank, were all transferred by me to
the present cashier.
A. N. HART.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, this
18th day Of March, A. ID. 1888.
A. FELCH,
Bank Commissioner.
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all events, IN bearing unqualified tes,i-
mony to the fair and honorable mspue
in which this duel was conducted. We
cndeavored to discharge our duties ac-
cotdiog to that code under which the
parties met, regulated by magnanimous
principles, and the laws Of humanity -.
Neither ol us has taken the least excep-
tion to the course Of the other and We
sincerely hope that here all controversy
whatever may cease. We especially
desire our respective friends 10 make no
publication on the subject. None can.
regret the termination of the affair moro
than ourselves, and we hope again that
the last Of it will be the ignatures of our
names to this paper, which we now affix.
GEO. w. JONES,
HENRY A. WISE.
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ne may be necessary to carry this act into cf-
fect
Sec. g. In case the location Of the school,
tee shall not be satisfactory to all the said
inhabitants thereof, II shall be the duty of the
school committee of said town, on the writ
ten request of ony three Inhabitants Of said
district, who nre liable TO pay taxes ss afore-
said, to appoint at least three suitable and
dsinterested men as a committee, to visit
said district and determine on the location Of
said house: and their determination shall be
final.
Sec. 4. Each district in said town may at
any regular meeting thereof, appoint a suita-
BILE person who shall under the directions of
such district. purchase any land that may be
necessary for the location Of said houses, and
receive a deed Of the same in his name, for
the use and benefit Of such district; which
shall convey a good title, and shall forever
secure the same land to such district for the
use Of school house.
Sec. 5. All districts in said town which
now have convenient school houses located
in proper places in said districts, shall have
and receive their equal proportion of public
money, in the same manner as other districts
which may build school houses hereafter by
virtue of this act and one year from the
passing of this act, shall be allowed to all
districts in said town, to build and provide
said houses, before any forfeiture of the pub
lie school money named IN the FIRST section of
this act shall take place.
True copy-witness:
HENRY BOWEN, !Sec'ru
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to state that in your interview with me this
morning, when You proposed to deliver a
communication from Col. Webb, Of the New
York Courier and Enquirer, I declined to re-
ceive IL, because I chose TO be drawn into no
controversy with him. | neither affirmed or
denied any thing in regard to his character,
but when you remarked that this course on
my part might place you in an unpleasant
situation, stated TO you, and now repeat,
that intended by the refusal no disrespect
to you.
Very respectfully,
Your obcdicnf servant,
JONA. CILLEY.
Hon w Cp.yrs
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NJ. Graues TO Mr.. CHley
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
February %, 1888.
SIR: Your note of yesterday in reply to
mine Of that date is inexplicit, unsatisfactory
and insufficient; among other things is this !:
that, in Jour declining to receive Col. Webb's
communication, it does not disciai:n any ex-
cepton to him personally as gentlemen.-
| have, therefore, to inquire, soheiher you de-
ciined 10 receiee his communication. on the
ground cf any personal ercspt:on to Mfi as u
gentleman or man Of honor? A categorical
answer is expected.
Very respectfully, =
WIN. J. GRAVES.
Hon. J. CILLEY.
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STATE Nj ENT.
WASHINGTON Cry. d. &.
February 29th. 1898.

! The following is statement of the facts
Of tho duel between the Honorable VIM. J.
Graves Of Kentucky, and the Honorable
Jonathan Ciley Of Maine, as agreed upon by
George w. Jones and Henry A. Wise, the
seconds of tho parties, committed to writing
between the hours of 10 l-2 O'Clock, a. m.
February 2J,h, and IL o'clock, IN. this day.
The seconds propose, first, to state the cor
respondence which occurred before the chal-
lenge, and which was communicated through
others than themselves neither second hav-
ing borne any paper or message, verbal or
written, to or from either Of the principals,
until Mr.. Wise bore the challenge and Mr.
Jones bore the acceptance. This correspon-
dence, as it has been placed in the hands Of
the seconds, is as follows, to wit:
Mr.. Graves TO Nh CiAcy.
House OF REpREsENTArIvEs,
February 20, 1888.
In the interview which had with you this
morning, when you declined receiving from
me the note of COL J. w. Webb, asking
whether you were correctly reported in the
Globe in what you are there represented to
have said Of him in this House upon the 18th
instant, you will please say whether you did
not remark, in substance, tte in declining to
receive the note, you hoped would not con-
slider it in any respect disrespectful to me,
and that the ground on which you rested
your declining to receive the note was dis
tinctly this: That you could not consent to
get yourself into personal difficulties, with
conductors Of public journals, for what you
might think proper to say in debate upon
this floor IN discharge Of your duties as
representative Of the people and that you
did not rest your objection in our interview
upon any personal objections ~ Col. Webb
as gentleman.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
w. J. GRAVES.
Hon. JONATHAN CILLEY.
Mr.. CiHey 10 Mr.. Graves.
HOUSE, OF REPREsnNrATIvEs,
February II, 1893.
The note which you just placed in my
ha nda has hmm roroivod In .ont., I 49,
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THE DUEL.
From The Boston Atlas.


We arc indebted to an occasional corres-
pondent for the following interesting and au-
Ciley and Graves
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Mr.. CiHey 10 Mr.. Graves.
HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
February II, 1893.
The note which you just placed in my
hands has been received. la reply, have
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From an occasional Correspondent.