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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-09-21

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10 REASONS WHY
THE IMPROVED UNIVERSAL
Is the BEST WRTNGER.

1st RI1ASON-It has RowELEs PATENT DOUBLE
Coes on one end only of the shaft. These cog1
disconnecting can never crowd together so as to
bind, never work sidewise out of place wear more
evenly and turn easier than any cog-wheel ever
invented.
Cd REAsON-It has the PATENT STOP, which
Keeps the cogs from dsconnecting and losing
their power. yet allows the rolls to play apart far
enough TO wiring the largest article easily.
Sd REASON-It has the MALLEABLE IRON
FOLDING CLAMP, which cannot be broken and
fastens securely and easily t. tubs OF any curve.
and fits washing machines or stationary tubs of
fully two inches in thickness, which no Curved or
ordinary clamp can do, and 1t folds under out OF
the way when not in use, and for convenience Ill
packing.
Guide to conduct the clothes safely over the side
of the tub, free from contact with the clamp OF
screws.
5th REAsoN-It has the peculiar advantage Of
patent wooden springs that each screw presses
both ends of the roll alike the same as If i Twas Was
the capacity for pressure
9th REASON-THE ELASTIC RUBBER between
tho strong wooden springs relieves their 1igidity
makes the machine turn easier, saves the rolls
from strain. and causes the pressure 10 bear on
both ends Of the roll alike.
9TH REASON-All its IRON parts are WROUGHT or
MAILEABLE, not liable to break, and carefully
galvanized to prevent rust
sth REASON-THE HANDLE OR CRANK is
not screwed on like other wringers, but BoLIED
or RIvETED, and will turn clothes backward OF
forward or from one tub to another without com
ing loose.
9th REASON-Its folding lower slat fits down tc
any stationary tub washing machine, ana pre-
vents water stopping over, as it will with ordi
nary wringers - --- ..,
10th REASON-It is VERY LIGHT AND PORT
ABLE, yet built substantially that the strong
est person can not break it in wringing the larg
est garments.
With all these advantages its price is no greater
than that of any inferior wringer Win Gogs, 1 r
Sold by the House Furnishing and iardwar
| Trade generally and by
Metropolitan Washing Machine COmpnn!
r. C. BROWNING, Pres't.,
| En1y York
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-07
The Great Cause of Human Misery.

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DRAIN COMMISSIONERS NOTICE


Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned
Drain Commissioner for the county of Var
Buren,, State of Michigan, will on the l7ti
day Of July, A. D., 1871, at two o'clock in tho
afternoon of said day, ut the house of G. ID
Ruggles, Scott lake, in the township of Ar
lington, in said county, meet parties to con
tract for the excavation and construction of
ditch or drain, through the following lands, to
wit: Commencing al division stake No. IL
set at the edge of the Black river, on the nor6
east quarter of section q from thence runnin 9
in an easterly direction through the north east
fractional quarter Of sec ion 2, east half of the
north east qaurtor of section 2, south west quar-
ter of north west quarter of section |, north
west quarter of south west quarter of section |,
and east half OF south east quarter of section
to division stake No. /, set at the west side of
Scott Lake. Length of ditch is 2l9 rods.
And all such parts and subdivisions of said
drain as are not then contracted to BIO con-
structed by the owner of tho land, to which it
is assigned, his or her agent or attorney, will
then be Let ut public auction to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder.
The undersigned also gives notice, that on
the 18th day of July, A, ID. 1871, at two o'clock
in the afternoon of said day, at the house OF
c. ID. Ruggles, Scott lake, in said township, he
will exhibit maps of tho proposed drain. and
description of the several parcels of land by
him deemed to be benefited the reby, and the
amount and description, by division and subdi-
vision, of the proposed dram, by him appor-
toned to the owner of each description of land
to construct, and to each township, and will
then and there hear reasons, if any offered,
why such apportionmcnt should be reviewed
and corrected. One or more of the highway
commissioners may appear and act in behalf OF
the township. SiSt3
Dated at Paw Paw, this Goth day of June, 1871
N. NJ. PUGSLEY, Drain Commissioner.
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is lady's man, and is tolerated by
women to certain degree, more to avoid
his displeasure and his gossiping tongue
than because they either love or respect
him. He believes that women are
rather uncertain, and doubts the virtue
of the majority. He talks much, to b'
sure, about getting married if he cal
find one possessing catalogue of quail
tiles which he is careful to name, EN-
bracing all the virtues, graces, and good
ness possible to humanity, forgetting
that such woman as he describes would
not tolerate his shadow, much less his
substance.
He tells great stories among women,
and vulgar stories among men and boys.
He knows every bar.room, every cock
pit, all the baseball players by name,
attends second.class theaters and Minis
trel concerts on the free.list, names all
the actors, actresses, and singers, repeats
stale, borrowed criticisms, lifts his eye.
brows in wisdom, and stands erect, bal
ancing from heel to toe with the sedate
earnestness of an oracle.
He is an impertincnt incumbrance
rarely earns a dinner or drink, and
never fails to take either on invitation.
He was too wise to study at school,
hence often played truant was too in.
dependent in spirit to learn useful
trade, and TOO light.headed and unre.
liable to be accepted as clerk in a
commercial establishment, hence he has
no visible means of support except his
stilty legs in scanty secondhand cloth
ing, for which he is still indebted-and,
in short, as Nasty would say, che is a
worthless cussn- toner.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

in pursuance OF an order and license of sale,
made by tho Probate Court for tho county OF
Van Buren, and State Of Michigan, and which
bears date the % day OF May, A. ID. 1871.
Authorizing and licenseing me to sell, shall
sell at public auction or vendue, at the front
door Of the Court House, in the village OF Paw
Paw, IN the County Of Van Buren, Michigan, on
the 31st day OF August, 1871, at one O'Clock
in the afternoon to the highest bidder, the fol
lowing described real estate belonging to the
estate Of Thomas Edmondsop, deceased. to-
wit:
All OF the north west quarter Of section
eleven Q1) town four (D south OF range num-
Der fourteen (14) west IN the county Of Van
Buren, and State of Michigan. lying south OF
the Michigan Central Rail- Road, and containing
eighty acres OF land, according to government
survay. Dated June 10, 1871. S47H.
GEORGE SLOVENIAN, Administrator
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MORTGAGE SALE

Default having been made in the payment of
Il certain indenture of mortgage executed by
Warren Goble and Cordelia M. Goblc, his wife,
to David Wise, on the thirteenth day of April,
A. d. 1867 and recorded in the Office of the
Register of Deeds for the County Of Van Buren,
on the sixteenth cay of May, A. d. 1857, in Ii
her Il of Mortgages or page 90, which said in
denture Of mortgage was on the 29th day OF
May, A. d. 1871 duly assigned by the said Da-
vid Wise to Theodore L. Hendrick and said as
sigpment is recorded in the said Office of the
Register of Deeds for the said county OF Van
Buren, on the 2lst day of June, A. ID. 1871 in
liber of mortgages on page 52S and on which
said mortgage there is due at the date Of this
notice the sum of four hundred and forty-scvcn
and 77-100ths dollars and no suit ut law or in
equity having been instituted for the recovery
of the same or any part thereof:
Notice is therefore hereby given that by vir-
tue of the power of sale in the said mortgage
contained and the statute in such case made
and provided the land and promises in the said
mortgage described, viz: being in the south
east corner Of the south half of the SOUTH cast
quarter of section twenty-foar % in township
one { south of range fourteen west in Van
Buren, county, Michigan, bounded as follows
commencing at the section corner between Sec
tons twenty-four and twenty-five and running
thence north twenty-five rods, thence west
twenty rods, thence south twenty two rods,
thence east twenty rods to the place of begin
ming containing two and 75-l0Oths acres will
be sold in order to realize the sum due rs afore-
said together with the interest and costs there
on allowed by law and also twenty dollars as
an attorney fee stipulated by the parties to
said indenture of mortgage at public vendue to
the highest bidder by the sheriff of said county
at the front door of the Court House in the vii
lage of Paw Paw that being the place of holding
the Circuit Court in and for said county of Van
Buren, on the 10th day of September next at
one o'clock in the afternoon of that day.
Dated Paw Paw, June Dist, 1871.
THEODORE L. HENDRICK,
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j. = y r N 6,
Manufacturer and Dealer IN
B0uTS ND SHQGS

MAIN STREET, PAW PAW.
HAVING opened Manufacturing Establish
ment for the above purpose, / beg leave to in
form the dealers and citizens Of Van Buren,
County, that | am able to furnish thom with the
Fest Of shop Made Work,
the very lowest prices. / manufacture all
Boots and Shoes, and am able TO warrant
HON to the consumer
Mandatory, next door to Harrison Drug
Store. 727 ID BYRNS.
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Irue Nortberner.
THE MN. .gROUT TOH.N:

paw Paw, MICHIGAN, July 7, 1871
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-04-06
"Causes of Discomfort

A correspondent of the Pilot, whose
initials indicate him to be the Attorney
General of the State, gives the following
among the causes that are producing pop
ular discomfort with the Public School
System:
But would you make all school houses and
teachers as safe in Mississippi as they are in
Connecticut? Remove the causes of dis
cOntenti At least show disposition TO re-
move some of these causes.
But how is it now? The Board of Edu-
cation, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, appoint County Superintend-
ants. The people to be served have nothing
to do with that. The Governor, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate.
appoints the Board of supervisors. The
people have nothing to do with that. The
Board of Supervisors appoint the Board of
County School Directors. The people have
nothing to do with that. The Board of
School Directors and the County Superin-
tendent select aud employ the teachers. The
people have nothing TO do with that. The
State Superintendent and the publishing
houses which he represents dictates the
books. states and writing materials the pat
rons of the school shall have tn privilege of
buying, and the prices they shall pay for
the same. And the people have nothing to
do with that. But there are two things
with which all the people, white and color
ed, have good deal TO do; |. e., they shall
s-shell out' and pay the taxes, and pay the
prices asked for the books and stationary,
and pay all the expenses OF running the
machine.
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The GRAND CENTRAL HcrEL. -Thos,

The GRAND CENTRAL Hotel. These
modern days Of wealth and luxury develop
frequent enterprises that startle, while they
compel US into admiration. A visit 10
''Gotham" never fails TO impress this truth.
The new Grand Central Hotel, on Broadway,
New York, whose palatih walls cover all
most an entire block, is a notable instance
of what wealth, taste and enterprise can ac-
compllsh. Although the many descriptions
given Of IL are highly euloglstic, the visitor
will find, like the Queen Of sheba, that the
half has not been told. In richness OF APP
polntment and completeness OF detail, not
even the palace Louvre Of Paris, nor the
far-famed Langham Of London, can surpass
while 1t surpasses them both In size and ca
pacity.
Under the management Of IL l.. Powers,
the proprietor, whose genial, sterling, ad-
ministrative qualities fairly claim him 70 its
charge de affairs, with his affable corps OF gem
tlemen In the Office, there is a quiet deter
mination TO make this modern palace Of
taste and luxury outrank any other In the
world.
One would suppose from the appearance
Of the Grand Central that the income Of a
prince would be necessary 10 enjoy its hos
pitality, when, in fact, It's prices are only
from three TO four dollars per day.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-04-06
IN THE MERIDIAN
RIOT INVESTIGATION
threatening, Overbearing and
DisOrderIy Conduct of the
Negroes.
REPUBLICAN WITNESSES.
From the Mercury.

From the Mercury.
J.W. McMullen, (Rep.) Was at the negro
meeting on Saturday evening. the 4th. The
character of the speeches ''created in his
mind considerable alarm"
Thos Evans was, also, at the meeting, and
testified to the violent and incendiary char
acter of the haFangues, especially, on the
part of Warren Tyler.
L, HI. Keller testified about the same.
j. r. Smith, recognized as leading Re-
publicaa, Chancery Clerk and Post Master,
said, was at work in Chancery Clerks office
when meeting was going on. Told that the
speeches were '.infiammatOry ard incenda-
ry." Informant was appreheDsive of trouble.
l went to the door-where meeting going
on--and heard Dennis saying something
about the Alabamians. and that they, the
negroes, could take things into their own
hands. / thought it was prudent to notify
the Sheriff, and did.
j. L. Duck-Wsnt to the fire; after walk
ing six hundred yards, saw VIM. Sturges,
walking leisurely along with negro; ask
ed him about the origin of the fire. he had
no idea in the world; he seemed to be talk
ing about something else. Heard the negro
church bell ring that night; saw armed ne
groes running to il.
J. G. F1ournoy-This witness rendered
his testimony with remarkable elearness
and distinctneSs. In the afternoon, before
the fire, heard two negroes talking on Front
street. One said. there would be crowds Of
people on the streets tonight. Went early
to the fire Passing the rear street of the
burning block, was attracted by the violent
and vehement EXPLANATIONS of negro, who
was shouting, ''let her burnt old Meridian
has given US heap of trouble; God damn
her, let her burn, let her go, let her all go
Tonight" Is
Many witnesses testified that the public
mind was in = state of dread and alarm by
the violent conduct of the negroes in the
city, which had been growing in intensity
for some time. p
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/ CITY HOTEL, n. o., March 30. Il.
EDITOR CLARION: We do not see that
business Of general character has improv-
ed very visibly latterly, yet many Of cur
large houses are busy In filling small orders
and purchases which require a great deal OF
labor and do not return any profitable re-
suits. As the larger number of our whole
sale dry goods, hardware, boot aud shoe, and
especially the clothing houses do not Adver-
tise their wares, they cannot expect TO se-
cure the custom of our couutry friends, who
go TO the eastern cities for their merchan-
die. One of the most unpleasant features
of the trade in this city, Il the contemplate
drummer system, wherein agents from the
various houses that do NOT advertise, infest
the hotels until they become fearfnlly an
noying pests to everybody whom they bore
for custom. and weedle their dupes into
paying larger prices than rule In the houses
which advertise.
The present high condition of the streams
tributary to the Mississippi, il causing an
immense amount Of cotton TO arrive daily
at this port The receipts are nearly three
hundred thousand more bales since the LIST
of September last than were reported In the
PACSCutnk gar up W TIE same uaJc. lie
reports that come to US from every section
Of the South, indicate that there will be a
larger amount of cotton raised this year
than there was last. This suicidal policy
only enriches the Eastern manufacturer and
makes our vassalage TO the rich cottonocrats
more contemplate. We do this thing our
selves, however, and there is a little comfort
in being our own masters If IL Is to pro-
duce our destruction.
Col. X. p. Morse, proprietor of the CITY
HOTEL, announces a reduction Of prices
from Four to THREE DOLLARS PER DAY from
the LIST of April. He proposes to keep the
CITY in as fine style as any other first-class
hotel in the South, and states that he makes
che reduction to accommodate his patrons
in consideration of the hardness of the
times. The example of this public-spirited
citizen lie worthy of emulation by hotel
keepers in every portion of the land, and
we hope to see the policy which he has in
augurated followed in every department of
business so that our people can live more
comfortably than they have been. The
many friends of MAYOR Oscar +. Hickle VIII
be pleased to learn that since the st. James
Hotel has been closed, he presides behind
the counter at the CITY HOTEL, where he
hopes TO see his former patrons. and pro-
poses to give his guests the kindliest treat
ment possible. ID.
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Like any other kind Of business. the
owner or manager Of farm must be with
his hired help, and work with them, or he
cannot make farming profitable. This
arises from the nature of mankind: and
the cases are very rare, where one or more
hired men will accomplish as much work
when left 10 themselves, as when the own.
er of the farm is working with them. In
most cases not over twO-thirds as much
will be done when left to themselves and
yet they keep ''busy, " probably, but there
are few minutes spent here and a few
there, till night approaches. and but little
work is done.
Every farmer knows how his helps get
through the day when he is not present
They are fifteen minutes later getting 20
work, then one will begin TO relate some.
thing, and the rest stop 10 hear, half work
ing probably, and half listening Next
they stop at the end of the rows. If hoeing
crops, look at the sun, rest over their hoe
handles till some laggard has finished his
row, so that "all may begin together
Next, one is sent for water, and manages
to spend double the time he should spend;
then gathering around the water pail
takes place, and no one returns 10 his work
till all have had a drink; then the sun Is
examined again, with a view 10 ascertain
ing about how long before dinner, 10
which they come with n commendable
promptness. In brief, the eating Of their
meals is about all the operation they per-
form as II they meant work.
A farmer who is easy with his help.
and does not work with them much, gets
agood name. He is good man 10 work
for, ga frst-rate boss, etc. Now,
such a reputation is dangerous; and the
quicker one gets rid of il the better. We,
in our own farm operations, have never
coveted such reputation; but we prefer
to hear of our help saying, "Mr Miner
is hard man to work for" "You can't
fool away your time if yOt work for him;
he'll give you your walking papers very
quick, if you shirk your work. etc. That
Is the best reputation farmer can have;
not that it is commendable TO crowd men
to do more than is right; but, as the
tendency Of help is to do as little as posi-
bic, caring for nothing but to have their
time pass, and to get their pay, the far
mer who allows his men to DO but two
thirds as much as they ought 10 do is
culpable-not only doing them injury,
but laying his own ruin.-Rural Ameri-
can.