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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-18
Little johnny Wilson.

He said he was born in Denmark, and
that he was nine years old.
1t required the very closest questioning
10 get from him the following facts: He
had no home. His mother was dead, aa,i
his voice tramblel and the muscles of his
face quivered rs he said it. His Father
had gone away and left him, a long time
ago, when he was at Clam Lake. About
a month ago man brought him he'e
from Clam Lake to live with him. Ole
morning the man turned him out of
doors. He wandered in the street until
night when, cold anl hungry, he Went
back to the mans house and WAS again
turned into the street. lie wandere
away down to Duncan City. Boyish Gu
riosity took MIN into the machine shop.
| 1t was warm there, so he staid in the sho }
all night. Now and then he would get
a few pennies from those who woull
give him. With them he bought crack
ers, and SO he, by staying in the machine
shops nights and wandering about in day
time, passed away month.
He came to the village one evening this
week to geta a chance to go back; but at
the question where that was, did not
know, only he wanted to ride in the stage
| if they would let him..
We could hardly comprehend it as we
questioned him. nine years old, without
home, parents or friends! He answered
our questions with the most stOlid iIdif-
ference. and we thought, as he stood alb
sently gazing out the window at the
wildly drifting snow, that it was not more
cold and cherries than his heart. The
stoutest man among us would quail at
such prospect before him, as was before
that little nine-year-old boy that night; |;
but he did not seem to mind it, for, hav-
ing satisfied our curiosity, he quietly took
up his little bundle and started out.
We next hear, of him as having gone
to the Bepton House and begged permis-
sion to remain over night. The kind
hearted landlord, after hearing his story,
took him in and offered him a home as
long as he may choose to remain. .
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-18

As was mentioned in the TRIBUNE q
couple of weeks since, the p opcller Fre-
mont, was caught iir theice at the Ssult
and compelled to lay up there for the
winter. Last Tuesday the crew passed
through this village on their way outside.
They numbered twenty-four and taken
together were an extremely hard looking
set of men. They arrived here from
Msckinaw City about four o'clock Tues
day afternoon, being conveyed by three
teams, one of which, a very fine one be-
longed to George w. Stimson, of Macki-
nav City. After stopping here for din
ner, the party again started ont for Pc
toskey. Mr.. Stimson's team was not used
to this kind of work and this drive from
Mackinaw City to, Petoskey, with stops
only long enough. to feed, was too much
for one of the horses. and he ';paSse1 in
his checks" a short dissanc, thi side
Petoskey. We have not learned the ex-
act particulars, but they are about as sta
ted. The drive was more than the horse
could endure. af5 cdr .l54fsaed ezs
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-18
Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Congrega-
tional Church occurred last Wednesday
night. Owing to the inclemency of the
weather the attendance was not as large
as could have been desired. The busi-
ness to come before the meeting was the
election of officers for the coming year.
An election for this, purpose really. took
place some weeks ago, as noticed in the
TRIBUNE at the time, but it was ascer-
tanned soon afterward that certain for
mulas which were necessary to make it
legal had not been gone through with
I'm fact it was found that there had not
been legal board Of trustees since the
ones elected at the organization of the
church. This nscessitatelt the BUSINESS OF
the church falling back into the hands of
the original board, and the necessary
proceedings taken for the legal election
of an entire board of trustees. This took
place last Wednesday night, and result
ed in the election of the following gentle
men: &
From the church-Messrs. G.. S. Ram
say, G. D. Y. Rollo, and S. Widrig.
From the congregation-Mess Robert
Patterson and w. Chandler.
Lots were then drawn to determine the
length of service of the trustees, which
resulted as follows:
For one year-G. d. V. Rollo.
For two years-S. Widrig, c. s. Ram
sey.
For three years-R. Patterson, w.
Chandler.
The secretary read report which
showed that the total Indebtedness of the
church was under three hundred dollars
The meeting then proceeded to the
election of clerk and treasurer. The re-
suit was as follows:
Clerk, c. S. Ramsay; treasurer.s G. d
Y. ROllO. f.
Some informal conversation occurred
concerning the pastors salary during thG
coming year, and the amount necessary
to be raised to pay the expenses of the
church the coming year. 1t was finally
decided to leave this matter to the board
of trustees.
The meeting then adjourned.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-18

been called TO turn. from a sight that
seemed almost sacrilege to look upon. [
turned away and waited in real sorrow
for her to return with me. .-,.,,.,4e
While on our way back she told me her
story. Could tell it here as she told it
to me, you would not wonder that / so
earnestly carry out the principles,
" Touch not, taste not. handle not"
Reader, soon learned that she who
was my companion was none other than
my once light-hearted little friend Clara
s.. When scarcely seventeen all the
world looked bright and beautiful to her,
but not more bright and beautiful than
she was herself. She met Charles Way
land, who was a noble, generous, whole
souled young man. Their friendship RI
pened into love: and about this time she
learned that when with his friends he
was in the habit Of taking drink just
for friendships sake. She thought not
much OF it until one day her father called
her to his room and told her that Charles
was in the habit of drinking to such an
extent as to become helpless on different
occasions. lie besought her to cast him
off and forget him. But" said she, /
would not. l thought L could reform
him. thought he would not drink af-
ter we were married, just to please me,
No entreaty of my father could prevail
on me to give him mp, and SO we were
married. 8.
Oh, that happy, happy time! 1t passed
on all too quickly. One evening Charles
went out to meet a friend. That night
he was brought home helpless. Shall 1
tell you all my thoughts that sad, sad
night, that first night he was brought
home? would not dare to, for they were
hard, bitter thoughts against those
friends for thus bringing him to me.
From that he continued to taste of rum
more and more frequently, until at last it
became confirmed habit. A5s ii''0
My father met with reverses in his
business to such an extent as to cause his
failure. This, together with the troubles
Charles had caused us, brought OH long
and painful Illness, from which he died.
| When father died / thought Charles
would do better, and he did for awhile /;
but he soon went his old ways, aud went
from bad to worse, until one day he wan
dered away from home, knew not
where. After days of waiting for him to
return, with the little money had
started out to find him and bring him
back if possible. Icoull not. if would
1 tell you all the trials and rebuffs 1 met
as wandered from place to place In
quiring for my poor lost husband. Al
last arrived at this city, aaI some for
tunate providence gave me a trace.
redoublcd my energy, and soon found
that he bad been brought here sick
Little did know Of the terrible disease
with which he was suffering. i has
tened here, not to find him languishine
OH bed Of pain, but instead l firl hi,,l
lying in a pauper's grave, a poor, despised
thing, forgotten by all.
Yoa speak of me as you knew me, q
bright, happy child. / remember those
days, and," said she, with look and SIGH
that conveyed world of meaning, .'On
if we could only have our lives 10 live
over"
1 Reader, my reminiscence is told, anG
if reading it should cause one poor ull-
fortunate to pause before it is too late
then ! shall be rejOiced. iio - -
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-18
STATE NEWS.
Portland has its scandle.


Richmond has goat express. aa
Millington has a newly established
lodge of Odd Fellows. 2uoIi onos
Mrs. Emma Van Buren is on trial ut
Lansing for conspiracy. 'fa Eogf
A Free Methodist club has been placed
in running order at Memphis. liiT
A Detroit wholesale clothing house
dues its cutting by steam. =
A Yonngs Mems Christian Association
has beer organized at Traverse City.
Mrs. Nettie Brown. proprietress of the
Kalamazoo bazaar, has failed for $4,000.
The farmers about East China, ST. Clair
county, are bothered By sheep killing
dogs. .ig g1g5ar--ia la1es 5eT ciiA
Burt Murray. formerly of Kalamazoo,
is now running anewspaper at Denison,
Texas. oW sgcalal 80 ii .sil a,.. ssl.A
Jim-Crar says: AIiquor firm in Grand
Rapids had failed. Assets, twenty barrels
OF canal water. .,oo Il ss,. ,s-ss sr.-s
d Six, members Ofathe tribe of customs
officers at Port Huron have been,remov-
cd. They will now have to earn their
living. ~. ro#to -
The villages of Hancock and Hough-
ton are now connected by, 5000
bridge. r Esaso ni aass li - seaa9'1sy
The Ludfngton people offer $1,000 to
get, the Methodist camp meeting grounds
away from Pesoskey. 1. u s-a
Thc product OF lumber of the Muskegon
mills for 1875 is. 345,Os2,0 900 feet, giving
employmcn to 1,19S men. ~ 90,
1t has been discovered i'm Worthwhile
that several bodies inferred in the Gene
terry have become petriiied.
f'l1e. sober people of Romeo propose to
get John B. Cough to fire off one of his
500 temperance stories at them. y.
A Grand Rapids wagon manufactry
sold last week s2,5oo worth of wagons
that are to be shippel to California,
Z ALE Soper, an East Saginaw painter,
has been arrested at that city for a rob
berry committed at Fcntonyille. four years
ago.s's,sesw0'v h1ae.si .aa ..sass 81 :. eysxsrs
The Grand Rapids and Indiana rail-
roads net earnings for 1873 amount to
$685., 1892, decrease Of $l25,5ls from last
year, - isr hHss0oaf lsTsg-- . sl.gl1.. %
Edward Egbert, graduate of the law
department of the Michigan university
class of 1871. died at South Bend, Indiana
on the 10th. fN - ''ah.
ReFs. G. W. Palmer and Hunt will COM
mence a series of revival meetings in the
Baptist achnrch at Benton Harbor in a
| few days. ss.s' - asslt'ea II nasiH 5ssfsaf
Il Ayeung fellow named Hansen, while
out. shooting near Holland, on the 10th,
was killed by the accidental discharge of
\ l,;c o,x-, rx,,n - sS-stt esif,.'fl ltssl $500
--nS or 7''N,ssa.Ds tsn 1-sts az - es-a
N The Michigan Centennial commission
lers have receive da4Oy feet of birds-eye
maple and forty fve boxes of specimens
from lake Superior at5 10 saosas
+ At Meadville, in this state, a powerful
revival is in progress. There is room for
soma of that kind of work in several 9TH
.er localities in the state.aa sss8 !. sai.y
Bay City Samaritans have yfnearthed a
case af terrible misery. The story is told
in few words: Father drunk and wife and
children actually starving. 81 a<s'n
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-18
Sunday school Election.

The Sunday school connected with the
Congregational Church held its annual
election Of officers last Sunday. The re-
,splt was as follows;
1 Egperintehdent c. s. RAMSAY; assist
ant superintendent, Mrs. M. Chandler; !;
secretary, Eugene Spiller; treasurer.
Arthur Watson; librarians, w. Bennett,
Arthur Watson; chorister. j. j. Barker !;
oFganist, Mrs, T. A. Perrin; assistant or
gahist, Miss Ida Waterman. f-31e
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-18

If we remember correctly it is now
nearly two weeks since the couieil au-
thorized and made the con - ior the
erection of lamp posts for the s rect lamps
purchased some time since. They We're
to be set within ten days. As yes.we
have seen nothing of them. They shonld
be erected at once for the dark nights are
coming. sA- r" A" =
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-18
Tho Jail Question.

The condition OF the oil co0p-for il
cannot be callel u ja.l-usei to imprison
the criminals of this county, is such Is
to make it an imperative necessity for the
safety and well being of this county
that new jail be bu'Is. No prisoner.
whatever may be MS crime, can be safely
kept in the old jail. He will stay no
longer than it suits his convenience. 1t
Is said by some that we don't want any
jail, that it is an expense to the county.
and we had better let them go and save
the expense. Some may not say this,
but by their acts show that they believe it,.
As long as society is in its present condi-
ton there must be jails; for as long as
there are criminals they must be pun
ished. 1t issan expense, but the safety
of people and their property require that
such precautions be taken. If the Jail
matter be left as it is, and it becomes
known that it is not expected that we
can keep prisoners in Jail, it would not be
long before this county would become
the criminals paradise. Such a reputa-
ton throughout the state wonld do much
towards preventing emigration this way.
People will not come with their property
to aicountry where it is notproperly pro-
tected. 1t seems strange to us that there
be single man in the county who would
look with disfavor upon the project to
build new and safe Jail.
- The Michigan Almanac.
We have just received a copy Of this
valuable work of reference for 1876, which
has just been issued by the Detroit Tri-
bu'ae Company. 1t contains sixty-seven
pages of valuable statistics. Among the
new features are the full text of the Ii.
quor traffic laws, the new superintendent
of the Senatorial and Representative dis
-tricts, the votes for University Regents,
Supreme SQUIRT and CIRCUIT Judges Mast
April, the political character of the
Boards of Supervisors elected at that
time, returns from the various state elec-
tions held since 1860 in very compact
form, and an abstract of the most. i'm
portant statistics Of the Michigan CEN
sus of 1874. The lists of county officers,
Michigan newspapers and postOiaces,
corrected up to this date. Nowhere else
can be obtained so much Information
about our own state for the small sum of
fifteen cents, .stEFH NJ rug 8
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-18

Christmas at the Congregational Church.
The ladies Of the Congregational church
are arranging for a Christmas tree on Fri
day evening of next. From the Interest
which we see manifested by those having
the arrangements in charge, we should
Judge that it will be a success. All friends
of the congregation are invited to join in
decorating and filling the tree with pres
erlts.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-18

Connect ms made at Toledo with the Lake shore
and Michigan Southern X E for Cleveland and CHI.
eago and with the Q IL and u r i Tor t5nelnpati
and the South. Also, with the w and w n 20
aud from the South and Southwest. AT wayne
nth the Michigan Central X II for local points
east ard west; at Detreit With the GrPat Western;
Grand Trnhk and ra9sde South$n. RYE to ana
fromtke1 East, at Plymouth with Detroit. Lansing
and Lake Mieh. r X; at Holly with the Detroit and
Milwaukee; at Flint with the Chicago and Lake
Huron; at East Saginaw with the " and guy IS
Gen fthe Michigan Central; at Bay City Win tue
j L and and ID and divisions of the Michigan
Central; at Reed City. with the Z and ! X for
the north and south end atI udugton With steam,
er John Sherman for Sheboygan and all prnclpai
ooints in Wiscolsin and Minnesota; q SO With
stenmboats for Manistes, Pentwater, Benzonia,
fincoln Ham in, frankfort. &c. -
SANFORD KELLER, Asst Supt.
J.P. NOURSE, Gean II eset Ag't.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-11-11
WIZ she stepped Her Paper.

She came bouncing through the
sanctum door like n cannon ball, and
without pausIng to say How dye dO?'
she brought her umbrella down on
the table with = mighty crash and
shouted
4 want 10 stop my paper
All right, madam
Stop it right of, too, she persisted,
WhScking the table again, 'for
waited long enough for you To do the
square thing
She quieted down for q moment, As
we run our finger down the list OF
names, and when We reached hers
and scratched iL out she said
There, now mebby you'll do as
you'd ought To after this, and not
slight woman jest cause she's poor.
II some rich folks happen to have a
little Tsd-headed, bandy-legged,
squint eyed, wheezy squaller born to
them you puff it 20 the skies and
make il out an angel but when poor
people have \ baby you dou't say =
word even If it's the squarest- tOed,
bIackest-haired, biggest healed, mob
biest little kid that ever kept q WO-
man awake At nights. That's whats
the matter, and that's Why I stopped
my paper
Ard she dashed out as rapidly As
she csme.-Er.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-11-11
THE QUEEN OF THE HOUR.
nv W. H YRlARLE.


october blushes through her misty veil,
The latest bride ofthe inconsistent sun;
Along the world her gorgeous garments
trail,
The summit of Imperial pride is won.
All. gaudy dupe Of glory all too brief
Thy naughty reign Of splendor and dis
play;
Thy crown, alas Is but a golden leaf,
Thy triumph but the signal OF decay.
or what avail are draushts OF ruby wine,
Or autumn feasts, or robes OF many hues d?
The bloom ofyouth, October, is not thine,
Whatever else thy fortune gain or lose,
Thy sister May upon her bosem wore
The flower of Love, the fragrant bud OF
Trust
In thy unhappy breast thy heart Is sore
With Irritating passions burnt to dust,
Poor Queen. already mingled with thy
breath
There Is chill presentiment OF snow;
Thy cheeks the embers of deceltful death
Light with hectic and uncertain glow.
Make no pretense of hope; too late too
late
Thy King, the sun, thou never eanst de-
ceive
Thy fate Is ixed, like barren Mary's fate
Whom Philip left in opulence TO grieve.
Put on thy gorgeous garments, foolish
Queen;
Put of the pride. and take q thicker veil,
Frost shrouds thy nuptial couch OF fading
green,
And day by day thy strength and beauty
fail.
And shrewd November, like Elizabeth,
Waits, all ambition, for thy latest sigh;
All, all is vanity, the preacher saith;
October, fold thy paIlid hands and die.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-11-11
What q Public OmcIal Should Be.

l. He should be an honest man.
The man who deals fairly with his
neighbors will not prove false to the
people whom he serves.
2. He should have ability, and
enough common sense 10 know how
to use 1t. The most brilliant attain
ments cannot compensate for a lack
Of good judgment.
8. He should be industrious. "La-
illness travels 50 slowly that poverty
soon Oyertakes him." said Benjamin
Franklin. The man who through
idIeness allows poverty to oyertake
him is not fit for public office. It lie
q safe rule to go by. that the man
who negIects his own affairs cannot
well care for those Of the people.
4. He should be = methodicaI man.
Honesty, ability, industry, lose half
their force, without method TO direct
them. Order is natures great law.
It should be the law governing all puO-
lie officials.
). He should be q Il publican. Re-
publicanism without the qualities
named, should be distrusted. IL Is q
sham, and unworthy the name II
bears bat R-publicanism in Its
truest sense, based upon personal hon.
esty, ability, industry and methoi 1,
will do to build upOu. IL is = sure
Foundation, IS sure As the granite
rock that underlies the mountains OF
New England.
We have thousands Of such men in
our party. They are not found beg
ging for ONCE they are found at
home, attending to their own bu5i-
ness, their families, and the eOmmu-
nIty in which they live. They must
be sought out and invited u accept
Office for the public good. Briag
them 70 the front /; invest them with
authority; support them with the
fullest share OF public confidence, and
once in Office. keep them there, for
the right men in the right places can
not be improved UPON Washington
Republican.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-11-11
Endorse IOur URn 3aJIness

An exchange in speaking Of the i'm
pOrtance OF every business mans max
ing an authoritative statement Of the
nature Of his own business to the pub
lie, makes the following excellentsug-
gestiOns
Some men are willing enough to pay
for printing ink, but they imagine
that palpable straight out advertising
is not exactly the thing. They want
TO get IL done in the third person or
to have the endorsement of the edi-
torial "we." That business man who
soonest edueates himself out of this
deiusion will have the most green
backs. A business mans ADVERTISE
ment In his own language, over his
own signature, and for which he
ls plainly responsible, Is In the
nature Of an official document.
There is an air about the responsible
advertisement which says: 81 want
to trade and will give you a fair bar
gain" When we have occasion 70
advertise our own business we rarely
make editorial mention of it, but in
sert an advertisement. This view
OF the subject is not inconsistent with
the common practice Of making edi-
tOrial mention OF new advertisements
and the largest papers cannot ever
do that-nor of local mention OF mat
ters that are constantly occurring in
the BUSINESS community, by which
any mans business may be called
into notice. One is a news item and
the other is an introduction as 1t were
OF q new customer to the reading or
business public.
To obtain the full value o: printers
ink, advertise. Do it in your own
language, or IL you cannot DO that tn
suit you, get some one better versed
In the matter to help you, or come TO
the office with you ideas written
down and we will help put them in
shape. BY all means advertise.
Change often, and, when your busi-
ness admits OF it, make different fea-
lures of it prominent in their turn
to-day one thing, tomorrow or next
week another, and then something
else. Let your advertisement have
something of the dash in them, with
out great exaggeratiOn. Hundreds OF
fortunes have been m ade by advertis-
ing, aud yet as an art it is but imper-
feetly understood.