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Chase & Kline.

Manufacturers and Dealers in Lum-
Der and Lath. Special attention paid to
Bill Stuff. Mill and Yard on line of +.
IL r. III. Railway, Al miles west of Bald
win. 2-l-52
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A. w. Jenkins, NJ. D.,
Homeopathic Physician Il Surgeon.
Office and residence OH SlossOn Avenue,
Reed City, Mich 3-5
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Notice.

To the Electors of the Township Of
Pinora, Lake Co., Mich: There will
be u caucus, for the nomination of
township officers, for said township,
held ut tho house of George l,atz, OH
Saturday, March 18th, at 10 o'clock u.
IN. Turn out. by order of
SAMUEL WOLF,
PATRICK MCLAUGIILIN,
FRANK SKINNER,
Township Committee.
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Business $HrDs.
Baldwin PostOiIlce.

Mall closes, going EAsr-9 y. M; going VESTS
r. IN. once open Sundays, from ~ m. to I D. m
Money Order and Registered Letter ONCE open
from a. m:to II m, and from to 0 p. M, each
day, Sundays excepted). A. II. KINNE,
Postmaster.
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Q. =. WHITE
,. d. HAIGlIT.

attorneys at Ld,c,
Ludington, Mich.
Have Abstract of Titles to all lands
in Mason County.
, 1876-06-24

40 cities Of the continent, or for that
matter, of the world have exhibited such
prosperous and marvellous growth rs
Chicago and New York. The facts AS to
the former have frequently been given
and ARE us familiar as household words.
Ct the figures with the reference to the
latter Tie HeroM says "Thc report of
the superintendent Of buildings furnishes
some very interesting information re-.
cnrdng the growth OF New York within
the past decade. In it we find that the
number of buildings on Manhattan Island
,orms grand total of $4,000, including
all classes. OF this number G7, lj6 are
dwelling houses, which are divided
into classes, us follows TcnemCnts, 20,-
435; stone dwellings, iirst-class, 7,l36 /;
stone dwellings, sccond.claSs, 2,142 {;
brick dwellings, first class, j,O52, brick
'NClllhS', o'N'HN''lHsA, Ip,i'-i IihHiS
dwellings, all class, 1899 French flats
1913; hotels, 1i2. OF the other build.
!ngs used for miscellaneous purposes, the
following general classification is made ::
Stores, S,2D3 stables, 50S0; factories,
2,19i; churches, 42j The public build
'Ings number SO; banks, 67 hospitals
and Nsylnms, G6; breweries, So; theatres,
- markets, II, and distillerics 10. OF
the stores 2,G21 are considered a. first
class and ZOE are built of iron. OF So
lSj dwelling-houscs Of stone and brick
only II, lSS are for one family, the bal
ancc accommodating from two to fifty
families each. During the last l3 years,
or since the department of building has
been in existence, 20,G07 new buildings
were erected in New York, and II l,3S1
were altered and improved. The pro.
grcss of building during that time has
been Mt the following rates From 1862
to 1869 Uhc latter incusivc,) tO,9OJ new
buildings; in 1870, 1899; 1871, 2,OJ6 :.
1879, 1862 1873, l,IG0; 1874, 1905,
and 1915, 1850. Among tIlc most mod.
crn of the important buildings in New
York may be named the new postoilicc
The HeraH office, the Equitable Life and
Western Union offices, all fronting on
broadway; the Hudson River railroad
depot on Forty second street st. Pat
rick's cathedral on fifth avenue, and the
Masonic temple on Twenty.third street
and Sixth avenue. Could we but OBJ.
tam relief to our city travel by means
OF a weIl-dcyiscd plan Of rapid transit
and which would also relieve the over.
crowded condition Of the dwellings, Of
the poor and thus improve the health of
'hc city, it would he difficult to form IN
, 1876-06-24

estimate of the growth of New York
during the next 20 years. We may now
claim to embrace within the mctropoli.
tan district Kings and Queens counties
on the Long Island side. Wcstchestcr
county beyond the Harlem river Hudson
and Essex counties in New Jersey, all
forming with Manhattan Island a grand
area of occupied territory which rivals
that of Lo3'lon, and which will, ut our
present rate of growth, surposs the Eng
Iish capital in wealth and population be
fore the celebration Of the centennial of
the battle of New Orleans.
, 1876-06-24
40 "a t'OppSrttc.

so irsr'y rs love You now,
I'd min furrgo thc joys to sever
N,y doubly breathe double vow
To mgcr by your side forever,
Ent fate n- taught me to beware
Ornlltrc eyes with liquid glNncc~;
Though you were fuire-t Of the fair,
World rebel and take the chanrrs.
,rr thrrings your fingers round
Each golden baud lovers token
And novels, in morocco bound,
That teach you how heart is broken.
And halfN score Of Berlin Heads"
Each one a friend or "c0untry cousin"
And lying in their velvet bed,
comt Of "porccMms' nIfNdo2cu.
1hi- one i "poor, but real good"
And this one " rich but fast and naughty
This one la, such dolcful mood"
And lhi, one, "oh, he's dreadful haughty.'
Pray what will he the verdict that
iou'II have formc when I've departed?
To tWirl Il charm, aLd laugh and chat
And tell your friends I'm hollow hearted.
Well, Judge me so, or as you wlll
hut tpryuur record Of your lovers,
fUu might have ground me in the mill
\, tine a, you have done the others.
For when | first bchcld the light
That shed its glory round about you,
| thought for many lonely night
Ny life would be u blank without you.
hh, could | otll that thought possess,
still lind that lOyclncs, within you,
1nis world has rot no wilderness
But what I'd journey through tO win you.
And since the chance will meier be mine,
will not failmd let You iilt INC;
I'd rather scorn the tempting shrine
Aud all the castles that you've built me,
- iarc the well Now co int me out,
\ thing unmadc for loves advances,
for can swear, without doubt,
lln not in favor with your funcics.
IfyOu have a business "blow' il,
II you have emission 90 it,
If yOu love mnidcG show IT..
, 1876-06-24

The three original steamers sent
around " the horn by Aspinwall when
California came into the hands of Ancr-
leans, have disappeared from the pas
sengcr trade, but are still in service.
The Oregon is bnrkentne engaged in
the Puget Sound lumber trade. The
Po0ama is store-ship at Acapulco ;
and the california is a barkentine in the
Australian trade.
, 1876-06-24
Land Matters.

n recent ruling OF the Secretary of the
Interior reverSrs II former decision OF the
Commissioner of the General Land Office,
approved blythe late Secretary, in regard
to the manner in which soldiers addi-
tionnl homestead entries may be made.
1t is known that for nearly two years
the practice has prevailed Of allowing
these entries to he made for the parties
entitled to make them, through tile inter
vcntion Of attorneys, the applicants hay
previously made the required ahdayits
before the clerk of the court in the
county where they resided and at the
same time executed power Of attorney
authorizing the sale and conveyance OF
the land atci entry. Large quantities
of the most valuable land on the Pacific
coast have been entered in this manner
by spectators and Others, and now The
Secretary directs that in all cases wllaSh
the alli lavt of the applicant is made M
fore IN official other than the register or
receiver OF the land office in which the
entry is made, or the entry was not made
by the applicant in proper person. the
papers must he returned to the local
land office IN order that the proper ap-
plication and affidavit may be supplied
As most of these claimants reside in
Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas, it is not
probable that many of them will appear
Mt the land offices in California and
Washington to comply with the terms
prescribed by the department. Being n
matter Of special interest to those who
have dealt in these claims, thousands of
them having been sold with u guaranty
OF their gcuuincness and of the validity
Of the title to the land sought to he en-
! tered by them, and there being no ap-
peal from the decision of the Secretary,
the intervention of the courts will likely
be sought in ordcrto test the legality Of
the luling.
1t is hard that innocent purchasers Of
these claims should suffer by being mis-
led through the former rulings of the de-
partmcnt, but AS their purchases are
usually protected by guaranty from
responsible parties, the losses will fall
mainly upon spectators, and as the in
tcrcsts Of the coast would be promoted
by holding out all possible inducements
for immigration from the Erstcrn States,
the last ruling will he generally rcgardeA,
with favor, and in harmony with IND
fixed policy of the Government in deal
ing with the public lands. Transcript
, 1876-06-24

"JaWgc," said sable Venus in st.
Louis "Jawge, does yer lub me an is
yer got any chbalry about yer ?"
"Why, Lib, yer knows | lub yer, an
amt 'fraid Of dc debble himself"
Then, Jawgc, dat ar loatah Jim done
suited me, said was ostrich, an yer
mus bunt the daylights outcn him for
shuah - Lib was the response,
lib, lSe yer warrior, is, an I'll fin dat
tcllah jim and when ! bunts I'll bubble
him like door hinge oh I'll bubble him
for shuah :"
, 1876-06-24

A young man is mentioned who CON
graduates himself on having six young
ladies in his Sunduyschool class, all OF
them wearing three button kid gloves
There is probably no class in the coun.
try moro in need Of religious instruc.
tion and no class will get less
, 1876-06-24

II you have a business "blOw' il,
II you have a emission go it,
If Won love a maiden show IT..
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A Good Seat.

Some years ago, being in Philadelphia,
John Cockerill, of Ohio, received an in
PRODUCTION to prominent divine of that
city. The reverend gentleman invited
John to attend his church on a certain
Sunday, which invitation was accepted.
They entered the sacred edifce togeth-
er. 1t was one of the first churches in the
city, and its members were fashionable
and aristocratic in the extreme. The
minister put John in an deliberately fur
nished pew, we'll to the front. John
nestled comfortably down into one cor
ner of the same, and looked about as in
teresting and contented as a toad under a
cabDage-leaf.
After awhile the owner of the pew ar
rived, and at once gave signs of intense
disgust and indignation at the presence of
the interloper. He looked at John,
looked at the pew, scowled magniicently,
and, finally, after fumbling through
his pockets some time, drew forth a card
and wrote on it with a pencil: "This is
my seat, sir" and, with the air of the
loftiest contempt, tossed it over to John.
The latter took it up, read it with lamb
like meekness, peculiar to himself, and
then, with the most delightful GOODNESS,
wrote in reply: cts mighty good seat.
What rent do you pay?" and tossed the
card back to its owner.
The latter took it, looked at it with the
most profound establishment minute or
two, and then broad grin overspread his
cOuntenance.
He evidently enjoyed the supreme brass
and GOODNESS Of his new acquaintance, and
when service was over he approached
John, apologized for his rudeness, invited
him to his house, gave him the best he
had. and treated him with the utmost re-
spect and consideration during his sojourn
in the city, m 7. Erpress. :.
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ltween The mother and child, and, though
fyearf have collie and gone, and the child
is grewn up o. womanhpod, she stillE1e-
members that dreadful Day; not, however,
with any undue blame to her mother,
for" she said, II know she thought she
was doing right"
Oh, what feeling CT forlorn wretched-
ness must come over q little innocent
child when it sees its mother looking
with suspicious eyes upon it, and refusing
to believe its expressions of innocence!
s"@ Oh, mothers! Yet your children see that
you have faith in them that you can trust
them whether near or far away, and it
will be to them cheering thought that
will doubly endear to them the sacred
name of mother checking them in temp
tation's hour, and leading their souls to
lofty purposes and noble aspirations. :;
A mothers love and trusting belief
what safeguard it has been to many a
boy fighting his way in the world! 1t has
helped him to conquer many an enemy,
and frightened many an hour of struggle
and sadness to know that q loving, pray
ing mother has faith in her absent boy.
A mothers trust has kept many daugh-
ter's feet from straying, and bound their
hearts together in atfectionate sympathy
and confidence until death alone has
broken the tie, and then was left the
sweet influence of devoted life as a
guiding star.
Mothers, have faith in your children! =
Sarah Keables Hunt, IN Phrenological
Journal
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A Brave Workman.

We have much pleasure in recording an
act of courageous self-control and pres
ence of mind which may be compared
with advantage to the honors won by deeds
Of daring on the field of battle. Two
workmen were engaged in fixing light
ming conductor on the summit OF the
steeple at Vile sur Ourthe, in Belgium:
To accomplish this somewhat dlfhcult
and delicate task it was necessary 'hat
one of the workmen should stand on the
shoulders Ct his companion. Whlfc IN
this position, q violent gust OF wind made
him spill some molten lead. which 1eli on
the hand and forearm of his friend. Not
withstanding the sudden intensity OF the
pain thus inflicted, the victim OF this
accident had the courage to remain
motionless while the lead burnt its way
into the flesh. He knew that the slight
est movement might suffice to precipitate
his companion from height of seventy
feet into the street below, and he bravely
endured the pain rather than imperil the
life of his ftilow.worker. NJ. A. Karis,
slater. at Anthisne, is the hero of this
brave deed, and his name is worthy OF
public recotd.-London Builder.
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The Cocoon.

Among other articles exhibited Tat tho
Centennial Exposition by RcZcnde, a
very interesting one is the first COCOON
brought to Brazil. The event occurred
in 1876, and this relic is therefore just a
half-century old. 1t is carefully pre-
served in glass vial. The cocoon, as
most people are aware, is the product of
an insignificant worm. The career of the
silk-worm, from its low egg state mo pun)
to the resurrection from its luxurious
tomb, is checkcred and strange. The egg
develops into worm; the worm into
caterpillar fully grown in the space of
from twcnty-siX to thirty-two days. An
interesting part of the Scnor's collection
consists of walls, each holding worm in
a different stage of growth. There are
twcnty-six OF these walls. The last one
shows the worm just beginning to throw
out the tender tilaments, with which it is
10 be ultimately surrounded. There are
also exhibited leaves of the mulberry
tree, from which it derives its nutri-
mcnt.
By means of miscroscope one can in
vestlgate intelligcntly the process by which
the worm develops its cocoon. The spin
ning-apRaratus is situated near the mouth,
and is connected with the silk bags, which
are quite long and slender. The worm
first makes an outer covering of floss silk;
then gradually fills this in with a finer
quality, which effectually screens it from
heat, or air, or water. I saw here cocoons
in all stages of formation. In the earlier
stage, one can see, through the tissue, the
worm at its labor, slowly revolving
around its narrow cabinet, and letting out
as slowly the valuable threads. The en-.
tire process occupies from fifteen to fifty.
six days-the period varying in different
countries. The Brazilian cocoons are
sometimes finished in less than fifteen
days. Before the last touches are laid on,
and the worm has chrysalized into moth,
the cocoon is taken and placed in warm
water. This sottens the material, and
renders the task of unwinding compare
lively easy.-PhiladehpAia Letter.
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The Fourth Of July In Philadelphia.


The programme for the Fourth of July
celebration has been finally decided upon.
At sunrise there will be chimes and bells,
and salute of 100 guns. The ceremo-
MES in Independence Hall will begin with
q selection of National airs by the band,
after which there will be q reception by
President Grant and an introduction by
Gov. Hartranft, when the original Declare
ton of Independence will be presented to
the President by the Mayor. An ad-
journment will be then taken to indie.
pendence Square to take part in such
ceremonies as the city authorities may
decide upon. Thence, procession will
be formed, the prominent men in car
riages, by way of Walnut street, under
military escort, to Paramount Park. The
order of International ceremonies will be
as follows:
Salute Of trumpets and salvos Of thirteen can
mons.
Invocation by Bishop Stevens.
Anthem by the orchestra and chorus.
Declaration Of Independence read by Richard
Henry T-d Lee S q Virginia
Grafton by the Hon. William N. Evarts. Of New
York.
Airs Of all nations by the orchestra.
Poem by Bayard Taylor, of Pennsylvania.
COnRratuatOry messages from different States
ana Nations Of the world.
P9ans Of peace by orchestra and chorus.
sy Benediction.
Salvo Of thirty-eight guns
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lloatsd beside the trf, and chjshs being
hitchea to it, and tn weights { II sunk "a
throw of, an sttemM was nj fe to rain
1t clearout of Sthe water. The weight
was too great, however, for the power
employed on the derrick, and the attempt
was abandoned for the time. An inspec-
ton of the trap, however, showed the diff
ficulty. There were four whales of pro-
digious size f1oundering about in their ca.
pacious prison, and their combined
weight was too great for the lifting power
Of the apparatus at Hand. the Old
whalers held council and determined to
sacrifice two of the prisoners in order
that they might secure the other two
alive. After much delay and difficulty
the two smaller whales were harpooned
and killed, and the carcasses drawn out
of the trap. The attempt to raise tn EN-
was then made again, and this time with
success. The trap and its contents were
raised clear, and after long journey
afioat landed safely on shore. There
car fitted up for the purpose was ready to
receive the strange passengers, and
after some trouble the tank was placed
in position on it. Two other tank cars,
laden with sea-water, were attached to this,
with apparatus so arranged that the tank
in which the whales disported was con.
stantly fed with a stream of fresh sea water
flowing in and out. This system worked
marvelously we'll, managed, however, with
the care and skill Of large force of at
tendants skilled in such matters, and the
special train Of the whales arrived at
Portland late on Friday night without the
least accident to the strange passengers.
At that point, however, it was thought
best to abandon the rail and take to the
sea for the rest of the trip to New York.
The tank was accordingly transferred to
the steamer Eleanora, and it is confidently
expected that the whales will arrive in her
alive and healthy on Wednesday next.
This will be the first time that such speci-
mems have ever been secured alive for ex-
hibition, and New York will have for her
aquarium two specimens unequaled even
in the aquaria of Europe.-N Y. Herald,
May 20.
The whales subsequently arrived in good
condition at New York, and were at once
removed to their permanent quarters.
There most unfortunate accident oc-
CURED, resulting in the death of the larg-
est specimen. Owing to the carelessness
OF some of the workmen some sharp iron
edges had been exposed in the tank. d.
rectly the whales were put outof the tenn
porary tanks into their quarters the larg-
est commenced lashing round at furious
rate of speed, and in so doing struck its
flukes against the iron, causing a wound
from which it bled to death in few
hours"
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Punishment Enough.

" In the Police Court, yesterday, was a
witness who had refused to obey sub
pena, and who was accordingly brought
to terms with the aid of an attachment.
When the Police Justice asked him what
excuse he had to offer for his contempt Of
court, he replied that at the time they
wanted him in court he was standing at
the altar gittiil' married. 80 s@1~ /.
"May it please your Honor, hurriedly
interposed a bachelor lawyer, who had
overheard the apology, Il respectfully
suggest that the man IS already sufficient
" punished, and beg the Court to deal
with him mercifully in view Of his recent
affection" .........
"Ah," replied his Honor, $50 itstrikes
me. You can go. You are discharged,
sir, and may heaven have mercy on your
. Detroit Free Press. ~ - ,....s - p.
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Railway Passenger Rates.

There seems to be a great deal of aston
ishment at the great reduction of passcn-
ger rates from here East, growing out of
the new disagreement among the Eastern
trunk lines, and an apprehension in some
quarters that the railroads will kill them
selves off if this sort of thing keeps up.
All this comes from q superficial cOnsid-
Grafton of the matter. 1t is hastily con-
cluded that, because the railroads have
been charging twenty two and twenty-four
dollars to New York, it is ruinous for
them to throw off nearly fifty per cent.
There are several influences, however,
which are not considered at all in reach
ing this conclusion. The increased trav-
ell sure to be attracted by notable differ
ence in rates, and which can be carried
by the roads without any appreciable diff
ference In their running expenses, almost
entirely offsets the reduction as rule.
This is the experience of the past, when
special competition has led to q fall In
passenger rates. A striking instance of it
was afforded some years ago in Scotland,
when dispute between the Edinburg s.
Glasgow and the Caledonian Railways
brought about a reduction of rates to near
ly one-eighth of the regular tariff
The respective fares for the three
classes were eight shillings, six
shillings and four shillings for a
distance of forty -six miles, and they
were reduced respectively to one shilling,
nine pence and six pence. The struggle
lasted year and q half, and the result
was that the annual dividends were re-
duced only onehaif per cent, though the
fares were only sne-sighM Of what they
had been. A new travelling public had
been created by the reduction. Excursion
trains were run, crowded with people.
The agricultural and laboring classes Wis
tied the cities, which they had never be-
fore been able to do. Men. women and
children spent money in travelling, which
thus took the place Of other cheap recrea-
tons and amusetnents in which they had
been in the habit of indulging themselves.
The receipts of the roads from travel re-
NAMED as large as before, and in some
instances increased, notwithstanding the
tremendous reduction of seven eighths,
while the expenses were comparatively
but little more than before. Now to make
up this half per cent. difference In divi-