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DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given that the co-partuership
heretofore existing between Hiram j. Eaton and
Hugh A. McTay!sh, under the firm nan Q OF
Eaton & Mcravish, Carriage Makers and Black
smiths, Is this day dissolved by mutual consent,
Hugh A Mcravish retiring. All parties having
any account with said firm are required to settle
with Hiram j. Eaton Immediately, and save turth-
er trouble. Mr.. Eaton wall continue the business.
HIRAM j. EATON,
HUGH \, MCTAVlSH
Alpena, July 2jth, 1876. 2j9.w-4
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Annie Howe, who eloped with
her lover, 10 Montreal, the other
aav. was bound 70 be married An
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opposite me u little pale shadow
which recognized as all that wa,
left Of Millicent Hood.
Hcr portly grandmother was witt
her, and the way that old lady didn''
look at me was moro dreadful thar
the most awful looks could have
been.
made a short meal that day.
resolved to leave the place 10y
the next morning train.
Unfortunately oversight myself
Wait a minute.
Was it unfortunately
1t seemed so to me for a gooC
while.
| missed the coach, at all events.
There was no other way of reach
ing the train, aud went out t'
spend the whole day with Briggs
and our guns.
There was an,cyoning train, also
| intended to go down in that.
Out in the woods, and havin
purposely lost sight of my compan
ion for little while | sat down al
the foot of tree, and fell to, think
ing of Millicent
Poor little girl!
How worn she was.
Did She! But no, no she had
declared she hated me.
All, there was a truth in Moor's
song:
"Th-re'. nothing half 50 sweet in life as loves
young dream
And / had awakened from it.
l sighed and rested my head
against the trunk of a tree.
n o moment more-crack, crack
crack!
A terrible pain through my head
A cry of go, Lord | thought
YOU was squirrel" and | was dim
ly conscious that Briggs had hit
something at last.
He had hit me.
came to myself after a weeks
fever and delirium, quite blind.
My eyes were untouched, but the
nerves had been somehow injured.
There was something horrible in
the surgeons vague promises o.
Improvement in time, and all
could say to the penitent Brigg.
was:
"Why didn't You hit a vital spo
while you were about it p
1t was horrible time.
I don't like to think about it even
now.
was not sure how time passed.
There was no day to me, and
seemed suddenly to have beer
launched into dark eternity.
One day | had a terrible longine
for fresh air, and as there could b,
no reason to keep me indoors, or
dered my nurse, an old man, to Sc
a chair for me in some lonely spot
where strangers would not be ap
to spy me out.
He did so.
There was little nook which
knew well, where no one save som,
rural fishery, ever came.
Here | babe him leave me ant
return in an hour.
lie obeyed.
/ sat alone, wrapped in sad rehec
ton, wondering what | should d.
with my life if / were indeed blinC
forever.
sighed heavily now and then.
"Ah," l thought to myself, ever
Milliccnt my wife, should hav
one who would love me even now
one on whose truthful bosom
could rest my weary head.
"AIilIicent," / whispered softly
"Millicent, Millicent ~
The name brought back swee
recollections.
/ rested my head upon my hand
and INDUCED in them until, bein
still weak, sleep overcame me.
Then | dreamed of her.
We were together in some beau
tirul spot and my arms were abou
her. and her kisses were on my lip
chilly, my darling" | muttere(
in my dreams, 1--WE will always b
happy now"
The soft tones Of my love whisI
a sweet reply, as she vowed W
should never quarrel again.
Slowly / came out of this del
cious languor, and realized wit
ineffable bliss that my poor littI
girl was indeed beside Inc, and tbs
= l,oo,,, ,yos not all n dream
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THE ENORMOUS wAsTAGE Of grain, 90 inevitable
gih other styles OF Threshers can be SAVED by this
Improved Machine, sufficient evoy job 10 more dian
pay all expenses OF threshing.
FLAX, TIMOTHY, MILLET, HUNGARIAN and
like seeds threshold separated cleaned and saved
as easily and perfectly Wheat Oats Rye Barley.
AN EXTRA PRICE Is usually paid for grain and
seeds cleaned by this machine, for extra Cleanliness
IN THE WET GRAIN Of 1878, thee were substan-
TALLY the ONLY MACHINES thatcould run with profit
or economy, doing INST, thorough and perfect WORK,
schen others utterly failed
ALL GRAIN, TIME and MONEY wasting complica-
tons, such as Endless Aprons" "Raddles Beaers"
"Pickers," etc, arc entirely dpeasd wfh; lees than
one-haf the usual Gears, Belts, Boxes and Journss;
easier managed; more durablc light running cost
y repairs dust no litterings" TO clean mp; NOS
troubled by adverse winds, rain or storms.
FARMERS and GRAIN RAIsERs who are pcssd
In the large saving made by II will not employ infe-
rior and wasteful machines, but viii fssa ON TINS
improved Thresher doing their work.
FOUR SIZES made for q, 9, 10 and IL Horse
Powers Also a speciality OF sEpARAross. designed
and made EXPRESSLY srRAN rowfn.
TWO STYLES OF HORSE POWERS viz: our I'm
proved triple Gear" and our "spur Speed" Wood
bury styie), both Mounted on four wheels
IN INTEREsTED I'm Threshing Grain Raising.
amply 20 our nearest Dealer write 20 Tor Iusrn
ted Circular sent fee) giving full particulars Of size
Styles, Prices, Terms, etc.
Nichols, Shepard % o.,
BATTLE CREEK, MICH.
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Catalogues Of Lanterns and Slides, with diree-
lions for using. sent on application. Any enter
prieing man can make money with Magic Lam
tern. 81. -, 4,
Visitors 20 the Centennial Exposition will do
wisely 60 defer purchasing goods In our line un-
thew will find greater variety aud more moderate
prices and can select more Mt their leisure. But
we have n concession TO sell some styles OF our
goods in the building OF the Department OF Pub
lie Comfort and those not coming 20 New York
are invited 10 call on our representation there. =
A full stock OF Views OF the Exposition Build
inps and their contents.
Cut this out for reference. 254me
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CHARLES BEWICK,
ANDREW w. COMSTOCK,
WILLIAM u. COMSrOCN,

]. u. TuRxBuLL, Attorney Tor Assgnees.
Dated June eth, 1876. 210wl3-O--o'Vo
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NEORTGAGE SALE.-Dcfault having been
vi made in the terms and conditions OF certain
indenturc of mortluge, made and executed on
the first day Of September, \. ID. 1874, by Honora
Nlinton, OF the city OF Alpena. county of Alpena,
Michigan, OF the first part TO George Richardson,
of the same place. of the second part and record
el in the office OF the Register OF deeds for said
county of Apona, in Liber 80" Of mortgages, on
Dare $50 on the fourteenth day of September, A.
D. 1874. az O'Clock 7. NJ. OF that day, by which
the power OF sale in sald mortgage contained has
become operative, aud II being claimed that there
Is due and unpaid 10 the date hereof, on said
mortgage, the sum of four hundred and ninety
dollars and forty-six cents, together with at
totney fee of fifty dollars, provided for therein
and no suit proceedings, either az law on IN
CAVITY having been instituted TO recover the
amount secured by said mortgage, or any part
thereof,
Notice is ecreby given, that by virtue Of the
power of sale in said mortgage contained, 1 VIII
on the 18th day OF July, A. d., 1876, at 10 O'Clock
NJ public auction, 20 the highest bidder, al the
the front door Second street, of the entrance to
the Circuit Court room, in Potter Brothers Brick
Block in the city of Alpenn, in said county of
Alponn Michigan, that being the place OF hold
ing the Circuit court for said county IN which
said mortgaged premises are situated. OF the said
mortgaged premises, OF 80 much thereof as may
be- necessary 10 satisfy the said sum Of four hum
dred and ninety dollars and forty-six cents, to-
gether with said attorney fee and interests and al
cgsts and charges allowed By law. said mortgage
ed prernises are situated in the city OF Alpena,
county OF Alpena, and State of Michigan, and
are described in said mortgage as lots number
three rs1 and four ~, in block number one ~,
of Potter's addition 20 the city OF Alpena, in the
county of Athena, and State of Michigan.
GEORGE RICHARDSON.
Mortgagee.
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The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07
A Hieh-TOned Chinese Funeral.

If "John" is of low rank, and con-
tents himself with 'washee, washee'
while living, there is no imposing
pageant to follow his mortal remains
to the green-curtained tent" when
dead; only one of the friends of the
deceased accompanying the corpse, to
distribute handfuls of paper in the
street, which, if you are familiar with
the language of Confueius, will be
found to signify that Celestial has
departed from this terrestrial. But
Quan Wo, one of the crack merchants
Of Oregon, had obsequies a la mode,
"allee same Mclean man. heightened
by few barbaric touches from the an
tipodes. The Chinese quarter in Port
land was we'll astir on the day set
apart, Notwithstanding the four
months shower that was falling, for
all hopes of sunlit skies for @. WIS
parting ceremonies had been dashed
by the willful Oregonian climate, which
never allows "clear up" after the
rain gets fairly started. On Second
street the crowd of Cinnamon was
dense, and near the corner was band
of six musicians, beating and blowing
and making as much din as any half
dozen amateur bands in practice; a
copper instrument, much like clari-
net, taking the lead in a most unearth-
ly minor wall, more frightful than any
noise ever made by ingenious man.
Just behind this magnificent orchestral
combination was gathered a hundred
or more young Cinnamon, dressed IN
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CoNGREsgIoNAL.

WHEN the Senate was called to
order on the 4th, the new members were
sworn in, and the two from Colorado drew
the long term, and Teller the short one.
Resolutions were submitted by Mr.
Edmunds, and ordered printed, instructing
the Committee on Privileges and Elections
to inquire whether, at the recent election,
the right of any citizen to vote had been
denied or abridged, especially in South
Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama
Mississippi, or Florida, and also al:
resolution was offered by Mr.. Ingalls,,
and ordered printed, recommending that a
convention be held at Columbus, Ohio, in
May next, to revise and amend the Consti-
tuition of the United States. ... The opening
of the session in the House was witnessed
by an immense cOncourse of spectators.
The Speakers chair was drGpcd in mourning
in respect to the memory of the late Speaker
Kerr. The roll call showed 249 members
present, the number on the roll being 2SS.
\ resolution was offered to proceed to
the election Of a Speaker, when Mr.. Banks
sent up the credentials of the mem Der elect
from Colorado, and insisted upon his right
to have his name placed on the roll, so that
he might participate in the election of
Speaker. After discussion, the Clerk decided
Of Speaker took precedence over receiving
the credentials; an appeal was taken and
laid on the table-165 to Stand the resolu-
ton was then adopted. The vote for Speaker
resulted as 70 lows: Samuel j. Randall, Of
Pennsylvania received 16l votes James A.
Garfield, of Ohio, eighty-two; Williams, of
Wisconsin,, Morrison, of Illinois, and
Hoar, of Massachusetts, one each. After
acknowledging his thanks for the honor con-
fcrrcd upon him, and giving an assurance
t3at he should endeayOr to discharge the
duties devolving upon him in an absolutely
fair snd impartial manner, Mr.. Randall took
the oath of Office as Speaker. Several new
members were sworn IN, objections being
made to Messrs. Buttz, of South Carolina,
and BelfOrd, If Colorado. A resolution was
offered, debated and adopted-142 to 9S-re-
ferring the credentials of the Colorado mem
Der to the Judiciary Committee; fifteen
Democrats voted with the Republicans in the
negative. The question as to the admission Of
Mr.. Buttz was referred to the Commit, e on
Elections. A resolution was adopted--l5b
to 7S-for the appointment of three select
committces-one of fifteen members to pro-
52 TO iffHds and d of nns TO TO
proceed to South Carolina-tO investigate
the action of The Returning or CanVassing
Boards as to the recent elections in those
States The South Carolina committee was
announced as follows: Mcssrs. Sayler, Abb
bott, Stepger, Eden, Jones tky), Phillips
(Mo.), Banks, Lapham and Lawrence.
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A Bear Story.

THERE is wild bear in my room
If YOU could only hear him growl! He
is a very inquisitive bear too. He
goes spying around into all the odd
corners, and has even tried to break
open my bureau, in order, | suppose,
to eat up the contents; but he need
not take the trouble, for there is moth
ing sweet in the bureau. Bears, you
know, are very fond of sweet things.
| scarcely know what to do with
him. He comes toward me every few
moments, growing terribly, and shak-
ing his head in a way that is fright
full; but | am so very busy that L have
no time to run away. and, besides l
don't like the name of running away.
even from bear.
| think the bear will have to be
coaxed. If l only had some berries
now! Bears like berries, you know.
Once, when l was picking blackber-
ries in the woods of Maine, saw a
black bear; but he was as much AFRAID
of me as l was of him, and took him.
self off as fast as his huge feet would
carry him.
But this bear that 1 am telling you
about is not so shy: in fact, he is a
very bold bear. Now he is coming at
ter me again. He is growing worse
than ever. What shall l do?
Oh, here is a gum-drop in my work
box. That may quiet him a few mo-
ments. have thrown it at him; and,
while he is eating it, l will tell you
how he looks. ....
Although he seems so fierce, he is
not bad-looking fellow, nor is he SC
very large. One would not think, te
look at him now, that he could grow
so: for he has sweet red lips (Which
is uncommonfor bear), and his nose Is
white and straight, and his hair If
silky and curly. And then his eyes
they are just lovely, even when he If
| growing at me.
There, his gum.drop Is gone; ane
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1876-12-07

A DISPATCH from Constantipople on the
Doth ult. SAYS the Turkish Ministry had
drawn up proclamations addressed to the
Mussulman subjects of Russia. A minis
terial crisis had arisen in the Turkish
Cabinet in consequence OF the Grand
Vizier refusing his assent to the Constitu-
ton proposed by Midhat Pasha. The
former had appealed to the Sultan to sup
port his refusal.
ACCORDING to Vienna dispatches of the
10th ult. the Gar has ordered the mobili-
zation of the three remaining districts of
European Russia.
On the 29th ult., at Liverpool, England, ,
coal gas explosion took place on the
steamer Persian, by which ten laborers
were terribly and fatally mangled.
On the 3Oth ult., Turkish ENJOYS reached
Bucharest instructed to insist upon the
abrogation of the Convention between
Russia and Roumania.
THE foreign settlement at Yeddo, Ja-
pan, was recently partially destroyed by
fire.
A BERLIN telegram of the 1st says an
order had been prepared, calling out all
Russians under fifty years of age.
A LONDON dispatch of the 1st says that
the captain of whaler recently met an
Esouima,lx who told him that tribe, liv-
ing far north of the Cumberland Gulf,
many years ago massacred Capt. Crosier,
second in command of the FRANKLIN Ex-
| pedition, and five of his companions, be-
cause they refused to surrender their guns
and ammunition.
THE public debt statement for Novem-
ber, published on the 1st inst, shows the
following: total debt, 2,221 ,6S5, 1884; cash
in Treasury, $132, ,349, $780, debt less cash
in the Treasury, $2,0s9, 1886, 1893; increase
during November, sa57 ,662,
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white, except below the knee, the mud
dy street having ruined their white
shoes and the bottoms of their gar
ments: broad band of white was
tied about their heads, and
their faces in many instances
were more like that of Quan Wo, al
ready dead, from the use of opium.
Farther down was an awning of white
cloth on posts set in the street. and un-
derneath on rude tables were the
"baked meats of the funeral" both
the substantial and ornamental neces-
saries of Chinese feast. On each
table was a roasted hog, whole, sur
rounded by ducks and chickens pre-
pared in the most astonishing style of
culinary art, and all as nearly whole
as possible, like the swine. To the
average Chinaman, whose squarest
meal is bit of butchers s refuse or a
handful of cabbage leaves, this spread
was Il tempting feature and their di-
minutive olive eyes sparkled with an
ticipation. At this point was stationed
the Northwestern Brass Band, and as
the CelestialS poured out from stair
way bearing the dust of Quan Wo,
right Justify that depraved body of
musicians hammered away at the
"Mulligan Guards" thus mingling the
Milesian with the Mongolian schools,
and producing something akin to the !
emusic of the future" This joke on
John was highly delightful to the
throng of hoodlums in attendance, but |
it was after all pitiful attempt, for
the grief Of the real mOurners was in
tense. The wife of the deceased, |
dressed in SackClOth, was sup
ported on either side by the broth
ers of her late husband, and the
cries of the poor thing as she |
walled about the coffin We're not those |
of sham grief, and with her long
black hair sweeping on the ground, as
she rushed frantically about the hearse,
she presented an object of distress
and COmmiseration. She walked alone |
behind the heaTSe with the relatives, |
unmiudful of the mud, which a Chi
nCSe laborer would 5hun as carefully |
as Il cat, while close after came the !
wagon bearing the daintieS referred to. !
The remainder of the procession was !
made up of rich Chinese merchants !
riding in carriages by SKIES, smoking
and chatting rapidly, a.-d about 400 |
MOngOlian men and women shutting |
afar the delicacieS of the feast, inter
mingled with Chinese bands galore, all |
vying with the :Northwestern" in !
appropriate selections. Like the fu-
neral of the lamented Buck Fanshawe, !
this was "no slouch," hundreds of |
dollars having been expended to mi |
CRATE Q. W. across the River StyX, |
which in this instance was the Will |
liamette, the Chinese burying-ground |
being across that stream. AT the bank |
the procession chartered the steam |
fcrry-boat, which reaped an abundant |
harvest. Here again the North
western" showed its excellent taste |
ny Praying Tue DtduUiiul pdluiIlS |
hymn, "If you don't come out I'll
90 home" One more journey is in
store for Quan Wo, across the broad
Pacific, where he will be laid in the
soil of his fatherland. "Him hop
die" as John" says. Worcester
Press.
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Tile True story of Il Don.

A YEAR ago, a young girl, one of the
teachers in a school in great city.
babe goodbye to the children and
went home. The children laughed
great deal, and the story went about
how that Miss Nelly was going to be
married soon, and was going home to
learn to keep house.
Nelly was one of the merriest girls
in the world. In school or at home,
everybody tried to sit next to her, to
hear her laugh. Nobody was ever so
friendly or 50 full of life, they said.
But she was not strong; and when she
went home, instead Of learning to
keep house, she grew thinner and
weaker day by day, while the doctors
stood helplessly looking on. The mar
riage was put off again and again. At
last she could not leave her room.
Yet still people tried to come close to
her; the laugh was always ready onher
lips, and the big blue eyes grew more
friendly with each fading day.
1t began to be noticed, however, that
she was anxious to sew or knit all the
time, to make something for little chill
sO"Ts ' IN In mifS fba citv f'T Wbqre she 1l}Ved
here is hospital for sick children, in
which there are many memorial
beds given as legacies by dying
women, or in remembrance Of them
by their friends. Nelly had no money
to endow memorial bed, but her
thoughts were busy with the sick ba-
bies.
~ will dress box of dolls,' she
said, $50 that each can have one on
Christmas morning.
They gave her the doll, and scraps OF
silk and lace, and she worked faithful
" at 1t with her trembling fingers.
q will have them ready she would
say.
But it seemed as if she would not
even have one ready, she was forced SO
often to lay it down. One September
night she was awake all night, and by
dawn made them wash and dress hel
and give her her work-box and scls'
sors.
BY noon the doll was dressed, and
she laid it down, smiling.
An hour or two later they told hel
! that the end was near. She kissed
them all goodbye. Her face was thai
of one who goes upon d pleasant jour
ney; and, holding her mothers hand
she closed her eyes and went away.
There is the little doll, alone in it,
box. / thought if each little girl wh'
reads this story would dress doll an(
send it to a poor child in some asylum
or hospital on Christmas morning, tina
Nelly would surely know of it, and b.
glad that she and her loving fancy ha
not been forgotten. -RebeccG Hardtn!
DaUis. in st. Nicholas.
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A DESTRUCTIVE lnundation has recently
occurred at Adrianople, Turkey, by which
LOCO houses were swept away.
ACCORDING to the German -Sclavonic
press the Turkish gunboats are differed
by subjects of Great Britain.
A ST: PETERsBUKG dispatch of the Sd
says Russia had just contracted for 20, 600,
900 cartridges in the United States.
ACCORDING to kilograms from Constan-
sinople, on the 4th. the Porte had tele-
graphed to its representatives abroad de-
nying that dissensions prevailed in the
Turkish Cabinet The elaboration of the
promised reforms was almost completed.
An insurrectionary movement had broken
out in Bulgaria and Armenia.
VIENNA telegrams of the 4th say Rou-
mania had prepared an energetic demand
to be submitted to the forthcoming Con-
ference, insisting upon guarantee of
her neutrality. She had given Russia the
privilege of crossing her territory in the
event of war with Turkey.
PARIs dispatches of the 4th say that
President McMahon had decided to ac-
cept the rendered resignation of the Min
istry, but requested them to remain in
office until he could decide upon their
successors.