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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11
Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, | .
County of ChebOygan. o

County Of ChebOygaD. %
At session of the Probate Court for said
county, held at the Probate Office, in the vii
lage Of Cheboygan, on the twelfth day of No
vember, in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-four.
Present-Edwin H. Perkins, Judge Of Pro-
BATE
In the matter of the estate of William K.
Dodge, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition, duly veri-
fed, of William Il. Dodge, Jr., praying among
other things that Mrs. Melissa p. Dodge, David
Stuart Dodge and William T.. Dodge may be
appointed executrix and executors of said es-
tate and that such other and further order and
proceedings may be had i'm the premises as may
be required by the statutes in such case made
and provided.
Thereupon it Is ordered that Friday, the
nineteenth day of December next, at ten o.
hearing Of said petition, and that the heirs at
law OF said deceased, and all other persons in
tcrested in said estate, are required to appear
at session OF said court, then to be holden in
the Probate Office, in the village of Cheboygan,
and show cause, II any there be, why the
prayer OF the petitioner should not be granted.
And 1t Is further ordered that said petitioner
give notice to the persons Interested In said es-
tate Of the tendency Of said petition, and the
hearing thereof, by causing copy Of this or
der to bo published In the Northern Tribune, q
newspaper printed and circulated in said coun-
ty, three successive weeks previous to said day
Of hearing.
EDWIN z. PERKINS,
"a true copy.) Judge Of Probate.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11
STATE OF MICHIGAN,

Notice is hereby given that by an order of
the Probate Court for the said county of Che
Der, A. ID. 1884, six months were allowed for
creditors to present their claims against the
estate Of Tunis II. VanArsdaie, late Of said
county, deceased, and that all creditors Of said
deceased are required to present their claims
to said Probate Court at the Probate Office, in
the village of Cheboygan, in said county of
Cheboygan, on or before the first day of De-
cember, A. D. 1884, and that such claims will
be heard before said court on the sixth day of
December, A. ID. 1884, and on the sixteenth
day of March, A. ID, 1885, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon of each of those days.
EDWIN n. PERKINS,
Judge of Probate.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11
Mr. Cough ON SILK Hats.

1T would no violation of the COM
mandment" said John b. Cough. IF a
man were to fall down and worship the
silk hat, for it is not made in the like
ness of anything in heaven. or on Garth,
or in the waters which are under the
earth" Besides it heats the head and
causes the hair to fall off. Parker's
Hair Balsam will stop that and restore
the original color to gray or faded hair :.
Not oily, not dye, beneficial, delicious
ly perfuMed. A perfect hair dressing.
soc. All druggists.
Commercial job printing a specially
at the TRIBUNE lob Office.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT DETROIT, Mich.
October 27th, 1884.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
aud that said proof will be made before the
Clerk or Cheboygan county, at Cheboygan,
Mich, on December 18th, 1884, viz: Frederick
entry of ne "a of Sc u sec 20. tip 80 n 2 west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of
said land, viz: Alexander McPhee of Wolver-
inc Z o. Samuel Briggs, of Wolverine Z o, ia
cob Shook, OF Wolverine p o, George Snow,
of WolverinelP D.
ADAM E. BLOOM,
Register.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT REED CITY, Mich.
November oath, 1884.

Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Springs, on January 9Th, 1885. viz; James Con-
verse, homestead app. No. 1898, for the ne fl u
sec l, I SO n RI west. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz: Charles
Miller, of Carp Lake 0, Joseph Miller, of
Carp Lake o. Erastus ID. Mckay, of Carp
Lake r 0, James N. Ball, of Mackinaw City p
o. NATHANIEL CLARK,
Register
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

AN attempt to suspend the rules and
pass the bankruptcy bill will be- made
in Congress the early pant of January,
but as it requires two-thirds vote for
suspension, it is not probable the at
tempt will be successful.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

GAM what time he rose that morning.
mo more of that Hal, and thou lowest
mel" replied the inimitable Tom, grimly
smiling. "YOu know devilish we'll had
only gotten out Of bed, and swallowed
my cocktail and breakfast, when came
into court"
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

NEARLY 20 years has elapsed since the
close of the rebellion, yet there are now
on the rolls 1927 pensioners, the addi-
tions last year figuring up 35,414. Since
1861 927,922 claims have been filed. and
the total disbursements have reached
$678,346,S34.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

OHIO Democracy have made arrange
ments for their part of the pie, Stand
ard Oil Payne is to have Cabinet posi-
tion and John r. Mclean is to have
Payne's place in the U. s. Senate. 1t is
not thought possible for the new admin
istration to move along without little
standard oil to grease the machinery.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11
CHEBOYGAN, MICH, DEC. II, 1884.

SENATOR MITCHELL has introduced a
bill granting pension Of $4,000 year
to General Grant for life, beginning at
the date of his retirement from the Pres
ideney.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11
Notice..

Notice is hereby given that my wife. Mary,
has left my bed and board, without cause or
provocation, and will not be responsible for
any debts contracted by her.
CARL SCHAEFER.
Cheboygan, Oct 20, 1884.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

The New York Herald has the follow
ing in regard to a gentleman well known
in this section. The Tenth C0ugressiOn-
al District and the state at large lost a
true friend and an able and conscien-
tjous man when Judge Birney left it.
We hope his abilities will be better ap-
preciated in his new home than they
were in his own county, for which he
done so much: "Mr. James Birney. cid
est son of James G. Birney, the st. John
of the Presidential campaign of 1914, has
become a resident of Cleveland, after a
law practice of twelve years at the Gin
cinnati bar and service in Michigan as
circuit judge for several years."
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

The New York Tribune calls attention
to the relative vote in the North and
South, as indicating the failure of the
cOlored voters to attend the polls. The
twenty-five northern states, casting, T.
033, 573 votes in the recent election have
24S electors -forty-four or two from
each state to represent the senatorial
delegations. and 2O4 allotted to the states
according to population. The sixteen
southern states have 1913 electors, Of
whom thirty-twO represent the senate
rial delegations and 12l are allotted ac-
cOrding to population. The inhabitants
of the representative districts north and
south are supposed to be substantially
the same in number, and the number of
votes in the districts of the two sections
ought to average nearly alike; but it
turns out that while the 204 districts of
the north show an average Of BAIT votes
for each district, tho 121 districts of the
south averaged only 24.503 votes for
each district. If the southern vote had
been as full as the northern it would
have amounted to 4,171,S3S instead of
the 1864, 1926 which have been reported.
ut appears, therefore" says the Tribune,
"that 1 ,206,912 persons who should have
voted failed to vote, or to get their
votes counted" 1t is safe to say that
very few of the 100000 were Democrat
ic voters and also that if there had been
free vote allowed there would not have
been solid south. 1t was only by dis
franchising the Republican vote in that
section that its 1853 votes were secured
for Cleveland.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

THERE is q hitch among the Congress
men about the holiday recess. Some
who care less for public business than
for their own pleasure !want to adjourn
from Saturday the 18th, to give those
who desire chance to be present at The
opening of the New Orleans Exposition.
1t might be as we'll If they should, as
they would be sure to do NO congrsssion-
al mischief during that time, but the
majority seem to think that the calsn.
dars are too full Of business for 80 long
an adjournment. 1t is likely the recess
will begin on the Goth.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

WOMEN of Vermont must be very fond
of change, or the men of the Green
Mountain State are poor sticks, if the
following from leading journal Of that
state can be relied on: ut is no uncom-
mon circumstance in Vermont to find
women under 30 years of age whe have
been divorced twice, and there are sever
al similar cases of women under 10 years
of age"
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

BLAINE's vote in the thirty-sight states
is 4,S59,644; Cleveland's 4,894,634; But
ler's 1330O2, and st. Johns, 150,796. The
total vote is 10,03S.O76, and the combined
opposition vote is greater by 248.S2S
than the Democratic vote. The increase
in the total vote over 1880 is 1921, 222; In
the Republican vote. 40S, 1923; in the Dem
ocratic 456,746. The combined Butler
and St. John vote is not as large by a.
247 as that cast for Weaver and Dow in
1880.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

A DELEGATION Of Philadelphia letter
carriers called upon Postmaster General
Hatton last week and presented memo
rial stating the character OF their en-
pl0yment comes within the provisions
Of the eight hour law, and that they are
entitled to compensation for extra hours
Of labor given the government since the
passage of the act, and requesting Mr..
Hatten to provide remedy. The Post
master General informed the delegation
that Congressional action will be neees-
sary in the case. and indicated willing
ness to further the procurement Of anec-
essary legislation by all means in his
command.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

IT is the opinion of number Of mem
bers Of the House Committee on Naval
Affairs that no action will be taken by
the committee on the recent recommend
atoms of the officials of the Navy De-
partment for appropriations for new YES
sells for the navy. They also think the
recommendation will not be favorably
considered by the House Committee on
Appropriations.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-12-11

BUT for Buffers candidacy Cleveland
would have had the electoral votes of
Massachusetts, and probably of Illinois
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. If there is
any one thing that the Democratic pa
psrs are good at it is figuring on election
returns, and from the above it will be
seen that our neighbor is we'll up to-
wards the head Of the class. He starts
in with the assumption that every But
Ter vote would have been east for Cleve-
land, otherwise there could be no posi-
bility Of his claim, even in Massachu-
sets. From the official figures Cleve-
land and Butler combined in that state
only received 10 more votes than Blaine.
In Illinois they were 1926 short Of
Blaine, and in Wisconsin 10,OS2 behind.
If Butler had not been in the field Blaine
would have carried all three Of the states
BY larger vote than hs received.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-04
Volcanic State of Society i,
Mexico.

They tell us that the days Of revolu-
ton are over in Mexico, and that the
blessed time has arrived when the
swords are beaten into plowshars. Yet
the very air is quivering with suppressed
excitement and everybody is alert with
u-neasiness. That you may understand
what they call ga time Of peace, " let me
cite a few circumstances: There has
not been an actual revolt in this state
for several months, but at the least
symptom of disturbance-such as arun-
away horse, or the pursuit Of o burglar
might cause-people are in q panic, bus
mess places are closed in a twinkling Of
an eye, doors are double locked and
shutters are clapped up to windows
with an alacrity which could only have
been acquired from frequent practice.
When a riot actually does occur, woe to
the luckless pedestrian who hap
pens to be caught upon the
streets. In an instant, before he has
time to realize what it is all about, every
house Is securely barricaded and on no
account viii bo opened till the brief
ntpflA O4QNoO *cA ~ liz has IN Attyufot
but to take to his heels, and dodge from
corner to corner, amid a shower of stones
or bullets or both, with as much to fear
from the soldiers on one hand as from
the insurgents on the other. A few
days ago, when the snickle riot, which
has been breaking out III spots oil oyer
the body polite, like . badly treated
case of measels, reached Zacatecas,
everybody not among the rioters was in
doors and every business house securely
locked before one could say Jack Robin
son. The multitude Of small dealers on
the market plaza, who have no doors to
lock, ran away III alright, leaving their
wares entirely unprotected. The result
was that the malcontents fell to steal
ing with such vigor that they forgot to
"revolute,p and the trouble subsidized
without a shot being tired.zacatecas
Corr. Springfield Republican.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-04

She gathered at her slender waist,
TIE kassaS -EG Ike E1r
Its folds q golden belt embraced,
One rose-hued g0m IL bore.
Tho girdle shrank; its lessening round
Stin kept the shining gem,
But now her flowing locks it bound,
A lustrous diadem.
And narrower still the circiet grew;
Behold! a glittering band,
It's roseate diamonds set anew,
Her neck's white column spanned.
Suns rise and set; the straining clasp
The shortened links resist,
Yet flashes in a bracelets grasp
The diamond, on her wrist
At length, the round of changes past,
The thieying years could bring,
The jewel, glittering to the last,
Still sparkles in a ring.
So, link by link, our friendships part,
So loosen, break, and fall,
A narrowing zone; the loving heart
Lives changeless terough them all
Oliver Wendell Holmes, in the Atlantic
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-04
LAGeARp AS WELL AS Rrrnn

Absolute Need Tor More wsarers Or the y.
atcsas EElAIAs - Eak0Sa-Rrisor.srs MI.
Have Waited Twenty Months for Tria1
overworked Judges.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-06-07

This son of fussy old Plon-Plon, seems
to be the coming BInaparte. He has
plenty of good sense and shrewdness,
and displays more of the subtlety of the
First Consul than any other member of
the FAMILY has ever done. Prince Victor
is evidently waiting for his chance to
step to the front, and in such a country
as France, in such a city as Paris, there
is no telling how 500 that chance may
come. The other day, by direction of
the Paris I%mperialist Committees, Paul
de Cassagnac asked the Prince to define
his position, when the latter replied
that he was preparing to serve his coun-
try whenever duty should call upon
him to do SO. This speech has the
genuine Napoleon ring and would seem
to suggest that the glory of the Bona
parties is not yet extinct.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-06-07
Concluded not to Suicide.

The Keepitups had had a matinee
for members of the family, only with
more than usual spirit, and old Keepit-
up was tired of life, He dashed up
stairs and came down in a min ute with
a coil of rope on his arm.
"Do you see thls?" he shouted.
81 do" she said very coolly, "What
of it? Are you going to strike me with
itP"
NO." he replied with forced calm
ness. II am going to let you have your
own way from this time henceforth. l
am going out to the barn with this rope
and hang myself with it,"
Mrs. Keepitup gave a quick, search
ing glance at the rope, made a sudden
jump at him and captured the deadly
weapon. A fierce triumphant light
shone in her eyes.
"Not with that rope you don't!' she
shouted, holding it behind her back.
''Not with a new clothes line that cost
me $1.20 only a week ago. you don't
hang yourself! Not while I'm alive and
have the grit of a woman, you don't.
You get along out to the barn and take
an old plow line; that's plenty good
enough to hang better meG than ever
married into my fathers family. And
be quick about it, tool" she shrieked
out of the door after him as he fed
away to the barn, u%nbuttoning his col
lar and tearing it off as he ran. "You
be lively about it, because ifthere's go
ing to be an inquest about this house /
want it over and out of the way before
baking day."
Old Keepitup didn't do any hanging,
but he went downtown and shot him
self nine or ten times and cam home
at dark SO drunk he let himself into the
hen house, and his own dog, that bit
him five times before recognizing him,
had three whisky fits before morning.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-06-07
The -Trans-AnIcan Route.

Banana Point, at the mouth of the
Congo, on the west coast Of Africa, is
now united by a through route of COM
munication with Zanzibar, an island in
the Indian Ocean, on the east coast of
Africa, situated in the same latitude,
80 south of the equator. The success
sive steps by which this result was
achieved are thus detailed In 1880,
Stanley founded Vivi, the first inter-
national station in western Africa.
Before the end of the third year, Leo
poldville, a station On Stanley Pool at
the head of the lower cataracts, and
the key of the upper Congo, was found
ed, and four steamers were launched
on the great river. In December, 1888,
the station of Stanley Falls, 1910 mites
up the nver, was founded, and from
this point letters from Mr.. Stanley have
lately been successfully transmitted
through the intermediate stations to
Karema, the end of the line of stations
stretching from Zanzibar on the east
coast into the interior. Arab mer-
chants have also safely com through
from Zanzibar to Leopoldville, thus
proving the connection perfect at both
ends. About 2600 miles of river tran
sit of the Congo and its tributaries are
opened to commerce by this chain of
stations. Consular reports just laid
before Congress give authentic details
of the trade of these regions. The i'm
ports to the west coast of Africa alone
were last year over S22, 600, 0O0, largely
consisting of articles which this coun-
try "a supply, and the exports were
81 100000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-06-07
A Quick Stepping Nag.

George Bancroft still rides on horse
back TWO hours daily and on Sunday
three hours and a half. He recently
received from Kentucky a proposition
to know if he would pay one thousand
dollars for the fastest walker in that
State four and a half years old. He
took the horse ''on approval" and this
is the fine gated animal which he con-
stantly rides. Although thoroughbred
and very spirited the horse is perfectly
broken and the venerable historian
manages him without difficulty. On
Sundays he is generally accompanied in
his long rides by Librarian Spofford or
Randall Gibson, of Louisiana.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-06-07
A British Bsrmaid.

A tourist in England says: l had 9th
er reasons for wishing to visit the bar
besides a desire to quench my thirst. ]
had often heard of. but never yet seen,
an English bsrmaid, and 1 was eager
to interview a being 1 had heard SC
much of, so 1 was guided by an obse'
quious waiter through tortuous passag-
es to the billiard room, where the bar
was situated. When the door opened
a "vision" burst at once on my entranc,
ed gaze. Yesl there she stood, a real
English barmaid," and a mighty
pretty one to boot. She had fair hair
and black eyes, a contrast rarely seen,
and was dressed in plain black with
white collar and cuffs, and on her well
shaped, a%ristocratic looking little head,
she had a bewitching Mother Hubbard
cap. l was, at first, rather at a loss as
to what to drink. l knew cocktails
were not CONNIE IL fdut, and when / ask
ed for whiskey straight, she replied,
"Scotch or Irish?" 1 thought she was
inquiring my nationality, so l replied,
mo, American, from Chicago
''Sorry we don't keep any, sir" said
she, with a smile that made me shake
down to my boots. 1 afterwards learn
ed that she meant Scotch or Irish
whisky, but 1 didn't venture to repeat
the request, so | fell back on what /
thought was sure to be right, namely
brandy and soda. But here again l was
destined to be nonplused, for with the
same b%ewitching smile that had first
captivated me she said, evil you have
-four or Skip" and "Do you want a
whole or a 'babyP'" This was Greek
to me, so / made a bold stroke and re-
quested ''six" and a "baby." There is
nothing like a practical demonstration
to teach a man, and 1 found that "six
and a baby" means six pennyworth Of
brandy and a half bottle Of soda water.
l then tried to enter into conversation
with the Hebe, but found her cold as
steel. All the little "mashing'' arts l
knew of were brought into play, but fell
as fiat as pancakes. At last / emem-
bered hat an English friend in Chicago
had old me to mention his name to
any barmaid in England and / would
be sure of a hearty welcome, so L tried
the ''open sesame" with my Hebe, and
well did the charm work. No longer
were the lovely eyes downcast, or did
the little rosebud mouth refuse to open,
but at the very mention Of the name
the eyes sparkled and the hssome tongue
began to wag. "How was he? Had
he grown stouterP Was he doing
well2" ETC., ETC., finishing up with,
"Now, please drink that off and 1 will
mix you one of his favorite drinks"
And right deity did she do it, too, in a
manner that would make our best bar
men green with envy. During nay stay
in Liverpool 1 had many talks with her,
and found her a highly educated and
accomplished girl.
The Penn's Grove record., 1884-06-07
People who Never eat Bread.

There are civilized nations a large
proportion of whose peasantry eat little
OF no bread. Baked loaves of bread
are unknown in many parts of South
Austria and of Italy and thro ughout
the agricultural districts of Roumania.
In the villages of the Obersteiermark,
not very many miles from Vienna,
bread is never seen, the staple food of
the people being sterz a kind of porridge
made from ground beech nuts. which
is taken at breakfast with fresh or
curdled milk, at dinner with broth or
with fried lard, and with milk again
for supper. This sterz is also known
as heiden, and takes the place of bread
not only In the Steiermark, but in Car
inthia and in many parts of the Tyrol.
In the north of Italy the ~peasantry live
chiefly on polenta, a porridge made of
boiled maize. The polenta, however,
is not allowed to granulate like Scotch
porridge or like the Austrian sterz, but
is boiled into a solid pudding, which is
cut up and portioned out with a string.
1t is eaten cold as often as hot, and is
in every sense the italian PEASANTS
daily bread. The modern Roumanians
are held by many scholars to be de-
scended from a Roman colony, in other
words, to be the cousins of the Italians;
and, curiously enough, a variation of
the polenta called mamaliga is the ma
tional dish of Roumania. The mama
liga is like the polenta in that it is
made of boiled maize, but it is unlike
the latter in n important respect, as
the grams are not allowed to settle into
a solid mass, but are kept distinct,
after the fashion of oatmeal porridge.