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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-11-01

All Of which is respectfully submitted.
VIM L PITT
A j CHAMBERS
Ii + MCNALL
Committee.
On motion of Mr. Belts, the report was
accepted aud adopted
The committee on taxation, through
their chairman, Mr. McNall, made the fol-
lowing report:
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The committee on drainage, through
their chairman. Mr. Chambers, submitted
the following report:
To the Hon. Board Of Supervisors of
Gratiot county, now in session.:
Your committee OH drainage, To whom
was referred the township clerks certlti-
Gates of drain taxes TO be spread upon the
tax rolls of the several townships, To be
as follows:
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All of which is respectfully submitted.
II l. KIMES.
HENRY STITr,
JOHN McQUAIG.
Committee.

JOHN McQUAlG,
Committee.
On motion of Mr. Meacham, the report
was received and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Mr. Meacham, the re-
port was referred to the committee on
taxation.
The committee on claims through their
chairman, Mr. Reid, reported af follows:
Claimed. Allowed
NJ Petit S97 IS 3s7 IS
Geo p stone. without recommendation. on
motion OF Mr. Pitt the claim was laid on the table
On motion of Mr. kimes the sheriff was
allowed an advance fund of 5000.
On motion of MIR Hall, the report OF
the committee on equalization was taken
from the table.
Mr. n Smith moved that the report he
adopted. Motion carried.
Mr. + h Smith moved that the board
proceed 10 the election of county drain
commissioner.
The chair appointed Supervisors Kimes
and Chambers As tellers.
Whole number OF votes cast. L.
VIM Ching. ......... ....... ...........-.
Jesse People ~
j ID McCrimmon ......,.,,
ON motion OF Mr. f + Smith, Mr. Jesse
People was declared elected county drain
commissioner.
ON motion of Mr. Reid, the county sur
veyer was authorized 10 purchase level
for the Joint use of county drain commits
soner and county surveyor
Communication from auditor general
read.
On motion of Mr. Hall, the communities
ton was referred TO the prosecuting at
torney, with request that he appear be-
fore the board tomorrow morning and
give his opinion on the matter referred 10.
On motion of Mr. McNall. the board adj
jOurned until tomorrow morning AT .
o'clock.
w j MILLER, Chairman.
NJ Il SALTER, Clerk.
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Friday, oct. 25th, 1889.
Board met, roll called, quorum present.
Minutes of yesterdays session read and
approved.
The committee on claims, through their
chairman, MIR Reid, reported as follows:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-11-01

All OF which is respectfully submitted
WIN L PITT
A j CHAMBERS
BF MCNALL
Committee.
On motion of Mr. Wight, the report was
accepted and adopted.
The committee on county officers,
through their chairman, Mr. Pitt, re-
ported as follows:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors,
now i'm session:
Your committee on county officers have
settled with the county clerk and find
him him charged as follows:
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County orders issued .....S 1856 20
Collected on recognizance-
Francea Ricey. ................. $50 90
Circuit Court fees........ 221 90
Fines c. llected ................ i25 %
Sherff's advance fund ...... 200 90
We find vouchers in his hands as follows:
County Indebtedness paid. ... 5000 90
Claims allowed by board Gee. 261S 90
Paid for wood ........ ....... AS 80
Repairs on county buildings. A3 IL
Pay Roll OF board ............ d0i 80
Pay roll board of canvassers. ig7 50
Salaries Of county officers. 1909 81
Miscellaneous ......... ....... lG g5
School examiners ............. 152 90
Births and deaths reports. LOG 10
Sparrow bounty .... ......... % %
Justice court certifcatts..... 43i 81
RecognizanCe receipts..,,....... 200 90
Fine receipts ................. 125 90
Court fee receipts .......... 221 90
otoc-s oe
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Total fines and costs on dockets si53 So
We have also examined the books OF
the county treasurer's office and find the
amount OF costs and fines paid TO county
treasurer during the said year up TO and
including Sept. 30, 1889, To be the amount
of Sli7.50, leaving "A balance unpaid of
S6.05. OF this amount SOL. 80 has been
paid since Sept. 80 1889.
The treasurer also informs your com
mittee that no costs are returned-only
the fines.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
BURGESS HALL
FRANK MUNSoN
Committee.
On motion Of Mr. Meacham, the report
was accepted and adopted.
The committee on county officers
through their chairman, Mr. Pitt made
the following report:
To the Hon the Board of Supervisors OF
Gratiot county, now in session:
Your committee on county officers beg
leave to make the following report:
We have settled with the supeTin-
tendents of the poor and find them
charged as follows.
Poor orders issued .............. 1880 81
We find vouchers in their hands,
including the amounts paid
physicians for treat'g the poor $3.50 81
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WIN Il PITT
A j CHAMBERS
B + MCNALL
Committee.
On motion of Mr. Stltt, the report was
received and adopted.
The committee on county officers,
through their chairman, Mr.. Pitt, made
the following report:
To the Hon the Board of Supervisors of
GratiOt county, Michigan, now in ses-
sion.
Your committee on county officers
beg leave TO make the following report:
We have settled with the county treas
uTer and find him charged as follows:
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We woTld recommend that the claim
be allowed at footing, and that the drain
commissioner be authorized TO draw or
ders on the several drain funds as above
named.
Respectfully submitted.
A CHAMBERS
Newell SMITH
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on black velvet ground is enough to scare
any one who has predsposition to nervous
ness. A fight between tiger and dragon.
done in gold bullion on silk, is a piece of
brocads work not often excelled. Japanese
embroidery is at the front-itleads the world
and Mr.. Herr has some of the prettest sx-
amples. On velvet ground are depicted tigers.
cats. dragons and all manner creeping and
crawling things. The sheen on these figures
is so manipulated that it follows the natural
grain of the feathers or fur. To show the
superiority Of the japanese over his near
neighbor and half brother, the Chinese, few
specimens Of what the latter can do in the
same line were contras.ed. The difference ia
very marked The Chinese birds look like
sticks, and in q hundred ways the excluded
heathens prove that their taste in colors is
simply abominabls. The Chinese embroideries
are very gorgeous and their subjects are al
ways snowy such as birds of paradise, butter
flies, and such like natural beauties. Ten cents
a day is about all the workers in these things
can earn.
The most modern specimens in the collec-
ton we're made to the order OF Mr.. Herr and
some time in the future Mrs Herr Will
appear at ball in dress that will be admire d
by every one who sees it. 1t is of ivory silk
Grape and wonderfully embroidered in blue
with heads Of wheat in gold. Between the
artistically arranged heads birds and bees fit;
nothing could be more beautiful. A tea gown
OF pale blue silk is just as artstcally decorated
with birds and flowers and vines.
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Sosen, the well-known painter, long since
dead. is represented by one of his charac.
teristic works. 1t is panel shaped and rep.
resents three monkeys. one of whom is en-.
deavoring to rid little ones hide Of ento-
biological invaders. The finish in this picture
il unsxceptionally good.
SMALL DRIc-A-BRAC,
all of it valuable, Is scattered around every.
where. Crystal spheres and cubes, medicine
boxes and gongs are plentiful as the flowers
which are habitually born in the spring. A
brass box is masterpiece Of the etcher's art,
and Mr. Herr holds on to it tenaciously.
Musical instruments-three of which operating
at one time would drive any two men crazy in
half minute-are in corner of one of the
rooms and rot far away is q bronze vase, which
another Of these patient artisans labor
iously, painfully. but successfully hammered
out OF rough block OF bronze. A novel de-
scription Of dragon is on top of it.
Especially lurid and startling are some OF the
combinations of color and material in the tex
tile fabrics. A battle scene in gold and crimson
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Murderous indeed are the swords which Mr.
Herr brought with him from sths land where,
until recently, most officials carried two swords
aud where the most insignificant subdsputy
constable struttsd around with one stuck in his
sash. Many Of these Official swords have an
interesting history, and Dad their sns-time
proprietors been less thorough in the art Of
cleaning and polishing blood stains would be
visible on the blades today. Ons Of the least
elaborate Of these weapons is Of the finest
grade Of steel and ewes its presence in the col
lection to the fact that it once belonged to
an officer in the body guard Of Hachimau,
who was one Of Japan's most famous gen.
erals. Hachiman passed away from Japanese
history into a better country q couple Of hun
dred years ago. He is buried at Kamakura. a city
Of about 10000 inhabitants and OF very little
importance. Ouce Kamakura was a great
city, with population that numbered more
than 1000, 900 people, but a tidal wave rolled
over it and went back to its native ocean.
When it had retired there were but few sur
vivors, and of buildings the place was as DESC
late as the beach at Atlantic City. The surviv-
ing officials, who previously had supposed that
kamakura was a desirable place of residence,
vrung the moisture ont of their garments and
moved away to a town where tidal waves never
come and where the populace does not en-
deayor to evade taxation by allowing itself to
be drowned by the thousand.
Eyes weary in examining the carving on the
ivory hiIts and seabbards OF two very fine
blades; there are hundreds of figures. each
and every one perfect, on a single sword. A
Suziki sword lying near has q blade which
Sheffield could not beat and an edge that starts
chills up and down the spinal column of nerv-
Gus people. The carrying Of swords, except
by the military, is no longer allowed in Japan;
therefore great many very excellent "chop-
pers may be secured by those whose financial
resources are equal to the strain.
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THE NITRATE KINGS PALACE.
A Magnificent Residence Being Built
Near London for Col. North,
From the London Werld

from the London World.
Col. North is the fortunate owner of the
italian palace which il rising rapidly on the
wooded slope commanding superb view of
the Chiselhurst valley The picture gallery ia
100 feet long by so broad At one end is a
lofty vestibuls, to be filed with sculpture, and
at the other a marble musicians gallery. sup-
ported by columns Of Mexican onyx. The
walls are nearly 40 feet high. In addition to
the famous italian pictures, which are new i.
Manchester, Col. North has recently pur-
chased the Last Of the Buffaloes" and the
"silver King" (two paintings Of enormous
size), as we'll as Mr.. Frederick GoodaVs
"Misery and Mercy"
The course Of the high road from London to
Bexlsy has bson changed to improve the an
proach; the strong room alone has cost 20 OO0.
the dining hall Outside which runs o vapI,sS
vsranda 80 feet leng) will be paneled with
finely carved spanish mahogany; broad cor
ridor paved with Ponpeiian mosaic runs
through the house and the billiard room in te
be decorated from 6oor to ceiling with slabs Of
'Numidian yellow" pink PavonaxEe" and
verde antique. A garden court which lirhts
the library 10 lined with cid gold color faisnce
and the best looms in France are busiIv en-
gagged in producing the Thousands Of yards Of
crimson silk velvet required for the sdsrn-
A winter garden exactly 100 feet square leads
to fernsry almost half - large; three LEFTY
towers are now almost Anishsd and the an
trance perch 10 built Of Portland stone, re-
lisvsd By panels Of carved aud gsassd brick
work.
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1t seems to matter but little to the japanese
what the nature Of the material he works In;
the evidences Of his handicraft are as unmis-
taxable in one as IN the other. One of the gems
In Mr.. Heirs parlors is of wood. 1t is cherry
lacquer" cabinet The rich tints OF the wood
are indsscribable. but beautiful as the cabinet
Is now 1t will be far more so as time rolls On
and the work of the artist reveals itself more
fully. Gradually the cherry blossoms-now
dark-will tighten until they are white and
then the perfection of the woodworker's art
will be visible.
MONKEYS AT PLAY.
Infinitely more elaborate and of different
variety is gold lacquer cabinet. The shelves
of this are nearly all behind sliding panels, on
which with rare fidelity the artist has depicted
. number Of scenes in which monkeys are rep
resented at play. The peeuliarites of monkey
motion are apparent in the attitudes of the
agile tricksters-it is the perfection Of art
One of the very pretty pieces of combination
work is an ivory vase. small and Eat; on one
side are several storks and on the other are
cartridges To make the counterfeit as much
like the reality as possible the artist employed
different tints of ivory, gold and oliver bronze
and lacquer.
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Nsucan Csrssspondsncs q Kansas City Times.
The next day We rode for miles through mag
niAcisnt forests Of mahogany and ebony trees.
II may seem strange, but 1t is the plain truth
for miles and miles through this csustry the
Montsrsy and Gull railroad VIII ne uahsgany
ties, and the timber used in the senstrastisn Of
its bridges will be Of the same material, and
often ebony viii Be used. Vast forests OF these
precious woods stretch for miles ON either sids
Sf the roadbed. and the sound Of The veeduar' Z
Az, has never yst disturbed The tie stillns1s Ct
The virgin spek
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AJsLLy-LooKISa FAT OLD MAN

JsLLY-LooKISG FAT OLD MAN
is the God Of Plenty as he sits on his throne on
mantel. The artist who carved him out of q
huge block of ivory succeeded in representing
admirably those characteristics which are sup
posed to be visible in the demeanor and rotund
contour of an elderly gentleman who is at peace
with himself and the rest Of mankind He seems
to incline toward grossness and would impress
most people with the idea that he lived in a land
where the good things of this life were little
too plentiful for the nations well being.
BUDDHIST sHRINR
The biggest piece Of lacquer work in
the house is Buddhist shrine, five feet
high and two feet six inches wide. Gold and
black are the colors which predominant. the
former being used lavishly. BED curtains on
the affairs relieve the brassy appearance of the
interior, for there are double doors in front
OF the image Of Buddha. Whenever Sagamoto
feels As though he ought to do a little praying
he always approaches the shrine very carefully
and with little felt-covered miniature base
ball bat thumps several times upon a little
bell: then the Japanese knesIs and performs
his gyroscopic evolusions and religious recits-
tons
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en- Sagamoto closed the door and vanished.
wing the reporter with Mr.. Herr, the sur
ro1ndlngs were scarcely less odd On
one side of the hall is a figure clad
In all the peculiar armor Of Jap warrior-a
strange and almost lurid combination of red.
green and black something which does not look
rs though il would be a satisfactory defense
against an active boy and a bean-shooter; it
would make good picturesque summer uni
form for the police Of GEORGETOWN. A cloisone
several odd things picked up beyond the Pa
cltlc are in the vicinity of the armor. and no
matter what direction the visitor gazes in there
is wealth of all that is japanese. To name all
the eurlos would be to construct tiresomely
long catalogue and to attempt TO describe them
o heavy task. A few of the mere choice or pc
culiar specimens will suffice.
JAPANESE PANEL.
One Of the most thoroughly realistic samples
Of Japanese handicraft is panel four feet Ion
and twenty-five inches vide. Il is made OF
Hitsn wood, which is very hard and very
heavy and the front surface il covered with a
clear blue steel-tinted lacquer. The subject
portrayed on the panel Is fight between an
eagle and one of the large red-faced apes OF
eastern Asia. and il is worked in ivory and
mother OF pearl. No mere description can be-
gin to do justice to tais marvellous piece OF
work; il Is realism itself Not only is there
that perfection of detail, bat there il accuracy
OF position and perfect freedom OF action.
Every feather on the eagle is nature itself.
while the hair on the apes body has every ap-
pearance Of being actually in motion. 1t is a
masterpiece of which any artist might be proud
and Fugita, the famous Jap who executed it,
thinks it is an excellent specimen of what his
good right hand can do.
GEM OF TEE COLLECTION.
Equal in point Of skill, but another variety
Of art, is cloisone globe by Honda Of Nagoya.
Only those who know how tedious and difi-
cult is the process Of making cloisone ware can
understand why that little sphere-about as
large a shaddock-should be valued al
81 500 The eolOrIng in this globe is OF the
richest hues while the thousands of hair lines
Of carefully wrought upright metal are perfec,
In every detail In many respects this is the
gem OF the collection Gold stone has been
introduced IN several places aud the effect il
very pleasing.
Another notable specimen OF cloisone is a
chicken tray. which was brought into existence
BY the def fingers of Namakawa. one of the well
known artists IN the city of Toxic. The group
on the tray 10 not a remarkable one--simply
three owls, one OF them young chiekeu-but
the fidelity with which the texture of the
feathers Is produced and the extreme fneness
OF the shading made up a really exquisite piece
OF work. The effect of the sae lines of bright
metal with the spaces filed lp with the multi
tinted enamel Is remarkably attractive. There
are half dozen other varieties Of this ware all
graceful N design, and marvelously executed.
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satsuma ware, most Of 1t Of the rare old
varieties, forms an important part of the col
lection. The most striking of all the samples
is he figure Of Benki the strong. Bsnki lived
In Japan several hundreds Of years before the
advent Of Commodore Perry and was renowned
for his great strength. He Is probably more
powerful in tradition than he ever was In the
hesh. but the stories told Of him all 90 20 in
dictate that be was sort Of Japanese Sullivan.
only more so. He is represented as lifting
. huge bell The effort Is very appar.
emit, the strained muscles and the
- human skill could make them. Very ane.
too, is the piece Of Satsuma which Is modelled
after the great bell OF Kioto, and on which
Toshiyuh Of Kozan painted number Of MYTH
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Tie eccentric triumph Of that aytisan, 10 FAR -
Mr.. Rerr's collection il censored, is a lobster.
II is made out Of thu natural and unsolorsd
ivory. Every point. Osry claw Is perfect, and
II the interior mechanism necessary to motion
seuld emily be put n 1t II would rank well in first
class crustacean circles
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one piece Of work and will only be satisfied
with il when the most critical pronounce it
good and worthy of his reputation. There are
but few comprehensive collections of Japanese
art 70 be found in this country. although in q
general way an immense quantity of Japanese
work Is scattered all over the United States.
Locally. the number OF persons who are pos
sessed of valuable specimens is extremely
small, and that makes
Mr.. AUSTIN HEIRS COLLECTION
Of rare and beautiful products of the Orient ap-
pear the more fascinating and precious. Not
so very long ago Mr.. Herr returned after an
extended foreign tour. which included the
principal cities of China and Japan His letters
home were filled with glowing descriptions of
the precise beauties of Japanese manufactures.
and IL was not surprising that when he returned
he brought back with him an immense guam
tity of the wares of that land of semi-civil-
lied barbarians. More than a score OF huge
cases, filed with the products of patient and
his baggage, and il was weeks after his
return before the contents were gazed at
In the light of American day. Mr..
Heirs beautiful home on Georgetown
heights has its interior decorated with
the new bric-a-brac. japanese art hangs on
the walls and beauties Japanese cabinets and
stands on Japanese rugs. The long-ago invita-
ton OF Mr.. Herr was accepted by STAR re-
porter a few evenings since. In response to
the ringing of the door bell the house was
opened by a real live Japanese, queeriy
pleasant looking little fellow. whose age was
ungurssable and whose expressionless visage
looked as though it might have been carved
out Of oak. He reioices. IL he ever does re-
1oice, in a name that sounds like Sagamoto.
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there are many spesimss, but all are good.
Principal among them are couple Of grotesaus
fsures-whose psculiarites are sbnormslly
heightened arms and legs and . carefully
executed fac smile Of the Daibutg of Kioto.
hitan wood IL the material Of which o "Tobac-
Dan. or smoking set Is made; the decoration
Is good and the lacquer work Of the highest
order.
The numerous varieties Of native Japaneaa
wares are all ftly represented In the colIsctiop
The familiar red, white and blue Kutaui. ono
narrow-mouthed specimen, 90 perfectly dseo-
rated inside that TO imagine the task makes ths
mind weary, Is 70 be found here. Ramboo
porcelain manufactured near Naon.ski Ia
Is not infrequsnt A huge Kioto tea not
10 eurio Of the first water and the drason
which surmounss the rough exterior Il an
enigma. If that dragon were to become an oh
)scs Of worship there would be NO idolatry in
the act, because It is not the likeness Of ANY,
thing that Is in Heaven above, or In the earth
beneath, or in the waters under the earth.
THAN VASES.
Two vases Of genuine Than ware would At
tract the attention Of the esllsctor. The shsd-
Ing Of the ground work on thsss--srsm desp
blue to ivory-ie simply perfect and the stork
figures very correct very delicate fragment.
which could speedily be distributed in q thou.
sand fragments, 10 Q model OF tea house, and
no less fragile 10 one Of those narveleualy per-
feet models Of the flower boat--a beautiful OBJ
jses lsassa n NJ skill Il NJ ivosy worker.
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olegical scenes. The best scrap Of cid Sal
suma. but not at first the NEST striking, is .
small bowl In this the 'craskls" II remark
able for the clossnsss Of its texture and fer the
peculiar manner in which the pattern was laid
on On the ''craekled' outer surface there are
several fish, bat there Is no cYaskls On their
scales, nor IL there any on the fne geld net
which covers the entire exterior. This 10 o
rare piece of work and 10 valued very highly.
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JAPANESE ART PRODUCTS.
CURIOS FROM THE MIKADUS LAND,
A FEW OF THE GEMS IN THE
HERR COLLECTION.
what the Orientals Can Do with Wood
and IvOry-Rare Specimens Of Old
Satsuma--Grotesque Carvings.

HE artists Of Europe
have done much to
Ibeautify the world with
specimens Of their
skill. and American ar
fists of all degrees have
not been idle, but they
have never attempted to
compete in certain lines
Of work with their
Japanese brethren, and
it is doubtful whether
any Caucasian is pos
sessed at once of the
combined patience and
skill necessary to make
him an artist according
to the japanese stand
ard. A conscientious Jap