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The Somerset reporter., 1890-01-30

II it was only as easy for man to understand
a woman as it is to love her th.re wouldn't be
any us marriage failure ;" going the uneven
rounds Of the press.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
COUNTY COLUMN.

The Fargo flax mill is ready for the
machinery.
A barber shop will be opened at
Huronia beach.
st. Glars Fourth of July celebration
was great big success.
Port Huron's X. o. II. NJ. band held a
grand picnic yesterday, July IL.
The new steam barge, Langell Boys,
was launched at st. Clair last week.
During June 26,743 barrels of salt
were imported into st. Clair county.
Four ferry boats are running continu-
ally between Port Huron and Sarnla.
The third ward school building in
Port Huron has been pronounced UNI
safe.
The Baptist society at st. Clair have
called Rev. James Goodman to its
pastOrate.
Frank McElroy's salary as postmas-
terlat Marine City has been raised 500
and is now 81 300.
1t is expected that a street car line
will be built on Water and Seventh
streets in Port Huron.
James Tyler, of Port Huron, broke
his collar bone one day last week by
falling from the roof of house.
Port Huron high school building is
in bad chndition and liable to be
blown down in heavy wind.
y meeting of prominent patrons of
industry was held in Port Huron last
Tuesday to discuss the political ques-
ton.
r. Z. French will likely be made
Customs Officer at Fort Gratiot, in
place of Chas. Hazen. who died last
week.
The hook and ladder race at st. Clair
on the fourth, between the Mt. Clemens
and Marine City teams, was won 10y
Marine City in 10 seconds.
Two barns, a shed and a threshing
machine were destroyed by fire on the
Montross farm, near Port Huron, last
week, cause of fire unknown.
w. G. Souls, who was announced to
walk on the waters of Lake Huron last
week was nearly drowned, his shoes for
the purpose not proving reliable.
George Crane, of Port Huron, recent
~ had ST. stolen from his coat pocket
at his home by his cook, Mary Wilson.
She will take 20 days at the county Jail
st. Clair county has sent forty-fve
different citizens to the Eastern Michl-
gan asylum during the past year
Twenty-Five have died or been dis
charged.
The Miller chemical engine fire ex-
tinguisher was experimental with at
Port Huron lately and proved that it
could successfully put out very hot
fire in few seconds.
Wilbert Streeter. of Grant, fireman
on the steamer. Dean Richmond, was
drowned at Buffalo last week, by slip
ping off the deck His remains were
taken to Grant for burial.
\ divorce has been granted Mrs
Franc NJ Stewart from her husband
Chas +. Stewart, of Port Huron. The
parties are well known family, but
the husband has been unable to abstain
from liquor and sh3s run through q
fortune.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
Sixteen ns-Oontinental Passenger
Trains Daily.

Under the new train schedule which
the Northern Pacific Railroad inaugu-
rates June 18th, 1890, there will be six
teen trans-continental passenger trains
daily on the great line, eight east bound
and eight west bound. exclusive of los
locals, main and branch line passenger
trains running daily west of st. Paul,
Ashland and Duluth in Wisconsin,
Minnesota. North Dakota, Montana,
Idaho, Oregon and Washington on its
$500 miles of track
Chas. :. Fee, General Passenger
Agent of the line at st. Paul, announ-
ces that under the new arrangement
the first through train, the Pacific EX-
press, leaves st. Paul at8:l5 a. m, daily,
with a through Pullman Palace Sleep
ing Car, leaving Chicago daily at $50
p. III. via the Chicago, Milwaukee ~ st.
Paul Railway, running via Helena and
Tacoma direct to Portland. and making
close connections at st. Paul with all
trains leaving st. Louis in the forenoon
and Chicago in the afternoon of the
previous day, arriving at Tacoma 1856
a. m Of the third day and Portland the
same afternoon.
The second through train, No. 4. the
PACIFIC Mail. leaves st. Paul at Ais p.
m. daily, making close connections
with the Fast Mail" and all night
trains out of Chicago. will carry a
through Pullman Palace Sleeping Car
and one or more Pullman Tourist Sleep
ing Cars leaving Chicago at 10:45 y. IN.
daily via the Wisconsin Central line,
running through to Portland via Hell
ena and Tacoma. Both trains out Of
st. Paul will carry Pullman Tourist
Sleeping Cars and Dining Cars, but
free colOnist sleepers will be run only
on train No. |, leaving st. Paul at 4:l5
p. m.
The Northern Pacific now operates
the largest equipment of dining cars of
any railroad in the world. twenty four.
and also the longest Pullman sleeping
car line in existence, namely: Chicago
to Portland via Tacoma, and is the only
line running these sleepers to the prin-
cipal trade centres and pleasure resorts
in Northern Minnesota, North Dakota,
Manitoba, Montana and Washington.
The recently completed Butte Air
Line of the Northern Pacific makes
this the shortest route between Chicago
and Butte by 100 miles and enables this
company to announce through Pull
man Sleeping Car service between st.
Paul and Tacoma and Portland via
Butte, west on the 4:15 p. m. train, east
from Portland on the 700 a. m. Allan
! tic Mail.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
Real Estate Transfers.

The following list of real estate trans
fers is furnished by j. 5. Duflie, register
of deeds.
land in Brockway; consideration, 81.
Daniel Queen to Grande Pointe Ina
provement company, land in Clay; con-
sideration, $500.
Archibald Mitchell to A. G. Meize,
land in Yale; consideration. 5000.
Erlie l.. Marks to Wealthy Is. Fryer,
land i'm Port Huron: consideration $500.
+, Huffman to Neil ID. Campbell, land
in Grant; consideration, $500.
Christine Wallace to Minnie u. Mey-
ers, lot on Huron street, Port Huron;
consideration, $780,
Dennis Brennan to OBJ. j. Atkinson,
land in Ft.Gratiot; conslderation.Sl,0 600
OBJ. j. Atkinson to j. u. Haynes,
land in Port Huron; consideration,
$50.
VIM. II. Mitchell to J. p. Haynes, land
in Port Huron; consideration. so.
r. Jas. Knight TO Milton Bird land in
Capac; consideration, 800
VIM. III. Randall to Betsy A. Randall
= land in Mussey; consideration, 81 600.
Chas. j. Dowswell to w. ID. Butter
field, land In Algonac; consideration 81.
Eliza Gillett to Ellen f. Mcdonald.
land in PIT Huron; consideration, $40
Frank Il. Holland to Ransom Hol-
land, land in Fort Gratiot; considera-
ton, 81.
VIM. b. Dayton to Geo. A. Dayton,
land in Riley; consideration, 5000.
Jas. ii. White to Lousia q. Bentley,
land in Pt Huron; consideration, 5000.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
Local Notices.


j. T. Waterman, at Peck, is head
quarters for the celebrated Tiger hay
rake and mower. Aft
For SALE-A quantity of hemlock
lumber and ioists. Write or call on j.
T. Waterman, Peck. 3tf
Itch cured in 30 minutes by Wool
ford's Lotion. Sold by G. A. Wells,
Druggist, Yale, Mich.
| have tile Ohio wood burned peerless
white lime for sale. Far superior to
any other lime that has been sold in this
place, and cheap us the cheapest. THos.
HICKEY. s
NoTIcE.-All parties are hereby no
titled not to negotiate a hote gwen by
me. and endorsed by VIM. b. Laidlaw,
in favor of George Hughson for $500,
on which $92.l4 has been paid.
TAT RoBT. J. HUGHsoN.
STRAYED.-Came to the premises of
the undersigned in Section 81, Fremont
township. on OF about the first day of
May, one red and white steer. The
owner will please call, prove property.
pay charges and take away.
1914 RoBT. GILLIs.
English Spawn Llnment removes all
hard, soft, or calloused Jumps andble
ishes from horses, blood SPAWN, curbs
splints, sweeny, ring-bone. stiles, spav-
in, all swollen throats, cough, etc. Save
$50 by use of one bottle. Warranted
Sold by Chas. A. Wells. Druggist
LosT.-On Tuesday, July 18th, 1890
between the village of Yale and Lemuel
Lincoln's place in Speaker. fifty
pounds Of pure MANILA binder Irvine
marked Deering. The finder will be
rewarded by leaving same at John Bax-
ter's wagon shop in Yale. 1914
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
81 FOR Is WEEKS.

The New YORK ILLUSTRATED News
will be sent to any address i'm the United
States or Canada for three months on
the receipt of one dollar. Liberal dis
counts allowed to agents, postmasters
and clubs. News agents can sell this
paper freely, openly and above board
Sample copies mailed free. Address
NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED News.
252 Broadway, New York City
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
1. O. F. Election.

Court Yale, No. 800, Independent Or
der of Foresters, Monday evening elect
ed officers for the ensuing six months,
as follows: Chief Ranger, w. Cowing;
Vice Chief Ranger, Il. A. Paul; Rec.
Sec, Geo Brooks; Financial Sec, WA.
Lothian; Senior Woodward, Chas. Jack
son; Junior Woodward. Samuel Eishel-
man; Senior Beadle, Eli Silverthorn;
Junior Beadle. John Ellsworth; Physi-
clan, DR.. G. 5. Ney; G. ID. II. q. r., j. III.
Moore.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
% per Cent Gut in Prices


Two yards wide half cotton sheetng. twilled,
AZ cents per yard and II pounds clean secured
wool TO be furnished. we furnish cotton free.
Former price, As cents.
Two yards wide half cotton sheeting, plain,
40 cents per yard and II pounds clean secured
wool to be furnished, we furnish cotton free.
One yard wide all wool sheetin0. 25 cents per
yard and / pound clean secured wool TO be fur
nished,
Cardng into rolls, cents per pound or
cents IL we grease your wool. Former price,
cents. Parties coming long distance can have
their wool carded the same day.
Spinning into single yarn for mittens, socks
stockings and filing, or part of each, to suit
yourself, Is cents per pound and eight pounds
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18

clean, hand-picked wool TO be furnished for
seven pounds OF yarn.
Twisting into 2 or ply yarns cents per pound
extra.
Take the market value Of your wool and add
the cost of manufacturing and you VIII find
that you save fully one-third i'm the cost OF your
goods, made out of your own WOOL and manu-
featured at home. You surely need WOODEN
goods this fall; and the cheapest and best way
for you to get thom is TO have your wool worked
up into such goods as you may need.
To parties shipping by r. Rive pay all
charges from Croswell TO Lexington and return.
Freight rates are now only 25 cents on bundles
less than 100 pounds from any station on the F.
& p. M. Railroad
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18

Gray PULLED Cloth, SO cents per yard and Il
lbs. clean secured wool to be furnished. For
mer price, 40 cents.
Checked Flannel, black and red or black and
blue,2 cents per yard and pound clean secured
woolto be furnished. Former price, 25 cents.
Checked Flannel, black and white, Is cents
per yard and pound clean secured wool to be
furnished. Former price, % cents.
All Wool Blankets, So 90 per pair and 10 lbs
clean secured wool TO be furnished. Former
price, 49, so.
Cotton Warp Blankets. white, 81. as per pair ;
gray 80 per pair and 10 pounds clean secured
wool TO be furnished, we furnish cotton free.
Former price, $500 and S275.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
MARRIAGES.

N-THoMPsoN-At Capac, on Wednes-
day, July II, James Morgan and Miss Isa-
belle Thompson, both of Brockway. Cigars,
Jim.
MULHoLLAND- FERGUsoN-On Thursday, July
3rC, 1890 mt Los Angeles, Cal, VIM. Hulhol-
land and Miss Lille Ferguson.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
BIRTHS.

MARENGo-On Saturday, July ., TO the wife OF
Alex. Marengo, of Port Huron, a daughter.
LAAIPHERE-On Tuesday, july /, TO the wife OF
VIM Lamphere, of Capac, son.
HooPER-On Tuesday, July &, TO the wife OF
Harry Hooper. Of Port Huron. daughter.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-07-18
1. O. 0. F. Installation.

The newly elected officers of Advance
Lodge, No. 10, were installed last Fri
day evening by District Deputy j. ID.
Grinnell:
i. CD. G. Holden.
n. G.-John Hallock.
V. G.-E. III. Drake.
Sec.-W. r.. Gillett.
Treas. ID. Jones.
Con-. e. Lutz.
Warden-A. Goheen.
r.. :. Sd. A. Menzies.
l.. 5. S.-Jason Clark.
|. G.-Joe. Z. Vincent.
q. G.-James Pearce.
II. s. ". CIV. w. Grinnell.
L. S. n. CIV. COwing.
II. ). V. G.-Levi Morrill,. jr.
l.. 5. V. G.--Anstin LutZ.
Chaplain Robt. w. Menerey.
The members who were present on
the evening of election will remember
that VIM. III. Palmer was elected Noble
Grand, but he afterwards declined as
his business was such that he could not
give it the attention he would like;
therefore John HallOck was elected in
his stead After installation ceremon-
les +. Ii. Drake and John Hallock in
vited all present to Phil McDougalls
parlors where they partook OF some de-
liclousics H.eas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-11-15
HIS LAST CRACKER.
A Soldiers Cheerful Philosophy Under I,is-
cournging CIrcumstancos.

cournging circumstances.
Mr. George Cary Eggleston, in Bat
ties and Leaders Of the Civil War" fur
nishes an account, half-pathetic, half
comic, Of the nearly famished condition
OF the Confederate soldiers during Gem
eral Grants final campaign. They ate
their salt pork raw, partly because
there was no convenient means Of cook
ing 1t, but moro because cooking would
have involved some waste"
When we reached Cold Harbor the
command to which belonged had been
marching almost continuously day and
night for moro than fifty hours without
food, and for tho first time we knew
what actual starvation was. Itwas dur
ing this march that heard u man wish
himself woman-the only case of the
kind l ever heard of-and he uttered the
wish half in grim jest and made haste
to qualify it by adding, "or baby"
Yet we recovered our cheerfulness at
once after taking the first nibblo at tho
crackers issued to us there, and made
jest of the scantiness of the supply.
One tall, lean mountaineer, Jim
Thomas by name, who received a slight
wound every time he was under fire and
was never sufficiently hurt to quit duty,
was standing upon bank of earth,
slowly munching bit of his last cracker
and watching the effect of some artillery
fire which was in progress at the time,
when a bullet carried away his cap and
cut n strip of hair from his head, leav-
ing the scalp for space as bald as If it
had been shaved by razor.
He sat down at once to nurse sharp
headache, and then discovered that the
cracker he had held in his hand was
gone, leaving mere fragment in his
grasp.
At first he was in doubt whether he
might not have eaten it unconsciouGly;
but he quickly discovered that it had
been knocked out of his hand crushed to
bits by a bullet; whereupon, as he sat
there in an exposed place, where The
fire was unobstructed, he lamente6 his
loss in soliloquy.
'If had eaten that cracker half an
hour ago. it would have been safe," he
said. II should have had none left for
next time; but have none left as it is.
That shows how foolish it is to save any
thing.
"Whew! how my head aches! wish
it was from over-eating; but even the
doctor couldn't lay it to that just now.
The next time l stand up to watch
the firing, I'll put my cracker-if have
any-in safe place down by tho breast
work, where it won't get wounded, poor
thing! BY the way, here's little
piece left, and that'll get shot while 1
sit here talking"
With that he jumped down into the
ditch, carefully placed the mouthful OF
hard-tack at the foot of the works, and
resumed his interested observation OF
the artillery duel.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-11-15
MIME BALLS.

INDIANA has an organization know as
"The Soldiers Rights and Service Pen
sion Alliance"
THE subordinate corps W. r. G. of
Ohio gave S40O worth OF articles to the
Sanduslhy Soldiers Home.
THE War Department has decreed
that April 10, 1861, was the official first
day of the rebellion and May l, 1865, tho
last day.
CoMMANDER-In-C CHIEF VEAsEY has ap-
pointed VIM. Lochren, OF Minneapolis,
Mimi, Judge Advocate General of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
VIM. SIMMONS, historian, National As
sociation of Naval Veterans, No 143a
Wharton street, Philadelphia, is compil-
ing list of all surviving veterans of the
late war who served in the Union navy.
NEW HAMPSHIRE claims the Oldest
veteran attending the encampment at
Boston-James Randlatt, Company B.
Second New Hampshire Volunteers,
The comrade is eighty-two years OF
age.
The largest patriotic contribution
made by one man to the Union army is
thought to have been made by Charles
Brandon, of Moundsville, w. Va, who
sent seventeen sons out of family Of
thirty-hve children. all sons.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-11-15
WOMAN'S WAR SERVICE.
Female Attaches in the Fields and Hos
pitfalls During the Civil War.


Although it is impossible to discover
just how many women gave their services
in the fields and hospitals during the
civil war, Captain Ainsworth, who is at
the head of the pension division of the
War Department, has recently prepared
table giving an idea of the vast mum.
her who did what they could for their
country by nursing and caring for those
who took active part in the struggle.
The records are incomplete, but as far as
can be ascertained there were probably
10000 women, with and without regular
authority and pay, who performed the
duties wherever they happened to be.
OF these, 77S were hired by contract by
the War Department.; 337 went by the
appointment of Miss Dix; 24S were Sis
ters of Charity; 81 were provided by the
Sanitary Commission, and 96 by the or.
der of the Surgeon General. In addi-
tion to those who went as nurses, there
were matrons, cooks, laundresses etc,
making, it is thought, no fewer than
10000 women in all, three-fourths OF
whom were white and from the North.
There are now on the pension rolls
the names of 200 women who acted as
nurses, and these were placed there by
special act of Congress; but as yet
nothing has been done for most of these
noble women, many of whom are old,
feeble, and nearly forgotten.
Representative Bellsnap, of Michigan,
an ex-soldier, reported bill to tho
United States House of representatives,
placing on the pension list at S1a a
month "all women employed by
the Surgical Department of the
United States Service as army
nurses, or otherwise officially recog-
nized as such during the War OF
the Rebellion. and who rendered service
in hospitals, in the camp, or on the bat
tle-feld for a period of six months or
more, and who were honorably relieved
therefrom, and who, from the results
of such service or the infrmities of ad-
vancing age, are unable to earn their
own support. "-Woman's Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-11-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
WILLIE.

BY the Mount Perhaps, whero the laggard
maps
Lies Somethingmay-turn.up vile,
Just beyond Maybe, on the creek Let's See.
In the valley Of Time to Kill.
And the road that way, so people say,
Is simple enough TO fare,
On the Path of Ease just go-as.you.please,
Through the Region OF Devil may-care.
Or down you may float, in your painted boat,
On tho Tide of Well Enough,
Where the banks are fair, and q fragrance is
there
From the blossoms OF Cheek and Blun.
You can lie at ease, beneath the trees,
On the grass of Selfish Slope
And hear the trill, when tho day is STILL
or the bird called Groundless Hope.
And the lazy sweep, and the droning deep,
OF tho trees in your shady bower
Will lull you to rest on Earth's soft breast,
AS you wait for No.Time hour.
You can watch the skies, Or philosophical,
Or sleep through the live-long day;
You can summer there with never n caro-
Till the Fool Killer comes that way.
j. T. Newcomb, in Jury.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-11-15
DIR. WIGGINs.

was nailed with four brass headed nails
on the sido of the private entrance.
Very strange" said the eldest Miss
Hunter. "Why didn't he have it gilded
in the middle of the bow-window?"
And put out his surgical instruments
and quinine bottles, and all tho big
double teeth ho has drawn, as If no
meant to keep store?" sneered her
brother "That's your idea of doctors
Office, is it? But guess Virgins knows
better than that"
''He is no doubt very modest man."
said Mrs. Percival, signing behind hor
crape stroamers, land does not wish to
obtrude his sign"
Hes jolly old covo," said Mr..
Jones, who had met him at dinner.
'And when i told him how mad the
other three doctors were ut the news OF
his coming into the place, l thought
he'd havo split his sides laughing"
"Old" cried Miss Murgatroyd. 81
heard he was just in the prime of life. y
"Wel,, he's forty odd, II that's what
you call the prime of life,'" said Jones.
''And you'll all have chance to Judge
for yourselves before long, for thoy tell
me he's going to movo in this week"
Mrs. Deane was darning her husbands
stockings by the light of a shaded lamp,
the next eveninc Dut one. when Miss
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-11-15

"Say his tongue looks sorter queer"
"Does yer think yer ken cure him,
doctor?"
dat pens on how we'll he gets er-
long chile. Eff he gifts we'll, | thinks
dat ken cure him, but if he dies. den
thinks dat he'll be outen my reach
We's got ter wait 'velopments in err seri-
uos case like dis heah one. Now, I'll
leab yer three doses O. medicine" be-
gining to wrap up white powders "Dis
is number one, dis is number two, an
dis number three. Gin him number
three fust. We's got ter work back
wards in er case like dis"
"Wall, sah.'
"Is yer got it down?"
"Yas, sah."
"Wall, now, doan' yer make no mis-
take. III be roun' in do mawnin', en-
see how he's gittin' erlong."
There were several women standing
in the door-yard when the doctor called
next day, and the wailing of grief, com.
ing from within the house, assured the
physician that the worst had come;
however. he did not turn away, but en-
tered the house.
doctor, he's dead!" moaned the
woman.
$50 l soc, madam. Has yer got de
papers whut wuz roun' dem powders?"
"Yas, sab, heah da is" reaching up
and taking them from the mantel-piece.
"Lemme see 'em. Which one did yer
gin fust?"
"Dis one, thinks"
"Yas, and dat wuz number two. How
yer 'speck de POI man ter lib when yer
gin him de middle powder fust? Dat
would break down de constertushun
er elefin'. Heah yer's had dat po man
strugglin' tween de third an fust pow
der. Doan' see how he stood it so long
Wall, KANT speck er doctor ter do
nuthin' long ez folks is so keerless
Good-day, madam. Ez yer's got SO much
trouble on yer hans, won't speak
O. money matters dis mawnin' Will be
round arter de funeral" = Arkansaw
Traveller.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-11-15
Tho Begum,s son-in-Law.

Friend Ito ex-missionary)-I heard
that while you were in India you mar
ried the daughter of Begun.
Ex-Missionary-Yes | did.
'And in order to do it you had ~
adopt her religion"
That's fact"
"But afterwards you were reconverted
to Christianity. How did that come
about?"
"Well, the fact is that woman would
reconvert anybody. She would, Be-
gump'-Texas Siftings.