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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-08
Exactness of Speech,

Judges rarely make mistakes in the
decisions which they hand down con-
corning the actions at law that come
up before them. Occasionally, how
ever, they make extraordinary errors
in the selection of words in which they
charge the jury. One Of these that
has come to hand is extremely anus
ing. A certain plaintiff was trying to
have defendant convicted of stealing
pig The evidence was all in, and the
lawyers upon both sides had summed
up their case, when the judge began
his charge with these words:
"Gentlemen, you have heard the ev1-
dence. The indictment says the prison
er was arrested for stealing a pig. This
offence seems to be becoming g. com
mon one. The time has come when it
must be put stop to, otherwise, gen.
demen, none Of you will be safe''
In other professions, too, inexactness
OF speech has sometimes resulted in
ludicrous complications. A story is
told of certain university professor
who prfded himself always on the pur-
ity Of his English, particularly on his
spoken language, which he endeavored
always to have scrupulously exact Ac-
o1-HS w tue story, one nlgnt ne was
awakened at On unseemly hour by dis
cordant sounds of midnight revelry
from the direction of students bed
room. Dressing himself hastily, he
hurried out, and after a few knocks
on the bolted door, he called out:
Hi! you fellows in there! Can't
you make less noise?''
who's out there?' was the response
'sIt's me.".
"Who are you?'
professor X.''
Won't do! You can't fool us! x.
would have said, 1T is l. Come on.
boys. just once morer' And the strains
OF Landlord, fill the flowing bowl"
reSounded louder than ever.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-08
Country Schools.

1t is the boy, not the school, tha-
counts for most in making a man. 4
good school is grand, good thing, but
it has not always been the largest
schools which have sent out the great
est men, Writing about the schools
of his boyhood, Ainot J. Savage says
in recent article in The New Peter
son Magazine: :.2= ,.s-
Il remember one boy who never got
through fractions, but was ciphering
at them every winter as long as can
remember. But, when I looked over
the roll of honor of that one village,
4 think it will compare favorably with
the product OF any town of its size In
the country. Let me see; many law
yers famous all through the state; one
Judge OF the supreme court; many well
known physicians; two members Of
congress; one graduate at West Point;
four clergymen of good rank; success
ful bankers and business men: long
list OF officers In the civil war; many
brave soldiers; well known literary
men.
So the school did teach. It gave
opportunity for those who wished to
do something and who had it in them.
And, after all, that is about all any
institution can do for anybody. In
shtutions cannot change crows to
swans. is 1t not all we have right
TO ask-that the swhps shall be given
chance
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-08
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A Billiard Ball.

The globe of ivory which is knocked
about a table. in a game of billiards
costs, if good quality, at least $40.
This represents its cost in money.
There is, however, far more impor-
tant and formidable element in the
price which has been paid for it. The
billiard ball Of pure ivory represents,
as it lies white and gistenipg upon
the cloth, an expenditure of human
Elephants tnsks are brought down
to the African coast by caravans, gen.
orally in charge Of Arabs, which have
been trading in the interior. Very
often they have picked up slaves as
well as ivory. But this phase of the
matter may be left out of the account.
1t is estimated that every large cara
van bringing ivory to the coast has cost
more than hundred and sixty human
lives through fights and murders in
the course of the expedition. Thirty
more men are likely to have succumbed
to 'fevers or other diseases and the IA
tgues of the march.
The hunting Of the elephants and the
capture of the ivory are very likely to
have caused the death Of ten men alto
gether. Such casualties are the rule
in elephant hunting rather than the e1-
ception.
An average tusk does not furnish
more than enough material for two
good billiard balls. Of course the re-
mainder Of the ivory in each tusk is
made use of in other ways; a perfect
cut billiard ball requires special quality
or so-called nerve" which is found
only in one part Of the tusk.
The chances are that a billiard ball
of the first quality has cost at least one
human life; and thet is not one such
ball which may not truly be said to
be stained with mems blood. They
can hardly be considered, therefore,
cheerful accompaniment to a sensi.
tive persons diversions.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-04-06

The Ruling on Reina bursements for
Last Sickness and Burial Reversed.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-04-06
Elective Offices Of the Senat

Toward the close of the session Mr..
Sherman, chairman of the Republican
caucus, notified the Democrats of the
action taken by them on the subject Of
reorganization of the elective office of
the Senate, which was to the effect that
the Republicans would accept 10 CONS
promise. Mr.. German replied quietly,
saying that he thought the Republicans
should accept the compromise that had
been suggested, and before any discus
sion could arise, if there had been any
disposition to talk, he made motion to
adjourn, and the executive session was
ended.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-04-06
1t Should Be in Every House.

JB. Wilson, 81 Clay ST, Sharpsburg,
Pa, says he will not be without Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds, that it has cured his
wife who was threatened with Pneumo
MIA after an attact of La Grippe, "when
various other remedies and several phys
icians had done her no good. Robert
Barber, of Cooksport, Pa, claims l'r.
Kings New Discovery has done him
more good than anything he ever used
for Lung Trouble. Nothing like it. I.v
it, Free Trial Bottles at Farrar&N i
liamson's Drug Store. Large bottles,
5()c and 81 90
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-04-06
RECEIVERS FOR THE GROTTOEs.


Judge Mclaughlin Appoints Them
and Also Enjoins Several Suits.
STAUNToN, Va, March 25.-On the
motion of eight-tenths Of the creditors
and the majority of the stockholders and
the board of directors of the Grottoes
Company, Judge William Mclaughlin,
of the circuit court of Rockingham, in
chambers, has appointed J. W. Ruuiple,
of North Carolina, and John w. Black
burn, ex-mayor Of Buna Vista, receivers
of the Grottoes Company, requiring of
them bond in the sum of $4,000 each
An injunction was also granted, arrest
ing for the present the progress of sever
al suits against the company pending in
the Rockingham courts and enjoining
other parties from suing the company,
to the end that all matters be speedily
and economically heard.
In the bill filed praying for receivers
and injunctions the Shendun Company
admits it's insolvency. This company
was fornd in the boom period and had
minimum stock was not to be less than
100000. and the maximum was fixed at
$6000,000. One and a half millions of
stock was subscribed to. and $75O,0OO
thereon was paid into the treasury. The
appointment Of the two receivers is in
the nature Of a compromise The bill
asking for the appointment of Mr.. Rum
pie, who is president of the company,
Mr.. Jed Hotchkiss and others opposed.
Had the Rumple faction being denied
the prayers of their bill they would i'm
mediately have made an assignment, the
papers being already prepared for that
purpose. The liabilities of the company
are $4,000 with nominal assets OF $3.50
900. Messrs. sGeorge e. Sipp and John
L. Harris, from Harrisonburg, and Cap
tain James Bumgardner, represented
interest in the case. Elder & Elder be-
ing counsel for the parties fling the bill
for receiver and injunction.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-04-06
Last Chance for Poets !

For the Best Six Verse Poem on this
new Fishing Device, l will pay $1tO to
first, $50 to the second and $25 to third,
in the devices, as stated in my circular.
Slang, chesnuts and fish stories ruled
out
Something Grace or gay; Welch, watrfy
and witty; hooked, pointed, alive, trans
parent, brief and a corker. Life is
short" Give me something like the t;,.
vice,-'new original and catchy Time
until June 1, 1893.
CALVIN V. GRAVES,
Natural Bridge, N. Y.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-04-06
Deposed From the Ministry

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 17.-At his
own request, it is reported, the Rev.
DR.. WILDER F. Watkins has just been de
posed from the ministry of the Episcopal
Church by Bishop Whitaker. DR.. Wat
kins was pastor of the Church of the
Saviour in West Philadelphia, and not
long since charges of immortality were
preferred against him. A committee was
appointed to investigate, but before the
investigation was made Dr. Watkins dis
appeared
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-04-06
Caught in the Act and Now Reg
istered at Hotel de Colt.


For sometime past, Messrs. Quinn &
Gwinn, merchants of Meadow Creek
Station, had been missing money from
their cash drawer, in sums ranging from
$500 to $500, which could not be ac>
counted for. They at last suspected one
Mr.Jas. Moore, who was spending most of
his time in the store, processing to be U.
S. Detective and was there looking after
Uncle Sans private business. On last
Saturday, the 18th inst, Mr.. Quinn step
ped out OF the storg to give Mr.. Moore an
opportunity to enter the cash drawer
which he took advantage of. Mr. Quinn
retained to the room suddenly and
caught Moore taking money from lre
drawer. Moore made his escape but was
arrested near Thurnond, in Fayette
county, on Friday last and brought him
to Hinton on Saturday, given q prelim-
mary hearing, and as result is now a
guest OF Jailor Colt, waiting the action
of the Grand Jury The circumstances
in the case, as shown from the evidence,
point to the fact that this gentleman has
worked practically none in the past few
months, but lived lie that money only
can uphold.-Hiuton Independent
She Believes She Owns the Country.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-Mr. Cleve-
lands right to the presidency was dis
puted today by Mrs. Thurston, an old
lady, who not only considers herself as
owner of the United States, but of King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland as well.
Mrs. Thurston was among those who
shook hands with the PRECEDENT at the
public reception in the East Room this
afternoon. Her titue came, she grasped
Mr. Cleveland's fingers in firm grip and
poured forth her tale. much to his OBJ
vious embarrassment. Mrs. Thurston
said she wanted Mr.. Cleveland to take
charge of her possessions under a deed
of trust, to be handed oyer when she re-
ceived her annuity of several hundred
thousand dollars, which will enable her
to live in style betitting her rank and
possessions. Her opportunities for pri-
vate audience to arrange details were
politely parted, and, after keeping the
the line waiting for five minutes, Mrs.
Thurston moved on with the parting re-
mark that she would return.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-24
Burton.

The winter term of school commenced
Monday with Miss Mabel White, of Car
land, as teacher-J. G. School and wife,
of Owosso. visited friends in this vicinity
Tuesday-D. Banghart has moved his
family into p. Wesner's shouse-Charles
Wilkin is engaged at present in buying and
shipping poultry-Mrs. L. Markham was
the guest of Mrs. ID. S. Cramer last We'd
nesday-Stanley E. Parkill, of Owosso,
will give lecture on his travels, Sunday
evening in the M. K. church-MisS Ivah
Rosa spent Saturday with Miss Allie Simp-
sOn-Lem Wilkin, of Olive, spent last
week with relatives in this place-Mrs.
E. Mix, of West Owosso, and Eroe Schem
and wife, spent Thursday with Geo. Nc
Kenzie and wife-Miss Nellie Cramel
spent last week with her sister f. j. Sny
der-Fred Scott, of Orion, is visiting hi!
parents, Rev. Scott and family, Of thi'
place-Frank Benton and wife, of Car
land, were the guests of S. Gibson and fam
lily Saturday r. NJ. Banghart, wh'
has been spending the last two weeks will
her daughter, Mrs. Jas. Ockerman, returned
home Friday-The Burton Farmers Clul
met last Thursday at the "Sunny Side
home of Mr.. and Mrs. n. Randalps. 1t i
needless to say that all enjoyed themselve
as the host and hostess know well how T.
make such occasions enjoyable-Mr. ant
Mrs. J. w. Rose and Mrs. f. r. Vincen
were the guests of A. K. Cadz and wifi
Wednesday-Mrs.W w. Mitchell and Mrs
G. G. Rogers were the guests of e.. l.. Van
dyne and wife Tuesday-E. w. Masol
spent Wednesday with Rev. Scott
There will be no League meeting Sunda!
evening on account of the lecture.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-24
Shaftsburg.

Mrs. Cross, mother of Mrs. Mattson of
this place Is III of paralysis-Miss Jennie
Ladue is also OH the sick list this week.
Cards are out for the wedding of Miss Mary
Greene and John Rathburn; both are well
known young people of this place--Perry
Eyerts is now nicely settled in his home
about two miles west of this place-The
merry hum of our grist mill will soon be
heard again in our midst. Greene 81 Bar
mum, of Perry, will operate it. We extend
them hearty welcome to the business cir
Gle of our little tOwn-The Jason Bros.
have the brick all layed for their new store
which is very nice addition to the business
portion of our city. Our town has been
steadily growing all summer in spite of the
hard times and democratic administration
Jim Boyd is also on the sick list this
week-The l.. A. S. met with Mrs. Henry
Hawkins last week Wednesday when a
pleasant time was enjoyed, in spite of the
snow storm-The Woodruff township
5. s. convention was held in our church
last Saturday afternoon and evening, when
a pleasant and 1 trust profitable time was
enjoyed by all present. Our convention
was declared to be in no way second to the
county convention which was held at
Laingsburg--Myron Pierce, of Jackson,
visited friends and relatives in this place
last week-Little Neva Hawkins of this
place came very near meeting with serious
accident Tuesday, while at school, her dress
took fire while standing in front Of the
stove. The hearth was off and her dress
was drawn into the stove and set OIL fire.
Before the fire could be extinguished nearly
the whole front of her dress was burned up,
Only the prompt actions of her teacher,
Miss May Tooker saved her life--Henry
Hawkins has bought the house and lot
across the r. II. formerly owned by T. l..
Baldwin--JOhn Tylor who was reported
on the sick list last week is now GONZALES
cent. G. Marsh returned from the
north last Friday, but he didn't get any deer
Mrs. Howard Edwards nee Ella Van
Ripper. who has been visiting here for some
time past was called to Ann Arbor Tues
day by the sickness of Mr. Edwards who Is
studying the literary. course there--Mr.
Ebee and family moved to Perry Wednes-
day. Harry Crouch will occupy the house
vacated by Mr.. Ebee.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-24
Henderson.

Chas. Lindsey, II. Vandenberg and John
Henderson and son Art have returned from
their hunting trip in Otsego county. They
bagged three deer and beaver--Frank
Montgomery dislocated his wrist in getting
off load of wood. DR.. Lumby was called
and set it---John Bingham and family re
turned from Lansing Monday night
Frank Rider left for Cadillac, Tu> sday,
where he will work at his trade, blacksmith
ing--The Crusaders at Oakley are attract
ing some of our people--Frank Shay has
purchased o. Gould's interest in the harness
shop---Ed. Gordon will soon move north
west of Oakley--O. Gould was in the vii
lage hursday--Myron Brown has moved
to Bradley, and John Cramp will occupy
the farm lately vacated by Mr.. Brown
Miss Ella Bunting returned from Owosso
Wednesday, sick. She was accompanied by
Miss May Stephens--Frank Convis, o.
Bancroft, spent Monday and Tuesday will
Ed Convis--Mrs. Minnie Bunting is suf
fering from tonsiletis- Willoughby':
youngest child has been having intermittent
fever but is now on the mend.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-24

of war, to be held in st. Louis, Mich.
December 1920.
The department commander appeals to
the comrades of the department to aid in the
purpose of organizing w0man's relief
corps, as an auxiliary to the life and work
of the respective posts. He says:
Where there has not as yet been corps
organized, let there ue steps taken at once
to do so. Wherever the department COM
mander goes on his visits to the posts, he
finds that the W. r. g. is an agency of
great power and help to maintain and
strengthen all interests of the Grand Army.
Much depends upon the fact whether or not
there is w. L. c. in the locality where
the individual post finds home. The do
partment commander therefore is i'm hearty
sympathy with every effort to organize and
establish a corps wherever there is post
located in this department"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-24
Real Estate Transfers.
OMOSso TOWNsHIp.

owosso TOWNSHIP.
II K Gillian to w Savill, 25 rods Oh sec
1s, $50.
W Reid to G w Baker, 40 aon sec IL,
$1,000.
OwOssO CITY.
M Hambln to f FL Cramble, pit out lot
4, Crawford's add, $3.50.
l. Dennison to A B Danforth, lot 16, blk
G, 9 l. G sub, $500.
Kane to E S Welter, lot 2, blk 1, 1,
L add, $3.50.
w Fletcher to ID l. Murphy, lot on sec
"a, $3.50
II Wetherbee to A Vannier, lot 5, blk
3, G r l. add, $500.
II, M l. S IL Co, 1925.
REMINGTON.
N G Banghart to nj + Stevens, land on
sec 4, $3.50.
HAZELTON.
M M Martin to b Turner, land on sec 8,
$500.
CoRUNNA.
FE Welch to w ii Mumby, pit lot A. blk
"a, 5000.
Ell Dannals to q S and G Leetch, lot IA.
blk 2, Russelll's add, S175.
MIDDLEBURY.
j r VanDyne to A f VanDyne, 40 a ON
sec 35, 81.
FAIRFIELD.
r + Miller to + w Allen, % ON sec %
and others in Clinton county, $1,000.
j White to j N White, 40 a on sec 23,
$4,000.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-24
ShiawaSSee.

Earl Hoisington was called to Plymouth
last Thursday, on account of the death of
his brother-The party at Mr.. Goodale's
last Friday evening was well attended and
a very pleasant affair-Jack Hoisington
lost a very valuable horse last Saturday.
Philip McCarl and Charles Cosselman have
returned from the north woods and report
no work-A surprise party at Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Wallace's last Wednesday even
ing. A good time is reported-Hiram
Carpenter visited friends in town last week
Mrs. Charles Chalker, resident of our
township for sixty years or more, was
buried at Newburg last aturday-Rich-
ard Steele has just finished threshing his
crop of beans, of which he has something
over four hundred Observation-Disclosures
Pierce and wife were in OwossO, Tuesday
George Dodge spent Sunday with his
brother Herman of this place-Mr. and
Mrs. Rogers, of Bancroft, spent Sunday at
Mr.. alworth's-Charles Lamb, OF Ban
croft, visited at Charles Lindley's last Sun
day-Parties from Massachusetts, and
Chicago have been looking the paper mill
over and talk Of buying it, but it may be all
talk-There were parties here Tuesday
looking over our water power for the pur-
pose of putting in electric light for the pur-
pose of lighting Vernon and Bancroft. Our
town is bound to boom If it is hard times.
We presume the next thing will be street
railway,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-24
Burton Farmers Club.

Sunny Side Residence of Mr.. and Mrs. n.
l.. Randall, Nov. 16, 1898.
"Better never late is, as rule, preferable
to better late than never" was the lesson
Mr.. Randall gave me on my late arrival,
while his other guests were enjoying a
bountful and most appetizing dinner, but L
greatly fear the lesson will be of no partlcu-
lar benefit to me. | am just about sure it
will be in the future as inithe past; / shall
always, or very nearly always, be late to
dinner and generally. behind time.
The after dinner exercises werel opened
with music by the Misses Myrtle Mason,
Bertha Shepard and Georgiana Fairfield.
Mrs. l.. s. Bowles readia very interesting
paper descriptive of her visit to.Ithe Worlds
Fair.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-24

Read Geo. Welte's ad. this week and SEQ
what he has to offer you. Photographs arc
way down.
People are complaining Of hard times
yet the Owosso dealers seem to be doing q
good business. This is accounted for BY
the fact that they are giving the people
genuine bargains in every line Of goods.
The business men of this city are wide
awake, energetic and determined to keep
things moving.
Michigan has but few papers equal to th
Traverse City Herald. 1t is edited with
ability, is neatly printed, presents hand
some appearance and is Michigan's model
weekly. The patronage accorded it by the
business men of that city shows how well
it is appreciated at home. But after all
there is one thing to be charged up against
the paperI or the editor-if no Michigan
editor gets to heaven it will be because they
have broken the command not to covet-tbs
Traverse City Herald.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-24
Highest of all in Leavening "wer-Laest u S. Govt Report
.@&!A!:!!.!! g! Bski1g Bs%dsg'!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Mr.. Bowles said the most wonderful
thing he saw there was the Ferris Wheel.
+. M. Shepard was most interested in the
Manufacturers and Liberal Arts building.
The paper entitled "The Burton Farmers
Club Monthly" was read by its editor, Miss
Myrtle Mason, of which the club showed its
appreciation by giving her a vote of thanks
She was appointed to take charge of it for
the next meeting.
Mrs. r. G. Shepard read a brief sketch OF
the life of Mrs. Harriette Beecher Stowe.
The gentlemen's subject, "Will there be
as great improvements in the thirty years to
come as in The thirty years past?" The
| speakers dwelt more or less upon the dis
coveries, inventions and improvements
during the past thirty years, and then gave
their views of what might be expected with
in the same length of time il the future.
| Mr.. Randall thinks that the waters of the
Niagara Falls will be used as motor power.
He is also looking forward to the invention
of milking machine which will he in
general use. v
r. M. Fhepard thinks that air ships will
be made so we can travel through the air
as readily as we now travel upon water.
Geo. p. Simpson expects great discover
les in the region of the stars by means OF
improved and enlarged telescopes, and pos
sibly communication with our neighbOrs in
the solar system by means of electricity.
Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. Rose and Miss Gull.
ford are appointed to speak at the next
meeting upon "What constitutes the attrac.
tions of home, and how to obtain Them"
j. L. Moxley, r. c. Shepard and d.
Thorp, 1.-The best rotation of crops to pre-
serve the fertility of the SOIL"
Closed with song by the Misses Masor
and Fairfield and Messrs. f. Merrill ant
Theodore Fairfield, followed by a recitation
by Miss Fairfield.
Adjourned to meet in four weeks at the
residence of l.. S. Bowles.
| 6 GITII
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1893-11-24
Probate Court.

In the matter of Wilhelmina Wildermuth.
incompetent. Jacob +. Wildermuth ap-
pointed guardian. Chas. III. Baldwin and
Geo. w. LOring appraisers.
In the matter of Emily Carson, insane.
Order issued admitting said insane perso,
to the asylum at Pontiac.
Estate of Peter Reynolds deceased. Dari-
as o. Reynolds appointed administrator.
James b. +. Curtis, Curtis j. Gale and
Frank E. Welch, commissioners. Commits
siOners to meet on Feb'y 18th and on May
14th, 1894, at 10 O'clock a. m. Of each OF
said days. at f. 4. Welch's Office, Corunna.
Estate of Patrick Riley deceased. James
Riley, executor named in will. Johu Butch
er Sr. and Harry Mcdowell appraisers.
In the matter of Peter 2. r. Dellamatef
an alleged incompetent person. Hearing
adjourned to Monday Nov. 27th.