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Motion
Moved by Ni adjourn soock give
the committee work.
Motion carried
J.w. HARrw1cK. THOs wAKEhEY,
Clerk Chairman.
IL 1896
Roll called full board Supervisor Wakeey chair
Neider+r
bill
of the
report
and accepted
Motion carried.
Nedere bill Atherhot be
u
carrie
by Supervisor N-iderer bill beaowed
recommended ny the committee
carried.
Supervisor
consideration.
Motion carried.
Supervisor of l0
allowed S9S. SS.
L.
Hickey,
N.dsre wakey
Motion carried
Nederer the claims
and be adopted
Motion carried.
Graying April 17th., 1805
To the Honorable Thes saidB of Supervisors:
recommend
scheduled allowed, the this Board
John
Higgins, p. NJ Hoyt, John b. Carter, Committee
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REPORT OF THE
PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS;
Of Crawford County; Michigan.
REPORT OF THE
A4B+S
Special Session, April 18TH, 1895.

Special Supervisors commenced and held at the
Gryng Monday the 18th day Of April
GRAYl1Ne April 4th, 1895
To the Clerk of Crawford county:D We
Board of Supervisors OF
Crawford County for Monday the 18th day Of April 1899 O'Clock %
the transaction of such other business properly come
JOHN j. NIEDERER Supervisor, Blaine
JOHN J HIGalNs Frederic
NJ Hoyt be elected chair
Moved by Sup Hickey that proceed
permanent
ion arried.
Moved by Sup wakeley appoint eIers
The Chair appointed Thos wakeey Conner tells
90. which Neder received Thos wakeley and
Hickey and calls end nfor
Thos wakey Hickey
Supervisor wky having received m"o-
y formal Superv
declared elected Chairman for the ensuing
Niderer adjourn till to socock
j. W. HARrwIcK wAkEIBY
Chairman
MORNING SESSION. April
Boil Tho w"kry of Grove; Geo Conner ersyins
Hickey Ho Maple Forest j. b. Carter Center Plains;
Higgins Frederick John j. Nede Blane
w. Stewart, Beaver Greek
Supervisor wak-I~y in chair.
Minuteso of last meetin and approved
accepted anda
Motto ncnrred
Moved
give rules time to
Motion
TO the Hon Board of Supervisors of Crawford County
Rules respectfully recommend that
Of the Board OF
Supervi rvisorfo
that the Board propt at the hour set
n adjournments Respectfully yonr,
JOHN J. NEIDERER)
JJ. HIGGINS
committee Rules accept
by Clerk be placed 10 the
without
herm motto aud Nays called
Higgins Hoyt Conner and Wakeley
Yeas,Me Hickey and Head
the
. of the committee on Claims and Accounts
carried
Settlement
e,amin. County
Crawford THIS board as pospe
carried.
instructed
County and Mr. o. Bell
ctrning a End
cSried..
Moved by sop Hickey
IN work.
carried
AFTERNOON SESSION, April Oh
Ror full board present
Sup. Wakeley In the Chair
Moved by Sup committee Jail Inpec
tono
Motion carried
following OF committee
be accepted and adopted
To the Hon rdofs Supervisors Of Cmwfo County
committee Finance whom referred the
Of the
County Mr. o. Bell
spectuly following
Wayne County received receipt
FULL
On the mortgage Of Mr.
will Jan
collection
- Respectfully
JOHN NiEpERERs and GESN ", CONFER COMMITTEE
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the report proceedings for the
$3.50 and 1885, the of 10 folio From Joseph
erson the same for $lOOOOr 30 foo in consideration whereof
therefore recommend that the and furnish
said and reports according for the
further recommend that the County Printing be au
horz make contract with responsible printing
above Stated for the ensuing All Of which respectfully
ted
Hubbard Head Geo. Conner and John Nederer committee
Moved by Sup Carter that the report the print
be accepted and adopted and the
horize contract with O. Palmer recon-
mcnded by said committee
Yeas and Nays called for.
Yeas Mess Higgins Wakeley Nedere Carter Stewart Gayng
Nays, Messs Hoyt, Hickey and Head
Motion carried
Moved by Snip Nde of su-
pervisors be authorized
Cher provide board
to he recorded in the Supervisors
Motion
Graying April II,
To the Hon. Board of Supervisors o. Crawfo County
thereby board
County Jail during of fol day Signed.
W. g. Chake Sheriff. Thos Wakey. w.
Moved by Supervisor N-derer
qued submit this Board of the
otion carrie
Moved by Supervisor Nederer 70 adjourn till p M
Motion carried
April 17th 1895
Supervisor Wakeley in the chair
Moved by Supervisor Higgins be allowed
Motion carried.
Wilson Hickey M
Hubbard Head
j. j. Nedrs
Geo Conner
Washington Stewart oo
NJ. .Hoyt
j. j. Higgins 90
J. b. Carter fl 65
Thos. WakeIey 1u6s
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IF -

Such little word, and yet 1t includ.
es SO much! Hours, days, years-yes
whole lifetime-nay be shroudeo
in clouds, thwarted in happiness, and
turned away from true success 10y
that seemingly insignificant monosyl
liable hiding in the hearts core, like
worm in the petals of a flower. q
doubling spirit !-how it has trou
bled and hindered us during the days
of the year just gone.
90, how much more glorious record
Had the angels Of me Kept,
Had done, instead OF doubted,
Had warred, instead OF wept
"In auietness and confidence" is
strength; in anxiety and question
ing, weakness and failure. Let Us
leave our doubts with the old year
and take with us into 1895 the cheer,
ful hope and courageous assurance
which is the birthright of every
child of God. AS to the question,
IAN I truly His child?" surely
there should be no hesitation. That
fact may be settled fully and for
ever. "If we confess our sins, He
faithful and just TO forgive us our
sins. and to cleanse US from all un'
righteousness :" "He that healeth
NV word, and believeth on Him that
sent Me, hath everlasting life, and
shall not come, into condemnation
but it passed from death unto life."
If a doubt remains as to our true re-
lation to God. the wisest thing We
can do is to be honest with ourselves,
and see whether there is not some
secret sin cherished in the heart
which we have not frankly, and with
q full desire to have it cleansed away,
.tconfessedn to Him. The only 'if'
about the cleansing is in our part OF
confession. "If our heart condemn
us not, then haye we confidence to-
ward God" Settled, then, the ques.
ton as to being truly His child, why
carry a burden of doubt as to any
thing concering our spiritual or temp
oral welfare? 10 doubt is disloyalty.
"Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel; l am the
Lord thy God which teacheth thee
t. profit, which leadeth thee by the
way that thou shouldest go;" For
[ the Lord thy God will hold thy
right hand, saying unto thee, Fear
not; I will help thee; And
God is able to make all grace abound
toward you that ye, always having
all sutilciency in all things, may
abound to every good work" Now,
if we have q question which rohs us
of peace, let us take heart from these
and many more such assurances in
His word let this be our rest and
confidence for the future, because it
is God who speaks and no good
thing which He has spoken concer-
ing His people has failed. All has,
and will forever, come to pass.-N. Y.
Advocate.
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Praying Always.

We are not like little children, who
90 forth from their fathers house in
the morning to spend the day away
from him, and only return at evening
TO find rest and a shelter. No, we are
with Him all the while, and He is
with us. We never leave His pres
ence. He is with us through all our
WEAKNESS and work to help US. We
may tell our needs and look for His
aid Just as often rs we please to ask
Him. He will never weary OF our
asking; but we often grow weary i'll
telling Him things. Many, many
times, as we go through our daily
tasks, we may look up to Him, and
the brief calculations may convey our
immost desires. Sitting at the desk
to write-ir that he our occupation
how delightful to speak to Him or.
doing business with Others, some of
them sharp-witted, some of them dull
and stupid, how much easier to con
troll our temper because Of an p
lual frame of silent prayer! Ii iVWe
would influence others for good, low
much better to do it by The way Of
the throne Of grace!
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sour Fighting Force"
ONLY 5000 MEN AVAILABLE"

So says General Ruggles in his re-
port to the Secretary of War. The
law as defined in the United States
Revised Statutes allows us to have
y, 900 men, but tor the last five years
the average number of enlisted men
and officers has been only 20, 4SS, and
deducting those op the sick-list we
have 20,0U0 available men ready to be
called into the field on All emergency.
General Rpggles earnestly recon-
mends to the Secretary of War that
the Regular Army he increased to 3d.
600 men, so that there may always be
an available force of 25,0U0 men. This
number includes cavalry, artillery and
infautry.
General Ruggles further reports that
the Indian us a soldier is not success,
and he does not encourage further III
dian enlistments.
IT the autonomy Of our country were
to be preserved, and it's government
sustained by purely brute force, or if
the protection of our $4,000 miles OF
unforlfied sea coast was to be defended
bodily by these Is, 600 men, we should
consider this recommendation good,
but entirely inadequate for so great an
undertaking. 1t would give 555 men
to each of the forty five states, omit
ting the territories.
The mockery of standing army !!
Our security depends upon the just
ness and equality of our laws; our
policy of neutrality our .remoteness
from any enemy, or rather the want OF
an enemy to attack US, and the general
law. abiding character of our citizens
in short, the native, practical common
sense of the American people.
We know that war means destruc-
tion of life and property, Of manufactu-
ring, commercial and financial inter
ests, of death and poverty to the COM
mon people, while religion and educa-
tion, the arts aud the sciences remain
at standstill. 1t were better Congress
appropriate money for great national
institution of learning than for All in
crease to the standing army.
B. A. L.
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The Hard Lesson,

"I can't do it. It's so hard"
80. yes you can. my bird. 4ou
know very well that mama woulc
not give you anything to do which
you could not do"
but + want to 60 and see my lit
tie BIRDS"
"And I want to 20 to my garden
I'm sure it wants watering. All the
seeds are coming up"
"They can wait, dear. They are
busy about their own work"
20, mama, little plants don't have
to work, do they? ?"
Everything, which God has made
has work Of some kind"
"Are you going out, mama ?' ask
ed Lula, she saw her putting hel
bonet on.
"Yes."
Here was an end of all hope of hell
In the hard lesson. Lula put the END
of her pencil in her mouth as sht
looked torlornly after her.
II hope" said mama as she wen,
out of the door. THAT you will dc
your lesson before you do anything
else. DUTY before pleasure is good
old saying. I heard it when was 9
little girl. And it ia just as GOOD
for little girls now as it was then"
"Dear me!n said Lula, with 6
Sigh as her mama closed the door.
II wonder why we have to do hard
things when there are so many easy
things to do. l wonder why, we have
to study when we want to play. It's
nice out in the sunshine. i want Il
see if my little birds are all safe.
wonder where kitty is. [ guess I'll
Just 90 for little while and do my les
son afterwards"
Lulu passed Oh ant hole which SHE
had not seen before.
"How soon they have made it," she
said. How hard those little mites
must have worked"
Yes, things were busy. The morn
ing glory vine was doing its best tc
hurry up to the top of an old trellis, to
cover it with beauty. Tue apple bios
SONS were just putting out, doing their
share, Lulu knew, in the making OF
the rich fruit. The bees were huzZing
around the liIrc bushes, gathering thell
store of honey. :,
"I wish 1 hadn't left my lesson,"
said the little girl. "Whal will mama
saw when she comes and finds it not
done? She will think am not "a
good as the birds and the bees and blos-
SONS. But if try hard perhaps L can
get it done before she comes"
"Better late than never" is anol her
good o!J saying. Back at her slate
with bright eyes and quick wits, Lulu
put her whole heart in her lesson.
And she had her reward in mama's
pleasant smile aud in the delightful
feeling of duty done. And how sweet
was the play which came afterwards.
Try it for yourselves, little ones.
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Why Not Dance?

BY REV. J.E. MARVIN, PRESBYTERIAN.
/. cannot dance with a clear con.
science, before God, and therefore
should abstain. '..<
.. All branches of the church have
condemned dancing as carnal and i'm.
moral, inconsistent with the Christian
profession.
8. Even the sacred books of the
Pagans declare it an immoral amuse.
ment.
4. Pagan moralists, like Cicero, cal
it indecent and voluptuous.
5. Dancing was one great means by
which Nero corrupted Rome.
6. 1t has bad name for profes'
sing Christians, and it dishonors the
cause.
I. The best and most devout Chris.
tians do not want to dance.
s. None but slide-backers and un'
converted persons are found dane.
ing.
8. 1t is not a favorite amusement
even with conscientious Worldlings.
10. 1t is one of the most favorite
|amusements with the vile every.
where.
IL. The world has no confidence in
the piety of church members who
dance.
-. 1t is a distinctive badge every
where of worldliness and worldly con.
formity.
IL. 1t destroys protesting Chris
tian's testimony, influence and useful
ness everywhere.
IA. The dancing of sexes together,
as in modern times, was never prac-
ticed by the virtuous in Bible times.
Is. Dancing grieves and oaends all
faithful pastors and dcvout Chris
tians.
16. 1t is a companion vice, with
drinking and many other sins.
II. 1t dissipates the mind, corrupts
the heart, and sears the conscience.
Is. The decollette dress of the
dance is an immoral invention OF har-
lots.
IS. The "German" and other round
dances are favorites in brothels.
20. The liberties indulged in dane
ing are nowhere else allowed in decent
society, and under other circumstan-
ces they furnish ground for divorce.
81. 1t brings virtue into close con-
nection with vice at late hours and un-
der excitement, in which virtue is
well-nigh poWerless.
90. Men do not choose to dance
with themselves, nor even with their
own wives and sisters.
%. Beyond the thrill of music and
poetry of motion, it seems to have a
sex reference.
a.. Indeed it is so allied to licen-
tiousness that the vilest places in our
cities are called "Dance houses"
25. The police report shows that q
very large proportion of abandoned
women are ruined in connection with
the dance.
2G. cannot dance in modern socie-
ty to the glory of God, nor can any
one.
q. IfJesus Christ we're here l am
sure He would not go with me TO- q
dancing party, and l cannot ask or OBJ
tain His blessing upon it..
%. would not like 10 meet death
at dance and in q ball dress.
%. l would not like to be found in
a ballroom when the Lord comes.
80. And finally: have no desire
to dance, because my soul is filled with
the joy of Gods salvation, and my lie
with the privileges of His service.
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The Fleeing Years.

The close of any one year ought to
awaken, not melancholy, tut serious,
thought. The swiftly passing hours,
days, and months of life suggest les
sons which we may ponder with pro-
fit. Earthly pursuits or pleasures
should not SO preoccupy the mind dur
ing the holiday season as to displace
quit meditation.
The year Just now closing has
furnished each one history, every
page of which is full of deepest mean
ing. There have been joys and sor-
rows, sunshine and shadow, that have
made life real to us. We cannot pass
again the same highway the record
has been made, a record that is in
many respects unlike that of any
other year of our life, and quite dis.
similar to the experience of any other
person.
One thing, however, all have .ex-
perienced in cimmon, namely, the lov-
ing care of our heavenly Father.
There has not been an hour without
His gentle hand to guide US if we were
willing to be directed by Him. He
has been all the while intent upon our
instruction in the things of supreme
value-the things that make for peace
and for the perfecting of character.
Even our unanswered prayers have
been the token of His care; for the
Withholding the best gifts is His way
oftentimes to secure our affections and
spiritual enrichment.
Mistakes have marred the record.
We cannot in one sense erase them
but in another and higher sense we
can count them forever buried. Our
blessed Saviour asks US to bring every
error of judgment, and every evil
thing, and lay them down at His feet,
He can counteract the effect of all ;
He will forgive all; He will smile and
accept every contrite, believing heart,
however unworthy.
Let us not, therefore, commit the
error of dwelling with Il morbid
sensitiveness upon the unfaithful past.
Rather let US turn our faces toward the
future with new purpose and hope.
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How Eddie Preached.

"When get big enough. Pm going
to be preacher" said Eddie one
day:
grandma.
Eddie looked surprised. Don't yor
know what Il preacher is? A preacheI
is the man that tells peoples what The
Bible means. And be says, Thirdly
my BRETHREN and everybody listens Il
him. It's nice to have people listen tt
you"
Grandma smiled. "I think you art
big enough to preach now," she said.
"ReaIly and truly, grand-ma"' ask
ed the little hoy eagerly.
Eyes, really and truly"
Pm 'fraid not" said Eddie, after {
few minutes of thought, ''Or It
know how, and I dun't."
What does the preacher do first p
asked grand-ma.
"He takes a text, and then h'
'splains it. I can't do that" .
"Oh yes, you cam" said grandma
"Here is a good text for you to explain
BE we kind one to another
"1'here's nothing to 'splain 'bou
that" said Eddie. You just he kinG
to everybody, and that's all there il
about it," .
"a good text, though, for my little
preachers first sermon. ! should llkt
10 hear him preach from it for
week."
"Preach week ? Why grandma
I can't"
Can't you be kind to everybody you
meet for one week-?'
Eddie looked thoughtful. "Would
that be preaching?" he asked.
"It would, and the very best kind
A good preacher has to preach tha
way, or people will not listen to wha
he says in the pulpit"
"WelI," said Eddie with sigh, 81
suppose can try; but wasn't think
ing bout that kind of preaching"
"You'll be showing everybody wha
that verse in the Bible means, yol
know" saiI grandma.
"It's not kind to the teacher to whis
per in school," said Eddie, the mex
day; and he did not whisper once.
tits not kind to Bridget to play
along the road and keep my dpine
waiting, and he hurried home IRON
school.
ats not being kind to mamma no
to do errands promptly" he said ant
he did quickly and well whatever h'
was bid.
Every day and all day he though
about what was kind, and tried II
do it.
The end of the week came. "HoW
do you like preaching" asked
grandma.
"Why, like it; but, grandma,
guess everybody has been preaching
about that text. For everybody ha!
been so kind to me-"
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Hulls and Meal for Cattle Food
And will GIN your Cotton at current rates.
az Pay Highest Market Price for Cotton Seed.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
WE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY

For public in the matter taking tax
appointments ho% mentioned either IN person OF y
deputy. yourself trip to Aobevile
yourself or for another you take an
oath that property therein named at true value
credits and return only small fraction
thereof you lay yourself investigation by the Assessing Board
Auditor We wish fair ana honest return
The appointments as follows:
Ninetysx Monday Jan A. until o'clock lG
Greenwood Wednesday until O'Clock Friday 18Th
l9h Saturday, until arrival of down an
Hodges Saturday and Monday, 10th and 2st of January
8 Verdery, Monday, JAM 2lst
Bradley, Tuesday, JAM 3d.
3E Troy, Wednesday and Thursday Jan 2srd and 24h
Mccormick, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25h and 26th
Bordeaux Monday, Jan. 2Sh.
Wllingtor, Tuesday, JAM 29th
Mt. Carmel Wednesday and Thursday Jan sOth and 3ls
Calhoun Falls, Monday and Tuesday, Feb 4th and 5th
Wednesday and Thursday, Feb 9th and 7th
d Donalds, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb 5th and 6th
S. Due West, Thursday Friday, Feb. 7th and 9Th.
Mountain llth and 18th at Alliance Ginnery
s5 Antrevil 1lth and 18th at McAdams store.
Springs 18th at Hunters
Long Cane, 18th and 18th at residence Of A F. Calvert
Abbev until 0nh of February 1885, except Wedn
Thursday h Friday au 49, aud Saturday and Mon
day. Feb 4h h 9th and 7h On these dates the
will be absent filling the above appointments
will observe the following instructions
township don't fail to make separate
returns giving number of in each.
Auditor where detected
your return order to verify correction
w. w. BRADLEY, Auditor.
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The ming Of naw
good time for many thiI
good time to lay plans g
enterprises, to pay ofSY
settle up outstanding accounts,
gin new, clear set of books.
Business men make an era oi
ginning of the New Year II
want to makes change in Kheir(
ployes, or in their mode of carryfhf
their affairs, this, they find, is the
time to make it.
1t is good time for prospect and
Prospect in morals as well as in bi
ness. 1t is good time for us, as Ch
tians, to take account of stock, and
sure how we stand toward our Ma
and our fellow-men.
Are we've will not say doii
but-trying to do our duty, as |;
down for us In the life and teaching
our Savior, Christ? Are we any M
er that beautiful standard of life
love which he gave, than we wei
year ago, or have we fallen bacl}
one or the other-which !?
There is no standing still i
Christian life ; remember we
forward or we slip back. 7,
easier for US to do right than
year ago, it must be harder, d
wrong act or word must come Il
readily than before. IF we
broken the thread of evil b
held us. it has grown etrokEeI
each passing week, and the tin
coming when it will hold US as wi
chain that a giants strength could
break. ~ sess *
A traveller, makingsa .a,g -
marks it off by the milepuj{sl
passes. New Years days are.
nlileposts on the journey Of life
is well to mark, as we reach Il
how far we have travelled. We
never tell how many mileposts t
may be; but we may be sure
the number is lessening with ed
fresh one we pass. Lord, thou kn
est.
There are many questions to ask
selves at these mileposts.
First, are we on the right
For there are many by.pathd
crossways from the straight road
we have set out to walk in, d
moments idle straying might lea
into one, where we might wand
days and months before we disc
ed our error. Examine yoursel
Then we find there is no way oi
ting back into the right road
cross-track We must retrace our i
no matter how slow and painf1
effort, before we can again tire,
right path. Rey.2;5.
Another traveller might rest froh
journey at some friendly home or
for many days together but on III
pathway we cannot rest even for q dS
The ceaseless tuarch of years bears
on, some whittier either we journ
onward on the heavenly road, or alo,
the dangerous pathway that leads,
misery and death.
Whittier is my daily walk and q
versation leading me, upward or d04
ward ? is good thought for esngy
of us at this New Years. time
50: l2-southern Christian 81
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II didn't know yo' could read, Bre'r
Downey." Downey (apparently much
Interested in his paper): 20 yes, Use
read ebber since wuZ er boy" "Den
how how comes 1t dat you'se readin'
dat paper upside down ?" ~ always
reads dat way, den I'se got de bot
tom facts without habing ter read
down the whole column"
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Visitor-"What bright eyes you
have, my little man. You get plenty
of sleep, presume" Little Nah
"Yes'm. Mamma makes mt go to
bed every night at eight O'Clock" -"
Visitor-"So you will keep strong and
healthy ." Little Man--"No'm. So
she can mend my pants"
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. The law of the harvest is to reap
more than you SOW. Sow an act, and
you reap habit, SOW habit, and you
reap destiny.-George Dana Board
man.
1t takes braver man to forgive ar
enemy than to make one,