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The Yale expositor., 1896-02-07
YALE BANK,
OF 3. r. NOBLE,
RESPONSIBILITY, -S26O,OOO.
Deposit your money where it is safe.
per cent interest on Time Ger
titicates of Deposit.
All + Business + Strictly + Confidential.
Among the Churches.

Five persons were received on pro-
baton In the M. f. church last Sunday
morning.
Regular>service of Church of Christ
will be held;in Brick Chapel next Sun
day AFTERNOONS at 800.
Young Peoples Meeting in M. f.
church next Sunday evening at 6:3O
will be led by Miss Ava Warner.
The Union Christian Endeavor So
cietynn connection with Brick Chapel
will hold its meeting next Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock.
A supper will be given by the ladies
of the NJ. f. church in the McKenna
block.on Washington's birthday, Feb
%. Further notice will be given later.
The .topicsfor next Sunday in M. f.
church: MOrning-"The gifts and
calling of God are without Repent
ance." Evening-"The proud Phari-
see VS.. .the penitent Publican"
Evangelist f. l.. Waldrop filled his
appointmentin the Church of Christ
at Menereyss Corners on last Sunday
and this week he is visiting the mem
bers OF that congregation with his
wife.
The revival services ut the Free
Methodist church on Mary street are
still in progress. Theinterest is stead.
lilly increasing and the meetings will be
continued all next week. Subject fol-
Sunday evening. "Deliyerance from
|, sim
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-07
YALE ST. Clair County Mich, FRIDAY FEBRUARY T. 1896
STANDARD MEASURE.
Further Particulars Concern
ing the Standard Oil
Case.

Under date of January 10th, we pub
lished an article headed ga Gigantic
Swindle," which contained allegations
rejecting upon the methods of the
Standard Oil Company for giving short
measure, and specified an instance
wherein W. II. Ballentine, of this
place, had discovered shortage of
about 8 gallons in barrel billed to
him at 53 gallons. In fairness to the
Company we wish to give the follow
| ing additional facts that have subse-
quently come to light concerning this
case.
When this barrel of oil was first
measured it was taken from the barrel
and placed into All oil tank, and was
not at first measured specifically by
gallons. The tank measurement ac-
cording to the gauge attached to the
| tank showed that there was but 45
gallons in the barrel marked So gai-
Ions. 1t was upon this measurement
and its results the article above men-
toned was based.
The agent of the Company was pres
ent when this was done. lie claimed
|
ence, and for that reason the barrel in
question had been brought into the
store, and placed within IL short dis
tance from the stove for the purpose
of allowing the oil to expand, accord
ing to the claim of the agent. After
remaining in the store over night the
oil was drawn into the tank which
showed the shortage as above stated.
1t seems that the agent of the Com
pany was dissatisfied with these results
and subsequently secured the services
of u gauger from Port Huron to meas
ure the barrel. According to an actual
measurement made by measure
which was claimed to be standard and
as used by the Government, he deter
mined that the barrel contained 5lI
gallons. In fact, according to the
actual measurement, as made by him,
the barrel fell short IL gallons from
the amount as billed to Mr.. Ballentine.
1t was further claimed by the agent
of the Company that this oil is gauged
by weight ut GA pounds per gallon,
at 60 degrees temperature; that if
measured at IL lower temperature the
oil will show shrinkage; that in fact
the barrel of oil in question did not
register go degrees. On the other
hand the dealers insist that oil is
billed to them at Il certain number of
gallons per barrel; that the bills
specify gallons and do not mention
pounds or degrees of temperature;
that they had supposed that in pur-
chasing Il barrel of oil marked at 30
gallons they were to receive what
should turn out SO gallons of oil to
their customers. 1t is also claimed by
merchants that they cannot take the
time or trouble to roll barrels of oil
into heated room i'll order to raise
the temperature to 60 degrees before
selling to their customers.
The subsequent developments tend
to show that the gauge of Mr.. Ballen-
tines tank may haye been defective,
but it still remains fact that the
measurement made by the gauger
brought here by the agent of the
Company showed shortage of u
gallons after it had been brought into
the room with view of raising the
temperature of the oil.
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-07
Electric Blttters.

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen.
orally needed, when the languid ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the liver
is torpid and sluggish and the need of
tonic and Alternative is felt. A prompt
use of this medicine has often averted
long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers.
No medicine will act more surely in
counteracting and freeing the system
from the malarial poison. Headache,
Indigestion, Constipation, Dizziness
yield to Electric Bitters. SOC and S1.OO
per bottle at Grant Holden's drug
store.
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-07
BONANZA for salesmen.

We want reliable, honest men to sell
our nursery stock and seeds. Every
chance given. Salary or commission.
Now il your chance if you want q
''snap." Write us with references.
+. n. May Company,
Rochester, N. Y,
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-07
Real Estate Transfers.

| The following real estate transfers
were recorded in the Office of the reg
| lister of deeds since our last issue:
| X. b. Baird to Thomas Low, lot 16,
| block 6, Baird'S second addition to
| Marine CITY; consideration. : $50 90
Henry q. Ewell to Mary A. Swift, &C
| acres In Sec. 10, BrOckway; consider
| atOn.... ..................... 2.2OO w
| John Il. Miller TO Edward Hammer
4 lots and 0. block 4, Miller's Girls
i void street plat; consideration. 800 90
IGeO. A. WOlvin ct al, to VIM. Stein,
4 ct OF NV OF section 16, st. Clair;
/ cOnSlueratlOn ....................... ioO w
Lucy M. Taylor to Jane S. Baird, Sc.
of NV of section 81, Lynn; cOnSid
| erdIlOI ..................... w
| Hubel & WOlvin to August Yelp, land
I'm the city of st. Clair; consideration 40 90
| Daniel McCarrOn to Alice j. Cadotte
| s 30 feet Of block II, Marine City;
| CONSIDERATION. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l,OOO w
AlieeJ Cadotte to Daniel McCarrOn,
| lot G1 block Z, Marine City; consider
| atl0n Observation-Disclosures. l,2O OO
| William Bradley to Charles McAuley,
20 acres in II g OF section 1, Green
wood; consideration ............. 500 90
John A Wonsey to James Bedford,
land ia Marine City; consideration E. 300 30
Joseph Wood to Henry A. Wood, south
half OF lot two, block II, Marine City;
consideration. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 80. 1,2eO 90
Dennis Stockwell to Luke Manion, e 10
acres OF s W OF II !, sec. 1G COttrel-
VILE: consideration. Observation-Disclosures. 400 90
Joseph Wood 10 DelOre j. Wood, II OF
lot22 block II, Marine City; consider
htiOh.... ....s' ....................... l,zW W
Martha Reid to NJ. j. Harrington, WI
OF sec. O. Enimet; consideration .... 800 90
VIM. G.. Hurst to l.. w. Ellsworth, land
In sec. 20, ST. Clair; consideration. 1850 90
II. L. jerks to VIM, Hurst. land In St.
Clair town; consideration .........." 1,100 90
Il. Ellsworth TO I. II. Hurst, land I'm st.
Clair town; consideration ......,..... 5000 90
Wm Wansey by guardian to Mary A.
Thebault, land In st. Clair; consider
atlOn .............. ............. lOO w
Arthur Baldwin to A. j. Smith, lot 4,
blk 40, Whites plat, Port Huron;
consideration ......... ............. 800 90
in Port Huron; consideration -. 400 90
Herman Krchner ct nj, to A. w. Krch-
ner. lot 8, block 2s, Marine City; con-
SlueratlOh. ...........,..,........'. w
william Gchrist to L. A. Goulden,
80 1t and 10 In. of lot IA, block 159,
Whites plat Pt Huron; cOnsldera-
t,Ous.s. .s... .........ss....
Martin II. Thompson to William and
ID. Thompson. @ OF Sc 1, section 20,
Riley; consideration ................ 100 20
Frank Chester to A. G. Keagle, land In
Columbus; consideration. ............. 500 90
w. VI. Proctor to w. j. McKenney,
land In Old Brockway; cOnsidera tiOn 30 90
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
The Easin Dlskboat.

The new disk steamship, the inven-
tion of NJ. Bazin, was launched at st.
Denis docllyard. Admiral Coulombeaud,
who has high repute among French
naval authorities, is said to be firD
believer in the possibilities of this new
invention, and he has computed that
only one-twenty-eighth of the power re-
quircd to drive an ordinary boat is need
cd for Bazin craft of the same size and
speed. The diskboat of NJ. Bazin is
by no means the first attempt to apply
the roller principle to navigation, but
heretofore the rollers have been made
to perform the duty of paddle-wheels,
or propellers; in the new boat they are
merely devices to overcome friction, and
the report of NJ. Bazin's experiments in
dicate that he has been markedly sue.
cessful
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
He SAL ON TIE BABY.
A New York Lawyer Forgot That He was
Proud Papa.


MIR. D is AN extensive real estate
owner in one of the suburbs of New
York, says the New York Times. He
is also an insurance agent and a general
adviser on matters of law and equity
and, in addition TO all this, he is the
proud father of n three-weeks-oldb baby.
The other day Mrs. D. took the
little treasure into the parlor and, after
a half hours cooing, lulled IL to sleep.
Then she laid the child on a sofa with
pillow at its feet, darkened the room
and went about her household duties,
just as any good housewife would All
this time MIR. D. was busy in the
garden. Presently "a neighbor hap
pened along and stopped for Mr., D-'s
opinion on law matter and was invited
into the darkened parlor. The vis-
itor went straight for the sofa. He
could see the pillow, but did not OBJ
serve the child. He was adjusting the
pillow TO make u nice comfortable seat,
but Mr.. D. insisted that he should
sit in the big armchair, u sort of seat
of honor for all guests. He acquiesced
and MIR. D. took his seat on the pill
low
About this time Mrs. D., whose
maternal instinct had asserted itself
peeped in to see how baby slept. She
saw her husband sitting where she had
left the child. AS she asked in an
alarmed tone where the baby was a
mulfled cry came from beneath the pill
low and Mr.. D. jumped up. He mad
been sitting on the precious little thing
and the timely arrival of his wife prob
ably saved the child's life. a few mo-
ments more and it would have been suf-
focated. Lucky for the child that l
did not sit on it," remarked the visitor,
who is a man of generous proportions.
The child is all right now, but Mr.. D.
does not take his clients into the parlor
any more.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
wAIMs OF MUSICIANS.
IdIosyn crasios of tho Men Who Made
Harmony in tho Past.

i am ticltled TO know that Wagner
was an exact and expensive dresser, and
that Beethoven was n sloven, with an
old coat and slippers trodden down at
the heels, says u writer in the Con-
temporary Review. 1t interests me to
hear that Paganin always carried a
shirt in his fiddle case, because he per-
spired so profuscly over his solos that
Ire had to change between the parts If
he played twice ] even care TO learn
that Mendelssohn was a perfect child
about pastry, which he could never re-
sist, and which he always ate especial
ly cherry pie) and which always dis
agreed with him; that Schumann in
iured his third finger by tying it back
TO his wrist with a string, because he
hoped to make it more supple-it end
cd, however, in his almost losing the
use of it; that Bulow got up in the night
TO play over passages which he thought
he was likely TO play inaccurately at
his prodigious recitals.
When Thulberg was at the height OF
his fame he wouldn't even carry an
umbrella, for fear of it cramphIg the
muscles of his band; Malibran loved
rothing so much as romping with
Moscheles' children on the floor;
Paganini was SO stingy that he would
stand up under shelter in the rain and
keep whole opera house full wait
ing sooner than call cab. Prof. Ella
told me he found him one day crouch
ing under the Arcade in Regent street,
and that he cave This urtlCSS pNplana-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
CHANGES LIBERAL VIEWS.
Feels the Need of Foreign Aid and Would
Welcome IL.

1t is claimed that Notwithstanding
Ii Hung Chang has shown some liberal
ity of views toward modern improve
ment and education, he is at heart n
hoter of foreigners and has an abid-
ing faith in Chinese institutions and
methods of government. says Cen
tury. He is, it is true, great admirer
of Confucan philosophy, and remem-
bering the enduring history of his peo-
pie we can hardly wonder at his devo-
tion to the institutions which have
made that history possible.
When we call to mind the experience
China has had with certain western
nations. it might not he considered
strange If his attachment to foreigners
was not very ardent; but in all his pub
lie life his conduct shows that he feels
the need of foreign aid and is disposed
to give it proper welcome, and of all
Chinese statesmen he is the most liber-
al-minded and free from prejudice.
He is far from claiming that the pres
cnt system of government is perfect.
He has, in fact, urged upon the author
tiles at Peliing two important changes
Ni''h i'NN " =" ''iOi AZ VI 'HS IioSV
serious defects in the system, to-wit,
the withdrawal from the viceroys of
provinces of powers which should be
exercised only by the imperial govern
ment and such a change in the method
of admission to the public service as
will lihcrali2e the examinations and
make fitness rather than scholarship
the test There are other ChanoeS
which he would gladly bring about if
he had the power; but, as he confessed
to Marquis Ito: China is hampered by
antiquated customs which prevent de-
Sirable reforms" "
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
Photography and Ducks.

Photography is killing more ducks
than are hunters is an alarming claim
made by an enthusiastic sportsman,
who goes on to explain that the uni
versal practice OF photography is Great
ing an immense demand for an al
bumen in finishing the pictures, and
that this albumen can be produced only
from eggs. The eggs from the ordinary
domestic hen are too valuable for food
to be sacrificed to art, and as a con-
sequence the breeding grounds of wild
birds are CLEANED for the desired fluid
The Hebrides islands of Scotland,
Lofoden of Norway, Labrador, Green
land, South America and all other ex-
tensive haunts of large birds are
robbed constantly by the natives or
men from sailing expeditions, and the
result is especially hard on the ducks
Labrador is a particularly unfortunate
land in this connection, for the miles
of crowded nests offer an irresistible
temptation to the egg hunters.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
Life in the Polar Region.

Some curious details of life in the po-
lar region have been obtained from
members of the Nansen expedition.
They all dwell on the feelings OF delight
which they experienced in once more
meeting other human beings. So tired
did they become of seeing the same
faces and hearing the same voices day
after day in the course of the slow drift
northward that in the end feeling of
irritation was produced At times this
irritability became well-nigh insup'
portable. Finding it almost impossible
to endure the sight of another day, they
would set off on long walks over the
ice, each man by himself. 1t was an
astounding thing, one man said, to see
his comrades striding away over the
zee from the ship, each in t different di-
lection, and carefully avoiding his fell
lows
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
UP-TO.OATE BURGLAR.
Breaks into Safes with Machinery and
Saves Time.

Breaks into Safes with Machinery and
Saves Time.
The modern burglar is adopting mod
ern appliances. The jimmy bids fair to
become a relic of the past before long
y recent burglary in France illustrates
this fact, says the New York Journal.
y gang of ingenious cracksmen ell
tered a bankers office armed with a
steel saw of the newest construction
and handy little gas engine. There
was no need for the exercise of muscle,
nor was there any necessity for a good
strong wrist at the saw as there was
at one time in the annals of famous rob-
berries
The little engine was started, the
saw put in the proper place, and the
connections made. Seating themselves
serenely upon a couple of chairs near al
hand, these modern burglars watched
the true and rapid work of their appli-
'ances.
The big safe might have resisted for
hours the force of human hands, but
the saw, impelled by the engine, it
could not stand against. 1t promptly
yielded up its contents of over $4,000
worth of gold and bonds and in quar-
ter of the time it would have taken to
have committed the robbery under The
old conditions the burglars were well
out of the building with their Looty.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
SHE SAVED HERSELF.
And Broke the Impact of That Wild and
Rushing CycIist.

A lady protected herself against the
rushing advance of a cycIst in Bromp
ton road, London, in an original and
commendable fashion, says the London
Telegraph. The cyclist was rushing
along at his best pace and the lady was
crossing the roadway. Instead of maxi
ing detour to avoid her, the man sim
ply rung his bell and rushed on without
abatement of speed, considering that he
had done his duty to society.
Pedestrians on the footpath and bus
men on their perches saw that a col
lision was inevitable. So did the lady,
who braced herself for the ordeal and
resolyed on offensive tactics. Giving
her body-not by any means that of a
pigmy--a rapid swing, she brought the
stronger part of her figure into contact
with the front wheel of the machine
and the bicyclst himself and sent them
both sprawling into the roadway.
Then, giving her skirts another swing,
just to prove that she had suffered no
damage, she finished her journey across
the road and turned around and
laughed with others at the unhappy
cycist as he picked up himself and the
disjecta membra of his once perfect ma.
chine He made his way to the curbstone,
where he sat down to contemplate the
damage, and finally put the thing on his
shoulder and carried it away.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
OLDEST KNOWN BIRD.
Prof. F. G. seeley Tells OF 1t In Recent
Publication.

Publication.
"The Solenhofen slate of Bavaria"
writes Prof. H. G. Seely in his recent
little volume, The Story of the Earth
in Past Ages" "makes known numer-
Gus insects and other forms of ternes-
trial life of this period, including the
oldest known bird.
"A bird is known by it's feathers;
though there is no reason why the COW
ering to the skin should not be as vari-
able in this group of animals as among
reptiles or mammals. 1t is, therefore,
remarkable that the oldest-known
bird, the archaeopteryX, has feathers as
well developed as in the existing repre-
sentatives of the class and similarly ar
ranged. The animal is an elegant,
slender bird, which is chiefly remark
able for showing teeth in the jaws,
About 12, short and conical, occur on
each side of the upper jaw
The bird was larger than the robin
in its body and had a tail of which
therewas bony core some six inches in
length The wings were quite as well
developed as the legs and there are
some evidences that the former could
be applied to the ground as are the fore
legs of quadrupeds, although the feath-
ers show the wings to have been con-
structed on the same plan as the birds
of to-day.
THE Soenhofen stone, in which so
many of the remains of fishes, reptiles
and insects are found, is the same as
that used for photographic purposes,
being of exceeding close texture and
of remarkable smoothness when pre-
pared for its work."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
The ANTS TALKED.
How a Naturalist Proved They Conversed
with Each other.

HOW u Iheg
with Each Other.
1t is becoming the general belief
among naturalists that all living crea-
lures have some communication with
each other, ut least to the extent OF
making their wants, fears, ETC., known
to others of their species. a writer on
ants recently investigated the matter
as far as those interesting little insects
are concerned. He saw a drove OF
ants of small black variety, which
were apparently moving to new quar-.
ters, those going in a certain direction
all carrying eggs or sick and helpless
relatives, while those moving in the
opposite direction appeared to have
just deposited their burdens and to be
returning for another load of "house.
hold effects"
They were probably pretty well
along with their work, judging by
the leisurely way in which they
would frequently put their heads
together, as though chatting about
their new quarters, or some other
interesting subject 1t being n
question in the naturalist's mind
whether they were really talking or
not he hit on the eXpedient of murder
ing one of their number to see if the
others would run and tell what had
happened. He says: THE eyewitness
es of the murder hastened away and
laid their heads together with every ant
they met, whereupon all would turn
and scamper away. No more
ants passed along that path during the
'dnvn
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
IT Would BE Living.

An eminent queens counsel once
gave the following recommendation to
a gentleman who proposed to swear an
affidavit after having already sworn an
affidavit in exactly contrary sense in
the course of the suit. "Never," re-
marked the queens counsel, "swear an
affidavit when your previous affidavit
to the contrary effect is in possession
of the court. Because, my friend" he
added, "that would be lying"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-26
PRIMITIVE WOMAN WAS NEW.
Indian Relics Prove That the First Pot
ter Was IA Woman.


The discovery near Maurice river, in
the neighboring state of New Jersey,
of large numbers of stone implements
used by Indian or other tribes in the
long-gone centuries brings into notice
the primitive woman, says the New
York Tribune.
In New Jersey, as everywhere else in
the world she appears to have been
industrious and energetic ard ingen-
ious. Among the implements discov-
cred which she employed in prehistoric
New Jersey were flint knives, with
which she cut meat and probably veg
etables; flint scrapers, with which she
cleaned the skins of deer and bear, wild
cat and other animals, preliminary to
drying and smoking them for use as
wearing apparel; clay pots and pans,
pipkins and dishes. which she made in
primcval potteries, at first the sun dry
ing them and thereafter burning them
in hot wood fires. The pottery shows
here and there artistic warnings on the
part of the unknown makers, more un-
couth and rudimentary than those of
the ancient cliff-dwellers, but never
theless they disclose the artistic senti-
ments and confirm the long list of ex-
amples collected by Prof. Mason, of
Washington, showing that the first pot
ter, the first modeler, the first sculptor
and carver and the first artist was a
woman.