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The news & observer., 1897-03-06

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seldom be told if women would but properly
prepare themselves for the duties of moth
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of the organs that make motherhood posi-
BILE, approaching maternity will have no
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men should bear children and did not mean
tnat this duty should be a cruel torture.
Womans own ignorance and neglect have
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All weakness and disease of woman's re-
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81 have had three miscarriages writes Mrs.
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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-06-10

THINGS We OUGHT TO Know
That wearing black for mourning
was a Roman custom taken from
the Egyptians.
That the word Bible means sim
ply book, but it is now confined to
the Book of Books.
That the oldest drinking song in
existence in the English language
is in CANNES Gurton's Needle, and
is called "The jolly Bishop"
That the wearing of widows caps
was Roman custom. Widows were
obliged to wear them 10 months.
That the great industry of can.
ming was known as long ago as the
days of Pompeii, and that our sys.
tenn is practically the same as was
used at that time.
That tea Is not drunk at meals
in China, and water from which il
is made is always freshly boiled and
used as soon as it reaches the boil
ing point.
That baked potatoes are more nu-
tritious than those prepared in any
other way.
That each article of clothing when
taken off at night should be hung
where it will air.
That stockings when taken of
should not be thrown on the floor,
but hung up.
That low voice and gentle man.
ner is always irresistible in a wo.
man.
That the girl of the period, says
Beaconsfeld, mistakes insolence fol
innocence, and thinks she is gay
when she is only giddy.
That bandoline may be made al
home by dissolving q few pieces oi
gum tragacanth in water, and to
preserve it adding few drops of al.
cohol or oil of cloves.
That ones clothes will last much
longer if they are properly brushed
and mended.
That shoes should always be wiped
OF and put into linen bag with
pockets when not in use.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-06-10

that was to give him his happiness,
and ne uprooted the plants and
loaded his vessel to the edge with
them until there was scarce room
for himself. ''Hoist the sail-yo
no land away for the distant coas,
| Of the Baltic -
III How the waves rose: how
the white foam crests beat in anger
against the weak timber. And
what torment TO be confined to the
narrow place for days and weeks,
stang until he. bled by the sharp
leaves and tliorus Whenever he
moved. wounds on all his limbs. a
very torture chair Should he
throw the weed overheard, goaded
as ne was by the unceasing pain (:
No; rather let their needles draw
his last drop of blood. But the
task became harder and harder.
The sun burned; the gray this
ties dropped their wilted heads.
With prayer Christlieb reached
for his last flask of water and shared
it with his charges. Then shone a
rainbow In the sky, and wind
sprang mp and carried the little
ship, as if with magic hands, to the
faraway shore.
"Swanada Swanada -
There she stood, weeping for hap
plness, and stretched out her arms
for her loved one.
Christlieb planted the thistles on
the shore of the Baltic sea, and
Trasiko's dunes were as the cliffs.
The old mans heart softened when
he saw the power of the Christians
God and he laid the hand of his
daughter in that of the young sea-
man.
Bright glowed the sea with pur-
pie and gold. Through the thistles
there surged and rustled a sound
as of thousand voiced psalter, and
on the hill the first cross was raised.
Many hundred years have passed.
On the strand of Zoppot the bells
Of the Lord ring the golden sign
ofsfaith shines from the tower of
the church. No trace is to be found
on the white sand of Trasiko's hut.
1t is gone, and long, long forgotten.
But one thing remalns-the gray
thistle, the protector of the dunes,
that was once brought with pain
from over the sea. 1t grows and
spreads as legacy left by the true
seaman. Few know now of Christ
lieb, but to this day the spiny, un-
lovely weed, which we know as sea
holly, is called in the language Of |
the people "seaman's faith. .
From the German For Short Stor-
les.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-06-10

Vi tne sauu between the f0Ftsand
the sea. In the course of time the
action OF the waves destroyed the
surface of the beach TO consider
able depth and scattered the bones
OF Wagner's negroes beyond recov-
cry. Another noted officer, whose
last resting place can never fitly be
honored, is that OF the sirst leader
Of the Irish Brigade. General Thorn
as Francis Meagher. Some time
after the var Meagher vas drowned
fEom Z ysk<el ln-the Mi<sosri Riv.
ef, MontsDa. and the body was not
recovered. The body or the gallant
Custer was removed from the scene
OF the massacre on the Little Big
Horn, and buried at West Point.
The remains of Captain Miles w.
keogh, who died by the side of Gus
ter, were also identified aud brought
to Auburn, n. T., for burial in
Fort Hill Cemetery. Fighting Phil
kearney, "the one-srmed devil"
was killed within the Confederate
lines. His body was recognized by
StOncwall jackson. who had served
with him in Mexico. and sent 10
his friends under flag OF truce,
accompanied by a teaching message
Of tribute to the gallantry of an old
comrade.
kearney lies in Trinity church.
yard, en- Broadway, at the head Of
Wall street There is no monu-
ment: The brave Mcpherson, who,
like kearney, was shot down with
in the enemy's lines in front of At
lanta, was also recognized by the
enemy. The remains were careful
ly guarded and sent into the Fed
eral camp. They were brought
North for burial in the family plot,
in his old Home, Clyde, o.
General Jesse l.. Reno was shot
almost at the crest of South Mour.
tain, while reconoitering the ground
for the advance OF the Ninth Army
Corps. He was buried at Oak Hill
Cemetery, Washington. Three days
later Geseral James K. Mafsfeid,
hero with white hairs, was killed
in similar manner in front OF the
Twelfth Corps at Antietam. He
died while being borne to the rear
in the arms of a couple OF his SOL
diers, and was buried at Middle
town, Conn. General J. +. Rey-
nOlds was shot through the head by
a sharp.shooter while plotting his
troops to the scene of the first en-
on the Gettysburg field.
He died after being placed in an
He was buried at Lam
caster City, LancasteE, Pa. Gen
eral Wadsworth fell within the enc
my's lines at the Wilderness. Ills
body was secured when his troops
rushed forward, and brought North
for interment in Temple Hill Gem
etery, Genesee. y. Y.
Logan is buried in the National
Cemetery at the Soldiers Home,
Washington, ID. &. SlOcum is bur-
led at Greenwood. Buffers re-
mains lie in private grounds be-
longing to the family. a plot an
nexed to Hildreth Cemetery, at
Lowell, Mass. Banks grave is at
Grove Hill Cemetery, Waitham,
Mass.
Nearly two scores whose names
are household words because Of
their daring deeds in Battle now
rest at Arlington, among them
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1897-06-10

Nearly two scores whose names
are household words because Of
their daring deeds IN Battle now
rest at Arlington, among them
Crook, the cavalryman and Indian
fighter Lowell III. Rousseau, also
Hazen and Mower, who battled in
the armies of Sheridan and Grant;
old General Harvey of the regulars;
Doubleday, Gibbon and many 9th
ers, besides Sheridan, who has al
ready been mentioned. The heroes
of the deck buried at Arlington
thus far are Admirais Porter and
jenkins and Roar AdmiFals Queen,
johnson and Shufeldt.
General Israel B. Richardson lies
at Pontiac, Mich.
General Thomas Leonidas Crit
tenden sleeps IN the "Bivouac of
the dead" on the banks os the Ken
tucky River, close to the spot where
Colonel O'Hara penned the cele
brated lines beginning:
On lame's eternal camping grounds.
Their silent tents are spread.
Besides the grave of General
Crittenden stands shaft erected to
the memory of Kentacky boy he
70, the only son, Lieutenant Crit.
tenden, one of the victims of the
Custer massacre.
In Woodlawn Cemetery is buried
General Robert b. Potter, broth
(Continued on Fourth Page.)
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for time and eteru and sworn ts
upon the cToss- he foreign sea.
man went boldly 4 T'rasiko and
asked him for b hand Of his
daughter. He VI poor, he said
He came from far ond the sea to
find amber on Che Sc coast.
Then came Nd. evil laugh
from the old man b.
go your waY h6n.e again be
cried seornfulls have never
met one who eoald np gold With
bis finger nails Who would
marry my dane!stes must sIo some
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-05-12
MORTGAGE SALE,

MORTGAGE SALE Default having been
wi made in the payment of a certain sum of money
secured to be paid by indenture of mortgage, bear
ing date November 22d, 1898. made, executed and
delivered by Oscar Merryfeld and Helen Merryfeld,
his wife, 10 Christina +. Wenholtz, which aid
mortgage duly recorded in the office of the reg
lister of deeds for Van Buren, county, Michigan, on
the 30th day of December, 1893, at O'Clock M,
in liber 40 of mortgages, on page 10, and which
mortgage, together with note accompanying same,
was afterward by instrument dated November 25th,
1895, and recorded IL said registers office Decem-
Der I'd, 1898 at O'Clock in liber So of mortga-
ges, page AS duly assigned, transferred and de-
yered by said Christina +. Weinholtz TO the under
signed Caroline 1. Kleinstuck, and upon which
mortgage there is claimed TO be due at the date of
this notice the sum of five hundred forty-eight and
39-l0O dollars, as principal and interest, and no
proceedings at law in equity having been insti-
tuted for the recovery of the same any part
thereof:
Notice is therefore hereby given, that by virtue
of the power of sale contained in said mortgage,
and in pursuance of the statute in such made
and provided, the land and premises described in
said mortgage, to-wt: All that certain piece or
parcel OF land situate in the township Of Columbia,
in Van Buren, county, state Of Michigan, and de-
scribed the northwest quarter Of the north
quarter of section number twenty-four CA, in town
ship number one () south of range fifteen rs west
con tanning forty of land, more less, will be
sold public yendue to the highest bidder at the
north front door of the court house, in the village
of Paw Paw in said Van buren, county, said court
house being the place of holding the circuit cour,
for said Van Buren, county, the 18th day of June
A. d., 1897, at clock in the afternoon TO pay the
amount due said mortgage and the costs of this
foreclosure allowed by law.
Dated, March 18th, 1897. 2l9lu4o22O;
CAROLINE 1. KLEINSTUCK,
Assignee of N ortgage
A. NJ. srEARNs, Atty for Assignee of Mortgage.
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MORTGAGE SALE. - Whereas default
WI having been made la the conditions of q GER
tain indonture of mortgage bearing date the 25th
day OF October, A. d. 1886, made by Charles Bishop
md Nettie Bishop. his wife, Of Bloomingdale, Van
Buren, County, Michigan, to Miss Gertie Sellick Of
Lockport, Niagara County, New York, aud record
ed In the once Of the register of deeds for the
county of Van Buren, Ina the state of Michigan, on
the 25th day of October. A. D.. l5sS, In ber s5 Of
mortgages, on page $50. whereby the power of sale
contained therein has become operative, and on
which there IL claimed to be due the date of this
notice the sum of Four Hundred and Fifty-Three
and 63 100 dollars, and no suit proceedings at law
or In equity having been instituted to recover the
amount now due and secured by said mortgage, OF
any part thereof: Now therefore, notice IL hereby
given, that Friday, the 18th day OF June, A. d. 1897
at one O'Clock in the afternoon at the front door of
the court house In the village of Paw Paw, Van
Buren, county, state of Michigan, chat being the
place of holding the circuit court in said county of
Van BUREN,, by virtue of the power OF sale
In said mortgage aud In pursuance of the statute
in such case made and provided. there will be sold
described In said mortgage or much thereof az
il necessary TO satisfy the amount due thereon as
aforesaid, with interest and COSTS charges aud ex-
penses of such sale, and the attorney fee provided
by law, the premises described in said mortgage
being as follows, viz: Il q west half OF the south
east quarter of section number one %, in township
number one O south. OF range fourteen 90 west in
Van Buren, County state of Mich gan.
Dated March 23d 1897.
MISS GERrIE SELLICK,
Mortgage.
VIM. II. Mason, Atty for Mortgage. 2l92o22O4
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OEDER OF PUsllcATIoN.-st.ts of
y Michigan, the circuI


Van Buren, in Chancery.
Francis Bacon, complainant, Va. George Il. Gear
ing, kizis Gearing, Matilda Radtke F. G. Bartholo-
new and William J. Sci ick, defendants.
Suit pending In the circuit court for the county of
Van buren, in chancery, at the village of Paw Paw,
In said county, the 30h day of April A. ID. 1897
In this cause IL appearing from affidavit on fle
that the defendant, 4. @. Bartholomew, in the
above entitled cause, IL not a resident of the
State OF Michigan, but resides inwangford, State
of Connecticut.
On motion of Heckert K Chandler, complainant,s
solicitors IL IL ordered that the said defendant f. c.
Bartholomew, cause his appearance TO be entered
herein, within four months from the date of this or
der and In of his appearance that he cause his
answer to the compliments bill of complaint to be
filed, and a copy thereof to be served on said
complainant's solicitors within twenty DAYS after
service on him of copy of said bill and notice of
this order; and that I'm default thereof said bill be
taken as confessed by the said nonresident de-
PENDANT.
And IL Is further ordered, that within twenty DAYS
the said complainant cause notice of this order to
be published in the TRUE NoRTHERNER, news
paper printed, published and circulating i'm said
county, and that such publication be continued
therein at least once I'm each week for six weeks in
succession, that he cause copy of this order 10
be personally served said nonresident defend
scribed for his appearance.
98t72Oo4l ORAN W. ROWLAND
Circuit Court Commissioner in and for Van Buren,
County,
Heckert 4 Chandler, Solicitors for Complainant.
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CHANCERY SALE.

4 NhANCeHv SAILED pursuance ana by
~ virtue of decree of the circuit court for the
county of Van Buren, in chancery in the state of Mich
igan, made and dated on the 5th day of December
A. ID. 1894 in cert ain therein pending, between
Jane 4. Curtis, complainant, and George K. Breck
defendant.
Notice is hereby given, that shall sell at public
auction, TO the highest bidder at the front door
the court house, III the village of Paw Paw, county
of Van Buren, and state of Michigan, said cour,
house being the place for holding the circuit court
for said county on Friday, the 2lst day of May
A. ID. 1897, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
of said day. all, much thereof as may be nee
essary to raise the amount due to the estate of the
said defendant for principal, interest and costs in
said cause, of the following described lands and
premises, VIZ: The south six and two-thirds acres
Of even width throughout of the north half of the
north half of the southeast quarter of section two
town four south, of range thirteen west county OF
Van Buren, and state of Michigan.
George W. Longwell, as administrator of the es-
tate of the above named defendant, George f. Breck
deceased, is authorized by the terms CT the decree
heretofore entered In said to lake this SALE
Dated Paw Paw, Mich, April I'd, A. ID. 1897.
DRAM W. ROWLAND,
Circuit Court Commissioner in and for Van Buren,
County, Michigan.
ID. +. HEogERT, Solicitor FOR George W. Longwel
Administrator of estate of George +. Breck, de-
ceased. l9it7o2200].
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-05-12

Following Is synopsis Of the pro
ceedings in Judge Johnson's court for
the week ending May 8:
Estate of Fern 5. Madill, minor; let
tiers of guardianship issued.
Estate of Daniel T. Pool, deceased;
administrator appointed.
Estate of Michael O'Rourke, deceased;
will probated: letters issued.
Estate of Luella Fletcher and William
II. Fletcher, minors, guardian appoint
Ell
Estate Of Washington l.. Thomas. de-
ceased sale of real estate confirmed.
Estate of Mordecai Hammond, de-
ceased final account allowed.
Estate of William Barnes, deceased
administrator appointed.
Estate of Henry Wilson, deceased
petition Tor appointment of admins
traitor; hearing May 81.
Estate of John Mack, deceased; petit
ton to determine lawful heirs; hearing
June =
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers OF real estate
have been recorded during the past
week:
Voiney Ross to A ID Prentice; II h lots
/, ? blk - South Haven; $500.
J 5 MalbOne to Nj MalbOne; 90 "A
5 30 "A w h W @ &c South Haven; 81.
Michael Mal0y to ID ) Higgins ct al
h va 3 Decatur; $500
a Nj Robinson to & ID Robinson; q q
Swq IL and 10 Il h Il W q Ii Hartford,
5000
PC Alters To John Frindt and W; lot
: blk IL South Haven; 5000
j w Veley To VIM. Barton; lot e q
"a Bloomngdale; 800.
l. ) Monroe To Sebastian MichrlS; pit
lots ,, 3 blk , Elkenburgs add South
Haven: $500
II NJ Kingsley to G NJ Kingsley; q
SEQ % Pine Grove; 5000
Eliza Browning to James Shockley;
lots "a, %, 26, %, blk Clark's add De.
catur; 800
Philander Trowbridge to James
Shockley; lot vii Decatur; $27.
CIV Ackley to JAS. Shockley; > lots
vii Decatur 500
Anna V KeiihOru to Harriet VI Peter.
SON; pit lot s blk ID Decatur: 1925
Clarissa ! brow to + j Robinson q
W; ane &c wqneq7 Keller; S2j
Isaac Bennett To- " A Baker; W q
wa 20 Covert; $500
Olive + Carpenter to | b Bagley; Is a
swq 10 Decatur; $500
+ ID Rogers to Conrad Grouse and W
% sec Columbia; Sl09 50
Uzzah Conger Ia the Pierce vii.
liams Co par vii South Haven; $500.
l. w Whitbeck to l. q OcObock; lots
,, blk 45 Paw Paw; $50.
G 5 Tirrell to ; L Beam; h lots 3,
blk % Bitelys add Lawton; 800.
Virginia G Persons to L 5 Fitch; w q
sw q 30 Covert: $1,000.
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NdORTGAGE Whereas d

ORTGAGE SAlE.-whereas default hav-
wi ing been made in the conditions of a certain
indenture of mortgage bearing date the 18th day of
September A. ID. 1892, made and executed by Rosie
NJ Rice of Paw Paw, Van Buren, county, state of
Michigan, to Aaron Hathaway of the same place,
and recorded in the Office of the register of deeds
for the county of Van Buren,, State of Michigan, on
the 18th day of September A. ID. 1892, in liber so
of mortgages. on page 22s, and on which said mort
gage there claimed to be due at the date of this
notice the sum of one hundred and ffty-sx dollars
and seventythree cents (s156.73, and proceeding
recover the amount now due and secured by said
hereby given that by virtue of the power Of sale in
made and provided, shall, on the 18th day of
the front door of the court house In the village Of
Paw Paw, Van Buren, county, state Of Michigan,
that being the place of holding the crcui. court for
said county, sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, the lands and premises described In said
mortgage much thereof as may be necessary
to satisfy the said amount claimed to be due said
mortgage. including interest hereafter to accrue aud
costs of foreclosure and the attorneys fee of fifteen
dollars provided in said mortgage. The premises
to be sold known and described In said mort
gage as follows: Lots number eight 49, and nine
90 of block number twenty-eight (2s of the village
of Paw Paw, Van Buren, county, state of Michigan,
according to the recorded plat Of said village.
Dated Paw Paw, March 10th, 1897.
AARON HATHAWAY.
2l92t13o22O4l Mortgage.
JAMES Z. CHANDLER, Attorney for Mortgage.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
llR GRATE Err

County OF Van BuTen.-se.
At a session of the probate court for the county
OF Van Buren,, holden at the probate office, in the
village of Paw Paw, on Thursday, the 9th day OF
May, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and uinety-seven.
Present, Hon. James II. Johnson, Judge OF
Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Albert Har-
rison, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition duly verified, OF
Esther +. Harrison, widow of said deceased, pray
ing that a certain instrument in writing now on file
in this court purportng TO be the last will and tes-
lament of said deceased, may be proved, allowed
aud admitted to probate such, and that execution
thereof may be granted to Lincoln IL. Titus the
executor named In said will, some other suitable
person.
Thereupon it is ordered that Monday, the 7th day
OF June, 1897, at ten O'Clock in the forenoon, be
assigned for the hearing Of said petition, and all
persons interested in said estate are required
to appear at q session of said court then to
be holden at the probate Office, in the village of
Paw Paw, and show cause, IL any there be,
why the prayer Of the petitioner should not be
granted
And IL il further ordered that said petitioner
give notice to the persons in said estate of
the tendency of said petition, and the hearing
thereof, by causing copy Of this order to be pub
lished in the True Northerner, newspaper printed
and circulating in said county of Van Buren,, for
three successive weeks at least previous to said day
OF hearing.
JAMES II. JOHNSON,
g9t4o22O2l Judge of Probate.