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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-04-07

The Ceredo Advance.

GREEcE appears to like the situ-
alton better than any of the other
European nations do.
NJ
THE Kansas City man who has
cornered the onion market is GER
tain OF his scents and hopeful
about his dollars.
TmT really up-to-date woman car
ries note book instead of a bundle
of samples of spring dress goods,
but she exists only on paper.
RULES connected with appoint
ments to Office are necessarially
either elastic or brittle; they must
be stretched or broken so often.
Cor. lNGERsoLL's accusation, that
preachers live on the cred ulity of
people, would carry more weight if
the Col. were not himself living on
the incredulity of other people.
CONGRESSMAN WALKER, of Mass,
says higher civilization is respon-
sible for trusts, but the trusts prob
ably strike most people as a drop
in the direction of feudalism.
THERE will be a national CON
vcntion of good citizens" held in
Nashville, Tenn, in May, but we
have our doubts about all the good
citizens being represented there.
a GENTLEMAN named Outcault is
proudly advertised as the creator
of the "yei'ow kid" If lots of
folks had their way "s" would be
substituted fer "ul" in his name.
NEW YoRKERs think they were
quite speedy in erecting that mon
ument when they think Of the
Washington monument Philadel-
phla is going to uuveil this spring.
CUMBERLAND, Mp, has the hon
or Of having the first bicycl st mu-
uicipal ticket in the field but there
viii doubtless be others, mayhap
state and national as well as mu-
nicipal.
EX-PosTMAsTER GENERAL VIII
son is inclined to be funny" at
the expense of the ,ariff bill. He
should remember that he ls TO be
a college president soon, and hot
get too gay.
If those New York amateur sci
entists wko were scratched with
glass keep on experimenting with
frozen alcohol and matches they
will discover more than they are
Iafter-what comes after death, for
instance.
ONE Of Tire candidates for mayor
Of Chicago, who is a Judge, is said
to base his hopes Of success largely
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29

RAT CATCHERS HOUSE AT HAMELN.
Der with what horror veteran trav-
eler, a man whofknew the length and
breadth of Teutonland as he did the
inside of his pocket, regarded me on
a small Moselle steamer, as in rummag-
ing my knapsack 1 inadvertently let
drop one of those red-backed "guides."
He stared at me for moment with an
odd mixture of disdain and apprehen-
sion, and then he said: "Surely, l hope
you do not travel by one of those books
--Baedeker or Murray-do you? For
they're an invention of the devil, gotten
up to destroy what little pleasure and
benefit is left to-day in travelling.
hastened to assure him that l did not
"travel by" my book; had it only with
me as an aid to memory, in fact. He
gave sigh Of relief, but noticed after
wards that he no longer implicitly
trusted me, as an intelligent travelling
companion-he half looked upon me as
a victim to the scarlet-backed wade
mecum. Alas, the man is right. These
travelling guides, even the best of them,
have knocked the poetry and romance
of traveling-about so per cent. of
which is uncertainty-into cooked
hat.
Well, it was by dint of one of those
fits of sudden resolve that got out of
fast train which was speeding be-
tween Hildesheim and Paderborn on
it's way to Cologne, and made trip to
Hameln. Who knows it not by repute,
that legepd-saturated, quaint old town
by the Weser! Every schoolboy in an
American school, forsooth, knows it by
rote, that queerly-savored poem of
Browning's, ,"The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Town." with it's rodent rhythm and
sibilant rhymes. But how many have
ever seen the Hameln (for that Is the
way the name of the town is spelled to-
day. of 1897? For it lies Off from the
tourists broad highway. and nothing
almost but old associations may bring
the wayfarer to it's gates now. 1t is
one of the many towns in northwestern
Germany which have sunk from their
once high estate, from their wealth and
civic independence, and deteriorated
into places of thirdrate Importance.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29

notices in stone tracing and heavily
gilt over running the length of whole
floor; curious figures and faces in
dingy wrought iron, and coats-of-arms
b.azon forth on worm-eaten oaken
panelngs. There's a wealth of motif
and designs for the painter and the
sculptor and the artisan to be had here,
and the spirit of long ago still stalks
about unmolested. One of the most
original and interesting of these old
houses is the Pillar house, SO called be-
cause Of its stone pillars, the first ones
used for the support Of the upper struc-
ture of any house in this part Of Ger
many. and l daresay the wonder Of
many days in Hnmeln town 500 years
ago.
Another very fine old structure is the
Dom, or cathedral, one of the Oldest,
IL not the oldest there, for it is purely
Romanesque in style and at least $50
years old. Jews, too, there are many in
this ancient place, their names purely
old testamentary as are their shrewd
features, some of whom are said to be
the offspring of men who were here be-
fore the crusades. And one of them, a
rich banker, lives and does business in
large palace which looks as old as the
flood.
1t impressed me strangely to see, in
the midst of all those evidences of a
moldy past the signs of the most modern
Of modern Observation-Disclosures
and arc lights, and Piussian infantry
with the gun of newest type stalking
the streets. And when my hotel bill
was presented to me next morning at
breakfast, the last remaining doubts as
to the chances of Hameln Town to
adapt itself to our times vanished
that bill was thoroughly modern.
WOLF Won SCHIERBRAND.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29

PRICE, $500 YEAR. IS CENTS A NUMBER
cHARLEs scRrBsER's SONS NEW YORK.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29

Yet to the lover of the quaint and re-
mantle and ancient there clings an in
describable charm to this old town
even to-day, and from the mere pointof
sightseeing there is much there TO in
terest.
The broad Weser river rolls it's swift,
,greenish waters along. Steep, YER
dure-clad hills rise along its shores, and
the darlsllng mountain into whose
clefts the vengeful "rat-catcher" is said
to have taken the little ones by the
sound of his ravishing pipe, is still there
unchanged. A fine suspension bridge
spans the river, and on the other side
burghers have built their pretty cot
tages. all Nesting in roses and honey
suckles. Freight boats and small pleas
ure steamers, in sparse numbers, ply
the waters, and few sputtering chin
neys show the sites of as many fac
tories.
The town, then. is not dead. By no
means. There is electric light by night
in the streets and in the windows, and
its single hotel even boasts an electric
plant of its own. But you go into the
center of Hameln and you find your
self suddenly in the days of medieval
ism. What's more, the inhabitants here
stiH swear by the old "rat-catcher'
legend. The lads and lasses hear of itin
school and they, too, firmly believe IT.
The narrow, dark streets of tall,
crooked houses are redolent with It. n
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29

And here, right in the middle of it
all, stones throw from the ancient
market square, with its rough cobble
stones and its dingy. reeking alleys of
approach, is the t-Catcher's House"
the Observation-Disclosures as it's
proper title is to-day, the "Hochzeits-
haus," or Wedding house, the old city
hall of Hameln, where, many centuries
ago, the Pied Piper is said to have struck
bargain with the grave and reverend
seigniors who then represented the
city's government, by which they
bound themselves to pay goodiy price
in exchange for his clearing the streets
and houses of that nibbling pest, the
rats, and which bargain they subse-
quently repudiated--so much the
worse for them. This edifice of his
toric, or legendary, interest is, besides,
one of the choicest and most perfect
specimens of German renaissance. The
building material is a soft sandstone,
and it lent itself admirably to those
pretty sculptured effects the Germans
of the middle ages were so fond of re-
producing on the fronts of their build
ings. The outlines are little worn
now and become indistinct in spots,
but that rather heightens than de-
tracts from the total effect. a big wine
dealer occupies the lower part of this
house now, and upstairs, in the large
wide hall all the weddings and merry
makngs of the town are celebrated to
this day.
Even while 1 gazed there was the
sound of revelry by night-not a spook,
mind you, though the silver light of the
moon lent it all fairy, airy air, but
real flutes and fiddles, played by flesh
and-blood musicians-and the sound of
dancing and of clapping of hands stole
through the open windows. SO, you
see, Hameln folks are happy once more,
and lively. and they have minded the
concluding lines of Browning's poem:
80, Willy. let you and me be wipers
OF scores out with all men-especially |
pipers;
And, whether they pipe us free. from
rats or from mice,
If we've promised them aught, let US
keep our promise"
But beside this famous old house
there are a score or two of other very
beautiful old houses and palaces in
the town, fronts still thick with carved |
escutcheons of noble and mighty fam
lilies; extinct, 10! these 200 or 300 years;
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29

Dogs wearing canvas shoes startle
eastern men who are hunting prairie
chicken and quail on Nebraska plains.
While the dogs waddle somewhat like
ducks when wearing these shoes they
manage to comfortably cover lot of
ground in a day after having been
broken to the use of the membranes.
Shoeing the dogs saves their feet from
soreness induced by running over the
stubble.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29

BeB- The fuH prospectus for 'ss, in small
book form (2l pages, printed IN tuO cotors,
1oith NUMEROUS illustrations tcoUer and de-
corations bv Marfsid Pcrrish. a0iH Be ssat
upon application, postage paid.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29

Get back at your friends by
making them NEW YEARS gifts
when you can get such choice
goods at such LOW prices.
Everything we have in our
stores will be offered at great re-
ductions for ONE WEEK, and
then our stores will be closed fol
Stock taking and enlargement.
Come to this special sale and
see how much we can save you
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29
Change in Business.

On and after Jan. 1st. 1s9S goods
will be sold ONLY for SPOT CASH upon
delivery of goods Old and new patrons
will do me kindness by not asking
for goods on time, and will do you a
GREATER kindness by giving you good
goods, at the LOWEST POSSIBLE prices.
II. McCUNE.
205 Maple street. West Marietta, o.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29
PILESI PILES! PILESI

DR.. Wtlliams's Indian Pile Ointment will.
cure Blind, Bleeding, liberated and Itching
Piles IL absorbs the tumors, allays the itch,
ny ~ once acts as poultice gives instant
Is prepared only for Piles and itching. OF the
private parts, and nothing, ELSE. Sold 81
CURTIS q HUTCHMAN; Marietta. @.
sent by mail, Soc. and sl.0c per box.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29
T & o c Ext Excursions.

For the Christmas and New Years
holidays I & o G Ext Il r agents will
sell tickets between all local stations at
one fare for round trip, and to stations
in territory of Central Passenger Com
mittee at one and one third regular
first class rate. Tickets on sale Dec.
Gath, 25th, 31st and Jan. lat and good
returning until Jan. 4th, 1898.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29
DO you EAT BREADS

Jacob Pfafs's is unexoelleo. az are.
also his Cakes and Ices. Fine,e
Neapolitan lce Cream that can be
made. Particular and personal at,
tention given to serving PARTIES
receptions. weddinas or public din
ners. JACOB PFAFE,
Putnam St
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29
In OLD HAMELIN TOWN.
Interesting Little City Made Fa-
nous by a Legend.
Once 1t Was Great Place, but Its
Present Importance Rests on
the DoinEs of It's
Pied Piper.
Especial berlin Germany, Letter.l

Especial Berlin (Gcrmany) letter.
One of the chief charms of travelling
in Germany, 1 take it, is this coming
unawares across all sorts of out-of-the-
way, quaint little towns and beauti-
full landscapes; places where one may
make discoveries and see hidden sights
hardly anybody seems to have had an
idea of. Provided, always, you do not
tie yourself to cast-iron route, but
meander out of the way whenever the
humor seizes you. distinctly remem-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-29
EVERYTHING FOR TIE TOILET.

Our line of toilet articles is full and
complete. We have a tempting array
of good com bs and brushes, toilet sets,
puff boxes and similar articles. Our
perfumes are the best money can buy;
pure, delicate, refined and lasting.
Everything is the best and most fash
ionable, and every price is lower than
you would expect.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-21
Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made in the conditions OF
a certain mortgage bearing date the twenty
second day OF August, A ID. 1896, made and exc
cuted by ira N. Alexander and Annah M. Alex
ander, his wife, OF the township or Owosso,
county OF Shiawassee and State OF Michigan, 10
Cornelius Hubbard, OF Bennington, county and
state Aforesaid, party OF the second part, ana
recorded I'm the ONCE OF the Register OF Deeds
for said Shiawassee county, on the Z4th day or
August, 1896 in Liber 20 OF Mortgages, on pages
444 g. by which default the power OF sale con
tanned In said mortgage has become operative,
and no proceedings at law or in equity having
been instituted TO recover the debt secured by
said mortgage or any part thereon. on when
mortgage there Is claimed TO be due at the date
of this notice the sum of one thousand seven
hundred and seventy dollars ana ninety, SIX
cents (St,770.96) principal and interest; NOW
therefore, by virtue OF said power OF safe IN salu
mortgage contained and of the statute In such
case made and provided, notice Is hereby given
that on Monday, the 2lst day OF June A. ID lsyI
at 10 o'clock I'm the forenoon of that day, NJ the
front door OF the court house i'm the city OF Cor
unna county of Shiawassee and State of Mich.
gan, Chat being the place where the circuit
court for the county OF Shiawassee is holdenl
shall sell at public auction 10 the highest bid.
der the lands and premises described In SAID
mortgage or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary to satisfy said amount due, together with
interest, costs OF sale and the attorneys fee
provided by law, viz: All the lands, premises
So county of Shiawassee and State OF Michigan
described as follows. to-wit: The west hall OF
the southeast quarter OF section thirty three
1881 town seven "a north OF range two CD east
containing eighty acres OF land more or less.
Dated March "a, 1897
CORNELIUS HIBBARD Mortgage.
Fitzpatrick q Pierpont Atty's for Mortgagee.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-21
Announcements for School Year 1867

Teachers should carefully note the contents
OF this circular and preserve 1t for future use.
DATES OF EXAMINATIONS.
Regular, Corunna, August 10th and 2ist, 1896.
Special, Owosso, October 18th and 10Th, 1896.
Regular, Corunna, March 18th and Goth, 1897.
Special, Owosso June nth and nth, 1897.
All examinations will begin at $3.50 "a. m,
standard time
geography. theory and art and school law the
hrst half day; grammar physiology and read
ing the second naif day; arithmetic, penman-
ship and history the third half day and civil
government and photography the fourth half
day. Applicants for first and second grades
will write upon geography, theory and art and
school law the first half day; grammar, physi-
ology, algebra and reading the second half day |;
arithmetic. history and penmanship the third
half day, and civil government, physics ana
photography the fourth half day. Applicants for
first grades will write upon geometry, general
history and botany on Saturday.
The above schedule will be strictly followed.
REQUIREMENTS.
For third grades an average OF seventy Is
required, with not less than Sixty-hve In any
branch; for second grade an average OF seventy
five is required, with not less than seventy In
any branch; for first grade an ACREAGE OF eighty
five is required with not less than eighty In any
branch.
Applicants shall use legal cap paper and
write with pen and ink.
Applicants for first and second grades who
pass In part of the branches may re-write at the
ing in two consecutive examinations they must
re-write in all branceeS. Applicants Tor tmru
grades who fail in part of the branches must re-
CAUTION: Special certificates will be grant
ed only when legally qualified teachers cannot
be secured. Persons who wish to teach must
attend an examination.
o. l.. BRISTOL, commissioner.
j. N. CODY, Examiner.
j. A. THOMPSON, Examiner.
Corunna, Aug. 7, 1896.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-21
The War I'm Cuba.

Havana, May 1s.-During q number of
small skirmishes which have taken
place recently in the province of Santa
Clara, the insurgents had 80 men killed,
an insurgent major and subprefect
surrendered and 65 armed insurgents
were captured. In the provinces Of
Matanzas, Havana and Pinar del Rio, %
insurgents were killed in recent Skin
mishes sand 13surrenderedt to the Spanish
authorities. In these engagements, ac-
cording to the official reports, the gov
eminent forces lost six men killed, and
had 81 men wounded
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-21
Probate Order.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, | GO

STATE OF MICHIGAN,
COUNTY OF SHIAwAsSEE, %
AT q session of the Probate Court for the
county OF Shiawassee, holden at the Probate
ONCE in the city of Corunna, on Tuesday, the
4th day OF May, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninety.seven.
Present. Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probate
In the matter OF the estate of Cordelia M.
Lewis, deceased
On reading and filing the petition. duly veri.
fed, OF Walter II. Lewis praying, amongst
other things, for the probate OF the instrument
now filed In this court, purporting to be the last
will and testament OF said deceased.
Thereupon IL Is ordered, That Monday, the
9TH day OF June next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, be assigned for the hearing of said petit
ton, and that the heirs at law OF said deceased,
and all other persons interested In said estate
are required to appear at a session of said
court, then to be holden in the Probate office in
the city OF Corunna, and show cause, IL any there
be, why the prayer of the petitioner should not
be granted. And IL is further ordered, that said
petitioner give notice to the persons interested
In said estate, OF the tendency of said petition,
and the hearing thereof, by causing q copy of
this order to be published in The Owosso Times
n newspaper printed and circulated in said
county of Shiawassee, three successive weeks
previous TO said day Of hearing.
MATTHEW BUSH,
"a true copy) Judge OF Probate.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-21
DIED IN A BATHROOM.
Sudden Death Of n Supposed Resident
of Springfield, HI.

New York. May 1s.-Am man supposed
to be j. G. Bergen, of Springfield, ILL.,.
died suddenly while taking bath at a
Turkish bath establishment about six
o'clock Monday evening. The man, who
was about 60 years old and dressed in a
dark business suit, went to the bath at
5:25 o'clock and registered as j. G. Ber-
gen. He remarked to the clerk that he
had cold and feared pneumonia. When
the attendant began to rub him he
placed his hand over his heart, and
began to breathe heavily. A physician
was summoned, but before he arrived
the man was dead. Several letters in
his clothing dated from Springfield, ILL.,,
were the only clew to his identity. The
dead man is slightly above medium
height and weighed about $50 pounds
He was slightly bald, and had gray hair
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-21
Chancery Sale.

In pursuance and by virtue of an order and
decree of the circuit court for the county of
Shiawassee, in chancery, in the State of Michi-
gao, made and dated on the Path day OF March,
A. d. 1897 in certain cause therein pending,
wherein Joseph H. Phipps is complainant and
Marquis l.. Burch, Hannah l.. Burch and Henry
A. Traver are defendants. Notice Is hereby
given that shall sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, at the front door OF the court
house in the city of Corunna, county OF Shia-
wassee and State of Michigan, (that being the
building where the circuit court for the county
of Shiawassee Is heidi on Monday, the gath day
of May, 1897 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day. all, or so much thereof as may be necessa-
ry, to raise the amount due to the said complain
ant for principal, interest and costs in this
cause, of the following described parcel of land,
to-wit: Beginning two (2) rods west of centre Of
Hickory street and two (2) rods north OF centre
of King street, in the city OF Owosso, county OF
Shiawassee, State of Michigan, thence running
north parallel with Hickory street one hundred
with King street forty-seven (47) feet, thence
south parallel with Hickory street one hundred
and thirty-two Q32) feet thence east parallel
with King street forty.seven (4T) feet to place
of beginning and being the east forty-seven
47) feet Of lot one Q). block one, of l.. Strubers
sub. division of out lot thirteen U3) and part of
twelve (12) Of Jennette II. Kelley addition to
the said city Of Owosso, in the city OF Owosso,
county of Shiawassee and State of Michigan.
Said premises to be sold in one parcel in accord
ance with the terms of said decree.
Dated April 9th, 1897.
WARREN PIERPoNT,
Circuit Court Commissioner.
w. M Fitzpatrick, Solr. for Complt
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-21
WILL MEET IN DETROIT.
Iron and Steel Workers to Seek Adj
vance I'm Wages.

IRON ana steel workers to Seek Adj
vance I'm Wages.
Detroit, Mich, May 1s.-Some $50 del
egates, representing upwards of $4,000
iron and steel workers, will assemble
here to-day in the annual convention of
the Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers. The convention
will be at work several days arranging
the wage schedule, the basis being the
report completed by the wage commit
tee in Pittsburgh last week. 1t seems
certain that a material advance over
present rates will be adopted and SUBJ
mitted to the mill owners. The tin
plate workers schedule will probably
be fixed at the same rates in force under
the Mckinley law, an advance of about
Is per cent. from the present rates.
The uncertainty of the tariff situation,
it Is believed, may complicate the con-
sideration of wage schedules somewhat.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-05-21
Chancery Sale.

In pursuance and by virtue of an order and
decree of the circuit court for the county OF
Shiawassee and State of Michigan, in chancery
made and dated on the oath day of March. A. ID.
1897, In certain case therein pending wherein
The Shiawassee Savings Society is complain
ant and Josephene Enright is defendant No.
tice is hereby given that shall sell at public
auction to the highest bidder at the front door
of the court house in the city of Corunna, coun.
ty of Shiawassee and State OF Michigan, (said
court house being the place for holding the cir
cult court for said county of Shiawassee.) on
Monday, the gath day of May, 1897, at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon of said day, ALL or so much
thereof as may be necessary, TO raise the
amount due to said complainant for principal,
interest and costs in this cause of the following
piece and parcel of land, to-wit: Lot two (2) In
block eleven Q1), as laid down in the recorded
map or plat OF A. l.. Williams addition to the
village (now city, Of Owosso, in the State of
Michigan.
Dated this sth day of April, 1897.
WARREN PIERPONT,
Circuit Court Commissioner.
w. M. Fitzpatrick, Solr for Complt.