1897-07-09; Clare Sentinel

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Established 1878.
OLAEE, MICH., FRIDAY, JULY 9,   1897.
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Remember that we also carry a complete-
line of GROCERIES and PROVISIONS-
—first-class goods—and FRUITS and-
VEGETABLES in season. —
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As announced last week tlie great
road bee will be held next week Wednesday. The committee appointed to
visit the farmers north-cast of town
have the pledges of 84 men who will
oorne with teams and put in a day's
work in road improvement. The committee appointed to visit tlie farmers
directly north are out today (Friday)
soliciting: teams and men, and it is
well known that they, too, will meet
with good success, as every farmer in
every direction is directly interested
and wiil be directly benefitted by goid
roads, The work will be done In a
systematic manner and the improvement will be permanent.
The farmers are to bring teams and
the citizens of Clare, for their share,
will hire shovelers, having already
raised about $155 in cash to that end,
besides about $25 in donated labor.
Each farmer is requested to bring
hay for his team, but the grain will
be furnished by Clare citizens. The
committee also, desires thai every
farmer bring shovels, Do not fail to
do tnls.
To those who attend the bee a first-
class dinner and supper will be served,
and as before stated, grain for the
horses.
Let everybody turn out to aid in
this great movement.
very bad ones. On the good roads two
horses easily haul three tons of freight
on any day of the year. On the bad
roads two horses can haul one ton during nine months, and practically nothing during the other tbree. So that it
costs more than three times as much
tohaul on tbe bad roads as on the
good ones. Consequently the farmers
who live ou the good roads make much
more money than those who live on
the bad ones.' To this question,* propounded to one of the farmers in "a
good roads district" of Hew York,
"Doesn't this pile Up your taxes?" the
answer was: "Well, just now, while
the Brice for hay is high, as it always
is in the winter, my horses are earning
$5 per day, while those of my brother,
ip the bad roads district, are eating
their-heads off, -We cannot afford to
go back to bad roads. We care nothing about taxes when taxes mean
profits." In Canan'laigua township,
Hew York, farmers hive petitioned
the legislature for the privilege of increasing the taxation beyond the
limit, not allowed in order to further
extend the system of road improvement.
'•We. purposely have confined ourselves to the presentation of the road
question from the farmer's standpoint
and have quoted the evidence of farmers only, The further question of the
part that cities, towns and villages
Should pay as taxes for improvement
of farm roads is interesting and> may
be discusssed hereafter, It is' a-ell
dealt with in circular No. 28, issued
from the office of Road Inquiry,"
United States .Department of Agriculture, which is a document that
should be read by every intelligent
and progressive farmer."
PASSED THE SENATE.
THE NEW TARIFF BILL WENT THROUGH
EASILY, 38 YEAS TO 28 NAYS.
Washington, July 8.-—Tile tariff
bill passed the senate yesterday afternoon by a vote of 38 yeas to 28 nays.
The bill now goes to the conference
committee of both houses, and it is
safe to say that the new tariff bill
will become a law in a few days.
It yet lacks one week of being four
months since the special session of
congress was opened, and this is by]
far the best record for speed ever
made by any congress in tariff legislation.
Thinks and reads, lie lias time for botli; it is true
that the hardest task and the one most poorly done is the
sharpening of knives and tools. Without sharp knives the
"best machine does poor work, while with knives sharp, the
poor machine does good work.
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A careful investigation of the Olizbe Tool and
Sickle Grinder will convince you that it is the best nachine
ever made for the purpose. For grinding Mower or Reaper
knives it is a decided success.
I ALSO HANDLE A
Which is Superior to All Others.
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Call at the Warehouse arid examine the best and largest
stock of Farm Tools and Implements
eyer brought into the county.
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Farmers and Farm Roads.
The following interesting discussion
of i-oad improvements from a recent
issue of the Chicago Inter-Ocean is
directly in line with similar presentation made by the Clare Sentinel
during the recent past and is cordially indorsed throughout:
"All roads excepting those within a
few miles of a very few large cities
properly may be called farm roads,
for by far the greater part of the
loads hauled over them is the product
of farms, and by far the greater num-, 0NJ3 DEM0CRAT V0TED YES xva TW0
ber of persons traveling upon them silver republicans.
are persons going to or coming frorqj,
farms.   Yet the towns and cities have"!
a great interest in the condition of
these roads, for the little towns are
centers of distribution:  in them the
grain, meat, vegetables, or live stock
are put on board  the cars,  and in
them the farmers buy the groceries,
dry goods and implements that they
consume or use.   It is to the interest
of the residents of   these towns and
villages that the farmer shall be able
to haul good loads at all seasons of
the year.    The inhabitants of great
j cities haye a vital interest  in  the
state of the farm roads, for cost of
carriage is an important factor in the
price of  provisions,  and  bad  roads
i mean high cost of transportation.   In
1870 it cost very nearly 2 cents to haul
a ton of freight one mile on the New
York Central Railway; noiv it costs
about three-fourths of one cent.   The
reduction in rate has been to the benefit of the consumer and producer of
goods.   In 1868 it cost rather more
than 42 i cen^s to carry a bushel of
wheat from Chicago to New   York;
now itcosts about 15 cents.    The reduction in large part is due to the improvement of the road beds and increase of the power of the engines
used on railways.   But no corresponding reduction of cost has taken place
in the hauling of goods on farm roads,
and this simply because, with some
exceptions, little or nothing has been
done to improve farm roads.
"The secretary of the national
farmers congress estimates-the—needless cost—which means the cost in excess of what it would be if the roads
universally were good—of moving the
farm products of the United States
from the barns or fields to the nearest
point of railway Or water shipment ab
$600,000,000 a year. This is about
three times the amount yearly collected as tariff duties, and is not far from
half as much again as the whole revenue of the federal government. Real?
]y, the silver question, the tariff question and all other questions are unimportant v/hen compared to the question of roads. In parts of Indiana
oh ere are very good roads; the farmers
who live on the good roads, and who
remember the bad roads, say that the
saving to them in ability to haul
larger loads, and to haul at all seasons
of the year, is equal to an additional
profit of 78 cents per annum on each
acre of ground owned by them. This
taken all over the United States, in
which the farm area is 650,000,000
acres, would add about $500,000,000 a
year to the profits of the farmers.
"A farmer in New York estimates
his gain at $1,25 per acre per year by
the improvement of roads. New Jersey has some excellent roads and some
Gleam Sale
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Al) SUijiijier Goods
WASH GOODS.
Fine Scotch Lawns, former price 5c, now 3*c.
Lace Stripe Organdies, former price 8£c, now 6c.
Linen Batistes, former price 8c,- now 6c.   -
Yard wide Percales, former price 8*c, now 6J6.
Lappet Stripes, former price I2§c, now 10c.
Fine Organdies, former price 15c, now 10c.
Dress'Ginghams, fast colors, reduced to 4c yd.
Bark Prints reduced- to 4c yd.
Indigo Blue Prints at 4c yd.
Light Prints at 3c yd. ' '<   *
A few Silk and Velvet Capes at- one-third off.
Misses' Caps in Plaids, were 15c at 10c.
Misses' Caps in Linen .Effects, were 25c at 19c.
Three Big Values in Umbrellas.
Ladies'Umbrellas, black serge, paragon frame,
fine celluloid handles, worth SI. 25 at 90c
Ladies' umbrellas, black taffeta silk, close roll,
steel rod, paragon frame, in silk case, worth $2.00
at $1.50.   '
Men's umbrellas, fine silk serge, close roll at Si. 25
All our 50c fine straw hats at 38c.
All our 75c fine straw hats at 60c.
All our SI. 00 fine straw hats at 80c.
Shoe Department.
Misses' Shoes, tan and black at 50c. ^
Ladies' kid button shoes, patent tip,  new styles, ^
at SI. 25. H
Ladies' chocolate lace shoes, new toe, at SI. 50. S,
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AN INTERESTING SKETCH.
Dr.   Silas   II-   Wood.Ia   Veteran   in   the !
Crimean War, Late  Rebellion—Also
With Livingstone 3 yrs.in Africa.
(From Our Loomis Correspondent.)
CHURCH, LODGE and SOCIETY.	
  .    Dn g.]as H   Wood, of this place.
The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs. has quite an interesting life history.
Thomjson, Tuesday, July 13. He was born   in Plymouth county.
The Othpr Aid society will   meet (Devonshire, England, November 18th,
with Mrs, Jos. Hornung, Wednesday.
July 14.
The .Ladies Union will meet on 1'ri-
dav, July 16. with Mrs. J. Sexsmith.
All invited.
The treasurer of the Other Aid
society reported $90.00 as the amount
earned during the last six months.
Laura Willis, state instructor for
the JL. O. T. M., of central Michigan,
will meet with La Tosca Hive. July
17 and 18.
On Tuesday evening, July 13, there
will be o ten cent supper and camp-
fire at the G. A. R. hall. Good music
and recitations. Everyone is cordially Invited.
REED CITY WOOLEN MILLS.
Farmers work a specialty. Not any
shoddy or poor stock used in tbis mill
to lessen charges. Consequently we
are not competing with other mills,
but are charging right prices for first-
class work. Get particulars from J-.
H. Schilling, cheap, cash grocer, Clare.
31 tf Wm. Lambert.
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Schantz, G. P. A..   Detroit,  Mich.
Stands at the Head.
Aug J, Bogel, the leading druggist
of Shreyeport, La., says: "Dr. King's
New Discovery is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the best
seller I have." J, If. Campbell, merchant of Stafford, Ariz., writes: • "Dr.
King's New Discovery is all that
is claimed for it; it never fails,
and is a sure cure for consumption,
coughs and colds, I cannot
say enough for its merits." Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds iSuvt an experiment.
It has been tried for a quarter of a century, and today stands at the head.
It never disappoints. Jfree trial bottles at R. M. Mussell's Dnm Store.
1807, reared and attended the Victoria Medical college for three years.
At the age of 13 he, with his parents,
emigrated'to township Hope, Durham
county, Canada, 62 miles east of Toronto, where be resided with his parents until 21 years of age. He then
•returned to Plymouth, Eng., where he
finished his college course of four more
years, and then again returning to
Canada where Vie resided two years
with his parents, there marrying Miss
Rebecca Bryan and moved to Montreal, where he practiced medicine two
years. From there to Kingston, Ont.,
where he practiced medicine ten years,
; ericksburg, where he was wounded -in.
the foot.    Also becoming deaf while
I as volunteer he was swabbing cannon,.
Ion account of gunners being killed-
'in the battle of Gettysburg he was-
j wounded in the hip and still carrier
, tin- ball he received in that great bat-
.' tie.   Honorably discharged the, fall of
'G3, lie came home, where he stayed
one year.    When   he   returned    ha
he was promoted to   surgeon,   serving    with   the   signal   coips   until*
the close of war.    He was present at-
Lee's surrender.    After the war he-
returned to Detroit and then practiced,
medicine   in   Kalamazoo,  Hillsdale,.
Battle Creek and Eaton Rapids', where
his wife died.   And the next year was
married to Miss Pheobc Smith of Bay
City, and then traveled and practiced
medicine in the upper peninsula u id
settled  at  Baldwin,    L.ike   county>
where  he  practiced   medicine   four
years,   He then moved to Scottyille-
practiced there six and a half years,,
then  moved   to  Loomis,   June lSOiv
where with his  wife and daughter,.
Bertiia, aged IS, reside.    Dr.- Wood..
then again   removed   to  Plymouth
where after a brief  stay he started Idrawsonl^Vl^.oOpcV'm^riLh pension".
^lthBr,:^i^[Va^Zn^Pl AJr!0A!nelntls !lPPl»*I tor an increase, but as,
yet it has  not  been  granted.     He
where he traveled with him three
years, enduring all hardships and
dangers described in Dr. Livingstone's
travels, after which he returned to
Kingston. Ont., practiced medicine a
short time when he enlisted with the
first regiment of Canadian yolunteers
as sargeant, serving three years and
fought In the Crimean war. He was
in Field hospital, where he witnessed
the famous charge of General Gordon;
took active part in theseige of Sebas-
tapOOl; stayed until the close of the
Crimean war. -He then returned to
Kingston where he practiced medicine,
also at Toronto and Morpeth, From
there he moved te Detroit in 185S,
where he again practiced medicine.
In '61 he enlisted with three months'
men and the second time came back to
Detroit;, and in '62 enlisted with 24th
Michigan infantry volunteers under
Col. Morrow, Lieut, Col. Flannigan
company -I in east army Potomac.
His regiment with others were ordered to march to the second battle of
Bull Run, out were armed too late for
action. From there they marched to
•Antlefcatn and South Mountain. He
did duty from Brooks' Station to
AquI Landing, guarding railroads;
took active parb in the battle-jpj! Ered-
drives a young and spirited horse, has
quite a practice "and does considerable
work for a man of 90 years of age. He
has three sons yet living bv his first
wife, John S. Wood, Uxbridge, ©s_W_
D. L. Wood, Cleveland, O., and""Paul,
H, Wood, Sebana, Mich. He also has
three daughters by his first wife living, Eliza Ann Baldwin, Algoma
county .-Mich,, Sarah Withershirc,..
Blenheim, Ont.. and Lydia Alieman,.,
Eaton P„apids, Mich. Dr. WoodVs--
health is good, and he bids fair to Viva
yet for a number of years.    .
The Sentinel from now till Jan, 1,
1898, for 40 cents.
Something to Know-
It may be worth something'io know -
that the very oest medicine for'restoring the tired.wornout nervous system,
to a heal thy vigor is Electric Bitters.
This medicine is purely vegetable, acts-
by giving tone to the nerve centres its
the stomach, gently stimulates tho
liver kidneys, and aids these organs
in throwing off impurities in the?
blood. Electric Bitters improves the;
appetite, aids digestion, and is pronounced bv those who have tried it ass
the very best blood purifier and nerves
tonic. Try it. Sold for 50c. and 83.0®
per bottle at R. M. Mussell's-