1891-07-10; Clare Democrat and Press

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CLARE, MICH., FRIDAY, JULY 10, i8g_
■Official Rafter for
Clare County, and City.
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>■*■;- NEW SERIES NO.102.
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and Shoes.
THE CLASS OF '91;
Great Bargain in
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&cb Dr?ss Qoods.
Worth $1,00 running out fast at
See our Dress G-ood Stock for Crood Tallies.
High Sehool Commeneamlnt
Exereises at the DohertJ,.
Opera House.  . <V
"HONORS WAIT AT LABOR'S GATEv1
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KID SPRING HBBL SHOES,
Another invoiee of those MEN "A" CALF CONGRESS SHOES at
$1.50 worth $2.00i
A Splendid Entertainment w__ieH:was
Enjoyed by an Immense Con* . /..
course of People,. "
[Continued from last -week..   ';. -   .
The first oration of the evening was
Job lot of Suspenders worth 46c to 50c
Choice for 25
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SHAVE BARGAINS
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Next to Postoffice.
^irybridf
by
A.'LESLIE LOUCH.
his subject, being " The Territorial Unci
Constitutional Growth of the United
States." It is a broad subject and mucn
labor and research, must haye been expended on the argument which he _c*a:j_k
sented. It was an able oration, abl"^
handled.   __j..I_ouch said:
The first attempt to fdrm.a nriipn'Of..
any ofthe colonies was in 1643, when, ay
league was formed by the New Englaiid
colonies:   Massachusetts,5 P_ymbuti_f
New Haven' and* Connecticut, for. aeltv
defence.,and* common welfare;  Tfe
union lasted forty years.- In lB90.the
little village, of Schenectady, N.¥,.-,yip,&
attacked by the French and fediaijj*?
and all but a. few "of the inhabitants,
were lolled.   This was the 6e_^sion;fpr
the first call for & general congresg iri-
America,   In 1754 delegatesifrdm six «_£,
seven of the Colonies met at Albany to]
take   steps  for  defence  against, tbe\,
French' and Indians. * This \ congress,
adjourned without doing anything: at
any special importance. The rie:_tt!__iig
to bother the Colonies. was the $tam_> |
gfcitntton made a national government
with a congress of two nouses -and power to make * laws and enforce them or
■provide for their enforcement. v It also
gave certain powers to. congress which
}the states did not have, and certain
powers to the. states which were denied
to. congress.        .   " •* * ''.'.''
;. The gove*-*nment of the" JJmi®&j$tfr4&g^^
,a*s the thirteen -colonies were called*
paving now been organized, let. us look
•^tMe, growth in territory. The *Sr_t ".
MieTFrltory which the United Siates $&~
quired after its organization.was the
purchase in 1803 of 3_6uisiana fmm.
Napoleon for $15,000,000, It comprised
over 1,000,000 square acres of land from
which the following Estates were takerii
 g-j       -_- ~_*w w_r      Tf  VTJL \J      *L/CVX_.'_3-t_L^)
1   j Wasniagton, Oregon, Montana, Idaho^
-^finnesotaj Nebraska, Iowa, Misso-un, :
"Arkansas, Xbuisiana, ___dian. Territory
and _iarts. of Colorado, Wyo"r_dhg and .
Kansas, and gave' to the United States *
: the,control of .the, Mississippi rivaE.
■ ThenextW
whicliwas ceded to the United State* .
by Spain when a treaty was concluded .
in 181*9. ".The next territory obtained
,*V7as Texas, which, having become tired
of Mexican oppression, declared herself
Iree-- and independent after a year xK
&ard fighting.;. She was admitted to the
xinion in 1845. The|next territoiy^w__s
^ec"ured from Mexico in the war«_"21846/
_7. It comprised the states and tem.-
•tories of - California, . Nevada, Utah,
Arizona, New Mexico, - and parts • of
Colorado, Wyoming and Kansas, The
next;was secured in a dispute with
Mexico in 1853,. when Gen; Gadsden effected a settlement by giving j&exieG-
1^10,000,000, and getting in return the
territory'south of. the Gila river .in
Arizona, how known as the Gadsden
purehase. Following this was the purchase inI867 of Alaska from. Russia fo?
Act, Mutiny Act,, Navigation, Act, and|$7,200,000,  .Thatis all the territory the
other obnoxous laws which the BritiS-|i
Parliament thought fit to-pass in ord£r-
"to maintain their right.". These.' aot&
hurt .Massachusetts most, it being the
hot-bed of rebellion, andshe,aske<Ithe.
other colonies, to send, delegates > t''
<ineet at Pniladeiphia to . form  so:
United States has acquired sinee its organization in 1787. Little was known
of the territory west of .the Mississippi
river until after the .Lewis and Clarke
expedition in 1804-^,, when they gave
i%&; first accurate description of this
st .domain*   Immigration has/had &
plan^of "defence and decide Upo-a-i^^Ss^'eat deal to do with the opening, up of
■£s*a*-_U__^^ since al&ut thfo year
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
-Prepare*! l»y,JR.ev. I«. **•
•{Pastor   _*>*  t_ae   Clare
Clturcli.
Tower,
91. is.
m. and
_?reaehing every Sunday at 10:30 a
730 p. rd.
TRUSTEES—J. W. Harris, John Giberson, J.
H.  Smith, Wm.Bauder, M. A. He__iek,-G.
Grover, C. HC Clark.    Trustees meet last
Friday evening of each month.
STEWABDS-B. M. Mussell, J. H. Smith, G.
.   Grover, J. W. Harris.   Stewards meet last
. Friday evening of ea6h month.
SUNDAY SCHOOIr-John Giberson, superintendent;  E.* M.  Mussell, assistant;   D.
Meets, secretary; Eva Harris, treasurer.
Sundaysehool meets every Sunday at 12
o'clock. -.      '
Mrs. Ash, Mrs. Boyd, Mrs. Bigley, Mrs.
Fishley, Mrs; McKay, Miss Mattie McKinley and lister, Mrs. W. I_ansing,
Mrs. Clark of. Farwell, Rev. J. R Bowen
of-Coleman, Mrs. Stanly Lansing and
Mrs. W. R. Lansing, John Presley and
Rev. E. L. Sinclier of Shepherd.' Truly
we are not forgotton.
Next Sunday morning the young people of the M. __. church will give a Missionary Concert. The program is as
follows: *
\ "Vernon appointment next Sunday at
3 p. ml -
"Remember the-Sabbath day to keep
it holy.?'
A good prayer meeting at Sister Sex-
smith's last Monday evening;
.   Rev. E. F. Newell and wife, from Far-
well, made us a long visit last Tuesday.
Sister Henry Ort has been very sick
during the past week, but is improving
now^''
The Epwoitth League held an interesting meeting at the. M. E. church last
Tuesday evening-
The young ladies'of theM.E. church
organized last Tuesday evening a Y. W.
* 3.:M. S.  We are glad to see this earn-
/Istnessamong the young ladies.
.', Last week, in one of our paragraphs,
the printers made us say "there is.
nothing ' stale' in society."/ We wish it
were the, truth.   It should- have read
. .*" there is nothing' stable' in society.
The ladies of the M. E. church will
provide a first class dinner on the 13th
. in the rear of Herrick & Harris grocery
,. store.   All are invited.   Proceeds for
the benefit of the pastor.   Price 25 ets.
Can yon please .God by staying away
from the house of worship.   We wish.
' more Christians felt like David when
he said, " I was glad when they said' let
us go into the house of the Lord?'   If
. the service is not what you think it
ought to be, remember, you do not improve, it by staying away-
. We are requested to repeat a'sermon
preached a few weeks ago from the
text: "Search the Scriptures, for in
them ye think ye have eternal life, and
they are they which testify of me." As
the subject is. so vital in its relation to
the* character and growth of every
Christian, we will repeat the sermon
next Sunday evening at the M. E.
chnrch.. - '■* .
The f ollowing were visitors at the M.
30. parsonage last week: J. W. Harris,
M. E. Hcrrbk, IT. J. Smith'and wife,
Singing.
Scripture reading.
Singing.
Address by the pastor.
Little Iiight,5;3_ulu Louch.
by
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Singing.
.. " To the Rescue,?' 'Mattie McKinley,
8. " Africa's Call," Oscar Fishley.
9. Dialogue," Come over and Help, us,    .
Blanch Bauder, Fred and Clyde Harris, Clara
Chase and Myra Loiich,
10. Reading, Nora Hanshet
We observe that in. this world there
is a close similarity existing between
things.   Going toH_ie forest we scrutinize the leaf.   While there are no two
leaves exactly alike, yet there is a close
similarity.   Among men there are differences   of complexion-   Some have
red faces, and beer noses, some have
pale faces and careworn expressions,
and yet others have complexions that
are not natural.   They really look as
though they had lost their way in a
paint shop, so strangely appear their
faces.   Yet after  all there is a close
similarity among.men and women.   So
it is with our experiences in life. Christ
said: " In the world ye shall have tribulation."   None "can escape this.   Our
anxieties and cares are largely the same.
Yet there are persons who. complain
that no other . individual ever passed
through quite as bitter water as they.
How was it with your divine 3Jord.   Do
you not see in that devoted life a close
similarity to that of your own, except
the agony of the cross and the garden?
Think you the knife of affliction ever
entered more deeply into your life, than
it did into that of our loving Saviour ?
Through it all he never murmured.  Do
yon complain.   He endured the cross,
suffered the shame that you might be
lifted up into communion with him.
All his afflictions were to.teach you to
suffer patiently,.that you might live
with him in eternity.
School Reports.        ■■
HONOR EOLL.
Those neither tardy nor absent during the month ending June 26th, are as
follows:
FIRST PRIMARY. '
George Archamboult, Frank Brown,
Joseph Bradley, Jennie Bradley, Nelly
Bidwell, Stanley' Chapel, "Verna Clark,
Flossie Converse, Ora Dawson, Vita
Gaunt, Earl Hepfinger, Unicea Hubel,
John Jackson,'. Lawrence Jackson,
Clarence Kirkpatrick, Nellie Iineen,
Guy Pierce, James Tatman, Harper
Walsh, Tillie Russell,^Clinton Brown,
Mary Leahy, Maude Carr, Lena Greening. Number enrolled 86. Number belonging 75. Average attendance 70.
Per cent of attendance 93.   *
^   Mrs. M. D. Eaton.
SECOND PRIMARY.
Lena Bidwell, Freddie Bristol, Ida
Carpenter, Malcolm Feighner, Bessie
Gaunt, Mary Green} Charlie Green,
Laura Hecock, Katie Lineen, Martin
Lawrence, Jerry Leahyl Gertie Marshall, Archie Purdy,Ova Phinisey, Katie
Stevens, Miles Sheldon, Edgar "Van-
sickle, Pearl Wager, FrankWalsh, "Clara
McKay, John Forbes, Willie l_ange,
Jimmie Mason. Total enrollment 85.
Present enrollment 75. Average attendance 65.   Per cent of attendance 93.
Matie McKinley.
intermediate.
Willie Archamboult, Edith Bell, Zan-
die Brodie, Fred Boyd, Edna Clark,
Bemice Chamberlin, Ettie Fine, Hazel
Goodman, Charlie Kkne, Mary Kaerch-
er, Mamie Lineen, John Liese, Charlie
Niemeyer, George Purdy, May Squires,
May Smith, Ted Sutherland, Roy Sutherland, Willie Smith, .Walter Snider,
May Snider, Julius Schaffer, Alina Tatman, Aggie Walsh, l_eon Gleason, Ray
Holbrook,. Beatrice Fall, Edith Rut-
tedge—28. Total enrollment 77; Aver^
age attendance 62. Present enrollment
73.   Per centage of attendance 85.
Dora E. Loomis. .
Term Report.—Those not absent dur-
al enrollment 52. Present enrollment
_3.- Average attendance 36. ^Per cent
of attendance 881
Thomas O'Brien.
high school. .
Edith Brewer, Floyd Doherty, Edna*
Elden, Anna Field, Myrta Garland,
Nellie Kane, Sam Levington, Otho
Sutherland.—8. Whole number enrolled 38. Present'number belonging
33. . Average attendance 30. Per cent
of attendance 90.
E. D. Palmer.
DISTRICT NO. 2, VERNON.
y Viola Conrad, Mary Tetrault, Lizzie
Durnin, Maggie Elliott, Rennie Thayer,
Rupert* Brooks, Mattie Riser, Ada,Mas-
ten, Bertha Kramer, Christie Clute,
Duddie Tetrault. The following are
those who passed over 85 per cent at
the last examination: Mary McDonald 89, Christie McDonald*85, Ada Mas-
ten 87, Mattie Riser 9_, Eva Conrad 91,
Viola Conrad 92, Nora lishley 87,
Maggie Elliott 92, Ernie loomis 90,
Christie Clute 88, Ada Upthegrove 86,
Stewart Beatty 87. Enrollment 6_.
Average daily attendance 47.
Mary Gqrr, Teacher.
DISTRICT NO. 3, VERNON.
The following are names of pupils
who have passed 80 per cent, or over at
the last examination : Augustus Lynch
92, Bella McConnell 8_, KateMcConnell
85, Anna McConnell 91, Josie Asline 86,
Josie Wing 85, Rosa Battle 83, Sammy
Vrooman 84, Cora Husted 9_,i3_dllie
Asline 87, Harry Stewart 80, Kittie
Stough 82, Maud Stough 93, Tommy
Wing 90," Bert Mcl_aughl_n 89, Emery
Mcl_aughlin 81. Those who have not
beenlabsent during the month ending
July 3rd, 1891: Bert McLaughlin,.Geo.
Bogue, Cora Husted, Anna McConnell,
Raymond McConnell, Herbert Mahar,
Willie Mahar, Josie Wing, Gordon Rip-
enburg, Kate McConnell, Tessie McConnell, Viola Gordon, I_eila Gordon,
Tommy Bogue. .
Mrs. H. J. Masten,'Teacher.
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On account of Ringling Bros, circus
at Mt, Pleasant July 16th, the T., A. A.
& N. M. railroad will sell excursion
tickets from Clare to Mt. Pleasant and
return for 60 cts., Burnham 50 cts.,
Rosebush 30 cts., leaving" Clare at 6:15
a. m. and 3:40 p. m. Returning leave
Mt. Pleasant at 5:27 arid 10:15 p. m.
C. H. Snider, Agent.
ing the term: Edith Bell, Zandie Bro-.
die, Fred Boyd, Bemice Chamberlin,
Charlie Kane, Mamie Lineen, Charlie
Niemeyer, George Purdy, Ted Sutherland, Roy Sutherland, Willie Smith,
Walter Snider, Julius Schaffer, Aggie
Walsh, I_eon Gleason, Ray Holbrook—
16. -DoraE. 3_oomi5.
' grammar room.
*Alice Austin, Jessie;! Davis, *Oscar
Fishley, - Clarkie   Giberson,    *Floyd
ICane, Roy Lamb, Otto Liese, *Claud
Rockwell and *Emma Schaffer,—9,; Tot-
I desire to inform the public, in re
sponse to a notice appearing in the
Democrat-Press forbidding all persons
from purchasing certain stock on our
farm, that the said stocks does,not belong to my husband, but was either
bought or raised by me, and that he has
no right to sell or bargain the same
whatever, and' any one buying said
stock from him will subject themselves
to proceedings by law.
;        Mrs. Rebecca Pierce.
gress, met in September,. 1774.   Jf'ou'r
important   measures .were   adopted;]
They then adjourned to meet some time
in the future.   The war had how begun
when the second continental congress
met in May, .1775, at Philadelphia.   The J
most important things done at this session was to raise 20,000 men and appoint George Washington commander-
in-chief.   They then adjourned to meet
the following year at the same place.
The third continental congress met in
the summer of 1776.   It was this congress that adopted the memorable Declaration of Independence, July 4.   Immediately after the adoption of , the
Declaration efforts were made to form
a permanent union of all the colonies
under one general government. 'After
much discussion and delay a plan of
confederation was  submitted to- the
states for their approval.   After various
objections on the part of several states,
the articles of confederation were not
adopted till 1781.   The experience the
colonies had with the mother, country
had been such that they were afraid to
yield too much power to a central government.   To  determine the ^relative
powers of congress and the states was
a matter of no little importance and
difficulty;
There were three principal points of
controversy:   1st,  Mode of voting in
congress, whether by-states or by wealth
and population.   2d, How troops should
be raised and taxes apportioned.   3rd,
Disposition of  certain lands in the
west.   A common danger and the necessity of some plan for mutual protection
led the states to make such concessions
that the articles of confederation Were
not ratified by all the states till 1781.
The confederation was merely a league
of the states for the purpose of protection, the states bmding themselves::to-
gether against all external attacks. I_et
us now look at the government under
the confederation.   Congress had but
one house, which exercised all the departments of government: legislative,
executive and judicial, there being no
chief executive.   The consent of nine \
states was necessary ,in all important
matters, and the large vote-required
frequently made it impossible to legislate at all.   We might look at other
points of the articles, but those I have
just mentioned were the most important.   . The  articles  of   confederation
made congress a mere  agent  of the
stages, not  a   national   government.'
When  money was. .needed,  congress
made requisitions to the states, which
they granted or withheld, just as the
legislatures thought about it.   In short,
they could declare everything, but do.
nothing.   It was at this critical period
that the constitution was adopted-by
congress September 17,1787.   The con-
when gold was discovered in CSiMoiM
people flocked from. all over the fworld   ■
to.this new EFDorado.   In less than
two years over one hundred thousand
went from the United States alone.
Men went there paupers and came back
millionaires. The route across the plains!
was strewn with skeletons of those wJ_©
could not stand the dangers and priva-.
tions of the frontier.   I_et.ussee what
immigration has done for the United
States.   A century ago Lancaster, Pa,
was the largest inland town, with a population of" 6,000.   The first store- was
built at Louisville, Ky., in 1783.. In 1790.
Cincinnati was a log settlemeiht.   St, '
Louis and New Orleans were in foreign". *
territory.   Chicago. was a mere village
of Indian wigwams.   Even ourbwnDe-
troit was a fort with a few houses around
the outside.   The  population  of the**
United States when the first census was.
taken was a little less than 4,000,000, in
1890, the population was something jover
65,000,000.   The center of population in.
1790 was twenty-three miles east of,Bal- .
timore, in 1880 it had moved to a point
eight miles south-west of CincinnatL
The building of railroads and the brtight
prospects  which revealed themselves.
Vrere the principal causes for development; of the west.   I think many have
followed the advice of Horace G/reeley   .
when he" said; " Go. w,est, young mai|,.
go west."
The   future  of the  United  States
promises to be a bright one.   But beware !   Every, nation on the face of the
globe, has, or will have, its rise and- decay.   We may have bright hopes to-day^,
but they may fade to-morrow.   We may
be rich one day and a pauper the next...
Just so is it with the nations >of the-*
earth.   I_o6k at the western empire-of ~
Europe when it held sway over about ..
half of the earth known at that time, _.-
about 500 A. D.   It was then in its high- -
est glory, but in a short time it had.
crumbled in the  dust.   The United.
States has, or will have reached its
highest glory, but it will fall, for" we
read in the Word of God that man has   .
only temporary kingdoms here on-earthy
and my only hope is that it will, -long^
remain what the immortal WebatenhaB
said: "Now and forever, one andinsep-
erable."
albert e. maynard .
followed with an oration which, to us*
a common expression,, captured t__e
crowd. He talked about " Popular .___t- .
difference and. Immigration " in & way
that showed a thorough" knowledge.. ___
current events in the history oionr
country.. The term " oration," *as applied to Mr, Maynard's effort, is not A
misnomer. The sentiment was line, the
composition excellent, and the delivery
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