1893-01-19; Saline Observer

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A. J. WARREN. Publisher.
SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, JANUARY 19,
1893.
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VOL. XIH.-NO. 13.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
PROFESSIONAL.
E"   E.JONES.
Attorney at Law.
ill Business attended to with Promptness
Care.   Office on McKay street.
,-SALINE, - - MICH.
mid
O    R. WILLIAMS
Attorney at Law,
Especial attention paid to.Peusion Claims of all
fcinds.   New-comb Block,
JULiN, -      '   - MICH.
tx   A. NICHOLS, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN and SUKGE0H.
Offifla atNichols l-ros'.drug store.
SALINE, - MICH.
p   F. UNTERKIRCHER, NI. D.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Calls promptly attended to at all hours.
Office in Hausar tyogk, OlUQaaQ^straet.
MICH.
VALINE,
O W, CHANDLER, M O.,
PHYSICIAN aud SUHGEON.
3fflep OB A4r|a.n Street first dosr sfffitH ot the
SJ4LPJE., ■- MICH.
p    8;SLAgHT,
5"'J
Viterjna^y burgeon,
spsifleiice m miles &t§\ of Pemiing-fnn.s Pp1"-
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jiIAcjOjy, « * iliOii.
MISCELLANEOUS.
V^TATERWiAN'S
PHOTOGItAPH GALLERY.
(Miss Gillett's old stand.)
Will he.In Saline every "Wednesday and shall he
lleased to meet all in neei] qf TS"WSin m? Une-
,'illl (ind sea SjMflftles Qf our wove.
P   CORDON,
The Pioneer Painter.
Over Forty Years Experience.
;arriiige. Si^n and Ornamental Painting, Paper
flanging, Frescoing, Etc.
SALIXE, - MICH.
«/"    M.BR1GGS,
Practical Painter.
•louse painting, "graining, pa^er   hanging and
i -'fcnlsomimng. -'AU'WOrlcpromptly and
■<■>' neatly", done, and  satisfaction
"'    "'      '-gUftf-iVlttM"!"''
giVM^S,  "    =        =        MICH.
Farmers' Club.
THE   REWARD   OF   COLUMBUS.
Barber Shop.
fair Cutting,    Shaving," Shampooing  and   all
Work in tl-ie Barber Line.
Bath room in connection.  Hot of cold baths at
Tiy tlmea.' A- B. V AN DUZEB.
' yAJWNE;       •       ■       MICH.
A. MILLER & SON.
(Successors to J. A. ATber).
IPesd and
Sale Stable,
First-class rigs at reasonable rates.
Commercial travelers ancl their baggage curried, to and fr.q.tn, adjoining
.owns \yitb propip.tness ,and at living
i;ates.
QJfl   Waiuiei'    House Barn,
SALINE, - - MICH.
ardner
(Siiepeg.se to Anton BiSe.)
==8aAW5R re
It was a bright, and pleasant
day last Friday when about thirty
members of this enterprising "body met
to transact what would naturally come
before them at an annual meeting, and
to enjoy as well, the social pleasures
usually found at their meetings. Tha
place selected was the new and pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Ghas. E.
Cobb, about a mile and a half south of
this village, where despite the ;vrtic
atmosphere that seemed of a stick
tight nature all were made comfortable
and to feel welcome and at home.
The hour for commencing is ten
o'clock but due to the time of year and
cold weather it was nearly eleven when
President D. A. Townsend sounded his
gavel which stilled all for business.
The secretary heing absent D. A.
Crittenden was called to tho chair for
the day. A.fter reading the minutes of
the previous meeting, a report from a
committee previoasly ajipoitited to
draft certain amendments to the constitution, was listened to with much
interest and after some discussion,
tabled.
Following the above discussion, the
question box >vas jntvoduoed from which
some excelled ideas were brought
forth, Tho ftl'st drawn was, Should
farmers be specialists, and why not?
Certainly they should,the same as with
otherlines of business. To-day we filHl
in most cases that the man, o,v- womau
who has some on.s, or- rear-e special
branches.. $\nd. follows them well, prove
the §uc(3rigsf".l one in the end.
Does it pay to oil an old harness was
a question thai was answered in the
affirmative, yet some who were of a
strong mind that it did pay, had failed
to do it.
Is it fair or just that the country
people are compelled to pay 40c or more
per year for hox rent, besides going-
after their mail, when the city pe^gnia
have it brought into their h^sti'a, and
places of busine^ v.xs'ti Th,is, was a
qucstien ^at p&oy.e.d quite interesting
aud was freely discussed.
A few other questions were produced
each being more or less interesting.
A recess of one hour aud a half wsig
then announced, the first part of vf-hioh
was spent around the tables. \\\i\_ were
well spread with a very- tempting dinner prepared by M.rs. <0t)bb,after which
the viewing oarmuittee put in their
work oljlooking iuto Mr. Cobb's conveniences and way of farming, aUj',j oi,
his stock, etc.
Mr. Cobb"s h,Q!^a h&Jug ».part of the
old farm,, the ftii'cres^lying on the east
iside of tho road iu section 7 in York-
township. The farm as he took it was
free from buildings, but Cor quality ot
soil or location is of the best. About a
year ago he commenced to get together
material for the new buildings that now
beautify the place. A new barn 30x50
was first started with a good substantial
stone foundation, soon after earth was
broken and evidence of a new dwolliug
was soon apparent. The structures as
they stand do Mr. Cobb much credit as
regards style and good judgment of
finish and material* The house is
finished in natural quarter-sawed oak,
highly tilled and rubbed down, the
rooms are of good size and. handily
arranged. The barn is, l)i\i\i fw convenience and, ciQraCQpi, ana is nearly
perfect, W-jtb, its, nndaj'-aTauud stables,
feed an.d. gBtixrj vooins, the care of animals is made a pleasure rather than
burden.
The gavel souuds and the president
announces the annual election whAob.
resulted as follows:
President—Chas. ^ Oofth-
First Vice ppasaqenWC. Josenhans.
Lady Vice Preg,-~Mrs Geo. S. Wood.
Secretary—-Miss Cynthia Hurd.
Treasurer—A. G. Cobb.
Membera of the Executive Board—
Geo. A. Shaw, F. C. Wood, Eden Ruck-
man, Miss Ida Shaw and Miss Agatha
Josenhans.
Foreign and American
Marble,
Qranite and   luiiding
-stone.
Cdtner of Detroit and Catherine Sts.
ANN" ARBOR MICH.
To Christ he cried to quell Death's deafening
measure,
Sung hy the storm to Death's own cliartless
sea;
To Christ he cried for glimpse of grass or tree,
When, hovering o'er the calm, Death, watched
at leisure;
And when lie showed the men, now dazed with
pleasure.
Faith's new world glittering starlike on the
lee,
"I trust that by the help of Christ," said he,
"1 presently shall light on golden treasure."
What treasure found he?   Chains and pains
and sorrow—
VTca, all the wealth those noble seekers find
Whose footfalls mark themusic of mankind!
'Tivas his to lend a life; 'twas Man'sto borrow;
Twas his to make, hut not to share, the morrow,
Who in Love's memory lives this morn enshrined.
—Theodore Watts in London Athenoaum.
THE LOST MAIL BAGS
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IliWlli'iPM
R.{?PAIR{NQ    UQ1JJ5     JL)$     SHORT
41'IMll'lS fit Forging, ^Repairing Horseshoeing,
.ijidgeneral .Iqbbing.
JATISFACTIOSKUARANTEgp and.priefs rea-;
sanahle.   " Shop   on,   App AThor street,
A gentleman not a thousand miles
from Grass Luke uot many moons since
iu a business note to Col. Clarence S.
Bennett, of Jackson, took occasion to
hint of his felicity in having won a
worthy wife. The Colonel responded,
in part, as follows: "My consrratula»
tions. What are you looking- iw in
this world? Do you gSpoelj to be more
than 'desperately happy?* In your day
dr.eams fowe you imagined there is
mora iKippiness for immortals than
mortals? Does it occur to you :u. \hhi
nuirncut that all created llijjijrf; in the
universe, all the rp£tv> una Kites,all tho
.modest yipjfis iiiid. all Uio sweet for-
gei=HiC=mita rolled into one, will not
compare with fair womanhood ami the
glory of her rcfiued coti;panioii&hipV
Forget not this vrpjnnq, honoring you
■.villi .herspliV
friend, now that
therefore
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It was evening .in Vladivostok. Out
on the harbor the dark -waters of the sea
of Japan reflected the twinkling lights
from half a dozen vessels lying snngly
at anchor, and westward behind the
town the moon shone dimly on the
snowclad plains and rugged slopes of
the Sikota mountains, beyond which,
across the frozen waters of the Amur,
stretched for thousands of leagues the
great Siberian desert. Vladivostok
might almost be called the "jumping
off place" of the world, lying as it does
OH the very eastern, extremity of the
great Russian empire.
A few }-ears ago it was a barren spit
of land, nninhabited and forlorn. Now
Hie Russian drum beats at sunrise, and
ships of all nations float their flags in
the harbor. •
On this particular evening, while in.
the narrow- street of the town all was
silent save for the occasional tread of a
Russian sentry, sounds of mirth and
laughter floated froni the brilliantly
lighted windows of the long, low garrison .house, ion- the commandant of the
station was giving a dinner.
-ft was quite a cosmopolitan gathering
{hit filled the long table, for among the
guests, were Russian, French and Eng-
fish; uaval officers, and two or three
Anglo-Indians who had come np from
Shanghai on the mail steamer.
The last course had been.removed, and
the quickened conversation that comes
with the cigars had just commenced,
•when the commandant was summoned
outside, and, when he returned a moment or two later, the most observant of
the guests detected a faint shadow in
his face.
Tils, asseinbjage, broke, itp. at a late
hour, an.<3( as ^he. guests passed out on,
th« way to their vessels a young French
o|iicev- cried out to the cominaudaiit;
"What is the matter,, nion. capitaine?-
You look, sad, and dei>ressed."
Caxitain, ShanofE laughed..
'.'It is nothing, Lieutenant Garceau,"
he replied—"nothing but the onerous
burden of official duties. However, if
pou have on board your vessel a man
frith, iron nerves aud the bravery of an
African lion you can send him to me."
The Frenchman, taking this in jest,
laughed and passed on with a cheery
"an revoir."
One young man, who had overheard
this brief conversation, xrarposely lingered till the last, and as the commandant held out his hand to bid him good
night he said:
"Captain Shanoft, pardon my intrusion. I heard your conversation with
the. Frenchman. I saw, though* he did
not, that you were in earnest, and now
I offer yon iny services."
The captain looked at him in surprise.
"You are one of the passengers by the
mail steamer from Shanghai?" he. said.
"You are correct," said the man. "JMy
name is Ltike Mowbray, of the Indian
civil service."
"And whaw is your object in. making
this proposition?* asked the captain.
"S. am fond of adventure and. sporty*
replied Mowbray. ' 'Since leaving India
I have had a dull time of it, and my
chance for excitement and. change will
be»doubly welcome."
The Russian captain stood in hesita*
tion for a moment, and then leading the
way silently to an apartment beyond tint
dining hall he motioned Mowbray to a
seat and sat down, facjmg Mm.
"Now," said Captain Shancff, "I will
explain my conversation with the
Frenchman as briefly as possible.
Thirty miles from here, among the
Sikota mountains, there is a small detachment of Russians engaged in" mining
operations. Mail hags are conveyed to
them twice a week by a native, who
makes the return journey in two days.
A month ago the carrier left Vladivostok far the encanrpment. He has not
been heard of since. Two weeks ago a
second carrier started, and. he, too, has
completely disappeared. For more than
a month we have heard nothing of our
companions. It is a pjrofound mystery.
Tonight J learn that no one can be found
who will undertake to carry the mail
hag. The natives hero are cowards,
and what few men I have, wMle they
are goad soldin's, nre notthe men to -nn-
ravel a mystery,"
-WJiftfc Is 3'onr the-Ovy';" asked Mowbray. "Robbers? Wild "beasts? Or
could they have lost their way?"
"Wild animals are searjee,"' said the
i captain. "There.are, uorobbersjn this
Ipart ot" Russia, ami tho path, while
near Main
3ALINE,
-MICH
your . (lifficult, is plain;."
..  ,    , youv wire, that;    .'When 'should themail bag go?
ever in the future you  will remember' Qxl Mowbrav        ~ ■'■••-.;
that once she was your sweetheart, and j    iiIfc  cam" * by .^^ steamer>
tho   loving  attentions then  bestowed!  ,   „,,   ,„,„    ■* -     -      ."*<=.»
are doubly dear to her in the  present I b1io"M1 ifave_
and the f uture,if not forgotten by you.v   re^ ^ „no --
went
and
early  in, The morning-,"
said Moyfbrayj;   "the   s£l-
vemmre promises wen. l wHl undertake
to reach the encampment with the mail
bag."
Captain Shanoff at first refused to
listen to his proposition; but Mowbray
iiisUted. so firmly- that he at last gave a
THlcctaut consent. ' *
Although he hesitated to inctuvthe responsibility that would assuredly fall on
his shoulders in case anything should
befall the brave young fellow, he was
secretly overjoyed at his good fortune,
for the strange disappearance of the two
natives had produced such an effect
upon both natives and soldiers that no
one could be found in Vladivostok who
would undertake the journey.
Moreover, the captain had a grave suspicion that the native carriers might
have fled into the interior with the mail
bag, for strangely enough the missing
men were brothers.
This suspicion, however, was of the
vaguest, for what possible motive could
two ignorant natives have for stealing a
lot of worthless letters and fleeing into
an almost uninhabited desert?
Before day broke on the following
morning Luke Mowbray slipped secretly
and noiselessly out of Vladivostok, and
turned westward toward the pine
crowned ridges of the Sikota range.
He rode the commandant's horse and
wore a huge pair of boots the Russian
had lent him. Before him on the saddle
rested the mail bag, and in Ms right
hand he carried a loaded revolver,
ready for instant use.
It was broad daylight when he crossed
the plain and rode into the mountains.
He had little fear of losing his way, for
Captain Shanoff had impressed the road
carefully upon his mind, and to further
aid him the trees were marked with an
ax at short intervals.
Imke Avas troubled with no misgivings as his horse slowly picked his way
over the frozen ground. He was one of
those adventurous fellows who roam the
world over seeking out strange places
and untrodden paths, and he was keenly
enjoying this little Siberian excursion.
Captain Shanoff had truly declared
the road to be bad. For ten miles it led
tip and down hill, over stones and fallen
trees, and more than once Luke had to
dismount and lead the horse over some
unusually bad spot.
About noon he reached the top of the
highest ridge and made a brief halt for
lunch. The valley below Mm was
tMckly wooded aud was deep and narrow. The road led ttoough. it for seven
or eight miles, and then, the captain had
said, it crossed a gap in the mountains
at a point only three miles distant from
the mining camp.
It had suddenly grown colder, aud the
air was keen and biting as Luke rode
slowly down the mountain side. The
valley was wild and desolate, and Luke
had to adiait to himself as he spurred on
his horse that it was a very uncomfortable bit of country.
For the first time in his recollection a
strange feeling of uneasiness crept gradually over him, and he tried in vain to
shake off its influence. To make matters worse, a fine snow began to come
down aud the sky grew dark and gloomy.
Luke was by no means superstitious,
but the idea now took firm -possession of
him that some great peril was approaching, and for a moment he wished that
he had not volunteered for such an uncertain piece of business. Then he grew
angry with Mmself.
""What nonsense!"he cried half aloud.
And whipping up his horse he galloped at a swifter pac» up the valley,
sMmmiisg over the crusted snow, and
leaping over rocks and bushes until the
forest dwindled to the edge of a clearing, a long, low bit of ground, undulated with hillocks of drifted snow.
On the very edge Ms horse stopped and
sniffed the air uneasily. Then he dashed
forward. with a start, almost unseating
his rider.
On the frozen ground was some dark
object, and as Luke with difficulty
pulled his horse up short he saw, with a
thrill of horror, that it was a mail bag
similar to tho one he carried.
It was lying half under the snow, and
as he dismounted and tried to pull it
loose he discovered dark red stains on
the frozen crest. Horror stricken, he
stood still in amazement, forgetting to
pull the bag loose, when suddenly the
horse pricked up his ears and began to
tremble violently.
"With a sudden impulse Luke tMew
Mmself back into the saddle on the instant, for far in the rear came a long,
mournful howl that trembled and died
away.
The mystery was solved.
Like a flash Luke realized the fate of
the two mail carriers—a fate that might
ere long be meted out to him, for the
howl he heard was the cry of hungry
wolves. Again and again it rose on the
wintry air, louder and more savage. Already they scented their prey.
Driving the spurs deep Luke flashed
up the valley at a blind and furious
"pace."
He knew too well the nature of Ms
foes. The commandant had assured
liim that no wild ani;i;;:"i frequented
that part of the country, :k> much the
worse. The hungry 1 .-u.es had been
driven by starvation toward, the coast,
and having no doubt devoured the two
natives they-had taken up their habitation in the valley.
Soon the. howl was rei>eatedand taken
-up on each side until the forest rang
with their doleful sounds.
They gradually came closer, though
the brave-horse was thundering onward
with"_all his Strength. A little while
longer and he might be saved, for already dimly .ttoough the trees Luke
could see the break in the mountains..
.     (Continued on last page.)
THE STORE
ES
THE   LAST   WEEK.
Don't let it pass witkont reaping the benefit.
Remember You'Buy
Cloaks 1-2 off regular prices.
All wool Underwear 1-3 ofTregnlar prices.
Blankets 20 per   cent off Lowest Sale
prices. *   ■. "
Dress G-oods 1-4 to 1-3 off regular prices.
One-half wool Carpets, worth 50c, for 35 c
G-ood Tapistry Brussels for 39c
Best all wool extra heavy 2. ply Carpet,
worth 75e,for 57c.
Smith's MoejTiette Carpets $1.
-   Velvet Carpets, worth $1, for 75c.
This is positively the last week Goods can be bought
at these prices
*     las.diss'1 BSuslin Underwear
We have just opened a full line of these goods in all
designs and prices
MACK & SCHMID
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iiANTA GLAUS IS COMING!
and isgoins: to br:ng me a nice Gold Watch.   He buys all his'Jewelry of
who has the finest hue of
Ladle's and Gents' Gold'Watches
to  ba found outside the-l-ii'£<! cititv*.    They are dandies,    New
pal    "M  i: ■' ? : J i ig ^r I. -U\ :ii ivsmeut-3
*<&-.awry-'*4"*fe««v.#.*■ „;niu~ *:.''
T5>j     CHAI
his -assortmfill is e"!tipiri<:.
.Spectacles and Nose Glasses,
ton. !n-.tf;ii; titY'<'|      Hi--l.nv Iji-sSw: wirK.   PV* >' '   fmuv  lirli--" fi'f  merk
iiiiv.-iii«i .•:).> M'.lljfm jruoils clifajiur t"1"1 :,,,v '""' lH*''-    A11
ai>o Is an." fully wurr itiU'd-
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