1892-09-29; Saline Observer

              The Saline Obse
A. J. WARREN. Publisher.
SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MIOH., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1892.
VOL. XII.—NO. 49.
p     BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
PROFESSIONAL.
*P   E.JONES.
Attorney at Law.
&U Business attended to with Promptness and
Care.   Office on McKay street.
SALINE,
MICH.
Q.   R.WILLIAMS
Attorney at Law,
Especial attention paid to Pension Claims o£ all
kinds.   Kewcomb^Block,
MILAN, - - MICH.
TT   A. NICHOLS, Wl. D.,
PHYSICIAN and SUKGEOK.
Office at Nichots I ros'. drug store.
SALINE, - MICH.
p   F. UNTERKIRCHER, Nl. D.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Calls promptly attended to at all hours.
Office in Hauser block, Chicago street.
#  SALINE,    -   -    MICH.
O W. CHANDLER, M D.,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Bfflce on Adrian Street, first door sourh of the
Wallace Block,
SALINE.   -   -   MICH.
p 0. SLABHT,
Veterinary Surgeon.
Graduate of Chicago Veterinary College,
Residence 1J4 miles east of Pennington s Corners.   Calls may be left at either of the
stores at the Corners.    All calls
promptly attended to.
MACON, - - MICH.
MISCELLANEOUS.
September Crop Report.
WATERMAN'S
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
(Miss Gillett's old stand.)
Will boin Saline every Wednesday and shall he
jleasod to meet all in need of work in my line.
5k.11 and see samples otour work.
"T"*   CORDON,
The Pioneer Painter.
Over Forty Years Experience.
rarriajse. Sign and Ornamental Painting, Paper
HauKing. Frescoing, Etc.
SALINE, - MICH.
yy^ M. BRIBES,
'Practical Painter.
roups printing, graining, paper   hanging and
kalsominlnif.    All work promptly and
neatly   done,  and   satisfaction
guaranteed,
SALINE, - - MICH.
SJAH DUZER'S
Barber Shop.
lair Cutting.    Shaving,   Shampooing  and   all
Work in tke Barber "Line.
Bath room in connection.   Hot or cold liat^s af
nv times. A. H: V-UJ CPZEP:
A. MILLER & SON.
(Successors to J. A. Alber).
Eai-vevy, Feed and
Sale Stable,
First-class rigs at reasonable vales.
Commercial travelers a'id their liajr-
-ja-go carried to and from adjoining
.owns witli promptness and at living
rat ps.
Old   Warner    House ^arq,
Jonn Baumgardner
(Bui-'.'FS'n to Anton Elsie,}
 .DEAT.ER IS •
Foreign and American
barbie,
Granite and   Building
'stone.
Corner of Detroit and Catherine Sts.
ANN ARBOR MICH.
S. JOSENHANS'
*JUtl!il81 SHOP-.,
REPAIRING    DOSE     ON     SHORT
NOTICE.
All kinds ot Forging, Repairing Horseshoeing,
snd general Jobbing.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED and-prices reasonable.     Shop   on  Ann Arbor street.
For this report returns have been received from 579 correspondents, representing 478 townships. Three hundred
and ninety-eight of these reports are
from S09 townships in the southern four
tiers of counties and 103 reports are
from 95 townships in the central counties.
One hundred and fifty-nine correspondents in the southern four tiers of
counties have received from threshers
statements of wheat threshed up to
about August 25, as follows: Jobs 3,200;
acres 65,617; bushels 972,995; average
per acre 14.83 bushels.
The number of jobs reported threshed
in the central counties is 655; acres
7,026; bushels 10S,009: average per
acre 15.37 bushels.
The number of jobs reported from
the northern counties is 204: acres
1,448; bushels 23,224; average per acre
16.03 bushels.
These figures indicate a total yield in
the state of about 23,500,000 bushels.
In a great many instances wheat is
reported badly shrunken and is thought
to be of poor quality in all parts of the
state.
The total number of bushels of wheat
reported marketed by farmers in August
is 1,359,337. Of this amount 328,794
bushels were marketed in the first or
southern tier of counties; 298,084 bushels in the second tier; 251,962 bushels
in tho third tier; 343,154 bushels in
the fourth tier; 122,0S7 bushels in the
fifth and sixth tiers, and 15,256 bushels
in the northern counties. At 19 elevators and mills from which reports have
been received there was no wheat marketed during the month. The quantity
of wheat marketed in August is 579,815
bushels less than marketed in the same
month last year.
Oats will be above an avergee crop;
ahout the same yield per acre, as last
year; being reported in the southern
section and a greater yield in the central and northern counties.
Potatoes are estimated to yield 55
percent of an ayerage crop iu the southern counties, 70 hi the central and 88
per cent iu the northern counties.
These figures show a better condition
than in the same month last year in
all sections of the slate.
The yieU'i ot winter apples will bp.
about IS per ceut of an aver.iige, e.rAP in
the southern counties, a& iu the oontral
and jp in, the northern counties; the
figures for the same month last year:
southern 20; central 35 and northern
counties 27 per cent.
One hundred and twenty-nine correspondents report ou peaches in the
southern counties; the probable yield
will be 52 per cent of an average crop
and twenty-three reports from, the central counties denote a yield of about 82
per cent. Figur-oa for the state being
61 per- pent:.
Tho following is taken from bulletin
""•To. S3 of tho Mluh. Weather Service
and ia foi* tha week beginning August
28:
Northern Counties.—The week has
been a favorable one for the farmers of
this section. Sufficient rain has fallen
to keep the crops in good condition,and
put tho ground in fine shape for fall
sowing which is being rapidly pushed.
Farmers are nearly through with
threshing.
The fruit yield in tho western edge
of this section promises to be largo.
Frost occurred on the nights, p,f the
1st and 2d, but no ■|"jr'p^ij*L damage js
reported.
Cenfr-j,! "^mm^es.—Considered all
ground, tl*e past wook has been a very
good one for tho crops throughout this
section. Our reporters say that corn,
wheat and oats are a fair crop, and that
potatoes are doing well,
Plums and paaohes are plentiful and
most fruit is ready for market.
Fni'mcvs are busy putting tho ground
in shape for fall sowing. Pastures are
in average eordition. The midge is in
the clover in Ingham county and doiug
some damage. Light frost was general
on the night of the 1st, but nothing was
injured except some corn in low lands,
and a Utile buckwheat in one county.
Southern Counties.—Reports for this
week do not show any improvement in
tho condition of the different crops as
given by the crop reporters last week.
The drought has been unbrokeu, and
the days have been too warm while the
nights have been too cool for the proper
development of the root crops and
small grains. Pastures are drying up,
and some farmers are foddering their
stock. Horn flies continue to be
troublesome, especially *.n Lenawee
county where the dairymen are complaining. Good warm rains are needed.
Some farmers are preparing ground
for fall sowing. Buckwheat is abouj;
tho only crop which has thrived, in this
section.
■TWAS   A   SYMPATHETIC    "DRUNK."
'Hovt Barky Sani Turned  tlie   Tables   on
Mas'r George.
A few weeks ago a prominent dentist of this city who sometimes "looks
upon the wine when it is red," gave
an interesting lecture to a party of
dental students on the nervous sy&
tern, says the N. Y. Times. His valet
an old negro who had been with hirr
a number of years, sat at one end of
the lecture-room and listened attentively to the words of wisdom that
fell from his master's mouth.
The dentist explained the workings
of the sensitive tooth-nerves, and told
of the symthetic toothache. The old
darky opened his eyes in astonishment
when he heard that a sound tooth
might ache because its nerve was in
sympathy with that of the unsound
one. He as.ked the dentist for a further explanation on the way home, and
was told that many of the pains of the
Body were caused by the nerves being
in sympathy with diseased parts. He
<vas also told that his right ear might
ache because his left one was inflamed.
The following evening the dentist
was out with some convivial fellows.
His valet was in waiting on his arrival
home, and assisted him to undress and
go to bed.
Waking in the morning with a racking headache, the dentist rang the
bell for his valet, but received no response. He rang again vigorously for
about ten minutes, aud then he heard
heavy footsteps in the hall. A minute
later a black head was poked into the
room, but it did not look to be that of
the dapper-looking darky of the night
before, but that of a bleary-eyed
creature with a badly swollen face.
The darky's clothing, too, was in bad
order, torn almost to shreds.
The dentist gazed in bewilderment
at the old darky, who stood before him
with head bowed and hands clasped.
"Why, Sam, what has happened to
you? Have you been drinking?" asked
the dentist.
The cunning old darky remained
silent for a few moments and then"
with a widespread, grin on his face explained: "I 'clar to goodness, I don't
know jes' what is de matter wif me,
Mas'r George. I ain't drunk nuttin',
an' it 'pears to me dat I certainly is
drunk. De on'y esplanation I can see
is dat I has a sympathetic di»ink,
'cause you know you wus well loaded
yo'self when you done come home las'
night, an' I'se sure I ain't been driuk-
in' nuflin'."
The dentist smiled. What else
could he do?.
The "premier Had Dined.
near Main.
A young short-hand writer was once
told to report a speech by Sir John
Macdonald. Now, it happened that
Oie Canadian premier had come to the
house from a dinner party and his
speech in matter and form was of a
decidedly postprandial character. The
youthful reporter, however, could not
believe it possible that Sir John should
want editing and took down every
word. His editor, on seeing the copy,
told him it would not do, and, as it
was not wanted for the next morning,
he was advised to go and see Sir John
and get him to correct it. The reporter, ou being shown in, found Sir
John, as usual, exceedingly affable.
Having explained the object of his
visit, the reporter was desired to read
his notes aloud. This he did, while Sir
John lay on a sofa listening with a
face of extreme solemnity to his own
incoherencies and correcting them as
occasion inquired. When the notes
were finished the premier arose, laid
his hand ou the young man's shoulder,
and began in the most fatherly of tones:
"I see exactly what has happened.
Now, my dear young friend, I am an
old man and j-ou are a young one and
you will, therefore, not mind if I give
you a piepp of advice as to the practice
of yp,u,y profession. My advice is this:
""■{aver attempt to report a speech unless you are perfectly sure that you
are sober.
With this Sir John bowed out his
visitor.- Sparc Moments.
His Name Was AU Rischt.
Baby, baby, baby, as quick as a wink,
before they think, is the way we take
them, at Watermaa'a Photo gllery.
The Elder's Sermon.
A young fellow six feet tall ana
weighing 200 pounds, not long ago applied to a Detroit merchant for a" position in his store, says the Detroit Free
Press.
"What's yonr name?" inquired, the
merchant.
"Little Dickey Robinson," replied
the young man, promptly.
"What?" exclaimed the merchant in
astonishment, as he surveyed his proportions.
"Little Dickey Robinson," was the
reply, this time several tones louder.
It made the merchant half angr}\
"What in thunder does a great "big
fellow like you mean by giving such a
name as that?" he asked, indignantly.
"Haven't you cut loose from your
niothei-'s apron strings yet?"
The young fellow's temper was admirable and' he was after a job besides.
"I give such a n,atne as that, sir," he
paid, "because that is my name, and
if you've got a man in this house that
thinks he can lick me or dares to make
fun of that name trot him out."
The merchant began to smooth him
down and asked, for an esplanation.
"It's this way," ha said, quite good-
naturedly, "my mother's maiden name
was Little. my father's name was Robinson a,n.$ ]j,is mother's maiden name
■•va**, IJiekey. They "wan ted me to have
the family names, and so I'm Little
IMckey Robinson."
" The explanation, was eminently satisfactory, so was the young man, and he's>
going to work soon.
Oui elder told us yesterday we had notlearned
to lire
Until we learned how blessed 'tis  to pardOD
and forgive.
The dear, sweet, precious words he spake like
heavenly maiinaiell;
The perfect peace they brought our hearts no
human words can tell.
"Love brings millennialpcace," lie said; and,
though my lips were dumb,
I still kept shouting in my soul, "Amen, and
let it come."
"When men forgive all other men the year of
jubilee
Will dawn upon the world," he said; I said,
"So let it he."
"So love your neighbor as yourself," he then
began again,
And Silas Fite, across the aisle, he shouted
out, "Amen""
What right had lie to yell "Amen," the low-
toned, measly hound!
Who took my cow, my new milch cow, and
locked her in the pound!
The low-down,  raw-boned, homely crank,  a
lunk-head and a lout.
Whose love and grace and heart and soul have
all been rusted out—
To sit there In the sanctuary and holler out
"Amen!"
If I could choke the rascal once he'd never
shout again!
One day his dog came hy my house, I called
tbe brute inside.
Gave him a chunk of meat to eat,  and he
crawled off and died.
He just crawled off and diedright then.   Says
I, "I'll let him see,
No one-legged simpleton like him can get the
hest of me."
But, O, that sermon—I would love to hear it
preached again,
Ahout forgiveness, charity, and love of fellow-
men.
I should have felt as If I basked In heaven's
especial smile.
If tliathlamed villain, Silas "f"itz, hadn't sat
across the aisle.
S. "W. Foss, In Yankee Blade.
HE TELLS THESE.
An Old Whaler's Delightful "Way of. Entertaining Summer Visitors.
A number of ancient fisherman were
telling stories of their early days in
the quaiut little village of Siasconset,
says the Detroit Free Press. There
were a number of summer visitors in
the room, and they seemed to enjoy
the yarns which were being spun immensely. Finnally an old dried-up
.man, with a purple wen on his neck
and a handful of white chin whiskers,
said:
"Talk about the whaling days in
Siasconset, why I can remember when
the whales were so thick around here
that it was a common thing for them
to Crawl upon the shore like turtles to
sun themselves."
"How long ago was that?" asked an
anxious bj*stander.
"About forty years ago," replied the
old man, "aud in those days the w*hales
had oil in them, too, that was worth
talking about. I have seen them tap' a
whale aud by the time the oil was out
of him there didn't seem to be skiu
enough left to cover a baseball. But
now they are kinder non-explosive."
"What do you mea.1 by non-explosive'"" asked a bystander, as he handed
the hoar,** grandsire of Siasconset a
flask witli Which to warm himself.
"I mean," replied the Siasconseter,
as he handed the flask back with a
smile, "that the whales used to be so
full of oil that if you put a wick in one
of them and lit it it would burn for almost six months,"
The crowd became very attentive as
the old man contined:
"We used to burn clmncks of whale
in the stove and it made the finest fire
you ever saw. We had a whale, or
part of one hanging up like a sheep in
the back yard, and whenever we wanted to start afire we would jus't step out
with a hatchet and chop  a  chunk or
two that would fit the stove "
"Have another drink!" interrupted
the man with the flask.
"Don't mind if I do," replied the ancient Siasconseter.
Here he took a good pull, and handing the flask back, continued in a sad,
reflective tone.
"I once knew an old whaler who has
been dead a great many years. His
end was very sad."
"How did he die?" asked a bystander.
"Killed by a whale," said the grand-
sire of Siasconset.
"Out on the water, of course," suggested the stranger.
"No. out in his back yard."
"Hit him with his tail?"
"No," replied the Siasconst romancer.   "You see the old man hauled off at
the whale with his hatchet "
"And the whale bit Mm in half before he could strike?"
"Not much; the whale was dead."
"Then how* could he have killed your
ancient friend?"
"This way," said the old man, deliberately; "he dropped a spark by accident out of his pipe upon the whale.
The whale exploded like a kerosene-
oil lamp, and scattered my friend from
Siasconset to Tuckahoe, As it was
night the ocean was lighted up for
miles," and over at Martha's Vineyard
they thought Nantucket was having its
first volcano.   I tell you,   the whales
in those days were "   Here the old
Siasconseter looked around, to find
that all his hearers had slipped softly
away, the summer visitors, in all probability, over-come by his graceful,
easy-going style of dealing with the
truth, and his compatriots sick to the
core with envy.
An Exploded "Fallacy.
The old saying, "An Englishman's
home is his castle," defended many
an- outrageous deed, Mr. Hannay,
the London magistrate, protested
against this ailcientsaW the other day,
and said the idea that a policeman
should remain iu the street from fear
of venturing into an Englishman s
castle when he deard cries in a house
or was summoned to prevent personal
violence is a most foolish notion."
CLOTHING STORE
NEW  STYLE IN
GENTS' FURNISHING G
S
Justin from New York.   I have recieved
this week from New York City
new styles in
Shirts, Ties,
Collars, Suspenders,
Socks, Handkerchief.
"Lbs P*a2?soissg
•asicUKe*!?.
Our buyer, Mr. Walter C. Mack, is now in New York City making a
Gecond   Lai!   Purchase
for The Store     O vin r to the present fav iraljle condition of the market for
buying the purchases will be very large.    To make room for these purchases we will greatly reduce our present stock by giving
Extraordinary [Bargains for tlie next Ten Days
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