1895-02-07; Saline Observer

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SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH.,   THURSDAY,    FEBRUARY 7, 1895.
A. J. WARREN, Publisher.
XY.-NO. 15.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
T W. BAUNTLETT, D.:Q.
Graduate of the
Chicago Ophthalmic College and Hospital
'Will call and "test your eyes if you address
me at      e
'mII/AN, - MICH.
T> F.SHEEDER, A. Nl., M. D
Physician & Surgeon.
'   From the "J. of SI. and Jefferson Hospital College, PhidelpMa. Late assistant to the Bliss Eye
Hospital, Springfield;, O.
Special attention given to the eye.
Eyes tested and glasses fitted.
Office and Residence—the Marsh house, Chicago St.
SALINE - - MIOH.
D
B. Q. E. HATHAWAY,
Dentist
Office over Nichols Bros, drug store.
SALINE, -       - MICH.
Tp IE. JONES.
Attorney at Law.
'•   -  Business attended to with-'Promptness and
Care.   Office on McKay street.
SALINE,
MICH.
p  |R. WILLIAMS
Attorney at Law,
Egpeciatattention paid to Pension Claims of all
kinds,   ijewcomb Block.
MICH.
MILAN,
C   W. CHANDLER, Nl  D.,
PHIS1CIAN and SURGEON
•fflce on Adrian Street, first door south of the
Wallace Block,
SALINE, - MICH.
r<    C. SLAGHT,
Veterinary Surgeon.
MA.COr(, LENAWEE CO., JttCH.
Connection with Tecumseh by  Telegraph
aad by Mail..
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'.    - ALL CALLS PROMPTLY  ATTKNDED TO.
V?r?-A-fERW1AN*
x\  ....     (jiiss Sillett'p old stand,)
''■ 'Win be in Saline every Wednesday and shall be
leased to meet all in need or work in my line.
2all and see samples otour work.
"pISH'S
' Barber^Shop.
lair Cutting.   Shaving,   Shampooing  and   all
Work in the Barber lane.
^. HOSIER FISH.
SALINE, - - MICH.
A. J. WARREN,
_ _ •epm'EYANCER AND":	
Notary "•■•' Public.
All legal papers drawn on short
notice and at prices within the
' reach of all.
General Fire Insurance a Specialty.
Bridgewater.
Several farmers are bothered with
sick horses.
A social dance is. billed for Feb 12th
at Guthard's hall.
Geo. Pleeman paid his sick mother
here a visit Monday.
Phil Blum Jr. answers to Papa now,
a little girl arrived Monday.
John Hutzel and several others have
been hauling sand from Schumacher's
sand pit.
Miss Mela Sehlegel has been spending a few days with her cousin Miss
Emilie Tag at Clinton.
The ship timber cut and purchased
in the neighborhood west of here was
measured and paid for last week.
Herman Stiegelmeir who has had
employment at Jackson the past year
came home to spend a few weeks with
his parents here.
Milan Murmurings.
Igffl-IMT MARKET.
$, A. LINDENSCHMIDT
$':*      14 still: at toe 0"»d stand, where "ne is always pre
pared to serve his customers withrTHE BEST
>£   ihst«{4MA«^T-iD;thelineot
FresffMValt Heats of all Kinds,
/.. .. .Ponlt^IfeSaisase.'Etc.,.
**!< •'{  ■■■''' " V'*'* * Y-;      ! ■£■ i
i-   ".  fWftt*DPUfcA'8=;WrifcCES.      *"
• "-eotnple^? steam outfit for   manufacturing sau
■*->-    -V 1*9'
s.asg.   E.eni3n}ber {he-old stand.
D. Hitchcock is on the sick list.
Ervin Case is quite ill with throat
trouble..
Miss Belle Tripp is visiting her sister in Trenton.
- Miss Alma  Sill will  visit   Detroit
for a few days.
A. D. Jackson was a Detroit visitor
She first of the week.
Mrs. M. Wallace's house is nearly
ready for. occu pansy..
Miss Emma Gardner is clerking at
A. E. Putman's for a few days.
' Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wilson have returned from their Detroit .visit.
Mrs. S. T. Blackmer and son have
returned from their Cqrunna visit.
The sleighing is getting quite brown
A little more snow this way please.
Miss Wheeler, of Vernon, is the
guest of her cousin Mrs. Geo. Minto.
Mrs. T. T. Lacey has rented part of
her house to Mr. Scheifhauf and family.
Mrs. Minto entertained a lady friend
front Ann Arbor from Saturday until
Monday.
Miss M- Cady attended the Choral
Union concert at Ann Arbor Friday
evening,
Fred Gauntlett attended the funeral
of his mother Mrs. R. Gauntlett in Detroit last week.
Mrs. E.-Pyle was the victim of a surprise party Saturday evening by the L.
O. T. M. in honor of her birthday.
A number of relatives from here attended the funeral of Mrs. "Richard
Gauntlett in Detroit last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Gay had a ride and
walk last Wednesday. The walk was
impromptu caused by the horse tipping
the cutter over, spilling them out and
taking a French leave.   No one hurt.
Mrs. Emily Thorne, who resides at
Toledo, Washington, says she has never been able to procure any medicine
for rheumatism that relieves the pain
so quickly and effectual as Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and that she has also
used it for lame back with great success.   For sale by C. F. Unterkircher.
O. W. O. Hardman, Sheriff of Tyler
Co., W. Va., appreciates a good thing
and does not hesitate to say so. He
was almost prostrated with a cold when
he procured?a.bottle of Chamberlain's
CoughBemedy. He s*ays::"It gave me
pronipt relief.- I find it to-be an. invaluable remedy for coughs- and.' colds."
For sale at C. F. Unterkircher's.
AGRICULTURAL LABOR.
Important and interesting Statistics   Taken from Advance Sheets of   the
Forthcoming Report of the
Commissioner of Labor.
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■ ."go«"*"te«nnrar-ana «n'EonestTjplnlon,TOlt« %
•=MljSK& CO., who tauve had nearly Oftr years'
VCxpitfonce In the patent business. Communtca.
lions strictly confidential.  A Handbook ox Information concerning E*tenrs'*nd;b<ViTto obtain toem sent free. Alaoaica^ojnaormecbaij.
IcM and scientific boQksneritf&e^.r,^:     :  —
Patents taken thronRh.-;Mnnrr£ Co. receiva
■pedal notice inthe Scientific American, and
thai are brought widely before tbe public without eost to the inventof^TMs splendid paper,
laroMfcttjfciua^ca~roi'"ftn^~gcientlflc ■workfoxfig-
world. 93 a year.  Sample copies sent free.
Building Eaitlon, monthly. K^O a year. Single
copies, ita cents. Every number contains beautiful' pbtas, in colors, and photographs of new
housss. witb plans, enabling builders to show the
latest desisns and secure contracts. Address
MUJSN * CO, HEW YOKK, 361 BKOADWAT.
" A Des Moines woman who I^as beeii.
troubled wi,th frequent colds"; ?'conclude
ieA to-try an'old remedy id a new way,
and accordingly took' a tablespoOnful
{four times the-Usual dose), of Chamber^
lains Cough Bemedy. just before going
to bed. The next--morning she foundV
tha"; h.ey pojd ftaij.altm'is'f" entirely disk
appeared^ "Ruring: the day she took a
few doses of the remedy-(one fceaspooru
jtul at ***• time) abcLat night again took a
tablespoonful before going to bed, ahd
on the following morning awoke free
from all symptoms: of thS cold. Since
the'n she has, otfseverat occasions,used
this remedy in like manner with the
same good results, and is much elated
over her discovery of so'quiek a way of
curing a cold. For sale at C. P. Unterkircher's.
- L. M, Thorn can get you the- Del. toil
daily Tribune for on&year for S3.-50 aud:
the weekly Tribune for 50c if paid in
advance, or any other paper, periodical', magazine or novel at the: lowest
living rates. Call and get my prices
before buying elsewhere. Thic offer
good until Feb. 1st only.
The annual report of the Commissioner of Labor, now in the hands of
the state printer, treats largely on farm
industries and farm labor, both outdoor and domestic.
From advance sheets kindly furnished by the Commissioner we are enabled to give our readers some reliable
statistics concerningfarm laborin Mich
igan. A thorough canvass was made
of this class of labor in all the counties
in the lower peninsula, of course the
largest amount being in what is known
as agricultural counties.
Payment of Wages.
Of the number of laborers canyassed
40 per cent say they get their pay on
demand; 35 per cent say they are paid
monthly, the other 25 per cent retort
that wages are paid at periods varying
from yearly to daily.
Cost of Living.
Less than five per cent of those canvassed report the cost of living as increasing in past year or past five years,
while 35 per cent report a decrease of
14 per cent in five years and 30 per cent
say living has decreased 10 per cent in
the past year. Many of those canvassed
report "no change," but it is evident
that there has been a decrease, averaging about 15 per cent.
Ownership of Homes.
It is found that about 1,005 of the
5,600 canvassed, own their own homes
and that one-half of these are encumbered. The rate of interest paid averages only 6 per cent, but with taxes,
insurance and repairs it is evident that
the average farm laborer rather rent a
home that to own even an humble one.
Those who rent houses only pay an av»
erage of §2.59 per month, which is certainly a low rent for almost any kind of
a house.
"Relative to Immigration.
Of the 5,600 canvassed, 3,,466.say that
immigration injures their occupation,
while J,"j2Q say it does not, and 650 give
no answer. This indicates that 62 per
cent consider immigration detrimental
to their interests, while 27 per cent
think it is not. About 11 per cent are
indifferent to this question. A large
per cent of those who most emphatically denounce foreign immigration
were foreign born. In this respect,the
immigrant very quickly assimilates
with his American condition and is
most thoroughly Americanized.
Fraternal Organizations and
Insurance.
Only S28 of the 5,600 canyassed report as belonging to fraternal organizations, and of these only 576 carry life
insurance in said organizations. This
insurance aggregates $726,140.00, an
average of 31,246.67 each. In addition
to this, 249 report a siok benefit averaging S3.09 a week. Of the entire 5,600
only 43 report carrying any other life
insurance, the aggregate being an average of only $1,234.00 each.
It will be seen that but a small per
cent of farm laborers in Michigan belong to any fraternal, organization and
a still smaller per cent "avail themselves of the opportunity to carry life insurance, in these sqe*et4es.,.\YhUe a much
Jess 'number have life insurance.
There are several causes that lead to
this phase pf their social and economic
condition. The language of the Commissioner on this important subject is
tvortlyr-'of serious consideration.!
"As compared with other classes of
labor, those who work on the farm do
not connect themselves with fraternal
organizations,- This is obvious fqr several reasons* mainly the distances from
lodges and the long work hours far-
mars are often subject to. Another important item shown by the above is
that farm laborers aro less' inclined to
cafry ljfp insurance, pit-hey jn fraternal
organisations or otherwise, than other
plasses of citisena,"-
A Letter To The Public.
We are in the grape growing and
wine making business, as-we have been
for the past forty years, for the purpose of producing the very best possiV
ble wine, and cultivating the very best'
grape for that purpose, flow we have"
succeeded the best connoisseurs and
most experienced physicians and chemists will testify.
The. wbnlo plan of our live vineyards
with their 56 acres of vines trailing
Over 300 Wiles ot wiro*, ami our wine
houses nnd cellars cau be scon hy any
one at. anytime at Passaic,N. J. Crowds
from all parte of the country visit them5
in summer.
ALFRED SPEEB. Prc-s. Speer 2"*.-.T.
Wine Co. Passaic, N. J.
THE CATTLE CONTROVERSY.
Attempts of Shippers to Crowd Yankee
Beef Ont of tlie liondon Slarket,
There are some pretty shrewd men
ataong those interested in the Canadian
cattle trade, as is shown by their latest
move. They are seeking, and with a
prospect of success, to change the dispute between the Chicago and New
York shippers of meat and the London
batchers and importers from its present
position of a mere quarrel as to trade
customs into a vast American conspiracy
to get the control of the entire meat
business of this city, with the ultimate
design of enormously increasing the cost
pf food to the poor consumers. "Let ns
oppose this iniquitons Yankee plot,"
says a benevolent Canadian cattle agent,
"by affording our colonial brethren
facilities for sending their nice oxen
into our markets and selling them on
reasonable terms. By doing that you get
cheap meat and defeat foreign wiles at
the same time."
This view is actually being forced upon the attention of the board of agriculture, and American shippers had better
understand that the pressure is really
influential. Of course the bogy of pleuropneumonia has been raised, bnt this is
to be laid in an artful manner. The
hoard of agriculture object to remove
the existing prohibition of the importation of live Canadian cattle because the
disease exists in Canada, and they decline to run the risk of bringing it into
this country and then having to stamp
it out at vast expense. "But," say the
Canadians, "we still deny the existence
of the disease. But, admitting that there
is some risk, we are prepared to take
■111 of it. Admit our cattle, and if you
should be able to trace a single case of
the outbreak of the disease to one of onr
beasts we will guarantee to defray the
entire cost of stamping it ont."
That is the scheme now under consideration. It remains to he seen whether
it will tempt the board of agriculture.
The probabilities are that its very novelty will induce the board to refuse to
have anything to do with it, because, as
a rule, newness is on the face of it a
distinct disqualification to anything submitted to any British government department.—London Letter.
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H.YFN.OTS-vJ, ON, TRIAL,.
'"Phe Subject »ld Not Respond When Sight
and Hearing; Were Cnt Off.
Some experiments in hypnotism which
Dr. Lays, the French physician, was recently permitted to try before the Societo
de Biologie in Paris have raised a doubt
as to the genuineness of the new science.
Dr. Lnys is a confirmed hypnotist and
has made many experiments.
When the time for the public experiments before the French society came,
Dr. Luys had a subject who had lost the
little finger, of his left hand. The man
was put in a trance, and then this hand
was spread out on a table. Dr. Lnys
took a pin and stuck it in the table at
the place where the missing finger-would
have been. He repeated the experiment
several times, using pins, needles and
knives, and each time the patient pulled
away his hand and groaned, as though in
pain. Jnst as long as Dr. Luys had the
man in hand tbe experiments were highly successful Some of the other physicians present objected to his announcing
just what he was going to do before each
experiment. Dr. Luys turned the patient over to them.
They laid his hand under the table,
held a newspaper in front of his face sq
that he could not see what was being
done and then made, several jahs -\piti\
a steel) pen at tiie spot where the little
finger should b_e. Each time the patient
groaned ^n,d pulled his hand away.
|<hen one of the physicians argued that
if the patient was shamming it would
be easy enough for him to know just
when the pen was stuck in the table, as
the scratching noise it made was distinctly audible.
So it was quietly agreed to simply
put the pen within a fraction of an inch
of the table. This was done, the newspaper still being held before the man's
eyes, and he never made a move. Not a
groan nor an attempt to.pull the hand
away followed the experiment
Dr. Luys was amazed, but attempted
no explanation.—Paris Letter.
Christ Will Come In April. 1901.
An English Scriptural prophet, figuring from the writings of Daniel and the
hook of Revelation, gives the following as the coming "prophetic events"
which will take place between Jan. 1,
1895, and April, 1901, the date he has
set for the end of the world. If the first
is fulfilled, you had better make arrangements to square accounts by All Fools'
day in the year last above named;
Ascension- of 144,000" Hying Chris-
tians to heaven without dying on March
;6,*I89fi. .      '
A "scion1; of Napoleon, will massacre
■lOijOOtf; Christians between Aug. 14,
"189J7,; aiidjjan:. 36; 1901.
; Cb/is't;wii^Tlescend ■ to earth and. the
miUehumm'"begi& fisst week" of: '• April,
1901' '	
_     . Onr Ro;uls 'a NaUoriai Disgrace.
TJiS^ the suhjept of good roadsvis im-
portahiienbugh.' to be considered hy congress; and: 'ina broad" 'and • HberaLyay,
there can he ;no doubt Before the advent of "railroads it •wasa-.commoh" say-
ing:.that a country ?s- civilizatioii; "•flight
be measured'by-'ilSTroa'^s;" If luPhwere
the case now, the United States wonld
be far~3own in the scale.—Philadelphi&
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E. F. MILLS & GO.
20 Main St., Ann Arbor.
To close various lines of Muslin Underwear we
offer them as follows:
25c. Corset Covers at 19c.
50 3 Corset Covers
50c Night Shirts
50c Night Gowns
50c Chemise
50c Drawers
75e Corset Covers   75c Drawers   Soc Drawers—all at
49 cents.
We open this week 5000 yds. of NEW GINGHAMS at prices
fully 25 per cent below last year. Also 5000 yds. other Wash
Goods in Ducks, Percales. Satines, Etc. Etc., all at our usual
popular prices,
E. F. MILLS & CO,
Th Greatest Slau
That ever was inaugurated in Saline.
Being determined to unload a great portion of my immense Boot
and Shoe Stock, I will commence Saturday, Jan, 12th, to sell at greatly
reduced prices.   We will sell you splendid good Shoes of various lines
and descriptions 1-2 off regular price.   You can't afford io go with wet
feet or ragged shoes.     This line will be on our table and then on another table you will find an excellent line of the best Shoes at 1-4 off regular price.   Now this means business, wo will do just what we say.
Come from far aud near and avail yourselves of this opportunity,
and buy for future use.
Also my GROCERY and CROCKERY stock is complete, and
will be sold as cheap as the cheapest—quality of tho goods considered.
I will sell cheaper than any dealer in the county.   Come
and convince yourself.
Butter, Eggs and Apples taken in exchange for goods 'at
all times, yes and money too,
. Yes, I will pay you money for your produce
when you don't want goods. Gome and see
me at the old stand
Yours truly in trade
D„ NISSLY
No Matter
Whether you ride on business or for
pleasure.
We desire to announce that wo have purchased the Livery Busi- -
ness of A. Miller & Son ami shall endeavor to work for your interest  as
well as our own.   Farming is our business, which wa shall continue in,
and with the livery in connection can work both onds to a   greater  advantage.
For a time at least, wo shall reniaiu at the old stand' where wo
shall be pleased to wait upon the many old customers.aud any new ones
that may come our way. No pains will be spared for your convenience
and our prices will be reasonable.
III a short timu we shall a_iM soveiul new ri^.s iu <k»c srtwH   which
will Lhen enable us l-j moot any demand for ^'.yn.'Slh.iu.sj uioo  that   may
come. »
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H. G. LAMKIN, Prop.