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SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1910.
VOL.XXX.-N014
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The first of the year is the time for making
good resolutions.
Make a resolution—and stick to it—that on
January 1, 1910, you will open a savings account in the "Saline Savings Bank, and add
something to it each and every Monday morning. That home,--the boy's education,—that
business venture—"all things become possible
to him who has a bank account."
Theh—We Resolve:, To take this opportunity to thank our customers and friends for
their patronage and support during the past
year, and to wish you a most Happy and
Prosperous New Year.
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Truthful George
By OLD SALTY
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On. the ship Mary Ann, an East Indiaman, we had a very Inquisitive passenger who would swallow the toughest story, and believe it as readily as
gospel truth. I was' at the wheel one
day as the vessel was approaching Simon's .bay, near the Cape of Good
Hope, when the inquisitive gentleman
spoke to me of three or four sharks
which had been following .the. ship
for 48 Hours. The crew had noticed
the pursuit of those monsters of the
deep, and among the tars it had been
a theme of general discussion since
the moment of their appearance in our
wake. The passenger asked me if
there were any sharks in Simon's bay.
"No, not now," I answered; "there
have been very few since the sailor's
began shooting them-for their hide's
and tallow."
"Ah! then there used to be lots of
them some time ago!" he asked.
"I don't want to talk about them,
stranger," I answered, "because you
might think I was lying; and that is
something Truthful George never does.
X can cheat at cards, drink rum, and
play mischievous tricks, but I can't
lie."
This remark put a -keen edge on the
passenger's curiosity, and -again* he
asked if sharks were ever numerous
in the bay.
"I am almost afraid to tell you the
exact truth," I said, "but from the
forecastle-deck I once counted 1,897
sharks, and then I missed a lot more
that were in sight."
"I don't doubt it," remarked the passenger. '__■
"And strange a .'if may appear, I
"lave counted 187,430 sharks on one
,and-bar. It sounds big to tell, but
I assure you it is true. I am certain
because we had. a government surveyor on board, and I called them off
while he checked them. Fact, I assure
you! I hope you don't think I am
lying?"
"Oh, no; not at all, I might have
doubted the assertion until you mentioned the surveyor; hut with him as
corroborative proof I must believe."
"Ah, I am glad of that," I continued;
•'some fellows might think I was
stretching the truth. This bay used to
'be a paradise for shirks. I have seen
them so thick that I have often walked
_.alf a mile from the ship's side to
shore on their fins."
"Is that so?" said the inquisitive
gentleman.
"True as preaching;. As I stepped
on the poor brutei I could n»t but
feel sorry for them. They would cry
out like lambs, rubbing their, tails up
and down my back. Our cable-chain
gave way one day, and the best bower-
anchor fell on a lot of sharks, killing
nine and wounding 17. The captain
was a very compassionate man, and he
ordered me to throw overboard 17
bottles of liniment and 17 healing
plasters."
"Now, that was very kind of the
captain," said the passenger approvingly .
"Ah, our captain always was. a good
man. I don't expect to ever .see his
equal. From that time the sharks got
to recognize the Mary Ann, and to
know Capt. Block. They used to he
on the lookout for her, and when they
saw her entering the bay they would
swim up to her, rub their tails against
the ship's side, and purr like oats,
looking up toward the deck, and nodding their- ^ieads and winking their
eyes at us,'-'-
"They would, eh?" and the passenger opened his eyes in wonder.
"Fact, I assure you! One day, during a dead calm, the mate ordered me
to get the shark-hook and 60 fathoms
of chain. He put a 12-pound chunk
of pork on the hook, and threw it overboard. The sharks understood what
ye wanted; they seized the phain and
tpwed the ship, 82._ mijes up th§ bay,
completing the distance in just two
hours, nineteen' minutes and fourteen
and a quarter seconds. It seems an
extravagant story; but I "never told a
lie, and I never shalli* I wouldn't tell
a fib for all the money you could put
aboard ship."
There was an embarrassing silence"
and after a while I resumed: - . '"
"During a heavy storm we lost our
masts and yards. The captain ordered
me to get ready four shark-hooks and
400 fathoms of chain. We threw them
over the side, the sharks took hold,
and towed the vessel from Calcutta
to Madras, a distance of 800 miles,
in four days, two hours and six minutes."
"They did, eh?" exclaimed.the old
gentleman.    "Wonderful!"
"Some years afterward, when .the
news reached Simon's bay that Capt.
Block was dead, all the sharks in the
vicinity daubed their backs with mud
as a badge of mourning for him, and
lots of them frettefl themselves -. io
death."
,"Is it possible?"
"Fact! True as gOBpel. My name
is Truthful George, and I-nevef tell a
lie."
The Bishop's Choice.
A celebrated Anglican diTlne, th.
late bishop of Rochester, who ' had
been ailing for some time, decided to
consult Sir Frederick Treves, the
noted surgeon. After a careful examination Sir. Federick pronounced his
verdict, and added, "Your lordship
must go to Algiers or some wiifter resort on the Riviera."
"Impossible," replied the bishop., "i
have too much work to get through.'-'
"Well," said the doctor, "you must
make your choice. Itis either'Algiers
or heaven."
* "Dear" me," exclaimed the bishop
with a sigh; "then I suppose It must
be Algiers."—Los Angeles Herald '
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Church Items,
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BAPTISE
Rev. John P. Treo, Pastor.
lo:00 a. m. Preaching Service
11:15 Sunday;School.
6:30 B. Y. P. TJ. servcie
.7:30 p. m. Preaphio,g Service." *
Mid-week prayer meeting Thursday
evening '?:30 p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN
Rev. H. M. Morey, Pastor.
10:00 a. m. Preaching Service.
11:15 a. m. Sunday Sohool.
6:3Q p. m, Christian Endeavor.
7:3Q p. m. Thursday evening prayer
meeting,
EVANGELICAL.
Rev. Chas. H. Wittbracht, pastor.
9:30 a. m. PreachinglServioe.
11:00 a. m. Sunday School.
7:00 p. m. First and Third Sunday of
each month, Christian Endeavor.
"2:30'p. m. First Thursday  of   each
month, Ladies Aid.
■* 7:30 p. m. First Wednesday of each
month Y. P. S.
. .    . METHODIST
Rev. D. C. -Littlejohn, pastor.
9:30 a. m. Class meeting.
10:00 a. m. Preaching service.
11:30 a. m. Sunday School.
3:00 p. in. Junior League.-
6:30 p. m. Epworth League
7:30 p. m. Thursday evening' praj er
meeting.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
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Sunday service 10:60 a. m.
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Wednesday evening-meeting at 7:00.
Reading room open daily, Sundays
excepted, from 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. All
are cordially invitedj to the services
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