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Titillation vs. SexismBoobs.Guys are fascinated by them.Through single-digit ages, they find the very concept of them hilarious, and when puberty kicks in the mere thought of lady-lumps generally causes some movement in the trouser department. These weak-willed creatures will follow them anywhere and they will do almost anything if it means simply being permitted to gaze upon them for a few moments more.The entertainment industries, from the big movie makers to the lowly art whores (like me) know this, and have played upon it for years in order to separate males from their money. As a result, mass media is awash with the female form in all manner of provocative poses and dress.Many women are fed up with this, but is the whole thing "sexist"?Well, it's impossible and indeed wrong to say a whole industry is one thing or another. Ultimately it's all one, big, dumb organism that simply moves with the cultural winds. It perpetuates what sustains it. It's only when you break it
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i hear the bengal is already one of martins quietest and vibration free bows, you may not need them. i would shoot it without it first and see what you think. being that you already have owned limbsavers before, you will know if you think you need them or not.
I try and find a happy medium with my hunting bow. I shoot a 385 grain arrow and do what I feel needs to be done to quiet the bow. I like knowing that I can pretty much shoot one pin out to 30 yards. One thing I do want to add about string dampeners......when I do use them Im really like monkey tails, they go on easy and they dont effect peep rotation.......................plus they really do work well!
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Went with BowJax on the limbs this time since the Bengal came with Bowjax on the strings. I like to match and I believe they work just as well as the limbsaver versions. They do take a bit more space on the limb however, not a big deal in my mind.
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In comparison, Hoyt CRX shooting noise with similar string dampeners was 80,5 dB. But Hoyt also has factory installed limb dampeners. I installed the limb dampeners to Onza 3 later, but did no longer have the dB meter available. I would assume Onza 3 would get closer to CRX readings with the limb dampeners.
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JOE TALAMO, COST OF FREEDOM, Winner: "That was unbelievable. I thought he'd win but not like that. He broke great today. It seems one race he does and another he doesn't. As long as he keeps winning, it doesn't matter. It seems every spot they pick is a winning one. I've been on a couple of horses who set track records, but not that easy."
JOHN SADLER, COST OF FREEDOM, Winner: "Everyone was asking why, why, why we were running here. The reason is that he loves this track. We're going to dirt and we don't know if he'll love that. He's seven, turning eight and he's in good shape so we thought we'd just need a little kind of a pick up. It's kind of a gutsy move because it doesn't always work, but he handled it beautifully today. I didn't even breeze him for this race, I just galloped him into it. At five-eighths I didn't have do any training with him. Now he's got a good spacing for the Palos Verdes, or the Sunshine Millions. They're a week apart."
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"We join President Obama in saluting the end of the war in Iraq and looking forward to the return of all U.S. by December 31. After nine years of war in Iraq, every American should be happy to hear that our troops are coming home to their families and that Iraq is on its way to independence.
At this moment, we commemorate the men and women who have given their lives in this conflict and we salute our troops and their families who have served and sacrificed over the past nine years. We also remember the large number of Iraqi civilian casualties in this war, now estimated at over 100,000.
We call on Congress to ensure that Iraq veterans find employment when they return to civilian life. No one who fought for America overseas should have to fight for a job when they come home. And we urge our colleagues to join us in making veterans' health care a legislative priority. We must build on the progress made by our previous, Democratically-led Congress in strengthening veterans' health care by providing the largest single increase in funding in the history of the Department of Veterans Affairs. No one who fought for America overseas should have to fight for the care they need when they come home.
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The 103-year-old sat in her kitchen Wednesday, March 13, trying to make sense of the nearly 4.5-pound Lisbon lemon sitting on the table in a bowl. The yellow behemoth has a 21-inch circumference, and its internal juice emanates a sweet smell detectable nearly three feet away.
"I couldn't believe it when they told me that I had a great big lemon out there," Moitoso said. "I thought, 'Great big lemon? I'll come.' They get a little big sometimes, but nothing like this."
Moitoso planted the tree in her backyard nearly 10 years ago when her first Lisbon lemon tree died. That tree was planted in the front yard in 1941, when her husband built the Old Schulte Road home.
She was alerted to the bulging fruit last week, and it was picked Saturday, March 9, by a family friend, Cindy Rose.
"When I brought it in, she said, 'Oh my word,' because I don't think she expected just how big it really was," said Rose, 49. "It was just hanging there from the tree."
Moitoso said she now relies on family and friends to pick her supply of lemons, but she mentioned that she "always enjoyed" picking from the tree — which has a history of full blooms.
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Community-wide revival starts Monday
The Interdenominational Fellowship of Salisbury-Rowan County will sponsor the seventh annual Community-wide Revival at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, 719 S. Caldwell St. Monday through Friday.
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This year's theme is "Empowerment, Encouragement, & Enlightenment for God's Community."
The fellowship includes churches from both Rowan and Cabarrus counties.
Workshops for all ages will begin each night at 6 p.m. Worship starts at 7 p.m., with music by the fellowship's adult and youth mass choirs and creative expressions by the IDF Unified Community-wide Churches.
A highlight of the week is youth night Friday, when the second annual Treasure Feamster Memorial Scholarship will be presented.
The revival was in its initial planning stages in March 2007 when Feamster, a 13 year-old-Knox Middle School student, was shot and killed in gang crossfire.
Her death became a rallying point to address gangs and the initial citywide revival became the first of many community initiatives to encourage community participation.
The evangelist will be Bishop Mildred B. Hines.
Hines was elected on July 18, 2008 as the 98th bishop in succession of the AME Zion Church.
She was selected as president of the Board of Bishops of the AME Zion Church in February 2013.
Hines made history as the first female to be elected in both instances.
She is also assigned supervision of the Southwestern Delta Episcopal District, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Texas, and West Virginia.
Hines, a native of Mount Airy, received her education from the Surry County schools, Mars Hill College, UNC-Greensboro , the Interdenominational Theological Center and Colgate Rochester School of Divinity.
She served previous assignments in AME Zion churches throughout North Carolina.
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Officials said Wednesday the project has now been placed on hold for a second time.
"Based on projected [Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax] money and other ideas that we may have, we are going to temporarily hold it," Commissioner Steve Taylor said. "Of course, our long-term thinking is for a building to be built for that original purpose on that same property. There is no rush to do that based on current cash flows as far as the SPLOST money goes."
Located at the corner of Felton Road between Tennessee Street and U.S. 41 in Cartersville, the site will house in the future the Bartow County Fire Department headquarters, BCFD Station 1, Bartow County Emergency Medical Services and Bartow County Emergency Management Agency. The more than $5 million facility will be paid for using SPLOST funds approved in 2007.
A second round of bids, following the first two years ago, was received in December but they will be allowed to expire due to lack of revenue.
"This has been bid twice and it's been held up twice, and it may be held up a third time," Taylor said. "This is not something that's critically, it's not a serious problem getting this built right away as far as I'm concerned. It's something the community needs, yes, but ... do we have to build the headquarters today? No. Do we have to start today? No."
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The county has put about $1 million into the project to date, Millsap said.
Figures from the December bids ranged from $4,173,000 to more than $4.5 million, which are in line with numbers in the initial bid in 2011.
The county's 8-acre portion appraised for more than $1 million at the outset, but under an agreement with a trustee, the county put up $100,000, exchanging land for infrastructure work.
Former County Administrator Steve Bradley told The Daily Tribune News in 2011 the deal meant the county "didn't have to put so much cash into the purchase of the property. That's what the property owner wanted to do. They'd rather have the in-kind work than the cash."
At the same time, State Rep. Paul Battles, R-Cartersville, the trustee administrating the charitable trust left by John and Ann Collins, called the agreement a win-win situation.
"We needed the infrastructure, we needed the road, the water and the sewer. The problem with a charitable remainder trust is the only thing you can use that money for is for 501(c)3 — it has to be a nonprofit organization that the money goes to. If the county had paid for the land, the only way I could have used that money was to give it to nonprofit organizations and there would have been no money to put the road in, which I had to do," he said. "As soon as we get the rest of the land sold, these charities are going to get some money.
"All the revenues coming out of that goes to different nonprofit organizations, like Georgia Highlands College, Chattahoochee Technical College, the Boys & Girls Clubs, Advocates for Children, Tellus Science Museum — we used part of the trust to do The Big Back Yard in their honor. It is for charitable, nonprofit purposes."
The remaining 6 acres had been planned for commercial development, as the Georgia Department of Transportation is expected to take 8 acres to modify the Cloverleaf, the diamond intersection where U.S. 41 and U.S. 411 meet.
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Hello I'm a little confused. There a few boys my age That grab without permission. They tell me bad things and try to pressure me into doing things with them. I haven't and I won't becoz I don't want to
Is this normal behaviour for boys? To touch girls??
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1890-05-01; Saline Observer
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|P'-A='-»*^p~^V"".»'C!?!-;;-. f-"T --'_ •*■.:•"•*■•-*} •-'~",»*i%.~ f* "• v.-iar^/c' *-*.<•,• ^,-rnTrnr*';?"-"^.r?"cyri*^"^ ■*'"* ■ ■*.""*"• '■*n,a.".^t. r~.^s£fr*..£ «p * -wi**1*^ '~-i-~m" E--**4-a:; rr r"<£.s.a-x-(*-• - Jtsv«t « I i* NISSLY & WARREN,'Publishers. SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1890. VOL. X.---NO. 27. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. i i i PROFESSIONAL. P I. JO NEC! Attorney at Law. AH Business attended to frilh Promptness and Care. Ofllee on JIuKay street. $ SALINE, MICH. Q. R.WILLIAMS, Attorney at Law, Room 1, Blackmar Block, MI-CAN, . MICH. TT A. NICHOLS, M. D., Physician ana surgeon. Office at Nichols Bros', drug tore. -■ SALINE, - - MICH. p F. UNTERKIRCHER, M. D., PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Calli -promptly attended to at all hours. Office in Davenport block, second floor. SALINE, - - MICH. . i * —— — — O W. CHANDLER, M D., $ PRXS1CIAN and SURGEON. 9<Bcc on Adrian Street, first door south of the ' Wallace Block, SALINE, - - MICH. T7 8. HOLMES, Nl. D., PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. •Mte and" residence in K. G. Fowler's house, one door west ot J. Sturm's harness shop. Calls promptly attended night and day. . SALINE, - - MICH. S I. I £' TJ B. HELLER,. O. D. S., 8urgieal and Mechanical DENTIST. Nitrous Oxide, and Vitalized Air for the painless •xrjaction of teeth. Office over Nichols Bros', drag store. SALINE, - - MICH. p C. SLAQHT, Veterinary Surgeon. eraduate of Chicago Veteriuary College, KMidence VA miles east of Pennington's Corners.'Calls may lie left at either of the stores at tho Corners. All calls SrompUy attended to MICH. MISCELLANEOUS. OUR INSECT FOES. JOHN M. KLAGER, General Auctioneer. Sales attended in any part o£ the county. Terms Reasonable. Orders may be left at the Obseevek Office. SALINE - - MICH. - WATERMAN'S PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY. (Miss Gillett's old stand.) ■Wittbe in Saline every Wednesday and shall be «l«i«edto meet all in need of work in my line. Stall and see samples of our work. A. ALBER'S J. Livery and Feed Stable. Unit-class rigs at reasonable prices. Commercial travelers and their haggage carried to any adjeining towns. Buss to and from all towns. P CORDON, The Pioneer Painter. . Over Forty Years Experience. earriage. Sign and Ornamental Painting, Paper Hanging, Frescoing, Etc. SALINE, MICH. TXT M. BRIBQS, Practical Painter. Rouse painting, graining, paper" hanging aud kalsomining. AU work promptjy and neatly done, and satisfaction. guaranteed, SALINE, - - MICH. VICHOSQN, The Photographer, t» now ready to furnish First-class Photograph Work. Open every day of the week. except Sundays. Firet door west of Sturm's Harness Shop. SALINE. - : - MICH. yANDUZER'S Barber Shop. [fair Cutting. Shaving. Shampooing aud all Work in the Barber bine. Bath room in connection. Hot or cold baths ar, »ny limes. A. B. VAX DUZER. SALINE, - - MICH. WASHTENAW LODGE, No. 688, K. of H. Meetings First and Third Friday of eachjmonth. A. MILLER, C. SHAFFER Reporter. Dictator. UNION BLOCK MEAT MARKET Woelper & Miller, rops FRESH & SALT MEATS, SAUSAGE, POULTRY LARD Etc, Etc We also handle the Celebrated "M.B."Brand of Oysters Give This Bran.il A Trial. A nliare of your patronage solicited. Respectfully, WOELPER * MILLER Prof. Cook's Mode of Warfare on a Few of them. As the season is at hand when the question of destroying the enemies oi the prospective fruit crop is one of importance to the progressive farmer and fruit grower, we thought an article "by one so well qualified to handle the suh- ject as Prof. Cook, of the Agricultural college, would "be of value to many of our readers, and therefore give the following somewhat lengthy extract from a hulletin furnished us: From the frequent inquires that I receive ^regarding the various substances most effective in the destruction of our insect pests, I am led to conclude that there is a general ignorance of these matters, and quite as general a desire for information. We are also just at the opening of another campaign in this insect warfare, and every wise fighter will desire to - be armed with the most approved weapons. Therefore I am led to conclude that a bulletin devoted to this subject in ill not only be appreciated, but will give substantial aid iu the field during the season of 1890. THE ARSENATES. As London purple is much cheaper than Paris green, costing only fifteen cent per lb., and is just as effective in practical use, it should always be used when it can be bad, unless on very tender foliage, like that of the peach, when only Paris green should be made use of. It is still a question if the arsenates should be used on the peacb. London purple may be used either dry, mixed with land plaster—one lb. of the poison to eighty or one hundred of the plaster—or mixed with water— one lb. to two hundred gallons of water. It is not the strength of the mixture, but the force and thoroughness with which it is applied, that secures success. The water mixture which will usually°be most satisfactory, should be kept well stirred, that the heavy mineral poison may not settle. Should never be applied to fruit trees till the blossoms fall from the trees. Should be applied to apple trees but once, except in case of very he,avy rains, when it should be repeated two or three weeks after the first application; should bo used two or three times at intervals of ten days or two weeks ou the plums, and after every heavy rain'; may be used to defend against the potato 'beetle, and all leaf or bud eating insects that defoliate our fruit trees early in tha season, and on our shade trees for such insects at any time. Force pumps are excellent to apply the water mixture to poiatoe vines and to fruit and shade trees. ■ "Our experiments last season prove conclusively that if arsenates are properly applied, there is no danger in pasturing, under fruit trees at once. That is ij we use one lb. of the poison to two "hundred gallons of water.. In the ap|>le orchard, the use of London purple is so valuable »that no one can afford to neglect its practice. Used just after the blossoms of tie latest blooming varieties like the Northern Spy, have fallen, this .substance destroys the Codling Moth. Tent Caterpillar, Canker Worm, and several minute leaf rollers; all of which are serious pests, and often do great damage. Here then is a case where the orchard- ist can kill several birds with a single stone. CARBOLIZED PLASTER. This is simply common land plaster— gypsum mixed with crude carbolic acid. I get the acid of good strength and mix it with plaster—one pint of the liquid to 50 lbs. of the mineral. The lumps should be crushed and" all thoroughly mixed, when the plaster will be much as before, except that it will smell very strongly of the acid. It will still be a powder and can be thrown even better than clear plaster as it is a. little more damp, and heavier, and-so less affected by the wind. "Mr. J, N. Stearns, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has used this very successfully for years in fighting the plum curculio. He replaces the plaster, however, by lime. I like the plaster better as it is not so light, and one can sow it better, especially if there is any wind. I think too that the plaster is more valuable as a fertilizer. I feel quite certain that I have used this with excellent results to ward off the ravages of the plum curculio, and think I have used it with success against the Codling Moth, though this latter needs confirmation. To use this we throw it onto the tree as soon as the blossoms fall, and twice after at intervals of ten to fifteen days. In ease of a few trees, it is easier to do this than to Spray, as the material is very inexpensive and there is no apparatus to purchase. If it simply drives the insects off, as some argue, what would oecur if all of us used it? If it disguises the tree so that the insects do not find it, then surely it has everything to recommend it, in case it is as effective as experiments so far seem to prove. In seasons of very frequent and severe rains, it would not prove entirely satisfactorv. Ikerosene emulsion. Probably next to the Arsenites—London purple and Paris green—no single insecticide equals in. value the kerosene and soap mixture, or to use a term which I think originated with the Department of Agriculture, Kerosene Emulsion. The great value of this substance,rrests in the fact that it kills by contact, and thus insects that suck, like lice and true bugs, .gre killed by its use. So far as I know we used this substance first in .the practical form now most used and generally recommended. I found that it would mix permanently with soap solution in 1S77 and 1878, and that it would kill many insects if it touehsd them, and best of all would destroy haustellate insects like bugs, plant and scale lice. I first recommended tnis to nthe. public in 1878. In 18S0 Dr. C. "V. Biley recommended the Kerosene and "Milk Emulsion. I tried tffis in 1S81. together with the Kerosene and soap, and found that while it was no easier to mix, it was more injurious to the foliage, than the mixture which I had used successfully for three years. Ilthink others have had a like experiene, as nearly all now recommend and use. the kerosene and soap mixture. The way I prepare this kerosene and soap emulsion is as follows: I mix one quart of soft soap, or one-fourth lb. of hard soap with one or two quarts of boiling water, as soon as the soap is all dissolvedl stir in, while all is yet hot, one pint of kerosene oil. This is now violently stirred till it is permanently mix—that is till upon standing the oil will not rise to the top but will remain incorporated with the liquid. This stirring is best done by use of a force pump— pumping back into the vessel containing the liquid. Wheir-we are ready to use this stir in enough water to make fifteen pints in all—that is one-fifteenth of the liquid applied would be kerosene oil. If used, as above suggested this insecticide will injure no foliage so. far as I have tried it, and I have used it very extensively, but will destroy many of the suctatorial insects like the plant lice, more effectually than anything I have tried. Many have complained of a lack of success in the use of the Kerosene Emulsion. In such cases I presume the explanation lies in the manner of making the application. We must bear in mind that the lice are well concealed and protected by the thousand leaves, from which they are sucking the life and a livelihood. Often the leaves curl up and thus make the protection more sure. But we must strike every louse or insect with the liquid. We can not then turn or sprinkle on the liquid gently, we must dash it on with force, that every insect may be struck; then there will be no complaint of ill success. Thus the Kerosene Emulsion should always be applied with a good force pump. It is doubtless better, to throw all liquid insecticides with force in spraying for injurious insects; with the Kerosene Emulsion it is absolutely essential to success. The"! Kerosene Emulsion is superior to any other insecticide, so far as I have experimented in destroying plant lice, scale or bark lice, many of the bugs, and not a few caterpillars, grubs and slugs. Its great value lies in its excellence as a specific against aphides or plant lice. Even the eggs can be killed by its use early I in the spring just before they hatch. | In such cases as the snowball plant ; louse, which causes the leaves to curl j up around it, it is' more important to j spray the plants before the eggs hatch, ; or very soon thereafter. Prof. C. P. ' Gillette, of the Iowa Experiment Station, reports that by spraying lousy swine, with the Kerosene Emulsion, throwing it on with a force pump, all the vermin were destroyed. For swine with their coarse sparse hair, I see no j objection to this practice, and have no ! doubt of its success. For lice on other | stock I think there is a better plan. Obituary. Thomas Eccle died •April 23, 1S00. He was born in Dublin, Ireland. Sept. 22y 1826, making him 63 years and 7 months of age. He was brought to America by his parents when but a child of six or seven. They stopped at Rochester, N. Y., for a time, and in 1S36 went to Monroe,Mich-, to liv.e. In 1841 Mr. Eccle went to Adrian where he lived until 1859 when h§ came to Saline. Since "59 he has lived in Ypsilanti and from 1863 to '68 in Ann Arbor, the remainder of his life being spent in Saline. On Sept. 11th 1863 he was married to Cathrine Lashier, Two daughters was the result of the union. The younger having died some ninteen years ago; the widow and older daughter survive him. He has always enjoyed comparative^ good health. One year ago last January a little sore made its appearance on the lower lip, not much attention was given it, but it grew slowly until September when the first treatment was given. At this time came a small bunch under the chin, which, since Feby. had developed into a rose cancer, and eating much more rapidly than the other, it sapped his life away gradually day by day. At the time of his death the whole lower lip, part of the left cheek and upper lip were covered with the cancer aud the one under the chin was about four inches across, and had eaten through the throat to the depth of three inches. He had taken no food except in liquid form since the latter part of January. He was up and out of doors every day till the day he died. Last Tuesday morning his vocal organs became paralized so he did not speak after that. He died easily, each breath being shorter and shorter. He hoped and prayed that God might bless every one who had done him even the slightest kindness in any way. He was a man of very positive belief, always aiming -to do right. He was a most earnest worker in. the prohibition cause, as all his acquaintances well know. He stood firm to the pledge he took the 22nd day of Feb. 1S78, when tweny-six of the citizens signed with him. Com. Grafting and Budding. We are prepared to do grafting and budding for all who may need such work. Satisfaction" guaranteed and charges reasonable. Wm. Havens, tf M. Schmalzkied. PotTLTHY.—I will pay 8c per pound for good fowls delivered next Monday. Am also in the market for broilers and will pay 60c a pair for those weighing 24 to 3 pounds per pair. E. H. Marsh. In its treatment of rheumatism and' all rliematic troubles, Hibbaed's Rheumatic Sseot stands first and foremost above all others. Bead their medical pamphlet and learn of the great medical value"of the remedies which enter into its composition. 38 We would call the attention of our readers to the ad. of Dodge's jewelry store at Ypsilanti. Mr. S. H. Dodge, jeweler, hasbeen in the business at Ypsilanti since 1861. He carries a large stock of first-class goods and is perfectly reliable. His son, Mr. S. E. Dodge, has charge of the optical department. He has made a study of the science of optics, has attended lectures and received a diploma from Prof. King, of Cleveland, one of the most celebrated opticians "in the west. Hoi to Get Tested GARDEN SEEDS ADDRESS AMERICAN FARMER, Chicago, Illinois. * FULL Line C. Cloth J3oSToW, (an Be Tout J". G.EHiTIS5 MERCHANT TAILOR, SALINE. - - MICH. IrTsW take Store! We have opened a furniture store in the Blackmar Building I and are now prepared to show a full assortment of Staple Furniture,. Underaking Goods, &c, which we offer at very low prices. A FINE ItEW HEARSE in connection with our undertaking depart men t. PICTURE FRAMING AND REPAIRING ! a specialty. A share of your patronage solicited. Respectfully, J. E. leissinger & Co. PAINTING, PAINTING! NEW FIRM By a too close confinement to my shop for quite a number of years, my health has become somewhat impaired, so by the advice of rny physician I have concluded to try this season an out-door work, and for this purpose have associated with myself VY, P. Carson for the purpose of carrying on a general house painting business such as House Painting, Paper Hanging, Graining, Kalsomining Etc. and believing that in Painting as hi everything else.honcsiy is the best policy, We guarantee to do first-class work and t» use none but tirst-claFs material and shall not for the sake of getting a large amount of work, take it so low as 0 be obliged to use "poor material in order to get even, as is too often the case. I shalliContinue to run my shop as usual, when I can't be there myself, 1 have made arrangements for a competent man to be there, but shall i>up erintend the same myself. To all entrusting their work to us we guarantee satisfaction in every particular. Esli» niBtes of work cheerfully furnished on application lo either of us. ' Soliciting a Sharp «* vour patronage we ar •*" . CORDON. W. P. CARSON. -:-"4 1-2C-: Next week from April 28th to May ist all our best light, colored PRINTS AT 4 l-2c PER YARD. Remember these specials go with a rush. The' 10.000 yards of prints, at 8}e sold last Monday and Tuesday, were to have lasted one week. The 140 dozen towels, this week, were all gone Wednesday morning. All come on Monday or Tuesday mornings before the rush. 500 yds. best dress Ginghams at 7 i-2c per yd. 2,000 yds. best French Sateens reduced to 20c per yd. 100 doz. ladies' $1 Corsets at 46c each/ 20,000 yds Auction White Goods and Remnants in plain and fancy white goods from 6c up. Our bargains in Woolen dress goods would be loo lengthy to mention. No Saline lady can afford to purchase Dress Goods without comparing prices with THE STOBE at Ann Arbor. • Iiyc-^CIK: & scHMT-n; ANN ARBOR, - - .... '.SOW. Our move to the Opera House Block .-was a Success far beyond* our expectations and we are now enabled to show our customers a niucn larger Assortment at Less Prices than ever before. We shall receive a large envoice, on Thursday - of - this - Week, that we will take great pleasure iu Showing for we think the REMARKABLE ZaOW FRIGES ! taking the Quality into consideration, will astonish you. " Respectfully, Saline, April 22, 1890, MISS C. C. KINGSLEY, MRS. C. A. HENDRICK. ' QUALITY AND PRICES! Quality everything with us. We propose to keep on that line for everybody's benefit, present and future QUALITY FIRST, THEN A REASONABLE PRICE, - That is our measure of Honest trading. If we "in- tended to stay in business only this and next year and then drop out of sight we might make the most of you give all sorts of prices; Clothing with lots of style in it and nothing" more We want you to come and bring your families year after year. Our way to that is to put Quality above everything else and as much Style as itis possible for you to get. The reasonable price caps the good article and nails your good will to us. Our Assortment of CONFIRMATION OUTFITS were never so complete in Quality and Prices. We are showing all the Spring Styles in Hats, Caps and fine Gloves. Robison & Koebbe "DAYLIGHT CLOTHIERS.' MANCHESTER, MICH. Now Is the Time \ -aji.'.wiitsasa ; Now is tlie time to use Condition Powders. Get your Horses in condition for spring work. They need a Tonic as well as yon do. Try Our "Premium Powders." We have sold them for the past thirteen yedrs. We also have a. Gheap Powder for So'b and 15c. If You Are In Need of Dyes Come and see us. We have a full slock of Diamond. Peerless and Bulk Pyes. We can make yon any shade you may Wish. We have a Full Line OP DR. HARTMAFS RKM££DXKS La-cii-pi-a, Pe-ru-na, Man-a-lin. Come amd get a book on the Ills of l^ife. />
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|1890-05-01; Saline Observer
|LeBaron & Nissly
|An issue of the Saline, Michigan newspaper. Published weekly. Began publication in 1880. No longer published.
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Victorian jewelers relied on black material such as jet, onyx, French jet and gutta percha for items of sentimental jewelry. It can be mistaken for French jet as both are cool to the touch, light in weight and have a very high gloss finish. In reality onyx is natural material, a variety of chalcedony; French jet is a manufactured form of black glass.
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I like the tag, nothing wrong it JUST missing the O ring to attach to the dog's U ring on the collar. What good is the tag that I can't attach?
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"large bone tag"
Large bone tag was on back order. When I recieved it, I had to put on my readers. The engraving is so thin, you can hardly make out what it says. Won't buy any more of these. Had originally ordered 3, when those become available, thanks but no thanks! :o)
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First off, the customer service was a 5 star experience. They had a question about my order and had some concern about me ordering the silver tag so they called me directly. The Jeffers employee recommended that I pick a color over the silver option as it would be much more legible, and wow was she right. I got a black slider and red bone and both are highly legible with contemporary font. They even sent me the silver one they had already engraved and had called to let me know how hard it was to read at no charge. It was really hard to read, if you get a silver make sure you get the thickest font option they have or you will be disappointed. The only reason I gave the actual product a 4 star rating is becuase the rings you connect the tag to the collar with are kind of cheap, and I actually lost the silver tag (my backup collar tag on my secondary collar) due to this problem. Get out some old car key chains and add a stronger link ring and this is an amazing buy. The color edges do eventually rub off, but most of the color stays on based on my 10 month and one energetic border collie experience. Again, 5 stars for the customer service, love ordering from ya'll!
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I am pleased with the quality and price of the tags. I use the small bones and include three lines of text with the rescue name and phone number. The text is small, but very readable. We are a rescue so go through quite a lot of them, but don't know how they do for longevity. The price is the best that I have found for the quantities I purchase.
"Large-collar tags useless"
"If you buy the large ""Collar"" ID tag, be sure to hand a magnifying glass on the dogs collar as well. Why on earth did they discontinue the ""oblong"" ID tag which allowed reasonably sized type?"
"Slider tag awesome!"
My dog is a 'destroyer', including getting hold of that dangling ID tag. Needed the slider tag - got it in black, block letters. Many months later, it's still holding up great, nothing has worn off. It's the perfect solution for my dog. Also getting one w/ dog license & rabies info - so no tags are dangling! PERFECT PRODUCT!!
"Bad engraving."
Remarkably small engraving, and it isn't nearly deep enough. It's barely even deep enough to feel if you run your finger over it, much less see. Part of the lettering I requested was left off the tag too. Since I'm so disappointed at the size and depth of the engraving I'm not even going to bother with the hassle of trying to return them, I'm just going to buy new ones somewhere else.
I was very dissapointed with these tags. I bought five, and the silver one did not even show the lettering barely at all from day one. The colored tags rubbed off on our dogs' fur and stained it. All the lettering wore off within a month, EXCEPT for the 2L Block print which is actually still going strong (of course, that's on our only indoors dog, all the indoor/outdoor dogs have no lettering left). Had to buy tags from a different company. Don't know if I can name that company here but WOW they are great tags, and guaranteed for life. Anyway, don't bother buying these tags, not worth anything. Sorry Jeffers, we LOVE all your other products!
"Barely Legible"
I bought a couple of the round black ID tags with the script writing. Not only was the writing hard to see, the black is wearing off the outer edges within a couple weeks. The purpose of an ID tag is to speak for your pet, but if people cannot read the writing, what use is it? Don't waste your money on this.
"Poor engraving"
I bought two small tags in SS color. The engraving is not deep enough to read. I do not know why they allow up to 4 lines on this TINY tag. I would not recommend more than one line. These tags are worthless.
"Lettering wore off on all 4 tags"
I liked the size and shape of the tag when I first got them but noticed the engraving seemed lightly done and not as good of a quality as I have ordered here before. After only a few months they are now unreadable and I have to order other tags. They may be a good price but for dogs that actually move a lot they are a poor choice.
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Ochowicz said Hermans's versatility is well-suited to the team. "We are pleased to add Ben to our roster for 2014," Ochowicz said. "He has valuable experience on multiple levels from his years in the races and will add value to the team at every turn. We welcome him to the BMC Racing Team family." The fifth-year professional was runner-up at the Belgian national time trial championships in 2011 and 2012 and finished fifth overall at the Santos Tour Down Under in January. He placed third overall at the Tour de Wallonie in 2011, won Trofeo Inca in Spain earlier the same year and was eighth at the Amstel Gold race. In 2010, he won a stage of Ronde van België and had top 10 finishes overall at the Tour of Austria, Ronde van België and Critérium International. Hermans said he was both surprised and pleased to have gotten a contract offer, terms of which are not being disclosed. "It is really late in the season and I was already prepared to go pro continental level," he said. "So this is a nice surprise." Hermans said he looks forward to gaining experience from some of the BMC Racing Team's veteran riders. "I know I can learn from a guy like Cadel Evans and there are also some very good Belgian riders, like Philippe Gilbert and Greg Van Avermaet, that I can watch and learn from," he said.


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Rheo Brouillard knows how to roll up his sleeves
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Don't let Rheo Brouillard fool you. He can seem so laid back that he can make a job look easy. You would never label him a "Type A" personality. He speaks in a New England drawl, reminiscent of NBC newscaster Edwin Newman. Even on a rough day, when one of his tasks is to let a long-time employee go, he manages to not spend the morning under a cloud.
"I've never yelled at anybody," says Brouillard, 60, president and CEO at Savings Institute Bank and Trust Co. and its parent, SI Financial Group, Inc., Willimantic, Conn. "I'm pretty easygoing. I don't let things bother me."
He likes to keep things loose, he says, when he's out among the employees of his $1.35 billion-assets bank. "When I meet everybody, I answer questions straight, and I will tell folks what I can tell them. We're a team," he says. "We work together."
Work gets it done
Pretty much from the cradle, Brouillard—current chairman of ABA's Community Bankers Council—learned what a day of work was. He tends to be a hands-off manager, but he's always been a hands-on guy. His mother ran a nursing home in Massachusetts, his native state, when he was young. One of his chores was buffing the home's floors. Another was helping his father, who had turned the home's property into a farm for vegetables that residents helped raise and harvest.
Other hands-on jobs followed. There was a summer in a cardboard box factory, and there was a job during college at Savage Arms, a gunmaker. "There was a lot of milling and drilling there," says Brouillard. And he made a conscious decision about work while watching some of the union workers around him.
Quitting time was 3:00 p.m. for Brouillard's shift. Daily, one of his coworkers would stand by the time clock at 2:50 p.m., hands in his pockets, waiting to punch out.
Finally, a supervisor said, "Can you go stand around somewhere else? It looks too obvious." The worker shrugged.
"That really turned me off," says Brouillard.
Pulling one's weight is part of his approach to life, and it's a principle he applies to his ABA role. Brouillard believes it's critical for banking's future that more bankers become activists for the industry's causes and needs.
Traditionally, many became bankers because they felt it fit their personalities, he says. Bankers tend to be conservative types, who quietly go about the affairs of their banks and communities. At a fork in his early career, Brouillard had a shot at an insurance sales job, and he chose banking—even though the pay was much lower—because he didn't see himself as a salesman.
But over time, he realized that part of the job has to be activism. "I've always had the inclination to let my voice be heard," says Brouillard. But now he sees it as a duty. Now is a prime time to be an activist.
"I guess you could say that it took me a long time to realize that that's what I am," says Brouillard, who is intensely interested in politics. "I'm a salesman."
Fixing up troubled banks
But before that, he learned to be a bank mechanic. In 1995, Brouillard came aboard when regulators had, after many travails, told Savings Institute's board that the old CEO had to go. Brouillard stepped into a situation that no one could envy. Significant financial trouble was only part of the challenge. The bank had grown dysfunctional, in part in ways that, in more innocent times, used to be described as "not appropriate for a family publication." Yet the scandals had started to make the local press anyway.
Extreme as the challenges were, Brouillard was no stranger to the labors of bringing back a troubled bank. He'd been through it before and arrived in Willimantic on the strength of his first such bout.
Brouillard began his banking career in 1976 in the management training program at Massachusetts' BayBanks Corp., which gave him exposure to every area of the bank. After that, he worked in various BayBanks jobs, including managing a customer care center and an operations center. He stayed about seven years and might have stayed longer. But as the company consolidated operations, his next opportunity would have been in Boston, and he and his wife, Faith, didn't want to live there. Brouillard moved to a regional bank processor, Connecticut Online Computer Center (COCC), where he was vice-president, customer service.
In time, Brouillard realized he wanted to be a banker again. In 1989, he was hired to turn around Connecticut's Danielson Federal Savings & Loan Association.
Looking back on that, he says, with a grin, "I was a 35-year-old go-getter who was going to set the world on fire." At Danielson, he had to extinguish a fire.
The thrift had gotten in over its head with bad loans, some of them the result of an out-of-market auto leasing operation it bought paper from. "It wasn't long after I arrived that I found myself asking, 'What am I doing out here?'" confesses Brouillard. But the young banker dug in, frequently traveling to the Atlanta, Ga.-based leasing operation to protect the thrift's interests—sometimes having to do his own repo work.
Along the way, he had to write off about $1 million. But by 1994, he'd cleaned things up sufficiently to attract a buyer. Having worked through one comeback, Brouillard was ready when Savings Institute called.
Rebuilding in Willimantic
Turning around SI's problems would be a bigger challenge, Brouillard quickly found.
When he arrived at the bank, he encountered a demoralized staff, with some folks not sure whom to trust anymore. One employee, who grew to be one of his right-hand people, flatly declined Brouillard's request to become his assistant, initially.
Simply clearing up the multiple lawsuits facing Savings Institute chewed up much of the first few years of Brouillard's time there. A handful of layoffs—including a family member of the ousted CEO—began to put the bank back on track. Brouillard saw the need to shepherd the very traditional mutual savings bank toward a model more like a commercial community bank. Gradually, he brought aboard talent for senior positions where he felt the savings bank lacked ability or depth.
His broad-based training at BayBanks gave him a good idea of what needed to be done, says Brouillard, and how to get it done. He'd not set out to become a bank-fixer, "but I've never shied away from any challenge."
Evolving the business model
The road to recovery had twists, turns, and potholes, and took five years to accomplish.
In 2004, a gradual corporate metamorphosis began when the state-chartered mutual savings bank under FDIC became a federally chartered thrift under OTS. At the same time, a mutual holding company was formed, which was an OTS preference. From 2005 to 2008, Brouillard began working on the bank's distribution network, building new branches, rebuilding others, and moving others to better locations. A traditional New England design was adopted to reflect Savings Institute's long history, dating back to 1842. (Today, SI Financial Group trades on the NASDAQ Global under "SIFI.")
During all this time, the bank added more commercial banking activity to its mortgage lending mainstay. Brouillard explains that, historically, commercial banking has had higher margins, and Savings Institute needed to add more earnings.
The bank made it through the financial crisis—not without difficulties—and by 2010, growth had outstripped capital, and the bank needed to raise more. Brouillard had persuaded a reluctant board in earlier years to adopt the mutual holding company, a step away from traditional mutual roots. Now, it was a shorter step to full stock, and the bank raised millions in new capital through a public offering.
Building out into Rhode Island
The latest step in Savings Institute's reformation came last year when the company acquired Newport (R.I.) Bancorp, a traditional thrift. The merger helped the bank on multiple levels. Newport serves higher income and higher net worth markets than does Savings Institute, which will open additional opportunities for the company's trust and brokerage operations. A good 30% of Newport's costs were knocked off early in its assimilation—$4 million in savings. Geographic diversification has been strengthened as well.
A bonus, according to Brouillard, is that the combined company addressed a growing squeeze on its portfolio mix that could have blown through federal qualified thrift lender tests. Newport generally holds mortgages, while Savings Institute has mostly followed a mortgage banking model in recent years. The latter has helped increase fee income to supplement narrow margins. Now, the commercial mortgage balance has been restored, forestalling thoughts of a charter change.
Brouillard anticipates that 2014 will mark a return to something like normality for the company, with the costs and financial statement noise of the bank's various adjustments finally leveling off. It's been a long ride, with the challenges including culturally moving beyond mutuality, a significant shift for board members.
Having made the move, the company runs the potential risk of being pushed into a sale by an investor. Brouillard says staying independent and continuing to serve the communities where the bank grew up means watching out for opportunities for profit and for growth, such as future merger partners.
"Unfortunately," he says, "bank size does matter."
Meeting community bank challenges
As befits such a background, Brouillard is by no means shy. He and some other community bankers recently met in the office of a member of Congress whose district contains the head offices of 13 community banks and not one big bank headquarters. Yet that member has not supported community banks in their struggle with the likes of the Dodd-Frank Act and its aftermath.
The bankers met with an aide. He told them the congressman had not supported their preferences because he thought the legislation they backed would help big banks, too.
"You've got to stop that stuff," Brouillard declared, in response to this "divided industry" comment. While banks may scrap with each other in the free market, using every advantage they can muster, he's convinced unity is critical on the Hill.
Brouillard has seen the results of disunity. Chris Dodd, a Democrat and former chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, came from Brouillard's state, and left his name on Dodd-Frank.
Brouillard says he could never make a dent with the senator. "During the creation of the legislation, I met with Dodd and with his staff," he says. "Dodd kept saying, 'We're not going to do anything here to hurt community banks.'" Unfortunately, too many people in banking believed him.
"It's very frustrating for community bankers to have all this regulation thrust upon us," says Brouillard, "when we've done our jobs and supported our communities all these years."
This has hardened his resolve to devote his energies to one of the Community Bankers Council's prime missions: advocacy. In addition to direct banker involvement in events, such as ABA's upcoming Government Relations Summit, Brouillard favors concentrated advocacy efforts, such as the association's 501 (c)(4), Financial Education and Advocacy Initiative, which his bank supports.
"FEAI can help the industry by providing information and education to lawmakers and their staffs," points out Brouillard. "These people are pulled in hundreds of directions, and they don't have time to become experts in banking."
Brouillard sees a waking up among bankers after many have been low key for too long. "We are all feeling the impact of what happened over the last five years," he says. "We now see the need for advocacy."
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The black-and-white marble floor in the entryway was pre-existing. Andrews energized the space with the addition of a pair of hanging retro globe lights.
The black-and-white marble floor in the entryway was pre-existing. Andrews energized the space with the addition of a pair of hanging retro globe lights.
Living Room
"We wanted to maximize seating," says Andrews, "so we started with this huge sectional. We also wanted to keep all the furniture low because the ceilings really aren't high." Retro lighting makes an appearance in the corner, where vintage-glass pendants cluster at varying heights.
Living Room
Restored by previous owners, the house still sports its original fireplace. A fireside sitting area demonstrates Andrews's love of symmetry: "Everything in twos," he says. Note the pair of wing chairs, the pair of topiaries, and the pair of sconces above a pair of demilune tables on either side of the fireplace.
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Andrews maintains symmetry around the fireside sitting area, down to the twin tufted throw pillows.
Dining Room
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White marble and a silver backsplash keep the kitchen feeling bright and airy. The expansive kitchen island provides plenty of counter space and eases traffic flow between the entertainment and dining rooms.
Entertainment Room
Dusty lavender walls match the sofa's hue. Sectionals set at right angles allow for intimate conversation as well as casual relaxation. An ottoman in the middle doubles as a table.
Guest Bedroom
"She just let me do my thing here," says Andrews of the guest room. "I wanted it to have a little bit of drama, so I designed the headboard much taller than I typically would." The palette started with the window's navy blue sheers. The headboard's velvet paisley followed. Vintage chairs create symmetry at the window.
Details on the following slide.
Guest Bedroom Details
A pair of mercury-glass pendant lights on either side bring balance to the bed and "give a traditional room a little edge," adds the designer. "It's all about the unexpected."
Master Bathroom
"I created his-and-her baths. This one is hers. We replaced tile walls with beadboard and topped the beadboard with a textured Maya Romanoff wallpaper that's not quite a strié. The cabinets are painted a gray moiré by Benjamin Moore. Every girl has a dream bath in her head. We kept it neutral—but girlie and fun."
Master Bedroom
Instead of a normal-size headboard for the master suite, Andrews thought big. He designed a tufted piece that attaches to the wall and spans not only the bed but also the nightstands. At the foot of the bed, he added a bench in dusty-lavender velvet and then upped the color volume with a pair (what else?) of chartreuse green chairs.
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Master Bedroom Details
Bedside tables on either end of the custom headboard provide a place for books and an extra blanket for a cozy night in.
Master Bedroom Details
Mocha grass cloth adds textural interest to the master suite's entry. Note the pair of lamps; symmetry rules.
Master Bedroom Sitting Area
Twin chartreuse velvet chairs beneath a mod chandelier form a casual sitting space in the master suite. Decorative greenery complements the color and brings a dose of nature indoors.
Children's Playroom
"This is one of my favorite rooms," says Andrews. "It's fun, and not just for kids." Overscaled pendant lighting adds edginess, flanking artwork by Los Angeles artist Matthew Heller. The painting is the lyrics to Madonna's "Little Star." The design began with the printed linen at the window. The sofa is covered in a gold chenille. The khaki-gold feel-good rug is forgiving.
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The black-and-white marble floor in the entryway was pre-existing. Andrews energized the space with the addition of a pair of hanging retro globe lights.