VOL. XXXI. MASON, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1906. NO. 10.

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D o Y o u N e e d S h o e s ?

I f j ' o u w a n t a p a i r o f s h o e s that c o m b i n e

Style, Elegance and Individuality w i t h the best l e a t h e r a n d e x c e l l e n t w o r k m a n ­

s h i p , w l i y n o t t r y o u r s ? Y o u w i l l b e sa t i s f i ed

w i t h y o u r s e l e c t i o n a n d the p r i c e , . W e

h a v e t h e la tes t c o r r e c t s t y l e s fo r m e n ,

w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n .

C a l l i n a n d e x a m i n e t h e m .

O U R P R I C E S A R E S T R / C T L Y C A S H .

W e b b & L a w r e n c e , M a s o n , M i c h .

Concentrated Good Taste

Is a t e r m tha t c o u l d be used to d e s c r i b e o u r n e w .sample b o o k s o f the m o s t A i - t i s t i c •

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B U S I N E S S D I R E C T O R Y .

D K. C. l i . IIKN'DlCUSnX.DenUat. Over V.

,1. Itrowii's Shoe .Store.

DKS. M A N N & AUSTIN, Ilonienpiulilc I'liysi-clans aail SufKeoiis. Special atltiiillon Kivon

to tlio Kye, Kar, Nose ami Tliroat; also (li«e»soii of women and clilldren and rectal diseases. Offlce-Near lilock. l loi i rs-8 to 10 a. ni., 'i to 5 and7 tooII.m.

DB. KltXKUDJS I). CAMI 'BELI . , Physician and .Surgeon, onico at. fcsidence. Mason.

DB . F R A N K K. THOWA.S, I'liysldananri Stir-eeon. oniconvtir Wobl) & WhlUniin'sstoii!;

residence at coinor 1! and Oak streets. Mason.

A. A . i n C K O S r A N , ATTOl lNKY and COUN-

SKI.UH AT LAW, Mason, MIcli,

ALKUUI) . l . I .KN, Altorney at Ltiw. Odlco at County Clerk's Olllce. ^

l i . M C A l l T H U l l , AUoineyandCoiinaelorat f.iiw. Qfflci) in county biiildini;.

D ICNSMOltK, K. A., Altorney-at-l.aw, Mason,

MlcliiKiiii. T. H U M A N S , Attorney and Oounselnr at

, f.ftw. Olllce In tlic new Lavirenco Hlock Miison.Mloli. Money toloan on Koodsscurliy.

L a c e cu r t a in s l i t B r o w n ' s ,

See not ice of liouse to rent .

Sec not ice of work horse for sale.

O n l y :! weeks to c t B i j o u p l io tns .

G o l d Seal rubbers at F. VV. 'Webh

See not ice of a c o t t a u c a n d l o t find ha l f for sale.

Y o u t i K work team for sale. I m i u i r c a t t i l l s oll lce. • . Owlip

L a s t week .Tacob Cook moved from Ills farm in to H o l t .

I l i i i v e t l i e Go ld Seal rubbers .u ' a in * F . W . W E i i i i . Se l ec t yuwT lace c u r t a i n s now an

get JO per cent , d i s coun t a t B r o w n ' s .

I l i i bbe r s made of rubber , the Golc Seal brand . Sold on ly by F . W . Webb,

T l i c Ifico c u r t a i n sale opens w i t h 10 per c c i i t . d i scount for JO flays B r o w n ' s .

F i ' c d M . W e l l s has an ad. on the subjec t of w a l l papers in th i s Issue, D o n ' t fa i l to read ' i t .

H a v e old carpets made in to new rugs F o r .samples and prices i n q u i r e of D C . Y a n d c r c o o k , Mason . "wo

V i l l a g e e lec t ions take place ne.Kt M o n d a y . T h e r e a rc four i n I n K l i a n i coun ty t ha t w i l l ho ld t l i e m .

I t is rumored the M a c c a b e e s w i l l e rec t a new block corner of M a p l e and A streets where P e t t y ' s shops now s t a n d .

M r s . n . J . B u n d ' * r e m a i n s were tak­en f rom the v a u l t T u e s d a y a f t e rnoon a n d i n t e r r e d . R e v . W . IT. S i m m o n s he ld shor t services.

T w o f re ight t r a ins loaded w i t h ice were i n the yards of the M . C . road i n th is c i t y las t T h u r s d a y a t noon, T h e y were >,'0ing sou th .

T i l e decree t eam of M a s o n E n c a m p raent No."]40 w i l l no to / Jackson l i ' r iday where they w i l l confer t he roya l p u r pie dcKree In the eve'nini,'.

C u r t i s Po t t e r , l iv i t i j , ' i n V e v a y south­east of th i s c i t y , i s , s i ck w i t h append i ­c i t i s , T h e doctorjsays he is i m p r o v -i n g . M r . P o t t e r Ijas lost t w o c h i l d r e n Wi th the same disease.

GISO- W. ni t t s roi , , Atlonwv, CnnvByanclns iinri Insnraiice, I'arUctilar attention i;lvf'»

to practice In I lie proliato court anil the settle-inontof estates. More Ihitn (Iftecn years o.\pO' Hence In the prohate olllce as nroharo reRlstc and jndRe of probate enables liliii to save you, money In the scttlemenl ot an estate. 'MU

GEO. A . KAUIilC, DEAr .EU I N H E A V Y A N D Shelf Hardware. MapleStreut,Mason.

ED. lUNDrNG, Auctioneer, Willie Oiik, Mich I'ariiiers' rural lelei)lion« line. Satlsfaci

giiarHiilecd itnd terms liberal.

L I l , IVES, General Auctioneer. Years of ex , porleiice. Terms always salistiielory.

HE N K Y K U i m , (ieneral Anctlouecr. Satis­faction Riiitranleed, terms rlKht. Leave

orders at this olllco. Postonioo, Mnsoii.

r U R M E K S ' . M U T U A L K I B E INSURANCE J? Oompunyof [uj;Uiiiiicounty. Sufuat;olioiii est ftiid best, For Information write to I M i Field, secroturv.Mason, A.I.ISui'ber,presU ilont.Mason. Olllooln tlie conrt liouse.

G L. I'EOIC, ConveyanclnK, Iiisiirance and Real a Estate. SpecliU attention Klven to the set-

tlemeut of estates and the adjustment of titles. KIslit yours as probate rcijlstor. Settles those matters without unnecessary oxpoiiso or "fees,"

• Consultation tree. Correspondeniie solicited. Farmers liaiilc Uiiildlii);, Mason. M i d i . '

C o u n t y T r e a s u r e r ' N i c h o l s has been on the s i ck l i s t durin), ' the past week.

Sa tu rday J u d g e W i e s t g ran ted W i l ­l i a m K u h f a h l a d i v o r c e from M a r y K u h f a l i l on the Rround of e x t r e m e c rue l t y . A l s o one to P e t e r B . E r n s -toerger f rom N e t t i e A . E r n s b c r g e r on the g round of dese r t ion .

M e m b e r s of the, M a s o n T e n n i s G l u b l i e l d l l i e l r annua l m e e t i n g lus t F r i d a y even ing . D r . 0 . I I . F r e e l a n d was chosen pres iden t and M u r r a y S t r o u d secretary and t reasurer . T h e ^ c l u b w i l l keep t l i e same grounds as* l a s t j ' e a r .

O n l y ;j weeks to get B i j o u photos . * M r s . H a r p e r plecd and M r s . C . J .

R a y n e r were in l L a n s i n g l a s t T h u r s -d i iy . C o m i n g home on t l ie e v e n i n g t r a i n t l ie l a t t e r los t her pocke tbook on the car, but) i t was found and re­tu rned to her the ne.xt day.

T h e lodge of h V o o d r a e n of t h i s c i t y has been i n v i t e d to a t t e n d a g rand r a l l y a t L a n s i n g on F r i d a y , M a r c h 10, g iven in l i o n o r ' o t H e a d C o n s u l T a l b o t of L i n c o l n , N 'eb . I f w e a t h e r p e r m i t s there W i l l be ja parade fo l lowed by a good prograrp a t one of t h e p u b l i c ha l l s . A l l W o o d m e n and t h e i r lad ies are expectedfto be present .

A peeul larfs ta te of affairs was dl.s-covered a t tl le W i U i a m s t o n postofl lce recen t ly w l p n a m a i l pouc l i w h i c h h a d been ijun over by a t r a i n was opened. A s m a l l wooden box con t a in ' i n g a pa i r oi; spectacles b e l o n g i n g to L a f a y e t t e l i i n g was found to be c o m ­p le t e ly smashed . T h e box was n o t o n l y broketji apar t at t h e Join ts b u t the t h i n woioden m a t e r i a l of w h i c h i t was made mso broken crosswise of the g r a m . But^ the spectacles were found to be i n t a c i .

M r s . W . W . B r o w e r and M r s , E . C . B r o w e r e n t e r t a i n e d a la rge c o m p a n y of l ady frijends on Wednesday i^f l a s t sveek w l t l progress ive c i n c h . S i x lad ies w i n t i i n g the same n u m b e r of games drevji? f o r t h e pr ize, a c h i n a cake p la te , whi /£h was won by M r s . G , D o l -berg . S i x (tables of c i n c h a n d one of f l inch were p layed . M r s . G . B . D o h e r -t y won t h « favor In flinch, a c h i n a p la te . ; D e l i c i o u s :refreshments-.wer.0 served, a f t W w h i c h t he guests ' de­pa r t ed . Th\e t a l l y cards were u n i q u e , b e i n g s m a l l \ p l c t u r e s o f t he t w o host­esses s i t t i n g a t a card t a b l e each ho ld ­i n g up a majster hand of pedro a n d flinch.—Fife >SLake M o n i t o r , F e b . 15.

M a r c h came In t ike a l amb ,

O n l y .'! weeks to ge t B i j o u pl iotos . »

House for rent, In( |u l re of A . .1.

H a l l , 10w2p

See not ice of roud wji^on and s ing le harness for sale,

D r . G o u l d a t the . D o n n e l l y House n e x t T u e s d a y , See a d .

F o r the m o n t h of I ' ^b r i i a ry L a n ­s ing 's poor cost l inr $2'1S,3;!.

G o l d S e a l r i i b b e r s are t l i e k i n d t h a t wear. Sold by F . W . W e b b . >

F i n e l i ne of (iorrospondencc paper and envelopes for sale a t t h i s office.

A Mason par ty of 12 a t t ended t l ie s k a t i n g r ink a t L a n s i n g last T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g .

N e w goods—dress goods, su i t ings , w h i t e good.<, new every day a t Brown ' s d ry goods s tore .

T h e I n g l i a n i Coun ty M e d i c a l soc ie ty meets a t L a n s i n g T l i u r s d a y af ternoon of th i s week.

D o n ' t fai l to a t t end t l i c spel l ing con­tes t at the A r m o r y h a l l T h u r s d a y even ing , M a r c h S th .

Capt . N . L . M l n a r of t i l l s c i t y w i l l con in iand the s teamer B u l g a r i a of the C o r r i g a n l ine again t i l l s season.

T h e r e w i l l be a dance i m m e d i a t e l y a f te r the Grange and Maccabee enter­t a i n m e n t at A r m o r y hal l M a r c l r S t l i .

C o l . L . H . Ives has conc luded his h i s t o r i c a l work In Siiiawa.ssee c o u n t y and may go to E a t o n coun ty In t l ie near future .

T h e F a r m e r s ' C l u b has prepared a t rea t for those who give H o n . W e b ­s te r D a v i s a hea r ing a t the M . E . c l i i i r c h nex t Sa tu rday a t 2:00 p. n i .

O u r a r t i l l e r y sect ion was Inspected by M a j o r •Vernon i ind Inspec to r G e n ­era l W a g n e r las t F r i d a y e v e n i n g . T h e boys made a very c r ed i t ab l e s h o w i n g .

H o n . Webs t e r D a v i s of Gorunna , the F a r m e r s ' C l u b speaker for n e x t S a t u r d a y , is a g e n t l e m a n of c o m m a n d ­ing pre.'^ence and an ora to r of h i g h rank .

T h e K o b e r t S m i t h P r i n t i n g Co. a t L a n s i n g lias been awarded the con­t r a c t of do ing the p r i n t i n g and b i n d ­i n g for t l i e c o m i n g two years. T l i e i r c o n t r a c t for both is $140,701.05.

H a n s o n P . R i p l e y of L e s j i e has be­gan s u i t for d ivo rce from A d a R i p l e y , c h a r g i n g ex t r eme c r u e l t y . S u i t was c o m m e n c e d i n .Jackson c o u n t y . T h e y were m a r r i e d J a n . 4, 18815, and have t w o c i i i l d r e n .

D . P . W h i t m o r e recen t ly purchased the 95 acres of l and in the no r theas t pa r t of the c i t y of C. S. M e r r y l e e s . T h e l a t t e r bnug l i t of C. J . and A . J . R a y n e r t h e W h i t e f a rm of 100 acres ust sou th of the c i t y p a y i n g 1B0,500 for

the same. •

A pa r t of t he proper ty recen t ly s to len f rom the L e s l i e postofllce has been found. J a m e s D a v i e , a fa rmer i v i n g s i x a n d one-hal f m i l e s sou th of

t h a t v i l l age , found a q u a n t i t y o f en­velopes and some one and tsvo cen t

d u e " s tamps i n his hay m o w . M a g g i e Sche l l enbe rge r of L a n s i n g ,

c o n v i c t e d of p o l y g a m y i n Oc tobe r , 1004, and .sentenced by J u d g e W i e s t to not less t han one year and no t more t l i a n five years i n the D e t r o i t house of c o r r e c t i o n , ' h a s been released on parole . A f t e r one yea r she w i l l : be relea.scd from her parole .

T h e seniors of our h i g h school w i l l issue the " A n c h o r a " aga in th i s y e a r D o n C a s t e r l l i i i s e d i t o r - i n - c l i i e f - a n d C a r r o l l H a l l business manager . T h e o t h e r members of the stafT a r e ' H a z e l L a m b , E v a M c C u r d y , M u r i e l B a r k e r , D o r a H a l l and B e r t h a H a l l . T h e i s ­sue w i l l comc .ou t about J u n e 1st .

T h e f o l l o w i n g t reasurers have set­t l ed w i t h C o u n t y T r e a s u r e r N i c h o l s and made r e tu rns of taxes as fo l lows : J u d N i c i i o l s , W i l l l a n i s t n n , s ta te 8 cents , coun ty 04 c e n t s ; George F r o e d te r t , D e l h i , no r e t u r n s ; J o h n W . Shower raan , W h e a t l l e l d , no r e t u r n s ; T . H . B u c k i n g h a m , S t o c k b r i d g e , no r e t u r n s ; H . P . G l a d d e n , L a n s i n g t o w n s h i p , s ta te SlO.OOj c o u n t y SSuW; A l b e r t Potter^ B u n i c e r h i l l , s ta te $1.17, c o u n t y 93 c e n t s ; E l m e r V o r c e , L e r o y , s t a te $2.73, coun ty 81.57, d r a m $557.70; W . H . P l e r s o n , M a s o n , s t a te 301.52, c o u n t y $48 47. •

• T h e mar r i age of L o r e t t a F lobah and Ruf fas R u s t u s J o h n s o n B r o w n w i l l be so l emnized a t the A r m o r y h a l l T h u r s ­day e v e n i n g a t 7:30. Ushers—Cajsar S m i t h , A n t h o n y H a r r i s , J o s a p h a t Z u -z i m , E z r a -Spriggs. ' vi B r i d e s m a i d s — L u c i n d u Jones , C h l o e K u h o r , R a c h e l I l o r a m , D i n a h P e l e g . ' P i a n i s t — L i n d a G r e e n . - R i b b o n b e a r e r s — D r u s i l l a F f a -d o r a m , C e l i a A r k i t e , T o p s y Se rug , F l o s s i e SlcldiD._>'King b e a r e r — T i n n y S n o w D r o p . . F l o w e r g i r l s — M a t i l d a E m m i a h p a t , B e ' c k y , Z e b o l i m . M a i d of h o n o r — P r l l l a t H o b a h . B e s t m a n — E r a s t u s Bake r .~ - 'A ' ' i nus i ca l e n t e r t a i n ­m e n t w i l l be lg lven a f t e r the c e r e m o n y i n honor of the^ br ide . A n u m b e r ot t a l e n t e d mus i c i ans and a One e locu­

t i o n i s t w i l l t a k e pa r t .

O n l y ,'! weeks to get B i j o i i photos, * M i s s J t i l l a W e s t o f D a n s v i l l e is c le rk­

ing in Brown ' s d ry goods store.

A n g u s T e m p l e t o n Is one of the sol v-ers In the puzv . le .depar tment of the D e t r o i t F r e e Press .

B f i s i i r e y o u a t t e n d the w e d d i n g to­m o r r o w n i g h t under the m a n a g e m e n t of t l ie Grange and L : 0'. T . M .

G . .1. N e o u i l e r has been reappoin ted keeper a t the coun ty farm for ano the r yea r and his wi fe as ma t ron , M r . NeoutTer has been keeper for the past l ive years .

L a s t Wedne.sda.v J u d g e W i e s t g ran t ­ed E , C . E w e r a d i v o r c e froni M a b e l E . E w e r on the gri jund of e x t r e m e cruelt .v. A l s o n n e t o F loss i e Dick .son from J o h n D i c k s o n on t l ie g r o u n d of dese r t i on .

O u r h i g h sci iool ba l l team opens i t s schedu le for th is sea.son a t E a t o n R a p ­ids A p r i l 21st, w i t h a re tu rn game a week la ter . G i l m o r o and C o r t r i g h t w i l l be the ba t t e ry . T h e t eam w i l l have new sui ts .

T l i e M a r c h terra of t l i e c i r c u i t c o u r t convenes a t L a n s i n g next M o n d a y . T l i e r e are 95 cases noted on the ca len­dar , seven be ing c r i m i n a l and 2". issues of fact. A m o n g l i i e chancery cases are ;!2 for d ivorce .

Vy. G . Snook of Sun r i s e , A l a s k a , sends us copies of t l ie Seward W e e k l y G a t e w a y , pub l i shed at Seward . T l i e paper is j u s t l i a l f the size of t l ie D e m -o c i i A T aud the p r ice is per year i n advance . M r . Snook is t l ie o ldes t son of Cap t . J . G . Snpolc.

T h e D E M o c i t A ' t ' suggests t l i a t i t is a b o u t t i m e to (irganize a c i t y bal l t eam for t i le c o m i n g season. O u r idea w o u l d be to conMne t l ie t eam to s t r i c t ­l y home tJilent, h i r i n g outs ide p layers talces away m i i c l i of the local i n t e r e s t and is also very expens ive .

P . W . Rogers , l i v i n g one m i l e n o r t h and one m i l e wes t of A u r e l i u s Cen te r , w i l l se l l i l ls personal proper ty , con­s i s t i n g of l i v e s t o c k , fa rm i m p l e m e n t s , e tc . , a t auc t i on on T h u r s d a y , M a r c h 15, w i l l also se l l or ren t his 20-acre garden to re l i ab le pa r ty .

R e v . and M r s . N . F . J e n k i n s w i l l e n t e r t a i n the F a r m e r s ' C l u b in the par lors of the M . E . c h u r c h M a r c h 10. T h e f o l l o w i n g , l ad ies w i l l serve the d i n n e r : Mesda ines B a l d w i n S i t t s , 0 . C. C a s t e r l i n , M a o A' 'augl in, M . Speer , Jas . B l a k e l y and S. .Da r l i ng .

O n l y 3 weeks to get B i j o u photos. * M r s . C . C. C a s t e r l i n w i l l e n t e r t a i n

t he P r e s b y t e r i a n miss ionary soc ie ty on Wednesday , M a r c h 14, a t 2:30 p. m , T i l l s is the a n n u a l mee t ing , elec­t i o n of ofticers, open ing of m i t e boxes. E a c h l a d y is asked to come prepared w i t h an i t e m on A f r i c a . A H are cor­d i a l l y i n v i t e d .

A s u i t has been commenced i n the c i r c u i t c o u r t by A t t o r n e y F r a n k L . D o d g e , r e p r e s e n t i n g Reeves & C o . of I n d i a n a , aga ins t F r a n k L a n g d o n of O n o n d a g a t o w n s h i p . I t is c l a i m e d by the c o m p l a i n a n t eompany, w h i c h man­ufac tu re r s engines , t ha t L a n g d o n b o u g h t an ou t f i t o f i t , g i v i n g in pay­m e n t the re fo r notes a m o u n t i n g to $850. O n J u l y 15, 1905, before the p a y m e n t of the notes, i t is a l l eged t h a t L a n g d o n disposed of t l ie engine a t C la r ence , C a l h o u n coun ty , to the c o m p l a i n a n t company ' s damage ot $1,-000, for w h i c h the s u i t is b r o u g h t to recover .

M r . A u m o n d w i l l o i l e r a concer t pro­g r a m a t the B a p t i s t c h u r c h on M o n ­day even ing , M a r c h l O t l i . M r . W i l ­l i a m J . B r v d g e s , bar i tone , of S a g i n a w w i l l be here to s ing , and M i s s E t h e l C r a n d a l l , soprano, and M i s s B e u l a h . D e L a m a t e r , p i an i s t , w i l l assist . M r . B r y d g e s is the possessor of a l ine b a r i ­tone voice and M r . A u m o n d is c e r t a i n t h a t M a s o n w i l l l i k e h i s work . M i s s C r a n d a l l and M r . A u m o n d are too w e l l k n o w n here to need c o m m e n t . M i s s D e L a r a a t e r w i l l appear w i t h M r . A u ­m o n d i n a su i t e of p iano due ts . T h i s a t t r a c t i o n shou ld not f a i l to d r a w o u t a l a r g B ' a u d i e o c e . G r i n n e l l B r o s , o f • D e t r o i B w l l l - f u r n i s h the piano. ' - A d -m l s s i o r f 2 5 c .

W . W . B r o w e r had a close shave and h a i r t r i m l a s t week i n a very unex­pec ted manne r . A -gasol ine l i g h t , w h i c h was used i n the ce l l a r to keep t h e w a t e r pipes from freezing, had m some m a n n e r been e x t i n g u i s h e d , a l ­l o w i n g t he o i l to d r i p in to t he w e l l , o v e r w h i c h i t h u n g . M r . B r o w e r pro­ceeded to inves t i ga t e the cause of the absence o f l l g h t a n d found i t l v O p e n r i n g the c e l l a r door, the on ly o u t l e t t h e r e t o . h e s tepped Ins ide and s t r u c k a m a t c h !!*t?J!?! and was q u i c k l y b l o w n t h r o u g h the door . T h e a c c u m u l a t e d gas h a d exp loded , r e l i e v i n g h i m o f eyebrows , w i n k e r s , some h a i r and b l i n d i n g h i m for a t i m e . T h e c e l l a r was for a m o m e n t f i l led w i t h t he flumes b u t n o t h i n g c a u g h t on Qre. T h e force of the exp los ion j a r r e d t he w h o l e house.- I t was a-c lose c a l l ' t o o w n i n g a go lden h a r p . — F i f e L a k e M o n i t o r , F e b . 15.

M a s o n i c F i e l d D a y i n M a s o n . l<'ridfty af ternoon and evening ,

M a r c l i Otl i , w i l l be M a s o n i c Held day i n t h i s c i t y and t l i c loca l lodge is pre- , p a r i n g for a l i n e t i m e . Lodges a t D a n s v i l l e , L e s l i e and-Onondi iga have been i n v i t e d , F o l l o w i n g is the order Of w o r k ;

1:00 Lodge opened on M , M . degree. O n e M , M , degree conferred by W . M . G u y A . R a y m o n d ,

2:00 One M . M . degree conferred by P . M . D . P , W h i t m o r e .

3:00 One M . M . degree conferred by P . M . Geo. H , S l i a w o t D a n s v i l l e L o d g e N o . 100. .

1:00 O n e M . M . degree conferred by P . M . W . B . T e a l l .

5:00 L a b o r to re f reshments . 7:00 R e f r e s h m e n t s to labor. L a s t

M . M . degree conferred by L e s l i e I jodge N o . 212, F , & A . M ,

T h e f o l l o w i n g b ro thers w i l l be raised to the M . M . degree:. C l a u d e P a r i s h , W a r d R . B u H e n , O r i a B . DI sen ro t l i , L e m u e l M . K i n g s b u r y and L e w i s B . M c A r t i i u r .

T h e f o l l o w i n g menu w i l l be served : Tomato liisritie Witters

liscalloped I'otatoos Pressed Olilckeii Col-nod Hoot

llroad and Butter Celery Ollvca

I'icUlcs Jelly Colfco

Strawberry Ice AilKi'l'sCake «old CaKC

Knilt

I n s p e c t e d I n g l i a n i . C o u n t y J a i l . T h e .semi-annual inspec t ion of the

I n g h a m coun ty j a i l was made last week by J . E . W a r n e r of L a n s i n g and D . E . W a t t s , supe r in t enden t s of the poor, C o u n t y A g e n t J . I I . Wei l ings of L a n s i n g and J u d g e ot P r o b a t e G a r d ­ner.

T j i e y found some cond i t i ons not the best t l i a t cou ld be des i red , the v e n t i ­l a t i o n and s a n i t a t i o n i n tile water closets be ing very poor. T h e inspec­tors r e c o m m e n d t h a t t l i e closctja be removed , as they have r ecommended t w i c e before, a lso t ha t t l ie vagrants be, kep t on bread and wa te r and be d e p r i v e d of a l l games, as they a re t rea ted a t the present t i m e ,

T h e r e are 15 persons confined at present , one of wl iora is a w o m a n . D u r i n g the s i x mon ths covered by the repor t , 203 pr isoners have been in con-flnement, 80 h a v i n g been charged w i t h b e i n g d r u n k . O n l y 10 were recorded as vagran t s .

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of the bank a t A l g o n a c , M i c h . , wr i t e s h i s s i s t e r - i n - l aw . K i t t l e R i c e , anen t t l i e s t r e e t r a i l w a y s i t u a t i o n . A t A ' -gonac the road runs on back s t reets w h i l e a t M a r i n e O i t y , where M r . W a r d f o r m e r l y l i v e d , t he road runs on M a i n s t ree t , so t h a t he i s c a p a b l e o f j u d g i n g f rom b o t l i s ides. H i s l e t t e r f o l l o w s :

I n rep ly to yours of M a r c h 3d i n rc gard to e l e c t r i c r a i l road on l^lain or p r i n c i p a l s t r ee t in any tosvn, my idea and obse rva t ion is t h a t i t Is the t h i n g to do. F i r s t , t he business p u b l i c w a n t t ; second, i t is an adve r t i s emen t for

the t o w n ; t h i r d , i t is the proper place for i t .

T h e ob jec t ion most a lways advanced is t l i a t i t w i l l f i i g l i t e n horses so. T h a t s a l l bosh. T h e horses and team-i w i l l

a l l ge t used to i t sooner than any one imagines^anrt is nonsense. T h e proper p lace to t i c up a team is o i l the m a i n s t ree t any way. • T h e ra i l road l u n s t h r o u g h the business s t ree t a t M a r i n e C i t y and there have been noacc iden t s or r u n a w a y s I rom t h a t cause, ,and the m e r c h a n t s would not wan t It any wl i e r e else. Y o u can a t t end to bus i ­ness u n t i l the ca r a r r i v e s a n d j u m p on

nd go w i t h o u t l o s ing any t i m e . T h e d r u m m e r can get o i l a t any store he may w i s h to v i s i t and on again w i t l i -qu t l o s i n g any t i m e .

T l i e p u b l i c t h a t t rave l s w i l l l ecog n i z c the a d v a n t a g e ; y o u see the town and can ge t to the hotels more read i ly . A s a genera l ru le the hote ls and oll ices are on the business s t ree t . O f course .vou w a n t a c o n v e n i e n t w a i t i n g room. F o r a r o a d ' t o t a k e a back s t reet is w r o n g i n p r i n c i p l e , as y o u do not ge t the advantages of l o t s o f th ings . T h e r a i l r o a d w i l l i m p r o v e any street It runs upon .

T h e p lace Is M a m s t ree t i n any t o w n . Y o u see the best business b locks are on t h e s t reets mos t used. T a k e D e t r o i t , J a c k s o n , B a t t l e Greek, L a n s i n g , Sag inaw and a host of towns g i v e t h e m - t h e vbest s t reet , i t Is ray obse rva t ion a n d j u d g m e n t by a l l means . Y o u go down t o w n to get the ca r and l o t s o f p e o p l e . g e t s o m e t h i n g t h a t they forgot to ge t before l e a v i n g home; don i t have to buy i n some o the r t o w n , e tc . B y a l l means ge t t h e m to go t h r o u g h y o u r business s t reet .

I f y o u h a v e e y e t r o u b l e see D r . G o u l d a b o u t i t o n t h i s v i s i t . H e m a k e s a n e x c l u s i v e . specia l ty o f the e y e a n d d o e s n o t c h a r g e fo r e x a m i n a t i o n o r c o n s u l t a t i o n .

T h e p r i n c i p l e v a l u e o f a p a i r o f g l a s s e s l i e s i n t h e p r o p e r fit­t i n g o f t h e m . T h e d o c t o r h a s the a d v a n t a g e o f a l a r g e p r a c t i c e i n h i s s p e c i a l t y a n d s t a n d s r i g h t b a c k o f h i s w o r k . PI is d e s i r e i s t o g i v e h i s p a t r o n s b e t t e r e y e w o r k t h a n t h e y c a n p o s s i b l y g e t e l s e w h e r e .

P r i c e s r e a s o n a b l e . N o o n e u r g e d t O ' b u y .

H e w i l l be a t t h e D o n n e l l y H o u s e M a r c h 13 th , f r o m 9 a . m . t o 7 : 3 0 p . m .

• I n A l b i o n 8100 reward 18. of lered . for the a r res t and c o n v i c t i o n o f a dog poisoner . T h e mayor's, dog was pois­oned .

T l i e Shiawassee coun ty board of su­pe rv i so r s has f ixed: the compensa t ion of t h e coun ty ol l lcers to take effect J a n . 1, mi, as fo l lows : Sher i f f $3,000 per annum, ;undersher i l l ' $800 i one dep­u ty $700, t w o ' o t h e r depu t ies $000 each, c l e r k : $1 j800, d e p u t y c l e r k .%'00, treas­u r e r $1,800, depu ty t r easure r $600, reg­i s t e r $1,800, depu ty reg i s t e r $900, c l e r k i n reg i s te r ' s office $600. T h e s a l a r l e a pf t h e ' p r o s e c u t o r and probate judge Were no t i n c l u d e d i n the b i l l w h i c h has Jus t been g i v e n effect by the board .

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B U S I N E S S L O C A L S .

Do you think of comlnB to the city to l i v e r ' Are you now here? Do you wuiic to btiy u nice' little cotta(:u,i;ood burn, fruit, lot uiid li iialf ot groiiiKl, KooU xiirdeii spot, ut a low price iioit on-cuuy iBiiiisv* If you do, cull and aiio I M ' . Mi l l - ' bury, at tlio Granite Works. lOtt:' '

noiiso 10 rent. ]ow2p Mits. J k n n i k B a k k b ^ ' Take NotiBc.

A l l notes and itccounlB of tliu lute tinn ot CM't oncler & Melian are in my liuiid!i for collcctioaj -If tiot paid before April 15, IDOC, tliey will bo telt > with a Justice for collection;

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10W2 Nlou C o m roddur lor Sulo.

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Ro.i])eclable lady of middle uuo to keep iiouso > for family of four., on farm four miles south o f Lansing. Apply ut tills olllce. ? 9r3|>

ICubliur T i ro Iwoiul Wuguii and slnijle liarness, boUi nearly ubw; for siile clieap. lOtI W. L. BtownLi. .

Ciond IVorlc Horno F o r Sul«v Coming oiKht years old, welRlis about i,3t».

I lonoral purpose liorse. M rs. A i 0. Suoders,: Mason Ko.s , lowa

I'oT Sale. I Dufoo-Jersoy Itod boar pIr, elslit montlis oW»v: 8tt GK0.1I. GlLLKSPXE. !$

n i t r l cy lur Sued o r VanA, 81.00 i)cr 100. J . W. WiLCOx, North Leslie.

Vut Sulu. FredWllco.v place—brick lionso and two lots. I r « u . L . Peck. - %

r a r i n u r s ' M u t u i i l F i r e Insurmice Ca. , . , ,^ < Geo.A,Joneg,dlieotopforOnondttgi>ti)wniim»• •. " , |

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FEATUKES OF INTEREST

C O N C E R N I N G P E O P L E , P L A C E S A N D D O I N G S O F T H E W O R L D .

5Iob i » SnrIiiKrll<-ltli ()., X«Kri» O u a r -iur UlNii i i rNVil by MlUtla.

A wliUo mol.) o f sovtjpal tliousniJcl men iittiiclced the iiogro qui i r tc i ' of Sprli ignqUi, Om known as "the Jung­les," Tiios(lii,v night ninl st.'ilo troojis l i i id to hG culled oitt to quell the riot­ing. The outDi'eok w a s the result of nttiic'ks on two wh i l e men, M i i i ' t l n Ditvia and K a r l Sulklns , by Preston fjddd and lOdwiii'd Doiin, negroes.

C o i i r l a i i ikI CrIiiieM, A c c i i l c i i t n i i i i i l ' i n r e s , J.,iilinr iMiil C n p i l u l , U n i i i i i

S l o c l i i i i i i l IMoiicy Miir lcct i i .

Ten TiKi imi i iKl I 'fople I /ns t l i i S t o r m . ,. The .sjoani.ship ^^llli•i|lo^a, wlileli i if i iveil nt.Siiii Ki'iincilsei) I'l-oni Tahiln, liriii«.'< ninV.s tilaton Fi : l i . 7 and S u iju,slriic;iivu Kirnailii Bwept the .Society i.slaii(l,s, caii.sinf; iliiiiiiij;c lo the anioinil III' $1, .(io,(i(i() 'I 'tililii iiiid n .si inllart i i i i i i i i i i t i i i Titaniolii ishiiiils. Tult llioii.sanil iiuf.soiis ai'ij saiil lo have jiorl.'ilied (luring lilt! stonii and .siiv(i"il of Hie i.shiiids have di.sapiK'ared. T/ie city (if l ' i i | iwiic whs jniiiidatL'd and si'.vetlly-livo! Iioilsi.'.s wore do.slrnyiMl, ineltidiiig llio j\i)U'rlcaii ooii.siilaieaml h't'enidigovoniiiiontbiiilditig.

I lundrcda of K i i m A l l i i i i t i i i i Ice in Sua. A disjialeh from llcl.singror.s, Kii i la i id ,

(lays thai: KJO llslioniinn will i Ihcir families, who arc itlloal on iIk; ice in iIkj g i i i ror l'"in-laiid. arodniiined to iiuri.sli. .About a lort-nlglit ago about J.iiOOjier.soii.s wlio liad Will i them their liorso.s wei'i! li.sliing oil' tlie easi laild when thi; ieo parli'd and wtis driven by llio .slorm into lltu lltiiiit! .sua. I/altU'tlio icii split, Kio wind cliaiiged lo cast tind it hlouk on wliicli tliore were 'M) per.sniis onmu nslioro at Fi-eilnritjlcsliiiin. The (11(0 of the otliers is tinlniown.

In the Senate .Afondny .Senator Ti l lman reporled the Hepburn rulli-oad rule bi l l . Senator Aldrich made a bi'iof stiiteinout oi the position of tlio five rtepnhlicnns

F o r sevcni l Ijoiirs, unt i l after raid- vvho opposed it in committee. M r . Ctil-nlght, the Jiegro section was l a a boeson aioved that his oWn bill on tho state of teiToi', the imllco being pow- snbject be snhstitintod for the ITepbiirn erlcs.s. The local i i i l l l t l i i was called monsiiro, and it was ordei-od priuted nnd out by the mayor, but was slow to i-e- ' " ' d ° " the table, nntil 1 ho "ite h.l l is

I taken up, Jfr . OInpp called ap the Md| ' ' ' ' V ' " - , , , , , , , ' I to dliipo.^e .of the alTaii's of tho five fllv-

A t midnight, however, eighty men ,„ j , , , , , , , , , Tcrr i iory . and it assembled at the a rmory and wei-e sent ^ . p j ; cliscns.wd at longtli, -Air. Diek, in out to ro-cni'orce the police. The elglity iljo nfternoon, occapied llio door, .speakiag mil i t iamen and the police, however, in bolmlf oC tlio .stntoltood bi l l . A niim-wore unable to handle the mob, and It bcr oi: bills of local importance _ wore was not un t i l tho a r r iva l of two coin-. ^>|'^•^('|^J;'cli''li".K o"';,f?' ' ^'"r " [ ' ' ' " " " . f ;

nnd niio from » 557^000 public biii l . lmg at Al ton, 111. , „ / " ' , ° ' ^ / ' 7 Li^aslal.ioa for tlio D i s u i c t of Coiiiiii^^^

X o n i a soon after midnight t imt the " . ^ ^ ,|,^, „f i , , , mob could ho handled. Then, w i t l i the j.i^„_ ^acn\ bills hoin^' passed. Two ijiJtts of their I'illoa imd without (Iring i,„„i.s ol: hot debate on the (picstion of a .shot the .soldiers pushed the mob niiowiii^ the incorporation of the Jjalrn back both way.s in Columbia , .street,' Kr in and Ohio Itivcr .Ship Canal C i u -cast from Wate r street and west from ' pauy followed, but the matter did not

TOENADO RUINS TOWN

D E A L S D E A T H A N D D E S T R U C ^ T I O N IN I V I E R I D I A N , M I S S ,

T w c i i f y - n i K ! W l i l l i ! PurNoiiH i i i n l Over J()() A'l'KTiii:)! A r e K l l l e t l — • I ' ' i r i! IlL'IilN to A l l i l <i> l.,i»tN, W l i l u l i W i l l l l u a u l i ii( J.eUKt .-jlI,.'00,out).

Foster sti'cet, When dawn came (juict had been ro-

stoi-ed In tlie negi-o section,, wi th "tlio

come to a vote.

Tho donate Tuesday agreed to vote on

J i n g l e s " s t i l l in c b a r g . of t|.e . n l l i t i a . ' i ^ - ^ r S e ^ ' l o S ^ n ^ l ^ l t of i \o l ives wore lost in tho riot, T h e i-c. ,„^„.;,„,,_ ,,-,10 remainder of tho day was sui t of tlie mob was the destruction, of dovotcd to a dis«n.s.sion oC tho hil l pro-sl."C nogi-o houses, one saloon and the. viding for the .sottlomont ol; tho affairs of daini igl i ig of .several other.s. tho five civilized trihe.s of Indians, rhn

"Tho .Tunglos" i.s tho name given to gwator part of tlio time being yivon to ICast Columbia street, whoi-o a number : ' l " " provision for thu disposal oi: tho coal

of notorious dives frofpientod by no-1 i " " ' ' " , 1 " ' ! ' . ' ' " ; i „ hI,' , , , ,. , , , nassei e.vtoni iiig ho H e allowed to ilie

groes and low whites are located. Six ^'.t';!,.ton ami Kastora Railroad Com-or seven of these jo in ts wore wiped out , .„„y for the construction of a bridge by tiio mob wi th the toreb, Tho most .^ctoss the Calumet river in lllinoi.s. M i l -infamous place was l l tcr t i i ly torn t o | i i i ; r y matters ludd the ntlontion of tho pieces rioters

and burned half down by tho

iMllliOM Di i l l i i i - I ' l ' i i i i ' l c I<'iro. A. special from Hoswi'll , .V. J lcx . , slates

(hat more timn l,i)()(l,i)OU acres of paslnro land in i l i e wcstorn ptirtof tlie I'aiiliamlk', Just eilstof Portiilcs, X . .Me:<., Iiiive Iiui.mi hiirncd in it prairie lire. Hint lias bctai flwcepiiig cast and south fur two days and

. . is stilt boyoml contrid. ,1. 1'. W'liite', of tini Tol low llDii.sc nmcli , and I,. I>". Doi i l l i i l , one of the largest stool; raisers in t i icsinit l i-west,statn Hint tlic loss isiiln'ady$l,iliill,liii(i. r robab lya dozen ranches liavc lieen robbed of their I'ecd.

Mi i l i j in Vi i l i iuc ; l.'alln Into l- i i l t i ; . The village of Tavoniola, hiiilt on ilio

periienilienlar dill 's above l,nie Iseo, in the province ol ' l lrescia, Italy, was almost entirely destroyed by a rnclc suddenly giv­ing way, apparently liueanse thu hike hail eaten iiito ilie base of thu cliiTs. 'I'lm dis­aster was prebeded liy a loii i l , roaring sound, wli icl i alarmed tlio l,0(ld inhabitants ill time tfl make ll ieir esoape. One lislier-nian was ki l led. About atO feet of roclc aiid the honse-s on it wore swidlowed iii i by the lake.

I 'owdcr iMii(iii/,iii(; Itlowii III). A powder iiiaga/.ino sliired with 100 Ions

of jiowdor and (lynainite, belonging to A . S. Kasbangli i t "Oo., railroail coiiirautors,

' located iienr .Safe Harbor, Pa., blew up. Tl ie explosion was lerriliuaiid llie in-operly damageto bnildings in t l ievicii i i ty is heavy. In I,ancastor, twelve miles distant, houses

'shook as if by an carlliqiiake. Tho cause of the e.\'plosioii is nnkiiown. The il is-laeiiibered body of .lames Sweeney, witteli-laaii , was found simie distaiico from the sooiio.

F i r e t ' l i i i i c in CliicaH:o Motel . .Fire of unknown origin starting in the

baseiiiftnt created a |ianiu aniong the guests of the Park dale hotel at Uliicago. JOscape liy mean.s,of the slairways was siiut otf,and fire escaiics t'liriiished tlie only means of exit unur t l ie llremen arrived and ladders placed lo Ihe windows. A l l il iegiiesis got out safely and no one was in jared.

T f i i m i m JSlow Uii l l o l e l . A number of tninips wlio had been cx-

• polled from the fanr-story Salvation A r m y hotel at Oliiiltaiiooga, 'J'onii., sociired en­trance to the hotel, placed ii i t io-glyceriae in tho stove and escliped just 'as the ex­plosion almost wrecked tho building. Cliarles Kinney was arresleil later.

K i l l e d Jl iH Wife and Stint IliitiHctr. < J lenry 1,. AVliitbeok, a iiliysioian ami

dontistof Uilmilo, lY. Y . , kil led his wife \Yitli a haniiner and then blew his brains oat wi th a rl l lo. . She had been 1111 inval id many years. Whitbecic recently had been a patient in a sanitarium. 13otli were about 45 years of age. _ _ _ _ _

P J i i l i p i i i i i e C i t y Destroyed l iy F i i - c . . Tac loba i i , ' l hc capital of tho island of

Leyte, V. 1., has been destroyed by fii'c. Tlio lii iaiiciii l loss is reported to be .$1)0,000. Taoloban was the fiftli oily of the island and was situated hi an im|)ortaiit hemp district. Al iHiniher of warehouses were destroyed. . •

l i i i i i a w a y T r i i i u Wrecked) One Dcrid. Two engines and Ihirly-two londed coal

oarS ran away for three miles on the Ches­apeake ifc'Ohio railroad, crasliiiig into twenty einply cars at Tiiurmoiul, W . Va . ,

. wrecking thirteen coal cars, donuilisiiing • both engiaes and k i l l i n g Engineer A .

I 'erklns. •

if,00,000 C o u n t r y l l o i i i c l l a r i i c d . . : , T h e palatial country home of . Tlinrsrou i Balhivd. sr.-, at Gleh View, a suburb of " i^ouisvi l le , ;Ky^ , w a s destroyod , by lire.

Loss $00,006, covered by insurance.

Safoblowers .Kob Po.stollice. ' IJaudits used nitro-glycerih to blow; open

! .thesal'edn the postol1icoatGrant.'l-'ark,.tlh,> scouring nearly $000 in casli and stamps.

W o m a n Gored to D c i i t l i . : Mrs . Kudolpl i Funk , wife of a farmer

Uv ihg ' e ig l i t miles north..of Logaiispcirt,; •, l i i d , ; was gored to death by an angry bul l .

The animal was tied in Ihe stall and at-. tacked MfS; F u n k as s l i o w a s doing tho ! chores about tho barn. ,

l i o y U u l d oi l M u r d e r Churtjc. Joseph Knigh t , aged IS,is i n j a i l a t l l u n -

' tliigton, l u d . , charged with k i l l i n g Keu,-neth Wil le ts , aged U , at Andrews. - A

'i'quavrcl aroso;botwoon tho-'two boys .and'

P E L E E S H O O T S O U T F I R E .

In V o l c a n o In ]fliirf i i i i i i i i e A K ' a i " V i o l e i i l l l r n i i l l o n .

A P.nrhados dispatch says that .Mont relco, in jra.rtini(]iio, is again active, and tho inliahitants of tho island arc in ter­ror of a recurrence of the groat crap-

IIoiisc, tho army appropriation bill boin^ under consideration for ainendmont. Tliat Gons. Corbin and .MacArtluir might lie come lieuten.Tut generals the provision nliolishitiK that rank was eliminated, Only eight of the rifl:y iiagos of tlio bill were passed uiion. '.Plio Diilzell hill ehnrterin; tlie Lake Erie and Oiiio .Ship Cannl Com pany, wirli an aiUliorisiod capital of ?liO,-000,' was passed. A resnhition of iniiuiry iiimod at tho State Department was or­dered canceled ami ilostroyed, as ;\Ir, Van

ions of four years ago. Pivo persons j j i i^cr (Nevada), by whom it was pnr-are in the ho.sipitnl in Fort do France ported to have boon /•ntrodncod, rcpudi-wlio were striiclt by falling rocks thrown lip by tlii^ volcano. l i y day a column ol: lieavy black smoko several miles high risiiif,' from the crater was visible thirty miles away, ami at night the Humes coiilil be plainly seen at a .tcroator distance.

The town of ,Sl'. i 'lerre, island of .Afar-liniqiie, was destroyed by tho eruption of .Atont I'eleo, .May S, 11)112, witili tho. loss ol' 2.1,000 lives. T i l l s was tho groatcst disaster of modern times. Only one man, who was conrmed in ; i dungeon, and a few persoii-s on tlie soii.sliorc on tho ont:-sliirts of tlio town survived tho catastro-idie.

In 1902, as in tlio proseat year, the .seismic disturbances had contimied for several weeks lieforc Mont reloe showed signs of activity. Tlion, on .May r>, it smidonly liiirst into, violoiiec, pouring out great (inantities of lava 'and .smoke day ami night. S t i l l there was little alarm, lis the penplo of St:, t'ierro Imd become accnstoiiied t:o lilie activit:y of. tho volcano.

A t S o'clock in the morning'of .May ,S, after the volcano had been rpiie.soent for nearly eighteen hours, there was an e."c-plosion within Jfoiit roleo which from a new vont on the side of the crater forced n grout blast of llamo down the side of the monntaiii, over the cit:y of Mont Po-lee and far out over the Imrbor.

That fearful blast of flame brought death to the inhabitants of St. Pierre. Tlie town itself was destroyed and tho dame even destroyed the shipping in the iiarbor, one steamer alone being able to escape half burned.

A i l this fearful destruction of life and properly came in an instant, and in ah instant it was over, Quo breath of ilamo wiped out the city and pcojile. Then for days Jfont Pclee poured a soa of lava and mud down the side of the mountain, burying tho destroyed-city, so that to-day only traces of it may ho seen.

The oraption of Soufriero. tho island of St. •'i'lncont volcano, oocnrrcd at the same time. H a l f blio island was devastated by Hoods of burning Inva. Plantations,wore wiped out and small towns destroyed. Tlio city of Georgetown itself escaped se rioua injury.

mod it.

Senator Foraker's speech opposing rail­way rate Icgislnlioii occupied llirec hours bC Vho session of the Senate Wediiesday. A fnrllior discussion of, tlie railroad land ^'l•nnt ill Imiian Terri tory followed,, wi l l i ibo result that a resolution was passed i-xleilding tho tribal government of the live ciVilizod tribes until iMnrcli 4,. 1007. jVii o.veciitivo ses.'iion Wa.s had at -1 i.lfi p. m., but: Ilie doors were reopenod ten min­utes later .•mil the remainder of the day was devoted to the passa^'o of private pen­sion bills, '.t'ho army aiiiiroindation oc-cnjiied the attention of tlio ITouso, but its consideration was not complotod. Tho discussion was marked by a controversy between the members of tho appropriii-tioiis and military committees over the aiiiounrs; carried in the b i l l , and honors were about evenly divided. A. proposed aiiiondraent to pay . u.OOO each to the widows of two San Francisco lironien who lost their lives in the recent lire on the transport Meade was ruled out of or-, dor. Provision for more Itian yOO clerks employed in the stnfl' and nt army divis­ion lieadcpmrters also went out when it was shown that, there was no authority in law for their employment. A resolution was adopted calling on the Postmaster General for all information on which he based his order witliliolding the rights and privileges of the mails from tho t'eoplo's United States Bank of St. Lonis.

A . dostructivo tornado visited Jfor l -tVian, M l . s s . , i i t 0:;w F r i d a y ovonlng, k i l l i n g twenty-oiio white persons and over ]00 colored iiooplu and dainncing property to t h o c v t e n t of !J;i,O0O,OOO.

There were also scores seriously In­jured by being caught In wi'ecknge of houses, The tornado caught the city on tile soutliwest ami traveled to the northeast and traveled in two sub­urbs, where many negroes vi-oro k i l l e i l and Injured, a whole teuoinbiit dis tr ict being wiped out.

T w o largo wholesale stores, one smaller one, the p r inc ipa l l iolol , the electrle l ight ing plant and a l l the smiil ler property between tho .Mobile & Oli lo IJailroad depot and the business jiart of the city wore badly daniagoil. Twenty-one men were caught in a res­taurant and several were icilled. T w o stories of tho Y . M. 0 . A . bui lding wei'o wrecked and otlior buildings suf­fered in tlic tipiior stories.

Mnril F i K l i l W i l l i l . ' l rc .

The negro tenement d is t r ic t in the north of the city wa.s deinollslied and the debris caught lire, threnteiil i ig a now danger, lilit the local doimrtnient, wi th the help of l iundroils of citizens, bvereamo t h i s i i f l e r a la i rd light. They were a.sslsted by the torrential rain fo l lowing the lorimclo. Tho known path of the storm was about (100 feet wide i i i i d one i i i l lc in length.

The Union and Queen and Crescent depots wore iiinoiig the buildings de­molished and i t Is estimated that more tbiin a score of dead are among the wreckage.

D. 10. Ueiii iett , C l a u d W i l l i a m s and F r a n k AVoodrulT, employes of the Meyer Nev i l l e Coinp.uiy, were burled i l l tho debris wlleii that i iu l ld ing wont down. Beunott escape,!, but the other men were caught heuoatb the ruins.

IMow.w W : i y ' I ' i i r o i iA l i C i l y .

'I'lie cyclone, nccomiaiiiled' by a heavy raiiLstorni, . struck M e r i d i a r idiortly after dark. Tho storm eeiilor was in the .soutliern portion of tlie city anil par t icu la r ly hetivy along Front street, one of the p r lnc i j i a lbu . s l i i c s s streets of the town. iVearly every hou.so on Frolit street is reported to have been demolisbod. ,

Tl io A r m o u r packing plant was left standing and tlie roof of this was gone.

The c i ty was pl i i i igod into total darkness, the oleetrle l ight ing plant having been put out of business. '.L'lie cyclone d i d severe damage at other points iidjaceut to M e r i d i a n and al l trains entering J\lorldiaii were delayed considerably.

The Western Un ion Telegraph Com­pany reported having lost llfteeii miles of wire and the Posta l Telegraph Com­pany also suffered great dnniage.

The wires wore i i i i down between A t ­lanta, U i n u i i i g h n m , ^Mempiiis and other points.

W A L S H IS A R R E S T E D .

l icnrt of ])<>riiiiul OliIciiK'O N n d o n a i l Il i i i i lc 'I'lilci-ii J i i t o C i i N l o d y .

John U , Walsh , former i iresldDnt.of Jho now dofunel: Chicago . Ni i t lonnl l?anlc, was nrrestod by the federal i iu-tliorltlos F r i d a y . Ho was hold In bonds of .¥50,000 to iinsiver cimrges of perjury i i l id elnboiiidemont made by the United .Statos Govoriinioii t . I f be Is fouml gui l ty Ids punishment can be nothing loss thi in live yeans' Imprison, meiit In the penitentiary, Aga ins t tbn mil l ionai re banker tiie govornuient charges tlint be w i l l f u l l y niLsaiiplied 5i;i,0(JO,000 of the funds of his Cliicngo Ni i t lo iml Bl ink , Ahso t lmt bo eomnilt-ted perjury in fa ls i fying entries i n a report of the eoiidltlon of that bnnU, Wblcli he made to the Comptrol ler of the Curi 'eiicy.

The siiecitle charge on wh ic l i Jfr. Walsh was arrested Is that lie made false entries In a report s l iowlug the condition of business In his banit nine

• days after tlio report had been signed and sworn to by himself and three d l reetor.s. It Is charged In the b i l l of complaint t lmt Mr , W a l s h :

Made false entry In the report to the cITect that at the close of business Nov. 0, 1005, the amount of loans and dlseouuts of tho hank on wl i ie l i olllcers and directors wore ilable was ,'?2-ir),000, when In reali ty tho nniount of such loans mid discounts wa.s !i!!!,000,000.

JIado a false entry In tho report to the efl'ect that the anioii i i t of loans nnd diseoiin'.s o n wl i lc l i the olllcers and d i ­rectors-weco not Ilable was .f.lO.CioS-22ti.(ii, when tlio iiinount of such l i ab i l ­i ty was in ren i l l y $7,500,000.'

A s president of the Chicago Nat iona l Bank , uuhiwrul iy and w i l l f u l l y .misap­plied the funds iii id credits of the bank wi th l i i lont to injure and defri i i id the bank and Its shareholders, ,Tolm M . Smyth and AVIlllam Best being named as niiioiig,those affeetiid, by wrongful ly convertliiL' the hnnk's funds to his ner-sninll and |»rlva(e uses by loaning the money to l i lniself without the authori ty of the directors and wi thout any proper au l l io f l ty whatever.

In a statement Issued'by Walsh two limirs af ler Ills arrest ho declared that ho Is liuioceiit. Wlie i i he was ar-raigili7d before United States Conuiils-sloner Foole Inter in the afternoon he asserted his arrest was "persoeulion" and a "blow below the bell:." Some of Ills closest friends said tliat- Chicago bankers who Imte him and his business nietliods lire at the boltoiii of the proso-eution.

Cliieago. The general course oC.

t r ade .ma in t a in s 1111 en­couraging tonq, (bo loiul-

Ing industries exhib i t ing wel l rouniied act ivi ty and the i l ls tr lbutlve branches l iaving Incroiising demands for the prin-cijial seasoualilG staples. Speoial ef­forts are niitdo to rush now construc­tion, tlie accumulation for this yenr being unusually extensive and assuring much contihubus eiiiployinent.

li'actory production Is better distrib­uted than a year ago, . th is condlUon cnuslng a heavier drawing u)ion raw material ami prices of the latter maiu-tulnod llriniiess, although tlio average of cost st i imis high, lu i r t icu lar ly In thu motiils and wood.

rtetail trade lias made a satlsfnctory aggregate and less apprelion.slon Is felt as to the extent of henvy w e a r i n g ap­parel to ho carr ied over. The wholc-snle markets are largely attended by buyers, the miiiihor from the Interior being much nlioad of last year. Deal­ings in staple goods Unvc^ moved for­ward t o a large aggregate and a l l In-diealions iwl i i t to the heaviest trade ever done in s j i r ing niorcliaudiso.

l.'ersoiml Iniying Is strongly supple-men tod by heavy nial l orders in dry goods, footwear, men's furnisii l i iga, and hoadweiir and there Is also steady buy­ing of l iari lwnre, fiiriiit lire and carpets. Shipping deiiartments arc doing extra work, many of tlio bookings jieing marked for early forwarding. Advices from tho country create a good imiircs-idoii as to business conilltloiis, Ifarm reports siiow win te r wheat and rye to bo well |iTOte::tetl and tli'cro are prep-nral loi is iiiidor w a y for tho early: re-ii i i i i i l i t ion of cul t ivat ion.

Fa i lures rojiorted in Cli icngo dis tr ict number twoiity-i i i i io, iigiliiist twenty-two last week, and thir ty a year ngo.— JDiiu'.s Ifevlow of Trade.

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C H I C A G O O F f - I C I A L R E S I G N S .

W I L L D R O W N A T O W N .

M o r e V n l n a l i l e f o r .Storing' ' W a l e r I h i i i i for IIiminIiik: I 'uoplu.

• A lively little Colorado town has boon •entenced to death. It is, to have four years of grace. Then tiioy are going to drown i t . Lyons is a flourishing village of about SCO inhabitants, 25 miles from Denver, with whicli i t has direct railway eonuection. I t was started ab'out 25 years ago and seems good for ton times 25 ye.nrs to come. I t is solidly bnilt, With stone church, istone houses .-ind pablio' build­ings. I t has a fire department, a tele­phone system and is piped for water and for acetylene gas, which it; manufactures.'

It is in the center of a fertile valley, raising, big crops of alfalfa, .wheat,; corn, sugar beets and fruit. Four years from, now the whole place wi l l be under 240 feet of water.

There is; only one chink: i n ! the.; hills surrounding.the basin •where , the tbWn is built.. Through this chink; flows .the St. ,Vrain river. The thing is.top tompting, A dam, 2,000 foot long at the top, and 250 foot high ' at ..its, •greatest elevation,

:w i l l . close 'that outlet, and score up .bil l­ions of I cubic foot of water.,; A company to,be capitalized at! §!5,000,000 is gettiag exeeodingiy busy, and:when they have re-nioilolcdthilt , corner of Colorado i t s 'bwn Mother Nature.won't Itnow;It. ' ' : - : ; :

: KtiWM of M i n o r No te , ' ! Miss ' .Ti Lougliborougli, 24 years old, of San Francisco, Gal.,-, died ia^Romc.';-".: ' ' The; average price of wool in- Ar izona this season is 20 cents, the highest ever knowB there. ,

' M r s Herman "Oelrichs sold a five-acre tract of Bubiqergod land off Fo r t Mason,; Oal., to the government for a sum ex­ceeding $250,000.' , .

The Viceroy ot .Foochow has been or-dered to .e.\oeute the leader of ithe'; Ghincso

Tho discussion of the railroad rat (piestion was oontinuod in tho Senate Thursday, by M r . Dolliver, who spoke iii support "ot.t^lio Doll iver-i lopburn bi l l , Tho fomainilor of tho .session was devoted to the b i i r providing for tho settlement of tho affairs of the live civilized tribes of Indians after the termination of their trib.al relations. No action was taken The House pa.sscd the army appropriation bil l , carrying about .?00,000,000. Provis-ioa for a cable ship for •the Atlantic coast and for a ship for mine planting on tin Pacific was eliminated on points of order T'ho powder trust came in for an attack in the debate, and an attempt by Demo­crats to have tho goveramont begin the manufneturo of its own powder consumod considerable time, but met with defeat. The Forakor bi l l providing for the mark­ing of graves of Confederate do.id.ia Hie North.wus passed un.animoiisly. 'Tho Sen­ate joint resolution continuing the tribiil government of the five civilized tribes of Indians in Indian Territory until their property shall have been disposed of was agreed to.

The Sen.ate F r iday passed the bil l pro­viding for tho settlenieht of tho affairs of the five civilizod tribes of Indians. U n ­der the guise of considering, the .measure, practically the entire session was given over to a (lisoussioh of: tlio railroad ques­tion, ,raised:by M r . La:F61lotte[s.propos­ed amendment: to the 'Indian .b i l ^ roh ib i t -ing railroad companies, and , t l i j | stock-, holders from .acquiring tlie codiwands in the • territory; , This amehdineht,- together with nil the Indian; committee's nmend-ments, was laid on the; table. .^At .S :32 p. m.' the; Sohato went into executive .session-and at 5:4t);adjourned until Monday. Tlio first private claims session" of this .Con­gress occupied;': .tlio'::Hpuse,; twenty-five bills being passed, 'all for' small ;amonnts.. Opposition; to many of .the measures ac­counted; tor • the ; ; isiiiail;_;: numljer put

through. Five ;whi.cli wvero/reported; fayor ably by the committee ;Went:over because thero was'no .auori i inat 5 :30 pVni.,;,when tho':Hduse, adjourned until.' Monday; , ' >;.

: Noted ot t l i e : K ' u U o n a l ; , : i i i i i ( a l . ; i ; A n investigation o£~ alleged railway'

'ownership of oil and coal companies Las been ordered by:tho interstate,commerce committee of the House. • President Roosevelt has decided to veto any riiio bill which does not-meet his; approval. This warn inghas been scpvccl on the Senate committee.' • -

A ' conference at the A'^'bite Uouse be-twcea the President and ucrchnuts,; ap­praisers and-'6ther;;otlicihla;:roeultcd;iia:: a

•Wholu .Mii 'arc. i D u v a n l i i l u i l . Tl ie tornado passed over in about

two minutes and dur ing that period soycral squtires wore dovastated. A conservative estinmto places the nuni-bor of b u i l d i n g s ' b l o w n down at be­tween th i r ty and forty. Among the heaviest losers are the Meyer & Ne­vi l le H a r d w a r e Cbmpaii,y, T o m L y i o & Co., w'holesale dry goods and groceries; Josh Mooro, wholesale dry goods and groceries. The N o w Orleans & Nor t l i -w c s t e r n l i a l l r o a d lost its , freight de­pot and other buildings were,destroyed.

The Mobi le & Ohio depot is safe, as wel l as the Southern hotel, but the G r a n d Avenue hotel was considerably dauiagod. i r rom the business center the tornado jumped \to the oast end, where a number of residences wore blown down.

Oli lo 'M Ilrlil«-ii 'J 'riixt Veohi-, Attorney General Elli.? of Ohio has

made his proliininary, inquiry into the operations of the American Bridge Com­pany and its subsidiary corporations in the 'Stiite, and estimates.that tlic: combi­nation has been taking over ?S00,000 a year out of tho pockets of the peopltj of Ohio since IS02. He has evidence show­ing thiit i t has boon tlio practice of the various compam'os:, to have. their, agents form a secret pool in bidding ,for all bridge work;' allowing; a .b ig margin' of profit to the members of thO'trust over and above the profit to the company do ing:.the:;w,ork. - The: presumption is that county commissioners know what was go-lug; on . arid; prosecutions are. anticipated. The Legislnturo;has:be'iin. asked ti) amend the law so as to compel witnesses to tes­tify without self:incrimination.

Cil.v*N <awn]til.-<>(i()ii(-r (,f 1*111)1 If!IVox'Efif DrcIjiPOM fill- ,S(>ciuII«i)i.

.To.seiili Mcd i l l Patterson, Commission­er of l.'iiblic Works ill Chicago, and tho youngest olJicial in the City H a l l , tender­ed bis resignation Fr iday to Mayor

.Dunne la a most; remarkabh! letter, in which ho avowed himself a Socialist, The inforonco contained in tlie commnuiea-tion is that young J l r , I*attor,son's mind had been: turned toward Socialism tliiough his experience at the head of the Doiiartiiioiit of Public Work.s, whore lie had every opportunity to observe the lla-grant contemiit and disregard for law exhibited by wealthy corporations nnd the power of money''in all things.

In Ills letter of resignation '.Mr. Pat-ter.son says that money sconi's to t)0 power and dominion. "'In life, money meaas everything, and theioforo.anybody will do anything to got it,. It onslavos those whom it possesses, and it likewise en­slaves in a niore, sordid -way those who have none ot i i . '.flio man who has money masters flie dostinios of those who have it not," ,

Siir l i igl l lce w e a t h e r ; stimulates. Jobbing d is t r i ­bution, i i i c l i i i l i i ig a larger

V n l i i m o o f house triide and also helping,.; retail busbioss in spring and summer/ fabrics. Slilpnionts on order.s are lieav--' K-'r than ever before, and no coiiijilaints of freight congestion are hoard. .\t pract ical ly ; i l l j ioi i i ls an early and long «prliig season is predictoil. A t tlie snnie time there is an a i r of conservatisin as to the more distant future, due mainly to the hirgcH- slocks of winter, good.s carried over, ami also lieeause of the recent drop in raw cotton, mak­ing buyers for next .soasoir cautions In Iilacing orders. L i k e conditions are noted in tlio loading Industries. B u s i ­ness failures In the United States, for the week ending Feb, 22 number 1S5, against 20S last week, 220 in the l ike week of 1005, 200 In 1094,185 in 100;i,, and 204 In 1002—Bradstreot's Commer-elal Report.

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I t l i i r con l W l i i M I ' l U c u t Case; The United; States C i r cu i t . Court- at

Ne\Y I'oi'k; lias awardcd'to'..Wiilia'ra Mar ­coni", priority' as the originator, o £ w ess ,tele^ra'phj', as /c la imed, in his suit

agnihst';the,. Do; 'Forest ' eompanyi::,Tho judges ,say;rJIarc6ni; was!'the iirst'; to dt!- scribe and, ;the' first.::tbacln'eve;th(5,t mission, ;6f;defuiit'e.'jiiitenigent'signals' by reea'iis of the i le r tz rcn .wares. - , .

Notes of C i i r v c u t -Evetito. , K i n g Edward wrote a. cordial lett»p to

the Kaise r on his birthday. Ber l in is; pleased at: the; resumption: of friendly re-' lat ions:wit l i ; ;Bri iSi^^

Prof. R'. S. Wi l l i amV' iWbo has been in the Philippines two yeiirs-for tho Newi York Botanical garden, said'th'at t he 'F i l l - : pinbs are too laz:;,tb';jvork'.. \ ^ ^ ' ! ^ • , ." Ex-Premie r"Ba i four» .ha3 ,declared for' a tariff, on corn'"pud ...other, foreign pro-ductsiiivvThiS'brings ;^him;;intO;'ac'cord ••with

The directors of tlie New York , New Haven and Hartford ;iro said to liavo voted for a reductioa im passenger ratoa from 2'/2 cents to 2 ceiits a mile on rce-ommeadation of Preside it Mellon.

A n ofiicial of the \V iscou'ain Central railroad is reported a s i say ing that the Standard Oi l has acqu i i k l a controlling interest in that property luid is (inanciiig the cctcnsion to SnporioiV and iJuluth.

'The; growth of tho :Am(|rican railroads has been phonomoaai, Beiiwcon .1805 and 1875 the mileage- in the'1 United States more tlian doubled, . ThisS was repeated during the next decade, and in the Inst five, years 25,000, miles haVc been'added to the trackage-of the country.;; '.

The agricultural ,nud lioVticultnral re­sources of the::Grand,;yal ey, Colorado, aro: most entertainingly so(; forth in an attractive booklet, '"The Li t t l e ,Umpire of the ;AVesteru Slope,"; now -being; dis-'tributetlby':tlie:: passenger ; lepartment; of • the; Denver' and Rio Grande rai 1 road. , ,' Pennsylvania railroad ollicials are' now testing the Strang gas-clectpc' motor, ve'-liiclo designed to, run upon -lany st-.andapd

'•track;at-tho speed .of.the fiistest passen­ger train., ; I n :genera! appibai-anco, i t , is much':'like the ;()rilinary piiVlor., car, but

- 'in.a 12-foot-space at one eilid t he rc i s a .TS-hbivsd,:pbwori ;five-cjdiiideiK:gas .engine that,;ii|)'erhtes an oloctrie gen irator giving a 504iilowatt"eloctrie;;ourrcr t. .The car;,

:will ' ; take any, grade'tiia^ cbmbtive •can,:olimh.;;;;;:?'-;:/'.',;•:•: W :';' The;Altooniv shops^bfIthO;Fonnsylyania, railroiid,Uiavei;;bcon;rbrdered;:||to/turn ; ;0U^

•100 ?; special;; box -'icars a d(!sisnod:, for ©tlie' shlpm(!nt''of,> aiitoriibbilcs,/iiA;ariti of a big boom in this trade i|exc spring. •f:':'A'report •'issue'cl' by; the 'in|terstate;coin-Incrco coihmission hliows llliat railway (EpiVallzatipn::iii;U^^

ed at an enormous rate in 'the last few years'; From !i!0,S94,d05,2;jrd, or $50.73 a tnilei iii'^lSdSi'f it.':had nhcrcjdsed-: in-;iOi3i--to; lfl3,2I3,12-4,(570, or '$\H.^J a mile. The increiisefin^/freight'l 'iSte^

Chicago—Cattle, comaion to prime, ^-t.OO lo,$(;,25; hogs, pume heavy, .f4.00 to .$(.i.;;i0; slieep, fa-ir to. choice, .?;i.00 to .'jiil.lo; wheat, No. 2, 81c to S2e; ' corn , No, 2, ;i9c lo 40c; oats, standard, 28c to Wc; rye. No. 2, (Me to (17c; hay, timo­thy, $8.50 tX) .$11.50; prairie, $0,00 to $10,00; bettor, choice crenniery, 23o to 27e; eggs, fresh, 13e to ICc ; potatoes, 40c to 4Sc,

Indianapolis—Cattle, shipping, .fS.OO: to $5.75; liogs, choice he.ivy, $4.00 to $(j.35; shoop, common to prime, $2..50 to $5.25; wheat. No . 2, S3e to S4e; corn,; No. 2 white, 40c to '42c; o.'its. No. 2 wliito, 20c to 31c.

St. Loui,s—Cattle; ,$4.,50 to $0,10; hogs, $4.00 to $0,40;, sheep, .$.4,00 to ,$5.50; wheat, No. 2, Sflc to 80c; corn. No. 2, 3Se to 40c; oat.s. No. 2,-. 29c ,to ;iOc; ryo. No. 2, 67c to GSc.

Cincinnati—Cattle, .$4.00 to $5,25; hogs, ,$4.00 . to $0.42; sheep, $2.00 to !i;5.-I0; wheat, No . 2, S7c to 8Sc; corn. No. 2 nii.xed, 4;lc to 42o; oat.s,. No. 2 mixed, 31e, to 32c; rye. No, 2, G5c to (J7o, • • • • : • ' :, .• •

Detroit—Cattle, $4.06„to $,5iOO; hogs,. $4.00 to $0.10; • slieep, $2,.W',to $5.00:;! Vidieat, No. 2, S4c to S5c; corn. No. 3 yellow, 42c•to 44c; oats. No. 3 .whi te , 31e to 32c; rye,'No.:.2, (i4e to OGc. , ; " .

Milwaukee—•\Yheat, . N o . " 2 .'nortliora, :• 7.Sc l o ' S O c ; corn. No. 3 , ' 3Sc to 30o;: , oats, standard, :30c. to: 31c;: rye. No. 1, ; (Mc to (15c; ba rley. No. 2, 53c to 54c; • ' pork, mess, $1.5.30.' ' . - i

Taledo—"Wheat, No. 2 mixed, SGe ;to,: S7c; corn, ' No. 2 rai.xod, 44c ; to 45ci'K' oats. No. 2 mixed, 31o to 33c; rye. No. 2, GOo to C7c; clover seed, prime, !fS.25. •; '^Buffalo—Cattle,-choice shipping :stcbrs; ;l

§4.00 to $5.75; hogs', fair to chbice, ,$'4.'()0'., to $0.50; sheep, ;cdinmon.to good mixetl, $4.00 to' $5.75; iambs,"fair 'to ;'choiCo,V' $5.00 •to;'$7.co.::, •• :• : , : ; ," ; v^^'im-:

:NeW(.YorIc—Cattle,,' $4.00 ' to :;$5,8d;;, • hogs, $4.00- to ,$0.75;-slieep,'; $3,00:Vto:y: $5.00;,:.wheat. No.. 2 red, S5cv 1:0 SGc :';© cbrhr: No.:;2,r,47c ;,to 4Sc; oats,^natural;'!:' white, :35o: to 3Gc ; butter, creamery, 24e ' to,2Sc;'cggs,-;westerri, ' l '4c: 'tb"l0c.^ ;.,'(;;-:;.!

; i T o l d i n a r c T v L I u c s . Alexander Leglcr, 22 years old, waa

nrrcsted'in Hoboken,; N . J . , charged with '••; burning his brother Car l to death to sc- ' /• , 1 cure $3,000 insurance., , ,

Par ts of the ci ty, of Campos, B r a z i l , ' ' : \ are under twelve feet of water. The . - ' j Pa rah iba ;Do ,Sul has broken i ts ,banks , ; I nnd 'much damage has resul ted. . . ' ^ _ ;

Tho Bol ivar County bank of'ClDveland; ' J Missi , a State institution, fai led ' to 'open ' i\ Ita^doora, the other day,' Its assets a r e . ' I

A,

•WinOW.S A I I K V I C T I M S .

M U a i C E G O N H A S SI3K10TJS r i l l f i .

T»v« riMroinen j r i i r t i i i i i l Ifa00,000 .Sl-IkmiI I l i i l l i l l i i fT Uai i inKUiI .

. F l i ' c botvvoen the hoiiM of •'! and •! o'clock the other inoptiiiif,' eoinpletcly igni­ted the Interior of three floors of the niiiKnl/icent ?200,00O l lackley public school in iMiiHliOKOii, cansins dainiiKe oh-tiniatod at $2,^,0()0 anil severely InjuritiK (.wo fii'i'iiien. Timothy Coiiglilin fell fi'oin Uie Ktioontl door, landing- 0:1 lii.s liack, find nniTowly nii.'tains a i)llo of .school, .seals. He wiiH CTrHi.'d ntti: unconscious by Vha-men Oiiyo anil Sloiiiur to the open nil', wliore ho was revived, l i e wi l l live, Init i.s probably crimilcd for life. .Tamos Cow-en was badly cut nboiiL the face and iho upper p.Trt of his liody aiid arms. He nearly b|ed to ,d(>alh bofore doctors stop­ped the flow of blood from his injuries.

M A N L O S T r o i l Y I S A U S IPOUNl).

Son »f I)<!(r<il( Cnii<alii of I 'oUce Ik I,oi. ' ii | i;il 111 Clili!ii«;').

John Spill.'ino, 2S .vonr.v old, son of Onplnin Tlioinii.s Siiillano of the police depiirnncnt of Detroit, wlio disap|)nal-ei in St'jitenihor, LSI)!), while in the Ph i l i p Iiine IhIiukIs, where he went on Ihe Unit­ed .States, cable Hliip I'.iirn.side, was roo-osnized by MichncI Coiiley in CliicnRO tlie other afternoon. Conley nnd Siiillaiie went to the r i i i l ippine Islands duriiij; the Sp/ini.sh American war .nnd served two years and a lialf on the citblo ship Burn-wide. The latter diBtippearod after his en-ll.stment o.\-i)ircd anil Conley nolifled the police, but no trace of Ilini could be found. Il ia falhor also look up the search wi lh-ouL avail .

C I T Y F E A I l . S F I I I E I I U O .

io P o l i c e of KnInmii/.<><> Arc; U n n b l o r i i n l C ' r l i n l i K i l .

The entire north side of Kalamazoo is in terror by the operations of an incen­diary. The e.vcitemeut lias resniled in the denlli of one iifc'cii woman. Oflicers admit iliey are powerless, allliouKh Ibey liave made one arrest. Citizens have aslteil permission to carry firearms. Ad­rian Fletcher was arrested following n fire a short distance from liis home. In Febrnnry l'"lelcher was serving a term in the workhou.se for inlo.vication. Dur­ing thai time there were no fires and the people dispinyod no fear. A week •ngo he was relea.sed and the .same night a bam was burned.

c i i i L O n u u N i ! ; ! ) t o d b a T i i .

.•*'<itr(cil 11 I'^rc 111 (lie S l o v i ; w H h Pitper.M a m i .SUekN.

The •1-year-old son of Wi l l i am Jfan-niiig of Kowlerville died from burns. Wi th the -l-yeiir-old son of Knhort Ling, tlioy entered llie home of the latter while the family was away, by breaking the screen on llie haidc door. Wi th iinpers and sticks (hoy started a fire in the parlor stove and I he dress of the iManning child caught lire. Drayman Cal l was pn.ssing at the time and heard the child's screams, l i e lore olT the burning clothing but the lit-(.le one was so badly burned about the chest and waist that he died in a few Iiour.s.

M n n I)ccl(iri!«l ((» I f av i ! D u f r n u d c d at IiCiiNt r«Mir W o n u ' i i .

Traced by decoy letters and followed to linlf (I dozen largo cities in Jl icl i igan, IllinniH, Ihiliana iiild Missouri , George X^aiil, alius Taylor, was urresied nt the po.stoflico in Cliicngo by Detectives I la lplu nnd Ctirtin, on a elinrgo of bigamy, pre­ferred iiy Mrs . Delia l i . Wood.s of .Mus­kegon. I 'a i i l , who-is only :M years, old, has served nearly halt his life i i i the pen-iteiitiiiries nnd woi'klionscs of Micliigtin, and it is charged that when ho wah at liberty lie occupieil his time finding; wid-ow.s, marrying tlieni, and thoii fleeing wltl i theiv money after l iving with them for two or throe, months. Shoidn: Daniel M . .Tames of iMuskegon, who wont, to Chi -(.'.•igo to cau,so,his arrest, claims thnt l.'aul liiul four wives. I'wo of these are said to be ilend nnd their names are not known. The other two «-ere M r s . Afarie Predmorc, .liKikson nnd Mrs . Delia It. Woods. Paul , it is declared, married iMr.s. I'rodmore two weeks after ho wjis re­leased from the ,Tiickson, Jf icl i . , peniten-li>ry and lived with her about si.i: weeks, fla Is said l:o Imve stolen .$800 of her innu(7 nnd left tile, town. Me wont to

MusV-oiou, and, after a courtship of about five days, miirr l id Ifrs. Woods. This inarrlai'c took ,iacB only two months ago. After taking .fl,000 of her money, it is said, Pau l Iqft the State and has been followed since by the aiilhoidties. I t is tlie belief of Shei'lffi .lames that i ' au l has married otlior women, who wi l l tell of him when they henr he has been arrested.

f o r T h e T e r m o f ( l i s N a t u r a l L i f e

B y M A R O U S C L A R K E

m . u n u s III,'! n i J i i A T i v i a . s .

U l K l l r i i rn i t f , r i i i ' i i i o r .Slil.slieil l I l N l u l l AV'iJI I J v e .

Christopher .fasiaund, a Uiga township farmei', conducted iin auction sale at his homo and lii.s ri;lativos noticed tliat be acted rhthor (pieerly. A s he tliimtenod several times to ki l l himself, they decid­ed to keep a close watch of him. .Sunday morning ho got up before the rest of the family and starteil out of tho hoiise, but his wife heard him and a.sked wllci-e ho was going. IIo replied tliat he was going outside for a few moments and wotlld' return shortly. She dressed as speedily as possible and made n search of tho premises, but rould not find him. Ahont .•III hour later he came walking into the hou.se witli blood .streaming from ugly sliishes in his tltroat A doctor was (piick-ly summoned and ho found that the wounds were not deep enough to prove

C n A P T R U II . In iho brcntlilo.s.q stillness of n tropical

nfteriioon, wlicn the nir was hot iind heavy, and tlio sky bi'szon and clond-loss, tlio shadow, of the iXfalnlinr lay solitary on the surface of the glittering sea.

The sun had just got low enough to peep honcnth nii awning nnd iiwaken a young man. In an undress mili tary i ini-fortn, who was dozing on n coil of i-opo.

" H a n g HI" said he, rising. With the weary 's igb of a inaii who lias nntliiiig to do. "I must have been nsieeii;" alid then, holding by a stay, lie turned about and looked down into the waist of tho ship.

Save for (be man nt tho wheel and tho guard nt the rjuarter railing, lie was nloiio on the deck. On tho forecastle, some half-dozen soldiers were playing at cards, or watching the fishing lines hnngiiig over llio cat heads.

.So far lite njipearanee of the vessel differed in nowise from that of an ordi­nary transport. Hut in the waist a curious sight presented itself. It was as though one had built n cattle pen tiiero. A t tho foot of the foremast, and at tho i | i iarler dock, a strong bar­ricade, loop-holed and fnrnisliod with doors for ingress nnd egress, riin across tile deck from bulwark to bulwark. Out­side this cattle pen an nrinod sentry stood on gtinrd; inside, standing, sitting or walking monotonously, within rnngo o f t l i e shining hnrl-els in the arni-ehe.st, were somesl.xty men nnd boys, dressed in uniform grny. "Tho men and boys were prisoners nnd tlie cattle pen was their exorcise ground. Their prison was down the m a i n hatchway, nnd tho bar­ricade, continued ' down, made its side-wall.s.

It was tho fag-end of tho two hours' oxerclse, graciously permitted each af-iernoon, and tho prisoners wore enjoy­ing thenisoives, It was not, perhaps, so pleasant as under the awnings, but that sacred shade was only for such groat men as tho captain and his ollicers. Sur­geon Pino, Tjieut. Maurico Frere nnd.

. S n n i J E N I / V I l l ' X O M E S IU.iIN'IJ.

H O W T I I K Y W I M , G K T KVKS.

I/iioiil O i i l i o i i Itleii SitT Cl i i i re l ic f i m i l l I ' l i . ' i lor.i ' haliirle.'* A\ i l l .Stillvr.

Trouble is s t i l l brewing in the camps of the bigli licon.so and local option ad­vocates in Van Huron county. Uecently the former discovered a movement wliorc-liy the latter intend io boycott nil places of business whose owners are advocating saloons. T l i i s wil l likely involve most of the busini-'.ss bouses in South Haven. Should any sign of a boycott come to light llioso who sufi^cr say that the churches wil l also suffer when subscrip­tion jiapers are circulated to raise funds for pastors and chureli debus.

fatal ntul sowed them up. .Tasmu.id is .15 . personages of a l l . Cap-years of age and has boon desi>oadent for t,,;,, yickers nnd his wife.

' Thnt the convict leaning ngninst the bulwarks would like to have been nble to get rid of ills enemy, tho sun, for a

A V h l l e Teac l i l i i c r .Scliool F l i n t M a n nionient, was probable enough. H i s com-lii s i r l c k c i i . , panion.s, sitting on the comhing.s of the

Kny Kmcry,. who teaches the Stone niaiu hatch, or crouched in careless .school in Burton tnwn.sbip, was suddenly Ci'sbion on the .shady sido of the barri-strieken by total hiindue.s.s while ongag- cade, were laughing and talking, with ed ill his school duties. Ho leaned over "'C'Thnent hideous to contemplate; but to cTOmine a seat that bad been broken, he,, with, cap pulled over bis brows, and and upon straigliteaing up be found that '"'nds thru.st into tho pockets of bis his sight was entirely gone. The school coarso gray garments, 'held aloof from was dismissed indefinitely and Fmcry was their di.smal joviali ty, taken t:o his home in F l in t , The attend- ^ Iho, low-hrowed, coar.se-featured rnf-ing physician is of the opinion that the bans gronpeil about the deck cast many att.ick was duo to a pnrnlyi;io affection, n. leer of contempt at l:hc solitai'y figure, and that the patient wil l regain Ills sight but tlielr remarks were confined to ges-within a few weeks, turos ol.ly. There are degrees in crime,

and Iluflis Dawos, the convicted felon, who had but escaped the gallows to toil for all bis life in irons, was a man of mark. He had boon tried for the rob I'-ery and innriler of TiOrd Bellasis. Tho friendless vng;ibond's lamo story of (ind-ilig on tile Heath a dying man would not have availed him but for the curi-

I ' K A C J f l U J D S A U l i ; K J L M C D .

HlC; K I R K ! V I : A U ST. J O S E I M I .

li 'iiriiiirrM F o r m l lnrkL ' t l l r l K i i i l c i i n i l isnvr (;ii[i.*ililrriiIilo I 'r i i i i t^rtv.

Tlie lal'ge farm barns and adjoining CJirrl.'lge depot located on the Ward S. Arnold farm in llie Royalton Heights district of St. Joseph wore totally dd-stroyed by fire. The largo sumlnoi- man-.sion and gi'oup of nearby cottages were .saved liy a lilicket brigade of farmers un­der the directiori of the St. Joseph fire department, which journeyed to the conn, try in response to a call for heli) receiv­ed by telephone. • The origin of the fire i s l i nknown . The estimated Io.ss is $20,-000, reported partly covered by insuraacc.

I J i i i i . i i i n l l v W i i f i i i "VVcullier, r o l l o w c d l i y C o l l i , i M p p c i l M i c i i i .

Reports received in St. .Toseph from re­liable fruit growei's say that the poach buds in that section of Michigan have been killed by frost. It is believed that ""s fact sworn to by the landlord of the

- - Spaniards' Inn, that tho murdered no-liloman had shaken his head when asked if tlio prl.soner Avns Ills nssassin. The vagabond was acnuitted of the murder, but condemned to dentil ,for the rob­bery, nlid London, which took some in­terest in the trinl , considered him for­tunate when his sentence was commnted to transportation for life.

Tl ie .voting man on the deck caught sight of the tall figure loaning against (lie bulwarks, and it gave him an excuse

tlie fruit buds wore advanced by tho mild weather experienced during January. A n investigation of various orchards shows tliat many of tho leading varieties, in­cluding Elbertas, St.' Johns and Gold Drops, ore practically all killed, while

I a small portion of the white peach va­riety have escajied fi'ost.

Hoj-N I»liiK-i! 11 B l l N d i k e . Thirteen Mnrsiuill lads who ,mistook a

teachers' meeting for a wedding iirocood-cd to celebrate the ovon twi tb fireworks, to break the monotony of his employ-skyrockets, red fire and bedlam general- meat. ly. The solloolmn'ams were frightened "Here , yon!" he called out, "get out nearly to death'and the boys woro a l l ar­rested. In court the'prisoners were lec­tured by tlio prosecutor and then releas­ed, after being paid 48 cents apiece as witnesses against each other.

W A I t X I S O TO K B K I ' OPP I C E .

f iCxInKloi t U o y Dlno l i cyn a n d In U r i n v i i u i l ,

A'enturing out on tlio ice too far, Pau l the l.'J-ycar-old son of Nathan Pla in of Lexington, went tlirough a hole and was drowned. Ho had been warned earlier in the diiy by his parents to keep away from the ice. Ills' brother Jacob also fell in, but wiis rescued. •

(ictx H e r IIi iMliniid Ont, B y means of n \vrit of habeas corpus,

jSIrs. Nellie Phelps of Bingham township .secured the release of her husbluid from ja i l in Owosso, where ho had been.lock-o<l; np without a warrant "on a .charge of .OTeekiDg a. Ivarising and ! St. : Johns electric train last fall near ,b is homo. AVbile ' locked up Phelps, wh'o is 28, was denied. b i t i l ; or. nn opportunity^ to talk with h i s 'w i f e or lawyer; The Circuit Oo.urt.'wns appealed to, and his vcloase ordered. "i ••^',.i,':'r'

> H U o i ' l - W c l K h t C o a l . The Lansing police: \yeighed. loads of

• coal-sent ' out i r o n r l l ixoal; yards,; and.i found:eigj\t./pbi)signniqnts under weight. Four ,of the loads were more than 100 pounds short . Prosecutions w i l l follow.

l .uuniuff Gun I ' l i i u l S o l d . - I t 13 reported that, the plant -of the

•• Lansing . G a s L i g h t . C o m p a n y has • been sold to the Giest isyndicnte of Chicago, •ind thi\t the company wi l l increase its capital stock to .?700,000 nnd provide foi ftiuen • bondi issue. Incidentally the Couu- ' c i l w i l l bo asked for .1 new franchise.

of the gangway!" Rufns DaWes ivng not in the gang­

way—was, in fact, a good two feet from it—but at the solind of Lieut . Fredo's voive ho started, ami went obodlontly toward tlio liatchwa,v.

H a d CooUlMK CaiiHC... D i v o r c e . . i j . , ! so,,,^ (,f.yQ„ j-g„o„,s s,„^j,|. J.acob Bauer of Crystal Fa l l s ncmtty jf yon don't have a care," wont on the

sued his wife for a divorce on the grounds aiigry Fl'ore, "Insolent ' blackguards '" of cruelly, the 'bill declaring that she, ,v.nd then the noi.se of tho sentry, on could n o t cook. Mrs. Pmner, however, the nnartor dock below him, grouliding filed ! i couul:or bil l for divorce, cliarglng urms, turned the culTont of his thoughts her husband with cruelty and de.sortiou .t, thin,-,tall, soldier-like man, with a and her bi l l was granted by the court, cold blue eye. and prim fcatui'os, came Mrs . Bauer secured .?700 alimony and of tho cuddy below,, handing out a judgment for costs. , fair-hnired, affected, mincing lady of

middle age. Captain Vickers, of M r . Frero's regiment, ordered for service in V a i i . Diemcn's Land, w n s . bringing his

A l l e g a n to l l i i v o Gun T ' l a n l . Several of Allegan's business, men hixve

applied ^>r a franchise to ostaldish a gas , ; ; ; ; - . ^ l e ^ ^ / - r i l u ^ M S d h ^ plant. As soon as they receive permis- " , slon it is proposed, to forin a stock com: Viekors was- fort,v-two., and had |,,any. Tlio plant wlll furnish both light- ^ glirrison belle f o ^ e l e m i weary ing and heatmg. , , ' | years before she married prim .Tc-hn

IJ r ic f State Uapi ie t i l i iKS. Vlckers. The innrrlnge was not a happy Prominent M a r s h a i r farmers in legal one; Vickers found his wife ex.tra,vh

fight over dog. Match in . waste basket. start-ed blaze

in 0.>:ford bank.: M i l l i o n cigars manufacturiKl in Ann

Arbor each year.

gant, vain, and snnppisn, and she 'found hint harsh, disenchanted, niv] common: place, . A dnuglltor, bofn two years af­ter their m a r r i a g e , w a s the, only, l i i ik that bouml the ill-assorted pair. Vickers idolized, little Sylvia, , and upon the rec-

Cheboygan hafbor win be improve^ at oiiimendationof a long sea voyage for his cx-pense of .'i!70,000.

Ypsihanti saloonkeopor believes l id : should. l>o kept. down. . • ,

Pugsley &-Dni l iekl ;have ostablisliod ;a ' brick yard ne.ar Sumner,; >

M r . and M r s . R.; D . Roys of Y p s i - ; lanti colobrato golden wedding.

, L a n s i n g police after hoys •hanging: around opera,house late tit night.

fail ing healthy -he: insisted upon bringin, the chi ld ' with .-hira. Mrs . ; Vickers ^ fol­lowed her tilishand, with the best, grace she' could .muster. AVhcrt^fairlyfout • to sea,she.einployed the, intervals• between scolding':her -dnngh tor. and her maid, , in fasoinal;ing the boorish young lieutenaiit, M i u r i c e Prere.

.Fascinntiijn, was an intogrnl'portion ,of Ju l i a Vickers': .nature;, admiration-.Vwas

Andrew. Davidson;bf: Imlay City,, aged ' a i r s h o lived; f o r ^ - y ^ SO years,- died -of gimgrene of the, lungs.-ship, ' wMtb, ber:hHSbnnd-nt-,,;her olbow^sli^

The Grand R a p i d s / F e l t ^ B t w t ' C o . - h a s ; ' ' ? " « t ' v : ' « ^ ncreased its capital stock ivoxx^^OOfiOO'i^^^-'^^B'''^^^^^

. sofioooo •' . . ture. She was simply a vain, tniddlc-fry <.,.r V \ ' t ' V ''1 'need'/wo&'n.iiiindfcFrere'ttfbk":^

About 100,000,000 feet of li.gs arc be t,ons for « h n t they were woi th . Run-ing cut by operatois in Ontonagon conn- j , , ^ . ^^^^^^ ty thp? winter. „ , „ I ofrered»hIs assistance.

West Branch lias,,formed ,a, Busines^ * "Thnnk you, M r . Frere. These hor-Men's Association to aid in tho indust i ia l imidcrs. I lonlly—he, he!—auito growth of^ tho town. I tremble at thorn. Ho t ! Yes, dear,me.;

I V o daughters 1 of ,George Storcr of most oppressive. John, the camp stool. ^ Canulcn were fatally poisoned by canned P ray , M r . Frere—oh, thank you! Syl -salmon, which had been left an the can v i a ! t iylvin! John, hn»e 'you my smell some: tune after it was opened.

Manistee voted .f.'jO.OOO for fnctwries last sjiring. There is some agitation .to­ward forming, a Business Men's Associa­tion, so that the money may be put to some use.

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ing salts? St i l l a calm, I .suppoaoi !Dbese dreadful calms!" : iVioltera, with a bow to Frere , saw his wifa up tlio laddir , and then turned fur bis daughter. She was a delicate looklaK child of s ix jrenra old, -wltb'blud

« /es and bright hair. Li t t le ^fl«s Sy l ­via wns privileged to go anywhcro and do anything, and oven cnnvictism shut Us four mouth in her pi'eSDiiee. R u n ­ning to her father's Bide, tho clii ld clint-lereir with nil the volnliillty of (latiered solf-estoem, She. ran hitller and thither, asked qliestions, invonted answers, laughed, sung, gnmholed, peered into tho compass case, felt in the pockets of tho man at the helm, put her tiny b.snd into tlio big piilin of the ofilcer of the wnteli, even run down to Hio qnarler deck and pulled the coat tails of tho sentry on duty.

A t last, tireil of running about, she took a little striiiod leather bail from tho bosom of her frock, and, calling to. Ilcr father, threw, it np to l i ini . H e returned , it, and shouting wi t l i Inugli-ler, clapping llor hands between encli throw, the child ke|it up the game.

In the midst of tliis niii'tll the otllcor of tho watch, glaliciug round the fast-crimsoning horizon, paused nbriipll.v, and, shaililig his eyes with his hand, looked out intently to the westward.

Frere, who found Mr.s. Vieker's convoi-•sation n little tiresome,' and had been glaneiiig from time to tiino at tlie com­panion, as though in oxpoctlitlon of soiiio one appoiiriilg, nnticeil tho action.

"Whnt is it, M r . BostV" s, " I don't know e.vactly. It looks to mo

like a cloud of smoke." And taking tho glass, Iio swept tho horizon.

" L e t mo sou," said Frere, and he looked also.

On the e.vtrcnio horizon, just to the left of the sinking sun, rested a tiny black cloud. Tho gold and crimson, splashed all about the sky, had over-fiowed around it, and rendered a clear view almost inlpo.sslble.

" I can't quite make it out," says Frere, lianding back the telescope. " ,Wc can seo as soon as tho sun goes down a l i t t le ."

B y nnd by Cnptiiin Blunt appeared, and taking the glass from his olficer, looked throiigh it long and carefully. Then tho mizzen top was appealed to, nnd declared that ho could see nothing; and at last the sun went down with a jerk,, as tliough it Itnd slipped through n Hilt in tlie soa, and the black spot, swal­lowed up in the gathering haze, was seen no more.

A s the siin .•'nnk, the relief guard came up the after hatchway, nnd the relieved guard prepared to superintend the de­scent of tile conviets. A t this moment Sylvia missed her ball, which, taking advantage of a sudden lurch of tlio ves-.sol, hopped over the harricnde, and rol l ­ed to the feet of Uufus Dawes,

The brtglit spot of color rolling across the white deck caught his eye; stoop­ing mechailically, lie picked u;) tho l ia l l and stepped forward to return it, Tlift door of-the bari'icade was open, and tlic sontiy did not notice the prisoner pass through it. In nnntlier instant bo was on the finerod quarter dock.

, rioated with the.game, her cheeks aglow, her eyes sparkling, her golden hair nfioat, Sylvia had turned to leap after her plaything, but even as .she turned, frnrn under the shadow of the cuddy glided a round white arm; and a shapely hand enuglit the child by tlie sush and drew her hack. The ne.vt mo­ment the young innn in gray had placed the toy in her hand.

Maur ice Frere, descending the lad­der, had not witnessed this little inci­dent; on reaching the deck, bo saw only the iinexplained presence of the convict uniform.

"Thank you," said a voice, as Rufus Dawes stooped before the pouting S y l ­via. • , •

Tho convict raised Iiis eyes niid saw a young girl of eighteen or ,ninRtoon years of age, tall and well developed, who, dressed in a looso-sleovod robe of some white, material, was standing in the doorway. She bad black hair, colled around a narrow and fiat head, a small foot, white skin, well-shaped hands, and large, brown eyes; and as she smiled nt him her scarlet lips showed her white, even teeth.

H e 'know her at once. She wns Sarah Purfoy, Mrs , Vieker 's maid, but lie nev­er bad been'so close to, her before; and it seemed to hiin that ho was in tho pres­ence of some strange tropical 'flower, which exhaled a-heavy and into.xicnting perfume. ' , :

'J5luf"s Dawes -was seized from behind by'=;ills collar and finng with a sliock upoii the dock. Leaping to his feet, his first impulse was to riish; upon his asr sallnnt, but ho saw the rpady bayonet of the sentry gl .am, and bp, ehecked him-.self with an effort,,for his a,ssailant was M r . Maurico Frere,

" W h a t do you;l iere?"asked. ' thnt gen­tleman. " Y o u lazy, sKulking hound, what brings you here'/ If I catch you putting your: foot:pn - the quarter decli again I ' l l give you a: week in irons." :, Rufus, Da\yes,: pale with rage, and mortificition, bpened.his; month to jus­tify himself, but ho'allowed ihe words to die on-his lips;: - W h a t ' w a s the use?

/ " G o down below,' and, reinembei-.what I've told you," cried Frere ; and coinnro-^ bending at :ortce':what had oocurrc'd,'he made ii mental hiiuiite,of ;tho name of: the defaulting;se:ntry. , .- .:::,->,'::,,,::;.,:! :';• ;^:The:;'conyict,; wiping ; the ^^bl6od::f^om' his - face;::turi|ed;/on' his?heel/witHout :a: word, and went back through'tho strong oak. door into l i i sden . Frere leaned for­ward -and, took the :girl 's .shapely i:hand : with -an easy, gesture, bu t she drew it nwa.v, with a flash of her black eyes. . ;

" Y o u coward '" she STid • T h e . stolid soldier close.behind tbeni heard - it.,:and hls .eye .twinkled.' : Frere. ;,iiit:: hisiitliick :;iips;uvvith he,:::follownd - tho::; g i r l : into'.,the v-.i'cnddj-, Sarah::-Puffpy;j;hqw tonished Sylvia , by tho hand, glided .Into her mistress': cablu'; with a scornful, inugh aiiaUhUtttlie.-dOor'behinai'her.

B mnnin for story telling, while i f VIc l r era was soinctimos dull, Frere was nl-ways honriy. .Moreover, the table was well served, and the sultry evenings passed away with a rapidity of which the wild beasts 'tween decks lind no conception. On this partieulnr even­ing, however, the cuddy wns dull. D i n ­ner fell Uat, nnd conversation languish­ed.

".Vo signs of n breeze, Sfr. Bes t?" asked Blunt , ns the first ofllccr came in nnd took his seat,

"None, sir." "Tliose—ho he!—awful calms," says

.Mrs. Vicker.s, " A week, is it not. Cap­tain B lun t ? "

"Thlr leen days, mum," growled Rlunt. "It is infamous tlie way they crowd these ships. 'Here wo have over two hundred souls on board, and not boat room for half of ' cm."

" T w o hundred souls! Surely not," says Vickers. ,"Hy the. roguiatious "

"One imndl'cd nnd eighty convicts, fifty solilier.s thirty in ship's crew, all told, nnd—how-many?—one, two, three —seven In the-cuddy. H o w ninny do you make iJint?"

" W e are just a little crowded this time," .snys liest.

"ft is very wrong," says Vickers, pomiioitsly, "very wrong. Uy the regu­lations——"

But tlic subject of tho regiihitlnn was even iiinro distasteful to the cliildy than Fine 's inlermiiiable nnecdolo.s, and Mrs. Vickers liasleiiod to elm ago the subject.

" A r e yoli not heartily tlrod of this drondftil life, .Mr. l' 'rero?"

"^\'e^, it 1.1 not e.vadly the life I Ilnd hoped to lead," said Frere, rub­bing a freckled hand over his stubborn red hair; "but 1 must make the best of i t , "

"Yes, indeed," said the lady. In that subdued •manner with which one com­ments upon a well-known incident, " i t must have boon n great shock to you to he so suddenly deiirived of so largo a fortune,"

"Not only that, but to find thnt tho black slieo]) who got it nil sa. ed for India within a, week of my ulicle's death! Lady Devino got a letter from him on the day of the funeral to say that lio bad taken his passage in the Ilydasp'os for Calcutta, and never meant to cumo back again,"

" S i r Richard Devine loft no other children?"

" N o ; only this niysterinns Dick, whom I never saw, but who must have hated mo."

"Dear, dear! These family nnnrrcls are dreadufl things. Poor Lmly Devino, to lose in one day a hiishAud and a son!"

".And the next niol-ning to hear of the murder of her cousin! .S'oli know that we aro connected with the iiella.'iis fnm-lly. My aunt's fatiier married a sister of tlie second Lord llollasis."

"ludeoil . T h a t was a horrible mur­der. .So yon think that the dreadful man you pointeil out the other day did, i t ?"

"The jury seemed to think not." said •Mr. Frere, with a laugh; "but 1 don't know anybody el.so who could have a motive for it, However, I ' l l go on deck and have a smoke,"

"1 wonder what Induced that old hunks of a slilpbiiilder to try and cut ofi" his only son in favor of a cub of that sort," said Surgeon Pine to' Cap­tain Vickol 's,'as the broad hack of M r . Maurice i' 'rero disappeared up the com­panion,

"Siuiio boyish follies abroad, I believe; self-made niell aro always impliticiit of extravagance. But it is bard upon li^'rere, l i e is ijot a bad sort of fellow, for nil his rolighliess; and when a young man finds that an accident deprives him of a quarter of a nlillioii of moliey and loaves him without a sixpenCo beyond his eollllilission in a. tnareliilig regimolit nlidor ordor.s for a convict sottloiueut, he,has some reason to rail agallist fate,"

• 'Mow was it tliat il ie son came in for the money, after a l l , then'?"

" W h y , it seems that when old Devina returned from sending for Ills, lawyer to alter bis wi l l , ho got a fit of apoplexy — l l i e result of his rage, I suppose—aiid when tlioy opened his room dour in the nlorliiiig they fuliiiil liitn dead,"

".•Villi the siMi's away on the sea some­where." said ,Mr, Vickers,, "and knows notliing.of his good fortune. It is quite a ronianco," ' , , '

"1 am glad thnt Frere did not get the money," .said I'ine, grimly sticking to his prejudice; "I linve spldoin seen n face 1 lii>ed less, even nmdug my yel­low jackets yonder."

" O h , dear, 'Doctor P ine ! . H o w can you?" interrupted Mrs. 'Vickors. "John,

wi l l go on dock." ' A t tho .signal, the party rose.

(To i,d continued.)

N O C R O W D E t t ( j x r s T H E n e .

D r K o n n - W i l l K i i t To lv rn t e t l i u In* coi ivci i ie i iuUH . K o I/iWvi!r«ul K e r o ,

Amei'Ican laws hnvo less rusard t o i . pr ivate r ights than tho I l r l t l sh unact-uients, o r liJugllslimen are more dis­posed to assert their Individual rlgbta when lissallea t l iun AhierlcHUS nro. Txie overcrowding of p i ib l lc convey-a n c ( « is practiced i n this country to tin extent that; Is rarely toiornteil abroad. Our rai lroad ami street r a l l -wny companies should be obliged to provide aceonimodiit ioiis for trall le ac­cording to exigencies which may bo e.vpeeted. The i iuiuber of pnssengers Unit a s t o i i i u b o n t t n a y carry w l t l i i n tUp l imi ts of safety Is careful ly rogu-Intcd by law, but In land t'raiisporta-tlon the excosalvo crowding of pas­sengers is a cotninon grieviiuco.

On some of the t ramway lines run-, n ing from London to poptiliir s u b u r ban resorts passoiigors nrc kept in lino by a strong police force, and when a-car is comfortably filled it inoves oft and others are d rawn up to f o c e l v q the overl low, i t Is a i i ic i -ematter of a sullleioncy of cars to aeeommodale tho tn i / l ic which the company knows w i l l be heavy. In other casea pas­sengers arc ronnirod to piii'clinHa l lcke ts n d m i t l i n g them to a numbered seat i n the trnm cars itiid in this way] al l passengers scciiro ncocnimodntlons. These nictliod.s would probably be to<x Blow for the Anior lcan , who desires tn "get t l ioro" fjulokly.

Becoi ltly the .Vortb London R a i l w a y was (ined for the false linprlsonraeiit of a imsscnger who, l inving docllncti to surrender his ticket as a protest against ovei 'ci 'owding, wns arrested bj tho company's oll lcinls . The compli i iy nppealcd from tho ninglstrale 's deci­sion, but af terward nbaiidoned Uio npiieiil , London Tru th remarks In no­t ic ing llio incident tlint cases In \vhlcl i iin Individual is su ing a ra i lway com­pany "iifo t is imlly foiiglU out to Ihe bitter end—ftvoil to tile house of lords —as n dlscouragoninnt to other polen-tlnl plalnt l lTs," The presuiniUlon Is that 11 iiassongor who refuses to sur­render a ralhvny ticket nn n protest against overc."owding cannot bfj'iejaii-ly dctii inod in ICiiglnnd.

I t would be going too far to say that such Is the biw hnl-e. If It were, rn l l -rnnd itiid street I'fllhvny companies wl i l c l i plick Iniinniis iilni'o closely t l inn cattle are herded In slock carts would bo overwl ic l i i ie i l wi th dniiin.ge suits, i t passengitrs stood on their rights ns tho iilngilshliiMn did . The rush to socurol not n sent, but a preclirious foothold on n street car nt cerl;!iln hours and certnli i points in An lericans cities la nn adventure, an aslonl!.'lilng spocilicle, to tho.se wl io have been iiccustoinetl to the liiore onler ly procodu.-e In cotin-trlos where the comfort and conveni­ence, possibly the life ol' l imb, of the passengers nre not sacrificed to cor-pnnlto tiilsiiiniiiig(!iuent or greed,— Pl i l lndel i j l i ln Ledg-or.

S lcU Otic. B r o k e r — W h a t in the world Is tho

matter wi th old Roxman these dayiS? He looks wrctcl icd.

Ban k e r—l i e ' s lovesick. . Brokei '—Got out! The Idea of a man

his ago being lovesick. \Vli.v,: ho has a daughter old elioiigli to be in love, • ,,

Banker—That ' s just the ti'uublo; Sl io , Is so mucli In love wi th soliio worthless young cbap i t bus made the o ld man siclt. : • • • • • - - •

A P E R F E C T H A N D .

O H A P T E R I I I . Convictism having bee^i safely got un­

der, hatches, snd put to bed In its gov-, ernmcnt allowance of sixteen inches of space per man, cut a l i t t le short by egi-gencies of, shipnoard, the cuddy waal wont to pass some not unpleasant even-; ings. M r s . Vickors , who was poetical > and owned a guitar, wai Qiao musical, and 8UQg to it . CapCaia Blun t jWi . s ,* joTinl, coarise'fello^v; Surgeon ,Pm)i had

C o n v i o i ' f i l a v o i i t i n n . Re fe r r i ng to the fact that the n e w

j a i l in Newburg , when c o m p l e t e d , w i l l have a i l automatlc nrrnngenient for lock ing nnd unlocking a stn-ies of ce l l doors or a single o n e . i n nuy section, the Por t . lorvis Gazet te says the idea or ig innted wi th Zoy fechoonovcr, a c r i m i n a l in this county, a noted char-acter in his day, -nnd, fo", many yeara an i n m a t e ' o f Shig,!Sing-prlsou., / :

Schoonover took k i n d l y to prison d is -c ip l lno and in t ime catne to regard the ins t i tu t ion as his home. H e -was wha t is Itnown i n • pi-ison parlance as a " t rus ty ," and was given considerable Ubenty by authorit ies .of tlie I n s t i t i -t io i i . H e was .sometunes even sent on errands outside of the pr ison. On one sucl i occasion he reraniued a w a y un t i l , after the usual, hour for c losing and iWas locked out by the ' tu rnkey a n d unable to .gain udiulsaion un t i l morn­i n g ; -As soon as the doors wore open he sought out thoof fend ing offlcial and ' berated b i m severely for his ac t ion . ' Ins ido the prison w a l l s Sohoonover'a charac te r and conduct vwere . w h o l l y exeraplar.v, but be found I t .d i f l icul t to conform to tl iei regulations of ' c i v i l i z e d society, nnd hence was never long a t , l iber ty . H e possessed considerable In­vent ive talent,: and; is sa id to have i n ­vented nnd perfected the or ig ina l de­vice; for au tomat ic , locking-nnd: unlock- , l u g ' o f ' swi tches .now: employed . in fiuost o f the pr isons, and penitentiaries o f tho 'Unit^ed Sla tcs .—AYaldcu (N . Y . ) C i t i z en . . •

A T r n o P l i i i o s o p h o r . -A. dog l ias attained the highest c m i

neuce ever reached by a phl'DSophej 'whcu' 'hc~cun forget bis Ueaa.—Some^\ V l l l e Jou rna l , ' ^ i i . ^

n o w K m A I)Ileum lice noei i i i ie K i i m l l -Inr ti> M i l ! I ' l i l i l i c .

T i l e story of how probably the most perfect feni i i i lnc hand in Amer ica bo-,; ciiine known to the iicoplc is rather In­teresting. , _ '

A s the stoi7-goes the possessor of tho hand was wi th some friends in 11 photo-graphor's one day and while ta lk ing , held up a piece of candy. The iiose of the hnnd w i t h its pertect contour and faultless .slinpe nttrnctod the' attention of the ar t is t who proposed to photo­graph It. T h e result was a beau'Clful , picture, kept, in the family unt i l one day, after reading a letter I'rom some­one inqui r ing as to who w r o t e the-Pos-tuin nnd Grai ie Nuts ndverti.semcuts, M r . Post sa id to his wife, " W e receive so many, inquir ies of this Icind, t b a t i t is evident some peoiilc are curious to know, suppose we lot the . advert is ing department, inivo that picture of your ; hand to pr in t and name i t " A Help­i n g H a n d . " (Mrs . I W has assisted hl iu i n j ircparation of some of tlio most fui ious ad\ci l isPinpnts )

There was a natural sh r ink ing from the .pub l ic i ty , bu t -wi tb mi ngreeuient that no name would : uccoiupauy, :tho ' picture Its use was gr .mlcd.

'The case was picscnted In the l ight of extending a welcoming hand to t ho ; friends ot Postum .uid Giai ie-Nuts , so tho picture appeared on the back, cov- -; ers of many of tlio January and Pobru-v ary niagiizines . ' iiid' liccame known--to mi l l ions of people.

•Many ar t is ts hnve commented' upon It as p iobably tho most perfect hand lu the wor ld .

The advert is ing dopartracnt of: tho; , : Pos tum Co. d i d not seem able, to resist .; the temptation to enlist the curiosi ty of tho public, by re l r a in i i ig from giv- < ing the name of; t i i c owner: when:,tho ;,; j i ic turo appotired, but sUitcd t l iat tho name would be given later in one oi; the; newspaper .nnnouuccmcnts, thus seeking to induce the readers to ioolc for itnd read tho forthcoming advertise- , ments to learn tlio name of the owner. '

T h i s ' c o m b i n a t i o n of ar t and''com-.-.1 mcrco and the un i l t i l i i dc of inquir ies ,

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fl furnishes an c.wjJlonL i l lus t ra t ion of'^n",-'] the interest Uio public t i k e s ' In Iho personal and faullly life of largo man-,, ufactuiers , whose names become house- j ho ld w o i d s through extensive ond ecu' t lnuous amiouuccinenli) In ncwspapcra ' and periodicals. '

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A r e d e l i c i o u s a n d w h o l e s o m e — a p e r f e c t

c o l d w e a t h e r b r e a k f i i s t f o o d .

M a d e i n t h e m o r n i n g ; n o y e a s t , n o " S e t ­

t i n g " o v e r n i g h t ; n e v e r s o u r , n e v e r c a u s e i n ­

d i g e s t i o n .

T o m a k e a p e r f e c t b u c k w h e a t c a k e , a n d

a t h o u s a n d o t h e r d a i n t y d i s h e s , s e e t h e

" R o y a l B a k e r a n d P a s t r y C o o k . " M a i l e d

f r e e t o a n y a d d r e s s .

fiOYAt. BAKING POWDER CO., Ni;w YORK.

T H R E E B R I D G E S .

T h e L. A . ,S, of the R o b b l n s c l i u r c l i w i l l ha held l i t l/lie linriie of M r , i ind M r s , ,1. n . Kiri t , ' tn!in,Tlnir .sdii .v, M a r c l i I ' l , for d inne r . M e n lire i n v i t e d u d i n n e r . L a d i e s , come prepared to work .

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WEDNESDA Y, MA ECU 7,1906.

to be desit;nated by t l i c . s t a te cen t r a l c o n i n i i t t e c , A i i | , ' i i s t 12—

A l l .state convent ions niii.st l^c l i e k l on or before th is day. Sep ten i l j c r - l—

Direct/ noDi in i i t ions to be i i c ld i n a l l d i s t r i c t s i n w h i c h any par ty ' s re ferendoni vote of J u n e 12 favoi 'cd such m e t h o d .

O n l y n i e m b e r s of each par ty who enro l led as s i i c l i i n A p r i l can vo le a t tliese pa r ty e iec t ions .

N O T I C E .

C o n s t i t u t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n .

A t the e lec t ion to bo iiclcl on the l l r s t Monday in A p i ' i i , JilOii, the qoes-

• t ion of callint, ' and lioldintr a conven­t ion , for t i i c purpose of n iak in j ; a K'cn-era4 rev is ion of t i ie C o n s t i t u t i o n of i l i i s S ta te , w i l l be s u b m i t t e d to t i ie

j y u a l i d c d d o c t o r s . T b e bal lots upon w l i i c l i t h i s I'liies-

t i o n w i l l be s u b m i t t e d w i l l Iw separate and d i s t i n c t f rom a l l o i l i e r ba l lo ts used at th i s e l e c t i o n .

.If i i n i a j o r i t y of the i | i i a l i l l c d elec­tors, vo t ing at s u c h e lec t ion , s h a l l de­c ide in favor of c a l l i n g a conven t ion for the purpose of revis i i iK' Uio C o n s t i ­t u t i o n , i t w i l l become t l i c du ty of the leKJslatljre a t i b e oe.xt session to pro­v i d e b y l a w for the e lec t ion of dele­gates to such conven t ion , whose du ty j t w i l l be to prepare a >,'eneral r ev i s ion of t l i e Uons t i i a i t i on , w h i c h sha l l be s^ubniitted to the t jmi l i l i ed e lectors at some future t i m e for adopt ion or re­

j e c t i o n . Gl 'MltaiC A . i ' l tKSCOTT, •Secretary of .State.

J U l l E C T N O M I N A T I O N S S C H E D U L E F O R 1906.

4uQ A t t e m p t to S i m p l i f y the U n d e r ­s t a n d i n g o f t h e G e n e r a l P r i m a r y E l e c t i o n A c t o f 1905, B e i n g A c t N o , 181, P u b . A c t s 1 9 0 5 - P a g ^ , 2 4 7 .

A p r i l 2 -P a r t y cn ix iUnien t .

M a y 1 2 -T i m e e.vpires for l l l i n K pe t i t ions ft)r

the submiss ion of the ac t Lo a par ty re fe rendum in each p o l i t i c a l d i s t r i c t .

T h e s e i iet i i . ions m u s t be siL'nod by a n u m b e r of enro l led members of the p a r t y eriiial to 20 per cent , ol the vole cas t in l l i a t d i s t r i c t for the par ty ' s cand ida te for k'overiior in l iWI,

. June 12—

P a r t y referendum m a l l p o l i t i c a d i i s t r i c l s vvliere pe t i t i ons have been t i led .

De lega tes appor t ioned to each elec­t i o n d i s t r i c t by par ty commi t t ees , to be elected by d i r e c t vote to a t t end coun ty conven t ions to send delegates t o s ta te convent ions .

O n t h i s day each pa r ty m u s t pro ceed to nomina te by . d i r ec t vote i ts cand ida tes for governor and l i eu t en ant -governor .

O n t i n s day each pa r ty mus t 'a lso vo te by re terendum lo r or agains t th i s m e t h o d ol m a k i n g nomina t ions for these oi l iccs .

I f any person receives a p l u r a l i t y and -10 per cent, of the to ta l pa r ty vo te cas t lor the n o m i n a t i o n for e i t l i e r ol l lce , and

, \ I f a ma. ior i iy of such person's pa r ty vo te in favor ol th i s me thod of mak­i n g nomina t ions for these ollices—

T l i e n such person is the nominee 'of t h a t p a r l y .

H u t If bo th of these cond i t ions ai-e no t c o m p l i e d w i t h , t he n o m i n a t i o n s

• of t h a t par ty 's c and ida t e s for gover­no r and: l i eu tenan t -governor rever t to t h e s ta te conven t ion , w h e r e m i n o r cand ida te s on the s ta te t i c k e t w i l l be j i o m l n a t e d as heretofore. J u n e 19—

. • A l l county conven t ions for the se-l e e l i o n of delegates to s tate conven­t ions m u s t be he ld on or iDefore t h i s day .

A l l coun ty conven t ions of any one

I n a l l district ,s i n w l i i c l i l i i e neces­sary pe t i t i ons are not Hied b.y M a y 12, or in w h i c i i any par ty voKiS agains t d i r ec t nomina t ions o n , I u n e l 2 , n o m i ­n a t i n g conven t ions W i l l be held by t h a t pa r ty as heretofore.

I n d e p e n d e n t voters canno t p a r t i c i -p a t e i n t l ie n o m i n a t i o n s of i iny exis t ­i ng par ty w i t h o u t t a k i n g oath t l i a t t l iey i n t end to suppor t t ha t par ty 's t i c k e t .

•Supreme and c i r c u i t cou r t . judic ia l d i s t r i c t s are e x e m p t from t l ie opera­t ion of t i l l s act .

A l l p o l i t i c a l d i s t r i c t s e x i s t i n g w h o l l y w i t h i n t i i e Ijoundaries of W a y n e , ICent, M u s k e g o n and A l p e n a countie.s are e x e m p t from t l ie opera­t ion of th i s act .

T h e represen ta t ion o f each coun ty in t l i es ta t j c c o n v e n t i o n 'tif any par ty s l i a l l be appor t ioned by the s ta te c e n t r a l c o m m i t t e e a c c o r d i n g t o - t h e vote cast in l i i a t coun ty for t h a t party 's c i i n d i d u l e for governor in ]'Mi.

P r i m a r y e l ec t i on ba l lo t s for the r e p u b l i c a n p a r l y s h a l l be w l i i t e ; for the d e m o c r a t i c i jar ty b l u e ; and for the p r o h i b i t i o n p a r t y red, D i l l ' c r e n t colors m u s t be des igned for o ther par t ies by the e l e c t i o n commiss ioners .

?Niames of cand ida tes s l i a l l be p r in t ed (in p r i m a r y e l ec t ion bal lo ts l l r s t in a l p h a b e t i c a l o r d e r ; then the posi t inr is o f the names s l i a l l be changed as often as there arc candi dates for any n o m i n a t i o n , and to g ive as even a d i v i s i o n o f ba l lo ts on t h i s basis as ptLSsible.

Ann pui'xon who v:islicii lo liav.e hia 'itamr prhital on llirt pnvli/ hi 11 nl as a ruiiilUkUc. for II, nomiiHition Hiiilcr. the ilired notivij Ki/.ttcni, uimt Jiv.st filcmUh the. proper officer II, petition sii/md by a uiinilier of the, enrolled niember.'! of li.is partII equal to S per wit. of the rntcx m-sl in, that iliArid. hii that pdrlij for ijoeemor in m.'i. ' ' ' , i

S o l i c i t i n g votes or " p l u g g i n g " w i t h i n luO feet ol a vo t i ng bootl i is p r o h i b i t e d ; and i ) r imary day is de­c l a r e d , an e l ec t ion day w i t h i n the m e a n i n g ol t,lie ac t g o v e r n i n g the l i q u o r t r a i l l c on such occasions,

T h i s a c t appl ies to a l l congress ional , s ena to r i a l , represen ta t ive , coun ty and c i t y d i s t r i c t s . A p l u r a l i t y is necessary to nomina te .

liemmber, .Demoerala, you wiid enroll on April :hl to be elii/ible to ,sIV/H pelition.i or parlicipute m direct imvination pri­maries fur two yean.

M E A D V I L L E .

.School closes ne.xt week, M r , and M r s . W m . A b b o t t and Mrs ,

Wm.^ Pres ton v i s l l e d a t 1,1. 1, i l a l l i day 's lust F r i d a y . ;

M i s s M a r t h a P a t r i c k v i s i t e d a t M K P a t r i c k ' s at B r e a k o' D a y Sa tu rday and Sunday .

Mer t Be iHi i lef t lus t T l iunsday for L a n s i n g to work In an a n i o m o b i i e factory. .

.S. ,1, P roc to r and f ami ly arc v i s i t i n g a t L e s l i e for a few day.s.

M i s s C l a r a Y o u n g is spend ing the week W i l l i M a r t h a Ho l ine t . •

C l a r k and C a r l Haz-leton v i s i t e d a t T l i o m a s l loomer 's a t Is^irti i L e s l i e over Sunday .

I I . D e n n i s and wife v i s i t ed a t W i r t M l l n c r ' s last Sunday,

,1. H a n n l g a n and wi fo of Qwo-S.so v i s i t ed a t . I , W , Beam's las t W e d i i c s day and T l i i i r s d a y .

M i s s A n n a P a t r i c k is v i s i t i n g l i e r Hisier,, M r s . ,1. R a d f o r d , a t Ma.son th i s week,

M r . and M r s , W , S, W a l k e r have ro-t i i r n e d from the i r v i s i t a t St , . lo l ins ,

B U N K E R H I L L C E N T E R .

•ludson W , , the n lnc -n ion ths -o ld son of L u d w i c and B l a n c h e T^eu, d ied F o b . 2()tli v e r y s u d d e n l y of pneumon ia . I n ­t e r m e n t in th is cemete ry .

W e arc l i a v i n g a l l k i n d s of weather . D a n i e l N e i i and wi fe have com­

menced housekeeping in t l ie .1. W . P o t t e r house, D a n i e l h a v i n g t aken the farm to work on shares.

M r s . G . W . H o l l a n d a t t ended the b i r t h d a y pa r ty of her .son, B . J . H o l ­l a n d , a t W a t e r l o o las t Wednesday .

W c learn tha t C u r t i s P o t t e r (for­m e r l y of th i s place) of E d e n is very s ick w i t h append ic i t i s .

Geo. R i c e has sold bis f a rm to Cl ias . M i n e r and has moved to L e s l i e .

,1, E . B a i l e y lias r e tu rned from a v i s i t i n B a t t l e Creek .

'.riie d w e l l i n g house o f M r , W a r d near F i t c h b u r g c a u g h t l i re T u e s d a y b u t was d iscovered i n t i m e to save the house w i t h b u t s l i g h t damage,

G , P . B a i l e y has ' the s tone a l l d r a w n for h i s basement b a r n .

•James E g g l e s t o n is l i a v i n g a large a m o u n t i if wood c u t th i s w i n t e r .

So fi ir M a r c h has bur rowed but l i t t l e of M a y . .

1 l o l l Is C l a r k of B a t t l e Creek has sold his farm here, k n o w n as the F l a n s -b u r g fa rm, to the G a l b r a i t l i brot l iers .

D o n ' t forget to en ro l l A p r i l 2d i f you e.vpect to vote hereaf ter .

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W E S T C O U N T Y L I N E . Itedelvedjloo late for,last week's issue,

A n u m b e r of the ne ighbors o f D , T o o k e r and fami ly gave t h e m a pleas, a n t surpr i se las t Wednesday even ing , F e b , 21, i t be ing t he i r 20th w e d d i n g ann ive r sa ry . T l i e e v e n i n g was spent i n speak ing and s i n g i n g , then l i g h t re f reshments were se rved and they were presented w i t h a beau t i fu l wa te r set and three pieces to m a t c h , for the tab le .

M i s s H a z e l I l i l l i a r d was home from her school a few days las t week,

G u y N o r t h and E , M i l l e r , w h i l e fe l l ­i n g trees las t week, one fe l l and s t r u c k M r , N o r t h across the shoulders , hu r t ­i n g h i m (|Uite badly . H e has been con l ined to the house s ince .

D . T o o k e r has a very s i c k horse, A m o s F r i n k and wife of H o l t spent

a few days last week in t h i s neighbor­hood,

C l a u d e A l d r i c i i and wife of H o l t vis­i t ed iMrs, E i l l e H i l l i a r d M o n d a y and T u e s d a y .

T h e w e d d i n g be l l s , are soon to r i n g aga in .

Gl ias . Leseney has been on the s i ck l i s t for the past week, b u t is be t ter now, •

]:ert W i l s o n , G u y M c C u e and H o w ­a rd N o r t h a t t ended the round-up in s t i t u t e a t - t h e M , A . C . l as t week.

T h e fa rm k n o w n as the C a r m a n place has again changed hands .

.von and m o r r o w ' ; "

" W l i H l ? " shr le l ied Mi i io , gi-iiKpIng l i l m by i l i e a r m .

"I cou ld 1101 ('lose • m.v eyes a l l n ight w l i h i l i i i t i h l n g hui-e!"

T h e n Anfttole said qu ie t ly : " D o not he uneasy, dear madaine , I w i l l t ake the s h e l l . "

Ho t D i i t a l l l y s lopped h im "Mnposs lb le , my dear f e l l o w —

your a n i l , .von k n o w ! " " V e s . Indoed," I atUled; "It

not n thlnf? for a man w U h a wound C'd a r m l o . a t t e m p t . "

"1 have perfect confidence In the C n i i t a i n , however , " said D i i t a l l l y " C o m e , .sir; tnko nwny this n ion ster and r i d ns of sncli a l o r r l b l o n i p l i l i n a r o . W o a l l know you p rowess ! "

Tlif) C a p t a i n looked Unhappy bii he wns not lo be Olsconcpried for SO U t i l e . ,

"OpI iKUIcd to be of serviee ," ho said " b i l l r could not th ink of ca r ry lUB It over Uiese Icy strools, I w i l l go anil get ray f r iend 's ca r r i age whero lie l.s d i n i n g j i i s l a ro inu l the corner , at Brobant ' s , and w i l l re tu rn In ten m i n u t e s . "

" D o h u r r y , " begged iMiiie, Du t a l l l y . "1 s h a l l be I n a g o n y un t i l I Is o t i l p f the house ,"

T h e C ap t a in hastened out of the room. , l i i dKlnR fropi the noise on the s i n i r s it: was evident that he was l i t ­e r a l l y h u r r y i n g .

W i t h o u t appea r ing to have any specia l in i rpose l a m i n d , 1 w a l k e d over to the w i n d o w .

" I I w o u l d have been so s imp le to let me l ake It," m u r m u r e d .Anatole.

" D o n ' t say such a t h i n g , " cr ied D u -t a i l l y , su rp r i sed at the young man 's Qulet courage, " I t is much better for the Cnp tn in to see to i t . "

" T h e r e is no use to wa i t for h i m , t remarket ! f rom ray posi t ion by the w i n d o w , " H e w i l l never como b a c k . "

" N e v e r come back ' /" they &11 c r i ed .

" K o , " I .said. " H a d he gone to Brebnn t ' s he wou ld have turned to the left. Instead, he went to the r igh t , and he seemed to be w a l k i n g very qu i cUly , too"

" W h a t can i t m e a n ? " ihey, c r ied aga in .

" I t means, my dear f r iends ," said qulci l .v , " tha t the Cap ta in |s mere impos to r , w h o m 1 re.ioiee to have exposed by this con t r ivance on the t ab le . "

A n d se iz ing a pho tograph a l b u m , 1 K i n i c k a v io len t blow upon the bombshe l l , w h i c h exploded in a thou­sand f ragments—of, chocola te! 'I'he candies ins ide were scattered In a l l d i r ec t ions A h i i r s t .of laughter fol­lowed this exp los ion , and , 1 may say, th is denouement !

T h r e e months la te r A n a t o l e m a r ­r i ed M i l e . G e r l n i d e .

A n d , o f the C a p t a i n no th ing m o r « .

M U S T B E L I E V E , I T .

Ire H a r r i e r H e t r e i i t i i i g . A m o n g tbe resul ts of the recent

B r i t i s h . a n f u c U e expedi t ion , as ex-' p l a i i i e d by ' C f t p t s l h R . ' F . .Scott', was ' i h e d iscovery t h a i the edge of the great icp b a r r i e r met by S i r . lames .*^08», s ix ty yea; s before, has i-e-t reated i n n h i c e i as much as tweti-i y or t h i r ty ml lPs Never theless , i.lie so i ipd ings made by the new ex­ped i t ion show that several h u n d r ed fa thoms of wa te r s t i l l intervene be­tween the DoUoM of the ice at the j iresent pos i t i on of the barrie'r a n d the flooi of the sea, T i i e greater p o r t i o n of this immense ice sheet. C a p t a i n Scott believes is afloat, a n d ne regards J i no t as a resul t of e i -f s t lng cond i t ions , but as the rap-Idly w a s t i n g r emnan t s of a former a g e . - ^ K x c h a n g e .

F O R P I L B S ,

ONE APPLICATION BRINGS RELIEF.

At l)riigRlst«. ™nts, op mailed. Iliim|)hru.v»' Mcdlclwu oo., Cor. WHllaui aud John

StrtieU, New York. , '

N E R V O U S D E B I L I T Y ,

v V i t a l " W e a k n e s s a n d P r o s t r a -1 i o n f r o m , o v e r w o r k a n d o t h e r c a u s e s . H u m p h r e y s ' H o m e o ­p a t h i c S p e c i f i c N o , 2 8 , i n u s e o v e r 4 0 y e a r s , t h e o n l y s u c c e s s ­f u l r e m e d y . $ 1 p e r v i a l , o r s p e c ­i a l p a c k a g e f o r s e r i o u s c a s e S j ^ S ; Sold by Drusslsts.or sDiit prepaid on rccclptof prlCCll

p a r t y m u s t be held on the same day, _ Humphreys'Md. Co,, Wil'iamii John Sis., N.y,

Chi i s . P r o s i i i n d wife e n t c r i a i n o d a few of bl ie i r ne i fhbors .Saturday evcn-\f)ii. A ^fQod l i m e was repor ted .

T h e L . A . ,S. w i l l mee t w a i i Mns, W m , I l e r i z b n r j i M j i r c l i loti l i l o r d i n n c r .

Mis.s M a b e l l l i « l e m i r e is v i sum) , ' l i e r « r a n d p a r e n i s , H e n r y N o r t l i and w i f e , •

M r s . H a t t i e C l a r k , M r s . F r e d J l o e h n a n d D o r a IToelin v i s i t ed a l R . II. Bo l iannon 'a M o n d a y .

, , M a r k G r u e s b e c k has so ld , h is l a r i i i to par t ies from O h i o .

.Samuel H a l e y and J o h n A s h c r o f t have ti-aded farrjis a i id M r . A s h c r o f t w i l l r un the store owned by M r . f l a l e y .

l l c r n i a n ]ler3l(,' and M i s s B e r t l i a Z u f e l t w i l l be m a r r i e d at the h o i n e o f t l i e b r ide ' s pai-enls i n L a r i s i n n T u e s -

:day evenint,'. T h e y w i l l , l l v e v l n .loe Q u i n b y ' s t e n e m e n t house.

T o r t u r e b y S a v a g e s . " S p e a k i n j i of the t o r t u r e ' t o w h i c h

some o f the savage t r ibes i n t he P l n l -ipp ines 8Ub,iect t h e i r cap t ives , r e m i n d s me of, the Intense su l fe r inK I endured for three months I'l-om I n l l a m m a t i o n of t he k i d n e y s , " says W . M . S h e r m a n of Cnshiiifc', M e . , ' 'No th in f , ' he lped rae u n t i l I , t r i e d E l e c t r i c B i t t e r s , three bo t t l e s of w l i i c l i c o m p l e t e l y cured m e , " C u r e s , l i v e r c o m p l a i n t , dyspep­s ia ; b lood d isorders and m a l a r i a ; and res tores ' the weak and nervous to ro b u s t l i e a l t l i ; * G u a r a n t e e d by L o n R y e a r Bros , , M a s o n , a n d . , F i e l d , & K o r t h ,

AitihiiNNndor Held'.s Hoii.st;, Dorches t e r House w i l l be the- p r i ­

vate re." kle nee ol W h l t e l a w H e l d , bu t the iTloUest (.'round door Hat In V i c t o r i a Street wlU con t inue to be the embassy. Here , w i t h r e | U i b l i -c a n s i m p l i c i t y , w i t h o u t l i ve r i ed sev-r a n t s , o r jiotiip ot circi imstiance, w i l l con t inue to be received those t rave l ­ers w h c seek iw^sports , orders for the house, or c o m m u n i c a t i o n s f rom home. T h a a r ranRement is neat, !.nd prevents censure f rom . i n t l -m o n a r c h i c a l westerners who w o u l d fn in t nt the s igh t of a servant In powdered ha.lr and c r i m s o n si t l l f i l i reeches

W h e n W e l l - K n o w n M a s o n P e o p l e T e l l I t So P l a i n l y .

W h e n , p u b l i c endorsement is miide by a representa t i the proof is po l i e v e i t , l l e i u l th i s t e s t inu iny . E v e r y batjkiiclic .sufl'erer, every hnin , Woman or c l i i l d w i t h any kiclhoy t roub le w i l l find p ro l l t in the readlni. ' ,

H a r r i s o n 0 , C a l l , fo rmer ly sheri l l ' , m e i i i b e r o f the counui l and a res ident of Mason for for ty years, ondoi'Hes Doan ' s K i d n e y PIHs as f o l l o w s :

"IJoan 's Ivkiney P i l l s are the best of the k i n d I ever t r i ed and 1 am pleased to a l low my name to bo Used as one who endorses the c l a i m s niiido for t h e m . F o r two years I l iad pains t i i rout ih my loins and across my k i d ­neys, ca i i s in j ; Inconvenience and so ferin),', T l i e .'^ecrcthins from the k i d ­neys were very i r i ' cu l i l a r and l i i uh ly colored , L e a r n I n K al)out Doan's K i d ney P i l l s , I procured t l i c m a t L o n u -year B r o s , ' d r i iK store, A . f e w d a y s after t a k i n g ' t h e first dose I bc(,'an to feel be t te r and i t was a c o m p a r a t i v e l y s i i o r t t i m e bel'ore I wits e n t i r e l y w e l l . T h e p i l l s s i m p l y worked w o n d e r f u l l y . W h e n e v e r 1 hear (iiiyone comi i l a in InK 1 i n v a r i a b l y advise t l i em l o procure Doiin'.s Ivldncy l^ i l l s , i,ake a course of the t r e a t m e n t and they need not he d i i b io i i s abou t t i ie resul t , "

F o r sale by a l l dealcr.<;. P r i c e oO com..';, F o s t e r - M i l b u r n Go, , BulTalo, N , Y , , sole agents for, the U n i t e d .States, R e m e m b e r the name—Doan ' s —and t ake no other .

M A S O N M A R K E T S .

Corrnoteil uvtiry tViuliifiiidny alttiirnoon. • fljtArN,''

WnKAT,Ui!d,No,2, i)Drt) l l8l)el , . , . . , (!» 78 WUUAT.-White, No, i ,purl)ushol,. . . W:K

t i v c c i t i z e n of M a s o n , iOA,Ta, perunsiioi , 2b mil ive V r n i niii«i hp. tlOUN, sliolled, per liiinilied ,, 00®! 00 i s i t n e . l o u m u s t ue- o i . o v k i t s k k d , periniRiiei,,.. oiKxaouu *•• • •• " Tl .MOTllY SKKD.perhiisllol 1 DOQl! 00

OnOCKKll'.S A.Sl) PROVrSlO.VS, HA.r-T.Saginaw, per Uurrel.,.,, ., M HKANS,implekL.d,purl)iisl|L.l 1 (XVai 26 I'OTATOKS, per hiLsliol,,, ^0® CO in,OUI,mtrliuiidri.(l 2 * HUOKWllKAT Kl-OUK, per Immireil 3 00 Kiili.S, perdo/.Hii 11 HUTTKK.per pound,. 18® 1!) LAHUiPer iioiitid. ,. OJ-l AI'l ' l .KS,dried,per imiiml.. . 3 I'KAOIlKS.drleil, per poumi,. , , . 8® U)

' LIVE ,STOCK AS 11.MBAT, OATTI.K, purlimiiliod , . . I 00(8)4 OO HICl.:K,rlruKsed,|)i'r lillialrtMl.,,, 4 OOfftO Oil VlCAl, C A L V K S , par lumilfwl D OOafl 00 llOli.S, purliiiildri'il , 05 70 rOKK,dressed,perlitiiidt 'ed,. . . . . . . , , ®7 M lIA.MSiperpntitid 14 .SI10U1.I)KK.S, pi.ri)OtUUi. 10 .SI'UlXii CIllGKKNS.drtiSseil.per 11) I'.! OIIICKKNS, live, per potind,... ® 10 TiniKlCY.S, live, per piiniid ii'/j TUl(RI':Y.S,dre.ssedi per i ) O t m d . H i

UUIMIl.Sfi MATKUIAIi, I 'OUTLANDOKMUNT, tier barrel.... 176 OAI.UIN'KI) I 'l .ASTUH,lier 100 46 r i ,ASTKl t lN( i l l A l l l . i U ' r IniMiel.... 30 S l i l N i i l . K S , pertllotiSHtid,, l 7503 76' I.IMK, perhiu'rel 80 I .ATH,per. ' \ l . . , ., 2 0fl@4 o«

C o m m o n C o u n c i l P r o c e e d i n g s . Ma.S(3n, M i c h , , M a r c h .0, 1900,

C o u n c i l m e t and was ca l l ed to order by M a y o r Root ,

P resen t , A i d , C l a r k , Cnm, Tloyt , L a w r e n c e , Moody anfl ^Severance,

M i n u t e s of the l a s t meet ing ' were read and approved,

KKl 'OUT OK COMMITTEKS. T l i c (1 nance c o m m i t t e e repor t the

f o l l o w l n K ' c l a i m s and r e c o m m e n d t h e i r a l l o w a n c e ; J , S. Tliorlmrn. 7 iiiKhls on .str«ots .,$in ,10 .'^laiidard Oil Co.,oil foruh!Ctrlcll|.'lil,work.s 10 S9 NYayiie County SuvIiikh liunk, interest; on

wiiii'.r bonds s?.") 00 MlobJK'aii Supply Co., siMiplit'.s i i 80 (!. L, IVck, 1 inonMi'.s salary ;)ii oo Clian. GrIIHii, I iiionth'.s salary 40 (10 M , C . It. 1», Co., fl'elulit on coal t;! iM Jarvis Knuinu anil .Vlaeliiiie Works, labor

oil boiler s 22 Hen.) Nleltols, t montb's salary 45 00 Hregory, Meyer &'rhoni, statlonury m; 20 Casiner, Ciirrati lliillett,coal 40 ir> City .Sanderson, 20 days labor tii iilaiit 20 («i iMasoii Cold ,Sl0ra(!« Co., 110 lbs, fxoelsior. I 10 C.lS.IU'ndersou, dlsinfectitii; for Mary Cook ti 00 It. 1<, DarlliiK, I bio salary and uxpross..,, 71 liO Central Kloctrlc Co., siipplliis 3 14 Capital KlectrIc Co., Hiipblles... 22 OS . II. Kii'ld, drawiiiK coal 12 87

l)r, W. \V. Koot, iiiedleliio and iiuidluHl at-leiHlaiiiie tor Mrs Louis Hawkins ,000

llarvuy Yoiint;, milk for Mrs, Lewis Haw­kins 40 M o v e d and suppor ted t ha t repor t of

the l inance c o m m i t t e e be accepted and adopted and orders d r a w n for the same. C a r r i e d , . Y e a s — C l a r k , Cro.ss, J l o y t , L a w r e n c e , Moody and Sever-ince ,

A m o t i o n wran t inu to J o l i n H u s h the p r i v i l o K e o f moviiit , ' the old b l a c k s m i t h hop on .State road to his res idence on

C o l u m b i a s t reet , p r o v i d i n K lie be to the e.vpen.sc of c u t t i n g wires, e t c , w a s recon.sidered,

• lo l in I l t i s l i was u'rantod the p r i v i ­lege of n i o v i n « the o ld l3!acksmi t l i shop, across, from .folin T, ' Fosvler ' s residence, ' to his place on C o l u m b i a s t reet , providin), ' t i ie c i t y be to no ex­pense. C a r r i e d ,

T l i e treasurer'.s repor t was rece ived ;ind placed on file,

Yotir fiottuiilltee, In whom was refrrred llie matter of.tlie laud itdJoliiiiiK the Micliiuan Cen trill railroad between Asb and Maple streets, would restioutlHil.v report that Mr. 11 emails be and be Is hereby roqimsted todoed said propoixy to Uio olty.and submit Ids bill for service, and that tliu disposicioii of said property be left to tlie future action of llie common council,

,1. I.. Citoss, CKO. 0, Moopv, II, \V, Lawurnuk ,

Coininitteo, M o v e d i ind suppor t ed t ha t the above

repor t be accepted and adopted . Car ­r i ed , Y e a s , C l a r k , Cross, I foy t , L a w ­rence, Moody and Severance,

M o v e d b.y A i d . C l a r k and .supported t h a t the c i t y c l e r k and a t to rney be u\d they are. liereb,y i n s t r u c t e d to as­

c e r t a i n the a m o u n t of the j i i d K n i e n t , costs and i n t e r e s t due M r s , F r a n k W i t t e r and t h a t same be paid and re­c e i p t t aken for .same.

C a r r i e d . Y e a s , C l a r k , Cross, IToyt, lawrence, M o o d y and .Severance. O n m o t i o n c o u n c i l ad.journed for

one week. _ EitNii iST P , K k l T v Y , C i t y C l e r k .

C h a m b e r l a i n ' s C o u g h R e i i i e d y Cures Colds, Croup and Whoopiiig Cough.

W O O D !

H a v i n g p u r c h a s e d a l a r g e q u a n t i t y o f vvootJ, I a m p r e p a r e d to s e l l a n d d e l i v e r y o u w o o d i n c o r d a n d l o a d l o t s i n a n y p a r t o f the c i t y . Do n o t w a i t f o r c o l d w e a t l i e r , i t w i l l c o m e , b u t o r d e r n o w a n d a v o i d t l i e r u s h .

Remember T h a t 1 a m i n t h e

B u s i n e s s a n d c a n s e r v e y o u p r o m p t l y ,

T . T H O R B U R N ,

The Coal Man, B o t h P h o n e s . C o l u m b i a S t ,

: i t8 ,0«0 ,000 for C h a r i l y . B . i r o n N a t h a n i e l de Roth.schl ld

le f t the sum of ^ 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 to be d i s t r i b u t e d for va r ious cha r i t ab l e purposeb.

T h e B a r o n left another J4 ,000 , -UOO to p rov ide u hospi ta l for the K r a t u l t o u s t rea tment of needy suf­ferers f r o m nervous compla in t s o th ­er than epi lepsy. Insanity and In^ cu rab le s p i n a l d isorders , w h i c h la t ­ter , compla in t s ent i t le sufferers : to" a d m i s s l a n to ez ia t lng hospi ta ls or nsyhims, He h i m s e l f had been a l i f e l o n g sufferer f rom a ne rvou* m a l a d y , and ' t h i s led • h l n n to spend his w i n l e r s ab road , - . ' '

' i 'o C l e n n K l m i u e l s . S ta ins o a w h i t e flauael or b lanke ts

may be, r o m o r o d by the app l iea t lou c t a l l t l i e p u r * g lyce r ine mi.ited wi th >olk of esB. A l l o w this 10 r e m a i n o n fo r an hour , a n a then, wash In a ' lA tbe r made of bo i l ed soap. A l l woo l l ens s h o u l d :1>e washed i n soap • tha t ' has been d U M l v e d by , b o i l l n s . If possible , It l i beet to use r a i n w*-" ter.

T h a t s l o w ot good fee l ing t r ad i ­t i o n a l l y be l l e r ed to fo l low a k i n d kc t I s d a m p c D s d w h e n one Is not .ox- ' nc t ly 8Hi-e w h e t h e r ^or not he haa" been p roved a n easy mark .

I t Is a . m i g h t y / s t r o n g f r iendship that c a n sn rT lve the test of benefits

" son fe r r t d . ' ,

he Cause of Many Sudden Deaths.

There is a disease prcv . i i l ing in this country most dangerous becau.se so decep­

tive. M, i i i y sudden deaths are caused by it—heart dis-e.-ise, ])neumoiiia, heart failure or apoplexy are often the residt of k i d ­ney dhsease. I f k idney trouble is al lowed toad vance thekidi iey-poisoi i -ed blood w i l l at­

tack the v i t a l organs, causing catarrh of the bl.adder, or the kidneys themselves break down anil waste away cel l by c e l l .

Bladder troubles almost always result from aderange i i i e t i to f the k idneys and i i c u r c i s obtained quickest by, a proper treiitmeut of the kidneys. If you nre feel­i n g badly you can make no mistake by taking.Dr; K i l m e r ' s S w a m p - R o o t , the great k idney , l iver and bladder remedy. • I t corrects inab i l i ty t o h o l d u r i u e and' .scalding pain in passing it , and over­comes that unpleasant ncccs-sity of being-compelled to go often through the d.ay,' and to get: up m a n y ; times dur ing the night. The Ji i i ld audi the extraorc inaryj edect of Swauip-Rootvis soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most diiitressing cases.

iSwanip-Root is pleasant to lake and is s o l d ' by a l l druggisLs i n fifty-cent and one-dollar size bottles. i . Y o u n i a y have a sample;Sottle of this wonderful new dis­covery and,a,book that tells all-about i t , i both sent free by m a i l . Address, D r . K i l - : mer & Co. , Hiugh. i iutoi i , N . V . ' W h e n w r i t i n g mei i l io i i l ead ing this generous ofler i n Ihis) p a p e r . D o n ' t ULike any mis take.but rquieiiiheV, the nanie, Swamp-Root , Dr . !K i lmer ! sSwa i i i p -R6o t , and the address, B ing l i amtou , N , V , , on 'every

When You Want a

TURKEY

DUCK

GOOSE

CHICKEN

^OYSTERS

BEEF

VEAL

PORK

LAMB

G O O D

Call at

A S F a a c e

M A I N S T R E E T .

Thorburn & Severance.

Sold by J. F. $IREVE, Mason.

K B y s M B M e a t M e t

P . N i c e B u i l d i n g , n e a r D e p o t

G R O C E R I E S W e carry e v e r y t h i n g i n t h a t l i n e .

B U T T E R A N D . E G G S

B o u g l i t a t M a r k e t P r i c e s .

G R O U N D B O N E F O R C H I C K E N S .

F E E D K E P T . O N H A N D .

M I T C H E L L & S O N B o t h Phones , T e r m s Cash ,

Goods de l l vered to any pa r t ot* t h e c i t y ; ,

N E W W O O D Y A R D I liiwe about 900 cords of

FIrst-Class Dry Beech and Maple Wood

Cut from Rood live timber. Will deliver to any iwrt ol city in uuy quantity.

E . H . W I L L I A M S . Leave ygiir orders nt B, h. Curtis' Drue Store.

Clti/o«s' ruone 110.

4

T a t f i W E M D C B A T

H E R V O l / S D Y S P E P S I A

A Desporatoly Se r ious C c s o Cured by D r . V i / i l l i ams ' P i n k P i l l s .

E ro i i g l i t to l l io v e r y v e r B O o t stiirvn-tiou by flic reJDOliiou of a l l iiijtiriKlunonl;, l ior vitiil l l .y iilinost des t royut l , t l io I'o-oovory uf Afi's. J , A , AVyiiLt., of N o . 1189 Sevoiith Kl'ictjlr, Dus Moines , Iowa, fioejiietl lioiiuless. Tier pliysioii ins ut ter ly f(iiieil to reiicli Iho seat of tlio (lifflouUy 1111(1 (loath i i inst liiivo rosullod i f slm l i m l not iiiir.sned itii i i idepeiideiit course sug­gested by hor si.slur's cvpurioiico.

M r s . W y n t t says : " I li i id pniii i n the region of tlio lieiirl/, j)alpilatioii and filiorliie.s.s of breath so that I conld not w a l k very fust. J fy liend acliod vwy b i i d l y i i i i d I was .sui/.od w i l l ) vomi t ing Kpulls wliuiKiver I look any food, A doc­tor wii.s cttlled who proiioniiced tlio trouble KRSlr i l is , but lie g a v o i n u j i o r o l iuf . T l io i i I Ir icd a seooiul doctor w i t h ont boiiefit. B y this ti i i io I had booonio very weak. 1 could not keep the most delioiito broth on my stoniauli, and at tliu end ot a m o i i l h 1 wii.s fioarcoly iiiort than skin and bono nucl was real ly star v i n g to deal l i .

' " i ' l i e i i l i w n l l n d hnwmnc l i boiinfl tni sister had got from D r . W i l l i a m s ' P i n P i l l H a i K l decided to tako t l ioi i i i n place of tlie doctor's niedieiiio. I t jifovud •wise decision for tliey lielpod mo as unt i l ing else had done. Soon .1 en i i ' " take weak tea and crackers and steadily more iimiri.slimcnt. lil two weeks I was able to leave my bed. IDr. W i l l i a m s P i n k P i l l s were tlio on ly th ing that cliecked tlio vo iu i t i i igand as soon as that was stopped my other d i ineu l t i c s lo f tmo I have a vigoron.s aiipetito now and am able to attend lo a l l l l ie dnties of m y Iiome. 1 praise D r . W i l l i a m s ' P i n k P i l l s for Pa!e Peoplo In a l l my friends bccanso I am thorongli ly eoiivijieed of their me r i t . "

Dr . W i l l i a m s ' P i n k P i l l s are sold by a l l druggists mid by Ibo D r . W i l l i a m s M e d ic i i ic Co. , Schoueotady, N . Y .

A l l .AlU|<^l'l|"">. David Cliri.stie IMiirniy liils an anoc-

dole to toll nf what lie .s;iy.s Is "t l io ebiimpioii priiitor'.s error of bis c.vporl-oncf." A t tbq close of a cert i i l i i story frnni Iil.s p(jii, published some years ago, iMr. J l i i r r i i y wrote:

"Are tlioi'e no troubles now?" the lov or asks.

"Not one, dear Frank , not oiio." And l l i e i i , la linickclHi thus [ ], be

put tlic words, " W h i l e lim?." Th i s was .n teelmk-tl itlstructioii to the pr l i i lor , iitid incaiit Hint one Ijiio of space should 1)0 left elear. ' r i ie genhis who Mad Mil! I'lrjiy in li.'iiid [iiit Kio Io\'er's Kjioccb i l l type corrtK'llv, and liieii ,-set­t ing i t out as If it were a lino of vei'si;, ho n i lde i l : "A'ot one, dear Frank , not one \vhlt(> line!"—r;nndon 'Pit-Tilts.

D A Z E D W I T H P A I N .

T l i r SnaVM'iiiH.s of n C l l l / . e i i of O l y n i -I)l:i, Wn.sh.

U S, Oorhi im, of 510 K;is t 4tli street, OlymiJ lii, Wash. , says: ",Si.\' years ago I got wet and took cold, and wiis soon

Mat in, bed, snlTcring tortures w i th my back. I'lvoi'y m o v o l n o n t caused an agonizing l i i i l i i , ami the persist­ency of It exli i i i is ted me, so lha t I'or a, l ime 1 was dii'/.od and stti-))id. On the advice of a friend I beg.'ui us ing Dean's K i d n e y I ' i l l s and soon noticed a Change for the hel ler .

I 'bo kMney secretions had been disor­dered and'l i ' i-egnlar, and contained a heavy sediment, but In a week's t ime iho urine was eUlar and natural again and the pa.ssng'cs regular. Gradni l l ly lllo aching and soreness loft my b.'iC'k .•iiid tlio.M the l.'iineiioss. 1 used s ix boxes to 'niake sure of a cure, and tIie;lronbIe has never ret i i r i iod."

Sold by all dL'nlers. HO cents a box. Fos t e r -Mi lb i i r u Co., lUiffalo, X . Y .

Aln ioNt T l n i i i . T h e convonlion of physicians was

(.•ailed flijoretly and l i i i r r iedly . D r . KIII-(Mii roflo to speak.

"Gentlemen of the profession," be said, ".'joiiictliing must be flono. Our automobile tires are wearing out, our daughters' music lessons are unpaid for and iietirly a l l our good patrons have already been operated upon for appen­dici t is . W h a t shal l we do'?".

"Lot 's discover a new microbe," said D r . (Jnaok.

:i?ho mollon was carried unnnimoiislv and a wave oJ .sickiios.s waCted diicat.= to the doclors ' coffers.—Indianapolis Sttir. :

W O R S T P O E M O F E C Z E M A .

l'.'(i(!—lialtio of Itenvoiilo. 1"i."i.'i---Foiir Kiiglish iloblonien exoeiitcd

ns aciioiiiiiliccs of the Dilko of Soili-ersei.

l."i";.';--rfenry.Grey, Piilte of SiilTolk, lie-heiiilcd....'I'lionills Wyat boliond'Kl for iiisurrcclioii iigiiii).>it Queen Mary.

l.'.S;2—Knforniiilion of llin cnlendnr in-li'odticod by Gregory X l l l .

1000—Kobert, lOari of hissex, bolioadcd. l(i;iO~Fir.st (lay nf piiblie tllank.sgiving ;n

.Aliissachlisells. KKl-l—Tronly of Pisa between Fl'ance

anil ihe I'npe. Ifi—.liiiiK's, KnrI of Derweiitwilter, bo-

lioadeil for I reason.. 17.72—-fleor;,'!^ Wiisl i inslon born.. 17(1(!—llritisli stamp a(;t roiicalod. ITS.'!—Denmark rei/OKiiizcd independence

of Iho United Stiitox F i r s t Unit­ed Stales liiiiik eliiirterod.

bSl."—Niliwleial escaped from l O l b a . . . . Tronly of A''ii'niiii.

1820—11 oiis(! nf ];cpre.si'nlalivo.^ pii.ssDd the Mi.ssouri l i i l l .

1S.'!I1—"Coinprniiiiso tariff" iinssed the House ot Itcpresentiitivcs.

1SIJ7—Ship .Tano and MarKiil'Ot lost off I.sIg of .Mnli; 20(1 jicrsons i)orislled.

IS.'IS—Dual between Wi l l i am .1. Graves nf Kcntiu^ky and .Tonailian Ci l lcy of Now Ilalniislill'o, iiiond)ors of the Iloilso of iioiirosontiitivos.

S,"i,S—Marl.liqilnke nciirly destroyed Co-rini l i , Grooce.

.S(!2—l''nrinal surrender of NsKhvilio, Toim,, lo Goo. P . l io l l . , . ..leffol-Bon Diivis iiiniiglirnlpil I'ri'siilent of Ihe Oonfodornio Stiilos.

Torri lorial Koverimipiit ostiiblisllod in .\rizoiKl.

ISd.S—Presidollt .Tolmsoii rcinnvoil Sl im-loii and iiii |Kiiiilod Goli. Tlionia.s..Soc-iTlary of \ \ ' ; i r . . . . House of Kojiru-.sonliilivps voted lo inipoacb the Prosidoiil.

ST1—Mootiii;,' at Wilsliington of joint llieii cniiiiiiissioii on Alahiima cliiinis . . . . Disirii ' t of Goliiinbia made a l.er-rilni-ial govormaoiit.

STS—Nalioiial Greeiilniek jiarly orjcan-izod at Tolodn, Ohio. ,

.'J80—Fordiiliiml Do Lessop.s rocoivod liy (lie Aiiiyrit'.'iii .Society of Jinffinoor.s-.

1S.S.I—Sniiili African ropnblie, Trnnsvaiil , roi!OKiii/.od by Ircaly with Great Itrit-aln.

.SS.l—AViisliin^'lon ninnmnont at natlonnl eiipital dodiealod.

iSSO—Discnvclw ot rich gold fields in Patagonia.

ISSS—Earthnlinko felt throngliout Cal i ­fornia.

,SSn--Gongross npproprifllod .'?2riO,000 to aid American workiiiKiilcn thrown ont

ot employment by llio stoppage of work on llie Pa nil ma (. 'anal... . A c t dividing,' Dakota into two Stnlos liassod by U . S. Senate Confes­sion l)y Iticllard PiKott that ho forg­ed lllo Pariioll letters.

iS90—Paa-Alnoriean Congress voted for an ilitorilational fallway.

ISrir—'l'h(! i)otvof.s ordered Oraeco to witlidriiw from Croto.

11)02—[Pwonty-one lives lost in liiirniiig of I'ark .•Vvonno Dotol, Now York .

11101—Palm ma canal tronl,v rntifiod. , IDO,")—Fodoval government iiidicted Oas-

sio L . Olhuiwiek.

B l a c k Splo tc l ios A l l Over Paoo—Affect­ed P a r t s Nov.r d e a r as E v e r — C u r e d

b y t l i e C u t i c u r a R o m e d i e s . "Abou t four yci i rs ago I was af-

nictod w l l h black splotches a l l over my face and a few covering my body, which producotl a severe Itching Irr l -ta l lon , and which eaiised iiie a great deal of aiinoyancB niid snffxrii ig, to such an extent that I was forced to cal l In two of the loading physlehins of iny town. Af ter a thorough exami­nation of tiKj dreaded complaint they aniiouiieod It to be sWn eczema In Its worst Torn), They Ireatctl mo for the same for U)o length of. one year, but the treatment did me no good. F i n a l l y my husband purchased a-sot of the C i i tk ' i i r a l inmedlcs, / i i id after using (lie contents of the ilrst bottle of C u t l c a n i Uesolvent In conneetloii w i th the C i i t l -cura .Soiii) and Ointment, tl)c broakl i ig out entirely Btoiiped. I contimu'd tlie use of 11)0 Outieiira lleiiledles for s ix monlbs, and after that every splotch was entirely gone and the affected parts were lef t as clear as over. The Cut lcnra Iteniedies ntit only cured me of that dreadful disease, eczema, but oi l ier complicated troubles as w e l l . LIk-s:lo E . Sledge, fi-lO .Tones Ave . , Sel l i ia , A l a . , Oct. 28, ItlOu."

I l l n i K K u l N r . The Western .Senator shook his head. " N o , " he said, "I oau't support your

hill for government control of iusurnnco. " W h y not'?" "WcU, in llio fir.st place, you've got the

title twisted. Gall it a hill for imsur nnee control of the governmcut and I ' l l tuIV It over."

T O C U R E A C O L D IN O N E D A Y 'I'ako LA.KATIVI5 l l l lOMO Qnlnlnt! Tnlilots. lini;,'Klst.9 rofinirl iiionoy If It falls to cul-e. I'.'. W. (irove'u Hli-nature la on enuh box. 2fic.

, )nvei i l l t ; l.<>].rl(:. Sunday School Toacllur—I liojie none

of you boys will over lie foiiild nnioiiK the fioats.

Tommy Tucker—ITow cnn wo help it, Mtss ."^mithers? We're '-i-ls, niii 'r wo?

Ton can euro Neurnlgin, 'Toothache, or Ilcndneho ill n few minutes by np-piyiiig Dr . ihiyer's I'onctl'.'ltiilg Oi l on cotton to the setlt ot pain. Sue a bottle.

A cromnted ndnlt human body leaves a ri!siduilm of gray nshos which altogetli-cr do, not woigli more than .ibout two pounds.

| | | | i l b \ i i s v i l l e , Ky, / i e w Y o r k . - K . Y .

T h e g e n u i n e S y r u p o f F i g s i s f o r s a l e b y a l l f i r s t - c l a s s

d r u g g i s t s . T h e f u l l n a m e o f t h e c o m p a n y — C a l i f o r n i a

F i S S y r w p C O . — i s a l w a y s p r i n t e d o n t h e f r o n t

o f e v e r y p a c k a g e . P r i c e F i f t y C e n t s p e r b o t t l e ,

Your liitle onci are a conjtMf care in Fall and Winter weather, Thcv will catch cold. Do you know about Smloli'i Consumption Cure, the Lung Tonic, and tvliat it has done for to many ? it is mi to be the only tellable tcmedy (or all clueasu of the air passage! in.ciiildren. It is absolutely harmless and pleasant to take. Itisguarantccdtocureoryoutmoncy

. isrctumcd. ' The price is 25c. per'bottle, and all dealers in medicine sell ,

v S H I L O H Thi» tcmedy iliouM be in every houjehold.

>reiiiiiliiN O o l d Ciii> K i ' m i i l n l . On motion of the .Areiiiphis Trotting

Association jn'oceedings wel'o begtm in tile Siiproiile Coilrt at Now Yollc, clinrg-ilig that D. F . Smathol's, tiio wenltllv lurfninli, conspll'od with his li-ainer, George Spoor, nnd with Edward Sanders, tramor tor U. K. G . liillimj.s, to defeat l.;On Di l lon la flio i-neo of lOO-t for the .S5,000 sold cup. The alloifcd conspiracy consisted in the drugging of» the sreat P.iIllnKS, trotter, .Don Di l lon , thereby cnusinH lior to lose the race and enabling the defendant dhslloncstly to win it with his horse, -Major Delmar. The assoola-lion demands damages in the Sum of !|i3,-oOO or the return of the cup. .Acting on tills informiltion, a depnty shorilT at New York entered J l r . Smntliors'. apartments aiui seized the cnp-m nnostion. Later, however, Simltbors regained possession by doiiositlng a bond ot .>7,000 with the sherlll:. Smatliors says that n i l l m s s is the instigator, ot the smt and denies the charges made.

A Cnmp1loH(('il T rn i inncf Inc . T h e " g r a n d sett l ing of accounts" In'

wh ich M r s . Colniiton and her mother indulge at the close of a day spent iu the ci ty, s l ioi i i i ing, is i iu en'ortaintnent which .Mr..Conipton never misses i f bo can help It.

" N o w , tflotlicr," said Jllrs. Compton, when one of these occasions was d n i w i n g to a close, "can you g ive mc tlio 75 cents for that l i t t le pinci ish loii? T h e n , we shalP bo. a l l straight once more." ,

" N o , " said the old lady, after an Iu speetion of her cash assets, " I can't. 1 Jiave only (iO cents in change."

M r s . Compton looked worr ied, and as somollmes happened, her husband endeavored to lend a bclj i ing baud.

" Y o u r m o t h e r has a two-dollar bi l l t l icro," ho said, indicat ing one of the old lady 's assorted piles. " W h y doesn't she give you that, and you give her tbnfdo l l a r and a quarter over t h e r « 7 " ,

" W J l l l a m , " and bis w i f e turned an Imploring and roproacliful face toward him, "don't .mix us a l l up! 'That two d o l l i r s is wha t 1 paid mother ten mla-utea ago for my share of Cousin L u c y ' s down puff. A n i l this dollar and a quarter is hei- share of Cousin E d w a r d ' s ash-trny! I t wo turned and twis ted things biick .tiuI forth i n the ways you suggest we should 'never know whei-e wo wore! A s It is, motli Cr has the-.'jO c e n t s ! gave toward Ka tbor lne ' s doll 's tea-set a l l mixed i n w i th the moiioy L u c y gave hor, and we don't know how i t bapponod, w i t h all our exact methods!"—Youth's Com-paaion. ,

A N E C E S S A R Y E V I L .

E i c l i , J u i c y Evidiahes Preo. Everybody loves'jiiioy, tender riidisbos,

Saizor knows tills, lioiico he oll'ers to .send you absolutely free silllieioiit riidiRb soed to keep yon in tolldor ritdislies all .suiii-mur long and his great

SAJ.Znll'S BAnfiAIX Br.KV ROOK. with its wonderful stirpriKCS nnd great bargaiiis in seeds at bargiiin prices.

7=9^

Tli»! ISiivy'M Ne iv Tor j i e i lo . The hi.!,di-speed,' turbine, self-propelling

torpedo, known .as the DIlss-Leavitt, has been, adopted: by. the United States navy. It tr.avels through the water at the rate of thirty-six knot.s an hour and has an extreme range, of 4,000 yards. Its speed is eight knots faster than the Whitohoad torpedo and -its distance , nearly ' double, 'l.'he torpedo, is flrod, from a pneumatic tube, 20 foot in length,: 2250 pounds of

jComprcssod nu' bomg rc(]uired. :

; : Iiivi-eitMU ol. O i l l i i i l i m l r y . A census - bulletin, .just, issued,- shows

that the' iietroloum industry, has-,made a largo, iiiercaso: :siuce lOOO.:. ; ]jivst • year there were mnety-eigbt .relineries,, as com­pared "With; sixty-seven f in ; 11)00,. and-:,the cajiitnl-.invested,-had incrensedvfroni.'.f!)5,-' 000,000 to li;i3tJ,000,000. A n a\etago of 10,771 wage earnoi-h aie now einploiod, as compared with 12,190 fiv,e ictut, ago. '

The Seamen's Church institute of New York wi l l elect a .' odO,000 clnb nnd home for sailoris. l i ishop Potter, hends llie di-

ICxitci-lcncc o£ a A l i i i l N l u r W h o T r i e i l to T h i i i l c thut ol ' Coffee.

" A descendant of, the Danes, a ,na-tlon of coffee drinkers , I used coffee freely t i l l I was 20 years o ld , " wri tes n clergyman from Iowa. " A t that time I was a student at a B i b l i c a l Institute, nud suddenly beeamo aware of the fact that my .uerve."? bad become demoral­ized, my brain du l l and sluggish and that ia.somnia was fastening Its bold upon 1)10.

" I Avas loath to believe that these things came from the coffee I was dr ink ing , but at last was forced to tha t conclusion, and quit it . .

" I was .so accustomed to a hot table, beverage and telt the need o f , i t so much, that after abstaining from coffee for a t ime and recovering my health, I went back to i t . I d id this several times, but a lways With disastrous re­sults. I had about made up my mind tha t coffee w a s a necessary, ev i l .

"About this tirae; a f r iend told me that I w o u l d find Postum Food Coffee very flue and I n many resijects a w a y ahead of coftee: So I bought some aud,; mak lug i t ' very carefully according to theftdlrectlous, we/Avere delighted r tO' And t h a t h e had: no t exaggerated i n the least. : F r o m that day to .this ,wo 'have-liked It better than the o ld k i n d of coffoe.or a i iy thlug else In the way of a table drh ik .

"Its use gave me. In a very, short, t ime,;an •increase. In strength, clearness of bra in and steadiness of nerves; tind! sleep; restful; .andrestorlng, '-came'back! to uio. ' I .

" I am thankful that we heard of Postum, and shal l be glad-.to testify at any t ime to tho sood It has done uie. ' ' Name given by . .Pos tum' Co., Bu t t l e Creek, M i c h . ' ^ ' ' , .

•There's; a: reason.- Read, tlie: II ttle' book,=

The enormous crops on our seed fai-nis the past Boason compel ils to issue this special catnioguo.

send tuts kot icb to-dat. and receive the radishes nnd the v/onder-ful Bargain Book free.

Remit 4c and -wo add a package of Cos­mos, the most fashionable, serviceable, beautiful annual flower.

John A . Salzcr Seed Co., Lock Drn'wer C , Ija Crosse, Wis .

She Woi 'kM at Ifonie. H i c k s — I inldcrstaud Mrs. Bias has

learned bow to keep her liusbaiid at home. "

Wicks—Nonsense 1 B ins is out w i th "the boys" nearly every 'night .

n i c k s — Y o u misunderstand me. I mean the work she does at lionie keeps bim. She's a dressmaker, you know.— r h i l a d c l p h i a Ledger. .

P R ^ C E w ? = g ) , g 5 C t s

/ 4 ' " 0 CURE THE 6 R I P ^ ' ^ ^ " . J N ONE D A Y I S G U A R J V N T E E D T O C U R E

GRIP , B A D C O L D , H E A D A C H E A » D N E U R A L G I A . 1 •wron'tiiell An(l-C lrlpln« to a dsaler who \ron*t Giiuraiiten JPt

'HA5al(;'aijji^L_FpfHlg^[: Call (or VoVr MOA-KY .BAOJC IK I T ItOKWai'T.OtJKl!. ,J)icmer,JII,D,, Mtiuufacturor, Spt'inaJlold, ]Um>

H o w ' s T h i s ? We offor One niilidrodDollul's Rew.ii-d for

any ca.se of Catiirrli tliau cuiiiiot be eut'oil liy Hall 's Catnn'li C'llre.

F. .T. Cl-ilCNUY & CO., Toledo, 0. We, llic uiidoi-al.^'iied, have known F. .T.

Cheney tor the la.st LI years, and believe him perfectly honorahle In nil business, transactions and fliinnclally able to carry out nuy (ibllfntlons niario by his (Irai.

WAr .DlXCi , ivINiVAN & M A R V I N , Wliolesalt; DruRglsts, Toledo, 0.

Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Ilitornally, ;ictlng dil-netly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces ot the system. , Tiatiinoulals sent free. 'I'l'lco 750 .per bottle. Sold by, all Driit'^..,,ts.

Take nail 's Family I'llls fop constlpniioil.

W. L . s a o u g l a s $ 4 . 0 0 C i l t E d g e L i n e c a n v i o t b e o q u a l l e d a t a n y p r i c e .

Wo U l i p o r t u j i K y . Job Sturky—If a street car oondnctof

should overlook you would you pay liim •our fare anyhow'/

Ad.ara Zawto.ic—rve been wnitinK fif­teen yeal's for a chance to be testod that way, but no blamed conductor has ever overlooked me vet.

Y o u Can G e t . A l l e n ' H Ifoot-Unse F I I K E . Write to-dny to Allen S. Olmsted, r.e Itoy,

s'. 1'., for a li'ItEIi] sample of Allen's li'oot-

W. L. OOUGLAS MAKES A SELLS MORI': MEN'S $3.Sn SHOES THANHUVOTHEh MAMUFAOTUttElf IN THE WOtiLO.

^ " ( H I U i U U U ' disprovo Ibis slalemonl.

A certain euro for-Corns and ]iiiulo».s. AH Drugglsta aud Shoe stores sell it. 23c.

M n i i i ! a m t e II. nii. Briggs—Biltor'.s daughter did very wftSI

n literature, didn't she? - • Griggs—Yes, ,.; indeed. I • understand

that she m.tdo money enough on her first novel to BOt herself an education.—Life;

ItehluK, Blind,. Bleeding ProtrudlnR 'I'lleS: pi-ligKlsts art" nutliorzod to refund-money. If 'AZO 01NTJIBNT.;tnlls-to cure. In 0 to H

days SOc :

K a l 11 r a l l y , " H o w d i d you feel; when you. were

struck by l ightning?" •. "Thunderstruck. ' , '—Cleveland Leader.

' .• • •' - '•" "• •• ...'I • "Woiftli K n o n l n s

—that Allcock 's are the original and o n l y genuine :porons.plastcrs;: nH-otlier so-called .porous plasters are imitntioii.s.

•Visitor (at dime museum)-—How much do you weigh, ma'am? I F a t Woman (her first engagenieut)—

sXoung.man/i'it 'siaAvfully ,rude;and:.iinpor! lito to ask a lady a question like thati

H o w to euro Sore Throat, ' L a r y n -gitia or Tonsil i t is . A p p l y D r . Bayer 's Penetrating O i l on a cloth, arouud the neck 10 minutes. 25c a bottle.

- i f f i -cost inoftt to iiiuke, why tliey hold their .slmpc, (It hotter, weiir longer, and are of greater Intrlntjic value than liny otlior $3.50 .<ilioe. W. L, Oouglas Strong Maslo Shoos tor

Mon,9S.Sa, $2.00. Boys' School & Oi-asaShooit, $B.SO, $2, $1. 7B, $1.80 C A U T I O N . - l n i i l s t upon liaviiiR W.L.tJoiit;.

las shoes. 'J.'ako no substitute. Noiio. gpnuico without hlB name .md price atnrapod on bottom. Fast Color Eiielets user!; tlwij will not wear brasau,

Write for Ulnstratod Catalog. \ V . T,. UOUOr,A.S, i l iocUtoi i , M a u .

FOR MH AND B E A S T .

KILLS PAIN

AND DESTROYS

A L L G E R M LIFE.

C U R E S R H E U M A T I S M

W O W D E R F U L L Y

P E N E T R A T I N G .

A C O W i P L E T E •

NlEDlCmE C H E S T .

P i i c e , 2 5 0 . , 5 0 c . , a n d S 1 . 0 0 .

D r . E A R L S . S L O A M , • 615 A l b a n y S t . , B o s t o n , W l a s s .

T h a t D e l i g h t f u l A i d t o H e a l t h

P o s i t i v e l y cured by these l i t t l e P i l l s . ; • Tliey also relieve D13-

trosB from Dyspepsia, la-, digbstldhand Too Hearty Eattaig.-; A perfecl; rem-edyforDIzzlBosa, Nausea, Dfovrshiosa, v:Bad: Tiisto i n ; tlio.;,:Moutli,;;•Coated, Tohgtie.'Paln In'tlia Stila, TOnPID IJVER.- KiQy,

rcffulato t io Bowels. Purely'Vegetable.

SMALLPILL. SMALLDQSE. SMALLPRICE.

Genume Must Bear Fac>Simili3 Signature

R E F U S E S U B S T I T U T E S .

T o i l e t A n t i s e p t i c • W h i t e n s the tee t l i—pur i f ies :? mouth and breath—cures nasalvv' catarrh, sore throat,.sore eyeSiJif .md by direct application' cures;; a l i inflamed, u l c e r a t e d a n d catarrhal conditions caused by f feminine i l ls . ;:)|; Paxtino possesses extraordinary cleansing,, healing i and germi­c i d a l qualities unlike anything '

I else. A t a l l druggists. ' s " cents,' ' U R G E TRIAL PACKAGB VrGB

The R . F a s t e n Co. , Bos ton , H a s t . '

I'M

V. W.N.V. . ' - . N o . 1 0 - 1 9 0 0 ' ^ " ' i ! ' WUeawrltlns to Ailvc'rtlscrt piciiao siy'yan^'yf^'

,Mw the Adv«rtl»eincnt In tbi i piper. ^ i,lie aeamcn's u u i r c i i institute ot Wew Name given by . .Pos tum Co., Ba t t l e . ^ I B ^ onr ,c»t»iognow>iix««'»« — . . . r . . . , -. Y O U R O W N S I G N A T U R E M»'1«J.°« York ^ l l l e i e c t a.V-.oO,000 dab atid home c reek MIcIi ' ' • . The old box-like compartment, cars on i J ^ F fflo'StSt mi l l P l l F l I S B u T r B t f f i o r % ? 5 ? J & . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^or s a i l o r , l i i .hop Potter .head, tlte di- S e r e n a reason. Read tlie l i t t le b o i k F « n c h railways arc being s radual lydia- ^M^SSIIIILL B A R G A I N S . I N L A N D ' £ * J f . K " „ 1 f . ^ ' 4 a •10.. »t the low priiM of 1u'». Seia lor DM. sectors. ' ^ ^ «mK n > « r ^ placed by restlbuled cars of * moreimod-' ^ l i a B r , ,f^'Jf??i','»^Sj£^'" i>>k>t« natrruk. c.»..j u4 Taiss iupr.«d .o* «iii^

• C o u n t y N e w s t e r n s • • H A P P E N I N G S G F I N T I : I U : S T G A T H E R E D

F O R T H E B E N E F I T O F O U R R E A D E R S

• Ingliain County Jpcincfraf.

W . L . -IIY C L A R K .

WEDGIES DA Y, MARCH 7.1906.

S O U T H I N G H A M & B U N K E R H I L L

M r s . George .Sliiittucic is en t f i r i a in -i i iK l i e r s l s l c r !ind niece, M r s . MaffKie B r o w n and da i iK l i t e r Oi i ra .

C i i r l i s Po l / l c r , vvlinse bnyliood l ioine was in l l i i s nc iKi ibnrhood , is ser iously i l l w l U i a p p e n d i c i t i s . •

A m i T e r r e l l liiis aectired i i ixi.sltion a t the M . A , C . at $25 per m o n t h .

A b o u t '10 friends i ind nelttlibors of M r , and M r s , , lo l in l i ' anKht . ine t at t h e i r home las t Wednesday ni^ ' l i t to siiy Koodljyc, Col lee and c a k e were served. K o r t l T e past two years they been residents of the C. M , W i i l i a n i s / a r m ,

D A N S V I L L E A N D V I C I N I T Y .

J e rome Wiilen and wife were in Mason .Saturday.

I r a l l o w c has moved on the farm recen t ly purchased of ,10110 West , Sr .

L e w i s R a n d o l p h of M n n i t l i v i s i t e d friends in P a n s v i l l e t l ie first of the week,

A l f r e d .Simons and O r l a Swan were i n Mason Sa tu rday .

Jj'rod V a n Y n r s e is repair ini , ' O l i v e r M a i n ' s lionse.

T l i e board o f c d i i c a t i o n hits employed Geor|,'c Steadrnan for another year.

Jfoycs Wilco.v and wife are v i s i t i n g a t P i n c k n c y th is week,

M r s , R o y ITnlleber),'er spent pa r t of las t week w i t h her parents in M a s o n .

M r s . R a l p h Slaiff i i t is s lowly in ip rov-

ink. A F a v o r i t e R e m e d y for B a b i e s . I t s pleasant taste and p r o m p t cures

have.made C l i ambe r l a i i i ' s CoukIi Rimii-edy a f i iv i i r i te w i t l i the mothers of smal l c h i l d r e n . It q u i c k l y cures t he i r coiij;lis ami colds and prevents any danger of pneumonia or o ther ser ious consetjiicnces. i t iioir only cures croili.i, b u t wilen j ; i v c i i as soon as the c n u i i i y coiijjli appears w i l l prevent the l i t tac :Kor sale a t C i t y Druf,' Store .

N O R T H A U R E L I U S ,

Miss need closed ii successful t e r m of school in D i s t . N o , 4 last F r i d a y ,

M r s . So lomon Slieseley and d a u y h tor Susie wore in L a n s i n g last Sa tur ­day.

L o u M c W c t l i y of A l b i o n and A m y R u l l e n spent Sunday at G u y Ray­mond's in M i i s o n .

D a n i e l I ' u r ce l l is niovins? to the farm lie recent ly purchased in D e l h i t owns l i i p ,

ISmii i i i Z c l l z of Lans iu i , ' has been v i s i t ing ' a t liorae the past week,

'Mrs . I I . G I a d d i n and son o f L y o n s is v i s i t i n g her brother , ,Tames M u t t o n ,

, )u l ia L i t t l e and Maude Sear re­tu rned T u e s d a y from a v i s i t i n n o r t l i -ern M i c h i ^ ' a n ,

P r a n k S m i t l i , f o r m e r l y o f th i s placij , has another daufi l i ter .

O N O N D A a A ,

M r s , J o h n H a r w o o d e n t e r t a i n e d the ConKret ' i t t ional ladies ' a id W e d ­nesday,

M r s , G r o v e H i i l d w i n v i s i t ed . M r s . J u n e E l l i o t t a t R ives J u n c t i o n T l u i r s -day.

Geo. B a l d w i n was in R i v e s J u n c t i o n T h u r s d a y ,

T h e D e c r e e of H o n o r met F r i d a y af ternoon. •

M i s s G l a d y s L y i n a n en te r t a ined t l ie pedro c lub J'"rlday nlK'ht at the home of her sister , M r s . Cl ias , i f o r t o n .

A daii | , 'htcr, was born to M r . and M r s . M a l c o m e C l a y Ji'riday nii , ' l i t .

M i s s M a b e l C o n k l i n re tu rned to l ier home in B a t t l e Greek F r i d a y , af ter a week's s tay w i t h her sister , Mrs, B c c c l i e r H a r w o o d .

G l e n n Wilco.x was in E a t o n R a p i d s Sa tu rday ,

F r e d P i a t t was i n E a t o n R a p i d s Sat­urday ,

E d , G r i m t h and wife of O t t e r C reek ca l led a t W , E . Wi lco . \ ' s M o n d a y ,

W , E . Wilco.x was J n E a t o n R a p i d s Tuesd i iy tuornintf.

N O R T H E A S T O N O N D A G A .

N e w e l l H y d e , who has been work JUK at T h r e e R i v e r s the past year, is h o m e auain ,

X P , H a i n e s was q u i t e s i ck a few days las t week, b u t is be t te r a t t i l l s writirifev

G , A , .Tones had the mis for tune to lose ano the r t 'ood work horse f rom

' p a r a l y s i s l a s t week. T h i s i s - t w o he has los t i n less than ten months ,

V L , D , A V h i t m i ; and wi fe were ca l led to M a s o n l a s t T h u r s d a y by the i l lness

• o f h i s mo t l i e r , : N . P , H a i D c s and wi f e rece ived a

i v i s i t f rom t h e i r dauj jhter Inez and :her husband f rom L a n s i n g one day lus t week.

T h e y o u n s people i,'ave D a y t o n .-•>WhitiDB a surpri.se one even ing l a s t

week . G a m e s and m u s i c were the features of t he eveninfc'. ' 'Wra. M i l l e r a u d w i f e v i s i t ed f r iends

iD east A u r c l i u s one day las t week, G . A . Jones and wi fe spent S u n d a y

w i t h f r iends i n s o u t h A u r c l i u s , ; ; F r e d B r e w e r H-ialted h i s s i s te r i n s o u t h B a t o n pa r t of las t week.

E D E N .

C u r t i s I^ottor is ser iously i l l w i t h append ic i t i s ,

L y n n R o l f e was home from .Tackson over Sunday , .

M r , and M r s , 0 , I i . DIsenrot i i enter­ta ined a s m a l l ' c o m p a n y l a s t l i ' r iday cveninf; . Progress ive pedro was the (jame of the evenint; and a very pleas­an t t i m e was had,

H o w a r d JDaly and wife r e t u r n to the i r i iome in .rackson th is week.

M r s , I rv inf j Sanfnrd spent Ji 'riday and Sa tu rday in A l a i e d o n w i t l i her niece, who is very i l l .

W i l l B a r r of I n g h a m v i s i t ed M r s , Jas , S c a r l e t t and f a m i l y T u e s d a y ,

A f f l i c t e d W i t h R h e u m a t i s m , " I was and am ye t alUicted w i t h

r h e u m a t i s m , " says M r , J , C . l i ayne , e d i t o r of t l ie H e r a l d , A d d i n g t o n , I n ­d i a n T e r r i t o r y , " b u t thanks to C h a m ­ber la in ' s P a i n B a l m a n i able once more to a t t end to business. I t is the best of l i n i m e n t s . " I f t roubled w i t h r l i eu-ma t l s i n jfive P a i n B a l m a t r i a l and you are ce r t a in to be more than pleased w l t h t h e p rompt r e l i e f w h i c h i t a l l o r d s . One a p p l i c a t i o n rel ieves the pa in , P o r sale a t C i t y DruK Store.

"wHirJmKT D a n i e l T l i o m a s has a s ick horse, T h e temperance lectures at the M .

F , c l i u r c l i , conducted by the R e v , M , J . Car ley , w i l l commence T h u r s d a y eveninj j , M a r c h 8 t l i . T h e (Irst one w i l l be for the benefit of the ladles of the c h u r c h and the subject is " L a d l e s and L i q u o r ; " F r i d a y n igh t , "lousiness and Booze ;" Sa tu rday n ig l i t , " L i b e r t y anri T ' r o h i b i t i o n ; " Sunday n i o r n i i i g se rmon, " L e t us go up at once and possess i t for we are w e l l able to over­come i t ; " Sunday evening', " H e t l i a t c a rne t l i wages, ca rne th wages t ha t he nii iy pu t i t i l l a bag w i t h holes ," M r , Car ley is t l ie conference temperance ev i inge l l s t and is a fine orator . L e t us g ive h i m a ful l house. Sunday e v e n i n g W i l l be un ion .service.

I'rcd Gi l l ' o rd of \ ' a n t o w i i lias rented the M r s . W o l c o t t farm.

Di rec to r s and others of the farmers ' i i ies of D a n s v i l l c are r c q i i c s i o d to be

at t l io next mee t ing , M a r c h l . ' i t l i . Tf. I^oaii, presidcnt j and Moore i r i i i i t ,

secre tary ,

A l w a y s K e e p s C h a m b e r l a i n ' s Cough R e m e d y i n H i s H o u s e ,

" W e would i i o t b e w i t l K H i t C h a m b e r -aln 's Cough R e m e d y . I t is kept on

l i a i id c tu i t i nua l ly in our i i i i i n e , " says W . W. Ivearney, ed i to r of t h e ' I n d e ­pendent , L o w r y C i t y , M o . T l i a t is j u s t w l i a t every f ami ly ,should do. W h e n kep t a t hand ready for i n s t an t use, a cold may be checked a t t l ie out­set and cured in muc l i less t i m e t i i an after i t has become se t t led in the sys­t e m . T h i s remedy is iiisn w i t l i n u t a peer for c roup in c l i i l d r e n , and w i l l p r even t the a t t a ck when, g iven as soon i s t h e c l i i l d becomes hoarse, or even i f t e r t l i e c r o u p y cougl i appears, w l i i c l i

can only be done when the remedy is "v-ept a t l i and . F o r sale at C i t y D r u g S tore .

N O R T H W E S T I N G H A M ,

' B e r t A h w a y is m o v i n g onto M r s , E , S e d w i c k ' s f a rm, w i i l c l i ho has rented.

! S. M, A n w a y of Mason w i l l move back (into his f a rm.

C la rence Sowers has rented J e n n i e H e w c s ' fa rm.

l i l i i i e r P o t t e r and w i l e of A u r c l i u s v i s i t ed the hi t ter ' s parents Sunday ,

J ames H i l l s and wife v is i ted a t S t o c k b r i d g e a few days last week,

A l v a l i r a v e n d e r and fami ly spent S u n d a y in D a n s v i l l e .

Mert Rojfsetter and fami ly spent Sunday a t L e e JTii l lerberger 's ,

E l m e r B r a v e n d e r and fami ly spent Sunday a t J . A . Wauvle ' s ,

M r s . R o y H u l l e r b e r g e r and c l i i l d r e n v i s i t ed l ior parents in Mason Sunday

M i n n i e David.son is h e l p i n g care for her g randmothe r , M r s , Br iggs , who Is very ii ick in L o c k e .

F l o y d H u l l e r b e r g e r has rented J i m Hi ly l ioe ' s farm n e a r V a n t n w n and w i l l move to the same ne,xt week.

W i l l D l s l c r spen t Sunday I n ' L e s l i e

L E S L I E ,

M r s , George R u m s e y , who has been s i ck for several days, is recover ing .

M i s s N e v a M a y is g e t t i n g be t te r . J o h n Y o u n g is s lowly recover ing

from i l l s wound made by a j a c k k n i f e , L e s l i e Is becoming noted for law­

su i t s . One week ago S a t u r d a y two su i t s were held agains t M r , B u c h a n a n of the L e s l i e hote l before J u s t i c e L u r a b a r d , also las t Sa tu rday a j u r y t r i a l of 13ate Crans ton of Onondaga for la rceny of a $12.50 check was l ie ld before J u s t i c e L l imbar 'd i n t i i e Rogers b u i l d i n g before a large c rowd , A ver­d i c t of g u i l t y was procured by the j u r y and a tine o f $10 and $35 costs, or i)0 days at the D e t r o i t work l iouse was g i v e n by t l ie jus t ice , T h e j i n i o u n t was pa id t ha t n i g h t and now ano the r s u i t was begun on M o n d a y agains t iCad P a r k e r of Onondaga , the man to wlioi r i the check was d r a w n , and who had tu rned i t o v e f towards a t h r a s i i i n g b i l l , bu t was also g u i l t y in the la rceny ma t t e r . T u e s d a y he pleaded g u i l t y before J u s t i c e L u r a b a r d and was fined $•50, w h i c h he Intends to pay,

F e b , 28th was the a n n i v e r s a r y of the golden w e d d i n g of M r . and M r s , J a m e s L a r r y , A house f u l l of f r iends gree ted t h e m i n the even ing as t h e y r e t u r n e d to t h e i r h o m e . af ter t a k i n g supper w i t h M r s . M a r y B a g g e r l y , M r s . L a r r y ' s s i s te r . I t was a grea t sur­prise. Some nice presents were l e f t and a good t i m e enjoyed by a l l p res ent . M r s . E . C . R u s s e l l and M r s , D , P , W h i t r a o r e of M a s o n were present ,

C , W . H i l l s of J a c k s o n was in t own on M o n d a y and made sale ot a $500 m o n u m e n t to the J o h n S t i t t es tate , w h i c h has h a d severa l l a w s u i t s l u Jackson , b u t is now se t t l ed .

T h e w o r k i n g t e a m - o f the M a s o n i c lodge here expects to go to M a s o n F r i day n i g h t , o f t h i s week to w o r k the t h i r d degree and o the r m e m b e r s ; of the lodge i n t e n d go ing , ; •

E e v . J o h n Y i n c e i s 10 J a c k s o n at­t e n d i n g a S u n d a y school c o a v e n c l o n .

T h e E . 0 . T . G, c l u b h e l d i t sTnee t -i n g t h i s week ' a t , the home of M r s i v B , ; M , G a y l o r d , and , a s u s u a l , h a d , a good p r o g r a m .

D A N S V I L L E .

L , B o w e n has nioved in to i l l s red b l a c k s m i t h shop, south of D r , A l e x ­ander 's ,

Y i l l a g e e l ec t ion w i l l b e he ld next M o n d a y a t tl'ie eng ine house w i t h t l ie f o l l o w i n g t i cke t s i n the (lold :

I 'eoples '—President , 0 , F . Bro the r -ton ; c l e rk , — - ; treasurer , J a c o b D a k i n ; assessor, J , iCeene t rus tees , J . H a y l i o e J , A^'aughn, Cl ias . C u r t i s ,

C i t i z e n s ' — P r e s i d e n t , George D a y ­t o n ; c l e rk , J , T^i insmore; t reasurer , A , Hee r s ; assessor, Geo, H a w c r o f t ; t rustees, C l a r e n c e F r e d e r i c k , R , B . S m i t h , 11, H n l c o m b .

Be fo re e l ec t ion we find the v i l l age c l a i m s liO widows , .12 widowers , , si.x bache lor g i r l s and nine bachelors . W e expec t there w i l l be a cliat ige after e l ec t i on ,

M , W . R a y m o n d and wife v i s i t ed at E . J . Doa i ic ' s Sa tu rday and Sunday .

M i s s TTa/.el Y o u n g spen t par t of last week w i t h M r s . Jamas l^addock.

M i s s M a r y W e m p l e spent Sunday w i t l i Iter parents , ,

M r . and M r s . C . G . G u n n i ind Mrs , C l i a n d l e r of M a s o n v i s i t ed a t M . W . R a y m o n d ' s last T h u r s d a y and .Friday,

E l m e r J ackson and fami ly v i s i t ed at E , J . Doane 's Sund.ay.

O l i v e r M a i n e lias purchased t l ie H e i i l d b l a c k s m i t h shop,

K , J . Car l ey of R o y a l Oak w i l l de­l i v e r a series of temperance lectures at t l i e M , TC. c h u r c h , c o m m e n c i n g on M a r c h S and e n d i n g M a r c h 11.

]i]lraer A v e r y of L a n s i n g ca l l ed on D a n s v i l l e friends las t week,

J a m e s H i l l s was in S t o c k b r i d g e las t F r i d a y ,

J o h n C h a d w i c k of M a r i o n is v is i t ­i ng h is s is ter , M r s , E , J , M i l l e r ,

A . Beers is r e s h i n g l i n g the house he recen t ly purchased ,

J u l i a W e s t is w o r k i n g in M a s o n .

A S c i e n t i f i c W o n d e r , T h e cures t l i a t s tand to i ts c r e d i t

makes B u c k l e n ' s A r n i c a Sa lve a sc ien-t i t l c wonder . I t cured E , R . M u l f o r d , l e c tu re r for the P a t r o n s of H u s b a n d r y , W a y n e s b o r o , P a , , of a d i s t r e s s ing case of p i les . I t heals the worst burns , sores, boi l s , u lcers , cuts, wounds, c h i l ­b l a ins and sa l t r h e u m . O n l y 25c a t L o n g y e a r Bros , , M a s o n , and F i e l d &. N o r t h ' s , D a n s v i l l e , d r u g s t o r e s .

T h r e e l i t t l e ru les we a l l shou ld keep. T o make l i f e hap l y and b r igh t ,

S n i l l e In t h e i m o r u ng, s m i l e a t .noon , T a k e E o c k y i M o u n t a i n ' T e a a t n i g h t ;

C i t y D r u g Store , ,

H O L T ,

M i s s E m m a F i e d l e r of L a n s l n g s p e n t S linday w i t h her m o t h e r ,

J . D . T h o r b u r n was i n Ch icago las t T h u r s d a y .

J o h n H i g e l m i e r i s in L a n s i n g h a v i n g i l ls eyes t r ea ted .

M r s . S. W . M a y e r was ca l led to P o r t C l i n t o n , O h i o , l a s t F r i d a y by the i l l ­ness of R e v , R i n a M a y e r ,

T h e pup i l s in t he h i g h school w i l l serve a N e w E n g l a n d supper a t the town h a l l S a t u r d a y even ing , M a r c h i b t i i ,

M r s . M , E . P a r k is i n L a n s i n g ca r ing for l ie r mother , who is i l l ,

M r s , Sarah R i c h a r d s o f M i n n e a p o l i s , M i n n , , is v i s i t i n g l ier nephew, H , M , G a r r i s o n ,

L , N . Glassbrook is m o v i n g h i s fain i ly to W i l l i a m s t o n ,

M r s , C a r r i e W h e a t o n and son of G r a n d R a p i d s , M r , W h e a t o n ot Ion i a , M i s s A n n a S u l l i v a n and M r , W h e a t o n of G r a n d L e d g e , M r , a n d M r s , W m , B e e m a n of J a c k s o n and M r , and M r s . George B l i s s and son of O n o n d a g a at­tended the funeral ot S. E , B l i s s last F r i d a y .

A f t e r an Illness of four months , S i l a s E , B l i s s d i ed on the m o r n i n g of F e b , 27th i n J a c k s o n a t the home of his bro ther - in - l aw, W m , jST, B e e m a n , where he w e n t h o p i n g t ha t the change, m e d i c a l t r e a t m e n t and tender care w o u l d prove b e n e l l c i a l . B u t such was not t he case. D e a t h was di ie to or­gan i c hea r t t r o u b l e . M r , B l i s s was born i n the town of F a r m l n g t o n , O n ­ta r io coun ty , N . Y „ O c t . 1st, 1850: I n ISSOhe was m a r r i e d to M i s s L a v a n c h a B e e m a n of Ches te r , E a t o n c o u n t y i M i c h , , who, w i t h th ree b ro thers and one s i s te r i n the east and a nephew, G e o r g e B l i s s o t J O n o n d a g a j : s u r v i v e h i m . • T h e grea te r pa r t of h i s 11 fe lias been spent nea r D e l h i , t he p resen t home, and he was w e l l - k n o w n i n t h i s c o m m u n i t y as a tempera te , hones t and i n d u s t r i o u s m a n , w h o w i l l be g r e a t l y missed by us . T h e funera l was h e l d f r o m the res idence F r i d a y a t 2;00 p, ra., E e v . ' I L B . D u n n i n g o f l l c l a t lng , a n d the b u r i a l - t o o k pl'ace' i n M a p l e R i d g e cemote ry .

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C . S, D a v i s is in about the same c o n d i t i o n as wl i en we las t wrote— feeble, •

M r s , Cas t le , mo the r of M r s . J a m e s R u s s e l l , is very poor ly .

E l m o r e Gibson and f a m i l y spen t Sunday w i t h t he i r parents , r e t u r n i n g to K a l a m a z o o M o n d a y ,

JCeep in the m i d d l e of t l io road is good adv ice these days w l i c n the m u d is e v e r y w h e r e ,

C, M . eas i e r and wife w i l l be home from J a c k s o n in a few days.

A L i v e l y T u s s l e W i t h t h a t o ld enemy of the race, con­s t i p a t i o n , often ends i n append i c i t i s , T o avo id a l l ser ious t roub le w i t h s t om­ach , l i v e r and bowels , t ake D r , K i n g ' s N e w L i f e P i l l s . T h e y per fec t ly regu­la te these organs, w i t l i o u t pa in or d is ­comfor t , 25c at L o n g y e a r Bros . , M a ­son, and F i e l d . & N o r t h ' s , D a n s v i l l e , d rugg i s t s .

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N O R T H E A S T A U R E L I U S ,

M i s s M y r t l e B a t e m a n v i s i t e d M i s s N s l l i e R o r a b e c k l a s t week ,

M r s , M i n n i e P a t t e r s o n of B a t h is v i s i t i n g a t H . R , D a v i s ' t h i s week,

M r s , A l f r e d M a r s h a l l of J ackson was v i s i t i n g f r iends i n t h i s v i c i n i t y d u r i n g the past week,

W i l l i a m M i l l e r and f a m i l y of O n o n daga v i s i t e d a t J a m e s E c k h a r t ' s l a s t F r i d a y ,

M r s , N e t t i e P r i c e and J i m Wi lco .v , who have been v i s i t i n g i n th is v i c i n i ­t y for "the past t w o weeks , have re­t u r n e d to t h e i r h o m e a t E l m i r a , K , Y ,

L a r a y D a v i s is home f rom D e s M o i n e s , l a ,

A m o s P h e l p s has r e n t e d the E m m a P a r i s h f a rm,

P l y n n R o R e has r e tu rned f rom the n o r t h . , :

M . H i l t o n has ren ted his mothe r ' s f a r m and w i l l ga rden i t th i s s u m m e r .

M r s . L o t t i e L u n d y closed a success­ful t e r m a t the K i p p l a s t F r i d a y ,

M r i M c L a u g h l i n w i l l l i v e o n t l ie B e r t G i l l e t t fa rm t h i s s u m m e r .

M r s , W i l l i a m M i l l e r is q u i t e poor ly . M r s , S e y m o u r ITulse l e f t l a s t T h u r s ­

day for a two weeks ' v i s i t w i t h he r m o t h e r in Y o r k s ta te ,

F r a n k S c o t t was i n ' L a n s i n g l a s t week p a i n t i n g t he ins ide of W , A , S m i t h ' s new house,

0 , .L W e l l s is a t his l iome a t I losvel l t h i s week,

W a l t e r M i l l e r is p repa r ing , to b u i l d a new barn in the s p r i n g ,

J a m e s K c n f i e l d and wi fe v i s i t e d L e s l i e f r iends o v e r S u n d a y .

W m . T a y l o r of T o l e d o is v i s i t i n g a t the homes of I I , E . W i n l l e l d and M r s . R , B e l l t h i s week.

W i l l N o r r l s was a c a l l e r in t h i s v i ­c i n i t y M o n d a y ,

F o r a n I m p a i r e d A p p e t i t e . , > L o s s of appe t i t e a l w a y s resul ts from'

f au l ty d ige s t i on . A l l t h a t is needed is a few doses of C h a m b e r l a i n ' s S t o m ­ach and L i v e r T a b l e t s , T h e y w i J l i n ­v igo ra t e the s t o m a c h , s t r eng then t he d iges t ion and g ive y o u an appe t i t e l i k e a wolf . T h e s e t ab le t s also ac t as a gen t l e l a x a t i ve. F o r sale a t C i ty D r u g S tore .

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Fill a (jiass about one-quarter full of chopped fond of any, or all kinds, cover it with water, drop two Kaskola Tablets I" same and keep warm (105") fur .it least one hour; the result will be a cicur liquid. . Kasknl.i Tablets are the only dii;estive thai will digest all kinds of food.

Nine-tenths of all cases of lndl|;estion and Dyspepsia are Caused by starchy foods. There is but one substance that will dicest slarch—the newly discovered Diastase—and Kaskola Tablets arc the only rcraedy containint; It. Other

remedies dlcest meat foods only—Kaskola Tablets di-ecst both meal foods and starchy foods.

Kaskola Tablets contain, In addition to Diastase, Pep­sin, PanCreutin and Stomach Tonics, If they do hot cure your money will be refunded. At drudtists, jjc and 50c, Sample and booklet sent free by " T H E P . L . A B B E Y C O . , Kalamaioo, ,Mloh.

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vance A n i m a l F o o d , A d v a n c e P o u l t r y F o o d and A d v a n c e G r e e n O l e u m , a sheep d i p a n d c h i c k e n l i c e des t royer .

S u m m e r feeding is w h a t i j ivcs hla profits by fecdini , ' s tock foods. A d ­vance A n i m a l F o o d lias i ng red i en t s for g r o w i n g bone and musc l e t h a t no Other s tock foods have.

S t a r t y o u r pigs th i s s p r i n g on A d ­vance F o o d w i t h t h e i r Other r a t i ons . C o n t i n u e feeding un t i 1 t he day y o u sel 1 and see how many more pounds w e i g h t you have than ever before i n the same l e n g t h of t i m e .

I f y o u are t h i n k i n g o f g i v i n g i t a t r i a l , do not buy le.ss t han 100 pounds for the s u m m e r . T i m e w i l l be g i v e n w i t h o u t in te res t u n t i l y o u have sold your s tock, or y o u can t rade cows, cat­t le , sheep, hogs, ch i ckens , wheat , oats, co rn , b u t t e r or eggs for food.

A d v a n c e P o u l t r y F o n d w i l l s u r e l y cure y o u r l iens of cho le ra . ' A d v a n c e Green O l e u m w i l l k i l l t he l i c e on a l l an ima l s . Food d e l i v e r e d to any par t , Of the c o u n t y on a p p l i c a t i o n by l e t t e r or t e lephone to

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T H E N E W W A Y T O C U R E D Y S P E P S I A P E P S O I D S D E S T R O Y D I S E A S E G E R M S O F T H E S T O M A C H . T R Y A B O T T L E - F R E E :

Pepso idscu re the worst forms of D y s - q u a i u i t y o f t l i e p u r e s t P e p s i u a i u l o t h e r e s - o r woman now has the opportuni ty of pepsia and a l l other A c u t e or C h r o n i c pensive drugs-each tablet contains, (see\ possessing a strong and,;b^^^^ Stomach Disorders by repair ing the worn- formula ou bottle.) Pepsoids are sold at 50 ach . ; W i l l y o u grasp l i t ? . People w i t h out l i n i n g of the stomach and destroys cen tsa bottle 011 an absolute guarantee to^^.w^ stomachs are always i n misery, all-disease germs.;; Dyspepsia once Cured cure, or. money refunded, - W e w i l l send • Pepsoids have made.thousands of people . i n th is way never returns. Pepsoids is you , i f you have not used Pepsoids before, happy by g i v i n g them what nature i n .

i n o t a p a t e n t n i e d i c i u e , but the successful-a 50-ceut bottle: F R E E r mere ly seiid^^.u _ prescription of D r . O idmau who has your name and address, and y o u w i l l re- a n d heal thy stomach, so 9s to enjoy the cured thousands of cases of Chronic ceive promptly a fu l l sized bottle. Y o u do best there is i u l i fe . T r y Pepsoids to-day, ' S tomach Troubles iHamong them Cancervi io t obligate yourself to p a y a . c e u t . A l l we price o n l y 50 cents a bottle at drug, store, o f the'Stomach.' '^ It Cost m o r e » m o n e y - t o « ; a s k after. 'Pepsoidsi 'have cured or g produce Pepso ids thauanys imi l a rp repa - ,bene f i t t ed y o u i s , that y o u recommend w r u i n g the M e d i c a l Department of T h e ra t ioa on the market , owing to , the large Pepsoids to your J r i e n d a . ^ E v e r y m a n V i o Chemica l Co . , 'Ch icago , 111'. ,7 : J . ^ ' , ' | . " S o l A R « e o M a , m « a A « d "tey , C l t y aSiiaer S t o i e , S . X . , 0 \ a n : l B , | F s o p < , ' : \

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j u s t passed the .•l-ltli a n n l v e r s a i y uf i ts caiTy h is cni'o.s to bed, and Insomnia ori , 'af i iwit lot l , W l i i l o ha rmony , pron-1 I'ecomes a cui'se. .Men and women ress and good c h e e r have a lways been ' i ' ' * ^ " ' ' "^ed in g e t t i n g n n d gaining,

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;Mlss Itena I.lmiala went, uiClevolaiid Mnndiiy. Thoo. UnrMe was In .lacksoii last Wednesday. .Mr.s.M..I.Ueaieiil visited in l.atishig last week. 0. J , Hood or r.unslni,' was In the elty Monday. Ned Ifollogg Is lioiiiu from Detroit this week, .Miss Maud Klnuaei of Ix'eiUoti, 0 „ Is in llic

eiiy.

Mrs. W, W, Itoire was In l.aiisiii); last Tlnu'S-day.

I). S, Diinield of l.aiisliiK was In the elly 'i'ncs-d»y.

Supervisor II. JC, (liniii of Dellil Is In Uie I'lty tfld.-iy.

Win, iCoiiiiedy ot Stoeklirldge Is In the eity today.

.\Ilssj\ora Hlackmore of Leslie is In the elly Wday.

Amos Osborne IsvlsiliuK Ills sister, Mrs, M, f)-Triie,

.Muriil Kellows was lioiiie from Lansing over Sunday,

Don Caslorllii visited Ills liroilier In l.aiisiiig Siniday.

C. H. O.stioriii! (If Uaiisvllle was in the city Moudiiy.

Mrs. C. (1. Jeiilsiiis of Lansing was hi the elly Saturday.

Otto I.yoii visited bis brother at (h'aiid Lodge last week.

Ce l eb r j i t ed T h e i r G o l d e n W e d d i n g .

>rr. and M r s . T . T . O l i n were plca.s-a n l l y su rp r i sed Sunday at t h e i r homo near Okemus , the day bc inK the golden a n n i v e r s a r y of t l i e i r wedding , T h o house was decorated l a v i s h l y w i t h t la l l 'odi l ls and an elaborate d i n n e r was served. T h e c h i l d r e n and ( j randchi l -rtren of M r . a n d M r s . O l i n were prei c n t as f o l l o w s ; M r . and M r s . ,1. II O l i n and .sun, M r . and M r s . E . A , O l i and f a m i l y of O k e m o s , Mr,s, 10. K K i r k and f i imi ly , M r . and M r s . A . D . O H and son, M r s , 10. G . Footc and M r . and M r s , A . M . S n y d e r of L a n s i n g , s l io r t p rogram was rendered. M r . O l i was.born in N e w Y o r k in .June, IS.'il and was m a r r i e d to .Sarah .Tolinson of Winri.soi-, 0 , , i n ISod T h e y l i v e d i W i n d s o r two years movm^ to W l i c a t Held in ISuS where they l i v e d u n t i l 1874, in t l m t year they removed to t t ie i r present home .

Leon Wright iif l.anslnf Tluirsiiay.

was 111 the elty hist

I), C.Shea of i!ay Oity was in lliu elly last Thur.sday.

.Miss l!ie U.iyiicr was in Lansing laslTlmrsdiiy atlertiooii.

C. S. Clarli was lionie Ironi SI, .loliiis Simday ami Monday,

Kred M . Hall, .Jr., of Wlieatlluld was hi III" city Ttiesiliiy,

Mrs, I'liebo lierteli Is visiiiiig the, family of he son ill Lansing.

Charles Farley was lioaii! from Jackson Satur­day and Sunday.

V. H. Cutler of l.aiislnt! was a Kiie.sl al amiiiy side over ."Sunday.

,Iobn West and W. C. Koetic of Dansville were ill the city Monday,

K, W. Ifemans of OnondaKit lownsliip was in I lie city last Kriday.

Supervisor K. V. Dean whs lu Si . .lolms last Tlmrsdiiy aftornoon.

Mrs. N , N , KoiisevisiUMl Liiiisiiig friends last Tluirsday and J'"rldi!y.

Jlrs. L. .1, rbllleo and Miss .McManus were In Lansing last'J'liiir.silay.

.Mrs. A, L, Chiipnian anil ,Miss tlora Neely go to Chicago iicvisalimlay,

Kev, .A. K, Wliitu is in .laeksoii atluilding a Sunday sehool convention,

Willis II. Webb of Lansing was in lite eity last Wednesday and TInirsday,

Mrs. Ulvira Paxter tjoos to .Alma loiaorrnw for ireiUinutil al lliu saiiliarliiiii.

It. U. Nnyes lias reuirned trum Toledo atul is now on Ills farm in Vevay lowiisliiii.

Airs. 1..F. Kellogd has been visiting her daiigli' ler in .lank-sim during llie past week.

Miss Almeda Krazelleis homo fniiii Cleveland, She w'ill work at lltllsdale ibis siinmicr.

Miss Anns IMlrick ot .White Oak ts visitiii] her sister, Mrs. .lames Hadford, Hits week.

Ml'!!. I., A . Wbilman nf Clielioyaan eoiinly ii visiUiig Uie family of her son, C. W. Wliilnian.

.Stipervisors films. ,1. Dalilii or Wlieitllleld and T. 11. Ilaiiiiaof Ingham were in llie city Tues­day.

Mrs. Maud Crow or Pay City visited lieraiiiil, Mrs. M, I). True, Aloiulay mill Titesdity or lliis week.

Mr. anil Mrs. Kraiik Wail of Cliiiinn cimiity were gnosis nf Mr. and Mrs. K, A . h tiller SiiUir. ijay and Sunday. • Mrs. liiiza Doolltlle, wlio lias liceii vtsilniK her

sister, Mi'.s. .las. It. Dart, .started for tier hoiiiu in Clayton, N . V . . today. Slie will visit lier daiigliier 111 Detroit on llie way.

Will Taylor ot Toledo visited the family of AVilllam Fansnn last week. Mr.Taylorwill soon move Ins family to Hie Henderson farm soiilli ol tills eily which be recoiitiy purchased.

P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h .

^ W . H . S i m m o n s , pastor . Thursday—;!;30 p. n i . , J u n i o r E n ­

d e a v o r ; 7;00 p. i n . , p r a y e r m e e t i n t j ; 8:00 p. m . , teachers ' m e e t i n g . Sunday —10:00, p r c a c h i n R se rv ice ; 11:30 a. m . , S u n d a y ' s c h o o l ; 0:00, C h r i s t i a n E n d e a ­v o r : 7:00, p r e a c h i n g s e r v i c e .

B a p t i s t C h u r c h .

A r t h u r F . W h i t e , pas to r . Thu r sday—3:15 p .m . . J u n i o r U n i o n ;

7:00 p. nr., p r a y e r m e e t i n g . S u n d a y —10:00 a. m . , l u o r n i n K s e r v i c e s ; 11:30 i i . m . , S u n d a y s c h o o l ; 0:00 p . m . , .B . Y , P . U . ; 7:00 p . i n . , e v e n i n g s e r v i c e .

M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h .

N . F . J e n k i n s , pas tor . T l i u r s d a y — P r a y e r mee t ing ' a t 7:00

p . m . S u n d a y — M o r n i n g se rv ices a t 10:00; e v e n i n g se rv ices , 7:00; Sunday Schoo l !it 11:30. E . A . Dens raorc , S u p t .

M i s s i o n S e r v i c e .

, M i s s i o n se rv ice a t . t h e j a l h ' eve ry S a b b a t h a t one o 'clock p. n i . A l l i n ­te res ted c o r d i a l l y i n v i t e d to a t t end .

' L . 11. I v e s , Sup t . E . A . D e n s m o h e , A s s i s t a n t Sup t .

IS. N . Rolfe , wl io was reciently oper a ted upon, is i m p r o v i n g l lne ly .

T h e l i t t l e red-breasted harb ingers o f s p r i n g arc w i t h iis once apa in .

Roy A d a m s is us ing c ru tches th is week, (jaused Ijy a l :adly sp ra ined ank l e . ,

Jas . E . l i i r n e y of L e s l i c h a s beer Kran ted a p a t e n t on an a t t ach men for ico c r e a m f rec /c r s .

.Seymour F o s t e r lias been reappoint­ed pos tmaster a t L a n s i n g . T h i s the bek ' i nn ink 'o f his fou r th t e r m .

T h e L o y a l A m e r i c a n s w i l l have i n i -t i a t i d h o i i Wednesday e v e n i n g , M a r c h

A l l member s are urged to be pres­ent .

E v e r y m e m b e r of the L . 0 . T . M . is reriuestcd to be present a t the ne.vt regu la r r e v i e w , M a r c h J2 t l i , as i t is i n i t i a t i o n . L e t every guard be pres­ent .

W h i l e w a t e r i n g his liorses T u e s d a y e v e n i n g C. M . W i l l i a m s was k i c k e d i n the head and back and rendered un­conscious, h a v i n g to bo c a r r i ed i n t o the house.

A m e e t i n g of t i i e i n g l i a n i C o u n t y (Vssociat ionof .Supervisors and C o u n t y Ol l lce rs was i i e ld a t the coun ty c i e rk ' s ol l ico Tue.sday a f te rnoon . I t was de­c ided to hold t he p i c n i c a t I l i i s l c t t P a r k J u n e 20th.

G u s t l l i x o f L a n s i n g lias been held to the c i r c u i t c o u r t as a t i pp l e r , t h i r d od'ense, and is i n t i i e coun ty j a i l in defaul t , of $100 ba i l to a w a i t t r i a l . W h e n a saloon a t N o r t h L a n s i n g was closed .Saturday n i g h t he was unnot ic ­ed and was l o c k e d in the b u i l d i n g . R i x a t once began to f i l l up and was discovered the .next m o r n i n g .

Judge M i n e r of C o r u n n a l ie ld a s h o r t session of c i r c u i t c o u r t in t h i s c i t y M o n d a y torenoon. U , L , L i v i n g s t o n , who was c o n v i c t e d of l u m p i n g a board b i l l at the Donald.son l iouse i n L a n ­s ing , was l ined m w h i c h lie pa id . L i v i n g s t o n was t r i e d t h r e e t l m e s in the police c o u r t a t L a n s i n g , be ing . ;onvicted af ter t w o d i sagreements .

H e n r y W a r d of t h i s c i t y , who has n the employ of the D . M . Osborne

Co . for l l i e past l ive years, was order­ed to report ub the m a i n ol l lce in -De­t r o i t M o n d a y . M r . W a r d was there, a l t h o u g h lie k n e w no t w h a t for, bu t he wd", very g l ad be was, as af ter .1 s h o r t t a lk w i t h the genera l super in ­t enden t he was p laced i n c l i a r g e o f the t ransfer house a t Jackson , - to w h i c l i pos i t ion lie w e n t t h i s m o r n i n g .

among i ts c a r d i n a l v i r tues , t l ie c l ub l ias never b e c n i h a n i o r e . prosperous I c o n d i t i o n than a t present . T h e c lub w i l l ijo en t e r t a ined by R e v , and M r s . N . F . J e n k i n s , d i n n e r .served by the c lub ladles a t the M e t h o d i s t c h u r c h , wl ie re the exerc ises are to be l i e l d .

A n address w i l l bo g iven by H o n . W e b s t e r D a v i s of C o r u n n a , M f c h . M r . IDavis, t hough a young m a n , is recognized as one of the most b r i l l i a n t orators in the c o n i i u o n w c a l t h . - l i e has t r ave led e x t e n s i v e l y and I m s a wide expcf lenco for one of bis year.-;. W l i e t h e r as iLssis lant secre tary of the nter ior , under the M c K i n l e y a d i i i l i i -s t r a t i on , mayor of K a n s a s C i t y , M o . ,

or p la t form ora tor , he has i i lways been equal to the occas ion .

iMr, Dav i s is a g radua te of t l ie U n i ­ve r s i ty of M i c h i g a n , l a w depa r tmen t , and .is a w r i t e r of na t iona l r e p u t a t i o n . H e is t l i e ( inly man burn s ince t l ie great C i v i l war wl io has been i n v i t e d to d e l i v e r t l i e n iompr l a l address a t Ge t ty sbu rg , a l i i g l i c o m p l i m e n t indeed lo his a b i l i t y as an ora tor , One biog­rapher of M r , D a v i s says of h i m , " W h e n M r , M c K i n i e y was n o m i n a t e d for the pres idency in ISIKI he got no abler suppor t t han t h a t g iven h i m by M r . D a v i s ' o ra t ions t h r o u g h o u t the m i d d l e states, and In recogn i t ion of his grea t services , t he p res iden t made h i m a m e m b e r of h is o t l i c ia l f ami ly . H i s e t l ic iency a n d consc ien t ious f i i l -f l l lmenb o f l i i s d u t i e s as ass is tant sec­re tary of the i n t e r i o r are ma t t e r s of w ide repute ."

T h e p u b l i c are c o r d i a l l y inv i t e r l to hear M r . D a v i s nex t .Saturday. T h e c l u b inenihers w i l l a l l be in t h e i r places. , ,

, T o u r i s t C l u b . T l i e C l u b Diet w i t h M i s s E l m e r

F e b . 2S. T h e names of re i i iurkHli le i i i lneS were g iven in response to ro l l c a l l . M r s . F u l l e r t o u aa leader eou-ducted the exercises, T h e paper upon " M i n e s m i d M i n i n g i n M e x i c o , " by M r s . C u i i i p b e l l was in tense ly interest­i n g , us we l l as ins t ruc t ive . M a u y facts eo i i ce ru i i i g ttiicleiit mines , new to t l ie casual reader, were related, also a descr ipt ion o f i i i o d e r n nie tbods and deve lopment of n i i i i e s n e w a n d . o l d .

W h i l e the mines of M e x i c o l i ave produced enormous an iouuta of go ld a m i s i lve r , M r , B r i s t o l spoke of one t i i i i ie In w i i l c l i eons ide iab ie l a g l i a n i county capi ta l bad been invested, w h i c l i was profitable o n l y to its pro­moters, ' i 'he iRck of fuel baa been one of the chief obstueles to pro t i lab le m i n i n g , but M r , F u M e r l o u . s t a l e d that t i l l s d l l l i c u l t y is n o w be ing overcome by u t i l i / . l n g the i m m e n s e waterpower w i t h w l i i c b M e x i c o is supp l i ed . iMex-ico is r ich in near ly a i l k n o w n m i n ­erals. K l i e now r anks t h i rd , Init ia exr peeted soon to lead a l l nat ions i n the prdduot io i i ' of- copper . M r s . A d a m s read a n a o c o u u t o f a two-ton aeroli te r a i l i n g on a i i i ouu t a in slope i n M e x i c o w h i c h uncovered a r ie l i ve in of s i l ve r as It p lowed its w a y toward the foot. A f t e r some talk re la t ive to M i c l i i g u n mines , the c lub adjourned forretVeHh ments, w i t h an appeti te sucb us ha rd w o r k at m i n i n g ua'uall^ a ivea .

T h e second aeaaion o f i b e e v e n i n g was to have been a rev iew by M r s . S i m m o n s of a book en t i t l ed " T h e L o s t G o l d of the J io t i te / .uu ias . " A n unauc-ceaaful a e a r c b o t . s e v e r a l mo i i tba i n d i ­cated that w h i l e there was some doubt as to the loss of the G o l d , there waa no doubt wha tever that the hook had dis­appeared, and as the s tory of the G o l d was legendary at t l ie best, the wr i t e r took topics nf l i v i n g interest today, connected w i t h and supp lemen ta ry to aoiiie of the papers a l ready g i v e n to tl ie c l ub and of t he i i r ni i ide a paper w b i c b fu l ly reconci led the hearers to the enforced change of topics.

I V l a r r l a f i r e L i c e n s e s . Win, ,1. Newman, IiiKbam Co ,',., , L'.'! iMiitiBl Dunn, Shiawassee Uo is Albert DniiKe, ludlatiapollg, IncI ,.,,2.'! IJIenur iMoriarly, Indtaiiaiwlls, Ind •J\ Herman E, Dove, Lansini;,,.,, 31) ••sula K, Aokornian, Liiiising OeorgU. Lacy, Ijauslug „.,.. ; 20 Julia ."Soliallt, Lansing,,.. Karl i t , Cornell, Lansing ,„..,..„ 21 Berlbii MinarU, Lansing 21 Albert W, ICIIioll, Lansing , 23 Maydalone Soleskn, Luuslng ai Olio Silky, Hiisletl.^ i-.'! Uerllia Elliott, llasielt, .„2i Herman K, l le i i iK.I loI l 20 hurtim Cafeli, Lunslng n

the inerclmnt, the banker, al l a l ike , fai l to jsocuro that sell '-coiitrol wblo i i can manage tho n i iud as wel l aslctip as awako.

N o r m a l sleep shonhl he purely ti phys io logica l repose s imi la r to the rest of animals ,who go to sleep wi th tho darkness and awako with the light. Some ono has sniil that sleep is l ike l i i inger or, thirs t , represent ing a d iminut ion of energy, throughout the ei i t i ro body. 1 i in rd ly th ink this can bo true, but in my judgment sleep rather auggesls the d iminut ion of en­ergy of tiie brain, and ho Is a wise man who takes the hint wlien brain I'ag sets In of an evening and goes comfortably and proper ly to boil.

Of course i t goes M'ithout say ing that night is not the only time for sleep. Men and women who aro busy coulii steal jus t a few mlnt i ies before or after tho noonday luncheon to catch a l i t l l o nap, api l , indeed, I nni nearly sure that the noonday nap Is wor th far more than the noonday meal, for the digest ive iirocessos aro surely Iiiiulered d u r i n g the periods of niontnl act ivi ty , and it Is the excep l iona l person In lhl,s busy M'orld of ours who is not cal led u|ion to use a l l his brain and brawn to make a l i v i n g . It lias boon niy habit to advise niqth-ers to steal a w h i l e away from every "cumbrous care," and, even It sleep fails to bo wooed, to take about 20 nilnntes every day in absolute peace from a l l anxiet ies anl r e l ax ing nil the muscles, A habi t of this Iciiid is easi ly acquired, and wo might have fewer neurasthenic women, whoso nerves niako l i fe hideous to the i r famil ies , i f a word Hke this , spolcen from considerabio ' oxiierieneo were heeded,—Pilgr im.

V V c c a l l y o i i r a t t e n t i o n to a n e n t i r e l y n e w l i n e o f

T h e V o l b r a t h

E n a m e l W a r e

Industries Tha t Shorten Lives . j \ lo ia l pol ishers are said to become

disabled in about seven years. l<''or that reason they command h igh wages. Mos t of them die of cgnsiimp-tion. T h e stonecutter 's life is a l i t t le longer, hut death comes to hini in tho same way, Worlcers in i reuci ios , sew­ers, streel.-cleaiier,s, canal-diggers, workers in caisssons, tunnels, in com­pressed a i r , brii lge-buiidei 's and r a i l ­road laborers, are short- l ived. T h e tunnel under tho N o r t l i r ive r cost more than a score of lives by acci­dents, besides i iornianent ly i m i m i r i n g tho health and s l io r ton ing t . h e l i v o s of unl inown scores, B u i l d i n g of tlie N e w Y o r k and n r o o k l y n bridges was very fatal to human life. A n engineer lo ld me that they l(ept the facts out ot the newspapers as much as possi­ble. A l l great works of engineer ing are prosecuted at the expense of hu­man life and health.—1 lea l t l i -Ci i l ture .

M r s . C a r o l i n e A s c l t i n c . w i f e of I I , W . A s e l t i n e , nf t h i s c i t y d i e d a t he r h o m e M a r c h 3, 1900. She was burn in O n o n d a g a F e b . 19, 1853, l ier age be ing

years and 12 days. She leaves a husband , t w o sons, two sis ters and a' b ro the r , besides many fr iends to m o u r n i ie r loss. F u n e r a l se rv ices ' were he ld <it t h C ' B a p t i s t •chui-ch the f o l l o w i n g M o n d a y af ternoon a t ; two

•clock, conduc ted by R e v . - A . F . W l i i t c . I n t e r m e n t i n M a p l e G r o v e cemetery ,

I n the s p i i n g t u n e you renovate youiv house. W h y no t y o u r body ? l l o l l i s -ter 's R o c k y M o u n t a i n T e a d r i v e s ou t i m p u r i t i e s , c leanses , ind en r i ches the blood and p u r i n e s the en t i r e .system. Do cents . C i t y D r u g Store .

A d o n i s T e r r y , sen t to J a c l « o n p r i son from I n g h a m c o u n t y and who p i t ches for t he pr ison ba l l t e a m , was the leader in a s t r i k e a m o n g t l i e employes of the T r a d e T a b l e Co . l i e assaul ted one of t l i e ' k e e p e r s , k d o c k i n g h i m down a n d l a y i n g l i i i n up for a few days. T l i c s t r i k e r s were l ocked u p o n res t r i c t ed ra t ions and k e p t in for sev­eral days when t hey agreed to go bacl^ to work . ^

A d v e r t i s e d L e t t e r s . M a s o n , M , i r c h 3, 190G. J

L i s t of l e t t e r s r e m a i n i n g , u n c a l l e d ( o r a t t h e above n a m e d o l l l c e : Oeoige Ifiiller, . James Cotirtriglit.

P e r s o n a c a l l i n g for t h e above please say a d v e r t i s e d .

0 . W . 13H0WNE. P . M .

C a r d of T h a n k s . riuongb lliu eohmnisol tills paper wo desire

to express niir sincoro UmnKs to the nmuy Idiid Uiuiids and neighbors wlio gave as aid and sym-|),illij la 0111 leeeiil beieavunieiit.

n . W. AsoUine, H . M, Lliidsley, Mr. .ind Mrs. l.d iilaghc, M.irslmll Aseltine and fcimlly, Slhih AselUiie and family.

We wish to ili.mk Uie many friends who, by then svmp'itliy and kindness, aided lis in out lute bereavement, alsofortho sweet music ren­dered by the cliolr, and the beautiful noralolt'er-lags. Mils. b. K. B l i s s ,

ttrom.B Ui . i i s AKi) W i n - , v W«l. jr. HKKMA^ A.M) W l l K. :

K e e p the l i t t l e ones h e a l t h y and l i a p i ) y . t e T h e i n e n d e r , ' s e n s i t i v e bodies requi re g e n t l e i h e a l l n g . r e n i e d l e s . / I I o l . l i s te r ' s R o c k y M o u n t a i n T e a w i l l keep t h e m s t rong and w e l l . ;15 cents , l e a

I o r i t ab le t s . . C i t y D r u g Store .

S ingular Rad ium •Phenomenon. A (lerinnn exper imenter describes

a s ingnlar e lectr ical i iheuomenon ex-I l i ibi ted by a .glass t i ibeful of rad ium

bromide. ,Tbe substance had been sealed up in luhe. S i x months later tho cxper i ine i i te r was about to open tlie tube wi th a file, but as soon as the metal touched l l i e glass the tube was pi<;roeiI by a b r i l l i an t e lec t r ic sparic, accompanied by a shari) sound, i t is thought that t l ie retention in tlie, tube ot the, pos i t ive ly charged A l -)iha part icles, wh ich cannot penetrate gla.ss, and the cont inual escape of the negatively charged IBe'ta part icles , which do penetrate glass, set ii|) a difl'erence in the e lec t r ica l potential inside and outside, the tube so great that at las t a spark was able to liass through the glass wall.—R.v-change.

j u s t i n . B e s t q u a l i t y . F u l l y g u a r a n t e e d . M u s t

be seen to be a p p r e c i a t e d . A l s o to t h e l i n e . o f

S e w i n g * M a c h i n e s

J u s t i n t r o d u c e d . G u a r a n t e e d e q u a l t o a n y o t h e r

m a c h i n e o n t h e m a r k e t . Late .s t i m p r o v e m e n t s ,

d r o p h e a d , a u t o m a t i c l i f t , l - l l cgan t .style a n d f in ­

i s h . C a l l a n d see t h e m .

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Ollvor W, Maine ami wf to V. I). Tlioiiia.s and wl, lOacof n end m wl'a ol sw;.i' of sue 5 and !' end of n'/a ol fri see II, Wheatdold ..,.„. •'lUOO

Marlon Wygaiit to KImer VonM, s',5 ol He!.| of ii\vi.i' of sue in, Leroy .SOO

Dniilet Pureetl and wftn Jiikoii K, Tay­lor, self of nol4 of see 15, .'Vuroiius

Alon/,0 Ii. GroMoii ami wf to Wm. Tbnrlliy, suif ol nw;.( sooH, AuroliiiM.. SOO

Ulysses D, Ward, by lioirH, lo Edward I', K l i i i i o y a n d w l , u l l r d . s o f Int2.l)lki), (^liiypool's will (111 see 17, Willi o.voep-tlouK, LiinslUK 1000

James 0. Wliipploto Win. H.io, e<i of Hwjfsool?, Ingbain 'MOO

Olias. 1), Colllugwood ami wf lo Alfred 0, Lane, lo l 712 of plat of Oakwood, Lansing 500

Krank W, ,Slinmway and wfto Agnes L . I'ark, 0 (i rda oi lol -I, blk IB. Lansing,,, 20CO

Hurry O. Sheldon and w f l o Miiry K, KoiimlH, e S\ft ol k"/, of w i i of i)cl on seU of sec I", Lansing , 1(100

Maloolm J , Hoag and wf to I'erloy II, lliinderson, pel on .'Slilawiis.soo streul, Lansing .v. „, 1100

Mary 10. nolioiinon, oxir.v , to Wiii , K l -tloltand wf, v/'/- i)t sivii of wU of sec ;!, Aureiius :va

Clias, II, WIlHoii e tal . lo H, Oell Howe, pel on tie!.f o l i ieK of sue;!, Muricllaii, , loOO

Frank TownsonU at al . to ijlias. II. IjOWoaiid wf. KliOac o f e l i o f swM ol S(ji!,'l, also s;.f of Hwy. o f i iw Irl J.i of si'cS.Sloekbrldgo. 'ilJOO

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ilosiali I), ICooiis, by lioira, lo Geo, K. Alarslmll, wla o f s w ^ o f .sec l i i , Wbile Call, pels tu dloukbrldge 3'M

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D o c t o r s a r e P u z z l e d . T h e r e m a r k a b l e recovery of Ivon-

ne t l i M c l v e r of VancebMro , M e . , is the subjec t of m u c h in t e r e s t to t l i e med ica l f r a t e r n i t y and a wide c i r c l e of fr iends. H e .says of h i s c a s e : , " O w ­i n g to severe i n l l a m n i i i t i o n of the th roa t and conges t ion of t i i e lungs, three doctors gave mc up to d i e , w l i e n , as a las t resort , I was i nduced to t ry D r . K i n g ' s N i i W D i s c o v e r y and I a m happy t o s a y , i t s a v e d my l i f e . " Cures t l i e wors t cougl is and colds , b ronch i ­t is , t u n s i l l t i s , weak lungs , hoarseness and l a g r ippe . G u a r a n t e e d a t L o n g -year Liros., Mason , anrl F i e l d & N o r t h , D a n s v i l l e , d r u g stores. „o0c and JBl.OO, T r i a l bot t le , free. .

R e a l E s t a t e T r a n s f e r s . T h e f o l l o w i n g t ra i i s rers h a y e been

recorded i n the o l l l c e o f t he regis tered deeda for I m r l m m c o u n t y , for t he week e n d i n g M a r c h l i , lilOG, w h e r e c o i i a m era t iou IS $300 o r over : Mnry lil. I.arrabee lo Hoy A. Clay 'pcl on

see l;i; Wllllainai.on,... „„.$ r-'OO Oswald C. Williams in Floroneis 15. W l l -

llttins, lots 10 ami 20,; blk 33, Owen's add to WilliumBlon

Mux Elforl and wf lo Oiilherino l l e n -muun, part of c)4 01 e'/j ol nuj.i ol nan II on w dido ot stale road, Delhi.......

Mary R A, ColliUH to John Halleltnnd wf, w 22 a of 0 ;!5 ft of S 80 ft of lot -'I, blK 5, Lansing............

George W; Nichols and;wl to C. Hrogau, lot; I, blk S, Mitler &. Ueuson's add, Sloclibildgo

Win, A. Oxenanlo to Max' .EIfen and •.,wfi»Yi Of lot II, blk 1, PurkPluoo udd; Luuslng.. ..........v.....

Goo. Norlhri ipnnd wl lo Lucy L . PoM--01', pel in uok' of uoM ol sue ; i , MorlU-.

K l I e u L . Turns to E l i za A. Sn i l lb , w 21 a nf n lOJ 11 ot Inl 1, altio o IG U oi u lOJ f

: U o r i o l 2 , blk'ISt, LanHlng...;................, Honry L,: Drops and wl to Krnuk Moalko, , .

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SVm.; H i ' CollBtar and wf !to ; Edgni I, Govt; ofn%ot wl^ ol Hwjf of see 1'.', -Wlioiitnuld 15C0

CIias.'H. Mayniird l o J . H<'nry .Mooioa una wf i lots 1 and 2; blk 117,'Lai)olug.-... 12U0O

Win. G, Bennett and wl to Clurenee K Jiogei's, lota S and d: blk t). Holmes'

' p l a l o l lota l ,2ttnd a.'blk 4, o C J . M - ' Kionoirsbub, LanslDK '

O. Thomas'and wf to Chan. W.'Beuu.

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T h i s r e w a r d i s o f f e r e d b e c a u s e c e r t a i n . u n s c r u p u l o u s p e r s o n s m a k e f a l s e s t a t e n i c n t s a b o u t t h e s e r e m e d i e s I t i s i i n d c r -

• s t o o d t h a t t h i s r e w a r d a p p l i e s o n l y t o g o o d s p u r c h a s e d i n t h e o p e n m a r k e t , A v h i c h h a v e n o t b e e n t a m p e r e d w i t h i n a n y w a y .

D r . M i l e s ' i - c m c d i e s c u r e b y t h e i r s o o t h i n g , n o u r i s h i n g , s t r e n g t h e n i n g a n d i n v i g o r a t ­i n g ef fec ts u p o n t h e n e r v o u s , s y s t c i h , a n d n o t b ' p a r a l y z i n g a n d w e a k e n i n g t h e n e r v e s a s w o u l d b e t h e . c a s e i f t h e s e d r u g s w e r e u s e d .

F o r t h i s r e a s o n D r . M i l e s ' A n t i - P a i n P i l l s ai-e u n i v e r s a l l y c o n s i d e r e d t h e b e s t p a i n r e m e d y

".I have .suffered for 115, yo.ara with severe piiins in my head, heart and back, nnd have ir lnd evoryllii i ig I , could get .'intl could not find iiny rellot unti l 1 ROt a box ot Dr, writes' A n t l -Pa in I'lll.s, I ,surtei'ed iis long na 13 hours at a tlilie With sileti Sovoro pain.s tbnt I feared X ivoiild lose my mind. Tiia A n l l - P n i n I ' l l ls ffiive mo relief in from 10 to 20 minute.s. I do not have to nso Jforplilno any more. I wish you vvoukl publtsh this .so that other sufCoroi's may llnd relief." • I. A . W A L K K T t , -

R . V. D, No, 0, . . • Salem, Ind. Dr. Miles' A iUl -Pa ln Pi l l s are sold by

your druoglst. who wil l j)uarantce that the first pack.igo wil l benefit. If It falls he will return your money. 25 doses, 25 cents. Never sold In bulk. M i l e s M e d i c a l C o , , E l l c h a r t , I n d

2 0 l b s B e s t G r a n . S u g a r , o o 25 lbs G o o d F l o u r , 55 1 l b G o o d J a p T e a , 25 2 l b s G o o d R i o Cof fee , 25 3 c a n s C o r n , P e a s o r P u m p k i n , 25 L a r g e Q u e e n O l i v e s , b u l k , qt , 3 0 1 l b G o o d B a k i n g P o w d e r , 10 7 l b s B u l k S t a r c k , 25 ] ^ l b c a n R u n k l e B r o s . C o c o a , 10 1 d o z B o . x c s M a t c h e s ( 2 4 0 0 ) , 8 I d o / . S e a r c h L i g h t M a t c h e s , 4 0 6 ba r s B o r a N a p t h a S o a p , 25

8 ba r s J a x o n , L e n o x o r S a n t a C l a u s S o a p , 23

12 ba r s K a y S o a p , 25 T h i s c e r t a i n l y beats s o a p c l u b s .

B o x S a r d i n e s i n o i l , 4 c ; 7 for 25 E d e n P l u g T o b a c c o , Sc ; 4 for 3 0 W a t e r W h i t e G i l , p e r g a l . , 10

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B o t h P h o n e s . M a s o n , M i c h .

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T h e h i g h e s t m a r k e t p r i c e p a i d for

c o u n t r y p r o d u c e . .

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T e a s a n d Coffees .

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NliiaOoopei, t'ompliilmtnt, \s.

Allen T. Coopei, Defendant. Ill Uitscunseit apjieiirhiK Iliat the ,'<ald de­

fendant, Allen T. Cooper, Is not a lesldent oi tills suite; but ibai Ills wliereaboiiis In tmkiiown, tboiefoi'e,nu motion ot A. A. IicrKnian, sollelior foreomplaliiiiur. It Ls ordered abac said delend-antenterlils itppuiii'tince in said eaitiie on orbe-foro live inonrhs rrom the date of thisordorvniid that witbliiiweiitv days the coinplnlnuni cause tlilsorder to be published In t be lNGiUM Couw-'j'v Ue j iocka t . salil pnbllcminn to bo coiiilmied once 111 each wei"k for six iveoks in .iiiccessloii.'v

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I w i sh U) no t i fy the p u b l i c t h a t ' I liMvc cd inp le ted a course at,: the •!ack-son O p t i c a l OoUck'e and (niduatcd i n the course of P h y s l o l n K i c a l and Op-i h a l m i c O p t i c s and awarded the de-iivaa of G r a d u i i t e o f OpMcs , compe ten t to diiiHnose and cor rec t e r rors of re­f r ac t i on , O l l l c e o v e r Wi iKgoner Bro.s.';, s tore , A u r e l i u s , M i c l i . Ot l ice days on F r i d a y and .S . i t i iKlay nf each week.

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CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS

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Itiiilriiitil l iOirlHliit loi i . T h e ralU'Ofiil i i itorneys iiro ninkltiK

a ileturinlnwl llKht for their clients, and Senator iCildil.s, chnli-innn of the Intor-fititle Cominerco Coniinitteo of tlio IJnl ted Stntes Seiiiito, itiul n innjority of the Uepuhllcivn nienilioi's of the connnlt tco are heljiing the rai lroads hy delay: Ing action on the iillls liefote tliom T h e evIdeiJt liitenlioii Is to coinpi'omlso with tho raili'omla so that the most Im­portant provision of the promised lo, Islntloii is to he l a d i n g , which .sliould give the Interstate Cominci'co Cominls

\ (<lon power to make a I'oasonahie rate in lion of a rain doclal'cd to he uni'tK Boniiljle. One of llicse nilli-ontl iittur neys who i-esiiles In WaKliiligtcin took the time, triiiihle and c.vpeiiso to go to New Orleans to address the annua meeting of llio Anierlean Aasnclntlon for the Advailcemeilt of Science. He nttaek-ed Pi'osident noosovelt's plan nnd arraigned the rai lroad hill pns.sed by the House of Ui!prosoniiltlves at the last session of Congress. l i e assorted that there Is no goiiiiliin Instance nf Injustice in liilol'sUito rai lway rates which calinot be rcilieillcd under llie present law, and prosoiited the view that tho Judicial power is adequate to control future rales.

Tills audacious claim Is fin n [lar with the iilii iulcrlng tllctlcs of the cor­porations. I low have the shippers and the puhllc fared In tl-yliig to ohtalii Ju.'i-tice In the courts, with the rai lroads using all tho delays that the law al­lows? Only those with a long purse and whose hu.slno.ss cannot bo ruined by the obstacles and dulitys, that the rallronti inanagers know so well bow to Inaugurate, elm snccoHsfiilly fight the rai lroads In the l''fideral courts, wlioro the jiulges. If not favorable to the cor­pora tloim, are most or tbeni uiiilor obligations to the « i r i > o r a t l o i i s for rai l ­road pli.sses, and one judge, nt least, for private ctirs and subsistence on Ids iuxilr.»<us tours about liis district.

T h a t is wliy tile public aro ilonland-Ing that tlio Iiilorstilto Coiliiiierce Com­mission lie given iiower to (I.n: n reason-nble rate in place of n:ie it has de­clared iiiircasoiiiihle under the prosoni law. When the iireselit hiw was plissed it was Iliteiiilcd that tile Coinnilsslon filiotilil have the power, to ileclnre a riitn yu'Oiisonable, and this power Is sti l l ' . i idlsputcd. It Wits also iutciiiloil that the liiw sliniild give the Coinnils slon power to II.n a re.iHDii-.llilo rate in place (if tlie <iiie declared unl-oasonablo. aiuV this was ailinlttcd Uy the rni lnmds for smile yelli's, hut eventually on a tochiilwillty was overruled liy the Sli-preiilo C i i i i r t . T o supply that dcllclolicy In,the law is the purpriso of the present upris ing, and Is wil'it ilio rai lroads are fighting. It Is ab;vurd to believe that Congress intcnilcd to leave power In the rai lroads to r.ontlilile to charge nn unreastMiablo I'ate nnd enlnpol sliippers to ailply to the courts for reilress. If that liad been the intention of Con­gress there would be some Indication of such II purpose In the law.

Nothing short of giving tho Oomniis-sioii that power will protect the ship­pers and tho public, and all tho sophis­try of the special pleading of the ral l -roiul attorneys cannot turn the iicopie from their deternlluation for that "snuaro dell I."

Olio of the iiloinhers is str ict ly honest. If you were to give llio poorest one nt them !i;iOO,000 the llrst th ing he would, do woul i l ho to exjioso you on the floor of (he houso . ' \

As the Pemocrats control the Ohio f-eglslatufe, hav ing a nuijorl ly of the Senate, and by combination with some liulependent Itepublicaiis control the I louse, there l.s for the first l ime for iiinny years a sounro deal for the peo-|ile o f the .State. T h e rai lroads hnve discovered that the majority of tlio inoilibors cannot.bo cnnlrolled In the usual way that HepuliHoan legislatures, 'mvo been purchased, and tho corrupt liibliy Is knocked out of business. It Is 'loldnin that evhience cnn bo produced nf such corrupt deals between the rai l -i-nmis and Rnp libllcnn legislatures, hut the nbove evidence Is voluntari ly given hy this rai lroad ofllelal and Indicates the rotten (;ondition the Republicans have fostei'od. No wonder the voters lurnc<l llic rnscnla out, and sucli rev­elations as Iho above wi l l load the vnters to take s imi lar action when electing other Icgishilures, and especial ly when electing Congress next fa l l .

S O L D I E R S A T H O M E .

T H E Y T E L L SOIVIE I N T E R E S T I N Q

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rrow the Hoys of IJof li A r i n l c d W l i i l e d A way L i f e In Ciit i ip—FornsflnK lOx-pcrlci iccH, TlrcHOiuc Miirch<js—Thrll" l i i iK SciMiuH on tlic U u t l l e n c l d .

UcKii l tn f r o m Pr<i(oc<lvo T a r i f f . 'J.'hc revenues of the government wl l l

llot allow Congress to appoprlate for a river and harlior bil l . If the tarllT was revised so as to iiroduco more revenue, (lerniany and other coilliirles could in­crease their trmle with ns, our rivers iild liarboi's could ho •iinproved and our war ships nnd nicrcbaiit ships would soon be able to get In and out if Now York harbor without rnnnl i ig

•111 a mud Hat. Tlil.s' Is one of the re­sults of protection, and another and more Iniportiiiit result to most peo|ile s the trust high prices wliloli the tariff

rostoi-.s. A n d yet tlie Repnhllcnn.s stand pat and docliiio to disturb the itrllT scltodnlos, wliieli do not produce

enough revenue for necessary Iniprove-nonts and keep the cost of l iv ing so

that many peo[ile must ccoiinmize •.ind oven do wl lUont uccessitlcs, Wlion you are called upon next fail to vote for a Congrcssiilnn to represent your il islrlct. think of this and vote against Iho stjind-i)alter.

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ncmi ier iKH Iii|]iir.«icil. T h e rai lroad lobbyists ran up

against a stone wall when tliey nt-teiiiptod to coerce or corrupt the l'c-form Legislature of Ohio. T h e rai l ­roads lilivc a Comhinatlijn by wlilch they jointly pay their proportional shiire of the expense of the lobbying 111 the different Stales, sl lnilar to the plan of tho life insurance companies. W h e n the eliiot, rai lroad olliclals dis­covered that the Ohio reform Legis la­ture would be liable to pass a two-cent fare hill one rai lroad sent its passen­ger departnieut man to the Ohio capi­tal , says the Peoria, III., Star, to lobby against the bill. On his return he said ;

"I never ran against such a game before ill my life. T h e Ohio bouse cei'-ta luly Is crazy from the front to the back door. It has the bit In Its tooth and is running away witl i It. W e thought the nioinbers were going to hold, an Investigation, but It looked to me like a rai lroad funeral. W h e u a Pennsylvania imin pieatled tor time In order to furnish statistics one reiirosou-tatlve told him they did not w a n t sta­tistics, but what they wanted was a

• two-eeut faro.

" T h a t settled hlm, .md then H e n r y A n t h r o i r started in to tell them w h y the rai lroads could not afford to carry palsengers for two cents. Representa­t ive F r o i n o r told bim how It could he done. 'The rai lroads would save money,' declared the leglsiatiir, 'iiy s tr ik ing you and your klni) who are hanging around this capital from off their pay roil . ' It is needless to say t h a t Ant l i rop took the count. " • ' •When vC. C . Helnlein, also a, r a i l ­road attorney,, came to bat, Represeuta; tiyo Wertz called .three strikes on . l i im: before he bad time to swing his stick c a n e . , . ' T h e people of Ohio w i l l have a: t-wo-qont; faro and rai lroad leglsin-: t i o n . or: they, w i l l . have no , rallroatisr'; was tho final ball which AYortz shot' over the plate. T h e n the • representa­t ive proceeded to tell us that the State R a i l r o a d •Commiss ion was but.;a part a n d parcel of the rai lroad interests, o f

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.Vrt Sniioc fop (lie illorooijo CiooNO. AVhilt Is s.'iiice for the gooso should

1)0 sauce for tho gander, hut when it coiijos to dipioinncy of tile lilgliost grade tho npllorlsnl does not sceili to hold good. I'roteetlon .muco, which sa­vors llie doiiK'sllc policy of the United Slates and Oormany, and which i\Io-I'Dcco wlsheil to liidnlgc In, has been vetoed by the rciiroseiltatlves of the United Slatos at tl'o Moroccan confer-oiu'o, i leclarlng for the ojioii door. Whi le onr own tariff is .IO per cent and over, we refuse l a allow anything over 12'/. per cent to Morocco, although the delegates from that country deciiire tiloy niiist raise ninre rcvoiiun. So the infant industrios of Merocco wi l l be put out of business by the mnchlne h)-bor of the United Stiiles, mostly run by cheap foreigners. Rut witli a low tnrlfl' there wi l l be no trusts In Morocco, so tlie Jlnors wlll be the gainers by the selMsliness of the protoctloiilsts, after al l .

P o l M l c a l P i i l i i o n r r l . More than half of tho Republ ican

Coiigro.s.sniou are foltring defeat at the next clt;ction, and nlany declare tlioy wil l not be eiindldates. They fool Hint the voters are dotoriiiined on a new deal and a reform Congress . Pei i io-erats aro selecting tboir best men In the congro.ssloual districts as candi­dates and organizing for a sweeping victory.

T h e Democrats o f the Pooria d i s tr i c t In Ill inois have offered .Tolin .Mitchell, National President of the United M i n e Workers of America , tlie noii i ination for Congress, but be has refused it, ns he is delorminod not to bo a candidate for any oflicc while head of the miners.'. Perhaps before the convention Is hold In M a y he may be free to accept the nomination.

Thepeopio are after the pol i t ical har-n.acles and Republ ican party bosses with a big stick. In Ohio they have disposed of General Grosvenor, a wheel-horse in the Ropubliean machine system. In Pennsylvania tlie Repu'Ml-can ring was defeated la Pbl ladelpl i ln nnd Pi t t sburg and Democrats elected, and from eveiywhere come the good tidings of a revolt against the Republ i ­can machine. .

W h e n the Republ i can Senators two or three years ago voted for the E l k i n s intorstnto-commerce act, provid ing for the repeal of the clause of the or ig ina l act for botli fines and imprisonment for rai lroad o d l c i a i s w h o transgressed tlie law, they gave n new: Impetus to unjust discriminations nnd unreasonable rates; T h i s action shows; how. little the Re­publican Senators nre l o b e rolled on to honestly regulate ti io rai lroads,

T h e adnilnlstratioi i has rofu.sed. to investigate the: conl-carrying rai lroads, although urged to do so ever since-the great coal strike. ' A , : resolution ::to:ln-vOstlgate has been introduced by Demo­crats, Congressman Gil lespie i n the Hotiso and Senator T i l l m a n l u the Senate, and the Republ icans d a r e - n o t refuse to pass them, for there is a un i ­versal demand that the rai lroads and mines shal l be divorced, a n d moi;e m i -

"I haiiiien to know," said the Cnp-talh, "that ofilcers of high rank who •amo to the volunteer arm.v from the 'i?giilnr service had, after the war, a .'rent longing for the friendship of tho inen who served under them. 'I'ho last lime General Rosocrans was In tlie city it an nrniy gathering he sat next to me of Ills old lieutenants who had be-.•oiiio famous as a novelist and proinl-aent In public life. P o r a time the gen-rai took no notloo of the lieutenant, nd the latter, resentful, took no no­

tice of the geiiernl. I saw wlioro tlio trouble was and smil ingly introduced them. T i i en Roseenins said with that rare smile of his, 'I have been wai t ing for the .ludge to speak to me; It was Ills phice, .von know.'

"Then tho great strategist opened his ilcart and said that when he met so iiaiiy of his old conimniid proiuliiciit in

literary, commercial, or publle life be i\'ondered how much they cared for tlieir old commander. Ho was not long n douht as the .ludge, who In bis turn

pxiilalncd that m o s t of the old volun­teers wore hero worshipers nnd that their old genernls stood on high pedes-tnls, not to be approached without (;ei-emoiiy. Rosecrniis laughed at this, hut said Hint if the men of his coip-luaiid cared as niuch for their general as their general cared for them they tvould i'ush Into his arms whenever they met lilm.

"Rosocrans wont to Congress from Cal l fon i ln In iSSn, and lived In Wash­ington for several years, fn that time lie inet inany of his old soldiers. One lay an old resident showing a friend from Iowa nlmiit the city said as thoy passed an elderly gentlo|nan on the itreet. 'Tliiit was Roseoran.s.' He was ^uriirlsed to see bis sedate and dignl-'led friend turn and go nt a full run •o RosOcran.s. M e fOnred that Roso-•raus wouiild not like that sort of meet-

'ng, anil be hurried forward ' to explain. Vs ho approached be saw the two •hake Iiands, and saw that Rosocrans leld on to the hand of tho fowan.

"The general turned ns the old resl-lent cai i leup to say how glad he was

to nieet an old comrade who. In the lour of greatest extremity at Cl i l eka-ilau.ga, had served lilni well. T h e two

iieclime great friends, although one •onimnnded an army and the other !-odo a horse and carr ied a carbine In •ho cavniry. When the c r n s h c a i n e nt 'lilckaniaugn tlie_ cava lryman had rld-liMi to the side of" bis general, and had tnyed there until the general com-

iiiandliig was ont of dnnger."

"I remeniber," said the major, "the •iurprlse Of General Steedman when he •net one of his old soldiers under most iiiioxpected circumstances. T h e gen--•ral was: greatly Interested in a series if mi l i tary sketches appearing In one

of the dallies nnd wanted to moot tho author. 1 introduced l i im, and after expressing his approebitlon of the work, lie said to the wr i t er : T o n were In the army, of course, but In what division?' 'In y o u r division,' was the reply., 'I carried a rille in your iiid regiment' 'The h-^—• you did, ' -iald the general. ' A n d yet you write

hands wi th you, general, than wi th a n y other man living. D o you know that J a c k licro nnd I used to take ox trft guard duty w h e n yon w e r e about s i m p l y that wo inlglit have opportunity to present arms to you?' T h e r e could bo no finer compllmeijt than that nnd the general never forgot It. IIo died years ago, but ho stil l stands In the minds of nt least two men who served under hlm ns tho Ideal soldier and ijan tleinnn." ' " W h i l e one o f our groat national con. ventloiis was In session here," sa id tbe colonel, "newspaper men from different cities were In my ofllce. A l l \vere a r m y men aud most o f them lind served un­der Sheridan in tho West or the B a s t 'ITioy a l l wanted to see Sheridan, but, by iiokcy, they wouldn't call at n i i l l -tary headquarters. I protested against tills, and In the midst of the contro­versy Sl ierldnu came in. There was eiuharrnssmont on both sides. 'Those men had known Sherldnn as tlie mns-ter spir i t In battle. T h e y had heard lilni storm and swear. T h e y had asso­ciated iilm with the autocratic, per­emptory methods of war.

"When I introduced him and es-nlained wlio tho men were Sl iorldan spoke In that low voiced, restraliiod way of his, puzzling even to his Inti­mates In Chicago, and said quietly, a l ­most gently, that lie was very glad to meet old comrades. T h e low voice and tho quiet manner almost stunned the men, who. In the army, had seen Sher­idan only 111 action, and who, ton mln utes before he came In, had been re forrlng to hlm ns a stornior from away back. A l l were men of tlio world, but all were bashful ns shy bo.vs In tho presence of their old coiniiiander unti l llio loo wns broken by Sheridan's easy tnlk."—Chicago Inter Ocean.

A Cowlioy'M I.ciinon. Sliermnn's army, hi Its march to the

sea, devastated certain parts of Georgia for miles In Its piusslng. Poraglug par­lies scoured the country on each sldo of Its path. In "The L o g of a Cow­boy," the author tolls of his llrst ex­perience ns tbe gui irdlan of cattlii—an experience which he gained In Georgia at that t ime:

O u r work stock consisted of tvio yoke of oxen, while oiw other cattle num­bered three cows, and for saving them from the foragers credit tiuist be given to my mother's generalship.

T h e r e was a wild ciino-hrake. In which tbe cattle fed, several hundred acres In extent, about a mile from our farm, and it was necessary to bell them Ip order to locate them when wanted. B u t the cows wore In the habit of coming up to be milked, and n soldier can bear a boll ns well as any one. ;: • ' ,

1 was a lad of eight at the time, and while my two older brothers worked our few fields, 1 was sent Into the cane-brake to herd the cattle. We had ro'

I M P R E S S E D W I T H W E S T E R N C A N A D A .

Snjr* O n r Prnlrlesi ' W i l l U o F l l l u a Vv 111 T e n Voi i rn ,

L . A . Stoekwell, of Indianapolis, n United States land man, who made nn extensive tour of Inspection In the West, wrote tho fol lowing nrtieio, uii-der date of Jan . S, for an Indiana pub­lication :

"States."—In this letter I propose to show liy extracts from my note book that thousands who have come up here from the "Slates" have succeeded far beyond their most sanguine expoctn-lloiis.

M r . N . K Reauniunk, of B r a z i l , Ind., was enrnli ig ? 100 jier month with n coal company. A t about tho ago of 40 he had saved about J.I.OOO, F o u r years ago he landed near Hltnley, Sask. H e now owns '150 acres of land. I;nst fall (1005) ho Ihroshod 4,700 bushels of wlient; and .1,100 bushels of barley oat.s. Hl . i wheat alone brought hlm over ?4,000, which would hnve paid for the acres that It grew on. l i e Is to-dliy worth $15,000.

'I'lilK In AInkl i i i ; ni i iney FanI, In Fobrnnry, 1002, ,T. 0. Smith A

B r o . were wolivers In a big cotton mil l Ilr Lnncnshlre, I'Jtiglaiid. Coming lioi'o, thoy arrived In Wanolla, Sask., with only $7iJ0 hotwoon tlio.ii. 'rii(!y were .so

recn" and Inccporlciicod l i iat a l l l i i o y could earn the llrst suinmor was ?ll.fl0 per inonlli , nnd the (li'st winter tlicy had to work for llioir boai'd. T l i e next year, lOO;), thoy look homesteads, and by working for neighbors they got' a few aci'cs broken out, niKin which the

I l M P O R T A N T T O M A R R I E D W O H E N

M r s . M a r y Dlmrolols of W a B U l n g t o n toUa H o w L y d l f t l C . P lnkham'a V o g e t o b l a C o m p o u n d M u d o U o r W u U .

I t is w i t h pfeivt pleasure wo p u b l i s h tho f o l l o w i n g lottoi . as thoy con'flno-ing ly provu tho olnliu wo have so m i m y times mado in o u r ooluiuns that Itlrs,

next year tlioy raised a few bunilrod bushels of W h e a t and oat.s. T h e y also ' bought a team and hrnke out about ^ sixty acres more. In 1005 they threshed ' 1,700 bushels of wheat from It, and 1,300 bushels of oats. T h o l r success ' being then assured, they borrowed some ' nioiioy, built a good house, barn and

P i n k h a m , of L y n n , Ma.ss , is f n l l y q u i i l i -fled to give helpfi i l ndviee to sick women . Head Mrs . D immick ' s lo i ters .

H e r first l e t t er : Pear Mrs. Pinkham:—

" I liiivQ been asiifTercr for the past; eight years with a trmiblo which first originated froiii pninfiil periods—the pniii.s were o.veriici-nting, ivilhinllaniinntion and nlceratiionof tho foliialo organs, 'i'ho doctor .says I imist havo till o|)i!rntion or I cannot live. I dn not want tosnbniil to nn operation if I can possibly

. nvoiil it. Please help liio."—IXi'B. M a r y I Pininiick, WiLsliingtoii, D. C .

H e r second l e t t e r ; Dcnr Mrs, Pinkham:—

" Y o u will reineiiibor my condition •when 1 Inst, wrote you, and that the doetor said I must havo an opol-ation or I could not live. I receiveil yonr kind HUw nnd followed your ndvico very carefully and am now entirely well. A.s my ease wns .so serious it Beetiis a niirncio that I am cured. I know that I owo riotinnlyinv health but my lite t;o L y d i a U .

prosperity, l l ere are three cases se­lected from my note hook from among n score of others. One a mine boss, one a farmer, and one a factory oper­ator. W i t h each of them I took ten nnd listonod to their story. "I hoped to belter my condition," said one. "I thought in lli i ie I mlglit make a home," said another. "I had high expecta­tions," said the other, and all said that

1 iievor droumed it possible to succeed ns I hnvo.''

I.ll;e Ar.-tl i inn iVlKrlifn, Kvol-ywliore, on the trains, at the

hotels and In family, 1 hnvo been told i of successes that, reminded me more of the stories In tbe Ai'ahlan Nights than of this mnttor-of-fact, workailay wnrhl. Vle lds of wheat from 35 to 53 bushels per acre, and of oats of from

nmvod'th7"bel irf i^-o7n'tho' 'o'xon^ CO to 100 bushels, nre nnmoroiis In ov-

Irapleniont shod, nnd bought a cream I I'lnklmin's Vegetnblo Conipnnnd nnd to your Bonnrator etc Thov now have a dozen i ""'vieo. l e a n walk miles withontan achoor B(.i)niaioi, LU.. Jiley nm\ ti.i\c a uo/.i,ii ^ nnd I wish ovory siiirering wonian cows, some full-blooded pigs and chick- ! tvould road this loiter and re,-ilizu what you ens, good teams and Implements to ' cnndoforthein . ' ' -Mrs , .MnryDinimick, Mtl i mntch, and nro on the high road to and Etist Capit.ol Stl-eet.s, U a.slungU.n, b . C .

H o w easy it was for M r s Di lnmioUto w r i t e to M r s . P i n k h a m at Ijyiin, Mass . , a n d l iow l i t t io it cost lu>r-^a two-cent stamp, Y e t how valuable was the rep ly ! A s ftlrs. D i m m i c k says - i t saved her l i fe ,

M r s . P i n U h a m has on file thousands of just such letters as tlie aliove, a n i offers a i l i n g w o m e n h e l p f u l iidvioc.

M I K E S B E S U T Y

A r a o n g t h e Indies no other modi- ; cine h.os ever bad so strong a fol- ! lowing, because, _ exccptinsv pure ' a ir a n d exercise, it is thosourco of ^ more beautiful coniiyiexions tbau , any other agency, as

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like that. That's better th.an being a major general.'

"As we walked away Steedman s a i d : •No wonder we l icked them, with men like that In the ranks. B u t what are wo coming to? I find my men in pub­lic otiice ,or successful as lawyers, or making money In business, most of them running away ahead of me, and asking no favors of anyone. I wonder If tho bond of comr.adeshlp wi l l hold together the major generals and the privates.' Th i s was In 1S72. L o n g before be died the general know the bond would hold, even when one of his old privates told hlm that be socked h im once with a snowball ."

"In 1SC5," said the sergeant, "I un expectedly mot my old divis ion general. The w'ar was over, but he was. sti l l in the service, and was In uniforni w h e n wo met on the street I ^yas (loing well In business, and was counted quite a fellow In my circle. B u t when I came upon the general, self-poised, dig­nified, as sure of himself as lie was at Ant letam, I had something like the buck fever. I was back in the camps and my iniiiulse to speak to li im as an old f r i end seemed ridiculous. B u t he seemed to understand and turning to me,i said': 'Weren't you on the bridge a t . A n t l e t a m ? .You were . I remember that you came to my side lu the melee. I am glad to see you.'

H e w e n t on to say that ho was .lust In f r o m » t h e South; : that ;he ' 'was lone­some and l ike a flsh out of water; that bo had been sent for by the governor and,other men in politics and :that he was.just wonder ingwhet i i er a n y of bis old command lived near when he came upon me. H e • admitted that' ho w.as luirt bewiuse ! • didn't seem as g l a d t o see h im as he was glad to see me. I was ashamed of:m.v.seif,iand,I told my. story. : H o understood ; It, and 'said so hearti ly. W e walked together up the street, I a little shy in spite of niy good resolves. Suddenly ho s a i d : 'I know that man. ' H e was with you In the boat at tho river crossing. De ta i l h im to come here and see me.'

"I cal led to T o m , my chum i n tlie o ld company, who cnm'e up bashfully, bat in hand,' and who at l lrst d id not see the geuoral'a ostoudcd baud. T h e n h e ' g r a b b e d , t h e hand In both of . Ills,

cows, but one ox was belled each even­ing, to be unbelled again at daybreak. 1 a lways carried tlio bell with me,

'stuffed with grass. In order to have it at hand wliou wanted.

M y vigil was try ing to one of my yea 1*3, for the days soeiuetl like weeks, but tlio Importance of iildlhg our cat­tle was tl iorougbly Impressed upon my mind . Pood wns secretly brought to me,: and under coii-er of darkness nrj mother and eldest brother would couio and mi lk the cows; then wo would al l return home together. Before day­break we would be In the cane, llsteii-Ing for the first finkle, to lind the c.it-tle a n d remove the boll. A n d my day's work began anew.

. O n l y once did I come near betray­ing my t r u s t . About the middle of the th ird day I grew very hungry, and as the cattle were ly ing down, I crept to the edge of tho cane-brake to see If my dinner were not forthcoming. Soldiers were lu s i g h t wliich explained every thing. Concealed In the rank cane, I stood .'ind watched tbtim.

Suddenly a squad of five-or six turn ed a point of the brake and .rode M-ith In' l l f t y f e e t of mo. I stood like a stone statue, my coucealniont being perfect.

A f t e r they had passed I took a .step forward , the better to watch them as they rode away. J u s t then, the grass droiiped out of tho bell and the, bell clattered. A red-whiskered soldier heard the tinkle, and wheeling his horse, rode back. , I grasped the clap­per a n d lay flat on the ground, my heart beating lllte a trip-hamiuor. Hn rode wi th in twenty feet of me, peerinlj

ery locality and well aullientie.'ited. At Moose ,Taw, Lotlihridge, Calgary , Rd-nioiiton; Kegina, Brandon, Hnnley nnd many Internledlnlo places 1 saw cattle nnd young horses fat its your grniii-fed anlinnls of llie "Stales" that liad never tasted grain, and whoso cost to tlielr owners wns almost nothing. A t Mooso-mln I saw a train load of 1,'100 sloors en route to E n g l a n d , that were slitiky f a t raised as above stated. If the older generation of farinei's lu ri idlana. who have spent tholr lives in a contest with lags and stumps, ns did their fathers before them, could see these, broad prair ies dotted with conifortalile homes, largo red barns, and straw piles Innu­merable, and the tl iriving town.s, wlUi their towering elevators jammed to the roof with " N o . 1 hard," and then re­member that four or five yoare ago these plains were tenantless but tor, tho b.'idgor and coyote, they would m a r ­vel at the transforiiiatlon. T h e n If they followed the crowds as they emerged from the trains and hurr ied to the land nllices, standing In line until their respective turns to be waited on came, and saw with what rapidity those lands are hcii lg-taken, tliiyy would certainly catch the "disease" and want .some of It too. It these lands are beautiful, in ni ldwlnlor w^ith their long stretches of yellow stubble stniidliig high above the snow, what m u s t they bo In summer t ime when covered with growing or r ipening grain? Speaking of winter rfe-hiiuds nie that our Hooslcr frleurtS: shrug their shoulders W h e n they read In the Chicago and Minneapolis dallies'

I of the temperature up here. T h e C a ­nadian literature, with its pictures.

tho tonic-l.txativo. It puts pure blood In the veins, and no woman can be homely w h e n t h e rich, red blood of hoiilth courses in her veins. So ld by al l dealers at 25c. a n d 50c.

T h e r o i a n o s a t i s f a c t i o n k e e n e r t h a n be'ing d r y a n d c o m f o r t a b l ©

w h e n ou t in t h e h a r d e s t s t o r m .

O U A R E S m O F T H I S .IP Y O U W E A B

tlACKOBYELlOW; ""^ CHlIWEVEnrWHEM.

A'J. Tower co..BosToi<.MAss,;ij.s,A. ' .TOIVER CANADIAN CO.,Umiled.TOIiON10.aN.

into the .thicket of.cane, and not seeing i , , , , ^ . ^ ^ , , ^ ^ statistics, g ives-a good anyth ing unusua l , turned and galloped after his companions.

T h e n the lesson, taught me by my mother, of being."fa i thful over a few things," flashed throuKh my m i n d ; and al though our. cattle were spared to 113, I felt very guilty.

> s n v l n i ; II1« W a r n c c o r d . A s trapping big -fellow was pulled

out of 'the Ohio r l v o r a t t e r a steamboat ergur - ion . " L o s t ' - n n i e h ? " aslced a sympathlzins

bystander. : "I should say so," said the dripping

p i l g r i r a ; "lost al l m y baggage." : " M u c h to i t?"

"We l l (hesitat ingly) , "there w a s . n pa i r o f stockings and a , dirty s h i r t ' T h e n , br igh lcn lng up, ho added, "Bui thanlj G o d ! I iiave saved m y w a r r c c ord."

W i t h this ho pul led out of hif, breast pocket a .very'wet- provost mar. shal's certlfleate—that ho h a d furnish, od a substitute.

I t has been computed by geographers ti iat If the aoa were emptied of Its waterssand -all ;tho.:r!ver3 of tUe^enrtli were to pour their present'floods Into the vacant space, al lowlug nothing foi evaporation, .10,000 years 'would bo ro

Idea of her resources, but thirty or forty degrees below zero sounds dan­gerous to a Iloosier, who nearly freezes In a temperature of Hvo above, espe­cial ly when accompanied by a wind, as It often i s ; but tho fact is, when It is very cold here It Is still, and the a ir being d r y the cold Is.not felt a s - i t is In our lower latitudes, where there Is more humidity in the atmosphere. I a m 50, and I never saw a Hner winter than the one l a m -spending up here. 1 arr ived in Winnipeg Nov, 9, and have not . hnd tlie, bottoms ot my overshoes wet since I .entered Cntinda. U n d e r a cloudless sky 1 hnve ridden in sleighs nearly a thousand:miles; averaging a dr ive every other day. Stonemasons; have not lost a week's time so far this winter. B u i l d i n g o f a l l kinds goes right, ahead, in every .icity and hamlet as; though winter were.never heard of. •,

I i i formntion concerning homestpad lands in Western Canada can be had from any authorl'/.od Canntfinn Govern- ; ment A g e n t whose advertisement ap­pears elsekvherc l u this paper.

' T h e R u l l n s Pusa lon . O l d Stoxanbons—Are you sure that

j o u can no longer control the thing?' H i s tChautreur-i-yes,valr. v I'm a f r a i d

It w l l l set away from me very soon.'

A P o s i t i v e C U R E

E l y ' s C r e a m B a l m is quickly absorbed.

Gives Relict nt Ones. It cioansos, soothes i heals aud protoots I tho diseased mem-[ brano. It euros Cii-1 taiTh and d r i v o L l away a Cold i n the [ Head quickly, l lo - j stores tho Senses o f ' Taste and Slncll. F u l l size 50ct3.^ ot D r u g , gists or liy moil | Trial Size 10 eta. by malL

i i ly Brothers, DC 'Wiirrou Street. Now York.

OF

W e s t f e r n -

C a n a d a is the amount that mnny farniera will re.iltao Irom . Ihcir wheat crop this year

w i l l b e Ihe a v e r a o e y i e l d o f w h e a l

The land th.lt this was grown on cost many, ol; the farmers absolutely: notliinff,.whilo those who-wi.'ihed.to add to the 160,acres: the Governnnen».i crants, can buy. land ndjoinmn-at f R0I*1 ,:Sp T O : $ I O AN A C H E . :Climate splendld.'schpolr,;,: Convenient, railways close at.hand, ta.xea low. -. F o r " a o t h C e n t u r y O t i n a t l a " pam­phlet «ad lull', parncularsrcu.irdiniii; rates,, etc. App'y f(irlntorirtttiont(»6uporint.iid;n!;of Immlor*.,,-I on,Ottawa; Oanada. or lo W.'It. lloKors, lid,1'loop, Troetioii.Tormlnal Bnlldlnit. Indianaiiol SjiIndM,and l i . M . Wllllamx, l(oainai.LnirUulldlng,a'olodo,Ol>ie, Authorized QovernniuutAKenta. nPiuoM aar whoru you »avt this advorliooment.: ,

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