VOL. VI, SO. 4 6 .

"INDEPENDENT IN Al.L THINGS. NEUTRAL IN NOTHING"

LOWELL, MICHIGAN, MAY 4, 1 8 9 9 . WHOLE NO. 3 0 6 .

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Lowelli • Mioh.

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OBTON H I L L , Pres. W. A. Watts. Cashier

Rcspons ih i l i iv

$100,0(10.(10

Commi tcih! and Savings Departments Interest paid on time etTtilicali's.

" o partners-P. H CM-k-y, A«a St iUtm , Or ton HiH.W. A. Watts, E W. Bownui', R 8, Wilson.

l)r«!iB sold on Grand Rapids, Dutrolt and New York

'7 Lowell

Plating

Works.

I am now prepared to do itll ^ kinds of Fine I'laiing in Gold, ^ Silver. Nickiu, Copper, Royal Sii- ^ 4 ver Metnl. etc. >•

Make Watches, Jewelry. 1-" Tableware, Ricycles, etc, like new. ^

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MANILA LETTER.

OB Seen

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W e a r e p r e p a r e d t h i s y e a r w i t h t h e be s t l ine of

W h e e l s ever s h o w n in Lowel l .

C O L U M B I A $50.00. C R E S C E N T $35.00.

I D E A L $30.00.

W e also have t h e C e l e b r a t e d G E N E V A a t $25.00.

Fu l ly g-uaranteed and s t r i c t l y u p - t o - d a t e .

F u l l line of S u n d r i e s in connect ion.

R . B . B O Y L A N .

I I fry

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Coftce Drinkers C a n be supp l i ed

f r o m V a n D y k e ' s

s tock a t a l l * t imes—no m a t -

t e r w h a t t h e

t a s t e — w e have

Cof fee t o fit i t .

A l w a y s

Pleased T o have you

c o m p a r e o u r

pr ices and our

goods w i t h those

of o t h e r dea le r s .

K n o w we b u y

rigfht, k n o w w e k sel l r i g h t — t h a t ' s

ou r mot to .

R. V a n D y k e ,

We want on r s t o r e to be known a s t h e " s a t -i s f a c t o r y s t o r e , " w h e r e yon icet s a t i s f a c t i o n w i t h o n t payinK for i t

flt

UsDyke$ You will see a t

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c r im ina t i ng buy-

e r s w h o would

not con t inue to

t r a d e t h e r e if

t hey fai led to

g-et s a t i s f ac t ion .

• ' MIf you get it at VanDyke's it's good."

EXCURSION NOTICE D e t . Q d . R a p i d s * W e s t ' n

Card of T h a n k s

W e desire t h rough this medium t ) express our sincere gra t i tude to

, t he f r i e n d s who assisted us by kind Dei iui t , Island Lake , Lansing, j word a n d deed in our sad bereave-

Su'fidHy, May 7th Tra in will leave j m e n t and especially would wo re-E lmda le a t 7:38 a . m. Leave De m e m b e r those who furnished music iroit at 7 :00 p. m. " Rale to De t ro i t , $1.50, Island Lake 81.00. Laneine $.50. 4my

Grand Rapids, Sunday, May 14th. Train will leave Elmdale at 12:00 'a. m . Rate , Grand Rapids . 40. n i H

Baby Wardrobe Patterns Twenty-seven pat terns for different

articles in long clothes with full and complete directions for making same, showing necessary materials, sent post-paid for 25c in stamps. Fif teen pat terns of short clothes 25c, or both for 40c. "Information to Mothers" sent free with each order. Address

G E I G E B P A T T E R N C o . ,

'ChurubuBco, ind.

f o r the fune ra l ri tes. M r . and Mrs. L. C. Barber .

C a r d of T h a n k s .

W e wish in this manner to express our heartfel t thanks to the many f / iends and neighbors for their kind-ness and sympathy dur ing the sickness and a t the funeral of our loved hus-band and father.

Mrs. Eleanor Buck. A b r a h a m R. Buck. Mrs. Joel O. Aldrich. Mrs . Henry Vanderwall .

Mrs. Pa t t i son , agent for Henry Smith, Florist , furnishes cut flowers on B W t n o t i c e , a t G R A N D R A P I D S prices. i i m

Life Atnong t h e F i l ip inos

By a Kaene Boy.

Divu>iun Hospital , Munila, P . I . March 17, 1899.

My dear Mother : I received your ever welc me let-

ter thi^ evening and you mav be sure lliut 1 was glad to hear from you and ihat all art- well. It found me enjoy-ing good heal th . 1 am having tine health since 1 iM over the fever and I thought I was a goner then sure. 1 am ..ii n i -h l duty now, this is the eighth nielli, I will sii up two nights more and then ihe day nurse* will go on ni^ht duty.

Well, niuilu r, 1 never could realize what sickness was until I came down j her*; utid 1 have ^tMi enough nt it l.eri. 1 h a v ^ e c n people die of al um.-i every kind of disease. You talk ahtint people suffering, I have seen miiur of the wurt<i sights that a man C'luhi think of. W e had one or two diuofbl'Mid poisoning and it was ter-rihle the way they suffered. Yes, I shall be glad to get back among white tulks again and I think when I get back that I will slay, too. We have been very busy the last two months. I am nursing in the ward that is known as the surgical ward and we have our hands lull. T h e regulars are ail here now and we are glad to st-e them come as our boys werege'.ting tired fur they have been out in the Held ever since the fight began an I il is so hut and the water isn't good thai it makes the boys sick. We ste i i/.e ail of our water here in the hos Hal and we have ice, too,

I wis'i I could lie there and eht j some o' _v<nir pancakes, 1 bet I could eat as iVst as you could bake them. I will h ive to say good n ight .

It is 1:30 a. m. and as I have a little more time I will write a little more. Ii is tjniei iu my ward and the hoy3 are getting along finely. I don't think that we have a single Ciise hut what will pull through all • ight. There were four wounded boys brought into my ward to" day. Ttieie were seventeen wounded iu all and they were all from the 20ih reg ulais. Thev had a boy with them only 14 years old. H e was their ma.-coi and was wounded in the les; hut not seriously. The 20th regulars ami ihe Colorado regiments had some Inud fighti'ig to day. If the insur-gent: could light as well as the Am-erica us they would give us a hard fight.

I will try and tell yon a few things fth'iul Manila, the island aud the na-tives who are the most treacherous people You can't trust them, they don't know what honesty is; but they do know how to cheat and steal. They are small, about one half as large as an American, quick and sup-ple and the most of them here are a mulatto color: but in the province in i he interior they are black like a Negro and wear long hair and no clothes but a breech cloth. T h e y look like wild leople. Some herib in Ma* nila are civilized, wear fine clothes ami have nice rigs to ride in. They ire very proud and ju^f before the fi^hiing be^au they gjfl/so they would not speak to an American; but we taught them a lesson they wont for-yet right away. We have killed a')' ui 1 5 , 0 0 0 ot them and taken about 3,0 HI pri.-( ners; bu t we don ' t take any mote prisoners than we have to. l u s raining to-night and it will be bad for the boys that are out on the line in the trenches. I t r ams about every day and night now a u d it is awful hot. The}' tell us the Spanish died 08 terribly fast du r ing the hot seasou; but we will fool them if they think we are going to do as t h e Span-ish did. I d m' t think the hot season will be very bad for tli. W e may have a few more cases of smallpox. There isn't but one bad case iu the hospilal now, ah v f the rest will be out in a short t inW I t is still a rain-ing and I guess it will rain all day; but t lwrtoys keep right on fighting

i just th-- same, Th'-y took the city of I Pasig to-day. Oh! yes, I was going

to tell you another piece of native work. One of the South Dakota boys had some trouble with a Fil ipino of-ficer and slapped the officer in the face and the natives took him and cut a little place on his a rm and then took a native that had leprosy and cut his arm and injected some of his blood into the South Dakota boy's arm aud now he is a leper, i t has all broken out on him. I f they had done such a thing to me I wouldn't rest a minute until I had killed every native I could see, for I had rather be dead than a leper. W e always go prepared for trouble and all carry a

gun.

1 wilt have 10 uhise as it is break-last time ami 1 am some what sleepy. (Jood bve. wiiie and tell me ail the news. I remain ever your loving son, ( tuv K. WIIRATON.

FOR BREAK I MI A J A W .

T h o m a s Bowden in Ja i l on a S e r i o u s

C h a r g e .

Thomas Bow-den was b rough t down f rom Lowell yes te rday on a charge of assult to do great bodily harm less than the cr ime of murder . Bow-den i^ as black as the carl ol N e w b e r r y ' s r id ing boots ami his v ic t im, .lohn Lewis, i- a shade darker . Last March l iowden bi t Lewis with a pitch fork handle and broke bis jaw. Instead of showing sympa thy and be ing sorry fo r the ac t , T o m packed his gr ip , put bis razor in h i spocke t , looked desperate and said when he le f t down the ra i l road track t h a t if any depu ty sheriff a t t empted to bracelet him that a razor would go into his hear t . Lewis went to the hospital in De-t roi t , where he is now. U n d e r Sheriff C'owens swore to a com-pla in t , the deput ies have been look-i n g f o r Bowden, and yes te rday m o r n i n g D e p u t y Morse of Lowell lugged the man in. He was ar-ra igned in .Instice Court , waived examinat ion and came up before J u d g e A d s i t and refused to plead g u i l t y of a n y t h i n g greater than as-saul t and battery. Th is the prose cut ion would not accept ami Bow-den will stand t r i a l .—[Democra t .

Bowden was sentemjed to one yea r at Ionia.

O B I T U A R Y .

Death of Mrs . Chas . R. ' j 'Ha r row.

A f u r a n illness of iwo \ ea r s Mrs. Lydia M. O 'H irrow was called lo her eternal re:i. April 28 .She w is born in Lowell, Nov. 14, ISg'i She was married April 7. ISM, to Chas, R O'Harrow. whom with two child rcn, Jessie S. and Ina Belle, .-he leaves to mourn her loss. She also leaves a mother, Mrs. Leonard Bdh ler, one sister and three brothers, besides many other relatives and friends. She was a true wife, a de-voted mother and a consecrated Christian, wh illy prepared for the call to come up higher. She was an active worker in the M L. church of South Lowell from whi ;h she has received the well earned promotion to the church above. She went gladly, fully trusting in Jesus. T h e funeral was held al the South Lowell M. E . church, Sunday a t 2:00 p . m. liev. ^ W . Davis of Ed more preached from Rev. 14:13 to a very large o n g r e g a tion. T h e remains were laid to rest in the Merriman cemetery.

I ra J . Buck .

Ira John Buck was horn in W h i t b y , Canada, Aug., 1830, aud died a t his home near Lowell, April 26. 1899, aged 68 years 7 months and 27 days.

He was married to Eleanor Cheetham p e c . 20, 1854. and lived in Brock township, Ontario Co., Canada, until Sept . , 18. 1864, when he moved with bis family to Low ell, and the next spring bought and moved on to part of the farm now owned by Frank Godfrey.

Feb. 13, 1880, he bought and moved to the farm where he lived up to the time of his death.

Dur ing his five weeks sickness he was a great sufferer until the Lord took him home to Himself.

His devoted wife and three child, re.i are left to moum his loss—one daughter, Mrs. Eliza Vanderwall , died Nov. 23, 1884.

The surviving children are Abra-ham R. Buck and Mrs. Joel Al-drich of Grand Rapids Henry Vanderwall who the the old homestead township.

CLEVELAND PRIMER.

W H A T AKK H I L L S ;

Hills are irregularit ies of the ea r th ' s i-rus' . T h e r e are o the r irregulari t ies that are not called hills. T a k e steel cups and cones in bicycle bearings. W h e n they a re t em-pered. i rreg dari t ies of surface follow.

W E L L . G E T KID OF T H E M .

Thau ' s what we d o. Each cup and (-one in a Cleve-land bear ing is ground smooth. These c r u s t i r regula r i t i es are iriound off.

RKMEM it Ell W e il lustrate our point by g iv ing you pictures of cups be fo re and a f t e r u'rindino. T h e Lo/.ier M a n u f a c t u r i n g

THE( t iP®J®y o. de\ ise( the first mach ine ry fo r gr inding bearings. Thi< accounts for

• S S i l t b e smooth runn ing qual i t ies of t h e Cleveland.

Clark & Spraker.

and Mrs. lives near in Lowell

• • • 1899 SPRIMO STYLES. •

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Glegiint line

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now on exhibition.

m i n d o w S h a d e s .

W e want everybody to see

them.

Inside an i outsiile House Paints at

L. H. H I NT A CO'S.

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having gone before. Funera l serv-ices were held at the Congrega t ion-al church on Sunday , Apr i l 30, conducted by l i e v , H . Marshall .

T H E F A M O U S

For Women .

Queen Quality Shoe

Prlcc $3.00 In presenting

"Queen Qualitv" w-e have placed be-

' - A IB Erora

A P ioneer Gone.

J a m e s Shepard, who died Apr i l 28, was born in Eden , Er ie coun ty , N. Y . , in 1822. H e came t o Mich-igan wi th his parents a t the age of 14 and settled at Augus ta , Ka lama-

zoo county . H e married Orpha M c K a y in

1844 of tha t place and they came to A d a the next year where they l ived unt i l 1878, when they came to Low-ell which has been the i r home f o r 21 years. They had five ch i ld ren , f ou r sons and one daugh te r .

H e leaves a widow a n d f o u r chi ldren to mourn his loss, one son

Recoverl t tc Her I n j u r i e s .

Mrs . Earl Fau lkner , who was thrown f rom the t rack of the Low-ell & Has t ings railroad by the en-gine last N e w Year 's eve and t e r -ribly in ju red , is now able to ge t about a l i t t le with the aid of crutches. Her r igh t a rm which was bpoken a t the e lbow will nev- j er be of m u c h service; but she is of 1

a cheerful disposi t ion and ins tead of bewai l ing her misfrgl ' . ine is d i s -posed to th ink how much worse i t j might have been. Good spir i t , t ha t .

ExcImMY.

placed fore the W o m e n ofAmerlcaashoe of e x c e p t i o n a l value for $3.00*

Highest Quality

of material a n d workmanship.

Made in thirty styles suitable for street, dress, home. or ontin; tainin; and f others

have no equal.

Soul

For re*

t k t y

J . HOWK & SON.

C a r d of T h a n k s .

T h e unders igned desire to ex-press t h e i r g ra t i tude t o the f r i e n d s and ne ighbors who assisted t h e m by word a n d deed in the i r la te sad bereavement , t o t h e donor s of flow-ers and the member s of t h e c h o i r . Al l were apprec ia ted .

Chas . R . O ' H a r r o w , , -and d a u g h t e r s J . P ^ t V 5 0 :

v A BARGAIN.

T h e R i v e r s i d e F r u i t , F ish and P o u l t r y F a r m of 30 acres fo r sale. F r u i t of all k inds in bea r ing . T h e bes t fac i l i t ies fo r ra i s ing broi lers . F ish p o n d wi th p len ty of b rook t r o u t r e a d y f o r m a r k e t and the fonn ta in spray j u s t r es tocked with 3000 y o u n g t r o u t . Actua l cost of

W i l l sell fo r $ l , 50 i j cash. F o r f u r t h e r par t icu lars en-

Call a t VanDyke ' s and get s a m p l e s q u i r e of J . O. C H A P I N , of Miller's " P e n a n g Spices." Lowel l , Mich .

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I A W E L U • MICniOAK

Mean will, tiu uud you'll get 9<oun^!r disliked.

Eom« indlvidoali may trust to luck, tail the t r u e u do nut.

The man wbo Is the first to argue is iwnally the la-.t to acL

Heal th, m e a r i wealth for the pa-t ient , but poverty for the doctor.

The man who boartta of hla email f e e t always has u luad to match.

^Tirr . a matrimonial ergaRcment Is broki-n it is a caM of heart failure.

The hutel annunciator frequently •tnnmccE the bellhcy lo another climb.

People who never raiko mlRtakes « re duugcrous persons to ussjeiate with.

"Women have a cute way of eaylng m c e r things that men can never bop.' t o equal.

The pain of parting ir. experienced fey the amatl boy when his mother combs bis hair.

Drees reform people sry the short sk i r t has many friends. Yes, but not among the thin sisters.

Croker has postponed bis trip to Snrcpe , which proves that ho still has vome regard for appearances.

The individual who can move from Chicago to HL Louis without com-plaining is a true pbllosopber.

Mr. R f f d has evidently concluded t h a t Maine is too far east to hope lo fu rn i sh a pret-ident for this country.

I t will be icralled that t h a antl-an-scxationlsts saw similar hobgoblins while the acquisition of Alaska was iu progrets .

Aguinaldo has degenrrated to such an extent that his name is no longer good for even a ripple of laughter at a vaudeville perforaiancs.

Mrs. lycase has repudiated the Dem-ocratic party, and an exchange says l h a t come Democrats are uugallant eooogh to go around bragging about i t

The Philadelphia girl who claims to have had her hand squeezed |5,000 worth will doubtless make it costly for the chap who takes a chance with her waist .

An Ohio genius has invented a chair t h a t can be adjusted to one thousand 4 iSerent positions. I t is designed for ' the email boy to sit In when he goes t o church.

' Kind looks, kind words, kind acts, a n d warm hand shakes—these are the secondary means of grace, when men « r e in trouble, and are fighting their emaeen battlea.—Dr. John Hall.

The French deputies want their sal-•ariea doubled ou the ground that It •will put them beyond the reach of Itcmptation. We bear of a burglar who '.promises to reform if tome body will Cive him a fortune.

| The whisky surplus in Scotland ^amounts to nearly forty million gal-.Ions. That is a good country for the professional temperance men to go to . For once In their lives they would fiad enough to go around.

We have a large number of heroes .in stock Just now, and all of them are distinctly human. Pictured by imagin-a t i ve writers, gome sarller masters of achievement seem more than human. I t Ir quite refreshing, therefore, to get a very proslac view of Lord Nelson as h e is presented In recent reminis-cences. He stands on the deck of the Victory, with pieces of brown paper, soaked in vinegar, tied on his sllk-atocklnged legs, red tape being used t o hold in place the soothing applica-t ions. The pain of mosqulto-biles had been too much for the hero. The demigod is hardly apparent here.

An Anti-Alcohol Congress was held i n Par i s last week. The chief coun-t r iea of the world were represented by £00 delegates. It is said that France, of al l the European nations, suffers moa t f rom the evils of intemperance, which has made terrible progress dur-i n g the last twenty years. In portions o f northern France the population is disappearing as rapidly as did the Worth American Indians before "fire-wator . " In Normandy the women d r i n k more than the men, and the aBortality among children is excessive i n consequence. I t is estimated that m A inhabitant drinks yearly fifteen c a r t a of alcohol, which Is claimed ^ o n a accounts fo r the alarming de-

pqpa la t ion ot the nation.

A New York magazine editor has k e e n appointed minister to Greece. He probably figures tha t he can till the p lace Just as well as not during the n e x t year or two, owing to the fact t h a t enough war articles have already Iwen aet up in type to last that long.

Trouble has Just been had in a Chi-' c a g o court over t h e copyright of Julius Caesar ' s "De Bello Galileo," It seems t h a t Jul ius failed to file a copy of his' feook with the librarian of congress at Wash ing ton , but the court held that 5&c copyrisht ^tood, all the eaiae.

Capt. Rockefeller's Friends Anxious Over His Absence.

HAD BEEN ON SCOUTING T R I P

Fruri Are Entertained Tli«l lie 11 •» Urea Captured h j FIU|ilao« Near Caloocan—Oeu. Otis Sends No IVurd m to i|ie 1'eaoe Nesollatkoui.

Washington, May 2—The war de-partment has received no advices from Gen. Otis since Saturday concerning peace conditions in the Philippines.

In two dispatches received today no mention Is made of the ucgoliatlonii with the insurgents, nor of any tight-lug.

Gen. Otis reports that Capt. Ilookc-feller of the Ninth Infantry has ".een missing since April 28. Capt. Rocke-feller was making some inventlgatlons about Caloocan and has not been even since the dale given.

Some of his personal papers have been found about two miles from Ca-loocan. It Is feared that he has been captured by some of the Insurgent bands.

Commander Blockllnger will be as-signed to command the Isla de Cuba, when that vessel goes Into commission about July 3. Commander Blockllnger is now on duty on Asiatic station. The Isla de Cuba will be ready for service about July 1, the Isla de Luzon Aug. 1 and the Juan de Austria about Oct. 1.

Surgeon John M. Steele, who wts medical officer of the monitor Monad-nock, has returned to Washington from Manila. Dr. Steele reported to Rear Admiral Van Reypen, surgecn-general, that the health of the ofllcers and men is excellent, particularly on the Monadnock.

During the voyage from Marc Island to Manila Dr. Steele says there was no suffering among the men, but some dis-comfort on account of the heat in-side of the superstructure. Admiral Dewey is expected to keep the monitor a t Manila.

Admiral Dewey cables that the York-town's crew ii;. he thinks, held at in-surgent's headquarters.

ELEVEN TO BE KEWARDEU.

Otti Keuds Numen of VoluntMM tor Krcular Kerrlre.

Washington, May 2.—In accordance with the request of the president to choose from each of the volunteer reg-iments now In the Philippines one man distinguished for gallantry for ap-pointment as second lieutenant in the regular army. Gen. Otis has forwarded the following names, and each will re-ceive such a commission:

J. B. Morse, first lieutenant Califor-nia Heavy artillery.

George T. Ballinger, first lieutenant First California Infantry.

Ralph B. Lister, second lieutenant First Colorado.

William R. Gibson, captain Fifty-first Iowa.

Chris A. Bech, sergeant Thirteenth Minnesota.

E. V. D. Murphy, second lieutenant First Montana.

Wallace C. Taylor, captain First Ne-braska.

Rees Jackson, first lieutenant First Oregon.

Frank B. Hawkins, captain Tenth Pennsylvania.

Evan A. Young, first lieutenant First South Dakota.

William C. Webb, second lieutenant Utah Light artillery,

Capt, llazter Ooiug to Mitullik Omaha, Neb., May 2.—Capt, Baxter,

chief quartermaster, department of the Missouri, has been ordered to Manila for duty. He will procced to his new station as soon as relieve 1 here, which will probably be about May U,

Flower UellevM In IllsUpr Tax. New York, May 2,—Ex-Gov. Roswell

P. Flower, who is at the head of great enterprises which will have to i^iy large sums of money under the terms of the Ford franchise tax bill, declares that he Is in complete sympathy with the object which that measure seeks to attain, Mr. Flower said that the Justice of taxing franchises had passed out of the debatable stage and be be-lieved the directors of street railroad, telephone, gas, telegraph and subway companies would be wise to pay will-ingly a fa-.r tax for the privileges they have been given.

McKluler at tli« Navr Yard. New York, May 2.—President and

Mrs. McKlnley breakfasted early this morning at the Hotel Manhattan. After breakfast the president received a number of callers, among them Gen. Granville M. Dodge. At 9:45 o'clock the president, Abner McKlnley and Assistant Secretary Cortelyou enUred a carriage and drove to the foot of East Twenty-third street, where they boarded a government tug and went to the navy yard.

WUeoailn Hirer* Hooiuln*. Marinette, Wis., May 2 . - T h e Me-

nominee river and its tributaries are at high-water mark and are still ris-iug. Four dams In the Eagle Nost riv-er, a tributary of the Peshtlgo, were washed out, causing $30,000 damage to the Peshtlgo Lumber company. Streams are widened twenty feet and banks torn away. Serious damage Is apprehended all along the Menominee.

Ilciiry Snow In Pcotland. London. May 2.—There was a heavy

snowstorm this morning in Perthshire, Scotland. The unstasoaable weather killed great cumbers of sheep and lunlw. •

GEN. MILES NOT SUSTAINED. U o a r d o f Inqulrjr U e p o r t a T h a t N o E m -

l iulmrct B e e f W a n F a m U l » » d .

Washington, May 2.—The board of Inquiry which has been Investigating tha embalmed beef charges has foi-warded its report to the president.

Gen. Miles and his friends are dis-appointed over the findings of the board. II Is not believed, however, that the commanding general will Initiate fur ther action through army cbanncltf. His friends contend that he snbmlttei Eufflclent evidence to sustain hi-charges and warrant a decision fa'.o -able to blm. While the board s Judg-ment that the fresh beef w a s

Chemically treated Is a tlon upon Gen. Miles, and Je ur^h opinion that the canned roast w e wa§ nutritious and wholesome f i a c ^ him In an embarrassing situation, recommendation of the board ^ a t no u r t l T ^ t l o n be taken will cause the

prfald.nt . 11 I . l^Hcved. to i r o p U.

and ask a n J n v e a U g a t l o n ^

WHEAT OUTLOOK POOR. IteporU from Ma»jr_R',,tr» Blioir UamaS'

bv Fremlnp. ot i Mav 2,—The winter-wheat

. ..Mh'B year throughout the mld-dle west will not be a heavy one. estl-d l e m e s t w u i u " t c o ndit lon.

° a m a n y 0°°the middle western state* damage bv freezing has been Immense. Illinois reports the crop as almost en-t rely killed and the fields plowed up and devoted to other uses. Wisconsin and lowa fared little better. Neb as-ka's shortage In the winter variety will be supplied by a ver.. 1 -acreage of spring wheat Indiana re-ports some favorable localities. «b..€ Michigan shows an average P-Ohio's yield promises to surpass tha. 0f a n y of the states mentioned.

r r o t e . t A f - l o . t E i p a n t l c .

Chicago. May 2 . - A n Immense mass | meeting In Central Union hall yester-

dav passed resolutions denouncing the conflict in the Philippines and de-mandlng that the Filipinos be give., the liberty for which they bave boen fighting for a century. An audience that filled every part of the hullding shared the sentiments of the speaker-agalnst the war. The speakers were President Henry Wade Rogers of Northwestern university. Dr. Jenkln Lloyd Jones. Professor J. I ^ u r e I j c e

Laughlin, Edwin Burrl t t Smith. Big-mund Zelsler. Miss Jane Addams and Bishop Spalding of the Catholic diocese of Peoria.

Our Ki|Miri« Mhow Inereaae. Washington. May 2 . -March shows

the high-water mark for American manufaclures. and the signs indicate that the pace will be main talned. Previous to 1897 the exports of American manufactures never aver-aged $1,000,000 a day for every bttll-ness day of a month, ^ ^ t month they averaged the sum of IM00.00C. the highest record ever made. The treasury department reports the ex-ports for the month a t 53G,025.a3u. This is an Increase of 50 per cent over February, and a gain of 25 per cent over any preceding month,

Berlin Ooverument CrltlcUed. BerMn May 2 , - T h e nationalist pa-

pers of Germany-and especially the Deutsche Zeltung and Taegllche Rund-schau of Berlin—sharply attack the government because of the course it has pursued in the Samoan affair. Before the Samoan Joint commission succeeds In coming to a unanimous agreement, these papers declare, the British and Americans will have de-stroyed the German Influence In Sa-moa and will have won the natives over to the support of Malletoa Tanus.

LlRl i t M f l b n t s k * W h e a t T l e l d .

Lincoln, Neb., May 2.—The latest re-ports to the state agricultural depart-ment agree that not 5 per cent of the 600.000 acres of winter wheat sowed last fall has survived the severe win-ter. The general estimate is that Ne-braska will produce less than 50,000 acres of winter wheat. However, the spring wheat acreage wlU be envr-mous. about 500,000 acres more than last year. Last year the spring wheal acreage of the state was 1,300.000,

Keariy fur Tlilrd Conrrntlnn. Cincinnati, May 2.—The third an-

nual convention of the Good Citizen-ship League will be held here this week, opening Tuesday night, with the sessions continuing Wednesday and Thursday. MaJ. George A. Hilton, pres-ident of the league, and others, have already arrived. Leading speakers from all parts of the country arc on the program for the week.

Alter IVIIIIns to Ue Senator. Detroit, Mich,, May 2,—Secretary

Alger was asked whether he would be a candidate for United States senator, to succeed Mr, McMillan, He replied: •T will say frankly that if the state should see fit to send me to the senate, I would appreciate the honor; but, af ter all my state has done for me. I shall not enter into any scramble for i t "

Feaeo la tTeleomed In Bpala. Madrid, May 2,—The prospect of

peace in the Phllippinns is received with lively satisfaction, In view of the possible release of the Spanish pris-oners held by the Filipinos, and the in-crease of Spanish commerce in the is-lands which is expected to result from the execution of the treaty of Paris,

Lnirit Uaker la Dead. Washington, D, C,, May 2,—Lewis

Baker, ex-minister to Nicaragua, Sal-vador ami Costa Rica, widely known in Journalism, and a politician, died at his home in this cl t7 Sunday, Awmla was the cr.usc of death.

TALMA G ESSE EM ON.

T H E D R U N K A R D ' S W O E . L A S T

S U N D A Y ' S S U B J E C T .

"And Tlirre Slioll lie a Great Cry Tlirouglimit the Land of Ecrpl**—Ex-odu*. CliHptur 11, Veiae (I—TUe Low of belf-Kcijiect,

( C o p y r l e h t 1EB b y L o u l i K l o p s c h . )

This was the worst of the ten plagues. The destroying angel at midnight flapped his wing over the land, and thtre was one dead in each house. Lamentation and mourning and woe through all E g y p t That de-stroying anscl has fled the earth, but a far worse has come. He sweeps through these citicn. It is the de-stroying angel of strong drink. Far worse devastation wrought by this second than by the first. The calamity in America worse ti an the calamity in Egypt. Thousands of the slain, mil-lions of the slain. No arithmetic can calculate their i.umbcr.

Once upon a time four tienf.s met In the lost world. They resolved that the people of our earth were too happy, aud these four Infernals came forth to our earth on an embassy of mischief. The one flend said: "I'll take chargc of the vineyards." Another said: 'T i l take charge of the grain fields." An-other said: "I'll take charge of the dairy." Another said: "I'll take charge of the music." The four fiends met In the great Sahara Desert, with Ekeleton fingers clutched each, other In handshake of fidelity, kissed each other good-bye with lip of blue flame and parted on their mission.

The flend of the vineyard came in one bright morning amid the grapes and sat down on a root of twisted grapevine in sheer discouragement. The fiend knew not how to damage the vineyard, or. through It, how to dam-age the world. The grapes were so ripe and beautiful and luscious. They bewitched the air with their sweet-ness. There seemed to be so much health In every bunch; and while the fiend sat there In utter Indignation and v-isappointment, he clutched a cluster and squeezed it in perfect spite, aud lo! his hand was red with the blood of the vlueyard, and the flend cald: "That reminds me of the blood of broken hearts; I'll strip tha vine-yard and I'll squeeze out all the Juice of the grapes, and I'll allow the Juices of the grapes to stand until they rot, and I'll call the procass fermentation." And there was a great vat prepared. ' and people came with their cups and their pitchers, and they dipped up the blood of the grapes, and they drank and drank and went away drinking, and they drank until they fell in long lines of death, so that when the flend of the vineyard wanted to return to his home in the pit, he stepped from carcass to carcaes and walked down amid a great causeway of the dead.

Then the second fiend came into the grain field. He waded chin-deep amid the barley and the rye. He heard all the grain talking about bread, and prosperous husbandry, and thrif ty homes. He thrust his long arms into the grain field and he pulled up the grain and threw it into the water and he made beneath it great fires—fires lighted with a spark from his own heart—and there was a grinding, and a mashing, and a stench, and the peo-ple came with their bottles and they dipped up the fiery liquid, and they drank, and they blasphemed, and they staggered, and they fought, anfl they rioted, and they murdered, and the flend of the pit, the fiend of the grain field, was so pleased with their be-havior that he changcd his residence from the pit to a whisky barrel, and there he sat by the door of the bung-hole laughing In high merriment a t the thought that out of anything so harmless as the grain of the field he might turn this world into a seeming pandemonium.

Tho fiend of the dairy saw the cows coming home from the pasture field, full-uddered. and as the maid milked he said: "I'll soon spoil all that mess; I'll add to It brandy, sugar, and nut-meg, and I'll stir It Into a milk punch, and clfildren will drink It, and some of the temperance people will drink it, and If I can do them no more harm. I'll give them a headache, and then I'll hand theai over to the more vigorous fiends of tho Satanic delegation." And then the fieud of the dairy leaped upon the shelf and danced until the long row of shining mllkpans almost quaked.

The fiend of the mtislc entered a grogshop, and there were but few cus-tomers. Finding few customers ha swept the circuit of the city, and be gathered up the musical instruments, and after nightfa!) he marshaled a band, and the trombones blew, and the cymbals clapped, and the drums beat, and the bugles called and the people crowded in, and they swung around in merry dance, each one with a wine glass in his hand; and the dance be-came wilder and stronger .nd rougher, until the room shook, and the glasses cracked, and the floor broke, and the crowd dropped into hell, • Then the four fiends—the fiend of the vineyard, aud of the grain field, and of the dairy, and of the music hall '—went back to their home, and they held high carnival because their work bad been so well done; and Satan rose from his throne and announced that there was no danger of the earth 's re-demption so long as these four fiends could pay such tax to the diabolic. And then all the demons, and all the sprites, and all the fiends, filled their glasses, and clicked them, and c/ied: "Let us drink—drink to the everlast-ing prosperity of the liquor traflic. Here's to woe, and darkness, and mur-der, and death. Drink! Drink!"

But whether by allegory or by ap-palling statistic this subject la pre-

sented, you know as well as I that it in impossible to exaggerate the evils cf strong drink. A plague! A plague! In the first place the Inebriate suf-fers from the loss of a good name. God has so arranged It that no man loses his reputation except by bis own act. The world may assault a man, and all the powers of darkness may assault blm—they cannot capture him so long as his heart Is pure and his life is pure. All the powers of earth and hell cannot take that Gibraltar. If a man is right, all the bombardment of the world for five, ten, twenty, forty years will only strengthen him "In his position. So that all you have to do Is to keep yourself right. Never mind the world. Let It cay what It will. I t can do you no damage. But as soon as It Is whispered, "he drinks," and it can be proved, he begins to go down. What clerk can get a position with such a reputation? What store wants him? What Church of Go;l wants him for a member? What dying man war.la him for an executor? "He drinks!"' I stand before hundreds of young men—and I say it not in flat-tery—splendid young men who have their reputation as their only caplial. Vour father gave you a good educa-tion. or as good an education as he couid afford to give you. He started you In city life. He could furnish you no means, but he has surrounded you with Christian Influences and a good memory of the past. Now, young man. under God you are with your own right arm to achieve your fortune, and as your reputation is your only capital, do not bring upon it suspicion by going in and out of liquor establishments, or by an odor of your breath, or by any glare of your eye, or by any unnatural flush on your cheeks. You lose your reputa-tion and you lose your capital.

The inebriate suffers also in the fact tha t he loses bis self-respect, and when you destroy a man's self-respect there Is not much left cf him. Then a man will do things he would not do other-wise; he will say things he would not say otherwise. The fact Is that man cannot stop, or he would stop now. He Is bound hand and foot by the Philistines, and they have shorn his locks and put his eyes out, and made him grind in tho mill of a great horror. After he is throe-fourths gone in this slavery, the first thing he will be anx-ious to irapvrss you with Is that he can stop at any time he wants to. His family become alarmed in regard to him, and they say: "Now do stop this; af ter a while It will get the mas-tery of you." "Oh! no," he sayp, "I can stop at any time; I can stop now. I can stop tomorrow." His most con-fidential friends say: "Why, I'm afraid you are losing your balance with that habit; you are going a little fur-ther than you can afford to go; you had better stop." "Oh! no," he says, "I can stop at any time; I can stop now," He goes on fur ther and fur-ther, He cannot stop, I will prove it. He loves himself, and he knows never-theless that strong drink Is depleting him in body, mind and soul. He knows he Is going down, that he has less self-control, loss equipoise of tem-per than he used to. Why does he not stop? Because he cannot stop. I will prove it by going still further. He loves his wife and children. Ha sees that his habits are bringing disgrace upon his home. The probabilities are they will ruin his wife and disgrace his children. He sees all this, and he loves them. Why does he net slop? He cannot stop.

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If a fiend fiom a lost world should come up on a mission to a grog shop, and, having finished the mission in the grog shop, should come back, taking on the tip of his wing one drop of al-coholic beverage, what excitement It would make all through the world ot the lost; and If that one drop of alco-holic beverage should drop from the wing of the flend upon the tongue of the inebriate, how he would spring up and cry: "That 's it! that 's it! Rum! Rum! That 's It!" And all the caverns of the lost would echo with the cry, "Give it to me! Rum! Rum!"' Ah! my friends, the inebriate's sorrow in the next world will not be the absence of God, or holiness, or light; it will be the absence of rum. "Look not upon the wine when it is red. when it mov-eth itself aright In the cup; for at the last it biteth like a serpent, and it Etingeth Hko an adder,"

When I see this plague in the land, and when I see this destroying angel sweeping across our great cities, I am sometimes indignant, and sometimes humiliated. When a man asks me: "What are you In favor of for the subjugation of this evil?" I answer: "I am ready for anything that is rea-sonable," You ask me, "Are you in favor of Sons of Temperance?" Yes. "Are you in favor of Good Samari-tans?" Yes. "Are you in favoi^'of Good Templars?" Yea. "Are you in favor of prohibitory law?" "ies, "Are you In favor of the pledge?" Yes. Combine all the Influences, O Chris-tian reformers and philanthropists! Combine them all for the extirpation of this evil.

Thirty women in one of the West-ern states banded together, and with an especial ordination from God they went forth to the work and shut up all the grog shops of a large village. Thirty women, with their song and with their prayer; and if one thousand or two thousand Christian men and women with an especial ordination from God should go forth feeling the responsibility of their work and dis-charging their mission, they could in any city shut up all the grog shops.

But I must not dwell on generali-ties; I must come to specifics. Are you astray? If there is any sermon I dislike It is a sermon on generalities. I want personalitiea. Are you astray? Have you gene so far you think you cannot get back? Did I say a few mo-mrots ago that a man might go to a pclnt iu inebrieties where he could

not s tep? Yes, I said it, and I relt-)

erate it ; but I want you also to under-stand that whlje the man himself, of h is own strength, cannot stop, God can stop any man. You have only to lay hold of the strong arm of the Lord God Almighty. He can stop X S j f a Many summers ago I went over to York one Sabbath evening—our churtlT not yet being open for the autumnal services—I went Into a room In the Fourth ward, New York, where a re-ligious s c n i c e was being held for re-formed drunkards, and I heard a rev-elation that night lhat I had never heard before—fifteen or twenty men standing up and giving testimony such as I had never heard given. They not only testified that their hearts had been changed by the graCO of God, but that the grace of God had extin-guished their thirst. They went on to eay that they had reformed at differ-ent times before, but Immediately fal-len, because they were doing the wholb work In their own strength. "But as soon as we gave our hearts to God," they said, "and the love of the Lord Jesus Christ has come Into our soul, the thirst has all gone. We have no more disposition for strong ("rink."

I t was a new revelation to me, and I have proclaimed it again and again in the hearing of those who have far gone astray, and I stand here today to tell you tha t the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ can not only save your soul, but save your body, I look off today upon the desolation. Some of you are so far on in this habit, al-though there may be no outward Indi-cations of it—you have never stag-gered along the street—the vast ma-jority of people do not know tha t you stimulate; but God krfbws, and you know; and by human calculation there Is not one chance out of five thousand that you will ever be stopped. Be-ware! There .are some of you who are my warm personal friends, to whom I must say that unless you quit this evil habit, within ten years, as to your body you will He down In a drunkard 's grave, and a% to your im-mortal soul, you will lie down in a drunkard's bell! It Is a hard thing to say, but It Is true, and I utter the warning lest I have your blood upon my soul. Beware! As today you open the door of your v/ino closet, let the decanter flash that word upon your soul, "Beware!" As you pour out the beverage let the foam at toe top spall out the word, "Beware!" In the great day of God's Judgment, when a hun-dred million drunkards shall come up to get their doom, I want you to tes-tify tha t this day, in the love of your soul and In fear of God, I gave you warning in regard to that Influence which has already been felt In your home, blowing out some of IU l i g h t s -premonition of the blackness of dark-ness forever.

Oh, If you could only hear Intemper-ance with drunkards' bones drumming on the top of the wine cask the dead march of Immortal touls, you would go home and kneel down and pray Cod tha t rather than your children should ever become victims o l this evil habit, you might carry them out t o the cemetery and put them down in the last slumber, waiting for the flow-ers of spring to come over the grave sweet prophecies of the resurrection. God ha th a balm for such a wound, but what flower of comfort ever grew on the blasted heath of a drunkard'a-tcpulchre?

TVoaten Lire LoogMt,

Women are said to be longer lived than men. Among centenarians the proportion of women to men is almost double. There are in this country 2.583 women who have reached the century mark, while there are only 1,398 men who have lived so long. In France seven out of .ten centenarians a re women, while in the rest of Europe there are eixteen women among twen-ty-one ccntenariacs.

WORTH KNOWING.

A Kansas soldier. In a letter home, tells how "General Otis came along one evening, and when the men had stopped firing for a minute, said: 'Well, hoys, how are you coming?' On-ly a few of the men knew him, and one of them said: 'AH right, pard, how's yourself?' Another of the boya that knew General Otis to!d him to shut up; that the man was General Otis, The general overheard him, and said: T h a t ' s all right; pard is as good as general tonight , ' "

Strangers sometimes mildly wonder what newspapers or sheets of blank paper are tied on the windows or bal-conies of certain houses for, A sheet of paper thus arranged Is a sign mean-ing that there are rooms to rent in the house on which i t is displayed, and ia Just as significant In its import aa three golden balls over a pawnbroker's shop are In other countries.—Mexican Herald.

"I am eorry," said the magazine ed-itor courteously, "but we are not ac-cepting any short s to rks now," "But the scene of this story," said the con-fident contributor, "is laid in a place that nobody ever beard of, and is writ* ten in a language that po one can un-derstand," "Then why didn't you say-so before?" exclaimed tho magazine editor, as he grasped It eagerly.—Life.

Count Sergius Tolstoi, the second Eon of Count Leo Tolstoi, who haa thrown in his lot with the Doukho-bortsi, is now located in Winnipeg, where' the most important of the se t -tlements is situated. The count is looked upon as a kind of leader, and he lias so far realized his role a s A set bis fellows an example of u n c g ^ -plaining fortitude.

Yawns are excited by improper aeration of the blood, and are akin to the unconscious, tired sigh. Both .ire evidence cf mental fatigue, and cometimcs ere Eymptoms of br^in dis-ease.

I i If i Bill It I B 1 ^ 'a o 3

A R o m a n c e of t h e A m a n a -a - C o m m u n i t y In l o w o .

What led Herr Schweppe to Join the jg Amanltcs no one knew but the eldens.

A - j i e Amanites did not gossip about It. fhey were not given to gosaiping

about anything. Work. duty. God— these were all their thoughts. But the visitors to the closo-lylng Amana vil-lages seldom failed to notice that Herr Schweppe was a gentleman and to wonder how he came to Join the Am-anites. with their plain clothes and their lives of .toll. The mystery was hid in the books of the elders. There was once a visitor who claimed that he had a glimpse of the page and saw "Bismarck" written twice on Herr Schwcppc's rccord. The name waa Von Schweppe," too. this visitor said, though it was only Schweppe now.

Be that as it may. Herr Scbwcppe'e daughter. Annie, bore the tralta of no-ble German birth. She was a dark-haired, dark-eyed maid, appearing among the other girls of the commun-ity like a bit of Sevres ware surround-ed by pieces of useful but homely plain white china. "Little did the thrifty, godly Amanltcs care for such beauty. In Amana a yard of blue calico was accounted as worth far more than a dimple.

The sorrows of exile killed Herr Schweppe when Annie was a child, be-fore she had grown sa beautiful. An-nie had never seen a mirror, aud no one told her of her beauty. Her moth-e r gloated over it In secret. She loved Annie far better than the elders would have eauctlaned, but when the child was near she was silent and cold. The life of repression had had its ef-fect on poor Mother Schweppe.

In Amana the elders discouragerl lovemaklng. Men and women entered the church by different doors, and a line of sawdust box cuspidors marked eff the men's side of the house. But among the girls al the Amana gasthaus were two persons who did not have the law cf Amana in their hearts. They wore not Amana girls, but came from outside, for no Amanito would have permitted his daughter to be sub-Jected to the gaze of the strangers in the gasthaus. It was Madge and Nora, alas! who pui all the mischief luto An-nie's mind.

Juno moonlight was falling over the yellow wheat fields, and the fragrance of grapevine blossoms on the wall half Intoxicated Annie as she leaned out of the small, square window next the siantlng roof of her mother's cottage. It was while Annie was still thinking of the land that might lie outside of Amana that Madge and Nora came

"WHO DOES THE BABY LOOK LIKE?"

along and asked her to go with them to their "party." And Annie stole away, and went.

A ghostly little "par ty" It was, of Madge aud Nora and Annie and only three others. In the hotel kitchen, but a s they sat In the glare of the oil lamp reflector it seemed to Annie the wild-est dissipation. Two sheepish young Amanites slouched on the bench a t one side of the kitchen, nervously pulling their straw hats over their faces if any one glanced a t them. The third young man was entirely unlike these. Annie, big-eyed and timorous, gazed at him in wonder. He wore such clothes as fit-ted him; his ruddy hair was brushed back from his ears, not over them, in the fashion of the Amanites. His face was clean-shaven, hie figure lithe and sinewy, and his merry eyes roved hither and thither while he regaled the company with music. It was a mouth-organ which he played, but no matter. To Annie it was heavenly. She had never before heard music of any kind, for the Amanites attached a penalty even to whistling. Suddenly Annie was trembling and sobbing, and the player, consclence-amltten, ceased hiii melody. , He was not a great stranger to her, a s Annie had thought. He had. not so very many years ago, worn the blue Jeans and straw hats of the communi-ty. He was none other than Hermann, the son of Herr Tappan, whom Annie had often seen in church when a child. The community had permitted Her r Tappan to send his son away to a college, for Hermann was to bo the physleian of the community,their Herr Doctor, as they called him.

Hermann uuderstood the timidity of Annie. He, too, had once been re-strained till all his thoughts were sad-ness. He bade the girls take her a t eoce to her mother's cottage, and h»

watcfcfd them till Annio had diiap-i pearvd through the window. j But why should the young Herr Doc-

tor come to Mother Schweppe s cot-tage next day, asking for her famous wine for his patients?

"Knowest thou not I have disposed of It long before this time?" cried Mother Schweppe.

"1 thought, perhaps, thou mlghtst be making it again," faltered Hermann.

"Make wine In June? What sort of a mpji!" and Mother Schweppe laughed ! loudly and unmelodlously, much as 1

one of her cabbages might have I laughed.

And while her dull eyes were closed In mirth, Hermann crushed Into An-nie's hand a bit of paper, and Annie, child though she was, hid herself among the grapevines before she dared to open It.

"Thou art most beautiful! I love thee." That was all.

After that It was easy for Annie to climb down by the grapevine from her window, and once she went alone with Hermann, far down the solitary rail-road track. But Madge loved Her-mann. too. la her way, and. being Jeal-ous. she told Annie's mother.

The next day the eldars came to Mother Schweppo's house. No one pmlled. and the Interview was full of long Bllen-es. Annie was taken down the street, an elder In front of her and an older behind her. They put her in a house, far away from her mother, and gave her a double portion of work. Hermaun. too. was taken to a cloister, though he went laughing.

Six mcnthn" separation; six mpnths' fasting, prayer, and hard work were required, and if after that ordeal the two htili w^hed to be married, the eld-ers would consider the matter.

A week passed. Hermann and An-nie had sat In their places at the morn-ing service, and It chanced that they, with meekly folded hands, emerged from the two doors of the church at the same moment. Suddenly each one advanced to the other, they met. and walked away together. The elders were so astounded that for a moment no one could speak. There had never been such an audacious breach of the rules. Even the most venerable mem-bers cf the community were dumb-founded.

Tire whistle of an approaching train awoko them all to action. "Dliobedi-ence!" the chief elder cried, and all the elderw hurried down the street to the railway station. Here thoy found Her-mann and Annie, impenitent and de-fiant. There was a brief storm of an-gry words.

"We give you but one year to con-sider," said the long-faced chief elder. "You may never show your faces here again if you come not back within the year.

"Thou, Hermann, leavest thy aged father, and thou. Annie, thy mother," f-ald another, more kindly,

Annie looked down at her blue calico gown and her rough shoes. "What have they done for us?" she <rlcd.

They ascendc-d the step^ of the car. "Give them good-by!" called Hermann, petulantly. "We come back no more." and the train pulled away,

"All the world loves a lover," said Herr Tappan to Mother Schweppe, sad-ly. "but the lover loves no one but himself and his sweetheart."

So Hermann and Anuie went to the city. Thoy were happy, and there teemed to lie no ghosts at their fire-side. "Father and mother think more of their carrots than they do of us," they would say, merrily, when they spake of Amana at all.

iu May their baby was born. He was a beautiful child, and Hermann and Annie never tired of watching him. Hermann could scarcely tear himself away from baby lo attend his ratients. Contagious diseases he re-fused to treat. Baby might catch them. Annie's face grew softer as she looked a t the .child. For hours they would amuse themselves watch-ing him clasp a lead pencil In his chubby fingers. They cut off a lock of his baby hair and saved it In the Bible.

"Whom does the baby look like, Annie?" asked Hermann, carelessly, cue day.

"Like you did when you were a baby." I suppose," answered Annie, gayly. Suddenly a startled look came into her eyes. The thought came to Hermann at the same moment. He dropped on his knees before the child. "Did they think of me as we think of our baby?" he whispered. Annie was Bobbing. "God may yet forgive us," she cried. "The year Is not ended. We may still return."

The good God had not ended Mother Schweppo's life. Herr Tappan, too, was elill trudging among his vegeta-bles, when Hermaun and Annie came back.

"It would have been a year tomor-row, already," Herr Tappan said, stol-idly, but his withered Hps went trem-bling, and be embraced Hermann and Annie and b!e««ed them.

And Mother Schweppe paddled back to her cellar with a sly smile, relum-ing full-handed. "I have all this lime since last autumn kept six bottles of wine for thee, Hermann," she said.— St, Louis Globe-Democrat.

M i n t l ' e r o u t e .

General .Manager Underwood of th" Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has Is-s u e d t h e f o l l o w i n g g e n e r a l n o t i c e t o

I station agents and trainmen: "Vour i e s p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n I s d i r e c t e d t o t h e

treatment of patrons by employes of I the company. Complaints have been

made from various sources of discour-j tesy to freight and passenger patrons I on the part of our agents, or their

representatives, at several of our sta-tions, and also Inattention of'conduct-ors and brakemen to properly care for the comfort of passengers. There should be no cause for such com-plaints. It Is a part of your duty to see that our patrons are treated at all times with pollleneBs and courtesy, not only by yourself but by employes un-der your charge. One of the valuable assets of a railroad company la uni-form politeness and courtesy from all of Its employes to Its patrons, and this capital must not be encroached upon. It is proper for you to under-Bland that advancement does not de-pend wholly on your efficiency, but In other directions also, and will be measured In a great degree by the treatment accorded to patrons."

I'eauutt aa Soberer*. A well-known prowler, who thinks

ho can stand as many drinks as most other men In the course of an even-ing, Invariably patronizes a peanut etond before he Jumps on a car for home, rides on the back platform un-til he has finished eating. "I have found from long experience," he Bald, " that peanuts, the hotter the better, have a strong faculty lor absorbing al-cohol and preventing It from destroy-ing the nerves. If a man takes six or seven drinks of whisky and then eats a pint or so of peanuts, be will find the exhilarating ••ffects of the llqucr al-most entirely gone. I t Is a better remedy than raw onions, and not near-ly so obnoxious to people you may have to talk to on the way home,"

ftiill llearliiRi Did It, BicyrU-s were Invented centuries

ago. but li required the naglc touch of the Nineteenth century Inventor to make the "wheel" a most useful ve-hicle, Instead of a mere toy.

Ball bearings did it. It was a rnso where the improvement has proved greater than tho original Invention. The principle that reduces friction to a minimum iu a bicycle is applicable to all machinery, and the cost is the only obfitaelp In the way of what will be known in history as the "Light Dralt Era" In mechanics. Millions of dol-lars have been spent In this direction. The Deerlng Harvester Company, of Chicago, solved the problem, as far as grain binders and mowers are con-cerni'd, by equipping their machines with roller and ball bearings In 1891.

Other manufacturers In this lino have since followed with several kinds of expfrlmental roller bearings, but the Deerlng machines are still alone In the flelu with ball bearings of the bi-cycle pattern.

The Deerlng Company's annual cata-logue for 18!)S) coniains some very In-teresting historical matter on this sub-ject, fuily Illustrated. The book also

; describes the largest factory In Amer-ica and gives the latest news on the subject or harvesting machinery. Send for one; It's free.

Duty—Something that is usually too j plain, to be attractive,

A Knife ailituko. The T. M. Roberts' Supply House of

| Minneapolis, Minn., which advertised a remarkably liberal knife offer in a recent Isfuc of our paper, wishes lo have It explained to our readers that through a mistake in electrotyp-ing, the numbers over each of the

. knives were reversed. The Cattle knife should be 77 S. li., and the Con-

1 gress knife 7 S. B. Their remarkable i offer to send 37 packages of garden j seeds and the Congress knife for 77

cents, or 37 packages of seeds and the ' Cattle knife for 97 cents Is one of the

most liberal ever made.

I f y o u w o u l d b u c c - a s f u l l y a r g u e w i t h F l i r t a t i o o — A p a - . t i m c o f t h e f a i r a w o m a n j u s t k e e p s i l e n t . | s e x t h a i i s o n l y h a l f f a i r .

fliANCES W I I U B D HOSPITAL OSES PE'IHA FDR CilARRH IF THE STltUCII.

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The Frances Wlllard Hospital. C»ii:ago, III. Miss Gcorglana Dean was for three

years missionary In Liberia under the M E. Church from the training school in Chicago, After her return she etud-led nursing, graduating from the pres-ent Frances 11. Wlllard National Tem-perance Hospital of Chicago. She is an enthusiastic friend of Pe-ru-na. as U evident from the following letter:

Chicago. Ill,, Jan. 20. 1889. Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg. Co.. Columbus, O.:

Gentlemen—You will be glad to know of the happy results obtained from the use of Pe-ru-na among the patients under my care whenever pre-Bcrlled by the physician. I have seen 1

A man M-ldom i - i s mj fu l l of e m o t i o n t h a t be Has no room tor di i ne r .

T h e man who lookk upon t h e i r ioe w h e n It is reJ may feel bliK later.

Enjoy ptvMjni p i . -a -ures In such a way a s not to i n ju re f u t u r e one-s

I tetter Job TUau a Judge's. I t seems hardly credible that a de-

signer of dresses should be receiving bigger salary than one of Queen Vic-toria 's Judges, i t is elated, however, on good authority that a fashionable dress designer in the west end of Lon-don makes on an average between $25,-000 and $<10,000 a year.

O a r i n a n / L e a d * In Col l e i co Men,

In Germany one man in 213 goes to college; in Scotand, one in 520; in the United States, one in 2,000, and in England, one in 5,0^}.

II*ir« Catarrh Core h taken interually. Price, 75c,

H e t l a t «weU« In p r o s p e r i t y w t l l b e s u r e t o b b n n k In adve r s i ty .

I ' over tv 1* t h e t e s t of c iv i l i t y a n d t h e t o u c h -sionc o! (nemlsblp.

FITS •'*r®»oeott)CBica.KoCU or Der>nuiD«i> » ..et lirei dlr •• ik* Dr. Kliuo'a Oraiil N«f»r Hti'.ortl. head lor KUKK Vi.OO trial bottle <od 'rtdKa. Uu. U II Kli>k. LlJ-.VJl Arcb bL. PUiUitlpbut, H*.

W h e n It come» U) m a n u a l l a b o r I h e a r e r a g e mau ;s an I tnmuue.

There will be streaks in the butter i£ lumpy salt is used in salting.

Wind—Something that makes a bi-cycle pneumatically tired.

Are Von I'nlnj; Alleii'N Foot-Easu? I l is the only cure fur Swollen,

I Smartin!.'. Huroing, Sweating Feel. Corns and l.umoiiv A>lc for Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder lo be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists an i Shoe Stores. Sample sent FKEK. Ad-dress, Allen S Olmsted. LelL y, N. V

l.ogica!—Something a woman can be only when she hales.

Insult—The proffer of a small sum of money .is a bribe. i

HEALTHFUL OLD AGE

A CHARMING g r a n d m o t h e r !

V:lmt a pleasant influence in the bouse is a deliglit-fu ! old lady in good hea l th !

Mrs. M o l l i e Barukr , St. James , Mo,, wr i t e s : " I took L y d i a E. Pinkhatn ' s Vegetable Compound dur ing change of l i fe , and have passed through tha t crit ical period oafely. I suffered for y e a r s with ful l ing of t h e womb a n d female weakness. At t imes could h a r d l y s tand on my feet , also h a d leucorrhcca, I tried several good

doctoro, but ins tead of ge t t ing be t te r , g rew worse all t h e t ime . A friend advised me to t ry Mrs. P i n k h a m ' s Compound. I did so and a f t e r t ak ing six bot t les , was cured of bo th leucorrhcea a n d fal l ing of womb. I a m now en joy ing good

heal th and feel ve ry g ra te fu l fo r t h e good your medicine has done me. I would r ecommend i t to all women suffering as I

was . "

M R S . N . E . L A C E T ,

Pear l , La. , w r i t e s : • • I have had Icucorrhoea

fo r abou t t w e n t y years , fa l l ing of w o m b by spells

| f o r ten years , and m y b ladder was a f fec ted , h a d backache a g r ea t deal . I tr ied a n u m b e r of doctors. T h e y would re -

l ieve me fo r a l i t t le while, then I would b e

liworse than ever . I t hen thought I w o u l d t r y Lydia E. P i n k h a m ' s Vege tab le Compound-Eleven bot t les of Com-pound and one box of Liver Pills cured m e a n d I am now sound

«nd well. It helped me th iocgh the change of life period, I am fifty-five years old,"

The women of advanced years who a rc hea l thy and h a p p y are invariably those who have known how to secure he lp when they needed it. Mrs. P inkham will advise any woman f r ee of charge who writes about her heal th, K c r address i s Lynn , Muss,

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The Cilatnbla Head (nd T j i * Cmwii «it r.i tir>. uary •irenKth nl a * It«l {olnt sii^l form • (ll"liu>:l-Ive Joatur- » liu|iarta auedded v»lu« to tbe luei hlQe-

COLUHBIA, H f t R T F O R P

and V E D E T T E B i c y c l e s .

"We arc ofleriny the widest range of pat-tern and price and the greatest number of improvements ever presented by any manu-facturer in a hingle season. No mat ter what style of wheel your prefer to ride or how

much you wish to pay for it, it will be to your advantage to examine our ma-chines and compare them with others.

OUR 1899 MODELS.

Coi ' jiiibia Beiei-Gear Ctiainless, . . . $75 Coiunibia Chain Wlisels $50 Harttords $35 Vedettes, . . . ItaTs, $25; Ladies'. $26

Atk tny Colu-:!!» f'>rr.ti>:-rue.bookIftj.fol£«Tf.el«.. or write to u> cucliMlnjf J-ceat t u m p .

y V \ F C . C O . , H a r t f o r d , C o n n . > some very remarkable cur^s of cases of very obstlnato catarrh of the stom-ach, where Pe-ru-na wp - the only med-icine used. 1 consider it a reliable medicine. GKORGIANA DEAN.

The gymptoniH of catarrhal dyspepsia are: Coated touRue. pain or heavy feeling In tin stomach, belching of ;m-. dizzy head, sometini'-.- h'udai'he. de-spondent feelings, loss of appetite, pal-pitation of the htart ;;iid irregularity of the*bowels.

Send fur a free hook' written by Dr. Hartman, entitled "Health and Beauty." Address Dr. Hartman, Co-lumbus. O. |

F v i r

- r j J l i jOb , ^hatchall ibe har-vcat bo?., . . Oh, vLat shall the bar-vest be?

"Vi €5. WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE *

i Pr? n r* .J) O E E R I M Q I D E A L . f

If llwi-ru lickluir In a : iyrf th<»o qualities which -term um> Las d - i i mv.r-iu*! to U* tbc pruue Jf

rwjUlnUee of u irruln Uanwl ' - r It c

BINDER 4-1

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uriultl not bo IdeaL In tiiu U e c r l B C a A j 1 i l e a l tiuiro ia xiotbloi: lurking. • | '

1. Tbonmriauldaall. g «>] Mroritf anil riKiil In build. -

. . Tno Uecriag Ideal U | V S .Imple In cx>:.«-.ruct ioc. 9 I

8. Tim O w n n c Xduai E v f U light l u d r . f t .

4 Tho Mserins IdMl biud.ererjr bundle.

r . 6. The iJeenaa Ideal j f i _'<£ la a b a u d j machio*. 1* T

6. Tho iieeriua Ideal . >« k a . Ciurn good toiuta T thac uu; olhur tnako of < i tunmler. 7 W-

A iloii.eliold Nec«ultr. Krery liomr'l ioili l liarr handy for mm* a Utile Im><

of Ciwcardf Cai.Jv Calharllo. •> * iwrfer t cuaid ian o! the lumllr h r j l l h Ail <lrug(I.U. 10c, tfe. Mc.

S o m e men m a r r y m a i d * a n d s o m e a r c m a r -r i ed by widow*

f o r l e r ' a E x t , • • . a r t W e e d Will c u r e a cold In c u e n l r h t ; wi l l c u r e .O'"-throat l» a few h o u r . A c t . q u i c k S u r e c u r * lor Catarrh lu e v e r y l ie bot t le . 1

Don't let the little one suffer from | eczema or other torlurinjr skin ilis-ease& No need for it. Doan's Oint-

1 tnenl cures. Can t harm the most tUjli-1 calc skin. At any drug store. DO cents

" — — If a man is down with '.he smallpox

| he is to be pitted.

No man can cure consumption. ^ ou can prevent it though. Dr. Wouds Norway Pine Syrup cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, asthenia. Never fu.is.

" D I R T DEF IES T H E K ING." T H E N

SAPOLIO I S GREATER T H A N R O Y A L T Y I T S E L F .

DEERING HARVESTER COMPANY, | | f C H I C A G O . I I f

•"•jtjSnn jno tn o\og xo esfTsfrm m o m tLtog 'jTjSn tn q*m

r B o o l l i l n g S y r u p For 'hl lurrn lrr ini i .K . . . . f i ,1 1 . U l , « u , u . . r rdu< . . Inflam maliuu, alia/» pain, cuir* wind ealtc. c a t a a bwitle

KusbnesH is t h e f a i t h f u l b u t u n h a p p y viuk-d-of u i s f o r t u n e . ^ l

Two bot t les of I ' luo ' s C u r e fo r C o u v u o p t l o n l ured II.-- of a bud lunjf t r o u b l e -Mr» J . N | c h . oU. I'riaceUMi. l u d . . Mar . M. l e j j .

of doors p ; i " i o n 0 0 l l l e l > u o u e " " t o n 1. out

" T h e r e a r c no c ro* s b ab l ea o r a l c k bab l ea in (amlliua t h a i use B r o w n ' a T e e l h l n * Cord i a l "

Institution —Somethiag that is bc-^ youd all reason

When doctors fail try liurdock Blood j Hitters. Cures dyspepsia, constipation; ; invigorates the whole system.

Dude—An example of what a man is j when he isn't.

Takes the burnout; heals the wound. 1 cures the pain l)r Thomas' Lolectnc Oil, the household remedy.

1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ACRES 1 j>!d on l o u t l i m e a u d «-a>y |»i»> um-uU. a l l n l r

.ii/.I, vnu .. I ' . ." . . . ..".I n .

TOURIST SLEEPERS to

CALIFORNIA VIA

On.- touch of love m e n d s all a b e a r t ' i punc-I ur»vs, .

Do not breed fowls lhat are too closely related.

CHEAP FARMS D O Y O U W A N T k H O M E ?

1 0 0 , 0 0 0 A C R E S . t o bo d i v i d e d a n d

>oUl on l o u t t i m e u u d «-i4>y pu* l u e u u . a l i t t l i ' • a c b y e a r , f ' o m e a n d k?i: i n o r v.-rlie- T H K T U U M A N M O S S S T ATK 13ANK. S a n i l a c

| Cc-otor, .Mich., o r T H E T R U M A N M O S S E S T A T E .

C r o s w e l l . S a n i l a c C o . . M i c h - 1

Get your PemlM DOUBLE QUICK

W r i t e C A P T . O ' P A R K E L L , P e n a l o o A g e o t . H 2 5 New V o f k A v e o u c , . WASHINOTON, D . C .

When A.iiMtnng Ads Kmdl) Mention This Paper. U , - - D E T R O I T - - N O . 1 8 — - 1 O 0 8

PENSIONS m m m L You wtll practice good e c o n o m y In

writing C. 8 . CRANE. C. P. & T. A., 81. L o u l a ,

for p a r t i c u l a r s .

ALABASTINE AlabutlM. the only durable wall eoat-

tn(, take, the place of acallng kalaomlnea, wall paper and'palnt for walla. It can be vaed oo pUaler, brick, wood or caaraa.

A la b a . t i n . c a n be u s e d o v e r p a i n t o r p a p e r ; p a i n t o r p a p e r c a n b e u a e d o v e r A l a U u t l n e . l i u y o n l y In Ave p o u n d p a c k -a c u a , p r o p e r l y l a b e l e d ; u k « a u s u b i t l t u u .

Every church and achoolbouaa ahould b* coated only with AlabaaUna. • Hundred* of lona uaed yearly for luU work. Uenu-"ua Alabaatloa doea not rub and "cflt off.

Alabaatiae paclaaea hare full dlree-llon*. A n y o n e car . bruab It on. Aak paint dealer f o r t i n t oird, "AlabaMtlne Era.** lr««, Alaihaatlac Co.. Qraad lUplda.Mlc^

£ 1 * featII fydgtr.

J-i'BLltt*!' CVCEI TmrUMDLt AT

I 'WILL, KINT OOVMTT. MICH.

FRASIt M . JOH*iOS .

Mrh.O*i r i * MiddmifUrr, Mali., • « « • , c s t vcrRCMe«. : to UMiviHr SHUirdkj t» visit « cr «•»**>• j Mrs. R-ibf'-f S a t a r t - i s hflpinp u-r Mr>, Wvrlie Lawrence. ing <*>* i"r •»*«»*• M r , w " n i - r a r k w ' -

Sbiiiu«4 Sirt«c and wile «4led t i ^ r | M n . w. Mrrrim.n ol Lowell w . . • dmigliier, Mt*. Clioat, SnndtT. at»d rrc-m stierf Mn. Silw ColUr. inuuil i.ei" verr tjek.

Si ' - i id »t Lowell yofl olttoe el*** uiatler.

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t BITTIOJI OK* DoLLAK TEAULT

*HTruTr»l»i« U«TI>

SpiiPf Advertiwint'ntF <«ne inM-riioii 10b per iuoh 8une more tliHU yuoe 7c per inch wnlii 10 pet cent disoount on yearly ooutraflt.

Pne* and bilf-page ndn. f " K' and .1 7£ on throe n»ontb oontxactB. Single iumt-tions 7c per inch.

BuhiueBB notions among local iu-mH 6c per line per iBoue. Tliona taking mn of paper ontaide of li>cal mntier S cents i>er line.

Card in directory column f 1.0(1 per line per year. One inch $6.00 per year.

Garde of thank* 25c. Beflululione of condolence, jlXNt.

tfTPoKitrrely, no deviation from thew zfttca.

S n y r n a .

V. Darjx an^ wife t^wnt Sunday with R. CnwltM. .if Smok* K"*

Ella Bii:i>ell «|H*n! Sunday w'nl- hex grandpnrentK, A. J . l»ifken* anrt wile

Audie Onrdner apenl Randuf al her home in 1/ >wdl.

Mrt. Ltimt> of Lowell »-|>ent a fe* , days la^t week at l>. Jrwin'a.

Loti e North* ay and Ritoda I>icfceni-•pent buoday at H Ihl'hleV mwr Helding.

I NO.

George B»<vot«n ha> c-ne to George-Al'NTT. t^vn t 0 repair a well f-r hhoowm.

i A. J . Krnm and wife- and vll«en Krum WW IU Grand Rapi lf one dav lad week.

J . J., }>ihli and l>ee 4'rakt-- ^nd Winnie Bark - r «.-nl ! > *;n.n! RapH- Thursday

•me Appeti te mt a Goal. I t envied by all ?t>or dypptpiics mboae

Stoma h and Uver are out of cnxJe'. All

Uf.h HlU. ^ b ^ w o n d ' r f ^ S t t . m a c J i and | and nnei»U--l ll'«' ^ uian'a Suffrage ooo Uver ftemedy, slvea a aplcndid appetite, i venti'*i> in the afierooon. »ourd digestion and a r. irular bodUy habit | jriv). (|r,,vt. up Grand Rapids

Monday morning lo try ut fidiinK-

gouno aigf»iion anu a r ' ' i r u < . i,-,-!! <lr. that inaurea perfect health and great *-n- p .ini,,nV

McCorda .

I^en M»r*e and family of Lowell were rueala of their aiint. Mrs Hiaa Front, of Whitney ville Sunday.

U. F. Pattenon a lio ha* baea spending the winter with hit parenla. \V. Patterson and wife, relumed to Milwaukee Tuesday. His sister Winnie aconmpanted him and will lie the guest of C. C Patterson fur a few weeks

George Murray, wife and dsugfcler of Town Line visited at W. Patterson1* >iin dar.

An np-ta-dat* Job Printinp Plant in WE wiab l<«ezl«od rnir synipaihv to Mrs •annectiou. Work done neatly, quickly j Jas Sbepard and familv <if Lowell in and cheaply. A trial order solicited.

Pa* I'p and get a bis Pr i te .

F a r m J o u r n a l F ive Year s .

Bv special arrancemeul made with the paUishera af tbe FAIM JOURNAL we are enabled to offer a 5 yea'- snliscriptioa to that paiter to every m w subscriber wbo pays lor the L0WKLL LEPGEK one year ahead: and the same «'(T«-r is made to every old snbBcriber wh" will pay all I'tiok dues and one jear in advance—both pa-ver* for ihe puce of ours only.

In order to gH the Fana Journal n- a premium f<.r advarce pavmtait it will be aect-sMiry t«' *«lk right ni« to thecaj>tain"s «f5. e. for we have only a limited number •f 5 vear mltacriptioiia to dis|K>ae of Th- i arm Journal is on solid foundation and perfectlr tru-tworthy.

T u jTo-.n'sal ..f t h e vil lage coun-« il t<i It lild j iermanenl iron l»ridj;ep <»:i Mr u Klreet v»;li tiieei l!ie a}»-}»rov„l of wise Uxpayers .

T h e ji-xi ptump spe ilwer who comes j a r >1111(1 with a .airy tale about "inlant | iii'luKtiie*1' ought to be kicked Salt Creek with a steam kicker.

tbeir aad bereavement. W.Clark, wife and dauchter,

wtre the cuests of Charley Ci ae of Sunday

Jennie, A la-k i

Faa*.

up

T h a t the iui of the sailor is n -t at hard as in former t imes ib indicated by l i e lact thai one eea captaiu has lieen fiued 835(1 for cruelly beating a drunken sailor.

From the number of liitie boye playing ou the hnnkfe of Flat river during ecbnol hour?, we judge that the truant officer is ofl on a vacation. tVhoae business U it?

DKAi.Ektiu agriculture imjdement* have been notified of au advance in price ol from 40 to 6(1 per cent on ac" count of the steel (aleal) trusl. Spell il either way both are strictly correct .

As E v g l i s h m a v has it all figured o u t . He says there are 200,000,-000,000 in Hell and only 1,600,000,-000iu Heaven. According to that less than one persou out of a h u n -dred will go to Heaven, The chance k not worth frett ing ahuui.

T b e Moutreal doctor wbo took out a patient e good eye instead of tbe bad one ahould be made to support the victim by hard labor throughout^ his natural lile. An occasi 'Ual dose of cowhide into the bargain would not be amies.

Cascade-East Paris.

Elder Si as fur many year* a paalor of Christ eliureii. Cascade, is visi ing friends here

Mrs F M. Thompson has taken up her residenoe with us and we glad'y welcome her to our tuidsi.

Mrs. Church of Grand Rapids will give a rrand opening at th- Mineral Springs May V.

Rer. E. G. Pierce who tilled the vacancy in the Disciple churc'i Sunday has return ed lo his home iu Ohio.

The I, A. S. will meet at the church May JO.

L. J. Th"m|won. formerly of Cnscad<, has accepted ai let^ansible potation with his former employer at Ottawa Beach.

Tbe regular tneeiine of the Grange will b? at C-wade May 0. 1 p m

Ray Lawyer has returned from Dakota. GRASUMA.

•

H e F o o l e d ( h e S w r a e o a k .

All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of West Jefferson. O., after Bufferinr IS months from Rectal Plstula. he would die unit** a costly operation was performed; but he cured himself with five boxes of Buckli n's Arnica Salve, the surest Pile cure on earth, and the best salve In the world, a cents a box. Sold by L. H. Hunt & Co.. Druggists.

Some eastern ihitVca are now org-anizing a bask t rus t . When these base criminals get prices where they want them aud get the money of tbe country under their control, the peo pie will be between ihe devii and tbe deep aea; and yet some people talk as if it is a Chrietian duty to meekly bare tbe neck to tbe beadsman's axe . They say, " W h a t can you do?" Do.? Muat 70,000,000 honest people submit to being robbed by 25,000 rascals? Never! Nevcrl!

T h e r e a re some people in tbia wor ld—and Lowell has a fa i r share— who, by their brainless actions, aeem determined t»prove that Carlisle was r ight wheti be aaid of tbe people they a re "mostly fools." Too lary or simple to have any bueinen ot tbeir own they are continual It poking their d i r ty no^es into tha t of their indus-trious aud enterprising neighbors God wasted mud when h e n n d e s u o b creatures.

THE dai ly papers h a t e published in full tbe horrible details of another lynching in Georgia. Bad as was the crime charged against the Negro victim, the lynchers have perpetrated a worse one against Southern soci-ety. Such horrible barbari ty partic-ipated in by tbousands of people can not fail to have a terrible effect upon the finer sensibilities and moral na t ures of the entire commnnity. H u -manity must be depraved indettl when piecet of flesh and bone and members of the body of a victim of mob violence are parcelled out as s-juvenirs of a dia bolical crime. I t is all right to "pro-tect our Southern women" but tortur-ing tbe brutes who violate them will not' do it . If tbe laws are inadequate to tbe occasion, let rifle and rope do tbeir deadly work; bu t for the credit of the Caucasian race, it is to be hoped tha t there may be no more of these barbarous lynchings.

Fa l l a sba rg .

The cemetery a^x-iaiion will hare a meeting Tnesdar evening ami all those in terested will please be present. Member ship lee I t all wishing to join is 25c

Mrs. Holden of Keeoe took tea at A. G-Slekelee's. Saturd«y.

Will Scott ia home with his parents for a few weeks.

Louise Lilliesj^nt Funday with Iriends in Grand Haven.

Elder Gaffin will preach al 10:30, one week from Sunday on "Feel Waebiag." All are cordially invited.

Minnie Steketee visited friends in Low-ell over Sunday.

H. B. Boylan and wife of Lowell called on A. G. Steketee and wife Sundav.

We underauind that Krum's mill will be in H. B othe's woods this coming week to cut ties.

Mrs. Henry Fallaa of Grand Rapids was here last week lo put Mime of her house-hold furniture from her father's house into the house formerly occupied by P. Borung and the rest were sent to Grand Rapids.

Mrs. Aldrich of Keene visited Mrs. Charlie Booth Friday.

Edna Claik of Lowell visited with Mrs-Si anion last week.

IMA.

v e r g e a a e s .

Drag Store.

West ttowse.

Lou Bart leil '•( Irving is assisunc Frank Brew with his farm wmk.

Isaac Filkins and wife attended quarter-ly meeting «i the O k Grove sdio-J h" se in L -well, Sunday.

Lemer MoDiartnid of Ann Arbor made his parents a visit a few days a*o

Car{ientei> are building a new harn at the M E. patucmage.

Mr. Vanderlip of A ho has resumed his old route jied.lling meal.

We think Bownecan boart of having ihe fines! looking wheat in the county.

Mrs. C Johnson is liHIer atthis writinj.. Mn- Frank Brew is improving in heal'h.

I'KA |

Dltwovered h r • W e e e B . Another ureal every has been made

and that too. by a lady in this country. "Diseass fastened Its clutches upon r.«r and for seven years she withstood Us se- i verest teats, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed imminent. For three months she cougher incesawit-Iv. and could not sleep. She flnallj dis-covered a way to recovery, by purchas-ing of ua a bottle of Dr. Kings New Discovery lor Consumption, and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night; and with two bottles, has been absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutx." Thus writes W. C. Hamnlck A Co.. of Shelby. N. C. Trial bottles free at L II. Hunt & Co."s Drug Store. Regular site 80c and fl.00. Every bottle guaranteed.

C, Ko« ley and wUe "f Aria called at Sila« Collar's oi»eday last week. .

Mr*. N". '• '•'•o" M,,d dauchier. Maggie, weie in Graml l ip ids recently.

!• K ton an Krum j the fun ilar.

ii and anH wife and M-ic Keniing • ife of<«iand R pi - and A. J.

11 \llierl JCmm a'tended Mr-. Cuas. O'Harrow San-

Ml'KKY*

Sfirak Take \ our " lieel to C i«rk A" er to get it repaired.

A man migbl rs well t ry t«« put « quart of water into « pint measure as

make a l-etlrr harness than our tainous < lak Trtined hand mxde bar-uees. Bel-re purcJias'tij* it is foi vour imerest io<talland I'^'k at our g. ii ii Is. HfViwinfe Seliler.

GIRL WANTED f o r general bouse work . E n q u i r e of L . II . H u n t A C o.

COMPOSITE, the best shoe in this neck of the woods, $ 3 00. J . E . Lee

Jt Co .

F . i rmeo! Stockmen! For 10 days EIIW.KKI fence sells 42 inch 35 o-uts 50 inch 40 cents per rod at Claik A

Spra er.

Marriage li^tK** w ere issued j Mondav to William TalM of Ada I and Eikaiieth Pailes, and Lewis | Sdinltx and Alice Glazier, l»odi of | Caledonia.

• -

BUSINESS BII£CT:iV.

O. C. McDANNKL, M. Physician aal Sargeoa. Office, 46 Bridt*

»U*et, Lowell, Mich.

M C flREKN, M. D.

pb> sician sad Surgeon. Office at lesntrt. • Rtidge streit. Lowell, Mich.

G.G TOW8LKT, M. li., PhysicUa ard burgeon. 1 'idee b " v . 10

to 3 (-m.and "to S pro.

s. P. HICKS Loans, Collections Heal K<iale and Ini ance. Lowell, Mich.

T

UfMKU. Jt HASTINGS TIME T ABLE.

RAILKOAD

l Effect Sandav, June SI, ISi* S

.•ra Xo. I So.8 No. 5 jvl 7 OC • 111 12 O0

Ivl

Ijoweu r-jot ijik

? mdale L-»«aa -report ail •'<1 Kapidaa) 1

S 51 t«cHoit ar i l 40

T h i s M a n

D. S. Blanding has some very fine Lin-coln grade sheep. He has 24 lambs aome not a year old vet, whose flecces average 12* 11*. per head. One fleece weighed 17 lbs. The wool is fine as silk and measures 9J inches long.

W. J . Botzen and family are not voing to move to Grand ville as slated last week; but will remain in Vergennes for aome time yet

Dan Dickson and wife came over last week and finished husking last year's crop of corn for their brother, PhiL

Mrs. Phillip Fox of Six Lakes was the guest of Mrs. S. Lee part of last week.

G. W. Crosby and wife enjoyed a visit from Hinuo VanDueeen and wife of Keene Sunday.

John Gary, wife and children of South Lowell were recent guests of Frank Fox and family.

Supervisor Owen Howard ii around cal-ling on the fanners.

Chris Berie aad family are moving to Langston and are going to live on Mr. Til-den's farm.

Mercury was up lo SC in shade Saturday. BRIDGET.

Alton.

Ge • Purdy of Smyrna was here Sunday Mr. and Mrs- Brocks of GraUan «ere

Sunday guests at Guy N'-rf-n's. Lei ii Johnson visited at Cannonsburg

Saturday and Sunday. The railroad surveyors are with us this

week. Mrv < bla Wee' es visited her mother in

Keene last wee^. Mr. Bookey of Cannonsburg was here

Friday. D. Clawson and family left last week for

their new home in Orleans. Mrs. Norton and Mrs. P. Ford spent last

week Tuesday at Wm. Byrne's in Grut'an. Mrs. Jane Church is visiting in Lowell. They have had two bees <»n ceinelery lo

prepare for a r.ew fenne and w.ilL Col. Porler and wife visited in Parnell

one day last week. Mias Bookey spent ihttrsday nigl*' with

Maude Hessler iu Onittan. John Haj>eiuan and C. B. Francisco

were in lirand Rapids last Saturday. There was a danoe ai George Frost's.

hIso one at Wm. Cjndun's Saturday night and a good time wan rejKirted from both places.

Mr. and Mrs. Hessler of Grallan was on our streets Thursday.

uxo

Lowell Center—Alto.

George McKee mae'e a business trip to LaBarge Friday.

Meda Bnrgy is visiting in Caledonia. Born—To Dr. Haskins and wife, a girl. Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Andrews a girl. Will Cline. Jay Parker and Clare Ca

bo n of Grand Rapids visited friends here over Sunday.

Howard Bartletl returned from Mani-toba last week, oontented to remain with his friends. All the boys who leave Mich-igan to seek their fortunes reinrn after a time singing "Michigan, my Michigan.»

A very pretty wedding occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Murply, when their daughter, Mary, was united in marri-age to Frank Ritlenger The bride wore cream cassimere trimmed with while silk and lace. About fifty were present aud many nice presents received. Amid show-ers of rice the younc people left for a abort visit in Grand Rapids. They have the best wishes and congralulatiocs of all in their new happiness.

C L. Blakealee ana Leander Cline have purchased Frank Denise's farm and Frank will move his family lo Dutton where the b st wishes of hit friends follow him.

Mrs. Sarah Koeler of Racine. Wis., is making a prolonged visit with fnends in Alto.

The Busy Bees met with Birdie Pete a Saturday and an enjoyable af ernoon si>eni. They elected the following officers: Pres., Zelln Mclntyre; Vice Pres., Ethel Roth; Secv., Mabel Carev; Asst. Secy., M.Jlie Hunter; Trees., Lida Blakealee. The next meeting will be held at Mamie Kelchnm's May 18.

BECKY.

s 'Uowing tip" his wife becam-e she didc'i mprove the opportunity tosave money by

bnving her

- G R O C E R I E S -

Next lime she will kn «

fioiyo x o a t a II.AL ]

Laniiag <tr»nd iCpid-r reeport Logan n mdale ar IClmdale lv' i "rail Lake , Lowell

N " . 2

IS (K) 12 10 an-12 lo ui

25jui 12 St I t M S iXI S 43

»o"4

4 HO 4 4 45 1 M o OS 5 20 7 «

10 05 No. ^

{« <«» > 10 50

00am I S5p 1 35 1 45 1 55 2 10 2 80 « 30

7 36 7 50 8 00

I K>| m 3 m 5 25 5 35 5 -42 5 55 6 05 « 12 « ao

Trains arrive and depart from t txxil stree' p-tsaenrer denot

F K E T R O I T April io. istftt V GRAND RAPIDS A WE .TERR R. I l>v. Uoloe Rust A. M. r. m. P. M. * • Grand K*i<Ma

R ndal-700 785

1 85 SO»

585 602

kr Lv

Ixiwell Lowell

Silt 700 I'.oO

680 JI.4 30

Ar Uxif.it) E Detroit

8 54 11 40 A. M

880 545 r. v.

7 S 1008 r. m

woikg wast A. M. p. m P.M. Lv

«• IVtroil LanMne

8 l i 1IOO

1 10 S»4

6 10 848

Ar Lv

Lowell T owrll

r. *. a to

11 0 0 680 4 V

I r FJmd.ie Grand Rapids

12 J» 1 :o r. m.

4 43 520 r. *.

10 18 1055 P.*.

E. H. CAMBEtl, INSURANCE. LOANS Notary PaUie, lUal Est*'. Ag-wl >uo OA-

lec.or. Orel >^l«n'E sti.if. Low*-*

VlLfoN V. J KRKY,

AOomey atd t <i.fcselor m Uw. Train's h«. Block. L well. Mki . ^j^clsl atUstM a given to CoUeciious t oovejancu.*;. u. I Sale of Real Estate.

lias aieo <|<iaMk< and U-eti ><!o.itifO t • r • tlcet.. Ih<- Inltr-iir !». pMlmrn! au-1 al! i a i buicaus ttirrct • ao<i -s 'rmdi t.. |-i vun C3a!ra* for i|M«e lli»t iwat i«e it>i.iH< te Pension Bounty.

E D W A R D 0 . M A L W S

A T T O K X E Y - A T - L A W .

YOUR PATRONABE SOLICITED.

E. A. HOlKIES, Ih-misi.

rtickert's old Stand, I y.-n Block IlouncS II a m., I2--) p. in.

I jitea met bod«. u«eit for all kin ?s <.f work.

A11 work giuranteed.

^ n n e t a P . W a t t s ,

Piaai^tc aad AccompanKte

- T E A C H E R OF PIANO.— For t c r«« aad paeticnlsr* call at f irat

hoasc eorlk of MctkodiM chercb.

r o m rati.

at my store, lietter.

c h a s . M c c a r t y .

Parlor ears on sli lr*ir-s bctweer Sratd Rapids and ••etrcit, seals 85 cents.

!>rHAVEN.Gen.Pass. Ai«ot. W.H Ci.naK, A--»j' Gnuc R p.ds

7-ntrell

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM

INSURANCE!1 : o a x x O H

D . E D D Y & C O . ,

T i m e Table in Effect Apr! 10 ,1800

0 . A M. Oivlaion.

wucrn 'cxo ruoxi Lowctx.

No 11 M -rning Express lo Gran-1 Haven

No 15 MLail and Obieago Ex-piew to (irand ILiven

No 17 Steamboat Exp es* to Gd llnven A Milwaukee

No 19 Western Express to Gd Haven

12 15 pro

43tt Pir. 9 1J» pm

A E. CAMBFLL, Deilist OVER BOTUH'S STORE.

All bniiichts of dental work done by the Jalest impmveil methods. Sal-isiaciion en i ranteed.

(rNs adiuiuietered.

LOWtLL MARKET

Nos II . 15 and 17 daily except Swod^y. No 19, daily.

Fresh m\ Sweet That's h • way with the clothes sent back

hy this laundry. They are not torn or worn thin and they are delivered promptly every time. If you are anxious to pleas-we are anxious you should give LjWELL

LAUNDRY • trial

*4BTiionrn

No 16 Detroit express to De-troit and East

No 20 Mail lo Deir»it No 22 Erenin? Express to

Detroll and East No 18 Eastern Fxpresa to

Dnrand and East

7 15 am 10 50 am

4 01 pm

7 57 pm

Nos 16. 20 and 22 daily except Sunday No IS, daily. '

A.OL HcroLaorF. \ ren t Lowell E. H. Hat* u P. A T. Ad

Chicago, III.

Wheat e 69 Corn s 40 Oats 6 81 ttye e 50 Flour per cwt <€> 2 00 Bran per ton & If. 00 Middlings per ton 6 16 00 Corn meal per ton C? 18 no Cora and oats per ton (*) 20 0-1 Butter 12 ft 14 Kgg" 10 ^ Potatoes 45 Beans ?> n 1 00 Beef ft m 6 « 50 Veal 5 00 • 6 00 Pork 4 tO (2) 4 50 Chickens 8 (-> 9 Wool washed i -5 a 22 Wool nawasbed io a 15 Apples 80 ft 1 00

m WHEN CURED. D E T R O I T ICEDICAL A N D S U R G I C A L I N S T I T U T E ,

NOS. 15. 17 AND 19 E- G3LUMBIA ST., NEAR WOODWARD AVE, DETROIT. MICH

H. K. HARPER, A. M.. H. D., PRESIDENT, ASSISTED • y P r o m i n e n t P h y a l d a n s . t u r g e o n a a n d Spec i a l l a t a .

ROM AND IDAHO AT INSTITSTI $7-00 I t §2000

25 old papers fo r 5c a t th i s office.! day.

Keene. Frank Keech is maaing regular tr i j i

with his grocery wagon every week. Mrs. F. 8. Brower returned from Blancb-

ard Thursday. Mrs. Willie Sparka was called home by

the serious illness at her mother, Mrs. Kil-bonm.

Mr. Cave of Lake Odessa has bouehl the Frank Oonvene farm for $2,000 and moved on Tuesday.

Jessie Borough is working for Mrs. Wm. Campbell this summer.

A number from Keene attended the group League convention at Saranac Thursday and pronounced it fine.

Lena and Grace Blakeslee came Tues-day to visit Mrs. Wilkintfhi and attended Blanche Lee's wedding and returned Thursday.

Mr. and Mm. Robert Sparks visited ber sister, Mrt. George Golds, of Lowell, Snn-

Gloriona Xi Comes from Dr. D. B. CarjUe, of Wash-

ita. I. T. He writes: "Four bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula, which had caused her great sufferlnR for years. Terrible aores would break out on her head and face, and tbe beat doctors could plve no help: but her cure Is complete and her health Is excel-lent." This shows what thousands have proved, that Electric Bitters la tbe best blood purifier known. I f a tbe supreme remedy for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, ulcers, bolls and running sores. Il stim-ulates liver, kidneys and bowels, expels polBons, helps digestion, builds up the strength. Only 00 cents. Sold by L. H. Hunt & Co., DrugglBts. Guaranteed.

South Boston—Elmdale. Mrs. Fred Josiin of Big Rapids is visit-

ing her parentif. A. P. Burr and wife. Glenn and Winnie Freeman and Cassie

Worden of Innia visited at P. C. Free man's a few days last week.

About twenty young people enjoyed a pleawint time at P. C. Freeman's Saturday afternoon.

Mrs. Comatock has moved to Lowell. The South Bell school observed Arbor

day by a few exercises and planted three maple tree*.

LEAH.

THE ONLY IHSTITUTE «f i u k i n d in t h e s ta te t h a t has a staff of pbyeicianf), su rgeons and special ibis who r e p repared t o t r e a t al l ch ron ic dis-eases and deformi t ies . Many people adver t i se t h e m -selves ns S}iecia isU. Ins t i tu tes , San i ta r iums , e tc . , when, in fact , if you were t o inves t iga te t h ^ m , would find tbey were only f r auds , h u m b u g s n d quacks . Some one of oui f a c u l t y h a v e lias been v i s i t ing th roughou t t h e ptate f o r years consequent ly we a re well known a n d have to our c red i t thousands of cures lhat have balfled t h e general p rac t i t ioner aud specialists. Call or wri te f o r t e s t imonia l s .

F . D. A n L u r , B. S. , M. D., t h e Loted special is t and consu l t ing physician and surgeon of t h e I n s t i t u t e will .make t h e iol owing visits where all afflicted people o n consult h im F R E E and C O N F I D E N T I A L L Y , NO m a t t e r wha t y u t r nffliction or who has f a i ' e d t o cure you.

WJ All Chronic. Nervous and Private Diseases ' * \ ^ U l Cgf Men and Women and Deformities tinder

GtTABaKTza or Ccaa oa No Pat .Catarrh. ABtbma, Bronchitis, Rheumatism, Paralysis, (Palsy), Epilepsy. Fits. St. Vital" Dance. GraveL Dropsy, Heart, Lung, Throat, Stomach. Kid-neg and other diseases yield qoickly to our special treatment.

Eczema, A en a ancers, etc.

LOWELL LEDGES $1.00 per y«

R l s t r t f l a^d Skin Diseases, Pimples, I J L M U U U Scrofula. Syphillis, Sores, Ulcers, cured withont mercury.

T i i m r v r ? Growths Yariooles. Hydrooelea, Rnptnrw,« X l l l l l O l o cared withont pain or the use of tbe knife.

etc

R y C S etraightened io one minate. Ko mat te

hope. what the affliction, oonsnlt us before giving "tip

1 ^ 1 1 6 8 F i B l n 3 , u t ' S t r i c t urea , Ulcen and Cancers Cared

business. without the nse of the knife or den ten tion from

T i A f l l A A Afflicted with Falling of the Womb, Lacerations Ulcerations. Discharges, Barrenness, Ovarian

Troubles, etc., oonsnlt ns and be cured and restored to health and happiness withont an oiieration.

T ^ o f * c l ^ e h M g " wtf foul odow qnicVly cured. D>afneat .Lief I D cured in some oases in one bonr.

\ T a r r i J H T P Married persons or those oontemplnting i u a l 1 1 ( 1 ^ marriage, either m a b or female, wh't are not in perfect health, consult ns and be made perfect and atroiig if you wish to make yourself and others happy.

1VT*aTI ^ n v e through diseases, overwor , excesses, m-discretions, etc., injured themselves, consult ns and

be ccred. before greater injury is done to the health, mind and vitality, oocaaiooed by the constant drain and loss.

Dr. Artbnr stamp for

or wii>h to information

If for any reason yon can not see consult us. call or write, enclosing circulars, etc.

For your convenience the following appointments are made monthly.

LOWELL—Brace Hotel, TUESDAY, MAY mh

LAKE ODESSA—Miner Hotel, Wednesday, May 10th.

SARANAC—C ommercial Hotel, Monday, May 8.

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I H E FENCE FCR THE FARMER. REFERENCES.

Bank of

Denmson,

Denrison, l a

•r. National Bank,

Horton, Kan.

REFERENCES.

Commercial

Bstuk,

A v c c i , la.

State

Savings Bank,

Red Oak, la

As to the wide-spread favor and general demands for these Machines, cost of the various kinds and styles of Fences, durability

of same and general satisfaction given to our Patrons, we refer you to only a few of the MANY THOUSANDS OF COMMUNICA-

TIONS we are receiving daily.

T h e

L i t t l e T r a v e l e r

G o e s .

Names I iriners Itviiijt »" K-o innl fiiiToun'liiig c iu i t i e s w " " ' , , , v

h«'light t h - "L i t t l e T r sv - l . r F •

Ksi-biues."

Our Agents will c i l l on the best farmers in every township in Kent and adjoining Counties within the next 30 days. See the

„ „ machine work and take advantage of our f - i t r day? vinh y'»nr .igenl. Mr Hhvs, l . . . . £ , • - , 1 £

and nob! live inacbin**. Evervbod* a(lve rtising prices, samples ot the fence i can ee seen at Jones' Livery Barn. Farm-mers are cordially invited to call and them at the Brace Hotel.

Kkllkv Mini., Any IS. 18118. Lilt 'e Traveler F* nce Marhine (.'.1

l><-.ir Sir>:—1 b..»i^lii ..ne of your Fetuv M a c h i n e niol I find 'l as rej>

' r e f i l l ed ; it is a dandy . I I ravels! f-itr •luva a i lh y-mr .igeiit, Mr Hhv

O

Th. mas Pa iris Am<« Heirtand S . M. Syltea C. Huntley H. G . Siotuman M. Ftcbol N. Hoffer D . Stine J . H. Mdlinger

W . Brown

D Hull .Taints Wood Kudolph Walker Levi MrFaHan H e n n Wood F JI.CKFM F . Wernmih E M. E^.'1 est on Jacob Mai tin 1). Cowles Ii Dineman Jacob Siebert

B. Smith ' > 1. Gil^-on

F . B. Reeves James O. Hakes E. Potter O. Simmons Geo. Sinini ins. F. C Mafflev A. McR<'l>. ri? W m . Watson F . A . C l n * Mrs. J . H . Mypranis F , E . Mygranta

0 . I . Bicker. S. K . Si mm 1 ns S . K. V*ndii*» n E . Cavwood F. M. Ciaroer J B w n (Tu**. lieson J H. McCill F . Scott

T . Rpdman I . W. Man rer \Vn». Culver M J . Tat 'or F . II Colbv

I hat«- *»»iiil tl i n y five I ' d* of wiie f e n c ni ' l i th'- Lili 'e T .aveler Ft t"» machine aud ihink it the moat ptacti cal. rhespest , durable and effective all-purp'ise fence I have ever seen, that is io reach of the farmers. I will will be plca-ed to have any one i t r ten-sled to examine the fence on my farm referred to above.

Respectfully, G . F . BOSWORTH.

see

second, ihe stroii<j.-M b-ii'-e; third, ihe must beaillitul leu e >11 earth lor the money. I .v<.uld noi pnrt with mv mHfliine li«r SiS.'Mj if 1 conM nut cet a n ' t h e r "lie ike it. and I cloertnilv recommenil ihe Lia le Tiaveler to all mv brother lanneis. I went with you r agent. S R. Hays, a few days among my noigbbirs and v\.' . dd ei^hl machines in three days . Every one lhat sa-v it said, "Wel l , thai 1- ihe liesl wire fence I ever «nw."

Wir.i.tAM Vtxoi-NT.

Litt le Traveler Fence Machine Co.

Gentlemen:—I have purchased one of your machines of your courte' iis and gentlemanly agent , Mr . Cal i l l . : J r . . and consider it the best machine for building stock and oniameniu fence of any I have ever u^ed. Have had exjierierre with different kinds ol fences, I consider this the best by all

- M s of .nTUted i n t lm ttc i.m of t h ( . K e U , h | e n l e n , . i . h «hich I ha,I r " " . ' y My (IWM'.V ye.™ old K n M buil t . 1 l l » l ime, .m raj

7 " 4 0 r o ^ 8 * •U>- - f i r m for .he | , U r p . « of .lelerraioin,-' h " •l-»;loWly h . ^ p r - f . Tht- , h i ( , h [ | i k ^ ^ v«-rv W-t fa rmeis in this section are t ; . . i - t i„_ p e o ^ ^ | a

F u s t , .Mini . J an 24, IMUL Little Traveler Fen:e Machine t ' o .

Gentlemen—I have boiieht a ma-chine of your agent, W . H . Giikey, that 1 am n.nch plea>ed with ind can recommend it I • every one that has a fence to build. Would advise them lo see the Little Traveler. Your agents have done a large amount ol business here in the past two munths

T h e

L i t t l e T r a v e l e r

G o e s .

Gf.nesf.o, III., May 8. LtTTt.I Travslbr Fescb Coai'ANY.—

Dear S i n : Your hog fence that I am u^ing. made with the Little Traveler IVnce Machine where I took out the lu.ls»'. is iHwilively hog and pig tight. It is all right, cheap, practicil. and cet t.iinly durable. "1 like it and w ant some of"it," is the sentiment of all thai have seen it and heard the cost of it. The yard fence is strong, tasty, and the best all-purpose fence 1 ever saw.

Respectfully, Chas. w. Yc t OU.NO.

N'kooa, I I I . , September CO. Little Traveler Fence Company.—

Dear Sirs: I bought one of your fence without anv complaint from patrons, machine® and I find it ae repreeented.

V ..r- tmI»• It is a dandy. I traveled seven i onrs i r u i \ , j d a v g a n ( 1 f o u r t e e n m a c h i n e 8 . Every-

1\.^ >N a us e r , ; body lhat saw the machine work pro-Chief of Police and L'nder Sheriff, i nou'need it the best they had ever seen.

Genesee County . I find your agent doing a straight busi-1 neas and believe your hog fence will be

the bichest terms.

i has. H . Maxwell & B. Ba o'aye

m-l sjieak of it

J o n s D e w i t t .

D . Chisholm L. A. Bailey S. J . Bailey T). Poser James Shaver F. B^TjIer F.S. Guthrie B.8omerv:l le F. Breckenridge Robert B<*well 0. Morris 8 Morris R Mitchell Wm £ Brown C 8 Belts C E Rowell "7. Russell W J B rod beck Abrara Weaver Wm Howard, Ionia A J Lee, Saraotc 8 6 Pike, Bobtcr W CCnrtis " W W Woodman

Lowell and vkrn i tv

C. S. Clark E . See G . S. Quick G a s Quick Samuel Gran t S. B. Abbott B. Ban<rs F r e d Lewis D. McLaughlin R . A. Wood A . B. Fisher E Wolf J McLaughl in T Ray c ra f t N Wayner J a m e s E Black S M Reid W Jacks n Dan Goggins

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chine is beyond a doubt the beet and 1 cheapest for every farmer. I built

50 rods at a cost of 2oc per n»d, by actual weight, for I wanted lo know for myself the exact cost of ihe wire, and I and my son can build 40 rod" a day af ter the posts ere set. I bought

1 the machine of G. G H u f t y and you will find him a very pleasant and agreeable gentleman to deal with. I bought my wire of the Little Trav-eler Fence Machine Co. I t is the best wire—the Glidden manufacture —that I made my fence of.

H. L. Tay lor .

Little Traveler Fence Machine Co.,

Gentlemen:—1 have purchased of j o u r agent . G. G. I lnf ty , one of your your fence machined, ami have used same and seen several pieces of fem e built with tliem anii c i i s ider it ihe most durable and cheapsst fence that I have seen. WashinoTOS W o l f .

Apri l 29, I M

PA SOLA. I I I . . July 1,1B97. This is to certify that I have bought

and used one of the Little Traveler Fence Machines, in constructing one hundred and eicht feet of cabled wire fancy lawn fence in front of my house, and after a choruugh investigation I consider it to be the cheapest and finest thing I ever saw ; the one hundred and eight feet costing me $3.00. PRTEH ROTH.

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Henry Hescher John W Holbert James Thompe-'n James Kennedy

• El Pettis John M Mnllen Michael Jones O Stadell, B F Dally Frank Myers James Harker

Bi-mey Sinclair L Wasaink H Roehs Fred Srhenck John Reenn U R Smith Che* Hendershoit

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CHARLOTTE, MICH , Aug. 20,1898

l i t t l e Traveler Fence Co.,

Gentlemen:—I h a w bought on• of | our Fence Machines of your agent. ".. Cahill. J r . , and have built 50 j

rods of hog fence—the best ami cl eapest fence I ever saw—have been looking for some time for a good i fence: but was not satisfied with any , nmil 1 saw yours. My <enc? e s t ] me 25 cents a rod for materia'. 11 bought my wire of the Little Fence Co . . and it is the very best of wire j I have old wire on my farm that I considered worthless, which I can ii-<-with this machine and will work it all into a good fence.

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, Little Traveler Fence Machine Joliet , III.,

Gentlemen:—I purchased of your agent, S. 11. Hays, one of your ma-chines, ami have built 40 rods of stock fence out of old barbed wire which 1 considered wotlhlem, using N" . 13 lateral wire. A. M. S i x b y ,

April 26,1898.

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LaGrangk, Ind., May 0, 1898. To the Farmers Interested in W i r e

Fencing:

Wil l be pleased to have anyone call and see our garden fence, small, chicken-proof, used barbed wire pick-els a l a cost of 28 cents a rod for the wire. W e have bought one of the machines and are building about 60 rods of line fence at a cost of 22 cents per rod. We think the most practi* cal fence is made by the Little Trav-eler Fence Machine.

F a r m l i miles northeast of l>a-Grange, Ind. James M. Pres ton .

To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.—I would say I have built a lawn fence with the

1 Little Traveler Fence Machine. I think j the fence is the neatest, cheapest and j most durable fence that I have any

knowledge of, the seventy feet of lawn ; fence costing me $2.50.

W. S. BCRROCOHB.

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GRRSHAM, MICH., A u g . 19 . 1 8 9 8 .

Gentlemen:—1 have bought one of your Fence Machines of your agent, Mr . Hays, and have had some ornamental and stock fence built and like it very much. I think it ihe best and cheapest fence lhat I have seen.

F a r m one mile west of Gresham, Mich . JAMES UHL.

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Lim-kn, Dec 20, 1898. T h i s is to certify that 1 have

bought of W . 11. Giikey. agent of the Lit t le Traveler Fence Machine Co.. and am well pleased with machine. Have built S"nie fence and think

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kind* of stock. R o h e p t O r k .

Litt le Traveler Fence Machine C>.. Chicago. Ill | _ -

Gentlemen—I purchased one of | ^h®'® is no lietter stocl-^fence h-r your fence machines of vour agent, j k indi of stock. Ro h e i t O r Charles Cummings, and am more

j than well pleased with the operation C h f ^ t e r Min i . Au-'. 18,18!'8. W o L a n r v ' L L E . t x D April 21, 1«.« of t h o , . , , , . It U e u i l y n , j e r . t« l ...H ^ U t , | ; T r a v , . k r ' M.chine

This is to ceritfv that 1 have bought perfect in construction. 1 have b ull j r 1 r M and used one of the L ' t i le Traveler a fence on ray fami which is a b s o l u t e < Co.. J.diet, Ii . , Fence Machines and bni It 50 rods of 1 ly hog anil stock proof, a t a cost of j Gentlemen:—As I a i n the ' , a I W fence and U5e<l barbed pickets and a f - 23 cents jier rod. I verv cheerfully j owner of your Fence Machine, 1 wish ter comparintr the fence built with recommend both the fence, either to say to von that it is the best r ence the Little Traveh r Fence Machine stock or ornamenUl. Machine I ever saw. In the hrst with the woven wire fence built with J . R. Burkin'oton place, it bnihis the cheapest fence;

The Little Traveler Fence Machine I consider durable and easy to handle. I have bought one of them, and myself and John Bollen have built fences in f r o n t of our lots in the third ward and find it to be just what the gentlemen represented it, and as far as ray dealings with them are concerned, they are straightforward. Cost of fifteen rods of fence. $7.00, labor not included.

FLETCHER BOI-LEN.

ATKINSON. I I I . . M a y 1 . I nave purchased a Little Traveler

Fence Machine and now have twemy rods of arch top fence three feet high around our house with which we are highly pleased, and we have oeen no fence' that we think so ornamental or serviceable, nor do I Ttnow of any fence that can be put up so cheap. The twenty rods cost me $7.45, or 871-4 cenu ^er rod. HENRY W. OLE.

the only hog fence lhat will give perfect satisfaction through this country. It is a ' 'cracker jack."

Respect fully, KAY SWENORL.

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M r . O s t e r h o u t S o l d E i g h t i n T w o D a y s .

APPLETON CITY, MO., J a n . 12.—Lit t le Traveler Fence Machine Co.—Oentleraen: 1 have been out about two days trying my luck. Sold eight and feel pretty well over prospects. If it goes as well in the future, 1 will devote my entire tirce to the busluess. I have built 40 rods of the best hog fence I ever saw at a cost of 8 cents per rod, and I purchased all the material. My pickets cost me *1.25 per thuaiand. Tbe machine works like a charm.

D . B . OSTERHOUT.

T h e y Se l l O n T h e i r O w n M e r i t s .

ROCKTILLE, MO., Jan. 12.—Little Traveler Fence Machine Co.—Gentlemen: We hare been out testing ourselves as salesmen, and find we can sell your fcnce machines very rapidly. As yon told us, it does not require much talk and experi-ence. as they seem to sUl on their own merits. Your lifting jacks are also good sellers. We want more territory, as we wish to follow tbe business. Let us know what is still open. We have sold three machines per day, and expei-t to beat that in the future. Respeoi fully.

Kerwick & Carter.

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APPLETON CITV, MO., Jan. 12.—Little Traveler Fence Machine Co.—Gentlemen: 1 thought l would write you a few lines to let you know how 1 am getting along. I went out lo try my luck. 1 saw ten men and sold seven machines, and have an Idea the other three will take them. Was out tbe other day and sold two. It looks like I was making it go all right.

THOS. J . DAVIS.

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T h e Stuto Dra in Law U C n a U t a t l o n a l

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Croton linn l l ecn Dra tro / ed by ITIre.

j StMiiRB C'me In Cmihmnm Cmtmty. • Pierce Cuvmiagh, a well-know farmer l iving near Cercsco, some time ago sent a t lckel to Irelnnd for t h e purpose of br ing ing his nephew, Onri l leGrranagh, to the U. S. Instead of Mmding Or-•i l le , ills rt-lalivcs sent another nephew named Pierce. I t developed Khortly a f t e r Picric, J r . . arrived in t k b coun-t ry thnt lie was insane. The uncle applied to tho Judge of probate to have the boy sent back to Ireland, and now tho treasury department a t Waahlng-ton has taken up the mat te r and tlie insane ind will be re turned to his rela tives. Tho boy is in jail , b a t rc fus rs to eat, nud the sheriff l» afraid he will atarvo lo death before he can get blm off his hands.

Rtrnck by L l g h t a l n s .

During n heavy eicctrical storm nl Northvilie at 3 o'clock Sunday morn log the Olobo Furn i tu re p laa t was struck by lightning and the four-.slor}' Wooden factory with its entire con-tents, including costly machinery ond tinenishcd work, was destroyed. The fire department, owing to the early hour, was necessarily alow in arriving. Two companies were summoned from Plymouth. All fought nobly, hut ow-ing to the inflammable content* the buildings burned like malche.1^ The loss is nearly S:.0,000, the insurance «a0,5oo

Drain Law ConnlllntloraL

Ju( ge Smith has decided against t h e Chicago & ('.rand Trunk railroad in the drain case, and affirms the action of Drain Commissioner Chappel, of Eaton county, in denying the company compensation. The drain law provides tha t the company shall make the noc-essary opening and put In and main-tain a t their own expense a suitable eu lver t The railroad company con-tend tha t the s ta tu te rcqniring them to do this is taking private property for public use withont compcaaation. The company brought suit to Uwt the constitutionality of the statute, with the above result. The case will be ap-pealed. s

• Can I'racllre In the B a p r m e Cawrt.

The following persons have been nd-inittcd to the practice of law Iwfore the supreme court: Patrick M. Kelly, Mt. Pleasant; Herbert C. .lacksoo. Kal-nmazuo; Daniel F. Aitlaod, Uaiph Chapin, Detroit; William G. Bryant, Mt. Clemens; Judson A. Frodenburgh, Pontine; Walter II. Eaton, Ilxslings; Elmer 13. II) mers, Charles J . Qstrander, J Arthur Tillson, Pontine; George Bennett , Muir; Wm- U. FmaWin, Aio; •Chester E. Cone, Cassopolis; Martin M. iMonaghan, Alpena; Wm. J*. Marliu, l l ig Rapids, James Green, OITOSSO.

l ire Innaranco SlalUU**.

{ Insurance Commissioner Campbell has lssucd a statement showing the c.\-

Tho '.rout Ihhing season opened May 1.

Fr. F. I ' a rnada has been appointed archbishop of Santiago.

A fine new hotel will be erected a t Mt. Clemens th is summer.

The 31st Michigan will be mustered out at Savannah, May 17th.

The cash balance in the state treas-ury May 1 was $1,448,144.51.

Over 200 new buildings will be erected at Cadillac this summer.

Rockland, Ontonago county, has a new bank, capitalized at SSO.OOO.

A fine new high school is to be built a t Houghton, at a cost of £50,000,

Forest Fires are doing considerable damage in the vicinity of Rogers City.

Marquette is elated over the signing of tho normal school bill by the gov-ernor.

Wm. F. d i n g e r , 78 years old, was struck by a train ond killed near Shelby.

A now 830,000 church is to be bui l t at Sault Ste. Marie this summer by the Presbyterians.

A rampaipn against tbe bicycle girl and her short skirls has been inaugur-ated at Grand Rapids.

Firo destroyed the Ormsby hotel and Thos. OoodelPs residence nt Ecorse. The loss is estimated al £3,000.

Eaton county farmers have pledged themselves to raise 1,000 acres of sugar beets for the Kalamazoo factory.

Grand Haven experienced the worst storm In years on April 29. Hail stones as large as eggs fell, and did much damage.

A curiosity in the shape of a snow white coon was found recently near Mendon and is now on exhibition in that village.

Capitalists arc negotiating for the right of way for a new electric street car line to the agricultural college from Lansing.

The May calendar of the Ray county circuit court has only 50 cases listed for trial, the smallest number in the history of the court.

Eva Doherty, who wos deserted by Geo. Taylor, a Chicago traveling man, a t Grand Kapids, committed suicide by the laudanum route. Saginaw county supervisors have been

cmpowerel to designate what roads shall be improved and the amounts to be expended on each.

Many dead fish line the shores of the mill ponds along the Kalamazoo river, due, il is thought, lo the great depth •of the lee last winter.

Tho sawmill of M. 11. Eymer ot Turner was destroyed by fire, causing a loss of 84.000 partially insured. I t will be rebuilt at once.

The wheal crop in the vicinity of Milan is a failure, and many of the formers are plowing up their fields. Many potatoes in pits were also found lo be frozen.

In n wreck on the F. & P. M. be-tween Xovi and Wixon nobody was hurt, but eight freight cars were badly smashed. I t was caused by a coupling pin breaking.

Railroad Commissioner O.sborn's force is now busily engoged in spreading the tuxes for IS'.iS against the railroad com-paniesof Michigan under tho provisions of the Merriman law.

Miliington has a 14-year-old boy who tent of the mutual fi™ insura .ee busi- [ s - . - I I e b t a n i l s

ness in this slate. During the year | ^ ^ ^ o m > i n c h i n , i l h b a r e f e e t

has a chcsl measureitienl of 52 inches 1808 there were 2,203 fire losses, wi th a total of S135.Oll.qj. Of the lowes 009 were caused by l ightning. There wore 53 fires of incendiary origin, involving n loss of 830,810.61. The cau.« of SG'i fires was unknown, and the to ta l loss from incendiary fire and those whose causes were unknown was Si01,331.23.

l i trgc i t Town in t.ke 81 ate .

Lourium is now noted as being t h e largest village in Michigan, and if il Icecps on growing a t tbc present ra le there is litlle likelihood of the honor being wrested from it by any o ther place. Already contracts have been let for the erection of 300 dwel l ing houses and a score of business blocks there this summer.

and weighs 432 pounds.

The Saginaw Valley Fire & Marine Insuraucc Co. has sold its business to the Hartford Fire Insurance Co. The purchaser assumes all risks and liabili-ties of the homo company.

Mr. Scheppc, a former near Freedom, had three cows poisoned recently. A neighbor is suspected. An examina-tion of the stomach of one of the ani-mals showed it contained arsenic.

Attorney General Oren has given Superintendent of Public Instruction Hammond an opinion declaring thai any district may adopt free text books as the laws has not been repealed.

The divorce mania seems to be vilUce Wiped Out by nru. j spreading in this stole, and the num

The village of Croton, the oldest in j ber of tuch cases on the calendars of ' the various circuit courts shows Kewaygo county, and once a prosper-

ous trading post, has been swept by fire. The principal lossers a re John F. Gauwillcr, general store; George Lcntz, general store; Kd. lliee, d rug store. Nelson Uighbee, dwelling. The losses will foot up 820,000 with small insurance.

Woman « Hoff rag* CwMrnaMon.

A t o meeting of the national woman's iBuffrage convention a t Grand Rapids, I l a r r i e t t Taylor, of Upham, nat ional t reasurer , reported receipt* fo r t heyea r , <14,020; disbursements, 813,407. A year ago the association was 82,700 i a debt . •This has been reduced to 81,400. Many 'states are shy in paying the i r daes.

A deer made i ts appearance a l Trav-erse City the o ther day. t Crawford Bros, are eraeting a large three-story carriage factory with a eo-peci ty of 100 buggies per day a l Ox-|ford. ; The people of Saginaw a re t i red of fclrcet fairs and the 81,200 surplus will {probably be dcvo'.cd to the good roads scheme. i Arrangements have been completed ifor the annual encampment of the Michigon G. A. R. to be held a t Petos-key, June 10 to 27. •. Marshall con have a ba l l bear ing l iub factory if i t will furnish a build-ing Forty men would b e given em-ployment the year around. \ Taxpayers only will vote o a the proposition to bond Port Huron for t h e purpose of constructing a canal from Lake Huron to Black river. • The supposed smallpox eaaca i* t i e tQerman set t lement a t Album h a r e tu rned out to be chickenpox, a n d Al-fyoa citizens are breathing f reer .

heavy Increase for the spring terms.

Geo. Greer, a farmer of near Glad-win. was killed by a boll of l ightning recently and his son Albert, wos ren-dered unconscious by the- same boll and did not recover from the shock for two hours.

Local and rural telephone lines con-necting Munith, Henrietta, Woterioo, Slockbridge ond Chelsea and the greater number of the farmers iu the turrounding country hove been com-pleted.

The May calendar of tho Oakland county circuit courl contains a total of 98 coses, of •which seven are criminal, 10 jury civil, 14 non-jury civil, ond C7 ure chancery coses Of the 07 choncery coses. 41 ore for divorce.

I l is proboble tha t honey will be a pretty valuable article this season, as beekeepers are discovering t h a t their bees suffered severely from the ex-treme cold weather of the post winter. Many beekeepers in the soulhwestern par t of the state lost nearly oil their colonies.

Philip Umphrey, of Colomo, awoke the other other morning and found his false teeth missing. Investigation re-vealed the fact tha t ho had swallowed them during the night. He is now in a precarious condition, and an opera-lion may be necessary in order to re-lieve him.

Mining operations will be resumed a l the Volunteer mine on the coscode roage near Negaunee a t an eony date with a force of 200 men. The mine is owned by Gen. R. A. Alger and has been idle for the past six years The property will be managed by the Cleve-U&nd Cliff* Ca

Capitalists of I'erricn Springs have purchased o trac$ of land near Ihe river a t thai place and will erect a number of summer cottages, with tho expectation of making that place one of the most desirable resorts in tho state.

Fire destroyed the ware house and finishing department of L. II. Ben-nett's gun stock and# planing mill at Plymouth. The main building was saved. The firo was caused by spon-taneous combustion. Loss, 81,500; no insurance.

Despite the fine weather of the past two weeks farmers iu Saniloc county are yet unable lo get onto their land lo begin work. During the severe weather of February tho frost reached the depth of five feel.

Mary Melzner, now residing at Shelby, Oceana county. Is wanted al Mishowakii, Ind., lo claim o 815.000 es-tate, left by her father. Otto Melzner, who was killed on the Lake Shore railroad o few weeks ogo.

Tekonsho citizens ore much exer-cised over the weekly excursions of o beer wagon from Coldwoler for the purpose of dispensing beer. The town is under local option and will not grant o license to o saloonisl.

Secretary of Stale Stearns is obout to commence the distribution of sets of the new compilation of statutes, to ofliciols entitled lo them, ond is ready to fill orders from private citizens ol SO per set delivered ot Lansing.

The Colvln bill for tho protection of coal miners went through the senate. The recent labor troubles in the coal districts hod an effect in hastening its passage. The bill is now wailing the governor's signature lo become o low.

The village fathers of Sparta hove decided to accept the proposition by which the village could have electric lights on the street for o slight advance over the price now paid for oil lamps, and the work of installing the plant will begin soon.

Railroad Commissioner Osborn has proceeded far enough with the compu-totion of railroad taxes payable in July lo estimate that this year's rev-enue will exceed that of last year by obout 8100,000, thus oggregoling op-proximotely S1,0."»0,0.')0.

Tho counterfeiters entered Willow the other day and tried to pass o S20 bill. Justice Butler detected the coun-terfeit bill and ordered them to stop. They held him up nl the muzzle of o revolver until they made their escape. Ofllcers nre on their trail.

Rural free mail delivery service has been established ol St. Joseph, to be inaugurated May 1. Jas. 0. Bennett has been oppoinlfnl earner . The ser-vice will cove" an areo of 25 square miles, serve 575 people ond the carrier each day will travel 23J< miles.

Al one lime, not so mony yeors ogo, either, the Cass river wos one of the greatest logging streams in Michigan, but days of its grandeur in that line have departed. What is sold lo be the lost drive of logs that will ever be sent down the stream went down lost week.

Repo.-ls from various ports of Cal-houn and adjoining counties show that wheat is winterkilled in spots. In some sections wheal looks poor ond in others it is looking fine. With warm rains formers say that the crop will average up to tho usual Michigan crop.

The house has adopted the following schedule for daily sessions: Monday, oflernoon ond evening; Tuesday, after-noon nl 2:30; Wednesday, afternoon ol 2:30; Thursdoy, 10 a. m. and 1:30 p. m.; Friday, morning 10 o'clock. The or-rangement is mode so the committees can appoint their meetings in advance.

The stole board of auditors has al-lowed ex-Atty.-Geu. Maynord S700 for his services in the Lake Shore mileage book cose. His bill was for 81,000. The bills of Alfred Russell, Henry M. Cheever ond John J. Speed for services in the Atkinson low cose, hove b;en allowed 81,103, 8500 ond 8335 as pre-sented.

If a new low for the telephone ond telegraph companies is not enacted ot the present session, the lotler will bo assessed under the low prior to 1879, and will pay o tax of 2 per cent on gross earnings lo the s tate treasurer. A new law for the telephone companies will have to be cnocled. or else they must be assessed by local ofllcers, the some os other property.

Census bulletin No. 1, which wos is-sued recently shows subdivision of various slates into supervisors districts, Michigan being divided into 13 such districts. Wayne county forms the first district. The other 11 subdivisions follow the lines of congressional dis-tricts, except where they contain port of Wayne county. Supervisors in such districts will have jurisdiction only to the Wayne county line.

Wm. Decker, of Lincoln township, Isabella county, was recently laid lo rest in a bright red coffin mode by his own hands. The interment took place in his f ront yard. He also hod a headstone prepared on which was inscribed the following: "Here lies the body of Wm. Deckcr. who always paid one hundred cents on the dollar." An ottorney from Mt. Pleasont conducted the funeral services. Dfcclcer did not be-lieve in the Bible, and one of his favor-ite expressions was tha t he feared not God, man or devil.

By Telegraph Giv ing a Br ief Re-sume of the Week's Events.

RELIABLE AND INTERESTING.

Tho U. S. Troanury Report for April

Fliotrii n Deficit of • 9 4 , 3 4 8 , 4 1 1

;i0,(100 ronton* PaMOd the Civil Ser-

vice Exainlnatlon During t h e Year.

Treaiary Keport for April, The U. S. treasury receipts for April

fell 815,400,000 below those of March, while the expenditures were 833,800,-000 more thon thoscof the month pre-vious The receipts for March were incrcosed by the payment to the gov-ernment of nearly 813,000,000 on ac-count of the Pacific railway settle-ment, while the expenditures for April were increased by the drawing of war-rants for the payment of 830,000,000 to Spain. For April the receipts were 841,011,587 and the expenditures, in-cluding the payment to Spoin, were £65,854,000, showing o deficit for tho month of 834,542,413. The receipts from customs were 817,015.945, from internal revenue 832.207,099, miscel-laneous 81,758,541. The deficit for the fiscal year lo dote omounts to 810'.),-300,283, but the probabilities ore thot the deficit for the entire yeor will not be in excess of the estimate of 8113,-000,000 made by Secretary Gogc in his annual report.

Fifteenth Annual Ilcport.

The civil service commission, In its 15lh annual report, says thot the totol number of persons examined during Hie year was 45,713, of whom 30,000 passed. This was o decrease of 4,859 in the number examined and o decrease of 5,985 in the number who did not pass, as compared with the previous year. In the departmental branch of ihe service 3.100 persons were ap-pointed through educational cxaminn-lion and 3,33(5 through the non-educa-tional or registration examinations. Two hundred and two persons were oppoinled in the custom houses, 2,758 in the postofliee, 239 in the internal revenue offices, ond 225 in the govern-ment printing office. The commissloa also issued certificates for the rein-stotement of 1,133 persons during tho yeor.

neheadetl While Alive. Advices from Apio, under date of

April 18, give fur ther details of the deaths of Ensign J. R. Monaghan, of the U. S. S. Philadelphia, and Lieut. P. V. Lansdolc. of the same vessel. They show that Monaghan wos be-headed before he wos dead. A de-serter from the Motoofon forces says Monaghan ond Lonsdale were return-ing, when they were discovered by a chicf ond his wife, who were looking for dead men. They gove the olorm and Monoghos was shot while continu-ing the retreat. Later, il appears, the rebels returned ond killed Lonsdole. Monoghon fought until he was wounded, ond he was then beheaded. The doctors examination of the re-mains confirms the statements mode.

WAR NOTE J ,

The Filipino gorernment has offic-ially sued for peace. Col. Argueleses and" Lieut, Jos. Bernal, chief of Gen. Luna's staff, entered Gen. MeAr thurs lines under o flag of truce and on-nounced tha t they wished lo confer with Gen. Otis regarding terms of sur-render. They were provided with o train, on which they.went to Monila, where they told Otis that thoy were representatives of Gen. Luna, who hod been requested by Aguinaldo to oslc him for o cessation of hostilities in or-der to allow time for the summoning of tho Filipino congress, which body would decide whether the people wanted peace. Gen. Otis replied tha t he did not recognize the exisleiiBO of a Filipino government

Army officials have learned thot sinq: Manila fell the Filipinos have been obtaining supplies of ommunition from Hong Kong ond Singapore, os well os from Europe. A strict naval potrol of the Island of Luzon hos been established and the belief is expressed t h a t the supply of ommunition will now be cut oif. I t is positively sthtcd thot the Filipinos have no factory for the manufacture of smokless powder and Mauser catridges which they are using.

Soldiers who have served in the reg-ular army ond were discharged with-out receiving their ext ra two months' pay should apply to the auditor, treas-ury deportment, Washington, D. C. I t takes about a month before on ans-wer is received, but finally they will receive a postal notifying them thn t their claim has been filed, ond to wai l for fu r ther developments.

Accrfrding to a s ta tement prepared ot the war deportment the American casualties in the Philippines from Feb. 4 to April 28 wore 198 Killed ond 1,111 wounded, making a total of 1,309.

Monthly Circnlatlon Statement.

The monthly circulation s ta tement of the comptroller of tbe currency shows total national bank note circu-lation on April 20, 1S99, to hove been £242,714,333, on increase for the yea r of £15,101,488, and o decreose for the month of 8337.9S4. The circulolion hosed on United Stotcs bonds wos 8207,900,287, an increase for Ihe yeor of 811,810,352. and o decrease for the month of 81,959,702. The circulation secured by lo\yful money oggregalcd 834,748,040, on increose for the yeor of 83,291,136, and on increase fo r the month of 81,021.718. The amount of United Stoles registered bonds on de-posit lo secure circuloting notes wos 8232,107.910. and lo secure pnblic de-posits 872,395,949. The coinage exe-cuted ot the mints of the United Stoles during April. J899, oggregotcd £10,-CC0, 994. os follows: Gold, 87,691.475; silver, 82.159,449; 1-cent bronze, 813,070.

Mr*. Oeorffe Aet|nlttod.

The jury in the Mrs. George case, which has been occupying the otten-tion of the Conton, 6. , courts for o number of weeks, of ter being out all night , returned with o verdict of " n o t guilty." A mighty cheer went up from the crowd in the court room when Ihe verdict was announced. The chcer was almost inslonlly taken up oy the people who packed the streets. Mrs. George's face lit tip with a smile as Ihe words were spoken tha t made her a free woman. She was Immediately surrounded by a great throng who de-sired lo congrolulolc her. The charge for which Mrs. George was tried was for the murder of Geo. D. Saxton.

S T A T E L E C J I S L ^ T U N S .

A Sunday excursion train on the Rochester . t Lake Ontario railroad left the track us the train was making a curve going into Rochester, N. Y., and as o result two persons wore killed outright, 18 badly hu r t and about 50 injured.

The treasury report of Mexico*! foreign commerce shows tha t in eight months of the fiscal yeor the exports have increased nearly 89,000,000 and are now at tho rate of nearly 8150,000,-000 yearly. Tho Imports have Increased 13 per cent and are now at the r a t e ol 808,000,000 in silver annually.

Our LUARCR in the Hpanlih War.

A memorandum has been prepared ol the wor department comporing tho losses in tbe Sponish war with the first year of the civil war. The aggregate strength of troops employed during the war with Spain was approximately 275.000, covering the period from May, 1898, lo April 1899, inclusive. During Ibis lime the deaths from all causes were 0,190, or 2Ji per cent. Tho mean strength for the first year of the civil war wos 270,371. with an aggregate loss by deaths of 19,159, being a per-centage of 0.8.

SO lu l led by a Cyclone.

As the result of o cyclone in Mis souri 50 lives were wiped out and i t is believed tha t fully 1,000 were more or less injured. At Kirksville. where the storm first broke, a path of a quar ter of a mile wide ond as clean os the prairie wos swept through the costern portion of the city ond 400 buildings, homes ond mercantile, were leveled to the ground in scattered ruins. The property loss is enormous.

By on explosion in the Richmond iron mine ot Port Oram. N. J . , two miners were instantly killed and one terribly wounded.

A French syndicate is about to close a deal for the famous Yellow Aster mines in California. The consideration is said to be 83,000,000.

Advices received from Apia, Samoan islands, dated April 18, report that savero fighting hos token place be-tween large bodies of friendly natives ond the rebels. The casualties, i t was thought, would not exceed 20, and no Americans or Europeans were among the injured.

Chas. W. Williams, alias Jones, col-ored, of Galena, Ga., was phot to death in the city jail recently by a mob of Negroes. Williams killed Laura Con-afax, a Negress. The mob, composed of about 25 masked Negroes, marched to the jail and done tho kii l iog in an unconcerned manner.

Filipino# May try Setf-Govcrnment.

I l is declored ot tho stole deportraent thot the proclomalion issued by the Philippine commission just before the beginning of the of the lost campaign represents the maximum concessions lo be made to the insurgents by the U. S. government. I t is realized now more strongly than nl any other per iod thot the. capacity of the Filipinos for self-government ison undetermined question. The U. S. government is willing to accord the natives on op-portuni ty lo test their ability for the Philippine commission proposes to ol-low them almost complete control ot their local affairs, exercising only such supervision through the U. S. military as may be necessary lo guard against the consequences of mistakes ou the pari of the native municipol and pro-visional officials in their first experi-ment a t self-government.

Statue of ( .runt L'nvelled,

The equestrian s ta tue of Gen. Grant, presented to the city of Philadelphia b y ' t h o Foirmount Pork Art associa-tion, wos unveiled with appropriate ceremonies by Miss Rosemary Sarloris, gronddaughler of the dead hero, in the presence of President McKlnley, mem-bers of his cabinet, ropresonlatives ol foreign governments, undo lorge goth-oring of distinguished citizens ond guests of honor. Prominent among those porlicipoting wos Mrs. Gran I, widow of Ihe general, ond other mem-bers ol the family.

The Supreme court decision in vail-dotes tho Atkiuion railroad low, os well os the low of 1881. which provides for the asscssmeut of railroad, tele-graph ond tolephouo coinpouie^. Tho provisions in this low ore exactly sim* llor to those in the Atkinson bill, pro-viding for the assessment of roilrood,! telegraph ond telephone companies.: The case under discussion was lhat of; the Tecumsch Telephone Co. The | court declored the tax to bo nd valorem ond not specific, ond thot the auditor-general had no authori ty lo credit the money collected under the law to the primary school fund. But the conten-tion tha i tho tax can be collected as on ad valorem tax, the court soys, can-not bo suslaincd. I t is not a spociflo, lax and is not within tho rule of taxa-tion prescribed for other properly;! therefore, the low is void. This prac-tically disposed of the Atkinson law, and brings the matter of increasing the taxation of railroads again before: tho legislature.

Tho senate In execntive session con-firmed the following appointments of the governor: W. A. Perrcn, of Detroit, member of the Mackinac Island park commission for 10 years; Fred C. Bow-erfind, of Adrion, member of the board of guordions of the Industr ial home for girls; John Devener, of Lopeer, member of ihe boord of control of tho asylum for the feeble minded and cpl-leptic; Dr. A. L. Worden, of Detroit, member of the stole board of correc-tions and charities; Wm. Moeller, of Detroit, jury commissioner; Herman Nagcl, of Detroit, member of the grade crossing boord.

Gov. Pingrce hos oppoinled; Charles Furnborn, of Ishpcming r l o succeed himself on the boord of control of the upper peninsulo for the insone. Son-ford N. Dutcher, of Newberry, hos been oppoinled to succeed George L. Loope, of Bessemer, on the same board. James Russell, of Marquette, i s given Ihe appointment of commissioner of mineral statistics to succeed George A. Ncwitt , of Isbpeming. Mr. Russell may not accept the position, ns h e thinks i t would interfere w i t h h i s newspaper work too much.

The senate has confirmed S. N. Bick-crstaff, of Kalamazoo, whom Gov. Pin* gree named for member of the Kala-mazoo asylum boord over .Jwo months ago. The senate olso confirmed Wal-ler II. Bills for member of the Jackson prison board, and G. Willis Bement, of Lansing, for member of the board of control of the stole school for t h e blind. Aid. Moeller's nomination fo r member of the Wayne county j u ry commission is still hung up.

The ways ond means committee of the house have passed the annual ap-propriation bills for the M t Pleasant Normal school ond the Eastern asylum for the insane. The Normal school re-ceives 850,000 for current expenses. 840,-000 for buildings and £3,000 for land, a cut on the total asked for of 87,120. T h e Pontine asylum gets 877,000 for n e w buildings and furnishings ond sundry oxpenses, a cut of 817,500 from the es-timate.

In reply lo Ileinemnn's resolution, Auditor-General Dix sent a communi-cation to the house that the stole h a s invested 82.710.50 up to date in deter-mining the ti t le of the S t Clair Flats ; 82,375 for at torney fees and the rest for witnesses and expenses, in th ree suits against Don M. Dickinson, tho Old Club and Adolph Sloman. Two of the suits the stole won, and the o ther is pending.

Gov. Pingrce declares tha t he wi l l not feign o bill increosing the roles in the Merriman bill, should one bo passed, ond unless the legislature pusses a consti tutional bill d ra f t ed along the fines of the Atkinson low, he will keep i t in session oil summer.

Judge Speed will d r a f t the new rai l-road tax bill. I t will be the Atkinson meosure with uneonslitutional feotures. omitted, and will Insure local t axa-tion of railroads.

The equal suffrage bill has imain been defeated in the house. The vote stood 51 to 42.

T H E M A R K E T S .

T E L E G R A P H I C B I T S .

The apple crop in Illinois promises to be a largo yield this yeor.

Six men met death by on explosion ot tho Dupont powder works, ol Car-ney Point, N. J.

A conclave of Roman Catholic pre-lates from Mexico, Central and South Amcrica will be held in Rome, May 28. Ten orchbishops ond 50 bishops arc now hastening to Rome. ^

An epidemic of smallpox is reported In a Negro setllemenl in Kansas City, Mo., uhere 30 Negroes ore offiiclcd with the disease. Before the disease was rightly diagnosed one of the vic-tims ran through the streets in a de-lirious condition.

Conrad Schaefcr ond Benjamin Love, farm bonds employed near O'Fallon, III., fought a duel with pitchforks ond Schaefcr was killed. Tho two hod a dispute while looding hoy ond fought till Sehocfer fell from a terrific blow on.the head. He lived but a few hours,

j Love connol be found. j The President hos opproved tho pro-

ject for a now Irons-Atlantic cable, running between Germany aud the United Slates. Tho German terminu? will be a l Ems, tho American at Now York, and the lino will touch the Azores.

Two desperadoes who held up sev-eral men near Brighom City, Utah, were brought to boy by a posse in the hills eight miles from Ogden a little later . A bat t le took place, in which Capt Brown of the Ogden police force and one of the robbers were killed. The other robber was capturod. Great excitement prevails.

LIVE STOCK. New York— Cattle Sheep Lambv

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naffuio— BeHtgrades. . . .s 71^0 25 Lower grades. .4 'UJlh 0j

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• D e t r o i t - H a y . No. I t imo thy . 10 50 p e r t o n Pota toes , Mc per bu. Live Poultry, s p r i n g chickens, lOcper lb; f a w U , 9c: t u rkeys , l i e ; ducks. 10c Eggs, s t r i c t ly f r e s h , Kc p e r Oct. Uu t t e r , h i s t dai ry , 14c p e r lb; c r e a m e r y , l . c

Gen. Greoly, chief signal officer, haa been informed t h a t t h e most efficient telegraph serviee ever used in t ime of war has been established in the Phil-ippines. A flying l ine is used to con-ncct tho different commands and tele-phono service Is used a t tho f r o n t Over 1,000 messages dally are trans-, milled between tho officers of Ge,* Otis' command.

A prairie fire south of Mitchell, 8. D., has burned over 35,000 a-jres of farm land and la sti l l spreadlag. Two men lost their Uvea in au, a t tempt t o save property.

The PruJenl- Man SclUu'h

His House tn Order/'

Your human tenement

should be given even more careful attention than the

house you live in. Set it in

order by thoroughly purifying your blood by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla.

Erye ipe laa -" My utile ciri is now fat and iienlthy on ncroiint of Hood's Sarsnpa-rllla curinp her of cryslprlH* and ecrcnm." Wns. 11. o. WIIF.ATLLV, Port Chester, N. Y.

. tlond't rillirnrellrcrlllcthit mm Irrltntlnt «nit * "ly rm 1,4,tic tn U^A wuh llp..rc S.II marllU.

Rrood sows require a ration rlc'.i ia the element of bone and muscle.

Tlte Oprnln: of Hie t'l» InilUn Kiwerviit'on

By proclamntlon of th.8 President of tho United States, the Uto Indian res-ervation la Eouthern Colorado will bo opened for settlement at noon of May 4. lg[>3. it comprlsca CC0,000 ncrcs of nrable mesa land, which has long been considered the moat desirable In tho state. For free pamphlets, Rlvins; romplete Information, address S. K. Hooper General Possenger Agent D t I t G. R. R.. Din ver. Colo.

CAJiri'lRE SKETCHES.

GOOD SHORT S T O R i n a FOR THE VEiTERANiJ.

Slic f a veil l lm Vcnnel—-A Wor.inn's Loyal-

ly Saved a Sh ip / r om the Knnniy mid

Now She Arks l o r a Ponilon—-Tho

l lur la l of SantlagD lleruGn i.t A i i lng lon

Do not begin marketing the pullets unti l the cockerels arc oil gone.

Do Yonr Feet Ache and Burn?

Shake into your shoes, Allen's Foot-Ease, o powder for tho feet. It makes t igh t or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Ilunions, Swollen, Hot and Sweating Fee t Al all Druggists nad Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. V.

I O W A P E O P L E G O T O C A N A D A

U a n Days a Kitrni wi th 1 ' rorcedi f rom

Tvro-Tlilrda of Ono Crop.

W. R. Mllburn, John Holmes, M. R. Dagger, E. L. Stetson, of Buena Vista county, Iowa, report as follows of tho Canadian Njrlh-West as to Us BUlt-ablllty for farming, nail the advan-tages it Gifcrs lo the agricultural im-migrant from the United States: "We came here solely to look up Im-proved farms and- If auitabic, to se-lect such as pleased us best. We havo cot visited the homestead districts at n!.!, though we believe them to be very inviting. Our inquiries have been confined solely lo tho district around Hartrey, Deloralne and towards tho Sonrls River In Manitoba. Our lm-pms lons of all lhat region are in every way satisfactory, and we have dee'ded to go back to Iowa ot once, and. having disposed of our several Interests there, to return to Manitoba in the month of March next, ond. ef-fecting our purchase of Improved farms, which we find we can do at reasonable rates, immediately begin farming. We are greatly pleased with nil that we have seen In that part of Western Canada. The soli we find to be more than equal to that of our own country for wheat-growing, and the other conditions of climate, schools, markets, etc., are all that we could wish for.

"To show what an energetic man ^an do we mav mention that we found one such at Hartney who had rented a farm on aharea, receiving two-thirds of the returns as hla share of the crop. When he came to sell his own produce he found that his two-thirds, when converted into cash, was enough to buy the farm he rented out and out, which he accordingly did, and Is r.ow Its owner. It la our Intention to induce as many of our friends as pos-fclble. who are practical farmera, to re-movo from lowa: to thla country, where we believe there la r. better future for the Industrious man than ia now to bfe found anywhere on this continent We are well known In our part of the atate of low^. and we in-vite correspondence from its residents in all parts with regard to this re-gion of Western Canada which wo have visited, and to which we Intend to return."

Gossip—The sugar used by some folk to sweeten their tea.

TOOK HIS ADVICE. A Veterinary Snrgeon of Batt le Creek

Tel ls About It.

How mony times in life a few words of good advice, coming from a friend ono con depend upon, will s ivo us hours, perhaps months, of misery. The fol-lowing which comes from Battle Creole will interest our readers. Dr. Oliver Guiteaux, Veterinary Surgeon of that city, a well-known man there, as well as in Kolomozoo ond Marshall, speaks of his expcrienco with the little con-queror and the result of a few timely words of advice. He saya:

" I was s tanding in Amberg & Mur-phy's drug store In Battle Creek one day when a fr iend of mine came in and asked for a box of kidney pills. After he had made his purchase I said quietly to him, 'You havo made a mistake iu

' buying those.' Ills reply was, 'How is that? ' I said 'Doan's Kidney Pills are worth all ihe others put together. ' As he wanted my reasons for thinking so I told him tha t my kidneys hod both-ered me for years, tha t I suffered from backache unt i l I could scarcolv aland it, that I had nearly every symptom to be found where the kidneys arc af-fected, that I had uaed remedy af te r remedy Including box a f t e r box of the one he just purchased, and that until I used Doan's Kidney Pil ls I might havo taken as many spoonsful of water. In fact, I th ink some of them hu r t mo. A couple of weeks af ter this I met him on the street, when he said: 'Doc., Doan's Kidney Pills nre just as you repre-sented. After using the box about which we hod a conversation in Amberg & Murphy's drug store I was os bad os ever. I liieu procured Doan's and stuck to their t reatment until thoy cured me.1"

Doon's Kidney PHU for solo by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by I-osier-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., Sole agents for tho U. 8. Remember the name Doon's ond luke no substitute.

Hash—A badly mlxod-ui boarding liouac nff.lir.

Memory Is Immnrlnl. Time ptfwd. as pr-sses time with com-

nioii uouls Whose thoughts and wishes end with

every day; For whom no future is—whoso present

hours Uevcal no looming shade "f lhat which

YU?.

But Memory In Immorlnl. for she comen To me. from hiaveu vr hell, to me, OIICL-

more! As birds that migrate cliooso the oce.-.n

wind 'I'.mt I. a'.r. them helpless, while It s tc^s

ti-.eni honu-; Eo I was this way driven—1 choso tl.U

way— ' f old my dwt lllng place, where all my

nice Are hurird. Al first I was enchanti'd

hero: Iinposslhli; upiunrrd the pall, tho shroud; And In my spoil. I trod tho grassy street', j Where In tho sumnur days mild oxen

drew The br is t l ing hay, and in tho winter

snows The creaking masts and kneeu for mighty

ships. Whose hulls were r a r t e d en the coral

reefs. Or foundered in tho dep th s of Arct ic

n l sh l s . 1 wondered th rough tho g a r d e n s rank

and was te . Wonderfu l once, when I w a s like the

lie* e r s : Along Ihe weedy p a t h s g r e w roses still. Surviving empire, but r ema in ing queens.

My mood established by the slumbrous town—

(Slumber wi th s lumber, d r e a m wi th '. 'ream should be)

I sought a mans ion on the lonely shore. '.'ronl '.vhich, his feet made level with his

luad.

Paved a Ve«spl. Springfield (Mo.) Correspondence to

St. Lculs Globe-neniocrat: Mrs. Sirah Evorsol, an old lady of this city, is trying to secure a pension for savin? n government vessel from enpturo In 1SC1. Mrs. Eversol then lived at Com-merce, Scott county. Mo. On Decem-ber 20. 1SC1, the rebel general. Jeff M. Thompson, captured the tovu (f Com-merco and a portion of the Federal garrison stationed there. The Missij-sipp! river was then thronged with boat.? In the government service, and the City of Alton happeneu to he due at Commerce on an upward trip about the lime the rebels entered the place.

Gtn. Thompson had his eye ou the rich river prize ns soon a ; the boat came In sight, and began to post iiU men behind some ricks of cord wood In order to capture the steatrer when it should reach the landing. All the women had been ordered l i leave the river bank, but Mrs. Eversol refused to go away, and prepared to signal the approaching vessel. She took a posi-tion close to the landing and waved her handkerchief In warning to the boat ns It steamed up toward the con-cealed enemy. The signal was not un-derstood, and the boat continued to ap-proach the landing. The steamer had rounded to, aud the deck hands were getting ready to throw ou: the gang-way. when Mrs. Eversol shouted at the top of her voice, "Don't land! The rebels have captured the town!" Then the captain of the vessel saw the dan-ger. and began to back away from the landing. The rebels opened fire on t'.ie boat and riddled the pilot house with bullets. No one on the vessel was lilt hy the fire of the rebels, and the City of Alton steamed ba^-k to Cairo.

The story of Mrs. Eversols' loyal deed spread among the rlvermen and Federal ofllcers. and soon she had more than local fame. After the capture of Fort Donelson, when Gen. Simon B. Buckner was brought up the river a prisoner. Mrs. Eversol went on lo the boat at Commerce to see the distin-guished captive. Tho rebel general had heard of the Union heroine, and showed her particular attention.

Several years ago Mrs. Eversol. who had become a widow, made an applica-tion for a pension, basing her claim oa the service rendered tho government In saving tho boat from capture. The proof of tho war incident was made out and placed in the hands of the con-gressman from this district. Before the matter could be Introduced In con-gress all the papers were lo^t. The preparation of the proof had cost the widow much time and considerable money, and she was very unhappy on account of the misfortune. Mrs. Evor-EOI has just passed her 7nlh birthday. She Is poor, and an effort has been started to revive her pension claims. Many of the witnesses whose evidence could once have been had to prove the story of the saving of the steam-boat from the rebels are now dead, and the woman fears it will be dlfflcult to establish her claims.

countrymcn I;.muse they acted a-, j guides for Spaniard?.

"I visited the Insurgent camp In i t e n iddle of February and talked w h i Aguinaldo. having met him in connec-tion with the Spanish rebellion months previously. He was, heartily tired of war with the Americans and was dls- • posed to make peace, but assured mo that If necessary ho could flgbl for a long time. Even with the close guard Dewey put on him steamers wero bringing him arms and supplies from China all the time to ports ou out-of- j the-way Islands, and from thence they nre distributed. The heait ot the mat-ter is Just this: Tho great majority of the natives are tavnges, who, smarting j under Spanish misrule, swear ven- | geancp on liivadcrs. and they will k e p up the warfare for years. They ro r -flder the Spaniards hod no right, after they wero driven out. to sell the coun-try to tbe Americans. I would rniuh rather see the latter in power for the sake e.f the protection, for when I on' protested against cruelties practiced by the Spanish on my «n^n the governor wrote: Tl raso keep quiet or you w.l, be shot.' That is to much for an Lng-llshnum or American, either.

Imprau'lvo Cernnonle*. With full military honors. In ^ the

presence of President McKlnley and his cabinet, and a multitude cf people, the bodies of the 336 dead heroea who gave their lives for their country In Cuba or Porto Rico during the Spanish-Amorl-can war. were consigned to their last resting place in Arlington cemetery, where repose the remains of thousands of the honored dead soldiers and ofil-eers of the civil war. The bodies of the Spanish war dead were brought to New York by the steamer Crook, In order that they might rest forever in the soil of their n: ' Ive land.

In accordance with the direction of the president, every honor, military and civil, was shown to the nation a heroes. The government departments and iho federal courts were all closed at noon and the flags over the govern-ment buildings, barracks, navy yard, and the fort.; along the Potomac were half masted.

Tin military escort comprised all the a.tiliery troops at the Washinglot

' barracks, a troop of cavalry from Fort Myer. a battalion of marines from lh«

i navy yard, and the entire national I guard of ihe District of Cclumbla. Col.

Francis F. Guenther, of the Fourth artillery, had command of the troops nr.d charge of the military ceremonie-:.

The day was perfect The sun blazed from a cloudless sky and the scene in the historic cemetery overlooking the Potomac river and the white walls of the nation's capital was profoundly Im-pressive. The site selected for the in-terment Is one of the most beautiful In ihe cemetery. It is in a direct line about one-half mile south of the old Lee mansion on the top of the slope toward the river. Here In parallel lines were the newly made groves with the Hag-draped caskets containing the bodies cf the dead soldiers a t their sides.

About ihe graves were formed tho military in Imposing array while In a group stood the president, the mem-bers of his cabinet, and other distin-guished functionaries of the govern-ment. Rack and around these was the vast concourse of people, while all about through the trees towered glit-tering shafts and monuments reared to the memory of the distinguished dead of previous wars. The customary vol-leys were fired, taps were sounded, and military dirges were played by tho bands. Tho religious services were very simple. Tnere were no addresses or etilor.les. The committal service of the Episcopal church was read by Port Chaplain Freeland, of Fort Monroe, and In order that the soldiers who died as Catholics might be burled In conse-crated ground, at the request of Cardi-nal Gibbons, the consecration service of the Catholic church was conducted by Rev. Joseph F. McGee, of St. Pat-rick's church, who ofilciated at the burial of Gen. Garcia.

Warfare for Yeir». Thomas Moon, an Englishman, ar-

rived home by steamer Tartar from the Philippines, where he has been for two years superintending a plantation for a company in the old country. In transacting his business Moon traveled nil over the Philippines. He says:

"I saw the rebellion and the causes that led up to It, and knowing tho temper of the natives am convinced that the Americans will, by superior force, overwhelm the populous centeis of tho islands and thus break tho re-bellion, but there will bo mountain warfare for years. The natives wer • able to kill dozens of Spanish soldiers by luring them into ambuscades when they were out on pillage. This guer-rilla warfare is sure to cost many American lives, and should be avoid-ed by peaceable arrangement. Tbe na-tives of tho interior ar t wild sayages. onel I know cf cases wharf? mrr» an 1 y e a r s toys v:cr: tcb' .r^rd l.y ll.v- •

llu*h for Pensions.

The pension office Is being almost overwhelmed with applications for pensions now being filed by soldiers who served In the war with Spain. The demand Is beyond all expectations. Tho regiment which has achieved the dis-tinction of having the largest number of applications for pensions thus far

: is the Thirty-fourth Michigan. The number of pension applications so far

] received from this regiment is 380, or over o::e-fourth of the enlisted htrengtli of the regiment. The sccond place belongs to the District of Colum-bia regiment, which has In 350 appli-cations. Then follow the Thlrty-thlid Michigan, the Eighth Ohio, the "Presi-dent's Own," os It Is called, and the Second Massachusetts. The number of pension applications from the Second Mas-achu-ctts, which Is the fifth on tho list. Is 317. Seventeen ofllcers of tho staff of tho District of Columbia regiment are among the applicants for pensions.

Ot all the regiments mentioned th3 only two which wero under Are wero the Sccond Massachusetts and the Thirty-fourth Michigan. The Second Massachusetts had a number killed, and tho Thirty-fourth Michigan had four men killed at Aguadore bridge, and probably a dozen wounded. The principal cause upon which pensions are asked la malaria.

Tho pension olfico officials say tho rush for pensions for those who served in tho Spanish war is very remarkable. In view of tho fact that, up to 1882. there were a number of regiments which had served all through th* civil war which did not have, all told, U'O applleatlonR. i t Is the belief of the pens'on ofilce that the pension attor-neys are largely responsible for t l r '•-•go number of r^nslon vrl'lch I'.'.'.vo been r.T.do.

New V a r l r f l r s of Corn.

Wo believe tho ordinary farmer should give a good deal of thought to the varieties of corn he grows, and that It will pay him to experiment in a small way with new varieties, says Wallace's Farmer. After some experi-ence he will bo able to cross Intelli-gently for a special purpose from year t'» year and got about what he wants. Corn originally was a seinl-troplrRl product, coming, we believe, from Mex-ico. It has been growing In a wide range of climate, and has developed a gre;iij, number of varieties. In fact. It Is more variable than nny other grain, varying not merely with the climate, but Alth the soil, and in Belecting seed corn It is not safe to reach over a wide range cf latitude. If you do, tho corn will bo confused, so lo speak, and not know how long to grow nor when to ripen and gel In out of the way cf frost. The farmer who is selecting seed corn with the Idea of grain pro-duction should select the variety that will grc.w him the greatest amount of gral i . Ii.rge ears, and as many of them ns possible. The farmer who is grow-ing 'corn to feed cattle in the shock should aim to grow the greatest total amount of food, which he will find in a largo number of medium-sized ears and ii finer quality of fodder—the ic-sult of thicker planting than Is Justi-fiable. when growing exclusively for tho grain. The farmer who grows corn for summer feed for stock should select a ccrn that is early and has a largo amount of leaves like the Evergreens, and so on to the end of the type that will produce him the largest amount and get In out of the way of frost. It sho ild, therefore, not be an early va-riety such as the Northern grown vari-eties are likely to be. nor yet a late one like the large corn from the South. Wo think our readers will see the point In this at a glance, and ll should gov-erh them In determining on the varie-ties of corn to plant this year. One thing we urge especially, that they look out for their seed corn early, as In largo sections of the country the seed Is hopelessly damaged.

An I m m e d l m e a n d r r r m a n e n t Pas tu re .

Wallace's Farmer: Mr. Frank Sock-ler, of Iroquois county, Hilnols, writes us that ho has a farm In Harrison county, Iowa, on the Missouri river bottom, lhat ho has no pasture cr. same, and that he wants one right away that will become permanent later on. The land is now In wheal stubble and he wishes to know what to do. We would first burn off the wheat stub-ble, then plow the land rather deep, say five or six Inches and turn the weed seeds under. We would then sow a mixture of oats, barley, spring wheat aad winter rye, taking about one-fourth of what would be a proper sow-ing of each, and al the same time sow six or eight pounds of timothy, four pounds of mammoth clover, four pounds of common red, and If the land is inclined to be wet a pound or two of alslke, and give these the same cov-ering that would ordinarily be given tho grains. We would then sow seven pounds of blue grass, mixing it with sand or sawdust, so as to get an even distrlbuti-.n. and harrow this In with a light smoothing harrow. As soon as the grains will furnish a full bite, we would pasture and continue pasturing until harvest time. The pasturing will keep down the grains and give the grasses a chance, and with an ordinary season you should have a fine stand cf clover when the grains are done. We would then turn off the stock until about September. If even then a hall stand of blue grass is obtained It will thicken up as fast as the clovers go out. This la rather full seeding, but wo presume our correspondent wants a pasture that is worth something, and this Is the shortest and easiest way to get I t

CUBANS WILL WAIT. D l i e l i a r c ' d Soldier* t o lie O l r en C r r t l d

c j t e a on t ' nor j ; m i l e I Treanary .

New York, May 2.—A dispatch to the Tribune from Havana says:

"A decision has been reached by the committee of generals representing the Cuban army to give each discharged soldier or officer a certlllcate fixing the compensation equitably due him when a Cuban republic shall have been established. This Is likely to Influ-ence very seriously the future course cf Cuban politics.

"For one thing. It will keep the army Intact as a political factor. If each private Is adjudged to have a claim oa the future Insular government for ar-rears a t tho rate of 130 for eacli month's service and cach major-gen-eral at the rate of $500. The army will naturally endeavor to hafiten tho or-ganization cf a native state and will struggle to control Its policy and It-purse strings. Necessary delays In snbstltutlon of native sovereignty for American military control will, of cour.-o. Inspire unrest and suaplcion ir. the breasts of the claimants, whom a common interest will spur into , :r^:i-uous politlcnl activity."

Alt;;•'l<l Se r lomly III, '

Chicago. May 2.—Ex-Gov. John P, Altgeld is ill at his residence, having lost, at least temporarily, almost all use of his right leg. His physician, Dr. Nicholas E. Senn, Is In constant attendance. "I fear lhat Mr. Altgeld will never again be a well man," said Dr. Senn today. "He Is not only suf-fering from temporary disability, originating in a small operation upon a leg. but Is battling against an old trouble of the system, which is af-

i feeling him more severely with each I successive year. The rumors afloat lc : the effect that he Is beyond recovery

and can last but a .'-boil time long?;-are, however, unwarranted, and I haw never made such statements concern-ing him. While, as i have said, hc-will never again he physically robu • cr ot average strength, be is uot now upon his deathbed."

ludlai.n on tho W a r p a t h .

Skaguay, Alaska, April 21, via Se-attle, Wash., May 2.—The Chllkat In-dians are on the warpath. Last Satur-day twenty bucks armed with rifles gathered from their several villages along the Chllkat river aud marched to Rocky Point, eight miles from Haines' mission, where eight white men were blasting rock for a trail to Klukwan. a distance of twenty-five miles. Tbe Indians drove the whiles away. Word was Immediately sent to the United States marshal aud com-missioner al Skaguay and to Capt. Cheatman, in command of the troops a t Dyea. Sixteen soldiers, under com-mand of a sergeant, were at once sent to Haines' mission.

Lynches Colored I l a rn l iu rnar

Memphis, Tenn., May 2.—Informa-tion has been received In Memphis that Willis Sees, a negro, aged about 30 yeors, was taken from jail at Os-ceola, Ark., Sunday morning at o'clock, and hanged In the Jail yard by a mob of forty men. Sees was In Jail on a charge of barn burning. After being suspended In midair twice the negro confessed, and was then hanged.

Several houses have been burned in the neighborhood recently, and this is given as the reason for the lynching.

Allllet hnd <)at«.

Millet should unquestionably be looked upon as a staple crop In tbe Northwest, says the Farmer. It Is one cf our most certain and reliable crops. We can sow il somewhat later in the season, much after the fashion of a "catch crop." and when sown in Mme we are reasonably sure of a catsb of the seed. Some persons are now sow-ing a peck of oats along with two pecks of millet per acre. From the combination a larger amount of crop can bo obtained than by growing mil-let alone. The oats will reach lhat stage when the grain is fully formed by tbc time that the millet is ready to be cut. And the mixture makes a val-uable amount of nutritious food. It would seem to be a law of plant growth that more will be retained by the soil where a suitable eombinatlon of plants Is grown than where only one kind Is produced. Mr. E. D. Chllds of Crooks-ton, one of the most extensive dairy-men In tbe Red River Valley, has practiced growing millet and oats thus for some time, and Is pleased with the results. The one crop would seem, as It were, lo be the complement of tt{ other.

Horso Breeding Reviving — Horse breeding Is reviving throughout the west. The draft-horse Importers and breeders have Inquiries and visitor* like old times. Of course many hav? not yet got their courage up to paying Importation prices, but those who have stallions know that when these are sold they cannot be replaced except by Importation, and we all know horses are higher In all Europe than ever be-fore. However, there are so few stab lions to be had and so many wanting the best that It is Just a question ot who buys incra first.—Western Agri-culturalist.

Care should bo taken to havo each ! sow separate some lime before pigging,

and not allowed too much bedding, as there Is less danger of smothering her

' pigs than when much litter Is allowed.

Tha windows of Persian houses, as & rule, arc not vlslb'.o f'- ni tbc street.

S Try Grain'OI I Try Grain=OI J AA yoa Growr to day to ,bow yoo «> a packigenf GRAIN-O, tbo new food * drink thai tales tho piaco of coffco. • Tho diQdren may drink it without * {njary as vcU as tho adult All who J try i t , h U H. GRAIN-O has that ^ r i th seal brown of Mocha cr Java, v> boi i t is ranVa from puro grains, and £ the aue tddica te storaaoh rsooives it ^ ^ withootdlslresi. j tbo price of coffee. • % J S ceniB and 23 ccnts per package. + J Sold by all grocers ^

• T a s t e s Hfcc Cof fct) % ^ Looks E t c Coffee •

t Ir.iut Owl yosr gnKcrslTCj you GRAIN-O Accept EC iittilafion. •

Disagree as io the Coit.

Washington, May 2.—Oa account cf the difficulty ot reaching a unanimous conclusion as to the cost of the pro-posed water way the Nlcoraguan canal commission has not yet submitted a report, and Is not expected lo do so for some time. Until the report Is sub-mitted the president will not appoint the Isthmian canal commission, au-thority for which was given in tbe river and harbor appropriation bill.

M.«T Day In Europe.

London, May 2—May day proceeded quietly here and on the continent The customary labor demonstration In London consisted of a procession from tbe Thames embankment to Hyde park.

On the continent wotk proceeded r.s usual, exeept In Italy, where the day was celebrated as a day of rest. There was perfect order everywhere.

(.rant Coin: to Maalla. New York, May 2.—Brlg.-Gen. Fred-

erick U. Grant will leave for the Pa-cific coast this afternoon. His wife will accompany him 'o the west. Lieut. James R. Rash of tbe- Third Kentucky volunteers. Gen. Grant's aide, will probably go to Manila with blm.

Much Suffering In Alavkn.

Seattle, Wash., May 2—Sixty pros-pectors arrived here from Copper riv-er, Alaska, on the steamer Excelsior. They brought with them a repetition of the stories of privation and death, and many bcre evidence on their bod-ies of the ravages of scurvy and f r o s t

Mntleal CluliB to M e e t

St. Louis, Mo., May 2—Great prep-arations are being made for the first biennial convention ot the National Federation of Musical Clubs, which will convene in ibis city May 9 for a six days' session.

Nova Scotia Iron i ' lant Shut* Down. Yarmouth, N. S.. May 2.—The Enr-

rett Johnson Iron company of this city announces the closing of its, plant for an Indefinite period. Several hundred men arc th rvvn out of work by the shut-down.

I'mf. Biierliiior Is Dend.

Darmstadt, May 2.—Prof. Frederick Kar Christian Ludwig Buechncr, au-thor cf "Force, and Matter," is dead Pi of. Buccbr.cr was 73 years o' t

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THE

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is tho only penulno National Leatruo Rail.an J tsccrlifled to BB such by Pres-ident S E. Voung.

NO suosTiTures ITafeafeT OoMDot carry Spaldin«'s

ailtlrtic cneds la stock, send your name and aAteaatoaa (aadhia.ux))for a copy of oar batiAuaiielylllnstrated cn-nlogue.

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WHEAT WHEAT W H E A T

"Notlilns but wheat; what you might' call a sta. of ^rheat," is whnl wus suid by u lertaier speuklnt; of Western Can-' ada. For particulars us to routes, rail-way fares, etc., apply to Superintendent of Imm/pralioti, Department Interior. Ot-tawa. Caiierfa. or to M. V. Melnncn. No." 1 Merrill Block. Detroit. Mich.; James Grieve, l i t . 1'leasant. Mich., or 1>. L. Caven. Bad Axe. Mich.

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no more than poor ink. Funny booklet "How to Make Ink Pictures:i free.

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Nev Pulldlos. iMAIvldnal Inttruction. Hoard and ruoa. trr week. lllDiirated CaialoRiie Kroe.

BUSIHHSSPWEHSTY, Mt. Ctens.Micli. n O f l D Q V WEW DISCOVERY; f — L / C v ' W I r a quick relief nn luiironworxt CMCS. Bo»k M lecUmonUI* anil UMIayi*'trejjt-Ulcut F ix e- ar. •.M.IiUKa*K<tU>S, Hot 11. i l l»i>. (ii.

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Lowell State Bank CAPITAL, $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 . 0 0

L O W E L L . M I C H .

Francis King, President, Chas. MoOartj , Vice President,

M. 0 . Qrinwold, Cashier,

DrtKCTOBs:—Francis King, Chns. McOarty, E. L. Bennett- C. Her«in, M. 0 . Oriswold, F. T. King. O. H . Force, Geo. W. Parker.

A- Oeneral Bankintr Business Transacted.

Money loaned on real, estate se-enrity. •

HONE NEWS.

W e l l , lei 's h a v e the island b r i d g e s

p u t up .

T w o first class bicycle r epa i r e r s Mt

O l a r k & Sp rake r ' s .

C . T . Moore has moved f rom Pl ioe-

n i z to J e r o m e A r i z o n s .

C a a t V a n D y k e ' s and get samples of Mi l l e r ' s M o u n t a i n J a v a Coffee.

W i l l B r o a d b e n t of G r a n d Rap ids

w a s in town las t T h u r s d a y .

E v e r y b o y knows w h a t B e r l i n ' s cof-fees are , and the best in the world a t

t h e price. 264t f

Miss P e a r l Dickerson le f t S a t u r d a y f o r Berl in w h e r e she will remain a few

weeks,

B i l l y B a r b e r is p lay ing hall with

t b e G r a n d R a p i d s team in Oh io

t h i s week .

A n ine pound son was born to Dr . a n d Mrs. E , E . Sayles of Ba ldwin ,

A p r i l 25.

Mrs . F . N . W h i t e spent S a t u r d a y

a n d S u n d a y with her son R o b e r t at

G r a n d v i l l e .

A . D , V a n D u e s e n was u p f r o m G r a n d R a p i d s S a t u r d a y looking fo r

m a t c h e d horses.

W a s h i n g t o n C a r r has been confined t o t h e liousu for some l ime with a ser-ious hea r t d i f f icu l ty .

Superv i so r W h i l e and Assessor H u m have been " d o i n g the vi l lage" toge the r th i s week.

Special mee t ings are in progress a t t h e Al. E . c h u r c h and as usual the at

t e n d a n c e i-i very large.

A d v e r t i s e d L e t t e r s — M r s , U a t t i e K e w m a n , Asa R a n d a l l , E l m e r Law -e re nee aud A r t h u r J o n e s .

Dr . M . (•, Greene, went to K a l a n m -

«oo t< d a y to a t t end a session of the S t a t e M e d x a l association.

C o w FOR sALECHKAr—a full blood-e d registered Je r sey cow, inqu i re a t residence of H . W . H a k e s .

Thos . C a r v e t h w e n t to G r a n d Rap-ids to m a k e au e x t e n d e d visit with ch i ld ren who l ive in tha t c i t y .

L a s t S a t u r d a y , Wi l l C h a m b e r s left fo r Toledo, w h e r e he haa secured em-p loymen t ' Good luck to y o u , Wil l .

Mrs. C. M. Mer r iman a u d daugh-t e r , E v a , of G r a n d Rapids^ were ca l l ing '.n L».vell Ir iends T u e s d a y .

Superv isors W h i t e a n d . I l o w u r d a re s l l e n d i n g a session of the countv legis la ture a t G r a n d R a p i d s this

week .

Farii iers! S t o c k m e n ! F o r 10 days E l lwood fence sells 42 inch 35 cents

5 0 inch 40 centa per rod a t C l a r k & Sprake r ' s

A mUsionary en te r ta inm n l will be given a t i he Bapt i s t c h u r c h S u n d a y evening, May 7, An interest ing pro-g r a m has been a r r a n g e d .

Mis . E u g e n e Cambe l l , w h o has l ingered be tween l i fe and dea th for weeks , seems now t i be very slowly g a m i n g in hea l th and s t r eng th .

J o F e p h T , Jones , an o 'd m a n , was b a d l y i n j u r e d in a r unaway accident last week a n d has been confined to b is bed with his bruises e v e r sine-,

E a r l W . A v e r y and fami ly have re tu roed f rom the i r visi t in the west . W e a r e sorry t o learn t ha t Mr. A v e r y ' s hea l th has no t improved dur -i n g his absence .

F . R . E c k e r has. bu i l t new oflice r o o n u ou i l i e s t r e e t f ac ing the Lowell & H i l l i n g ' s depot , qu i t e an improve-meni on t h e old idea of w a l k i n g clear " r o u n d the devi l ' s ha l f acre ."

0 . 0 . A d a m s is t a k i n g o rders for t be C l i m a x f r u i t j a r filler, a u d " h o t c a k e s " a r e no t in it with the way the b a n d y l i t t l e device sells. E v e r y boufx keeper wants one and at 15 cents w e d o u ' t s e e why she s h o u l d n ' t have it.

H a v i n g r e tu rned f r o m De t ro i t I am p repa red t o present l o the p u b i c t h e latest p roduc t ion in S u m m e r m i l l i n -e ry . I t h a n k my m a n y pa t rons and cordia l ly inv i t e y o u r f u r t h e r inspec-

" u n . M R S . M . H I L E R . 4 6

"Phil. H . Schneider, formerly of ^Lowell, has been elected president of

le large dry goods company at A k -9, Ohio, of which he has been man*

agfcr for tbe past two years. His many Lowell friends will be pleased to learn of his prosperity.

Tbe coal wagons have gone into xetirement and tbe ice wagons are trotted out instead. Great country this where we have to spend money to keep w a r m half the year and money t o keep cool the other h a l f .

Subject for morning service at tbe Baptist church next Sunday morning; "Tho Value of Truth;" in the evening a mixed program by the ladies of tlie Women's Mission-ary society. S . G. Anderson, Pas-tor.

G e t y o u r f ru i t s a n d green i t .11 ul

V a n D y k e ' s .

N . P e r r y G a r d n e r has been d e e r

ed chief of the fire depa r tmen t in p lace of J o h n Beery res igned.

T h e nex t mee t ing of the LOWHII W . C . T . U . will meet with Mrs

B . C. N e e d h a m , May 6th.

Rea l es ta te t ra iu-fer : I r a J . B u c k HI A b r a h a m R . Buck p a n of sect ion 12, Lowe l l townsh ip , c o i n d d m l i o n 82 ,000

J a m e s Has ty , t he ac t ive old man who is near ly 100 yea r s old, is recox-e r iog f rom the illness t ha t was expec-ted l o t e i m i n a t e his lite, aud will prol.* ab ly be walk ing his several miles in to

the villag- ' a g a i n s ou .

l e w i s F . A n d e r s o n of t h e U n i

v e r s i t y of L e i p s i c , G e r m a n y , w i t h

h i s w i f e a r r i v e d i n L o w e l l las t

T h u r s d a y a n d w i l l s p e n d t h e S u m -

m e r w i t h h i s p a r e n t s , R e v . S . G .

A n d e r s o n a n d w i f e .

T h e peculiar feature? of Lowell 's s p r i n g t rude have been the a m o u n t uf pota toes bough t and the q u a n i t y rf baled hay sold. O u r f a n n e r s seem to be l ong ou potatoes and shor t tin hay, t ha t ' s ihe long and short of it.

D o n a l d E v a r l , l i t t le son of Lewel-lyn ami Ca r r i e B a r b e r , died of apinal meningi t i s , Apr i l 20, a f t e r au illness of severa l weeks. F u n e r a l services were held a l t h e house on F r iday a l 2 p. m. , conducted by Rev! L. N, P a l i ison.

I l ousec l ean ing is the o rde r of the dny now, and t h e mau who has to t a k e down s tove p ipe , s tep ou the business end of ca rpe t tacks aud ea t his d i n n e r off t h e bed spr ings is hav-ing h is inn ings . H e had hel ler go to t h e revival meetings and th ink of all t he bad wordn he stiid and tht worse th ings he t hough i but did not s a y .

Rev . J . T . H u s t e d preached his fare well sermon a t G r a n d R a p i d s last S u n d a y , previous to uuing t o W y a n d o n e , his new field of l abor . Mr. H u s t e d was t h e recipient of m a n y at-ten t ions d u r i n g the closing d a y s of his s t ay iu G r a n d R a p i d s which showed the h igh esteem iu which he was held b y the people of l h a t c i t y

T h e c.iw k icked the b u c k e t over a n d spil led the mi lk , and if yon do n o t get i he F a r m J o u r n a l for five yea r s j u s t by pay ing u p w h a t you owe us fo r the Lowell Ledger and a y e a r ahead , yon will be l ike tha t c o w . T h e F a r m J o u r n a l is t he big* gest paper of i ts size iu t h e Uni ted S ta tes of Amer ica .

A l b e r t C. J o h n s o n a n d w i f e of

O r l e a n s t o w n s h i p s p e n t S u n d a y

w i t h h i s g r a n d p a r e n t s , M r . a n d Mrs . C h a n d l e r J o h n s o n . A l b e r t l e f t f o r

a p r o s p e c t i n g t r i p t o J o p l i n , M o . ,

M o n d a y m o r n i n g a n d h i s w i f e r e -

t u r n e d to h e r h o m e in O r l e a n s .

T h e p e o p l e of L o w e l l a r c o f f e r a d a h i g h c l a s s e n t e r t a i n m e n t a t Mus ic

ha l l n e x t T u e s d a y e v e n i n g , t h e

S e h u b e r l S y m p h o n y c l u b , u n d e r t h e a u s p i c e s of B a n d N o . 2 of t h e

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

l a d i e s t h e e n c o u r a g e m e n t t h e y i e

s e r v e f o r b r i n g i n g t o t o w n s u c h a n e x c e l l e n t o m p a n * . .

Help.., Nature

Babies and children need proper food, rarely ever medi-

cine. If they do not thrive on their food something is wrong. They need a little

help to get their digestive | machinery working properly.

COD U V E R OIL

x will generally correct this

I difficulty.

{ If you will put from one-

J fourth to half a teaspoonful

in baby's bottle three or four

times a day you wilt soon see

a marked improvement For

larger children, from half to

a teaspoonful, according to

age, dissolved in their milk,

if you so desire, will very

soon show Hs great nourish-

ing power. If the mother's

milk does not nourish the

baby, she needs the emul-sion. It will show an effect at once both upon mother

and child. joe. and li.oo, *11 druggists.

SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New Vofk.

Let us be Your Watchman.

We wunt Villi to feel l l i a l when you leave yonr wnicli with us lor re-pairs the work will be done lo the best uf uar ability uud in n cniu-plete niiinner. I t in our nmhitition lo udd to the repuliition we we think we hiivelu no KIIIHII inciisiire already catiiMished of (iuin^ himest, thuiuugli watch repairing.

M i s . M a r y Biill lo>i h e r k id m i t -t e n a n d h a ide roh ie f b e t w e e n he r

h o m e a n d t h e A d v e n t c h u r c h A p r i l

I 21. F i n d e r r e t u r n a n d p l e a s e an

o ld l a d y .

P r o g r a m at M . E , e h u r e h n e x t S u n o a y : G e n e r a l c l a s s a t {MO led

b y D a n i e l O l i v e r ; s e r m o n a t 10 :30 ;

! s p e c i a l S u n d a y s c h o o l s e r v i c e a t 1 12 :00 , g r a d u a t i n g s o m e of t h e pr i -

i m a r y c l a s s t o the m a i n room. Dec -! o r a t i o n s S a n d a y wi l l bo in c h a r g e

of t h i s e l a s s . ' M i s s K i r b y a n d

f a t h e r wi l l s i n g a n d R e v . A . H . , R a n t o n will p r e a c h , m o r n i n g s u b -

! joc t ' ' B a r g a i n M a k e r s " I n t h e

e v e n i n g ho will s p e a k of " W a g e s . " A l l a r e i n v i t e d b u t a s p e c i a l i n v i t a -

t i on is e x t e n d e d t o u n c o n v e r t e d

p e o p l e .

The IHuslcal Event

> < X > 0 < X ^ X : X > 0 0 < > 0 0 < The Best is Cheapest.

Some duinty belt buckles nt ing prices

S a r a h J . B e a r d of C a s c a d e h a s

b e e n g r a n t e d a w i d o w ' s p e n s i o n of

$ 8 p e r m o n t h .

R e a l e ^ t n t e t r a n s f e r : W . R . B l a i s -

d e l l a n d w i f e t o W m . M i l l e r p a r t

s e c t i o n 2 , L o w e l l , c o n s i d e r a t i o n

a t ! 4 0 4 .

A t y e s t e r d a y ' s sess ion of t h e

B o a r d of S u p e r v i s o r s , F . N . W h i l e

w a s a p p o i n t e d c h a i r m a n of t h e c o m m i t t e e on e q u a l i z a t i o n .

L a n t K . S a l s b n r y ' s m a n y f r i e n d s

in t h i s s e c t i o n will b e p l e a s e d t o

l e a r n of h i s e l e c t i o n t o b e c i t y a t -

t o r n e y o f G r a n d R a p i d s .

W o r k m e n a r e a t w o r k w i t h

s t o n e s a n d o ld t i m b e r p r o p i n g t ip

t h e o ld b u i l d i n g s o v e r F l a t r i v e r o n

t h e n o r t h s i d e of m a i n s t r e e t .

M i s s C o r a H o w e h a s m o v e d h e r

d r e s s m a k i n g p a r l o r s t o t h e r o o m s

o v e r W i l l W i n e g a r s d r u g s t o r e

w h e r e s h e w i l l b e p l e a s e d t o s e e a l l

of h e r o ld c u s t o m e r s .

M A T R I M O N I A L .

- A T —

MUSIC HALL, TUESDAY, MAY 9,

Tbo Celebrated

Schubert Symphony Club AMD LADY Q U A R T E T T E

In a delighlAil program entirely tree from

dullness and consiHting of

L a d y Q u a r t e t t e s , Vlollt i a n d Vocal

So loa , M a i i d o l l u a n d G u i t a r

C l u b , C o m i c a n d S e r -

i o u s R e a d i n g s ,

E t c .

MUSIC and MIRTH

A Musical Entcrlninment thnt is enjovnhle alike to the miibiciunR and the nuibxes'.

Donl't lail to hear the wonderful

8-year-old artist,

MASTER TOMMIE

Who plavs violin solos, sinus i-<>ni;s and recites in ihe must iinisheil style.

P R I C E S - 3R a n d 5 0

Don't MIH* Tht* Trent.

See our program, it speaks for itself.

A. W OLIVERS

Gnarnnlec

is a p r o t e c ' i o n

a g a i n s t f r a u d a n d

a n d p o o r g o o d s .

S p l e n d i d l i n e of

C l o c k s , J e w e l r y

a n d S i l v e r w a r e . In Pharaoh's Time

an EIRID wnlt-h would havo been groater ninrvol than Urn pyramids It is a groat marvel to-rtny in its complete mochnuism a n i l ubsoluta time kcopiiiK.

Ruby Jeweled Elgin Watches havo boon tho world's stamlard for n third of n century, duriiiR which

S'riod nearly otaht million perfected mu-piuccs havo donoduty dutifully.

E x p e r t r e p a i r i n g

a s p e c i a l l y .

L O W E U i P l i A M M i M I L L ,

RANK R. nCKER, Prop.

MANUFAOTDRERS 0 F : - 8 u h , Doors. Blinds, i'raoes lor Doors. Windows and Scrcens, Ex-hibition and Shipping Coops for Ponl try, Dried Apple boxes. Wooden Eave Troughs, etc-

W e d d i n g of B l o n c h e Lee a n d

A r t h u r Goode l l .

Q u e of the pre t t ies t wedd ings of the season oc tired a t t he pleasant home of Mr . aud M r s . F r e d Lee of Keene , when the i r d a u g h t e r Blanche Adell was uni ted iu mar r i age to Mr , A r t h u r Goodel l of Saranac . T h e d a y was a mos t pe r fec t one f i r a happy wedding, a n d all n a t u r e seemed to rc-joice for tho y o u n g couple , who wero to start on life's j o u r n e y amid s u n -shine aud the s i ng ing of birds, with the good wishes of ihe large c o m p a n y who h-id ga the red lo see them m a r -r i e d . A t h igh noon Miss Beat rice Lee began p l ay ing t h e wedd ing m a r c h and tho b r ida l procession formed a l t he head of the s ta i rs preceded by K- v. Mr . C b o a t who pe r fo rmed the oe r emooy . T h e back par lor had been bet tu l i fu l ly decora ted with whi le a n d smi lax fo rming an arch u n d e r whieh ihe bridal pa r ty were siat ionpd. in the c o r n e r a bank of p l an t s and rufteg f u n n e d a becoming back g round . Firs t came Mr M A. Wi lk inson of Keene who acted as master of cen -monies, and Miss G n c e D . Blaki-sle-one of the b r idesmaids , she wore a dress of p ink sat in striped Lienadin ' ovt-r p ink , with a la rp? b-iquei i-f roses fas tened a t he r belt; thev *«i e fol lowed b y Mr . lohn Ell ison of EMS ton, best m a u nud Miss Violet R o v e of G r a n d R a r i d s . br ides ma id ; she w a s d a n t i l y clad in whi te suisfie IUIII t r immed with ruffles aud fine tuck ing and wore a lovely boque l of ted ros j s a t her belt . L i s t c a m e the b r ide and groom T h e b r i d e was gowned in pure wh i l e o rgand ie t h a t reflected t h e beauty ot heiself a n d the pu r i ty of her happinet-s; i t was t r immed with in* sertion aud fine lace, with an exquis i te sash of whi te sat in a u d car r ied a la ^e boqne t of br ides roses. T h e ceremo-ny was impress ive J n d tbe congra tu-lations b e a n y and sincere. I m m e d i -a t e l j * a f l e r , d i n n e r was served in courses, b y W i l l and F r a n k C o . -e i t , Lee Joues . presided over , In Misses C o r a A d a m s . Maud E l l i son , M a u d Cover t . T h e y did themselvt s credi t for e v e r y t h i n g good was passed

two s a t i s f y t b e i n n e r man a n d all did ample justice.

The presents were numerous and were exceeding fine consisting ol fur-niture, c u t glass, s i lver ware, a sum of money and many other useful articles.

The bride is a very popular c h a r m -ing y o u n g lady, being talented m u s i -cian and a leading member of the ladies The lma c lub of Ionia and other sooieties.

The groom is a highly respected in-dustrious y o u n g man and a host of friends in Ionia, daranao and Keene wish them a orosperous journey through l i fe . T h e bridal parly a c -companied the bride and groom to—? Not the Saranac depot. W e wonder ' what the young people did with their four pounds of rice.

•jyrORTGAOE SALE. Default hna been made in the con-

ditions of a certain nmrlgaKe dated Jan-uary 30, 189.1, mr.de and executed by James Norton and Mary Norton, his wife, both of liowne. Kent county. Michigan, to Mary E. Bonghton, of Alps, Henssdaer county, New York. Said mortgage was recorded February 7th. 1898111 liber '201 of mortgages, pa^e 270, at S;)() o'clock, a. m. Said morlKage came into the posst-ssiou of Claremh-n, C. Winegar as the executor of the hist will and testament of Mary E. Boughton. deccnsed, late of Alps, Ken sselaer county. New York. The amount claimed to be due on said mortgage at dale of this notice is the sum of eleven hundred ninety and (5 V100 dollars ($lliK).0'>) as principal and interest, also the further sum of tifteon dollars ( $ l - > . l i O )

us an attorney fee is slipulaied for in said mortgage. No suit or proceeding at law or iu equity has been iusiitulCd to rccover said debt o nny i- m thereof. Now. therefore, notice is hert-liy piven thnt b*1 virtue .of tho power of sain con-tained in said mortgatre .nid in puisannco of the Ma lute in M i c h case made ;'iiJ pro-vided, said innrttfaue will be forccloscd by a said of the premises iheirin < I escribed at public anction to tlu highest bidder on Friday the ninth day of June A. !>, 18519, at. 11 o'clock in the forenoon of that day at tho north front door of the court house m the city of Grand Rnpids. Michigan Said court h'-use being the place where the circuit court lor ihe county of Kent is held

•Ntid pn-nil-ps nr- de-iviliiHl in said mortgage as follows; All that certain piece or p ireel of Un ' sitn ile and beinn in the lowns'.iin ot ...w i- h ihe county of Kent aud it • if an I de-scribed as fo'lo'v- to-wi1; East 70 '7 i) .-iit— of north" *1 o - m n t "f section !l"i(35.1 t . vn (6) no. ill ranui- nim- 11) west. Dated Ma-p't !>.

C' ri n 'm. • Wineirar. executoi ot tin- in-o \\i:l iMid le-MHinent of M irv K. Houghton, deceased, late of H< nssdaer comity, N. V

S. P . Hie'-*, his rit-ornev

W h i t n e y ' s

Cek Vated

• • • • • •

t 100 Watches . • •

Silverware,

I Jewelry. » | C M S

Repairs.

to select from. Tea Sets, any number of

pieces. ^ Silver Novelties, Rings, X Chains and Bracelets. J Childs Sets. • 1847 og-ers Bros. Tableware • [1847.

• HIQBY8,

T h e progress ive J e w e l e r .

L o w e l l ' s

O l d

R e l i a b l e

T a i l o r .

B

Dew Drop in a n d e x a m i n e m y s p l e n d i d lo t of

s a m p l e s of

Spring Suitings and Pantings.

P l a c e y o u r o r d e r s n o w a n d a v o i d t h e r u s h l a t e r on .

B. C. Smith.

All S t y l e s a n d P r i c c s .

McCONNELL.

RTN E L E O F L N T L O T O F

Carriages, Buggies, Phaetons Surrey's and Family Rigs

Jus t received, as fine as silk and we will sell them at

prices that will astonish the oldest inhabitant.

H. NASH. Outt ie Bridge,

L O W B L L , M I C H I O R T N .

Oliver Chilled Plows, StMdcbaker W

AgrlcnUnra' >«s.

raTlMplearaats. 1 T h e best 40c tea in M i c h i g a n a

Bergin 's fo r 35c. T r y a p o u n d a n d if not satisfied ge t y o u r m o n e y b .ack T h i s is " s t r a i g h t goods l " 254 t f

C»ll a t B e h l ' s c i t y b a k e r y f o r b a k -

ed goods and lunches .

Ourguarantee with every purchase: Goods the best, prices the lowest'. Berg in , the reliable grocer. 254tf

Galvan ized steel t anks for s tock wa t e r i ng . Cal l and sep t h e m .

N . H A B H .

Lowell Cedger Supplement LOWELL MICHIGAN. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1899.

C U R E n c e ' H e r b e r t n a v . [Copyrlghu tBgr, by J. B Llppincott Co.]

queer. The g r e a t lumps which had once been indigo were hurled in all di-rections, i tos t ly forward . In some places they were piled even with the deck t imbers ; toward the a f t e r bulk-head they were scooped away to a depth of six feet , and the planking be-yond was completely crushed through, leaving a large hole into the lazare t to .

I was exceedingly careful where I stepped, but lost no time in crawling in. The moment had c^me at last when our hopes were destined to be realized or finally destroyed. I cast the l ight slowly about the~ place. Along the a f t e r side there were several t iers of small boxes, piled one above ^he o the r , and there seemed to have been an even larger number against the bulkhead; but the explosion had thrown them all about the P-acs. Wondering why r.cv.e of them had c " r o r ^ e n , T presenrUy noticed t ha t several had gone to pieces a lit lie beyond where 1 was standing, sca t te r ing their contents in d r i f t s over the floor.

With a sense of unreal i ty numbing my brain, I stooped and took some of the objects in my hand. They were round and flat, smaller than a silver dollar. They were covered with a th in film of corrosion, through which I had no difficulty in making out the castles and rampant lions of the Spanish royal arms. I scratched with my knife at the corrosive film; the bright yellow beneath proved conclusively tha t the ' coin was an old double doubloon, or doubloon onza, worth $15.50, t roy weight, and probably something more on account of its ant iqui ty , fo r it was dated 1761 ( reign of Charles ITI.) and bore the mint mark of Mexico City—M. It was impossible to est imate the num-ber of these doubloons in s ight ; the re were t iers upon t iers of the boxes, and fhey were all full.

Stepping toward the side wall, to see how deep they were piled aghinst It, I stumbled over the combing of a hatchway in the floor. The cover was unfas tened, and. a f t e r raising it, the light revealed a shor t ladder, which 1 cautiously descended. At the bot tom T found myself in a lower hold which had been used as a second and la rger t r easure chamber. The forward end

The moment litd come at last.

was piled solid with bars, three inches square by four teen inchesJong, which proved to be ingots of pure silver; and in boxes, all around, were globe dollars of Charles I II . ' s t ime (bear ing date of 1708 and f resh f rom the Seville mint when the gal leon was lost) , eight-real pieces of Phil ip V., dollars f r o m the Mexican mint , bear ing simply the Spanish a rms , and even four-real pieces. - I remember wishing t ha t all the t reasure had been gold, on account of its bulk; but , a f t e r ascending to the upper chamber , I knew p re t ty well how Edmund Dantcs must have felt.

I had provided myself with a s tou t bag of cocoa mat t ing, arid was rak ing handfuls of the doubloons into it, when there came a sharp-tug at the line fas-tened "around my waist. This was the danger signal agreed upon with Doro-Vea; so, dragging the heavy sack. I scrambled out through the hufli and pulled myself up to the proa. It took our united efToris to get my bu r don over the gunwale; then Dorotea point-ed off to the west-ard. where a g igant ic sail was moving swiftly along.

To unscrew the helmet c lamps and lake it off was but the work of a few seconds; t h e n 1 grabbed t h e glass and focuecd it upon the (tther c r a f t . I t was the p a c e ' s big proa, as 1 had1 sus-pected—his corpulent figure near the

lielmsman was unmistakable—but so f a r away as to be ail but hull down; and, making to flie s ' u th ' a rd as she wus, it was highly improbable t ha t he had seen our mast, F o r a good- half h o u r 1 watched the proa, no t dar ing t o raise our own sail lest it should be seen; then Sebast iano put abou t ' t o . the west 'ard and almost disappeared. This was our oppor tuni ty , so we were quickly off in the opposite di rect ion. 1 calculated tha t by making 40'miles due east we should have the wind about r ight for a s t r a igh t reach iivto Tarofofo , and could probably get t he re by six o'clock. I t was actual ly a l i t t le be Tore tha t when 1 concealed the gold and o ther art icles in the fissure, so t ha t , catching enough sea bass on t h e way to account f o r our long sail, we arrived a t Agana by eight. In all my experience with sailing c r a f t , extend-ing over many years and ga thered Up-on every sea of the globe, 1 never foulid any th ing to equal the island p roas of the western Pacific in. e i ther speed or s a f e t j . On account of fhe i r s t r e n g t h and lightness they are pract ical ly in-destruct ible , and their enormous sail a rea makes them the fas tes t th ings upon salt water . Tha t n^y s t a t emen t of having made 20 s t a t u t e miles au hour with one, before the. wind, is no exaggerat ion, anyone who has ever sailed in one will admit .

Sebastiano- ' re turned about nine o'clock, having left the .big proa a t Apra. and, while sa t i s fy ing his vora-cious appeti te , told us quite f r ank ly t h a t he had spent the day looking fo r the Santa Kosa shoal. Kecalling, fo r Col. de Carina 's benefit, the conversa-t ions which had induced Capt. Hal-stead to sound for the shoal, tihe padre asked if I could remember the posi-t ion given upon the Imray char t s" When 1 repeatod it he said t h a t an older Spanish cha r t which he had seen in Manila located the reef a t least 20 miles f a r t h e r west ; t h a t he h a d sup-posed-at the t ime, and, in fac t , until Halstead explained i t s na tu re , it was really a small islet which showed above water , and the most souther ly one of the archipelag0. This s ta te -ment didn't exactly ;ally with the quest ions he had asked on the s t eamer when looking at Hals tead 's char t , bu t I could hardly repress a grin of satis-fact ion. nevertheless. If my f a t f r iend pinned his fa i th up6n th i s las t t heo ry if ' v o u l d keep him at leas t 30 miles L...';" f r o m me whenever he pursued his i • vestigations.*

The fact , however, t h a t he intended making a cvstematic search fo r the shoal complicated m a t t e r s a good deal, lie was likely to overhaul me sooner or l a te r and find t h a t I was actual ly re-moving the t reasure . He might have spies all over the island;, for all I knew, and some day my visits to Po r t Tarofofo migh t be r epor ted t o him.

.Then, again, if I succeeded in ge t t i ng all the money as f a r as my rocky fis-sure, it was sure to be spirited away by Sebastiano or t1 ' if they

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were successful in t f ack ing me; and, cudgel my wits as I might, there seemed no way in which I could secrete it until the s teamer retunned- without exciting suspicion—suspicion which might cause it to disappear at any mo-ment , I t seemed imperative tha t I should consult Halstead before get-t ing any more of the stuff above wa-t e r ; y.et in case there were no passen-gers for Quajalfe as we had talked, t he re wasn't a chance of seeing him for nearly four months, and there was some doubt of his re turn ing even then. There was a possibility of my reach-ing y a p iu the proa before he left that island, but it was a p re t ty formidable under taking. After spending consid-erable thought over the situation, however, it seamed unsafe to a t tempt any other move, and I determined to r isk it.

There was practically little danger t h a t Sebastiano would succeed in ac-complishing anything; not being a nav-igator , his investigations were pure guesswork and dead reckoning from Guajan. Even if he did locate the reef, I was positive tha t he had no diving apparatus, and he couldn't do much without—that I knew f rom my own experience. The principal thing tha t worried me was the chance of his run-, ning across my equipment in the fis-sure, and taking it with me was out of

• t he question. While thinking ihe mat-t e r over 1 wondered if the padre had investigated Fray Ignacio's box. A scrap of conversation with Bartolo-meo w h i c h I had overheard implied tha t be had; it indicated considerable displeasure with the resid.cnt padre for some reason or other . If such were really the case ii might be months before anyone connected with the church would have occasion tc visit e i ther the crypt or the room contain-ing the votive offerings again, and this gave me an idea.

The islanders are intensely supersti-tious. and it has always been a policy cf the church to fos te r this character-istic. So that , if I could add to the al-ready bad reputat ion of Tarofofo bay, neither threads, bribes nor persuasion would avail to get a native within miles of the place. In view ol" this fact, my fr iend with the diseased wishbone seemed particularly fitted for the pur-

„ pose, if 1 could only spirit him away. Sebasiiano had par taken hearti ly of his late supper tha t evening, and, be-tween them, the padres had punished a vast quantity cf wine. Aside from this, they were thoroughly tired out by t lu i r day upon the water, and in all probability would sleep like logs. So, an hour or so a f t e r they had re-tired, I cautiously slipped into the church through tbe l i t t le postern, as I had done before.

Not a soul appeared to be s t i r r ing The fact of the door being unlocked w a s suspicious—I had expected to pick i t with a piece of wire—but. as there was no time for investigation, I stole into the cloisteti and through the pas-sage which led to the chamber contain-ing the horrible images. The figure I was a f te r had been well put together, and was heavier than it should have

oeen, besides; out, though the gnastiy thing gave me cold'shivers, I pulled it from the fastenings with lit t le cere-mo ny^

Holding the dummy upright before me, I quietly returned, and was about to open the postern, when the door suddenly swung wide, revealing a burly form in the moonlight outside, i t was Seibastiano; but, for tunate ly for me his head was not as clear as usual. Be-ing an inveterate smoker, his nerves of ten went back upon him; and no mortal digestion could stand the abuse he had given his tha t evening without protesting. Altogether, he was in a bad way. Nothing but an object of vital importance could have forced him to venture upon a nocturnal prowl in such a condition. The moonlight must have given tha t wax figure an aspect of blood-curdling horror , for , with a gasp of surprise and mortal te r ror , the padre turned and ran across the little square, around the tribunal, through the plaza, then over the bridge to the beach. I had seen my advantage in an instant , and, holding the figure so that it covered me entirely, glided rapidly a f te r him. When we s t ruck ihe beach he dodged around a proa which lay hauled up on the sand, and, with a screech of f r ight , doubled back over the lower bridge. Picking up a good-sized lump of coral, I threw it with all my might and struck him fairly be-tween the shoulders. That settled it ; he ran as if the devil were a f t e r him, not dar ing to look round.

Since arriving at Agana, T had be-come acquainted with th^ islander Miguel, who had presented the church with his efiigy in wax a f t e r recovering from his s t range and terrible disease, well enough to remember the proa in which he always sailed. This lay not f a r f rom my own; and it seemed em-inently fi t t ing that the owner's ghost should put to sea in it. Lest anyone should have nerve enough to watch the proceedings, I propped the figure in the s t e m , where, concealing me, it would show distinctly, then sailed around the island to Tarofofo as fast as the c raf t would travel. Upon reach-ing the cove," I secured Br 'er Miguel a t rong the rocks on Point Paicpouc in such a way that , while invisible from the outside, no. one could enter ^hs bay without seeing him. Considering the possibility of discovery by some one with sufficient education and cour-age to investigate the thing, it seemed risky to put it on the point where my fissure was. •

There was no time lo-reach the town again bpfnrp davbre-nlc: so. runm'ngTip the east coast to a point where the island was lest than four miles across, I lashed the steering paddle in such a way. . thai it would carry the proa s t ra ight out to sea, and set it adrif t ,

A valley whieh lay along the easter-ly base of Tiniquio opened out in the neighborhood of Agana, and by six o'clocl* I pushed through a banana patch directly in the rear of the gober-nador 's house. As it happened, there .was no one in the patio, and, mounting tc my room unobserved, 1 came down again directly with a couple of towels. Having had no sleep, and considerable

hard work, I felt just rocky enough for a good swim; it also seemed an excel-lent excuse for early rising in case any-one should have noticed my move-ments.

CHAPTER XII.

Sebastiano Jooked like a wreck when he appeared that morning. He ac-counted for this upon the ground of illness to which he was occasionally subject, and said tha t he would be obliged to rest for several days—that he had been working too hard upon his book. But in some mysterious way the story of his night experience leaked out. The disappearance of Miguel's proa s tar ted the inquiries; then another islander, who had him-self received a bad scare, testified to having been wakened by a blood-curd-ling scream in time to see Padre Se-bastiano running before Miguel's ghost, which subsequently embarked in his own boat and pu t - t o sea. This yarn was ridiculed by Barlolomeo until he investigated his figure-cham-ber and found the gruesome company one apparition shor t ; then he told Se-bastiano about it and partook of his uncomfortable feelings. Their com-mon sen>e tc!d Ihern that a wax fig-ure couldn't trans.port itself without help; malicious human help; but their conviction that every door had been locked, and Sebastiano's positive as-sertion that the thing had certainly chased him of its own accord and ab-solutely without assistance or visible mechanism, simply couldn't be ex-plained away. At first the churchmen were a t a loss whether to feel com-plimented or alarmed by the various and peculiar manifestat ions with which they had been favored; but the more they failed to aecotint fo r them on natural or scientific grounds the niore they became impressed with a sense of ur.worthiness. As for Miguel, the native who had been at such ex-pense to import a suitable e-.Tgy of himself, he thought his time bad come. But a f t e r reflecting upon his ghost's depar ture from the island, which could be interpreted in no other light than as a solemn warning, he moved his entire family to Saipan, where, hav-ing no barangay to live upon, they were occasionally forced to work.

Judging tha t it would now bn safe to leave (Jirsjan for a few days, I told Dor - , otea of my intention. At first the at-tempt to reach Yap in an open- boat seemed little fhor t of madness to her,, but af ter explaining that I was able to find my position from the sun, as she hr:l seen officers do aboard ship^shere-1 n t l y admitted that it might be doni.'. We were beginning to under-sfcmd each other pretty well by this time. Making me look straight into her beautiful eyes, she let me see why the thought of my possdble danger tor-mented her.

Miguel's ghost had sailed away on Tuesday morning, the 14th, and, ac-cording to our previous calculations, Halstead would an ive in Tomil bay about daybreak of the following Sun-

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