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EUROPEIK roya l ty a p p e a r s t o h a v o r e t a r n e d a l l i t s oal l i now and t h e a g g r e g a t e of s incer i ty in t h o w o r l d ' s b a s i n g wi l l g radua l ly r i s e t o t h e ao rma l figure..

PUGILIST FTZSIMMONS h a s b e e n d i -vorced and t h e people w h o h a v e b e e n looking fo r t h e h igh p r i e s t of t h o American d r a m a will h a v e t o find other o m n l o y m e n t

KwoLAin) sends u s I r v i n g a n d Ter ry , and Amer ica r e c i p r o c a t e s w i t h C o r b e t t a n d Jackson. And y e t wo a r e prone t o boas t of t h e s u p e r i o r i t y of American p roduc t ions !

AN Oakland young m a n was charged w i t h insan i ty because h e was ted t o m a r r y a widow o lde r t h a n himself. Ho p r o v e l t h a t t h e widow b a d money a n d t h e c h a r g e of insan i -t f toppled.

A WAN in S tevens Po in t , Wis . , w a s ahot by a ne ighbo r t h e o t h e r e v e n i n g f a r singing. " A f t e r t h e B a l L " O n ro» flaation. i t seems ex e e d i n g l y s t r a n g e tha t this should be t h e first i n s t a n c e of the kind.

A WOMAN a t J a m e s t o w n , N. T . , pretended t h a t d n r l n g t h e a b s e n c e of her husband a b u r g l a r h a d b r o k e n i a l o the house. Her o h e c t was t o Impress npon he r h u s b a n d t h e neoes-alty of staylnsr a t home. H o w e v e r . H is to be feared t h a t a h o m e no t a t* t rac t ive w i t h o u t a b u r g l a r i s n o t a place t o t i e to .

TTTERE is t o be a wor ld ' s f a i r a t B i o ? o in 1S95. If t h e J a p a n e s e s e t a b o a t t h e t a s k wi th t h e s a m e pa -t i en t p e r s e v e r a n c e t h a t m a r k s t h e i r e t h e r e f fo r t s I t will be w o r t h c ross -l a g t he Paclf lo t o see. H e r e t o f o r e i t I M taken c iv i l i za t ion a l ong t lmo t o i a d ou t t h a t J a p a n in m a n y r e s p e c t s i s very m u c h civilized.

NTCARAGDANS m a n i f e s t a n i n t e n s e batre.l f o r Amer icans . T h e i r r i i r h t t o no t h i s m a y be w i t h o u t l og ica l basis, bu t s t i l l I t c a n n o t be den ied . However, t h e r e is a poss ib i l i ty t h a t some of t h e i r me thods of e x p r a s ion aboald be corrected . A sec t ion of the white navy on p a r a le o S t h e i r afeores m i g h t be in s t rno t ive .

ANOTHEI impor t an t u s e h a s b e e n discovered fo r a p r e p a r a t i o n of coa l -t a r called tnlnol , t ' l a t of d i s p l a c i n g qoicksi lver In t h e t h e r m o m e t e r . I t to said t h a t tn lnol e x p a n d s w i t h r eg -a la r i tv when exposed t o h e a t a n d does not con 'eal a t a l ew t e m p e r a -t a r e so qu ckly as does q u i c k s i l v e r , which i s a n o t h e r t h i n g i n i t s f a v o r .

W * a r e g lad t o h e a r t h a t P ro feeso r Jim Cor be l t ' s d r ama t i c work p leases the eens rions cr i t ics of t h e bondon press We a r e all p rond of t h e p ro -fessor 's work as an a c t o r over here. B e may n o t r a n k as t h e f o r e m o s t in-t s r p r e t e r of d r a m a t i c a r t , b n t w h e n H comes t o t hea t r i ca l ly knock ing an Engl ish l ingu i s t i c p r ize - f igh te r i n t o » th ree cornered ohapeau , so t o speak, he is w i t h o u t a peer—:«i f a c t fhoi le pr inceps.

IT is g r a t i f y i n g t o know t h a t i t l eas t Jone Amer i c in g i r l c a n n o t be toaght w i t h a t i t le . T h e r e a r e o the r s , no doubt , bu t Miss M a u d e AHee Burke , in r e fu s ing P r i n c e F s a i a t o w s k i . has se t a n e x a m p l e t l ^ t many of he r c o u n t r y w o m e n wil l d o Well t o follow. T h e d a y when a n a g or any of his royal de scendan t s , • a a w i n a woman by mere ly s h a k i n g MA handkerch ie f a t h e r i s over , fo r r epub l i can Amer ica a t l e a s t

0 .D LTTCIAN'S e n t e r t a i n i n g class ic . ' T h e Golden Ass." tel ls hoar a y o n n ^ • a n . by anno in t ing himself w i th aeane sa lve slyly p i l fered f r o m a n en-c h a n t r e s s . was me tamorphosed in to • l i t t l e donkey, and a f t e r mani fo ld t r i b u l a t i o n s was c h a n g e a back i n t o • n a n by e a t i n g rose leaves. Such f o w e r h a d a rose to t u r n a J i t t l e donkey i n t o a young man. B u t is •Ot t h e converse t r u e ? Does no t a red r o s e in t ho b r e a s t of a f a i r g i r l of ten t u r n a young m a n i n t o « l i t t l e doakey—make an ass of h im?

WITH t h e b u r n i n g of the old St. G ka r l e s h o t e l a t New Or leans d i sap-p e a r s a h i s t o r i c s t r u c t u r e t h a t was k a o w n a l l o v e r the count ry . P robab ly BO o t h e r h o t e l ever achieved equa l f aa ie . I t w a s a p a r t of t h e p o l i t i c a l h i s t o r y of t h e Uni ted S t a t e s and i t c o n s t i t u t e d t h e r a l ly ing po in t for the accial l i f e of t h e .~outh. I t s h e l t e r e d • o s t - o f t h e no tab les w h o h a v e vis-i t e d t h i s c o u n t r y d u r i n g t h e l a s t f o r t y yea r s . I t was h i s t o r i c a s t h e r e a l b i r t h p l a c e of t h e S o u t h e r n con-federacy . I t was a land ma-k in t h e bus iness , t h e pol i t ics a n i t h e soc ie ty a a a a l s of t h e S o u t h e r n s ta tes .

TOM KENNEDY'S FARM W H E R E " U N C L E T O M ' S CABIN**

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fT T H E « E G I N -n i n g of my news* pape r c a r e e r I s p e n t a por t ion of a brief vacat ion in G a r r a r d c o u n t y , w h i c h l ies In. t h e h e a r t of Ken tucky . 90 f a i r and smiling, so p a s t o r a l a n d " f a r f r o m the m a d -d i n g c rowd" i s t h e

c o u n t r y a b o u t the l i t t l e c i ty o t Lan-cas t e r t h a t i t is w i t h a shock one l e a rn s t h a t t h e loca l i ty ia no t ed f o r i ts t r a g e -dies, f e n d a a n d " a f f a i r s of honor" in a n t e b e i l n m days. T h e s e stories a r e s t i l l t h e s u b j e c t of f o n d reminiscences in t h e o ld famil ies; b n t t h e chief i t em of i n t e r e s t t h a t I p icked up-in a daya ' d e l i g h t f u l l o u n g i n g a b o n t the t o w n w a a t h a t t h e " T o m Kennedy ' farm," m a d e fa tnoua aa tho scene of act ion of the K e n t u c k y episodes In "Unc le T o m ' s Cabin ," w a s b u t a f e w mi les f r o m t h e p l a c e

T h e o ld red br ick f a rmhouse once belonged t o Gen. T o m Kennedy. T o m Kennedy , or a composi te of him a n d a n o t h e r m a n wi th w h o m he had a b i t t e r

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fend, w a a t h e Simon L e g r e e of H a r r i e t Beecher Stowe'a n o v e l B n t t h a t ia a n o t h e r s to rv ; t h e s to ry I got w h e n I w e n t o n a wild gooae chase t o find t h e h is tor ic cabin .

We t u r n e d d o w n a s h a d y lane t h a t led off t o t h e right of t h e p i k e " D o yon see t h a t old r ed b r i ck house d o w n yonder t o t h e right?" a sked my d r i v e r f n e n d . "Well , t h a t ' s George Te r r e l ' s house, t h o u g h i t i s s t i l l called t h e •Tom Kennedy f a r m . ' " We d rove a b o u t ha l f a-mi la d o w n t h e lane a n d finally came to a s t o p a t t h e st i le in f r o n t of t h e house. "Hel lo! the re , George!" ahonted m y f r iend . In an -s w e r t w o coal -b lack l i t t l e d a r k i e s peered can t ious ly a r o u n d t h e corner , t h e n i n s t a n t l y d i sappeared . The t w o l i t t l e d a r k i e s a g a i n . appea red , t h i a t ime accompanied b y a Sleek, t i dy o ld b lack mammy.

"WaL 1 clar t'r (rood'nos. Am d a t yo' aho' nuff Mis'r ? Does y o w a n ' t e r see Mars ' George, s a h n B e i n g answered in t h e a f f i rmat ive she placed he r h a n d s on each side of her m o n t h and emi t t ed a sound s o m e t h i n g l i ke t h a t of a s t eam calliope. A shout w a s beard in t h e d is tance , a n d a respon-sive echo. Soon a s t a l w a r t f o r m en -tered t h e back d o o r and coming t h r o u g h t h e spacious ha l l to the f r o n t door s tood h a t in hand .

"Come in, gen t lemeiL come in. Here, J e f f Yon. Ike, bo ld the bosa* f o r t h e gen t l emen . Come f i g h t in ; d inner will be r e a d y p r e s e n t l y . " T h e r e w a s a s k u r r y i n g of da rk ies , and t h e en t rance w a s c l ea r ed

**80 yon have come to look t h e o ld place over, have y o n ? " asked Mr. T e r -reL "Well, 1 suppose i t ' s old e n o o g h t o have a history. T h e y say fami l ia r i -ty b reeds c o n t e m p t M a y b e i t does , " he w e n t on. as, s t eppmj r off t h e porch , he viewed the ragged, old br ick w a l l a "When my l i t t le g i r l g r o w s older per -haps I wi l l t e a r i t d o w n and build a new one in i ts p lace ." J u s t t h e n t h e same old mammy ' s voice r a n g t h r o u g h t h e house ca l l ing " e v e r body t e r d innah . "

A f t e r the noonday d i n n e r we s a t o n the ve randa apd smoked, m y hos t do -ing m o s t of the ta lk ing . " I d o n ' t k n o w w h a t y o n can find of in te res t a b o u t this old place. I a m ha rves t ing j n a t a t p r e s e n t and am s o m e w h a t occupied in keep ing t h e 'n iggers ' basy. Von see t h i s is a b o n t t h e only time I can and some th ing f o r t h e m to do, a n d I must keep t h e m f r o m s t a rv ing . "

••Don't yon discharge t h e m when yon are t h r o u g h wi th t he i r servicesV' i asked.

"I should say n o t " sa id he. a s h e leaned f o r w a r d a n d g e n t l y s t roked t h e head of a l i t t le b lack i m p w h o h a d fal len as leep a t h is f e e t ' W h y , my family have raised these 'nigger* * I t would be d i sg race fu l t « d i scharge t h e m The ne ighbors wou ld th ink w were g e t t i n g m i g h t y hard up . wouldn ' t they, m a ? " t u r n i n g t o h i s

wife. S h e assented, and I saw t h a t any economic pe r sona l views audib ly expressed v^ould decrease my popular i -ty. I expressed a wish t o see Uncle Tom's cabin .

" A l l r i g h t I ' l l give you a fine 3-year-old filly to ride, and if you can find Unc le Tom'a cabin I wish you would te l l me where I t l a " answered my h o s t and I saw a mischievous twin-kle in h is eye.

" A n d t h e whipping- t ree?" I insisted. "Oh, t h e whipping- t ree ," said he.

" T h a t m u s t be t h e big t ree behind t h e house—the one w i t h the t w o iron r ings on each side. We use them sometimes to h a n g oiled h a r n e s s on, b u t pe rhaps t h a t ia i t "

W h e n I r e t u r n e d in the evening, un -success fu l f rom m y search, Mr. Ter re l consoled me wi th reminiscence of t h e old f a rm. In t h e course of t h e conver-sa t ion h e remarked :

" W i t h i n ten f e e t of where we are s i t t i ng o n e of t h e m o s t despera te t rag-edlea in t h e h i s tory of th i s county waa perpe t ra ted . I t was the end of a deadly feud t h a t had existed between J a m e s Gillespie a n d General Tom Ken-nedy, a t t h a t t i m e owner of th i s place. I t is said t h a t t he se t w o men furn ished ma te r i a l fo r the cons t ruc t ion of the a t roc ious c h a r a c t e r of Simon Legree In Mra Stowe's s tory. Tom Kennedy was a m a n of r o b u s t s ta ture , quick to q u a r r e l a n d h a d t h e r epu ta t ion of be-i n g a dange rous man. Gillespie w a s a m a n of much t h e same kind. Al though K e n n e d y was c r u e l when hia pasaion waa aroused, h e exper ienced b i t t e r re-morse a f t e r t h e tempes t waa over. T h e r e m i g h t be some t r u t h in s a y i n g he w a s cruel to h i s s laves when in a bad t emper ; I t w a s equal ly t rue t h a t he w a s a n i n d u l g e n t mas t e r w h e n in good humor .

" I n Some w a y t h e t w o men g o t in to a qua r r e l , t he de ta i l s of which a re now obscure. The insulting- ep i the t was passed. A feud w a s declared, and t h a t m e a n t d e a t h to o n e o r bo th of t h e m in those d a y s

' • I t w a s whispered by ne ighbor s t h a t they wou ld m e e t in town some day and a f t e r t h a t t h e r e would be a f u n -e ra l—perhaps two . Al though they did n o t t r y to avoid each o ther , cir-cums tances k e p t t h e m a p a r t a n d the town mee t ing never took place. Gil-lespie became impa t i en t a n d deter-mined to have " sa t i s fac t ion ' Well, they m e t r igh t here m f r o n t of the th resho ld ; some h o t words were ex-changed and then , bo th be ing armed, t hey agreed to s t a n d back to back and w a l k a w a y f r o m each other , coun t ing t e n paces alond.

" "One, two. th ree , four , five!' A pis-tol aho t broke t h e stillness. A bu l l e t had pierced a v i t a l spo t in Gillespie's body a n d he s a n k to t h e ground, con-vulsively c lu t ch ing his cocked weapon. He h a d b t e n s h o t t h r o u g h t h e back by T o m Kennedy .

" N o sooner d id Kennedy real ize w h a t he had d o n e t h a n b i t t e r remorse seized him, a n d t a k i n g h i s w r i t h i n g victim in his a r m s h e t r ied t o s top the flow of l i fe b lood a n d kissed h is ene-my ' s b r o w aa a m o t h e r wou ld caress a n i n j u r e d child. B e car r ied h is d y i n ? foe u p in to t h e g a r r e t a n d t h e r e w r u n g h i s h a n d s a n d mingled h is re-p e n t a n t sobs w i t h t h e curses of t h e m a n h e had m u r d e r e d "

Here Mr. T e r r e l l paused in hia s tory . T h e l as t d a r k y h a d a lunk a w a y f r o m his s e a t on t h e l ower s t e p No sound b roke t h e s t iUneas of t h e t w i l i g h t save t h e ch i rp ing of c r i cke t s a a d t h e dis-ma l hoo t ing of a n owL

"Dey does say. Mara George, d a t de g a r ' t a m h a u n t e d , " b roke in m a m m y f r o m h e r sea t o n t h e threshold , "an ' d a t d e m da r b lood s t a ins w h a t Mars G'lespee she t on d o flo u p y a n ge t s red ever ' t w e n ' - f o ' t h d a y ov J n n e . Don' g e t n o n iggers ' r o n n dis ye re p lace up in d a t g a r ' t " said mammy, aa she shook one of h e r ebony p rogeny and aaked him w h a t h e " w n s t r im Wing so f e r . "

Soon a f t e r b r e a k f a s t I repaired to t h e " h a u a t e d " g a r r e t I t waa unoe-cupied save b y a c n e rubbish . ^The m o r n i n g s u n l i g h t poured in a t t h e a t t i c window a n d shed i ts b r igh t e s t b e a m s upon some d a r k b r o w n spots u p o n t h e floor. I examined t h e m riosely. The s u n b e a m s could n o t I t h o u g h t warm t h a t l i fe fluid b a c k to a semblance of Itself w h e n i t poured f r o m t h e body of the d y i n g m a n a n y more t h a n i t cou ld cause t h e d e a d h e a r t t o pu l sa t e aga in .

T h e n e x t m o r n i n g I took a n o t h e r look a t t h e blood stains, a n d to my su rp r i s e found t h e y h a d changed t o a n u n m i s t a k a b l e r ed . I examined t h e m severa l t imes d u r i n g t h e day. Each t i m e I looked t h e r ed color became m o r e pronounced. On t h e n e x t and t h e succeeding day they g radna l ly r e t a r n e d to t h e o r ig ina l shade of d a r k brown.

T o m Kennedy Ilea in t h e bury ing-e r o u n d jus t oppos i te a l i t t l e wooden coun t ry church n e a r the fa rm. He res t s u n d e r a peach t r ee a n d over his g rave i s a s tone slab. T h e s l a b ia r e n t asunder , having been s t r u c k by l ight-n ing t h r e e d i f f e ren t times.

JurmmtU Ttm. Hostess—Do y o u t a k e s u g a r a n d milk

wi th y o u r tea? Li t t l e Cirl—No, ma ' am; I t a k e a a

l i t t l e t e a wi th my s u g a r a n d milk. Tim* to Marry.

J lmson—i a m t h e happ ies t m a r a l i v e Yonr s is ter I U M a t las t set t h e day, aud i t is no t f a r off.

L i t t l e Johnny—Yes . the doc to r told her she'd go t t o s top ea t in ' so mn^h candy.

T H E GRIP .

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I t h a s long been a f a m i l i a r f an t t h a t a l a r g e c lass of d a n g e r o u s dis-eases, in t h e i r m e t h o d s of mul t ip l i ca -t ion and d e v e l o p m e n t s t rong ly sug-g e s t some s o r t of k i n s h i p wi th l e a v e n o r y e a s t T h e n a m e zymotic , wh ich h a s been g iven to them, is f r o m t h e Greek word zyme, and m e a n s a fer-m e n t of leaven. W h e n It w a s dis-covered t h a t leaven owes Its peou l l a r powers t o a m i n u t e mloroecoplo p l a n t t h e sugges t i on was c a r r i e d s t i l l f u r t h e r , a n i g a v e r i se t o w h a t i s known a s t h e g e r m t h e o r y of dis-ease.

Of course , only zymotic d i seases a r e e m b r a c e d In s u c h a t h e o r y , soys t h e Popu la r Science Monthly . One of t h e m o s t c h a r a c t e r i s t i c o t t he se d iseases Is t h e well-known o p l d e m l c (pandemic ) m a l a d / , l a grlpi-e. T m s a p p r o p r i a t e F r e n c h t i t l e Is a c q u i r e d f r o m t h e r ap id i t y and firmness wi th which i t ia ab le t o sel e o r g r i p I ts v ic t ims. N o less s u g g e s t i v e la t h e G e r m a n n a m e of " b l U c a t a r r h , " or t h e Eng l i sh and A m e r i c a n of ••epidemic b r o n c h i t i s " and "ep ldemlo c a t a r r h . " T i e I t a l i ans of t h e s e v e n t e e n t h c e n t u r y , be l i ev ing i t d u e t o t h e evi l in f luence of m a l i g n a n t s ta rs , gave i t t h e less a p p r o p r i a t e t i t l e ot " In f l uenza . "

I t Is q u i t e n a t u r a l t o conc lude t h a t because a d i sease Is c o n t a g i o u s i t i s t h e r e f o r e d u e t o m i c r o b e s So fa r , however , t h e proof i s l a ck ing of t h e t r u t h of such an inference. I t J s a s i n g u l a r f a c t t h a t mos t of t h e dis-eases, t h e c o n t a g i o u s c h a r a c t e r of which i s unques t ionab le , y e t lack convinc ing proof of t he i r b a c t e r i a l or igin , whi le some of t hose n o t be-fore suspec ted ot be ing c o n t a g i o u s have been demons t r a t ed a s d u e t o t h i s cause. In l a g r i p p e n o new mi-crobe can be found t h a t is i n v a r i a b l y p r e s e n t In any s t a g e of t h e disease.

Such g e r m s a s d o a p p e a r in t h e s p u t u m or o r g a n s a re wel l -known forms, p r e d o m i n a n t a m o n g which a r e t h e d ip lococcus p n e u m o n i a of F raenke l and Welch&elbaum and s t rep tococcus ^yognes . P ro fes so r I ib-b e r t thlnics t h a t t h e s e s t rep tococcus , by g a i n i n g added v i ru lence t h r o a / h some changed condi t ion of t h e a t -mosphere , is t he m o s t l ike ly cause, and he feels qu i t e conf ident t h a t i t a t l eas t r e d u c e s compl ica t ions . The p re sence of d ip lococcus In so l a rge a n u m b e r of cases may a c c o u n t fo r t h e f r e u e n t a t t a ;ks of pneumo-nia t h a t fol low t h i s disease.

I t Is e s t ima ted t h a t t h e l a s t ep i -demic of la g r i p p e ki l led f a r mure people, on i t s d i r e c t a t t ack , t h a n t h e wors t ep idemic we have e v e r had of t h e d readed Asia t ic cholera. Those maimed fo r l i fe by i ts a t t a c k , o r b r o u g h t a t a l a t e r d a t e t o an u n t i m e l y g r a v e by i t s i n d i r e c t consequences , would m a t e r i a l l y swell i ts ma jo r i t y . By t a k i n g work lngmen f r o m t h e i r emp loymen t I t t ook mi l l ions of dol-l a r s f t h e i r w a g e s f r m t h e m a d by c h e c k i n g p roduc t ion t o a n equa l e x t e n t lowered t h e wea l th o t t h e natlo-i.

Few d i seases h a v e so h i g h a to t a l d e a t h r a t e o w i n g t ) t e l a r g e n u m b e r o t i t s v ic t ims . Reckoned b y per-c e n t a g e i t b e i n g b u t t w • p e r cen t , i t m a k e s a p i o r s h wing a s com-pared wi th c h o l e r a and i t s fifty pe r c e n t b u t in a c t u a l figures i t i s a l a rm-ing ly h igh . In some r e g i o n s i t i s m o r e f a t a l t h a n o t h e r a In I c e l a d t h e d e a t h r a t e , w h e n c o m p a r e d wi th n u m b e r s a t t a c k e d r a n h i g h e r t h a n in any o t h e r c o u n t r y . T h i s d i sease no t only r a i s e s t h e dea th r a t e when p r e s e n t in a r eg jon , but i t k e e p s i t up for m o n t h s a f t e r w a - d and leaves t h e c o m m u n i t v i t h a s v i s i t e in an unusua l ly depressed cond i t ion ot h e a l t h . I t a t t a c k s e . e r y a g e and condi t ion ot l ife, and seems t o have a p e c u l i a r p a r t i a l i t y for t h e deb i . i -t a t e d a n d weak.

Voteldcs In Eirope. In G e r m a n y t h e r e i s a y e a r l y a v e r -

a g e ot 2. / ] su ic ides t o e v e r y 1 >, ) J0 of t h e popu la t ion , whi le i n F r a n c e . Aus t r i a , Eng land and I t a l y t h e a v e r a g e s a r e 1 .8 / , L68, .76 and . 4 i respec t ive ly . As r e g a r d s s u i c i d e s la-t h e a r m y . A u s t r i a comes first w i t h 12.63 t o e v e r y 10, iOD men. fo l lowed by G e r m a n y wi th 6.88, I t a l v wi th 4, F rance w i t h 8.88 a n d Eng land w i t h 2.09. As t a r a s k n o w n t h e f e a r of p u n i s h m e n t f o r m i sconduc t p l ays t h e chief p a r t in d r i v i n g so ld ie r s to se l f -de s t ruc t i on . And i t i s wor thy , t o no t ice t h a t tw ice a s many nonoom-miss ioned officers a s p r i v a t e s fa l l by t h e i r own h a n d in t h e cour se of t h e year .

LevMatloa. A few y e a r s ago , d u r i n g t h e dis-

cuss ion ot t h e c l auses ot a b i l l be fore t h e h o u s e of commons , a m e m b e r moved t o o m i t a l l t h e w o r d s In a ' c lause a f t e r t he word • •which ," a n d t h i s was c a r r i e d w i t h o u t a n v o n e h a v i n g moved a n addi t ion. T h e re-s u i t was t h a t one c lause of t h e bi l l ended wi th t h e word " w h i c h , " and t h e d i scovery of i t s m e a n i n g n a t u r -al ly passed t h e w i t o t man.

Craat Improvrttient.

W h e n t h e queen a s c e n d e d t h e Br i t i sh t h r o n e m o r e than fo r ty -one per c e n t ot t h e I n g h s h p e o p l e could not w r i t e t h o l r names. T h e p r o p r -t ion In tha*. condi t ion h a s been re-duced to aevyn pe r cent.

WILO CRANBERRY BOOS.

Th* Strctch o* MantaM In the Eagnt Soaad Coantry.

T h o e n t i r e P u g e t sound count ry and the c o a s t of W a s h i n g t o n Is dot-t ed wi th wild c r a n b e r r y l ands . These l a n d s a r e f o u n d • t h r o u g h o u t a l l t h e woodland sect ions , a n d whon once u n d e r c u l t i v a t i o n p roduce t h e m o s t a b u n d a n t c r o p s ot h a y , g r a i n a n d vege t ab l e s . I n fac t , t h e r e a re no l a n d s m o r e prol i f ic and f r u i t f u l

All u p a n d down t h e r i v e r s of t h e sound c o u n t r y and in. t h e heavy wooded d i s t r i c t s in t h e In te r io r away f r o m any s t r e a m a e found acres ofl t h e s e p e c u l i a r t rac ts .

T h e wild c r a n b e r r y in t h i s country i s n o t a success , ae a r e m o s t all o ther k i n d s cf wi ld f r u i t P a t c h e s a r e found , h o w e v e r , ' t h a t a r e ve ry pro-lific, and e a c h fa l l wil 1 c r a n b e r r i e s a r e p icked by t h e I n d i a n s and white s e t t l e r s In the r e m o t e d i s t r i c t s . In P i e r c e coun ty on t h e mi l i t a ry re -se rve , oppos i t e P o i n t l e f i a n c e , is a c o n s i d e r a b l e c r a n b e n y m a r s h whero once used t o he g a t h e r e d many bushe l s ot t h e wi ld b e r r y .

U p In b n h o m i s h c o u n t y on the S t i h l g u a m l s h r i v e r , wild c ranbe r ry m a r s h e s a r e found in g r o a t numbers . One fine m a r s h , nea r t h o postotfice of Oso, h a s rocen t ly b e e n dra ined a n d c l ea red of t h e old v ines , and Is n o w one of t h e finest r a n c h e s In t h e s t a t e fo r I t ) . size. F a r t h e r up t h e r l v a r , n e a r t h e head, a r e some very l a r g e m a r s h e s , which p r o d u c e bush-e l s of ber r ies . I n t h e Hood ' s canal c o n n i r y a n d t h r o u g h p a r t s ot (Mai-lum coun ty , a r e a c r e s a n d acres of t h e s e f e r t i l e p l aces

1 he g r e a t e s t t r o u b l e t h e se t t l e r h a s to o o j t e n d with m r ec ' a iming t h e m Is t > g e t t h e m p r o p e r l y drained a n d o lea red fo r t h e p low of t h e l a r g e r r o o t s and spongy g r )wths. wh ich a l w a y s over lay t h e ground t o t h e d e p t h of a foot o r more .

N o success fu l e f fo r t h a s e v e r been m a d e t o c u l t i v a t e c r a n b e r r i e s here , b u t t hev a r e success fu l ly grown in t h e s o u t h e r n p a r t of t h e s t a te . The fo l lowing desc r ip t ion of t h e farm was w r i t t e n f o r t h e O r e ^ o n i a n a tow d a y s a g o :

T h e c r a n b e r r y t r a c t embrace^ SIO acres , m u c h ot which i s na ta ra l c r a n b e r r y m a r s h , or " b o g , n pn»duc-Ing qn i to a n abundance o t wild cran-ber r ies . T h e s e mar shes . In their n a t u r a l s t a t e , a r e cove red with w a t e r m o r e t h a n half t h e yea r , and v e r y m u c h resemble- w h a t wo call " b e a v e r d a m land ." t h e " m u c k " or decayed vege t a t i on b e i n g f r o m one t o severa l f ee t deep, m a k i n g a soil unsu rpassed in pur i ty . T h e prepar-a t i o n of t h i s land tor c r a n b e r r i e s is ve ry expens ive . In t h e first 1 lace it m u s t be t h o r o u g h l y d i t ched , tmd t oe se d i t c h e s m u s t be so a r r a n g e d b v means o t flood g a t e s t h a t t h e land can be fiooded or i r i g a t e d « h e n necessary. T h e n t h e h e a v y sod of Wild c r a n b e r r i e s and c o a r s e g rass m u s t be r emoved , a n d t h e g roaad covered wi th sand t o a de|x a t J a c k -son, have developed unmis t akab le symptoms of smal lpox. T h e board of heal th is endeavor ing to secure a ohysician t o t a k e c h a r g e of t h e cases. Several t housand persons have been vaccinated since Mabel Beaman died.

Chesaning is a g i t a t i n g t h e establish-ment of w a t e r works .

A Hatnrnl Qnentlon. Domestic—O00I Cool Ooo! I s a w

a g h o s t on t h e back stairs! I 'm sure I did! I t w a s a woman!

Mistress—Horrors! How w a s she dressed?—New York Weekly.

A Little Barling*! BUcorery. Professor—Some of the g randes t in-

vent ions of the age have been the re-s u l t of acc iden ta l discoveries.

Young Lady—I can readily believe I t Why, I made an Impor tan t discov-e r y myself , a n d i t was the pures t acci-d e n t t o a

Professor—I should much l ike to h e a r I t

Young L a d y - W h y , I found t h a t b y keep ing a bo t t l e of ink handy a foun-ta in pen can be used j u s t the same a s any o t h e r pen—wi thou t any of t h e bother a n d muss of filling I t

An Eren Ezchnnfe. F i r s t Speculator—1 have some valua-

ble land in a n e w suburban p l . c e which wi l l be wor th a fo r tnne a s soon a s the b r a n c h ra i l road and t rol ley l ine reach I t Have y o u a n y t h i n g to o f fe r In exchange?

Second Specula tor—I can give yon a c i ty dwel l ing closo t o the e levated ra i l road. I t will be a cha rming place of residence as soon as t h e engines a n d cars a r e fu rn i shed wi th pneumat i c t i res .—New York Weekly.

The Coffee AU B l c h t Fami ly Physician—1 find t h a t y o u r

wife is in a low s ta te of nervous de-pression. How much coffee does she d r i n k every day?

Pa t ron—Not more t h a n one or t w o cups.

" W h e r e do you buy It?" " A t tsell. Quick A C a ' a " ' T h e place w h e r e they give a ch romo

wi th every pound?" •Yea ." ' T h a t ' s I t Don ' t l e t her see a n y

more of t h e chromos."

Sold Agnln. P e d d l e r - P l e a s e , mum, would you

l ike to buy a pa r ro t ? Mra. Brickrow—Now. w h a t o n e a r t h

do you suppose 1 w a n t wi th a p a r r o t ? "Wel l , mum, i t j u s t occurred to me

t h a t yon m i g h t save a good dea l of t ime if you had one I t ' s a p i ty to see a in te l lec tual woman l ike yon obl iged to was t e t ime m a k i n ' cal ls o n such a lot of ignoramuses a s t n c r e is in t h i s ne ighborhood when you m i g h t j u s t a s well be ta lk in ' t o a p a r r o t "

"I ' l l t a k e one . "

Don't Blame the Cook If a baking powder is not uniform in strength,

so that the same quantity will always do the same work, no one can know how to use it, and uni-formly good, light food cannot be produced with it.

All baking powders except Royal, because improperly compounded and made from inferior materials, lose their strength quickly when the can is opened for use. At subsequent bakings there will be noticed a falling off in strength. The food is heavy, and the flour, eggs and butter wasted.

It is always the case that the consumer suffers in pocket, if not in health, by accepting any sub-stitute for the Royal Baking Powder. The Royal is the embodiment of all the excellence that it is possible to attain in an absolutely pure powder. It is always strictly reliable. It is not only more economical because of its greater strength, but will retain its full leavening power, which no other powder will, until used, and make more wholesome food.

Miss Passe, s imper ing—They say these photograph-i don ' t d o m e jus-t ice, Mr. Sedd l t Mr. Sed l i t firmly —No. they do n o t Bu t t h e n jus t ice , you know, should a lways be t empered wi th mercy.

He—Darling, If I had the m o n e y I would place upon your finder a dia-mond a s big as a half dol lar . She— Oh! Harry , how e x t r a v a g a n t H i — I w a s a b o u t to say " a s >ig as a half dol-l a r would buy . "

T h e Wooer, t a l l a n d lean—Miss Bow-ser—Dorothy—I would fa in speak of w h a t Is in my h e a r t b u t I fear—1 f e a r to—to l e t nurself o u t Dorothy, calm-ly—Don't do t h a t ! You a r e t o o l o n g now. I t would bo b e t t e r t o t a k j in a t ' ck or two.

I The London school board is " a l l 1 I up" over t h e ques t ion a s to w h e t h e r ft 1 shal l pay a sh i l l ing a w e e k t o s n p p a v i

a ca t which Is n e e d e d t o o t toh I h o r a t s t h a t e a t t h e books In ons of t h o

j schools. T h e t e a c h e r of the achooi says the e a t Is Ind ispensable a n d s h e can find n o t h i n g in t h e s t a t u t e s o f

I p a r l i a m e n t r equ l r i n * h e r to pay M M cost of I ts s u p p o r t T h e school boa rd of London la o n e of t h e most a u g u s t bodies In Chr is tendom. I t Is com-posed of m e n of t h e h ighes t i n t e l l e c t ua l powers , b u t a f t e r a long a n d

! hea t ed cont roversy t h e vote to m a k » > t h e suppor t of t h e c a t a charge u p a a 1 t h e school f u n d resu l ted in a t ie , ' t h e m a t t e r goes over u n t i l t he ' m e e t n«r.

A Serinns Onan. Wife—Yon m u s t aend me a w a y f o r

my h e a l t h a t once. I am going i n t o a decHne.

Husband—My! Vfy! W h a t m a k e s yon t h i n k so?

Wife—AH m y dresses a re b e g i n n i n g to feel c o m f o r t a b l e

An e lec t r ic car r a n into Mrs. J o h n I o - , . Wal ler on the viaduct a t S t Joseph, 1 7 HeUtire . Bnrred. ser iously i n j u r i n g he r and a lady Moldy Mike—We'll live on t h ' f a t f r i end . T h e lady w a s wheel ing a baby o ' t h ' land M>on. I n t h ' town we ' re carr iage. I t . w a s h i t by the car a n i c o m i n ' t o the re ' s a asylum where a l l b r o k M t o pieces, and did no t awaken us fe l lers ia welcome." I t waa founded t h e baby. b y n r i ch woman and aH us t r a m p e ,

T h e body of Lars Larson, a civil takea i t in every t ime. eng inee r w h o had been m i t s n g f r o m Wearie Will iam—Why d i d n ' t she h is home in Menominee since April 27, leave he r money to her re la t ives? I w a s f o u n d m t h e bay. He h a d th rea t - viniHir Mii»> ah*. ,» 1 e n e d t o d rown himielf several times. said she waan ' t Larson w a s 50 yea rs old and leaves a ^ . s u p p o r t idle re lat ives t h a t w a s widow and seve ra l g rown chi ldren. . t o w o r * * e r a l iv in .

Jo seph Hermann , of Calumet, be- • came suspicions of t w o m e n h a n g i n g ' a r o u n d h i s j e w e l r y s tore a n d laid for j t hem. About 1 a m. he saw four men t r y i n g to b r eak i n and h e prompt ly fired. J a c k McCarty stopped one bul-l e t a n d w a s c a u g h t bu t t he o the r s es-caped. |

Wil l iam Gates,-keeper of t h e Eas t Neeblsh r a n g e l igh ts , near the "Soo," acc identa l ly shot himself whi le h u n t - 1

i n g ducks. He managed to c rawl to h is smal l boa t a n d pull ou t to the channe l w h e r e h e w a s picked up by t h e schooner Kimbal l , b u t expired soon a f t e r w a r d .

T h o body of Mrs. Pe te r Nedervel t w a s f o u n d in t h e r iver a t Grand Haven b u t w h e t h e r h e r dea th was acc identa l or suicldical is n o t definitely known. T h e woman h a s been addicted to dr ink f o r a n u m b e r of years , and i t is said ^ h a d been d r i n k i n g ha rd f o r a week. , * o u W 1 " these lace She w a s 35 y e a r s old a n d leaves a 3 c ^ e & P e r t o buy , in t h e l o n g r u n , h u s b a n d a n d t h r e e chi ldren. *ban t h e bu t ton .

T h e d r u g firm of Williams, Davis & Y ? n ^ 8 M n e

Brooks, of Detroi t , shipped acids in P™®! w h ® f « "O®* saving come in? bo t t l e s packed in w i t h o ther commod- r nair-nmu

Two Question*.

uiuucu wj tuc t ; . O. owi tu i«o ,»nawnen ^ Id McGrumpps—Do you suppose t h e cha rge w a s b r o u g h t aga in s t t h e ^ a t I a m going t o a l low my d a u g h t e r firm in the f ede ra l court , they ad- t o m a r r y a man a s poor a s you are? m i t t e d t h e f a u l t A fine of 875 and Y o u n g McGall—Do yon suppose t h a t oor ts w a s imposed, which is very l i g h t any r ich m a n would m a r r y a irlrl a s and in tended a s a warn ing . ' j homely as she Is?

H a 1461 Indiana,

up to British North America lowing greeting to Dr. TL V.

Pierce, dne f Consulting Phrsidan to the Invalids? Hotel and Surgical Institute, n t Buffalo, N. Y. Mra Allen Sharrard, of Hartoey, Selkirk Co., Manitoba, whoso portra i t with that of her little boy, oends this article, writes as follows:

I t a k s Pierce's the womb.'

back I would be on my feet any length of time. 1 was recommended to t ry Dr. Pierce's Fsvorite PreKription, which I did with happy n s a l t a I feel oke a new person after three

he frigid a letter

new person after bottles of i t "

As we have Jnxt henrd from the North, we win now to trod ace received from the Snnny Sooth. ThefoOow-tog is from Mrs. J . T. Smith, of Oakfnskee, Cleburne Co., Ala. She writes: " I was afflicted and nffered untold pains and misery, such as no pen can deecribe, for sis yean. 1 was confined to bed most cf the time. I expected the cold hand of death everyday. I was afflicted with leuconhea— with excessive flowing—failing of the womb —bearing down aensation—pam in the of my back—my bowels oocti'

i t ies. t he whole package be ing labeled merchandise . T h i s i s expressly fo r -b idden by the U. S. s ta tu tes , and when

itching and burning in the vagina, nl pitation of the heart WhenToegan yonr medicine I could not sit up, only a few mlnutee at a time, I was so weak. I took Dr. Pierce's Favorite Preacrtottoa three times per day, I also took h is ' Ooidan Medical

' Discovery' threstimes per day and one of Dr. Pierce'a Pleasant Pellets e v e n night I have taken seven bottlee of the * Discovery,' seven bottles of the ' Piescription1 aad fire bottles oi the • Pellets' I took thene medi-cines seven months, rsgularly, never mhasd aday. These medictoee cored m a I feel as well as I ever did in my Ufa Tour of the best doctors to the laud treated my case four years. Thay all gave me up they said I could not be cured, and could not Bva Through the wiU of God, aad yonr medicines I nave been restored to the oest of health. Yours truly,

Mra W. a Seventh Street, Terra 1 " I HAD H—I FIRWARIWG efchtvaars having doctored with the smDfm nhyridans, bnt flndiaK only ttn rary nttef from Prtrrfrfd >7 thenL I was advissd by a Mend to takn D r Fleroet Favorite PMnwipttoo. which I

J r j w t o t t o n ' and two of the 'Golden Medical Discovery,' that ft has eOsctad a positive core, for which words •"—»«* ex-press my gratttnda for the relief from the great niBertog that I so kngeadmud."

Yours truly,

rtnngthrf the wholeaystam. Aaasoothing aad strengthening asrvlaa "Favoritn Pre-•CTiptfon" is unequalad aad Is torahiabln fa allaytog and subduing nervous exotabOity, irrnabffl^, nervous exhaustion, nerroa

. . «" S t VituA Danos, aad other db-fresstog, nervous symptoms commonly atten-dant upon fnnctioual and organic disease 0* the womb. It taducea refreshing sleep aad g i i e m mental anxiety and deapondeocy, Even insanity, whan depsudant upon womk

cured by i t Dr. Pisros^s Favorite Praeeription is s

adentttto madkdns, carefully compounded by an eTperienued and akiUful physician, and adapted to woman's delicate orgsnirsWon It tipm^y vneatable in its compositton and psnsctty hamless in itaeffectat* any oemdi-mm 0/the system. For morning stekness, 01 aansea, dne to prsgnancy, weak stomach, to-digestion, dyspepsia and kindred symptoms, ita use wul prove very benefldal.

Dr. Pierce's Book (168 pages, fflustrated) on "Woman and Her Dissasea," giving see-caasfnl means of Home Treatment will be mifel mOnim entwfepa, aeeurtly team

• ' -* ten centl from obtervation on receipt of ten o n w to pay postage. See the Doctor's sddreai near the caad of this a r t ida

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AKD now G o x e j i s go ing to r u n fo r

' Congress. B y all means le t t h e

• c r a n k s be represented. « iK *

BOSTON h a d ano ther b ig fire Tues-

d a y n igh t . $1,000,000 wor th of p r o p -

er ty was des t royed and 2,000 people

rendered homeless. «: sf! *

THE crop repor t s f rom almost e v e r y

couDty in Michigan show a decreased

acreage of whea t a n d a n increase in

beans, oa ts and potatoes. iY. *

TALMAGE'S church h a s been de-

s t royed by fire aga in , a n d the D o c t o r

says its t h e will of t he L o r d . I t looks

to us more l ike the work of t h e dev i l . t-: ft

* SMALL POX has m a d e its a p p e a r -

ance a t G r a n d Rapids . T h e r e is o n l y

one case a t present ; b u t q u i t e a n u m -

ber have been exposed. I s L o w e l l

p r epa red to fight the disease, in case

it b r e a k s ou t he re ?

•T- * •a

MAYOR PINQBEE of De t ro i t was

a b o u t due to k ick over the t r aces

again and t h e k ick seems to h a v e a r -

r ived on schedu le t ime. H e has j u s t

announced t h a t unless G o v e r n o r R i c h

endorses cer ta in re forms h e will bo l t

t h e p a r t y . — [ G r a n d K a p i d s D e m o -

c r a t * He

* DR. PABKHUBST, whose effor ts in

beha l f of m o r a l i t y in N e w Y o r k c i ty

b r o u g h t h im i n t o such d i s r epu t e a t

t he t ime, is n o w on the t o p wave of

popula r i ty . L u c k y m a n , to l ive t o

see the day . M o s t p rophe t s a r e s toned

to death first a u d app rec i a t ed a f t e r -

w a r d .

« *

THE D e m o c r a t i c congressional e x -

ecut ive commi t t ee is a l r eady h a r d a t

work m a p p i n g o u t i ts p l ans fo r t h e

l i te rary e n d of the c o m i n g c a m p a i g n .

A t a mee t ing S a t u r d a y las t i t was d e .

-cidcd t ha t t he Ulriff speech o f Con

gressman George F . R i cha rdson of

Michigan was t h e best t h a t has been

delivered up t o date, and i t wns

agreed to p r in t i t in p a m p h l e t form

and send out la rge n u m b e s r for cam-paign use.

* « *

THE a g e n t of a protected i ndus t ry

h a s been t aken in the a c t of a t t e m p t -

i n g to br ibe Un i t ed S ta tes senators .

T h a t is t he w a y i t goes. T h e mill ion-

a i r e manufac ture rs , to crea te w h o m

t h e people have t axed themselves fo r

these many years , a r e abl« t o p l ank

down a cool mil l ion t o secure the i r

l i t t le favors , whi le t h e unprotected

masses a r e obliged t o t a k e w h a t t h e y

•can get . I n th i s case, i t is hoped t h a t t h e scoundrels will be b r o u g h t t o l i gh t

A n d punished . B u t i t is too m u c h

»to expec t t h a t just ice will be done .

" " M o n e y m a k e s the m a r e go ."

« * *

MB. BLAINE besides be ing in his

d a y one of t h e most d a s h i n g of poli-

t ic ians , b e c a m e in his l a t e r days one

o f t h e most far-sighted statesmen of

b i s age. H i s s ta tesmanship was in-

t e n s l y A m e r i c a n a t a l l times, a n d

-wha tever his personal ambit ions he

was s incere ly and t ru ly patriotic. I t

w a s because h e was a s ta tesman a n d

beoanse l ie w a s pa t r io t i c tha t lie de-

>nonnced t h e M o K i n l c y bill as a

xneasn re too e x t r e m e to b e passed, a n d

insisted u p o n i n g r a f t i n g upon it h is

ip lan iwell was in tewn Tuesday and officiated at tho sale of Wm. Moulton's personal effects.

A paper Is being circulated to raise funds to purchase a cow for Chas. Heintzelman of

Bowne township who had the misfortune to lose his only cow recentlv.

LOWELL PLANING MILL, w . J . a o n r n i t S O * , r m o n u , D B A X J U U x i r

Lumber, Lath, Shingles ^ Cedar Fence Posts,

MANCPACTURERS OP BASH. DOORS, BUNDS. DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES AND SCREENS, MOULDING. EXHIBITION AND SHIPPING COOP< DRIED

APPLE BOXES. E f C , MATCHING. RE SAWING AND JOB WORE, WOODEN EAVETROUGH8." —

E C K E R . & S O N j L s O W E L L .

LowaH Markstta. Invariably eorreetod every Friday morning.

1 0 50 ® Wajat, red 50 ^ 40 «o

ffi::::::::::::JS g Barley,perbundred 75 % ,w, Plour, per Hundred, 140 M Bmn.por ton ; H 00 % Middlings,per ton. M o o (« Corn Meal, per ton yo 00 m Corn and Oats, per ton . . . . ao OO m

£ £ F R - . 10 S 13 IjWf8 /rfi o

E T u T , 4 0 @ 60 S!^u• im ® 1B6 J S k 'V r ^ 5 5 0 f-hi,7k-« 5 ® 6 80 Chitkent, u i#* Wool, washed 1 0 g }? 0 n l o , , 8 50 © ()0

Business Directory. J . HARBISON UICKKKT,

Dentist Over Chnrch's bank, Lowell.

B. E. BURT\ Notary public. Your business solicited. Of-

fice In Graham block.

8. P. HICKS, Loans, Collections, Real Estate and Insnr-

ance. Lowell, Mlcb.

0 . C. McDANNEL, M. D , Physician and Surgeon. Office, 40 Bridge

street, Lowell, Mich.

M. C. GREEN, M. D. Physician and Surgeon. Office at Residence,

E. Bridge street, Lowell. Mich.

W, P . BROOKS, M. D., Physician and Surgeon. Office hours, 10, a.

m to 8, p. m. and 7 to 8 p. m.

PARMERS HOTEL, l/>well, Mich., G. P. Lane, Proprietor. Rates

11.00 per day. |3.fi0 pei week. Good meals and clean beds.

MILTON M. PERRY, Attorney and Counselor at Law, Train's Hah

Block, Lowell, Michigan. Special atten tlon given to Collections, Conveyancing, and Sale of Real Estate.

Has also qualified and been ad aitted to prac-tice In the Interior Departm mt and all the btr iaus thereto and is reidy to prosecute* Claims for those that may IM entitled to Pen slons and Bounty.

J .C . TRAIN." Breeder of Hambletonian Horses and Pro-

prietor of

TRAIN'S HOTEL. Accommodations first class, rates reasonable.

Also proprietor of TRAIN'S OPERA HOUSE,

Seating capacity 700, lighted by electricity.

Mains & Mains, Attorneys at Law,

Lowell, Mich. We respectfully solicit your

business.

LOWELL'BUS'LINE. Calls are collected from the established

slates of tho Line 00 minutes before D., G. H . & M. trains are due and I will not be responsibje for calls left after that time. The Bus is timed to leave the Davis House 35 minutes before D., G. H . & M. trains are due and Train's Hotel 25 minutes before said trains are due. Notice of 50 minutes must be given if Baggage wagon is re-quired. CHAS. WKSBROOK, Prop.

t o t T r u u B

INSURANCE! CALL o x r

F. D. EDDY & CO., Offio, of Town Cler k.

The creamer/ started in Monday with 2100 lbs of milk ana the amount is increas-

ing at tho rate of 500 lbs and upwards daily.

An attempt is being made to organize a band again and it is hoped they may suc-

ceed. A good band in a town is a drawing card and all should take an interest ia helping It along.

The value of advertising cannot be over-estimated. No business man, no matter on

how small a scalo he may be condncting his business, can expect to make that business

pay unless he advertises; unless he through

some medium, be it a newspaper or a pic-ture card, brings before the buying public

hisnan\e and his business. Someone has

said, and said truly, "advertisements are the windows through which the smart business

man looks out for trade," and, units* he

has these windows and keeps them open, he may expect tospend most of his time watch-

ing his wide-awake competitor who has HIS windows open and uses them to do an ex-

tensive businao. The time of "friendship

in trade" is pist and gone, and now tho

business man who keeps a large variety of goods, sells at prices that are reasonable,

and who, in a careful but persistent man-

ner, advertises these goods—that man is the

one who will succeed. In this age of com-

petition and enlightenment the man in bus-ness who doesn't advertise, displays (unoon-

sciously may be) a standing announcement

to the effect that he doesn't care a continen-tal whether you patronize him or not and

wouldn't appreciate your trade if you gave it him. Advertising to be eflective, must be persistent. I t is "keeping everlastingly at that brings success."

R e m e m b e r the L E D G E R office when in need of j o b p r i n t i n g . W e don ' t w a s u n d e r b i d :

The Fair Announcement! This is our Busy Day. Join the crowd and come in

# and see our new Hair Ornaments from Sets to 75cts,

And those beautiful

Satin Spar Pins at 25 cts. each. Linens a i d Hosieries as Udual.

O. G. HALE, on the Bridge. LAKE ODESSA.

From the Wave, May 11.

Attorney Muins was in Lowell JlomUy on buslnesfi.

The creamery Will start next Monday with Jay Teeple as butte Maker.

C. C. Freeman has been re-engaged his fourth year as head master at L'ake Odessa.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur

Selbener which died last week was interred

in the cemetery at ICaton Rapids beside its three-year-old brother.

F . A. Barnhart has been re-engaged to superintend the Lyons schools another

year at a §50 raise in salary and Grand

Ledge has raised one principle's salary $50 and one teacher $25:

F A R M E R S . I have a thoroughbred Jersey bull for

service. Charges, Jl.OO cash or 11.50 trust. CJTABLXS MCCARTY, Lowell.

n A HOU8EH O L D TREASURE. CwaWiarlf, N. Y, tays

that he Uways keeps Dr. King's Now Dlscov. ery In ftjo house and his family has always found the very best results follow lis use: that he wonld not be without It, If procurable. G. A.* Catskill, N. T., says S u J N®w ')l««>rory Is undoubwdly the best Cough remedy; that hn has used It In his family for ekh t years, audi t has never raUed to do all that Is claimed for i t Why

. t 7 a 1 0 ton* tried and te«t«d. Trial bottles free at Hunter A Son's Drue Store. Regular size 503 and |1 ,

Have sold Prolific. Poultry Food, which pives good satisfaction, and we are using it in our van's and find It just the thing. You will hear from us again. Christy & Homan, Prop's. Silver Creek, N. Y. Poiil-try Yards.

Your Prolific Poultry Food gives satis-faction in this market, and the demand is WL i I y 1

i n c r e a s i n B - E. R. Buckley, Wholosale produce dealer, Trnmansburg N, Y . L, B. Lord Proprietor, Burlington,

S a v e money b y o rde r ing a l l news-pape r s a u d magazines at t h e LEDOKR office.

drTROIT, G R A N D H A V E N & M I L W A U K E E

T i m e Table In Effect M a y 6 1804.

MORPHV 18 THE DEALER IN

Fresh ^ Cured Meat, Poultry, Etc.

''GOOD MEAT, LOW PRICES"

IS HIS MOTTO.

Highest Market Prices Paid for Stock.

WBSTWAHI).

STATIONS

A Large Stock of

Wall Paper And

Window Shades. Remnants Below Cost. Call and Look Over Our Stock,

HUNTER&SON THOS. R. GRAHAM,

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

Winter & paper-hanger1^ - A L L WORK DONE—

Neatly and Cheaply and Satis-4

faction Warranted. Give Him One Trial and YoA

will try him Again.

L F. SEVERT, DEALER IN

General Hardware, and Penin^ solar Stoves and Ranges.

Furnace Work and General Jobbing

A SPECIALTY.

West Main Street, Lowell, Mich.

P. E. LOVETT ^ious ^Painter,

Taper Jttanyer, and ^Decorator.

'Graining,

Glazing and Wall Tinting.

Carriage Painting a Specialty, A l l w o r k g u a r a n t e e d first class;

a n d p r i ces reasonable .

S h o p o n e door east of t be LEDGER office.

T F . CRAFT, G E N E R A L

Ditching, Tile and Drainage

Contractor. Orders by mail given prompt attention, and satisfactory work guaranteed,

... ^ Pubic patronage respectfully1

s o l i c i t e d . L o w e l l , M i d i .

Detroit Lv MllwaukJci

Pontiac

Holly Dumnd Owosso Jet Ionia

Lowell 0 Rapids At G K iV 1J Lv Feirysburg 0 Laven Ar

•MIlw bvStr Ohcftgo by

i> m i p. m . S 45 10 4S

4 00 0 84 4 451 10 OU

UASTWAKI).

a0

1 16 6 00

STATIONS, i = u

G Haven L» Fetrysburg

0 R & U c t Gran Rapids Lowell

Ionia

Owosso Jet

Durand Holly Poouac Mlwauk Jet Detroit- Ar

•During navlg4tloa only.

8 - r rk* ^ C , L r ' B u f l k t ^ ^ 81eeP ,ll»f c * r

KsstwardNo. 13 baa Pullman Sleeper and I Buffet Oar attached Chicago to Detroit dally

No. 4 has Pi r or Boffei 0*r attached Grand Haven, to Detroit (extra charge 25 cents). No. IS has parlor car attached (extra charire twentj-Ave tents). No. 83 has sleeper to

Westward No. 11 ua» parlor car attached [extra charge 26 cents.] No. 15 has parlor buffet car atUched Detroit to Grand Haven

cents. N.i 17 h.s the fioest of Pullman Sleeper and itoffet Car attached to Chicago dally. No. 81 has sleeper to Grand I Rat-Ms.

City oiHce first door east of tlie Kin" Mil. ling companv. Open 7 a. m. to 8 p. m." Sun-day. 4 to 5 p. m. ^ W . L O U D , BENFLKTCHER,

A . O . H K D L M l / r " -Local Ag*nt.

CHICAGO & GRAND TRUNK R'T , Trains leave Durand for BatUn Creek Chi.

c a ^ a n d W e s t a t 9 : 3 3 a . m . 1:85

For Flint. Port Huron and all points ee«t ! 5:08 a. m., 9:30 a. m n 0:85 p. and lo .so ' i p. ID. * I

Cincinnati. Saginaw A Mackinaw R. K 1 trains leave Durand for Sarinew IUV ntvatK- m O.jn. - B«y

10,OOO P E O P L E K I L L E D .

Terrlbl® L4irtlii(u«>.«n in \>neBMlit •Bd Oolombln CBIIW Frightful BlHURhtur.

Dlspatohcs f rom Curqcoa, Venezuela: A ter r ib le c a r t h q u a k o took place in Veneruela ou April 28. Repor t s which havo been roocived h e r e f r o m t h e dis-t r i c t e affi'i-.ted tel l of t e r r ib le loss of l i fe and dcbtruction of v i l lages a n d towns. The cities of Merida, Laguni l -las , Cbiguar.i and .San J u a n , s i tua ted in t h e n o r t h w e s t of the republ ic , in t h e reg ion of t h e Andes, arc repor ted a s hav ing been to ta l ly destroyed. Many vi l lages nro said to lie wrecked, a n d de ta i l s arc no t ye t to be had. T h e convulsion ex tended to p a r t s of the ad-j a c e n t republic of Colombia. The f u l l de t a i l s of t h o ca tas t rophe will be learnod slowly, b u t i t is probable t h a t 10,000 people nave per ished, and i t is ce r t a in t ha t t h e g rea tes t su f fe r ing pre-vai ls in the p laces visited by t h e e a r t h -quakov

T h e United S ta tes min i s t e r he re has notif ied the s t a t e d e p a r t m e n t a t Waj-h-i ng ton of t h e t e r r ib le ef fec ts of tho ca tas t rophe , a n d has asked t h a t assist-ance be given t o t h e ople of t h e s t r j o k e n distr icts .

•100,000 Fire nt JaoVrL H r e broke o u t in n o r t h end of t h e

vi l lage of Red J a c k e t a t 1 o'clock a. m. and u p w a r d s of {coal a n d w a t e r supp ly w a s e x h a u s t e d and t h e y had gone in to camp.

T h e indus t r ia l s con t inued on their, wi ld j o u r n e y pass ing a l l obs t ruc t ions u n t i l t h e y reached Horace, Kan . T h e r e t h e y f o u n d a n ea s tbound 'pa s -senger and ma i l t h a t h a d heen he ld by the company. T h e 'wea le rs com-manded t h e c rew of t h i s t r a i n t o move and i t sped away . Rega rd ing t h i s t r a i n a s a s a fe pi lot , t h e special k e p t closo in i t s wake . W i t h o u t m i shap t h e y reached Sco t t City, which t h e y approached war i ly . T h e y saw 60 f e e t of t r ack t o rn u p in f r o n t of t h e s t a t ion nnd 100 Uni ted S ta tes mar sha l ' s depu-ties w i t h 100 r i f les l ined up o n t h e s ta t ion p l a t fo rm. T h e eng inee r re-versed qu i ck l y , a n d be fq re t h e depu

Missouri Pacif ic p r o m p t l y s t a r t e d a t r a i n cas t f r o m Leot i , Kas. , 25 miles w e s t of Scot t City, t o in te rcep t t h e re -t u r n i n g a rmy. Subsequen t ly t h e 'wea le rs were a l l a r r e s t e d and s e n t t o T o p e k a ns pr i soners of U. 8. Marsha l Neeley.

C O N O R E S b l O N A L N E W S .

SwrATK.--l!6th dBy —Tho open sonMon Idsted but haiX an hour and was devoid of public Inter-est save tho Introduction by Senator AUCD, of NobraMha, who la defondlnK Coxey and WH lloutenonta In the pollco court, of a reiiolutloo for the appointment of a spcolal committee of Ave fccnatorj to investigate tho alloged dub-bing by the Wnshlnrton poMooof theleudersof tho oommqnwool whon the a m y tried to march Into the cApltol grmmdR. The rwo.utlon went

, over. The .Senate spent six hours behind closed doors anu thunmendmentu to tho tariff bill which ha .'0 been considered and accepted ov the Domocratio men.bors wore presented There are 400 of them and It makes a new bill, or a measure grw tly differing from the Wilson till and tho Senate bill la any form In which It has been presented. Thfc amendments hereto* foro presented by Senator Vest and reported from the tlnance committee are Inoorsed. There Is a noneral Inorease In tho bill and }f some Mhedules the increases nro very " 2 °?; T 1 , e OWnoso treaty was given con-slderable attent'on In tho executive session. HODSK—The New York and New Jersey bridRo nm was passed under a suspension of the rules. I t meets the ob.ectlons of tho President to u pier in the river by referring the question to a comnswslon of englneere. one to bo an engineer 2?i?SR OF ^ VW f 'Uf to be civil bridge builders. u» be appointed by the Presldoat, whose duty It should be to determine the ques-tion of practicability of building abridge of a single span. A spoclal order was adopted mak-ing the bills for the erection of a now govern-ment printing offloe an I a new hall of records In the city of Washington the business of the

I T A L M A Q E B U R N E D O U T .

The Famotu Rhiotrtyn Tabernacle De» atreyed-A Loss of Over S1,000,000.

J u s t a f t e r t h e momi f ig service a n d wh i l e Dr. Ta lmage was s n a k i n g h a n d s w i t h m e m b e r s of h is congreat ion, flames bu r s t o u t be tween t h e pipes of t h e organ and wi th in 10 minu tes t h e b i g tabernaclo , a t Brooklyn, N. Y., w a s doomed t o dest ruct ion. Adjo in ing t h e church w a s the Hotel Regent , e i g h t s tories in h igh t , w i th a f r o n t a g e of 90 f e e t on Clinton avenue a n d ex t end ing Uack 200 f e e t t o Waverly avenue. T h e h r e spread f r o m the Tabernac le to t h i s ho t e l a n d t h e n to the dwe l l i ng houses on Greene avenue and Waver ly avenue opposi te nhe church . The wind carr ied t h e b laz ing c inders in such quan t i t i e s in a sou theas te r ly direct ion t h a t dwell-i n g houses on Washington avenne. t w o squares away and also t h e Summerfield y thodis t chu rch were se t on fire b y t h e m . T h e to t a l loss r e a d i e s over 81,00( 000.

I t w a s nea r ly 20 minu tes before t h e firemen arr ived on the scene aud t h e n half a hund red s t reams Of wa t e r w e r e in the city of Washington the business of the . . . , ~r _v,—

House until they are disposed of. 'ihc printing t u r n e d upon the blazing pile. Bu t t h e pmce bill wMdlscusaei until 5 W o'clock, but chu rch w a s doomed a n d every e f f o r t

w a s devoted t o saving ad jo in ing prop-e r t y . I n t h r e e hours only the b a r e wa l l s of one of t h e costl iest s t ruc tu res of Brooklyn remained s tanding . Wi th in half a n h o u r t h e magni f icent Ho te l Regen t w a s seen t o have joined t h e Tabernac le on t h e road to destruc-t ion. The gues t s in the ho te l hpd lost

* "WO uiovunoc I UUfcU U W U VIUOHl UUW long before that hour tho debate degenerated Into a tariff discussion.

l-'lst day.—Tho credentials of Sen-ator-elect Oear, of Iowa, were prese Ud by benator Allison, nnd were tabled. The tariff hill wa* token up. Mr. hoar too < the iioor and proceeded to call the Democrats down in great styio for tholr action on tho bill. First he roasted the bill, and thin turned to its sup-

* by the portere. x, e spoke of meihods used u j so-called "conservative" Le jooratlc Senators to seeure concesslms In the form of higher duties, and concluded his statement by declar-"Mf that 1 emieratic. e lat re who would sup-port the compromise bl 1 agreed upon by the x emoera'lc caucus would violate the oonstitn-tlpn and 1 heir oaths, 'this statement broaght

u r 1 ^ 4 0 1 1 , 8 'e®t. lie demanded to know what tbe MassachusoMa j-enator meant by buch a charge-a churgi.-. ha said, wh.ch wns unworthy or Mr. Hoar. " ery well," said Mr. hoar, "I cannot bo Intimidated by a little Muster. But 1 will explain. I meant to say •hat for a Lemocratlo Sennt ir who subscribed to the doctrine cf the ( hioiig.i platform that a tariff for protectl m was robbery, who went to the peop 0 affirming h s n.legiance to that plat-foim, and who now comes here seeking and obtaining pn tectlvo du led. 1 mean to say that for such aenntor there is no escape from tho logic that be vlolntes both his senatorial oath and tbe constitution. '' aenator uray made a very bitter reply, enator i aimer, of Illinois, also so-, red Mr. rioar for his remarks and de-clared that the t triff bill beiore the Senate, while not all that wns desire 1 by all Democrats, Was Inf nltely bettor than the Mo Inley bUL Mr. Hale, of Maine, a bo scored the bllL Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, the author of the old war tariff, white haired and bent with age, arose in his place, a smile playing about the corner of his Hps. As he had on previous occasions said something in dcrogati 1 of tne Democrat tariff measure he desired now to say something in approbation. The four hundred amendments to the tariff bill now offered, be said, showed that after list'nlng to Kepubllcan speeches for six wee s the omocratio Senators bad learned something. If the tariff bil wore laid aside for a month and that month were devoted to study by his friends on the other side of the chamber he thought that at tho end ot that time they would bring in a bill whlcb would be perfectly

to the republican side, and which , — the senate unanimously. — '

ate seemed to en.oy the pliyful jok«

n o t i m e in m a k i n g their escape. T h e y w a i t e d only t o sna tch u p a few val-uab le s and r u n , b u t w e a r i n g appare l a n d o t h e r ef fec ts had t o be l e f t t o t h e

aoceptabe ilan would pass tho senate unanimously. The Sen-

ate seemed to en.oy the pliyful ioko. Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, appeared from behind a pile of manuscript and resumed tne speech he has been delivering since April 15. HODSB. —"DO L l a rge dis-course, looking before am1 u.fter," and a t t r i b u t e d t h e m to Lord Bacon. Go-ing h o m e t o luncheon wi th Hon. Rob-er t C. Winthrop, Mr. W i n t h r o p r r minded him t h a t the passage w*4 Shakespeare 's , and was to be found ' r " H a m l e t , " A c t IV., Scene 4. In h is r ecen t address a t t h e Drexel memo-rial service the bishop employed the same - |uotation and again a t t r i b u t e d i t t o Lord Bacon. A few d a y s a f t e r -ward he received a l e t t e r f r o m Mr. Winthrop . now in his 85th yea r , al- | Indmg t o the addres s a l r e a d y men- ! t ioned. and adding: " B u t I wr i t e now to say t h a t you have ascribed to j con the words of Shakespeare , 'wi th such l a rge discourse, lo ik ing before and a f t e r . ' T h e y a r e in •Hamlet , ' Act IV., Scene 4."

| Query has been m a d e a s t o tile a v t ional i ty of Mme. Ade l ina Pa t t i , w h o w a s r ecen t ly r e f e r r e d t o a s a Spanish-American. S h e w a s b o r n in Spain, o t I ta l ian ex t rac t ion , c a m e t o America a t tho age of one y e a r a n d h a l a l l b e r ear ly musical t r a i n i n g in t h i s coun t ry , and a t p r e s e n t nays t a x e s t o E n g l a n d on a cast le in Wales .

BCKCITAM'S PnA8 have a pleasant ooaUn* dlAguislnir tbe taste of tbe pill, without impair-ing Its onlcacy. 25 cents a box.

Korclguers arc looked on with susptouin in Chlnn.

K. A. ROOD. Toledo, Ohio, says: "Ball's Catarrh Core cured my wlfo of -catartti fifteen years ago and she has bad no return of ft. I t 's a sure cwrc." Sold by drupglsts, 7oc.

When you bid your sin goodby don'; shake hands with It.

Iri 1.850 "Brown'i Jlrmehial Troeka" wero introduced, and their success as a cure for Colds, Coufrbs, Asthma nnd BrooOhitla has been unparallelled.

It Is c.vcr-l'e atone that supports the spirtIB and keeps the mind !n vigor.—-Cicero.

««llnnpoir* Magic Torn S a l v . * Wm-ranwsi locui-cor muney refunded. Aak yonr

ooitft'iM for IU Pnco IB ceuta.

England has TJ7 SIS paupers.

Fhlloh*« C o n r a m p t l o a Care l* mid nn a iruanuitm. It curcn Incinlcni l\>a«.i tioo. it a tbe U'it uougn Cure, a5.c-t.-k.a0ci>.«|

Ourllo was hnown '« Cowgli nnUan i It Uw olilf*' ancl b"»t. It will bratk up n ̂ okl quMh ortliau auyinlnf cbc. ItlsalwajirullnbK Try It,

Colorado Gold Mine*. If you wish to know ail about tho lacc won-

derful strikes send fifty cents for a year's sub-scrlptlou to tho Gold Minor, Denver, Colo.

Nothing hut the infinite pity is su'tciont for tho inunite patnos of human life.—John inglc-sant.

Western Amfrlran Veenory. The rhicapo, Mllwau'-co & St. Paul tali rood

has now ready fi.r distribution a smoeu-pazo p rtfollo of scones a Oiig its line, half tones, of jhoHizoof tho World's l iiir portfolios lately Issued. Tho.v are f.nly ton ee .ts eaoh nnd can bo obtained without delay by remittixtg tho amoi'ut to I.EO. H. HKAVKORU, Gen. VASS. Ageut. Chicago. 111.

Faith is a sure support at all times. No mat-ter where it stops, it always stanrts oa solia rock.

he lp lessness to h is s t r e n g t h , t h a t i c a n him knaw a u g h t o' w h a t m i g h t surely havo kindled c h i v a l r y j oven In the b r e a s t of a boor.

••Put bv y o u r doslro and s a v e a h u m a n soul a l i ve , " said h e r oyos. bu t h e r very lovel iness undid h o r pe t i t ion , and if he r m e r e p i c t u r e had hold such power over him, whore should ho find s t r e n g t h t o t h r u s t f rom h im t h e b r e a t h i n g woman whose looks and voice w e r o Hwoet as love?

'•Toll h e r , " ho said to me, 4 ' t h a t I will save her on one condi t ion only , t h a t s h e becomes ray wi fe . "

I r epea ted h i s words and J u d i t h s tepped back, t h rowing ou t h e r h a n d s wi th a g r a n d g e s t u r e t h a t ex-pressed repud ia t ion , d i s a p p o i n t m e n t a n ^ soorn more o l o j u o n t l y t h a n a n y words.

' •Th ' coward!" sho said, Uetwoen he r t e e t h : " h i m ' s worse t h a n b r u t e boast a n ' me be longin ' t o Stove, an ' t h ' l i t t l e ' u n an ' a ' . Tol l ' u n , " she added proudly, - a s I d r a t h e r d i e S tove ' s l ight-o ' - love than be wife to ho o r any I ther man, a n ' w h a t him knaws, t h a t 'un can keep, us d id wi ou t un a fore , a n ' us can do wi o u t "un agon.

She resumed h e r seat , and w e n t ca lmly on wi th h e r n e t t i n g , t hen suddenly tho fire in ho r eyes Bs j iod out . and she bowed hor head upon ho r arms.

••Steve! S teve!" she said . It was l ike a m o t h e r ' s c ry of love

aud yoa rn ing forced f rom u soul t h a t had schooled itself to look ca lmly upon dea th , bu t to whom a momen ta ry p rospec t of l ife had renewed all t h e b i t t e r n e s s of an undeserved doom, bu t it woke no echo of pi ty in t l ie Styriun'H h r e a j t . fo r well enough h e know t h a t i t was no t for him, and h i s face h a r d e n e d a s he looked down upon her .

w a r n ' t h e r e t ' s ee?" " A w h ! " sa id J u d i t h t a k i n g h i s

hand , " t r u o onuflf i s ' t . 1 a l i u s sod t h e y was up t ' t r i c k s wl' t h ' p lson, a n ' f u r r l n ' f o lks h a s q u e e r ways , b u t w h a t i v e r h i m knaws . my d e a r , u s won ' t h e a r a word on ' t*"

••Eh!" said S tephen , '•him can s p a k e fo r 'ee an' wunnot . Bn t I ' l l jos t m a k e 'un "

••Naw." oaid J u d i t h , pu l l ing h im back, " h o se t s too b i g a pr ice 'pon i t f o r wo. W n a t d o ' o e th in i t I t b e ? "

S tephen ' s b r e a s t heaved as J u d i t h ' s f ace of ming led love a n d scorn told h i m the t r u t h , and t h e h o t blood

I r u s h e d in to -h l s own. j "How d a r e ' u n , " he cr ied, " t ' m a k e

ba rga in s wi ' n poor sawl, an ' p lay j p i t ch an ' toss wi' ho r l i fe , a l l f o r h i s

own b i t o ' p l e a s u r e . " and wi th c l inched fist aud fu ry In h i s oyos h e

. advanced on the S tyr ian . i " P e a c e , " I cr ied, a r r e s t i n g h i s a r m

w h i l e tho t w o men, of a b o u t e q u a l s t a t u r e b u t ut.to ly d i s s i m i l a r looks , g l a r e d a t each o t h e r l ike wild b e a s t s a b o u t . t o spri i rg, ••when he c a m e t o t h e h u t he- did not even know of y o u r

] ex i s tence . Hlamo Soth T r e l o a r , not h i m . "

S tephen ' s a - m fell to h i s s ide , bu t h i s eyes s t i l l shone ha t r ed . As t o

I J u d i t h . I c a u g h t a look on h o r face then t h a t a t •.he m o m o u t shocked mo in so good a woman, f o r s o m i g h t look a l ioness who s a w h e r m a t e pun-ish a bold u s u r p e r of h i s d e b t s ,

i W i t h dit t iculty I d r e w S t e p h e n as ide , whero his a n g r y eyes could no t res t on h is r ival , a n d J u d i t h fol -lowed us and stood bes ide him.

-Yen a r e both a c t i n g l i ke foo l s , " I j sa id i m p a t i e n t l y : - i n s t e a d of conci l i -j a t i n g th i s man . you a r e d e f y i n g h i m

t o do his worst . If h e goes away in

Lessens Pain Insures Safety to Life of

Mother and Child.

"My Wife, alter usin^ 'MOTHER'S FRIEND,' passed through the ordeal with little pain, was stronger in one hour than in a week af ter the birth of her former child.

— J . J . MCGOLDRICK, Bean Station, Tenn. "MOTHRXS' FRIEND " robbed pain of its terror and shortened labor.

1 have the healthiest child I eversaw.—MRS. L. M. AHERN, Cochran, Ga,

Sent by express, charges prepaid? on receipt of price, $1.50 per bottle. - Book ••To M O T H E R S " mailed free.

SsM by AH DraggUts.

C a t a r r h " jPRICE S0CD1TS. ALL DRDCGISTS mi

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J N S I O N ^ K T O Syralu L-wt wnr, 15»JJiidieatiii^cl«lius, uttyalnoe.

' h i s p resen t mood, J u d i t h ' s l a s t h o p e If s h e vou ld no t live to I'Jcs^e h im. ! o< balng saved goes wi th h i m . "

t hen sho should no t live t o p l t ^ s e j - H a s 'oe a mind t ' wheodlo ' u n ? " a n o t h e r man, so much 1 road in hii- j sa id Stophon, i n s t inc t ive ly d r a w i n g eyes a n d tho c rue l cur l of h i s Hps. ; J u d i t h c loser , and wi th a l i b i s j e a l o u s and f rom th i s d e t e r m na t ion 1 . b o a r t in h is oyos. a f t e r w a r d s ' k n o w ho never wavered, j Sho only luup-hod f o r answer , and

" L o t he r be . " h e said t o mo oalm- o u t of pure dovl l t ry , a s I suppose , ly, " s h o will come to he r ponsos n c lasped both h e r a r m s a r o u n d Ste-timo. Whero is t h i s Steve on whom sho cal ls l ike a b i rd for he r

p h e n ' s nock and k issed him. [TO BE co.vn.vuEa]

A Ruddy Glow on cheek \ \ \ \ \ \ M M / . S , and brow ' is evidence ^ that THE b o d y is getting proper nourishment. When this glow of health is absent assimilation is w r o n g , and health is letting d o w n .

Scolfs Emulsion taken immediately arrests waste, regardless of the cause. Consumption must yield to treatment that stops waste and builds flesh anew. Almost as palatable as milk.

Pwpwd by Scott A Bownn, N. V. AH drurrirts.

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The prevalence of the dreaded small pox in many localities has had its effects in this city. It has stirred the public up to the fact that they ought to be vaccinated and for the last month Grand Rapids people have been exposing their arms at the rate of about five hundred a day. Inquiry, at several ofthe leading drug stores vesterday is the basis of this estimate. Most of the vaccine points aro pur-chased by .physicians but many fami-

own vao-cally inclined to do their dnating.—[ Democrat

Joe Quick made a trip to Grand Rapids Monday.

Ehos & Bradfield are doing a pros-perous business.

W. M. Anderson of Bowne was in lown Wednesday.

Envy is au acknowledgement of the fortune of others.

W. R. Newton of Hastings wa& in this village Wednesday.

Great interest is being taken- in ^tockingfs bicycle races.

In prosperity, enemies flatter,' in adversity friends encourage.

Carl Peckham was up fropi Grand Rapids, last Saturday and Sunday.

Two'runaways aud a dog fight Monday. Who says Lowell is dull?

Look at yonr label and see when y o u r subscript ion to t b e LEDGER ex-pires.

^ D. E. Mason and llenry Davfe of rattan- were Lowell visitors Wed-

nesday.

Special—Bargains in wall p a p r May 16,17,18, & 19/ at Will M.. Clark's.

Do not forget the special sale in wall paper at Will M.Clark's May K.". 17,18 & 16. ••

Be sure and get some of the bar-

Sma in wall paper at Will M. Clark's i y l 6 , 1 7 , 1 8 4 1 9 . S. A- Bush was over from Ionia for

Sunday. He says his new busmen starts off in good shape. •

Joseph Herbert tae sold lots on. hk 40, Rkiharda & Wick ham plat, Angusto.JJonser for $100.

Er-Seaator S. Weajelms will deliver an oration for Bradfield Post, Ghmd Army^at Ada on memorial day.

Now is the time to think of liie summer resort. I t ; costs nothing, to think, so long as yoa do it qnietly;

There is a father in Philadelphia who » mean enough to call his daugh-ter Misery because she loves company.

Nurseryman Uusted savs the prns-heete are favorable for 'the largest ftok crop this Section has ever seen.

When you see a counterfeit coin on the sidewalk, always pick it up. You are liable to arrest if you try to pass it*

Supervisor Bergin has completed making the assesement, and the roll will be ready for tbe Board of Review on the fourth Mondav in May He InvitaBall who havi grievanoes. to . ,

lies hflye m^nbers sufficiently svg i - andjylk a n d ^ , ^ ^ ^ . ^ 1