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VOL I. LOWELL, KENT COUNTY, MICH, JUNE 9, 1894. NO. 50 A i

A T W l I V E C ^ A l t A Q — •

New Styles in Oxfords!

T R Y A PAIR . T H E Y A R E RIGHT.

GEO. WINEGAR.

L e a v e V t > u r O r d e r w i t h R . 1 3 . B O Y L A I V f o r a F i r s t C l a s s B i c y d l e F u l l y

" W a r r a n t e d .

BEST $6.00 FENCE MACHINE EVER SOLD IN UICHIQAN.

Please Call at my Store and Examine the Superior Merits of this Machine. Respectfully yours.

Hcadqunrtere for General Hardware. 1 R . B . B O Y L A N

Spring Goods T h e L a t e s t A n d T h e B l e s t .

We Tvish it Distinctly Understood that we ke No $15 Ready-Made Suits to Order. Our

rork is CUSTOM WORK, and will Cotopare favorably with any done This Side of the Moon, low is the Time to Place Your Orders.

SUITE, the Tailor.

A COMPLETE

LINE OF

FURNITURE — A N D —

UNDERTAKER'S

-GOODS — A T —

J. B. YHTER'S One Door East

of Wisner's Mill.

Just Received From the Weil-Known Factory of E P. Reed A Co. all the Latest Styles in

LADIES' FOOTWEAR! D. E. MURRAY..

WE eELEIjRATE. The Sagle Will Scream at

Lowell this Tear.

THE VARIOUS COaMffTES NAMED.

Ohas. Althen'fl Store Burg-larized Again.

THE AUmm MEETWQ AT WNIA.

The Farmers' Picnic Com-ing to Lowell.

ALBA HEYWftOD BOOKift F N LOWELL.

Miss Sarah Jennings Hat at Bad TuAible.

OF COURSiS WE CELEBRATB.

The citizens of Lowell h a t e decided

to iudulge this year in a gefluine

old-fashioned fou r th of Ju ly celebra-

tion, with. its lemonade, peanuts, fire

crackers, speech making, races, bal-

loon ascensions and all the sports and

games dear to the hearts of the Amer-

ican people.

This is Lowell's year and tfor old

town is going to do herself proud.

Just come and see how we do it. Be-

gin now to make your plans for a great

big day in Lowell on the Fourth of Ju ly next.

A t a meeting of the citizens of

Lawell on Wednesday evening the

following committees were appointed:

r a r a — S t o n f i - . G e o . Wine-• W , Weekw, N / K Biain.

Finance-^-F. B. Clark, R. Quick, W. H . Clark.

Speaker—E. R. Collar, L. H. Hunt, Chas. Quick.

Mnsic—W. M. Chapman, H . A. Sherman, J . B. Yeiter.

Advertising—B. C. Smith, D. G. Look, A. L. Coons.

Balloon—A. B. Johnson, W. M. Clark, D. G. Look.

Races—W.8.Winegar,C. McCarty, R. D. Stocking.

Athletic Sports—E. D. McQueen, Geo. Coppens, Thoa. Murphy.

There will be a meeting of the com-

mittees at the store of B. 0 . Smith on

Monday, Juno 11, at 7:30 p. m.

CHAS. A.LTHEN BUBGLARIZED AGAIN.

About oile o'clock Sunday morning

the clothing store of Charles Althen

was visited by burglars, making the

fourth time Mr. Althen has been so

honored. The thieves gained entei-

ance by means of a rear window, and

selected about $150 worth of clothing,

nedkties, jewelry, etc., and made for

the mouth of Flat River with their

plunder, where they took a boat be-

longing to Frank Dei'ry and struck

out down the Grand. It seems as if

they must have left a little sooner

than they calculated upon for a por-

tion of the goods removed were left at

the rear of the building. The boat

and its occupants were noticed near

Ada about eight o'clock in the raoni-

i ng fbu t no attention was paid to

them. The fellows wefnt ashore near

Ada and spent the day, and as late as

three o'clock In the afternoon the

queer character of the boat's cargo

was notided and still no suspicions

were arofused. Sunday morning

Derry's boat was missed and the two

events were conneoted. The boat

was recovered at Ada but its occu-

pants and their booty were missing.

Deputy Sheriff Hart is after the

thieves.

ALUMKI ASSOCIATION.

On Friday, J u n e 1, the senior

classes of Ionia, Lowell, Belding and

Greenville held their first reunion at

the Bailey House, Ionia, In the af-

ternoon a pleasant program, rendered

at the Y. M. A. hall, was enjoyed by

all. The principal features of the ex-

ercises were the solo by Earl B. Slaw-

son, of Greenville, the music of the

Ionia high School orchestra, the hum-

orous essay by Miss Kate MdMahon,

of Lowell ftnd the impefflohating by

Elvert M. Davis, of Ionia.

In the evening a banquet was spread

at the Bailey house to Much about

eighty pupils and teachers did justice.

After the feast was over Toast-master

H. Harris, of Greenville, proposed

several toasts which were answered by

by the following persons: Our Host; Mae Strong, Holding. Our Teacher; Florence Henry, Green-

ville. The Juniors; M. Glen Waterbury, Ionia. Classes of'94; Ellis Faulkner, Lowell. Old Memories) Frank Whipple, Belding, When We Ard Through; Ella Green,

Greenville. Great Expectations; W. G; M&rphy,

Lowell. Farewell: Groye A. Wright, Ionia. The affair was a grand success and

will long be remembered by those

present.

FARMERS' PICNIC COMING..

A delegation of the citizens of Low-

il l weut to Clarkstille last Saturday

and secured a unanimous vote from

the Farmer's Picnic executive com-

mittee to hold their next annual pic*

nio at Lowell. The anntial meetings

were formerly held at Morrison Lake,

but for two yerira past have been held

at Saranac, and now this year will be

held on Lowell's favorite b l a n d park,

A u g u s t ^ . These annual meetings

are always largely attended,- and it is

safe to say that Lowell will have its

largest crowd for years on that day.

MUSICAL TREAT IN STORE.

The Dewey Hey wood Concer t com-

pany will be at Train's opera house

June 28, add with them comes Alba

Hey wood who has been secured by

the company for thirty nights only,

previous to taking up his New York

engagement; This is probably the

only chaitfe Lowell people will have

to hear this company. Reserved seats

on sale at the usual place.

BAD MISHAP.

Miss Sarah Jennings, a well known

and very estimable lady, met with a

serious accident at the residence of

Wayne Pardee, on Tuesday afternoon,

where she had been attending a mis-

sionary meeting. She stepped into the

cellar way by mistake, lost her bal-

ance and fell the en'.ire length of the

stairway. She had strength enough

left to make her way up stairs but has

since beeu quite auJk and is still un-

able to go to her own home. The doc-

tot reported that he thongbt her col-

lar bone cracked but not broken, and

that she will get along nicely. She

also received some injuries about the

head. Her many friends hope she

mav soon recover.

List of Unclaimed Letters Remaining in the Post Office at Lowell,

Mich., week ending June 1,1894. Ladies—Chlsholm, Miss Maggie; Smith,

Miss Maggie; White, Mrs. Hattie. Gents—Auher, E. G.; Barrett, Andrew;

Doyle, Ben; Em prey, Geo. W.; Fox, A. A.; Gardner, D. M. &. Sons; Gardner, J.; Pinkham, I. E.; Swalter, Frank.

Pereons claiming the above will please say "advertised" and give date of list.

LEONABT) H . HUNT, P . M .

BUCKLEN'8 ARNICA SALVE. THI B m SALVK LO THE world for Outs,

Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Ball Rhwm, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Handa, Chiufblatoi, Oorns, and ail Skin ErupUtins, and positively cares Plies, or no pay required. It is guaran-teed to give perfect satlsiaetlon or money re-funded. Price 25 eentoper box.

FOB 8ALBBY- HUNTEB & SON. ITS

M i THOUGHT 8 0 , TOO. As I drink my morning coffee,

As I drink my evening tea, The Inilk that we buy of the milkman- '

Seems fearfkilly thin to me. There rises no cream upon it,

It is dreadfully thin and blue. I spoke to my wife about it.

And ihe said she thought so, too;

So I studied over the .question, And I studied long and deep.

I figured at mom, in waking, And at night when I went to sleep, •

And to purchase a Jersey heifer Seemed exactly the thing to do,

And I spoke to my wife about it, And she said she thought so, too.

So we drove out into the country, And were just in luck to find

A cow which the trusty farmer Said never was else than kind;

I hod faith in the honest granger, That the words he said were true,

And I spoke to my wife about it, And she said she thought so, too

I attached the rope to the heifer, And said: "So, Bossy, So!"

My wife started up the wagon . While I held the cow in tow;

But I noticed the cow was unhappy, She rolled her eyes, and said, "Woo-oo!1'

And I spoke to my wife about it, And she said she thought so, too. %

A small dog frightened the heifer. New light on the' scene was shed,

I landed 'way out in the gutter. My wife got a broken head;

I seldom get very excited, Bnt I naturally cussed things blue, -

And I spoke to my wife about it. And she said she thought so, too.

JOSEPH BERT SMILKT,

Galesburg, Mich., April 25.

PEACH HILL QROVB.

Mrs. Wisner entertained her mother ol East Ada last Friday; also Mrs. Rolf aind , Mrs. Kellogg.

A parent was explaining to his child abont the angel of death passing over the houses of Egypt and smiting the first born. The child was silent in thought for a mo-ment then exclaimed: 'fWhat did the angel do when there were twins."

D. H. Gilbert and C. Conklin with thtir families visited at Ed. Dixon's in Ver-genues recently.

Don*.

Society Jeatoa*:?*. "You needn't put on no aire, you

jailer-faced piece. We keep a oow, and has got a pew In de Blue " Taboroaole, besidds," wero of Miss Matilda Snowball, black as night, to a aadc friend.

••I don't keer ef we habn't got a cow. We keep a goat, and my mudder is gwine to hab a oarbuncle on de back ob her neck," was the crushing reply.—Texas Siftings.

A QucOr Organ .

A curious organ is to be seen a t ihe Jesuits ' ehuroh at Shanghai, China It tfas manufactured by a native, a "brother coadjutor" of the Jesuit order. The pipes. of the in-strument are id bamboo wood instead of metal, and the sonority is of In-comparable swe'etness, "aneelio and superhuman," says a correspondent, and such as has never been heard in Europe. -

SacgMted. He—Miss Budd isn't as pretty as

she was. •She—That wins my bet He—Did you bet that her beauty

would fade-? She—-Nope; tha t you would pro-

pose to her and get left.—Truth.

Vncooiiclmu Animals .

To make animals unconscious, be-fore slaughtering, is considered hu-mane In Berne, Switzerland. A teat-was recently made there by legal enactment and it took six quar ts of alcohol to render an ox unfeelingly drunk.

Cremat ion .

Such has been the growth lar opinion In favor of the disposition of the dead by hea t^ha t there are now in the country eigh-teen incorporated cremation socie-ties, and during the pas* ten years about 3,009 cremations have take* plae*

J[(nvell

f . U Jomao*, PobliA»

i w r o j o ' - • '

TO MAMY A PRINCE.

M A U D E B U R K S O P C A L I F O R N I A W I N S A N O B L E M A N .

I Bh» la ths Koit Besatifal Woman In 4Bi*rim—H« !• • Patriot Bob of Po-

lio Amorleon tftmg

IT i s said tha t photographs have toon taken 600 feet under water, tat i t will be generally agreed that many photographs should bo taken deeper than t h a t

Now that the model ol New York's • ta tue of Diana is known to have been a man the identity of the model of the Chicago Columbus statue can be guessed. She must have been a

woman

IT is a sad sequel to the Carlisle Harr i s tragedy that his father has sow been removed to an insane asy-lum, a hopeless maniac. I t seems to i s rn ish better evidence of insanity Im the family than was brought out When the young man's life was at

•take.

WHILE the miser's money is se-creted in a cellar, it is losing inter-M i The merchant who has goods in •took and fails to let the public know of i t pursues a policy that is equally unsound. In both oases the principal may be secure, but the

Cofit which might be realized is

s t

THE English are always talking •bou t the vulgarizing of the English language by Americanisms, but as London financial writers of high •tending allude to the ••backwarda-tion" of settlements on the stock exchange, i t looks as if the British beam were fully as large as the American mote.

HE COMING MAE-riage of Prince An-dre Poniatowski to one of California's /air d a u g h t e r s , though i t can hard-ly be termed an in-ternational m a P-riage, as Poland no longer ranks as a nation, is yet of

' great interest to all Americans, as we recognize our debt of gratitude to Poland for sending to us in Our time of need such heroes as Kosciusko and Pulaski. To the former we have erected a monument at West Point and to the lat ter one at Savan-nah. Catherine of Russia placed on the throne of Poland the ancestor of Prin ee Andre Poniatowski His great-uncle was one of Napoleon's marshals, losing his life a t the battle of Leipslc. The family of Poniatowski is in every sense a very distinguished historical family. Two of its members have evidenced their fondness for America and Americans by choosing their wives from its fair daughters, reviving an

• • ^>-1—j —mm, - - —

society most successfully aa the beau-tiful American heiress. She aecompa-nied her husband to Mexico, where they are now living, being the most brilliant members of President Diaz's cabinet circle, having great promi-nence and influence owing to their large landed interest

The Poniatowskis, inheriting from Napoleon's great marshal much of his talent and enterprise, are not con-tented to lead the idle life of courtiers, but Amerioan like, interest themselves in business Li this country and Mexico with the laudable ambition of acquir-ing their own fortunes. If all Euro-

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COOL

Back la a Wfock Walitooat.

Beading an article published in the New York Tribune in which were described the experience of two men in a railroad wreck where a car rolled over and over down an em-bankment into a river reminded a New Yorker of a similar accident

"There isn't anything in tho world tha t I know.1' he said, " tha t makes a man lose his senses so com-pletely as being tumbled over and over in a falling car, and yet I met a man once who seemed the personifi-

-» 4n 4»>at such a sit W1U1 VXAU ing their own fortunes. If all Euro- man once who seemeu tne pomuu... peans who come over here and marry cation of coolness in just such a slt-— would do likewise, re- nation. As soon as our car left the - t 9 nnr pcoua - -our heiresses would do likewise, re-maining in this country and helping na to develop i ts resources and spend-

nation. As soon as our car left the track we were all shot from our berths in various directions, being tumbled up and down and around as the oar kept on turning somersaults. Like the the people I read about we landed in the water, and when the car came to a stand still after its

I terrifying bumping and crashing, I I was so frightened tha t I could

scarcely move my arms to keep my head above water.

"Near me, however, was a man who kept his head.

" 'Don't splash around so,' he said, •you'll cut yourself. The car is full • • l«ivrv

| A WOMAN'S TROUBLE.

A W I S C O N S I N L A D Y W R I T E S T O

T H B P R E S S .

Volte • boat Trials That AOIetod Hor for Toars and of Her Roloaso troaa Terrlblo Saffarlact—Death Maa—afl

laaritaMo.

The following letter has been for-warded by ita writer, Mrs. George Beany, to the press for publication:

ASHLAND, W i a , M a y 24, 1W4.

To THE EDITOR—Dear Sir: I have read several accounts of wenderfnl cures effected by Dodd's Kidney Pills. I have been in poor health for seven-teen years—suffering all the time. Have taken medicine for lung disease, liver and stomach trouble, hear t dis-ease and female complaints. Every physician had some different name for my disease. Did they cure me? No, 1 was getting worse all the time. I began taking patent medicines of ev-ery kind that was recommended for those troubles the doctors claimed I had. I sent to Buffalo, New York, Brooklyn, etc., for electric belt" ;

atomach pads, and medicines, and ev-- — t wm bloated

i

** •Don t BpiMU orvuuxa bvy — — •you'll cut yourself. The car is ful l atomach pads, and medicines, auu D ,-ol broken glass lamps, wrenched rods erything was a failure. I was bloated and rails, and you'll hack yourself to all the time and so short of breath and

' weak t h a t I could not safely leave "• ' * « neUrhbor

rRIJTCE ANDEE. ing their wives' large incomes here, foreign matches would not be as dit-a n a a u a c i « w . - W a r —^ w from its fair daughters, "reviving an foreign matches wonw uow

interest in Poland which we felt 100 tasteful to us as they now are. years ago, when Kosciusko and Pulaski On the contrary, such international turned the tide of war in our favor. marriages would benefit ns by being

The engagement of Prince Andre a l l additional bond of sympathy be-and Maude Burke, award tween thiacountry and Europe." Mr. " •miorated

pieces.' "But I thought I was drowning,

and I shouted my fears to him. 44 •Oh, no,' said he, •we aro not

drowning; we'll get out of this eas-

ily.' "But It was not so easy to escape

' mA. The

The engagement, oi ». ..-v™ Poniatowski and Maude Burke, award of Gen. G. H Carpentier of New York, was announced some months ago Miss Burke is the daughter of an old friend of Gen. Carpentier, who resided in Oakland, CaL, and i t was because of her mother, now Mra Tichnor, hav-ing remarried that she has made her home with the Carpentier family.

"JOUl it nt»o uww ..v, . as my cool friend assured me. whole inside work had been shatter-1 ed. and there was nothing by which we could climb to the windows, which were high above us, as our car was overturned, lying on Its roof.

••We made so many efforts to jump up, always falling back into the wa-1 ter, that I became exhausted. My friend, however, kept on encourag-1

Ing me. "Finally, with his assistance, I

managed to clutch a window frame and I got o u t He followed me shortly afterward.

••The first th ing he did when we had climbed outside was to examine himself for cuts and other wounda

•• 'Well, 1 guess I am allvo,' he said, with a laugh.

"After we had sat there for awhile watching with shivers the wreckers working out to us, my friend de-clared he was going to crawl back in to the oar.

•• 'Great heavens!' I begged, •don't. do that; we were lucky to get out once. You might get pinned there | or drowned by the rising water.'

" 'I have a waistcoat in there, ' he answered, 'and In the inside pocket there's over $1,000. I am going back for tha t waistcoat My bir th was an end one, and I might be able -to find i t '

"In the face of my protests he crawled back through the window, I and, when he dropped down with a I loud splash, I was' as 'rattled' as if 1 had been the re again myself. I could hear him puffing around in the water down there for a long time, while he fished for h is waistcoat Finally hiu I wet head came through the window once more, and I was never more I glad t o see a man.

•• •! got i t ' he said, with a tri-umphant laugh. 'Pretty wet. but the bills seem to be there. Watch is gone. Too bad. too; It was given to me. but one can't expect to save everything out of a railroad wreck,' he added cheerfully.

"He was a cool man. that fellow, and nothing could disturb his good

humor."

tween this country auu „r_-Elliott Zborowski's father emigrated from Poland to this country, marrying here Miss Morris, of Morrisania, N. Y., of the great manor family of Mor-ria He lef t his son, Elliott Zborow-ski, and a daughter, who married a distinguished French nobleman of large fortune. His son, a polished and

WINCHESTER WADSWOBTH of L e w Is ton, N. Y., has the distinction of being the first man. It Is thought • h o ever escaped from the terrible

' •latches of the Niagara whirlpool I t is safe to say, however, t ha t it is • a experience that he would not wish to go through with again for •11 the glory in the world.

A WILDLT eccentric individual whole wife nags him about hie hair

Ct t ing onto his coat collars won-rs why. tailors could not put on our

•oats beautifully chased aluminium •ollars. All you have to do then •Very morning Is to shine up your •oa t collar a t one end of you and Four boots a t the other—and there

f o n are. THE adoption of the cap and gown

students of several universities moves the New York Sun to remark lhat the cap and bells are bet ter •si ted to contemporary under-grad-• a t e conditions. Not so: the wearers of cap and bells were clowns only by protession, not in manners, and •wreover were men of wit and amus-t a g fellows.

T H E were not seem to i iop tha t fekke a will eloaes on the

fact t ha t Ferdinand Rlvard fur cap In tbe summer does

) strengthen the con ten-he was incompetent to

In these days of cy-clones on tne sun. It Is a wise man who putteth not away from him the habiliments of winter, when the blue-bird caroleth and the second-hand

calleth for his prey.

I P L E A S A N T home sorroundings on t h e farm in a great dogme lighten labor. There is no such thing as itock In farming; success can only be •ttalned by following methods t h a t •a ture will smile on. The farm has l o be run by proper motive power

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weak tha t I could not safely leave home If I went to visit a neighbor I would be certain to take a weak apell, and sometimes had great dif-ficulty to get home. I would be ao bloated tha t I could not bear my clothes on, sad my nerves were in a dreadful state all the tine. My eyesight almost failed me and I could get no relief except when I would refrain from eating or drinking. I was starving myself all summer. If I ate the least thing or took a drink ef water, I would suffer for days. Gould not sleep a t nighta; even on hot nighta In summer I had to have a fire on and ait with my feet in hot mustard water to keep me from freezing. I had ter-rible painful spells and nervous hya-teria until I would think I could live no longer. My sufferings were dread-ful and I was weak and almost starved to death when I read in the Sbelburne Free Press of the wonderful cures made by Dodd's Kidney Pi 11a. I sent to Toronto fo r two boxea The first box I took relieved me of all the bloat-ing and full feeling in my atomach, and I began to eat and sleep. I sent for more pilla, and have now taken six boxes and I can say tha t I feel like living onoe more. Am able to visit my neighbors and can walk quite

I a distance. I t is just one month since I began to go o u t

| and I feel satisfied if I had not taken Dodd's Kidney Pills I could have lived but a short time longer. My back and kidneys were sore all the time and my head felt so I thought I would go erazy. I thank God for the relief given me, and I also thank the maker ef Dodd's Kidney Pills, as I owe my Me

| to them. During the seventeen yeaas j I waa ill I waa never told by any doe-

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I waa u i i waa „ tor, either in Canada or this eonnttx tha t I had kidney trouble—new I tha t I haa KIUUO know by experience that tha t was tbe eauae of all my suffering. I send yon thia information tha t i t may benefii

jothera Dodd's Kidney Pills are, in' my estimation, worth their weight h> gold. Yours respectfully,

MBS. GEOEOE RIANT, 2111 Bast Third street

Ashland, Wia. Any one who can not procure these

pills from his local druggist may ob-tain them by writing the Dodds Medi-cine Company, Ltd., Buffalo, N. Y.»or Toronto, Canada. (Buyers shonld be careful to see that they get the genn-

| ine Dodd'a Kidney Pilla—there are un-fortunately some imitations en the market) Sent postpaid on receipt of price; 50 cent* per box, or six boxes

M I S S

i Prince Poniatowski first came over « --.o-

B U R K E O F C A L I F O R N I A .

•a ture W lAi Otaaoow —

^ L u « b L s Z - t i r ° . « g L p m ' " t j r k r r r r . r the H . M k l . a o f . a . U . h , farn. T n o c r ^ ,

sort of man, of medium height and " , . fdimly bu i l t active and energetic in

THE Encsson. the torpedo V^oat h i t movements. Prinoe Andre Ponia-^ t o b « » — - W returned

courtly man, devoted to field sports, is one of the best cross-country riders this country has ever produced. In all Poland's struggles for liberty she the Scotch say, has always had American sympathy, thirsels." Of Placed as Poland is, on the map of . . .

Maoh Pnffed Up. JThere is no class of persons of

whom one may say that "Knowledge r -puffeth up" more truly according to for IS. SO. J a m e s Payne than our classical schol- B o m i t o s do not bite, a ra There Is something in the dead moaqu

*- — - « • tVnaa who " n n VB

•IUBK UU.W — - slimly built, active u u „ . THE Encsson, the torpedo boat jjjg movements. Prince Andre Ponia- Placed as Poland is, on ino IUBf

Imllt in Dubuque, Is expected to be a towskl returned last summer to France, Europe, between Rnssia, Prussia and flyer. She will cost more than the ^ e r e his mother has an establish- Austria, her absorption by those pow-

iB faster. Con- mgut, near Paris, and his acquaintance ers was inevitable. However, she with Miss Burke was made on the i twfer . other side The original plan was that the wedding should be celebrated in the gay French capital, b u t as Hope lor a SOBKOD muu. Gen. Carpentier had an ill turn it was And freedom ibrieked as Kosciusko postponed, and the Car pen tiers and Poland) fell. Miss Burke returned to this side, and WARD MCALLII

A M O N G the many trades carried on w e n t immediately to California . -» Vow York is prince Andre Poniatowaki came over

very shortly alter, and with little delay started fo r San Francisco, where it • — i j

w. ie will cost uiuiw <— Gushing, but then she Is faster. Con-•Iderable surprise is expressed at a torpedo boat being built In t i e W e s t | but there Is no good reason why skilled steel and Iron workers should | not be found In the many shipbuild-ing establishments of the section.

made a gallant fight for liberty. Campbell's lines well express our senti-

i ment: Hope for a SOSROU bade the world farewell,

' ' 1 — a a Koscluiko (L o.,

In the big city of New York is clover-peddling. Men come In from the suburbs every day driving gtarted for San inuma**, wagons containing loads of fresh-cut vpas arranged that the marriage should clover, which is peddled to teamsters u l t e place during February. For on recora. i n i u c x u ^ . . - ^ ' their horses. The peddlers ^ s o n thU plan waa abandoned. H ^ r y a t ^ b l l n is the a l r e l e ^ of a

good thing out of the bus!-. a n d t h e Carpentiers and Miss Burke native of boutb lreland ^ h o w " • • • New York home, fled during his lifetime, living in that ..nora His affliction

_ WARD MCALLISTER.

An Oeslfled I r l i h m a n . Many people think that Jonathan

Bassett who died recently, was the first ossified man. He may have been the first on exhibition,but not the first on record. In the Museum of Natural

languages which causes those who make them their study to have, as

say, "A quid conceit of Of Whewell, I t was

said tha t ••science was his forte and omniscience his foible." Professor Donaldson used modestly to admit that he knew nothing of botany; but tbe whole circle of the soienoe was, with this exoeptlon, supposed to be at his fingers' end. "What I do not know," says Jowett, (for though somebody said f t for him. It comes to the same thing) " i s not knowledge." The last utterance of a well known classical authority Is said to be as follows: "Tennyson dead. Browning oead. Jowett dead; I feel almost alone. "—Argonaut

lor m a k e a •ess and HO do tho tired city horses, who otherwise would have no oppor-tunity to plunge their noses down Into a bunch of sweet clover.

A made

N E W YORK bacteriologist has de a report to the New York alth department of his investiga ,n into 268 cason of so-called "mora

ana mo I returned to their New York home. Miss Burke has been quite ill for a few days, and this and the several post-ponements of the marriage have given

I rise t o rumors tha t the affair is off.

native oi oouoa fled during his lifetime, living in that condition for years. His affliction came on in a peculiar manner. One night, after a carousal, he slept out in a field. Soon thereafter hia joints be-

" — 1 J nriM nor

A Board Inx-Honae Sa in t .

Landlady—Poor Mr. Lightweight died last week, and if anyone ever deserved to go to heaven he did.

Mr. Heavygaul who Is slightly In

arrears—Why ? Landlady, weeping — He always

paid his board in advance, never complained If his bad wisn't made * h o •oppij up, and, oh. euch a delicate appetite j 1

-Harner e m<

Uaie — Female frogs have no voice; on^y

t h e males can sing. The mummy cata unearthed in

Egypt have red hair. All kinds of insects,so f a r as known,

are afflicted with some form of para-site. m

An elephant is fifty to sixty ycAi in attaining maturity and will Uve a century and a half.

If a snail's bead be out off and tbe animal be placed in a cool, moist spot, a new bead will be grown.

Several species of ants keep cowa, the aphis auswering the purpose, and milk them a t regular intervals.

The g a n n e t or aolan goose, is pro-vided with an air cushion under his akin. Bis body contains about 100 cu-bic inches of air.

At the end of each hair of a cat's whiskers Is a bulb of nervous sub* stance which converts the hair into extremely delicate feelers. Q Toads and frogs carry a supply of water about with them m a sack pro-vided for the purpose. If, by accident, the-supply becomes exhausted, the an-

rise t o r u m w —— Prinoe Poniatowski is not as fond of gun to swueu. . 4 . society as some other titled foreigners sit down unattended. Neither could h e u o h a

mrlment of his investiga- w h o i m v e visited New York in recent he bend his body, and when placed n p ^ t h a t B u i i l bad!—Harper e casoH of so-callod "mem- yeBrSi He is connected in a business right resembled stone. His teeth and u a . , a r

branous croup," and says ho has w a y w i t h the Rothschilds, and brought jaws became joined into a solid bone. ' the conclu- letters to the Belmouts and others He lost his sight and the use of hit UniqunArt. tontrue. and for years was kept alive b j v™* daughter ha?

seen enough to justify the conclu- ^ ^ Beimouw sion that the disease is nothing w i j e n iw came tongue.and for years was Kept m..® more or less than laryngeal diph- p rince Andre's oldest brother mar- nourishment artificially administered, therla. and he rucommanda that tho r j e ( j ^ ^ 8 Ely Goddard, one-of our moat Doctors could do nothing for him. and disease be listed us contagious and i , e i i u t iful and distinguished-looking when he died they preserved the physicians made to promptly report y 0 u n f r American women, educated in strange skeleton, or mummy, which ii all such cases to tho health author- pa rin wher/b she made ber debut Into now on exhibition-

I ties. j

Unique Art .

Mra Earle—Your daughter has been studying painting, has she not?

Mrs. Lamoyn—Yes; you should see some of the sunsets she —

The most curious animal in the world Is the ornithorhyncus paradox-ua I t has a beak like a duck, a body like an otter, is web-footed, is amphib* ious and lays eggs.

B E W A R E O F FRAnDB.—Be mire you geli; paints, the genuine Dr. Thomas' Eclectric

~ CMIHR. Crouo, Asthma, Dealr Mrs. Lrfunoyu— A Wf j — —

some of the sunsets she paints, the genuine wi. There never was anything like them. ^ cures Golds, Croup, Asthma,

(ness and Rheumatism.

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FlllOltE. T H E O L D M E A N S F A I L , B U T N O T

T H E N E W .

SUCCESSFUL.

The Phr«(«l*o Boplacwl by t h e Specific, and t h e L a t t o r has Alwaya T r o r e n

a Fr iend la Ncod.

Mr. Stewart Vaughan. of Cotum. Ontario, Mw all wise personages who are taken sud-doaly ill and know of no remedy to help aid and assist them to return to health, consults his physician. The doctor prescribe# (as al l dootors do), but like the thousands of oases of kidney troubles t h e physician falls to give re-lief: the adrioe of the physician failing, Mr. Vaughan accepts the counsel ot his friends, and now in his grat l tudahe wants the world to know of the remedy which has given him a sew lease of Ufa These are his own words: " About fifteen years ago I severely Strained myself, which brought on an attack of kidney trouble. I could do nothing in the shape of work. 1 tried my family physician, and nu-merous remedies that I heard about, but all without any permanent effect. 1 commenced to think that I would always have to suffer, as nothing seemed to give me any lasting relief. In oonrersatioa with a friend who bad been troubled similarly, be told me that Dean's Kid-ney Pills bad cured him. I got some and commenced their use. They retleved me Im-mediately, and the trouble dfd not come buck to inc. This wns about eight years ago. and 1 bare only felt the old symptoms onoe or twice since that time, which a few doses of the puis Instantly dispelled. Since using them myself 1 have heard of other cases where they were Just as valuable a s In my case." Doan's Kld-acy Pills are sold for 50 cents per box, or six boxes for S2.M). F oster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.. Sole Agents tor the United States. Sent by mail on recoipt of price. For sale by all dealers.

I

T H E R O S E ' S B R I D A L .

Xa tbe flush of the mom a rose was born— Tbe sweetest morn ins of all the year—

And tt nestled against the cold, gray wall. And on Its cheek was a dewy tear.

A little sunbeam peeped over tbe hill. And smiled on the pale rose trembling there.

And said: "Why weepest thou, my'queen. For of all the flowers thou art most f a i r ? '

And the rose replied: "I am full of fear. For the world is strange and the mora Is

chill, And the phantoms of nl?ht were nil about.

And, ere thy comln; my heart sto Jd still "

Then the sunbeam said; "I brinx you joy. And I'll give ihee my life and we will wed:"

And it kissed the tear from tho virgin cheek, And the birds san? love son ;8 overhead

—Samuel Hoyt in Portland Transcript

Tentrlloqulsrn Unders tood by Anelonts.

Ventriloquism was undoubtedly known both to the Jews and to the Egjptiaha It was used by many persons for purposes of deception. The wizards who employed it, de-clared that their "familiar spirit" resided in tbe abdomen, whence the voice was supposed to proceed. The old testament scriptures abound wlt^ denunciations both of persons who had these familiar spirits and of those who went to seek their advice aad assistance. They were treated as though they were in familiar in-tercourse with the evil one, and, ac-cording to Jewish law, received no mercy. Instances, howsver. are very frequent in much later history of deception being successfully prac-ticed by persons having this pecu-liar g i f t — S t Louis Globe-Democrat

Statosmanl lko.

A couple of congressmen had been talking at each other In the most belligerent fashion, and a man who heard It was telling a reporter about the affair.

••Was there any bloodshed?" in-quired the reporter, who was evi-dently pretty green.

••Oh, no." replied the man; "no bloodshed, but a terrific lot of word shed."

Not Very Wild .

Folding her in his arms he rained kisses upon her blushing counten-ance.

"Darling," he cried, "this exceeds my wildest dreams I"

Shsr smiled. "I can believe you, dearest," she

answered, "when I reflect that you never ea t mince pie at n igh t"— Truth./

assure

A Qaoetlon. Carrie—-It isn't possible. Harold—It is true, I can

you. Carrie—But— Harold—Why, I heard her say Just

yesterday that she was only twenty-! e i g h t h

-."Then how old was she. fcras born.—Life.

AGK causes mneh sickness, and improper action of

kidneys is bad drainage system, which Burdock

remedy.

Park city, Ky., lately paper over a cracked

nlaoed it under a setting timu a chicken waa

the mended egg. Mr. ed the shell with the

intact to prove hia state-

Norway Pine Syrup cures colds quicker than any

„ , because it combines the laiig-hjealing quality of the pine tree with other valuable medicines. Sold )>j all dealers on a guarantee of satis-faction. I

coug, o the r

New York, with' an assessed valua-tion of $3,500,000,000, is the richest state in the union. Pennsylvania is next with a valuation of fa,000,000,000.

The Chinese policemen in Hongkew "struck" againstycertuin restrictions. They smashed f u r n i t u r e and tore down sign boards before they were pacified.

M. L. Blair, Alderman 5th Ward, Scranton, Pa., stated Nov. 9, '83: He had used Dr. Thomas' Eolectrlc Oil for sprains, burns, cute, bruises and rheu-matism. Cured every time.

h ^ . f o r ^ S S r d i a ^ . l a ' « ' ^ detachable

• o S e n u h S ^ S ; * - ta l l , l a

And 'Tls Done.

Bridget or Hilda or Kate will press the button: electricity will do the rest That is the substance of what Dr. Lucy Hall-Brown told the mem-bers of the Brooklyn woman's club a t the regular meeting in the Young »> Oman's Christian association build ing.

One of the most important things that was shown only on canvas was the electric oven. I t was lined with asbestos felt, and will cook a 12-pound turkey in two hours and forty-five minutes, and have i t done to a turn. Not a thought need be given it af ter It goes into the oven, and the whole kitchen is as free from heat and gen-eral unpleasantness as my lady's own boudoir. Tho oven is heated in from u;n to fifteen minutes.

The dishes for the table are warmed to exactly the right degree on the upper shelves of the oven, and not a thought need be given them by the cook until they are wanted for service.

Dr. Brown described a modern house as it is and is to be. "I t is in one of the principal avenues in the city," she said, "and inside poor Br idget hot and tired is tugging a heavy pail of coal np stairs. Outside a workman Is planning to bring a small wire into the house.

"Presto! Change! Bridget and the house have become things of beauty and joys forever. No more coal to carry. Bridget's temper and the kitchen have cooled together. She comes down stairs In the mornintr. touches a button and the coffee is steaming hot; another button, and the eggs are beaten; and still another and the meat is chopped. Breakfast put on the table in little electric heaters is delightfully hot, and is served In a wonderfully short time.

"There are electric washing ma-chines and irons. Electric sweepers revolutionize house cleaning, and there are no lamps to clean or p-as bills to pay.

"Health and beauty follow, with no dust or vitiated air, and electric fans,

•uS ,lent Vt b?ur brin*' when wish them, the breath of the moun-tains or the breezes of Coney island."

Burglars are things of the past in Dr. Brown's model house. The audi-ence proved It by nearly having a nervous shock when some one acci-dentally stepped on the burglar mat, when the lights were turned down, and a long peal from a connectinir electric bell sounded. They thongbt it was a good thing throughout but they dUin't like i t any hotter than the little stove in which breakfast fo r a small family could be cooked In ten minutes.

Giving a UInner.

If you wish to give a successful din-ner do not invite too many or be over anxious to serve a quantity of food. A few congenial spirits, choice rather than numerous dishes, absolute confi-dence in your cook, a dining room the temperature of which does not wilt the fiowers or the collars of your guests, are the primaiy requisites of an enjoyable feast, and without them Mrs. Croesns herself could not enter-tain pleasantly though each dish was of pnre gold and the viands worth treble their weight in the same metal.

I fyon happen to be the mother of twm daughters don't think It neces-sary to dress them just aUke. There is nothing so altogether depressing, we should imagine, as to feel t ha t there is another being somewhere near who not only looks just as we d^, but dresses identically the same as well The time has passed when i t was considered corrootly fashion-aUe to array the several members of the family in garments that varied only in sise, for in cut and trimmlne they were as much alike as so many peas in a pod. Good taste and better aensehave wrought the change; but when twins appear, then the diatress-ing tendency crops np again, and we •ee two Uttle girls In blue, pink or

green resembling each other so close-ly tha t they sometimes get mixed themselvea This horrible catastro-phe could be avoided If the children possessed a little more distinctive originaUty.

Insnranoo f o r W o m f n .

Is your life insured? and. If no t why is It not? Woman now numbers It among the rights she has been striv-ing to attain that she may be insured in certain companlea Of course the conditions are rather severe. She will have to pay more for the privilege than a man does, for the insurance companies still maintain that they take a greater risk in insuring women —gentle, domestic, early-to-bed and eariy-to-rise women—than they do in Insuring men, who revel late o' nighta, court delirium tremens, engage in fights with one another, seek death on the railway and In other ways en-deavor to dispose of their lives.

Insurance is an admirable invest-ment for women, despke the discrimi-nation against them. The woman who has any one depending upon her will lift a load of anxiety from hor mind by having her life insured. She will know then whatever happens she has provided for her charges. And the woman who has no one at all de-pendent upon her wiU find it equally pleasant to reflect that she is able to leave money to some one whom it will benefit

An ordinary policy is issued for any sum desired. As long as the person insured lives, she must pay the premiums on that sum, and at her death the sum wiU be paid to her beneficiary.

The endowment policies are the most gratifying to those selfish beings who look forward to enjoying money themselves with almost as much keen-ness as they do towards leaving money to their heira These policies are known as the fifteen or twenty-year endowment policies, and are supposed to be particularly adapted to the needs of women. If a young woman takes out a twenty-year endowment policy of a thousand dol-lars, she pays a certain premium, and if she dies during the twenty years the face of the policy is pay-able to her beneficiary. Bu t If she lives, at the end of the period the company will pay to her a thousand dollars with accumulated surplus and interest

T ^HOSE who could not eat cake, hot

biscuit, bread and pastry because

of indigestion have found that by rais-

ing them with Royal Baking Powder

they are enabled to eat them with per-

fect comfort Royal Baking Powder is composed

of chemically pure cream of tartar and

bicarbonate of soda, and is an actual

preventive of dyspepsia

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., IM WALL ST., NEW-YORK.

Archdeacon Sinclair tells the fol-lowing story: "I remember that a cur-ate of my grandfather's who was preaching his first sermon, was so overcome by nervousness that he made a calamitous blunder. He was preaehing on the prodigal son and when he came to the words 'Put the ring upon his finger' he was unable to stop, but went on, 'and bells on his toes and he shaHhave music wherever he goea* He only became aware of his mistake when he saw the members of his family, who were sitting below, all bending their heads towards their knees as if they had been struck by lightning."

FOB Indigestion, constipation, sick headache, weak stomach, disordered liver—take Boech-am's Pills. For sale by all druggists.

Steel rails average 160 tons to the mile; iron 145.

W. H. OHIFFIN, Jackson, Mich., writes: "Sufferod with Catarrh for lifteen years. Hall's Catarrh Cure cured me." Sold by Druggists. Tbe.

The word with tbe most syllables is latitu-dlnarlanlsm.

Dust In Corpoto.

When putting1 down carpets in rooms that are much used it is a good plan to spread newspapers over the fioors, then take clean straw and scatter it evenly over tha papers, and then put your carpet down. It will let the dust through on the paper, and donds of dust will not follow the broom on sweeping day. The carpets will last longer with this lining than any other, and when yon take them up again yon will find the dust lodged on the pa-pers, and if carefully removed to the rubbish pile, you will avoid filling your lungs with poisonous dust, as but little will be found on sweeping the floors. In putting down carpets in spare rooms, where they are not likely to be taken np very often, i t is an excellent plan to scatter smoking tobacco over the paper, to guard against moths and the Buffalo bug. This is a sure preventive against the attacks of moths, and carpets may be safely lef t down in the spare room for a number of years.

A VaoderbUt Bod.

The latest design for a bed is that which Mrs. Cornelina Vanderbllt has in her sleeping room in the new place on Fifth avenue. I t is distinctly novel here. There Is a dais raised five or six inches from the floor. This is padded thickly till it is almost like a pillow. On this stands a frame which has neither head nor footboard. It almost resembles a large divan, and around it the dais makse a platform wide enough to walk upon. This divan bed has a superb day dressing of yellow satin that is trimmed with fringe, and jnst touches the dais, while it fits smoothly over the level of the bed. It is caught in a knot at each corner. I t has a magnificent band of embroidery around it on the portion that covers the fiat top High up on the walls is a magniflcent carved lambreqntn-like frame, from which are draped exquisite brocaded yellow silk hangings that are not at all full, and are so short on the side that no air is shut out

T h e Lodios. The pleasant effect and perfect safety with

which ladies may use tbe California liquid lax-ative, Syrup of Figs, under all conditions, makes i t their favorite remedy. To get the true and genuine article, look for the name of the California Fig Syrup Co., printed near the bottom of the package.

Pythons have real legs and feet.

Rhtloh'a Conanmptlon Caro It «old «m m ruarantm. It cure* lociptent OOMBB, uoo. Il m ibe best Unch Cora. Bci&.90cu.cai%

The snail, minute as it is, has 89,000 teeth.

neceman'fl Camphor Ice with OlycorfM^ Cum Chapped Bands and Facf.Terdtr or Sore rM%

Cbllblauu, rilek, Ac. C. U. Clark Co.. New Harea. C*

In Japan you buy the dress by the weight.

M l i a n a o a ' a M a g i c C a r * 8atwo.M

Warrantixl to cure or money refunded. Aak j dniggui fur lu Price Uocate.

Oklahoma has a sheriff named Fightmaster.

I N C I D E N T S O F T H E D A Y ,

A whale 45 feet long was recently captured near Beaufort. N. C.

The Beauty of Niagara can never be described and it has never been pIcturAd so adeiua tdy and satisfactorily as- in the splendid portfolio just Issued bv the Michi-gan Central. -The Niagara Falls Route." I t contilns fifteen large plates from the very best Instantaneous photographs, which cannot be iKxight for as manv dollars. .VI1 these can be bought tor ten cents at the Michigan Central Ticket OUleo, 00 Woodward ave . corner Jeffer-son.

Ton Don ' t H a r e to

go 2,000 miles to reach the land of the prune. The irrigated lands of Idaho along the line of the Union Pacific system are capable of producing the class of fruit seen in the Idaho Ex-hibit a t the World's Fair. Why! by stopping in Idaho you'll save enough on your fare and freight to make the first payment on your farm. Investi-gate.

Advertising matter sent on applica-tion. Address E. L. Lomax, G. P. & T. A. Omaha. Keb.

There are 10% counties In the United Slates named af ter the Father of his Country.

A crusty old Welsh deacon wat asked for the loan of the school room for a concert He granted the request on the condition tha t no comio songs were to be sung. The concert took place, and "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay" waa sung. The Welsh deacon's curiosity. was aronsed by the applause. HA' asked what "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay** meant and he was told that it was the Greek for hallelujah. Sunday was the church anniversary. Tha preacher held forth and the deacon began shouting "Amen, amen, diolch iddo," etc., and all present were con* vnlscd when he burst out "Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay."

A BAD TEMPSE{ and a bad liver—J

E~ always Had >d t o g e t h e r , a note of t M a

a n d see if i t toV t r a a I

Now, why not f H a .

S T d S S S S - n u 1 chaacot Dr.nrafe* P l e a s a n t P e l l e t a

will do i t f o r you. ordered liver, clea. ^ j — - j make lite look d i f l e m t t o yon. i t i n a pleewmt way, t o o ThevVa tta

tbe easiest t o take , a n d too a a k natural remedv. Keep a vial of tbess l i n y N l r t B ia

vest-pocket They'll g ive y e a a cure for Bflionsnem, _ __ __

i

4^

set yoor 4o-syatem, a r t u. Tbm4o

Urn, Indigestion, Slok or B O k o s every derangement ef t h s and bowels.

The makers a re so a a r e y o n H he i t h a t t h e y H agree, U y o a V s not , to i s t a t a ' t h e money.

F o r twenty-five y a m t h e * P d k t s h a a a sold e n tfaelr m e r i t W h y b u y other l O ^ 1

when P . P . P . a r e u g a a r a n t e M " f I Thsrafe n o t U a g l f k « y t o be " J a * a s 0tMdL*i

W . N . D . — X l l — 2 3 .

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IF YOU WANT TO FEEL A PERFECT CURE PROMPTLY, OF

LUMBAGO. ST. JACOBS OIL WILL DO IT AS I0THWG ELSE DAI BO.

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California Wines. f u U p a r t i c u l a r s . F n r n a m S t r e e t , O m i l i a . Neb .

Oyster Plant or Balslfv-Wash, scrape and boil i t an hour, or

till i t is tender. Put i t into a dish and mash it with a potato masher; season it with a little cream, butter, pepper and sal t and just a dash of cayenne pepper. Set away to cool. When very cold shape Into balls, dip in egg, roll in fine crumbs and fry brown, in boiling f a t Or, af ter mash-ing the oyster plant, add an egg for each cupful of pulp, add a little butter and salt, and if necessary a little flour may be stirred in. Make it up into small cakes and fry them In hot butter.

Delmonleo Hashed Potatoes.

Pare and chop six medium-sized raw potatoea Put them in a baking dish, season with pepper and salt, cover them with milk, place over the top one heaping tablespoouf ul of butter, cut Into small pieces, and bake in s quick oven forty minutea

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Job printhir in conneeUon at Grand Rapids ratea. "Alwaja Prompt," U our motto.

SATURDAY. JUNK 9. 18M

T H E June Review of Reviewa has

excellent portraits of the late Senator

Stockbridge and his successor, Mr.

Patton. » • •

T H E Grand Rapids Eagle copies

paragraphs from the L E D G E R and

credits them to the Journal. What 's

the matter with the "old bird?" « * •

COKORE88MAX RicnABDSOK has our thanks for a copy of the memorial ad-dresses on tha life and character of

Melbourne H. Fo rd . It is noticea-

able that two of the Michigan mem-

bers of Congress whose addressee are

included in this volume, Representa-

tive Chipman and Senator Stock-

bridge, have since followed Mr. Ford

to that bourne from whence no trav-

eler returns.

*

"In a few.short weeks Mr. Glad-stone has outlived hatred, malice and all uncharitablenees. His fame stands as high to day as if it had been purified by half a century of the tomb. Most great men have to wait for such a vindiction for the passing away of an entire generation. Their appeal is to posterity. In Mr. Glad-stone's case the scales have fallen from the eyes of his opponente."—-London Daily News.

' 'Wheat growers in Minnesota turn thrfr cattle into growing wheal fields, while people starve; corn growers in Kansas burn their product as fuel, while coal miners are compelled U> work at starvation wages; cotton growers in the aonlh refuse to pick

• the crop,while millions go half clothed. What is the cause and what the cure of conditions which thus obstruct free exchanges of the necessaries of life and in the midst of plenty create pov-erty and distress?"

• » *

T H E discovery of a long forgotten

story written by Napoleon Bonaparte

in his youth and published recently

in the Cosmopolitan, brings to mind

tbe thought of tbe general's neglected

oppartunitv in the last years of his

life. What thoughts filled the rnind

of tbe exile as his life passed in review

before him? Suppose he had employ-

ed those years in writing "Napoleon's

Memoire?" Snch a work would to-

day be a literary treasure and Napo-

leon might in dying have blessed the

.world he cursed while living.

• : v B B G A S D I N Q the election of United

. States senators by direct vote of tbe

people, the Chicago Times says : " Judging from the interviews ob-

tained, there is reason to believe that ninety-nine opt of every 10Q voters in Illinois, irrespective of party, would, jf given the opportuuity, vote to .abolish the present system and in fav-or of choosing senators by direct vote. There is no division of sentiment on tliis po in t"

I n commenting upon this, the New

York Times very justly observes:

" I f there is any such strong senti-jnent as this implies on the question of electing senators it is dtie to tbe dis-appointment apd disgust which the tinrepresentative conduct and ohitruc-j ive methods qf the senate have pro-duced io the la«t year."

• » *

A J E R S E Y C I T Y preacher defends

t bicylc against the charge that i t is un-Godly machine; and wh\le be

fflAm not defend Sunday riding, he

j a y s : "The biryle is here and we

jnlgfct as well accept the situation and of it. If folkt will ride

ftunday. let " invite them to ride

jo Church.*' Accordingly, bis church

] , J f f t p u r f • room fa tbe storing of ,

wheels during services, the pastor claiming that the person who rides to phqroh does not work so hard aa the man who walks, and that it can cer tainly be no worse to ride a bicyle to ehuroh than to go upon the street car

an institotioD that compel men to

work all day Sundays.

V

All INOEKHDEMT. NEWSMKI.

Almost a year ago we commenced

the publication of a Democratic news-

paper in Lowell—Democratic, because

the principles we believe in were pro-

fessed by that party. During all this

time we have waited for the fulfill-

ment of the promises made to the peo-

ple, aqd have been treated to the

damnable spectacle of the hired ser-

vants of the people fooling away their

time while industries die and women

and children starve, week after week

and month after month, with nothing

but wiqd—a senseless, idiotic, HUB-DEROUS delay. The country is going

down hill to destruction and a Demo-

cratic congress is behind i t a shoving.

Dear readers, the L E D G E R has got

through defending this sort of thing.

We wash our hands of the whole

shooting match and this paper will be

edited from an independent stand-

point until there are a score or more

of first-class funerals in the Demo-

cratic party and the balance learn to

pay some attention to the wishes of

the dear people.

BE SURE OP THESE WORDS.

tRMUar." "Dealceate," and "Lwld" Majr Xot H e * a . W k * t Yon Th ink .

The old dictionary sell about "transpire" and ••perspire" is stili worked with so much assidultv as to lead one to suppose that there is none other | o be had. But there are others quite as good- Take three words: "Reeldng," • •desic-cated." and ••lurid,'' and ask your friends what they understand by them.

"Reeking?" one will say. "Why, reeking means dripping with mois-ture, soaked with w e t "

Another wil} say that f t means ••slippery, slimy; as with filth." ••Reeking with filth. Having a pun-gent. unpleasant odor."

If yon can get a bet that the word does not mean anything of the kind, take i t I t is sure money. If he won't bet yon can have almost as much pleasure in noting his surprise when you tell him that "reeking" means ••smoking, steaming." A chimney can reek, or a new pin? can reek. When a horse reeks with moisture it is because its flanks amuke with steam. Jean Ingelow writes:

No fiame dta 0a*h or M r Wie reek. Hose cp to ahow me h<s "-afe.

That is the surest catchword of the three. "Desiccated" is pretty good, though. Nine out of ten wiU instantly say that the word means: ••Chopped up in little bits. Smashed up in small pieoea" In this word as in •Teeking." the process of change from tha real meaning can be traced. Anything very wet would neek in frosty weather, so the wetness was assumed to bo the real characteristic of reek. Pretty much tho only ar-ticle in common use to which tbe adjective ••desiccated" is applied fa c coanut prepared for use in cakes and plea It is cboppod qp tha t i t may be thoroughly dried aad •thoroughly dried" i» tha only pro-per meaaing.

"Lurid1 ' is a word a little better knowq. Ask a man what color lurid Is and he iqw answer oorrectly, bnt the chances are be will aar "red, flaming, orange.or bright yellow." Of course, lurid means smoky or doll color. London log is lurid; thick, su focatlnc traoke is lurid Lurid and livid are almost synqnymooa. "Lurid flames" are flames almost choked with atnoke. A lurid sunset is not a brilliant nee, bnt one dull, and gray, and cheerlesa

O R A T I T U P E .

by rargFlMM B«uta for a Bit • !

HaadsrlM I'mwdm. The habit of taking "headache

powders" is increasing to an alarm-ing exfeqt among a great number of women throughout tbe pountry. These powders, as their nqme Indi-cates. ace claimed by the (nanafae-turers to be a positive and speedy cure foe pay form of headache. In many cases their chief ingpedient ia morphine opium, eoeainp or some other equally injurious drug having a tendency to deaden pain. The habit of taking them is easily formed, bnt almost impossible to shake pS. Women nsnally commence taking them to relieve p raging headache and. finding it-sncoessfnl. soon re-sort to the powBer to alleviate aqy little pain or ashe they may be sub-jected to. andlfinally. like tbe mor-phine or opUm fiend, get into the habi t of fAking them regularly, imagining (hat they are ia pain if they happen to ipiss their re^nlap dose.

••Savage beasts, even in their na-tive wilds, sometimes recognite aa act of kindness, aad show their grat-itude by the most unmistakable sign8, , , remarked Thomas Maynard. an old sea captain. "A nutqbpr of years ago the ship which 1 then com-manded was becalmed off the coast of India, and- taking a boat load of men. went ashore in search of fresh water. In some way I became sep-arated from the crew, and in wander-ing around was a good deal startled at coming directly upon a full grown tigress. Much to my surprise, the beast did not make any hostile dem-onstrations toward me. but orouoh-ing on the ground looked stead fast-iv, first a t my faco and then at a tree a short distance away.

For a time 1 could not understand the conduct, and not daring to run for fear she would at once overtake me. 1 stood rooted to the spo t Presently the tigress arose and walked to the tree, looking back-ward as she went On tuinin<r my gaze a lo f t I saw among the branches of tbe tree what bad caused tho evi-dent solicitation of the tigress. There, perched in one of the limbs, sat a big baboon with two little tiger cubs in its arms. Having an ax with me. I started to cut the tree down, the tigress watching me in-tently all the while. When the tree fell and the three aulmais with i t the tigress pounced upon the baboon and with great fury dispatched i t Af(er gently caressing her offspring, she turned to me with a look which plainly expressed her thanks for the service I had rendered her. She then disappeared in the forest her two cubs trotting behind her ."

An Old Irish Shilling. George Russell, of Ray wick, Ky., has

an Irish shilling which is probably one of the first issues of that coin. It is a family heirloom that has been bequeathed to the oldest son in his family through successive genera-tiona I t is silver and about the size of our twenty-five-cent currency. Mr. Russell has bequeathed i t to his son Kelly Russell, with its tradition.

Mnlberrjr Money. During the thirteenth century the

Chinese emperors made money from the Inner bark of the mulberry tree, cutting it into round pieces and stamping i t To counterfeit or re-fuse to accept it aa a legal tender was punishable by death.

I mwyer* In Racl'nd. In England the sucoessfid lawyer

mattes from $76,000 to $100,000 a year and successful physician $80,000 to $100,000; the average barrister aad medical man. however, does not make more than$l,20i) a year.

Xmt Coins to Have s Crash. -How many ladles have you In-

vited?" •-Twenty-five." "But I thongbt you were going to

invite fifty." "Bnt consider the fashion in

sleeves."

C U R E

0

f V S H

IRILLA & P. SMITH, of Towaada, PJL,

wboae constitatkm was completely broken down, is eared by Ayar 's fiamparilla. He writes: j

M Fisr eight jeaca, I was. moat of tho time, a gnat sufferer from feastiya tion, U O M V tnmble, and tedtgea* tioa, ao that my ooostitation aeemed to be completely broken down. I was iadoeed to toy Ayat^a SaraapavOla, aad took aeariy aeree bottles, vith aocfa exeelleat reaalta that my atoaaaeh, bowela. aqd kidneya are in perfect eoa-ditioo. and. in all their fancttona, aa ragmimr e» clock-woaJt. At the Ume I began taUag Ayat^a flanaparilla, nqr weight waa only UQpooiids; l aowcaa brag of pomwia, and was nerar fai ao good health. If yon fonld aaa me he> fore and aftsr naing. yea would wast ma lor a tiavellBg aflvertiseaaaBt. { believe this prepaiatton of Saiaapadlla to ha tha beat lathe a s a * * today."

Ayer'a Saraapari lie

^ u r ^ s

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fcfDr.J.O.A|srfcOa,La«sB,l

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CMS. J. CHlin 8 SM. y i l

B - A J S T I K E i R S . CHAS. J. CHURCH, CHAS. A. CHUKCH.

JEstablisbed at "GrtenvilU "1861, Xowtll, 1888,

LOWELL, - MICH.

FOR S P R I N G A N D S U M M E R

F O O T W E A R New Goods Just Arrived, Low Prices.

Satisfaction Guaranteed,

^•JilHK ROBEBTSOS,

F A R M E R S ! — * L e n d m e y o u r e a r s w h i l e I p u t in a flea!

Don't Buy Any Agricultural Implements ! U n t i l y o u h a v e s e e n me . D o l l a r s a r e w o r t h p a v i n g t h e s e

t i m e s . I c a n s a v e t h e m f o r y o u , a n d d o n ' t y o u fo rge t i t .

N A S H .

I M c IS THE PLACE TO

Buy Groceries, Produce and Crockery OF ALL SORTS AND KINDS. FOB HE IS THE

F A R M E R ' S F R I E N D f a y s C a s h f o r e v e r y t h i n g a F a r m e r c a n ra i se , b e g o r

b o r r o w . A l w a y s R e a d y f o r B u s i n e s s .

ABE TOU THINKING ? O F —

E r e c t i n g a M o n u m e n t ? - IF SO, CALL ON

K I S O R & A T E R S ,

Manufacturers of Marble and Grani te Cemetery W o r k .

FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP AT MODERATE PRICES,

liisSr £ cflftrs, XoweU, Micfr.

TORTSLE ACODEHT! ON THE

D.v a. E.&1L Railway, O C T . 1 5 , I 8 6 0 ,

The Freight Train Going Weat witji a

C A R G O o f S T O V E S

—FOB W.

BLAISDELL! S u c h w a s ihe h e a d i n g o f a n

a d v e r t i s e m e n t t h a t a p p e a r e d i n

t h e L o w e l l S t a r of N o v e m b e r

1 4 , 1 8 6 0 , a n d t h i s v e t e r a n

d e a l e r i s s t i l l d o i n g b u s i n e s s i n

L o w e l l , a n d Carr ies a c o m p l e t e

s t o c k o f E v e r y t h i n g t h a t s h o n l d

b e f o u n d i n a first c lass h a r d -

w a r e s t o r e , w h i c h wi l l b e so ld

a t t h e l ewes t p r ions f o r Qish .

G. BERfilN

D1ALEE IN

Fine Teas and Coffees,

Spices. Sugars c*ul Groceries.

m m , • u t t e

SHALL YOU RIDB THB BEST? Lowell Marke ta , Invariably corrected every Friday morning.

Wheat, white, I 0 60 \ITk.>, —J

Victors are the leading bicycles of the world—the best If you win^ the greatest amount of enjoyment you must ride a Victor.

OVERMAN WHEEL CO. aosroii, NEW YOBK.

PHILADELPHIA. CHICAGO.

aAN FRANCtaCO.

DETROIT. DlftVU,

K1VER ROAD RIVAL. Mr. anil Mrs. Zeno Carter visited his

parents, C. B. Carter and wife, the first of I lie week.

David Anngst of Kalamazoo, and Mr. Torphv nml wife of Saranac, visited at A. Aungst's Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Hiilaker of Segwun, Sim-dayed with their son, Chancey Townsend and family.

Adelbert Coonrod, wife and children visited relatives in Campbell a few days of this week.

Mrs. Maria Balcolm of Kalamazoo, was a guest ijf Mrs. L. A. Carter Wednesday of this week.

Last Friday night Peter Coonrod turned his marc and young colt in the pasture, all in a good condition, hot next morning he found the mare dead.

Carl Aithans and his sister. Amy, spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. ('. Aithans.

V I O L E T .

Oorns Church and wife and .1. Frost and wife entertained their nude Mr. Church from Canada, a few days this week.

Thieves are pnrloining clothes from the lines in the western part of Vergennes.

U No J K .

At ih-5 first indication of disorder, the de-ranged or enfeebled condition of the stom-ach, liver, or bowls, should be promptly rectified by Ayer'a Cathartic Pills. These Pills do not gripe, are perfectly spfa to take, and remove all tendency to liver and bowel complaints.

In cases where dandruff, scalp diseases failing and grayness of the nair appear, do not neglect thera, but apply a proper rem-pdy and tonic like Hall s Hair Kenewer.

ALTON. Mra. Charles Aldrich of Lowell, is spend-

ing a few weeks with relatives here, and receiving treatment of Dr. Sullivan of Grattan.

Mrs. John Rnnnellds is under the doc-tors care.

Party at Asa Fairchilds last Saturday night was largely attended and all eni joved a fine time dancing.

Mra. Jim Finn has lost a number of chickens by the foxes carrying them off.

Peter Corrigan is again able to be around.

Dan Verlan has been having the measr els and pneumonia of the lungs.

Mrs. Pat Manzor is entertaining her mother, Mrs. Verlan, of Lowell.

Miss Nettie Braddish of Greenville, vi>ited at John Andrews Sunday. ^

Miss Cora Aldrich is at home sgain. Jeriy Slatt and wife of Ciarksville, were

the guests of Ed. Ring and wife Sunday. Riley Jones and wife of Grattan, spent

Iiki week Saturday with Otis White and wife.

Mrs. Geo, White of Grand Rapids, spent la# week with her parents Mr. aa4 Mrs. Geham of Parnell.

Mrs. Geo, Barnes returned with her sis-ter, Mrs. G. White, to Grand Rapids Mon-day for medical treatment.

Otis White and wife visited their dangh-Vter-iij-law. Sunday, at her fathers, Mr.

s, in iParnell. I Alton 8. S. will observe Sunday, 17, as Children's Day. , Geo. Ring of Smyrna, visited at her k-Mia. A. Brown, last week. | Eva Andrews has a new qqe bun-liar organ, thejfeift of her parents,

i that Mrs. liarl and daughter, Eva, are onoe more aljh to be about again.

Tka Swiss people will have Children's Day June 24, Sunday afternoon.

E. Bing spent last week at Carson (Sty and other northern points, filling orders for

VEPOENNES. We had a frost Monday morning bnt not

a hard one as a week ago. Some of the farmers have had to plant

their com over. Phil Dixon was riding Sunday with his

best girl and driving bis thoroughbred colts. Phil I)as a dancjy team.

Mr. and Mrs. J . W. Walker visited their daughter, Mrs. Lute Bailey and family, last week Friday.

Mr. aqd Mrs. Wnj. Krnm have been en-tertaining their daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morgan, of Lowell.

Mrs. W. L. Merriman entertained her cousin. Will Miller, of Cannon, Friday.

Gnestsat Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Dixon's recently were: Mrs. Dixon's sister, Mrs. D. Gilbert and husband, also Mrs. C. C. Conklin and husband, of Sooth Boston.

Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Blanding and dangh-tcr, Miss Grace, Mr. apd Mrs. Quint Hod-son and daughter, Miss Ruth, Clair and Ina Findley and Orlaqdo Odell attended the Striggow-Hndson wedding at Segwnn.

Miss Fern Batchelor visited friends in Jjowell last week.

There was a very pleasant time a( Miss Bessie White's picnic last Friday. The ex-ercises were in.the woods and were very interesting. It was a Cantata—"A Day in the Woods." After the exercises Carl Jamea, in behalf of the school, presented Miss White with two volumes of Haw-thomes works and two bottles of perfumery.

Miss Emma Miller of Cannon, Stella Gott aqd Mrs. Arthur Morgan of Lowell, and a qomber of ladies (fourteen in all) visited Miss White's school the last day and attended the picnic.

One day in* week Arthur Morgan of Lowell, diwfe np to Wm. Krnm's, he hitched bis hone and left jt for a short time, the horse got frightened at a calf, broke loose and ran a short distance when he tried to jump a picked fence but was caught on the pickcts and died inside of ten minutes.

Died in Grand Rapids, May 29, 1894, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McKeboy, aged one month and five days. The internent was at the cemetery at Fox's Coroers, Friday, June 1. Frank and his mother were former residents of Lowell. "So the bird of their bqwm fluttered up to

the dawn, A window was opened—their darliqg

wss gone! A truant from time, from tears and from

sin. For tbe angel oq watch took their little

one in." P A T S Y .

"Is this hot enough for you?" is a ailly question; but if yon meet a man who com-plains of aofiering from tbe heat, ten to one you will find, on inquiry, that he doea not use Ayer'a Sanaparilla to tone ub hia sys-tem and free bis blood from irritating htun-ora.

Whaat, red Cora Oats Rye Barley, per hnadred Flour, per hundred Bran, per ton Middlings, per ton i-. w Cora Meal, per ton SO 00 Cora and Oats, per ton.... SO 00 Butter 8 Eggs Potatoes..... Beans Beef Pork Chickens. Wool, washed... Onions

60 40 38 48 W

1 40 14 00 14 00

3

@ 90

1(

35 1 25 4 60 6

8 8

50

&: 45 & 1 50 @ 5 50 @ 5 85 @ 9 @ 1« ((5 00

PROBATE NOTICE-State of Michigan, Coufity of Kent.—ss. At a session of

the Probate Conrt for said county of Kent, held at the Probate Office, in the City of Grand Rapids on the 26th day of May in tho year one thousand eight hundred and ninety foun

Present, Cyrus E. Perkins Judge of Pro-bate.

In the Matter of the Estate of Lvnnette A. White and Lucy L. While-Minors. On reading and filing the petition, duly veri-fied, of Arthnr L. White, guardian of said minors, praying this Court for license and authority to mortgage the real estate of said minors, therein described, for reasons and purposes therein set forth. It is ordered that Fridsy the 22d day of June 1894 at ten o'clock in the forenoon at said Probate office be appointed for hearing said petition and that the next of kin of said miners and all persons interested in said estate appear before said Coart at said time and plarc, to show cause why a license should not be granted to said guardian to mortgage the real estate as prayed for in said petition. And it is further ordered, that a copy of this order be published three successive weeks previous to said day of hearing, in the Lowell L E D O E R . a newspaper printed and circulating in said County of Kent.

CYRUS E. PERKINS, (A true CF

H A R R Y

T h e F a i r A n n o u n c e m e n t ! T h i s is o u r B u s y D a y . J o i n t h e c r o w d a n d c o m e i n

a n d s e e o u r n e w

Hair Ornaments from 5ct8 to 75ct8, A n d t h o s e b e a u t i f u l

Satin Spar Pins at 2 5 cts. each. L i n e n s a n d H o s i e c i e e a s U s u a l .

0 . G. H A L E , on the Bridge. DETROIT. GRAND HAVEN & MILWAUKEE

Time Table in OTect May 6 1894.

STATIONS

Judge of Probate. »; J E W E L L , Register.

Detroit Lv MllwaukJci

Pontiac

Holly Dumnd OwoasoJct loula

Lowell G Rapids Ar G RAULv Feiffsburg O haven Ar

•WUwbjStr Cheago b y

3 = 1 a o® 2 " 3 K

wasrwaao.

Trt ill A

SA

2 M a K a.m. 6 40, 7 001

748

8 28 9 35

10 16 U 49 p.m. 12 17 18 50 1 05 305 2 10

! * C

a m. 10 40 10 5S

?.m I 45

12 SO 1 82' 2 151 3 Slj

4 00 4 46 500 5 65 «00

6 00 6 001

6 07 5 51 « 50 7 30 8 55 9 34

10 00 10 10 11 00 11 05 0 Ot

p m 8 45| 9 05 9 50

10 30 11 1(J

a E So , i o.

i s r •ol u

M U R P H Y 18 THE DEALER IN

Fresh ^ Cured Meat, Poultry, Etc.

j e s g s g g g g g g g s 10 53

18 14

1 14 2 13 3 05 5 08

5 46 6 35 7 05 9 23 9 23

GOOD MEAT, LOW PRICES

lASTWABD.

IS HIS MOTTO.

H i g h e s t M a r k e t P r i c e s

f o r S t o c k . P a i d

STATIONS.

B u s i n e s s D i r e c t o r y .

J. HARRISON RtCKERT. Dentist Over Church's bank, Lowell.

B. E. BURT, Notary public. Tour business solicited. Of.

flee In Graham block.

S. P. HICKS, =

Loaoa, Collections, Real Estate and Imur-an ce. Lowell, Mich.

O. C. McDANNEL, M. D , Physician and Surgeon. Offlce, 46 Bridge

street. Lowell, Mich.

M. C. GREBf, M. D. Physician snd Surgeon. Office at Residence,

E. Bridge street, LoweU, Mich.

W. F. BROOKS, M. D., Physician and Surgeon. Offlce honrs, 10, a.

m to 3, p. m. and 7 to 8 p. m.

FARMERS HOTEL, Lowell, Mich., O. F. Lace, Proprietor. Rates

$1.00 per day. 13.50 pet week. Good meals and clean beds.

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

Block, Lowell, Michigan. Special atten Uon given to Colleettons, Conveyancing, and Sale of Real Estate.

Has also qnaliQed and been admitted to prac-tice in the Interior Department and all the bDrsans thereto aad is ready to procecnte-Claims for those that may be entitled to Pen sions and Bounty.

G Haven Lv Ferrysbnrg

G R&IJc t Gran Rapids Lowell

Ionia

Owoeso Jet

Do rand Holly PonUae Mlwank Jet Detroit Ar

I * go. S 1 3

n a. m.

6 10 6 55 6 35, 7 20] 7 40

M & s a >.

a - " 1 3 ® ! M . a

In U . S go® s .5

•SW® ifif M D &3 5 A K z « a. m 5 40 5 44 6 37

6 45 7 16

7 40:

8 57

935 10 14 10 58 1!S2 " 50|

a m 90( 9 0

too: 10 2C 10 »

11 p. m 1 15

1 47 1 2t 8 OS 8 4ft 4 05j

p.m.|p. m. 2 !0i 9 05 2 15' 9 13

3 icl 10 45 3 2 400

6 00,

6 56 7 40 825 905 925

11 00 11 53

12 35

805

353 4 47 537 680 700

•Daring navlgition only. nrChalr Car, Buffet Car and Sleeping Car

S«rrice Eastward No. 12 haa Pullman Sleeper and

Buffet Cir attached Chicago to Detroit daily. No. 4 haa P« r'or Boffet C*r attached Grand Haven to Detroit (extra charge 25 cents). No. 18 has parlor car attached (extra charge, twenty • five cents). No. 89 hss sleeper to Detroit.

Westward No. 11 Laa parlor car attached (extra charge 25 cents.] No. 15 has parlor nuflet car atUtched Detroit to Grand Haven extra chtrxe 25 cents. No 17 has the finest of Panman'Sleeper and Buffet Car attached to Chicago daily. No. 81 has sleeper to Grand Rapids.

City offlce first door east of the King Mil-ling company. Open 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. Sun day, 4 to 5 p. m. JNO. W. LOUD, BEN FLETCHER,

Traffic Manager. Trav. Pass Agent A. O. HEYDLAUFK.

Local Ag*nt.

A Large Stock of

W a l l P a p e r I

And

W i n d e w

S h a d e s .

Remnants Below Cost. Call and LookOvir Our Stock.

J. C. TRAIN. Breeder of Hambletonlan Horses aad Pro-

prietor of T S U N t HOTEL,

Accommodations first class, rates Also proprietor of

TRAIN'S OPERA HOUSE, 1 tfieatlag capacity 700, lighted by eli

7 Mains & Mains, Attorneys at Law,

LoweU, Mich, We respectfully solicit your

business.

CHICAGO A GRAND TRUNK R T . Trains leave Dnrand for Battln Creek Chi-

cago and Weal at 9:35 a. m., 1:35 p .m . and 1 1 : 8 0 p. m.

For Flint Port Huron and all pointa ea«t. Q:0Q a. 0:30 a. m., 6.35 p. m.. and 10.30, p , m .

Cincinnati, Saginaw A Mackinaw R. R. trains leave Durand for Sairinaw and Bav City at 5:90 a. m , 9:40 a. m., and 0:50 p. m.

W. E. DAVIS, O. P. A., Chicago.

THOS, R, GRAHAM,, LOWELL, MICH.

:: 0! PAINTER & PAPER-HANGER^ , - A L L WORK D O N E -

Neatly and Cheaply and Satis- faction Warranted.

Give Him One Trial and You will try him Again.

V O W E L L * HASTINGS RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

In Effect Sundav. February 11,18(14. No. 1

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M I C H I G A N .

8«t lnKw Lad AUIed o j % s t rent Oar in

F r o n t of HU Own Hume—Mnrdcrer

™ Goes t o Jackiion for 80 Venn—

Aai t a rd ly A u n n t t Upon Aged Lady.

Bnjr City Bank Kmplnye linn Skipped.

Charles }l. McCloy, bookkeeper for the old Second National bank at Bay City, is missings and an expert who has been looking over his accounts flnds a shortage of 80,150, which may be in-creased. McCloy has been with the bank for fifteen years, and the utmost confidence was plpced in him. lie fre-quently occupied the teller's desk dur-ing the latter 's absence, and had charge of bills and the certificates of deposit. In the latter account the shortage has been found.

McCloy has been Kving a pretty fast life for some time past, and was often in the company of fust women. He was very popular in the city, and last spring was nominated for city recorder, Imt withdrew after the convention.

McCloy is about 33 years old, medium height and of light complexion. He h a s bee- traced as far as Detroit, where he was seen to take an east-bound train, but Ids destination is un-known.

Snd Fa t i l l t r at SnRlnnvr. Edward Barry, aged 10 years, in

company with two companions, had been playing on Fayette street, Sag-inaw, through which the double track of the Saginaw street railway runs. A car came along just as Harry waa walking backward, and although the gong was soumled and Motorman Coan je l led to the lad, it was too late, as the coupling bar struck him in the back, pitching him forward on his face. Before the car could be stopped the boy had rolled over and under the car. Wiling him instantly. The accident occurred almost directly in f ront of his home, and in plain view of his mother, brother and sisters, who were standing in the yard.

* An Ajred W o m t n AǤanlted.

Mrs. Anna Dickson, 03 years of age, of Nashville, was criminally assaulted by on unknown man. Mrs. Dickson had retired at her usual hour, but was shortly afterward awakened by the movements of some one in her room. Her assailant at once approached th,e bed and placed his hand. oVei- her mouth. A fierce struggle ensued, but the fiend found but little difficulty in accomplishing his purpose, af ter which h e left. Nothip# was disturbed in the house. Mrs. fiJlckson hurried to her nearest neighbor and gave the alarm. She B a y s she could not identify the vil-lain. Sfee is now delirious and fears

•*are ejicertained for her reason.

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Sad Suicide a t Br ighton ,

iss Mame Judd, aged 28, of Adrian, imittcd suicide at the Eastern hotel

ton, bv hanging herself to the om door knob. The woman has

been engaged in tho millinery business a t Adrian, and it is supposed her mind was affected by overwork. Miss Judd was taken to Brighton on a visit by friends, who have carefully watched h e r movements. She eluded them for not over 15 minutes when she commit-ted the act.

Teflt Oetf 30 Veara,

Asa Tefft, who was found guilty of murder in the second degree for killing his cousin, Leroy Rogers, was sen-tenced to state's prison for 30 years by -Judge Smith, of Hastings. Tefft is as unconcerned as ever, not even a muscle moved when the sentence was pro-nounced. The same gives excellent satisfaction to the people.

Small-pox Fa ta l i ty a t liny C»ty. The six-weeks'-old child of Mrs.

Clark, Bay City's first small-pox pa-tient, died from the disease. The body was bnried by the authorities, every precaution being taken to prevent contagion.

M I N O R M I C H I G A N N E W S .

The eighth annual reunion of the Seventh Michigan Infantry will be held a t Leslie, June 12.

The managers of Whitney & An-drews circus lef t their people stranded a t South Haven.

Owosso's soft coal miners—80 in number—"have resumed work with an advance of 10 cents per ton.

Mrs. Adelbert Hecox, near Howell, tr ied to suicide with arsenic. Married lour months; family troubles.

M. L. Flick, of Cisne, 111., was in stantly killed a t Marshall by being thrown under an express train.

CoL A. T. Bliss, of Saginaw, has come out with the authoritative dec-laration that he is in the field for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

. The Maccabees of sonthwestern Michigan have arranged a picnic to be held a t Diamond Lake, June 12, in order to celebrate the thirt ieth anni-versaxy of the founding of the order.

Gov. Rich has appointed Col. Henry S. Dean, of Ann Arbor, ex-commander of the Michigan department G. A. R., t o succeed the late Henry Howard, of Port Huron, as regent of the university. ^The teifm wiU expire May 1,1897.

'.E. J . Bassett, of Houghton, lost nine horses through glanders during the past eighteen months. Mr. Bassett says t h a t one horse after the other was taken sick and died and he never knew nnti l t h e last died wha t ailed them. Now the b a m is to be burned.

Ex-GoV. Cyrus G. Luce has resigned as a member of the commission ap-

Einted to locate and erect the home r the feeble minded. The nature of

the work to be performed requiring the services of a resident member. Gov. Rich has appointed John Hevener, of Lapeer, to fill the vacancy.

Gus Wendt, a prominent business man of Sanilac Center, fell dead while working in his furniture store.

Frank Ilier, 5 years of age, was burned to death at Grand Rapids while playing about a gasoline stove.

Saginaw Polanders celebrated the 100th anniversary of Kosciusko's pro-clamation of independence in Poland.

A OOO-pound lump of pure copper has been found in the bed of the Uainey river at a point 30 miles south of Che-boygan.

Paul, 8-year-old sou of Peter Malone, near Niles, fell 14 feet in the barn, striking on his head. His injuries will prove fatal.

Abraham Hartell, who pleaded guilty to the charge of forgery a t Hastings, was sentenced to ten years at Jackson by Judge Smith.

The ninth quarterly convention of the Saginaw Valley Christian Endeavor union, was held in the First Baptist church, Saginaw.

Grand Matron Mrs. Turck, of Alma, instituted a Crystal Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, at Ann Arbor, with 50 charter members.

IVesident Harper, of the Chicago university, is expected to deliver an address at the Kalamazoo college com-mencement exercises.

Albert Kreice, aged 33, of Menominee, shot himself in the breast and jumped into the river. Cause, sickness. Leaves a widow and one child.

Mrs. Libbie Surplice, well-known Newaygo lady, was arrested by U. S. Marshal Piat t for using a cancelled stamp to mall a letter.

Farmer Strange, of Altona, discov-ered a wild cat eating his lambs. He shot the animal, which measured three feet four inches in length.

Over 200 delegates attended the an-nual meeting, at Monroe,"of the Michi-gan district of the Missouri synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church.

While riding to a picnic a t Petoskey, George Taylor, aged 50 years, fell under the wheels of his wagon and suffered such injuries t h a t he will die!

A soldier's menuinent''will be erected in Knapp^s cemetery, Plainfield town-ship. Kent county. The farmers have raised the funds for a handsome granite shaft .

The cornerstone of Detroit's new Chamber of Commerce will be laid June 10 with great ceremony W. H. Phillips, grand master .Mason of Michigan, will odiciate.

Mr. Grienhuis' home a t Holland was discovered to be on fire and before the flames could be extinguished, his wife, a woman 74 years of age, was burned to death.

West Branch is increasing in popula-tion. The latest addition came in the shape of two girls and a boy. Mrs. Rummder, the mother, is doing well and so are the babies.

Miss Fannie Ruth Robinson, of Lake Forest, 111., has accepted the caH to the principalship of the Michigan Female seminary, at Kalamazoo, vice Miss Louise Sampson, resigned.

The Salvation Army threatens to in-vade Ann Arbor again. The last time they tried it they utterly failed to drown out the students with thteir loudest timbrels and drums.

While blasting stumps with giant wder, Robert Monroe, of Unionville,

lew off the fingers on both hands and mutilated his head and face. His re-cox ery is highly improbable.

John Olson, 39 years old and with a family, was boating down the river at Grand Rapids. His boat capsized and he was drowned. His companions were on shore and unable to aid him in time.

Elmer Cooper, a farmer near Tekon-sha, lost a valuable watch dog and five hogs by poison, supposed to have been administered by some unknown enemy. He is fearing now lest his family may follow.

The popular club among the travel-ing men of the state now is the Sun-shine club. The only requirement for members is that they stop talking about hard times and look on the bright side of everything. I t is proving very popu-lar.

Officers arrested two tramps at Flint. They had in their possessson several watches, a quantity of gum and to-bacco and S8 in small change. The goods answer the description oi the property stolen from Flushing mer-chants.

Sixteen candidates were present at the examination for a West Point cadetship at Kalamazoo, but the physical examination weeded out all but seven. The successful competitor was Edwin Lyle, of Battle Creek, and Albert Wallace, of Bedford, was made alternate.

Benton Harbor citizens made ar-rangements to secure the Hughes Manufacturing company's plant from Cleveland, 0., for a consideration of $05,000. The company will occupy the Courtright factory building and are expected to employ regularly not less than 50 men.

John Carlin, a brakeman on the Chit-tenden Lnmber company's railroad, near Cadillac, was almost instantly killed. He attempted to set a broken brake and was thrown beneath the wheels and dragged several rods before the train could be stopped. When pulled out his body was nearly com-pletely cut in two and he lived bnt a few minutes. He was 50 years of age, single and resided a t Big Rapids.

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H O N O R E D T H E D E A D .

WHshinirton Resident*! Decorated Sold ien ' (iraves—The FreHldenl Par t ic ipated.

Washington: Memorial Day was more generally observed here thou in recent years. All _ flags were at half-mast, government departments were closed as were business houses and tho day was spent in eulogizing the dead and decorating the graves of the fallen heroes.

At Arlington cemetery there was the largest number of people. The floral display was particularly striking, for in addition to the contributions of in-dividuals and societies, by order of President Cleveland, the whole of the floral wealth of the White House grouuds were culled by the gardeners and used for the decoration of soldiers' graves. Appropriate music was fur-nished by the Marine Band and the Grand Army Musical Union. President Cleveland witnessed the celebration and listened to the exorcises fron. -s prominent place on vde large grand stand.

The Coxeyltes seized on the oppor-tunity to exploit a patriotic desire to decorate the Peace monument on tho western edge of that forbidden spot, the capitol grounds. The day before the men had spent their time in gather-ing evergreen and wild flowers and they marched to town and deposited their offerings on the Peace monu-ment.

Michigan Remembers .

bay City: The corner-stone of the new city hall was laid under the aus-pices of the Masonic fraternity, W. H. Phillips, grand master of the F. and A. M., conducting the ceremony. Pre-ceding the corner-stone laying was a monster parade by secret and military organizations of this and surrounding cities, which was fully two miles long. Mayor Jackson delivered an address of welcome, which was followed by the singing of "America" by a chorus of 400 school children. The stone was then laid. This was followed by scv*-cral addresses, including a short one by N. B. Bradley, who was elected the city's first mayor 30 years ago.

Grand Rapids. The morning's ob-servance of Decoration Day included a parade and address by Fred A. May-nard. In the afternoon hundreds vis-ited the Soldiers' Home to witness the unveiling of the soldiers' monument. Gen. D. G. Rutherford was president of t)xe day a t the home. Gen. B. R. Pierce, chief marshal, and Rev. John L. Jackson, chaplain. Department Commander Louis Kanitz made a brief address and officiated at the unveiling, and the address of the day was by Rev. Washington Gardner. The monument is of granite, stands 18 feet high and cost &2,500. It was paid for out of a fund made up of the unclaimed estates of old soldiers who have died a t the home. On the base are the words "Michigan Soldiers' Home." and on the main shaft the inscription, " In memory of the Soldiers and Sailors Who Fought in the War of the Rebellion. Isol-des . " Surmounting the shaft is the granite figure of an old soldier stand-ing at rest with bowed head and cap in hand. The statue is 6 feet 8 inches in bight.

In the other cities and towns of the state there were no special features of the day's observance, but the spirit of doing homage to the nation's de-. fenders seemed to pervade nearly every portion of the commonwealth, so tha t almost every city, town and hamlet in some way remembered the day.

T H E N E W S R E S U M E .

Fire broke out in the paint shop: of the I.aconia, N. H., car works, and destroyed 8100,000 worth of property. •''The Ohio Valley Paper mill has

burned at Miamisburg, O. Loss, SSO,-000; half insured. The mill was owned by J. H. Friend & Company.

A colored man named Samuel T. Young, aged 30 years, of Detroit, called at the health offlce in Cleveland feel-ing ill for treatment, and was found to have smallpox. He was a t once quaran-tined.

A fight occurred between colored grain trimmers and union workmen on the steamer W. B. Hurley. Razors, revolvers and shovels were the weap-ons used. Several men were badly hurt , four seriously.

A sensational affray occurred a t Tipton. Ind., Rev. Daniel Cox, a prominent Dunkard minister, fatal ly shooting John Goodnight, a prominent and wealthy farmer, because the latter insulted his daughter.

The rear coach of a train on the Al-bany and Columbia branch of the Southwestern railway was overturned by a broken rail a t Holts, Ga., and 40 people were injured, two or three of whom will in all probability die.

A Bluff Line work train ran into a string of cars three miles east of Alton, 11L The accident was caused by an open switch. Engineer Lynch was killed and Fireman Harrison badly wounded. Six of the workmen were injured.

A complaint was recently received at the bureau of immigration t h a t the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation com-

ny had violated the alien contract bor law by employing Canadians on

their vessels. The matter is under in-vestigation.

Carl Seeger, a master painter of Berlin, with his wife and four chil-dren, committed suicide by taking cyanide of potassium. The cause of this wholesale suicide was the fact t h a t Seeger was without means on account of his failure to coHect money due him.

The prevailing strike of coal miners is proving a good thing for the Sebe-wamg mines. One year ago the men there were out and assistance was re-fused them by the unions Now the men are not unionists and business is brisk. More orders are coming in than can be filled.

DIRE DESTRUCTION.

N U M E R O U S L I V E S L O S T A N D A

H U G E P R O P E R T Y L O S S .

Pueblo, and O the r Colorado Cltlea a n d

Towns Hubinorged by a Terrific Cloud-

burst—The Arkuaias River a Roar ing,

' Raging Flood.

Dispatches from Pueblo. Col., tell of the terrible results of heavy rains and a cloudburst, which caused the Arkan-sas river to break through its banks and flood a large territory. Several thousand people were rendered home-less and property was damaged to the amount probably of 8.100,000, although it is impossible at this time to estimate the exact loss. The water was over three feet deep in most of the streets, and nearly every business house on the principal streets were filled in the basement and first floor.

The discordant uotes of the fire alarm whistle in long and repeated blasts warned a tremulous throng that the residents of the lowlands had bet-ter get out, and they did so in a hurry, some managing to carry off a portion of their belongings. Hundreds of peo-ple, men, women and children, congre-gated in the city hall and the armory waiting until the waters go down and they can go to their homes, which will be untenable for some days. The dis-astrous flood was caused by the very extensive rains in the Arkansas valley above Pueblo, which have been preval-ent for the last 48 hours. At the water works the flood came up and put out the fires under the boilers at midnight, and to add to the dismal un-certainty of the hour the street lights went out.

As to the loss of life the first reports were conflicting; but four bodies have been recovered and identified, while two other bodies were seen but could not be reached. At least 12 people are missing and undoubtedly some of them are lost. Besides these, a company of California Coxeyltes, numbering CO, who were camped on the river bank, report five of their comrades missing. Grave fears are expressed for 12 fam-ilies of squatters on an island down the river.

Reports from Boulder, Lyons, Cris-man, Salina and other mountain settle-ments tell of suffering and loss, many homes being destroyed. At Denver 300 families were ioreed to leave their homes.

E U R O P E ' S S E N S A T I O N S .

Emperor Will iam Has a Tumor Rcmovpd and the Wnr Cloud Over l lu lsnr la .

Two sensations in Europe of great importance in one week. First was the announcement that an operation had been performed upon Emperor William and that a small encysted tumor had been cut from the emperor's cheek. The official announcement naturally caused the circulation of many sensational rumors which cre-ated momentary alarm throughout Germany, in view of the fact tha t his father died of a disease of a somewhat similar nature. It was not long, there-fore, before a bulletin was issued to inform the public that neither the tumor nor the operation was of a seri-ous nature.

The second startling piece of news was contained in the dispatches from Sofia, which announced tha t a revolu-tion of some magnitude had broken out in Bulgaria as the result of the fall of Stambuloff cabinet. Owing to the censorship over press dispatches from Bulgaria some time mav elapse before the exact situation becomes known; bu t it is not denied thatserious rioting has occurred, that the military have taken sides for and against Prince Ferdinand, that Russia may see in the present disturbances an opportunity to interfere in the affairs of southeast-ern Europe, and that this may lead to grave complications.

U n g e Treasury Ueflcit.

Washington: The present depleted condition of the treasury and t h e dis-couraging outlook for the future are a source of considerable anxiety t o the officials of the treasury department. Already the gold reserve, which had been brought up by the last bond issue to $107,390,842, has been reducedby ex-

Krtations.since March 10 to less than >,000,000, with no indications tha t

the foreign demand will cease unti l i t has reached a much lower poin t With the exception of the gold reserve, and counting every available dollar in the vaults in the treasury, the government has less than $80,000,000 with which to meet its obligations. Nor does the future show any signs of encourage-ment. On the contrary, the probable deficit of 86,000,000 for the month of May is likely to be increased by 815,-000,000 during the two. succeeding months. The closest calculation t h a t can now be made shows that the deficit for the fiscal year ending June 30 will be approximately $74,500,000.

An Iowa Town 's Big Fire .

A disastrous fire occurred a t Ottum-wa, la., and now five blocks are a mass Of , charred timbers and debris. One person was burned to death, one fatal ly affected by smoke and three others were seriously injured. The dead is Seymour James, a dwarfed boy, burned to death. Bert Batterson was suffo-cated and wiU die.

The five blocks destroyed by the flames included 15 business houses and 20 dwellings. The loss is estimated a t $225,000 with about one-third insur-ance.

Fire has destroyed the greater por-tion of tbe business par t of Maysvule, M a Several grocery stores, a meat market, barber shop, furni ture store and clothing store were bu rned Origin unknown. Loss, $30,000.

C O N G R E S S I O N A L N E W S .

SENATE.—ISTth day—Senator Hill, of Now York, made a spceoh attacklug tbe proposed doty of three-tourtlu of a cent per pound on lead ore and lead sllt tr-bearins ore, and gen-erally arraigning his Democrntlc colleagues for their refusal to stand by tho Democratic doctrine of free raw ntalerlals. Mr. Vest, ol Missouri, and Mr. Dubois, of Idoho. replied to Mr. Hill. His amendment was lost by a vote of 8 ayes to S-' nayes. Mr. Hill rose, us If de-sirous of making an oxvended specch, but con-tented himself by remarking that he "desired to congratulate the distinguished Senotor from Maryland upon the fact that he was now lead-ing both sides of the Senate chamber with great unanimity." Senator Oorman, at whom this taunt was aimed, was absent from tho chamber, and nothing wns said In response t« It except by Senator Aldrich. Republican, wha replied that he had never had any doubt that upon u test tho Maryland Senotor would be found standing for protection Tbe compro-mise amendment fixing the rate on lead ores at thrco-quarters of a cent per pound was then agreed to without division. The lead schedule was completed and tho Senate adjourned. HOUSE.—No session.

SENATE.-138th day.—Right hours were spent In debate on the question of free lumber, prin-cipally upon Mr. Halo's proposition to transfer lumber to tho dutiable list at tho rates Qzed In the McKlnley law. Senators Frye and Hale, of Maine: Perkins, of Calllornla: Mitchell and Dolph. of Oregon, whose states are most particularly affected by tho lumber industry, occupied the major portion of tho time In the support of Mr. Halt 's amendment. Mr Walsh, the new Senator from Cioorgla. made a general tariff speech, declaring for tariff reform, in-come tax. free coinage of sliver and the repeal of the tax on stuto bank circulation. He claimed that tho Domocmtlo party owed It t« the people to pass these measures, and It was upon them that the party was placed In power. HOUSE—District of Columbia day and nothlag-else of Importance transacted.

SENATE.—I40th day. — Senator Turple pre-sented a set of resolutions adopted by the leg-islature of Ohio protesting against the Russian extradition treaty. Senator Hill then offered his resolution directing tho bribery Investiga-tion committee to throw open Its doors to the public: It went over. Senator Turple also re-ported from the committee on foreign affaire a resolution, which was adopted unanimously, a substitute for the Hawaiian resolution reported some months ago. It mado no refer-ence to annexation and Is as followsr-ResoIved By the Senate of the United States, that of right It belongs wholly to the people of Hawaii to establish and maintain their own form of coT^rnmont and domestic policy: that tho Unit.!d States ought not in any way Interfere then with, and that Interference In the political affal -s of these Islands by any other govern-ment will bo regarded as an act unfriendly to the United States." Tho tariff bill was taken up. Several amendments offered to the lumber paragraphs, looking to a duty on rough lumber, were voted down by a strict party vote. Sena-tor Allen moved to strike out paragraph 178 as follows: "Lumber of any sort, planed or finished or each side so planed or flnishel. 50c per M feet, board measure: and If planed one side and tongued and grooved.SI per M: and If planed on two sides and tongued and grooved. II.SO insr thousand feet." Senator Vest surprised tho Republicans when he announced that tho amendment would be accepted by the Demo-cratic side and It was agreed to on a strict party vote. This will have the effect of putt Ing all lumber on the free list. Mr. Sherman deliv-ered a carefully prepared speech on the subject of the tariff. HOUSE.—A rosolatlon was pas-ed Instructing the secretary of war to do what Is necessary for the preservation of the Gettys-burg battletleld. The bill to repeal the tax o i state bank circulation was taken up. Mr. Black, of Georgia, resumed his speech in favor ot repeal and was followed by Mr. Walker (Rep., Mass.) whose speech evoked rounds of applause on account of the advanced position he look ia favor of an extension and enlargement of tho banknote system.

SENATE.—Hist day.—The sugar schedule of the tariff bill was taken up and the great bat-tle over the sugar schedule began. The Mo-Klnley law placed raw sugars on the free list. Imposed i4 cent duly on rettned sugar ana gave a bounty of two cents lo the sugar grower. The House bill repealed the bounty and placed all sugars, raw and reflned, on the tree list. The lirsl bill reported from the ilnanco committee of tho Senate gave a specltlc duty ot from 1 cent lo 1.285 per pound, according' U polarlscopie test. The "compromise" amend-ment. which Is the one now before the Senate, made the sugar schedule go Into effect Jan. i, 1W5, the rates being 40 per cent ad valorem on all sugars, raw and retlned. one-eighth of one cent additional on sugars abovo l« Dutch standard, with aa additional one-tenth of one cent a pound on sugars from countries paying export bounties. It also coa-tlnued the sugar treaty with Hawaii. Mr. Manderson took the floor and preceded to argue in favor of protection for the sugar growing In-dustry of the country. The consumption cf sugar in the United States was enormous, he said. About 5.000,000.000 pounds of raw sugar had been consumed last year, representing, if grown and retined abroad, a grand toiai of ilft'.OXj.OW to be paid to foreigners. Free sugar would mean the immediate destruction of the beet sugar Industry and the gradual extinction of cane sugar production ia the southern

in the south that the United States could sup-ply the full consumption of the country. Mr. Manderson gave nonce that at the proper time he would offer as a substltnte for the sugar schedule the bounty provision of the McKlnley bill, continuing It In force until July i. 1905. HOUSE—The Senate bill providing for the car-rying out of the award of the Paris tribunal of arbitration for the protects J of seals In Bering sea was parsed. A resolution olrectlng tho President to give six months noUce to the Rus-sian government of the abrogation of the last treaty between the two coonirles was under the rules sent to the committee on foreign affairs. Repeal of state bank lax in commitioe cf the whole: no action.

SENATE.—142nd day—The sugar schedule was discussed for three hours. Mr. Hill s resolu-tion for open sessions of the bribery committee was discussed, but not acted upon. H o u s s -Nothing of Importance.

Amalgamated Association Officers. The convention of. the Amalgamafed"

Association of Steel Workers was Jleld at Cleveland. The election of officers, resulted as follows: President, M. M. Garland, Pittsburg, Pa.; secretary, J1. C. Kilgallon, Pittsburg; assistant sec-retary, Steven Madden, Pittsburg; trustees, C. H. Kaufmann, Wheeling* D. Mullane, Youngstown, O.; John Pierce, Pittsburg; vice-presidents—first district, W. H. Carney; second district, Harry Hocking', third district, Rees W. Prosser; fourth district, J. D. Hickey; fifth district. Thomas Hanley; sixth district, P. H. McEvey; seventh dis-trict, C. IL. Drumheller. Ptesident Garland and Jas. Brittel, of Mingo Junction, O., were chosen delegates to the next annual convention of the American Federation of Labor.

Ka«MM Town In DaBge>-. The Missouri river at Atchison, Kan.,

rose six feet within 48 hours. There was great damage in East Atchison. The town has been protected hereto-far© by a strip of land known as the "point," and which extended for sev-eral yards into the river. This4 'point" has been cut away, however, and the main current of the stream strikes the town almost directly from the n o r t h Great excitement prevails there, and a great many persons have moved to the other side of the river for safety. Store buildings and houses which stood in the nor th end of the village are being torn downac moved by their-owners.

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The boy lives on our farm, he's not Afcard o* horses none I

An' he oan make 'em lope, or troi Er rack, or pace, or run

Sometimes he drives two horsos. when Ho comes to town and brings ' - *

A wagon full o' tators nen, ^ An' rostln'-ears an' things.

Two horses Is "a team." ho says, En when you drive or hitch,

The right un's a "near horso," I guess. Er "off"—I don't know which—

The boy lives on our farm, ho told Mo, too, 'at lio can see.

By lookln at their teeth, how old A horse Is, to a Tl

Vd be the gladdest boy allvo Ef I knowd much as that.

An' could stand up an' drive, An' 1st push baok my hat,

Like he comos skallyhootln' through Our alley with one arm

A wavln', Faro-yo wolll to you. Tho boy lives on our farm.

-Jamns Whltcomb Rllev.

BLIND JUSTICE. BY IIRLKN B. MATHERS.

f H A P T E R X I I I - C o N m t ' E n . "Awh," she said, scanning mo

closely, with tho cloar, roasonablo oyo. that seems peculiar to the fisherfolk, " 'eo can bide a bit. I seed 'eo war a stranger when 'ee comed over top o' tho cliff, m'appen 'eo bo th ' chap fro' Trevonick as is livin' to Smuggler 's Hole?" she added with a sudden chango of tone as she set broad and fish on tho table.

"Yes, I'm tho chap from Treven-ick.'* I said, "and to all appearances you haven ' t heard much in my favor."

•^Naw," sho said coldly, ha 'nt heard much to you'm credit Why couldn't oo' let a poor sawl be, 'stead o' doin1 constable's work when, as I hear tell, 'ee be rich eno' to do nothin' fo' a livin'? But laws, little perity folks is alius up to mischief!"

She stood with her magnificent arms akimbo, looking as if for two pins she woulr). have taken and shaken mo like a r a t

But I was hungry and I was happy, s o l ate and drank diligently, answer-ing her not a word

"Iss," she went on, with a grand disregard of the laws of hospitality, ••'iss, you'm rich, and Judith 's poor, ' ee 've got the best o' un, but If 'iver a saNvl went inn'cent to her orool death tha t sawl bo Judith C r o f t "

She spoke the last word defiantly as if inviting contradiction, and I said to myself, "Judi th is richer than sho thinks, for she possesses one friend In tho world besides Stephen."

Aloud I said, "You are tho first woman I have

heard express any doubt of Judi th ' s guilt ."

The fisherman's wife laughed angrily.

••Does 'em knaw hor so well as 1 knaw her?" she said: "she niver made but wan fren1 'mongst the wo-men, and I war tha t wan, an ' I knawed her inside an ' out as well as a pago o' thicky bible upo' tha t shelf."

••And yet you have never been near her," I said. " I have hei.rd her say that she had not ono friend in the world save Stephen C r o f t "

••Awh," said the woman, sadly, "'Ms t rue nuff, if fr iens is reckoned by fr ieni / actions, but my haw, he bo terrible masterful, an1 when Judith war took, him ses to me, •! forbids 'eo t ' go anighst her; how-somedevor friens 'ee was, her baint

|f i t for a honest woman to stand by naw.' An' I could niver make 'un biiov' her warn't t ' blame. 'Pison be pison.' ses ho, 'an ' who wanted 'un out o' th ' way so bad as her did?" An' ivory baw i ' t h ' village blinkit at his wife, as if so be her moight ha ' got th ' samo notion in her head toward 'ua ."

"If sho did not kill him," I said, ••how then did he die?"

"How can I tell 'ce?" she said scornfully. "God a'mlghty's got his own way o' takln ' off folks, an ' praps God a'mighty war angry wi' Seth for coming' home an' moddiin' in what he'd spoilt onuff aready. I niver could abide meddlers m y s e l V

•Why were all the women so hard JB her?" I said, pushing back my bhair from the table; " judging by

%i I ha r e heard, she never tried to take a lover away from any one of them."

"Do 'ee think hor'd any need t ' t ry?"said the woman contemptuously ••wheriver she war, thar war the one woman, th ' rest o' 'em was pale shad-ders, an ' t h ' men could as He' deny th ' sun war shlnin' as keep their eyes fro ' strayin' to she. LAWS. I always makes lowance fo' handsome folks—seems as if 'em warnt meant fo' j es t waa sawl's happiness, but Judi th niver wanted no 'lowance made for sho. Her war made fo' luv', but somethin' in her kep' her s traight , an' luv' sho niver took, an ' niver knawed, till Stove comed t' Trevonick, an1 years upo' years they passed wan anither by wi' on'y their eyes to speak th ' warld o' luv' atween 'em. An' t h ' gigles was all as mad as mad. 'cos ho wouldna look a t 'em, an ' t h ' haws was bi t ter an ' wild 'cos Judi th preferred he, an' so i t was t h a t she'd narry a frien' 'em all but me, an ' ' t is little 'nuff good I'se been to she. If yo' seo h e r " ( the woman's voice softened, and tears stood in he r eyes) ••will 'ee tell he«* tha t 'Lizabethhave •carried a sair hea r t 'pon her account, but sho daurna disobey her man. an ' her b a n t a 'nuff book larnin' to wri te her a le t ter ."

"Yes," I said, "I ' l l tell her, but you will bo able to do it yourself bo-fore long."

"Naw," sho said, " tha t can nlvor bo. An' do hor find it in hor hea r t to forgive 'ee?" she added bi t ter ly; "bu t tho lamb alius looks up piteous-like to tho butcher, an' praps hor spirits that broko, her blood bo turned to watter ."

"Hor spirit is not broken yet ," I said. ".Stephen Croft is the more downcast of the two."

•'An' thor'll bo th ' littlo 'un," went on tho woman sadly, and now tho tears fell heavily on hor breast, "what ' l l 'un do wi'out 'un's mother? Pr 'aps my man 'ud lot mo take 'un— fo' a' he'm so set agon hor. Awh, but ' tis a crooked warld. Years an' years my arras has ached fo' want o' a child t ' fill 'em, an' hero's Judi th 'nil ha ' that gied t ' her that her cant keep."

"Please God, sho shall," I said gravely, "and your man shall give hor a warm woicomo, and ask her forgiveness for his ill thoughts of her. And perhaps," I added, (for sho had already touched mo), "you'll forgive mo, too, some day."

"Naw," sho said with spirit, " t h a t I nlve r will. 1 baint no schoiard, but I spoiled out ivory word 'eo tolled up agen her, an' from fust to last 1 thought 'ee a fulo, an ' a med-diln' fule, as is wuss nor a l l But 'ce niver knawed her, an' how sho niver did Seth an ill turn, fo' a' th ' crool things 'un did to sho; th' only dosate her Ivor shawed 'un war when she gied 'un th' stuff to make 'un siapo, when he war like a figger on wires wi' th ' treiriblins. I knawed It, an ' I niver b lamed 'un; hor'd a bin mur-dered times an' times but fo' quietin' o' 'un."

"And yet." I said, "it played her false In tho end. If sho had not given Seth Treloar a dose of It tho night he came homo, she might have been made a miserable woman, but she would never have been accused of his murder, i t was the ono mistake she made in her otherwise blameless life."

" 'Iss,' ' she said, " the only wan— an' ' e o ' m found out that, have 'eo? After 'ee'd go t 'un into jail, an ' wove tho rope to han? 'tin—awh!" she added in a,low tone of disgust, "let yer pity bide t' homo. man. ' tis like nothin' so much as a h i t ter swato apple to ray thinkin ' ."

I shrugged my shoulders, laid some silver on the table, and was turning away when my money came flying past rae. hurled by a vigorous baud, and followed by as vigorous a tongue till I got well out of hearing.

But as I climbed tho cliff I felt only gladness t h a t Judi th had ono such faithful friend, and she a woman.

CHArTERXIV. Twilight was lengthening into

dusk when I came in sight of Smug-gler 's Hole, and the motionless figure of Stephen sitting across the threshold.

Silent he sat but the cliff was alive with moving figures, and half a dozen old gaffers and gammers had crowded their heads against the nar-row casement and were peeping in.

At my approach they slunk away, but not far. and I heard broken ejac-ulations of pity and horror oscape them, as if moved by some deplorable spectacle upon which they had just gazed. I did not stop to question Stephen, but passed In, and saw that a fr ightful change had como over the Styrian durlne my absence. His face was absolutely livid, and out of that ghastly pallor burned two eyes that expressed a craving and agony such as I pray God 1 may never see in a human face again.

Ho had torn open nls embroidered vest as if to gain air, and every few minutes he was shaken by a con-vulsive shudder tha t he strove to check with the locked arms tha t he pressed aownwards across his body. Beside him stood the cup and plat-ter . absolutely untouched.

I turned away and drew down the blind, shutting out tho fur t ive faces, white against the dusk, who were peering in, and then I bade Stephen close the door also, and como in, also, which he did, and havlnc kin-dled a fire and lights, I questioned him as to what had gone forward in my absence.

" I doant knaw what 'un wants," said Stephen, in the faint , weary voice of one who had not touched food lhat day. "not meat an' drink fo ' sure, him's got plenty, an' I broffed un whisky but 'un would'nt ha ' t . but ' tis semmut 'un wants ter'-ble bad. an' 'un keeps on clamouriu' i' lhat furrin' l in^o t ' get 'un."

"Has Dr Cripps been here?" I said. " -Iss. an' 'un on'y grinned, and

sed yon chap 'ud be wuss afore 'un war belter, an ' "un war comin' back t ' bide th ' n ight wi' 'ee. an' 'spected Judith an' me 'ud hear suramnt t ' 'sprise us afore we was much older."

"Good," I said, intensely relieved to hear of Dr. Cripps' intention, and then I drew my chair to the fire, and bade Steve take the other, keeping my eyes turned away from tha t hor-rible figure in the background.

Gradually the warmth and rest overpowered my limbs and I s lept

In my dreams I found myself in an Indian jungle, with the savago roar of some wild beast a t a distance

drawing each moment nearer to me, and I woke at last to find that the sound was real, and on glancing at the clock saw that 1 had slept three hours.

I sat up. and looked a t tho Styrian from whom the last vestige of self-rostra int had fallen, and could no longer control tho cries that he had hi ther to by sheer physical force sue-oooded in strangling.

"Him ha' bin c lamor in ' t ' rae to wako 'oo." said Stephen, whoso features bore more than their usual impress of pain, "leastways, so I guessed 'un to mane Look 'ee, I'm thinkin' hlm'H bo dead by mornin'!"

"My box, give me my box!" shrieked tho Styrian, straining at his chords as if ho would burst them. Give It to me' You can sloop, devil, while I die here, and you aro com-mitt ing a murder as sho did when she kept Seth Treloar for twenty-four hours without—" he stopped abruptly, and a craf ty look over-spread his livid ffice.

But he had said enough. I saw that he could have bit ten his tongue out for the slip.

" I ta lk madly," he exclaimed, making a supreme effort that I could not but admire; "keep what you stole, I can do without i t But set me free, put mo on tho road to the nearest town, and you shall be troubled with mo no more."

" I will set you f ree , " I said delib-erately, a n d I will givo you back your box of poison, if you will give me in writing a full confession of how you taught Seth Treloar to use it, of tjie effect produced by a sudden cessntion of the doses, and other par-ticulars tha t you will know how to furn ish ."

The Styrian's eyes searched my faco for any sign of relentlnp, then turned them upon Stephen Croft, who had dropped into a weary sleep, his golden head leaning against the wall, but more really beautiful in the unconsciousness of sleep than oven In his waking mo-ments.

The man's eyes darkened as they gazed upon him.

" I can die, but I will not give her up to hira. After all, the worst suf-fering is now over, and a few hours more will see It o u t Let the poor fool be happy with her in his dreams, for In life he never shall be. My dying will soon be over—theirs is to come."

The malignity of his look and voice froze me. then his head sank on his breast, and his hair, matted with sweat, hid his face from me.

And my heart went cold, for I had never counted on such resolution, and I was loath to have his blood upon my soul.

Looking back af ter long years on . that n i g h t I seem to feel and hear the intense stillness in which I waited for the sound of Dr. Cripps' approach-ing feet, a sound tha t never came Later, I knew t h a t a railway acci-dent a few miles away had kept him hard a t work of the most painful description until past dawn, but then I blamed him bitterly for failing me when I most wanted his counsel. For as the ' hours went by, each mo-ment a hell to the man I watched, as i t was an hour of tor ture to me who beheld him, I expected each moment that death would come to the rescue, and so he and his secret would es-cape me forever.

How was I to tell where .real suf-fering ended, and simulation began when I had not even his face to guide me?

[TO BE CONTINUED.]

Oae of the Most Ancient Raees.

The Armenians are one of the most ancient races in the world. Their country is mentioned by Xeno-phon and Ezekiel and in the cunei-form inscriptions of Babylon and Assyria All the nations that sur-rounded them have passed away, but they remain, though the i r country has been harried with fire and sword for centuries. The per-manence of the Armenian raco has been ascribed to the virtue of the i r w # i e h and the exceptional purity and stability of their family life. They have been a Christian nation for more than 1,500 years and have un-dergone perpetual persecution for their faith from tho surrounding oriental peoples.

Amber Chips.

The uninformed would often mis-take the cheapest amber when made up into commercial forms for the most expensive. Many long and beautifully clear pipe stems are made from amber chips, the waste product of amber carving. These are melted and molded into shapes tha t are seldom or never seen in

1 the costly carved amber. These molded amber articles are extremley

' durable, and it is difficult to seo why they should not be esteemed by practical persons as valuable as carved amber.

They Do Not Oet so Tired.

I t has been found by the British ordnance department that workmen

, in the worki a t Woolwich arc turn-ing out as much work in & week of forty-eight hours as they use-i to do in one of fifty-four. The qua ity of the work is said to bo belter than ever before.

S I X W E R E K I L L E D .

Wreck on t b e WUoonsln Central—Cart Consumed by Fire.

The worst wreck that has ever oc-curred on the Wisconsin Central by which at least six people lost their lives and several were wounded, some serionsly, took place near Mansfield, Wis. No. 4 passenger train piriled away from Abbotsford twenty minutes behind time. Just as the engine reached Mannville, and while going down grade at a terrific rate of speed, it jumped from the main track onto the side track, leaving the latter after about a twenty-foot run, and rolling down a slight" embankment with the tender on top, turned bottom side up. Two sleepers, one coach, besides the smoker and baggage, five in all, began burning immediately, and all but one were consumed. The six victims wero either burned or scalded. The engineer, fireman and a brakeman were among the dead. The cause of the accident ia hard to determine. Some think it was from a weakness in the track, while others, railroad men among them, are inclined to believe that the switch had been tampered with.

Henry Preserved Hmlth Is a Heretic.

The general Presbyterian assembly, a t Saratoga, N. Y., confirmed the judg-ment of tho Cincinnati Prestiytery, finding Prof. Henry Preserved Smith guilty of heresy by an overwhelming vote. The result was reached af ter three tiresome days, during which the 500 judges were kept in close attend-ance upon the sessions. Each specifi-cation of error, 12 in all, was voted upon, and all were defeated. On the roll call for the vote to sustain tho ap-peal, sustain, 50; not to sustain, 39G; to sustain in part, 45; total, 407.

The "old branch" committee ap-pointed to confer with Prof. Hmith with regard to the final disposition of his case consists of Dr. McCook of Philadelphia, Dr. Peacock, of Holland, with Elders Simpson, of Covington, Ky., and Lewis, of S t Paul. All of these men voted against sustaining the appeal of Prof. Smith in any of its specifications.

T H E MARKETS.

New Tork. Cattle-Natives | 4 85 HOKS Sheep—Good to choice

Lambs Wheat-No. Bred Corn—No. 2 Oats—No. 2 white

P i t t sbn rc . Cattle f 3 Hogs 4 &5 Sheep and lambs 3 25 Wheat—No. 2 red W Corn—Mixed 42 Outs—No. 2 white 89

Cincinnati. Cattle—Good to prime f 3 73 © f i 23

Lower grades 3 15 fii 3 75 Hogs..-. Sheep and lambs i . . . Wheat—No. 2 red Corn-No. 2 mixed Oate—No. 2 white

Butnt lo-Llve Stock. Cattle-Mixed shlpmenUj $ 8 80 Ql Sheep 3 75 f

Lambs 4 00 ft Hogs-Choice weights 5 oo ff

Common and rough 4 DO ^ C.cveUnd.

Catt le-Best | 4 00 J Common 3 0J (?

Sheep and lambs 3 00 ft Hogs 4 75 6 Wheat—No. 2 red M!4i( Corn—No. 2 44 fi Oats—Na 2 mixed 40 (

Toledo—Grain. Wheat—No. 2 spot 9 63M«

No 2 July 64',44 Corn—No. 2 37 h Oats—Na 2 white 38 (t

Chicago. Cattle—Best s teers . . . . | 4 10 Q

Common 3 25 jj Sheep and lambs 4 25 fi Hogs-Mixed 4 30 ft Wheat—No. 2 red 53^1 Corn—No. 2 87Hiii Oats Mess pork, per lb 11 75 { Lard, per cwt 8 65 (jj

Det ro i t . Cattle-Good to choice | 3 75 a W 25

Lower grades — — Hogs Sheep

Lambs Wheat—No 2 red spot

No. I white spot Corn—No. 2 spot Oats—No. 2 white spot Hay—Timothy Potatoes, old

New Southern, per bu Butter-Dairy per lb

Creamery Eggs, fresh, per doz. Live poultry—Chickens

Ducks Turkeys

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WEEKLY R E V I E W O F TRADE.

NEW YORK.—R. G. Dun & Oo.'s weekly re-view of trade says: I t is a sign of cheering im-port that In llnlshed business, represented by cleanngs and railroad tonnage, there has been less decrease since the strike began than might have been expected. Bu in inchoato business, the orders which start the wheels, there seems to be an actual decrease. Mean-while the consequent interruption of traffic and industry increases. The stoppage of iron fu r -naces between the Allegheny mountains and the Mississippi river has bei ome complete and a ereat number of concerns manufacturing iron and others requiring soft coal or coi.e for fuel have been forced to stop. The output of Iron and steel has been suddenly and sharpIJMjre. duced. but the reduced supply seems about fes sufflclent for the demand as It was a month ago except In Bessemer. Again the lowest prica ever recorded has been made tor cash whea M^c at New York against75c ayea rago the average in May. IW2. was 90e. and in iKtl, fi.lH'^. Corn is strongautHW)! about half as large as a year a ^ K T favorable outlook for oats resnl price. Pork products are weak, inK huge receipts. Cotton has I-allures last week have been 1K3 in the Unitea States against 238 last year, and 27 in Canada against z\ last year.

NEW YoHK.-Bradstreefs says: The de-cidedly unfavorable condition or general trade reported last week continues without material Improvement. Continued delay of uirifl lecls-hit.pn prolongs the stifling effect on wholesale business. The great toai strike continues without s gn of early improvement, no comps-™?iiebV r l l l l l , e t n b y e I t h e r 8 l d e - More nulls, factories and furnaces have closed their doore for want of fue'. The pig iron industry of the central western suites is practically at A standsf.ll tor want of soft coal or coke. At Pittsburg and vicinity the scarcity of fuel has generally stagnated business. There are no new labor strikes of importance to record but almost all of those previously reported are in existence. The price movement in various staples continues the record of last week and week before with concessions In quotations tor wool, ectton goods, cattle, wheal, pork and coffee and mod-rate advanees for oats and larrt Steel billet. , bituminous and a n t h S e a S i ana Bes-eper Pig iron advanced to i

1 scarcity of fuel. s vo »

It. WfcTflSlmu-as varied little.

That Tired Feelftis " 1 was troubled with diabetes and tr ied

several doctors and d l f fennt medicines with* ent avail. After taking three bottlts of HoodV

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Cu res Sanaparilla I bad a good appetite, and was free from that tired feeling. I honestly be-Heve If It had not been ftir Hood's Sanapartl la 1 wonld hare been dead some time slnoe.* J. 8. WaTxini, Deedsvllle, Indiana.

Hood ' s Pi l ls are pnrel/vegetablo, and do DO* purge, pain or gripe* Sold by aU druggiati.

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Albo Hoy wood's company is com-

ing. Jesse f r o s t is enlarging his resi-

dence.

SeeJEcker & Son for wood and kin-dlings.

Close finances make prompt pen* doners.

James Lewis waajoter from Cascade Hunday.

Charles Buslv was over from Ionia Monday;

E . E . Andrews was over from Alfo Monday.

F.E.Pardee called on Lowell friends Thursday.

John Edinger of G^enf i l l e was in. town Sunday.

V.S.Ward spentMonday and.Tues-.. day in town.

Buy beech, maple and puk wgod of Ecker & Son.

Worden's orchestra will give a ball on the Fourth.

Alba Hey wood at Train's opera house, June 28..

Mrs. F . A, Moore of Freeport was in town Monday.

George Coppens washout to Bowne Center Tuesday.

C. A. Church and wife were in Free-port Wednesday.

Base ball last Friday: East Side 16, West Side 17.

Repairing and re-upholstering of furniture at Yeiter's.

Tom Walsh of Grand Rapids was in town last Tuesday.'

Dr . W. .F ; Brooks went to phu»go the fore pare week.

E. S. Burdick and family spent Sunday in Saranac.

Norm Miller of Grand Rapids was in Lowell Thursday.

Ed. Headworth of-Bowne. Center was in town Tuesday.

Joe Quick is spending several days ut Jackson this week.

Mrs R. B. Boylan is visiting in Portland for a few days.

Mr. and Mrs. Farrington of Saranac were in Lowell Saturday..

LinniejSrawford is visiting Katie Johnsoiyml Bowne Center.

AgjAur McMahon has resigned his cldksliip at Train's hotel.

;-J Mrs. Jesse Frost is confined to , the house with a sprained ankle.

Heywood concert company at

Train's opera house, June 28.

Frank Headley from Caledonia, visited Lowell friends Sunday.

James fttcPherson was in Grand Rapids Thursday on business. •

Wm. K. Pringle and son of Mnir were in the village Wednesday.

Mrs. E. Quick of Freeport spent last week with Lowell relatives.

Chocolate and vanilla ice cream at Kickeat's Saturday and Sunday.

H . Barnaby and W. H . Barnaby of Hastings were in Lowell Sunday.

John and William Moore of Free-port were iu this village Tuesday.

S. D. Stephenson and Bert Douglass of Cascade were in town Tuesday.

Eight bicyclists from Lowell rode over to Bowne Center last Sunday.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Eng-lish, Sunday, June 3, a 7 pound boy.

Dr. Hull, optician, will be at Hun-ter & Son's to fit eyea, June 12 and 13.

P. J . Coppens of Grand Rapids called on his old Lowell friends Wed-* nesday.

Goodrich Kopf is fiiriiishing the material for the repair of u hotel at Cascade.

Lem Husted, deputy sheriff of Giflud Rapids was in town Thursday morning.

Call on Dr. Hull, optician, fDr spec-tacles, June 12 and 13 at Hunter & j Son's Lowell.

Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt of Ann Arbor visited relatives and friends hero du-ring the week.

Mrs. A. B. Knight, who has been quite sick for several weeks, is now im-proving a little.

The LoweU Athletic club have or-ganized a glee club, with W. Chap-man as director.

Rev. A. P . Moors took a business trip across Lake Michigan the fore part of the week.

The Lowell & and Hastings depot hwks fresh and neat in its new dress of paint and paper.

C. H. Wesbrook has purchased a li^ndsome three-year-old dray korse, Weighing 1400 pounds.

Ecker & Son have added neat new kimber sheds 22x100 feet to their fa-tUities for doing business.

t A howling tooth.

' W e celebrate! Let the scream!

Contentment is better than money, and just about as scarce.

It is funny that the load makes the cargo before the train starts.

Low prices and quick service on job printiag at the LBDOBB offlce.

Tbe business in which you know you could make money, is generally the other man's.

A bonnet Covered with birds does not sing, but it makes a man whistle when the bill oomes in.

Arthur Morgan's family mare ran away .last Thursday and jumping on a picket fence was killed.

L. A . Farnsworth, electrician, of Indianapolis, has been doing business in town several days this week

Miss Kate Louise Enos, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B . J . Enos, graduates from Vassar college this month.

S. B. Perry went to Holly last Wednesday fiight in response to a tel-ephone request from James Slocum.

Mrs. L. G. Lawson and Mrs. A. Miner of Grand Rapids visited the latter's sister, Mrs. Eli Burdick last week.

A green canker worm is doing much damage in apple orchards whefe not fought by spraying with Paris green.

Dr. Hull, optician, guarantees sat-isfaction. Call and see him at Hun-ter & Son's, Tuesday and Wednesday June 12,13.

A boy doesn't become a man until he is twenty- one; but we have known a hat to become a man as soon as it was tried on.

Band., tournoment at ClarksVille June I2tb. Thirty cents for round trip via L. & H. railroad. Train leaves 6:15 a. in.

Base ball last Saturday, high school nine vs a picked up team, captained by Arthur Cox. Score 47 to 9 in fa-vor of the former.

S. B. Knapp had the misfortune to fall through a roof he was working upon one day last week, and has since been using a cane.

The Lowell band will attend a hand tournament at Ciarksville next Tuesday, aud probably numerous other citizens will go along.

Marks Ruben's special sale will continue until Ju ly 4, after which tho old prices go into effect and the store is to be thoroughly overhauled.

Miss Ora Anderson has beeu visit-ing friends at Greenville a few days this week. Patrons of the express company miss her smiling face.

Bije. Kinsley ran away from the County House and called on Lowell friends for a few days. On Monday Marshal Edmonds took him back.

A good game of ball was played on tbe fair ground Thursday between the Lowell and Keene clnhs, vesuliing in a score of 11 to 12 in favor of Keene.

Never spread an ill report about ^our neighbor until you know positive-ly that it is true, and don't do it then if he is a good deal bigger than you are.

Tho Lady Maccabecs . will give an ice cream and strawberry festival in the vacant store in Train's opera block to day (Saturday). A cordial invitation is extended to all.

Estrayed—Sunday, June 3, a black horse, four years old, weighs about 9Q0 pounds, shod.all around. Finder re-turn or send word to T* B, James, Vergennes, (Pbstofiice Lojrell.)

Tho names of Lowell's-high school graduates in the class of '94 are as follows : Kate McMahon, Louisa Bar-ber, Clara Walker, Jessie Tilden, Mat-tie Packard, Delia Hatch and E l lp Faul kuer .

B. C. Smith's latest tailor got ojir a "toot" Monday, and did, some very loud and bad talking on the streets. Unfortunately, the Marshal didn't happen to be around and the fellow escaped running in.

Mrs^ Anna Smith, of Steuben county New York, mention of whom was mado in these columns some weeks ago, died on the 22nd of April at xhe age of 100 years, 1 month and 6 days. She was an aunt of p r . J . B. Goodsell, of Lowell.

The Forest City wheelmen have o fine room in the basement of Train's opera house block, lighted by electric-ity. The executive officers are as follows: President, Geo. Morse; vice president,- Ohas. Uaier ; secre-tary, Geo. Craw; Treas, E. L. Craw.

Some of the farmers are getting a, littlo sarcastic over the wool question-and one farmer was heard to say re-cently that he had made arrange; ments with a man to shear his sheep, taking the clip for part of his pay, the balance to be paid out of his potato crop.—Lakeview Enterprise.

| Lowell fair, October 9 , 1 0 and 11. ' The interior of Bob Swayne's place I has been neatly decorated. The grain-! Ing of, the woodwork, a particularly fine job, wns done by F . E . Lovett.

Citizens C. G. Stone and Win. Pullen created a little ripple of amusement Tuesday morning. They had engaged in a discussion of local taxes and found themselves in sym-pathy with each other. The conver-sation changed into politics, however, and then there was a war of words and the fire fairly flew.

The chilling winds of Wednesday evening interfered with What other-wise would have been a very pleas-ant affair—the ice cream and straw-berry social on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. George Parker. The Lowell City band enlivened the occasion with musio that seemed to be highly appre-ciated by those in attendance.

The Lowell Maccabees will bold their annual memorial service at the Baptist chufch, Sunday morning, June 10. B^r request, Hev. E . H. Shanks will deliver the sermon. Tbe Maccabees are expected meet a t the hall a t 10 o'clock sharp, from whence they will proceed in a body to the ohnrch. All Sir Knights and Lady Maccabees are invited to join.

A youftg man, apparently not old enough to vote, appeared before Coun-ty clerk Bi rch this morning and wan-ted to know how much it cost for a marriage license. Obtaining the de-sired information he started out saying he wonld return later. Aiter dinner he again appeared before the clerk, plank-ing down 100 pennies, got bis license and went away.—Ionia Sentinel.

The attorney general has decided that school boards cannot prohibit children of school age from entering school when the latter see fit to do so. H e says that if a board could make a rule that certain punils could not at-tend school unless tney commenced at a certain part of the year, they could as well make a rule by which classes should commence only once in two years.

Rev. J . W . Arney has tendered his resignation as pastor of the Congroga-tional church at Lake Odessa and has accepted a call to the Filgrim Congre-gational church at Lansing with a $1,000 salary and a four weeks' vaca-tion attached. From a membership of 13 Rev. Arney has succeeded in in-creasing the membership to 236 dur-ing his stay in Lake Odessa. His many friends in Lake Odessa regret to part with him.

Attorney General Ellis has deposi-ted 85,812.05 with the Ionia bank, which is the amount of additional salary drawn by him since the sup-posed adoption of the amendment in creasing his salary. He has addressed a letter to Auditor General Turner, with a copy of the certificate of de-posit and memoranda of agreement intimating bis willingness to have his right to retain the same determin-ed by a jury.

A grand game of base ball is tak-ing place on the fair ground this (Fri-day) aflernoon as we are going to press, between '.he business men of the east and west sides of Fla t river. For further particulars of the seoro, black eyes, broken fingers, sprained ankles, bloody noses and blistered hands, please observe next week's issue. The teams are ns follows:

EAST 8IDK. WEST SINFE.

R. B. Boylan, D. G. Look, Will M. Clark, D. E . Murray, Geo. Winegar, E. D. McQueen, C. G. Stone, C. Bergin, H . A. Sherman, A. W . Weekes, M. C. Greerte, W. S. Winegar, . A. B. Johnson, E. R . Collar, Harry Hunter, Chas. Churob, F . B. Clark, Geo Coppens,

Bed room and parlor suits delivered free of charge to our customers in the country. J . B .^oi te r .

"That tired feeling1' gives way to perfect health when one takes the Koyal Remedy Beef, Wine aud Iron. Only. 50 cents per large bottle at Mc-Carty's. Best spring medicine on earth,. 43 tf

Baptist Notes. Tomorrow morning Pastor Shanks will

deliver a sermon to the order of Maccabees. The Theme will be, "In tho Secret of His Presence."

The evening services will be substituted by the Children's Day exercises by the Bible school. Other services arm regular.

Lecture on Christian Evidences . on Monday evening irt the church, Subject, "Analog*, General history cIas5»on Friday ereninst at the church.

Cordial welcome to all. EaircsT H. SniNKSjJPastor.

CUBE FOR HB&DACHB. As a remedy for all forms of Headache

Electric Bitters has proved to be the very bust. It effects a permanent cure and the most dreaded sick headaches yield to ita io-fluenco. We nrga aU who are afflicted to pro. cure a bottle, and give this remedy a fair trial. Io cases of habitual constipation EJec-tric Bitters cores by glviog, the needed tone to the bowels, u d lew cases long resist tbe use of this medicine. Try It once. Large bottles oitfvSO cents at Hunter & Son's*drag s'oi#.• i

A a Of t -Repea ted Seene l a a n Old \V6rld Oarden.

An old world garden, BO peaceful, qylet and atill, where tho roses nod cbdir hoiidd in the summer breezo, whispering round them the secrets of thu high.overhanging trees, brlng-ing-them. too, the muslo of tho tiny fountain blithely dancing iu tho sun-light while reflecting baok their brightness in a thousand pearly tints, and singing sweetly all the live-Ion^ day to tho rippling brook wending far away through the mead-ows beyond, to lose itself amid wav-ing fields of corn, gleaming like yellow gold in the valley bold#.

On the olose-oropped grass plat, ringed over and over, where tbe fairids hold their court on ita green carpet night after night, stands an old moss-covered sun-dial, marking off the hours, keeping steady pace With tbe march 6f time. How many love tales could that old dial tell; ihe same sweet story had been poured out so often Ity its stones that it ntust know it all—the sighs and tears, tbe sweet lote whispers, tbe hot, swift words that sprang so quickly from the parted lips, the faltering answer so low as to hardly break the stillness as. the seconds pass under the shadows ot the dial's face.

A young mad, strong and straight as an Apollo, kneeling by its westb-er-beaten stones, is pouring out his lovo story to a dainty maiden so small and fragile tha t almost the faines might olaim her for their own. There is a delicate rose flush under the tender skin of the maiden's face, whiia hor eyes are shaded from sight under long drooping lashes, and the sweet Hps are poutmgly curved as her little hands push back the roses ho offers her so tenderlv. Her bluo eyes cloud a moment as she turns away her dainty head.

"Then you don't love me any more, MignonP And I plucked these pret-ty roses all for you, and these wild flowers to twine in your hair and crown you a queon,my queen, my lit-tle queen, Mi^non." A tenfer thrill runs through the young man's voice. "Mignon, a;*! I to go awayP Don't you want my love any moro? Is your love like tho roses and wild flowers, as quickly dying, MignonP" His face oomes closer to hers, and one a m steals gently around the tidy Waist "Mignon," his pleading voido goes on, ' 700 love me; you're only making believe not to."

Does a dimple steal into the maid-en's cheek and tho eyes shyly glance at the brave fellow kneeling at her feet in all the glorious strength of his young manhood? The tiny arms aro elasped tightly around his neck, her dainty cheek Close presses his, and in a whisper sweet aad low, while the seconds pass under tho shadow on the old dial's face, comes the answer he awaits—"I does 'eve oo, papa."

Birds Can Sew.

Sewing seems so ingenious an art that it must bo reserved for the hu-man species alone. Yet the tailor bird, tbe Orthotomus longicauda, and other species possess the ele-ments of i t They place their nosts in a large leaf which they prepare to this end. With their beaks they pierce two rows of holes along the two edges of tbe loaf; they then pass a stout thread from one side to the other alternately. With this leaf, a t first flat, they form a horn in which they weave their nest with cotton or hair. These labors of weaving and sowing are preceded by the spinning of the thread. The bird makes it itself by twisting in its beak spiders' webs, bits of cotton, and littlo ends of wool Sykes found that the threads used for sewing were hnotted at the ends. —Popular Science Monthly.

KhnuiuatUm K M Bacte r ia .

M. Max Schuler is said to have discovered, in the Joints of persons attacked with chronic articular rheumatism, bacteria, which are al-ways identical in like cases. These bacilli are short and thick, having at each end bright grains which aniline ooiors make still more evi-dent The discoverer has been able to cultivate those bacteria in bouillon, on gelatin, or on a piece of potato. Their culture requires a temperature of at least twenty-five degrees, and darkness is indispens-able. .

W h a t Senators Smoke.

The average senator. smokes an expensive cigar. There is a 35-cent brand which sells more- rapidly than any other in the senate restaurant, and whioh •' is in great demand for committee-room lunches. I t is rather curious that the Southerners, who, as a rule, have to live eo meager inoomes, are the most ezpensly* of all in tne i r taste for tobaoca

H o w H a r k Twain " L e a r n t t h e R l v j i r ' Under Captain HI*by.

When the last of the old Missii ' sippi racing boats, tha City oi Natchez, burned to the water's edge ih Memphis two or three years agoj it took out of commission ono of the beat known characters on the river: Captain Horaco Bixby, the "Mr. B." of Mark Twain's "Life on the Mia-sissippL"

Captain Bixby, if you happened t a strike bis rugged fancy, was only toO ready to toll storios of "old days od the river," and he told thom with a freshness and simplicity — and a swift tapering to the point, t h a t were as good as anything bis famous friend has accomplished, says Mun-sey's Magazine

He tells of the first appearance of young Clemens. He says that one day there dppoared on the deck of the boat he was running a Very tall, stoop-shouldered young man, with busby hair crowded down upon' his neck by a big slouch b a t H i e ^ "roundabout" left about four inches of his shirt visible above the band of his butternut trousers, and there was an equal place of bare skin be-tween his shoe top and his , trousers' lege/ His face was cadaverous, and his hands were rammed to the bot-tom of his pockets.

"I 'm a pri-nt-or by tr-a-a-de," he drawled out, "and i t flint very h-eal-l-thy. I thought I'd l-i-i-ke to l-e-a-r-n the river."

"What makes you pull your words like that ," said the Impatient cap-' tain.

"You ought to bear my m-a-r-m." said the impurturbable Mark. She pu-Us her-rn worsn I pu-ll mi-l-n-e!"

Captain Bixby kept him, and " larnt him the river," how to be a pilot, and how to flnd the shifting depths of the great stream. He taught him many of the stories "by Mark Twain," and the friendship Still continues. Until the old Natoba*^** burned, Mr. Clemens, with U cnosen friend, went every year to take the round trip from St. Louis to New Orleans, with "Mr. B " Sometimes the friend was Mr. Osgood or some other Boston man, sometimes a Western acquaintance.

The captain's room, that glass domain on the roof, hold on its table photographs of all the Clemens ohildfen at different ages. In the drawer were letters—gay and affec-tionate, from "Sam." There was one striking peculiarity about these. They wero as near written talk as letters oould be. and when it became necessary, in the course of human events, to uso strong language, i t WOnt down in good spelling, in hon-est black and white. There wore no subterfuges of blanks and. dashes.

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Congregational Church. Usual services morning and evening. Sabbath School at noon.-Vraver meeting T h u m l a v evening at

7:30, ' All are cordially invited to attend the

services. REV, JAP. PROW, Pnstor.

Ship tbe Prolific Poultry Food jnst as soonas you can as I am out. and the de-mand for it is double what it was lust year. H. N. Avery. Dealer in poultry supplies, Boston Mass.

Please send rao one more ense as before/ I am much in favor of yoftr Prolific Poul-try Food. Wm. B. Coe, poultry raiser, Oxford N. Y. L. B. Lord, proprietor, Burlington Vt. 1

hpnitrmn i.y Boca. ' At an auction near Neshairnlng

Falls, Pa., among numorous jjother articles put under the hamme: twonty-flve hives of bees! ->A oidentally disturbed one of fhe 'hi and about 8,000 angry beas at-.cn"-rushod out and oaused 2(io people to scatter in all directions.

A Ureat Myi te ry .

"My husband Is a peculiar sort of a man."

"How EDP".

"Before we were married I oould not gat him out of the house before midnight, and now. I can't get him into the bouse before midnight Texas Siftings.

A O r m t l ln l l f ra r Depot.

^ ith the recent enlargement of the London depot of tho Great North-ern railroad, the largest railway sta-tion In tho United Kingdom is com-pleted. It ocouples an area of fourteen and three-qiforter acr^g.

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BANNER LAUNDRY! and solioitaine patronage of all.

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