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H K I Z H I I M H*ra for the Pa*t Forty-Wmue ¥ • » « . '

Mr. David Frain, one of our best known as well i s most respected residents of

til relieved by death, ••••,.[ . Mr. Guroey was bor«r in Rocklsml | county, X. Y., and came to Michigan in j 1854, locating in New Haven township, i this county. He enlisted iu the service j in the civil war in the TMrd Michigan j " W*" * i , ^ - v . ^ - ^ - * n * • *** ~ , . _ . , •:•„ , m our cUv. died at (be Graud Central, tbe Cavalry, and was tbe recipient of a pen-1. ",' . J v.*- *» y, r» "aJLi**. don at ibo timeof hisdeath. H e m o ^ i \ ^ ' 1 ? ^ T ¥ ? ? ^ ' ? S i V to Williamston in 1 M , and we . »*rri«d J"8. ™ " * * * . ^ ^ 1 ^ 1 S f S * S t thefouowiag year, end continued to re- H * 7 * 5 ? W f T " F S ' S . , ... . . . . a - * *. . ^ . gwat shock to the friends Tvho had seen

aide there until 1SW, when he moved * , • - _ - . - .^ ww«. hack to this county, locating m Shm- J ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

1 township n - t——- « • * * « » ; apparaw MWU,»»iMi

su W. Sddwn,* IteaWeat; J« Vi;.ve-Pre*; V. A_ t^awaaaurw Cfcrttfer;

W. F. GALfc4«3tS1t, A«*. Catliier.

W D . Oairrtw, I. DrfaeatL, JL OarrWw; W.

w. A. g^wmuMT., -INTEREST PJtiD OH TIME DEPOSITS

M«mrf to1_o«» OR Good Secvrtty.

M . U S T V W A V E , C & f t ^ D v S f V W a B B , L . 1 . 9 X S W A K t .

M. L. Stewart A Co., • A W E H S .

jwoseo. Itaidttatt ssTAJBUUiiu>taa».

E.M.Miua«v PnyTeBer. W. H. Bi«uew, Bee. Tetter.

MONEY TO LOAN AT 6 PER CENT. interest p*jr»Me *mmm*Alj or w . t •^MMnnyy , wm accept p*r«est» ett t^c prtMipal •» ««

SUavcwMwcawrtx, mud o«i ecnti^l) rra^erty lit th* <«r of O W M O , {etty • t u t W pn*Hi« | t ttiMMM}. OfcB P»rty «r etty ywpwty we 1MM K*«ae< p«r««nte<ik«ta:*tvBl«*. AM«t«CM«rtMiMi fire tosiurMtt* *«*^lml. . ;

Draft* drvwm MI all fvrt* of tk« w«cM. Inter-ea* Paid on Time DapwJU.

C^PtJHWALoBfflKVSF.fc A.II. —*-alfcoMiirtWilliMJ, gpiTi iwiay—eftS , foro tb% rail MT the m*HL to oaeto JMUMI. o. H.PguoocK.

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WttOKNA COMMAKDJttlT. XO.«, K. t. staled coBciavea. MOOWI TWralay 1» each moatm. W. A.Koawqutma. A.w. aiwa*,

K*eord*r. K-C.

COfttJN!!A CHAPTBR OKDCB OP EABT-«m 8tar. Kefalar uieetlM tr t t .Wedneadar of each woatfc at MaaooieSaD. Uma. Ltmj*A PrnrnwKE W. M.; Mxaa KACMBI. E ^ A S S , Secretary,

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Ai1vertifleu;ent6 in these uolamna, 5c per line each insertloa. They are rery productive of quick retnr&R and can be proiitably osed to fUiany want ,

FORSALU For 0 » l i i - i BB« r«artdene«, b»rtt and two

lota. Enqalre a< JaniUi .«a«e . ~ . v0 , • — — : s — , - . . . , - . . , , - i . • . MI .. I , v . . • . . . . • : , -

For S«I«':—FlVe'rdad horses, weigfct from 10» to nOOpoaiHls. Iii4i^re«iI>cirCAKQsABA)f, Caruan*, XicU. is-*

F*r 9»M t—Bttlf Plruw»th blood. O D C M M ^ V IS fgrgs, one dollar.

Boclc X^a-^Cbll - • - - • — • • • w / A .

For Sale; Hoaoe and three lot* on Fraser street. Ittqttfre of W. J. Paflc^r. fit?.

For 8al«: Honae and lot, No.200, ShiawaM«e aveuu«, south. Ko?b JK;Illtaato,Cormma, • " J i i . . 11 1 i l : i I , . • i ' i , . ' i , ^ » I I I

For 8a>l«—Fana for aaie ia towaahip of Woodaoll: S*ata W«t tf-m" X aection » , con­taining 80 acras, will be sold on terms tor ose-fonrta «asa, aad reiaalnk r on ti*»e secured by mortgage. W*. NEWTOW, Fliat, Hies.

Or apply to Fraak S. Welcb, Corosna, AfV

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B««tik e / J a a a J. Gurnej . Mr, John J. Guroey dieil at his home

boutb of ibe «ity iast weeic W^nesday-evening, aged 70 years. Mr.vCuroey Wi from a load of hay last Aujfiist, *tr»k- X R . D A T I D r n \ i » F A S S K D A W A Y

ingon bis ba«k,^using paralysis of bis! TttuKauAY Kvexxxc . lower Hm'b9,'a:nd frotnqi.'.wbicA'-.'.he never! recovered, l ie b»s been a jfreat sufferer ;

but bore it with CbrisUan .forUtud*,. un-},w»* <>**? • f " " s**^ W*w**.cit»a**a_

|>£MOCKATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.

B. T. Hicks, of Dtiraad, SJactcd Chair­man of the County Commltteo.

waseee township. He leaves a widow sad one SOD, Beit Qnmey. _ "

The funeral serricat wore held at t&ej F m Metfeftdist eborcb v a t Frhp«7,aa wtriwh ttia ciacpwaail w # fawwariy > sacs*

* M F. H.damiih oAjtmtad.

CABD OF THANKS. We wiak to ^ttrfeml ««r aaoat sincere/

bearty tbaaka to the n»*jiF t t e d and ueijrhhees wbeao ki«4}y a*>

atetB«i d«riiqr oar tele aa>i 1ies«a«eHN)«t; .also tor the beautifsl floral offering.

MBS. J L X G E U N E Y V U. J . G U C X E Y .

frw^awto'lbwrt. '-••-.. Mrs. Ftoreoce Saa&ple was appointed

fnardiau of her fninor children CJe©'Jf. Sample and Emir L,. Sample.

Sidney B. PranwasAppoiatedgeseral fsoeral adsainlrtrator of t i e estate of n . Walker Morell, deceaarsl. W . a B i g a -low aad € . A, Bsldwia, ap^raJsen.

Iicevae was hwoed to Michael R. Bonrfee, Rflardlaa o f BScteard Bonrka, • eseelally hwnoapetettt pereea, tor aetlh. l ex real eatai* at private sele.

OnSar isade eosflmittiojK DeUav Flees* an inataa iteraee. ao the TaUffai JJIaM ffOB InaaM Aayteaa.

Oti M»T *!• ! • • * ! aeeeontef a4wtah>-I n p r ;«f eatete of ChaHes P. Weeden, ^hweaatd, to he heard, aato far applkav MOB for appols4**e*t of an adailittstr*-tor of the « i * i e of Raoaoatt 9. PaUerr<ie>

On May 28th will ocotif hearla« ape* probate of will ef Jaaaes J. Fartnely* de-oeaaatlt *£& of AJvtn Sra&a, dtceaaed; also appiieaaion for appoioODent of ad­min iatrators of the eetateaof Anna IA>V-

eti and Sarah B. Parshatt, deceased. Petition for probate ef the will of Jo­

seph Yerkes, d^weaaed, to be beard on May 39th.

KATHKBIK* B. KaxsET, Probate Beciater.

Corunea, Mich. Bosy Hive, Ho. l iS .

Whereas, It has pleased the Aloiixbty Buler of the world to remove trow us our dearly beloved sister, Cora Phelpa. Therefore, be h

Resolved, That the family have tost a beloved wile, daughter and sister, anil the Hive a moat worthy and respected member.

Keaolved, That while we submit to Che d?Rpen«atioi! of an all-wise Provl-deace, we: droatu 'iM toss of our sister, and extend our sympathies v to ihe be-reayed family.

Resolved, That our charter be draped in tnoarnfaxfor six^f 4aya; th*t these resolntions be sptead upon the Hive racor<is,*nd also published In tbeCo-ruana Jlottirnal.

FSUKCKS BABIKCTOS,

JENXiK E%;ELETH,

ComjtUttee.

F o r J#*l« LUbur • » t f

At a bargain, one Higa-Grade

K Milburn Katrafactory jSellvery Wazoa

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For Sala.~I£ roa want BoAT Legbiptt, Baff Piyniouta Roek, White Piyatoata Kockor Barr­ed P. rmoutb Rock £gS», 3)«**. a ftetUog, e*U at W. H. WEEDXN'S, No. 519 Lombard are., Corun­na, Mien. . , - , . 81-2«

faN«Kle<;ted colds safe* f&fc yardsT7 Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup helps men and women to a happy vl^forbusold ajje.

MlgCEkiUt^EOVS.

For Rent-Rooms or eatire Howe, pleas­antly altuated. Inquire of L. X. TAN NEB,

a?-lw Comnaa.

M oncy to I^n.n:—Money to loan on de«lre-able property,—mKTHua Vop>:c, Coruana.

Wantad't—CJ- 'jt ral purpose norae, harness 1 isrht wns'ou, amla two seated <rarria{te. In .Quii-e, 306 SiagrJiiaw St., Owosso. ld-tf

Business Locals. Violets from 4<: up to 60c a bunch at

Hicks' sifters, Dur«nd.

Xew styles of shoes received at J. Collin's shoe store. Bepairing neatly <loue and! old rubbers waoted. 5tf.

All winter millinery sold less cost at Hicks' sisters, Durarid.

than

All trimmed hats at (licks' sisters will be sold for just % regular price.

FraakB. SrtekSon.OwoMO.:........... Amelia Galusba, Owosso ......... John Nixon, Selota „... Jfarg-atet Pearae, Dnrattd Bdwin Brewater, Owoaeo Gertrude Lan^staff, Owoeao............ Henrj-J. Bearce, Ifiddiebnry Fhebe A; Jones, M*dd»eb«ry...... Claude Collister, Laingwburg--.;...../ Nellie Brown, LMsgsbwg..... ... Arebie H. Holdeb, Fairfle»4........... Bthel E. Bock, Fairfield

Mr. rraih had been ill a few weeks • j o but had recovered ahd^was aroau4 cgsia as vasal, gond&jr Buorolag be a** tended the M. E. chwrob, and Thnnday toe* dinnec wUb thotaaOiy of 14s son,

jlaTiA- A,Fr*w- He m*m supper at the ^rafid Central, and aa was hJawout be set down sad read J3»e 6wota» eveulnf paper awl Inter read Ike Stefcrett even­ing paper. He arose from the table ao]d took a chair west of the rtoye, where b« heoally sat after reading the papers. Mr, Smith was bs«4in|: ev«r bis BFesrimj mail, when hie atteotto* was called to Mr. Frtlo, who bad sank back on hfs chair, and with a aUght gasp hte life went out. Med leal a*d was semsaoued, bnt was of DO avail, a* life was extinct befbre its aniyal .

Mr. Fraia was a retoarkably wel^prt-«erved man, both mentally and physi­cally, although past 94 yean. He could read small print without passes, and his nearrngrwaa unimpaired. He was a de-voted Ohristhto, a«d biou»Tht honor athd respect to the cause for which be stood na a faithful and cossistent exponent. Bts life was one wen wottby of emtiia-Uou^aod the world is hettni for that life. S e wfil be moch nsiansd by maaty friends, and sspectaUyaw few th* Chris-ttau ericanbiatlons of thai cSty.

The fnwntnl serrknawere htM Sunday afternoon at the Free Metbodlet charch, •ad was wntl atttnovd. Elder Mont-Kosfiery officiated, assisted by Bar. F. H. ^mtth. jaietwient in Coruoua by Use remains of Ul* wife, who died eight years a|(Ot since which Unsa he had made his home with bis daughter. Mrs. C. D. Smith.

The following obituary was furbished us by Elder Montgomery:

"David Fraln was born in Harrtsburg, PA., Feb. 2«, 1816, and died at the home of hia daughter, Mrs. C. D. Smith, in Corunna, April tt, 1800.

4 In early life he lived in New York state. At the age of 10, in 1832, be came toMb'higan. He was married to Miss Harriet Campbell, D e c 6, 1838. Six children were born to them, four son* and two daughters. He came to this city ia Jan., 1*66, where he has since re­sided.

"He was converted to God In early life, and was for some years a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Be lived a consistent and nappy Christian Hfe. Some years ago desiring to change his church relationship, ha united with with the Free Methodist church, and has since been a devoted Christian and a faithful member of the- P. M. cbureb, being r. member of the official board at his death. We afi had confidence in bis piety. We all enjoyed bearing hioi. tes­tify and pray.' He was a Arux believer In the old-fashioned religion that happy? flea the soul, and many muty times he would get so unspeakably happy that he would about aloud for joy.

• He leaves two sons, Harrison Fraln, grave- j of Owossc; Albert A. Frain, of Co rutins,

' and twodaoghters, Mrs. Mary <X $mitb, of Coruniia, and Mrs. Ella Keith, of Mt, Oe^fns , with a number oJ relatives and thany friends to mourn their loss.

'God grant that wa may so order our 17 lives that when we are called to g o the 67 way of all the earth, that we will be pre-3B pared to meet oor father and brother in » Hesven

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Terrible plsgues, those itching, pe»-tering disease* of the skin. Put an end to misery, Doan's Ointment cqres. At any drugstore. .

Field Peas for 3ale at M. C^rland's old stand. "

Ba sore and get Rape Seed for pastur­ing for ilogs and Sheep. For sale at M. Carland's Old Stand.

The Democrats of Slaawassee met in county convention at the court bouse last Thursday.

J. H. BecBon called the''-meeting to.or­der and named Dr. J. L. Sraitu, of Du-rand, as temporary chairman, -vv. II. Mumby was elected secretary. The fol­lowing committees were named:

Credentials—W G: Kent, Chas.CiU-kins, ST. A. Parker.

Ordicrof Business—L. F. Lutz. C. H. Frain and D . J . Gerow.

Resolutions—J. M. Fitch, G. B, M*> (/aitgbna and J. H. Benson.

The democratic county conventions are hot usually krge , and this one was no exception. Tbemostootableclreain-stauce w*> the absence ©f many former free silver republicsJas, who will be found this fall voting the O. O. P. t icket . : / . - ; , ' . -

After a good hearty dinner Imnasbed at the Otand Central. Use delegate* re­tained and evinced quite a liftle entha-shtSBk. The committees made the usual report*, endorsing the la to 1 Chicago platform.

D* P. Hicks was elected chairman of the county committee, W. H. Muaaby secretary, and Geo. B.McCaughnatrene-nrer.

Tue following is a list of the delegates elected:

State convention—John Wiles,C.t>. Smith, A. W. Cronk, L*" 1¾ Luta, C H. Fraia, K. J. Chick, E . 1 , . l a a n , N. A. Parker, Thomas Ker win, Ernest Coo vis, J. H. Benson. Frank Sayage, Dennis Coicoran,G. B. MeCaughna, fjec Head.

lYt»gf*Wk>fl»l—S. E. Parkill, D. M. Lowe, Martin Herrington, I - K. Shear-dy, Dr. R. C. Pair, W. H , Botyiand, <L p. Smith, Jr H. Benson, fl. A. Hp*»> ding, Isaac L. Milk, D . J. Gerow, A. Wrigley, Washington Snyder, J . kL

ntch. 8tn4e eoavention yet to be called—

Wm. Sobrabacher, Andrew MeDevttt. U. P. Hicks, W. H. Momby, C. H. Frain, H. K. White, Fred Spanlding, Dr. B. C. Fair, N. A. Parker, 8. E. Pariclil, B. J. Chick, S. E. Beera, Simon Connelly, 3 . S, Williams, Ernest Sidney.

SenatormWJTnrren Jarred. WUHaro Rohrabaci«r,Wm.aeJlagher,Ti>d Ivio-enid,Park Seott, WUeoa Ejliey, A. W. Cronk, Prank Morris, J. E. F lgg ,W.O. Calkins, W. A. Conley, Jamei Lynch,

Izor, ^^SUS^S^W^^IJ. H*t Copaii ,5a>e^ :a^jBasai,10tw J .DJBrt»v ........

i PI m n. HUGH UvCVnttV,- J'AKK WILL NOW

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A Good Vote Fotietiaud l'ro)»otiil(oH Cur­ried by an Orer«be | t« iuj

Majority.

F E I X tniDam A T R A I N .

eoatletnea of the 4arr-The following Is a list of the gentle­

men drawn to serveaa nattt jarors for the May term, commencing May 14 The jury, neweveT, will be suauaoued to appear May 15, aa the first day of term la takon « p with snotioua and ex ;

parte OUU*Jt: ;:-Antrim.. .< . . . , . . . Wm. ^LBnrtnett Beumngtonv.. . . . . . . . . ^ , , . Judsen flmith Burns. , . ; .'i;;-...... •<:.... .Thomas Wilcox C a l e d o n i a . . . . . . . . . . . •". . . . , , TfrnanilOjiM Falrftehl^, ^ ^ * , ^ ^ i a i l » R Jhinhajh :| H a e F l t f o ; . r . - . . . * . . . 4 . . D a t a * ^ MMdHAotyl^ MaK*. t e n n i s

P R E A M B L E ANl> RESOLUTION.

The official board of the Corunna, Owosso and New Haven Clrcnit, at the meeting which was held in their place, of worship, in the city of Owosso, April 28, appointed a con?mit£ee to draw up resolutions of condolence to be read at ttye funeral service of Brother David Frain. The committee brought in the following report:

Whereas, Brother David Frain was a member of lite Free Methodist «hurch and also of tbe official board of sVid church; therefore, be it"

w.,A-«A«« «= ~ .,.„«.„ t««.**^i . *» ! Resolved, That this .body'does monru I ^ r i i ^ J t ^ l ^ } ^ ^ ! 1 : ! the loss of a valued and wfilingly actlva tend our Spring Opening of Millinery

in our new Millinery Parlors at Walsh & Browns,on April 11 and 12.

17-U. N. C. DKWKY & Co.

Specirl sale on Sailors and Ready-to- { wear Hats every Saturday and Monday at Mrs. J. dergent'fl.

Hu M . C aCPJaTaSB1 ********

All fancy feathers will hi reduced price at Hie**' Sisters,

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, JTanted an apprentice at Mrs. J. Sar-gint's niUiaery store. 21-lsr

member; that we extend to the many mourning frlecds our sympathy, calling upon thehvi u> remember the fact that our ] beloved father, brother and friend, bas, we believe, entered into that blessed rest-! which the Lord Je*u» haUi promised to all who live free from the coextaanaitun of sin, and thtt be dose receive the re­ward of the righteous.

REV. F. A: SMITH, Rtv . C B A S . Gzuss,

Committee.

xew m*&%*^~^jL.i:aw*&mim>na O w o a s a T i f p . . . . . . . . .Orvtll«Hartiina?v j r c r r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ^ . , . . .L<. A . j^ennett R u s h . . . . . . ^ , . . . . ^ , C b x i s t o p t e j r tiooM Sc io t»*J i . . . ' . . «v i - . i^*-^otw^; .W«rt Sh iawassee . . . , . . . . . .Edward1 Elrsworth f

Vernpa4.,,A*,.^.,...,;..,:..;.-..Daaml fi«aif . . .George Foils it d . . . . . . . F . W . Smith ,H .;gW^MY*u5pe .:....-...,....,- E. bhaw; . . . . . . . . W n . Small .J. W. Harrington . . . , ..Eli Martin . . .Andrew Porter . . . .Edward Cook . . , B . E.Cmnmius . .Henry Dowdiag . . . . . W. M. Iv t rker

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WoodbiiSl Owosso, 1st ward.

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Corunna. 1st ward u " • " ' * * ' „ : ? ; .

POITV Sciota . . . .^ . . Shiawassee . . . . . . . . Veoienti VernoSx. ..**«*.

T h e ^ p W f ^ n ^ ^ W e n t l c ^ for Eighth Oopgressional W u i c t was held at S l ^ n * * , IjifeadiF.} jjfal JjNppa^Wf Fordney was renominated by acclama* W o n . - •.'" .v ^ -;:';; •>' •; :'•, • U I' "'• •-. '/ '> ;

Delegates to the National convention are llalph Loveland, of Saginaw, and: Harvey B. McLaughlin, ot Verb^n. Alternates, H. M. High, of Ovid, and Fred Slocum, of Tuscola county. S. O. Dewey, of Owosso, was made a member of the Congressional committee.

J£lfhth Crad* Examination. The final eighth grade examination

for this school yesr will take place on Saturday, May 28, at the following named places: Sbaftsbutg, Perry, Mor­tice, Bancroft, Byron, Durand, VeTooDj Laingsbtirg, Corunna, Venice N b v Sj Bui ton, Pittsofhg, Fafrftetd No. 6. derson.New Haterr Nc. 4, and Lothrop. '•' ..-1''

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l l i e eldest and most effective method of purifying the blood and Invigorating the system la to. take DeWlu.'* Little Eariy Risers, tbntimOtfs t!Ule r^n« for cleansing tbe Mver >-nd bowels. F. M. KUbourn.

The vote on the queslioti of bonding the city for #3,00() for lmproving Hugh McCurdy Park was taken Monday, and resulted as everyone expected, having beeu carried by a large majority, there being only 91 votes against tbe proposi-tion.-" '

The munificent gift of Jud<e and Mrs. McCurdy bad already been accepted by tbecHy. aad the only question unde­cided was bow boat to Improve it. Some of onr citizens thought it would be' bet­ter- to raise each year flJOQO by tax and take time to improve it, wbfie others thought It would be better to borrow l^taoneyai^Imfftrore i te toace , Tbe latter, accordteg to the retarnf, were largely In the majority.

Tbe bonds wilt be floated at once aad scark began, and are hope tttat time wffi prove the majority waa right. There was 33S votes caxt. of which tU were In fa­vor aud 04 against the proposition.

Cowaty Twaefcera The semi-aannal meeting of tbe Shia-

waawe Couoty Teachers' Aocdatlou will be held in Corunna, Saturday, May 19th.

The program, as far as i t can be given at MM present time, is as follows: Rbunu:Table (five minute talks): *'Tar-dlnessof teachers•"'LlUie things that mean much ;n "Evidences of a rood school,f Graduation exercises ia dis­trict schools;'' "The eighth grade ex­amination—its value as an educational factor.' Main aobjents; -*Ti:e per­sonal qualifications of the teacber,"1 by G. W. Loooris, "Bow Mag should a dis­trict teacher stay In the same school r" 'What should be done with the recess and the noon latarmlafrlen In the rural •ebool?77 uHow can the true estimate of the pupil's, work be obtained for the monthly report?"

The Junior class of tne Corunna high school will serve a drat class dinner in the school building at IS cents. At the close of the dinner all present will be tarred without further cost to a very enjoyable and profitable dessert of tossts.

-.«-*'"" , Beat E^tata Traaafera. O Earl to G Middleton, land on sec

4, Caledonia, 1400. Durand I^ind CQ. to M. Hoffman,

lot 9, block 14, Durind, 100. J D Bruce to J Kichardson, land on

section 11, New Haven, 2*W. J D Bruce to JCampbeU) land on

aectioa 10, New Haven, 2100. H Johnson to D Baumgras, land on

aection 25, WoodhuU, 250. tv* VaiiAostine to % Estey, lot 59,

Mock 10, Owosso, 100. E Beatty to C Beaity; land on sec 11

Jfa2elton, 450. S Johnson to H Johnson, land on

section 29' Hazel ton, 100-s / J Smith to W Hoover and wife, lan^ « n sec 10, Burns, 1400, :

P Huntley t o G Leach, land en sec 4«, Caledonia, 1500. ;aX> Campbell to W Kobson, land on sec 11, F»irfkld. S500.

M Wilfiarns to H San ford, lot 5, bk 11, tyriinna, 130.

B Scnmid to E Jacobs,/JJat'3, bk 12, Owosso, 50.

W. Dodge to A. Andrews It on sec 13 Owosso $1000.

C. Stewart to A. Tpwnsend Its 1«-1T bk 4 A. L. Williams add Owosso »400. :

te3yW. McBrfde to J. Atuertori i t 6 bk ^ D . L. po's 2nd add Durand $235.

3DQith to Pardee pt ne iand pt nw 12 New Haven «2500.

p-^G. Sprinkle to E. Mann pt Its 5-o bk >8K>wosso $1500. ;•' & Kincaid to R. Sadler, jr,, pt nw J sW i sec 13 Caledonia $1400. •: J. Keifer to Van Yalkenberg It on sec 14 Owosso $35.

C. Bingham to J. Only and L. John­son pt sw i sec 36 Caledouia $2300,

J. Drake to J. Howard pt ne i sec 5 Burns $2600.

A Sntterby to D. Gerow and wf s V nw j- sec ISAntrim and pt O L 2 and L 3 bk 1 Wells add Morrice $5000.-

A. Burleson to G. Burleson nw i Isec i sec 33 Perry $100.

F. Drake to J. Howard 1 a on se i sec 16 Burns $300:

A. Crickmore to M. and R. Dickie se i sec 11 New Haven $7000.

D. Corcorar to H. Underwood and wf ne i nw i sec 34 New Haven 1145.

Arthur JB««ver Tried 1« 3<»ard a Tr*(» Haa a Foot Takes Off.

Arthur llcoyer tried t-v board a freixbt train on the D. &M. yesterday and fell, his foot under the wheels, which was crushed to K pulp. Ue was taken hoaie, and Dr. Wl C. Hu^ie, of this city, KAJsi ted by bis brother. J)r. A. M. Hume, of Owosso, amputate I tbe foot at the ankle Joint. 11 was a hid ac­cident, but might have been much worse.

A. Cricknoore to J. D. Bruce pt ne \ sec 10 New Haven $100.

P . B. Holmes to A. Grossbeck and wf It 1 bk t Holmes add Dorand »1000.

H. Jacobs to F. Snapp pt se i sec 6 New Haven »1500.

A, West to F. Oomstock w 44 f t It 4 and e i It 5 M b O L « Owowo $1*».

—City Atty. Kichardfc was ia Perry Tuesday.

—Fraek B . Rose, of Marshall, area bona* over Sunday.

*-J*eob Westrich, of Owo«s«, died Meoday o f paralysis, a*jed IU yeara.

—Postmaster Piekert is fa Detroit at* tending the Republican state

***** —Mrs. C, A. MUiard i s

her nephew. W. J. Norton, of RocbftstST, N . T . .::-:/--^--/^ . -n

—Will Telling, of Byron, Is working : for the Owosso and Corunna electric railway.

—The Owosso Sanitarium was opened to the public on Tuesday, starting boat-neaswithil l patients.

—County Treasurer Kay aad Deputy Colby have been pretty busy this weak attending to tax sales.

—Chilton Thompson entertained sev­eral Corunna ladies to a maple sugar •upper Tuosday evening.

--Joesoh Amos, of O^ruaso,dled leak week Wednesday,-aged ad yean. S o leavea a wife and fonr children.

—Mr. and Mrs.D. W Levrfa.of B<rrwK . arid Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bigelew, of * Owosso, were guests of Mr. and Mrs, W, J . Fftrker Sundsy.

—The pastor of tbe M. E. church vrU preach next Sunday eventeg Wa second -•enaon on ttie fnndamenttl deotrine *f the oburdi, "Toe Fail of Han."

"-Sheriff Scougale lost a vfriitahfc) Knight Templar charm on the ctreet Sa­turday evening and woukl be pleased to have the Ander return it to h ia .

~ T h e tenth annual convention of the Shiaweseve County Christian Endeayor Unioh will be held in the Coiigrngational cburch, Laiogibdrg, Friday and 'Satur­day.

—Jtmea McBrlde, of Alma College, re­turned to bis school work Saturday night He took part )n an Important

j debate at the college a few evenings pre* ' vlous,

—C. D. Smith, cbairmatt of the com­mittee on public grouuda, has had the old walk redoved north of the court house and the ground graded, making a fine improvement.

—There were nearly IdO votes i s Owosso for bonding the city for #30,-000 to be used i h putti ng up a new School building. It iras a remarkably light . vote for.a city ol the size of Owosso.

- • 'The Blue Jacket^- Weloom*,-1 a handsome colored picture, will be given with the ao^age^Sovday Free Press. Lena Miller, N-ickeFs book store, br C*r meron McLstteblin will takeyour order.

—Austin Phillips has sold his saloon t« Jos. Lafeiiy, who ba* taken posses­sion of tbe same. Mr, PbillipawiU de-

f vote bis tisse to selling the McLauehliu low-water alarm, for which there is a large demand.

—C. HV Downer was arraigned before Justice McBride, last Thursday, on the efaarge of slandering C.H. Taylor, of Perry, aad bis examinatioii, adjourned one week, Downey was remanded to jailin d e f a u l t o i ¢ 1 ^ bail. :

—Tb*examination in case of the Peo­ple vs. Hiram Taylor, chsrged with placing an obstruction on the Michigan Central track near nenderson, April 5, was hsld before Justice McCaugfana Fri­day. He was bound over to UJe circuit court.

—A cave-in, Saturday, at Owosso, nearly ended the ;tife of Ben Monroe. About two wagon loads of dirt, without warning, caved in on him, burying him in a standing position. Supt. CossiSt and another mari removed the earth from over bis bead and soon bad him out. He was nncon^cious, but soon re­covered.

—ilr*. John Salii-eury, of Owosso, formerly of this city, receive J from her brother who is a member of the King's Rttl s t» South Africa, a memento got­ten up in honor o r the relief of Ltdy-smHb, and presented to the members of the King's Rifles, i l k a piece of ribbon with the words, "King's Royal Rift**" tn the center* followed with the wocfe, "Atfler^Feb. 4», 1900." A aOk neck-cbssf aoeofapaaied it and Mr*. SalWmry

very highly.

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CHAPTER XII. OF THSS T B B K B FORRtO* M&X VrS»W

THB COAST. It must have been eleven or twelve

o'clock before I.woke up, and it seem­ed to me hi the flood of golden light which streamed into my chamber that the wild tumultuous episodes of the night before must have formed part of some fantastic dream. It was hard to believe that the gentle breeze which whtspere' xv softly among the ivy leaves around a y window W M earned by the same element which had shaken the very house a few short hours be­fore. It was as U nature had repented of her momentary passion and was en­deavoring to make amend* to a s in­jured world by its warmth and its sun. shine, A chorus of birds in the garden below Ailed the whole air with their wonder sttd_om^^taiatfons.

Down in tbe kail I found a number c t the sbinwiTiwd sailors, looking oil the batter for their night's repose, who set up a bass of pleasure and gratitude up­on seeing me. Arrangements had been

to drive them to Wigtown, they were to proceed to Glas-

by the evening train, and ray ^ father had given orders that each should be served with a packet of sand* wiehes and hard-boiled eggs to sustain him on the way. Captain Meadows thanked us warmly in the name of hU employers for the manner in which we had treated them, and he called for

three cheers from his crew, which were very heartily given. He and the mate walked down with us after we had broken our fast to have a last look at the scene of his disaster.

The great bosom of the bay was still heaving convulsively, and its waves, were breaking into sobs against the rocks, but there was none of that wild turmoH which we had seen in the early morning. The long emerald ' ridges, with their smart little cockades of foam, rolled slowly and majestically in, to break with a, regular rhythm—the panting of a tired monster. A cable length from the shore we could see the mainmast of the bark floating upon the waves, disappearing at times in the trough of the sea, and then shooting up toward heaven like a giant javelin, as the rollers tossed it about Other •mailer pieces of wreckage dotted the waters, while innumerable spars and packages were littered over the sands. These were being drawn up and collect­ed in a place of safety by gangs of peasants. I noticed that a couple of broad-winced gulls were hovering and skimming over the scene of the ship* wreck as though many strange things were visible to them beneath the waves. At times we could hear their raucous' voices as they spoke to one another of what they saw.

"She was a leaky old craft," said the captain, looking sadly out to sea; "but there's always a feeling of sorrow when we see the last of a ship we have sailed in. Weil, well, she would have been broken up in any case, and sold for flrewoo/i"

"It looks a peaceful scene," I re­marked. "Who would imagine that three men lost their lives lost night in those very waters?"

"Poor fellows," said the captain, with feeling. "Should they be cast up after onr d e p a r t u r e , I a m sure, Mr. West, that you will have them decently inter-reo.

I was about to make some reply when the mate burst into a toad guffaw, slapping his thigh and choking with merriment. "If you want to bury them," he said, "you had best look sharp, or they may clear out o' the country. Yo« remember what I said last might. Just k>"k at the top o' that 'ere hillock, an£ tell me whether I was in the right or not?"

There was a high sand dune some lit­tle distance along the coast, and upon the summit of this the figure was standing which had attracted the mate's attention. The captain threw up his hands in astonishment as his eyes rested upon It. "By the eternal," he shouted, "it's Ram Singh himself! Let us overhaul him!" Taking to his heels in his excitement he raced along the beach, followed by the mate and myself, as well as by one or two of the fishermen who had observed the pres­ence of the stranger. The latter, per­ceiving our approach, came down from his post of observation and walked quietly In our direction, with his head sank on his breast, like one who is ab­sorbed in thought

I could not help contrasting our hur­ried and tumultuous advance with the gravity and dignity of this lonely Ori­ental, nor was the matter mended when he raised a pair of steady, thoughtful dark eyes and Inclined his head in a graceful, sweeping salutation. It seem­ed to me that we were like a pack of schoolboys in the presence of a master. The stranger's broad, caromed brow, his clear, searching gase, firm set yet asaslttve mouth, and clean cat, reso­lute expression, all combined to form the most Imposing and noble presence which I have ever known. I could not fctyrs imagined that such Imperturbable

ca;:r> and at the same time such a con­sciousness of later t strength could have been' expressed by any human face. He was dressed in a brown vel­veteen coat, loose dark trousers, with.a shirt which was cut low in the collar, so as to show the muscular brown neck, and he still wore the red fez which I had noticed the night heferc I Observed with a feeling of surprise, as we approached him, that hone of these garments showed the slightest in­dication of the rough treatment and wetting which they must have received during their wearer's submersion and struggle to the shore.

"So you are none the worse for jour ducking," he said in a pleasant, musi­cal voice, looking from the captain t o the mate. "I hope that all your poor sailors have found pleasant quarters.'* , "We are all safe," the captain an­swered. "But we had given yon up-for lost—you ano your two friends. Indeed, I was just making arrangements for your burial with Mr. West here."

The stranger looked at me and smiled. *We wont give Mr. West that trouble for a little time yet,** he re­marked; "my Meads and I came ashore all safe, and we have found shel­ter in a hut a mile o r so down the coast It is lonely down there, but we have everything which we can desire."

"We start for Glasgow this after­noon," said the captain; "I shall be very glad if you will come with as. It you have not been i s Sngland before you may find it awkward /traveling alone." .

"We are very ouch indebted to you for your thoughtfulness," Ram Singh answered; "but we win not take ad­vantage of your kind offer. Since na­ture has driven us here ?re intend to have a look about us before we leave,"

"As you like," the captain said, shrugging his shoulders. "I don't think you are likely to find very much to In­terest you In this hole of a place."

"Very possibly not," Ram Singh an­swered with an amused smile. "You re­member Milton's lines: ' 'The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a hell of heaven, a heaven of

'-''hell.'" ' I daresay we can spend a few days here omfortabiy enough. Indeed, I think

you must l>e wrons !a fonslderiog this to IK? a liArlwroii* ItHality. 1 am much mistskeu if tills young gentle* uuiu's father is not Mr. John Hunter West, wlu»e name is known and lion* •orvtl liy the pundits of India."

o My latl.er 1», Imked, a well-known Sanscrit st-holar," I answered, in as* tOfi.NiiUH'Ut.

"The presence of such a man,'' ol>-sorVwl the stt anger, slowly,"changes a wUrtenu'S;*' into n city. One great mind ta surely a higher indication of civilization than are incalculable leagues of bricks aud mortar. Your father Is hardly as profound as Sir William Jones, or as universal as the Baron Von Ilahimir-FurgstflU, but he combines many ot the virtues of each. You may tell h;m, however, from roe that lie is mistaken In the analogy which fee has traced between tho Sa-woyede ami Taihulic word roots."

"If you have determined to honor our neighborhood by a short stay," stsid I, '-you wia offend my father very much if you do not put up with hint. He represents the laird here, and It is the laird's privilege, according to bur Scottish custom, to enteria'a ail sti-angers of repute who visit bis parish." My sense of hospitality prompted me to deliver this invita­tion, though I could feel the mate twitching at my sleeve as if to warn me that the offer was, for some rea­son, au objectionable one. His fears were, however, unnecessary, for the stranger signified by a shake of bis bead that it was impossible for him to accept i t

"My friends and I are very much obliged to yon," he said, "but we have onr own reasons for remaining where we are. The hut which we occupy is deserted fad partly ruined, but we Easterns have trained ourselves to do without most of those things which are looked upon as necessaries in Eu­rope, believing firmly in that wi ;e ax­iom that a man is rich, not in pro­portion to what he has, but in pro­portion to what he can dispense with. A good fisherman supplies us vdth bread and with herbs, wo have clean dry straw for our couches, what could u\an wish for more?"

"But you luuit fee!, the co!d atnfjrht, coming su- ight from the ir.pk.s,' re­plied tho captain.

"Perhaps our lxxiifrt are cohl pome-times. We hxve not uotleed it. We have all three spent many years hi the Uppo' Himalayas on the border of the rc.'iun of eternal snow, ?o we are not very sensitive to inconveni­ences of the sort.'-'

"At least,"' said I, "you must allow me to send you over some Qsh and some meat from our larder."

"We are not Christians,*' he an­swered, "but Buddhists of the higher school. We do not recognise that nwa has a moral right to slay an ox or a fish for the gross use of the body. He has not put life info tfeem, and has

assuredly no mandate from the Al­mighty to sake life from them save under meet pressing need. We eowM not, therefore, use your gift if yon were to send i t "

**But, dr." I remonstrated. *if to this changeable and inhevplteble efi-n*ate you refuse all nourishing f<nid your vitality will fail you-ryou will die,"

"We shall die, then," he answered with a bright smile. "And now. Cap­tain Meadows, I must bid you adteu, thanking you for your kindness dur­ing the voyage, and yon, too, good-by —you will command a ship of your own before the year l*„ out. I trust, Mr, West, that 1 may see you again before I leave this' par*; of the eoun try. Farewell!"" He, rais»*l hi* reil fes, inclined his noble head'with the "state­ly-.grace, which characterized all his actions.and strode away in the direc­tion froni which he had come.

"l*t me congratulate yoii. Mr. Haw­kins;" said the captain to the mate as we walked homeward. "You are to command your own ship within the year."

i'*r»...«mAb.'-!ttekr'the mate answered, with a pleased smile upon his mahog­any face; "still there's no saying how things may come out. What d'ye think of him, Mr. W e s t r

"Why," said I "f am very mncb Interested In him. What a magnificent head and bearing he has for a young man. I suppose he cannot be more than thirty."

"Forty,'* said the aaaje. -*S\zt7, If he is a day.** remarked

Captain Meadows. "Why, I have beard him talk quite famittariy of thd first Afghan war. B e was a mas then, and that hj dose on forty y e a n ago.**

"WoadVrfwir I eJneoJased. " H « sfchi si no smooth and his eyes are as dear an mine are. Me if tho sapor or priest of the three no doubt.*

"The Inferior,* aaid the captain confidently. •That Is why be does aU the talklBg for thenx Their minds are fee eie» ated to dtascead to mere world­ly chattef."

*"They site the stramxest pieces of flotsam and jetsam that ever wore thrown apofi this coast*' I remarked. "My father1 "wift be mightily interest­ed in then.**

"Indeed I think the lees you j'^ve to do with them the better for yoi%* said the wave. M If ' l do command "my.i own sSdpTU promise yon that I never carry live stock of that sort on b a d of her. Bet here we are all. aboard and the anchor tripped, so we must I id you good-bye."

The waggonette had just .flnkhtvi leading up whrh we arrived, a n ! the chief peace en either rtde of tiie uii-ver, had been reserve?! for my "two' companions, who speedily sprang lute them, \yith a chorus of cheers tl»e good fellows whirled away down the road, while my father, Esther, and 1 stood,upon the lawn and waved our hands to them until they disappeared behind the Gfeonber weed* en route for the Wigtown railway *»atl n.Bark and crew bad both vanl*he»rr.owfi'<>«t»; onr tittle world, the only relic of «i.ti­er being the heaps cf debris upon flte IwaeiJ, which we?e to"fte there,.until the arrival of an scent from Ijoyd's.

TIRED MOTHERS.

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A lUtle elbow lenos upon your knee. Tour tired knee, that has so much to

b e a r ; •• A chllsTs dear eyta are looking levin*. • • • b >

From underneath a thatch of tangled hair.

Perhaps you do not heed the velvet touch

Of warm, moist fingers, folding yours so tight—

You do not prix*t this blessing over­much;

Tow almost are too tired to pray to* night.

But it Is blesaedr ess! A year ago I did not see it as f do to-tiay—

We are so dull and th&ukless and too slow

To catch the sunshine till it clips - a w a y , ' • • . - . ,

And now it seemj surpassing strange •to mfe: ••..:•-'

That, while I v^ore the badge of motherhood,

I did not kiss more oft and tenderly The little child that brought me only

good. And If some nlgbf, when you sit down

to rest, Tou miss the elbow from your tired

• ' k n e e , ••'• This restless, curling head from off

breast. This lisping tongns that clatters con­

stantly; . If from your own the dimpled hands

had slipped, And ne'er would nestle In your paint

again;'. If the white feet Into their grave had

tripped, I could not buune yon for year

heartache than! I wonder so that mothers ever fret

At ttttle ebildnsi cling*** to their gown,

Or are wet,

Are ever black s n o o t * to '•• frown.

If I could Idas a rosy, resUess foot. And hear a patter In my borne once

root*. If I could mend a broken eart to-day.

Tomorrow mak* a kits to reach the .. ' ^ . k t - •".:

There Is no woman in <3od*» world ... '.could'say'; .:

She was more bttssfolGy eeotent thaa •: I - " ' , . ; ->:i':W-,-""": •-

But ah! the dainty pQlow next my own Is never rumpled by a SMatas; head;

My Fingfnsr bfrdlfngr frosn its nest has flown.

The little boy I need to kiss Is dead! —Mrs. May Riley Smith, In Baltimore News. ' •; ' "'' "'

THE Mi IOSARY BLOCK. «•<>, mamma,'* exclaimed Rtrth Pen*

ton as she n t u e bounding iuto the hou^e upon a crt*p autumn day; "we have thought of |twt the nicest way of helping; yon 0¾ people Ot op that Iwx to send oot West.**

"I'm all hUentk*." And Mrt. Fen-ton smiled encef'Taainaty Into tUe rosy face before her.

"Well," and, dropping upon a stool st her mother's feet, Buth continued '*yrooseer in the, drat place, We're go­ing to make a fliiilr. and, as pandpa wimhi say, I t s to be *a very Hue quilt and a curtous <iuBt* **

• Intta'dr' laughed I'ncle Jack, nmch n imi^ l ut his nlm>'s entuosiasm. __"X»*«. »lt; for there are to be sown v<*rjr tine bhx-ks envl some curloVe blocks lw<au»<e in the middle of t?a<b oue and upon 1 he fours fides are to 1« iiliiln white patclK*. and on tach one o( thewe a name is to be written;'and every one whose autograph appears upon our quilt is to pay ten cents for the boMor."

"Whew!'' cried her brother Bob, 'You are too kind. I must lx-g to be exrused."

"Don't flatter yourself, sir," return­ed his sJster, uiertily. "I>o you sup­pose I would *rt>£d a peor, hard-work­ing mifsiouary any of your handwrit­ing to ruin his eyeti upon?

"Tbx're would a't be any room ft* you auyway; for, of course, my own name must go In the middle, and thtn there will be papa's, mamma's and Uncle Will's for three more places, and I'm going to ask my old gentle­man to write In the Sast oho.**

"My, what a privilege he'll think It is to part with tea eests for the sake of having his name go down to poster­ity in that ahape' I don't believe be ever gave away a penny In his 1 fct"

"I am sure it was very kind of him to offer me the flowers,** returned Ruth, warmly; "and I shall tell him that he need not give me his name if be does not wish to."

"I think your !<Je* a very good one,** ueie interposed. Mrs. Feutou. "It seems as though be most sometimes be very lonely, even if be does prefer to live alone.*'

Devoting herself to her sewing. Ruth soon completed her block; and the following moraine;, after the oth­ers bad writen their names apoa ft, she started out briskly in the direction of Ksyruond Page's cottage, which was siti'a-.ed upon the outskirts of the town.

Her heart beat somewhat faster as, drawiug WAV, she discovered the one she sought in his front yard, busrly cugtfgrd in covering an tying eome of his rosebushes for the winter.

l i e did not seem to see her at first, and it save her 0 great start when he suddenly faced around and said, "I'm sorry I haven't my roses for you to-day, Miss; but perhaps we can finl something that you will think worth carrying away."

"O, sir," stammered Ruth, with a heightening color, "I—I should like the flowers very much; but I came to ask another kind favor to-day

"A-ab! that's good, that's good," he repeated, his bright eyes looking out questioningty from under his bushy eyebrows. "But, you see, I didn't know tbiit I had anything but flowers that a lit.le maid like you would fan* cy

Rutb thought of what Bob had said; but, producing her patchwork, ami plamjing boldly bjto the subjetc, she had soon made tho natter dear to her attentive auditor.

"Humph!" he granted, as she flu a My ex>ncjaded her explanation. "What tande you, think *'d h e l p r Despite his sober face, there was a twinkle in his eyes wbkh helped Bath to say: "K'hy e!r, it seemed to pJeaie you to give jne the roses. So I thought you might be irlad to do somethteg for someone

"Wise little woman," he responed; end now Ihe twinkle broadened iutj a nuile. "We'll gy into the house and ew If we can "find 1 pen."

"A pencil wSH do Just as well, sir. «s the. Jinnies are sil to be written DUK- with indellfttf-!afc." And, haildlng him the IjobU i;;id }>encilwhich sl:e carried, R11IJ1 w a i t e r with a pleased smilo while he, jeuting tht< book si^ninst a m o , rather laboriously wrote his name. " ,

"Tliero,'' he said at last, -1 guess they_can read it; but I reckon the mis-sloiiaiy won't lie awake nights think­ing about it if he can't quite make It out"

"Now Let me see,'* he added meill-tatively; "there's something elss for me to do." And Btith's eyes danced merrllyat the lines of perplexity up­on his forehead.

"Oh, yes," he added; and, slowly drawing from his pocket a fat wallet, he took from it two silver pieces, saying, "Here is tea cents for the name and a dollar for your visit.''

"BeaUyr ejaculated Buth. "Yes, really,** he returned, much

amused at her evident •stonishmeat She cottW bardty wait for the bright

haneh of aotnmn flowers which he then gathered for her; and, when she

©VATE OJf MICHIGAN, County of Shiawaa-

n&o»ic<i is hereby RiTea, that bv an ot4<r of the r w i a i t Comn to* the Ce«nty S&i&w»««««. ma4Sootheaa«day«f April, A. D., Ittft, six BaoBihs trom that date wet* allowed for cred­itor* to tmvSJPt th*s? elaiim»JMr»lnM the attnte ot Stepli«bWOsjw» lsa» of n*ti Ooun iy, d«eea,<««d and thmi »11 «pe<ttt*s»of «aM dwfued aw 1 -auirea U> prOSKBt *£*!* <*lshss tp said Probate Court, at th« *rM*t« Ofll*«, in ih* City of 0<>rusaa, tot e*ailna«h>n and a;lowanf-e on or before the 9tb Jay of October next, ami that .u< h vlaioui will l>e tteard before m&H Cosn, on MotMtay tSe *th day of 3nlj, and ou Tuesday the 9tb da>- of October,, nfrxt, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of each of thoMe days,

DaWd, Corm.ua, April Itth, A. D ,1900 MATTHEW PVSH.

Judge o/Probate."

PROBATKOBDES—State of Michigan, tl«* Couuty of Stin,wns=ee, as

At a session of th« Probate Conrt for sai<l County, held at the Probate Offtc<\ fnthecity ot Corunna, on the Hth day of April iu in the year oce thousand nine hundred.

Present, Matthew Bush, Ju<ige or Probate. In the matter of the cwtate of ftalaor BilUl,

deceased. Jacob W. BHtel a» admiaUtrator of /*id estate, baviug reudered to thl* court bis ttital account. •

It is ordered, that the IMh day of May next, »t t#* o'clock in- the forenooti, at fcAid Probate Offles, be aMsisned for examining and allowijjjf »ald account.

And it la forthor ordered that a copy of thi* order be published three aoeeeaalve weeks pre* vioas to said day of bearing. In the Comma Joarnal. a newspaper printed and circulating: in aaid couoiy of Shiavrasmee

MATTHaW BTTSH, Jndse of Probete.

By BUraiun E. JKxLarr. Probate SegtMer.

TAT* Oy MICHIGAN, Oooatyot «htawas«

At a sesskfaef ts« PrebsM Oovut for *«44 county, held at t*e Probate ostoe. la tae city of Conmna* oa Ko»day, the au day of AptU, In the year one taot-ssad nine fcaodrsd.

rrtsciut. Matthew Saab, Joes* cf Probate, SV AttWd P,

auagtbs

About a week later Both was one day surprised to receive a letter *d-djressed in an unfamiliar hand, and bearing the post-marh of the little Western town. Hastily opening it. she rend alrmd as follows:

Dear Mtes Fenton—How much I wish to thank yon for your share In the pleaaant satprlae which has come to us, and which will add so nrach to our comfort and happiness during the coming winter! 1 hare already ad-dressfd a letter to your society* and I am writing yon now especially In be­half of others whom I would gladly benefit Upon the block of the auto* graph quilt, which bore your name and address was the name of one Raymond Page. Can yon i n d out if be came to this country when abent if-teen years old, leaving behbai him in England an ouly slater, Harinah?

In Butterby, •eUtton of AUrad A. Court

of the

It is Of4eR$T That BkS aext at u s o'eloeh ia tha

At baawMWeC tS* eoeaty, fceJ4 at th* Probate Coran»» oa\ t k S I

tia«a*eny or •f Aprfi.

I s the watter of tfceeatate o f Urtaa OvfSlag-, h t e a t teofUi

The latter nutrrled,., and, coming to America, finally drifted to this west sen town, whrre her husband died about two yenrs ago, leaving h?r and an in­valid daughter with scar e!y any thing to live upon. She whs very uiuch ex-<it<>d today upon catching sight: of !!>.«• !i;u)iv upon yofsr <|uUt, a* sbe had for many years 1 >st sight of her broth* pr an? reared that he was dt^tL Will you please write me prompt^ that Mrs. Bill's anxiety may be..relieved tin K<x?n a s posi-llilc? '

My husband and children join me In loving thuuks and earnest wishes that God will l less yon richly in your efforts to help others. Very cortlially yours, Annie Tremain«v

"O mot:her, isn't It Just like a st^ry! What'Will Mr. i'agt- say." And don-nihg her wraiw as quickly as possible Ruth was »oou on her way to the cot­tage.

'*"Sa'ke8,.'.ailve .,' A.vc!'fl|med its ownt r a quarter of au hour later, whe*x, op^n-Ing hU door, be discovered Buth upon the steps.

Almost breathless from rapid walk­ing and excitement She gasped: **Ot Mr. Page, did yon e\er have a sister Haflnahr

An eager, quest ioolng look quickly replaced the half quizxical expression upon his face.

"Yes, year he returned. And as quickly as possible Ruth told htm all that she knew.

"Poor HansahJ poor ldrir* he nar> axtired at last, orushtna; the* back of his band across his eyas, "I mnst no after her right away. O. Miss, yoa don't know bow it teems to And that there is some one bv the world really belonging to me!" -

That night he stat ted for the far West, and in two weeks was at home again, having broogpt with hbn t i e long lost sister and his niece.

The latter interested Buth exceed-ktgiy. 8be was so patient and sweet, despite her lameness and the pain which often cawsed her such distress.

The cottage became one of Bath's plcasantest visiting places, as she en* tbferiastically saki, **I don't believe there is another such happy family In town."—Every Other Sunday.

la Rag Tints Attire, "For heaven's sake, tell that new

servant of yours to get a new dress before she comes here to-morrow. She is positively too slovenly to come in­to the dining-room.*'

This "heavy" was dealt out by a su­burbanite to his wife the other morn­ing. She informed the negress of the desire of the master of the house, but that gentleman had no idea his in­structions would be so well carried out.

When the breakfast was brought In the following morning what was his surprise to behold the negress togged out in a magnificent evening dress, with sparklers in her hair and other adornments 00 her bare arms and neck.

"What's all thhV he cried. "Have you fh-M teat other girl, and got an Egyptian princess in her placer'

-No. boss," said tr.*= digger girl, speaking for herself. "1'se de same aigger, but i jess put on muh rag­time ckYee, as you was so parttc*ler 'moot muh posse aa) Memphis Scimitar.

O D B M O S t a K W aaefllacrL barbae readere* to tU» CmrtasiJhtal aeeertaut^

U is ovdere* t te t t te TO 4 t j Jfey. next, a«teaVdtock » taaftiSaiuiu. at Probe^OaSee, te ipiwhiliit U* tirawlwlin aUawtB^ asIA aceetat

And it is farther oveeradtaata. copy «f tbia order be pubU^ed three Saeeantire week* pre. Tiooa to said day of seariSf, i s the Cortuina Journal, a ac wapiptr priateJ aaaA elreaJaUng \msaideouatyof Bfctawaeaee • ' ••

SLATTBaW BtTSB, 4»dtc o«Prob*te

M« « M A « K a \ a A X ^ 9 c A » i t h*Tte« been •isttfe in the ecoaittou* or a atoVlavge w « -

U»bttes»P»w«r«r aale avade by J—r» Oaa-roy mni Ittmm Wywa, ofrtae tgwia «4 BasettAB, Shtaws use eottaty and state of Mlehbeau to Mary w**fcy, *r th* etty of Jrua< Oeseaee ewaar^ o*4 atase «f Mealaaa, bsMtsg Aatfr ttearsbaavaf Pebraaey, A, ft. ttSS) a»d re-corMiaUKoSfteeaftfeeregtaat* of deeds of aaM eovaty of Shtawaenre, « • ta* a£a** #sy of Pebruary, A. D. ISM, ta U » e 1« «( Kencaatv « • p»«« Wti. On wfekta aiartssgs s « i ta« mete a w p a n j l a g Sae mm<t Uwe^lar laf t i t o be iliiir at She iSai gf fl**t ajjUuB hti TSlrrtat the Mtm of o»e huaSeeS M4 Sfty wixj&ttmtn wad

^ B n a j f l l h a V ^ d s V ^ a W a^ana^4sWa%^AaS^b'^^Ba^nafrsnnanat B M 4 w M _ u k j

(aadaJbpo«n«^^Vtbt*t«Ssai to aftefc ea*e madaaadpipmid). »|Ss» sf yriaalsil, fci to b<ceiw*d<yhfltearjCT oa aaU awrtfao* with Uttereat. tharoos frost PebrtaaeT lah, iMS M T pet Mot per wwma. aad tSK SMeclaaarc la •mtoyect to tW rifht o; aaM wop|«««a« t« taee-eioae hereafter t beef or, atid ao salt or woeaaJ-iairatlawortee^unytiavtairbeeKhad or ia-MitwwS to reearee the: a>e«at aarttrai by a»ia_ wort**** or aay Son tbereof. Mow tawwfote by Ttrtttc of the p»*:er of aale eoataiaed tn ssid wtr t | a |« aad tae atattttt i s aaeh e«Me aiadeaad prattAe*. Katies la a#teO/ siren that anTbwralaj t*M Mth Sajr «« atap, A. » . (SOU1 a« «Me*el*A in the aAorwwa af aaid day, aaid atortsso* wUl te f reeloaed by aaid arort-gapce, wbo will ocll at pubUeaaetaw«rveBa«te to the hi«heat bidder, asbjact to the Ihn of aatd mor4«w«e far faure aaata «0 haroaaa «We tkere-«a a* t*e weaterry IrOat Soor of ta* eetiH houae tn the eUy of CoeWnoa ta aaM bounty *f ShU waaaea, (that beinc tae place wHeretn the cireult court for aaM eoaaty ia aeM) the prev­ise* riaacrlhBd in Mild •aarapas* «r ao atueh thereof aa auty be i irrcury to pay the aabi anoant due upon aaid mortaace for lutereat, with Meren per eeut interest theroa aa4 all legal coot* and expense* together with aaid attorney tee of ItSOS aubjret to the ri*ht of aatd aiort* Ra«*« I* fJtuiiajt a«ate Sar prhaetval or In-tereat to beeoiba due hereafter. The aaid pTfilmaOetSg lnwnint laas ia amtgag* aa toUowe: ^fca iaaSp iniwifcin a s * property aituaa«MB tha township *f OanHoK, eousty of ShUwaaaee aad state of Kkehiaan, described aa foliowa ta-wtt: The treat half of the south eaet auarter of weetioa tvmty-fovr (M) town ebzbs fS) north of raege tour ( 0 east and con-taiuiajr eighty aetweof laad.

Dated, IVtbraary Sta, nss.

^•__ MAnYwHAxay. uoeaPARsicn, jfort8*««e.

Attoneya far murtgages, Tttat, Wch,

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COUNTY TEACER8* EXAMINA­TIONS AND ANNOUNCCMENT8

FOB SCHOOL YEAR .1 PLATK8 ASD DATES.

TJatfl rartaer node* «a* ^ ^ f t , f a S u i n i a l B a th*

^SnraBd, bcafsaiuc the tatoa Thwrsday of

ConsmsH beswsing tho tktrd Thunssy of Aaaust.

OWOJSO, beyisstDS the thtaw Thsisssy of

at., sisadsrd tkm. Assstesats wUiwrn* ^ ^^¾¾ Janrife Cyras:

D-O. history, aad taeary a s * art the half «sy;i«a^taatSla*hnt(erri: rnvrtnt-

^ aad phyatoioor tha third aal? day-graaaKar, aehooi law, bataay, aad

phyafea. (aeepod aiade) tae foarthlaaJf 4ay. Taint day (hw SM* «T*d* apptteaata oaiy>

a»d "— TS.

.^Wpsrceot.wOI .besoaepltd ta grawswtr, si^tasaetle.hjtstory^ 'stvil S5>v«rs«aAC,jmarraphy, and itafllua* and not less thas Si per cent ta any otaer braaoa; fe» second gvade. not iem than W per seat la the braasses beforo nasted, sad sot ?eM than m pwoest la soy other brasob; for Arat rrrde, not less than 86 percent la braoeb> es before nsated; and not less than 80 per sent ta say other bisaeh.

Appfceasts for Srst and seoond svades who pass la part of the branches nay rewrite at the next exanartatkm ta taoee reoasininsv After rsittns ia two eonseenttve examinations tbey must rewrite in all branches. Appueaiitsfortbtrd vrade who fall in part of th* brascae* mart rewrite hi all branches ex­cept thoae is which they recelre at least eighty Are per eest, and toe* third frrade credits wilt be carried until the next examination only. Before a certiorate will be yranted to *bpJK cants for third srade, who have never tauyat, they aiust furslsh satteient proof of banns' reed, carefully and studiously, "Pare on Teaching," -Swett's Methods of Teaching,' •* Whlte't 8eaool Manafresteat." or some other work 00 teaching of equal merit; and tbey must also have familiarised themselves wttb the centra] principles of the "State Manual and Course of Study." The roaregoing work Is necessary In order to pass the •abject of theory and art of teaching. Sock third trade appjfcssts mutt, also, possess the required knowledge of naool law, the same ss otaer appttoaats for ecrttflestes.

Attendance or aoavartendsuce at the teach­ers* l&etftutes sad the teachers' sssoefatlona heM in the eounry durls* tseyear next pre-eeejalsy tho examiaatica, win be taken into tfrMacoouatlBgraattBC esrtttestes of any

O. L. BBIsTOL, OnssstssnOssr of schools.

TAtiMAGE ON CREEDS.

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tatt«««—Tbla** Thai H u i -• e r Ckrlstl

[Copyright, 1900, by «L6uia Klopsch] Washington, April 22.

At a time when the old discussion of creeds is being vigorously and some­what bitt crty rev i ved this discourse of Dr. Talraage has a special interest. The"testis John xL, 44: "Loose him and let him go."

My Bible is at the place of this text written all over with lead pencil aarks made at Bethany on the ruins ef the house l5f Mary tnd Martha and Lazarus, We dismounted from our horses on the way up from Jordan to the Dead sea. Bethany was the sum­mer evening retreat of Jesus. After •pending the day in the hot city of Jerusalem he would come out there al­most every evening to the house of his three friends. I think the occu­pants of that house were orphan*, for the father and mother are not mentioned. But the son and two daughters must have inherited pro-D-erty, for it must have been, judging from what I saw of the foundations and the sips of the roess*. an earns* nf home. T a|ajiin, the biwthti, was now at the h*a****he honeehold, aqd his sisters depended on him aud were proud of him, for he was very popular, and everybody Hked him, and these girls •werw splendid giifa—Martisa, a list-rate housekeeper, and Mary, a spirituelte, jtoinewhat dreamy, but af-f ectionate and as good a girl as could be found in all Palestine. But one day Lazarus got skit The sisters were in consternation. Father gone, and mother gone, they felt very nerv­ous lest they lose their brother also. Disease did its quick work. How the girls hung over his pillow! Not much sleep about that house—no sleep at alL /.,

From the characteristics otherwise developed, I judge that Martha pre­pared the medicines and made tempt­ing dishes of food for the poor appe­tite of the sufferer, but Mary prayed and sobbed. Worse and worse gets Lazarus until the doctor announces that he can do no more. The shriek that went up from that household when the last breath had been drawn and the two sisten were being led by sympathisers Into the adjoining room all those of us can imagine who have had our own hearts broken. But why was not Jesus there as He had so •oftea beenT Far away in the country districts, preaching, healing other tick, how unfortunate that this on* nipotent Doator bad not Wen at thai domestic crisis in Bethany. When at last Janus arrived in Bstaany, La*-. arus had bean buried four days and dissolution had taken place. In that climate the breathless body disin-tegrates more rapidly than in ours.' If, immediately after decease, the "body had been1 awakened into life, un­believers might have said he was only in a comatose state or in a sort of trance and by some, vigorous manipu­lation or powerful stimulant vitality had been renewed. No! Four day* dead.

At the door of the sepulcher is a .crowd of people, but the three most memorable are Jeans, who was the family friend, and the two bereft'sis­ters* We went into the traditional tomb one December day, aud it is deep down and dark, aud With torches we •explored it. We found it all quiet that afternoon of our visit, but the day spoken of in the Bible there was present an excited multitude. 1 won-=dtr what Jesus will do? He orders the door of the grave removed, and Then he begins to descend the steps, ICary and Martha close after hinvaad the crowd after them. Deeper down ftrto the shadows and deeper! The} hot tears of Jesus roll over his cheeks juad plash upon the back of IJis hands. Were ever so many sorrows compressed into so small a space as 3B that group pressing on down after Christ, all the time bemoaning that He had not come before?

Now all the whispering and all the erying and all the sounds of shuf­fling feet are stopped. It is the si­lence of expectancy. Death had con­quered, but now the vanquisher of death confronted the scene. Amid the awful hush of the tomb, the familiar name which Christ had often had upon His lips in the hospitalities of the village home came back to His tongue, and with pathos and an al-mightiness of which the resurrection of the last day shall only be an echo, He cries: "Lazarus, come forth!" The eyes of the slumberer open, and he'rises and comes to the foot of the steps and with great difficulty begins co ascend, for the .cerements of the teuib are yet on him, and; his feet art fast and his hands are fast artd the impediments to all his movements are so great that Jesus commands: "Tako QCT these cerements! Remove these tfndrahces! Unfasten these grave-elOthes! Loose him; and let him tfo!*

Oh, I am so glad that after the Lord raised Lazarus He went on and com-| ^ , v t o * e V J wrotei mended the loosening of'the cords" tJmt bound his feet so thatJsacould **slk and the breaking of the cere­ments that bound his bands so that n# could stretch out his arms in salu-wHion and the tearing on! of the band-JS*B from around his jaws so that he ttkuld speak. What would resurrected jffe have been to Lazarus if he had *M* been freed from all those eripple-sjsnt* of his body? I am glad that Christ oosstnended his complete ewna-«?pe*io», Mying: "I<*f*ahim, end 1st him go."

The unfortunate thing now is that so many Christiana are only half-lib-esated, They havee bee* raised front

the death and burial of sin into spirtt-n»l life, but they yet have the grave-clothes on them. They are, like Las-arus, hobbling up the stoir* of the

J tomb hound bind and foot, and the * Object of this sermon is to help free

their body and free their souls, and I shall try to obey the Master's com* mand that somes to ma end eoises to every minister of religion! "Loose him, and let him go!"

Many are bound hand and foot by re­ligious creeds. Let no man misinter­pret me as antagonizing creeds. I have eight or ten of them—a creed about religion, a creed about art, a creed about social liJte, a creed «bo«L government, and so on. A creed is something that a man believes, wheth­er it be written or unwritten. The Presbyterian church is now agitated about its ftreed. Some good men in it. are for keeping it because it: was framed from the belief of John Cal­vin. Other good men in it want re­vision. I am with neither party. In­stead of revision I want substitution; I was sorry to have the question dis­turbed at ail. The creed did not hin­der us from offering, the pardon and the comfort of the Gospel to all men^ and the Westminster Confession has not interfered with me one minute. But how that the electric lights have been turned on the imperfections of that creed—and everything that wan fashions is imperfect—let us put Ifce old creed respectfully aside and get • brand new one.

What a time we ^ v e ba# with the dagnsatics, the apossgetics and I6e termenentiea. The Refect s i aome of the creeds is that they try to tell us all about the decree* of God. Now1 tke only human being that was ever eo*n-patent to handle that subject was Paul, and he woufd not have been eotn-petent had he not been inspired. I be-tteye in the sovereignty of Ood and!be­lieve in man's free agency, but no one can harmonize the two. It is not neces­sary that we harmonize them.; Every sermon that J have ever heard that at­tempted such harmonization was to me as clear as a London fog, as clear as mud. My brother of the nineteenth century, my brother of the sixteenth century, give us Paul's statement and leave out your own. Better one chap­ter of Paul on that subject than all of Calvin's institutes, able and honest and mighty as they are. Do not try to meas­ure cither the throne of God or the thunderbolts of God with your Utile steel pen. What do you know about the decrees? You cannot pry open thie door of God's eternal counsels. You cannot explain the mysteries of God's government ROW: much less the mys­teries of His government five hundred qulntilllon years ago.

I move for a creed for all our de­nominations made out of Scripture qootatiioDs pure and simple. That would taifc? the earth for God. That would be ImpregssUe against infidel­ity and ApotlyonJK? assault. That would be beyond human criticism. The denomination, whatever its name be, that can rise am to that will be the church of the millennium, will swallow up all other denominations and be the one that will be the bride when the Bridegroom oometh. Let us make it simpler and plainer for people to get into the kingdom of God. Do not hinder people by the idea that they may not have been elected. Do not tag on to the one es­sential of faith in Christ any of the innumerable nonessentials. A man who heartily accepts Christ is a Christian, and the man who does not accept Him is not a Christian, and that is all there is cf it. He need not believe in election or reprobation. He need; not believe in the eternal gen­eration of the Son. He need not be­lieve in everlasting punishment. He need not believe in infant baptism. He need not believe' in plenary in­spiration. Faith in Christ is the cri­terion, is the test, is the pivot, is the indispensable.

But there are those who would add unto the tests rather than subtract front them, There are theejEandfe , ndio; w*t>kl not accept persona into church membership If they drink wine of if they smoke cigars or if they attend the theater or if tiiey play cards, or if they drive a fast horse. 'But do not substitute tests'wWeh the Bible does not establish. There is one passage of Scripture wide enough to let all in who ought to enter and to keep out all who ought to be kept out: "Be­lieve in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou sbalt be saved.'7 Get a man's heart right, and his life will be right; But now that tbe old creeds have been put under public scrutiny, something radical must be done. Some would split them, some would carve them, some would elongate them, some would abbreviate them. At the pres­ent moment and in the present shape they are a hindrance. Lazarus is alive, but hampered with the old grave-clothes. If you want one glorious church, free and unincumbered, take on* the cerements of old ecclesiastical vocabulary. Loose her, and let her go!

Again, there are Christians who are under sepulchral shadows and fears and hoppled oy doubts and fears and sina long1 ago repented of. What they need is to understand the liberty of the sons of God. They spend more time under the: shadow of Sinai than at tbe base o{ Calvary. They haTe been singing the only poor hymn tar t

"Tls ajpelnt I loaf; te ktu&; Oft it sauces a* tmtoght;

t>o I ,16 v» the L»*S or a*? Am 1 His or -ass I nott

Long to know, do yoa> Why do you not find out? 0© to work for God, and you will very soon find out. The man who is all the time feeling his pulse and looking at his tongue to see whether it is coated 5a morbid and cannot be physically we)L The doctor will say; "Go out into the fresh air «b4 into active life aedat*p ftinkjaifff of yourself, and you will get well and strong." S<> there are people who are watching their sp'<ritital symptoms, and the/ call it •itf-esanripttton, aad

they gut weaklier and sicklier in their faith all the time. Go out and dp something nobly Christian. Take holy exercise and then examine yourself; and instead of Newton'a aatiurnine and bilious hymn that I first quoted you will sing Newton's other hymn:

: Amasing- grace, how •*«*( the sound That saved a wretch Uke met

I onc« was lost, but now am touxtd; Was blind, but BOW I see.

What many of you Christiana most need is to get your gravecioth «* off. t rejoice that you have been brought from the death of sin to the life of the Gospel, but you need to get your hand loo.sa, and your feet loo**, and -your tongue loose, and your soul loose. There is no sin that the Bible so arraigns and punctures and flagel* lates as the sin of unbelief, and that is what is the matter with you. **Oh,w

you say, "if you knew what I once WM and how many times I have grievous­ly strayed you would understand why I do not come Out brighter!" Then I think you would call yourself v the chief of sinners, I am glad yon hit upon that term, for I have a promise that fits into your case as the cogs of one wheel between the cogs of anoth­er wheel or as the key fits into the labyrinths of a lock,

A man who was once called Saul, but afterward Paul, declared: **This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief." Mark that-~Mof whom I am chief.**: **Put down your overcoats and hats, and I wOl take care of them while yon kin Stephen." So Saul said to the stoners of the first martyr. *T do not care to ex* ert myself nraek. bnt T will guard} your surplus apparel while yon do the murder.* The New Testament ac­count says: "The witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name waa SauL" No wonder he said: "Sidaers, of whom I am 13^, . « h l e f ; M ',-;.' ••/"•''•'":"•''' ..^.- '-.;•'

Christ is used to clhribing. He climbed to the top of the temple. Ho elimbed to the top of Mount OHveti He climbed to the top of tbe cHnV about Naaareth. He climbed to tb« top of Gohrotha. And to the top of the hills and the mountains of your transgression He is ready to climb with pardon for every one of Jon. The groan of Calvary is mightier than the thunder of Sinai. Full receipt "is offered for all your indebtedness, if one throws a stone at midnifnt Into' a bush where the hedge bird roosts,' It imasediateiy beglna to sing, and Into the nddnight hedges of yonr deapondency these words I hnrL nott-huj to awakert yon to anthem. Dro|) Ike tunes in taw minor key aad take taw asajer. Jht yon ttilnk it the Lord for yon to ** Around wH* yon the debris nasi aaoses of old trnnngrnaalOTt? Ton make me think of soma snip that tea Taad a tewpaatiaona tlaae at aaav and now that i t pronoa— another voyagv keeps on it* davits the dansaged litn-boato and tha enUntara of a aldr-1 •red mast and the broken fines of n smashed skylight. My advice at? J Clear the decks, overboard wrth nil the damaged rigging, brighten up th* salted smokestacks, open a new log­book, haul in the planks, lay out a new course and net sail for Heaven. You have ha# the spiritual dumps long enough. You will please the Lord more by being happy than by being miserable.

Heaven is 95 per cent, better than' jUia world, a thousand per cent, bet­ter, a million per cent, better. Take the gladdest, brightest, moat jubilant ] days you ever had on earth and conv preaa them all into one hour, and that hour would be a requiem, a fast day, a gloom, a horror, as compared with the poorest hour they have had in Heaven, since its first tower was buUt or its first gate swung or its first sons; caroled. "Oh," you say, "that may be true, but I am so afraid of cross­ing over from, this world to the next, and I fear the snapping of the eaod between soul and body." Well, all'the surg^ps and physicians and scientists declare that there is no pang at ttpe parting of the body and soul, and aU the restlessness at the closing hour o | life is involuntary, and ho distress nt all. And I agree with the doctors, tnr what they say is confirmed by that fact that persons who were diowned or were submerged until all conscio— ness departed and were afterward re­suscitated declare that the sensation of passing into unconsciousness win pleasurable rather than distressfni. The cage of the body has a door «at easy hinges, and when ttxat door of the physical cage opens the son! simply puts out its wings and soars. ' "But," you say, "1 fear to.go he-cause the future is so full of mystery.*' Well, I will tell "you how to treat the mysteries. The mysteries*have ceased bothering me, for I do as the judgeswpf your courts often do. They hear all the arguments in the case and they say: "I will take these-papers ana! give you my decision next week.'' £o I have beard all the arguments in re­gard to the next world, and sonflf things are uncertain and hill of m s> tery, and so I fold up the papers and reserve until the next world my de­cision about them. I can there study; all the. mysteries to better advantage for th* light will he betiev and my( faculties stronger, and I will ask the Christian philosophers, who have had all the. advantages of Heaven for cen-fpries, toTbeip me, and 1 may be pni> niftted rnyi^lf humbly to ask the Lord, wad I \thfclf there will be only owe mystery left; that will be how one 90 unworthy as myseif got into such an enraptured place. Come up ont of tn*^ sepulchral shadows. If you are n*f Christians by faith in Christ, come +f\ into the light; and if you are already like Lazarus, reanimated,, but stffl have your grave clothes on, get rid «4 them. TJ*e>cnsnn*anad la:. "Uwse Uaa,j a n d j e t n h b g o *

A first-clars watchmaker gets credit for his good works, — Chicago Dafly Jiews,

FOUNIA GOLD HIKE IT WAS IN HIS POULTRY

YARD.

Man ft* low* Una* • Cowponnd tfant Mnknn Hin Hon* Lay Donnto

tfcn Unnat Nnmber Sntnntnr and Winter. Socrot of

Hit gnccenn.

People in the neighborhood of Crea* ton, Iowa, are amasexVat the number of eggs that this man drirea to market with. When asked what was the cause of his bens being so prolific, he stated it waa all in a certain compound he was using, that keeps his hens in good con­dition and furnished them with the proper stimulus to egg production. Ameriean Poultry Mixture is the name of it, and is made by American Mfg. Co., Terre Haute, lud. Every man in the poultry business is interested in «he health of his hens and their laying ca­pacity. In the eggs lie bis profits. This mixture is guaranteed to increase the production of eggs 100 per cent or money refunded. It will do more than three times as anch as the same amount of any other compound. It is concen trated in form and the result of years of practical experience in the ponltry bnaineas. There is absolutely no doubt as to what it will do, and yon are in­vited to try it at the expense of the eosapany. Send «1.00 for a sample peek' age and if it doesn't do the work yon get yonr money back. This is fair and is mn4» *o:inAn*« t w i u ^ ^ pn^trj^nen to give i t a triaL * Xt is also a sore pre-veytiTe of sneh diseases as the terrible cholera and roup which create sneh havoc in all parts of the eonntry. It acts directly on. the craw and g\*Mmi& and is a thoroughly scientific prepar­ation.

The manufacturers guarantee every nackage or refund purchase money. If your druggist dont sell American Poul­try Mixture, he's behind the age. In ihAtcwA «ed«r direct from American Itanufacturing Co., Terre Haute, Ind.

ONE GAVE ItftLlCP.

be earn* nttn QnfyVa,

Taorc t u m entarnrlatng Urnrnonl tailor who baa narer been known to acknowledge that he didn't have any-

tor. One day a custoaaer entered thn

•hop and ««*oa if he had any trousers made espedatfr Car one-legg«d men.

"Certainly," replied the merchant. "What kind do yon want?"

TJresa tronaers." said the man. **The best you're rot-M

Hurrying to the mar--of the •tore, the enterprising merchant snatched up a pair of tronaers and snipped on* the right leg. Hastily turning under tbe edges he presented them to the customer.

"That's the kind t want What's the price?"

"Qne guinea," 'Well give me g pair with the left

leg off." A month later the merchant was

pronounced convalescent and on the high road to recovery.—London Tit-Bits.

Removal Owing to ray increasing business I have removed my

Bicycle Re­pair Shop

3 doors north, (Mum by Store) where I am better prepared to do first-class work than over. See me in my new quarters. I wish to thank yon for past patronage. Don't forget me wheo you want jtny any kind of repairing. A full line of bicycle soppliee.

The Journey of a Cough Drop Across the Halj w a Woman.

The clever Ruaaiaa violinist alio who charmed all hit hearers at the Peabouy recital, on Friday, was nc. to blame for the incident Although his name begins with somothtog that sounds like a sue tie and enda in a "koff." yet the outbreak cannot be traced to that source. It was simply the result of the cold weather, and, probably, a draught When the cough started the lady who found herself the victim of it was as mortified as could be. She knew that' it waa disturbing the audience and feared that U might give pain to the performer. She would have given worlds to have It stop, but the cough went on with all the regu­larity of a piece oi clockwork.

But there was a Good Samaritan In the audience, and this Good Samaritan, happened to have a box of cough drops In her pocket. She had been to a con­cert beforehand knew what a good, strong, healthy cough can do to a son­ata In C minor. Her fellow woman with the irritated tonsils sat tar from her, almost at the other end of the large room—but that made no differ­ence. She must have a cough drop, and must hate it right away. The nolce must be stopped. She could not get up and carry the drop to the cougher. That would make the dia-tnrnanee worse than it waa. There was bat one way to do It The cough drop must be passed down the Uae, So she wfEpned ft an la a piece of pa­per, asked her neighbor to pass ft on, and thus started it on Its mtoston of peace. There was a entile, there was even a number of perceptible titters as It made H* way slowly from lady to another. Some of thee* Insisted on unwrapping the little bundle and mak­ing a special study of the drop, and more than one came near bvugbtag In neetflic wheat they found what bar-den they were bearing. But, la spite Of all obstacles, the cough dk*p reach­ed iU goaj and at once did Its work.

A more grateful wosasa tkaa the one to whoa it was sent did not sit in the nan, and no one enjoyed the re-cits! store than the Good Samaritan,— Baltimore American.

NOTICE. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree

to refund the money on a 50 cent bottle of Downs' Elixir if it does not cure any cough, cold, croup, whooping cough or threat trouble. We also guarantee Downs1 Bifxir to e«re consumption, when used according to directions, or money back. A full dose on going to bed and small doses daring the day will cure the meat severe cold, and stop the most distressing cough*.

C. If. PEACOCK, F. H. KlUKMUtX, M. RKiDT.

DO YOD GET DP

WITH A LAME BACK ?

Udaey troatte Makes Tea mxxjMt.

Almost everybody who reads the news* papers b sura to know of the wonderful

Try *»wta 0 1 T17 Ask yonr G-eeer to-day to show yon

a p*«kafe of GRAIN-O, the new mod drink that takes the place of Coffee. The children may drink it without in­jury s* well M the sdalt All who try ft, Hke it. GBAJN-O ts made from pura grains, sad the meet delicate stomach receives It without d tat re**, j ^ the price of eeeTee. l*e sad SI eta. per packaire. Hold by all icrorer*. Be sure It Is laade bs the Genesee Pure Food Co., I e Roy, N. T., at there are Imitations on the market

J. Q. Hood, Justice of the Peace, Crosby, Mtss„ makes the following statement: '*I can certify that One Miuute Cough Cure will do ill that to claimed for It My wife could not get her breath and the first doee of it re­lieved her. It has also beoefited my whole family.*• It acta immediately and enreseeoxhs, colds, croup grippe, brouchitts, asthma and all throat and lavg troubles. F. MKllbourn.

t'Mniir Gurkfaity. January and October of the same

year always begins with the same day. So do April and July, also September and December, February, March and November also begin with the same .day. New Tear's day and S t Sylves­ter's day also fall on the same day, except of course, in leap year. Been day In the week has served a£ a day of rest somewhere; Sunday among Christians, Monday with the Greeks, Tuesday with the Persians, Wednes­day wrth the Assyrians, Thursday With the Egyptians, Friday with the Tnrks and Saturday with the Jews.

•!. - ^ ^ ^ " ^ . \' ™y

AM Plsasaat aa sfspU Syrap.

Most remedies have something un­pleasant to the taste and in consequence many people, especislly eWMrec, dread tbe dose and put off entirely or demy the taking of the medicine that can do toomgood. Not so with Dr. CaldwelTt Syrup Pepsin—everybody Mkes its taste and when taken it will cure conetfpa-tfoo sod all kinds ef ttemaeb travbtes. In 10c. 50c. and 0JBO siam at F. M. Kil-bonrn.

. «««- made by Dr. ji Ktkner'sSwamp-Rout 11 the great kidney, Pver

and Madder remedy, > It is me great meet'

cal triumph of tbe nine* teenth century; cu> covered after years ef •ciantmc research by

. Dr. Kilmer, the emi-* neat kidney and blad*

dnr spsctshst, and b wonderfully successful in promptly curing buns back, kidney, bladder, uric acid troo* bias sad Bright* Disease, winch is the worst form of luViney trouble. i<

Dr. KiknerVSwasaa ftoed b not ree> oamvsadadforeverytfcn^butifyouhavekid-ney. aver or bladder treuhfeft will be found

Just the remedy yoaneerV It has been tested tasomanyvays, hi hospital woik, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur­chase relief ana has proved so successful in every case mat a special arrangement has seen made by which afi readers of th it paper who have not already Mad ft, may have a ssnmtohatttosrntneebyman,ak«a keek nmmgnv»eahoatSamaip4%aetandhow m m~M --^ ifyenhevelklsiy or bladder trouUs.

Grans Trittk RalQwiy Systea of Arrival and

Train* ATOQSirNNA

SASTBOTJJTD. Detrott Rnwtas, daBy eseept Sxa&mj S:|fi IfaU.TralD'4*Hy except 8*«rf*r l : t l | Sveelnp Cxpf«»f cn^pt naaaay S:ll 1 Ksstern Kzprew, oafly Si»]

: WaSTBOOKD ChieaKO Express^jatycxeeptSUaaay XtM nnd Kxpress, dahy exeep* '•' SiSJ pm «d. »»pWs Exprew,daUy *• ^ ?:10nsi r-Mt Western daily 74taat

aieasiag and Ifaxlor Oar 8ervlsa. wa^TBOTjllb.

»«V: 9:BS p. st. train eoaaedts at ax^ress ea«t, aad PaciSe express

M'M a. at. Wats sss parlor Bapt&a, *xtr» eaarse S etats..

TNa.auwainaaasairldecarta Oraad Ids *xwa eaarce tte.

auajraouvfr «.M

sad Hay Csty. Ul sss trass has parlor oar to Detroit.

(. esaiaerserfita, I*naw-- -*-—*-

Oenasev) at bemad wMh 6. a *>. •. «« Pi Haras and settleCrscfc,and wmfiU a.aH.fnT.rorSa»4t«vaadnay02tr.

G. OvTucnro,

•TOLEDO •>

HARBOR rvORtrl MiCHr&AK

RAILWAY.

While tleephstt. It ts not while we work and worry

over the affair* of Hfe that we grew old. tt Is while we sleep, according to Flynn, the celebrated BngUsh physi-ologiat v" : Mr. Flynn leaus us to this conelu^ si on tt rough his advocacy of the raid-aight dinner plan.

"No midday luncheon for brain workers/" said Mr. Flynn. It impair* the mental powers and interrupts the train of thought,"

Then Mr. Flynn proceeds to advo­cate a before-golng-to-bed meal. "It Is necessary to repair the waste that goes on at sight," he said. "The warte of-a long night of fast is beyond ear-eulatton. The stomach should be well ftlled with nourishing food to counter, act the lorn, This Is especially true ef aenemic persons."

Mr Flynn points e«t the fact tai» most persona look pale and faggedf^i they get up la the mornsng. "I hire Heard dozen of trienda say that t i er k?ok nve rears elder on rising than retjring sKJtd ft Is true. If yea woiht not grew old while you sleep he sere, that ye^ar^wen nonrianed before rev firing. TK, ages faster from sisager than time," • A-

jejuaractaterof ''The lUnaair' Bicytle.

nY*t pOU I ever nsed>-?D7*ir stoote, MUibreok, Ala. They qalckly cjrc all liver and bowel trenbles. F. M. Kll-

TIME TABLE. In affect Nov. 14,18».

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n.-te A. SL

in* P. M.

JLSIULTS

Affewt

SOOTH. 9:11 A . M.

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W.H.BHI«ETT, 6. P i

IfpvVJsw* Vwfsje

Dr. Bsll's Antiparasitic Compound prevents and cures Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever. Price 25 cts. For sale by all druggists, Da. A. B. BALL, 47tf Corunns, Mict.

To Cure W*irvonsnees in One Week To Cure Constipation in One Week To Core Indigestion in One Week To Purify the Blood in One Week

Take Cleveland's Celery Compound Tea, 25c If it fails to cure, we wiu cheerfully refund your money. (Trial sue free.)

at C M. Peacock'4.

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BLUE SERGE 117 North Washiacton Street. Owosso, Michigan. S

Navy Blue Serge illustrates the deplorable fact \ that good things are quickly and largely imitated, and j the public is liable to be gulled with the bait of saving J a few cents into taking the false and rejecting the j genuine: There is nothing more servicable, comfort r j able anti handsome for summer wear than a real Navy Rhte Sartre.

There is no fabric so deceptive, so unsatisfactory and so disappointing in every particular as the imita- | t ioas. •

The real Serge is made from Worsted yarns, firmly woTen and dyed with an unfadable, im|>erish-abte, rkfc dark blue, and it is of the Real Serges that

! ©or suits are made.

much pleased with bis posit tea and the village ol Three Oaks.

—The Juniors of the iJlgli School will give a minstrel concert at the school

Full

Begiuiog Saturday, April 21st, and Continuing One Week, we offer:

Men>$15.Q0 Blue Serge Suite, double breasted square cut and single breasted round cut coats, at

Men'3 $14,00 Blue Serge Suite, round cut sack coats only, Men's $12.00 Blue Serge Suits, round and square cut coats, Men's $10.00 Blue Serge Suits, round cut sacks, ©illy, at $ S;75 Young Men's $15 00 [U to 20 years] ftlue Serge Suite at $12,00 Young M^n's $12.00 [U to 20 years] Blue Serge Suits at $ 0.95

$11.To $10.9o $ 9,95

Osburn & Sons, Owosso. * Jt^^"*X«***i«***w*a^<* **4ffnr*ef* imtf^p^l+4*4*^*m^d*^9***+im**''**!9*^i*'**b**J±*^**+** i V W ^ f W

T H E CORUNNA JOURNAL.

WELCH * J O H N S O N , Propr ie tor* .

Published every Tbiirs^»y mora in jr at Co-ruaiit, the <-onuty «eat l»f HblAwassee eounl.v; Devoted to the futereaU of the Reuublioan Party and the collect>«•> «f,ff»nt»r»li4nil lovul news.

TEBWI: $t.Q0 p*r je»r Inmlvauotv Subwriters who wish to stop ttie i<uj»er

should notify us direct, ami Jiot leav»- it to the postmaster tu do. He nctmet'tuie.):: f*>r#ets. Al­ways see that your subscription is ]>aUl u p j o tned&teyou request ii* to stop the paper.' '

•The quantity *»d quality rtf tilt1 advertising appearing in the ,Toi'p\»i. is abundant testi­mony to its value as an advert U i n ; medium. Kates made known at the office. .• Items o( news are a lways acceptable. Re­member that what interests you will jpenerally Interest others, and that it will be giad)y re* ceA»ed by us.' :

Combinat ion* . The large number of excellent combination**

we hare to offer enables our readers to obtain a. large amount of pood reading at rery UUle « * « . They are as follows: New York Tribntie »ad lata paper, . l l^S Detroit Twice a-Week Journal and thU, 1.40 Weekly Inter Ocean and this paper -IM T w i c e * . Week Free Press am<l this paper, 1JS6 Mlehigmn Farm*r and this paper . . IJ&

T m J B f t l M T , M A T S , 1 0 0 0 ,

—Married, Friday, at ibo M. E. church, Ray'. IT. C. Kortbrup officiating, Mr. Henry Bearceatid Mrs. Pboeuc A..Tone*, both of IdiddJebury.

—Attorney W. ,H. Parker ba* tcveisd his connection with Pr6*ectftU«g Attor­ney Chandler, and entered the office of Atty. A.K.Bichards.

~F> O. Stafford, of Three Oake, visit­ed friends her over Sunday, lie i s very

LANGUID *W

ABDITIOSAL LOCAL

—Mrs. Geo. D. More»u is visiting in Detroit.

—John Jarvfe, of Dhrand, was calling on friend* here yesterday.

—Gto. Priest, of Venice, moved hit family to Owosso this week.

—Mr. and Mrs. Edsoa tyman, of Ban­croft, were in the city Tuesday.

— Supr. Lyman and Engineer Hun-tiit£ton wore in Saginaw Tuesday.

—€. D. Smith aUeodeJ the slate d« ot-ncratic convention at Port Huron Tues­day.

—Word waa received that Mrs. James M. Goodel), formerly of this city, died at Detroit y ester day.

—Mr*. J. £. Callard has been appoint­ed postmistress at West Haveu, to sue* ceed J. W. Mclotyre, resigned.

•—"Bud* Burnett, formerly of this city, will play ball with the Parke, Davis & Co. dine at Detroit this season.

- T h * bachelor tea held over the Journal office Friday evening, netted the nttebodist ladies society *1£.

—Charles and Ralph Kveleth have tLJs weak lor the Stat* of Washington, with tto tatoatloa of taktaf up a ranch.

—Mrs. paalef Wait* moTes this wwk to FluahiBx, where ahe will make IMT fviare home with her son, Mr, Char lea Watte.

—Dr. and Mr?. G. JL Oosa and Kr. and Mrs. S. T. ftl*ck«Mr,of FowlorvtOr, wortxueatsat the Grant! Central » n -4*j afttfiiooa.

Many • »dio<4-is said to

be lazy and s h i f t l e s s hen s h e

1' # ' jl a^a^hiawsbiha%. C QCSCZTS the feast bit of h.

She csa't study, easily fills asleep, is nervous and dred all the rime. And what can you ex­pect? Her brain is beinf fed with impure blood and her whole system is stifferinf from polsoniaf.

Such tirls arc wonder­fully helped and greatly chanced, by talinf

sanapanw

bouse Friday evening, Stay ]1, program will appear iiext week.

—The new contracts for raising sugar beets appear to meet the approval of beet growers, Mr. Cba?. Derbam, who raised five acres last year, will put in tea acres Ibis year.

—Frank PetUbone received a letter this week from his brother in Arizona, whoa be has hot seen for 13 years. He now writes that he will move to Cape Xoaoe the middle of Jane.

—Judge Bash is up north this Jveek foi a littfo fishing sport. He wfll attend a meeting of the executive committee of StaW association of probate jodgea at Saginaw Friday.

—At the democratic state convention held at Port Huron Tuesday, Stanley Paikillvof Owosso, was o»d« a. raemher of the committee on resolotioas, and Frank Savage was.elected vies presi­dent of the convention.

- W n . Rhodes and 3amnet Haekett accidentally ran into one mnctibor oe their wheeJaJtfonday evening. Haekett was coottderabl y braised about the face, and his wheel badly injured* Rhodes eseaped without injury to himself or wheel.

—Hiss Lena Bliller entert&ined a party of friends ^t her home Friday night in honor of her goest, George Smith, of Lansing. A few guetts were present from ont of town. An elegant supper was served, and an excellent time wis had during the evening.

^Atneriean: nermaS - - . , . - * ' . - . . • i , - • * • - -

Burhao«s. sod Howard Monday morning fdr.CneyeiMe^sSO. SmUh «nd Bgrha^a h4r«e Jtectt attlona on a t>a^ bi* t«»m ^ a l|»rn Itmr Ctieyewjne:afl*i Sargea^ wiH *ork lu the i-ar rtiov* tber* with ^aaws Stewart, torvnip rly oVHiUclty.

—Robert Berry found quite an old historical paper while cieantag out the; house he lately moved into In the flrrt ward. It wa? a road warrant for the then villas* of <'or«un*. made out May 2*. 1«46, Th* eotnmiA?loners wer< ^m. T^mon and Charles It Gilbert. The wrltitiK waa in a good plain hand, and remarkably well preserved.

—Mrs. W. W. Jones entertained Iter sister, Mrs. Nellie Peck Saunders, of Saginaw, who if well known to many of our reader* in this city and In Vtrnon and, Bnrn< township. Mrs. Saunders hi* gained an enviable and wi<te reputa­tion a« a reader. K»ce»tly flie organ-U«*1 tiif precNn eiitertaiument cotapa-ny, wliicb is composed of ten youag la­dies. «ho |K>se in iilttstiqtte?, Grecian ; !ct::r?i?, "d.rMls and tableaux. They give a delightful entertainment,and are greeted wiih large houses. Her friends in this city axe pleaded to know that she is meeting with deserved success..

A little life may be sacrificed to a sutto'en attack of croup, if you don't have Dr. Thomn^ Kclectric Oil on band for the emergency.

^i«tRooVaay to much for DeWjji's Wtfeh Daaol Salve. On* box of it cored what the, doctors called an itteurJlSe ufJQfr on my jaw.w Cores piles ano^Jl tltim diseases. Look out lor wor*t***s imlntions. jR. j|L B^hew^b> T

• r:>'; ,|ijg|"r;i'!'"-'i*'— lAst T*»»*i y waa «%• Dugr tod$feg!if tikinrf Dr. Caldwoirs Sywpl ~ In for- that indlguatisa. If .jan;

,'t you better ask K. M. Kitboarai at »rug Store. They wOl tell yon |sat

If It's Desirable, If s Here.

April 26< 1900. The committee on licence beg leave to

report and recommend ..the adoption of said report.

Adam Serras principal, with Michael Keidy ar.d Thomas Agnew a« su ret 16s,

Joseph Laffrey as principaK with Austin Phillips and George Setzer as sureties. •• • \-'.:.:

Joseph Ji Serr i j principal, with Adam Serr and George I). Middieton as sureties.

Ferdinand Piekert as priocipal, with E. Herbert Bailey and George D. Mason as safeties.

Druggist Bouds—Michael Beidy as principal, with Adam Serr and C. J. Gale as sureties.

Charles M. Peacock as principal, with J.C. Thomas and Wn, Carrie as sure­ties. '• •

Signed by the committee. W M . B . JACOBS,

E.EV*XKTE> GEO. E. CixxiEaatJCK.

Bepori waa carried hv uoanlsaous vata.'

Motion waa made and aasportea that tbe aaarshal be tnstrocted to notify above prittdpah to appear before said Mcen>e- cooralttee at onee. The chair* man then gave said prineSpats some Ha-t»t tactions in regard to their compliance to the law. -^- -¾. 1 .

Motion Wag made and supported thMt the finance committee be Instructed to apporltoa money on band to each fund as they may deem expedieat.

Mot ion* carried by unanimous vote. Motion was then made to adjourn.

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In oUict* words, whatever in DRY GOODS comes witbin

need of the best trade will always be found at this ?tore.

Jlowcvcr, we do not follow the needs of our customers,

bat we anticipate them. It's very annoying to a customer

to be told "No, we haven't it,s' when an article which

should be in stock is asked for. It doesn't occur here—

not once in a hundred tisnes. We are in this way not only

keeping trade at home, but attracting it from other towns

where a high-class store such as this is lacking, Thi^ia

the kind of store keeping we ask you to support and en-

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MIOHIGAH,

A t £ a t a « t of t h e "Grl'st T«*tlfie«. Mimenee, ilJ^ Nov, 14, 1803. I was

troubled with a disagreeable feeling In my eionacb caused try dyspepsia, and one dose of Dr. CaldwelFs Syrup Vepsln relieved sne. I wtit never be without it as It is the ben remedy for constipation and indigestion I have ever ueed. P. R. Clark. Traveling Salesman for Pearson & Weytet, Importers of QneenKware, Inndlanapolls, Tod. In IQc. 50c and SI.00 bottles at F. X. Ktlbourn.

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do it neatly, try tibe JOUS^AL. If it t»

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*s what for they arerelUblea the eqosre.

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of schoolsiris have taken it durinf the past 50 years. Many of these firis now have homes of their own. They remember what cured them, and now they give the same medi­cine to their own children. You can afford to trust a Sarsaparffla that has been tested for half a century.

SLttaham Maaajaaaj. If year beweas rd take Afor*a PUa. Yea tlasv^aoad

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Anyone county to date may obtain one by send­ing 12 cents to the Coruona Jonmal, Corunna^ Mich.

Thh nsap is made troat a aew ca|t ob-Uined since Jan, 1, 1W0; and If con-1 Ulna every wagon road, rail road, riv­er, post-office, village, city and school-house in the county. The school dis­tricts are numbered, the boundry lines of each township are distinctly outlined, and the location of the county farm is given.

"I had stooMcb trouble tweoty years and gave op hope of being cured till I began to use Kodol Dyspepsia Core. It bad done rae so much good 1 call it the savior of my life,- writes W. R Wilbla-I eon, Albany, Tens. It digests what you I eat. F. M. Kllboorn.

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Coranna, Mkb^ April 26,10C0, y j A special meettag of (•oenaon Couo-I

cilwascallel 10 order by Erwln Kvs> tali, the following members being pres* eat: AtdwneB Kveietto,Jacob*. ClntteT-bock, McMalren and Tremble.

| U was snored aad npported that Aid. , Tremble aet as chalrawo, which was carried by ananimona vote.

j The foilowlag liquor and druggist ' bonds were thou preseatad, which were referred to tiuiannlttae en hcenaes.

} Cbalnma thea abide the following re* pert sad saovsd its adeptiott, which was stjobeded by McMoUea:

THE PRESENT OUTLOOK IS GOOD FOR A LARGE CROP OF FRUIT THIS SEASOH. ..

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This means an increased demand for Sugar, and wishing to put in a stock now for »uaiitier use* and being somewhat in need of the4iwhere with" to Imy it, will for Ten Days, commencing.. . .

MONDAY, APRIL 30, Make Special Low Prices on the following named

•:-,-..ew*»dar Best White Potatoes, per bushel - - - 2Sc Best Granulated Sugar, 18 pounds for . * $1.00 Best Rolled Oats, per pound - - - - 2 # c Best Crackers, round or square, per pound - 5c Best Yeast Cakes, per package - - - - 3c Bulk Starch at Ac a pound or 8 pounds for - - 25c Arm & Hammer Soda, full weight, at - - - 5c All Package Coffee goes at - - . . . Mfc Chapin Cheese, full cream, per pound - - - 13c Santa Claus, Jaxoa, or Q A Soap, j>er bar - - 3c Canned Corn, Tomatoes, Peas and Str ing Beans, per can 8c 3 cuts of Plug Tobacco for . - . " - *• - - 25c Fearless Fine-cut Tobacco, light or dark, per pound - 30c M*aiMB*MaNmMw^asBaBnBmi*M«ManBiiiiaBBBnB^^

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If you are a customer of ours, take advantage of this sale; if you are not, compare this list with prices you are paying, and resolve to begin new te buy your GROCER?ES of

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a secret marriage with Miss Ttich December 2C. 18». When the wed-an*g became pnblje t i e boy's parents eanse here, and « little later the boy left fee W a t e r W y . He has *ever returned.

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. aslxal.,' Oe»erT i D e t a i l * TMMstts*''' toVtnU the TvirM i t Jaa*.

Three Oak*, April 27.—The Three Oaks Dewey cannon boomed Thurs­day night for the first, time on Amer­ican soil. The cause of the demon­stration was'a. telegram received from Mayor K. K. Warren, who had an in­terview with Admiral Dewey Thurs­day morning, in which the admiral gave a definite promise that he would devote at least two hours to-Three Oaks early in June at the time of his promised western trip.

Mr. Warren concluded his message' of notification with the words: *-Boom the cannon." Capt. C. IL. Hooper, of .thteVMeCulloch, suggested that the cannon point-westward, for. he says: "Westward the stflr of empire takes Us '.vay. .It is toward the %vest that eivilfnation is advancing and it is in the direction of the enemy.'* So the gun was placed near.the Dewey park where, pointing toward the setting sun, it awoke the echioes for miles around. Bells were m n ^ and whistles were blown and hundreds of volcei jcined in a prolonged cheer. In the light of the admiral's promise, Miss Gould's favorable consideration and pledges of interest and support by numerous other distingtnshed per* fiohages scarcely anything can pre­vent the ceremonies ait the formal on-reiling of the Dewey cannon in June from being an enthusiastic success.

PIHGREE'S ATTITUDE.

STATE GOSSIP. ALL FOR TWO CENTS.

1st Coaacaaed F M M (• f Rati­fied Beadera.

Lansing, April » . - < ^ L E 3 I L 8nt-ton was .placed '.'oa trial here Wednes^

~daf on the charge of conspiring with Gens. White and Marsh to defraud the state in the military equipment deal; After the defense bad failed to secure a continuance 1B order that a, deposTtwa might be obtained from Tom L. Joniffion showing that money deposited by Sutton in the City sav­ings bank, betroit^ September 12 was a part of the money paid to Sutton by Johnson, aad not part of the prof­i ts of the military deal, the defense challenged the whole array of jurors. The jn<k?e will decide whether the jury was irregularly drawn.

Lansing, AprU 2? .—The trial of Col. Sutton came to a temporary stop Thursday through the action of Judge Wiest in sustaining the challenge of the dpfpiise to both the special and regidar panels of jfardtf*, and the con­sequent discharge of both panels, leaving no jurors in attendance upon court. Judge Y^iest denied the mo­tion of Sutton's counsel that the ease ,be continued over the term, but im­mediately ordered that a new panel be drawn.;

PEW OBEY.

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Houghton. April 30,—With the time set by law expired, and with the pen­alty of imprisonment or a heavy fine "facing; •litem', only 12 residents of Houghton have returned tax blanks distributed to all property owners by Supervisor Fox. At 1« I unset much the sanie condition exists. - Hancoek makes tfye hewt showing ott foinplettd return* of any copper county tovvu. At Tronwo^l, tlie chief town of <;<>ge-bje epjinty. very few returns have been received, and Ishpemsog is also dilatory. The new law is very unpop­ular with all Classes, from the wealthy" mine owner down to ihe^ la­boring man, compelled to pay double taxes because his home is mort­gaged.

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Adrian, April « . - E * - M a y o r WII-Bam H. Wahfby died of dropsy of the heart Tuesday n%ot. aged 74. He was defeated ao democratic candidate for eeagreas in i$w. He was presi­dent of the board of fndiana com-missioners under Cleveland and had t i led several special appointive offices in Michigan uttdeir different adminis tration*. He was widely k'hownv among western bankers, stood high In the confidence of state democrat)** leaders and always maintained a-nviii-" pathetic regard for printers.

Sew Plait laaajsaratcd.

Detroit, April 27.—The system of taking postal money orders from pass­ing steamers was inaugurated Wednesday by the marine depart­ment of the Detroit poet office. Money orders were taken by boarding, steamers passing up and down the river at full fcpeed. in the same man-uer in which mail has been delivered and received from passing vessels the past rhree years, The money order business wilf hereafter be a regnlsr feature of the marine po*t office.

Mteklsaa's Gaveraar Gives a *tr*wasT lntiasatfan a* flt* r*Hll*al

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Detroit, Mich„ April 30.TT-<3OT. Pin-gree as^rie^^iuaamtev^iew Sunday, that the hope of the people in This y e a r s general elections is in ^ih* den*-, ocratic party. The governor has al* y*»ys hitherto been an mdependent re­publican. Speaking of the increasing power of Trusts Gov, Piugree said:

"There is no use in hoping that the republican party will do anything with them."

* "Are yon preparing tc announce j your withdrawal from the republican I party?" the governor was asked.

'There is no announcement about it. I only say what J. have said ail the while. You haven't heard me say any­thing against the democrats for some time. I..believe" that the hope of the people i* in the democratic party tUis f a l i . ^ •• _;'• ^ _ _ _ '

COICHGIH DROVES.

D14 Hla CMrlias »r M««l. Lapeer. April 27.—Two week* ago

Miss lirnw i^iggv. of this vjty, lefi for Libbey,Moht.,tomoet'her'iiiver;iieorge liobiiifroo. to whom »>he wan married immediately "Upon.her-arrival, '..The ro­mance of the affair is that Ihey had n«ver nief before their wedding, the courting Hi,', having l>een dnrie by eor-•resp'O'ljdence. The bridegroom, who i* a.mining klngvJs. 27 ye!«r>,(her senior.

SUES HER MOTHER-IH-LAW. Y t a w l t i l * la tfiUwiiw AafcsfgBy..

WOO Daiaacm f»r Alleaatlaa af HMbu4'« Aateet»M».

Ealamazoov April 28.—Mrs. Charles Fletcher Church has brought suit for $20,000 damages against her moth­er-in-law, Mrs. Stephen C. Cliurch, for alienation of her husband's affections. Miss Mary fiich, the complainant, and i e r husband were brought up togeth­er in this city. The young man moved with his family to Waterburyv Conn., .but later the son was sent here to, attend Kalamazoo college.. The result

% Mother's TVrrlfclr perd, 'Iflllington. April :»n. -.- Mrs; James

Siinnionds. who lived tn>ar Otter Lake, deliberaieiy jumped in front of irMich-ig.tn Central express tlniu Saturday afternoon' with her twoVyear-old ehiUl in her artris. Uoth were terribly .mangled.''dying nlmOM instantly, Mrs. Siramohd*' mind had been -iTtibalaucKd for several months, bin her mania had not been considered dangerous.

Ex-Saeaker Catcaee* D«a«t. Detroit, April 25— Sullivan M.Cuteh-

eon, former speaker of the Michigan bouse of representatives and'pr^mi-aent in business circles, died at his res­idence in this city aged 67 years. Mr> Cutcheon was born in Pembroke. N. H. While superintendent of schools in PHtsneld, JlU in 1S5S, he became^ an io^imate friend Of President TJncwlB.

K i l l e d H r r v r l f . (irand Haven, April '.s, • In ihe vil­

lage of Spring Lake Agne* Trotter, A widow. daughter ,of Postmaster Heath, . hot. herself through the heart Friday'" morning and died instantly. While Mrs, Trotter was at work iir the |«>st ''Office she was accused, by a prominent woman Of (jrand Haven of,/flirting ivitb the latter's husband. The charged so grieved Mrs. Trotter that she at," once, shot herself. She w-as a leader in Spring Lake society and was S3 years old. <

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Houghton, April 30.—Timely rain? extending over a large part of the west­ernha l f of the uppes peninsula have put out small forest fires and greatly abated larger ones. The danger is not over, but is much lessened for a week to come.

tttiled br a Paraaer. ;. Sault Ste. Marie, April 3»,—Deputy

Sheriff John McLean was. shot and in-stkntly killed in the viUage of Brim-ley, 13 miles west of here, Saturday night by-James Thompson. McLean reeentty purchased the house Thomp­son occupied under a lease, and the

'shooting was the result of an attempt by McLean to take possession. Thomp­son was immediately arrested.

Asyata • • Trial. Detroit, April 27.™Engineer Thomas

M. Thompson, who was in charge of the boilers of the Journal building when the structure was wrecked by an ex­plosion in November, 1995, and who was once COBricted of manslaughter as responsible for the death of the 37 vic­t ims of tVat disaster, was again placed on trial i^ursday. the supreme court having directed a new trial.

Laaaeaed at Port Haraa. Port Huron,. April 27.—The launch­

ing of the Raveoscraig, the first steel steamer ever built here, was marked by elaborate, ceremonies Thursday. Ten thousand people were in attend­ance, the city schools being closed in honor of the event. The new bort was christened by Miss Morton, daugh­ter of Capt. Ed Morton, of the Volun­teer Transit company.

Sad Pate': • * a Wai Kalamazoo, April 28.—While fighting

a fire in a 20-acre wood lot on their farm near Lawto^ Friday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. William Brace were hemmed in by the flames. Mrs. Brace wss burned to death and her busbar d was so severely burned that his recov­ery Is doubtfok

arresfed la law*. Grand Rapids, April 30,—Mildred

Preston, An astrologist, who is al­leged to have recently fraudulently secured «s00 from Miss Kthelyn Quimby, a society young woman of tkis'ctty. Is wader aivest at Dnbaq«% 1» , and will be bromrht back "ncia.

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Houghton. April 30.—The vanguard of the 3(1.000 Finn immigrants prom­ised to America this seanon gives* prom­ise of very heavy immigration. Five eiirload* entered the Tnited Ktales ihrough Hauit «te. Marie ThurMltty. tWOuarloacU going totaluinet and two to Iro'nwdod. Ijoughton fibriniy u^w has upwards of U'.otw rtKidents- of Fin-nb-h birth and parentage, and (i.OOU of Iron wood's !(i.0i«; people are Fisuss. Ulipeining. ^iegaur.ev j4it<i IroJi Moun­tain, alt mining towns, are other cen­ters of Surge h'inn population to \vhieh heavy iu-'jei-.-ion* are being wr''),v week', v.

Benton Harbor teamsters, at. work' 0» a municipal'paviuii' j^b, h^yr ^-o::e out ou a strike.

The firemeu of the upj>er peninsula Will hold a to'ornameut August S, 9 and j 10 at Calumet with the usual hose races . and oth/;r e^;.ents.

The. Michigan Central road will put • in a w w boiler shop and electric light- j lug plant for its shops at Jackson Junction, the whole to cowl S»0,<;00,

The annual reunion of the Third Michigan cavalry will • be held at (Srarid Icapids/sju .Tune 3, the first day of the state eiicaiupiuent of the (1. A. R.

Mnllik^n is to have a butter factory. Fortv farmers have organiaed a stock company and., wi?,I. build the factory Immediately. Work has already be­gun on it.

The annual equal suffrage conven­tion of Calhoun county is to be held at Battle Creek on May 9 and 10, in­stead of May 4 and ,5, the dates pre­viously announced.

Work has been commenced on the erection of the new erematory at Mul-liken. It will cost ¢4,000, and is to be : operaUdi by a stock company com-1 posed of 40 farmers of the Ticnity.

Three buildings, a saloon, a meat > market and a residence, were de-1 etroyed by fire Tuesday night at j Coopersvihe, causing a total loss of . about * 10,000, with practically no iu- J suranecr. « J

One of the biggest ana**! events inj the upper peaiasula i s the tonrna-j ment of 4ha Firemen's association. This year it will be held a t Calumet, and the date* have just been, fixed! at August 8» ft and 10. j ' Merchants; at St. Joseph and some-of the neighboring towns are>:. jBttffer-1 m g e^asideraWy lately through the; operations of shoplifters, a. large num- j ber of whom seem to be operating in | a systematic manner in the county.

The project of establishing an elee-, trie railroad to Connect Menominee; and Escanaba is being again agitated; J Those directly interested" have gone so far as to consult engineers, and it1

is understood a tsurvcy wi l l be made -this summer.

Tax Commissioner. Milo D. Camp­bell has notlfivd-rtfcc. Adrian super-' visors, who announced recently that j they would pay no attention to rthe' tax commissioners' orders, that they | ^will be held strictly to account ."for/ the performance of their duties under the"'.law. „ ^ .j

(lOV.Pingfee has notified Capt. J Loui» G. Coveli, of Grand RapidR, that ' he will be unable to attend the see-1 ond annual reunion of the Third! Michigan volunteers. He says he i s ;

too, bupy looking after the arrange-! meiit of Michigan's war claim against-the general governtuent/ }

The8herman Pioneer says that there/ Is such a demand ,for homies* to rent t by p»-ople d»»siriiig to move to that] village that the erection of M build-..', iug? of this kind immeutately wotUd be a good investment, for some one with the money on iiiVjid; Isesidrs | helping tlie growth of the town that ntiieh.

The entire «uperstructi:re of the MivhigHu Cehfr»,l railway bridge, span-1 niujj; the |St. Joseph riVer above the dam j ai Nile*: will ' l>e rebuilt. The work will be eofitinenct-d this week, and will : be under the supervision of. the Mirh-j igait 'Central-• bridge superintendent, [ .Vame> Kijieh. Extra men are at work all alo«y\the line laying new * feel and making repairs.

The Mass Mining company, of Houghton, has bought 33 acres of water frontage at LA Frenier, near the ; junction of Xewtonville. on Ke­weenaw bay, and will build a one-stamp mill there, with plans for addi­tions to be made later, if desired. Work will be poshed a s rapidly as pos­sible, and it hv expected the new mill wi l l be running by January I.

A taettef; OeUyered $e.vett Thovasm* Mites Away in Forty Days.

It may not be out of place t.o', givo »n illustration of thes vast distances a letter may travel on the strength of a two-cent postage stamp. Suppose one ot the girl readers of the Companion

•in Key Weat, Fla., has a brother 5n the Klondike region, who has risked all to dig fortunes from mother earth, and writes to tell him the news from home. She drops the letter in the pVwt-office at Key West, and it starts on its Ions? journey. It does |iot, of 'necessity, travel in a straight line, b'-ut'ttH'tft fol­low the t^isti^gs and tiiVLTa s of the railroads, which have complete ehargs of it uriti! the northwest,'comer of {he State of Washington is reached. When it,-ard'/ea/, at"''Seattle it has. passe;! !,hi-6v. i) 'ourtecn .states, '.and yet,. s"> far as ttiao- lis concerned, "but - one-fof.ii th of its journc-y has been acoqri-piisltod..

It now takes .a'sea,voyage from Se­attle to Juneau, Alaska, and from the latjev place Is carried; as I have al­ready described, to Circle City. It may be taken from there by fdeadly hands farther into the Klondike country, and. finally dellY*red into the hands of the anxious brother, who has hcen eagerly- awaiting the arrival of the next party from the nearest town In v^hich a postoffice is conducted, in the hope that some one would bring bim a letter. The letter has now traveled in the neighborhood of 7.000 miles—by railroad, steamboat, stage, horseback and, perhaps, dog sled—and has been on the road for nearly forty days with­out a moment s rest

No profit, in money, accrues to the government-for delivering that letter; indeed, each letter sent into the Klon­dike costs the government for trans­portation many times the amount ot postage charged.—Youth's Companfca.

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Musferoofit* fer the Milliofi. WLat is elaimeiS to be the largest

mushrom house hi America, 13 bein^ built on the John Wyeth farm, n^ar Westchester, Pa. It will be equipped

-with four tiers of beds for the gi-ow-Ins of mushrooina. giiring a total area Cf J&«6o0 square feet for the purpose/

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€rd for perfumery purposes. It is esti­mated that each year 1,*60 tons of orange flowers ar* used, beside3 950 tons of rose**, 150 tpns each of violetis and jasmine, 75 Ions of tuberose. 30 tons of cassie and lo tons of goa^sills.

w RAPPEES at 79c and *1.00. i» # amir atteactlva paUetns, good % goods, and wade right. •

SHIRT WAISTS for 50c. 7:»r. 2 •IJOO and fl .25/ •

DB/ES& SKIRTS for 30e. .Wc, | and 89., for summer wear. $•'•

L>waf aad Tfrlmt©ood?, TJK«?» 2 Jcsettions *»*d Embroider?, for S summer a ppareL •

Laee Cortaios and Curtain Po.es J for your windows. *

Ijidles* TsiTeta and Silk Gloves J and Mitts at.lSc» 30v sad 25«', •

iJonie and see us for what you * t**, we»r or use. •

Weight of London Fog. Every day there hangs ore.' London

a vast 'smoke t'lond that is .estimated to Tvelgh abo:it 2D0 tons.

Agents On salary ef S15/00 per week and expenses; the greatest agent seller ever produced; every stock and poultry Raiser buys It 0ft"~s1|fBt? Hustlers wanted. Reference. Address, with stamp, American Manafactnring Co., Tcrre Haute, Ind.

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^ t a^MStoa # t » e Ptob*** Cofcrt r*raai4 i-#nnl?, bejrf at the Frutmtc offls-v. In the 'Cltf of <^ornnna, oa Monday, the 30th day af Ap i , to i a * rear'o«««th«itwnnt * * * b a n d i e d

present, ntatknr BuMh, imAge of Probate; in "»v nia-ttero'f U^e*>«tj»t*6r Edward Murray

ni a Jo-x|>* Mai ray. Miro.n, \>n iVA^inn »»d tl injf i ae petiiioa of IVMP.^I* Murray, a« gttar-«1 an. |sr?,yhi(i tor itreuseh IM soil rea» i>si»t« of M virl miuitrv «kt t rivate Bale Utv ]>Htv°t*':*•'a

nm'i) iH.>tSt(on wen J. loped. .1.(, its flrjlerwl, t'i»t U.etHih day of May,

next, nl ti'h oVUwIt t(i tiie t<Vren<>i>». ut ruilii Prolate «fli«e, Xm »«*i^(i<*d for heurtup aaid pftitioD,

Au*l i( la further..ordered that a copy of tldn. ord^r J e puWi.Hb'Ort tbi-i-e''jatiecenslve tteekn n«*e-vious ia baiJ day o', lirariur) ' i t ! l e Corilmi* Journal, » m-wspaper printed and cirrulatiiig ill »aid t-ouuly of SliiHWiifcM -.

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Hy IvATllERiNE E. tvKi.sfcv, Probate J.tetister.

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Kev P l u t Stsrtf Cp Three Rivers, April 27.--The large

new plant of the Roberts Car Wheel company, to take the place of the one destroyed by fire, is completed, and with several new pieces of expensive and Improved machinery, was put in motion Thursday. There is strong talk that other new buildings are to take the place of some old ones connected with the large brick building now used by the company. They evident )v mean business.

Held far Wmmt Onto* Baaaery.

St. Joseph, April 26.—William How srd, a negro, was arrested here by two United States marshals in connection with the robbery of the post office at Washington, Ov four weeks ago. It is said $4,000 was stolen, and that How­ard is believed to be an accomplice in the robbery. Howard denies knowing anything of the matter.

Manas* Were!* Paths.

Traverse City. April 27.—The board of public works has begun the work of establishing bicycle paths here, pending the closed season for walks May 15. Sod is removed on one side of the streets and replaced with clay, rounded up and rolled hard and smooth. The first effort is a grat ­ifying success.

m hit* Teem. Detroit, April 87 . - Henry E. Ham-

berger, the murderer of John M. Rein-die, was taken to JacJcson prison to serve a life sentence. His conduct was impassive as ever. He appeared ab­solutely indifferent to the touching scene when his mother and sister bad* him farewell.

«£*a t *« * t ! •** . St, Joseph. April S7.~The Nation*!

S a t company gave a eon tract to erect a e*lt warehouse to cost ¢7/00 near the •three l n railroad dock.

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A t a s*>s«io«o£ the Probate Court for satfl .Cimnty. l.^ld at tbe Probate Office in \i--c"'<;Hv 11 (Jorunua, on Friday the 27ih day of April its ibe y«Mr«»e tbcmsaiid ttiue ttuudted.

Prenent, Jiattlsew: Biu*, Jndjreof Ptobute. In the matter of ihe e*ta*« ol Jo)*epa W.

Terkek, deceased. On readioga&A annfttae petition, dniy verl^ed

of Sarab E. Yet+es praying; mmoajQl ot ter taiajfs, foe the pfbbateoS the lusirtnafBt.-¾¾¾. nUeA m this Cot^rt. pwrpcrttf^to.b«: r t t»la** wilt ai»4 tectaweut *f wxht 4«eeafed.

TbcreoponJt is ordered, tbat Tuesday, tbe 3&th day of May next, at ten o'eloek in t t e foxvnooa, b« as&igned for the beart»a of a*iC petition, aad that t be heir* at law <M a»M de-seated a a d al l otaer peraons int«raa«« la s a U estate, are leqnlred to appear a t ttacsstaa of w M <5ourt, tben to be boMea at ta* Ftofeate OfneeiaUtevVty of Corona*, and anaw eanse, t f aa^ taere be, way tbe prayer of the petitkm-er abonld o«t be granted.

And. It IK further ordered that said pell* turner « iee notiee to the persona interested ID said netate of tU^ pendant'y of aaid peti-tioo aad the beartnp thereof by caaaiag a copy of thie order to be published in the taranaa Jonmai , a newKpsper printed and etTcntated in *aid eunnty or »»iu»w?w*aiee. three suceevcive weefem prevlooa to aaW day of beariBar.

MATTHEW BUSH, Judee of Probate.

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While Irving's strange scrutiny was growing fiercer and more intense. He said not a word but those deep, glow­ing eyes of his seemed to borethrough me like two angers, and before I reached the point of my errand I lost my head entirely, and jumped up to beat an Ignominou* retreat "Stay!" he exclaimed, imperiously, and for over a minute he continued to glare at me m absolute attends. Then sud­denly he stalled and scribbled some­thing on a piece of paper. Ton will pardon me,' he said, suavely. 1 was trying totreeafi a name and hare Just remembered it. May I trouble you to repeat what you havebeen saylnk?' At that I realixed that be hadn't been seeing me at aB, and I gasped with re­lief. Then I went over my request. He listened attentively and gave me the information I desir&L It turned out to be a charming interview. I dont think he ever dreamed what a bad quarter hour I put in.*'—Chatta­nooga Times.

AGES OF SENATORS.

Holders of the Office Have a Secret Recipe for Looking Young.

Four of the oMest men In the Sen­ate sit side by side on the front row. They are Pettus of aiahama wad la seventy-eight years oM; CockreU, of Missouri, who is sixty-five; Vest, also of Missouri, who i s verging on seven­ty, and Morgan, of arihama, who will be seventy-six next Juan.

Age has dealt lightly with these

Senator Vent* trh* hi bejfrining to give avtdenee of the weight of three score years and tan upon Ms dimfanttve form. He Is known as the Confucius of the Sonata, bteaaaa he look* so wise and ao deliberate la his talk. CoekreU la one of the hardest work-era la the Senate, and ant constant watchfulness while billa are being considered ie proverbial Vest used to be one of the greatest orators and debaters in the body, though of late he has participated but little In the proceedings. Morgan la one of the Wise men of t h e S e n s l e . Hsr knowa everything about everything. Whan he was a boy and books were scarce he used to train hia memory by learn­ing to repeat each volume, a chapter at a time. His parents wanted him to become a minister, but he drifted into law and then into politics. He is one of the few men in the Senate who has the really broad gauge of a statesman.

Very few of the old men in the Senate show their age. No one would ever suspect that Piatt of Connecticut, is seventy-two, or that Cullom, of Illinois, was seventy last November. Senator Hawtoy, of Connecticut, is seventy-three; Gear, of Iowa, will b$ seventy-live next April, and Hoar, of Massachusetts, is seventy-three. Sen­ator Teller is still vigorous, with his seventieth birthday approaching, and Prye Is a remarkable young man for the weight of nearly seventy years. Jones, of Nevada, is sirty-nLie, ;vhile his colleague, Stewart, is seventy-two.

Senator Bate of Tennessee, like the late Senator Harriu. will not disclose his age. He must seventy or there­about, for he was a soldier in the Mexican war, over a half century ago. —Washington Post.

1W1PM Fire Starts in Hull! Quebec, and

Leaps Across rtiver Into City of Ottawa, Ontario.

IE!$gttRIN6 TOWNS AUG DAMA6E5.

A Priceless Volume, About four years ago a London

blacksmith noticed on a secondhand bookstall a very old book priced at two cents. He bought it, and, after attempting to read it, threw it aside and soon forgot it. One of his lodgers happening to see the book recently, and, noticing that it was dated 1450, asked permission to show it to the British Museum authorities. A day or two later the blacksmith was re­quested to call, and the Secretary, to his surprise, asked him what be would take for the book. In some slight confusion the man said, "What will you give?" "Will $250 suit y o u r was the answer of the Secretary. The blacksmith was so dumbfounded that the Secretary thought he was ridicul­ing his offer, and therefore immediate­ly increased to $500, which was at once accepted. Sooner than have lost Hie book, however, which was the first book that Guttenberg ever print­ed, and, therefore almost priceless, the Museum authorities would have paid almost any sum that had been asked.

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Tale of Hard Luck. "Yes," he said, "I'm back from

South America. Couldn't stand it. Too much hard luck. You see, I had about $5,000 in the currency of one of the South Americans republics and was doing pretty well, when there was a revolution. Government over­turned and new go?erment installed. Result: Value of the paper currency shrunk In one night 90 per cent , and the next morning my $5,000 was not worth quite $500."—Chicago Post.

The Codger—Why, Tommy! You wouldn't hit your little brother, would you?

H i e Kid—Well, yer don't tink for a mtttnlt rd hit me big one, do yer?— Kansas City Independent

Vhe rata l Lean 1» Estimated at Sao,. 000,000—front 13,000 to 10*000 Per-•aaa Matte Haaieleaa aa* Severn! Livet Art L«*t-LI»e of Vlrc Sevea M U H LOBS*.

Ottawa, Oh't., -April 27,—Five square miles of territory burned ovcr5 more than 2,500 dwellings, factories, mills, Btore and other buildings destroyed, entaiung a loss estimated to reach $20,-000,000, and between 12,000 £ad 15,000 men, women and children homeless, is a summing up of the havoc wrought by the fire which has been raging at Hull and in Ottawa since 11 o'clock Thurs­day morning, and at midnight was not completely under control. Most of the lumber piles in Ottawa and Hull have disappeared, and are now mere heaps of charred wood and ashes. Half a dozen churches and schools, a number of mills, the Hull waterworks, theEuH courthouse and jail, the post office, the convent, almost every business place, and about 1,000 dwellings and shops in Hull nave been - destroyed. Indeed, practically nothing of Hull Is left but a church and a few houses beyond it .

,. l tef«afc*rfKs • "JT^wma iParaeaV The neighboring villages of Hinton-

burgb, MeehaufeeviUe, Eddyville and Bircktown have also been the victims of the terrible visitation.

That portion of the city east of Di­vision street, the old boundary of the city before Reeb^'ter^aie'-nexed, was almost entieriy burned down. Here and there a building re­mains. The village of Hintonburgh, still further east, in close proximity to the city, has not been destroyed s t rap­idly. TJie greater part remains. The Are at midnight was largely confined to that part of Rochesterville lying near the St. Louis dam, in the southeast part of the city. Unless a heavy wind rises the remainder of tiae city is: safe.;

Line *f S ire Save* Mite* The fire also devastated the little set­

tlement of St. Marys village. The flames spread along the Richmond road, burning Martin A Warner's flour mill and extending almost to Steads' miU, seaue three miles beyond the city lim­its . At this time (five o'clock) there was almost a continuous line of fire from Its starting place at Chuudiere street, Hull, to the St. Louis dam, and the experimental farm in one direction and through beyond Hiatoabtug In an­other, a distance of nearly seven miles. In some places the fire was more than Half a mile deep.

In this city it is estimated that be­tween the mills, factories, e t c , burned, 1,400 residences were destroyed, l i t e total Ion U estimated at$15,000,000 and the insurance at $2^00,000.

K a i a I* C*a«plete. Ottawa, Oat.; April 28.-H?>ver n v e

square miles of territory burned over; more than 2,000 buildings destroyed; 7 lives lost; 7,000 men, women and children homeless, and property loss of 917,000,000, according to the latest estimate, insured for about half its value, are the results of the destruc­tive fire which swept this city and Hull Thursday and Friday. Although un­der control for many hours, the flames were not entirely extinguished until

about noon Friday.

Lord Roberts Reports That the Brit­ish Forces Have Reached Place

After Hard Fighting.

TIE vmm mm un mm, C h s a e e * c* Catculaa* the Re treat Im*

Boers Are Very Slea«er-~&e«I»eJt Has B e e n R e t a k e n , BrltUfc H f U r -tmtt-Mnmvr «f t a « Capture 9t Viltr mt Oe«, Brmhmmt* Mea.

By a Majority of One Vote the Claim of the Hoted P^nsyivanian

Is Rejected* - ;

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London, April 26.—It is officially an­nounced that Wepener has been re* lieved. ,

Cape TOW75, April »«.—The relief of Col. Dalgety was accomplished by Gen. Brabant.

Hetra Croat Kafc-erts. London, April SS,—The war office has

issued the following from Lord Roberts, dated Bioemfonteiu, April 25, 3:25 p. m.: "The enemy retired from in front of Wepener last night, and this morn­ing fled northeastward along the Lady-brand road. Their number was be­tween 4.000 and 4.000.-

T h r e e S a e e e a s f a l m * n t a , London, April i%.—The Times has the

foUo-wing from a special correspondent, riatcd Mafeking, Basutomnd, April SS: "I rode from Jammentburg h*rt, skirt­ing Wepener, and I met Gen, Brabant's advance guard four miles south - , i' Wepener. They report three successful fights, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday, with tt casualties. The siege was raised, and &,0DQ of the enemy retired nlong the Ladybrand road within our sight and unpursued. -Col. Dalgety's casualties are 33 killed and 13¾ wounded."

... C a s t Caten Vhess. ' ,., London, April 25.—It is now 'ap­

parent that the chances o i Lord Bob-erts catching the retreating Boer* in a net are very slender. The..Boershave everywhere retired at the first pressure of the British advance, and the hope that Gen. Bundle would be able to induce them to remain at Dewetsdorp until they had been forced to fight or to sur­render has been disappointing.

Geasiderable results have been at­tained in the relief of Wepener and in the clearing of the southeastern cor­ner of the Free State of Boers, but the Boer army, whatever its strength, has atfll to be dealt with,

A special dispatch from Pretoria, dated Tuesday, says that the Boers have reoccupied Boahof, the British re­tiring.

A MumeraS Caa^ave. ^ Paris, Apri) St.—A dispatch from Pre­

toria says that Gen. De Wet has Bra­bant's horse isolated and has repulsed two attempts to relieve it, capturing SO Britishers.

T h e H a a s e P t n e i the Haval Appea** pr la t taa BUI a a S D l w i a t i t h » P o t t OB«e A p p r o v r l a t l o a Meaaare —Dailr S a i a m a r j of tke P r s e e e S -

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Tin? DtitpZay V^jw. " • Washington, April 28.—The note

from the United States to Turkey has failed^ of its purpose, and it is be­lieved a display of force will be nec­essary TO secure the payment of the money claimed.

Seward, Ne*s April 30,—The safe in the bank of Staplehurst, six miles from here, was blown open by burglars at two o'clock Saturday morning. There was $1,800 in the bank when it closed. Friday night. About 98*5 in gold was found in the rubbish Saturday morn­ing, the b'irglar* getting the balance. The safe as well as the building is a complete wreck.

Straek a>r • T ra ta , Racine, Wis., April 30.—The south­

bound flyer on the Chicago A North­western railroad late Sunday after­noon struck a horse and buggy driven by John Deisler, a well-to-do farmer of Horlicksville. Mr. Deisler was killed instantly, his body being horribly mangled. Mrs. Deisler was injured, though not fatally.

AareS B t a e a t a r Dea* . Omaha, Neb., April 28.—Samuel De-

Witt Beals, the oldest educator in point of service in Nebraska, died Friday night, aged 74. He was born in New York state and had been continuously engaged in school work in Nebraska since 1871. He served as state super­intendent several years,

Trwa-edy la W l « e a a « f a . Coloma, Wis., April 2*.—Mr. Levi

Siiyiin and wife were found shot dead in the road about seven miles west of here Friday afternoon. The shooting was done by the husband, who fired four shots. Family trouble was the cause of the deed.

B r e w e r y Baraeal. Chicago, April 30.—The five-story

brewery of the Atlas Brewing com­pany, 680 to 706 Blue Island avenue, was burned early this morning, caus­ing an estimated loss of $250,0tXV

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Retaran t» K«*t«« lcy . Frankfort, Ky., April 30.—<3ov. Taj»

lor returned from Washington to fad an indictment found in the Ooebel c**4

Ha* t a n> London, Aurii H.—All the interest in

the South African war is now centerrd In the running fight In progress be-

, tween the burghers retreating from the southern portion of the Orange Free State and Gen. French's horsemen and the infantry of Gens. Pole-Carew, Chermside and Bundle. But the Brit­ish hop- of conclusive results is slim

1 at present, the Boers escaping un-| beaten and having accomplished an im-. mense amount of d&mage. They clung | to their positions as long as it was safe to do so, and they have now slipped off to hold the next commanding ridge through a broken country admirably suited for a rearguard defense.

' ... . . T h e B a e r B e t r e a t , London, April 2S.—The Bloemfontein

correspondent of the Times, telegraph-ing Thursday, says: There appears to be little chance of inflicting effective punishment oh the retreating Boers. Commandant Gen. Louis Botha, who arrived at Dewetsdorp Monday, real­ized the situation at once and ordered the immediate withdrawal of the Boers both from there and from Wepener.

Kva«e l a * Caaaa. ' London, April 30.—-The Boers have

completely evaded the cordon which Gen. Roberts intended to throw around them. They are not expected to make any determined stand against the Brit­ish until Kroonstad is reached.

Washington, April 24.-~The senate yesterday began a two-days' debate on the right of M. S. Quay to a seat as a senator from Pennsylvania. The committee's report favoring unseat­ing Senator Clark, of Montana, was received, as was also the appointment of Frank L. Hitchcock as assistant secretary of the interior.

Washington, April 25.—Matthew S. Quay was yesterday refused a seat in the senate ort the appointment of the governor of Pennsylvania by a vote of 33 to 32. The entire time of the session was devoted to debate upon the question.

. The vote on Senator Chandler's mo­tion was as follows:

Yeas—Ainsoa. Baker, Carter, Chandler, Clark (Wye.), Culktm, Daniel. Davis, De-^-, Foraker, Fry% Gear, H«psbjPMa«k* Ja^ea (N«v.). hfeComas, McLaurin. Mason, Mer , Nelson, Penrose, Perxms. Piatt (N. ^.) , 8ce«, 8«weB, Shoup, Sswoasr. Stewart, SulHvan.Tahaferro, Warren, Wet-aMre, We4cott-4L ,. _,.,-•

Naya—Allen. Bacon, Bard. Bate, Berry, Bm-rows, Butfier, Clayv C«*T*n. Cu6»er-son, Hala, Harris, Bsttfatd; HawJey. loom »AravX Undeay. McBrJoe, McCamaer^ic-BSneiy, McMillan, Martta. Money, Piatt (Conn.), JP£*«w. ^ ¾ ¾ ^ J£SL ^ ¾ ^ Tetter, TOIman, Turtay, Turner, vast* W*ntefttou-4L

Pairs were announced as follows, the first named in eaeh instance being fa-Torabie t o Mr Quay and,the second opposed to him: ,.-^

Frttehfrd with OalBnger; Depew Wk» Hannar Foster With Keaaf U*t* With TbUTSl,on; Kenney wfth CaJtery; ,gPtfn* with Chatoh; *atrbanka with MaBery; Hoar With Pettas; Kyle with Bawltna.

The following s^imtors were un­paired: -•' - :-4 '."

AMrich, Beverldge, Clark (Mont.) and Pett%rew.

Washington, April J*.—After a brief debate the senate yesterday as^eedto the eon&renc* report on the Hawaiian civil government biH, th* provisions r*-iatittg to the rignt of franchiae and hn-prtsoameat for debt hmvrag been eHnt-in»tedY The agricuHural approprm-tian hfll waajKtfsed; carryiag a Httle over «l,0«o^00.

WacAington, April k7.—Senator Ms-son (HI.) intrndneed a resolution am the senate yesievday to w4th«Vww; troops from Cuha on July 4 and tnrn the government Over to th* people. The bill to teeraaae the powers of th* inter­state commerca eoauaiaskm was report­ed unfavorably. The right of Nathan B. Scott, of West Vlrginis, to retain hia seat in the senate wan disejussed, but no action was taken.

Washington, April »*.—The senate yesterday ratified the treaty with Spain extending for six months the t ime in which Spanish residents of the'Philippines may become eltlaena. Nathan B. Scott, of West Vlrginin, was declared entitled to hia seat.

Washington, April 36.--Senator Pet* tigTew (S. D.) succeeded in introduc­i n g a r**ol»tlcn in the senate on Sat­urday extending sympathy to the Boers. A motion to refer it failed be­cause Of the absence of a quorum.

Ceaaas . a t Stteaatke. Seattle, Wash^ April 88.—Telegraph­

ic advices of April Si from Dawson to Skagnay, and brought to Seattle on the steamer Humboldt, state that tike census of the Klondike has been com­pleted. The population of Dawson i* 5,044, and of the Kkmdike, 3*397. Daw­son has 1,120 voters and the entire district 1.944. The district has 2,767 British subjects and 5,539 citizens of the United States. The population of Dawson has increased 1,200 since Jan­uary.

TraaeSy la Okie. Upper Sandusky, 0., April 30.--Wil-

liam liolyarrd, who lived about seven miles from this place, shot and kiiled his wife Sunday afternoon and then killed himself. Bolyard's wife had ieft hiro, and he asked her to return and live with him. Upon her refusal to do so he shot her and .then killed himself.

I o w a Fa rater Marderea . Ottumwn, la., April 30.—Josiah

Carr, an aged farmer living five miles north of here, was brutally murdered by unknown men. His body was found in a cellar where he had been dragged. He lived alone and was considered well to do. The sheriff and deputies arc searching for the mur­derers.

W * a » R a a s t a S ta D e a t h . Kalamazoo, Miclu, April 28.—While

fighting a fire in a tO-acre wood lot oh their farm near Lawton Friday after­noon Mr. and Mrs. William Brace were hemmed in by the flames. Mrs. Brace was burned to death and her husband was so severely burned $fcst his ery Is doubtful.

Washington, April 24.—In the bouse yesterday the post office appropria­tion bill was discussed, and May l and. 2 were set aside for the consideration of the Nicaragua bilL

Washington, April 25,—The senate resolution to provide for the eontte-uation in office of the present mili­tary administration in Porto Rico un­til the* appointments are made under the civil government act was passed in the house yesterday and the post office appropriation bQl was further considered. Secretary Gage reported $163,405,900 collected in internal rev­enue under the war tax act.

Washington, April 26.—In the house yesterday the time was occupied in dis­cussing' the post office appropriation bill, and the item of $725,000 for the con­tinuance and extension of the pneu­matic tube service was stricken out.

Washington, April 27.—The post ofr fice appropriation bill was passed in the house yesterday, as was also a bill to increase the salary of the director of the census to $7,500 and the pay of the supervisors two per cent.

Washington, • April IS.—The house yesterday passed 91 private pension bills, among them one granting $60 per month to the widow of Col. Stot-senberg, of Nebraska, killed in the Philippines, and adopted the confer­ence report on the Hawaiian govern­ment bill and sent it to the president.

Washington, April 30.—On Saturday the house devoted the greater part of the session to the senate bill to ad­judicate the claims of citizens of the United States against Spain assumed by this count ry by the treaty of Paris. The estimates for the general de­ficiencies in the public service, which will be included in the general de­ficiency appropriation bill, were trans­mitted. They are inc lude under the following heads: State department, $87,000; treasury department, $543,250; District of Columbia, $77,332; war de­partment, $38; navy department, $6,-306; interior department, $9,460; de­partment of justice, $i51,168; post office department, $2,560,763.

BalK - ttxploata. Pittsburgh, Pa., April 27.—By the

explosion of a portabTe boiler belong­ing to Drake A St rat ton, contractors a t Rankin, Pa., five men were terribly, Injured and eight others cms, bruiaedj s a d sHgbtly scakfcsd, ^ ,

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To the inexperienced eye the hand­made "tooled" book covers do not look very different from the cheap stamped patterns of the bargain counters. But the cook lover cannot be deceived. He holds the volume tenderly and looks for the distinguished mark of this or that master with eager, loving eyes. The handsome book covers will never become popular, because it is only the wealthy man or Insatiable book collec­tor that would dream of paying hun­dreds of dollars for a book. But as money is no object to the wealthy book lover, so in many cases money is no object to the m m and women who do the binding. They sure gov­erned by the same" impulse that rales a painter or sculptor, the Ideal striv­ing to make itself palpable. -

Boob-binding esTer* a eaageniat oc­cupation for women of original ideas and artistic tastes, ft i s not a erase suitable for a woman dependent upon her owa resources, for the field is necessarily limited and the returns smaller, or, to speak properly, slow.

Unto recently If was impossible for a woman to master the art of book-binding- in America. The greater num­ber of women whose work is in de­mand received their Instruction abroad, principally at the famous Dove bindery in London, founded by Cobdea-Sandenson. In the ordinary shops women are only allowed to ctitch the leaves. But now the Nord­hoff Bindery in New York gives a young woman every opportunity ^o ac­quire the secrets of the craft This scheo* has been established by the friends of the late Evelyn Hunter Nordhoff, a pioneer among women in the art, and whose untimely death prevented her carrying out the plan herself. ••,.:>. . TV,

Hiss Nordhoff! was particularly adapted for this line of work. She understood ornamental leather wc rk, she was a good, etcher on copper and was not only a clever designer, but a cultured woman, with the breadth of understanding that much travel and diversified associations invariably bring.

Bookbinding necessitates close ap­plication and considerable outlay. The first tsost of learning is great, and the tool* and materia!* employed are very expensive. The beautiful leathers' are extravagantly high, and many have td be especially imported for the pur­pose,, ::

in binding a book by hand the first Etep is to take the leaves In sections and sew them in the back. All are sewn on a common cord, which forms a hinge for the books to turn on. This is called flexible sewing and is used in other binderies, mostly for bibles, law books, dictionaries and other heavy books that are to be frequently, used.

Then the back i» glued, But in the Nordhoff Bindery very little glue is used, the sewing being depended upon for strength In holding the leaves ia place..

The book is now ready for the cov­ers, and the edges are made even and smooth by what are known as the plow and press.

The headbandings, the bits of bright color at the top and bottom cf a volume, can be made by embroidery silk, woven in and out wiui three needles.

The lettering is the finishing touch. The title may be put on in single-han­dle letters, which in England'.*a, always done, or the type U set up atl on one palette,and the whole name ia put on at once.

One woman. Mrs. Henry W. tJrlin-wood, being unable to obtain instruc­tion m the ordinary binderies, studied the whole subject out from J. W. Zachcsdorfs "Treatise on Practical Bookbinding ,"• She declared this to be very comprehensible ami compre­hensive, as tt ouastt to be, st&ce he is one of the masters of th* handicraft.1*

Many women ts Fhftand have tak% np bookbinding. The OuHd of Woman Binders has sixty members, and in­cluded several women whose names have become well known as artists in the bookbinding. The Princess Vic­toria of Wales is an enthusiastic bookbinder and has done some very creditable work, 1*. ks said. She ob­tained several prises in an exhibition some time ago, having entered her wo;-k under thf» name of Miss Mat­thews, as she did not wish her rank to influence the decision of the judg-

But after the mechanical details are mastered, the real test remains that must determine whether a woman shall receive recognition in this craft or not She must be original in her designs and must have the discrimin­ating taste which determines which material, color or embellishment is best suited to the subject, treated of ia the book.

A French novel or a volume of mod­ern ver3e requires a very different treatment and material than a volume of Shakespeare or a copy of the Bible. The craft demands not only skilled Angers, but artistic sympathy, and a subtile insight into the thoughts of he author who wrote the book.

Perhaps I should more definitely state that the business Is not one that offers great reward for the self-sup­porting young woman. But as show iag the widening circle of women's work, it is worth attentioa. And if t'ne young woman is especially quali­fied for it. artistically, physically, and, of course, practically, she might, after l:avng been learned the trade, turn n few dollars into her pocket by prac­tising it in her own town. For there r re lovers of artistic binding and One blading ia almost <ivery community.

WOMAN'S

I t is a well-known fact that Lydia & Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has cure-} more women than any other remedy. X\_ therefore must be the h*«t possible medicine for female ill*.

But som a women make the mistake of thLakin^ that they will try some* thing else, simply because it is new. That mistake is often a fatal One -fatal to the health and happiness of the experimenter.

Is it not foolish to risk the possible results of such experiments?' I s it not better t o depend upon a medicine which has been tried successfully for thirty years, and which has never been found wanting? Do not therefore let any one persuade you to try some­thing which they say is just as good-I t cannot be just as pood. Mrs. Pink-hams Compound is the best, and titers can be only one bes t This ia not a mere assertion, but ia a positive fast, admitted by hundreds of regular

Kely o n y e w own common, MUSS, and Mrs, Phtkham's life-long experi­ence, and yon will make no mistake. Dent experimentrjritSt your health, but take amedleine that you i a w f a good, and is backed by sueh letters as these to Mrs. Pinknam:

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Periods €*re*f by Lydnt E Pittkham's Vegetable

" I was thin, sallow end nervous. I had not had my menses for over a yea* anda half. Doctored with several physicians in town and one specialist, but did not get any better. I anally decided to try your medicine, and wrote to you. After I had taken three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkhsm's Vegetable Comp^ud and three of Blood Purifier, my menses returned, and I feel as well and strong as I ever did, and am gaining flesh."—Mts* L i n * GAuras, Vlsalia, Tulare. Co., CaL

"Before taking the Vegetable Coav pound I was troubled with irregular menstruation, and suffered great agony. My physician gave me mor­phine, and I remained in bed. I doc­tored eight years sad got no relief, and the doctors told me there was no relief for mv trouble; Finally 1 tried Lydia E. Pmkbam's Vegetable Compound. While taking the first bottle I felt that I was improving. I have taken seven or eight bottles, and never had anything to do me so orach good. Every month my troubles have grown less and less, and now at this time 1 am cured."—EI.I,A Quntxsv, No. S3 Stage Street, Haverhill, Mass.

Ovarian Troubles Always YieW to Lydia & ftifc-tam's Vegetable Com-

"I bad been In poor health for twenty years, having inflammation of ovaries and womb trouble. Although treated by physicians, I could not gain strength nor do my work, and was so low-spirited and tired of life. A friend advised me to *ake Lydia E. Pink-ham's Vegetable Compound, The first bottle strengthened roe, and I wrote to you. After taking six bottles can say that I am well and can even do my own washing."—MB& M. W. MILLER, No. 1033 Canal Street, New Orleans, La,

" For three years I suffered with ovarian trouble, having inflammation and an abscess on right ovary. Had such pain in my back and head, and at times was unable to walk. Bad sev­eral doctors, but they did not do me much good. One doctor said that I would have to nave an operation and have the ovary removed. I became discouraged and gave up all hopes of getting well. I began taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I wrote to Mrs. Pinkham and followed her directions faithfully, and am bet­ter than T have been for three years. I have taken ten bottles, and my friends are surprised at my rapid im­provement"—Mas. W. H. W4LTXBS, Cold Spring Harbor, L. I., N. Y.

Backache and Womb Troubles Succumb to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege­table Compooad.

" I have been for ten years an in­valid with female weakness, and the torture and pain I suffered no tongue can tell. I never spent one week in the ten years that I was free from pain. My trouble was inflammation and congestion of womb. When I commenced to take your remedy I had been bedfast for some time under the treatment of two of the best physi­cians in Illinois without receiving any benefit. You can imagine the benefit I derived from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege­table Compound when I tell you that I have gained forty potsuds and am well —a thing I never dared to expect:'— Mas. C. E. FOLAM>, Monett, Mo.

"For a number of years I was troubled with backache and lencor-rhoea. . I became so weak and miser­able that I could not attend to my work or studies. The least effort would complete!;* exhaust me. Physi­cians failed to help me. I felt that my youth was blighted, and the life before me would be one of suffering and niisery. Then a friend instated on me taking your medicine. Before I had used one bottle I was greatly relieved. I had not known a well day for four scars, but now I feel better than I have mace a child, and it is all due to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound."--

M A T B. STSV**SO::, Alliance, a

WOMEN OF NOTE.

What some of Them Ars Doing a»d Saying.

Next to Olive Schretuer. Cecil Rhodes' sister is said to be the most interesting woman in South Africa to­day. Her eccentricities are numer­ous, andshe » as famed for her dis­like of men as ker brother for his of women. She is so decidedly of the reasw!!n* type as at once to attract attention. In complexion and iuauum she closely resembles the English squire of sporting prints, and she has been endowed with a voice to match, indeed, there is nothing feminine about her except her deference to the social conventionalities m always hav­ing a woman companion in close at­tendance upon her, while herimpul­sive generosity wins her many friends. On board a steamer going down to Cape Town; recently/she regulated the handicap for the running matches, umpired the chicken fights and was particularly active in inciting to ex­traordinary efforts the contestants in a tug-of-war. Her home, Groot Schur, is a beautiful country place near Cape Town, and she has made a zoological collection that includes almost every wild animal native to Sonth Africa. She has a better understanding of the politics and statecraft of South Africa than many a member of the British colonial office. Of course, her views are the exact opposite of Olive Schriener, the lVw» chamnion-.

Woman's work has widened and ended so wousjerfully re the last few years that it seems as It every sphere and phase must be exhausted. So tt Is that one feels like congratulating the woman who has hung out her sign as as ^adverttsement coastrao-Btgn." She Is a rhymester by nature, and she sfta at her desk all day fern* building advertisements for the botes* er, the baker and the candle-stick maker. She can build as airily and as flippantly as her clients want.

That intellect expands early In the great west is shown by Miss Belle flemmittg, of Panto Valley, lad. T„ who Is only 17 years old and yet has been admitted to practice law at the bar of the United States Court of the northern district of the territory. Mm* Flemmmg has been amusing herself with Blackstone and Kent since she was 11 years old.

Miss AleleslnBL Sowles who is only sixteen years old, Is probably the youngest woman preacher in the world. Since last June she has been preaching in the Baptist Church, Hon­ey Creek, Wis. Before she was ten years old she developed a great In­terest in theology. She speaks with great simplicity and earnestness.

Thrown upon her own resources some time ago, Mrs. Clara L. Kellog decided to support herself by teach­ing embroidery- She thoroughly pre­pared herself for fhja wort by a trip to Europe, where she visited museums, cathedrals and convents where were rare pieces of tapestry and embroid­ery. She now has a large business, which employs fifty women and owns property valued at -75,000.

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Some years &&o Mr*. Emily Talbot, of Boston, originated the idea of an Association of Coleglate _Alumnao. which should advance education.I methods, encourage girls in more def­inite alma and teach college-bred wom­en to make their superior training count for more in bettering social con­ditions. The Organisation was formed and now numbers 2,000 women from all parts of the country.

Florence Nightingale now .snends. all ber time in bed or on a couch, but has ail I he papei*» read to her, in order to get thti news from tho Transvaal.

Boys' Overcoat, -The illustration shows a handsome

boys' overcoat. It is double-breasted —.wJiai..boys like —wide coHar, square eoi-.-sc-.'a find niqely fitting. Aa in­

genious mother might make it herself, the best way is to get a patter% which can be found at almost amy pattern store. It is published hswsstfth, b e cause it is pretty, warm, and not at all clumsy,

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Glossy Hair. The use of this shtsspoo wj 1 k;ep

t*ie hair in.perfect oondrtlaa,:ienderlns it so'!', and gicssy:—Shake the yolk of an eg: in half a pint of alcohol till thoroughly mixed. Strain, and you will have i< clear fiuld left, which will keep for *tn indefinite period. Into each basin of v.jMri* used for washing the hair put orso i r two tablespooufuis of this liq­uid. Kub well into the scalp anJ tiM'oupb the hair. Rinse in clean warn WKier. Hub with a lin<jn towel till part­ly dry. and then take a large Japar.e^e fan an<j fan vigorously till pevtesi}; dry, v. hen the iwir wi.l be delightfjllj soi*t an<i glossy.

Te Renovate Black Cloves. When one is in Ihi habit of wearing

h'fttk gloves we notice how very quick-Is lhe> begin to wear white; ami long lM-JY»re there 1» » tear in the kjd the., are tco shabby to put on. But wi;h t lull* cure this state of affairs will nev­er vnmv to put;*. An SOOT* as you b?-gin to notice tlie least slam of whito, i\at thf» parta gently, whtn thv tljve ia <;n tht* hand, with a flannel tiJpped in clivo c!l :;nd soct This not on'y ie;-..

DFNHAM GREHl.

Durham Greer I wked out through the big windows of the hotel reading room. Night was coming ©u, a tbou-<-sand lights twinkled in the store fronts, the forms ft ' the paamta were growing blurre<l a id indistinct Dun­ham yawned. He ?:as at a loss to kill time. He bad just Jlnished his dinner •»>d the evening was before him, There were great houses up town where he would be cordially welcome, but I>unham bad no desire to make an evening call. Ho fancied he would like something uev, some novelty in the form of entertaiunieut. There were the theatres. ;But no true Ne^y Yorker ever goes to the theatres away froai home. He remembered being in Cleveland.., the preceding summer, and how he had enjoyed himself at a pic­nic to which he was self-invited." He laughed at the remembrance, and picked up the evening paper again.

And then bis glancing eye caught this item:

'The ladies of the Barclay Avenue Free church will give a progressive euchre party this erening at the home of Mrs. James Lemmers, No. tS Scroop court, for the benefit of the Sunday school libi*ary fund. Friends of the church are invited to be pres­ent, and are assured of a good time. Take the Boekport ear from the Square at 725."

Dunham stared at the notice, then he paUed out hts watch. It was 7:10 He tossed the paper aside and stepped to the big mirror lit the lobby. A qui k glance assured him his appearance was quite satisfactory, and then, he stepped out and harried to the Square. He bad just time to catch the Bock-port car and a ride of half aa hoar hroaght him to Scroop court, a short street of very a? w honses, amid whi h he had little troubfe In locating No. 25.

"I never went to a church entertain­ment," be said with a smile, '^where change was mentioned, and I'm izo oM tobeain.*

A tall young man m a long Priuce Albert, a pale young man with tntck black hair, looked around at Dunham and gave him a rf**aaaiit smile acd nod. Dunham notldld back, and then went up the stairs.

"Dear me," munourtd a voice ovfr his shouIdfT, "but that was stuphl" I must have caught my heel on the np-per step. New, shoes, you know. It was tiwfuiiy good of you to be in the way. I might have progressed down every step to the bottom. I t s air. B!o*3onv Isn't I t r /; , '..

Dunham looked around. A pretty ghrl with flowing cheeks, a pretty girl In a pretty light dress, was looking dewn on him from aa upper step.

^No," be said, *it Isn't Sir. felosscm; It's Mr. Greer, and Mr. Oreer is very glad that he <-oul4 be of some a ^ s -timet to you during the recent rush.?' >OK" *ald the pretty girl, 1 thougbt It was the inlnlttter'rt friend froiu 'the west. I am May Flemirig. You know Mr. Cbandos, don't your '

Dunham shook his head. "Th*. fset Is," he said, I ' m nlmost

an *ut|»* stranger." „ He put in the "alniost^ ItecnuKe he

felt that UH had *ome nUght n<qualn-taUK-e with s young lady by the name of Kk'Hling.

"I will introdutv you,H fhe said, and '*"-*:-"""F- r--*1 *•? the. tall youpg.. tort•>, presented him In doe form and then siipiMMl away.

Durham's heart warme;i to'., "the yuuug luiolHtcr at once.•',, Ih* looked MO ••rtnw-st. so kln.Hy. so go:xl.

"1 do not remember to have st eM you among us bifore." he raid.

-Xo," wiid Dunham. "It's the first time l*v«* lieen In this part W the <rity: I'm, an eastern u»an, a New Yorker" Some fite masonry of initio t pro:n[:*r «1 him to add, "Harvard, W

"Priweetoa, •»!,"* eriwl the m'n'ster, sad thea they shook hands again. "Your aame," sakl the young s ep-berd as he beamed down on Dunham, "is quite a familiar one. At least it would be esteemed so by most Raters Of the amiiy :ptmm."

"Ten," said Daalam, shortly. AbJ he frowaed.

He was about to add something when ma attention was drawn away by the pretty girl whom be met oa the stairway, gae Lehl a fairer to bim and tVom it be dr*w a esrJ. It bora the name "Jack."

Dunham showed it to the mtnister. **l fancy," laugb*Ml the latter, "that

you are expet-ted t> look up a 'JitL* " 8 e Dunham passed about the som*^ wbat crowded rooms, an lo! when he found his "Jill" It was the heroine of the staircase a£ato.

**Ahd *Jlll cauM» tumbling after," he merrily quoted us be thrust his car.l before her. And pieseutly they found themselves at oue of the little tabhs stTittered alwut the room, and when a bell jangled the playing commence!. Dunham had never pbyed in ji;s; this fashion before but he quickly caught the fashion of it and entered into the spirit of the lmsi:u>ss as if he had found the one occupation that pleased bim most.

At just 10 oVlock the playing stopp«Hl ami tliL> s<.'ot\} enras wors ;ill gnthered up by the- active small boy, aud then DunKini un.Ier^o:! that tliis meant prizes. Hi» fnnoiiHl ho ha.l discovorod why tlie playing was c.i:--riod on in such a grave and quiet man-nor.

There were light refreshments served by tlie yonng womeu an;l I)rin-bam found them good. He strove o in­terest the j>eoj«j p.t the table with him aii<l soon had them in a jolly moo \ He told funny stories and hummed the latest popular tong for the yonn,' woman who sang and did a c ever irk-k with the cards for Ihe your g man who wondered how pr.fo^x o:ia s t-onld i>roon)e so expert in liaihii ns? the niaglo pa*tel>oanls. When the ie* freshments were cleared xway every­body was cxpecteJ to J.-.'a in social

9 eon verse, and Dunham songht his new friend, the minister.

"Youv seem to be hiving a meny time," said the latter.

'•That is what I endeavor to <le wherever I go," said Dunham wrfh a •mile; "and it has required no effort whatever on the present occasion." This is all a delightful novelty to me."

'•You have a iiappy dispcsltlon," said the young minister.

"Not always," said Dunham. "I do a greet many things that are distaste­ful to me, I am not cut out for a financier, mar even for an ordinary business man. At the same time, don't set me down as an idle dreamer. 1 look after my father's busiu'i-ss' inter­ests in a way that I have reason to .be­lieve'"meets, with his entire approval. Ob, I <?an make myself do whatev< r occasion requires to be done. How is it wiih you?"

"This is the, work I love and am fitted for," said the minister grave­ly. "My people are very dear to me, and I fed that I am doing them good. I have become so attached to these 2abors and to these people that my sole ambition now is to grow old among them."

"You shame me," said Dunham, touched by the other's simple earnest­ness, and he grasped his baud and drew him into an alcove. "I was a tittle vexed a moment ago at your i l ­lusion to the notoriety the name of Greer bad gained in the daily press. Perhaps I am foolishly sensitive about it, but it has never seemed right that they should cartoon and villify my father simply because he Is a man of wealth. I know him to be a clean, hon­orable citizen, and the best father in the world."

**Your fatherr said the young min­ister, with a start

"Yes, but kindly keep the relation­ship a secret," murmured Dunham. **Stan<) in front of me a moment, please/' He. drew a little wad of bills from his vest pocket and thrust it Into the minister's hand. "Put that in your ehurch treasury with my father's com :jpli'iheiBt«;'

r_t»'..:aiilrt. "ami the next time you read of his selfish greed don't be­lieve W

Before the minister could reply a clear voice rang out: "."The ladies' prize hv won by Mfcss Uary McAlp'n, and the gentlemen's prize by Mr. pun-ham Greer,"

The gentleman's prise prove*! to be a small mirror, much glided and fill-greed, over which Mtes May Fleming went into raptures as she congratu­lated him on his remarkable gco:l for­tune. And then everybody was goin? and Dunham met bad time' to giTC the young minister's baud a firm grip, when Hiss Fleming honied him up stairs. ;•'

**You*re to see me home, you know;" she said.

("You're to ip e m* home") It wasn't a long walk, but in the

course of it Dunham presented tli<> merry maid with his prize, al!eg'ug that he never could get it safely to ^New York. ••

Whfik they reached the gate of the Fleming home tbey paused.

"Did a little bird teti me right that you are soon to be married?*' Dunham asked at a ventcn*.

"Yfcs," she answered frankly, "in June, if all goes welt George is a civ­il engineer, and U in Mexico now, but he's to get a pTact? in the engineer's de­partment of the I-ake Shore, and be stationed here."

"Wal you eame to New York oa your wedding journeyY" ,

"Yes," she mafhed, "we have planaed to stop there two or throe days—three if we can affonl i t"

"TbeD," said Dmharn, "I want you to b» my gaests. I fancy I can show you some things about the city—which you otherwise would not see. It will be a p.'easure for me, I assure you. Hero i» my card. Write and let me know when to meet you."

"You are very, very kind, Mr. Greer," said the girl gratefully. "I be-jjiii lo think then* is sonu'thiug quite won<l< rful alx>nt you. We never saw you licforo to-night, a'ud yet—every­body is ('.(lighted with you. It is just as if you were a fairy prince. There's your oar, No, I won't forget. Good night and good bye."

As Dunham stepped to «i;? dresser to turn off the ga* in his hotel room an hour later, he lookotl at hh re (lec­tion in the glass auri sini]<xl and said:

"Well, my hoy, you're out a baud-some prize and some m o n y . 1 ut you're passed a decidedly p!*asant and useful evening. Good night aud pleasant dreams.'—JBxchange.

Statistics show that man bears fal?c witness 1*0 tiroes to a woman's 17; man for forgery and counterfeit coining was convicted 100 times to a woman's i l ; in France women are summoned be­fore the tribunals four times less than men. Taking the whole of Europe, wo­men are Ave times less guilty than

IA U L l > £ i \ t » i T t w .

Maty things were different- How-a days the pablic profit ty exferiehc*.

When the strirMnl pole or sign which now iudkaites a barber Rhop wai^ em­ployed to let the public know where cupping or bloo<l-letting was profes-siouaily performed, close shaves were of daily omineuce, not the easy removal of tbe hirsute or hairy adornment or the Iiead sad face, but close shaves from entering eternity. More than one un­fortunate entered the barber'-surgeon's doorway to leave it a corpse or so weak that weeks wete required to get the victim of malprnctiue on his feet. MooOleUlnc waa used for eve)ytbj«K from a heart&vbe to a corn, and a pain in the loins was invariably treated with two incisions, one on each side of the ftplne. Like plasters snd liniments, these helped from the counter irritatiou ttiey created, and we may presume that. had Mr. Oaly^n Wilson, proprietor of the leading shaving parlor of NUes, Mich., lived ia the time of George Ul , of England, ip place of taking the course he did a-short time ago wlm his back, blood-letting would have been resorted to. Bead bow he treated bis trouble:

Mr. Wilson says: 4*My occupation has very likely, much to do with the cau«e of my backache from which I hate suffered consfderabiy for a number of „. years. Standing on ones feet some days 18 hours is bard on the best of backs, but when you have pain accros the loins with lameness and soreness, every time you move the muscles of the arm, jong, lone before your daily task hj over you often wish you could go to sleep. I tried everything to better my condition but was unsuccessful until I used three boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills. The re­lief they brought to a man who has worked bard all hi* life aud is now past the three score and ten. is much easier to appreciate than to describe in words. Doan's Kidney Pills perform what they promise." ..:,...

Doau's Kidney* Pillg for sale bv all dealer*. Price ^0 cents. Mailed by Pwter-Mlibom Co.. Buffalo, N. Y. Sole agents for the U. si. Remember the name Doan's and take no sttbstitute.

' Boe« C*a>« A«r*« Wtth TAB? '•""" If not, drink GraicrO—the from pure

grains. A lady writes: '-The first time ImadeGraln-O I did not like it but after using i t for one week nothing Would induce me to go back to coffee." It nourishes and feeds the system. The children can drink it freely with great benefit. It is the strengthening sub­stance of pure grains. Get a package to-day froai yom grocer, follow tbejik_ rections in making it and you will have a deitekra* and healthful table t<*v*rSg^ for old and young. 15c and 23c.

COfWESPONDErlCE.

VVosa tb# P»rnr l e m i l Miss Lida Greens wait, of Bennington

spent Sunday In the village.

Oliver Wallace spent Monday at the home of bis parents iu Vernon.

Cliss. Tsylor was in Corunna on busi-a&» the latter part of last week.

Mrs. Mary Dine*, of Owosso, visited her sitter, Mrs. (Jhas. Taylor this week.

Mrs. Francis Buuline died Tuesday night of peikinltl*. The funeral will be •held to-morrow morning at ten o'clock at the house to be ofljeiated at by Rev; T. II. Wariier.

The 73d birthday of J. i l . Perry was celebrated by his relatives last Saturday at'."t>n excellent time was parsed. Mrs G..M, Morse and sou I>on, of Portland, were present on the occasion.

W, L. McClellan, of Byron, has rent­ed the blacksmith shop of C. Stack-house and will occupy it immediately. Mr. McCieilau will also move his family here as soon a* a JoiaUon can be found

Bad blood aud indigestion are deadly enemies to good health. Burdock Blood Stiters destroys them.

v£stxoar From Veritas Arsss:

Mrs. A. D. liammoad and Mrs. Arnold are spending a few days in Detroit this week.

Guy Scott of noruieaet Vernon, who has been dangerously ill for some time, died this morning.

£<1.JDearn, who is now a member of thellarmoay Quartette, of Fl int was !n town over Sunday,

A telegram Saturday morning an­nounced the death of Wbeeler Lowe, who is a brother of Mrs. A. B. Stone.

Mr. aud Mrs. Xormsn Stewart who have been visiting their son, Chas. Stewart, returned to their borne near Ess ton, Saturday.

The graduating class have secured the services of the Flint Harmony Club as one of the features of their com­mencement entertainment.

The \V."C. T. IT. will hold their county convention in the Congregation­al church, in this village, Jisy 15 ar.d 10 A large aUendance is expected.

Lawyer Riyhards, of Cornnns. was iu town yesterday. lie would like to be the next Prosecuting Attorney, and wa$ looking up hU interests along (bat lint*.

Louis Sbultz, aze I 04 years, who has been sick for several months passed awsy Weilnesdsy at 3a . in. He has been a resident of Vernon for 28 years. He iistf been in poor health for a year or more but not until a few weeks ago he wss considered dangerous. He leaves a wife and three children. Will Shulta, of Durand, Mrs. i l . Johnson and Fred Sbultz, of Vernon. .

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ROVAL Baling Powder

• ^ $ e from pure ?zam of tartar,

Safegtuuds the food against

Alum nwsacwsto

are the greatest of the present day.

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Kew I-othtop, Mieb., M*.y A

AH. l>an, Geo. Wood, W. VV. Wood, OyrWJudd aid Elmer Odelt took in the excursion lo Biy City riunday. All re-porlevi a good time.

Myrf Je Am Hon, of Montrose, spent JSund*y in town.

Sirrton Vedder and fanai'y, and Mrs. John VYdder *pent Sunday in New Loth rop and vicinity.

B. VY. McKnight is able to be out agai i t .

Mat ffiil wes in Owo*so Monday with two large loads of eggs.

l>o!t OeLong was in Flushing Mon­day.

Geo. BuHoek's grocery wagon is again o« the road.

Mr. s««l Mrs. Sweet and Mri and Mr?, -ttarry Brown, ol Flushing, was In town Monday.

H»w'«Tfcta?

We offer one hundred dollars reward for sot vase of catarrh tb<tf cannot be. cured for Halt's catarrh cure

F, J. < sneuey & Co., Prop?.. Toledo. C. We the tinderstgued.have known F J

Cheney for tl»e last 15 jeareyand believe him perfectly honorable in all business UiiiA.uionfc, and ffnam-ially able to

^earry ovit any obligation made by their firm, ,.....• West & Truax, wholesale I'riiggisfa

Tele Jo, 0 . WabHngftinnaa A Marvin, wholesale

druggist, Toledo. O. Bs&** Catarrh Cure is taken internally

acting directly upon the blood and BMI~ caw afortace* of the system. Price 75*.-. per bottle. T^*» far «11 droggtet, Te^ tt»**maU free.

ftafTA Family Pllfeare the beet.

"Attn catering from nil r* for fttteei: tear* lepras eared liy using two bost^or 0ett ttt* Wife* Basel Saive.'T writes W. J. BakUr. North brook. N. C. It heel* ermjSilnf. Beware of counterfeit*. rut. Kiffatwrsv.

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The i tJiea* AW Society" met Thurs­day Jt the Center efcarrh for the pur* •©*«.* of eirrtfrig oB%«r* end taking in new meuifcer*.

W**^f Frasier and II. Slack each ratted <>;« tits last week.

Will Collin* bs* the material on the ground for a bam.

I*. <*r<Htkhit«,Mr. King and II. John­son intend painting their houses this

The Nctle eniid of CharKs Ball, -.-. wbo tea beer* quite sick, is getting better.

Mr*. f;era Laweock visited at Yarn ,!LawcocVs this week.

••••The danoe at sfr.Shanahan was large­ly attended by the young people of ttoJU place Friday night.

It Oeema to Be Legal rt Wail » Geo* oral in Germany.

The question of giving gratuities to waiters and servant* if a* much a vesed-ono- In tills country a* it la on your side of the Chaniei. Even your man servant or maid expects in Ger­many a "tip" from your guests after they have dined or lunched with you. and it constantly happens that on en-gaging a servant you are asked: "How about tips? Can I expect much from this source,,and may 1 keep all 1 get, or have 1 to share the tips with other servants?" I have even kno'ivn mistresses to hold out as an induce­ment to servants the fact that they eptertain a good deal, whet'fiby thy .wage's ure considerably supplemented by gratuities trom guests. , -;

One very: curious feature abort German everyday life is the readiness of p<*>Dle to give a "trinkge-jd" the equivalent of the French "pourboire," under which came the donation is inore familiar to English ears. The feature is curious, because the Teuton is by nature thrifty, and many of tuem are more close than thrifty. And yet the same person who will expect H .hard-working teacher of languages to give lessons at from sixpence to orre shilling ah hour will often be seen to-'bestow."a: groschen on the shop serv­ant who has brought a parcel to his house or halfpenny on the''train way'.-conductori'-for handing hiM, his penny ticket. The postal oSiciala who pay the money orders and bring the money to your hotise are entitled to charge a halfpenny for doing so, but look very sour if you do not add an­other halfpenny of your accord. fc»mall "tips" all around are de rigoeor in German daily life.

It is always understood that the porter ind the boots at a hotel may expect a gratuity lrom the guests. Now, the porter does little more for you than hand you yonr key and take off his hat to you as yon enter and leave your hostelry, and in small towns he summons the boots at your departure by vigorously ringing his bell, and' for these amenities he is re­warded in a sort of geometrical pro­gression. The boots realy doeJs ren­der services. He blacks your boots ana brushes your clothes and is ready to assist you to p'acK and sits on your portmanteau for you if need be when you want to lock i t Notwithstanding this it often happens that he comes off second or third best in the- way of re­wards.' .',

It has, however, always been sup­posed that the largesse assigned to him was a voluntary one. This idea has now, according to the decision of a court at Chenutltx, in Saxony, been shown, at t!i« expense of a certain commercial traveler who recently visited that town, to hare bees an Illusion. The nan in question re­mained at CremnHx for tour week* at a local hostelry, performing bis mer> cnntlle duties, and on leering hand* ed to the boots for the usual serrice rendered by that fnnctiooory the sum of four shniiags as a gratnity. The boots 4-manded twelve shlUlngn, that to to say, at the rate ofthres shisi&gs * week. Aa the higher sum was not paid he brongstt an action against the traveler, and the court declared that the latter was to pay ten shillings. The reasons given for the Judgment were iuni'tuuivugb the boot* received board and lodging from the landlord, he was paid nothing in cash; on the other hand, he had to give remune­ration in money out of his own pocket to two assistants who helped him to do the worfc,—London Post

W.-S. Ifttaeer, Millheiin, Pa., saved -tfe* UU of hi* Utile girl by giving her Owe Mtante Cough Curs when she w&s drin^ frcrtwi croup, it is the only harm­less r^ntesly that gives immediate re-»«lf . 11 quickly cures coughs, cold?. broiii-hilt*. grippe, astbeca and all tferoal ant? iu»ii troubles. F. 51. Kilbou'rn.

MORKICK.

I t/.v.i» liantiiisbr.. of Antiiut. spent Sumtay li-rf. th<: guest of Hazel Beard.

John ^litnagati, of I/ttisMng, visited the firs*'•• <»f the week with (.'hsi . Jordan.

Kittle'Well* visited In Perry. Satur­day au.J Sunday, with her cousin. 31^. Oral Artbur.

Fr»"^ <i<>ues and wife of Chicago are ipe»diu» a'few days with his mother, Mr.*. V. (\ .Fones.

Fraok .H;uitii and W. E. Payne, of Bancroft. wcr« in-town the first or tlic week, on hu*iness.

Mr.*. F. M. Thomas and daughter May of Rsu Mofr. were calling on Morrice friend> y^terdav.

Mr.-.. V. y\. Towftcr and daughtc, Lucille-, went to Latngsburg Wednesday to visit IK i- mother..

Mrs. i!. Krtdy and Mrs. Win, Ca?c went tr< Saline l«.st week Thursday to rem sin ;< fort-t;ighr.

>lrs. d. W. C'hrciuch aud grandson Ralph, t-f Sbaftsbur^r. are visiting at the home of tier *o». L. B. Chrou'ch.

Clms'i*«f. Brown, who ha? been living over oh (lie county li»e, loaded his goods hr-rt- on Thursday for Dakota.

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WlKst'vir jti'6p*»rlv intro<JuceU I)r. Cahlwrtt's Syrup Pepsin, as a cure for eonnii ;wi<n>. h?n met with phenomcnut *ale. Many f'r unrests cannot say enough tt* pral.«e of ita merit«, as well as Its great popularity with the people. In 10c trial WAS and also in 50c and $1.00 sixes, at F. II. KUboure.

Battles and Rain.. It is a curious fact, well known,

however, to weather experts—that heavy firing will generally cause rain, even though the sky was clear before hand. At Waterloo rain came down in torrents. So it did in several of the big battles of the civil war—Get­tysburg, for example. The tremend­ous concussion shakes the little glo­bules w^ich are always present in­visible in the atmosphere together, '•nd. so brings them down.

Worse Than War. France loses every year by infec­

tious and contagious diseases 249,000 Jives, or nearly double the number of lives lost in the Franco-Prussian war of 1S70.

In China an inferior on horseback meeting a superior dismounts and waits until the othtr bas pessed.

"After sufl'eriug from severe dyspep­sia Cure. It did me so much good I recommend it to everyone," w*it a .J. E. Watkin*. Clerk and Keeorder, CbJUi-cotbe. Mo. It digests What you eat. F. If. Kilbourn.

NO USE TRYIN G

I can't take plain cod-fiver(

oil. Doctor says, try it He] might as well tell me to mdti Sard or butter and try to take < them. It is too rich and! will upset the stomach. Bati you can take milk or cream, so you can take

Scon's Emulsion !i is like cream; but wsUi

Seed and nourish when cream4

will not Babies ami chtt*) dren will thrive and grow fet on It when their ordinary food does not nourish them. \

Persons have beat known is Jpfci a pound a day %hcn taking «n< ounce of Scotf$ GnoUoav at*Xt»< the dl ettivt nmNm* an wofasBgJ order to HMC fjte orolnary wed 6 J

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Result of an Attempt by Paeke.s t» Corner the Market.

One of tLe most peculiar situatioos In regard" to the egg supply ever known exists In the United States to­day. The situation is the result of storing eggs in an attempt to control the market There are liable to be two result*. One la that, the people of the country will have cold storage eggs foistered upon them as the new­ly laid product. The other is that the people who attempted to corner the market will suffer heavy losses. -

The beginning of' the "corneriug" ef­fect dates";back to test sunimer. At that time, IJ-' "is said, the Chicago pack­et 3 evolved the scheme of buying up all the eggs that could possibly be gathered together and storing them until the supply became scarce. As Is usual in schemes, it was anticipated that the scarcity would send the price sky high..Then the stored eggs were to 'ho unloaded on the market and a fortune was to be made for the pack­ers. It is "figured that '.7,000,00.0' cases, each case containing thirty d o?en c^gs, were stored away. To tbo In-dust.dQus hen, whose capacity is one <Sg a day, this.is an exceedingly t^rge aiuount. '•-•'':• , .

The scheme to control the market i<i\\ through. There was no call for the stared eggs, and the packers be­gan to lie awake ©* nights thinking. At-isresent the hens are beginning to lay fresh eggs. These are coming into the market and no one wants the stored eggs.

A little figuring will show how enor­mous the loss will be. There are 7, 080,.060 cases of eggs* or 210,000,000 dozen, stored throughout the country, these.were bought n^ at 15 cents a Cozen. The present price of eggs a dozen outside of Cleveland is on an average four ccnis a doses K W S t1»s» the price..at which the stored eggs vrere nought This will be a loss of about 18,100,000 to the packers. It is conjectured that there are 6,000 eases ol stored eggs in CWeland. The loss there will aJso be very large. It Is re­ported that.the packers in that vicin­ity have a way out of the dilemma. It is said that next summer, when the eggs are shipped here from outlying towns, the stored eggs will be mixed -with fresh ones and that in that wajk. the old product will be sold to the unsuspecting pnbtfc,—Cleveland Plain Dealer.

THREE ECLIPSES,

Two of the Sun and One of the Mebn Visible Thia Year.

In this, the last year of the nine­teenth century, which, br the why, to not a leap year, though it l i dirisihie by four, there will be three ecttpses, two of the-sua and one «f the aaoos.

The solar eeUpns* tnUag place on tho 28th of May, wM be viMble throughout the flatted 8Ute», and be total from the southern part «f Vlr giata down through Mexico, whOe north of Norfolk. Vs.. H WIS! be par­tial. In the city eg fsatttenr* it wiU bfigia at 7:45a. ex, Of ail pheaonaena, of cature there is nome so profoundly Impressive and awe inspiring as a total eclipse of the sun, and a trip to those regions of the country through which « shadow of the moon wilt pass on the 28 the of May Is well worth un­dertaking, it scarcely admits of any doubt that many thousand people,of Of the northern and middle states of tke Union will go to see a phenoo)-onon which comnarailTdiy few people have ever had the privilege of behold* ing. The average breadth of the eclipse track will be nearly sixty miles. A second ecripse of the sun will occur on the 2ist of November. It will be annular, but not visible in this country. A parti*.l eclipse of the moon will take place on the 12th of June, though it will not be visible in this country.

Reniember I offer you Suits thatVlast—Suits that fit— Suits that hold the greaest value for your monev.

My Spring Line of MEN'S, BOYS' and CHILOHEti'S SUrTS is all new aai up-to-date—nothing che p abowt theni except the prices. You ean'f attord to inisa ww* ing"tbcoc goods, for if you expect to 'buyJt means dollars to you.

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I cany a big Hne of Werkioguierj'B Shifts, Bantgs Jackets and Overalls. They are the best make ia the world aiid all warranted not to rip. I am always glad^ to show goods whether you come to buy or not ao come in and get prices.

Yours for goodj2p30ds and low prices,

^i}&

New Ostrich Farm. In Jacksonville. Fla,, has just been

established an Ostrich farm, which is the wonder of all the country about

The ancestors of these ostriches were brought in a sailing ship froea South Africa—their hoac to CW*-fomia. Of the fifty-two eanigrants two died on the way. The others suffered a rapvd decline in the California ctt* mate. The few who lived were taken to Florida, where a proaess of rapid breeding was carried on, and the pres­ent aourishing colony is the result.

The average bird weighs 300 pounds and is eight feet high. Their hunger is insatiable, and in the matter of food .they-have no preferences. They take great delight in a meal of ashes and kindling" wood. One of them ate a gimlet the other day, and NapoleoL1, the largest ostrich in the family, once swallowed a lighted pipe with no ap-parcat iucouvenience.

For. . Sat.; 5ti.

»yda. of our boat 12| {^tl>n«>diilefor . . . . . . • JPI.VV*

Gioghamsfor Sft-

I wiA to take this opportunity to thank the-piiMtcior their kind eaeouaagefrient and liberal patronage the past week. As with any other business, you will find that you can bay more BRY < iOODS for cash than you can for the same amoutit ef moriry In any other way.

Ladies' aiifi GcnW Hose, 25c, SjOc, 15c, 10c and 7c. Wies'White Collaiii—latest atyle, . . > 15c.

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There's no place like the JOURNAL to those who want their PRINTING done neatly and quickly.

Made Him Groan. "Why doesn't Adelaide bring in the

turkey ?'" demanded the professor, who sat waiting, carving Knife in hand.

Ko response. A premonition of im­pending irouble hung over the com­pany.

"Why has Adelaide delayed?" he asked. "Is there no one to aid Ade­laide? No? Ah dc lady comes with a delayed turkey, and the table looks a de;U laden/'

"I v.onder," mused one of the young­er members of the group, "if the egg from which this turkey was hatched was A. D. laid."

The professor groaned; the probable effect: of his example on the growing generation hart never occcurred to him.—Chicago Tribune.

A Boer City. laicising is ca.?d to be an absoluto

rablvit v/avron of underground dwell-iiiss. and no doubt Ladysmith is so aa well. The usur.1 method of making a boom-proof shelter is to dig at a stent into the ground, and then to roof ovftr the excavation With logs ami planks, thus making a wedge-fchaped uweiiins, and on'these to heap the earth that has been excavated. Provide*! there bo a dapth of from tour to sis feet of wirth over the tim­bers V.->in roof is absolutely safe from ehrs: :^-1 sholl. P6ub!e this thictoess rv:i it Ji?.-safe from any but lyddite or r^cliuko siiclls. • ''

Of Hit Wife. "That, sir," said the photographer,

"is v-'hEt I call a speaking likeness." "Nothing of the sort, sir; not at

all. Why the ran rib 1« ahuf—Phiia-aelphia Bulletin,

We hive Bicycles of all grades and prices, tad all Wheels are Folly Guaranteed-

At Greefl & Pettibone' You will find a full line of Agricul-tuarl Implements and Farmers* Tools, Builders' Hardware, Tin­ware, and the New Opal Cooking Dishes, stoves and Ranges—in fact anything you may want in the Hardware Line.

We also have in a fine line of New Buggies right from the fac­tories, which are unusually beauti­ful in design and finish this year.

s Wc make a specialty of Eave Trough Jobs and Tin Work at the

Lowest Prices consistant with good material and work.

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