L O W E L L , M I C H I G A N , T U U K S D A Y , S E L ^ T E M B E R 1 5 . 1 9 0 4 T E N P A G E P A P E R

While The Sun Shines / T ^ R E P A R B f«»r a ra inyi luy .

for It will cer tainly coiue. If you will t ake carp of

y o u r cents they will make dol-l a r s which will t ake care of you. Don ' t delay. T o d a y 1h the t ime t o open a n accoun t with

The City Bank, HIM, Watta A Co.

You will BOOH acquire the h a b i t of savliiK and It will then become a second n a t u r e t o y o u .

l i f t pay e'nterest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum, compounded semi-annually.

SMASH DP NO. TWO

A Big Fight On Between The

Wire Fence Manufacturers

While my present stock lasts I will sell for less than it cost to make it. Call and get prices and terms and lay in your 1905 stock while it is cheip.

Yours,

R. B. BOYLAN.

Watches Clocks Jewelry Silver-ware Fancy China Kodaks and supplies

JEWUER AID

IF YOU want good goods, the best that money can buy, goods that are of superior workmanship

and quality, goods that are up-to-the-times, ^oods that are sold under a guarantee

to be perfect, goods that will please you in every partic-

ular, come to us—we can please you in every way.

Come in any time and see the different lines we carry.

You are always welcome, whether you buy or not.

A. D. OLIVER

P E K E M A K ^ U E T T E K K E H 1 H T

T R A I N B R O K E I N T W O

TO T H E L O W E L L J O U R N A L S

M A L I C I O U S A T T A C K S .

^ r a i t hed Toge the r l a

Depot SraashlaB Two

T w o cam loaded wi th coal

F r o a t

C a r s

of

and Htone were snutHhed t o HinltherenB In f r o n t of the I'ere Marquet te depot Tuesday morn ing a b o u t nix o'clock and thei r con ten ta ma t t e r ed a long the t rack for rods. I f r h e morn ing freight w a s pull ing In f rom Moseley and somewhere l>«-iweeu t h a t s t a t i on and Lowell the t ra in broke In t w o , and t h e occur-rence w a s notdlscovered until the en-gine wi th p a r t of Its load s topped at the w a t e r t a n k . Then looking back the engineer discovered the r u n a w a y cars eomlng d o w n grade like .lehu. The head end g o t under mot ion a ua lu ; bu t t o o late t o prevent col-IIHIOU wi th fr ightful force, and coal in car load lo ts t ook a sudden drop.

A coal ca r and flat ca r loaded with s tone were to ta l ly demolished and several of t h e box cars were more or less in}ured.

Owing t o ample sidetrack accom-m o d a t l o u s t ra in service wa« not blocked and the t r acks were cleared du r ing the d a y .

PRIMARY ELECTION.

C o a a o r S m i t h a a d P r o s e c u t o r Wtn.

B. Browa R e a o m i a a t e d .

Fol lowing Is the t icket nominated

E N A T O R W E E K S B E A T E N .

R U S S E L L WON.

b y the Republicans; P r o b a t e Judge , H a r r y D. Jewell. Sena to r , Sixteenth dis t r ic t , An-

drew Fyfe. Sena to r , Seventeenth distr ict ,

Hunt ley Russell. Representat lyes, Fi rs t dis tr ict .

Henry Heald, Carl E. Mapes, George E. Ellis.

Representat ives, Second and Third Districts, F r a n k Ladner , Caseins. B T o w e r .

Sheriff, All)ert A. Carroll. Clerk, Connor H. Smith . Register, Hugh A. Montgomery. Treasurer . Ernes t A. Crozler. Prosecut ing At torney, William B

Brown. Circuit Cour t Commissioners, Ear l

R. S t e w a r t , J o h n A. Verkerke. Coroners, Simeon LeRoy, J o h n B .

H llllker. Surveyor, Theodore O. Williams. This Is the Democratic ticket: J u d g e of P roba te , Sheriff. Rial V. McArthur. Clerk, Charles E. Hogadone . Register, Ernes t E. l-esslter. Treasurer , Clarence C. Tuxbury . Prosecut ing a t t o rney , Jesse F. Or-

tou . Circuit Cour t Commissioners, Chas,

F. Hex t a n d George C. Brown. Coroners. Charles H. Bull, Harvey

J . Chad wick. Surveyor, E d w a r d H. Christ. Sena tor , Sixteenth distr ict , David

E. Uhl. Sena tor , Seventeenth district , Wll

Ham E. Davis. Representives, Fi rs t d is t r ic t Geo

B. Ho l loway , Second distr ict Charles H. Klnsey, Third dis t r ic t Charles H Wilson.

Lowell g a v e Weekee 317, Russel 8, R o w e l S , Kline 4. Vergennes gave Weekes 53, Russel 1, Rowe 2, Kline 1. Bowne gave Weeks 61, Rowe 4, Rus-sel 4. Th i s shows how Mr. Weekes s t a n d s In his home t o w n s . He was defeated In the distr ict by less t han 300 votes. Lowell could have saved him If the vote had l)een polled.

Lowell gave majorlr ies t o Jewell , Towner , Carroll, Free, Cook, Crozler and Brown for prosecut ing a t t o rney .

C H U C H E S A N D S O C I E T I E S .

AIR. HAKES REPLIES

Of Read His Vigorous Vlad lca t loa

C h a r a c t e r .

In reply t o the KIMM.V article p u b llnhed by the Lowell J o u r n a l last week, will say t h a t t h e J o u r n a l has wilfully mlsrepreHented the facts rel-1 atlve t o electric m o t o r power. My moto r and metre were Installed long M o r e 1 was a member of the Com-1 mon Council; and t h e minimum ra te >f 30 cents per m o n t h w a s given me |

liy the Huperlntendent of the p lan t . The Lowell Special ty company

waH given the same ra te . Therefore. deny t h a t t h e r a t e was obtained

through favor i t i sm o r g ra f t , as the . lournal falsely charges . Nei ther | was I a w a r e t h a t a n y one was pay-ing more t han I.

Several m o t o r s Including t h a t of the J o u r n a l office a re on special t ransformers p u t up a t the expense | of the Village for m o t o r s exclusively, while my m o t o r Is on a t ransformer I which furnishes l ights for many bus-iness places and p a y s the Village a good revenue as ide from m o t o r power. According t o metre, the ac-1 tnal a m o u n t of electricity used t o | run my m o t o r cos t s f rom 9c. t o 22c. |H>r month , while some moto r s use | f rom six t o e ight do l la rs per mon th . These fac ts were all s ta ted a t the I Council meeting In presence of the J o u r n a l reporter; a n d when t h a t I paper s ta ted t h a t I obtained my ra te by favori t ism o r g r a f t , i t WIL-FULLY a n d MALICIOUSLY FALSIFIED.

Every man Is the archi tect of his 1 own charac ter : and some people de-light In t ry ing t o b l o t the charac te rs | )f other&. Ever since I w a s chosen

to represent the municipal affai rs of I Lowell the low-minded J o u r n a l has tried t o b lo t my reputation. B u t ! the large ma jo r i ty of the people w h o have known me for the p a s t th i r ty 1

years place b u t l i t t le credit lu the | J ournal ' s columns.

I t Is with narrow-minded people! JIH with narrow-necked bott les, the lens they have In .them, the more l noise they make In pour ing It ou t . I am advised by legal counsel t h a t 1 have an action for libel aga ins t t h e | •lournal editor; b u t o w i n g t o his al-ready being involved In the Circuit I cour t of this coun ty 1 do n o t deem It w o r t h while t o t a k e Judgment | aga ins t him.

Therefore I use the press t o vlndl-1 cate myself a g a i n s t his false and un-1 just accusat ions.

H . W . HAKF-H.

I S H A L E A N D H E A R T Y

COHQREGATIOIFAL.

NO BEEF STRIKE

The p a s t o r will preach n e x t Sun-d a y m o r n i n g a b o u t " T h e m o s t valu-able t reasures . "

Now is a good t ime t o t a k e a new-s t a r t In Sunday school w o r k . Ever body welcome.

Chris t ian Endeavor meet ing a t 6:30 led by H a t t l e Lynn . Subject " H o w the World Is g r o w i n g be t te r . '

P reaching at7:30. Subject, " W h a t the S t a r s a re telling us . "

The a t t endance a t t h e Thur sday evening meetings Is g rowing . Come and help. '

Now y o u can live.

I t i F MASTS 8 and 10c per lb.

KEF STEWS 6c per lb.

Beef, P o r k . Veal. Mut ton . S t eaks and Chops, P o r k Sau-s a g e , H a m b u r g Steak and Home Made L a r d all j:<>-Sng a t 125ic per lb.

A. L. WEYRICK

l o c n r i B i .

There will Im? a buslneHS meeting of the Lowell Li terary club Wednesday Sept. 23. Presidents ' day Oct.

Annual meeting of Cyclamen Chap te r t). E. S. Fr iday evening. Sept. 23 i m p o r t a n t biiHlness t o lie t ransacted A large a t t endance is desired

Band No. 2. of the Congregat ional church will give a musical a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Peckham Tuesday. Sept . 21. The a u t o g r a p h iiuill will IK; disponed of and refresh ments will l)e nerved. Admission 20t All a re cordial ly Invited.

L. O. T . M. meet ing Wedneaday evening. Sept . 21. Full a t t e n d a net is desired.

Sneday Excnrs ioas via Qraad Traafc Sept. IS.

T o Grand Rapids Me. T o Grand Haven and re turn $1.00. Tra in leaven Lowell 9:26 a m., return t ra in arriven Lowell 733 p m.

A. O. Heydlauff , agen t .

Order t h a t job of s t a t ione ry n o w before y o u forget lit. The Ledger.

Box S t a t emen t s $1.50 per 1000, printed. The Ledger.

School Requisites.

It will be worth while to let us furnish all the school supplies you need throug-hout the year. We al-w a y s have all the books used in both city and country schools and supply the highest possible quality for the lowest possible cost. A g-ood saving can be made on on our second hand books and in many instances they are as good as new.

Tablets , Slates , Pencils, Inks, Erasers, Crayons and everything else needed for your year's work in

YO« KMOW W h e r e .

Look's Drug and Book Store.

Time is

AB6BB

Teach the boy and girl i ts value by pre-sent ing t hem WATCHES selected f rom ou r e legant stock of t ime keepers. Cases and w o r k s gua ran teed . Prices posi-tively t h e lowest . F ine a s s o r t m e n t of

CHAINS. FOBS AND CHARMS

t o match .

Special Prices on Cut Glass a n d high g r ade Silverware.

O r a t t a a P loaea r Elabora te ly Cele- |

b r a i e s His N l a a t l e t h Aaalver-

a a r y .

Ninety years of age and sound a s !

a dollar. T h a t Is t h e enviable record of Nehemlah Smi th of G r a t t a n t o w n - j ship, the ninet ie th anniversary of of whose bi r th w a s celebrated las t Fr iday. The celebrat ion w a s an affair t o be rememlHired and talked a b o u t for years by Mr. Smith 's] friends, and . Indeed, t h e whole neigh-borhood. A b o u t 350 friends and relatives joined In t h e celebration, a m o n g these being the children, grandchildren t o the number of I nfteen or t w e n t y , and quite a quiver | of great-grandchi ldren.

The a r r a n g e m e n t s made were I e labora te . Mr. S m i t h ' s fa rm home had been newly painted and dec-' o r a t ed In honor of the event , and Maj. E. C. Watk lns , w h o a t tended f rom Grand Rapids , declares t h a t I enough food had been provided t o ! feed the whole of G r a t t a n townsh ip . The b a n q u e t w a s served In relays. | 100 guests being sea ted a t a t ime.

Nehemlah Smi th Is a pioneer o f t h i s county . He came here In 18451 a n d took up his present l and f rom t h e goverment . He voted a t the I first election held a t G r a t t a n town-1 ship. Mr. Smi th w a s a lmos t a s jolly' a n d lively In en joy ing the festivities j a s any of his children, and Major W a t k l n s says t h a t he seems jus t as | s t r o n g a s he did t w e n t y yea r s ago .

Oliver 1. W a t k l n s w a s mas t e r of I ceremonies.

R. D- Stocking.

Some Pumpkins W e are making some good, old "Home Made Pumpkin Pies" from field pumpkins. T r y one for your dinner. Fresh every day.

WELDON SMITH, The Baker.

H E A R D A B O U T T O W N .

Walter Rogers and family have] moved back f rom Grand Rapids, where they have been living since | l a s t spring.

Mrs. Eunice Crawford has been en-1 t e r t a ln lng her sister and nephew, Mrs. Maria and Geo. Balcolm of Kal-1 a m a z o o the p a s t few days .

A dol lar saved Is easier then sever-1 al earned. And you can save these dol lars If you call a t Hakes ' Furn-i ture s to re before buying.

A. B. Spinney. M. I)., p rop r i e to r of I the Reed City S a n l t a i r u m . will l)e a t | Lowell Waverly House F r iday . Sept. 30. f rom 7 A. M. t o 5 P. M. aee ad.

Mr, and Mrs. H . A. Peckham enter-tained the " S u m m e r " club Tuesday eyenlng. An en joyable t ime w a s | spen t and l igh t refreshments were served.

Lowell people will regret t o learn t h a t Ecker & Foster have been obliged t o file a t r u s t m o r t g a g e for a b o u t $10,000 wi th Por te r Carr for the benefit of thei r creditors; and will hope t h a t t h e firm will be able t o square a w a y and continue opera-t ions.

Mrs. I). B. Davidson wan given a p leasant surpr ise by t h e S p a r t a n la-dles of the B a p t i s t church Friday, t h e occasion being her b i r thday . They spent the a f te rnoon wi th her and before leaving presented her with a fine black voile dress as a n evidence of thei r esteem.

We have now on our floor the most complete

l ine of

jffarci Coal

SSasc Siurners wc have ever shown.

We h.'ive all kinds and sizes. Call and see them.

Scott & Winegar

%owcll l£edgtr.

R. 1L J O H I ^ O N . Publisher.

fcOWELL, MICHIGAN.

Becrclary Hay is a grandfather and Itfa a boy. Bring on the little breeches.

Evidently the great need of the day la some man that can stand before Frof . Jim Jeffries.

When a Japanese wrestler loses the Championship he can always quality • s a fat man at a dime museum.

The sultan of Turkey, like one or two illustrious Americans, hates to give up money and never takes a va-cation.

Why cannot Uruguay and Paraguay mi t e , thus consolidating the revolu tkm business and saving Costs of pro-duction?

More than $2,000,000 in Uncle Sam' Bold Is to sail on a transport for Ma-Bila. What a chance for a good enter-prising pirate!

A Louisville Judge has decided that a man may beat his wife. He doesn may; however, whether with a club or a t bridge or poker.

Another elopement in high society is ivoof that Love is still laughing at everybody and everything that seeks t o thwart his plans.

panada is moving for the protection of its musk oxen. North Africa should fa l l in line and prevent the further de-struction of its civet cats.

Get out of (he way, you ordinary Carnegie heroes. You never played third and, after breaking your leg, pu t out a runner and won the game!

As to the story that Patti will tour th is country In an automobile, should be said that the lady is much too humane to seek revenge In that

MICHIGAN NEWS Choice temt from w r Iht ttate.

ipecially telMted for our rttdert

MAN MEETS HORRIBLE DEATH

Body Is Dismembered by Shafting In Kalamazoo Paper Millt

Guy Corey, an employe of the Bry-ant Paper company's mill, at Kalama-. zoo, was literally lorn to pieces while working at the mil. He was engaged in sewing a belt, when his foot be-came caught in another belt and he was whirled to a line shaft making a thousand revolutions per minute. One leg was torn from his body and car-ried to another part of the room and two seconds laier his other leg was Jerked off in the same manner. His skull was crushed and every bone,In his body was broken.

WOMAN IS HEIR TO LARQC SUM

of Part of $800,000 Falls to Share Portland Typewriter.

Miss Myrtle Jefferson, a young lady employed as stenographer by a Port-land Arm, recently received word that she had fallen part heir to a fortune of $800,000 left to her tamily by a rich uncle who died in California. Miss Jefferson, however, is not wasting any sleep over It. and has not given up her Job on account of prospective riches. She says she will keep on pounding the typewriter until she has the money In hand, having heard nothing from California since receiv-ing the word that her relative had died.

DESPOIL LAKES OF THEIR FISH

Anglers Make Big Catches and Then Throw Away Most of Them.

True sportsmen in Battle Creek are becoming very much alarmed at the prospect of the utter extermination of fish in the lakes in that and adjoining counties. Such a slaughter of fish was never known before as has taken place this summer. Anglers have used no Judgment whatever. Frequently parties of three and four have gone out and caught from four to five hun-dred fish and thrown most of them away.

LATEST CASH MARKET RCFORTI

Albion Clergy In Demand Albion clergymen seem to be prime

favorites In many larger cities of the country. Within the past few years the Presbyterian, Baptist and Metho-dist churches have contributed nearly twenty men to outside pulpits, and this does not Include students who have graduated from the college or the appointments of the Methodlat Episcopal conferences. The Episcopal church has also furnished Its quota.

Game Wardens Are Busy. August Is usually a quiet month

This year, however. It has been rath-er Ihely In the state game ^warden's department. The seizures of under-sized fish were large, over 6,500 pounds being confiscated, 5,000 of

*which were turned over to state and charitable Institutions and a small quantity sold, the proceeds being sent to the state treasurer.

Really, It Isn't necessary for yen to pave your bands. A well known band-ihaster esllinates that there are at least 20.000 of them in the United States. y • >

^ I t ' t he Standard Oil monopoly is ne-rlatiBg for the purchase of a bank London, as the Times says, why

doe? it not offer to buy the Bank of Bngland?

Munroe's share of the gate receipts

J that prize fight amounted to over 000. This may account partially for s vigor with which Prof. Jeffries

thumped him.

; A woman has Just died In Indiana v h o knew Aaron Burr when she was d child, which Is another reminder what a youngster 'the United States is in the family of nations.

> A dispatch from Newport mentions tha t one of the prominent society lead-ers there expects to sue for divorce in the fall. The number of invitations she intends to issue is not given.

When one of the visiting milliners speaks of a "stunning creation" she alludes to the effect of the hat on the pahllc—not to the effect of the bill on the husband, as might be Inferred.

It Is Interesting to observe that the people who are willing to Inform you that they don't consider this country fit to live In are not rushing to take advantage of the reduced rates to Earope.

The secret service men who drown-ed a goose believing they were soak-ing danger out of a bomb must have fel t a brotherly sympathy when they discovered the Identity of the object of their effort.

Hiller Family Reunion. The third reunion of the Hiller fam-

ily was held at the home of J. P. Hll ler, near Flint. There were eighty present, and at noon all sat down to a dinner that had ten chicken pies for a starter. One of the features of the afternoon's amusements was a pro-gram of sports. Including a fat man's race, fat women's race, lean men's race, etc.

Joining Farmers' Society. The farmers about Battle creek are

flocking into a new farmers' organiza-tion known as the American Society of Equity. It has for Its object the raising of the priced of farm produce and Is also seml-polltlcal. Lodges are being organized at every school house. The organization promises to be as popular aa the old Farmers' Alliance.

Albino Sparrow. A very rare sight is to be seen In

Battle Creek. It is a pure white spar-row, which lives and feeds in com pany with a flock of English sparrows It seems to be perfectly at home in company with its kin of a different color, and the others do not object to their albino brother.

Doctor Loses Collections. Dr. John E. Handy of Wairousvllie

recently collected accounts to th^ amount of $115. He put all the money in a pocket of his trousers and during the night some one entered me house. In the morning the doctor found his pants on the lawn, where they had been rifled.

Wolves Destroy Deer. Wolves arc on the increase In the

upper peninsula, and are killing more deer than the hunters who persist in shooting out of season. The number of trappers operating in the woods does not seem to lessen the animals, and the only way out of It will be for the several counties to raise the bounty on wolves. This will be an Incentive to the hunters to kill wolves instead of deer, and more deer would then be the result for the next hunt-ing season.

Old Fashioned Shoes. Ten years ago F. B. Scheurman, a

Bay City shoe dealer, sold a pair of gentleman's shoes, which have been worn constantly every other day since. The uppers are still In a re-markable state of preservation, and have been half-soled sixteen time?. Now it is impossible to half-sole theih any longer, and Mr. Scheurman has secured possession of the shoes and sent them to the manufacturers.

Instruction for Deaf-Mutes. Ishpeming is planning to install h

small department for the Instruction of deaf-mutes In Its schools. There are at least four children of school age who are deprived of learning through deafness. Superintendent E. E. Scribner Is In correspondence with the state authorities on the subject, and the securing of a teacher from the state school for deaf-mutes will probably be the result

Auto Smashes Bicycles. A belated bicycle rider the other

night tried to ride between two lights of an automobile near Muskegon, mistaking them for two bicycles. The kutoist saw the light of a bicycle headed for him and tried to get out of the way, but without avail. The wheelman got the worst end of It, his bicycle being smashes to bits and he himself sustaining severe bruises.

Michigan Central's First Safe. Judge Benjamin F. Fish of Nlles

has In his possession the first safe used by the Michigan Central Rail-road company. The safe was used as, early as 1837 In the company's offices In Detroit, and was brought to Nlles In 1849. It stands twenty-eight Inches high.

Here's hoping that the clergyman •who both In 1895 and In 1904 has cap-tured the biggest cod caught in those years off Provincetown, is equally successful in his working season as a fisher of men.

Fraternal Celebration. The merchants and fraternal organi-

zations of Grayling have decided to' have a fraternal celebration Thursday, Sept, 22. Lodges from surrounding counties will be invited, and the event' promises to be a hummer.

Plan Winter Ice Rink. Laurlum, In the upper peninsula. Is

to have an ice rink this winter similar to the Amphidrome of Houghton, it will have a steel frame work, how-ever, while that of the Houghton rink is of wood. The contract for erecting the framework has been awarded t(j> a Milwaukee firm, who will havo the work completed In thirty days.

Thieves Steal Honey. Tnere are sweet-toothed as well as

various other kinds of thieves. Re-cently thieves stole a hive of bees from a farm near Mundy, and In tracking them officers came upon the hive and bees in a corn field, but the honey was absent. The same parties the same night cut a bee tree from a farm a short distance from the other robbery.

Go-Carts Are Barred. The baby's go-cart will no longer

repose on the platform of Grand Rap-Ids street cars. The management of the road has Issued an edict to this effect, explaining that they are a nui-sance to the passengers. It is said, too, that sometimes go-carts become mixed and many a lengthy squabble between loving mothers has resulted

Starts Fortune With Dime. Patrick Dowd of Muskegon recently

celebrated his fiftieth anniversary of coming to that city. When he landed there he had only ten cents In his pocket, but soon had a position and became identified with some of the leading lumber firms of the city. He Is now living a retired life on a farm near Muskegon.

WHEAT. Chicago—No. 2 red. $1.<K%0LO9H. Liverpool—American. 7s IMtd. New York-No. 2 red. f l . l lHeMW. MlnneapoIls-No. 1 hard, S t . L O U I B - N O . 2 r e d . Kansas City-No. 2 red. 11.65. Duluth—No. I northern. 11.08. Milwaukee—No. 1 northern, I1.12C1.14-

CORN. Chicago—No. 2. 54c. Liverpool—American mixed, 58 2d. New Vork-No. 2. 66c. St. Louis—No. 2 53c. Kansas Clty-Nu. 2 mixed. 60^0. Milwaukee—No. 2. 62c. Peoria-No. 3. 54>Ac.

OATS. Chicago—Standard, 34%e36c. New York-No. 2. 41c. St. Louis—No. 2. SS^c. Kansas City—No, 2 white. .«H«-Milwaukee-Standard. 35©3«c.

CATTLE. Chicago—fl.2506.10. St. Louis—SI.ISfiC.fB. New York—11.20 5.75. Bu|taIo-|l.25efi.l6. Plttsburg-t295.*v> Kansas Clty-|l.750«. Omaha—*1.50ftr..f6. St. Joseph—|1.25@S.

HOGS. Chicago—H.ffifjs.es. St. LuUli—1565.55. New York—15.60ft6.05.

pittsbiirg-nen.K.-. Kansas Clty-»5fj6.2C. « Omahn—4.25®5.i'r.. Ft. J03eph-5.05®G.2:.

, SHEEP AND LAMBS. Chicago—>2. TECj 5.60. St. Louis—t2$ffi.l0. New York—*267. Buffalo—J2a5.;5 Pltt8burp-n.500*m. Kansas Clty-J2.W®o.M. Omaha—12.26016, K..1

St. Joseph—COS.W.

I N EliXiPAMIf B P E V T I W

Novel Place for Sunflowers. At Three Rivers some of the resi-

dents have planted sunflower seeds In the crotches of the shade trees on one street of the town, and here they have taken root, grown and blossomed. The resnlt is somewhat startling, there be-ing apparently a row of mammoth sunflowers with trunks as large as trees.

Few Attend School Meeting. At the annual school meeting In

Union City, In a district containing 2,700 people. Just ten people were in attendance. The board of education ghes as the reason for this apparent apathy the fact that the patrons are all perfectly satisfied with the present officers and administration.

Snub Trading Stamp Agent Representatives of a trading stamp

concern have been at work In Pontlac endeavoring to interest business men In the scheme. So far their efforts have been futile. The business men some time ago signed an agreement not to do business with the stamps.

New Theater at Calumet. Calumet Is to have a new vaude-

ville theater. A large block has been leased for a term of years, and will be enlarged and made into a theater within a few weeks. The Bijou Thea-ter company is establishing a north-ern vaudeville circuit, embracing Winnipeg, Duluth, Eau Claire and other places.

College of Mines Year Book. The new year book of the Michigan

College of Mines, Houghton, states that there was an attendance of 231 during 1903-04. The book also con-tains maps of the mining districts In the upper peninsula, an outline of the fall courses and useful Information about mining In general.

: The young woman who objects to paying 67 cents for the privilege of paying two swear words hardly has t h e masculine appreciation of ex-pletive. And 67 cents looks like a bar-gMln price at that.

• From London now come* the news f t the successful initial trip of a fly-ing machine, the invention of Sir p t r am Maxim. Flying machines are to numerous UJW In various parts of the world that It is not easy to keep t rack of them. And still ,we cannot «y-

A business man, who is on the verge «f nervous prostration, has been or-dered by his physician to go Into the eonntry for a month and do absolute-ly nothing with his mind. As a part of the regime the doctor has pre-scribed the reading of a dozen popu-inr novels.

Jus t as wa expected! The report fhmt a Norwegian whaler had found north of Spitsbergen a bottle contain-ing a letter from Prof; Andree, dated in 1898, proves to be a hoax, isow aren' t you glad that you didn't get ex-clled?

The beginning of active work on the Panama canal is signalized by Urge requisitions for dynamite and powder from the Isthmus. How much jbfttcr is It to have these explosives used in this great WOrit of peace than I n the atrocities of war.

Large Rose. Charles M. Decker of Bonton Har-

bor picked a rose from his garden vhich measured, although not full blown, five and one-half Inches across. The flower was of the Princess Eu-genia variety.

To Celebrate Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. George E. Curtiss of

Kalamazoo will celebrate their golden wedding Sept. 27. They will give a reception in the evening to their friends.

Model Village. Laurlum Is one of tho healthiest vil-

lages in the state. There Is at pres-ent not one case of contagious disease In the city, which is attributed to the excellent drainage system and the cleanliness of the village and its citi-zens, rather than to accident

Farmer Is Injured. While Oliver Millard, a well-known

farmer of Southfield township, Oak-land county, was tearing down a barn one of the heavy timbers fell on him. He was seriously Injured, and his chances for recovery are not of the best.

Raising Ginseng. Several Dowagiac people are now

making a business of raising ginseng. Formerly a few raised the plant as an experiment, and the result was evi-dently satisfactory. Root gathering Is also an Important trade, one man re-cently selling nearly $200 worth to a merchant.

Worms Destroy Grape Vines. A large worm Is preying on the

grape vines around Lapeer, but the worst pest the growers have to con-tend with, they say. Is a two-legged one from three to five feet long.

Summer Resorts Are Closing. The northern summer resort hotels

are rapidly closing for the season. All report that business this year has been better than In several summers past

Cats Destroy Chickens, la Grayling and vicinity the cats

are playing havoc with chickens. One man has already lost over a hundred hens.

Fortieth Wedding Day. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Brennan of

Muskegon celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary Sept. 5. A fam-ily gathering was held to commemo-rate the event, eighteen relatives be-ng present.

Redford Fair. The Redford fair, one of the few

old-fashioned fairs left in these days of street fairs, carnivals and such, will hold its twenty-first annual exhi-bition at Redford Sept. 22 to 24, lo-cluslve.

New Rabbi for Kalamazoo. Rabbi Leonard J. Rothstein has

taken charge of the pulpit of the B'nai Israel congregation in Kalama-zoo. Rabbi Rothstein was a member of the class of 1904 of the Hebrew Union college, Cincinnati, and is also a graduate of the University of Cin-cinnati.

Marries at 73. John Shook and Florence A. Good-

win, of Buchanan, were married the other day. From the fact that Shook is 73 years old, his friends think that he should know the results of con-nubial bliss and let married life alone. His bride is 52 years old.

Theater for Pontiac. Pontlac is to have a new theater,

which will be started at once and rushed to completion. The building will be a modern one, seating about 1,200 people.

West Michigan Fair. The Western Michigan state fair,

which will be held shortly at Grand Rapids, will have for side attractions snake shows of all descriptions and oriental dancing girls.

Elevator r t Marietta. Thomas Wilson is building a new

elevator at Marlette, with a capacity of 40,000 bushels. It Is expected to be complete and ready for business soon.

Wayne County Day. On Saturday, Oct 8, all roads in

Wayne county will lead to Belleville, the occasion being "Wayne county day." A great program has been ar-ranged for the day, and the doings will be on a large scate.

Fourth Cavalry Meeting. The annual reunion of the surviv-

ors of the Fourth Michigan cavalry will be held at Fenton on Sept. 21, the forty-first anniversary of the bat-tle of Chlckamauga, In which the regi-ment took p a r t

Hope for New Depot •Ground has been broken for a new

freight house at Metamora and the townspeople have hopes that a new depot will follow soon.

The steamer Longfellow of WilmidR ton, Del., bound from Philadelphia to Yarmouth. N. S.. with a load of dyna-mite, sank off shore opposite Highland Light, Mass The crew was saved.

With all ceremony the new cruiser Milwaukee was launched Saturday In San Franclscu. Miss Janet Mitchell of Milwaukee officiated at the christen-ing. With her sister ships, the new Charleston and the S t Louis, the Mil-waukee Is the largest ship of her class In the United States navy.

. Two freight trains on the Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburg railroad col lided at Mumford's Station, N. Y., kill ing Charles Tanner of Rochester, an engineer; James O'Malley of Roches ter, a conductor, and Thomas Dtyidon of Rochester, a fireman. Four other were Injured. Disobedience of orders Is charged.

The Catholic University of America filed an answer signed by Cardinal Gibbons, chancellor of the university, to the petition of creditors of Thomas E. Waggaman, the treasurer, denying that Mr. Waggaman committed an act of bankruptcy by transferring to tho institution a deed of trust to certain tracts of land, and denying that tho conveyance was made with the intent to prefer the university as a creditor.

Frank Mljelnzlstay was stabbed to death In Glrrard. 111., by Jo Gloria.

The northwest Indiana conference at Terre Haute decided to meet in Michigan City next year.

Joseph Polk, a negro, was shot and killed at Brldgevllle, Del., hy Delaney Maddox, another negro.

The fast mall of the Chicago and Northwestern struck and Instantly killed Robert Thompson, a well-known farmer, three miles west of Sterling, HI.

John Rocchlccioll, a well-known Italian, committed suicide at Rich-mond. Va., by shooting himself through the head.

The schooner Eliza Day arrived at Milwaukee, Wis., with the news that her cook, John Farmen, had been lost in a squall.

Major J. F. Case has left Portage. Wis., for Manila, accompanied by his wife and son.

Thomas Bland, a retired fanner liv-ing fourteen miles northeast of Ster-ling, 111., killed himself by firing a bullet Into his head.

Mrs. Henrietta Davidson, a wealthy widow of New York, who disappeared while, on a visit In ^ftiflalo, has re-turned to her home.

Bids have been received for 16,318 acres of the surplus lands of the Grand Ronde Indian reservatiqn, Oregon, for which - the government will receive 166,587.

The coroner's Jury in the case of the fatal collision on the Grand Trunk near Richmond, Que., holds Conductor Atklhson and Engineer Swager of the excursion train responsible.

W. W. Russell, the American minis-ter to Bogota, has arranged to sail from New York on Sept 27.

Major Ronald Ross, the well-known English authority on the mosquito theory of malaria, will visit S t Louis,

| where he will lecture before the sden-| Ufic congress.

H. W. Battln, division superintend-ent of the Northwestern railway at Fond du Lac, Wis., and R. M. Jacks, assistant superintendent of the Wis-consin Central, have resigned to go to the Isle of Pines. Cuba, to reside.

The United States circuit court for New York has appointed Charles E. Kimball of Summit N. J., and C. Lov ering of Taunton, Mass., receivers for the American Cotton company in that state.

The Occidental and Oriental com-pany's steamer Coptic sailed from Ban Francisco for Hong-Kong via Japanese ports.

The bodies of Julius Murtig and Albert G. Trelber, the last of the five men drowned In Lake Erie, were re covered.

Ontonagon May Get Road. Ontonagon has prospects for anoth-

er railroad. The Chicago, Milwaukee & S t Paul is extending Its line from Star Lake, Wis., a few miles In the direction of Ontonagon, and may cross the boundary into this state.

Lilac Bush Blooms Twice. H. R. Doesburg of Holland has In

his garden a lilac bush In full bloom. He explains the phenomenon by the fact that early in August he stripped the bush of Its foliage and it a t opce began to send forth buds.

Blaine Hoffman, aged 19 years, died at Harrisburg. Pa., of injuries received in a game of football.

The new Hopkins theater, situated on the site of Music hall, the scene of the famous Goebel convention in Louisville, Ky., opened its doors.

Col. W. E Wooten. president will call the Statesboro court of Inquiry to order in Atlanta. Ga.. to frame a re-port for Gov. Terrell.

After shooting Maddie McGill, hlf woman companion, twice in the head and wounding Claude Gardinen. John Isaacs, a colored man. drank carbolic acid and died In New York.

Tho ninth inter national peace con-gress opened In Vienna.

The Pullman hotel, on Pullman Isl-and, in the S t Lawrence river, was destroyed by fire.

The United States South American squadron. Rear Admiral Chadwick. arrived at S t Helena.

The United States cruiser Mayfiow er. Lieutenant Commander Albert Gleaves, arrived at Palmero from Trieste.

A board of survey at the navy yard. Mare Island, has recommended the construction of new marine barracks at that point to cost 1400.000.

James Mclntyre is dead and Patrick Henrwy Is expected to die from the effects of illuminating gas accidental-ly turned on at their boarding house at Philadelphia

A reunion of Yale university men at the World's fair has been called for Sept 19.

Oxford College for Women In Hamil-ton, O.. has been sold by Ohio bankers to a syndicate said to have been formed by Fletcher S. Heath of Chi-cago, brother of Perry S. Heath.

Because of alleged delay by the World's Fair company in paying for 30,000,000 tickets printed by the New System Ticket company of Boston, the latter concern has assigned.

The Arcade Manufacturing company of Chicago has entered suit for $25,000 damages In Pittsburg against the Swank Hardware company, Johns-town, Pa., alleging Infringement on a cork extractor.

The Denver grand Jury has indicted E. M. Johnson and J. I. Jones, presi-dent and secretary respectively of the defunct Fidelity Savings association, with five others, directors, on con-spiracy charges.

J^arkln Johnson, colored, was hanged at Columbiana, Ala., for the . murder of John Hawley, an old con-federate soldier.

The S t Paul probate court has de-cided that the will of Michael Hen-nessy of Dubuque, leaving |7,600. of a $20,000 estate In trust with Arch-bishop J. J. Keane of Dubuque for charitable purposes, Is valid.

A new smokeless powder for the navy, resembling that devised by the late Admiral Makaroff, Is being made at the United States government pow-der factory near Washington. It Is believed to be safer than the old.

A slight earthquake shock was felt at Riverside, Cal., Friday.

The pope received in audience Judge A. P. Rich of the New York supreme court.

The Master Steam Boiler Makers* association elected T. C. Best of Chi-cago as president

Sir Chentung Liang Cheng has re-turned to Washington for the season and opened the Chinese legation.

The agricultural department has re-moved restrictions on shipping cattle northward from Custer county, Okla-homa, established on account of south-ern fever.

The Hillsboro and Southwestern Railway Company, with a capital stock or $100,000, was Incorporated to con-struct a steam railroad from Hillsboro to Alton, 111.

The general conference of the Free Baptist church at Hillsdale, Mich., is considering an overture made by the so-called regular Bapt i s t to unite in fellowship with the Free Baptists.

William E. Neal, under Indictment for the murder last winter of Assist-ant Commonwealth Attorney James K.

| Shrader at Lousville, Ky., shot and killed his wife, Nellie Robinson Neal, and then ended his own life.

The American Cotton company, or-ganized In 1896 with a capital stock of $7,000,000, went into the hands of receivers at Trenton, N. J. The lia-bilities, exclusive of a bonded iodeht-edness of $2,000,000. are $1,327,000.

Commissioner of Immigration Sar-gent will leave Washington Sept 15 on a tour of inspection on the Mexi-can border and on the Pacific coast

The body of Max W. Hurtig, a trav-eling salesman from New York, who, with four other men, was drowned by the capsizing of a launch on Lake Erie at Cleveland, Ohio, has been recov-ered.

The Halifax agents of the Norwe-gian bark Kong Sverre, from Durban. Natal, to Halifax, fear that the vessel has been lost at sea.

Charles White, alias Waldo, was ar-rested at Vancouver, Wash., on a charge of forgery alleged to have been committed at Logan, 0.

Rev. John B. Delaney was conse-crated "bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Manchester. V t

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw vis-ited San Pedro, Cal.,. inspecting the harbor and the new government break water.

The Ford county, Tlllnois. board ol review has added to the personal prop erty assessment $72,425, an Increase of $37,500 over last year.

The filing of Fort Totten reservation lands Is not coming up to expectations Out of fifty names called in Devil't Lake only thirteen responded.

Count George Karolyi and Baron Plret-Behaln, two distinguished noble-men of Hungary, are at San Francisco.

Ed Hudson, a negro, was hanged a t Mobile, Ala., for the murder of Miner-va Williams, a negro woman. H e went to the gallows smoking a cigar.

Forty southern manufacturers of col-ored cotton goods, representing $20,-000,000 of invested capital, organized at Atlanta, Ga., under the name of tho Southern Colored Cotton Goods Weavers' association. The members will act together In regulating dealings with the trade.

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Success. fiucccss Is not for him of folded hands.

Sitting with slothful limbs beside life • Fate.

Yieldlr.g: his strength to pleasure's silken bands.

With ease and Idleness for bride and mate.

Nor yet Is It for him who takes each hour

And robs it of such Joy as It may h o l d -

Then slumbers by the pj^h that leads to power.

Till age creeps on him thus, and finds him old.

But rather Is success for him who ccmes Full of high purposb and with soul

elate. Strong set to riddle out life's tangled

sums— >nd passes thus through work's wide

open gate; Putting aside the weakening foible—

ease; Passing his slumbering brother on the

way: Treading beneath his feet the lures that

please— To stand at last where night gives

place to day! —Cassell's Saturday Journal.

Liquor Traffic Figures. "Woe unto the man that putteth

the bottle to his neighbor's Hps," say the scriptures. I would like some-body to tell me what beneficial re-sults are obtained from the use of alcoholic beverages. I know of none, and on the other hand 1 know where It has produced poverty, caused peo-ple to lose their positions, made fiends out of good men, caus?d mur-der and filled our Jails, insane asy-lums and poorhouses.

Here are some facts taken from the National Temperance Almanac for 1902: "In Chicago for 1900, with a population of 1,698,575 people, there were 6,460 saloons and out of a total of 71,914 arrests 40,279 were for drunkenness." And I may add that a man must be very drunk and disor-derly before being arrested in Chica-go. Dr. Whitford of Liverpool states

.the mortality of Infants from suffoca-tion, due almost entirely to drink, was as follows: In 1890, 164; 1891, 144; 1892, 164; 1893, 196.

I note that a writer in the Daily News says that the Germans have few drunkards among them. Kindly note the following from the National Temperance Almanac, page 45: "In Germany the social democrat party has begun a temperance compalgn ard report that 800 patients are treat-ed annually In Berlin alone for de-lirium tremens and in all Germany 12,000 are treated annually for the same trouble. Fourteen thousand drunkards are In German prisons and 6,000 are in lunatic asylums."

As to liquor and work and wages the same book gives some Interesting figures In one year the great Guin-ness brewing firm of Dublin, with an invested capital of $70,000,0.00, em-ployed only 2,000 men, paid $500,000 in wages, made a profit of $7,732,430 and paid a dividend to its stockhold-ers of 16 per cent This was a fine thing for the stockholders, but not for the labor market

The liquor traffic Is a curse, as the groans, poverty and rags of Its many victims at tes t and the quicker we put it out of business the better for our nation.—T. J. Thomas in Chicago Dally News.

to the strenuous industrial life of our time. Everything is keyed to a high pitch and the nervous tension is so great as to make a tremendous draft upon the vital energy of all. The de-pleted condition calls for some stimu-lant brace tho nerves and sustain the exhaustpd energies. And drink is that stimulant

"It is useless to say to one in such a condition: 'Alcohol is deadly; touch it not.-' It is the man's very unfitness to drink that makes him drink. In-stead of moralizing upon the conse-quences of alcoholic stimulation, your reformer might better be looking into tho causes underlying the appetite for such indulgence.

"Another drain upon the vital en-erg}' of every man is the ever-present sense of economic insecurity, the aw-ful fear of coming to want. Nothing can be more paralyzing than this, and the lowering of vital power thus re-sulting Is another reenforcement of the desire for a 'bracer.'

"Poverty is also a fruitful cause of the drink habit, and so great a preach-er as Dr. Josiah Strong says: 'The question of Intemperance is a question of nutrition and ventilation.' In other words. It Is a question of being so provided with material means as to enable one to live in decent comfort and in health. This leads to the In-evitable conclusion that the only sal-vation of society lies in economic re-construction—in the evolution of an indnrtrial system that shall insure to all the material means necessary to live a complete life. Until then the evil of intemperance and all other so-cial iniquities will continue without abatement"

BEAR ROLLED ON BARREL.

Strenuous Exertions Necessary to Save Grizzly's Life.

Bumbo, a performing grizzly bear, now on exhibition In Luna park, had an awful experience yesterday. As soon as he finished his mld-aftornoon performance. Bumbo left the ring over the lagoon and started to lum-ber across the bridge to his cage, un-derneath the dancing pavilion. When half way across the bridge Bumbo lookod over the side into the limpid waters of the lagoon. Then he be-came dizzy and fell overboard.

Now Bumbo cannot swim, and when at last he was fished out he was al-most dead. An ambulance from the Coney Island Emergency hospital was summoned, and when the doctor came he attended to Bumbo Just as If he were a human being instead of a grizzly. After being rolled over bar-rels, and after the doctor had breathed his own breath into poor old Bumbo's nostrils, the grizzly came back to life.—New York Times.

Drink, Here and There. The American Consul General at

London has complied from the statisti-cal reports of England and the United States comparative tables which show how much Englishmen and Americans drink. The most conspicuous discrep-ancies in the drink habit of the two countries are to be found in their con-sumption of coffee and t e a In the United States the use of coffee, per capita, is 10.79 pounds; in England It Is only 0.68 of a pound. In this coun-try the oonstlmptlon of tea, per capita, is In pounds 1.03; In England it is 6.5 pounds.

It will, no doubt, surprise many readers to learn that the use of dis-tilled spirits In the United States Is 40 per cent greater than In England. Our people drink, per capita, 1.46 gallons; the English 1.05 gallons. But as we exceed them In the use of distilled spirits so do they exceed us In the consumption of malt liquors, which is 40 per cent greater there than here. Englishmen drink, per capita, 30.24 gallons of beer to the Americans' 18.04 gallons. In the matter of wines we exceed them by 381-3 per cent

These comparative statistics are not gratifying. The common use of alco-holic liquors in the United States is a much greater evil than the correspond-ingly equal use by the Englishmen of malt liquors. The alcoholic poison in a glass of whisky is ten or twenty fold greater than that contained in a glass of beer. It is not unlikely that in the matter of health the English are similarly wiser than we are by drinking tea instead of coffee. Vvh^i it is considered that In a single year every man, woman and child is cred-ited under the per capita rule with drinking nearly eleven pounds of cof-fee, It should not be surprising that under the infiuence of this strong stim-ulant the Americans are so often not only a nervous but a dyspeptic people. When we add to the quantity of cof-fee consum'ed by them the one and a half gallons of distilled liquors, chiefly whisky, which they drink, per capita, the surprising thing should be that they have any health at all.—Phila-delphia Ledger.

A Drinker's Expense Account Here Is an exact transcription from

a worklngman'a weekly book account: Sunday $ 75 Monday morning. 1 whisky.. . . 15 Monday noon. Z glasses beer.. . . 10 Monday evening. S glasses beer IS Monday evening. 3 t reats foV 3. 30 Tuesday (holiday) for self and .

friends IS glasses of beer 75 Wednesday, same as Monday,

for self 40 Thnrsday. I whiskies, 3 beers . . 45 Friday, 4 beers 30 Saturday evening, a drunk 2 50-l5.7t Pald standing bill for coal 2 00 Owe the saloon keeper 26 Owe for groceries, A 2 00 Owe for meat l 25 Owe for rent 2 00-J7 6C

Received for five days' work. 17 EC

This statement was made out oh Sunday, in the presence of his wife and four children, while trying to keep warm before an empty grate, with the thermometer 15 degrees below zero, says the American Issue. There was no coal In the house, nothing to e a t no money, and no credit outside.

It shows that for five days' work he received $7.50, of which $5.75 went for Intoxicating liquors.

It further shows that he was "short" for groceries, meat and rent, $5.25. That is to say, he had paid all his drink bill but 25 cents, as his account shows, doubtless under compulsion of getting no more drink, while the legit-imate tradesmen were left to whistle.

This shows where the money goes. Who foots the hills for this busi-

ness? The landlord, who loses his rent;

the baker, the butcher and the grocer; the charitable persons who pity the children and keep them from starving, and the taxpayers who support the Jails, prisons, the hospitals, and the almshouses, where such folks fetch up at las t

Who makes the money? The sa-loonkeeper, who is privileged to fill the land with poverty, wretchedness, madness, crime, disease, death and damnation; being authorized hy the sovereign people.

Are you one of the sovereign peo-ple?—Ex.

Amazon Region No Good. United States Consul Ayme at Para.

Brazil, sounds a note of warning for the benefit of those who think there is a golden field for exploitation In the Amazon region of South America "I despair," says Mr. Ayme, "of find-ing language strong enough to ex-press the utter and absolute hopeless noas of success that awaits any ol thoso unhappy enough to attempt tc make even a bare living on the banks of the mighty Amazon. I do not say that the acquisition of a fortune or a competence is difficult, doubtful oi impossible; I say that such a mis erable existence as would disgust a Digger Indian would be hardly ob-tainable by one man In 10,000 of such as are thinking of coming here. It may be that there are places In Bra-zil where colonists might do well, per-haps, but I do not know of any such places." The rubber trees, Mr. Ayme says, are widely separated and they can only be reached by forcing one's way through a thick-matted, almost Impenetrable swamp forest which pro duces very little food for human beings.

HIDDEII PUZZLE PieiUSL

Campanari Is Democratic. Campanari. the singer. Is thorough-

ly democratic. He tells with great amusement of one of the severest tests his democracy ever got

"I had just arrived In a New Eng-land town." said he, "and was going to sing at a concert to be given that very evening, when word from a fel-low-countryman was brought me al my hotel. It was an Invitation tc drive that afternoon. I sent down s pleased acceptance.

"At 4:30 o'clock my host was an nounced, and when I went to him 1 found him on his banana cart, which was nicely stacked with a load of th€ fruit, each banana looking as though It had been scrubbed and polished.

"It was a staggerer, but I did It and had a delightful time, too. To be sure, I had a tussle trying to under-stand the patois hurled at me hy mj new friend, but for all that I learned a lot about bananas.

"Oh, one can always learn," added the singer, laughing. "It Is well not to he too exclusive."-Kansas City JournaL

Find the woman who has just crossed the bridge.

R U S S C W A P ^

O. C. McDANNBLL, M. b .

rHYSICIAIf AND BURGEON

) 41 Bride* St. Lowtn.M1f^

M. C. GREENS, M. D.

Physician and Surgeon

Office Over Beylan't Store, Bridge Si, LewsO.

S. P. HICKS

Loans, Collections, Real Estate, and Insurance.

LOWELL, MICHIGAN,

MILTON M. PERRY Attorney and Counselor at Law

Train-* Hall Block, Lowell, Mich. Ppeclul uuendun jrlven lo i/ollectlons, Oon®

ve;. itnclns HII'I Maloof Kt-al Estat*. H*s alao

Juuiltifd and teen a<l:nliled to practice In tb« uterior ix-purtrm-nt und all the bureitM

thereto and Is ready to prowenie clulms for that may beeutlt 'fd to peniilon bounty.

R. E. SPRINGETT ATTORNEY .4T LAW

General Law Practice and CollectieM

Office, City Bank Block. Lowell.

DR. E. D. McQUEEN VETERINARY SUROEON-

Dmtistry and Surger* a Sfiuialtf Litrry, Fud and Salt Barf _ Comuettom.

Both Phone* No. 35. LOWELL. MICH,

Socialist on the Liquor Problem. Writing in a Chicago newspaper, C.

N. Ettinger, who is evidently a be-liever in the principles of Socialism, •ays:

"Now as to the causes underlying the appetite for drink. Among the first are the stress and strain incident

SEPT. 8, 1904, Dangor to Russians-Kouropatkin's

array, tolling to the north, is believed to be in danger from the Japanese army that has marched up the Llao valley from Newchwang, and whose whereabouts now is In doubt. It Is feared that this force may outflank the Russians or block their retreat.

Still Retreating—The retreat of the Russians now is believed to have be-come a rout. The wounded are being removed hurriedly from Mukden to Harbin, where intrenchments are be-ing thrown up, although It is believed that these fortifications will not be held if the Japanese pursuit lasts that far.

To Enter Korea—Russia prepares to throw an army into Korea, and the magistrates of two towns have been warned to prepare immediately for the accommodation of a large force.

Fighting at Port Arthur—Heavy fir-ing is heard in Che-Foo and the ex-pected assault on Port Arthur now Is believed to be raging by land and sea. News- of late desultory fighting around the beleaguered citadel Is re-ceived from the fortress.

SEPT. 9, 1904. Battle of tiao-Yang—Witnesses of

the battle of Llao-Tang declare the struggle was a stupendous and fear-some sight. Fully 600 guns were en-gaged in the artillery duel, and shells to the number of sixty a minute were fired unceasingly for twelve hours. Thousands of men fell in the struggle and numberless instances of individ-ual and collective heroism are de-clared to have occurred on the battle-field, which is described as a veritable Inferno.

Race for Position—Flanked by two

Coffee Clubs. The cof^e clubs in San Jose, Peta

luma, Santa Clara and San Diego, Call fomla, the aim of which Is to furnish places of entertainment for young men and boys, to keep them from vis-iting saloons, are soon to he Incorpo-rated Into a state association. Ernest Fox, who. himself, was Instrumental In establishing these clubs in California and elsewhere, contemplates establish-ing roadside coffee clubs also. Attrac-tive places with gardens will be fitted up near the ordinary road houses and saloons. Light meals and all tem-perance drinks will be served. Mr. Fox believes that people will patron-ize the coffee clubs instead of saloons, and that in time the roadside saloon win disappear. The experiment of es-tablishing coffee clubs along the road will he tried first In Sanata Clara county.

Soldiers' Time of Suffering. Capt Curtis, who has written a pop

ular story of Indian fighting, says In response to a boy's Inquiry that he never was captured, but on one occa-sion, when besieged by redskins In a fort, he realized what he had read about wives having asked their hus-bands not to let them fall Into the hands of savages. "In that siege," he says, "when It was exceedingly doubt-ful that we should survive and all depended upon the swift arrival of a rescuing party, Mrs. Curtis asked me to maku such a promise—to save one bullet for her should we be captured. Relief did not come for forty-eight hours and during that awful time 1 suffered Indescribable distress In try-ing to contrive some way of conceal lug wife and child from a relentless and marclless foe."

Japanese armies. Gen. Kouropatkin is , , , T J f n , T,. ^ , al advance of the Japanese and con-racing for Tie Pass, and the war of- . . . ^

t l o* t . . . i_ ' ^ „ tsuued throughout the battle. The

A Wonderful Achievement Ten thousand persons living In the

Fourth and Seventh wards of New York city have signed the pledge not to drink intoxicating liquors for a specified time as a result of a mission in that section conducted by the Rev. P. Doyle. This achievement is considered by experts the most re-markable thing that ever happened In the lower part of Manhattan. Politi-cians of all parties, merchants, clerks, lawyers, doctors and undertakers are among the pledge-takers. Some have agreed to keep from drinking for six months, others have promised for a year.

To-Day. ITaate not. dear Love, the s w i f t glad

hours. But passionate kisses take and give;

To-day enfolds • us—It Is ours. To-moirow, Love, we may not live.

To-uicrrow life may sleep In dust. Or sadden like a mateless dove;

And then, too late, a tear-stained t r u s t To warm the cold, still lips of love.

flo cloud no pleasure of to-day. To-morrow. Love, no pleasure knows;

Love blossoms In a flower-like way. Oo, pluck it. as one plucks the rose.

All worthless unto us the y e a r s -The years that pause not on the wins;

They will not dry regretful tears. The ruined past they cannot bring.

But e'er, dear Love, all vlrfeln-whlte. To-day yet fronts us breast to breast

And If. day-wise, love fades In night. C&me, kiss, and leave to fate the res t

—Charles Lusted.

Total Abstinence In Austria.' It is scarcely three yetrs since the

reform was inaugurated hy the forma-tion of a society of abstainers in Vien-na and now there are nine abstaining societies, two of them being societies of workingmen in Vienna and one of worUngmen at Gratx

Condensing Is Hard Work. Champ Clark said that before he

began to write his notification speech be connted the words in Speaker Cannon's speech notifying President Roosevelt Cannon's speech contained 1,6!{6 words. "I concluded that would not be as long-winded at; Uncle Joe," said Clark, **«o I wrote 1,480 words, and, honestly, it was the hard est work 1 ever did In my life, correspondent of the London Times once sent to that paper a letter five co'umns long and a note to the editor, saying: T send you a long letter to-day because I did not have time to write a short one.' I now understand the note of the Times' correspond-e n t "

respondent, who was with Oku's army. No locomotives, badly needed by the Japanese, were captured.

Evacuate Mukden—The Russian forces are reported to be evacuating Mukden, while tho Japs, It Is said, have not crossed the River Hun. ,

Many Are Wounded—During the fighting between Liao-Yang and Muk-den 12.300 Russians are reported to have been wounded.

Orderly Retreat—St Petersburg re-ports that the Russian army has ac-complished an orderly retreat to Muk-den and that the Japanese ceased their attacks after a repulse.

SEPT. 11, 1904. Abandons Mukden—The Russian

army is reported to be abandoning Mukden and pushing north to Harbin.

Heavy Losses—Native reports from Liao-Yang say that the Russian casu-alties In the battle there were 100,-000.

Cause of Defeat—The breakdown In Gen. Kouropatkin's strategy is now said to have been caused by Stakel-berg's inability to stand off the enemy.

Confiscate Ammunition—The Rus-sian defenses of Port Arthur have been augmented by the discovery of a Chinese artillery store containing 300 Krupp guns and much ammuni-tion.

Ready for Attack—Japanese 80.000 stropg are about ready for a grand at-tack on Port Arthur.

Admit Temporary Defeat—Russian officials in St. Petersburg admit that all hope for their side in the war is over for this year, and the army must push on to winter quarters in Harbin to recuperate for the campaign next year. No peace talk is entertained.

Flee From Attack—Evacuation of Liao-Yang began with the first gener-

BEHL

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DonuRhts, kinds

fice In St. Petersburg believes a great battle is imminent. Gens. Oku and Kuroki. to the east and west of the railroad, are striving to cut off the Russian retreat before Kouropatkin can bring hir. men to safety behind the narrow defile leading to Tiellng.

Favors Kouropatkin—The Novoe Vremya of St. Petersburg urges the appointment of Kouropatkin as com-mander in chief of the Russian forces In the Eas t

To Reorganize Army—Emperor Nicholas, dissatisfied with the show-ing of Gen. Kouropatkin at. Liao-Yang, will reorganize the entire Russian army.

Japs Cut Off Water—The Japanese are reported to have cut off the reser-voirs at Port Arthur and to occupy new positions.

Contraband of War—The St. Peters-burg government approves American 4 d British terms regarding contra-band of war.

Japs Search French Boat—The com-mander of the French mail steamer Oceanica says four Japanese warships searched his vessel, detaining him five hours.

Blow Up Japanese—Seven hundred Japanese are reported to have been blown up by a mine while advancing on Port Arthur.

SEPT. 10, 1904. In Desperate Fix—A column of 12.-

000 Russians are reported surrounded by the Japanese south of Mukden, with no hope of escape.

Japs Take a Rest—The Japanese are reported worn out and have tem- I porarily abandoned their pursuit of | Kouropatkin.

Losses Are 50,000—The losses sua

throughout surrender of the city Is marked by looting on the part of the Japanese.

Ask Powers to Interfere—Interpar liamentary Union in conference In St. Louis will consider resolutions appeal-ing to the powers of the world to In-terfere in the war In the far Eas t

SEPT. 12, 1904. Alexieff Resigns—A dispatch from

S t Petersburg declares that Viceroy Alexieff has sent In his resignation.

Japanese Losses—Japanese losses at L!ao-Yang are offlclaly stated to have been 17,539.

Baltic Fleet Sails—The czar's Buitlc fleet sailed from Cronstadt to fight In the orient.

Army Is Too Small—A further In-crease In the Russian army In the orient is urged by the czar's coun-selors. the war minister favoring new army of 350.000 men. Dispatches from the front state that there has been no fighting around Mukden for several days.

Demands Naval Courtesies — The Russian converted cruiser Lena, mounting twenty-four guns, suddenly put into San Francisco, demanding the courtesies of the port in order to make repairs . When last heard of the Lena was at Vladivostok, and she left there to search for Japanese vessels. Wash-ington is at a loss to understand why the Russian warship is ordered to American waters , and the Pacific coast squadron will remain near Saa Francisco until the cruiser departs.

For Fire Insurance ...CALL ON...

P. D. EDDY cs. CO.

Joliet Woodmen Are First. St. Louis, Mo., dispatch: The win-

ners in the team prize drills of t he Modern Woodmen Foresters, which

^ have been in progress at the world's

talned by both armies in the baule of I fair, are announced as fullows: Liao-Yang a re now modtrately esti- S e n i o r c ! a S 8 - J o " e , i f l r

T ? : ^ mated at 50.000. h a -Veb" *" c o n d : R<,ck'ord. III., t h f r i

No Spoil a t Liao-Yang-Liao-Yang Junior c l a s s - S t . Paul. Minn., first;

offered little spoil for the victorious Japanese, writes a London Times cor-

Beiolt. Wis., second; Bloomington, 111.,

third.

S H O O T S W I F E , THEW HIMSELF | SCHOOL CHILDREN ON STRIKE

Gambler Attempta Murder, Then Takes His Own Life.

Minneapolis, Minn., dispatch: Jacob Gran, a gambler, shot his wife twice and then killed himself. Mrs. Gran will probably recover. One bullet en-t e red t h e a rm and the other the neck, lodging in the cheek. It is claimed that they had a quarrel last Thurs-day. Gran died almost instantly. He

Bonus for Coolies. The Chinese government Is to re-

ceive £SOO a thousand for all the Chi-1 flr^ but one shot at himself and that nese coolies shipped to the Sou to At went through the temple. Mrs. Gran rlcan mines. Iwas taken to a hospital.

pupils at Springfield. ItL, Refuse to Go to New Building.

Springfield, l i t , dispatch: A strike ol school children was declared by the pupils in the south part of the city. When the bell at the new Law-rence school rang Monday morning none of the children In the new dis-trict paid any attention to the sum-mons. They are supported Iq the strike by their parents. The trouble Is due to a change In district bound-ary lines.

Nothing has r rer equalled i t Nothing can ever surpass i t

Dr. King's New Discovery A Perfect For All Throat and

Cure: Lung Troubles. MOMV back if it fans. Trial BotttasfrMb

THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS

I s n o n e t o o good f o r t h o s e w h o b u y t h e i r

GROCERIES h e r e . E v e r y t h i n g in s e a s o n , a n d p r i c e s w i t h i n r e a s o n .

Orders by 'Phone promptly attended to.

McCarty & Co. Grocers.

Fine Rigs

Jones ' Livery

Will give you flrstclaM service a t moderate prices.

Good horses carriages, bo th double.

and modern singls and

East Side.

Near Hotel LowelL

Lowell.

Time To Loosen The Purse Strings And Get Ready for Fall Buying. The New Fall Stock Invites You.

Now Dress Goods ^or yxmT inspection, that will sureW please you. We

= carry a very large line of Dress Trimmings in Inser-tions, Medallions, Laces and All Overs. Look them over.

See Our New Rain Coats.

Do not forget about our Corset Stock. W e show the best for the money.

Advance Sale on Children's Cloaks C h e a p e r a n d b e t t e r t h a n ! ! = = = ^ = ^ ^ = : ever.

Always Something New.

EVER since Mr. Hakes' election as Vi l lage president he h a s been periodically and persistently assailed by the Lowell i Journal with slander, misrepresentation and falsehood. In its las t ! issue that paper insinuates that President Hakes has used his office to g e t a low rate for the electricity that runs his elevator motor; when the Journal knows that the motor was installed, run and the rate fixed for months before Mr. Hakes was elec-ted. T h e rate may or may not be right. That is another matter; and one for the Light & Power committee to decide. T H E LEDGER is however perfectly satisfied with i t s rate of $2.00 per month. I t s motor runs about four hours per week on the paper alone, to say nothing of job work; and if the Hakes motor uses but fifteen or twenty cents' worth of elec-t r i c i ty , the minimum rate of fifty cents is probably enough for Mr. Hakes to pay. A t any rate, when the Journal accuses him of "graft ing," he passes the limit of press privilege, un-l e s s i t is prepared to prove the charge. If it escapes a libel su i t , i t wi l l not be because Mr. Hakes hasn't a case. Howev-er, the latter probably realizes that slander, boomerang-like, .recoils upon the slanderer.

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O F 372 VOTES cast in the Lowell primary election. Sena-tor Weekes received 317. If the township ,had recorded any-thing like its full vote, he would have been elected. T h e stay at-homes defeated the man who stood by them, by failing to

'* stand by him; and he was defeated BECAUSE he stood by them. T h i s is the bitterest dose of all .

T H E stab in the back given Senator Weekes by the Grand Rapids Herald Tuesday was in line with the dishonest and mean course of that paper in its treatment of the North Park bridge bill; and is fully and duly appreciated in this part of

the county. _

T H E city papers whose "funny" writers make merry over items about common people in the country press, are now pub-lishing harrowing accounts of an encounter between Judge Parker's dog and a skunk. Fire away, Chawlie, but look out for your own skylights!

ONLY six Democratic ballots were used in the Lowell pri-mary election Tuesday. T h e next man who accuses Lowell Democrats of political bigotry ought to be "cuffed to a peak."

LOOKS as if the Pere Marquette people should examine its coupling equipment T h i s breaking in two of freight trains appears to be a chronic difficulty.

PEOPLE who condemn parents for the errors of their children, might for the same and equally good reason censure the Father Almighty.

Ezn knd Clayton Johnson are , harvesting iheir bean crop.

Mrs. C. H. Brown visited in Ada | and Vergennes last week.

Kennedy and Auble have sold [iheir properly in this village to 11. i Bassiar who is now proprietor of the store bustiineM here. P J .

| Kennedy has pureha»ed Dr. Has-kins' property at McConls and will j

' conduct a general store at that j place. Mr. Auble has purchased I and moved to the farm recently owned by Mi. Basilar.

Leonard Juhnson has gone lo St. Louie.

Mrs. Darwin Denison of l«'nia spent last week with Mrs. 11. A. Coger and family and is visiting other relatives here this week.

Misf-es Rose Washburn and Flor ence Butriok have resumed their studies in the Lowell school.

Mr. and Mrs Kd. Bullock of Grand Rapids and Mr. and Mrs. L. Densmore of Ada were guests at K. R. Johnson's last Wednesday.

fe. R. Bebee and family are en-tertaing his pareuts from Kansas.

Messrs David Lawrence, Charles Vasbiader Win. Wheat of Grand Rapids were guests at Horace John-son's Sunday.

Sanford Fish of Grand Rapids called on P. J . Kennedy and family last Saturday.

DO YOU WANT FREE CON-

SULTATION AND CORRECT OPINION OF YOUR CASE.

DOES A BAND PAY? S T A T E M E N T B Y T H E L O W -

E L L B A N D A F T E R A

T E A R S E X I S T E N C E .

Does t h e Pnblic Th ink It Wor th

P e r p e t n a t l a g ?

Tlie present Lowell band w a s or-ganized in Ju ly , 19(W. F r o m t w o benefit ball games and p r iva te sub-Hcriptions. it s t a r t ed o u t wi th $310.41. I t has exjiended for instru-inentA, uniforms and music, $30S.03: all of which proper ty is considered a*« t o w n proper ty . O u t of the earn-ings of the band, $27.59 haw lifen ex-pended fur running exitenaes, such as wood, gaaollne, torch l»earers. etc; and the balance in the t r easu ry Sept ember. 8,1904. is $3.14. A detailed s ta tement can l»e seen by a n y o n e in-terested. During its brief exls tance the band has given $400 w o r t h o( free services to the public: im-iuding 21 street concerts a t $315.00 Decoration day services 50.00 .Music for (Jrand l iapids pic-nic at . ls laLd Park 10.00 Music for school en te r ta in-ment church socials, etc., 25.00

$400.00 The evening concerts a re valued on

the basis of $1.00 jier n igh t i»er m a n : and it is itelieved t h a t no oue will th ink It t o o high.

When tiiis band w a s organhted, the preceding o rgan iza t ion h a d been dead several years a n d m a n y of i t s ins t ruments and o the r p r o p e r t y h a d been worn out a n d sca t te red . T h i s made the s t a r t i ng ol a new band exjMMisive; and It will seem t h a t of the entire a m o u n t ra ised In 1903 all b u t $2.:^ has been expended In absolute essentials, w hich a re now t o w n pro|»erty.

T o accomplish w h a t ha« been done h a s required much sacrifice of timaJ a n d pr ivate pleasures a n d emrage-meuts ; and we hope t h e same h a s been appreciated. We h a v e play.*!

for the i r kindness in furnishing and placing chairs in f r o n t of their s tores for o n r use a t concerts . They ac-commoda ted us a t a considerable t roub le t o themeselves, a n d w e ap-preciate it .

As o u r t reasury i s e m p t y . In accord-ance wi th an unde r s t and ing we t h o u g h t we h a d w i t h a c o m m i t t e e appointed by t h e Village Council, w e presented a bill t o t h a t body fo r ffi for gasol ine a n d t o r ch 1 rearers f o r the ten concer ts g iven th i s yea r . The Council t u rned i t d o w n . I t looks t o us a s if o u r e f fo r t s t o en ter -t a in t h e pnblic were n o t h ighly a p -preciated.

Our inouey is gone . We c a n n o t p lay w i t h o u t l ights .

I t is u p t o t h e publlc-Kespectfully s u b m i t t e d ,

B. S. Whi te , ) W a l t e r M o r g a n , r Commit tee . F . M. J o h n s o n . )

Mary—Sponge t h e pimples w i t h w a r m w a t e r . You need a b lood tonic , w o u l d adv i s e y o u t o t a k e HoII Is ter ' s Rocky M o n n t a l n T e a . I t d r ives a w a y a l l e r u p t i o n s . 35c. T e a o r t a b l e t s . D. G. LOOK.

e a s e ASK.

The Ladies Aid society will be enteruined at the home of Mrs E B. Maben in this village, Thursday afternoon this week.

Rev. G. T . Camp failed to fill his appointment last Sunday after-noon at the river school house Low-ell, on account of the rain, but will preach there at 3 p. m., Sunday,

DR. ANDREW B. SPINNEY

FNBOLT OF KTWfT.

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THE OLD RCUABLC SPCCUUST . .

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If you are poor your treatment — free. If you are discouraged and we can cure you, we will wait for our pay until you are well.

Come and see u s ; this is your last chance.

We live to do good, are honest with alL Forty-five years' ex-perience free. This trip and to-day only. 0

Grand RapMs* Cto lh lers .

T H E W E S T MICHIGAN S T A T E FAIR (all nex t week) —bigger, g r a n d e r t h a n ever, will d r a w Immense c r o w d s t o o u r l ieautlful c i ty of G r a n d Kaplds, and m a n y a family will t a k e th i s o p p o r t u n i t y of buying their Fal l and Winter c lo th ing .

T h i s g r e a t c lo th ing s t o r e ( for men a n d b o j s ) is ready wi th a collection of Fa l l a n d Winte r appa re l such a s h a s never be-fore been seen In Grand Rapids .

Men 's su i t s a n d ove rcoa t s In regular , s t o u t a n d " ta l l - s l im" sire, the liest values everoffered by any c lo th ing house in Amer-ica a t $10,12.50, $15, $li> a n d u p t o $30.

A Complete Ntw of Ht«*i Grade Fur Ovarcoirts and Fin*

FuMinod Ovarooata $ 2 0 to S I 0 0 .

Our splendid "Old Mission" Boys ' Depar tment is the de-light of all mo the r s of boy&

Boys Winter Sui ts and Over-coa t s , $1.50 t o $15.

T H E G I A N T

A. Ma;. & Son .

When you w a n t

QTATE OF MICHIGAN, Tl-e xiurl fi

. . . . Probata 'Court for the Oouotr of Kent. In (hr matter of the EsUteof GEORGE

W. ( ro*hy, Deooued. Nodoe w hereby jrirea that, by virtue of

nd order of Mdd conn, made oo the ninth d a j of September A D. 1904, I Khali sell, at public aoetion, no the third d a j of November,A. D. 1904, at teo o'clock io the forenoon at the premises ooseotion twentj-oine in Vergeooes township in said oonn-iy, the interest of Mid estate in the follow ing described real estate, to-wit: Eigbiy-two acres off east part of the south-east quarter of section tweniv-nine, to*o sev-en north, range nine vest, being the eaal ••oe-hilf ofthe soutb-sast quarter and the •-aai two rod« of the west half of the aouih-eaet quarter of said section twenty-oine, towoabip aforesaid.

Daied this 9ih day of September A. D. 1904. Eoward L. Bennett

oct 27 Administrator

Box S t a t e m e n t s pr in ted . >

$1.50 per 1000, T h e l e d g e r .

is ill at the home Harry Bassbr in

Sept. 85. Enos. Randell

of his sister, Mrs. this village.

Mrs. F. M. Thompson of this village and Mrs. C. M. Denison of Ada drove to Lowell Saturday and enjoyed a very pleasant afternoon with Editor Johnson and family and LEDGEB correspondents on the

The above la th« plctnra of «»• onlr ^ A. . Spinney In thla state. Ht» htotoir i«

follows: Fifteen In P r l v ^ l / . ^ C ^ ^ twelve of tbe»s In Eaat Saatoaw^ M**-as large a practice aa any physlcjan tben had. Two year, professor of HawwpaUllo ColUce and twenty-lwo yt*n In Detroit- Haa charge of Alma Sanitarium eighteen rnonlhi, TpsllanU one year, and for the P*»* years haa owned a aanltartmn a t Reed City. g l m H r t w is wot ** burned, loaa fifteen thousand dollars; but In forty-eUht hours he had bought another and la to coed shape for bmtoesa again. He wUl

'Tbara U aflm'to 'betrolt calling themselrea Spinney A Co.. but the founder of the suna baa been dead for over two year*, and they have no right to the name of Spinney.

We are coming to your town on date and at place mentioned and are wllllns to give yott oar time and the benefit of oar forty-tour years' experience, free.

It matters not bow long you have been sick, or what yonr ailment, our consultation and advice la free, and our opinions are always the result of cai .ful examlnatlonu and a life long experience. The patient is always told the truth and upon Just what he can rely. To all who are poor we give treatment absolutely free, only charging cort of medicines. Oper-ation! at hospital free, only charging exact cost of board while patient la recovering.

Any person suffering from PILES or any curable disease we will wait tor our par until cured, if yon will secure na

Have you been alck for years and are yon discouraged? Come to na and we will cor* you. Our prices are the lowest of any chronlo disease speclallsta to the state. Charges .at the sanitarium only actual coat. Wa treat all forms of chronic diseases, but special attention Is given to the treatment of the folioning long standing diseases, vlx ; Nasal Catarrh. Polypus. . Humus and Tolllcnlar Diseases of the Throat, Foreign Growths In the Larynx. Laryngitis, Bronchitis, Bronchial Consump-tion, Spitting of Blood. Loss of Voloe, En-largAd TonMlg. Inriplent Consumption, Asthma. Diseases of the Heart. General Debility, Dis-tasea Peculiar to Women. Neuralgia and all forms ol Nervous DlM-asea, Ulp Diseases. Scrofula, Blood and Skin Diseases, Surgical Diseases of all tormr, the Eye, Ear, Face and Internal Organs, Including DefonslUes, Club 1 Feet, Cross-Byea, Tumurs, Hare Lips, etc.; also Jaundice, Dyspejisia, Diarrhea and aU forme of Liver. Stomach and Bowel dlscasea.

RemartaWe Cures been neglected or uniklllfuUy mated. .Wo ex-periments or failures. Parties treated by mall or express, but personal consul tatlon Is pre-ferred.

Rememtier D a t e crowded. A friendly can may save you future calferlnr: it haa made life anew to thoosande who have been pronounced beyrtnl hope. Bring sample nf your nrine. for examination.

AddreKs all w o to 9

Mortgages, Lund Contracts, Telephone and Rank 8to

Bought.

JOHN B.

6 0 M o n r o e t t .

MARTIN

B r a n d R a p i d *

J H E LOWELL MARKET REPORT.

[Corrected Sept , 14, 1901.] GRAIN.

W h e a t 1.15 per bushe Oa t a , new 31c 4 " Corn ..55c " " Rye 65o "

FEED Corn a n d O a t s $34 00 pe r t o n Bran 30 00 " " Middlings 34 00 " Corn Meal.. 34 00 "

PRODDCB F l o u r 30 p e r e w t E g g s I6c per dozen B u t t e r 13 toI4 c p e r p o u n d L a n l 8 t o 10c " " Wool la t o SSc " " Beans 75 t o 1 OOperbushel P o t a t o e s 35 t o 27 " " Clover 8 00 Alsyke 7 50 t o 8 00 T i m o t h y 3 00 t o 3 35

MI: ATS Beef, live, weight . . .$325to4 25per c w t Beef dressed $5 00 t o 6 00 " Veal d ress fd $0 00 t o 7 00 " Sheep live we igh t . . $8 OOto 4 00 " L a m b s live w e i g h t # 00 O J v t s l i r e oo t o 5 50 " Po rk a l ive $4 75 5 35 4• P o r k dreosed f <> 00 t o 6 50 *4

Km; ITS P e a r s 40 t o 50 pe r b u Peaches 75 - 1.50 " bu P l u m s 40 " 50 " "

i**ii uppreciaieo. vre u a . c f.... , ,**. Igfond. A n in te rMUng p rogram

Sr0J"KZTT£r di°n" o'iv*' by meuuH lest, than a nlckle a uight for a^*

PH1. ^ 111 Mrs. F. M. Thompson viaiusd! - - r

will Mund hlS h f B h a ^ w e j over Saturdsy night and Sanday ; Lowell , Waver ly House, F r i -| ' 1 Mrs. S. W. Gnstwood, return- day , Sep t . 30, f r o m 7 a . m. t o

' e - — u - i ! e

R E E D C I T Y S A N I T A R I U M RCCD Cmr, NICMIOAN.

Dr. A.'B. Spinney will b e a t

x au*4'i uAiu aaio ^ i «x-111> rvi r« o . ?f • WAiovvtw Our thauks a r e due t o Messrs. H. i . , Xfnndav

W . Hakes and Y el t e r L W a d s w o r t h >Dg 1 0 b e r 1101116 M o n 15 p. m. Consultation free.

ST A T E O F MICHIGAN. The P r o b a t e Cour t for t h e Coun ty

of Kent . At a ersMon of a id oourt, held s t the

probate office in tho city of Grand Bspids, in u id county, on the SUt day of Aug. A D. IW»4. «

Preeent: Hon. Harry D. Jewell, Judge of Probate.

In the matter of the eMate of JOHN II. MATUEWBON deceased, HABMON NASH baring filed in aaid conit hU peu Moo praying for licenae to sell the inlerert of said eetate in certain real estate therein described.

It is ordered that the 30th day of Sept.

G ROCERIES.

We have them. New s tock a n d best qua l i ty . Also

Fruit and Vegetables in their Season

We Pay C a s h For Ba t te r and Eggs .

Bangs & Jessup.

The National Clothing Co. Invites you to make their store your head-

quarters when you come to the Fair,

W e are directly located on the car line and will try and make it pleasant for you. Come in and leave your bundles and at the same time look over our immense stock of F A L L A N D W I N T E R C L O T H I N G . We think we can please—look over these prices:

Q l l l l ' G A sp lend id Business Sui t , well made, © P C © U l L o ex t ra large axsor tment of pal ter us W V . v f "

A nobby Su i t , n ice enough fo r any purpose , come ^

in and see t h e m . P r i ce • •

A n especial ly fine l ine, you r choice of many | /"k s ty l e s—othe r s are ask ing $ 1 5 f o r these. O n l y

K u i b r o w n , b lack a n d fancy pa t t e rns , double 1 O f k f k o r s ingle breas ted a t on ly / W a W r

Black worsteds , serges , fancy Scotch c loths , 1 K ' O O up-to-date at X t / e V 7 v /

E l e g a n t sui t , wors teds , f in ished and unfiuinhed, in fancy pat-t e rns and blacks. T h i s suit o thers are a s k i n g $25 | O O O f o r , our pr ice is O e V r V r

1 I Q - f q T h e very la tes t in color a n d s ty le , f r om J J - d t O 12 .98 down to V O U

T h e best l ine eve r shown in th i s city, l i gh t L - U t t L o medium and heavy weights , a t such prices

t h a t you cannot h e l p bu t b u y . W e would b e pleased K O O to show them to you. A n y w h e r e f r o m $25 down to t i e " "

T h e la tes t Fall pa t t e rns , made in the latest s ty le , 1 a l l t o down f r o m $.•) 00 to $2. §8, $ 1 6 9 , $1 .39, $1 .17 , f S c , 87c I O C W e would l ike to show them t o you , we can please you.

1 ? l 1 1 * t l l d l i r i O > C W e *** headquar te r s f o r everyone in •T H i n i o l l l l l ^ o th is d e p a r t m e n t — y o u know how we

sell t hem—lower than anyone else.

Children's Department ?„Iikui.tVur; s a d o r col lars , sizes 3 t o 8 . nobby f o r chi ldren , 1 . 6 2

30 sui ts , double breas ted , al l wool, several c o l o n O / I Q fo r you r select ion f o r school wear / C u ' i O

40 worsteds a n d f ancy cheviot , all sizes 3 . 4 8

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THE HERMIT A S t o r y o f t h e W i l d e r n e s s

B r CHARLES CLARK MUNN Autbor of " Pocket Isimd." ** Uncle Terrr" *nd " RoAhiTen."

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1! was T»ul Justice, as all agreed, and nistlcd' The brown leaves about the yet It was a mystery as dark and un- , house, and the Are burned low. At canny as the hackmatack swamp where last Aunt Comfort, still smiling, be-David was found. For three months pan to doze, and Au^rie was alone with many had considered his premises ; her thoughts. haunted, now this number was In- 1

creased; and out of those who stll! scouted the Idea of any ghostly connec-tion. there were few who would have visited either mill or the big empty house af ter dark.

But the MIray falls kept on rumbling. the autumn winds swept the dead leaves Into every nook and cranny of the premises, the leafless elms moaned.

And then back to the old days of her plrihood they sped in spite of all resolutions, and once again the old mrmorles returned. They were only fond reoollections now. for he who had Inspired them had passed out of her life for good, and could not now be

"SlIcT* out your tongue," she said lo Nezcr, aud a red and healthy specimen shot out of his face.

"Nothin" the matter with yer stum-mick e* I kin see." she ejaculated, feellnj; of his hands. *"n' uo signs o" fever. You say your head aches, 'n* back, 'n' legs, 'n' you sartaiuly ain't catln' nat'rally. Do ye hev cold chills up "n" down yer spine?"

"Ycssum," responded Nczer, eagerly. "Feel dizzy?" "All the time." "Sick to >er s t u m m l c k f "Yessum." "Had dreams, you say?" "Yessum." "Well, yer gittin' bllyus," returned

Aunt Comfort, wiping her "apeca" on her apron, adjusting them and palling one of ihe invalid's eyelids down. "Let's see your tongue agin."

For a inomerft ahe scanned it, and then added, "You want a good do-se of thorough-wort 'n' I guess I'll iK-gin

the loose boards of the old house Z , T y . W M a n d ***** c r aked by n l r t t . .nH ir » ' T ! ! 1 « W l •MU'Mfjr «>"l who had b e n creaked by night, and If Amzi's ghost came not. It seemed that David would be like to come.

A foolish will had wrought Its worse

—* in? | ~ ~ " allowed admission again. He must ! w , , h ' o b c ' i a . " and she started for tho never even know she retained them, j a l U c -Her path of duty was clear, and beside | " , l ' 8 «""us." she observed to Angie.

af ter Nezer had swallowed his dose of lobelia tea without a murmur aud hastened out of the kitchen, "1' never saw that boy so willln' ter take medi-cine afore, n'n yet he ain ' t got no signs, 'ceplin' loss of appetite 'n' a loetle yaller round the eyes. Must be suthin ' comln* on. though.""

If there was, she took prompt, vig-orous methods to head i t off, however, and gave Nezer no r e s t

At llrst he had drsaded discovery

all in all to her so long—beside her i and for her she must and would live j until the patient hands were folded a t i

| last and the wrinkled face would smile than finite woe, a mean and miserly ' no more. hypocrite had continued It. and dead, j It was a duty of love and gratitude. had—like a serpent—left his trail and ten times stronger than all the silly impress upon Greenvale. j impulses once Inspired by Martin and

When the outcome of David's death, now sought to be renewed by him.

scarcely realized as yet by Aunt Com- i True he was manly and tender, and ur-ameu «nn»v«Ty fort, was conveyed by her to Angle. I somehow, absent, now was nearer to ' j 1 , , " ™ 0.-

l t was told with bated breath and as ; her than when present. He had shown i . oersutent course of I If a ghoat might he listening. It wa . repentance for his old-time neglect S opodeld,. and all so sudden, and so quite overwhelm- I which, after all. was not surprising; » iborougn , Ing also. Angie was stunned. All her ' and had almost begged for tacit for- j life long she had felt a grievous wrong 1 giveness and reinstatement In her fa- i had been done her father, and she had 1 vor. She recogni-.ed tha t to live alone i

been left to suffer for It. At times j and without a man's protection was t h e had felt such bitter hatred of her • not easy for any woman, and yet so |

j she had resolved and for a reason t h a t uncle that his very name and sight of seemed sacred. { his pinched face was obnoxious. At his Then sh - fell to wondering what funs ia l nhe would not look upon him, ! kept him so long In the wilderness and und when the "earth to earth and dust | why It was that unique birch-bark let-to dust" finale came, only its solemnity ! ter, scrawled with a charred stick, had iimnrsaeeA.<

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impressed her. We do not even admit some thoughts

and feelings, and when those who have wronged us most pass down into their fin»] resting-place, our lips must also remain sealed, and when Angie turned away from her uncle's grave, she would not say, " I am glad," and could no t say, "I am sorry."

Neither did the tact that she was to inherit h is estate undo the sense of wrong. I t was not his will and wish that this was to be, he had not thought of her, or justice to her In life, and only the law's mandate now said so, and that lef t a taint on the heritage. Ho had wronged her father in the long ago, and had driven him from home, hnd kept what was hers by right, and, in spite of public opinion, willingly saw her dependent upon charity and he r own effort to earn a trifie, and now, in passing, had left her to stifle her natu-ra l feelings as best she could. But there was one spot of sliver beneath the cloud, and that, the face of Aunt Com-for t and the chance to reward her. was some compensation for al l her self-denials. I t was the first and about the only impulse that came to Angie when the tragic shock had passed away, and that night when the two sa t beside their little round table recount-ing all tha t had been said and done in the past few days, this chance was Angle's only sense of gratitude. She had weeks before come to realize that any change in her own life would and must be impossible while Aunt Com-f f r t lived, and Martin's seK-evident hopes seemed doomed to faiL To care for the good old soul, who had been home and mother since childhood, she must, or forever despise herself, and al-though th i s legacy would remove the narrow and cramping poverty that had been theirs always, the obligation re-mained, and with Angle such a debt was sacred.

With Aunt Comfort I t was other-wise, as might he expected, and when the evening had grown late and the fire had burned low, her resume of the situation may well be quoted.

• I've allers b'lieved the Lord ud see justice done us all," she said, "and I hlleve He has. He ain ' t l ike to bring Amzi back to life, hut maybe He's gin David his Just desarts. I don't exact-ly believe In sperlts, ye t i t looks ez if the hantln ' o" conscience had made David see one the night he was took with a fit last summer 'n ' again now when he run off in the n i g h t He's wronged your father 'n ' you all bis life long, 'u ' if his sufferin' f rom con-science ain't a dispensation o ' Provi-dence 'n* his just desarts, I dunno what would be. Thar is one thing I can't quite figgor out, 'n ' t ha t is, what

Martin Frishie pay him 12,000 fer an agreement o' a deed o ' the mills •n* Mixzy lands, 'n' what h e wanted on 'em. I t looks curus, hut I s'pose he l l explain when he gits back. It 's 'most time he did, too; he's ben gone cow 'most two months." Then she paused, looking at Angle and smiling benevolently. "It'll all be in the fsm-lly, I s'pose," she continued, st j l l smil-ing, "when you 'n* Martin gi t married, ez I spect you will in time. Thar ain't 00 reason why you shouldn't, 'n' you

>111 be mlddlln' well off In your own right now, if anything happens, 'n' fer that you ought to be thankful."

To Aunt Comfort this consummation seemed most natural and to be expect-ed. More than that no thought of how lhat event would affect her own hap-piness came to her.

"Ob. you are not to be rid of me so easily," answered Angle, lightly, "and If you want to he. you can't, either. 1 wouldn't marry Martin or the best man that ever lived, and desert you now."

But Aunt Comfort only smiled again, serene la her faith of what muet In-evitably happen. .

For a little while the two remained silent, each absorbed in he r widely divergent Hue of reflection, while the tall clock ticked on. tho evening breexa

been sent In an envelope directed by some one else. She had opened it with eagerness, and tried again and again t o decipher words impossible to read. I t contained naught except what all might read without, question. If they could, and yet no missive ever re-ceived by her had be^n valued morSL

His movements and plans in life "were not her concern, of course, and not likely to be. She had renounced him for good and al l now. and if he returned and pleaded his love, as she imagined he might, i t would avail n o t Her resolve was made and final—and y e t Martin absent was stronger than Martin present, aud the old sweet illu-sion hard to eradicate.

There are turning points In life, "when to choose the path of duty brings a heartache, and such a one now con-fronted Angie, yet she faltered not, and the gray head with its white cap and wrinkled face, now nodding jus t across the table, still seemed her shrine of duty.

And yet—and yet— The fire had burned quite out—ori7y

one tiny coal still glowed among tho white ashes, the tall clock kept say -

lobelia, again faried by hot applica-t ions of burdock leaves and peppor tea, had made prison seem a blessed escape from trouble, and vinegar taste s w e e t

By this time Nezer was sick In ear-nest, and Aunt Comfort, somewhat, scared, sent for Dr. Sol. He examined him, and af te r Aunt Comfort had re-<•0110ted the remedies she had tried, he laughed.

"You've both had a good time. I guess." he sa i i . "and the boy won't coon forget it . but there's nothinK the mat ter with him."

Aunt Comfort was not convinced, however, and tbouph Nezer began to <eat again, ^he watched him contin-uously for more symptoms, and his dr«ad returned.

For some years It bad been Angle's •Whtom to devote a lew Saturday aft-emoous to out-door excursions, usu-

taking Nezer along for company a a l protection. Io spring they went a f te r arbutus, cowslips, water-cress, and later for strawberries and other summer fruits. In autumn, when tho woods were brown and golden, nui-gatherlng rras the Incentive, and then Nezer was indispensable. They had been o u t twice since Martin had gone away, a n d now when Saturday came sgafn, sJw took Nczer and started once more, and never was the boy more gratefnl f o r the chance. To blm—in spite of h is mischievous nature—Angle was the one person whom he most adored—aim*ist a goddess, at whose shrine he worshipped. He had by this time become so reduced in s p i r i t s -thanks to "arhs"—that he felt the ab-.J - muoKs IU an*o — u o " "

ing, "Never—never—never." the night , solute tfced of making some one his wind still rustled the dead leaves im confldante'' He had, in f a d . kept his the dooryard, and life to Angle seemed awful secr. ' t as long a s possible, and like the clock's solemn voice. ! to no one b : t t An^le would h e or could

Suddenly Aunt Comfort woke up and } he dare cou. 'e® i t . U k e the young looked a t her companion. i Indian he was, however, h e always ap-

"Why, Angle," she said, "you've ben i proached all things by circuitous cry In'!'

CHAPTER XXXV.

A TROUBLED COXSOIENCE. When Nezer saw the white-clad fig-

ure of David Curtis burst out of tho house and vanish in the darkness wi th a yell of fear, his Ingrained love of mischief received a keen hut mo-mentary satisfaction, followed . u a , ™ o f ronseqi.ences. and' in* j ^ stead of continuing his ghost parade . down the street, he sneaked away over 1

the hills and hid his Scar Face dis-guise. The next day he joined with the rest In a search for David, and when It culminated in Nezer's grew-some discovery, for the first time in his 1

l i fe h e began to repent of his devll-

rotites, and wheu l b e y w*" r e a w a y ! from the village tbli? au tumn after-' noon, and while po king away the r s s t -I ling leaves in sear. o f n i r t s ' i e "

gan. ! "Do you s'pose 't* a Shost a s

scared old David the 1 , 6 n i I i n e < J

, away?" be asked. "Why. no." answered ' Angie, curious

a t once, and knowing Nezer never « t on object.

' there are no such things ^ gfcests-" "Wus It Amzl come bai * '»' P®ckln'

In. do ye think?" "No, that isn't possible, " •CSip® *h«

sober answer. "Wus it 'n Injun, do ye f p o s e ' ! ' ^ "There are no Indians alx • t here,"

responded Angle, with arou "cd sus-

laughed. "And so yon are responsible for this

awful happening." she said, a-? sternly as she could. "Now I know what has ailed you for a week, aud 1 am glad Antle gave you lobelia; you deserved woise medicine."

It wasn't uttered with convincing force, however, and when Nezc.r's face (merged from the mask, he looked both proud and relieved^

"1 s'pose they'd put me in jail If 'twas found out," he said, as he hid the mask again, and led the way out of the woods. "You don't think they'd hang me. do ye. Angie?"

This time Angie had to laugh. "Now tell mo all about it, Nezer."

she said. "I've promised to keep your secret, and 1 will." And when the bor-der of the woods was reached, she sat on the leaf-carpeted ground and lis-tened for an hour to Nezer's recital of his exploit

And of the two. It Is certain he en-joyed the telling the more.

"It was au awful thing to do, Ncrer," Angie asserted wheft the tale was told, "and I'm glad it isn't on my conscience. If you don't quit moping around tha way you have, however, and act nat-ural, all Greenvale will guess your seer"! before long."

But Nezer was cured already, ana when tho lowering sun had started them homeward, he was almost hilar-ious In his joy. On their way they passed Martin's fish-pond, and here a surprise awaited Angle, for the long, narrow lakelet lay smiling and gently rippled in the autumn breeze, a thin sheet of water poured over the well-bulft dam, and beside the pond, and sheltered hy a tree-crowned hillock, stood a tiny cottage with wide veranda.

"It's fer old Cy," explained Nezer, with almost the delight of possession. "Hlsn's so old an' tumbledown. Martin built this fer him ter watch the pond, •ao us boys wouldu't be ketchin' the trout. I wouldn't," ho added, with as-tonlpbing frankness, "fer I ketched mare'n 200 on 'em ter put In, 'n ' got ten costs apiece."

It was evident Martin had won Ne-zer's heart, and as Angle peeped Into the pretty cottage, with Its two rooms

. . . . .^w^aauvM **U£IU, W1U1 aFOL OUB" mcnL It was f ea r of being found out, plclons, and looking sharply t VI Nezer. of course, rather than regiet; and yet j "I t might have been a bad hoy, I l Its results weje the same. That feel- 1 know, dressed up as an Indian -» Who | ing increased houi by hour, and by do you think It was?" the time the tolling bell sounded Its j Nezer, kneeling on the i 5ronnd, solram warning and t h e short pro- ' looked furtively up a t Angie. a i < Ihen cession started on Its errand, Nezer 1 suddenly became absorbed 1 * M s had reached a s tate of abject misery. ' search for nuts. I I t seemed to him tha t he must be sua- ] " I dunno who 'twas," he said, " M t m t *

some one. and If found out, i ' twas a ghos t Folks say ' t w a s , a " U to I the dire punishment sure to follow was mill is haunted; 1 wouldn't go t favr ! f e a t ^ l t o c o n t e m ^ a t a He had read ar ter dark, would you?" !

Angle, knowing Nezer ful l • well, made no response, feeling sure s ome admission would'follow if she wal ted. For a few moments he pawed away a t ' the rustling loaves, and then lookedL

I

. — ^uvcutinoce. n e nad read of lifelong imprisonment and hang-ings—the lat ter wilii eager Interest— and now i t began to dawn on him t h a t he might become the central figure in

such a scene, and the thought was j the rustl ing leaves fearful to contemplate. He knew h e ; u p a t Angle again, had done someth'*"' *- "

- MUQW had done something awful; in i t s re-sults at least, and possibly the law would consider It murder.

He dared not confide In any one, so his Imagination grew more.'* terrible with doubt until he was sure hang-ing wouW be his fate If discovered. This dread certainty grew, worse day by day. he could not e a t nor study, and If a team stopped In front of Aunt Comfort's, or a man looked a t him unduly, he felt worse. Than he begau to have troubled dreams, saw hlmsolf bound baud and foot and carried to Rlverton, where the courthouse anc^ jail were, then lockfd.ib a narrow cell, and twice be dreamed that he was standing on a scaffold'with a noose about bis neck. He began to grow thin and haggard, aad as Aunt- Com-fort would call It. "wO'ully peaked." '

And now ensued- * most ludicronn game of cross-purposes, for there . wasn't an ache or pain suggested .hy i Aunt Comfort tha t he didn'^- have. The comedy was of short dura tig however, for the chance to dose s> one was consolation to Aunt and she acted pro

• Say. Angle." he said, "won' t never tell nobody tf 1 tell ye su th l t tT

"No,-Nezer," s h e answered scrloualy. "Hope ter die?" "Hope to die." "Hope tho buggers 'U carry y c o f f

if ye do?" *^Hope they will."-Then Nezer, having thus sealed "Tier

Hps. arose.

"Come with me," |ie said, 'n' I'll ^how yon suthinV- and he led the way, into t^e woods.

vVFor a quarter mile Angle foT lowed him in to the torest, until a d a r k t hicket

|..pf hcmloclys. choked with "boulders, i ' was" entered, and here h e

prone to earth beside one, .Ing Into a crevasse ben forth a bundle, and up the hideous triac of "Scar Face."

For a moment and then put •keered

•dropped

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l";i •. and Lips. Palpitation. Iriegulur PuL>e.

faith In Dr. Mills' speak of Us mcnta

Inlty presents. 1 can own stairs with ease.

HC" 1 eould hardly year later.—"I

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below and open fireplace In the front one, and thoiul r A-hat a palace it would teem to ol i Cj after his present hovel, aomehoi* h- heart felt heavy. He who l ad b ' i t tb's, out of kindly feciing lor old Cy. \ ;<s once her ^ifl-

i&h l o v t . uad would lie now again if the to willed.

Bui it must not U- -ber resolution made—her dut> plain, and to bo

followed at all cost u> uerself or him. Only a few mom. uts sho looi.tU at

this labor uf love for an almost out-cast old man, and HK-U turned away In sileme. Over the hills toward the vlllaRc she led the way. pausing a tnomeut at the bush-grown gra»e>urd to place a wreath of ground-pin^ on a sunken mound marked by a low, white stone Inseribcd "Mother." and then kept on.

And Nezer, following close, and feel-ing it would be a privilege to kneel and kiss the btm of her call o dress, wondered why her face was sad, and she so silent.

"There Is no need to dose Nezei any more." she said to Aunt Comfort that night. "I've found out what alls him! It 's a troubled consoience."

CHAPTER XXXVI. A NEW LIKE.

Martin's feelinRs, when ho began the last day's journey to reach Greenvale again, were about equally divided be-tween dread and anticipation. He bad solved Ihe mystery of Amzi's disap-pearance—a bit of news sure to aston-ish Greenvale, hut of doubtful effect on Angle's peace of mind. He was now In a position to secure justice for ber. if she would permit such action, and yet he dreaded to draw the veil nslde and tell her what he m u s t Of his own hopes, and the chance to pose as a benefactor, he gave no thoughL His one and only real anticipation was

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the power he now held with certified facts to compel the contemptible David Curtis to an act of reparation. It was short-lived, for as Martin, the better to enjoy tho scenery and learn the lat-est news from Greenvale. rode qway with the driver, on his seal, that wor-thy waited not to be asked what It was.

"I s'pnse," he ^ald. "ye hain't heerd how old Dave Curtis was found dead up In Mlzzy swamp, hev ye?"

"Good I^>rd. Is that so?" gasped the astonished Martin.

"Wal, ' tis fer a fact." came the an-swer, In a tone that showed how Da-vid stood In the driver's estimation. "He wus took with another fit the wight o' Hallowe'en, and lit out with nothin' but his shirt on. We found Ihe cuss up In Mlzzy swamp three days arter, stone dead, 'n' stark naked. He was mlddlln' well done up. too. by briers 'n ' fall In' over rocks, we callated, hut thar rra'n't no tors shed on that account 'n' no mo^rnln' when we planted him. as fur as I kin lam. The mills is both shut down now, 'n ' An-gle pits all the property. I s'pose."

And this was the singe driver's con-densed obituary of the richest man In Greenvale. quoted verbatim.

"But what drove him out that night." responded Martin, bavin# Nezer in mind: "did he see another ghost?"

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Every type of plow, from the old Im-plement with one handle and a wooden mold-board, to the modern invention by which from 30 to 35 acres of ground can be broken daily, is shown in the Palace of Agriculture.

BOLBERRY'S RAGOUT.

After Having Some In Restaurant He Tries to Make It.

There was a peculiar but not dls- | agreeable flavor about the ragout that 1

was served at the Italian restaurant Bolberry tasted it at first with some suspicion, but at the second mouthful , ho told Watson, who had decoyed him Into the place, that he believed he ! rather liked i t A little later he laid down his knife and fork with a sigh of satisfaction and said: "By Jove, old man, that was immense!"

Then ho called the waiter to him and begged to be informed what it waa that lent that novel and enticing t-Mig to the dish. The waiter smiled and answered: "Garlic."

When Bolberry left the restaurant the waiter waa richer by a tip of 60 cents and the recipe for the ragout waa In Bolberry's pocket book. When he got home he spoke about the dish to Mra. Bolberry. "It was simply the most exquisite thing I ever ate," he ! •aid, enthusiastically. "Did you ever t as te the flavor of garlic, my dear?"

"No," replied Mrs. Bolberry. "I never did and don't believe I want to."

"Well," said, Bolberry, "I believe I can make the ragout myself, and f m going to try It some tlnfo when BUaa has a leave of absence."

"I wish yon weren't so fond of messing In the kitchen," declared the wife.

Bolberry's opportunity came a week or two later. Eliza had her leave of absence and Mrs. Bolberry was on a shopping expedition when her hus-

' band got home. The ragout occurred to him directly. He made up his mind that It would be the very thing for dinner. He began to rummage around In the larder and found a fine, fat sirloin steak and onions and potatoes. He got out the best por-celain-lined saucepan and was about to t>ut in the meat when he sud-denly remembered that there was no garble In the house. He put on his coat and hat at once and hurried over to the grocer's.

"GarlicT" said the grocer. "Cer-tainly. We've got it here In cans, powdered and evaporated. It's pretty strong."

"That's the way I like It." said Bol-berry, with the confidence of Ignor-ance.

He hastened back and then got to work. First he cut up the beef into fine pieces, then he added water nnd set the pan on the gas stove, turning the burner well up. Then he shook In the garlic. The lid came off, rather unfortunately, spilling the en-tire contents into the saucn pan. Bol-berry got out all he could with a

• spoon. The recipe directed that the pota-

toes and onions hp added after the beef had boiled for ten minntes. Bol-berry peeled thosp vpjrptahles. hut when they were prepared the beef showed no FICTIP of boilinR. Then Bolberry made his fatal mistake. He thought he would RO and I'e down for a few minnlps while the beef was coming to a boil and he carried out his thought, clos'njr the hitchen door behind him as hp went. He stretched himself luxuriously on the library lounge and lit a cignr.

He had a pood novel—that is. It was IntorestlnR. It is doubtful whether Bolbnrry would have laid it down as soon as he did had it not been for the fact that there seemed to be more smoke in the room than the cigar Justified. He caught a whiff of a most peculiar odor and his ragout flashed into his mind.

Bolberry is a man of action. He darted into the kitchen and opened the back door, where hp stood for a moment gasping for breath. Then he seized a cloth and made for the con-flagration. The handle of the blaz-ing sauce pan was hot. even through the cloth, but he carried It out of doors and set It down In the snow.

Bolberry set about opening doors and windows. Tt was r.ero weather, but he opened them all. Half an hour's airing cleared out roost of the smoke, but the sceqt of that burned beef fat and garlic beat the scent of roses all hollow In Its capacity for clinging. It clung everywhere, upstairs and down.

And then Mrs. Bolberry returned. Tt was nearly a week before the

last suggestion of the ragout depart-ed. It was much longer than that before Bolberry dared to say that It was a pity the ragout bnrned and that he must try It again some time.

"William," said Mrs. Bolberry, with flashing eyes, "If ever you dare!"

Tapestry work 250 years old, 22 by 12 feet, valued at $35,000, is one of the attractions In the Belgian' section of the Art Palace at the World's Fair. I t represents a famous painting by Tenlers. It pictures an ancient Flem-ish fair and Is said to be one of the finest in the world.

the Marathon, and 100-meter races, which will be contested In the Olympic games to be held In the Stadium at the World's Fair, from August 29 to September 3.

The only exhibit that Russia has at the World's Fair so far Is made by the Russian Westinghouse Air-brake company, A typical Russian hut, or kiosk, 20 by 25 feet In area and 25 feet high, has been built In the Palace of Transportation, and furnished in Russian style. Photographs of Rus-sian scenes and Illustrations showing Russian transportation facilities line the walls.

President Francis and Director of Exhibits F. J. V. Skiff have offered two beautiful oups to the winnors of

The American section of the Art Palace at the World's Fair is open four nights of the week. The aection Includes the loan collection.

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BRITAIN'S BURDENS.

What the Empire Pays In Interest to Foreigners.

A financial abstract covering the fis-cal years 1888-1 iKl2 has been issuofl by the British government. Some inter-esting fiscal points can be gleaned from the multitudinous figures.

On the first page Is a proof ot reck-less spending. In 1888 our imperial expenditure amounted to £87,683,830 and in 1901-2 this had risen to £1S4.-483,708.

A little further on the amount of internal expenditure is given, though the statistics are not available for tho year 1902, but in 1886 the local expon-

losing ground In The "balance of cadi received and cash paid.

In 1902, for instance, we bought for each head of the population £2 Is. 7d. more than we did in 1S88, but In 1902 we sold for each head of the popula-tion only 7s. l id . worth of British pro-duce more than we did in 1S8S.—Lon-don" Express.

WEEK IN ST. LOUIS.

HOW TO SPEND SIX DAYS TO BEST AJtVAKTAGE.

Suggestions Offered by Chicago Even-ing Post Writer Will Save Time,

Money and Eegrets—Gives In-teresting Itinerary.

A writer in the Chicago Evening Post. "L. M. McC.," offers the follow-ing suggestions on spending a week at the World's Fair to best advantage. He says:

Rooms at |1.25 and |1.50 a day, with breakfast, are abundant When land-ing at the union station, if undecided about location, go at once to the bhreau of information in the station, where lists of rooming-houses and small hotels may he had. Choose a place near the grounds If possible. If in walking distance so much the better, as one may be Independent of crowded cars and save car fares.

Tt is best to have breakfast A the boarding-house or near by, and depend on the restaurants of the Exposition for luncheon and dinner. I have yet to hoar of a case of extortion, and the restaurants In the grounds are inter-esting If one chooses wisely.

Just a worfl about clothes. The wise woman will wear a light-weight walk-ing suit, with dark waist—as pretty as she choose in neckwear—and the man will have a light-weight coat and get rid of a heavy vest White shirtwaists are a joy to womankind, but by mid-day they lose their freshness and at night they are distressing. A silk shirt-waist suit is not warm and just the thing.

MONDAY—Get a bird's eye view. Make It an outdoor day. Take a map )f the grounds and get yo«r bea ings. Take the Intramural train at Station I. or at Station 17, the terminus, and ri.te all the way around, keeping both eyes wide open for points of Interest noted on the map. Leaving the Intrc.-tnural after the round trip, walk to-ward the Grand Basin and Cascade Fountains, identlfylag the buildings along the way, drinking in the toauty, resting near the music pavilion tfc hear one or two numbers, studying the Louisiana monument 'and finally climb-ing the Colonnade of Slates.

Statuary has greeted one on every side. The artists' names are conspi-cuous and no time Is lost 'In taking this walk leisurely. From the Colonnade of States, with a map In hand, one may pick out the large building* and get enduring Impressions of the grand-

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A Delicious Rolled Steak. Take a round stike and trim away

the fat and gr.ptle. fproad it. over with a mixture made from the follow-ing Ingredients; Two slices of bread, crumbled; a teaspoon of chopped par-sley, a pinch of pepper and a tea1

spoon of melted butter. In spreading roll the stealt the long way. Then He It In three pieces, put It In a baking pin with a pint of wnter, a slice of onion and a quarter nf p teaspoon of pepper. Cook slowly for an hour. When done put in a heated dish, re-move strings and add a sauce made as follows: Brown a teaspoon of butter and add a tablespoon of flour. Cook to a dark brown. Add liquor from the pan In which the steak was cooked. Season with salt and serve with sUiak.

The HI City." A new cognomen has been added to

the already wearisome list of nick-names aprllod to American cities. De- ^ troit is now the "Pill City." It is said j gU r 0 j t j , e Exposition as a whole. tint 70 per cent, of the pill product A return walk may be made to the of the United States is manufacturrd t . t h e Qgnnan building to the

L ^ ^ In that c'ty It has several large drug B n n , t c n ^ e n and the Imposing Oov-diture for the ^ United Kingdom njanufarirr np houses, and In fact does e n n n e n t bolldlng. But by all means amounted to £6a,oo.-),401, and in 1901 a | n r f ; e r bus nrss in that line than i o u t o f d o o r 8 o n e d a _ T a k e 811-to £133.713,267. a n y o l h e r place In the fnlted States. o u t ^ d o o r 8 a n d l l n f , e r the

Both these expenditures fall on the T h c w o r ( 1 ..,,ni' embraces not only ^ r a n d while the lights are being individual, and the tendency has boon t h e o1d.faBv.onod article, resembling t n n i e d o a C h o o s p a p l a c e ^ a ^ to add enormously to the share of the a B h o t l n i t o v a l . Rnnnre, fiHt and every R n d a f t e r d a r k ^ ^ ^ ^ burden borne by the Briton and ea-e o L] ) e r shape "f tablet and pellet. These . . o u t d o o r g .. . •Ka fnroicnor Tl'is a r f , ^ pqtnr,i mediclucs. as a rule, j . .

but pills made up according to thc for- I TUESDAY 11 o n a ' s a lover of art i ru l ' s In tl-. r-vognhod pharma^Poe- devote the early hours to the gsllerles. ia:- -nd purchased at w h o h J J by Take the Intramural to Art Pahws sta-•dri'gTists. to be dispensed ag; l)hysl' tf01*. Make/Hp your mind that you claiis' proscriptions.—Tok

that borne by the foreigner. will readily be seen from other stat.s-tics given in the same volume.

As to providing for money to defr.ty the imperial expenditure. It may be •tatM! ihat t i e foreignsr paid about

in 1888 toward the if the eountry. while the L.£68,000.000. Now, the fore:

er tiinT ffbout £32.000,000. at a ge: ous estimate, while the Briton m up the balance of £123.000,000.

In addition to this the whole burden of domestic expediture falls on the Brtyon in the form of rales and local taxes. The Increase of ilxls burden may be gauged from the fact that in 1886-7 the outstanding loans of loial authorities amounted to £186.821.612. and that In 1900-1 this indebtedness had risen to £316 704.222.

Turning to the goods department of tho report, It Is .found that we are |

Names of Japan'^tj

an has christened ipu after great mottntaitis ler war vessels from some

known natural features of the coun-try. It may also be mentioned that at the end of the name of every Japanese ship Is either the tormina^ tlon kan or mam. They stand, as It were, as equivalents for our own U. S. S. and S. S. Kan means war ves-sel, and Is applied, of course, only to the emperor's fleet Maru, which means round, Is applied to merchant vessels-why, it is difficult to say.

can't see i t all and spend this morning In the east pavilion—Sweden, Ocr many, Holland, Canada, Austria. At noon go out of doors and turn to the left. Take lunch on some pleasant

rch along the way—a cup of tea In apan or jCeylon. Follow the water

pavilion and flower e monument If

your W M Ine, walk through Machinery and 1 nisportatlon build-ings and perhaps |e Electricity build-ing.

Spend the evening on WEDNESDAY—Enter th?

at the Administration entrance, via the Intramural. . Viait the Aua-

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t d a n hoQsfr Tot a n and arts crart, the finest display of its kind on the grounds; Holland house, a reproduc-tion of an old Dutch house, with a copy ot Rembrandt's "Night Watch;** Sweden, a modest establishment of a hunting club; Great Britain, with its old English garden and trimmed shrub-bery, and rooms illustrating different periods of English furnishing; Bel-glum, China, Cuba, Brazil, Nicaragua. Siazn and Mexico and the extremely In-tereating exhibit of Belgium. France Ilea just across the way—a reproduc-tion of thfe Grand Trianon and the Garden of Versaillea—and the little Italian temple crowns a hilltop. Here In a group is enough to occupy all day. The United States life-saving ex-hibit, the Ferris wheel, the Forestry and Fish and Game buildings are in tha same locality.

THURSDAY—Go direct to the Fine Arts Palace and see Great Britain and the UnitdB States pavilion. When weary tea?* the Art Palace, walk to the right. lunch at one of the out-of-door cafes, if yon can afford it, in Germany. Then visit the Palace ot Charlottenburg and spend the rest ot the day in the Education, Mines and Government buildings. Spend the eve-ning on the Pike or in the illnminated Palace of Fine Arts.

FRIDAY—Enter the Varied Indus-tries building and pass by degrees through the Manufactures and Liberal Arts buildings, and the rest of the day on the Terrace of the States.

SATURDAY—Make a final visit to the Art Palace, West pavilion. Prance and Sculpture court Take the Intra-mural to the Horticulture and Agri-cultural buildings. Jerusaiem, the Boer camp or the Philippines. The Indian schools are extremely interesting and well worth while. Of course when near the Illinois building one should register.

Personal taste naturally governs the sightseeing and some not caring to grasp the whole would map out just the things of most interest to them.

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IKVhattel mor tgage blanka a t THE LEDOER otlice.

p e g E M A g p - n n r E June 26 "'.904.

'Trains leave Loweii as follows:' " For Detroit and East . 10 54 um For Toledo and Snulh

10 54 am For Grand Bapids, North and West

10 M am 8 55 nm "*r f For Saginaw and Bav City ^

7 48 nm 5 47 pm r * ' • j For Freaport 4 86 pm • 1

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CRAM TRUNK ftULVAY 8r3TOl7

Arrival and departure of trains from Lowell

No 17fGrand 9 26 a.m. No 19*Mail and Ex to QdRapido 12 27 n.ir. No IS'Mail to Gd Haven A 011^0 4 21 p.m. No 21 fSteamboat Erpreus 8 Ifi p.m. No ll#Mail and E* to GdHaven 9 02 p.n .

•UfTBOOJfD No 12*Mail and Express 7 13 a.m. No 2(!f8 eamhoat Express 7'46 a.m. No 22*Delroit Express 9 68 B.m. No ltj#Kvening Express 8 27 p.m. No Eastern Express 7 152 p.m.

t Nos. 17 and 21 Daily, t Nos. 14 and 20 Daily. • Daily except Sunday.

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Fall and Winter suits and overcoats now in and we are ready t o show you the finest line in the city of Grand Rapids and all t o be sold a t the lowest possible price.

ftulta and Overcoats $4.98 to $15.00. Athletic Sweate rs 48c.

Fancy Shirts 30c, 49c to 88c. 50 Dexen 50c Neokwear 25c.

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,The Indies Aid society will meet at the home of Mrs. Charles Cary Thursday, Sept. 29, at 10 a m.

Ed. Green returned from Sootts, Mich., last week af ter an extended visit with his parents.

Mrs. Thompson of Cascade was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Grist-wood over Sunday.

W e regretted very much the ab-sense of so many of the correspond-euts f rom onr picnic Saturday, A very pleasing program waa listened to, af ter which a bountiful repast was served to which all did ample justice.

Elder Traverse and wife returned from the U. B. Conference Tues-d»y- ^

What to Life? In the last analysis noboby knows,

b u t we do know t h a t it Is under str ict law. Abuse t h a t law even slightly, pain results. Irregular liv-ing means derangement of the or-gans, resulting in Constipation, Headache or Liver trouble. Dr. King's New Life Pills quickly re-ad-Justs this. I t ' s gentle, yet thorough. Only 25c a t D. G. LOOK'S drug store.

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Nelson Thomas returned f rom Remus Saturday where he has been spending a few day i .

Mrs. 11. Seese and daughter, Thurza, of Dutton spent Sunday at John Brighton 's

Nellie Ford of Lowell spent Sat-urday eve and Sunday with her mother, Mrs. N . Ford.

R t v . Duffy and wife of Freeport visited at J . Roushe's Friday.

Mr. Vinius Keller of Campbell called on Robt . Ford Sunday.

Alvin Uientzelman and wife arc helping care for the latter 's father in Campbell who is very ill.

Chas. Hooper and son Orton re-turned hom« from Bay Shore Fri-day, where they have been visiting the former's brother.

Mrs. Nelson Thomas has been ill the past week.

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TBRGBHHBI ITATIOK.

' Miss Pauzeen of Nunica teaches the Waters school.

Max Denny and Mr.. Bostnng of Fallasburg repaired Thomns Lally 's hay scales, one day last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Abe Feitz of Ada visited friends here Sunday. Miss Pauline returned with them for a a vacation before begining work in the dryer.

Mrs. Admiral Beach visited old fr iends, here last week.

Elder Mudge and wife of Maple Rapids visited at John Andrews ' several days last week aud called ou friends Monday. As i t rained so hard Sunday there were no serv-ires in the afternoon.

E . R ing visited Geo. McArthur Snnday and Monday went to Har-vard,

Sabbath school every Snnday at fhe Valley school house. A cordial invitation is extended to all.

Wi l l Herr ing ton who is on t h e Msnror farm has a cider mill and is turning out a large amount of cider.

Orlow Weeks has purchased Tom Reed's ponies.

Mrs. L, M. Carl of Parnell was on our streets one day last week.

Roy Ford returned last week Wednesday from his southern trip.

Dr. McAvoy of Grand Rapids visited here last week Wednesday.

Armour Mich and Mrs, A^e Blosser are both improving.

Leo Weeks is assisting Mrs. J . D- Frost as Miss Beckwith had to return home.

Ethel Weeks is assisting Mrs. Chas Jakeway as Blanch is sick abed.

Mrs. Eflie Ford of the Upper Peninsular is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. Brown, and old friends here.

A iramp chased Fred Kroph'e daughter one morning last week. He was finally caught near Smyrna

and taken to Grand Rapids and lodged in jail waiting trial.

Mr. Mead was elccted Moderator in the Waters district school.

The Waters school house has had a new entry built on.

Fvery one is on hand Tuesday for election.

Soar Stomach. When the quant i ty of food taken

is too large or the quality t o o rich, sour stomach is likely t o follow, and especially so if the digestion has been weakened by constipation. Ea t slowly and no t t o o freely of easily di-gested food. Masticate the food thoroughly. Let five hours elapse be-tween meals, and when you feel a fullness and weight in the region of the stomach af ter eating, take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and the sour s tomach may-be avoided. Fo r sale by A. i>. STURGIS.

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Mr. and Mrs. ^ . W . Knee and daughter of Saranac visited at James Dodds Sunday,

Robt. Sparks and wife visited at Charlie Sparks Sunday.

Miss Evans who has been car-ing for her sister, Mrs. Frank Blough, left for Texas Monday morning.

Miss Cherryman of Grand Rap-ids is spending a few weeks with her friend, Mrs. James Dodds.

Mrs. Rena Goodmen l e f t last Thursday fo r Flint to attend the Advent camp meeting.

W . W . Woodman is at tending the Howard City Fair this week.

Mrs. Ray Rickert is very sick.

George Taylor is preparing to build a new house.

Waller I l iggins is pu t t ing a cel-lar under bis house and is making *ome other improvements.

Poarfal Odda Asalnat Rim.

Bedridden, alone and destitute Such, iu brief was the condition of an old soldier by name of J . J . Havens, Versailles,O. F o r years he was troubled wi th Kidney* disease and neither doctors nor medicines gave him relief. At length he tried Electric Bitters. I t put him on his feet in shor t order and now he testi-fies. " I 'm on the road t o complete re-covery." Best for Liver and Kidney troubles and all forms of bowel complaints. Only 50c. Guaranteed b y D. G. LOOK, d r u g g i s t .

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Mrs. Vanhaitsma is visitiug rela-tives in Grand Rapids .

Jessie Vanhaitsma is at tending 8cbool at Grand Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. Yerrington visited their daughter, Mrs. McNaughton and family in Bowne.

Lulu Hill spent Sunday with Vera Marsh of Segwun.

Mr. and Mrs. Ocysl Johnson of Elmdale spent Sunday with her sis-ter, Mra. Chas. Geiter and family.

Edna Allen visited Mrs. W. Cillcy and family in Lansing, Snn-day.

Mr. and Mrs. J . H. Ri t tenger have returned from the St . Louis exposition.

F. J . Layer is quite seriously ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kilgua (nee Carrie Sturzick.) of Elmdale are the happy parents of a nine pound girl.

We wish to extend congratula-tions to the new proprietors of the Alto barber shop for having exter-minated the Beer bottles from that place Now husbands and sons can gel a clean shave and come out with a clean breath, " less the tobacco."

There will be no preaching next Sunday. Sunday school at the usual hour 1:80 p m*

a In prafoeof Ctiaaborlaia's Colic, Cbolora

aad Diarrhoea Rcaiedv. "Allow me to give you a few words

in praise of Chamberlalirs Colic. Cholera and Dinrrboea Remedy," says Mr. John Hamlet t , of Eagli-Pass. Texas. "1 suffered one week with bowell trouble and took all kinds of medicine wi thout get t ing any relief, when my friend, Mr. (". Johnson, a merchant here, advised me to take this remedy. After tak-ing one dose 1 felt greatly relieved and when I taken the third dose was entirely cured. I thank you froA the bo t tom of my hear t for pnt t ing this remedy in the bands of man-kind." Fo r eale by A. D. STURGIS.

VCORDS.

Mattie Patterson who has been visiting relatives in Grand Rapids the past two weeks returned Satur-day night.

Mr. and Mrs. Dr . Haskins who have been visiting friends and rela-tives at Nor th port have returned.

Mr. and Mrs. J T . Epley spent spent Saturday and Sunday with the latter 's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat-tersons.

Mrs. W . D. Kennedy and three children spent Saturday at the home of her brother, Wil l Patterson.

M. B. Thomas who has had a se-vere attack of rheumatism is im-proving.

Guests tha t were entertained a^ Wm. Patterson's Snnday wore: Mr. and Mrs. R. E . McCormick of De-troit , Mr. and Mrs. Mark Davis and son Leo of Ka«t Paris , Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Patterson and Fred Warner .

Mr. Bidding of Ludington was the guest of John Huizinga and family last week.

P . J . and W. D. Kennedy of Cas-cade made a business trip to Mc-Cords Saturday-

Alma Snyder is visiting her par-ents Mr. and Mrs S. Snyder of Belding.

Several from this vicinity attend-ed the Pomona Grange in Cascade, Wedueg-lay.

Bmerffcacy Mcdiciaes. I t i s a g r e a t convenience t o have

a t hand reliable remedies for use in cases of accident and for alight injur-ies and ailments. A good liniment and one t h a t is fast becoming a favorite if no t a household necessity is Chamberlain's Pain Balm. By ap-plying i t promptly to a cut bruise or burn It allays the pain and causes the Injury t o heal in abou t one-third the time usually required, and a s i t is an antiseptic it prevents any dan-ger of blood poisoning. When Pain Balm is kept a t hand a sprain may be treat-sd liefore imflammatiou sets in, which insures a quick recovery. For sale by A. D. STURGIS.

m i C H I G A N ' S B E S T F A I R

West Michigan State Fair GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Sep t 19-20-21-22-23

FREE! FREE! AMUSEMENTS

The Bretons, Husband and Wife, Wonderful Aerial,

Racing Cyclists, Loop the Gap.

BABY SHOW. 2 p. Thursday, Sept. 22.

BIG PREMIUMS Immense Exhibits.

Wonderful Displays.

G R A N D COACHING P A R A D E

Reduced Rates on all Rail-roads good for week of fa i r .

You never will forget it if you come.

The Best Races ever offered at any Fair

in Michigan.

ALL CLASSES ARE FILLED

C O / V V E ! ! C O / W E ! ! C O / V \ E I!

EAST LOWELL.

John Cary aud wife visited friends in Lake Odessa last week.

An invited parly of about forty were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Snyder Saturday evening. Card playing and dancing were partic-ipated in and refreshments were served.

L . Cogswell and wife. Sr. , start for the World 's Fair this week.

Mrs. Dot t ie Hendershoti is in Gr%nd Rapids helping to care for her mother who is in very j>oor health.

Thieves entered H . VaiiderwalPs melon patch last Wednesday night taking all the good melons and de-s t roying the vines, if they could be found an example would be made of them.

G. G. J alios attended the U . R. 1 Conference last week.

M. T . Story was re-elected Mod-erator at the annual meeting of the school board.

Abram Buck und Amy Aid rich of Grand Rapids visited their mother, Mrs. I. Buck recently.

Those who did not attend THE L E D G E R oorrcspoudents' re-union miss* d a treat .

Mr. and Mra. K. Lewis spent the day ic Grand Rapids Wednes-day.

School began Monday with Miss Jones of Saranac as teacher.

Notice to Farmers .—Bring yonr grists to the Lowell feed mill. W e grind for 7e.. per hundred.

Meyers & McEee.

The Style and Quality Store of Grand Rapida. J/HedmanZi Interurban Cars

Pass

the Doont

OF GRAND RAPIDS

W A N T Y O U T O V I S I T T H E M W H I L E A T T E N D -

ING T H E W E S T M I C H I G A N S T A T E F A I R .

A Splendid Opportunity for Your Fall Shopping

Our fall assortments are all just in and you have the choice from one of the largest and best stocks in Michigan.

Courteous Treatment Caretu! Attention Honest, Reliable Merchandise Absolutely Lowest Prices

You will find all these at Friedman's.

Our Coat and Suit Dept. Is noted far and wide as showing the best styles and best values

Handsome new Fall Tailor Made Suits at $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00.

Beautiful new Tourist Coats at $10.00, $12.50, $15.00 fcnd upwards.

And complete assortments for Misses and Children,

Our Dress Goods Department Is one of the largest in the state. An unusually large selection of the newest materials for dresses and suits. The values can not be surpassed anywhere.

New Wool Dress Goods at 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 per yard. And complete lines in all Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods, Milliner}', Rugs, Carpets, In-

fants' Wear, etc.

Special Offer for Fair Week Only On all purchases of $7.50 and upwards we will prepay transportation charges of goods bought,

to any point in Michigan. Come to Grand Rapids during fair week.

Half Rate on all Railroads ^ s is1rrns ,^d 0 y 0 u r s h 0 p-

Goods Delivered Free to Any

Railroad Station In Grand Rapida.

4 1 - 4 3 - 4 5 MONROE ST . , G R A N D R A P I D S .

CUP Mail Order Dept. Will

Always Keep You in Touch

With This Store.

E X C U R S I O N S VIA THE

PERE MARQUETTE To Saginaw and Hay City. Sun-

day, Sept. 18. Rates Train will leave Lowell a l ttO'i a in. See posters or ask agents forpjirtienlars.

H. F. Moeller. (i. I*. A. | Se t t l en t r a t eH to the South end

SontbeaNt. One .way, second-class tickets "ii

sale all s ta t ions on first and third i Tuesdayaofeachinoi. th .AskagenlH | for partlelars.

World's Pair at 91. Louis. Round t r ip tickets a t low rates, en

Wale a t all ticket s t a t ions. Ask atfent for rates, limit of tickets and full par-ticulars.

When troubled with const ipat i'"1

t ry Chamberlaln's Stomach and 1 -ivcr Tablets. They are easy t o take and produce no griping or other nnplcas-a ' i t effect. Forsalchy A.D.S'rumiis

Order t h a t job of stationery now j before you forget it. The Ledger, i

Has Sold a Pile of Chamherlnitt s Connh R e m e d y .

I have sold Chandteriain's Cough Remedv for more than twenty years | and it has given cniirc satisfaction, j 1 have sold a pile "f it and can i recommcnd it highly..!(iseph McElhi-nev. iiinton. Iowa. Yon will find this ;-emedy a good friend when troubled with a cough or cold. It a lways affords quick relief and is pleasant tu take. For sale by A. 1».

STUUOIS.

Wotlce ot l>ls»o!utio«. Notice is hereby given tha t the

partnership lately subsisting be-tween Koi»ert TV. Stone and .lohn II. Layer of Alto, Michigan, under the firm of Stone & Layer was dis-solved by mutual consent on the nineteenth (IJ)th) day of August. liK)4.

All debts due t o the said partner-ship must be paid at once at the ofllce of said dissolved firm of Stone * Layer, where the business will be continued by the said John H .Laye r under the firm name of John H . Layer. Robt. W. Stone

4wks John H. Layer.

Hiram Hawley Having bought the outfi t and good will of John E. Lewis, solicits you r pat -ronage.

Draying, Cartage FJ Moving and «

General Team Work l>oue quickly and reason-ably. Give me a tr ial .

Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat SPECIALTY,

G. G.TOWSLEY, M . D -

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Says Democrats Are Lack-ing in Settled Con-

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National Welfare D e m a n d s Continuance of Party

in Power.

Long Document AtJdresced to Speak-er Cannon Deals Exhaustively With thc Greet Questlcns Before the Country—Public Duties Ably Per-forn-.ed by Republicans—Democrats Not Worthy to Be Placed in Charge.

Oyster Day, Sept. 12—President Rooscvell liils mcrnlnf issued his let-t e r acccptlag the nomination for the Presidency tendered him by the Re-publlran National Convention. In par t the document is a s follows:

OyBi<!r Bay N. V., Sop.ember 12, 19M.

Hon. J . G. Cannon. Chairman of the Notmcation Conwnlttee: My Dear Sir: 1 accept the nomination

f o r thc presidency tendered me by the Republican National Convention, and cor-dially approve thc platform adopted by U.

The principles which we profess are thof e In which we believe with heart and soul end Ptrenfith. Men may differ from ns; but they cJnnot accure us ol shlftl-m-se or Insirrerlty- The policies we have nursufd are those which we earneslly hold ns ersentlal to the nallonal welfare and r-nute. Our actions cpenk even louder ihan our words for t^e latth that la In .is We base our appeal upon what we have dsne and are doing, upon our record of administration and leclslntlon durlnp the last seven years. In which we have had complete control of the pov-• r n m r n t We ijitond tn the futnre to car ry on thc government In the same way that wo have carried It oa In the pas t . |,

Th? acts of the Almlnlstration in <»nncclioa with the war with Spain, t h e Isthmian canal and the upholding •of the Monroe doctrine the President defends at length, and declares the par ty is prepared fully to accept the Issue on these questions. He con-t i n u e s :

In addition to those acts of the admln-telraUon which they venture to assail a f t e r nlsroprcsontlnR them, there are

ItbctK which they dare not overtly or of-clilly attack, and yet which they cov-

er t ly brine forward as reason for the overthrow of the party. In cer aln sreat centers and with certain great I n t e n d s •our.tH>portills make every effort to show tha t Ihe setUemfcnt of the anthracite coal"wtHke-by the Individual act of the president and the successful suit against t he Northern Securities Company—the • Jem- r Mil-—undertaken hy the depart-•nent of justice, were acts because of •wh>.h the present administration should be thrown from power. Yet they dare «ot openly condemn either act. They dare not In any nuthorltalive or formal manner say that in either case wrong Tras ( (•ne or error committed in the meth-od of jcthm. or in the choice of instru-ments for putllnp that action into effect. But wbat they dare not manfully assert In opcr day, they seek to use furtively and through special agents. Some of our opponents omplnln becaus" tinder ihe antl-lTuat and Intcratdtfi commerce laws mills were nndertaken which have been suceespfut: oiherts. tiecause suits were not under;.ikon which would have been un-successful. Tlie Democratic state con-venti n in New Tcrk dealt w f h the an-tbracitc coal strike by demjit^dlng in dc-liber-:le and format fashion that the na-t lo i f l ffoverrm'-nt should take possession of th' lal fields: yet chnmpions of that convention's c tue now condemn the fact that there was any action by the presi-dent a I all—though they must know that it was only this action by the president which prevented the movement for na-tional owners!,in of the coal fields from galnine what might well have been an ir-resis ihle impetus. Such mutually de-s t n r live cr.tlcisms furnish an adequate measure of the chance fer coherent ac-tion cr constructive ieglstation If our opponent* should be given power.

tlon. Until our opponents aa a party explicitly adost the \iewa which we bold and upon which we have acted and are acting. In the matter of a aound cur-rency. the only real way lo keep the question irotn becoming unsettled ia to keep the Rnpuhllcan party In power.

As for what our opponents say in ref-erence to capital and labor, individual or corporate, here again all we need by way of answer ia lo point to what we hive actually done, and to say that If continued in power we shall continue to carry out the policy we have b^ 'n pur-suing, and to execute the law* ns reso-lutely and fearlessly In the future as wc have executed them In the past.

The action of the attornev-general In enforcing the anti-trust and Interstate commerce laws, and the action of the last congress In enlarginc the scope of th» Interstate commerce law, and In creating the department of commerce and labor, with a bureau of corporations, have for the flrst time opened a chance for the national government to deal in-telllgertly and adequately •jrlth the ques-tions affecting society, whether for good or for evil, b e n use of the accnmulatlon of capital In great corporations, and be cause of the new relatlonr caused there-by. The laws are miw being administer-ed with entire efllclency: and as, in their working, need Is shown for amendment or addition to them—whrther better to secure thc proper publicity, or better to guarantee the rights of shippers, or In any other d.section—this need will be me't. It is now asserted " thai the com-mon law. as developed, affords a com-nleif legal remedy against monopolies." But there It no common law of the Unti-ed Slates, !l8 rules can be enforced

by the state courts and offlcera. No

So much for what our opponents open-ly or covertly advance in the way of an altatU on the acts of the administration. When w come to con.'ldor the policies for which they profess to stand we are 9 e l with tho difficulty always arising wncti statements of policy are so made that they csn bo in'erprotel In dlfferont ways. On some of the vital questions that b&ve confronted the American peo-ple in the last decade our opnononts take tho position that silence is tho best pos-sible way to convey their views. They contend that their lulcowarm attitude ofr

only federal court or officer conld take any action whatever under them. It was th l i fact, coupled with the inability of the states to control t rusts and monopolies, which led to the passage of the federsl statutes known as the Sherman anti-trust act and the Interstate commerce act; and It is only through thc exercise of thc powers conferred by these acts, and by the statutes of the last congress supplementing them, lhat the national government acquires any iurisdiclion over the subject. To say that action against t rusts and monopolies should be limited to the application of the common law Is equivalent to saying that the na-llonal government should take no action whatever to regulate them.

Undoubtedly, the multiplication of trusts and their increase in power has been largely due to th" "failure of offi-cials charged with the duty of enforc-Inp the law to take the necessary pro-cedure." Such stricture upon thc failure of the officials of the national govern-ment to do their duly In this matter Is certainly not wholly undeserved as far aa the •jdmlnislratton preceding Presi-dent McKinley's is concerned: hut it has no application at all to Republican ad-ministration, l l is also undoubtedly true that what Is most needed is • officials having both tho disposition and the cour-age to enforce existing law," This Is precisely th-> need that has been met hy Ihe consistent and steadily continued action of the department of justice un-der the present administration.

So far as the rights of the Individual wage-worker and the individual capital-ist are concerned, both as regards one mother, as roR-ards the public, and as regards organised capital and labor, tho position of the administration has been so clear that there Is no excuse for mis-representing 11. and no ground for op-posing it unletss misrepresented. Within the limits defined by the national consti-tution the national administrntion has sought to secure lo each man Ihe fuli enjoyment of his right to live his life and dispose of his property and his labor as he deems best, so long as he wrongs no one else. It has shown In effective fashion that in endeavorlne to make good this guarantee, ii treats all men. rich or poor, whatever their creed, their color, or their birthplace, ns standing alike be-fore the law. Under our form of gov-ernment the sphere li\ which the nation as distinguish) d from the state can act is narrowly circumscribed; but within that sphere all that could be done has been done. All thinking men arc aware of the restriction upon the power of ac-tion of the national government in such matters. Being ourselves mindful of them, we have been scrupulously careful on the one hand to be moderate in our promises, and on the other hand lo keep these promises In letter and in spirit.

When we take up the great question of the tariff we arc at once confron'ed by the doubt as to whether our opponents do or do not mean what they say. They say lhat ••protection Is robbery." and promise to carry themselves accordingly If they are given power. Yet prominent persons among them assert thst they do not really mean this and that if they come into power they will adopt our policy as regards the tariff; while others seem" anxious lo prove tha i it Is safe to give them partial power, becat e the

fiower would be only partial, and ihere-ore they wot Id not be able to do mis-

chief. The last is certainly a curious p!ea to advance on behalf of a party seeking to obtain control of Ihe govern-monU

At the outset 11 is worth while to say -i word as to the attempt to identify the question of tariff revision or tariff re-uuction with a solution of the trust ques-tion. This is always a sign of desire to avoid any real effort to deal ade-quately with the trust question. In speaking on this point a l Minneapolis, on April 4, 19CS, 1 said:

"The question of tariff revision, speak-ing broadly, stands wholly apart from the question of dealing with Ihe trusts. No change in tariff duties can have any substantial effect in solving the so-called trust problem. Certain great Imsts or great corporations are wholly unaffected by tlje tariff. Almost all the others lhat :•-« m y importance have as a matter , l n - i r W e w n r m I W B I r o f l J

accomplished '"trTies" ^ f c l of smaller American the ei .• to,Hans of ihe rlnancial honor I ivi11! 0 1 T ? ™ 0 a c h » n « * «" "T»d commercial Interests which they h i r e ' t h l inr l* «« w . r>u ,d w o r k injury to but recently soucht to r u i n E o i n t r u n n ' . < C O r r ' r a ' i o r w o u , d ™ r k not able io agree among lhem*lves as destruction to its wh^her t h e gold s t n n d n r d 1* a e v i e i r r compeUtors: ^ equally of a blessing, and as to whether we m^-M f . " sH?h ? char 'g<? would mean disas-or oBiiht not t i havo tree and unllmlfrM : L'-uv. , v l v e wage-workers connected co.nage of silver thev h a v e a m s ™ i t t v i ^ ! l h . , ^ , l h e r the large or the small cor-nt to avrtd p o t i o n s From the standpoint of those

"o avoifl am c o m - | interested in the solution of the trust problem such a change would therefore merely mean that the t rus t was relieved ol the compr-tition of Its weaker Amer-ican competitors, and thrown only into competition with foreign competitors; and that thc first effort to meet this new i-ompetlUon would be mad" by cutting down wages, and would tborefore be prl-

arlly at the eoSt of labor. I n ' t he case of some of our greatest t rusts such a change might confcr upon them a posi-tive benefit. Speaking broadly. It is evi-dent that Ihe changes In the tariff will affect the trust for weal or for woe sim-ply as they affect the whole country. The tariff affects t rus t s only as it a f -fects nil other Interests, l l makes all these interests, large or small, profit-able; and Its benefits can be taken from the large only under penalty of taking them from the small also.' '

There Is Jlitle for me t o add to Ihla. I t Is but ten years since the last a t tempt was made, by means of lowering the tariff, to prevent some people from pros-pering too much. Thc at tempt was en-tirely successful. The tariff law of I year was among Ihe causes which m that year and for some time af terwards effectually prevented anybody from pros-pering loo much, and labor from pros-pering a t all. Undoubtedly It would be possJMe nt ;he present time to prevent any of the trusts from remaining pros-nefous by the simple expedient of mak-ing such a sweeping change in Ihe tar-iff ar lo paralyze the industries of the country. The trusts would cease to pros-m r ; but their smaller competitors would

ruined, and lb" wag-e-workers would rvc. while tt would t "" to haul his produce . —i.v ,

t t .-reht it expedient mlttal on these subjo.-ts, and individually each to follow his particuiar bent. Their nearest approach to a majority judgment seems to be that it is n w inexpedient to assTf their convictions one way or the other, and thai the establishment of the gold standard by the Repuhllean parly should not be disturbed unless there Is an alteration In the relative quantity of production of silver and gold. Men who hold sincere convictions on vi-tal'quest ions can respect equally sincere-men with whose views they radically dif-fer: and men may confess a change of faith without compromising their honor or their self-respect. But it is difficult to respect an altitude of ml..d such as has been fairly described nbove; and where there Is no respect there can be no trust. A policy with so slender a bsfi* of principle would not stand Ihe stirln of a single year of business ad-versily.

We, on th" contrary, believe in the gold standard as fixed hy tho usage and ver-dict of the business world, and In a so'-nd monetary' system ns matters of prtrdple; as matters rot of monetary yyo-Ii j< al expediency, but of permanent or-gynle policy. In lR9fi and again In IW) frr-r-lphled mon. without regard to their party fealty in th< past, joined to work against what they regarded ns a debased monetary system. The policies which they ebamnioned have been steadfastly ndh(+ed lo hy the adminls'rntion: and by the act of Mirch 14, 19M. Congress establlsbed the slncle gold standard as the measure of our monetary value. This act received the support of every Repub-llcsn in the house, and of very Repub-lican except one in the senate. Of our opp©«'-ni-B eleven supported It in the house and two in the senate; and one hundred and fifty opposed it in the house and twenty-eight in the senate. The rec-ord of the last sewen years proves that Ihe party "ow in power can be trusted lo take t i e ec ' l tn r^cessnry to improve h;:(1 Mrengthen our monetary system, and lhat our opponents cannot be so trusted. The fundamental fact is that in a popular government such as ours no policy is Irrevocably settled by law unless foe people keep in control of Ihe government men who believe In that policy as a matter of deep-rooted con-viction, Laws can always be revoked; it Is the spirit and the purpose of those responsible for Iheir enactment and ad-ministration which must be fixed and unchangeable. U Is idle to say that the monetary standard of the nation is ir-rcvocably fixed so long ns the party which at the last election cast approxi-matrty forty-six per cent of the total •vole, refuses to put In Its platform any statement that the question Is settled. A detenrrtnaHor to remain silent oannot bo acecr.cd as equivalent to a reoanta-

farm-The

be ruined, and in" starve, while It would not pay the er to haul his produce lo market. evils connected with Ihe trusts -can be reached only *y rational effort, step by step, along thc lines taken by congress and the executive during ihe pa.-u three years. If a tariff law Is passed under whicn the country prospers, as the coun-t-y has T r o r r ' ^ d ' r. Vr the prerent f - -iff law. then all classes will share in the prosperity. If a tariff Jaw is nas!;ed aim-ed a t preventing the prosperity of some of our people. It is as cenain as any-thing can be tha i this aim will be achiev-ed only by cull ing down tho prosperity of all of our people.

From time to time schedules must un-doubtedly be rearranged and readjusted lo meet the shifting needs of thc coun-t ry ; but this can with safety be done only by those who are committed to the cause of the protective system. To up-root and destroy that system would be to Insure Ihe prostration of businesa. the closing of factories, the Impoverishment of the farmer, the ruin of the capital-ist. and the starvation of the wage-work-er. Yet. If protection Is Indeed "robbery." and If our opponent* really believe what they say. thefe ft U precisely to the de-

• h ^ O B • I * u P r o o t , n » of tariff, a n t o r o u ^ J ) U S l n e ^ t , i n d Industry.

^C3r. " 7 P1,"1fed- our oppo-o b , « i " ^ Power It was on a

p a t form declaring a protective tarifl 'unconall tutlonair and Ihe effort to put

tnis declaration Into practice was one of eauees nf the general national pros-

tration lasting from 1898 lo 1R97, If a protective tariff Is either ••unconslltu-tlonnl or "robborx, then it Is Just as unconslltutlonal. just as much robbery, to revise It down Flill leaving It prolec-

*ould be to enact It. In other words our opponents have committed themselves to the destruction of the pro-n e u v e principle In the tariff, nslng words which If honestly used forbid them from permitting this principle to obtain in even the smallest degree

Every class nf onr people Is benefited t y the protective tariff. During the last lew years the merchant has seen the " P o r t trade of this country grow faster than ever in our previous history. Tho manufacturer could not heen his 'factorv ronnlnt If it were not for Ine protective tariff. The wage-worker would do well to remember that if protection is "rob-

i . l t on

h p punished accordlngTv. ne will bo the first to pav the penaltv-

U " 1 be turned adrift enttre-s i n ^ . V " K l U b 0 wn to tho hv IK. SJor? I ! 1 - As conclusively shown

T bnlletlns of the bureau of labor, power Ot the average

received by the wage-worker has t h u l i , r l5n.nv , h r C<V,, o f , | v | n P - and u the continual shortening

h o u r ?- 1 Ti™ accumulated sav-M^hnVr i K workingmen of the country. h«r,w. K y ! deposits in the savings hanks have increasM by leaps and bounds. At no time In the history of this

0 , h < , j r f , V n - r y has there been an s ? productive of material benefit

5 !+» . i .w n ' r n i " n a n ' 1 employer, as

passed * r e n > 'C: i r9 t h a t h n v e J u s ,

The farmer has benefited quite as much !le manufacturer, the merchant, and

i V « l ^ f 5 e ' w ^ r k e r ' T h p m o ? t welcome and Impreaflve fact established by the last

i! ..u e w , ( 1 e ellstrlbution or wealth amone all classes of our roun-hi»nti!f ' . J !?f agencies In produc-ing this distribution are shown by the census to be the development of manu-raclures. and the application of new in-ventions to universal use.

In the forty years ending In 1«HW the total value of farm property Increased twelve and a half billions of dollars- the farmer gaining oven more during this pe-nod than Ihe manufacturer. Long airo over-production would have checked the marvelous development of our national agriculture, but for the steadily Increas-ing domnnd of American manufacturers

• , r m Products required as raw ma-terlnls for steadily expanding industries.

Conditions change and the laws must be mod fied from time to time to fit new exigencies. But the genuine underlvlng principle of protection, as it has been r r i r * .'*1 , n " " b" 1 one of the American tariff laws for Ihe last forty vears, has worked out results so boneficeni. so even-in " 1 widely spread, so advantageous

alike fco farmers and capitalists and work-tngmen. to commerce and IradcKOf everv kind, that the American people. If they show their usual practical business sense will Insist that when these laws arc modified they shall be modified with the uimost care and conservatism, and by U L Mends and not the enemies of the protective system They cannot afford to trust the modification to those who treat protection and robbery as synony-mous terms. .

In closing what I have to sav about ™ Promoting American Indus-

m i . J „ A, a word of cordial agree-ment with the policy of in some way In-r l ^ . w l , h . , r ^ f l t a . by appropriate

it"?' ? American merchnnl ma-. v i . 8 n o t creditable to us as a na-

. 1 (?Iir , e*Pon and import iX .k - ^ i' K w r n n i K h exclusively In the hands of foreigners.

Our opponents contend that the govern-adR1lnlsterod extravagantly.

h .T , j u s?"? loS W 0 , , 0 < r ' , n , h e ^ a r , h • , 1 ; . Imaginary, and Is ob-

.ained by Including In the ordinary cur-M , n i o f millions,

which was paid for the right of wav of ? i n " [ o n t of Ihe nccumu-

lated surplus In the Ireasun-. Cotrnar-frtr ' .k! ^ u ^ , * n , or ordinary expenditures If i ,,!1,ere wns n surplus

eighty millions for the yonr

T^IIUn. f L . l a n i o r < ' , h a n rt*ht ml'Ijons for the year thnt has just close-d. But this diminution of the an-

* a ? 1 brought about dosign-Tn i . abolition of the war taxes

between Ihe two dales. So* ^ f f .^v r c h . 1 a n d April 12. J. 1 rut down lh^ revenue tnxf« and estimated a t one hundred

™""ons a year. In olher w ords I r tde^M? i S . ? taxation has t>een oon-st^erobly r r ea t e r than the reduction In K! SSJl — 8 J n c * , h e c ,o»e of Spain there has been no

, h t ' n t c of annual expenditures As compared with Ihe fls-nT; «n(11,nK , n J " n ? - "M- ^ r exam-S.AJL'I l h a t h a 8 l U 8 t c'osed * rolfBive y small increase In ex-pend'ture ^excluding the canal payment already referred to), while the year prc-vlous showed a relatively small decrease

The expenditures of the nation have peen managed in a spirit of economy as f a r r-moved from waste a s f rom niggard-liness; and In the future every effort will r»e continued lo aecure an economy as strict as Is consistent with efficiency.

Our opponents promise Independence lo the Philippine Islands. Here again we are confronted by Ihe fact lha t their Ir-reconcilable differences of opinion among themselves, their proved Inability lo create a eonctrnctlve policy when In power, and their readiness, for the sake of momentary political expediency, to abandon the principles upon which they havo Insisted as essential, conspire to puzzle us as t o whether they do or do not Intend In good faith to carry out thts nromise If they are given control of the government.

If our opponents came Into power and attempted lo carry out their promises to

•the Filipinos by giving them Independ-ence, and withdrawing American control f rom the islands, the result would be a frightful calamity to the Filipinos themselves, and In Its larger aspect would amount to an international crime. An-archy would follow; and the me>8t vio-lent anarchic forces would be directed partly agalnat the civil government, part-ly against all forms of religious and edu-catlonal clvillaatlon. Bloody confllcis woud Inevitably ensue In the archipelago and Just ns Inevitably the Islands would become the prey of the first power which In Its own selfish Interest took up the task we bad cravenly abandoned.

During the last five years more has been done for the material and moral well-being of the Filipinos than ever before since the Islands first came within the ken of civlllted man. Wo hnve open-ed before them a vista of orderly devel-opment in Iheir own interest, and not a policy of exploitation. Every effort is being made l o fit the islanders for seif-government. and they have already ID largo measure received it. while for the first time in their history their personal rights and civil liberties have been guar-anteed. They are being educated; they have been given schools; thev have hee-n given libraries; roads are being built for their use: Iheir health is being cared for- they have been given courts in which they receive Justice- as absolnte as it h in our power to guarantee Their in-dividual rights lo life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are now- by act of congress jealously safeguarded under the Amer'can fiag; and if Ihe protection of the flag were withdrawn their rights would be lost, and the Islands would be plunged hark under some form of vicious tyranny.

The let ter ooncludes; Alike as lawmakers and as adminis-

trators of the law we have endeavore-o to do our duty in the interest of the people a s n whole. We make our ap-peal to no class nnd lo no section, but to nil rood ci:Iters, in whateverJptkn of the land they dwell, and whatever mav be Iheir occupation or worldly condition Wc have striven both for chic right-eousness and for national greatness; and we have faith to believe that our hands

A N D

Her Ex-Son.

OLEEP AN AID TO BEAUTY.

plenty of Rett Will Enable Ont to De^y Htnd of Time.

Women who sleep a great deal and comfortably, who are addicted to haps ind regard nine hours of wholesome rest as absolutely requlsilo, to their

Mrs. Wabash—There goes Mrs M a r " . T i i l w . t ; . . k . rimore with her itepeon. What a f h k a 7 T homely boy ho Is! , j j 0 d r f y J* f r o ' l l n « h " d o f

1, ,

wl f e '

h(m quite p re t l j . ' , 0 « h t CK . remain the b r l .h te . t . n J c h ™ k . m-o tv.K.oh u... ... I l h e rosiest for tho longeat prriod after Mrs. wabasb—An! hut vou were his .w v. . .. . „ . . . . oi t i . . . . i ^ « . t he bloom of youth has fled. No less Mrs Do Vorsr Whv V " nobb le a beauty than Diana de Polo-

, " < " " • • " ° r u i n e d hor I r ra l .UbU I . . . - P h l l . J . l p h l . F n w . ; h P r r M r ,

a i I recognliod the value of eleep as a pre-t i»fi« iiocc \v»- . i? .KCe.' . i ventlve of wrinkles. Indeed, to fenr Little Bess—Who is that s t ranse ^ ^ . i . • 111 0 V fhl wns she of losing a moment ol

lady, mamma? Mamma—That Is Miss Goodwin, the

philanthropist, my dear . Little Bess—What Is a philanthro

pist? Mamma—It Is a word derived from

tho Greek signifying "a lover of mon," Little B e s s - T h e n 1 guess all women

are philanthroplBts, aren ' t they, mam-ma?

The Old, Old Story.

Ted—Well, ta-ta, old chappie, I musl get away; I have an engagement

Gus—A pressing one? Ted—Well, It generally ends In that

perfect rest, that, mistrusting the beds of her friends, sho carried her own. with Its splendid fittings, on all her Journeys.

Catch Words or Phra te i . If you desire to get rich quickly, In-

vent catch-words or phrases that wll grip the attention of the public Bis sums are paid for the right article The Inventor of a word now used for • brand of crackers Is said to have re celved $5,000 for It, Manufacturers oi various things from soap to nuts hav< paid nearly as high. A railroad com pany gave |100 to a girl who suggest ed a name for one of Its fast trains.

don'tchcrknow, when the turned down.—Half-Holiday.

gas If

Two Ways of Seeing It. First Lump of Delight—My husband

Is so jealous!! Second Lump of Delight—How ah

surd! First Lump of Delight—Why, Isn't

yours? Second Lump of Delight—Of coursc

no t First Lump of Delight—How humlll

atlng!—New Yorker,

Blaming It on the Bread. Sick at your stomach, eh?" said

the boy's mother. "What made you lhat way?"

I guess," said the boy, reproach fully, "It was that bread you made mt eat at lunch time."

'Indeed? Where have you been all afternoon?"

Over In old man Peters ' apple or chard."

Looking Over the Family. Mr. Watkyns—Do you think thai

that young Mr. Spryggyns is especial-ly Interested In Mabel?

Mrs. Watkyns—Well, It looks that way. The last t ime he called he per slsted in having her bring out the old photograph album and show him thc pictures of all t he near and distant relatives.

Could Not Believe I t

will be upheld by all who feei love ol country and trust In Ihe uplifting of man-kind. We stand fen- enforcement of the

t v . \aw • our

doing J ^ ^ g h J ^ f f R O O S K V ^ L T .

Jack—I thought that the author ol this book was famous for h l | keen understanding of women?

Jane—Well, do you doubt It? Jack—Of course. He says that ths

heroine suffered In silence.

Retribution at Hand. . "Mandy," said Farmer Cornvossel

"do you know that one of them board era is the man that got me Into • crooked game 'n the train last win ter?'

'Are you goln* to have him arrest ed?"

"No, Jes' you see that he doesn't pay his board In countcrflelt money an-we'll get even all r i g h t "

Man and Wife. Buxton, N. Dak.. Sep t 12 (Special).

—Mr. B. L. Skrlvseth of this place has been added to tho steadily grow-ing following that Dodd's Kidney Pills have In this part of the country.

Mr, Skrlvseth gives two reasons for his faith In the Great American Kidney Cure. The flrst Is that they cured his wife and the second Is that they cured himself.

"I musl say," says Mr. Skrlvseth, "thnt Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best remedy for Kidney Trouble 1 ever knew. My wife had Kidney Dls ease for years and she tried all kinds of medicine from doctors but It did not help her any. An advertisement led her to try Dodd's Kidney Pills The flrst hot helped her so mucr that she took eight boxes more and now she Is cured.

"I also took three boxes myself and they made lae feel better and stronger In every way."

Dodd's Kidney Pills have never yet failed to cure any kidney disease from Backache to Rheumatism, Dla betes or Brlght's Dl'seare.

Mosquito Cause of Death. A Jersey mosquito caused the deat)

of a barber named Rosho Dorse al Harrison, N. J. The barber was shav Ing and a mosquito lit on his nose The rator wan directly under the bar ber's chin, and In making a slap tc drive away the mosquito, he cut a deej gash In his throat. A physician ar rived too late to save him.

Theory Regarding the Moon.

The novel theory of Dr. Volght, a German astronomer. Is that the great er part of the moon's craters repre sent work of coral Insects In long vanished ceas. He finds that If thf earth's tropical ocean were suddenly dried up the bed would resemble th« face of the moon, the coral forma tions appearing exactly like the crat-ers of the extinct volcanoes.

Wife In. Place of Hog. The following anecdote shows how

the FiJIans treat their wives. A Fijlao chief bought a gun from a captain Ir the navy for which he was to pay twe hogs But try as he would he could manage to get only one hog. Thli he sent to the captain, and In placc of the other hog sent his wife.

Value of Laughter.

If we realized the power of good cheer and the habit of laughter to r e tard the progress of age and to stay tho hand which writes the wrinkles ol care and anxiety on the face, we should have discovered the famed fountain of youth—the elixir of Ufa

HAD TO GIVE UP. etllfercif AgonNis f rbm KlUnfcy D'sor^

ders Until Cured by Dean's Kidney

Pills. ; George W. Renoff, of 19BS North

11th St., Philadelphia, Pa„ a man of good reputation and standing, writes: "Five years ago I waa suffering so with my back and kid-neys thnt I often had lo lay off. The kidney s e c r ^ Hons were unnat-ural. my legs and stomach were swollen, and I

had no appetite. When doctors failed to help me 1 began using Doan s Kid-ney Pills and Improved until my back was strong and my appetite returned. During tho four years since I slopped using them I have enjoyed excellent health. The cure was pcrmanenl." (Signed) GEORGE W, RENOFF.

A TRIAL FREE—Address F o s t e r Mllbum Co., Buffalo. N. Y. For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 els.

Church Decorating. Women who lake upon themselTCj

the pleasant duty of decorating their churches may he Interested In what the bishop of Worcester has lo say on the subjec t "Flowers," aays the bishop, 'should be used only on fes-tivals; they should never be allowed to remain af ter they are withered; they should he voluntary offerings; there is no ecclesiastical reason why they should be put In braien Jars or tortured Into unnatural shapes; there should, not be too many of them; leaves or flowers should not he tl-lowed to Intrude themselves upon ol near the ledge of the pulpit so as to Interfere with the preacher' hands or books, or lo hinder the proper uao ol tho font."

New Tourist Sleeping Car Service to California.

On Auguat 15lh the Missouri Pacific Railway will establish a dally through Tourist Sleeping Car Line, S t Louis to San Frauclsco. Train will Ifave S t Louis dally 11;59 p. m. The route will be via Missouri Pacific Railway to Pueblo, Colorado, thence via Den-ver and Rio Grande to Salt Lake City and Ogden and Southern Pacific to San Francisco and Los Angeles. This is the famous scenic line of the world —through the picturesque Rocky mountains. The service and accom-modations will be up-to-date and will be personally conducted.

Very low rales will be In effect from August 15th lo September luth via Missouri Pacific Railway to the principal Pacific Coast points and re-turn. Also Low Rate Colonist one way tickets will be sold from Sep-tember 15 th lo October 16th. For rates. Information and reservation of berths, apply to nearest representa-tive of the Missouri Pacific Railway, or address H. C. Townsend, Q. P . A T. A., S t Louis. Mo.

Collecting Old Doors. Near Pontefracl lives a banker who

has a museum of old doors. They are from old houses, castles, or abbeys lhat have some historic la teres t Quite lately he bid |5,000 tn Paris for a door through which, during the French revolution, Marie Antoinette, Charlotte Corday, Danton and Robe-cpierre passed to the guillotine. Ons of his -loors Is said to have shut oil Charles II from his Roundhead pup suers, and It bears marks of a ba i l e r (

ing-ram. A collection of ancient' weathercocks Is also one of this gen* Ueman's possessions.

T H E WORLD'S FAIR—ST. LOUIS. Hotel Epworth, three blocks from the Admin-

tnrationand ConvenUon entrances, is a safe, permanent brick buildtn* of over600 rooms. I t ootu ro more id stop at Hotel Kpworth than rt the lemporarj atafl and frame hotela Rates ll OOaday and up. European t Isn. First-class dining hall-reasonable prices. Every con-venience. Headquarters Fanners National Oongresa. Kooms may be reserved. (Delmar Garden oar on Olive, Hotel Ep.vortX e n Washington Ave., Su Lcuu. Mo.

Cattle Bring High Prices. At a sale < ? shorthorn cattle In the

capital of the Argentine Republic sen satlonal prices were recently paid for Scottish shorthoma; £2,610 was glv-en for Newton Stone, a Morayshire-bred bull.

How to Gain Riches. Otto WIcke, a prominent New York

politician, whose check Is worth 1126,-000, a t one t ime lived on five cents • day and slept in the city hall park.

W H A T S THE USE

About the Sire of I t 'Ever notice It?" queried the man

who begins his remarks in the mid die.

'Ever notice what" asked the easy mark.

"That for every dollar a man win* on fast horses he loses two on slow two years have passed and I am a

To Keep a "Coffee Complexlon. , ,

A lady says: "Poatum haa helped my complexion so much that my ft lends say 1 am growing young again. My complexion used to be coffee col-ored, muddy and yeliow but It is now clear and rosy as when I waa a girl. I was Induced to try Postum by a frieno who had suffered Just as I had suffered from terrible Indigestion, pal-p'tation of the hear t and sinking spells.

"After I had used Poetum a week I was so much better that I was afraid It would not last. But now

ones? ' continued the olher.

Just Llks the Giver. "Whew! Who gave you this cigar,

old man?" '•Why, Dauber, the s r t l s t " "I thought so. It's Just like him." "In whst way?" "Why, It's chesp. full of flaws and

draws poorly."

Taking a Straw Vote. Canvasse r -Who is Mr. Henpeck go-

ing to suppor t Mrs. Henpeck—Me.

Fatal Hot Potato.

Margaret Klrchbaum died of eat*n| hot potatoes. She was In a hurry tc go out and gulped several hot pot* toes. She died in great agony. Tha autopsy showed that her throat and the lining of her stomach had been t c badly burned tnat the swelling hall caused her to choke to death.

ri

wen woman. I owe It all to leaving off coffee and drinking Postum ia Its place.

"I had drank coffee all my life. I suspected tha t It was the cause of my trouble, but It was not until I actually quit coffee aLd started to try Poatum that I became certain; then all my troubles ceased and I am now woll and strong again." Name furnished hy Poetum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.

There's a reason. Look In each package for a copy of

the famons little book. T h e Road to Wellvllle."

Superior Kxoellenoe

la shown in evar* fastura of M r

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self. At the same moment the courier came back, bearing In his hand n bottle of brandy. As he entered. It was seen that he had not escaped from the batllo with the wolves unscathed. His great-coat wns ripped at the left shoulder and a stream of blood trickled down from what was evident-ly a severe wound, for the arm hung almost powerless by his side,

"Lift him," said the courier, speak-ing to the Cossacks.

They raised tho man on the chair. "Here, drink this, my brave fellow,

and you are all right." and so saying, the courier placed tho bottle to tho rescued man's Hps. "Try a little—a swallow or two; ll will do you good."

The sufferer made an effort. He succeeded. He did take a swallow or two—In fact he took a dozen, for the fiery brandy went down his throat aw If ll had been smooth as milk. His eyes opened; a half smile passed over his face; with an effort he straight-ened himself up unassisted and re-marked; "That 's great d u f f ! "

"Cobb!" The word came simultaneously from

the lips of the Karslcheffs, falher and son.

Cobb here! Cobb, thc man who had heen, na

the letter said, devoting himself to-ward securing a pardon for his friend and their enemy.

Had Alexis recognlred him. too? Yes—for he was making an effort

to attract his attention. But the gag prevented him from

speaking.

Cobb, for It was our American friend, after feeling the brandy cours-ing through his veins, and after giving it his personal endorsement, half me-chanically, suddenly gaced at the cou-rier with a look of fearful anxiety. Then his breath came thick and fast, and his voice, broken with painful agitation, trembled as he spoke with feverish haste. "My wife—she is safe —my wife—are we—saved? Speak— I— speak!"

"Yes, yes," Interrupted the courier, "she is safe, you are safe, all Is well."

" B u t - h u t the other—" "My God; Is there another?" ex-

claimed the courier. Cobb paled—a horrible picture rose

before hla mind, his eyes closed, his features relaxed, and he fell helpless Into the arms of the Cossacks.

"Take him there." shouted the couri-er to the Cossacks, pointing lo the room where he had taken the olher— who was. In fact, the baroness. "Take him there and follow me!"

The man obeyed and bore ^ohb from the room.

CHAPTER XVI—Continued. Tho latter wheeled on hla foot and

was by the side of Karslcheff In an j istant . "Wha t ! " he thundered. tOU dare to speak thus aud human beings In danger of a terrible death a t your door. Man, I blush for you. Shame!

, h T h r howling of the wolves became

, 0 T h e courier turned to the soldiers: "You hesr. men! You know what lhat means. Come, follow me to the res-

•Halt! I forbid l l!" Knrslcheff shout-od. "I am commandant here."

"Silence!" Ihumlered the courier, nnd. throwing open his great coat, he pointed lo the fold star on his breast. '•Silence, sir! I am Col. Uvo Ignatleff. chief of the brigade of Imperial cou-riers of Siberia, and the ranking rep-resentative of the sovereign master of Russia! You obey my orders! Re-fuse at your peril! It Is I who com maud you!" he concluded In a voice of thunder; turning to the soldiers. "Come, men, come."

Col. Ignatleff rushed from the house, followed by the Cossacks.

Nicholas went to his father. "You have made a uls take—that accursed courier Is now j our enemy."

Katherlne, fiom the moment the courier entered had taken a position between him and Alexis and Ivan. who. silenced by reaion of the gags which prevented their speech, heard all that passed. It was to prevent their being seen by the Courier lhat Katherlne dltf this, and . e : plan succeeded. Tho moment the courier disappeared she went to Karsliheff 's side. He was somewhat dared hy the exciting scene. "Quick." she sbld, "gel yonder dogs Into the k a m e n s before the courier comes hack. Do you not see that there will be trouble If they get a chance lo speak to him*"

"But the guards—" "Fool! Are ice not. guards enough

against a lot of iinarmed and shackled prisoners? Up — up — all of you. shouted Katherlne. turning to the pris-oners. "Up. cot.vlcla. In line!"

There was a murmur of d issent The presence o? the courier held out a hope, none knew exactly of what, for them. They did not want lo he driven to the kameraa before the courier's

-turn. "What? Muttering mutiny." A dozen shots rang out In the dls

Unc*' . . . . The fight with the wolves had be-

gun. Nicholas paiaed rapidly over to hla

mother. "Shall I run the r isk?" he said, revolver In hand, as he glared a t Alexis and Ivan. "Shall I try It now?"

"No. with all these witnesses ll would be madness. Wal l till the cou-rier goes. We have plenty of lime—••

•They shall not leave here alive?" salA Nicholas.

"Never!" was his mother's reply. Distant shouts were heard. They

grew nearer and nearer. There was an occasional shot The rescuers were on their way hack from their heroic effort Had they succeeded?

The voices came nearer. A confused murmur and then oTet

all the res t was heard the tonea ol the Imperial courier.

"Bear up—all Is well. You are aafe, madame. Bear up, there Is no 4an-aer—here we are a t l a s t—' and as the words were spoken the courier en-tered the room bearing In his a rms the Inanimate form of a woman, i will bear the lady to a room," aaid the courier, addressing Katherlne, who stood Impassive. "Which la the dcor?" he added.

Katherlne said nothing. To move would be to reveal Alexis and Ivan.

"Good God, madame." cried the courier, "have you no heart? Don't you see t h a t the lady has fainted. Show me t h e room a t once, or by heav-en I *111 suspend you all from duty at oact ."

Katherlne saw tha t It was vain to

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'yo&p'G&zv Tmcou&a?. stand out longer. She threw open a door and pointed to tho Interior. "Bring brandy and water to bathe her fkee," said the courier, and he left the room with the Inanimate fOrm still In his arms.

The courier had scarcely left the room when the outer door again op-ened and two Cossacks entered, sup-porting between them a man who was barely able to keep his f e e t and who was evidently nearly overcome hy a fierce struggle with the famished wolves.

The lights, the people, and the heat of the room somewhat revived him, nnd af te r being assisted to a chair he jnade a strong effort to recover hlm-

The courier started for the door but he had scarcely taken one step when the blood from his wound poured forth In a perfect torrent, and he staggered and would have fallen hut for the friendly aid of the Nachalnllc. To re-move his coat and got' a bandage was the wortt of only a minute, but that minute seemed hours.

For the howling of the wolves, now-growing nearer and nearer, had In-creased to a volume that indicated that the pack was growing larger all the lime. As the demoniac chorus of the famished brutes was borne lo his ears, the courier made another effort t o s ta r t t o the rescue. But It waa useless. He was faint from lost of blood.

"My God! Rus8lans--men," he ap-pealed, "do you not hear the wolves? Do you not know that some poor crea-ture Is being even now, perhaps, torn to pieces. Will you not t ry lo save him?"

The soldiers remained silent. Two o r three of them showed marks

on their hands and faces where the brutes had torn them In their brave rescue of Cohh and his wife. They were brave men enough, hut even the bravest man might well quail with fear at tho prospect of a horrible death by being torn to pieces hy the fam-llshed wolves.

"It Is certain death," said the Na-chalnlk.

"Ay, certain death," said two o r thi^e of the others.

"God of Russia! exclaimed the couri-er again, making an at tempt to rise, "wUl nobody dare—oh! If I had but tha s t rength!" aad he sank into t i e chiyr, weak and helpless, ' f l e a r thai! '1 hev continued, a s the howling of the wolves became louder, "make an effort men—try! t ry to make a roMde!"

Bdt among the convicts there was a movement, and before Karslcheff or Nicholas could prevent him Alexis Natimoff staggered forward, and, sink-ing on one knee a t the foot of the courier, raised his shackled hands to the gag In his mouth. Then turning to the direction from which came the howls of the wolves, he Hashed a l>>ok of pleading appeal into the eyes of the courlei.

"You?" gaaped the courier. Alexis nodded his head quickly,

while the eager look deepened on hla face.

The courier glanced at the shaoiued hands and the cruel gag that sup-pressed the speech of the suppliant

"Yon. a convict," he said again. Alexis' head bent quickly. Then

again ho raised his face to meet the look of the courier.

With a supreme effort .the courier rose to bis feet and with one hand in-stantly removed the gag from the mouth of Alexis. Turning to the sol-diers. he said, "Strike off those Irons!"

A soldier stepped forward with the key. «i

Karslcheff sprang between them, his face distorted with rage, "Stop," D

said to the noldler, "I will not allow .WERE FRICND8 WITH OFF.^ERS. It!"

"Damn your allowance!" thundered the courier, taking tho key from the soldier and unlocking the handcuffs, which fell with a clang lo the floor. "It is my will. There Is the heart of a man In that convict, and the heart of n convict In you!"

Pressing the hand of the courier for an Instant Alexis dropped one one knee. "Thank God for the chance." he murmured; "belter death In auch a case as this than auch a life aa mine la now." and seizing the rifle which the courier held lo him, he ruahed from tho door and was lost In the darkneas.

Knrslcheff was ahaking with rage and tiaffled malignity.

"I shall hold you reaponalble for this." ho said savagely to the courier.

"And 1 shall hold myself reaponslble to have you punished as you deserve as a disgrace to the name of Russian and as a heartless brute, not 111 to bo trusted even with command of a poo-loo-etape."

"You!" began Karslcheff. "Slop, sir! another word and I will

havo you put in irons—you recogniro my authority, do you not!" said the courier, turning lo the Nachalnlk.

The soldier saluted! "You at least know what Is due to

an Imperial courier," aaid Ignatleff.

. . BEG/uV TTIE&rT&jir.

"and you," he added, turning to Karsl-cheff, "will soon learn it in a lesson you will never torget! , ,

So saying, he ruahed to the window and tried to follow the form of Alexis disappearing Into the n igh t

He could see the figure against the snow In the open, but It was lost when the darkness of the forest became the background.

'Brave fellow!" exclaimed the couri-er, as with straining eyes he strove to pierce the darkness, "brave fellow!" By heaven. If I do not make all Russia ring with your praises for this act, my name Is not Ignatleff. There he goes!" he continued, as Alexia strug-gled on through the drifts, and with his rifle brought down thc flrst of the wolves as they sprang upon him. "He has gained higher ground. My God, he Is lost!" he went on as Alexia stumbled for a moment—"No! he Is on his feet again. Brave man! Well done!"

Alexis had barely time to use the rifle as a club and to knock the brains out of one of the furious brutes as It sprang upon him, till he heard a cry of anguish.

(To be continued.)

HOSTESS SHOWED MUCH TACT.

Hint Enabled Visitor to Appear in A p proprlate Dress.

"One of the most tactful Invitations 1 have received this season." said a girl who is on a round of country house visits, "was accompanied hy a short resume of the functions that were lo take place during my stay, thus enabling me to take clothes suit-able lo the occasion. After setting the date of my coming and going and giving mo choice of several t rains at which I would be met, my hostesB said: 'There will be a garden party, a dance a t the country club, and a picnic lunch In the woods during the week you are here.' I therefore pro-vided myself with a fluffy, frilly or-gandie, a simple decollete gown, and something for the picnic which would not show grass stains nor be the worse for briers and brambles.

"Had I gone without an Inkling of what was in store for me I might have prepared t o vegetate for a week, carrying with me a trunkful of call coes and sunbonnets, or something equally Inadequate, or have gone to the other extreme—arriving on the scene with all the Paris gowns I pos sess, appearing a t the simple little en ter talnments provided by my hostess overdressed, than which nothing l« more uncomfortable.

"I wonder why more people do not follow this plan of delicately suggeet-Ing what wardrobe a guest shall b r l a t by mentioning the events which will take plaot during her stay. Thif would he especially convenient when one visits a place for the first t ime and Is unfamiliar with Its social life."

Is Tha t the Fall River Price? A Lowell girl has had a man ar-

rested and bent to Jail for three months for stopping her on the s t reet and offering her a quarter for a kiss. He must have thought there was a wage reduction on In that city, instead of Fall River, t o offer such a cut ra ta as that—Fall River Globe.

Somewhat Different. Goodwln—I hear you gave | 25 t o

help repair the church. Graspltt—You have been misinform-

ed. I merely subscribed that amoun t

Indians of the Plains Treated Ihem as Brothers.

"Tho host friend the Indian ever had was tho old-lime regular army of-ficer." snld T. P. Montgomery, a cat-tle raiser of lilies City, Mont, "and Incidentally, the beat friend the young cub ofllrer Juat of Weal Point over had was the old-tlmo Indian. I have lived In Montana. Nebraska and Idaho prno-tlcally nil my life, and I saw and took part In many of the Indian campaigns of twenty nnd thirty years ago. Dur-ing the Indian wars I saw hundreis of things to provo to me the bonds of friendship existing between the boy officer nnd the wily old Indian, even when the latter was on the warpath.

"In tho summer of '70, about the time of Custer and the Little Big Horn. I was In Montana. The Chey-enne Sioux were giving the settlers trouble, and two troops of cavalry had hern sent after them and were en-enmped on what is now my own ranch. The old ofllcors nt that timo had a habit of Eondlng out a l ieutenant with throe or four men on scouting expedi-tions.

"Ono old Indian told me afterward that he and a party of his scouts were In hiding one afternoon when a lieu-tenant and three privates rode by. looking for them, and less than twen-ty yards from where the Indians were hidden. Did tho Indians shoot? Of course n o t They knew the young lieutenant, had probably swapped to-bacco with him, and they allowed him to pass by unharmed."

Real Leaders of Men. Men of genuine excellence in evcr j

station of life—men of Industry, of in tegrlty, of high principle, of sterling hopesty of purpose—command lh« spontaneous homage of mankind. II Is natural to believe In such men, tc have confidence In them and to iml tate them. All lhat Is good In th( world Is upheld by them, and withoul their presence in It the world would not be worth living In.—Sainue! Smiles.

Impor t an t to Motha r s . Examine carefully every bottle of CARTOTUA, a tafe and sura remedy for infants and children, and cee lhat It

Be-trs the fiiguainre of

In Use For Over SO Year*. Thc Kind Tea Bars Always Dought.

First Bomb Outrage.

The flrst "bomb outrage" was com-mitted on Christmas eve, 1800, hy Salnt-Nejant, who wished to removs Napoleon, then flrst consul, In tho In-terest of the Royp lists. Napoleon es-caped. but among his escort and thc bystanders there were about 130 casu-alties.

The dally wage for skilled labor In Italy Is. for machinists. 55 to 70 cents: masons, 50 to 00 cents; enrpeuters, 5C to 70 cents, and cotton workers, 30 tc 50 cents.

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eattuMtucs r m t SHOwina run. L I N K «e aanniNTS ano Nam

A. J. TOWCR CO., aoaroN. «»BS„ u.s.a. [ T O W E R C A N A D I A N C O . I T O . . T O S O N T O . C A N A D A .

Work of Brltlah "Qraftsrs.-Accordlng to tho committee of pub-

lic accounts, wholesale "grnftlng" pre-vailed on t h e Brltlah side during the Boer war. For example, out of a total aum of 16.250,000 issued to tho imperial yeomanry committee, $2,230,-000 can not be accounted fur. Of !)99 mules shipped to Belra, on tho South African coaat. 158 died at son and the remaining 841 "can not be traced f u r ther than Bolra." As for remounts, out of 817.000 horses and 155.000 mules supposed to hnve been sent to Africa, 34.4(8 ho r se s and 5.86T mules can not bo accounted for.

Laughter and Dyspepsia.

Laughter stimulates the digestive process, aeceloratos the rosplrntios. and gives a warm glow to the whole system. It brightens the eye. egpands the chest, forces tho poison out from tho least-used lung cells, fills them with life-giving oxygen, and tends to restore that exqulitltG poise or balance which wo call health. If there Is anything we need to learn, It Is to laugh at meals. There Is no tablo-sauce like It. It is the great enemy of dyspepsia.

Home at the World's Fair. D. C. Kolp. ex-Chlef Clerk of Iowa House of

Itepreaen tall res, IK nuttmcor Hotel Alio Vista, near Agricultural entrunce and Is prepared to entertain gucsta with rooms at ll.OO and oola M cents. Electrlo light*, toilet and bath rooms, cafe. Market atrcci cars direct from Union Station. Hlghent nnd roolest point around St. Louis ORlotal maps of Fair and other Informb-uonsenton application. Make teacrvatloaa now.

"Her mnrr lnpe wns n g r e a t disap-pointment to her fr iends." "Indeed?" "O. yes. They nil predicted It would turn out unhappily, aud It didn't"—* Stray Stories,

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CtTt pTm*ncnU7nroL {ConteorntiTwiiatwatfr r l IO Rnt «•»•» of Dr. kllnf •• ai*«i Ner»« RMIOI-

"Are you n witness for the prosecution or tho defensa?" "I—I nln'l qui te sure sir. I'm e1" the side of thnt gent leman over there, sir, l l 's the one t ha t hired mo,"—Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Mm. Wlnalonr'n 8oothln* Syrap. ynrrhlldrrn teetblDr. noftaDi the mint. rtuluoM to-OAQfflkUoo. alUyi pain, cum wtadcollu. tBcabotUe.

It costs New York five times ns much ns It does London to maintain parks nnd recreation grounds.

Plso's Cure Is the best medicine we ever used for all aftcctlons of the throat and lungs.—WM. 0. EHDSLIT. Vanburen, Ind.. Feb. 10. IKXJ,

Miss Hapgood fells bow she escaped an awful operation by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-table Compound.

"DIABMRS. PIMCDAUT—I su f fe red fo r four years with w h a t tlio doctors called Salpingi t is ( inf lammalion of tho fal lopian tubes and ovaritis), which is a most diet rcssiut j nail painful nilmont, a f fcc t ing all tho sur rounding p a r t i , undermin ing tho consti tut ion, ami sap-p ing tho l ife forces. If you had seen me a year ago, before I b e m n t a k i n g Lyil l i t E . P i n k h u m ' s V c g o t u b l o C o m p o u n d , and had noticcd tho sunken eyes, sallow complexion, nnd general emaciated condit ion, nnd com-

Sarei ay. ired that person with me as I am to-

•ty and well, you would not wonder that I feel thankful to you and your wonderful medicine, which restored me to new life and health in five months, and saved mo f rom an awful operation."— Miss Insxa HAPOOOD, 1022 Sandwich S t Windsor, O n t —15000 ferfHt If orljlral of aboot IHtv fntlng fcnulmrnu cannot to prodjced.

Ovaritis or inflammation of the ovaries or fallopian tubes which adjoin the ovaries may result from sudden •topping of the monthly flow, from inflammation of the womb, nnd many other causes. The slightest Indication of trouble with the ovarlts, Indicated by dull throbbing pain in the side, ac-companied by heat and shooting pains, should claim your instant attention. I t will not cure itself, and a hospital operation, with all its terrors, may easily result from neglect

Faith Is only worthy na It Is a force behind work.

"Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite hemedr nml my wtr* of • itrrlM* itl»«up. with plMiunl tMUty to Ik marTvlcai •mo»ry." J.Swcrt, Albany.M. Y

The IlRht tha t blessei the t rue blasts the false.

The Marts* Kje Krniedy Co.. Chicago. Mod Homa Rn Buok Irte. Write lurm abuut year eyea

SlnBleton—"From whnt I have seen of your wife I nm led to believe she 1» somewhat of a temporlxer." Wedderly— "You bet she Is. I see her temper rise m o r ^ r e ^ u e n r i ^ h ^ ^ ^ ^ e ^ t o / ^ ^ ^ ^

CUT OUT THE MEAT

for breakf&tt and supper.

Try

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T R U 8 8 E 8 Catalog FREE.

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W. N. U . ~ D B T R O I T - - N O . 3 8 - 1 0 0 4

W. L. D O U G L A S S $3.50 & S3 SHOES SH

.OO AND $ 4 . 0 0 CyaTOM BENCH WORK IN ALL THE HIQH GRADE LEATHERS.

$ 2 . 5 0 POLICE, THREE SOLEB. $ 2 . 5 0 «ND $ 2 . 0 0 WORKINQMEN'B, BEST IN THE WORLD.

$ 2 . 6 0 . $ 2 . 0 0 AND $1.7B BORA, row DREBB AND SCHOOL WEAR.

W. Ih Donglaa makea and sella more men's S3.50 and $3.00 ah oral ban any other manu-facturer ia the world. Tho reason they aro the greateit sellers Is, they are m.-ule of the besfc leathers, hold their shape, fit better, wear longer, and hare more value than any other shoes. W.L.DoagIaa guarantees their vslue by stamp-

ing his name ana price on the bottom. Look for it —Uke no subRtltute. Sold by aboe dealers

everywhere. F<ut Color EgeleU tutd exehuivtlg, " A S GOOD AS $ 7 . 0 0 S H O E S . "

Heretofcro I Aoee 5mm WMrtag 9 7 . 0 0 thoes. I purchased a pair of W. L. Dtmgta*

r *a.dJsAoo«, which I Rao* v e r a tvery day for four months. They are «o satisfactory t do not

Intend (a return to the more expemaloe thoet." WM. CRJtr KNOWLEJ, Jlsst. City Solicitor, Phlla,

Brmmklmm Lmmdsfhm Mmt'm tktm Fmmlttomm mffbm Wmett, W. Ii. Doatta Bscs Csrsaa Celtskla ia I Send ftr Catalog giving full /»> his shoea. Coroaa Colils feared ed I utrvetlom horn to ower fry mall. to Sa the finest Pateat Leather aada. IW. L Douglas, BfOCktaa, jrfaM.

Low One-Way Rates WEST AND NORTHWEST Sept. 15 to Oct. 15,1904

From your nearest railroad station in proportion with the following:

Portland, • • Tacoma, • • Seattle, • • • Los Aofeles, Sao Francisco.

To Spokane, SS.BO lasa

Salt U k e City, Ofden, • • • Butte, • • • Hefeaa, • • • Anaconda, • •

To Billings. SS.OO

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From Peoria* •

( St. Lonis,

| Chicago, • •

From Peoria, • •

I SI. Lonis, >

Go via St. Paul, Billings or Denver and the Scenic Rockies-^-a pleasant journey and satisfactory service either way you go. N o other road presents such diversity for choice.

J . FRANCIS, General Passenger Agent, 2 0 9 Adams Street. CHICAGO-, ILL.

Send full information about Colonist ra te to .

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We Make A Specialty Of

Table Coverings.

Our Cream all Linen Dam-ask for Is superior t o some sold for 00 or 65c.

We sell an all Linen Full Bleached Damask 68 in. wide for I t is w o r t h 75c.

And a f a s t color in a Red * Table Cloth, a good wide one | ^ for

OilCloths are a SHILLING A YARD a t our s tore. Some s tores sell them for 20c.

Most every family is iooklngfor SCHOOL STOCK-INGS Just now and w a n t the kind t h a t keep their color a n d WEAR. The next time you w a n t a pai r for yonr boy o r girl if you will buy of us a pair of

Pony Stockings or Black Cat Hose

you will t hank us for calling your a t tent ion t o them. They a re so elastic a boy can pull them on wi thou t say ing things.

If you w a n t Black Siik for a Dress or J acke t look a t ou r

Peau de Sole

for a Dollar a yard . I t sur-passes any other kind we have seen.

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Heard About Town

Dr. Hodges, dent is t . tf

Watch our windows for specials. Sherman 's Bazaar .

Fred Layer of South Lowell is qui te ill.

WANTED—a girl t o learn millinery t rade . Mrs. Stocking.

F r a n k Hakes spent last week wi th relatives here.

Fred White of Saranac was in t o w n Sunday.

Miss Addie Kopf is spending a few days in Grand Rapids.

W. A. W a t t s is repairing and im-proving his residence.

Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Schreiner spent Sunday a t Belding.

Geo. Willard made a business t r ip t o Chicago this week.

Fresh salted peanuts 10c per lb. a t Sherman's Bazaar .

Miss Lena Murphy was home from Grand Rapids over Sunday.

Try our Imperial cow food, home production, Meyers & McKee.

Mrs. Geo. Avery entertained the fishing club t o supper Friday even-ing.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Morse have returned from a visit t o Niagara Falls.

Good horse for sale. Inquire of Frank Thompson or of Chas. Mc-Carty . 8wks

Mrs. Nathan Blair has our thanks for some very large and handsome peaches.

Messrs. F . T. King and Chas. Mc-Carty a re taking a business trip t o Wisconsin.

Bruce Walker of Grand Rapids spent Sunday with hla mother, Mrs. T. M. Walker.

Revs. Chas. Nease and J . H. Wen-brook a re a t tending the M. K. con-erence in Grand Rapids tills week.

I d a and Ada Halpen and brother Per ry spent Sunday with their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Will Tuer of Holly.

Mrs. G. C. Wiechman of Rib Lake, Wis., is spending t w o weeks with her mother , Mrs. A. Wiley, and other relatives.

Geo. Guliiford wife, and daughter have returned to Detroit after a couple of weeks visit with Lowell relatives.

I have returned from Detroit with a fuli line of Fall und Winter mlii-inery, which we would be plcuwd tn have you call and itiNiMrt.

Mm. Ntocking.

Chas. Wood of Iwi.hinta, Col,, g randson of Kit ( arHcu, I lie fauiuiiM •cout , 1M visit ing al tliflmme of CIWIM. McCarty.

You won't helieve wliai II differ-enoe really good flour iiiuIu-h until you t ry our New Conlury.

Muyvm i t McKee.

Nellie Fuller, Denver—"MN lace waa full of iiimplcN ami Itluck-liemlH. Hollliter'N Itocky Monntaln Ten Im* dr iven thoni a w a y . HuAple hardlj k n o w me. I 'm looking Hue." iir*. T e a o r tabieta. D. G. LOOK.

The Cltlwoa' Teleiiboue company, th lak lng t h a t thelnlormation would IMS of g r e a t value t o Its subs. HIMTM. has made arrangenienUt with the United Hta te t Weather Bureau to get their dal ly weather forecasts, and NUtcrlbeni t o the Cltitens' Ex-change can ge t i a m e by calling up Vhe central ollice. D. II. Owen,

Manager.

Choice cream candies 10c per lb. Sherman 's Bazaar .

Wanted—Poor wheat at Meyers <1: McEee's feed mill.

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Mrs. Geo. Mesecar spent Sunday in St. Johns.

Mrs. A. F. Hincbey is visi t ing a t Hast ings.

Born, Sept. 8, t o Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kiigus, a daughter .

Charlie Booth is very ill; and It is feared he will no t recover.

W. H. Eddy has so far improved as t o be able t o ge t down t o w n .

Mrs. Cowell has returned t o Ada, where she has been visit ing friends.

Born, in Lowell Sept. 11, t o Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Rouse, an 11) pound son.

LOST—package containing calico. Finder leave a t Ruben's dry goods store.

Richard Ackerson of Middievllle IH a new clerk a t Ruben's c lothing store.

When you w a n t first qual i ty nnd new goods; call ou Bangs & Jessup, Grocers.

Mrs. H. J . Coons has returned from a ten days ' visit with her brother a t Petoskey.

Lieut. J ames A. Ackerson, L'. K. N. stat ioned in Boston, was the guest of his uncle and aun t , Mr. and Mrs. Marks Ruben las t week. Lieut. Ack-erson has been In active service since g radua t ing from tho Naval academy several years ago; and Is now study-ing Naval construction In Kuston.

Westward the o r b of glory takes it 's way,

Wisconsin Is the s ta te , you everybody say.

It 's made Itself famous by great stride;

Kocky Mountain Tea has m -de IU name world wide. D.G. liOOK.

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furniture is now ready

School supplies a t Sherman's Ba-zaar .

New Fall a t Hakes ' .

Miss Jennings Is ill a t the homo of Mrs, W. Pardee.

Miss Lorn Lampman Is clerking a t the post-office.

Nice young cow for sale, a t LEDOKR ofllce.

inquire

No. ot Bank l i t .

Rsport ol iht Condition of

The Lowell State Bank - • i -

LOWELL, MICHIQAN

Al tha OIOM ol bualnos* Sept. 6, 1904, «• oaHod lor by tha Commiaalonar

of tha Banking Dapartmant.

RESOURCES LOHDH and d l s c u u n l s Bonds, MurtRiutPsand securities Promlums paid on bonds Banking house Furni ture and flxturcs Items in transit I I 8 Bonds |l0,000 f0 Due from hanks In re-

serve cities 7,00135 U H and National Bank

currency 5,03500 Hold coin 6.0HOOO Silver coin l,OU7 2U Nickies and cents MB50 31,48806 Checks, cash items. Internal

revenue account 153 7rt Total |S01,840 45

S 47,341 71 100,252 50

3,43* 15 1,500 00 2,200 00 2,871 W

LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in Surplus fund Undivided pniflts, net Commeri-ial deposits Savings DeposiUt Saving* CertliicatoN

Total

8 15,1100 00 5,(W)iin I .MB 41

842,831 01 lC,fUK 75 30,1167 'IK 100.4.1104 — mSn

Statu of Michigan, County of Kent, as. I, W, E. Marsli, Ciwhicr of the alxivu mtnii-d

hank, do solemnly swear tha t the above slate. ment is true to the host of my knowlndgK and belief. W . E . MAliaii.Cevhrer.

Suliscrlhod and sworn Ut liefure mo this Utli day uf Sept. 1004.

My cotnmiHNion eiplres Kept is, n m . DAVIDU. MARUR, Notary h ib l lo ,

Cor rec t -At tes t . Charlea McCarty i Ueo, \V, I'arker J Olrtatora K. T. King I

In tlies4» days of cheap watches and Hlmddy manufacture, a llme|I|(TC HIIOUIII be selected with cure. A good watch should IIINI a lifetime, aud long-er. Such wnU-hes aro thc only kind worth having and in or-der to gel them you mus t buy of a reliable dealer who is a t hand to make the guaran tee good.

We have In stock complete lines of the best watches made. All sizes for both gentlemen ami ladles.

We Hell watches for precisely wha t they are, and qual i ty considered, our prices a re al-ways as low as can be had .

Mrs. L. Eggleston was In Grand Rapids Monday.

Mrs. L u r a Vlningls s|N>ndlng a few days in South Boston.

E. E. Faulkner and son Paul of Delton visited the old home last.

J u s t see wha t you can get for your money a t Hakes' Furni ture store.

Born, Sept. I.'l, t o Mr. and Mrs, .1, M. Brown of Vergennus, a daughter .

Mrs. M. MCCIIIMI of Detroit Is here car ing for hor mother, Mrs.1H, Coopei;

Miss Lii i le MoMahon lias IMH'II spending the past week with hor sis-ter a t Howell,

Victor Shonhard and family have moved to Alma, a f te r a residence here of four months.

R. B. Loveland Is In Detroit a t-tending the aniinal meeting of tlie Michigan Bean .1 obiiers association.

Now's the bust timo lo t ry it. Coupon iu every suuk of New Cen-tury flour. 'Meyers & MuKee.

Jus . Bristol of Ada aud Mr. and Mrs. Jno . Bristol of near Fenton a|H>nl .Sunday with their sister, Mrs. I. Mitchell.

Will McCarty and bride, (nee Miss Margare t Todd,) of L a J u n t a , Col., are here t o spend several weeks with his parents , Mr. and Mrt. Chas. Mc-Carty .

Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Smith of Chll-co tha , ill., returm i t o their home Monday evening, a f te r a weeks visit wi th tliclr parents , Mr. and Mrs. Thonius Smith.

Geo. F . White will have an auction sale, Tuesday, Sept. 20, a t bis home in this village. See bills. Ab*. aud Mrs. White are going t o spend a year in California.

Mrs. Geo. H. Spencer and son Lawrence of Char lot te visited the family of her brother , C. M. Higby, l as t week on their way home from N e a h i a w a n t a .

T o RENT—Suit of rooms in Music Hail block: also t w o large f ron t rooms furnished or unfurnished, suit-able for lodging rooms, offices or l ight house-keeping. C^'il a t resi-dence. Chandler Johnson .

The infant daugh t e r of Mr. and Mrs. Ed . Godfrey, l iv ingeas t of Low-ell, died vesterday morning. Funer-al services were held a t the Metho dis t church conducted by Rev. G. L. Sprague.

Mrs. Mary Delaney, whose b i r thday ocurred las t Tuesday was t h e recep lent of a beautiful set of silver knives and forks from t h e firm of Loveland & Hinyan and t h e lady employes of room No. 1, of which she feels justly proud.

'Pho Pa rks Manufactur ing com

f»any has bought the Bergin lo t ad oinlng the new elevator on the

nor th . I t has eighty-three feet of f ron tage on Hudson street aud 132 feet on Main s t reet . Work of clean ing the ground w a s begun yes f t r day morning, and a new building 100 x 30 and twen ty feet high will be erected immediately. I t Willi l»e made of wood wi th steel sheeting a n d roof, with a cement foundat ion

WANTEU—Quickly, few persons t o r ep resn t iong established wholesale bouse among retai l merchants and agents . Local te r r i tory of few coun ties. Eighteen dol lars salary and ex penses paid weekly. Expense money advanced. Commission ex t ra . Per-manen t engagement. Business suc-cessful. Previous experience no t es-seutial. Enclosed self addressed en-velope. Adress, Superintendent Travelers, 325 Dearborn St. , Chicago.

Vore l l t r k s has IHHMI qiilto III the las t few days,

Mrs. L. J . Pos t Is In Grand Kaplds this week.

Miss Esma Lashy Is home from Ka iamasoo this week.

Chas. Brown Is spending his week's vacat ion 'with rolatlves at Blaine.

Miss Neva Fox Nitoiit Nimday at her home in Grand Bapids.

Geo. G, Golds wife, and three daughters siHUit Hunday a t Ovid and Elsie.

Mr. and Mrs. P. H, Grlfilth visited in Grand Kaplds tho llrst of tho week.

Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Knapp of Bel-ding visited a t the home of P. S. Grlltlth Monday,

Mr. and Mrs. Vern Ward have mo veil Into tholr house, recently purchased of A. L. Woyrlck.

Miss lone Price hits returned to her home a t Vassar, af ter spending the suiiimer with Lowell friends.

John E. Godfrey left yesterday for Caro, whore ho Willi make his future home. Mrs. Godfrey will join him in t w o weeks.

Mrs. Phil Kentlester lias returned from Grand Kapids, where she has Isnm taking t rea tment for several weeks,

PARNELL.

Art Bird visited his parents in Grand Kaplds Sunday.

Miss McGlnnls visited her brother , J im McGlnnis, las t week.

Mlko McDounai of Ada visited rolatlves in G r a t t a n Sa tu rday and Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. J a m e s Costello visit-ed hor paren ts in Has t ings Sa tu rday and Sunday.

Miss Irene Kelly is visiting a t J a c k Tobins'.

Mrs. Dick McGee visited her sister, Mrs. Lawrence Doran of Grand Rap-ids lust week.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McCarthy aud children of Chicago are visiting rela-tives here.

Mrs. Mulligan of Grand Rapids spent las t week in th is vicinity visit-ing her old neighbors and friends.

Born, t o T h o m a s Maioneaud wife, a son.

Miss Nellie Hogan is visitiug in Grand Rapids this week.

Mrs. Fi tzpatr ick and daughte r are visit ing Mrs. J a m e s McGlnnis aud family this week.

Born, t o Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Finn, a daugh te r .

A Boy's Wild Rido For Life. Wi th a family a round expecting

him t o die, and a son riding for life, 18 miles, t o get Dr. King ' s New Dis-covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, W. H. Brown, of Leesvilie, Ind. , endured dea th ' s agonies f rom a s t h m a ; b u t this wonderful medicine 5ave i n s t a n t relief and soon cured ilm. He writes: " I now sleep sound-

ly every n igh t . " Like marvelous cures of Consumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis , Coughs, Colds aud Grip )rove i ts matchless merit for ail Phroat and Lung troubles. Guaran-

teed bot t les 50c and fl .00. Tr ia l bot t les free a t D. G. LOOK'S drugs tore .

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Worlds Fair BxcHrsioos via the

Oraad Traak Railway Syatew.

Fifteen and Sixty day Excursions t ickets ou sale dally, also seven day Special Coach tickets on sale Tues-days and Thursdays of each week a t extremely low fares. Through coach-es and sleeping cars t o St . Louis daily, v ia the Chicago aud Illinois Central R. R. Stop over n o t exceed-ing 10 days a t Chicago on all t ickets except Coach tickets. Send four centfi in postage for one of the hand-somest publications ye t issed on the Worlds Fair and consult local agen t for fur ther particulars or wri te t o G W. Vaux, A. G. P. & T . A.' 135 Adams St . , Chicago, 111. eep22

Ruttla's Naval Origin. navy had Its origin In

Japan and Russia's

boat which Queen Elizabeth" sent to Ivan the Terrible, and with which later Peter the Great got the "sea craze." Japan's first European type of ship was built by Adams, an Eng-lishman. Holland and Denmark, how-ever, did most of the training of tho officers of Japan's modern fleet. Some of them, as Is well known, were trained In the United States. ^

Safety Is tho desirable essential of a bank. Guarded by a good vault and safe and invested un-der t in' guidance of a thorough-lv trnsi worthy Board of 1)1-rectors your money In this bank Is well protected. Your banking busluoss Is respectfully solicited.

THE IK.

Stationery. AND ALL WRITING MATERIALS.

If if Is miytiling usod in writing you are sure to find it hole, Tlio nieesl writing papers to be found anywhere, n suluvtion of pens from wliich you Jmay choose those lliat suit your fancy. Penciils from the softest to the liimloht. Inks, several colors, easy flowing. Writing Tablets, all sizes and all kinds of paper. Blotters, Cray-ons, Ink Stands and everything that you can think of that goes with writing.

0. Sturgis,

NOTICE! S I N C E R E C E I V I N G OUR N E W

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

CLOTHING F I . I R N I S I U N G - S

AND SHOE©

We find ourselves too much crowded in one store and we again open up the store we

' vacated fifteen days ago and welcome all our friends and customers to a least of good things in all the lines wecarry.

W e shall sell Furnishings and Shoes in the corner store and Suits and Overcoats in the other.

Call on

W.S.GODFREY HOT 'Clothing, Furnishings and Shoes

W e sell only the best. Our prices are the lowest.

Chattel mortgage blanks a t THE LEDUER office.

A Cumbic hi Ciimbtm for O i k Day

Saturday, September 17th,

W e will sell you Tumblers at the following prices....

5c ones for 3c The etohed 10c ones for 6c

Yours for business,

Collar's Bazaar.