VOL. VII, NO. 19.

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

L O W K l i L , M I C H H i A N . N O V E M H K H 2 , 1 8 9 9 . WHOLE NO. 331

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W. A. WATTS, Oaahior

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Drafts sold on Grand Kapids, Detroit and New York.

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ThatPork Cake AT

SMITH'S BAKERY TAKES T H E BUN.

[ Something

New Gold Coin Ventilator t B i t r u s S o f t C o a l , H a r d C o a l a n d W o o d

W e would auk y o u to e x a m i n e t h i s s t o v e b e f o r e y o u b u y .

W e a lso tiell t h e G e u u i n e R o u u d O a k . I t b u m s all kindK of

f u e l a n d w i t h i t s n e w d r e s s i s a b e a u t y . Ca l l a n d see i t .

r R. B. BOYLAN

Moved Into

Larger Quarters. I h a v e m o v e d i n t o M a r k s R u b e n ' s o ld s t a n d t o m a k e r o o m f o r m y i n c r e a s e d

s t o c k of

Fancy China Pieces. Fine Glassware. Silverware. Fancy Clocks, Etc.

Everybody iuviled to call aud look ine over, You will be welcome whether you buv or uot.

I have better facilitieH than ever for the perfect tiltiug of eyes. Scientific examiualion free.

S O L D I E H S L E T T E R .

A. D. Oliver,

Willie Kelly Wri t e s of H i s E x p e r -i ence In t h e Ph l i lpp ines .

Angles, Luzon , 1'. I . , 8ept .23 l '99.

Dear Sittle : I gu t to Mani la on the

lOtli of Sep t ember ami was sent <li

reet ly t<> the firing line. I have been

unde r lire twice. The first n ight I

came here the Negron, as we call t he

Luz m tl ioroughbreils , tired a t a large

cliurcli here a n d the cannon ball went

r i g h t o v e r m y head and three b ioke

within 10() yards .

You ough t t o see the churches here.

T h e y a re m a d e of solid s tone . T h e

one in ou r t o w n is abou t five times a s

big as the G r a t t a n c h u r c h , and they

a re buil t l ike forts, with large stooe

walls a b o u t 4 to C feet thick ami 10

feet h igh and the na t ives get beh ind

them and we have to d r i v e them ou t .

W e a re in a small , na t ive town and

the huts a re all made of b a m b o o .

W h e n it ra ins , which it does nearly all

the t ime , you migh t well be ou t

doors as in. T h e r e a re a b o u t 100

of the h u t s in this t o w n . W e have

abou t 1000 men and a re sur rounded by a b o u t 50.000 natives, half of them have guns a n d the rest have large knives l ike swords only worse. T h e y a t tacked the train that was b r ing ing our food to us, killed the g u i l d s and we had to go out and run them a few miles. T h e y won't s tand and fight, only long enough to fire once or twice and then r u n before we gel a chance a t them.

I was on outpost last n igh t for t h e thi rd t ime. A n o t h e r man and 1 were o u t in t h e bamboo all a lone . W e have to ge t behind trees or lie down and keep awfu l still and watch ou t or get a bu l le t in us be fore we know i t . The na t ives move all a r o u n d us and the first we know one will j u m p up and shout within 30 feet . Most of the time they hide behind trees and t r y to pick us off.

Don ' t fo rge t to send me abou t 200 of D r . Malcom's black pills because the d i a b e t e s is the worst th ing we have over here. 1 am in one of t h e two companies tha t Genera l Lawton said he would r a the r have than the whole 13th regiment . Send my watch as I c a n ' t ge t a long wi thout i t . T h e r e is not t h e s l ightes t d a n g e r of losing it . A m a n stole a can of j>eaches here t h e other d a y and he got three years in mi l i t a ry prison.

W e a re going to t ake a large t o w n as soon as the r a iny season is over which will be in a b o u t a mou th . I t will t a k e abou t 15000 troops. I t is a walled c i ty and the s t rongest on t h e island cxcep t M a n i l a . T h e Neg ros have the intrenchmentB all a i o u n d us. N o n e are more than a mile off and we can see them working a n y t ime we look. T h e i r outposts and o u r s in some places a rc only 150 y a r d s a p a r t

T h e 12th reg iment has the n a m e of being t h e best in the a r m y . I am in Co. K., t he highest iu r ank and the best in the r eg imen t . T h e 12th has done more work t h a n a n y other regi ment over here . T h e Negros cal l it t he " d i r t y dozen" and a re more a f ra id of it t han a n y o the r two regiments .

P lease write e v e r y week and send all t h ^ p i p e r s .

Good bye, W i n . F . Ke l l ey , Co. F . , 12th U . S . Inf .

S u p e r v i s o r Whi te on t h e " D e a d -

Lock."

E D I T O R J O I I S O N :

D e a r S i r :

Y o u r a r t i c l e in l a s t w e e k ' s isMie

on the " d e a d - l o o k " w i t h w h i c h I

a m NO c lose ly c o n n e c t e d reca l l s t o

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

W e e k e s , D . G . Look , C . B e r g i n ,

("has. Q n i c k a n d myse l f w e n t down

t o L a n s i n g t o b r a c e u p R e p r e s e n -

t a t i v e s G r a h a m and S h i s h l e r . I

will Hay t h a t G r a h a m p u t u p a good

fight a n d won t h e v i c t o r y f a i r a n d

s q u a r e . W e c a m e h o m e h i l a r i o u s .

T h e G r a n d R a p i d s p a r t i e s w e n t

h o m e s o r r o w f u l ; b u t i m a g i n e o u r

c h a g r i n a u d d i s g u s t t h e n e x t day t o

lea rn t h a t t h e y had c o n c e d e d t o

t h e c i ty g i v i n g i t w h a t i t asked

u n d e r a p r e t e x t of a c o m p r o m i s e .

I l i t t l e t h o u g h t t h a t I w o u l d r ema in

in office un t i l I should b e ca l l ed up -

o n t o f i g h t f o r ou r r i g h t s a g a i n s t

t h e r e s u l t of ac t i ons of o u r r e p r e -

s e n t a t i v e s ; b u t t h e " d e a d l o c k " is

on a n d t h e e n d is not y e t . W e a r e

in h o p e s t o ga in a p o i n t b u t n o t o u r

j u s t d e s e r t s un t i l a n o t h e r y e a r when

t h e .State T a x C o m m i s s i o n e r s will

s t e p in and i nves t i ga t e . T h e b o o k s

h a v e been o p e n e d a n d a n i nves t i ga -

t ion is g o i n g on b y t h e E q u a l i z a -

t ion C o m m i t t e e . T h e m o r e w e in-

v e s t i g a t e t h e m o r e we a r e c o n v i n c e d

t h a t 75 p e r c e n t , fo r t h e c i ty a n d

25 p e r c e n t , f o r t h e c o u n t y is nea r -

e r r i g h t ; a n d if t h i s t h i n g is n o t

s e t t l e d soon t h e r e wi l l be s o m e

t h i n g s p u t in p r i n t t h a t will be

s t a r t l i n g .

Y o u r s f o r t h e r i g h t ,

F R A N K N . W H I T E .

Albert J o h n s o n Drowned In T e x a s . J

M r s . A l b e r t J o h n s o n , of O r l e a n s ,

I o n i a c o u n t y , r ece ived a l e t t e r f r o m

I n d e x , in n o r t h - w e s t T e x a s , s t a t i n g

t h a t h e r h u s b a n d had b e e n d r o w n e d

in t h e R e d r i v e r wh i l e b a t h i n g .

A l b e r t J o h n s o n , w h o is a g r a n d -

son of C h a n d l e r J o h n s o n of t h i s

p l a c e , w e n t S o u t h - w e s t last .May o n

a p r o s p e c t i n g e x p e d i t i o n , his w i l e

r e m a i n i n g a t t h e h o m e of he r p a r -

e n t s f o r h i m t o find a loca t ion t o

h is l i k i n g . H e h a d w a n d e r e d

t h r o u g h M i s s o u r i , A r k a n s a s a n d

O k l a h o m a wi th t w o o t h e r men a u d

had r e c e n t l y g o n e i n t o n o r t h - w e s t

T e x a s . T h e t w o m e n w e r e in b a t h -

i n g w i t h h i ' u . T h e y s t a t e iu t h e i r

l e t t e r t h a t h e s u d d e n l y d i s a p p e a r e d

w i t h o u t w a r n i n g a n d a t t he t i m e

of w r i t i n g h is b o d y h a d no t b e e n

r e c o v e r e d . T h e f a t a l sw im occu r -

r ed s o m e w h e r e b e t w e e n t h e 8 t h a n d

15lh of O c t o b e r .

WHIR-R-R Powder

Shot

and BANG

Guns. W e have c u t the C a r t r i d g e s to .

40c for Quick Shot 45c for New Rival 50c for Referee i ^"LCICH,

65c for Leader (s"okelCM

Clark & Spraker.

by R e v . M c A l l i s t e r -anil t o o k t h e

a f t e r n o o n t r a i n f o r G r a n d R a p i d s .

George F o r s o t H i s Viol in.

G e o . K e l l o g g k n o w s h o w t o fid-

d l e f o r a d a n c e all r i g h t , b u t he

c a n ' t d o m u c h w i t h o u t h i s i n s t r u -

m e n t . O n e n i g h t l a s t week he

d r o v e t o A d a t o fill an e n g a g e m e n t

a n d when h e had pu t h i s h o r s e o u t

a n d fe' . t u n d e r the b u g g y s e a t f o r

h is v i o l i n — i t wasn ' t t h e r e . H e

had l e f t it a t home . G e o r g e , t h a t

wi l l c o s t y o u a y e a r ' s s u b s c r i p t J o n

t o the L e d g e r .

NOTICE

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Get our prices firet before ing elsewhere.

Our Printing Omnut be exoelled. We are prepared lo handle any Printing. We have

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New Machinery,

New Type,

Good Stock.

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If you want lo reach the people of Lowell and vicinity you can only do HO by plncing your adrertiwuenl in - - - Che Ctdgtr

You will find Uh over the office. Bell Phone, 62.

post

^ Ttrnmumuimumutmiumuimmma

Wedding a t Ada,

At an in fo rmal but very a t t r ac t ive

wedd ing a t the home of the b r i d e ' s

p a r e n t s iu the vi l lage of A d a on

W e d n e s d a y evening, Oct . 25, Miss

K a t i e C l a rk was marr ied to E d w a r d

C . W a t e r s . Kev . Lillie of the Con

g rega t iona l church officiated. T h e

br ide 's dress was blue, t r immed with

whi te sa t in . A f t e r the ceremony a

d a i n t y suppe r was served and the

guests depar ted wishing M r . and

M B. W a t e r s a long aud happy life,

— [ G , R . Deocra t .

H i s Kiggest D a y ' s B u s i n e s s in Over T h i r t y Years .

M . I). Bla in ' s "wh i t e fa i r sa le" is a

big success. H e reports tha t Monday

of this week was the biggest day ' s bus-

iuess he has done in over th i r ty yea r s .

T h e only adver t i s ing m e d i u m s he

used were Till-: LOWKI L LKDGKU and

some COO large hills pr inted a t T U B

LKDQEK office. T h e r e is a lesson here t ha t ' he who

r u n s m a y r e a d : " I f you wish to reach the buye r s of

Lowell aud vicinity, you MUST adver-t i s e i u T H E LOWELI. LEDGER.

J u r y Disagreed .

I n t h e case of D o n o v a n vs. B r e s -

s.*han f o r d a m a g e s f o r fa l se i m p r i s -

o n m e n t , wh ich has b e e n on t r i a l

b e f o r e a j u r y in J u d g e G r o v e ' s

c o u r t , was g i v e n t o t h e j u r y a t 5

o ' c lock lust e v e n i n g . T h e j u r y

c a m e iu last n i g h t , a n n o u u e e d a

d i s a g r e e m e n t a n d w e r e d i s c h a r g e d .

T h e pa r t i e s t o t h e s u i t a r e f r o m

G r a t t a n . D o n o v a n s igned a b o n d

f o r a s a l o o n - k e e p e r t h e r e and j u s t i -

fied a s to h is p r o p e r t y . B r e s s e h a n

s w o r e t o a c o m p l a i n t and had h i m

a r r e s t e d on t h e c h a r g e of p e r j u r y .

H e was a q u i t t e d a u d t h e n b r o u g h t

t h i s su i t f o r f a l s e i m p r i s o n m e n t . —

| [ G r a n d R a p i d s P r e s s .

Two Lowell S i s t e r s Wed T o g e t h e r .

T w o Lowe l l g i r l s will p a r t i c i p a t e

iu a d o u b l e w e d d i n g . L i c e n s e s

were issued iu t h e c o u n t y c l e r k ' s

office M o n d a y f o r t h e a f f a i r . v v "

was i s sued t o A l v i u E . N o r r i s

B o w n e who will m a r r y A l m a S.

M u r p h y , a u d t h e o t h e r was f o r t h e

m a r r i a g e of C h a r l e s G . R i t t e n g e r

a n d H e n r i e t t a M u r p h y . T h e t w o

p r o s p e c t i v e b r i d e s a r e s i s t e r s ; b o t h

t h e d a u g h t e r s of C h a r l e s M u r p h y

of L o w e l l .

T h e a b o v e c o u p l e s were m a r r i e d

a t t h e M. E . p a r s o n a g e y e s t e r d a y

E p i e y - H u c k s t r a .

A very pre t ty home wedding o c -

curred a t t he home of M r . a u d Mrs .

A lonzo W r i g h t , T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g ,

Oct . 2 0 , when their son, F r e d E p l e y

was uni ted iu marr iage t o Miss F l o r a

H u c k s t r a of G r a n d R a p i d s . A t 8

o 'clock Mrs. Jessie K r u m played t h e wedd ing march aud the b r ida l p a r l y entered the parlor preceded b y R e v . S. G . Anderson, followed by l i t t le Bern ice Rol le r bear ing the r ing on a s i lver t r a y , then came t h e maid of honor . Miss Hat l ie Whi t f i e ld , cousin of t h e bride, and the beat man , Til-den E p l e y , bro ther of the groom, followed by the b r ide aud groom w h o took the i r p laces benea th a floral horseshoe suspended by pink r ibbons aud the sweet ly solemn words which made them one were spoken . A f t e r cougra tu la l ions a n e l egan t sup-per was served. T h e par lors vv jt beau t i fu l ly decorated in pink anil green, roues and evergreen be ing used aud the d in ing room was in whi te and green, sweet alyssium a n d myr t l e . T h e bride wore a beau t i fu l gown of white o r g a n d y with lace t r i m m i n g aud carricd La F r a n c e roses. T h e maid of honor was exquisi tely gowned in blue and carr ied pink r o -ses. T h e little r ing bearer was in wh i l e .

Presents , numerous , useful and beau t i fu l were bestowed upon the br ide .

Gues ts from out of town were W . D . H u c k s t r a of G r a n d Rapids , fa ther of the br ide, Mr. and Mrs . E . E . Rol ler and daugh t e r Bern ice of J a c k -son and Mrs. Geo. K r u m and J o h n aud Hat l i e Whi t f ie ld of V e r g e n n e s .

M r . and Mrs. E p l e y will m a k e

the i r home in Lowel l . * •

T o t h e O v e r s e e r s of H i g h w a y s

t h e T o w n s h i p of Lowell.

All overseer 's war ran t s mus t be re-t u rned on or before the 1'>th d a y of November , 1899, according to M a t u ' to ry law Section 1029.

C . K O i l \ B R O W ,

18-2w H i g h w a y CommiNsioner.

FOOT-BALL HXCURSION

D E T R O I T , U of M. v s . L. of V., Nov. 4.

O n a c c o u n t of the fit »i ball g a m e at D e t r o i t . S a t u r d a y , N o v e m b e r l i b , between Univers i ty of Michigan and Univers i ty of Vi rg in ia , the 1). G . It .

& W . R . K. will sell t ickets to De-t ro i t and r e t u r n f rom station within 155 miles a t one way fare for t h e r o u n d tr ip. Sales w i l l b i i n i d e for morn ing t ra ins only and good to i e -t u r n until m o r n i n g Indn Nov . Oth.

Geo. D e l l a v e n , G . P . A .

CVII a t B e h l ' s c i t y bakery f o r b a k -ed goods and luuch t s .

T r y Bel l ' s M u c i n and .Ivva c o f h e a t 20c per lb a t McMalmn B m s . '

Good work horse an I two well-bred yea r l ing colts for sale ( h e a p .

N . B . B I A I . V .

G a l v a n h / * ! steel t anks f u wate r ing . Call and see t hem.

N . H A S H .

stock

Subscr ibe a t ou r office f« r T h J M i c h i g a n F a r m e r on tr ial eve ry w w k unti l J a n . 1 for only 15 conts . Sam-ple copies f r ee .

Al l lovers of f a n c y china should call a t C. O . L a w r e u c e s d e p a r i m e n l store. H e h a s the finest line of Ian y dishes ever shown iu Lowel l .

T h e L O W E L L L E O C E R a n d M i c h i -

gan F a r m e r to new subscr ibers in K e n t county only 20c to . Ian. 1 , 1 9 0 0 . T h e F a r m e r alone to any address lo same d a t e only 15c.

THE LOWELL MARKET PEP0RT. Corrected Nov. "J, 1S9'J.

Schoo l Report D i s t r i c t No. 5 .

N u m b e r d a y s t a u g h t , 20. " pupils enrol led , 12. " boys, 2 .

girls, 10. Average daily a t t endance , 9.075. Ni ' inber of visitors, 2. T h e following were ne i t he r absen t

no r t a r d y : Lola Loucks , Rosa l^aux, Rudo lph Laux , W i u a R a y m o n d .

LEAH ROGERS, teacher .

Get at t h e C a u s e .

D r . A. W . Chase 's N e r v e a u d Blood Pil ls gel a t the cause of disease by i m p a r l i n g a s l r eug theu iug a n d eslorat ive influence th rough the med*

ium of the nervoi 's system to eve ry o rgan of the body aud by s end iug r ich pure blood, c a r r y i n g with it a supply of the life g iv ing oxygen to a l l t he remotest pa r t s of t h e s y s t e m . F a c e c u t and f a c s i m i l e s igna tu re of Dr . A. W . Chase on every box of t h e genuine. Accept no o ther . P r i c e 50c.

O n l ) new subscr ibers who g e l the i r mail iu K e n t coun ty can have the LEUUER till J a n u a r y 1, 1900 for 1 0 c . !

Wheat old ec (<7 Wheal new it '•7 Corn 40 Uatu i j Kye « 53 Flour per cwt (?) •J 00 ISran per ton («) ir. oo Middlings per ton ft Iti 00 Corn meul per ton ft i " on Corn aud oata per ton 1'J oo Batter 10 ft ly KgKB 15 (ty it; Potatoes 20 @ so Appier per bbl 1 50 1 75 Beans 1 "0 ft 1 35 Beef 5 00 ft 7 00 Veal C 00 @ 7 00 Pork f (K) (a). 5 00 Chic kens 8 («) '.1 Wool washed IK (« 21 Wool an washed 14 O 18

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Letters strictly contidential. E. G. SIGGERS. Patent Lawyer. Watbington,

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CAPTURED FOR BRIEF READING.

TIip S u m r licet Yield.

Hul le t in No. 175 of t h e e x p e r i m e m s t a t i o n , t h e l a t e s t i ssue , p l T e s a l i s t of 20 spcoies of i n s e c t s f o u n d t o ho t r o u b l e -some in t h e s t a t e d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r of 18i>9. I t w a s p r e p a r e d by B. H.

P e i t i t , a s s i s t a n t e n t o m o l o g i s t a t t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l co l lege . F o r m u l a s f o r i n sec t i c ides a r e a l s o i n c l u d e d w i t h sug-g e s t i o n s f o r t h e i r a p p l i c a t i o n . T h e a n a l y s i s of s u g a r b e e t s s eu t in f r o m

Comman i l r r P r a t e r of t t i r G. A. R. I«- v a r i o u s p a r t s of t h e S t a t e s h o w a m u c h

•nra fSenernl Or. trr* anil Annnanr r*

Iho Aldrn-ffo-Camp S u f f — O n e Kltleil

•u • Wreck ou Ihe Kler t r ic Hallway.

Commamle r Pea le r U«ur« General Order*.

C o m m a n d e r P e a l e r , of t h e M i c h i g a n d e p a r t m e n t O. A. II., in g e n e r a l o r d e r s ,

i ssued o n t h e 2Gth, e x p r e s s e s h i s t h a n k s t o a l l w h o c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e succes s of M i c h i g a n ' s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n a t t h e re-c e n t n a t i o n a l e n c a m p m e n t T h e or-d e r s se t f o r t h t h e a c t i o n of t h e n a t i o n a l e n c a m p m e n t in i m p o r t a n t m a t t e r s , es-pec i a l l y t h e r e p o r t of t h e c o m m i t t e e on p e n s i o n s , a n d u r g e s t h e c o m r a d e s , n o w t h a t t h e s e a s o n fo r o u t d o o r re-u n i o n s a n d e n c a m p m e n t s is o r e r , t o m a k e a spec i a l e f f o r t to r ecover i n t o t h e r a n k s t h e l a r g e n u m b e r s w h o h a v e been s u s p e n d e d a u d d r o p p e d fo r va r i -o u s c a u s e s . a n d to g a i n n e w m e m b e r s . E v e r y c o m r a d e is u r g e d t o ac t as a re-c r u i t i n g oflicer. T h e a n n u a l e l e c t i o n of pos t of f icers a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a n d a l t e r n a t e s to t h e 22d a n n u a l d e p a r t -m e n t e n c a m p m o u t wi l l t a k e p l a c e a t t h e first r e g u l a r m e e t i n g of t h e p o s t s in December .

A p p o i n t m e n t s o n a i d e s - d e - c a m p on t h e s ta f f of t h e d e p a r t m e n t c o m m a n d e r a r e a n n o u n c e d as f o l l o w s : l i . II. W i l l i a m s , B a n c r o f t ; F. W. B a r k l e y , H a r t f o r d ; II. D. R u t t e r , B e r r i e n C e n t e r ; 11. F. S m i t h , I t h a c a ; Thos . A Ba l l , H a w k i n s ; E. I*. G i f f o r d , S a r a n a c ; A b n e r S . F r i t z , So lon ; W m . H a r m o n , F r e m o n t ; E d w i n B r o w n , G a l e s b u r g ; A b n e r R Byrd , Day; D. Z. K l i n e , G r a n d R a p i d s T. M. H a r v e y , B a n g o r ; J . T . R o b i n s o n , B l o o m i n g -d a l e ; J . R. E d w a r d s . D o w a g i a c ; A. M. F o o t e . W i U i a m s t o n ; M. C. B a r n e y , F l i n t ; X o r r i s R i c h a r d s o n , Cassopol i s ; W. S. Hi l l , E ^ c a n a b a ; J . C. H a d d o c k , H o l l a n d ; L. X. Duvoo , T r u f a u t ; Wm. T . J o h n s o n , G r a n d Rap ids .

l e s s p e r c e n t a g e of s u g a r t h a n t h o s e of ISIW, a v e r a g i n g a b o u t 23 p e r c ^ n t less. L a t e r e p o r t s , h o w e v e r , i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e r e h a s b e e n an i nc r ea se of 10 t o 15 p e r c e n t in s u g a r d u r i n g t h e w a r m w e a t h e r of t i ie pas t t w o w e e k s . T h e y i e l d p e r a c r e is m u c h l e s s t h a n in 1898.

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T h e co lonia l office a t L o n d o n h a s re-ceived a c a b l e g r a m s t a t i n g t h a t Presi -d e n t S t e y n of t h e O r a n g e F r e e S t a l e h a s issued a p r o c l a m a t i o n a n n e x i n g t h a t p a r t of Cape Co lony w h i c h i s n o r t h of t h e Vaal r iver . T h i s m e a n s G r i q u a l a n d w e s t a n d B e c h u a n a l a n d a n d is a p p a r e n t l y in c o n s e q u e n c e of t h e F r e e S t a t e forces h a v i u g seized t h e r a i l w a y a n d a l l s t a t i o n s n o r t h of Kim-b e r l y . excep t M a f e k i n g , u n l e s s Mafe-k i n g h a s fa l len s ince t h e l a s t n e w s f r o m t h e r e , wh ich Is n o w m o r e t h a n a

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h e h a d n o t r e t r e a t e d .

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r e i n f o r c e m e n t s h a v e b e e n a r r i v i n g f r o m t h e n o r t h . T h i s a c t i v i t y i s d e s i g n e d t o d i v e r t t h e V i s c a y a n s f r o m t h e i r d is -s a t i s f a c t i o n a g a i n s t t h e T a g a l o s . Ag-a i n a l d o h a s o rde red t h e release on pa-r o l e of A r e n i l o a n d o t h e r V i s a y a n l ead -ers , w h o a r e d isposed t o n e g o t i a t e f o r peace , a n d is w a t c h i n g t h e m t o p re -ven t f u r t h e r n e g o t i a t i o n s .

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t h a t , " I dec la red , wi th a l i t t l e sh&rp c a t c h in my b r e a t h even a s I m a d e t h e

dec is ive a s s e r t i o n . " A n d y o u ' r e no t g l o o m y ? " ques -

t ioned Meg. s t i r r i n g her t ea , a n d p u t -t i n g o u t h e r nea t l y - shod l i t t l e fee t t o t h e welcome b la re . " I s h e a t y r a n t .

C H A P T E R X. A b e a u t i f u l w o m a n , a b o u t w h o s e

b e a u t y t h e r e could n o t be t w o o p i n -ions—of good ly h e i g h t , ye t so f u l l of

g race t h a t she w a s r a r e l y de sc r ibed as

t a l l—wi th a c e r t a i n g e n t l e s t a t e l l n e s s

t h a t n o w o r d s c a n q u i t e d e s c r i b e — w i t h

a bead wel l poised, g r a y eyes t h a t h a d

m o r e t ende rness , m o r e pass ion in t h e i r

d e p t h s t h a n a n y o t h e r eyes I h a d eve r

seen, mobi le l ips a s exp re s s ive a s t he

eyes, a f ace a p e r f e c t ova l , c l e a r l y , del i -ca te ly c u t b r i g h t , b r o w n w a v y ha i r ,

g r o w i n g g r a c e f u l l y a r o u n d a p e r f e c t

b r o w — t h e m o s t b e a u t i f u l w o m a n 1 h a d

eve r seen, eve r d r e a m t o f — M a d a m e A r n a u d .

She h a d t h e g r a c i o u s w a y s w h i c h a b e a u t i f u l w o m a n l e a r n s by t h e t ime

she is t h i r t y y e a r s of age. If t h i r t y

y e a r s h a d t a k e n t h e first so f t , peach-

l ike bloom f r o m h e r complex ion , t ha t

w a s b u t a sma l l loss. W i t h h e r queen-ly ways , h e r slow y e t r a d i a n t smi le ,

s h e w a s f a r m o r e c h a r m i n g t h a n any

m e r e gir l could be. In h e r p resence , even Meg's p r e t t l n e s s seemed Inex-

press ive . I, w h o h a d sca rce ly any

c la im t o p re t t l ne s s , was o v e r w h e l m e d

w i t h a sense of my own ins igni f icance .

W e s a w m u c h of M a d a m e A r n a u d . She c a m e o f t en , a n d she gene ra l l y

c ^ m e in t he e v e n i n g when J o h n w a s a t

home . Os tens ib ly , h e r ca l l s w e r e on

m e ; bu t . w h e n s h e l e f t t h e d r a w i n g -room, J o h n a c c o m p a n y i n g h e r across t h e l i t t l e ba l l , s h e fell a t o n c e in to a

s o f t e r , more f a m i l i a r t o n e ; some t imes ,

half an h o u r a f t e r she h a d h idden g o o d - n i g h t to me . she was s t i l l t a l k i n g

i n a subdued , conf ident ia l vo ice to

J o h n in t he ha l l o r in h i s s t u d y ; a n d n o w a n d t h e n J o h n would g o w i t h h e r

t h e s h o r t d i s t a n c e t h a t l a y be tween o u r houses , a n d if t h e e v e n i n g was f u i e t I could c a t c h the s o u n d of the i r f o o t s t e p s a s t h e y passed a n d repassed up a n d down t h e p a v e m e n t , un t i l a t

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a m e A r n a u d had o r will t a k e a box.

a n d s h e invi tes us a l l . "

T H E P E R F U M E D W O M A N .

' D I D TOU N O T K N O W S H E H A D B E E N E N G A G E D TO J O H N ? "

l a s t s h e w e n t Indoors a n d J o h n re-

t u r n e d a l o n e . A m o n t h w e n t by—a ch i l l , g r ay Octo-

be r . w i t h r a w m o r n i n g s and m i s t y e v e n i n g s a n d r a r e g l i m p s e s of pa le

w i n t r y s u n s h i n e . I g r e w more t h a n o n e m o n t h older in t h o s e four l ong weeks . I scarce ly k n e w w h a t t roub led m e ; I t r i e d to pu t t h e t h o u g h t of t h e

t r o u b l e a w a y — I s h r a n k f r o m fac ing i t . J o h n a s k e d m e s o m e t i m e s if I w a s

h a p p y ; I a l w a y s a s s u r e d h i m " Y e s ; "

a n d p e r h a p s t he a s s u r a n c e was m o r e e a g e r t h « " s p o n t a n e o u s , for he would

look a t m e gen t ly a n d t u r n away w i t h

a l i t t l e s i g h . H e w a s a l w a y s g e n t l e . I wished im -

p a t i e n t l y s o m e t i m e s t h a t he would be less p a t i e n t less good, less k ind . W e r e m e n so Inva r i ab ly p a t i e n t w i th wives

t hey w e r e s u r e t hey l o v e d ? Aga in a n d a g a i n h i s s i s t e r ' s w o r d s came back to

m e — " Y o n loved h e r because y o u

wished t o l o r e he r . I s such love t r u s t -w o r t h y ? W i l l I t w e a r a l i f e t ime? H u s -b a n d I t w i t h all y o u r e n e r g y ! " T h e

w o r d s s e e m e d to e c h o In m y b r a i n ; I could n o t , s t r i v e a s 1 would , p u t t h e m

a w a y f r o m me. I t w a s a m i s ty , c h i l l y a f t e r n o o n to-

w a r d t h e e n d of O c t o b e r . Meg h a d r u n in t o s ee me. She w a s fu l l of l i fe a n d s p i r i t s ; she l a u g h e d a t m e because I w a s s i t t i n g in t h e t w i l i g h t ; she k i ssed m e a n d r a n g t h e b e l l f o r t h e l a m p a n d t e a ; t h e n she k i s s e d m e a g a i n a n d

b a d e m e te l l h e r I w a s g lad to see he r . W h e n I a s su red h e r of m y g l a d n e s s s h e

p u t h e r h a n d s u p o n m y s h o u l d e r s a n d

s n o o k m e a l i t t l e , because m y a s s u r -

ance , s h e said, w a s too l u k e w k n n ; t hen , r e p e n t i n g , s h e kissed m e a g a i n

because s h e h a d s h a k e n me. " K i t t y , my d- 'ar , w h e n e v e r I see you ,

I say t o myse l f , ' D o n ' t m a r r y . " " s h e

said, d ives t ing h e r s e l f of h e r t r i m l i t -

t le s ea l sk in Jacke t , a n d look ing r o u n d fo r t h e m o s t s o f t l y - c u s h i o n e d c h a i r .

" P o k e y o u r fire. K i t t y ; let us h a v e a

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K i t t y ? Does he smi l e dece i t f u l l y be-f o r e t he wor ld , a n d t h e n in p r i v a t e bea t y o u ? "

" H a v e s o m e more tea, Meg. a n d don ' t be a goose ."

" T h a n k you. K i t t y . T u r n t h e h a n d l e of t he t e a p o t th i s w a y , dea r , a n d let

m e he lp m y s e l f — d o n ' t be such an offi-c ious hos t e s s . Do you k n o w t h e first

l a w in t h e code of a h o s t e s s ' du t i e s ?— C u l t i v a t e a n a i r of repose . W h e n your guest po l i t e ly a s k s y o u , 'Does y o u r hus -

band b e a t you? ' d o n ' t d a s h a t h e r w i t h ' H a v e s o m e more t ea . T a k e a n o f h e r piece of s u g a r . ' Y o u r g u e s t wil l n a t u r -al ly conc lude t h a t y o u r h u s b a n d does beat y o u . "

" S h e would need t o be a n i m a g i n a -t ive g u e s t , " I r e t u r n e d , l a u g h i n g . " I

c a n n o t i m a g i n e J o h n ' s b e i n g a n y t h i n g

but v e r y good to m e . "

" D o n ' t you find i t du l l , d e a r ? " a sked Meg, w i t h a ref lec t ive a i r . " I cou ldn ' t

poss ib ly love a m a n w h o m I cou ldn ' t i m a g i n e be ing a n y t h i n g b u t good to

me. T a s t e s d i f f e r : T a l k i n g of t a s tes ,

Ki t ty , m y dear , I l i k e c r e a m , n o t mi lk , in m y tea . Don ' t be economica l so

ear ly in l ife, i t ' s a vice t h a t g r o w s . Be-

hold m a m m a ! I t h i n k m a m m a g rows

worse t h a n eve r ; f a t h e r p r o m i s e d to t ake t i cke t s fo r t h e H a y m a r k e t nex t

week a n d we h a d such a f u s s abou t I t

I t s eems , Ki t ty , t h a t t h e expenses of y o u r ve ry quie t w e d d i n g w e r e qu i te

r u i n o u s ; we m u s t n ' t d r e a m of t h e ex-t r a v a g a n c e of t h e t h e a t e r f o r a y e a r to come. Of course , f a t h e r y ie lded ; so I

ran in to see J o h n t h i s m o r n i n g as I pas sed the office; I t h o u g h t I m i g h t d r o p a h i n t t h a t you w c . e p in ing fo r t he t h e a t e r a n d p i n i n g to t a k e me wi th you. So I s t ro l l ed o s t e n s i b l y to a s k J o h n if 1 m i g h t t ie m y shoe lace a n d If a b lack speck h a d not d ropped upon

my c h e e k . " "Meg , w h a t a c h e a t you a r e ! I sha l l

tell J o h n . " " D o , dear . W c ' - . w r ' •• r o i n g . M&d-

C H A P T E R XI . T h e f i re l igh t w a s ve ry b r i gh t . I

l e a n t back In my c h a i r to e scape f r o m

i t My h e a r t h a d s u d d e n l y t u r n e d

co ld ; I wai ted f o r a m o m e n t t hen

a sked a ques t ion v e r y qu ie t ly .

' W a s M a d a m e A r n a u d t h e r e - a t t h e

office, Meg?"

Meg hes i t a t ed fo r a m o m e n t She

p u t down hoi cup , fo lded h e r h a n d s in

h e r lap . and looked closely a t me.

" K i t t y , f o r goodness ' sake , be a r a -

t iona l b e i n g ! " s h e exc la imed . " I f you

h a d m e a n t to no Jea lous of M a d a m e A r n a u d , you shou ld h a v e been Jea lous

be fo re you m a r r i e d J o h n , a n d n o t h a v e

m a r r i e d h im. F o r goodness ' sake ,

d o n ' t be Jea lous a t t h i s l a t e da t e . " " I ' m n o t J ea lous . " I repl ied , in a dul l

y e t p r o t e s t i n g tone . " W h y shou ld I

b e ? " F o r m a n y m i n u t e s we s a t in s i lence,

t h e clock on t h e l i t t l e ch lmney-p lcco

t i c k i n g aud ib ly In t h e s t i l lness of t h e r o o m . T h e n i t w a s I w h o b r o k e t h e

s i lence. I s p o k e w i t h sudden pass ion ,

y e t In a low, s low, d e l i b e r a t e tone. " I wish I h a d n e v e r m a r r i e d J o h n . "

I sa id . "I w i sh i t e v e r y day . Meg. I

h a v e spoil t h i s l i fe . I h a v e m a d e h im

w r e t c h e d . "

" K i t t y ! " Meg was a s s e r ious now as I. S h e

c a m e round to w h e r e I s a l . a n d sea t ed

herself on the e lbow of my c h a i r . I p u t my head a g a i n s t h e r s h o u l d e r a n d

s a t In s i lence , l o o k i n g pe r fec t ly hope-

lessly be fo re me. " H e loved h e r , " I sa id a t l as t , s t i l l

s p e a k i n g In a q u i e t tone, s t i l l l o o k i n g

be fo re m e i n t o t h e g l o w i n g fire. " S o m e

o n e should h a v e to ld m e ! N o one to ld

m e ; I did n o t k n o w — I did n o t k n o w ! " " A n d I d id n o t k n o w It un t i l a f t e r -

w a r d s , " sa id Meg gen t ly . " I h a d h e a r d

of her , b u t I h a d on ly h e a r d half t h e s to ry . I h e a r d It a g a i n t h e o t h e r day

more f u l l y . " "Tel l m e . "

" B u t J o h n h a s told you . " "No . " " H o w s t r a n g e ! I t ' s a l ong s t o r y ; I

scarce ly k n o w w h e r e to begin. T e n o r e leven y e a r s ago M a d a m e A r n a u d — s h e

was Luc ia St . J o h n t h e n — w a s an ac t ress , a s i n g e r — b u t you k n o w t h a t . "

"I know n o t h i n g . " "She s s n g in o p e r a ; t hey sa id s h e

w a s t he c o m i n g p r i m a d o n n a . She s ang fo r t w o s e a s o n s ; t h e n h e r voice

fai led h e r . " "Go on . Meg ." "She h a d been e n g a g e d t o J o h n -

how s t r a n g e i t is . K i t t y , t h a t I s h o u l d

know t h i s a n d n o t y o u ! — d i d y o u k n o w she h a d been engaged t o J o h n ? "

" N o . " " J o h n o u g h t t o h a v e to ld y o u , 1

t h i n k . Wel l , s h e h a d been m a k i n g a b ig Income, a n d t h e Income d w i n d l e d down t o n o t h i n g s u d d e n l y , a n d J o h n w a s poo r . H e w a s v e r y poor , y o u

know, in t h o s e d a y s ; h e w a s o n l y a

so l ic i tor w i t h a p r e c a r i o u s s o r t of p rac t i ce , w i t h a r e p u t a t i o n y e t t o be made . T h e n he w a s s t r u g g l i n g t o p a y off h is f a t h e r ' s d e b t — h e w a s poor ,

hopeless ly . S h e h a d m a d e h i m p r o m i s e t h a t , a f t e r t h e i r m a r r i a g e , s h e s h o u l d n o t g i v e u p h e r c a r e e r — s h e w a s to be a l lowed t o g o on s i n g i n g . S h e h a d

been s i n g i n g In P a r i s ; s h e w a s c o m i n g home. I t w a s m i d w i n t e r , a n d s h e a n d Miss M o r t i m e r , w h o w a s a l w a y s w i t h he r . c h o s e to r e m a i n on d e c k w h e n sens ib le people would h a v e been s leep-

ing in t h e i r cab ins . She t o o k cold. W h e n s h e g o t well a g a i n h e r vo ice w a s gone—gone a s f a r a s h e r p r o f e s s i o n w a s conce rned . T h a t ' s h e r s t o r y . "

" B u t no t a l l . Go o n . "

( T o be con t i nued . )

Wa* Rebuil t A f t e r t h e FIcod.

I t Is c l a i m e d f o r a b u i l d i n g n e a r S t A lbans . E n g l a n d , t h a t i t i s t h e o l d e s t

i n h a b i t a t e d h o u s e in t h a t c o u n t r y . A p a r t of i t . a t a n y r a t e , i s m o r e t h a n

1.000 y e a r s old. T h i s is t h e f o u n d a t i o n w h i c h w a s bu i l t by K i n g Offa . T h e s t r u c t u r e w a s o r ig ina l ly used a s a fish-

i n g lodge by t h e m o n k s ol t h e a b b e y of S t A l b a n s , of w h i c h m o n a s t e r y i t f o r m e d a p a r t I t w a s s i t u a t e d on t h e b a n k of a n I m m e n s e fish p o n d n e a r S t A l b a n s , b e l o n g i n g to t h e r o y a l p a l a c e

of K i n g s b u r y , of w h i c h l i t t l e b u t t h e n a m e n o w r e m a i n s . T h e p r e s e n t b u i l d -

i n g r e s t i n g u p o n these a n c i e n t f o u n d a -t i ons w a s p r o b a b l y e rec ted d u r i n g t h e

fifteenth c e n t u r y . I t h a s possessed s e v -e r a l n a m e s , a n d is a t p r e s e n t k n o w n a s t h e " F i g h t i h g Cocks." T h e r e i s a

wooden t a b l e t on t h e f r o n t wal l s e t -t i n g f o r t h t h a t i t i s " T h e o l d e s t In-

h a b i t e d h o u s e in England." B u t t h i s , t h o u g h e n o u g h t o s a t i s f y a n y r e a s o n -a b l e be ing , i s feeble w h e n c o m p a r e d w i t h a f o r m e r s ign w h i c h r a n : " T h e

Old R o u n d H o u s e : R e b u i l t a f t e r t h e

f lood."

n « ( lor* Into Etelaoles Over Her

Oenulne Feminini ty.

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be tween ' t h e h i g h e r a n d nob le r ' a n d a load of ash coal, a c c o r d i n g lo t h e W a s h i n g t o n Post , " t h a t t h e a d v e r t i s i n g e n d s of th is m o n t h ' s m a g a z i n e s a r e

p u b l i s h i n g a t e s t i m o n i a l aa t o t he m e r -i t s of a c e r t a i n b r and of to i le t soaii . w r i t t e n by one of t he lad les who has been do ing her l i t t l e bi t du r ing t h e las t half l e n t u r y t o w a r d s ecu r ing the f r a n c h i s e for w o m a n . H e r p ic tu re W r u n In wi th t he ad a n d h e r t e s l lmon la ! Is sure ly a h e a p f u l s o m e fo r a volun-t a ry c o n t r i b u t i o n , in t he course ol her r e m a r k s she says . 'I a b h o r a per-f u m e d woman." I t Is to t a k e a sho r t .

Jerky biff a t t h i s r e m a r k t h a i I emerg. ' f r o m my cave a n d l eap i n t o t he f r a c a s I love a p e r f u m e d w o m a n . I t h ink a p e r f u m e d w o m a n Is t h e real t h i n g in f e m i n i n i t y — t h e da in t i l y pe r fumed w o m a n , who, w h e n she swi shes by* you, ha s s o m e t h i n g about her t h a i m a k e s you vague ly r e m e m b e r t he obi honeysuck l e covered porch t h a t yotl k n e w a q u a r t e r of a c e n t u r y ago ; who c a r r i e s with h e r t h e sugges t ion ol

a s p h o d e l i a n da les and s t a r l i t meadows . I t lsn"l pa r t i cu l a r ly because of tho e lus ive , h o p - s m o k y , g a r d e n - o f - D a p h n o f r a g r a n c e t h a t t he p e r f u m e d w o m a n da in t i l y emi t s t h a t I t h ink she"s t h i one and only rea l t h i n g In long d rap -er ies . it"8 because she typif ies t he f em-in ine woman. G i m m e a lyre, o r n h a r p , o r a f u g l e h o r n , o r a kazoo—any old t h i n g — t h a t 1 m a y s i n g the p ra i s e s and t h e g lo r ies of t h e f e m i n i n e w o m -a n ! She was h e r e in t he worId"s early* d a w n , and she"s going to be r igh t h e r e a longs ide of us when we ' re h a v i n g J2.48 round t r i p e x c u r s i o n s t o Mara! I t ' s because she"s f e m i n i n e t h a t she ' s a d o r a b l e ! i t ' s because every once in awh i l e s h e ge t s her work d o n e ea r ly so she can 'go u p s t a i r s and h a v e a good cry; ' i t ' s because she c r u s h e s us

i n t o pu lp wi th her "becauoe"; i t ' s be-cause she a d m i t s o u r p r emi se s a n d de-nies o u r c o n c l u s i o n s ; i t ' s because she ' l l begin t o p u r s e h e r l ips f o r baby t a l k when she sees an i n f a n t a block a w a y ; it"s because s h e loves r o s e s a n d lacey t h i n g s and only 92 per pound c a n d y ; i t ' s because she gives us t he r e p r o a c h f u l eye w h e n we o u g h t to be sewed up In a b l a n k e t a n d c l u b b e d ; it"8 because she ' l l d ig a n d de lve and s c r a p e a n d s c r a p fo r h e r h u s b a n d a n d h e r l i t t l e ones un t i l icy s t a l a c t i t e s h a n g f r o m t h e roof of G e h e n n a ; i t ' s because she d a b s h e r eyes w i th a l i t t l e wad of m o u c h o i r u n t i l her n o s e is red w h e n she sees real h u m a n s u f f e r i n g ; i t ' s Jus t because s h e ' s f e m i n i n e . Bill , a n d t h e r e f o r e such a de rned b ig s i g h t b e t t e r t h a n we a re . t h a t she h a d us on the lope a n d p lum loco ove r h e r eve r s ince t h e d a y s of t h e H y k s o s k i n g s of E g y p t ! G i m m e a l u t e t h a t I m a y c h a n t of t he phys ica l , m e n t a l , m o r a l a n d s p i r i t u a l l ove l iness of t he p e r f u m e d , w h o is a l so t he f e m i n i n e w o m a n ! May-she be wi th us u n t i l t h e g r a n d bus t up

of a i l t h i n g s ! "

Tr iumph of RettlUm.

B r u s h e — " I s u p p o s e y o u h a v e h e a r d t h e old s t o r y of t h e a r t i s t w h o pa in t ed g r a p e s so n a t u r a l t h a t t h e b i r d s c a m e a n d pecked a t t h e m . " P e n n — " T h a i s n o t h i n g . A f r i e n d of m i n e p a i n t e d a t r a m p so t r u e t o l i fe t h a t h e c o u l d n ' t ge t r id of i t Peop l e w o u l d n ' t h a v e t h e t h i n g in t h e i r house s . "—New Y o r k J o u r n a l .

No Cance fo r Worry.

Mrs . H e n n e s s y — S h u r e , P a t s y , d a r -

l in t . i t s a f r a i d Ol a m t h a t OI'll ove r -

s l ape meself In th* marnln* a n ' b e t oo l a t e fe r ea r ly m a s s . H e n n e s s y — D o n ' t w o r r y a ' t a l l , a ' t a l l , M a r y A n n . Av y e fo ind yourse l f o v e r s l a p i n ' Jes ' t ech m e a n ' Oi'H w a k e yo a t w a n s t — O h i o

S t a t e J o u r n a l .

Rel r o g r e u l o a .

S p r i g g s — H o w m u c h oldor is your s i s t e r t h a n you . J o h n n y ? J o h n n y — 1 d u n n o . Maud used to be 25 y e a r s , t h e n s h e w a s 20, and now s h e a i n ' t only 18. We ' l l soon be twins .

C H I N A M E N F E E D T H E I R D E A D .

Carious Cn<tom of the Or ien ta l ! T h a t

I* Observed Twice a Year.

Twice a y e a r , in t he first week of Apr i l and Oc tober , t he Ch inese feed the i r dead. They t h i n k t h a t once t h e i r f r i e n d s a n d r e l a t i v e s leave t h i s m o r t a l coll t hey o u g h t to s l ay a w a y f r o m t h i s wor ld , a n d to p r e v e n t t h e i r r e t u r n t hey f a i t h f u l l y t r a n s m i t lo t h e m a l l t h e neces sa r i e s of l i fe . I t ha s been d iscovered by o r i e n t a l wi sdom t h a t t h e way to t r a n s m i t s e r v a n t s , songs , p lays , books a n d money i s to m a n u -f a c t u r e t h e m In p a p e r a n d b u r n t h e m . B u t a c tua l e a t a b l e s m u s t be ca r r i ed to t he g rave . T h e C h i n e s e a r e n o t s t i ngy , a n d w a g o n loads of r oa s t ed ch ickens , pigs , ducks , v a r i o u s s w e e t -m e a t s a n d f r u i t s a r e t a k e n to t he c e m -eter ies . T h e food is piled b e f o r e e a c h g rave , a m i d b u r n i n g red, c a r r o t - s h a p e d cand le s a n d Joss s t icks . T h e n t h e l iv-ing p r o s t r a t e t h e m s e l v e s be fo re t h e dead a n d beg t h e m to r i se u p a n d e n -Joy t h e m s e l v e s . Ch inese w i n e s a r e t hen s p r i n k l e d l ibera l ly ove r t h e g r a v e s , w h i l e s o m e g r a v e s rece ive boxes of c i g a r s a n d p a c k a g e s of c i g a r -e t tes . But you m u s t no t suppose t h a t t h e e a t a b l e s a r e l e f t on t h e g r a v e s . Oh, n o ! T h a t would be t h r o w i n g too m u c h t e m p t a t i o n in the way of h e a -then t r a m p s . I n a b o u t t w o h o u r s i t is be l ieved t h a t t h e ghos t s go t t he es-sence of t h e e a t a b l e s conveyed t o t h e m , a n d then t h e devo tees g a t h e r up t h e o f f e r i n g s a n d c a r r y t h e m h o m e a g a i n to feed t h e i r own m a t e r i a l bodies . B u t t h e c i g a r s a n d c i g a r e t t e s a r e

bu rned on t h e g raves .

To Clean Diamond*.

J u s i a t t h i s season , w h e n the w o r l d is fu l l of b r ides , a n d s u n b u r s t s a n d s t a r s a n d o t h e r dazz l ing " g i f t s of t he g r o o m " seem a s c o m m o n as p la in gold wedd ing r ings , a h in t on how to c l e a n d i a m o n d s a r t f u l l y m a y n o t come a m i s s . T h e s t o n e s should first be w a s h e d in w a r m w a t e r a n d yellow soapsuds , w i t h a sma l l bu t n o t too h a r d b rush . R i n s e a n d dry t h e m ca re fu l ly w i t h a s o f t c lo th o r s i lk h a n d k e r c h i e f , a n d p u t t h e m i n t o a box c o n t a i n i n g boxwood dus t . Move them a b o u t in t h i s f o r some t i m e unt i l t hey seem p e r f e c t l y dry, f r e e t h e m f r o m the powder a n d pol ish w i t h t i s sue p a p e r .

A Queer Lot.

S t r a n g e r — I h a v e hea rd t h a t you h a v e a good m a n y q u e e r people i u th i s t own . C i t i zen—As odd a lot a s you 'd find in a y e a r ' s t r a v e l . T h e y a r e a queer se t , t h e who le of ' em, o u t s i d e my f a m i l y . And my wi fe is a l m o s t a s bad

as t he o t h e r s ; b u t t h e n , you k n o w s h e w a s n ' t o r ig ina l ly of m y f a m l y . — B o s t o n

T r a n s c r i p t

T h e he i r to t he R u s s i a n t h r o n e fs said to be a good s h o t , but t h i s will not be as use fu l in h is f u t u r e bus iness as l o be a poor w z c i .

H O U S E W I T H I N A H O U S E .

How r "3eallhjr Woman Will irmds M

Witch'* Hoodoo.

W a s h i n g t o n S t a r : A pa lace b u i l t

l i tera l ly a r o u n d a s u p e r s t i t i o n is W a s h -ing ton ' s n e w r s t m a r v e l , a n d one m a y l a f e ly s a y t h a t n o t h i n g to ma t ch i t h a s ever been seen a n y w h e r e . B a r o n i a l

cast les , a s well as edif ices of o t h e r k inds , o f t e n ga in r e s i d e n t spooks o r

acqu i r e cu r ses as inc iden t s of t h e i r h i s tory , b u t It ha s n o t been t h e f a s h i o n h i t h e r t o to p rov ide In tho a r c h i t e c t ' s j

p l ans a g a i n s t such t roub les , a n d t h e not ion of e m b o d y i n g a hoodoo k i l l e r in t he very fabr ic of a m a n s i o n Is who l ly novel. T h e o w n e r of t h i s r e m a r k a b l e house , which as yet Is no t qu i te ha l f finished, is Mrs. R. H. Townsend of P h l l n d a l p h l a . B e f o r e h e r m a r r i a g e she was Mary Scot t , a d a u g h t e r of t h e l a t e Col. •"Tom" Scot t , of P e n n s y l v a n i a r a i l r o a d fame . H e r wea l th r u n s In to t h e mi l l ions , and ihe mans ion a f o r e -said will cos t her abou t $400,000. I t will be near ly twice t he size of t h e f a m o u s I .el ter house , on D u p o n t c ircle , be ing 125 feet In wid th and 123 fee t In d e p t h . Mrs. T o w n s e n d Is bu i ld ing i t . she says , for h e r younges t d a u g h t e r , now 17 years of ace . and a lmost r e a d y t o e n t e r society, i t will be tho scene,

doubt less , of some of t he m o s t gor -geous en te r ta inmc-nls ever given a t t he n a t i o n a l capi ta l . Now, once upon a t ime—a very p rope r way to begin such a s t o r y as t h i s - M r s . Townsend in t e r -v iewed a wi tch . It was a r e m a r k a b l y c l eve r witch, a n d , in revea l ing the

f u t u r e to her lady pa t ron , she pred ic ted a n u m b e r of e v e n t s s ince realized wi th a M o n i s h l n g accu racy in Mrs. T o w n -s e n d ' s life. I t w a s a very b r i g h t and

c h e e r f u l p ic tu re she drew, on the who le one m a y c o m m a n d a good deal of

b r i g h t n e s s and c h e e r f u l n e s s If one pos-sesses mi l l ions of do l l a r s—but t h e r e w a s one u n p l e a s a n t p rognos t i ca t ion .

T h i s was t h a t If Mrs. Townsend eve r occupied a dwe l l i ng which h a d neve r

been lived in be fo re she would die w i th -in s ix m o n t h s a f t e r m o v i n g in . T h i s p r o p h e c y s t r u c k Mrs. T o w n s e n d a s g r e w s o m e , t o say the least , a n d u p t o n o w she h a s ca r e fu l l y avoided a l l r i sk of I n c u r r i n g t h e p e n a l t y s u g g e s t e d . T h o u g h a n x i o u s fo r some t ime p a s t to m o v e h e r r e s idence to W a s h i n g t o n

a n d build a h o m e here , she h a s been r e s t r a i n e d f r o m the a c c o m p l i s h m e n t of t h i s des i re by t h e wi t ch ' s o m i n o u s v a t -i c ina t ion . She had t h o u g h t of b u y i n g a house , b u t could find n o n e t h a t was l a r g e e n o u g h o r a d e q u a t e In o t h e r re -s p e c t s fo r h e r purposes . At l e n g t h , howeve r , s h e h i t upon an Ingen ious m e t h o d of e v a d i n g the hoodoo a n d ge t -t i n g wha t she w a n t e d a t t he s a m e t ime . S h e decided t o p u r c h a s e t h e old Hl l l -y e r m a n s i o n on M a s s a c h u s e t t s a v e n u e , a n d t o c o n s t r u c t a pa lace a r o u n d i t . T h i s she Is do ing in such a m a n n e r t h a t wh i l e occupy ing t h e new m a n s i o n , she wil l a c t u a l l y l ive in t h e old H i l l ye r house , t h e ske l e ton of wh ich is re -t a ined a s a midd le por t ion of t h e r e -

v a m p e d s t r u c t u r e . Her bed room, h e r d r e s s l n g r o o m a n d b a t h r o o m a n d h e r boudo i r will be in t h e a n c i e n t dwe l l ing , t h e o r i g ina l floor Jois ts a n d f r a m e w o r k , a s well a s t h e roof , be ing k e p t I n t a c t T h u s t h e hoodoo wil l be de f ea t ed . In-a s m u c h a s t h e cons t ruc t ion on wh ich t h e b u i l d e r s a r e n o w e n g a g e d c o m e s u n d e r t h e h e a d of " a l t e r a t i o n s , " t e ch -n ica l ly s p e a k i n g , and Mrs. T o w n s e n d m a y c o n s i d e r hersel f s a fe a g a i n s t t h e

f u l f i l l m e n t of t he cond i t iona l t h r e a t r e -corded a g a i n s t h e r in t he b o o k of f a t e .

Daly Feed Man and Steed.

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Feed your nerves, tlso, on pure blood if you •would fui* them strong. Men dnd women who tre nervous are so becAasr their nerves ire starved. When they nuke their blood rich and pure •with Hood"$ SarsApirilU their nervousness disippeir* because the nerves are properly fed.

A Church Cariosity. A c h u r c h in which o n l y two se rv ices

a r e he ld d u r i n g t h e y e a r is su re ly a cur ios i ty , ye t such a one i s to be found in t he midd l e of a l a rge field n e a r t oe v i l lage of T o w t o n . in E n g l a n d . I t w a s o r ig ina l ly e rec ted as a m e m o r i a l to Lord de Clifford, who fell in t he battle-

of T o w t o n in 1461.

A Long Day.

A t W a r d b u r y . N o r w a y , t h e longes t day las t s f r o m May 1 to J u l y 22 w i th -o u t i n t e r r u p t i o n .

K R A P O T K I N I N T H E S O L I T A R Y .

Ueicr lp t ion of Ihe PrUon R o o m l a

Which He W»* Connned.

F r o m t h e A t l a n t i c M o n t h l y : M y flril m o v e m e n t was t o a p p r o a c h t h e w i n -dow. w h i c h was p laced so h i g h t h a t 1 could h a r d l y r e a c h i t w i th m y l i f t e d hand . I t was a b road , low o p e n i n g , c u t in a wall five f ee t th ick a n d p r o t e c t e d by an Iron g r a t i n g a n d a doub l e i r o a w i n d o w f r a m e , r e l a t e s P r i n c e K r a p o t -k ln . At a d i s t ance of a dozen y a r d f -f r o m t h i s window I s a w the o u t e r w a l l of t h e fo r t r e s s , a p iece of m a s o n r y o f i m m e n s e t h i cknes s , on the roof of which I could m a k e o u t a g ray a e n t r y box. Only by l o o k i n g u p w a r d c o u l d I pe rce ive a bi t of t h e sky . wh ich w«» n o w fa in t ly I l l umina t ed by t h e l aa t r a y s of the sun . I m a d e a m i n u t e I n -spec t ion of the room, where I h a d n o w to spend no one could say h o w m a n y y e a r s . F r o m the pos i t i on of t h e h i g h c h i m n e y of t h e m i n t I guessed t h a t I was in the s o u t h w e s t c o r n e r of t h # f o r t r e s s , in a bas t ion o v e r l o o k i n g t h * N e v a , Th is r o o m of m i n e w a s a c a s e -m e n t des t ined fo r a big gun a n d t h e w i n d o w was an e m b r a s u r e . S u n r a y a m i g h t never p e n e t r a t e i t ; even in s u m -m e r t hey m u s t be lost by t h e t h i c k -n e s s of the wal l . I t was e leven s l e p t f r o m one c o r n e r t o t he o t h e r of t h e r o o m , which held an i ron bed, a l i t t l e

: o a k tab le and a n o a k stool . T h e floor w a s covered wi th pa in ted fe l t a n d t h » wa l l s wi th yel low paper . H o w e v e r , i n o r d e r to deaden the sounds , t h e p a p e r w a s not p u t on t h e wall I t se l f ; i t w a s pa in t ed ove r c a n v a s a n d b e h i n d t h » c a n v a s I d i scovered a wire g r a t i n g , b e -

' h i n d which was a l a y e r of f e l t O n l y beyond the fel t could I r each t h e s t o n *

J wal l . At t he Inne r s ide of t he roonn i t h e r e was a w a s h s t a n d and a t h i c k oak . I door . In which 1 made o u t a locked" j o p e n i n g to pass t he food t h r o u g h a n d ' a l i t t l e si l t , p ro tec ted by g l a s s a n d a | s h u t t e r f r o m the outs ide . T h i s was the -| " J u d a s " t h r o u g h which the prisoner.-| could be spied upon a t e v e r y m o m o n t -

T h e sen t ry w h o s tood in t h e p a s s a g e f r e q u e n t l y l i f ted t h e l i t t le s h u t t e r a n d looked Inside, h is boots s q u e a k i n g a s h e c rep t t o w a r d the door. I t r ied t o speak to h im. T h e n the eye w h i c h T could see t h r o u g h the s i l t a s s u m e d a n express ion of t e r r o r and the s h u t t e r was Immed ia t e ly let down, on ly to be opened fu r t i ve ly a m i n u t e o r two l a t e r . B u t I could get no word of r ep ly f r o m t h e s en t ry . Abso lu te s i l ence r e i g n e d a l l J r o u n d : no sounds c a m e f r o m a n y -where . I d ragged my stool to t h e w i n -dow a n d looked upon the bi t of s k y I could see. I t r ied to ca tch a n y s o u n d f r o m t h e N e v a o r f rom the t o w n on the oppos i te s ide of t he r ive r , b u t I could

ca tch none .

The Limit* of Heat and Cold.

T h e g r e a t e s t hea t p roduced ar t i f ic ia l -ly is t h a t of an e lec t r i c -a rc f u r n a c e the k ind t h a t is used in t h e p r o d u c t i o n

of ar t i f ic ia l d i a m o n d s , c a l c ium ca rb ide , etc. I t i s so i n t ense t h a t n o t h i n g ex-

is ts w i th wh ich to r e c o r d i t I t i r e s t ima ted , howeve r , to be a b o u t 4.00C degrees F . T h e co ldes t k n o w n t e m -p e r a t u r e is t h a t of l iquid a i r . w h i c h

f r eezes a lcohol a n d m e r c u r y a n d d i s -t a n c e s a l l m e a n s of m e a s u r i n g . I t la c la imed t h a t w i th i t a t e m p e r a t u r e o t 400 deg rees below zero F . i s r e a c h e d .

T h e p r e s e n t l imi t s of h e a t a n d cold a re , t h e r e f o r e , r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e a r t f u r n a c e a n d l iquid a i r .

E n t h u s i a s m is t h e b a d p e of s i n c e r i t y .

WO M E N d o s u f f e r ! E v e n s o - c a l l e d h e a l t h y w o m e n s u f f e r !

B u t t h e y a r e n o t h e a l t h y I

T h e m a r k s l e f t b y p a i n a r e o n t h e y o u n g f a c e s of m a n y o f o n r

d a u g h t e r s . P a i n t h a t l e a v e s i t s m a r k c o m e s f r o m a c u r a b l e

c a u s e . If t h a t c a u s e i s n o t r e m o v e d i t s

i n f l u e n c e r e a c h e s o u t a n d o v e r s h a d o w s a

w h o l e l i f e . T h e r e a s o n L y d i a E . P i n k h a m ' s

V e g e t a b l e C o m p o u n d h a s b e e n s o u n i -

f o r m l y s u c c e s s f u l f o r o v e r a q u a r t e r of a

c e n t u r y i n o v e r c o m i n g t h e s u f f e r i n g o f

w o m e n , i s t h a t i t i s t h o r o u g h a n d g o e s

d i r e c t l y t o t h e c a u s e . I t i s a w o m a n ' s

r e m e d y f o r w o m a n ' s i l ls .

M i s s EMILY F . HAAS, o f 148 F r e e m a n

S t . , G r e e n p o i n t , B r o o k l y n , N . Y . , w r i t e s :

••DEAR MRS. PINKHAM—I w i s h t o

s t a t e t h a t I u s e d y o u r V e g e t a b l e C o m

p o u n d w i t h t h e g r e a t e s t s u c c e s s . I

w a s v e r y s i c k f o r n e a r l y a y e a r w i t h

h y s t e r i a , w a s d o w n - h e a r t e d a n d

n e r v o i l i ; a l s o s u f f e r e d w i t h p a i n f u l

m e n s t r u a t i o n a n d p a i n i n b a c k a n d

l i m b s . I o f t e n w i s h e d f o r d e a t h ,

t h i n k i n g n o t h i n g w o u l d c u r e m e . I

h a d d o c t o r s , b u t t h e i r m e d i c i n e s d i d

m e n o g o o d . A t l a s t , b y t h e a d v i c e

of a f r i e n d , I b e ^ a n t o t a k e L y d i a E .

P i n k h a m ' s V e g e t a b l e C o m p o u n d .

a n d I a m h a p p y t o s a y i t h a s e n t i r e -

l y c u r e d m e .

JENNIE SHERMAN, o f F r e m o n t ,

M i c h . , B o x 748, w r i t e s :

••DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:—I f e e l

t h a t I m u s t w r i t e y o u a n d t e l l

y o u w h a t y o u r m e d i c i n e h a s

d o n e f o r m e . I h a d n e u r a l g i a

of t h e s t o m a c h f o r t w o y e a r s ,

s o b a d t h a t I c o u l d n o t d o a n y

w o r k . I h a d t w o o r t h r e e d o c -

t o r s , b u t d i d n o t s e e m t o g e t a n y b e t -

t e r . I b e g a n t a k i n g L y d i a E . P i n k -

h a m ' s V e g e t a b l e C o m p o u n d a n d L i v e r

P i l l s a n d i m p r o v e d f r o m t h e first, h a d

b e t t e r a p p e t i t e , a n d a f t e r t a k i n g t h r e e b o t t l e s of C o m p o u n d

a n d o n e b o x of L i v e r P i l l s , c a n s a y t h a t I a m c u r e d . Y o u r

V e g e t a b l e C o m p o u n d i s a w o n d e r f u l m e d i c i n e . "

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t u r y will begin J a n u a r y 1, 1900 and

he suppor ted b is assertion with very

p laus ib le and ene rge t i c a r g u m e n t s .

T h e ed i to r contended t h a t tho new

c e n t u r y will n o t begin unt i l J a n u a r y

1, 1901, and adduced reasons t h a t

seemed to him conclusive, bu t failed

to conv ince a foresa id good f r i end .

T h e fo l lowing e x t r a c t f r o m a letter

to t h e Ch icago T r ibune f r o m P r o f .

W . H . M. Chr is t ie , d i r ec to r of the

roya l observatory a t Greenwich , seems

to set t le the m a t t e r conclusively:

" I n reply to y o u r inqui ry I beg to in fo rm you t h a t the twentieth cen tu ry beg ins on J a n . 1 , 1901 . I t has been genera l ly agreed to cal I t he first y e a r of t h e Chris t ian e ra A n n o D o m i n i n o t A . D . 0 , a n d consequent ly the second c e n t u r y begins wi th A . D . 101 100 years a f t e r t he beg inn ing of t h e first y e a r , and so on for the succeeding centur ies . T h e question was ful ly dis cussed a t t he cen tu ry d inne r at G l a s -gow on A p r i l 15, 1890, when the lord dean of t h e gui ld , a f t e r q u o t i n g var ious author i t ies , gave b is decision as a rb i te r t h a t the nineteenth cen tu ry d id not commence ti l l , J a n . 1 , 1 8 0 1

ADMIRAL DEWEY ta lks like a man

w h o would r a t h e r be l e f t a lone than

be p res iden t .

ABOUT al l t h a t Spain seems to give

he r naval heroes are handsome ly e n -

grossed verd ic ts of a cour t mar t i a l .

GEN. FUNSTAN evident ly prefers

go ing back and fighting the Fi l ipinos

t o t ak ing a n y more chances with t h e

poli t icians.

THE r e p o r t tha t the re is to be no

contest o v e r the V a n d e r b i l t will, has

cast a pall of gloom over pa r t of the

legal profession.

THE la tes t dispatches indicate that

Genera l Ot is is still ho ld ing out he

roically aga in s t the a d v a n c e of the

Amer ican troops. * ^ ^

THE A g r i c u l t u r a l d e p a r t m e n t has

issued a bullet in descr ib ing " W i n d -

mills in N e b r a s k a , " bu t omitted all

ment ion of M r . B r y a n .

SOME people seem to th ink t ha t t he

P r e s i d e n t kep t bis p l edge to t a k e " n o

backward s t ep" on civi l service reform

by m a k i n g a complete somersaul t .

WHEN a South A m e r i c a n pres ident

decides to t ake a t r i p be does nut l i n -

g e r a r o u n d the d e p o t wait ing for ova

tions. H e is as l i k e l y to ge t a boom

as a bouqne t .

13Y STEPPING off b is p l a t fo rm a n d

say ing good words fo r the t rus t s , M r .

U a n n a gives some of b is p a r t y a s s o -

cia tes a p a i n , bu t p r o b a b l y Mr . H a n -

n a knows his business.

I r ADMIRAL DRWET advised t h a t

G e n . Mi les be sent t o rep lace Ot i s ,

a n d t h e P res iden t still refuses to heed

t h e adv ice , be i* t a k i n g a grea t

sponsibi l i ty .

i c -

SOMB of the Oh io poli t icians th ink

t h a t if '"Golden R u l e " J o n e s wore

rea l ly anx ious to pract ice t h e golden

rule , b e would w i t h d r a w from the

g u b e r n a t o r i a l r a c e .

IN OHIO each p a r t y is thought t o

h a v e been h u r t by its pr inc ipa l

s p e a k e r s . M r . B r y a n ' s advocacy of

free s i lver is said lo h a v e h u r t t h e

D e m o c r a t s a m o n g business men, while

M r . H a n n a ' s speeches o n t r u s t s h a v e

caused t rouble f o r the E e p u b l i c a n f . ,

G E N . FITZ HUCSII L E E is c o m i n g

home from C u b a . T h e r e w a s a t ime

not so very l o n g ago when this would

have cal led for a sword presenlion if

not i house a n d lot, bu t t he Amer ican

people h a v e r a the r shor t memories .

WHEN the pot can with propriety

advise the ke t t l e to r u b off i ts smut ,

t he Un i t ed S t a t e s can remonst ra te

with E n g l a n d aga ins t its war on the

South A f r i c a n republics. L e t us

p luck the M a n i l a mote f rom our own

eye first.

T H E Civil Service Commission has

f inal ly ssked the Cab ine t officers t o

inform the i r employes t h a t t hey need

not submi t t o political a s s e s s m e n t s ^ u t

action was defer red so long t h a t t h e

warn ing will h a r d l y be effective in

t h i s campa ign .

THEY fined a m a n $25 in G r a n d

Rap ids M o n d a y f o r ho ld ing a revol •

ver a t a woman ' s head and t h r e a t e n -

ing l o shoo t—a s l i g h t pun i shmen l for

such a n offense I t is ge l l ing lo be

dangerous for a gir l to refuse lo c o m -

ply wi ih a lover 's demands . T h e

women of Mich igan should a r m them-

selves a n d begin shoot ing j u s t a l i t t le

sooner l h a n the i r impe tuous suitors.

WITH the receipts of the g o v e r n -

men t exceed ing the d isbursements sev-

eral mil l ion do l l a r s , it would seem

t h a t t h e new revenue law should be

in te rpre ted l iberal ly t o avoid new (az

a t i on , b u t t he recent , decision of the

Commiss ioner of I n t e r n a l R e v e n u e re

qu i r ing the s t a m p i n g of receipts i s -

sued by t rans fe r oompsnies cover ing

bsggage to l>e t r anspor t ed , does not

show any ind ica t ion of a let u p .

s i o r r o r B Slave. To be bound hand and foot for years by

Ihe chains of disease Is the worst form of slavery. George D. Williams, of Man-chester. Mich., tells bow auch a slave wras made free. He says: "My wife has been so helpless for five years that she could not turn over In bed alone. After uslntr two bottles of Electric Bitters, she Is wonderfully Improved and able to do her own work." This supreme remedy for female diseases quickly curcs nerv ousness. sleepleesnoes, melancholy, head ache, backache, fainting and dizzy spells. This miracle working medicine It a God-send to weak, sickly, run down people. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 60 cents Bold by L. H. Hunt & Co.. Druggists.

v e r g e t t n e s .

George Krum and family who have been

in South Dakota have returned home.

We are sorry to hear that Fred Hodges'

family are moving to Grand Rapids. Mrs. Davis (Grandma) of Cascade was

the guest of Mia, Q. W. Crosby part of

last week. Mrs. Don Collar and son, Bert, went to

St . Louis Monday for Bert to take treat-

ment again. G . W . Crosby and wife were Sunday

guests of James Smith and wife in their

mansion ou the hill near Lowell Center.

It was Mrs. Smith's 57th birthday.

They are jolly good company and a

good place to go for a good time. Mr.

Smith is a model farmer and she is a

model housekeeper. Success to them.

Mr. and Mrs. Long of Fox Corner's have

gone to Nashville to viait friends. BRIDGET.

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n e m a r k a b l e Reacne . Mrs. Michael Curtain. Plalnfleld, HI..

niiikCB the statement that she caught cold, which settled on her lungs; she was treated for a mouth by her family physi-cian, but grew worse. He told her she was a hopeless vlcUm of consumption and that no medicine could cure her, Uer druggist auggested Dr. King's New Dis-covery for Consumption: she bought a bottle and to her delight found heraelf benefited from Orst dose. Hhe continued Its use and a f te r taking six bottles, found herself aound and well; now does her own housework, and la as well as she ever was. Free trial bottles of thla great discovery at L. H. Hunt & Co.'a Drug Store, large botUec 50c and 91.00.

W e s t Lowell .

The Busy Bees will meet at the home of

Ivs Dawson Nov. II , at 2 p. m. The U. B. quarterly meeting will be

held at the school house, Nov 4 and 6. Mrs. 8. Gristwood and her son, Perrie

Thompson, are visiting relatives in loots

and Feowiok. W. Mullen is putting up a new barn.

BUMOR.

EXHAUSTED NERVES A r e R e s t o r e d a n d Revi ta l i sed , and

t h e Body Pl ied w i t h New Life a n d Vigor , b y Using

D r . k . i r ~ C H W 9 NERVE AMD BLOOD PILLS.

If nervous exhaust ion were better un-derstood, the numbers of insane and epileptic persons would be greatly re-ducca, and there would be less paralysis snd nervous prostration.

Business and professionsl men would not be overcome by brsln fag, nervous dyspepsia and headache; teachers and students would uot be exhausted by their work, snd women would not be psle, wesk and nervous, and suffer the miseries caused by derangements of their perulisrly feminine orgsnism.

To get a t the cause of these troubles you must nourish snd restore the wasted nerve cells. Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve and Blood Pi l ls sre. the greatest restora* lives known to modern science. They v e not purgative, nor hsve they the weakening effect of a purgative, but re-store by bu i ld ing up the system.

Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve snd Blood Pills are prepared from the favorite pre-scription of Dr. A. W. Chase, the fam-ous sa tbor of Dr. Chsse's Recipe Book, snd hsve proven the grestest cure of the sge for diseases arising from th in , wstery blood and exhsnsled nerves.

A few weeks ' regulsr trestment with this popular remedy will completely re-store psle, weak, nervons men, women snd chi ldren lo robust beeilb. By in* creasing the corpuscles in the blood, and creat ing new nerve force, they fill the body witn new life and vigor, and banish disease from the system. There is no work about the results of Dr, Chase's Nerve and Blood pills, You can rely absolutely on their restoralivf and curst ive properties. Fif ty cenls s | all dealers, or by msil on receipt of price, by Dr. A. W. Chsse Medicine Co., Buff ilo, N. Y. On every boa o, the genuine will be found portrait and fac-simile s ignsture of Dr. A, W. Chase.

S o n t l i Lowell.

Mary Rollins of Grand Rapids I is visit-ing her aunt, Mrs. J . Panlus, and olher friends.

Wesley Cilley, aged 10 years, husked 27 J bushels of corn in 9 hours.

Delos Say lea returna to Grand Rapids

next week aOer having spent the summer

with Lewis Yeiter and family.

Martha Leo of Charlotee is making an

extended visit with her parents, Peter Lee

and family.

Abram Wood is very ill with no hopes of recovery.

The League was well attended Sunday evening.

. MIDGE

A P O O R C R U T C H .

Keene .

May Bowen has accepted a position in

Kalamazoo and went there Thursday.

Eragtos Bull is moriug back from Ssra

nac to the tenant bouse on bis farm. A. Ogilvis snd wife snd brother and

wife of British Columbia wsathe guest of

his daughter at Rockford a few days last

week. Rena Wilkinson of Saisnsc has accepted

a position in the asylum and left for there

Wednesday. M. B. Wilkinson of Saranac h'as rented

hia meat market and has slarled a livery

and feed barn. The cemetery sodely will meet with

Mrs. Willie Sparks, Nov. 16.

Claudia Sparks of Belding, a grand

daughter of Krastas Hull, WSI married to Fred LaDnof Coral last week.

Remember the ladies' aid at Mrs. Ohss

Higgins, Nov. 1.

AUNT IT

Volcan lo K m p t l o a a . Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob llfs

of joy. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures them, also Old. Running and Fever Borea, Ulcers. Boils, Felons, Corns. Warts. Cots. Brulaea. Burna. Scalds, Chapped Hands. Drives out Pains and Aohss. Only a t cents a box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by L. H. Hunt A Co., Druggists.

F a l l a s b n r g .

Mrs. F. Sherrard had a quilting last

Wednesday. An elegant dinner snd sup-per were served lo those present.

Prayer meeting every Wednesday even, ing at 7:30.

Rev. Weshrook will preach Bandsy at p. m.

Ira PcUraff snd family moved into Mr. Booth'x place on the hill.

Mrs. Holden's sister, Mrs. Craig, whb

her husband and daughter of Canada are viaiting hare.

J . A. Laud is working for E. Bowen in Keens.

We are sorry to hear of the departurs of

Mr. and Mrs. Miller who went to Belding this week.

Mrs. Harvey's brother of Giand Rapida is visiting her.

IMA

Blamarok ' a I r o a Nerve. Was the result of hla splendid health.

Indomnltable will and tremendous energy arc not found where Stomach, Liver. Kidneys and Bowela are out of order. If you want those qualities and the auc-cess they bring, uae Dr. King's New Life I'llla. They develop every power of brain and body. Only 2S centa at L. U. Hunt & Co.'a Drug Store.

P r a t t Lake . Nellie Hoover of Kalkaska and Grace

Brown of Saranso visited Era snd Hattie

Fletcher one day last week.

Nellie Kimble and Nemma Freeoisn

attended the Sunday school convention at

Ionia last week,

Harriet Fletcher spent Sunday in Clarka*

ville. M. I). Bnealhen Township President of

Sunday Srhool Union visited the Sunday

school at Saranac Saodap,

One of the Sunday school dekgales had

to pay 6c for a glass of water at Ionia,

Frank Daniels of Keene spent Sunday at

Chandler.

I t c h i n g F i le# .

F a l s e modealy causes many people to e n d u r e in si lence the greates t m i s -e r y imae inab l e f rom i t ch ing piles. O n e appl ica t ion of D r . A , W . Chase ' s O i n t m e n t will sooth a n d ease the i t ch ing , one box will completely cure the worst case of b l i nd , i tch ing , b leed ing or p r o t r u d i n g p i les . You have no risks to r u n , for D r . A . W . C h a s e ' s O i n t m e n t is gua ran teed to c i r e piles. Only 50 cents a box a l a l l dealers .

S o u t h B o s t o n - E l a a d a l e .

A. Godfrey has moved into Jacob Meyers

house snd will work his place the coming year.

Rev. Johnson and danvhter, Mabel, of

Hastings, called at O. W. Taylor's Tuesday.

Rev. Flint is enjoying s Ijfo weeks vaca-

tion.

Waller Di Hen beck pill move U> fopia soon.

E Chapman is improving rapidly.

G L. Ftannard and wife and Minnie

Chapman went to Grand Rapida Thursdsy.

The township Sunday acbool convention

will be held at Saranac Nov. ID.

Saturday aflerdoon when Eugene Corn-

stalk went home preparatory to going lo

Clsrksville he found the interior of his

bouse op flfe aud according to hia account

there hsd not hgpp pny fire in the houae

foJ a week as bis vi£a bad been staying

with her parenta at Clsrksvilie and be had

been staying at Ohss. Klahn's

where he ia working. He thinks the mice

must have started the fire by gnawing

matches. LEAB.

A s k yoyr grocer fo r B e h l ' s

m a d e and sa i l f'uiog b r ead . home

It's • Bad Plan to'Lenn'on a Brok-en Stlok.

A msn mlgbt lean his weak limb on a crutch for years and It would grow no stronger, bu the moment he throws sway Ihe support and makes the favored mt-mlw di pendent oni ta own resource*, that moment will he begin to gain in strength.

Doe* It not seem folly then, to take a rem •dy to assist Ibe digestive organs lo digest the food lostesd of putting them In condl Uon to do the work unslded?

It Is crrtslnly a foolish and dsngerous practiee to conaUntly stlraulste the digestion by opiates. Instesd of tasking Ihe stomach healthy tfaey make It wesk and dependent on a stimulant. At first a small amount will relieve but aa time gora on the dose must be Increased until the stcmsch refuses to aa llmllalethe food without the accustomed sllmulsnt.

Dyspepsia Is a diseased condition and de rangement of the stom icb, liver and b'ood. If ih^se are healthy and the blood pure, the digestive organs will take care of the food as nature intendvd. Thla heal hy rondltlon cannot be aecured by the use of stimulants. It takes a remedy thst will go dlrrect lo the seat of the dlsesse

Knox BtomschTableta are a new combina-tion of unrivaled remedies, sclentlQcslly prepsred by the best chemists la the world They cure catarrh, nervousness, constipation dyspepsia and all forms of llyer aud stomach troubles. A aarasparllla In tablet form that mskes the weskly, sick and Inflrm. strong, besltby men and women. A single fifty cent box, contslnlog fifty tablets, will be worth more than gold to the suflV rer.

Druggists sell these tablets. I( unable to secure them, send fifty centa snd your sd-dress with that of your local dealer to tl e Knox Chemical Co., Battle Creek, Mich., and a full sized buz will be sent poslpsld.

Alton.

A train from Lowell Sunday on the new

railroad, Wiley Reynolds and family of South

Lowell visited at C. Keecb's snd W. Ford's

the first of the week.

A ladies' sid society will be organized

this week Thursday, Bob Swayze of Lowell called on E. King

Bundsy, Guy Norton was in Grand Rapids adv*

eral days last week. g . B. Covert waa here one day last week

improving his cemetery lot.

School doses this week.

The Gleaners held a "Ghost" social F r i -

day evening. They took in f l 4 . Mr. Beecham finished bis railroad job

and pulled ap stakes Isst week.

Dorus Cbnrcb moved the babmce of the

bridge constructor's tools to Smyrna Mon-

dsy morning:

Mr. Csry has been sawing ties and rail-

road timber in D. Obnroh's woods.

Elder Smith and daughter of Chapel

ware here Sonday.

Report is that n awitch wiU be put in

on our new railroad al Perry Purdy's.

Correspondents, don ' t forget our Thsnks

giving dinner, Nov. 33 at the home of our

editor and all be sure snd be present.

Tbst it n>sy be a thanksgiving time to our editor and family who have done a > much

for us, bring well filled baskets. UNO

S a m p l e copies of the Michigan F a r -mer, F a r m J o u r n a l and LEDGEB f ree a t Ibis office.

Drs. Galleher & Wolford OF THE

GRAND RAPIDS CURATIVE INSTfTUTE WILL BEAT

L O W E L L

AT T H E

J . Gore Galleher. A, M,, M. D. Curtis T. Wolford,. M D

W a v e r l y H o t e l M o n d a y , N o v . , 1 3 .

By "pedal invitation of a number of their friends D r s . G a l l e h e r & W o l f o r d ^(included to make a visit of one day in each month and give the sick nnd afllicted or

ose who are suffering with Chronic Diseaseti a chance to consult with them. These Doctors are widely and most favorably known hpecialists in the United States. Their og experience and remarkable shill and Ihe universal success they have had in the

largest hospitals in Ihe world, enables Ihem to treot ell C h r o n i c , N e r v o n s , S k i n and Blood p i s e a s e s on the latest scientiflc principles and entitles them to the full cmndence of the afflicted everywhere. Come nnd see us and be your own judge. Do not let people cry quack or humbug to you. You are the sufTerer and Iheone that is most intcrcnU'd in gettinw well. Our aim is to give you honest and thorough word,

Ke good wholesome advice and niuks our charges reasonable. e Doctrs have no e^ual in treating Diseases of tho Kye, Ear, Nose, Throat and

Lungs. Dyspepcis, Bright's Disesse, Kidney, Liver, Bladder, Chronic Female and Sexual piseases. Epileptic or Falling Fits. Cerlain and positive cure lor the nwfui efleclsof Early \ ice and the awful elleclH tha t follow in its trial. Private diseses of al! nature, < atarrh, Skin Diseases, Sore, I>implnH. Scrofula, Blood Taints, Eczema Can cers and Piles snd the best treatment on earth for Women's Diseases, Nervous Debility, Consumption, Varicocle, Paralysis. Rheumatism, Neuralgia and in fact all a.Chrouic Diseusas speedily, completely and dermanently cured if taken in lime, A friendly call may save yov future stiffering and add golden years to your life.

Consultation and Examination Free and Strictly confidential. Address alt ooni-munications In Drs. Galleher A Wolford, Houseman Block, rooms 7, 8, U and 10, Grand Bapida, Mich.

Speak for

Themselves

T h e S h i r t s and C o l l a r s and C u f f s

t e l l t h e i r own s t o r y . If y o u

h a v e n ' t b e a r ] it , h e r e i t is : C a m p -

be l l ' s L a u n d r y g i v e s t h e best sa t i s -

f a c t i o n of a n y iu L o w e l l ,

Beautify Your Home.

CARPETS I All aradea. Bordered carpets

carefully fitted. Highest stand-ards. Lowest Prices.

Large awortmenl of Smynia, Wilton, Axminiater and Mo-quelle

RUGS Art Bqaares, Straw Mattings-

Lace, Chenille and Damask

C U R T A I N S

Art Draperies

Window Bbadea niide to order.

Oil Clotha, Oil Clolh Bugs and

L I N O L E U M S

Aulumn Styles of Bkhardaou's Superlative Carpels, F r e e s positively lowest. Everybxly invited lo come and see the New Patterns, the most silisfaclory carpets ever shown here.

McConnell & Co.

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T K e B d i l c d D c w i \ P a p e r

C r e a m n o t SKim M i l K

H i t s U \ e N f t | | o i \ t l w H € 4 d

I f o o w s w h a t t o P o t l r \

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' " ^ H i l l o f G i n g e i 4

F u l l o f S u n 5 K i i \ c

A P r a c t i c a l P ^ p e r

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Cood i M i j / S t a t e wl\crc O i m p t i o n i s G i i t a K

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famccatthcFiwiMle.

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

O.C. MC DANNEL, M. 0 . Physician and Surgeon. Offlce, 46 Bridge

street, Lowell, Mich.

M . C. GREENE. M . 0 . physlcisn and Surgeon. Offlce at Kusldenco

Bridge atreel, Lowell, Mlcb.

C ,C. TOWSLEY, M. 0 , 0 ET A. CNIR —SPECIALTY—

K Y K , K A K, N O S K A N D T H K O A T

Utfice Oraham Block,

Bell Phone lOti. Lowell, Mich.

S. P. HICKS, Loans, Collections. Keal Estate aud Insur-

ance. Lowell, Mich.

E. H. CAMBELL, INSURANCE, LOANS Notary Pnbllc, Keal Katate Agent and Col-

lector. Over Itovlan'a store. Lowell.

T H E LEDGER.

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

Block, Lowell, Mich. Special atteoilon given to Collecliona, Conveyancing, and Sale of Keal EsUte.

Bas also <|uslitled and been admitted to prac-tice Iu the Interior l>epartment and ml the bureaua thzreto and Is ready to prosecute. Claims for those that mar bo entitled to Pension Bounty,

EDWARD 0. MAINS,

ATTORN EV-AT-LAW. Offlce in Train's Opera House Block

LOWELL, MIOH.

E . A . i l O U U E S , D c m f e i .

Rickert's old Stand, Lyon Block

Hours: H 12 a. m., 1- 0:30 p. m.

Latest methods used for all kinds of work

All work guaranleed.

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

Plaalate and Accompaaiate

—TEACHER OF P I A N O . -

For teraia and par t lcn la ra cal l at f laat house aorth ot Methodist cka rch .

F O R I rims

INSURANCE! C A L L O N : .

P . D . E D D Y & C O . ,

A . fi. C A M B E L L , D e n t i s t

OVER BQYIAN S STORE. All hrfliiches of den ia l work done h y

t h e lateKl improved me lhods . 8a t -Isfacl ion g u a r a n t e e d .

Q a s a d m i i m t e r e d .

PAUL C. KINO,

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR ATj LAW. Offii.-e over Lowell Blate Bank,

t/JWELL, . MICqiQAtf

Associated with J . M- Matlhewson

6 0 Y E A R S ' EXPERIENOV

PATENTS T R I D C M A M S

„ D w a w t . C O P Y M O H T S 4 0 .

Anyona tending a tkelrb and deacrtpUon may

ctlybonfldentfaL Hitulbot* « j. oirtwi aceocy for aacMrtiif patanta.

Patanta taken throncb Munn jk Oi. reoalve oey for ovflb v

ffftiM noiUt, without chanro.

S c k n t i n c H m c r k a n . A handiomely lllnntratad weekly. Unrect etr-culatlon of «ny adenllOa lonmal. Termi. tt a llY. :.!2V rrMlI ' th ,1 'L Sold by all newadealan

H U N N 8 C o . M , B ^ H e w y Q r l [ BranchOfflee. 826 f HU Waablnftoo. O.C.

Cooper ' s Cora p i s te Wopks o t H o l f Prlco .

O n e set of C o o p e r ^ ci mplete w o r k f y coat $12.00. F i r s t pereon with $6 .00 can have i t , good ae n e w .

HEN CATS WERE MARE.

Bnoraiuua Fines Inipoaad on I'eniina WI10

Ktole Tlioin.

I n th® middle ages cats were very rare . Even with the ladles little dogs were the famil iar household pets, and cata were regarded as almost a royal poasesslon. In Wales as early as tho ten th century ca ts were protected by the government and their value llxed by law. Before a ki t ten could open Its eyes It was worth a penny: af terward It was wor th two, and when It hart caught a mouse Us value rose lo four pennlea. These may seem small prices now, but they meant a good denl then. Both cats and pennies are within reach of any one, and tho simplest llttlo home may have a s guard the cat tha t "once upon a t ime" kept watch In tho

king 's granar ies . In Wales the prince had his store-

houses thus protected, and the follow-ing story will show vou how the theft o t a cat w a s regaroeu; o n e day n small black k i t t en was missing. It was not very big, but it had caught a mouse, and search was made at once. I t was found in a peasant 's but , and his daughter confessed that she had stolen It f rom the granary. The child declared t ha t the kitten was f r ighten-ed by the pr ince ' s two great wolf-hounds. and had taken refuge with her, and she had not had the hear t to give It up.

The steward had father and child brought , t rembl ing with fear, beloro the prince, who sat on his throne, yswnlng and s troking his tawny

bounds. " W h a t is the l a w ; " be asked. " T h e thief shall pay a full-grown

ewe with all Us lleec?." said the stew-

ard. Alas! the m a n waa loo poor (o own

sheep. "Fa l l ing this , t he cal shall be hung

up by Its tall " " R a t h e r hard on the cal ," said the

p r lnce :and little Mertha's tears ran down her face. .

"And thet thief shall pay a heap of gt^aln high enough to reach the very t in of the tal l ." continued the steward.

Then shall wo starve." murmured the peasant . "After tolls and t i thes there is so l i t t le left ."

Now the black kitten was brought In to court , and seeing the dogs and Us l i t t le f r i ends , it bristled up its hair wi th fear and mewed piteously to Mer-t h a for succor.

"Theca t ha th chosen the child," said t h e prince, carelessly. "I will remit the line and give her th« animal for her own."

T h i s law Is still found among the old Welsh s ta tu tes , but It le no longer e n . forced.—Philadelphia Times.

CHILD-WIT.

" W h e r e Is your papa, Nellie," asked a mother of her little daughter . "He ' s out on the back porch," was the reply. " W h a t ' s he doing the re?" queried the mother. "H i s bicycle's all out of breath, and he's put t ing some more In," answered the small observer.

One day Tommy accompanied his mother on a shopping expedition and seeing a la rge candy man standing in a confect ioner 's window, he paused In f r o n t of it with a wistful look, then, tu rn ing away regretful ly, he said: "Mamma, I could lick tl.*t fellow wi th both h a n d s tied behind me."

Lulu, aged four, was taking her f irst r ide cn the steam cars and as they whizzed by the fa rms she saw some large pumpkins among the corn shocks and, remembering her Uve brothers and sisters at home, she sa id : "Ob, m a m m a look what big oranges! Let 's s top and buy one and it'll go all a round."

Lit t le , tbree-year-old Mabel had been told that when It was daylight on th i s side of tho ear th It was dark on the other . As a proof tha t this as t ronom-ical l a c t had taken deep root In he r mind, upon arising the next morning she exclHlnied: "Now they is Jus t goln* to bed in China and the skeeters Is beglnnln ' to bite 'em."

A br ight little fellow of six made quite an apt reply to a cross-grained old man who had outgrown his loyei f o r chlldrep. "Get out of my way," was the eurly command. ' Wha t a re eu<|h chaps BB you good for?" m a hoy looked 'ip Into his face with a p leasant smile and said; "Sir , they make gentlemen out o* such chaps a s I am." The boy came off with Hying c o l o n . I t ' s a great pity, however,, t ha t surly old men a r " too often made out of the good stuff in children.

A Brul Tail* Cnka.

Noth ing delights a child more than {i pat ty caj^e. During the summer (lays when the little ones are going-

' put on plcnlcfi. to the park and to out -of- town places, cake of some so r t al-ways enters Into their luncheons, and the child who has a number of pa t ty cakes In. her basket Is happy. H e r e Is a receipt fo : patty cakes which a re both plain and good:

Ci earn to t t t he r one cupful of but ter , t w o cupfule of sugar and one egg;» g ra te In a sallspoonlul of nutmeg; ; when these Ingred'.enls are properly plended add th ice fourth of a cup of pi l lki sift two ctipfula of flour In a^ bowl; add to it two heaping spoonfuls pf baking powder; si lr the powder well through the flour and then add It to tho olher liigicdlrniB and s t i r unt i l mix ture Is as smooth as cream. But -ter a patty pan, till It with the cakei hat ter and bake It in a quick over. Just to test It. If l is all right, bake the olher cakes al once. If the hat ter Is not SUIT enough add a lillie mora Hour. Make a light f loating for thesa cukes hy beat ing the white of an eg j j to a still f roth and s ' l r r ing In It fouiv pibUtpoonfulu of powdered sugar . W h e n the cakes are a nice brown r o i

j r w e them from the oven aud placf^ J i l e m on a folded napkin ; before them

a re quite cold spread the f ros t ing o v e f j them with s thin bladed knife . 'i

RANDOM COMMENT

Redlands. Cal.. has a giant mowing machine which cuts a s t r ip of wheat flfly feel wide.

Judge William A. Hay has received three honorary degrees since he was at the head of Ihe Slate Department.

Mrs. Mary Jane Douglas, of Galena. •Kan., who says she Is one hundretl and two yeais old. was married the olher day fo Jani rs Morgan, who is seventy years old.

General Phil Sheridan's widow still lives in Ihe house Iu WashlngUm which was presented to the geneial by his fr iends when he look coinmnnd of Ihe army. It cost 115,000, and has trebled In value.

Many animals In dese.-t regions never have any water except Ihe dew on vegetation. A par ra t In the Lon-don zoo is known to have lived lifty-two years without dr inking a drop of water. ^

Don Jaime, the only Kon of Don f a r . los, has just won J 100,000 as the llrst prize in a loINry al Warsaw, whore he Is stationed as an olltcer of a ltua< slan cavalry regiment.

One of the Speakers of Ihe national House -if U( pn seiii:il \e -. I fo lk) l.e cam- PreHdent. a m U ' d - (Colfax) vice President, and l i n n if Hum (Clay, Bell, and lllainei wore nominated for Ihe Presidency.

The oldest praclleing sollcllor in Kiigland is Mr. l lenry John li.ivls, of Newport, Monmouthshire, who was ad-mitled in 18,15, lie ti I holds and pe r . sonally a t tends to tcveral public ap-pointments.

It Is not an ordinary knighthood t h a t has been conferred cn Sir Henry S t a n , ley. Tho Giand I ' .oss of llm Ba tn goes only to general oflicers who have particularly dlstlngHsJied iheniselvoa and to tlrst-class dlplomallsts.

The Stale Bank Esamlndr of K a n -bas says I hat In ihe last seven years the Kansas fa rms have produced cropo, livestock, etc., of an aggregate value greater than Ihe nalionul debt—that <s, nearly $2,000,000,000,

BIG HEARTED ACTOR.

An Inelilem ol ,I«« |,li .»• n« 'a I.ove I'll (.'ll I III M It,

T h e l i f e of very young actors and| adiesKCB Is generally a far f.oai pleas-ant one. but f i om all a n c nances tne experience of l i t t le M Vligie Gly-don and Master l laro.d Welsh, Cic two clever chlld.eu In Mr. Joseph Jef-fe ison 's compiny , a ie nolable cxcep-lions. Mr. J c f l m o n l - generally known as a g . f a t lovtr of children b u ; some ol hi.- many k.ndu : :scs to the Utile folk around him a i c beauil-ful character is t ics of a gic.it n u n .

I t is said that dutir.g the long re-hearsa l s when those two III He folks wer« learning the p a n s which ilic.\ have to play In "Rip Villi Winkle , Mr. Jefferson would never allow the s t age manager to Lc r io :3 with them, and when he saw that lln-y were get-t ing tired he would supgest a game >if t ag or hide and seek. Can you Imagine any th ing ulcer to a tired l i i t le actor than a big romp behind the Hies ^nd1

around great plies of B t a g e property?i I t Is said t h a t at such t imes Mr.

Jefferson Is qui te as interested a play-er as the children and that he can run plenty fast enough lo make it a hard ma t t e r to catch 1. m. When he Is h id ing among the big piles of stage, proper ty he Is able to use h is voice In such a way that it is su re lo fooit t he person "blinding," and lu th i s way he often gets In free.

Af te r they have played unt i l every one Is out of breath they sit down to res t and ts lk It all over, and the chil-dren point ou t the mistakes made In the game by Mr. Jefferson, and be tells them tha t If they had done so and so they never would havo been able «U)i catch him. And then they go .back to their real work, and so. perhaps, Mr. Jeffersonj Is responsible for at leasti a part of t he cleverness wi th which these children play their p a r t s for he a lways keeps Ihem so much lutcrcsiod

| p their work.

COMRADE ST. H. DoLong,

I of Schuylenrllla, N, Y., who aerved In CompHny B, Sth Vennoat Voluntwra, had other for i to hatlie with Bfti-r his return from tho V»lo war. He recently wrote:

"I hio^'fjscd Dr. Miles' Rotorativr N®oo|°e.' • nervousness brought on by

" t—-^ucco and too close applica-

H j n Mich ftg*ve me prompt j ' leaving any unpleasant

chlL f c t a~^ i t guH w a j beneficial and

endorse it."

1

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r ir I n e all druggists on guarantee, c benefits or money back. cart and nerves sent free. Ileal Company, Elkhart, Ind.

N O T I C E

We, the underoigned, du hereliy agree

lo refund lli« money on two L'fl m i l hot-

lies or boxes of Baxler'n Mandrake Bitters

if it fails to cure const i pat ion, bilioiiMie^»

sick-headache, jaundice, loss of appetite

sour Momache, dyspepsia, liver cniniilainl or any of the diseases lor which it is recom

mended. It is highly recommended as a

spring tonic and blood puritier. Hold li(|

ulil iu hollies and tuhlels in lioxes. Price

26 cenls for either. One package'of either

gmunulecJ or money refunded,

I-. II. HUNT A-Co.,

D. I J . LOOK,

W. H. WlNKUAK,

I M ) A c r e r a m i f o r S a l e C h e a p .

U n d e r {{tioil cul t ival ioi i u i l h 2 f i a m c hou i r s anil h a m s ami o u l -luii ldii ifp suiliiblv l o r ' 2 fu ims. Wel l Willi red . s i t ua t ed 11 miles oust of I w e 11, seel ion 7, Boston township , IOIIIH CO., Mich . 2 4 J W M . C I I K B T I I A M .

Hi>iiic made nnd sui t rising hrcad

at I he City B a k e r y .

A l w a y s hesl a taor lmei i t vejielali 'e#, iVtiils. etc. , in KCHSO:. nl McMahonH',

T h e Mich igan F a r m e r is suited lo every mcniher ol t h e fnrmer 's hiinily. It is praol loal , relialilo nnd clean mid 0very runner should Ik* a regular tender ol it , F " i only K) cents we will have it sent «»II t r ia l every week unlil . l an . l 11100. Sample copies free

lit • u r ofllee. T i l e F a r m e r and Ledg-er till J a n . I . 1000 only 2.V.

No t i ce Of CommlHslonerHOi i C l a l m n

PHOHATK COURT for Said Connly. Stale of Michigan, Coutlly of Kenl. ss

In ihe mailer of the estate of RICHARD GLLTS. deceased. ,

We, the undersigned, having been ap-pointed by said t oort C<.nimls«ioneib to receive, ex •mine and adjust all claims and deinands of all persons against said de-ceased, do hereby give notice that six monihs trcm the Hlh day of October, A. D.. 18911 were allowed by said Court for i-redilors lo present their claims lo ns for examination and allowance; snd that we will meet at Ihe offices of Carroll. Turner & Kirwin, W New Houseman Bld'g. Grand Hapids, Michigan in said county, on Mon-day, ihe 'JOlh day of November A. D. 18011, and on Friday. Ihe 20lh day of Ap'il A. D. I1MI0, al 10 o'clock, A. M. of each of said days, for the purpose of examining and allowing said claim.

Dated at Giand Rapids, October 201 h A. D. Ibyy. JOBKPH KIRWIN.

E M A N U E L J . D O Y L E .

novlti Couimissiouers.

p R O K A T H OHDHH-r dtate of ! , Michigan, County of Kent,ss. At a session of the Probate court for said county of Kent, held at the Probate oflice, in the city of Grand Kapids, on ihe-'Olh day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine.

Presnil, Harry D, Jewell, Judge of Pro bate.

lo the mailer of the estate of KOBKRT W. GRAHAM, deceased, Elizabeth A. Graham having filed in this court her petition praying that the administration of said estate may be granted unto l.eander J . Post or some other snitable person.

It is ordered, that Monday Ihe "JOth day of November, 1899, al ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said Piohale Olhce, be ap-pointed for hearing said petition.

And it is further ordered, that n copy of this order l>e published thiee suoces-lye weeks previous to faid day of heating, in ihe Lowell Ledger a newspaper printed and circulating iu said county of Kent.

HABRV D . JEWELL, ( \ line copy • Judge of Probate. nov9 ALVIN E. KWINO, Register.

Ladies L A V K N D E K C K E A M

Will Cure Hun Bum,Chap- ^

ped Hands, Face and I.i|w,

or any Koughness of the

Skin. By its use ihe skin

liecumes soft and vhite- 1 Price 15 Cents.

L . H . T A F T & C O . ,

The Lowell Druggists.

B i o w m c

Bubble.^ is one tiling and blowing about

G R O C E R I E S

liTanotlier, We do neilher, as either bubble is liable lo burst. If you wanl good, hone»t RINXIN at good, honetti prices, your money's worth aud the right change back try

McCARTY & CO

What Modern Medical

Science Can Do, The Diaeases Tha t D r . Melville

C u r c s .

D r . Melvi l le 's success in the c u r e of

i h r o n i c diseases has been l i t t le sho r t

of- t he miraculous . A r emarkab le

personal api lude , t oge the r with the

niobt t ho rough scienti t lc t ra in ing

have cun t r ihu led tu g iv ing her the,

power to cure when all o thers have

la l led . As h u n d r e d s of her pat ients

have l ea rned to the i r int ini ie relief

snd Imppinesu, t h e r e is a new hope

for the sick. H e a l t h is wi th in reach

of those who t ru ly desire ii aud will

a p p l y to D r . Melvi l le .

Consui tu t ion a n d exaiuinut iou is

t ree and to all who desire treatmeii l ,

bu t uo one will l a k e nHeuce if their

case is declined a s u n d e r no c i rcum

s tances will a case bo under taken

which , in her op in ion , cannot l e

cured .

Below a t e g iven the diseasof which

a re made u special ly .

THK KVE.

I f your vision IH fa i l ing , if your

eyes a re inlliiiiii'd ur pa in fu l , 'I1' " o t

luil to cousul t her . Cures a r e r a p i d i

sa le and permni ienl .

1 1 I C + n f i i r S i i f r ' c LineofBKVyiNG M A C H ' N I S couiprls 1

l g 1

White,

Queen,

Seamstress,

New Royal

Vindex

Lowell

Genuine Singer

Prices lower than any com ¥~V ¥"X y Z A-A B petition. Swoinl hand ma- # | - | # S i O C K l l l i r e |

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THE KAH.

If }oiir h tar i i ig is bccoining dul l , if

you have noises in your head or r u n -

n ing cars , l-ike advan tage of this o p -

p o r i u u i t y . Deafness may be cured .

CATAltKH .

I f you have not b rea lhed t h i o i i g h

your nose projierly for yearu , she will

open your brea th ing space in n s ingle

t r e a tmen t . Cures tire p e r m a n e n t .

D o you j^et colds eus)?. Have ha} -

fever or a s thma? Nosebleed, polypi ,

bad b rea th , d r o p p i n g into t h e t h r o a t ,

obstrucl ion to b rea th ing—al l of these

a re quickly c u r e d . C a t a r r h l eads t o

dealness, consumpt ion , dyspeps i a .

Do not neglect c a t a r r h .

i t l l l i l ' M A T I 8 M .

Acute or chron ic , improves f r o m

ihe first t r e a t m e n t and is p e r m a n e n t -

ly cured.

CHKoNir IXSKAHES

Of the s tomach , l iver , bowels , when

the diagnosis is proper ly m a d e , re-

cover p rompt ly u n d e r t r e a t m e n t .

Diseases in the Hrst s tage a re a l w a y s

curab le ; in the second s tage , c u r a b l e

under cer ta in condit ions; in t h e t h i rd

stage they a re a lways decl ined. A d -

vice is a lways f ree .

CANCERS AND TUMORS.

If not too f a r advanced , can be a b -

soibcd a n d pe rmanen t ly cured w i t h -

out opera t ion .

R E C T A L DISEASES.

Hiles , l istula. e tc . , are cured w i t h -

out opera t ion .

PARALYSIS.

People pa ra I zed, cr ippled, or bed-

r idden for ) e u r j , sometimes recover

in a s ingle t r e a t m e n t ; all a r e g rea t ly

benel i ted .

WOM KM,

W o m e n who a re racked with pain

in the sides, back or head or stiflcring

Irom tho many t roubles pecu l ia r to

their sex , can find speedy relief and

p e n n a n e n l cures b , a new home

t r ea lmen t the result of years e x p e r i -

men t ing in the New York W o m a n ' s

l iosp i la l . Accura te diagnosis is made

wi thou t examina t ion . Y e a r s of s u f -

fering snd severe operat ions may be

avoided by consultai ion and using

this new t r ea tmen t .

C'oneultation and e x a m i n a t i o n will

IK- en t i re ly Iree and invi ted , and no

one need Icel under obl igat ion to

l a k e t r ea tmen t because they have o c -

cupied her t ime. She believes the

pat ient ' s interests are ident ical with

her o w n and will advise accord ing ly .

I ' r i reo low a n d medicine furn ished .

Those who begin t r e a t m e n t ( w i t h i n

one week will bo given a second

course of t rea tment free if the first is

not suflicient to cu re .

Oflice H o u r s I SI to 4 ) 7 t o 8

G U L L 1 F O R D B U I L D I N G ,

J jowell , Mich.

MORTUAGK SALE. WhereitH def.iull having been made

in Ihe payment and conditions "f a cer lain mortgatie dated September l l th , 1874, executed by Milton M- Perry and aud Leonora S Perry his wife of Lowell, Kent county. Michigan, to David M. Mil-ler of Vergennes in said county aud re corded in Ihe otfice of the Register ol Deeds of Kent County, Michigan, Heptcm ber 17th, 1H74. at 8 o'clock a, m . in Liber •VJ.of mortgages on page 37. Said mort gage was afterwards tranlferred by Ih" last will and testament of said David M. Miller, deceased, to Habrina K. l.obdell residuary legatee and side executrix of said will, which was duly proven, and a copy of which was recorded in said regis ter's office, December 3oth, 1891!, in Liber

of Wills, Power of Attorney, etc., on pages 152, 163 and IM. Hubsequenl thereto said Sabrina E. Lobdell died in testate leaving an e.italo in said conoly and Bradley N. Lobdell was duly appoint ed by the Judge of Probate of said coun-ty, administrator of the said estate, a copy of which appointment was recorded in said RegUter'* office November 30th, 181)15, in Liber 262 of Wills, Power of Attorney, etc., on pages 138 and 131). Upon which mortgage there is claimed to be due and unpaid at the date of this notice of prin-cipal aud interesl the sum of six hundred, thirty-two dollars ( |632) besides an at-torney fee of thirty dollars, provided in case of foreclosure, aud no proceedings at law or inequity having been instituted lo recover the same or any part thereof no-lice is hereby given that said mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the prem-ises therein described to satisfy Ihe am-ount due thereon with interest and cost of foreclosure, aud such sale will be made at public auction lo the highest bidder December let, 1899. at 2 o'clock p. m. at the front (north) door of the court house in the cilv of Grand Rapids, Michigan, that being the place of holding the Circuit Court for the County of Kent; said premises being described as follows, viz: All of village lots numbered one (1), two (2), three (3| and four (4) in block number twenty-nine (29) of Rich ard's & Wickham's plat of the village of I,owell iu the counly of Kent and state of Michigan.

Dated September 6lh. A. D. 1899. BBAOLET N. LODDELL,

Administrator.

This Papei TO

Jan. 1, 1900

To New Subscrib-

ers who mail

in Kent County

Only 10 Cents

Or from Now un-

til Jan. I, 1901,

only $1.00.

p K O H A T K O R D E R . State of Michiuaii. Counly of Keul,ss.

Al m session of the Probate Court foi said County of Kenl, held :it the Pmbalc Ofli' e, in (ho City of Grand Rapids ou the 23il day ofOololier in the year one thousand eight liundred and ninety nine.

Presen t , HAUKX D. .1 KWU.I., JUD^C of Probate.

In the mutter ol' the esLile "I MIOII \ KL CARKY deceased. James ,1. Byrne having liled in this Court his petition praying th.it the administration of «aid estate may IKS granted unto himself or sonic olher suit able iierson.

li is ordered thai I'riday the L i b day of November, IS')'.), al K-n o'clock in Ihe fore noon, at said Probate olllce, bu appointed for bearing said pel it ion.

And it is further ordered, that .i c ipy of this order be published three MIIXCSMVU weeks previout to said diy of hearing, in the Lowell Ledger a ne\v.|>a|K'r prinled and circulating in said Counly of Kent.

11 ALLKY D. JKWKU., IA truecopy) Judge of Probate. nov9 AI.VIN K. EWIKO. Register.

C r a m p ' s S i n A t l a s a t $ 5 . 0 0 .

C r a m ' s un r iva l l ed . ma iumoth , Geographioa 1 , As t rononi i ra l and H i s -torical Alias , I ' r ice SJ-'). F i r s t coin-

er with 8 r) ge ts a prize.

LOWELL IIA8T1NU8 T I M E T A B L E

KAILUOAD

Iu Biiecl ftumtav, June 21, 1HU 8

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Parlor cars on all trains Kapids and Detroit, seats 25

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Lowell.

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o ao A IU 4 r> 10 IH 5 10 1055 H VI P. M.

lu'twecn Urand cents. . Pass. Agent,

Gratul Ki-pii's

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM.

T i m e Tab le In E f fec t Oc t . 0 , 1 8 9 9 .

D. A M . D iv i s ion .

WUSTBOUNII rilOM LOWKI.I..

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E v e n a f t e r m a r r i a g e a fireman loves t o t a l k of h i s o ld fiames.

T h e f o o t b a l l p l a y e r m a y come e a r l y , b u t n o t to avo id t h e r u s h .

N o w o m a n c a n look I n t e l l i g e n t a n d t a l k t o a b a b y s i m u l t a n e o u s l y .

T h e r e I sn ' t e n o u g h m e a t on s o m e

a r g u m e n t s to m a k e an i n t e l l e c t u a l b i te .

A p o l i c e m a n d o e s n ' t s e e m to b e so i m p o r t a n t a f t e r a l l w h e n you g e t to k n o w h i m .

W h i s k y m a y be m a n ' s wor s t e n e m y ,

b u t s o m e m e n m a k e a spec ia l ty of lov-i n g t h e i r e n e m i e s .

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e l e r p r e f e r s a l ower b e r t h .

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t h e first lo s n e e r a t o t h e r w o m e n f o r d o i n g t h i n g s she does he r se l f .

A w o m a n b e g i n s to rea l ize t h a t she i s g e t t i n g old w h e n t h e po l i ceman c e a s e s to t a k e h e r a r m at a s t r ee t c r o s s i n g .

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c r e d i t to t h e m e n b e h i n d the guns . T h e a d m i r a l h a s n e v e r come o u t s t r o n g

f o r t he s t r a t e g y b o a r d .

N e v e r desp i se t h e l i t t l e t h i n g s if you

wou ld succeed. E v e n t h e e l e p h a n t is n o t too b ig to c o n c e n t r a t e h i s m i n d on

a n i n s i g n i f i c a n t l i t t l e p e a n u t .

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I t t a k e s a ve ry s m a l l m i r r o r t o ro-fleet t h e who le s u r f a c e of t he s u n , and a s ing le p a r a g r a p h f r o m a p r i v a t e le t -

t e r exp res ses t he l e s s f r a n k l y avowed a t t i t u d e of m a n y a p r e s e n t - d a y u n d e r -g r a d u a t e . M o r e t h a n two c e n t u r i e s ago , E d m u n d V e r n e y w r o t e f r o m Ox-

f o r d : " M o s t H o n o r e d F a t h e r : I wan t a H a l t , a n d a p a y r e of F r i n g e d Gloves,

b e f o r e S u n d a y n e x t , for aa I come f r o m c h u r c h e v e r y b o d y g a z e t h u p o n m e and a s k e t h w h o 1 a m . Th la I w a s told by a F r i e n d of Myne w h o was a s k e d by T w o

of T h r e e w h o I w a s . " T h e r e a d e r of t o d a y m a y well smi le , fo r in a l l c lasses

of soc ie ty w o r t h c o u r t i n g , t h e t r a ined a n d h o n e s t h a n d m a y go g love less . If It p leases , a n d the h e a d Is d i s t i n c t l y val -

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eve r penned by the E n g l i s h w r i t e r h a s j u s t r eached i t s finale. T w o F r e n c h officers, d r e a m i n g of g r e a t e m p i r e s w i th t h e m s e l v e s a s ru le r s , headed a

m u t i n y a n d m u r d e r e d t h e i r c o m m a n d -er. T h e n , w i th t h e i r s u p p o s e d l y devoted

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they coun ted f o r the a r m a t h a t could win t h e i r k i n g d o m s . To m a k e a fitting c l imax to t he s to ry , t h e n e w s of t h e i r

f a t e r eached P a r i s on t h e ve ry day when m e m o r i a l se rv ices w e r e be ing

ce lebra ted f o r t he officer t hey Blew. F i c t i o n ' s pages can f u r n i s h few m o r e

t h r i l l i n g n a r r a t i v e s , and t h e nove l i s t would indeed be dull w h o could n o t w e a v e a t a l e of f a s c i n a t i n g In t e r e s t

a r o u n d the a m b i t i o n s , c r i m e s a u d end-ings of t he so ld ie r s who w a n t e d to rule

a t rop ic wor ld .

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a c u r i o u s dev ice to p r e v e n t r a t s c a r r y -i n g c o n t a g i o u s d i s e a s e s In to sh ips . T h e cable of t h e sh ip w a s r u n t h r o u g h

a p iece of i r on pipe a b o u t a f oo t in

l e n g t h , a n d we lded on t h e end of t h e !plpe w a s a fiange o r f u n n e l , w h i c h l o o k e d l ike t h e end of a t r u m p e t w i t h

' t h e w i d e e n d f a c i n g t h e s h i p . T h e I ron p i p e w a s s t u f f e d wi th o a k u m t o p re -

v e n t r a t s f r o m p a s s i n g t h r o u g h i t . T h i s nove l c o n s t r u c t i o n w a s q u i t e

c lose to t h e sh ip . T h e R u s s i a n a u -t h o r i t i e s f u r n i s h these a p p l i a n c e s a n d ob l ige a l l s h i p s to u se t h e m w h e n e v e r t h e y c o m e f r o m & o a r t Infec ted w i t h

t h e p l a g u e . In o r d e r to p r e v e n t t h e r a t s on t h e s h i p c o m i n g on shore . I t Is

g e n e r a l l y conceded t h a t t he p lague h a s been c a r r i e d a n d s p r e a d by r a t s w h i c h h a v e l e f t s h i p s c o m i n g f r o m in fec t ed

p o r t s . I t i s k n o w n t h a t r a t s m a k e use of t h e cab le t o come on s h o r e , a n d t h i s I ron pipe, w i t h i t s f u n n e l - s h a p e d a r -

r a n g e m e n t w a s e m p l o y e d to p r e v e n t s u c h v i s i t s , if poss ib le . T h e s e dev ices

a r e a t t a c h e d to each cab le by wh ich the s h i p is m o o r e d . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h i s

p r e c a u t i o n the m a s t e r of t h e s h i p is ob l i ged t o t a k e d o w n h i s l o a d i n g

s t a g e s e v e r y n i g h t a n d e r e c t t h e m a g a i n t h e f o l l o w i n g m o r n i n g In o r d e r t o p r e v e n t t h e r a t s c o m i n g on shore .

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d id n o t i m p r o v e , a n d 3.9 died. I t is s t a t e d t o b e a c o m m o n o c c u r r e n c e fo r

p a t i e n t s t o e n t e r t h e h o s p i t a l w i th

m a r k e d s i g n s of t h e d i sease a n d to I t a v e a f t e r n i n e o r t e n w e e k s w i t h no

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T H E S T R O N G S W I M M E R L A S T S U N D A Y ' S S U B J E C T .

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Jp reade th F o r t h HU l lamU."

(Copyright 1890 hy Loula Klopsch.) I n t h e s u m m e r season , m u l t i t u d e s of

people wnde In to ponds and lakes and r i v e r s a n d seas, to dive or float o r swim. In a world t he mos t of which

18' wa te r , all men a n d women should learn to swim. Some of you have

l e a rned tho s ide s t r oke . In t roduced by George P e w t e r s In 1850, each s t r o k e of t a m k ind c a r r y i n g the s w i m m e r a dis-t ance of six feet , a n d some of you may use t he o v e r h a n d s t roke . Inven ted by G a r d e n e r , t he exper t , who by i t won the 500-yard c h a m p i o n s h i p In Manches-t e r in 1862, the s w i m m e r by t h a t s t r o k e c a r r y i n g h i s a r m In the a i r fo r a more l e n g t h e n e d s t roke , and some of you

m a y t read the wate r as t hough you had been born to walk the sea ; but m o s t usua l ly t a k e wha t Is called the b reas t s t roke , p lacing the h a n d s wi th t he backs upward , abou t five Inches a p a r t unde r t he water , t h e insldes of t he wr is t s touching the b reas t , t hen p u s h i n g the a r m s fo rwa rd co inc iden t w i th t he s t r o k e of the fee t s t ruck o u t to t h e g rea t e s t wid th possible , and you t h u s unconscious ly I l lus t ra te t h e m e a n -ing of my tex t : " H e shal l sp read f o r t h b is h a n d s In t he mids t of t h e m , as h e

t h a t s w l m m e t h sp reade th f o r t h h i s h a n d s to s w i m . "

T h e f i sherman seeks o u t u n f r e q u e n t -ed nooks . You s t a n d a l l d a y on t h e b a n k of the r iver in t h e b ro i l i ng s u n , and f l ing o u t your l ines , a n d ca tch n o t h i n g , while an e x p e r t a n g l e r b r e a k s t h r o u g h the Jungle a n d goes by t h e s h a d o w of t he so l i t a ry rock , and , in a p lace w h e r e n o fisherman h a s been fo r t e n yea r s , t h r o w s o u t h i s l ine a n d c o m e s h o m e a t n i g h t , h i s face s h i n -i n g a n d his b a s k e t fu l l . I do n o t k n o w why we m i n i s t e r s of t he gospel need a l w a y s be fishing In t he eame s t r e a m ,

a n d p r e a c h i n g f r o m the s a m e t ex t s t h a t o t h e r people p reach f r o m . I c a n n o t u n -de ra t and t h e policy of t he m i n i s t e r who, in B l a c k f r l a r s , L o n d o n . E n g l a n d , e v e r y week f o r t h i r t y yea r s p reached f r o m the ep i s t l e to t h e Hebrews . I t is a n e x h i l a r a t i o n to m e w h e n I come a c r o s s a t h e m e which I feel no one e lse has t r e a t e d ; a n d my t ex t Is one of t h a t k ind . T h e r e a r e p a t h s In God 's word t h a t a r e well bea t en by C h r i s t i a n fee t . W h e n men w a n t to quote sc r ip-tu re , t hey quo te t h e old passages t h a t e v e r y one has hea rd . W h e n they w a n t a c h a p t e r read , t hey read a c h a p t e r t h a t a l l t he o t h e r people h a v e been r ead ing , so t h a t t he church today is I g n o r a n t of t h r e e - f o u r t h s of t he Bible.

You go in to t h e L o u v r e a t Pa r i s . You confine yourself to one c o r r i d o r of t h a t opu l en t ga l l e ry of pa in t ings . As you come out , your f r i e n d says to y o u : "Did you see t h a t R e m b r a n d t ? " " N o . " ;

"Did you see t h a t R u b e n s ? " " N o . " | "Did you see t h a t T i t i a n ? " " N o . " "Did you see t h a t R a p h a e l ? " " N o . " " W e l l , " | s a y s y o u r f r i end , " t h e n you did n o t see t he Louvre . " Now, m y f r i ends , I t h i n k we a r e too much a p t to confine our - . se lves to one of t he g r e a t c o r r i d o r s of

s c r i p t u r e t r u t h , a n d so much so tha t t h e r e Is no t one pe r son o u t of a mi l -l ion w h o h a s eve r not iced the a l l - sug -ges t ive and p o w e r f u l p ic tu re in t he w o r d s of m y text .

T h i s t e x t r e p r e s e n t s God as a s t r o n g s w i m m e r , s t r i k i n g o u t to push down i i n iqu i ty a n d save t h e sou ls of m e n . " H e sha l l sp read f o r t h h is h a n d s in t he 1

m i d s t of t h e m , a s h e t h a t s w l m m e t h

word. You c a n n o t p ronounce i t w i t h -o u t g iv ing the s lss of t he f l ame o r t h e

h i s s of the s e r p e n t . S in! a n d t h e n If you add t h r e e le t te rs to t h a t word . It descr ibes e v e r y one of us by n a t u r e -s inne r . We h a v e ou t raged the law of God, not occaalonal ly , or n o w a n d t h e n , b u t pe rpe tua l ly . The Bibles dec la res it. H a r k ! I t t h u n d e r s two c laps : " T h e h e a r t is dece i t fu l above a l l t h ings , a n d despe ra t e ly wicked ." " T h e soul t h a t s l n n e t h . It sha l l die." W h a t t he Bib le

says , our own conscience aff i rms.

A f t e r J u d g e Morgan had s en t enced

Lady J a n e Grey to d e a t h , his con-science t roub led him so m u c h fo r t h e deed t h a t he became Insane , a n d a l l t h r o u g h his Insani ty ho kep t s a y i n g : " T a k e her a w a y f rom m e ! Lady J a n e G r e y ! T a k e her a w a y ! Lady J a n e G r e y ! " I t was the voice of consc ience . And no m a n eve r does a n y t h i n g wrong ,

however g r e a t or smal l , bu t h is con-science b r i n g s t ha t m a t t e r before h i m . a n d a t every s t ep of h i s m i s b e h a v i o r i t says, " W r o n g , w r o n g ! " Sin Is a lep-rosy ; s in Is a pa ra lys i s ; s in is a con-

s u m p t i o n ; s in is po l lu t ion ; s in is d e a t h . Give It a f a i r chance, a n d i t will s w a m p you and me. body, mind a n d soul , f o r -ever . In t h l a world I t only giveB a

f a i n t i n t i m a t i o n of i t s v i ru lence . You see a p a t i e n t In t he first a tagea of ty-phoid f eve r . The cheek ia s o m e w h a t

fiuahed, t h e handa s o m e w h a t ho t , pre-ceded by a s l i g h t ch i l l . " W h y , " you say , " t y p h o i d fever doea n o t s eem to be much of a disease ." B u t w a i t un t i l t h e p a t i e n t baa been s ix w e e k s u n d e r It , and a l l hia ene rg ies h a v e been

w r u n g ou t , a n d he la too w e a k to l i f t hia l i t t l e finger, and h la In te l lec t gone , t h e n you aeo the f u l l havoc of t he disease. Now, sin In thla wor ld ia an a i l m e n t which ia on ly in i t s firat a tagea ; b u t let i t ge t u n d e r fu l l sway

a n d It Is a n a l l - conaumlng typho id . Oh, If we cou ld see o u r u n p a r d o n e d aina aa God sees them, o u r tee th would c h a t -te r a n d o u r knees would knock to-ge the r , a n d our reap i ra t lon would be choked , a n d our h e a r t would b r e a k . If y o u r aina a r e u r f o r g l v e n , t h e y a r e b e a r i n g you down, a n d you a r e a ink-ing—aink ing away f r o m happlneas , a ink ing a w a y f rom God, s i n k i n g away f r o m e v e r y t h i n g t h a t is good a n d

blessed. T h e n w h a t do we w a n t ? A s w i m -

m e r ! A s t rong s w i m m e r ! A swi f t s w i m m e r ! And. blessed be G o d ! In m y t e x t we have h i m a n n o u n c e d . " H e

sha l l sp read f o r t h h is h a n d s in t he mids t of them, a s he t h a t s w l m m e t h s t r e t c h e t h fo r th h is h a n d s to s w i m . " You h a v e noticed t h a t when a s w i m m e r goea t o rescue a n y one he p u t s off h i s h e a v y appare l . H e m u s t n o t h a v e a n y such I m p e d i m e n t abou t h i m if he is go ing to do th is g r e a t deed. And w h e n Chr i s t s tepped f o r t h to s a v e us he s h o o k off the s a n d a l s of h e a v e n , a n d his f e e t were f ree , a n d then he s t epped down i n t o t he wave of o u r t r a n s g r e s -s ions, a n d It came up over h i s wounded feet , a n d i t c ame above the spea r s t a b in hia side—aye, i t dashed to t h e l ace r -ated temple , t he h i g h - w a t e r m a r k of hia a n g u i s h . T h e n , r i s ing a b o v e t h e flood, " H e s t r e t ched fo r th h i s handa In t he m i d s t of t h e m , as he t h a t s w l m -m e t h sp reade th f o r t h h is h a n d s to

s w i m . " • • •

I h a v e s o m e t i m e s t h o u g h t w h a t a spec t ac l e the ocean bed will p r e s e n t w h e n in the las t day the wa t e r is all d r a w n off. I t will be a l ine of w r e c k s f r o m beach to beach. T h e r e is w h e r e U e h a r p o o n e r s w e n t down. T h e r e is w h e r e t he l ine of b a t t l e s h i p s w e n t down . The re Is where t he m e r c h a n t -m e n w e n t down. T h e r e Is w h e r e t he s t e a m e r s wen t down—a l o n g l ine of w r e c k s f rom beach to beach . W h a t a

s p e r a d e t h f o r t h h i s h a n d s to s w i m / ' c l o l n t h e l a s t d a y w h e n t h e w a . T h e figure is bold a n d m a n y - s i d e d . ; t e r i 8 d r a w n o ( r , B u t o h h o w m u c h

Most of you know h o w to s w i m . Some i m o r e so lemn If we had a n eye to s ee of you l ea rned I t in t he c i ty achool , ^ w r e e k 8 a n d l h c p l a c e s

w h e r e t h i s a r t ia t a u g h t ; aome of you j w h e r el ' t h e y f o u n d e r e d ! You would find

In boyhood. In t he r ive r n e a r y o u r f a t h e r ' a house ; some of you s ince you c a m e to m a n h o o d o r w o m a n h o o d whi l e

s u m m e r i n g on the beach of t he sea. I t Is a good t h i n g to know h o w to s w i m , n o t only f o r your se l f , b u t be

t h o u s a n d s a l o n g o u r roads a n d s t r e e t s . C h r i s t came d o w n in t h e i r a w f u l c a t a s -t r o p h e , p u t t i n g o u t fo r t h e i r souls , " s p r e a d i n g f o r t h h is h a n d s as a s w i m -m e r sp r eade th f o r t h h is h a n d s to s w i m " ; but t hey t h r u s t h i m In t h e s o r e

cause you will , a f t e r a while , p e r h a p s . h e a r t t h e y g m o t e h l 3 f a l r c h e e k

h a v e to h e l p o t h e r s . I do n o t k n o w a n y t h i n g m o r e s t i r -

r i n g o r s u b l i m e t h a n to see s o m e m a n l ike N o r m a n McKenz ie l eap ing f r o m t h e s h i p M a d r a s I n t o t he sea to save Cna r l e s T u r n e r , w h o b a d d ropped f r o m t h e roya l ya rd wh i l e t r y i n g to loosen the sail , b r i n g i n g h i m back to t h e deck a m i d t h e huzzas of t h e p a s s e n g e r s and c rew. If a m a n h a s n o t e n t h u s i a s m e n o u g h t o chee r In such c i r c u m s t a n c e s , he de se rve s h imse l f to d r o p in to t he sea a n d h a v e n o o n e to he lp h im. The R o y a l H u m a n e soc ie ty of E n g l a d was e s t ab l i shed In 1774, i t s ob jec t to ap-p laud a n d r e w a r d those w h o shou ld pluck u p l ife f r o m t h e deep. A n y one w h o h a s p e r f o r m e d such a deed of da r -i n g h a s all t h e p a r t i c u l a r s of t h a t b rav-e r y recorded in a pub l i c record and on h la b r e a s t a m e d a l done in blue a n d gold a n d bronze , a n c h o r a n d m o n o -g r a m a n d insc r ip t ion , t e l l i ng to f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s t he b r a v e r y of t h e m a n or w o m a n who saved some o n e f r o m d r o w n i n g . B u t if 11 is such a wor thy t h i n g to save a body f r o m t h e d e e p ; I a s k you if i t is n o t a w o r t h i e r t h i n g to save an i m m o r t a l sou l? And you Bhall see, t h i s hour , t he Son of God Btep fo r th fo r t h i s a c h i e v e m e n t . " H e

a n d the s t o r m a n d d a r k n e s s swa l lowed t h e m up. 1 ask you to lay hold of t h i s

C h r i s t and lay hold of h i m now. You wi l l s ink w i t h o u t h im. F r o m ho r i zon t o hor izon n o t one sai l in s igh t . On ly o n e s t r o n g s w i m m e r , w i th head flung

b a c k and a r m s o u t s p r e a d .

I h e a r m a n y say ing , " W e l l , I would l ike to be a C h r i s t i a n . I a m g o i n g to w o r k to become a C h r i s t i a n . " My b r o t h e r , you begin w r o n g . W h e n m a n is d r o w n i n g , a n d a s t r o n g s w i m -m e r comes o u t to he lp h i m , he s a y s to h i m : " N o w be quiet . P u t y o u r a r m on my a r m or on my s h o u l d e r , but d o n ' t s t rugg le , don ' t t r y to he lp you r -

self , and I ' l l t a k e you to t h e shore . T h e m o r e you s t rugg le , a n d the m o r e you t r y to help yourse l f , t he m o r e you im-pede me. Now. be qu ie t , a n d I ' l l t a k e y o u a sho re . " W h e n Chr i s t , t ho s t r o n g s w i m m e r , comes o u t to save a soul , t h e s inne r s a y s : " T h a t ' s r i gh t . I am glad to see Chr i s t , a n d I am g o i n g to he lp h im in t he w o r k of my r e d e m p -t ion . I a m going to p ray more , and t h a t will he lp h im; a n d I am g o i n g to weep e x t r a v a g a n t l y ove r my s ins , a n d t h a t will he lp h i m . " No; It will not . S top your doing. C h r i s t will do all or

• h a l l sp read l o r t h hla h a n d s In t he none . You canno t l i f t an o u n c e ; you m i d s t of t h e m , a s he t h a t s w l m m e t t ' c a n n o t move an Inch, In th i s m a t t e r of

s p r e a d e t h f o r t h h i s h a n d s to swim. ' j y o u r r edempt ion . I n o r d e r to u n d e r s t a n d t h e fu l l fo rce , This Is tho diff iculty wh ich keeps

cf t h i s figure, you need to rea l ize t h a t o u r race is in a s i n k i n g cond i t ion . You s o m e t i m e s h e a r people t a l k i n g of w h a t t h e y cons ider t he mos t b e a u t i f u l w o r d s In o u r l anguage . One m a n s a y s I t Is " h o m e " ; a n o t h e r says i t Is t h e word " m o t h e r " ; a n o t h e r says I t Is t h e word " J e s u a " ; b u t I tell you t h e b i t t e r e s t w o r d In a l l o u r l anguage , tho word m o s t a n g r y a n d ba le fu l , t h e word t h a t a c c o u n t s fo r all t he l o a t h s o m e n e s s a n d t h e pang a n d t h e o u t r a g e n n d the h a r -rowing , a n d t h a t word Is "Bin." You tpe l l i t wi th t h r e e l e t t e r s , a n d ye t t hose t h r e e l e t t e r s desc r ibe t he c l r c u m f e r e n c s

t h o u s a n d s of souls o u t of t h e k i n g d o m

of heaven . It la because t hey c a n n o t consen t to let J e s u s Chr i s t begin and comple te t h e work of the i r r edemp-tion. " W h y , " you say , " t h e n Is there n o t h i n g f o r me to d o ? " Only one th ing havo you to do, a n d t h a t is to lay hold of C h r i s t a n d let h i m ach ieve your sa lva t ion , a n d ach ieve I t al l . 1 do not k n o w w h e t h e r 1 m a k e t h e m a t -te r pialn o r not . 1 s i m p y w a n t to show you t h a t a m a n c a n n o t s a v e h imsel f , bu t t h a t the A l m i g h t y Son of God can do it , and will do It if you ask him. Oh, fling o u t y o u r t w o a r m s —

the a r m of y o u r t ruM a n d the a r m or y o u r love—around th is o m n i p o t e n t

s w i m m e r of t h e Croas. H a v e you eve r s tood by a n d seen

aome o n e v n d e r p roceas of r eauac i t a t lon a l t e r long s u b m e r g e n c e ? T h e s t r o n g s w i m m e r has p u t hira on t h e beach a f t e r a s t r u g g l e in t he waters . T o ex-ci te b r e a t h i n g In tho a l raoa t l i fe less body, w h a t m a n i p u l a t i o n , w h a t f r i c t ion

of t h e cold IlrabB, w h a t a r t i f ic ia l move-m e n t of t he lunga , w h a t b r e a t h of rea-cue r b lown Into t h e m o u t h of t ho rea-cued t And w h e n b r e a t h i n g begina , and a f t e r a whi le t h e s l i gh t r e ap i r a t l on be-c o m e s t h e deep s igh , and the eyea open

a n d t h e blue lipa t a k e on a ami le , w h a t r e jo i c ing , w h a t c l app ing of h a n d a ail

u p a n d down t h e beach ! W h a t con-g r a t u l a t i o n f o r tho a t r o n g s w i m m e r

a n d f o r a l l w h o helped In t h e r e s t o r a -t i o n ! W h a t a h o u t i n g of " H e Uvea! H e Uvea!" L ike th la la the g ladneaa when a aoul t h a t haa been aubmerged In s in

a n d Borrow ia " c o m i n g to . " W h a t de-s i r e on the p a r t of all to he lp , and , w h e n u n d e r t h e b r e a t h of God, a n d un -der t ho m a n i p u l a t i o n by the wounded

h a n d a of Chr i s t , t h e l i f e - e t e r n a l of t he aoul begina to ahow itaelf, a l l t h r o u g h t h e r a n k s of apec ta tora , t e r r e s t r i a l a n d

ce les t ia l , goea t h e cry, " H e Uvea! Re-jo ice , fo r t h e dead ia a l ive a g a i n ! " M a y t h e l iv ing Chr ia t t h i s m o m e n t p u t o u t fo r y o u r reacue, " a p r e a d i n g b i s

h a n d a In t h e mida t of you, aa a swim-m e r ap reade th f o r t h h i s h a n d s to

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b r i d e la r e l a t e d by E l l en D. L a m e d In a r e c e n t l i t t l e vo lume upon the local

deeda and t r a d i t i o n s of a Connec t i cu t c o u n t y . T h e Inc ident occur red soon a f t e r t he firat succeases of t h e rebe l p r lva t ee r a . A beau t i fu l y o u n g girl , be-

t r o t h e d a n d a h o r t l y to be m a r r i e d , ad -m i t t e d one d a y to t h e houae a w a n -d e r i n g pedd le r , who u n d i d hla p a c k a n d dlaplayed hia wares . She expected ,

doubt less , to pu rchase s o m e p re t t y t r i f l e t o add to h e r wedding ou t f i t ; b u t t i m e s w e r e ha rd , t h e r e waa l i t t l e money t o s p a r e , a n d , moreover . It w a s m a n y m o n t h s s ince all I m p o r t e d f inery h a d

been so f r o w n e d upon t h a t n o p a t r i o t i c y o u n g w o m a n could v e n t u r e to buy it , n o r a n y d e a l e r to. sell i t W h a t , t h e n was t he y o u n g w o m a n ' s a m a z e m e n t

a n d de l i gh t when t h e pedd le r un ro l l ed a v o l u m i n o u s piece of t h e moat beau -t i fu l p ink s a t i n — s a t i n , too , qu i te Inno -cen t and ino f fens ive to t h e moa t a r -den t ly p a t r i o t i c eye, a ince he exp la ined t h a t i t was a t rophy of w a r , t he b o o t y of one of o u r o w n p r i v a t e e r s ! She gazed

upon i t in f a sc ina t ion . W h a t a wed-d ing d re s s i t would m a k e ! B u t t h e cos t—she could not . she dared no t , a s k so much m o n e y of h e r f a t h e r . Nor d id she . But , u n r o l l i n g the exqu is i t e f a b -r ic ye t f u r t h e r , s h e d r a p e d the ro sy

folds flowingly abou t h e r supple y o u n g figure, a n d , c ross ing t h e room to w h e r e all tho t i m e her f a t h e r , a s t e rn a n d s i -len t m a n , had sa t w r i t i n g a t h i s a c -counts , o b s e r v i n g n o t h i n g , she s a n k upon b e r knees a t b i s fee t . A h a n d was laid on h is knee ; h e looked d o w n , wonde r ing , a n d she looked up, p l e a d i n g —and t h e n he u n d e r s t o o d . Not a w o r d was s p o k e n on e i the r s ide, bu t t h e old m a n ' s h a n d went qu ie t ly in to h is desk , d rew o u t a purse, opened it, a n d laid In h is d a u g h t e r ' s h a n d fo r ty s i l ve r dol la rs . At the w e d d i n g t h a t soon en -sued t h e br ide ' s g o w n and the b r i d e -g r o o m ' s wa i s t coa t w e r e both of p i n k sa t in , a n d the re was o n e more p r e t t y

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Tho tall young m a n a t tho desk by Ihe big window looked up wi th a s t a r t . T h e r e was s o m e t h i n g s t r a n g e l y fa -mi l i a r about tho l i l l ie figure in t he doorway. He a rose hu r r i ed ly f r o m his chair .

" W h y , It 's Cissy ," lie cr ied, a n d steppe tl fo rward . Tho ch i ld ' s figure swayed toward h i m a n d he c a u g h t ii in his an i l s .

"George l lemlerf ion," a t i red l i t l lo voire panted, " w h y don ' t you live u p lo h e a v m and be done wi th i t ? "

" W h a t is It. C i s sy?" cried tho young man , as ho placed the chi ld in the g r e a t padded cha i r in llio co rne r and un-loosened her big h a t and anx ious ly looked her over .

" I t ' s those e igh t fights o* s ta i r s ,

George ," llio f a i n t voice pan ted , " U u t I'm all r ight . J u s t g i m m e t ime lo ge t my b rea th . "

"GracioiTs, Cissy, did you walk u p ? " The t i red head weakly nodded .

She was a s l ende r girl of p e r h a p s a di;scen years . H e r f e a t u r e s were p rom-inent , her eyes keen, her chin aggros-eive. Her l ight ha i r was b rushed t igh t ly back i r o m her face , and t h i s emphasized the s h a r p n e s s of her fea-tu rcs nnd her look. She was very nea t ly dressed, and unde r one a r m ca i r i ed two h a n d s o m e l y bound books.

" W h y in t he world d idn ' t you t ake tho e leva tor . C i s sy?"

Her b rea th was c o m i n g back now, and she smiled up at t he young m a n nnd l if ted one eyebrow in a whimsica l way.

" I ' l l tell you, George ," she answered . "1 went in to t he ves tybool , way down by the s idewa lk , you know, and I was Just goln ' lo s t ep in to t he e l eva to r when the f r e s h kid in brass b u t t o n s t h a t runs it po in ted to a s ign on the j wall . Whi l e I was r ead in ' it he r u n n o d the e . eva to r u , You know the s ign. I t ' s the one tha t says, "No book agen ts , peddlers , n o r dogs al lowed in th is bu l ld ins . ' I read it and walked up."

" B u t I don ' t see—" began t h e puz-

zled young m a n . "George H e n d e r s o n , " cried the gir l ,

"don ' t you look at me as if you t hough t I took myself fo r a dog! I 'm

a book a g e n t . " "A book a g e n t , Cissy J a y n e ? " "Yes, a book a g e n t , Georgle H e n d e r -

son; is t h e r e a n y t h i n g the m a t t e r w i th my being a book agen t ? ' 1

"Cer t a in ly no t . " l aughed t h e y o u n g man . " I t ' s an a n c i e n t and h o n o r a b l e profess ion , even If a r u d e a n d u n a p -

S H E A I N ' T B E E N H A P P Y A M I N -U T E S I N C E YOU Q U A R R E L E D ,

p rec ia t ive Jan i to r does c lass i fy It w i th peddlers a n d dogs. B u t b o w did you happen to a d o p t I t ? "

The g i r l scowled a t h im. "See he re , Georgle P o r g i e , " she

snapped , " d o n ' t you give m e a n y of your H a r v a r d t a lk . K i n d e r g a r t e n

words Is good e n o u g h fo r me. I 'm a book a g e n t ' cause dad p u t i t in my head. At t he t a b l e yes t e rday h e got mad a t m e a n d sa id 1 had b ra s s e n o u g h fo r a book a g e n t . 'Do you t h ink I'd m a k e a good book agen t , dad? ' s a y s 1. ' I t ' s Ju s t w h a t you ' r e fitted for , ' he g rowled . A n d so t h i s noon 1 picked two books of m i n e f r o m t h e big bookcase

and s t a r t e d o u t . " "Bee here , Cissy J a y n e , " cried the

y o u n g m a n , " y o u don ' t m e a n to say t h a t y o u came a l l the way d o w n t o w n a l o n e ? H o w did you do I t ? "

" W i t h a n i cke l a n d a t r a n s f e r , " gig-

led t h e chi ld . " A n d y o u r f a t h e r , a n d — a n d Miss

E t h e l d o n ' t k n o w w h e r e you a r e ? " " N o , t hey d o n ' t " " I ' l l t e l e p h o n e t o t h e m a t once , " sa id

t he y o u n g m a n , a s he t u r n e d t o w a r d t h e ' phone .

" D o n ' t y o u d o It ," cr ied t h e chi ld , " P a p a J a y n e Is d o w n t o w n a t h i s office a n d of c o u r s e h a s n ' t missed me , a n d S i s t e r E t h e l i s o u t to l u n c h e o n wi th M a m e Ol iver a n d she w o n ' t m i s s me u n t i l s h e c o m e s back . A n ' n o w le t me a s k y o u r ' t e n t i o n to t h e s e n ice books . T h e y a r e v e r y choice. One Is ' L i t t l e W o m e n , ' by t h e a u t h o r of ' L i t t l e Men, ' a n ' t he o t h e r is ' L i t t l e Men ' by t h e s a m e a u t h o r . T h e y a r e Tilce m o r a l books . T h e r e a r e p l t c h o o r s In t h e m . L e m m e p u t d o w n y o u r n a m e

f o r b o t h . " " G o o d , " cr ied George H e n d e r s o n ,

"very good. Your f a t h e r w a s qu i t e r i g h t . You h a v e f o u n d y o u r p ro f e s -s ion a n d you a r e su ro to r i se In I t . "

" H a v e n ' t 1 a l r e a d y come u p e igh t

s to r i e s , " l a u g h e d the chi ld . T h e n she qu ick ly a d d e d : " D o you t a k e the

b o o k s ? " " I h a v e so m a n y books n o w , "

l aughed the y o u n g m a n . •You'd b e t t e r t a k e t h e m , " sa id the

ch i ld ; " I ' v e g o t s o m e t h i n g to s a y to

y o u a b o u t S i s t e r E t h e l . " T h e y o u n g m a n s t a r t e d . " I ' l l te l l y o u w h a t I ' l l do, Cissy ," he

sa id , " I ' l l t a k e t h e m on a p p r o v a l . "

" W h a t ' s t h a t ? " " I t m e a n s t h a t I ' l l t a k e t h e m and

look t h e m over ," repl ied t h e young m a n , " a n d If I l ike t h e m I ' l l k e e p t h e m a n d pay y o u fo r t hem. If I d o n ' t l ike

t h e m I ' l l r e t u r n t h e m to y o u . " **Ib t h a t s t r a i g h t , G e o r g e ? "

" C e r t a i n l y . Besides, Cissy, you know the elevtt lor bey can ' t keep you o u t if you h a v e n ' t the books with y o u . "

"Ai l r i g h t , George. I'll t r u s t you . " " A n d now, Cis jy , w h a t have you lo

say lo me about. K l h c l ? " B u t t he child h i d perched herself on

the b road window sill, l ook ing down on tho public Kquare, and was so f t ly h u m m i n g , " r iu i lo , My Baby." She paid no a t t e n t i o n to George 's inqu i ry .

Gcorgo looked a t h e r cur iously . " C i s s y , " he said, "how would you

like a heaping pinto of ice c r e a m ? "

Tho child nodded , bu t did n o t eoaso h e r tune . George smiled and glanced

a t h is watch . "Cigsy ," ho said, " w h a t do you say

to g e t t i n g tho h e a p i n g p l a t e of lee e r c a m and then g o i n g over to the m a -

liiioe of "Jack a n d the B e a n s t o c k ? ' " ClEsy looked a r o u n d qu ick ly . " H o n e s t ? " she cried. George nod-

ded. She s p r a n g f r o m the window sill. " Y o u ' r e a d a r l i n g , " she m u r m u r e d , and sna tched up h e r ha t .

" P l e n t y of t ime , " said George. "You were going to toll me s o m e t h i n g , you k n o w . "

"Yes , " assen ted Cissy, "1 know. I t ' s abou t E the l . "

" I t ' s abou t E t h e l , " sof t ly r epea ted George,

" W e l l , " said Cissy, " she a i n ' t been h a p p y a minu t e s ince you qua r r e l ed

wi th her . " " I d idn ' t q u a r r e l with h e r , " p ro tes t ed

George . "Wel l , I h ea rd some of i t , " said

Cissy, "and even If E t h e l la my s i s te r 1 d o n ' t th ink you ough t to pu t a l l tho b lame on ner . She fe l t a w f u l bad a b o u t It. I s l e p t with h e r t h a t n i g h t , ' cause Aunt L a u r a eame to see us , and I heard her c ry ing . An ' y e s t e r d a y -well, you k n o w t h e r e ' s a b a s k e t of p h o t o g r a p h s on the p iano, a n d m a ex-pects me to keep the p i a n o dus t ed , an ' somot lmes I f o r g e t 11. a n d I sneaked in t he par lor a n d there w a s E t h e l look-ing at your p h o t o g r a p h , a n ' w h e n she s a w me she shoved i t in t h e pi le and wa lked a w a y , a n ' I looked on the top of the p iano a n ' t h e r e was fou r big tear d rops in t he dus t . Say, w h a t was it you quar re led a b o u t — A n n i e P l e a s a n t -

o n ? " " I believe h e r n a m e w a s m e n t i o n e d , "

sa id George. "Somebody to ld E t h e l t h a t they s a w y o u and A n n i e r i d ing to-g e t h e r in the p a r k , d i d n ' t t h e y ? "

" I believe so . " a d m i t t e d George . "Yes ," sa id Cissy ca lmly , " t h a t was

m e . " "You told h e r t h a t ? " cr ied George . "Yes ," sa id Cissy, swee t ly , " I told

he r . She w o u l d n ' t l e t m e wear her

second bes t h a t . " George looked black f o r a m o m e n t ,

t hen h is f a c e c lea red . H e t u r n e d a b r u p t l y a n d s tepped to t he ' phone .

" E . 7301 L , " he cal led. " K n o w s It by h e a r t , " m u r m u r e d

Cissy. " I s Miss E t h e l t h e r e ? " Inquired

George. "Yes , I wish to s p e a k to h e r . "

"George , " cr ied Cissy, " d o n ' t you f o r -

ge t t h a t t he gir l a t t he e x c h a n g e Is Us-tenln* to e v e r y word y o u s a y . "

" I s t ha t you, E t h e l ? " Inqui red George at t h e 'phone. "Yes . I t 's George . I wanted to tell you t h a t Cissy is h e r e wi th me. Yes, s h e ' s all r i g h t , a n d I hope y o u d idn ' t w o r r y much . Yes. She c a m e on bus iness . She h a d

a l i t t le confess ion to m a k e . " "George H e n d e r s o n ! " cried Cissy. "I will exp la in i t a l l to you when I

come up. Yes, I 'm c o m i n g to d i n n e r if you will l e t me. Cissy is going w i t h me to a m a t i n e e and then we'll c o m e up t o g e t h e r . W h a t ' s t h a t ? Cissy I s n ' t dressed to go a n y w h e r e ? W h y , I f a n c y

she 's go t on her bes t c lo thes . "

"Much y o u know a b o u t I t ," s n o r t e d

Cissy. " A n y w a y , she Is l o o k i n g c h a r m i n g . "

" R i n g o f f ! " cried Cissy. "I—I t h i n k t h a t ' s ail un t i l V e m e e t

—good-by," and George r e l u c t a n t l y

r ang off. "If I h a d n ' t been he r e , " said Cissy ,

"you 'd h a v e mos t l ike ly me l t ed t h a t

wire." "Ai l r e a d y ? " quer ied the s m i l i n g

George a s he took u p his ha t . "Al l r e a d y , " sa id Cissy, wi th g r e a t

a lacr i ty "And my s t o c k — t h e b o o k s ,

you k n o w ? " "I ' l l t a k e care of t h e m , " said George . " T w o more excuses f o r c o m i n g u p . "

giggled Cissy. " C o m e a long , " cried George .—W. R.

Rose in Cleveland P la in Dealer .

A Prosperous l lsi iufaoturlt iK City. Brookton'a prosperity U so closely al-

lied to the proiperl ty of tho shoo Intlus-try t h a t It will, no douin, juovo a m a t t e r of Intereat to a large numbwr of people to learn the actunl average ciirnliiK capaci ty of each Individual employed In the malt-IMK of the world-famod Brockton HIIOO. For HluBtrRtlon; At tho fac tory of the \V. L . Douglas Shoe company thu pay-roll for the week cndlnw Sept. 30, cxclml-Intr Buperlntcndent, foremen, aalesmcn, and all clerical help, showa tho average earnings of tho employea. large and Hinall, to bo $15.54 per week. This waa not an ext raordinary week. I t was the CUM-tomury pay toll.

Tho amount earned per week, however, does not always tell the story of pros-perity. Tho number of weeks employed each year Is the delermlnlni; fac tor In the wage earners ' proaperlty. The Douglas fac tory has been closed but one week this year, and tha t for tho usual summer stock taking, and It will be closed but thrco days the la t ter part of December. This would make but nine days out of tho yea r tha t Ihe fac tory Is closed, which lu auroly as steady work as the most In-dust r ious shoemaker could desire.

It Is believed tha t the average pay and the number of days worked Is larger a t the factory of tho W. I.. Douglas Shoe company lhan at any manufac tur ing In-s t i tu t ion In Maasachuaetts.

Owing to Increased business, another addition Is to bo made to tho Douglas fac tory . It will be 100 feet long. 40 feet wide, and flvo stories high. It will bo ready for occupancy early In December. This addition Increases the capacity 2u per cent . Tho \V. 1.. Douglas Shoo com-pany has tho largest factory In tho world, p todudng an advertised line *3.60 and J3.00 shoes.

Mr. Douglas says tha t the prospect for aucceaaful business for Brockton manu-f ac tu r e r s was never so good as now, and t h a t collections are better than for years. —The Brockton (Mass.) Times, Oct. 10, 1839.

GEN. JOE WHEELER PRAISES PERUNA, The Great Catarrh Cure.

J O E W H E E L E R ' S C H A R G E A T S A N J U A N H I L L .

With Improvementa .

F r o m the W a s n l n g t o n P o s t . A de le -

ga t ion of r e p r e s e n t a t i v e c i t i zens of W a s h i n g t o n called a t t h e w h i t e h o u s e one d a y last week, a s m a n y d e l e g a t i o n s do, to lay before t h e p r e s iden t t h e m e r -its' a n d claims of a c e r t a i n a s p i r a n t f o r office, a n d to u rge upon the chief exec-u t i v e t he des i rab i l i ty of his a p p o i n t -m e n t . As tho seve ra l g e n t l e m e n in t he p a r t y wore in t roduced , tho p r e s i d e n t g r e e t e d them cordia l ly , and h a d some-t h i n g p l e a s a n t to say to all. S o m e of t h e m he had m e t be fo re and r e m e m -bered , whi le o t h e r s were s t r a n g e r s to h i m . Severa l in t he l ine had been pre-s e n t e d , when a c e r t a i n m e r c h a n t , well k n o w n and h igh ly e s t eemed , was r e a c h e d . T h e p r e s i d e n t i m m e d i a t e l y recognized h i m , a n d said, a s h e g rasped his h a n d w a r m l y : "Yes , 1 r e m e m b e r you very d i s t inc t ly , Mr. X. I recall w h e n I waa a m e m b e r of c o n g r e s s I p u r c h a s e d a n u m b e r of su i t s of c lo th-i n g a t y o u r e s t a b l i s h m e n t . A n d I a lso reco l l ec t , " c o n t i n u e d the p r e s iden t , s m i l i n g l y , " t h a t i t was neces sa ry fo r m e to c l imb t h r e e o r fou r f l i g h t s of s t a i r s to r each y o u r t a i l o r i n g depa r t -m e n t . " " A h . Mr. P r e s i d e n t . " ex-c la imed the m e r c h a n t , qu ick to make the m o s t of t he s i t ua t i on , " y o u should come to see us a g a i n . Now wo have

e l e v a t o r s . "

The r r o b a b l n Reaaon.

A s c h o o l m a s t e r r ecen t ly I n f o r m e d an a n x i o u s m o t h e r t h a t h e r s o n s w e r e so t h o r o u g h l y d i sc ip l ined t h a t t h e y were a s q u i e t and o r d e r l y a s t h e v e r y cha i rs In t he s choo l room. I t w a s p robab ly

because t hey w e r e caned.

D E W E Y I N A N E M E R G E N C Y .

How He Clrcnmrentad a Draeri lon Con-

aplraey Af te r t he Civil Wnr.

O n e s t r i k ing cha rac t e r i s t i c of t he a d m i r a l is t he readiness wi th which he m e e t s every emergency , says Lesl ie ' s W e e k l y . He Is resourcefu l as well as p r o m p t in ac t ion . An i l l u s t r a t i on of t h i s occurred d u r i n g a c ru i se which Dewey took a f t e r t he civil war . In the M e d i t e r r a n e a n , on the old sh ip C a n a n -dalgt ia . T h e w a r fever had died out , n n d men f r e q u e n t l y deser ted . On men-o f - w a r , boa ts c a n n o t be lowered wi th-o u t an order , except In case of a man o v e r b o a r d . Severa l m a l c o n t e n t s In thp c r e w one n igh t , t he re fo re , ra i sed the • "man o v e r b o a r d " cry, lowered a boat a n d scut t led off in to tho da rknes s . Dewey was execut ive officer of t he ship, a n d was called f r o m his be r th . T h o u g h even then pa r t i cu l a r aa to dress , he d i d n ' t ca re a b o u t u n i f o r m when tue re was quick work to be done, a n d he ap-peared clad only in his n i g h t sh i r t . He rushed up to t he qua r t e r -deck in half a gale of wind and p rompt ly took com-m a n d in spi to of his cu r ious appea r -ance . He k n e w his men tho rough ly , a n d acted p r o m p t l y In sp i te of the | da rknes s . " C o m e back here . J i m | Brown, Tom Rob inson , a n d the res t o f ; you , " he shou ted , and p u n c t u a t e d his j r e m a r k s wi th t h r e e s h o t s f r o m his re-volver. Tho shots , t he g h o s t l y figure j on the qua r t e r -deck , and the sudden use of t h e i r n a m e s s t a r t l ed t he men 1

Into obedience, and they came s n e a k i n g , back to the ship, whi le Dewey a n d his 1 novel u n i f o r m ret i red once more below.

M a j o r Genera l Joseph W h e e l e r , c o m -m a n d i n g tho cava l ry forces In f r o n t of S a n t i a g o and tho a u t h o r of " T h e S a n t i a g o C a m p a i g n , " in s p e a k i n g of t he g r e a t c a t a r r h remedy, P e - r u - n a , s a y s : " I Join wi th Sena to r s Su l l i van , R o a c h and M c E n e r y in t h e i r good op in ion of Pe - ru -na . I t is r e c o m -m e n d e d to me by those who h a v e used i t a s an excel lent ton ic a n d p a r t i c u -l a r l y effect ive as a cure fo r c a t a r r h . "

U n i t e d S t a t e s S e n a t o r V c E n e r y . H o n . S. D. McEnery , Uni ted S t a t e s

S e n a t o r f rom Louis iana , s a y s t h e fo l -l o w i n g in regard to P e - r u - n a :

" P e - r u - n a is an excel lent ton ic . I h a v e used it suff icient ly to say t h a t I be l i eve it to bo all t h a t you c la im fo r It .—S. 1). McEne ry . New Or leans , L o u i s i a n a . "

U n i t e d S t a t e s S e n a t o r S n l l i v a t i . " I d e s i r e to say t h a t I have been t a k -

i n g P e - r u - n a f o r some t ime fo r ca-t a r r h , a n d h a v e f o u n d It an exce l l en t med lc lna , g iv ing m e more relief t h a n a n y t h i n g I havo e v e r t a k e n . — W . V. S u l l i v a n , Oxford , Miss ."

U n i t e d S t a t e s S e n a t o r R o a c h . " P e r s u a d e d hy a f r i end I h a v e used

P e - r u - n a a s a tonic , and a m g lad to t e s t i f y t h a t It h a s g rea t ly he lped m# In s t r e n g t h , v igor a n d appe t i t e . I h a v ^ been advised by f r i e n d s t h a t It Is r f m a r k a b l y eff icacious as a c u r e fo r t h e a l m o s t u n i v e r s a l c o m p l a i n t of c a t a r r h . —W. N. Roach , L a r i m o r e , N o r t h Da-k o t a ^ '

j A f r e e book on c a t a r r h s e n t to a n y ; a d d r e s s by T h e P e - r u - n a D r u g M T g j Co,, Co lumbus , Ohio.

R E A D

W H A T A

FOR OO DATS YOU CAW THT IT FOR 10 CRNT8.

P R O M I N E N T P H Y S I C I A N Has to say who has had 35 YEARS of aotiva Praotioa of Madioinai I have never before In my 35 years of practice of medicine given my testimonial or recommen.

dation to any patent medicine, but there is a remedy, the result of which has come under my own observation; for there is no Disease which has so baffled the medical skill of all ages as Rheuma-tisip and to flnd a Reliable remedy for the same. At last we have found it in " s Dropa ," manu.

V««« #!•« O «««<• t 111* a «»ent%(anaf f III • I^Df I factored by the 5wanson Rheumatic Cure Company, Chicago, III. The " 5 DROPS," haAproveo itself wonderful for its curative power in Rheumatism, not as a Temporary Reliever only, but to

give a Permanent Cure even in chronic cases. Sometime ago, I had among others several Rheumatic cases under my treatment and pre* scribed for these patients the very best Remedies which I skillfully se-lected, but without desirable results. I then heard of " 5 DROPS' and of its Wonderful Cures, and prescribed it to a few patients who found re* lief from its use within a few days. After that I prescribed it to a_great number: Weeks a „ „ , were Cured. Among these were a few who had, for a number of yeara, t t . / * i . _ t i « i . > . . • i « t m . l t l i ^ m 1

m its use within a few days. Alter that I prescribed It to a great r and to my surprise. I will say that in the course of Two or Tnre« after they haa used " 5 DROPS" and " 5 Drop" Plasters they

ured. Among these were a few who had, for a number of yeara, been suffering with Chronic Rheumatism, who had piloted themselvea around on Crutches. They came to my office without Crutches and told me they were perfectly Well. Thev give all the credit to " 5 DROPS *

. - . - u i s ? s r [TOADE-MABK.] Rheumatic Cure Company for their IclnUness and tor tne conscienuoua in which they are placing these Wonderful Remedies among suffering humanity, which they me to write to the Corapanr as an acknowledgement. As I have seen the Curative P o * * ' 0*

and to' " 5 Drop" Plasters and this Ts their testimony to the Swansoa Rheumatic Cure Company for their kindness and for the conadentlouS

told me I

Deafneaa Cannot Be Cared by local applications, as they cannot rcach the dlsca-'ed portion of the car. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by consti-tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by «». inflamed condition of the mucus lining of t'.o Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hear-ing. and when It Is entirely closed deafness Is the result, and unless the inflammation can bo taken out nnd this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be di stroyod forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which Is nothlnu bt t an Inflamed condition of the mucus surfaces

We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot t ^ cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, f ree .^ C H j j j j E y & c 0 Toledo, a

Sold by Druggists. 7i>o. Hall s Family Pills arc the best.

' i h e F r e n c h co loo ia l po l icy w a s c o n celved by Ric ' i e l i eu .

All R o m a n co lon ies w e r e u n d e r p e r -pe tua l m a r t i a l l aw.

F r e e Dewey Souvenir Spoon.

E v e r y p a t r i o t c l r l w h o wi l l s e n d n s h e r n a m e and a d d r e s s w i t h s t a m p , w i l . receive by r e t u r n m a ' l . f r ee , an Ad-mi ra l Dewey s o u v e n i r spoon , h a n d somely e n g r a v e d a n d of e x q u i s i t e de-s ign . P. A. REED & Co.. J e w e l r y D e p t . . 209 H u d s o n S t . . N e w Y o r k Ci ty .

T h e co lon ies of F r a n c e have 32,000. 00n p o p u l a t i o n .

E x p e d i e n c y d u l l s t h e t w o - e d g e d sword .

• ' 5 DROPS" and "s Drop" Plasters, in a great many instances, I can Truly recommend them and a'so that the firm is perfectly honest atidi reliable to deal with.

SWANSON'S C. A. JACKSON, Physician and Surgeon, Kearney, Neb., Aug. 29, ISw. H j " n D A D C M Is the most iiowerf-il spedfle known. Krou from 0|iliitc» and perfocilr harm-

O L l r C V J f O less. Itcllcf Is usually f"!l the Br->1 nlaht. It Is a posltlvo c.iro for Rhpaam* t l tm. Hclnllcn. Nearulvln. Uv«pep*lu, ll i ickuche. Aithmu. II>iy Fcvr r . f . a t a r rh , Meep* leainr**. S>rvou«np»». Xerrou* ami Ncumlale IItr»iluclie». Earache , ! ontuachr, U e a r a WeukiieM. Croup, Ntvelllnv, I .a Orlppv, Mulnrlu, Creeping Numbaex , etc. , etc. • P L I i n T V A V C to enable aulTcrers to give "5 DROPS" at least a trial, we wlU 1 n l K I T T O send a vi5c samiili) bottle, prepaid bjr raull. for 10 eents. A sample bottle

will convlneeyoa. Also, lanto bottles (3U0 dosusi SUKi. 8 bottles for Sold by us. drutglsu. ana acenu. Atrrnu wan tod In new te r r i to ry . W r i t e ua to-day.

8 W A \ A O X K H K t ' M A T I O CURF. CO.. IOO to 10* I . ake ftlrret. CHICAGO. I C I *

1

Y T H £ 0 .

TO CORE A COLD IN ONR DAT, Take Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money If It fulls to cure 26c. E. W. Grove s signature ou each box.

People spend 1 terrible lot of time in getting mad. and feeling sorry for It.

Relief for SulTerlnR Women. Lightning Hot Drop. Hop. the pain; P f f " n "

nUrltlci; Sic. All drugfUU. Herb Medicine Co., prloifAeld, O.

Executive ability is tho faculty of getting some one to do your work.

Cured Af te r Hepented Failures With Others I will Inform addlited to Morph ne. Laudanum,

Oolutn. Cocaine, of never 1.1 ling. UaruileM. home-cure. MM. M. II. DilUwln. Ilox IJIV. Chicago, III.

Tho "Perfumer's street" was unca-thed some years ago in Pompeii

FITS P-rmnnenttrCuird. WoOti ornerToamesaatxoi firat dajr'a u«» ol Dt Kline'e Great Norto Kcatorer. Sv d (or F R E F . S'j.00 trial bottla and treatlab Oft H. U. KUNK. Ltd . -IJL Aicb St.. Philadelphia. Pa

ThV prlneliml animal pfrfumcs are musk, civet ana ambeig. i t

We will forfeit ll.UO' If any of our publlshol testimonials are proven to be not genuine. T n t I'iso Co., Warren Pa.

Shakespeare mentions perfumes as in com-mon use lu bis time.

Brohii's Tvcthlna Cordial makes good babies out of eio.s bablts.

Incense was almost Invariably used in all heathen sacrlllcos.

m MAMMOTH

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A high-arm, high-grade machine equal to what others are asking $15,00 tot&.OO for. Guaranteed by us for ao years from date ot purchase, against any Imperfec-tion in material or workmanship. The ctand is made 0! the best Iran and la nicely proportioned. The cabinet work ia pon'ect nnd is furnished in vonr choice of nntlque.onk or walnut. I t has seven drawers all handsomely carved and with cickei-plated ring pulls. The nechaii* leal construction Is equal to that of any machine regardless of price. All working parts nr« of tho best oil-tem-percd tool steel, every bearing perfectly fitted nnd adjusted so as to nf.ake the running qualities the lightest, most per-feet and nearest noiseless of any macnine

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t ion abou t f a rm lands in t he W e s t ,

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W . N . U . — D E T R O I T — N 0 . 4 4 — 1 8 9 9

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FREE O N E O F T H E G R A N D E S T O F F E R S E V E R M A D E .

The first 1 " R E D GROSS*' beaut i ful colors, as^na turn lMUTe^oVone Twentieth C e n t u i r G i r l Calendar, tho flnestof i t s kind ever prfntod, all abeplately f w f c All others procuring tho E n d l i w r C h a i n S t a r c h B o o k wlfl obta in f r o m their grooer two ln r B e 10c. paekaees of s ta rch f o r So a n d the beautiful premiums which n re oeing given eway. This offer is only made fo r a shor t t ime to fu r the r introduce the f a m o u s " R E D C R O S S " S t a r c h , and the celebrated " H U B I N Q E R ' S B E S T " cold wate r S tarch . Ask y o u r grocer fo r this s tarch.

\ Lowell State Bauk j CAPITA U $25 ,000 .00

LOWELL, MICH.

Frnnois King.-ProBidcnl, Ohas. MoCnrty, Vice President, \

M. C. GriHwuld, Casliier. I-

DIBKCTOBS:—Frnnois King, Chns. \ McOnrty, E. L. Hennell- (J. Bergin, i M. 0 . Qrlswold, F . T. King. G. H. 5

Force, Geo.W. Parker.

A Genernl Bankine Bnsinew r TrnnHncled. \

'Money loaned on real es ta te so • enrity. (

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j HOME NEWS. j

H a v e you seen the c r a u e a t Lee'tt

m a r k e t ?

F r e s h oys te r s a t M c M a h o n Bros , in

cans or b u l k .

Lowel l youugs lers cel i 'bra ted HaU

lowe'eu a s u s u a l . M'IHS Maston visited her p a r e n t s iu

the Va l ley City over S u n d a y ,

MM, Theodoc ia Fal las has return^ ed lo Lowell f rom G r a n d Rap ids .

T h e Lowel l W . C . T . U . will meet with M r s . O w e u F r i d a y a f t e rnoon .

Mrs . F r a n k N e w visited he r moth-er in G r a n d Rap ids last T h u r s d a y .

Ionia Masons will t e n d e r Loweil

Lodge a b a n q u e t at I o n i a th i s e v e n -

ing.

' •Well Done , S m i t h , " furn ished cake for a G r a n d R a p i d s wedding ,

M o n d a y .

Clay ton G u n n had fresh let tuce, nice a n d cr isp, from his .own ga rden ,

Oct . 3 0 .

Mrs . Ol ive Caldwel l is m a k i n g an ex t ended visi t with re la t ives a t M a p l e

R a p i d s .

Mrs . W m . Rexford visited he r son and wife in G r a n d R a p i d s last

T h u r s d a y .

Thos. C a r v e t h begins a n ex t ended

viait with his chi ldren a t G r a n d Rap -ids t h i s week .

Cash ie r W . A , W a l t s of the City ha nk was doiug business a t G r a u d

R a p i d s T u e s d a y .

Dr .CX.CMcDaunel s p e n t S u n d a y in F l i n t w i th h is d a u g h t e r , Mrs. Geo.

A r t h u r B rown .

C . Be rg in is p u t t i n g in a set of hay scales in I ron t of his s tore. T h a i ' s

t he we igh , Chris .

Miss E d i t h W a s h b u r n of S t . J o h n s is w o r k i n g in t h e composing

room of the J o u r n a l .

O s c a r and H i r a m W e s t of ( i r a n d R a p i d s were shak ing hands with old

Lowe l l f r i ends T u e s d a y .

T h e P h i l a Clark W . C. T . U . will mee t w i t h M r s . H e m a n Dawson, a t 2, p . m . , Tuesday, N o v . 7.

Miss E s m a L a s b y has re turned h o m e f r o m Ridge town and Toron to where she has been vis i t ing.

T h e Bachelor M a i d s celebrated Ha l lowe ' en with a g h o s t dance a t the home of Mr. and Mrs. P h i l A l t h e n .

Mr . and Mrs. M a r k s Ruben and s m E d w a t d visited J o h n Ackersun and family a l Middlevi l le over S u n -

day .

Mrs. B. C . Smith is doing as well as could be expected since e n d u r i n g the operat ion al luded to in ou r last

issue.

T h e B . Y . P . U . held a social a t t he h o m e of A. C. S h e r m a n last even-ing. Good a t t endance and a nea t

sura real ized.

W e hereby acknowledge receipt of

new subscription f r o m Andrew J . B e r g i n , Howel l . M i c h . , good till

J a n u a r y 1, 1901.

E . R . A . H u n t aud family have moved to G r a n d H a p i d s where E r n e s t is in the employ of T h u m Bros. Good

luck a t t e n d them.

F lo rence , the l i t t le nine y e a r s old d a u g h t e r of J ami sou Cover t is criti* ca l l y ill with appendici t is . I t is t h o u g h t she will h a v e to submi t to an

ope ra t ion .

M r s . E . R . Col lar and Miss Anne t -t a P . W a t t s en te r ta ined the la t te r ' s S u n d a y school class a t the home of the f o r m e r last evening. R e f r e s h -

men t s were se rved .

Y o u n g men 's S u n d a y in Lowel l , N o v . 1 2 t h . S p e a k e r s for the day a r e W . R . F o x , C l a y H . Hol l l s te r , J . L . M c K e e a n d A r t h u r W . Brown

a l l of G r a n d R a p i d s .

A l b e r t R a i m e r will have an auc t ion sale on the J . H . R icke r t f a rm on Section 30, t o w n s h i p of Keene , on F r i d a y , N o v . 3, of stock and f a rm implemen t s . See red bil ls g o t t e n

o u t by the L e d g e r .

T h e missionary societies of the M. E . chu rch will mee t a t t he parsonage T u e s d a y , N o v . 7 , a t 2 .30, p . m . T h e de lega te ' s r e p o r t of t he d i s t r i c t c o n -ven t ion will be g iven and an interest-i n g p r o g r a m has been a r r anged . Al l ladies cordial ly inv i t ed .

T h e E p w o r t h League lecture course will be opened a t Tra in ' s opera house, T u e s d a y evening, Nov. 7, b y D e l m e r E . C r o f t with his lecture, " I h e K i n g -d o m B e a u t i f u l . " Al l who h a v e not p r o c u r e d season t icke ts should do so a t once. T e n first class I rc tares a n d en t e r t a i nmen t s for $1.00. T h i n k of it. Ladies will please go prepared to remove the i r ha t s .

W e make a specia l ty of fine t eas ] a n d coffees. M c M a h o n Bros .

Ca tho l i c ladies ' suppe r a t J . Ke l -ly ' s th i s even ing . All i nv i t ed .

M r s . Milo H a r t has moved in to t h e Hux ley house on N o r t h s t r ee t .

W . 0 . Brown leaves Monday for B ig Rapids lo l a k e a business course

a t t he F e r r i s school.

Wi l l i e R e x f o r d of G r a n d R a p i d s 1 d r o v e over S a t u r d a y and spent Sun-[ d a y a t his father's,

| Mrs . E u g e n e Campbel l is t a k i n g | c a r e of her husband ' s mothe r a t

Muskegon . T h e old lady is e x p e c t -ed to pai* away a t any t ime .

The Lowell Distr ict C o u r t of Hon-or will convene in t h e I . O . U . W . hal l , Tuesday evening , N o v . 7. All members requested to be present .

vVorlhy Recorder .

Byron C e n t e r has a new local p a per called the Argus . I f the people of tha t v i l l age and vicinity wish i t to succeed they will pa t ron ize it l i b -e r a l l y . Success , b ro ther Cur rey .

Lowell 's b u t t e r a n d eggs m a r k e t a lways a good one has been s t r e n g t h -ened by the addit ion of Mr . H . W . Smi th to the list of b u y e r s . Mr . Smi th is a p leasant gen t l eman t o d o business wi th .

Mrs . O l ive T a y l o r a n d Mrs . Banj . Morse a t t e n d e d the dis t r ic t c o n v e n -tion a t G r a n d Rap ids last F r i d a y , and nn S a t u r d a y were en te r t a ined a t tho Soldier 's Home b y C o m m a n d e r

J u d d and daugh t e r .

R. D , S tock ing , Campbe l l ' s l a u n -d r y , R . B . B o y l a n , Sr . i i th ' i bake ry , U . B. W i l l i a m s , McCoiinel l & Co., C l a rk &> S p r a k e r , T a f l & Co. and the LEDGER all have new ads . in Ibis

issue. L o o k them over .

M r . a n d M r s . G e o . W i n e g a r of Sa ranac were gues ts of F a t h e r and Mother W i n e g a r in Lowell last Sa t -urday. G e o r g e is look ing a l i t t le thin, h a v i n g but recent ly recovered f rom a severe illness. Mrs . W i n e g a r is blessed with good hea l th .

Some of t h e Mason ic b re th ren a t -tended the farewell reception to Rev. S . G . Anderson and family last W e d n e s d a y even ing and took a prom-inent p a r t in the proceedings, and the E lder is about $ 3 0 r icher in c o n s o quence . R . B. Boy lan ofiiciated as spokesman.

A 25-ccnt local in the LEDORK sold a home, buggy and harness for E lder Mar-ha l l very suddenly . A 10 'cent local sold J a m e j McPherson 's cow so soon it m a d e his head swim. I f you h a v e any loose proper ty you want t o sell, invest a few cents fo r publici ty in the LEDGER* Some one wants to buy w h a t you have to sell. A local in this pape r will b r ing him lo your door ,

J a m e s W . Hine , t d i l o r of the Te* cumseh News, has sold hia paper and business to 0 . E . H a w k i n s , la te p u b lisher of the Hli&field Advance . M r . Hine, wh« is we l l \kpown here, h a v -ing f o r m e r l y been t^b ed i tor of the Lowell J o u r n a l , has'f fo r some t ime been in poor heal th fend he i n fo rmed us a t t h e mee t ing of the Repub l i can Newspaper association t h a t his p h y s i -cian had advised a c h a n g e of c l ima te and he expects to leave the s ta te soon. — [ S a r a n a c Adve r t i s e r .

TMCougti Hangs on You have used all

sorts of cough reme-dies but It does not yield; it is too deep seated. It may wear itself out in time, but it is more liable to produce la grippe, pneumonia or a seri-ous throat affection. You need something that will give you strength and build up the body.

SCOTT'S EMULSION

will do this when everything else falls. There is no doubt abou t i i It nourishes , strengthens, builds up and makes the body strong and healthy, not only to throw off this hard cough, but to fortify the system aga ins t further attacks. If you i re run down or emaciated you should certainly take this nourishing food medicine.

t oe . »nd J t . n o , i l l d r u r g l i K , SCOTT & BOWNB, Chemtau, New York.

If the Public

G e n e r a l l y u n d e r s t o o d t h e

q u a l i t i e s r e q u i r e d in a m a i u -

s p r i n g a n d t h e c a r e a n d sk i l l

n e o e s s a r y t o p r o p e r l y t i t a

n e w o n e t o a w h t c h , n o o n e w o u l d t a k e it w h e r e i t c o u l d

b e d o n e t h e c h e a p e s t . A m a i n s p r i n g m u s t possess a

p e c u l i a r , t o u g h , e v e n t e m p e r

t h r o u g h o u t i t s e n t i r e l e n g t h ,

n e i t h e r t o o h a r d no r too s o f t

— a h a r d s p r i n g wi l l b r e a k

w h i l e a s o f t o n e wi l l " s e t " a n d s t o p t h e w a t c h w h e n

w o u n d u p t o o t i g h t . W e

use a spec ia l s p r i n g w h i o h

o v e r c o m e s t h e s e d i f f i cu l t i e s . W h e n y o u r s p r i n g b r e a k s

t r y o n e of o u r s . E v e r y

r S p r i u g G u a r a n t e e d .

Las t S u n d a y was M r s . R . B . B o y -lan's—well we won ' t say which o n e -b i r thday a n n i v e r s a r y . In honor of the occasion, Mr. and Mrs . B. e n t e r -ta ined M r . and M r s H . W , H a k e s and daugh te r , Mr . and Mrs. W . S . Godfrey and d a u g h t e r and M r . and M r s . W . A . W a t t s and daugh t e r . A

five course d inne r was served. »

C o a c a d e - E a a t P a r i s .

The L. M. A. meet with Mrs. Beneca

Teeple next Wednesday. Mrs. Forysthe of Clyde, Mich., is the

giient of Mrs. Fanny Vrooman.

Winnie Patterson and brother of Mc-

Cordg sjient Punday at F. M- Dsris' The event of the week was the marriage

of Carrie, only daughter of Thos, Seabring

of East Paris, to John Eardiey. The cer-

emony wau performed by Rer. Fr. Crum leigh, at the Cascade church, Oct. 26. #

a .m . The bride wn« becouiingly dressed

in tan colored Jatqiiard silk Iriniroed with white brocaded silk and carried pink roses.

She was attended by the groom's sister,

Miss Mamie Eardiey. The belt man was

Richard Murphy of East Psris* The wed-

ding was a quiet one on account of sick-

ness in Thos. Eardly's family. Only near

relatives and friends attending. The brid-

al party accompanied by about 40 friends

repaired to the home of the bride's pai^

ents where a sumptunas breakfast awaited

them. The gifis were numerous and ex-

pensive as well as appropriate. The a f -

ternoon was p.easantly spent and at 6 p. m-

dinner was served. After spending a very

pleasant evening the guests departed wish-

ing that the choicest blessings might be be-

stowed upon the happy oouple. They

will be '•at home" after Hoy. 16. Mrs. Martha Patterson is a little better.

Her aurae haa been spending a few days

in Grand Rapida taking a much needed

rest. GRANDMA

THE ALTO NEWS.

I t e m s of I n t e r e s t G a t h e r e d by Ottr R e p o r t e r s .

Mrs. Shrock has been enterloiuing her

sister from Clsrksville. Mn* P. A. Clark of Lowell was the guett

of her sister, Mrs. Bidmore, one day re-

cently. Mr. and Mr*. Jacob Yeiter visited their

daughter, Mrs. Wm. Reed, In Grand Rip

Id?, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Mishler speui several days

with Hastings friends recently.

Harvey Banbam has moved back to the

old homestead from McCords to care for

his father. Local items for the Alto News may be

left with Mrs. Wm. Yeiter. Bnbscribe for the Ledger snd Alto Newe

with Mrs. Wm. Yeiter. From now to Jan .

1,1901, only one dollar, o r a l l t he rest of

this year for 10c. Attend lo it to day.

Convent Garden, London, has been In the possession of the Bedford fam lly for 800 years.

Engl ish locomotive exports last year amounted to $7,400,000, as against |5 , -000,000 In 1897. •

A number of sha rks have appeared In the Bristol channel and bathers a re becoming fr ightened.

For. nervous disorders It Is now found tha t the finest cure Is the simple one of lying in betl.

I t Is a popular belief tha t a ho ' ? buslj p lanted near a dwelling f pro tec t s the bouse f rom lightning.

Russia wan t s to borrow money l a tbe London marke t for the .purpose of extending her rai lways.

Owing to the development of t b e Natal coal fields, tbe sh ipment of Welsh coal bas declined seriously,

In 1880 the gross revenue of tha United Sta tes postofflce was 138,315,-479. I t Is now over 190,000,000 a year.

A big t rus t to develop tbe Iron In-dus t ry of Nova Scotia has Just beea formed wi th a capital of 120,000.000. •

The new suspension bridge over ^be Nlagra r iver a t Lewlston Is about completed, and soon the electric c a r s will be crossing i t

There a re more wrecks In the Baltic sea than a n y o ther place in the world. T h e average la one wreck a day throj jghout the year .

"RWETANO THERE. " ;

One of Boston 's Inwyers h a s not bad h is ba l r cu t fo r tbftrty years.

K. Kumekawa of Kobe. J a p a n , cele-brated his f u n e r a h before his death.

Phl lsdelphla haa a citizen who has never worn an overcoat or carried an

umbrella.

Three Texans llve«a hermit life, hav-ing vowed never to look upon the face

of a woman.

Leeton, Mo., b a s a "Sweet Sixteen" club and the youngest member Is be-lieved to be no older than thi r ty- two.

There Is a f ree silver man In Nevada who carries his convictions Into prac-tice by refus ing to handle gold coin.

Fa ther McGlynn says t ha t non-church going men are living In the i r lower natures, probably corrupt and Immoral Uvea

Savings made by thr i f ty wives may be tsken by their husband's creditors, according to the decision of a London

Judge.

An old Negro In Georgia insists t ha t Adam was black snd the first whi te man became so because he turned pale with f r i g h t

In a backwoods county of California there lives a man who refuses to t rav-el on a railroad train, as he prefers the stage coach.

Columbia (Mo.)ls to have a Fa thers ' elub at which married men may ga th -every evening and all day Sundays t o discuss the correct rear ing of children and other things.

Almost every nation, with the ex-ception of Great Bri tain and t h e United States, Is overtaxed to meet the expensna of maintaining its army and nsvy. F rance runs behind to the amount of 1100.000.000; Austr ia has a n annual deficit of 180.000,000; Russia of 150,000.000. and Italy, of S30.000.000.

A young St. Louis husband, looking forward with delight t o the bi r th of his first born, determined to call t be baby Dewey. I t happened to be a g i r l baby, but the happy parent has called her Dewalla.

The pupse Is now discarded by many ladles. The up-to-date " ta i lo r -made" girl keeps her chsnge carefully tucked away In some of the many t iny pocketa with which ber "su i t" is so plent i ful ly supplied.

The London cottage known a i " L a L la Rookh," where Tom Moore Is said to have wri t ten the poem of tha t n a m e for which Messrs. Longman paid him £ 8 , 000, la shor t ly to be swept away.

The Ragged School union of Lon-don comprises 155 schoo!s. manned by 5,000 devoted voluntary teachers , who, week by week, all the year round, glya the children of these scbools rel igious Instruction.

A Kansas man who weighs only 135 pounds won $20 last week by carry-ing 150 pounds of fiour th ree miles wi thout put t ing It down. And then he offered to bet ISO more t ha t bel could go another mile.

Just before W. V. Smith of Florence Ks., goes to bed. he carefully places his bead In a muslin bag. Af te r be h a s entered the bed he puts the btff under the pillow. His beard Is near ly eight feet long.

I t Is a curious fact tha t tbe queen should have a n equal number of grandchi ldren and grea t grandchi ldren - t h i r t y - t w o of each— which, together with her seven children, makes tt |9 number of her descendants aeventy-one.

A young woman, whose leg waa broken in an accident on tbe Orleans rai lroad. In France, has received |8 , -000 damages on the ground " t h a i her value f rom the matr imonial s tandpoint had deter iorated" through the damage done her .

An average man required fifty-nine ounces of food per diem. He needs thir ty-seven ounces of water for d r l n ^ Ing, and In breathing he absorbea th i r ty ounces of oxygen. He eats as much water as he dr inks, so much of t ha t fluid being contained In various foods.

G R E A T M E N ' S E A R S *

Cornelius Vanderbl l t ' s ears a re thick, homely, commonplace. They indicate mediocrity.

Russell Ssge's ear is about t be aver-age size, well shaped, aloplng f l lght ly , and deeply Iqbed,

The ea r s of President Alpbeus St ick, ney of the Chicago Great Wes t e r^ rai l road are near ly a t r ight snglea t o bis bead.

Roawell P. Flower bad a l a rge and thick ear , with extremely wide, f lat ridgea, and a concha amaller t han Mr.

Morgan's.

Richard Croker'a ear la Just like tb^ man—plain, about medium alee, toick, and coarse, close to b is head, flat, deep concha.

T h o m a s C. P i a t t bas t be ear of a philosopher. The top leans f a r oq t and the lobe In. I t la r a t h e r over t h u t under the medium aixe.

Adlrmal Dewey bas a small ear , with many angles which tells u s tha t b e can be cruel and tyrannica l a s well M delicate In fsncy. Such Is his character ,

J o h n I. Blalr'e ea r s a re enormona, and thoy hsve the Intense phlloaopblo slope. Age hc rcosea the angular i ty and promlncrice of the ear. Mr. Blair Is nearly 100 years old.

AmlasEador f h o a t e has a fine ear , of perfect s h e . and of about tho r igh t angle. CM* of the remarkable thlnga about William M. Everts, who seema to have disappearpd from the haun t s of men. Is the dlc ance f rom his e a r to the top of hli> foiehead. The ea r •s of e i t r s o r d i n s r y size, but thin and deep-lobed. I t Is so far down on the •Ide tha t he appears to be all top head, —New York Press.

THE FIRST LADY OF HAWAII

Oraai Spteulatlun m lo Who Will Ornce lb* I'oallloii.

W h o will be the first lady of Ha-wai i unde r the new order of th ings? Jus t at present goelp points the finger a t Mrs. Sanford B. Dole, wife of the presldest of the former provisional government, who may be appointed governor by President McKinley.

Mrs. Dole was MIBS Annie P. Cate of Msssschusetts. She Is a few yes r s younger thsn her husband. Americans who have met ber In Honolulu have been charmed by her, and agree Is t he opinion I h a t o n s rarely sees a more» Intellgent, at t ract ive and yet unassum-ing woman.

President and Mrs. Dole a re child-less, and live In a beaut i ful cot tage on one of Honolulu's prett iest avenues. Their home Is described by one whc| h s s visited It s s embowered In ferns, ps lms and evergreens. The walls of the large reception rooms are covered with nat ive tapestry and pictures, while the nooke and corners hold pieces of s t s tua ry . The floor Is carpet , ed, but also supplied with rugs, some of these of na t ive weave, and througli t he broad, low windows the tropical shade and cool breezes whisper of gen-uine comfort . The hou«ie Is not a s g rand or Imposing ss the msgnlf icent and expensive s t rucoures of the kings and queens who preceded them. I t Is but a neat and comfortable cottage, where Mr. and Mrs. Dole live In the simple style of old colonial days. They are loved and respected by everybody In Honolulu, not even the most bi t ter opponent of the provisional govern-ment or of annexation ever s p e a k l n a unkindly of ei ther.

Should Harold M. Sewall. now United States minister a t Hawai i , be appointed to the Hawaiian governor-ship, another bright and a t t rac t ive American woman would grace t h e position of first lady of the land. Mrs. Sewall was Miss Carrie Ashe of San Francisco. Her fa ther . Major Richard P. Ashe, was an officer In the Mexican war. and one of the youngest In the American army at tha t time. Her g randfa ther and grea t -grandfa ther were also American soldiers, and one of her brothers Is serving as prlvte In the Four th United States Cavalry a t Mlnila. Her aun t was the wife o t Admiral Far ragu t . Mrs. Sewall waa ena ef tbe belles of San Francisco I society before ber marr iage. She la g rea t ly admired for ber dash spir i t and Inexhaustible fund of good humor . At Honoiuiu bat m v.r> popular and Is one of the leaders In the society In the place. The Sewalls have a cha rm-ing home a t Walklkl . which Is a t once the Newport and Long Branch of H a -waii.

F a d • in l l a o n r a j r * .

Artist ic doorways afford ano ther op-por tuni ty to the aesthet ical ly Inclined to fill up doorlees aper tu res and bid) fa i r to relegate the much overworked port iere Into Innocuous desuetude. The doorways are one of the latest fads of Inventive genius fo r home decora-tion. Some of them are made of the Japanese f re twork which lends Itself so obligingly to any use to which It Is Invited; some a r e of carved wood, some of wrought Iron or meta l repous-se. some of papier mache, enamel or leather In bas-relief. The doorway mus t be large enough tq admi t of the Insertion of this outs ide element. An ord inary door can be enlarged hy a Utile carpenter ing, but the folding door aper ture ts the most sa t i s fac to ry for Initial a t tempts . The doorway con. slsts of three pieces, t he crosspiece fo r the top and the two upr ights for t be sides. Sometimes a s ingle piece Is shaped In the tr iple form, especially In the metal, bu t In tha t case t h e door-way has to be manufactured to o rder , ao that exact measurements may bq adhered to.

An art is t ic doorway Is a delight t o tbe eye and changes the whole ap-pearance of an othorwlse commonplace room with an expenditure of compara . lively little money.

A well known ar t i s t In the city has a doorway which has come f rom fa r across the seas. I t Is of ^ f l lvery, f ros t like metal , w ' tb queer Moorish designs In scroll work and edged wltl\ rounded minare t suggesting projec-tions. Thla doorway once stood In a Turkish barcm, and to the beauty Q{ workmanship and deslgq la added the crowning touch ot romance always a fac tor In the house fu rn i sh ing ot tbfll t rue ar t is t .

The rcmlnlim nimrrvor.

H e who Is ashamed o t the pedigree b e go t f rom bis f a the r never is golnff t o leave one tha t h is children can brag

ot. There a r e no real v i r tues which a ra

Inconsistent w i th each other , and It la only our own deficlences la soma • p e d a l direct ion t ha t could make i t appear so.

H e was hss learned to th ink gene f t ously of the man who differs f rom b im in creed and politics haa only i o listen to bea r the football o t angels, who recognize tbe fel lowship ot kind-red hearts .

Batnon Bamlwlohe*.

Salmon sandwiches may be made from t h e canned fish o r ' f r o m a bib lef t over f r o m tbe d inner fish course, Ebred tbe salmon fine and mix wltlv it some sliced cucumber pickles, chop, ped fine, o r capers It preferred. Over this Is poured a very little butter , and red pepper and salt a r e dusted llgbt-i ly on tbe mixture befo/e the bread ia spread with It. T h i s Is an excellent filling tor rolled sandwiches. Another fish sandwich la made of caviare. These sandwiches are of ten made wi thout the covering piece of bread,! The caviare Is seasoned with leamoQ Juice, and Is par t icular ly good if a ' litia c ream is added before tbe bread U spread wi th the mixi ture.

THE CLUBCKAZE.

TII* Wurlil Pcema lo b« IliiniilnK Wild Ovar Club Orgmilxiilloiin.

Tho world seems to be runn ing mad over club organizat ions, men huatcn home from their dally dut ies to t h a luxuries of the club-room. Women forget the i r sweet her i tage o t re ign-i n g sup reme t n their own kingdom—! their homes—and full of en thus iasm of clubdom the homely duties, auch as cooking food, darn ing s tockings and other duties to make the homo a t t rac -tive. are passed over to the servant , or servants , who thus becomes tlio rul ing power, nnd she who Is verl lbly mixti<eas In name only hies to hen club to "speechify" pe rhaps on the horrors of the continued w a r f a r e car-ried on In the Phil ippines at tde pres-e n t time. All are Impressed by the sadness of the present exis t ing condi-t ions In the Phil ippines, but would lo no t be better to aTlow t h e men to^ shoulder the burden of r ight ing thebo condit ions and thus win back more of their protection as of yore, r a t h e r than cont inue thla shoulder to sbou ld? r push by both sexes for ofilces ot all kinds.

The very a i r Is frelBhted with club end ruling fevers, even the children catch tt. Several children not t a r f rom babyhood In a certain vlllaKe nav.? formed an organization which tney call "The United S ta tes Club." An Imnromptu club-room has been fitted up In the apple-bls In the cellar of one of the chl ldrens ' home. The walla have been whitened, l a n t e r n s hunc f o r l ight, ca rpe t spread on the fioor and an Improvised curtain serves as door: several small pictures adorn the walls . Here each Juvenile member has tens a s soon as h is evening meal Is over. Thla th ing will go on unt i l some s m a l t cloud ar ises on the horizon ol the ap-ple-bin and causes Its dissolution. We fear tha t , like many o the r organiza-tions. Tbe United States Club will only leave on having exlster record. The* solemn dut ies ot each member Is to keep his l a m p clean and in t u rn t b e floor. Can it be possible the boys of the coming generat ion have an Insight o t the days tha t are to come and a r e echoullng themselves In feminine a r t s and thus prevent Imergenclcs. How thie dear l i t t le mo the r s of long ago* would be shocked a t t he progress ive condition o t club life. W h e n a n d where will It cease? And where In t h e years to come will be tho beau t i fu l pieces of embroidery, dainty bits of lace and delicately t inted pic turea which we womel of to-day prize eu h ighly? Wi th our bet ter knowledge and enlarged oppor tuni t ies on eveiy band we should leave a much larger assor tment , but women must h r s t learn to ru le In the i r o w n k ingdoms and leave clubs alone. J

A c r m t o r l e a of t b o 1 ' o rok ,

The house wi thout a porch, te lacic, Ing In one of the most Important ac-cessories ot comfort In the warm weathen. There Is s tyle In the f u r * nlshlngn of a veranda as well as any other par t of the house, but the re a r e many new appllancea this year winch. If we disregard style ent i re ly arc ncv-er tbeless valuable on account of the added comfort which they provide.

Tbe old fashioned hammock was not the most comfortable couch tu lie in and It has been Imnroved by those ot t he newer kind which do not draw to-gether at the ends nor sink so wretch-edly In the middle. Here Is a swing-ing porch chair which Is seen on ?(»iue» verandas . It Is Inexpensive and th'* comfort which It attordif Is worth ten times Its C98t. • ^

A Laasoii lu Mnikcilii^,

Good beet should be brl|tht red when It Is first cut «nd tblcs red rtesh should be well warb led with yellowimx ta t . wi th a thick layer of t a t v a the outside. I t It does not present tbis appea rance you may be quite su re ei ther tha t the ox was not well fa t ted, or was too young, or was not in good condition. The fiesh should be firm, and no mark should be left when U is pressed with tbe finger. The w o t should be dry and crumble easi l i \

The flrst'stQp Ip «l*monHtrntlon Is to ^u( t be beet In te the hind and lore* quar ters . The hind quar te r conta ina tbe finest and most expensive o.uia ut t be meat . Here are found the s lno in . t he tenderloin. thQ rump, a n a tbn round. The cheapest porttoes of tbi* Alnd Quarter a re the shin and the flank. In the fore quar te r are tbo rtbu, t h e shoulders, the sk in , ib'> r a t l i n round., and the brlqK9t, The r ibs nre the top of th« bttek neares t to the l o i n ; in foet they Join It when u io animal te whole. Tbe first r l l t nrt> w h a t are called tho "pr ime ' 1 Mbs; these are used for roMtft o r atea*?}. the next are tbe (lv« e^uck-rlbH lymij between the pr ime r i b s T n d iin» UUISK; tbe meat Is o t a tougher qual i ty lhaq on the prime ribs, a l though thoy a re used tor the same purpow, Vhe nerk Is used for betf teas, tor s tews, and; for boiling. Below the rib cuts , run-n ing along the side of the an imal . Is tbe ra t t le - rouad. Th is Is used for corning. The under par t of tho ant-onall'e body Is called the brisket , uuq th i s also Is used tor corn In t . The shoulder te used for uteaks and corn-ing. though the less said abou t thel tenderness of a shoulder st^ak the bet . ter . The shin , both , f r o m the t rout and back is used for aoup and stock, -Woman ' s H o m e Companlonl

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