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E^SMAN ASTHlolent attack; knaorei comiortabl* u»P;

(facU cum vhera all other riiju-dJfB fail.So wn.it iIIK 1»r ri'Hult-*. I is union i*in nii'ii in(i*, ilirtM-E unil cM-rtniii, a n d n.

euro in i l!r< ted in all C U K A B C E T C A H E SH jH.TmiTieMiy cured mo Refer to me nt any time."

linn. P. Lttt, St Paul, *tn«,I im rnUr, ly roitored to health by Ocrmin Aithmft

That. Ftfton, Hamilton, Ohio.'Qcrman Atthma Cure In all you claim for it. It never

fail. • j-.nf p \;,., nngtilin. Gr**nviH§, S. C"My phyilciaa rucumrneDded German Aalhraa Cure. 11

oared me." Jfn. M. L. Tttrick, Londonderry, OhioThotutndt or i ln l l ir LrtUn ••• file. Aik ujr HruKKU

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B E A U T I F U L 11r week to havemy neck eaii*. and the other part of my faci cured.

HEHMAN SLADB,ISO E. 4th St., New York.

ITCHING DISEASES CURED.Cnticnra stands at the head of Its claes, espe-

cially Is i1 is the case with the Cutlcura Boap. Havehad mi unusually food tale this summer owins tothe prevalence of an a;.'i?ravati d form of Itchthrough sum•.! localities in the country, in whichthe Cuticura remedies proved satistactory.

W. L. HAKDIGU, DBOmttT.Union Town, Ky.

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cines I ki-ep for akin dltSSMS. My msiomors andpatlentB say they have effected a cure in every in-stainf. where other remedies have failed.

H. W. BltOCKWAY, M. D.Franklin Fills, N. H.

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CONSTITUTIONAL CATARRH.No single disease has entailed more Buffering or

hastened the breaking up of the constitution thenCatarrh. The sense of simll, ol taste, oi light, "thearing the human voice the mind—one or mure,aud sometimes all, yield to its destructive influ-ence. The potion it dlitributea throughout thesy»iem and breaks up the most robust of coi stitn-li.ms, Ignored, because but little utdeistood, bymost plnsicians, inipotently assailed by qoacklaud charlatans, those siiU'eriiiK from il have littlehope to bu relieved of it this side of the grave. Itis time, then, that t:.e popular treatment of thisterrible disease by remedies within the reach of allpassed into hands at once competent and trnst-worthy. The new and hitheito untried methodapopted by Dr. bandiord iu the preparation ol hisIlivilcal Cure has won the heattv approval of thousands. Il i» Instantaneous in affording reliel In alhead cold iueezinB, suuffllng and obstructedbreathing, and rapidly removes the moves oppres-sive symptoms, clearing the head, sweetening thebreath restoring the senses of smell, taste audheariii" and neutralizing the constitutional tend-ency of the disease towards the lungs, liver andkidneys.

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-rrrAl H-l l i O N S . A.NAK31IA, rg dealer in the county, withoutany eggsageration.

August 13 is the republican county con-vention, and August 11 the democratic.Both at Ann Arbor.

Chas. Forten, of Augusta, had theruis-Forten to cut off the third finger ot hisright hand recently.

Seven baptisms in the Saline river, re-cently. No city takes its water supplyfiom the Saline river.

The German Workingmen's Society ofManchester give their annual harvest pic-nic in Granger's grove to-morrow. A bintime is promised.

Ypsilanti coiildii'tfuinish trade enoughfor ei^ht ilru^ stores, and so two of themwent under last week, John Moon andChas. C. Holland.

Manchester lod^'P, No. 148, F. & A. M.,has purchased three elegant chairs inwhich the principal officers will sit during"meetiu' time. —Euterp ise.

The merchants and clerks of Chelseahad a friendly game of base ball last Sat-urday. The game stood 24 to 17 In favorof the merchants.—Chelsea Echo.

Iluckelbe.rries are coming to this mar-ket and sold at retail for 10 cts. a quart.The season for them will be short unlessrain comes more freely.—Chelsea Echo.

L. Van Wormer and W. H. Easierlysacked and shipped to Hallowell & Co-burn, Boston, 30,000 lbs. of wool, beingthe amount purchased by them this season.—Milan Leader.

Saline B. B. B's think they oan poundthe Milan B. B. B's, and the Milan B. B.B's think that the Saline B. B. B's can dono such thing. Nothing but a test on theB. B. field will ever settle it.

The 9th Michigan cavalry will have areunion at Jackson on the 18th of AugrJK,Wm. Neebling, of this village, is the onlysurviver of that regiment we know of a-routid here.—Manchester Enterprise.

A load of defeated Ann Arbor base ball-ists came down from Chelsea last Thurs-day night. They stopped long enough to" refresh," and then drove on, makingthe beautiful summer night hideous withtheir demoniac yells —Dexter Leader.

A fashion paper recomends white un-dressed kids to party goers. Saline mustbe a fast devotee of dame fashion, for anynumber of white undressed kids may beobserved in the evening twilight on thebanks of the silvery Saline.—Observer.

Mr. Chas. R. Whitman says there is notruth in the statement that himself orcolleagues on the Board of Regents wereinfluenced by partisanship in the ap-pointment of Walker to succeed Mr.Kirchner as Kent professorof law. — Yi>si-luntian.

Geo. Palmer, who has resided nearSheldons for many years, died Tuesdaynight of this week, aced SO years, and wiflbe buried to-day. Mr. Palmer was wellknown in Ypsilanti and Washtenawcounty, and was highly esteemed by all.—Ypsiiantian.

Aug. 10th to the 13th inclusive, is thetime designated by the Central Circuit,including Jackson, Marshal, etc., for theannual races. The Ypsiianti section haschosen J. F. Sanders president, R. Hemp-hill, treasurer; ana P. M. Campbell, sec-retary.—Ypsilanti Comercial.

As near as we can learn a refreshingand much needed rain was quite generalthroughout Michigan this week; but quitecontrary to the past, South Lyon hasbeen slighted and merely a bold threat ofa rain was all parched vegitation got toencourage it along through quite a stripof country about here. However we hopeto merit the favor of the next rain heardof.—Excelsior.

Wlltsie Post, G. A. R, is making ar-rangements for a grand camp-fire on the28th. Capt. E. P. Allen, of Ypsilanti,and S. W. Burroughs, of Belleville, willbe the orators of the occasion. Thespeeches will be held iu school hall, anda good social time Is anticipated. A gen-eral invitation is extended to all old soldiers and the public a3 well to be present.—Saline Observer.

Present political prospects indicate thatCapt Allen will be the republican candi-date for congress in this district. A. O.Crozier, of Ann Arbor, is certain of theprohibition nomination, and the democratic nomination lies between C. RWhitman, of Ypsilanti, and Lieut. L. S.Salsbury, of Adrian.—Saline Observer.Time will tell how true a political prophetour contemporary is.

Five babies in seven days last week Na pretty good Indication that Saline is notsuch a slow poke of a town alter all, asthe envious neighboring hamlets try tomake out. Let the boom continue.—Ohserver. Yes, that shows a good, healthjcondiiiou of afl'aiis among the mnrrietpeople; but when these youngsters slialiiave attained man and womanhood, oalSaline keep them or will they waiuler away to help build up some other commun-ity '! That's the true test of a town. IAnn Arbor could o dy keep her own boysandgielsshe would be a big thriving city

By the marriage of .Mr. Abram Cole tiMrs. Lizzie May Cole, published elssue, our,readers will be in-formed of the outcome of the Pruse C"letrouble, the full particulars of which u e ugiven to the readen of the Ypsllantiailast winter. Mrs. Cole was deserted b]Pruse as might have been expected, amMr. Cole was robbed by the New Yorklawyers, as might also have been expectedperhaps, and as mutual sufferers they nowturn toward each other for the aynipathjand consolation they felled to receive abawhere. Mr.andMrs Cole will reside permanently in YDSilauti.— Ypsilautian.

Most farmers are aware of the facthaving gained the knowledge from prac-tical experience, that as cabbages locreaIn growth by the heading process thejhave a tendency WmetllBM to split openwhich very greatly dlmtnUbe* the valuof the head. A gentleman, who is authority In the manner of growing vegatables, recommend" going over the groanand .-tuning the oabbagea thai appear t<be nearly mature, tipping them to onside. This, he saye, tends to increase thsize of the cabbage heads and preventtheir bursting. It is certainly a versimple operation, and out well worthy 6a trial.—Enterprise.

An exchange speaks a word for the|boysn our farms as follows: " It is all very

ivell, when you have nothing else to domt to kill time, to talk about keeping theoys on the farm. You might as wellpend your time spittinsrat a crack. Boysvill stay on a farm as well as anywheref they receive consideration at home.'he boy who is yanked out of bed by thelair, kicked out to milk, and cuffed to>reakfast as a preliminary to being yank-d through the field all day, is not likelyo be consumed by his love for the gloriesf agriculture—nor for hissire. Give the)oy a fair show and he will stay with youill the cows come home. If you makeis life a continued round of hard, unceas-

ng toil,without one single bright spot ont, don't sniffle about his ingratitude whene walks oft'the farm on his ear—never0 come back again. Just remember thate has earned fifty times what you haveiven him and try and make your home

)leasant for the boys still with you.1'As we have no lyceum or other debat-

ng organization In our village, we woulduggest that the North Lake and ChelseaLyceums, at their next joint discussionrgue the following question; "Is it wiseo allow children (from 14 to 18 years) toccupy seats In a church choir?" It is alew and not altogether uninteresting sub-

I_I, ind as we shall not be present to take>art in the debate, we will give a fewlionters on the negative side. Some timego we attended church on a Sunday eve-ling when a Dew man was to preach.1'lire were several children sitting in thelmir chairs faciDg the audience, and pre-ious ti commencement their levity wasnrestrained; and during preaching it

vould seem as though every time theyecognized another child in the audienceregular "grinning match" would takelace; and finally oue became so overcome

vith laughter that a book was broughtcfore the fnce to hide the grimaces.\nd there were like children in the aud-

noe who were no less ctilpible. Nowhis not only annoyed the prcHeln-r. hutistracted the atte.itiou of the HU HeflOeloin the sermon. We hope those lyce-ms will give the question a thoroughiring, for to our mind such goings-on inchurch are disgraceful. More anon.—

)exter Leader.

Literary Notes.

Anna Katharine Green, authorof "Thejeavenworth Case" and other "detectivelovels," contributes to the August Wide

Awake "An Entertainment of Myster-es," sure to cause much mirth every-where.

The midsummer (August) WideJAwakecarries a surprise in its beatiful newcover, which is a radical departure fromall precedents. The design is purely dec->rative, as a cover should be, rich in roso

color and gold, on pale tea-green antique-finish paper.

Hon. David A. Wells closes his seriesif papers in The Popular Science Month-y," ou "An Economic Study of Mexico,"vith an article in the August number con-idering the attitude which the United

States should take toward that country,laving given us what is accepted by the)est informed as a generally accurate and

approximately complete statement of thedeplorable condition of affairs which nowexists in Mexico, Mr. Wells maintainshat. being partly responsible for this

ourselves, we should assume the role,leucefortli, of the generous big brother,

and actively assist them in their strivingsafter better things.

Real Estate Transfers.

Susan McCarthy to Jeremla McCarthy,Northfleld...* JI.IXK)

John Clalr to William Burke, Ann Ar- "™bor_ _ 8,550

John Scott to Elizabeth i.ownsbury,York 222

Harriet A. Thornton to M. A. D. Lowe,Ypsilanti [600

Anna L. Meuth to Adam A. Mouth,Ann Arbor ™ 2,000

A. H. smith by Circuit Court Commis-sioner to Martha A. Smith, Salem 6,000

Mary A. Alderton to Alfred Baker,AuuAnn Arbor „ 100

Francis W. Fairman to J. E. t'onklln,Ypsilanti 750

J. B. Hitchcock to O. Mursone, Au-gusta - 500

Canp»r H. Borgess to John Kress, AnnArbor 1.400

George J. Nissly to Daniel Nlssley, Sa-line 750

Sarah I'. Stanley to Mary Chambers,Ann Arbor 2,100

Santa II. Bishop to Don M. Dickinson,Ann Arbor 4.000

Elvira Follett. by Ex'r, to J. L. Strang,Ypsllanti 800

Jacob Sturm to John W. Gates, Sa-line 175

John G. Seeger to Adam Wahl, I n nArbor M5

Conrad Schaffer to Jacob Sturm, 8alino 175

Geo. Schalble, by Admln'r, to JacobSchalble. Freedom 496

Walter C. O'Brien to the A. A. WaterCo., Ann Arbor 100

H I B B M K D SRHEUMATIC

SYRUP.A GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER.

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T I S M 1i earned by ft •• Retention of" In tht •j'ttcm," *vud tlier*

oDANCER ©tt»t It may, at any moment, attack tlie H E A R T andcau»o death lusltintljr Tna celebrated Dr. Cox, ofEngland, dtolaru that ulue tcnttii of all death! by

HEART DI8EA8E"arlM from rheumatlim." IU Highusi approachthould Hnk* terror !

BIBBARD'S KHKtTMATIO SYRLP ton to theblood, whlcb It the leat of tho dUease. It !• a purelyYfR-fUble compound. It d l u o l v u all aold», drlvx outall rhiurni and 8i|>cl»all rlnngeruui numorl.

For KheumalUm. Kliini-y and LlTer Complalnu,Keuralgla. Sail Hheum. Scrofula. Kryilpela«, Teller,llln.'worm and the Innumerable kindred troublm.lt laInraluable. Price, # ! . « » per

WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1886

•hart •drsrUsemenU not to exceed threeilne«, of Lost auu Found, Houses for Sale orKent, Wants, etc., inserted three weeks forJiff cents. Situations wanted, free.

TO RENT—House No. 7. Maynard street.Apply to Mrs. R. A. Real, Corner Fifthand William streets, or at the COUHIKR office.

NO PERSON allowed to pick Whortleber-ries on my marsh excepting Tuesdaysand Fridays, and then with my permissionand 5O oeuU per day. Ulrlch Lutz, 1'ltts-Oeld. «•»

FOR SALE- Child's Tricycle for sale cheap.Inquire at 0. W. Wagner's.KENT SALE OR EXCHANGE.—For Saleon easy te rms , Exchange for propertyIn country or Rent, House and lot at 46 KaHtCatharine street. Enquire on Premises. 6*3

FINE FRUIT FARM FOR SALE near city.13 acres. Peaches and all kinds of truft.O. L. Matthews, Real Estate Agency or HughO'Kane. 08-M2

FOR SALE.3GOOD HOUSES AND LOTS, well locatedon Main, Division, and Madison streets.Also other property at a bargain. Enquire of

E. E. HEAL.

WHO WANTS A FARMT Two farm*with 5.UO0 fruit trees and excellent soilfor general farming with 200 acres Improved,and 200 acres good wild land. In OoeanaCounty on East shore of Lake Michigan; andtwo farms In N. W. Kansas, are offend forsate In parcels to suit buyers, cheap for cashor exchange for real estate in Ann Arboror vicinity. Also45 acres good land one milenorth of City at low figures. Enquire of J.Q. A.Sessions, Office over American ExpressOffice, Ann Arbor, Mich. r.Ml-tf.

LOANING—Money to loan on Orst-classReal Estate Mortgage at Current rates ofInterest. Satisfactory arrangements madewith capitalists desiring such Investments.isvi-ry conveyance and transaction In ab-stracts of titles carefully examined as to legalctr.rt. Z. P. KING. Ann Arbor.

REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

A Republican State Convention, to nomin-ate candidates for State Officers, and for thetransaction of other business, will be held atPowers' Opera House, in the city of GrandRapids, commencing at 3 o'clock, p. in., onWednesday, the 25th day of August, 1886.

In accordance with a resolution adopted atGrand Rapids, May lUtb, 1866, every countywill be entitled to one delegate for each 500 ofthe total voto cast for Governor, at the lastState election (In 884), and one additional del-egate for every fraction ot 300 votes, but eacborganized county will be entitled to at leastone delegate. Under a resolution of 1858, DOdelegate wilt be entitled to ;a seat who doesnot reside in the county he propones to rep-resent. In accordance with a resolutionadopted at a meeting ot the State Conventionat Detroit, June 33,1880, the secretary of eachcounty convention Is requested to forwardto the secretary of the State Central Commit-tee, by the earliest mail, after the delegatesto the Slate Convention are chosen, a certi-fied list of such delegates as are entitled to sitin the State Convention.

PHILLIP T. VAN ZILE, Chairman.A. W. SMITH, Secretary.

REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONTENTION.

A Republican county convention to elect twentydelegate* to the Republican State Convention to beheld at (*rand Rapids, on Wednesday, August2.5th 18b6, for the purpose of nominating State of-ficers ; to elect IT delegates to attend the Republi-can Congressional Convention, for the SecondCongressional District, to be held at Adrian, onThursday, the 19th day ol Auguit, 1886; to electdelegates to a senatorial convention yet to be call-ed ; to elect a new county committee ; and to trans-act such other bnslness as may properly come be-fore It, will be held at the court house, in the cityof Ann Arbor

OH Thursday, August 12, 1§§6,at 12 o'clock, noon.

The several cities, wards and townships will beentitled to delegates in the county convention asfollows:Ann Arbor Town 4 Northfleld 5Ann Arbor City— Plttsfleld i

First Ward 5 Salem 4Second ' : 4lsaline 7Third •" 4jSdo 7Fourth " 5 Sharon 4Fifth " SSuperlor 4Sixth " 88ylvan 8

AmruHtH 5 Webster 4Bridgewater 4 York 7Dexter 3'Yp»llantlTown 5Freedom 4Lima 4Lodl 4Lyndon 3Manchester 8G«o. H. POND,

Secretary.

Ypsllanti City 1st w iSecond Ward SThird " 4Fourth " 3Fifth " 4

UKNRY S. DIAN,Ch'n. Ex. Com.

Ann Arbor, Mich., July. 21,1886.

Republican Congressional Convention.

The Republican Convention for the SecondCongressional District composed of the coun-ties of Monroe, Lenawee.UUlsdale and Wash-tennw, will be held In the city of Adrian onThursday, the nineteenth duy of August ateleven o'clock A. M. for the purpose of nomi-nating a candidate for Congress aud the tran-saction of such other business as may prop-erly come before the meeting.

The several counties are entitled to dele-gates as follows: Hlllsil.ilc, IS, Lenawee, 22,Monroe, 11, Washtenaw, 17.

G. .A SMITH,Chairman Congressional Committee.

The United States commerce is suffer-ing to-day for want of attention. Thetreaty with Mexico lies dormant in theexecutive department pigeon holes some-where. Our relations with Canada aresuffering for waut of a little attention,but still the president moves not. He isso busy vetoing a few bills intended togive relief to some of the old soldiers,their widows or children ; that he has notime to attend to affairs of state. Heseems to be a hard worker, but at thedetails instead of the broad manage-ment of things. The details aretoo numerous in a great nationlike this for one man to care for themall. The head of the nation should notbother his brains with them but turnthem over to hired clerks, and devote histime to the great questions that demandtils attention. If the present fisherymisunderstanding continues with Canadawar may be the result. What the coun-try wants is more statesmanship itnd lessclerkship from its head.

The Ypsilanti Sentinel asserts thatwhen the republicans had control of theboard of regents there was no show for ademocrat in the University. Is that so?Somehow it seems that there were sev-eral of them in the University. We havenot time to go over the entire list, but afew prominent democrats will come upbefore our vision: In the law depart-ment, for instance, one-half or more ofthe professors have always been demo-crats: C. I. Walker, Ashley Pond, Ei-Gov. A. Felch, Wm. P. Wells, and H.W. Rogers, are all democrats. Thenthere were others in other departments.H. D. Bennett, for many years secretaryof the University is a democrat and heldoffice as such. Prof. Watson was a dem-ocrat ; Dr. Maclean is a demoocrat; W.W. Beman is a democrat; and we mightkeep on with the name?, but It seems asif there was enough to refute the Senti-nel's wild assertion.

Would it not be better to give repre-sentation in republican conventions onthe republican vote than on the totalvote? For instance, in the coming stateconvention the county of Wayne, whichgives all the way from 1,000 to 3,000democratic mnjority has 77 democraticdelegates, offsetting the strong republicancounties of Allegan, Branch, Genesee,Hillsdale and Tuscola which togethergive not less than 7,000 republican ma-jority. Of course Washtenaw ought notto complain for she has four more dele-gates than Hillsdale and but live lessthan Lcnawee.

THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

Some Changes That Appear to be Nec-essary.

After some experience In municipal af-fairs, it may not be out of place to pointout n few changes in the laws governingthis city that it would seem the part ofwisdom to make.

THE COUNCIL.The government of the city of Ann Ar-

bor remains practically the same as it wasthirty years ago. In fact its charter andordinances adopted In 1851 have remainedunchanged In many particulars, while thecity has kept fully apace with the rapiddevelopment of the county and state. Achange ought to be made in order to keeppace with this rnpid progress. The wel-fare of the city, the economy of the city,demands that some changes should bemade.

In the first place it would seem alto-gether probable that the men who attendto the city's business would give it far bet-ter attention were they to receive reason-able compensation for their work. Com-plaint Is often made by our citizens thatthere are so few business men on our coun-cil, but you ask these business men If theywill accept any of the offices, and the an-swer invariably "comes, "No, I can't, butthere is Mr. So-and-so, he would make agood man for the place." Go to Mr.So-and-so, and he will refer you back tothe man you came from, as beinga propercandidate. The truth is there is no pay,the glory being expected to compensatethe averaged councilman, al l(l but fewbusiness men are laboring for glory inthese davs. Then again it is almost asmuch as a mail's reputation is worth toserve one term as alderman, tl^re are somany to criticise, to find fault, to teardown; so few to help by advice and deed,those who have in their hands the man-agement of the city's affairs. Councilinenshould be paid for their services, so muchper day for time actually spent in the ser-vice of the city.

THE MAYORof our city receives the munificent salaryof$l per year. He is expected to repre-sent the city in magnificent style on thatprincely salary. He is expected to givehis time, watch every outgo from the treas-ury with an eagle eye, preside with dig-nity at all meetings (whether there is anydignity or not among the members) andto make himself in every way useful toto the municipality. To be sure we havehad a long list of able mayors, at thepresent compensation, and it is possiblethat no change is desirable, but it takesmuch time and adds greatly to the cares ofa man to be mayor of the city of Ann Ar-bor.

It might be a wise change to allow thecouncil to select its own presiding officerfrom among its own members. Let themayor have the power of approving orvetoing all acts of the council, but not actas the presiding officer or be entitled toany voice in the deliberations of the body.This plan works admirably wherever ithas been adopted.

THE CITY RECORDER OR CLEBK.Then comes the Recorder's office. This

is the most important office in the gift ofthe people of the municipality, so far asthe people themselves are concerned. Therecords are to be kept in a neat manner,valuable papers are placed in his posses-sion, documents, maps, plans, deeds, con-tracts, etc, etc., of very great value to thecity, and they should be so kept that, theycan be turned to at any moment whenwanted. But such is not the case. Thepapers of the office are riled away in olddry goods boxes, and 'Jt any particularpaper is wanted of it few years back asearch of several days is usually necessaryto And it, and then the chances are that itcannot be found.

The City Recorder should be furnishedwith an office by the city.having a vault orsafe for the storage of valuable papers.Then the old documents, deeds, contracts,etc. should be sorted out and filed away ina systematic manner. The Recordershould also be the city auditor, and thusrelieve unpaid aldermen of considerablethankless labor. This city has grown andits business has increased in such a man-ner that its present way of caring forprop-erty is niggardly and wasteful, both. TheRecorder should receive a sufficient salaryso that all of his time can be devoted tothe work of his office. The work is worth$1,000 per year with an office fitted to thenecessities of the case, furnished by thecity. Such an office could be fitted up inthe court house. This is a change thatshould not be neglected, as the city is los-ing money every year the present systemis continued. The term of the Recordershould be changed from one to two ormore years. It is a great mistake to changeoccupants of the office so often. It takesone whole year, at least, to become thor-oughly acquainted with the duties of theoffice, and then one must keep their eyeswide open. The longer a person holds theoffice the more competent he is for the po-sition. The sooner Ann Arbor securesthis change in her charter the better forall concerned.

The Recorder ought not to be a votingmember of the council. His duties Inthat body are purely clerical, and he hasno time to vote intelligently on questions.

It is not certain but more competentcity clerks could be obtained by their se-lection by the council instead of electionby the people. All fees received shouldbe turned into the treasury.

STREET COMMISSIONER.Then the streets and sidewalks. A

street commissioner should be elected bythe people for a term of two years, and heshould have charge of all the streets andsidewalks in the city. The present meth-od of street work is neither satisfactorynor profitable. The senior alderman ofeach ward now expends a $1,000 eachyear in a manner to increase his popular-ity if possible, and the work is not as wellor as profitably done as it would be ifunder one head.

THi: SIDEWALKS.The sidewalks in the city arc in a fear-

ful condition in many places, and the

usual 1% por cent added for collection.On taxes paid after that date add the

usual 4 per cent added in townships,which shall be turned into the city treas-ury. Practical men think that thecity would make money by this change,while the prompt citizen would have topay less taxes, and good candidates lorthetreasurership be just as plentiful.

There are those who maintain that thecity marshal, city treasurer, city attorney,and in fact every city officer, high or low,should be elected by the people. Butthat is a question. In elections politicalparties quite often put up men because oftheir availability instead of their capa-bility. It is generally conceded that suchoffices are more acceptably filled by thecouncil than they would be by the people.

This fall members of the legislature areto be chosen, and the one from this dis-trict ought to be a man capable and will-ing to do some work for his constituentsin this city.

There are other things that will bespoken of in the future.

Business Men's Association.

A meeting of the Business Men's Asso-ciation was held in the council room lastWednesday evening, with N. J. Kyer aschairman and G. F. Allmendinger, sec-retary. The name of 109 business menwere reported as having joined the asso-ciation.

The followiug officers were elected forthe. ensuing year.

President—H. S. Dean.Vice-president—T. J. Keech.Recording Secretary—C. E. Hlscock.Treasurer—Christian Mack.Hoard of Directors—w. F. Breakey, N. J.

Kyer, J. E. Heal aud K. Kittredge.The following constitution was adopted:

1. This association shall be known as "TheBusiness Men's Association of the City olAnn Arbor."

2. Object.—The objects uud purposes of thisassociation shall be to advance the materialprosperity, to promote the business Interests,encourage manufactures, Increase transpor-tation facilities, to acquire for Its members aa more accurate knowledge of all mattersaffecting the public welfare, to give heartytone to public sentiment aud social Inter-course.

3. Membership.—Any person Identified withor interested in mercantile, manufacturingor other business Interests el the city, maybecome a member of this association, uponreceivings two-thirds vote of the memberspresent and voting at any regular meeting,signing the constitution and paying admis-sion fee of 12.00.

4. Dfflcer: — Its officers shall consist of apresident, vice-president, recording secre-tary, corresponding secretary and treasurer,to be elected annually, and a board of ninedirectors consisting of the afore named offi-cers and four other members of the associa-tion, OMH of whom shall be elected for oneyear, one for two years, one for three yearsand one for four years.

5. All of these officers shall be elected byballot, at the regular annual meeting of themembers, to be held at the time of the regu-lar monthly meeting lri ttie month of July.

6. These officers shall perform such dutiesas shall be directed by the by-laws of the as-sociation.

7. The regular annual dues of the associa-tion shall be $4.00 to be paid at the first reg-ular meeting in each fiscal year. Any personIn arrears for dues more than six monthsshall receive 30 days notlceof the fact, whichbeing unheeded, his name shall be droppedfrom the rolls.

8. Quorum of Member).—Twenty membersshall constitute a quorum.

9. A quorum of Board of directors, shallconsist of a majority of the Board.

M. Regular meetings will be held once amonth, on the 3d Tuesday of each month, atthe rooms of the association, at 8 o'clock p.m., from June to September, In the remain-ing months of the year at 7:30 o'clock p. mSpecial meeting may be called by the boardof directors, by notice In the city papers orby postal card to members.

11. The constitution and by-laws of thisassociation m a y b e changed by a two-thirdvote of members present at any regularmeetings, due notice having been given atthe previous meeting, or by a notice to eachmember of the changes proposed.

Oahu College Commencement.

The Daily Bulletin, published at Hon-olulu. Hawaiian Islands, under date ofJune 28th, has been received by us. Itcontains among other things a long ac-count of the com men cement exercises ofthe Oahu College located in that cityfrom which we copy the following, asrelating to a former Ann ArborVeutle-mnn who holds a professorship therein:

Friday forenoon was given to the BishopHall of Science, where the exercises were of anexceedingly interesting character, being en-tirely new. this being the first class in thehistory of education in the Kingdom to en.joy similar advantages. By the munificenceot the Hon. C. H. Bishop, tills departmenthas not only been furnished with a urst-classInilhllug admirably adapted to the purpose,but it has also been thoroughly equipped torvaluable work. The equipment Is especiallycomplete in the line of chemicals and chemi-cal apparatus for extensive and thorough an-alytical work. Among the articles are a Oer-ntau analytical balance of exceeding deli-cacy, capable of weighing less than one-thousandth part, of a grain; a valuablemicroscope and spectroscope. The depart-ments Is calculated to be of great benetit tothe college anil to the general communlt)Tho Professor, Mr. L. C Van Hlyke, A. BPh. D., acts as Government Chemist, and 1this capacity has already made a series canalyses of the public drinking water cHonolulu, the result* of which appear 1the report of the Minister of Interior.

After an hour and a quarter had beentaken up with physical geography and geoogy, Professor Merrlt announced that he hasent an Invitation to the members of ihLegislature to be present, and that it habeen accepted. By 11 o'clock the 'busses ladened with detachments of "assembled wisdom "arrived. The first portion of the exerclses consisted in the analysis by each stndent at his or her own table of a mlxturcontaining a chemical compound unknowito the student. As the analyses were tlnlsheieach student handed his report In writing Itho examining committee, who had prevlously been furnished by the professor witllists of the contents of the mixtures. Theprocesses had been attentively watched bythe members of the Legislature and 'othevisitors. Of eleven reports ten were found Ube perfectly correct. Part second conslstecof individual examinations of students ontopics of general chemistry, Illustrated byexperiments In the lecture room. These ex• ml Millions were eminently satisfactory. Bvspecial request. Professor Van Slyke proceeded with some very Interesting experlm e n u at which both the honorable membenof the assembly and other visitors wenhighly amused and delighted.

The Detroit Free Press appears to bethe prohibition organ of Michigan. Ilooks a little out of place, but "politicsmakes strange bed-fellows." A prohibi-tionist denounced the Free Press througlthe columns of the COURIER a few weekssince as being the biggest sort of a liarthat ever came Into existence, and yet thesame class of politicians rush to its col-umns to air their views and their candi-dacy.

It may not be out of place to say Igood word for a good paper occasionally,and good words sort o' help one along inthis life. The Detroit Mercury is a capi-tal publication, and we know of nonesuperior to it In its line. It is devoted tosociety, the drama, and news relating tothe state military, etc. Its columns arealways entertaining and its pages cleanand neat. It is a newspaper that deservesprosperity.

The Ypsilanti Sentinel has two crumbsof comfort for its journalistic masticationjust now, viz.: Approving the action ofthe regents in bouncing Kirchner, andraving over any and all action of theKnights of Labor. A line in referenceto either of these suhjects in a contem-porary acts upon the mind of our Ypsi-l.inti brother as does a red flag upon thecombative instincts of a mad bovine.

only way for them to be kept In good con-dition, is for the city to take them incharge as she d»cs the streets, and havethe tax for them a general one, as the ben-efits are general. They should also beunder the supervision of the street comniissioner. The law holds the city re-sponsible for any damage to life or limb byreason oi defective walks, and this changeseems imperative. The present meth-od is ineffective, costly and cannot be (ornever is)enforced. After the city has beenmulcted In $.">,000 or $10,000 damages shewill probably wake up to this fact.

THE CITV TREASURER.The compensation of the city treasurer

should be changed. He should be givena stated salary, say $600 per year, andthen all taxes paid before say January15th(or perhaps later)be free without the

The head of the state department atpresent Is generally conceded to be anantiquated ease-loving old granny, with-out the redeeming feature of even at-tending to the details. And the presentAttorney General, the Pan-Electric Oar-land. Some way things arc not sailingalong as smooth as they should.

Wiggins is out with another weatherprophecy, to the ctfect that on Sept. 29there will be such a storm as was neverexperienced before, extending from thoAtlantic to the Itocky Mountains, andfrom the gulf to the great lakes. Teardown the signal service flags, mounthigh the Wiggins prophecy, and—wait.

There is no question but Allen Is thestrongest candidate In the republican partyfor congress but lie ought not to be lickedtwice, while so young and In the prime oflife. I'ass It around and let Spaldlng orMiller or some one else have the uex tdrub-blug.—Adrian Press.

No, he isn't going to be. The peoplehave decided to turn the tables and letthe other fellow — the democrat, youknow—take the drubbing this time.

The Ways of Uragnay.

The following, taken from C. II. Fowl-er's correspondence in the Chicago News,will be of special interest to our people,from the fact that this is the countrywhere Miss Denning, referred to a coupleof weeks ago, is doing missionary work,and it tdokl as if missionary Work wasneeded there:

"The Uruguayan army has some popu-lar features. One is found in the factthat not long ago it had one thousandofficers and one thousand privates. Nowwhen it is recruited for active operations,It has six thousand men and eighteen gen-erals. It is no wonder that the armycosts the government mote than live hun-dred dollars per man. It is not alwaysconvenient to have them killed on theway to headquarters because they aresaid to be thinking about escape. Thenmore than one prison is convenient. Ifthe obnoxious party does not think ofescape, or Is not supposed to think of it,on his way to the headquarters, and sosurvives that trip, it sometimes becomesnecessary to remove him from one prisonto another. This is nearly always fatal.He Is sure to be reported killed in at-tempting to escape.

A man connected with one of thenewspapers not long ago ofl'euded a po-litical chief. He was arrested and sentto a certain prison quite out of the ordi-nary center for imprisoning. It wasback of the house of the offended polit-ical chief. There was a gateway betweenhis yard and the prison yard. The chiefcame into the prison yard and with hisown hands whipped the man till he wastired out and then told him that Monte-video air would not be healthy for him.The man fled to Buenos Ayres. This isa little rugged. One wonders how sucha chief could survive a month. It Isproper to remark here that the press ofthese South American cities is as free asthe air. The government is eriticlt-edwith the greatest freedom and fierceness.It is a part of the status quo. Thus thescourge and the peti cany on the old-time strife. The ages are rolled together.The tenth and the nineteeth centuriesstai.d face to face.

The 17th anniversary of the Ann Ar-bor Turn Verein will be observed atTurner park on July 20th.

Mrs. Surah H. Bishop has sold her resi-dence, corner of E. University and Wash-tenaw Aves., to Hon. Don. M. Dickinson,for $4,000. The house will be occupiedby the Phi Kappa Psi's.

City Recorder Pond has been the re-cipient of several letters lately containingmarriage certificates to be recorded. Thecounty clerk, Mr. Kobison is the officialwho attends to that business.

There is living in this city a beautifultwo year old girl who at the age of 10months, had a full set of perfect teeth inher head. This is a rare freak of nature,and should be investigated by some learn-ed anatomist.

The Detroit and Cleveland Steam Nav-igation Co. have introduced a new andvery attractive feature on their route be-tween Detroit and Cleveland. DuringJuly, August, and the first half of Sept.,their steamers will leave both cities onSunday nights as well as on week days.By this arrangement persons are able toleave on Saturday night spend Sunday inCleveland and arrive back on Mondaymorning. With their usual liberality thecompany have reduced tht round triprates on this special trip to $2.50.

On Thursday morning last ChristianSchumacher, of this city, died at his resi-dence in the 4th Ward, after a lingeringillness of consumption. He has beencared for for a long time by his comradesof the G. A. K. post. He was an old sol-dier, being a member of Co. 1). 1st regi-ment. He was in Andersouville prisonfor a long time where the disease withwhich he finally died first fastened itselfupon him. Funeral services were heldSaturday, attended by Welch 1'ost in abody.

A man who will tie a horse to a shadetree in the city deserves to be prosecutedand severely punished. No person butthe man who has raised and watched overit can appreciate the anxiety and timeand labor expended on a beautiful shadetree, until it has reached its lull condition,and begins to spread Its beautiful branch-es, and bestow its beneficent advantage Inreturn for its propagation, and the manwho will ruthlessly tie his horse to suchan object of beauty and utility shouldnot only receive stvere condemnation butpunishment.

Regent Whitman: "I felt considerablyhurt over the accusation that the demo-cratic regents were actuated by partisianmotives in their failure to retain Mr.Kirchner in the law department. Politi-cal feeling had nothing to do with suchaction. The regents were guided simplyand solely by what they considered thebest interests of the university, nothingmore or nothing less. It is my ambitionto so guide my course as regent of the uni-versity that no man can point to my recordand tell from it with what political partyI affiliated."

Fred E. Wagner, of this city, standingthe highest, in the civil service examina-tion held here a few months since, hasbeen appointed an examiner in the patentoffice at Washington at $1,200 per year.Mr. Wagner is one of Ann Arbor's brightboys, and the position is given him be-cause of merit alone, for politically hebelongs to the republican side of thefence. In the meantime Clias. A. Chapin,of this city, has been bounced from aclerkship because of "offensive partisan-ship." Verily, the ways of genuine civilservice reform are past finding out.

Ed. J. Morton snys his eyes havebeen greatly benefited by his recent ex-;ended trip over the western world. Helias visited nearly all the great cities ofnote, and declares that for lovliness ofocality and salubrity of climate, Les An-»eles is his beau ideal of an earthly para-disc. He sailed by steamer with 500 pas-sengers from San Francisco to Portland,_)rcgon. On the voyage the great shaft

of the vessel was broken, and left theHUMBgen at the mercy of the waves and

might have been ilu-hcd upon a rockybore—bad not another vessel come toheir rescue. He also says that salmonisheries in Oregon are Immense. At theaiming factories in Astoria, no fish areanned that weigh less than 2."> pounds,'hey have a novel way of caching sal-ion on the Columbia river. A largevaterwheel is placed on the side of the>ver, and on its paddies are constructedvire scoops which catch and throw thesh over the wheel into a large tankrom which they are packed in Ice andhipped at once by rail to all parti of theJnited States. These salmou weigh from0 to 70 pounds and live in ice cold water.

WE ARE AGAIN

ITHE

PRICES.INTENSELY ATTRACTIVE

ITEMS WHICH CERTAINLY WILL INTEREST ALLTHE LADIES.

2 lots Black Satin Rhadameat 75c. and $1.00, worthone-third more.

1 piece each of Jersey Silk at75c. and $1.00 a yard veryhandsome, worth 25c. a yard

more.6c- Printed Lawns now 4c.7c. Best Dress Prints now 5c20c. Dress Sateens now 12}^c18c- Crinkled Seersucker now

45-inch Pillow-Case Cotton14c.

9-4 Bleached Sheeting at 23c14-inch all Linen Towelling

at 6c.10-4 Crotchet Quilts now 75c7c. Bleached 4-4 Cotton now

5c.25c. Turkish Bath Towels at

10 dozen 50c. Bustles for 25ceach.

18c. Plain White VictoriaLawn 12j4.

18c. White Indian Linen 12;.100 pieces 50c. wide Embroid

eries at 25c. a yard.50 pieces 20c. Embroideries

at 10c. a yard. They areBig Bargains.

5 pieces, wide, 30 and 36-inchEgyptian Lace Skirtings at75c, $1.00 and $1.25 toclose.

All Parasols at Cost thisMonth.

Great Sale of Muslin Tinderwear.

Ladies! We will place on Salein a few days 100 piecesmore of Egyptian and Oriental Laces, at 10c, 15c.and 25c a yard. Just halprice. It will be the winding-up Lace Sale of the Season.

Money Saved buying Goods atD. F. SCHAIRER'S.

Mail Orders promptly at-tended to.

From the Adrian Piues.Capital Punishment And Prohibition

The following dispatch teaches two les-sons, and we think we know papers thatwill either see only one, or else-ce non<at all. Header, carefully note the tele-gram of last Saturday:

Portland, Me., Ju ly 10.—Terrance O'llarakilled hlH wife last night while the were botldrunk. O'llara Is ostensibly a peddler, butby common reputation a smuggler, who willhis wife, is Bald to have pot drunk wheueveihe returned, flushed with mouey from liis expeditions across the Canadian frontier. Lastnlnlit O'Hara went the rounds of the saloonsand a t" o'clock w»sdruuk. At ti :iOthls tnnrn-in^ he culled up a neighbor unit asked htnto go to Ills wife, who was dead, When tinneighbors entered the house they found tinturDiture iu u state of indescribable contu-sion.

()u tho lloor surrounded by the wreckagelay the dead body of Mrs. O'llaru. starknaked. She had evidently only come to beideal ii after a desperate struggle. The policearrerted O'Hara.

Iii the lirst place it will probably es>cape the notice of advocates of hanging?that there was a cold blooded murder, ina state where they hang for murder.Had it been in Michigan that such ft crimewas enacted, our esteemed contemporarythe Free Press, and all the other advocatesof the theory that buffing prevents min-der, would have paraded it before theirreaders as additional proof of the correct-ness of their views.

The prohibition papers will probablyobserve that the clime was the result oldrunkenness, hut not notice that It was inPortland, Maine, the prohibition state,where there are no saloons.

They will not see the statement that themurderer went the "rounds of the sa-loons" and was drunk befoie 7 o'clock.

The circumstance is 11 stinging com-mentary on the statement of prohibitionorators, that they know there is no opensaloon business done In Maine's large cit-ies. Here's a man going the rounds ofthe saloons, In open day, and there is noquestion but the saloons are as public inPortland as in Adrian. This incidentwill take away considerable of the ammu-nition of prohibition editors and orators,when they point to Maine as enjoyingthe blessings of prohibition, and that byit large cities are not cursed by the pres-ence of saloons. We admit that therewould'nt be saloons In those towns if thelaw were enforced, but that's just wherethe difficulty lies. We claim that it is freewhisky in Maine, and that the prohibi-tory law there makes it so.

The pulp mill has btought to our citya new article of commerce. The milluses popple wood, but the bark is no good,and all logs have to be stripped. Nowcomes the great drug houses of Detroitand elsewhere and offer $19.00 per tonfor this bark which they make into qui-nine. Verily there is nothing unadul-terated under the sun. Popple bark tnajmake as good quinine as old rags doessugar.

Some months since the COURIER gaveun item to the public through N. II. VVin-ans, of this city, to the effect that oneBrewer, who was a member of Mr. Win-an's regiment and who was supposed lohave bees) killed on the field of buttle, hadconic to life out in Illinois, and was mov-ing lor a pension. The fellow told thecircumstances of the battle, how he gotoil' the field, and everything so minutelythat that Winans believed he must be theman. But a few days since be received aletter from an old comrade in Kansas con-taining this information : " In the Brewetcase for pension the claimant turns out tobe a fraud, was prosecuted by the govern-ment and sent to the penitentiary at Ches-ter, III., for three years. 1 am satisfiednow that he wasan impostor.'' This goesto show bow comparatively easy it is forthe goverrfment to be imposed upon. Thisfellow was so well acquainted with everyparticular of the dead soldier's life that lierepresented him so that even old comradeswere deceived.

I D I I , 111 III IiAT A G-REAT SACRIFICE,

Will to Ml at THE TWO MS at 50; n the Actual Wholesale Cost!This stock consists of Fine French Worsteds, English Cassi-

meres and Chevoits &c, &c. This lot of cloth will be cut to suit thecustomers in pants or suit patterns only.

EXAMINE OUR SHOW WINDOWS FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS!

MERCHANT TAILORSWill do well to call on us for full patterns as double the money

will not buy them in New York or Boston, Remember we will notcut less than 1 l-4yds. double, 2 1-2 yds. single or full suit patterns.All goods marked in plain figures, strictly one price.

BLITZ_££E_L A NC S D ORF.THE ONLY STRICTLY ONE-PRICE CLOTHIERS IN ANN ARBOR.

We learn from the American Commit-tee of the 8tattie of Liberty that theGranite Pedestal is nearly completed, andthe work of erecting Bartholdi's great stat-ue will soon commence, and for this pur-pose a considerable amount of money is stillrequired. The New York World Fund of$100,000 completes the Pedestal, but it isestimated that $40,000 is yet needed topay tor the iron fastenings ami the erec-of the Statue, and Cor this they rely uponthe subscriptions for the miniature Stat-uettes, which are being ii'i-ievcd from allsections of the country, the Committeepromptly fill log all orders.

The No. 1, or One Dollar Statuette hasfound s place In thousands oi homes; theN'o. -. or Five Dollar size is fust gainingin popularity,and justly too, for it is awork ol art and well worth the money.

To supply a demand for something stillliner, the Committee have just completeda No. ;i Statuette, Hnely chased by hand,and by a patent process heavily platedwith silver u liie.h will not tarnish or dis-color, mounted upon n beautiful plushbase, and famished to subscribers at TenDollars each.

These souvenirs are now being deliver-ed to all parts of the United States on re-ceipt of subscription price.

All remittances should be addressed toRichard Butler, Secretary. 88 MercerStreet, New Fork.

ELE CAITT CO ODSA Large and Well Selected Stock of Fine

Rings, Ch.ains, Bracelets, Etc-Silver and Silver-Plated Ware, Clocks, Cold and Steel

Spectacles and Eye-Classes, at

CT_ H A L L E R Sonsr46 South Main Street.

-\. B.—Special Cure and Skill 1st Employed in Repairing andCleaning Watelico and Clock§.

Has removed to his new block No. 70 S. Main St.

A SPECIALTY.

A Full Line Of Painters' Supplies!Constantly on hand, wholesale or retail. All work guaranteed

to give satisfaction.

It, is not philosophy that makes mencheerful, but cheerfulness that makesmen philosophers.—Slgnor Max.

Genius light* Its own fiie, but it is con-shinth collecting materials to keep alivethe flames.

T h e eity is Infested, overflowing withtramps. They are not only a nuisancedav times but a terror evenings, com-plaints coining in from all sections of thecity. The city authorities are in a quan-dary what to do about it. It doesn't domy good to arrest them, for the prose-cuting officer will not allow them tobe prosecuted, so to arrest only makesthe '•gentleman of leisure" more impu-dent and dangerous. It is getting to bea very serious question. If the tramps(eep on Increasing In numbers as theylave for a few weeks past, It will be dan-gerous to be a citizen of this munici-pality.

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LOCAL.

The contractor (or the new depot issaid to be surprised at the cost of erectingstone structure from our field boulders.

John Kress, of Lodi, has purch ascd theSister's house on Xortti street, for $1,400,Bishop Borgess uv.iki ng the transfer.

There is a house on E. Ann Btreet "forsail." It will probably "sail" as soon asthe man comes along who can raise thewind.

Justice Win. A. Clark has taken the oldoffice of J;is. McMtihon and stands readyto transact any business that may come inhis line.

The ladies of the Aid Society of the M.E. church give their monthly tea and so-cial this evening in the parlors of the M.E. church.

Station Agent Hayes says that the im-provements at the depot will look allright if people will only wait for themto be completed.

E. J. Johnson has opened a real estate,insurance and intelligence office overDoty & Feiner's Rtore. He reports abig business boom incubat ing.

In the case of Mary Yaeger vs. Gott-lieb Wallenmeir, before the circuit courtMonday, it was ordered that all proceed-ings in justice court be stayed.

There will be an important meeting ofthe K. of L. at their hall to-morrow

evening. Mattsrs of great importance toevery member will be brought up.

Last Monday there were 217 bushels otberries shipped from this city, and onTuesday 21."> bushels making 432 bushelsin two diiys. How's that for fruit?

The preparations for the coming Saen-gerfest are being rapidly pushed, and itis thought that the siuging will excel any-thing yet given at an'y of the meetings.

The Ypsilanti base-ball boys had someconceit about ball playing until theycame up here Saturday and got knockedout 25 to 3. The umpire did it of course.

Mis. M.J. Gillett, for the past sevenyears matron of the Homeopathic Hospi-tal, his resigned, and her place has beenfilled by the appointment of M. I. Broken-shaw.

The first shipment of peaches this sea-son was made by J. U. Baldwin yester-day. The fruit was ol the variety knownas the Barnard peach, and were beautiesto look upon.

Last Wednesday, before Judge Joslyn,Daniel S.Crawford was granted a divorcefrom Hattie S. Crawford; and Harriet C.J. Tiipp was granted a divorce from Sid-ney S. Tripp.

Francis Monroe, of Howell, and Mrs.Sarah D. Barringer, of Plainwell, weremarried at the residence of Walter S.Hicks on W. Huron st., by the Rev. Dr.Haskell, last Saturday.

Last Wednesday evening Fred Barkerwas elected delegate, and Victor Sorgalternate to the Great Camp of K. O. T.M's of Michigan, which meets at Kala-mazoo on the second Tuesday in August.

Services in St. Andrew's church nextSunday as follows : Holy communion at7 a. m. ; morning prayer and sermon at10-30 a.m.; litany and Sunday school at12 m.; evening prayer and sermon at7:30 p. m.

A nine of Ann Arbor went to Dexteryesterday morning and got beaten by ascore of 22 to 7. In the afternoon theywent to Chelsea and were successful bya score of 28 to 22.

The K. T. O. M's of this city announcea grand picnic and parade at ReliefPark, on the 30th of this month. Theyare accustomed to a good time at theirpicnics, and this will be no exception tothe usual custom. Neighboring tentshave been invited to join in the festivi-ties and several are expected.

Clark M. Sly, who lived near Plymouth,died Monday night from the effects of arunaway accident the day previous. Mr.Sly was a former resident of Scio, justwest of this city, was a member of AnnArbor Commandery, K. T., and had manyfriends in this city and vicinity. ThaKnights Templar will take charge of hisfuneral services to-day.

Tuesday morning Ool. Dean received adispatch that there was a package at theexpress office for him. He went to getit and found that it consisted of a hand-some cane turned our of Michigan pine.The (Jrtnd Army liradcjiurters had 100or more of them made, one for each memher attending the reunion at San Francisco, and the "boys" will carry them in thegrand procenlon there.

At the regent! meeting Monday even-ing Hegenta Blair, Grosvenor, Whitman,Clark and Field were present. Prof.Kent's resignation was accepted, but a suc-cessor could not be agreed upon. Thenames of Hon. Wm. P. Wells, of Detroit;•fudges Shipman, of Cold water; Van Zileof Charlotte; and Lovell, of Elgin, 111.;and Levi T. Griffin, also of Detroit, werepn.pos. d. The matter wa< deferred to aspecial ses>ion to be held August 23d next,when it is hoped a full board will bepresent.

Schultz the coal dealer now ha« a tele-phone at his office nnd residence, No. 98;and J. A. Brown at his residence, No. 30.

A. J. Kelly has moved his truss officefrom 47 North Fourth St. to No. 6 EastWashington St., over Rinsey & Seabolt'sstore.

The weather clerk threatens rain andthreatens rain, but no rain comes. Thepeople would like something besidesthreats.

Harry G. Wanty had a very racy de-scription—or take off—on the Universitybuildings in the Grand Uapids Democratof Sunday, July 8th.

The new dwelling house being erectedby Mrs. Chapin and daughter on Bow-ery street, will be occupied by Mr. H.Woodard, as soon as completed.

The fame of J. T. Jacobs & Company's50 cent pants and 25 cent overalls are sogreat that they received an order Mon-day from Brecken ridge, Colorado.

A couple of professional pugilists triedto get up an audience for a sparring ex-hibition last evening, but failed in enlist-ing sufficient funds to make It pay.

An "electric bouncer," for horse blocksis the latest demand made upon the in-ventive genius of the age. There wouldbe a great demand for a successful one.

Some foot-pads collared one of ouryoung clerks as he was on his way home-ward Sunday night, after seeing his bestgirl, at about—well after 10 o'clock any-way. He says he didn't run.

Many of our citizens went over toIsland Lake Monday, to see the bold sol-dier boys in camp and witness the shambattle. Everybody who went report be-ing highly pleased with the trip.

William Burk having purchased JohnClair's building on E. Ann street for$2,500, is having the same handsomelyfitted up, and John M. Gould will occupyit with a stock of groceries, provisions,etc., etc.

The K. O. T. M's, No. 296, hold ameeting this evening (Wednesday), atHangsterfer's hall for the purpose ofcompleting the arrangements of theirpicnic and parade. All members are re-quested to be present.

One of our old citizens suggests thatthe stone walk on the west side of thesquare ought to be made four feet wider.It will accommodate our citizens all rightenough, but when the students are herethe walk is far too narrow.

The assertion that the democratic con-gressional convention is to ht held in thiscity on August 17th cannot be traced toany reliable starting point. The time andplace has not been fixed upon as yet, sothe party leaders here assert.

John D. Thomas, of Hamburg, diedJuly 16th, 1886, aged 45 years, of con-sumption. The deceased was born inWebster, and was the father of EllsworthM. Thomas, of this city. His wife, EmilyG. Thomas, died some time since with

PERSONALS. |

John M. Parker spent Sunday in Tole-do.

to morrow to visit

consumption also.The quality of water which has been

furnished of late by the water company,has been conside red pretty bad by thoseobliged to use it for domestic purposes.Water from the Huron river, even whenmixed with spring water, is not healthystuff for a person's stomach.

Any person who will take boarders orroomers during the coming Saengerfestwill confer a favor by handing in theirnames, with all other necessary informa-tion, to Anton Eisele, chairman of com-mittee. All the rooms that can possiblybe obtained will undoubted be needed.

In the Homepathic department Dr. R.C. Rudy has been appointed Home Sur-geon and assistant to the chair of Surgeryat $350; Dr. G. C. Caron assistant to twochairs at $100 each; Dr. Emma E. Bow-er assistant to the chairs of Ophthalmol-ogy, and Theory and Practice at $100each.

Dr. E.B. Patterson will ..be the wardmnster in the ITuiversity hospital nextyear, at $300 salary, and Chas. Stewartnurse. In the woman's ward Mrs. IdaR. Brigham has been appointed wardmistress, at $300. Miss Mary H. Arlingsappointed Asst. Demonstrator of Anat-omy at $100.

Ben. Archer who was imprisoned oncharge of attempting to kill his wife wasadmitted to bail Saturday in the sum of$1,000, with Fred. Huson and John Pfls-terer as sureties. It is understood that heturned over a mortgage on his farm tosecure his bondsmen. Judge Joslynfixed his bail.

A petition signed by all of the countyofficials and nearly all of our businessmen will be presented to the RailwayAssociation of Michigan to-morrow, ask-ing for half-fare rates to the comingSaengerfest. So far only one and one-third fare has been granted. Mr. S. S.Blitz will present the petition.

Monday morning the young men ar-rested for robbing Geo. Collins pleadguilty to the charge, and were taken be-fore Judge Joslyn and sentenced. Wm.Butler was given four years at Ionia,this being the second time he has comebefore the Judge. Frank Clark and Geo.S. Hough each received two years atIonia.

Miss Katie J. Rogers, the artist, hasjust completed a line portrait of the latoLyman Wood, so well known to the peo-ple of this city and county a few yearssince. The portrait is very life-like.Miss Rogers lias also completed a couplemore landscapes, taken from points aboutthe city. There is plenty of beautifulstudy, for a landscape painter among ourgrand hills.

The fence across Detroit street, at theintersection of Fuller street, was put opby order of the street committee, to pre-vent people driving to tho oth ward andbeyond going any further down the hill.One panel of the fence has now been re-moved, thus permitting the passage ofvehicles destined to the depot, with a no-tice requesting those bound for the 5thward and beyond to take the right handroad, Fuller street. This will give greatsatisfaction to many people who havebeen discommoded by the obstruction inits present location.

The excavation at the new depot build-Ing is from one to two feet lower than thegrade will be when completed, as it willbe filled in with gravel, etc., for a roadbed, and elsewhere with soil for a sodand on which to plant shrubbery, etc.This fact, together with the fact that thegrade of Detroit street in front of theO'Neil property which the city has pur-chased, is about ten feet below the top ofthe earth on the rear end of the sameproperty, will very materially help theproposed new street through the saidO'Neil lot. The grade to the new stationon this proposed new street will be aboutthe same as the present grade from De-

C. 8. Fall took a trip to Jackson Mon-day.

E. D. Trowbridge is recuperating atChurlevoix.

J. C. Knowlton and wife are visiting inRockford, III.

Harry Devlin, of Jackson, is visitingjatWill Hatch's.

Elmer Beal leavesfriends in Flint.

Miss Emily Gundert is visiting her cous-in at Mt. Clemens.

Prof. H. W. Rogers returned from Buf-falo, N. Y., Tuesday.

Mrs. Dunster and daughters left this a.m. for Hanover, N. H.

Prof. M. E. Cooley has returned fromFairport, New York.

J. Z. Batten of Philadelphia, will spendSunday with C. S. Millen.

Mrs. E. E. Beal will visit her parentsin Dexter for a few days.

Prof. C. W. Belser is home from Car-thage, 111., for the summer.

Editor Chamberlain, of the Register,has been on the sick list this week.

Mrs. J. E Corbin, of Detroit, is a guestat Capt. J. H. Palmer's on Jeflerson st.

Mrs. Meder, of Port Crescent, is visitingher father, P. Dignan, of the 6th ward.

MM. B. F. Watts left Monday a. m.,for a Tew week's visit in Holly, Flint, etc.

Mr. and Mrs.'A. L. Noble went to Petos-key last night for a few week's vacation.

Will Becker didn't like the outlook atToledo, and has gone to Jackson to live.

Miss May Keeler returned Friday lastfrom a visit to her sister in Grand Rapids.

Geo. P. Stanch will interview the lionsof Wyandotte for the remainder of thisweek.

Col. B. F. Wheeler, of Adrian, was inthe city yesterday on his way home fromcamp.

Mrs. Frank E. Perkins, of Lincoln,Neb, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.II Krause.

Fred. F.Wallace, of Chatanooga, Tenuis visiting his father in Saline, and friendsin this city.

Masters Lewie and Harry Pond return-ed from a pleasant v!sit with friends InFlint to-day.

Rev. Fr. Fierle is spending a few daysat Milwaukee, Wis., attending the reun-ion of his class.

Mr. Morse, of Alpena is visiting hisfamily for a few weeks, corner Williamand Fourth sts.

Mrs. A. B. Wood and Miss Eliza Laddwent to Charlevoix last Thursday even-ing for the summer.

E. B. Hall spends half of his time in To-ledo, superintending the buildings beingerected there by his father.

Wm. Maynard, of Chicago, has beenvisiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. WMaynard. during the week.

Mrs. J. K. Stanley went to Ann Arborlast Saturday for a two weeks visit withrelatives Stockbridge Sun.

Jas. L. Stone, Ed. Eberbach and C. S.Fall and ladies returned from camp atSirawberry lake last 8aturday.

Miss Joan Kempf, who has been teach-ing at Sault Ste. Marie the past year, ishome for the summer vacation.

Prof. Carhart was in town Monday,andhas taken the house on Church street,formerly occupied by Mr. Randolph.

Frank T. McIIenry, of Cleveland, lawclass of '70, was in the city over Sundayfor the first time since his graduation.

Miss Emma Smitli ot Ypsilanti, is vis-iting Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. Harrison of thiscity. They spent Sunday at Whitmore.

T. A. Stoddard, or this city, M. D. 'M6,left Monday for Nova Scotia, where hewill locate, and practice his profession.

Dr. Arthur L. Worden and daughter, ofDes Moines, Iowa, are in "the city, on avisit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H.Wordfn.

Sam Langsdorf went to St. Louis, Mo.,Monday evening, for a two week's vaca-tion. Some attractions way down there,probably.

B. L. D'Ooge has been reappointed in-structor in Latin at $900; and Arthur W.Burnett reappointed instructor in Englishand German, at $900.

Hugh Laughlin, a former Ann Arborboy, now a Fowlerville merchant, hasbeen visiting his old home, on Lawrencest, during the week.

Mr. McKnight, Register of Deeds ofCounty Gray, Ontario, Can., wag in thecity Friday, on nis way home from a visitto Wm. Curlett, of Dexter.

Mrs. N. P. Keith, of Detroit, is visitingrelatives and friends in the city. She willgo to Dexter ts-morrow to remain a fewdays with N. Keith and family.

Mrs. Fred. H. Belser and children, wentto Detroit yesterday for a two week's visitwith her sister. Mrs. Stephen Pratt. That'swhy Fred, looks so glum now-a-days.

Prof. B. E. Nichols leaves to-night forSaratoga, N. Y., and while absent willbathe once more in the limpid waters ofOneida lake, where he was wont to bathewhen a boy.

Charles Fred. Lutz, who officiates asfireman at the COURIER office, rejoicesover the advent of a daughter at hishome yesterday morning. He smiles abroad smile of happiness thereat.

Mrs. W. H. French starts to-morrowfor New York, accompanied by her threechildren, Hubert, Florence and Ouida.She will visit in New York city and Uticabefore going to her future home at Recda-burg, Wis.

Theop. Schraid, now a prosperous diug-gist of Chicago, 111., arrived in Ann Ar-bor last evening to visit old friends andrelatives. His wife, who has been visit-ing here for some weeks will accompanyhim home.

Prof. Wm. E. Robison, at one time theterror of bad boys in the grammar schoolsof this city, at present teaching in De-troit, has been visiting his sister, Mrs. J.F. Nichols on N. Ingalls St., during theweek, accompanied by his wife and son.

Frank C.Wagner, who has been tender-ed a $1,200 position in the patent office atWashington, is at present in Boston, hav-ing a good situation there in the employof theThompson-Heuston Electric LightCo. It is not certain yet that he will ac-cept the government position.

To day those who are to attend theGrand Army meeting at San Franciscoleave Ann Arbor, on their journey. Thecompany going from here consists of MaJ.Wm. C. Stevens and wife, Col. H. S.Dean and daughter Lizzie, Prof. B. W.Cheevcr and wife, Prof. T. J. Wrample-meler, Prof. Otis 8. Johnson, nil of AnnArbor: Capt T.V. Quackenhush and wife,of Superior; Capt. Wm. A. Weatherhend,of South Lyon; Tlios. Featherly, of Ham-burg, and J. D. Williams, of Ann Arbor

LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

Liquor Tax vs. Prohibition.

ED. COURIER:—With all the gush, andall the thunder, and all the multiplicityof anathemas hurled against Michigan'sliquor law by the prohibitionists, thestate never adopted a more sensible lawIt is a law that can be and is enforced,and controls the liquor traffic which allthe prohibitory laws on the face of theearth could not prohibit.

to give it free bridle and let it control thecountry.

Of course, paid agitators, who make alivelihood by going about the country

BACH & ABEL'S COLUMN

We regret to sec jnst now among someof the advertising1 merchants an appar-parent disposition to mislead you as towhat they are actually doing1.

We do not refer to mere exaggeration.That you expect; and it doesn't oftendeceive you because you expect It andmake allowances for It.

Unfortunately there are always plentyIt is tar better to control an evil than j or people to run to a dogr fight or fire._,..„ ., c I. .:JI J !-•• >- —*—' •'•- So there are plenty to rush to a store

that makes a poiut at reducing prices.This very thing is going on just now

in our own city. A few examples:Silk and dress goods are offered everyday in the papers in ways to draw youin to be disappointed if yon know theirvalues, and cheated if you don't.

to have been marked

and talkingnice theories

prohibition, will produceand plausible sophistries,

with figures fixed up for the occasion, tomake people believe that black is whiteand white Is black, but the practical meof this state, the solid and sound businesmen, the men who turuish the braitand solidity in every community, kno'and feel the good effects of the preseiliquor tax law. It has been a blessing tMichigan In many wlyi while prohibiiiofor years in the state consttitution wascurse.

It will be a sorry day for the people othis commonwealth if its legislators shalthrow aside a practical law and in itplace adopt a theory that was for yearproven to be impractical.

Let paid agitators, rant and furious of-fice-seekers howl, and figure, and turn antwist as they may, the fact remains thaMichigan's liquor tax law has been amstill is a benefit to the people of thstate.

The republican papers are now discussing local option, I see. The plan o:local option may be all right. It undoubtedly is, but it should be given t<townships instead of counties. And thosenot choosing to adopt it should be allowed to retain the present tax law.

It is a grand mistake however, if therepublican party have any idea that localoption will satisfy the prohibitionists, foit will not. Such a plank should be puin because of its merit, if is put in at alland not as a sop to the third party-itesThey never will be satisfied with anything practical or anything reasonableThey want the whole earth and want itheir own way or not at all. They arebcund to have free whisky as it existedin Michigan for years prior to Ann Arbor's fight for taxation.

The republican party must go cautiously and not jump at conclusions. Ia majority of the party believe local option right, that it is the best way to deawith the liquor question, then by almeans let it go into the platform. Butthis policy business is played out. Giveus honest convictions.

Yours, FOR THE TAX.

The "Bojz" May "KritesoUe."

MISIITCR EDDITTUR:—Will yez plazeprint this fur a poor man widout edica-shun? Johny had tu lave skool beforehe cud rite and go tu wurruk tu help kapethe family, and now we hav tu be payinin the taxes fur the rale roads and thewathur wurruks a diggin up the stratesand lavin thim in riges and gulleys andgivin us sthrange cultured and sthrongshmelling wathur. The companee wuzafther urgin me tu hav wather wurruksput in me houie, and this day az I turndthefawset I got rivurwegetashunouto' it.How's this, says I, Bridget, an' faith nowduz thay be nfther takin us for basts, asendin'of us grass? Its wather to drinkwhat I wants.

I sphoke to the Board uv Helth an' Igot no satisfaxshun. What is a Board uvHelth good fur, anyways? So I axes yuMishtur Eddittur, can yu tell me vahtImetodo? Kan they collect the rlntsOn sich wather? The docthur sez littleMary's sickness kums frum the malareein the wathur, Mire, an' 'pon me lowl Ihelave the uld pump aud cisthurn izbether.

I belave it'ili not helup timprence muchfur the peepnl tu hav tu dhrink sich wa-thur. Ind.nle it will not. The ould po-nee aven sclinifl's an' schniffs befoar he'llthaste ut, like ut schmcld bad.

I'll not sine me name to this fur theboys, bad cess to them, will krltesoize mesphellln', but I no good wathur when Igit me lips upon it just the same.

Your fiend, Me.

Referred, Respectfully.

EDITOR COURIER:—In using my lawnhose of late I notice a peculiar pulsationto it, a rising and falling of the force,such as would naturally come from thestrokes of a pump or engine. Can it bethat it is the spring water springing fromthe river by direct pressure? If so, isthe water suitable for "domestic pur-poses," as called for in the published con-tract? And if general ill health shouldresult from the use of this " spring wa-ter," against whom should a suit for dam-ages be brought, against the Ann ArborWater Company or against Ann ArborCity! INQUISITIVE.

Additional AttractionsLake.

at Whitmore

troit street to the present station house. I town.

Mil. EDITOR: Your Whitmore Lake cor-respondent in last week's COURIER inad-vertantly omits to mention many of theattractions of Whitmore as a summer re-sort. Its reputation is getting to be morethan local. With the G. T. R. R. on thenorth and the T. & A. A. R. R. nearlycompleted on the south, In addition tothe pleasant drives it will be easily ac-cessible, and offers to those seeking restand quiet the attractions of a place ofgreat natural beauty, with opportunitytor outdoor life, company enough forenjoyment. With dress and style forcomfort rather than show. A delight-

Laces are saiddowii in the papers when marked upwould be truer. Parasols ditto. Un-derwear ditto. Jerseys ditto. Ladies'Hosiery ditto. White dress goods ditto.Cashmere shawls ditto. In fact, thereIs hardly a kind of merchandise havingany chance of being sold in the summerthat hasn't been said to be sold for lessthan its value with the past two weeksIn the paper or by circular.

We mean to sell as low as we can af-ford, but afford it or not, we shall sellas low as anybody. We will sell al aloss anytime rather than let It be truethat another store is below us.

Woman's Jersey for $1.25, $2,00$2.25 and $3.SO. Girls' Jerseys, £1We never heard or saw Jerseys so cheajwith hundreds to select from.

Black Spanish Guipure, yard wide,AH silk and heavy, #2.50, which Isremarkable.

We haven't done justice to Seersuckers. Thousands of women who haven'seen them, wonder what we mean bySeersucker. Fine, hard-twisted, irreg'ular woven, crinkly, not to be ironed

dry them iu the Sun. Send for abit of it. Seeing is better than reading.

Parasols—Come, if you like when thebest are gone. Enough are comingwithout you, maybe.

Probably the greatest bargain in was!,dress goods ever offered in this city is ourSateens at 9 cents a yard. One-quarterof usual price. Some say we are sellingthese Sateens for less than we boughtthem for. Wouldn't you like to have usalways do business that way?

tWhere do you buy your night shirts?where, indeed? All the sizes you mayhappen to want at 7oc. Don't pay $1.00when you can get just as good for 75c.

25 dozened Laundried Shirts this weekon sale at 60c each. They are better thanthe unlaundried you buy at 75c. Theyare very cheap, we don't care to makemuch noise about it.

25 Silk Umbrellas, this week on sale at$300, former price $4.50. At this priceyou can all afford to carry a Silk Um-brella.

We have just received 20 dozen moreof those large aprons. Retail price 25c.

Children's Hose in all colors, from 5 to/£> 12% cents per pair, usual price forarge sizes 25c.

Our stock of Fans at the present times large. We exhibit a small assortment]f our medium priced Fans in windowon the left. Handsome Satin Fans at$1.00, $1.25 and $1.50.

Ecru flouncing 36-inch wide from $1.25;o $2.50. Narrow laces to match.

BACH & ABEL.

HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH

ODD SUITS I M M , BOYS & CHILDRENTo be closed out during, the dull season of July and August at 1-4,

1-3, and 1-2 the original prices.

PANTALOONS FOE MEN AUD BOYSIn the same lot at the same terrible sacrifice. Special Drives in

Boys Suits at less than cost of material.

ully picturesque lake, framed like a gem>y beautiful hills, shady groves and pleas-iuit drives; with excellent fishing forhose skilled in angling and bait, sailingmd rowing and the most lovely waterilies.

Your correspondent, a guest of theClifton House, writes up the doings ofhat popular hotel with its well eamedeputation. The old Lake house was re-ipened last year by that genial and popu-lar young proprietor Allle Stev.'iis (sonif Albert Stevens who kept the firstiotel at the lake forty years ago) and•ell known as an assistant at the Clifton

House two or three years ago.A day recently spent at the Lake houseas so full of enjoyment as to be long

•emeuibered. The cleanliness and neat-less pervading the establishment—itsell spread tables, obliging host, agree-bly contrasting with the few previous•ears under other management. The:fforts of the present proprietor, to make

first class in comfort and enjoymentif patrons and worthy of support, seemo be appreciated. Guests were presentrom Ann Arbor, Cleveland, Jackson,psilanti, Plymouth and Detroit.Widenmann's beautiful grove on the

ast side is reached by a fine drive skirt-ng the lake, or by sail or steamer. Itvould take too much space to do justice3 the various other points of interest,Deluding the "Colleseum," the "Casino"vhich now does duty for the G. T. sta-lon, the tintype gallery, etc.

Martin Clark is getting out the newremium list for the coming Washtenaw'ounty Agricultural and Horticulturalociety. The Society will make an extraflbrt this year, and the success of last:ar's exhibition gives them reason toope for a big time. When Mr. ClarkUs upon you just give him your aid and

ad", and help boom this worthy enter-

WOULD YOU KNOW THE BELIEF

LIBERAL CHRISTIANS?uch as Chaunln^, Theodore Parker, Long-Mow, Charles Sumner, Peter Cooper and;hers. Send your name and address to P. O.ox 1840, Ann Arbor, aud you can receiveee, pamphlets, sermons and other Unlta-an literature presenting the faith of Lib

ral CtrlBtlans. 97-*8m.

This is our method of clearing up stock. Take advantage of it.These wonderful bargains of course can only be found at

STAR CLOTHING HOUSE!A second invoice of that GREAT 50c SHIRT already ordered.

'Parties waiting for sizes can soon be supplied. Thin goods and1 light head gear—Still a fair supply.

A. L. NO!

CELEBRATED

The best shoe yet for themoney- Best American Calf,Button, Lace and Congress,all cut Seamless- Hard wearin every pair.

GOODSPEED & SONS17 South Main street.

M.A.,FRANCIS L YORK,Will receive during

THE COMINC SUMMERA Limited number of Paplls In

PIIANO,ORC 4N

AND

HARMONY,At greatly

:R:EJ:DTTC:E:D ZR--A_T:ES-

Apply by mall or at

NTO. 30 SOUTH INGALLS STREET.

THE SEVENTH PENINSULAR SAENGER-FEST WILL BE HELD IN

UNIVERSITY HALL,ON

AUGUST 16th, 17th, and 18th.OVER

200 SINGERS,From the Varlou*

GERMAN SINGING SOOIETIESTOf Michigan, and

SPEIL'S ORCHESTRA,|Of Detroit. The

CHORAL UNION.Vtll also take part in this Grand Festival]

Reduced Rates on all the Railroads.JOHN WOTZKE,

Secretary Peninsular Saengerbund.

WINES & WORDENo

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Our Stock is Complete in

DRY GOODS,CARPETS,

OIL CLOTHS,RUGS,

MATTINGS,

Wines & Worden.

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NO. 20 S. MAIN ST.

ATTENTION-

All hotels and boarding house keepers arerequested to send notice to the undersignedup to July 26, s'atlng the number of personsthey can accommodate during the oomingSaengerfest. August 18,17 and 18,1886 Alsoerms for the same.

ANTON EISELE. P. O. Box, 1485,Cuilrman of Committee on Quarters.

BEAL ES1A1EAN

NSURANGEOF

J. 0. A. SESSIONS.