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VOL. I. LOWELL, KENT COUNTY, MICH., JANUARY 13,1894. NO. 29.
CLEARANCE SALE S SHOES Sixty Pairs, broken sizes, Ladies' Kid Shoes,
Worth $5.00, $4.50 and $3.50. Wo will Sell This Entire Lot at the Uniform Price of
S 2 - 5 0 PER F - A - I I R , If we Have Your Size You are Lucky.
50 Pairs Ladies' Kid Button Worth $3.00 @ $2.00* oO " " " " " ^2.00 @ |l.o0-50 " " Grain " " $2.00 @ $1.50-
S P E C I A L B A R G A I N S I N BOYS' , M I S S E S
A N D C H I L D R E N ' S S H O E S .
This i« Your Opportunity^ Remember, we Always Do Just
as we Advertise
Geo. Winegar.
Look Af'er Your Fences! * * *
Having Purchased of the Lin-
dendoll Fence Company the
Townships of •Vergennes,
Lowell, Bowne, Keene, Bos-
ton, & Campbell, I am En-
abled to Furnish my Patrons
and All Others with the * * *
BEST $6.00 PENCE MACHINE EVER SMJ) IN MICHIGAN.
Please Call at my Store ami Examine the Superior Merits of this Machine. Respectfully yours.
HcadqiuutirH f< r } ffj D f i I A M General Hardware. ) I m a D a D \ ^ |
B. C. SMITH,THE TAILOR Will Give You Fits
I F HE MAKES YOU A SUIT OF CLOTHES.
Every Garment Guaranteed. LATEST A i m BEST STYLES, LOW FRIGES.
H. NASH, Dealer in agricultural implements.
Galloway Robes, COATS AND MITTENS,
For cold weather.
M o C A - I R T Y ' S 18 THE PLAC* TO
Buy Groceries, Produce and Crockery 0 7 ALL SORTS AND KINDS, FOR HE IS THE
FARMER'S FRIEND Ptys Cash for everythiag a Fanner can raise, beg or
borrow. Always Ready for Business,
AND LOVE L A M . The Old Saying Exflmpllfled at
Grand lla|ildt.
MEMORIAL TO THE LATE WM. T. POTTER.
An Old Family of Plonders--74th Wedding Anniversary.
LOVE'S TRIUMPH.
That old and time-worn adage, "Love laugliB at locksmiths," was given another ilhiBtratlon Friday night when Miss Hattie Tate, the young girl who created a commotion on Ot-tawa street the other night, crept down from her chamber, jumped into the arms of Ernest Rod aba ugh, the cook, and was borne away to a place un-known. i
It was about 8 o'clock when Hattie disappeared, and about the same time a young man might have been eeen in the little resturant on the corner con-cealing the pancake batter beneath a cloth and exchanging his apron for outdoor habiliments, came out, locked the door carefully behind him, and looking fearfully around made a j bee line fur the stronghold of Hattie. |
The vines on-Hattie's lattice window j parted and a pale, deieriniDed face ap- j peared in the moonlieht and soon she was folded to the heart of him who hud withstood the shock of a paren-tal boot and the dreadful withering scorn of a broken-hearted Chicago traveling man.
Alexander Hamilton, the colored j attorney, waa cast for the part of | Othello in.the apciety draiita and went j to the house the day before'to inform I the parents that he was going to get j Hattie out on a writ of certiorari and have her brought before \ Justice I Brown for examination. The father I of Hattie told Alex to begone and not { t» darken his door again and Alex be-goned at once.
Friday morning there was a quiet wedding at the home of A. J . Thomp-son on' Quimby street. Justice West-fall officiated and Miss Hattie Tate became Mrs. Ernest Rodabaugh. That settles it—[Evening Press, January 5.
A FAREWELL PARTY.
On January 9, twenty-four white ribbon ladies gathered at the home of Mrs. S. Brower for a social tea and a farewell to their president, Mrs. P. A. Clark, who is going to Albion to live for a time. An elegant tea, and a few well chosen words by one of the num-ber, in presenting the president with a gift, closed a very enjoyable afternoon and evening.
MAOCABKE INSTALLATION*.
Eddy Tent, K. O. T. M. will give a public installation at thkir hall on Monday evening, Jan. 22, at which time tbe'I&dy.Maocabees will spread a banquet. All Maccabees and com-panions are expected to be present.
A PIONEER GONE.
William T. Potter died at his res-idence in this village, Wednesday morning, Jan. 3,1894.
Mr. Potter was burn in Centreville, Alleghany Co., N. Y., February 17, 1817. When quite young he removed with his parents, to Mt Morris, Liv-ingston Co., same state, where he lived until manhood. He graduated at Moscow Academy at the age of eight-een. In December, 1888, he was married to Miss Calista Flint, his now bereaved companion, and the follow-ing year moved west anddecatcd on a
' farm in McHenry Co., I l l I s 1847
he cuine to Michigan, locating in Montcalm Co. There he opened the first general store in the township of Montcalm and was supervisor and clerk of the township. In the fall of 1862 he came to Lowell, having pur-chased the Lowell House. After keeping hotel in several places, he finally located in Reed City, about ten years ago. where he resided uatil a year ago last June, when he became again a residcni of this village.
Mr. Potter has been in failing health for over four years, having been confined to the house almost en-tirely for about a year. During all this tiire he has been a constant suf-ferer, but he has borne it all with patience and fortitude. He was u good husband and a kind father. He leaves a wife, three sons and four daughters to mourn his loss.
The funeral was attended from the residence, on Friday, Jan. 5, and his remains were taken to Greenville for interment.
A PIONEER FAMILY.
EDITOR LOWELL L E D G E R :
Thinking perhaps you might want a little history that T think cannot be beaten I will give it.
There arc now living in the village four in our family that came to Mich-igan in April, 1826: Mr. and Mrs. Abner Knapp, Mrs. Harriet Knapp Day, and Air. Steven B. Knapp, whose united ages amount to 291 years.
Mr. and MM. Abner Knapp cele-brated their seventy-fourth aniversarv Dec. 30, 1893. They have nine chil-dren living and only one \mder 50 years old. They have living four generations on the male side and five generations on the female side Abner Knapp came to Michigan and entered 80 acres of land in the town of Avon, Oakland county in 1827, and his patent is signed by Jamt* Monroe, president. We have lived in Lowell 29 years, all well and hearty for old people. Old pioneers show up your record. S. B. K N A P P .
N. B. At their seventy-fourth anniversary Mrs. Jane Lunn of Arzusa Cal., Mrs. Add it Winchester and Mrs. Myrtie Hardy of Grand Rapids, grand daughters were present
Read O. G. Hale's new ad. in this issue.
Miss Bertha Robinson spent Sun-day with Lansing friends.
The partnership of H. W. Avery andO. C. McDannell has been dis-solved.
J . C. West and wife of Grand Rap-ids visited Lowell friends the first of the week.
F. T. King attended the miller's an-nual meetiing at Lansing the fore part of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. Voorhei* spent Sunday with her parents, W. B. Gard-ner and wife.
l3r. E. D. McQueen has put up a new and beautful sign in front of his livery and feed barn.
There were seven ladies taken int t full fellowship of the Congregational church last Sunday.
Miss A. C. Carpenter of Grand Rapids, formerly of Lowell, visited friends here recently.
Carlos Koiffii* formerly of Lowell, but late of Greenville, has returned to his favorite town of Lowell.
Cobmoea Council No. 919, Royal Arcanum has elected the following of-ficers: Regent, D. G. Look; Vice Regent, Chas. Quick; Guide, A. W. Burnett; Orator, J . H. Rickert; Treas., H. A. Sherman; Sec. and Col., H. N. Stone; Chap., A. C. Stone; Sent, W. S. Winegar; Ward., Prank T. King.
Lots of business done in Lowell. A drawn battle—pencil sketch of a,
fight
It's a poor mule that doesn't work both ways.
John Kelley was down to Grand Rapids Monday.
Dr. Brooks and wife made a trip to Grand Rapids Tuesday.
The L E D G E R subscription list is en-joying quite a boom.
"AgestfalMaBia.iBaii," says a con-temporary. So does mucilage.
Wilson's revolving photograph stand attracts merited attention.
The buzz-saw is generally temperate, but once in a while U "takes two or three fingers."
A gluttonous man should always wear a plaid waistcoat, so as always to keep a check on his stomach.
The cyclone is bad enough to make people thankful that there is no such things a» bicydones and tricyclonesr
It is reported that Mrs. Jessie Kro-mer of Grand Rapids, daughter of C. G. Stone and wife of this place, hu^ diphtheria.
Mrs. Wheeler J. Hull in going to-visit her parents, Augustus Buchanan and wife, just after having the grip, took cold and is now very ill and un-able to return to her home.
Misses Orinda Rarkley and Mary Owen who spent their holiday vac:i-tions with their respective parents in Lowell, returned Monday, to their pedagogic duties at Grand Rapids.
Charles Loomis exihited the other day quite a curiosity in the shape of hen fruit fn breaking a large egg, his wife found another pgir inside of it, covered with a complete sh .ll. This-is not a snake story.
James Collins, a brother of Mrs. Anthony Bruner, died at her residence last Tuesday morning, of pneumonia, the result of taking colrt after la urippe. The funeral nervices were held at the M, E. church, Thursday afternoon. ^
William Fox, Sr. received a tele-gram on Wednesday, Jnn. 3, stating that his nephew, Daniel Cruson, of Evart was very sick. He went to see him, but found him dead when he reached there. Mr. Fox returned home last Tuesday, stopping at Mill-brook to visit relatives.
The Almont Herald, upon which the L E D G E R man set his first stickful of type some fourteen years ago, started upon its twentieth volume last week. The Herald is one of ihe cleanest papers in the state, but its ad* vertising columns are no credit to the business men of Almont, some of whom are practically dead and a>« simply walking around to save fun-eral expenses.
Fearing that some of our sub-scribers did not know where to find us, we have placed a large sign in front of our place of busineaB. There are quite a number who have been waiting for tbis guide and now those-who are anxious to pay their aub-scriptions will know just where to look for the L E D G E R office.
The pugilist boxes bis man before he lays him out The andertaker on the contrary, lays out his man before he boxes hir.i.
Most monumftots a r t p u t np for heroes, and the aiarble column rep-rwsents a man who had a good spinal column of his own when alive.
We sometimes find a poor person' claiming relationship with a rich one of the same name, but never a rich one claiming relationship with a poor one.
Charles Dickens once said:"Do nothing in the dark." He was right, as every man who haa stepped oa a rocking chair during thz wee sma' hours of the morning might testify. Whatman needs, apparendv, is a nightdress with a match box Attach*] to it.
Band No. 5 Congregational society will give .a chicken pie supper in the vacant store east of Winegar's shoe store, Wednesday evening, Jan. 17r
from 5 to 8 o'clock. Price 25 cerua». Children uud«t 12,15 cm*.
P E N I N S U L A K ITEMS. T H R O U G H O U T M I C H I G A N .
. An effor t will bo made to organize a tire company a t Dundee.
P. Wi ldman ' s s tore a t Quinncsec was destroyed by fire. Loss £3,500.
John Ilolliday, of Huchanan, fell 10 j fee t f rom a derrick and will probably
Two I.nrRn Wliolr'iilo I Inn* lliirned Out j | e
D O I N G S O F T H E W O L V E R I N E S
T O L D I N B R I E F .
C O N G R E S S I O N A L N E W S .
Ht Dnlrolli oano.ooo —Cnpt. s .
II. Uriiinmund. Largo Owner,
Klc., U Demi.—Two Men Hurled Alive.
The employes of T. U. Hinchman & i-tons wholesale d r u g house, 70 and 78 .Feffersoii avenue, Detroit, had jus t lef t the building when lire was discov-ered by the watch man of a s tore oppo-nite. Several a larms wore sent in but the llnmi'S had such combustible fuel to feed upon tha t the ent i re bui ld ing was soon a mass of rolling lire and nmolic. The bui lding extends th rough back to Wood bridge street and i t was a t this end the fire demon seemed liercest. From this end also the flames were communicated lo ihe large whoie-wile hardware house of S tundar t Bros., 03 lo OO Woodbrldgo s r e e t T h i s building—a five-story s tructure—did not begin to burn unt i l the l i i nchman lire hud begun to recede so near ly all of the fire-lighting appara tus w a s turned upon iL The principal loss to Stamlar t Uros. was from wate r which flooded every iloor.
There were eleven engines, t w o chemicals, three trucks, t he wa t e r tower and the (ireboat working, and (lie last two poured such s t r e a m s of water upon the iintues t ha t t he spread-ing which would otherwise have oc-curred was prevented. I t Is t he opinion of those regarded us au thor i ty t h a t a huge conflagration would have hap-pened had it not been for the r e m a r k -able work of the tireboat a n d t h e water lower. Notwi ths tand ing t h e highly comhustible stock of goods in the l i inchman fire the f lames were prevented from reaching t h e b a s e m e n t where the oil, paints, l iquors , e tc . , were stored, otherwise d a n g e r o u s ex-plosions might have t aken place.
T. II. l i inchman & Sons loss is estimated at 5120,000: insurance , $80,000; S tandar t Uros. s tock valued at SI 15,000, carr icd an insurance of fOO.OOO; the bui ld ing was d a m a g e d • to the extent of 810,000. W. II. E d g a r & Son, wholesale s u g a r dealers , carr ied a stock of 830,000, b u t t he h a r d work of the firemen prevented t h e fire reaching them, a n d their only loss was upon a few ba r r e l s of s u g a r f rom water . The d r u g firm of T. II. l i inch-man & Sons is one of the business Arms prominent among, t h e old land-marks of De t ro i t T h e or ig ina l cs tab-l i shment dales as f a r back in t h e ear ly his tory of the city as the yea r 1810.
C A P T . G R U M M O N D D E A D .
O n e ot Iletrnlt'H M u s t r r o m l n e n t i ind U e -npee.t«il Cll lxoi ig.
Capt. Stephen II. Urummond died a t b is residence a t Detroit. Some weeks since ho was seized by the f a t a l malady, senile gangrene , and f rom the first l i t t le hope was on te r t a in rd of his re-covery. The f lags of the c i ty were a t ha l f -mas t when the dea th was an-uounced.
Stephen Benedict Grummond was born on a fa rm nea r Mar ine City. S t Clair county, Mich., on S e p t 18, 1834. Ho grew up on the farm, and when ho w a s 15 years old he w<mt sa i l ing on the lakes. He cont inued sail ing, de-vo t ing the w in t e r months a t home to his education. Before ho had become of age h e purchased a smal l vessel. In 1855 he w e n t to Detroit, bough t an-o the r vessel a n d wi th in a few years had establ ished a prosperous vessel business. I t cont inued growing, and in the course o£ t ime Mr. Urummond worked up the profi table t u g and wrecking business, which is now con-bidered one of t h e larges t on t h e chain of lakes. C a p t Grummond w a s also the owner of Grummond ' s Mackinac line. C a p t Grummond accumulated considerable wea l th , which he in-vested in real es ta te and in busi-ness enterprises of various kinds. In 1879 ho was elected member of the board of estimates, and a t t he expira-tion of his term, in 1881, he was elected a member of the board of councilmen. A f t e r serving fo r two years in this oflice ho was nominated for t h e ofBoe of mayor , to which he was elected. C a p t Grummond was a member of the poMce commission a t t he t ime of h is dea th , also of Detroi t Commandery, No. J, K. T. In 1801 C a p t Grummond marr ied Miss Louisa B. I ' routy. They w e r e blessed wi th U children." seven of w h o m survive him
T w o M m Itnr led A l i v e .
J'wo deaths have resul ted in the ^orork of pu t t ing in a new sys tem of sewers a t Ann Arbor. T h e work was be ing rushed be tween Huron and Washington s t reets , t h rough a section w h e r e there is a quan t i ty of quicksand. Kxt ra precaution was t a k e n in curb ing t h e ditch, bu t n small q u a n t i t y of sand r u n n i n g ou t undernea th caused the cu rb ing to tip, and wi thou t w a r n i n g a l a rge amoun t yf di r t gave way and filled the di tch . One pipe-layer a n d t w o graders were work ing when the cave-in came, seventeen feet below t h e surface. One man jumped and saved himself , but George Henry , colored, a n d Ilichard Sipple, we re 'buried un-de rnea th the immense mass of d i r t . A rescning par ly w a s immedia te ly pu t to work , bu t both men were dead when found. Both were middle-aged men, H e n r y leaving a widow and t w o child-r e n and Sipple a dependent mother .
h'anllai; K n n n f r Si i lr l f lm.
J o h n Henderson, an aged and wel l t o d o fa rmer , l iving five miles f r o m San i l ac Centre, committed suicide in a b ingn la r manner . W h e n b i s . fami lv r e t u r n e d f r o m a funera l tfiey found all t h e bui ld ings on t h e f a r m in ashes and t h e charred* remains of- i fhe old m a n l y i n g by his.bed where, i t is supposed h e ki l led himself in .'•ome way a f t e r firing the fionse. Temporary insanity i s t h e only reason known for the deed.
At Marque t te nil boys found on tho ! s t reets a f t e r !l p. m. will be ar res ted ; hereaf ter .
William Stan ton , who broke ou t of the Ionia jai l , has been cap tured a t Cedar Springs.
Albion bu rg la r s stole 8200 w o r t h of c lo thing and o the r goods f r o m P. F. Hoagl in ' s store.
Grand Hapids society people danced 81,000 in to t h e poor fund a t the i r an-nual char i ty ball.
Seven inmates have en te red the woman ' s annex a t t he Soldiers ' Home a t Grand Bupids.
Evar t people have sen t a car load of provisions and c lo th ing to t h e needy a t I ron Mountain .
Hillsdale college s t u d e n t s have flooded the i r a th le t ic g rounds a n d will make them in to a s k a t i n g r ink .
The new Alpena & Nor the rn ra i l road will be ex tended lo Cheboygan wi th in a few months , and the people a r e jubi-l a n t
The Round Oak stove works a t Dowa-giac have s t a r t ed up a f t e r be ing closed fo r t w o months . About 300 m e n a re employed.
J o h n Phief fer a t t emp ted to commi t suicide a t Dearborn by c u l l i n g his t h r o a t w i th a razor. He is in a pre-car ious condi t ion.
T h e . f a r m house of J o h n Conroy, nea r Croswell, was b u r n e d to the g round , t oge the r wi th t h e contents . Loss, 81,500; insured.
T h e Michigan-Peninsular car works , of Detroit, have s ta r ted up wi th a par-t ia l force of 300 t o 400 men. T h e num-ber will be increased soon.
T h e postoQice a t Clawson has been robbed of 8100 in money and s tamps. T h i s is tho second t ime in t h r e e weeks the office has been burglar ized.
J . W. Blackford of the Grand Rap-ids Dispatch was held up and robbed by a m a n and a boy nea r Mecosta. Tho h i g h w a y m e n g e t 8120 and a watch.
Adelber t Pangburn , of Ves taburg , whi le temporarily insane f r o m the ef-fec t s of typhoid fever, sho t himself t h r o u g h t h e brain and died ins tan t ly .
Mrs. F r e e m o n t Nell, of Coleman, sho t herself through the s tomach dur-ing a fit of insanity. She is abou t 30 years of age. Her recovery is doubt-ful .
South Haven will organize a law-and-order league for the purpose of closing up the numerous " ton ic j o i n t s " which now flourish in t h a t local option village.
Dr. C. W. Colby, of Jackson , go t off a t ra in in motion near Horton and was found shor t ly a f t e r w a r d s in an uncon-scious condit ion and considerably bruised.
The Clawson postofficu was looted of 8100 in money and s tamps. Tho officers have a clue. This is t he second t ime in three months the office has been burglarized.
The s to re of Fel tus & T r a d e well, who own and opera te a saw mill a t Raber, Chippewa county , w a s burned wi th all i ts contents . The loss is 80,000, w i t h no insurance.
Chas. Blauvele, a young fa rmer , was s t ruck by a fa l l ing t r ee nea r Tus t in . His a rms wore broken in several places and he was so severely i n j u r e d in ter-nally t h a t he cannot i*ecover.
S ta te Food Commissioner S lor rs is somewhat discouraged r e g a r d i n g con-victions fo r sel l ing impure food, as tho law does not make the a n a l y s t ' s cert if-icate of adul te ra t ion pr ima facie evi-dence.
F r a n k F. Haynor l e f t Ovvosso Oct. "43 for his home a t Red J a c k e t Ho reached Mackinac all r igh t , bu t has not been heard f rom since and his pa ren t s a r e very anxious. He w a s 18 years of age.
Mrs. Alber t Groalers . of Holland, had her leg ampu ta t ed close to tho body. She had suffered f r o m g a n g r e n e fo r several weeks, and th i s was a las t resor t to save her life. She is in a crit ical condition.
Atty.-Gon. Ellis has decided, in re-sponse t o a quest ion f r o m Clerk Eddy, of Kent county , t h a t i t is not necessary for one to wri te his ful l name to legalize a d o c u m e n t W. H. Smith is jus t as good as William H. Smith.
Engine No. 44 on the sou thbound j f re igh t t r a in No. 24 on tho T . , A. A. i t 1 N. M. jumped the t rack in tho yards at . Owosso crashing into tho t ra in dis-pa tcher s office. Eng inee r Carey was s l ight ly in jured, and tho engine l ank a n d one car was demolished.
T h e women ' s annex t o t h e Soldiers' Home a t l i rand Hapids has been dedi-ca ted . Gov. Rich, ex-Govs. Je rome, Felch, Begole. Luce and Winans were p r e s e n t The work w a s done inside t h e 815,000 appropria ted. The G. A. R. and t h e W. R. C. furn ished the rooms.
J u d g e Wisner, of F l in t , sentenced Rober t Nixon to the s t a t e house of correct ion and re fo rmato ry a t Ionia fo r e i g h t years . Nixon pleaded gui l ty to a c h a r g e of mans laugh te r , be ing impli-ca ted w i t h J o h n Elder in t h e saloon row which caused the dea th of Charles London.
The fires have been d r a w n f rom the boilers of the Davis mine, in Negaunoo, and n o w . t h e p roper ty is en t i re ly idle. Work h a s also been suspended a t t h a t por t ion of t h e Lake Superior hemat i t e mine in I shpeming which produces non-bessemei ore, and as a conse-quence a b o u t 50 more men a re th rown out of employment .
H E R E AND T H E R E .
T H E R E ' L L BE A M E R R Y WAR.
Uerr leu 'n C o u n t y S e a t t o be M o v e d a n d
Ni l e* a n d St . J o s e p h a r e A f t e r It .
The county supervisors of Berr ien county have decided to s u b m i t lo t h e people n e x t Apri l t h e ques t ion of mov-ing the county sea t f r o m Berrien Springs. The f igh t will be be tween the tw in ci t ies—St Joseph and Benton Harbor—on one h a n d t h e c i ty of Niles on tho other . T h e fo l lowing dispatches of the claims of each show t h e fee l ing a l ready working:
S t Joseph: T h i s c i ty has . a clear claim for tho coun ty s ea t of Berrien county. The s i te offered is valued a t 840,000. This is a most desi rable loca-t ion, being d i rec t ly accessible f rom every townsh ip in the county , except two, by four ra i l roads now, and before 1895 tho spur of t h e t rans-cont inen ta l r a i lway f rom Napanee will be ba i l t , m a k i n g a f i f th rai l road, and b r ing ing tho immense s teel p l a n t w i t h 2.000 workmen and the i r famil ies . Th is will m a k e a combined c l t7 of the tw in cities of not less t h a n 18,000 inhabi t -ants . T h e site offered by S t Joseph is on the bluff overlooking the S t Joseph and Paw P a w rivers. Lake Michigan, and m a n y miles of beauti-ful country . The re is l i t t l e doubt a b o u t S t Joseph w i n n i n g the prize nex t April.
Niles: The fight over tho quest ion of t h e removal of t h e county sea t will bo a ho t one. S t J o s e p h offers a s i te only.- Niles offered 850,000 a n d a site. Thc ro is g rea t i nd igna t ion hero a t t h e action of the Board, w h o a re consid-ered a lot of c h u m p s f o r a t t e m p t i n g to give away w h a t they could have go t T̂iO.OOb or 875,000 fo r in j u s t a s good a
location. The popula t ion in te res ted is a b o u t equal ly divided fo r a n d aga ins t , bu t i t is believed tho fo rmer genera l ly will h o t favor t h e proposit ion, as t o erect by county t axa t i on t h e necessa ry bui ld ings will cost 8100,000 a n d add 30 per c e n t ' t o " t h e county t axa t i on for 20 years to come. T h e fight will be a hot one and t h e vote close.
Whit ing; 'Talk* o f O u r N a v y .
Washington special: Represen ta t ive \yh i t ing . of Michigan, who is a mem-ber of the ways and m e a n s committee, takes a novel view of ou r nava l policy. In an in te rv iew he said: " W e have had no i n t e r n a t i o n a l complicat ions wor th ment ion ing of l a t e years , ex-cept when some of ou r sh ips were anchored a t fore ign por t s wi th no th -ing for the men to do b u t t a k e a h a n d in any t rouble which m i g h t come up. What is our nava l policy, a n y w a y ? To employ a lot of expe r t s t o conduc t ex-periments a t a n enormous expense to devise some sor t of a r m o r which no known project i les can possibly smash? We hire a n o t h e r lot of expe r t s a t a n equally g r e a t cost t o exper iment fo r the. invention of- project i les which can pierce any a r m o r t h a t is made. We cannot , possibly succeed a long bo th Bncs. Where is it-all go ing t o end?"
SKNATK.—suteenlh dny.-The most alitnlf-ICH Mini.Rln lint Io-iKimi Whh the retioluilon Inlmducea by SenHiur Frye, of Mnlno. declnr-iiitf l( t" be tbo Bcnee of the h'enato thatibe Hilinlnlstnitlon commit no oveit nctoflnler-ferencHn Hiiwnll, iiemllnu tbu'invesilBntlon of tho Inibrnftllo |.y ibo Sunnto commitleeon forei.-n nfTnirs. '1' o evident object of tho res'ilutfon in to decliir^ the mise of tho Sennto adverse to ani- Aim-rk-Hii lUliTlerence. either director tn'Mi-d'i, Mh'Mild nny coup d'etat bo res'-rtod lo f>u- the purpn-e of retttorini; tho queen lo 1 e Minru". i lie Senator uskcil Unit the resolution lie u,vin the. table for the pre-sent. fceniiinr illii iireitei.ted a bill llmitini; the effort of the i .>;ulHtlon!« of eoinmcrco be-tween tho Kuwnu -'Me* anil With fonjitn o^nntrlu-- A bill op'i .1 iii> by Senator PiiKb, of Alabhtiin. f:<r ice ii-!iff nf certain aileiiH who had iiemiinil fn t he district oc-eiixioneil much diM-iissiu, .13 it developed tho tact that t e iiliuii.-< ro incMnpe'ent t o , boid property in the District of Col- j uinbla. Kxecutivc mwlon. Adjourned. licrsE.—The pro] dwM proirraui for Hi mediate conKiuerat.on of ti.e WIIHOII tariff till was blocktd by the IMb Kterini; of tne Kepub-iicans uodor HID leadership of Mr. Boiitelle. of Miiine. who in iMed njKin Mime action upon hi* Hawaiian resolution iiri-itented before the holiday recess. An utiempt was made to Rive two iiuvs to this resolution, but Mr. Bouiello refttui'd to conn der to" Idea. Both side# were a iy, but after « lively r iw the aj eaker hold ilnit Mr. lioulelie's re.-^lutlon was iiriviieced. Tho Democratii: mo . hers of the ways and means committee were not willing to KO aheait with t e liawaiian di-cmu-ioti until the tariff deb.ite ha 1 been irotteu well under w-iy. I however, and the que-tlon nf c-onMderalion { was rased auainnt tne Buiteile resolution. Tbo Republleaimthen ex-cuted a flank more-m e u t by reftisiiiK to vote. T h e Democruts found t o e m s e l v e * In tlio posit ion of not beimr able to mus ter a quorum. T h e y were in check , and ut ter revokinn ail l e a v e s of ubse ce Mr, Wi l son re i i . c taut iy m o v e d an a d j o u r n m e n t .
SI:KATI»—Seventeenth day .—Senator Hoar, of the Kepublieim bide. Introduced a resolu-tion cnl l lni i on the m - r tary of t h e treasury tor hlHautnoritv for tuo p a y m e n t of Special Commiss ioner Kiount for h is H a w a i i a n her-v l c i s , and Senator ( i ray , of t h e Democrat ic side, s erved not ice that tne Democra t s would InsUt upon tuKluK u p t h e fed nil e l ec t ions bi l l and ciintinumic wi th Its conidderat ion unt i l t h e m e a s u r e should t o t lnal lv d i sposed of . T h e object of Senator Hoar 's resolution Is inanlfebtly to cal l in to quest ion t h e r ight of the presi l en t to send a personal co inmls - loner to Hawai i , or. In eed , a n y commiss ioner , w i thout t h e c o n c u r r e n c e of tho S e n a t e first obtali ed by the conf l rmat lon of b is nomina-tion. T h e not ice of Senator Gray Indicates tbi>t the Democrats are d e t e r m i n e d to dispose of the federal election< Mil a t au ear ly day . and beforo It can po s ibly be hampered by ti .e tariff bill or any o t h e r p i u t y m e a s u r e w h i c h miKbt c o m e over f r o m the B o u s e d e m a n d i n g early cons iderat ion. HOIIBR.—Tbe Hepubl icans again re fused to vote on tho quest ion of the considerat ion of t h e tariff bill , and tbe Demo-crats were unable to secure a quorum. T h u s another day w a s ut ter ly was ted .
SENATE. — E i g h t e e n t h day . — N o session. HOUSB.—Mr. h o u t e l l e p r o m p t l y asked for m-ognl t io i i to cal l up his H a w a i i a n resolut ion but the speaker said the ru les c o m m i t t e e wished to pro-ent u spec ia l order fixing Janu-ary L'liaa tho date for a voto on the tariff bill , and t h i s w u a mat ter of the highest privilege. Mr. burrows reserved a l l points of order on tbe ground that such a s, ec ia l order should bavo orig inated w i t h t h e House instead of In the rules commit tee . T h e Sp> aker overruled the po int of order. Tho quest ion t h e n c a m e upon tbo adoption of the spec ia l order. T b e Kopub; leans refused to vote, a t least 20 Demo-crats also refused . a s d id t h e Popal i s t s . T h e vote resul ted 169 t o 1 - 0 short of a quorum. A cal l of tbo House disc losed tbe presence of 2TiJ members . Three more votes were ordered on tho previous quest ion of t b e adopt ion of the special order, h u t tho number of votes foil bhort of a q u o t u m each t i m e and the . l eaders see ing a vote was Impo.-slblo consented to an adjournment .
SENATE. — N i n e t e e n t h d a y . — N o sess ion. HOUSE.—r'our hours were spent in roll c l i s ami d e m a n d s for a vote on t h e quest ion ot con-s l i l or ing tho Wi lson tariff bill . N o quorum could be secured. A l l the Hepubl irans and Popul i s t s and about 10 D e m o c r a t s r e f u s e d to vote.
N E W S O F G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T
T O L D IN BRIEF .
m t l l o n D o l l a r F i r e a t T o l e d o a n d t h e B n -
t i r o l l u s l n e s s S e c t i o n In D a n c e r — J u d g e
Lonz ' f t P e n s i o n I C e s t o i a d b y C o m m U *
s l o n o r f . o c h r e u .
T h e mos t d i sas t rous fire wh ich has ever visited Toledo began in the Quale elevator , a t t h e foot of Madison s t r e e t T h e lire b e g a n wi th an explosion of d u s t I t w a s seen a t once t h a t t he bu i ld ing w a s doomed, a s i t was a dry wooden Btrueture and blazed u p l ike t inder . Wi th in a f e w minu t e s t h e Haines had communica ted wi th the K i n g e levator , across Madison street , on tho n o r t h , a n d to tho Chamber of Commerce on tho west , f ac ing on Sum-mi t s t r e e t T h e Chamber of Commerce was the mos t fu l ly occupied office bu i ld ing in t h e city, and w i t h thq ex-ception of tho very few concerns which were provided wi th vaults , t h e losses in tho d i f f e r e n t d e p a r t m e n t s were com-plete, a s the bu i ld ing was en t i re ly de-s t royed. T h e Western Union te legraph office was in t h e bu i ld ing and was bu rned o u t T h e five-story Wonder-land t h e a t e r and museum was nex t t o go, and is a to ta l loss. Wes t & T r u a x , wholesale druggis t s , we re t h e n e x t S u m m i t s t r e e t people t o suffer and they lost every th ing . T h e flames leaped across the s t ree t and t h e Hart-ford & Anderson office bu i ld ing was damaged a b o u t 83,000, every office be-ing ru ined by wa t e r if no t by fire. T h i s b r o u g h t the flames wi th in a f ew f e e t of t h e postoffice bui lding, b u t i t w a s n o t scathed. Other p roper ty on a l l sides of t h e fire center w a s badly scorched, b u t these were the priifcipal losses.
Everyone of t h e twelve fire compa-nies of t h e c i ty was cal led ou t and they had a ha rd throe hours ' fight Ju l ius O'Dell, a hoseman, w a s r u n over by t h e ca r t and f a t a l l y in jured . C a p t Frazer w i t h fou r of h is men w e n t to the lop floor of t h e Quale elevator w h e n the flre was first burning . F lames bu r s t ou t on all t h e lower floors and they came nea r losing the i r lives, bu t a l l we re u n i n j u r e d except C a p t Frazer w h o was a lmos t suffocated and a t first repor ted dead, but will soon recover.
T h e l a rges t losses are as follows: T. P. Brown, Chamber of Commerce bui lding, 8200,000; P . N. Quale, g ra in e levator , 8200,000; P r a n k I . King , gra in e levator , 8160,000; G. L. Luce, e s t a t e bui lding, 800,000; Wonder land thea t re , 850,000; Samuel Young, bui lding, 850,-000; Wes t & T r a u x , wholesale drugs , 875,000; H a r t f o r d block, 810,000; Ander-son block, 81(|,000; Second Nat iona l Bank , oflice fixtures, etc., 825,000. I n t h e vaul t , which lies in t h e ruins, is more t h a n 8200,000. I t c anno t now be told w h e t h e r th i s is des t royed or n o t Spitzer & Company, banke r s and bro-kers , lose office f ixtures valued a t 820,-000 besides a l a rge sum in the v a u l t T h e Western Union Company 's dam-ages is 825,000. The American Distr ict Te legraph lose 840,000. Bacon i t Huber, a rchi tec ts , 840,000; E. O. Falls , a rch i tec t , 830,000; A. B. Sturges , archi-tect , 825,000. Other losses were law-yers offices, etc. Tho to t a l loss is a b o u t 81,25o,000 and t h e insurance a b o u t 8750,000.
J U D G E L O N G ' S P E N S I O N .
U i a O l d K n t l n i ; R e s t o r e d b y C o m m l s i i l o n e r L o e h r e n — W i l l b e A g a i n S u s p e n d e d .
Wash ing ton special: Commissioner of Pens ions Loehren has ordered tho r e s to ra t ion of tho fo rmer pension r a t -ing of J u d g e Charles Long, of Michi-gan. T h i s p u t an end fo r t h e p resen t t o t h e proceedings which J u d g e L o n g had ins t i tu t ed in tho d i s t r i c t cour t t o compel t h e commissioner t o r e t u r n his f o rmer r a t i n g of 872 a mon th , which had been suspended pend ing medical examina t ion .
J u d g e L o n g was or ig inal ly pensioned a t 88 a mon th . Th is w a s g radua l ly increased u n t i l 18S0, when he w a s g r a n t e d by Commissioner T a n n e r 872 a m o n t h u n d e r the law pens ioning those so disabled as to requ i re the regu la r a t t e n d a n c e of ano the r person. Com-missioner Loehren, however , held t h a t th i s case w a s provided f o r in t h e sub-sequen t a c t of J u l y 14, 1889, concern-i n g disabi l i t ies t h a t requi re f r e q u e n t a n d periodical , t hough no t r egu la r a n d cons t an t , a t t endance . Under this ac t i t w a s decided t h a t h e w a s ent i t led t o n o t more t h a n 850 a mon th . His pen-sion w a s accordingly suspended and he w a s o rdered t o appear fo r examina t ion be fore a medical board. He failed t o comply w i t h th i s not ice a n d b r o u g h t s u i t fo r mandamus to compel the re-t u rn t o h i s f o rmer ra t ing .
T h e a c t of December 21, p roh ib i t i ng suspension of pensions w i t h o u t 30 d a y ' s notice, was passed, however , whi le decision in the case was pending. Commissioner Loehren character ized t h e a c t which makes t h e restorat ion necessary a s very inconsiderate , un -wise a n d vicious. " I t encourages f r a u d and p e r j u r y , " he said, " h e r e a f t e r in every crooked case 30 days ' not ice
?rior t o suspension m u s t be g iven . " he requ i red not ice wi l l be given
J u d g e Long, and a t tho end of the 30 davs t h e pension wi l l undoub ted ly aga in be suspended. The case d i f fe r s f r o m mos t of the o the rs pending be-cause wi th those previous notice h a d almost, invar iably been given.
D e t r o i t C o n n s e i i o r C a s e D e c i d e d .
T h e sup reme cour t has passed upon t h e m a t t e r of the a p p o i n t m e n t b y Mayor Pingree , of D e t r o i t of J o h n B. Corliss as city counsellor, when J o h n J . Speed- a l ready occupied the office. T h e case w a s an i n t e r e s t i ng one a n d was decided in favor of Speed. T h e coUrt says t h e re la tor . Speed, was duly appointed , qualified and inducted in to office a n d t h a t t h e r e was n o a u t h o r i t y fo r the a p p o i n t m e n t of r e s p o n d e n t Corliss, a n d t h a t he u n l a w f u l l y in-t ruded i n t o the office. T h e action of ous ter i s immediate .
T H E I N C O M E T A X .
T b e l l o n s e W a y s a n d M e a n s C o m r a l l t e e F i x e s t h e I t e v e n u o M e i s n r e ,
Washing ton special: The revenue f e a t u r e s of the Wilson bi l l wero finally se t t l ed a t t he mee t ing of the ways and m e a n s commi t t ee and tho income tax on individuals a n d corpora t ions will bo tho chief m e a n s of ra i s ing revenue fo r tho necessary expenses of t h e gove rnmen t t o t i k e the place of the tariff rovennes t a k e n off. T h e commi t t ee jo ined the t w o proposi t ions be fore t h e m and evolved a measure which will place a l ax of 3 per cen t aga in s t indiviuual in-comes over 84,000 and aga ins t t ho in-comes f rom corpora t ions ( t ha t la. the d i f fe rence be tween the gross locumo a n d t h e ope ra t ing expenses, or in o the r words , t he n e t income); t o increase the wh i sky tax 10 cen t s per gai ion; t h a t is f r o m 90 cen t s to 81, to be levied against wh i sky in, a s wel l as ou t of, bond. Upon the r ep resen ta t ion t h a t th i s in-crease would work u n d u e ha rdsh ip to tho owne r s of whisky in bond, i t was decided lo ex t end the bonded period f r o m th ree to e i g h t years . T h e tax on p lay ing cards a t one t ime fixed a t six c e n t s per pack, was reduced to two cents , and tho contempla ted lax on per-f u m e s and cosmetics was discarded, b u t t he increase on c igare t tes 81 per thousand w a s allowed.
Tho commit tee es t imate t h a t t he t ax on t h e incomes f rom corpora t ions and individuals (corporat ions being t reated as individuals) will ra i se 830,000,000 revenue-812 .000,000 f r o m corporat ions a n d 818,000,000 f rom individuals . The increaso in the whisky tax, i t is esti-mated.- will give a n addi t iona l r evenue of 810,000,000 pe r a n n u m . The proposed tax on inher i t ances which w a s t o be levied, in case t h e proposi-t ion fo r and individual income tax failed, was not deemed necessary.
A B o o n t o l l n m s n l t y .
A n u m b e r of our g r e a t and mos t in-ve te ra te tobacco smokers and chewers have qu i t t h e nso of t h e filthy weed. The ta l i smanic a r t ic le t h a t does tho work is No-to-bac. T h e r e f o r m was s t a r t ed by Aaron Gorber , w h o was a confirmed slave fo r m a n y yea r s t o the utie of tobacco. He t r i ed the use of No-to-bac, and to his g r e a t surpr ise a n d de l igh t i t cured htm. Hon. d W. Ashcom, w h o had been smoking fo r s ix ty years , t r ied No-to-bac, a n d it cured him. Col. Samuel S tou tener , who would e a t u p tobacco l ike a cow ea t s hay , tr ied t h i s wonder fu l remedy, and even Samuel, a f t e r a l l bis yea r s of s lavery, lost t he desire. J . C. Cobler, Lesslng Evans . P r a n k Dell, George B. May, C. 0 . Skil l ington, Hanson Robi-ne t t , F r a n k Hershberger , J o h n Sh inn and o thers have since t r ied No-to-Bac, and in every case they r epor t n o t only a cure of the tobacco habi t , b u t a won-d e r f u l improvement in the i r genera l physical and menta l condi t ion, a l l of which goes l o show t h a t t h e use of tobacco had been in ju r ious to t h e m in more ways t h a n one.
All of t h e above gen t lemen a r e so wel l pleased wi th the resu l t s t h a t we do n o t hes i ta te to join t h e m in recom-mend ing i t to suf fer ing human i ty , as we have thoroughly Invest igated and a re satisfied t h a t No-to-bac does the work well and is a boon to mank ind . The cost is tr if l ing—a dol lar a box— and the makers . The S t e r l ' ng Remedy company, have so much fa i th in No-to-bac t h a t they absolutely g u a r a n t e e t h r e e boxes to cure any case, or r e fnnd money. One box in every ins t ance in the above effected a cure, w i t h one or t w o exceptions. No-to-bac has a won-de r fu l sale upon i ts mer i t s alone t h r o u g h o u t the United States, a n d can bo secured a t a lmost any d r u g s to re in t h i s coun t ry or Canada, and i t is made by^ The Ster l ing Remedy company. Chicago office, 45 R a n d o l p h s t ree t : New York office, 10 Spruce s t r e e t -P rom The Press, Evere t t , Pa. , Dec. 15. 1893.
U n c l e S a m ' s D e b t s .
Washington special: T h e public d e b t s t a t e m e n t issued J a n . 1 by tho secretary of tho t reasury ^ h o w s tho n e t increase of tho debt , less cash in the t reasury , du r ing t h e mon th of De-cember to have been 80,801,002. The total deb t was 8903,005,917. T h e re-duction in the cash balance d u r i n g tho mon th was 84,824,001.
The cert i f icates and t r easury notes of fse t by an equal amoun t of cash in the t r easury a m o u n t to $004,317,424, an increase d u r i n g the month of 85,088,122. The gold reserve is 880,891,600 a n d the n e t cash ba lance 89,483,955, a total avai lable balance of 890,375,565, a de-crease d u r i n g the m o n t h of 84.824,061. I h e total cash in t h e t r easury is 8737,614,701.
T h e to ta l gold in the t reasury , coin a n d bullion, Dec. 30, w a s 8158,303,779. The gold cert if icates in t r easury cash are 875,590; the gold cert i f icates in cir-culat ion, 877,4.12,179, and t h e n e t gold reserve. 880,891,603. The fo l lowing shows t h e n e t gold in the t r ea su ry on Dec. 31 in t h e years named: 1889, 8190,833,052; 1890, 8148,972,035; 1891. 8130,740,030; 1892, 8121,205,563, and 1893, 880,891,000.
A n A g e d M a n ' s S a d D e a t h .
t l r0 1 d Mr. Vaughn, g r a n d f a t h e r of W.
W. Vaughn, pres ident of Roscommon, w e n t ou t fo r a walk a long t h e Au Sable river bank nea r his g randson ' s residence. I t was a h igh, s t eep bank , covered w i t h snow aud ice, a n d t h e old m a n got too n e a r the edge a n d lost his foot ing , s l ipping down the s teep in-cl ine in to the river. T h e r iver is shal-low a t t h a t p o i n t bu t Mr. Vaughn was so feeble he could not g e t o u t n o r mhko a n y one hea r his voice, and ho f roze to dea th . He was 97 yea r s old.
T h r e e D e a t h s by P r e m a t u r e K x p l o s i o n .
A terrible explosion took place a t t he corner of Townsend and Washing-ton s t reets , Roxbury , nea r Boston, by which three, men were killed • a n d a l a rge number in ju red . The .explosion took place where a la rge n u m b e r of workmen were engaged in b l a s t i n g rock in t h e big ledge. Not only did i t r esu l t in d e a t h and hor r ib le in jur ies , b u t i t ru ined a la rge a m o u n t of neigh-bor ing proper ty . .
R E A P I N G .
How is it I f o r m tho good You brouaht me in the post.
And dwell upon t h e t i re less grief You wroiirfht me a t tho las t?
How is it I fo rge t how kind You were fo r y e a r s and year*,
And only th ink how a t thu last You gavo mo s h a m e a n d t e a r i f
1* How is i H fo rge t tho fau l t
w a s mino—my very own. And m u r m u r in my s leepless grief
T h a t it was yours alone?
' This is my pun i shment . Love ' s roso Has fal len by t h e w a y
lint on I ts t h o r n , t h a t s t i l l remains . My h o j r l biectls n ight and day.
S C A R T E T F O R T U N E . HV 11. H E R M A N .
CHAPTER 11—CONTIXI;KD. H i e pale, hazy l i gh t of tho young
moon had swa thed tho moun ta ins , and the h u t was lost in tho b lack shade of the g i a n t rock t h a t shol-torod i t Among tho ceda r s boyond, t h o n igh t soemod so dense us to be-como near ly palpablo. whi l s t j u s t one or two fu r t i ve g leams sho t t h r o u g h t h o pitchy gloom "whore the moro open space pe rmi t t ed the l i gh t to ponetrate .
Ashiand and Chauncey woro s t i l l puffing away a t tho i r pipes, t a l k i n g of old t imes a t homo, of those chee ry t imes in tho old count ry when they both would have t h o u g h t one half t h o ha rdsh ips they now endurod a t r ibula t ion . Yet thoy both fol t h a p -p ier in being t h u s f reed f rom tho
Btrotehing ou t l ike tnii ' iads of j a j f g o l H e r b e r t lay yard-arm.", f rom which as many j oyos furiousl;.-t empes t - to rn . ragged b i t s of sa i ls I ni f f lans .
w i t h o u t moving , hie devonVing t h e t w o
woro drooping. Between the fo r e s t monstors tho u n d e r b r u s h — bi ' lar . b ramble , wil l c u r r a n t and w i l l vino —in te rming led in s n a r l i n g confusion, |
and made p rogress dif f icul t and nr .-a n d , t h e n pa infu l .
They wore c l imbing up hill fast ' then . Tho vege ta t ion was bcconi- ' i n g scarcoi' and mot-o s t u n t e d , tlio ' r ocks b igger and m o r e smooth-faced. Tho moon stood a t i ts b r igh t -e s t and where i ts s i lvery l i gh t d id no t pone t ra t e , t he shadow was b lack a s ink.
Once or twice they hal ted uno . l is tened wi th supor 's t i t lous e a r s for t h e sound of pu r su ing foots teps , but , a l t h o u g h they both had f rom t i m e t o t ime imagined t h a t u n w a r r a n t e d noises had reached t h e i r ears , on consu l ta t ion thoy a g r e e d t h a t ihey woro mis taken . Dick once i raagincd t h a t ho saw a shape less ligitro, ho could no t te l l whe the r man or boas t , o rawl lng a b o u t tho rocks some i )0 y a r d s from them.
The road lay s t r a i g h t up hill now, a long a j agged mounta in face whore thoy had to c l imb n o r and thou l i k e cats . In live minu tes or more thoy had reached tho s i immit , and t h c r o
i they stood in a smooth and sparse ly wooded tab le- land , a b o u t half a mile
! in length , and some f o u r or live hun-! dred y a r d s b r o a l . They wa lked 1 across i t w i th r if les t ra i led , and c a m e
t o the edge dt tho g u l c h not m o r e t r ammels of n ine t een th cen tu ry clv-iliaaWon, i ts shams, and i ts hypocr i - i t h a n f ivo-and-twonty
•'I reckon 1 h i t him s q u a r e . " George said. .-<»Ho a in ' t 'only, j o s t - ' s k e a r o d , . t h a t ho a in ' t Ho won ' t -want no' moro gold th i s side o' J o r d a n . L e t ' s make no punk ins abou t i t Dead men tell no lalos, and we'll j e s t m a k o cock-sure , o n t ' '
Dlok Ashland w m lying' sorao s ix Or e i g h t paces n'-'aror to t h^m t h a n Chauncey. T h e two-men s t rod« up to tho fallen yeoman, -and George , d r o p p i n g his rillo, knel l down, and , w i th both a rms , t u rn ml ihe body on i ts back. The impulse of h is mpy-v mcht. made i t roll ii l i l t lo f u r t h e r down the incline on which it lay, wi th a near ly urotesqiu; motion, as if a t each t u rn a new s w i n g had boon giv-en to it. It rolled nhtil i ts foet were s topped by a l i t t l e boulder of ro.-k. and then it lay sLtll with ghas t l y oyos t u r n e d , s k y w a r d and " i; 1) tho h a n d s c lenched a s if in ... ' Dave had pul led h i s ht t lchdr 's kn i fe f rom i t s shoa th . ami In" t h e greoniBh wh i t e l i g h t of Uie-biir moon, H e r b e r t could sou him d rawing it, wi th a swi f t downward mot ion,across Dick Ash land ' s t h r o a t He could see tho ho t blood s p u r t i n g all over t h e m u r d o r e ' s hands , face and breas t .
| and ha rd ly knowing what ho did. t he i nervously t w i t c h i n g lingers of his i lof t hand g r ipped tho pi t o l aud ly ing i as ho was. Ho d i rec ted h is weapon ! and fired. A yell of pain answered I tho reverbe rac lon of the shot , and
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He rbo r i . " Ashland said, a t last , when they had locked t h e r o u g h oabln door, and, wi th rlllos s l u n g across tholr shoulders , a n d bolts g a r -mished wi th kn i o and pistol , woro preparinjr themsel ves f o r tho i r moun-ta in journey. " I ' l l havo a look a long the t i a i l down hil l , f i rs t of all- >1 shouldn ' t bo a t all su rp r i s ed t o find Freckled George and t h a t lanky Dave orawl lng a round t h e e r somewhoov. You abide h e r e awhi io , and keep your wea the r eye t o tho top of t h a t rock a t the back theer . If you see any th ing moving t h e r e , m a n o r bea . t , blaze away a t i t . and mind you h i t i t too. Theor a in t nobody ' no r noth in ' t h a t ' s g o t a n y business thoev th i s t ime o' t h e n g h t nor t h a t ' s t hee r for any good to e i t h e r of us "
With t h a t he cooked his rifle t o I
| deep, t h r o u g h which a m o u n t a i n t o r -} r en t was r u s h i n g in melod ious t u r -
moil. Dick s topped and pointed wi th out -
s t r e t ched fo re f inge r to tho bot tom. "Thoor ' s whoer i t lies, t h i ck as
peas , " ho said. "Any a m o u n t of it. I 'd never d r e a m t of c o m i n g here , only 1 sho t a buck , and t h a t was the place whoer I had to got him from. Now you know i t a s well a s I do . "
After a m o m e n t ' s par.so they m a d e t h e i r way down. A t tho bo t tom, among tho young p ines , t ho raoon-liKht d r ipped in s i lvery llecks and b lo tches on to a moss and fe rn s t r e w n rocky ground . Tho f r e t t i n g w a t e r s had in win te r t ime o v o r r u n tho whole bod of the gulch, and smooth tl lnls. Varying f rom tho size of a m a n ' s list lo thu sma l l e s t of pebbles , g l eamed and u l i t t c r cd in t h e pale shoen. Dick look up one unovonly rounded f r a g
or t h i r t y foe t i Goorgo Maclane. who. had been
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Tho average a n n u a l r a in fa l l in t h e ;o work. Wha t does he do fo r a UT--vlcinily of Neah Bay. Wash., Is a b o u t I ng? He, with a sigh—His fr iends. 100 inches. The ave rage a n n u a l pr';- ' ' I t ' s funny abou t b r ida l pairs , cipitat ion a t Pasco, in Wash ing ton , a 1 They're not l ike o ther pears a t a l l . " l i t t le more than 200 miles ea s t of • 'Why no t?" "They ' r e s o f t e s t w h e n Neah Bay. does n o t exceed ten inches, they're g reen . "
tho full an.I s t rode , w i th body bo'-H , n e u t and advance 1 wi th i t t o t h o forward and head -down, t owards t h e cedars below. IHs wary f igure could be seen mov n.» s tua l lh i ly au-oss t h e moonlit opon. and then vanished in tho black n i g h t beyond. T h o c rack ing of broken hranchos , a s ho now and then ungua rded ly s t o p p j d upon thorn, marked his p rogress t o Herbe r t ' s accubtomodoar ;boyond t h a t all was s i l e n c e — t h a t wavy, b reezy , musical s i lence of a boau t i fu l sum-mer n i g h t in a moun ta in wi lde rness when tbe t h i n g s o f ' t h e a i r and t h o cireatures of e a r t h a r e q u i e t in s l eep and when only t h e s o f t wind m a k e s melody a t i t s plav upon the l e aQe t
H e r b e r t s t m d there , qu ie t ly r e s t -ing h is a r r a s upon h i s rifle, a n d oagorly scann ing t h e uneven t o p lino of t h e roek t h a t s tood b lack a s coal a g a i n s t t h e hazy , t r a n s p a r o n t , da rk blui ' g r e e n of t h e d i s t a n t moon-ba thed mouota ins . As he s t r a i n e d his eyes, he thouerht t h a t some of t b e unevenness of t h a t rocky l ino was not s t a t i ona ry . H e s a n k down upon his knees so a s t o be t o t a l l y b idden in t h e dense shadow, a n d careful ly examined t h e top of t h o rock. No, he m u s t h a v e been mis-taken , ho t h o u g h t He qu ickened his hea r ing , and l i s tenod wi th h u s h e d hea r t -boa t for any sound t h a t m i g h t reach h im from t h e . h i g h lot el. No, t h e r e was no th ing : he fe l t su re o: t h a t Ho rose, r o t h e r annoyed. If any th ing , a t h a v i n g allowed himself to be t h u s deceived. Bu t even a s he looked again , he fancied t h a t t h e phenomenon of t l ie m o v i n g rock w a s repeated , only t o ea l l himself a fool foi' t h i n k i n g so t b e moment a f t e r -words.
He cooked bis rifle, neve r the le s s , and remained knee l ing t h e r e fo r a minute or two, wi th b is eyes g lued upon tho rock above. I t was only when Ashland ' s muffled foot fa l l fe l l on h is e a r a s t h e p ioneer r e t u r n e d , t h a t he rose and w e s t to m e e t h i s f r iend .
" T h e e r a i n ' t nobody wi th in mi l e s of UB,h said t h e yeoman, qu ie t ly . " E v e r y t h i n g ' s as q u l o t a s m i c e . L e t ' s g a "
The words were upon H e r b e r t ' s Hps by which to appr i se Ashland of h i s suspicion t h a t somebody or some-th ing was a l ive a t t he top of t h a t rook a t t h e back, b u t h e was i n t e r -rup ted by Dick 's chee ry . " W e can l i gh t o u r p ipes now, Mr. H e r b o r t , and do i t l e i su re ly . ' " Ho Imi ta ted h is f r i end ' s e x a m p l e by fllling h i s big wild c h e r r y - r o o t bowl, and tho moment a f t e r w a r d s t h e two s e t o u t moun ta inward , m u c h a f t e r tho m a n -ne r of a couple of p o a c h e r s w h o a r e g o i n g ou t for a m i d n i g h t r a id in a ne ighborhood w h e r e t h e k e e p e r s a r e known t o be aged a n d unwary .
Tho r o a d was r o u g h , and, less t h a n 600 ya rds f r o m tho hu t , t h e y d e s e r t e d t h e na r row p a t h a l t o g e t h e r , and s t ruct t ac ross b roken g round , w h e r e the g i a n t p ines rose l ike h u n d r e d s of huge m a s t s f r o m t h e turf a n d m o s s covered e a r t h , w i th t h e i r c r o w n s
wate r ' s odgo, w h s r o tho l i gh t foil c ioar and b r i g h t on h i s face.
" u o o k a t t h i s , " bo said, p o i n t i n g to a yol lowish sh in ing spot on t h e dull cre.imy s tono; " T l i a t ' s gold. I m igh t a ' t akon bushe ls f rom horo If I h a d n ' t beon a f r a i d q' som.ibody p ry ing a b o u t my placo and finding i t whllo I was a w a y . You sec, while I was a lono, I had nobody t o t a k e c a r e of tho place, and thoso lel lows a rc mean enough for a n y t h i n g . "
Ho t u r n e d t h e g l i t t e r i n g a u r i f e r o u s s tone In h s hand over and over a g a i n . Both h is f igu re and H e r b e r t C h a u n -coy's were s t and ing out , d a r k a n d
s t a n d i n g an a p p r o v i n g wi tness of h i s nephew ' s m u r d e r o u s act, wi th an ava lauoho of o a t h s and curses, d row out h is pocke t handkorchlof and has t i ly pushed i t undernoa th h is h u n t i n g s h i r t
" H e ' s sho t mo!" ho cried, '-ivill t he swino! Kill h im!"
Tho younge r m a n had rlsoii and c r e p t t oward ' s Channcoy, knlfo in hand.
A second sho t s t a r t l e d the miii-n i g h t sllonoo, and Davo Machine's i r l l t tor ing weapon How in to a doz^n f r a g m e n t s and o u t of h is grasp. One of t h e pieces, g l a n c i n g a g a i n s t tho young rulHan s w r i s t inado a deep cu t . f rom which tho blood flowed freely. Wdth a s a v a g e whoop, more l ike a beas t ' s t h a n a h u m a n bolnir's. t ho assass in t h row himself upon tho p r o s t r a t e man , anil wrenched tho pis tol f r o m his grasp . A bl ind fun-seemed to possess hitn. Ho c lu tehod (.'hauncoy by t h e t h r e a t d i g g i n g his long i ron na i l s In to his flesh, and ra ined blow a f t e r blow of the heavy weapon upon Chauncoy ' s head. The y o u n g Eng l i shman fe l t c r a s h upon c rash a g a i n - t h i s skul l : ho fc-lt t h e g r a t i n g of t h o I n j u r e d bona as tho blows ra in id more fiercely. Tho blood s t a r t e d I J h i s eyes, and every-t h i n g seemed to b i como black to him. In t h a t a w f u l m o m e n t . u s t one Hash, ono thou t rh t of home, cro^sod his mind, and vanished , a s t h e blows suddenly ceased, and ho h e a r d a b r i g h t female voice s h o u t i n g " - t o p ! s t op . " Ono look, t h e r e s u l t of an ef-fo r t of dospalr , and ho could see Lucy
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•lohnnie—I guess merma ids mns t bo Ithe happies t people in t h e world. Mamma—Why, dear? Johnn ie—Wel l .
I they don ' t have to wash the i r faces or I black any shoes. i Bad Boy, g leefu l ly—I had the ea r -| iche th i s mornincr. Good B i y — W h a t lirood is t h a t ? Bad Boy—Mo m o t h e r
college has begun prel iminary ar- . put co t ton In me. ea r s nnd now I d o n ' t r a n g e m e n t s for an expedi t ion to J a p a n hear 'er when she calls. in 1800 to view the next avai lable 1 " I h a s not iced." sava Uncle Mose. to t a l eclipse of tho sun. which wi l l | " d a t do man wot won ' t do nufiin ' come on Augus t 9, of t h a t year . Tho J less'n he ' s paid for it, will do any-pa r ty Is to be a la rge one.
Wet boots and shoes can be dr ied wi thout the s t i f fness and dis-comfor t which usual ly fo l lows by filling them up wi th oats nnd l e t t ing them s tand a few hours. Thu oats ab-sorb all tho mois ture and leave tho boots as pliablo as beforo their wet-ting. Tho same oals can be used over and over.
If housekeepers be t te r unders tood the na ture of charcoa l there would bo a g rea t deal more of i t employed abou t k i tchens and in cuoboards where f r u i t is k e p t The re is no more
i thing, no ma t t e r how mean i t am. j pervidin' he do g i t paid fo r i t " | " B e g o r r a h , " said Mr. Dolan, "Oi'vfr • t hough t av a way to sind a posh ta l j carrud so t h a t no wan k in tel l p h w a t a in i t " " H o w do you do i t ?" " I p u t It Insolde av an invi l lup a n d sind t h o t ! "
Judge—What is t he c h a r g e a g a i n s t these young men? Detect ive Sleuth-
1 pup—Malicious cruel ty , yc r honor . j " H o w so?" "I c a u g h t t h e m w a k i n g j up n i g h t watchmen a n d pol icemen and then r u n n i n g away . "
Husband—Let u s go t o the concer t , my dear ; I n n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e r e a r e
s h a r p a g a i n s t t h e hazy moonl i t f u r - j speed ing down tho gu lch side beck-the r s ide of t h e iiavlne.
C rack . C rack ! T w o s h o t s r a n g t h r o u g h tho a i r in qu i ck succe is ion , and Dick Ashland, wi th an u n o a r l h l y cry, jumped fu l l t h r o e foet in tho a i r , and, d r o p p i n g rille and fi n t f r o m his ou t s t ro t ched hands , fell face f o r e m o s t wi th h is head towa. 'ds tho s t r eam.
H e r b o r t Chovncey f e l t a s h a r p s t i ng below his shou lde r , and t h e rifle d ropped f rom hii ' useless r i g h t
I a rm. He looked a r o u n d In vague j amazoment , a n d not iced t h a t t h e
blood t r i ck led over h i s bucksk in I h u n t i n g s h i r t A suToca t ing fa in t -' ness camo over h im, and ho sank
onlt .g to those below t o doslst . Then a l l became confused. T h e
blood which s t r e a m e d over h i s f a c e au-i fo rehead b l inded h i m ; a c h o k i n g spasa t lon g r ipped h im by t h e t h r o a t Ho could bare ly h o a r Lucy ' s voice s t i l l c ry ing "S top ! s t o p . " T h e n a l l was dead and d a r k .
" W h a t t h e d a m n a t i o n b r i n g s you h e r e ? " yelled George Maclaae . " T h i s j e s t t o p s i t ail , I r e c k o n . "
Dave Maclane was on h i s f e e t aga in , and : t l l l h o l d l n ? t h e p i s to l by tho barre l . His g l ances w e r o a s fu r ious as thoso of h i s uncle, and he g n a i h e d h i s t e e t h in a h o t r a g e .
"Yew'vo ki l led h i m ! Yew've W h a t
down on t h e ground . T h e noise of foots teps a t t r a c t e 1 h i s a t t en t ion , and 1 ki l led h i m ? " t h e g i r l c r ied . as ho looked up, ho saw a t t h e top, j has ho done t o y o u ? " whore he and Dick had descended i " I a i n ' t q u i t e done It y e t " r ep l i ed two mon, r l .o in hand , who we.-e j Dave, g r a s p i n g the k n i f e wh ich h i s pee r ing down, s h a i l n g t h e r eyes | unc le he ld o u t t o h i m ; " b u t I m o a n wi th t h e i r h a n d s a g a i n s t t h e moon-l i g h t and ev iden t ly p r e p a r i n g to d e -scend.
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Dave Maclano H e r b e r t saw t h e m j come down t h e IncLne , p e e r i n g I warily and r e l o a i l n g t h e i r r i f les a s | t hey w o n t H e could h e a r t h o d u l l | t huds of tho wooden r amrods , and I t h e ol lcks of t h e cocks of t h e weapons as the m u r d e r e r s b r u s h e d off tho ex-ploded caps. His rille was l y ing a b o u t t h r e e paces f rom h im and h e t r i ed t o d r a g himself t o w a r d s i t , b u t tho pain of b i s shou lde r was in tense , and ho seemed power less to move so far . W i t h a n e f f o r t of dospa l r ho ra ised h imsel f on b i s u n i n j u r e d a rm , and a t t ho same t ime pul led h i s double-bar re led p is to l f rom h i s bol t . Ho cocked t h e weapon and laid i t down on tho g r o u n d by h i s side, within reach of h i s hand. In t h e same m a n n e r he d r e w h i s k n i f e f r o m i ts shoa th and placed i t w i th in easy distance, k e e p i n g h i s eyes u p o n t h e Maclanos all t h e while .
.••Cowards!" be m u t t e r e d be tween his teeth. " C u t t h r o a t s ! I wish I had the use of my a r m lo de fend my-self ."
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Lucy d rew herself u p to h e r ful l h e i g h t , w i t h h e r head s e t back l i ke a de-fied empres s . She s t r e t c h e d ou t a wa nine: hand .
••Dad!" idie excla imed. " D a v e ! If yew touch h im aga in I ' l l te l l on y e w . "
T h e t w o men s tood a g h a s t , a s If s t r u c k speech less by t h a t t h rea t .
"Yew' l te l l on us?" George Ma-c l ane h issed be tween his t ee th . "Ye.w'll tol l on us? Don ' t yew t a k e no not ice oif her, Davo," he con-t inued . Give h im ono. two, be tween the r i b s — t h a t ' s w h a t yew've g o t to d a "
••Dad!" Lucy cr ied, as so lemnly a s beforo, - a ^ su re as t h e r e Is a God above us, if yea- touch h i m a g a i n I'll toll on y e w . "
A fu r ious yell sounded in reply . T h e gu i l ty f a t h e r for a second stood abashed before h i s accus ing and t h r e a t e n i n g child.
" W h a t do you m e a n ? " ho shou ted a t l a s t
" I moan w h a t I 've sa id . Dad," Lucy answered , qu ie t ly , " a n ' 1 mean It t rue. If yew lay a n o t h e r finger on h im I ' l l t e l l on yew both . I 'll
I r a i se tho p la ins ag in y e w . "
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ght lowtll itdgtr. rcsLisniD MTOIHUT AT
LOWELL, KBNT COUNTT. MICH.,
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Entered at Lowell poit offlc« u •econd , elus n t l te r .
SDBSCRIPTION ONE DOLLAR YEARLY.
ADVUKTISINO BATH. Builne«< locali 6 p«nU per line each laane. Lewi ads at lifcal rate* Card! In directory eotamn | 1 0 0 per line
-nar year. One Inch 16 pvr year. KaUt for lararr adrerllaemenU msde
known ai the office.
Job prlnilnr In connection at Orasd Rapid* , rates. "Always Prompt," Is our motto.
SATURDAY. JANUARY 18. 1894
PUOILISM haa fa l len into such DW-
, r epu te tha t even F l o r i d a refiwes to
have a fight within her b o r d e r s
Mournera should be few. * *
•< ^
I T would t ake more than five ye a r s
• to coin all t h e bullion in t h e U n i t e d
. States Treasury , without a n en la rge-
men t of the present mint facil i t ies.
• * *
DE H A T E on the Wi l son bill is tin-
. der way. L e t i t be short a n d sweet .
The people know w h a t t hey want , a n d
need no instruction in the ta r i f f m a t t e r .
* * *
MARY YEI.LIN' LEASE con t inues
to m a k e the fire fly. P o o r o ld K a n -
sas, with her drougths , he r g rassbop-
pors, and he r L e a s e — l a s t b u t no t
Leusfe)! * *
ICELAND is one of t be f ew count r ies
t ha t has a smal le r popula t ion now
than it h a d twenty years ago. L a s t
. s u m m e r a b o u t 600 persons emig ra t ed
to this coun t ry .
* * *
T I IK I n t e r s t a t e C o m m e r c e Commis-
, sion has figured o u t t h a t otie person is
killed by ra i l road acc iden t in this
coun t ry out of every 1,491,910 who
ride twen ty - four miles.
* * *
TIMO has vindicated the course of
" C x i i r ' ' R e e d in c o u n t i n g a q u o r u m
f o r the expedit ion of business. U n -
, der t lie present ntff is a smal l body of
m a l c m t c n t s can block legislation in-
definitely. I f a m e m b e r is p r e s e n t let
him I'e counted whe the r he votes or
• not * * •
T w o f a m o u s Pn r i s an pr isons will
soon cease t o exis t . They a re the
Roqoe t te , n e a r P e r e Lachaise Cem-
e l a r y , and the P r i son of Ste. Pelagie ,
with its sor rowful souvenirs of the
R e i g n of T e r r o r . T h e G o v e r n m e n t
in tends to bu i ld u l a r g e pr ison in
theii s tead. • *
*
I x the new a r m y rifle, a l o n g taper -
ing ca r t r idge t h i r t y cal ibre, is used.
I t has a velocity of 2.000 feet the ffrst
secitml T h e rifle with five c a r t r i d g e s
in the magazine, weighs a b o u t n ine
pounds. A mi l i t a ry au thor i ty s a y s
powder will be noiseless as well as
stnokeless soon and t h a t all w a r f a r e
will bo a t long range .
« H: *
GOOD! T h e g r e a t J o h n L . Sulli-
van htis been " k n o c k e d o u t " aga in ,
this t ime by his wife. J o h n went
home d r u n k and l>egan his da i ly round
.of hbnse, when his l ong s u f l e r i n g wife
knocked h im senseless with an Ind i a n
.c lub, nnd he lay in tha t s ta te fo r hours .
T h e little woman now says she s t ruck
,him too h a r d . N o t a bi t , Mr*. 8u l -
J ivan . H i t him again.
^ * *
TIIK ha rd times have m a d e havoc
wi th t r ave l i ng shows. Q u i t e a num-
jber have m a d e dates for Lowel l , b u t
they till go t h e r o c k y rond before get-
(finsj here . A n d it is j u s t as w e l l ;
i h e y w«>uld probably have to w a l k o u t
of Lowel l anyway . T h i s is no t ime
fo r s q u a n d e r i n g money on l ight amuse-
uients. Le t ' s " 'wa i t till t h e clouds roll
b y " and t h e n h a v e some th ing good.
>1: i: «!
I T has been rumored t h a t t he De-
t ro i t T r i b u n e will soon be merged in-
to th i ' K ve n ing News, a n announc-
men t wh ich b r ings to m i p d t b e rocky
/ o a d the T r i b u t e has «Ivv>ystraveled.
I t prMeuU the c i se of a pa r tUan pa-
per so b i t t e r a n d bigoted t h a t i t has
never c o m m a n d e d the cordial s u p p o r t
of its owu p a r t y . Even in t h e old
days w h e n Mich igan wasi w o n t to roll
u p Repub l i can major i t ies a n y w h e r e
f r o m 40,000 to 75,000, i t cou l d not
keep in s igh t of thu F r e e Press ' coat
tails, on which it con t inued f o r years
its parro t -cry of " F i r e iu the rear ,
F i r e iu the r e a r , " un t i l in te l l igent Re-
publ icans tho s ta te over , were thor-
ough ly disgusted. T h e News is s t rong
and has a powerfu l s t o m a c h ; bu t
w h e t h e r i t is s t rong e n o u g h t o hold
the T r i b u n e wi thout ge t t ing u p a
vomi t , is a quest ion.
• • *
THE publ i shed rel igious v i e w s of
the la te Converse Close a r e wor thy
the perusa l a n d respec t fu l considera-
tion of eve ry t h o u g h t f u l person.
W h i l e cheer fu l ly a c c o r d i n g to^all, t h e
r i gh t to the i r var ious re l igiotu views,
he v e r y r igh t ly asks a cha r i t ab l e con-
s idera t ion for h is own , a n d in his
t h o u g h t f u l atid well-considered ad -
dress he g ives ev idence of m u c h s tudy
on this greates t of h u m n n ques t ions—
M a n ' s re l ig ious du t i e s a n d des t iny .
T h e r e a re " m a n y m e n of m a n y m i n d s , "
and t h e e x a c t a m o u n t of i r u t b pos-
sessed by e a c h wi l l never be known
unt i l " T h i s m o r t a l shal l put on im-
m o r t a l i t y . " O n e t h i n g all c an do, n o
m a t t e r how tenaciously they c l i ng to
the i r f avo r i t e ' i s m : be cons idera te of
the o the rs and exercise cha r i ty toward
all T h i s lesson M r . Close has wel l
t a u g h t , and if t h e member s of h is wide
c i rc le of a c q u a i n t a n c e s shal l heed it,
he will not have l ived in va in . * #
a THE De t ro i t T r i b u n e is c red i t ed
wi th one of the most sensible moves
of its career , a boom f o r G e n e r a l R .
A . Alger fo r U n i t e d Sta tes sena tor .
I f Michigan is to b e represented in t h e
senate b y a R e p u b l i c a n — a m a t t e r b y
no meanscer ta iu—uo man would please
the people be l te r t h a n the Genera l .
T rue , he is a mi l l iona i re ; a n d we
have too many men now in t h e Sen-
ate, whose weal th is the i r sole qualifi-
ca t ion: bu t Genera l A l g e r has mure.
R e s e r v e d his c o u n t r y in her h o u r o f
need upon t h e field of ba t t l e , a n d his
s tate, iu t h e g o v e r n o r ' s c h a i r ; he is
t he f r i e n d of the poor and needy ; the
newsboys swear by h in t ; widows and
o rphans p r a y for h i m , and his pocke ts
a r e never sewed n p .
* * *
A s pred ic ted in o u r last issue, and
as shown in a n o t h e r co lumn , t be ef-
for ts of t he G r a n d R a p i d s p a r e n t s t o
forco an unwelcome mar r i age a l l iance
upon their d a u g h t e r , has c o m e to
naugh t . T h i s quest ion of poron ta l in-
fluence is a g ra^o one, a n d o u r senti-
ment of huit week needs qiui l i fy ing.
All t r u e jmrcntK dexim thu well-being
of their ch i ld ren , a n d should endeavor
so to r ea r them t h a t the i r loves and
int'liiialions will be fo r t ha t which is
good and p u r e . T h e y should n e v e r
allow the i r ch i ldren to become n t
tached to unfi t u^sociates. I f thoy
neglect the i r d u t y , and the chi ld
g rown up chooses a ma te f r o m a m o n g
thoso associates, a t a rdy in ter ference
will h a r d l y accomplish good. A f W
all . it is well to i vmcmber t h a t t h e
young wife is the one who mus t live
with the companion of her choice,
and not the fa ther a n d m o t h e r . I f . she
chooses i l ly, she m u s t s u f f e r ; if well,
tho old people may cong ra tu l a t e them-
selves on their non-interference.
Mar r iage is one of thu most impor tan t
s teps in life, and a f t e r a t t a i n ing years
of discret ion, personal cli'iicu, a n d no t
pa r en t a l d ic ta t ion , should di rect one 's act ion in t h e ma t t e r .
A JI >UF»RRTOLD TRKV8URE.
D. W. V u l l - v f <Vnil-h«rl-. V. V. «sv ilut h • Hlwuy« Ue-pi" D- Ivi'ir1- N*'w "l-cov cry In lh« h« use a 'rt h'« '«iiii y b-w always found tbe very b M results foiuov I HUM*; that ho •o-ild • o1 b • withoiii. l*. If ino -nr-liU. A. Dykenu" ^Uni^ir'a'., <lKt»kll". N.Y., wys h t Ur KlilgNNuw DiaroTtrv iaundouhkvdly
the b>-«t Coiitfh n nudv; thai h*- h H <i eu it In U'" f*inliv for ••Iffh' y-ars. find It h is m rer filled to do all that U rlr.ituM fo It. v\ l,v not trv a reUK-dy so lonir tried an1 te-tw Trial liott'i-H freo at H u n t r Ac 8on'.» Drue Hloru. Ri-jrular fief 50 • mid 81
Xot too mui'li, not too little, but just enoiiKli, is the golden rule for fee'lini; ituiil-try, and the wimo rule applies lo the uve nf Pnilifie Poultrv Pood. Juat enojRh will work wi»v,deni In filling the egg bnaket. whether in winter or mimnwr. L. p . J /ml , P r o p r i e t y JJv.rfjngton, \ t , .
* 4 . T . i . MATTER.
• e l e o t v d by t h « L n d l a s o f t h « L o w e l l U n i o n .
THK QLUGEK ANO TIIK PKDDLKR.
A great drunkard in the Highland! of Inrcrnewhinrwiu'led to attend B lecior* Sn
tempcrnnco. <He was induced to become a
member of a temperauco society. For
months the craving of hia appetite for strong
drink was exceasiTe, but, true to hi* reso-
lution, he set his face like a flint ngainst
every temptation. The marsh of his heart
being t h u s d f r ned of one poison, he next
receired 'theseed'of Ihe word into hi* soil.
I t wa* hid there until quickened by the
Sun of Righteousne**, nnd nourished by the
rains and dews of the Spirit, when i t4
brought forth fruit in Christian life and
character. Having uo settled occupation,
he yet could not be idle, and having by the
help of a few friends,..managed to stock a
little bos with trinkets and other cheap
ware, he set out as a peddler.
In tbe coujse of his peregrinations, he
found himseH1 at Balmoral, and thinking
t h a t i f h e c p u J d get the. patronage of the
Queen, it would help him greatly, he re-
solved to make the .attempt. There was
something in his look and manner which
at once commended him to the favor of
some of the household officials, who had it
in their power to put him under the notice
of the Earl of Carlisle, then attending the
court as a minister of state. The noble earl,
with his usual franknesti and goodness of
heart, sympathized with Donald and prom-
ised to recommend his case to the Queen.
When her M«Uf«ty came to know it, Donald was commanded to appear in the royal
presence, nnd met with H most gracious re-
ception. Not only did the Queen purchase
of his wares, but gave him permision to
wear the royal arms as the Queen'n Peddler,
and sent Donald away with a lighter heart
and a heavier purse than he had when he entered the'royal chamber.
On leaving her Majesty, the Earl of Car-
lisle took Donald to his nwm, and there
presented him with n glass of wine with
which to drink the Queen's health. Lwk-
ing at it, he felt at first a kind of tremblingi
but then lifting his heart in prayer for di-
vine aid, he aaid, "Your lordship will ex-
cuse me; I ean not drink the Queen's health
in wine but I will drink it in wnter." The
noble eari asked his reasons. "My lord,"
said Donald, " I wa* a drunkard. I became
an abstainer, and I trust by < Jod's (trace I
have become a Christian; but I know that if I were to taxte intoxienting drink, it
would at once revive an appetite which is
nut demi hut-dyint;, and I siionld most likely go the whole lenifth of the drunkard
again God has only promised to support
me in the path of duty, and tiiat path, n
my case, is plidnly lo hlwtain," The noble
lord at once eommended Donald for his
frankness an I honesty, ami in taking leave,
assured him that it wnnhi aflord her
Mijesty the highest Hatisfaction to krow
that she had amonirst loyal nnd devoted
subjects one who. in the midst of strong
temptations, could maintain his principles
with integrity and honor. Donald left n -
jobing to th in l ' tha l he had been enabled to drink to the'"g'ory" of God.—[Methodist Tem|M'r.' i -r in- 'p '^ind.
A Racking Cough Cured by A y e r ' a C h e r r y Pec to raL Mrs . P . D . HALL, 217 Geneasee S t , Lockpor t , N . Y. , s a y e : c
"Over thirty years ago, I remember hearing my father describe the wonder* fnl curative "effects of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Dnrlng a recent attack of La Grippe, whlffa assumed (be form .of a catarrh, sor toessof t h e lungs, aocom-panled by an aggravating Cough, I used various remedies and prescriptions. While some of these medicines partially alleviated the coughing during the day, none of them afforded me any relief from that spasmodic action of the lungs which would seize me tho moment I attempted to lie down at night. After ten or twelve such nights, I was
Nearly in De8pairv and had about decided to sit up all night in my easy chair, hnd procure what sleep I coufd fn that way. I t then oe-curred to mo that I had a bottle of Ayer 's Cherry Pectoral. I took a spoonful of this preparation in a little water, and wan,able to lie down without coughing. In a few moments, I fell asleep, and twoke in the morning g rea t ly r e f r e s h e d and feeling mnch better. I tookn teaapoonful of the Peo. toral every night for a woek,'theu grad-ually deoreosfld the dose, and 'in two weeks my congh waa cured."
Ayer's Gharry Pectoral Prepared by Dr. J.C.Aytr kCo.. Lowell,Ha**.
P r o f n n t t A • • M r * t o n u r *
ifipHAS. I CHURCH & Sufrffii
CHAS. J . CHURCH, CHAA. A. CHUKCH.
Jlsiablutied at ixreewillt •1861, lowtU, "1888i
LOWKLU . MICH,
f o r
ALL KINDS OF FOOTWEAR CHEAP
GO TO, ^ J O H N ROBERTSON
ABE YOU T H m ? O F —
Erecting a Monument ? - I F SO, C A L L O N
MIS®® & AY1MS, Manufacturers of Marble and
Granite Cemetery Work.
FIRST CLASS WORKMANSHIP AT MODERATE PRICES.
liisor Jfliers, Jewel!, Mich.
C. BER6IN
and winter, or when c •mall yards,
MUST ve feed and oare adapted to these
Hens are so re to
LAY bundant ly when
Prolific Poultry pood DEALER IN
la mixed with soft feed fo r them ery morning.
" b . He.ttflbfcfloo., ins. f u w . Jf you cannot got It, send 9140
me tor a S lb. pkg. hy «zpieM preprtd. L I . LORD, Prep, BsifiacfM. VL. U. S. A.
Fine Teas and Coffees, Spices. Sugars cud
Groceries.
LOWELL, Mica Twenty five newspupors, 5 cents,
th i s oflice.
Benut i fn l embroidered sl ippers sell-ing cheap ut J . Kobertson'a.
Do You Ride a Victor?
If you ride why not ride the best? There is but one best and it's a Victor.
r - » OVERMAN WHEEL OO. WAaHlMOTOII, DKNVBR, • A N PRAMOItOa
/
The Fair Announcement. W o have a few more of t l i - w T e n Piece Toi le t Sets left a t 13.65, L a m p s
of nil Sizes and 6hnpes , Chiiiu uud Glassware, Crockery nnd T inware , Yarns , Zephyrs, Towels and T r a y Cloths. G<KK1 (roods n t Low Prices is w h a t keeps n i Busy and Smi l ing , while o ther people a re c r y i n g " H a r d T imes . "
O . C 3 - . H A . L j E , O n t h e B r i d g f e .
fJR.VTrvN OKRETINGS.
Mrs. C. Chwo who lias been so ill i* slowly recovering.
W. K. MOMUI U confined to the house with rheumntiiuii.
Supervisor McArthur is at Grand Rapid* this week.
Wesley Mills of Greenville visited E. Leraiter and wife Saturday.
The L. A. S. will hold an orster supper at the residence of George Ashley Friday evening Jan . 111.
Here Igni ter and wife catertainal. the po.lro club last Friday, t h e next meeting
will lie at the home of J . Kmraons and wife.
Mis* Edna Ilurke of Greenville closed
her school in the Ashley district on account
of ill health, Mis* Nellie Kandail is her succcssor.
Mrs. Emminc Uoid has returned to Grand Rapids after a visit with relatives
here and at Belding. She was accompanied
home by her cousin M. A. Lessiter.
Mollie.
The body of Jacttb Kopp, who commited
suicide, wa* taken to the nionrning family at Grand Rapids last Friday.
Mis*. Grace Green, one of the employes
of Hotel llelding, is seriously ill with
typhoid fever. She is quarantined at present over the lidding Land and Im-provement office.
There is no excuse for any man to ap-pear in society with a grixiiv beard since the introduction of Huckingham's Dye, winch colors natural brown or black.
EAST CASCADE. ^ Mrs. 11. Westbrook has returned from
Canada where she lias been visiting for a few weeks.
Nehton Kimble of Leamington, Ontario is visitini; his sister, Mrs. Uriel Snow.
The ladies aid society at Mrs. Levi Burn 's was well attended.
George Murray and wife of Lowell have returned home after a visit with friends here.
Tiie continual siiceession of boils, pim-ples, and eruptions from which many suf fer, indicates nn impure state of the blood. The most efleetive remedy is Ayer's Sar-saparilla. It expels the poison harmlessiy throusjh the natural channels, and leaves the skin clean and clear.
R K I R t IV VtlVV . ^
John Engleand wife entertained A. Mc-
Donald, wife and daughter Mabel of Seg-
wan, over Sunday.
Recent visitors at Corwin Taylor's were
G o r g e Lnmpman and family and Mr.
Liunan Vcerman and wife of St. Jca Mich. L. A. Carter and wife made Mrs. Mary
A. Rolf of East Lowell a farewell call Sun-
day. Mrs. II. started for Kansas Monday.
.Mrs. P. J . Devine returned to her homo
at Stanton Friday accompanied by her
sister, Miss .Icssic Eply. Several or"Mr. and Mr*. Corwin Taylor's
frieiiiN gave them a genuine surprise last
Wc.liiesday. A most enjoyable time was
had by all present. Mrs. Sewa-d Wvman a former resident
of this vicinity was the lirst to be placed in
the Riverside cemetery. Three of N. S. McCaul's children are
down with the grippe. McGinty.
t o w i l l Mark lavarisbly oometcd every
Wheat, white | 0 58 Wheat, red Corn '. Oat* Rye Barley, per huaiired Flour, per hnndred Bran, p^r ton Middlings, per ton Corn Meal, per ton Corn and Oals,p<>rton.... Butter. • w Potatoes Bean* Beef Pork Chickens, Cabbage, per dos Wool, washed.... Apples, per bU.. Onions. . . . . ,
dajrtoorniag.
18 00 14 00 20 00 80 00
DON'T FORGET! That we have Everything that is made to Keep your
Feet Warm, at Pricos that Can't be Beaien for Good Goods.
The Old Reliable,
A, J. H0WK & SON. Go to
Business Directory. THE DAVIS HOUSE,
John Cutler, proprietor. Overhauled and refitted throughoot, n d now ready for the travellnr poblie. Rates reasonable.'''
J. HARRISON RICKERT. Dentist. Otef Church'* b*nk, Lowell.
MILTON M. PERRT, Solicitor lo Chin^ery snd Pen*lon Attorney,
Lowell. Mich. '
B. E. BURT, Notary public. Your bualnm Boliclted. Of.
fice in Oraham block.
• HARANAC.
From the Local, Jan. 5. .lo!m Rhiuehardt, of Kcene, is under
arrest at Ionia charged with obtaining $92.-
•10 by false pretenses. Albert Glick and Mary L. Glick, of this
township have Iteen granted a divorce. Albert S. Densmorc of Easton, and Miss
Minnie E. Pardee, of lioslon, were married
January 3. William Brodie, a well known
of Saranac, died Tuesday after a
ness. His death was caused from
disease of the kidneys from which been a sufferer for the pa*t four
years. The funeral services were held
from his late residence to day at ten o'clock.
resident
long ill-
Bright's
he has
or five
That slight cold, of which you think so little, may lead lo aeriotu trouble with tho limes. Avoid this result by taking Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, the best known remedy for oolds, coughs, caUrrh, bronchitis, incipient consumption, and all other throat and lung diseases.
FREEPORT.
From the Herald, Dec. 28.
Isaic Allerding who ischargid with taking improper liberties with a girl under 14
years of age, has been bound over lo the
circuit court. Haz • Gardner, formerly of Rowne,
ttpending the winter in South Carolina.
Married, at the residence of Mrs. Mary
Sinclair of Harris Creek, Wednesday, Dec.
•JT, by Rev. O. H. Johnson, PeCei Thomas and Miss Grace Sinclair, both of Bowne-
Mrs. Wm. Helrigle, Sr. of Bowne was
taken suddenly ill with f a grippe last week while visiting at Adaa* Behler'a in Lowell
township, ond Is still detained there. John McOonnel of fiowne was in town
Tuesday, and among ethers, he made the
Herald editor a vWt. John has bought a home in Lowell and expects to move
there as soon as he disposes of the stock on
his farm in Bowne. He is also negotiating
for Freeport property.
BELDING.
From the Star, Jan.6 The Belding Manufacturing Co. and
U^ial l Brothers Manufacturing Co. cloaed
their factories last Saturday night for oight
days. General dullneM in business is the
cause.
VEKGRNNES.
Mosquitos have been living around for some time.
George Rose and wife of Keene were the
guests of Wm. II. Parker and wife one day last week.
Mr. Mrs. Haines and three children of Muskegon have been visiting Mrs. T. B. James and familv.
Frank and Fred May of Grand Kapids
are cutting wood for Wm. Mikner this week,
Noah Allen is sawing up Lute Bailey's best timber info ties.
Frank Rider has rone to housekeeping
on his farm left him by the late Morgan
Lyon. His youngest brother is living with him. (Jirls, Frank ought to have a better
housekeeper than his brother.
Mrs. A. Yerks had the misfortune to fall one day last week. She was severely shaken
j up and received a bad scalp wound, but is I doing well.
} Charley Merriman who is attending j school in Grand Rapids has been spending
his two weeks vacati m with his parents,
W. L. Merriman and wife
Florence and Blanche Gott and Olive
Chaffee visited Libbie Dovle's school last Friday at the Shepard school house.
Miss Emma Miller of Cannon is boarding
with Mrs. W. L. Merriman and attending school here this term.
Newton Coons of Lowell spent Sunday
with G. W. Crosby and wife.
The two weddings we spoke of last week were Christian Wittenbock and Miss Anna
Althouse of West Lowell, notice of which
wis given in the River Road Rivals last week. The other is Hiram Fraxer and
Miss Mary Ritter both of Verj-ennes, who
were married in Grand Rapids last Thurs-day. Congratulations to all.
Mrs. Haley of Seneca Falls N. Y., visited
her cousin Mrs. Frank Fox also her old
time friend', Mrs. Sylvester Hodges and
Mrs. G. W. Crosby Inst week. Mrs. Haley
and Mrs. Cn«by were little girls together in pioneer days. Mrs. Crosby camo with
her parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. Jacob Francisco, to the mouth of Fnt River(os Lowell was
then callcd)in the spring of 1836, and Mrs.
Haley came with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Robinson in the fall of 1836. These two families being the first white families
between Ionia and Grand Rapids.
Charley Fox and wife of Washington D.
C., Mrs Sarah Drisod and son Dan of Kal-amazoo, Mrs. Mary Medlcr and daughters
Lillie and Lottie of Grrnd Rapids have
been visitn^ their uncle, I'hillip Fox and
wife. The Vergennes Reading Circle will meet
with Miss (irace Blanding, January 13.
Program: Singing; roll call answered by humorous
quotation^; reading of minutes, history
lesson—invasion of Maryland to East Tenn-essee; (|Uc«tions in history, Allen Bennett;
incidents of army life. Mr. Blanding; sii.g-ing, "Tenting tonight;" sketch of Stonewall
8. P. HICKS, Loans, Collections, Real Estate and Insur-
ance. Lowell. Mich.
O. C. McDANNEL, M. D , Physician and Surgeon. Oflice, 40 Bridge
street, I/twell, Mich.
M.C.OREEN, M. D. Physician end Surgeon. Office atlfe'sldence,
E Bridge street, Lowell, Mich.
THE
H a m e c u s
LEADING
- M a k e r ,
-FOR
MURPHY IS THE DEALER IN
Fresh ̂ Cured Meat, Poultry, Etc.
"GOOD MEAT, LOW PRICES " n O B S O H K f f i O T « S r a f f i H B S B a W * *
IS HIS MOTTO.
Highest Market Prices PaM for Stock.
W. F. BROOKS. M. D . Physician and flurgeon. Office hours, 10, a.
m to 8. p m. and 7 to 8 p m.
B L A N K E T S . Also Dog Skin, Goat sn i Gsllow-ty Robes.
FARMERS HOTEL, Lowell, Mich., G. F. Lane, Proprietor. Rates
#100 per day. $3.80 pei week. Good meals and clean iM-ds.
J . C. TRAIN, Breeder of Hambletonlan Hones and Pro-
prietor of TRAIN'S HOTEL,
Accommod itions first cla«s, rates reasonable. Also oroi-netor of
T R \ 1 \ N OPRK \ HOUSE, Seating capacity 700,1|ght"d bv electricity.
Mains & Mains, Attorneys at Law,
Lowell, Mich. We respectfully solicit your
business.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. James O'Connor and wife to Michael
Hogau, s e J e e J sec 27, Grattan, $85(1.
Luman W. Coswell to John C. Davis, part c j sec H, Lowell, $600,
Clark H. Gleason to William Naber, part s w J sec 31, Lowell. $1,700.
Rdward R. Huxley and wife to W. H Hopkins, lot 11, bk 37, Avery's plat, Lowell, $2,000.
Baptist Notes. The theme for sermon, Moses The Meek-
est Man, or The Emancipation Of Israel.
Preaching in the evening at 7:30. Bible school at 12 o'clock, noon.
Young Peoples meeting at6:30j/ Subject; The Duty of Confession. Leit^?,1 Miss Minnie Blakeslee.
All are are cordially invited to these ser-vices.
KRNKHT H. SHANKS. Pastor.
DETROIT, GRAND HAVEN & MILWAUKEE
T i m e T a b l e In E f f e o t Nov. 1 9 , 1 8 0 3 .
STATIONS.
Detroit Lv MllwaukJct
Pontiac
Holly Durand Owosso Jet louia
Lowell G Rapids AT G R <s I J Lv Fcrfsbur j r G haven AI
•Mllw byStr Chcago by"
STATIONS
G Haven Lv Fei rysburg
G R & I Jet. Gran Rapids Lowell
Ionia
Owoeso Jet.
Durand Holly Poutlac Mlwauk J d Detroit Ar
m. i p. n 10 4U 4 05
U as: IU 515
KASTWARO.
a. ui.
& 8
Xmas and
New Years JUST OPENED FRESH
AND NEW.
All the Latest Styles and
Best Qualities.
HUNTER & SON THOS. R. GRAHAM,
L O W E L L , M I C H .
c(PAiNfER & PAPER-HANGER',) - A L L W O R K D O N E -
Neatly and Cheaply and Satis-faction Warranted.
Give Him One Trial and You will try him Again.
L F. SEVEBT, DKALKK IN'
"PROBATE NOTICE—Stat* of Michigan. County of Kent.—ss. At n.pssion of
the Probate Court for said County of Kent, held at the Probate Office, in the City of Grand Kapids, on the 10th day of January in tho year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.
Present, Cyrus E. Perkins, Judge of Pro-bate.
^ In the Matter of the Estate of Rochus Vanden Broeck, Deceased.
Florentu* Vanden Broeck, administmtor of said estate, having rendered to this Court his final administration account and play-ing for the distribution of said esUte.
It is ordered that Monday the 5th day of February 1894 at ten o'clock in the fore-noon, at said Probate Office, be appointed for the examination and allowance of said account and hearing said petition;:
And it is Further Ordered, That • n
nf this order l>e published thre" successive
r c d . u o n , » • * | 'J
•Durinir navigation only. MFThalr Car, Bullet Car and Sleeping Car
Si r/lc« Kastward No 14 has Pullman Sleeper and
Buffet Ci r stiHched Chicago to Detroit daily. No. 4 has P r or BIILFE C .r sttacln-d Grand Haven to iMroit (ext-a charge 25 cents) | No. 18h«s parlor car attached .extracharge, twenty - live cents). No. 82 has sleeper to ! Detroit. I
Westward No 11 has parlor car aitacbed ! [extra cbarge 25 cenu.j No. 15 has psrlor butfet car attached Detiolt In Grand Kapids extra ch> r,'e 25 cents. No 17 has the finest of Pullman Sliwper M'd Buffet Car attsched lo < 'hicago daily. No. 81 has sleeper to Grand Kapids
(.'ityoiUce first door east of the King Mil-ling company. Open 7 a. m. to 8 p. m. Sun-dav, 4 to 5 p. ro. J i i o . W. UJUD, BEN FLETCHER,
Traffic Manager. Trav. Pass Agent A. O. HEYDLAUFF,
Local Agent.
General Hardware, and Penin-sular Stoves and Ranges.
Furnace Work and General Jobbing
A SPHCIALTY.
West Main Street, Lowell, Mich.
White; "The Good Old WHV," Grace Blan-
ding, lua and Clare Findlay. PATSY-
jKtxiKii, a newspaper printed and circulating in said Countv of Kent.
CYRUS E. PERKINS, (A true copy.) Judge of Probate. HARKY D. J k w e l l , Register.
CHICAGO & GRAND TRUNK H'Y. Trains leave Durand for Battla Creek, Chi-
cago and West at 0:85 a. m., 1:85 p. m , and 11:80 p m.
For Flint. Port Huron »nd all points ea«t, I 5:08 a. m., 0:30 a. m., U:85 p. a . , and 10:80, , p. ui. I Clncinnsti, Saginaw & Mackinaw R. R. I trains leavo Durand for Saginaw srtd Bay
City at 5:30 «. m , 0:40 a. m., and 8:50 p. m. W. K. DAVIS, G. P. A., Chli aco.
SOUTH BOSTON.
Richard Murphy has a frame up for a new barn on the site of the one rwccntly
burned Artie Burr i* soliciting subscriptions for
a book.
T \ I 8 S 0 L U T 1 0 N OF PARTNERSHIP . U To whom it may concern:
The co-partnership heretofore existing under the firm name of H. W. Avery & Co. is this day dissolved bv mutual consent.
F LL. W . A VEBV. I O. C. MCDANNEI.L.
Signed
Purson Arney is holding revival meetings ; January 8,1894.
ttCUrtanll., .nd U,o cr.».d. . r o unable u , ! p/OTgif TUDUUR HAHDSLED, "YOUTH'S get into the building. COMPANION"
J . C. English is about to have an aubUon The handsomest, the strongest, the best, sale of his farm stock. | the mo*t durable and by far the cheapest in
George and Charles Klabn are cutting tiieend. Weight not above that of the
« . l o * » C c ^ . h e y recently unr. | ^
of J . C. English. i tubing, edge supports under top to prevent John Contuskey is moving onto tho 1 splitting, nnd will *afely support one thous-
1 and pounds. Why buy half a doien sled* ^ I for one lioy when you can get one aled for
LuvVELL <% HASTINGS RAILROAD TIME TABILE.
In Effect Sunday, November 10, 1888. OOINO ANITN
Loweil lv Pratt Lake Elmdalu ai Elindnle lv lioean Freeport at G'd Kapids a Lansing Detroit _ ar GOIKO Nl'KTH Detvlab.AL Lansing Grand Rapid-Freeport
No. I H 45 a ui 8 55 7 00
8 54 11 40
No. 8
aaylei farm.
P o a l t r v • n d Horse Review wi th Uie LKDOBn for one year.
half a doien boy*? Given with five sub-scriptions at the LRDOER office,'
Klmdale ar Ehndaln lv Pratt Lake Lowell
7 00am
7 86 7 50 8 00
No. 3 11 85 a ui 11 45 11 55 a in 12 .W n. 12 Id 12 20 12 40 it 00 5 95
No 4 7 45am
10 87 1 20um 1 20 1 30 1 40 1 5 8 2 10 2 80
No. 5 _ 4 40 p in 4 50 5 (XI 5 05 5 15 5 25 5 4 0 7 48
10 25 No. 6
1 45p
JSS 5 50 8 00 8 15 8 20 8 88 8 4V
P. E. LOVETT, ^House "Painter,
Paper Jianger,
and ^Decorator.
'Graining,
"Glazing and
Wall Tinlint .
Carriage Painting a Specialti . A l l w o r k g u a r a n t e e d first clas-.
and prices reasonable . S h o p one d o o r east of t b e LEDOH;.
office.
Trains arrive and depart from Frout street passenger depot
F. F. CRAFT, G E N E R A L
Ditching, Tile and Drainage
Contractor. Orders by mail given prompt attention, and satisfactory work guaranteed.
Public patronage respectfully solicited. Lowell, Mioh.
gowcll
F. M JOHNSON-, Pa bl l i ter .
LOWELL. M I C H .
I MAY BE A BIO THING.
' lion. A. S. Partridge Interested In • New Indaitrlnl Orrnnicntlon,
I Hon. Azariah 8. Partridge, of Hash-ing, who has for years been interested in the various industrial organizations of a semi-political nature, has partially unfolded another new scheme.
He says t h a t recently ho, with repre-sentative industrial workers from 37 different states, met a t the Palmer house, Chicago, and there secretly formed the nucleus of a new industrial organization which they named the Ancient Order of Loyal Americans. Declarations of principles were adopted, which, Mr. Partridge says, embrace the best features of all indus-trial organizations. Indeed, he is con-fident t h a t tbe new organiza-tion will supersede all other in-dustrial associations extant , and
« • • • tha t i t is destined .to wield a pow-AT Napa, Ca l , after a contest, tho in^sbaping legislation
' IT Is melancholy tha t w h e i a man learns by experience not to jump from a moving cable car on tho side nearest to the other t rack the lesson •omes too la te be of practical eorvlco to him.
' Tm? announcement t h a t James Wbltoomb Riley Is going to wr i te a play doesn't s ta r t le us. Lots of l i terary men have w-itton a play be-fore now. • Tho thing is to got a manager to produce i t
cou r t has allowed an at torney a $10,033 fee for services in se t t l ing an estate. In justice to a w o r t h ; law-y e r let it be hoped tha t tho estato i s a t least as largo as tho feo.
PEOPLE catch oold in win te r In an Inrerso proportion as the weather grows warm Let al l who • r e inclined toward Invalidism look out for tho warm days and the oold days Will look out for them-•elves.
' T w o confidence men in Sioux City tr ied to swindle a farmer. The pre-cise character of the i r game Is not known, but as the fa rmer killed them both and calmly went h is ag-ricultural way, unbiased observers of iHie situation du not bellevo t h a t It worked.
T w o doctors aro expla ining why •hey refused to attend a man str icken In tbe streets with hemorrhage . If they had treated him, and tbo t reat-fnent been as bad as tbo oxplapa-tions, be would probably have died Instantly, whereas he did have tho felicity of surviving for a few mo-ments.
in this country. The organization is to be of a semi-military nature, all orders emanat ing from headquarters a t Washington. I t Is also to bo semi-, political, but non-partisan and non-sectarian. A feature of tbe order will be a free circulating library in connec-tion with every subordinate lodge, and the order will be thoroughly and in-tensely patriotic in its aims and methods. All classes of citizens, of whatever calling, so long as they are loyal Americans, will be welcomed to its ranks. Mr. Partridge is chairman of the executive board, or, strictly speaking, the vicegerent national com-mittee which was in session for several days a t Landing, perfecting the details of the organization.
A. S. Partridge is one of the prime movers in the formation of the new organization, lie Is a t present the state president of the Patrons of In-dustry and a leading member of t h e ! Farmers' Alliance. He is a People's j Par ty agitator, and a t one time was the Prohibition candidate for governor. He served two terms in the state legis-la ture as a Republican, and has been a conspicuous figure in Michigan politics for nearly twenty years.
A PR'SONEnin San Francisco who is wanted in Mississippi promises to go withont any contest. Attorneys are justly ind ignant The prisoner has $S,5J0 In coin, and with ono accord jtbe legal friends who have sprung up to advise him recognize the Impreg-nable tenure of tho ground upon which he might rftfube to bo removed.
THE news columns of the New York papers look like a criminal
LODOINO HOUSE HOLOCAUST.
Two Dead, Five Will Die nnd Fifteen Othern Injured nt BnRklo.
A four-story tumble-down building a t 12 Swan street, Buffalo, N. Y., oc-cupied by Mrs. Annie Hackett as a lodging bouse, was discovered on fire a t 3 o'clock In the morning.
Tbe firemen were speedily on hand, bu t tbe building bnrned like tinder. Ladders were raised to tho windows and tbe firemen bent all their efforts to saving the Inmates. The second floor of the building was partitioned oif into stalls and each stall held Its quota of lodgers. Straw and other
LIFE 'S KALEIDOSCOPE.
A West Virginia man has become insane on tho subject of the Ferris wheel. He rode on the wheel and on his return home endeavored to make one on a similar plan.
j Several ladies of Rockland, .Maine, develoned br ight ideas on trvlng to earn a dollar each for the church. One did It by digging worms for a neigh-bor's hens, another did it bv spanking a neighbor's children at so much a week.
A young couple are gett ing married. Suddenly some absurd idea enters the head of the bridesrroom and he bursts ou t laughing. Thereupon the old priest who Is officiating pau-ei a mo-ment and says gravely: "Do not laugh, my son. You will have little occasion for mirth in the s tate into which you are now enter ing."
A young minister had gone to the I home of his boyhood to preach, and of course the villagers were full of curi-osity to hear him. At the close of the service one of the deacons en-gaged the young preacher's wife in conversation. " I t was a s t range coin-cidence," said he. " t ha t your hus-band's text was the one f rom which his fa ther preached his last sermon In this p u l p i t " "Indeed!" said the lady. "Well, tha t was strange. I hope," she continued, " i t wasn ' t the same sermon." "Oh, no." said the deacon in a deprecatory manner, "his fa ther was a dreadful smart man."
A Syracuse youngster was recently sent to New York with his uncle for a visit, and when be returned he was suffering from a bad case of enlarged cranium. Ho was the only boy of his size in the neighborhood who had visited the metropolis, and he fe l t his importance. Upon his r e tu rn home, however, he found a new baby brother, who had arrived in his ab-sence. He stood speechless before the crib for some timo, and bis parents began to wonder wha t ho ^vas think-ing a b o u t when he broke out with: "Poor baby! poor baby! Never has been anywhere bu t heaven and Syra-ense!"
ORIGIN O F FAMILIAR P H R A S E S
. » » _ V „„ fpu. __ -obbish formed the bedding, and this cour t calendar these days. 1 he en- , M r n i s h e d t h e f u e l w i t h w ^ c h t h e flre
completed its deadly work. The in-mates were caught like ra t s in a trap. A number rushed . down the stairway towards the rear but were badly burned before being rescued. Others not so fortunate, or perhaps stupefied
, with drink, were paralyzed with fear | when confronted with their sudden danger and had to be carried out through the windows by the heroic firemen. Two people were burned to death and about 20 others injured, a t least live of whom are likely to die.
t i re population seems to be cmbezr t l ing, killing or ge t t ing divorced. But the clearing house cert if icates * re all redeemed, thank heaven, and the re is a shotgun quarant ine • c a l n s t all persons likely to bccomo • public charge.
THE prince of Wales is reported to *8 forming a secret society for the jmrpose of carrying on historical researchos about old English families. The secrecy of tho society Is explain-ed by the expected na ture of much of tbe dlscovenos. Tho only pract ical public purpose such work CM promote Is to help hasten aboil-tloo of the house of lords.
T H E M A R K E T S .
THE good people of Pi t t sburg have grown positively desperate in their parposo of car ing for t h e poor of the i r city. They are willing to have the representat ives of a num-ber of colleges take chances In the deadly game of football, the pro-ceeds to go in to tbe relief fund. The risk taken Is a big one. but tho occasion probably justifies it.
> EMPEROR WILLIAM is prepar ing to hold army maneuvers on lee, " tho whole to reach a climax in a mid-win te r bat t le ." Ono of Napoleon's most famous campaigns, which was to culminate in a midwinter battle, ended in the dieestrous re t rea t from Moscow. Can i t be t h a t Germany's
j p j r lord dreams of at tempting a campaign in the same direction?
Detroi t . Cottle—Good to choice....^ boss bheep and ambs W bunt—lied upot No 2
White (spot No 1.... Corn No t spot OHU-NO -i while spot Uuy—No 1 Timothy loiatoe. liutier—1 airy per lb
Creamery FRRH per do; Live oultry—FOWIH
(.bkkeusi Ducks Turueys
Cblcnffo.
Cattle—Steers f 4 K> i omroou
Sheep— Ixeil i ambs
nogs—Mixed Wneat—No 2 red Corn .xo2 Outs Mesp I'ork per bbl i.ard perewt
C'attlo-110 M...
» w York.
KatlVM
. BRACILIAN? a re a simple, kindly hea r t ed people. Peixoto refused to •How foreign newspaper ooirospond-ente to establish a Red Cross hospi-tal service to relieve the sufferings
.Lainixt Wheat—No 2 red ( orn—No2 white Onto
>4 0# to M 00 5 ao ., ii 45 2 00 .. 4 50
Ol-w.. m con.. 61 :« .. as :d .. :e
It 50 .. 1200 55 .. 80 18 ,. 21 34 ,. 26 1» .. 22 6 .. 7 7 9 0 ." 94 0 .. 10
.1 4 05 to 5M . 4 23 .. 4 75 . 2 80 .. 3 2) . 3 00 .. 4 'X, . 5 15 .. 6 40
61 .. 61 . 34X.. 35
ao .. 31 • 12 7.5 .. 12 bO . 7 83 800
$ fi 20 to 545 . fi (iO .. 6 SO . 2 80 .. 4 OO . 4 OJ .. 560
67 .. 67 424.. 43 W.. 334
W E E K L Y T R A D E R E V I E W .
NEW YORK. Jan. R—R. G. Dun A: OO-'G weekly review of trade; It In nuestlonablo
• In tlie groat In whether tlie working force of hundreds of elck insurgents be- has Increased as yet. though about cause they would take arms against w l f s e ^ t ^ " ' ^ i renum^r^f h im upon recovery. Now Do Mello h a s set sail to take 1.000 convicted foi ns into h is service to fight • g a i n s t bis fellows.
ing anu ritopplnu work U about the haiue. The volume of buslnos represnaUsd by ex-chamrex oulHlde of New 1 orK in Iiv2 oer cent lenh than for the miuie woeU last ye<tr. i.e-gardlng the extent of decrease in rarlous
| brancbe-, of business during tbo la-t half of | m. actual Bales have been reported by
1.117 bouHes or companies shintlng a de-crease of 217 per cent. In textile manu-
' facturen the oecrpase is 41 per cent, over | 47 per cent In all woolens. « per cent In Bilk, i 37.1 per cent In r.olton manufactures. ai.S
per cent in hosinrr and £>.b per cent in mixed textiles, m dry coods the sales de-creased only l'J-2 percent; stock* previously held having been much reduced; decrease in sales of clothlni: 12^ per cent; in iron and steel manufacture .U* pei cent: hard" ware only lH.a per cent: boot and sboe manufacture liJ.6 per cent, hut in the retail t n d e only II.U per cent. Tbe decrease in furniture 18 27.2 percent, in Jewelry 24.«per cent. It Is an liiteresllng and encouraging fact that salos of groceries are slightly larger tban last year, tbongb a little iesw at the east and west, but irrouter ai tlie KOUUI.
IT may show u mean and revenge- i The fact that in n-ost branches ihedecrease . . , » .v . . aonears smaller nt tiro west than at the fu l s p i r i t but there aro a groat und t-maller at the Houth tban at tbe many who will feel a sense of dlsap- 1 west, is one curlows resuli of this novel in-
• . 4U .» « •o-i 1 vestlgatmn. I tie iinal cinsKllled returns of pomtmen t a t learnint, that a linn failures for inuare not yet fomplew*. but wae all t he penalty Imposed upon tbe reports received for the latter purt of t h r e o Iron wood po l l c raen who woro ^ Si fcjmd guilty » ' t h e relief . « « . S K - " s tores Which they nad oeon set to of-othdrconcdrns. (.'ninplete returns *u»rd. Sometimes people can't help wiB be given next week For the p u t week
' . . . the tal lures reported have been 611 in the regretting t ha t the whipping post timted .nates, against .&< last year, ^nd 41
pillory th ings of the past. in OBnoda ngaiiwfK'last-yeur.
FIVE misers, four s is ters and a brother, and all together worth flOJ.OO) lived near Warwick. N. Y. Two of the sisters have died of grip, •nd the rest of the family, there a re hopeful expectations, will follow tho example. The miser Is believed to h e the meanest form of vertebrate, •nd just where in the procoHs of evo-lut ion It got separated from tho plnr aclence has yet to determine.
Tho unspeakable Turk.—Carlyle. A tempest in a teapot.—Mon tesquleu. We are in the same boat—Clement I. Corporations have no souls.—Coke. New brooms sweep clean.—Lord
Eldon. While there's life, there 's hope.—
Cicero. In peace prepare for war.—Wash-
ington. Save me from my friends.—Marshal
Villars. Architecture is petrified music.—
Goethe. I will die in the last ditch.—William
of Orange. The sick man of Europe —Nicholas
L of Russia. Nothing is certain but death and
taxes.—Franklin. The English are a nation of shop-
keepers. —Napoleon. Straws show which way the wind
blows.—John Selden. Call no man happy unti l his death.
—Solon, spoken to Croesus. What ever Is worth doing a t all Is
wor th doing well—Chesterfield. When In Rome do as the Romans do.
—SL Ambrose to S t August ine Good Americans when they die, go
to P a r i s — I b o m a s G. Appleton. Doctrine is nothing but the skin of
t ruth set up and stuffed. —Ileecher.
(lorham Abbott of Wlnsted. Conn., has surprised his fr ends by beginn ng to talk a f te r being i u m b for th r ty yea's. l ie was made deaf and dumb by an at tack of scarlet fever in his youth.
After two yfeara' trial with pine, oak and greenhear t In the Suez canal works It has .been found; tha t while pine and oak are destroyed by tho borer worm the greenhear t , which comes from British Guiana, was nn-Mirmed. ,
Miss Anna Gies. aged 40 years, has brought suit ngainst her fa ther in a New York conrt for flO'.OTO. She says that she has been his housekeene'r for nearly twentv years past, and t h a t he owes her a t least the amount she has sued for.
Hans Schliessmann, a Vienna carica-turist . has been sendintr letters to his f r iends Ins-ribed with " M r " and a sketch of the person intended, and a designaiion of the quar ter of tho town in which he Uvea T h e y have all reached their destination.
The Chinese are the most expert smugglers in the world. Contraband opium has been found in th 'ir queues, the soles of their smdals , in loaves of bread, and even In b a n i n a i on the stalk defying tho c'osest scrutiny. Some of their shrewdest schemes are discovered by accident only.
Admiral Avelan of the Russian navy encountered while he was an en-sign an officer who for some grave offense had been degraded from a cap-taincy to the post of common sailor, and who despaired of over finding an onportunitv to exhibit the gallantry tha t alone would restore his rank. The ensign secretly arranged with him to fall overboard and be saved by the man. and the plan was carried out on the first rough, weather tha t oc-curred. The man was so Indifferent a swimmer t h a t he would have drowned had not the voung ensign been an un-usually g iod one, bu t the desired end was secured.
P A S S I N G J E S T S .
N O T E S FOR NATURALISTS.
Wheat t h a t Is grown in nor thern lat i tude produces much more seed than grain grown far ther south.
A census report s tates tha t the average yield of milk per cow for the whole United Sta 'cs in 1890 was 2,0Sa pounds or 1,262 quarts.
A new method of coloring iron has been discovered in England which en-tirely prevents rust, even though the metal be brought to a red h e a t
A shark in Florida waters recently undertook to swallow a 400-pound turt le, tail first but a f te r get t ing his prey down as far as the forward flip-pers was obliged to disgorge
A remarkable growth is noted ot a silver prune tree on the farm of James Wilkinson, near Corvalls, Ore. The tree is claimed to show an actual growth of twelve feet from the bud In one year.
Flammarion, the French astrono-mer. who has been studying ant life, says tha t if ants had tbe stature of men such are their other qualities tha t they would soon achieve the empire of the world.
Corals increase by eggs, spontane-ous division and germination. The ra te of growth has not been fully de-termined. Professor Agassiz indicates tbe growth of reefs a t Key West a t t be rate of six inches in 100 years, and adds t h a t if we doubled that amount it would require 7.0U0 years to form the reefs In that place and hundreds of thousands of years for the growth of Flor'd--
Teacher—I'm glad to see you work so diligently a t your wri t ing lessons. L ttle Boy—Yes m, I want to get so 1 can write mv own excuses.
Boston Street Car Conductor—How-old are you my little girl? Lit t le Girl —If the corporation doesn't object I'd prefer to pay ful l fare and keep my own stat is t ics
A lonely spot on a da rk night— "Would the gentleman be kind enough to assist a poor man?- Be-ides this loaded revolver, I have no th ing else In the wide world to call my own."
Ethel—The play was veryaffecting, you say? Clarissa—Extremely so. Ethel—Did you cry? Clarissa—No; but I would have done so If I hadn't forgotten my pocket handkerchief."
A six-year-o d girl 'who h a l jus t re-turned from a week's visit-to the city, said to a village acquaintance: "I reallv <vlH havd t o l e a r n - t o walk all over Bgain. I 'm so used to riding in the street cars!"
"How long have we been engaged, George?" she asked. "Why, since last August," he answered. "I couldn't tell whether i t was Angustor June ," she replied. "You see 1 keep get t ing you and Freddie Smiken/s mixed."
Anxious Mother—My dear, I am afraid t h a t young man yon are en-gaged to has not the disposition for a good husband. He seems very hard to nlease. Pre t ty Dangb te t ' -Hard to please? I sh mld say he was. He never even though t of marry ing any-body until he met me.
A prominent New York commission merchant tells this on himself: A countryman called on him to inquire concerning the s tanding of another house "They are conscientious gen-tlemen; hard-working and honest?" "That ' s just It," said the countrvman: "1 ain't no gentleman mvself, and dnrned if ITL do business with gentle-men. I 'll send my goods to yon,"
Stranger—You tell me t h a t to follow the road Is the longer way to town, and to cut across t h a t field and through that orchard Is the shorter, and the next minute you say If I take the road 1 11 gel to town sooner. How's tha t? Countryman—Well, If you at tempt to go through tha t orchard the coroner will have to be sent for before you can go to town.
NOTES AND N O T I O N S .
One pound of cork is amply anffi-cient to support a man of ordinary size in the water.
Kane, the Arctic traveler, was car-ried 700 miles bv dogs a t the speed of seven miles an hour.
There are. forty-eight distinct dis-eases of the eye. No other organ of the human body has so many.
A new steel of extraordinary qaali-ties is reported to be discovered by a Japanese named Yam an a Hanhojye.
The agricultural capital of Europe-has doubled since 1810; that, of the United States has increased over six-fold.
Four tramps took possession of a Santa Fe dining car a t Riverside. Cal.. the other day and helped them-selves to provisions
Amber, often classed among gems. Is a fossil product Most of the speci-mens inclosing insects are manufac-tured from gum copal.
I t has been declared by Dr. Ross a Nova Scotia mining expe r t tha t Wyoming is richer In minerals than any other state iu the country.
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The f w t remedy for rheumaltsm.—Mr. John W, i.aioii, i oiersburK. \ a., writes: "I used Salvation Oil for UtienmatiNm a n d o b -'alnrd gjTat relief. It In t e hest remedy I nave ever tried, and I shall a lways keep i t tn the bouse."
OUT beet sajrar crop last year was 8,000,-Wl.ftX) pounds.
^ »reat c o r e for rouch.— r«. A. K. Mor-ris, (. anion strcei . I h i ladelphia ra. . writes "i took several bott les of i»r. H u l l s I'oueb Fyrup for a bad cough and was en-tirely curea.'
Over 2/00 tons of snailB are annual ly f-aton in Paris.
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Syrup of F i p is for sale by all drnp-giste in 50c and ?1 bottles, bu t i t is man-ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every pactage, also the name, Syrup of Figs, snd being well informed/you will no' nocept any substitute if oflered.
"August Flower" '* I am Post Master he re and keep
a Store. I have kep t A u g u s t F lower for sale for some t ime. I t h ink i t is a splendid medic ine ." E . A. Bond, P . M.. Pavil ion Centre, N . Y .
T h e s tomach is the reservoir. If i t fails, eve ry th ing fails. T h e liver, the kidneys, the lungs , the hear t , t h e head, t h e blood, the nerves al l go wrong . If you feel wrong, look to the s tomach first. P u t tha t r i g h t a t once by us ing A u g u s t Flower . I t assures a good appet i te ' a n d a good digestion. 6 ,
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My doctor WTB It arts gentlr on the «tomseh,ll**r and kidm-TK. aril Is a pleuuit laxsUrr. ThU drink h mad ' from hrrbi. and Is prepare-l for lue a* '•Uy as tea. Tt is cailed 11 NE'S MEDICINE
srists sell It at Mc. and f l a packani If ft It, sond jour address for n free i a e s F n n l l r Medle lne moves
W jUckaai. Aodref* OHATOK H. WOODWARD. MIIOY. N.X
A Weak Digestion s t r a n g e a s i t m a y seem, i s caused f r o m a lack of t h a t w h i c h is never exac t ly digested—/<J/. T h e g r e a t e s t f ac t i n connec t ion w i t h
Scott's Emiiisiiin a p p e a r s a t th i s p o i n t — i t \s.f>artly digested fat—and t h e mos t w e a k e n e d d iges t i on is q u i c k l y s t r e n g t h e n e d by i t .
The only possible help in Consumption is tlie arrest of waste and re-newal of new, healthy tissue. Seott's Emulsion has done wonders in Con-sumption just this way^
Prrps^d by " f t t k. Bnwrm. N. T. Alldrairrltt*.
" I s f l l Swv-MfelwWeillrewSlwCell. »)r uurui^ea uw.r.n.v, wm. loiiwak orptouirrnEE
11! what beautiful apples!" said she, stopping sudden-ly-
The tree whose apples she stop-ped to admire, was a fine one,
and its branches hung full of de.icious red f r u i t
' i dearly love apples," she resumed. "I will find the owner of the or-
chard and ask him for some," I said, "I prefer stolen apple ." said she.
quietly and a l i t t e sharply. This cry of Ihe heart, and of the
stomach, which revealed the natural fancy of the woman, recalled to mv mind ihe temptatiun several thousand years ago. Without wishing to decn-Mother Eve's beauty, I must say that she could not by any possibility have been so deliciousl v pretty, or so en-chantingly lovi-iy as was mv fiance as she stood there gazing rapturously a t those apples.
"The di eh is not wide and the wall is not very high." said my temptress, who looked as demure and innocent ns a nun. This wa< plai ily an invi-tntion directed to my ph '-sical abil-ities. I t WHS as if -he had said: ''You have long legs and strong arms; go and gather some apples for me "
I com ore icnded her mean in tr at once, and I also comprehend.-d that I was placed in a very delicate situa-tion, because if I am an officer of Chasscnrs, I have distinct ideas in re-gard to the ownership oi propertv.
After due refle ;tion I courageously informed mv fi ince that I would not steal any apoles for her.
"Yon are very gallant." sa d she in a tone which plainly signified tha t I was quite tho reverse.
I saw at once that I was to be pun-ished for this disobedience.
She turned her black eves uoon me. and gave me a most disdainful look; closed her rosy lips tiffh ly together; withdrew her arms from mine; and, in fact, she brought to bear upon me all the cruel machinations that a lovely woman knows how to employ in such cases.
On our way to the houso, I d i l my best to soften her, but without suc-cess.
The dinner, during which she never glanced in my direction, was a dull a.fair, and as soon as it was finished she started to leave the room withont showing the least sign of forgiveness. 1 precipitated myself toward the door, however, and extended mv hand for the usual friendly clasp; but though she allowed me to take her hand in mine, her fingers d d not respond to my warm pressure; her little band lay limp and cold in mine, while her man-ner indicated that she would have re-fused me even this, but for the people pr -sent.
'•Bertha!" I murmured in a suppli-cating voice.
"Sir," she replied coldly, "I love apples—stolen a.»ples."
After pronouncing those words my cruel love left the room nnd I a t once took mv dopir ture and returned home Arrived there, I threw myself upon a lounge and enjoyed the pleas-ure of going into a terrible rage.
May the Lord pardon me, but I be-lieve I swore like a sous-ofllcer, so furious was I against my iianeu. against myself, against those apples and aga nst everything and everv-body. How could a promenade begun .so happily end so disastrously? Is the caprice of a pretty woman of so much importance? ilut was she alone cutpable? Was I not equally to be hi lined for having surrendered myself in such a servile manner to herdespot-ism that i t was hiifticient for her to assume a little displeasure in order to torture me to this point? I felt tha t I was a miserab e coward. I t made no j difference in itiv estimation that I hud displayed bravery on the field of ba t t le I felt tha t 1 was wanting in true courage, especially the kind tha t would prompt a misused lover to re-volt and shake off the tyranny of two beautiful eyes In thinking of these thincrs I evoked in spite of mvself the face and form of Bertha Fatal evo-cation! How beautiful! bow seducing she appeared!
The dear little girl, she had had a caprice, a simple caprice, and I had brutally refused to grat ify i t
And all of this trouble was on ac-count of a few upnles.
Would it be robbery to get those apples?
i One does not steal apples, he takes them. One steals watches and purses. And then, where would there be any proof of love on my part unless I made an occasional sacrilice or did something besides agreeable and pleas-an t things in order to grat ify my loved one?
"She shall have those apples," said 11, ut lust, rising to my feet, and since she wishes it they shall be stolen up-
I pies. I t was an unusually dark night an.l
; the wind blew in violent gusts us I 1 started on my errand. j In a few moments I stood In tbe street opposite the upple tree. With-
; out a moment's hesitation I leaped the ditch and clambered over the wall into the orchard.
At the instant 1 raised my hand to graso an apple a very near voice cried: "You thief! There you ure ut last!"
As I peered into the darkness whence the voice came, I saw the shining barrel of a irun pointed ut my breas t
luBtlnctlvely 1 threw myself ut my assailant, who fired ut the same mo-ment. uud 1 bore him to the ground, i
I a t once relaxed my hold upon his I t h roa t and springing to my feet, I was 1
about to fly, when to my horror he uttered a deep groan, followed by a sound which, when once heard, can never bo forgotten—the death rat t le .
I l i t a match and. falling on my knees, hold i t close to the prostrate man's face. Great (lod, what a spectacle!
The face of an old man. with open, starinjr eyes, his long white hair bathed in blood, which flowed from a gapine wound near his temple, was what I saw by the flickering light of my m itch.
I also saw clog? beside bis head the sharp an I ragged point, of a large stone and the can e of his death was
I at oncf revealed to mc. 'Ihe moving lights of several Ian-
i terns in the distance warned me tha t the report of the old man's gun bad
i aroused Jm familv and neighbors, and, at once losing all control over
I myself. I fled, l ike a madman, straight ^ before me.
At the end of a few steps I brought un suddenly against the door of an out-bonse. and, pressing on the latch.
, I penetrated into a region much dark r than the night outside I hasti y lit a match, and looking about I s iw a lantern hang.ng upon a nail d.rectly in f ron t oi me. I l i t the lantern a t on -e, and bv means of its light discovered a ladder, which led to a lo t above.
1 scrambled up the ladder nnd found my-eif in a large room filled with hay, containing a sin trie window tha t over-looked the fieids tha t skirted the lawn.
1 had scarcelv time to glance abont me when 1 heard mv pursuers with shouts and yells approach the barn, and in a moment they h id gained the room beiow.
Cornere > and desperate I threw mv lantern as i j e and, rushing to the window, sprang lo thf ground below.
I fled like a deer through the field and. completely exhanstel . I gained a t last a piece of wood about a mile from town
As 1 lav pant ing upon the ground 1 heard the clanging of a b.-ll. then several, until in a moment the air \ seemed fil ed with their brazen peals, i S iringmg to mv feet I looked toward the town and I was horrified to see great sb -ets of flumes 'ssu.ng from the barn, where, in my m id flight, I had overturned the luntern. In a few moments the fire spread to the adjoining bui ding and soon the whole street was in a blaze Above the pealing of the bells I seemed to !
WHAT THEY RB O.
THK FACE OK AN OLD MAN. hear the words: "Assassin!-' "Rob-ber!" "Incendiary!" shr-ieked in men-acing tones. And well I knew tha t I m riled those infamous epithets. Yes, I. who had dreamed of a life of honor, had committed three terrible crimes in a few m itcents, by an en-chainment of circums'ancjs all pro-ceeding from mvwc.kness before ihe caprice of a pretty wo.nan.
I held myself in h-irror and detesta-tion, and 1 reso.ved tha t in place of Irving to save a life of so little value, to yield mvself up to justice a t o n e . With this object in view, I st i r te 1 for the town, and uoon m.- arrival I went directly to mv colonel a-id confesse I mv crimes This accomplished. I fel l into a state of unparalleled torpor. I had no perception of time, nei ther of the hours nor the days, and lived as one • rushed by tb • wei. 'ht of an inex-orable fatality. Two terrib e shocks, however, drew me for a shor t time from this lethargv. The day when condemned b / a council of war, I stood before the comrad ts ot my regi-ment. to undergo the horrible cere-mony of degrad.ition. I asked myself how it was possible to s u f f / r such shame and live Then came my tr ial before the civil authorities, who hastily condemned me to death. The decree of d - a t h was a deliver-ance; but I dreaded the mode of execution, uud I recoiled in horror from the Hcnffolil "Not that! not that!" I cried nnd struggled mudiv against thoae who tried to place me under the noose.
Suddenlv I folt a sharp pain in my r ight hand; I heard the crack of break-ing glnss and.openimr mv eyes, I fou id myself in my chamber on the lounge,
. where I had fallen asleep while think-ing of Bertha an I those detestable apples. In trty strtiggl -si had broken a goblet which stood on a st-md near by and one of the fragments had cut mv hand.
The next day I told Berthu alt about my agonies, real nnd in-airinurv. " I t seems to me," I said in an imoressive manner, " t h a t nr.* dream conveys u solemn warning nnd—"
"Be t ranqu I. my dear " she said, " I shall never ask yon to steal apples for me again "
"Oh, thanks!" I cried. "No," she resmned, "if I wan t a n v
apples I shall k n o w e m u g h not to nsk you to get them for me; I shall s tea l them myself.
1 do really think I shal l have trouble with that girl yet.
Kilunti i ixixl I < ••in.
Teacher—You wore not ut school yesterday.
Tommy—No, my father needed me at home.
Teacher—Why? Tommy—To give mo a l icking.—
Texas Siftlngs.
A U t t l a - TalK o n Llt . -rntarr for t h e I. ltt 'n r e o p t r .
"Thero is nothing too good for t h e ch i ldren ," i s t be rule of tho k inder-garten.
Without a t hough t we buy a motley ar ray of books bad In color, lacking purpose, and empty of in teres t when t h e novelty is worn off.
We cannot too young lead t h e child to tho highest, and wn .should do it without prejudice; or. as some on«5 bus said, "with as few adject ives as possible." Here a r e a few ru les for gift-book giving to chi ldren:
A gilt book should boar a " g i f t t h o u g h t "
Courtesy nnd fr iendship demand t h a t a g i f t be preserved and che r -ished; tharefore give books worthy of it, especially to a child.
Give a book t h a t shall embody your peculiar interest or ideal; in thus giving you give yourself some- ! w h a t
Give all tho worth and quality yon can afford to givo, and no more, and le t tho receiver feel t h a t you have chosen with care and love; it may be the single seed for the planting of a library.
A child's book should be simple, joyous, and full of living t ru th , and such a book when found can be de-scribed as good from the ear l ies t years forward, and the mother will enjoy each word of i t a s much as he r youngest l istener,
Thero are few books bu t are the be t t e r lor being lovingly read in communion with mother, and books prepared from the k indergar ten point or view are deep enough, sweet enough, and t rue enough to engross tho old as well a s the young.
What is the difference between kindergar ten l i te ra ture and other l i teracure? i t is simply this :
Stories and verses ordinarily "di hod up" to a child a re of a qual- j ity which covers over the young im- 1
pressionable mind with a haze of sentimentalism and weak purposes. Tho usual story is about other chil-dren who a re especially charming or witty, and the precious listener must sit and envy his b r igh t story-boy and wonder if bo too could ever be put into a story. Tho bulk of all so- j called child l i t e ra ture serves as o. | blanket to cover and chill the facul-ties, and often worse than tha t— plants a craving for sensationalism which is unsatiablo, and which* the usual author and publisher a r s only too glad to foster if parents aro blina enough to help them. Wha t we call a pure kindergar ten story, draws out the child himself, uncov-ers his la tent wonderment and im-agination, shows him how every t ru th contained in a certain pha«e of life or science (to which he is listen-ing), is unfolded over and over again In a myriad different ways; every-th 'ng he touches prophesies a story if he but put tbo r igh t question to bis mother or kindergar ten instrnc-
, tor. Each soory of to-day has a ; dozen tendrils, by which it cl ings to
the story of yesterday and suggests l an unto.d wealth of pleasure fo r to -i morrow when s tory-hour comes. I We recommend special books or | authors for many reasons, says tho I Kindergarten Magazine. In the first
place, we seek out such authors as have had the actual contact with children and the i r needs. One who merely wri tes for pay because some publisher thinks she has a graceful pen and her stories take, is hardly a producer of such intellectual food as is to form the lasting taste of the coming generation. One might almost be forgiven in saying: "When you hear of anyone spoken of as an author for children, let suspicion overcome you; such are mostly a de-lusion and a snarn and mere dil titers of language."
| Of bible stories the sarne may be said, look out for their interpreter . Children do not need their t r u t h s di-luted. They ean take them s t ronger than even one who has grown away from the simple and real. I t is a much better plan to read the Christ-story directly with tho children and have li t t le talks together c^ ioerning those passages which seem obscure. And pray lot us beg of you never to draw tho moralistic conclusions for the babes, lest they learn tho" prat-ings of the lesson ra ther than the im-pressive deeds of their g rea tes t ex-ample. Kettwmber. even Chr is t gave them credit for a grea te r discernment than ours.
Again this same rule holds good with the classics a l so Never fear to givo children the direct conta -t with them. Great a e tho results, often to an older person who has the pationco to carry with him a bubo as be pe-ruses perhaps for the twentieth tin.e tho ra o simplicities of Homer.
After ull we must confess that tho home reading and atmosphere of thought is of tho most importance. Do we always realize that our daily household conversations are largely the lirst l i terature of the child? tha t our every-day reverence is all i t knows of religion :J tha t tho pur i ty of our love, tho rightoousuoss of our common deeds is ull i t knows of God5"
"I am positive that my husband went shooting to-dav." "Wh»t makes you think so?" "Because he didn't bring any^game home with hitn."
The mackeral fisheries off the coast of New England and Canada a re prao-
. tically exhausted. ! Massachusetts baa 1,131,20? savlafB
bank depositors wi th aggregate de-: posits of $369,528,386. j The Boston 8. P. C. T. A. haa | bought a camera to photograph t igh t
check reins and such l ike j According to the United States ooo-' sul at Singapore, one-half the world'a
tin is mined in the S t ra i t s S e t t l e m e a t j Dnring the present century the food
supply of the principal nat ions haa increased in a much g rea te r ratio
I than the population. Guiteau's skull was kept in t h e
army medical mnsenm which collapmA in Washington, kil l ing and ma imia f so many people. I t is probably b a r M in the ruins and ground to powder.
The Imperial canal of China ia fcbe | longest in the world and grea tes t In
point of traffic. I ts length is 2,100 miles and i t connects 41 cities s i ;na tod on its banka. I t was completed hi 1350, a f te r 600 years spent on its eon-strnction.
Mrs. Lnther Bryan t of Neshannoek township. Lawrence countv, P»-nnRyl. vania, had a desperate encounter with a bull lately. She waa driving tka animal into a barn when i l tnnsed and tossed her in the air. When i t renewed the charge she cangh t i t a r ing in ita noae and held i t « a t l help arrived.
BKT:~HAVS Prr.T.i stlmnlate tbe ptyaTtate the saliva, remove donreision, give appe-tite, and make the hick we.L
The strawberry crop of this c o n n t r y to est imated at 3.000 OJU t o n s a year.
Sec Colcbcstrr Spudlng {lootssdv. In other eolHBDk
Paris killed last year 11,R53 old homee f o r roasts and soup.
Shllnh's Consnmptfon Cvr* 1« wild on a (runrantc*. It cures Innptftil Cotweee. uoo. It is UM.- brat Uoueh Cure. Z> cuu. SO eta. ft FUMI
The F n t l l s b e a t every year 06,000 torn* mt American apples.
Cor's Covgti Balsam Is th« o W T and fo-n. It will l.rrak una ("old Mtafc ertlianaiiytiling viae. It Is always reliable. Trjrtt,
The world annually makes and earn 000 tons of butter and cbeese .
Ifthe Ttalty l« Cattlaa Teetfc, Re sure and use that old snd wrll-lrled remedy, Haa WiMtow'i S O O T B I K C Krucr for Children Tsethlng.
There are .V),000 hnshels of peas a n n n a S y grown in this country.
I-ane's Medicine Moves the R o w e l s K a a k Hay. In order to be healthy this is nonee-saiy. Cures constipation, hnadarhe. IddMW 1111(1 l iver troubles and re);ulateHthoBtomoii and howels. Price fide aud $1.00 ata i ldeatexs .
Vhls country's crop of beans Is e n t l m a M at 90,000,000 bosbeiH.
A Conch, Cold or Bore Throat shooM not be neplected. BROWN'S BaoscHtAi. 1 ROCHES are a simple remedy uud g m prompt relief. 25 eta. a box.
! The pork packers of tbis country l a s t | year killed and packed 5),Ult0><j hotfs.
I STATE or OHIO. CITY OF TOLEDO. I , LUCAS COCSTV. F8*-
1 PRANK J. OIIENKY makes oath t h a t he la the senior partner of the firm of K. .1. c K VW
l k tJo., dolm; huslnei-s in the Oily of T o l e t * . County and Htate aforesaid, and t h a t aaM Urm will pay the s u m of ON HCNi>lile.t> liul,LAKr« for each and every case of CATAIUUI that cannot ho cured by tho oae of HALL'S UATAUHH 00..K.
FUAXK CHKNST. Sworn Ui before mo and sulwcrluod la aiv
presence, this 0th day of Leuomber. A. P . itt-c.
A. W. GLEASON. -J SEAL J Notary 1'ubDc
Tlail s Catarrh Cure Is taken IntoraaKv and acts dir'*c-Jy on the hi od and muoaan surfaces of tbe sys tem. Send for t e s t i a e a i -als. free.
P. J. Cf lENEV k CO.. Toledo. O. pB^Sold by DruKfrtsts. 75c.
The f ru i t crop of this country, moetty devoured at home, is valued at (MO.OOj.Uft a year.
I t is said that v o tons of cottonseed oil are anniiaily relined and sold under othor names.
The wheat product of the world is 45.0n.MS tons, which is mostly devoured before i k e next crop
I T F I L L S T H E B I L L —a dose of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant PeHeta. Sick Headache, Dizdnesa, Constipation, In-digestion, Bilious Attacks, and all deranga-menta of tbe liver, stomach and bowels are promptly and permanently cured.
GUn Etuton, ManhaU Co* W. Va. II. Buffalo. N. Y. :
years ago I was pale and emaciated, food fer-mented in my stomaoh. • phyilcian pronotme-ed my case "Catarrtiof tbe Stomaoh." but ha could not help me. 1 Jived a month wlthoat solid food and when I tried to eat I would vomit. At this tine 1 began taking Doctor Pieroe's Pleasant M -leta. and in two weeka I waa decidedly better. 1 am now In good
if,™ aMnnran health, and never tett AKOOBH. batter In my Ufa. I have a better color, sat more, and have no dlstrres after eating—having gained thirteen pounds since 1 bejmn taking them.
Yours truly. MAKY ANGUISH. The Plan of BaUtag bdlelaM Threagli Deaim,
A J B S S f t o P 1 IS R C I S
Dear Mr-
•% •% OATARRH W IN CHILDREN
For over two years my little girls life was made miserable bv a case of Catarrh. The discharge from tne nose was large, constant ana very offensive. Her eyes became inflamed, the lids swollen and very painful. After trying various reme-dies, 1 gave her E J S j a i The first bot-
ile seemed t o ^ ^ Q ^ g j aggravate the isease, but the symptoms soon abated,
and in a short time sne was cured. D R . L . 13. RITCHEV, Mackey, latL
Our book on Blood and Bkln Diseases malted free. SWIFT BPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Qa.
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THE LOWELL STHTE BHNK - -^SSLOWELL, g Mn*.==S??~—
C A F I T A . L , $ 2 e , 0 0 0 . 0 0 . O F F I C E R S :
• J BOWKC. DANIEL STRIKER. M. C . QRI8WOLD, A P m W e a t . Vfce PrvsMeat C u b i c :
D I R E C T O R S ,
A J. BOWSE. R . E . COMBS. D A N I E L STRIKER, J . C. ORISWOLD. 1LC.ORI8WOLD
We Solicit Tour BuBineBS.
Come to Lowell to ilo Imsioes^. Edward Monroe of the Valley
( ity looked the village orer Monday. A. E. Baker wa? over from Grand
! Lipid? last week Friday. A. B. Johnson is buying lots of
j w k . H. VV. White of Mnir xvas in town
>uuday. Cora Holmes was in Grand Rapids
Ttiesday. John Robertson has a new ad. in
ilus issue. I. G. Barcley was in Grand Rapids
Saturday. I. M. Howell of Ada was in Grand
Hapids Saturday. Levi P. Moulton of St. Johns was
iH town Saturday. J . Park of R*fd Wing, Minn, was
in Lowell Saturday.
Get your holiday pictures a t Wil-<>n s over the pistuffioe.
IX A. Chipman of Grand Rapids was in town Saturday.
Martin Malooeof Moline was in Lowell last week Friday.
Mathew J . Hart of Ludington wa* a l/iwell viator Saturday.
S. P. Townsend and J . P. Putnam were over from Ionia Saturday.
Myron H. Walker was •orer from • >rand Rapids last week Friday-
Mrs. J . W. Rickert of Keene, is iuite low and ber recovery is doubful.
S o m e s e c m n d h a n d w w i n i * l u n r h i u —
i n j jood o r d e r c h e a p a t R . I ) S t n c - ' k i i u ^
A. W. Davis and A. P . Hunt ing ni • f Hastings spent Sunday in tmMi
The county clerk issued 3S0 mar-riage licenses in 1&93 against S58 in 1832.
J . IL Qamtlton has returned from Xew York stale where he huriei his i'Mher.
Mrs. E l . TVall and artier, Mrs, Sei-l']e, oi' lidding, spent New Yew* in thk village.
T h e r e i s scwne balk o f o r g a n i z i n g a n
i c e t r u y t n e x t s e a s cm. W e h u p e
• ieilere will slip up on it. Have your maearaoes bound
<Vdew left at the L E D G E R office will receive pronpt jiiicniicm.
Pay a years subscription to the L E D G E R a n d g e t t h e PTRALLAY a n d
Horse Review fin- a year free. If you want an outside newspaper
<>r magazine yoa can save raaoe}- hy dubbing with the L E D G E R .
Gewge Roop has gone into tbe on] Hoaness, and mill •deliver to custonofrs a! their doors. Soocew, to yon George.
Mrs. George Foster of Belding was in Lowell last week Thursday and Friday called here by tbe illneai of a trtend.
K F. Tavlor, W F. Kako. L. M J . C West mm* Chas F
VuiuM, all of Grand Rapids, were in LoweK Monday.
Mrs. L J . Barden, who has been raking care of ber father for ibe past few Wweks, wfll soon return t r ber i lioaae a t Reed CStj*.
P e q d e flodk tn Lowdl tn do their trading. Onr business men "havea •dewrradi rapntation fmrbomorable and libera'! dealing, l l pays too.
Walter r a t e s f o r first q u a r t e r off' ItHW a r e mow <ine a n d a r e ipaya'hle at
i h e b a n k i n g bouse of C . J - Obnrc jk
a n d S o n , L o w d H M i c h i g a n .
Miss Daisy Barden wfeo has been at work a t Leonard's wbrtkeale bouse in Grand Rapids, came boiae to at-tand ber grandfatber'a fonerai.
T. J . Prttter. «f Greenville, George F. Fritter, of Grand Hapids and I t a n k A. Potter, Lansing, were all here to attend tfewr fatiber's fnnoral.
Samples of Hie Poaltry and Home Review to be given to tihe ner t forty ftcranm paying a year1* eubscription to t ^ e l®DGBit Tiwiy be seen at this
The senior memberg rtf the Lowell ailhletac Ohib wiH make a oofrtest for im elegant f f l d medal, funrisbed by tbe <#nb, on Tbnreda*- Jan. 25, the winner to carry l i e modal. Tbe .Intfinnt will content f t r a fee gold aiedal one wetk later.
D. E. Munay has a new ad. this week.
Read J . Robertsons new ad. this week.
Wayne Pardee was over lo Freeport Monday.
Alton correspondence too late for this week.
Miss Nellie McOarty has returned from Lansing.
Wilson's gallery is newly furnished Gel your photos there.
Reader, is this paper yours ? Hadn't you better subscribe ?
Attorney Mains attended a law suit' at Saranac Wednesday. E
Mark A. Brewer of Gntnd Rapids was in Lowell Tuesday.
Everything is new in Wibon's gal-lery over the post office.
Miss Dailey of Grand Rapids is vis iling Miss Agnes Wiley.
R. Quick and wife visited Freepor relatives on Wednesday.
Miss Emma Dean nf Grand Rapids is visiting at J . C. Moore's.
Chas. L Seloverof Detroit is call-ing on his many Lowell friends.
J . C. Ball spent several days ol th-past week with Freeport friends.
Arthur Moraan visited his brother and family a t Freeport last week.
A. C. Stone was looking after busi ness interests at Freeport Wednesday
Binh iu Lou-ell Friday Jan. 12 i daughter to Frank Gould and wife
Dewitt C. Hunter of Keene w* transMing b o a m s in town Thursday
Jo* Gibson i f Bowne Center regis tiered at Train's hotel last week Thurs-v y
Nest f l t y subscribers to the LEDG EU get the Poultry and Horse Review frge for one year.
Supervisor Berpin is atiendio-j b <srd meeting a t the county seat thi-wee\.
H H. Knapp, who has been visit ing friends here, returned Saturday t-hi? home in Ohicago.
Ulysses G Camp of Marshall was am wig tbe crowd that thronged our streets last Saturday.
Maggie C. McNaughton of Ada. will marry Tbomxs B. Pring^e of Huntiiigdon, Qoebec.
J H. Rickert is about re-organiz ing bis orrfrestra and may expect some more fine music.
Mrs. Marv JL Rolf and Mies Em-ma Patrick left, the first of the week, for Concordia, ILansas.
Make your absent friends a present of a year s subscription to the LED-GER, and save eorrespondence.
S. F. Drig-gSv, E. W. Coliahan, and Wm. R. Foster, <tf Grand Hapids, were doing Lowell Wednesday.
J . W. Walker, J . 6 . Bergis, Richard McKee and P. Regan, all of Vergennes, took 'dinner at Train's !ast Saturday.
Onr elderly friend R >bert Hardy is in rather poor healtfc, mod thinks s -me of taking a trip to California for its impr- vement.
G. P , Perkins and wife, S. D. Kopf Jessie O'dlinK, Joseph Meissner and Ohaa. Shnnfarm, alii of Grand Rapids, mere in tbe ehy Wednesday.
Each of our correspondents will be presfmted with a vear'ssnbsoription to tbe Poultry and Horse Review. Gal! at ibe office f- -r first nnnber .
The B. Y. P . 17 will give an orange social at tbe borne of Miss Minnie Blakerilee, Friday evening Jan. 1$. A ten cent collefltaon wiM be taken.
Warren J . Davis of LoweM, and Miss Ddbonab Bangle of Casctide were married at Belding on Monday. Mr, Davis has been i n tbe employ of J . F , Fallas.
George Roop having nerered bis conwection widh R B. Boylan's bard-ware business, Roy D. Pkroe, a former r^mdent of Charlevoix is filling bis plaoe.
T b e Twice-a-Week Detroit Free Piew and tbe Ledger one year only #3.75. Both papers oa trial three months for 50 cents. A. card to tbe Froe Press wll get yon two copies of that paper free. Free samples of tbe La>GER e n be had alt tbe office. Don't borrow your n«igbbora%jafe^,
I Take some of your own.
People come from far and near to patronize Lowell's enterprising busi-ness imn. They appreciate gi»od treatmei t.
George II. Cahoon aged ajpd about j 63 years aud formerly an old resident of Somh Lowell, died last Tuesday at i the home of his daughter, Mrs. Will lunter.
There will be an exibition at the Mc Bride schoolhousc-. January 20, given Hiy the McBride Debating jodetyw AU are ctrdially invited. Admianon free.
Patruns of this paper having busi-oew in the Probate court will confer a favor upon the publisher by request-ing the Judge to send their advertising to the REDDER.
The^acabees installed their new officers Monday night- Tbey now have their hall in nice shape, have a couple of candidates for initiation and propiee to "get a move on".
Who has a good farm of or 160 acres to sell ? One that is adapted l<» peach raising, and that will raise good general crops. Address with full de-scription, box 88, Lowell, Mich.
Wanted, names of people who formerly lived in Lowell and would heJ ipf io want the LRCGER. We will <eo4 sample copies free In all nd-dresses left us.
Boys see Ijere! Bring us five year-ly sutneriptions or subscriptions amounting to $5, and we will make vou a present of a patent lobular hand sled "Youth's Companion" worth 12. Call at the office and see sample Here"is the chance of a lifetime to se-•urea handsome coaster for a little • FF mU GO in for it with a will.
Jno. Karcher of Pet nsk ey has ren-ted his fathers farm in Bowne for thre- rears, and they were expected here this week, but on account of siek-ne« in his family trill not come f« r ^•rae lima The old people will retire rom ban! w«»rk and enjoy the benefits
fr on their hard earned cash. They h ve a p t a s t t h'»me and an excellent
irm.^—{Freeport Herald.
O, A. Hevdlanff. D D., installed on t"ie evening of Jannarv 4, for Lowell Liaise No 115.1. O O. F., tbe follow-ing t^Koers; N. G.. J 11 Ball; V G , H H. Hunter, R S . W A. Covert; P S . O. A HeyHlauff; T , Bruce Keister; W . . R S w a v z e ; C t , Jani»f Virklen. R S N G./Will Qnwfoot ; ». 8 N G., Jnhn Murray, R S. V. G , T b a - . A l e x a n d e r ; L . . V G ^
V i l l i a m M o r g a n ; R S . S . , Robert C o l d s ; L S . S . . G e o r g e M o t r y ; I O . .
( l i a s . Wief9brrtrtk;0. G,. E. H>»tchkiss.
THE GIANT IS SELLING OUT
Its Great Stock of
Suits and Overcoats 1
For Men Boys.
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L i s t o f U n c l a i m e d L e t t e r s
Remsrniag 5B ihe Port OlEoe at Lo**i3
weelc ending Jan . 'fi, IS9I. Indies—Alraira Andrews, Mn.. A. *nJ
rews (2), (Vira CSiiMs, Mf*. N. B. Hill , XIiw Maria DraoelL
G e n t s ^ O e o . Ba te t , Ohms. Bigpa, VTn. <Clna9e.<& E. Frnofisoo, IV. Hem. Ed. ilat<-h, Mr. Holmes. Walter JtweM, M M.
S. W. Xafas, H«nni- Robnts, Aithnr S«-eei, H . Wood.
ForeigB—MIK- Maria O. DrinonlL
rereciM daiming the above will
nay "advenaaed" and f ive liate <̂ r iitt .
- L ixwi i in H . HrifT, P . I L
Methodist Epiaoopsl Church. Snndar aervioefi a s M l n n c
I V n a c - i n g i s t h e n a m i n g a t K c M t
8 a 4 a y * h o o l at I S * . Dr . W . F . Brook*
Bnperinte
F f w o i t h League 4 e v M i c M l aoneting at
p. m .
All are c a n & l j nirited. A . P . M o o a s , P t l e r .
BCOKLKX'S ABSVCA t&LVE. T n •w&. i . va la Ov wnOi tar Gm>.
BrataM. Sok*, Clora, M l Bhema. tflrver Korm, TtStm, O n r n t HaBfe . C W i M H a a . Oorm. amfl aEB a j h Braptiora, «ti« ipwiWedy ean^afBm.orTOirayrefltirai. Itl«u«aB*a-teefl XB tfvr ifiertwl •idSwitci'* or mwmvrt ftrntfefl. Price Se«iAB aw tunc.
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O o n c r e g a t i o n a l C h a r c h .
S a h h a i l S c i a d at o o o n .
'Vayw i i l i t i ^ Hmrsdaj evening at
A B a r e i u f c B i '-**** ataeoi die
aerriocB. KEV. Jaa. Paova*, Pwttor.
Tf» T B S A m X C T T C . Whoem- tea Rta. EpDtfffr or * VVh»'
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HATS,CAPS, AND FURNISHINGS A T -
Most Enormous Reductions Ever Heard
We will not give Prices Here. Call and See for Yourself.
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Comer Canal and Lyon Streets.
O r a n d R a p i d s , - - - M i c h .
In All Kinds
FOOTWEAR, Wot G i s h a t
W e r t S i d e
S h o e S t o r e . D. E. MURRAY.
*ill« win core j o a . B M a a w care teia e r n e * i t a a
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a n e r v * t o u i c a n f l * Wa h a w w]fl
Artistic Photography! P E R C E N T , s B i g I n t e r e s t .
A w S a v e t h a i b y g e t t i n g O a b i *
n « f c . C r a y o n « . P i c t u r e F r a m e s , a n d
a l l k i n d s o f P t h H o g n p l u B g a t t h e
B i & i m M a n y Y e a r s o f E x p e n e n o e E n a b ^ r t o S a t i s f y A l l T a s t e a
w i t h O n r W o i t A T r i a l W i l l C o n v i n c e
