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LOWELL LEDGER. I N D E P I N D I N T - N O T N I U T R A L .
J p t X, NO. 43. LOWELL. MICHIGAN, THURSDAY APRIL 16. 1 9 0 3 FIVE CENTS.
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N o m a t t e r h o w s m a l l N o m a t t e r h o w l a r g e
The City Bank Will g i v e ca re fa l a t t e n t i o n . If y o u w a n t t o s t a r t a s a v -i n g s a c c o u n t y o u c a n be a c c o m o d a t e d a n d secu re 8 p e r
c e n t c o m p o u n d i n t e r e s t o n t h e s a m e . T h i s a p p l i e s t o
m e n a n d w o m e n a l ike .
Fishins Tackle We lead them all in Fishing Tackle. Bee our new
Ball Bearing Baits Gang Spinners Trolling Spoons Bass and Trout Spinners Chicago Weedless Hook Spinners
AH the latest dcaigns in Bods. Reels and Lines
Crescent Bicycles Tho old reliable. Oet the beet. It don't oo«t bat a trifle more than a "cheap John" and will last for jeara.
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" M U S I C Is the fonrth great material want of car nature—first food, then raiment, then shelter, then music.''—Bovee.
Lyon 6t Healey's Celebrated Washburn
Guitars and Mandolins anJothers of lower grade and .cheaper prices, also
Violin Strings and Trimmings, Harmonicas, Auto Harps, Victor Talking Ma-
chines and Records, Columbian Zithers, Harmonicas, and Metallochords, all sold at FACTORY PRICES, saving the transportation charges to customers.
A. D. OLIVER, W A T C H E S , OLOOKS AND J C W K L R Y .
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In all kinds of ways, at all kinds of time and all kinds of priaes for all kinds of people at
WEYRICK'S
EDITORS' EXCURSION TO THE WORLD S FAIR CITY
—REMARKABLE SPEED
GONE TO REST. DEATH OF MRS. ELLEN
FLETCHER
Of the Wabash Flyer—SlghtB and lacldeata—The Expoaltloa.
A b o u t 100 Michigan n e w s p a p e r
peop le lef t D e t r o i t l a s t T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g , (or a t r i p t o S t . L o u i s ,
Missour i , t h e c i ty of the Un ive r sa l E x p o s i t i o n of 1904, over t h e line of t h e Jus t ly ce lebra ted W a b a s h Rail-
w a y c o m p a n y . T h e m e r r y p a r t y w a s a c c o m p a n i e d by A. F . Wolf-
sch lager . D e t r o i t W a b a s h pas»enger a n d t i cke t a g e n t , a n d wife a n d R. S.
G r e e n w o o d , Michigan W a b a s h pass -e n g e r a g e n t of Chicago.
T w o splendid coaches were p laced a t t h e d i sposa l of t h e pencil pushe r s ;
a n d t h e t r i p over u r o a d b e d a l m o s t devoid of cu rves a n d b a l l a s t e d t o
per fec t ion , w a s m o s t en joyab l e , t h e p leasu re be ing enhanced b y a n ideal d a y .
We w e r e surpr i sed a n d d i s ap -p o i n t e d b y o u r g l impse of n o r t h - e a s t -
e r n I n d i a n a . T h e f a r m bu i ld ings (or
a long d i s t a n c e a r e v e r y p o o r . M a n y o( t h e m looked a s l( t h e y h a d
n o t seen a d r o p o( p a i n t o r a n e w
b o a r d in fifty y e a r s ; wh i l e m a n y of t h e b a r n s a n d sheds w e r e covered— in some cases on ly p a r t i a l l y — b y t h e
o ld spl i t sh ingles o( p ionee r d a y s .
T h e p o o r soli p r o b a b l y a c c o u n t s f o r
i t all. T h e r e is m u c h m o r e hard*-w o o d t i m b e r a l o n g t h e l ine t h a n i s t o be (ound a l o n g m o s t Mich igan
r a i l roads . F r o m C e n t r a l t o W e s t e r n
I n d i a n a , p a s s i n g t h e oil fields, t h e
c o n d i t i o n o( t h e ( a r m s a n d ( a r m e i ^ . g r a d u a l l y i m p r o v e s , u n t i l w e e n t e r
t h e I l l inois c o r n be l t . F o r 150 mi les
o v e r t h e b lack p r a i r i e l o a m w a a o n e a l m o s t u n b r o k e n s t r e t c h of c o m s tubb le . T h e c o m h a d been picked a n d t h e s t a l k s l e f t s t a n d i n g . F a r -
mer s w e r e b u s y b r e a k i n g t h e s t a l k s w i t h d r a g s a n d d i sk c u l t i v a t o r s a n d
r a k i n g t h e m i n t o w i n d r o w s t o b e b n r n e d . I n t h e e v e n i n g t heae c o m fires cou ld be seen ( o r m a n y mi les o n e i ther s ide . T h e L e d o e r peop le h o p e t o m a k e t h e s a m e t r i p " W h e n t h e c o m is w a v i n g , Annie , d e a r . " T h e t i g h t a t s u c h a t i m e m u s t b e g r a n d .
D u r i n g a l l t h i s t i m e w e w e r e c o n -sc ious oi ^ g e t t i n g t h e r e " p r e t t y l ive-ly; b u t w h e n w e s t e p p e d f r o m t h e t r a i n a t D e c a t u r , Mr. G r e e n w o o d a s -t o n i s h e d t h e p a r t y b y s a y i n g t h a t w e h a d covered t h e l o s t s even ty - f ive miles in seven ty- f ive m i n u t e s . A t Li tchf ie ld , t h e r o p o r t w a a fifty-two miles in fifty-three m i n u t e s . T h e re-t u r n t r i p f r o m S t . L o u i s t o D e t r o i t w a s m a d e m o s t l y a t t h e r a t e of o n e mile p e r m i n u t e , s o m e of i t a t t h e r a t e of 80 mi les pe r h o u r , ^ n e mi le in f o r t y seconds . And y e t , b u t ( o r t h e d a n c i n g po les , t r e e s ar id (ences, o n e cou l d n o t a p p r e c i a t e t h e speed , a s t h e r e w a s n o t t h e J a r a n d ramble inc iden t t o t h e o r d i n a r y t h i r t y - m i l e g a i t , o w i n g t o t h e pe r fec t r o a d bed a n d e q u i p m e n t .
I t w a s d a r k w h e n w e c r o s s e d t h e Mississippi, a n d a l t e r a l a t e s u p p 6 r a t t he Lac lede h o t e l ( n a m e d in h o n o r of P i e r r e Lac lede , o n e o ( t h e first w h i t e m e n o n t h e s i te of S t . L o u i s , ) m o s t o( o u r p a r t y w e r e r e a d y ( o r bed. t h o u g h w e s u r m i s e t h a t s o m e of t h e y o u n g s t e r s i m p r o v e d t h e op-p o r t u n i t y of see ing a g r e a t c i t y a t n i g h t .
On F r i d a y , t h e Mich igan e d i t o r s were e n t e r t a i n e d b y t h e W o r l d ' s F a i r C o m m i s s i o n In t h e n e w A d m i n -i s t r a t i o n b u i l d i n g o n t h e g r o u n d s . T h i s Is a m a s s i v e s t o n e s t r u c t u r e , u s t c o m p l e t e d ( o r t h e U n i v e r s i t y o( Missouri; b u t wi l l be occupied b y t h e
Commiss ion u n t i l a f t e r t h e ( a i r in 1904.
E x - G o v e m o r F r a n c i s , p r e s i d e n t of t h e L o u i s i a n a P u r c h a s e E x p o s i t i o n c o m p a n y , a n d p r o m i n e n t l y men-t i oned f o r p r e s i d e n t of t h e Un i t ed S t a t e s , a d d r e s s e d t h e p a r t y , s e t t i n g f o r t h t h e p l a n a a n d p u r p o s e s o( t h e E x p o s i t i o n . F i t t i n g r e s p o n s e s w e r e m a d e b y Col. A. E . Meigs o ( t h e W e s t e r n N e w s p a p e r U n i o n a n d Miss E m m a B o w e r o( A n n A r b o r , in be-half of t h e n e w s p a p e r m e n a n d w o m e n of Mich igan .
A f t e r e n j o y i n g a s u b s t a n t i a l b a n -q u e t , t h e e n t i r e p a r t y w a s conveyed in c a r r i a g e s a r o u n d a n d t h r o u g h t h e 1180 ac res of t h e b e a u t i f u l E x p o s i t i o n g r o u n d s . O w i n g t o r a i n , w e cou ld see t h e b u i l d i n g s on ly f r o m t h e c a r -r iages . S o m e a r e a p p a r e n t l y n e a r -Ing c o m p l e t i o n ; o t h e r s a r e s t i l l s u r -r o u n d e d b y a n e t w o r k of sca f fo ld ing ; whi le , in t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n bui ld-i n g s co re s of a r c h i t e c t s a n d d r a u g h t s m e n a r e w o r k i n g o n p l a n s of a m u l t i t u d e of o t h e r buIldlD_
J u d g i n g f r o m w h a t w e s a w , t h e a r c h i t e c t u r e of t h e c o m i n g f a i r wi l l n o t be in fe r io r t o t h a t of t h e C h i c a g o o r B u f f a l o e x p o s i t i o n s , wh i l e t h e S t . L o u i s g r o u n d s a r e n a t u r a l l y f a r s u p e r i o r t o e i the r . N o s w a m p s t o fill u p ; b u t a v a s t p a r k of g r e a t n a t -u ra l b e a u t y , suff ic ient In e x t e n t t o c o n t a i n a t t h e s a m e t i m e t h e Chica-go, Buf f a lo a n d P a r i s e x p o s i t i o n s .
A r r a n g e m e n t s a r e be ing m a d e b y I o w a e d u c a t o r s , t o t r a n s p o r t , m a i n -t a i n a n d I n s t r u c t 200,000 I o w a schoo l chi ldren f o r 10 d a y s each , a t t h i s f a i r . The c o m m i s s i o n h a s g iven a s i t e f o r a bu i ld ing f o r t h e p u r p o s e , r e n t free. At bes t . I t Is c a l cu l a t ed t h a t t h e ex-pense wi l l be $12 ( o r e a c h o( t h e 200-000 b o y s a n d g i r l s . S o I t wi l l be seen t h a t o u r I o w a ( r lends h a v e u n d e r t a -ken a l a r g e p r o p o s i t i o n .
0 ( t h e la i r . T h e L e d o e b wi l l h a v e m o r e t o Hay ( rom t i m e t o t i m e aa t h e p r e p a r a t o r y w o r k progrooooo.
OoDliooed on page 8.
Lived la thla Sectioa Nearly Forty Years.
Mrs. Ellen F le t che r w a s b o r a In New L o n d o n , Ohio , F e b . 29,1844, a n d
died a t her h o m e In Lowe l l , Mich., Apri l 11,1903 a g e d 50 y e a r s . 1 m o n t h a n d 12 d a y s . H e r m a i d e n n a m e w a s Morse, a n d In ea r ly c h i l d h o o d she
c a m e w i t h her parentH t o M o n r o e
c o u n t y , Mich., a n d It w a s t h e r e t h a t she s o u g h t a n d f o u n d her S a v i o r , a n d
Joined t h e M e t h o d i s t E p i s c o p a l church of t h a t p lace . W i t h he r f a t h e r she m o v e d t o S o u t h B o s t o n , I o n i a c o u n t y ,
Mich., In 1864 a n d Joined t h e S o u t h B o s t o n M, E . chu rch b y l e t t e r .
She w a s m a r r i e d t o A s a F l e t c h e r A u g u s t 26,1866. T o t h e m five chil-
dren w e r e b o r a , t h r e e d a u g h t e r s a n d t w o s o n s . T h e t w o e ldes t d a u g h t e r s
preceded h e r t o t h e b e t t e r l a n d . T h e h u s b a n d , t h e d a u g h t e r , Mrs . B e r t h a
Cowles , t h e t w o sons , G u y a n d Axel, o n e b r o t h e r , E d w i n Morse , one s i s te r ,
Mrs . M a r y V a n h o u t e n , t h r e e g r a n d -chi ldren a n d a h o s t of f r i e n d s r e m a i n
t o m o u r n t h e i r loss. S h e w a s k ind , l ov ing , a n d Indu lgen t a s a wife, a s a m o t h e r , a s i s ter , a f r i e n d , . a n d the re -
fo re held a p lace In m a n y h e a r t s . T h e (une ra l services w e r e held In
t h e h o m e o n M o n d a y , Apri l 13 a t 1, p . m . , a n d w e r e l a r g e l y a t t e n d e d b y t h e ( r l ends a n d r e l a t i ve s ( r o m L o w e l l ,
S o u t h B o s t o n , Be ld lng a n d G r a n d
R a p i d s . Rev. Chas . N e a s e off ic ia ted a n d t h e b o d y w a s l a i d t o r e s t In t h e S o u t h B o s t o n c e m e t e r y . r~ m~—mm
EIGHTY FOUR YEARS.
Death of Jamea O'Heroa at that Advaacad Age.
J a m e s O ' H e r o n , a n o ld r e s iden t o(
Lowe l l , d ied a t h is h o m e In t h i s vll l age , M o n d a y , a g e d n e a r l y 81 y e a r s
F u n e r a l services w e r e held y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g a t S t . M a r y ' s c h u r c h , a n d
I n t e r m e n t w a s m a t e in t h e C a t h o l i c c eme te ry in B o w n e .
Deceased w a s b o r a in I r e l a n d a n d
c a m e t o t h i s c o u n t r y a t t h e a g e o( t w e n t y . H e lived in B o w n e ( o r a l o n g t i m e a n d m o v e d h e r e w h e r e he l ived a g o o d m a n y y e a r s . H e l e a v e s t w o ch i ld ren a n d a w i d o w .
'•He'a Gattlag a Big Boy Now.' B. C. N e e d h a m w a s s i x t y - o n e y e a r s
o ld l a s t F r i d a y , a n d o n t h a t e v e n i n g he w a s a g r e e a b l y s u r p r i s e d b y t h e I n v a s i o n o( h is h o m e b y t w e n t y - ( o u r
( r lends w h o h a d c o m e t o c e l e b r a t e
t h e e v e n t . R e f r e s h m e n t s w e r e s e rved
a n d M r . N e e d h a m w a s p r e s e n t e d w i t h a h a n d s o m e M o r r i s c h a i r ,
p r o g r a m of m u s i c a n d r e c i t a t i o n s w a a m u c h e n j o y e d .
New Village Officers. A t t h e Council m e e t i n g M o n d a y
e v e n i n g t h e f o l l o w i n g a p p o i n t m e n t s w e r e m a d e :
P r e s i d e n t p r o - t e m , D. G. L o o k .
M a r s h a l a n d S t r e e t CommlsMloner, M e r r i t t Sayles ;
N i g h t W a t c h , ( r e - a p p o l n t e d ) H . F . L a n e , s a l a r y $37.50 p e r m o n t h ;
A t t o r n e y , R. E . S p r l n g e t t , s a l a r y $75 pe r y e a r ;
Chief F i r e D e p a r t m e n t , J . T . Mueller ( r e - appo ln t ed ) s a l a r y , $5 pe r m o n t h ;
Special p o l i c e — F r a n k P l c k a r d ,
Bethel E . McLa ln , J o s . T . J o n e s , Rollen Mack , F r e e m a n W i n t e r s .
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is made of the best qua l i t y of g a l -
vanized hard steel wire and is the
most d u r a b l e and eflicient wire
fence on the m a r k e t —(a t r ia l will
convince you.)
THE PRICE IS LOW a t present , b u t as the pr ices on the
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it on the fence very soon. T a k e
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SCOn & WINEGAR, Successors to Sco t t & Cambel l .
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Fishing Time... b here and so is Stocking with the best stock of Fishing Tackle yon ever saw. Troot season opens May 1. Get ready brother. See my splendid new
Casting OPS and E E L S . . .
the best tha t ever happened and prices are low. If you want to catch fish, big fish, hay yonr supplies of
R. D. STOCKING Music, Sewing Machines, Sporting Goods, Watches, Clocks and Jewelry.
Sttcceaa Club Easter Party. T h e Success P e d r o c l u b held i t s
t h i r d g a t h e r i n g a t T r a i n ' s O p e r a h o u s e M o n d a y even ing , a n d d e s p i t e t h e h a r d r a i n , w h i c h c o n t i n u e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e e v e n i n g , a l a r g e n u m b e r w e r e p r e s e n t .
T h e d e c o r a t i o n s a n d pr izes w e r e a p p r o p r i a t e t o E a s t e r . Miss R o s a R h o d e s s e fved p u n c h f r o m a n e a t b o o t h , a r r a n g e d f o r t h a t p u r p o s e .
W e l d o n S m i t h a c t e d a s c a t e r e r . F i r s t prizes w e r e w o n b y Mrs . E.
D. McQueen a n d R o w l a n d R y d e r , s econds b y Mrs. J . E . Lee a n d Dr . Greene, a n d c o n s o l a t i o n s b y Miss Elsie Wi l l i ams of Reed C i ty a n d Geo. M. W i n e g a r .
R. D. S t o c k i n g ' s o r c h e s t r a fu r -n ished t h e music .
Bad News. T h e M c M a h o n g r o c e r y Htore w a s
e n t e r e d , seized a n d closed o n a n a t -t a c h m e n t by t h e J u d s o n G r o c e r y c o m p a n y of G r a n d Rap ldu M o n d a y m o r n i n g , a n d a n Invoice of t h e s t o c k h a s since been m a d e .
I n o r d e r t h a t a l l h is c r ed l to rn m i g h t be se rved al ike, A. E . M c M a h o n filed a p e t i t i o n In b a n k r u p t c y a t t h e c o u n t y s e a t T u e s d a y , a n d t h e J u d s o n c o m p a n y will n o t be p e r m i t t e d t o freese t h e o t h e r c r e d i t o r s o u t .
Walk-Over Best $3.50 a n d $4.00 Shoe Made
St's Sweet to be Remembered
w h e n y o u r b e s t f e l l o w b u y s s o m e of o u r e l e g a n t l l o m e - M a d e . . .
CHOCOLATE DROPS 200 per
Weldon Smith T h e B o s s B a k e r , w h o B a k e s B r e a d t h a t B e a t s ' e m a l l .
E a a t e r s u p p e r a t t h e B a p t l s t c h u r c h F r i d a y even ing . Spec ia l mus ic . P r i c e 20c.
G. V . McConnell of Reed C i ty w a s in t o w n t o - d a j ' . H e r e p o r t s t r a d e g o o d in h is t o w n .
E a a t e r s u p p e r a t t h e B a p t l s t c h u r c h F r i d a y even ing . Spec ia l mualc . P r i c e 20c.
Bnlldlag & Loaa Animal. T h e a n n u a l m e e t i n g of t h e L o w e l l
Bu i ld ing a n d L o a n a s s o c i a t i o n w i l l be held a t t h e s t o r e of Ye l t e r & W a d s -w o r t h M o n d a y e v e n i n g Apr i l 20, ( o r t h e elect ion o( off icers a n d t r a n s a c t i o n of auch o t h e r b u s i n e s s a a m a y p r o p e r -ly c o m e before t l i e m e e t i n g .
J . B . Y e i t e e , S e c r e t a r y
NOTICE. T h e a c c o u n t s of t h e m v i i tly dis-
so lved h a r d w a r e firm ^cpfct Ac Cambe l l h a v e b e e " i i B i P V h a n d s f o r c o l l e c t l " " - 'J kose Indeb ted t o t h e firm wW I 'leane m a k e se t t l e -lU6Dt &A puMJU UOHMible iUf lllC b o o k s mii«t l>e closed up .
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T r a i n will l e ave L o w e l l a t II a . in See p o s t e r s o r a sk a g e n t s f o r pa r t i cu -l a r s .
D o n o t f o r g e t W e d n e s d a y . April-". ' a t H o t e l Waver ly y o u r a n consu l t t h e e m i n e n t s p e d a l l s t . Dr. Wuolsey. N o m a t t e r w h a t y o u r disease o r w e a k n e s s consul t h im. Cures g u a r -a n t e e d , so y o u run n o r i sk .—adv.
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t t t B L E D G E R , L O W E L L , . M I C H . T H U K S D A Y . A P t t I L It), 1008.
MORRISON'S 62 Monroe S t .
GRAND R A P I D S , M I O H .
C l o a k s , S u i t s , F u r s Whatever you mny need for your
ftpnnR and Summer wear you will find it at Morrison's. Whatever you iiud al Morrison's is correct in style, fault* less in workmanship, perfect in Hi— materials latest and heat. Morrison gartueuls ate of the linest quality and selcolion, being personally bought in New York by Mr. Morrison. Our suits skirts and waists are not dnplicat-oil1 in Western Michigan.
Tho prices for Suits range from $10.00 to $125.00. We have a few choice Pongee Silk Jackets and Silk Coats. They are very twell—are tl.e newest things in the east for early spring wear. We haye also some ele-gant Shantung Coats and Traveling Garments.
We will store your Furs ifyou wish at reasonable prices. Our concrete hlornfje vaults protect from moths, fire and theft . Furs repaired during the summer if you wish. It does not oosl much.
Come to the Food Show, leave your parcels and phone your appoint-ments al
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[[ IS Plff l . Colby's Measure, After a Long De-
bate, Gets Through the House by Vote of 79 to 13.
SOME OF ITS IMPORTANT PROVISIONS.
T a l k o f A d j o a r n n i ^ n t — S p e a k e r C a r -
t o n T l i i n k a I t W d l l C o m e A b o u t
S i n y 1 0 — l . n b o r M e n S t i r r e d U p b y
a HIM R e c e n t l y 1 ' a a i t e d b y t h e
S e n a t e .
[Special Correspondence.] Lansing, Apri l 13.—The Colby-Pow-
ell-Stone g e n e r a l p r i m a r y election
bill, which h a s passed t h e house o£ r ep resen ta t ives , abol ishes nil nomi-
n a t i n g convent ions , s t a t e , congres-sional , legislat ive, coun ty and eity.
All cand ida t e s f o r s t a t e , congres-sional , legislative, county , c i ty and
t o w n s h i p oflices are t o be nomina ted by d i rec t ba l lo t of t he people on one day . Each p a r t y is t o be provided
wi th a s e p a r a t e ballot . Eve ry person des i r ing nomina t i on f o r s t a t e , con-gress iona l o r legislat ive ollice m u s t
iile a pe t i t ion with the s e c r e t a r y of Ktate JO days be fo re t h e p r i m a r y day. and deposi t a fee of one-half of one
per cent , of t h e sa la ry of t h e office he asp i res t o if he belongs to t h e p a r t y dominan t in t h e ditfiriet in which he seeks ollice, o r o n e - f o u r t h of one per cen t , if h'e be longs t o a n y o t h e r p a r t y . Every person seek ing a nomina-t ion f o r coun ty , city or t o w n s h i p of lice m u s t file a like pe t i t ion wi th the c l e rk of t h e coun ty , c i ty or t ownsh ip nnd pay a s imi la r a -e . The p r i m a r y is to be conduc ied in the same man n e r a s t h e g e n e r a l e lect ion, t he clee-lion coinmis-sions p r i n t i n g t h e bal lots, t he b o a r d s of r e g i s t r a t i o n con duc t i ng t h e voting. T h e votes a r e t o be counted and r e t u r n s m a d e in t h e same m a n n e r a.- at g e n e r a l elect ions. The cand ida t e s receiving p lu ra l i t i e s on the ba l lo t of each p a r t y shal l be the nominees of t ha t p a r t y .
Talk of final a d j o u r n m e n t is preva-lent a m o n g the l eg i s la to rs . " T h e r e i s no r ea son , " s a y s Speake r Car ton , "why we should no t l a k e a final ad-j o u r n m e n t May 10 and wind up busi-ness a week ear l ie r . T h e r e a re no im-p o r t a n t m e a s u r e s t o be decided ex-cept the p r i m a r y e lec t ion and some r a i road m a t t e r s . Members have not become ve ry well acqua in t ed wi th any o t h e r bills t h a t a r e w o r t h pass ing, and mos t of these have a l ready been r e p o r t e d out by c o m m i t t e e s . " S e n a t o r Goodell is m a k i n g a canvass of the s e n a t e p r e p a r a t o r y t o b r ing ing a r t s -oiution t o fix a d j o u r n m e n t f o r April 25. or May 10 a t t h e very l a t e s t .
Labor men in the h o u s e a r e s t i r r e d uj i by a bill which passed t h e s e n a t e las t week. It provides t h a t men who t a k e ra i l road t ickets f r o m compan ie s o r individuals upon ihe a g r e e m e n t t h a t they shal l do cer ta in work and then r e f u s e to do t h e work may be punished by fine and impr i sd i iment . K)-presenfative Shea, of De t ro i t , b a s prepared s o m e a m e n d m e n t s which be will ask ibe house to add lo the bill, ealeulaii-il 10 al low w or k i ngmen t o gi'l even wilb companies wliich do not k rep t he i r p a r t of a g r e e m e n t a s t o w/»rk, wages, board, etf-. I t provides tha i wli<'nc\i-r a g r e e m e n t s a r e m a d e t o t ake men f rom the i r homes to do work in sninc o the r plaee, t he oflieer o r a gen i of the eoinpany m a k i n g Hie a g r e e i n e n t shall p ivpare a s t a t e of t h e eondi t ioi is in writing, giving the w a g e s to be paid, hours, work , kind of hoard , etc. , and if the com-piiny does not obse rve these te rms the i r oit 'eers or a g e n t s m a y be fined or im;iri.-oned. S e n a t o r Fu l l e r , who inlI'MMjeed the hill which passed the senate , is a lumber dea ler , and t h e m e a s u r e wa> probably in tended t o ri -uh tlif men who t a k e ra i l road t i eke i s f r o m companies to work a t some o t h e r places, and when they have a r r ived at t he i r des t ina t ion , re-f u s e t o do as t hey agreed . Ful le r Ji.ts fold Shea t ha t he will a g r e e .to any r easonab le a m e n d m e n t .
The s e n a t e pasffrd t h e bill to ra i se tl.y sa|nr.ieq. o f T l j i ^ s tf t te t a x
j commiss ioners f r o m $2,500 t o -$3,600. ! T h e r e w a s a long deba te over t h e | m e a s u r e . Sena to r s Brown nnd Oood-] ell t a k i n g the pr incipal p a r t in op-j pos ing the measure , j Represen ta t ive Joseph Greusel , of I De t ro i t , has the honor of g e t t i n g
t h r o u g h the house comml l t ee of t h e whole his hill proposing to amend t h e cons t i tu t ion so t ha t t h e legis-l a t u r e m a y pass a law p e r m i t t i n g Det ro i t to own and o p e r a t e s t r e e t ra i lways , ibis act ion being t a k e n l a t e this a f t e r n o o n . T h e bill now goes on the o r d e r of th i rd rending f o r final passage . |
S e n a t o r F a r r , of Ouekama, believes modesty should he rewarded . Sen- j a t o i s Uames , of Howell, nnd Bang-ham. of Homer , the two o t h e r mem-bers of the s ena t e commi t t ee on t h e indus t r ia l school for boys, r e f u s e lo r epor t f a ' o r a b l y lhe propos i t ion to expend IT.r.QO in en la rg ing the chapel at t he Industr ia l school, s ay ing t h a t it would es tabl ish a bad p receden t to give Ihe school some th ing t h a t i ts 1
board of t r u s t ee s had not asked fo r . Sena to r F a r r does not believe t h a t I t h e fact t ha t the board has no t j a sked f o r th i s improvemen t consl i-l u t e s a valid reason f o r no t vot ing w h a t a p p e a r s lo be a necess i ty .
Some of the Detroi t d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e owners having t aken up the opposi t ion l o the Duncan bill, re-qu i r ing plated j ewel ry lo be marked wi th Ihe m a k e r ' s init ials , t he Del ro i l Jewelry firms nnd m a n u f a c t u r e r s have sent t o the s e n a t e pe t i t i ons jt< favor of t h e measu re .
JASON.
t Result of Elections In Illinois, Wis-
consin, Kansas and Other Western States.
CHICA60 REELECTS MAYOR HARRISON.
W U e o a a l n Elec ta S a p r e m e C o a r t J n a -tiefr a n d Cl rea i t Jndv*B—Cltlea a n d T o w n s Show T h e i r P r e f e r e n c e * a t t h e ro l l*—Democra ts l a St. Lonla Are Vle tor lona .
ENGINEER WAS DEAD.
A. " R o y a l B l u e " T r a i n R/nna forTwea-t y Mllen w i t h Ho One a t
t h e T h r o t t l e .
Ba l t imore , April 13.—A fas t - f ly ing Royal Blue t r a i n on t h e Ba l t imore & Ohio ra i l road, r u n n i n g be tween New Y o r k and Wash ing ton , r a n 20 miles S a t u r d a y n igh t w i t h o u t an engineer a t t h e t h r o t t l e . J . F r a n k Fur ley , t he engineer , leaned out of the oab window a t a po in t sou th of Wilmington, Del., and had evidently been s t ruck by a tel-eg raph pole or some o t h e r obs l rnc l ion , and probably ins t an t ly killed. The body w a s found by the f i reman, who b r o u g h t the t r a in l o Bal t imore .
VICTIMS OF FLAMES.
T w o L l v e a Loa t a n d F l v * P e r a o n a I n -j u r e d b y t h e I t a j - m l n s o f a n I n -
d l a n n p o b i a l l e a l d e n c e .
Indianapol is , Ind., April 13.—Nathan Morris, one of the bes t -known a t t o r -n e y s of Indiana, and F r a n k Haas , t he 12-year-old son of Dr. Haas, we re bu rned t o dea th Sunday morn ing , and Mrs. Jo seph Haas, Miss Belle Haas, Miss Rose Haas , Louis H a a s and Grace Lemon, a governess, were injured m o r e or less seriously. The residence of Dr . Joseph Unas, a t No. 523 Nor th Alabama s t r ee t , was near ly bnrned to the g round .
Glvea Up Hda P l a c e . Washington , April 13.—It is an-
nounced tha t Ass is tan t A t to rney Gen-eral J a m e s M. Beck tendered his resig-na t ion l o Pres ident Roosevelt be fore the pres ident ' s d e p a r t u r e f o r the west In t e n d e r i n g his res ignat ion, Mr. Beck t o o k occasion to express his pride and grat i f ica t ion at havinp been privileged l o serve under the pres ident ' s adminis t ra t ion and t ha t of his predecessor In accept ing the res ignat ion, the pres-iden t w r o t e a mos t compl imen ta ry let t e r .
T i l lman T r i a l Poa tponed . Columbia, S. C., April 9.—The t r ia l
of J a m e s H. Ti l lman, f o r m e r l ieu tenant governor of this s t a l e , charged with t h e m u r d e r of Narcissos Gener Gon-zales, which was called f o r t h e p r e sen t session of cour t , h a s been cont inued unt i l Ju ly .
Dea th of a J o n r n a l l a t . Cha t tanooga . Tenn. , April 13.-—Col.
J . E. MacGowan, the ve teran edi tor In chief of the Cha t t anooga Times, died Sunday a f t e r n o o n a t 5 o'clock.
We still hear an oc-casional man say, "Ready-Made clothes don't hold shape." They den't eh? Well, our clothes do—
No matter what price suit you buy here—$7.50 to $25.00—we guarantee all of them to retain shape
We stand ready to give you a new suit or refund your money for any that do not "hold up . "
Want you to see the solid value we sell a t $10, $12, $15 and $18—want you to see the new front, collar and shoulders this season.
Busiest store because best.
THE GIANT A. MAY & S O N .
G r a n d R a p i d b ' B u s i e s t C l o t h i e r s
Chicago, April 8.—-Carter H. Ha r r i -son, democra t , w a s elected mayor of Chicago f o r the f o u r t h t i m e by 7,679 p lura l i ty over Graeme S tewar t , repub-lican. Alderman SmuUki, republ ican, w a s elected city a t t o rney , and F . C. Bender , republ ican, c i ty c lerk .
Oa ta ldc of Chle«BO. In Springfield William J . But le r ,
Gov. Ya te s ' cand ida te f o r mayor , w a s overwhelming ly de fea t ed by H a r r y H . Devereaux, the democra t i c nom-inee. Springfield is no rma l ly 800 re-publ ican. Devereaux won by over I,000 p lura l i ty . M a y o n were elected in o t h e r Illinoia ci t ies a s fo l lows: E a s t S t . Louis, Silas Cook ( ind . ) ; Ga lesburg , George S h u m w a y (c i t . ) ; Moline, C. P. Sk inner ( rep . ) ; Rooli I s land . William McConochie ( r ep . ) ; Quincy, J o h n A. Stelnbtrch (dcm.).
In I l l inois t ownsh ip elect ions repub-l icans were success fu l in t h e fol low-ing p laces : Bloomington , Cl inton, Danville, Deca tur , Eff ingham, Elgin. F a i r b u r y , Jol ie t , Kenney , Maruu, P i ano , Peor ia , Pawpaw, Sycamore, Waukcgan , Whea ton , Woodstock, Wenona , Central ia , Kewanee and Nn* pervil le." D e m o c r a t s w o n victories in Bemen t , Chenoa, Galena, Havana . Kankakee , Lockpor t , Mowequeu, Ram-sey, Toledo and Taylorvil le . Non-p a r t i s a n t i cke t s car r ied in Assump^ t ion, Aurora , Al ton and Alhambra .
l a WlaeonaJn. Milwaukee, April 8.—The judicia l
e lect ion in Wisconsin passed of t very qu ie t ly Tuesday . J u d g e Robe r t G. Siebecker, of Madison, judge of t h e N i n t h circui t cour tT was elected t o t h e place on t h e Wisconsin s u p r e m e bench made vacan t b y t h e r e c e n t d e a t h of C. V. Bardeen .
T h e r e w e r e no c h a n g e s in the f o u r c i r cu i t s which elected judges . T h o u g h comple t e r e t u r n s will no t be availa-ble f o r t w o days. J u d g e Si lver thorn, of Wausau , is ree lec ted judge of t h e S ix teen th c i rcui t ; J o h n Goodland, of Apple ton , of t h e T e n t h ; J a f b e s O'Neill, of t h e Seventeenth , {ind 0 . T. Will iams, of Milwaukee, of t h e Sec-ond ci rcui t .
The proposed a m e n d m e n t t o t h e cons t i tu t ion , inc reas ing the n u m b e r of jus t i ces of the sup reme c o u r t f r o m five t o seven, w a s undoubted i l c a r r i cd .
Comparat ively f e w mayors were elected in t h e s t a t e , and t h e r e were f e w poli t ical c h a n g e s in t h s cit ies which chose a n executive. Oshkosh ree lec ted Mayor Mulva (dem.) , and p t midnight the indicat ions w e r e t ha t La Crosse had de fea t ed the republ ic a n candidate , w h o suffered most heavily in t h e a r i s toc ra t i c wa rds . ' Fox Lake, Waukesha . Racine and
Mar ine t t e w e n t republ ican. The democ ra t s car r ied Neenah, Menasha, Amhers t , Berlin, Po r t age , La Crosse and Beaver Dam. In Janesvi l le the e n t i r e cit izens' t icket , headed b y Wil son. was elected by 648 p lura l i ty , m a k i n g a comple te change of c i ty of fleers.
License carr ied In Lake Mills, Glen* wood, S tough ton , Spar ta , Deerfleld Richland Center , S turgeon Bay and Broadhead . Vi roqua voted aga ins i license.
M. Loala Dcmoora ta W i n . St. Louis. April 8.—-Election r e t u r n s
completed al 1:30 o'clock, show tha t St. Louis went democra t ic by a plu-ra l i ty of over 18,000, in a b o u t one-half t he regis tered vote, which is 122.000. Five republicans and one independent candida te were elected to t h e house of delegates . The o t h e r 22 m e m b e r s elected a r e democra t s . The demo-c r a t s elected t he i r six cand ida tes f o r the city council.
Reaa l t l a Kanaaa . Topeka, Kan., April 9. — R e t u r n i
f r o m all t he t o w n s in Kansas which held elect ions Tuesday disclose the fact t h a t t h e vo te in f a v o r of en-fo rc ing t h e prohib i t ion l aw is t he mos t overwhe lming In t h e h i s tory of the s t a t e . A special e f f o r t was made by t h e opponents of prohibi-t ion t o m a k e a good showing a t th i s e lect ion, and t h u s pave t h e w a y fo r a resubmission campaign t w o yea r s f r o m now. Only six t o w n s of any Impor tance In t h e s t a t e voted In fa-vor of a l iberal policy t o w a r d the saloons.
Commencement Programs
Com in and Look Them Over.
L E I D C t E I R , J
Attention Farmers Horsemen! I have three very fashionably bred stallions. They are first-class in-dividuals and sires of first-class colts. One is the
S O N O F " A L L E R T O N " the greatest sire of his age, and one is a son of 4 4 8 P H I N X " the best
son of the great '"ELECTIONEER." The third one is by a producing son of " D I R E C T O R , " a sire of extreme speed. AH three
of these stallions are particularly well bred on their dam's side. The
records will show that there is no better breeding. For terms, ete., call on or address
Webber, Agent I o u i f i v M i c h .
MORE PAY FOR LABOR.
Maa a a d W i f e D r o w n e d . Henryvil le , Ind., April 13.—A
cloudburs t a t noon Sunday flooded th is p a r t of Cla rk coun ty and did grea t damage . The heavy fal l of w a t e r has ex tended n o r t h a s f a r as Se l le rsburg and Seymour . County Commiss ioner Raymond and wife were d rowned while c ross ing Blue 1
Lick c reek a f t e r church . T h e wa te r s 1 had r isen so rap id ly t h a t t h e buggy w a s swep t away . Both bodies were recovered.
T k e S ta te Commlanton«r F l n d a Condkl-t lona G r e a t l y I m p r o v e d l a
MUshlcaa.
Lans ing , Apr i l 13.—The condi t ion of l abor in Michigan, a c c o r d i n g t o t h e r e p o r t of t h e s t a t e l a b o r com-miss ioner , h a s u n d e r g o n e g r e a t im-provement d u r i n g t h e l a s t f ew yea r s , a po r t i on of t h e improvemen t be ing d u e t o s t a t e f a c t o r y inspec t ion , b u t t h e g r e a t e r p a r t to gene ra l ly im-proved bus iness condi t ions .
I n h is r e p o r t t he commiss ioner of l a b o r has gone extensively i n t o tho social condi t ions of f a c t o r y workers , i n addi t ion to compiling i n t e r e s t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n in r ega rd t o t h e h o u r s of labor , w a g e s and e m p l o y m e n t of w o r k e r s in t h e varied indus t r i e s of t h e s t a t e .
T h e n u m b e r of f a c t o r i e s inspected d u r i n g t h e y e a r was 0,441, t h e inspec-t ion be ing t h o r o u g h in every coun-t y b u t t w o in the s t a t e . In the fac-to r i e s inspected t h e r e were em-ployed 172,806 males and 33,749 fe-
un lons of over '40 per c f t i l . Wages have advanced over 14 cents a day, and over 40 p e r cent , of the unions r e p o r t t h a t h o u r s have been shor t -ened. Near ly 66 per cen t , have agree-m e n t s wi th employers . D u r i n g tlifl y e a r 62 un ions r e p o r t e d s t r ikes . 40 of which resu l ted f avo rab l e t o i h e s t r ik-e rs . An average of $78.37 w a s paid b y each nn lon f o r s t r i k e benef i ts .
T h e inspect ion of t enement -houses in Det ro i t shows t h a t whi le t h e r e a r e b u t few places in t h e c i ty t h a t can p rope r ly be descr ibed as swea t shops t h e r e a r e a n u m b e r t h a t give every evidence of developing in to such.
The woman f a c t o r y in spec to r in h e r supp l emen ta ry r e p o r t says t h a i t h e laws aga in s t child labor a r e bet-t e r enforced In cities t h a n in t h e towns of smal l popula t ion , which she a t t r i b u t e s la rge ly t o t h e f a c t t h a t t he school laws a re m o r e r igidly en- j fo rced .
A large n u m b e r of gi r ls f r o m 14 t o 16 yea r s of age w a s f o u n d in tho fac tor ies , but the i r w o r k a s a ru l e w a s not a rduous , and the h o u r s will no t ave rage m o r e t h a n n ine per day. Cash g i r l s in s to res , t h e inspec tor
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males , a t o t a l of 205,555. Out of t h i s ^
e n t i r e n u m b e r only 4,731 were be- j r ep resen t s , have rea l ly a h a r d e r t ime tween the ages of 14 and 16 yea r s . | t h l i n 1 h e g h o i ) g i r l 8 . I n fnptor le*
The 1,690 s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s inter-, , where wom6n a re employed It was viewed received an a v e r a g e of $4.17 j found t h a t genera l ly t h e work was a day. T h e n u m b e r of f o r e m e n was j n o t h a rd , a l t h o u g h it is b u s y work 6,150, and t h e y received $2.75 a day i a n d somet imes t r y i n g on t h e nerves on an average . T h e oflices f o r c e s 1
a n ( j t i r esome. n u m b e r e d 7,822, and t h e ave rage I —— — w a g e s paid w a s $2.19. T h e ave rage I L o " * da i ly w a g e s paid t h e r e m a i n d e r of Saginaw, April 13.—Dr. W. C.
w u c u t h e 190,893 employes w a s $1.60 per , S t o w e ' wel l -known ve te r ina ry sur-a l h a l f m a s t in memory of the c r u d - d Q y- I , , v e y e a r 8 a K 0 t b ' s ave rage was ' geon, w a k e u p speechless t h e o t h e r
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Proof of K a l a e r ' s P i e t y . Berl in, April 13.—Emperor William
observed Good F r iday in a n unpreced-en ted m a n n e r . He caused t h e roya l s t a n d a r d on t h e cast le t o be placed
flxion of Chr i s t .
Obaervcd A p p o m a t t o x D a y . La faye t t e , Ind.,-April 10.—Appomat-
t o x day w a s observed T h u r s d a y . The public Schools were closed and t h e c o u r t s were a d j o u r n e d .
$1.39. T h e daily pay rol ls of t he fac- i morn ing , having to t a l l y lost his t o r i e s inspected a g g r e g a t e $346,741.28,' v o ' c e - H e has suffered a s t r o k e of f o r each week $2,080,447.68, and f o r i in l? l , n l pa ra lys i s nnd canno t speak a t h e y e a r $108,183,279.36. I ' ' v o r d ' a l t hough he can hea r . He can
In a c h a p t e r on organized labor It t a k e n 0 8 0 , ' d f o o d - J t , 8 t h o " ? h t i s r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e r e h a s been a n i n c r e a s e j n t h e m e m b e r s h i p of t r a d e r ' 8 speech.
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E. L. Vincent saya in F a r m and Fi res ide : "Few of us g e t t h e best t h e r e is in ou r f a r m s . T h a t is be-cause we do n o t p u t t h e beat t h e r e i s in . us in to t hem. T h e r e i sn ' t m u t h use in expect ing g r e a t t h i n g s on the f a r m unless we a r e wil l ing t o plan, w o r k and s t u d y how t o g e t those g r e a t th ings . How shal l we g o a t i t t o do t h a t ? In t h e first place, ihe soil m u s t be in a good s t a t e of fer-t i l i ty . This m e a n s t h a t we have ca re fu l ly saved up every pa r t i c l e of b a r n y a r d m a n u r e we have, nnd have seconded t h i s e f f o r t by a judiefbua use of commerc ia l fe r t i l i ze r . I t means , too, t h a t we have no t pre-viously c ropped t h e land t o dea th . T h e n we will p low t h o r o u g h l y . Not one m a n ou t of t e n in t h i s coun t ry knows how t o p low; or , if h e does, he has n o t t h e g r i t and t h e gump-t ion t o do i t . Once in a w h i l e we m e e t a f a r m e r w h o ins i s t s t h a t this p a r t of t h e f a r m work s h a l l be done tho rough ly . He Is on t h e way t o success. I t w a s an old Scotchman who said: 'Ye d inna k e n how t o plow in t h i s c o o n t r y ; ye on 'y scra i tch t h e groon . ' And t h a t Is a b o u t w h a t m o s t of u s f a r m e r s do— w e scra tch t h e g r o u n d . And again, t o g e t t he bes t t h e r e is in ou r f a r m s w e m u s t u s e t h e h a r r o w m o r e f a i t h -fu l ly . The f a r m e r has no b e t t e r tool t han a good h a r r a w . I s ay a 'good' h a r r o w , because h o s t s of f a r m e r s have not such n t h i n g a s a first-class h a r r o w on t h e place. T h e y a r e work-i n g away w i t h the s a m e old V-dhaped ' d r a g ' t he i r f a t h e r s used, or else have picked u p a t some sa le a worn-out t h i n g n o t w o r t h br inging tome. No good w o r l ^ c a n be done « i t h such a too l . H a r r o w s of a n up-o-da te p a t t e r n a r e r easonab le in
pr ice nowadays , a n d every f a r m e r ought t o h a v e one o r more . Good, . lean seed is a requis i te , too. No :i>e to sow seed t h a t will no t grow, j r t h a t is fu l l of weed seed. Th is may mean t h e p u r c h a s e of a f an -n ing , mill, t o be used in rec leaning seed. We m a y b e t t e r do th i s t h a n t o seed o u r f a r m s down wi th fou l weeds. But , finally, we will fail a f t -e r all if w e do no t keep t h e weeds down .in eve ry c r o p t h a t can be cul-t ivated. T h i s TU^ans s t e a d y work (or a f ew weeks in t h e sp r ing of t h e year , un t i l t h e p o t a t o e s have been hilled u p and t h e co rn is too large t o admi t of w o r k i n g a h o r s e t h r o u g h i t . Bu t t h e end te l ls t he s t o r y . Other t h i n g s be ing equal , t he m a n who p u t s himself i n to h is work as I have h t r e descr ibed m a y r e s t as-su red of a good c rop—the bes t t h e soil will p roduce . And t h a t ough t t o m a k e h im happy . "
IMPROVED PLANK DRAG.
Aa l a i p l n a e a t W h i c h U Needed a a E v e r y F a r a i a a d Caa Be Made
a t S a i a ^ E i z p e a a e .
We g e t f r o m t h e P rac t i ca l F a r m e r the I l lus t ra t ion of a n improved plank d r a g . The r e a r plank. A, is s e t flat ins tead of s loping and hai»
QUIT THE TURKEY BUSINESS.
B o w S e c r e t a r y W h l t a e y ' a Good l a -t e a t l o a a W e r e Spoiled b y a F e w
i M p a t l e a t W o m e n .
T h e s t o r y of how a f e w impa t i en t women d e s t r o y e d a m i g h t y • good reso lu t ion waa recent ly to ld by t h e chief c le rk of t h e navy d e p a r t m e n t . I n 1888 S e c r e t a r y Whi tney was de-layed in g e t t i n g out h is r e p o r t , a n d I n a l l y had t o p u s h i t t h r o u g h wi th a rush , s a y s t h e New York Tr ibune .
"So wel l waa t h e w o r k done," s a y s Mr. P e t e r s , " a n d so p leased was t h e s ec r e t a ry , t h a t t w o d a y s b e f o r e Thanksg iv ing he s en t f o r me a n d sa id : 'Mr. P e t e r s , I w i s h you would go t o t h e m a r k e t and b u y a t u r k e y f o r every employe of t h e gove rnmen t p r i n t i n g office.' 'But , Mr . Secre ta ry , ' I repl ied, ' i t would r equ i r e 3,000 t u r -keys t o fill t h a t order . ' ' I t makes no d i f fe rence if 5,000 would be needed; buy t h e m . ' ' I t i s impossible , ' I sa id ; ' t h e r e a r e no t 3,000 unso ld t u r k e y s t o be had in W a s h i n g t o n to-day. ' T h e n , ' sa id he, ' a s ce r t a in the names of t h e m e n who had t h e principal p a r t in g e t t i n g out t h e repor t , g e t a t u r k e y f o r each to#-day, nnd o rde r t h e n e c e s s a r y number—3,000 or 5,000 •—and see t h a t they a r e delivered In t i m e f o r Chr is tmas . ' Under these in-s t r u c t i o n s nine t u r k e y s were sent t o the p r i n t i n g office t h a t day . Tho nex t m o r n i n g the s e c r e t a r y received t e n l e t t e r s . Nine w e r e no tes of t h a n k s , a n d the o t h e r was a l e t t e r f r o m 55 g i r l s In t h e bindery, who d e m a n d e d a t u r k e y each because of t h e par* t h e y had t a k e n In g e t t i n g ou t the r e p o r t . As soon a s he r ead t h a t l e t t e r t he s e c r e t a r y of the navy sa id : 'Mr. Pe te r s , I have gone ou,t of t h e t u r k e y business . ' Noth ing f u r -t h e r w a s necessary . The Chr i s tmas d i s t r i b u t i o n was n o t made, and all on accoun t of the h a s t e of 55 women t o g e t recogni t ion f o r t he i r services.
WARMED-OVER SPEECHES.
E X C E L L E N T P L A N K D R A G ,
t w p r o w s of s t r a i g h t , n a r r o w t e e t h sa t In i t . The t e e t h p ro jec t th rpp Ipchps. A block of wood, B, is Used At e a c h end of p l ank a s shown in put a n d th i s m a y be t aken o u t t o Vftpy t h e d e p t h of t h e tee th , Th« m r of each p lank also is shod wi th i ron s t r i p s t w o i n c h t s wide and one-e i g h t h inch th ick . Th is adds t o the l ife a n d efflciency of t h e d rag .
M«4a re Bi rd* f i r l a iya ia . M a t u r i t y is an I m p o r t a n t th ing , says
a w r i t e r in F a r m e r ' s Advocate. The bird t h a t i » t o be pushed f o r eggs m u s t be thorough ly m a t u r e or she c a n n o t s t and t h e pace. When I began t o keep h e n s I w a s pleased down to the g r o u n d wheneve r a l i t t le misguided pul le t be-g a n t o lay a t t he age of f o u r or five m o n t h s , and I would send an i tem a b o u t i t t o the local paper . Bu t I have learned b e t t e r now. A precocious pul le t never makes a phenomena! lay-e r . She lays one l i t t e r of eggs in Pfj j r t e m b e r o r October and then s h u t s u p s h o p un t i l F e b r u a r y or March. J wRBt a b i rd t h a t has go t he r g rowth , a bird t h a t Is thorough ly m a t u r e ; and I will keep her busy f r o m the t ime she lays h e r first egg. a b o u t Thanksgiving, u n t i l s h e goes- in to m o u l t the fo l lowing fal l .
p a i d by H e l a k t . Throughout the world, as on the stage.
We find It Is the caw. The biggest kdckeri are the onea
Who gel the highest place. - N . Y. Herald.
P h o a o s r a p h Cyl lndera Bonarbt b y fleaator B a n a a W e r e Not J u a t
t h e B l s h t K l a d .
S e n a t o r Hnnna b o u g h t a phono-g r a p h w i t h six cyl inders of the "Nancy Brown" and "Bamboo T ree" var ie ty . H e was pleased and told a s e rvan t t o lay in a s tock of t e n more cyl inders , r epo r t s t h e Bal t imore Her-ald.
On t h e way t o t h e phonograph s t o r e t h e se rvan t passed an auc t ion p lace w h e r e such cyl inders , a m o n g o t h e r t h ings , we re adver t ised a t cu t r a t e s . He pu rchased and ca r t ed t h e impress ions home, t h ink ing t o be commended by h i s m a s t e r f o r h is s h r e w d business abi l i ty . Mr. Hhnna t h a t even ing t o o k u p the first cylin-d e r t h a t came t o hand , placed i t in posi t ion and s t a r t e d the wheels t o going. The announcemen t w a s m a d e ' b y t h e . phonograph t h a t t h e r e would fo l low " t h e g rea t an t i - t r u s t speech of t h e Hon. Willinm Sulzer, m e m b e r of cong re s s f r o m New York . "
Mr . H a n n a c u t off t h e wind of the machine , examined the r e s t of t he a p p a r a t u s and f o u n d t h a t t h e rea-son h e had g o t t e n the cyl inders so cheap w a s t ha t t h e y were all l § ' t oveF speeches b y democra t ic o r a t o r s on democra t i c s u b j e c t s .
T h e nex t day h e w e n t t o t h e p h o n o g r a p h s t o r e and laid in h i s o w n s tock of impress ions .
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R a a a a r k a b l e a a d R o a t a a t l o C a r e e r of t h e Pr laae Mla la te r of
V a a a d a .
The career of Apolo E a g w a , p r ime min i s te r of Uganda , who a t t ended t h e co rona t ion In London, has been re-m a r k a b l e and romant ic . When a y o u n g man he w a s a page in the cour t of K i n g M'tesa. and a f t e r t ha t ru l e r ' s dea th , rose t o -the r ank of s teward un-de r the no to r ious M'wanga. He al-ways held aloof f r o m Ihe ba rbar i t i e s prevalent at t h a t time, and was in consequence more than once beaten and wounded by M'wanga.
Twenty yea r s ago Apolo came under t h e Influence of the Church Missionary society and h a s since remained a loyal and s t anch f r i e n d of the missionaries , o f t e n at g rea t personal cost . Though speak ing l i t t le English, Ae is no mean scho la r in h i s own tongue and has wri t -ten t h r « € books op the h i s tory and folk-lore of bU people .
I t was o w i n g to the s t r o n g repre-sen ta t ions of Apolo, says the London Express , t h a t M'wanga In 1890 signed the t rea ty w i t h Capt . Lugard by which Uganda became a Br i t i sh p ro t ec to ra t e . H e was head of t h e fo rces In 1802, and ruled t h e count ry wi th conspicu-ous abil i ty d u r i n g M'wanga ' s flight. Had i t not been f o r h is influence the chiefs would have rebelled and the coun t ry wou ld have had to be recon-quered.
D n r e n a l a v of C o r a .
T h e dege rming of c o r n — t h a t Is, re-moving t h e yellow germ f r o m the t ip of each kernel—is necessary i n a l l corn f o r expor t because the ge rms , when corn is in t h e hold of a vessel, s t a r t n f e r m e n t a t i o n which spoi ls t he whole cargo . T h e p roduc t each y e a r of th i s dege rming is a b o u t 5,000,000 gal lons of c o m oil, which has h e r e t o f o r e been used t o a d u l t e r a t e linseed oil, b u t now a process f o r c l a r i fy ing i t and remo--Ing | t s pecu l i a r p0or b r l n g s i t W o com-peti t ion w i t h olive and cot tonseed oil.
W a t e n a e l a a R a i l r o a d . P robab ly the first ra i l road ever bui l t
In the Uni ted Sta tes pr incipal ly to h'au? wa t e rme lons will be a b r anch which the Bur l ington Is g e t t i n g ready t o con-struct In sou the rn Missouri this spring. The line will be 50 miles long, and will run t h r o u g h a dis t r ic t which 1« dis-tinctively the home of the wate r -melon. Enough melons arc said to be produced the re t o keep one ra i l road busy d u r i n g the season hau l ing them.
SOLDIERS ON THE MARCH.
B a f f e r l n i f M o f t h f M e n o n I.oiik T r a m p a
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W e a t h e r .
Marching is o f t en more t ry ing t h a n fighting. The resul ts of a campaign m a y he de lenn ined a s really by the be ro i sm of the march as by heroism of the bat t le . The private soldier m u s t car ry his equipment and provi-sioita. In the 'CO's these consisted of a knapsack conta in ing liis clothing, piece of tent , b lankets and such loi lei ar t ic les and wri t ing mater ia ls as he chose lo ca r ry . His haversack con-ta ined th ree days ' rat ions, consist ing of pork, hard tack , sugar and coffee; also knife, fork, spoon, plate and tin cup. The knapsack, huvt-rsack and canteen for wa te r were suppor ted by Htra|is over his shoulders. The bell suppor ted the car t r idge box. contain-ing 40 roundj.. each bullet of an ounce weight , cap box and scabbard for the bayonet . In addit ion to this waS the muske t ; mine—the heaviest in the company- with the bayonet, weigind 13% pounds. The total weight was usuuily about 4.') pounds. In wet wea ther much motv, says the Kpworth Hera ld .
Troops inurch by the flank in col-umns of fours , us ing the route step. They ordinarily cover 12 or 15 miles per day. I 'nder urgent condit ions they are sometimes forced to 25 or even 30 miles in a day. In the Get tys-bu rg campiiig" the a rmy of the Poto-mac mhrched 125 miles in f o u r days, and the Sixth corps, on Ju ly 2. made the unprecedented march of over 40 miles.
I On Ju ly 1. ISO:!. 21.000 men under Gens. Reynolds and Howard unexpect-edly came face to face with over 40,000 confedera tes a l i t t le west of Gettys-burg . TJie ter r ib le f ight ing of t h a t day resulted in the dea th of Gen. Keyonlds and the union t roops being forced back to Cemetery Hill. Gen. Meade ordered the a r m y to Gettys-burg . His courier found the Sixth corps at Manches ter , Md., midway be-tween Balt imore and Get tysburg . Af te r wander ing in the woods half the night the corps filed upon the pike a t sunrise. J u l y 2. and wi thout b r e a k f a s t began the race for Get tysburg . The t r o o p s were worn with long march ing nnd weary f rom loss of sleep. Some of the men suffered with bleeding fee t . A few were barefooted and all w i th
•shoes well worn. The sun rose wi th fervent hea t . The mercury soon reached the 90's. The dus t , fine and powdery, covered the march ing col-umn a s wi th a c loud. Hour a f t e r
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Li t t le Johnny- - You won' t , aun t ie ; papa set t he clock half an hour ahead. —Fitegende Hlaelter .
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hour passed wi thou t hal t . T w e n t y minutes for d inner w a s the only ha l t In more t h a n 35 miles. With the a f t -ernoon the pace *of the hurr ied march increased. The reason thereof w a s evident. Great cloifds of whi te smoke r i s ing oyer yonder " round tops." and the boom! boom! boom! of d is tant cannon told t ha t the ba t t le Was on. The hea t Increased. Thirs t was In-tense . The power of endurance w a s a lmos t exhaus ted , when r e f r e shmen t came In an unexpected manner . F a r m -ers having spiked boards on top of the i r door yard fences were d r a w i n g w a t e r In barre ls , nnd the women and chi ldren, God bless them, with cups, bowls and basins, were dipping the cool w a t e r and placing it wi thin the th i r s ty soldiers ' reach. Men would rush f r o m the ranks , dr ink the re-f r e sh ing d r a u g h t and double-quick back Into place. Among the many m o n u m e n t s . t h a t mark deeds of valor on that field of ca rnage should be one to the women and children who served cold wa t e r to the soldiers on tha t memorab le march .
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I. Insurance in Force, Thi r ty Million Dollars.
II. Insurance Written tor 1^02, Twenty Million Dollars.
I I I . Total Admitted Assets, , ,, Four Million, One Hundred I housand Dollars.
IV. Ask to see the following Policy Features: 1. Sta te Endorsement of Illinois. 2. Guaranteed Values from First rremium. 3. Annual or Tontine Dividends. 4. Automatic Payment ot Premiums. 5. High Cash Surrender Values. 6. If you desire to see sample policy or secure
fur ther information, write
T. J. HENDERSON, ^ Agency Manager. Grand
G e n . I l n l l - r r n l N e w O r l e n n n .
Representa t ive -Meyer, of New Or-leans, was in a g r o u p of fo rmer eoti-federa te soldiers, who were tel l ing war s tor ies in the democra t ic cloak-room. Somebody mentioned Gen "Hen" Untier and the his tor ical spoons.
"Spoon*!" sno r t ed Meyer. "Did I ever tell you w h a t those soldiers of Rut le r ' s did to my fo lks? 1 was away light ing when they entered New Or-leans. A squad of them came in to my house, where my m o t h e r was cooking d inner . Wha t do you sup-pose they d i d ? "
"Stole the d inner , " said Represen-ta t ive Spight , of Mississippi.
"Stolv the d inner , my eye!" said Meyer. "They t h r e w the d inner on the lioor and s tole the stove."— Washington CorrespotideriJC N . Y World.
The U. S. Cream Separate H o l d s W o r l d ' s I t e c o r * !
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P a n - A m e r i c a n M o d e l D a i r y
tes t
k i m m i l k \ l i i : i S
d a i r y .
, „ i.ij, 10 a p p r o a c h th i s r c c o r d . N o o t h e r S e p a r a t o r has e v e r V ' ^ l u i l k .
C a l l a n d l e a r n h o w t o ^ 7 ^ ' l Y L . r Y l l l i l t , l H O d e n t h e Carnt a n d m t h e W e a r e a U o h o a d q u a r t . " tor o e r j i m i u .
SMITH & SCHANTZ, Rm-npj . <>' U r o w u & S e h l e r ' H
1,,,,,mi.out Store.
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THK LEDGER, LOWELL, MICH. THUH8DAY, APKIL 16, 100^:
Special Sale Friday and Saturday This week
About 40 sample ready-made Skirts from 1-3 to 1-2 o f f .
The opportunity of the season to get a good Skirt lor Little Money.
T w o » a y H O n l y
East Side. J. B. NICHOLSON, Lowell, Mich.
CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES.
BAPTIST. The E a a t e r S u n d a y school exerclnes
were of n very Interes t ing n a t u r e t h i s yea r . T h e church wan tas teful ly decora ted . A cross s tood In one c o m e r of the church su r rounded a t the base by E a s t e r lilies. T h e pro-g r a m in the evening w a s very Inter-es t ing t h r o u g h o u t . The scho la r s ac-qui t ted themselves nicely a n d reflect-
Thir teen g r a d u a t e d from t h e Prim-nry in to the In te rmedia te depar t -n w n t a n d w e r e p r w c n t o d w i t h their (iiplomas by tlie Pr imnry Suiierin-tendent , Mrs. Ja« . Scot t . T h e Sui)er-in tendent of the Sunday school af ter-w a r d gave each g r a d u a t e a valuable copy of the New Tes tament a s a pres-ent f rom the S u n d a y school.
Rev. J . A. Thorns of Al to will preach b o t h morn ing and evening next Sunday .
MBTHODIST. lu spi te of the wea ther which de-
layed the o|)eninc: of the services for abou t half an hour, the E a s t e r ex-ercises in the morn ing were good. And the boys and girls w h o took p a r t , t he singers and the musicians, and the commi t tee t h a t g o t u p the p rof f ram have o u r thanks . Eleven of the class of thir teen. Mrs. Eggies-t o n ' s class were present, t o o k p a r t In the exercises and were g r a d u a t e d f rom the p r i m a r y depa r tmen t Into tlie main school.
The E j )wor th League meet ing will Ik* in charge of Misses Ethel Wesbrook and Clara Lawrence next Sunday evening. The topic is " F o u r Red F lags . " Come and see w h a t they a re and come ear ly .
The themes for tlie s e r m o n s on Sunday nex t are , for the morn ing , "A Posi t ive Tes t imony . " F o r tlie evening. " H o w t o H a v e a Good T i m e . "
IF THE primary election bill which has passed the House will do away with the corruption tha t has attended township j t h £ e < , , t u , ) o u t l l ( > w > w , u > h a v e
caucuses and county and state conventions in recent years, ' n " p i e i n ' every g^ood citizen will hope for its enactment.
THE t rus ts have received a black eye in the decision of the United Sta tes Court of Appeals annuling the merger known as the Northern Securities company. If the decision is sustained by the Supreme court it is believed that every t rus t organized within the last thirteen years will be clearly illegal, and that the Attorney General will be obliged to proceed against them. 'There is a God in Israel ye t . "
THE failure of the McMahon grocery firm is universally regretted. The brothers have been hustlers and cheerful and steady workers. If any fault is to be charged against them it is their too accommodating spirit which lead them to- trust poor paying customers. No extravagance or side ventures fig-ure in the count; and the "boys" have the sympathy and esteem of the public in their misfortune.
THE State Commissioner ot Labor reports that wages of factory hands have increased from $1.30 to SI.60 in the past few years; but neglects to state how far that increase would offset the vastly increased cost of living. The simple fact is that the cost of fuel, meat, rent and other necessaries, makes the city laborer's wages "look like thirty cents."
BUSINESS men should unite for protection against dead beats. If all scalawags were refused credit everywhere, they would be obliged to work and ears money to pay for what they get. Everybody would be the gainer and no one the loser. As it is now, one dealer, by costly experience, learns that a I w - c. t . V. man whom he has trusted is dishonest. He pockets the loss n t
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r . . at the home of President, Mrs. Merrl-and turns the beat over to another dealer, bo it goes on, until man, Tuesday. April 21, and pro-the worthless scamp owes every business man in town. This gram will lie in charge of Mrs. At-
ought not to be and need not be if business men will use a little. w"V' r\ t ,>p ic1 ,^" rv T _ 1 ^ t h 7 , ? '
, ^ The Low ell W. C. T. U. wi l l horse sense. i . . . . . .. . -
THE bill passed by the Senate to increase the salaries of the Sta te tax commissioners from $2,500 to $3,600 is in accord with a long-established, vicious custom. The threadbare, old scheme is to create a new office at a salary moderate enough to permit the passage of the bill creating it. Then, when the officer is well established, in goes another bill to increase the salary; and the increase goes on for all time. I t ' s an easy thing to raise salaries but almost impossible to reduce them. Every state, county and city in the Union has been doing this sort of thing for years; and yet, the average citizen wonders why his taxes are so high.
WHILE the vote for Supervisor in Lowell was too close for comfort, that sort of result is much to be preferred to a si t-uation in which a nomination is equivalent to an election. If the contest for the other offices had been closer, it would have been still better. The man who has a "sure th ing" has not the incentive to do his duty that the officer has who had a hard run for election, as the former expects a re-election whether he merits it or not. The bigotedly partisan community may pros-per temporarily, but it will sometime reap the reward for its narrowness, principal and interest, no matter which party is in the ascendency. I t is t rue in the Democratic South and in the Republican North. As for Lowell, she would have been well served by Mr. Bergin; and will be by Mr. White.
Dcafaean Caanot be Cared
By local appl ica t ions a s they can-n o t reach the diseased por t ion of tin ea r . There is only one w a y t o cure deafness, and t h a t is by consti tut ion-a l remedies. Deafness is caused b.v a n inflamed condit ion of the mucous l ining of the Eus tachion Tul»e. When th i s t u b e is inflamed you Imvea rum-b l ing sound or Imperfect hearing, a n d when It Is entirely closed. Deaf-ness is the result , rtnd unless the in-flammation can lie taken ou t and th i s t u b e restored t o Its normal con-di t ion , hear ing will lie destroyed for ever; nine cases out of ten a re caused by c a t a r r h , which is n o t h i n g but an inflamed condi t ion of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred dol lars f o r a n y case of Deafness t h a t c anno t lie cured by Hal l ' s C a t a r r h Cure. Send for circulars free.
F . J . CHENEY & C o . , T o l e d o , O . Sold by druggis ts , 73c.
Hal l ' s Family Pills a re the best .
To f t f e f T n DfTFiflV. j Wot i a a ^aTrmlll. Delroi t . April 13.—The twenty-sixth I "Shut that door!" bellowed t h e i r a t e
annnal session of the Grand council of \ merchant. "Where were you brought Michigan, Royal Arcanum, will be held • UP> s ' ' r—in a sawmill?"
"Well, I'm not sure as to tha t , " re-plied the young drummer Id honeyed accents, pressing both hands to his ears, "but of one thing I can assure you, sir, and tha t is that I was not brought up in a boiler factory."—Syracuse Standard.
in Detroit , Tuesday, April 21. at Stev-ens' hall, on Grand River avenue. The council will convene at 9:30 o'clock in the morninp and the meeting will last all day. the business Including the an-nual election of officers.
DralRi of a IMoaerr. South Haven, April 13.—Elisha
Weed, who died recently in the home of h is son. Orlando, in Casoo, was b o m 90 years ago in Maine and , came to Michigan in ]8.'I2. He was the second white man to settle in th is section of Michigan.
Enjoya a nallddiivBooin. Boyne City, April 13.—A building
boom is on here. There are no emp- ' t y houses, rents are high, more than j 100 houses have already been con-t r ac ted for. nnd several new busi-ness blocks will soon be tinder way. , ered quite an interest ing discourse
~ - | on the question: "Do the human
Opera Siffht fa Kdra. Eve had just arrayed herself in k
girdle of fig leaves. "Oh, Adam." she cried ecstatically,
"Isn' t this just lovely?" "Beaut i fu l !" assented her spouse,
with a sardonic grin. "I suppose you are attired for the opera?"
Hastily linking his arm in hers, he led the way t o t grove where the ptero* dactyls were singing.—N. Y. Time#,
Tfce Welck l of ICvldrace. First Monkey—Prof. Baboon deliv-
F a * m a C o m f o r t . "Now, you nhig t i i ' t t r j - to lulk," said
t h e surgeon, w h o i N l f s c t t i u g and ban-daging the man's DrBhec j aw . "The least said the soonest memtoj^^—Chi- know. cago Tribune,
animals th ink?" Second Monkey—What is the pro-
fessor 's opinion? - Firs t Monkey—Well, he doesp't
exactly. He says they c i f r
Appropriate to Her Feellngw. " l le r chat ter to-day seems to be all
about her own troubles." "Yes, I noticed she was talking a
blue streak."—Philadelphia Bulletin.
Ko Doubt FoMBlble. Clara—And a re you sure that he
married her f o r her money? Clarice—Absolutely; I've seen her.—
Town Topics.
tainly do a good many -things which indicate t h a t they don't.—Puck.
Follovrlag: Ordera. M r J ^ I r a u i Offen—Here, Bridget, see
how Is u n d e r the bed. Bridget^^te!™* Mrs. Hiram Haven't I im-
pressed upon you tmULZ" 1 m u s t
under the beds? , Bridget—Av course, m a ' S f r / f
could the dus t get there i f T ^ i ^ swept it under?—Philadelphia PrcSSI
lie en-te r ta ined nt t h e home of Mrs. N. Blair. F r i d a y a t 2::W p. m . Every member is requested t o be present and respond t o roll call by repeat ing the pledge. I m p o r t a n t business.
W H E N T H E N E R V E S A R E
S H A T T E R E D .
When the nerves are sha t t e r ed one canno t th ink , work , e a t , sleep o r ac-complish any th ing . I t ' s a case of force all the t ime, a cont inued effort t o keep going, n o life, n o energy, n o no ambi t ion , upset a t a n y t h i n g nervous headaches, c ry ing spells, fits of depression and u t t e r despondency. Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills euro th is condi t ion t o s t a y cured by re-bui lding the shat tered nerve system, nour ish ing the nerve centers a n d resupplying w h a t is lacking, the ac t ive principle of life. Nerve Force.
Mr. H. B. Aldrlch of Monroes t ree t , Lowell , Mich., says "1 h a d the g r ip last win te r a n d as the resul t I w a s a f t e r w a r d very nervous a n d did n o t rest well. A t t imes I would get qui te shaky . Seeing Dr. A. W. Chase 's Nerve Pills recommended a s a nerve tonic I go t a box a t L o o k ' s d r u g s to re and they were jus t w h a t I need-ed. They m a d e the nerves s t r o n g and s teady , gave me n a t u r a l , res t fu l sleep and a feeling of vigor a n d energy. I can recommend the medi-cine very highly where physical a n d nerve s t r eng th Is needed." ftOcabox a t dealers o r Dr. A. W. Chase, Medi-cine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. See t h a t p o r t r a i t a n d s igna tu re of A. W. Chase. M. D. a re on every package .
M A R D I Q R A S 1 8 9 1 7 .
Race record 2:17V Foa led March 10,1890. Weighs in s t u d condi t ion l.lOOlbs. W i t h m e a g r e o p p o r t u n i t i e s Mardi Gras h a s shown himself t o be a g a m e a n d reliable r ace horse, hav-ing s t a r t e d b u t Ave t imes In 1897. Winning fou r first monevs , reducing his record f rom 2:29W t o Scarce-ly 30 d a y s out of t h e s tud , he w a s s t a r t e d a t Mexico In t h e class a n d won . In s t r a i g h t hea t s , reducing his rec ord t o 2:26V. One week la te r a t Moberly, Mo., he s t a r t e d In the 2:30 class, a field of 111 horses , a n d w o n in s t r a i g h t hea ts , a g a i n reducing his record t o 2:21V. The next week he s t a r t e d a t St . Joseph In the2:27 class, in a field of 9 horseS, and w o n a 5-heat race, reducing his record t o 2:17V in one of the m o s t h o t j y con-tested a n d mos t sensa t iona l races ever t r o t t e d on the S t . Joseph t r a c k .
He is a horse of splendid conforma-t ion , a n d he comes b y this , a s well a s his speed a n d gameness , by r i g h t of inheri tance. A glance a t the t a b u l a -t ion herewi th s h o w s him t o be b red In fashionable lines on b o t h sides, a n d t o be a descendant , t hough g r e a t immedia te ancestors , back t o t h e g r e a t sires and d a m s which a r e t h e f o u n d a t i o n of the Nat iona l Breed. His sire, one of t h e bes t bred s o n s of N u t w o o d , w a s bred a t f a m o u s "Glen-view- F a r m , " a n d w a s sold fo r f12,500 a t auct ion . H e could b e a t 2:20 a n d h a d done so in his w o r k , t o high-wheel sulkies, when an accident t o him In sh ipping t h r e w him o u t of t r a in ing . This horse will be found a t my stables, Gjco, W. PAJIKEU.
THE LOWELL MARKET REPORT.
[Oorrected April 16, I90S]
QBilS. Wheat—72o per bushel. Otto—S6o per bushel. Ooru—50c pet bushel. Rye—45o per bnshel.
rKEi». Corn and Oatt—$23 00 per ton. Bran—118 00 per ton. •
FEATHRa DRESSED POULTRT. Turkeya—14c per pound Dm-ks—ISc per pound Chickens—11c per ponnd. Fowl—LOO per ponnd
PHODUCB. Flonr—$2 00 per cwt, Bntter—16 to I8c per pound. Eggs—12c per dozen l/ard—H to Uc per pound Pota toes- 27c per bushel. #
Apples—7&c per bbl Alsike Oloyer seed—17.50 to $8 00 Clover seed—16 51 © $7 50 per bushel. Middlings—$18 GO per ton. Beans—$1 60 anrt | 1 75 per bushel. Corn meal—$20 00 per ton.
MBATS. Beef, live weight—$2 50 $S 60 per eirt Beef, dressed—$5 00 $6 00 per cwt. Veal dreesed—$6 00 ©6 50 per ewt Sheen, live weight—$2 50 O 8 00 per cwt Lambs live weight—$8 50 @ 3 75 per cwt Pork alive—$6 00 @ 7 00 per cwt. JVrk dreesed—$8 00@ $ 8 25 per cwt.
Look's Wall Papers
Our stock of wall paper is in a class by itself. You canuot make
comparisons with other stocks in this part of the state, because
there is no similar one. We have paper that is unusual in qual-ity, design and distinctiveness, a selection of all that is best in
all of this year's papers. There is pleasure and profit io picking
from such a stock, especially when you get prices that cannot be
beaten anywhere.
We want you to know that we take pleasure in showing you paper.
Drug and Book Store
Your Coal For Next Winter
Don't place your order yet. The undersigned having bought the wood and coal business of Eugene Cambell is after your fuel trade. Don't order your new supply without seeing
WOOD AND COAL NOW READY FOR DELIVERY...
Earl Hunter Office over City B a n k . Phone 229
WHY FRED FORD'S
WAGONS ARE THE BEST TO BUY.
Tber are striclW hand made, of the beat Masoned limber. The skein* are eel in such a manner as to exclude all dirt and they have the beet iron stakes and best iron truss rods ever put on a wagon.
He also has H'agmi Boxes of the beet seasoned whitewood—
THEY ARE WARRANTED
and if not satisfactorj you don't have to send lo Chicago or New York lo get the warrant made good. .
KXSOOC g x k ) * *
^ Going to Glean Up? s T No Spring housecleaninsr is
complete wilhont new
Wall Paper and fresh paint. We have the latest and handsomest patterns in all grades, which we are selling at close prices.
Masury's Mixed Paints Any one can use them. A small investment a t onr store will make your home look 100 per cent better.
A. D. Sturgis
Ifyou wish anything think I can please you.
In thia line I
FRED FORD, ALTON
Don't Rip,,, 1
everything np in your house or hurry or postpone house-cleaning on account of paint-
' ing and paper hanging. Deniok & Son,
Painters and Decorators M
use canvas drop clothes over your carpets, preventing soil from paint or paste. Artistic wail paper hanging a special-ty. Prices right for good work.
Deniok & Son, LOWELL, MICH.
Citizens Phone 185. Rcsidenoe Monroe Street; East side
Want Every man in Lowell and vicinity to see J . M. Friend-ly's line of Patent Leathe'- Shoes this week. Something new and up-to-date and snappy and entirely different in style than anything ever shown in Lowell.
TWO PRICES:
$3.00 and $3.50 The UNIOT line for ^3.00 equals any $3.60 line we ever saw and the WAUK ABOUT line equals any lioe at any price we ever saw for wear and has more style than any line at any price. See them before you. buy and we will sell yoq your patent Leather Shoes thia year
The old reliable Shoe Ifoueo.
A. J. Howk & Son.
WANT COLUMN. Advertisements of "Wants," "For Sale," etc., run under this head at 3c per line per issue
BALED STRAW f o r sale. Wr i t e ' to see Wm. Cheetham, L o w -ell. npr?.
Dry beech and maple *ood for 1 Enquire at Jones' livery barn.
TEACHERS WANTED—To ge t the i r month ly r e p o r t c a r d s a t THE L O W E L L LEDGER of f i ce . P r n t e d b o t h sides. 1c each. 1 tf
PEACH TRE ES. Yes air. we have them from home-grown stock, budded from bearing orchards. Also a fine line of apple, cherry, pear and plum trees, ornamental vines, small fruits, elo. N. r . HUSTED t CO., Lowell, Mich.
Good house a n d b a r n t o r e n t on Wash ing ton s t reet . Inquire of J . H . Hull. U
F O R RENT—*} room house, electric l ights , cistern, c i ty a n d well w a t e r . Cft*. Phone 185. W. C. Denlck.
There will be n o b e t t e r people t o t r a d e wi th than.LEDGER advert isers .
Get your job printing at THE LEDGER office.
THK LEDGER, LOWflLL. MICH.. THURSDAY, A P R I L 18, 1903.
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Spring Carpets are really the newest patterns and the best qualities.' When you buy carpets from us nothing stands between you
and the mills but one small profit.
Lace Curtains-Attractive Bargains. Big Stock to select from. Our mission is to supply the most beautiful curtains at the lowest price.
W e make a specia l ty of Ladies' Suits , Sk i r t s , Silk Jacke t s ami Capes.
T h e newest styles Largest in quant i t ies Greatest in varieties
Always something new. E . R , . C O L L A R
Our Country Cousins
lggah. ! Married, In G r a n d Rapids . April 10,
Roy Demjng t o Blenche Lee, b o t h of t h i s place.
H a r r y Rogers of Campbell sj ient
F r a n k Jones a n d family have mov-ed t o F a l l a s b u r g t o work on t h e d a m .
Fred Fo rd nnd J a k e Kropf a t -tended the Masonic school of Instruc-
St inday wi th Rob t . Fo rd . i t lon a t Lowell l a s t week Tuesday .
Jnk le Blough and wife spent Sun-1 Qui te a number a t tended the L. O. d a y w i t h E d w i n Yonder a n d wife of T . M. en t e r t a inmen t a t Lowell las t Bowne Center. j Wednesday evening.
F r a n k Chesley of Grand Rapids vis- ] Mrs. Ralph Fo rd of Lowell Is vlslt-Ited the E a s t Bowne school T n u r s d a y a lso called a t N o r m a n Ford ' s .
Add E r b a n d wife nnd J o h n Brigh-t o n a n d wi fespen t las t S a t u r d a y a n d Sunday a t Dan Erb ' s In Has t ings .
Clara Vandewerker spent S a t u r d a y nnd S u n d a y wi th friends In Freepor t .
N o r m a n Fo rd nnd wife spen t Fri-d a y w i t h W a y n e P a r d e e a n d wife In Lowell .
Richard J o h n s o n rnlsed h'a b a m S a t u r d a y .
A number f rom here a t t ended Mose Keller 's sale In Bos ton T h u r s d a y .
The Misses Sevllla, Ada a n d Ella Keller of Campbell spent Sunday wi th Louel la a n d Berdle Snyder .
Miss Lizzie Helntzleman re turned h o m e f r o m Grand Haplds S a t u r d a y evening.
Melvln Hoope r of Elmdale called on friends here Sunday .
Ing fr iends and relat ives here.
Chris Kropf ' s house Is nearly com-pleted. Lon Culver, Wm. Lally. Sr., Ra lph Fo rd a n d Ju l i u s Basler all of Lowell a re the workmen .
Mr. a n d Mrs. Har j i e r of Chancey were gues t s of her g r a n d m o t h e r , Mrs. W. Fo rd S a t u r d a y night a n d Sunday .
Mrs. C. Myers a n d Mrs. C. Keech were gues t s of Mrs. J . Frazle In Sou th Lowell Inst week Wednesday.
Olaude Giles of Lowell made his first visit of the season wi th their grocery w a g o n l a s t week Thur sday .
The Alton L. O. T. M. will have a dance nnd supper nnd the d r a w i n g of t h e w o r s t e d qui l t n t t h e Grange hall Tuesday evening, April 21. Bill fo r dance nnd supper 78c.
J o h n Andrews is sick.
N o w ' s t h e t ime t o t ake Rocky Mountnln Tea; It dr ives o u t the microbes of winter; I t builds u p the s t o m a c h , kidneys, a n d liver. A wonderfu l spr ing ton ic t h a t makes sick people well. D. G. Look .
. PRATT LAKE. Mr. a n d Mrs. Manning en ter ta ined
J a s . Sco t t and family of Lowell , Mr. Dutcher of Byron, Mable Laye r a n d Met ta Rose Blakeslee of Sou th Low-ell l a s t weely
Mr. a n d Mrs. Fred Lewis were the vict ims of a very p l ea san t surpr ise l a s t T h u r s d a y evening, when a b o u t s ix ty f r iends and neighbors came t o their home, br ing ing a n e legan t lunch. Flinch nnd c a r r o m helped t o pass a w a y the t ime which goes all t o o s o o n a t these friendly ga the r ings
Our ed i tor told u s n o t t o burden him w i t h t h a n k s t o r the g i f t of the Pi lgr im. We will n o t b u t will Just give h im a h e a r t y " t h a n k y o u . " T h e cor respondents w i g grea t ly en joy the Pi lgr im.
M. C. Keller and Will Fletcher took n business t r ip t o Grand Rap ids the first of t h e week.
Mr. a n d Mrs. Newell Tucker will be a t h o m e t o their friends in their new residence, the Tucker place la te ly va-ca t ed b y Mr. Keller 's iieople, a f t e r Monday .
The E a s t e r exercises a t t h e M. E church were a success In every fea ture . T h e commi t tee In charge a re t o be congra tu l a t ed . At the close of t h e p r o g r a m , Rev. Manning made some r e m a r k s s ay ing only one t h i n g w a s lacking t o make the exercises a s fine a s he ever a t t ended a n d t h a t w a s a n a l t a r service. An Inv i t a t ion fo r a n y w h o would , t o l ay aside t h e old life a n d begin a new one w a s given a n d four .young ladles of Miss Nemma F reeman ' s Sunday school class uni t-ed w i t h the church on p roba t ion .
Rev. Manning is in Byron a t t e n d -ing t o the remova l of a bui ld ing which he h a s purchased t o en l a rge his place of business.
Makes a Clean Sweep. , There ' s no th ing like do ing a t h i n g t ho rough ly . Of all t h e salves you eve r heard of, Bucklen's Arnica sa lve Is the best . I t sweeps a w a y a n d cures b u m s , sores, bruises, cuts , bolls ulcers, skin e rupt ions a n d piles. I t s only 25c. a n d guaran teed t o give sa t i s fac t ion b y D. G. L o o k , d rugg i s t
• VERGEXNES STATION.
Elder Mudge expects t o Is? a t the church F r i d a y April 17, a t 2 o'clock p. m., for a farewell visi t , a s he Is m o v i n g t o Chicago. A special meetr of theChr is t lan church and associa-t i o n will be held a t t h a t t ime. All cordial ly invited.
Mrs. F r a n k Keech's niece f rom G r a t t a n visited her las t week.
SOLTH BOSTOII-BLMDALE. Mrs. Chas. Kh lan is home f rom
Ann Arbor.
Misses Bell nnd Glennis, Young vis-ited Anna L a y e r of South Lowell F r i d a y .
Miss Hester Jackson of Campbell a n d Newell Tucker were marr ied a t t h e home of t h e bride 's p a r e n t s Wed-nesday evening. They will move t o their home recently purchased of M. C. Keller, w h o will move t o G r a n d Rapids.
Dr. Root of Lans ing a n d Mr. Cowles and son of Grand Rapids vis-ited a t S. E. Bevler's p a r t of l a s t
week.
J a m e s a n d F . L. Harke r a re d igg ing the cellar fo r the i r new house . '
Proceeds from the dinner April U by t h e Ladles Mite society, $12.
T o w n meeting passed off very quiet ly, the t o w n going Republican a s usual .
J . F . Joyce sold 12 hundred dozen of eggs las t Sa tu rday to part ies In G r a n d Rapids.
F o r n clear skin, clear all the w a y t h r o u g h , t r anspa ren t enough t o let sunshine—roy cheeks show th rough —take Rocky Mountain Tea. This month , spr ing time. Hiic.
1). G. Look .
S O U T H L O W E L L .
The Eas te r exercises were line in spi te of bad weather. An Eas te r drill by eight girls deserves siiecial ment ion.
Hip. Hip. Hurrah! for Suiiervisor White.
A farmer in our t o w n is still hold-ing for higher prices 2500 bushels of onions.
Guests a t C. O. Hill 's S a t u r d a y were Oella Noble and Mrs. Ben Soulet of Lowell.
J o h n O ' H a r o w and family visited a t Freeport Sa tu rday and S u n d a y .
A number from here a t tended the Eas te r exercises a t South Bos ton .
Mrs. King and Mary of Elmdale visited Chas. Yeiter 's S a t u r d a y and Sunday .
H o w a r d Bar t l e t t ' s new residence is under headway .
Read This Please.
I f y o u have kidney and bladder t rouble tne toxic germs a re doing the i r deadlv work. Y'ou will find the Hazzard Kidney Cure, the g r ea t germ destroyer, destroyes these germs in the system and kidneys and removes the cause of the m o s t dis-t ressing cases of kidney and bladder diseases. F o r Rheumat i sm It h a s n o equal, a s It goes direct t o t h e sea t of of the dlsesse—the liver a n d kidneys, and the blood Is cleansed t h r o u g h their o rgans . If the children a re t roubled w i t h w o r m s or bed we t t i ng
will cure tnem. The H a z t a r u Kidney Cure Is put u p In ounce bo t t les a n d Is taken In drops , 35 d a y s t rea t -ment In each bot t le . Price 50c n t all d r u g s tores .
Robbed the Qrave.
A s ta r t l ing Incident Is n a r r a t e d bv J o h n Oliver of Philadelphia, , a s fol-lows : " I w a s In an awfu l condi t ion. My skin w a s a lmos t yellow, eyes sunken, t o n g u e coated, pa in cont in-ually In back a n d sides, no appet i te , no appet i te , g r o w i n g weaker d a y b y d a y . Three phyatcians h a d given me up. Then I w a s advised t o use Electric Bi t ters , t o my g rea t joy, t h e first bo t t l e m a d e a decided improve-ment . I cont inued their use for th ree weeks and a m now a well m a n . I k n o w they robbed the g rave of an-o ther v ic t im." No one should fall t o t r y them. Only 50c, gua ran teed nt Look ' s d r u g s tore.
CANKOIfSDCRG. Sunday school w a s organized n t
the Congregat ional church April 12. The officers are : C. S. J u d s o n , super-intendent ; Gaylord Young. Vice President Rev. Hancock, teacher of the Bible class; Charley Ladner , sec-retary, Maud H a r t well, o rgan i s t .
Hon. F r a n k Ladner and Prof . Reed nnd wives visited a t Mor t Weller's Monday. Prof . Reed a n d wife have re turned t o Big Rapids.
George Wilde, a p romis ing y o u n g m a n of Cannonsburg , w a s marr ied t o Miss Pea r l Ward , Wednesday evening, April 8, 1903. T h e wedding t a k i n g p lace a t t h e h o m e of t h e br ide ' s paren ts , Mr. a n d Mrs. Will iam W a r d of Cannon township . Congra tu la -t ions of their many friends t o t h e popu la r y o u n g couple. Their home will be In Grand Rapids.
The Pere Marque t te r a i l road com pany a r e surveying a r o u t e f r o m Mill Creek t o Greenville. They will finish the w o r k In th is section th i s week.
Mr. nnd Mrs. J a s . Bookey were In Cascade l a s t T h u r s d a y a t t h e home of Mr. Wat t e r son , nu r se ryman .
Dr. Wilson, w h o h a s recently locat-ed here, w a s called l a s t Tuesday t o visi t Charley Ladner , w h o is suffer-ing f rom neuralgia.
T o m Jones spen t S a t u r d a y and Sunday in Grand Rapids.
The H a n d y w a g o n s h o w will give a n en te r t a inmen t a t the Grange hall April 20.
Altotf .
Visi tors a t A. Hou l ihan ' s last week were Mr. and Mrs. Will Andrews of Alto, Mt-s. Agnes Stevens and (laugh-er of Lowell a n d Mrs. Cather ine Devlne of Caledonia.
F r a n k J o n e s a n d family have moved to Fal lasburg.
The Alton Mill h a s a large cus tom t r ade . The flour gives good sat is-fact ion.
Wm. Garfield a n d wife of Whitney-vllle visited a t his bro ther ' s . David Garfield, here.
Rnlph Ford , wife and son were visi t ing friends here S a t u r d a y and Sunday .
F r a n k Keech expects t o s t a r t a g rocery w a g o n th i s week. Will give highest prices fo r produce and sell best goods n t lowes t prices.
The Alton school began las t week Mondny with Miss Nina Vanderbrock a s teacher.
Miss Norma Church of Alton visited
over Sunday w i t h her fr iend. Jessie
Condon.
Florence Her lng t on of Cannonslm rg is visit ing he r sister. Mrs. D. A. Church.
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Farmers,
CASCADE.
Cascade t o w n s h i p Sundny school associa t ion will meet wi th thechurch a t Cascade Sundny April 19, a n d an excellent p r o g r a m will be rendered. Come all.
Mrs. B. Sinclair passed t o her eter na l rest Monday m o n i i n g a t I o'clock (uneral a t Cascadechurch Wednesday.
H. A. Auble a n d wife, w h o recently sold their fa rm, have moved In to Mrs Mulr ' s c o t t a g e a t Cascade Spr ings for a n indefinite time.
Mr.and Mrs. Byron D. Wisner visit-ed severni days l a s t week w i t h his sister, Mrs. Wm. Frazle a t Bailey.
Andrew Stepson and wlfe(nee Lila Presco t )have moved t o their new home recently purchased, which con-sists of a house and five acres of land, corner of Diamond and E a s t Leonard streets . Grand Rapids.
Cascade g range Initiated a class of nineteen in the mysteries of the first a n d second degrees T h u r s d a y even-ing, April 9.
T h o m a s Nippress Is building an ad-d i t i o n t o his b a m a n d h n v l n g a s t o n e wal l built under a p a r t of It.
A Thoaghttal Maa. M. M. Austin of Winchester Ind. ,
knew w h a t t o do In an hour of need. His wife had such an unusual case of s t o m a c h a n d liver t rouble , physic ians could no t help her. He t h o u g h t of a n d tried Dr. King 's New Life Pills a n d she go t relief nt once and w n s finally cured. Only 25c a t L o o k ' s d r u g store.
Eaiter is orer, now oomes house eleaning and yon will need a
NEW C M B E R SET for the apare room. We have them al the following prices
6 piece set fl-XS lo $1.76 2.00 2.R0
3.98 lo 7.60
Youn for bosinesa.
Collar's Bazaar.
FALLASBIHG.
F r a n k J o n e s nnd family f rom Al ton h a v e moved into^Mr. Denny's t enan t
house.
Chester Gardner , wife a n d sister . Miss E t t n C h n p m a n of Smyrna , were gues t s of their pa ren t s , P. Chapman a n d wife over Easter .
Mr. and Mrs. Max Denny visited S a t u r d a y a n d Sunday In Keene a t t h e home of F . Sherrnrd .
Will Bovee of Keene t o o k E a s t e r d inner w i t h h i s mother .
Inez Balcome of Cascade spen t Sa t -u r d a y a n d Sunday wi th Flossk'
Powell.
Mrs. Mauley Aldrlch of Ionia , former resident of th is plnce, re turn-ed Monday a n d will reside near the electric p l an t , where her husband and son Clyde have been employed for some t ime.
J a k e Calller of Lowell 1ms purchas-ed the I n d i a n pony, "L i t t l e Sue, ' owned by Miss Minnie a n d George Steketee, n o w of Grand Rapids. She camef rom t h e S t a n d l n g R o c k Agency North D a k o t a , and belonged to a chief of the Sioux tribe, whose name she bears a n d w a s a present f rom Mr. and Mrs. J . E.. T o w e r to their niece and nephew.
Miss Carr ie Colvin, d a u g h t e r of J ColvJn of t h i s plnce, h a s been under t h e d o c t o r ' s care f rom exposure dur-ing the raceot fire in Beldlng In t h e s torehouse ad jo in ing her b o a r d i n g place.
J a m e s S t n n t o n h a s much Improved his residence wi th a c o a t of pa in t
F. C h a p m a n ' s l i t t le d a u g h t e r Is sick wi th thegr lp .
M ar ren Llllle has resumed work on his new f a r m house.
Mr. a n d Mrs. F r a n k Sayles of Keeue passed t h rough the b u r g S a t urday w i t h their household g o o d s enroute t o their new home. 7 miles west of Lowell .
A Great Seasatlon,
There w a s a big sensat ion In Lees viile, Ind. , when W. H. Brown of t h a t place, who w a s expected t o die. had his life sa^ed by Dr. Kings New-Discovery for Consumption. He writes; - l endured insufferable agonies f rom Asthma, but vour New Discovery gave me immedia te relief and s o o n thereaf te r effected a c o m plete cure . " Similar cures for con sumpt ion , pneumonia , bronchi t is and g r i p a re numerous, i t ' s the peerless remedy l>,r all t h roa t and ung troubles. Price 50c and $1.00
Guaran teed by 1). G. Look , d rugg i s t Trial bo t t l es free.
VERGENXE8.
L i t t l e Theo Bailey Is very sick wi th typho id Dneumonla.
L. P . McLean s t a r t ed Monday for a t w o m o n t h ' s s t a y In Idaho.
Mr. a n d Mrs. Chas. G o t t of S a r n n a c were a t M. L. Bailey's Sunday a n d Mondny on account of tlie s ickness of t h e children.
OUR GREENVILLE HANNER PLOWi^ ;.'o-mg "like hot cukes." If yuu need a plow yon had better investigate the merits of the Orpenville. None hetter. Aleo head quarters for the "elehrated
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Empire Drill, Lever Drugs, the J. 1. (,'aso Threshing Machine, wa|{on!«, comhiuHtiun racks nnd evervthing else in agricultural implement line. Best value fur your mon-ey Is what we aim lo give.
John Kellogg One door West of Hotel Waverly, Lowell.
It will pay you, before buying
Paint Wall
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t for the Spring House Cleaning to inspect our splendid new stock which com-bines latest and handsomest patterns with durable qualities and low prices. If that is what you are lookinj; for, call on
W. S. WINEGAR, Druggist, Book Seller and Stationer
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papers f o r your room. W e have choice art ist ic papers A . t A . 1 1 P r i c e s , any
one of which will make your home beau t i fu l . You can save your fare to th is c i ty b y b u y i n g of us. See the Food Show while you are here and leave your parcels
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Mr. a n d Mrs. \V. B. H o a g a n d child-ren of Lowell visited her s is ter . Mrs. Or lando Odell last week.
E m m a Head h a s been v i s i t ing F rank le Falrchl lds t h e l a s t t v
weeks. Mrs. I t l ancheKeUoggan- ' '•"/••son
of Lowell visited a t r//."Hfs Koth s
l a s t week . J . J . Crak .^ /• ;"•««'"«
fo r Fred s. /n-nck of Ada . ]]., Kitchen and Ed i th Gyger visit-Hilda Nelson of Ada last Tuesday .
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(.i-i week wi th tonsili t ls.
The Ladies Aid mee t ing is pos tpon-ed ;i week on accoiinl <>f sickness
Mrs. Ker r and Nettie. — • —
Open the door . let In the air. The winds a re sweet , the (lowers a r e
fair , J o y is nbroad in tli'' world fur me.
Since takhiir Uocky Muuntaln T e a . I). (5. Look
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bynopSIS. C H A P T E R l .—The scnsn t lonn l news of
t h o d i s a p p e a r a n c e of f o u r of N e w York a w e a l t h i e s t mi l l iona i res a p p e a r s In tlie N e w York Rccord a n d s t a r t l e s tha t ci ty.
C H A P T E R I I .—Rober t Van H o r n e Is o w n « r of t h o Record a n d Wlllliun Cha l -mern Is h i s mananl i iK ed i to r . Mr. H e s t e r , a y o u n g mi l l iona i re f r i end of Van Horne , h a s a nobby f o r Jou rna l i sm and ofn r s h i s se rv ices g ra t l n . H e s t o r h a s m a d e a wor ld -wide r e p u t a t i o n a s a r epor te r , and i s c o n s t a n t l y p l a n n i n g s o m e grcn t co.ip •ha t will i m m o r t a l l a e h is name.
C H A P T E R 111.—Hestor a r r a n g o s a m e e t i n g w i th P . J . Mor ton , nnai ic ler and ra i l road m a g n a t e , a n d s t a t e s his p l a n s f o r t he f o r m a t i o n of a n e w s p a p e r t r u s t .
C H A P T E R IV.—U. J . K e n t , the f a m o U l board of t r a d e o p e r a t o r , s t a m p e d e s t he s tock m a r k e t , f o r c i n g m a n y smal l t l r n n to t he wall . . . .
C H A P T E R V.—One mornlnR A n d r m C a r m o d y , P a l m e r J . M o r t o n . It. J . Ken t a n d Simon Ponce , mi i l io t i . r res , c a n n o t be found and t h e s tock e x c h a n g e Is panic-s t r i c k e n a s a r e su l t .
C H A P T E R VI.—No c lew to wherea -bou t s of men can bo d i scovered but nt-xl d a y le t te r s a r e rece ived f r o m t h e m B;iy Ing they a r o al l s a f e . L. Sy lves t e r Vin-cen t . a Chicago p r o m o t e r , h a s a l so dis-a p p e a r e d . . „
C H A P T E R VII .—Miss H e l e n C a r m o d j d a u g h t e r of A n d r u s C a r m o d y . ca l ls on C h a l m e r s a n d a r r a n g e s f o r p a y m e n t 01 a l a rgo r e w a r d t h r o u g h t h e Record fo r r e scue of t h e mi l l i ona i r e s a n d a r r e s t of «iie a b d u c l o r s . ...
c M A r r K K v i n . - c n a i m e r B o e n a s ev-e r y e f fo r t to w o r k of r e scue , g r e a t l y fo r H e l e n ' s s ake . S e y m o u r , a r e p o r t e r a t Ch i -cago. t e l e g r a p h s t h a t V incon t Is t h e a b -d u c t o r . C h a l m e r s e n d e a v o r s t o l e a rn of H e s t o r ' s w h e r e a b o u t s ; l a t t e r had r e p o r t -vil he w a s nbout t o l eave on a ( t r i p t o
ev idence is u n e a r t h e d p o i n t i n g to H e s t o r a s t h e a b d u c t o r . C h a l m e r s and H e l e n C a r m o d y b e c o m e q u i t e f r i end ly whi l e wim-UJjux 'nr-'*"— " n /"ooo
. X .—Deymour goes to wow O r l e a n s a n d l e a r n s t h a t H e s t o r had h a d o house bu i l t f o r h im r e c e n t l y s o m e w h e r e ••I t he i r a o i c s . J i - . x . : . — n e s i o r n a u t iona i rcs t o t a k e a s h o r t c ru i se in h i s y a c h t a n d d i s c u s s h i s n e w s p a p e r t r u s t s c h e m e . T h e y h a d a c c e p t e d a n d w h e n ou t of t he h a r b o r h e told t h e m t h e y w e r e ni l t o bo h i s g u e s t s f o r s o m e t i m e a s lie h a d In tended t o l e a r n If t he u n i v e r s e would c o n t i n u e to r u n In the i r a b s e n c e . T h e y a r e al l t h u n d e r s t r u c k a t t h e i n f o r -m a t ion . V incen t , t h e p r o m o t e r , m a k e s h ie a p p e a r a n c e on t h e boa t . S idney H a m -m o n d , a y o u n g l a w y e r f r i e n d of H e s t o r , lo ula/t one nf tho norfv
C H A P T E R X I V . — H e r e t h e y d e b a r k a n d find a house newly bui l t and ev iden t ly i n t e n d e d f o r t h e m . H e s t o r un loads g r e a t q u a n t i t i e s of p rov i s ions and f u r n i s h i n g s , telliiiK t h e mi l l iona i res t hey will s t a y h e r e fo r some t ime. T h e y a w a k e nex t m o r n -ins: t o find H e s t e r nnd t he y a c h t gone .
C H A P T E R XV.—They discuss s i tua t ion and And t h e r e Is n o t h i n g to do b u t t o ni n Ifp tliii it
r H A P T E K AVI .—Next a a y is spent in exp lo r ing is land, which is s i t u a t e d evi-den t lv In t h e b a y of a Inrprer i s l and .
C H A P T E R XVII .—Sidney . K e n t . P e n c e a n d Vincen t s e t ou t on a r a f t f o r t h e m a i n l a n d on a t o u r of exp lo ra t ion . A
d i scover a n old t emple In a ru ined c i ty and find a n u m b e r of solid gold Idols, m u c h lo P e n c e ' s happ ines s .
C H A P T E R X I X . — T h e oapt ives dlcide to build a h o u s e b o a t a n d a t t e m p t t o e scape lo t he m a i n l a n d .
C H A P T E R XX.—One day a b o a t la s l g h l f d and i t comes close to t h e i s l and b u t f a l l s to heed t h e s ignal of d i s t r e s i ti'l.loh hot ,a
C H A P T E R TCX1.—A boat Is f o u n d on t he s h o r e lllled wi th va r ious de l icac ies a n d da in t i e s w i th H- c o m p l i m e n t s .
C H A P T E R X X n i h o u s e b o a t la tyially finished m e m o r n i n g t h e colony b ids f a r e v . t o t h e i r I s l a n d
o n n t - r r m a a i i i . — u e y m o i i r , the re-ar tor , d i scovers , in H a v a n a , t h e con-r a c t o r who h a d buil t H e s t o r ' s b u n g a -
low a n d he o f f e r s t o guide h im to t h e plnce. Miss C a r m o d y and C h a l m e r s go to H n v a n a in f o r m e r ' s y a c h t , t a k e on t h e c o n t r a c t o r . M c l n t v r e . a n d S e y m o u r and l eave to r e s c u e t h e k i d n a p p e d mil-l iona i re s T h e y n e a r t h e p lace a n d mee t t he cap t i ve s t h e d a y a f t e r t h e y h a d l e f t t h e i r p l ace of c a p t i v i t y in t h e i r house -b o a t .
"Vnii keep off otir cou r se ! " shou ted Sidney. "TIichc gen t l emen do not c a r e to sec yon. (Jo y o u r way and d o not molest ns. Von will do so a t y o u r peril . Cnpl. Waters , t h a t m a n is insane. Von should pu t him in i rons and t a k e him t o New Orleans . Are you t h e capta in of a p i r a t e s h i p ? This is Mr. Cannody ' s y a c h t , wi th ladies a b o a r d . We demand t h a t we he al lowed t o proceed, apd r eques t you to do y o u r du ly and t u r n t h a t m a n over t o t h e au tho r i t i e s . He Is a cr iminal or a luna t ic . "
"1 am, am I ! " shouted Hes to r . He dashed t h e megaphone t o t h e br idge and leaped to t h e l ower deck. Like a flash he Jumped t o t h e rapid-lire gun . Capt . Wate r s yelled an or-de r . I t w a s no t finished when t h e r e c a m e n spit of fire f r o m t h e muzzle of the gun . T h r e e of t h e c r e w dashed a t Hes to r .
The s a m e i n s t a n t t h e r e w a s t h e c r a c k of a rifle f r o m the bow of t h e " H e l e n Carmody . "
A dozen bul le t s t o r e t h r o u g h t h e g lass and m a h o g a n y sides of t h e f o r -w a r d deck house . Sidney H a m m o n d fe l l t o tl.e deck. The " S h a r k " s w u n g
sha rp ly t o the s t a rboa rd , a n d in a f e w seconds was speeding a w a y t o t h e c a s t , i t all happened so quickly t h a t w i t h one except ion the men on t h e "He len C a r m o d y " were too dazed t o m a k e a move. The whee lsman s e n t the y a c h t h a r d t o po r t .
Mr. Kent w a s the first lo reach t h e side of Sidney Hammond . T h e r e w a s • s t a in of red on his shoulder , and they to re and cut away the coa t and sh i r t . As they did so, Sidney opened bis eyes. He s tared fo r a m o m e n t nnd jumped to bis f ee t .
" I t i s no lb ing!" he said, as be took B long b r e a t h . "H is merely a flesh wound . T h e slmek dazed me fo r a m o m e n t , r nm all r i^bt ."
In t h e m e a n t i m e the "Klmrk" con-t inued on i t s e a s t e r n course , uiul t he "He len C a r m o d y " b e a r e d the mouth of the Mississippi. I t w a s seven o'clock in t l ie evening w h e n they t o o k a pilot . Sidney, was moved t o t h e f o r w a r d deck, and all g a t h e r e d a r o u n d him to discuss w h a t had h a p -pened.
" T h a t was a b o u t a s rapid a b i t of w o r k a s ever 1 wi tnessed , " said Mr. Ken t , w h o had been s l ight ly cut in t h e b a n d by a flying p i -ee of glass.
" W h o flred the sho t f r o m o u r b o a t ? " a sked Sidney, wi th a s l i gh t g r imace of pain as his shou lde r t w i i u m l w h e r e the s h o t had l ace ra t ed
h a s ' Cspp^ned w o r t h pflnUh* u a l i i now, Haon much is 1,000 w o r d s ? A co lumn! G r e a t Scot t ! H a v e a n o t h e r s e g a r . Have a box of ' em. This is t h e g r e a t e s t t h i n g t h a t ever happened t e r t he P a r k e r f ami ly . "
Mr. Cha lmers was a s l eep when a bell boy a r o u s e d h im a n d p re sen t ed a card . He rubbed his eyes sleep-i ly and rebuked t h e boy in no equivo-cal l anguage . Scrawled on a ca rd w a s :
a muscle. " " I t was The l a l l th ing I
heard ." "I flred I t ," said B e r n a r d Seymour.
"And I g o t your m a n Hes tor all r ight . Hid you see him d r o p ? "
"I did," said Mr. Mor ton . "Hia hands w e n t up and he fe l l into t h e a rms of t w o of his c r e w who w e r e rush ing f o r w a r d to g r a b him."
"Did any one hea r t h e order given hy Capt . W a t e r s ? " a s k e d Mr. Carmo-
dy. " I h e a r d every word h e said," re-
plied Miss Helen. "Vou d i d ! " exclaimed he r f a t h e r ,
a f r o w n da rken ing his face, "I a sked you t o g o below, Helen, and sup-posed you would ooey me,"
" I w e n t below, p a p a . Just a s y o u told me t o do," said Miss Helen, con-t r i te ly . " B u t you did no t te l l m e I could no t look o u t . I opened t h e po r t hole in the sa loon , and saw a n d heard eve ry th ing t h a t happened o n the ' Sha rk . ' When Mr. H e s t o r jumped f r o m the b r i d g e and r a n t o the gun , Capt . W a t e r s shouted, ' S top him! Hold h im! ' Then he yelled ' S t a r b o a r d ! ' to t h e wheelsman, a n d niHlied down t h e s t e p s to the deck. But b e f o r e the m e n could s top Hes-tor , he had commenced firing. T h e n he t h r e w his h a n d s u p in t h e alf and t h e men c a u g h t him as he fe l l b a c k w a r d s . I t h o u g h t I could see blood on his face ."
"Th i s probably t e r m i n a t e s Hes-to r ' s c a r e e r as a p i r a t e or a man iac , " r e m a r k e d Mr. Mor ton . "The gov-e r n m e n t cu t t e r s -wi l l run the ' S h a r k ' to cover in sho r t o rder . You a r e qu i t e a s h a r p s h o o t e r , Mr. Seymour.**
"I h a d my eye on t h a t Hotchk l sa gun all t he t ime," said Mr. Seymour . "At f i r s t I t h o u g h t H e s t o r was m a k -ing a bluff to sca re us. But when h e t u rned loose 1 k n e w he m e a n t w a r . If he had remained back of t h e shield he would have been safe , and I p ro -posed t o d rop t h e man a t t he whee l and t a k e a crack a t t he c a p t a i n . But H e s t o r s tuck his head ou t t o see w h e r e his sho t s w e r e landing, a n d 1 let him have I t . 1 have s h o t s o m e be fo re . The Sioux Ind ians and I used to exchange compl imen t s b e f o r e t h e b a t t l e of Wounded Knee, a n d I guess my s h o o t i n g eye Is all r i g h t ye t . B u t I hope I did no t kill h i m . "
A t midnight t h e "Helen C a r m o d y " s t e a m e d up t o New Orleans, l anded n e a r Canal s t r e e t and d i scharged h e r p a s s e n g e r s on t h e i r nat ive soil. T h e y a t opce proceeded t o a ho te l .
A su rgeon w a s called and m a d e a c a r e f u l examina t i on of S idney ' s w o u n d . He conf i rmed tha d i agnos i s m a d e by t h e y a c h t s t eward , f i e d ressed the w o u n d carefu l ly , a n d ad-vised Sidney t o r e m a i n quiet f o r sev-e r a l days. I t w a s late b e f o r e Mr. Cha lmers and h i s a s s i s t an t s h a d fo r -w a r d e d ttf " T h e Record" an a c c o u n t of t h i s Incident .
Mr. Berna rd Seymour a ro se b r i g h t and ear ly the fo l lowing m o r n i n g , and a f t e r a s t rol l a r o u n d the Lee Circle r e t u r n e d t o t h e hote l and e n j o y e d a h e a r t y b r e a k f a s t . He p u r c h a s e d t h e morn ing pape r s , and se l ec t ing a c o m f o r t a b l e c h a i r on t h e v e r a n d a proceeded t o combine the l u x u r y of a c i g a r wi th a pe rusa l of t h e j o u r n a l s in which h i s n a m e f igured so con-spicuously. H e was s tudy ing a three-co lumn p o r t r a i t labeled "Mr . Ber-n a r d Seyipour, t h e F a m o u s Newspa-p e r Detect ive," when some o n e t a p p e d h im on the shou lde r .
" H a o u a r e ye. Mis ter S e y m o u r ! I swan, I 'm m i g h t y glad t e r soe ye l Haou de ye d e w ! Haou de y e d e w ! "
"Hello, Cap ta in Pa rke r ! T h e pleas-u r e is all m i n e ! How a re you . Cap-t a i n ? How Is t h e good ship, t h e 'Sam W a l k e r ' ? "
"F iner 'n s i lk ," said Capt . P a r k e r , a s they shook hands cordial ly. "Well, I swan, b u t y e ' r e r g r e a t m a n ; a in ' t y e ? Your p i c t e r is in all t h e r papers . Well, well, wel l ! I swan, ye never can tell, can y e ? Who'd a t h u n k It! So ye a re a de t ec t ive - repor t e r ! Well, well, we l l ! "
The C a p t a i n insisted on p u r c h a s i n g t h e cigars, a f t e r which t h e y r e t u r n e d t o the v e r a n d a . The good sa i lo r seemed t o have s o m e t h i n g on h i s mind. sOnce o r twice fie c lea red hla t h r o a t a s if t o make s o m e i m p o r t a n t a n n o u n c e m e n t . Final ly h e t o o k a long pull a t h is c igar a n d s a i d :
"Mister Seymour , s ee ing a s h o w y e a i r a n e w s p a p e r m a n — t h o u g h I never would a t h u n k it—dew y e suppose y e could g e t m y name in t h e p a p e r s a b o u t t h i s ' e r e m a t t e r ? I d o n ' t ca re a blamed t h i n g a b o u t i t myse l f , b u t my old w o m a n is j u s t p l um c razy t e r see my n a m e in the p a p e r s . D a r n e d if I don ' t believe she would be wil l in ' t e r have t h e r 'Sam W a l k e r ' wrecked
if i t would g e t my n a m e in t h e r newspaper s . Fac t ! Dew y e suppose ye could fix i t ? "
"Sure, s u r e th ing ," aa ld Mr. Ber-nard Seymour . " I t ' s a l r e a d y in The New York Record. I s e n t m o r e t h a n a thousand words a b o u t y o u and t h e 'Sam Walker* f r o m V e r a Cruz . I a lso Kent a descr ip t ion of you , a n d t h e y will probably have y o u r p i c tu r e . All t he pape r s will copy It . You had b e t t e r g e t me a p h o t o g r a p h of your -self f o r use in a more consecut ive s to ry I a m now wri t ing."
The d e l i g h t of Cupt. P a r k e r w a s beyond express ion . H e near ly f r a c -tured Seymour ' s h a n d In his Joyous clasp.
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CAPTAIN JOHN WATERS.
The "Shark.'
"Tel l h im t o come u p a t once,** said Mr. Chalmers .
Capt . W a t e r s knocked a t t h e d o o r and en t e r ed t h e room. He bowed t o Mr. Cha lmers and s tood by t h e doo r , r e f u s i n g t o t a k e a s ea t .
" T h e ' S h a r k ' Is a n c h o r e d o u t In t h e r ive r , " said Capt . W a t e r s w i t h o u t a n y p r e l i m i n a r y r e m a r k s , "Mr, Hes-t o r is i n a hospi ta l . H e la in a bad way . H e la s h o t a n d crazy. I w a n t t o te l l you h o w th i s happened . 1 worked f o r h is f a t h e r b e f b r e h i m . H e saved m y life a n d 1 would die f o r him o r h is son. I have known W a l t e r since h e wns a boy. Late ly he h a s been ac t ing queer . He told me t h o s e m e n w e r e poli t ical p r i soners . I a m used t o obey ing o r d e r s and hav ing t h e m obeyed. I t w a s only y e s t e r d a y t h a t I l e a rned t h e t r u t h . On T h u r s -day h e s e n t a b o a t a shore a t Mo-bile and came back w i t h a lot of news-papers . H e l e f t one w h e r e I f o u n d i t . Then I k n e w the f a c t s . H e s t o r h a d told m e w e were go ing back t o th'e place w h e r e we l e f t t he se men. Of course I k n o w n o w w h a t h e w a s a f t e r . He in tended t o m e e t you a n d s top you . J u s t a s I w a s a b o u t t o t a k e m a t t e r s in m y o w n hands , w e s ighted y o u r boa t . I t h o u g h t I would h u m o r h i m . I i n t ended t o come t o New Or leans and give him up, a n d s t a n d t r i a l If I have done wrong-H e j u m p e d f r o m t h e br idge, aa you (
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CAPT. WATERS OPENED T H E DOOR AND WENT AWAY.
York . | t«)l y o u th i s so y o u will k n o w t h e t r u t h , I a m go ing t o give myself u p t o t h e a ^ t n o F i t W ? "
B e f o r e Cha lmers could say ft word . Capt . W a t e r s opened t h e d o o r and w e n t away .
I t w a s a s Cap t . W a t e r s sa id . Hes-t o r w a s In a hosp i t a l . A bu l l e t h a d p lowed i t s w a y a long t h e l e f t side of h i s head, b a r e l y miss ing t h e tem-ple. The skull w a s s l igh t ly f r a c -t u r e d , and t h e r e had been a hem-o r r h a g e f r o m t h e b ra in . W h e n con-scious, t he p a t i e n t waa wildly de-l i r ious . Cha lmera l e f t i cn t ruc t ions t h a t eve ry th ing should be done f o r h is c o m f o r t . T h e hosp i ta l phys ic ians gave l i t t le hope. Cha lmers secured t h e b e s t medica l t a l en t in New Or-leana and wi red t h e f a c t s t o a f a m o u s New York special is t . H e t h e n re-jo ined his companions a t t h e hote l .
The a f t e r n o o n p a p e r s conta ined ac-c o u n t s of t h e t r agedy , and re l a t ed t h e s t o r y of t h e s u r r e n d e r of Capt . W a t e r s . B e f o r e leaving f o r New York , a con fe rence w a s held In Sid-ney H a m m o n d ' s room. I t w a s t h e consensus of opinion t h a t Capt . Wa-t e r s had a c t e d in good f a i t h , a n 4 t h a t he w a s n o t deserving of pun-i s h m e n t . Sidney ag reed t o ob ta in bai l f o r h im, a n d f o r t h e o t h e r officers of t h e " S h a r k . " On Monday bai l w a s fixed a t $10,000 f o r Capt . Wa te r s , a n d a t $5,000 each f o r t h e a r r e s t e d officers. Mr . H a m m o n d f u r n i s h e d t h e neces sa ry secur i t i es and w a s ac-cep t ed a s bondsman . F o r a t i m e Cap t . W a t e r s r e f u s e d t o accep t bail . H e p r e f e r r e d t o s t a n d p u n i s h m e n t . Sid-n e y a r g u e d wi th h i m f o r a l o n g t i m e . H e expla ined t h a t i t m i g h t b e m o n t h s b e f o r e a t r i a l wou ld be he ld . Cap t . W a t e r s finally consen ted t o ac-c e p t bail . He w e n t t o a ho te l n e a r t h e jail , a n d r epor t ed r e g u l a r l y t h r e e t imea a d a y a t police h e a d q u a r t e r a ; No a r g u m e n t could convince him t h a t t h i s w a s n o t t h e r i g h t t h i n g t o do.
T h e homecoming of t h e m a r o o n e d mi l l iona i res w a s a n e v e n t never t o b e f o r g o t t e n .by t hose w h o par t i c i -p a t e d in o r wi tnessed it . I t b e g a n ftt New Orleans . A special t r a i n f r o m
New York , con t a in ing hundreda of r e l a t ives a n d f r i e n d s dashed i n t o t h e Crescen t d t y ear ly t h e fo l lowing m o r n i n g . Those w h o have fo l lowed t h e even ts p o r t r a y e d in t he se p a g e s c a n Imagine t h e j o y of t h e g r e e t i n g b e t w e e n t h e lost ones a n d t hose t h e y loved. G r e a t c rowds s u r r o u n d e d t h o hote l , a n d would n o t be sa t is f ied un-t i l t h e principala a p p e a r e d on t h e t h e ba lcony . The m a y o r m a d e a speech a n d in t roduced each m a n in t u r n . Sidney H a m m o n d received a n ovat ion a s he Stepped f o r w a r d ; one sleeve of h is coa t h u n g vacan t a t h i s side. N o r w a s t h e g r e e t i n g t o B e r n a r d Seymour less -cordial. T h e i * were r e p e a t e d calls f o r Miss Car-mody, a n d when t h a t young l ady appeared o n t h e a r m of h e r f a t h e r , t he d e m o n s t r a t i o n r e a c h e d I t s cli-
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In k r e m o t e p a r t of t he c i ty , white-robed n u r s e s hovered over a man whose s t a r i n g eyas showed no gleam of san i ty . Hla head waa in bandagea and he muttered incoherent phraaes aa ha toaaed in a f e v e r of del i r ia ia .
A m o n g t h o s e w h o g ree t ed the re-t u r n e d caa t awaya a t New Orleans w a s R o b e r t V a n H o r n e , ed i tor of t h e Record, who ar r ived In New York in t ime t o t a k e t h e special t r a in sou th , Mr. Van H o r n e did not re-t u r n t o New York wi th t h e happy t h r o n g . H e b r o u g h t w i t h h im t h r e e of t h e m o s t f a m o u s special is ts in t h e c o u n t r y , and soon s t o o d a t t he bedside of W a l t e r B. H e s t o r . Mr. Van H o r n e a lone k n e w t h e recent h i s t o r y of t h e m a n w h o n o w hovered be tween l i fe and d e a t h . H e gave the phys ic ians t h e essen t ia l f a c t s in the case.
A y e a r o r m o r e b e f o r e H e s t o r had been I n j u r e d in China. While con-d u c t i n g a n expedi t ion i n t o the inte-r i o r of t h a t c o u n t r y h i s p a r t y had been ambuscaded , and in the, melee which fo l lowed H e s t o r w a s knocked sense less by a blow on t h e forehead, del ivered wi th g r e a t f o r c e by some b l u n t i n s t r u m e n t . T h e a t t a c k i n g T a r t a r s were dr iven off. The Im-m e d i a t e effecta of t h a blow were a l ight , b u t several m o n t h s l a t e r Hes-t o r h a d a severe a t t a c k of a cu t e t r a u m a t i c meningi t i s , f r o m which h e a p p a r e n t l y fu l l y recovered a f t e r a long i l lness. L a t e r h e compla ined t o Mr. V a n H o r n e t h a t h i s h e a d t roubled him. H e explained s o m e s t r a n g e s y m p t o m s and w a s m u c h worr ied . Ac t ing on Mr. Van H o m e ' s advice, H e s t o r consu l ted a specia l i s t in b r a i n d iseases . H e w a s I n f o r m e d t h a t In all p robab i l i t y a c lo t of blood f r o m a r u p t u r e d blood vessel h a d f o r m e d a n d w a s p re s s ing a g a i n s t t h e b ra in t i ssue . H e s t o r ag reed t o s u b m i t t o a n oper-a t ion , b u t pos tponed i t and w e n t on a n o t h e r cruise . H e su f f e r ed no f u r -t h e r a t t a c k , and t h e incident w a i f o r g o t t e n by Mr . Van H o r n e . I t waa vividly recal led when Cha lmers wi red h is suspicions.
An examina t ion a t t h e hosp i ta l dis-closed t h e f a c t t h a t t h e Seymour bul -le t had plowed i t s c o u r s e paa t t h e p o i n t w h e r e H e s t o r h a d su s t a ined t h e blow some 14 m o n t h s b e f o r e . W i t h o u t go ing in to de ta i l s of s u i -ge ry , i t ia suff icient t o s ay t h a t t h e g u n a h o t w o u n d exposed a n d p a r -t ia l ly relieved t h e b lood c lo t ; t h e ex i s t ence of which h a d been sua-pac ted . I t w a s success fu l ly removed. F o r a m o n t h H e s t o r hovered on t h e b o r d e r line, a n d t h e n slowly moved a w a y f r o m t h e d a n g e r point . S idney H a m m o n d and Mr. V a n H o r n e a l t e r -n a t e d In r e m a i n i n g in New Orleana u n t i l h e waa on t h e r o a d t o recovery .
H e s t o r had no recol lect ion of even ts s u b s e q u e n t t o t h e Chinese expedi t ion. I n h is de l i r ium he imagined himself a t t h e head of h i s m e n In t h a t f a r -a w a y Celestial empi re . When he a w o k e f r o m th i s f a n t a s y , c lo thed in h i s r i g h t mind, h e recognized Sidney H a m m o n d and g r e e t e d h im w i t h a p l eased .bu t mys t i f ied smile.
" H o w came you h e r e , dea r old fe l -l o w ? " he asked a s he reached ou t a was ted h a n d . " W h a t a re y o u do ing In Chjna? W h a t i s t h e m a t t e r w i th m e ? Ah, I r e m e n f t o r ftW1 T ^ t pig-tolled b e g g a r h i t m e on t h e head . B u t . w h e r e did y o u come f r o m . Bid n e y ? "
Sidney m a d e a non-commi t t a l a n s w e r and w a r n e d Hes to r t h a t he m u s t no t t a l k o r d i s t u r b himself in a n y way unt i l h e rega ingd his s t r e n g t h . Dur ing t h e p e r i o d o f con valescence H e s t o r ' s cur ios i ty w a s too g r e a t t o be denied , ' and Sidney evolved a w o n d e r f u l f ab r i ca t i on , which gave a r a t iona l e x p l a n a t i o n of h o w H e s t o r happened t o be in New Orleans, r a t h e r t h a n in some ci ty of the f lowery k ingdom. I t was a p p a r e n t H e s t o r did n o t believe or u n d e r s t a n d t h i s s t a t e m e n t ; b u t like all invalids, he w a s compelled t o accept w i th the bes t possible g r a c e w h a t w a s offered him.
The physic ians in c h a r g e of t h e case p r epa red a s t a t e m e n t in which i t was s e t f o r t h t h a t Mr. H e s t o r had been s u f f e r i n g f r o m a clearly-de-fined a t t a c k of amnes ia , p receded b y a per iod of mi ld dement ia . I t pos-sessed m a n y r e m a r k a b l e f ea tu re s , b u t waa by n o m e a g s unpreceden ted .
"Dd you believe h is recovery a per -m a n e n t one, d o c t o r ? " asked Sidney, anxious ly .
"Quien s a b e ? " replied Dr . B r o w n " T h e r e is no r e a s o n w h y I t should n o t be a p e r m a n e n t one. T h e oausa Is removed, a n d H e s t o r Is n o w appa r -en t ly In f u l l possess ion of h i s fao> ult les. H e i s a s t rong , h e a l t h y m a n , a n d t h e r e la n o t a i n t of i n san i t y In hla f ami ly . T h e t r u t h m u s t be k e p t f r o m h im u n t i l h e h a s e n t i r e l y r e -ga ined h i s phys ica l s t r e n g t h . H e should t a k e a l ong ocean cru ise , in c o m p a n y w i t h some one In w h o m h e h a s comple te confidence. T h a t m e a n s you . "
W h e n t h e s e f a c t a w e r e exp la ined t o Mr . M o r t o n and h la assoc ia tes , t h e y w e r e u n a n i m o u s In a decision t o t a k e n o l ega l s t eps a g a i n s t Mr . H e s t o r , o r a g a i n s t Capt . W a t e n .
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T h e y w e r e sa t is f ied t o awai t Hes tor*! comple te recovery, and were confi-d e n t t h a t he would m a k e h o n o r a b l e a m e n d s when acqua in ted w i t h t h e fac te .
One a f t e r n o o n Sidney i n f o r m e d H e s t o r t h a t t h e phys ic ians h a d ad-vised a n ocean cruise , and t h a t h e would be pe rmi t t ed t o . go on b o a r d I h e " S h a r k " in a b o u t t w o weeks . H e s t o r u rged t h a t he should go t o New York a n d a t t e n d t o c e r t a i n bus iness a f fa i r s . Th is w a s n o t lis-tened to , and i t w a s finally a r r a n g e d t h a t H e s t o r give Mr. H a m m o n d power of a t t o r n e y t o look a f t e r such m a t t e r s a s requ i red a t t e n t i o n . Mr. Van H o r n e took Sidney's p lace while t h e l a t t e r was in New York .
All of Mr. H e s t o r ' s p r o p e r t y w a s in In te res t -bea r ing secur i t ies , and t he se requ i red l i t t l e o r no a t t e n t i o n . Mr. Cha lmers h a d n o t m a d e publle h is suspicions conce rn ing H e s t o r ' s Wall s t r e e t ope ra t ions , n e i t h e r had a n y s t a t e m e n t been m a d e b y Mr. Mor ton o r o t h e r s . Sidney f o u n d a record of t h e va r ious t r a n s a c t i o n s In a s a f e t y depos i t vau l t r H e t h e n called on S t r e e t A R o g e r s and pre-sented h i s c redent ia l s . T h e i r b o o k s showed t h a t W a l t e r B. H e s t o r h a d a c red i t of $32,000,000. He had or ig-inal ly pu rchased 700,000 sha r ea of s tock, and h a d i ssued Ina tn ic t lona which h a d been e t r i e t ly c a r r i ed out . The m o n e y w a s d u e f r o m varioua banks , t r u s t companies , commiss ion a n d b r o k e r a g e houses . S t r e e t A R o g e r s had decided n o t t o f o r c e pay-m e n t s , f e a r i n g t o d i s t u r b t h e m o n e y m a r k e t . Mr. H a m m o n d indorsed t h i s cour se and I n s t r u c t e d t h e m t o g rad-ua l ly conve r t t h e c r ed i t s i n t o in t e r -es t -bea r ing secur i t i es .
T h u s i t happened , one fine Sep tem-b e r a f t e r n o o n , t h a t t h e s t e a m y a c h t " S h a r k " sai led d o w n t h e river f r o m New Orleans, des t ined f o r t h e wa-t e r s of t h e Sou th Pacific. On boa rd w e r e W a l t e r B. H e s t o r , Sidney H a m -mond, L. Sy lves te r Vincent and Ber-n a r d Seymour . Mr . Vincent and Mr. S e y m o u r w e r e p r e s e n t a t Mr. H a m -mond ' s inv i t a t ion , and H e s t o r w a s de l igh ted w i t h h i s new acqua in t ances . Vincent h a d a w o n d e r f u l v e n t u r e on h a n d which demanded his p r e sence In s o u t h e r n w a t e r s , and Mr, S e y m o u r p roposed t o g a t h e r t h e m a t e r i a l s f o r a book, which, h e a s s e r t e d , "would m a k e t h e m all s i t u p n i g h t s . " And on t h e deck of t h e " S h a r k , " w i t h Capt . W a t e r s once m o r e in command , t h i s n a r r a t i v e will leave t h e m .
T h e l a t e r even t s in t h e lives of t he se c h a r a c t e r s m u s t be r e l ega ted t o some f u t u r e c h a p t e r s . I t m a y b e said In c los ing t h a t t h e doors of t h e Carmody mans ion were no t closed t o Mr. Wil l iam Chalmers , man-a g i n g e d i t o r of t h e New York Rec-ord .
[THIS END.]
H e r o o t OablMKe p i e l i . An old Engl ish soldier t e l l s h o w h e
missed t h e Victoria c r o s s : "1 was once sen t out t o ' l nd l a wi th a r eg imen t t o be pushed f o r w a r d t o t h e f r o n t , a s a fierce w a r was go ing on. Bu t one n ight we were suddenly a t tacked 1 and I go t sep-a r a t e d f r o m my c o m r a d e s and wan-dered a b o u t l a t h e th ick s c r u b f o r n e a r -ly t h r e e houra , unt i l I suddenly came ip to t h e open. I t h e n laid myself fiat on the g r d u n d t o llsteB, i s I t t va sTe ry dark . Bu t I suddenly fancied I could •e« t h e enemy in f r o n t of m e knee l l n f , I s p r a n g t o my f ee t , de t e rmined t o c u t s o m e of tbem down be fo re I was overpowered and shut> and, da sh ing f o r w a r d , I s lashed r i g h t and l e f t unt i l day l igh t b r o k e over me, when I found tihat 1 had beheaded 550red c a b b a g e s l " —Pearson ' s Weekly.
Roup is unusua l l y p reva len t t h i s y e a r . Keep the chickens in a dry houvr f r e e f r o m d r a u g h t s , and look o u t f o r colda, which m a y develop i n t o roup . —Commercial P o u l t r y .
T h e g o v e r n m e n t ' s s h a r e of t i ie whisky business, i n t h e m a t t e r of revenue iaat m o n t h showed a marked increase ; a s t h e In t e rna l revenue re -ceipts were n e a r l y $1,250,000, a n In-crease of $310,000 over t h e same m o n t h l as t y e a r . The rece ip ts f r o m beer were a b o u t $1,112,000,
fgditor Bok, of The Ladies ' Home j o u r n a l , s a y s : "No m a n will ever find f h a t t he pr inc ip le of to t a l ab t inence f r o m l iquor is a b a r r i e r t o any suc-cess—social, commercia l , o r otherwibo. | t is t he one pr inciple In h l i l i f e which Will in t h e l ong r u n he lp h i m more than apy o tbe r r "
i n prohib i t ion Nftint* w h e r e H i# •aid prohib i t ion is "no good," tfcere were las t y e a r behind pr i son bftr» 341 persons , a t o t a l of 13 f o r everv 10,000 people; whi le in Maseaohuset ta , t h a s t a t e hav ing t h e b e s t enforced law* t h e r e were 7,451 p r i sonem or 38 of •very 10.000.
H B L P m PARK ITOTEa
T h e bee t me thod of m a k i n g t h e f a r m profitable. Is t o m a k e It product ive.
M a n u r e adds t o t h e product iveness of t h e l a n d a s soon a» i t is applied, b u t all t he s u b s t a n c e is no t used u p in one season.
Dur ing the w i n t e r is a good t ime t o clean u p t h e old f e n c e rows and cor-n e r s t h a t have been al lowed t o g r o w up In weeds.
The t ime to shape the heads of t r e e s is wliile t hey a re young . Then t h e t o p s can be easi ly t ra ined! in a lmos t a n y shape desijred.
In prof i table f a r m i n g the f a r m prod-uc t s mus t be p u t In the f o r m In which they will command the m o s t money and y e t leaye the f a r m in the m o s t product ive condi t ion .
P res iden t Rooseve l t says i "While 1 a m a son of Harva rd , I believe t h a t t he s t a t e l a n d g r a n t i n s t i t u t i ons a r e do-ing a g r e a t e r work and a r e closer t o the h e a r t s of the people t h a n m a n y of the o lder and b e t t e r equipped col-leges."
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Rev. W. H. Mllburn, the Venerable Blind Chaplain of the Sen-
ate, la Dead.
THE SAD EVENT OCCURS IN CALIFORNIA.
B e Hod Long Been * Noted C h a r a c t e r —Broken In H e n l l b l i e T e n d e r e d His R e s t c n a t l o n , Bnt I t Wns Not Accepted—Died W h i l e l a Search of H e a l t h .
Wash ing ton , April 11.—Rev. Wil-l iam H e n r y Mllburn, t h e venerable blind chapla in of t h e Uni ted Sta tes s e n a t e , died in San ta Ba rba ra , Cal.. F r i d a y . Word t o thla e f fec t was re -ceived h e r e by Col. D. A. Ransdell , t h e s e r g e a n t a t a r m s of t h e sena te . Mr, Milburn. accompanied by his t w o nieccs, t he Misses Timley, lef t Wash-i n g t o n f o r the Pacific coaa t abou t a y e a r ago. The chapla in was In b roken h e a l t h . The change b r o u g h t no g rea t i m p r o v e m e n t In his condi t ion and
" THK LEDGER, I/JWKLL, MICU., TIIURSTUV, APRIL 10, lyon.
D A T E I S S E T .
REV. W. H. MILBURN,
w h e n congress m e t In December h e f o r w a r d e d hi* r e s igna t ion t o Wash-ing ton , b u t i t was never ac ted on .
T h e deceased w a s a na t ive of Phil-adelphia , w h e r e he w a s b o r n in 1823 When he w a s five y e a r s of a g e a p layfe l low accidenta l ly s t r u c k h im In t h e l e f t eye w i t h a piece of g lass . F o r t w o yea r s h e waa confined t o a d a r k room unde r medica l t r e a t m e n t , and when he came ou t one of his eyes w a s en t i re ly blind and l i t t le s i g h t 'was l e f t in t h e o t h e r . He. how-ever, pu r sued h | s s tud ies a t school and college f o r a b o u t 20 years , t h e s igh t g r o w i n g d immer unt i l g radua l -ly he became to ta l ly bl ind.
I n t h e s p r i n g of 1838 he went wi th h i s f a t h e r ' s f ami ly t o Jacksonvil le . 111., and In 1843 he became a t rave l -ing p r e a c h e r of t h e Methodis t Epis-copal church , serving c h a r g e s in vs-r i o u s sect ions of the coun t ry .
Mr. Mllburn w a s twice e lected chapla in of congress , t h e first t i m e in 1845, when a l i t t l e over 22 y e a r a of age, w a s twice chap la in of t h e house of represen ta t ives , a n d las t ly chap-
J a i n of t h e s ena t e , t o which offlee he *was elected In 1803,
While se rv ing a c h a r g e a t Mobile, Ala., Mr. Mllburn u n d e r w e n t a t r i a l f o r he re t i ca l t each ings . He w a s wide* ly known a s t h e bl ind p reache r and l ec tu re r , h is m i n i s t r y and l ec tu re field cover ing m a n y p a r t s of t h e Uni ted S t a t e s and Canada a n d of Grea t Br i ta in and I re land . He also w a s known a s a n a u t h o r .
U H D E T E R M I N E D .
l a q n c a t l a P r a n e l l Caa* F a l l s t o Set-t l e t h e QWeation o t Aoeldcat
o r SnJelde.
Buffalo, . N. Y * Apr i l 11.—The evi-dence given F r iday a t t he Inquest in-t o t h e d e a t h s of A r t h u r R. Pennel l and Mrs. Pennel l , be fore J u s t i c e Mutphy , will no t h d p the a u t h o r i t i e s in a n y w a y t o a solut ion of t h e Bur-dlck m u r d e r m y s t e r y . W h e t h e r t h e t r a g e d y a t Oehre ' s s t one q u a r r y on March 10, In which Pennel l w a s killed and Mrs. Pennel l w a s fa t a l ly In jured , w a s due t o acc ident or design, w a s n o t proven.
J u d g e Murphy delivered h is ver-dict as fo l lows: " I find and cci*' t i f y t h a t A r t h u r R. Pennel l c a m e to h is dea th on t h e 10th day of March. 1903, aa a r e su l t of i n ju r i e s received whlfe r id ing in a n au tomobi le , t he said au tomobi le p lung ing f r o m an e m b a n k m e n t in to t h e Gehres s t one q u a r r y .
"Tha t I c a n n o t de t e rmine f r o m t h e evidence submi t t ed w h e t h e r such p lunge was aoc ldenta l or des igned.
" T h a t Carr ie L a m b Pennell cam«j t o h e r dea th as a r e s u l t of sa id p lunge of the au tomob i l e In to the q u a r r y . "
Keted F r o n t l e r a n a a D e a d . Salt Lake, U tah , April 13.—Col. Bill
Boot , a f r o n t i e r s m a n , a companion t h r o u g h his l ife of "Buffa lo Bill ," and a f r i end of Bill Nye dur ing the l e t t e r ' s r epor to r l a l days In Laramie, died sud-denly of h e a r t f a i lu re In his a p a r t m e n t s in this c i ty l a t e Sa tu rday n i g h t . He w a s about 60 y e a r s old. When a young man , he se t t led in Laramie, became In-terested In the Laramie "Boomerang . " and took Bill Nye In p a r t n e r s h i p with him. This was t h e beginning of the la i t e r ' s f ame as a wr i te r . As a ca t che r of wild animals , Col. Root had an Inter-na t i ona l f ame .
Le f t f18,000,000. Chicago, April 9.—The will of t h e
l a t e Gustavus F . Swift , the mil l ionaire packer , h a s been filed In the p r o b a t e cour t . I t d isposes of an e s t a t e valued a t $12,200,000. t he bulk of which goes t o the widow and children. T h e sum of 1200,000 is l e f t to char i ty , t o be ex-pended In any way Mrs. Swi f t directs .
R e l i a n c e Is L a a a e h e d . Bristol . R. 1., April 13.—Capt. Na t
He r r e sho fTs l a t e s t creat ion, t h e pros-pective c u p de fender , Reliance, w a s launched S a t u r d a y evening.
O o t . Biles I ssaea F r o c l a m a t l n a FJ*-lagt F r i d a y , Apri l 84, a s
A r b o r Day .
Lansing, April 13.—Gov. Bliss has is-sued the fo l lowing Arbo r day procla-m a t i o n :
" T o the People of the S t a t e of Mich-igan, Greet ing: Act ing under au tho r -i ty vested in the executive, I do he reby proclaim Friday. / prll 24. 1903, ns Ar-bor day, and reques t a general observ-ance. Arbor day be ing eRsentinlly ed-ucnllonal In charac te r , i t s purposes should be Impressed upon Ihe minds of the young by a p p r o p r i a t e exercises in the educa t iona l ins t i tu t ions of t h e s t a t e , and in general by increased a t -ten t ion to the beau t i fy ing of p r iva te and public grounds .
"Given under my hand and t h e g r e a t seal of the s t a t e of Michigan at the. capl lo l in Lansing, t h i sn th day of April In t h e yea r of ou r Lord, IfMKl. nnd of t h e Independence of the United Kl i i tes the one hundred and twenty-seventh .
"A. T. BLISS, "Governor .
"Ry the Governor : "FRED M. WARNER.
"Secre ta ry of S ta te . "
W I L L W I T H D R A W .
B. H. W h i t n e y Hne Ver red Mlohlaran Odd F e l l c w e S e c r e t a r y f o r
T h i r t y - O n e Yeara.
Lansing, April 13.—E. H. Whi tney , g r and secre ta ry of the Michigan grand lodge of Odd Fellows, and grand scribe of the s t a t e Odd Fel lows encampment , will ret ire, f r o m those posi t ions a t t h e close of t h e flscafyear in October . At the last mee t ing of t h e g rand lodge he refused to al low his name t o be placed In nominat ion fo r the office again, nnd It does not appear on the list of nom-inat ions which a r e be ing sent Odd Fel-low lodges f o r election in J u n e . When Mr. Whitney closes his p r e s e n i t e r m he will have held the office 31 years . At the las t election Mr. Whitney received over 1,700 of the 2.000 votes cas t . M. F. Gray, of th i s ci ty. Is a candida te fo r t h e secre taryship .
S T R U C K OIL.
Bly Oaaher la D e ^ l o p e d a t Dep th d t 400 F e e t <n t h e VIHni ty
of De t ro i t .
Detroi t , April 13.—A small-sized sensat ion was caused a t H a l f w a y , Macomb county , a b o u t midway be-tween Mt. Clemens and De t ro i t , on Gra t io t avenue, by the s t r i k i n g of an oil well on a f a r m owned by Spent. Bros. An a r t e s i a n well was be ing drilled and oil w a s s t r u c k a t a dep th of 400 fee t . The oil w a s of heavy, da rk g reen color and poured o u t over 35 f e e t nigh and In such volume t h a t t he men were unn4de t o check t h e flow. A b ig crowd were a t t r a c t e d to the scene and severa l oil men esti-ma ted t ha t t h e well would flow at l eas t 35 ba r r e l s an h o u r .
G I V E S I T U P .
Fits. A SAD D I S A S T E R .
F r a n k C. P l a c r e e F o r c e d to S u r r e n -de r f48.000 Life l a a n r a n c c f o r
B e n e d t of Cred l to ra .
Detroi t , April 13.—One of the severe hardsh ips t h a t have come to F r a n k C. P lngree in the b a n k r u p t c y proceedings is the loss of his l ife insurance pol-icies. He has $45,000 of these policies which have been tu rned over to Trus t ee Black. Much of it has been runn ing f r o m ten to 15 years , and it al l has a su r render value. The policies will be cashed In to the companies and the proceeds divided a m o n g the credi tors .
K i l l ed h / t h e Cara. Jackson , April 13.—A gasoline speed-
er . on which Roadmas te r Michael Fla-hive, of t he eas te rn division of ihe Michigan Central r a l l f i a d ; Division En-gineer Sha rp and F r a n k Adrian were mak ing an inspection of the roadbed, was run down by No. 31. t he f a s t Amer-ican express t r a in , n e a r Gross Lake. All th ree jumped when they realized t h a t the t ra in was upon them, bu t Fla-hive failed to c lear the t r ack , and waa te r r ib ly mangled by the engine . Sharp was pa infu l ly but n o t s e r i o u s l y in jured, while Adrian escaped un in ju red .
O r f e a l Food C o a r e n M o n .
Ba t t l e Creek, April 13.—Battle Creek will have a convention May 12, the del-ega t e s to which will be en t e r t a ined in s m a n n e r t h a t will ou tdo a n y previous hospi ta l i ty extended to a n y gath-e r ing in th i s ci ty. I t Is the first a n n u a l mee t ing of the producers of cereal foods f o r t h e purpose of organiz ing an associa t ion. Aa this city has 24 food companies , they will m a k e a supreme e f fo r t t o sur -prise the vis i tors with a roya l recep-tion and e n t e r t a i n m e n t .
Did N a c h D a n a i c c . Grand Rapids. April 13.—A terr i f ic
s t o r m s t r u c k th i s c i ty S a t u r d a y evening. Hai l s tones b roke thousands of do l la rs ' w o r t h of g lass In green-houses. The house of J . A. Brum-meter w a s s t r u c k by l i gh tn ing and Mrs. B r u m m e l e r w a s ser iously shocked. William C. Mor ton , a P e r e M a r q u e t t e employe, was knocked in-sensible by l ightning.
Medal* f o r School C h l l d r e a . Lansing. April 13.—The Michigan de-
p a r t m e n t . Grand Army of t h e Republic, offerb five gold medals , handsomely engraved, f o r the bes t essays wr i t t en j on Memoria l day by the pupi ls of t h e ' high schools of Michigan. The ob jec t of t h e contes t is t o p r o m o t e deeper in t e re s t in t h e soldiers ' Memorial day . |
Haa T r o u b l e w i t h H e r l ihuh. | Fl int , April 13.—Mrs. J o h n s o n
Hackney, of Mount Morris , Is suf fer -ing f r o m a t h i rd b r e a k In the s a m e leg. Some t i m e ago she broke t h e Rmb; l a t e r she fel l , b r e a k i n g i t aga in ; th i s t ime, she wns still on 1
Crutches, owing t o the l a s t f r a c t u r a . j
Baby Had T wo to Six E/very Day.
S u f f e r e d Terribly— Doctors Failed.
D r . M i l e s ' N e r v i n e C u r e d H i m .
Weak, nervous, fretful, puny children re-as only I IICL'R
symptoms lead t'» epileptic fits or spasms. Every mother sliouM strrnu'liieii herownand
qu Ni luire a treatment such as only Dr. Miles' lervinc affords. When n L-lccled these
hU urcnctiie
babies' nerves wllh Dr. Miles' Nervine, a true specific in all nervous disorders. Read the following:
"When my iiltie hoy was 18 months old he hud cramps in his fuel nnd hands. They would he drawn out of shape for twoorthrec days. At first liniment seemed to help but in nbout two vvccU nolhin|r did any Rood the doctor ifave him. We called another doctor bnt liis inedii ine did no good so we changed to anollu-r wlm called it spinal dis-ease, Uy this time tlie ihihi's body was drawn out of shape; hr. luckhone was curved to one side and his hands and feet out of shape. His sufferings were terriliie, and he was having from two to six fits a day. I was taking Dr. Miles' Kesl'iiativc Nervine for nervous trouhlc and saw i' was recommended for fits, so I thought 1 would see if it would help him. All three dodnrs had given him up. One-half bottle stopped the Ms ami his limbs straightened, and another holtie cured him. l ie is now a strong, healthy boy going to school. 1 liave wailed to sec if the old trouble returned, bcfoic wiuing you, but it never has. I cannot praise Dr. Miles' Ne. v-Ine enough, as I know it sa-cil my boy's life."—MRS. U R I A H NIXSON, Lan.-ing, Iowa.
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I l l i u G n n o n l l i i l l l r n l i l | i IOTOH K s p l o i l e e ,
K J I I I i i k T h r e e .Men unci
W o i i i i i l l i i u F i v e .
rciihucida, Fla., April 10.—-A dlsas-trolls expiosiou o c e n r m l on the Imt-tlebliip Iowa TlmrHdiiy, while the vc-b-n l was al the turget pract ice in tiie gulf . The fonvnrd por t 12-lneh gnn burist f rom a preiniitiire explosion of n (iludl, I',' feel of the piece outside I lie t u r r e t bein^ deinolished. Three I I J I M I
were hilled ntid five injlired, two heri-ously.
The killed nre : l ir.-t Class Seamun Kiele, Ordinnry Senninn I'erceli, and t i nnnc r ' s Mali He r r j .
The in jured; First ( In s S e n m n n Cinugbt. Oniiiini'v Seniiien I liiirsdnie, Drown. Mniisdale iiiio i 'nreker .
The men killed nnd injured wen- on the vi'^oml o r g n n d e r k nt mm>«. T h r e e p ien nl i he explodi <1 gun, each weigji-iii'.' II\er a loll, passed downwnrd i l i n n ^ h I be spur doek. full ing upon i be Mien r, I ii" • in ! ani U Killi' i; I lu I hi ee iiiimed. \!l -jf the iiiun .»t-ie i ionil , !y millilnted. The heavy missiles, a f t e r pnssing liiroiigli Hie gun deek .eont in-ned down lo the thi rd deck, where they enine ineonlnet with Id iennnoreddeck , I he heavy steel bringiiifr I hem t o n s top , thus saving Ihe engineers and f iremen \\ bo were nl work below. Aitbough the upper decks were eovoffed with men, no one there was seriously in jured .
The explosion occurred jus t as Ihe mess enll bad been sounded. Fi r ing was lo have ceased n f t e r tlie shot for the d inner hour. The range had b e e n ,
set nnd tiie Iowa was s teaming a long at n speed of 12 knots an hour , when Lieut . Reed, in cha rge of the f o r w a r d 12-inch tu r re t , gave o rders to load and fire. Tlie t ime fuse was cut f o r the r a n g ^ t h e pieee^Jiprged, bre.tyji.closed
T H E P R E S I D E N T ' S T R I P — A S B R E R ' B E A R S E E S I T .
hUnneafolis Journal'
Tiie Bear—The Pres ident Ju s t W a n t s to See Us and We Jus t Want to Sea t h e Pres ident—I Don't See as Our Ca se Needs to Go to The Hague .
C m i t r a e l a L e t .
Jackson, April 13.—The Michigan Cent ra l ra i lway has let the con t rac t s f o r i t s c o m i n g s e a s o n . The main l ine will have if« double t r ack sys tem extended f r o m Marshallville to Augus ta , w i th the curves, some of 180 degrees, near Wheatf leld, e l iminated. Anothe r con-t rae t calls fo r the bu i ld ing of a diver-sion line no r th of Hie high hill a t Os-lemo. This will ln'<e two years to com-plete, nnd will cost $1,500,000. Several road t ra ins will lw put to work imme-dia te ly .
TtflEDrpRD's' fBLACKDRAUGHTI T H E O R I G I N A L
1LIVER MEDICINE! ^ A sallow conn ilex ion, dizziness,
biliousness and a coated tongue are common iiulications of liver snd kidney diseases. Stomach and bowel troubles, severe as they are, give immediato warning by pain, but liver and kidney troubles, though less painful at tnc start, an much harder to cure. Tbedford'i
j aiift flie tvdrd'-glven To lire. Fol lowing the r epor t of t he gun, t h e r e was a smothered noise as the shell exploded midway in the gun, and pieces of the burs ted gun nnd shell were sca t te red broadcas t . T h r e e great holes were l o rn th rough the deck.
Washington , April 13.—The cost of repa i r ing and overhaul ing the Iowa, including the damage caused by the recent explosion, is es t imated by the navy d e p a r t m e n t at $.100,000. It is not thought tha t these repa i rs can be com-pleted under six months , d u r i n g which time the vessel will be out of commis-sion nt the New York ya rd . The Iowa h a s been in commission a b o u t five years, and pr ior to the accident recom-mendat ions had been made f o r an ex-tensive overhaul ing of the vessel.
N O T E D M O R M O N D E A D .
E l d e n t Son of F n m n n a B r l R h a n s YorniR, \ e x t i n L i n e f o r H e a d of
C h u r c h . Pnaaen A w a y .
, are 's
Plack-Drauoht never fails to bene-fit diseased liver ami weakened kid-neys. It stirs up the torpid liver to throw of! the germs of fever and ague. It is a certain preventive of cholera and liright 's disease of tho kidneys. Wi th kidneys re-inforced by Thedford's Black-Draught thousands of persons have dwelt immune iu tho midst of yel-low fever. Many families live in perfect health and have no other doctor than Thedford's Black-Draught. It is always on hand for use in an emergency and saves many expensive calls of a doctor.
Mullins, S. C.. March 10,1901. 1 have uied Thedford's Ulack-Draughl for three yean and I have not h a d t o tfo t o a doctor since I have been taking it. It U the best medicine for me that U on the market for liver and kidney
troubles and dyspepsia and other complaints. Rev. A. G. LEWIS.
Salt Lake City, April 13.—Brigham Young, the pres ident of the 12apostles of the Mormon church, died in this city Saturday night a f t e r an illness which lasted for several weeks. He has been ailing since August , 1902, when he spent some lime nt a heal th resor t in Idaho. For a t ime his condition w a s much bet-ter, but recent ly his t roub le became acute again. Mr. Young is the son of the famous Brigham Young, who was the leader of the Mormon hands for so many years . He was the logical ean-didnte for his f a the r ' s position a f t e r the dea th of President Snow. The sec-ond Brigham Voung was born at Kirt-lainl. ().. in 1 s.'iG, and was the eldest son of the family .
l lnd lleen Shot . Grand Rapids, April in.—A post-
mor tem on the remains of seven year-old Charles Polmann, whose bend-less body Mas found on the Lake Shore t rucks Fr iday, revealed the fnc t Hint he had been sho t t h rough tha bend. It is geue-al ly believed t hn t Ihe boy was killer by some phiymntc e i ther nccldeiitally or in ange r and the body t h r o w n across the t r a c k s to cover up t h e cr ime.
I>rownpil. Cheboygan, April HI,—Clyde Lapeer ,
aged ten yenrs, was p lay ing on logB lu the river a l Clark's mill with o t h e r boys when he fell, bumped big head and lay on a log unconscious wi th fcU head in the wa t e r un t i l d rowned .
Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
All the blood In your body passes through your kidneys once every three minutes.
The kidneys are your blood purifiers, they fil-ter out the waste or impurities in the blood.
If they are sick or out of order, they fail to do their work. Pains, achesand rheu-
matism come from ex-cess of uric acid in the blood, due lo neglected
kidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though they had heart trouble, because the heart is over-working in pumping thick, kidney-poisoned bloorf through veins and arteries.
it ured to be considered that only urinary troubles were to be traced to the kidneys, but now modern sclente proves that nearly all constitutional diseases have their begin-ning in kidney trouble.
if yon are sick you can make no mistake by fir ;i doctoring your kidneys. The mild and ihe extiaoidinary effect of Dr. Kilmer's S w a m p - K o o t . Ihe great kidney remedy is soon reali.'.ed. it stands tlie highest for its wonderf'ilcurc; of Ihe most distressing cases and i j •; <1 i on i t j r.ierils by ail druggist;, in fifty-cent and one dollar siz-es. You may have a sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet icilii g you how lo find out if you have kidney or bUdder trouble. Mention this pap- r v/hen writing Dr. Ki lmc Sc Co BlnghamUm, N Y.
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PERE MARQUETTE March 15, 1903.
Trains leave Lowell as follows: For Detroit and East
10 33 am For Toledo and South
10 33 am For Grand Rapids, Nortn ami West
10 33 am H 30 pm For Hnginaw and Boy City
7 48 am 6 '22 pm For Freejiort 6 20 pm II. L. BRAXTON, II. F. MOKLLKK, Agt. Gen. I'omi. Axenf.
GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM,
Arr iva l and d e p a r t u r e of t r a ins f rom Lowell WBSTBOUND.
No 17 Expren lo Od Haven »8 33 ai t No 19 Mail and Ex lu GdUaven f 12 23 pm No 13 Mail to Grand Haven f 4 26pm No 11 Mail and E i to (.id knpidn f!> 13 pm
• AST RO (TN It No 12 Mail and EzpreuH 17 17 nm No 20 Mail and Ezprens f 10 25 am No 18 Kvening ExpresK ^3 28 pm No 14 Kastern ExpreM *7 13 pin
* Daily, f Pally exrrp*. Sundajr. A. O. IIK% DI.AVFP, Agent,
0.0 McDANNELL.M.D Physician and Surgeon
Ofliee 18 Bridge Street. Lowell, Mirh
M. C. GREENE, M. D. Phys'iciun and Sutgccn
Office over Bf-'-'an'sstore, BridKeft.,Lowel
E. A HODGES, D. D. S DENTIST,
Sncoceroi lo Rirkert. Lowell, Mich
S, P. HIOKS, LOANS
Collections, Reol Estale, Insurance, Lowell
A. E. OAMBELL .DENTIST
Over BoylanV Btorf. All branches of Den tal work done by the latest improved methods. SaiisfHution guaranteed. Qa« admiuibtred.
M I L T O N M P E R R Y Attorney and uonn.-elor at Law, Train ' Hall Block. Lowell, Mieh. Special alien tion given to Collections, Conveyancing and Sale of Real Estate
Has also qnalitied and been admitted lo pracllca in the Interior department and all the bureans thereto and is ready to prose cute claims for Jhose that may be entitled to pension bounty.
DR. E. D. McQUEEN Veterinary surgeon
Dentistry and Surgery a Specially Livery, Feed and Sale Ram
in connection.
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R. E. gJPRINGETT, Attorney-at-Law.
General Law Practice and Collections.
Office, City Bank Block, Lowell.
R. P. MORSE
I When in need of Phone li (i: •. First class draying call on J e
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r Pianos, household goods and Bnggf iu t* . )
: Special atteniion given to m o v i i g : £ household goods to and from outside) I towns )
Cents a Gallon for
Liberty S Paint M i x e d Can yon afford not to paint yonr house, or make the interior brighter? Dipeet from factory to eonsamer and a live years guarantee baeked by a million dollar company with every can. We will deliver in your town (we pay the freight) six gallons of con-centrated paint, any color, or assorted colors, which when yon add six gallons of linseed oil will make twelve gallons of pure linseed oil paint* costing yon 9 0 cents a gallon. No turpentine or dryers needed. The most profitable paint eonsumera proposition on earth. Liberty Faint, absolutely pure, in paste form, costs yon |1.40 a gallon, and linseed oil costs you 40 cents a gallon, and the two together make / two gallons of paint that T0U KNOW Is pure and lasting, for V-*' f.. or 9 0 cents a gallon. Is there any sense in paying |1.60 and $2.00 a gallon for Infer/"''' ready | i mixed paint, when yoa can buy Liberty guaranteed paW f'"' 9® 0 8
a gallon?
H T GOODS MIDI If mill We sell in only six gallon crates, dab with your neighbor if you do not need six gallons. ^ F R E F Write today for the flnesf ̂ t , o n o f c o l o r c a r d a e v e r l 8 8 U e d
Remit|6.4(>tftndyon «/« receive (freight prepaid) six gallons of con-centrated paint, nny you desire. Active men NMI women, who can give reference, can secure good posi-tions reprc'aen^D8 u8•
A SPECIAL PROPOSITION FOR PAINTERS. E u r e k a Paint and Equipment C o . , Liberty, Indiana-
ss. 1 T H E LEDGER, LOWELL. MICH. THUHSDAY. APRIL 16. 1908
SW? are selling a swell line of... few samples of our low prices...
Tailored Suits from $8.00 lo $14.00 Walking Skirtu f r o m 2 - P 0 t 0 9 - 0 0
Dress Skirts f r o m « . 0 0 t 0 1 9 - 6 0
White Mercerized VestingB from 25c to 60o Portiere Curtains ^om 3.00 to 0.00 Laoe Curtoins - ^om 60o to 6.00
I Table Oil Cloth 12 l-2o
f Neck Ribbons at l6o A Special lot of / Laces and Insertion at 6o
I Ladies Kid Gloves at 49c and 79c
A. W. WEEKES
Heard About Town
H o m e r W a t t e m is serloiiHly III.
Maecabee pedro p a r t y a t h a l l , April 18.
F. It. EekerHpent Monday In Grand Rapids.
Mrs. Hiler visited In Grand Roplds las t week.
K. O. T. M. pedro p a r t y a t hall S a t u r d a y .
MIHH Jennie Jo seph visited In G r a n d Knpids Monday.
' Big red apple shoes, fo r boys. $1.25 and 1.50 a t Godfrey's .
E a r l H u n t e r m a d e a business t r i p to Toledo, Ohio, las t week.
Miss L o t t a Ruben w a s home f rom G r a n d Rapids S a t u r d a y a n d Sunday .
Born , in Lowell t o Mr. a n d Mrs. F r a n k Tay lo r April 8, a d a u g h t e r .
Mer r i t t Sayles a n d family have moved t o their home on Peck ' s hill.
Work on the new electric p l a n t h a s been suspended unt i l .dryer w e a t h e r .
W. L. Douglas shoes a re t h e best in the world. Godfrey sells t h e m .
All persons indebted t o me please call a n d settle a t once.
Dr. A. E. Cambell.
Mrs. Dan Newcomb w a s called t o Ion ia this week by t h e dea th of her a u n t .
(.'has. Fisher returned t o Chicago T u e s d a y a f t e r spending his v a c a t i o n here.
S. E. Par i sh of I t h a c a visited Ids m o t h e r , Mrs. M. A. Carr , F r i d a y evening.
T w o new milch cows fo r sale by M. W. Morse. Inquire a t Ecker & F o s t e r ' s lumber y a r d .
Miss Elsie Williams of Reed City visi ted Mesdames H . W. H a k e s a n d W. S. Godfrey th i s week.
Miss Ki t t le Car r a n d sister-in-law, Mrs. Eugene Carr , spent Sunday a n d M o n d a y In Grand Rapids.
J a s Lyons, w i t h his house-keeper. Miss Monroe, spen t a few d a y s wi th he r brother , lu L a n s i n g l a s t week.
Miss Ella Kopf , w h o 1ms been a t K i n g ' s Bridge, N. Y., for some t ime h a s re turned t o her home In Lowell .
Tho Sheep Shea r ing fest ival which w a s t o be held yes te rday a t Grange ha l l In South Bos ton h a s been p o s t -poned one week.
Mrs. Remington r e t u r n s t o - d a y t o he r home In Lawreflce. K a n s a s , a f t e r spending the w i n t e r w i t h her sister, Mrs. Reutelster.
See Godfrey for c lo th ing a n d shoes, t r u n k s , telescopes, su i t cases, h a t s a n d caps, r a in c o a t s a n d rubber b o o t s a t l owes t prices, qua l i ty considered.
Mrs. A n n a H a r t , w h o h a s been visi t ing her fr iend, Mrs. B. Fennnlng , h a s left for K a l a m a z o o where she h a s accepted a pos i t ion In t h e asy lum.
Ecker & F o s t e r recently purchased o f E . J . Boo th a b o u t t w o acres of l and ad jo in ing their mill y a r d s o u t h a n d eas t . This will l)e used princi-pal ly fo r s t o r a g e .
Denlck & Sons p a p e r hange r s a n d decora tors , h a v e a n a d v . lu th i s Issue. They p a i n t a n d p a p e r over c a r p e t s w i t h o u t soiling t h e m .
J a m e s Gibson & Sons adver t i se in th i s Issue t o do all k inds of cement work . T h e Gibsons a r e g o o d work-ers. Encourage them w i t h y o u r p a t r o n a g e . |
Mrs. George T a y l o r a n d th ree chil-dren of Grand Rapids, a r e v is i t ing Mrs. L. L. Taylor , on t h e i r w a y t o Has t i ngs , where they will m a k e their home.
Mrs. Stella Remington w a s surpris-ed by eighteen o r t w e n t y fr iends a t t h e home of Mrs. Ph i l Reut lester yes te rday a f t e rnoon . The ladles presented her w i t h a fine gold w a t c h chain.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Althen g a v e a reception a t their h o m e S a t u r d a y evening for E. Herbe r t ,who left t h i s .week tor South 1 )akota . On a c c o u n t of the s torm the a t t n e n d a n c e w a s smal l . His friends presented him w i t h a handsoine bible as a token of the i r respect . Mr. Herber t has been a g o o d citizen of Lowell for many y e a r s a n d In his depa r tu re carries t h e esteem a n d bes t wishes of the ent i re commun i ty .
Elmer Sayles of m a r i n e guard , United S t a t e s ship, K e n t u c k y , wr i t e s f rom Singapore , March 2, t h a t the ship w a s bound for H o n g K o n g . H e s a y s the h e a t Is "fierce." Admira l E v a n s w a s a b r o a d . He descrfbes t h e place a s very p r e t t y a n d the people a s " t h e funnes t he ever laid his eyes o n . " " T h e y a re all old b a t s w i t h w h i t e whiskers a n d mous taches and w e a r l i t t le red c o a t s a n d sh i r t s . " E lmer Is a nephew of our t o w n s m a n , Mer r i t t Sayles.
Mrs. M.A. H e w e t t Is on t h e sick l is t .
J a s . Spencer of S m y r n a w a s In t o w n Monday .
Lonnle W a t s o n of Beldlng w a s In t o w u Monday .
Mrs. M. A. Carr is In Grand Rap ids t o - d a y on business.
Cleveland blouse w a i s t s for b o y s a t Godfrey 's . Price 50c.
FOR SALE CHEAP—A new single t o p buggy, rubber t ires.
W. F. H o w k .
Ra in c o a t s and rubber b o o t s a r e good for w e t wea the r . Godfrey sells 'em.
Misses M a r t h a P a c k a r d a n d B e r t h a Aust in spent Wednesday In G r a n d Rapids .
Miss E v a Carr of L a k e Odessa spen t a few days w i t h her cousin, Mrs. J . C. H a t c h .
Born, In Bowne, April 13, to Mr. a n d Mrs. Don McVane, a ten-pound daugh te r .
F . D. Rommell of S turg is . w h o h a s been visi t ing friends here left Monday f o r South D a k o t a .
Mrs. Charles McElwaln a n d son Willie, f rom Milwaukee a r e v is i t ing her mother , Mrs. Wm. Young.
Mrs. L u r a E. Vlulng a t t ended t h e golden wedding of her b ro the r , Calvin Vlnlng, and his wife a t L a k e View, Tuesday . .
Died, In Lowell April 11, the Infan t son of Mr. a n d Mrs. Elmer W a r d . Fune ra l w a s held Tuesday a t t h e Bailey church.
Mrs. E. J . Coll lngwood re turned Tuesday t o her home In Denver, Col. a f t e r a four m o n t h ' s visi t w i t h Mrs. Wm. Burne t t .
I t ' s a su i t and shoe selling t ime a t Godfrey's . Come In a n d g e t y o u r choice. Empha t i ca l ly a n d absolute-ly lowest In price.
The family of Waldo Franc isco moved Monday t o Grand Rapids , where he h a s the pos i t ion of chief engineer of t h e Edison Electric com-pany a t an Increased sa la ry .
DeWlt t Carve th h a s re turned f rom Ann Arbor , where her eyes were opera ted upon. H e can n o w t o recognize his fr iends a n d will be able t o perform t h e dut ies of life. Good Job.
S. B. Cook, re turned t o Midland, Tuesday a f t e r a week ' s visi t w i t h Lowell friends. H e r e p o r t s business good in his section. Mrs. Cook Is In the millinery business a n d a n d S. B. Is t eaming .
Mrs. M a r y VanDusen h a s a le t te r f rom her husbund . Elder E l a m Van-Dusen w r i t t e n f rom t h e Island of S t . Vincent. H e repor t s a n o t h e r e rupt ion of the c r a t e r on t h a t Island, which he describes as a " g r a n d " spectacle. At mid d a y In the B a r b a -does. I t caused a mid-n igh t darkness . Mr. Van Dusen hopes t o come home soon; b u t smal l p o x h a s b roken o u t there a n d he m a y be q u a r a n t i n e d .
W m . Aldrlch h a s been la id u p fo r a few d a y s . H e s tepped on a loose
Kl a n k S u n d a y . I t flew u p a n d h i t lin, in jur ing his shoulder a n d side.
A recoun t of t h e Lowel l t o w n s h i p v o t e w a s held April 8; a n d Mr. Whi t e w a s declared elected b y a m a j o r i t y of t w o . The m a j o r i t y a g a i n s t t h e N o r t h P a r k br idge w a s near ly 500.
D. Blai r of I o n i a a n d R o b e r t Rob-e r t son of I o w a visited a t M. A.
- H e w e t t ' s l a s t week. Mr. Rober t son ! w a s on h l A v a y to New York t o mee t ' his bride, w h o Is cross ing t h e ocean
t o be his wife.
A very p l ea san t surpr ise w a s given S a t u r d a y evening In h o n o r of Delmer J o h n s ' twen ty- f i r s t b i r t h d a y a t t h e home of Mr. a n d Mrs. Pa in t e r . Re-f reshments were served a n d his m o t h -er presented Delmer a gold w a t c h a n d chain.
U. B. Williams h a s m o v e d his Jewelry s tock t o his new loca t ion a n d will have his " o p e n i n g " S a t u r d a y . Barnes Bros, a re fitting u p t h e vaca t -ed s to re fo r a tobacco s to re a n d b a r b e r shop a n d wil l be r e a d y fo r business near ly n e x t week.
T h e City b a n k of Hill, W a t t s & Co., business place a n d pa r lo r , h a s been e legant ly re-decorated a n d h a n d s o m e la rge steel eng rav ings of American s t a t e smen a d o r n t h e wal ls . Wash ing , t on , Lincoln, Clay, Garfield, McKlnley B r y a n a n d Roosevel t a re t h u s hon-ored.
Did It ever occur to y o u t h a t God-f rey ' s b ig double s t o r e w a s g a i n i n g t r a d e every day? Did I t eve r occur t o you t h a t they kep t t h e bes t a s so r t -m e n t of c lothing, fu rn i sh ings a n d shoes hi Lowell? Did i t ever occur t o y o u t h a t t hey were emphat ica l ly a n d absolute ly l o w e s t In price? Did i t ever occur t o you?
EDITORS' EXCURSION. (Continued from page 1).
A large p o r t i o n of our t ime S a t u r -d a y w a s devoted t o a s t r ee tca r ride t h r o u g h t h e ci ty a n d a n Inspection of t h e Anheuser-Busch b rewery ,
t h i n g of
Saturday rfpril J8th
We cordially extend an in-vitation to yon to attend oar opening in our new store.
New StocK New Fixtures
Call and inspect our new stock, you are not expected to buy. Special invitation to the ladies.
Former Boy's Union Boom. West Bide.
a n d the vis i t there w a s none of o u r fixing. We d i d n ' t dr ink a n y of the i r old beer; a n d w e a re n o t g o i n g t o go back on o u r life-long principles a n d s lobber on these wea l thy spoilers of g o o d gra in . They claim t o . employ 5,000 people a n d we shou ld Judge t h a t a t l eas t 2,000 of t hem a r e l i t t le b o y s w h o o u g h t t o be In school fo r five o r ten yea r s yet . If t hey do n o t m a k e beer soaks of t h e m I t will be s t range . T h e concern cla ims t o have sold 8,000.barrels of beer In 1865 a n d 1,109,315 barre ls a n d 83,790,300 bot t les In 1902. This s h o w s there Is p lenty of work fo r t emperance people t o do yet .
A visi t t o t h e In land Type foun-dery w a s p l e a s a n t a n d prof i table; b u t here, a s a t t h e b rewery , a g r e a t deal of child l a b o r Is em-ployed—too much.
A t the Laclede we me t Col. J o h n B. Crisp, a no ted a n d eloquent Mlss-ou r l an of the old t ime. H e expressed his adf i i l ra t lon a n d t h a t ot Mlssour-l ans generally, fo r Michigan a n d her people, a n d said t h a t It w a s largely on account of venera t ion tor Lewis Cass, whose p o r t r a i t , a m o n g t h o s e or g r e a t Americans, held t h e gaze of a Mlssourian longer t h a n a n y o ther , w i t h t h e r eg re t t h a t he could n o t have been president. The few press boys present g a v e the k indly old gent leman a round of app lause and wished t h a t t h e o p p o r t u n i t y af-forded for a se t speech.
A smal l p a r t y oCus visited t h e mag-nificent P l a n t e r s notel, on t h e si te of the f amous hostely of the s ame n a m e In ante-bellum days , f o r yea r s t h e h o t b e d of secession.
F o r the benefit of a n y of o u r y o u n g friends con templa t ing m a t r i m o n y , we Inspected t h e br idal c h a m b e r a n d t w o accompany ing a p a r t m e n t s , a n d found tnem e legant Indeed. I t Is really finer t h a n silk a n d the price is only $45 p e r d a y , n o t Including b o a r d . The cheapes t gues t r o o m In t h e house Is n o t less t h a n $4 per d a y a n d Col. Meigs informed us t h a t a gen t leman had Just called f o r his r o o m bill f o r six d a y s a n d g o t It—$35. H i s b o a r d h a d been paid fo r a s t aken .
These a r e n o t samples of W o r l d ' s F a i r prices, a s r o o m s a n d meals c a n be ob ta ined In t h e c l l ty a t r ea sonab le ra tes .
We were surprised to find so g r e a t a change In t h e c l imate f r o m Michi-g a n to Mlsscar i . Tu l ip beds were In full b loom a s were al l kinds of f ru i t t rees, a n d w o o d s were b r i g h t w i t h Spr ing flowers. When w e lef t there S u n d a y morn ing , w e were n o n e t o o cool w i t h t h i n c lo th ing and n o outs ide w r a p s ; b u t before reaching Michigan were forced t o d o n c o a t s a n d close ca r w i n d o w s . A br isk, cold w i n d w a s b lowing a s w e reached Det ro i t ; a n d we did n o t b lame B r o t h e r L a m e r a u x fo r va in ly r eg re t t i ng t h e fine ove rcoa t he h a d left in t h e h a n d s of a S t . Louis sneak thtftf.
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The Congrega t iona l E a s t e r ex-ercises S u n d a y evening were largely a t t e n d e d a n d passed off p leasan t ly .
Rev. S. T . Morris a t t e n d e d the Congrega t iona l a ssoc ia t ion a t Free-p o r t Tuesday .
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