'Station of v part of Is worth t how IddiJV f

"s Ointmo relief.

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LOWELL, K \ N T COUNTY. MICH., JULY 3. 1896.

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KILLED. "FROMVHHdRE

T0 8H0RB." CLASS 0 LIFE'S VOYAOB.

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8. Blact anc

't Style.'

Between 700 and 800 People Attend the Commeticemeflt.

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ftAUOONIST COLE MEETS DjSATH AT NORTH PARK,

A WHOLE NO. i58':%

Ascended In n Gate and Agalast Switchback,

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ICE CREAM V

^ CREAM SODA NQi» " H o w C h e a p ? "

'hp.

PLANING MILL, yfc t j » i r , t m o y i . , a n d i t a A u i B f u r

tingles and Cedar Fence a Posts,

, PWNM. POOR AWD WINDOW FRAMES AND ION AND SHIPPING COOPS. DRIED

lATOBlNO, RE SAWING AND IDD1AYE TROUGH d.

X K > \ v e l l 9 M i c h *

Hotter than Tophet," Was

general commont of the 800 people

packed into Muslo hall last Friday

evening to hear tne Lowell high

school graduate of 1886 apeak their

liltlo pieces and say their Httle say.

The stage was beautUully decora-

ted with dowers and potted plants

and th^ 'sweet girl graduates," with

members of school board formlug a

somhre and strOAgly dantra^Ung back-

ground, looked their very flVettiest.

t h e class is composed of tho follow-ing merabew: De t l ^M. James, fidith

M, Mange, Elsie V. Godfrey, Lottie

L:. Plptcher, Effla L . McDlarniid,

Ponna 12. Wisner, F rank ,F. Goone—

six girls to one boy. The program, as published two

weeks ago, was followed and tho grad-

uates acquitted theraseWes nobly.

Comparisons are odious ahi) wft will

make noue.

Succcss and long life to the cIms of

HUNDREDS ^AW THE UNFORTUN-ATE NAN PLUNOE TO THE

EARTH.

And t h e Band Played "Hall t o i tumbia."

The arc lights were turned on,

Wednesday evening, and the city

band which was in wuiUng played u T h c Cheers" and "Ha i l Cobimbia"

to greet them. T h e streets were

fchftmged and a l i t t le Fourth of

J Uly celebration iiiAttlgcid in. Every-

body was jubilant.

k£m

WOBIS. i L T O j r , P E O P .

a n d M a n u f a c t u r e r s of

Plet&e Cell before Purchasing.

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SERIOUS ROW BETWEEN CEDAR SPRINGS YOUNG MENi

Henry Curtis Seriously Stabbed by Harry C. Morrill.

Cedar Spr.ngs, Mich,, June ftfi.

>ate yesterday afternoon a bloody

encounter took place on t h e banks

of Band I^ake over a praall, affair^

Hat'ry C. Morr i l l . was .giving his

Hweclheart a sail bodV ride when Kc

passed another boat Containing sev-

ilOdintt CU

t i BUY

iltural Implements • , ^

Without calling vpoft and examing the prices id wares of the old Stand by dealer,

• • • • 8 . ' N A S H _ j r c h e a p e s t .

»iD8, MICH . , M a y 11, ? 96 .

lit and d u c k panto all O . X

The smt torlfte the rou have thne to 11*8. you tan make

i it very much, fitting

eral young men including Clifford

Gultis. who shouted and asked 1* . \ '

Morrill if he AVas going to get , mar-

rted. Morrill did not reply bu t Im-

mediately pulled for shore find took

the lady home.

,He re tnmsd to the lake and ask-

ed Curtis what he meant hy saying

what he did. He answered tha t he

meant what he said and pulled his

coat and started for Morrill, who

pulled out his knife and made a pasn

at Curtis, who ran away. Morri l l

the\y stones and also hurled his

knife at him. He threw it back,

and Henry Ourtis, brother of Clif-

ford, arrived and took his brother 's

part. Then Morrill slashed r igh t

and left , stabbing Henry Curt is

three times, once on the,upper l ip,

•lashing clear across the front of

his face, once behind the right ear

and on his arm. Curtis was a piti-

sight last n ight ami tonlay lies in

bed in a precarious condition.

Don't fail to go to Oliver's to see Dresden guards.

Free show—those l&dieg wheels a t BoylanV

A good boat t o t rade for wood. This office.

Money to loan on real estite. Low ralea, uo bonus. Lowell 8tate Bank.

Hiram H. Cole, the aeronaut who h t t been giving exhibaiousat North

Park, Grand Rapids, lor some weeks

{last, was killed last Sunday evening

at thfe park while tryiitg to make an ascension in a strong wind. ^

His balloon blew against the^/oof

of the switchback, severing the tra-

pe*e ropes and throwing Cole to the

grouthl, thirty feet bulow. He land-

ed squarely on his head and shoulders

and did not; recover consic^usne^s tie-

fore he died at 8:45, an hoUr and a

halt after the fell. Cole had express-

ed fear of going up during the aiter-

npou. Once he made up his mind

not to try, but later said he thought

it best to fulfill his contVatt.

r-; A large crowd witnessed the acci-

dent. The balloon was released by

the helpers and shot up with great

ta'cs. Suddenly a gust of wind

n u g i u it and, hurled it against the

sWttchWk. Cole made a desperate

effort to ward off the collision with .. his feet. The attempt was futilel

tjloon hugged the edge of the

I , jkwing the trapeze bords and

rillg o# the shi ngles. Coftj fell

h'aidjo^g.and was a t once surroudded

by a (jlpowd. O r . keid, the fioldSen*

HoniQ surgeon, was first to reach him

but no effective aid could he tendered.

Cote and a helper named Fred Han-

del 1 hac\ boarded at the pavilion since

coming to this city; Cole has been

in the business about eight years and

was considered thoroughly Capable-.

He has a wife and child at Big Rap1

ids.

Races a t Grand Rapids.

The entries to stakes of the .Orand

Rapids Driving Club, as now record-

ed, promise a series of racesj, which

singly, or as a whole, are worth going

to see.

The dates and specialties as a n -

nounced the Secfetiry are as fol-

lows:

July 7. -Three-year-old 2:40 claSs, trotting, (21 entries), $500.00; 3:00 class, trotting, (24 entries), 1500.00; 2)80 classi pacing, (17 entries), 1300.

July 8. Three minute class, pacing, (17 entries), 1500.00; 2:24 Class, trot-ting, (25 eh tries), 11,000.00; 2:15 class, pacing, (6 entries); 11500.00.

July 9. Three-year-old and under 2:36 class, pacing. (14 entries), 1800; 2:40 class, trotting, (11 entries),S600: 2:30 cla8s.trottiug,(23 entries),11,00$; 2:11 class, pacing, (7 entries), loOO.

Jhlv 1(K Two twenty class, trot-ting, (5 entries), 1500.00; 2:20 class, paciog, (21 entries), 11,000.00; 2:16 class, trotting, (6 entries), 1600.00.

Reduced rates of fare on all rai l -

road ceuteriug at Grand Rapids.

A Double Runaway.

Wm. Goti's dray team ron away

partly loaded with fruit baskets,Mon- ^

day afternoon. In starting thity ran

so tloie to McCarty's delivery;

as to lose a whole butidle

covers dn his thill,

deotly wanted to deliver his share of •

the load and flo turned carefully

about and dashed after Gott's hoftKa;

The trio narrowly escaped a Collision

on Main street with the sprlnkl}ii^

wagon and went on distribntttig bas* . :

kets an^ covert right and flift, - 'but /

fortbnately doing no damage beyond "0^

smashing a few baskets. . McCarty's'

horse having distributed his covers

turned off after

blocks and

ownslable. In-.

baskets fell upoa the horses ;

ed them; one of tho wheels j i iuwn^

over Mr. Gott's footi, A imiky . r tn- ' .

away; it might have been much- > i Worse. ' : •'

ig aistnouiea ms covers after running about th rw •

GoU's hortes wet^t to theit

Good watches for Oliver's.

Four pounds c soda, for 25ot8. a t

irated Kiagar at Bergin's.

mboy cheese, nq^e a t Bergln's.

15.00 each

butter

THREE BARGAINS. , We have just bought three lota o O

b a r ^ i ^ a u d tre j to mil th«m at a prioa that make them move very are doing thia more for doing a rushing b u n n ten days> than for. '

BA.ROA

Sixty pair tips, razor worth | r " be

Peoule who u u d c r t a k a to fdrmfl the public to put up Wita theif pro* fessional quacxery by tire means o t law, very often got leftl W e ar^ still doing business r t the Old stand and solicit the fur ther patronage of aU appreciative* public.

A. E. CAMBELL. Dentist.

styfe a h i weaf. BARGAIN NO

Wentv-four pair women's Ultev 20lh century, tan * '

ifctjtei drawn

fdr

ire6 bargains The old reliable sqoe

A. J . H o w x (fe'SON.

Teh cents buys 1 lb. of good tea ditt^t at Geo. B. Craw's, successor to Barber & Craw.

Waist sets from 25 cents per set up at Oliver's.

S. B. Knapp has dnishad a steel roof on the residence o P. A . I l i ne and Invites an inspec tion of the same by all who con template roofing. Mr. Knapp fin-ishes his work with a Coat of paint;

Elegant pearl handled gold for 11.25 each at Oliver's*

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pens

AFRAID OF EACH OTHER.

LADIES, ATTENTION! If you want a UeW

ANOTHER MACCABEE ROW.

Grand

Grand

Another

the local I

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The ten

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of

• Kick on a Rt-

Grand Rapids Republlcaus on State Convent lou.

Grand Rapids, tfich., J u n e 80.—

The matter of the placc of hold-

ing the next state Republican con>

vention is causing a g rea t deal of

t roable as far as local members of

the party are concerned. Maj . C,

W . Watk ins is the local member of

the committee and he has been pret*

ty certain of bringing the conven-

tion to this city until now. I t has

been argued in favor of th is city

tha t there are no gubernatorial can-

didates here and therefore it i s ' the

best place for holding the conven-

t ion, but it now develops tha t the

o ther candidates are tfraid of

Bliss sentiment in Kent count;

^ c r e f o r e fighting tb

ce of sev*'-

of th«* "

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B Y M X C A I INTERNATIONAL M E M

CWA^TPH ^ 1 - r r n x r i x - r n \ MAh,H.thought he, "now I know why

•ho listens so Indifferently to my hap-t l e s t words, and so dexterously avoids

' my declaratlonu."' And he sighed quite ms-forlornly as Walter had done.

Lady Annabel at last turned to her daughter.

"We will return home at once, my love. It you wisa, and 1 will commisslou <HJ»' Vlnd frfond. V^nnoimt SoniPrPPt. to «nake Inquiries concerning the a r t i s t i. • ; i.ier t ' suoul » your gallant preservers. I will also write to your uncle to come up from Bath to receive him. You know how eagerly he always sought after a traco of tbeao Vernons."

V'nW'f'g 'I q "HM't"' wH'o vnwort mentally the name should yet stand t r o u d and high even in aristocratic London. Bo In-sullen silence he watch-ed the group pass on toward tho en-Grance out of eight. He rose up then and strode through the crowd.

The name of Lady Annabel Collin-wood arrested his attention once again. The speakers were immediately In front of him.

Annn^et? fMv "O t h ' t l<* <he Hon. Mrs. D«ere—she that was former-ly Annabel Marston, of Lincolnshire, a distant relative, however, of Lady, Col-li i.ro'V •• violet bonnec and

« ray pelisse, I mean." A strange look of revengeful Ire flash-

ed over the gloom ot Walter's face as he toltowed the direction given, and found t h e lady Indicated—she that was once Annabel Marston ot Lincolnshire.

She was a fair woman, with dark •and rosy cheeks, whose beauty was so well preserved one might have easily believed her only thirty. Rhe was talk-

\Ing gaily with a gentleman in uniform, pnd her clear. Joyous laugh came musl-' ^'v to Walter's cars. He ground his

e, for all her a r i s t a *1" l-.rrup p vT 'hy

V happy, the traitress, and my mau^jined father sleeps In his hur ry i^ igd by her from his na-.Into a cBvqjgd ho, as like a mad-bls handB. .. t o ^ Btreot, and and then r '^*\e8, flung himself box and took jjls head upon written manuscripv h e B n t t h „ B

attentively. Only the a 8 m n n

is our Islal rnttc ro|R inhr |

of an entree Into Lady Annabel's draw-ing-rooms. I must answer this flatter-ing letter from his grace of G-—. I hear ht is a generous patron of the arts. He may make my advancement swifter. I shall elude all Lady Annabel's Inqui-ries until I have a position her polished brow may noi frown upoa."

Signer Vernonl verified the prouc re-solves of Walter Vernon. The two is-land pictures had made him famous. Although they had endeavored to keep it private, the story of the beautiful Lady Eleanor Coliinwood as connected

e circle, and contributed uhdoubtodly to their popularity. Orders from the high-est sources poured in upon him. Then it was he responded to Admiral Lord ColHnwood's earnest invitation, and presented himself at Coliinwood House. The admiral was fortunately in London, and received him with the same friend-ly warmth he had shown on their first meeting. Lady Annabel, too, was ex-ceedingly kind and courteous, but Wal-ter WPS Instantly awnre of an antagon-istic feeling, despite her gentfe expres-sions of gratitude. She alluded quietly to his own refusal to meet them before, and acknowledged that It had grieyed her daughter.

When their conversation first began to fiag, Lady Annabel arose with her inimitable grace of manner and said:

"Now, my dear admiral, if you please you shall come to the library and have a quiet little chat with me, while I send for Lady Eleanor to come down to the drawing-room. She is not yet aware of Mr. Vernon's presence. It Is natural they should wish their first meeting to be without witnesses."

He smi'ei In ch'er'ul acqnlescpnce. "A good Idea and very thoughtful in

you to remember It, Lady Annabel!" Five minutes Walter was left alone.

He needed thrice tho time to calm his heart; then he heard a light, quick step without, and the door opened for a graceful figure robed in sea-blue satin and sparkling with Jewels. Both fair white hands were outstretched, and she said eagerly:

"Cruel, cruel Walter, why have you delayed so long?"

Then she paused abruptly. The tall, handsome man, with his glossy whis-

when she first i i .

taident to mark by Eleanor's

3'jquei a spray

.Ual to tho thread of om 1 o s e l y . . • "And now, Walter, you h ^ e d to tho mysterious sadness of . W . life—the dark secret that hos eaW a U d foreign moustache—was that the Spartan's v»lture through

memory dreadful

I te^ 0 8 % that broke over his face ured fter.

'Ah, it Is eertalnly you—I was almost afraid. Oh, waiter, are you half as glad as I to meet again after this long Inter-val? Foolish, Walter—as proud as ever,

should wait till the honors were bo thick about you, but 1 am too huppy now; and your father—he Is not with you?"

She had not given him a chance to re-ply before. Still holding her hnud, he said gravely:

"My father never reached tho land. Lady Eleanor—his prophecy was ful-filled."

Her ready tears showed how com-pletely she had kept hor old nature. Walter had meant to bo very dignified and reserved; but with hor genial, old-

. Too surely has the hand of death i manner. It was Impossible; and Hd hold upon me. I heard you anx- ' w*en they par ted-a though no word usly inquiring of the ship's surgeon l o v e hf (L l!

)lc e n l l l n t c t , " , h e i ' i

w e r e

e other day If there was nothing to Walter and Ellle, as In da^'s gone by. elp my cough. I could have answered I y a ( l y Annabel b face showed sign hat he evaded. Do not grieve for me; o f un^slnoss at Eleanors offectlonate shall be happy-oo happy to lay off and earnest e n t i t y that he Is cumbersome garment of flesh, I E n o u l a c o m e o f t e n ' l h e r e P ® n o ^

heet- blind even o rtoubt For vnu | oMt In tbp oour^ua wordd with which she echoed her daughter s nvltatlon.

to my son,

to jour father's you will see that,

my sin. It was nothing wickedness that was

around i me—to the terrible nement my )|fe has made. Most ot

all vnn-""!' l v c ' pola f-n !n n -log Tom's Bible was the means of rec-onciling my soul with Heaven—of brlngiig io my resthss. sorrowful heart the peace for which It had so •one Bleheri. Wp are nfarir '- 'ho iand every day—tho land which for ten iong years I have known only In my

iCtfliuh: uur I ni>il i •-vtT cp( too 'in"!

quiet Eleanor's alar, o n ' i

I'hcre was ono little the day. As he lolten side he drew from hor of Jasmine.

"Ah. Lady Elonnor," Aid he. "do you remember how these m||<y stars trail-ed their splendor over & rocks In our old home?"

She smiled—then slg$}d. "I have forgotten fothlng—not Ae

most trlval circumstance." "Then," said he, touching lightly a

diamond suspondedy'irom his watch-chain, "you have^ not forgotten this, nor the more precious words that ac-companied It." .

The blue eyes fell benenth his pas-sionate glance—a soft rose blushed over her cheek, and the sweet lips faltered as she answered—

"Yes, I remember." "And you will not gainsay the prom-

ise?" pursued he. "Is that a fair question, Walter?"

asked she, archly, rising hastily to cross the room to speak with her uucle.

Walter's heart bounded. "What more can I deijlro?" thought

"" I i.IJI " " fi mv rn* "l 1 proposal both to the admiral and Lady Annabel."

But when tho next day came, and ea-»-rv onr' Irx.noo bo CIH*1 , veo ' l House, he found a strange change In Eleanor. She was pale and nervous with a constraint and formality that

• V f 'o» n •• Sn-not be«- c / l d e n t l y forced and unnatur-al. When he made known hla errand ho was still more astonished end grieved. Her cheek alternately flushed and pal-» . ,

presence, and then sinking back Into her chair, faltered:

"0 Walter, don't, don't! It Is heart-rending for mo to hear there is no hope!"

"No hope!" repeated Walter, blankly. "Surely, after your words yesterday you cannot accuse me of presumptbn."

She had burled her face In herhanda. "No. no—not that! 0, what enn I say

In explanation?" r" > -a n tarv Tnrtnip"t<l In r)or-

plexed distress, and then calming her-self continued mope coherently:

"It Is best you should hear the truth, Walter. Had your proposal come yes-terday, I should have been tho happiest girl In England; to-day It only adds to my misery, for by my own volun ary promise I am betrothed to another."

"Another!" exclaimed Wal'er, spring-ing 10 his feet. "What can I under-stand by this. Lady Eleanor?"

"Do not try to understand It," an-swered she sadly, "only he sure to real-ize the actual truth of ihe clrcum-stoncp."

He was pacing to and fro in uncon-trolled agitation.

Jpp'-o ni^do no atf.ewnt to sooMie him. but sat like one stricken dumb through some terrible calamity. Sud-

1 denly Lady Annabel's sweet voice was heard without the door. As If In utter

1 terror, Lady Eleanor dashed her hand-I " 'l tracote of tears, and whispered hurried-ly:

"T* iq mv nrnther! " 'ni ter ' wa1tpr if you love me, do not let her suspect how unhappy I am—how much It grieves me to give you up!"

"To give me up? Ah," retorted Wal-•r- i, • h" • *•' ucn -I Lady Annabel's doings—she never liked me." »

"You ar wrong. Walter—you are un-just to her! Ah. If you could know—If you could hear as I did last night! Wal-ter. Walter, help me bear ray fate brave ly—pet-form my duty faithfully!"

He was looking dismally at her en-treating. agonized face.

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"MIGHTY HUNTEKS" WAS SUNDAY'S SUrUBfcT

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'Ha Wm m MlKbtr Hnntur XJoforr tho Lord" — OfnetU 10:9 — Splrltaml Archery and the Arrotr o | tho Uo«pel. v

my son, I leave aj^ich legacy of experl ence (o warn you away from the rocks that shipwrecked my pea name. I *ave co ttar for know your artist Bame bio—that the wealti I

CHAPTER XIi; H E N C E F O R ward palter min-gled frOily in the lest aid noblest |clety. I J le work-

hls ea-jok time

accept Ftatlons to jes. dln-sartles. as

l|l< Itrother'n Revpncp. We are all more or less familiar with

that exasperating class of Individuals who seem to feel that the simple com-mon sense of the world Is centered In themselves and that tho rest of us are In need ef guidance and direction In the simplest duties of life.

Mr. B was a young man of this class. He was always painfully pro-fuse In details regarding anything he wished done. He had a parrot, of which he was excessively fond, and when he was about to go abroad for a few months, leaving his bird behind, he bored and exasperated his family and friends with sens-tas detal's re-garding the care of the parro-. and his last words, «tcreeched from the deck of the steamer that bore him away, were:

"Hi, Jim!" "What?" shouted the brolhet- on the

pier. "Look out for my parrot!" came

faintly over the water. As If this was not enough ho had no

J iverpool than be sent 3 bro her.

N OUR day, mint-ing is a sportMbut in the l an twand the times inxested with wild beasts. It -was a matter of life or death with the people. I t was very different from go-ing ont on a sun-shiny day with a

• patent breech-ioid-er, to shoot reed-birds on the flats, when Pollux and Achilles and Diome-des went out to clear the land of lions and tigers and bears. My text sets forth Nlmrod as a hero when It pre-sents him with broad shoulders and shaggy apparel and sun-browned face, and arm bunched with muscle—'^a mighty hunter before the LorttT" think ho used the bow and arrows with great success practising archery.

I have thought if It is such a grand ;hing and such a brave thing to clear wild beasts out of a country, if it is not a better and braver thing to hunt down and destroy those great ev|Is of society that are stalking tho land with fierce eye and bloody paw, and sharp tusk and quick spring. I have wondered if there Is not such a thing as Qospel archery, by which those who have been flying from the truth may be cap-tured for God and heaven. The Lord Jesus in his sermon used the art of angling for an illustration when he said: "I will make you fishers of men." And so I think I have authority for using hunting as an illustration of Gospel truth; and I pray God that theie may be many a man today who will begin to study Gospel archery, of whom It may, after a while, be said: "He was a mighty hunter before tho Lord."

How much awkward Christian work there is do'-e in the world! How many good people there are who drive souls away from Christ Instead of bringing them to him! All their fingers are thumbs—religious blund. rers who upset more than they right. Their gun has a crooked barrel, and kicks as it goes off. Ihey are like a clumsy comrade who goes along with skillful hunters: at tho very moment when he ought to be most quiet, he Is crackling an alder, or fall-ing over a log and frightening away the gamo. How few Christian people have ever learned the lesson of which I read at the beginning of this service, how that the Lord Jesus Christ at tho well we^jt from talking about a cup of water to tho most practical religious truths, which won the woman's soul for God! Jesus In the wilderness was breukit'g bread to tho people. 1 think It was good bread; It was very light bread, and tho yeact had done its work ' thoroughly. Christ, after he had broken the bread, said to the people: "Beware of the yeast, or -of tho leaven, of the Pharisees." So natural a tran-sition it was; and how easily they all understood him! But how few Chris-tian people who understand how *o fasten the truths of God and religion to the souls of men. Truman Osborne, one of the evangelists who wont through this country years ago, had a wonderful art In the right direction. He came to my father's house ori^day, and while we were all seated In the room, he said: "Mr. Talmage. are all your children Christians?" Father said: "Yes. all but DoWltt." Then Truman Osborne looked down Into the fireplace, and began to tell a story of a storm that came on the moun-tains. and all tho sheep were in tho fold: but there was one lamb outside that perished In the storm. Had he looked me In the eye, I should have been angered when he told that story; but he looked Into the fireplace, and It was eo pathetically and beautifully done that I never found any peace un-til I was sure I was Inside tho fold, where the other sheep were.

Tho archers of olden times studied their art. They were precise In the matter. The old books gave precise directions as to how an archer should go, and as to what an archer should do. He must stand erect and firm, his loft toot a little in advance of the right foot. With his left hand he must take hold of the bow In the middle, and then with three fingers and the thumb of his right hand, be should lay hold of the arrow and affix It to the s t r i n g -so precise was the direction given. But how clumsy we are about religious work! How little skill and care we exercise! How often our arrows miss the mark! Oh. that there were more Institutions established In all the towns and cities of our land.where men might earn tho art of doing good—studying

on to that bow-string, and Its whirr was heard through the Corinthian theaters, and through tho courtroom, until the knees of Felix knocked to-gether. It was that arrow that stuck In Luther's heart when he cried out, "Oh, my sins! Oh, my sins!" If It strike a man In the head, It kills his scepticism; if It strike a man in the heel. It will turn his step; if It strike him In the heart, he throws up his hands, as did the Emperor Julian of old when wounded In the battle, crying, "0 Galilean, Thou hast conquered!"

If you want to do a skillful In spirit-ual archery, you must hunt in unfre-quented and secluded places. Why does the hunted go three of four days In tho^ Pennsylvania forests or over Raquette* Lake Into tho wilds of the Adlron-daeks? It Is the only way to do. Tho deer are shy, and one "bang" of the gun clears the forest. From the Cali-fornia stage you see, as you go over tho plains, here and there, a coyote trotting along, almost within range of the gun—sometimes quite within range i u u

of It. No ono cares for that; It i s / " t f e j j Under tho stroke worthless. The good game Is h ldd^ m 1 b uHe t . After a^hllo^ and secluded. Every hunterknowst'

a So^jqany of the B0W8\iat will tt f "most worth for Christ mBk^af /<'•

value to the church

•n act, tnutlnfl > spirit cf conell lh which we put I

In a plain viuj' • of our (tllo^

iof Bit men and Irae has come fai an hour when ll lives as Individual) It to be held, ll Indicate HU preftrt ler to the /srihcf o

Ic the .United States wli'\

( v j epnTfent* thow in how to bring the notch of that arrow has been filled./ » . rnc j me <iuy

looked at It, I said Is nothing—eight h Why our American vi lion, five hundred tho strong drinks, and we dred thousand men w|th but to sec that It Is filled.'

if tlile rcpl Ite for th people j

W t j 'I bar!

|eP two' thing Oh!

tack this great motptetr dlJnj ance, and the klndfed ^mo/B6,

fraud and uncleani|ne83,^plplt, to rally all your ('hrlslKsault Through tho press, thnitfAmeri-through the platfomiyA together. It. Would to God-fflatlclsm. but can Christians wmfc^ I think It not for crack-hog Went out from for holy Chrls»MgP the sovereign, was in 1793 j u Q party that was Lucknow, I n h e r e were ten thou? the greataf l n t h a t hunting party, ever p r o j / e l g a n d horses and ele^ sand a i / 1 e princes rode, and

Jminflrefl coolie. wnl"<l mon and the de.ol.le S * ^ ' '

l * ' , '1 ,nv.ded oy ' 5 " « - f n ' l , r a ' the rhinoceros, tho deer.

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are.

their habit If1

ten millions of

basting and sjjj for I do ItVj to fret nndel It, until thi not suppoi I said, 'Yi Since thi work,

duct

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these shoei the

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the w<»y tunaf main

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known jVhole special election

Pox & Mason's furni "burned to the ground at #15.000 to 920,000, with or sprance. It is believ{~ originated In the dry has been doug&iAfcjgery

d had

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nro They do not come In your wa will have to go where they der they are down fn that yonder they are up In that garret. away from the door of any church Gospel arrow has not been pointed them. The traet distributor and cltj^" missionary sometimes catch a glimpse of them, as a hunter through the trees gets a momentary sight of a partridge or a roebuck. The trouble is, we are waiting for the game to comefr | .us . We are not good hunters. ^(MSWstanJfc Ing In some street o r ' ' U ^ w a y expect-ing that the tim^i rTntelope will come up and oat outYBfiuf hands. We are expecting that H b prairie-fowl will light on our chfcb-steeple. It Is not

church should wait ars for tho world to

come In fiSti be saved. It will wait io -Wtfn. The world will not come. What the church wants now Is to Hft its feet from damask ottomans, and put them In the stirrups. We want a pul-pit on wheels. The church wants not so much cushions as It wants saddle-bags and arrows. We have got to put aside the gown and kid-glove?, and put on the hunting-shirt. We have been fishing so long in the brooks that run under the shadow of the church that the fish know us. that they avoid the hook, and escape as soon as we come to tho bank, white yonder Is Upper Saranac and Big Tup-per Lake, where the first swing of the Gospel net would break It for tho mul-titude of tho fishes. There Is outside work to be done. What Is that I see In tho backwoods? It Is a tent. The hunters have made a clearing and cfcraped out. What do they care If they have wot fec\. o? If they have nothing but a pine branch for a pillow, or for the northeast storm? If a moose In the darkness steps into the lako to drink, they hear it right away. If a Icon cry In the moonlight they hear I t So In the service of God we have exposed work. We have got to camp out and rough It. We are putting ail our care on the people who come to our churches. What are we doing for tht; thousands upon thousands tliat do not ccjio? Have they no souls? Are they sinless that they need no pardon? Are there no dead In their houses,, that they need no comfort? Are they cm off from God, to go Into eternity—no wing to bear them, no Ifght to eheer them, no welcom9 t 0 greet them? I hear to-day surging an from the lower depths, a groan that comes .through.our Christian assemblages and tlidu^h our beautiful churches; and it bloll ouftall this scene from ray eyes todayi as^iy tho mists of a great Niagara, for the. dash and the plunge of these great tor-rents of life dropping down Into the fathomless and thundering abyss of suffering and wee. I sometimes think that Just as God blotted out the churches of Thyatlra and Corinth and Laodlcea, because of their sloth and stolidity, he will blot ont American and English Christianity, and raise on the ruins a stalwart, wide-awake mission-ary church, that can take the fnll meaning of that command, "Go Into all tho world, and preach the Gospel to every creature."

I remark, further, if you want to suc-ceed in spiritual archery you mnst bave courage. If the hunter stand with trembling hand or shoulder that flinches with fear. Instead of his taking the catamount, the catamount takes him. What would become of the Greenlander If, when out hunting for the bear, he should stand shivering with terror on an Iceberg? What would have become of Du Challlu and Livingstone In the African thicket, with a faint heart and a weak knee? When a panther comes within twenty paces of you and It has Its eye on you and It has squatted for tho fearful spring. "Steady there!"

Courage, 0 ye spiritual There are great monsters

n " around u| 11 we

.d ele-gaher,

" - f f s r ; * " " " of wild beasts. straggler go-

hand together and how ln t great crimes that make the » ul with their roar and

n the bodies and sottj Who Is ready

m

loir the Lord?

I am sure that there' who at some time have Gospel arrow. You felt that conviction, and you the world deeper; Just when the hounds are after Into Scroon Lake, expectj way to escape. Jesus Ch track today, lmpenltent->; wrath, but In mercy. 0 ' panting souls! here is God's merfy and sal may cool your thlrstf of sin today. By the leaped from the hea bid you atop. „ house anyone.^rtio can that comtsirom tho hea! Son of God? Why, do there are. In ihe banished that, for that offer you get fling the crown of the univ feet. If they possessed It? went out on the mountains^ took them, and they died.

There Is In a forest In ^ place they call the "deer-leap"—T" crags about eighteen feet apart,' h.> tween them a fearful chasm. This Is •-'ailed the "deer-leap" because once a hunter was on the track of a deer; It came to one of these crags; there was no escape for It from the pursuit of tho hunter, and In utter despair It gathered Itself up, and In the death agony at-tempted to Jump across. Of course, it fell, and was dashed on tho rocks tar beneath. Here Is a path to heaven. It Is plain, «t Is safe. Jesus mar! ont for every man to walk In. here Is a man who says, "I won't In that path; I will ta^e my own He comes on until he confronts chasm that divides his soul from he ven. Now bis last hour has come, an he resolves that he will leap thaL cbasm from the heights of earth to the. heights of heaven. Stand back, now, and give him full swing, for no soui ever did that successfully. Let him try. Jump! Jump! Ho misses the mark and he goes down, depth below depth, "destroyed without rem Men! angels! devils! what s •call that place of awful Let it he known slnn dc-ith-leap.

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"A* Un'o tht- LnnL" 1 envy you,"' said one

worker to another at their ing. "I envy you the prl Ing In the work all the t i

"Are you not in It asked the person add: prised tone.

"Oh, no," was the work for my Ilvin

"As to that," sal port my family bless you, I am time! The ci

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of all the

London. John Wil-li. White, Henry F.

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For Itchinp Pllosiih'itatlon of the genitals, or itching in a iy part of the body, Doan's OlntmenUls worth Its weight in gold. No inal|er how long standing the trouble will not fail to give standing the trouble. DoaVs Ointment

" instant relief.

.ToInUnc clilcUcns with a dull linlfc In tho prcscnco ol company IM CbrUiian dUclpllnc.

Burdock Blood Bitters is nature's true remedy for constipation and kin-dred ills. It acts directly on the bow-els. the liver, the skin, and while cleansing the blood imparts strength to tho digestive organs.

Bad men do rlsht only bocauso they have to; food men, bucau.sc lacy IOVO to.

The neglect of a cold is often fatal. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup eon-tains all the soothing virtues of the pine. Never fails to cure.

Fried npp'cs nrc su^clcntly hearty to make a man cordial with his cneic.ea.

T A L.ST All. •.ory.

i r t W r r h of July in San Francisco. Tho cleSr. b ue sky, like a mammoth bowl cut from ono rreat turquols and turyned over he town. Is a back-ground for thou-sands of flags float-ing from the roofs of public bulldlne-s

sort, but If I had. you would not buy them, Min Toko." '*~i ..ey are speaking In Chinese, for Min though not a child of Chin ese parents. ^ ^-Jjren ^brought up by them. You c a n ^ V v f v Jtory tha his father wes a ltit3<uv.. • '"Jld ^hls mother a Tartar when you it him.

A little Chinese boafworaan took him from his dylne mo'her's arms and nursed him with her own. scmewher" neer those otnrters where there nr*1

Ene:l!sh wnrehou^s and 'he barbarian comes to traffic In tea and porcelain

S -t C S

and he served and plaved and swam Iadowg.of private patriots. All. a b 0 l I t W|t]j her own, and early In his

are big. Everything I® o n a boyhood came to San Fr mcl^co. There .California, the fruit that | j,e dwelt In Chinatown, and became re-

_ _^ji the great'roses that , nowned amonpst the showmen of Stn r,'OuthB ®*vbuylpg ^or their j p r n n c ; s o f 0 r his aerobaMc feats. To es. The children are playing n |pht he Is encaged to ass'st In a per-

formance on the bwn before the man slnn of Ben0on Bla^hfle'.d. Esq. Mr Blashfleld will have fireworks and a great sunrer, the crowning fea-ture of which will be.the feats of Min Toko, who. amongat otbor things.

treets with mighty torpedoes ako an explosion calculated to one. Large men, with ample

,, -ies on their arms, may be peen In ;).ery direction. Immense baskets aro

e- \ i lng, borne to the doors of their cus-^ Timers by grocers, butchers and con-

' Ifcctloners. Immense suppers are to be given tonight, and many happy returns of the glorious Fourth will be drunk In rivers of champagne. Everything Is on a large scale but the Chinese, whose small figures and alert move-ments sre In marked contrast to the bulk and size of everything else on which the eye falls.

>et little Washy-Waahy balances no bis bead a clothes-basket that would cerve him for a cradle, or In his kitchen —for be is a favorite cook with Cali-fornia housewives—stirs a pot In which he might easily be boiled himself.

In (he arms of San Francisco sleeps Chinatown, the curious offspring ot old China, of which Americans think that they know all that is to be known be-cause they can visit tho shops and go Into all the strange places, and, if they are Ib the humor, make themselves sick with an opium-pipe among opium smoking Chinamen.

Lin Ham la an ordinary dealer. He

the favored few In each he puts surprise—a^,Invention for the day. 'its are the curious boats, all made of col-

moving on the water, appar-eatly stream of flre at the stern. m V M&f little men In blue

Land gold an^ o ^ K j ^ . and all going In a wonderi^nash and whiz and

itter at last. His aro those cylinders ch. rising Into the air, discbarge

rful sprays and stars and Jewels ird. while at the same time fiery Ucrobats let themselves earth-

golden ropes and only vanish (ouch the ground. His was the

pn dragon that colled and award, and wrote "July"

3

Hall's Catarrh Cur®

Is a constitutional cure. Price, 7Sc.

"Don-t taltt to me." she snld: "1 know That in my cheek's a toso.

But 1 doil tcare io matoh ic with Tnai blossom on your nose."

Make boiled starch with weak soaosuds made of wulte soup Instead of clear water, and you will have no ulfllculiy with us stlc.anif.

PIso'n Cure for Consumption lias saved me large doctor bills.—c. L. Uiiker, 4&8 Kcbcui bq.. Phtiadelpbia. Pa.. Lee. 8. v5.

"COME TO ME ALL YE BUTTER-FLIES."

throws a rope Into the air, where It Is caught by some unseen power, sends a kitten up Its length until It vanishes from p ^ t , sends a monkey to flnd It,

keeps no shop. He executes orders '"^m'l 'fflrn himself and draws tho rope up

ft)

M

Wm*

after him. and ten minutes after Is hoard calling from the Inside of a great lacquercd box to be let out, and there he la. Indeed, coded up like a great serpent. Oh, there Is nothing Min Toko t^nnot do, and no one evei discovers how bo does anything.

Now he laughs. "1 know you have what 1 want, or

can make it In a tw.nkl.ng, Lin Ham,' ne answers. "As ior mo..ey, t am rich-er than you th.nk. Name your pi Ice. 1 have told you what 1 want-to kill a •nan without a knife or a blow or poison—to kill him so that it seems to je done by the hand of Faio; su that no one can suspect me."

"Is he 'a Chinaman?" asks Lin Ham "He is an Amer.can," said Min Toko

"He has taken the woman I lo* ..om me. This rich man, to whose house 1 go to-night, has a daughter. 1 love her Vou grin! Why not? I am hand-some; I am no Chinaman; 1 am famous, 1 am a favorite with the ladies, and she smiled on me. You gnn again1

Of course, the rich man would say no. i did not mean to ask the rich man. If she loved me, that was enough. 1 could spirit her away where tney woul never flnd us. That is what I mean t do."

"You are mad!" says Lin Ham. "No," says the acrooat. "She coul

be won . S h e c a n be Still, If I ca

is man. you raeiu^*^?

r i v r f m u c h .

make In ten minutes w^uld wipe yout rival out of existence. But of what avail would it be? Rich American ladles do not marry such as you. Her relatives would kill you If you touched her hand."

"I have kissed It thrice when we were alone," says Min Toko. "Yes. I have kissed her hands three time? The next time It should have been ner mouth. Let me kill this bride groora so that she cannot suspect me and It shall be yet. Look!" He thrustc

his hand Into the bosom of his tunh and draws forth a pouch. "See!" he whispers, piling bank notes before Lln Ham. "How ranch for that toy?"

The eyes of the old man glitter. He gathers up the heap In his claw-like hands, and says, slowly: .

"This sum makes me have enougw wlth which to return to China and I've there happy for the rest of my life After all, what does one more dead bar barlan matter? But I will tell you this: Unless you can make your rlva. take the toy In his own hands, it Is use less "

"I can manage that," Min Toko re-plies.

The old Chinese goes to a little -ccesr In the room, before which hangs a beaded screen, and comes back, nold-Ing In his hand a curious kite.

"You fly it like any other klto," he ex-plains. "When at Its full length, yot-begin to call: 'Come down, butterfly!" A butterfly descends the cord and flle> away. 'Follow rose!' you say. A rom glides down the string and drops to ashes. 'Come down, pretty mouse!' you call next The mouse descends anil runs up your shoulder and Is gone Then you call for a blue bird, #or s white bird, for a red bird, for a yellow bird, a green bird. Thus It might end with the applause of the people. Bui let me work upon this kite ten mlniuer longer and add one trifle more, and then there will be something else to see Then you msy call aloud: 'Come to mt out of tho sky. bright star.' And fai above you you may see a star blue bright as any in the heavens. At this moment he whom you wish to kll must hold the cord, for that star brings death As it touches the man's broasi life departs from him. Mark me well the other things that come down tht-cord nro Innocent as drops of daw The star is fatal."

"I understand," replies Min Toko "Hasten with your work. Lln Hiun."

A little later the old Chinese puts In-to the hands of the younger man a pa-per box covered with shining roses, but terflles and birds, and says to him:

"Min Toko, the great performer, you have bought of mo a pretty kite, which brings down from heaven the birds ol the air, and the flowers tho splrlta pluck. For all 1 know, you may c^ax tho stars down its cord also. It Is woll

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There has heei#.he usual reception, th usual display Jof gorgeous presents,. fine band has/een playing, professional dancers have'done their part; now they are ready fpr Min Toko and his per-formances.

The wholfc lawn Is flooded with elec-tric light, and. In mighty tents, all decorated with roses, they aro setting forth a feast. The bride and bridegroom sit upon a sort of throne that seems made of orange blossoms. Tiers of coats, occupied by people In evening dress, surround the lawn, leaving an archway through which the performers enter It Is onnoslte the bridal-throne; and, as Min Toko rnsses through, bow-ing and smlllpg, his eyes meet those of the bride, and he seems to give her special greeting.

Standing In the raldst of the circle, ho begins to gather, from heaven knows where, white roses, of which he makes a mighty ball, how. no one can s-uess. This he throws toward the throne. As It floats in the air It opens »rd forth flies a little pink Cupid, who flings kisses abroad and flies skyward and Is pone. Thunders of applause fol-low this comollraent' to the bride, and 'ben thr lUtle boy-ln-waltlng on Min Toko brines In the chairs, the tables. the fans, the wands, the boxes, and the show begins. It Is sufficient to say •hat tho man seems to bo able to over-come the laws of gravitation, to stand upon nothing, to 'old himself up like a 'oot-rule. to put himself awr.y In anaoes | jjot m0y i)Q poured safely Into any -bal impo.-n.le: nnd to do .11 thi . tfrncefullv. with beautiful nccasori^s.

Tho bride's eyes never leave him. Min Toko did not boast fa'sely. Thosgh his posl^yn and residence in China-town seem to her to place him as far beneath her as though she were an "rapress and he a serf, she has always admired him Intensely, und she knows that he Is In love with her. She has often wished that he were of her race and kind. He. has been made a sort "f ppt nwo^^t the Cal'.fornlans be-fore w^ora he has nerfornrd, and he has had opp^rtunlt'es to speak a few wordC 'o her and. as he said, to kiss her hand •hrlce. To-night she f ^ l s that she bids hlra aitleu and to-night he fascin-ates h^r str'n-'ely. ^

When at last, as usual, he Inquires if any two of the audience will ass'st hlra In some closing performances. she whlsppr0 to her bridegroom:

"Come. Arthur, le us co." And the young mm replies. "Awfully bad form; but if you wish

t,it. of course." It Is a look that Min Toko has given

her that makes her do this thing, and the brldeeroom hands hor down Into the center of the lawn, and they three stand together there.

Will you be pleased to help me fly this kite, sir?" says Min Toko to the hrldegroom. as he flings Into tho air the thing we know of, "See, this is how!"

The kite darts upward swiftly In a moment. Its brilliant breast Is no longer visible. Only a long copper-colored cord shimmers In the air from Min Toko's hand moonward.

"Corae to rae all ye butterflies!" he rles. "Come! Come!" And down the

cord sweep a myriad butterflies and ;over the performer's bosom and van-sh. "Little mouse!" he cries. "Come, little mouse!" and whistles exquisitely. And the little gray mouse creeps down, sits on his shoulder and is gone. "And uow, sir," Min Toko says, with a bow to the groom and a smile to the bride, if you like you may call a blue bird

and a white birdr a red bird, a yellow olrd, a green bird, and after that one of the stars from heaven." And he puts the cord into the bridegroom's hand, «ho calls loudly:

"Here, you blue bird, come it yon can!" And there is a blue bird and amidst shouts of merriment, and wnile the bride claps her iittlo palms and ihowers smiles about her, the birds of <tll colors come down.

Tao green bird has arrived and dis appeared, when snduOuly tue br.de puts .orth her hand piaytully anu sua.c..es die cord from tne oilue^rjora s mind.

"You shan't have ail ttib tun," sue iays, with a pretty pout, "i intend io jail the star down raycelf. Ah, bow ihe jord pullsl No, you snan't touth It. 1 .t-ill co it alone. Waat do you say, Min i'oko? 'Bngatest siur ot hcuveu come .o me!' Is mat right?"

sue beams on nim and lifts her swtiOt, shrill voice and calls alouu, and iar up in the sky appears a great uiauiond star, that shiuimers and glows as It v-omes earthward. And, wlta one wild .spring, Min Toko snatches tho cord irom the bride's hand, saying some-thing that she only hears as ho does so, and pushing her fiercely from him so ihat she falls Into her bridegroom's arms.

Then the star Is upon Min Toko's oreast and he lies upon the ground, and ihe gaudy kite flutters down and lies oeslde him; and those who gather about him see that he Is dead, with the fear-ful burn of electricity upon his bosom.

The kite must have at.rac.od it, they ib

5 has been the rallying cry of reform, directed against abuses muuicipal or social.

For the man who lets him-self be abused by a cough the cry should be modified to: Mend it, or it'll end you. You can mend any cough with

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in

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A QUESTION 0 ^ C O N F I D E N C E .

Brother Charlie of the Lowell Jour-nal says i b a t the hard times are the

It of a "lack of ponfidence," and

now tha t McKinley is nominated,Gee

W h i z ! how things are going to boom.

Everybody ia going to have any quan*

tities of confidence—confidence to give

away. Anyone lacking confidence

can get a batch made to order by ap-

plying to Br'er Charlie. Crops are going to be big and prices high; ev erybody is going to get lots of work at high wages; everything will be

lovely and the goose- hang high That's the proper caper, Br'er Char-lie ; you can't hustle those good things along a minute too soon.

And all we have to do is to "have confidence." "Confidence" is good

"We hope Bf'er Charlie won't turn out like the £:ood man who set a day for the world to "come to an end."

Theg .ro. had confidence that on tlie day appointed, the Lord would

destroy the world ^ n d take the g, m

to Heaven. In fact, his confidence was so great, he made ready his flow

ing white robes and on the eventful

morning, donned the spotless gar

lents and waited with great confi

to be caught up into the air. day wore on, the g. m. grew

looking around fur a place

the same tinte to be

who H i l led , be clambered to znente, setwjaw stack and ly

tbe smoke Borne boys

and cinders filiffl^is move-man jumped up anowhd when despair, ejaculated:

' 'Well, here I am in he ^ e y c e l e d . *

Me . Whitkey hat; a great c say about the east, wh wants and what tbe/earf*5e- 1 4 0

do. The W t o - - ^ T l U be Qevelands i n

. ^

in W o i l

other men's hrojn. W h o g a ^ M few

men posaesalon .bf the mineral of the

world? F o r f ^ B i w a s that wealth

created? \Vnb should own it? A

revolution euoh as the world has

never seen may solve these questions.

V No r t h Pa rk managers and their

patrons are reponsible for the death

of Aeronaut Coie. If the people had not demanded an exhibition of fool>

hardiness and the managers supplied

the demand, the man might have l i v -

ed to some good purpose.

V Thb gold barons of the east threat-

en a panic in event of the adoption of

the double standard by the people.

Well, they are mean enough to cause a panic, ii in their power.

Jfcra

it, vlaUlag her son, Ajule Jimmie

ell spent 'eekB and

with vWt-

Allen Godfrey of East $&ulay with her parenU, H wife.

Mr and Mrs Perkins in oomfcny her fnllior, Wesley Jonei, of S tawn ed Orrin Ford, Sunday.

The Ixtwell Jonrnnl corresponjcnt mnde .1 mistake in tlie item concernii# tlie 4tli of July picnic and dnnce at thu Hake. It is gotten npbr Orla Weeks and, George Frost, The Swi« have noilrng to do with it and ihe boys would be very glad to sec the Smyrna band boys and their girls. A very cordial Invitation is extended to all.

Qeotge from an atta

Mrs. C. W. brother and ai

igdale ia jnst recovi of bilious fever.

LHart is entertaining sr of Grand Rapids.

t rfcnd

• »

tha t

Uni

no longer revol

Tbe big cow of •d aud mi lked

kers long enough.

Iry. l i k Iful as

ito the Cariisles and

to ascertain

of America

Wall street. has been

New York

The farraers

be west have been doing tbe feed-and living on wind pudding,

'.3li1e Ihe nabobs of the east carry i t b e milk and cream ^iibuut so

much as a "thank you." Something

Is going to drup, Bro. Whitney, and you 'd better stand from under.

« * *

W e wish to commend tbe good of Lowell mothers in keeping

from the graduating exer-

cws. So far as known there wa£ only one at Music hall last Fridptt evening ; and that one maUe its

known to everyone In t

Keewe C e n t e r . Happiness ia of two kinds, the kind you

expect to get and the kind you don't g§t. Frank Miller and wife from Ionia spent

Sunday with H. N. Lee. We understand that there was not a vtry

good turn out to Mr. Moon's social. The grasBhoppers are eating up (he crops

around Greenville and surrounding coun-try and have got as far as Mark Brown's farm in Otisoo.

Mrs. H. S. Lee visited Mrs. 0 . Choats, her daughter, at Fallasburg a few days last week.

Mrs. Wilbur Mooq is visiting her dapgh ter, Myrtfe at Iron Mountains for a few Weeks.

Earl Kenny cut grain in Woodland last week.

Enoch Wilkinson and wife of Saranac visited his soq, B. F. Wilkinson, Sunday.

W. S. Hammontree visited his parents at Somner last week.

Josh Giddens drove to Stanton Junction Sunday.

School closed at Potter's Corners last Friday. Mrs. Gill, teacher, has gone to her home in Hubbardston.

The Children's day exercises at Keone church, Sunday, were very interesting. There was a large attendance and the.little folks did splendidly.

Mrs. Turker of Broken Bow, Neb., says they have had three very hard hitil storms, which almost ruined everything. It was from 6 to 10 miles wide and 150 miles long. The crops were looking fine, but the people are feeling Woe now. Mrs. Tucker is the lady to whom Mrs. Wilkinson shipped the

goods. Mrs. Morgan Titos and son visited her

mother at Lake Odessa last yeek. aud Faulks has retnr^bd home from

tool at Ionia. U^r home is with . Bowen*''

with iffcm jf C^ipereville is spending a 'ceks with her aunt, Mrs. Emra Bowen.

Miases Cora and Lnra Moon are home keeping house for their mother while she is away.

Amasa Lee and wife visited his sister, Mrs. James Bowen, Sunday.

Fred Lee aud family visited at Alfred Bowen's, and went down to the electric plant, Sunday.

Uncle Brock Conner of Easton died last Friday and the funeral was held at the Easton church, Sunday, He was an old settler and quite well known in Keene.

Mrs. Austin Lamberton has a sister vis iting her from Grand Rapids.

School closed last Friday at the Striped Hchool house in the Ayers district. Nettie Higgnell of Smyrna, teacher. They had very nice exercises.

George Golds from Grand Rapids is vis-iting iu Keene.

The ladies Aid Society will be at Mrs. William Caniplmll's, July 8. Everybody cordially invited.

Leugue meeting next Sunday evening-Bert Howard of Ionia is expected to lead. Lvt m have u full luiuHe. the roc

Don't forget to remember that wc are doing nothing but first class work at the Banner Laundry .

G. W. Severv, Prop.

Ora t t an .

Cutting wheat is the order of the day. The clicking of the reaper may be heard on every side. The head is not very full this year. i

Chas. Jakeway's pet deer, Rock River broke its leg.

David Walsh returned to the old place again and it sure to stay, we hope.

Jennie Rennells is visiting her father at Saranac.

The huckle berries are an abundant crop this year.

A great many are making preparation-for the 4th.

John Kropf ont 15 acres of heavy wheal with a Pony Deering binder last Monday.

Mrs. A. Reed and children picked berries at H. Mason's last Monday.

Mrs. C. B. Francisco is on the gain. We are all very glad to hear Mr. Byrne

is improviug. Mrs. M. Hogan is not improving. Items are scarce this week, it is too busy

times with the farmers.

We believe sonie'bf onr young j>eop' wonld flnd it less expensive driving ipn Sunday evening if they ^ogld use nlc&f*,^ prudonee in holding the reins" instead ;

punching holes in people's carriage t 8. E. Bevier is entertaining a fr

from the state of Mew York. Last Saturday afternoon a largfe num-

ber of onr people gathered at the Mrs. C. TV. Hurt in the form of a surprise party. Ihe day was spent in playing crocpiet. eaiing ice cream and listening to an in-structive. as well as. amnsing program, after which Mrs. A. 8. Stammrd in bejalf of tboao present, presented tl e host and hostess with |8.'25 in money as a reminder of the esteem with which they are held. Mr. Hart soon enters the Saranae high school as a teacher and we wish him tbe success he well deserves.

The Misses Freeman attended the grad-uating exercises of tho Ionia high school last woek.

H a v t Y o u r G L O T H E S

m a d e t o O r d c r ^ - ^

r v ^ . . . ® b i « 5

/ V r e b a i j t T a i i o i

T h e y G u a r a n t e e t o P i t a o d P l e a s e Y o u

L A R G E S T / \ S S O R T A \ E N T . v ^ l o w b s t P R i a e a

LOCK f.T THEIR SAHPLKS AT

W M . P U I X E N & S O N .

. an act. trortln. fm« n>Mt cf eonct flth which w« put

Kin a plain w«. (• of our fello of ill men and tlnif hat comr f an hour whrn t rim as IraivWiuli" el lo tw held, ll (k

nrt'trt I T

l^ra

*

ft

Hlver Road.

Born to Carl Roht and wife, Sundav, June 28, a daughter.

Visitors at Sheldon Parker's, Sunday, Misses Lena, Bertha and Nellie Hagohs and Minnie Scherphorn of Grand Kapidg.

Mrs. L. J . Post with her friend, Mrs. A. A, Crippens of Grand Rapids called on C. B. Carter, Sunday.

Minnie Martin is at home after teaching toe oast three months in the Snow district.

Miss Hattie Peirson and G. A. Wisner of Grand Rupids were guests of Mrs. S. B. Parker, recently.

Geo. Warwick is home after spending nearly a year iu Indiana.

Ruby Ernst spent last week with her friend, Stella Batey in Cascade.

The wheat in this vicinity is not so bad-ly injured by the insects as was expected, but rye is not a full crop.

Vergennes.

Mrs. Ben Soulea and daughter, Ethol, were the guests of Mrs. Soules' nncle, D. S. Standing, and family part of last week. . Letter Parker of Muskegon has come to spend his seliool vacation with his grand parents, Wm. Misner and wife.

J. J. Berrigon of Rochester. N. Y.. was a guest of 0. W. Crosby. Monday evening.

Vergennes can boast of another gradu-ate, Delia James, who graduated from tho Lowell high school last woek. Suocoss to Miss Delia.

Dell Dennis and family were gnoite of Quint Hudson and <iufe last Sunday.

R. B. Boylan of Lowell took supper with Q. W. Crosby last Monday evening.

Rev. A. N. Hudson has gone to Steel's Corn ars to visit his pon and family.

O. W. Crosby has hi" wheat and rye all cut aud in tho barn. Tho naost if not all of tbe harvesting except oats will be fin-ished and in the barn's before the fourth. When was harvesting ever finished up in June before y.

X X X W h i t e w o v e E n v e l o p e s , P r i n t e d

A v w w i t h N a m e , B u s i n e s s a n d A d d r e s s , o n l y § O C e

P r i n t e d N o t e H e a d s , G o o d Q u a l i t y ,

O t h e r P r i n t i n g i p P r o p o r t i o n .

L K I J G U E l * O F F I C E .

Fox Corners .

[to late fob last week.] P. W. Fox is quite ill at this writing. Mrs. S. I ee spent a week with her son

Clias. end family recently. Mrs. Allen Robinson attended the funer-

al of her mother in South Lowell, Sunday. Eugene Lee and wife and son, Glenn,

drove up to view the new electric light plant recently.

Mrs. Ed Hoskin and children of Grand Rapids and Miss Anna Gibson of Lowell visited Mrs. Eucene Lee recently.

8. S. Lee and sister, Frances, took dinner with his nncle, Eygene Lee and family reoently.

$ 1 . 2 4

S i

B u s i n e s s D i r e c t o r y .

J. HARRISON RICKEKT, d.'.nlist. Over Church's bank. Lowell.

8. P. iliCKS, Loans, Collections, Real Estate and Insur

ance. Lowell, Mich. 1

^ O.C. McDANNEL,

Physician and Surgeon. 61Bce, 40 Brldg< street, Lowell, Mich.- *

t i M. C. GREEN, M. D.

jsiciau and Snrgeon. Office at Resldenct Bridge street, Lowell, Mich. ,

Ponch Hill Grove.

The peop]fo of this place mourn the death of Mrs. Eggleston, this being her former home. To know her was to love her. l^ie family have our deepest sym-pathy.fn their affliction.

Everhart lost a horse last week, lie Misner of Detroit is visiting his

!ier, Mrs. 8, A. Ware. isea Hattie and Leo Weeks and Mrs. Hapeman visited their sister, Mrs. Godfrey, last week.

. J. Filkins and C. M. Hubbel rode i p-

f,^m Cannon on their wheels and tock reakfast with their brother, J. H. Hubbel nd family, Sunday morning.

i Ira Buek visited in Grand Rapids old 'day last week.

8. A. Ware . and family attanded the

^

ly day exercises in Grand Rapids, latt utsday. \

i Isaac Filkins is visiting his sister, Mrs. ti*. HubbeL

j^sicii

G. G. TOWSLEY, M. D., Physician azd Surgeon. Otlice Lours, 10 am

to H : m. and 7 to 8 pm.

J. M.GUODSPEED, M.D. Office and Residence on Hudson street. Office

hours from b lo 10 a. m., 2 to 4 p. m. and > 7 to 8 p. m , Sunday. 8 to 5 p. in.

FARMERS HOTEL, Lowell, Mich., G. F. Lane, Prop. Rates |1.00

per day, $3 50 per wedc. Good meals and clean beds.

1

MILTON M. PERRY. Aitoroey and Counselor at Law. Train's Hall

Block, Lowell, Mich. Special attention given to Collections, Conveyancing, and Sale of Real Estate.

Has also qualified and been admitted to prac-tice in the Interior Department and all the bureaus thereto and is ready to protecuU-Claims for those that may be entitled to Pension Bounty.

ETR.OAIIBELL, MSflANGE. LOANS, Notary Public, Real Estate Agent and Col-

kcior. Over Boylan's store, Lowell.

Acknowledged tobethebeafcott market, and ihe price veiy ml reduced. If you wish to be| Iful in the poultry huiinoos, I beat, get the

S D P E R L A l Fancy Poultry and- Sup;

Dogs, Chester White Swine,1

gree Stock. Send for cir

K T J T Z & C K 3 0 3 NORTHAMPTON 8 T .

E a t t o n , P a .

'of • t '

ie job printing at this office.

N'T STOP TOBACCO.

r e Yonreelf lag It.

While Us-

•-%. TOcts. at

1't blame the little irrnitnrfe Ooboof the bui

Fallasstmrg.

Miss Frances Hnbbell of Saranac visit-her aunt, Mrs. Wm. Rexford over Sunday.

Mrs. Richmond visited hsr sister, Mrs. Denny last Thursday.

Mr. Stanton and M. C. Denny went to Grand Rapids, Rally day.

Mrs. Titus visited her father at Luke Odeaia last week.

Kit Booth rode up from Grand Rapids last Monday on her wheel.

Frank Luoas and wife visited her father last woek. ./

Ada Booth visaed Minnie Rouse last week and wenM to the rally at Grand Rapids.

Mr. Fallo/^lr . se broke through his

labacco habat grows on a man i S p w v

The ^ until hu affected, and happinc too fevere a t4»baooo to an a s t imulan t ly craves. "Bac cure for the toba torni!1, carefully o

oup eyBtem is seriously iring health, oomfort

To quit suddenly is to the system, as

WILL M. CHAPMAN. LIFE INSURANCE. Mutual Life of New York. Oldest com-pany in tbe United States and largest in the world. Office Town Clerk.

MAINS & MAINS.

Attorneys at Law,

Lowell and Lake Odessa Mich.

We Respectfully Solicit Your

Business.}

Being powdered, as much aa ia wanted tea be taken out, the balance pat away for

future u»<i.

S u i i y t U i g i i u r p e n i s d i i N t i t r j

| E i g l i F n M ty c r W ! ' We k^ow it wUI please yoa Uyoa wm try tt. Will yoa not bay a caa frem your Oroocr V

—- J - v formula of an emineiUt Berlin physic- j ian who lias used i t in his private '

A. E. Cambell, T k n t i s t ,

, OVER BOTLAN S STORE. RvrtPm861^ . • 0 , n ? I hrancbes of dental work done by • „ • . l n" .£ '1 the latest improved methods. Sat-

l l t ;a I i ^ t i o u guaranteed.

TOR T1RB

oiatern Ir

oougreas sell a t I

food «air. / ^is.ooo; --1 - '0 to aawJ

of Lampkfa^uJd uof sik ^ 1,00 The-t m Lake, • A au .. —CO

these shoes the mqjjrj'i?* aJm./^f ch handiest f<.r ever , . e

vou ' ^ r ea i j uAj a t

t t i *

veD can

th day. ^ 0Uf «hout

aioujd .uutu ne i rhe cohesive proper itself. AH woods are uc 1 realn, nnd in most case*

i jof a small percentage of j 's i Mother inflammable ag-

h»( he advantageoua:

bicycling on Me-1 i t is not a day for '

haa seen the 3dy (dothes and nances of the

i pa r t in the race affidavit that

«• » i t n v „ rtunate

. witl" p the

est aid Tioblest Helety. He work-

hls ea-jok time

accept tatlons to

j;es, din-S 3 & j » r t l e « . ^

J ' t h e ' c o l -runninf lfttfl he was

p / i n ^ o ^ J a l i t y . H e [)tible but

J i r l ^ - l ' e -Ba; I of

I Uja charm-

aBB- lay, but waa got ont fuse i n f wished a«iw.v. n t h e r b t o t h . which he was e: when he waa about fow months, leavtag ho bored and and frienda with aens'l1

gsrding the care of the laat words, screeched the steamer tha t here

"HI. l\mV* " W h a t r shouted

pier. "Look out t w

faintly ever the As If this was

S * &

practice since 18T It is purely v perfectly harral the tobacco yoa "Baco-Ouro." when to atop, guarantee to case with money f i t l u iO

ithout a fa i lure , and guaranteed leu/wn use all ; w h i l e taking ill notify you

give a writ'en p e n n a n t ly any 1

. o r r e f u n d t h e

jht cent interest. | f.," is not « substitute, but a

i l l at cures wi thou t t b e

f i l T.»»er "ill. no .ucm-' 'l, l«v« [lie evetwn a .

n, : : : ; ! u r - r nr. . -

nn. ®-

wiea^ •4.: ternary 4 ^xp]o«iua. :s hiss

instil tool-

Pox A Mttsro's " to the ground j_

. ;«fi.000 to 620.000. with 1 suranee. I t is beliei I originated Hi the dry

iijH

I N S O R A N C E ! c a i . T . o s r

. F . D. E D D Y & COM

M c C A R T Y ~

I s in t h e m a r k e t f o r

E v e r y t h i n g

E a r t h

" l r t r | E x c e p t p o t a t o e s , a n d - w e l l

lllin(lred8 of testimonials, the j OllioilS O u t o f r e s p e c t t o t h e

jthii'ii are on file and open to L e d g e r m a n ' a l a s o e r a t e d f e e l -^(oiiowing is preseiite.1; [ i n g s , h e w i l l b u y n o m o r e o f

.. N-evada Co, Ark Jan. 28. ° n r tHPh t ' tavWal A: Mfg., Co., La Oisce, ' l i l 0 _ 211 p r e s e n t .

For forty rears I used C o m e bet: OUr c l e f f a n t ."is. For twentv-five 0

A ' - J K r r ^ S h o u l d e r s a n d ^ tried to qidt hm 1

Jons remedies, among | a t 8 a n d f 'The lodinn Tobacco I

Muhloride of Gold," etc., 1

Km did me ihe Jeiist hit j —however, I purchased u j luce-Curo" and «t has eniire- i I the lial'il in all it* forms, j

creased thirty pounds in !

llieved from all the nua? Uins of hody and j j ^ v . |ire of pajwr l

d condition./; r, P. H. M

A T:- /Ai-

icn?

' A C T W T f f o W W t t t * A U

Prtsdpil taai of la|l» I^i u4 PoUil For Haklns Hard or Son Sa«|) In K mlnaUiwttb-

out lioillnc ino trouble.] For SorteDlns Bard water Inrtantawtnurty. For rmnorlac Wit and Or—> Irom Smk Ptpea,

vaablBCQraaar Diibea. Pu K&elMa UMo-t M m a m a S^ Wea*.

Fordrirln^,,a',S Vi DlrxUons .

man and Enirl Hemomber. all

rdoail WMtol . r m r a r .

- per. au Orooer, iiunBiam 10 oentl aad oouv thiw tfooda. On- oa. don tho work of n other soap powdor

E A G L E Me PrapL tod Itgi, Our Mottoi Honer

Eagle Lye and PoUwl

angds! devils! it place of awful

knowa

c you. Kid ezc

er at their you the

all the < Mt in it

nrldr

>• / ' » *

•cC it 28

fturch.

"lood, and food

cen inei

. J Z M p i s :

loir and . ^jreuted

JBOWS'B cuiar. So roll ing. DrUllur, Cutting, fit. Qirrijue -Vaken Per and GnJdg--wauUuinea. Cl OeotJgu. FAH

have

f4rM Of

Mrtn ?PoII

E8.Cir-(f.Bor-

—.Scrtw . rabbi t Makent.

•*l

White. Sj-w.Coih ntrcfalteeta, Arkteurs. jn. Teachers. and KVKKYnODYlUC. EN: .

1 not take »ieo. GtreSt: •* i-dtlOO. Had UUyean."

_i. 'fliUiebrit. JlrslM tlrw wjtii ;t.-

•Ppiy

ef-

i t to

' P i e

on

Vr0* my a, fiend e rente for 100

®PHft «?l2,,J"*'ruftl()u nnd Dtwcrtprjon. BROWNt Lowmll, Mats.

r * oo.rK7--./ i i?. joh.V

:na tlilnk utinmplp they Buy

' o r ^

4-

:• .

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^ V '

mr.

f

L

"OBi

' • v r

[if/rats & lu's M; nice, iskft be? Dut

rankled In hU tniud, and tor toe time in hia Ufa he fpund

Bar iie*^ out of work, and, though he's oh a perfect gentleman, I don't think I can rely on his/topping with us for

loog." 1 A 'George laughed/..with enjryment at mus wife's fOrebptUngH; it was rather y .too good a joheAo.think that n Chicago

[' shipwrightin Jfihll pay couldn't afford johidulge in ^ie purchase of a picture

"You are ineorrigibie, George," the wife said wi^langUing lips. Then a littIe seriouflfc>>"lK it likely to be a

dry^ock?" Moore & Marston

on hand than they ie Red Star company for a hundred thon-

>llar passenger boat, Bnrroughs have given orders for two tugs, and there are six barges

1 know fcu turned out of our yard Uiia summer.*'

"Times should be good, George." "Never better."

^ t t that moment the front door opened £ 8 a young woman entered—a tall,

dy girl, with good features, and hair lying o^ her forehead like a

lory; yet, there waa

within t And

young fr the evil low as e of the first hatred of w even te All bright him.

Thp shipbui tion liy the the tpiion on voted a gen thousand h of Chicago w Men gathered crowded the with bands au muss meetings

odof featbet low of ni

of th in tho flawless

complexion, and itheness and ae-

lea

rlaces, exce J p board w

She ''el kept by a

|rho cared noth i .n-ho sold hisg' well that wli

s, poor thin ^ habit of doing te her place.

^Yon look tired oic said anx

c her placc at 11" she rep;

not been cast so far aa slje

r "aster, ,n a great

iw mer-the help-

•ring wares, one broke

iey were often iere were a score

< .WK himaelf win . j nature*

dering whether "Windy" Atkins, the ' beings demagogue of the yard, waa not right after all in his denanclatlon of capital ista and his floria portrayal of the wrongs of labor. It did seem cruel that a fairly-educated, well-behaved girl like Ally should be wearing berso)f out for a bare subsistence.

Then, there was that little trouble down at the yard—not worth making a fuas about, certainly not to be men-tioned to Nell—perhaps, after all, he ought to have taken more Interest in It and attended the meeting at O'Brien's saloon to-night. Hanged, |f ke didn't think it would be a good thin? to go nnd talk the matter over with that editor-fellow, Grey, 11 he should chance to be in hla room.

He found our hero up to his eyes in study, but cordially glad to cee him.

"I read that paper pf yours, which Col. Gilchrist tossed into the waste basket, nnd sec many good pointa in it —perhaps too conservative for these critical times, but that is a good fault."

"Well, sir," Harland answered, " I don't know, after all, that I'm right. I t does seem hard that there should be so much suffering in this land of plenty, that one man should be rolling in riches and another equally industrious —for I take no account of loafers— 1

should hardly be able to keep the woll j from the door."

"I t does, indeed," Grey responded, de- ] oislvely, thinking ol his own attenuated services and inability to secure em-ployment, "It is a hard problem to j solve, and—" He paused and blushed scarlet "I'm trying to master it. Don't think that I ever hope to be the apostle ol the New Civilization, but I may be one of ita pioneers."

Harland gazed at him with open* I mouthed wonder.

"Concentration of wealth led to the Prenqh.jfF'rVJwul' .plass privileges, and uneq"*! taxes. Ho\> t«£t in America?

[taa wrought. 1^enTi | twisted from their noting 1 the paaaions which atlr

street, straight on h^a way to gtra him. sell up at the nearest police station.

For daya George Harland'a spirit

oe Henderson—Harland'f who had just carried him

Nicest a youi g lei. d an adze, was one

itims of the unreasoning ih—wrecWag everything,

love, for the ly* was betrothed to

lers, driven to exaspera-.rcasonable demands ol Moore Jk Marston, had :al "lock-out," and two of families in the city

out of employment. , at the street corners, .it labor halls, paraded I I flags, or cheered in I lelilosslnger's fierce de. |

nunciations of tho bloated bond* holders.

Meanwhile supplies from the labor league were served with tolerable reg-ularity. and all felt that right must triumph over might.

Two months passed, and the subsidies from the central committee became less Ircqucnt. Still the maatera stood firm; the men solid. Then went the startling whisper abroad that one hun-dred French-Canadian skilled mechan-ics had been hired in the place ol the strikers, and that work would be re-sumed, under protection ol big patrols ol police, at Moore & Marston's yard on the lollowlng Monday.

Meanwhile how fared it with tho Harlands? But badly. The insurmnoe policy has lapsed, the upholsterer has taken away the parlor furniture, though it was nearly paid for,, tlie sc»lng ma-chine bus been replevied, ai A Nellie's T t t y volumes have been sef Jed under

, . ^ y ^ - a t contract" by the book agent. I t is not a question of luxuries with them, but of bare subsistence.

An empty cupboardl I t is difficult

life and "death—and Ml waa at the door,

n women knew r help, too proud dgcr know they

t e neocsblties ol

rrowfnl wife one ./as convalescing. | Willie? I am go-

you going,

was the sad

Q Americar • /aaa caajpvj Big concerns backed by ;^for one living in this land ol plenty crush the lile out ol small tradesu.". ^ realize what that means—what i t who must become servants or starve. •' . lH-to see one's loved ones In want

hovered bet all the time and tho not where even to let/ were lacking life.

"Allle," nal day, wheij "will yod ta ing down town - "'Yea; Nell?"

"To tho pawnbroker's, reply.

"Oh. Nell!" Those who live In less prosperous coun-

trioa could hardly understand the tone ol aq^uish In the girl's tones, where nonf

is so poor he would not blush to own be had fled to that last refuge of the deatitute.

"And I mnst bear my share of the sacrifice. Oh, do let me, Nell," and Alice run to fetch the pretty trinkets and best dress it had cost her so much pinching to earn,

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BUCKLEN'fl ARNICA SALVE. Tub Bsst Bilvb In the world for Cut*

Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt tfteum. Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,! Jhiidblalnt, Corns, and all Skin ErupUons, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaran-eed to (five perf i-t satiatactlon or money re-funded. Price 25 cents per oox. FOR BALK BY HUNT & CO.

The Gem of Them All.

Before purchasing a wheel be sure and see the "Garland" tbe gem of them all, which baa tbe run in Grand Rapids at tbe present time.

R. D. Stocking, Agt. Lowell, Mich.

LT, UoioK East Grand KapiiU Biradale "Lowell Lowell I^nalnit Detroit

OOINO WEST

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Lowell Lowell Elmdale Grand Rapids

7 40 10 84 r w. 220

1120 11 48 12 :k) P. M.

j» 20- pao 11 20j.il 4 20 8 10 7 26 5 40 10 10 p. ir_ p. r. m. v. >r_ 1 10 0 00 8 82 H 87

020 420 4 48 10 05 5 20 10 45 p M P M.

I Parlor cars on all trains between Grand , Rapids and Detroit, seats 25 cents.

CHICAGO A WEST MICHIGAN RY.. Trains leave Grand Rapids for Chicago

8;ii0 a. m., 156, p. m , J1:30 p. m. Leave for Manistee, Ludineton. Traverse

City and Petoakey. 7:80, a. m., fyW, p. m. GEO. ObHaVEN, Gen. Pa-s. Agent,

W.H. Clahk, A^ent Grand Ripids. Lowell.

QOIWU SOOT to Lowell lv| Pratt Lake Elmdale ar Elmdale lv Logan "reeport ar G'd Rapids at Lansing Detroit (TOlNil WOSTH Detvia D.dcL Lanaing Grand Rapids Freeport Logan Elmdale ar Elmdale lv Pratt Lake Lowell

7 (X. 7 08 7 15

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7 :«» 7 50 8(|Q

5 20 7 28

10 10 No.H

7 40 am 1 lOpra 8 32 5 25 5 !W 5 40

j 5 50 j « 05

0 12 1 0 20

pm

We have law enough, but no juatlce. Who cafes for the law who has money

•night, AUy,,, the dy, aa the girl j

table, I ed, "I am clean | country exctmrion !

1y, and the store 1 be tired too, '

twelve y witji the your mind prosperity'

you. selling for a beg-

•ps them in

aid her broth er-in-e's something wrong

. which permits such „ lit to be a law to put

to it. There ought to be a passed to compel employers ol

•Je labor to pay fair wagos and de-t treatment. But, Ally, throw the

np, and rest till you can better You know how welcome you

- j to live with ua." ; "It may come to that, George, for

ag that baa happened to-day to expect my discharge oa i

[ Saturday night," "Oh, Ally, dear, how is that? They ;

ak so much of yon?" I r _ ked. was through no fault of mine,

.now Charlie Grant, don't yon?" lie reporter on the Herald who ia ; to marry Carrie Chambers? Yes,

P q z i T n

GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY SYSTEM.

Detroit It Milwtukse Oivi on,

Tlma Table In Effect Way- *1 1890. WISTWARn.

uk ! to see one's loved ones in want and lack" the means of relieving them.

In vain Alice Palmer humbly ap-pealed to Cohen for reemployment; the strike had hurt business, she was told, and she was not wanted.

Grey meanwhile was busy. He had spoken at one or two meetings and per-haps had done more harm to the cause j w e e t i n g } 0 Ue fare rate; of order than Schlossinger could ac-complish In his wildest flights of bla-tant fury, for this young enthusiast brought forward baUerics of strong ar-gument that appealed to the reason rather than the emotion of men and made him converts of the cooler, steadierhandn, who had but laughed at Vlieir comrades' frenzies.. Grey was in-flbnsc, earnest, ready to lay down his life for the cause.

Now, when the Monday morning came on which it was announced that Moore Jc Marston's yard would be in "full blast" agalh, George Harland,

| who had aH along declared that no union in a free country should stop him from working when work was to be Irom working wnen wur» "oa ^

"JTOD OLOUT TO BE TEBT GBATBFCI. TO I s t a r t ed fvOIU bis home with his •an mnnm pn " • ,. m j_ , 1 1 mu. BinnuLrH,

and influence sufficient to defy it? Our tax administration is a disgrace to civ-ilization, and—"

"Still it's a pretty good country to live in, Mr, Grey."

"Yes, as long as your ox is not gored. If you could shut your eyes to the mis-ery of thousands in thia city of Chicago, you might think i t s charming place to dwell in."

"And what are you going to do about i t r

"Mm labor againat capital.-" ' ides unions?"

By concentrated action. By he came into the store to | the power of the ballot box,"

» a message for her, and while I 'TCalktag of trades unions, I want . talking to me Mrs. Buddulph, ; your adrieeas ton ease in point" t IHonaire pork-packeria wife—oh, "Proceed." ^

ow I do hate Ufoee new rich | "We had two men in ourjpird who up in her carriage and haveaoamped tbeij: .wvrk and, as the

my counter. Char. | saying goes, *riCssed the boss,' who ily aside tiH die • gave them t y sack. Now, there's

, but as soon as • some fuss about the matter

George bter.

he , "Ah, but

While al! eepvul

led ont of antes af ter"

aaid-that he cs to receive

mem hours." f "He did, did he, the

tObotct- reciiumtfU. his with yisslofc. -Itaclc t o tbe Shall ne%-er go. Ally. Tomorrow toall on him and settle Iu' 1 "You will do no such thing,

rland," hia wife interposed, d •Yon will only be gettinp

r the men are attending a iO-night to talk the matter

1 don't suppose It will amount —Juch. but I'm kind of uneasy, and ist's why I came upstairs." "Oh. that is all nonsense. The work-

Ingmen of this country are too intelli-gent to make a mountain of such a molt-hill as that. I wouldn t worry about it if 1 were you."

Nevertheless, just as Harland that night was going lo l>ed. a Up came to the iloor, aud a fellow workman beck-oned him outaide.

"i've been to the meeting. George, and 1 ihnught I'd drop in aud tell yoa how things went,"

"You might have saved yourself the tXy troulile," llurland laughed. "1 know

of bow things went, just as though I'd .^'eij^per been there. 'Windy' Atkins made a

" Micreed on the bluated lumber lords, • *tor f 'ere was a good deal of beer con-tfr. '"K sumed. and then Fred Sawyer and a

few old hands just sat down on the sil-

began a

[ * hind a nmn i honest living kd help wah hardly

nonty."

w i t h vexation;

she is a good

t h i n k Charlie

W hat in t he

* ^ 4 in a voice

the fciore:

kind 10 Mrs-J^/lce She

'vv-/"r

^kurried

was the i ^ ly pcrfonnance

fi llU " ^ o n a r e w r o n ? ' George. [Hhj, %rious reply. "The only man who spoke

ik*t length was tbe walking delegate Xew York, and—" '

in thunder's he?" Harland W ^ n C c e l - V - "What can a New

dinner pail in his hand, "Do not be a fool; you are risking

your life," had been Grey's advice, net-tled at the obstinacy of tha man who would not acknowledge that the few must suffer for tbe benefit of the many.

"Do not go!" Alice cried, clinging tearfully on bis arm.

"Pshaw, girll" he replied roughly. "I never drew a cent of the union's money, and I've always declared that I would take the first job that came along. No man shall dictate^"' ~ — whether I work or lie idle,"

So George Harland went to his doom. The .day passed wearily for the

women. Night came on, and with heart-beating anxiety they waited the coming of tbe breadwinner, "George is late," Nell said, nervously; "I do wish be would come,"

"Oh, he will be here before long, g Alice replied, with assumed cheerful, ness.

"Hark!" the young wife screamed aa she flew to the door "What is that noise in the street?"

Grey, attracted by the tumult, flew j downstairs and joined the trembling: women.

What a sight met their gaze! Their George—the idol of this humble home— with blood-stained face and torn clothes —swinging his ax over his head and battling for his life against a hundred fierce assailants. In vain a dozen po-licemen raUy round him. They are beaten down Uke grain before the sickle; and the mob, hoarse and furi-ous. rushed over their bodies on to the victim. There waa something grand in his despairing efforts, us, like a gladi-ator. be faced bis enemies.

"Down with the scab! Kill himl kill him!" shriek a score of angry voices.

Ah, surely It is all over. Felled to the asrth by a crushing

blow on the back of the bead, be drops at the feet of his persecutors.

"Hang him! Hang him!" yeH the in-furiated mob.

But over his prostrate body stands Frank Grey, unarmed--pouring forth an impassioned appeal to tbe frenzied men to spare their victim, Imj 4

C. & W. M. and D. L. & N. Excur-sion Rates to importoat Places Cleveland, O., Mystic Shine meet-

ing; one fare rate; selling (lutes, June

21, 22. Return June 25. Washington, D. C., V. P. S. C. E.

selling datea,

Jul}' 4 to 7. Return July 15and 31,

RufTulo, N . Y,, N: E, A. mocliug:

one fare plus *2.00; selling dates,

July 5 and 6. Return Ju ly 12 and

Sept. 1. Chicago, 111,, National Democratic

convention; one fare rate; selling

dales, Ju ly 3 to 6; return Ju ly 12. Cincinnati, 0 . . Grand Lodge Elks;

one fare rate; selling dates not yet

completed. Bay View, Mich., Camp Meeting

and Assembly; one fare rate; selling

dates July 6 to 16; returning August

15th. Ask C. & W. M., and D. L A N.

agents for further information, GEO. DEHAVEN, G . P . A .

STATIONS

0 65 11 1* Detroit Lv Milwauk Jci

Pon Use a in Holly Uurand Owosso Jcl Ionia H 5.', So.2f

Lowell G Raplda Ar GR&ULt Ferr.taburu G Haven Chicago Ai Mil waukee

lf. l l 05

IU8TWAKO.

STATIONS

vfilwaukee 'hlcatro

G Haven L' G R A I Jci G Rapidi Lowell luula

3 in! 6 on 8 1.' 10 40 3 2.'. 11 00 4 OH 11 M 4 Vi :« Mo 12

•lall) Owoaio Jt

' i m Durand j 5 t 0 Holly . 5 -V" Puntiac I « S Md wank Jet 7 16 Detroit Ai: 7 S5

Traina arrive and depart from Front street paaae.nirer denot

Lowell Marl iets . Invariably corrected Friday morning.

Wheat, white.,.,, Wheat, red Butter Onions Corn Oats, ' Rye Ksiley, per hundred.... Flour, per hundred Bnu^perton Middilngr, per ton Corn meal, per ton . . . . Corn snd oaU, per top.. Eirgs ..' Poutoes.., Beans .' Beef Pork Chickens, Wool, washed ',,, Wool, unwashed

12 0 0

ia til! g

10 40 «

4 50 5 00 8 50 (it 4 00

8 f t 1> 7 14

5 06 10

55

Try the Ledubk 3 months for 25c.

0 . YOU . WANT . THt

BEST?

Milwaukee and Chioago by steamer dur-ing navigat ion onlv, OQ C'hair car, buflet car and sleeping car

er?ice. Eastward No 12 has Pullman sleeper and

bufiet car attached Chicago to Detroit daily.

No. 14 has parlor buflet car attached Grand Haven to Detroit extra charge (25 cents). No. 18 has parlor car at tached , ex-tra charge, (25 cents). No. 82 has sleeper Ui Detroit.

Westward-No. 11 has parlor car attached (er 'ra charge 2-3 cents.) No 15 has parlor buflet car attached Detroit to Grand Haven (extra charge 25 cents). No 17 ha* the tinest of Pullman sleepers and buffet cars attached to Chicago daily. No. 81 has sleeper to Grand Kapidg.

City office first door east of the King Milling Co. where tickets are on sale for all points through and local.

Open 7 a, m. to 8 p. m, Sunday, 4 to 5 p,

CHAS. M. HAYES, Gen . Mgr., Montreal P. O.

W. E. DAVIS. G. P. A.. Montreal P. O. A. O. HEYDLAUFF. Local Agent.

FREE PILLS. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen «St

Co., Chicago, and got a free sample box nf Dr. King 's New I-iip Pill*. A t r ia l will convince yoi} qf their merits. Tjies* pills are easy jn action^and are particularly ef-fective in (hp cure of constipatipn and nick heHilache. For malaria and I jver t r o u b l e s they nave beep proven invahiulile. They are gnatuiileed to ha perfectly free from every de le t e r ious sulrstance and to h e p u r e l y vegetable . T h p y do fjot weaken by t h e i r action, l int by giving toi)e to &tnroaeh.and boyyels greatly i n v i g o r a t e t h e syslepi. Reg-ular size 25c jier box. Sold by L H Hunt & Co.,druggist. 4

l.ook at the label on your paper, and if tbe date isn't 1896 you are behind aud ought to come in and see us or seud a remittance through the mail.

Charge." will be made for cards or thanks and res'dutions of condolenv in this paper hereafter, as per adv tisillg card at head of editorial C(

P. E. LO1

Jiouse Vainlcrtjfrator -

Pa pi

"Graininqdil Jiniing,

,:ting a Specialty'

.ranteed tirst claw, knd

N*"

•™n"1ni i f« ) 'o a E D G E"

All wfThnd trip wHS-U.

Reeidence four doofS sei i^ office. •i^Atim~«T1 —

r % . n K a £ 5 r

w

CHICAGO & GRAND TRUNK DJV. Trains leave Dur-uid f or Battle Creek. Chi

asrt and West at 9:85 a. rn.. 1:82 p. ui., and 6:50, p. m. and 10:25 p in.

KW Flint P'>rt Huron nnd all pointa ea^t, ;0;i a iu.,9.80 a. m.,0:35 p. ID., and 10.20,

p. ni. i incinnatl, rttglnnw Jt Mackinaw R. R.

tral'i« leive Durand for 8"gin4W (nd Bay Oltv 6;00 *. in , 9:40 «. in., and 6.50 p. m. S. II. Hi oa t s, B f n j . F i • Ti ubk, T. P. A.

«} P. A T. A., Chic go.

™ ROCHESTER HAY \ GRAIN CARRIERS

Hard tyVia

Times Prices.

Tlie undersigned has opened a blacksmith shop in the "checkered f ron t " build-ing and is prepared to do repairing, horseshoeing and general blacksraithing at rock bottom prices.

Shoes Re-set 121 cents, flew Shoes, 25 cents.

Your patronage solicited.*

John R . ScqlU.

bnt heroic effort reason and becoi

M. Vqj .- t lr« . - , , reason anu uciui

n 0 A V i D

L "Ordered f. . . . liave lain be.side

BUY ONLY THE CELEBRATE!

Farrand & Votey

ORGAN MADE IN DETROIT. MICH.

'OR SALE BY R. D . S T O C K I N G .

LOWELL LAUNDRY. j Having put in first class

( "nachinery, I will be prepared A k . " VHviaundry work equal to

oraelf — tTouWe, nnd no go^d w'^Some of i

Perhaps Ally liad bette resigrn ber aition and wait for nornethin? /nore 1 table." Thus, it was resolvod ttiat another

rabranoe should be laid on the - back of Ihe breadwinner, who idered the burden cheerfully, for

:«rgc llurland bad a big heart and . / e r fretted ovar trifles. The young Women retired to put the

1 to bed, aad the mechanic, well with himaelf and his surround-

ohair closer to tbe stove his pi^ftto enjoy his usual even-

clouds curled up-the tint of hit rnM i t r i m fnnl

& him. i U r V v""1a brntolit/

F n Ordered tu ah ©ii o w a ttriU tfUJuWt hot*'* notice."

CHAPTEK • WOMAX'a WORD.

i prom plague, peatilence and famine, dks battle and murder and from ttudd V* a « M "

if the w-urda would

J •—leaiy^ J^ho wrote thel i

health

hud liv have added: "An

and walking delepates," for humanly confruntn no evil more appalling than the pitiless edict which goes forth that the breadwinner shall not toil, and hia v/omen and children jn f rbe martyrs to t V * ireat Cause o f i ^ b o r versus Capital. Down In ihe d t C tall tbe devotees of

have lain beside when the hissing spread terror amc Pinkertons'. Th cry. and as the police agency is *>*okwards and f t ^ . • •Vnaks like

Hft*

P U U - K Y .

U O T S f U T E I .

0 m.

reform and the demagoglsm cms

Only one Ul has elapsed ^ fell iq>o8 ihm

_ emautic car of I them to powder, ath of four weeks

' t he shadow of eril i what

He helj den to the b 7

lie's piteous c bed, he l inga door aad tries at sympathy, whic' ina* to lorm, to AUoe. he door, aad hea

i i s k a S S

Address, w . o . RICKER,

ROCHESTER. I

tee first class

,ving secured « ryman du

KiCH SI La4cpei fXlXfiJOPT

BTAIRS 80 JOlSr

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N i t noble# of the » big celebration

L i M j i j i - "1

tnpids

jjimncd in the ihool rully day

m

chimi Dc-

f: Wagon s luce toys, crippled,

M d people were tossS! s t raet ears traiDo was ^ Imt only one person was injured very •eretely—by lightning. Reports from Oalesbnrg say grain was greatly dam-aged by being beaten to tbe earth. Three houses and the opera house a t Ctoosswell suffered from lightning, bnt no t seriously. D. R. Evans1 house a t Northville was s truck by lightning; •ereral cows on the Thompson farm were killed and the hired man consid* erably injured. Wilson's hardware store was considerably Wrecked a t M t Morris. Edward T. MeGoldrlch, aged «6. of Gaicsburg, was killed by light-ming on a farm while taking refuge tmder a tree; his horse was also killed. J . F. Mason's general store was de-stroyed by lightning with a loss of t8.&00, and Will IIothurn's barn was damaged at Warren. A Detroit and Birmingham suburban car was badly wrecked. A largo amount of timber was blown down near Royal Oak. Other points report damage also.

Music T « w c h r n a t Baginaw.

The eleventh annual meeting of the Michigan Music Ucachers1 association was held a t Saginaw. The president, Mrs. Kate Marvin Kedzie, of Lansing, called tho meeting to order nnd Mayor Oanm delivered a formal address of welcome. Mrs. C. E. Marskey, presi-d e n t of the Polhymnia Club, also de* live red an address of welcome. The president, Mrs. Kedrie, responded. The association then adjourned to

J i s t en to a piano recital by the famous it , W. H. Sherwood, of Chicago, as-

I 'erry Ave rill, of New York, was given by tho Polyhymnia

er tho direction of Prof, by Mr. Sherwood, Miss

and the Enterpean rinaw. A reception

: clubs a f ' - ? the lay was occupied

ver^ '.mpor-and by two

Michigan Xavier

was ch •rciatioDs and Detroit, sccretaty-

selected for the

meeting

of Mlehlffan. | spubllcan Press as-

days' session a t a fu l l attendance and all

ken to the state prison. After they got Out business was taken up. The address by President Gilson coun- . •eled harmony and diligent, united I labor for tho ticket, platform and doc-trines of the party. He said the na-tkmal convention was the commanding officer, and as good soldiers the editors •honld fall in line and work for suc-cess. lion. Perry F. Powers, of Cadil-lac, read a paper on "How Can the Michigan Republican Newspaper Asso-•nation Best Co-opcrato With the Re-pnblican League?" Mrs, T. S. Apple-gate read a paper on "Women in Jour-umlism." The liliel law was ably dis-cuHfled by Gen. Kidd, of Ionia, and Edi-toe Conger, of the (irand Rapids Her-ald. I t wns decided lo hold the next meeting ai tart Huron.

At the close of the meeting the edi-t o r ' took a t~ain to make a pilgrimage t o Canton, O.. wdiere thev visited and and congratulated Gov. MeKijil^.

Fotuh liiooct shed ptfn there w The troubfc* a t jgRiBll

f ^ ^ H R t i a r a e the little

k fit taeas of Omar held a large ^Mting i f fo rmuln tc plans for securing

at from Standish, ^mp^flS.OOO was subscribed in one

Flint for an electric railway be-B N t n Flint and Fen ton, via Long lakew "•' Andrew Thompson, aged 60, of Con-cord, was seriously if not fatally hur t while trying to break a three-year-old col t

Mrs. W. A. Bummers received burns tha t will prove fatal, caused by her dress catching flre from a gasoline stove.

Orlo Muskgrove, 23 years old, is being held at Montgomery on the charge of assaulting his 10-year-old sister.

Midland county supervisors have re-duced county offlcials1 salaries from 15 to 30 per cent—their own per diem in-cluded.

Mrs, Peter Bossette was thrown from hor carriage a t Lapeer and her skull was crushed, arm fractured and leg broken.

Thirty-two thousand crates of rasp-berries were shipped from Benton Harbor In one day, all being one days' picking,

Tho general synod of tlie Holland Christian Reformed church was held at Grand Rapids, the sessions being mostly in private.

The state convention of tho Social-istic labor party will be held In Detroit, July Hi for the purpose of nominating a state ticket.

John Wise, who entered tho -esl-dence of Mrs, Mary Lamb, near Mason, and tried to rob and criminally assault her, was convicted,

Frank Howard, of Jackson, was c a s h e d by a train at YpsllantL Death was almost instantaneous. He tried to board a moving train.

Vicksbutrf voted on propositions to bond for f >1.000 for water works and for$3.50tfforelectric lights and both carried Ay a good majority.

Whili bathing in Lake Huron Jo-seph Irarrlson, aged 12, of Point Ld-w a r d l w a s taken with a cramp and IrowiSd in four feet of water,

Miffl Carrie Edwards fell down stairs jritluf lamp at Sturgls, The flame ig-a i t e j h e r hair and her hands, facc, n e e * and shoulders were terribly

f e l l o w s h i p , or professorship, is to l^Btabl ished at the U. of M. by the j f lKni , in the name of President James B E g e U l n honor of his 25 years of

Three upper peninsula persons were drowned In ono day: Kate Tophela. aged 9, and Xavier GiUet, aged 11, near Calumet; John J . "Cieary, near Escanaba.

Chas, Presnall, aged 18, ran away from home several months ago. His widowed mother has just received word tha t he was killed by the cars at Blackburn, Mo,

1 The board of regents in exi!cutive session a t Ann Arbor voted to bestow diplomas upon candidates numbering 745, the largest class ever graduated from tho University,

Daniel Dumas, while riding with a friend, near Lako Linden, was thrown from the vehicle by the horses running away nnd, striking upon his head, re-ceived fatal injuries.

The plant of the (irand Rapids Mat-tress Co. was almost destroyed by fire. Of the large two-story brick factory onlv the walls n-inain. The loss will reach f 25.000; insured.

Hie Like Superior Iron iining Co. a t Ishpeming has mlucei! the working forces by letting out 4-'j men. Tbe output of the mine will b.1 thus re-stricted by 1.000 tons of ore daily.

Mrs. Chas. Klftell. of Vienna town-Genesee county, arose from her

idnight and jumped to the low; her collar bone

as badly hurt, mot with a sc-

rm in Gilead, large barn door

pshing him, disiocat-nd severely bruising

•rilaV 1 ^ * )dlngly these shoes the t ^ j ^ S S i e i l for ej toltst wo i 8 compress-ive blodks in the usual way.

drJwnachtae driven by two-1 t i . e brtd '^AflK Vo **?*** t t can t * n out about , F o r t u n a t e ^ B ^ u

to- We should be in-1 M g main v J

tbi :the cohesive propertiM which rur - l b o ait " -

l iteelf. All woods are not i tovi iidsi resin, anrf i - * '

ime since Gogebic 10 years ago, people " :nUon lo (arming. roinvrH have found

cscape from

^ resin, nnd In niost case*

i nth"5018" o* » «ther (nflammaw? . , 1 ^ a ' ,vaDtajeeoA: I

The anti-saloon Iqakuc, which rc-contly opened ntJito hJ^dquartors a t Grand Rapids, employed Rev. John F, Brant, of Cloveladd, tus snperitendent and organizer nnd has begun to push local work at various pointa, j Tho new Presbyterian church was dedicated at S t Louis, Re^. Harvlay, Of Detroit, delivering tho sermon. All h o t liOiiPf the 82,000 indebtedness was raised, *The church is a beautiful

credit to the city, Tlie glyceriMfeflhouse of the Lako

Superior Powder works at Marquette, j blew up, throwing a column of smoke I nnd red flame over a 100 feet high. Of the half a dozen workihgtnen in tho immediate vicinity notonc was injnred.

The Berrien Springs Water Power Co, has been granted tho right, and will a t once construct a dam 20 feet high across the St, Joseph river near Benton Harbor to obtain power for an acetylcne gas plant und two other fac-tories.

Editor J , N. Kloek, of Benton Har bor, was arrested for violating the new bicycle ordinance, which orders the use of bell and lantern nnd forbids riding on sidewalks. In his paper Klock had vigorously advocated tho i new ordinance.

Deputy Game Wardens H, L. Avery and Alfred Ashley seized some more nets valued at #320, In the bay off New Baltimore. Mr. Avery's little steam yacht Bouncer did the work. This makes about 82,000 worth of nets 'scooped up there this yepr.

Capt, Wm. Stoner, an old nnd well known lake captain, who has suffered from nervous prostration for some time past, attempted suicide at Monroe by jumping from the bridge into tho river but ho was rescued with great ditll-culty before he was unconscious.

A Lake Shore engine struck n milk wagon at Kalamazoo til rowing llus horse 50 feet ovei a fence, killing Clarence Skillman, tho driver, liad leg broken and was fatally injured in-ternally. Ernest Fountain was also badly bruised. Tho wagon WPS de-molished.

The weekly weather crop bulletin says cooler weather has improved wheat, which is now beginning to turn. Rye continues do well. Corn is grow-ing slowly, but is in good condition. Early potatoes are coming up finely. Haying is general, with a good crop. Grasshonpers are doing much damage in various localiticsi

L. C. Stockton, late of Sidney. Neb., has associated himself with 1). A. Uoy-nolds. of Lansing, and lias begun the publication of an evening paper at Lansing devoted to tho interests of free silver and such other reforms as the convention to bo held in St, Louis July 22 may incorporate in its plat-form,

A farmer of Argentine, Genesee Co., who has been bothered with the cod-ling moth claims to have a sure method for exterminating the pest. He places a common fishing light about two feet from tho ground after dark, and tho insects gather about the liglit by thousands, aud flying too close to it, are burned lo death.

Herrien Springs has voted to issue 320,000 bonds to build a dam across tho St, Joseph river and put in an electric light and water works system. At tho special election 180 votes were cast, every one in favor of the proposi-tion, The township of Oronoko. in which Berrien Springs is situated, voted 810,000 for the same purpose.

Herman Cole, of Manistee, was killed at North park. Grand Rapids, in a balloon ascesion. A strong west wind was blowing and the balloon dashed against the switch back pav-ilion. Cole hung for an instant and then his grasp loosened and he fell about 30 feet, striking on his neck. A large crowd witnessed the tragedy.

The trial of Rev, C, E. Lcc, of the Second Baptist church, of Grand Rap-ids. charged with improper conduct to* ward a young lady member of the con-gregation. lasted all night, and the sun was well up when the clergyman and laymen adjourned. The finding of the of the council was not made public, but one member says that Ix;c will never preach again,

William and Frank Donnelly, of Em-met, went to Memphis for the express purpose of clearing out the town. After gelling thoroughly drunk, they vigorously assaulted several inoffensive citizens, nearly killing Col, Jack Mc- : Greary, They were arrested by the , marshal and several assistants, after | being hammered into subi^issiajk. Justice Groat fined them 825 and ^Mts each,

Harry C, Morrill and a lady friend were sailing on Sand lake, near Cedar Springs, when Clifford.Curtis, passed in another boat, and asked Morrill in a joking way when he was going to

| get married. Morrill went ashore, look the lady home, •• urned to where Curlis had landed and demanded an explanation of his words. Curtis re-

| fused and Morrill pulled out his knife

T H E F O U R y U A l T f E R S

NEWS OF INTEREST F r 6 M ALL

OVER THE GLOBE/.

Ninety Mlti-r* 1 mprUanod In ai Mine liy n

Cave-In, Without Any Hoprf^i nt Their

IteReao .Hive—WnnhinRton I 'onnty VU-

Ited by » t ' l nad l inn t . j

M'KINLEY

tn tel. t r n ' , , n * » ""aTt! k irirlt cf eonci^^g. a*"; t .tnrb j

ourVl'A art mfn •M * (V,? ht* comf til " | f

^Bndlcnte htopwwfcf-^ • c r to the JorihajAmK

ihe name*I* A "

Ninety Minor* Hurled /(live. j While 90 miners were at work in tlie

Red Ash vein of the Twin shaft, at PitUrxm, Pa., the roof caved in. and it is believed that all of the men perished. About 40 of the imprisoned men were English-speaking miners, the others foreigners. The men were a t work propping np the roof when the fall oe currcd. The alarm was given, and rescuers were put to work without delay, but after 12 hours work not a single body had been found. At that hour all hope of finding any per-son alive had been abandoned, Supt Lathrop, of tho Lehigh Valley Coal Co., who is authority, says It will bo 10 days before the bodies are reached.

Later—After 60 hours hard work it is almost a settled fact that of the small army of men who aro entombed In tlie ill-fated Twin shaft a t Plttston not one survives. Not only is every ap-proach to their dark tomb barricaded

A NEW CANDIOATE. j

Ohio Demoemta lieelMro f o r ftllver •r.'J Commit tee Notlfle.4 U l i Doom John R. Mrl.enn fo r i ' regldcat . | t ion an Candidate tot

The stale convention of tlie Detn> Thu membors of tl crats of Ohio resulted in a new presi- pointed by the St. Lo' dential banner being flung to the politi- notify ex-Gov. McKln1

cal breeze. The keynote of thoeonven- ation for the presided tion was silver. On that issue all tho in a special train and nominations were based. Neither the ton by a permanent cavipalgn^}WI|m temporary nor the permanent chair- tee organized in thaticity. In eai man nor any others referred to any- riages nnd •ally-hos wjere take thing else in their speeches and the to the McKinley reffik platform covers oply that one issue, head of a big prowssfoti. Gen. A. J. Warner presided. The fol- ex-governor appeared Wiforo the as-

n de at the'1

When the

lowing nominations were made: Seere- sembled thousands (^natl|r ThnrsWn, tarv of state, Chilton A, White; judge as chairman of the corainl

of the supreme court.

Utee, made tary of state, Chilton A, White; judge as chairman of the coraifllttee, ^naQe -of the supreme court, E. J . Blandin; a characteristic eloquent speech de dairy and food commissioner, Patrick livering the olficial notification. The McKcown; member of boaru of public crowd was enthusiastic and repeatedly works, William Rcaumont cheered tho uentimenLs expressed.

Ex-Gov. Campbell has been the fa- When quiet was restored Major Mc-vorite of Buckeye Democrats for the Klnicy arose and delivered his reply,

ImnTediatelv ' PN-'^dentiai race until the silver wave acocpting the nomination in words full - struck and on this question ho was fol- of patriotic fervor, pledging himself to-

lowing the gold standard doctrine too stand by the platform adopted by the closely. Therefore the name of John Republican narty and declaring that R. McLean was presented as Ohio's potection and reciprocity were needed choice and he received (H8 votes out of to make our county prosperous. 073. The delegntes-at-large ore, John R. McLean. Allen W. Thurman, L. E. I Holden, E. B. Finley, McLean is pro-prietor of tho Cincinnati Enquirer and has been advocating free silver for years in his paper. L, E. Holden is ppoprietor of the Morning Plain Dealer and the Evening Post a t Cleveland and has also lieen a strong advocate of free

Myatlo Shrinera. The twenty-second annual session of

th* Imperial Council of the NobleMi) tho A.yslic Shrine was held at land. One of tho big featuK'I 'u tho day was the parade in wliich ® » u t 4,000 shrinefs marched dressed in tn^lr picturesque costumes. New imWRlii

pniMui ui tuetr imnt unuu silve'r'" k ' u . Flnlev, while hi congress, offlcrr!; are: Imperial potentate, Harrl-by enormous masses of nH.-k and debris. ^ u n a n , e n t a silver man. Allen W. 8011 Dmgman W^hinglon 1). C.; dep-v . . i r n n t v n timt. In the mine there . ,, , ^ rvinva* Thurman. kept up a silver organization

in Ohio when that element was In tho minority at Democratic conventions. He is a son of the late Allen O. Thurman, who ran on the ticket with President Cleveland in 1888. Chilvor A. White, who heads the ticket for secretary of state, served in eon-

••j but it is known that in the mine there is a large quantity of water which in-creases in volume every minute. Thus the chances of recovcriug their bodies aro more remote than ever. Promi-nent oflieials say that weeks or months may be consumed in clearing away tho fallen coal in order to reach the bodies of the victims.

Ha"*'***'*

SUver Ihe Thing fo r Indiana Uemorn iU

The Democratic state convention for | '"•uliana was the largest ever held. .

i silver sentiment hod dev^ldped /idly and the advocates of free coin-

age had with comparative ease captured a controlling interest in the conven-tion, instructing their Chicago dele-gates to stand through thick and thin by the most extreme silver deliverance

f o r s e c r e t a r y of s t a t e , s e rved in eon- • ,

,,„rinK l.lncoUl-.jfliah**- ^ " ^ ^ 5

N E W S j » t M 5 IN BRIEF. place of holding t]

franco has decided to admit foreign corn lo her markets.

Lyman Trumbull, the eminent jurist nnd statesman, died at Chicago, aged 83.

Miss Lydia Bowsher, aged C4, was ground lo pieces by a C., II. & D. train, a t Lima. O.

Texas Democrats send a silver dele-

uly, Albert D. McGaffy, of Denver, CoL; chief sabban, Ethejbert Allen, Kansas City, Mo.; a s ^ t a n t sabban, John 11. Atwood, LeavAiworth high priest and propact. Wm. Wright, St, Paul, Minn/; oHental guide, Lew B, Windsor, Graiid Rapids, Mich.; treasurer, Wm, 8, Jflrown, Pittsburg;

amin/W. Rowell, Lynn, fixed upon as tho convention In 1897.

A Whole Family K V i c d Wl thon t Caane The American thrWs-masted schooner

Mabel Hos per, of V^Rocklaud, Me., brings news of fresh »trocl t ies by the Spanish troops In Cubil province of Santa Clar named Gonaalcs own plantation, but failed

N e a r S a g u o , a n A m e r i c a n

a tobaecof

lexas uemourava ocuu « —— - - , y and tlie nomination of Gov. Claude .rntion to Chicairo. instructed for Bland, bacco to the Spanish

•_' .1 l-i —.— mi— " ' .Matthews to the presidency. The platform also advocated tho recogni-tion of Cuba. The candidate for gov-ernor, B. F. Shively, mode a vigorous, enthusiastic speech, giving special at-tention to tho indorsement of the silver plonk, which is as follows:

Wc reaffirm our adherence to ami faith in the democratic doctrine of bi-metailsm, and therefore wo demand tho immediate restoration of bimetal-ism by the free nnd unrc-stricted coin-age nf both silver and gold as primary monry, ot the ratio of 10 to 1, with u t wul.iug the co-operation of Great Brit-air or any other foreign power, all sucl' coinage to be full legal tender in payment of all debts, public and pri-vate.

Seriona Cloudbarat in Ohio. The northeastern portion of Wash-

ington county, 0., suffered heavy dam-age from a cloudburst, particularly along the eastern tributaries of tho Lit-tle Muskingum river. At a settlement called Fifteen tho church, school houso and five dwellings were washed away. Slabtown, a place of 12 cottages, was washed away and the cottages were carried down tho Ohio river. In the same village Evilscer's flour mill, Ktetts' store and lleslop's postofficq were swept down stream. On Archer's Fork Geo. Deucher's flour mill, llcCowan's

of Miesouri. Gold was howled down and a 10 to 1

coinage plank adopted by North Caro-lina Democrats.

Irving L. Ford, the Negro who brutally murdered little Elsie Kreglo, on May 4, was hanged at Washington. - The latest method of booming the f r f e silver idea is the production of a drama at Chicago entitled "The Sliver Lining."

The information tha t the United States is thinking of purchasing the Danish West Indies has created a sen-sation in London.

Thos. Colt, Elbert Noble and Domin-ica Romero were hanged at the Colo-rado slate penitentiary for tlie murder of Policeman Solomon at Trinidad.

Armenia is again appealing to the Christian world for food, clothing and shelter. Many of tho persecuted peo-ple are living on gross and herbs.

While sailing on Clearwater lake.

when ordered to do so. that the Spaniards h a d t a B I horses srt ho could

i T h l H w a s

troopdi then built fin^B^ j family endeavored

Thonunda of

annual depression inVtyfhifvk^^ circles has arrived. At Mo- '

rt. Pa,, with the exeepUon ot Is in tho butt weld department, re plant of the National Tubo

Works O)., the National Rolling Mills and the Dewees wood, iron and steel mHls are shut down and 12,000 men are out of employment fo^ an indcfinlto period. The Braddock Wire works, the largest of the. plants of the consoli-

the cn

wnue sauuiK uu dated rteel and wire company^followed Minn., a yacht capsized, drowning * Anna and John Putnam ami Bessie Newhall, of Minneapolis, and a Mr. Sherman, of S t Paul. |

Georgetown, British Guiana, has a financial panic on as a result of the < boundary dispute with Venezuela. Numerous firms have failed and busl-

the ruling of the wire nail trust and shut down, throwing » and the trouble over the , association scale willcaw to be added to the l lsk ' I

arc out,

genetml -u,™ aad the o f « ~ . !» • ' » C— Dcucher, Thomas Ludington, Jacob Davis, James Courtney and John Gor-don have disappeared. In the neigh-borhood of Hill's postofllce three school houses were carried away by the flood. If any lives have been lost no reports hove been mode.

amicncc to bear on atoon.

t h e

0 bicycling on

ami made n. dive for Curtis. Henry Curtis, a brother, eamc upon the tioene and Morrill stabbed him th roe times,

BSronklin, aged 05, near I Curtis is in a precarious condition. ' istook a pitcher of gas- I r and started to pour i t

Ne«r York D e m o e n U .

One day sufficed for tho Democratic state convention a t Syracuse, N, Y, The platform adopted declares that the decline in the commercial value of silver lias brought about a disparity between that metal and gold which can only be adjusted with the co-oper-

, ation of other governments. Until an international agreement can be reached

! it declares for the maintenance of tho | existing gold standard. It also reit-erates the ''tariff for revenue only"

/clause and indorses Cleveland's Wministration. A resolution express-i n g sympathy with the insurgents in Cuba was adopted. The dclegates-at*1

ffisrge are as follows: David B. Hill, •Boswell P, Flower, Edward Murphy, 7 r , , Frederick R, Coudert Alternates-

at-large, Robert Earl, Smith M. Weed, | Jacob A. Canter, WiUiam Pureell

PARACRAHIC CHRbNICLB.

P^ Q. Evans, of Utica, O., shot Into a ' charivari, party making a noise be-cause of t^c marriage of his daughter, j A bullet irtrvck James Arrington and killed bi/o atmbgUnstantly.

Ex-S'.nte Senator f j .Vr^lhl i of Ma-honing county, 0., was acVuitted of | the charge of offering a bribtf\to Sen-ator Avery to hold up an appropriation bill for the Ohio State unitrersity, \ |

James J. Corlx»tt tfnd Tom SharW£. the navy champion, met in fistic conw bat a t San Francisco. Tho fight was fierce and was declared a draw owing to police interference. Sharkey seemed to have the best of it,

Gcorgi Berovitch, princc of Samos, has been appointed governor of Crete in succession to the Moslem governor, Pasha, The Island of Samos Is anion-1 omous, although It pays tribute to the ' Turkish government, and Prince Georgi Berovitch is a Christian.

Jerome Rowan, a rich banker of Bay cavia, N. Y,. and father of Lansing Rowan, tho California actress who challenged Corbett to meet her in m scientific sparring contest, committed suicide by shooting himself t h r o t | f l the heart when he read of his d a d n l ter's challenge. . The Chicago Post publishes an a i a H to the effect that Henry Villard W M

David Belasco recovered a l a t New York for 810,000 aga Fairbank, a millionaire so facturer and pork packer, o for training Mrs, Leslie Carl stage.

THE MARKETS.

LIVR STOCK. New Y o r k - CnUle Sheep

n?Bl urndc*. ..W *8* H * ' Lower cni*lcs..8 (W . l 00 3 W)

Bc»l Bnidca.,..* 15..4 M .4 'Jil, lyiwer K«det . 2 50..4 (tJ, . i W W

Detroit— JIcbI urados. V r A c r gnidc

se sinnl

r t s . 4 oi f t 0j . ,3 00

U«f..i 10

ant '

No-S# n ..1914 ; « jjT

R / J I W J per WJ*,- vc;

Via* •rm^ BO®®-

John Hays Hammond has sailed from ' Cape Town for America. ~ — ; , , „

The national Sunday school con ven- other American and European tion was held in Tremont temple. Bos- i«ts have completed plans to i

through line from the Atlantic Pacific by combining the B. & j Chicago A Great Western j Northern Pacific. ILI Hung Chang, the q ^ P ^ n ' m i e *

while visiting the po\y4mmuc nt rJiar

MM ... is o 0 , coo^SLjiatloo

ltd lUttJ

idoiy r | bo »*:-

bavo^ p?®:i

.Oi "bo*' 'xrW* VA»V

U)

• H I T o n the gasoline stove. In B B i e r clothing took fire and ^ K n e d to death. H p has issued a proclamation p6,"ly H. IS'JC—the onc-hun-U f i v c r s a r y of the surrender of B S l r i tish forces to the Ameri-

slate holiday, and urging j K citizens to join n i th Dc-H n s i n celebrating the event Wi. Lamb, a well-known com-jmerchant, of (/rand Rapids, n arrested for alleged fraud-. |e of the mails. An Allegan per order, s h i p p e d h i n ^ u a ^ t f Lf frirn

Knights of S t John, in sesslr Dayton, 0 „ re elected the old o and chose Eric, Pa., for tho next meeting, ^

Tho first portion of tho destined for Cuba will c m b S B b

| Spain on 20 steamers the l a t t e r ^ M j August They will n u m b c a ^ o o o f l

Emperor William, of G e r a ^ J preparing for a long cruise a l o n g l coast of Norway during which time will study the enrrenoy question, official circles injUerlin that a fresh a t t g ^ l M r i i f l U K l

minntion, w u . c -he "uUet fired by while he wasa l a

etc. ht

In

ton, ' ,, - "iion ^ Free silver made a good s t a r t a t a big by combining the B, &

meeting at Cooper Union hall. New Chicago A Great ^ e s t e r n j | | ^ ^ j | Vork City. Senator Ben Tillman, of South Carolina, was tho pifcicipal speaker, | wnue vi.iv.uk • f o t ) u

•Jen. W. W. Wilson, an A m e r i c a n , / lottenberg, ^ ^hic® who with alxtut 18 men, four of whom Roentgen i"'. # * . ' were graduates of West Point, landed showed thc t ' n • •' in Cuba early in December last wUh arranging a treaty ' 0 u .

,=00 riflrs. so.003 rounds ot »=•' ^ m ' l h.- bullet was soon located. / V \t

J f Six ^rson> were d n - n c d ^ f e i

shot*

irrapid-ftre yacht tc S t e r holding a eM

k t v i n o M . lore they were arret Hco. M. Eomero.

to the r n l t * i Stales, has 1 ^

tion, supply of dynamite, been killed in battle. A

Wm. Ryan, of V i r g i q J ^ j from Havana

. Maceo visited Hav*^^ ' that he had an xr^vj^ £ ^ lyan claims lb Vubans ' h o K - ' ^ j M H B b l l

All druggists. 8v

lit cure bdloiunpss ticadaeae.

H T Y - F O U R Y E A R S .

Wh h t'«n llnld Itt Own «n • d-rn Tlini»nlpc«.

y of St. Louis Is in po-B3E-remarkable clock that has an

ng history, says the Barton er. It wai mnde in 1810. Thi

loge was orlglaally the lime-the old Territorial bank of

i , wh'ch was clrrtered In i s i j the first bank we t of ihe Mis-river. At tho cl-se of that ln-»,

the c'ock parsed into the n oi tho Bank of Missouri

8. When tha'. tslabllsliment cdI-d in 1822 the clock became the

iperty of the bank's presl-'ent, Col. P. Rlddlck. After his death in 1S31 i

it served as a timep!e"e for hli son-'n-1 law, theVte C. T. B.l on. Firm b in it went tflfels brother, F, L. B lion. It •was kept mhl-n over hlr y yea:«, and his deith, » n e months a^o, led up ta a condition w j c h has for e i tho family to think of b « ng i t Du. Ing tho long period which\ io venerable clock hm spent In Hissom It b a ^ e e ^ f i ^ * <on

stantljr r u n n l n g ^ l t J | ( p i p ^ r a n y pairs, except a n ^ a K ^ ^ n x l cl anl g, and racords time' with excellent nc-curaey. It is i h a t was crlglnpllyj

| known as a "Wljlard timepiece," beln?

Samed after IM patentee and manu-icturer of t h a style of clocks in Con-

clock Is mad^ tn the !al time Peee. the pen-

g In a square box which rom the d ai. That por-

ilock which protects the adulum bears pa'ated

of which Is a mediaeval

ere's the Way to Rid the Weariness and

Attending I t .

pic sufTer with headaches, arc worn out nnd weary ol!

uny more people have lumi cknchc. Few people under

tho^reul cause of their aches, om. prer yet know how easily they can fine;

ire. Just a word of explanation befon'

Blood Pnrlllcr.

Mood's

nectlcut, T fashion of c dulum swl is suspeu lion ot

may pcop ho time,

k and

• f r i i K

nvfrjr bottle of Hood's Saras-doses. This is true only of

o d ' s apacilla

CHAPTER VII.-rroxTitcsn.i But that day, and oth^r days, passct

wltbmit my seeing a sign of him. 1 spent nearly all tho hours of dayllgh on the const. Again and again I wen through the scene which I had pictured I stood a few paces from him on i ctretch of sand. I reproached hlra, am exulted In tho vcngennce which I wa about to tnko. I could occ myself rnis my right hand, nnd flre. 1 could see th man fall lifeless. Over nnd over agah during thoee weary hours of waiting 1 acted my part In th's drama.

I gloried in the thought that he war now famous that life held great prlzet which his hand could grasp. He hod cut short my dream of Joy. I :ouIi do even more lo him. I could kill hlra when the ball of success and ambitior wan at his feet. In tho first flush ol

his Irittraph he would find roe waiting for him. Oh. it was well I had been tardy In my acts! I could now take far more than life from my foe!

So day after day I sat or lay on the coast, full of such thoughts as these. Except when looking for my foe. I spent all my time In my own room. Day

[-afTW3ay%fint by, but we met not. 1 suppesed him to be away from home.No matter, I could walftt month, p Year, w n years. Had I not sweet t h o n g , . " wherewith to while away the time? mnde no more inquiries about him, I was afraid he might hear of them, and guess who wanted him. I waited calmly and patiently.

lATiON^ 8

vithln tl^ree hundred yards of him. I

rove that wlu^ we say is true. The is the key-note of the kiduuys. It ; that's a sign that the kidneys an

rking properly: Hislnmo; anotbei i, the kidneys are out (<f order. The kid-

vou know, are the filters of the blood. Alters sometimes get clogged up. means in their ense that the blood

through the entire system imprcg-with poisonous uric arid, bringing ny a disorder which, if neglected,

disease perhaps incurable. And -the c u r e D o n ' t take our word

; read what others say : , David C. Oaks is proprietor of tho known hardware and paint shop at

Main Street Kalamazoo. Mr, suffered a great deal from kidney

ts; be described his condition and follows: "Ihad a bad. lame back.

I suppose was caused by my kid-as confined to my bed during bod I might say, from time to time,

io that condition for years, organism was affected, urine

ty, highly colored, and difficult I was in a bad shape when

box of Doan's Kidney Pills, about ' had beard. I have used now

^ of them, and tho pills have trouble. Therf*

right frj^i id i t 'has Continued right

m's Kidney PilE>MJr. right -ight placc."

all dealers — price, 50 cents, ster Milbum Co.. Buffalo, ts for the U.S. Remember . and take no other.

Nv i u hobbv Im nlwnys com-Jd Is too slow.

Dr. Thomas' Eclec-the pain of the Is an ideal family

CHAPTER VIII.

NB m o r n i n g I stayed later than usual In my room. Glancing through my window, which looked upon the broadest part of tho dusty road running through tho vil-lage, I saw that St. Seurln was In such festival guise as It could anounie.

Men. women, and children were standing about, dressed in holi-day clothes. Then I remembered that tbe girl who waited upon me had said soroething about to-day being a great festival of fhe Church. 1 had given little heed to her words, I watched the crowd for a few minutes, and presently saw a sight which, had my mood been happier, would have delighted mc. Girls and boys came, bearing tall wick-er baskets full of leaves, pulled from various flowers and green shrubs. The sandy spaco in front of me was cleared. A young man ran nimbly from po.nt to point, tracing as he went lines In the j dust Then, seizing the baskets, ono after another, he distributed their glowing contents In such a way that In loss than twenty minutes what looked like a carpet of a variegated pattern, formed of flowers, covered the dusiy space.

lotlced that his head waa bent for-vard, as is natural to those who think is they walk. His hands were behind ilm, nnd he paced the const with a dow, but lengthy stride. Little he juessed who was upon his traces!

Suddenly ho turned aside, and ctruck ip the beach toward tho cliff. I stood Uill and watched him. 1 saw him reach '.ho top of tho beach; then, as it were, iisappear Into the face of tho cliff. I ioublrd my pano and hurried on. laughing in vengeful glee, 1 had him now! For by this time I knew every 'oot of that const lino. I knew that al the spot where Grant had vanished somo convulsion of nature had lorn he rocks ap-'rt; that entering through

what looked like n narrow fisBuro, you carae upon a straight smooth space, bounded by unscnlab'o crags, and car-peted by a soft white sand. Not a cave, because it wa- open to the heavens; hut all the snmo a natural cul do sac.

I had found th'.s place. I had ex-plored It, I had even longed that Eus-tace Grant miebt be In thrre. while 1 stood at the entrance and held him like a rat In a trap. And now tho thing I longed for had come to pass. Per-haps to cscape from the heat of the iuu my enemy had chosen tho ono

pifteo in which I wished to meet him. I waa right In saying that fate was shaping everything to my hand. Here 1 Bhould face him. force him to fight, antf slay him! I had him now!

Srrange to say, no thought of an Is-sue adverse to myself entered my head. So confident, so certain I felt, that I paused for a while at the en-trance of tho trap, and sleolcd my henrt.hy recalling all the wronvs which I had'sufferei. I stood there until the sun made fhe barrel of the pistol, which I had drawn from my breast, as hot as flre.

Then I crept between the two rocks, and went to reckon up with Eustace Grant!

The change from the brilliant sun-shine to the ^ [ i gloom of the grot, or whatever it Kftuld be called, was so sudden \ha t for a moment I could not distinguish objects. When my eyes grew accustomed to the shade. I saw that Grant was lying on a heap of sand at the farthest end of tho ravine. His broad-brimmed hat waa by his side, and ho seemed fast asleep. I crept toward him. My feet made no sound as they trod on the soft dry sand. I stood over him and looked down on his powerful face, strong, sun-burned neck, and large, muscular limbs. He looked the type of man-hood. Ah! no wonder he could win a woman's love If he strove for It!

A note book lay near bis left band. Most likely he had been jotting down something which struck his fancy, when the grateful shade and the mur-mur of the distant sea had lulled him to sleep—a sleep from which he would awake only to sleep again forever! Nay. I might have

though my weapon was hla broad breast. Deadly

an my hate" was I was fain to admire his courage.

"I think you are mad." he said; "bnt listen. 1 have something to say."

I stamped my foot: "Coward! vil-lain! take that pistol or I swear I will shoot you as you aland!"

He stooped and picked up the wea-pon. A wave of fierce delight ran through me. The moment of reckon-ing was ut hand.

Yet he balked me. Ho held up his hand, and fired both barrels In tho air. I uttered a cry of rage.

"You are a man of honor, I suppose?" he said. "You cannot slay a defense-leas man."

I thrust my left hand into my pocket and thrcv a handful of cartridges to-ward him. He should not escape me.

He hurled the pistol from him far over the top of the rock. My hope of killing hlra In fair fight waa gone. I gritted ray teeth, and swore that never-theless he should not cscape. "Cow-ard!" I shouted, with my finger tremb-ling on ihe trigger.

He was bold, for he still stood erect and faced rae. His face grew pale. No wonder, for death was close nt hand. Hn spoke; hla voice waa clear and dis-tinct.

"LlBtcn." he sold, "ono moment be-fore you stain your soui with this crlmc. Viola, your wife—"

He snld no more. The sound of her name roused ia me a burst of mad fury; ell my enforced calm left me. "Silence, you hound!" I shouted.

Grant must have B<;en the change In ray face, and guessed What It presaged. Doubtless life was dear, very dear to hlra. Ho sprung toward rae. My finger pressed the trigger, and the report rang out. My hand as I fired was as steady as a rock, and before I saw the effect of ray bullet I knew that it had done Its worle

Tho rraoke cleared off. Grant was sta?rering to and fro. His hand was pressed to his right breast, and the red blood was creeping through his closed fingers and dyeing his pure white coat. Suddenly he fell, and lay like a log at ray feet. The thhg which I had for nights nnd days sighed for had come lo pass.

But not with the effect I had pictur-ed. Instead of the exultation which I hud promised myself, a tide of utter horror swept through rae. One, only one, thought filled my hrain—I had ta-ken thb man's life, and was a mur-derer.

to ii ! rovrivctn.i

Succeeded Wlicntthcrs Failed A GRATEFUL PIONEER OF JACK-

SON. MICM., RFLATPS AN IN-TERESTING EXPERIENCE.

Near Ueath'* Door—lutein® Hnffi-rlnc— Given Up br Honor*, lint Hi**ed by Dr. Williams- fink Plila for I People,

From the

As he hastily threw the last splash of crimson roseleaves Into Its place, the i r . .. , , r . . procpsslon ot ^olytos, »nd I Jf"*1 1 ' h c " " f »' ^ , " 0

fair X t , and some ceremony, such Irom one sleep to another. . , 7 , IVit I had n o In ten t ion of m u r d e r n g as blessings, was gone through. Every « . . A . , . ,,

. /.- . _ . , . i the man in coul blooa; nor would it

r V h Z o n ^ h " outskirts J f - f ' " 7 ' . .t. .1 -.uu ,..,„„,.„,vwi in knowing to whom his death was due. of the crowd, with head uncovered, in — , , DT . . . . . , , . ,

. . . .u ! Besides I meant It to be a fair duel—a duel lo the death—between itf. So I

l mjueols the most te.

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deforenee to others, but etandlng erect, I saw the tall form of Eustace Grant

Ho had returned! A thrill of delight ran through mo ns I gazci on the hated features of tlie man who had robbed mo of all I cared for. 1 drew back Into the room, nnd watched hlra through my window. My time had come!

The procession resumed Its march. The people followed it: most likely to the church. The space was all but de-serted, The various hues of the flower carpet were now blended together withoat order or pattern, . Grant re-placed his hat, crossed the road, and struck down a path which could only lead to the sea, I laughed os I saw him disappear.

With a grim deliberation I threw open the barrels of my pistols, and loaded them afresh. No lack of pre-caution on my part should aid the es-cape of my enemy. Then I sal down and waited. I wanted h!m to have a fair start, so that our meeting might take place as far up that deserted coast as possible,

hen I thought I had given him snf-1 grace, I sallied forth in pursuit,

doajforQ the sea os he bad * ^ 1 the fool of the hill

t Seurln from the stood with the

ront of

stooped, and I laid one of my pistols near his right hand; then I walked back toward the mouth of the grot, leaned against a rock, aud waited for him lo awake.

Not for a moment do I attempt to dis-guise the devilish, vengeful feelings which could urge me In this calm man-ner to plan ond compass this man's death. Now that years bave passed since thai day, I do not even ask you lo bear in mind the wrong that hail been done me. I simply relate what 1 did. and shall not mnrmur at the blame which I know will be meted out to me.

The man slept soundly, I waited; but no thought of foregoing my pur-pose entered Into icy brain. I waited until the dread dial wo might be dis-turbed itruck rae. I had gloated over my promised victim long enough. Now let me act the crowning act.

1 detached a loose monel of rock .and tossed It toward the sleeping man. It fell on his onistrelcbed hand. He started, rose to a sitting poature, rub-lied bis eyes; then, looking round, saw me, and knew why I was there. He saw the look of triumph and fellyiur-pose cn my face; be saw the pistil in my hand; ho sprung to his feot,\ind took a step toward rae. \

I raised my band and covered lnra with the pistol. He must have lookVi .rlraost down the muzzle. si'.UJ' I said, "or I fire!"

Th^ bravest man may well h ere ••bes op certain death.

M'tiit nr '« Ari« I)'>lnc. Som? young people arxlr-us to have

n last opportunity of meeting soclnlly before the season breaks up formed the Idea of giving a prorreBsIve dinner party. It la not an entirely new idea, but when such a dinner os was given the other evening Is well managed, and the right young people aro hi ought to-gether, it works admirably end Is most amusing. A progressive dinner p iny , to one who does not know, sounds very queer. It suggests progross In cooklnr; —being asked to par;ako nf prog.esslvc dishes. If so they may be called. But In this case It was the men who pro-gressed .(not the girls; they are pro-gressing fast enough). So, lo begin with, the Invitations were sent out as to any ordinary dinner party, only with ''Progressive Dinner" written in ono corner. The usual cord given to each man as he enters thehouee, designating whom he was lo take in, waa the same as at any other dinner party. Dinner was served at eight o'clock. At the end of every course each man changed his seat to the one on tho other side of hla companion. It being so arranged that ho would return at tho end of tho dinner lo the girl whom he- loak In. It was great fun, and although ll did not give much time for talk, still they had on opportunity for variety In conversa-tion. and every ore seemed to enjoy It Immensely, The young hoste s. having excellent taste, beside a deal of talent for drawing, had made cut especially pretty menus and dinner cards, each ono with a liltld sketch ond ap-propriate verse. She also took the en-tire decoration of the table in her own hands, ond It did her credit. Spring flowers were used Instead of the con-ventional roses, and there were lilacs, buttercupa. arbutus, all In profusion, with candle shades of white chiffon and silk. This dinner was given In a private bouse, but similar dinners have been given at Sherry's on a much lorger scale—small tables for four to six—and a dance afterwards. The girls seemed to prefer the Informality of the smaller one. It is too lato in tbe season to lie formal.—From Harper's Baxar,

I n d u s t r i a l N>WH, J a c k s o n , Mich.

The readers of the Jackson Indns-trlal News have often expressed their gratefulneHS and Ballsfactlon with Ita course In keeplnir them posted on all important Inventions and discoverien. and It has always been our uim lo ->ar-tlcularly note such facts In the dt/el-opment of science, which may be of benefit lo the ever-jrowlng clr.le of Industrial News readers. Wc wc.o lately Informed by ono of our friends that Mr. Jacob Paskle, rptldlng at 118 Union street. Jackson. Mich., who has lived In this city for over twenty-six years, and Is now 69 years old. had a marvellous escape from death or al least a long Unstring sickness by read-ing one of the descriptions of wonder-ful cures accomplished through the u.-h? of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. The first practical ai-'iualnl-ance Mr. Paskle had with t/i.* Pink Pills was two years ano, when he suf-fered a severe attack of rheumatlstn. and after trying other remedies and his family physicians prtscrlptlons with-out avail, he tried Pink Pills, and bp-fore quite using two'bo.rcs was cnilrdy relleved.

About eight months ago Mr. Paskle caught cold, and his rheumatlrm re-turned, but much severer nnd aifcom-panled by Ind^g-ation and Intense pain In tht stomach. His faithful wife called In the family physician, who pronoun1 ed it a case of la grippe, com-bined with stomach trouble, and said on account of Mr. Pnskles aavanced age he could not cure him. all he could do would be to give him something to relieve his pain. Mr. Paskle was not satisfied, and tried several other reme-dies recommended, but he koI no re-lief. Of course, he had been cured of rheumatism about a year and a half previously by the use of Pink Pills, but as this was the la grippe and stomach trouble combined with his former dis-ease. he thought ll required different remedies to cure him.

The pain Mr. Paskle was suffering was something only a person having been afflioted with this combination of painful diseases can imaKlne. He be-came so sensitive that t e would scream If anyone would even touch his bed.

At last, after suffering for months and trying nearly all other remedies recommended to him. he made up his mind to at least cure his rheumatism, and he began taking Pink Pills again. After the use of two boxes he found to his great joy that he was not only re-lieved of his rheumatism, but the grippe and the stomach trouble had also entirely disappeared. Mr. Paskle Is now enjoying perfect health and can eat any food, even sour pickles, which Is one of his favorite relishes, and the use of even the smallest part of one would heretofore cause him trouble. Tl Is wonderful recovery at

, his advanced age. after his physician j had given him up (the name of the ' physician can bo obtained by applying 1 to Mr. Paskle). and after trying all I other remedies convinced him that thi-

healing properties In Pink Pills are far greater than ever claimed for them, ond he thought it his duty lo relate his experience through this paper for the benefit of suffering mankind.

Dr. Williams- Pink Mils contain, fn a condensed form, all the elements necessary lo give new life and richness to lb# b'Aod ""d ri'sto'-" Hh^tt^-'-l , nerves. Pink Pills are sold by all deal- | ers. or will be sent post paid on receipt of price. 50 cents a box. or six boxes for J2.50 (they are never sold In bulk or by the 100), by addressing Dr. Williams' •Med. Co., Schenectady, N. Y.

iU.

H e r Btory of i -s to rcd t o Huv.

Condition Ilcforo anil After the Dlrti» of Ucr Child.

From every city, town and hamlet on this vast continent, come letters from suffering women; from those whose

physicians have

An Oh'o <i>rl'« Htrmn?« FtrnUjr. Miss Harriet Morgan died recently

in PIketon, O., from quick consump-tion contracted last winter while going lo watch at the bedside ot a sick friend. She possessed one peculiarity which had given her considerable no-toriety in tho region adjacent to her home nnd which entitled her to rank a.s a curiosity.

Hor right hand was a trifle larger "Stand ' , l 0 ' ' , o f t - l ) : i t 11 v , a 3 8 0 Perfectly

formed that a casual observer would not notice the difference in them. She also had the power to Increase tbe size rtf-the larger hand by a simple ef-

of her will. She could not ex-how she did it, but without an

could lengthen the fingers derably.

My vol

the S;il

CUNNING LITTLE ANIMALS,

Catching Mnlea U an Art That Rrqnlret EiperlencA and AdrnUn»««,

San Francisco Post: "No, boys, It Isn't money that makes my pockets bulge out In that way, but It is tht equivalent," remarked a gray-haired, pray-bearded rancher from Mendocino, as he took in the slack of a bay ropo th i t did sendees for a belt.

"To tell you the truth, ray breeches pockets and ray coat pockets too, are pretty well lined with raoleakins. Within the last year I have developed Into a mole hunter, and it pays. I have several acres in strawberries at Ukiah, and they need considerable water. I used to put in a lot of time digging little trenches and turning water this way and that, but It was dis-oppointing to go out the next day and find that I had been Irrigating a mole hill. I set watch on the little pests, and I soon learned their habits. Since then it Is no trouble at all to get them,

"In the first place, I found that a mole never cornea straight to the ton of the ground, but always on * and you will see the gre-for some time before b hill. If you step v of him when he will Instantly stoi no use to try to <

"But • •uole Is , If he Is dlsiufbeq o'clock to-day ho till exactly 2 o'olo can Bet a watch by Its being right.' ray berry patch whenever I dlst

| day when it Is back I take As soon b mound I plant close up his hoi«, xt do Is to scoop hlra out drop him in my pock scratching like a goot. 0 him. stretch bis skin o a man here in this < apiece for thera to rank

A SioKaUr Ae. While Frank Faber

some repairs under a .-tit Devil's Lake, Wis., a a-clothes and began lo di He grabbed hold of a \ on while the screw con and did not let go until of clothing except his b. moved from his body, i

bruised.

been unoblo to assist them, or from that num-

berless c I a t d whose confi-

dence in Mrs. Plnkham's ad-vice and the curative prop-erties of her

Vegetable Compound ia

unbounded. Every letter

received from wo-men ia recorded, and hundreds of volumes of cases treaUdaid in fur-nishing practical information for the women of to-day.

Ko letters are published without tho request of the writer. Tho strictest conlldenco is observed, Tho following letter represents thousands:—

" I always enjoyed good health un-til six months before the birth of my babe. Then I was very weak; my back ached all the time. My physicians said 1 would be a:! right after the birth of the child, b*jt I was not, allhongh at that time I had the best of care. Tho pains in my back were almost un-bearable. I had leucorrhoea In its worst form; menstruations were pain-ful.

" Any work or care would entirely unnerve me. When my balie was 11 months old, friends persuaded me to tako Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Before I had one bottle I felt the efTects, I.ly back did not ache so badly, and I felt stronger. After taking four boMIcs I fel twelL My ambition retnrncd, menstruations were painless, Icucorrho^a entirely ^ured, and I could lake care of my

abo and do my housework, 1 shall always recommend your Vegetable Compound for all women, especially for young mothers,"—Mns. II. L. GOOLD, O r e g o n , Wis ,

If Mrs, Goold had been well before the birth of her child, subsequent suffering would have been avoided. Lydia E. PitiAham's Vegetable Com-pound should always bo taken before and after birth, in craor that the srslem may withstand the shock.

Ornnnlnb il sugar Is tne purest orand. con-so uentiy the chcupeit. I o not use uuitB as mui-h ns o( other U n>-one-li.iIf Incb less for acunfuu

I.ow Kate Kzcnnilon* Honth. On the first nnd third Tuesday of each

nonth till October about half-rates for rorwd trip wiil be made to points in the South l).* ..the Louisville & Nashvill^ Railroad". Aldjt yonr ticket agent aboj it, and if he cann*t sell you exoy tickets write lo C. fV^lmore^ Vfcneral Passenger Agent, LoultoiU?. Ky.. or Jackson Smith, 1). P. A. f l^ t lnna t i . O,

W h e n t h e s t o m a c h I s s a t M o d

b i t t e r .

If the l.~by is CuMlfg Teeth. denira anil tue thatoli and •»p', tr.ul rgrweoy. 3C3. WuMiow'cRoannsa 8 T « c r for Ct'jdrcn Tecthlnr-

A thoroughbred ilos is novcr a* smart aaa cur.

F I T ® ftopiM'. i r i v p m u ! p t - n n a n r n M y c u r t d . Vo Htm i f t r r l l r ^ d a y v i n ' o o f i » r . K l l n v ' x U r r i l K e r v « RenHirT. Kn-,- t: irl.iS t-ollli' nud trvnll-o. Unrr-a i o n » cuix-% I m . KI.IST. M l A r c h SU. I ' l i l ln . . P a .

Great chaniotur. arc born as poets are,

f l e t t r m a n ' a < ' n t n p l i n r l e e with C I ' j r e e t i M . r b c o ' i u l i u l a m i u n l ) i n i i u l n e . Ci>tT> t ' l i a p c d H a n ^ a n d I a c e . C o l d N i n e s Av. C . U. C l a r K C U . . S . U a * c a , t l -

Most sorts of diversion In men. chil-dren. and other animals la nn imita lion of fighting.

Tho five o'clock tea Ib fhe grub that makes the butterfly of fashion.

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ind Rapids

ill boys wore de-5t Saranac last F r i -

the ball team at that

fine ]

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Seciirity

. . ^d society will bave a lawn social. Ju ly 4thi aflfer-

, I n J u d g e Adsit^s cour t , last week Thurediay, Mrs . Snsan A . B u s h -was Wftnted a divorce f r o m CH&rles E . Httsb. T h e lady takes the name of

, her first husband—Will ianis"

, M « , A . ^F. Hinc^ey of t 'ont iac has i)»en spending a few , days with ber Isister. Mrs.

feff,;' rn. Burnet t .

, "Ntrs.^M, b . Simpson, daughter of Chaa'. Althen and wife is seriously ill it be^home in louia. : D r . McDan-

iiell Was called there in cdisultation Monday.

• Mrs, Mary Rbliertsoti entertained Mrs. Mood ' s ten of the Bap tb t church to A tea. Tuesday afternoon.

• Efttl/ah'd Edi t j i ^hpmas k're visit-ing r e l a t e s in Cabn'onsburg. Earl is quite a bicyclist and intends to put A~ some o! his time at his favorite

r t

^c 'pordinp to the hew city direc-tory', the population of Grand Rapids

someihincr over 100,000; but the will make tbe figures

look difiorehtlj .

The annual picnic tiers' association of, Kent county was jiClq a i deed's lake, on Friday last, jvith the largest attendance tha t ever turned out a t any of the club's picnics.

. Three weeks ago Charles Pressell, pn 18 year-pl(| boy of Qrand Rapids, ^an ^way, tf-om homa, and word has now bp'en.received that he was killed by t h t bars at Blackburn, Mo.

, August 27th is the date decided npon for the band convention at Ionia. i Lester McDiarraid is home from Ypsilantu ,

Harrw | Lee has i been up from Grafrti Rapids, several days this week.

1 Qetti'iig vejjy di-y and rain is badly needed. v-

Huckleberries\tljat beat all recon jfi»r qua l i ^ ( abd qii^iti ty gathered in southVeste:

The enorni lies of b e f r i ^ K f T s a j S o n in the lake

has- caused a famine i. T|ie ifaolories bave

pri'c^s and are running ov-supply the increased de-

nt in some localities berries an left unpicked for w^jit of is in which to market them.

irtha^Mqpe'fW is Home from at Windsor.

land, have b packai

. her «tud'

T h e report of Re* ; J. T . Husted of the Second Congregational ohuroh for the year just closed shows tha t he has pleached 143 Sermons, made HI prayer meeting addresses, , 48 Sunday school addresses and 410 ])ast^ral calls. (He officiated at 65 funerals aud 6 i . weddings. Mr. Huste/l has reoently declined a call to Wyandot te .—[Orand Rapids Press . ,

. Mill? Brown of Grand Rapids is visi tbig ;his sister, Daisy Brown.

h ^ . L ^ Veck and wife left Saturday ' t a o r p W v r Liverpool and will sail JWm pabip o ^ chafed hi

Mrs eryone

je'the little [Wo . way | - v-

Tiiltite-rf*"- of I^am^8, ,0uld not ^ congress ^3.00 sli ' r i , e v are W k a t l i M C " ^ t u r e d t h ^ e shoes the r . * y ' .. h .ndte. t

-f^etry whs 'doing legal bns i -- t i r a n d Rapids'^ Monday.

.An. J . W . Walker of Washlhglou iVenue has a Bell fuchsia with 6f ty-five ful l bloflsoms arid forty-two buds. Next. .

The Vergennes aji

noon and evening, i t the home of J . R. Banks. A good program is pre-pared. Ice o k a m and cake ivill be served. A cordial itavitation is ex-tended to all. Bring your hammock, croquet set abd fire works.

Prof . W . A. Ludwig spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Chester Oaileyj at Portland.

Principal l ibdwig abd family go to day to Charlotte for b two weeks visit. They expect to speli'd the most of the suthmer vacation in Lowell.

Librarian Robinson gives notice that during vacation, the library will be open onljr On Tuesday and Sa tur -day from 6 lo 8 p. m.

BATTLE CREEK, Jline 2^, 1896. Mr. Johnson: Enclosed yon will

find order for $1.00. Many thanks for your patience, I could not get along without the paper.

Yours respectfully, O. A . VANDKUSEN.

The Home and Foreign Missionary Societies of the M. E . church will hold their July meeting at the home of Mcs. Chas. Quick, next Tuesday at 2:80 p. m. All members are urgent-ly requested to be present-. Election of officers and mite jbg Opening for home society ".

Capt. E . W . Avery has been able lo ride out in a wheel chair -several times lately and shake hands with his many ftiends.

At the race meeting last Saturday, there were two entries in the pacing

! race and C. H . Wesbrook took tirst money, Sam Davis, second. There were four entries in the Running race and Charlie WatteiV "R . P." and "Lillian C" took first and second moneys respeciively.

Little Austin Coons is recovering from a recent illness.

H . A. Sherman has been '/under the weather" several days this week.

The Detroit Construction Company will put in the new waterworks for Grand Ledge—$24,200, exclusive of the wells.

A story is going the rounds, of a young couple who a^tended'a lecture in Marsh$U re(56ntly. When the c^l-lectum-wBs being taken, the young

mmenced fishing in his pocket a dime. His face expressed his

mbarassment as he hoarsely whis-pered " I guess I haven't a cent. I changed my pants." The young lady who had been examinibg the un-known regions of a woman's dress for her purse, turned a pink color and said "I 'm in the same fix ."—[Concord Independent.

Thousands of fruit baskets are be-ing brought into Lowell now. They ought to have been manufactured here,

Frank A. Rodgers. who is a Re-publican candidate for the nomina-tion for prosecuting attorney, takes no stock whatever in the iiilver move-ment and declares that be is not the least afraid of a combination of the free silver forces in this country.

Tbe construction of tbe dam across tbe Grand river at Portland, to se-cure water power for tbe new electric light plant, will be begun as soon a the Board o'f Supervisors gives th neces^ry permission. The villagi will buijd the dam itself, instead o: letting the work out on a contract.

,, Another prisoner has been refused at thft Ionia reformatory because bis

iite'nqe ypas for less than six months. Lane ofi Adrian pronounced

wir.rnltaHfeMce and .he makes the fifth ij^gistrate who has shown it hpy sepding short time

A during the past few jisl , n ( 0 . Donnell orates at ;h. 1 Ikj a young mell's meet-(ter hall, ov^r Loveland's

Sunday at 5 p, m., of interest, of the Young

All young men are t V

•'flmcy luitter are b-Qeo. ii. Craw.

DeHth of Da Died, at his h

20,1896, Daniel

yfears. Funeral se:

the residence on the ra0|mng of .luW

2nd) conducted by Rev. James Pro-van.

Mr. Ranney was born in Jefferson

county, New York, Jan . 88, 1834.

He enlisted in Company L , 10th

Regt., N. Y. Heavy Artillery, as a

private, and September 11, '62, was

protnoted to second lieutenant. Again,

August 20,1863, he was promoted to

first lieutebant, and on Jiibe 28,1865,

was honorably disohargerl.

At Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 12,1865,

Mr. Ranney was married to Jane

Ranney, who survives him', with six

children: Mrs. H . H. Lake, Miss

Daisy G. Ranney, Mrs. B . E . Quick,

Miss Mary Ranney, Miss Stella Ran1

ney and Mr. BeH Ranney.

Mr. Ranney \»as a genial gentle-

man and a good citizen nnd durinc

his ten years' tissidence in t/owell,

made a host of friends, who will ever

retain of him most kindly memories.

Death of Mrs. Eggleston.

4 •jr

A feck treat ll®t6re ^

UNCLE A A Or, A Wife Redi

A S P L E N D I d L I T T L E S E R L

Endless

Line Esther Ann, wife of John S. Eggle-

ston, died at tbe residence of her

mother, Mrs. Wm. Burnett, in this

village, Saturday evening, June 2'/.

Mrs. Eggleston's health had been

poorly for a number of years; six

years ago the grippe attacked ber,

leaving a complication of troubles,

and for the past year she bad been

confined to ber bed. Though a

great sufferer, she was very patient,

and never once was heard to murmur

at ber lot. At Christmas time last

year, she gave up housekeeping and

went to spend her remaining days

with ber mother, where she could

have her constant care and attention.

Esther Burnett was born in Gait,

Ont., December i , 1857. When a

child of 4 or 5 years, ber parents re-

moved to this place, where she has

•ince resided. January 1, 1885, she

was married to John feggleston of

Wilson, N. Y.. and in the following

October a child was born to them,

Mina, who is now left motherless.

Besides this little daughter", she leaves

a widowed mother, one sister, Mrs. F .

W. Eggleston of Laramie, Wyoming,

one brother, A. W. Burnett of this

place and other relatives, ber father

having gone on before, a year ;o

last November.

Funeral services were'held at tbe

house at 2, p. m. Tuesday, Rev. A. P.

Moors officiating, and a large num

ber of friends were in attendance to

pay their respects to one whom they

bad known and loved from childhood.

Mrs. Egglestoa was very well known

in this community ond bad hosts of

friends and the sorrowing friends re-

maining have tbe sympathy of them all. _

Eli Reed, of Yonngstown, who was reported ill unto death over a year ago, is visiting bis son here. I t was -like welcoming one from the dead to see him.

Of Canned

Goods, Sweet Goods, Coffee?,

Teas, Brooms and everything

in the Grocery Line will be

found at my store.

ar can ^ d r , v e D by tw<>. r , i c f c J :

& day w / l h a b 0 U t 9 ' 0 0 0 1^ ' ' , r l

jubt'ti . BbouJd 5e , j fortunate

W e resin, n n i D o t ' t un

3U8.

bicycling „ n ^ , it Is not a day / o r '

l w h o baa seen

Itenancea of

i M l w

Ncw GailoPy. 11 Moffit's now photograph

ready to do business in

' approved style of modern

^ e r y t h i n g is spink, spank

of the latest

A mnn can drink till ht senroe oan blink, te t ride in a oar or u wagon;

He can raoist«n bis throat in a barge or n bout.

But he can't fide a wMel with a "Jag" on.

A new line (,i Setb Thomas cloo|(/ handsome styles a lU. B. Williams'.

E. R. Collar calls the attention of our readers to his large nnd complete assortment of seasonable goods.

Good Rio bulk coffee at Bergin's, 25cts.

Buy all kind of wood of ^ W. Ecker & Son. <

Mocha and Java coffee, best in the world, at Bergirt's.

R. D. Stocking has tbe best wheel for tbe money. Call and proye it.

I t is a pleasure to wear those bietal plates made by Dr. Cambell.

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GEO. B. CRAW. CARRIES NEITHER PURSE NOR SCRIP

Let Lore alone. Ho ix divinely led, And feela tho way his Tailed cyra do hot ase. No throno nor principalltlos hath he, Nor any place to lay Wh royol head. No care hnth he about hln dally bread; He recks not whether he bo bond or free; BUt, full of faith and aweat aeourlty, t k Roes forth^htorlly to woo and wed.

For Lore believes that all Ood hath Is his, Frr^ly he tnkos, freoly ho gives away, Witt melting, mingling touch of hand and Hp. Let Lo"* alone. He clNimeth all there t*. The wtHo world trembles with his potent

sway, Tho king who oarrics neither purse nor jwrlp.

—Anne L. Mu/zuy in Now York Sim.

SLAVE RAIDS IN AFRICA.

THE IDEAL PAHACEA. JaroeB L. Francii, Alderman, Chicago, navs:

"I reeard Dr. King's New Discovery os'ati 'deal jluiacea for coughs, colds and lung com plalnu, having med it in my family for the last Ave years, io the ezclnslon of physician's prebcrlpliocs or other preparations."

Rev. John Burgus. K«oguk, Iowa, writes; "1 have beoti a minister ol the Methodist Ep'mcopal church for .*>0 years or mere, anr haVe never found anythlagBo benefl'-W, o • ulat gave me su"h speedy relief as Ur. Kind's New Discovery ' Try mis Ideal courh rem. «dy uow. Trial bottles free at L II. Hunt ft Oo.'a drug atore.

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VALUABLE PBESCRIKTION. I bowed him low. . Morrtson of Worthlngton. Tad, "Yoar majexty," be lyjolned,^

tea: "you have a vaiaable pre- / reported that! bci- fd ft ill Wectrlc Bitten, and I can cheer. / royal coravlai

Btdedd it for consUjJetion and sick a t ' ^ pe. Mod Mt * general ivstem tonla It hr- ' 11

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Mm* Than a Hundred Tl l lacm Dastroyed I n One Oanpalgn.

As we approached the falls we saw that tbe river banks bad been depopulat-ed and tbe villages were in ashes. We pafised dead bodies floating iu the river. ,Canoes were standing on end like bol-owed columns; crowds of fugitives

ere afloat and biding among the reedy lauds. These were all signs of a gen-

iral terror, but we could' get no infor-ation of its cbaraeter. Vague ideas of

invasion from some savage tribe came to our minds, and now and then we had a misgiving that there most be Arab slavers In the neighborhood. .

Coutiuuing our asoent, on the ^bird day we came insight of a huge Arab camp on the right bank, and before joOg we discovered that th? Arabs of Njan-gwe (Livingstone's farthest point), h'ttv-ing heard the most exaggerated repoMa of our sueoessful descent of the Kongo in 1877, bad hastened after us to reap* harvest of ivory and slaves. i(Chey had been too successful Over 118 villages bad been destroyed below Stanley falls alone, a rich plunder of ivory waa'iui their camp, and wveral hundre^ilaves, old aud young, were herded likQ^oats and heavily fettered In the stev^pen. It then appeared that whi?e we had been negotiating with the negro chiefs along tbe river, making roads, building sta-tions and hauling steamers overland, the Arabs of Nyangwe had:been coming down tho river, laying the country j waste. We had at last met, about 6 tallies below the falls. A glance at scenes of the camp was sufficient veal what a future awaited the Valley had we not conceived the project of opening the river to civilizing inflh- i enoes. There was not a momnif We had no authority to open miscreants. They were snl Prince uf Zanzibar of England, and towjr ** tied WUh iuvm

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