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L O C A t t i A W O ' G E i V l l J U A L rtfEWS.

Onr r r e i i i i u i n DieUonary .

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S a v e M o n e y .

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E , M . S L f t Y T O N ,

Great Iiav<,'iiui Dry Goods

iitid Carpet Store,

2 Ejsrs Booth tf PtJtolBcii,

M A S O N , M I C H .

I n g l i a i i i C o u n t y D e m o m i t

I'lihlisluHi eviu'y Tliursday lO'

o . P . i v a u T M o n E & c o . , MASON. MWIIIGAN.

One Year, $ 1.50 ; Six monthj, 75 centi; Three fnonthfi,40 conta.

HiLSiiiess D i r e c t o r y .

ATTOilNFVS.

aKO,M. HU.NTI.N-OTU.V. I l , 1' 11 t.VDKnSO.V.

HLJNTfKOTON .1 IIENDERSO.N, AttorineyH and Oounsulors at Law. Ollice over KlrslNational

Bank, Mason, Mic l i . _

PHYSICIANS.

s . H. OUl.VEH, M. B„ Pliyslclan aud SurKeon, OIllce ovor Wulili's i;lotliiiiK Store, iMasoii, M,

J-^OOTOR A, i l , OAJIl'ilELL, Physician, surgeon

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Olllcoovorll ill. William's ilnlgstoro. Mason.

B. l)Ol)(!K,M. l l . , Hemoipatlilst. Onlcein Bar-rove bleclc. RcHMietic,-. corner A and Oak .Sts.

. We havo still a few more of those Ilandy Dictionaries in stoclc and shidl coiilinue to oiler thom as a proinitiin to any oki or new siihscriher who sliall pay ns $1,50 on stih scription to the DEMOCRA-r hufnre the stock is e.vliaustod. Secure one while you may.

If you are not already a subscriber to the D E . I I O C R A T , become ouo at once and get the paper Ibr a year aud stio of tlieso complete and. handy dictionaries—all for iJL.'iO, Tho diclioiiarics will be delivered at this oflice, or will be sent by mail for ten cents e.xira for postage nnd wrapping.

Head Glynn's advertiseiucnt.

Saint Valentine's day ne.il Tneaday,

Miss Fannie l<'itoh now tickles tho ivory

on a handsome new piano,

Moro farmers in this vicinity nro putting

up ice this winter than ever before,

Ihiy tile of the Mason Brick and Tile Co,

Never a better time to draw them, *

Calhoun county voted on local option

Monday, giving it n niiijority of nhout .'JiOOO,

llevs. Skinner nnd Stelly are holding pro

Iracted meetings at Eden with increasing

interi2st,

Hon , .lolin Holbrook will address the

Eden lecture course tonight, upon Aineri

can citi'/.onshirb

Judge Huntington, leeliiig tho need of

moro out-door e.xercise, has purchased a

horse, cutter, etc,

We ivill accept either green or dry wood

on subscription to the D E M O C R A T , i f deliv­

ered soon, at market price, *tf

The first ward takes the lead on boys just

now, A hriin new ono arrived nt City

Clerk Lyon's, Monday ovening.

A very good irailation of a blizzard visit

ed this vicinity for .just a low monientB,

about five o'clock Tuesday afternoon.

D . A. MICKK. M. 1)., M.t]m'(»i)iillilHt. OIUCOUVIM-liiiiiliti^hiri'n hlimi HloiLi.

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AUCTIONEER. OIIN' IlliM EI,BEll(IKI;,AlU'lio r.

at ri'iisinialdo rales. Inipiire al this ollice. Properl V Held

jl.,sil

UNDERTAKING. r i l', .STliOUl), liudi'riali.'r, lir>-t d • west of tlie

lli:Mnmt.\'r ollice. Mason, .:\licli. 'I'l^-ii.Ilr.st-cliiss iiearscs mill Letter farililirs llmii tiver li,.ri>ri'. .''iltf

" D E N T I S T S . ~ ' •

D l l . MOEin-lTT, Ill'INTIA'T. OIllce over Holmes ,t (Jo.V store, MasiJii, Mich. Teeth e.Klriicted

M'itliout imiii liy tlie use or Vilali/.eil Air. Artlllcial lliolh willioiit plates. All work warranted.

A P. VANDUSEN , llEKTIST, Olllcein Darrow block,iUasnii,,'>lieh,

" SURVEYING.

• I A 1'. nlt, ' t A - Mich.

P. l lUA l iE , llepiity County Surveyor, Mason ilrtilii woijl a specialty, ^

T rSANCIAL.

J M . IJRESSEn.-^ii^u.-anco, Loan ami Oollection .Agent, All husiiie'iispromptlv attended to, Of-

Ocoin li'nriiiors' Rank,Mason,

INSURANCE.

FARMERS MUTUAL lt'IKE INSURANCE OOM-paiiy of Ingham county. Safest,cheapest, host.

For Inronnalion write lo 0. E. Miller, socrotary. Mason. Geo. W. Plietiis, presldoiit, Okemos,

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,

J A, DARN'ES, ,Iiisticiior tlio Peace, Insnrancoand .Oolloctloa Agont.

Hank, onlce lip stairs, ovor ifarniers'

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REAL ESTATE AGENT

MARSHALL & C'vSTERLIN, T oaii, Colleotion, insuninco nnd ileal Estate Brokers. Ollice ever

Stroud & Co's Enrllitiiri' .' lore. Mason, Micli^

The Agricultural College at Lansing will

receive $lij,000 from the governinent, for

the establishment of an o.\periineiit stntion.

The lecture by Lieut. L , B , Baker of

Laii.siiie, at tlie M . E . church tomorrow

evening, promises lo he exceedingly intel'-estiiig.

One-lliousaiid mile tieltets, Rood for one

year from date, for one person only, are

now ou salo nt the Michigan Central depot

lor $20, , *

L . L , Irish has purchased of .Tno, VV,

Mcliobert liis 92 acre farm—I'ornierlya part

the Dr. M . McHobort farm—in Vevay, con

sideration, OOP. .

The case against young Freoland and

Ferguson, for the larceny of goods from

tlie Sackrider <t McRobert block, has been

cotitinued until next Monday.

Miss Aggie Thompson of the Mason high school was in command at the Hub. bard district a few days last week, in tho absence ol Prof. Sherwood, to the aalisfao-lion of all concerned.

A «on was born to Mr, ptid Mrs. Will iam

Spencer of Aurelius, on llie iid iiist.

Best ooHee for 25 cents in the cily. A , L . V A X I I E I I C ' O O E ,

Thn M, E , Sunday school will give a

concert and .tocial, al nrmory hall, Friday

evening, Feb, 2-llli.

There will ho a donnlion iu the hull nt Eden, Wednesday evening, Feb. 15th, 1888, for tile benefit of Hev. li, D . Skinner. A l l are invited lo nttend,

Mrs. Ira ,1, Teal of llie first ward, whose injury from a fall we tueiitioutd Inst week, is gradually improving and her ultimate recovery is confidently expected.

The fesidencaor David Williams, of Les­

lie township, was destroyed by fire on Mon­

day J niso contents. Insured in tho Fann­

ers' Mutual—tho house for $375, contents

,'t!,SOO,

.las, D, Hicks of southeast Vevay, is confined to his house by injuries received while chopping in the woods. A falling limb gave him a severe bruise on the small o( his back. Dr. Culver is attending him, and ho is slowly convalescing,

Tho Lansing Journal says; ".fudge

Henderson of the Utah territory court has

decided not to return to Lansitm this winter

and will probably spend next summer's

viicatioii in the Rocky Mountains,"

Under Sheriff Win, VanBi i ren and Bailey

M, Buck of Lansing, are the stockholders

ill a now enterprise at llio capital c i ly ,

known as lha Lansing Fnrnitnro

Company, They propose to push tho man-

uliicture of furniliire for all there is in i l .

The himous war horse—Old Buckskin— tho property of Liunt, L . B, Baker of Lan. sing, died on Friday lasl , 'i 'liis horse was oaptiirod frnm ihe confederates in Virginia in 1S(J2, and had since heeu in the posses-sion of Mr, Baker, and participated in S L V ' oral important haltles and skirmishes. In 18(15, with Mr . Baker on his back, he led the pui'Buing party flint captwred J , Wilkes Booth,tho inni'dBrcr of Lincoln.

The following ollicors wore elected Tues. day night,at tho organi/.ation of Masoi iTenl No, 10, Knifrhlfl of Maccaboos. Olllcei's will bo installed this evening by Deputy Groat Coininaiider W i n , L . Wilson, who will n c i l week go to Dansvilie, lo assist in increasing the mombership ofJngham Tent 12f), The tent in this cily starts o i l with a charter mniubership of nhnnt iiO :

sir lit. I', a—Uonry L. Brown,

K n i i d i i U Makes ii Cor rce t io i i .

U A N ' S V I L L E , Mich, F e b , ! , 1888, E D I T O R D U M O C R A T : — l u your isauo of

Fob. 2nd, 1 nolice in the mention of an order of the supreme court the following: "One Martin Townsond, who committed suicido in White Oak somo four years ago." That slatetnoiit is iiUcrh/ false, ns Mr . Townsend was a resident of Sloclibridge and diod ol aur/inapcdores, or neuralgia of the heart, Apri l 2'l, 1883.

Please iiive this as ivido a circulation us you did the other statement.

Respectfully, etc., C, h. RANPALt, M . D ,

F o r d ' s B a z a a r

W E H A V E t h e S O L E A G E N C Y

I ' O R T I I E

rated

•\Yarii i i ig to m i l Ul i ikors .

Sir lvt, C—(Jharles If, Brown, Sir K l , Lt, C—,Iolin N. Smith. Sir ICt, R , K,~Mead 0. Merrill. Sir let, E. K,-Fiank tv. Sherman. Sir Kt, Pro,-!.,,), ford. Sir lvt, Pliys.-Dr, S. II. Culver ond Dr. J, B. Dodge, Sir iCt.,SerK-t. D, Kvorls. Sir Kt. M. at A . - \ V . II. Ereeland. Sir ICL Isl M. of the 0.-,Inv W, Lane, Sli Kt, 2d M. of the 0,-0. .1 McDiido. Sir Kt,Seii.-Alva 11, Opdyko, Sir Kt, I'ic-Qoergo Acker, Night of Moednt'-al and Ith 'i'hnradiiy of each

month.

Canned toinntoes only 10 cents per can at A . L , Vandcrcook's, *

Mrs. Abbie Sheldon, widow ol the late

W m , P . Sheldon, formerly of FarmiiiH;lon,

Ontario comity, N . Y, ,d iod at tho residence

of her sou in Inw, M . B . Shaw of Penn

Yan , N , Y , , on tho 2()tli ult. Mrs. Sheldon

was a step sister of Mrs, E , P . Gue of this

city.

C. B . Bullock, who opened a confection­

ery establislinient opposito Ihe postofliee

ast fall and about the holidays sold out to

Cross it Dean, haa sliipped, leaving several

Diipnid bills and a deslituto wife, who has

gone lo the homo of her rnllicr, Setli S.

lilaticliard of Alaiedon.

Urnrr iagc l i ice i iscs .

have The following nmrringo licenses been grantod since our last report: No. Name and Itoslilenco, Ago

Eddie Dntton, North Lansing 18 1 MIniilo E, Pulcifor, Nortli Lansing 19 ) ,Ioliii A, Davidson, Ingham 27

"•'•( Ida B, Swan, Ingliiun Ill .„,|i Iliinry McMaiioiuan,Okemos eS ^-")Zoa Can-, Whpatllold 10 ,„,J Samuel Holcomb, Willlainstoi 70

I Maria A. lOiiglos.WltllaniBton .|G • Charles Henry li'ry, Holt , 2!l Carotino Yager, ftllnnesota 'J7 1 2 2

rOHN DUNSBAUK, Real Estate and Loan Agont I Main street, sent ll of postotlico, lilason^

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m

s 'Lanolng, yon can get acfionnnodalions efinal to . any in tlie city at SLfdl lier day. Strictly

Iflrsl-Class and Oelltrally Located, cial Rates far Longer Time,

Spe. •ifimS

M O N E Y T O L O A N On Eirst Mortgages on Real ISfltato.'al r>, a'/., 7 and

8 per cent, accorcllug to tlio amonnt of loan, Vory Resiioctlully,

R . A . C L A R K , 42m4 ' LansliiB,Mlch.

jIf(OYorIj.BoSloi,,-^r>-

BDO'tUWAIin. Leave Mason,,,..,,,,, ,....10:25 a.m. Arrive,lackBon.: lt;2U

•Arrive Kalamazoo,,,.,., NilOB

0:32p.ni, 10:311 p,ffl.

1:50 p. ni. i : l!ia, 1)1, 8:22 p, ni. 3:05 a. III. 6"10 p, m. 7:00 a.m. 3:0011, m. 5:00 ft. 111.

Arrive Ann Arbor 6:30 p.m. 4:35 a. ni. Tpsilauti .5:45 p.m. 4:52a, iii, reirolt (l:'15p, tn,. 6:00 ft, ni. St. Thonifts 11:10 p.m. 9:,'i5ft.ni. BIIITHIO ; 4;36a.m, 3.'55p.ni.

Noiwn'WATin. Loftvc Jackson 7:00a,m. 4:30p.m.

1' Mason,,. ;.„,: 7:65 a. ne 6'24 p. ni. ArriveLanaiiig , , 8:20ft.m. fi:48p.ni.

OwoBBO !);22a.,m. ' 7:13p.ra. • • , Sftginaw City ..„„ 10:50a, m, : 8:36p. ni.

Ray Oily .,„„•. ,...•....'.11:45 a.m. .fliSOp, iii. ,.MaokinftwCity 8:50p.m, , 6:30 a. ni.

. JI. J.MtrnitAV, . O. W. Bnooiis, HclsotAgont, , , Qon'lPBBa.andTichotAgt.

;;.f.v Kfteou. OUiCAB-o. ' ,

There will he a grand inasquerade ball at Union Ha l l , Holt , on Wednesday oven ing, Feb. 22, under the auspices of tho Holt Cornet Band. B i l l for dance 50 cents ; supper 50 cents.

Prol , N , E . Sherwood returned from

Detroit on Saturday last with a "bran new

wile.'' He will take up his residence al

Sunnyside, and continue the instruction of

theyouth of south.east Vevay ns heretofore.

The elegant new home of Mr . and Mrs. S. J . P, Smead, corner E lm and C. streets, will be open to morrow (Friday) evening, for the benefit of the Ladies' Society ol the Presbyterian church, .^cordia l invitation is extended to a l l .

Wm. Gregg of Mason, Asa J . Font: ot Alaiedon. and E . H . Carter of Leslie, have each been granted an increass in their pensions during the past few tlays, and Monroe C l i n of Mason has been granted an original pension.

During the past week we have discontin­ued sending the D E M O C I U T to several delinquent subscribers, and others will soon receive tho same/ treatment. We regret that we are obliged to do this but cannot afford to do otherwise.

W . A . Palmer having leased his farm, wi l l se l l a quantity of farm stock, imple­ments, household goods, etc,, on Thursday, Feb. 23, on the premises, one-half mile east of Mark Blood's, Vevay. Perry Henderson, auctioneer.

Cards have been issued for a Washing­ton's Birthday party at Parkhurst hall in this city, W^ednesday eyeniiig,, Feb, 22, under the auspices of Ramsdil Bros.' Band. B i l l , including oyster supper, $1,50. ' Good accommodation for horses.

. Mrs. B . B . Critteiuleii recently showed us a copy of the Oinaha Excelsior, in the ollice of wliioh. her son Clarence, fonnerlf of this city, has beoh einijloyed. for the past two or three years. I t is a very, tasty ap­pearing and readubh paper.

The lecture by Lieut. L , 1), Baker of

Liiiising, nt the M , E , cliiireli to-inorrow

evening, will be lor the boiielit of llio ,Sim-

(lay hcliool. I l ls lecture—"The assnssiiia-

lioii of Abraham'Lincoln and the capture

of J , Wilkes Booth"—is said by tliose who

have honrd it, to be intensely iiitereflting.

We cnn sell tobacco hy the pail, for loss thnn wholesale prices, A . L . V A N ' D K R C O O K ,

Rev. Meade, slate agent of the American

Bible Society, preached at the M . E , church

last Sabbath morning, und took a collection

of about ,$7, He addressed a union meet­

ing of the severalchurohes of the city, a l

the same place in the evening, and another

collection of about Ihe same amount was

taken.

C. E . Paddock of Williarnston says that

lie has traced the movements of the missing

Wm, Moi'ijan and finds that he is now in

the west, Morgan, ho sfiys, left Williainston

Dec, 22, staid in Ho,well over night and

then went to Toledo and Sandnsky, leaving

the latter place on Jan, 24 Ibr a western

point,

Rogers & Ferguson have consolidated the two livery establishments, which they recently purchased, in what is known as the old Worden barn, opposite the National Bank. The ham has been thoroughly repaired and. put in the best possible condi­tion. Their advertisement appears in anolher column.

The trial of John R . Williams for the murder in August last of Frank Clark of Aurelius, at. Baton Rapids, lerinitiated last Tneaday by the jury returning a verdict of manslaughter. Williams was sentenced to seven years imprisment. A motion was made for a new trial and if this is denied the case will be appealed.

OlUcIftl Yotc on L o c a l Opt ion .

The county canvassers met at the county

clerk's olTioe on Tuesday, for the purpose

of cnnvnssiiig the votes cast at the special

election held on the 3l8t nit. There are

no material changes in the figures given by

the D E M O C R A T last week, the total majority

being 2,'J02. Bolow we give the whole

number of votes oast in each precinct in

the county, the luimber of votes agninat

the niamifaetnre, the number for the inami.

factiire nnd the uuijoriliea. Anreliug nnd

Bii i ikorl i i l l each hnd one imperfect vote.

I'lio total vole cast was 5,301) as against

8,080 al the election for governor iu 188(i ;

Alaiedon 207 Aiireitiis .'iO Bniikorlilll 1211 Dellii 223 illgllillll ,„,. 203 Lansing plO Loroy eSl Leslie 377 Locke 2.'iO Meridian 200 Onomhiga SO-t •Stockbridge 218 Veviiy 10,'> Wlieatliidd 114 White Oak 128 Williainston. 2Sl Lansing—Isl ward 200

2d ward .'it's 3d ward 232 •Ith wafd 300 6Hi ward 2,57 litli ward 184

Mason-1st ward 170 2d ward 148

Against, Eor. MaJ 1S(I 21 Iff 21 il (i M3 OS O'J 71

210 18 11)2 2:il 32 1119 130 in 111 225 61! KiO 328 40 270 2(15 25 180 183 17 lOO ini 43 118 153 05 88 11)0 20 113 1)5 40 Ifi

10!) 19 !)0 l'J3 ss Hl5 103 07 0

• 213 175 OS 148 84 114 101 100 82 174 83 01 103 81 22 138 32 liiii 108 40 68

Irom tl 0 Mason Br ick and Tile Co,, and draw them now. *

I l ea l E,stiite Sales.

The Michigan land offices, located at Detroit, East Saginaw and Reed City, have been oonsolid.ated, and will be located at Grayling. Lansing people favored the con­solidation, but Lanaing was of course where they wanted fhe single office located, and we are not sure the interests of lha people would not have been equally well or better served, had Lansing secured this plum i n her basket.

Following are a portion of the statistics compiled from the annual'repo'ris of school inspectors ibr the state of Michigan : N u m . ber of children of the school age in Mich i -can, G20,O90 ; number that atttended school during the.past year, 421,25Sj number of school houses in the state, 7,318, valued at $12,174,599, There are ,3,836: male teachers in the state and 11,730 feimUe. Tho former were paid wages during tho p.nst year $934,799,05, and the latter $2,-0'2I,77f).lh. The expenses dui ' i i ig t l ieyear were §5,007,804.71. and '.the amount on hand LS922,II7.45.^:i'The^ receipts dtiring the, year wijre $4,960,99!)i20, Ther^:ni:e^ 7,024: school disiriots iivi)x6:a(&io,-Journali

Following is a list of real estate transac­tions recorded in register's office of Ingham county, for the week ending Feb. 4, 1888, where the'consideration was i$500 or more ; Goo. M.Kolloifgto Ablilo B, Mattlson, hik 3,1,

except 12.1:8 rods. Mason SlooO William Melhy to David AVhito, s o tf of a o M

of socio, Whito Oak ;., 700 Beiij. B, A'anCourt to L. U,01iadilock, s Uof 8 o

J^of s 0 !4 of sec 18,Dollii 500 Orman Clark to Marion G, Snyder, jit of lots 1

and 2, hlk 20, Stockbridge loOO Joliii .1. Tobias to William Cole, n w >/, of n w

of sec 25, Lansing 2500 James H. Wellings to Calvin F. Warner, o ol

a w of aoo 17, Wlioatllold 2000 Joliii W. McRohortto Lovewoll L. Irish. 92 ac

on aocs 21 and 22, Vevay 3 5 0 0

Jacob Honery to (Jhristian Yogel, lot 4, hlk ,58, bansing goo

Josepli E. Plncoway to Clias. B. Placoway, w /. of o <; of s 0 of see 24, Loroy..... 800

Ueiiry Banweli to Charlotte M. Banwoll, ot ni, lots 3 and4 of Cowios' auhonblk 240,Lansing 3000

C. C. P I T C H , Register,

On Monday last Judge Smith rendered is decision in the Lory E , Lyon will case,

refusing to adiuil the will to probate and holding the will void hecauso uol properly witnessed, Ourstatule requires that evory will in order lo be valid, shall ho attested by at least two compelcnt witnesses and subacribed by Ihcm in Ihe presence of the

ieUalor. The facts in regard to Mrs, Lyon's will , as B I I O W I I by the subscribing witnesses who wore sworn to prove the execiiiioii were; Tho dooensed was lying on her bed in tho bed room nnd rniaed up and signed the will on a hook supported lor her. Alter sho had signed it tho wit nesses woro looking for a tablo o\\ which lo sign and she lold tlietn to go ont into an adjoining room where there was a table. They went, and passed out of the sight of Mrs, Lyon, so that sho could not seo them sign, there heiiit; a partition wall helweon them and her when thoy signed the will, S, N , Rolfe and L , B , Huntoon were the witnesses nnd these facts wi-ro shown by their testimony. After they had signed the will , they took i l back and showed it to her and she road it over and said it was all right. T h e . w i l l gnye moat all of her property—about $3,000—to her brothen Wesley M . Rolfe, and ho presented the will for probate. Ransom D . Lyon, ns administrator of his son, F . M . Lyon's estate, filed a contest. A . B . Hnyiies ap-peared as attorney for the petitioner and Judge Chatterton appeared for tile con tostanl. Tho case was ably contested on both sides and the evidence wns closed a week before the decision was given | Judge Siuith taking a week to examine tho point and render a decision.

Ho says that after a careful examination of the antlioritiea bo feels compelled to hold—much against his inclination—that the will was not witnessed according to nw, so as to mako it valid.

Subscribing is the act of writing the naiue, and this must be dono in the " ' J I J I ' M . «(t 'e" of the testator, and this "prcscuee

means where the person making tho will actually does or can ace the signing.

I f Judge Smith is correct in this version of the law, it is very importanl that persons drawing wills should understand it. If a person has a will of importance to make, the only snfo way is to employ some hon orable and competent attorney.

This Flour ia Warranted Ful ly Equal

to llio Albion Flour.

T E Y A S A C K !

O U R T E A S A N D C O F F E E S

Are acknowledged the Best in Town ^

for the money.

Best 50 cent Fine Gut, 40 cents a Pound.

Our store is chock full of Good Bargains.

Highest Price in Cash paid for Bultor

and Eggs.

F O R D & K I R B Y .

Uuuau ami Xwo Lotn, With bnrii and Iruit, for sale clienp.

J . A . B R O W E R .

I i igl ta in County Teachers ' A,ssoclatiou.

I ' e t l t J u r o r s .

The following is the list of petit jurors 'drawn to be in attendance on the second day of the March term of circuit court to be held in the city of Lansing, commencing March 12, 1888 : ' . ' '

Alaiedon—Jatnoa Bferrick. Aurollus—J, U . Andrews, R.J , Bullnn. IJiinkorhill—Timothy D, I'oxBoa, W. James M'll.

liftlllS. Deihl-Bciijamln Ohiingor, M. J . Coolc. Iiigliiim—iSdgar Slaiin, Andrew P. Frederick, Lansing Township—O.B.Qi'lnnoH, N . V.Ooodnnoo. Lansing City, IsC ward-Austin Dunham, Ulrain

Wheolor. , Lansing City, 2d ward—Ira B. Crane. Lansing City,3d ward—S, R, Oooto. Lansing City, 4tli ward—11. D. Warner, Lanaing City, 5th ward-James Tliniiiornian. Liihsing City, Otli ward—O, S . Uarids, Loalio-Charles GHlinan. Leroy—Levi Culver, Locko John Boiitwoll. Meridian—Joseph D, Burtraw, Mason City, 1st ward—Jason Cross, Mason City, 2d ward—Henry II, Parker. Onondag,i-T-B, D, Orawson, Stockbrhlgo—n. N , Rogers'. Vevay-,laino8 Ohaso. Williamslon—'"iiirlos Head. Wlioatiiold—John Oiiinniings, . -Wliilo Ouk^aiwin O. Wilson,

K e w Orleans E x c u r s i o n .

The Michigan Central Railroad Company lias instructeii _M, J . , Murray, agent in this cily, to 'sell 'excursion tickets to New Orleans nnd retiirn from Feb. Ctli to 12lh, inclusive,,good to return until Muroh 1st, iiiclusivei for $30,80. , These rates ;nre given on aciionnt^of tho Mardi Gras, at New'Orleaus, Feb . -U th . " ' *

M A S O K , Feb, 4.1888. The meetincr of tlio as.aociation was held

at the court house and when called to order at 11:15 by President Webster of Mason, the court room was well filled, but when it closed, standing room was scarce. A large number of school ollicers were also present.

Prayer was offered by Rey. J . A . Baines of Mason.

A n excellent paper, "To How Greal an Extent Can the Teacher Overcome the Natural Tendencies of Pupils to E v i l , " was presented by Mrs. I<\innie Butler of Mason. A s teachers, we should do a l l wo can ns far as in our power. I f years of work save one child, our work has not been in vain.

Discussion by Mr, Hardy, Rev. Banies and Supt. Howell.

Adjourned until 1:15 p. m. A E T E R N O O N S E S S I O N .

Association called to order at 1:15 p. m., by President Webster.

Lit t le Miss Maggie Lumley of Mason, gave us a peioe of Music.

A practical object lesson in kindergarten work was given, by Miss Clara A.Bul len and a class in the primary school of Mason. They used cubes, splints, stalls and paper, weavin? in numbers, langauage and busy work.

Discussed by Siipts. Howell ,Hal l ,DcWit t , Mr . Ives and .Miss Sherwood.

"Need of Rhetoricals in District Schools" was able presented by W. W. Diehl. Vv'e should tench rhetoricals to enable the pupils to speak in public when they get older.

Discussion followed by Supts. DeWitt , Ha l l , Messrs. Hiiston, Hardy, Stephens, Ives, Bullen, and Miss Phil l ips.

Supt. Estabrook telegraphed the presi­dent in the morning that he could not be 'present. Supt. Howell of Lansing, con­sented to take hia place and gave a talk to school boards, principally upon the benefits of the township system,

Disenssed by MessrB.IveS|Huston, Bul len , Sanders, Supt. Howell and Rev. Barnes. • A n interesting paper on teaching history

wasgiven by Miss Carrie Heaton of iLan-sing. The object of education is not just to obtain fa'ots, but how to obtain more facts.

Discussed by Supt. Do Wilt, Rev. Barnes and M r . Huston., . ' . ,.

It wiia left in the hands of the committee to appoint the time.; ol the next me'eting and prepare a programme. , / .' '. .'

Association then adjourned until the next meeting.' .' . M y i i T i E L i B E L L , - S e o ' y .

• Draw your tile from the Mason Br ick lind Tile G O . ' B y k d while tho gle ighinglaata . '*

Lost. A Pla in White Silk Hankercliief with

Yellow Init ial C in corner. The finder will confer a favor by leaving same at this ollico.

Liiuntlry 'Work, Mrs. Thomas Wilson and daughter, on A

street, aro doing collars, cufl's and general laundry work, equal to that done in Grand Rapids or elsewhere. Give them a trial.

I 'or Salo Ohcnp. House, with twe lots nnd barn, on A s h St.

5tl Inquire of S. B . P I K K ,

F o r Salo lit a Kargu ln . The H , F . Derr Residence on Onk street. Inquire of . J . M , D R E S S E R .

Tho Oddfl nnd K I K I H Counter Can go a l one-half off. L . C . W ^ E R R ,

The Clothier.

Notice. My wife,MaryAnn Blakely,haviiig withont

just cause or provocation, left my bed and board, I lierHby forbid any person harboring or trusting her on my account, as I shall pay no debts of her contracting.

Mnson, January 24, 1888. 4w3p W M . B L A K E L Y .

r i i i o I 'ai ' lor Orgiii i Tfor Siilo On easy terms. Examine at Smith A Mc-Leod's, Maple street.

Como Knrly

And get Ihe first choice from the quarter-off counter of Ladies' Fine K i d Shoos, at ,

" H U N T I N U T O N ' S ,

Oiio-Fourt l i Oir for Cash On Coats, Buffalo and Wolf Robes, Horsa Blankets, and the entire stock can go.

L . C. W E R I ! ,

The Live Clothier of Mason.

Down I Down! Down 1 Go the prices on Ladies' Pine Shoes, at

H U N T I . N G T O N ' S .

Mater ia l for A l l K inds Fancy WorU Can be found at ' M R S , C . R I C E ' S .

'Wautoa. 1,000 Cords Green Body Breoh and Maplo Wood, iu exchange for Horse Blankets and Robes. 2w4 C. P . B R O W N .

Call and see my one quarter off counter of Ladies' Fine K i d Shoes.

C. G . H U N T I N G T O N .

IS-Inch Wood for Sale, Enquire of A . L . V A N D E R C O O S .

One-Quarter Oil', F o r Caah, On 321 pair Ladies' Pine K i d Shoes, at

C . G . HuNTINOTON'Si

Olf Cash r a i d F o r Vara

A t R O G E R S & F E R G U S O N ' S , Mason.

JackKou Stono D r a i n TUo A n d Sewer Pipe of all sizes on bond ond for sale by J . VV. C B A W N , Eden, M i c h .

Wuutoa, Forty cords of Green Beech und Maplo

stove wood. B . M , S L A Y T O N .

Tnroo 'Huni l red aud Ttvonty'-onu F a i r Lodies' Pine K i d Shoes at one quarter off', for cash, at C. G . H U N T I N G T O N ' S .

F o r Sulo Choup, A new lumber wagon. Inquire at Farmct'fl Bank.

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tndloti ' Flno K i d Slioes. ' 321 pair at one-quarter off, for cash, nt

C. G . H U N T I N G T O N ' S .

F o r Siilo or Kxclmuffo. . : Improved farms and city property^

M A R S H A L L & C AS T E R L I N , .

nioney to Xioan On real estate, at the Farmor 'a Bank, Mo,-Bon, M i c h . ..; • . . '•'• . l y l p

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B e l t Teeth, $7.50 j P i l l i n g , 50 ceniU' np ; Extract ing, 25oonta. Teeth extrawed with-oiit pain by the use of Nitrous Oside Gaa-

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Darrow block. ,. .Maaon, M i c h .

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A n IC.vnltin;-'rime ut lilu'nainioiili I.'unnsyl-vnnlu--iM ln«M*j, 'Miicsl inff for Hftxnl.

A. special from Slaonaudoali, Pa . , datoil tho iih iiibt., says; '.I'ho fltrikiuf; laiuors bavo boon rio l i i if ; np and down tho slruols i n full |)osoHBion of tho town. A t .O o'clock, ivlinn the uou-imion niinof.'i loft lUoir vvoilt i n Sheuiunlonh City nnil West Shunaudoah colloriofi, a lot of Ktrikiuy J'nlaudoi'H iit-tncltocl thoin with Btones. A. B(|UIH1 of ha l l 4i(lov,oii Goal l i o n iiolico wont (o thoir n.s-sifitauco. 'I'hoy ciuiglit ono of tho liotora antl wero hiiHtliuK him o i l •\vhou tho Btrihors rnllisd lo ruHcno him, ami ho^im to handlo tlio ollioor.s rou^'lily. '.llio Iiitior, howover, sncccodod iu liroakiny away, and started for tho .Sliouaiicloali I ' i ty niinos, followed hy a crowd of riolois, who now numhornd about ono thonsiind, nnd who coiitinttod tlieir attnoltH on Ibn men and boys coinitif,' from tho miuQ. The Ki,>;.i)oliconiou rotiirnnd tn tho atliick nnd thoy niudo a Kliarp liKht aud took a eonjilo pri.soiiera. oiiouf'ttiioiii thoy Isiiided ill Iho inii^'iKtrato's ollioo, hut ii crowd rushfld for tho two polieeiiion with the Olher iirisonoi's nnd bo.L;an to olnh and bontll ieii i . li^iiiiliiic; thom.iolvo.i down and their HvoH in dimgor ilioy llioii Orow llieir revolvers and lirod into Ihe crowd, which ficatlured iu all directions. Miko Jloll'ron, a yonn;; jaiiii , reeeived a bu l l in tlio month •and I K liailly injured. .Inliii Clatlior, an iron foiindor, wim Khot in tho arm. A Polandor waa nhot behind tho ear. A shot was also lirod by a I'olaiider, but with what oll'oet is nnt known. A horoiiKh oflieor tlion arroslod both policeniou for fibootinf,' in Iho boronf;h. Thoy wero takon beforo '.S(|iiiro Mouagbcii, ami whilo tboro a warrant was fiworn out by tho rohiiider.s, clinrL'inK tlieni with ns.sanlt and hnllory, with intent (o k i l l . 'Thoy ploadod guilty andor ndvico of ('niit. (.lliristiau, aud wuru waiting coirimitlal to Pottsvillo ja i l when things look iinother bad turn. 'J'lio two iiiagislrnloH' ollieos, aro in tho center of Uio uipniio nnd Imlf o[ tho wholo fi]5aco is douKoly packed wilh pooplo, a largo portion of whom nro I'olish ami wild v/illi passion, 'i'hoy liavo HuiTouiidod bolh oflico.i, and K.^jin;; "lyueli tliejo," "k i l l thoin," etc. In ii iiiinnte the fronts of both oOicos wore riddle with Rtniios iiml ihoir iuniatofi bud a l.ou;;li seranible Cor snfoty. Hoiuo hrnJBed bodios rosultod. hnt no fiorions damafjo was dono. 'The oflicoH aro wreukod and tho town is in nn nproar uud mon nro mad with passion and drink.

VV IN A i i l l J l O N

Broadway nnd I'riuca slroel dostroyod prii|)erly nnuiuntinK lo !?l,'llll).(H)0. Tho loss was auijily covered by iuHuranco.

Til l- ; romnius of D r . Frank Wetzel, of Chii'afio, wero crcmalod iit Pittsburg iu tho presouco of his widow.

i ' - i - i K E N ciir-loiids oi! rnltlo and hogs wero frozen lo donth near I'nlni.vni, N . V., and Hoverul car-loads of slock periKliod ut Other ]Joiuts.

I ' j . A M E S deslroyod Iho yroat dry Roods ostabliHliment of llnruos, IlouKoror .fc Co., on M:. i i i ntroet, Buffalo, N . Y . , causiue a lotiil losH of i?l,'2(10,0110.

A'r many points in Now EiiKlnnd Kliotiks ot eartlKinako wore felt "Weducoday uiorn-ing, Iho vibratiouK huina Hovoro enough to ratllo windowK aud dishos.

T E N iirisonors e.scaped from Iho County .Tail at TJniontown, Pa . , by breaking through tho rotten lloor of an unused cell into liio eelliir, and, making a holo i n tho wall, criiwied Ihroiii^h.

W E S T .

A m i Down 'V.iry Itiipiclly to DIMIII—l)i,s-(lovrry of i Il<ni(I llalonnihl.

A f.ariuor l iving in tho woods sovou uiiloo from lJululh, jMinn., rojiorts iho discovery in tho woods, sovoral niilos from bin dwel­ling, and away from tho traveled imlhs, o a Htraiulod baloon. l i e also distovorod in tlio limbs of a tree, hgniust whioU tho

. baloon was caught, tho (load nudh i i l fdo-cnyod body of a man who had evidently boon thrown violoutly from the basket of tho baloon, for the body wiiB wedged i n tho hrauohoH, tho licad resting agiiiiiHt a largo l imb. A grout gaKli was cut across the forolioad. Tho uiaii was ]irohably '111) years of ago, with dark hair nnd beard but tho body was so decayed that it wan hard lo distinguish the I'eaUiros. '.fhero wan uolhiug of i m -porlauco in Iho i)oekots of tho doiul lunn aud uolhiug indued by whicli he could bo idoutilied. 'The oar coutainod n sand hag half full, conipiiss, etc. A iirokon ropo trailing Home dislnnoo showed tlml, Iho uu-fortiinato iierouiiut uiado every endeavor to bring bin diuigerous emit lo a Khmdstill Ijofore it was lorn lo pieces by tho gale, and ho was dnshod to death. It is sup­posed tlio bidloou was ono which wout up last spring from a southoru iioint and was uovor hoard of. 'Tlio friends of the lonely puHsonger may horn for the l i ru t t imoof his death.

'J'ally.slMM'.t I*Vir;4:ers .S(nl(,'noi.(i, Judge Woods, nt ludiauapolin, has re­

fused (Sim Coy and Ijernhamor a now trial, aud eoutoacod Coy to oightoou yoiu's i u tho ponitontinry and to pny a iino of f lOl! , and 13oruhauior to oue yoar and a Iluo of .•Sl.OIII). A special from Chiciigo says: A motion for a writ of orror siiporsodeas was mado lo ,ludgo Gresham iu tho caso against Coy nud Koruhamor, lately con-viotod iu Jiidian8])olis of forging elec­tion tally slioets. Tho fact that .fudge AVoods, of the United Staton .District Court at Indianapolis, had denied a mo­tion for a uow trial, was wired lo Chicago lawyers, with instrnetiouB to apply "to Judge Gresham for relief. "Judge Gresham doclinod to intorforo iu tho mut­ter.

TIiij 'VVai' Sit imlion. The St. Potorsburg Novoc Vi-cviija pnh-

liflhos nn urtiolo from a well-known l lus -sinn military authority in which tho writer charges tho Miiilair ^Yo(:henbtuU, of Uer-l iu , wilh doceiviug tho German ))ublic re­garding the military positions of l iussia and Gernian.v, and says ai t ' impart ial and gonoral olucidation of thoir Iruo position js desirable iu tho intgrasts of the two u«-tione. Coutiuning, ho says: Tho only moans of protecting Russia from Gorman

. or Austrian attack is lo increaao tho do-fonsivo power of l lussian forts and tbs number of troops on tho froulior aud to expand tho railway system. ' ,

(ininteil a N o w T r i i i l . F . AV. j iol]; , Iho "VTooslor, 0 . , murderot

who w a s to 1,'tvo boon hung March 10, has boon grnn'tcu a uow trial.

E A S T . „,„

A SPErNTER at Kow Bedford, Mass., T B D ouo hundred yards m n nude condition with the lhormoniot«r at s is below zero, ftnd all ho got for tt was a wngor of $10.

P K O P . A S A P G K A Y , tha eminent botan­ist, died at his residence i n Cambridge,' Mass., after an illness of several Weeks. P ro f . Gray wao,tho author of the text­books on botany so widely nsed in Canad­ian aud Amerionh schools, whence his name is fnmil inr i r i every household.

Con.A K . L F . E , on trial for the murder of Sariili Graham at Spriugiicld, Mo . , was acquitted by tho jury.

1 ' ' I I A M I E H V I I J L 1 ! , Ind,, rojoicoR in n gas woll yielding 2,000,000 foot daily of high proBSuro.

f.N the tally-sheet forgery ca.ics, tried hoforo United Slates Jndgo Woods at l u -diaiiupolis, llio jury rotnroed a verdict of guilty lis to Coy nud Bonihamer, y,'\ulo JIntllor was ucipiitted. During his iirgu-iiioiitiulhoeuso,.Iudgo Claypool denonueod Couniy Clerk Sullivan as a vi l la in . After tho ndjouruiiient of court Hullivan spat i u tho .lu'dgo's face, nud striick him. Claypool mado au attomjit to attack .SuUivan, whou thoy were Roiiaialod and hold hy frieudn. Claypool afterward roumrkod; "I would have ki l lod tho dirty dog i f lot alouo, nnd now I wi l l send li iui to the iiouitentiaiy i f i l taken Iho lust cent I've gol ." The ail'air caused n good deal of exeiteiuout.

A .Siocx. CiTV (Iowa) s|iecia! says .Tohn Arousdorf, tlie alleged murderer of Hud-dock, will uot go to Milwnukoo. Bo nnd I 'aiil Louder, another of tho dofoudunts i n Iho miii'rtor caso, wi l l ongngo iu the busi­ness of l.iottlin« boor i n South Sioux City, a litlle town on the Nohraskii .shore oppo­site Sionx City. .-V lifpior man stands no show i l l Sioux City, .says Leador. It iimy be explained tlmt ho was lined lust week $11)0 for violating the law.

lJi.:N'NfS CLn ' ' l . ' 'oiiu nnd his wife wero burned lo death i n their shiinly al IJiist Tawiis, j \ l ich.

O.sr. of Ihn largest chickou mains over held occurred near MiUvnukeo. Tho C h i ­ciigo birds were largely tho winnors, and the sports backing thciii got away with lUl of the slakes.

T H E Suju'o.mo Court of California lias filed a decision in Iho colohriited Shiirou divorce oiiso iu which the lower court grant­ed to Siiriih Altliea Shamu a divorce froui Iho luto Cni lod SInlos Soiialor Will iui i i .Sharon, and allowed alimony and a largo amount of money aKeonnsol fees. 'Jlio Su­premo Court nllirniK tho decisiou of Iho lower conrl, nut rovorses tho order rehitiug to counsol foes. '.I'ho nmoiint of coiiiiBol foes allawod was S-', ri,000, and Iho amount of alimony was S 7,.Ci(lO, and an additional iiniiuul allowauco of S i.JJOO. Tile Supremo Court hxos tho alimony at ?l,5(10 nud tlio nunual allowauco at SGOO. Tliroo of tho Boveii Supremo Judges tiled disKeiiting oiiiuiuus, finding that Sharon and Saruli .Althoa H i l l wero uovor legally niurriod.

T w o c o w n o y s nnmod Arthur .md l^otts nl.teniplLHl lo ran tho town of Bull 'alo Gup, a station on the E lkhorn l.lond forty miles south of Itapid City, Di ik . , wlieii Iho c i t i ­zens turned out in ful l foroo aud k i l l ed both of l l icm. AVho lired tho I'nlul sb'ots no ono knows, nor wiiuts lo know.

Tl!].; Snpromo Conrt of Jlinnosota, i a rouderiug a decision sustaiuing tho validity ot tho high-Iiconso law of that State, Torcly crilicisos Iho parties ros])onsiblo for tlio loose drafting of tho moasnro, tho elfcot of thoir oliinisy work being to make it npiinur that somo of ils jirovisious nro incouBistont. Tho law wil l not ajiply to dealers m'm sell liquor in quiinlitios of live gallons or upwards to bo nsocl off tho premises where it is jiroeured.

iNCHAir and C)Lsogo Coiiuties, Michigan, voted for prohibition, making sixteen "dry" connlics iu the State.

T J I H groat ioo gorgo broko loose at St. Louis ou Tuesdny, nna sninshod things dreadfully. Dauiago lo tho amount of $100,000 wns done lo ship ling. A unmbor ot bont.s woro sunk nnd others wero in­jured.

A T Lognnsport, Ind. , John Stnmbaugh pleaded guilty of burglary nnd ivas sen­tenced by Judgo Wiufiold to tivo years iu tlio piiiiitoiitiary. Stumbnugh was onragod nt Iho lungth of tho sonteuco and swore copiously at tho Judgo, who immediately added nine yenrs to tho soutenoe.

I'x tho District Court at Sioux City, Judgo W.ikofiolci rendered an important decision construing the lowa proMbitoiy law. 'J'ho decision is in a cnso where liquor wns illegally sold iu a bil l iard hul l , and where the vjolnlion was nol by ths owner of the hal l , tables aud hxluros', b n : by another party, who had leased l l iom. Tho liibles and iixluros woro .confiscated, and tho court; holds that tho oouliscaliou is legal.

T H E couvided tally-sheet forgers at Indianapolis havo movod for a now trinl on tho ground of numerous alleged ir-regnlaritios i n the trial just closed.

A T Baruosville, Ohio, llie .boiler oi: n portable saw-mil l on Lnfiiyelte Bolan's farm exploded, k i l l i n g John -\rnold and Charles Sull ivan, and dangerously injuring Benjamin Travis,-Samuel Stubb, Joseph Stubb, and,Frank Warwick. • '

T H E Michigan Snpromo Court has de­cided tho Palms w i l l case, rovorsing the decision of tho court bolow. The result is that tho children w i l l roceivo the. income of ihe estate,. upward, of $'200,000. yearly, and the grnudohildren wi l l get the estate.

to Wows iu a church qunrrol, nnd tho l o n -gregution took sides and ougugod iu a gen­eral light; and it was not a colored olmrch, either.

' P O L I T I C S T ^

Al l ! . W. G. G n c i i v , a momber of llie Xulioniil DfUiocratic Commiltoo, who has just ruliiruod to his home iu Chicago after a woelv's Bojoiuii in \ i ashiiigtou, reports that tlio jVntioual JJeiuocratio Ounveiiliou w i l l i n all probability bo hold at Chicago early in .luuo, or about two weeks ahead uf thollo)niblicau convonlioii. l u an in­terview with u Tiibmic roproKonialivo ho is rojiortod aa saying that "tho UoniocratB are going iulo tho campaign ou the iiggros-sivo; that thn leaders roalizo that i l would 1)0 nil ovidonoo of wealinesH to' play ii waiting gaiuo until tho liopublicans havo uiado their nominnliouB, and thoy havo made up thoir minds lo put tlieir ticket lirst. in"tlio liold with Cleveland and, m all likelihood. Gov. Gray of ludiann, upon it. Beiu'-: tho parly iu jiowor, thoy have got to lako tlio initiative." J l r . Goudy, who is ou int.iiialo terms wilh tho President, says Mr . Clovelaud has indicated no ]n'ol'eronoo for any city, and is inditVoront as to whoro the convention moets.

E X - L A N - D COMlIISSfONEK S P A U K S wiU bo a candidate for Congress from the Niuo-teeulh Illiuoin Disti'iut against M r . Towu-sheiid, the jirosoul inouinhoul.

SHiVATOi; ALTifso.v, of Iowa, it is pre­dicted, wil l i n a few weeks be oul for tho Presidency on a poaco-aud-goocl-will plat­form helwoon tho North aud South.

TiTE oxecutivo commiltoo o l tho Massn-chusollB Doniocrntic Commiltoo ndoptod a resolution Saturday indorsing President Clovolnud's recent niossugo lo Cougross and culling upon Doinocrata lo support it.

T i m Police Commisaionors of Evaus-villo, lud . , having appointed Predorick Douglnss Morton, a negro, Secretary of tho board, tho police threaloii to rnsigu.

E K E D U K I C K B . D o D i i K of Michigan has beeu nppoiiitod Division Superinleudout of tho itaihvay M a i ! Service, wi lh lioadqunr-tors at Cleveland, vice John M . Biikor, ro-sigued.

a colliery, nnd whon they emerged from tho mine thoy woro mot by nn angry mob of women, two gray-hatred beldames boar-ing rusty niiisketB in tlioir hands. A young lass mado im impassionod '.ippeal to tho recreant worlcnioii, aud oudoil py l l iugi i ig a loaf of broad among Ihom. 'This was f o l -luwod by a bread bombardment from tho rest of tJio oxcilod women, and nothing but tho rapid departure of a train of cars in

I which tho noii-Hlrikiug uiitiera look rofugo prevuuted a scone of bloodshed.

• N A T I O N A L L A W - M A K E R S .

F O R E I G N ,

W A S H I N G T O N .

Tirr. following is a rocapitnlatiou of tho debt Ktiilomonl issued by tho Uuitod Stales Treasurer ou tho Is l inst.:

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Bonds at 1 p o r cout S 2.10,.'; 1 l.niM iliiiida al •! fior cont 7112, IIV,OOU llornnilingcortillciitoa ut l poreout 117, iSi) Navy iiunsioii fund itt S por cout... II.IJDO.UO ) Pucilic miU-ouil bonds utii por cout OI,Sii,.")ja

I'rincipiil. 8I,0ll,7l'..'l.0lia liiloroMt a.a-M.-ai

'I'citiil S1.0iS,ii0l),'iM DKiiT u.N W H I C H :MTi:r.KST I I A . S cKAaKi) .• i.s-cr.

aiATOiii'rv. I'l-incipiil S 2,illl,:105 liitordal; • 17il,'J,-il

Total S a.Oill.Slii DMirj' llMAUIMl Nil I N T M U K S T .

Old doiiiaud nnd logal-toiuloi- notoa.S ;;iri,7S7,'.1Jli th rtilioatoa of ilopoait lO.UIo.oOl) linlil coi-tilloiito.s • :u.l,8;i;i,1171 Silver cortilioiitos 171l,:i-il,UJ3 yriietiointl cnrroney (loss if.s,:)7.'j,l):Jt

u.sllmatoil aa lose or (lostroyuil;.. 0,1)11,

A S T . P E T K i i s i n u i o dispatch snys that nn army ofllcer who had boon shot i n tho rogiou of tho honrt was takon io tho hos­pital where Iho doctors declared that his wound was mortal. The ollieer thoroupou admitted lhat he had shot himself iu order to avoid tho nocossily of shooting tho Czar. Ilo said he was a member of a secret society wliicli bad balloted to decide who slioiild uiidorlako to assassinnlo the Czar, aud tho choice had fallen upon h im. Sovoral persons in tho hospital who ovor-heard jiarl of Iho oonfossion wore itumo-dinlely arroslod. 'J'wo physioiims who wore preseut ou duty were lihoratod. The full confession of tho ofllcer wns takon in writing hy the nuthoritios.

J.V response lo tho visit of tho Irish clorgy nud pilgrims who wont lo liomo to signify thoir dovotiou to tho Holy See, tho Popo oxprossod hia deniiu for u peaceful sottie-niout of tho Irish question.

E l t i i l T jjorsons havo boon oouvictod nt Kanturk of altouding meetings of sup-prosBod branches of tho Nutionul League, and sentenced to two months' iuipri.son-uieut at hard labor, says a Dubl in dispatch. There havo boon live arrests in Donegal for oll'onsos under tho criiiios not, and moro aro expected. Mr . Cox, M . P . , i u prison at Limer ick , put on tho j a i l dross without protest, and went lo work i u the prison yard chopping wood nud doing othor labors of ordinary oriminnla cheerfully.

L A T H advices from China nro to tho effect that the cily of Naiyou, north of Ningpo, which was subniorgod about a thouaaud yonrs ago, has recently boon partly exposed to view, and a unmbor of vnsea, plates aud other utonsils of tho Sough (lyuusly havo been recovered by tho natives.

G E N E R A L .

Principal iS UlS,'IU!),B'J:i TcrAi, iiEii-r.

friiic-iiml Sl,U',).'),177,'i'l'2 lutei-ubt V,U1I.-J1!I

'total S1,7I)0.1'.)1,'1.H LoHfi ciiiih itouis availaijlo for ro-

(liictiouof tho debt 8 ;)OI,7.|'.),Uil LoBH ruBurvo liolil for rudoniptio.ii

of U. y. uotoa 11)0,01)0.000

Total iS .1I).1,7W,UJ1

'. 'ptiil debt loaa availablo eaah iteniail,'i'J5,lll,8'i7 Not cubh ia tho Treasury a'i,'.i.'JI),71()

Dolit 1033 cash in Troaaury .Vol). 1, ItlHS...,

Dobl, loaa cash iu Troaaury .fim, 1, 1,210,211,081

ises. iJ,22.';,ry.w,-ioi

Docroiiso of debt rturliig niontli.ij J,7,ilS7.S-J0 Docrua.so of liobt Binco .funo iW, 3.SS7 (il),217,U.'i.i lASH IK TUK TUKASOllY AVAILAIILH FOIi ' TUK

UDIIUCTIO.V 01.' THK PUllLIC l)].;]!!. Clohl hold forgiild cortincatos nctii-

Klly ontstuiiilini,' iii 10),85;i,'J71 .Silvoi- hold lor silvor cei-UDcatoa

iictiiHllyontatiiudliig 17t),:)22.0M U. H. iiotaa hold ffir cortihcatoa of

doDOsit aoUially ontetaiuliuK lO.Ol.'i.OOO Cii.sii hold-for matured debt anil iu-

torOBluiiiiaid 9,0&S,5Sl Fractional currency l.ulo

Total availablo for rodiiction of debt S S01,71!),l'.-il

itKSKnvi.; Kij.vii. Hold for rodomption of U. H. uotog,

acta .liiu, 11, JS7d, and .Inly 12, imj. flOO.OUO.OOO Ifuavailubloforroductiou of tho debt—

Friictionii.1 silver coin ir2o,010,1173 Minor coin I.i;i,lit7

Total Cortilioatoa held as caali Notcimh ou hand

Si>u,i:jj,o!)0 •i5.h7S,727 8.0,-230,7-11)

Total uiiflli in Troasury, a.i shown by tho Troiisiiror's yon'l account. J.')51),n!)2,li. ) T H E Washington correspondent of tho

Chicago Morning Nem telegraphs that jomrnal as follows:

l''roiu a ilomocriitio moinbor of thn Ways imd JMoana Couiiuittoo I have loaniod that tlio ma­jority o.xpoct to hiivu tho tarift bill ready for lii'osoutatlon to tho full coumiittuo on h'ob. Ill, It ia not tljo ju-OBOut piirpoao of Mr, Milla and hia aasoclatoB to introduce tdiolr iiioaaiiro in tho Houao, bnt aa aoon us completed to lay it hoforo tho full comiiiitteo aud at oiico pro-toed with it'a formal couaidonitiou. Tho nmjurity havo youo over their -work aev-oi-al tiiuos, hut thero atlii romaiu a number of iiiicntiona that havo not hoon fully de-toniiiuod npon. '.Plio Kreatoat dillicultins aro jireuoutod by tho wool and iron achortnloB. Wliilo mi final aLl.jiiBtmoiil; ot tho wool ocliod-nlo hiia been madu, it ia uudoi-stood that all raw wool is to bo traiisi'orrad to tiio froo Hat and a cori-oB)ioiiding reduction made iu tho riiioa on lunnufiicttiros of wool. M.-i.niifactnroa of worsted are to bo advanced to moot tho do-nianda of tho niiimifacturora of tliat ciaaa of flooda. No changes wliiitovor.havethna far boon iniulo on tho o.xiatiug i-atos on liquors, to­bacco, hooka, Bilk goods, and maiinfftcturoa of cotton, nor haa luiythlns; rtotiiiito boou doeidod upon iu i-olation to auKar or intoniivl-rovoiiuo taxoa. In going ovoi- the hill tlio nia.inrhy havo passed ovor thoao Bchoduloa and individual nr-tlclca that involve tho graatoat amount of con­troversy.

A PETiTiOK was prosouted to tho U . S. Senate ou Priday from the President of the Johnson it Pul le r Manufacturing Com­pany of Madison, Wis . , for the abolition bf ail import duties ou ngriculturnl mn-chinoiy, 'on the ground ' that such duties wero Bupbrfhious aud useless, and that uo ngriculturnl machinery would bo imported if the duties were wholly discontinued.

A D V I C E . S from tho Jlesicnn froutier sny n very uuusuiil leniency is exhibited liy the Moxieiiu nuthoritios in regard to tho .fate of tho Mapiiia train robbers, throe of whom— Chnrlos Smull, Hutcliinsou, nnd Doo Ilinos —wero ciiuglit aud nro now in jail at Chihua­hua. They havo nil conloBsod, aud their share of tho plunder has beeu recovered. It was cousidcrod n foregone conclusion after thoir arrest that they would nt onco Ijo shot, as a reooutly passed Fed­eral law roquiroa, but for souio ronaon or other the death penalty wil l not bo in -liicted, but they wi l l al l ho sentenced to hard labor for life. Such a soutenco is usually Borvod out iu somo mines belong­ing lo'lho Government, and Iho puuish-moul is considered equal i u severity to that of tho Eussiau mines of Siberia. Tho reason for tho leniency shown in mitigating tho death penalty to imprisoumout for lifo is boeauso tho culiirits aro all Americans, with whom the Govorument did not wish.to be too severe.

A N..v'1'iONAL Itndos council of coke work­ers has boou organized.

P i B E destroyed tho Peoria Chamber of Commerce, enlaii iug a loss of $200,000. Tho destruction by firo of a business block iu Pittsburg caused a loss of 5>UI)0,000, and Malone, N . Y . , suffered a loss of §200,000 by i i similar disaster. The printing es­tablishment of It . W. Hokker, Stnte printer at Spriugiield, 111., wns burnod, nnd vnluablo documents nnd ninnnscripts destroyed. Tho loss is oslinintod a l SlOO,-000. The Chnppoll block al .Enu Claire, Wis . , wns destroyed; loss, 5(;;o,000. Tho Chemical Paper Company's m i l l at South Holyoko, Mass.; lose, SYiJ.OOO. A n d tho Western Theological Soniinnry, Bidge nv-cuuo, Alloghouy City, was dnmngod to tho extent of .'Jl.5.000, while many slu-donls lose thoir books nud clothing.

I T is snid that Josef Hofmauu, the boy pianist, is showing uymptoms of facinl pnralysis, brought on by overwork impair-ng his honlth nnd nervous system,

A PiTTKiJUKGn dispatch says that a uatural-gns export has relumed to that city from Chicago with somo bottled sam­ples of the new fuel us found there. A n annlysis shows it to bo natural gas, hut of lliat quality known as surface gas. It ia totally useless as a fuel heciinse of lack of quantity, and has no more pressure than is to bo found nt the mouth of an il luminat­ing or artificial gas-buruor. This expert snys that if Chicago wauls to uso natural gas ns a fuel she must pipe it for ft longer distanco than has yot been dono. even in the nntnral-gns regions of Pennsylvania, He says i l wil l have lo bo piped from sec­tions of Indiana and Ohio.

M A R K E T R E P O R T S .

N E W Y O R K

C A T T L K $3.00 Hoas , 0.25

C.Ol) .00 .9;) .6(1 .-11

1-1.70

& 5.73 @ 6.00 tfl) D,r>0 (t'l .OSJj i ii ,St cji ,61 'US .'IS tao.25

5.01) .1.2,7 H.5I)

.'i.OD 4.50 .80

& 5.50 l!« 4.75 m -i.'js

(9 5.5O ,(I)

.•i7;.'.a)

.32 "irf

.78 an

.20 id

.81 .-ISla .31 .3-2 .30 0 J

.88

S O U T H .

J O H N H O E S O H , aged 28, wns declared to be a Innatio i u court at Louisvi l le , K y . , caused by excessive smoking of cigarettes.

A N Internal Bevenuo Agent, D r . Joe B . McGee, shot nnd k i l l ed E d Hickman at Bnrdstown, K y . ' '

. P i E E on the Union ' Wharf at Chnrleston, S. C , destroyed 2,000 bales ot • cotton, (sansing a loss of abont 8200,000, fully cov­ered by'insnrance.

Gxm's S. O D E U L T , \ o f 'the Galveston ifem, iind a news purveyor for several i n -ilnentinl journnis i n tho North, hus just died.at the ago of -IO. years.' H e .was a

: brpthM of.!.Hoff,,.John p . 0 ^ . Two S o D T H C A i t o i i N A prflachflis caine

L A B O R .

A I 'mu in thoioavywiiolesaledryrgbods iBtriot of Now York . t a ' % i vicinity 'of '

T H E employes of the Continental Tube Works atPittsbnrghnve notified the mnn-nger that Ihoy wi l l uot iiooept a rodnotion in wngos; and Ihe^mployes of tho Pi t ts­burg Tube Works have also announced that they wi l l resist a proposed cut of 10 per cont. •

T H E Eiverside Steel Works nt Benwood, W . Vn . , have signed last year's scale.

A i " i ' E B two weeks' shut-down of tho So­lar Iron Works at Pittsburg, on nocionnt of trouble with the Amalgamated Association in regard to tho two-job system, a com­promise was eil'ecled with the bOO striking workmen, and work has been resumed, i S I N C E the beginning of tho Beading strike

nineteen of the forty-three furnnces i n the district have goue out of blast, and others wi l l oloso down this week. ' • •

A'r Pottsville,' Ph . , li number of, dis-j obediint Knights of Labor went tO Work i n

.83 .51 .33

4.0U

• .79 .•13 .'JO

.70 .47 .31 .82 .77

(Oi .80 & .5i,>a U! ..3t ><!. -I.IO

KiiKur WiiE.iT—No. 2 Spring

No. 1 Rod CoiiN—No, 2... O.vrs-Whiio I'oiiK—Now Mess

CHICAGO. C A T T L B — C h o i o o to Prime Stoora

Uood, Common to I'air

HOGS—Shipping Grados SllKKV WuKAT—No. 21ibd Wiutor CoiiN—No. 2 O A T S — N o . 2 B.iiii.Kir-No. 2, BuTTiJii—Choice Croauiory;

Fine Dairy :s.i CuKESE—full Ci-eam, now .12 E G G S — F r o a h 20 roT/VToi.i.s—Choice, por bu .63 _ Poitic-AIOSB 14.00 1314.50

T O L E D O .

Wnii.vT-Ciish ConN—Cash O A T S — N o . 2 Whito C L O V E K SlSEU

KANSAS CITlf WnuAT—No. 2 ConN-No. 2 O A T S — N o . 2. . . .

M I L W A U K E E . WnEAT—CaaU Coiu\-No. 3 O A T S - N O . 2 Whito. , . KYI :—No. 1.. , ]Unr..isv—No. 2 PouK-Uoas, •.... 14.00 ifJ14.5U

ST. LOUIS. • WHKAT-No. 2 lied 81 ConN-Mixod. . . 47 O A T S — C a a h , . . . .30 B i E . . . . .04 l i A H L E Y . . . . . .90 PoiiK—Moaa 1.L75

BUF.FALO. C A T T L E . . . . . . ; 4.75 (li S.na

Hoas.. . . . ; ; S.'iS.' (fl COO S H E E P 6.00 & 5.75 CoiiN—No. 2 Yollow 55;/.@l .511

EAST . L I B E K T Y , ' C A T T L E — P r i m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,75

- . Fair 4.00 Commcu S.iiO-

HoosV... . . ' C.OO S H E E P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; .4.75 L A M B B . 5.60

; • OMAn.4. C A T T L E — P r i m o l . 7 . . . . . :

Common Hoas—Choice ., ,

. U l M d i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • SniSKi'-Prlrao .; i . •. .*. ' . . . . . . , •„ . . .

• ... Fair.;.. . . . .r;. . .v...<vv:.i • • Cojiimoa....'..-. . , . . i

•W'l iat I.'i IJcJj!v l>ouc X>y tJte H a -t i o i i u l J!.of;a>*litijre.

Mn. I'Losin oflered a reaolution iu *lio Soii-iito on tho'doth nit. inatiiictini; tho iiostollioo coiiimittuo to iiKiuIro into tho caiiaoa of tlio in-mlUciont mail aurvlco, espoclally in tho Woot uttJ Soiitli, and in-osontod nowspapor oxtraots and letters to uliuv/tlio "lioiiiucratizi.".!" conJl-tioii ot tiio aorvico in KaiibiiB, Uiu rosult o( a Htiiiiid attomiit tu niako it rocunt ot gcunom.S'. Tlio heiiato iiostollioo coiiimittoo ropuriod ad-\ursoly on a iirojjofiition to reiKico lotter-poa-tiigo to ono cont, Mi-. Murtiau mado hia third Blioucli in tho Kouato in oppoBitlon to tho .milr uiluciitlon bill. 'The fconiito paasod ilio j loiise hill inakiiiK an appiopnatinn to e/irrv intu olloot tUo law OritaoliBliiuit o.Npuriuiont i.tatioiui lit agricultural coiloyua. iVlr. Cullom iiuruiiuced tho bill iiitruducQd In tlio Hoiit-o by .Mr. ilomloi--Bon for the consti-ucUon of tho lleiinopin Canal,

. nnd aiipropi-iatiu],-S lill.uit). in thelluiiHoor liop-roaentativoa. ,Mi-. Cuhheon ef .'41 Iclii^jan iiitro-duciHl a I'osoluUoii doclariiig it to un tho aoiiao of tlio Iloiiao tlmt In any j.ropoaod ruviuiim of tlio tariff tho nrinclido ol luotuciiun lu Aiiiorl-can industry* and tho maiiitonaiico of thu waHoa Df Aiuoricaii •workmen al tho .Amurn.an Mtiuidai-d miiilit to bu d.atiiiutly rociii.'iiizod and hrnily ridhorod to; tliat duties oiiiiht not tu bu inipoaed for rovonuo only, lint the' pi-oduutlon of thoao lu-ticieu which tho United .States haa abundant raw material and hilioi: to produce onyht tu lie jirotoctod

I aulliclently to onablo Amoriciiii producora to main alii free coiii]ietLtiDn in tlic American inarliot, and that urlicloa on thu froo list should ijo Boloctod from iijiioiig audi nocosaiiriuu uf Jifo aa aro notproducud in aditipiato (iiiiiiititiua in this coiiiitry. Tlie Sjienkcr firo ton:, laid be­fore tho Uoiiflo a letter from thu Public

I I'rlntor, juatlfyiiig ditohari;as iiiadu by iilni, and daiiyinK tho char(;o that tho CougroBBionn.1 work of tlio olhco ia largely in arroiu-s. After conaidorablu dolnito tho Houso adopted a rosolntlmi orderlnt; an iiivoatlijatlou of tho adiuiuiatratlon ot tlio printing ofhco dnrhiH thu hicmiilioacy of tlio preaout Public Priiitur aud lhat of his prode-coasor. Tho following hilla and roaoliitiona wore introdiicoil in tho IIoiiBo and rolurrod ; Hy I\lr. Towiislieiid, to placo aait on the froo Hat; by Mr. J-.iiwlor, abolishing the tax on oloo-iiiiirgarlno; by .Mr. 'I.'arsnoy, for tlio orectlon in Waahinittoii of a atatnu "to Gen. Ciiatorj by j l r . lilaml, for tiio fartlior coinago of ail-vor luul fur tho rodeiiipiioii of jiiitiomil-bank notea; by I\lr, Chiiimiui, jiroliibitinfi alioiia from bocoiiiing ollicors ol curiiuriitions or no-coptiiig omployiiiont on atoiiiii or street rall-ruada, on any (luvorninont or State coiitriict work, or on any vossoi wliully uiiMuyod in u.i-vi-^•ating United"Statoa waters; by .Mr. Owen, aii-thnvi/.itiii II anrvuy for the iinrjioso of imtKinff uud maintaining a coutlnuouB waterway from Lake Michimin to tlio AliBalssippl.

Mil. Pr.u.ii]i'8 ruaoliition diructing the Post.-ofllca Comniittoo to inquiro into tlie canao ot inofUcioiit mall aorvico, oapociitlly in tho South nud Wost, wtin ditjouaaod in tho Beiiato on tho :tlBt ult. Messrs. .Aliuuleraon, Morgan ami Stewart favoreil tho lnvosli;jatioii,wliilo Mosara. Hock, Saiilsbury and JteiiKiin opiioaml it, Mr. Kvarta adilreaaod tlio .Sonulo in aupnort of Iliu l i lair bill. The Hoiiatu leisned Sir. Jlrtar'a joint resolution for a coiu.titiitioiial aiiioii(Uiieut cliaiiKlnt; tho time fur tlio meeting of (Joiigreaa and fur tho iiianj.;iiratiuii of tlio l'rosideut, 'Tlio Senate passed t)iu bill for a iiiiblie buiialng at Oiiialiii, .Neb., to coat, incliidim! alto, ¥l,-2«),o00. Mr. Stewart introduced ii bill provldinu that, after ninety diiya from Its paaaiige, ChinoBO laborers eliall not have tlio riylit to outer tlio United Statoa ou thu yroiind of tirevioun reai-(Joiicc. 'J'ho Houso Commerce Coimiilttoo Hindu two reporta on tho ro.solutlou prnvidinu for a. C'oiiKroaaioniil invostlKation into tlio Heading Mailroad triuiblea. Tlio iniiiority re­port, M-bicli waa adopted by tho comiiiiUoo by a vote of 7 to U, iccuuimondod tho nifor-enco of tho whulu iiiiittor to tlio lutor-stiito Comiuerco Commisaion. 'Thu minor­ity report, elunod bv Measra. liaynor (Md.l. Audoraun (Kan.), 'Taranoy (,Mioli.), Anderaon (Iowa), and Logan (La.), rocommoiid-od tho ajipointiiiont uf a spooial comiiiiBSlonei-. The HoUBO Comniittoo on liankinK aud Cur­rency roijortod favorably Mr. UinuloV'a hill , im-thorlxing the Secretary of tho Troaaury tu invoat tho money dopoaitcd hy national hiinkfl for tho rotlroniohtof their circulation in tlio purohuae of United Statoa lionds at cnrrontmarkot riitefl. Tho House pn.aaud a hill authorizing tho con-structlun of ii. bridKo ovor the Missouri Kivor at Jefforaon, iSlo. Hilla wero alao iiasaod by the Houso providing fur tlio oroctiou of public bulluinfis at SpriiigHold, Jlo., t<i coat SIOO.OOO, iiBd at Portsmouth, Ohio, to coat SfiO.OOO.

.AiTiin ttShnni dobalo tho Houao oi liopre-aeutativee, on tlio lat iiiat., adoirted a roaolutlou to tho olToot that "ABpooial committflo ot flvo inembors ho appointed to inveutiKiito fortliwith the extent, ciiuses and elloct upun hitoratate comuiorcfi of tlio continued failure Iiy tho Koading Itailroad Coiiiiniiiy to transport such conmiorce, and to report to tho Houao, by lull or othenviso, tor couaidonitiou at any uiiie, Biich loyialiitioii as ia iiocesaary to aociiro to Uie iiublic tlio rogiilur and coiiipleto execution hy a railroad company of its olillgationa to aorvo as a coinniou carrier of iiitorstato comuierco." Mr. J''.vartfl,. from the couimittoo un Forolpn Kuliiliona, roportod fjivoi-ably tu tho Senate tho bill providing fer tho inspection of muitta fur oxportation. Mr. Cainoroii iiii;rcKlucod tho i i i l l iiruvidiuf,' for the paynioiit of a aorvico jionaion of 1 cont for each day's Borvlco to all Union aoldiora and Bailors of tno robolliou. Mr. Palmer iiitrodiiuod a hill appropriating frl.O-JO.OUl) for contlnuinK tho Im-provunninl of St. Mary's Kivor, Michisnn, and j20il,OO0 lor thu Hay Lako Chimuol, Michigan.

Tiru bill to incroaao tho peuaion of the totally holpleaa to S72 por month pasaod tno Sena.o on the 2d iuat. Mr. CuHoin introduced a bi l l per­mitting ofUcora who havo aervod in ono grade for twoniy-ono yoara to draw tho pay of tho next Iiighi^r grade, or be retired un tlio pay al­lowed to rotiruil ullicora uf tlio 111* .t grade. Mr. Konna iidtlrosaod tho Soiiiite on ao l^rosiilont'a tarllf niesBiiMo aud in rejiiy to illr. Hliei-nian's apooch on the samo aiibject, .Mr. Sliorniiin rc]iliod to .Mr. Konna, ami l\lr. itoaffuu apoku briolly in dofonbu uf tlio adniiniatriitiou tarift policy. IVfr. Plumb addroeaod tho Senate in favor of his resolution regarding iaclUclont mall aorvico in tho South and Woat. Mr. Inualla iinjiouncod the appointment ofthe fol­lowing Bpoeial cenimittoe on tho Piioifio Ka i l -road funding bills aud the President's mosBugo aud comiiiission roporta: Jloaara. I'ryo, Wiiwos, Hiscock, IJIIVIB, Morgan, Hut-lor and lloarst. In tho Houao of Kopro-sontatlvos, Mr. Oriilu, of Toxiia, from t"uo Coinmitteo on Prosiiloutinl Elections, etc., roportod a joint rosolulioii proposing a coiisti-tucloual amendment providing tlmt: Conurcas shall h(J)4 ita annual meothiKB tho first .Mon­day in January. j\lr. li'ord, of Miciiigan, in -trodUGOd a bill for the organization of the Ter­ritory of Alaska. .'Vftor couai-derablo dobato tlio liill to iirovonttlio ti anamiaaion thronyh the mallB ua secoud-clii?s matter of choiit) litera-tnro, and requiring it to bo trananiittcd as third-claaa matter, waa passed. Y'eaa, 145; nays, tlB, ,

T H I R T Y - T W O Y E A R S A G O , x

Memorab le I ' o l i l i c a l E v e n t Com­

memorated at tho N a t i o n a l

Cap i ta l .

The E l ec t i on o f Nii t l iuniel P . Biinic.s as Speakof of tlio i l o i i s o of Uep->

resent 111 ives.

IWaahiugton spooial] Thirty-two yonrs ago Nathaniel P . Baulcs

was elected Sjipakor of tho House of 'Kcp-resoutativofl, nftor the most memorable struggle for that |iositiou ovor known. Wodnosdny night, nt tho club-house of l l ie Kopublicai'i Nntionnl .Ijcngue, tho surviving sujiporiors of General liniiks bold a re­union. Just before tho eleventh ballot ou that dny tho leiulera of tho various factions had gnlhorod logcthor iu ouo nf the cloak­rooms aud agreed to a resolution Hint who­ever should receive Iho highest voto on lhat ballot sliould ho declared Speuker. G o n ­oral Bnuks had lOlt, and his nearest com­petitor 100, bul throo votes mado ; M r . Bnuks Speaker. Of tlio 2H;i Keiiresocta-lives aud 02 Senators who opened the aes- . sion ot thnt fnioiul Congress ou the ik\ ot Deeombor in lyfiu, only two nion yet re­main under tho dome of tho Cupitol. Thoy aro -lohn Shornjnu nnd Justin S. Mor r i l l , of Vormont, who wora both inenibois of tho House. Of tho lO.'l men who voted for Gou. Banks only twouty-two lire kiioivu to survive. 'I'his Congress contained Joshua li. Giddiugs, Schuyler Colfax, Ansoii Jiuilingamo. Mason W . 'i'nppnn, E l i h u B . AVashhurue; .lohn Sherman, .luslin S. i l o r r i l l , nnd Goluslift .•V. Grow; but of thoso only Sherman, Uor- . r i l l , and Grow remain. 'The other iimetoen who stirvivo aro .Sidnoy Loan , of Coniiooti-cut; Wi l l i am Cunibnck, of Indiana; John J . Perry, of JIaino; Calvin C. Chiilfoo, L i n e nous B . Gomius, Chauncoy I i . Knapp, T i i n -othy Davis, and Mark 'Prnflou, of Mnssa-ohusotts; Aaron If. Crngin and .Tames l.'iko, of New Hampshire; 0. B . Iifatleson, Guy It. Pelton, Hiissell Sago, Fraueis E . S i i in -ner, .lames S. T. Slranuhnii, nnd Rdward Dodd, of Now York; .lohn A . l i inghani, of Ohio; .Innies U . Canqibell and John J . Pierce, of Pennsylvania. Nearly all of these goutloinen wero ju'csent, and Gou. Banks presided. Tho progrninmo ot the rouniou iucli idi d a diiinor and afterward a' reoo]itiou to Gi>n. Banks at tho Union League club-bouso.

T H E C O L I i A ' l J l F A M I L Y ,

Death of tho Only Bi'otlior of tho Pan i -

0U3 Yioo Prositlont, Ilonry

Wilson.

[.Vaasar (Mich.) spooiaL| Winthrop Colbath, a brother of tho late

Vice-Presidoul Henry Wilson, waa buried hero on Wednesday. M r . Colbath came lo 'Tuscola County i n 1801), and wns ongngod iu ngriculturnl nud morcantile pursuits un­ti l lliiS'.l, when ho roniovod to l iast Sag­inaw, where he died Saturday. Ho was a Ihonghtful, oaruost man, of tine iintiva tnlonts, but he lacked tho bonofit of an early education. 'Tho story of the Colbathe, na related by Winthrop nnd substnntinlod by the history of the late Vloo-Presideut Wilson, was a romantic ono. 'The mother, daughter of nn Engl i sh nriBlocrat, foil in love with and married Thomns Colbnth, a servant in her father's family, ninl the couple fled to America, followed by the anathomn of tbo blue-blooded Bri tou. Thoy settled iu N i ­agara County, Now York, but subsoquoutly ronioved to New Hnmiishiro, whoro Jere­miah, tho eldest son, was liorn. When lie was live years old n Massnohusotts shoo-makor named Wilson beonmo acquainted with tho family, and persuaded thorn lo place "Jerry" in bis chn go. 'I'ho lad was taken to Massaohusetls, infitructod in the m.vstories of shoeuiaking, but givon a mod­erate odnoalion witl inl . nud linnlly wns le­gally adopted by his bonefaotor, who gave him tho uama, Houry Wi lson .

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T h e E n s s i a n I m p e r i a l .Academy of Sciences has recen t ly completed the pub l i ca t ion of a trauij iat ion of tho N e w Tes tamen t in to the lungnageof the Oa l -mucks . Th i s , i t is snid, is the l i r s t at­tempt to make k n o w n to the O . i lmucks the text of the C h r i s i i a n gospels. T h o in i t ia t ive is clue to the B r i t i s h B i b l e Socie ty , by •whicl i t l ie t ransla t iou was conlicleti to J?rof. PoaneieftVof the cha i r Of M o n g o l , a n d C a h i u i c k l i te ra ture i n the U n i v e r s i t y of S t . Pe te r sburg . T w o h u n d r e d copies have been sent to A a -t ra ld ian and sold to the. .convorted.Cal-muoks of that province. T l i e r e s thave been sent abroad

[Sionx City (iowa) apeoial,) The biggest nutheutioated blizzard story

of the season conios from Aurora County, Iowa. Whou tho groat atoriu of Jan. i 2 swept over that couniy, Er i c .Johnson, a farmer, was watering his cattle some dis-tnnce from his buildmgB. He used his ut­most oxortions to drive the cnttlo home, bnt without nvnil, ns very shortly they, aa . well as himself, wore oxhnnstod. Among the drove of cattle wns a very largo ox, which soon bocnmo bewil­dered nnd lay down to tlio oloso to 'where .lohnson wits floundering i u the snow. At this moment .lohnson, who was making frantic oll'orts lo save himself was seized with an inspiration which impelled h im q:iiuk]y to k i l l the ox, disembowel h im, nud ornwl iusido. jU'ter drawing the sides of tho Btomaoh together , ho was completely sholtered irom llio ter­rific storm by thij warm carcass of the ox, aud passed the night i n safety and cora-pnrative comfort. Whanmormiug dawned, . however, and bo eudoavored to crawl out , of his peonlinr habitation, ho discovered to his horror thnt the; ox was .frozeu sol id , his knife outside, nud himself: a secure prisoner. Ho kopt up a'Shouting at inter­vals unt i l 2 o'clock, when his cries were heard by parlies who wero. searching lor. his frozen body, nnd ho was helped out of ^ his holo nono" tho worse for. his peculiar .. experience.; '

L I F E I N I I I E L A N D .

A s i a by E'nropean m i s s i o n a r i e s . — A m e r ­ican A n a l y s t .

Sii l l ivun Itoinly to (/nilei-go'li'iirtlicr. I i n -• prisuniiient.

[Cablo dispatch from Dublin..] E x - L o r d Mayor .Siiilivtin was greeted b.7

a large crowd ou his release from 'TuUa- •" more ja i l , nnd various delegations pre­

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A C O L O S S A L s t i ck of l u i n b e r f rom .Puge t S o u n d lias been contr ibuted to the mechanics ' exh ib i t ion at S a n P r a n -cisco. I t s l eng th is 151 feet, and it is 20x20 inches th rough . I t is be l ieved to be the longest piece of l u m b e r over tu rned out of nny s a w m i l l . '

A B U F F A L O , canary lias . a mina t i i ro w e l l i n i t s cage, -with a bucket , t he chi i in of 'Which reaches to i ts pe rcb . Wt i en i t •wants a d r i n k i t draws tip the bucket , m u c l i to the, d e l i g h t ' o f - , t h e o L i l d r e n i n the ne ighborhood .

M A T C H E S are so cheap now that i u the p r i n c i p a l cigar stores whou ; a cus­tomer, asks for a ma tch ho gets a box. V e r y , good matches of the S w e d i s h k i n d cost loss .than h a l f a, cent; a' box;

i n a speech, said that he once desired a greater measure of indepeudehoe for Ire­land, but now he thought that M r . Glad-, i stone's^ proposals ware a fair compromise,, and would unite th'i tvi o nations i n peace nnd good-fellowship. He urged. the peo» pie to jo in iho N.•^tionnl League, and t o . meet secretly i f thsy could not .. meet.'-: openly. M r . Sullivan said he wttsready to undergo, fli'rther imprisonment for, I ra-land.

T H E T I S K I L W A BAlVJf

' I J I A I ' P E D .

I I O B B E K S

Two I.ll'o-loni; rrofeaslonala Arruutod for > the Uoecnl; Itobliei-y. 'r<

: . , ICliiiton (tovtt) tolosram.]- •' Fan Burns and Jimmy Foster, aged 54 •

and 50, l ife-long bank robbers, 'woroaX'' '^i rested hero by tho Clinton polioo and a-'(j "1 I Piniiertou dot lotive nnd identified by tho ' • owners of tho - ' liBkilwO'iIll;) Bank, whiok^:'• t h e y h l o w up teu.dnys'ago. 'tThoy, havo.

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; ,• -luey inow up l ieu ' .anys ' t tgo. '^noy, iittvo. T H E b loakes fadre r s i tv , xavr bear us heuu .itnown all over the United States for

to prosper i ty . " " ' somoyoaTi (iud aroiflno-looking moa.- '

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Sonorita, rod tliy Hps ' Aa tlio roses in lli .i Sonlli;

Is it yea or nay Unit slijia Birdliho I'l'oni tliy diiiiplucl moutli?

Cajitivo to thy Horcoiy Cruel IdndiioBs ilioii ilosl H I K W ;

Sweetlieart, if tliou lov'st not mo, Breul; tlio siiell and lot mo go.

Scnorita, dark tliy hair, Cllonniing with imprisoiieil light,

Lilio a militlo sliiiiiiig snare Tangling fast nij- dreauis hy night,

Sleep or ivaliiiig still to theo Al l my fevered thoughls do flow;

8weotlieiirt, it thnu lov'st not mo, Jiiealt the spell iiiid let mo go.

Scnorita, soft thiim eyos, Lustrous, fair and jetty-friugod,

Liko twin Klars that gem tiio skies When the dawn is rosy-tinged;

Ceiise, all, cciuie thy coi|nelry, Teach their rays a wariuor glow;

Swectlioart, if llioti lov'st not ino, Break the spell and lot mu go.

—Sinmii'l Miiilnni Peek.

A L o s t D i a m o n d N e c k l a c e ,

[XKAN'.SLATED i'TtOM 'J'lIE l.'ltE.VGII OF A, SILV|.;STUE,1

hnd but l i t t l

EiSHilE^^rnizoroy was II. i lolicii t i i , p r 0 t t y a i i tl ohiirnnng g i r l , V c r y m ii c h

^abovo her sta­tion i l l Hfuiuid hor aniTOiiiul-iugs.

i l o r father w a s a p o o r Clover 11 111 e n t clerk, uud as both he and her ni o t h o r

:lo monoy, no friends nnd no social po.sitioii, .she could not even hojio that a br i l l i an t niiirriago might someday transfer her from tho terrible mediocri ty o f hor lifo to aoniething better and moro i n necoi'dnncowith l i e r re l ined tastes lui i l aristocratic inclinations.

Thorough ly (li.shearfceiied, sho mar­r ied a junior 'elerk in the Tre.tsiiry D c -partineufc. She siiU'ernd bitterly, how­ever, for slio felt tlml, ,slin wius born for B life of li i .Kiiry and enjoyment, and ohafud cont inual ly nmler the moi'e thivn comnionplaeo init i iro of her new sur­roundings, wl i ich wero l ia rd ly better than her old ones.

To l ive i n d ing i ly furnished lodging.s was to hor a tortui'e. i: ' ,verylliing around her j i i rred on her feelings of rel i i ioment and o/i ber violent loiigiiig.s for elegiuit hfxury, whi lo the meagre i l i i iners, ealun on ft coarse Inlileclotli, out of common oliinawnro, ami hor .scanty wardrobe, conta in ing neither furs, luces nor jewels, were a perpetual HOiirce of misery to hor.

.13e.side.s this slie bi t ter ly felt tho ab­sence of dinvors, dra])erii!s and bric-a-brac i n l ier ]5oor l i t t le rooms, and grow every day more and moro discontented w i t h her lot.

W h a t oxaspernted her s t i l l more waa , the fact timt her l i i isband, who was tlior-

onghly comiiinnphiee, d i d not even aiiein to perciove the nuiiieroii.s deficiencies o f t l ieir l i fe , tind when, on coming homo from his office, he wouhl sit down to a d inner consist ing of a t l i in soup, boiled beef and iiotatoes anil a jiieee of clieeso, w i th a boiuning face and a good appe­tite, .sho felt l iko .strangling l i ini wi th wi th her own li t t le white hniKls, to pnn-ieh h i m for his intense vu lga r i ty and lack of Bym]iatliy.

Ono Gvoniiig on coining homo to d in­ner ber liuHbiiiid handed Inn', wi th a t r i -uin])liniit aniilo, a largo, ollicial looking envelope, say ing : " W e l l , l uydoar , here is something that w i l l surely please y o u . "

i t was an iijjt'itation from tbeMini . s -tc r of the L i t c r i o r to a bal l w l i i ch his ExcoUeney was about to givo at tho M i n i s t r y .

Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped that she wou ld bo, the i x i o r g i r l threw the nnlneky invita­t ion on II side tablo, wi th every token of disgust and ve.xation, saying: " W h a t a m I to do wi t l i that;"

" B n t , m y dear," ho repl ied, " I t l iought that you would be so pleased. Y o u are nlways compla in ing of not go ing in to socioty. This i san iagn i l i ceu t oppor­t u n i t y of so doing, I assure you . I had t l io greatest d i l l i cu l ty i n obtaining this

slio said hoai ia t i i ig ly : " l a m not rpiitn sure, bnt I think that i t might be done for-lOOfrimos."

H e turned s l ight ly pale, for t l i ia wns just the anin which ho had set nsiile with gi 'c i i fci i i l i ic i i l ly to buy him.solf a go ld watch. H e ' rep l ied , howevor; . " A l l r ight , y o u shnll liii.Vii ,'500 friiip's; but try and get n hamlHome dress for thu money, as i t -will bo a long time before 1. can buy y o u nnothor (1110.''

A H tho great day drew iienr Ileiioe, al­though her dress wns liniahed and was very jirotty, began to look sad and downlienrled again.

H e r husband l i i iv ing inquired as to what m i g h t he her new trouble, she ac-Ijiiowledged rather shamofaoedly that .she was deeply humiliated to have to go to tho ba l l without a .single jewel to wear.

Sho asain'od h i m that it wonld look so odd that she would much sooner not go af a l l ,

Tho rough ly annoyed at her want of onnimoii sense, he told her to stick aomo iUnvei's in ber l ia i r nnd on her dress and assured her that i t wou ld look jnat us well lis any jewelry. She refused to lie convinced, however, and Aveiifc on l i i -ine i i t i i ig i l l the most disiui i l way.

" W e l l , niy ileal',".he saii1 at length, " I do not .see wli.y, if .ynu are so niixioibs to wear jewelry, you should not go and get .yonr old schoolmiitu,i\ i i i ie,Eorestier, In lend you .Honieof hers for theoconsioii. She is viu'y wealthy, nnd wi l l , I i i i nauro , be delighted to lie of .service to .you."

Eenoo jumjied with jo.y at the idea, and j in t t ing on ber bonnet aiul clonk went sti-aigiit off l o borrow some of Iter friend's jewelry.

J\Jnie. Forestier , w h o ' wns n k i n d amialiie woman, imineilia(;cly brought out her jewel-box a i i i l asked her fr ioi id to choose what alio l ike i l best.

There were lots of braceleta, lockots and earrings, and ])oor Koneo oould not make u p her mind , but ke]it t r y i n g thci i i on before the gla.ss, tillable to de­cide what was the most becoming to her delicitte stylo of beauty.

W h i l e t i i i ' i i ing the contoiits of tlte box in.side out she suddenly discovered a flat, black velvet case, conla in ing a superb di i i i i iend necklace. H e r heart began to boat violently aa sho pictured to herself the miignili 'cent effect that this t ru ly regal jewel would ]iroducci ou her ^vhite

wash his l inen . Slip woro out hor p i n k nails i n Hcnibhi i ig the lloor, and was forced to do a l l boi ; l i t t lo marketing her­self.

T h e y sold a l l that they had in order to try to pay the heavy interests on their onor'inoim (iebt. W o r k , work, work, and uo pieaaliro for .Hmieo from ono end of the year to the other.

'Tho l iusl ini id , loo, worked day nnd night, post ing up petty tradosmen's books and addressing onvolopes by the thonsaml for a r id iculous pittance. A l ! this was i n addition to his office work.

Ton years elapsed. Ilonoo had become an old "woman, prematurely aged, Avorn

A N I ' L t C r n X G S'J'OIIY.

M y K .vpc i ' i e i i co W i l l i ( l io A i n a / . i n g N a t i v e ':i ' lii.ve.s o l ' l i u l i a .

M a n y wonderful things havo been writ ten about the juggloi-s of L i d i i i , but

. tliiii,gs more wonderful could bo writ ten about the tnievea. 1 l i i ivo lived i n B o i i i -bny, Madras , Calcut ta and Itangoou, and have been k n o w i n g to some opera­tions of these gentry w l i i c h seemed al­most incredible .

E v e r y foreigner ia considorod fair game by tho natives. W h i l o ^ , _ „ . there nre

oiit, haggard, n i l g a r i i i i d c o n i ' s o t h r o i i g h i plenty who w i l l not rob h im by force, drudgery and hard work. H o r husband's! thore is none who w i l l not swindle h i i u

air had turned quito gray, and ho was bent almost double lilco a cr ipple.

neck, and she tremulously asked her friend i f sho would consent to lend i t fo

inv i ta t ion , and 1 went to a l l the t rouble o f doing so only i n the hope of g i v i n g y o n pleasure."

" A n d what-ani I tO wear i f I do go?" aBl!e.d Benea , impat ient ly .

Poor man l he had not thought of this, a n d he s tammered: ' " W e l l , wou ld not y o u r black s i lk do, dear? ' W i t h a few alterations, woi i ld i t not bo good'en­o u g h ' " '

I H e stopped short, perfectly thunder-s t ruck, for his wife had bur ied her head i n the sofa cushions and was sobbing as i f her heart would break,

" F o r hoavan's sake what is the matter w i t h y o u ?" ho excla imed i n gi'eat dis­tress.

: She looked u p wi th a tear-stained face a n d an angry look, about her eyes ai id , c r i e d : " I cfinnot go there dressed l i k e a

'beggar. G ive y o n r i i m t a t i o n to one of y o u r friends. A l l their wives are sure t o be belte-r dressed than T should be,"

\ _ D e e p l y chagrined beyond a l l ' expres-e iou , the unfortunate husband asked t romulous ly : " L o o k here, Eenee , how

; m u c h w o u l d ft prtstty but s imple dresB coat Something that y o n migh t lie ab le to wear again on aimilar oooasions.

: A b lush of ^e i taui 'o m s n t l c d h o i fiwo, n sdWl t e r ro l l eo t i og foe « fovrmonicnte

M i n e . Foroatier vory wi l l i ng ly assent­ed, and Eence , w i ld with delight, rushed lionio to acquaint her husband wi th the result of her mission.

_ A t length tho evening of the bal l ar­r ived , and Eenee created a positive .sen­sation wheu sho made her iqipcarftuce i u the Minis ter ' s salon.

She was by far the ]irettiost woman i u the room, and was ao beset wi th i nv i l a -tioiis to daiico, compliments and atten­tion from a l l tho goiitloineii lU'csont that she d id not allow her husband to take her home un t i l - l o'clock i n the morning.

T h e y had gi'oat dilficii 'lty in l i n d i i i g a cab lo convey thom to tl ieir l . idgi i igs, a i id it was only after walk ing nearly a quarter of a mi le i n tho cold, damp street that thoy mot w i l h ono of those horr ible n ight cabs which patrol the atrcols of Pa r i s in quest of adventures.

T h e y wero both very tired and out of sorts when they reached thoir quarters, sho because the fete was over, and he beeauso he had to be at his ollice at 9 o'clock, and consequently had ouly throo hours of sleo]) boforo h i m .

Kouoe, however, wont to the glass to givo one moro admir ing look at all her i i i ie ry , when suddenly sho uttered a seroam of horror.

The diamond iiocklaco was gone! H e r husband and herself, both as palo

as death, and t rembl ing from head to foot, searched tho rooms, tho staircase, their own pocljets, to no avai l . T h o jewel was nowhere to bo found. Unfor ­tunately they d i d not remember the number of the cab which thoy hnd taken.

In despair tho poor husband dressed himself again aud went back to tho M i n ­is try to seo i f the necklace had been dropped there. H e returned nt 7.30 o'clock, broken-hearted and worn out.

• H o made inquir ies at tho police sta­tion, and hud notices iniserted iu the d a i l y papers, p romis ing a handsome reward i f the diamonds wero returned to h i m , but ho acknowledged that ho had l i t t le hope of ever seeing them again.

"Yon nuist -WTite to your f r iend ," said he to h i s weeping wife, "that y o u have broken the clasp of her necklace, aud that y o u ai'e hav ing i t mended. T h i s w i l l givo us a few da.ys to look round, and see what is to be done,"

A week elapsed and tho poor y o u n g couple lost a l l hopo of ever recover ing the miss ing necklace. Boneo was thor­oughly i l l , aud her husband looked at least ten years older than before thoir misfortune. T h e only th ing tb be done was to b u y another necklace and send i t to M m e . Forestier. B u t how could thoy do itI They went from jeweller to jew­eller, and found a necklace at length which was exactly s imi lar to the lost one, I t cost 40,000 francs.

T h o i r entire fortune amounted to on ly half this sum. T h e y borrowed tho rest from money lenders at enormous rates, g iv ing their signatures and ongi iging their whole future, nnd at last,.after a fortnight of agony, they .bought, the neokhiop, and ' Itenee, t rembl ing at the idea of being detected, took i t to M i n e . Forest ier , who, without even opening the casket to look at her-returned p r o p erty, to ld her v e i y ooldly that sho .migh t have brought i t back sooner! . "

T h e n began a l i fe of ntter misery and ubioction for tho unfortunate pair, T h o y gave u p thou' lodging , sent away thei r only Borvant and went to l ive i n two email rooma i n a tenement house.

Poor , pre t ty Konea wiw obl iged to oook her miaband'a scanty meah m i to

A t lengfcli thoy succeeded i n jaying np the entire amount of Ihoir indebted, iiesa, and onco more they were able to breathe freely.

One Sunday afternoon Benoo had gone for a l i t t lo walk i n tho Cham]is Elyaees, wlien .shesuddenlysaw an clognully dress, ed woman walk ing i n front of litir, and after a moinenl 's hesihi t ioi i rooognined M i n e . .Forestier.

Sho felt much moved on th ink ing of al l that she had snlferod for that woman, and dotcrniined, new that shs had paid her debt, to tell ber »^\

Appreaeh ing her, sho touched h-a on tlie shoulder aud snid softly:

" H o w are you , ,'feannc!" M m e . ]?oreslier t iu 'Ecd rouju.1 and

atarod at her. Sho d i d not recognise her old friend again i n this elderly, coninion-look ing bonrgnoisn, and l lei iue was for­ced to naiiio liersclf.

" W h a t , K e n e e l .Ts i t po.ssible?" ox-cl iunicd M i n e . Fo re s l i eK "What; has happened to you? W h a t has changed y o u .so ?"

" W e l l , " repl ied the jioor woman, "those hist years have been im.rd ends for ns, and a l l on .your account."

" O n m y aijcomiV!"' " Y e s , J)o yon remember your lend­

i n g ino yonr diamond neckUci ; ton yours ago? I lo.st i t . "

" L o s t i t ! l.mt m y dear Keneo, you aro c r a z y ! H o w cot i ld tliafc be'! Y o n brought i t back to mo 1"

" N o , not that one. I lost it and I had to buy another for you , .'[ am so glad you d i d not notice the di l&renco. B u t i t has taken ns fen yoars lo pay for i t , notwi ths tanding tho sacri t iccof a l l fclio ready money ivo possessed. The one I bought was fully as l ine ns yours, was i t net';' A u d y o i i ' l o s t noth ing by m y s tupidi ty . I am so glad 1"

Poor creiitiire 1 pride and gratiftcation.

M m e . Forestier 's eyes fi l led wi th tears as she caught hold of her friend's hands.

"iM.y iioor, dear g i r l , " said she, .sadl.y, " n i y (liiimonds were false and the i iock-Inco had cost only 500 francs.

She was smi l ing wi th

G I V I N G D E N N Y H I S F I I L .

A S l i i ' o w d "WIfc'.s S c l i e i n e to K c f o i ' i i i H o r J j n i n k c M H i i s l i a i u l .

Thore i s a man l i v i n g i n the F o u r t h W a r d section of Mad i son street. N e w York , says a local pajyor, who was onco a very l i a r l dr inker , but who never touches a drop now. F o r tlio paat 20 years ho has boen a total nbstainor from a l l k inds of in toxica t ing liquors. The change i n his habits is entirely duo to his wifo hav ing not on ly g iven h i m a l l wanted, bu t on ono occasion hi iviug aided h i m toward gett ing moro than enough to make l i i i n drank.

F o r many years D e n n y he ld the pa lm for being ine biggest wh i sky demolishor i n tho ward. H e drank whisky tbo i n ­stant he got cut of bed, and kept i t t i l l ho got to bed again after midnight. H o never wont homo sober, and his poor wife was noarly broken hearted.

Ono day wheu ho was bothering her for the price of his bitters, she made no reply, bu t took a good sized wooden bucket and wont out. She brought back the bnclcet filled to the b r im wi th whisky . T u r n i n g to her chi ldren , of whom there were three, sho sa id:

" C h i l d c r , ye r father is determined to b r i n g ruination on us a l l and dt^atli on himself, and there's no u&e i u t ry in ' to sthop htm. L o t Jiiin have his way, and maybe when he's gone w& c m havo some comfort. Here ' s p lenty of whisky for h i m now. H o won't want nuy more, for there is enough i u the bucket ' to lay h i m cowld . So, c l i i lder , go nnd fix up the place; get elaue sheets ready aud we ' l l linve a foine wake."

'Then hand ing a d ipper to Denny , she told h i m to d r ink his f i l l . H e dropped the d ipper and fled to another room. F r o m that day he never looked ou whisky again without ft shudder, and is nowtono,. of the lending churohgoing men i n the j fl^jre of'the s l .yo id man right under tl ie

i f i t can bo done. On throe dilt'oreiit oc-casioila, in dill'eront hotels, I sent out by wnitera to mako pundiases or gotinouoy changed. L i each iiistunco they ran away, al though iu no etisu was the sum over ft dollar, and iu every ca,so the na­tive left lucrative employment i n order to bent mo. .Tt could not liavn been tho idea of gain so mucl i as the idi'ti of get­t ing ahead of a lol 'eigiier. W h i l e there ia no posi l ivo security I'rom thieves in India , there is p i i r l ia i securi ty i n h i r ing a ciiowlciidai'. Th i s fellow is a t l i i c f from awny baok. .He is known lo be, and is employed (ui this iiecouut. .If you jiay h i m so that lie can iilT'ord to be lioij-cs i , he wi l l kee]) otlier thievefi iiwiiy. I t is a point of luii ior with tlio fraternity not to sloal from any ouo e inp loy iug a chowkadiir. H i s sei'vicus aro a spieeies of blackniui l , bnt yon must ei l l ier pay h i m or be at the mercy of tlie slickest, slyest set of rascals on eiirth.

A t Bombay I had a buugulow wi th an E n g l i s h ar t i l lery eiipluin on leavo of itb-seneo. A s he bad witb h i m two servants whom ho felt he could trust, wo deter­mined not to omploy a cliowkadar. iSev-oral callod to offer their son'iee.s, and nil Bcemod greatly aiirprisod and annoyed when sent oil'. One of the fellows was au old man witJi a foxy look, nnd h o i i r o -tcated wi th tho captain;

" l a m ft great l l i ief , but too sharp for tlio olHcers, ivho havo never yet l a id hands on me. I know a l l the thieves, and if I am with y o u no ono w i l l dare steal from y o n . "

".•Vill i if wo do not employ y o u ?" " Y o u w i l l surely be rolibecl." " W e l l , we shal l try to get a long wi th ­

out you, and i f tbievea come, some ono may get k i l l e d . "

Tho old man went away wi th a look of cunn ing on his face, and we had nodonbt he would be among the l i rs t lo seek lo lay hands Ou our good.s. There was but three rooms to our bt i i igalow—a parlor, k i te l ie i i , tuid bedroom. The captain and myself occupied the pa r lo ra s a s i t t ing room, d i n i n g room, and bedi'oom, whi le tho cook aud his fellow aorvant occupied the other two. AVo kept but l i t t le money by UK and had but few goods. 'Thociip-tain Was oxperi lnenti i i | f a l i l l l o wi th a new explosive, and J was m a k i n g a re­port to tho home Government on tlio various vegotitblo poisons of that penin­sula . W o therefore had p lon tyof leisure to plan for our protection and watch a l l sus])(?cta.

O u tho second day after tho s ly old man wns sent away, a lame native wo­man , leading a boy about four years of ago, sent i n word by the servant that she wauled to see tko cajitaiu on important business. 'The pair were admitted, and she began making inqui r ies abont hor .'husband, who she said was a member of the captain's command. She .•;i:.vo tho name of a native known to the ollicer, and n.skod so many questions that sho took u p liftoen minutes ' time. I was not much interested i n hor story, but was in the actions of the ch i ld . . N o sooner d id she let go of his hand than ho began r u n n i n g abqiit to iiiapocfc things. W o saw afterward how hard she had tried to draw a l l our attention to herself. The captain paid uo heed to tho c h i l d ; bnt presently, as I watched, I saw tho l i t t lo shaver grab something from a stand. H o thon returned to his mother and took her hand. After a moment I remembered that m y l ield glasses rested on the stand, and aa I rose up to look for thom they wero not to bo seen. I weut over to tho c l i i l d , and, notwithstanding tho fact that lie shrank nway and began to cry, as i f scared at mo, I i^ickod h i m np and gave h i m a shake. Tho glasses f i i l ! to tho floor from tho folds of a cotton c lo t l i about his waist, and wi th tlicra three spoons, which ho had stolen i u tho kitchen. H o ran away as I pu t h i m down, and the Avoman hurrie:! after h i m . I t was a put-up job to ])ilfer from us, and whi le the ch i ld d id not look more than four yoars of age, we afterward learned that he was over ten.

I n I n d i a everybody sleeps du r ing the middle of the day. T h a t is , everybody should. A b o u t a week aftor the occur­rence related above, the Cap ta in c l imbed in to a hammock under tho veranda about 11 o'clock one forenoon for a nap. I should have c i ih ibod in to another, but I had some letters to get ofl" tbat day, ftud I removed coat aud vest and sat down to a tablo i n a corner of our room. The window before me was uji , but a l igh t bamboo shade was down to keep the sun out. The Cap ta in hnd had plenty of t ime to go to sleep when I hap­pened to look out through tlio slats of the b l ind . W h i l e I saw nothing, I felt that something was wrong, and I softly rose n p and wont to the door opening out on the veranda. T h i s door was, of course, wide open. M y feet were i n sl ip­pers, and I made not the least noise as I reached tho door. T h e veranda wns about 20 feet long, and the Captain 's hammock was s lung at the centre, peered caut iously out, nnd I snw the

ward, and an enthusiastic member of tho F a t h e r M a t h e w Temperance Society.

S o Moro Elephants .

T h e savage K i n g of the Matabele, i n Sou th Af r i ca , has probably never heard of the game laws of c iv i l i zed nations, bu t i t has ooonrred to h i m that some­t h i n g shou ld be done to save the ole-pliantB f rom ntter extermination, and no has set about the task H e has is­sued an order ' that whi te men be no longer permit ted to hunt tlie elephant i n h i s large ton-itoi'y. H e sRys that the D u t c h and . E n g h s h hunters have, left very few elephants alive, and that ho •will not permi t the noble animals to be hunteda^ft in u n t i l they have la rge ly i n ­creased i n number. T h e ivory trade south of the Zamher i is no longer profit­able, beonuao B O fow elephants fall i n tho way of tho hunters. N o part of Af r i ca ia noiv r i c h i u i v o i y ozotipt t l ie uuhuatod region o f tho Congo baaia.

hammock. H i s back was to me, and I determined to see what he would do, and then capture h i m i f I eould. As I looked he slow y rose up on tha Captain 's left, cooked his oars to l i s ten , and then his deft black fingers began a search of the sleeping man's pockets. I braced myself, took ft f u l l breath, and wns on h i m at a bound. I seized h i m firmly b y the body, but he sank down, wriggled tvvo or three times, and next minute ho was gone, up­sett ing me by gi 'nsping m y feet and heaving away ns he weut. I t d i d not seem tliat ho had been at work over ten aeoonda w h e n ! grabbed h i m , and yet i n that timo he had extraoted the Captain 's watch and wallet, and several other ar t i ­cles, .Al l were left behind, but the thief had disappeared l ike a shadow.

Perhaps tho best way would have been to give i n and employ a chowkndar, bu t we were b o t h detoraamud not to be bul ldozed into i t . A l l portable ortiolos not i n hour ly nse wore p u t in to a strong wooden ohost and kept under look and key, (Mid both of na woro on tho /Wntoh

for any new niovoinnnt'. A coiipli) of iveeks had (lassi'il, and wn wero bogin­n ing to feel safe, when tho fel low at-tenipled a very bold gii i i io. A juggler came to tbe veranda and began to jier-form and wq both went ou l , AVli i lo tho room was left alone (lie* thievos—thoro won' threo of Ihom —caino through tho garden nlongsidu tho house and cut a hole through the sitlo e.vactly Inick of tho chest. The Captain, happoi iod to look in just as tlio box was be ing moved, and wi l i i a couple of bounds lie cro,ssed tho room and seizinl one of the l iaiulles. I could not realize the si tnali tm un t i l tho thieves imd pul led tlio chest half wayont , and by tho timo I got around tho bungalow' thoy had disappeared. H o w they could lir.vo located tlio oliest so exftolly was a niystory to ua, as i t had been moved soveral feet only tho n igh t before. T l i e y cut i ioithor to tho r ight nor the left, bu t oxiietly back of i t , and the siiaco wns only un i n c h wider than tlui chest.

Tho noxt movo crented ft sensation i u Bomliay, Oppos i lo our Bunga low, whii'.li was on a s i d e street, was one l.ie-long i i ig to a native—a known thief, T l io fraternity had somehow got the idnn, that wo lind ii great pile of niniiey hidden in onr bi i i igi ihiw, and that the captain was innkit ig gold nuggots by the wholesale. H e was, ns I liiive said, cx-per inie i i t i i ig wi th a new nxjdosive, and this probably stiirtod tho idea. 'Tlio ox-])!iisiyo Wits' either dynaiuitu or soine-Ihi i ig very near it, Ono day, nfler l;lio captain had been fussing around iu the back ya l 'd for half au Iionr, and wdiilo I was reading on tho veranda, there wns a terrible explosion. I t setnned as i f our house was lifted a font h i g h , and everythibg iiLsido was thrown in to con­fusion as i t settlod back. I t was an ox-])losion w l i i c l i was felt for half a mile nroiind, nnd when wo got out doors we found ft hole i n our fi'ont y a r d into which ft couple of bul locks could havo been dumped. Tha t wasn't a l l , how­ever. A b i g d i t ch had beon ojioned straight iicro,ss the street to the other bungalow, and tbo bruised and battered bodies of throe natives wore th rown ont •within t l i i r ty feet of the b ig hole. .It took us somo l i t t lo t imo to t igi lro out what had ociuirred. 'Tho sly o ld man and his pals luul dug a tunne l f rom the native bungalow to wi th in three feet of ours. I t was intended to pass under the house nud break ground inside, there being no floors i n our place. 'The ox-plo.sion, whic l i took p i lace iu an i ron ket­tle, was almost over tilo tunnel , and the

I foroo was main ly downward. 'The con­cussion followed along the d i t ch , and blew the roof oft'the native bungalow. 'The l.hiovns wero ci ther creeping for­ward or l iackward i n tho tunnel , and death came to thom so tpt ickly tliat thoy never know what ' l iad Intrt them.

Next ino l 'n ing a native priest, accom­panied by a scribe, cal led upon na to se-ciiro our account of tlio iilfiiir. 'The captain had nxplainod matters to tlio aull iori t ios, aud there had been no' i n ­quest. 'The priest .said thnt the s ly old man bad been ono of his most devoted followers, and ho was a per.son ofeonsid-erablo importance i n Nangpo n-, whore, as ho had many relatives, an account of hia death was to bo publ i shed i n tho l iat ivo langiiagn. T h e vis i t waa made ns i l l the enny morning , whi lo every­th ing was l y i n g ftroiind loose, and tlio two mon had scai'ccl.y left the house

Avlien wo missed the Hold glnsaos a pair of compasses, a pair of shoes, aud two or three other articles. A native detective assured us that the priest and scribe were two notorious thieves, who had como i n that disguise to get oven w i t h ua.

I was bi t ten b y a poisonous snake at Bengalore, and for soveral weeks wns unablo to leave m y bod. W h i l o out of danger after tho lirst two or three days, euoitgh of tho jiohson ci rculated t l i rough m y systora to keep me weak and fever-Lsh for a long time. W h i l e l y i n g on m y bed on m y r ight sido I could look out on an extensive backyard. There v i s a ])ath r n n n i n g down a summer house, aud lieyond tho snniraor house was it thicket and a ravine. E l idway between tho bungalow and the summer honse, and oi l ' to tho left of the path, were tho stables. Ono forenoon aa I l ay look ing out on this ya rd , I saw an almost naked nntivQ como out of the thicket, g l ide up tho path and turn in to tho stables, knew Irom his actions that ho was a thief, but the hand be l l hnd been acci­dental ly removed beyond m y roach, aud I could not ca l l l o u d euough i n m y weak state to give an alarm. There were threo servants at the stables, bu t i t turn­ed out that they were g a m b l i n g and deeply intorestetl. Tho thief entered tho bui ld ings and stole two suits ot c lo th ing ftud some horse goods, and weut back down tho path w i t h tho bun­dle on his back.

'The captain was rav ing angry over the loss, as he had been bothored a groat deal •with thieves, and after dinner we had a consultation. H e weut to a friend an.l borrowed a stoel trap w h i c h had once boon set for and captured a tiger. I t wns larger th.an tlio bear traps seen i n this count ry , r equ i r i ng tho services of two men and a lever to sot i t . T h e stalile men wero sent away on oiTands, and, assisted l iy a corporal from tho bar­racks, tho captain sot the trap i n tho cen­tre of the pa th between, the summer house and the stftbles. A n excavation was made to s ink i t out ot s ight , and then d i r t and leaves were scattered over the spot. T h e captain's f a in i l y was nway, and the stable men never went 1 M -yond t l i e i r quarters. I f anybody fel l i n ­to tho trap i t would bo some na t ive who had no busine,ss i n the grounds. The loss of the stable goods had not beon reported to the police, and the thief was not alarmed. H e m i g h t not mako another v is i t to the place, bu t i t was hoped he would . There was a stout chain attached to tho trap, and th is led to ft small tree and was made fast w i t h a padlock.

I t was noar ly a week before any th ing unusua l occun-ed. A bo l l h a d been fixed i n the housekeeper's room, w i t h a cord r u n n i n g to the head of m y bed, and i t was arranged that when I gave a cer­tain s ignal she was to r un to the k i tchen and'sond a native nfter the captain, pro­v i d i n g ho was at home. T h a t signal would mean gamo i n the trap. I f any ono oame at night , a i r the people wouli l be at homo, and could do as du'octed by tho captain. I could not leave m y room, and must cer tainly bo a good sent inel i f awake. ^ I f asleep, any noise Out of the routino'*woiild arouse me, T h o captain d i d not come home, after l eav ing in the mormng , u n t i l 1 o'clock. Wo had 1)0-gun to despair of Inok i n t r app ing n thief, t rhen, ono moToiog about 10

o'cloc.A, .just uftor I had opened m y eyes from a nap liistiii.g half an hour, I saw tho head of a nntiv'o ns ho peered from behind the stmitiier bouse. I t wns a thief spy ing out the land, I got hold ot till) bel l cord, but wnited to see wlitili tho fellow would do. I n two or throo m i n ­utes ho Hteiqiod out in fidl sight, and I wna (]ui(,o sure ho \vas the aunio who ciitiie before, .'He cituio bo ld ly up tho path, as if bent on au errand, and walk­ed d i rect ly over l l io Imp, I wns so as­tonished that I forgot lo r i n g unt i l ho had turned in to tho stables.

'The liousekecpor had gone to the ki tchen and waa wrangl ing wi th tho cook and so n iy signal waa unheard . 'Tho fellow wns out of m y sight seven or eight iniuiites, aud whon ho i'oap]ieftrod he had a sack of horse food on his shoul­ders. H o had caught the sbibleniau napp ing again. I rang and rang, but no ono came. H e wont down the path and bent over, seeming to glide, luit ns he reached tlie trap tho di r t and knives flew i n a shower, tho fellow seoiiied to spr ing into the air, and tho next instant I saw he was fast in the jaws, H o pi tched forward, and I could soo his r ight ai iklo was he ld in tho vise. H o cpiickly acramldod up, however, looked Bliurply iiTOiuid h im , and tlion ufclercd a low 'whistle. Inside of thir ty socoiuls four natives caiiio from the thiokot to assist h i m . The tra)i ]ni'/'/.lod Ihem. If thoy had over seen one before they did not know haw, to manago tho sjirings. 'The prisoner must have boen i l l tei'i'ilylo agony, for Iho teeth weut lo the bono on each sido of his legs, lint ho novor brought a gToan, W l i i l o the livo wero consu l l ing I rang again, and this time tho honaokcopor ciinio aud sent for the Caii l f t in, L o n g enough boforo ho cftiiio the ail'nir was ended. W h e n tlio men found thoy could uot froo the pris­oner tl ioy designed to cnt liif) logs oil ' abovo tbo trap. H e refiiaod lo agroo, aa i t would doiibtlesa havo boon tho death of h i m . 'They had nothing w i t h wli ioh to Iireak the cha in or lock, and, doubtless fearing that tho jyrisonor would peach on tho gang, tbo four ]i l i inged their knives into l i i m and ran away. .By tho timo the Capta in got homo tho ninn 'was dead.

M A ^ r i K K K L b V ' , S C I U t l S T i l U S .

i r .ow a P o o r to 'i'aIco

III t l i o O i r l IManagod i l l I i 'oui ' Diu i ic r . s .

M a m i e K e l l y lives down i n a narrow court that runs oil" St. j\[a!'y strectaliovo Seventh. "Dolawnre Houao" ia painted i n b ig , black letters i n front of tho miserable tenement whoro the little g i r l ' s mother and gi ' iuidmolhor exist thoso win t ry diiys. Mamie is about 5 years old, and 'the tiniest, bright-eyed l i t t lo specimen i n a l l tho b i g city 's shuns. Ivtimof has i l that tho li t t lo one enjoyed hor Chi ' istniiis week wi th a tact tar be­yond hor years, ' i ' l io D a y Nurso iy bad a Christmas diniior and a Christ i ims troo. IMainie was there at tho di i i i ior , and took lionio somo simpile jirosent. 'Then tlio Bedford Street Mi.ssioii gavo tluu'r C'lirislnias d ini ior , and loaded their tree wi t l i presents for jioor follis. A g a i n l i l t l e M a m i e wns ou hand. L a s t W c d -nnaday tlie St. iMary Street jMissiou l ind its fcs'tivftl and i ts tree, and onco more tlie l i t t le "I 'oiuidor" turned np sn i i l i ug for tho ice-cream and the do l l liiibics that h u n g from the treo. She wont to s t i l l another onlorlainment , bu t i t woro best, perhaps, to l e i the l i t t lo g i r l toll i t herself.

" N o , M a m i e a in ' t i n , " the reporter was to ld at her homo, "She just won(> over to the St, M a r y Sti'eet Sunday School . W h a t do you want with her?" Tli.e visi tor dissonibled and wont hack to tho Mi,s,sioii, where Minn ie was sorted out of a score of l i t t lo ones by a gru.y-haired woman who d idn ' t SGein pleased wi th the task. M.amio ' s in lorv icw would havo been more to the point bud .sho kept hor thumb out of hor month , Sho wasn't nt a l l frightened at the ta l l appar-i t inn i n a storm coat, however, and talked as .she leaned agahist a rather low desli.

" Y e s , , s i r , " sho .said. " I went down and I got a dinner .and ice-cream, aud lots of i t . Oh , such a lot. T h a t was at the Nimsery ,"

" 'The D i i y Nursery?" queried the visitor.

" Y e s , s i r , " she said. " T h e n I went; to tlie ]3odford Mis s ion , and theu tha other n i g h t I was hero, and I got some, too. Yes, and ft d o l l . "

" W h o told you?" " M i s s M i l l e r . She l ives over there,"

and sho pointed across the way where throo women huddled i n a broken and d r i p p i n g doorwa.y. " M i s s M i l l e r teat^i-os l i t t l o gir ls a l l she knows about things. O h . yes, somo other l i t t le gir ls wen t wi th 'me, M y dol l i s over at M i s s M i l ­ler 's. I was (vt another place where c o l ­ored people are, nnd I had ioo-cream, ; nnd "

M.amio wns callod away before she could recall just whoro she had her fourth dinner, and tho rejiorter left the i l l -favored m-ighborhood to find some one who cou ld point the moral to l i l t l e Mamie ' s innocent ofl'ort to enjoy the Chris tmas ns other a i id richer follca do. —Philadelphia Press.

The Christmas Tree .

Chris t inas ove there wiis a treo i n a t own h a l l , and one mischievous y o u n g l a d y , who thought the proceedings were too solemn, l a id a plan to wake tho old fo lks np by c l i m b i n g to the' top of the tree on a stepladder after the glass a n d crockery had been dis t r ibuted, and aoci-dent ly (!) fal l into the branches. S h e took ono o l d gentleman in to her confi­dence, and he, unknown to her, i inprov-on the scheme by hooldng o n her dress a tag w i t h a young gentleman's name on i t . The fal l came off according t o programme, and tho wicked joke r caught the y o u n g lady and bo ld ly road oii ' the y o u n g man's name. " T o m y surprise," said tho o ld gentleman, ho answered "here ," and bo ld ly took h ia present i n his arms a m i d the applause of the now boisterous audience. T h e young man and y o u n g l ady had never iipoken to each other boforo. .

• KEPBESENTATrvB DiNOLET, of M a i u o , does not intend, that there sha l l be uny more: danger to coasting vesBela from waniler iug and rampant sticks of timber-suoh as escaped from the cigar-shaped raft when the lat ter went^ to .piecyoa. Governor D i n g l e y hiis brought i n a b i l l ' p roh ib i t ing tho floating of an^y auoh oon-c«rnH i n tho ocean, a n d reatnoti i ig t he i r anils to i n l a n d waters or an nnn of the am wliero the vuvca roar and dasl iabon$ i n a i r i l d manner only .

I i r g k i n Cflinilj ^ g e n t o c r a t

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9 , 1 8 8 8 ,

When the lurmers of thu United •States produce more polatoes than are needed Ibr homo consumption, tliey must seolc the markets of the world, and tho tarifi' is of no possible benefit j bnt when, ns is the case this year, onr crop is short und they are being shipped from Gbissgow, Belfast, Liverpool, London ntia othor British poris, the consumers aro simply obliged to pay a penalty of 15 cents on each and every bushel.

•Sumlay School Associa t ion .

Notes F rom Colorado.

E D I T O R D E M O C R A T : — H a v i n g spetit a few weeks up in the foothills about GO miles I'roin the railroad, I thought a few items might interest your readers. The ranchmen here all raise fine crops, oats producing in aome cases over 50 bu.sliels to tho acre for whole fields. Mountain lions were quite plenty here, killintr a number of colts, calves, etc. One man lost a valuable yenrling colt and put poison so the lion could get a dose and the tie.\t night a niountuin lion was stretched out, moasuriug over ten feet from tip to. tip. Thero are a L'ood many wild cats and coyotes that pliiy sad havoc with poultry. Gray or titnbiir wolves nro qnito numerous. They are about the size of a largo dog nnd aro of a grayish color. Coyotes are the size of a fair sized dog, are yellow, lookinir like a yellow doL'. A geiHlenian near here who lives in a tent, had a deer hung up iiiHide Ihe tent, and one day as he camo home ho saw a mountain lion Iryiii; to get at tho meat. While here I took a trip to Moulrose with n rnnclinian who wns drawing olf his oats. The first dtiy took us to n ferry across Gutii.soii river. The ferryman was a type of the true westerner, fjurge, broad rim hat, cartridge lielt and si.': shooter buckled on. To (show you how they manage business here, ii man criwaed over anil refused lo pay the toll. Mr. Ferrymnn told him if he didn't ho would shoot him anil walked into the house and got his Win chi.'.tter. By that tinle Mr. Man had hid bohind a true and every lime lui moved, bang went the gun. After keeping liiin hid a few hours, he was allowed to ,go on. After 8top;iiiig over night we drove on, going over 2U miles without wood or water, camping by the roadside for dinner, ns there nro no dwellings for miles.

To givo your readers an idea of thia country, the Ciiiinisoii river runs throtigli the entire vallny and there is not a bridge for a hundred miles, and penplo haye to ford or go to the ferrie.i. Notwithstandiiig all the diaiidvautages, people up in the foot hills aeeni lo he eoutented and happy, and sneiu to hi! pro.speriiig. Many are working into stock, which secina to be about as profitable as iiiiytliinK a person can engage in here. The winters here, al snal t i l in le of 7,000 or 8,000 li-et, are about the ,same as in iMiehigan, li,iviiig good s le igl i i i ig jbr two or three moiiili.s.

One thing is cerliiin. It never does fur a man to got sick, that is, unless he liiia lots of money. One man aeni for the doe tor and he ehnrged him $75, Generally, lieople up at this alliludf ure heallhy.

G E O , 0, S T A T E S .

The internntioiiiil Sntidny School Associ­ation of Ingham, Jackson, Livingston and Washtenaw counties, will liold^ its nex ineeling at ihe Baplist church in tho villnge of Dansvilie, on Wednesday and Thursday tho7lh and 8lh of March. 1888, biigitming at 10:30 a. m, A full nttendance is cor dially solicited; Entertainment provided for ull from a distance. A l l who anticipate attending are requested to forward their card to Mrs, Dr. Randall, chairman of com. niittce on entertainment. Tho following ia the programme;

MORNMNO S E S S I O N , 10:30 A. M. Music, Vohintary, , , Choir Dovollonal Kxeroists liy I'astora of Dansvilie, Stock-

lirlilge, PlaiiiAelil and others, Addresa of Wolcomo, , Rev, Wm, Cope I'ajisrs and addresses from the Hat (soo list) and

music until adjournment for ulnner at in AFTERNOON SBSSIO.V, 1:30, P. M.

Prayor and Praise, Riishiess, Reports ofSuiiday School Suporhitendonta, Roiiort oi* Treasurer and election of olhcors, t'apcrs or addro sos from the list,

KVENING SKSSIO.N'i 7 P, M. iiouESo-Tlco aud Pr.ayor, Addresses or papers from tho list.

rUUIISIUY .MORNING SESSION, 9 A. M. Devotional K.vorcls( s, Addresses, piipsis or suKKesllons for future improve-

nients, appolntuients, oto. Closing work. Adjoiiriiiiient at 12, m.

The president will utilize the following list of contributors nnd subjects according to his judgment, time aud convenience ;

L I S T .

Optional, , M, H, Reynolds, Owosso, Mich How to Make tho Sablialh a Pleimtm to Children,

Mrn. W, Nowoy, Wlllianiston, Mlcli Paper, , Rev, M, Slilliiiing, Stockbridge, Mich Christian flivlngas Rolatrd toClirlsIian Work,

II, A, Holconih, Prinidenl Ingham Couuty S.S,A, Paper, . Mlsa. A, E.Oiibert, Uuiidllta, Mich Paper, . Mrs. L. H. Ives, Vevay. Midi Address. , Rev, Mr Nlliis, Dansvilie,Mich Pa|ier, . Mrs. It.,I. Gardner, Pllanlleld, Mich The Rihle as all Educational Work,

K. I„ Wriglit, Plainlleld I'liper, , , l\Irs, Royce, Dansvilie Soiiig Siinilay School Sclieincs,

A. R. Crittenden, Howell, Mich Mission Sunday Scliiiol Iiiihor,

Ilov. Mr. England, Plalnfleld, Mich Addrass, Rev Mr, .liMiilsiiii, Ulladllla, Mich Tho Siludiiy School and While Cross Work,

Mrs, L, A, Raudalo Address, Rev. V. M. Coddliigloii, Leslie, Mleli Addrms, "Rov, O. li. Tinirstoii, Pinckuey, Mich

Others who have papers or speecliea to oiler, and eapeeiiilly tlioso who have Ibriner-ly prepared papers that were not read, arc requealeil tn give the president their namct

and siibjects.il' they wish them noticed. Gi'iierid diaciissioii to be allowed ou the

lopii'fl pri'Reiited, OillcerH—R. Gardner, president, IMalnnold; ,1. 0.

.Steadiiian, Henrelary, Hiladllla I G, Palmer. IniaHill'er. Uimiiillii; 11, I-l. Wiiltrt, ctulliiillteeoil iiiiisic, BiiiiHvilte.

Conimiiteo—Win. tileiiii. Or, DillIels,Tlios. ilo\vlult.

Adver t i sed Le t t e r L i s t ,

'I ' l ieir Uoldeii WediHi ig .

M A S O N , Fob. C , 1 8 8 8 . ^ '

List of letU'i'S reniaiiiiiig uncalled for'at the above nitined ollico ; Biirgv, O Ivelsey, Mr .lolin Wiles I, Rov. O.

Gardner, .iaiiieii R, Siewart, Mrs, Kllxaholh

Persona callitig for auv of the abovo say udveriised. . T, D E , V S M O R E ,

Acting P , M .

A l i E x e s l l c i i t M a p . Among the latest e.vhibitions ol what it

is possible to accomplish by the engraver's art is a large pocket iimp just issued by the St. Paul , Mintieiipolis & ^lauiloba Railway, showing the nortliweslern country between Chicago and the Pacifio onoau in detail, A copy will bo mailed freo to any addresa up. nil application to C, H , W A R R E N , Gen, Pass, Agent, St. Pai i l , Minn, Ask for map U .

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The Ic'o B r i d e at N i a g a r a Elas formed, and many people liavo already crossed tho river upon it below tho falls. The scene from Palls View, wliere tho Michigan Central train stops, is one ol remarkable beauty and grandeur. The emerald wittera of the falls, with llio angry rapids above and the raiiibow-tintod spray below, with gigantic icicles hanging; from the.elill's nnd the trees and shrubs on the shores and Goat Island covered with curiou.i ice formations, with the wild mass of ice bergs stretching over the turbulent waters where the iMaid of the Mist sails in summer, all combine to lorui a spectacle seldom to be seen and worthy of a lengthy journey.

G E R M A N R A I L R O A D S ;

A crowded house greeted ex mayor J . E . Warner ol Lansing, at Eden, on Thursday evening laat, demonstrating beyond cnvil that Michignn's greatest ahowmnn is not without honor in his own country. This people having listened to Mr. Wnrner upon a previous occnsion, had anticipated a clean out, oQ' hand talk and were not disappoint­ed, as his happy hit.s of wit nnd humor, which so often "brought down the house," testified,

Mr Warner "claims tho belt" as tho most traveled man, in all lands, in tlm world. At one time in life ho Iiad Buriously tboiiRlit ef writing a book, but a kind friend,knowing ilis most prominent trait in liis character told liiiii I H coiindenco lie was too iionost to succeed in tliat lino, and so he aboudoiied the idea, fn speaking of "somo tilings I have seen in America" lie started irdm tho Queen's city—Cincinnati—llio coiumorcial capital of Olilo, which although a snh-stautial aud haudaoniely laiilt city, with many at. tractions, he gave a had moral record. Theiuros and operas vioing with Ilio clinrchos upon tho cliristuin Sablialh, and netting thehoHlol tlieni in attendance, I*ortlaiid, t Iaiiia, slinatoil upon an arm of the Casco Bay, is a boallliful city, wilii broad sliadi'ii streets and handsome iiiibllc and firlvate odillcea, Tlio Portlainl-ers aro uii enterprising peoplo tiiid make money by olose atteiilion lo business, never by speculation, rrom I'lirUiind the next point of interest wis die Willie Mountains In the "old granite state." Tlio desodption of tho ascent of Monnt Washington and the siglits to bo seen for hundreds of miles around, and the witnessing of a tenltlc thunder storm tliutis. ends of feet bolow, was Indeed impressive. By rail 1,000, passing Meniptiifi, BeleiiH. NatchoK, and we are in the midst of the great sugar producing interests ef thoBonlli, Now Orleans, the crescent city, is built on a level with the watrr in the livor, and is protect­ed liylovoos; has a population of 2,')0,0l)0, the most cosmopolitan cily In tills conntry. Its streets are very irregular but It abounds in parks. Canatstreet is ten rods wide, live mites in length and has a coiitiiiiious park two rods iu width In its ooiitor, traversing its entire longlh; horo at all seasons may he seen the rarest plants, ilowors aud shrubs In lull bloom and foliage, A ride of throe thousand miles and ivo aro at San Eriinclsco, the clilof city of Caiiforiilii, the principal sea port on tho ivestern coast of North Aniorica situated on tlio west ihoro of the biiy from whioh it receives Ils name, near the golden gate, the outlet west, connectlngtho hay with the I'aclllc ocean. The grand Palace hotel lioro, Is the finest in the world, and was built at a cost of si.x nillllons of dollnrs or four times aa much as onr stato capitol, A iianonimlc view of this wonderliii city closed an interesting talk of one and a half hours. A hearty vnlo of tlianka showed the iindlonco to liiivo been awako and atten­tive, Mr,Warner talks to Interest and always succeeds.

The following; is e.vtracted I'roin a poem received from an abseii t daughter, nnd rend at till' goldenwi'diling of Mr, and Mrs, J B, Rngera, eelelirnled at the home of their son, B. R, Rogers xif this city, J im. 25l l i ;

[Composed for father al ll luollior on thoir fiftieth anniversary by tlieir diiilgliter ,loe,J I see liy ihe rorm'd, day and iliilo, II was daiiiiary, llie 2,',lli, |8S8, 't'lliil .laiiiesaiiil Lyiliii, tlieii in tlioir prime, 'I'honglit to gtit 111,.1'i'ied, ll w,is a goed time ; So acciirdbig 111 law. In lis natiuiil course, Tliey were joined ti,gi.|lier for lietteriir worsii; And for fifty long yesrs, in Hiekness or h'-alili, 'I'lli-y liave worked liigi'tln'r in seareli of wealth, Soiiiotliiies In the euuiitry, sijiiietimes in town, SoiiK'llnies up hill ami HiMUetimes down. They liave liail iliwirsorrows, tlioy leive had their joys, Thoy have linrled one dangliter, iimi also two boys; 'I'lioy liave laid llioin away In a lone iiiliet spot. They are fir, far away, but never forgot, TlieroaresUof us liilng, all lilrased with good lioalth, llul 1 of ns troiililod with fame or wealth; Till, most of IIR lake things Justus lliey go, Tliero is one f can siaiak for, especially doo. There aro four of us niarried mid iiiado a home nest, Wliilo two Ilvo old batches-tliey liko it the best; But we all work togollior, some liore, somo tliero, And fer liitlier and iiietlior wo eiir.li bretttlie a |irayer, That their days may b,- many and their sorrows ho few, Wilh snnshlno and glailiieis all the way through. But when at lust lliey are called to go. And their ste|> is teeble and their hair like snow. May we bo prepared as well aa tlioy. To meet in lieu vou on tho Jiidgiiinoiit day, 'I'll meet again on the golden aiiore. Where parting and sorrow iioverinoro Will colli" to mar their peace and rest, When lied calls iH homo to etonial rest. 'I'here Is one tiling niiiro t would liko to say : Caii'tyou solid ns yniir picture on your weddlngday? If It's evor so small, of ooiirsi* we would all prize, Hut we would much nitlier have it cabinet si io. So If the day Is lino nnd walking ia good, .Inst put on the fur cip ami tie on the hood. Then sllii down town while Auiilo makes ten. And sot for a iiictnro for Annie and mo. But perhaps ll would bo hotter than going down town lAir Eduar to bring ii good artist dowu ; So take htm right linine wHli his picture machlno And talie tliiiin all in. It will mako quite a scone ; There is father and iiietlior, Aiiiiio and you. There arii IH IC IL'S , aunts and cousins too ; It would make 11 nice pieliire tliat wo would pri::e, We would treasure iii,d koop it tlio rost of our lives. Wo would frame It in gilt, to iiaiig on tlie wall, And illl of our friends their attontioii would call; And in hitters (pilta largo,wewoiild place fora heading. That's Ihlhor and niullier at their golden wedding.

Tho Tliorouffh and Mil l t i i ry System Adopt-oii for Tlioir liluniiBomont,

Prof, Zorbe, i n his Europo through A m e r i c a n Eyes , expresses the v iew that tho traveler i n Ge rmany feels safer than anywhere else in tho wor ld i H e says;

The ra i l road system of Germany is also ent i re ly difl'oroiit from our 'own. The roads, w i t h scarcely an exception, aro not only bui l t and owned by the Government , but every t h i n g pertain-ing to their management is under Gov-erni i iont control , and is car r ied o i i l w i t h a degree of precis ion resembling n i i l i t a i y law. The coustruct ion of the roatl-beds is superintended by engi­neers of the highest rank, and the i ron and gias.5-covercd s ta t ion bui ldings erected iu a l l tho larger cities are o l the most substanti . i l chnnictor . "The ong lilies of roads, w i t h their finely

turfed nnd graded embniiknionts and cxeaval ious , i ron and stono bridges and culverts (w|)odcd ones are ncrer scon), and their miles of tunnels, arc so perfect every w.ay, i n their smooth­ness, finish and s t rengUi, that they hfive the nppoaranec of being p.ar tand jmrcc l of somo grand m i l i t a r y network of fortifications. A t the r a i lway sta­tions the most p c i l o c t order and sys­tem preva i l . A l l the ollioials, from the highest to the lowest, many of w l l o n i have served in thn G e r m a n army, arc neat ly ui l i foi-mcd, and t l icy not only unders tand thoir duties, but every duty assigned them is disohargod wi th m i l i ­tary promptness .and p r e c i s i o n . " — C o « -(jrccjalionalist.

WUEAT BodNo,2 Porbushol WHEAT Whito, No l,porbnshel WHEAT White, NO, 2, Por Uushoi OATS Per Bushel CORN in the ear,|ier iiusliol,,,,,,, , (ILUVER SKEb, per liiisliol TIMOTUV'SMKIJ Por bushel @3 00

aUOOaillEB AND I'UOViaiONB. SALT Saginaw, per barrel „,,. UKANS Unplckod, per l in .hol POTATOES Per bushel IfLOUR PorlOOpound 2 •10@2 00 ilUCKWUBAT ELOUR Per 100pouuds,, ®;) 00 UGOS Fresh,porJozon ffl 10 U OTTER @ 17 LAllU I'er |ionud @ 7 APPLES Dried,por pound @ •! PKAOdlSS Dried, por pound 0(Z 10

LIVE sTOOK Ami llHiT tIATTLE Per 100 pounds 2 5003 fiO UBEF Ore»»ed,porl0|j pounds ,) ootgfi 00 U0G3 PerlOO pound •! W@5 00 PORIC Dressed, per 100 pounds 6 (in@0 00 IIAMJ Per pound Sfa) il .SHOULDERS Por pound 7 OHICICKNS Droised,per pound 7® 8 OHfOlvENS Llvo, per pound . ® 6 TURlfKYS Live, por pound @ 7 TURKEYS Dressed,porpound ® 0

SDILllINn MATEIllAI,. WATER LIME Por barrel ®1 60 CALOINKO PLASTER Per barrel 2 2fi@2 SO PLASTERING UAIR Porbushol ® 3.1 SHINGLES Perthouaaud 1 26@4 28 LIME good Porbarrol , . . @ 86 LATH PerM.fnnt 4 00@4 BO

L o w E a t e s to P a c i f i c Coast . Tlio now agreoment botwoen tbo transcontt

nentiil lliie,s authorizes 8, lower rato to Pnclllo const poliita via tho Manitoba-I'acillo roiilo than Is mado via any other lino, Freqiiuut o.':-cursions. Accommodations flrBt-clnaa, For rates, maps, and other particulars, apply to C , It. W A B I I E N , General Pas,si)iigor Aeont, St, Paul, Minn.

N o t i c e t o T e a c h e r s

The Spring Series of Kxamluatlons wil Ilekt na Foliowa:

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To Commouco Prouiiitly at Nino o'clock,

A . R . H A R D Y ,

5w2 Socrotary

I'robiite Onlor . K.STATK OE TALCOTT B, IRISH. DKOEASED.

Slate of Michigan, county of Ingham, ss. Probate court for aaid county.

Estate of Talcolt 1), Irish, deceased. Notice is hereby given, that Loron7.o D, Irisli,admin

Istrator of said eitato, has llled his linal account, ond tliat I havo appointed tho aoth day of rebri iary, neit, al tun o'clock in tho forenoon, at the probate oflice in said county, aa Hio time of hearing said account and tho administrator's petition for nn order of distribution.

Dated Jan, 27, 1888, Q. A. SMITH, Judge of Probato,

G E O , W , BniSTOi,, Probate Rsglster, 5w2

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Del ivered at Y o u r ; l[ome o r P l a c e of Business, o r Sent by M a l l .

It is Universally Conceded to be THE News­

paper of MIcliigan,

Covorliig all tho news of Iho day worth knowing or worlll reading. In such cloar and concise manner as makes it possiblo for tho busluBBs man lo keep pioniplly posted williout liiterforeiico with tbo duties ,if Ills business hours; the workliigman lo keep iliroast of the ttiiies witlmiit luaklug lils newapaper reading laborious-in fuel, niakliig It rather a rocreii. lion and a ploiisu ruble lialfhour or moro after supper; ;ind rurnisliliig sucli oilier and iiileresliiig reailliig iiiatlor. Including stories, as give lo the tired house, vvlfo an opportuiiity lo enjoy herself while snatching iiliyslcal restfl of L'n.ater or less diiralioii throiiglinnt llie day. Resides this, It will over be found llie I'ideild tif tlie peojile, advociilliig the groiilest benetlt to the i;ieatiat lillinber; exposing lliii rottenness in the interest of llio general welfare; advocating all ro. leriiis that will inure to the public weal, nnd generally •ixerclse such a walclifiil siipervlaiim as shall make its patrons feel that its visits are llioso of a goiiliiile liiend, wliosu .merits will become moro anil hettor ipparnnt to lliein the longer llioy coiilliiiio its ao-ipiiiiiitaiice,

Nolliliig sbiill bo piirinlttod In ila columns that can ilfeiiil refilled aeiiso or nialte It other than a paper thai liuterfiiniilliis may feol freo to iiitrndiico to every (iieinber of his family ea(iiitile ef reading, with the issiiraiice that iiolliiiig Ijiilefiil shall result.

The EvK.slNO Nnws Is buiiiid In keep al the head of Ihe newspaper procossio., in Michigan, and "don't .you forget it."

The EvKNi.va N E W S , liy mail, ISIT por year.

Ob i tua ry .

Koug;h on the De t ro i t J o u r n a l .

The Wayne County Conner ''goes for" the Detroit Evening Journal in the follow, ing style:

"There was a timo and not so very long ago, either, when the Detroit Nem was without an equal in the Detroit journalislic field. In fact, it ia questionable wlielher the A^'titojidid nol occupy the leading place over a i r newspapers in Detroit, By some strange fatuity on the part of the manage inent of that piiper, however, it has been gradually falling Irom ita high estate and consequently in iheiestimation of the pub i lio, while its young rivul, the Jounial,\ma

ascetided into the envied position so. long held by \\\e,News. The /oKrwan insa stalf of wrltet:a equal to any doing good work in the eoiintry. Every department is carefully supervised, nnd the paper is oonducted upon nn advanced plan of enterprise witheut a

•parallel 111 Detroit.. The public' appre­ciate a" good thing when they find it,, which is fully evidenced by the upward bounds taken by .the JotmiaZ's ci.reiilntion. A oleiiiier;nr more vvholiisioine sheet could not be/takenliitd a fatnily." ' ' • . "

Sattii'dii^'s issun (ili)ublB_ size) of the , I ) B | troit Eveniiii,! /o i(™ar;by, , . inai! , .one- your,' $1, or every day, $5; cosh witli order. •

I'm not going to sponk of the glory or fame. Of a mini who has gone to Ills rost. Nor talk of tho virtnes that cliiug to his namo. Nor of the kindness that dwelt in ills breast. '

Let linmanity weep nt tho graves of ils dead— The noble, the true and the kind— Wo roniembor i.lieiii still,though their spirits have flod And loR earthly treasures beliiml.

I'll speak of dumb n.-vturo, lo often forgot— Of tho beauty and worth of the gem-Tlie stud wearing nobly the crown of Arnott, Well known as the proud Harry M.

Ton years has his virtues boon known and oxtollod, II is kindness, aneclioii, and trust-ills limbs aro now rigid, his llosb is all cold. His form lias been crnmbiod to dust.

The latoof all animal lifo is hut dross;— In the stroiigtli of his amblllon and pride He was struck lo earth, and wo nioiirn tho aad loss Of poor Harry JI, wlio haa diod.

In bis anguish nnd p.iln lie know that tho end Of his wnik and his pleasure was near; Ho laid his weak head In the arms of his friond, Wlio watched his lastbrealh wilh a tear.

Patents Granted To citizens of Michigan dnring the past week, ami reported expressly for the D E M O ­

C R A T by 0. A . Snow ifc Co.; patent lawyers, opp, U . S, patent ollice, Washington, D , C . :

,1, Biobor, ,lacl:soii,liiib boring machine; D,Catneroii, Detroit,alieop shears; A . D Catlln, Bay City, stave Jointing maclihin; W. R , Colo, Detroit, olootric circuit hreakor; W. E . Coniitor, Threo Rivers, clook striking .mocliaiilsni; ,1, P. Ilalpin, Wyandotte, shear blade tor power shears; .1. I. Unapii, Adrian, briijk aandiag niarbine; U . R Morgan, Anu Ariiiir, oar coupling; A , B. Palmer, Hillsdale, Roolliiing chairj ,1, I'anyard, I luskegon, dsviCD for pinniiiig wall paper, etc ; S. R , Raymond, Grand Riipids, vehicle spring j E. IC, War­ren, Ihroo Oaks, whip core.

.1. T. Braiind, Miiskogbn, burial procoss; M. Jl Church, Grand Rapids, sample card; W.T.Davis Bitttio Creek, snail fastener; W. M. Grmn, Muakogon device for dressing and jointlnK saw loothjT. llnglies Petroit, clamp lor cracked hoofs;:,A .P;llunter Lowell, displaying rack J G, P. Litoliard, Paw Paw vehicle tougno support;; C, It, 'Parslialb Detroit lubricator; R , 1', Ris, Kalamazoo, twi) wheeled vehicle; M.-S,Tjlor, Lausiiig, bob sled, .

L.Bsrgor,. Ray City, roolinlng ohalr;: A . P. lloyor, .lotiea.Jiay orgt-iilii uuloiider; E. Colineii, Detroit, maclliiio'for iilcking li'iska ; T. W. Greene, Lansing, horse hay'rakei d'Vdlay; Urookliii,pnstniichor; H,N. Hewlett, Oscoda, Inbrigiitor; K. 0 .Peters,,Mani.stoo, siijt.inakinc apini rilus ; 1 ,\t, Sclionolil, Osobda, drive cjtiilii;.' L. P; siiyder, Lliidori.'tenkiittlii; 10 •Weitahiani Dotruittbult fuati)uori,li,T;WhICi.>;i;utun-tupidii,-plpe CDBpling, ' ' . , ^••

— L i t t l e D o t ( l a u g h i n g ) — " W h y , D i c k , what ' s the mat t e rP" L i t t l e D i c k — " I ' s e most dead. I jnst took some awful stul l ' ." " T h a t what your m a m m a put, o n the _ t ab le?" " Y e s ; she left i t there in a cup an ' to ld me not to touch it 'ctitiso i t was for pud­d ing , an ' Avlien sho went out I t o o k a groat b ig swal low, an ' it 's castor oi l " Y e s ; sho said y o u ought to tako some, a n ' I to ld her how to ILx i t . "

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I'robato Order. ESTATE OF LORIN 11, SKINNER, GEOliaK O,

SKINNER, WILLIAM S, SKINNER, MINORS, Slatoof Michigan, county of Ingham, sa. Probate

court fer said county. Estate of Lorln II. Skinner, Goorgo O, Sklunor,

William S. Skinner, minors, Notieo la hereby given that Eannlel,Karkor, guar,

dlaii of said minors, has llled her annual account, and that I havo a|ipolnted the iSlHt (lay of FoUruary, next, at ton o'clock In the forenoon, at Iho probate ollice in said county, as tho time of hoariog theron.

Dated Jan, 27,1888. Q. A, SMITH. Jiidgo of Probate,

G E O , W , llniBTOL, Probato Roglslor. 6w2

GommiSHionurs' Notice. The undersigned, liavlng been appointed by the

probato court for the county of Ingham, coinnitsioners on the estate of Rotiort Q, C, Kniglit, deceased, to settio and adjust all claims against said estate, do horeliy give notice tliat they wlll meet for that pur­pose at tho store of 11, M . Williaina, In Mason, Mich , on Tuesday, March Otii, and Tuesday, July Slst,A, D„ 1888, al ten o'clock in tho forenoon of aaid days. Six niontha from tlie Slat day of dauuary. A, D,, 1888, la the time llmlted;for the presentation of claims,

II, M. WILLIAMS, JOHN B. DWINELL,

Dated Jan'y|31at, 1888. riw4 Comnilsalonors,

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Frobttto Order . ESTATE OF ELIJAUQRISWOLD, DECEASED,

Slatoof Mioiilgini, county of Ingham, SB. Atuaos. sion of ^l|o probato court'fur said county, hold at tho probnltf ullico. In the city of Mason, on the lOlh day of daiiuary, in the year ono tlioilsand eight huiidroil and eighty-eight.

Present, (J. A Smith, Judge of probate. In the matter of tho estate of Klljali Griswold, Into

of Elbe eoHuty of Oliemuug, Blalo of New York, deceased.

On reading and liilng the petition, duly vorillod of Edgar Griswold, representing that duly aiillionHcnted copli's of the last wtll|ai)d testament ofsaid deceased, and tho proliato thoroof in tlio county uf Clieinung, ia tbeatateaf New York, havo boon filed in this court and praying that sucli copy of aaid will bo ni. lowed, tiled and recortled Itrthia court.aa the last will and lestaiiioiil of said deceased ;

Thorouiion it it ordered, that Iho 14t.Ii day of rol i r t i i i ry next, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, ho assigned lor the hearing of said pollllon, and that tho hoirs at hiw of aaid doconsed, nnd all other poisons interested in said estate, aro required to appear at a seasion ofsaid court, tlion lo be lieldon In tho prohnto oflice, in tho city of Mason, and show cnuie, If any there Iio, why the prayer of tho petitloiiorsbowld not be granted ; And it la furlliorordt.red, that the said petitioner givo nolice to tlie porsoiis interested lu said estate, of the pendency ofsaid petition,and the tienr-Ing thereof, by causing a coiiy of thin onlor to be puhlislied In the I N I I H A H C O U N T V DEiioon^T, n iiowa-paiier printed and circulated in said county, throo succossivo woeka previous to said day of lioaidng,

A true copy, Q. A, SJIITIl, 3w4 Jndgo of I'robato.

G E O , W . BniSToi,, Probato Rcglstor.

Guiirdl i i i i Snlo. By virtue of a license, to mo granted, on the ninth

day of Jauuary,1888,hy Q, A, Smith, Judge of probato of tiio county of Ingham, and stnto of Michigan, I will soli at public auction on the 'A\t\\ day o l Fobrtiurv, 1888, at u.io o'clock lu tlio afternoon, nt tlio resilience of Daniel McKen^ie, on soclloii 85, in tho township of While Oak, in Bald county, all tho right, title nnd Intereat of Kdwnrd B. DuDols, au in-cnmpetont person, iu and to certain real eatiito in said county, described as tho south.oast fpiartor of tho north-west quarter of section No. 115, except ilvo acres olf from the west aide nnd the oast iinlf of tbo north­east (luarter of the north-west quarter of said aoctlou No. 3fi,ullln township No. 2 north of range 2 east (White Oak) in tho county of Ingham and state of Michigan. AM ASA DuBOIS, Guardian of anld Kdwnrd B. DuBols an incompetent

person, 2w7 Unted January (lib, 1888,

Probato Order. E3TATK Olf FREELOVK EAlUOillLD, DUOEASBD

Stato of Michigan, county of InglianiiSa. At a aes-slon of tlie proiiiito court for Biild county, iield at tho probate ollico, in tho city of Slasou, on the 24th day of January, In the year one thousand eight hundrod aud olghty-oiglit.

Present, (J. A. Smith, Judge of probato. In the matter of tho estate of Froolovo irairchild,

doceased. On renillng ami lilliig the petition, duly vorifled, of

Clarissa Hiilse,]>rayliig that a certain iustniiuont now ou file In this court, pnrportlnit to bn the laslwilland tespiment of aaid deceased, maybe admitted to pro. bate and tho execution thereof i rantod to aoiao suit-able person;

Thereupon it Is ordered, that Hio 20th day of Fobninry, next, al ten o'clock In tho foreui bo assigned for the hearing of said pollllon, and that tho hoirs at law of said doconsed, end all other persons liitereslod In said estate, aro required to appear at n session ofsaid court, thou to be liolden in the probata oflice, in the city of Mason, ami show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of the petitionar should not he granted, Aud i l ls further ordered, that said peti­tioner give nolice to tlie persona inteieated in said estate, of tlio pendency of aaid petition.and the hearing tliereol, by eaiisliig a copy of this order to be piibllah-eil in Iho iMiiuAM C O U N T V DE,MocitAT, a newspaper jiriiited nnd circulated in said county, three snoceasivo weeks previous to aaid day of hearing,

A true coiiy, IJ. A, SMITH, 4w4 Judge of Probato.

G E O , W , BaiBTOL, Probate Register.

Probato Order. U8TATE OF E D W A R D D . C O L D A T H .

State of Michigan, county of Ingham, ss. At (t

HaidTimos havo knocked Pricea clear to tho Bottom,nt

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aosaloii of the probato court for said comity, hold at the probato onlce. In the city of Slasoii, on Iho Otli day of .lanuary, in the year one thousand eight hundred and elglity-elglit.

Present, f). A, SinlUi, Judge of probato. In the mailer of the eslatoef Udward D, Colbath,

teceased. On reading aud nilugtho petition, duly vorlfiod of

Frank I I , Colbath, praying that adnifuiatratiou of aaid estate may be granted to tho potltloner or somo oilier siiitiiblo person;

Thereupon it la ordered, that the Otli day ot Fobniary noxt, at ten o'clock in tho forenoon, bo nsslgiied for tho bearing of tald potltion,and that tho helra at law of s,^ld deceased, amt all other persons Interested iuslad eslate,iirorequired lon(]pear al a session of said court, then to be lioldoii in tho proliato oflice, in the city of Mason, and show cause, if any thoro he, why the prayor of the potillouer should not be granted. Ami i( ufiirlhar ordered, that said pelltloiior givo notice to tbo persons interested iusald eariile,of the iieiidency of aaid petition, and tho hearing thereof, by cftuaing a copy of tills order to ho puhliahcd in Hie I . V Q I I A M C O U N T V DiiMoonAT, a news­paper printed and circulated in aaid county, three succossivo weeks previous to said day of lioarlug,

(A truo copy.) Q. A. SMITH, Judge of I'robato. G E O . W. BiiiBToi, Probate Register, !2w4

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Probato Order, ESTATE OP ROBERT G. O. KNIGHT, DECEASED.

Stnto of Michigan, county of Ingham, as. At ft session of the prubato court lor said county, held at the probate oflice, in the city,of lilasou, on tho 3rd day of January, in the year one thousand eight hiindrod nnd eiglity-elglit,

I'resont, Q, A. Smith, Judge of probato, * In tho iiialtor of tho estate of Robert 0.0, Knight,

late of aaid county, deceased. On reading and hllng tliepotitlon, duly verified, of

Lncretln Knight, praying tliat adinlnistration of said estate may bo granted to the potltloner or some other aultable person-

Thereupon it la ordered tliat the 30th (lay ot Januiiry inst,,nt ten o'clock in the forenoon, ho assigned I'or tho hearing of said petition, nnd that tho heirs nt inw of said deceased, and all othor persona intorcatod in said estate, aro required teappcariKa session of said court, thon to bo hoidon in the probato oflice, In the city nf Mason, and show cause, if any there bo, Avhy the prayer of the potllloner should not bo granted; Ami iiI'l/nrf/ierordered, that aaid peti­tioner give notice to tho poraons interested in said estate, of tho pendency of said potiMon, and tlio hear­ing tlieroof, by ciitiaing a copy of thlsordsr tube pub­lished la the I N 3 I I A M C O U N T Y DEMoonAT, a nowspaiior printed and circulated in said county, three auccoosivo wooka provloua to said day of hearing,

(A truo copy.) tj. A, SMITH, Judge of Probato, G E O . W , B U I S T O I , , Probato Kogistcr. Iw4

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lilortsage Salo, . Dofnult having boon mado in tho conditions of a certain mortgago, made by Jainoa Baker nnd Ann Buker his wifo, to John J . Silverimil, dated November 14th, A. O. 1884, and recorded in tho ollico of the register of deeds for Ihe county of Ingham nnd atnto of Michigan, on the Slst day of Dncenibor, A. D. 1884, in liber 85 of mortgages, on page 630, on which mortgage thero la claimed to be duo, ut tho date of thia notice, the sum of throe hundrod and seventy Uve dollars and ilUy-nino cents, and an nttorney'a foe of fifteen dollars, provided for in said inortgage'and aa provided by law, and no suit or procoedluga at law having been instituted lo recover the monoya aocurod Ijyaaid niorigago,orony part thereof; Now there­fore, by virtue of tho power of sale eontained in aaid mortgngo, and tlie statute in such case made and pro­vided, notice Is hereby given thnt on Monday, tho 37tli day of iTobruary, A . D . 1888, at ono o'clock in the afternoou, I shall sell at pulilic auction, to tho highest bidder, at the -west front door of tho court house, in the city of QIason,in said county, (that being tho place where the circuit court for Ing­ham county Is lioldon), the premlsos described in aaid raortguge, or ao much thereof ns may be necessary to pay tho amount due on said niortgago, with seven percent interest,and all legal costs, together with an altornoy's feo of fifteen dollars, covenanted for therein, the promises being described in aaid mort* gage as all that certain piece or parcel of land sltunio in tho village of Leslie, in tlio county of Inghiiih arid stale of MIclilgan, nnd known nnd described as fol­lows i Lot six (0), in block two (2), in tho village of, Leslie, Mlciilgati, according to the recorded plat thereof. ,

Dated, Docomher lat, 1887. JOHN J, SILVERNAIL, Mortgagee,'

Q. A. SMttn, Attorney for Mortgiigoo. -ISwU

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markets and Short Wraps to be Closed out, superb LondoEi Dye Alaska Seal i'lush Sacpies,

Roil need to 817.00 Beautiful Alaska Seal Plush Short Wraps,

Roilucod to f IU.OO Ladles' Handsome Braided llaglsnB, Reduced to S7..'JO Ladies' Caiie Nowniarltots, Reduced to g.'J.OO

$ 8 5 , 0 0 0 W o r t h O f C a i ' p e t . s t o

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600 yards Tuxraiu Carpot, at lOc por yard 60<l yards iMgrain Cariiol. at 2Uo por yard 2,000 yards Heavy Suporlluo Wool Carpet,

• Pit M)c per yard 7,600 yards Heavy K.xira isiiper Wool Carpet,

' at «l!e per yard Ono Iiot Brussels Carpot, at IL'te imr yard Ono Lot'fajieslry'Brussels Carpot, al .l.'ie por yar:' One Lot Tapestry Brussels Carpet, al fiOc piT yan Choice Lille of Uody Brussels, in Elegant Patterns

Entirely New,; nt S.'lc, 96c, 81 and upward /

Ileadij Made • Carpels in Ikst C> Frame

Ihdji Brussels, wilh Jlorder to Match, all

'Ready lo lui/ down, ai the Fxlmordinary

Low Frice of One Foliar per yard.

A D D I T I O I V A E . L O C A L .

Your F o l k s aud O u r F o l k s .

Is often the beginning of sin-loiis nlTec-tions ot the Throat, Broncliitil Tubes, and Lungs. Therefore, the importance ot early .md effective treatment cannot be overestimated. Ayer's Cherry Pccloral may always bo relied upon for tho speedy cure cf a Cold or Cough.

Last January I was attacked with a severe Cold, wliioh, by neglect and Irc-qnont exposures, heciunc worse, finally settling on my lungs. A terrible coujili soon followed, accompanied by pains in the chest, from whicli 1 .sullcrecl intensely. After trying various rcincdios, witliotit obtiUning relief, I cominciiced taking Ayer's Cherry I'ectoral, and was

S p e e d i l y C u r e d . I am satisfied that this remedy saved my life.—Juo. AVch.sler, Pawtucket, l i . I .

I contracted n severe cold, which Bud-donly developed into Pucumonia, present-Inpf dangerous nnd ob.stinate symptoms. My iihysician at once ordered the u.se of Ayer's Cherry reetoral. His InHtructloiis wero followed, nnd the result was a rapid and permanent cure.—II. E . Simpson, liogcrs r rair io , Texas.

Two years ago I sulTered from a severe Cold which settled on my L U U L ' S . 1 con­sulted various physicians, and took the medicines they proscribed, but received only £eini)oniry relief. A friend iudueod mo to try Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. After taking two bottles of tliis medicine I was cured. Since then I have given the Pec­toral to my children, and consider it

T h e B e s t R e m e d y for Colds, Coughs, and all Tliront and Lung diseases, ever u.sed In my family.— Kobert Viindcrpool', Meadville, Pa.

Some time ago I took a slight Cold, which, beiug neglected, grew worse, nnd settleil on my lungs. I hud a hacking cough, and was very weak. Those who knew mo best considered my lifo to be In preat danger. I continued to suffer until I commenced usinp Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Less than one bottle of this vtil-uable medicine cured me, and I feel that I owe the preservation of my lite to ils curiitivc powers.—itrs. A n n Lockwood, Akron , New York .

Ayer's Cherry rcctor.il is considered, here, tho one groat remedy for ail diseases of tlie throat and lungs, nnd is niol-e in demand than any other medicine of its class.—J. F . Koberts, Magnolia, A r k .

A y e r ' s C h e r r y P e c t o r a l , Prepared byDr.J.C.Ayer&Cp.,Lowell, Masa. Bold by CruggiaU. Price ^1; aiz hottlca,$3.

au t J ewe le r

Formorly of Jackson, where ho has boon in buBinoss for

the past 29 years. Ho hns boon a watohinakor niid jeweler for 35 yeara, making him o flrst-clftSB work­man. Uo will lo

— m M A m m —

Tor a fow years.. Bring in your watches and Jowolry that othor wutchinukors can't Ax and have

them repaired aa good as novv.,

A l l Work Warranted to give Satisfaction.

NO JOCKEYING.

S u b s c r i b e f o r t h e D E M O C R A T

S, A , Paddock Sundiiyed in Lansing.

J . M . Dresser was in Detroit yesterday.

Hon . AL E. Runisey of Leslie, is in the city.

Mr . and Mrs. V . J . TeCft are in Detroit Ihis week.

John J , Dean left Monday for Binfihamp-ton. New York .

F . C. Sayera and J. C. Ki in ine l , jr. , Sun. dayed in Baton Rapids.

Senator Holbrook of Lansini ; , made ns B pleasant call Tuesday.

Mrs. C. A . Boment went to Eaton Rapids Monday, to visit friends.

John H . Shearer of Jackson, was in the city on business, Tuesday.

Miss BfTie Beech of Lnnsing, Sundayed wilh her parents in this city.

S. B . Pike lell Monday oveninp; for business trip to Toledo, Ohio.

Miss F lo Sprang of Lnnsinp;, Sundayed with Mr. and Mrs. J . D . Phelps oi ihis city.

W. M , Cline of Lansinfr, passed the Sab­bath with his wife und relatives in Muson.

Airs. B. P . Clements and dauRhter Minnie of Slockhridge, are visiting .Mason friends.

P , P . Moody and wife are visitinf; their daughter, Mrs. Chas.Lewis of Grand Ledge.

Miss Grace Huston of Lansinc, spent Saturday nnd Sunday with Muaon friends.

Mrs, Rev. DeLainarter, who hns been seriously i l l during the past wee!', is im-provinij,

0 . \V. Priest wns called to Romeo, Tues­dny, by a telegram anuouuoing the death of his father.

Mr. and Mrs. H . B. Ell iott of Onondaga, were guests ol relatives and friends in this city over Sunday.

Miss Nellie HolTraan of Manistee, was the guest of Miss Nellie Knappen a few days since our last issue.

Miss Jennie Cakes, formerly of this city, now of Ann Arbor, is visiting her many Mason friends this week.

Jfr. Walker, proprietor of tho Niles woolen mills, wns the guest of S. J . P . Smend and family over Sunday.

Mr. Ford, who is spending the winter wilh bis son, L . J , of this city, went to Owosflo lo visit friends, Monday.

Alderman McDonald left Tuesday for Peoria, Illinois, in tha interests of the llogers Miinufuoturiii2 Co. of this city.

ArthurCa8terlin,who haa been dispensing drugs at I-innsing, is enjoying a vacation with piit'oiits and frictuifl here at present.

Mrs. A . T. Walker returned from Stock-bridge Monday, where she has been ut lending n sick sister for the past two or tliree weeks.

A n interesting meeting was held at Ihe G . A , R . Post rooms last Saturday evening in tho interest of the Sons o f Votarans There was a very good attendance and a meeting will be held ne.xt Saturday evening for the purpose of cninpleling tlioorgnniza tion nnd electing oflicers.

Tli i i Hnine College Society of tlii.s city, now has n ineinhership of 7-1, and at the last ineoling, held at llio residence of T Denstnoro last Monday evening, about (Ja were present. The society is creating a decided interest in literary work, and it is truly grntilying to note its success. '

For some lime since ibere has been con sidernhle quiet speculittion ns to the where-abouts of John Harmon of this city, and wc have repeatedly been informed there wns no doubt hut what he had been murdered, l io left hol'B about the first of November iant, and no one was a b l e - o r at least didn't seem to be inelinod lo give any inforniation concerning Ids whereabouts. Slierill ' Call has been looking the matter up of late and yesterday informed ua that Mr. Harmon is at Bailey, Ohio, where ho has a sister, and where he has been since leaving Mason, and thus ends the futile attempt at a sensa­tion in tho first ward. We are very glad that it haa been shown that no crime was connected with Mr . Harmon's disappear­ance.

We are glad to learn that Geo. F . Day, for tho pnst six years toller of the First Nntional Bank of this city, has decided to return to "his first love"—the law profes­sion—and with that oliject in view, hns associated himself with Judge G . M . Hunt­ing, under tho firm name of Hi lntington & Day, For six years prior to his entering the employ of the bnnk, M r . Dny was in tho law olfice of Huntington and Hender­son, and nt the close of that period ijtood high ns a disciple of Blackstone. In the mean time he hns digested considerable law knowledge. Judge Huntington is so well and favorably known throughout Cen­tral Michigan, be needs no introduction to our readers. We bespeak for the new firm a successful business. Mr. Day will remain in the hank for a week or two, until Francis Denslnore, who is to take his place, gets a litllo used lo the busii/ess. Francis is the son of T . Densniore, president of the bank, is a young man of excellent cliaracler, and possesses plonly of energy and ability. He is atill a member o-f tho firm of Fr iuel & Dcnsinore, of the I'alace Meat Market.

Oi io iKlngn.

IfmiRiJARy G, 1888. The aocoiid lecture of tho course, deliv

ered here under the auspices of tho order of A , 0 , U . W,, was by H , H . G i l l , un ex confederate soldier, in the interests of tho G. A . R . He did not name his subject, but advocated liighor pensions and more lliem. Tho next will bo by Mr. Townsend of Jackson, Feb. M t h .

Prof. Norris, with his inimitable dog show, entertained a large audience at tho hall Saturday evening. It was well worth seeing.

John Clawson, formerly of the Junction has recently moved into the Sherman bouso nnd is keeping holel.

Etc i ieJIs ' Corners ,

Tho Lndies' A i d Socinty held their social at Thos, Blakley's, Vovny, Inst Friday even ing. A l l voted it a pleasant entertainment. Oysters wero bountifully served to 100 pee pie. Plays by the youngsters and good music, interspersed by the organist. Miss Flora Bartlett, and C. Hunt, the violinist, was well appreciated. Mr. and Mrs. Had-ley of Unadilla, and M r . and Mrs. W, E . Howard and Mr. and Mrs. M . IL Webb of Mason, were among those present from abroad.

Onr noxt social will he held nt the resi deuce of A . H . Bush, Fridny evening, Feb. 17. Refreshments: Biscuit and butter, cold meats and picKlos. A n invitation to ull.

OKenios.

U r i i i i i u a l Dusincss .

County Treasurer Longyear went to Caro, Tuscohi county, Tuesday, witli some of tlie records of Ins olHce to bo used as testimony in a law suit.

Hiram Nelson of Detroit, about IG years ngo a resident ol Mason, wns in tlie city shaking hands with some of his old-time friends, Saturday.

M , F . Clark of Vernon, pnssod tho Sab­bath with his wife, who is spending a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mra. A . D. Tubbs, and family of lliis city.

Mrs. C. G . Parkhurst started Monday evening f o r a visit to southern Kansas, where she has a sister. It is to be hoped Mrs. I'arkhni'st may regain her health, that Doing the object ol her visit a l tliis time, and her friends .will await the result with deep interest.

Canned corn only 10 cents per can nt A .

L . Vandercook's. *

Warren Snyder is now running the^gnso line nnd kerosene oil wagon.

Two more counties go "dry"—Genesee and Kalkaska , nt special elections Tuesday.

L . S. Hudson of Lnnsing, owns a five-months-old pup, for which he has refused $100.

H . R . ICingmnn of Battle Creek, a large dealer in horses, is expected here Friday and Saturday.

The ringing of the fire bell last evening about 10 o'clock was caused by a burning chimney at W. B . Howard's.

Thermometers registered from 8 to 12 degrees beJow zero in this city this morn ing, probably as cold as nt any time this winter.

A good three-yenr-colt will be sold to the highest bidder, opposite L . C. Webb's cloth­ing store. Mason, nt three o'clock next Sat­urday afternoon. *

A banquet was held at Roya f Arcanum hall last Thursday night, the occasion being the initiation of four candidates to first degree and seven to the second.

The county agent of the state bonrd of charities, and the county superintendents

f the poor will meet here to-day, for the examination o f the county jai l .

Chas. Brailey, who was discharged and whom a new warrant was issued, chnrg him with the larceny of oysters from

. Butler, has not been arrested on the warrant, he-having Icept out of sight

the officers.

The cold weather of the past week has caused a lively desiro on thn pnrt of tho great army of tramps to get a sentence for ten days in some comfortable j a i l , and as a result the business in tliat line has been good with Iheollicers.

•lohn Willinins was takon before Justice 13nrno3 and tried to palm liiinBclf oD' as an innocent by tile name of John Campbell, bnt it was proven lie had just finished a ten dny senlonce from Jnslice Rice's court and lie waa sent to tho Doiroit lioiiaQ of corruc tion for 75 days. Win. Mitchell played the same game under the name of Win. Rus­sell, and he was sent lo the same place for Go days. Three other noble vags wero also sent to jail from this court for ten days each.

•lustice Drake sent John Bartlett and James Deinpaoy—vitgraiita—to Jail for ten days each on the lid inst., and yesterday Nick Gardner and James .Moraii secured a like sentence. Moraii was in search of work, but when the justice informed him his sentence wonld _bo suspended if lie would move'on, Morau replied he would as soon rest for a few days.

Justice Rice sentenced Frank Smith— a disorderly—to jail for ten days on iheGlh inat., and on the 7th, Daniel Clark, a man with ono leg, n crutch and no visible means of support, was nlso sentenced for 10 days.

N o r l l i - W e s t A u r e l i u s .

A goodly number went from here to Ma­son to attend the institute.

Rev. John Williams of Nova Scotia, is helping Rev. Conway in holding meetings here. Mr. Williams is a fine talker, thoufj-h he is quite young, nol more than 25, nnd takes very wel l ; aro hnving good success fbr this place.

Zoa Cnrr of Leroy, is visiting M r . and iMrs. Sherninii.

There waa a donation nt grange hall for Rev. Dohson last Thursday night, at which they carried pork, tea, colfeo, etc., to bo turned on his salary. Ono of the ministers said it was a pay-nation instead of a dona­tion.

Mrs. Fred Burdick of Williamston, is spending a few days with Mrs .S .A.Burdick.

We all enjoy the story in your excellent paper. M A ' S G I R L .

D o I l i L

T h e n C a l l a n d S e e t h a t t h i s i s a B o n a F i d e

V e l v e t s ,

C o l o r e d D r e s s G r o o d s ,

W o o l B l a n k e t s ,

C o m f o r t a l D l e s ,

L a d i e s ' a n d C h i l d r e n ' s

H o o d s ,

T o b o g g a n C a p s ,

S i l k H d k f s a n d M u f f l e r s ,

C a s h m e r e G - l o v e s ,

L a d i e s ' W i n t e r S k i r t s .

F O R 3 0 D A Y S F R O M J A N U A R Y 2 0 .

Whea t f i e ld .

FERRnAllY 7,18J has moved into bis new

F E B R U A R Y 8, 18S8.

A regular Dakota blizzard Tuesday. The H a l l Brothers of Eaton Rapids were

through this neighborhood Monday, setting new und repairing old pumps. The people have tired of waiting lor water to rise in their wells and are now blaming the pumps.

Quite a number from this vicinity attend ed the social at W i l l Haskell 's and report a pleasant timo.

People are crossing the river on the ice a l the point known as the the three bridges. Thankful for the privilege, yet wonder how long we must wait for the bridfe the town was bonded for last fall.

Wi l l Keeney hauled three cords of green heading to Mason last Saturday, said to be the largest lend eyer delivered nt that yard by one team.

Jacob Baker recently fell into Grand river, whilo gathering ice, and had it not been for the aid ot his son, Koskie , might have drowned. He bad rather a cold two-mile ride to roach home.

A u r e l i u s .

for ing A l Inst of

Martin Growl, the once great (?) singer, has traded his house and lot in this city, to Abraham Depew, for a house and lot in DeKalb county, Indiana, and when the flowers bloom again, Mar t in and his family will depart for their new heme.

Bert Lefarge, who was arrested last Thursday, on the charge of stealinp oysters Of A l . Butler, ingeniously skipped from Constable Mitchell , while out trying to get bail. M r . Lefarge can rest ensy i f he will get out of Ingham county and stay out, but it he shows himself around here he may expect to bo prosecuted.

A s Mrs . Fred . Hines Ot Alaiedon, was turning her horso around in front of the postoffice Inst Friday morning, ber cutter wns overtnrnedi throwing Mrs. Hines to the ground with such force as to fracture the clavicle (collar bone). She was assisted into her cutter and driven to her home und D r . Hoot,.who bad "been sent for, soon or-rived and reduced the fracture.

There will be a donation nt I . 0 , G . T. hall on Friday evenimr, Feb. 17th, for the benefit of Rev .R.A.McConnel l . The com­mittee of arrangements are doing their part to make'it a success. A cordial invitation ia given to al l .

i 'he golden wedding of M r . and Mrs. J . E . Hunt took place at their home in Aure lius on the 3d inst., it being their fiftieth anniversary. About 75 relatives and old pioneer neighbors were present and enjoyed tho occasion. N o oorapaiiy of this kind has met in this community before, and, in-deedj but very few live to witness these aimiversaries. A more happy nnd long to be remeti;bered company seldom meets. The marriage ceremony was very appropri­ately perlormed by Rev. R. A . McConnell, who also made the presentation of the handsome l i s l o f presents, among whioh were the following: Pai r gold bowed classes, white willow rockirj set gold band china dishes, two linen liandkerchiefs, turkish tidy, cake plate, set glass ware, steel bowed glasses, towel and two cellars. A grand dinner was served and after a pleasant visit nil went home happy.

, J , J . Slaughter is in the northern part of the state, visiting. ' ,

Mrs. Carrie Swnrtwout we are glnd to know is decidedly better; she has been very sick but will get up again i f nothing new sets in .

A'five.rainute blizzard passed through our town on Tuesday afternoon.

C a l l on Hoyt is Bates And get their Speoiul Prices on theirHeavy Winter Suits, Overcoats, Fu r Gaps, Gloves, Mitteiis and Horse Blankets.

. Dou' t F u l l to C a l l on Hoy t a; BatoH If 'you want to buy goods. Cheap, such as Winter Suits, Gloves and .Mittens,'Over­coats and Qorse Blaiilsets. • -' '

F E B R U A K Y 7, 1888.

Alfred Bunnell of Ionia, is visiting friends in this vicinity.

Peter.Latnrnie went to Saginaw Monday on business.

Sandford Wait went to Bath Monday to commence work in his saw mil l .

Is it possible that Delhi has a man thnt will yote for local option and a few nights after roll in the snow until near midnight

Mrs. M. J . Cook entertained Ihe Ladies .'\.id Socinty last Thursday afternoon. Mrs L . W. Baker will entertain the same ne.xt Thursday afternoon. Fob. IG.

Homer Cornell met with a painlul acci dent recently, while driving. H i s horse hnd a spasm nnd kicked Mr. Cornell in sue a maiitior aa to dislocate his shoulder and otherwise injure hiui about the head.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Binkley celebrated their second anniversary last Friday even ing. A goodly number of rfilatives nnd Iriends-were in attendance and presented them wilh a large oil painting and easel.

West A l a i e d o n .

D . C. Austin house.

Those having ice houses are filling thom up with a good quality of ice, mostly from llio Cedar river.

John B . L inn , who injured his band sev­eral weeks ago with a fork tine, is around again.

A greater amount of wood, saw logs and slave holts is being cut this winter than ever before in the same length of time.

Charles Miller 's mil l yard ia nearly full of saw logs.

Chester Caswell, n former resident of this township but inter of Lenawee county, was visiting friends and relatives in this vicinity last woek.

Aaron Va i l is getting the material to gether for n new house.

John Leland returned to bis home in the north part of this state on the 2d inst, X .

Alniedou i in i l Wl ien t l l e l i l L i n e .

F E R R U A R Y 7,1888. Li t t le Vera Weeks is seriously i l l . Born , to Mr. and Mrs. E . J . Moore, Feb

Gib ,a son. A n oyster supper and dance .at W. J

Edick 's , Fridtiy evening, Feb. 10th. Rev. Frank Hoyt is working . wonders

among the Cnnuanites. Miss Rose Beardsley will teach the spring

term of school is district No . four. Charles Hunt purchased a white wood

tree of W. A . Melton to day, paying $90 for the same.

We noticed that sleighs wero out every day during the past month, the January thaw failing to show up.

It is funny that Young fellow cannot work in a 7 occasionally with hisSs without every one'taking notice of it. We presume they are only intended for a C .O .D . for some one.

Observation of the weather taken each day a l noon during the month of January, show the average temperature to have been 17°; highest iM°; lowest 4°; 11 inches of snow and IJ inches of rain fell during the month. January contained 20 days of fair weather. D O N .

W h i t e O a k .

Quite a number of farmers met at the Cady school house last Saturday evening to organize a tanners' club, which they did temporarily. Committees were appointed on permanent organization and order of business. W. Beainan of Leroy, was ap pointed temporary chairman and 'T. Weston temporary secretary. Some talk was hud in regard to n permanent organization and it was decided to organize next Saturday evening, and talk on "The value of a farmers' club to any community and some of the benefits derived therefrom." We hope that every farmer in this community who is interested in the progress of agri­culture will be present to throw in theirmite and let us see if we cannot have as good and lively a farmers' club as any other coramunity in the county. There is no reason why we should not. It wi l l benefit every fanner that comes for that purpose. The times demand the gathering of farmers together in every community. Other busi­ness men have'their meetings and they de­rive a benefit, and why cannot the farmers? I will say in behalf of the club, come ever to Macedonia and help us.

J . W . Keith of Leroy, wil l preach at the Dart school house next Sunday, for Rey. Wm. Bradley.

The people of the Cady class wi l l hold n donation pnrly at the residence of M r . and Mrs. A . J . Sly of this place for the benefit of Rev. and Mrsi Wm. Bradley, .pastor ol the P. M. church of White Oak. .

Foster Swan of Wheatf ield,- 'moves to Kansas this spring, where he will settle on hia farm he inoveil olF from about a year ago. His father wil l move back, on the farm from Dansville.

A very pleasant surprise was held at the residence of Daniel Duttiher of Mil lv i l le , by the Sunday school of that pjace, and they presented him with two very handsonio and i'nterestiiig books. One was ' 'The Unoom-mercial Traveler" and the other "Farmers ' Festival, ' ' in token pi their respect and thanks for his earnest work ns superintend­ent in the past.. Mr . D . wil l prize the gifts vory highly. J . R . P . , ,

The lecture delivered before the DuBois Lecture Association, Alaiodun, last Friday evening by J . J . Calkins of Ijoalie, subject, "Fic t ion," is spoken very highly of by those

.who hoard it. Prof. Orange, the veterinary surgeon of

the Agricultural College, is expected to deliver the next leeturo before the DuBoia Lecture Association of Alaiedon, to-morrow (Fridny) evening. A n interesting talk may bo expected,

L . L . Irish has bought a farm of John McRoberl , south of Mason, and wil l move there soon.

Jvast Friday, being the 43d birthday of Mrs. Wm. J . 'Rotnour, about 40 of her

friends gave her a surprise that evening nnd presented her with a handsome bang-inj^ lamp, A . J . Parker making the presen­tation speech. Then came the feast, of which the ladies hnd brought n bouHliful supply.

Rev. Brockway will preach at the DuBois school house next Sunday at IPo 'c lock .

Some wretch poisoned two dogs for T. J . Corner last week. He justly deserves being nibbled to death by young ducks. C.

W c b l i e r v i l l e .

Y c v n y .

F E B R U A R Y 8, 1888.

Mrs. Sarah Ketohura of Hastings, is vis­iting at 0 . W. Priest's. Mr . Priest was called this week to attend the funeral of his uncle at Romeo.

N . A . Crittenden sprained his ankle quito badly by falling from a load of cornstalks,

John Laverock and wife of Aurelius, •visiled nl L . Opdykc's Inst week.

Mrs. Loren Shattuelt of Mason, is spend­ing the week at C. B. Shnttuck's.

Mrs. Delos Wolcoit has been at Mason, helping care for her mother, Mi's. Ira Teal ,

Henry Northrup is quite sick. A surprise party at Georgo Shattuck's

last week ; a pleasant time was enjoyed by al l ,

Miss Maggie Barr of Leslie, spent tho week with her sister, Mrs. Geo. Shattuck.

0 . W, Priest and wife visited friends in Eaton Rapids quito recontly.

A ln i edou luid M e r i d i a n .

Married, at Webberville, Feb. 1,1888, by D. D . White, A l v a Sessions nnd Miss Ida Osborn, both of Handy, Livingston county.

Old Mrs. AUehin is very low with heart disease and not expected to live.

F . A . Feller has sold the oak from his 160 acres in White Oak. Timber land is worth more here than improved farms,

J . 0 . Hitchins has just put in a fine stock of dry goods.

Jns. MoCreary of Locke, was married last week.

Mrs. J . M . Smilh of Lansing, was visit ing here last week.

Our grist mill is drove with onslom work. George L i n g is able to come to town. A Mr. MoArthur had one of his eyes put

out here four years ago last Fourth of July, He has now commenced suit against the corporation for damages.

P . A . Feller shipped several car loads of ship knees last week.

M r . Hurlburt of Grass Lake, has moved on the Alger Webber farm.

Mrs. Winehell of Dansville, was visiting here last week,

M r . and Mra. J . R . Dart spent Sunday in Mason.

M r . Brown of Bunkerhil l , visited R . R . Lowe and wife last week.

P U R R U A R Y 8, 1888.

The Dakota blizzai-d arrived via. Chiongo, last evening at 4 p. m.

J . S. Wagner is building an ice house, which lie already has filled wilh a No. 1 quality of ice.

Tho dance at 0 . Stevens' last Friday night, was a succeasj 57 numbers were sold aiicl an enjoyable timo was had by a l l who participated.

Fred Dingman is teaching the last of a four months successful term of suhool in district No, six.

Revs. Wilson and Conway are conducting a series of revival meetings at the Baptist church at Okemos,

Mr. Rothrock has sold his farm to a party from Clinton county, whoao name we are unable to learn, n l this writing.

Adah Young is sick with a cold_. X .

l J u n l i c r l i l l l Ceutcr .

F l t c l ibu r f f .

George'Dunham has rented Mr . Clark's interest in llie saw mill for two years, the rent being $5, per month. GeOrge ought to get, rich.

The receipts of the bnnd boys' dance last Friday evening were $24. There were 48 numbers. Supper was served at the Haw­ley House.

Fred MoCreery being about to leave this vicinity, about 70 of his relatives and friends decided to give him a surprise, and a surprise it was. A s he stepped to his door, he found his yard full of teams and

a few moments his house full of jo l ly young folks, equipped with sugar and pop­corn. Everybody enjoyed a warm sugar eat.

'Last Friday evening tho Good Templars installed their oflicers for the ensuing three months as fellows,:.

Worthy Chief Templar—Lucas Kosa. , WorUi -yico Tomplar—Jonnio McOroory.; Secretary—Biio! Dawoy. '' I'inaiiclal Socretary—Alonxo Miller. ; Treasurer—Milo Garis. " Marshal—Andrew McOreory. , , Sontlnol-Olyde Titus. ' Guard—Anna Dunham. C'hapl»in-M. J.Titus. ' Ausslstant Secretary—Linn Titus. Deputy Marahal—Ellie .Miller, night Hand Supporter—Ida Kassel. Loft Hand Supporter-Winnie'Titua, '; I'nst Chief Tomplar—Goo Dunham. .

The Booial at Mrs. Wha l lon ' s last Wed­nesday evening was well attended. , The receipts of tho evening'were $2.52, which 18 to apply on the^grange hal l . ,.

A l l sufferers from bjood diaordera con use Ayer 's Sarsapariila with asaurance:of.,cure.

F E B R U A R Y 7, 1888'. The Bunkerh i l lPar ine rs ' Club met.nt

Iho Center school house on Tuesday, Jan . 31st, nnd after a discussion of the market reports, listened to an able paper by Geo. P . Bailey, on the everinteresting subject of "Ti le Draining," whioh waa profitably dis­cussed hy those present. The next meeting will be held en Ihe 14tli iiist, when a paper on the raising of corn will be presented by Nicholas Mc(Jnnn,and Wm.Haze, president of the Slockhridge Agricul tural Society, will rend a paper entitled "Farmers and Farmers' Son's."

The lyoeum at the Center, Monday even­ing, discussed the question, "Resolved; That public opinion should be the standard of right." The question for next Monday evening is "Resolved; That eternal punish­ment is taughl by tho bible." Chief dispu­tants, Ethan DeCamp and Wesley Bailey,

Mrs. Wm. Williams is very low.and fears are entertained fbr her recovery.

Rev. Keeney is holding a series Of meet­ing at the DeCamp school house. It is to be hoped he will be successful and do much good.

Scarlet rash is prevalent in thia place. While Fred Holland was cutting icoi on

Huntoon Lake for E . II. Angell yesterday, he came very near getting into the lake. He saw bis saw saw through the water in its downward oourso and as he was very desirous of getting to solid footing he let saw saw no more. H e thinks cutting - ice is not a financial success.

Severa lof our farmers are getting out slat bolts. R O U G H A N D E E A B V .

To create an appetite, and give lone to the digestive apparatus, use Ayer's Sarsa­parilla. ; '

P O W D E R A b s o l u t e l y P u r e .

Tills powder never,'vnriofl. .A' ninrvoljof purity, atrengtli nnd wholosomonoas. More oconoinical than theordinnry klnds,iind cnniiotbo sold in competition With tho multitude of low tost, short weight,ujuni;or nhoapholo powders.; Bold only in cam,'- . , _

Bo»AiiDAKtBorowBSUi;o.;iOt5\VullBt.,N.Y. '

S H O T A N D S H E L L .

O l d V e t e r a n s ' R e m i n i s c e n c e s o f t h e W a r o f t h e R e ­

b e l l i o n .

Emltvnelng Ancijdotea of A c i i i n l E x p c -rieuce and ColliMinii i l Ac-

quis i t iuu .

i T h e l i l i n o i s N i n e t e e n t h a n d C a p t a i n B r e m n e r .

lAuthor of ".My Country, "I'ls of

A KONG n A fiuanl

/ - A Fouls ht

Thou."]

Ilife'lilaiia BONG nf tho •ds-

, hravo and Iriio, -L X l i o r n for tho l lnios of <—trr- bittor slrlto,

Wlion In tho halancu I ' m l l j g , - . 'J'ho .vatloii'H lifo ;

And mon Inspired todai'o '•r--'^^ and llo.

tho ^ ^ P T V ^ and ill",

^ -^ ' ^ HosoU'Od to press ~ ^ ' £ ^ ounllicl Ihi'dUKh.

A soiii; o( tho llinlilana Guards,

I 'nuiipL and tiropurod ; fl^irst to es]ioi!so tlio rijtlitiioiiH eiiuso

J-'ir;it rlr.iiit; ti' dolond 'I h" I 'liiil . I.lio laws,

With pntrii.t, lioiirts ami Imsoiiis linrcd ; 'iVliiU lo.lH Ihoy hoio ! What hai'ilshijis shared I

Afioii(-;ol tho liruv'O Ninotooiith, Ntitod ami l.iiowii,

Witli thuiij tlioiinlilo lIlglihiiHl (liiiird, luL^ier lor Iniinir'H post, Kii|it v.'ateli e.nil wiu-il;

H'oroiuoKt for ili'iMls (if g'ur.' i l - i i " , ll'or Lattios fou,Jit, fur \ictoii(!H won.

A uo!i(,' for tliii Lravo Nliiol^ooiitli, And ftriiiiinor'a Hand;

KluiitHvillo nud .MlHsioii L'iilno tlioir (iraiflo; lldu- oft t.iiuy saietl l.ho ilay In Ilfrcii alVrnyii I

'^'ict^r and VHiiiiuif.li"d, hand tn liaiitl, aiijlhty to liulil, or linii to Htainl.

A souf,' for tbo Lntvo Nliiotonnfcli — fulls, loud anil lonit.

tiuirinion Iho hravos' to I I M front: "Whnro IK tlio old Niiietoonth'.'" ' l.isioii I tlioir aoni,'!

I'hey iiuistor. iirmiipt to do or dio — rrhoy eiinii.) tlioy nlrlkol 'J'ho loonion llyl

A Boii,' for tl!o liravii Mlnolooiith ; 'I'iio coloi'H wiivo

IVIuiro shell lUid shot—a cruel rnln — Kiiiito ilmvii—onco—Lwico—ngnin — 'I'llii trim, the Iirin'o ;

tl'hr' men wlm lmro tlio lle^^ luav ilio— 3Jiit Hrenuier waves its folds on hi|;h. -Ilfi-^lvii H'nirt-lh'i:

T h a t C o l d N e w Y e a r ' s .

about a do'/on notices l i k o tho fo l l ow-m u boioro church Iionr went

a round to a l l the cliurchuM .ami gavo a copy to each .so.vton to be hnndiid fclio pn-ttcher to he rond before tho congro-gnt ious : ' J ' D Iho Honevoleitt of •'his CoiiRroiiatlon :

'J'horo nre now hojii,; (trnrdcd In cni'.s at the dojiiit in tills placo some'JO,1 HnoW'bouiiil roliol IirlsoiuirH, 'I'liev are out of food. 'I'hoso who nro allie are invitodto contribute a ]iortioii of their uhiuidauoo to rolliivo tho iiuip-'or of tlio-e mon. O.iJii'A.N'v 0 , TH'ni l i . i . .

A l t e r (liiuior I went out to the depot to see tho oU'eot of this notice, J\loii, >voinon and c l i i ld ron came -with baskets f n l l , and I th ink some of those robols bad a better d inner that day t l iau thoy h a d over onioyoil before.

I t was a wook from Now Y e a r ' s day boforo I was nblo to got home. I t was the worst s torm aud coldest dny in his tory , f saw whole train loads of hogs frozen to death. Tra ins wero, abandoned, and business genera l ly unspended for noi i r ly a week.

A G o o d S a m a r i t a n .

N t h O ' l t h o f Septem­ber, l iSl i l , an i ih ibu-lituco train W R H pro-

TTfjCoodiiig from our nr-" ' J i n y lo Ilarjinr 's l' 'cr-

.Ory wi th a loiul of sink I^H 01 d i 0 V s. N e a r " ' 'ol iai ' loHton a party of

IMoaby ' . s g i i o r r l l l a s dii.sliod upon tho train

'and capturod it. T h e pl ' iHuners woro taken through one of the ne ighbor ing monlitiiin-gaii. ' i , and thence sou thward toward l l i o l l i n o i i d . Near r-tet;tortowu his captors becamo con-viiu 'od that ono of tho prisonoi's. C o r ­po ra l D n i i i o l A . Troi i in in , Coinintuy E , One H u n d r e d and Fonrtooiit .h N e w Y o r k Volun tee r s , was too sick too pro­ceed, and thoy loft hitn at an o l d scl lool l iouso. 'Tho si tuat ion of tho poor fel low w o u l d havo been deplorable bu t for tho kindiioK.s of a ( i o o d Snnuir i tau , a s t e r l ing I n ion woman who l ived near l,)y, who had hitn b rought to her own house and k i n d l y troatod. B e i n g fear­fu l that ho m i g h t bo snapped np nny day and sent to J i i chmond , this noble woman ciuisoil informat ion to bo .sent to the iieare.st IJnion hondi | i iartors, aud soon the oyos of the sick soldier were gladdtMiod by the .sight of a company of bl i io-coated caval ry ga l lop ing in to the y a r d . H o was taken to Alo.xaiulr ia , wl iore he was given n sick fur lough. H e died at his fathnr's house tho next •laiinary, of con.siiinption; and no th ing Imfc the kindoss of this wo lniin roatorod h im to his homo i'nr that br ief t imo. Th i s wiiB not tbo only instance in w h i c h Ml '.s. H o l l a n d , of l''nvi([iiior County , \ ' i r -gi i i ia , mn i i i iO i l ed l lor iiitoroHt i n tho U i i i n n cause and in the mnn who woro g i v i n g t l io i r liie.s and hea l th to i i i^hol ' it. M a n y volcriili.s io-diiy clieriHli the most gr i i to f i i l meinorios of h o r . — C h i -itaijo Ledger.

B i t t e n b y a Spidex-.

N one ooonsieu we wore on a march , and ono of onr eo lnrndos iwas iny.storioliKly bit­ten ou the nock by an uscct, supposed to be

a s]ndor. H i s neck began, to swel l , and ho soon became too sick t i l march wi tb us. H o fe l l hack to bo

by the surgeon, iintJ w o

noes, Cl ioyonnos, and Apnches , so It proved t o ' b o ' a d i I ' ou l t task to pro-serve nuv th ing l i k o wl ia t m i g h t be termed ha rmony . N o t l ong nftm- wo woro located , there one of our boys, ani l boy ho was, too, for bo was only thirteen yoar.s of ago w^lion he joined our rank's, w h i l e i n l ino of du ty shot and h i l l e d au Ind ian chiot who -was vio la t ing his treaty. T h o Indians, t rue to their heat l lon natures, novor got t ired of m a k i n g demands for pay for t l ioir cl i iof . T h o y wanted to ofl'or sae-r i l ico I'or their chief, nnd wanted to Hubstitnto U n i t e d States soldiers i n placo of rams nnd bulleclfs , nnd wo were not anxious to be sacrif iced. S o the Indians su r rounded ns and onr

D O I V i E S T I C E C O N O P i i Y .

A Budget of U=!eful I n r o n i n t i o n Upon

HouseJioId and A g r i c u l t u r a l

Topics.

Bli i l tcrs of Interest K n l a t i n g to F n n n , Orchard, .SIable, I 'ar lor , and

l U l c h i m .

T H E F A R I W .

mnflor. AVo boliovo in propor care and (jood food, but jiiKt what thai is may Widl ro-eivo oaroful iitloutiou I'rom al l stock­men,

T H E D A I R Y .

•\Vlifln C O W S iu winter pick at tho soiled bedding of straw thrown out of horso

hopes for l ifo grow very fa in t ; but a Btiiblos," tbo fact H I I O W K that thoy iiood Halt.

l i t t lo before m i d n i g l i t we sent up a fow ^ V " " ' M ^ " ' " ' " ^f^' "^"" ' ; i ; " " I , . , „ , ,- .|. ' 1 , 1 wbon iialt H H O choau as it now is, Iniiru sky roc ots. T h e l u d m n s vamosed tlie ^^,,„,i„,,, ,„;y ^jua ranch, and loft to confer w i t h their prefurablo lo that of having it great medicino for further orders. ' eaien with he oxorumont of other animals. i\ bout a woek la ter thoy tr ied us again ; It Hall ulone dnes not slop this crnviug, give but wo met thom at the bronstwor s, tbo cows soniu bono moal. and after th i r ty inini]to.s with B I I O I I a n d i canister tho Ind ians fe l l back again i'or another week's counsel. A t the ond of that t ime we wore ro-onforcod and tho Indians gavo np thei r chief.

E p j r n i n " ' H i s S h o u i d o r S t r a o s .

T was d n r i n g the siege of \ \ ngner, ai id

' j v , „ _ l l i o Un ion para l le l s "^wero bnt a few h im-

drod yards away fr i i in l l io g r i m b lack tnbo.s

_^,tliat ovoi' and i i i ion ^ ombowlod w i t l i oiil;-

I'RBoona noise and \^Ki--^''^^^M:^M\'—flisgorging foul lion of loan inoiit thoir h o r r i d g l u t of i ron g lobes . " A PonndB. Ollior.q l ine Of abatths wns lo b e ' b n i l t acro.sa ' i ^ i ^ ' l " " f '-' a c lear space i n point-blank range of tho Confederate gunners nnd sharp­shooters i n front.

"Sergean t , " says the on lccr in c l iarga .

A. groat many disconragod whont farmers liiivc been looking for somo olher prodnol tbiiL they cnn iiiosl i imlUably dovoto tboir timo nnd I I I I P I lo gr wiiiH. Tho success o obeli)! HU'ur pl 'oiinetion by llio dilVuKioii rrocL'Mii snfiinn to have como jiuit in lime. Il wil l require lii i in iilidmoney lo mnko tbo cliiingo, but Ihnro cnn bo litllo iloubt t l i i i l i l l uiiiny loculilios it will bn done, tbus ro-ihieiu!, ' onr whont nnrpliiK, ami tlioruljy making al l farming moro prolitiiblo.

/.' Ill,' tt ' nl' y>l Tfil II' It.

One of tho ri'inarkalile V O S I I I I H in the ox-jiorimoiits iiimlci ul i l ic Wisconsin slation was Khowu i n l lu ' I O H I of tho Klronglh of bnnoB. 'i'hOHo I oil niainlv fur tho in'oilnc-

boro li strain of 1,01111

iiiipnroutly llio. Huino, of corn iiieal, broke al

l i ' I l pomjils. 1,'orliaiifi farmers cnn B O O from this why it is that corn alone is uot good for liorsoH hard al work, ft putR on fi l l , bnt i l ddoB not wont', booiiUHO i t gives so liltlo for making niiisclo. The world'

1)V .1. K. JIAIITE. ^ ^ ^ A N tlioro bo n sol­

dier who was exposed ' to the rigors of that.

I 'old N o w i 'oiir 's D a y \of I.Hid who wi l l ever

forgot i f? I iiad boon , liiiiile lin))])y with a thir ty-day furlough, and was on my way from my regiment, then canijied at boss-

v i l le , t i n . , to my home u l l l inni .s . T h e jiay liofm 'O Now V'cai's was very mod­erate, and I 'ni ioi l n good poiitioii of the da,y. I left Na hvi l lo that i i io r l i i ng on the c'ars or l .ou isv i l lo . W h e n wo n])-jirnaelu'd the l i i t tor iiity about dusk, 1 noticed adiH'erencoin the air, as thou h it wa.s about to elenr oil'. I took supper at the ISoldier.s' I ln im ' , cxj iect ing to stay there u n t i l tho next dny, but I took a sudden notion that I would strikfi onl, that night and cro.ss over to .Toll'orsdiiville and aook the l i rs t Iraili north. W h e n I started from the Home on the.sou b .-.iilo of tho c i ly , Iho linid vaa i | i l i t e sofl , Imt when J reached tho .Toll'orsouville ferry the wiud was a gale and the i m i d was fr xoii so that i t wou ld bear ino. I had lo wait more than an hour lor tho forry-beal , and 'wholi i t came tho oajjtain refused to miiko i inolhor t r ip, s a y j i g it was i m -IKiHsiblo to land on the other side ow­i n g to the severe gido. The re wero at least f i l ty passoiigers wai t ing for the boat, maily of whom were soldiers, and thoy used .snch poi'.siia.siou that the cap­tain consented to make aiioi.hor t r ip ,

• Jbut be said it would be of no nee. i n 4ho niOiintimo the moroiiry ivas ge t l i ng r i g h t down into the bnlbj but the boat started off ns tbeugl i i t meant business .•nnd roi l l i l led up against the wharf on tho .iG lrersoiiviUo .side, bnt beioro any­body could l a n d e r the boatbesocurud to tho wharf, the w i n d carr ied it out again ante Uio stream, and thou another at­tempt wns mado to land. AVhilo mak ing tho c i rcu i t I took a notion that if the boat eamo as near to tho wharf as i t d i d be­fore I could jump the gap by sp r ing­i n g from the upper deck. Bo I sl ionldured my kna]iHaeki iudgot every­t h i n g in readiness, and at the favorable snomont f threw my knapsack and then jumped after i t , c l ea r ing the gap by about four feet, Thore were some per-sons who screamed as I jumped, being anre that I w o u l d l a l l i n the waler , and, had thoy known my intentions, w o u l d p r o b a b l y have prevented my j u m p i n g . I p icked myse l f up a l l r ight , bi i t by i b i s t ime the boat was a hu .di'od feet ont i n the stream and never landed un­t i l near dav l igh t the next morn ing .

Tha t n i g h t i hnggod a stovo i n the depot, wa i t ing to go out on the next t rain, bn t as I afterward learned there 3md been a wreck on tho road, and be­sides tho drif t of suow made i t impos-eible to send out a tra in , bnt no ac-

_ coramodat ing o l l ic ia l volunteered l is this i n form a I ion, and ao a number of us spent a miserable, anxious n igh t in that d ingy depot, go ing occasional ly to the door and l o o k i n g out in order to b r i n g out more v i v i d l y the comforts of tne wa i t i ng room by contrast wi th the oufside. T h o next m o r n i n g I wont to a cheap ho te l and pa id l i f ty cents for ono of the best meals I had eaten for more than a year, for now there was l jut ter on the table and m i l k for m y ooffeo. I then learned i t was colder b y several degrees than ever before k n o w n i l .1 e ersonvi l le . There were on the cars s t and ing at the depot some i;Ol) l e b o l pr isoners on their way to Chicago , and in keeping up the fii'os and s tanding guard over those prisoners, the U n i o n soldiers r e a l l y sufl'ered w i t h the cold , wh i l e the rebels h a d bet ter "opportunity to hunt comfort. T succeeded after a day or two i n get t ing th rough to Lafayet te , I nd . ; nor th of which place a l l trains were now boi ind. I l was o i a Satur­day, n ight , ' - r e m e m b e r , ; that the t ra in TTitli tho r ebe l prisoners came i n . T h e y

i r e r e out pf rat ions, and the oflicers i n chiirge were i n a q i i i indory as to bow to feed them. ' O r i ' t ' u r i d a y morn in they •were endeavoring tO raise m o n e y enough to b u y a few hundred pound's of meal to make aome mush. I h i t upon a p l a n .to i?ive these s t a rv ing _

Tobels something to eat, and proceodf-a thb ui i torout t r ibes of Indians, the C o ^ i e t l y to pu t It in tooxeout ion, I wrots manclieu, i i i o w a s , Arapahoos, SU«kWg

"go pace that opening and givo mo the wido proforenco I'or oals as food for worlc-diatanco na nonr ns poss ib le . " inc liorsos is not an acrid.mt. ft in one of

Says the acrgeiint (for we w i l l lo t h i m to l l the rest of tho s to ry ) :

I s tar ted r i g h t olT. AVhen I got to the opening 1 pnt 'or l i k o a ship in a gale of w ind . "What w i th grape, eanis-

tho best grains for giving stronglh. ors learneil tlilK praclicnily long soionce oxplainod the roaaou.

lAu'in-bofore

I'll I'tlfrrfi' lustilittrH.

.. While the aRricnllnrnl oolleces that bnvo tor, roundshot, .?holl, and a regu la r boon oslalilisbed in nonrly all tho Norlliorn boos' nest of ville ba l l s , i^ jus t thii l :c Sialofi havn boeu looked iqion askance and thore mns t liavo boon a I'oiirf'nl dra in of " i l h suspinon by the prncliiuil farmer tbey

' " • " rosull. ay

nol or

true it hiiiy bo, anil lo m"nl lids wimt of a)i|iiociiiiioii iiistiuites hiive boon ostab­lisliod lit Wliicli ni l iiliiisoR of Iho businesH

thore mns t liavo boon a fourfnl dra in of " i l h suspinon by the prnclKuil farmer tbo; ammuni t ion on tho Confederate a rmy I ' " ™ ' o ' ' i« o"" 8 ° " ' ! about that t ime. I don't know how it w i . , ^^'O idea ^ ^ J ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

but 1. dKln t got af) mucn as R «'n'ni„ii, ),,, (.oniprehomlo.l by Iho farmer.

provided for mandiod on, d iscuss ing tlie bad fate o our eomriido, as some believed be w o u l d die. B u t , toward nig l i t , mncb to our surprise, our comrade returned to hia placo in tho rnnks, t e l l ing ns how deathly siek ho was at fir.^t; how when ho fe l l back the surgeon put h i m into at) anib hineo aud dosed h im wi th w h i s k y ; that ho lay in the ambulance a l l the afternoon, s leeping oi l ' the i n l l u -ciice of the ]i, |Uor, nnd that when ho awoke ho wna wel l ns ever, .nil were ])loiisod nt the good Inek of our com-rado when, suddenly, our funny man, i ' e io , c l apped l i i s band to the bac of hia neck, s lngyerod a I'ow steps, nnd then fe l l out of iho ranks, i n q u i r i n g how I'ar i t was to an anibulaiico, say ing , " I have been b i t by a s i i ider ." ' i l i e o i l i e r boya said , " P o l e , that won' t do. If a ajiiiler ahmi ld bite you, y o u wouldn ' t k n o w i t , for i t w o u l d k i l l "the apider ." J . K . . \ L ,

Sovoaty-olyhth Illinois.

A C h i c k e n S t o r y .

n n H E twenty-fifth '^Vis-conain and two or

- - three others h a d ^ b e e n sent off o n a

raid. I n the after-(Juoon tlie m a r c h i n g

col m n was a t tacked by the Confederates, and C o l . -Husk was ordered t i take n smal l force and d r ive

tho enemy away. There waa a swamp, t h i c k l y g r o w n w i t h sn ia i l trees nnd bushes, th rough -which the troops hai l to march. T h e r e seemed to be soine hesitancy about enterhig tho swamp. A sergeant said. " C o l o n e l , 1-cnn take thoso men t h r o u g h there," and he d d so. C o l o n e l l-iusk and several other ollicers, ha l f an hour after the enemy had been scattered, were r i d i n g past a farm house, when they discovered some Of the soldiera d o i n g l i v e l y work i n the way of cap tu r ing poul t ry . T h e . l a d y of the house rii 'shod up to l . u sk and asked, e x c i t e d l y :

" A r e tliese y o u r men. Colonel ' ?" " T h e y are, "nmdam." " W e l l , I wish y o u wou ld t e l l t hem

no t to steal my ch ickens . "

" M a d a m e , your chickens are perfect­l y safe. T h e sergeant over there i s i n charge of these me i , and he w i l l a l l ow no p lunde r ing . W h y , ma'dame, tha t sergeant is a M e t h o d i s t m'nister , and w o u l d not p e r m i t any th ing of .the Irind to be done.

T h e l ady t h r e w up her hands and said , " A fiiethodiat min i s t e r ! O h , L o r d , I shan' t .have a ch icken lef t ."

• W a n t e d E y e f o r a u Ey^e.

I T O U T t h o ' l i i t h ' o f A p r i l , I,Mi , we were

b u t ! got i iowei ' f t i l ly scared. "When got under cover I couldn ' t cv told for the lil 'o of me whether i t was a h u i i d ed or n thousand jiaees. Says the C a p ­tain :

" W o l l , sergeant, what do yon raako of i f ? "

Soon 's I get m y wind , saya I : " G i v e a guess. C a p t a i n . " H e l o o k e d across the opening a soc-

cond or two, then says: "A hundred and sovonty-fivo paces,

say ." "Thunde r , C a p t a i n , " says I , "you 've

nindo a pret ty close guess; it 's just a huudrod and aeventy-ono!"

" . M i d , " conc luded the sorgeant, after tho l a u g h had subsided, ."that's l iuw 1 got m y shoulder straps "

R o m a n t i c V o l u n t e e r s .

E I . . A T I N C I to the formative j ier iod of tlie : if ty- l i f th I l l i ­nois Kegtnient , Cap­tain L . B . Creokor reca l l s muny a lud i ­crous idea outer-

- tained by the rav.' recrui ts and onconr-agod by the pros­pect ive oliicora.

" i h e averago infant ry volunteer ," he snys, "had a vague not ion that s l iarp-shoolers , to be used for the purpose of c r a w l i n g u p beh ind trees and k i l l m g the rebel Genera ls , were p r ine ipa l l y nooded. N e a r l y every man who en-l i s l e d nt this juncture intended l o con­nect h imse l f w i t h that branch of t ' lo service, nnd to use in that connect ion some fantastic combina t ion of to o-flcopic s ghts and breech- londing r i i l e s . " Those who expected to havo the oflieea when the regiment was or-gaui'/.ed exh ib i t ed a C o l t r evo lv ing r i l lo , represent ing that this a rm won d bo used by this regiment . A t B . nton B n racks a s l o u . h y - l o o k i n g man, wi th­out ins ignia of r ank othor than a- row ot g i l t but tons , appeared, ' i h i s was B r i g a d i e r G e n e r a l W . T Sherman , who, • w th h s l ac . of fuss and feath­ers, who bes t rode no war horse and be l lowed no commands, scarce came up to the idea l standartl of the romn i t ic vo lunteers . " I t was rumored he was era y . " T h i s same l u n a t i c , " Ca i ' t n in C r o o k e r says, " the i i f ty- i i f th f o i l wed to the end of the war ." A t this place tlio reg iment received a lo t of misera­ble o ld guns, "most dangerous at the broech ," and, as C u p i a i n C r o o k e r ad.ls, w i t h quiet sa t i re , "Co lone l s S t u a r t and iWa m b ' r g and some other odioers had their sabers g r o u n d so as to be pro­

of l i l ing the soil nnd riiiaiug tho eroiis and stock aro discussed by nion of bolli largo jn-uuiical oxporieuco and a tborongh aoa-deniie training.

' iho tiruiilcat trouble with tbo ngricultur-ist of this counlrv tn-diiy is that lie bus loo littlo "book-larii iu ' " lo RiiocosHrnily carry on his busines.s. I io knows that corn, dropped in tbo ground in .May and covorod wilh eiirtli wil l , i l ' the weeds i i rokopl down, produce a crop of corn iu ,^oi)ioiiiboi', but thu adaption of crops lo ^oi l , tbo rotiiliou of cro|)s, or the OH .on t ia lB lo Iho ocoiiom-icnl jiroductioii of cro|)s isboyonri hiscom-prohcnsiou. And vol no biiKincss, aiiidn i rom ihiit of Iho analytical cboinist, re-qniriiM a bolter eoiiiproliension of cbomistry than ngrieulturo.

It is to meet Ihis lack oE oarly training that iho fiirraoi-H' iuKlilntos are esliiblishoil, nnd, althoufjb Ihoy nt jiresont deal only \viih I ho practical side nf Ihe businoss of fi inuing it is imiiosHiblo to go very deeply iulo Ibemeibods of doing a Ihin'/wilhun't discussing 10 some extunt Iho reasons why such motijods are noeessnrv..

Tiiesa institntos aro now being oslab-lished iu various aoctions of tbieand ad ­joining !-tales and thoy shoiil ' l receive tho support of a l l farmei'H, 0Bpoi\ially those who have boon B O l o u o i n l h o iinsiuoss that they already "know it M.."—Ckkaijo A cu'S,

T H E S T O C K - R A N C H . "

f< Diirii'ii'l I'l' /i'niil''.'

At Ibo cloBo of tho cheoBO-.niaking son-flon, which in our ooiintry is iiboul the Iir.st of jNovcmboi'i and nflor rocoiving our chooso stiitcments, wo are enabled lo make nn ostimiito of the recoiptfi from onr dnries. 'iho Bl itemonl shows thnt Iho averago price of our clioOHu (lnrin,g tbo lust soaBon wnH il).'J8 nud tbo avai'a(,'o rocoipts per cow !?;!II.M.'I.

' ibo receipts nnd oxpoiiBes from a dairy of twelve cows, at tho prinos roeoivod dnr­ing bS.'i", would Bland about ns follows: itoceipts from factory, $:i'.i;i.i)ll; from hnttiir mndo in tho spring, S'.il; calvos sold, $'M; luiitor madu in Ibo fall , .?'-'•!; butler, cheoBo, nnd milk iiBod in the family, S.'ill; vaino of miinuru, iJ.Oll; making a total of rocoipts, Soi'T.'.li'i.

O i i l b o olhor hand, Ibo expoiisoa may bo figured as I O U O W H : Twouiy-four tons of liay al S i l l )ior ton, $'2.|n; paslnrago, $'.n\; ffrain and roots, Sd"'; oariyiiig milk to fac­tory, S Hi; enro ot ilniry, .•?l.'.'.; annual ox-Iionsii hi ropleiiisbing diiiry, i i ' i i ; i inniiiil iixiieiiRo on utoiisils, ^Hr, making a total of e.viionsofl, S^iiU.

IJi'dui'ting tbo total expenses from tho lolnl rocoipts, we havo n net prolit of a liltlo ovor -il", 01- loss tliiui :rl jior co%v. In ordor to realize ovon this uniall niareiu, choe- o must soil nl in cents and upwards por jiouiiil . i u bSiSn Iho prico of elnioso avorai^'Oil only 7,', eouts ]ior pound, so Hint on II dairy, as abovo imiicntod, Ihi'ro ivonld I'osiilt n loss of S'M, or boUvoon i^i'i aud $" jior cow.

t i l i l l , wbcre lands aro wcll-adnplod to grass, althiiuf;b there is appai'Qnt;y littlo or no jirolit in the tignres of iliirying, on llio whole it is'Iho host iniluslrv in whicl i tho filmier can eiigago, as nearly ovory farm Inei uioro or fuss area of land i iu -aviiilable or buy or griiin cnlturo, bn l which will nlVoi'd fnir piislnrage. Again, the dairy a'i'ords tiio bosl means of keep­ing n p t h o fortilily of the farm, a con-siiloraliou of tbo lirBl iin])ortiinoc.

Tho bosl buBinoBR in which liie fanner can engage as n general industry, in a country ailniiiod to ,t;a3S, is to koop ovory cow—and a jjood ono every lime—-Ihnt ho cnn koop well, and porsiBt in Ibo induslry, nnd ho will bo as snro of succeRs aB in any other brnnch of ngrieulturo.—Vi. i r . tiluii-J'lird, in Aini'.rimn L'nllivnlDr.

T H E H O U S E H O L D ,

Pl'i'lfit Kitchium.

Thoro is no objection l e a pretty kitchen, or to a girl fillit'ii; ono up wilh a hric-a-brae, i f sho koojis it froo from dust. A kitelion, to thoso who do llio work iu it. is a living-room, and why should it not bo mado cnnvoniontanil pretty? i f tho kitchen is a ('omforiablo, chorry room, mo^t girls will liiko a |irido in koopint; it so. Give thom pink coloroil tissuo papor for the shelves if Ihoy wish it, and n funcy lamp shade lo roai by after tho kilohon b; tiiliod up for the ni(,dit. Soo, too, that they bavo ciinvenionl utoiisils lo cook witb, a good clolhofi-wrinnor, and plenty of elolhos-liins, aud a good stovo. i l wil l ]ii\y yon well to look nflor these Ihings in tho good, wlioloKomo di-hcs thnt will coma on lo Iho table woll-cooked. Many girls havo to do wilh makoshillB ibal you would not l l i iuk possible for yourself to uso—a broken wringer, a tub wil l inul bnndlos, or a wafih-bnilor or a toiikollle wiih a rag ruu ihmu 'h a bole to nrevcnl leaking. No girl likba to ask for I'opairu, and ofloner the mistress is too careless to look woll after tho liltlo things of hor kitehon. I would add, lot tho girl's sloopimf-room bo a joltasaiit. at-traolivo placo. Many a horse has bettor quariora for rest tlian our servants have, ijook woll to Iho comfort of the servants. If not approoiatis'o at lirst, thoy may learn to bo ao.—JMroil Tribunn.

soila /ffsdid'. Ono finart of slflod Hour, ono toaspoon-

f u i of 'soda, lwo loiisjiooiifuls of creniii tnrlnr, one t«MS | i o ( i n f u l o, salt, mix tbor-ou hly and rub in two teaRpoouflilH of bmtor, and wot with ono pint of awoet mi lk , linko iu a quick ovon.

l-'iiii' s • iil;i'. Ono and ono-lialf tonoups of sugnr, oiio

toacup of sour milk, ihroo teacups of flour, ono an one-half leaoUps of bntler, ono teaspoonful of soda, onO-ba'f loaupioonful of oinnaiiion, oiio-hidc'teaspoon I'ul of nut-iiiog, ono toacup of raisius chopped and llourod.

/••I'tiii I'.iiiti'. Two ouiiB of molassoB, two cups oE lirown

sngiir, two cups of butler, omi cup of milk, one cup of Hour, livo oggs, ono pound of raisins, ono pound of curranta, ono-half ponml of citron, ono loaspoonfnl ofRingor, and ono feaapeonrul of iintinog, one nnd a half loaRiiooiifitls of allspioo and one and a half of olovos.

(liistiw fin.

(Iroiiso n dflop tin plnlo and ooVor tbo boltom uitb pnll'ed paslo; lay on it a do'/.on gooil-Bi/.oil oyaloi's; season with bullor, |)0|i|ior, and salt; i-prond ovor this an egg bailer and cover with a erufit 0 the pasto, iiinking small openings in it with a fork; bake about twoiily-live minutos.

cjiiicol nil' tnuiriinnt. Tbree-qnarlorR of a pound of blnnobfld

almonds, one puuiid of powdnrod sugar, oiic-()iiarlor of a pound of gralod cliooo-liuo. the whites of throo ottga boalen to a froth; mix nil to.tjothor lo a s t i i ' i i as to ; drop ihoin on a shoot oC white piqior o n a pan, nud bako iu iimoderalo ovon.

.l/ilili' Clll.-r.

Tako li.t,'ht broad doiiuli and sliorton it, or niiiko a crust just as you would for soda biHcnits, and roll out about ono-half iucb thick, then ei i l good sour apples into i|nar-tors, and iigniu into oitjhts, nnd place in rows on tho crust, Hprinklo with Biigar and spice to Ibo tuale, and bake, o r y o u n e o d nol sonsou but j i i s l a very littlo, nnd inako aRa uco of butter, sugar, nnd \vator and

, pour over it.

C/iir.Ui'ii frillnr.'i. Colli chiokon, salt nnd popper, lemon

.juieo, bntler. Cut tlio cold chicken iu small piocoR, put iu a diflh, R O I I B O U witb salt, iiojiper, nnd juice of a loniou. L e t this aland ono lionr. 'i'hen make a bailor of two oggs lo a ])int of milk, a l i l l l e salt, nnd Hour enough lo maku a bntlor uot loo slilf. Stir tbo ciiickon in Ibis, and drop it by spoonfuls in boiling fat. i^ry brown, drain aud servo.

Moi'l;. f.anioil Vii',

One half cup of angnr, yolks of lwo egg.?, oiie-hiilf cu)) of swoot milk and eiio-balf cup wnter; boat tho ogys, mid the ro-t, bont nil logoilior, and place in a crust tho siinio ns for a custard pie. Wbon dono, boat Iho whites of the eggs lo a slilf froth, add a tiililespoonful of sugar, and ono teaspoon­ful ot oxiract of lemon, spread over tho llio. roturn to tho oven nnd brown. This makes a small pie.

r'ahn ' rnitin."n atloit. A fow years ago cake ornamonfatinn wns

a vory simple all'nir, but now it has como lo bo a lino art. 'Iiio most exquisi'o do-siHua aro soon, bnt iu this artieki wo shall persons and lowered

firaiiiri*)' Yni'thi'i f'ofi.t. Thore is probably no timo in tbo horso's

lifo wbon it ia (!uli,jocted to greater staitR Ibiin during ihi) winter after it ia foaled, ' ibo colt's teeth ara yet imporfootly devel­oped, milking it nooossary lo givo food in bolter sliapo lor easy dige-tion than it ia a few years later. A few roots or four or live apples daily arc ox ollout to koep i ls dittoRlion goo 1. Added lo this a little grain --hould bo given: oats aro best, tliough . a niixtiiio of corn ami cats ground togthor nro hotter than any whole grain. Fod'tlius tho co i l wil l grow all winlor aud shed its CO it onrly, prosoaling a aleok apiiearanoe iu spring, instead of tho stary cont gonor-nliy looked for on yonrliuKS ot eiihor horses or catllo. A slight addition of oi l meal will loosen ttio coat onrlier, besidos being excellent for prompting growth. O i l meal lor horses at work is not reliable, as it mnkosifat without proportionate strongth, nnd the horse so fed soon runs dowu i n lloah. But for tbo colt this objection does not apply.

ana lo dtsonsfl ino.V)ionsivo atyles and those that cau bo used by the non-pro-fosRioiial.

Cut from wriling paper 'unruled') flowers nud loaves. Dip tliom in whilo of ctjgno'

' J ' D Siive Shipwrecked Passenger.'*, K o a r A d m i r a l Amnion has proposed

to tho Soei'otary of the Navy a plnn i'or the rescue of ahipwrockod paasongers. I t consists of Iho construction of what is called a balsa, or a (loat. The lien'. ' A d m i r a l proposes that in the event of Ibo abandonment of a vessel at sea tho balsiis cou ld be used in a soa so rough that ordinary boats could not bo u l i l -izod, and l ie suggests the f o l l o w i n g raotliod of Innnehiiig them: "Thohe i t t l sail should bo hoisted so as to br ing tho \vind quar te r ly ; o i l bags M ' o u l d bo thrown over from each quarter . . T h e r a i l i ng at tho stern fitted for un.ship-p i n g would be lot dowu, nnd l aunch ing skids put in placo and n bnlsa ca r r i ed aft b y eight men nnd lowered wi tb four on it . T h e n a rough cnr to i i t i n t h e , skids would be loaded wi th the helpless

" t o tho balaa, bo received aud jfincod, and the o i ie ra t ion continued u n t i l tlio boat had hor l o a d ; then she wonld bo cast adrift, make a drag of her mast aud sai l , throw over-

pa red for future emergenc es."

D e p r e c a t i n g B e h a v i o r .

^ — ^ S H A L L always remember a fel iow -we ca l l ed Bete , but

CN)jjthe balance ot whose - ' 'name I have forgot­

ten. . H e bolongecl to C o m i i a n y C , Sev-

^ enty-eight l i I l l i n o i s , ^ served his t h r e e

years, and was as good a seldier as ev­

er received ah honorable* discharge. H e waa the funny man of the compa-

Ovrilaw Coins. We submit, says tho Maine Farmer,

whether nltontive stookmen aro not onrry-imj tho matter of oloso qiinnera, confino-uient, intensive feeding, nnd dolicnto at­tentions during tbo winter mouths too far for tho healih and vigorous ondurnnoo of breodiuK herds. We believe i l , and for Ibis ronson do nol carry theso matters in onr jirnctico to the extreme that many nre doing. Wo know that cows kept iu quar­ters that nevor know tbo chanuo of '• tom-porature, eontined thoro i n .jiparent com-Jorl, without exposiu'o to tho open air nioulb after month, and fed wilh nil Iho food compounded iu scieutific proportions the system can hnndlo, and watered with warm witter wi l l produce more milk than wueii theso conditions are shaded in a measure; and we know, too, thata steer under such conditions wi l l grow moro, lay on more tat, and make a better record nt tbo next fituto fair. 'I his is all woll enough for the stoor, for bo goes to the ebamblesaud his dofocts die with him, but with the breeding herds the onno is dilfer-

frolhoil, aud thon sprinklo iviib grnunlntud RUiiar. I l is bosl to uso a si tor. Al low to dry nnd tboii arrange ou top of cake. Vory ])retty.

Ilio your cake on top aud aides, nnd when nearly dry stick in blanehod almonds witb poiniB upwards, Inrgo riiiaius, nnd lay bore and tliore thin strips of fig, 'J'bis is called tho rustic cake, and is vory bountiful.

A cake iced wilh oilber white or pink icing and £ n g l ; s b walnulB plaood bore and thoro on the top is a pretty stylo.. Slices of orange also look ^vell.

Try covering tho top layer •«'ith a thin coat ot ioiug and then sprinkling it with crushs'I rook candy, pink and white.

A bunch of crystallized grapes looks charming, laid on lop of a cake. The grnpas aro to bo dip)iod in frothed white of egg and then dusted with sugar and allowed to dry.

A small bonqnet of ohoico cut flowora cnn ho plaood i n luo center of a cake, tho ends being ooncoalod in the open spuoo.

Nothing can bo prottior tbim to hnvo a cake iced lop and sides and covered thickly with coooanut prepared on a revolving grntar. It resembles lino curly shnvio'^'s. No words can convoy to you nu idea of tho delicate beauty of this design.

One of tbo prettiest nontor pieces for a "company suiiper" is this: l iako twenty-four Hniall cakes in mntliu rin.gs. Ico half of Ihem white nnd half pink. Arrange them alternately ou a largo glass stand iu the formof a pyramid.—iroj/iim'.:.' iVorli.

Ih'lllH tit I I'DIIKi'/C'^ll^ir.l'l.

AvPLF, sauoo is much improved by tho addition of a tablospoonful of butter nnd requires less sugar.

I.vFAN'PS under three months of ago should not ho given arrowroot or other Btaioby foods, for thoy cannot digest them.

' i o SEEP raisins easily, pour hot water oyer ihom, let it remain amomeut thon drain off. 'The hot water loosens the seeds and thoy come out clean.

board her o i l bag, and the samo ojiera­tion wou ld bo repeated unt i l every one was embarked. T h o u thoy s h o u l d fasten to each other in sections of f ivo ," The A d m i r a l , i n a let ter to Secre tary Whi tney , asks that the dopar tmont con­struct a balsa'nnd subject i t to p rac t i ca l teats in a l l k inds of weather. T h o

' balsa consists of two casks, upon which a platform is la id . In the casks are scuttles for s towing provisions. A suf-

I ficient number of thom to cnr.ry a t l iou-' sand people could , i n the opin ion o f the Eonr A d m i r a l , be carr ied ou a largo

' steamer wi thout inconvenience .—iios-on J o u r n a l .

Snubbed a Dnko. I heard recent ly a sp i r i t ed s tory of a

bouny St . P a u l gir l ' s coo l r ebuke of t i l l e d immora l i ty , wh ich is w o r t h whis-

' por ing . I t was at the famous recep­t ion of the W a b a s h C l u b , w h i c l i the D u k e of M a r l b o r o u g h attended. The y o u n g lady 's father had in formed her that the ipuke was not a p r o p e r person for an innocent and self-respecting g i r l to meet, and that, however m u c h he may be r u n after by Eas t e rn gir ls , a W^Citern g i r l w i th her f rank indepeud-once and wholesome contempt of mon who had no th ing but w e a l t h and t i t le to recommend thom, could not afford to know such a person. D a r i n g the . evening M i s s Z - — h a d refused several requests that the D u k e m i g h t be pre­sented to her., F i n a l l y the m o r a l l y bankrup t peer came ever so close to where M i s s ,Z and a g e n t l e m a n : were t a l k i n g that the la t ter c o u l d 'not avoid an int roduct ion. M i s s , Z ,, c a l m l y surveyed the " juke" f rom head to foot, said i n a tone aa f r i g i d as a north-^pole zephyr , " G o o d even ing , " and ca lmly t u rn ing hor back on h i m went on t a l k i n g to her companion as,

A u E C i D i ' D improvement i n tho eating bib for children is made of n towol. I t is

r i b w i i a i n e l u u u v luuu u i nuo i;uiuuu.- ent. Vigor and Btamina are as importantas bettor to have the towol while. Hol low out , w , . „ ' t i , ^ „ f b o sn n r . nno products, and these are' uot promoted by the neck before binding, and bind with unconcernedly as though she Imd never ny, w i thou t t r y i n g to be s^^^ heard of the malodorous B r i t i s h e r , who

1 ^ n i f . l ^ P i T h ^ ^ ^ Z i e P'-"^"^^'' : T A D L F . linens should always be hemmod re t i r ed i n discomfiture unde r the w e l l -po r t ed somewhere by r a i l , and some stiintion and i n structural condit ons, nro i,„ hnnri Not nnlv iln ihnv Innir mnm mnvifari umii , T h n o-nnHomnn -.-nfi, of the boys h a d m a n a g e d ' to become idoniical with man. Every one knows that ' ' ^ X X J ' t . r t i t - . ' ^ Z r i t o T Z Z ^ t . one that i o u f d a r p l e a ^ ^ ^

« „ i , n , n n , . , n ^ i h « „ n n » i „ . , i , o n . h „ „ i , b . a n , i edge after being lauudorod, a» Thackeray to descube, ho r r i f i ed ly ex-with mankind the constitution, hoalth, and BirenKthare impaired by close oonfine- with macbittO sowing.

TtiRPENTtNE pnd blaok varnish, put with any good stovo-pohsb, la tho blnekening

possessed of a canteen of w h i s k y , w h i c h was b e i n g myster ious ly pa.ssed

"Z^^LR^::^^ he ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ M ^ ^ o ^ ^ . ' i . ' R f r . M t M jinj.niao,:vnrnisn put with .-hat y o u have done? Y o u have snubbed

c \ 1 e d ~ i o T w : ; o r s ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ; ? o Z u ' ^ i 7 t t ! : r X ± i o w T o m o t '^^ts t^^'^^^^^^^^^ r " ^ ^ " - i *° puss that ; a t e r over t h i s ^ v a y V ' T h e r e g^ 'rs^^er^lb^i^^^^^^ heat.n.^stoves If properly put 'ou it wifl : ! L - . e " J ' " l ^ . ! ^ l ' ' ' ? ? , - ^ "^"^^ were some who thought he was as i n - of cold water worka no harm, j f good for < Docent as he > looked , and they pur- us, then ibose conditions nro pood for onr . 1 ' putting away wash dreasoa, every posely managed to "have the canteen domestic animals. Under thfl-e delicate vestige ot Btaioh should be lemovod, nnd passed to h i m , expec t ing to note h i s oares we fully bolieve the oonstiiution is 'hey should fje lolt nnironod.^ Whito flurnrise when he came to d r i n k H e weakened, nml ia many oases nniranls not' drosses ot ariy fabric are improved by plaa s u i p u s e w u e n n e c a t n e t o c i u n i : . a e „,rong i.nve iheir health Heriotialy in? sheets of blue tissue paper betweoi

inipnireiU Under those conditions, when th<* fold, and then wrapping tho wholo or;!ered_ to a place t ^ o r T h e " c a l t i t « ' n r w " i p e d ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ already strong have iheir health serionaly in? sheets of bins tissue paper^betweon

s S a l l f ? n ten^i 1'' ' ' ^ ^ T ' , " " i ^ took^several goo,l awal- , dle^H^'cT'meVtTpoirthemrtheTiaTl'n^'it^^^ dross m tho same papot. s i tuaie i i i n r a w nee Jo^s, wh ich he n n d ' m b i e d l y r e l shed, u , , . „ . ^ r , , , . n „ . - f ; i. C o u n t y . Kansas . I and then, s u d d e n l y , t a k i n g the cant, en 7 r e i s t L r l?? t ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ S o n T H E K I T C H E N .

u u r ciuty^ t u e r e from his month , he passod i t back, that attention lo the comfort of stock may - „ , ; • ' . ; . •would bo to g u a r d j saying, " j fow , l o o k here, boys, that's bo cnm'od too . ar. wo would nol have it ,„ / trains th rough to I deprncntinff b e h a v i o r ; ' i f l h a i not been - tmdeiBiood that wo nr« ndvooating tho J^wo pounds of mnshod potatooB, four Isanta F e , and keep d u ck to diacovbr what i t tviiB. I m i g h t oiher osircmo. Wo raiBo the quosii n thnt "tineei of butter ami a little anU, two, a k i n d of watch over ?,avo t i L T a f u U s " i ' ' ^ ' " " "o '" ^T^^ ' " ' ' ^ ' " " ' " J ' ' ^

liavo t i iKon » l u u awai ior . oxiromo which is liable lo work in ury. W« » hsttor; ono-hnlt nnp of ^elwt; not to rmo, R.,T«ntT M . i a . ; im'n'nia •"''lo^B H ' " ^ >" 'J"> oa-0. i»nd ,.«k our pains-, anil whan liRht bako i a , flftkoB; thO: elao • of

c l a i m e d : " O h , Miss K — - , do y o u see

s i m p l y as my father to ld me to do, and as I knew to bo r ight . " — S t Paul Globe. '

W H E N statesmen talk of ta imR the raw matoiifil they loi'go; i ; « oyster on the d i -vided Bhell.—A'tnc OrkuM P'tcavune.

• T H E merchant who disposes ot hisgooda below cost may bo known as a sub-soUor,— I>ulttth Paraarapher i ' ,

S H a n the bnth-tub. Murat was assag-^ siu&tua aud Mouai'itjlo was lost i n uao.-^ ^ti .u Uuiijointu.

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yfuEK A man gets o bnt on credit iii he not o n r M l • a i l m dubt i—PucIs,

L A D I E S A S S I I O F K H E I ' E R S .

S o m o o ( ' T l i ( ! i i i i i r o Gol i i f ; ' I n t o JJ i i s i -110.S.S u ' i l l i (3r(!iil. Siicc(!.ss.

W o have r o v o i v d tlid fol lowiug O O I T O -

spondunco upoji Miss Fi t i t l i fnl ' s artiolo: " M a y I itild a w o r d , " says a cori'c-

Hpoiideiit "abosit tho two Avoll-ltnown society ladies will) Imvo just opoiioi.1 tho olinriniu!,' nrt and lirio-ii.lirao s l iop i n DavioK .streot, Berkoloy ,S!iuiu'o. Thoy havo bravod the iiiigor ami disappro\ ' i i l of I'riond.s ami rGlations, aud thoy hiivc Hcttleil down to I'oal li i ird w o r k . A n d B O in a shop, lilto and yot un l ike a l l othor h'liop.s wo know so -well, thoy havo estfiblifihod thoiuBolvos for tho sulo o[

. work thnt is a.s boiuitiful and rodned I I H i t i / i thorough nnd perfout i n do.sii,'ii aud exi-'cntion. I t is uot tlio work of inoap-ablo do.stitutos, who inuigiuo that bn-cailso t l ioirs i.s tlit! work oi' ladios, thcre-t'oro it iniiKt find a roady .sale. I t is I'oal ho!i«.st work, coiiooiveJ in tlis .spirit of ti'uo art, !iud whiuli repays tho olo.sost inspnotioii . O i i l tivjxistry, woiidorl ' i i l imitatiou.s of luiidiinval I ta l i im dainiisk work, qiuriut b lot t ing aasD.'i, artistic nowspnpur riioks, ivro soatterrd about in endloss und rioliost jn'ol'iisiou. A n d , Kiiys M r s . Hussoy V i v i a n , tis sho din-plays hur ivarcs; ' I t is a l l u iy own w o r k . ' "

Mi.ss Ka to Thor i ibu ry writes: " U n d e r tlii.s t i t le I find in yonr Ls-suo of thin ovoi i ing n.n articlo written b y M i s s E m i l y i ' a i t l i f i i l iu (laUipiom, ami copied by you , in w h i c h M i s s F a i t l i f u l de.scribes tlio outorjiriKing career ot Mis.s G. Itol.)-inson. T o m y groat aRtoiiiKliinoiil, I f ind no montiou wliatover of Mi.ss E n b -ii isoii 's elder .siNter, M r s . Athortoi i , who, a.s Mi.'^.s F a i t h f u l l i.s woll asvaro, had Htartfid a largo busiiioss under hor own Huporiiituiideiuio in Now B o n d street, L o u d o n , i i i idor tho ti t le of tho Society of ArtisLs, for the .sale of all k inds of artist ic work, liouso doeorntion, etc., i n tlio year 188!!. I ^ I I ' K . Athertou it waa who lirst braved 'that bugbear whioh torri/ioH most wonion—tho loss of soeial status,' and the gi'eat .sileoess which at-tendud (and KtiU attends) her venture induced Miss Eobii iHon, twelve months aftol'v.'ard, to open a s l in i la r business in jraiiclie. i tcr , i i i idor the .saiiio name. I n Mi.Hs Fa i t l i f uH ' sze i i l for tlio ])restigo of tho younger Histui', w i t l i whoso success H I I O i.s idojitiliod, .sliolms H I I O W U a strango t'orgotfitlnoHs of M r s . Atl ierton's c la im n.s the originator of tho inovenie l i t which finds Buch merit i n M i s s Faithl 'ulil 'a eyes."

A Story o f T w ) Sisters.

scrul ibi i ig , wot aud

f t io t mo tell you a l i t t le story, "wx-clai lued tho cashier of a ])opiilar rostwi-rant not far from tho eornor of Madison nnd C la rk alroot.4. "It'.s a .slory of two gir ls , and there is nothing funny about i t . i ) o yon want a story tluit lia.s no fun i n i t ? Yes? W e l l , ono of these gir ls was a sonibwonian i n our rostiiurant. iSlui i.s yet, for that matter. .She i.s a beautiful g i r l , too, with the purest sk in I ovor saw. W h e n she comes i n tlio morning, neatly dressed, or whon sho goes away at night, she is vory iittraet-ive, but always wel l behaved. Iu I'uct, .she is rather sovero i n liorself-disei]3liii(i, and w i l l not joko and laugh wi th tho waitors n.s the other girls do. Sho i.s awfully careful of herself, ns any g i r l must bo who has a hice pretty o i io i ig i i to attract atteutioii iu a suriilnvomau's dir t dross. I 've seen men ndi i i i r ing this g i r l whon sho wns dtnvu on the door on hor hands and knees dir ty .

" W e l l , ouo night last winter wo hiul n l i t t lo sceno here. I t only lasted a sec­ond or two, and lint four or live people know what i t nieajit. Onr g i r l was down ou tho lloor at her work, whon a gay party, composed of two girls and two young men, came iu . Tho y o u n g women' woro rather i lnshi ly dressed, luid the o.x-porioiiced eye needed but a ghiuco to de­tect their station in l i te. Tho par ty or­dered suppor and winoaud^wai; hav ing a jo l ly time, when ono of Iho y o u n g inoii excla imed: " L o o k thoro'?" A l l looked whoro ho pointed, and thero was our Hcrnbwomlm, resting on her kuoss, hor two hands on the iloor, l ike a cut ready to ,111 nip. A s the supper party turned toward her sho lenped to her foot, r im u p to one of tho young ladios, and, iu a tono of voieo which for mingled vciironch and all'eetion I have never l ieard equal­led on tho stage, called out the ouo-

W o r d : 'S i s te r ! ' Tho young woman thns addressed t u n i c d as palo as that olootric l igh t globe thoro, lint d i d not Hljeak a word. Sho motioned tho scrub­woman away, and, isiokii ig up hor wiuo-gln.ss, tr ied to bo gay. I t took many a ( ir i i ik to onliven hor spirits to tho p i t ch desired by hor companions, aud even thon I noticed that her ej'o oncu h i a whi le glanced furt ively round as i f .sho would Jiud tho scrub g i r l and look u tho i ' again. A l l this time the scrub g i r l waa back i n the k i t chen c ry ing as i f her heart would break.

" N o w for the last. A vreok ago our pret ty scrub g i r l came to us for advioo about tho most economical way of .secur­i n g a rospootable bur i a l for hor sister, nnd I thon learned thnt the fashionably dressed, wino-dr ink ing young womnn had boon sick for several months, and that hor sislor, tho sornl> g i r l , had taken caro of hor through i t a l l , b r i ng ing hor modicino and p rov id ing attcudauco, and doing a l l sliQ eould w i t h her slondor puTSQ to smooth the journey to the grave of tho utifortunato ono—GIdcarjo Herald.

Pati'iok I lei i i 'y 's Diuith. I n an ago wlionifc was fashionable to

avow scep t i . a l suntinioiits, P a t r i c k Heiir i . ' was always roady to d^-^fond the c h r i s t i a n faith. A mombor of tho It^piseopal C h u r c h , according to his latost biograplior. P ro f . T y l o r , ho not in f re i i i io i i l ly reeoivod the coniunini im. O n such occasion his habi t was to fast un t i l ho had been at tho .Lord's tablo, ami then Hiieiid tho day i n rotireuioii t .

Ono hour, nt tho olo.sc of l i io day, he spout in pr ivalo prjiyor nnd modi ta i ion, nud dnr ing i t uo ono was sull'orod to in­trude upou his pr ivacy .

W h i l e ho waa Governor of •\'irgirda, ho was so idarinod at tho sjiread of i i i -(idol souli iuoii ts among tlio young inon of the Stato that ho pr i i i tod, at his own oxpouso, an edition of Soaiuo •Tonyns' of tho In to r i i a l E v i -donoo of Chr i s t i an E o l i g i o u , " ami an edit ion of Bull(n' 'H " A u a l o g y . " W h o n ho mot n young man of scopt ica l lon-dencios, ho would g ive h im ouo of thoso liook.s. Doubtless tho fact that tho

onk was prosentod by tho Goveruor >i his Sti i te .secured it an lUtoutiou from tho young V i r g i n i a n which ho might not have ]iaid had i t been dis­played by a moro Ii i iniblo polpor toi i r .

Pa t r i ck H e n r y wrote out an elaborate answer to Paino's " A g o of Reason," but btiing iraprcssod by the repl ies to Pa ine thon appear ing in F i i ig land , ho directed his wifo shor t ly before his death, to dpstroy tho nuinnsoript, wh ich sho did .

In his lato w i l l , wr i t t en hy his own hand, ho ooneltided thns: "This is a l l tlio inlioritanoo I eau givo tn my dear family. Tho re l ig ion of C h r i s t eaii give tJiom 'ono w h i c h w i l l make thora r i ch indeed . "

On tho (ith of .Tune, 170!1, his ktudrod being sent for, found h i m s i t t ing in a largo, old-fashioned arm-chair. H o wns d y i n g from an incurable in ternal disease.

H i s i ihys ic ian , D r . Cid ioU, was about to administer a prepara t ion of luercury, T a k i n g tho v i a l in his hand, thu d y i n g man said, " I suppoio , doctor, this is your hist resort ."

" I am sorry to say. Governor , that it s," rop l iod tho doctor. " A c u t a in l inm-

niation of the intestines has a l ready takon p lace ; and unless i t is rotuovod, mor t i l ica t ion w i l l ensno, i f i t has not already commenced, wh ich I foar."

" W h a t w i l l bo tho oll'oct of this med­icine, doctor'?"

"I t w i l l givo you in imodia ln relief, or " tho doctor oould not l inish tho sontoiico.

" Y o u moan, doctor, said tho s ick man, "Ihftt i t w i l l givo roliof, o r w i l l provo fatal immodia to ly . "

" Y o n can l i v e only a short t ime w i t h ­out i t , atid i t may roliovo you. "

"Excuse mo, .(loctoi-, for a fow mo-tuonts," said P a t r i c k Henry , d rawing over liis oyes tho .silk cni) ho wore. H o l d i n g tho v ia l , ho prayed a loud for bis fanuly, his country, and for his own soul. " A m e n ! " said he, nud swal lowed tho medicine.

D r . C a b e l l , wdio great ly lovod tho old imtr iot , had gono out upon tho lawn, whore, t h rowing l i imsolf under a tree, ho wept bi t ter ly . Ma.storing himself, ho re turned to tho hoiiso, aud found his patient ca lmly watch ing the b lood congeal ing under hia finger­nails. The o l d orator fixed his eyns on D r . C a b e l l , w i t h whom ho had ho ld many disou.ssions about tho C h r i s t i a n r e l i g i o n . '

"Hootor , " said ho, w i th great tender­ness, " I wish y o u to obsorvo how rea l and beneficial tho r e l ig ion of C h r i s t is to a man about to die.

H o then breathed so gen t ly for a fow minutes that thoao arouuti h i m k n e w not whon ho breathed out his s p i r i t . — Youlh'a Cornjianimi.

A Weak M i n d .

31TBS . B o w l a n d tauprhfc school at Nor ­way,. M e . , and she evidently understood how to mako the boys aud gi r ls pu t tho best foot forward. Ono day 8*ie was pu t t ing the class through the toe-the-line d r i l l iu , tho presence of two y o u n g gentleman 'visitors from out of town. These l ive ly spectators, at somo, feat of theyouthful squad, indulged i n a ^ g g l e .

; " C l i i l d r o n , " exclaimed M i s s B o w l a n d i n her loud, clear tones, " W h a t i s i t a s igu of to 806 people l augh ing?" " A weak m i n d , " shouted every voice, and tho young men BXLhdieA.—Boston Travdler,

A niicli i^lt l i C*Milra! Itiiilrolid l^niI>Ioyo Wins Ills Cii.sii Aflor a Scroll Voiirs' C<m-lOHt.

A L I I I O N , Jffioh., Doc. 20, 1.8S7. Wliilo employoil as iifjoiit of tlio Mioliigan

Central Kailroaii Company at Aup;uatii, Jlioli., about Hovon yearn ago, my kiiliicys bcoamo dlHOiiHod, and J. kavn been a" 'rollt aiuToror ovor sinco. J lave oonsultod tlio loadiiii,' pliysioiaiis ot tills oitynud Ann Arbor, and iiU prouounccil my case BriKiit's dlKnaao. Af tor takinj; ovory liiij'lily roconimondcd rcmofly that 1 hiitl knowl-odfto of to no purposo, and while sull'oring unilor a vory scvoro attack in Octoljor last, bo-gun Laliiu^' llibharirs llhcnniaticiSyrup, aiid am to-diiy a woll man. It atl'orda rno pliiasuro to render BuCcriiig Ininiuuily any good tliat loan, and inspoaking oX thu romedy, allow mo lo say that [ think it tho yroato.st iiifidioino in the world, ]'•.. loARZir.ERE,

AtfontAl, U, It, It.

The Mticliele oi" Veiioznela. T h o maohote, a bi'oad sword or knife,

about two or throe foot long , and car­r ied wi thout .1 shoiith, is tho un iversa l a rm of Venezue la and Cen t r a l A m e r i c a . I n tho southern States of tho coun t ry tho p r inc ipa l uso for the machete is for cu t t ing sugar cane, but in Sou th A m e r i c a i t replaces tho pocket-knife, the .ax, and the sword. T h o l l anoro or haoioiidoro is novor seen wi thout it . H e cuta bread wi th it, pools sugar cane, Outs bananas and othor f rui t f rom the trees, chops wood, cuts the way t h rough the 'p r imeva l forests, s langhtors hous or pigs, and defends h imse l f against tho attacks of w i l d beasts nnd serpents. Thero is no bettor a rm against tho sor-ponts than a maohote, for wi th a single stroke the native Avill cut thom i n two. —New York S^in.

W K A K A N D N K K V O U M m M E N .

llo\r .Sli'miBtli oC Nurvos niiil UfMiltli of IJoily May Kasliy Uo Oblaiiiud.

Woinon aru groat bulforurs from norvons-iioss, wuakuiiaa, uorvous jirofltratioii, and uK-liauation. Thoy uroop and lauyumh uiuior hunsuholil oiiroa anil work wliiun uovuronds. 'J'lioy rotiro lirod aud waki) tirod niul unro-fro.siied; llm.v aro worn out niuro.^lmiistoil in uorvo and vitiu power, and bavo nu sIroaylU or energy.

J''ortiiiiiitoly—and it would almost sooni a dlsjioiiaatioii of JJiviuo I'mvidimcu to uvur-workod liniilaiiity—thoro aro niodioiiioa wliicU I'Ostoio lost uorvo t'orcot), robuildlliuwoakoiieil sv.iloiii ami ru-oHlii.bliali lioaltli, stroiit'tli and oiioi'Ky. 'X'liuBO iiioiliciiiiin, wliicli uro iniruly voKBtablo, havo boon coiiibiiiod into a wondiir-fui roiiiody Uiiuwii aa Dr. Uruuno's Nurvura fjurvu Tuiilo, wliicli is kept by all druiigists at SI ]ior boUlo, 'J'liia truly woiiilorrul runioily ia williout doubt tlio Hroatoat disoovory of tlio coiititry, ami Is tho bust HtroiiHllioniiit; anil in-viyoraiiiif; romuily ovor known.

J.''oriiorvonH anil physical uxliauslon, weak, lirod and laiigiiiil fuoliiigs, with no power or ambition fur oxorlioii, itis aaovori)if;n ronioily and alwolitloly oortaiii cnro. In oasoa of sloop-loHsnesa mill iiorvuus irritability itsiiau will bo followed by calm reiiiisuuiid natural, rofrnali-iiiK a.nop. i'or' iiorvouHiiass, ncrvoiia iloliility, o.\liaiislo;l vitality, do.ipondoucy ami ilopraa-Hioil of thu niiiiil it ia a iisn'oct siiooilic, li'or uinlara, neuralgia, rlinuiiialinni, paralysis, iiunibiioaa, tronitilinj; and inaaiiily it ia tlio only posilivo and ruoognizcl roinoiiy. Jtiuivor faii'a to euro iitrvous ami aiok lieailacho,woiik-iHiaa ami pain in tho hack iitul aiiio, palpitation of tlio lioart, apoplexy, c-piloptia tita, lijatoria, St. Vitus' daiico, dya'popaiii, iiidigdalion^ loaa of apjiotite, oouatipatiuii, bilionsiicsa, kidney and livor tiisoasoa.

Other luodlcinoH iiiiiy bo olTorod by drug­giata, Imt ilo nut bo peraiiailoil lo try inioer-iaiiitioH, whon by Ilio nao of thia womlorriil rtimu.ly you can oortiiiiily bo ciirod, ,SliotilfI your iln'iggiat not liav-j Dr. Greoiio'a Nervnra K'crvo riinio, lio willcoi itfnryou if you in.sist upon liavhiglL Dr. Grooiio, ita diac'ovoror, ia tho groatspoeialiat in tliocuruof norvons ami oliroiiic diaeaHoa, and lio iiuiy bo coiiaiiltod by thoao naiiig this roniody, or by any suH'ornr from ilifloiiHO, froo of olinrgo, at hia olliuo, !'•'> Woat I'ltli at,. Now I'ork, poramially or by letter, ;

01(1, but .Inst Its Wood. "Grnn ' tna ," said a sweet boy of 9

years, "how old ai'u y o u ? " " A b o u t Oil," said the grandmother, " Y o u ' l l dio soon, won't you gran'tua ?" "Yo,s, dear, l o x p o c t to." " A n d whon I dio gruu'ina, can I bo

buriod sido of y o u ? " "Yo,s, de.ir," said she, as hor hoart

warmed lowards the l i t t lo owe, whom ahe folded close i n hor arms.

" G r a n ' m i i , " .softly wl i i spored the l i t ­tlo roguu, "gituiue ten coats ,"—,•/)•«-rats Herald.

lJusiness Cdiniiel i t inn. T w o l iootblneks (;.sin)iiltanoously)—

Please, sir, shine your boots? S t rangor hesitates. S m a l f l i o y — L e t mo sliino 'om up,

s i r ; for I havo to s i i i ipor t a poor l i t t l e sick brother at homo who is lamo and can't soo.

B i g g e r B o y — B a t s ! I 'm that poor l i t t lo s i ck brother myself. H o .ain't got any brother, no how, and I can see hotter than wot ho can, S l i a l l I g i v o y o u a shino?—2'CT .7! ,S Siftbvjtf.

What It .'Heiins. To a man or woman who Inm novor boon i l l

the iford 'hoaltli" ia iiioaiiuigluaa. lint to tho one who bus sull'erod and iloaiKiiroil lioalth aiipoara as a inaceloas liooii. 'J'o tlio tliim-aands of iiiirortnnabi women who am aulTnr-iiig from aoino of tho inimy t'nrina of weak-noa.soa or irrogularitioa pociiiiar to thoir ao.v. Dr. I'ioroo'H I'livorito I'rcaoriptioii liolda forth tho proiiiiso of a apoody restoration of thia "pricoioaa boon."

T H K merchant who disposes of his goods bolow cost may be known as a sub-seller.— Dululh Paranraphcr

Doliciitt) Cliiti l i 'oii , Xursing Wotliorfl, Overworked M.on.'aiKl I'or all did-011809 wlioro tho tiaanoa aro wasting away from tho inability to digest ordinary food, or from overwork of llio brain or body, all ancli should talto .Scott's Emulaion of Piu'o C'nd Livor Oil wilh Hypophoapliitea, "J. uaod tho Emulaion on a iady who was dolioale and tliroatoiied with BronoliiliB. It pnt hor in feuoh good lioiiitli and lloali that I must any it ia Ibo host Emulsion I ovor naod."—L. I'. ' W ' A D D E L I , ,

JL D., lltigh's Mills, H. C.

Tf iE iishorman has no difficulty in mak­ing both ends moot wheu ho catches nn eel.

TfiosE who aro trying to bronk up tho hano-fnt habit of intoinporance will exporionco great beuofU from tho uao of I'rickly Ash Bi t -

I lora. Liquor dorangoH the avHlom. Prickly j Aali Hitters will romody tho ovil rosnltsani'l i.roatoro tho brain, Btomaob, .ind livor to hoalthy ' action, Ihoreliy Ktrougtlioning Iho willpower, thoroiigiily cloiinsing and toning up tho sys-

° (om, and romovo ovory tiiiiitof disoaso, It ia

I inowN-^"See here, neighbor Jones, you are th rowing a l l your snoiv i n front-of m y stops," Jones (leaning on h i s sUovol) - -"That ' s the 'k ind of man I a m — uo^er have nny t l i ing without want ing m y ne ighbor to have some, too."—Tcvan Siftingi. ^ • '

^Yn6 is t l io worst s inneiytho h ian who can s ing and 'won't, or the man who can' t ; imd 'wi f l . •''• • ' " • '•••'vi-'; .v ,

TiIK spooks and pohliiis that delight . To tin with torror a l ! tbo night; Tliiitatalk iibromi in liidooiia droama With which dyspoiHiii'a fancy tooms, y Will novor triiiiblo with thoir IHs ' I'lio man who truata lu Pioroo'a I'illB,

Dr, l^iorco'n I'loasaiit I'nrgativo I'oliols—, vegolablo. Jiarmloss. paiulosa. auro!

Only Wiintcd Enoi ig l i . N o t l ong sinco a bnxom, newly-nr-

r ived daughter of E r i n found herse l f the only passenger on a steamboat whoso, dock adjoins a s l ip from 'which row-boats aro h i red . Jus t as i he l ines were about to bo cast off sho approached the mate of tho steamboat, ^ and, w i t h artless politeness, e.xclaimofl: A h , sur, yo needn't , take mo i n this b i g boat. W a u av t h i m s m a l l wans w i l l do ."

T h e official wns so anrprised at this thonghtfnlnoss that.his, oyes got as b i g as saucers, and he Avalked away i n silence, not da r ing to g ive expression to' the words h i s tongue w o u l d ut ter .— New York E v e n i n g S u n .

T h e ' i ' l i i ' o u t . — " Jiroim's Bronchial Troches" act directly on tho organs of tno voice, , Thoy have an extriiordiuary ofltoot in all disoruers of the thi-oat '

iT ' i s not a diflioTJ.'t task: to diaoover rare tftlont i u yoiu ig ladies whoso parentfl, isre H-eallhy;'--',-"ww.^'il>'W«0«.' •.• . . M M : ' l ; •

purely a modicino, nnd while plo.iHniit to tho t-aato, ft cannot bo used as a bovorago by reason of ita ciithartio ])ropiirtioa.

I N lovomakiug, it is a loss misfortune to fa i l with cho right person than to succeed with tho wrong one.—y>t/e.

I'lensnnt.Ioiirntsys. Pleasant journoys can always bo had via

tho ^\'iscousiu Contral L ine . 'Xho em­ployes nro courteous and obliging; tho sleeping nnd dining cars aud day coach as are poors of any in tho Northwest. '.I'ha leaving hours 'at priuoipal terminal points aro convenient and tho depots are ceutrally located. A l l togollior it is tho most desir-ablo route in either direction botwoon Chicago, Milwaukoo, St. Paul , i\[innoap. oils, Ashlnud, nud Duluth. . T H Y PI' A N D B E C O N V I N O U D ,

'•HOUGH O N I T C H " Ointment euros Skin Hu­mors, Pirn plo.'<,li'loahWormB,EiugWorin,Tetter, HaltlHieum, Frosted Poet, Chilblains, Itch, Ivy Poiaon,na.rbor'Hltoli, ScaldHoiul,Eczema. iJUa Druggists ormaik E.S.Wolls,JoraoyCity,N.J.

Consimiptloii Sut'oly Curoil. To the Kditor:—Ploano inform your rondors

that I havo a positive voinody for tiio nbove-uaaiod disoaso. By Its timely one thousandBOt bopoleas casofl have boon porinnnfintly curod, I filiall Oo glad to soud two buttlcn of ray romady FiiKH to uny of your readers who Iiavo consump­tion if tjioy will send mo tboir ISxprosa und V. 0. address, Rospootfullv,

T. A, SLOCUM, M. C . ;I31 Poarl St., N. Y.

H O U G H ON PILES, Quick, complete euro, .'iOo. B U C H U - P A I B A , Groat Kidnoy Ilomody. S L •\^11;LL,S' H E A L T H J I E N E W E K for weak men, WELLS ' H A l l l BALSAlf . If gray, gradnaliy roalores color; ologunt tonic drosaing. 50o. •

Ii- alllictod with Soro Eyoa, uso Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eyo Water. Druggists sell i t

LOOKTOUN'G, proventtendeney tn wrinfctea or agoing of the skin by nsing L E A U I I E L L E Onj. Preaorves ayoutbful, plump.froab condition of thofoaturos. A transparent alabaster skin, 81. Drugcists oroxp, E, S. Wella, Joraoy City, N.J .

A P r o m i i i e i i t Mnrclnint i ; i Ti-oublc. Old .MoniiybagH luoiioa in hia otlico all day.

As Kiiapiiisb ami croaa aa a hour; 'i'lio clorko know enough tu liuep out of liis way,

J.ost tho morohiuit slionld grmiihlo and awoar. Even Taldjy, tlio cat, is In foar of a oiilV

or a kiclt, if alio voiiturus too iioiir; Tlioy all kiiuw tho iiiiiHter la ajit tn bo rough,

Aiid ills fruaks iinoxiioctod and qnoor. What iiiiilioa the old follow so ,surly and grim,

.-Villi boliiivo HOe'^'TjaniidoJly luuanV Tiicro a corlaiiil;; aoiiuitliillg tho mattor with

lllm— la it, ateiJiiicb, or livor, or Hjilooni'

Wo'vo gniiaaod it—hia liver ia aUiegiah and bad, Jila blood in disorderoil ami foul;

It's unoiigh lo iiialio aiivoiio luiijolenaly mad, And gruot bis bust irioiid Willi a growl. The workl-widu ruiuuJy, Dr, I'iorco'a Cloldon

Jtodical J^i.iciivury, will corruct a illsorihirod liver and purify tho blood, tuiio youraystcm, and build np your llo.ah ami atronglh,

WifKN' slutosmon tnlk of taxing tbo raw matoiial thoy forgot tl « oystor ou tho d i ­vided shell,—A'oni Uricunn J'icuijunc.

i id l i l i ig I'lii.'.i, Symptonia—Moisture; inloiiso itching and

stinging; iiinst at niglil; wnrso liy scratcliing. If allowed tu coutinuo tuniora 'form, which often hlauil and iileoralo, boeoiiiing very aoro. Swayno's Oinliiioiit slops Ihoilohiiig und'hlooil-iiig, lioala ulceration, and m many cases re­moves tlio tutnora. It ia oijuiilly ollieacioiis in curing all .Skill Difioaags. Dr. ,Swayno .t,Sou, Propriolora, Pliiladolpbia, Swayno's ointniont can bo obtained of ilriiggist.-(, or liy mail, for 5U cimtji,

(j'litiirrli Cured, A clergyiiiau, after years of flufforing from

tlial loalliBOino diaeaao, Caliirrh, and vainly trying ovory liilown ronioily, at lasl fniuiil ii pro8eri|itinii whioh coiiiplntely curod and saved bim from doaUi. AnyniiiVcrurfrom thia ilroailful diaoaso aoiidiiig' a solf-aildniased Htaiuiwd onvolopo to Pnif. ,!. A, Ijiiwrcuci.', .'il.'i lilant Ni i t l i street, Kew Vork, will rceoivo the rocipo iroc of oliarga,

"ROUGH ON BATS," for rate, niieo, bugs, l.'io, "liouoiiONCATAnini." Only absolute cure. oOa '-Uouoii ON I oiiNs." Hani or aoft eorna. loo, '•ilouGU ON TooTiiACini." Ilia taut relief. lOe.

N E U R A L G I A .

Nerves,—Kvi.'ryiiim of llio throinl-liko norvos liiia oiieli a latent |Hiwiir tu I'liiLSii exoruciiit-i i ig |)nin. tlie limit of which is simply thu limit of liitiunii eiuhiranci.', and N K H U . - U . O I A

has a few oniicsc llbrous torments ali puls­ing puinl'iilly aloiicc.

C l I A R A C T K i t L S T l C S . Subtile Pain.—Nothing is .so aublilo i l l iis

nppi'oni'li; nothing so llagrant, acute and distri'.s.sing, and i;erliiiiily iiolbing yet ills-oovorod so coiiiplelcly s'lilidiiOH ils ravngea ami .so porniaiieiitly roniiuurs its pangs as tbal above menlioi'iiiil.

.SV.VII'TOJI.S. Symptoms.—Noiinilgin i.s (lolliii'il In be a

nerve diaoaso, the chief syiinilom of wliicb i.s nu aoiile pniii, inleriiiilting, wliicli fol­lows the course of the nerve bruncb all'uclcd.

TKICATM ISN'T. Treatment.—Ap]jly Sr. .1 A C O H S On, trequont-

Iv, geiitlv nibliing thcaiUioled parts; iipply to the whole extoiit of tho nerve soreiie.sa; keep up n gentle friction nnlil a burning •»n.s:ition is |)roiluccil,

,S'o/d till Dmnnisli mid Itoifci-,! EL-cnjwhtrc.

THE CHARLES A, VOGELER CO,. Baltimore. Md,

1 O n e C a n B e 1 0

B J T T E R S CUREIS

AILDISEASESDFTHE

U V E R

K I D N E Y S

S T O M A C H A N D

B O W E L S

IT ISA PUHEtYVEEETABLE PREPARAIlDN c,Q«tM% . r u B A R I C 7.°t<,fl|ES

P R I C K L Y 4 V K L Y A S H ? ^

SENNA-MANDRAKE-BUCHU /moOTHES EHUALiyEfnolENTnWCDIEB,

e d l tcr ijctt icInnS lOciteljenS Ift itt I'Hckly .Vsh lilltcrs aI8 cin

Unloct(aIiiUtt(t juiii lllci" ni iKli Wi SKIittrS, jar 5h'iiftil)""« '0'^ ficticc, ffinlli:, aiicvcit mil) StS ailnOCllS btfannt.

3)i)d))cljiirt- aict!fit)4i= fiiim, ©citidtrfit, ftfutiui', a. (• 10' locttca lcltt)t unt) filpicri tiUcillat biin^ btii tjcilDthiacnteu Blnjlufi tcS I'rlcUly Ash Bitters.

Iiecrrlckly AsliJllttcrs Ifl cia piirfliti'nbcS Wrjnci: aiilld, «aH,iiiafol,jlld;aid;t oia cin Octtiint (ji'hvaut t lucrbca, olfiuol/IcStutilifi'l nea onoirae(iiiicu fflt'Miimcf baju hcvciiliatioirc.

Pr ickly A s i B i t t a r s Co. Sinciii. ai,i«"llliliacr,

.St. lOHls <t Kansas City.

j ^ - F the blood is kept pure. J l any

who long sud'ered from bud

blood, indicated by vvonk and wast­

ing kidneys, sores, ncbcs, indiges­

tion, e t c , owe t l ie i r complete re-

eovery to the uso of D u , G U Y S O T T ' S

Y E L L O W D O C K A X D . S A K S A P A R I I . L A ,

and mai i i tu i i i Iheir good health by

t imely resorting to it tigain and

agtun as oocnsion may demand. It

makes humanit-nriaua sad to sea

invalids use improper medicines.

The only .safe cure for wcakuass of

tho urinary nnd digestive organs is

to miiko the blood r ich , red aud

pure by using this best of all nltcrii-

tives, a remedy widely ciidorsed by

l i l iysicians who have exntnincd

into its coniposil ion nnd curativo

cfl'cfit. I t is a jiertecter of mnuhood

and wnnuiii l iood. Pobust health

and .strength invariably Uikes tho

place ot illness tind distress if D i i .

Gt!Yso'r't''.s Y E L I . O W DIKV: tind S A R -

SAi 'A i ! iM ,A is made u.se of.

F O B A L L D I S O R D E K S O F T H E

• S T R I C T L Y V E G E T A B L E . CuroConslIpation, IndlRtstion. Dyspepsia,PUeB, BIck ncadaoho, Liver Complaints, L O B S ol Ap­petite, Biliousness, Nervousness, .laundice, etc. For Bale by all Druggists. Price, SB Cents. PACIFIC fflSMUFACTUniHG CO.. ST. LGUIS. MO.

V Br. WUlitiras' liuUan Hie Olntraeni • Is a Hliruenrofor Idliid.bleodiuROr iitchin*,' piles. Cure triiarantflod.

. . /IP/ico Wc and 41, At dnuadst-'s or I Uy WiildliiR, Kinnnn & Marvin, Whoieaiilu Pule'-

a i l ffot rcuNlonn. If M dlaa. bled; OUIcern' travel pay, iKiniitycullBCled; OcH<;rters

rollevod ; success or nn foe. Laws aoiit freii, A, 'V/, McOormick ASon. IVlulluKlO". n.C.Jl; Olurlnaull, O,

I hlorplilno iinhit Curi'iT in !0 lo 'Z\) days. .\o pny till cured,

i Dr. J . l91«pheiis,i.uliniiou,Uliio.

5 to S O ak dny. Samples vrortii FREE, fJlio« not under the horse's feet. Write nMwitarBafetir R A I J I Holder Co. JUoUy. Mich

$ 2 5 0 A M O N T U . AKents wanted. SObestsell. lug iirticliw in the world. 1 s'lmiile l-'KliU. Address ,fA Y IJItON.SON. Detroit. .Midi,

H(j;\lK.Study, tteciiroa Business Educatlo.-i hymall from llnY.i.NT's liuaiNKssUonnnuK,Hiillalo,N.V,

LADIISS iiniviifeil for (fiiriiiK conlineniciit at Dr. Thayer's Saiiitiirliini, M Walton avis, I't. Wayue, Ind.

^ M . - V T tho best .remedy for

coughs nnd colds, sorenes,s of

the throat and lungs, eon,siituptioii

and other puln ionniy distres,s is

Dr.]Vi!ilarh Bahnin of Wild Cherry.

I t quickly allay,s iunainmaUoti and

checks dtx'uy. N o o t b e r remedy in

the Un i t ed .Slates has Kiicli a largo

and uniform sale. Teople have

found out that i t (quickly cures a

eoiigh or cold, relieves usllimu,

checks coufliimption, ami therefore

they dotorininodly rofii.se lo tako

any .snbf3titutu that may be oH'ored

i n placo of the rcli i ible ll'7star'«

Baliam.

Wlien/sayciire I do not. moan merely tu at'ip tljw«i fora tiiiioniid then liavo tlieiii retiirnacaiii. Iine.au*.' rndleal cure. I liavo made llio distinaii or' li'l'l S, J'.l IL-' liPSV or EALLINCi HIGKlVliSS )i.lifi..tenKsi-mljr. warraut iny rennaly to euro the ivors*. cases. Bocaiian, olhersjiavti failed is no relisen for not now nicwivinc & cure. Siuidatiineo for a treatise and a l''r.w llottl* nf my infalliblu remedy. Civo Uipreus and Post OlfiiM. : 11. a . HOOT. i l l ^C\ . < ;t i 'oar ' ^hJ*''^Xy'f''^

TO ^:vl•:f^vll()In•. A ni^eeiin™ copy lit (lie Host nn<l Ohennesi I'amilr

4 StoryI'aporiiUlinUniledStiles. Sendl nonio and iiildres.s on postal to TiliU

•tt CUICACOLUlJdHK.Ciilcniio.III.

m m m

'D i rTTC'Tr i 'MC! I" Solriiers and Holm, L. BWCJ-W.iHliiiiirton. D.O.

ItpayatohnTO^ nnd Oiiost vjffot iijicj! ill the mfl-kot. Nqtl Weli J tho -FI ^ s i m y m m m m m <

Sntzer's Seeds protluco them overy timo—aio'i_ ^ th« ArlleHt-rmi of MFBamlVIUOJi. Hmi(lr«(lHof KRnltinew iMdl- teatlfyv that by sowing mir sowtlH (iiuy iimUo por acre uti early C'libbuBo.Corag J « d S , V o S " S ' h . ' L K EARLY VEGETABLES OUR SPECIALTY. Creo, 20 J'ltCkaKcrfl Kttrlic.'it V«(-i't.ahk'.4 on Trliil, rostjuiid 31.00. 7 Qlwifi . Vo 'ft ,(lblo«. with JswOold Prizp.fiOo. 100- im*vmAVJjm:r!av7i;TPia 000 Ki)<-o.s anri Plants, 'i'lvmendon^ fitorlc r •• of Flowor, V(!j,'otivbIe, Orann and Fnrm [ BofMln. Unnnnjift Oats, WO bu. per iicro. I'Joor txrm IW afrrnR. Pdtnf.o cetinr. lUifiQC bii. CllKAl' FRRIGIITS. Sr>nil fic for KO Da5 ,. OabbafTO niid Superbly IlluMtmtod CiiCaJinf. t

LA C R O S S E . m S .

l . A ^ a o I s t h e B a s i s o f a l l

W E A L T H .

FREE HOiVlESTEADS For YOURSELF, your .WIFE

and your CHILDREN.

T H E . L A N D O F F L O W E R S , O F O R A N C E G R O V E S , O F P E R P E T U A L S U M M E R : P E R O U S , D E L I G H T F U L ! N A T U R E ' S S A N I T A R I U M !

, I H E O R f i N O E S I C 0 L 0 H 1 2 A T I 0 N E f J T E e P R I S E E H E R O F F E R E D 1 0 A H O l ^ E - L C

H E A L T H Y , P R O S "

wm P E O P L E .

W A R R A N T ? D E E D , F R E E O F I N C U M B R A N C E . « i 3 A B O U R v n o v o f t m o N .

Tilts Company own and control ao.OOO ncrcHOl' land In JHorlon tJoiiiity, I.'loeMii, ]St' I'cot I I IMIVO Urn •eia level, and coasiatinir ol! hlirh, dry, rolliHir, I'or-tllo iilnc land. .To ealmiioo llio valuo ot nil this land hj- larjro nnd

Ofl'eri! 3'OU a U c a u i i r n l H o i m o I . o l , C o l t a c c Si te o r Oransro d r o v e I ' f ' ruct, i l l ono o f tho bent J o c a i l o n u l u l U a t f a v o r e d S la te , ) m b b i S

T I T L E T E E F E C T . l A N D A N D l O C A T I O N U N E X C E I L E D . This Company i.i pro-

dive nsilltjU owiioralim, ilio Cumiwiiy propuao Lu civo awny a porliun ol'tbl» property In coUucf 3i(i<l fi;c, ton, twenty ntftl forty ncre tract , ,^ ^ .„ , unit-able for omiipo cvova niiU vccctablo i-iilturn, and to thoHo who acci'pt this oircr nnd suud their jmmo aud addi-eos we will send n iiumbored

O E E 0 0 P T 8 0 H m m ,

fts speclMcd: 40 AGUE TRACT.S 20 ACUE THACT.S, 10 ACItK TRAijTS, G A4JKK TUAOTS,

^OITAUE WrjKS ANT) RUHINKKS lAriH. The iiboyo tracts, uottiigi! sitcH ond buMlnesd lots con-

B\Bt ot about ouo-huir our hind . Hy giviuif away ono-hnit and rcfertinft thu Imlnnco. wo oxpeet tlio prit'o to quaclniplo within a year, as muuy will umloUbrr edly Huttlo and improve, nithoiiph this is optional tho land licfnff Kireu froe, with ao couditioita os to aaCtio-nmntor iiiiprnvciiiuiitfii.

Tiiwland will bo allottfd n.<!nppHcattnns art»ropyivcd, IN A F A I i : ASl) Jtiyt'lTAliLL' MXSSEU, W with no profuronct'a.

AUiU'yoH iiavu received your horiUpUyuu wtilllUicouC with I'liIliiatnecoraiilyiiiB with Its pvuvlalona ami rolurn to iis we will thftu execute and I'onvard to you a WAIC JI.A>TV lUCKl* Avhich nmkoayou abtionuo (nvnorlor-ovcr. Xochnriru'uhntovcrlNitiudciuri.lm Wiirmiity l>ec<l Option ion'<3, but wo re^iiirtf .il I to sund ccn tn, INiMtalNotuorCanh, orBO i.-ciit« In t l&ttipM,when ap-pIlcAtiuij is BKur for tho deed bond. This nmpunt i« a pro-rntft cliargo to help pav for this advortlsomoiit, nostntfo, and fllfip a hutiitHonicly liliipttrut cd hou]i on 1 lorldut Us cliinato, fioil, ornii[:«cuIturo, Ac. and Is in no sonso . i clinrffRforthodPfid bond or tho InmllC calls for. After roeoiving tbo optiou bond you are not oblipatod to havo

tht»dccilniroiitodIf tiioloratlon orJand dofsnotmiityrtn and tho ta.i. uxpenso wlll bn rotiinitMl hi nueli cafic. Hut it Ifl Honed you will actiupt this propo.tition in thoHpiritlii wlifeh iti.i prt'rjntt'li, tlint of riooiirliPK" jiroperty foryoiir-

• Keif or children, whiuli muBtl;icrLuiioinvidnofrom yeiir toyoar by i-easi'ii of iitpiduettlunMJutnnd impr«jveuit;uta,

m m , m m u m m n , ? L m m .

MXinuH Fl.OIllDA, U-n milefl from OcoJn, thrt i;onnry nt-ut, a thrivtnfc town qT S,WO InbaliitantK. U In all hlifh, dr>'. rollhiir piiui Iniid, freo from wotapa'H, and onfj oC tho healililiist lneutloiis lii Florid" Tlio RU.VKK HIMa.NGy,OCALA A: <iUU'JtAiLJiOAl>, ruiiH thnmch it. _ _ „ , „

JiJr, A . 2^famit Jr.^ Octicral Mayia(fer of this raili-QUilf in aiwfzhini/ of this tuiidf

^' I»honhl thlnh $^^,000 no cxtraortlin~ ary price for our on^-half it)h-r(^nt ofoiilij m o ucrcHtio fnvorubhj Hituatadj for a town with, a itatHl,t<rm€ and ornajnvulal lU'pnt alrcadif csinblishedp tnid siicU fine pros-peels of Inml i)n.po7'taricc, Jt all high^ dry, rolling and fertilo pn*i land, and theveis no inoro healthy locatloyi i n Flor­ida, Tho Biiryounding conntrf/t as well ns thia land, i s v.ipeninll/ adapted io OnANOE and rEOlCTjUiZE cvUttro, as well as tn upland ricOf lonff staple cottoiif conif and cholco varietits of tobaoco,^^

^ l l o oilTiia!o 0J tKIa"ectfon i^ iinKurptu;.sw"d l)y any in tho world, not oven cNcuptintr Italy. Cool, balmy, dellffhtful brerzea nro coastautly blowlrifr between tho unlf and Iho Atlantic. Tito thormonuiter rarely poea abovo 90 In Summer or below iO in tho 'Wlntdr. Ko flunstrokes over occur in Summer, nnd nlfflit-s arc dfllffhtfully. ?ool._ This !mnicd(atQ__ncl(;hhoriiood is

11 G

L pared to Joan money ^oMofUMmw^ to>' Improvcmenia

upou propurty (leouveuTrom thu Company. l:lv!D '• tiro yvniVHLo pay forH«nio. I ' IUIIH ofliousiH will bofnrniali-cd free upon application'to thoso wiKliint? to build, but 11 Irf fiitirolyontioimi with owners of I;inriwht'ther they build oruot. Tho Company willnl^ocnntract to ser out and tal;o caro ot orunco iJi'ovo tracta for Uvu years.

The Company will pny nil tn i« 'a Upon tUia propor.y until liiM.

SfnWon Coimty ia ono of tho rlch«t - countlcHln Fiuridn; cuntaJud exculleus

nwsfMumaM soil and ra\iivH moro thuu liult' tlm nriiUKQ and iomoil crop ol* ttic Htiite. J,KiiiiY in thu centre oi ono of llie heullhlcaL ami moat fer­tile fiectioDH. No swamp.4, no mnlnvio, and HO far , south nji to bo bflow what Is termed tho '* frost Jine," , Tho cclcbratod Wltiilucooclio ItiviT. oloso by, i.s lilled ' with choice varieties of Ilfli, wliilo de<ir and other gamo IIU tho lore?tn for niilen around. IMtio prfne, ' * within fifteen miimlca of J.,oroy. ia ouo oi: tho won-dera of tho Stato. _

To tliopo wlshl»(r to . I form clubs in their - ; , town wo wilt send tin ' Kiiw fiHfw /i-rfnn r—iMMiiMPifi i'iJ>'ii wu

warraiity deed optloii hondH for f l.OOj ten lor 82.091:'-llfteen Cor W.00; twenty-tlvo for S...00; forty for3R.OOK • fifty for $10.00, Ko moro than UCty wiJl bo ecut to ' ' jiny onotdiib, '• WMW TO-OWu ' ^ . " • | ^ * , X 3 m . 2 J in " elub nnd have you r menuH im au y.on. K free property is ah tJiken uhen your order Is received, money wIlB. ' be retitriici). Tno more owners the more vallieaarft Inerenscd. This la what nmlios realcstiilu In oni-larRO . cltieast) vahialtle.and iCis our only reason for nmklnff this unparalluled ofTor. Sand money by Postal ot ^ Money Order or Rofflatercd Letter, Audross,

I

P.O. Box 2196, . well"adaptedtoraSummci-Mv»eUas U inter resort. ' 4 8 B R O A D W A Y , N E W Y O K K ,

E W K S O R S E M E M T . O c a l a , n a . , D e c . 10, l 8 S 7 . - W e , the lindorslgned, hereby certify that tho jand In and arounti Loroy, m t a w m a a ^ m s a s & w i m Marion County, Florida, Is high, dry, rolllns; pine land, well located on tho S.a.,o.*. O.R.R., of fa r quality, and wlFcompare favorably with tho aver.nGO pine lands of Plorlda, and bids fair to enhance In value. J N O . F. D U N N , President IWerohants National Bank, O o a l a ; R . B U L L O C K , County Clerl<; J . 1?. M O R E H E A O , County Surveyor! H. W . L O N G , County Commissioner; F . E . HARRIS, Edl torOoala Banner: T . W . HARRIS, Editor Free P r e s s i A . P . M A N N , dr., Cen ' l Mana-g o r S . S., O. * C . R. R.J BAKER & A D A M S A B S T R A C T COMPAI^IY; J A M E S L . WHITE. Ex-County Surveyor.

To the "Qood name iit home," iron by Hood's Saraapfc rillo. In LoweU, Mnaa,, where it la prepared, there la more of Hood's Saraoparilla aold thin o£ nil otheir moilidnofl, Wliole noighborhoode ore tsiinK It ot tho samo Ume, and it h«s given the bent o£ noHs'facHon oinco its introduction ton yearn ago, Thii ooaid not be If the medicine did notpoaieaa merit. If you anjjer from impure blood or rtebUity, try Iloed'n Sarsapa. rlll« and you irill realiio ito pofiiliar cnrntlTo power,

"I had suit rheum on my • eft arm three roars, suf-lerins terribly. I took-Hood'o Sarsaparllla, and the oiat rheum hM entirely disappoarod." H . M . M i t L i , 711'renchSt,,LDwen,M«aa. • ,

H o o d ' s S a r s a p a r i l l a SoldbTsUilfiiifRlata. Jlj ail for $5. JProparoil oalf bj 0 . r. H O O D 4 C O . , LoweU.lkfMb.

100 D o s e s O n e d o l l a r

J3 V . K K G - M E Ji: J>-.*i( ! All nursery (frown, at honest

prico.H. i.arKont alock in Ainoi--icu of Norway, Wlilte nnd if ni-lock Spruces; Scotch. Austrian. VVlnto nnd Mountiin Pliios: Ar­bor Vitro, Balsam Klrand iS'orlli-oni Red Codnr,Europoan Larcli, White Asli, Jlanlea, Mulberrios

J fiirchoa, otc. Wa pack and ship » witli safety to all psrls ot tlio ; StiitcB. (jond for free price-list. , D. l i t lX , Evergreen Specialist,

Dundee, Jil. MIXTION Tllln r-Al'EH iT»». iriim». TO .i>ri«Ti.tM.

(silvcrj pay.s for your address in tlie "Atfonts' l)irfc'or3','*H'hicli gmx whirl-nltcd States, and yoii wfll got hun-ing all ovor tho United States, and yop

dredfiof samples, (.jrcuiars, books, nowKjiapers, magiv-?,incs etc, from those who want agetita. You will got lota nt uinll matter and good rcadlng free, and wiR bo •WKLi, P I . K A B E D With tho small invostnieiil. Liat con­taining namo sent, to each jierson answering this Hd\*er-tisement. T. P. CA.MPCELL, l)ox 2lO, Jioylcstai, fnd.

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B . I ' . W B I I T M O U I D & C O .

g £ m S D A Y , FEBRUARY 9 , ISSS.

T w o L i t U o JJii-d.s in Blue .

Two little birdies all in blue Airily llltled tlni t;arden tliro'— Piill! blows Iho brier in timtiiicr-Wfuther.)

Aiul they could whistle a rondel true Wliich all of the neifihliors loved au.l knew. I'inkbhii's llir. brier in i*ninmtr-ii'citllifr.)

Now, throuKli tlie garden, the iierlli wliul (joes. And Hie biiali Is bent to the froand wilh snows. (fl/dW; hiriis tlie brier in n^intfr-ireittlirr.)

Wliein aio the little blue birds—who knows ? A I M I w'heiu, oh where, is tho piiill brU'l-riisu ? (.'ill, ticct't thiiiijK voine iiiul tlfjtttrl loijetlwr!)

—Mart/ i\ H'ilkin.^, in ./na. li'iffc Auuil-i:

iMy Owle t .

What, not up yid, my sleeiiy head '! More than an lioiir ii;;o

1 called yon IVinii yeur liltle ljeii. • You're very sl'>w.

Von'ie like the uwlut in tlio tree; Wle.n nlKhl comes forlh he Iliiu

III tlie dim dusk, seeing easily With his round eyes.

Rut ivheiilhe morninf! shines he creeps Into Boilie liark-hld cliiiik,

And lliere llie wliole day long he sleeps Withollt a wink.

'Tis very idiiiu his dro\vsy plan .Suits yon. So lalvo yonr ease

And sleep, my towsled little man, IiOii(( as you please.

And when your coiiiriutes come to iday. As they are sure le do,

I'll say 1 "My owlet sleeps all day— I IhoiiKhl you know!"

— (.'Inm llalij 'lluira, in Jiin ll'iili- /Imi/.r.

T R E A N ;

- O H -

I T H E M O R i l f O N ' S D A U G H T E R .

A B o m a n t i c S t o r y o f L i f e A m o n g t h o L a t t o r - D a y S a i n t s .

B y A L V A M I L T O N K E R B .

I W r i t t o n W l i i l o L i v i n g i n U tah . ]

CopyrirjhUid, lS:u, paper Uo.

by Ihe A. N. Kdlogg Jfewa. All Hiijhlt Heaerved.

O'l lAl-rER V, TOR O O M I K O O F THE I ' I I O P U K T .

Tho Moruioii f'mpliot was iiiakijig his annual tour Llii'ougli llio sclllauioiila of the Torrilory, and was looked for to-day in Ifooseneok. U was a visit of niomciit, and thc'iiilialiilauls slirrod tliomsolvos with the diuvu in its uiilioiiiiiliou. Paul Elohard, too, was out for llio l irst limo siuoo his injury, and, very earel'iiUy piokiiig his way to a scat among tho ))iiics ou tho slope abovo the house, sul tlirougli the lung, delicious niorn-iug looking down iiilo the village. A fever seemed to porvado tlio thoroughfare tbat luid It open iu two ratlior slri^fgling halves, a bustle of men, women and clilldren that was very eiilivoning lo llio iimub and sleepy town.

B.v midmoriiing two triumphal arches woro sprung across the slreot, made groon with Iwiniiig vinos and blooming sprays, aud bearing legoiids of wolcoine wrought iu liowors; on the (iiie ' ' Ifail to tlio Lord 's Anointed I" mid on the othor "Tlic Lord's Prophet is Onr fClug!" Jfaiiy ot the houso-frouta, too, wero made line with lloriil groou-ery and welcoming devices, l int all this was •not quito so sponlaueoiis as would seem; Bishop Parley hud received notice of tho eominjjof this man who ruled thom in every sense, and know full woll the Kcoming honors ho wns expected to provide, aud how closely his own and the interests of his fol­low frauds hinged npnn it.

Now and then a blttor sinilo flitted across the fnceof tho palo watcher among thopinos. '^I'liis truckling ^vns tvoarisomo, and yet i t lind a certain iiit.oreat, a depth that tvas in-Korutnblo, and ho -ivatchcd it. The spirit of it liko a sniTocatiiig mist hung through al l those inounUii 11 valleys;-tlioro below him passed the willowy flRuro of Trean across tho yard, scomingly pressed down by i t ; It lay ovon upon his own ^vouudod chest like sin invisibio waiglit, antt he drew a long tireatli and made an involuntary niovomont of expulsion.

A smooth wind was moving the balsamic sph'OS ot tho pines lo a aen-sholl sigh, great masses of snow-pure clouds wero breaking open nt tho zenith, leaving vast blue holes, aud farther westward woro raking their fleece along tho craggy heights, while below them patohos o.f light slept upon the mount­ain aides liko tho white sheep of Heaven; surely i t was a beautiful world, why should jnpn nil it with halefulness?

He fell lo studying for a tiine with his eyos upon tlie ground, turning man round aud round before him wi th an eye to those

froth. The nir seemed stronger In tho (,'oi'gc, and it spread out upon thai aud lo l l down half way ovor tho cnnyou's mouth,not •unlilie a softl.v-uiii'oUing fleece. Out from under that suddenly rodo a train of car­riages and behiiui Ihoni a ciivnlcade, a l l glistening and wliiteiiiiife' in the morning light as they came upon the plateau at Iho cnuyon's moulh liko some gigantic stage picturo.

Jt wns a propitious moment for tho Propliot/s (.Mili'iinco, liowever unworthy he uud his luission, for tho jieople a l the

•sight set, uji a great acclaim. Klchiird, too, grew iiUerested, and lookiiigdowiuvai'd saw tbo iieople from all quiirlorB .swarm-iuc into thu main street of tho town; then a Hinurt cavalcade, with liisliop Parley and br. Diihctlo in a carringc at its front, scl out across tho valley, uml moetiug the incoming party escorted them in. Enoch Arson, the bis'lioii's dork, whon his luaator and party had dcpnrtetl, formed by in­struction a liuimiii laiio of maidens reaching from one ti'liiiiipliul lircli to the other, all Btiiniliiig Willi bared heads and with liowors ill their hands and linir.

Presently the Prophet's train rolled slowly up l ho street. Tho wholo populace of tho valley seemed swnrmiug there, and down the In'no from Uio hou.su Elchard snw Troiui's I'albar linstouiiig, his bent form soomiug more erect thnu il:s wont,, and his fneo lit up \yitli joyful nnlicipnllon; yes, gladly liusteulng tb meet the man whose greociand falsehood had broken liim, had hiin his wife in a lonely grave among the mountains, and lefl in his child'.s blood a living billeriieii.s.

A s the Prophet's carriage, tho iliiost iu tho Territory and driuvii by four wlilto horses, entered the throng the jieoplo parted aud stood with uncovorod heads, Tho concourse wns a woiithor-bealon, sun­burnt ouc, fniniliur with the soil, servility, and paying tithes, Horo was tho man among them iuto whose onr God whiapored tho secrets ot tho honveiis aud the oarlh, thoy tliought; who saw visions and had ce­lestial revolatious, thoy woro taught; and •who, thoy know, was tho spiritual antl loni-Iioral dictator of the land in Avliich tboy lived, Tlio ground fairly swayed boneath thein, so much of holiness waa crossing it,

Tho Prophet, a phenomenal dcooivcr, was a rather largo man, of strong presence, silvery, sandy hair, white board, nnd cold, hard, urbane, auslero, or pussionnto, ac­cording to tho demands of the momont. About tho moiilli a look ot llrnniess and de­cision, that dcopoticd upon occasiou into jlcry cruelty nnd bull-dog aavagory. But now his largo faco look-ed very placid as ho hold it up toward tlio sun nud rode forward wi lh his hands onlsiu'oad as i l to draw a blessing down upon tho people. When ho reached tho i i r s l triumiihal arch tlie linos of maidens bowed thoir heads, aud as the trniu passed through the human lane thoy cnst thoir flowors boforo tlio Prophet, and childron walking before hia carriage strewed blossoms along tho ground to per­fume the ah' uud case the turning whools.

Upon the surface tho t i l ing w.ia pretty enough, but at heart it was heinous, Iu the train wero mon whoso hands hnd again and ngaiii beon wot witli human blood, Bishojis Loo nnd ItockwoU nnd others, IMeu whoso soiila wero black with tho bo­liof thnt nnirder, and theft, and crimes that shall liB nniiiolcsa hero, woro righteous aud commendable when perpetrated upon those outside of the pnlcot their "religion." The assumed P-roplict himself, Wiis m.iui Young who rodo in stolid dignity at the lioad, lyas low.-borii and tni-odiicalod, with a history clotted hy crimo and uneven dealing. His stealings from this poor people nlone, upon whose col­lective neck his brutal fool rested, aggrc-giitod millions. Ho took from the ciior-nioiis fund pressed out ot the people by tithing wlialovor amount he oared to your by year, for tho fund was outiroly in his Iniuda, aud during his lifo a solllemont w.is novor made, and oreotod a residonco in ovory considerable town in the Territory and put a "wil 'o" in i t ; had farms and mills and Government 'bonds, secretly bought \vitli cliurch monoy, lo blind tho blind as to his inouns ot hying; had a collection of resi­dences, piilatial for l l ic time, at Salt Lako City, with more than a dozen wives to grace, or ratlior disgraeo, thom, and in the largest of which ho held court nnd dictated thoalTairaot Utah lo his own gain and glory; had an oiilli-bound band of red-handed tools who in the name of tho Lord darkly did away with his rivids and his onoiuios, ^vliilc .year after year he rode among Ihi* p'Joplo, a sort of. imperious Saiut-king, bringing tho Almighty ' s w i l l concerning thom direct from His mouth, and ever soouro iu the fervor of their faith aud ignorance.

A t length his carriage came to a stand­still before Bishop Parley's houso, and talc­ing the Bishop's proltorod hand he stopped down on tho ground, nnd, with a sudden glow of soomiug suushino in his f.acc, began squeezing tho hard soiled lists of his fo i lowers to riglit and loft. How i t thrilled them, poor dujios, to fool tho grasp of his fat white hand, tho livo touch of this well-fed animal, this siulcss boing who, they Ihougnt, walked aud talked with God,

He alToctod to luiow ovory man i u the Tei'-ritory, aud, alas, ovory sister, tool Ho patted the littlo ones upon their heads and Hashed his sunshine into the eyes of their ilatterod mothers. Ho was very gracious, indeed, this man who'held the keys to God's spiritual kingdom hero, and looked at wiUin upon the splendors and mysteries of tho un­seen worlds. But when lie stood insido of Bishop Parley's offloe his brow darkened, Ins oyos grow hard and cold, nud his l irst utterance: "Bishop what's the matter with tho tithing from your Stake?" fell harsMy from his lips. The God-hke smile hud gone; he had returned to himself—a brusque and greedy collector of tithes.

Parley closed the door with increasing color i n his heavy oountonance and a per­ceptible swelling of tho dark sacks under his eyes. . . ' : You're either using too much of the in-.corno, yourself," tho I'rophot wont on, "or Afsen an' you arc not 'tending to your Icnit-tin 'I"

.'iNejther; Brother Young,

Iproelse ordor of His Kingdom ns rovenlcdto 'mo should be cnrriod out; and do you see that nouo of i l gets awn.y, too." A ineun amilo caiiio iuto tho Prophet's faco as ho said this, but it died away aud Uio souteuce

; ended wiUi a menacing nod. "Yos , 1 midcrstnnd," suid Parley, After a lime the Prophet pushed tha

n i o Bishop throw up his tint, t.liey draaki and roBo and with thtuhod fnoca weut out.

CHAP'J'Jilli VL ROiME DKCI.ARATJON'S,

Tho school-liousi; i:i Moosoneclc was a low structure, so Imv ii t'.dl man might luy his hand upon llie ciri'ou. In this regard its

books from liini with i i siitislicd look, "•ft'^oll, i fouiposiliiin u'lis strikingly Morinoiiosiiuo. liow aro tilings giiiiig iu tho Slake, uu,y\yiiy, | i jewii pine ciiiii]iiiaed the wiilla and a mcd-Pi i r l ey i " ho qtiericil, imttiug bimsolf on tho I jyy of shingles uiul clapboards thu roof, ohost over his side coalrpocliot, ivilh a por-j When it rained, a ti l ing infrequont la litis eoiitibledeopeiiiiigof tho saUslied look as i region, if iidminiBtA!i'ing Mormonism wi lh his fat hand touched soraoUiiiig tbero, " B y ! im occiisioiiiil pinch of earUily inforaialiou

|tho li.v, Imve you a glass and some .sugar 'bniidy, Parley'!" ho queried again, us bis |haiid.woiil under his coat liipcl nnd brought 'forth a litUe lliiak. He shook it up agiiinst tho light, "Oliriatopliori".' ho exclaimed, "but ilint's as cleiir aud yoUor ns honey I"

The Bishop's uxjirussion changed Instant­ly from uneasy oxpectuney to mouth-wa­tering delight,. "Uliuh, yes; I ' l l g i l you somo sugi i r !"aud ho rose ao quickly he turned over his chair. Ho did not wait lo right it, b i l l ^vuddliiig quickly around the desk to a cupboard be begun fumbling in it, "Pve got siitliii i ' hero," ho suid, pant-ingly, "Hint's fair, but nolhi i i ' l iko as lino lookin 'a article us that in your hand. Pres­ident I"

"Tho editor of our jiapcr in Liverpool sent ine a case ot this lust week," snid tho Mor­mon President, still shnking tho flask agninst Iho light. "Pve got a collar full of Btuff that's been soul lo mohore, bu t ldon ' t use muoh, nnd I l i l to i t to bo the best, you Iniow."

"Certainly; yes, certainly," panted Par­ley, as ho placed glasses nnd sugar and spoons on tbo table; "the best's allors tho best, I t l i i i ik !" Me seeiiied to lose his grip, in groat iiart, upon both grammar and lU'O-uuncintioii in the proscnce of this galdcu poisou; but aftor a bumper or two the cob-

HE J'ELL TOSTtroriKO.

angles that fit no .geometric rule, and tho •strange attributes that seem to have no cause, hut put tliciii.ystory, tho enigma, with its hafljing rnalady a\yay from him at last with a sigh, as we all do.

TVheii h'eiliftod his eyes a ^detached mass of white cloud seemed to haire lodged among the four hiigo prongs Uiitt made the Eagle Peaks 'and lay there .motionless. , To the right'and below it in fancy he could'see the inines and bolow them the yawning.'canyon with iVroaring slTonm at the bottom and a grayroad following it. Then suddenly the plo.ud-mass stirred as ...from a n ' under-.wiild and rolled out of its' inighty nest aud • 'down 'ihe .mountain, l ike " a ' •tbiripent-.of •

neither," said •.Parley, obsequiously, as he waddled forward and seated himself, "we 've collected a tenth part of every thing they've produced this far in the season; every cent and pound, nnd in some oases more where wo thought they oould stand it . The trouble is they lost most of thoir stock in tho snow-storina last ivinter, and thathas played the d—Iwith things for us."

"Wel l , you don't want to lot any of it got awiiy from you," said Young, somewhat mollified. "Le t me'see your books." .

The Bishop drew thom' out of a drawer and laid thom en a desk before his superior. A s he did so ho snid: "I would l ike to ask your opinion about a question that has been sprung on Arson whon out coUectin' several times."

"•ffhat is i t i ' , ' grunted the Prophet i n his. thick neck, as ho leiiued forwar'd over tho books. . , .

"•\Vhy, you know, for instance, we collect one-tonthof the grain when it 's harvested, aud when what's loft is fed iuto their stock, wo take a tenth part. of tho stock. Soine sharper has asked Arson i f that ain't tak­ing more than a tenth part of the grain." ;

"Of courso it i s , " blurted out tlio revelator, "that's why 1 sot the ti thing dates the way ' they lire; ,we want to catch all of it wo . can. toxitell''bni,it's '.'the ;Lord's ;-vvill-.,that-the

"FOR A MAK OF GOD, TOU TAKE I'r WtET'rif S.MAIITLY,"

webbed cniiditiou of hia inteUoot, aa with most liabituiil crinkora, seemed improved. Young looked at him keenly, as ho finished his owm second lunibler.

"For a mini of God you tako to it pretty smartl.y, don't you, Pnrloy?" he Inugliod.

' " L i k e n suclcin' cnlf, b 'goshi" snid tho Bishop, bringing hia big freckled fist down bn the tablo with a crasli, "how is it with Iho head of the Church'i whoop-o-o!" and ho bored his fingers iutothoProphot's ribs aud brayed wlUr lauglitor.

"Have you got Uiem ^vllldow curtains lii 'od so no ouo can soo in here?" asked tho Prophot, looking round.

"Y'es; oh, yos, 1 'toudod to thom whon wo como in , " snid Pni-le.y. "Don't get .skeort, BroUior Y o u n g ; just wade iu if you feel dry!"

"Wel l , ouo glass moro wi l l do," snid tho Prophot. " f don't iioyor lot the stuff get the beslof nio. Parley; I nnn to koop on top, I 'm'fraid .you ure getting a littlo too froo wiUi it, ain't .yon i Must look out and not got us into trouble, my man."

"Don't.you I'rel, don't .you fret, Brother Young! f never let i l got mo down. Acorso I liko it well enoiigb.but I 'm kcortul, Broth­er Young, I 'm kccrl 'ul , ' '

"What's that!" asked Young, in a listen­ing attitude," Parley hiccoughed aud bark­ened,

"Oh, .yes; Loo's preachin' to tho people over in the meuting-liouao park! I had Arson put up a platform Ihoro, thialdu' they'd expect somo spoakin' this after­noon."

"Yos , that's r ight." "Y'es, and Pve 'ranged lo have a ball in

the school-house to-night tor tho brethren 1 Toole all the seats out and had 'er garlanded up in stylo. Tho augels'll al l bo there 1 turn pie loose! whoop-e-o!" and the Bishop brayed again.

The Prophet huiglicd iu a restraining way. "Bo careful, Piti'lo.y," ho said, "re­member your call ing."

"Wol l , that liquor o' .your'n, President, Is tho slambniigdesi,, luos' saUsfyinist goods I've tnsted latcl.v. Shake I Sny," ho weut on, in a liusky whispor, laying his finger on the Prophet's Icnoo, "there's the ilnest g i r l up tho road a piece horo ye over saw; a handsome, tall sort ot young 'eoman, but sober and stately like, that I've beon aimin' to have scaled to mo for somo time, but she ruthor turns me tlio cold shoulder. P d like to got you to help mo a bit ;vith her, Brother Young . "

"Is sho strong in tho faith?" "Euther weak-kneed, I'm 'fraid." "Wol l , I 'm going lo preach to-morrow,

and I ' l l lay down tho doctrine for 'cm on several points. Y o u can tell her I've seen in a special revelation that she's an unusual bright star in Zioii, and tliat it's hor duty to bo sealed to you, as one having authority to exalt hor to a high placo iu tho world to como."

"Shako I Brother Young, shake I You ' re Idndness ilaolf to your servants," said tho Bishop, foeUugly.

"Yos , I know, and I expect you to look after theso tithes pretty closely, too, Par-l e y l "

"Yes , certainly; most certamlyl" "Havo any of tho elders counseled her to

marry you?" queried tho Prophot, ' " W o l l , no; they sccin sort of 'frtiid of 'er,

I've tallced to her father, aud, of course, ho submits liko u lamb, but she's as stiff as stool and silent-like. I can't iiggor wi lh 'er someway."

" W o l l , she'll havo to boiid or break, that's all . Aro any ot the young brethren stand­ing in your way?"

There's several Xeodin' themselves on secret hope, I thinlc, for she's a fiue creeter, but she pays little attention to any of 'em, unless it 's young Elder Beam. I've had Arson spyin' and I guess that amouuts to nothing,",

" W o l l , if he gets iu your way let mo Icnow, aud I ' l l send him off to Europo preaching," •

" '•Jhank ye, Brother Young, thank ye kindly!" Tho Bishop ruminated n momoat, "There's a fellow,' a down-Eastor, up at their house who got hurt at the ford near there. But I guess there's nothiu' atweou 'omasyot , nor l ikely to be, according to Dubette and Arson, whose" beon 8pyin"em, 'Aoorse if ./le interferes P l l havo him sent apreachin' to—woll, sporrits'of just men made perfect 1'! ' • "That 's right; Tguess yoii ' l l take care of •your chancos, Parley I" said the .Prophet, :with'an 'approving griu,.. "Swe'eten up a couple more sups and we ' l l , swallo^iv it.tfl your success."

in it chanced to bo in progress, tliey simpl.v adjourned. It mattored little anyway, coii-sldoring Uio ii i lellecluiil pap oft'ered thoao untortuiialo sucklings.

Tho place was a vory dirty ouo, indeed quite in the Mormon way. The floor was of Nature's own fi inilshing, pnclccd solid by countless fuot-strokcs and, when uii-sprinkled, rising often in litUe smoky puffs to further iiggravuto tho meiital fog which seoincd iilwiiys webbing about tlio poor liends congregated lliero. Its area was tho ono redeoinlug feature, It being rather wide and deep upon the ground, a uocessity obvious enough when tho docks of cliildron lu. the sctllomonl, wore takon into ac­count. Indeed in IWoniiondoin ohll-dron aro ublqiiiloiis; they lltorally swarm upon and burden Uie eyo-aight, Thoir production ia a cardinal fculuro of the Mormon system; they vole ultimately, of courso, nnd lo insure the product, the loaders have niude woman's salvation depend m Inrgo part upon tho number o l bodies sho furnishes the spirits that •wait lo pnsa through this exist­ence lo the noxt, Tho iniposilion is in­expressible, Thnt night aftor tbo Prophet's coining howover, tho old scliool-houao had a holiday loolc. The seats had been re­moved, the walls docked with groon ery, and tho dirt lloor swept nnd sprinkled. By nino o'clock the populace was lliero, a hard-favored, animal-looking crowd, yot wi th here and there a good form and gentle face. Tho ball was njioiiod with prayer, ono of tho Salt Lake Elders ofteriug the Invocation, and that night ore the disgusting pastime had ceased a young man was killed upon the lloor, and halt tho dancers were rooliug wi th drunkenness. Quito all of thom wore members of tho Mormon Cluirch, but none woro Christians; sincere Mormons thore are in plenty, but never Cl i r is l ia i i IMormona.tho bohcts of tho latter and tho holly reflno-oiils of Uic former can not l io down to­gether in thp same

'(•III id; C O N T I X U E H . ]

H o n e s t 1 - 4 O f f !

A N D E N D I N G S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 2 5 .

O v e r c o a t s , O v e r c o a t s 1 - 4 O f f ,

P u r C a p s , F u r C a p s 1 - 4 O f f .

B u f f a l o , W o l f R o b e s a n d H o r s e B l a n k e t s 1-4 O f f ,

G l o v e s a n d M i t t e n s 1 - 4 O f f ,

E v e r y t h i n g c a n g o a t a n H o n e s t 1 -4 O f f .

M Y S T O R E I S F U L L

O f F i r s t - C l a ? s G o o d s , I t w i l l p a y y o u t o c a l l a u d l o o k t l i e m o v e r .

L . C . W E B B ,

T h e L i v e C l o t l i i e r o f M a s o n .

l luck lcn ' . s A r n i c a Sa lve . The best salve in tho world for cuts, hriiis-

es, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, teller, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin erup­tions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. Jt is giiaraiileed to give perfect satislactioii, or money refunded. Pi ice 25 centa per box. For sale hy H , M , Will iams.

Keiicw.s Iier Y o i i l l i . Mrs. Phiiibe Ohealey, Peterson, Clay Co.,

Iowa, lells the following renntrkable slory, the truth of which is vouched for hy the rt'sideiils ol'the town ; " I am 7ii years old, mill have been troubled with kidney com-phiiul and liimencss for iniiny years ; could not dresa iiiysiiir without help. Now I luii free from all pain and aoreiinas, and am able to do all my own housework, 1 owe my lliniika to I'lloclric Bitler,s lor linviiig reiuiwiiil my yniil l i .uiKl removed cnin|iletply iill diaeiiseand p i i i i i , " Try a bottle, only ;')l)c a l Will i i i ins ' ilriigatore.

T h e E m b r o i d e r y S a l e s t i l l

c o n t i n u e s a t t h e C o - o p e r a t i v e

S t o r e . E v e r y b o d y s u r p r i s e d

a t t h e a m o u n t a n d b e a u t y o f

t h e s t o c k .

B A L L & S H E R M A N .

•^yorlli K n o w i n g . W. I l .Mdrg i i i i . iiicrcliaiil, Luke City, Fin, ,

WIIS taken with a .severe cold, attendi'd with a distruasiiig ciiiigli uud ri i i i i i i i ig into cnii -i implioii ill its first stages. He triod many so called popular cough remedies and sti'iul ily grew worse, Wua reduced in llesh, hail dillii'ultv in lueatliiiig and waa uiiahle tn sleep. Finally trii'd Or, Iviiig's Nnw Dis covcrv for Coii,'<nmplioii and (mind itninedi ale relief, uud after using nhoul lialf ii dozen bottles foniid liiinaHlf well ami has had no reliirn ol the disease. No other reiiipdy cun allow so gniiul a ri'cord of cures aa l lr , Ki iu i ' s New Discovery for Gonsuinption, Guariiuteed to do just what is claimed for it. Tr ia l bottle free at II, M . Williams' drni ' store.

H a s R e i i i o v e d t o I s t D o o r N o r t h o f P o s t o f f i c e , w h e r e y o u

w i l l f i n d o n e o f t h e L a r g e s t A s s o r t m e n t s o f

At tlio ui'goijt rpqijeiit of many citizona of Muflori (iiid ffiirruuiuiiug country, wo linvo beon imlucoil

to upon 11 Now

M E A T M A E K E T I

Wboro overythlng uauivlly tound in a Firat-OIaBa Miirkut will bo on ualu nt

P r i c e s t o S u i t t h e T i i n e s I

l O i T I H B O O X r i T T " H " .

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I w i l l U n d e r s e l l A I L C o m p e t i t i o n .

A F I N E L I N E O F U N D E R T A K E R ' S G O O D S I N S T O O l L .

W i l l f u r n i s i i h e a r s e a n d a t t e n d f u n e r a l s w h e n d e s i r e d .

J , A . U N D E R H I L L .

Highest Sfarket Prlco in Cash paid for

H I D E S A N D P E L T S

Wo respectfully solicit a liberal share of your pat­ronage aad will QUARANTKll! S.i'riSirAOTION lo every particular. YouriiTJuly,

S p e n c e r B r o t h e r s .

Ist Door East of Ford's, Dazaar Maple St., Sfuson.

S M I T H & M c L E O D ,

A r e s e l l i n g O v e r c o a t s , U n d e r w e a r , W h i t e : S h i r t s , S i l k H d k f s , N e c k S c a r f s , a n d a l l F u r n i s h i n g G o o d s a t A c t u a l C o s t . .

$28.00 Overcoat a l | 25.00 Overcoat at 24.00 Overcoat nt 23 00 Overcoat at

$21.00 20.00 19.00 18.00

$9,50 Pants at 8,00 Pants at 7,00 Pants at O.OO Pants at

$8.00 7.00 COO S.OO

I V o t r iiij t h e T i m e t o S e c . i i r o a G o o d B a r g r a l u .

T e r m s C a s h . S M I T H & M c L E O D , M e r c h a n t T a i l o r s .

l e g i s i e r e d P e r c h e r o n H o r s e s

name oti a p a c k a g e of O O I ' F E E is a guarantee o f excellence.

C O F F E E is', kep t , i u . a l l first-class s tores f rom the A t l a n t i c to the Pac i f ic .

Is never KO'pd w h e n exposed to.the air . A l w a y s b i t y thi.'s b rdnd ihl ierni ' - : t icaUy Bsaled O N E / P O r : - . ' D ' P A C i i A a E S .

1 Importers nnd Brooders ot Percheron Horses and French Conoh-era, ISLAND IIOUG STOCK FABM, Orosiio lolo, Wivjrno Co., Hlclu A l l Peroherons Registered in Percheron Stud Books of Franco and America. From two to three hundred horses constantly on hand to select from. We guaraiiteo our Stock, mnka Close Prices, and Bell on Easy Terms. Visitors alwayswoloome. Large Catalogue Free. Address S A V A G E & F A R N U M , D e t r o i t , M i c h .

Cannot Choke a Horse, Adjusts Itself to. any Horsos Nock. Has two rows of Stitching. Will holtl Hamos In placo. i/one Genuine unless slatiij

viith our "Tradi-Mark.

. ASKYOUn HARNE3S' MAKEHFOR THgM. .,

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