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" INDEPENDFNT IN Al.l. THINGS. NEUTRAL IN NOTHING"

VOL .TIT, NO. 40. LOWELL, MICHIGAN, TIHRSUA^ MARCH 29. 1900. WHOLE NO. 852

MONEY SENT WITHOUT DANGER OF LOSS. ABSOLUTELY SAFE

MONEY ORDERS ARE ISSUED BY

THE CITY BANK PAYABLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND IN ALL

FOREIGN COUNTRIES-

DO not send money by mail —parchase a B A N K M O N E Y O R D E R . The ROTernment is not respomiblo for Ions of :i registered letter —so purchase a B A N K M O N E Y O R D E R . If a money order is lost in the mails we issue a duplioate without delay or charge. No written application required to pur-chase a B A N K M O N E Y O R D E R . See schedule below and compare with others

T H E C O S T O F B A N K M O N E Y O R D E R S I S AS F O L L O W S :

For Orders not exceeding $ 8.00 Scents Over I 8 00 " " 10.00 7 cents Over 10.00 " " 50.00 12 cent* Over 60.00 " " .100.00 15 cents Over 100.00 and up 10 cents per $100

Don't

Miss

This

Opportunity

To

Save

Money.

T T I E have a large s tock of No. 11 i y Galvanized W i r e which

would C o s t d4 : .OS , f. o. b. , Lowel l by the oar load;

bu t f o r the benef i t of my old cus-

tomers 1 will sell fo r cash No. 11

C r a l v a n i z e d " W i r e a t # 3 . r « p « r I O C l b s . for the next 20 days sub jec t to stock

on hand .

* F i o m what ^ e can hea r by t h e

marke t repor ts W i r e vri l l A . d v a n c « at least 25 or «0o

pe r 100 lbs in the next 30 days.

R. B. BOYLAN.

Do Not be Deceived

TF your eyes are in perfect condition vou cannot be de-ceived in what you see anyway. Come in and let me test and fit >our eyes so tha t no impaired vision will result in later years. Your eyes may need just

a little aid to keep them in g^ood condition and you had better get it now before it is too late. Here is where you will find what you need and at prices tha t are rigfht.

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I can show you anythinfr in the line of Jewelry that can be found in any of the first-class stores of the coutv t ry .

The White Front The People's Store.

A. D. Oliver, Prop.

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L A D I E S ' S H O E S #

| E have looked oxer a lmos t every l in t of Ladies' Shoes i l l made in th is count ry wi th in the last year and according

to our best j u d g m e n t aud belief we have Holected the ^ ^ best look ing and bes t wear ing $2.00, l?2.50 and $8 .00

Shoes made in th i s count ry .

Our $2.00 Shoe is a very tiue Vioi Kid, the la test style in all points O u r $2 .50 Shoe is the very finest Vici K i d with change-able silk tops and equals any $3 .00 Shoe we ever saw except Queen Qual i ty which is our $3 .00 Shoe. As a lmos t every lady in the U n i t e d S ta tes knows al l abou t the fineness and beauty Queen Qual i ty Shoe we will no t descr ibe them.

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A n y lady t h a t wants a pair of F i n e Shoes, Coarse Shoes nr any kind of Shoes , come here , we will surely suit you.

T h e Old Rel iab le Shoe House . . .

A. J . HOWK 6c S O N .

TOWNSHIP TICKETS

Frank N. White n«d Chorles Wink*

Head Them.

T h e Republicau towship caucus was held Thursday afternoon iu the east room of Hotel Hrace and was called to order by Harvey Coons.

A . W . Weekes was chosen cha i r -man and L. J . Post Secretary.

VV. H. Eddy ami Chas. Mlakealee were chosen tellers.

The following ticket was then nominated-

Superviaor, Frank N While. Clerk, Chester ii. St HP. Treasurer, I ) . T. Bush. Justice of Peace, Joseph Kinyon. Highway Commissioner, Stephen

D. Marsh. School Inspector, Chas L. IJIakeslec. Member hoarduf review, Win. H .

E d d y . Conftahles, William D Chatterdon,

Lincoln Dygert, UtMijamiii Morse, Chas, D . Hlakeslee.

As delegates t. the County conven tion, A. \V. Weekes, S. P. Hicks and Lincoln Dygert were elected.

Township committee: Harvey J . Coons, L. J . Post, W. S. Winegar.

A. J . Ilowk who unanimously notni-nated Member ot Hoard ot l leview, but refused to run.

( HICAOO LETTER.

Eorl (i. Nash Writes of the Labor

Troubles.

CHICAGO, March 26,1900. F . M. JOHNSOK, Lowell, Mich.,

DEAR SIR Please send my LED-GBR hereafter to 2<>0 South Kastern Ave., Joliet , Ills.

The labor trouble here iu Chicago i- having a very depressing effect on htiildin^ and mannfacturing generally. The Building and Trades Council which has the control of the labor unions has gone a little too far in dic-tating the amount of work to be performed iu a day .

Take for example the plumbers. A certain number of fixtures are al-lowed to he set in a day of eight hours. Now there have been many instances where the men at work on a job have finished the stipulated amount o< work by 3 o'clock in the afternoon and then they would play cards and drink beer the rest of the day, thereby accomplishing iu six hours what was set down for eight hours work. The two hours fooled away hy these men had to be paid for hy the contractor . There is a

THE TOWNSHIP ELECTION.

Two Good Tickets and Bridge Question to Consider.

\ ote " X o " on the br idge bond-ing proposi t ion. T u r n out and at-tend to it, or bo taxed for another town 's improvement . " R e m e m b e r the br idge. ' '

Lowell shou'.d have a full v^to this spring. T h e ki l l ing of the plan to tax the county for bridges in A d a and P la inhe ld should insure this. As ide f rom tha t there arc two good t ickets f rom which to select, one headed by our t rue aud tried Super-visor W h i t e and the other by our wor thy and esteemed fellow citizen Chas. \V inks. C. G. Stone the present efficient c lcrk has to run against W m . G. M u r p h y , who hustled the mail so well dur ing M. X . Hine ' s adminis t ra t ion. Genial and hearty Dan Bush who has served a term as t reasurer has a s t rong run-ner against h im in the person of Ex-postmaster Hine. F o r justice, wor thy Jo seph K inyon is p i t ted against tha t s te r l ing young Democrat Wi l -

I..I, LUC vuui.iavi.ut. IUO.o ID a ^ I w d N . Hunte r , while to Stephen f i reman on every job and steward D. Marsh , the good citizen, ig given

The Democratic township caucus WHS called to order iu the east room of Hotel Brace Friday aflernoon by F . M. Johnson.

H. Xash and W. D. Crofoot were elected chairman and secretaiy res -pectively. The Chair appointed S. Brower and Chas. Winks tellers. The officers weresworn in by Justice Mine.

The following ticket was then nomin-ated :

Supervisor, Charles Winks. Clerk, W m . M u r p h y . Treasurer, M. NT. I line. School Inspector, Kroest Curtis. Jusliceof Peace, Willard M. Hunter. Highway Commissioner, Chas. R.

O'Harrnw. Constables, Karl Cunis, D. Denick,

Frank Pickard Lewis Veiter Member board review. Fred J .

Yeiter As delegates to the county conven-

tion, C. Ber l in , J . C. Train, James Murphy, Matthew Hunter and John Bergin were chocen.

As township committee the chair appointed M N. Hine, S. Brower and C. Bergin.

W , D. Crofoot was tendered the unanimous vote of the caucus, but for business reasons declined to accept the nomination for clerk.

over him. If the foreman should see a mau working who is not compe-tent to perform the work for which he was hired, he has no right to discharge him without the consent of the steward; and there have been many metances where the steward has refused to discharge the unskilled workman, thereby allowing the worK to be iiuished to a disadvantage, both to the contractor and owner.

There are many instances of inter-ference with personal rights by these labor uuious aud the building con-tiactors and manufacturers have borne with this s tate of affairs until their patience became exhausted. They saw the percentage of building going lower and lower year af ter

An

ELEGANT P ICTURE F R EE

with every porcha»e matter how SUMII..

McCONNELL. Furniture and Undertaking.

the hard j o b of opposing Chas. R O ' H a r r o w who has held down the office ol h ighway commissiouer so sat isfactori ly for several years. For school inspector you have to choose between Ernes t Curt is and Chas. D. Blakeslee and you can ' t do any damage e i ther w a y . ' Same case wi th Fred J . Yei ter and W m . H . Eddy for member board of review. W h i t e the mau who can not f rom eight names proposed for constables find font to suit him must be hard'in-deed to please. Turn out now and vote. T h a t is every citizens duty as well a? privilege.

NEWSBOYS BANQUET.

A Highly Successful and Pleasing Event.

The newboys' and local press ban-quet, fully announced last week, passed off finely. About seventy partook ot the eupper. Twenty of these comprised the Lowell newsboys.

The Grand Rapids Denncra t f u r -nished handsome souvenir badges for the entire number of guests.

The program was carrud out a? published with the exception ol LED-GER toist, which was responded to by Mis J Flynn who read a letter from Editor Johnson, and the Herald by Frank Alger, both of whom ac(|uitle'd themselves creditably. Lowell has abundant reason to leol justly proud ol her newsboys and combined local press stall, us well evidenced by this "feast of reason and How of soul."

S. I*. Hicks, Rev. 31 •\ l l ister. Pro-lessor Nicholson aud Editor Quick were vociferously applauded, their toasts abounding in wit, wisdom and merriment.

Three cheers and a tiger were given for the ladies, who in return d 's iro to extend thanks to all—and their name is legion—who in any way contribu-ted toward the banquet.

M. Louise Murphy InrnUhed music. Mesdaincs Giles and Althen chaper-oned, del ightful ly entertaining the boys and young lady atleudauta with games, etc . , until the near approach of •.he "wee sma' hours."

The Literature Committee desires to institute a "Happy Hour" for the newsboys and their friends and steps in that direction will soon be taken.

C . A . Sl.AUE, Secretary Literature Com.

Cheap Excnrs lo t i t o t h o Duko ta s

Tuesday April tho 3rd. Leave Lowell at 5) 30 a. m. I have already secured the required number of people to enable all who wish to accompany the parly to get the hentfit of the re -duced rates and will be glad to have all who wish to go to j tin our parly

j on above dale. For full particulars I see Agent G. T , Ry or the undersigned.

W . T . BURCJJ.

Girls Return to Work. - - , , , , Belding, Mich., March 20.—The -veur on account of the unreasonable strike ot tho spool ing girls has ended demands made by the unions, and R | | w hn went out returning to work they have made a stand for their , today at the old rate and under the

notice as posted. After conferring with Superintendent Howard, who ex«

rights and will contest it to the b i t -ter end. They are hiring non union men and paying them union wages, also furnishing them police protec-tion while at work and on their way home at night.

The Building Contractors Counci' has the sympathy of the public at large as well as that of many of the most intelligent workmen who be-long to the union but do not like to come out and declare themselves. Tho trade of the large department stores on State street is falling off and the managers at tr ibute it to so many workmen being idle on account of the strike. Some of the small stores tarther out are refusing credit , s ay -ing they do not again propose to get a lot of accounts on their books as they did during the strike in 1894. Others a te closing up, saying their trade is falling off to such an extent that it does not pay to continue in busiuess.

I am stationed in Juliet for this season's trade and will look af ter tho iutercsts of the Warder , Bushnell & Glessner company there. Joliet is a hustl ing little city of about 35, ' 000 iuhabitauts and is the c o u c j seal of Will county, one of the wealthiest counties in Illinois. I t is the center for five railroads and has a line system of electric street cars, one line running to Lo^kport, a d is-tance of fis'e miles. There is talk of extending this line on through to Chicago. They are erecting a fine school building and have contracted for a garbage crematory. The re is a fine farming country here and the farmers are well to do.

Tru ly yours, F , G. NASH

Card of Thanki>.

We wish to express our heart felt thanks to our frieuds and neighbors lor their many acts of kindness dur-ing our recent berevement, also to tho official board, ladies' aid society and Epworlh League for their beautiful (lowers as tokens of loving r emem-brance to our beloved husband and father, and to the choir who so sweet-ly rendered the songs ot his choice.

Mrs. Sarah Oliver. Mrs. S. E . Gaul. Mr. & Mrs. A: D. Oliver.

plained the case to their satisfaction, they voted to call the strike off and return t ) work. Mr. Howard says that all girls for the first two weeks in begining work for the company receive $2 per week, are raised to $3 and after the sixth week at a rale of not less than 84-50.

For Sale or Exchange. Improved f a rm, 160 acres, three

miles f rom Ludden village, and rail road N o r t h Dako ta . $1600 or will t r ade for Lowel l p roper ty . Owner will be here Sa turday . Inqu i re a t

th i s office.

Election, Monday April 2.

We are sole ugents for John W.Masury & Sons'

Railroad Paint The paint tli&t IIHA been sold in this store for the pnst 35 vcarf. If yon in-tend paiuting get our price We will save yna money.

TAFT & CO., Bell Phone 121. Lowell Druggiste.

Don't Read This. t I V . Unless you want a

Clean Shave and an easy one or a

Xeat Hair Cut and a fashionable one.

C . G r . H A W L E V Under Butts & Owen's Shoe Store

Your Patronage Solicited.

THE LOWELL MARKET REPORT. r.trrpcte l Mar. 29 lUOO.!

Wheat e 70 Potatoes 28 «Vu an Beans 1 6 «>

— 00 Pork 5 75@ r. 00 Corn 40 Oats <0 27 Rye 60 Flour per owt ® o 00 Bran per ton (& 16 00 Middlings per tou IC 17 00 Com meal per ton ft 18 00 Corn and oats per ton 0 20 00 Butter 1C ^ 18 Eggs § 10 Bettf b 00 @ G 50 Veal fi 50 (it 7 M) Chickens 7 @ 8 Turkeys 9 to 10 Ducks 7 to S Wool washed 20 0 2»l Wool unwashed 16 (3 21 Onions 40 Cloter Seed i 00 4 75

Let ns make your estimates on your

Painting and Papering ]obs BUNT'S DRUG STORE. Open 9utid«y».

Coranioucetnont Programs.

| .lust received the finest line of com-; meucemenl programs, and advert is-

ing fans and picture card ever seen inn Lowell. If you want something ' " foxy" call a t TUB LKDGER office

aud look them over.

1 Great line of wheels shown at Stocking's for his opening March 80 and 31.

STOCKING'S . B i c m t OPENING

MARCH 30 AND 31

O R I E N T Holder of al l world records. R A M B L E R 21 years old and be t te r t h a n ever. W O R L D Great wheel tho world over. C L I P P E R Everybody knows t h e y are good . E L K Str ic t ly high grade . P I O X E E R As good as can be bui l t . Y O L A N D E Rest $28 .00 W h e e l on ear th .

Boys and Girls Wheels and some Good Second Hand Wheels at your own price.

Cheapest place in town for sundries ami repairs Remember the placc, E ist Side Bicyclo Store

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I • • I - J k . —*4.! V JS0

» ii* a i . T h e Trial of Gen. Marsh was Com-

menced March 20.

GEN. WHITE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

.Th» AtUirneyi for the DEFENIK Mad* SCT-

•r»I At tempU to Hare the Case Con-

t loaed but •ladpe WeUt Tarned Them

—A Brief Mj-nepsln of t h e Trial.

T h e triftl of Gen. A r t h u r F. Marsh , of Allegan, charged w i t h be ing an ac-cessory w i t h Gen. Whi te in the embez-z l e m e n t of funds f r o m t h e s ta te , w a s Commencd a t Lans ing on tho 20th a n d roooived a pood s t a r t . A jury w a s ae-oopted by both sides a t 3:30 o'clock, iafter 22 ou t of a panel of 29 h a d been OKamined.

GOT. rinffree Quizzed.

T h e f ea tu r e of the sceond day of t h e t r i a l of (Jen. A. F . Marsh a t Lans ing w a s t h e int roduct ion of an order issued b y Gov. I ' lngree, au tho r i s ing Quartcr-cnastcr-Gencral W. L. Whi te t o adver-t i s e fo r bids to equ ip the na t iona l g o a r d . The povernor, on t h e wi tness ftland, admi t ted the genuineness of t h e

Kohnr* of the Manh Trial.

T h e most i m p o r t a n t wi tness on the second day of t h e t r ia l was A d j t - G e n . Case, pres ident of the mi l i tary board. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g the fac t t h a t all meet-i n g s of the board were supposed to be cal led by h im, he testified t h a t i t w a s n o t unt i l he appeared before t h e g r and j u r y the pas t w in t e r t h a t he learned t h a t a special mee t ing w a s held in Grand Rapids, Ju ly 17 last , a t which t h e resolut ion au l ho r i r i ng t h e sale of t h e mi l i t a ry go-ids w a s adopted. He a lso swore t h a t it was not un t i l t he last F r iday in Augus t t h a t he learned of the sa le of the goodfi, and then Whi te men-t ioned the sale in the course of a con-versat ion. He f u r t h e r s ta ted t h a t had h e a t t ended the meet ing he never should have voted to sell t he goods fo r t h e r idiculously low price of 810.500. He admi t ted , when quizzed by the at-to rney for t h e defense, t h a t he had im-pl ic i t confidence in White ' s word, and knew of no rtason why h - should not have had.

Col. Sut ton is confident he will be ab le to account fo r all of h i s deposits and wi thd rawa l s of money ment ioned by Prosecutor Tu t t l c on the first day of the triaL He says he wi l l account fo r the So.JiOO deposit by the tes t imony of a dozen of the best business men of D c t n ^ t . and t h a t , a l though t h e 81,350 w a s a confidential fund , i t will also be accounted for sat isfactori ly . His wife ' s

j r d e r , b u t remembered bnt f ew of t h e deposits, he says, will be accounted for t^kcts s u r r o u n d i n g t h e same, except t h a t

t ia t ional guard w a s badly in need <jf equ ipmen t . The e f fo r t s of t he de-ibasc we re directed t o show t h a t Gen, K a r s h implici t ly t rus t ed Gen, Whi te And accepted h is word r ega rd ing mili-Urf board affa i rs w i thou t quest ion, i l i e l e t t e r s of Gen. Marsh and Col. Sut-t o n , a sk ing Attorney-General Oren fo r J in opinion as to the proper way to dis-pose of t h e su rp lus mi l i t a ry s tores pur-chased under the Spanish w a r f u n d • c t , we re introduced as evidence.

j Third Day. Owing to tho necessity of es tabl ish-

i n g t h e gu i l t of Gen. Whi te as a neces-- « a f y a d j u n c t to the Marsh t r ia l , r a t h e r • l o i r progress was made by t h e prose-

• c a t i o n on the 23d, a s much of t h e t ime W a s t a k e n up wi th placing in evidence fend r ead ing to t h e j u r y the corresp^nd-• n o e t h a t passed be tween the qua r t e r -mas te r -gene ra l ' s office and t h e Hender-

: « m - A m e s Co., in connect ion wi th t h e f a k e sale t o the IHinois Supply Co., a n d t h e subsequent buy ing of t h e same g o o d s f r o m the Henderson-Ames Co. -CoL S m i t h was the only wi tness on t h e Btand, and he gave some in te res t ing i e s f h n o n y regard ing the methods t h a t Were employed in sel l ing and buv ing t h e goods . and the somewha t in t r ica te Re te l l s t h a t were worked out in order t o eover up the f r a u d .

Fourth Day.

( 8. N. Bickcrstaff , of t he Henderson-A m e s Co., Kalamazoo. and CoL H. A. S m i t h , ass is tant qua r t e rmas te r -gen-era l , w e r e the s ta r witnesses for t h e p rosecu t ion in the Marsh t r i a l on t h e fotar th day. Smith testified r ega rd ing ithe $600 wedding present he received #rom Marsh, Su t ton and White, and de-c l a r e d t h a t he was repea ted ly w a r n e d t o k e e p si lent before the g r and j u ^ - . B e mate r ia l ly s t r eng thened t h e prose-c u t i o n ' s case. To t h e surpr ise of all. H i e defense decided not to cross-exam-i n e turn. Bickerstaff related in detail • u s connect ion a n d t h a t of h is firm « i t h t h e alleged f r a d u l e n t deal; how W*"*e haggled over the profi ts to go t o h i s firm; how th i s poin t was finally s e t t l ed ; how t h e goods were shipped t o Chicago and back t o Kalamazoo, re-t a g g e d and sent t o Lans ing; how he ca r r i ed the s t a t e ' s cash to Grand Bapids , del iver ing i t to Gen. White , w h o gave Gen. Marsh a bunch of bills. T h e var ious mee t ings of t h e al leged

• consp i ra to r s and thei j ' connection wi th t h e 4 4deal," were related. Bickers taff m a y no t be cross-examined.

Firth Day.

f I t i s expected t h a t t he nex t sensa-' t ion in t h e mi l i t a ry f r a u d case- will be t h e a r r e s t of Samue l N. Bickers taff , t h e pr inc ipa l w i t n e s s for t h e prosecu-t i on in the t r i a l of Gen. Marsh. F o r « o m e t ime i t has been rumored t h a t if f t i cke r s t a f f swore t h a t he paid any of t h e a l leged consp i ra tors any money e i t h e r in Grand Rapids or Detroi t a s p r o f i t s of t he aUeged f r a u d u l a n t deal, t h o defense would have h im arres ted o n ft c r iminal cha rge , based on t ha t ^transaction. T h i s t e s t imony w a s given toy Bickerstaff on t h s 23d. and i t is Ifitated on abso lu te ly re l iab le a u t h o r i t y t h j ^ > M a r s h himself s t a t ed t h a t he w o a l d h U ^ t o spend a ce r t a in day in De t ro i t in o r o v T - ^ assist in c a r r y i n g o u t t h i s plan. He '"""thermore s t a t ed , according to t h i s authoriV-V t h a t b o t h Gov. Pingree and Prosecut ing At to rney P r a z c r of Wayne county had beCAJ.^T-eul ted concerning the ma t t e r . By

{•lacing Bickerstaff under a r r e s t the de-ense evidental ly in tends t o break t h e

itoroe of his evidence as much as possi-Ihle,

Sixth Day.

T h e defense s p r u n g a sensat ion in t h e Marsh t r i a l on t h e 20th by d r a w i n g f r o m Pres iden t H u n t e r of the Hender-son-Ames Co. t h e fac t t h a t a confer-ence held in h is room in t h e Hotel Dowpfiy on March (i. Proscutor T u t t l e a n d 'B, N. Bickerstaff b e i n g present . |The object was *0 nhow t h a t T u t t l e OoachQd them a:i t o the l ine of test i -m o n y to be given to bear out his theory , n n d t h a t they were promised immun-i t y from1 prosecut ion. Pres ident Hun-t e r denied ai! the.s'.-claims, and Prose-cnlot ' Tut lc , in examin ing him, d r e w ou l - the f a c t t h a t no conniving of t h e n a t u r e claimed had been made. T h e defense also a t t e m p t e d to show tha t Col. fftitlbn, CoL Pope, Gen. Marsh and lAitorney Speed were in t h e n e x t room

fu l l y in the ord inary course of business. T h e colonel does not unde r s t and w h y t h e proscutor does not account for t h e disposition of the thi rd ins t a l lmen t of of 84,006, which he claims Bickerstaff pa id Whi te the day previous t o the de-p a r t u r e of t h e partj* to a t t e n d the Dewey celebrat ion. I t is a l toge ther probable t h a t th i s will be done t o a l a rge ex ten t before the case is con-eluded, a t least to the sat isfact ion of t h e prosecution.

By Bickerstaff ' s tes t imony on the 23d it w a s shown t h a t t he mi l i t a ry goods were re-shipped f rom Chicago to Kalamazoo in the same fou r cars in which they l e f t Lansing, t he seals not even hav ing been broken. Here the goods were unpacked and classified. Some of them had original ly been sold to t h e s t a t e by the Henderson-Ames Co. and bore t h a t company's tags and labels. For t h i s reason Bickerstaff suggested to White the advisabil i ty of hav ing t h e Henderson-Ames Co.'s t a g s pu t on all t h e goods, and b u t t o n s bear-ing the i r s t amp subs t i tu ted fo r those bear ing s t amps of o ther makers . White, he said, consented to th i s a r r a n g e m e n t and agreed to pay fo r doing the work. Bickerstaff also swore t h a t on a Satur-day- early in September he made a t r i p t o Grand Rapids, ca r ry ing something more t h a n 825,000 in a satchel , consist-i n g of both gold and currency. Whi te and Marsh were a t t he s ta t ion to meet him. and the three went t o t h e mili-t a r y club, where they took a pr ivate d in ing room. White first took out t h e s t a t emen t covering the remit tance . He accepted the count of gold as cor-rect , but counted the packages of cur-rency. When th i s was done, Bicker-staff swore. Whi te handed Marsh a port ion of t h e currency. The wi tness could not swear to t h e cxac t amount , bu t said the bundle handed Marsh ap-peared t o contain qui te a quan t i t y of bills.

Fear ing t ha t t h e confinement t o which most of the ju ro r s a re unaccus-tomed, toge ther w i t h t h e i r lack of usual exercise, may make some of t h e m ill if t h e y are not looked ca re fu l ly a f t e r , .1 udge Wiest has engaged Dr. J . F . Campbell to visit t he ju ro r s each morn ing and look a f t e r t h e i r hea l th . J u r o r Mabb w a s s l ight ly indisposed on the 22d, bu t he is all r i g h t again now.

The mystery concerning t h e where-abouts of Gen. W. L. Whi te , t he fugi -t ive quar te rmas te r -genera l of t h e Michigan Nat ional Guard, w a s solved on the morn ing of the 20th, when a n in t imate f r iend of the missing man re-ceived a le t te r from'ii in , w r i t t e n in Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Afr ica .

The a n n u a l report made by Gen, White to Gov, Pingree fo l lowing t h e close of the war , which report con-tained a detailed s t a t emen t of the goods on hand, was offered in evidence by the prosecution dur ing the second day ' s proceeding. The total value be ing given as 804,479.44.

The fac t t h a t Judge Wiest excused those j u r o r s not on the Marsh pane l unt i l April 3 is an evidence of a b o u t how long the court t h i n k s th i s case will cont inue. I t is/ hard ly p robab le t ha t t h e t r ia l will be completed then .

D U c w e r y of a New Mineral.

A 15-inch fissure vein of copper orC recent ly discovered crossing the lode a t t h e Mflhawk mine and first t hough t t o be copper suipTnirgMU-groves to be ab-solutely a new m i n e r a T ^ ^ * . be fore de te rmined by mineraldgisti^ ^ r o f . Geo. A. Koenig, t he eminent seientibi of Houghton , whose authori ty is recog-nized iu Europe and America, has con-ducted extensive experiments w i t h t h e mineral and pronounces it a h i t h e r t o u n k n o w n eombination of copper, n icke l and arsenic, possessing g rea t value. HP has named the mineral Mohawk i t e f rom the mine where found.

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Doings of the Week Recorded in a

Brief Style.

CONCISE AND INTERESTING.

Manual Trainlnc to Onr INibUe School*

it Favored by the Snperlnteadent of

rnhl le iBRtruction—A Groeie Pointer

Meets a Horrible Death.

A " b o a r d of trad.-," o therwise a bucket shop, wap established at Albion several weeks ago, but t he res idents of t h a t good Methodist town are evident ly not believers in spec ulat ion in s tocks, for lack of pa t ron .ye compelled t h e closing up of the sht p las t wees.

The blockade of Pe.ro M a r q u e t t e s teamers was raised a t noon on t h e 22d, when t h e car f e r ry and Xo. 3 e n -

port a f t e r a siege of

Manual Tmlnlni; In Onr School*.

State Supt. Hammond , of the depar t -m e n t of public ins t ruc t ion , has been devot ing cons iderab le a t t en t ion recent-ly to the sub j ec t of manua l t r a in ing , and he has now issued a circular on t h e subject . The pr incipal idea of the cir-cu la r is t h a t over 90 per cen t of t h e w o r k i n g popula t ion of the Uni ted S t a t e s earn t h e i r l iving by t h e i r handa, and tha t , the re fo re , t he body should be t r a ined in t h e publ ic schools as well as t h e mind. T h e last census shows t h a t t h e intel lectual pursui ts , which a rc those of c l e rgyman , lawyer , lec turer , physician, a u t h o r , teacher , edi tor and repor ter , were fol lowed by 32,426 per-sons in the s t a t e of Michigan, whi le t h e pursui ts r e q u i r i n g the exercise of manua l labor were followed by 714,535 persons: and i t is argued t h a t t h e in-t e re s t s of the l a r g e r number are many t imes g rea te r t h a n those of t h e more o r less professional class.

tcre.v. port a f t e r a siege of GO hours . This w a s the longest delay ti e b o a t s

jjxvvuiuuf .ruvc ill wu> iiu-vt ruuui have experienced iu m a n y yeurs, and land h e a r d the conversat ion. A t t o m c v s the first t ime t in car f e r ry w a s eve r « ' n # .it •* . . . *. 1... m . . . l I f o r the defense disagreed us to t h e ad

d i sab i l i t y of ra i s ing t h i s ques t ion . jPrCBident H u n t e r w e n t in to t h e finan-Icial t ransaction!; between his company land Gen. White .

T h c t e a re a l r eady 110 e x h i b i t s in t h e jMarsh case, a n d many more a re t o fol-l o w . T h e iwiord will be enormous .

Met an Accidental Death. Paul Reno, of Grosse Poin te . met an

accidental d e a t h on the n i g h t of t h e 23d. Reno w a s a widower and resided alone. Dur ing the a f t e rnoon of the t r agedy he d r a n k a sufficient amount of whisky t o m a k e him d r u n k , and could scarcely wa l k when he l e f t t h e saloon cn r o u t e fo r home. When he reached home t h e theory is advanced t h a i he l i t h i s pipe and lay down on a pi le of s t raw wh ich was in t h e k i t chen t o sleep off h i s j ag . A spark f r o m his pipe set t he s t r a w on fire and the un-f o r t u n a t e m a n w a s overcome by the combined e f fec t s of drink and smoke, so t ha t he w a s unab le to h e l p himself when he w a s aroused b y t h e pain of t h e fire.

bullied. Miss I sabe l l a Wood, aged 2.'l of De- |

t roi t , mysteriously disappearei" l a t e on the a f te rnoon of the 23d, and a l l effor ts t o locate her by h e r f r i t ads a n d tiie police have proven of m avail . Her relat ives and f r i ends can assign n o reason why t h e young lady should leave home in such a s t r a n g e manner .

S T A T E G O S S I P .

The P r e s b y t e r i a n s of Alma a re t o bui ld a new church .

The Methodis t s of Hudson will bui ld a new 815,000 edifice.

Grace Temple , t he People 's church , w a s dedicated a t Ba t t l e Creek on t h e 25th.

The dam a t P i n k n e y w e n t ou t on t h e n i g h t of the 19th, ef i ta i l ing a loss of 81,500.

J o h n Snook, of Coldwater , commit ted suicide by t h e l audanum rou t e on t h e n i g h t of t h e 19th.

The nex t mee t ing of t h e Eas t e rn Michigan P re s s c lub will be held in Detroit , F r iday . April 12.

The Catholics of Cadillac have de-cided to e r ec t a 810,000 brick edifice dur ing the coming summer.

A movement is on foot a t Midland to organize a business men 's association to whoop e r up f o r t h e town.

Yale will p robably have a n o t h e r bank a s soon as a ne:v bu i ld ing can be erect-ed for i t s accommodation.

The t a x p a y e r s of Galien will vote on the proposi t ion t o convert t h e present town hall i n t o a modern opera house.

The P o t t a w a t t o m i e Ind ians in the vicinity of H a r t f o r d have decided t o sell thei r c l a im t o Chicago proper tv for 845,000.

Rev. J . J . Axtell , of Royal Oak. has hired out a s a f a r m hand, which occu-pation he says he in tends to pursue in the fu tu re .

A large f o u n d r y and machine shop, giving employmont t o a number of skilled w o r k m e n , is in prospect fo r Iron Mounta in .

According t o conservative es t imates not less t h a n 100 new houses and o the r bui ldings wi l l be erected I n Dowagiac the coming season.

The pub l i c schools a t Sebewaing were closed on the 22d on account of a scarlet fever epidemic. Ten cases are reported, a n d t w o deaths.

Br igh ton h a s hopes of a cann ing fae-to-y. F o r a 82,000 bonus, which the new vil lage dads a re t a l k i n g of giving, i t is believed one can be had.

Peach g r o w e r s around P i r a n a c say tha t t he f r u i t is all r i gh t in favored localities, b u t on low g round Jhe bijdij hftve been qu i t e genera l ly in jured by frost .

The a u d i t o r general 'B office received taxes f r o m county t r easu re r s a t t h e ra te of 850,000 a day d u r i n g t h e pas t week. N e a r l y all of t h e /•rail t ies have sett led.

' Spar ta ' s schools are so crowded t h a t no new pup i l s can be admi t ted a t t h e beginning of t h e spr ing te rm, b u t wi l l have to w a i t unt i l nex t September t o come in.

2The people of Lud ing ton will vote nex t week on the proposit ion t o change the name of the city back to Pere Mar-quette . a s i t was or iginal ly k n o w n years ago.

More b u i l d i n g opera t ions have been planned a t Belding t h a n the local car-penters can a t t end to, and i t i s l ikely t ha t ou ts ide mechanics will have to be imported.

The t r e a s u r e r s of the d i f fe ren t t o w n -ships a n d t h e city of Hillsdale have made t h e i r r epor t s to t h e county t reas-urer. T h e y r e t u r n 81,018.81 of t a x e s uncollected.

Rura l f r e e delivery wi l l be es tabl ished nt St. J o h n s . Leng th of route , 54 miles; a r e a covered. 71 square i r i les; populat ion served, 1,795. Two carrier*, will be employed.

Al legan 's prospects f o r a pickle fac-tory t h i s season have gone gUmmer icg , as t h e f a r m e r s of the vicinity no t hav-ing shown enough in te res t in t h e m a t -te r to m a k e i t a go.

A fac tory for t h e m a n u f a c t u r e of ice cream freezers wi l l shor t ly be s t a r t e d a t P inckney. T h e company wil l g ive employment t o several hands and tin-vi l lagers are re joic ing.

I t i s t he proper t h i n g among Muske-gon ladies now t o do one 's own house-work . The cause is t he g rea t ccarci ty of g i r l s fo r domestic service, even t h e offer of h igh wages fa i l ing t o secure any.

I t is claimed by nnmerous a t t o rneys and o thers t ha t t h e new compiled l a w s of t h e s ta te p repared by I^ewis M. Mil-le r a r e ful l of defects . Not all these defect*, however, a r e the f a u l t of t h e compiler .

The Kalamazoo Sugar company h a s secured cont rac ts in S t a rke coun ty , Ind. , for 3,000 acres of sugar beets . The Wolverine company, of Benton Harbor , has also secured a la rge acre-age in Indiana.

When an uppe r pen insu la r j udge m a k e s a decision, t h e l i t i gan t s appar -e n t l y t ake i t as conclusive. Out of t h e 142 cases on the April docket of t h e supreme court , bu t th ree are f r o m t h e uppe r peninsula.

The re have been 50 dea ths in t h e vil-lage of Homer since the new law f o r t h e regis t ra t ion of dea ths took ef fec t Sept. 4. JS97. Five were in t h e l a t t e r p a r t of 1897, 20 in 1898, 20 in 1899, and 5 u p to da te in 1900.

C. S. Voorhees is a f a rmer nea r Orion w h o hasn ' t any use for sugar beets a s l ong as he can raise tobacco. He cul-t ivated five acres of the weed las t sea-son and has j u s t sold the crop, t h r e e tons, a t 8140 per ton.

A nat ional convent ion of t h e Silver Republican p a r t y will be held in Kan-sas City, Mo., Thursday , J u l y 4, 1900, for t h e purpose of p lacing in nomina-t ion candidates f o r pres ident and vice-pres ident of the Un i t ed States .

S tu rg i s is l i ab le to lose i ts shea r fac-tory unless a cash bonus is fo r thcom-ing. In r e tu rn fo r t h e b e n u s , however , if i t is given, t h e company will double t h e capaci ty of i ts fac tory , t h u s g i v i n g employment t o many more p e r s o n s

T h e total amoun t of logs which wi l l be floated down t h e Menominee river t h i s spr ing is es t imated a t 255,000,000 fee t , besides which abou t 90,000,000 f e e t wi l l be hauled in by raiL L a s t y e a r t h e boom company sorted 208,000,-000 f e e t

J e r emiah A. Ginnan . of Detroi t , w h o took 81,335 of t h e f u n d s of t h e De t ro i t Savings bank , and saw the " e l e p h a n t " in Chicago, pleaded gu i l ty on the 15th and w a s sentenced to t w o years" im-pr i sonment a t Jackson . Ginnan i s 18 yea r s of age.

T h e business men of Niles seem t o have waked u p finally, and a re h u s t l i n g in the in te res t s of t h e city. So f a r t h i s season four n e w fac tor ies have been secured to locate the re , t h e l a tes t be ing a k n i t t i n g mill t h a t wi l l give employ-m e n t t o 150 gir ls .

New Bal t imore ' s s t ree t s wi l l be l igh ted by electr ici ty if sa t i s fac tory ar-r a n g e m e n t s can be made wi th t h e elec-t r i c ra i lway company t o f u r n i s h t h e c u r r e n t fo r t h e l igh t s f rom i t s mam-moth power house in t h e village, now n e a r l y completed.

A s t a t emen t made ou t by County Clerk Woodworth , of I n g h a m county , shows the expenses of t h e r ecen t g r and j u ry t o have been 83.745,21. The bil ls f o r j u d g e Cahill 's services in connec-t ion wi th the g r and j u ry have a l ready been a l lowed by t h e s ta te .

The Raisin river a t Monroe over-flowed i ts b a n k s on the 23d and a por-t ion of the c i ty w a s flooded, caus ing considerable damage . The ice fo rmed a gorge, and unless t h e au thor i t i e s blow i t up w i t h dynami te the re i s no t e l l i ng w h a t t h e resu l t wi l l be.

The annual mee t ing of t h e Michigan Women 's Press association, which w a s t o have been held in Bat t le Creek in May, has been changed by the execu-t ive commit tee t o meet in Detroi t May 31 and J u n e 1, when the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Women 's Press association also meets a t t h e same place.

The Union Telephone Co. seems t o be s t rongly in t renched around Alma. Wi th in a rad ius of 50 miles f r o m t h e cen te r of t h e Union system one can ta lk t o 148 t o w n s over t h i s sys tem, 70 of which t h e company occupies ex-clusively. T h e Union company expec ts t o soon expend 825.000 in improving i t s present sys tem and in p u t t i n g u p new lines.

Gov. H. S. P ingree gave an e x h a u s -t ive address a t Springfield, Mass. , on t h e problems of municipal g o v e r n m e n t as seen in Detroit . T h e governor said he was in favor of g iv ing t h e m a y o r subs tan t ia l ly t h e same broad and com-plete powers a s a r e possessed by t h e pres ident or head of a pr iva te corpora-t ion. For t h i s reason he is s t r o n g l y in favor of w h a t is k n o w n a s t h e " f e d e r a l " system of c i ty g o v e r n m e n t

The four-foot dam in t h e Kalamazoo river t h a t f u r n i s h e s power fo r t h e cider mill abou t a mile f r o m Galesbnrg pre-sen t s a s ingu la r spectacle. T h e rap id r ise and te r r i f ic cu r r en t caused the reby have carr ied the fish aga in s t t h e dam w i t h such force a s to completely disa-b le them, a n d they have accumula ted in such immense numbers t h a t t h e y are now flowing over t h e t o p in a l m o s t a solid mass. Over fifteen var ie t ies have been counted, of all sizes. As t h e cur-r en t is ^00 s w i f t to admi t of t h e i r cap-tu re , t'ae assembled populace can only look long ing ly on.

Tha sp r ing meet ings of t h e var ious Presbyter ies of t h e s t a t e will be held as fol lows; Det ro i t P re sby te ry , a t Holly, April 10; F l in t P r e sby t e ry , a t Bad Axe, April 17; Grand Rap ids Pres-bytery , a t Grand Rapiua, April 3; Kala-mazoo P resby te ry , a t Three Rivers, A ,ml 10; L a k e Superior P resby te ry , a t Gladstone, Apri l 10; Lans ing Presby-tery, a t Marsha l l , April 10; Monroe Presby te ry , a t Jonesvil le, Apri l 10; Pctoskey Presby te ry , a t E l m i r a , Apri l 10; Saginaw Presby te ry , a t Bay City, April 10.

Milford P r e s b y t e r i a n s wi l l ded ica te the i r new church o n Eas te r Sunday .

TRANSVAAL. WAR ITElVf».

News of the Day as Told Over the Slender Wires.

DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN NEWS

A North Carolina Nepro Commit* • Hor-

rible Crim* and Then Firei the

DnlidlnK—Meur*. Frlck and C a m e -

gie Will not Air Their Tronblo In Court

Sultan Yield* t o the Ccar.

Russia 's demons t ra t ion a g a i n s t Tur -key deserves and is receiving the roost serious considerat ion of Lord Salis-bury. The czar has successful ly forced the hand of the por te f o r t h e immed-iate g r a n t i n g of the r a i lway conces-sions in Asia Minor. A u t h o r i t a t i v e dispatehes f r o m Constant inople an-nounce t h a t t h e Turk i sh g o v e r n m e n t has yielded to S t Pe t e r sbu rg in a l l t h e essent ial condit ions of the Russian pro-posal. In accept ing Russia 's demand for exclusive ra i lway concessions in Asia Minor, t h e sul tan h a s v i r tua l ly placed t h a t pa r t of his e m p i r e in t h e same ca tegory wi th Manchur ia , w h e r e the Chinese have tu rned over all rai l-way f ranch ises t o the czar. Th is s t ep was not t aken by the por te un t i l t h e Russian government had t h r o w n off t he mask and revealed itself ready t o resort to a rms if neccssary t o a t t a i n i t s objects. Well informed circles a t Con-s tant inople learned a b o u t a f o r t n i g h t ago t h a t t h e Russian w a r office a n d minis t ry of mar ine had issued joint or-ders looking t o a general mobil izat ion of the land and sea forces, should cer-ta in cont ingencies arise.

A Negro * Horrible Ci im*.

A Negro, Tom Jones , commonly known a s " P r e a c h e r " Jones , on t h e morn ing of t h e 22d murdered E l l a Jones and he r oldest d a u g h t e r Ida, and then set fire to the beds in which lay t h e bodies of his v ic t ims and fou r s leeping chi ldren r a n g i n g in age f r o m a babe one mon th old, t o t h e la rges t boy who w a s no t more t h a n five. The cr ime w a s commit ted a t G a m e r s , a lit-t le t own , fi~e miles eas t of Rale igh, N. C., and t h e work w a s done w i t h a n ax. The murdere r , according t o t h e story of l i t t le 7-year-old L a u r a Jones , who escaped w i t h he r younge r s is ter , del iberate ly s t ruck t h e m o t h e r fou r t imes and then made t w o cu t s in to t h e body of the oldest child. H e then fired the house and i t was completely de-stroyed. The body of E l l a Jones and t h a t of Ida, t h e 13-year-old child, w e r e burned beyond recognit ion.

Frick-Carnogie Trouble Settled.

I t was learned on t h e 22d f r o m one in close touch wi th the Carnegie Co. t h a t t he n e w organizat ion wi l l be capi tal-ized a t 8350.000,000. T h i s canno t be defi-n i te ly confirmed, b u t t h e a u t h o r i t y is considered reliable. The same gen-t leman says Mr. Fr ick wi l l r ema in in t h e new company in the same re la t ive position he held j u s t previous t o t h e b r ing ing of h is s u i t Jas . B. Dill, who is said to have acted a s legal adviser , media tor and referee d u r i n g the Atlan-tic City conferences b e t w e e n t h e Car-negie and Fr ick interes ts , l e f t Orange , N. J . , on t h e 23d fo r P i t t s b u i g . I t i s said he took wi th him t h e ar t ic les of the new company, which i s t o m e r g e all t he Fr ick and Carnegie in teres ts .

Kentucky'* Secretary of State on TriaL

The pre l iminary examina t ion of Sec-re ta ry of S ta te Caleb Powers , cha rged wi th a b e t t i n g the assass ina t ion of W m Goebel, began a t F r a n k f o r t , Ky. , on the 23d before J u d g e Moore. The c o u r t house was guarded inside and o u t b y the mi l i t ia and scores of d e p u t y sher-iffs a rmed wi th Winches te r rifles, t o prevent possible i n t e r f e r ence f r o m "moun ta inee r s , " w h o w e r e repor ted o n the i r way t o t h e ci ty , b n t t h e i r pres-ence w a s unnecessary, a s t h e moun-ta inee rs fai led to a p p e a r a n d n o disor-der occurred.

Subatantlate* HacrunT* Charge*.

A special f rom W a s h i n g t o n says: Lord Sal i sbury has apoligized t o t h e Uni ted S ta tes for t h e open ing b y t h e Br i t i sh ccnaor a t D u r b a n of mai l ad-dressed to ex-Consul Chas. E. Macrum, a t P r e t o r i a The apology wi l l be sent to t h e bouse commit tee o n fo re ign af-fa i r s b y Secretary of S t a t e Hay, w h e n Mr. Mac rum ' s case aga in s t t h e s t a t e d e p a r t m e n t is heard.

9 1 8 7 , 0 0 0 Gold Statne.

The gold s t a tue of " T h e American Gir l , " which i s t o be exh ib i ted a t t h e Pa r i s exposit ion, w a s sncccssfol ly cast on t h e S l s t Miss Maude Adams, t h e actress , w a s t h e model , a n d Mrs. Bessie P o t t e r Vonnah was t h e sculptor . The s t a t u e mounted on i t s base wi l l be six fee t in he igh t , t he figure be ing of Miss Adams ' own h e i g h t I t w e i g h s 712 pounds, and the bul l ion used is valu-^d a t 8187,000.

T h e new Uni ted S t a t e s nava l hospi ta l a t Mare Island has been completed and is ready to be t u rned over t o t h e gov-e r n m e n t

T h e separa t ing house of t h e Hercules powder works a t Lamot t e , Mo., b lew up on t h e 22d and P e t e r Bucks and Ed-mond Car ter were b l o w n t o atoms. Both men were mar r i ed and leave fam-ilies. T h e cause of t h e explosion is no t known.

I n the h e a r t of t h e t o w n of Ripley, Tenn . , t h e body of a Negro , Louis Rice, was found dang l ing f r o m a l i m b of a t r ee on t h e morning of the 23d. At t h e t r i a l of ano the r colored man, fo r t h e m u r d e r of a w h i t e m a n named Goodrich, Rice tes t i f ied in favor of t h e pr isoner .

F r a n k Erne , of Buffa lo , successfully defended his t i t le of l i g h t w e i g h t cham-pion of t h e world aga in s t J o e Gans, colored, of Bal t imore, before the Broad-w a y Athle t ic c lub in New York on the even ing of the 23d. I n the 12th round Gans ' eye w a s gouged out by a r i gh t swing f r o m Erne.

Gen. Clements en te red Phi l ippol is a t noon on March 23. He assembled tho burghers , addressed them, and road Lord Rober t s ' p roc lamat ion in Dutch and Engl ish. The f u t u r e of t h e F r e e State, he declared, would have to be decided by he r ma jes ty ' s advisers, b u t t h e bu rghe r s m i g h t be cer ta in t h a t t h e la te government a t Bloemfonte in would never be restored. He adr i sed all t h e i n h a b i t a n t s to accept t h e inevi tab le and t o obey all t h e o rde r s of t h e mil i -t a r y and o t h e r a u t h o r i t i e s du ly ap-pointed, i n t i m a t i n g t h a t t h e l anddros t and sher i f f s had been ceappointed un-der t h e que^n. T h e b u r g h e r s b e g a n t a k i n g t h e oa th of aUegiance and sur-r ende r ing the i r a rms .

Pres iden t K r u g e r i.vmcd a proc lama-t ion on t h e 22d a n n e x i n g t h e F r e e Stato t o t h e Transvaa l . Mr. Steyn immedia te ly issued a eoan te r procla-mat ion dec la r ing t h e F r e e S ta te i n t a c t I t is r umored t h a t Mr. K r o g e r and Mr. Steyn wi l l mee t a t Kroona tad t in t h e Orange Free Sta te , on April 4, t o dis-cuss t h e f u t u r e p rog ram. The fee l ing be tween t h e Transvaa l a n d t h e F r e e S ta te is very bi t ter .

I t is repor ted f r o m Pre to r i a t h a t a scheme has been a r r anged fo r t h e amal-gamat ion of t h e Transvaa l and t h e Free Sta te . K r u g e r will become pres-ident of t h e federa ted s ta tes , and Steyn commandan t -genera l of t h e Boer a rmy. The flag wi l l be t h e same as t h a t of t h e Transvaa l , w i th a n addi t ional Orange color. Al though t h i s s to ry i s no t con-firmed, i t is not improbable .

A d ispa tch f r o m Bloemfoutc in says: The l a t e al l ies a re now b i t t e r foes. So s t rong is t h e popula r fee l ing h e r e t h a t , were i t desirable , a l a rge body of Free S t a t e r s would t a k e t h o field a n d fight immedia te ly aga in s t t h e Transvaalers .

The to t a l Bri t ish losses t o da t e . Mar . 25, exclusive of t h e inval ids s en t home, are 10,418 in ki l led, wounded and miss-ing.

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Lord Rober t s h a s cabled f r o m Bloem-fonte in t o the e f fec t t h a t many Free S t a t e r s a r e anx ious t o give up.

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T h e Republ ican member s of t h e sen-a t e spen t t w o and a half h o u r s in cau-cus on t h e 26th in a n e f fo r t t o reach an ag reemen t upon t h e P u e r t o Rican legis-lat ion now pend ing in t h e senate . The caucus w a s a p p a r e n t l y , however , wi th -ou t ma te r i a l r e su l t , t h e on ly accom-p l i shment be ing a decision t o proceed wi th t h e gene ra l bi l l a s i t now s tands , w i t h o u t s e p a r a t i n g t h e tar i f f f e a tu r e and t o d i scharge t h e h a r m o n y com-mi t t ee f r o m f u r t h e r ef for ts .

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C H A P T E R V. The fa i r Isle of Wight was looking

a t Its fairest on a glorious evening a t t he end of April, when the mall pack-et f r o m Portsmouth steamed across the Solent towards Ryde Pier.

The green verdure of budding sum-mer lay thickly on the far -s t re tching landscape and the tall t rees dotted through the Island town, r is ing so pic-turesquely upward f rom the sea. and capped by the lof ty spir" of the par ish church.

The long promenade pier was gay with holiday makers, and eastward, the esplanade was br ight with patches of spring flowers; while the soft mel-ody of a brass band floated fitfully out over the arure sea.

There were two t ravelers on board the steamer who regarded the f a i r scene before them with enraptured eyes, for they were bride and bride-groom on their wedding tour—Roddy and Diana Gordon—and the veriest desert must have seemed a paradise to them in the a l l -sa t is fying happiness which union had brought to both. But the fashionable Ryde w a s not to be their destination.

Thei r young love as ye t demanded the charm of solace of solitude, a n d i t was southward, towards the great bluff whi te cliffs nnd the si lver s t rands of Shankl in the island t r a in was soon swift ly bearing them, to the rose-cov-ered cottage which was to hold fo r them the first mystic name of home.

Home! W h a t a ta l isman lay in t h a t simple word! And as the young sol-dier led his happy bride across the threshold his hear t swelled with gra t i -tude to the God who had shielded him through perils of pain and b i t t e r bloodshed in f a r India, to bring h im to th i s haven of peace and perfect love a t l a s t

And presently, as they lingered over dinner, re luctant to br ing to an end t ha t first delicious repas t shared in the i r Eden together, they spoke of Don over whose welfare they yearned wi th all t he tender sympathy born of t he i r own happiness and large-hearted love.

Roddy had brought round his des-ser t plate and sat down by Diana 's side, ostensibly to invi te her to peel his walnuts, a task of which Roddy himself had no apt i tude; but a n o t h e r diversion occurred by the arr ival of t he post, the last mail fo r the n i g h t

One letter was f rom Don, which had been posted to Gadie Ha ' and now forwarded by Roddy's fa ther . And a s Roddy tore i t open and scanned its contents an exclamation cf pleasure passed his lips.

"There, l i t t le wife, d idn ' t I predict th i s?" he said t r iumphant ly . And for thwi th he read aloud a few has ty l ines Don had penned to Roddy on the n ight of his betrothal to Lillie Der-went, prevloug to his depar ture fo r the camp of the Tirah force.

I t was a wonderful ly bright le t ter fo r Don, full of congratulat ion on Roddy's for thcoming marr iage and calm sat is-faction In his own engagement ; and It ended with a postscript tha t s t i r red botn D1 and Roddy to the heart .

" I begin to th ink , old fellow, per-haps 3-ou are r ight , and life is wor th living a f t e r all."

Happy tears had sp rung to Diana ' s dark eyes, and, seeing them. Roddy's arm stole round her waist , and he drew her head to his shoulder and l ightly touched its auburn locks with h is lips.

"You are satisfied now, little woman , tha t Lillie has met her real "hero' a t las t?"

She looked up in h is laughing eyes with a tender smile, fo r she knew he was th inking of a t ime when she be-lieved Lillie to be h i s own only love, and she answered wi th contr i te sweet-ness:

"Ah, Roddy, how good God is, if we would only t rus t H i m to shape our lives as He knows bes t ! "

The silence of a deep content fell upon them, and by and by they strolled out to where the grea t chalk cliffs rose in d a u l i n g whi teness up f r o m the sea into the blue sky . over which the silvery s t a r s of n ight were coming out one by oae, twink l ing like tiny globes of fire.

Behind them reared the rugged stretch of undercllff, down the wooded precipice of which the m u r m u r i n g stream meandered f r o m village to shore, and by whose side ran a scries of gigantic steps—a mighty precipice tha t savored a lmost of Alpine sub-limity.

The lovers—for they were lovers Btill—stood hand- in-hand and d rank In the beauty of it al l with t ha t r ap tu re which only comes when viewing some scene in the presence of one we love.

Even Gadie, lovely Gadie, wi th i ts silvery, shining wate rs was forgot ten . They were here together , and It was the paradise cf the world.

Yet ever and anon , a s they gazed out on the deep ocean, the though t s of each would tu rn t o Don; and once Diana spoke, with a wistful l i t t le break in her voice.

"Surely. Roddy, you will forgive and forget t he past now, and Lil l ie will bring h im back to us oncc m o r e ? "

"Ah. surely, fo r " K y la dye fa i r can ra'.c A Y COM!.

And every thought nnd deed control ." Roddy quoted gaily. Then, with tender passion, he clasped the hand he held still t ighter, and spoke more gravely, "Wha t was tha t line you repeated a moment ago. Dl?"

" "The waters swell before a boister-ous s torm; but leave it all to G o d . ' "

AS they slowly made their way a long the esplanade homeward, t he news-paper boys were calling the evening edition of the London papers, which had just arrived f rom Ryde by the las t mall for the night, and Roddy called an urchin to his side, h is chcek pal ing involuntari ly as the lusty shout caught his ear: "Rebel firing into Bara Camp. Pri t ish ofllcer killed; orderly wound-e d ! "

He hast i ly opened the sheet and stood still under a pas lamp to scan i ts columns; whilst Diana, wi th anxious eyes, looked over h is shoulder. For, peaceful as it had been on the In-dian f ron t ie r for some mon ths now. he r thoughts were ever quick to fly to Don and Lillie's fa ther , of whom any hour might br ing disas t rous news.

A hoarse exclamation burs t f rom the lips of both as. s imultaneously, hus-band and wife caught s ight of the fa ta l paragraph.

The name of the officer was Capt. Derwent of the Gordon Highlanders!

And far . f a r away the red Afghan sun had set amid somber clouds above the snow-clad summits of Ti rah and the white tents of the Bri t ish camp In the Bara S t ra th .

There had been rain and thunder all day, and the clouds had gathered in dense masses, edged by the radiance of the hidden moon. And a t h w a r t the clouds now and then shot gleams of vivid l ightning, fall ing with weird sol-emni ty upon a coffin, draped with the Union Jack, carried shoulder high by s ta lwar t Highlanders .

i u c cortege was preceded by pipers playing the low and wal l ing dirge of "Lochaber no more," and followed by a s t r ing of officers and soldiers wear-ing long, spectral-like cloaks, and walking with slow s teps and heads downbent.

Soon—ah. how soon!—it was all over, and all t ha t was left of their gal-lant comrade was commit ted to t h a t lonely nullah, " In sure and certain hope of the resurrect ion of e ternal l ife."

No farewell shots were fired; but the captain 's own de tachment present-ed arms, and the pipers awoke the dim valley once more with their pibroch; but it was "The Land o" tho Leal" now tha t they played.

And as Don Gordon turned f rom tha t lonely grave, and pictured the image of her who held the dead so dear, for one wild moment he felt he would sooner, far sooper lie there, too, than face the anguish of Lillie's pure eyes; while in his heart r ang the chaplain 's words, like the cry of a lost soul:

"Deliver us not in to the pains of eternal death."

CHAPTER VI. •It had been a morn ing of languorous

heat, and now noon—the long, breath-less Indian noon—was a t i ts meridian, when, on a day in May, Don Gordon arr ived at Rawal Pindi and rode out under a burning sun to Lillie Der-u e n t ' s house.

The durwan met him wi th evident surprise and the in t imat ion tha t " the gates were closed" (polite Hindostani for "not at home") , and for an ins tant Don's hear t stood st i l l , with a vague fear of he knew n>'t what .

Then suddenly he remembered it was the hour of siesta, a t ime when visits are never paid in India ; and, reas-sured, he dismounted f rom his horse, and, presenting h is card with the ob-servation tha t " t he memsahib would ba sure to see h im on receipt of tha t , " he passed th rough the vestibule with mas te r fu l step, and went unannounced into the drawing room to awai t LiUle's coming.

How long he waited he knew not. He walked to the window and noted, a s the mind will no te the veriest trifles a t moments of tense excitement, t ha t t he grea t a d j u t a n t birds were still doz-ing in the sunshine, and the peacocks were spreading the i r gorgeous plumes on the terrace, a s when last he looked out upon it f rom th is same window.

The oleander, wi th i ts clusters of p ink ; the baubel, wi th i ts perfumed bells of gold; t he Jasmine and acacia, luxur iant in their wild beauty; the blue Jays and the crested yellow spar-rows. flitting f rom sh rub to shrub; the brilliant, butterflies, sa i l ing through the voiceless air—all was unchanged, only the f a i r Indian ^ o m e would know its master never more.

Never more! There was something terr ible In tne conviction, something appal l ing to Don to remember tha t death, chill and s tern and awful , lay beyond this warm young world of bud-ding beauty.

A sharp groan fell f rom his lips, stifled even as i t escaped them; fo r the portiere had rustled, and he turned quickly to find he was no longer alone.

Lillie had come to him just as she had risen f rom her siesta. Her golden hair , let loose f->r coclncss, s t reamed

over her white muslin robe, and round her wais t was a broad sash of black ribbon, the sight of which sent a fresh pang to her lover 's h e a r t "A g rea t sorrow nobly borne i i a

great dignity." As Don looked a t her he realized, almost with a feel ing of awe, tha t such dignity had fallen upon Lillie now. The dire calamity she had so dreaded had come to pass, yet she had not sunk beneath the blow.

The passion of her grief was spent j and resignation had come. Anguish j had lef t its pallor on her check, but the j hopelessness of despair was not past, i

Don looked at b - r . marveling at her j for t i tude and calm; then the next in-1 s tan t his arms were closing round her {

like a vise and s t ra in ing her to his beat ing heart , for her calm had given way. and she had flown to the she1.-' ter of his cmbrace, with a tender, sob-! bing cry.

"Oh. Don. Don, my all on earth i now!" she crlcd.

He held her t ight , and kissed her j again and again. It was as if he dreaded the moment might come when | he should never hold her thus any more, and he was drinking to the j full th i s embittered cup cf bliss. Pres- ; ently she withdrew herself, for there was something almost ficrce in the fervor of his caresses. She sank on a divan, and put out her hand to him to sit by her.

"Tell me," she said faint ly, "all about i t ."

And Don told her . with low voice and averted eyes tha t story which the press p i ragraph? , so comprehensive, yet so cruel in their brevity, had al-ready burnt like a sear ing iron into hear t and brain.

It was shortly before the mess-hour. Several successive shots had beea heard in the valley, and two had penetrated one of the mess ten ts and wounded an orderly whilst in the act of laying a table. Captain Derwent and himself were re turning f rom a stroll along the banks of the nul lah, when a bullet whizzed between them which struck Captain Derwent. and he dropped instant ly a t t he nar ra tor ' s feet, shot through the hear t .

Every effort was being made to track the perpetra tor of the crime and avenge the capta in ' s dea th ; but so f a r the rebels had escaped.

"And you yourself were the only one near when he d ied?" she said, through the tears which were now s t reaming silently down her pallid. lovely face.

"Yes. And owing to the dense un-dergrowth. it was Impossible for me to follow the direction the shot came f rom. Directly he fell I did my utmost to stop the bleeding; but I saw a t once it was useless. Death had been in-s tantaneous. I got help f rom the camp then, and we carried him down to his tent . Next n ight we burled him close to where he fell ." Don's voice was husky and s trained, and suddenly, a t s ight of h is ill-concealed emotion, she checked her tears and laid her golden head upon his shoulder with a t rus t fu l tenderness tha t went to his h e a r t

"My poor Don! how you, too, must have suffered!"

He caught her to him with a passion-a t e caress, all the more passionate be-cause the thought assailed him how once not love, but mere ambit ion, had urged him to lay siege to this confid-ing heart .

"I have suffered." he said, very low. "more than I can say. Lillie."

She looked up in his face and saw tha t he spoke t ruly.

His brow was lined and his cheek pale; his brown eyes had a haggard look she had never seen in them; and, remembering with a great rush of Joy. he. too. might have never come back from tha t wild pass which had made her fatherless she returned his cm-brace with all the sweet naivete oi a child who clung now to her sole pro-tector.

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A 110-ton gun. though it can fire only eighty full charges, can fire 190 three-quar ter charges, and 320 kalf -charges.

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W a g o n s n n d

C a r r i a c e s . H. NASH, The Old S t a n d By.

• Do You

*<"« i Wear Clothes? • • ! • Right

• • • ^ a re Right.

I •

and

My P r i c c s

If so yon want clothes that fit you. 1 can make you a soil of clothee that will fit yon. Why get r e tdy-mndo clothing, when yon can pick oot yonr cloth and have i t made up as yon want it? Bring in your form and let ns fit you out in an np- to dato suit.

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K A N S A S C I T Y hotly deaiei the charge that whiskey is to coet a dollar a drink during the convention.

How was Admiral Dewey's rank reduced when he married? Why he became Mrs. Dewey's second mate.

E X - S P E A E E R R E E D still goes to Washington once in a while and atnnaee himself by watching Congresi with a sardonic smile.

C O L O N E L B R Y A N has passed his 40th., binbdny. We serve notice that be can no longer be called a Boy Orator of the Platte.

T H E Topeka Capital will now stretch itself, shake its shoulders and go baok to the old "What would Ananias do?" platform.

" T E C S T B are a growth," say their advocates and dei taden. Yes, so they are, but so also are tumors, wan*, cancers, and so forth.

F I F T E E N per cent of the Dingley rates means a tax of from 70 to 140

Kr cent ad valorem on Porto can tobacco. I f this thing is in -

tended as a joke, the islanders wish Uncle Sam would stop right here.

SENATOR M C C U M B E B of N o n h Dakota, frankly admits that he is will-ing to put a tariff on Porto Riuo if the cereal products of bis state are excepted from it. General Hancock seems to have been right, after all, when be said that the tariff was a local issue.

A F i e n d i s h A t t a c k .

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S o u t h Lowell.

Anna Bollina of Lowell U spending her vaoation with her aant Mrs., Jno. Paulas, and friends, alao Ethel Sonles with her her cousin Lulu HilL

Mrs. Hyrtice Erb and daughter, Verl of Cascade risitad her parents, D. B. Fero and wife Saturday night.

Misseti Minnie Behler and Emma Clark attended the musical Wednesday evening and riaited with Lola Holcomh.

Adam Behler had the miafortone to break his left arm Saturday morning.

Winnie Fero viaited the Lowell high school Wedneaday where she cootemplates going the spring term.

Mora Hill commeaoes teaching in Sweet district Monday morning.

A gennine surprise wss giTen Mr. Wil-son Wednesday evening, it being his birth-day. Refreshments were served and all reported a good time.

MADOt

"1 used Eodol Dyspepsia Core in my family with wonderful results. I t gives immediate relief, is pleasant to take and is truly the drspeptio's best friend," says E. Hartgerink, Overisel, Mich* Digests what you eat. Cannot fail io cure. Tsft & Co

E a s t Lowell—West B o s t o n .

J . Konkle and family have moved to Alto and the best wishes of (heir many friends go with them.

There were a series of meetings held at the schoolhonse last week.

J . N. Hubbel was in Grand Rapids one one day last week.

Mr. Holcomb of fiowne visited his daughter, Mrs. Will Morton, last week.

Orrel Headezshott has a position in Grand Rapids.

DEWIT.

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M c C o r d s .

Geo. Gardner of Lowell ia the guest of his uncle, Elwood Thompson.

Mrs. Walter Clark and son Harmon vis-ited relatives in Freeport Wednesday.

Dora Huisinga of Grand Rapids who has been the guest of J . Huisinga and fam-ily for a couple ol weeks returned home Saturday.

Mrs. Freda Conly of Grand Rapids is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. D. Wood

M. Thomas and wife rlsited the Valley City Wednesdsy.

Walter Houghton and wife who went to Yakma, Wash., to make it their Aitore home have returned home on account of Mra. Houghton's poor health. They are with her parents, Arthur Ellis and wife of West Bowne.

County Treasurer Henry Proctor of Grand Bapids was calling on friends in McCords Saturday. , F. Elmo Robinson, teacher of the Morse Lake school, closed his school Friday for a two weeks vacation.

Will VanSickle and eon George are spending a few days with his parents, H. VanSickle and wife of Eagle.

Fiair.

Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman, Milesburg, Pa., says. "As a speedy cure for coughs, colds, croup and sore throat One Minute Cough Core is uneqnsled. It is pleassnt for chil-dren to take. I heartily recommemd it to mothers." It is the only harmlsss remedy that products immediate results, It cores bronchitis, pnenmonia. grippe, and throat and long diseases* It will prevent con-sumption. Taft t Co.

Son t l i Bos ton—Elmda le .

Vera and Bessie Bennett of Grand Rap-ids are visiting at A. P. Burr's.

Wesley Johnson and family of Alto vis-ited friends in this vicinity Thursday.

A. S. Spence ia moving to Lake Odessa. Mr. Gordon and family have moved in-

to J . Dillenbeck'a house and will work his form the coming year.

A. Race is very ill at the present writ-ing.

LEAH.

To secure the original witch hssel salve, aak for De Witt's Witch Hasel Salve, well known as a certain core for piles and skin diseases. Beware of worthless counterfeits. They are dsngerous. L. U. Taft k Co.

Fa l l a s tmrg .

The friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sherrard to- the number of nearly fifty gathered at their home Tues-day evening, March 20. They were taken by surprise but gave the company a cor* dial welcome and ail appeared to have a good time. The time selected was more especially to visit with and to say good-by to Will Shsrrard who expects to leave with his two boys March 28 for his home in Dakots. He hss the warmest sympathy ef his many Mends who in a measure realize what it most be for him to go back

to bis now lonely home learing his wife and yoongest boy in the cemetery hero. Their msny friends in Dskota who gath-ered to say good-bye when they started for Michigan in October can wdcome b a d but a part of the fsmiiy. The friends oame in slsighs sad were oblised to take to the fields on account of deep snow drifts snd wind sroond the hill and i t reminded one of pioneer days. Kone of the sleighs were capsind nothwithstanJing sudden

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Thin, pale, ansmic giris need a fatty food to enrich their blood, give color to their cheeks and restore their health and strength. It Is safe to say that they nearly all reject fat with their food.

C O O L I V E R O I L mMHYPOMospmisvuMt+sm

is exactly what they require t it not only gives them the Im-portant element (cod-liver oil) in a palatable and easily di-gested form, but also the hypo-phosphites which are so valua-ble in nervous disorders that usually accompany anxmia.

SCOTT'S EMULSION is a fatty food that is more easily digested than any other form of fat A certain amount of flesh is necessary for health.

| You can get it in this way.

| We have known per-| sons to gain a pound a | day while taking It Z vx. and $f oo. all druggitU. • SCOTT A DOWNE, Chembu, Ntw *nm

THE NEW REMEDY.

A Tablet Which Positively Curse all Itomseh Dlsordsrs.

For ysars chemists haTS been endeaveriag to compennd a remedy that wonM cure ths dreaded disease, dyspepsia. Up to a short time ago, this dlseaae haa baffled the skin of the best physicians, and chemtats had only been able to compound remedies that give relief, bnt did not enre.

Most of thess concoctions contain soms dtnsr that stimulate* the stonsch into action and It dlgeats ths food, bnt ths moment the effects of the drag wears off ths stomach la weaker and leasable to do the work latendsd by nature.

A chemist h u at hat bsen able to com-pound a remedy, composed entirely of medi-cinal Tegstabls agent*, that not only glvss Immediate relief In the wo rat eesea of indi-gestion, bnt acts directly on ths stomach, liv-er and bowels, plsdng each of thess organs In a natural, healthy condition, poaltivsly coring dyspepsia and bringing back to the poor sufferer from stomach dlsorden thst longed for feeling of health.

This new remedy Is called Knox Stomach Tablets. It Is sold by lesdiog druggists everywhere. Beer In mind thsre Is no rem-edy thst will do aa well as Knox Stomach Tablets, and If your drngglst does not ksep them send 60 cents to ths Knox Chemical Co., Battle Creek, AL>eh., and a foil sited box will be sent yon postpaid.

THE ALTO NEWS. i t e m of l a t s r s s t G a t h e r e d by O n r

R e p o r t e r s .

Hazel Yeiter is very sick with the

York.

cries, indicating fears of mishap. Ths refreshments reached their dsetioation in good shape end being acoompaaied by coffee, served by the hostess, was greatly enjoyed. The evening was spent in Tisit-ing as well aa to listening to instrumental music, songs and recitations. A Tery pleasant feature of the eTeoing was view-ing seaahells and other enrioa brought from the Philippine ialanda by a soldier rela-tive. After saying good-bye all wendsd their way homeward with pleasant mem-ories of the evening.

Lewis Ackermon, Goshen, Ind., says, MDe Witt's LitUe Early Risers always bring certain relief, curs my headache sad never gripe." They gently cleanse and invigorate thebowels and liver. L. H. Taft A Ce.

e • vergesnes.

Delia James is home from TpsUanti to spend the spring vacation.

Robins, blessed harbingers of spring ere with us agsin.

The quarterly tea meeting of the W, C. T. U. will be held at the home of Mia. Dell Krum Thursday sfternooo, April 6. All are invited.

T. B. James and wife entertaiaed S. B. Parker and wife of Lowell asd G. W. Cros-by and wife Sonday to a turkey dinner.

G. W. Crosby and wife were guests of Jsmss Smith and wife of Lowell Ocstar March 18. They did not stop in Lowell on their way there hut they got ia a snow drift and tipped over Just the same. Then after a good visit and an exce'lent dinner such as Mrs Smith knows well how to get op they enjoyed a ride of right miles home in a hesyy snow storm.

G. W. Cicshy and wife enjoyed a visit with Vet Brower and wife at their home in Lowell one day Isst week where they met S. B. Parker end wife and Mrs. N. L. McCarty. Others were invited hot the grip kept them at home. I t is needless to say that all enjoyed a good visit and aa excellent dinner such aa Mrs. Brower knows how to get ap .

James Murphy bought three heed of fat oattle of G. W. Crosby recsntly—ona a yearling steer, weight 1,000; an 18 months old bull, weight 1,400; a two year old cow. weight 1,180.

_ BRIDGBT.

Mrs. Harriet ETOIM, Hlnedale, OL, writes "I never fail to reliere my children from croup at ones by using One Minute Oouyh Cure. I would not feel eefe without i t " Quickly cures cooghs, cold, grippe and all the throat and lung diseases. Taft A Co.

V e r g e a a s s S t a t i o a - A l t o a . Mr. and Mrs. John Rennels of Grand

Bapids were guests of F. J . Ford and wife Sunday.

Sunday school eonTontion to be held at the church April 38.

Maooabee dance at the hell April 6. Warm sugar snpper.

Fred Stincboomb and family leaTe ns this week and Wm. B. Aldrich and wife will move hack on to their farm.

John Tnrk of Lakeview was a Tisitor at Warren Ford's one dsy last weak.

Warren Ford and son. Kirk, visited hie daughter, Mrs. W. Reynolda, in South Lowell Saturday and Sunday.

Mr. Childs of Eaton Rapids waa a guest at Wsrren Ford's Tueeday night.

Miss Slayton of Grsttan township TIS-ited Mrs. P. W. Reed the psst week.

Wm. Bliss hss rented H. Weekes* tenant h^use.

Mabel Bockey of Cannonsborg was here one day last week.

While working in the blacksmith last wssk Ralph Ford wss hit in the eys with a spark of hot iron which hss caused him much suffering.

Both caucuses were largely attended and the Democrats nominated the following: Supenrisor, 0 . J . Howard; Clerk, Ed. Al-ger; Treas., Luke Bobinson; Highway Com., S. Beckwith; Justice of the Peaoe, A. Odell. The Bepnblioans nominated the following: Soperrisor. H. Booth; Clerk, L. McLean; Treas., D. Condon; Highway Com., F. Rogers; Justice of the Peace, P. Purdy.

A wood bee for Mrs. P. Beed this week.

_ _ _ _ _ _ U1<0-Rev. W. E. Sitser, W. Canton, N v..

writes. WI had dyspepsieovsr twenty years, aud tried doctors ana medidne without ben-efit. I wss persnaded to use Kodol Dys-pepsia Cure and it helped me from the sUn>

, I believe it to be a panacea for all formsof > | indigestion." It digests what you eat.

Leas Blakealee of Lowell Center hss beds spending several weeks with her sis-tor, Mrs. Wm. Tritor.

Mrs. Dors Wheelock of Conrtlsnd Cen-ter is visiting her psrents, Rev. Sillgore and wife.

Roy Derby hss retnrned to his home st Clarksville.

Floyd Parrott is qnite sick with the measles.

Adam Behler Ml one day last wsek and

broke his arm. Mauds McKee is home from Grand

Bapids. School will commence Monday in the

Merrimaa district with Miss Stella Gott as teacher.

Jennie Miller and mother ef Grand Bap-ids are visiting Mrs. A R. Denise.

Curtiss Parkhurst who has been attend-ing school atTpsilanti has returned home and will work for Fred Hioyon.

Noel Boylan spent Sunday with George Oberly at Delta.

M. B. Smith, Butternut, Mich., says,: rDeWitt ,s Little Early Blsers are the very best pills I ever used for oostlvsueee. liver end bowel troubles," L. H. Taf t A Co.

Lowol l -Cascads Towa L i a s .

Mr and Mrs. J . Wooding visited Mr. and Mrs. C. Reynolds Friday.

Mrs. Gso. Busy and daughter Stella and Mrs. Clsrs Frailer spent Snndsy with Mrs L. Burss.

Mr. and Mrs. D. Sergent entertained friends from Lowell Sunday.

Mre. Isadora Oman and her sister. Miss Lois Reynolds are spending a few days in lonis.

Mrs. Thibos visited her daughter Mrs* C. Reynolds Thursday and Friday.

Warren Ford spent from Sstordsy 'till Monday with his daughtw Mrs. W* Reynolds.

T7RA

Ba PealeA t h a l a r g a a s u . All dootora told Benlok Hamilton, of

Wast JsSeraon. O., after anfferinc i s months from Rectal Ftstnla, ha would dls unlsss a costly operation waa psrformsd: bnt hs cured himself with flrs bozss of Bucklen'a Arnica Salve, tha surest Plls core on earth, and the beat salve in the world. 86 cants a box. gold by L. H. Hunt a Oo., Druggists.

i I.Tillf -1,1 i S a i y r a a .

Cora Hoppough sad friend, Marie Aokley, of OliTet eollege are passing the epriog Taostion with Miss Hoppongh's parents, Mr. snd Mrs. Geo. Hoppongb.

Dr. William Bell was in Detroit last week.

Prof. Holhroke cf Otlsoo waa in town laat Saturday.

Cynthy Crawford riaited her parents in Belding Sonday.

Mrs. William Gardner is no better st this writing.

A. H. Norton who has bean sick for seme time is able to be oot again.

W h a t s T o u r F a c e W o r t h ?

Sometimes a fortune, but never, if you have a sallow oomplezion, a jaun-diced look, moth patches and blotches on the skin.-all signs of Liver Trouble. Bnt Dr. King's New Life Pills give Clear, EoeT Cheeks, rich Complexion. Only 25 centa at K H. Hunt A Co. Drug Store.

P r a t t Lake .

Theelsssof *00 of the Ware school hsld their flnt annual meeting at the home of Delia Godfrey Monday evening.

P. D. Sneethen had a slight stroke of paraiysia Saturday.

Edward Baboock hsard from his moth-er at Grand Haweo recently, stating she had had a stroke of paralysis.

The literary of the Epworth League hss been postponed until Baster evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Freeman and daughter Nemma, and son, John, went to Ionia Wed-nesday to attend the funeral of a relative sad Nemma going on to Orleans to risl

relatives. _

N O T I C E We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to

refund the money on s 60 cent bottle of Downs' Elixir if it does not enre any cough, cold, oroup, whooping cough or throat trouble. We also goarantos Downs Elixir to core consumption, when nssd ae-ooiding to directions, or money back. A full doss on goiag to bed and small doses during the day will enre the nmet severe edd, aad stop the most distressing cough

L H. Huirr A Oo. D. G. Loog. W. 8 . WnraoAS.

ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE. F N THE MATT1ROF T H E ESTATE 1 of MICHAEL CAREY, of the township of Vetgenses, Kent County, Michigan,

Notice is hereby given thst I shall sell at PUBLIC ADCTIOM, to the highest biddsr on Friday the tth day of May, A. D. 1900 at 2 o'clock, in the afternoon, at the premiass of tha aaid Miehael Carey, de-ceased, in the Coonty of Kent, in the Stota of Michigan, pursuant to licease and au-thority granted to me on the 18th day of March A. D. 1800 by the Probate Court of Kent County, Michigan, all of the eatate, right, title and interest of ths ssid de-ceased of in aad to the real estate situated and bring in the Coanty of Kent, town-ship of Vergennes, intheState of Mich-igan, known and dsscribed as follows, it-wit: Section 6, Farm 7, North range 9 West NWijf in townahip of Vergen-nee, Kent County, Michigan, subject to

Dated, 33d of March A. D., 1900. J A M E S J . B T B N E ,

apr35 Administrator.

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f i n e t r a d e With prices cowirtent with the best iiaal-

i " Of FOOTWEAR. C. N. Hudson. O g. MAYHEW SHOE CO , T. A. NcGee. 8 7 M o D r o e 8 t

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Robt. D. Grahsm, Pres, Wm. A. Shlnkmsn, Csshier, Cbss. H. Quirk, Vice Pres., Thoe W. Htra-

ban, dad Vice Pres, 8. W. Sherman, Ass't Casbler. Capital 1100,000U0. SarplutlM.-0C0. 79 Canal St. URAND RAPID*, M.CH

From Mtanufaotursrto Buyer All middle proflt* sived

KIMBALL PIANOS AND ORQANB are made by W. W. KIMBALL CO,

of substantial and honest niBtrrial, workman ship the very best, and sold at prices [witb the middle profits saved] that are classed ai-genuine money stvera. Aa an Investment for the house,

* Kimball P i a n o or Organ payab dividend in Comrorl, fleaeure and caUafactton that cannot be e»timated in dol lars and cents.

Wo want to ahow you the KIMBALL. We want to quote you prices.

N. E. Strong W. W. KIMBALL. Grand Manager 47 Monroe St. Rap ds

B U Y rt BICYCLE where you can get the beet goods for the leaat money. $20 .00 *111 buy a fully guarac'Aed, up-to-date, easy run-ning, double tube tired bicycle or 25 per cent less thsn the small dealers can sell you. 1000 now in stock to belect from.

Bioyde frames enameled, $1.50, half

Srioe. All other difficult repair work one in proportion. Work warranted.

C . B . M E T Z O E R , & West Bridge St. Grand Rapldi. 6 7

Dinfl Bwhw Many a dollar can be aayed (,/ by buying at JJjl

t M a ' s Drag Store, f 64 Canal St. Grand Rap ds. W;

Bring In your family recelpta. m 1)1 100 8 grain Quinine Pill S6 cents. //}

GROCERIES P r o d u c e ,

Cured Meats,

Teas, Coflees, S p i c e s ,

S n g r a r ,

S y r u p s ,

Canned Gtoods,

Prices Right. Treatment Crood. Prompt Delivery.,

We Want your Trade.

ZSmTco. If yon bsve anything to sell, bring

it to UF, we pay highest prices.

PATENTS AOVMI AI TO MTINTAMUTY yoScato "Inventive Age" Book "How to obtain Patents" CSwees wedsFats. No the till potent ia secured, j

LetUci rtrktly confidentul. Iililrtn. 1

FREE

O U atBebl's city bakery for bak-ed goods and lunches.

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure

D i g e s t s w h a t y o u e a t . Itartlficially digests the food and aids

Nature in strengthening and recon-structing tho exhausted digestive or-gans. I t Is the latest discovered digest-an t and tonic. No other preparation can approach It In efficiency. I t in-stantly relieves and permanently cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatblence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Sick Headache,Oaatralgla,Cramps and all other results of imperfect digestion. Price 60c. and TL Largo site contains times snail siae. BookrUabootdyspepsiamailedtioe Preporad by E. C. DsWITT a CO. Chlcooo.

L j m i d . T A F T & C O .

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

O . C . MC OANNEL, M. 0 . Physician and Burgeon. Office, 46 Ilild^c

street, Lowell, Mich.

M . C . GREENE. M . D . physician and Burgeon. Office over Boylan'i

store. Bridgti street. Lowell, Mich.

C . C . T 0 W S L E Y , M. 0 , 0 - E T A . CHIR —SPECIALTY-

EYE,EAR,NOSE AND THROAT Office Graham Block,_

Bell Phone 100. Lowell, Mich.

S . P. HICKS, Loans, CoHections, Real Estate and Inaur-ance. Lowell, Mich.

E. H. CAMBELL, INSURANCE. LOANS Notary Public, Real Eatate Agent and Col.

lector. Over Bovlan'a store. Lowell.

MILTON M PERRY. Attorney and Counselor at Law, Traln't Hall

Block, Lowell, Mich. Special attentiun given to Collectioni, Conveyancing, and Sale of Real Eatate.

Haa also qualiSed and been admitted to prac-tice iu the Interior Department and all the bureaus thereto and Is ready to prosecute Claims for those that may be entitled tr Pension Bounty.

EDWARD 0 MAINS,

ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office In Train's Opera House Block

LOWELL. MICH.

ANNETA P WATTS, PIANI8TE AND ACCOMPANISTE

TEACHER OF PIANO.

For terms and particulars call at first house north of Methodist church.

A. E CAMBELL, DENTIST, Over Boylan's Store.

All branches of dental work done by tbe latest improved methods. Sat-isfaction guaranteed.

Gas administered.

P A U L C. KING.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR A T LAW {Office over Lowell State Bank,

LOWELL. - - MICHIGAN

Associated with J . M. Matthewson

WHEN IN GRAND RAPIDS STOP AT THE

CLARENDON HOTEL 4 Canal and Bridge.

Rates $1 00 and $1.2d per day. Meals 25c. Hotel Steam Heated.

FOR FIRE

INSURANCE! CALL ON

P . D . E D D Y & CO. ,

E. A. HODGES DENTIST LT0H BLOOI

H o u ™ f t ? i ? 3 0 ' p T f n . Standard Tims.

STOCKS AND GRAIN Sold for Cask or oa margin.

GEO. E. ELLIS, All business confidential, 98 Monroe St., Grand Rapids.

PLAZA HOTEL.

Fronting Monroe Street and the Paika

GRAND BAPIDS. MICH.

New First Class Hotel. Flneft loca-tion in tbe city.

Popular Pricea, $2 00 per day.

DEWEY & IRISH, PROPS.

RELIABLE DEHTI8T8

American Dental Co

Hp.

Onr prioss an ths lowest con-iltteat with good work and bsit materialT

ith $ 5-|8 231 Gold Grown $6 Osid:

Clesnlns Tseth I Booms 74.76,78,77,78. WOIDEELT BUILDUG.

Corner Monroe St. and Oaupao Bqoire. GRAND RAPID8, MICH.

bypsnni Products M'fg Co,

Manufacturers and Dealers in

Pure Land Plaster Bug Compound Calcined Piaeter Granite Hard wall

Plaster. Prices on Application.

Mill and Warehouse SOU South Front st

Office Room 80, • my I Powers Opera Houae Bi'k.

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by

Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dls-ooursges and lessens ambition: betuty, vigor

snd cheerfulness soon dissppear when the kid-neys are out of order

' or diseased. Kidney trouble has

become so prevalent thst it Is not uncommon for a child to be born

1 afflicted with weak kid-neys. If the child urin-ates too often, if the

urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child reaches an age when It should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards the treatment of these Important ornns. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose.

Women as well as men are made mis-erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the Immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold by druggists, in fifty-cent and one dollar sires. You may have a sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tell-ing all about it, including many of the thousands of testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y , be sure and mention this paper.

BOOM of FIWINIP ROOT

Reel E s t a t e T r a n s f e r s .

Jane Tolan to Daiv P. Hale and wi'e« lots 4 and 5, blk 1, Meyers' add to Cale-donia, $150.

James Casey and wife to Mary Bergin and Rosa Ann Henrin, e nw ^ and part of sw 1 seo 16 Vergennes twp, $2,000.

Lewis T. McCrath and wife to Fred Smith and wife, part sees 8 and 9, Paris township, |6,000.

Maurice A. Reed and wile to W ill D. Hall and wife, pt of sec 1 Qrattan town-

ship. 12,000.

Banker Routs A Robber. J . R. Garrison, cashior ol tbe bank

of Thornville, Ohio, bad been robbed of health by a serious Inns trouh'e until be tried Dr. King's New Dis-covery for Consumptioa. Then be wrote: "It is the best medicine I ever used for a severe cold or a bad case of lung trouble. I always keep a bottle on hand." Don't suffer with Coughs, Colds, or any Throat, Chest or Lung trouble when you can be cured so easily. 50c. and 11.00. Trial bottles free at L. H. Hunt & Co Drug Store.

.r-.-, — „ - r - -C a a v o t t s l m r g .

School cloaed Friday for a week's vaca-

tion. Mrs. Longhin and John McGee of

Grand Rapida were in tbia vicinity Sat-

urday. Miss Libbie Joyce is no batter. Prof. Reed and wife are visiting the

lalter'6 parents at Caledonia. The Eepublican caucus held at tbe town

hall Saturday nominated the following offlcera: Superviaor, B. B. Ray; Clerk, Geo. M. Hart well; Trea*., James Spencer; Highway Com., John Murray; School In-spector, J . J . Joyce; Justice of Peaoe, Wm. Bently; Member Board of Beview, J . O. Spring; Constables, James Spencer, Tho-mas Jones, Melvin SOJU , Freeman John-

oa. Miss Essie Joyce Is in Grand Rapids. Charles Nngent and family have moved

t • Heriey where be is to work the Blodget farm.

There waa no preaching Sunday at the Congregational church.

The L. M. society met with Mrs. Eugene Tuttle Thursday and In two weeks will be entertained by Mrs. Armstrong.

Keene. Mrs. John Morrison, of Coral, once a

residem of Keene, fell and broke her leg 1

recently.

D. C. Jones, a son-in-law of Amasa Leo ' who oame from Missouri has moved his family to Ionia where he intends to make his future home.

Geo. Golds and family are spending a week in Keene.

Maude Foulks will teach the spring term of school in the Ma»ble disHct.

Dale Bowen is working at tho insane asylum at Ionia.

Nina VanderbrockV bdiool closed at Church's corners Thursday with a picnic dinner for the children.

Remember the L. A. 8. at Mrs. Frank Hunter's April 3d.

B. Wilkinson and wife were quests of Albert Hunter and wife 1 uesdsy.

Frank StronK and wife of KaAtun were gnests of his aunt. Mrs. Ed.Tra.-k, Sonday.

Milton Wilkinson and wife, Geo. liolils and family and B. F. Wilkinson and wile were euestsof Mrs. R. N. Sparks Sunday.

Mr. Ogilvie, wife and daughter, Matie were guests • f Mrs. B. F. Wilkinson Fri-day.

AUNT*

For Sale.

Two first class stallions by Mont- j gomery large and speedy; also some goad drivers. niar22

J A M E S R . B U C H A N A N . 1

House and 8 Lots f o r Sale. 12 room house on Main street, good

wfll and cistern, /> lots with all kinds of fruit. Will give a bargain. Inquire st this office. 37-3w

E X H A U S T E D N E R V E S 1 H ACE O F A GENDARME

F O R SALE OR EXCHANGE. My Lowell property consisting of KO»KI

house, barn and three lots. .Mu*t be sold or exchanged for farm property within 60 da vs. Inquire of E. B. Smith, of Low-tll or'of myself, J . W. BBOADBENT. |

112 Cass Ave., Grand Rapids. • -

Ati I l l u s t r a t e d Masaz lue .

T h e Pilgrim Iree to snbgcribers who will pay up a year in advance f o r t h e L O W E L L L E D G E R .

F a r m Journal free 5 years with'one years subscription to T H E L F D U K B . Th is is the biggest value in reading mat ter ever offered anywhere and is "exclusive." Look where you will, you cannot beat this offer. New sub-scribers who pay S1.00 for T H E L E D , GER one year get the Fa rm Journal i 5 years free and old subscribers who I pay arrears and one year in advance ' are treated the aame way. No f a v - ; oritism about tbis. Green wood ac-cepted at SI 00 for soft, $1.25 for oak i and $1.50 for beech and maple. Draw j a now before tbe roads break up. tf

T H E H O M E .

Wicker chnlrs soon heroine eoi ed and they can be cleaned a few Ume? with strong salt water, using a brush to scrub them. When they cannot 0c cleaned any longer in this wav tlu-v can be stained to look nicely, or paiu'-«d any color with enamel paint

The girl who Is clever with her needle is fortunate in these days when so many etylish fripperies in neckwear arc worn. Trifles that cost dollars may be fashioned at home In this way Smart scarfs for the neck are made ot ailk and finished at tho bottom with many rows of stitching

To cloud a glass for the sake of pr3 tectlon purposes, as In a bathroom, and yet to preserve the light a man who works in glass says that it It done with a solution of epsom salts and vinegar applied with a brush Tbis should give a frotited look that becomes very dura'ble If It Is done over at once with demar or white varnish.

The French manner ot cooking young carrots Is delicious. Boil ihem until tender, then cut them Into halves lengthwise. Melt some butter in a hot spider. When the butter bubbles lay In the carrots nnd sprinkle them with bomeeucar. salt and pauper and finely

Are Restored and Kc-llallzed. and the Body Filed with New Life

and Vigor, by Using

Dr. A. W. CHASE'S NERVE AND BLOOD PILLS.

If uvrvous ezbaustion were better un-derstood, the numbers of insane and epileptic persons would be greatly re-duced, aud there would he less paralysis and netvous prostration.

Business and professional men would not he overcome by brain fag, nervous dyspepsia and headache; teachers and students w> uld not be exhausted by their work, and women would not be pale, weak and nervous, and suffer the miseiies caused hy derangeinents of their peculiarly feminine organism.

To gel at the cause of these troubles you min t nourish and restore the wasted nerve cells. Dr. A W. Chase's Nerve and Hlool ri l ls lire the greatest restora-tives known to modcin science. They ^re not purgative, nor have they the weakening effect of a purgative, but re-store hy buibling up the system.

i)r. A. W. Chafe's Nerve and Blood Pills are prepared from the favorite pre-scription of l>r. A. W. Chase, the fam-ous author of Dr. Chase's Kecipe Book, nnd have proven the greatest cure of the age for diseases arising from thin, watery blood and exhausted nerves.

A few weeks' regular treatment witb this popular remedy will completely re-store pale, weak, nervous men, women and children to robust health. By in-creasing the dorpuscles in the blood, and creating new nerve force, they fill the body with new life aud vigor, and banish disease froui the system. There is no guess work about the' results of Dr. Chase's Nerve and Blood Pills. You can rely absolutely on their restorative and enrative properties. Fifty cents at all dealers, or by mail on receipt of price, by Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co., Buffilo, N. V. On every bos Oi tiie gennine will l e found portrait and fac-simile siyn.iinie of Dr. A, W. Chase.

PIERRE D E L O . R L L E A R N S AN ODD CUSTOM OPOOR HORSEMEN.

rhopped parstly Fry tbem nnni me edges become trisp mid browned

When frying b h the test to know when tLc lard or ruiMdngs is hot en-ough it; to dip in ihr In 11 of one fish. If it 1 Poome? i u p very quicklv ihe lard is in the proper state for frying. Or i» may be determined with a piece of stale br'-ad which will bc ome brown directly, if the lard is in order. Put in plenty of lard so thai the fish will not burn. Cook them well on one side, turn tbem nnd fry on the other, side. .

Plain Layer Cake: One-half cup of butter, two cup- of sugar, four eggs, one cup of milk, three cups of flour and one teaspoonful baking powder Flavor to taste Cream half th*' butler with the sugar, t lv other half with tho

"yolks o f the then mix together, then add milk and Hour, : ifu-d four times. Put the biking powder in the last siftiug: la tly the whites of tho eggs, beaten light This can he used for chocolate, cocoanut. jelly, cream or layer cakes.

There Is no use in having colored table cloths nnd napkins faded and dlegy after washinR ihem a few times, and they wllj not be if the washing is done properly. Use tepid water, dis-solve a little borax in it. and enough pure soap to grt them dean Vei y Ittle nibbing is needed when borav Is used, for it si ft en,- the water and makee the washing easy Rorax should always be used in the water in which colored clothes are washed, for it docs not Injure the most delicate colors Rinse well and hang them in tne shade to dry.

U S E F U L S U G G E S T I O N S -

For burns and scalds apply vaseline. If will give speedy relief and is a sure cure. Do not allow th'1 burns to l'H come dry. but k e p them well covered with vaseline.

Camphor moth balls will keep silver nnd silver-plated ware from tarni hing I was standing at a glass case in a large store watching tlif e'erk putting these balls in among the silver. 1 aeked why ehe was doing this and was told it was to keep the silver from taiO'shlng

W r e c k e d b y G r i p . Terrible Pains in Head, Neck and Spine, Weak Back, Appetite

Gone, no Sleep for weeks and Nerves alt in a

Commotion. Relief came with

D r . M i l e s ' N e r v i n e .

TLIR llnlill .Imoiig Ainprunm of Itlding lliin-lii N>1ril ii Not Ocnrrully Known ,\IIIII|IR i:iirii|irnn«, HIIII In S"n»^ r«»fi I Ih* I iiUM'il \mii<tlii|; MtaiiudprttHniling**

The growing custom among Ameri-can horsemen of riding bareheaded Is not generally known among Euro-peans, and in some cases has caused rather amusing misunderstandings, A rerent arrival from Paris relates the following ••xperience of a French mounted policeman.

One evening Pierre Delolre. mounted gendarme, was riding slowly In tho Rois de Houlogue. bemoaning the un-kind fate which gave him no opportun-ity for showing his skill and bravery.

"Why couldn't I have been among those sent to disperse the rioters in the Hue Chahroi?" he thought. "And the week before, why couldn't that horse have waited until I was on duty before running away with the rich American lady? Why '—

But here his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a quick clattering of hoofs behind him ll», drew rein, and as he turned bis head, a horse with hatless rider daslnd by him like a flash.

"A chance at last '" thought Pierre ns he drove his spurs savagely Into tho little mare's sides a;id started in mad pursuit up the Bois.

"Runaway! runaway runaway'." sounded the fugitive's hoofs upon the road.

"After you! after yon! after you!" pattered the little French raavc aa she gradually lessened the distance be-tween them

On they tore. Once, under an arc light, the man ahead turned halfway in his saddle and looked back over bis shoulder for an Instant. The vision of that set face made Pierre renew his ef-forts and the little French mare ra-sponded nobly "After you. after you. after you!" she pattered, and soon only a length separated the two. Three hundred yards more and they would be on even terms. Now on the right, some two hundred paces up the road, the lights of the Cafe Madrid came Into view

"Sapristi. th" cafe '" shouted Pierre, hoping that the hatless rider might still have enough control to guide his horse from the tables and windows that meant his ceitain destruction,

"Yes. the cafe!" answered back the other in a voice that evidently showed be realized his danger.

But the mad horse seemed attracted by the lights and did not change his course. Pierre was desperate. Now the little mare WHS even with the oth-er's saddle girths, but th^re were those tables only fifty yards away. Now they were neck and neck. Both horses with nostrils dilated and blood-shot eyes, were straining every muscle. As they went tearing through the gate-wav. the little mare forged her nose slightly to the fore, and Pierre was Just reaching over to grasp the rein, when, as if by magic, the runaway stopped.

"You have won. M'sieur. " drawled its rider with a slight American accent. "What will you have to drink?"

But Pierre Deloire had already turned his horse toward the Bois. and was once more cursing at unkind fate In general with a special clause added pretalnlng to Americans.

1 nclo Ell's Fable#.

As two jackals and a fox were trav-oling in company they came upon a dead chicken lying on the ground, and at once there was a quarrel between the jackals as to which should have the prize. They finally settled it by dividing the chicken between them, leaving the fox entirely out of the af-

! fair. An owl who had observed the proceedings asked the fox:

"But where do you come into this thing. Mr. Reynard?"

"Oh. I take my share in natural phil-osophy." replied the fox. "Firstly, that chicken was killed and placed here for an object. Secondly, the body was poisoned, and thirdly, there go those jackals tumbling about and mak-ing their last kicks.

MORAL "And I may say further," observed

Reynard, as be scratched his ear with his paw. "that when you are offered something for nothing It's a good idea to let somebody else sample It first."

No disease plays such havoc wi th t h e dcllcate nervous system as t h a t terrible scourge, LaGrippe. I t t ea r s and s t ra ins a t your spinal column. I t twists a t your neck and seems t o fairly split your Ixead wide open. In vain you strive t o throw It off. I n vain you t ry to ge t away. You are racked and buffeted until your s t rength is worn ou t and your vi-ta l i ty is gone- - then l e f t t o die. Dr. Miles' Nervine will help you. I t is a wonderful neive-healer and heal th-restorer. I t has closed up the lacer-ated wounds ef thousands of grip 's unfor tuna te v ic t ims and s ta r ted them on t h e road to recovery.

Dr . Miles1 Nervine is a nerve food as well as a medicine, and i t not only feeds b u t heals t b e nerve tissues.

makes new nerve fibers, increases the red corpuscles in the blood and strengthens the brain cells. When you find yourself so nervous, restless and Irr i table t h a t you cannot sleep a t night, Dr. Miles' Nervine will soothe your weary nerves and bring restful, refreshing sleep t o your t ired and worn-out brain. When you are weak, exhausted and run down so that you have no desire for food and no ambit ion for work, Dr. Miles' Nervine will st imulate your appetite, invigorate your digestion and build Qp s t rength for body and mind.

"La Grippe left my stomach so weak that could scarcely eat any kiud of food and was nervous and sleepless. I took three bottles of Dr. Miles' Nervine and was cured."

MRS. Wm. B. SWANK, Miamisburg.O.

"Last February I was taken with the crip and it bronght on nervous prostration which lasted for three months. I was so weak and exhausted in body and mind that I could not sleep and my nerves were all in a commo-tion. I had terrible pains in my head, the back of my neck and down my spine, my back and legs were so weak that I could not walk, my appetite w as gone and I had no sleep for nearly nine weeks. Noth-ing that the doctors gave me seemed to do me any good and at last I sent for a bottle of Dr. Miles' Nervine. The first dose brought refreshing sleep and from that tipic on I improved very rapidly. I used three bottles of Nervine and two phials of Nerve and Liver Pills and my health was restored."

MKS. E. C. BAWLBV, Waterloo, Ind.

Dr. Miles' Remedies are sold at all drug-gists on a positive guarantc. Write for free advice and booklet to

DR. Mjr ys MunicAL Co., Elkhart, Ind.

A woodman who was passing through the forest came upon a bear who was rolling over and over on the ground and uttering the most dismal complaints. Bruin hud one eye closed and was covered from head to heels with lumps and knobs and knots.

"What cheer?" gayly crlcd the wood-man. us be drew nearer.

"Bees!" moaned tbe bear. "Rut nature gave you a coat of fur

to protc t you from tiie stings of bees." So she did," answered the bear,"

but she also made me fool onough to want honey just tbe same when I was shedding my coat, and every sting would lift me a foot higher."

M O R A L : None of us is ever satisfied with a

good thing.

ll<i\« l.t-uiou* Are Artificially MadvSnur.

Until recently tbe California people did not know bow to cure lemons. The fruit was never acid enough. There would be plenty of juice, but it contained a high percentage of sugar and a small percentage of acid, which made it unmarketable.

A few years ago the lemon-growers i Inbbed together and sent experts over lo Italy and Spain to learn the busi-nebs. and now they arc producing much better results.

They pick the fruit before It be-cins to turn yellow, and put it In a cming house, where It is kept at an • ven temperature of about fifty de-grees for about twenty days, which ilispenses with all the sugar.

it is then removed to another tem-perature for sixtv days more before It is ready for the market. Thus the highest degree of acid and the largest .legree of juice can be obtained. One • if (be curious effects of this "sweat-ing" process is lo reduce the thickness of the skin. It originally grows thick nnd tough, hqt the acid evidently eata it up. i

B r s . Cfalleher & W o l f o r d

OF THE

GRAND RAPIDS CURATIVE INSTITUTE

WILL BEAT

L O W E L L AT T M t

J. Gore Galloher, A. M, M, D. ( urtis T. Wolford,. M D

W a v e r l y H o t e l T u e s d a y , A p r i l 3 . By special invitation of a number of liieir friends D r s . Gol l ehc r & Wolford

concluded to mske a visit of one day in each month and give the sick and afflictsd or those who are gtiffering with Chronic Diseases a chance to consult with them. Theoe Doctors are widely and most favorably known specialists in the United States. Their og experience and remarkable shlll and the universal success they have hod in the

largest hospitals in the world, enables Ihem to treot ell C h r o n i c , N e r v o u s , Sk in and Blood D i s e a s e s on the latest scientific principles and entitles them to the full confidence of the afilicted everywhere. Como and see us and be your own judge. Do not let people cry quack or humbug lo you. You are the sufferer' and theone that Is most interested in gettinw well. Our aim is to give you honest and thorough word, give good wholesome advice and make our charges reasonable. The D o c t r s have no equal in treating Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat and Lungs. Dyspepcia. Brighl's Disease, Kidney, Liver, Bladder, Chronic Female and Sexuol Diseases, Epileptic or Falling Fits. Certain and positive cure for the awful effects of Early \ ice and the awful effects ihat follow in its trial. Private diseses of all nature. Catarrh, Skin Diseases, Sore, PimpN. Scrofula, Blood Taints, Eczema Can cers and Piles and the best treatment ou earth for Women's Diseases, Nervous Debility, Consumption, Varicocle, Paralysis. Rheumatism, Neuralgia and in fact all a,Chronic Diseusss speedily, completely and dermanently cured if taken in time. A friendly call may save yov future suffering and add golden years to your life.

Cuusultation and Examination Free and Strictly confidential. Address all com-munications to Drs. Galleher A Wolford, Houseman Block, rooms 7, 8, 9 and 10, Grand Bapids, Mich.

P R O B A T E ORDER. Stat« of Michigan, County of Kent,ss.

At a session of the Probate Court foi said County of Kent, held at tbe Probate Office, in the City of Grand Rapids, on the 6th day of March in the year one thousand nine hundred.

Prewnt, HAKRT D. JEWELL, Judge of Probate.

In the matter of the estate of MABY J. YEITER, mentally incompetent. On reading and filing the petition, duly veri-fied, of Joseph B. Yeiter, guardian of said ward, praying for license and authority to sell the real estate of said ward, therein described, at private sale, lor reasons and purposes therein set forth.

It is ordered, that Friday the 6lh day of April, 1900 at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said Probate office, be ap-pointed for bearing said petition, and that all persons inlerested in ^aid estate ap-pear before said Court at said time and place, to show cause why a license should not be granted to said guardian to sell the real estate as prayed for in said petition.

And it is further ordered, that a copy of tbis order be published three successive weeks previous to said day of hearing, in the Lowell Ledger a newspaper printed and circulating in said County of Kent.

H A B B T D . J E W E L L , (A true copy) j ndge of Probate mar2'J ALTIH E. Ewmu. Register

M O R T O A G E SALE. AVI. Default has been made in tbe con ditions of a certaia mortgage, executed by Eunice Williams of Pruilport, Ottawa County. Michigan, of the first part snd Au na L. Winegar of Clyde, Wayne County State of New York of the second part. Said mortgage bears date April Ist. A. D. 1853, was recorded April 18lh A. D. 1893 at SJ, jds o'clock p. m. at the office of the Register of Deeds, Kent county, Michigan, in Liber 206 of mortgages on pages 188 and 139.

There is claimed to be due on this mortgage at date hereof the sum of Five Hundred and fifty-nine dollars and fifty-five cents ($559.55) as principal and inter-est. There is also an attorney fee of fif-teen dollars stipulated for In said mort-

Ke should any nrooeedings be taken in or equity to foreclose the same. No

suit in law or equity has been instituted heretofore to recover said sum of money. Now, therefore by virtue of the power of sale contained in said mortgage and the statute in snch case made and provided, no-tice is hereby given that on Friday the fourth (4) day of Mty, A. D. 1900,' aaid mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of said mortgaged premises to satisfy the amonnt due on said mortgage and Ihe costs of foreclosure Including the attorney fee herein provided for and accrued in-terest at public auction to the bUheet bid-der at ten o'clock in the forenoon at the north front door of the court house In tbe city of Grand Rapida, that being the place of holding the circuit court for the County of Kent Said mortgaged premised are ds-scribed In said mortgage as follows: All those certain pieces or parcels of land sit-uate and being in the township of Vergen* nes In the County of Kent and State of Michigan and described as follows, towit;

East half (*) of south east quarter (J) of section twenty-iwo (22). Dated, Lowell Michigan, Feb. 8th, 1900.

Signed, Amu L. WINEGAR. S. P. Hicks, her attorney. 3my

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Loudon, March 27—The continued absence of aggressive movement on tho part of tho British is best explain-ed In a dispatch from Uioemfontein dated Sunday, March 25, and publish-ed In the second edition of tho Tlmei today. I t says:

"The conditions existing in the occu-picd territory render imperative tho somewhat prolonged halt at Bloemfon-tein. It is necessary that the effect of the proclamation should have time to make itself felt. It Is declared that danger of annoyance to the lino of communication may be apprehended unless tho territory behind the advanc-ing forces is rendered absolutely se-cure. Tho accuracy of this view is proved by tho fact of the enemy a breaking up Into Isolated groups, such as that which attacked the guards of officers Friday. The adjustment of financial and municipal matters In the Free State is now chiefly occupying the attention of the governor and his legal and financial advisers. The mili-tary regime is being conducted with great smoothness, but recent investi-gations show that caution nwst be ex-ercised in dealing with persons appar-ently loyal." .

BOERS RETAKE ORIQUATOOTN.

LojralUU Thrown Into 1'rUoa Wei t

of Kimborley. j London, Marchv 27 —The following

has been received from Barkly West under date of Saturday: "Qriquatown Was reoccupied Thursday by 400 Boers. A column left Klmberley yester lay (Friday) to drive them out. I t re-ported that all the loyalists ther , in-cluding the women, have been -pris-oned."

Another dispatch, this f rom Klmber-ley, under same date, says: "Prison-ers brought in here report that a force of British cavalry has entered th« Transvaal and penetrated to a point eighteen miles north of Christiana. The British forces a t Fourteen Streams are being strengthened. A movement northward is expected soon."

It is reported this morning that the Boers are retiring from Kroonstadt This information also comes from Klmberley, where it was probably re-1 celved by a native runner. I t seems scarcely probably, however, that the burghers would retire from such a strongly intrenched position as Kroon-stadt without being compelled to do so, and as Lord Roberts has not yet made a move, too much importance need not be attached to the report.

It is rumored at Sprlngfonteln that the Boer committee nt Kroonstadt has deposed President Steyn, while at Bloemfontein President Kruger's an-nexation proclamation is treated with ridicule. There seems to be a general consensus- of opinion among the cor-respondents that Presidents Kruger and Steyn are at daggers drawn, but no one apparently understands the policies of the two presidents.

Sonth African Dominion Tlannod. London, March 27 . - I t is understood

that the committee of the British cabi-net which has been deliberating on the political future of South Africa in gen-eral and the Boer republics In particu-lar has already decided to provide for a governor general for all South Africa and form federated Kovernments. patterned after the Dominion of Can-ada.

I Italfflan Tranii»a*l Concewlon* Void. Brussels, March 27.—II is announced

| that President Kruger has annulled the Belgian railway concessions in the Transvaal. Much Belgian capital is Invested in these concessions, and grave commercial complications are likely to result. The concessionaries claim that they were compelled to bribe Kruger and his council.

l>r. I^jnU Invited by Paris, March 27.—It Is said that Or.

Leyds. the Transvaal diplomatic agent, will attend the banquet which M. Oel-casse, the minister of foreign affairs, tenders to tho diplomatic corps on March 31.

KIPUNE Haa a "Sit" Onre Moro. Bloemfontein. March 27.—Rudyard

Kipling is hard at work !n the office of the "Friend." a newspaper that Is edit-ed by the war correspondents for Gen. Roberts.

Farmer* Plan • Knpply Comblna. Kokomo, Ind., March 27.—The farm-

ers in this section of Indiana have gone into a combine. This week ton carloads of grocers' sundries were shipped to the farmers of Howard and adjoining counties. More than 200 farmers were a t the station with wag-ons to haul the goods home, some of them driving thirty miles for them. The farmers claim they save 10 to 15 per cent of the prices charged by re-tailers and get better goods. Similar shipments, it is said, will bo made ev-ery three months.

Fast Mall la Wrecked.

Atlanta, Oa., March 27.—The fast mail couth bound on the Atlanta & West Point railway was wrecked near West Point, Oa.. this morning. Wil-liam Blount, the baggagemaster, was killed. This is the through train from New York to New Orleans, and left Washington at 11 o'clock Sunday morning.

M A C H I N I S T S C O M P R O M I S E .

RolUfaetory Arranicements witb Slemana

A HaUka Company. Chicago, MarcL 27.—An agreement

has been concluded between tho Inter-national Association of Machinists and the Siemans & Halsko Elecfrlc wo/ks which will probably put an ond to the machinists' Btrike in Chicago. The compact Is In the nature of a com-promise, but is in fact a victory for tho union. The agreement foreshadows the settlement of the machinists' trou-ble in other cities of the United States. By the signing of the compact between 800 and 400 machlnlsta will go to work at once, and it is believed that mo oth-er manufacturers in Chicago will fol-low the example of the Siemans & Halsko company. The terms of the agreement are the most liberal which have so far been concluded between employers and employes, and tho de-mands of the union havo for tho most part been conceded. I t is the general opinion among labor men that other manufacturers will find tho terms so advantageous that the end of this week will see the termination of the machin-ists' strike In Chicago. The union is recognized, but the mediation of the "business agent" is diminished. The union rate of wages will be 28 cents, nnd 32% cents for die and tool makers. One apprentice Is allowed for every five machinists and one for the shop at large. An arbitration board is provid-ed for.

Sirlkera Gain Oroond In Olaveland. Cleveland, Ohio, March 27.—Fully 10

per cent of the striking machinists went to work this morning, thirteen factories having granted their de-mands. This does not mean that the strike is nearing a settlement, as only some of the smaller concerns have given in. The larger factories arc expected to fight tooth and nail, and cause a long, stubborn uggle, which will in-volve hund r other workmen.

F I G H T FOR S N E L L ESTATE. Mra. Stun*. It la Clalmad) Haa No

Rlghta. Chicago, March 27—A contest of tbe

will of Henrietta Snell In the Probate court was begun Saturday. One witness was heard and the matter went over until March 30. Only one of the wit-nesses to the will, De Witt H. Curtln of 409 Washington boulevard, was present. Mrs. Anna A. Cheney of 436 Washington boulevard, who had eigned the Instrument as a witness, was ill, it was said, and would not be able to appear for several days.

Mr. Curtin testified in the most posi-tive terms to the testator's sanity and unbiased self-control. Mrs. Stone, it is claimed, was neither a natural nor even an adopted daughter of Mrs. Snell.

New York'a D i e Ditch B e t a n . New York, March 27.—Oroqnd was

broken for the 135,000,000 rapid transit tunnel Saturday with appropriate ceremonies in City Hal! park. After some speeches August Belmont, presi-dent of the construction company, handed the silver spado to Mayor Van Wyck. The mayor took off his silk hat, placed it beside the hole in the ground, sprang in, and sending the spade deep in the earth, took up a spadeful and dumped it into his hat. President Orr took out the second spadeful of earth. Vice-President John H. Starln was next, and he was followed by August Belmont and John E. McDonald, the contractor. Then in turn the silver spade was wielded by Commissioners Reives, Langdon and Jesup and Comp-troller Color, and the ceremony was at an end.

Trylnc to Snve Lyman'* Aa^l lant . Chicago, March 27.—Strenuous ef-

forts are being made by the East Chi-cago avenue police to have the shoot-ing of ex-Alderman William H. Lyman by Assemblyman John F. O'Malley ap-pear as an accident. Dr. Crowe, how-ever. who extracted a bullet and dressed the wounds. Insists that two wounds had been inflicted by O'Malley and that they were caused by two bul-lets. thus disposing of the accident story. Notwithstanding this feat the police exhibited O'Malley's revolver with only one empty cartridge, but it was intimated that a loaded cartridge had been inserted in the place of one of the discharges, so as to make It ap-pear that only one shot was fired.

Donlap, Crack Craeka^tan, Caught. Chicago, March 27.—James Dunlap,

prince of bank robbers, and tho most expert safe cracker that ever handled a drill, who was concerned in the blow-ing of the Manhattan bank safe in New York when the vaults were robbed of nearly half a million dollars in cur-rency. was arrested by Central station detectives Saturday night, and will be held until half a dozen recent safe blowings in Chicago are explained. At the time of his arrest he was carrying a black hand satchel containing a full set of finely wrought steel drille. which had seen recent use. In the satchel was 1126.70 in gold and silver, mostly coins of small denomination, evidently the proceeds of safe robbery.

Vnkon a Fine Cyela 1'alh. Tacoma. Wash., March 27.—The

mighty Yukon river has been convert-ed Into a winter bicycle path. The most wonderful trip of the arctic cy-cling season was made In February by Morris Levy, between Dawson and Cir-cle City, a distance of 365 miles, which Levy made in three days and four hours, or nt a gait of better than 100 miles a day. Among those starting over the Dawson-Nome trail last month were two women, both riding bicycles. The trail is pronounced ex-cellent for wheeling, the ' Yukon ice being smooth for long stretches.-

Hindoo Prince a e d Hoodoo Menn. New Haven, Conn., March 27.—A

self-styled Hindoo Prince, and who Is working out a sentence for defrauding a local hotel proprietor, complains bit-terly of Ihe fare a t the prison.

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T H E T E S T O F LOVE.

Of all the noble rivers that go hound-ing to the sea none Is more splendid than the Columbia. Its plnoclad banks give a majestic setting for its silver stream. But why should It L*b called silver? At times it Is tho deepest green —deeper and more luminous than the heart of a Jewel. There arc hours when its cascades havo a thousand col-ors, like mother-of-pearl. There are dawns, after tho mist has lifted, whon the broad surface of the river above the cascades Is actually saffron or bur-nished gold.

Barbara Merriden knew It In every Hood, and loved It whether It was somber with storm, or sullen In the harsh autumn days, or sclntillant un-der tho July sunshine. She was as much at home upon the river ns on the land; and the firm earth, with nil its comfort nnd beauty, could never give her the Joy that she felt when the current took her boat In its strong em-brace.

She went to the river in her sor-rowful moments ns well ns In her hap-py ones. She fled to It as a friend. When George Caxton told her that ho loved her she ran to the river to tell It of the blessing that had come Into hor life. But, some way she did not feel the ecstasy she had expected to. Tho pleasure In her heart did not rise to meet the splendor of water nnd sky and shore. She had often looked for-ward to this hour as the crowning Joy of her life. But with grief she discov-ered that the song of nature had a higher note than tho love lyric of her heart.

Perhaps it was because the hour had been too long expected. George Cax-ton and Barbara Merriden had gone to school together. They knew every event of each other's lives. They had always been attached to each other. George had never thought of any other girl with emotion, and Barbara had longfelt that she was destined to be his wife. She had said yes to his earnest question with gratitude and happiness, yet now, in tho mystic hour by the rirer, with the sun shedding Its last exquisite glow upon an unreal world, she felt a weariness of spirit at the moderation of her Joy.

She was turning from her beautiful river, humiliated at the inadequacy of her own emotions, when she saw walking among the pines, with eyes fixed upon the distant glory of tho sky, a young man whom she had never seen before. He did not see her till she was close by him, and then he looked with a start at the face of the girl, spiritual and exquisite with its deep emotional experience. He stopped and looked a t her, rapt, as if she had been some re-cently embodied soul, created for this wondrous hour, and she stopped, too -enchanted by the eloquence of his face.

When he spoke It was to say some-thing remarkable:

"Is It always mysterious and fear-fully beautiful in these woods?" he asked.

"It is always beautiful here," she aaid, speaking as if in a dream. "And sometimes it seems unreal, and l i k e -like a phantom world—as it does to-night."

Never before had she spoken in the v .• that she desired. It was her habit to frame her speech in commonplace words.

"I should like to walk out on that golden water," he went on. "It seems as if i t might bear one up, does it not?"

Barbara had a fancy, and indulged herself in i t

"I t will bear up any one whose heart Is light," she smiled. "But. mind you, i t must have no care at all. It must be as light as ether."

"Woc'.d It bear you up?" he asked. She shook her head mournfully, and

ho said in a voice that moved her: "And I should sink like a stone." I t seemed .impossible for them to part while t l f t t witch light gleamed upon their enchanted wood, and when tho shadows grew gray they became a part of them—like shadows they faded from each other's sight.

That night when Barbara went about her duties and afterward when she lay in her bed she found herself happy with the elate and triumphant happi-ness of which she had dreamed. George Caxton, her promised lover, seemed m part of the work-a-day world. Her thoughts turned away from him In spite of her efforts to be loyal.

She felt sure she would meet tho stranger again In the woods, and she did, many times. He was a writer by vocation. He even confessed to being a poet. He was not well, he said. Tho city had worn on him. So he had com« for a long rest there among the pines. His name was Cecil Underwood.

Barbara found It impossible to resist tho charm of his personality. He seem-ed to make the wholo world over for her. In vain she struggled to remem-ber the truth and patience and strength of her betrothed. He was too well known to her to be seen through a glamor. With austere serenity he in-sisted upon an early marriage day. He refused, apparently, to feel any Jeal-ousy at the constant companionship of

his sweetheart nnd Cecil Underwood. And Barbara was angry at him for this. too.

"Ho has no sensibility," she bald to herself.

One wild day when the wind cried through tho tree tops and tho waters lashed nlong ns If In stress of pain, Cecil Underwood camo to hor in an imperative mood.

"You must como walking with me," ho said. "Tho day expresses me. I have to speak of the torment of my heart nnd I will keep still no longer even at your bidding."

Barbara went out with him. They walked under tho pines whose roar fill-ed the world with their lamentlngs. They were sllenf, conscious of tho storm within their souls.

"Let us take a boat." said Barbara, when they had reached the rlvor.

"No, no," he protested, but she seem-ed not to hear him, and untied her skiff and leaped Into it.

"Come," she said. He hesitated, but followed. As the little boat felt tho l if t of the waves tho pain In her heart seemed to lighten, and she let tho current carry her along unconscious ot the passage of time. Suddenly Cecil cried out:

"Tho rapids, Barbara! The rapids! See where you have taken us!" She glanced behind her. I t was true that the tossing white mane of the water horse was not more than half a mile away and tho boat was qulvwrlng In the pull of their great power. Barbara smiled a little—It would not matter to her so much, she reflected, If her great problem were to be solved that way. But still, it was cowardly to die. She set her fine young strength to a resistance, rowing up stream, nnd inclining the boat toward the southern shore. So absorbed was she in this task that she did not notice the man with her till she heard him crying with wild Importunities to his Maker:

"Row, Barbara, row! Row, girl!" Then, looking at him, she saw his face was corpse-white and quivering with fear, and the next moment, he sank, an Inert heap, a t the bottom of tho boat.

"Get up," she commanded, "and take the tiller! Get up instantly^" Ho obeyed dimly, shaking and sick with terror.

Barbara bent to her heavy task and made, by means of brave efforts, little headway. But the wild river horses plunged on and dragged her at their heels. She was almost on the verge of yielding to their relentless strength when a boat shot out from the bank. I t came toward her quaking skiff with magnificent momentum. Barbara recognized the occupant at once. It was George Caxton. A hideous humiliation filled her soul. She was almost tempted to yield to that tugging of the wild horses. She looked at the half-falntlng. praying creature beside her, and then at the approaching man. And a moment of Gethsemane came to her. Then, white and courageous, she renewed her efforts. A moment later a line was thrown to her. She made It secure. Then she In her boat and George Caxton in his began a struggle against the powers of the river, in which they soon conquered.

George helped the trembling Cecil to shore, but Barbara leaped lightly to land and stood there smiling strangely.

"I am thankful with a great thank-fulness that I owe my life to you, George," she said. "It Is a privilege."

She held out her hand to the other man.

"Good-by," she whispered. "Pity me! Pity me!" he cried. "I do," she responded. "Good-by." He went slowly under the pines,

walking feebly like a man who is old and ill. George looked after him with commiserating eyes, but Barbara waa relentless.

"Give me your arm," she said, with tender graclousness, "we will walk home together, George."—Chicago Tri-bune.

Analr lan Centenar ians . In search of centenarians in Austria,

the Tageblatt of Vienna has discov-ered nine. In Vienna only one woman, who Is named Kulla. Is older than 100. The oldest on the list for all Austria Is Amelie Ringer, who lieves in a vil-lage near Blelitz, In Silesia. She Is nearly 115, and reads without specta-cles. The next Is Anna Welzl, aged 103. Michael Plszk of Malactka was born In 1797. Joseph Besendorfer was born In 1798. He was a forest guard of the emperor's property, and has a pension of Is a day. He is very fond of dancing with young girls. Hermann Schiller, born In 1799, a landed pro-prietor In Ungvar, uses spectacles to read and write, has all his teeth, and shaves himself every day. He smokes a great deal, and Is rond of a hearty meal. Moses Steiner, the poorest among tho discovered centenarians. Is blind, and his son of 66 finds It hard to support a large family. Elizabeth Maulbeck, In Ssegg, owns several houses, and has a nice family of great-grandchildren; she was born In 1799. Francesco Berloffa, a vineyard laborer, in Trent, Tyrol, was 100 years old a month ago.—London News.

A S U C C E S S F U L F A R M E R .

f lcgun wi th Small Fa rm—Now Does E«-

trmivi i .Mlxfit KHrniln^.

Within Ihree miles of tho town, go-ing eastward. Is the farm of Mr. W. Creamer, one of tho municipality's largest and most prosperous mixed farmers. Mr.' Creamer came to this country In 1880 and settled on a por-tion of the land which comprises his present enormous farm of 1,280 acres. In common with many others of a similar period, he experienced all the hardships and dlfllcalties common to the absence of railway and market fa-cilities. In no wise daunted, by ener-gy, Industry nnd Indomitable will i e was able to surmount all obstacles nnd has achieved an unparalleled suc-cess, and is known throughout tho dis-trict as one of Us pre-eminent farm-ers. His operations extend over 1,280 acres, two sections (the thouglit alone of so much land makes the eastern farmer dizzy); S00 acres of this Is broken and the remainder Is excellent pasture land and wood. This harvest he look off a crop of 000 acres of wheat nnd itoo of other grains. Four hundred acres nre plowed and ready for wheat next spring. Mr. Creamer Is, as has been stated, a mixed farmer of no mean proportions, having at the pres-ent time forty horses, sixty head of cattle and fifty pigs. The most mod-ern farm buildings are found on his premises, the main building being a barn fifty-five feet square on a stone foundation, containiag stabling for sixteen horses and a large number of cattle. The loft Is stored with twenty-nine loads of sheaf oats for feed, and tons of hay; there Is also a cutting-box. Another building of large di-mensions Is the granary. In which, aft-er teaming large quantities to market, he . still has stored 3.000 bushels of wheat. A crushing machine Is In the building. There are a number of less-er buildings containing chicken house, pig pens and cattle sheds. The farm residence Is a handsome frame struc-ture of ample proportions; In connec-tion with It Is a woodshed. The water supply Is unexcelled; besides house supply there Is a well In the stables and a never-falling spring situate In a bluff, which never freezes. Surround-ed by a thick bluff of poplars, extend-ing In a seml-clrcle to the west, north and east, the winter storms are brok-en and accumulation of snow unknown. Added to his farming operations, Mr. Creamer conducts a threshing outflt for the season. His success Is only one Instance of what can be accom-plished In western Canada.—Baldur (Man.) Gazette, Nov. 16, 1899.

There will he thousands remove to western Canada this year to engage in the pursuit of farming

NcatneM In Ureas. These are days when neatness In

dress goes under the name of smart-ness, and the smartly gowned woman owes her success to the fact that she makes everything secure and tidy be-fore she leaves her room, invariably making a final careful scrutiny of her attire as she stands, fully dressed, be-fore her mirror. She who boasts that it never takes her a minute to dress may bo fully assured that there will be abundant shortcomings In her rai-ment to bear witness to the truth ol her statement. The bonnet and dress covered with dust collected during yes-terday's walk; the veil badly adjusted; hooks that seem to have a mortal an-tipathy for their corresponding eyes; luckless ha'.rplns hanging, like the sword of Damocles, by a single hair— these are some of the sins of omission or commission that tells us she devotes insufficient time to her toilet. Believe us, you may possess the most expen-sive of gowns, bonnets, boots and gloves, yet if they are improperly cared for and carelersly worn, your neat little neighbor, with her "made-over" dress and her last year's bonnet, will put you to shame In the matter of per-sonal appearance. There is a gentility about her which brings her the most pleasing attentions, and men and women alike pay her homage because she Is so neat and trim. She Is a firm believer In that last look In the mirror.

A M E R I C A N IN D1A f 1 3 IN P A R I S .

UeiUklua Will Un in r ro ru lneuca Durlnj ;

tho ICtposltlon.

The Indian village a t Paris will oc-cupy a space of 200xio0 feet. It will represent tho Indian at homo on his reservation. There will be seen the wigwams of skin and cat-tall rushes. Tho squaws will prepare the meals In tho crude utensils. They will pound the corn In the #ooden mortars and cook tho stews In the big kettles. Tho women of rank will be distinguished from the others Wy their earrings, their Jewelry, their fine feathers and the paint upon their faces. The ghost dance and tho marriage dance will be performed. There will be tho exhibi-tions of skill with the rifle, and tests of horsemanship. The keeper of the wampum of the secret lodge—tho chief of the medicinemen—will sit In his wigwam In Paris as he sits In Black River Falls, making medicine for tho safe return of his people to the prairies and the forests of the west that they love so well. Fifty of tho llnest spe-cimens of men, women and children from tho eight leading tribes will be selected for tho trip. They will com-prlfe members of tho royal fnnnlllos nnd personages of high rank In several Indian nations—fhe chiefs, the prin-cesses, tho head councllmen nnd tho great modlclno-men.—Woman's Home Companion.

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Indiscretion throws away the key to the situation.

There Is more Catarrh in this section of tho country thun all other diseases put toKether, and until the last few years was supposed lo bo incumljlc. For n crent many years doctors pro-couneed it a lueul disease, nnd prescribed local remedies, and by constantly falling to euro with local treatment, pronounred it Incurable. Sclcnco has proven catarrh to bo a constitu-tional disease, and therefore requires consti-tutional treatment. Hall 's Catarrh Cure, man-ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio, is the only eonstitutlonai cure on the marke t It Is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars foranjreasei t fails to cura Bend for circulars and testimonials. Address

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Rn«klii 's Death as a nemlnil«>r.

East and West, In the March num-ber, says of John Ruskln: "For tho

• rising generation his death was no ' event bringing deep personal sorrow. | an did the deaths of Tennyson and of ' Gladstone. To the great majority of

younger men and women it camo chiefly as a reminder that ho had lived so long. And yet few If any. of the great Victorian wrlfbrs deserve more praise and honor than ho. Lav-ing his fellow-men. loving nature, lov-ing art, Ruskln has been an interpret-er and a prophet whoso Influence can never wholly pass away. It is too soon to amlgn a final value to Ruskln's work In all Its phases, but can we not, to some extent at least, suggest the significance of such a life?"

How to Seal' » La t t e r .

The ar t of sealing a letter Is oae which has not been mastered by many women. Of course, the taper, the stick of sealing wax, and a daintily engraved seal are on one's writing table. Bul don't begin by thrusting the wax Intc the fiame and then rushing It In a flaming, splattery state to your enve-lope, but, rather, go about i t slowly ("they stumble that run fast"), holding the wax above the fiame of the candle and not near enough to burn. A burned wax makes a streaky seal and Is hard to manage. When the wax ha? gradually softened apply It with a cir-cular movement upon the place to be sealed; rub It well around and down until you have a nice little circle (prac-tice tells you Just how thick to have It). By this the wax has cooled too much to take a clear Impression, so the envelop® must be held some little dis-tance from tho flame until the wax has again become soft; apply the seal and you will havo a clean-cut impres-sion that will be a delight to the eye.

T h e l ialaor An Ardent Kportsnian. it is well known that the Kaiser is

au ardent sportsman, but the following cata.'ogue of his bag since 1S72, care-fully compiled by a journal devoted lo sport. Is quite startling. The Emperor William, wo are told, has killed during twenty-seven years 1,223 bucks. 1.467 does. 2.548 wild hoars. 771 roebucks. 17,-446 hares, twenty-two foxes. 121 chamois. 1.392 rabbits. 13.720 phea-sants. 694 herons, and other birds and beasts, making a grand total of 40,957. It Is fortunate that the kaiser has other occupations, pictures to paint, operas to compose, sermons to preach, impromptu speeches to prepare, other-wise Germany, would run short of f a c o .

By wearing gloves you can avoid showing your hand In a pokei' game.

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Mention This f a p e r .

The Peoples Remedies of the Day. H A I L , H A I L , H A I L : - <&>

B o o n e v e r y o n e w i l l h a r e t o Bay T h e y a r o t h e p e o p l e n r e m e d i e s o f t h e d a y .

YOIT K X O W when yon are weak, mentally or phyalcally, look paio or feel sad, nave a tired, don't care feeling,

"KNILL'S RED PILLS" for r a n people, "pale and woak" reatores Health, Strength and boauty, mako Vim, Vicorand Vitality. Tho genuine. Greatest developer for old nnd young, 25c. box. W I L I J C U B E Y O U .

TL'OU K X O W when yon aro bilions, ha ven bad taste In ronr month; whon yonr bowels nre not regular aud you feel ou t of sorts on account ot the same,

"KNILL'S WHITE LIVER PILLS" a t e the great Liver Inviaorator System renovator and bowel regulator, 25 doses 2S cents, you can work while thev work, never gripe or make yoa sick. « I I j L C I j K K * U t J .

Y O U K N O W when you have a backache, lame, sore o r any urinary or Kidney troubles,

"KNILL'S BLUE KIDNEY PILLS" Knltl's PIHl curt >11 lilt enre all Kidney Ills, Backaches, lame or eore back and all Save you Meaty and Dodorblllt Kjdnoy,or urinary troubles, only ia cents a box. W l l i l i

9

Kidney 0 C U R E Y O U .

B E S C T H ^ ? E S T . Only 2 5 c . a ho*. i Yon DO know or you WILL know If yon try Knlll's Pills or Tablets that they are the

best and cheapest on earth. Somo Druggists will try to sell you others becauso they make more money on them nt 50c. Wo aro not working for tho interest of tho Dmggtsts. wo are working for tha interest of tho peoplo as wo boltovo by working for your interest i t Is to our interest, as yoa will apprcciato i t and will toll your friends tbo world of good Knill s Pilla and Tablets havo done for yoa.

Wo don't advertise one preparation to cure evorrthlnir. It can't bo done. Thonsands of toatlmonlala. Write for them, also pamphlets sent "FBKE." Wo cannot afford to have them printed In the papers at the prices we an- selllmr these gooda. Sic. Ilox or 5 lioxea 11.00.

K N I L L ' S R E D , W H I T E & B L U E P I L L C O . , P O R T H U R O N , M I C H .

O , How Happy I am to

B E F R E E from NEURALGIA Is what Mrs. Archie Young of 1817 Oaks Ave.. West Superior. Wis., writes us on Tan. 251K WOO. ••I am so thankful to be able to say that your SWANSON'S ' 5 D K O P 8 » ta the best medicine X

I scut'for some laat November and commencedusing it right away and Oh. I cannot explain to you how 1 was suffering from nenralj

haw ever used in my life. it helped me from the first dose. , „ i t seemed that death was nearat hand. I thought no one could be worse. I was ao very weak 1 hardly expected to live to see my husband come Back from his daily labor. But now I am f ree from pain, my checks are red, and I sleep well the whole night through. Many of m y f n e n d s a r a so surprised to me looking so well that they will send for aome 01yonr *5 D R O P S . * " n U E I I I I l T I C I I " 1 , l : l v e b e e u afflicted with rheumatism for 2 years. I was in bed K H r l l M A I I X I B with it when 1 saw your advertisement in a paper, recommending I l l l l a V i n n I i v m SWANSON'S • 6 D R O P S » verrhighly. 1 thought 1 would

try it. It hascompletelycured me, but I fike it aowell that 1 want twa more bottles for fear 1 will get into the same fix I waa before 1 sent for •6 DROPS,»» ' writes Mr. Alexander Futrell of Vanndale, Ark. , Feb. 6th. 1900.

Nearuiffie iseMmeaea, jcarncne, i o o m - c c « Urvpajr, M a l a r i a , Creeping Numbneaa, e tc . . «te. O A n A V C ^ enabu mffarara to give "6 DROPS" at leaat a trial, wm O U M A T S win tend a SSe aample bottU. preoald by m»U for l * e . a lunplo bottle wilt convlnca yoa. Alto, largo botUet (J00 doaotl BOO. • bottlra for &

fT&AOL MABSJ Bold oy oa and agcata. 16UTB WABTSD la B»W TtrrlMrj. W r i t e na to-day. •WAMSON R H EC M A T 10 CHUB CO., 1 6 0 t o 1 0 4 I * k e St . . CHICAGO, 11JU

iSSEIEL.

Ategctable Prepacaiionfor As-similating the Food andBcgula-ling the Stomachs and Bowels of

mm F o r I n f a n t s a n d C M l d r e n .

The Kind You Have Always Bought

. i i m m M i i M M i m

FOR 14 CENTS

Utraw berry Melon. 1 " 13 Day Radlxh, 1 " Btrly Rips Cabbage, 1 •' Karly Dlnntr Onion, S " Brillli ""

W« wish t« tain this y new onatomen, and n enca ol 1 Pkg. City Oardon B eet, lOo °:g\Barl'«t Emerald Cocambarlte 1 La CroMo Market Lettuce, 1 to ' — Uo

10e luo 10o

> ^....lant Flower Srada. lie Worth 91.00, for 14 eeata. |Lu6 Above 10 Fkga. worth fl.00, wa will mall yoa free, toaether with oar great Catalog, tailing all abunt

8AIIEIS MLULBH DOLLAI POT ATI uponraealptofthlanotice A i d e , atampa. W e Invite yonr trade, and

t know when yoa oneetry g a l z e r ' a edeyonwill never do withont.

^ .00 Pritei on Salter's I ttoo-rar-eataarileatToaato Giant on aarth. «»»—

JOHS A. SlLXia HID CO., 1.1 CROSSK. WIT.

• H l i l W i i l l l i l l U K l

Promotes Digeslion.Cheerfuf-ness and Rest .Con tains neither Opium,Morphine nor Mineral N O T H A H C O T I C .

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Apeifect Remedy forConslipn-Tion, Sour Stomach,Diarrhoea Worms Convulsions.Feverish-ncss and L o s s O F S L E E P .

Facsimile Signalure of

N E W * Y O R K .

cflusrrom

For

W . L . D O U G L A S S3 & 3.50 SHOES

Worth S4 to $6 compared. \ with other makes, i

; A t b i n n n 1 h s o I t i >

] ) 1) O S I S - 1 5 C L JN I V

tXACT COPY OF WRAPPER.

Thirty Tears

l a d o r s e d by over 1,000,000 wearers .

TAe nenuine have W. L. Douglas' name and price stamped on bottom. Take ao substitute claimed to be as good. Your dealer should keen tl em — if not, we will send a pair ,

on receipt of price and 15c. eJtra for carriage. State kind of leather, size, and width, plain or cap toe. Cat. free.

W. L DOUGLAS SHOE CO., Brockton, tos.

IN 3 O R 4 Y E A R S

JN INDEPENDENCE ASSURED If you t ike up vour

homes In Western C.in • nda. the land of plumy. IlUistmtrd piiniphlfts. vlving oxi.cr.cn •< s of f . l iners who have bc-comc weal hy in urow-in; wheat, re, or Us of

, dOleglltOS. CTC., 1111(1 full iutormaliou ns to ic.iuced railway late-* can bo hud 011 atiplication to the Superintendent of Immigration. Department of Interior. Ottawa, flnniK'n. or to .1. N tirieve.SiiKinaw. Mle.h..or M. V. MCIIILCS, No. - Merrill Ultelt. Ue.iott, Mich.

r f c D j f ^ D Q V N E W DISCOVEnY. gives L > (Xk v j ' I ViJ 1 (inlck relief and cures worst i'B>es. Hook i f temlmoRla h i.nil to DiVS* treatment »UIK. UU. U. IL UREKX'S SONS. Bo^ K. AlU«U. C<w

m Wati

TWC cinrauw e-AmaHV. wcw VQHK errr.

$10 T O 5*15 A D A Y to agcn'ti—""m'thiin mvjv nnd wonderfully utaful. Address BUIIK Urcthcrs, McFall. Mo.

T ; , ; Thompson's Eyi Wt tw W . N . U . — D E T R O I T — N q s i a — i e o o ^ .

State Bank

Organiced nndar the general Bank-ing Laws of t h u State.

CAPITAL • M S , 0 0 0 00 . o m o i B i :

FaiKota Kuro, Preeident. 0>UI . MCO a b t t , V ice -Pres iden t .

M. 0 . QaiftwoLD, Oaihler.

D1BIOTOB8I

Francli King M. 0 . Qriswold E. L. Bennett Charlee McCartr Frank T. King Geo. W. Parker Geo. H. Force 0 . Bergin

A G e n e r a l Bat ik l t iB B u t i u M s T r a n s a c t e d .

j HOME NEWS. |

Good beef steak 8o at Murphy's Get your green stuff at VanDyke's. Fancy Clover and Timothtr teed at

MeMabou's Sewing machines cheap at Stock-

iog'i. Clark & Spraker talk bicycle on

page 8.

Chas, Stoughlon is not inproving very fast.

Boarders wanted. Inquire of Mrs. Z. H. Cuvert.

Miss C ossie Denny was in Grand Rapids Monday.

Mrs R. VanDyke was in Grand Rapids Tuesday.

New lumber wagon cheap for cash at Clark db Spraker's.

Mrs. t . W Halstead visited in Grand Rapids Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rouse were in Grand Rapids Tuesday.

All kinds of bicycle sundries cheap nt Stocking's tbis season.

Try a package of Bell's Mocha Java, 20o lb. at MoMahon Bros.

Fancy oranges, lemons, bannanas, dates and figs at VanDyke's

Mies Mamie Walsh left Wednas-for Detroit to spend a few days.

Stocking's will take your old wheel in exchange towards a new one.

Geo. Dutcber and family have moved to Plymouth, near Detroit.

Beautiful medallion free with 10 Armour soap wrappers at McMahon's.

Unclaimed Letters:—George Gard-ner, Nicholas Buzung and Irene Chaffie.

Superintendent Nicholson went to Grand Rapids to day on professional business.

Mrs. A. A. Denton of Eagle River Wis, is visiting witb Mrs. Mile Hart for a few days.

Robert F. Hanks of Belding has been granted an increase in pension from 86 to $18.

Groen onions, radishes, lettuce, veg etable ojsters, pieplant, asparagui fresh at VanDyke's.

The L. D. C. of H . will convene in the A 0 U. W. hall Tueiday evening April 8. W R.

M. A. Hulcomb of Freeport was iu town last Thursday and make this office a pleasant call.

Get your old wheel lined up ready for buainesa. Stocking will do it cheap and to your satisfaction.

Do we know beans? Well I guess we do. Try some of our choice cans of beans, from 5 to 16c per can.

McMahon Bros. Miss Pessely, preceptress ot tbe AI-

mont High school, was the gnest of Prof, and Mrs. J . B. Nicholson Tuesday.

Stocking's bioycle opening Mar. 80 and 81. Line includes the best makes of wheels in prices from 815 to 175. Oall and see tbem.

Milo Hart of Eagle River is with his family for a short stay. He was called home by the death of his mother Mrs. Lewis Hart of Keene.

Island Citv Rebekah Lodge 282 entertained the Alto Degree Staff Fri-day evening. Six new members were initiated and an elegant banquet was served.

Tbe annual meeting of tbe Ladies aid society of our association will be held at the Congregational church on Tuesday April 8 at 3:80 p. m. stand-ard time. Refreshments will be serv-ed from 6 to 7. 8ec.

Mr. and Mrs. A. 0 . Heydiauff were called to Detroit last Saturday by the illness of the former's neice, Mrs. D. A. Roohe(nee Ora Anderson), They returned Tuesday, leaving her much improved.

Mr. and Mrs, C. Krum and A. W. Morgan of Grand Rapids were in town on business and called on old friends on Thursday and Friday of last week. Mr. Krum made THE LEDOBB office a pleasant call.

A sacoessful mcrohant tells this story: Years ago when he needed $10,000 he did not ask the bank for it, but went through his stock, mark-ed down things, took a page in the papers and told about it. and in a few days they had tne desired amount of money.

Register Saturday. Bolognas 10c per lb at Murphy's. W. 8. Godfrey sells the tiger hat. Fancy oranges aud banannas at

McMahon's Best sewing machines on earth at

Stocking's.

Mr. M. C. Fox of Grand Rapids spent Sunday with his familv.

Mrs. Christiana Johnson of Cale-donia has been granted an | 8 pension.

The missionary societies will meet with Mrs. Pardee. Subject: Alaska.

Finest shirts in patterns rare. You can not find them everywhere.

Godfrey bas 'em. Get your Livery at McQueen's.

Rigs and prices guaranteed satisfac-tory. tf

C. 0 . White of Jackson, Mich, was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Look over Sunday.

Charles J . Ashley of tbis place has been granted an increase in pension from 117 to 822.

Miss Mav Brower returned to Grand Rapids after spending several weeks at home.

Mrs. Fred Miner of Portland vis-ited her sister, Mrs. J . 8. Adams, a few days this week.

A marriage license was issued last week to Peter Slager and Annie Bush both of Ada township.

Allen Morse got a hard rap on tho nose by a falling ladder at the Cutter factory last week.

Mrs. R. W. Graham has been spend* ing the past week with her daughter, Mrs. V. J . Obernaner, at Cincinati, 0 .

Nobby hats in patterns rare. You can not find them everywhere.

Godfrey has 'em. T B E LEDGER office does all kinds

of job printing. Let us show vou sam* pies and quote you prices for station* ery.

Mrs. J . M. Brown of Grand Rap-ids and Mrs. N. Gardner of Cheboy-gan spent Sunday witb her father, C. Barney.

Mrs. Marion Lovewell and son of Woodland Center, was the guest of her aunt and uncle S. Brower, over Sunday.

Vergennes club will give its last dance of season Friday night, April 13. Sugar supper. See cards for particulars.

Milo Barney and sister, Mrs. Gardner of Cheboygan, are visiting their brother Lansford and other friends at their old home in Byron Center.

Attend cur great alteration sale. Everything reduced in price for the next ten days.

E . A . CBOZIEB S H O E CO.,

Cor. Canal and Lyon St f

Grand Rapids. Peter VanDyke will bavearauction

sale at bis place } of a mile east of Alton church known as tbe old Shop place, on Friday, April 6, at 10,o'clock a. m, He has a good list to select from. See green bills gotten out by t b e L E D O E B .

A very pleasant company gathered at tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. Millard Scott on Wednesday evening of last week. The evening was spent in

?amea, music and recitations. Re-reshments were served and a good

time enjoyed by all. Services for Vergennes and Keene

April 1. Preaching at Keene 11, a. m, Sa S. ai 10 a. m. Meeting of E. L. 7-30 p . m . Vergennes preaching at 8 p. m. and S. S. at 4 p. • m. Business meeting of E. L. at Keene Friday evening March 30 at 7:30.

Mr. and Mrs. F . M. Johnson were called to Almont last Saturday by tbe death of the latter'^ mother, Mrs. L S. Dickerson. The deceased spent the winter of '99 with her daughter in Lowell. She was 76 years of age and had lived in the same house for half a century.

A number of members of Valley Chapter, 0 . E. 8., accepted an in-vitation from Lowell to attend their meeting last Friday evening. It was the first time work had been done by the Chapter in the new hall. After initiation, refreshments were served. A fine social time was enjoyed and Valley Chapter will return the C3m-^Hment in the near future.—[Saranac

The MoCowan lecture at the M. E . church last Fridav evening was a pleasant event. The speaker is considerable of a rambler but his talk is at all times interesting and abounds in sharp hits and good things. His reference to the folly of trying to save a few dollars by hiring poor teachers was deservedly applauded and his comparison of Cyrus Field with the Cear of Russia was a fine tribute to tbe "uncrowned king." Two hours ol it was not any too much for the bulk of tbe audiencc.

mam Gold? Tou can find it here. We are Jntt

now ehowing a beautiful line of gold rings, plain, fancy, engraved, and with all kinds of BettingB at prices f a r below those Bsuallr named for rings of lik« Talie. We invite you to be tbe j u d g e -to compare our rings with those of other homes and eontince yonrself.

(Uant aroiamond Call and let ns explain our plan

vhereby yon can get a beet quality diamond at the lowest market price. I l will pay yon, if "yonr're thinkiag."

THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF BREAD,

Good Bad and Indifferent,.

GOOD BREAD CAN ALWAYS BE HAD AT

SMITH'S BAKERY.

Your Grocer Keeps it. Try our Cup Cakes.

Fancy Clover and Timothv seed at McMahon's

Pork sausage—link or bulk—lOc per lb. at Murphy's.

Francis King is very much im-proved in health.

Boys su ts in patterns rare. You can not find tbem everywhere.

Godfrey bas 'em. Chas. D. Blakeslee is making a

good recovery from his rtoent affliction.

Last number of the Epworth League lecture course to-night. The Ariel Ladies' quartet. Most likely it will prove one of the finest num-bers of the course. Turn out.

Geo.K. Force who has recently been attending the McLaohlan Business University of Grand Rapids has ac-cepted a lucrative position as steno-grapher and assistant book-keeper with the M. & A. McArthur Lumber Co. of - Cheboygan Mich. George speaks in the highest terms of tne management of the above mentioned business college and urges all his i^oung friends to attend the MoLach-an Business University and secure a

good pleasant and profitable position. "Vest pocket" editions of postage

stamps iu books of twelve, twenty-four and fortyieight, will be on sale soon. This will be a matter of some financial importance to the depart-ment, for by adding one cent of pro-fit from each book sold it is figured that if one-fourth of tbe stamps sold are in this form, the profit to t i e gov ernment annually will be 8280,000. Inside the cover of the books will be printed useful information which will enhance tbe value of the book.—Ex.

' A . A. Palmer of Orleans has a new and up-to-date stock barn, which has just been provided with a system of water supply, which works automatically, furnishing a constant supply of fresh water to every animal in every stall. The system was pnt in by Henry Gable, of the firm of Breokon & Gable, and is liable to lead to similar im-provements by other enterprising stock breeders of that vicinity.— [Ionia Standard.

James Gaul says the prospect was never better for a good crop of peach-es, at this date in suason, than now, and he considers the danger from freezing past. The firm of Le Valley & Gaul have 4.000 peach trees, on the Spring Hill farm just south of the city, and also 406 pear trees coming into bear-ing this season. The fruit crop is an important one in this county and for the general prosperity of all our citizens it is hoped that it will be an abundant one this year.—[Ionia Standard.

The printed forms for the use of the census enumerators have been prepared and they show that the ( (awful" census taker is going to be inquisitive and extract a large amonnt of information for tha use of tTucle Sam, without respect for the feelings of his victims. Each sheet is prepared for 100 names and the enumerator will record where you live an i then proceed to the bitter part of the inquisition. After the names are set down with due regard to orthography, etc., under the general headings of re-lation, personal deicription, na-tivity,citizenship,occupation,'educa-tion and ownership of home will oome those questions, which harrow the soul, lay bare the secrets long concealed and bring woe to the happy home. Personal description will deal with the age, color, mar-riage state or single state, and in the case of a mother the number of children. Place of birth and time of naturalization will be recorded and the ability of the person or write and speak English. The enumerators are also expected to find out if the home of the person is owned or rented j if encumbered by a mortage. The census taker is already preparing for the fray and those who have tears to shed should prepare to shed them now.—Ex,

W E ' V E G O T

They are here and on exhibition A n d s a l e a t o u r store.

WHAT?—Why those

B I C Y C L E S

we told you about last week.

Oh! What Beauties

How Well Made.

How Perfect the Lines.

How Stylishly Equipped.

and at Such Extremely Low Prices.

These are what will sell them aud our warrant backed by the manu-

th facturer goes with them.

Yours for Merry Heal thful Rides,

CLARK & SPRAKER.

D e a t h o t M r s . Lewie H a r t .

Nancy Sherman was born in New York State. April 18,1811. S i e was married to Lewis Hart about 1880. came to Michigan in 1846 and soon aftor settled on the farm in Keene, which was her home until March 19,1900, when the summons came that called her to her re-ward, At the time of her death, she was at the home of her eon, Geo. Hart. In keeping with her own wish, she had been living in tbe house near her son's and was there oared for by her son and family until within a few days of her death. Oo the Saturday night previous to her death, the house took nre from some unknown cause, and she inhaled tbe smoke which caused a congested condition of the longs, from which she died.

She was tbe mother of eight child-ren, four sons and four daughters.

The husband, one son. and two daughters have gone before, Tbe re-maining sons and daughters have the sympathy of their neighbors and friends in their sad bereavement.

Mrs. Hart joined the Baptist chnroh yean ago and she said to her son's wife, shortly before crossing the river, "If I am dying, it is all right.'*

The funeral services were held from tbe house of her son, March 22. Rev. Jas. H. Wesbrook officiating. %*

A P r e a c h e r ' s T r o u b l e .

Albion, Wis.—The Rev. J , N. VanNatter feels it his duty to tell what Dr. Chase's Ointment has done for him and his family, he says: "My wife was terribly afflicted with pro-truding piles and contemplated a surgical operation when my notice was*drawn to Dr. Chase's Ointment and less than one box effected a complete cure. I then used it for an unsightly and troublesome skin aflection which had baffled the best medical skin for 25 year?. Dr. Chase's Ointment perfectly cured it . For piles and skin troubles, it is worth its weight in gold."

Thousands of sufferers are finding relief why not yout Send stamp to to pay postage and we will send you a free sample box of Dr. Chase's Ointment which Is positively guaran-teed to cure piles and all skin troubles, 50c. all druggists, or Dr. A. W. Chase Med. Co., Buffalo, N. Y.

Fancy Clover and Timothy seed at MoMabons'

Read "Coin on Money, Trusts and Imperialism," for sale at T H E L E D O E B

office, only 25c. The Michigan Farmer and this pa-

per until Jan. 1, 1901, only 81.00, cash. If you are not taking tbis pa-

r , subscribe for this combination.

iUUIf f lWI*

m m Lssk well w t a styHskly cMkd i i

perfed flttlig c a n a l s . It will r e m

y n ts tare ysir n m a t t made i s

v i a asd prspcriy tallsfcd by Icariag

i n r • o s a r c t i l l ^

\i

1 you are taking it and are in arrears pay up and take advantage of tbis generous ofief. tf

C a a c a d e - E a a t P a r i s .

Mrs. Florence Pat terson who has been

serioosly IU is eoavalesolng rapidly.

On Friday, District No. 8 will give an

entertainment and raffle off a lamp and in

tbe a e a n t l m e indulge in a box social to

raise money for a district library.

Sunday visitors at F . M. Davis' were

Mlsseslva Letts and Bertha Davis of Grand Bapids and Edith Davis of Portland.

Miss Bdith who was a graduate from tbe Central high school and assistant secretary

of ths state fair two years has acoepted a

reeponsible position a t the latter place.

Last Wednesday evening a merry party

of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Timner sur-

prised as well as greatly pleased them.

The evening was spent in mnsio, gamee,

etc.]Coffee, sandwiches, ioe cream and cake

were served.

Mort . Teeple and Leon LaForgey made a business t r ip to Dutton, Tuesday.

Byron Henry who haa been rery ill with

pneumonia is able to ride oat- His infant

son is very low with typhoid fever.

Frank Davie and wife will make their fntnre home in Cascade. The young

couple will be greatly miased and take the best wishes of their friendn. Mr. Davis

who has lived in East Paris since h is boy-

hood, we fear, will find it difficult to dis-

pense with the*frieod& of 20 years atand-ing.

Bobert Patterson sold a matched pair

of iron grey eolls for $275.

John Ousterhonse is laid up with nn at-tack of pnenmonia.

GRANDMA.

B e l t n o n t - W e s t P l a i n f i e l d

B. Eldred and wife have gone to Jack-

son to see the letter 's brother, J . Post, who

is very ill.

P . Poet has gone to Grettsn to nurse hiti

grandchild, Beatrice Bowland, who ia very

low with scarlet fever.

I . F i ik insand wife have moved from

Bowne onto the farm of J . Post, last week.

J. Fiikins haa gone to Bowne for a few

days.

T o t h e E l e c t o r s of t h e T o w a e h i p of

Lowel l .

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Registra-tion of the Township of Lowell will be held at the office of the Township Clerk in said township on Saturday the Slst day of March A. D. 1900, for the purpose of registering the names of all such persons ns shall be possessed of the neccssary quali-fications of electors in said town-ship and who may apply for that purpose and that said Board of Registration will bo in session on the day and at the place aforesaid from nine o'clock in the forenoon until one o'clock in the afternoon and from three o'clock until five o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose aforesaid.

All persons moving from one precinct to another must re-register.

Dated this 20th day of March, 1900 Frank N. White ) Inspectors D. T, Bush [ of ^ C. G. Stone j Election,

H o r a e s F o r S a l e

Several good ones, readers or drafters. Geo. W. Parker., Ver-gennes. tf.

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