HE LOWELL LEDGER. INDEPENDENT-NOT NEUTRAL.

i. X , NO. 1 9 . L O W E L L , M I C H I G A N , T H U R S D A Y O C T O B E R 2 3 , 1 9 0 2 FIVE CENTS.

THE CITY BANK

L O W E L L , MICHIGAN

Holdere of our Savings Paits Bookffnie saTetl both time and IronMe. They need not watch thei r depositH for fear t he interesl nmv Mop; nor are t h c j obliged to oome to the bank to keep their intereai alive. We never wait for CDBtotuers to brini; in their paM b-okN, but regularly in December and J n n e we credit on our iMHik* all intcrcnt then due HO that it Hball b e ready fo r depoeitnrH whenever they call for it. When ii>tere«i is not exiled for we add same to principal and i< p o h f r hoiii bear inter-est at t he customary ra te of three per cent.

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ClK Dew Round Oak... with its smoke and soot oonHuming device makes ii as far superior to all other so-called smoke cousnmers as the original Round Oak wood stove was superior to all o ther roii'-d oak wood siovee. By having a henvy in side cast pot inside of t he outer pot will last lour limes a« long and the outside pot will no t turn red b a t will retain i ts original black fi.iish and beauty. See t he name ou the leg to be sore you get t he genuine one that will burn hard coal, soft coal and wood.

Sold only by

R. B. BOYLAN.

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which is but' another way of saying 1

WANT THE BEST AND SO DO YOU." fur thermore l ike t he youngster above Y O U ARE ENTITLED to the BEST-

Wealways have Boss Watch CaseA in stock and will not try to indnce yon to buy some cheap imitat ion.

F |Vor us with a visit of inspection.

A. D. Oliver, The White Front T h e People ' s Stor%

Kodaks T h e kind t h a t go in the

pocket , the k ind t h a t load and unload in open day-light, safest from breakage and most convenient to uae.

We aleo have several o ther kinds if you prefer them and Eas tman ' s and Seed's Dry Plaies, Print-ing papers and Toning solutions. Developers of various kinds, Tr ipods , P ic ture Mounts and g e n -eral kodak and camera sundries. We solicit a visit of inspection from you.

f f Going Out of Business? WELL. I GUESS NOT.

JgHt-'l>ecaune I advertised for Bale some things I do not need, some people ask that question. Don't you worry about it. I am get-ting ready to do T H E B E S T M E A T BUSINESS ever done in Lowell. W h y , the other day, one of our otiPtomers said, " W e y -rick, you run an A W F U L L Y E X P E N S I V E M A R K E T ! " " H o w is t h a t ? " I asked in surprise. "Because!" »aid ho "you keep your market so neat and your moat so sweet, that I buy more than I used to. So, fo r roe it is expensive." These are facts, for j)roof call on

A. L. Weyrick.

BURGLAR IN TOWN EVAPORATOR CLOSEB W O M E N I N F R A N K

W H I T E S H O U S E

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Held at Revolver's Point. "All's

Well That Bads Well."

The rcHidence of F. N. White was entered by a burglar Sunday morning and Hcveral ol lliu inmates threatened with a revolver; but nothing was lost and no one was hurt.

At 3 o'clock a. m., Sunday, Mrs. Colling atid Mrs. .Sherwood, guests of the Whites and occupying a room on the ground floor, were awakened by H Mne one moving about in the adjominu mom Thinking it was Mrs. White , Frank N's. aged moth-er, and that she might be sick, one of them proposed to get up and go to her aid; but a man appeared in the curtained doorway and leveling a revolver at them commanded silence; as he had already throaieued the old lady, who had meekly com-plied.

The younger women, however, with a revolver pointing at them screamed: "F rank White come down here, there's a ' man in the house."

They were answered from all parts of the hotiHe; and when the alarmed members arrived on the scene, an open window and three frightened women were the total results of the excitement.

Two watches lay on the bureau and several considerable sums of money were in the house; but noth-ing has been missed.

The burglar is described as tall and slim,' his face covered by a hand-kerchief. He lef t the tracks of No. 8 shoes in the soft dirt of the re-cently graded lawn, which haJ a peculiar indention in the ball, such as might be made by the grippers worn by ball players and sprint-ers. Otherwise no clue to the per-petrator is known.

Mr. Whi te tells a good joke on himself in connection with the alfair.

Mr. and Mrs. VVhite>had given up their bed room to their-guests and taken one up stairs. When the alarm was given, our supervisor got to his feet in a dazed condition, and forgetting that he was upstairs, be-gan feeling around in the dark for a way UP stairs, where he thought the disturbance was. So, while Mrs. Whi te got down stairs in time to sec the burglar scooting out of the window, her partner did not ar-rive on the scene until the danger was all over.

Thinking of " H o w Betty and 1 Killed the Bear," Frank now occas-ionally remarks to his wife;

"My, didn't we kill a big one!"

P R O P R I E T O R H A T C H U N

A B L E T O G E T H A R D C O A L .

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Congnssaan Wm. Altai Smith Who will speak at Train's opera

house, Lowell, Wednesday evening, Oct. 29.

Uufortuuato for All Concerned

Kellogg Evaporator Not Affected.

Cliff Hatch has closed his evapor-ator after vain attempts to secure hard coal both in Lowell and Grand Rapids, with which to continue.dry-ing operations.

It in now the heighth of the evap-orating season, apples of tine (|uality being offered in large quantities by growers; and Mr. Hatch expected to continue operations for six weeks or two months.

The evaporator is fitted for the use of hard coal and neither soft coal or wood can be substituted.

Closing up mcanN a big IOBS to the operator, lack of employment for a number of hands and a loss to the local apple market.

At th? Kellogg evaporator soft coal :.n I wood are used and Mr. Kellogg expects to sbe able to run throughout the season; having a big stock of apples on hand and more coming every day. The cider and jelly mill in conneotion is also run-ning to its full capaciiy,

RANKS ARE THINNING

T H E H O T B L A S T

AIR TIGHT FLORENCE The Zenith of Stove Perfection.

W I L S O N P O S T C E L E B R A T E S

T W E N T I E T H A N N I V E R -

S A R Y .

Less Than a Dozen of its 31 Char-

ter JMetnbers Survive.

Joseph Wilson Post . No. 87, G. A. R . , celebrated the twentieth an-niversary of its organization Thurs-day evening, Oct, 10, in company with the sister organization, the Re-lief Corps.

The ladies served a bioquet . Com-mander Porter .of Custer Post, Grand Kapids, entertained with graphophone selections; and Com-rade Hicks gave a very interesting account of the recent National En-campment of the Grand Army at Washington.

Joseph Wilson post was organized in 1882 with 31 charter members, of whom only ten or eleven are be-lieved to be living; and has occupied the same hall all these years. About 200 members have been enrolled since the post was organized; but only trom 50 to 00 auv iveand reside here.

Benj. Morse has been commander for some fourteen years and he thinks he holds the banner for regu-lar attendance on the semi-monthly meetings of the Post, having missed but three meetings in the twenty years.

The Women's Relief Corps of Lowell was organized in August , 19 years ago, with 24 charter members, of whom only three are alive and residing here. Their numbers have been added to by new recruits from time to time; and their good deeds, which have been numberless, shall live af ter them.

A Frosty Meeting.

Congressman Washington Gard-ner had rather of a frosty meeting at Train 's opera house last Thurs-day evening. The hall was uncom-fortably cold, the attendance very small; and all through the speech there was almost continual inter-ruption by people coming' in or going ••ut. .M r. Gardner is an able speakci; IMI'. bo was unable to do himsHf justice under such circum-stances

W m . Alden Smith speaks in Low ell Wednesday evening, Oct. 29th instead of the 28th as announced on page 3.

T h e only jointle^s Ifg hotlom and base with full radiation and large ash pan, t ha t has ever heen made in the history of the stdve i n -dustry. The jointlesa Ifg liottom and base makes the stove air-tight below the grate , which is the only Irne lire-keeping principle.

The Hot BlaM Ai r -t ight Flnr tnce will heat twice the space that be heated by any other Move on ear th , at one half the t w t .

T h e only perfect floor beater that bss ever been made. All features are patented, ami remember no stove manufac turer can copy •ame fur eighteen years f rom date of pa tent .

The Mot Blast Air-t ight Florence burns soft coal or slark and all the smoke and gases. No filling up of t he stove pipe or flue with soot. No dirt inride or outside the house. It will burn hard coal and all the gases whicli e s -cape from the bard coal base burner. I t will burn coke just the same as hard or soft, coal. It will burn wood or saw dust wot or dry. i t will produce lees than half the ashes that any other stove on ear th, with any kind of fuel.

Scott & Cambell's

BIG JEWELRY SALE Saturday, October 25th

i.' R. D. Stocking's From 10 O'clock 4. M. to 4 O'clock P. M.

Don' t fail to take advantage of this sale if you wish to get the greatest bargains in fine jewelry you every saw.

Remember the time and date—Oct. 25, f rom 10 a. m. until J p. m. only.

This Week's Specials W e still have more pairs of Men's, Boys' and Youths' Shoes than we ought to have this time of the year and just to start them moving lively we are going to make it an object for you to buy within the next two w e e k s -

Men's Fine Vici Kid $2.00, $2.60, $3.00 and $3.50 Men's Fine Box Calf Men's Fine Velour " Men's Fine Cordovan 14

B o y s ' S h o e s

Boy's High Cut Waterproof at $2.00 . B o y s ' O i l Grain lap sole 1.50 Boys' Kang. Calf 1.50 Boys' Veal Calf 1.75 Boys' Satin Calf 1.25

Y ou th ' s Shoes at 25c per pair less than prices quoted above for boys' shoes.

If low prices will do it we must sell most of the leather goods be-fore you buy your rubbers.

The Old Reliable Shoe House.

A. J. HOWK & SON CiiUeus Phone No. 79.

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Spocil Dry Goods SsIg ^avar''ous^nesof^erc^ari^se Every Day in the Week at

...NICHOLSON'S... Our counterH are loaded with bargains for our customers continually. Our quality of merchandise is high and our prices arc lowe r

than ever before. Don't miss the opportunity to visit our store.

One lot best Dress Friutv, lie quality, at 4c One lot walk ing skir ts , st i tehed flounce, felled ' seams, 2.00 value, 1.18 One lot best light prints, Be qual i ty , 3c

One lot Olnldren's Heavy Fleeced llose, 20c quality, l5o

One lot walking skirts, stitched circular flounce, 1 felled seams, 2.50 value, 1.98 1200 yards heavy outings, 10c qualily, 8o

Try a New Idea Pat tern 10c. No more ordering patterns. Wo hereafter shall carry over 1000 p r . ttcrns in stock. Come to us and get your patterns. New Idea Magazines 5c a copy.

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After Long Conferences, Agreement

Upon Peace in the Coal War

Is Reached.

PRESIDENT NAMES SIX ARBITRATORS.

Dit trrrncra na t o P e m n t i n r l of t l i e CnmmlNiiInn Arr Adjniitrd a n d Both Sldra Arr SaOaflrd—Immrdl-atp Rcanmi t t l oo of M o r k at t h e IHInra la Exprc tPd .

W n s h i n p l o n , Oct . 10.—The p r r n t an -t h r n c i t c coa l t - l r ikc is s p l i l c d at l a s t . A oominisKion of s ix p r rBnns , w i t l i a s e v e n t h , Mr. C a r r o l l D. W r l p h t , a s r e -c o r d e r , will adjng't d i f f e r e n c e s b e t w e e n o p e r a t o r s a n d m i n e r s . T r e s i d e n l M i t c h -ell. of t h e m i n e r s ' un ion , will ialce t h e n e c e s s a r y m e a s n r c s t o c«ll t h e s t r i k e off. T h e p r e s i d e n t wil l u r p e i m m e d i a t e r e s u m p t i o n of m i n i n p . a n d o p e r a t i o n t a r e e x p e c t e d t o b e p i n nex t w e e k .

Rrprrapnta Orfiranlard l .ahor . A n n o u n c e m e n t t h a t t h e p r e o t s t r i k e

w a e off w a s m a d e by S e c r e t a r y B o o t

R o o s e v e l t ' s a r b i t r a t i o n c o m m i s s i o n wi l l be ca l l ed u p o n t o pattb on t h e f o l l o w i n g d e m a n d s of t h e m i n e w o r k -

e r s : 1. An e i p h t - h o u r d a y f o r a l l e m -

p l o y e s w o r k i n g b y t h e w e e k , Gay o r h o u r . i

2. An i n c r e a s e of 20 p e r c e n t , in t h e w a g e s of a l l m i n e r s e m p l o y e d b y t h e

t o n . 8. T h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a 2,240-

p o u n d t o n in a l l m i n e s . 4. R e c o g n i t i o n of m i n e c o m m i t t e e s

i n a d j u s t i n g d i s p u t e s o r g r i e v a n c e s . 6. W o r e t h o r o u g h o r g a n i s a t i o n of

all sk i l l ed m e c h a n i c s e m p l o y e d in and a b o u t t h e m i n e s .

fi. C o n d e m n a t i o n of t h e a l l e g e d a c t of t h e D e l a w a r e & H u d s o n c o m p a n y in r e d u c i n g w a g e s a t t h e P l y m o u t h co l l i e ry .

7. R e i n s t a t e m e n t of t h e c o l l i e r y firemen d i s c h a r g e d by t h e D e l a w a r e A H u d s o n c o m p a n y f o r r e f u s i n g t o w o r k en " s w i n g " s h i f t s .

R. R e n t - i o n of t h e c o n t r a c t , s y s t e m a n d l i m i t a t i o n t o t w o in t h e n u m b e , r of l a b o r e r s t o b e e m p l o y e d b y a n y

one c o n t r a c t o r . 9. A b o l i t i o n of t h e b l a c k l i s t ays-

t e m . W o r k t o B e Thorowirh.

T h e w o r k of t h e c o m m i s s i o n wil l b e e x h a u s t i v e and will t a k e c o n s i d e r a b l e t i m e . I t i s t h e p r e s i d e n t ' s d e s i r e t h a t

i b df m. Annual Report of Commissioner of

Immigration Gives Some In-

teresting Statistics. T

I MOST OF NEWCOHEI IS M E I T H L U H S .

THE COAL STRIKE COMMISSION.

The Six BlrnihiTa of Coal romntlaalo i i t h e R e c o r d e r of

^ m e d hy P r e a l d r n t R n o a e v f l t a a d the Cominlaalon.

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w i t h e x u b e r n n t good h u m o r a t t h e w h i t e h o u s e s h o r t l y a f t e r 1 o 'c lock. O r g a n i s e d l a b o r h a s a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e on t h e c o m m i s s i o n i n t h e p e r s o n of E . E . C la rk , g r a n d chief of t h e O r d e r of Ra i lway Conduc to rR. n a m e d a s a soci-o log i s t . T h e p r e s i d e n t a d d e d Bishop S p a l d i n g , of I l l ino i s , t o t h e l i s t of t h e five m e m b e r s s u g g e s t e d by t h e oper-a t o r s . As n a m e d t h e c o m m i s s i o n is p e r f e c t l y . s a t i s f a c t o r y t o b o t h m i n e r s !

and o p e r a t o r s .

Both Sldea Aaaenf.

A s s e n t of t h e m i n e r s w a s given t h r o u g h P r e s i d e n t Mi t che l l and M r . ' B a r g e u t , c o m m i s s i o n e r of i m m i g r a t ion, a n d of t h e o p e r a t o r s t h r o u g h Mess rs . B a c o n a n d G e o r g e W. P e r k i n s , of the bnnk-inp firm of .7. P M o r p a n & Co. T h e final o u t c o m e fo l lowed a s e r i e s of con-f e r e n c e s , b e g i n n i n g w i t h t w o d u r i n g t h e day wi th Mr . Mi t che l l a n d t w o d u r -i n g t h e n i g h t w i t h M e s s r s . B a c o n a n d P e r k i n s . E v e n t s moved qu i ck ly a i t h e l a s t , t h e p r e s i d e n t b e i n g d e t e r m i n e d on

a s p e e d y s e t t l e m e n t . OfBclal M a t r m e i i t .

T h e f o l l o w i n g official s t a t e m e n t an-n o u n c i n g t h e c lose of t h e s t r i k e w a s i s sued a t t h e w h i t e h o u s e a t 2 : 2 0 a . m . :

" A f t e r a c o n f e r e n c e w i t h Mr . Mi tch-el l a n d s o m e f u r t h e r c o n f e r e n c e wi th r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e c o a l o p e r a t o r s , t h e p r e s i d e n t h a s a p p o i n t e d t h e m e m -b e r s of t h e c o m m i s s i o n U> i n q u i r e i n t o , c o n s i d e r a n d pairs- u p o n a i l q u e s t i o n s a t i s s u e b e t w e e n t h e o p e r a t o r s and m i n e r s i n t h e a n t h r a c i t e coa l fields:

T h e Commiaaton ,

" B r i g . Gen. J o h n M. Wi lwm, U. S. a r m y , r e t i r e d ( l a t e ch ie f of e n g i n e e r s , U. S. A . ) , W a s h i n g t o n . D. C., a s an offi-c e r of t h « e n g i n e e r c o r p s , e i t h e r t h e m i l i t a r y o r n a v a l s e r v i c e of t h e U n i t e d

S t a t e s . " M r . E . W. P a r k e r , W a s h i n g t o n , D.

C., a s a n e x p e r t m i n i n g e n g i n e e r . M r . P a r k e r is ch ie f s t a t i s t i c i a n of the c o a l d i v i s i o n o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s g e o l o g i c a l s u r v e y a n d e d i t o r of t h e E n g i n e e r i n g a n d M i n i n g J o u r n a l , of N e w Y o r k .

" l i o n . G e o r g e G r a y , of W i l m i n g t on, Del . , a s a j u d g e of a U n i t e d S t a t e s

JOHPt. " M r . E . E . C l a r k . C e d a r R a p i d s , l a . ,

g r a n d c h i e f of t h e O r d e r of R a i l w a y C o n d u c t o r s , a s a s o c i o l o g i s t , t h e p r e s i -d e n t a s s u m i n g t U i t f o r t h e p u r p o s e of s u c h a c o m m i s s i o n t h e t e r m s o c i o l o g i s t m e a n s a m a n w h o h a s t a u g h t a n d s t u d -ied d e e p l y on socia l q u e s t i o n s and h a s p r a o t d c a l l y a p p l i e d h i s k n o w l e d g e .

" M r . T h o m a s H . W a t k i n s , S c r a n t o n , P a . , a s a m a n p r a c t i c a l l y a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e m i n i n g a n d s e l l i n g of coa l .

" B i s h o p J o h n L. S p a l d i n g , of P e o r i a , 711. T h e p r e s i d e n t h a s added B i s h o p S p a l d i n g ' s n a m e t o t h e c o m m i s s i o n .

" H o n . C a r r o l l D. W r i g h t h a s been a p -p o i n t e d r e c o r d e r of t h e c o m m i s s i o n . "

I t s W o r k O n t l l n e d . W a s h i n g t o n , Oc t . 17 .—Pres iden t

t h e i n q u i r y wil l be ve ry t h o r o u g h a n d t h a t t h e c o m m i s s i o n p e r f o r m t h e la-b o r s set b e f o r e It so c o m p l e t e l y a s t o s e c u r e n o t only a final a d j u s t m e n t of t h e p r e s e n t t r o u b l e s , bu t a l s o to f u r -n ish a ba s i s upon wh ich s imi l a r g r e a t l a b o r t r o u b l e s m a y be a v e r t e d i n t h e

f u t u r e .

MEET DISASTER.

Rrit lah Troopa R o n t c d by t h e Mad Mnllah'a POTCM—Fifty K i l l e d

a n d 100 W o n n d e d .

L o n d o n , Oct . 20.—The B r i t i s h expe -d i t i o n s e n t i n t o S o m a l i l a n d , i n e a s t A f r i c a , t o p u n i s h t h e Mad M u l l a h , h a s m e t w i t h d i s a s t e r . I n a fight on O c t o b e r 6 w i th t h e n a t i v e s , t w o B r i t i s h of fleers^ a n d 50 m e n w e r e ki l led a n d a h u n d r e d w o u n d e d . T h e e x p e d i t i o n is

r e t r e a t i n g . T h e e x p e d i t i o n lost a l a r g e p a r t of

i t s t r a n s p o r t and s u p p l i e s , a n d m a n y of l i s c a m e l s w e r e k i l l ed . T h e B r i t i s h forces- w e r e m a d e u p enit i rely of n a t ives , w i t h E n g l i s h of f icers .

Col. S w a y n e , in c o m m a n d of t h e e x p e d i t i o n , h a s s e n t a n u r g e n t r e q u e s t t o B e r b e r s f o r tiOO r e i n f o r c e m e n t s .

Ranke - r R o b b e d . Chicago , Oct . 20 .—Edwin L, C l a r k ,

Bocrc ta ry a n d t r e a s u r e r of t h e Misha* w a k a ( h i d . ) n a t i o n a l b a n k , w a s a s -s a u l t e d by f o u r m e n a n d r o b b e d of a $10,000 l e t t e r of c r e d i t , c a s h a n d va luab l e j e w e l r y a t P e o r i a a n d V a n Buren s t r e e t s e a r l y S a t u r d a y m o r n -ing, a n d h a s b e e n in a c r i t i c a l c o n -d i t ion s ince a t t h e S a r a t o g a h o t e l , a s

a r e s u l t of h i s i n j u r i e s .

D r a a k P o l a o n e d Coffee .

Y o u n g s t o w n , 0 . , Oct . 1R.—-Mrs. M a r y J o s e p h , a g e d 53, an A r a b i a n , d i ed F r i -d a y a f t e r n o o n a f t e r d r i n k i n g p o i s o n e d cof fee . T h r e e o t h e r m e m b e r s of t h e f a m i l y , G e o r g e T u p p , Cbady J o s e p h a n d Wi l l i am A b r a h a m a r e in a s e r i o u s c o n d i t i o n . N i c h o l a s J o s e p h , w h o i s n o r e l a t i o n t o t h e f a m i l y , ha s b e e n a r -r e s t e d c h a r g e d w i t h t h e c r i m e .

May Vialt America .

L o n d o n , Oct. 18.—It is l e a r n e d t h a t Gens . Co rb in . Y o u n g and Wood h a v e t e n d e r e d E a r l R o b e r t s a c o r d i a l i n v i t a -t i on t o visit t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d t h a t t h e B r i t b h c o m m a n d e r in e.bief r ep l i ed at a l a t e h o u r F r i d a y e v e n i n g t h a t h e b a d p r a c t i c a l l y dec ided t o a c c e p t t h e i n v i t a t i o n in Decembero f ino . ' ! .

Officer K i l l e d .

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v i e w e x p r e s s e d in t h e last , a n n u a l r e -p o r t of t h e b u r e a u a s t o t h e e f f e c t of c a r e f u l e x a m i n a t i o n by t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s m a r i n e ho£pitaH s u r g e o n s u p o n t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n l i n e s b r i n g i n g dis-ea sed a l i e n s t o A m e r i c a n p o r t s h a s n o t b e e n c o n f i r m e d b y t h e e x p e r i e n c e of t h e p a s t y e a r . H e a d d s :

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p a r t m e n t h a s p r o m u l g a t e d a g e n e r a l o r d e r r e d u c i n g t h e s t r e n g t h of t h e a r m y t o 59.600. o r t h e m i n i m u m p r e -s c r i bed by l aw. T h i s r e d u c t i o n i s m a d e by d i r e c t i o n of t h e p r e s i d e n t , w o o con-s i d e r s i t no l o n g e r n e c e s s a r y , in v iew of t he c o m p a r a t i v e l y p e a c e f u l s i t u a t i o n In t h e P h i l i p p i n e s , t o nwi in ta in t h e p r e s e n t s t r e n g t h , wh ich is a b o u t 65,000 m e n .

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cu i t c o u r t Alber t B r o w n , co lo r ed , h a s been f o u n d g u i l t y of k i l l i ng Levi B r o w n in th i s t o w n in 1871 a n d s e n t e n c e d t o p r i s o n f o r l i fe . T h e a c c u s e d is a g r a y -b a i r c d m a n . 66 .years old.

Atraia In R r n p t l o a .

K i n g s t o n . St.. V i n c e n t , Oct,. 17.— Srave f e a r s a r e e n t e r t a i n e d t h a t a e o r g r t o w n h a s b e e n d e s t r o y e d b y the e r u p t i o n of La S o u f r i e r e . M o n t Pe lee is a g a i n In e r u p t i o n .

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c o u n t y j a i l . D e t r o i t , Oct . 20 .—Frank C. A n d r e w s ,

w h e n first t o l d of t h e s u p r e m e c o u r t ' s r u l i n g , s a id be cou ld n u t f u r n i s h $1(10.-000 b a i l . L a t e r h e sa id h e ' b o u g h t h e w o u l d b e a b l e t o f u r n i s h t h e r e q u i r e d a m o u n t . H e w a s m u c h e l a t e d ove r t h e dec i s ion of t h e s u p r e m e c o u r t . " I s t i l l h a v e s o m e f r i e n d s a n d t h e y ' l l h e l p

m e , " h e sa id .

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s u b s c r i p t i o n s .

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J a c k s o n . Oct . 20 .—Fire d id $20,000 t o $30,000 d a m a g e t o t h e l u m b e r y a r d s a n d s a w m i l l of t h e A u s t i n . T o m l i n s o n A- W e b s t e r M a n u f a c t u r i n g c o m p a n y . T h e A u s t i n . T o m l i n s o n & W e b s t e r c o m -p a n y have f o r y e a r s h a d a c o n t r a c t in t h e p r i s o n , and have been a m o n g t h e big w a g o n m a n u f a c t u r e r s of t h e c o u n -t r y , and t h e y a r d s l oca t ed j u s t n o r t h of t h e p r i son cov tyed p e r h a p s f o u r a c r e s a n d w e r e pi led h igh w : i th s p o k e s , h u b s a n d all t h e w o o d n e c e s s a r y f o r w a g o n m a k i n g . F u l l y i n s u r e d .

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u r p ' w o o f i - r o t n e p o o r o f tfrt- c i t y a t cos t a n d g e t m o r e if n e c e s s a r y . T h e r e j . r e n o w 3,000 c o r d s on h a n d , 'bes ides 1,500 t o n s of s o f t coa l , w h i c h h a s n o t b e e n p u r c h a s e d b y t h e con-

s u m e r s .

Accepta Carneirie'a Gif t .

L a n s i n g , Oc t . 20.—The L a n s i n g b o a r d of e d u c a t i o n h a s vo t ed t o ac-c e p t t h e C a m e g j e l i b r a r y o f f e r of $35,000 f o r a n e w l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g in t h i s c i t y . T h e c o m m o n c o u n c i l t u r n e d d o w n t h e p r o p o s i t i o n . T h e b o a r d of e d u c a t i o n p r o p o s e s t o e r e c t t h e b u i l d i n g on t h e h igh s choo l lo t a n d

s a v e t h e e x p e n s e of a s i t e .

E x - r o a t m a a t e r In T r o n h l e .

B a y Ci ty , Oct . 20 .—James W. T a y n e ,

f o r m e r l y p o s t m a s t e r at P o m p e i i . Sag-i n a w c o u n t y , h a s been b r o u g h t h e r e on a n i n d i c t m r n t of t h e g r a n d j u r y in w h i c h h e i s c h a r g e d w i t h b e i n g a b o u t 52,900 shor t , in h i s m o n e y o r d e r a c c o u n t . P a y n e ' s b o n d s m e n h a v e p a i d $1,000 t o t h e g o v e r n m e n t .

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M o n r o e , Oc t . 20.—Alice L a b o , t h e 16-year -o ld d a u g h t e r of C o l u m b u s L a b o , it f a r m e r l i v ing n e a r N e w p o r t , l o s t t h r e e fingers a n d t h e t h u m b of h e r l e f t h a n d , a n d t h e i n d e x finger of h e r r i g h t b y t h e ^ p l o s i o n of a d y n a -

m i t e c a r t r i d g e s h e w a s h a n d l i n g .

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D e t r o i t , Oc t . 20.—In t h e W a j - n e cir-c u i t c o u r t J u d g e D o n o v a n , on p e t i -t i o n of t h e U n i o n T r u s t c o m p a n y , r e -c e i v e r of t h e Ci ty s a v i n g s b a n k , or -d e r e d H d iv idend of 20 p e r cent , t o t h e s a v i n g s d e p o s i t o r s , p a y a b l e on o r be-

f o r e N o v e m b e r 20.

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r e a l e s t a t e s e r . i r i t i e s e x a m i n e d a n d a s p e c i a l a g e n t r e p o r t s t h e c o n d i t i o n s

s a t i s f a c t o r y .

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b o a r d h a s a p p r o p r i a t e d m o n e y t o e r e c t M m o n u m e n t t o t h e m e m o r y of t h e s o l d i e r s of t h i s t o w n s h i p w h o lost t h e i r l ives i n t h e civil w a r .

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Cadi l lac , Oct . 20 .—John H a m i l t o n , a g e d 42, w a s k i l l ed i n P e t e r ' s c a m p , t e n m i l e s w e s t of h e r e , b y a f a l l i n g l imb. H e l eaves a d a u g h t e r , 14 y e a r s

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LIVER MEDICINE

E x c e a a l v e K i a d a e a a . A s i n g u l a r c a s e is t h a t of P a t r i c k

L o g u c . of A l t o o n a . Pa . , w h o h a s b e e n p r o s e c u t e d f o r - c r u e l t y t o a n i m a l s , h i s of f i -nse c o n s i s t i n g of e x c e s s i v e k i n d -n e s s . L o g u e is s o f o n d of a n i n t e l l i -g e n t h o r s e o w n e d b y h i m t h a t b e w i l l n o t a l l o w t h e h o r s e t o w o r k o r e v e n b e e x o r c i s e d . F o r f o u r y e a r s t h e h o r s e h a s n o t b e e n o u t o f t h e s t a b l e . L o g u e f e e d s i t a n d c a r e s f o r i t t e n -d e r l y , b u t h e h a s s t e a d f a s t l y r e f u s e d t o t a k e it o u t . C o n s e q u e n t l y t h e H u -m a n e s o c i e t y h a s b r o u g h t s u i t t o f o r c e h i m t o g i v e t h e h o r s e s o m e w o r k o r e x e r c i s e it d a i l y a t l e a s t .

A sallow complexion, dizziness, biliousness and a coated tongue are common indications of liver a n d k idney diseases. Stomach a n d bowel troubles, severe as they are ,

f ive immedia te warn ing b y ' p a i n , ut liver anu kidney troubles,

thouch less pa infu l at tlio s tar t . are much harder to cure . Thedfo rd ' s Black-l •raucht never fa i l s to 1»ene-Iit disease-1 l i f e r and w a k e n e d kid-neys. I t s t irs u p the torpid liver to throw off the genus of fever and ague. I t is a certain preventive of cholera and Br igb t ' s disease of t he kidneys. W i t h kidnevs re-inforced by Thedford ' s b l a r k -D r a u g h t thousands of persons have dwel t immune io the mids t of yel-low fever. Many famil ies l ive in perfect health and have n o other doctor than Thedford ' s Black-Draugh t . It is a lways on hand for use in an emergency a n d saves many expensive calls of a doctor.

Mullhu.S.C, March K). 1901. I have used ThcdfortJ'i Black-Draught lor three years andlhavc not had to go to a doctor since I have been taking i t It is the best medicine for me that b on the market for liver and kidney

troubles and dyspepsia and other complaints. Rev. A. 0 . LEWS.

Bat t le of the Toacara. M r s . T i p t o p — 1 a m s o r r y y o u w e r e

n o t a t m y r e c e p t i o n l a s t e v e n i n g .

M r s . U i g h u p ( c o l d l y ) — I rece ived n o i n v i t a t i o n .

M r s . T i p t o p ( w i t h a f f e c t e d su r -p r i s e ) — I n d e e d ? I t m u s t h a v e mis-c a r r i e d . I h a d a m o n g m y g u e s t s t h r e e f o r e i g n c o u n t s .

M r s . H i g h u p — S o tha t , i s w h e r e

t h e y w e r e ? I d e s i r e d t o e n g a g e t h e m l a s t e v e n i n g t o w a i t a t t a b l e a t o u r t h e a t e r p a r t y , b u t t h e e m p l o y -m e n t a g e n t t o l d m e t h e y w e r e out .— T i t - B i t s .

D i d a ' t W a a t O a r k c r a . There once was a your.ff lady Dr. Who owned a bad parrot tha t mr.

He would likewise blasphtme, Vslng larRuape t-*irrme—

All of which, so the lady said, shr. —Tlie Smar t Set

A P B A C K % BI .K MAX.

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S h e — S o y o u wi l l n e v e r m a r r y ?

H e — N o , i n d e e d . 1 a m a b e l i e v e r i n u n i v e r s a l p c a c e . — N . Y. J o u r n a l .

Moat T a a a a a l .

"1 h a v e h e r e . " sa id t h e c i t y e d i t o r , " a m o s t e x t r a o r d i n a r y i t e m of n e w s . * '

" W h a t i s i t ? " a s k e d t h e m a n a g i n g e d i t o r .

" T h e s t o r y of a s e n s a t i o n a l e lope-m e n t in w h i c h t h e g i r l i n v o l v e d d o e s h o t m o v e in t h e m o s t e x c l u s i v e c i r c l e s of s o c i e t y . "

" P l a y i t u p on t h e first p a g e , " o r -d e r e d t h e m a n a g i n g e d i t o r . " I n e v e r h e a r d of a c a s e l ike t h a t b e f o r e . " — B r o o k l y n E a g l e .

O T A T E O F M I C H I G A N , The Probate Court for the County of Kent.

At a session of said Courl, held at t he P r o b a t e Office in t he City of Grand Rapids in said county , on the *>th day of tVto l ie r A. D^ 1902.

P r e sen t , Hon . H a r r y D. Jewell, J nd?e ot I 'roliate.

In the mat te r of the e>tate of H A K R I K T TUIBOS, deceased, J AMES G R E E N hav ing tiled in said court his tiaal administra-tion aivonnt. and bis pet i t ion praying for t he all'iwiince thereof and for the assign ment and distribution ol the residue of said estate.

It is onlertni that .Monday, the ."rd day of November, A. D., 1902, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at said probate office, be and is hereby appointed for ezaminini! a n d allowing said account and hearing said petit ion.

It is fur ther ordered that publ ic notice thereof be given by publication oi a copy of this order , for three siKxe»sive weeks prt-nons to said day of hearini: in the Lowell Ledger, a newspaper pr inted and circulate.! in said eminty.

Har ry D. Jewell . J u d g e of Probate . (A t rue copy) Alvin E. Ewing,

Kegfi* ;r of Probate .

1 \ "» folding camera, platehoMers, case, tripod, trays, etc., for sale. Outfit cost will sell for $20. Good as new. Apply at this office.

Home Made and Salt Rlslns

READ" EHL,,he

AKER'S T h e kind mother used to make

Pies Cakes Cookies Etc. a s p e n a l t r ,

At The Front

Our work always takes the lead and our prices are n o higher than o t h e r s and you can have your work when you want it. T r y us.

6EH LAUNDRY C L A R K B R O S .

t a g LEDGKU. L O W E L L , MICH. , THtTRSDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1903

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LOWELL LEDGER FOBLIBBID IVBHL TBUR8DAT VT

LOWlLL, KINT COUNTY, MICH. - B T —

FRANK M. JOHNSON.

Entered a t Lowell pos t ofUce as second class ma t t e r .

SUBSCRIPTION O N E DOLLAR YEARLY

ADVBRTI81NO RATBS.

Bpaoe Adve r t i s emen t s one inser t ion lOo per inoh . Same m o r e than onoe 7o per inoh.

P a g e a n d h a l f - p a g e ads , | 8 . 0 0 a n d $4.00

Business not ioes a m o n g local i t ems 5o per l ine p e r issne. T h o s e t ak ing run of p a p e r on te ide of local m a t t e r 3 cen ts per ine .

u a r d i n d i r ec to ry co lumn $1.00 per i ne p e r y e a r . One inch ffi.OO per year .

Cards of t h a n k s 60o.

For Seaatort S e v c a t e e a t h District,

AUQIISTUS W. KEEKES

ot Lowell.

CLUBBING LIST.

W E fnrniRb T H E L O W E L L L E D G E R

i n c o m b i n a t i o n w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g

p r i c e s , figures g i v e n b e i n g f o r T H E

LEDUEK a n d t h e p a p e r nan ie i l . Pi lgr im Magazine (monthly) $1.10 Grand Kapids Herald (semi-weekly) 1.60 Detroit F ree Press (twire-a-week) 1.70 New York World (tri-weekly) 1.65 Bryan's Gommuner (weekly) 1.60 Michigan Fa rmer (weekly) 1-40 Youth ' s Companion (weekly) 2.25 Chicago Inter Ocean (weekly) 1.40

In addition to above, we can fur -nish at reduced prices to our patrons almost any paper or magazine published. We arc money out of pocket on each and ever}' proposi-t ion; we accept subscriptions for these outside papers, do the work for nothing, simply to accommodate our subscribers.

FIRST, find out what the trusts want done. Then do the other thing.

Axi) Morgan Co. don ' t like Teddy. Well, well! First thing you know the whole job lot of us will be hurrahing for Roosevelt.

THE report that Money Bags Morgan refuses to contribute to the New York Kepublicah campaign fund because be dislikes President Roosevelt, ought to be worth thous-ands of votes for Teddy.

CAN you wonder at the prejudice against foot ball, as played, when such items as follows are of frequent occurence in the press?

Benton Harbor , Mich., Oct. 20—Daring a lierc-e footliall game yesterday between the "Li l l le Rocks" and the "Dir ty Dozen" young Claude Oram ' s ear was bitten off in a light which ensued over |>osi>ession of a ball.

, L O C A L papers throughout the county are stopping the custom of clubbing with outside newspapers. I t is a losing game for the country editor, who does the work and runs the risk for nothing. However, we like to accommodate our subscribers; and for this reason alone, continue for the present the clubbing arrange-ments mentioned elsewhere in this paper.

TUB coal operators are said to be planning to recoup their losses on account of the strike by advancing the price of coal 50 cents per ton. I t is estimated that this would be a tax of !j;'.'5,00u,000 on the consumers. Inasmuch as the losses were the direct result of the coal barons' own meanness and stubbornness, they should be made to bear the burden themselves instead of saddling it upon the people, who were in no sense to blame.

O K T H E 0 4 8 , 7 4 3 immigrants to the United States last year, 102,182 could not read or write. Here is an army of ignoramuses to offset the votes of intelligent citizcns, who have been twenty-one years in mak-ing. The reading test for the ad-mission of foreigners, as proposed at the last session of Congress, would shut out this Hood of igno-rance, and the average intelligence of the nation would increase more rapidly. If an educational qualifi-cation were then required of our voters, the intellect of the country wonld have a better chance to make itself icit in legislative matters.

E V B B T paper now has a list of hunt ing accidents. There are BO many tools loose in the woods with guns tha t it is actually safer to go to war than to go gunning for game.

R I P P K R I S M , boodleismand bossism are receiving some hard blows in-dependently of party lines. In De-troit, the Republican city committee has thrown out the entire vote of the second precinct in its primary elec-tion, on account of wholesale frauds on the part of their own henchmen. The people are waking up to the necessity for public decency; and there is hope for the future.

T H E I J O W B L L Manufacturing company, which on account of its stinginess, could not get help here and moved to Grand Rapids, has a strike on its hands there on account of a cut in wages. When they were here, they laid their difficulties to Lowell and said that they would be all r ight in Grand Rapids. W e are of the opinion tha t they are of the kind that take their troubles with them wherever they go. Small potatoes and few in the hill.

F I F T H district voters do not need to lie awake worrying over the re-sult of the Congressional contest. Mr. Smith and Mr, Walker are both good men and t rue ; and either would represent the distr ict with ability. Every citizen is f ree to vote for the man who best represents the voter's principles; and can do so knowing that he will be represented by an honest and good man in either case.

m 9 m The Rev. G. W. J e n n i n g s of Pontiac

rapped local coal dea lers f rom the pulpit and said soil coal should be sold to t he poor there a t $ 3 75 a t o n . T h e doalers branded the preacher 's sUtemenls aa false and the m i n u t e r now offers to give 20 tons of coal to t he poor if the dealers can prove what they say.—[Evening News.

W E K N O W the Rev. George Washington of old and opine that the Pontiac diamond dealers might better fool with a buzz saw. No matter how high they throw him, he will strike on his feet, every time. Long may he live to fight the battles of the poor and needy.

THE Tenth's Companion, a notice of which id given elsewhere in this paper, is without doubt the best journal publiabed for children and young people, a t the same time con-taining matter of interest to every member of the family. The invar-iable price of the Companion is $1.75 per year; but we can furnish it with T H E L E D G E R to people who are not now taking the Companion at $2.25 for both papers. The Companion makes no clubbing rate whatever for its old subscribers.

W A S H I N G T O N G A R D K SR says there are trusts in f ree trade England, and therefore the tariff in the United States has no bearing on the t rust issue. But Senator Beve-ridge says the t rusts are vastly worse in tbis country; and T H A T

DOES bear on the case. The trusts are so harmless in free trade Eng-land. where they are obliged to com-pete with all the world, that onr English brothers cannot understand what we are howling about in Amer-ica. Let England protect her trusts with a high tariff to shut out all out-side competition, and she will find out k ,what '8the matter with Hanna."

IN THE coal slrike contest. Presi-dent Bacr of the coal combine, has not kept within shooting distance of President Mitchell of the Miner's union, either in ability or gentle-manly behavior. In capacity for insulting his betters, and in the ut ter disregard of human rights, however, he is without an equal. To these must be added treachery; because only a l i t t le while ago, Baer was a labor agitator himself. Tru ly , Mr. Baer is 'Least in war, least in peace aud least in the hearts of his countrymen. '

N o MAN knows what a choice lot of enemies a conscientious news-

per man can make until he has ad experience in the business. If

a man is known by his enemies; much more should the test be ap-plied to a newspaper. If its conduct is such as to incur the enmity of thugs, law-breakers, criminals and immoral people generally, it is doing i ts duty and should have the loyal support of every good citizen. This is as true as preaching. I t is also true, that the paper which is con-ducted in such a manner as to rally to its support the classes named, has failed in its duty to the public, aud should be dealt with according-ly. "By their f ru i ts , ye shall know them." ^

Nataral Anxiety.

Mothers regard approaching winter with uneasiness, children taking oold so easily. No disease cost more litt le lives than croup, l i s a t tack is so sudden tha t the sufferer i s often beyond human aid before t he doctor arrives. Such case* yield readily lo One Minute Cough Cure. Liquifies the mucous, allays inf lammation, removes danger . Absolutely safe . Acta immediately. Carea coughs, colds, g r ip , bronchitis, a l l t h roa t and lung trouble. F. 8 . McMahon, H a m p -ton, Ga.: "A bad oold rendered me voice-leas jns t before an oratorical contest. I intended to withdraw bnt took One Minute Congh Cure. I t restored my voice in t i m e to win the meda l . " L, li. T a f t & Co.

South Lowell.

Last Wednesday night over 100 friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Christie gathered at their home to bid them farewell before their re-moval to their new home in Cale-donia. They left them a handsome chair as a reminder of old friends.

C. W . Taylor and daughter Ethel visited Alto fr iends Sunday.

Iva Setty of South Lowell has been visiting her uncle, J . Christie, the past week.

Mrs. C. W . Taylor visited at E L. Tyler ' s in Bowne last Thursday.

Ed Spencer and family have moved into the Katen house at Elm-dale.

Death has again entered our midst and taken another one of our young people. Mrs. Christie Stewart died at her home Saturday afternoon. It was a great shock to the entire com-munity. Fur ther particulars next week.

Goes Like Hot Cakeb. "The fastest selling article I have

in my store," writes druggist, C . T . Smith, of Davis, Ky., "is Dr. King's New Discovery for coniiumption, coughs and colds, because it always cures. In my six years of sales' it has never failed. I have known it to save sufferers from throat and lung diseases, who could get no help from doct )rs or any other remedy." Moth-ers rely on it , best physician*, pre-scribe it and D . G. Look guarantees satHfaciion or refund price. Tria bottles free. Regular sizes7>0u aud $1

North Orattan. Asa Wood has gone to Oregon lor a few

months ' stay.

Mrs. 8 . A . Holmes will spend the win ter

in Cal i fornia .

Mr. and Mrs. I r a Smith and Mrs W. R-

Mason have gone to South Dakota .

Mr . and Mrs . J o h n I . Weeks a r e about

to remove t o Seymour, Ind. , where b e has

been for some t ime. They will be greatly

missed a t the old home here.

Look Oat for Fevers

Bilousness and liver troubles a t th is season may be prevented by c leans ing the •ys tem with De Witt's Li t t le Ear ly Btsers. These famous litt le pi l lsdo not g r ipe . They move the bowels gently, but copiously, and by reason of t he tonic propertiM, give tone and strength to the glands. T a f t A Co.

East Lowell.

Mr. and Mrs . J o h n Cary spent Saturday

and Sunday in Caledonia.

Miss Delia Godfrey spent a week at Mrs*

Will Covert'a in freene.

Mrs. Lewis and son George of Moseley

were guests of Mrs. E . Lewis last week.

Mrs. Isaac Fi lkins of Cannonsburg was

at J . N . Hubbel ' s Tuesday and Wednesday.

Mrs. Lou Blake of Ludington lo visiting

ber brother , M. C. Gilbert .

Bessie Story entertained a few of her

f r i ends Thursday evening to watrh the

eclipse of t he moon. Ref reshments were

served.

T

His Life in Peril. 1 just seemed to have gone all to

tieces." writes)Alfred Bee, of Welfare, ^exas, ' biliousness and a lame back

had made life a burden. I couldn't eat or sleep and felt almost loo worn out to work when I began to use Electric Bitters, but they worked wonders. Now I sleep like a top, can eat anything, have gained in strength and enjoy hard work," They give vigorous health and new life to weak, sickly, run down people. Try them. Only 5oc at D . G. Look's drug store.

Keeae. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Murphy of Lowel^

were seen on our streets Sunday .

Ulen Bovee of DesMoines, Iowa, who

has been spending a few months in Keene,

visiting relatives, returned to his home las t

F r iday .

Milton Wilkinson of Sa t anao spent Sun-day with his parents.

Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Wal te r Higgins

Oct. 10, a daughter .

A surprise party was given Chad Lee

in honor of his fiftieth b i r t hday last Tues-

day evening, jus t t he nearest relatives being

p r e s e n t Chad says he was n o t surprised

b n t we th ink h e was.

On account of t he pota to digging and

apple p ick ing a great many of the pupils

a r e kept out of school

Dale Bowen, who has been employed as

the Ionia asylum the pas t few years, has

qu i t h is work and makes' bis home with

h is sister. Mina Gardner .

Out of Death's Jaws , (When death seemed very near

from a severe stomach and liver trouble, that I bad suffered with for years," writes P. Muse, Durham, N . C , "Dr . King's New Life Pills saved my life and gave perfect health," ' Best ' pills on earth and only 25c at D. G. Look's drug store.

Marriage Uceasea.

Get rge H. Gehan, 24; farmer ; Parnell Mich., Agnes Drisooll, Parnel l , Mich. T h e Rev. Fr . Byrne of Gra t t an .

Miobael Doyle, 25, motorman; Ada town-sh ip , Josephine Cook, 20, Ada.

Real Estate Traasfera.

Sluman B. Cook and wife to Charles S . Cook, e } e | se | sec. 28 Cascade.

$1.00 buys a good umbrella at Coons1.

H O M E N E W S .

Trade at Godfrey 's , because best.

Best $1.00 Covert jacket at Coons.

Pork cake and mince pie on tap at Smith's bakery.

Will Burdick is clerking in a general store at Ithaca.

Mrs. Hanmer is having a nb'-d built on her residence lot.

Douglas shoes are sold by God-frey. Come and look them over.

Miss Jessie Cogs we'1 of Ionia i spent Sunday with Lowell friends.

Mrs. Hannah A. Robinson is ru-shingling her hot^e on Hudson street.

The factory building of the Low-ell Specialty company it being painted. '

Will Denick is paintin<r C. C. Winegar 's farm residcnci- in .South Boston.

Wil l Murphy and Wilder Wiloy, of Grand Rapids, visited rela ' ives here Sunday.

Look your cellars. C'impbiinis of losses of canned f ru i t , etc. , are being made.

Mesdames Villa Ayers and F. R . Eoker, and Latelle are visiting in Kalamazoo.

Mrs. E. S. Adams eniertained Miss Birdie Bennet t of 'F reepor t last Thursday.

Mrs. John Hellen, of Grand Rap-ids, visited her friend, Mrs. H. S. Schreiner, last week.

Mrs. Colling and daughter, Mrs. Sherwood, of Palo, are guests of the former's sister, Mrs. F . N . Whi te .

Mrs. Carl English and two child-ren will accompany Mr. and ftlrs. J . C. English on their, western trip next week.

E . R . Niffin and wife, of Detroi t , and Miss Gertrude Col well, of Jackson, spent the past week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Niffin.

For a short t ime Saturday, Stock-ing will offer a big lot of fine jew-elry at about 25c. on the dollar of original cost price.

The case of Dr. Charles MoAvoy of Cannon came up before J u d g e Perkins Monday and was adjourned until Friday.

Mrs. M. J . Painter was called to Saranac Friday to care fo r Mrs. Will Pickens, who was thoagh t to hi; dying ot consumption.

Eli Burdick returned Fr iday from Syracuse, N. Y, , where he has been building a house for the past six nCionths.

The best fieece-lined underwear on earth, fo r the money, is sold by Godfrey at 25c , 38o., 45c., 50c., 65o., 75c. each. Come and get some of it and you will be pleased.

A . Richmond and family, of Ver-gennes, move this week to Otisco, in the neighborhood of Belding. Mrs. Richmond, who will be re-membered as Mrs. A. G . Reed, l^as lived in Vergennes nineteen years; and the family will be missed by their old friends and neighbors

C H U R C H E S & S O C I E T I E S .

w a l P A P E R

We bought heavily of Wall Paper this season and have just added some more very desirable pat terns for Fal l trade.

it Costs But Little and will add much to the beauty and attractiveness of your home. Out stock includes all that is newest and most desirable in wall paper and you will be agreeably puzzled in making1 your selections. Prices are attractive too. A few remnants at your own price.

LOOK'S Drug a n d Book S t o r e

Methodlet.

T h e topic for the Epworth League meeting next Sunday evening is "Trea t ing a Gracious Invitation L i g h t l y " and the leader will be Miss Celia Lewis.

Next Sunday has been designated by the State Board of Corrections and charities of Michigan as t (Prison Sunday" and the morning sermon will be in keeping with the day. The evening service will be given to some theme suggested by the first general missionary convention of the Methodist Episcopal church, held this week at Cleveland, Ohio. The pastor is one of the delegates to that couvention.

Societies.

The Lowell W . C. T . U . mot with Mrs. Geo. McKeeOct . 17, and elected Mrs. Mary Miller, Mrs. F . Hodges, Mrs, B. C. Needbam, Mrs. Geo. McKee and Mrs. Geo. Taylor as delegates to the county conven-tion to be held at Grand Rapids Nov. 13-15. Mrs Mftynard read a fine paper on ( 'Child Tra in ing ;" and Miss Maynard sang a solo. The n e i t meeting will be with Mrs. F. Hodges O c t 31.

The Clover Leaf c lub will meet with Mrs. Chas. Althen, Tuesday, Oct. 28, a t 3 o'clock local time.

Special meeting of Lowell Lodge, F. & A. M., Tuesday evening, Oct. 28. Third degree work.

America's Famous Beauties Liok with horror on skineruptionsl

blotches, sores, pimple-. They don't have them, nor will anyone who uses Bucklen's Arnie* Salve. It glorifies the face. Eczema or Salt Rheum vanish before i t I t cures sore lips, chapped hands, chilblains. Infallible for piles. 25c at D, G. Lo tk's drug store.

Morse Lake. Byron Frost of Grat tan visited a i Mr.

and Mrs. Wm. Andrews' Sunday .

Mr . and Mrs. Will Clark expect to move

to Lowell next week where they will spend

the winter w i th her p a r e n t and Stephen

Gale and wife of Grand Rapids will occupy

the house they have vacated.

Wesley Yeiter took a t r i p to Wayne,

III., Monday and while there visited t h e

renowned Dunham stock f a rm and a lso

the great Chicago stock yards on his re-

turn home. H e returned Thursday, br ing

ing wiih him a fine stock horse.

Last Wednesday n igh t a surprise was

given Mr. and Mrs. Will CUrk when

twenty of their f r i ends a n d ne ighbors

c ame in to spend the evening and have a

social chat.

Miss E m m a Clark of Alto is very ill a t

tb is wri t ing.

11 s tands alone, i t towers above. T h e r e is no other, i ts nature 's wonder warning a

Kltice to t h e hear t of mank ind . Such ia cky Mountain Tea . 35c. D. G. Look.

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

T h e Lady Maccabees of Alto hive will

serve a chicken pie snpper a t the h6mu of

Mrs. Gre t te Proctor Saturday evening,

Oct. 25. Snpper beginning at 6 o'clock and

served all t h e evening. Bill 15c. E v e r y -

body invited.

W. Houghson and wife have purchased a

home in Clarkaville and thei r goods were

moved there Sa turday .

Miss Clara Duell of Grand Rapids spent

Sunday here.

A family reunion was held at the home

of Mr. and Mrs. J . Oberly Thursday e v e n -

ing, Ool. 16. i t being Mr. Oberly'« seventieth

bir thday. T h e family of eight children

were all present but one son who lives in

Grand Rapids. A Morris chair was p res -

ented by t t a children aa a token of re-

membrance .

O. J . Reyburg, of Alto, sells Dr. Po i te r ' s Cough Syrup, the best remedy fo r coughs and colds.

The Worst Form. Multitudes s r e s ing ing the praises of

Kodol, the new diseoverr which is mak ing of many sick people well and weak people s trong hy digest ing what they eat , by cleansing and sweetening the siomacn and by transforming thei r food into t he k ind of pure, rich red ttlood that makes you feel good all over. Mrs. ("ranfill of Troy, I . T . writes: For a ntuulwr years troubled with iudigeetinn and a y ^ ^ S t s " ' which grew into the w o n t fo rm. / F ina l ly I was induoed lo use Kodol and a f te r using four bottles I am entirely cured. I hear t -ily recommend Kodol lo all anflerers f r o m indigestion and dyspeps ia . T a k e a does a f t e r meals. It digests what you eaL

L . H . Taf t k Co.

Registration Notice,

T o the electors of t h e township of Low-ell. Notice is hereby given tha t a meet ing o f ; the Board of Registration of t he town-sh ip of Lowell will be held at the office of said township clerk on Saturday, t h e first ( I ) day of November f o r t he purpose of registering the names of nil such persons as shall be ptwasessed of the necessary qualifications of electors in said township and who may apply for tha t purpose, a n d • tha t said Board of Begistration will be in session on the day and at t he p l a c e afore- , said from nine o'clock in the forenoon u n -til five o'clook in the afternoon for t h e purpose aforesaid.

Dated this 20th d a / of October, 1902. F. N. White 1 Inspectors U. B Williams [ ef C. G. Stone Election.

Forty Years' Torture.

T o be relieved from a torturing disease a f t e r 40 years' tor ture might well cause t h e gratitude of anyone. T h a t is .what , De-Witt's Witch Hazel Halve did f o ^ M ' B a n e y , Geneva, O. He says: " D e W t W Witch Hazel Salve cured m e of piles af ter I bad suftered 40 years ." Cures cuts, bnros, wounds, skin diseases. Beware of counte r -e d . L . H . T a f t k Co.

Ada. Mr. Davidsee has moved into t h e house

recently vacated by A r t h u r Averi l l , who

has moved back on to his f a rm.

• Mrs. Ward is spending a few weeks with

her daughter , Mra. Will Stonebreaker .

Mrs. Mundeli ami daugh te r have r e t u r n -

ed f rom Petoskey. Mrs. Mendel I is re-

ported to be seriously i l l .

Mrs. Schenck is visiting her daughter ,

Mrf . Will Crow, and is suffering from an

aUack of inHammatory rheumatism.

The Ladies Aid society meet a t t he

Baptist church Got. 23 f o r dinner .

T h e Literary society met at Mrs. Bhodes

Tuesday af ternoon.

Mrs. Clemens is spend ing a week a t h e r

home in Ada. Glenn Martin is able lo "be about again

H i s arm i * d o i n g nicely. \

Homer Bradfield was in town last week

distr ibuting samples f r o m th^ N a t i o n s

Biscuit company . ,

Fred Schenck 's family took d inner a t

T . H. McNaughton's Sunday .

Jas. Bristol of Ada, sells Dr . Porter 's cough syrup, the best remedy for all coughs or colds. 2w

Theodore Roosevelt oa "Tho

Presldeacy."

Before his nomination for t h e Vice, Prebidency Theodore wrote expressly for The Youth'* Compan on an art icle on " T h e Presidency." I t will be ^published in t he number fur November 6th, this being one of the remaining weekly issues of 1902 sent f ree from the t ime of subscription to every

1 new aubscriber who a t once sends $1.75 f o r The Companion's 1903 volume. When this article on " T h e Pres idency" was written u o one oonlJ have fo r e e n or dreamed even tha t its author would so soon be calfed upon to take np the duties o f t h e great office. For tb i s reason alone the what Mr. Booserelt baa to say po*Mase< extraordinary interest, and will be eai-ej-ly " awaited by persons of all shades of politi-cal opinion. A twenty-eight page Jft ts-pectus of the 1903 votooe of The YoAth's Companion and sample copies of t h e p i p e r will be sent f ree to any address.

The Youth's Companion, 144 Berkeley St., Boston, Mass.

She's a radiant , witehing wondrous g e m tha t beautiful , blu*bin*r wife of m i n e . S h e is an angel on ear th , so you can be, on ly ake Rocky Mountain Tea . D. G. Look . '

O ye people! H a v e ye wasted the golden moments of never returning t ime in taking a substitute for genuine Rocky Mountain Tea made by the Madison Medicine Co.

D. G. Look.

This paper until Janoa iy 1, 1903 only 20 cents, to new subscribers.

4 x 5 folding camera, plateholders, case, tripod, trays, etc. , f o r sale. Outfit cost $30, will sell fo r $20. Good as new. Apply at this office.

Don' t forget to use the item box at the foot of THE LEDGER stair-way. Local items solicited. Sign your name, not for publication, but

evidence of good fai th. tf

Dr. Porter's BEST for Croup aad

Courh Syrup id W b o o p i a j Koff

Don't miss the bargains, at Red Ticket Sale of furni ture gt Yeiter & Wads worth. i

Tbis beaut i ful smile of satisfaction was produced by ea t ing samples of my

Pork Cake ant/ Mince Pie

If you want to feel as jolly buy a l l your baked goods of

Weldon Smith

T H E t i E D G & l , L O W E L L , MICH. , T H U R S D A Y , O C T O B E R 23 1902

E'egant thowing of sweaters at Coons'.

F O R S A L E OK R E N T . — T h e Nick-len house. Apply at thin office, tf

Lowell Dancing club will give a part^ at Train 's hall Friday even-ing, Oct. 24

You are missing it by not buying your furniture now at the Red Ticket Sale.

The best dress prints 4. shif t ing prints 3c, outings 8c, ginghams 5c, and table oil cloths I2 | c .

! A. W. Weekes.

| W m . Alden Smith speaks in Low-| ell Wednesday evening, Oct. 29th inslead of the 28tli as announced OM page 3.

| Roy Hill will fiiiUh working for Sirowburg A Clapp of Toledo,

j November I and will acuept a good I p( sition in Chicago with the Read-ing Hardware company.

The Ijowell second high school team defeated the Belding high school team at foot b ill on Train 's ground last Saturday. Score l i t " 0 .

The Kev. 11. ( ' , Snyder of Sa ra ' nac ban reconsidered and will not go to the Lak.-view Congregationa' ehurch. He will remain in Saranac.

Hon. Myron H. Walksr Democratic Candidate for Congress in the

^ .. Fifth District

/. will speak at

Train's Opera House, Lowell Thursday Evening,'

Oct 30th Turn out and hear the issues of the campaign honestly and

intelligently discussed.

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H O M E

N E W S

leavy lleeccd underwear 50c quality at 38c. Coons.

Marks Ruben and family spent Sunday in Urand Rapids.

School teachers, get your monthly report cards at T H E LEIMJEK office.

Andrew S. Barrett has bought a farm two miles south of Kdmore.

Mrs. Wm* Hall of Grand Ledge is visiting her sister, Mrs. Orion Hill.

Mrs. R. P. Morse and son George spent Sunday with Mrs. Talbot of Grand Rapids.

Guy Norton and wife of Grattan have moved into Miss Sarah Jen-nings ' residence.

Ar thur Avery and Lovella Wiley attended teachers' examination at Grand Rapids last Friday.

Chas. Donaker and family are oc-cupying the house of Z. II. Covert on Washington street.

F O R SALE C B B A P — T w o heating stoves and one small cook stove in good repair. G E O . W. R O U K E

Many Lowell people witnessed the eclipse of the moon last Thursday night. The sky was clear and the view was fine.

Mr. Whitney of Texas, formerly of Belding, son of D. R. Whitney, spent last Friday with Lowell rela-tives and friends.

Myron II. Walker , Democratic candidate for Congress, will speak at Train 's opera house, Lowell, Thursday evening, Oct. 30.

Jacob Snell, one of the pioneers of Ionia County, died at his home in Ionia Oct. 13, aged 75 years. De-ceased was a cousin of Mrs. S. A Williams.

John G. Nyburg has returned from Micipiooten Harbor, Canada, to Grand Rapids, and called on LoigpU friends Monday. He is em-ployed as fireman on Che G. R . I. railroad between Grand Rapids and Cadillac.

Rev. J . E, Butler journeyed over into Grattan township last Wednes-day and offii inted at (he marriage of Mr. Ed . B. Barris of Klkhart, Ind. , aud Miss Myrtle Weeks, which ceremony took place at the home of the bride's parents , -Mr. and Mrs John I. Weeks. Over sixty guests were present to witness the marriage VOWF. They will reside in Elkhar t . —[Belding News.

Boys ' knee pant suits with vests $3.50 to $0.00. Coons.

Miss Clara Holmes of Ada' visit-ed Miss Alice F. Morris over Sun-day.

Notice the changrs in the Pere Marquette time table before you start on your next trip.

Mrs. George Steele of Grand Rap-ids is visiting her sister, Mrs. Joseph Kinyon of South Lowell.

Mrs. E, W . Avery of Grand Rap-ids spent par t of last week with the family of Homer Avery aud other relatives.

CongresBman Wm. Alden Smith at Train 's opera house, Wednesday evening, Oct. 29. Af t e r printing the adv. on page three, the commit-tee changed tho date.

Died, Monday morning, at the home of her father, Samuel Wingier in VergenncH, Anna Wingier, aged nineteen. She had been sick several months.

The Lowell cooper shop is a busy place these days. A large gang of men is rushing out apple barrels; and the shop is way behind on fiour barrels for the King mills.

G. V. McConnell returned Satur-day from Rockford, where he has been for some time and is this week representing Lowell Oddfellows at the Slate meeting at Por t Huron.

Senator J . T . Earlo, of Detroit, the enthusiast who addressed the good roads meeting at Greenville, Lowell and Pontiac, was defeated for renomination by James E. Scripps of the Evening News

Jas Seott aud family moved last week into the house owned by his father, Walter Scott, recently va-cated by the family of E. Taylor, who moved into tho rooms above the D. G. U. & M. depot.

While drilling a well oB the Spomenburg farm two miles west of Sparta, a flow of natural gas was struck. A lighted match was held at the end of the pipe and flames leaped eight feet high. Great ex-citement prevails in the neighbor-hood.

J . W. Nelson, having sold his farm in East Lowell to Geo. God-frey, moved Tuesday to Fort Wayne Ind. , where bis son Charles lives, aud where he has bought another home. Mr, Nelson says that if he doesn't like it there, he will return to Lowell whittb be does like. While we do not hope that he will be disappointed in bis new location, the people of this vicinity would welcome the return of their old friend , should he ever decide c \ e back. ' 7 '

C O O P E R V S . W I L S O N T R E S -

P A S S S U I T

Won by Formet lu Court Hicks Last Friday.

Justice Hicks ' office was busy last Friday with a suit for trespass brought by Mrs. Carrie Cooper against John Wilson. A judge-ment of $5 and costs was awarded theplaintifT, whose < ase was handled by Attorney Mathewson.

The trouble was over the removal of some cattle from Mrs. Cooper's premises. Wilson claiming to have purchased the animals. Mrs. Coop-er claimed to have refused the tend-ered money and that there was no sale; and ordered Wilson off the premises. He went but took the cattle.

Afterward the lady was off-jred $5 more for the cattle, than was left on Mrs. Cooper's fence by Wilson. So the $5 judgment covers the difference in price and Wilson retains the cattle; but both parties are out their attorney fees.

S T A T E T A X C O M M I S S I O N .

Morocco, the Totvder Magazine offiorih Africa 'Berber X/pruing in Thai Country Again Calls Alieni ion

lo Ihe Danger of an Ejcplosion.

Increased Assesstneat Throughout

the Couatv-

The State tax commission has completed its review of the assess-ment of the townships of Kent County. Tho only changes in per-sonal assessments made were in Ada, Walker and Wyoming town-ships. Ada was raised $090, Walk-er and Wyoming each about ^30,000 on personal alone. Grand Rapids township has an increase of 43 per cent, the bighest of all. Gaines 25, Cannon 25, Plainfield 21 and Solon 23 iter cent increase, while Bowne, Courtland, Oakfield, Paris, Spencer and Lowell are soaked 20 per cent. Cascade is raised 17, Grattan 17, Vergennes 10 per cent aud Cale-donia gels off with an increase of only 9 per ccnt.

Asit. by SupVrs . Asst. by State Bd Ada | 451,H60 f 48:(,4O0 A g o r o t 577,400 048 835 Alpine 1,070.(575 1,037,745 Bowne 702,860 849,880 Byron 805 200 901,785 Caledonia 5951,826 1553,735 Cannon 682.465 •566,«30 Cascade 592.805 700.625 Courtland 587,045 014,18) Gaines 809,985 1 0 i 2 8 » l Grand Baplds 1,041.715 1,477,305 Grattan 569.420 666,860 Lowell 899,110 1,074,640 Nelsou 443,715 608,480 Oakfield 416 760 609.816 Paris 1,1 <26,465 l,2J»O,650 Plalrlleld 8111,150 969.460 Solon 483,175 4•5/440 Sparta 1071,655 1,1(5(5,310 Spencer 320,460 3»1,280 Tyrone 544,650 478,430 V rgrinnes 526,470 626,065 Walkrr 1.06:5(570 1.194,175 Wyoming 1,219,005 1 223,305

The total assessment of the town-ships by the Supervisors amounted to $20,657,353, while, the total reached by the state board is 823,180,934, an increase of about 12,522,681.

Could Not Sleep. No Rest at Miglit. Nervous, Tired al l the

Time. The Medlciae that Never

Palls.

Mrs. E, Speaker of Washington Ave. , Lowell, Mich., says: 4 ' I have never had a medicine in the house that did me more good than Dr. A. W . Chase's Nerve Pills. I had lieen subject to attacks of nervous headaches aud was bothered a great deal with sleeplossness and got some of the Nerve Pills at Look's drug store and was greatly pleased with the results, they relieved the bead-

! aches aud enabled mc to rest well. Others in my family also used them and speak most highly of them."

I Dr. A. W . Chase's Nerve Pil ls are sold at 50c a box at dealers, or Dr. A. W . Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Sect bat portait and signature of A. W. Chase, M. D. are on every package.

Have yon taken advantage of the Red Ticket Sale at Yeiter & Wa Is-worth's.

f] OUOCCO, n o t w i t h o u t good r e a s o n , l ias b e e n t e r m e d t h e " m a g a z i n e of N o r t h . U r i c a . " T h e d a n g e r of a n e x p l o s i o n , a t a l m o s t a n y m o m e n t , g ives p i q u a n t in-

t e r e s l to t h e r ecen t d i s p a t c h e s f r o m Fez ( c a p i t a l of M o r o c c o a n d h o m e of t he s u l t a n ) lo t h e e f f e c t t h a t t h e Ber -b e r t r i b e s a r e in revol t a n d t h a t t h e s n l t a n m a y h a v e to cal l u p o n o u t s i d e aid t o p u t d o w n t h e r e b e l l i o n .

It s h o u l d be u n d e r s t o o d t h a t in Mo-rocco (he s u p r e m e p o w e r in b o t h l o m -pora l a n d s p i r i t u a l m a t t e r s in ves t ed in t h e s n l t a n ; but t h a t , n e v e r t h e l e s s , t h a t aug-ust p e r s o n a p e is r e g a r d e d by f o r e i p n p o w e r s s imply a s a c o n v e n i e n t p u p p e t w h o s e r v e s very well a s an in-d i ea t ion t h a i t h e i n t e g r j l y o r t h e em-pire is s t i l l p r e s e r v e d . His office, w h i l e s e e m i n p l y s<> p o w e r f u l , is in r e a l i t y t h a t o r a c h e s s m a n in an i n t e r e s t i n g d i p l o m a t i c g a m e . Good a u t h o r i t i e s in i n t e r n a t i o n a l m a t t e r s or (h i s k i n d a v e r t ha t t h e u l t i m a t e d i s s o l u t i o n o r I h e Moor i sh d o m i n i o n is a I m p s t a r o r e g o n e eonc lns ion . a l t h o n p h it m a y . fir c o u r s e . ' In* d e l a y e d m a n y y e a r s . De lay is in • rae t t h e po l icy of t h e p o w e r s . In t h e i r eyes t h e s n l t a n of M o r o c c o h o l d s t h e s a m e p o s i t i o n in n o r t h e r n A f r i c a as ; t h a t occup ied hy t h e s n l t a n o r T u r k e y 1 on t h e B o s p h o r u s b e f o r e t h e l a t e t r i - I n m p h a n t w a r a g a i n s t Greece .

T h e s i t u a t i o n w i t h r e g a r d t o Mo-

f r i e n d s of t h e M o o r s . M i l i t a r y c o n -q u e s t i s n o t t h e m e a n s t h e y h a v e c h o s e n t o s c c u r c t h e u l t i m a t e a s c c n -d e n e y . R a t h e r , t h e o p e n n e s s of Mo-r o c c o f r o m Alge r i a h a s been t a k e n ad-v a n t a g e of f o r a n o t h e r s o r t of in-vas ion . F r e n c h a g e n t s a l o n e a r e a b l e t o g o a b o u t f r e e l y in c e r t a i n p o r t i o n s of M o r o c c o w h e r e m i s s i o n a r i e s a n d t o u r i s t s of o t h e r n a t i o n s a r e r e g a r d e d w i t h s u s p i c i o n . In a t h o u s a n d w a y s t h e y h a v e g iven a F r e n c h c o m p l e x i o n l o t h i n g s M o r o c c a n . T h e n , t o o , t h e dec i s ion d e f i n i n g t h e s p h e r e s of inf lu-e n c e of t h e v a r i o u s p o w e r s in A f r i c a g ives t h e F r e n c h t h e bes t r i g h t t o ad-m i n i s t e r t h e a f f a i r s of M o r o c c o in c a s e of need . T h e F r e n c h h a v e m a d e s t r o n g a n d s u b t l e a l l i a n c e s a m o n g s t t h e Moors , s o m e of t h e of f ic ia l s of w h o m have even b e e n e d u c a t r d in F r e n c h l a d i e s a n d h o n o r e d w i t h pos i -t i o n s in t h e F r e n c h A l g e r i a n a r m y . M o r o c c o is s l o w l y b n t s u r e l y c o m i n g u n d e r F r e n c h p o w e r ; a n d w h i l e a s t r o k e of w a r pol icy a t t h i s t i m e w o u l d a r o u s e all E u r o p e t o r e m o n s t r a n c e , i t is be l ieved t h e r e a r e o t h e r less s p e c -t a c u l a r b u t n o t l e s s s u r e m e t h o d s of e f f e c t i n g t h e t r i u m p h of F r a n c e . I f , a s a s s e r t e d in r e c e n t d i s p a t c h e s , t h e y o u n g s u l t a n , Mula i A b d u l el Aziz, f i n d s it n e c e s s a r y t o s e e k o u t s i d e aid t o quel l t h e u p r i s i n g a m o n g t h e B e r b e r s t o w h o m will h e a p p e a l if n o t t o F r a n c e ? F r a n c e i s t h e r e , n a t i e n t l y

VIEW OF FEZ, CAPITAL OF MOROCCO.

rocco m a y b e m a d e c l e a r e r by r e f e r -ence t o t h e s t a t e m e n t of an a u t h o r i t a -t ive E n g l i s h w r i t e r w h o d e c l a r e s :

" A s f o r Morocco , n e i t h e r G e r m a n y n o r E n g l a n d w o u l d accept it a s a g i f t , h o w e v e r s t u r d i l y t h e y m a y c o m p e t e f o r i t s c o m m e r c e , a l t h o u g h i t is c e r t a i n t h a t t h e y w o u l d o b j e c t t o i t s acqu i s i -t i o n by F r a n c e . If a n y p a r t i t i o n did c o m e a b o u t a l l t h e E n g l i s h wou ld re-q u i r e c o n s i s t s i n t h e neck of l and w h l c h a b u t s o n t h e s t r a i t s o f G i b r a l t a r , a n d b u t f o r t h i s s i n e q u a n o n F r a n c e m i g h t h a v e i t a l l , a s f a r a s E n g l a n d c a r e s . G e r m a n y w o u l d l ike a f o o t h o l d , i t is t r u e , a n d h a s va in ly e n d e a v o r e d t o s e c u r e a p r o v e r b i a l " c o a l i n g s t a t i o n , " b u t t ha t , i s on ly t o o b t a i n a f u l c r u m ( o r s e t t l i n g w i t h F r a n c e .

" S p a i n , of c o u r s e , m e a n s t o h a v e Mo-rocco , a s of b i r t h r i g h t in r e t a l i a t i o n f o r t h e M o o r i s h r u l e in t h e p e n i n s u l a . She t a l k s a b o u t if . w r i t e s a b o u t i t , d r e a m s a b o u t , b u t S p a i n is n o t t o be r e c k o n e d w i t h u n l e s s a s a n a l l y t o

8ULTAN AT THE HEAD OF HIS TROOPS.

F r a n c e , w h i c h w o u l d by p o l i t e conces -s i o n s s e c u r e a t l eas t h e r n e u t r a l i t y . "

I n a s i m i l a r m a n n e r it i s d e c l a r e d t h a t n e i t h e r P o r t u g a l , I t a l y , A u s t r i a , S c a n d i n a v i a , Russ i a o r U n i t e d S t a t e s a r e t o b e c o n s i d e r e d , b u t t h a t " F r a n c e a l o n e is s u c c e s s f u l l y s p i n n i n g t h e y a r n f o r t h e f u t u r e w e f t , a n d t y i n g po l i t i c a l m e s h e s w h e r e w i t h t o s e c u r e t h e s p o i l . "

L e t us d i s c o v e r t h e n , if p o s s i b l e , w h a t F r a n c e ' s m e t h o d s h a v e ' b e e n . T h e F r e n c h h a v e , f i r s t , a d i s t i n c t n a t u r a l a d v a n t a g e !n t h a t t h e y c o n t r o l A l g e r i a , t h e i r c o l o n y b e i n g s e p a r a t e d f r o m M o r o c c o o n l y by a n u n d e f i n e d a n d u n p r o t e c t e d f r o n t i e r . T h e f o r m a -t i o n of t h e v a l l e y s a r e s u c h t h a t F e z a n d o t h e r i m p o r t a n t p o i n t s w e r e e a s -ily a t F r e n c h m e r c y in e v e n t of a n a r m e d a t t a c k .

Second . F r a n c e i s c r e d i t e d w i t h a d r e a m of a n A f r i c a n e m p i r e s t r e t c h i n g f r o m s e a t o s e a a s a p a r t i a l o f f s e t t o E n g l i s h r u l e in I n d i a .

1 T h i r d . T h e F r e n c h a l o n e a r e t h e

w a i t i n g f o r such a n o p p o r t u n i t y a n d o t h e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t w o u l d f o l -low. W h a t m o r e n a t u r a l t h a n t h a t M o r o c c o s h o u l d be a n n e x e d t o A l g e r i a ? Or . if t h e r e w e r e t o o m u c h o u t c r y a m o n g f o r e i g n p o w e r s , m a t t e r s m i g h t s o a r r a n g e t h e m s e l v e s t h a t a n e w s u l t a n m u s t be a p p o i n t e d a t a l l e v e n t s ; a n d w h o w o u l d be b e t t e r a b l e t o s u g -g e s t such a figurehead s u c c e s s o r t h a n t h e F r e n c h ?

W h e t h e r F r a n c e s h a l l b e c o m e t h e r u l i n g p o w e r In M o r o c c o o r w h e t h e r t h e p r e s e n t e m p i r e sha l l c o n t i n u e a s a p a r t of t h e c o m m o n pol icy of t h e p o w -e r s , one t h i n g r e m a i n s a s s u r e d : t h a t t h e B e r b e r s wil l n o t e a s i l y be o v e r -c o m e e i t h e r by t h e M o o r s o r F r e n c h . T h e s e d e s c e n d a n t s of t h e a n c i e n t f a n n a n i t i e s w h o m t h e c h i l d r e n of I s r a e l d r o v e b e f o r e t h e m w h e n t h e y e n t e r e d t h e p r o m i s e d l a n d , a r e an in-d e p e n d e n t peop l e w h o c l i n g t e n a c i o u s -ly t o wha t f r e e d o m t h e y h a v e . W h i l e n o m i n a l l y u n d e r t h e r u l e of t h e M o o r -ish s u l t a n in r e a l i t y t h e y a d m i t n o o u t -s ide a u t h o r i t y .

Mula i (My L o r d ) A b d u l el Aziz, t h e y o u n g su i t on u p o n w h o m t h e e y e s of E u r o p e a r e n o w fixed b e c a u s e of t h e B e r b e r r e v o l t c o n f r o n t i n g h i m , c a m e t o h i s t h r o n e in a m o s t d r a m a t i c m a n -n e r in 1804. H i s f a t h e r . E l H a s a n I I I . , h a s been l o n g e n g a g e d in e n d e a v o r i n g t o s u b d u e j u s t s u c h r e b e l l i o u s u p r i s -i n g s a m o n g t h e v a r i o u s t r i b e s of Mo-rocco as a t p r e s e n t t h r e a t e n . H i s l a s t e x p e d i t i o n w a s u n d e r t a k e n w h i l e h e w a s in f a i l i n g h e a l t h a n d u n f i t f o r a l o n g m a r c h . W i t h an a r m y of 40,000 he u n d e r t o o k t h e j o u r n e y f r o m F e z t o T a f i l a l t . a t r i p t h r o u g h a r o u g h a n d m o u n t a i n o u s c o u n t r y . He f o u n d t h a t t h e w a r l i k e n a t i v e s h a d s u d d e n l y t u r n e d f r l t n d l y a l t h o u g h t h e y h a d t o b e w a t c h e d c a r e f u l l y a n d t h e i r a l -l eg i ance n o m i n a l l y p a i n e d b y t h e d is-t r i b u t i o n of p r e s e n t s . M a r c h i n g i n t r o p i c a l h e a t by d a y a n d c o m p e . i e d t o l ie o u t in t h e cold of t h e h i g h a l t i t u d e at n i g h t m a n y of I h e s o l d i e r s , h o r s e s a n d c a m e l s d i ed of e x p o s u r e . N e w s of t h e u p r i s i n g of t h e Rif t r i b e s m a d e a r e t u r n I r i p o v e r t h e s a m e c o u r s e neces -s a r y , a n d b e t o r e t h a t j o u r n e y w a s end-ed the s u l t a n b i m s e i r h a d died. Im-m<'diat>-h I h e s u l t a n ' s t r u s t e d c h a m -b e r l a i n k n o w i n g t h a t t h e thr<>ne m i g h t b e • r i / e d b e f o r e Fez cou ld be r e a c h e d , by o n e «>f t h e n n i n e r o n - c l a i m a n t s , t h u • i > o r i v i n g t h e s u l t a n ' s fa v o r i l e s o n f r n m (be uccebs ion . s a w t h e n e c e s s i t y ..r c n r e n l i n g t h e u l t n n ' s d e a t h . Ac-eordi i ia l> t h e r m a I Um'y \\ :i> c a r r i e d i n t o Raba t in t h e nitrhi t h r o u g h a b o l e in t h e wal l a n d laid ( o rest b c i d e t h e s u l t a n ' s a n t e t o r s . On ( h e r o l l o w i n p inoni l i i t r A b d u l el Aziz, t h e n o n l y 10

y e a r s of a g e . w a s p r o c l a i m e d s u l t a n . B e f o r e t h e n e w s r e a c h e d Ihe p e o p l e of Fez t h e b a s h a w a s i n f o r m e d , t h o n o t a b l e s w e r e ca l l ed t o g e t h e r a s if f o r th; ; t r a n s a c t i o n of o r d i n a r y b u s i -ness , t h e n e w s u l t a n w a s p r o c l a i m e d a n d t h e ac t of a l l e g i a n c e d r a w n u p a n d s i p n e d . B e f o r e t h e o t h e r c l a i m a n t s w e r e a w a r e w h a t h a d o c c u r r e d Mula i Abdul r l Azzis h a d b e c o m e Ihe l a w f u l r u l e r , a l t h o u g h a f f a i r s w e r e a d m i n i s -t e r e d b y a r e g e n t u n t i l h e b e c a m e

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A THUNDER-STORM.

T h e pulse of day since noon has beat At fever heat ,

The swooning winds are dead, and still, Man has no wiil

To move, except compelled by toil; For burning soil

Blisters the feel tha t on it tread, While overhead

The sun pours down Us fiery tide; The oottie hide

In th ickets deep, with rolling eyes; The varied cries

Of birds t ha t fly upon the wing. And creeping thing,

Are hushed, as if with boding f ea r ; F o r on the ear

The roll of heaven's drums, tha t beat Whenever meet

The s to rm clouds, breaks with solemn tone» Through valley moar.s

The gale tha t rushes f r o m above; The tree-tops move,

The wind, long dead, ha s leaped to life, To Join tho s t r i fe

Of e lements ; the hireing rain Sweeps o 'er the plain

And b r e a k s upon the mounta in ' s brow. Before It bow

The giant trees, as If bu t reeds Or ear thborn weeds.

But suddenly ns tempest came, With lightning flame.

And heaven's war d rum rolling roar ; Again ' t is o'er.

The sun comes out with blinding glare ; And yet the air

H a s something lost of burning heat . And bird songs greet

The world, all freshly washed, and sweet. —John K. Hurlbut , In Springfield (Muss.)

Republican.

AME DE BOUE By F . H . L A N C A S T E R .

TH E R E w e r e w e t g l e a m s on t h e f a l -len n e e d l e s a n d g l o w i n g g l e a m s

on t h e p i n e ' t o p s . F o r t h e s n n had c o m e u p o v e r t h e d e w - w e t f o r e s t a n d it s e e m e d a s if t h e w h o l e w o r l d w a s a g l o w w i t h g l i t t e r , a n d t e e m i n g w i t h t h e s o f t , s w e e t s m e l l of t h e w o o d s . B u t t h e g i r l heeded a l l t h i s n o t at al l . S h e w a s a p r e t t y g i r l , w i th l a r g e eyes a n d r e d l ips—u v e r y p r e t t y g i r l . Hex • teeth w e r e s t r o n g and w h i t e , h e r h a n d s , t h o u g h b r o w n , w e r e s m a l l ami s h a p e l y . H e r figure, s l im. At 15 an A r c a d i a n m a i d e n h a s no t b e g u n to g r o w s t o u t . And she w a s an Arca-d i a n ? Vo i l a ! Why s h o u l d she not be p r e t t y ? More t h a n p r e t t y n o w t h a t h e r d a r k eyes flashed a n d h e r sma l l h a n d c l e n c h e d . H e r s t r o n g t e e t h g r o u n d aga ins t , e ach o t h e r , t h e n t h e f u l l l i p s g a v e re l i e f t o h e r swe l l i ng h e a r t . She s p o k e s lowly , h e r voice

t e n s e w i t h s c o r n : " A m e d e b o u e . " A soul l of m u d ? A h a r s h s a y i n g ,

w h e n app l i ed t o o n e ' s s w e e t h e a r t . T r u e ; b u t t h e g i r l w a s a n g r y a n d an a n g r y w o m a n w e i g h s h e r w o r d s b u t c a r e l e s s l y a t h e s i . If she be an Ar-c a d i a n — e h b e i n !

P r e s e n t l y t h e r e d l ips s p o k e a g a i n : " L a m a i t r e s s d ' c e o l e . "

I t w a s i n d e e d t h e s choo l m i s t r e s s a n d t h e t a l l boy w a l k e d c lose a t h e r s ide .

T h e y s t r o l l e d a l o n g t h e c r e s t of Ihe h i l l ; t h e g i r l s t ood in Ihe val ley and w a t c h e d . T h e i r h e a d s came c lose to-g e t h e r . Peop l e d o n o t need t o pu t t h e i r h e a d s c lose t o g e t h e r t o t a lk a b o u t t he mu l t ip lu -a t ion t a b l e . T h e g i r l u n d e r s t o o d . T h e h e a d s d r e w a p a r t , it w a s jis s h e e x p e c t e d . T h e wi ld flower had c h a n g e d h a n d s a n d

H E W A S A B O R N L O V E R .

n o w r e s t e d i t s d a i n t y h e a d u p o n t h e t e a c h e r ' s b r e a s t .

C o m m e n t ! T h o s e t w o u p o n t h e hi l l w e r e n o t t n l k i n g a b o u t t h e m u l t i p l i c a -t i o n t a b l e ? Mais oui , w h y s h o u l d t h e y ? T h e m u l t i p l i c a t i o n t a b l e is a m a t t e r f o r h a r d b e n c h e s a n d stiff d e s k s . W h y s h o u l d t h e y so m u c h a s t h i n k of i t o u t h e r e in t h e f r e e , g l ad w o o d s w i t h t h e d e w d ipped flowers a t t h e i r fee t a n d m o c k i n g b i r d s g o n e q u i t e mad f o r j o y , s i n g i n g a b o v e t h e i r h e a d s . And, v io l a ! w i t h t h e w i n e of y o u t h w a r m in t h e i r b lood .

T h e y w e r e of t h e s a m e age , t h e y o u n g t e a c h e r a n d t h e ta l l pup i l . Of t h e s a m e a g e a n d good to look u p o n — c o m e l y of figure a n d f a i r of f ace . W h y s h o u l d t h e y n o t be g l ad t o g e t h e r ? W h y ? Ah , it w a s a b i g q u e s t i o n . I t is n had t h i n g f o r a m a n to m a r r y o u t s i d e h i s o w n peopl#—U is w o r s e f o r a w o m -a n . Ah, a ve ry b i g q u e s t i o n I But t he b o y had a s k e d h imse l f no q u e s t i o n , w a s t h e r e f o r e t r o u b l e d wi th no nn-Bwer. H e l iked to wa lk w i t h t h e p r e t -t y t e a c h e r a n d to t a lk w i t h h e r . S o h e l a id s k i l l f u l t r a p s f o r t a l k i n g a n d w a l k i n g . H e w a s a b o r n l ove r ; m o s t A r c a d i a n y o u t h s a r e . W h a t t h e n ?

T h e t e a c h e r w a s y o u n g a n d l iked t o b e t a l k e d to a n d w a l k e d w i t h , espec ia l -ly if t h e voice t h a t t a l k e d w a s r ich and f u l l , a n d he w h o w a l k e d s w u n g a t h e r r i d e w i t h a s t r i d e m a s c u l i n e and

s t r o n g . E h b e i n ! I t i s e a s y t o be g l ad w h e n

o n e is y o u n g a n d n o t on t h e l ookou t f o r c loud s p e c k s t h a t m a y g r o w t o s t o r m s . W h e n o n e g r o w s o l d e r , one k e e p s a s p y g l a s s a n d s w e e p s t h e heav -e n s by d a y an(! b y n ighfc One m u s t h a v e r e a s o n . R e a s o n ? M a i s oui . But il is not so in y o u t h . T h e r e f o r e , t he m a n a n d t h e w o m a n s t r o l l e d o n to-g e t h e r d r i n k i n g in t h e s u n s h i n e a n d t h e s i n g i n g , a n d t a l k i n g . W h a t m a t -t e n s t h e s u b j e c t of t h e i r t a l k ? T h e y

spoke to one another. And the other man?

Bah, i t is not a t such times as t h e s e t h a t t h e t e a c h e r t h o u g h t of t h e o t h e r m a n . W h i l e t h e g l a m o u r of t h i s r i ch , m a n l y b e a u t y w a s u p o n h e r ; w h i l e t h e s e f u l l t o n e s t r e m b l i n g i n t o t e n d e r n e s s filled h e r e a r s a n d w h i l e t h e s e w o n d e r f u l e y e s s l i pped t h e i r s h y c a r e s s e s i n t o h e r s ; w h y s h o u l d s h e t h i n k of a t h i n , e n e r g e t i c f a c e devoid of b e a u t y , of c r i s p , c l e a r t o n e s , of e y e s t h a t m e t h e r s c a l m l y , coo l l y . Once she h a d t h o u g h t of it and a g a i n s t t h e im-a g e h a d s p r u n g t h a t u n c a n n y , F r e n c h

s a y i n g : " A r g e n t c o m p t a n t p o r t e m e d e c i n e . " S h e h a d h a t e d h e r s e l f f o r t h e s a y i n g

— f o r t h e t h o u g h t . H o w c a n one be so rd id of s o u l w h e n one w a l k s a m o n g t h e p ines a n d h a s w e t flowers p ro f f c r e d b y s l im , s t r o n g flngers. And if

t h e fingers t r e m b l e a l i t t l e in t h e i r e a g e r n e s s ? Voi la I h i r g e n t ! W h a t is r e a d y m o n e y c o m p a r e d t o r e a d y love?

—if o n e be y o u n g . And Niz i l e? T h e g i r l w h o s t o o d

w a t c h i n g ? Did she w e e p w h e n t h e s t r o l l e r s d i s a p p e a r e d l e a v i n g h e r a l o n e — u t t e r l y a l o n e in t h e h e a r t of t i e s w e e t - « c e n t e d f o r e s t . H e r t e e t h b i t fiercely u p o n h e r q u i v e r i n g l i p . Aga in

a n d a g a i n s h e sa id i t ; " A m e d e b o u e , a m e d e b o u e . " Her eyes glittered. She was angry? M a i s ou i . H a d h e n o t s p e n t e v e r y

S u n d a y w i t h h e r s i n c e s h e b e g a n t o w e a r h i s r i n g , t w o y e a r s a g o . And m a n y S u n d a y s b e f o r e t h a t ? H a d t h e y n o t w a n d e r e d t h r o u g h h o u r s of s u n -s h i n y w e a t h e r u p a n d d o w n t h i s l i t t l e va l l ey , o r s a t h a n d i n h a n d u p o n t h e f a l l e n ' . ree t r u n k ? S p e a k i n g n t l o n g i n -t e r v a l s — t o o h a p p y t o t a l k . S u n d a y a f t e r S u n d a y f o r t w o l o n g j ' e a r s ? And n o w i t w a s S u n d a y a n d s h e w a s a l o n e !

Niz i le h a d r i s e n e a r l y a s h e r h a b i t w a s , t o d o t h e c o o k i n g f o r t h e d a y a n d m a k e h e r s e l f fine a n d f a i r b e f o r e h e c a m e , t h e n s h e h a d s l i pped a w a y t o t h e t r y s t i n g p l a c e t o a w a i t h i s c o m -ing . H e h a d c o m e — g a t h e r i n g f l o w e r s

f o r t h e t e a c h e r . " A m e de b o u e ! a sou l of m u d ! " T h o s e

b e a d s u p o n h e r l a s h e s w e r e t e a r s of r a g e t h e n , n o t l o n e l i n e s s ?

E h b i cn , w o m e n w e e p f o r m a n y t h i n g s . T h e g r e a t God m a d e t h e m so l e s t t h e i r h e a r t s b r e a k in t h e i r b r e a s t s ' a n d t h e y d i e .

Niz i le w e p t . F a c e d o w n a n i o n g t h e f e r n s a n d flowers. C a r e l e s s of h e r p r e t t y d r e s s a n d t h e b r i g h t r i b b o n n t h e r t h r o a t . F o r g e t f u l of t h e b a n g s s h e h a d c u r l e d a g a i n s t h i s c o m i n g . She l a y a n d w e p t . W h y ? W h o s h a l l s a y ?

A s w i n g i n g s t r i d e c a m e d o w n t h e hi l l -s i d e ; a r i ch voice ca l l ed h e r n a m e c a r e s s i n g l y . Nizi le s p r a n g t o h e r f e e t . One h a n d s m o o t h e d h e r r u m p l e d d r e s s ; t h e o t h e r flung o u t in s c o r n :

" V a ! " B u t h e did n o t go . W h y s h o u l d h e ?

H a d h e n o t s e e n t h e look in t h e o t h e r m a n ' s eye s . T h e look of a s l r o n g m a n p r o o f a g a i n s t d e f e a t ?

"Cheir ie ," h e s a id , t e n d e r l y , "Ma p e t i t . "

H e t o o k h e r i n h i s a r m s . H e h u s h e d h e r bit t e r r e p r o a c h w i t h k i s s e s , s low, s w e e t k i s se s , t h a t s o f t e n e d t h e g i r l ' s h e a r t a n d m a d e h e r f o r g e d h e r a n g e r . H e r head s a n k a g a i n s t h i s b r e a s t a n d h i s d a r k b e a u t y m i n g l e d w i t h h e r s as c h e e k p r e s s e d a g a i n s t c h e e k . By a n d by t h e y s a t u p o n t h e log, h a n d c l a s p e d in h a n d , a n d sa id n o t h i n g .

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Deadly LaGrippe Caused

Heart Trouble,

Nervous Prostration and Dyspeps ia .

My Friends Know Heart Cure Cured Me.

Mrs. C. 0 . l lurd. 118 W. Third St., Musca-tine, la^ is well known throughout her section of Iowa as an ardent worker in the M. E. Church. She says: "LaGrippe left mc with a severe case of nervous depression and nervous dyspepsia, which soon affected my heart. I suffered from sleeplessness, head-ache, extreme nervousness and twitching of the muscles. The siightest exertion would cause shortness of breath, a numbness of my body and hot flashes w th pain. I will tell you what I am constantly telling my friends —that Dr. Mil s' Heart Cure cured me so that all these disagreeable symptoms le!t me. I may add that for severe pain I have never found anything to equal Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills and think the Nerve and Liver Pills are a wonderful stomach remedy."

"Our son was stricken down with heart trouble in his twentieth year. For two months we got no sleep with him at night, so we commenced to use Dr. Miles' Hear t Cure and Nervine with the Nerve and Liver Pills and today he U sound and well. In fact he passed a physical examination since his sickness and is with the Army in the Philippines. I desire to add that Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills have certainly been a boon to me. I am frequently troubled with sick and nervous headaches and I have never found anything that would relieve me so q'l ckly and le ive me feeling so well there-after."—Mrs. Alice Moad, Buffalo, Mo.

All druegists sell and guarantee first bot-tle Dr. Miles' Remedies, Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Disea es. Address Dr. Miles Medical Co., Flkhart , Ind.

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n o t o n l y a s w a s h e r s b e t w e e n t h e cy l -i n d e r h e a d s a n d s i d e s of b o x , b u t s e r v e t p r e e n f o r c e t h e h e a d s a n d h o l d t h e a x l e s m o r e firmly. D r i v e a I ' / i - i nch m o r t i s e c l e a r t h r o u g h t h e b l o c k s a n d h e a d s of c y l i n d e r . T a k e ^ 2- inch h a r d w o o d p i n s a n d s q u a r e o n e e n d t o l«/2-inch p l n m p , a n d d r i v e f i r m l y i n t o t h e m o r t i s e flush w i t h i n s i d e of c y l i n d e r h e a d s . T h e a x l e s m u s t b e l e f t su f f i c i en t l y l o n g t o r e a c h o u t s i d e t h e b o x w h e n t h e c o m -p l e t e d cy lHide r is h u n g r e a d y f o r u s e , a n d o n e m u s t b e l o n g e n o u g h t o m o r t i s e o n a p iece a t r i g h t a n g l e s f o r t h e c r a n k . If b o t h p r o j e c t 4 o r 5 i n c h e s o u t s i d e t h e b o x it^ wi l l b e a l l t h e b e t t e r , u s t h e y w j l l s e r v e a s h a n d l e s f o p l i f t i n g t h e c y l i n d e r o u t a n d i n t o t h e b o x . C u t 32 s l a t s Va b y 1 i nch 18 i n c h e s l o n g a n d s l i g h t l y r o u n d t h e c o r n e r s , w h i c h wi l l b e i n s i d e w h e r e t h e s l a t s a r d n a i l e d on t o t h e c y l i n d e r c h a d s . Nai l 24 s l a t s o n e - h a l f i n c h a p a r t a r o u n d t h e h e a d s a n d t h e r e m a i n i n g s p a c e wil l be t h e d o o r o r c o v e r of t h e cy l -i n d e r , T a k e tVvo p i e c e s of l i g h t h a r n e s s fuCTl2 i n c h e s l o n g a n d s c r e w t h e r e m a i n i n g s l a t s o n t o t h e p i e c e s of t u g o n e - h a l f inch a p a r t t h e s a m e a s on t h e c y l i n d e r h e a d s , o n l y t h e s t r i p s of t u g m u s t b e f a s t e n e d t o u p p e r s i d e of s l a t s , s o t h a t t h e cyl -i n d e r wil l b e p e r f e c t l y s m o o t h in-s i d e . T h i s d o o r m a y b e h e l d in p l a c e w i t h h e a v y l e a t h e r o r i r o n h i n g e s , o r by t w o s m a l l w o o d e n o r i r o n b u t -t o n s on e a c h c y l i n d e r s l a t n e x t T o t h e d o o r . W i t h a 2 - ihch p i e c e 1 f o o t in l e n g f t i m o r t i s e d o n t o t h e o u t e r e n d of o n e a x l e a t r i g h t a n g l e s n n d a p i n t h r o u g h t h e l o w e r e n d t o s e r v e ' a s a c r a n k , t h e w a s h e r i s c o m -p l e t e , a n d a t a c a s h o u t l a y of a l -m o s t n o t h i n g , A t h r e e - q u a r t e r inch h o l e m a y b e b o r e d t h r o u g h o n e e n d of t h e b o x j u s t on a l eve l w i t h t h e b o t t o m f o r l e t t i n g off t h e w a t e r . F i l l t h e c y l i n d e r wri th r o o t s , f a s t e n t h e d o o r a n d h a n g in t h e b o x . U s e p l e n t y of w a t e r aoid r e v o l v e s l o w -ly f o r a m i n u t e o r t w o , a n d t h e r o o t s w i l l b e c l e a n e d p e r f e c t l y . A n y m a n a t a l l h a n d y w i t h t o o l s c a n m a k e t ^ c o s h e r , io . . a , f e w h o u r s '

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t i m e , a n d ifS use* wi l l s a v e h a r d a n d c o s t l y h o u r s o f l a b o r o v e r h a r d w o r k i n o n e s e a s o n . Of c o u r s e , if o n e h a s t h e m o n e y t o h i r e i t m a d e , a n d p r e -f e r s d r e s s e d l u m b e r w i t h i r o n o r n i cke l m o u n t i n g , a n d d e s i r e s t o p a i n t a n d d e c o r a t e , u s i n g t u r n e d o r c a r v e d ' l egs , t h e r e Is n o o b j e c t i o n , a n d i t j wi l l d o u b t l e s s d o j u s t a s g o o d w o r k ' n s t h e o ld h o m e s p u n . T h e a b o v e i s 1

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N e w Y o r k , Oct , 18.—Using a n e w a u t o m a t i c m a g a z i n e p i s to l , Wi l l i am C, T u r n e r , f o r m e r p r e s i d e n t and t r e a s -u r e r of t h e C l i m a x B o t t l i n g c o m p a n y , t o -day sho t a n d kil led W. J . Ma l l a rd , s e c r e t a r y and t r e a s u r e r of t h e c o m -p a n y , and R o b e r t H a m i l t o n , i t s p re s i -d e n t , and t h e n ki l led h imse l f w i t h t h e s a m e w e a p o n . A Sfco'nd r evo lve r , load-ed in every c h a m b e r , w a s f o u n d in T u r -n e r ' s p o c k e t , nnd i t is be l ieved h e p l a n n e d to t a k e m o r e l ives t h a n h e d id . T h e s h o o t i n g w a s c a u s e d by a q u a r r e l b e t w e e n t h e t h r e e m e n o v e r a n a l l eged s h o r t a g e in T u r n e r ' s a c c o u n t s . T h e t r a g e d y o c c u r r e d in t h e offices of t h e l a w firm of C a n t o r , A d a m s - d - M c l n t y r e , In t h e h e a r t of t h e Wal l ^ t r e f c t d i s t r i c t , d u r i n g t h e b u s y n o o n h o u r . l

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of n o t e s which h e h a d l e f t w i t h t h e h a n k f o r s a f e k e e p i n g . H e sa id h e in-t e n d e d b u y i n g s t o c k . All t r a c e s i n c e t h e n h a s b e e n los t , R o s e b r o s t a n d s h igh in t h e comrr t t tn i ty a n d h i s f a m -ily t h i n k t h a t he h a s b e e n k i d n a p e d a n d t h a t a l a r g e s u m of m o n e y w i l l b e a s k e d f o r h i s r e l e a s e ,

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B e n t o n H a r b o r , Oct , 20.—In r s e -v e r e e l e c t r i c a l s t o r m l i g h t n i n g s t r u c k t h e R e s c u e Miss ion b u i l d i n g w h i l e s e r v i c e s w e r e b e i n g h e l d . Seve rn ! p e r s o n s w e r e k n o c k e d d o w n . C a r r i e S c o t t , one of t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n , w a s l e a n i n g a g a i n s t a p a r t i t i o n n e a r a s h e e t i ron s t o v e p i p e . She w a s t h r o w n v i o l e n t l y t o t h e g r o u n d n n d lay f o r t w o h o u r s a s if d e a d . She wi l l r e -c o v e r . D u r i n g t h e e x c i t e m e n t a f t e r t h e b o l t s t r u c k t h e e h u r c h t h e c h o i r b e g a n s i n g i n g a f a m i l i a r h y m n a n d p r e v e n t e d a pan ic .

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L a n s i n g . Oct . 20.—Gov. Bl i ss h a s a p -p o i n t e d . upon t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e s u p r e m e c o u r t . C l a r e n c e A. L i g h t -n e r . of D e t r o i t , a m e m b e r of t h e s t a t e b o a r d of l a w e x a m i n e r s , t o suc -ceed W a t t s S. H u m p h r e y , r e s i g n e d , f o r t h e t e r m wh ich e n d s A u g u s t 30, 1903, T h e g o v e r n o r h a s a l so a p p o i n t -ed F l o y d R. M e a c h e m . of Ann A r b o r , t o succeed h i m s e l f on t h e b o a r d f o r t h e five y e a r t e r m , e n d i n g A u g u s t 30, 1907. " |

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L a n s i n g . Oct. 20 .—Russel l C. O s t -r a n d e r , of t h i s c i t y , f o r m a l l y a n -n o u n c e d h i s c a n d i d a c y f o r t h e r e p u b -l ican n o m i n a t i o n f o r j u s t i c e of t h o s u p r e m e c o u r t , t o s u c c e e d Chief J u s -t i ce H o o k e r nex t s p r i n g . Mr . Os l -r a n d e r is a n a t i v e of M i c h i g a n , b e i n g 50 y e a r s of age . H e h a s b e e n vice

p r e s i d e n t of t h e M i c h i g a n B a r a s s o -c i a t i o n a n d is at p r e s e n t a m e m b e r of t h e s t a t e b o a r d of l a w e x a m i n e r s .

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M a c k i n a c I s l a n d , Oct . 20.—Dom-inlck M u r r a y , p r o p r i e t o r of t h e N e w M u r r a y h o t e l a n d a p i o n e e r of M a c k -i n a c I s l a n d , died F r i d a y , a g e d 82. He s e t t l e d on t h e i s l and in 1842. a n d on ly l e f t it t o m a k e t h e t r i p a c r o s s t h e c o n t i n e n t d u r i n g Ihe go ld f e v e r c r a z e In 1849. H e w a s she r i f f of M a c k i n a c

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C o l u m b u s , O.. Oct. 20.—Dr. E u g e n e K. C a r p e n t e r , s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e C o l u m b u s s t a t e h o s p i t a l , d ied Sun-day n i g h t of a p o p l e x y , l i e w a s s t r i c k e n l a s t T h u r s d a y n i g h t . Of . t ' a r p e n t e r w a s one of t h e bes t k n o w n a u t h o r i t i e s on m e n t a l d i s e a s e s in t h e c o u n t r y .

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Yacht c l u b h a s sent a c a b l e g r a m l o S i r T h o m a s L i p t o n a c c e p t i n g h is c h a l -lenge f o r t h e Amer ica c u p on Ihe s a m e c o n d i t i o n s f o r which it was raced f o r t he l a s t t i m e .

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Manufaelurei's of . . . Dealers in... Sash, Doors, Blinds, Frames for Doors, Windows and Screens. Kxhibilion and Shipping Coops for Poultry, Dried Apple Boxes Wooden Eave Troughs, Kto,

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T H B L I L O W E L L , MICH. , T H U R S D A Y , O C T O B E R 23 1909

Big Sales Means Big Values Jus t as long as we offer, week after week, better goods for the same money or the same goods for less money than other stores, jus t so long will ours remain the busiest store in Lowell. If our prices for Dry Goods were not lower than elsewhere our sales would not be so large. If you think this over you will see the force of it and will reel incline o ^ 1 — * ' * •' * ' • - • - " ' O n c e a c u s t o m e r a l w a y s a c u s t o m e r ; " f o r i t i s v a l u e s s u c h a s w e o f f e r t h a t ho ld o u r m e n d s a n d C o n s t a n t l y i n c r e a » i —• — • • ̂ V M t | IV.V. VJ * J X * rv« flV-'V «V/ «« V K V V% 1 » v.1

here to buy whether you have purchased of us before or not. their ranks.

Wo sell the beat DRESS PRINTS f o r 4Ct not just n little bunch of culls, but 4 or 5 cases of (he best

kipds made, such as Indigo Bluee, Simpson's

QVeys and Blacks and Windsor 's Fancies.

T h e Best American Sh i r t ing Pr in ts 3 C

T h e Best Apron Check Ginghams S C

T h e Beet Out ing Flannels 8 C

T h e best Tab le Oil Cloths 12 I 2 0 A. W. WEEKES.

COUKll

State Bank L O W E L L , M I C H .

Organi ted under t h e general Bank ing

Law of t h i s state.

C a p i t a l $ 2 6 , 0 0 0 . 0 0

eOMMtrcUl ud Swings Dtpartstiti.

O F F I C E R S .

C b x s . M c C a b t t , Pres ident Geo W. P a r k e r , VicePresidont

W i l l i a m E. M a r s h , Cashier D. Q. Mjlnoe, Asst . Cashier

D! RECTORS,

Chas. MoCarty G«o. W. Parker B. L . Bennett

F. T. King F . J . Layer

All the rel iable Patent Med idnes advertised in this paper are sold by D. G. Look—the Lowell Drug and Rook Man.

H O M E N E W S

the Mc

for old

Mrs. S. B. Avery visited in Alma this week.

750 all calf lined mitts, onr lead-er at 5Tc. Coons.

Try Boston Brown Flakes at McMahon Bros.

See Godfrey 's duck coals a t 85c. They arc t ,l>lingers. , ,

Arthur Avery has been spending a few days in Grand Rapids.

Mince pies, " t h e kind mother nsed to make," Smith's bakery.

If you want good pure spices try the Bell Spices at McMahon's.

This paper until January I , 1003 only 20 ccnis, to new subscribers.

The Grand Trunk railway lime table is corrected to date in this is-sue.

For nice canned goods try Golden Niagara brand at Mahon's.

Ray Bebee left yesterday Bamisler, where he will visit friends.

Mr. and Mrs, W m . Aid rich are attending the reunion of his regi-ment in Lansing to-day.

Why do the people buy so much furniture at Hakes'? Because they get good f l rni ture cheap.

The DeLaval ci earn separators, in farm and dairy sizes, sold by Brown Sehler & McKay.

Dr. and Mrs O. C. McDannell spent Sunday with their daughter in Flint, Mrs. Geo. Brown.

The Flinch club recently organiz-ed, met a t the home of Lizzie Mc-Mahon Wednesday evening.

Hugh McKenzie of Manistee has been spending part of the week with Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Cogswell

Best and chea]»est power on ear th , the Cook gasoline engine, sold on-ly by Brown, Sehler & McKay.

If yon want ar extension table ask for a Robbins, for f t is the best. For sale at H. W . Hakes'.

Miss Gardner , daughter of Mr and Mrs. Perry Gardner, is leach-ing school in South Albion, with atleodance of eighty pupils.

Word Mas received by Porter Carr, last n ight , of the serious ill-ness of his sister, Mrs. Will Cogs-well, at her home at Remus.

There's a weekly letter f rom Washington, 1). C., in the Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean, and its oon-tenls alone make the pajKjr well worth its regular subscription prioe of ^1.00 per year. Yet by our spe-cial low ra le arrangemefft both this pap i r and t h e Inter Ocean may be had for $1.40 for one full year. . c c c I e m ta

C a n y o u t h i n k o f a b e t t e r i n v p s t - l Bcwwe of the tote who tr ies to s e t m e n t ? I " s o a e t U v i u l a s p x A . "

For high grade teas and cottees try McMahon Bros.

Weldon Smith's pork cake can't be beaten, for money or marbles.

Brown, Sehler & McKay have a full line ot robes, blankets and fur o a t s , best goods, prices low.

W e want all the live poultry we can get delivered at our store on Wednesday of each week.

John Giles & Co.

Better go to-day and look over the bargains at the Red Ticket Sale of furniture at Yeiter & Wads worth's,

Mrs, Gertrude Becker(nee Lewis) on her way to join her husband at Dallas, Texas, visited her mother this week.

A few carriages lef t from onr State fair exhibit, fine goods at money-saving prices. Brown, Seh ler & McKay, Lowell.

Hiram and Claud Stahl and Neil Clossin of Grand Rapids visited Lowell and vicinity on a hunting tour the first of the week.

A Robbins extension table is made of the best material and is the best finished (able on the market. J n A look at 11 W . Hakes'.

Mrs. L. Hosford of Grand Rapids and daughter, Mrs. James G. Scott, of New York City, are guests of Hiram Robinson and family.

Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lane return to their home at Harbor Springs to-morrow, af te r a visit of ten days with Lowell f r iends and relatives.

Homer W. Avery has purchas-ed Miss Cora Howe's bouse and lot on Washington street. He will im-prove the property and make i t his home.

Requires no attention while run-ning, expense stops the minute your job is done, the Cook gasoline en-gine, sold by Brown, Sehler & Mc-Kay, Lowell,

Our old f r iend, Thoa, Atkins, has recovered his health sufficiently io take his place at his old desk at Brown, Sehler & McKay's, while closing u p a few odds and ends of business,

Mrs. J . Byron Judkins and daughter LaVerne, of Grand Rap-ids, and Mrs. Nancy Collar, of Lowell, visited at the home of L P . McLean and other fr iends in Vergennes last week.

AU diseases s t a r t in tbe bowels. Keep

tbem open or yon will b e sick; Cascarels

act like na tu r e . Keep l iver and bowels

act ive without a s ickening g r i p i n g fee l ing

Six million people t a k e and recommend

Cascarets . T r y a 10c b o x . All drugg « t

Auction sale of stock, tools, etc, , and household goods, Friday, Oct, 31, at 10, a. m., a t residence of T , H, Kennedy in *Keene, P , Hale and T. Kennedy, props.

Wayne Pardee has sold his 110-acre farm in Cascade lo Edwin Bee-bee, reserving crops, for $4,000. Mr. Beebee is pull ing the farm into nursery slock.

No expense while not in opera-t ion, with the Cook gasoline engine. Every engine gnaranted and taken care of by the manufacturers for one year. Good for grinding feed, cutt ing fodder or for any power needed in shop or on farm. Brown, Sehler & McKay.

By special arrangements with the publishers of tbe Michigan Farmer T H E L E D F I K E is able lo offer both T H E LEI»<;ER and the Farmer to new subscribers trom now until Jan, 1, for only 15c, Paid up subscribers to tbis paper can have the Farmer dar ing the rest of this year fo r 10c. tf

Try our teas and coffees for good rcsnltf . McMahon Bros,

MACCABEES, ATTENTION!

The Smyrna Maccabee Band mill attend the Maccabee jubilee, whole-sale init iat ion—75 n e c members— banquet and flow ol soul, to-nfbr-row evening. Initiation at G A R. hall, banquet at Maccabee hall. Let no memlMjr absent himself .

I s Y o u r J o b W o r t h 4 ^ $1.00

If yiMir alarm d o o k is not re l iable or if yon depend on yonraelf yon may ove r -sleep and as a result 'lose your job ,"

Onr Clocks a r e reliable a u d sure and save an awfnl lot of worry. You can sleep ' t i l the very moment you should get u p . and you get It all for | I . u a

Every d o c k gnaranteed for one year .

C O U N C I L P K O C K K D I X G S .

Special mectim; of the Common Council of the Village of Luwoll held in the Council Rooms on Mondavevening. Oct. IS, 1902.

MeeU^c called lo orde? by Prrsideot Van-Dyke Piesent Trustei* Lee, Look, Whit-* and Wlnrgar, absent Nicholson and Walts

MeeUng called at request of Street Com-mitUf to tlx a location for crosswalk from Mis Odes' corner to Walters Bros barn.

Moved by Trustee White th«t the matter of locating crosswalk at corn' r of Main and Broadway streets Mtween Mrs. Giles' corner and Walters Bros., turn be laid on the table ooul next regular meeting, owing to the fact of there not being a full board present at tbe meeting.

Suppjr ted by Trustee Winegar. Carried. On motiun by Trus'.ee Winegar Coundl ad-

j vurned. T A. MURPHY, Clerk Regular spjoial meeting of the Common

Count il of tne Village "f Lowrll held in the Conncfl Rooms on Monday evening, Oct. 20. 10(« .

Meeting calhd to order by President Van Dyke Present I^ee, Ixwk, Nicholson, White and Wiaegar, absent Trustee Watts,

Minutes of two pi^vions meetings read and approved.

On i ro t im by Trustee Nicholson the follow. Ine bills were allowed

Yeas Ijte. Look, Nicholson, White and Winegar, abjent Trus.ee Waus .

HE SHOT THE HAT.

S T R E E T F U N D

A Hawlett N Hand O O shear D O Shear N Hand Ja s Parker J F Todd

Freieht F Pickard

f 7 60 1R 25 5 25 1 50

20 60 I 60 flOO

L. & P . F U N D .

167 60

3S 21 I 12

f 84 33

GENERAL FUND.

C Ktum U B Williams

A Wood W .1 Atkins F R Fx-ker

F, 1 /* N Hand N Hand

*27 30 11 18 6 78 9 16

2.S 07 18 K9 a oo 4 00

t l 0 3 58

Moved by Trustee White t ha t the taxes of Mrs. Ft l a Siory b t remitted. SupjKWled by Trustee Winegar. Carried, Yeas Lee, Look, Nicholson, White and Winegar absent Watte.

Motion made by Look, s u p o r t e d by Lee tha t (lie contract for sewer from Main street to cmte r of Chatham street, in Broadway Ktreel and alley io rear Of lots 9 10-11, block 3, Richard & Wic-kham's plat, village of Law ell, be awarded to .las, H Owen for tbe snm of <423 00, the same lo be constructed of 9 inih 1st quality sewer pipe for one man-bole and two atand pipes fur flushing sewer and Ts and Ys for connwrtions whenever ordered by the dewnr Commitiee. Tbejsame to l>e constructad from a survey of s <m^ msdu by D. Mi -eb, known as survey ( r (••nitflni(-iion of sewer in Broadway and (Cast in alley from cent<r of B oadway street, all material and labcr (or same l o b e furnished by said Jos H. Owen, Tbe work to tie done in a good woiktnanlike manner, to be ap-p oved of by 8» wcr <> mnnttee and (bat the President aud clerk be Hnthorined to make a < onlract wiiti the said .lus. H . u w e n for the construcliop <if «aid sewer.

Carried Yeas, Lee, Look, Nicholson, White and Winegar, abjient Watts.

On motion by Trustee White Council ad -journed.

T . A. M U R P H Y , Clerk.

A B o m e w h n t R i n k ? C n a t o m In O k l a -

h o m a T h a t S a v e s T i m e o a

a W i n d y D a r .

" A w h o l e lot of Ideas w i t h which w e g r o w u p c h a n g e w h e n w c ge l i n t o an -o t h e r c o u n t r y , " said a New Y o r k m a n w h o h a s j u s t c a m e b a c k f r o m a t h r e e l n o n t h 8 , t r i p in t h e s o u t h w e s t , a c c o r d -i n g t o t h e Sun . " N o w , o n e of t h e t h i n g s w e h a v e h e a r d of a l l o u r l ives is t h a t if a m a n ' s h a t b l o w s off h e is a f o o l t o r u n a f t e r i t , f o r t h e r e is a l w a y s some-b o d y a r o u n d p o l i t e e n o u g h t o p i c k It n p a n d h a n d it t o t h e o w n e r . If h e h a a t o w a l k a b lock t o d o It.

" I h a v e seen it d o n e . I h a v e r e a d a b o u t it m o r e t i m e s t h a n I h a v e h a d h a t s .

" B u t i t is n o t t h e c u s t o m a t R e n o , O k l a . I w a s s i l t i n g on t h e v e r a n d a of t h e h o t e l in t h a t t o w n , w a t c h i n g t h e v a r i o u s a r t i c l e s w h i c h o n e of t h o s e s a n d s t o r m s w h i r l e d t h r o u g h t h e a i r .

" T h e h a t of a c i t i z e n w a s r a i s e d n n d c a r r i e d a g n i n s t a p l ace on t h e o t h e r s i d e of t h e s t r e e t . A s t r a p p i n g f e l l o w , w h o h a d h e e n p i c k i n g h i s t e e t h w i t h a m a t c h a s h e sa t n e a r m e on t h e v a r a n -d a , g o t u p , w h i p p e d o u t a navy r e v o l v e r a n d fired a s h o t a t t h e h a t , n a i l i n g it t o t h e f e n c e .

" T h e o w n e r c a m e up , pu l l ed t h e h a t f r o m i t s i m p a l e m e n t , waved h i s h a n d a t t h e m a n on t h e v e r a n d a a n d p r o c e e d -e d on h i s w a y .

" *It s a v e s t i m e r u n n i n * a f t e r i t , ' s a i d t h e m a n on t h e v e r a n d a , . ' a n d it d o n ' t h u r t t h e h a t . ' "

AMERICAN SURGERY PRAISED.

H i B h T r i b a t e P a i d Oar Doe^ara a a d Medica l M m hy ( h e La(e P r o -

f e a a o r V l r r h a w .

T h e l a ( e P r o f . V i r c h o w . t h e e m i n e n t G e r m a n p h y s i c i a n a n d s c i e n t i s t , h a d a h i g h n o t i o n of A m e r i c a n d o c t o r s a n d A m e r i c a n m e d i c a l s c i e n t i s t s g e n -e r a l l y , r e p o r t s t h e C h i c a g o I n t e r O c e a n . W h e n i n t e r v i e w e d s o m e t i m e a g o t h e p r o f e s s o r s a id , in t h e c o u r s e o f t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n , t h a t s e v e r a l y o u n g m e d i c a l s t u d e n t s f r o m t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s h a d p a s s e d t h r o u g h h i s h a n d s w h o s e a t t a i n m e n t s w e r e c e r t a i n l y o n a v e r y h i g h level a n d w h o s e b r i g h t -n e s s a n d a l e r t n e s s cou ld n o t b e ex -ce l l ed .

" I h a v e a g r e a t a d m i r a t i o n of A m e r -i c a n s u r g e r y , " h e a d d e d . " T h e m e n in A m e r i c a a r e a s frood a s a n y w e h a v e h a r e in E u r o p e a n d in s o m e d e p a r t -m e n t s t h e y a r e b e t t e r . I d o n o t t h i n k , t h o u g h , t h a t t h e A m e r i c a n s p e c i a l i s t s a r e a s g o o d a " t h e b e s t m e n in L o n d o n . P a r i s . Be r l i n a n d V i e n n a , b u t t h e y a r e m a k i n g b i g s t r i d e s . N o p e n u r i o u s s p i r i t r u l e s t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s . E v e r y -t h i n g i s on a l a r g e , l i b e r a l sca le , a n d t h e s p l e n d i d u n i v e r s i t y e n d o w m e n t s ( h e r e a r e b o u n d t o (e l l in ( h e n e a r f u ( u r e . T h e A m e r i c a n l a b o r a ( o r i e s a r e e x c e l l e n t l y e q u i p p e d a n d ( h e s t u -d e n t s h a v e e n o r m o u s a d v a n t a g e s o v e r t h o s e w h o s t u d y a t s o m e of t h e in-a d e q u a t e l y e q u i p p e d s c h o o l s In E u r o p e . "

MODERN CAVE DWELLERS.

Town u l k matches, a big box for 5 cents a l McMabon's.

School teachers, gel your monthly report cards al T H E L E I H J E R office.

Try some of our new breakfast foods. McMahon Bros.

C o M f e r l a b l e V i l l a s C a r v e d Oat a f R o c k b y C i v i l i a a a a t K l a v c r

E d g e , E a d a a d .

A l t h o u g h t h e r e i s n o t h i n g i n h e r -e n t l y i m p r o b a b l e in t h e c i r c u m -s t a n c e , i t i s n o t g e n e r a l l y k n o w n t h a t ( h e r a c e of t r o g l o d y t e s i s n o t y e t e x t i n c t , a n d t h a t t h e r e a r e a t l e a s t q u i t e a n u m b e r of c a v e d w e l l e r s i n m o d e r n B r i t a i n . T h e i n h a b i t a n t s a r e b y n o m e a n s h a l f s a v a g e s .

At K i n v e r E d g e , n e a r B i r m i n g h a m , • r e t w o r o w s of m o d e r n v i l l a s , f o r m e d m a i n l y o u t o f t h e " i m m e -m o r i a l c a v e s h o l l o w e d o u t of t h e h i l l , " w i t h s t o n e - f r o n t p r o j e c t i o n s . T h e s e d w e l l i n g s a r e s a id t o b e " f a r m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e a n d l u x o r i o u s t h a n t h e l e s s - o r i g i n a l h o u s e s ( o b e f o u n d i n m o r e p r e t e n t i o u s n e i g h b o r -hoods . " ' T h e r o o m s a r e " s p a c i o u s a n d r a i n - p r o o f " a n d t h e p e o p l e of Env i l l e , " a s t h e v i l l age f o r m e d b y t h e s e h o u s e s i s ca l l ed , a r e j u s t l y p r o u d of ( h e i r q u a i n t h o m e s , a n d s p e a k w i t h p a t r i o t i c a f f e c t i o n o l H o l y A u s t i n r o c k , ( h e s t o n e f r o m w h i c h t h e i r d w e l l i n g s a r e b e w n . "

T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l r e m a r k a b l e c a v e d w e l l i n g s in K n a r e s b o r o u g h , i n Y o r k -s h i r e , s a y s t h e D e t r o i t N e w s - T r i b -u n e , t h e " p r o p r i e t o r " of o n e of w h i c h h a s a d o r n e d t h e v a r i o u s l eve l s o f h i s h i l l s i d e c a v e h o m e w i t h b a t t l e m e n t s a n d c a l l s i t F o r t M o n t a g u e .

SENATOR CLARK'S WIT.

Eye, Ear, Nose aad Tkroal S P E C I A L T T ,

G . G T O W S L E Y . 1 L , D .

OFFLCE: G raham BLOCK., Lowexx, Mich

H o w ( b e W c a t e r a M i l l i o n a i r e Got R a c k at "a Tonanr ia l Artlat

W h o Had ••Serve."

U p o n h i s r e t u r n f i u m t h e e a s t t h e s e n a t o r v i s i ted n b a r b e r s h o p f o r t h e p u r p o s e of h a v i n g his h a i r t r i m m e d . H e i n q u i r e d f o r a c e r t a i n b a r b e r w h o s e a b i l i t y had been r e c o m m e n d e d t o t h e s e n a t o r by h i s son . C h a r l e s W.

Upon Ihe c o m p l e t i o n of t h e j o b t h e s e n a t o r i n q u i r e d t h e a m o u n t of t h e hil l , w h e r e u p o n Ihe t o n s o r i a l a r t i s t c a l m l y r e p l i e d :

" C h a r l e y u s u a l l y g ives m e five do l -l a r s . "

T h e s e n a t o r w a s t a k e n by s u r p r i s e , b u t , r e g a i n i n g h is w i t s , a s k e d : " B u t w h a t is t h e u s u a l c h a r g e f o r s u c h a s e r v i c e ? "

" F i f t y c e n t s , " r e s p o n d e d t h e b a r b e r . " W e l l , " s a id S e n a t o r C l a rk , w i t h a

smi le , a c c o r d i n g t o t h e N e w Y'ork T i m e s , / ' C h a r l e y h a s a r ich f a t h e r n n d I have rfot," w h e r e u p o n he h a n d e d t h e b a r b e r 50 c e n t s a n d d e p a r t e d .

G l a d e r a l a Montana . | B u t f e w p e o p l e a r e a w a r e d i a l

t h e r e a r e in M o n t a n a s o m e of t h e finest g l a c i e r s in t h e w o r l d .

GOOD TIMES COMING.

K e r c r B e f o r e H a v e T h l a c a L o o k e d • a Rrlicht f o r t b e Aaiewlcaa

F a r m e r aa J a a t Naw.

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Jardiniers 10c .

Lamps lOo

Pails- 10c

Coat Racks 10c

Hat Racks lOo

Salad Dishes lOo

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B A Z A A R L O W E L L , M I C H .

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SUNDAY E X C U R S I O N V I A .

G R A N D T R U N K , OCT. 36.

To Detroit $1.70, lo Saginaw and Bay City $1.25. Train leaves Low -ell 7::i9 a. in.

4 x 5 folding camera, plateholders, case, tripod, trays, etc. , for sale. Outfit cost $80, will sell for $20. Good as new. Apply at this office.

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T I E L U E I L MAIKET K P t R T

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Wheat—7Do per bushel . Oats—90o per bushel. Corn—56c pe t bushel . Rye—45c per bushel .

raRi-. Corn and Oats—$30 00 per too .

Bran—f16 00 p e r t o n . v m r a s l b s a n d r m m r s .

Apple«-»75c per bbl #

Potakea—30 per bushel . pkodl-cs.

Butter—18o to 19 pec bound. Eggs—18c£to 20c per doasa . 1 a r d — i t to 14c per pen

Alsike CTover aeed—$6.2* t o | 7 00 Clover seed—f6 00 # t 4 59 P®r bushel . Beans—fl 75 ami $ 3 M m r bushel.

Corn meal—$28 00 per ton. Middlings—118 00 per t o o .

Beef, live weight - | 2 50 f 3 60 p e r cwt Beef, dressed—$5 00 ^ f 6 00 p e r cirL Yeal dressed—$650 Q 7 00 per cwt . Sheep, live weight—12 50 ® 3 00 per c ^ t Lambs live weight—$3 50 9 3 75 per cwt Pork al ive—$5 iO @ 6 00 per cwt . < Pork dressed—$7 00 ^ $8 00 p e r cwt.

Dr. M. Clayton Greene ^Graduate o h

University of Michigan and Post Graduate oonrae at New Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital, N- Y. city.

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A s t o r y i s g o i n g t h e r o u n d s in B u t t e w h i c h q u i t e a p t l y r e p r e s e n t s t h e bus i -n e s s m e t h o d s a d h e r e d t o b y U n i t e d S t a t e s S e n a t o r W. A. C l a r k , t h e m u l t i -m i l l i o n a i r e m i n e r , b a n k e r a n d m a n u -f a c t u r e r .

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on your Fal l and W M c r purchase of

Clofhiag, Underwear

Hats, Caps, Trnaks, Telescopes

Boots n d Shoes.

Yours . truly.

The Godfrey Clothiers Lowell, Mieb.

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