Farms for Sale or Exchange by M. T. STREETER, Real Estate Dealer, St. Johns, Mich. Clinton Independent. VOL XXXII.—NO 45. ST. JOHNS, MICH., THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1888. WHOLE NO.—1660
BREVITIES. HEY RODE ON THE WALK. 4775 BREVITIES.
Ringling Bros. ’ circus at Owosso to TO OPPOSE BKUCKER Thra« Young Ladle# Pay $1.50 Each for a What are you doing for the approach morrow. Violation of tho Ordinance. ing county fair? Recollect that I)r. Walker will be Ionia Standard : “A Methodist and Inflicted by Pitchforks, and not at the Hotel St. Johns next Saturday. The Republicans Nominate J. W. In the absence of asphalt in St. An Interesting Interview with Congregational excursion party of 350 County fairs indulging in horse rac Fordney, of Saginaw. Johns, it does seem a bothersome re William Overly. from St. Johns picnlced on the State Death "Wounds. ing must contribute $10 to the war striction that bicycle riding should be House of Correction grounds Wednes fund. prohibited on the sidewalks. So think day. They went through the institu -he people who ride wheels, but the tion in the afternoon, and so many A FAMILY ROW IN EAULK CAUSES James P. Bird, of Maple Rapids, has WILLIAM a . NORTON, OF CLINTON, rotests of the remaining twenty- HE WOULD HAVE KILLED SHERIFF been granted an original pension of $6 JORDAN IF POSSIBLE. pretty girls bewildered the susceptible ANOTHER MURDER REPORT. DEFEATED ON THE FIRST BALLOT. ve or thirty keeps binding the ordi ushers.’’ per month. Snance against it, and thus it happen Married at Ovid. August 20. by Rev. The United Brethren of Bengal cir ed thatthree young ladles had tneir cuit will hold their fourth quarterly Two Brother* Quarrel Over Their Father’# G. P. Mitchell, Miss Maggie Smith Prof. J. O. Mouroe, of St. John#, Endorsed names copied in rapid short hand in May Sac Him For Damage# Will Return to Indiana and Plead Guilty. meeting of this conference year at the and Jay Coffman. for Member of tbe State Board Marshal Keeney ’s note book, as calm Property. Settled Without Cost to Recollect that our county fair begins ly and serene, and with the usual Bengal church, September 3-4. A The County. of Education. ;rand time is expected. An urgent on Tuesday, the 20 of September, and girlish innocence they pedaled by the nvitation is extended to all. Rev. continues four days. place where he was working —on the The Lansing Journal of Saturday fIt H. Turner, P. K, of Lakevlew, Wolcott ft Danley want any quanti sidewalk. There were five ladies in the says: Numerous questions have received The Republican congressional con crowd, accompanied by one mascot, Mich., will officiate. ty of good barreling apples delivered Reports to the state board of health indefinite answers on the streets the at Byron Danley’s store. vention for the eighth district assem but the gentleman and two of the William Overly, the young man who bled at Saginaw Friday, and after ladies t>elonging out of town Mr. was shot by Sheriff Jordan, of Ionia show that diarrhoea, rheumatism, last few weeks about a murder report Mrs. Sarah Butts, of Elsie, took car Keeney thought best not to molest neuralgia, bronchitis, and cholera ed to have been committed near Grand bolic acid recently by mistake and some sparring for position nominated them. But three, Misses Brownie county, near DeWltt, while attempt morbus, in order named, caused most Ledge. The cause of all this futile burned her mouth and throat badly. W. Fordney, of Saginaw, on the first Bromley, Belle Baldwin and Leah ing to escape from the officers and sickness in Michigan during the week H. Hallenbeck claims a yield of 85 ballot. The supporters of Mr. Ford Fowler, whom he had the pleasure of avoid arrest upen a charge of burglary ending August 20,1898. Consumption curiosity was as follows : Last Monday bu. of oats per acre on Judge Daboll ’s meeting be fore(in an unofficial way) lie reported at 182 places, typhoid fever at Prosecuting Attorney Walbridge was ney, fearing treachery in the ranks if committed at Marion, Indiana, is 62, diptherla at 19, measles at 19, farm north of town. Can you beat it? a secret ballot prevailed, at first advo jromptly complained of to Justice rapidly improving and will be taken called to the vicinity of Grand Ledge Rev. J. D. Bennett has been re Marshall. This was about five o ’clock whooping cough at 18 and scarlet fever in regard to a family row which oc turned by the Free Methodist Confer cated a viva voce vote, and finally, in the afternoon. On Monday morn to that state the first of next week. at 16 places. curred in Eagle, in the family of I. G. ence as pastor of the church in this with the aid of Tuscola, adopted a ing bright and early before tne busy To a Journal reporter this morning Waldron. It appears that over a divi place. resolution ordering that the vote of market of St. Johns began to hum Overly recounted the story of his cap BUSINESS LOCAL8. sion of their father’s property Judson with produce venders from the sur A Westphalia correspondent, who has eachdelegation should be collected by rounding country, the three parties ture by the officers and said the in When in St. Johns you will find it and Henry Waldron had argued with had his slumbers disturbed, says ‘Tax the chairman thereof. This action each other with pitchforks, leaving most concerned were before the awe formation of his whereabouts in Mich pays to trade at John Hicks ’. the cats!” Considering the provoca presaged the defeat of Mr. Norton, as some justice laying down $1.50 apiece igan was taken from a letter he had the marks thereof on each other’s tion hislanguage is moderate. costs without a murmur. Wanted. bodies, but inflicting no serious injuries. The steam was turned on today in Saginaw and Tuscola combined could sent to his best girl in Marion, by the Mrs. I. G. Waldron and the wife of one control the nomination. The follow So they weren ’t arrested or even Board and room for $2.50 per week. the new heating plant for the court spoken to by our marshal with the officers there, who had secured the Only plain room and plain fare ex of the sons mixed up in the affray, but house, to test it. It heats up well, es ing details of the proceedings are con letter before its delivery to the person only to wrest the pitchforks from the densed from the Saginaw Evening watchful eye, but it was because they addressed. He intends to investigate pected. Address “X,” this office. pecially at this season of the year. News of Friday: did not want to be bad enough to let hands of the combatants. After they >apers be made out. Swifter than the matter when lie returns home. New Silk Waist Patterns had done this the man who had done The Clinton County Cider Co., oper Judge S. B. Daboll, of St. Johns, in “It is a good thing for Sheriff Jor the most active jabbing broke into a ating at Ovid, will give employment nominating William A. Norton, of ustice are some bikers if they don ’t dan that I wasn ’t armed when he at John Hicks ’. to sixty men this fall and expects to Clinton, denounced the methods of the scorch. run, stubbed Ills toe, and while reclin came up after shooting me through Improvements Each Tear. ing on the ground received the imprint expend 860,000 in the purchase of fruit. opposition us unfair, and roasted the the lung, ” Overly said. “I expected to of another fork which his brother had Married in this village, August 20, Courier-Herald for admitting that UNSUCCESSFUL die almost any moment but I had an Paul’s Writing Fluid and Black Ink secured and chased him with. 1898, by Willard C. Lyon Esq., Mr. J. Fordney would be defeated in his own intense hatred for him and would for school use, put up in automatic Owing to uncertain knowledge of C. Monroe to Miss Alice Doty, both of county by 1,000 if nominated, and ac have shot him sure. Why, while I safety bottle, absolutely non-spillable given names, we cannot speak with Washington township, Gratiot county. cused Saginaw countv Republicans of lay there on the ground and he was and non-evaporating any definiteness, but at all events, the S. George Jr. believes in drawing a prolonging the old factional fight of Was the Attempt of Two Married Ladle# supporting my head on his knee, doing at F. E. Aldrich ’s. two years ago. In urging the claims to Palm Themaelre# Off on Three Ua» younger brother had taken his father’s load w hen he comes to town. Last all he could for me, the thought of Best Values in Hosiery and Underwear farm to work one year in March, ’97, Thursday he drew John nicks a load of Mr. Norton Judge Daboll further Huapecting Young Men at Cryatal killing him was uppermost in my and had not vacated in March of this of oats which weighed out 210 bu. 25 lb, said : For eighteen years we of the mind. at JonN Hicks ’. outside counties have been coming a# Young nnd Single. year, but continued to put in crops for The ladies of the Baptist church “I told Sheriff Jordan my name was Waudted. the following year, corn, etc. By an will sell domestic cookery again on down here to conventions only to be There are three St. Johns young Weaver, and it worried him quite a other agreement the elder son had Saturday, August 27, at Mr. Calkin ’s told that Saginaw must have the nom men at Crystal Lake this week of whom little when 1 denied being William Girl for general house work IMMED taken the farm from the time his grocery store. Orders taken at that ination or the party would be defeated. it is reported “aren ’t doing a thing.” Overly. Finally, when I had made IATELY. Address “C” this office. younger brother’s time ran out, and time. Two years ago you asked us, in the in We have authentic proof of the fol up my mind that I would surely die, I plowed about thirty acres of land. terest of harmony, to vote for Linton lowing: They had engaged with three told him the truth and he became New Pall Styles in Outing* Under the circumstances a state of Married in this village, August 23, and drop our outside candidate. You sweet and willing young ladies from a much easier in his mind. and Flannels at John Hicks ’ feeling has grown up between these 1898, by Willard C. Lyon Esq.. Mr. know the resulta Judge Daboll show city” not far away for a fishing ex “Yes, I have thought of suing brothers. The cause of the afore John B. Ridenour, of Greenbush town ed that while two years ago the Re pedition at 4 o ’clock the following Sheriff Jordan for damages, ” said See the new Cloaks and Capes mentioned fracas was an attempt of ship, to Mrs. Ada Kidder, of Lebanon publican candidate got 800 majority morning. A heavy thunder shower at Noble Burnett ’s. township. at that hour prevented, however, and Overly in response to a question from brother senior to hitch to a drag outside of Saginaw countv, Brucker the reporter. “Several attorneys have Lost. which brother junior claimed as his The Bengal union aid society will rolled up 1,800 majority in his own the three young men slept on until written me about the matter from own because he had repaired it. give an ice cream social at James Lan county and went in by a clear 1,000 the breakfast bell sounded at 7 o ’clock. Ionia and Lake Odessa. Only one Some where in St. Johns, two five Prosecutor Walbridge compelled caster's Tuesday evening. August 30. majority. Judge Daboll believed the They met the ladies at the breakfast Lansing lawyer has mentioned the dollar bills, folded together. Finder them to settle their difficulties among Proceeds to help paint the church. counties that must furnish the Repub table, and as it cleared up, decided matter to me. They are all willing will please leave at this office and get themselves without any expense to Everybody come. lican majorities should name the can to go fishing as planned. The girls reward. had the boat already engaged and to take the case on shares and pay ail the county. The ladies of the Congregational didate. expenses, but I haven’t fully made up Seperate Dress Skirts. This is the nearest approach to mur church will meet at the corner rooms W. J. Gage, of Saginaw, in present seemed anxious to start at once. One my mind whether I will commence tier that has occurred in the county up next Tuesday at 2 p. m., to see about ing the name of J. W. Fordney, paid of the young men insisted upon going suit or not. Special prices on all skirts at to the present writing, although an ill- serving meals on the Fair ground. the following compliment to the up town on an errand before starting, ‘Sheriff Jordan has been very kind John Hicks ’. timed report to that effect is gaining Everybody come. strength of Mr. Brucker: “The Dem and being suspicious that the ladies had given ficticious names, enquired to me since the shooting ana it is Print and Percale Wrappers for 144/ wider circulation every moment Maple Rapids Dispatch : “The bell ocrats are now represented in this dis owing to his personal guarantee that ladies at 69c. 75c. and $1.00. All gooa about a much respected family in trict by one of tne slickest political about them, and was surprised to learn the bills will be paid that I am get was placed in the new M. K. church in hustlers in the state, a man who is ac that two of them were married, one bargains and many new patterns Eagle, which, in this connection, it Greenbush Monday. Rev. Carman in ting the treatment and care accorded at Noble Burnett ’s. would be well to refute. forms us that it Isa monster, weighing quainted in every township in the being the wife of a business man, and me. I don ’t think the Indiana officers county. ’’ the whole three out for a Jolly good will foot the bills. The Time to Bay. over 1,000 pounds. ” The first and only ballot resulted time. These facts he kept to himself SUCCESSFUL The farmers of Clinton county, while upon returning, and taking the un “Yes, my brother-in-law was sent Every article of Millinery in our Fordney, 60; Norton, 30 ; Townsend, over for burglarizing a grocery store store will be offered at cost price be pleased with the crops harvested and J udge Daboll then moved to make married lady, all started for the lake at Marion, and I was implicated in W*1 the Surgical I Operation Recently to be harvested this year, report that the nomination unanimous, which was After fishing about for a while with tween now and Sept. 20th, in order to Performed Upon Joel H. Cranson. seeding, particularly of clover, has the usual amateur’s luck, the boys the deal with him. He lea me into it get the money ana the room for our done, and Mr. Fordney made a speech and when I am taken back I don ’t new fall stock. This is the time to We learn from a reliable source that proved an almost total failure. accepting the nomination, and prom ardently intent upon entertaining their believe I will demand a trial but will our old friend and former townsman, ising to meet Judge Brucker in joint charming companions, that young buy and to save money. The Ladles ’ Aid society gives a sup go before the court and plead guilty. Boucher & Petsch. Joel H. Cranson, now of Detroit, after per at the home of Mrs. John Hicks debate. man completely amazed the whole It is my first offense ana considering; having suffered everything but death Friday afternoon and evening of this Candidate W. A. Norton was called arty by addressing those two ladles what I have undergone since the deer Carpets and Rags. for many years, about two weeks ago week. Supper is to be served from upon and made a brilliant and witty ey their right names. Fishing was was committed it ought not to go hard was operated upon by a skilled surgeon five to nine o ’clock, set off by a mus speech, promising to stand loyally by forgotten and all had a hearty laugh We can give you special values in with me.” this department. John Hicks . for his physical troubles. The opera ical program. Bill 25 cents. the nominee. Up In Clinton county, over the Joke, the ladles confessing Chief Sanford expects the Indiana tion, at this time, gives every evidence Geo. P. Heck and father, of Dewitt he said, there are no bolters. their inability to masquerade. officers here the first of the week, but If you want good Cotton Batting for of having been very successful. He is have just purchased a $1,400 monu The resolutions were of the regula in the meantime the officers are close quilts and comforters, call on at Grace Hospital, but may be able to mentofthe Lansing Granite Co., to tion form, endorsing the admlnistra ly watching the wounded man, who is Noble Burnett . be removed to his home on 2d Avenue be erected in the Dewitt Cemetery tion, the St. Louis platform, and TRADE AT HOME. now able to walk about his room. by the close of the present week. His It is an elaborately carved monument standing by everything Republican. Our Fall and Winter Wraps many friends here will rejoice at the 20 feet high, of Barre granite. The following congressional commit A Little Good Advice That Might Be Heed For Ladies and Children will soon be prospects of his being fully relieved of tee was appointed : W. H. Brunson, of ed to Advantage. hislong and severe affliction. Gen. O. L. Spaulding, of St. Johns MORTUARY REPORT. open for inspection. John Hicks ’. will deliver the oration at the 33d an Clinton, Ralph Loveland, of Saginaw The “man about town ” of the Pon nual reunion of the Twenty-third E. O. Dewev, of Shiawassee, ana C. T tiac Post has the following good words Death# In Clinton County During Tbe For Sale. SEVERELY SCALDED. Michigan Volunteer Infantry to be Jarvis, of Tuscola. for the home merchant: “Stand by Month of July, 1898. Old, improved 80 acre farm, three held at Flint September 14, 1898. The candidacy of Prof. J. G. Monroe the home merchant. He is the man The Michigan monthly bulletin of miles southeast of Ovid, known as the A Pnlnfnl AccMnnt to A LIM® Child »t large attendance is looked for. of Clinton county, for member of the who helps to pay for the streets upon vital statistics for July shows that Kinney farm, and described as e 4 of n Union Home. state board of education, was endorsed e i section 22 17 n r 1 e. Must besold. George Sternoff, a “trusty” sent and the convention adjourned. which you walk; for the school in eighteen deaths were reported in The Union Home Correspondent from Clinton county in 1896 for two which your children or perhaps you Clinton county during that month as Possession given October 1. of TnK Independent under date of Early Friday evening a report was Seymour Foster , and one-half years for larceny, with a circulated in St. Johns that Mr. Nor were educated; he helps to keep up follows: Bath, 1; Bengal, 2; Dallas, 1 Wednesday, August 24, writes: “The companion, scaled the walls of the the church in which you worship. He DuPlain, 2; Essex, 1; Greenbush, Receiver, People ’s Savings Bank, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert ton had secured the nomination, caus Is the man who built a home which en Olive,1; Victor, 1; Watertown, Lansing, Mich. Fields was severely scalded last week. State House of Correction at Ionia one ing great rejoicing among his numer hances the value of your property night last week. The two were em ous friends, but later reports gave the Westphalia, 1; St. Johns village, Best selection of Lace Ourtains Her mother had just drained the water ployed as firemen. Every subscription paper that is pass Elsie village, 1; Eagle village, 1; Ovid from potatoes preparing to set bread, true state of facta ed has his name on It; he is the one village, L No deaths were reported at Noble Burnett ’s. when the child came into the room, Amazement stood out prominently The candidacy of Mr. Fordney, per- who cannot afford to swindle you from Bingham, Eagle, Lebanou, Ovid, and seeing the bowl on the table, step on the face of Cora Peterson, only etuating, as ft does, the factional Self interest, if nothing else, would Riley, Maple Rapids village, or West New Fall and Winter Dress Goods, ped up tolt, to see what was in it, and daughter o f House Peterson, when Kght in Saginaw, undoubtedly paves revent this; he bears his share of the phalia village. No report was made all the latest weaves and colors at tipped the contents on her chest, and eight of her girl friends gave her a the way for Mr. Brucker’s triumphant Eurden of the city government: stays from DeWitt. John Hicks ’. was burned badly before her clothing surprise party. Light refreshments re-election. Had Mr. Norton been the right with you in sunshine and dark could be removed. ______ana the usual time killing devices choice, and the Saginaw Republicans ness, in days of prosperity and adver Lost. passed the evening. united, the contest might have been a sity. These are but a few reasons why THE BOYS’ HARVEST. Somewhere on the highway between Gratiot County News : “ Ithaca pa close one. ______our patronage should be given to the Maple Rapids and St. Johns, a pocket- NOT DEAD, BUT SLEEPING ers no longer have a monopoly of Jome merchant.” Cost of the Sparrow Nuisance for the Seven book containing several notes. Finder Tho Time for the CompleUon of the Great Srystal Lake items. So many St. WILL H, BRUNSON will receive a reward for returning to Johns people are rusticating at the Month Ending July 31, 1898. A. O. Whitlock . Northern Extended. Withdraw# From tho Conte#! For tbe At a session of the Lansing com lake this year that the goings and KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS. The following table shows the mon council Monday evening on mo comings are a feature in the ‘ personal Nomination For Prosecuting Attorney. amounts paid out by the County Trea One Week Before School. tion of Alderman Dodge, the time for columns of the papers of that town. It is a fact that Will H. Brunson has A Delegation From St. John# In Attendance surer each month, beginning with School Books new and second hand. the completion of the Lansing, St Rev. Montgomery will conduct withdrawn from the contest for nomi at Indlanapolla. January 1, 1898, for seven months, for Largest and best assortment of tablets Johns & St. Louis electric railway quarterly meeting in the Free Metho nation-ifor Prosecuting Attorney on The following delegation from St English sparrow heads, at 2 cents each in the county at F. E. Aldrich ’s. dist church beginning Friday evening, January ...... $ 67 76 war exteuded for a period of one year the Republican ticket, with theunder Johns left Monday morning to attend February...... 28 08 New Fall and Winter Dress Goods, The Lansing, Dexter & Ann Arbor Sept. 2, and continuing until Sunday standing that he is to have the en the annual gathering of the Knights March...... 27 48 was accorded the same treatment Sept. 4. Services as follows: Friday dorsement of all the other candidates of Pythias, Uniform Rank, at Indian April...... 16 78 all kinds and prices 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2:00 p. m., anc, May...... 66 36 at Noble Burnett ’s. The council then adjourned for lem for the St. Johns post-office, when the spoils: A. E. Dutcher, R. G. Steel June ...... lflB 34 onade, and everybody was happy. 7:30 p. m.; Sunday, 9:30 a. m., ana 7:30 proper time arrives. The contest for A. E. Durkee, Warren Wood, Dr. J July...... 108 IB New Business. p. m. the nomination for the former posi W. Pollard, Cnas. Sowle, C’has. Atkin Death of An Eatlmabla Young Lady Wolcott & Danley want any quantl tion is now between Lewis Severance son, Jim Whitlock. Del. Whitlock Total ...... 6504 98 I have leased rooms in the old Gibbs Ruby Wolcott, aged 18, daughter ty of paring and cider apples. Good and S. R. Smith. However, some new Alonzo Smith, Geo. Petrie, and Edd House block where I am prepared to of Mr. and Mrs. D. Wolcott, died at paring apples above 21 inches in size entries may be made on convention Hewitt. do new work and repairing in Cabinet the home of her parents In Newark are worth at present 40 cents per hun day. The thermometor marked 94 in the WHY NOT! Furniture. Reasonable charges, good Gratiot county, Monday, August 15, o; ’ dred, All under this size, not rotten shade Tuesday, the day fixed for the work and satisfaction guaranteed. peritonitis. She was born in Essex Fall Among The PhllUUnaa. A Claaa of Offenders No Worse Than Their O. A. Washburn . Clinton county, Nov. 30, 1880, and liv at 20 cents per hundred. We are pur parade of the uniform rank, and the chasing agents for the St. Johns Dryer The Lansing Journal of Saturday whole division declined to march Patron#. ed in that place until four years ago Apples must be sorted and left sepe- says: “George Stevens, a farmer, Notwithstanding this 14,000 men were The Place to Get 1U when she moved with her parents to rate. drove a traveling man into town last in line, 10,000 of them uniformed “What kind of a town is St. Johns, Any person contemplating the pur Newark, Gratiot county. She leaves The Union Central Life Insurance night from Clinton county and before The parade was witnessed by 200,000 anyway?” asks the Gratiot News. chase of a Sewing Machine will find a father, mother, one sister and a host Company of Cincinnati, has Just paid returning home became so badly be people. A strong effort is peing made “The Independent of last week, under prices at my place as low as In Chicago of friends to mourn her loss. The Mrs. Betsey Hicks$2,000, the amount of fuddled with drink that he forgot to secure the next annual meeting at a double head, says that ‘warrants or any other city, on the same class of funeral services were held at her the policy on Miss Hattie L. Hicks. where he had left his horse. Becom Detroit. have been issued and placed in the goods. Come and be convinced. randparents in Essex, conducted by The payment was made within thirty ing drunker and drunker George final hands of the officers for the arrest A. B. Balcom . fLev. A. O. Carman, Tuesday, August days after the death of Miss Hicks, ly ran into the arms of officer Rowell nine women of questionable character, 16, and the remains were interred in and within twenty days after the and was taken to the police station ORDERED TO ALASKA. and unless they desist from their the Wolc ott cemetery. Lansing office was notified of the This morning he paid Justice Chase former practices these warrants will St. Johns Bicycle and Machine Works certainly be served. ’ After they have Is headquarters for Bicycle Repairs. A PI«Mut Occasion. death. $6.16 and after the police had located O. L. Spaulding, Jr., to E#tahll#h Police A small party of friends and relatives The most and the least we can say his horse he drove home a sadder but got those nine women disposed of why East of Spaulding & Oo. ’s hardware. of Mrs. Wm. N. Waldron gathered at in regard to the horse training show much wiser man. and Supply Station# on tbe Yukon. not take a whirl at the men of ‘quest the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Malt- given by Farmer Andrus last Saturday Oliver L. Spaulding, Jr., who was re ionable character, ’ and give them Gay’s Bus and Dray Line. house, this village, last Friday after afternoon is that it was an improve Had HI# Pocket Picked. cently made second lieutenant of Bat scare. Or is there no question about Having added to my general draylng noon to celebrate the74th birthday of ment upon the first one, In that worse According to a Lansing paper “a tery A, Third Artillery, U. S. regular the men ’s character in St. Johns?” business a safe and comfortable omni Mrs. Waldron, mother of Mrs. Malt- horses were handled, and that he re Mr. Russell, from Watertown, Clinton army, has been ordered, with two bus with which I make sure connection house. A social time was enjoyed, and quested us t:» make the statement for county, reported the loss of his pocket- others, to Alaska, on the Yukon river, Fatal At«l(t*nt Near BanuUtcr. with all trains. Calls made for one or Mrs. Waldron was presented with sev him that the lesson given “Ugly Mary” book containing $30 In money to the for the purpose of establishing three John Whitford ’s horse became two persons from same place for 25c.: eral pleasant mementoes of the occa was not intended for a pernament one police Wednesday of last week. It is police and supply stations, and frightened at a bicycle Friday, and three or four, 50c. Orders left with slon. All Joined in wishing that she but only to satisfy the owner, and thought to have been the work of maintain order among the miners. ran away, throwing him and his wife me or at The Steal will receive prompt might celebrate many more anniver that a surprise in connection with her, pickpockets who are following the Mr. Spaulding will he in charge of one to the ground. Whitford will recover, and careful attention. saries. awaits the crowd next Saturday. circus. ” of these stations at least one year. ■ hut his wife is fatally iniured. Richard G ay , Proprietor. CLINTON INDEPENDENT; THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1898.
999 Destructive Blase at Matleite. Navipl lUrm i’ (irud Ovation. Marlette experienced another heavy Hundreds of thousands of people fire which started in the large lumber along the banks of the Hudson and Teed Your Nemos sheds of W. B. McGill, which was full thousands on all styles of river craft Upon rich, pars, nourishing blood by Doings of the Week Recorded in a of the finer grades of lumber. Before City Surrendered After a Brilliant blended their shouts In a royal wel British Say He is Playing into the taking Hood’s Barasparilla, and yoa there was time to remove their con come to the returning North Atlantie will bs free from those spells of de Brief Style. tents, the houses of Alfred Scott, Al Attack by Americans, squadron, under commuud of Rear Ad Hands of Russia. *- spair, those sleepless nights and anxious bion McIntosh, and the blacksmith miral Sampson as the big warships days, those gloomy, deathlike feelings, CONCISE AND INTERESTING. shop and house of Geo. Stephenson SPANISH COMMANDED FLED. passed in review through the harbor HE SIGNED A SECRET TREATY. those eadden starts at mere nothings, were all ablaze. Scott and McIntosh anti up North river as far as Gen, those dyspeptic symptoms and blinding headaches. Hood’s Sarsaparilla has done Klehlgan Naval Ketorvoo Complete Their barely escaping. The fire was confined Admiral Dewey Bombarded the City and Grant ’s tomb and return. For almost Great Britain la Fore# tailed la to the block and buildings on the op this for many other* —it wlU cure yoa. Service on the Yoeeiulte and Receive the Troops Drove the Npanlah from three solid hours steam whistles of all Effort to Extend Her Commerce and posite side of the streets were saved. sizes, steam sirens and small guns Their Tranche—Germs os Took Gen. a llojal Welcome on Coming Home George 8tephensou was badly burned along theshores shrieked and boomed Her Influence and flays the Chinese Hood’s Sarsaparilla —Detroit'! Latest Murder Mystery. about the face and hands while trying Aufuatl to Hong Kong. in the effort to display the heartiest Viceroy Unit be Dismissed. Is America’s Greatest Medicine, ft; six for 84 to remove some of his property. The enthusiasm for the home coming of Hood ’fl Pills cure Sick Headache, ooe. Murdered for HU Money. losses will foot up of $25,000; insur Further particulars of the surrender the naval heroes with their battle- British Ultimatum to China. • On August 10 Valmore C. Nichols, ance, $13,800. have been received via Hong Kong: The scarred ships. London: The foreign office, it is re Don ’t imagine that the bill-poster aged 49, a farmer of Pittsfield town bombardment was continued for two When tbe New York, Iowa, Indiana. ported, intends to demand that the fails every time he goes to tbe wall. ship, Washtenaw county, between Aon MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS. hours, and then the American troops Chinese government dismiss Li Hung Brooklyn, Massachusetts, Oregon and Beaaty Is Blood Deep, Arbor and Ypsilanti, visited Detroit to stormed the trenches, sweeping all be Texas, arrived in New York bay Ad Chang from power on the ground that The postoftice at Grand Marais, will fore them. The First Colorado volun Clean blood means a clean skin. No pay interest on a mortgage on his miral Sampson had no idea of the re he is responsible for the recent anti- beauty without It Cascarets, Candy Cathar farm. For this purpose he had bor be raised from the fourth class to the teers led the storming of the outer British attitude of the Tsung-Li-Ya- presidential class on Oct. 1. ception awaiting him until a tug from tic cleans your Mood and keeps it clean, by rowed and drawn from bank some trenches and the Spaniards were soon the navy yard carried him the news, men. The foreign office, it is asserted, stirring up the lazy liver and driving all Im thing over $400. He did not return C. H. Webber, of the Michigan Naval driven into the secoud line of defense. and all the ships of the squadron were has had under special consideration purities from the body. Begin today to Reserves, was given a big ovation on Then the American troops swept on, banish pimples, bolls, blotches, blackheads, home and after two days his family be immediately put under preparation for the question of seizing the Taku forts, and that sickly bilious complexion by taking came alarmed at his absence and re his arrival at his home at Ionia. driving all the Spaniards into the in dress review. The fleet made a splen on tbe Gulf of Pe-Chi-Li, at the month Cascarets—beauty for ten cents. All drug ported him to the Detroit police as William Martin's daughter, was run ner fortifications, where Gen. Jaude- did pageant and the reception they re of the Pekin river, and the city of Tien gists,satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, Sic. 60c. missing. Detectives were unable to over and killed by a water tank at mes. the Spanish officer to whom Gen. ceived must have shown the gallant Tain, the port of Pekin, in the event find any trance of Mr. Nichols, but tached to a thresher at Brockway. Augusti gave the command of the city of China refusing to comply with this Don ’t bet that the dog with the hand sailors that they were regarded as somest collar will win the fight. learned that he was in the habit of Romeo had one brave boy —Edward when lie fled, seciug that further re heroes. The following day the war demand, holding all until compliance visiting a clairvoyant medium, Robert P. Smith—in the Michigan Naval Re sistance was useless, surrendered. ships were visited by nearly 150,000 is assured. The foreign fleets watched the bom- A bath with COSMO BUTTERMILK Lang, every time he visited Detroit. serves, and the whole town turned out people. Secret Treaty Between Russia and China SOAP, exquis’tely scented, is soothing and Members of the Detroit lioat club, to welcome him home. bnrdment with acute interest. The The Shanghai correspondent of t he beneficial. Sold everywhere. on Belle Isle, Detroit, while rowing American warships engaged were the Cuban and Porto Rican Commissioners. Daily Mail, professes to divulge the Col. A. T. Bliss, of Saginaw, whose Olympia, Boston, Charleston, Balti some distance from their club honse, hand was badly lacerated on July 4 by The President has appointed the two terms of a secret treaty between China Don't submit to the inevitable anftil more, Monterey, Petrel, Raleigh and discovered the body of a man in the a cannon fire cracker exploding in his following commissions to adjust the and Russia, and says: “It is nothing you are sure it is the inevitable. water. It was dragged ashore and two McCulloch. Admiral Dewey and Gen. evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico: less than an offensive alliance. China hand, will have to have two fingers Merritt had issued orders to spare all heavy stones were found attached to amputated as they will not heal. For Cubu: Maj.-Uen. James F. Wade, undertakes to regard Russia as having Educate Tour Bowels With Cascarets the legs with copper wire. There were except armed defenses of the city, and Rear-Admiral Wm. T. Sampson, Maj.- a preponderating influence in all ques Candy Csthartlc, cure constipation forever. A sneak thief secured $1,500 worth 19c. tie. If C. C. C. fail, druggists refund money. bruises on the head, apparently made consequently the town is understood to Gen. Matthew C. Butler. of diamonds from the dressing room of tions of commercial and internal poli with a blunt instrument. The author have been but little damaged. Some For Porto Rico: Maj.-Gen. John R. Mrs. W. F. Stine, of Kansas City, at tics, while Russia will support China Don ’t forget that pecuniary eharity ities were notified and the body was at street fighting between the insurgents Brooke, Rear-Admiral Winfield S. the natatorium at Charlevoix. Mrs. against all ‘open door ’ demands. Rus is often a curse to humanity. once identified as Valmore C. Nichols, and the Spaniards occurred on the out Schley, Prig.-Gen. Wm. W. Gordon. Stine was in the swimming pool at the sia finances China, in internal develop the missing farmer. The money was skirts, but order prevailed within the Gen. William W. Gordon is a well- time. ments, and China grantB Russia prefer gone, but his watch and other valua walled section. Nothing could be more known citizen of Savannah. He Is the ential rates in certain areas, and rail TOOK ms ADVICE. bles had not been taken. The 10-year-old son of William Fur- humane than the Americans' capture senior colonel of the Georgia state ways built in the joint interests of the The detectives learned that Robert stenburg, near Monroe, climbed upon of the town. The Spanish officers militia, served in the ranks of the Con two countries will be under Russia's A Veterinary Burgeon of Battle Cireek Lang, the clairvoyant, had seen Nichols the seat of a large land roller. He fell were allowed their freedom on parole. federate army, and belongs to one of practical control. Russia will assist Tells Abont It. on the day he disappeared and they at off and the roller passed over him, The judiciary and the administrative the wealthiest families of the state. China in developing her military and How many times in life a few words of once began to search for Lang, whom breaking his neck and crushing his offices are to remain temporarily in the naval forces; and China will co-operate good advice, coming from a friend one they traced to the spiritualist camp body. hands of the Spaniards. The insur THE NEWS CONDENSED. with Russia as an ally.” can depend upon, will save us hours, meeting at Island Lake. It was about Gov. Pingree and a party of promi gents remain out^dethe town. Russians have obtained control of perhaps months of misery. The fol 1 a. m. when the officers reached there, nent Detroit and Michigan men re Surrendered the Fniiipplne Inland*. All submarine mines have been re large tracts of land along the route of lowing which comes from Battle Creek will interest our readers. Dr. Oliver but they routed out Secretary Brown, viewed the Michigan Naval Reserves The terms of surrender outlined by moved from United States ports. the proposed New Chwang railway. Gen. Merritt and agreed to by the Guiteaux, Veterinary Surgeon of that who is in charge of thehotel, and who on board the Yosemite at the League Rear Admiral Schley is seriously ill Shanghai: The China Gazette claims city, a well-known man there, as well at first refused to allow the officers to Island navy yard, Philadelphia, before Spanish general were ns follows: of fever at his summer home, West- that the Russian government holds Li as in Kalamazoo and Marshall, speaks go to Lang ’s room. Persuaders were they started for home. An agreement for the capitulation of p>rt. Conn. Hung Chang's promise, mode during of his experience with the little con brought forth which caused him to Marion Gray, one of four brothers, of the Philippines. The battleships Oregon and Iowa hisvisit to St. Petersburg, that China queror and the result of a few timely change his mind, and Lang was soon A provision for disarming the men would place the imperial customs un words of advice. He says: all members of the 31st Michigan regi who remain organized under the com have gone into the Brooklyn drydock on his way back to Detroit between ment band, died at the hospital at for repairs. der Russian control whatever the in “I was standing in Am berg & Mur mand of their officers, no parole being phy’is drug store in Battle Creek one two detectives. As they left the hotel Chickamauga of dysentery. Two of exacted. Capt. “Fighting Bob" Evans, of the terests of the two countries demanded Brown called out to Lang to keep his the change. Li Hung Chang is said to dayay when a friend of mine came in and the bothers left for their home in Necessary supplies to be furnished battleship lows, is suffering from ty asked for a box of kidney pillsv After mouth shut until he had secured Tecumseh with the remains. from captured treasury funds, any pos phoid malaria at Roosevelt hospital, favor M. Pavloff, the Russian charge counsel. he had made his purchase I said quietly The Saginaw division of the Michi sible deficiency being made good by New York. d ’affairs, superseding Sir Robert Hart to him, ‘You have made a mistake in the Americans. (British), as inspector-general of the gan Naval Reserves was given a royal Gen. Miles has decided to leave Porto baying those.’ His reply was, ‘How is- r- A Glorious Welcome Home. The safety of life and property of Chinese customs. that?’ I said ‘Doan ’s Kidney Pills are With the knowledge that they had reception upon their arrival at Sagi the Spanish soldiers and citizens to be Rico and return to the United States. naw which was fully as enthusiatic worth all the others put together. ’ An served their country well the 260 mem- guaranteed as far as possible. Gen. Brooke will take command of the 100.000 Volunteers to be Mustered Out. he wanted my reasons for thinking so of the Michigan Naval Reserves, who as thatof theDetroit people. A whole The question of transporting the troops in Porto Rico. The mustering out of the volunteer I told him that my kidneys had both served on board the cruiser Yosemite week of receptions, etc., was planned troops to Spain to be referred to the Treasury officials say there will be army raised in defense of the Union ered me for years, that I suffered from for the boys. decision of the Washington govern backache until I could scarcely stand through the war against Spain, left ment, and that of returning their arms no need of another bond issue for war against the armies of Spain has been their gallant ship for Detroit. Their Lightning destroyed the barns, hay expenses as the present revenue laws begnn at the war department and will it, that I had nearly every symptom to • to the soldiers to be left to tbe discre be found where the kidneys- are af arrival home was the occasion of one and gram stacks, sheds, etc., owned tion of Gen. Merritt. will provide sufficient funds. be continued until the army has been by John Ovens, northeast of Tecumseh. fected, that I had used remedy after of tbe most enthusiastic demonstra Washington: The administration is President McKinley has cabled the placed on a basis consistent with our remedy including box after box of the tions that has occurred in the Michi Several horses and cattle perished, and without definite information is as to thanks of the nation to Admiral Dewey present relations to the nations of the one he just purchased, and that until I gan metropolis in years. From the in attempting to save the family horse the extent of our present authority in and Maj.-Gen. Merritt for their con earth. Orders were prepared for the used Doan ’s Kidney Pills Ii might have time the gallant boys alighted from Mr. Ovens was kicked and probably the Philippines. Under the peace pro duct of the Manila campaign. mustering out, first, of about 35,000 vol taken as many spoonsful of water, in their special train until their arrival fatally injured. unteers, including nearly 25 regiments fact, I think some of them hurt me. A tocol the United States was given the The secretary of the treasury has de on their good ship Yantic, after trav of infantry and about eight troops of couple of weeks after this I.met him on The Lenawee county farm barns, occupation of Manila with the bay and cided that under existing conditions ersing a mile and a half of streets, they cavalry and five or six batteries of ar the street, when he said: ‘Doe., Doan ’s outbuildings, etc., in Madison town harbor, until a permanent disposition Spanish vessels mar enter, load and were treated to a continuous ovation tillery. Unless there is a decided Kidney Pills are just as- you repre ship, were destroyed by lightning. of tbe Philippine question was reached. clear at ports in the United States. sented. After using the box about which from the tens of thousands of admirers About 125 tons of hay and a large But, according to press dispatches, change in the present plans of the war Rear Admiral Sampson called upon wo had a conversation in: Am berg &. who filled the streets nntil there was quantity of wheat burned. This is the which are so circumstantial as to be department, about 100,000 volunteers Murphy's drug store I was as bad as President McKinley at the White scarcely room for the boys to march third time the barns on thatfarm have credited in most official quarters, Gen. will be mustered out within the next ever. I then procured Doan's and stuck House, talked over the war and dis along. And then when they reached the been destroyed by lightning. Merritt and Admiral Dewey received 30 days. A formal announcement of to their treatment until they cured me.” cussed the plans for the evacuation of Yantic ’s landing pace and met wives, Deputy Customs Collector Henry the capitulation of the entire Philip the plans of the department on this Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all Cuba. mothers, sweethearts and bosom Avery had a desperate struggle in at pine archipelago. There is a disposi subject is being deferred pending the dealers. Price 50 cents. Mail cd by friends, what a glorious reunion there tempting to arrest Thomas Maher, an tion to await fuller official informa President McKinley and President receipt of certain desired information Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., Sole was. With cannon booming, whistles alleged smuggler at the St. Clair Flats. tion before laying down a policy os to Faure, of France, exchanged courtesies from Maj.-Gen. Merritt, commanding agents for the U. S. Remember the name Doan ’s and take no substitute. screeching, crowds cheering and flags Maher attempted to shoot the officer, the extent of our jurisdiction in the at the opening of the new cable be the military forces in the Philippines. waving the brave sailor boys felt tween Cape Cod, Mass., and Brest, The proposed rednetion of the army but Avery threwhim from his boat and islands. Toddy —The one stirring event of a amply repaid for all of their sacrifices clapped the handcuffs on him. Instructions have been sent to Mer France. to tbe extent of 100,000 men will still toper ’s existsnee. and hardships. leave a military force of about 160,000 A gang of tramps held up a Michi ritt as follows: “The President directs Russia is said to be offering free pas Drawing —The art of marking around Still this was not the end. A whole gan Central freight near Charlotte and that there must be no joint occupation sage and farming outfits to thousands men, regulars and volunteers, avail one ’s thoughts. week of receptions and various func after they h#d been put off four times with the insurgents. The United of raoujiks who have completed three able for all military purposes. It is tions had been arranged by the Re uncoupled thetrain in two places and States, in the possession of Manila city, years* service in the Russian army, to believed to be the purpose of the ad serves who had not been called to the fled to a swamp. Sheriff Hall and a Manila bay and harbor, must preserve induce them to form colonies-in China. ministration to maintain an army of front and by others organizations and at least 100,000 men until all the pend posse of men chased the hoboes down the peace and protect persons and The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul w'll they were fully surfeited with good and arrested them, after winging the property within the territory occupied ing complications with Spain are be returned to the International Navi finally disposed of. thing. leader —a big colored fellow —with a by their military and naval forces. gation Co. by the government as soon bullet in his leg. The insurgents and all others must More Michigan Boys Die at Santiago. as she is put in the same condition as It is denied at Washington that the By the overturning of a sailboat on recognize the military occupation and when the great liner was chartered for The death roll among Michigan's authority of the United States and the United States is to pay off the Cuban soldier heroes continues to grow. On Oisego lake “Teeter” Creska, aged 18, naval service. insurgents. The Cuban junta has been and Allie Stott, aged 15, were drowned. cessation of hostilities proclaimed by the transport Olivette, from Santiago the President. Use whatever means The London Dally Graphic says an advised to disband their forces and bound for Montauk Point, L. I., Capt. There were eight people in the boat interchange of views on the Chinese they will probably do so as soon as and the other six were rescued with in your judgment are necessary to this John A. Bobb, assistant surgeon 34th end. All law-abiding people must be question is occurring between the gov possible. Michigan, died of malarial fever and difficulty. All were attending the ernments of Great Britain and Russia Gaylord Baptist Sunday school picnic treated alike.” THE MARKETS. dysentery, and Musician Homer Covey, The war department officials hope and that negotiations are proceeding Eaton Rapids, Co. F, 34th Michigan, and the pastor, Rev. Fenner, was one in a conciliatory spirit. of those rescued. there may be r > trouble with the in LIVE STOCK. succumbed to malarial dysentery. The The President has promoted Capt. Orders have been received at Fort surgent f«>nes in the Philippines, al Now York-- Cattle Sheep Lambs Hogs following recent deaths have been re though tli. -ispatches which have been Chas. D. Sigsbee, who was commander Best grades.. .85 u0-*5 16 81 r> 87 70 84 4! Brady, Sault Ste. Marie, directing the Lower grades.3 6004 81 3 26 ft 00 4 20 ported from Santiago: Allie D. Van- received 1 published in the press, of the Maine, and during the war com immediate evacuation of the post by Chicago— TIE EXCELLENCE OF SYHIPOF FIfiS alyke, Flint, Co. A, 33d Michigan, yel together with the demand of Aguin- manding theauxiliary cruiser St. Paul, Bent grades....5 50 *581 4 8) ft 50 8 95 is dne not only-to- the- originality and low fever; Frank E. 8harp, Bay City, the three companies of Pennsylvania by advancing him three numbers on Lower grades.4 00 <15 ti 3 2! 4 23 3 83 volunteer infantry. The battalion will aldo for j< infc occupation has indicated simplicity of the combination, but also- Co. C, 33d Michigan, typhoid; August a temper on the part of the insurgent the list of captains for extraordinary Detroit- to the care and skill with: which it ia. L. Johnson, Iron Mountain, Co. E, 33d proceed to Middleton, Pa., and there Bent grade* . .4 3114 86 4 ft) 5 75 3 93 leaders which is not satisfactory. The heroism. Lower grades .3 00(14 40 3 26 4 00 8 73 manufactured, by scientific processes, Michigan, typhoid; Sergt. John Brown, join their regiment. The detachment of the same regiment at Fort Wayne, possibility of an attack on the city by La Neuva Era, a paper established Buffalo— known to.the C alifornia Fio Syrup - Big Rapids, Co. A, 34th Michigan, ap tbe insurgent forces has been consid at Ponce upon the arrival <>f U. S. Bent grades . . .4 00-14 40 5 0) 7 00 4 23 Co. only, and we wish to impress upon Detroit, has also left. Lower grades..300 438! 3 21 5 50 4 03 pendicitis; Musician John Lymons, ered, but it is not feared that they troops there, has been suppressed by all the importance of purchasing the Cleveland — Iron Mountain, Co. E, 34th Michigan, As the last of the 33d Michigan hoys would be very formidable against the the military authorities because it true and original remedy. As- the were being taken to the auxiliary Best grade*.. ..4 0U3IM 4 23 ft 00 4 10 typhoid; Scrgt. Henry E. Conners, forces of Merritt and Dewey. urged Porto Ricans to destroy Spanish Lower grades. .3 J0tf3 8! 3 tJO 4 73 8 93 genuine Syrup-of Figs is.manufactured Owosso, 33d Michigan, typhoid follow cruiser Harvard for their trip north property and prevent Spanish shop Cincinnati—- by the C alifornia Fia 8* Bin* Ox ing yellow fever. Gilbert Bacon, Co. the lighter Laura with 630 Michigan Best grades....4 2.Y3161 4 50 ft 50 4 10 only, a knowledge of that fact will The cable line between Manila and keepers from doing business. Lower grades. 3 00 44 2! 3 21 4 73 3 93 E. 32d Michigan, died at the hospital at boys on board, struck a rock in Santi Hong Kong is again being operated. assisb one in avoiding- the worthless Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, Ga.. of fever. ago harbor and sank in 10 feet of The transport Arizona sailed from Plttsbnrg — Norman Bovee, a Michigan Central San Francisco with 1,300 troops under Best grade*.... 5 <0-35 80 6 CO ft 50 4 23 imitations manufactured by other par Roy Baners, Co. I, 34th, malarial water No lives were lost but an ex Lower grades. 3 50-34 75 a w 3 U0 4 00 engineer, suicided at Michigan City. Gen. Merrinm for Honolulu and the ties The high standing of tbe C ali fever; James F. Sills, Co. C, 33d, dysen citing scramble occurred and many of fornia Fio Sykcp C o. with the medi Scandia is to follow with 1,200 more. tery. the men fell into the water. The American transports Peril and Git A IN. ETC. cal profession, and the satisfaction Puebla, the last to carry troops to the Gen. Merriam carries with him plans Wheat. Corn, Oats, A gloomy letter has been received by S
That evening, as she walked slowly T AGE’S SERMON. days out, one morning we found on destruction; I believe everything hr from Stromness, It seemed to Day as AIM deck a man ’s hat and coat and vest going on to redemption. But u will Ik it all the fair earth and sky had grown and boots, implying that some one had not be through the infidel doctrine of E dark and clouded for her. "WHERE WE CAME FROM” SUN Jumped overboard. Forthwith we all evolution, but through our glorious m She turned a sharp corner, which ied DAY’S SUBJECT began to talk about that one man. Christianity which has effected all the or n>e over a 6teep "brae” to the road for There was more talk about that one good that has ever been wrought and CDc Dap Star E Crag Castle. As she did so she start man overboard than all the five hun which Is yet to reconstruct all the na Text, I. Timothy 0:«0: “O Timothy. ilk ed, a sharp physical pain shot through dred passengers that rode on in safe tions. Wk her heart. For there, standing very Keep That Which It Committed to ty. “Why did he jump overboard? ” “I What i» that In the offing? A ship close together on the road, evidently Thy Trust, Avoiding Opposition* of wonder when he Jumped overboard?" gone on the rocks at Cape Hatteraa. Ik Science Falsely Ho Celled." “I wonder If when he Jumped over Orkney's. In deep and earnest conversation, wsre The bulk Is breaking up, crew and 3 Ik the two people she was thinking board he would liked to have jumped passengers are drowning. The storm back again? ” “I wonder If a fish caught Is in full blast and the barometer is Ik about —Lilith Stuart and Evan Mon- There is no contest between genuine him, or whether he went clear down still sinking. What does that ship A Romance—By Hannah B. McKenzie. teith! They did not see her—their science and revelation. The same God Ik to the bottom of the sea?” And for want? Development. Develop her backs were towards her; but even hb who by the band of the prophet wrote E she looked Day saw Miss Stuart sud three or four days afterward we talk broken masts. Develop her broken on parchment, by the hauld of the ed about that poor man. denly lay her hand on Monteith’s arm, storm wrote on the rock. The best rudder. Develop her drowning crew. and lift her face to his with an ex Here Is the glorious and- magnificent Develop her freezing passengers. De Can you love me, iu spite of doubt telescopes and microscopes and electric CHAPTER VI. pression which Day could not see, but theory that God by his omnipotent velop the whole ship? That is all It She rang the hell, and tea soon ap and suspicion? Day, won ’t you look batteries and philosophical apparatus which she could guess. power made marf^ and by his omnipo wants. Development. Oh, I make a mis peared. While she was attending to it up? 'Won ’t you let me see those sweet, belong to Christian universities. Who She hurried on, feeling as if she tent power made the brute creation, take. What that ship wants la a life the others talked; but Magnus, com- truthful eyes, and read my answer in gave us magnetic telegraphy? Profes could not get beyond reach, beyond and by his omnipotent power made all boat from the shore. Leap into it, iug to her side, helped her at the tea- them?” sor Morse, a Christian. Who swung sight of them, fa6t enough. "It is all worlds, and five hundred scientists you men of the life station. Pull away table. The voices of the other two He loved her! He loved her! the lightnings under the sea, cabling at an end, ” she said to herself. “He have taken passage on board that mag to the wreck. Steady there! Bring the grew lower. For a moment they hardly Oh, what earthly happiness could be the continents together? Cyrus W. could not have loved me. He waB only nificent theory, but ten or fifteen women and children first to the shore. rose above a whisper. When tea was compared to this? Day’s whole past Field, the Christian. Who discovered playing with me. Oh, it is bard! Why have Jumped overboard. They make Now the stout men. Wrap them up handed round the conversation became life seemed blank and empty in the the anestbetical properties of chloro did he ever come? My life was so more talk than all the five hundred In flannels, and between their chatter more general, and turned on Evan ’s light of this glorious sunshine that had form, doing more for the relief of hu peaceful and happy before. I was that did not Jump. I am politely asked ing teeth you can pour restoratiou. accident. Presently Miss Stuart asked: now come into it. man pain than any man that ever to Jump with them. Thank you, gen quite content with the love I had— Well, my friends, our world is on the She could not speak; but she looked lived, driving back nine-tenths of the tlemen, I am very much obliged to you. “And how muen longer are you to Magnus' and Bell's, and even Ola’s, rocks. Qod launched it well enough, up, and Evan read the truth in those horrors of surgery? James Y. Simp I think I shall stick to the old Cunard* remain at Abbot ’s Head? ” and that of the poor people whom I but through mlspllotage and the sweet, shy, melting eyes. He opened son, of Edinburgh, as eminent for cr. If you want to Jump overboard, “I have already trespassed too long loved in return. And now it is all piety as for science; on week days in storms of six thousand years It has his arms and drew her within them. Jump, and test for yourselves whether on the hospitality of Dr. Halcrow, ” ended! Things can never be the same the university lecturing on profound- gone Into the breakers. What does said Evan. “I was thinking of leaving And Day made no resistance, but bur your hand was really a fish’s fin, and this old ship of a world want? De again —never! never! ” est scientific subjects, and on Sabbaths whether you were web-footed original tomorrow. ” He glanced at Magnus, ied her face on his breast, until he preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ velopment? There is enough old evo A quick step rang on the dry sum ly, and whether your lungs are a swim who sat strictly silent. bade her again lift it up. and then laid to the masses of Edinburgh. I saw the lution in the hulk to evolve another mer road behind her. Day heard it, bladder. And as In every experiment “And you are going to Stromness on her young lips the first kiss of love universities of that city draped in mast and another rudder and to evolve and knew whose It was; and the blood there must be a division of labor, some then?” asked Lilith. they had ever known. mourning for his death, and I heard all the passengers and eolve the ship rushed from her face to her heart. who experiment and some who observe, When Lilith rose presently, both CHAPTER~VII. his eulogy pronounced by the destitute out of the breakers. Development? In a few minutes he was by her side you make the experiment and I will Ah! no, my friends, what this old ship young men stood up. She glanced up One day Magnus had come home and bad taken her hand in his. populations of the Cowgate. Science et Magnus. and revelation are the bass and so obeerve! wreck of a world wants Is a lifeboat from Crag Castle looking strangely “I saw you as I was coming up Bell There is one tenet of evolution which from the shore. And It Is coming. “Would it be too much to ask you to pale and dejected. Day was wise Brae on my way to the hotel, and ven prano of the same tune. The whole bring my machine round, Dr. Halcrow? It Ig demanded we adopt, that which Cheer, my lads, cheer. It is coming enough, like a tactful maiden as she tured to run after you, ” he said, a tone world will yet acknowledge the com And you are going a little bit of my plete harmony. But between what my Darwin calls “Natural Selection, ” and from the shining shore of heaven, tak was, not to ask him anything; but of eagerness in his voice. “It seems that which Wallace calls the “Survival ing the crests of ten waves with one way, are you not? ” when she had given him his tea, and such a time since I saw you last, and text describes as science falsely so- "I am going to Borenow, ” Magnus called, and revelation, there is an un of the Fittest” By this they mean sweep of the shining paddles. Christ Magnus was leaning back in his chair, yet it is only a week. Do you know that the human race and the brute Is in the lifeboat. Many wounds on replied briefly. He turned and left the he suddenly said: where I have been all that time?” compromising war, and one or the oth room. creation are all the time improving hands and feet and side and brow, “Your friend, Mr. Montelth, was at Day’s white lips framed the word er must go under. Lilith bade Day good-bye with her because the weak die and the strong showing he has been long engaged in the castle when I was there. Day.” “No, ” but It was almost too low for At the present time the air is filled usual languid grace; then she turned live. Those who do not die survive be the work of rescue, but yet mighty to Day started, and warm blood rushed him to hear it; yet her heart had with social and platform and pulpit to Evan. cause they are the fittest. They say save—to save one, to save all, to save into her cheeks, then receded, leav bounded. He had been away some talk about evolution, and it is high “You will see me to my machine?” the breed of sheep and cattle and dogs forever. My Lord and my God, get us ing them deadly pale. where, then! At least he had not been time that the people who have not she said, in a low voice. “That is all time to make investigation for them and men is all the time improving, na into the lifeboat! Away with your “With—Miss Stuart?’’ she asked, af near her all that long week, and yet I will ask of you. ” turally improving. No need of God, rotten, deceptive, infidel and blasphem ter a long pause. never troubled to come to see her! selves understand that evolution in the Evan bowed and followed her. On first place, is up and down, out-and-out or any Bible, or any religion, but Just ous evolution, and give us the Bible, “With Miss Stuart,” Magnus replied, “I have been to London and back the doorstep they stood for a few mo Infidelity; in the second place it is natural progress. salvation through Jesus Christ our in a tone of assumed cheerfulness. He again. A good long distance from this ments, conversing in a low tone. They contrary to the facts of science, and in You see the race started with “spon Lord. was silent for a little; then, rising, land of nightless summer, is It not? ” were there when Magnus brought the thi* place, that it is brutalizing taneous generation, ” and then it goes “Salvation! let the echo fly walked to his sister's side and laid ills he said, almost gaily. “Business took round Lilith’s machine. The face of In its tendencies. I do not argue that right on until Darwin can take us up The spacious earth around. hand on her shoulders. me there, and business has brought the Doctor looked darker than Evan this Is a genuine book, I do not Bay with his "natural selection, ” and Wal While all the armies of the sky me back again; but I think, even if I had yet seen it as he glanced at them. “My dear little sister, there is just that the Bible Is worthy of any kind of lace with his “survival of the fittest," Conspire to raise the sound. ” had had no business, I should have "I am at your service. Miss Stuart," one word I wish to say to you, and credence —those are subjects for other and so we go right on up forever. then we shall allude to this subject come. ” he said, coldly, removing his cap.' Sabbaths—but I want you to under Beautiful! But do the fittest survive? Fortunes In Mining Stocks. Then the thought darted into Day’s “Thank you, ” said Lilith. She did no more. It is about this young fel stand that Thomas Paine and Hume Garfield dead In September—Guiteau In November, 1870, Crown Point mind that he had gone to see Lilith not offer her hand to Evan, but, saying low, Evan Montelth. We must remem and Voltaire no more thoroughly dis surviving until the following June. Mine shares were a drug in the market Stuart before he had even thought of in a lew voice, “Remember!” she went ber that we know absolutely nothing believed the Holy Scriptures than do “Survival of the fittest?” Ah! no. The at $2 a share. Six months later they her; and again bitter, miserable jeal forward to take her machine from Mag about him. I do not wish to enter all the leading scientists who believe martyrs, religious and political, dying were eagerly bought at $6,000. In the ousy, which will find a lodging in the nus ’ hand, then, putting her foot on the tain any prejudice against him; but in evolution. And when I say scien for their principles, their bloody per summer of 1870 a struggling ’Frisco pedal, she was off. this we can say in all fairness—he has gentlest and most tender heart, crept tists. of course, I do not mean literary secutors living on to old age. “Sur tradesman accepted 100 of these over her. Magnus was leaning on his handies, preserved a perfect reticence with re men or theologians who in essay or in vival of the fittest?” Five hundred shares In payment of a debt of £25, his brow drawn in a dark frown. He gard to himself towards ns. “Have you missed me at all, Day?” sermon, and without giving their life thousand brave northern men march and counted the transactions among Montelth asked, after a long pause, did not follow Lilith immediately, “It is better, I think, for us both to to scientific investigation look at the ing out to meet five hundred thousand his many unlucky ventures. He de during which he waited In vain for brave southern men, and die on the though Bhe glanced round to see if he treat him as this reticence almost subject on this side or that. By sci cided to hold the shares, however, and Day to speak. He asked the question battlefield for a principle. Hundreds was following, but paused for a mo compels us to do —as a mere chance entists I mean those who have a spe exactly a year later realized them for of thousands of them went down Into ment by the step on which Evan was acquaintance, a stranger, with whom almost in a whisper. cialty in that direction and who £120,000, or the substantial return of the grave trenches. We stayed at standing. there can be no question of friendship, Day’s heart melted, then she hard through zoological garden and aqua £4,800 for every pound of the original rium and astronomical observatory, home in comfortable quarters. Did Then he spoke, without lifting his simply because the necessary basis of ened it again. How she loved him! So debt. Within a single year shares in give their life to the study of the phy they die because they were not as fit eyes from his handle bars: friendship does not exist. Now, little much that even as he spoke, her heart the Consolidated Virginia and Cali sical earth its plants and Its animals, to live as we who survived? Ah! no; “You have been under my roof for a one, that is all. Put him out of your was at his feet. But for the sake of fornia mines rose from 2s 6d to £1,000' mand, if you ever allowed him to have her own woman ’s pride she must crush and the regions beyond so far as op not the “survival of the fittest.” Ells a share. A horse dealer, called Bald^ week, Mr. Monteitb. Were there the tical instruments have explored them. worth and Nathaniel Lyon falling on same occasion again, I should ask you any place there; and be my own sweet, that feeling down, and not allow Lil win, of San Francisco, bought 900 of light-hearted little sister once more. ith Stuart’s lover to think he could I put upon the witness otand living the northern side. Albert Sidney these shares at 6s each on the eve of to remain under It as I did before. and dead the leading evolutionists — Johnston and Stonewall Jackson fall Were you my greatest enemy I should Don ’t let us speak again of the sub flirt with her for a summer day ’a a business voyage to Australia. On his ject. Now give me a kiss, Day, and amusement. Ernst Heckel, John Stuart Mill, Hux ing on the southern side. Did they fall return he had almost forgotten that do the same. ley, Tyndall. Darwin, Spencer. On the because they were not as fit to live as “But I thought you would act hon let me see you smile and look as bright “I wondered a little what had become he had the shares, when to his amaze as you used to do. ” witness stand, ye men of science, liv the soldiers and the generals who came ment he found that they had Increased estly and honorably by us, with whom of you, ” she said, trying hard to steady ing and dead, answer these questions: back in safety? No. Bitten with the you have been on such terms of friend Day held up her month to his, but her voice and speak calmly and indif in value to $3,500,000, or £700,000. Do you believe the Holy Scriptures? frosts of the second death be the Belcher stock went from 6s to £15 in ship. Instead, I And you have deceiv a rush of mingled tenderness and pity ferently. “I thought you might have No. And so they say all. Do you be tongue that dares utter It! It Is not a single week, and similar rises were ed us. Over and over again you have swept over Magnus as he felt the piti called to see us if—if you were leaving lieve the Bible atory of Adam and Eve the “survival of the fittest.” experienced in scores of different allowed us to believe you knew no one ful trembling of her lips. She made a Orkney; but I had no right to expdet in the Garden of Eden? No. And so How has It been in the families of shares. During these years enormous in all the island. Was that fair? Was brave effort to smile, and succeeded It, of course; we were almost stran they say all. Do you believe the mir the world? How was It with the fortunes were lost through want of it honorable? I put the question to not badly. gers to each other.” “That is like my joyous Day,” said acles of the Old and New Testament? child physically the strongest, intellec pluck or foresight. Comstock, the you yourself, but I ask you no an (To be Continued.) No. And ao they say all. Do you be Magnus, smiling. His own gloom had tually the brightest. In disposition the discover of the richest lode in the swer.” lieve that Jesus Christ died to save the kindest? Did that child die because it world, was so Ignorant of the value of Without another word, and not al disappeared in his effort to render her cheerful. ARTIFICIALLY CROWN PEARLS. nations? No. And so they say all. was not as fit to live as those of your his discovery, that he sold his fourth lowing Evan time even to open his Do yon believe in the regenerating family that survived? Not “the sur “Now another cup of tea, little one, Th« Method of Producing Them Ia share in it for £1,200. and counted lips, he sprang on his machine and power of the Holy Ghost? No. And vival of the fittest." In all communi himself a lucky man. In six months was gone. Evan Monteitb returned I am going over to Kirkwall tomor Mot Difficult. •o they say all. Do you believe that row, Day—or, rather, to Scapa. Capt. ties some of the noblest, grandest men this lode produced gold of the value of slowly to the drawing-room. His face The method of producing figures and human supplication directed heaven dying In youth, or In mid life, while Ferguson's boy is ill, and he wishes roe £3,000,000. In ten years two mines was pale and troubled; there was an symbols from the fresh-water mussel, ward ever makes any difference? No. some of the meanest and most con to see him. dip Bag pll cat us, of Lake Riwa, central alone on the lode yielded over £22,- odd contraction about his lips. And eo they say all. temptible live on to old age. Not "the 000,000, and In fourteen years the lode Day had risen from her seat by the I shall have to take a conveyance. China, has been in vogue many cen Herbert Spencer, In the only address What do you say to coming, too? It survival of the fittest.” had produced £26,500,000 In dividends little tea table and was at the piano, turies, says Popular Science News. Su he made In this country, in his very But to show you that this doctrine is woud be a nice little trip, and you to its lucky shareholders. , where she was playing a plaintive air perb examples of Buddha and flsut, first sentence ascribes his physical ail antagonistic to the Bible and to com with one hand. Evan knew the air. could call for the manee folk at Kirk pearl-like disks —produced by Inserting ments to fate, and the authorized re mon sense I have only to prove to you A Caban Milkman wall on the way back.” between the mantle and ehell of the port of that address begins the word It was the sad but beautiful one of that there has been no natural prog “How many cows there are about “The Flowers of the Forest ” Day's heart was sick within her, but mollusk small tinfoil figures of Bud fate with a big “F.” Professor Heckel, ress. Vast Improvement from another the streets!” somebody exclaims, and she made another brave attempt to dha, or small hemispherical disks, In the very first page of his two great She did not hear him come in, and source, but mind you, no natural prog then he Is calmly Informed that tha v look delighted, though the projected volumes sneers at the Bible aa so- he went up to her and laid his hand which In time become coated by the ress. Where Is the fine horse in any morning ’s milk is simply being deliv trip beld out no attractions for her called revelation. Tyndall in his fa lightly on her shoulder. She started pearly nacre—are to be teen In col of our parks whose picture of eye and ered. A bunch of cattle and their dri now. A fortnight ago she would have mous prayer test, defied the whole of and looked up, a half-frightened look lections, such as that of the Field Co mane and nostril and neck and haunch ver stop before a house, and the por- leaping into her eyes. leaped at it with childish delight. Christendom to show that hnman sup lumbian and other well-known muse es Is worthy of being compared to Job ’s tero comes out with a cup for the “It is only I,” said Evan gently. “It wduld be nice. Magnus, ” she said, plication made any difference lu the picture of a horse as he thousands of ums. Experiments of a like nature morning ’s supply. It Is seen then that “Well, Mias Day, I have got my march wondering if Magnus guessed how result of things. John Stuart Mill years ago heard it paw and neigh and with the “rough-shelled ” nnloa. of Ce the cows are being milked from door ing orders, and I feel as if I were the hard it was to make her voice sound wrote elaborately against Christianity, champ Its bit for the battle? Pigeons dar River, Iowa, have been practiced to door by the dairymen, for this la meanest hound on earth! I have par cheerful. “Yes, of course, I shall go. and to show that his rejection of it was of today not so wise as the carrier by the writer the last throe years with the way the acute Cuban housewives taken of your hospitality, and to you It isn ’t likely I would miss such a complete, ordered this epitaph for his pigeons of 500 years ago —pigeons that fair success. An average-sized shell, have taken to assure for their tables botu I owe my life; and I have re chance.” tombstone: “Most unhappy.” Huxley carried the malls from army to army or shells, from a section of the rlveri* a lacteal supply which is entirely fresh paid you by a reticence which amounts So they chatted gaily over the pro said that at the first reading of Dar and from city to city; one of them bed known to produce brilliantly lus- and absolutely pure. Otherwise the to deceit The worst of it is, I cannot jected expedition, though the heart of win ’s book he was convinced of the fact flung Into the aky at Rome or Venice tered shells, were allowed to remain guile-loving vender might dilute the aay anything to extenuate or explain each was heavy; but love made each that teleology had received Its death landing without ship or ralltraln In in the sun until the valves part. With milk before delivering It to his cus my conduct My mouth is shut. I try to hide that from the other. blow at the hand of Mr. Darwin. All London.- Look at the great animals a quickly Inserted wedge in the open tomers, and craftily stir into the wa can only trust to your clemency and News flies fast over the length and the leading scientists who believe In that walked the earth in olden times— breath of the Orkneys, and Day found ing the shell Is Immediately dipped in tery fluid the Juice of the sweet potato sweet charity.” water to sustain life. The operator evolution, without one exception the animals compared with which in size that Monteith’s accident had been re world over, are infidel. I say nothing to color It up to a duly rich and creamy Day was allent, but he could see her then carefully lifts the mantle from our elephant is a cat—monsters of old lips quivering; and her downcast eyes tailed in Kirkwall with sundry addi againBt infidelity, mind you. I only en times that swam the deep, compared cast. Even with the cows milked be the shell and, with a pair of tweezers, fore the door one must continue to grew heavy, as if with unshed tears. tions to it. wish to define the belief and the mean with which our whale is'a minnow. “And we heard such a queer story drops in a pellet of wax, glass bead or ing of the rejection. watch the milkman, for I have even He spoke again, presently, in a lower other small article that he la desirrus Conies have learned nothing about yesterday, my dear," said Mrs. Nichol Agassiz says: “The manner In which bunting, and the ostrich nothing about heard of their having a rubber bag tone. of having coated. Care is taken not to son, the parish minister's wife, who the evolution theory In zoology Is climbing and the hounds nothing about of water concealed under their loose “I must leave you tomorrow. Before strain the muscles by forcing the I go will you not speak one word of was a known lover of gossip. “It was treated would lead those who are not hatching, and the condor nothing about frocks and connected with a rubber wedge while the clam la resisting the kindness to me, and say that, in spite that this young fellow —what is his special zoologists to suppose that ob firing, and the owl nothing about mus tube running down the Inside of the of appearances, you trust me, and wiil name again? —is up at Crag Castip at intrusion. servations have been made by which ical cadences for six thousand years. sleeve, its tip being concealed in the trust me always?” all hours. Robertson, the coachman After the objects are placed In that it can be Inferred that there Is in na Not a particle of progress. hollow of the milking-hand. Only a Day could not reply. from the Gow hotel—where he la stay pert of the mussel showing the best ture such a thing as change among or And as to the human race, so tar as gentle pressure upon the bag of water “Speak, Day!” he pleaded —“only one ing, you know —told the minister yes color the mantle Is drawn to place, ganized beings actually taking place. mere natural progress Is concerned, within is needed to thus cause both word. Tell me that you still think of terday that Miss Stuart herself cycled the wedge removed and the shell al There Is no such thing on record. It once there were men ten feet high; milk and water to flow into the cup me aa a friend —that you will not turn half-way to Stromness to meet him, lowed to resume its normal condition. Is shifting the ground of observation now the average Is about five feet six at the same time. The milk-venders against me.” and they went on together to the castle. With a sufficient number “Axed ” In from one field of observation to an Inches. It started with men living 200, of Italy and India have also learned Then at last Day found her voice, I always said she was a strange crea the above-described manner they are other to make this statement, and 400, 800, 900 years, and now thirty their trade to perfection, for they albeit a somewhat low and trembling ture, my dear, lady of the manor as then placed in a pond or bayou that when the assertions go so far as to years Is more than the average of hu practice this Identical trick.—Edward one. she ia—a very strange creature!” will not freeze Its depth In winter. At exclude from the domain of science man life. Mighty progress we have Page Gaston. “Mr. Montelth, why should I turn Day got away at last, heart-sick and the expiration of six months, or one those who will not be dragged Into this made, haven’t we? I went into the against you? You have a right to keep miserable. Could it be true? Could year at most, the unlo will have mire of mere assertion then it is time cathedral at York, England, and the Tha Speed of tha Blood. your own secreta if you will. We do Evan Monteitb, after all, have been thrown over these irritating foreign to protest." best artists In England had just been It has been calculated that, assum not wish to pry into them. If my merely amusing himself with her, substances a nacreous covering that With equal vehemence against the painting a window In that cathedral, ing the human heart to beat sixty- friendship can be of any nse to you, while all the time his heart was per fastens them to the shell. Usually doctrine of evolution Hugh Miller, Far. and right beside it was a window paint nine times a minute at ordinary heart if it is of any value, I am ready to be haps pledged to Lilith Stuart? Oh, it about two-thirds of the object thus raday, Brewster, Dana, Dawson and ed 400 years ago, and there is not a pressure, the blood goes at the rate of your friend now and always.” was not possible! There could not fastened remains above the shell, hundreds of scientists in this country man on earth but would say that the 207 yards In a minute, or seven miles “Of any value?” he cried. “Day, be such heartless cruelty hidden be though it is presumed that in time the and other countries have made protest. modern painting of the window by the a day, and 61,320 miles a year. If how little you know! ” hind those earnest, dark eyes, which natural growth of the shell would en I know that the few men who have best artists of England is not worthy a man 84 years of age could have one He went down on his knees beside had looked with such deep sincerity tirely efface this. By careful work it adopted the theory make more noise of being compared with the painting ■ingle corpuscle floating In his blood bet. and took her hand in his. Into hers! There must be some ex is possible to remove these objects, so than the thousands who have rejected of 400 years ago right beside It. Vast all his life It would have traveled In “Day, I love you with my whole soul! planation! She would trust him still. as to have considerable pearl surface, It The Bothnia of the Cunard line Improvement, as I shall show you In a that time over 5,150,000 miles. I have only known you a week, and But the slow poison of doubt was In though their commercial value la took five hundred passengers Bafely minute or two, but no natural evolu yet I love you. My pure-souled little her veins, and no reason could check small—very small, Indeed, in compari from New York to Liverpool. Not one tion. Don ’t expose your Ignorance by talk darling, can you ever care far me* its evil effects. son to more perfect gems. of the five hundred made any exclte- I am not a pessimist hut an optimist. ing about things you don ’t under ! ment. But after we had been four I do not be?»eve everything is going to stand. THE CLINTON INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1898.
fuse to eat, pine away and die. Says PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. the same authority : “ There may be FARMERS^INSTITUTES. 1 The Independent Shall we keep the Philippine*? Well, you such a thing as mule nostalgia, bnt 1 haven’t noticed anything escaping, have Ths Work Dons la Michigan Daring The Barken. GEORGE 8. OOBBIT, Proprietor Act never saw an army mule that did not you?—Detroit Jourual. Fast Year. TACOB KOKRCH, proprietor of the Ceg- have sand enough to keep it to him* Wisely and U tral Barbershop, has the agency and tbs Uncle Ham’s back must be somewhat sore. We are in receipt, from the superin right to use tbe Coke Dandruff Cure, which self.” Johnny Bull haa been patting It at a furious does away with dandruff and prevents the halr tendent of farmers’ institutes, of Use the Best. from falling out. It contains no grease, am The Democrats of the tenth Michi pace.—Washington Post. institute bulletin number four, being monia or minerals. It produces great benefits a report of the farmers’ institute work Results prove DANA’S Is gan district have nominated Judge It begins to look as though it will be neces 4ACIFIU IIARBEB SHOP, W W. Fergu- sary to give the Cubans free government on in this state during the past season. ths best. It Is also g uar JL son, proprietor. Go to the Pacific Barber R. J. Kelly, of Alpena, for Congress. the Installment plan.—Toledo Blade. The volume is a book of about 275 Shop, under Wilson's Clothing Store, BL Johns, His leading opponent was Judge Max pages, containing a very complete re anteed as a true remedy Mien., for first-class work. Shaving, hair-cut ONION SILVER NOMINEES. No intelligent reason can be assigned why ting shampooing, oto , done In the latest style* well, of Bay City. The Chicago plat port of the institute work of the state for the Nerves, Stomach, of toe tooaorla) art. Governor _____ Uncle Ham should not own all the islands in all its phases; a complete report of JUSTIN R. WHITING. St.Clair. form was indorsed, and the conduct of he has conquered.—State Republican. the state round-up farmers’ institute, Liver and Kidneys. Money Lieutenant-Governor Attorneys^ MICHABL F. Mc D onald . Sault Ste Marie the war denounced. Judge Kelly is The war has demonstrated that the Nicara which was held at the Agricultural back If you g et no benefit. State Treaaurer— ____ very popular in his district, a good gua canal should be built at once, and kept College last February; and also a large DWIN H. LYON, At'orney at Law, St. DK EDGAR B. SMITH, Detroit. under American control.—Michigan Farmer. number of local addresses delivered at The only medicine that E Johns. Mich. Offloe over Kendrick's store. Secretary of State— campaigner, and his chances for elec county institutes. LEROY R LOCKWOOD, Branch Co. tion this fall are considered good. Commodore Dewey started a job of work dares stand this test Is PAULDING, NORTON 4k DOOL1NO. Land OomtnlMioner— The report indicates that last win Attorneys at Law. Offloe over St. Jotaps CARLTON E. PECK, Lapeer Co. which Admiral Dewey has finished In a most ter’s work was very successful, indeed. i4 NationalS Bank. 1596 Board of Education— D isease is decimating the ranks of skillful and worthy manner. —Chicago Rec GEORGE F. WILLET8, Manhall. There were 67 county institutes, meet II.L H. BKUNSON, Attorney at Law and Superintendent of School* — the American army in Porto Rico, ord. ______ings of two days or more, and 84 one- Solicitor in Chancery. Office over Hel MBs. FLORA B. RKNKE8, Barry Co. ltev. Ham. Small's daughter announces that day institutea The total attendance Wler's Bazar. 1610 Auditor General— Nearly one thousand cases of malaria JOHN L FKISB1E, HiiladaJe. she is going on the stage and “will wear of all sessions at all institutes held in JOHN H. PEDIWA. HURT B. WALBBIDOB and dysentery are reported at Ponce. tights if necessary.” According to law she Attorney General— the state during the year was 118,692. j'EDKWA A walbridge . Attorneys at ROYAL. A. HAWLEY, Ionia. There are some cases of typhoid fever, can't do less than that.—Chicago Dispatch. The number of all members of insti Law, at the old stand, over the ’• corner Idrug store,” St. Johns, Mich. 1307 and it is rumored that yellow fever Americans returning from Santiago are tute societies was 7,080. The average UNION SILVER COUNTY CONVENTION* prevails at San Juan. There is little attendance per session, of county in The Pals* of New York. The Democratlc-People'a-Unlon-Sllver or deeply Impressed with the wonderful vigil stitutes, was 211; of one-day institutes, o, H. CASTLE, Attorney at law. Money doubt that garrison duty will prove ance Weyler must have exercised In order The next important attraction at W to loan. Offloe head of Clinton avenue, ganizations will meet in a Unlou County 152. Of the total attendance at all in the Opera House Friday, August 26, east aide. 1183 Convention at the Court House, in the Vil more fatal than active warfare. to starve so many Cubans. —Detroit Evening News. stitutes, 31,559 were reached by one- will be that ever welcome play of the lage of St. Johns, Saturday, September 17, day institutes; the remainder, 87,133, R. SMITH. Attorney at Law, St. Johns. period. ‘’The Pulse of New York ’’pres S• Mich. Offloe over Heller’s Bazaar. 1414 INS, at 11 o ’clock a. m., for the purpose of It is claimed that the immigration Gov. Plngrce has thrown off all disguises by the county institute& The women ’s ented by an all star cast headed by Miss placing in nomination candidates for the sev laws are openly violated, and Assistant and stands forth in his true character as a sections, of which there were 58, were Emyline Barr, the Baltimore belle, J. WOODRUFF, Juatioe of the Peace. eral county offices, as follows : Sheriff, County • Offloe over Alllaon's Jewelry atore- Cel- Secretary of the Treasury Spaulding brawling gold standard, high protection, and attended by 8,705 women. The local and twenty celebrities. ‘‘The Pulse” lectionsR a specialty. Remittances promptly Clerk, Register of Deeds, County Treasurer, tbick-and-tbln administration Republican. — expense of all institute work done in is particularly well known here from made. MB Prosecuting Attorney, Surveyor, two Circuit and Commissioner of Immigration the state last year, as reported to the Lansing Journal. its last season's hit. This season ’s errins a Baldwin , Attorneys at Court Commissioners, two Coroners, and a Powderly are about to start on a tour superintendent, was $1,464,66. program embraces vaudeville, farce Law, Money Loaners and Real Estate Member of the State Legislature; and to of inspection of the Atlantic seaboard With the exception of the climate, there Is Every paid-up member of our county and drama; the vaudeville portion be PAgents. Office over Dutoher's, Clinton Ave., elect a new County Committee, and to tran little difference between Cuba and the Klon- institute society is entitled to one of St. Johns. and Canadian boundary, to find a rem dyke. In both cases there are plenty of peo ing particularly strong and headed sact such other business as may properly edy for the evasions of the law whicli these bulletins, and they will be dis by the famous Thompson Tots, also Dentistry. come before such convention. Each town ple with nothing to do but starve to death.— tributed through tiie secretary of that the female baritone Miss Madge Mait ship will be entitled to the following number are said to exist. Fenton Independent. society, Mr. H. P. Keys, of St. Johns. land, The Pulse quartette, and Miss H. KENYON, Dentist. Office over Welle* of delegates: l# grocery store. It is proper to ask those who claimed, last Clinton County Farmers’ Institute. Barr’s pleasing specialities. The per Bath...... 4 Grcenbush...... 4 he O. H. MANN, D. D.S. Office over Bengal ...... 4 Lebanon ...... 4 T statue of Austin Blair, Michi year, that Republican legislation made wheat formance in its entirety may be des worth a dollar a bushel to the farmers, if There will be a meeting of the of cribed as a refreshing present day Spaulding & Co.a hardware, op Bingham...... 7 Olive...... 4 gan ’s real war governor, is to be un ficers of the farmers’ institute society posite Tbe 8teel Hotel. Surgery Dallas ...... 5 Ovid ...... 6 veiled in the capitol grounds at Lan they now hold the Republican party respon farce, swept by ocean breezes of gen a specialty. Office hours. 8 to 12 DeWItt...... -ft Riley...... 4 sible for wheat being worth only sixty-five of Clinton county At the court house uine merriment. Since the last pres am,] :3u to ft p. m., 7 to 8, eve ’g. Duplaln ...... 4 Victor ...... 5 sing, October 12. It has been suggest at St. Johns Saturday afternoon, Aug Eagle ...... 4 Watertown ...... 4 cents. —Silver Knight-Watchman. ust 27, at 1 o ’clock. entation the piece has been re-written K. CORBIN. M. D., D. D. 8. To get the Essex...... 5 Westphalia...... 6 ed that in honor of the close of the and is now better than ever, and as a s benefit of tbe experience, medicalknow- H. J. PATTERSON. war with Spain the occasion be made a "The King of Bosses.” special feature twelve high class vaud ledgeGledge and surgical skill wbich are indispensa Chairman of County Committee. 'ble ‘ s to perfectionpei______of results In dentistry, apply grand peace Jubilee. The idea is a We revert to Gov. Pingree's entrance Into RECEIVED HISDISCHARGE. eville acts will be introduced. At the to Corbin A Son, St, Johns. E. E. Urie, Secretary. state politics and find him dealing severe and extremely low price of 25, 35. and 50 good one, and should meet a hearty re telling blows at bosslsm, but we look about Private Henry Behrendt, Formerly of St. cents. THE NICARAGUA CANAL. sponse. today and find him the king of bosses, with a Johns, Returns to His Home nt Lansing. Physicians. A conference of men of well-known cheapfollowing of muckers, who move at bis Private Henry Behrendt, of Co. E, Day Light Excursion to Milwaukee on M. DODGE. M. D., Surgeon and Homeo- national reputation was held at Sara- Tiie annual report of State Treasu bidding and curst* when lie curses. Two years Thirty-first Michigan Volunteer In August 20ih. J• patbio Physician. Office and residence togo Saturday to discuss the future rer Steel for the fiscal year ending have rolled around since we found him tak fantry, formerly of St. Johns, but now Tickets will be sold for this excur over Spaulding ACo's hardware, opp the Steel. foreign policy of the United States, June 30, 1897, shows that the balance ing the reins of statehood in his hands. He of Lansing, who has been ill at Ohlck- sion from principal stations on our C. DUNN, M. D., Physician and 8ur- now bobs up serenely again for more of his • geon. Office over Spaulding A compa expansion by annexation, or a colonial on hand July 1, 1897, was $783,888.04; kind of glofy. If elected, we may expect two amauga for some months past, has re lines. A special train on the Detroit Pny’s hardware store, St. Johns, Mich. Office ceived his discharge and returned to & Milwaukee Division, connecting hours 1 to 4,7 to 9 p. m. policy* etc. Ex-Senator Warner Miller, total receipts for the year, $5,122,859. more seasons of expense, continued curses Lansing Saturday. Mr. Behrendt is with regular trains on other Divisions of New York, came to the front as an 36 ; total in the treasury, $5,906,747.40; and party lashings. The people have re much improved and is able to be out will rea h Grand Haven about 12:30 K. KNAPP, M. D.t Physician and Sur- ceived nothing from two years of Plngrce; noon and arrive at Milwaukee by C• geon. Office at residence, first house advocate of the construction of the disbursements, $4,690,534.79; balance there Is no reason to believe that four will on the street. He suffered from ex south of the M. E. church, St. Johns. 1367 June 30, 1898, $1,216,212.61. posure and was taken to the regimen steamer about 7 p. m., affording a Nicaragua canal, an improvement ad alter the program. —Pontiac Post. tal hospital. Here he contracted ty magniticient cool ride across Lake HART, M. D., Physician and 8ur- vocated by him for years. He said the Hs geon. Eureka, Mich. 1217 Tiie American flag was formally Loading for Larger Game phoid malaria and was obliged to re Michigan. Rates are very low, rang Nicaragua route was looked upon as main in the hospital for seven weeks. ing from $4.00 to $5.00. Tickets will W. POLLARD, Physician and Surgeon. raised over the government building The war is over, but Uncle Ham has placed • Office over the State Bank of 8t. Johns. the most feasible, and far preferable his order for 10.000,000 cartridges just the For about three weeks before he se be good to return on all steamers and JUeaidenoe corner Casa and Ottawa streets. 1294 to that of any other. The canal can at Honolulu Friday. August 12, in rec same. He proposes to have his gun loaded cured his furlough, however, he was trains up to and including August 31 ognition of American sovereignty over able to walk outside of camp and he (steamer leaving Milwaukee Wednes Q K. POST, M. D., Physician and 8urgeon. be built for $100,000,000 to $140,000,000, the next time he sees any large game. —Grand O* Office over Mrs. H. W. Holton'a millinery Ledge Independent.- was given so much liberty by the of day, August 31.) as shown by statements made by ex the Hawaiian islands. A recruiting ficers that he quite fully recovered be Pamphlets of the Muskoka Lakes store, No 14 CliDton ave. Residence, corner of office for tiie United States regular Lansing A Rodgers streets. St. Johns. Mich. perts. He ad v oca ted the construction An Extravagant Htate Administration. fore coming home. He is yet quite with full description can be obtained army has already been established at lame from rheumatism. by addressing Ben Fetcher, Trav. WM- HAVENS, N. d .. Homeopathic Phy- of the canal both as a commercial We venture to say that there has never Pass. Agent, Detroit, Mich. ’ ' sician and Surgeon. Offloe over Heller a measure and asa war measure, showing Honolulu. been an administration In Michigan that has Bazaar. that it would shorten the distance be spent as much money, with as little to show THE BLAIR MONUMENT. K- A. J. WIGGINS, Physician and Sur G en . Fitzhugh Lee is ambitious for it, as the present one. —Lansing Review. More than twenty million free sam geon. Office south of residence, on Spring tween New York and San Francisco for a political career, and lias formally ples of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Dstreet, 8t. Johns, Mich. I244tf 10,000 miles. His views were endorsed A Substantial Ornsmrnt to b« Erected In have been distributed by the manufac announced ills candidacy for the office Honor of A Genuine War Governor. ILL AM a sleight, Physicians and by many members of the conference. UNION FARMERS’ CLUB. turers. What better proof of their con 8urgeon* Office at residence, opposite of United States Senator from Vir The Blair monument which is to be fidence in its merits do you want? It courtG bouse, west Offloe hours 1 to 4 p. m ginia. Report of ths August Meeting. unveiled in the capitol grounds at cures piles, burns, scalds, sores, in the and 8 to 9 p. m. LOSING NO TIME. shortest space of time. That a Republican can scent an office Lansing October 12, will be a substan R. ERNEST SCHEMER, Physician and The Detroit water board figures the The August meeting was held at the C. E. Van Sickle . —D 8urgeou. Office over C. Gruler’s store. farther than a vulture can a battlefield home of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hudson, with a tial ornament. Especially so in Fowler, Mlcb. uei population of that city at 291,000. An fair attendance, considering that oat har strength and weight. The lower stone, goes without saying, but if the follow ven 300,000 would probably come vest was in progress. which will rest on the four hundred The Nashville Fired the First Shot. p. SQUAIR, M. D, Physician and ing dispatch, taken from the Lansing cubic feet of concrete foundation, Knill's Red Pills lor wan people, “pale H Surgeon. Offloe over Hunt’s drug nearer the truth. Members enjoyed the time visiting store, Ht. Johns,oh ns. YMich. * Journal of Friday last, is to be believ weighs ten tons. The next stone and sallow people ” are the great blood until after dinner. Secretary Erie In weighs nine tons; the next five; the and nerve tonic, strengthened invigor- ed, they are putting their best foot Karts Developed and Kiitabllahed by the gersoll sent in his resignation and Mrs. atoi and developer. Only 25c a box. Pierce wss elected for the balance of the next eight, and the next, four tons. Undertakers. ward in Porto Rico : Santiago Campaign. The statute will rest on the top of The New York, Puritan and Cincin year. Minutes of last meeting were read nati fought the First Battle. Knill ’s W. INGRAHAM, UNDERTAKER. W. ‘‘Ponce . Porto Rico, August 19.— To the Editor of the Clinton Independent : and approved. So few being present at this thirty-six tons of stone, supported . ker Street East, 8t. Johns. Mich. 140b 1. The selection of troops from the north White Liver Pills are the great liver S jf The Republican state convention nom the July meeting, the program for that by an extra strong foundation extend invigorator, system renovater and bowel inated James A. Fowler, of Clinton, ern states, who have, winter-clad, armed month was taken up. In lieu of the ing over six feet below the surface. regulator. 25 doses for 25c. Warranted. Auctioneers. for governor by acclamation. The with antique Springfield rifles, been swelter customary paper by the host, he suggest Admiral Dewey knocked them out in platform is chiefly devoted to demand ing in torrid camps, having no drainage nor Canada’s Grant Exposition and Industrial ichard freeman , auctioneer .- pure water for plentiful use, the ground ed “Road Work ” as a subject for discus the first round and captured Manila, Farm property and merchandise sold on ing reforms in the administration of sion. Fair at Toronto. and it is also true that Knill ’s Blue Kid commissionR or by the day. Satisfaction guar state affairs.” impregnated with fever-breeding germs, It seemed to be the general opinion The Grand Trunk Railway System ney Pills are the cheapest and best for anteed. Orders to my address through 8t. when plenty of acclimated troops from the all kidnev and urinary troubles, back Johns posloffioe will receive prompt attention. southern states were available and in march that the present system is good enough will sell tickets for the Exposition and The state liquor dealers ’convention if the commissioner will first lay out and Industrial Fair to be held at Toronto ache, etc. Only 25c per box. ouie boron , auctionber .-i am was held at Ludington last week. ing order to take the field. drain roads properly, and each paymas on August 26th to September 10th, It was a black day for Spain when L prepared to sell farm property, household 2. The hasty advance in the rainy season ter see that the full amount of work is she blew up the Maine. Knill ’s Black furniture, and general merchandise, on most The delegates expressed themselves as from Balqulrl on Santiago, not having pos from all stations on their lines west of favorable terms. I apeak English, German done in their district, and not allow too the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers, at Diarrhea Pills, “Blackberry Com and French. Orders through St. Johns post- satisfied with the tax as it is, because session and the protected use of a practical heavy loads of gravel to be drawn when greatly reduced rates. Tickets will pound. ” Cure Diarrhea. Chronic Dysen office will receive prompt and careful atten it confines the number of dealers to a military road, over which it was possible to roads are soft. tery, Cholera, Cholera Morbus and pains tion. transport the war material, provisions and be sold from Michigan points from few who can pay it. They are also Under the head of miscellaneous busi August 29th to September 4th inclus of Stomach and Bowels. Don ’t take EO. H. SOWLE, AUCTION BER.-Farra medical supplies necessary for the health ness members were asked to suggest ive. and from stations in Illinois and obnoxious, disagreeable medicines, these stuck and merchandise sold by tbe day. willing to have saloons closed oy Sun and efficiency of our invadingarmy. pills are pleasant to take. Only 25c a Gon a per cent or by tbe job. Satisfaction guar 3. The neglect to furnish our troops with topics which they would like discussed Indiana from August 28th to Septem anteed. Orders promptly filled. Post office day and on election days, but they at institutes the coming winter; also ber 1st inclusive, and all tickets will box. address, 8t. Johns, Mich. think on holidays there is no more plenty of modern artillery for dislodging the speakers preferred. Dairying and ferti be valid to return from Toronto on all Rein of Terror. If you have been enemy concealed In the woods, block-bousoa, lizers were suggested as topics, Messrs. out at night and feel bad in the morn occasion to shut up a saloon than to and trenches, to which the horrible rate of trains up to and including September ing, take Knill ’s Orange Headache Pills. shut up soda fountains, peanut stands, Lillie and Ferry for speakers. 12th. our dead and wounded soldiers Is directly Question box disposed of, uniformity This will be the greatest fair ever They will brace you up. Ten doees 10c. Grand Trank Railway System. lemonade counters, restaurants, or chargeable, and defeat and disaster to our of text books taken up and discussed. Cure in 10 minutes. Knill ’s Orange gallant troops haa only been averted and held at Toronto with new and wonder Headache Pills. other places where refreshments may Club not in favor of the law as it now ful attractions from all parts of the The Spaniards Have Got to Fight or victory made possible by their superior Indi reads. be had. Legislative candidates hold vidual qualltlea, dashing bravery, and uner world. Rates will be very low. For Eat Dirt. Eat what you like, eat as you Arrival and Departure of Trains ing these views will be supported by PROGRAM FOR SEPTEMBER MEETING. rticulars and programmes of the like, keep strong and take Knill ’s Anti- ring, deathly marksmanship. [position inquire or all agents of this Dyspepsia Tablets. They will digest At 8t» Johns. the association at the coming election 4. The horribly debilitated condition of usic. Minutes of last meeting, KCompany, ana connecting lines, or our gallant soldiers of the fifth army corps, aper by host and discussion of same. ail kinds of food and cure acidity of produced by physical hardships, exposure P iscellaneous business. Ben. Fletcher, Trav. Pass. Agent, tbe stomach. 25c a box. The state court of arbitration, from Detroit, Mich. Send 6c in stamps for sample box. IN EFFECT MAY 16, 1448. which so much has been expected, has and neglect, directly chargeable to those In Recitation by Florence Keys. One box of tbeee pills or tablets are authority, and incompetent to meet the com Sale and exchange list. Just ths Fines tor a Bridal Trip. stronger and contain more medicine failed on three separate occasions to missary, medical and sanitary requirements Paper by Chaa. Crell, and discussion. a a a s a a a a a a Take a cruise to Picturesque Macki than a $1.00 bottle of any liquid medi • 0. a. a a a. a ek a a a muster a quorum for the sett.ement of the situation. Recitation by Clyde Lapham. nac Island, 900 miles of lake ride, and cine, and are better than any 50 cent *218*8 of the differences between the Robert 5. Taking the reports of all our soldiers Question box. Supply committee, H. it only coats $17 from Cleveland, $15 pills or tablets. Warranted Pamphlets ?§Pi returning from Cuba as evidence, we are P. Keys. and testimonials sent free to any ad Smith Printing Co., of Lansing, and The club adjourned to meet with Mr. from Toledo and $12.50 from Detroit, its employes, and as a result the mat forced to acknowledge that the sacrifice of round trip, including meals and berth. dress. We have got thousands. a a a a a the lives and health of our patriotic, noble and Mrs. Stephen K«ys the first Saturday New Steel Steamers. Send 2c. for il For sale by all druggists or sent by ► a a, o. a a ters in dispute have been left to three soldiers have been wasted in behalf of an in September. lustrated pamphlet. Address mail on receipt of price. J|S*3g Ignorant, worthless, bigoted, treacherous, local arbitrators, who are expected to A. A. Schantz , G. P. A., Knill ’s Red, White and Blue Pill Com make an adjustment at an early day. thieving, mongrel race. ople D. & C., The Coast Line, pany, Port Huron Mich. C. GRCLER. learned that DeWitt’s Little Early Ris Detroit, Mich. If the court of arbitration cannot be Fowler , August 20. IfW. ers are reliable little pills for regulating the bowels, curing constipation and IOBATE ORDER—State of Michigan, a a £ • ’ depended upon to perform the duties I TATE BANK OF flT. JOHNS. Count/ of Clinton, aa. At a aeaaion of the for which it was created, it would ap Tbs MS Lumber Rate. sick headache. They don ’t gripe. FProbate Court for the County of Clinton, ul It is quite noticeable that the Republican C. E. Van Sicklk . COMMERCIAL AND SAYINGS holdenatthe probate office, In the village of pear to be good policy to dispense with platform, upon which Mr. Fordncy Is running St Johns, on Monday, the 1st da/of August, ill7*3 ;;! : CAPITAL 40,000. in tbe year one thousand eight hundred and it and save the cost to the taxpayers. for Congress, does not say anything about Advertised Letters. ninety-eight: E ; = j IS how the two dollar lumber dnty has “ bene NET ASSETS OF STOCKHOLDERS 1*00,080 Preeent, Charles M. Merrill, Judge of Pro G en . Blanco is showing a disposi fited ” Saginaw. The men who fought for St. Johns, August 23, INS. bate. aim that two dollar duty in the belief that the Aim, Mrs. Jeney Moore, Mrs. Maggie I n tbe matter of the estate of MARVIN BAB tion to take advantage of the publish Briar, Charles Palmer, Jessie COCK, deoeased. On reading and filing the McKinley bill rate was too low, and In the Hetfleld, Mrs. May Peterson, Miss Hylvia P. K. PERRIN, President. petition, duly verified, of Charles T. Babcock, *Ul% ed disinclination of the administration effort to Dingleyixe even that obnoxious Lindey, 8. A Hons Snyder, Frank pra/lng that tbe last will and testament of J. O. W. MUNGKR, Vice-President. to send an army of occupation to Cuba measure, have been singing very low on that Little, Louis Shafer, Miss Ida said deceased may be proved and admitted to iiifl McDermond, Mrs. BellWllkins, Chaa J. W. FITZGERALD. Cashlsr. probate, and that Mary M Babcock and before cool weather, to carry things point, ever since they made the awful mis Morris, Clarence B. Charles T. Babcock, or some other suitable with a high hand at Havana, and to take.—Saginaw News. H. D. MCCABE, P. M. person, n ay be appointed executors of said DIRECTORS: estate; prejudice the rabble against the Unit The Dlngley BUI a Failure. You invite disappointment when O. W. Monger, Geo. F. Marvin, J. W. Fltagerald Sleeping and Parlor Car Service. ed States. Blanco ’s intention to make The advocates of the Dlngley monopoly you experiment. DeWitt’s Little Ear J. H. Os.bit, J. H.Fedews. Geo. W. In- WEST-BOUND. future trouble for us is so plain that it tariff will find it mighty hard work next fall ly Risers are pleasant, easy, thorough mom.Ju. Richardson, P. K. Perrin, Ul wuu petition, .u.i iuv uc m^mw miu 10:47 s. m. train haa parlor ear to Grand Rapids. defending their broken-down enactment. little pills. They cure constipation and O. 8. Allison, M. Spltaley, legatees of said deceased, and all other per Extra charge 28 cents. is worrying the administration no sons interested In said will, are required to 7:69 p. n>. train haa Parlor Buffet ear to Grand They can't bamboozle any voter with gump sick headachejust as sure as you take Jess* Si'll!vaa. appear at a session of said court, then to be Haven. Extra charge 28 cents. Connect* with little, and demands that Blanco be tion enough In him to walk on two legs. them. C. E Van Sickle . holdenatthe Probate office in the village of steamer for Milwaukee. peremptorily called down are reaching Steadily diminishing customs revenues fur St. Johns, and show oauae. If any there be, 8:82 oonneota with boat for Chicago. 8 For Con Internet Paid on Time Deposits why tbe will should not be approved. Tbe evening train lenriflg St. Johns nt 7:69 con Mr. McKinley from all sections of the nish an argument that cannot be explained Cheap Rales to Grand Rapids. And it is further ordered, that notice be nects with tbe evening boat for Milwaukee, and country. ______or refuted. —Lansing Journal. The Grand Trunk Railway System HB STATE RAflftUM BANE. given totbe persons interested In said estate, of leaves for the eest on the arrival of the boat ip the OF FOWLER. tbo pendency of tbe bearing thereof, b/ caus morning. will run a cheap excursion to Grand ing a copy of this order to be published in the EAST BOUND. The aggregate appropriations at the For Territorial Expansion. Rapids on Sunday next, August 28, r C linton Ixdbpnndknt , a newspaper printed 8:26 a. m, train has parlor ear to Detroit. Extra last session of Congress were $893,231,- Under Jefferson we secured the great Lou the occasion being the annual Schwab- CAPITAL, $14,000. and circulated In said county of Clinton, for charge K cents. Pullman parlor ear from Detroit isiana territory; under Monroe the Floridas, three successive weeks previous to said day o to Toledo connect I dk with tleeser for the East and 615. The number of new offices created enfest at Reed ’s lake. Round trip NET ASSETS OF STOCKHOLDERS, 4600,000 hearing. New York. and under Polk Texas, California, and a great rates between Durand and Fowler, In CHARLES M. MERRILL 6:17 p, m. train has parlor car to Detroit. Extra were 301.383, chiefly military and na region beside. Let us have the Philippines clusive, $l.i)o. Baggage carried at the FRANK GRULER, President. Judge of Probate. charge 26 cents, and Pullman sleeper from Detroit val, entailing a yearly expenditure of under McKinley.—Silver Knight-Watchman. owners ’ risk and supervision. FREDERICK SCHEMER. Vice-Presldsnt. (A true oopy.) to Toronto. Suspension Bridge, Buffalo, Philadel W. H. 8NELLING, Cashitf phia and New York. •53,791,911.______11:48 p. m. train has through day parlor cars and DeWitt’fl Witch Hazel 8alve haa For broken surfaces, sores, insect DIRECTORS: Hustling, Energetic Agents, •laeper from Windsor to Suspension Bridge, Buffa the largest sale of any Salve in the bites, burns, skin diseases and especial OsnstAatine Feldpauech, Frederick Schemer either man or woman in every lo, New York and Boston. A VETERINARY SURGEON of large world. Thia fact and its merit has led ly piles there is one reliable remedy, town and county in the Unit 8:26 a, m.atid 12:10 p. m. train connects at Du W. H. Snelllng, Michael SplUley. WANTED-;ed States and Canada; no rand with C. A G. T. Dlv. for Chicago. experience says horses are more sub dishonest people to try to counterfeit it. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. When J. H. Corblt, Frank Grulsr. schemes, no gifts, no humbugs. Straight, 8:28 a. m. and 6:83 p. m. trains connect at Durand ject to ” nostalgia, ” which in plain Look out for the man who attempts to you call for DeWitt’s don ’t accept coun Constantine Grulsr. honorable, legitimate business. Ue furnish with C 8 A M for Saginaw and Bay City and with deceive von when you call for Dewitt’s beat of bank reference. Send for our whole C A O T Dlv. for Pt. Huron and Hattie Creek. English means homesickness, than terfeits or frauds. You will not be disap sale price Hat and particulars E. H. HUGHES, A.G. P. A.,Chicago, III. Witch Ilazel Salve the great pile cure. pointed with DeWitt’s With Hazel AMERICAN TEA CO, BEN FLETCHER, Trav. PaseTXft.. Detroit, M men, and that in many cases they re- C. E. Van Sickle . Salve. C. E. Van Sickle . SflTMoney Loaned on R»al Estate Mortgages. 41m6. Detroit, Mich. THOS. BROMLEY, Agent, St. Johns, klch.
Aas THE CLINTON INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 1898.
PERSONAL. PERSONAL. Awarded IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE FREE METHODISTS. Judge Daboll was In Owoaso yesterday. Highest Honors —World ’s Fair, Eaton Rapids has voted to put in MU* Hattie Caae Sundayed In Ovid. Mrs. N. G. Wleks went to Ovid yesterday. water works. Appointment* Made by The East Michigan Ota LeBaron spent Sunday at Elsie. DR Mrs. Daniel Mosher was in Ovid yesterday. Conference for the St. Johus District. Joe Plowman went to Fowler Saturday. The year’s salary list of the Ithaca Mrs. J. W. Bradner Is visiting friends at St. Schools is $4,975. The east Michigan conference of the John Williams went to Three Itlvera Mon Louis. Grand Ledge reports one and three- Free Methodist church, which con day. Mis* Lena Naumes spent Sunday In West vened at Lapeer, announced the fol Mrs. N. D. Keister was In Fowler Saturday fourths inches of rain one day last phalia. week. lowing appointments Tuesday. Those last. Mrs. M. D. Holmes Is spending the week In for tne St. Johns district are: H. Miss Sarah Pouch Is spending the week In Owosso. The Adventists have three hundsed Montgomery, district elder; St. Johns Detroit. tents at their camp meeting at and Ovid, J. D. Bennett; Elsie, Ovid E. T. Sumner is spending the week in Owosso. Miss Nellie Bear, of Ovid, was In St. Johns Owosao. VHCETW CREAM and Bannister, W. G. Roe; North Star, Saturday. II. M. gage returned from Crystal Lake An Ionia county farmer has raised Ithaca and Sickles, IX IX Mansion, sup Mrs. Chas. Atkinson Is visiting friends In Monday. three crops of alfalfa from the same ply; Oakley, Racy, Fergus and Brant, Charlotte. Mrs. R. B. McCabe went to Detroit Tuesday land this season. W. J. Jackson; Gaines and Linden, B. Fred Patterson is spending the week at morn lug. The prohibitionists will not place a H. Green; Corunna, New Haven and Indianapolis. Owosso. 8. H. Portenfield; Williams- Mildred Marsh Is spending the week at BAKING county ticket In the field In Gratiot D. O. Steel and family are spending the Corunna. county at present. ton* Perry and Lock, W. T. Sumner; week at Crystal. Miss Margaret Funston went to Chicago All the oats in this vicinity are In Livingston, S. Barlett; South Lyons Mrs. Dean Wicks spent the past two weeks yesterday. The yield is 60 to 65 bushels to the and Silver Lake, E. W. Harding; Du with Flint friends. A. S. Fildew went to Detroit yesterday acre and are considered fine.—Laings rand, and Vernor, to be supplied; Floyd Taylor, of Mt. Pleasant, Ib visiting POWDER on business. MOST PERFECT MADE. burg News. Swartz Creek, E. Punches; W. H. lies at Mrs. Dr. Higgins'. Julia Stocker weut to Ionia Tuesday for a and J. W. Currier, superannuated Mrs. O. A. Terry, of Lapeer, visited at A A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free Saul Netzorg, of Ithaca, lost the without claim; E. Cook, E. D. Black week’s visit. from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant. end of the fore finger of his right B. Casteel's last week. Mrs. Max Blank spent the fore part of the man and F. A. Perkins left without Frank E. DeWltt Is spending the present 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. hand in the sprocket of his bicycle appointments. week In Ovid. while cleaning it. week at Crystal Lake. Dr. and Mrs. L. Jones are spending the Miss Rose Mundell, of Fowler, spent Sun week In Detroit. Real Estate. Ten thousand excursionists visited day at W. M. Mulder's. J. I. Shaver weut to Bay View Tuesday for Philip Barnhart et al. to Wm H. New Lansing last week, exclusive of the Rev. T. Ewing and sou Bonham, are spend man et al., n e M of s of section circus crowds. The Michigan Ag FREE CONSULTATION a few days outing. 600 00 ing the week at Lawton. 23, Bingham ...... -$ ricultural College is the drawing card. —BY S. W. Ingraham and family are spending Charlotte 11. Newman etal. to Philip The Misses Mabel Clark and Maude Spayde the week at Crystal. A. Barnhart et al., lot 3, block 3, Col. A. T. Bliss, of Saginaw, has lost spent last week at Crystal. Mrs. E. L. Beals went to Ovid yesterday Brown ’s sub. out lot J, St. Johns ... 200 00 two fingers, caus&l bv the premature Miss Maude Parr, of Maple Rapids, is the for a couple of days. Martin Rice and wife to Stephen D. explosion of a dynamite cracker July Adams, s Vt of s w '4 of section 1, guest of Mrs. W. M. Mulder, H. A. Trump went to Bay View Tuesday 4, and the wounas have not yet healed. i Miss Bird Church spent the latter part of Essex...... -...... 600 00 morning for ten days. Elizabeth Fedewa et al. to Geo. W. Portland ’s big farmers’ picDic will last week with Ovid friends. Mrs. Isaac White spent last week with Smith, lot 4, block 25, Fowler (q. c.).. 200 00 take place Wednesday, August 31. Mr. and Mrs. Carl LeBaron went to Crystal friends at Matlierton. Thus. J. Clemente to Willlna 8. Clem Speakers of note will be present, and LIGHTNING’S FREAKS. Saturday for a week's outing. Mrs. James VanDyke, of Ovid, spent Sun ents, 49 a. on e H of n e M of section every effort will be made to entertain Geo. Jackway went to Farmington for a 13. Watertown, n w fr. of n w fr. 14 day with friends here. of section 18, liewltt...... 1 00 visitors. A Barn Struck by Lightning In Westphalia. four weeks’ stay last Monday. H. J. Holmes went to Bay View Tuesday Miss Jennie Bower Is spending a few weeks’ Thos. J. Clemente and wife to Julia S. The St. Louis Republican Leader The Westphalia correspondent of for a ten days' outing. Clemente e 30 80-100 a. of w V4 of n e vacation at Toledo and Detroit. has entered upon the twenty-first year the Portland Review says: “Last Mrs. D. D. Martin and children arc spend H of section 13, Watertown ...... 1 00 Mr. and Mrs. G. 8. Corblt spent the first of its existence. The paper keeps Wednesday morning about 1 o ’clock ing the week at Howell. Thus. Clemente and wife to Bert half of the present week In Detroit. Clemente w 30 a. of w % of n e 54 of pace with the times, and is deserving R. A. Hinman ’s barn was struck by Miss Qrace Jones, of Maple Rapids, Is visit Mrs. W. Doty, of Chicago, Is visiting her section 13, Watertown (q. c.)...... 1 00 of success. lightning and set on fire. Mr. and ing at Mrs. Isaac White’s. parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Andrus. Thos. J. Clemente and wife to Ar The twelfth annual farmers’ picnic Mrs. Hinman were dressed and seeing Mrs. S. Crane, of Fenton, is spending the thur L. Clements, e 2- 7 of w 106-187 Mrs. Arthur Douglass, of Fenton, spent held at Grand Ledge, last Thursday the fire from the house were in the week at E. C. Chadwick’s. of w % of n e fr. ‘a of section 13, last week with D. G. Smith and family. Watertown ...... 1 00 was the largest for years. J. J barn hardly a moment afterward. The Walter Flake expects to spend the latter Miss Gertrude Green, of Lansing, was the Daniel Sutfln to Cora L. Sutfin, lot 26, Woodman, of Paw Paw, delivered the tire started in some straw in the mow. part of the week at Crystal, guest of M1bs Fannie Chapin last week. 27 and 28, Patterson's ad., Ovid ...... principal address. Seizing a blanket Mr. Hinman tried Mrs. M. Clark and daughter Mabel are Miss Nina Clark, who Is attending college William H. Farnlll to Arthur S. Far- to smother the blaze while his wife spending the week In Grand Ledge. nlll, n 54 of e % of s e 54 of section 5, The democrats, populists and sliver at Detroit, returned home last Saturday. ran after some water. The next flash Miss Millie Tows went to Owosso Tuesday Bath...... - 1 00 republicans will hold county conven E. O. Chapin and Anna Chapin went to struck the barn also and killed one of to attend the Advent Camp Meeting. Angellne Ordlway et al. to Frank M. tions in Ithaca Sept. 2, and elect dele Pentwater Monday for a two weeks’ visit. Ordiway, n % of lots 6, 7, 8, 9, block the best horses. Mr. Hinman was in The Misses Mabel Walbridge and Thurza gates to their congressional and sena the barn at the time but did not feel Miss Mabel Briggs, of Ovid, was the guest 3, Perrin's ad., St. Johns...... - 130 00 torial conventions. of Miss Leone Bower a few days last week. Judd wheeled to Ovid Monday evening. Angellne Ordiway et al. to Frank M. the shock, Mrs. Hinman being half Ordlway, n % of lots 6, 7, 8, and 9, Miss Ed. Khuns, of Fowler, spent the latter Theo. Price went to Traverse City Tuesday The citizens of Lyons and vicinity way to the house after water. After to remain during the hay fever season. block 3, Perrin ’s ad., St. Johns...... 1 30 are exhibiting much interest in the dr . Mc D onald an hour of hard work they thought part of last week In St. Johns and vicinity. Frank M. Ordiway to Frank Badder, Miss Kittle Wandell, who has been In Ann F- M. Miltlken Jr, a former resident of St n H of lots 6. 7, 8 and 9, block 3, Per spur railroad project. A bonus of THE SPECIALIST. they had the lire extinguished but on Johns, is here acting as clerk at theSteel $1,000 in cash and labor is required to going to the barn again they saw the Arbor for some time, returned home Monday. rin ’s ad., St. Johns...... - 130 00 Mrs. Willard Lyon returned home Satur Miss Grace Holmes, of Lansing, Is spending Nathan E. Reed et al. to Kittle E. complete the project. smoke rolling out of the bay. They a four weeks' vacation with friends here. Moore, e 60 a. of w 54 of s e M ofsee- The citizens of Lake Odessa, by OFFICE PARLORS AT THE thought they had put it out again but day after a two weeks’ outing at Bay View. tlon 7, Olive...... - 1 900 00 Mrs. Sarah Wheelock returned from Victor Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Allen, of Elsie, were vote of 208 to 29, voted to raise $11,- on going back the third time it was guests at the home of O C. Clark, Sunday. Monday, where she has spent several weeks. Licensed to Wed. 280.20 (estimated cost) for a complete HOTEL STEEL, burning. Mrs. Hinman ran for help Mrs. Dr. Donaldson, of Kent City, spent system of water works. The direct and they pitched the straw out and Miss Gertrude Steadman, of Muir, spent Name. Residence. Age. last week with her sister, Miss Grace Pierce. Monday with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Chadwick. pressure system will be adopted. extinguished the blaze. The barn Mrs. H. F. Rosenkrans, of Durand, spent Aug. 19 Warren Bennett, Matherton...... 42 was damaged quite badly. Several R O. Dexter, assistant cashier In St^Johns Marthu Norton, Matherton...... 41 The encampment of Northeastern ST. JOHNS. National Bank, Is taking a vacation this Wednesday of this week with Mrs. C. F Aug. 20 Jay Coffman, Riley...... 42 Soldiers and Sailors, will be held in —ON— large posts throughout the building Bishop. were split. One surrounded by hay week. Maggie Smitn, Olive...... 32 St. Louis Sept. 13, 14, 15 and 16. The Mrs. B. F. Conn returned from Durand Miss Maude Huff, of Plymouth, who has Aug. 20 Ernest A. Cllse, Bath ...... 43 Independehtsays: “Come to the en was shatterd but did not ignite the Della Thompson, Laingsburg ...... 30 6641 hay. Several rafters were torn to Saturday, where she has spent the last two been visiting Mrs. G. II, Soule, returned borne campment with the expectation of Monday. Aug. 20 John W. Rideout, St. Johns...... 41 having a good time and you will not 'September 3d. pieces, one cupola was shattered and weeks. Lorcna F. McLaughlin, Ithaca...... 31 ONE DAY ONLY EACH MONTH. Mrs. Chas. Yerkes and daughter Grace, of Tom Padley, Jr. went to Milford yesterday, be disappointed. ” shingles torn from the roof. ” Aug. 23 John R. Ridenour, Greenbush...... 31 OFFICE HOURS 9 A. M to 9 P. M. Northville, are visiting her sister, Mrs. J. 8. where he and his family, who followed today, Ada Kidder, Lebanon ...... 26 will reside. Bristol. Aug. 24 Wilbur Haws, Ovid ...... 26 c. F. KNAPP. F. W. KNAPP. DUPLAIN SOIL, GOODSEKI), Mrs. Fred Williams nee Miss Nellie Parker, Miss Florence Wilson returned home Mon Emma Whitfield, Ovid ...... 22 of Tiffin, O., spent Monday with St. Johns day after spending a week with Miss Ada Aug 24 Albert C. Wlllott, Dewitt...... 26 Consultation And Ex- Kelsey of Ionia. Grace C. Rozman, Dewitt...... - 20 Produce Remarkable Results in Wheat friends. Mrs. Isaac Holton and daughter, Mrs. I,. Raising. John Pulfrey, of Evanston, Ill., who has MEBLEBEACH. aminations Free. The farmers who told the first stor been vlsttlng at C. Pulfrey’s, returned home Severance, went to Harbor Springs Tuesday FLORISTS. for a ten days ’ outing. ies about wheat production this year Monday. From Our Correspondent. Dr. McDonald boa for jears made a Miss Stella Thurman, of Kalamazoo, Is Frank Morris made a business trip to New Miss Kittle Reed is on the sick list. study and specialty of chronic and lin were by no means wise, as this one Greenhouse opp. Court House. eclipses them all: E. E. Hull raised spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs. York City the latter part of last week, re Mrs. Joe Tucker, who was quite 111 last gering diseases that require skillful turning home Tuesday. week, is reported better. on the Jesse Stone farm, in Duplain, G. G. Wilson. medical treatment for their cure. Such O. P. DeWltt, H. W. Holton and J. S. Adams Mr. Loomis, of Mt. Pleasant, is visiting his cases as family physicians fail to help 60 bushels of wheat on one and one- Miss Helen Corblt and Miss Anna Chapin cousin, Theo. Loomis, of Merlebeacli. quarter acres of land from 2 bushels spent last Sunday with Jessie and Carrie went to Detroit Tuesday to attend the Busl and pronounce incurable are particularly ness Men ’s Association. On account of sickness several Items were and 10 pounds of seed, and this with Holt near Lansing. over looked ^n our correspondence last week Bedding Plants and Hanging solicited, especially those orerdoeed with Mrs. A. Welling*, of Ionia, after spending out threshing the gleanings. John Andrews, of Fremont, Ohio, retuned Geo. McDonald Is now acting In the ca- strong mineral drugs and poisons Df. several months In St. Johns and vicinity, Saturday after a ten days' visit with Joe sclty of mall carrier to and from Merle- McDonald uses only the parent medicines ALWAYS TAKE THE O. T. R. WHEN returned home Tuesday. Baskets a Specialty. from the vegetable kingdom. He pays Shlndorf and family. W. E. Moore, of Boyne City, who has been Floyd Taylor, of Mt. Pleasant.youngest son attention to the cause of the disease and YOU CAN. 8.8. 8.—SCENERY, SAFETY Miss Madge Bunday who has been attend of Mrs. M. A. Taylor, Is visiting his relations AND SPEED. spending the past week at Mrs. H. M. Perrin ’s, at the Beach. instructs his patients the way to health ing the Summer School at Ann Arbor, re went to Mt. Clemens Tuesday. and happines*. Dr. McDonald can show turned home Saturday. Myrtle Moore, who has been seriously ill Grand Trunk Dining Can. Miss Blanche Doolittle, of Owosso, return wltn tonsllltts for the pa*t ten days, is much DESIGNS FOR. hundreds of testimonials in the hand Everybody who has had the fortune Miss Mlunle Geiger, of Ypsllantl, who has ed home Monday after spending a few weeks Improved at this writing. writing of gratefnl patients who have been visiting Miss Louise Plowman, of Oral, with Dr. and Mrs. S. E. Glllam. The mall route from Mcrlebeach to St. been cured by him when others failed. to enjoy a good meal on the Grand returned home Monday. Johns will be let to the lowest bidder. Sealed Trunk Dining Cars are profuse in Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ballenger, of Clair, proposals will be received at Merlcbeach P. He is so familiar with the hnmsn system E. C. Chapin and son Roy, of Lansing, spent who have been visiting his father, John that he is able to read all diseases of the their praises of the good service, ex Sunday with his brothers, C. E. and J. B. O. until Sept. 2. FUNERALS cellent cuisine and liberal table sup- Ballenger, returned home Monday. Frank Baumgardner again claims the mind or body correctly at a glance with Chapin and families In our village. Carson City Gazette: “V. R. Lane and championship as fisherman. He having out asking any questions. Thousands of lied. Mr. J. Lea, late of Windsor Miss Carrie St. Clair, of Ovid, who has been caught on Wednesday a twelve pound pick -AND 8lotel, Montreal, has been appointed wife, of St. Johns, spent Friday night and erel besides a number of smaller fish. invalids are being treated daily for visiting at J. B. Mock ’s for the past four Saturday with their nephew, Willis Lane.” diseases that they do not have, while a to this part of the service and the pubweeks’ returned home Monday. Carlo, the pet dog at the Beach and a gen lic are appreciating the endeavors of Mr. and Mrs. T. Reynolds, of Toledo, O., eral favorite, was struck by lightning during few drops of medicine directed to the the Company to have an unequalled Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Travis, of Durand, re after spending two weeks with her parents, the storm of Tuesday night. His death was seat of the disease would give speedy re turned home Saturday after a few days almost Instantaneous. Carlo was a great WEDDINGS service in this department of a great Mr. and Mrs. Mosher, returned home yester lief, and permanent cure in a very short spent with Mr. and Mrs. L. Rumsey. Dane and Mastiff and was greatly admired day. for his usefulness and kind disposition. time. Good health is the most precious system. Miss Dorthy Harger, of Pontiac, who has FURN18HED ON 8HORT NOTICE B. H. Nelson, after a two week’s visit with The party given on the 12thInst was well at jewel in our crown of happiness. With A Narrow Escape. been visiting Mrs. Frank Swain for the past his sister. Mrs. D. Bros*, returned to his tended. The winners of the prize for the AT REASONABLE PRICES. it the world is bright; without it, misery two weeks returned home Saturday last. two step were Mr Fred Jackson, of St. Johns, Thankful words written by Mrs. home in Btnghampton, N. Y., the first of the and Miss Mabel Taylor, of Olive The prizes claims us for her own. If you are a Ada E. Hart, of Groton, S. D. “Was Mr. and Mrs. C. Zgwergle, of Ypsllantl, week. were a pair of gold cuff buttons and shirt sufferer you should weigh these words: taken with a bad cold which settled after a two weeks’ visit with relatives la St. Howard Parker of Co. F., 36th Mich. Vol., st Another ; will be given Fii- A person who neglects his health isguilty Johns and vicinity, returned home Monday. day,uy, the 2, when a prizep the beat waltzers on my lungs; cough set in and finally now stationed at Island Lake, spent a forty- 111 be given. Bill 50 cento. of a great wrong to himself and a grave terminated in consumption. Four Mrs. Fred Durkee, of Unlonvllle, who has eight hour's furlough with Geo. Kelly and Cu-t Flowers injury to humanity. The name of Dr. been visiting Mrs. Richard Bixby for the Among the oldest pioneers who were In at doctors gave me up, saying I could family. tendance at the pioneer picnic last Saturday McDonald, the well-known specialist in live but a short time. I gave myself past two weeks, returned home Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Kathe, of Cleveland, were two sisters. Mrs Peet. of Fowler, and always on hand. the cure of chronic and lingering dis last. Mrs Julia Reed, widow of Coland Ransom up to my Savior, determined if I could O., who have been visiting bis parents, Mr' Reed. The ladles are aged respectively 76 eases, has become a household word in not stay with my friends on earth, I Mrs. E. Barber, of Howell, who has been and Mrs. Frederick Kathe, returned home and 79 years. They were attentive listeners thousands of homes which his skill and would meet my absent ones above. My visiting her mother, Mrs. M. Clark for the Monday. to the afternoon program enjoying heartily wonderful remedies have made happy by past two months, returned home laBt Mon the remlnlscenaes of pioneer life in which husband was advised to get Dr. Kings Roy G. Lyon, of Pctoakey, Superintendent they have both participated. Coland Reed Dr. F. B. Monroe, restoring dear ones to health after all day. of the Electric Light Plant there, returned cleared several farms In the vicinity of New Diseovery for Consumption, will be at hopes were lost. The doctor is a graduate Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Williams, of Grand home after visiting his numerous relatives Mcrlebeach. At the time of his death he was of the highest and beet medical colleges, took in all eight bottles. It has cured Rapids, who have been visiting his mother, In St. Johns. quite an extensive land holder. end his advanced theories in the treatment Mrs. M. HIgbee. returned home last Satur me, and thank God I am saved and Miss Bertha Wurzburg and brother Edward, EAGLE. Steel Hotel Wed., Sept. 7. of chronic diseases surprise the most day. of Grand Rapids,, who have been the guests now a well and healthy woman. ” The Misses Emma and Della Teed were the skeptical. All chronic diseases of the of Miss Mamie Fedewa, the former for two Trial bottles free at Fildew & Mill- guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Ickes last Satur From Our Correspondent. EYE. EAR, weeks and the latter for a few days, returned man ’s Drug Store. Regular sizes 50 day and Sunday, Delia remaining over this Amy Huntoon is spending a few days at the THROAT, LUNGS, cents and 11.00. Guaranteed or price home Monday. . home of her cousin, Claia Huntoon. HEART, LIVER, week. refunded. Miss Severance, who has been spending a Mr. Jeckels has been on the sick list for a STOMACH, KIDNEYS, Mrs. W. B. Andrews, of Lowell, who has year or more with her sister, Mrs. Jostah few days, but Is able to be In his shop sgaln. been visiting her sister, Mrs. T. H. Andrews, and BOWELS, The Independent and Detroit Free Upton, left last Tuesday for her home In Mrs. A. Huntoon Is spending a few days scientifically and soccessfully treated. for the past two weeks, returned home Massachusetts. with her sister, Mrs. James Reed, who is sick Dr McDonald has made a special study Press one year for $1.60. Saturday. at Crystal Lake. Miss Millie Hoffman, of Grand Rapids, who R. W. David drove a well on his farm 126 of all diseases of the brain and nervons has been visiting her cousin, Miss Martha feet In depth and went 46 feet In the rock, and system, and all delicate and obscure dis Shlndorf for the past two weeks, returned has over 80 feet of water. He need not go eases peculiar to women. home Saturday. dry. Dr. McDonald ’s Special Remedies are Ira Fletcher, who has been with the thresh Dr. and Mrs. Knapp and son Frank, Henry ing machine since the season opened. Is laid a permanent cure for men suffering from Having got ray new building finished Ingraham, Mrs. C. W. Ingraham, Dr. T. H up for repairs from a fall from tne separator. nervous and sexual debility and early de Mann and Chas. Flowers are spending the Mrs. John Patten and little Johnnie Patten, cay. Rheumatic and paralytic cripples I am prepared to handle any week at Crystal. from Detroit, who had been spending a few made to walk; catarrhal deafness posi days at the home of Frank Patten, returned quantity of Mrs. Harry E. Mack, daughter and son, home Tuesday. tively cured and many made to hear a have gone to Saginaw to visit several weeks. The Unlversallst church will give an enter whisper in a very few minutes. All aches They expect to remain and take In the street tainment entitled “ Red, White and Blue,” and pains fade away under his magical fair the last week In September. on Tuesday, August 30, afternoon and even remedies. Epilepsy or falling sickness ing. Tea at the usual hour, with Ice cream Mrs. F. M. Crowe, of Owosao, visited at C. E. added, all for 10 cents. An elaborrte pro positively enred through his new method LIVE POULTRY > APPLES VanSIckles' the first of the week, returning gramme Is being prepared. of treatment. Special attention given to Also handle all kinds of home with Mrs. E. M. Richardson, who has Mesdamos Kenyon and Cardinal called on catarrh and diseases of the blood, spent the week with Mrs. VanSIckle. St Johns friends last Saturday, after which Those nnable to call write for question they took In the grove meeting which was be Lyons Herald : “ C. T. Karcher, of St. Johns, ing held near tne Grange Hall in Bengal. blank. Hundreds cured through corres Grass Seeds, D. M. Osborne & and S. H. Karcher, principal of the Rose There was a large crowd on Sunday, Includ pondence. Medicines sent every where City schools, visited at the home of their ing a large number from St Johns. The Y REASON OF REPEATED REQUESTS 1 Consultation free and strictly confiden meeting was conducted by Rev. D. D. Martin, have decided to visit 8t. John* once in five Go’s Farm Implements, Car brother, D. E. Karcher, the first of the week.” assisted by Rev. E- J. Bradner and a brother Bweek*, and will be at the private parlor of Thetial. Addrees Miss Florence Rose, who has been spending of Rev. Martin, of St. Johns, and several >1 Hotel, where I can be consulted free upon all other preachers from the adjoining towns. m. Everything confidential. All are requeated DR. D. A. MCDONALD, riages, Buckeye Grain her vacation with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. to bring two ouncee of urine. Chargee moderate, H. Rose, went to Kalamazoo Tuesday for r and no incurable eaeee token. I always make dis THE SPECIALIST, short visit before returning to her work at DEWITT. ease* of women and children a specialty, also Wellington Flats, Grand Rapids, Mich. Drills, both Disc or Grand Rapids. chronic diseases. I have disposed of my local busl From Our Correspondent. ness in order to take the rood, expreasly for ths Dr. McDonald Home Again. Muir Tribune: “ E. E. Lake, of St. Johns, benefit of chronic suflbrers. Come and see me. It Dr. McDonald, of Grand Rapids, the Hoe, and the visited here on Saturday. • • * Miss Alta Della Birmingham rides a new wheel. coats you nothing. All medicines furnished an Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ilainer Sundayed In purely vegetable—root*, herb* and barks. Coms- best known specialist, has returned Cunningham, of St. Johns, was the guest of Owosso. ndence solicited before my visit if possible. Ad- from his summer vacation in a tour of Kraus Wheel Miss Florence Tubbs and other friends the Ella Teeter Is Improving from her recent IS me at 448 Cue 8t., Toledo, Ohio. the lakes. He will be in St. Johns, at first of the week." Illness quite rapidly. CA8E8 I CURE. The Steel, on Saturday, Sept. 3—one Cultivator. Miss Stella Keys left Tuesday morning for Miss Ethel Cook is entertaining her frtend, day only in .each month. He is en an extended visit at Detroit, Cleveland, Miss Cords Roberts, of Owosso. Dyspepsia, All 8exual Diseases, dorsed by the press, clergy, liberal phy See Me Before You Buy or Sell. Buffalo and Holly, after which she goes to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bird and Mr. and Mrs. Rheumatism, Heart Disease, sicians, and the people in general, as a Lima to attend the Genesee Wesleyan Sem Fred Wltoox are camping at Crystal lake. Indigestion, Consumption In Its Miss Gratis Owen Is spending this week Fits, Early Stages, reputable physician and specialist. inary the coming year. with her slater In Wtlllamston. Next week Piles, ____Bronchitis,__ .... Ilfs remarkable cures of prominent she and hersister and family will rusticate Neuralgia, Sore Eye*. One Minute Cough Cure surprises at Pine lake. All Nervous Diseases, Urinsry Troubles, eople throughout Michigan, Indiana, BYKON DANLEY, people by its quick cures and children Costiveness, *t Manhood, hlo, Illinois and Canada are the best Fevers sod Results, dney end liver may take it in large quantities without A stubborn cough or tickling in the Blood Diseases, Complaints, evidences of his skill and ability. Dr. New building first east of Spaulding the least danger. It has won for itself throat Yields to One Minute Cough And all Chronic Disease*. McDonald treats,successfully all chron the best reputation of any preparation By my new process through the blood I examine ic diseases. He reads diseases at a Cure. Harmless in effect, touches tne all diseases through the blood, treat all through & Co ’s. Hardware store. used to-day tor colds, croup, tickling in tit spot, reliable and just what is the blood, and cure all I pronounce curable throusb lance. Consultation and advice free. the throat or obstinate coughs. wanted. It acts at once. the blood direct. )r. McDonald never turns the poor C. E. Van Sicklb . C. E. Van Sickle . DP V MONROE. from his door. \ CLINTON INDP. \ENT, THUB8DAY, AUGU8T 25, 1898.
’ came out brat. She w. only ail other woodwork on these ships was Bix times by larger pr, i, and entirely consumed, except at the ex surrendered wLen the Ore* ^fs-inch tremities, thus showing tba impor I IB Mi UN. shells spanned ber within \ /destruc tance of fireproofing all woodwork on The Detroit Journal is Made for 11 tive range. One 8-lnch shell, sponsor board ships. Many of the guns on unknown, landed In the Colon ’s ward board the burned ships were found room, and, exploding, wrecked the loaded at the time of the board ’s visit, and Appeals to the Thinking, A Few Pointed Lessons. —Views of a Naval compartment; and a 6-Inch projectile, Indicating the haste with which the nicely placed, smashed her bow. None people were driven from their guns. Conscientious, Expert Upon the Condition of the Spanish of these injuries was sufficient to put The fire of the gun crews of the Viz her out of action, and the press re caya was very materially lessened and and Influential Classes. ports state that they were not so seri almost silenced because the gunners I think you have succeeded In your endeavor Ships, with Some Pertinent Deduc ous as those received by the Brooklyn. were not able to serve their guns un to put The Journal on a high plane of excellence from a newspaper standpoint, and to make It On board the Vizcaya a projectile der the severe fire poured upon them fulfill the desires of Michigan Republicans for a struck a loaded torpedo, which explod by the American ships. dally newspaper of high character and wide in tions About Naval Warfare. fluence. ed, killing twenty men and setting fire Here are the lessons of the fight* Advertisers I have been a dally reader of the paper for to the forward part of the ship. The They are commended to the considera some years, and have been pleased to know of Find Its growing Influence and Increasing subscrip The gun Is still the supreme sea whole fight lasted a little over three tion of those who, when the next la- tion Hat. I hope for It all the popularity which it must be kept in mind that the ac The Journal Its high character deserves. weapon. tual work of our 12 and 13 inch pieces hours and a half, it the reports are evitable sea war comes, feel that our accepted that it began about thirty- a Profltable j. b. MOORE. i It is true that greatest havoc in the was not controlling. The main re bluejackets ought to be given such Medium Justice Michigan Supreme Court. five minutes past 9 a. m., and was con Spanish ships driven ashore off San sults were achieved by the 8-lnch and ships and such possible security as tiago was caused by Are, but this con lower calibers, and by the rapid-fire cluded with the surrender of the Colon will enable them to get into action An Agent in every town. By mail $1.25 for 3 months. at twenty minutes past 1 p. m. flagration was a secondary and not a pieces. Thirty-two of the 8-lnch were with a fair and an equal fighting chance. primary cause. mounted, and it 1b surprising with Here is what the Spanish officers Of the four ships examined and re what effectiveness they were handled. say of the battle: ported upon by the Naval Board three This brought to the front again the "The Oquendo received a heavy fire CHRISTMAS WORK NOW. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL were wrecked by the explosion of old argument as to calibers, and from the combined fleet while in the Even the Suggestion of It Makes Us entrance, and a 6-inch shell, either their magazines. This was also a sec gives a vantage ground to those who Feel Cooler. ondary, not a determining cause. No, claim that the most useful larger guns from the Texas or the Oregon, struck LESSON IX. AUQ. 28, 2 KINOS the Colon in the bow. The Vizcaya It is during the hot summer days the main weapon was not the ram nor are those which can be worked by 8: 8-18, hand power and are independent of was not badly hit until the Oquendo that time hangs heavily upon the in the torpedo, but the gun. dustrious woman ’s hands, also the in It is impossible yet to state what ef the mechanisms required in all cali and Marla Teresa had been driven bers exceeding the 8-inch. In the me ashore. The Oquendo tried to give clination for serious work Ib lacking. Golden Text: "Tha Angel of the Lord fect the American projectiles may have Then, if she is wise, will begin the had upon the submerged parts of the dium-caliber guns the Spaniards pos some protection to the torpedo boats, Kocampeth Hound About Them That sessed an undoubted superiority in the but was simply riddled with 6-pounder Christmas preparation, a list of those Fear Him, and Dellvereth Them."— hulls, but the above water structure she wishes to remember having been rapid-fire types, as they carried 54 guns shells. She was really in worse stress Pea. 84: 7 —Elleha at I>othan. yields convincing evidence of gun previously made. By a careful' study power. The total number of shots from the 6-inch caliber down to and than the Maria Teresa until a shell including 12-pounders, while we from the Texas hit the latter’s flood of this list scores of pretty things fired in the action has not been made may suggest themselves, trifles that This section should Include chap. 6, public, but we have reports of two mounted only 18 guns of this char pipes and a shell from the Brooklyn showing how God helps his people in va acter. Omitting the machine guns, cleaned out her gun deck. Then the may cost but little more than care rious kinds of trouble. Time.—Not long ships, and if these be accepted as a and time, but whose value is increased after the last lesson. Between B. C. 890 ratio for the others, the ammunition Gatlings and the like, we carried of men on the Oquendo refused to work the guns, and there was nothing to do on that account. The majority of wom and 884 (com. chron.); or 852 and 845 (rev. rained upon the Spaniards must have the smaller calibera 136, the Spaniards chron.) Place.—(1) Samaria, the capital. but run her ashore. The decks were en are like myself in preferring a been enormous. Captain Evans, of the 76; and this preponderance was most (2) Dothan, on the south side of the plain covered with wounded and dead men, simple little gift made by the careful of Jezreel, twelve miles north of Samaria. Iowa, states that the following is an important, notably in the case of the 6-pounders. It must be remembered and the ship was on fire." Captain fingers of some friend. The white lin Here Joseph was put in the pit, and sold approximation of the projectiles fired by his brethren (Gen. 37: 17, etc.) Rulers. aveats, and Trad--Marks obtained and all Pat of course that all these guns could not Eulate 6ay«: “The Brooklyn ’s fire on en work is especially fascinating with ent busmessconducted for Moderate Fee*, from his ship: Thirty-one 12-inch —Jehoshaphat, or Jehoram, king of Judah; our ornct is Opposite «, 8. Patent Office be brought to bear, the Spaniards hav our broadside was frightful, and the its pretty hemstitching and artistic de semi-armor piercing shells, with full Jehoram, son of Ahab, king of Israel; 'and we can secure patent la leas tune those ing to depend, outside of their turret men could not stay at their guns, ” signs. Tray cloths, tea cloths, sachets, Benhadad II., king of Syria; Shalmane 'remote from Washington. charges; 36 8-inch common shells, with toilet sets, table mats, sofa pillows and ser, king of Assyria. i Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip guns, mainly on their port batteries, This exhibit of the gun power has tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of full charges; 251 4-lnch common shells, bed sets are but a few of the articles 2. ‘ Elisha’s Defenders. ”—Vs. 8-18. 8. and the American ships being restrict not taken into specific consideration ,charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured, 1,066 6-pounder cartridges, common which may be suggested for summer "The king of Syria.” Benhadad II., of i A Pamphlet , “ How to Obtain Patents," with ed in the beginning of the chase and the enormous damage done to material Damascus. 'cost of same in the U. 5. and foreign countries shell#, and 100 1-pounder cartridges, work. The woman who loves her home the closing in to their bow fire. Hence and personnel by the rapid-fire guns, 9. “And the man of God." Elisha; so |scat free. Address, common shells. Captain Cook, of the in the city or country will find end called because he was God's special serv the assumptions on the weight of metal nor has it included the effect of shells ant and messenger, through whom God Brooklyn, reports that he fired 100 thrown are based, not upon what the less ways of beautifying it, and needle C.A.SNOW&CO. rounds of 8-inch shells, 473 5-inch, bursting over or close aboard the ves- revealed his will. "Sent unto the king of Opr. Patent OrricE, Washington . O. C. work will be the main feature of it. Israel." Josephus says the king of Israel 1,200 6-pounder, and 200 1-pounder am The woman whose family cares keep was starting on a hunting party when munition. If the other battleships ber in the city home during the sum Elisha warned him. "Beware that thou Sargent Will Retire. made the same average as the Iowa mer months can make herself and fam pass not such a place,” or beware that Frank P. Sargent, grand master of ■we will get, after allowing for the re thou pass not over such a place, leaving the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire ily very comfortable if she so desires. it unoccupied. —Kell. "Syrlana are come spective differences in caliber, a total She can take up the carpets and leave (R. V. are coming) down.” He must eith men, has notified the organization of of about 190,000 pounds of metal, or bare floors, which can be wiped up er avoid the place, lest he be taken un his intention to retire. awares by the Syrians already there, oi ninety tons, discharged against the almost every day with water nearly To Issue a Proclamation. enemy. he must occupy and defend It, ready for cold in temperature. She can take the Syrlana, who are on the way there. Gen. Merritt has prepared a procla Assuming that about 6,500 shots in down the heavy portieres and replace 10. "And the king. . . . sent to the mation to the residents of Manila de place" several times, and In every case all were fired, and this approximation them with printed shades. Awnings, fining the form of government that is fairly close, we find, excluding the m the prophet’s warning was correct. screens, linen-covered cottons or bur 11. "King of Syria was sore troubled. ” will prevail. fires from the 6 and 1 pounders, that lap in some of the pretty soft couches He was both enraged at the defeat of his 1,500 projectiles of the larger cali and hammocks, if you can possibly schemes, and perplexed at the unaccount Will Not Move Headquarter*. bers were discharged by the Oregon, bang them, will add to your comfort able and mysterious manner of his de The proposition to remove the do feat. "Which of us is king of Israel?" Brooklyn, Iowa, Indiana and Texas. and make you glad that you can sit He could account for these things only mestic committee ’s headquarters from It will be interesting to note in this about in cool, loose gowns and avoid by some treachery among his Intimate ad St. Louis, Mo., to Jefferson City was connection the number of direct hits the many inconveniences of summer visers. defeated. made by theso shells. This is taken hotel life. Right out in Germantown 12. “And one of his servants. ” Perhaps some one who had been to Samaria with Charles W. DePaan Bankrupt. from the report made by the Examin is a little family which has made the Naaman. and had conversed with the ing Board, convened by Admiral Samp discovery that home is the most beau neighbors of Elisha. Perhaps they knew Charles W. DePaw of New Albany, son immediately after the battle: tiful spot on earth in summer. The of his discovery of Gehazi’s crime. Ind., has filed a petition in bankruptcy. ‘Four-inch shells—Fired only by the THE VIZCAYA. suite has been treated much as I sug 13. "Go and spy where he Is, that I may He places his liabilities at $850,000 and . . . fetch him,” and take him away assets at $45,000. Iowa —The Infanta Maria Teresa, 1; gested. and upon the roof is the dear from the power of communicating with the Almirante Oquendo, 5; the Viz est little corner, with hammock and the king. It illustrates a curious phase Deaths Due to Fever, of human nature, that he did not seem to caya, 2. batteries ought theoretically to do, sels. All the captured Spanish offi lounging chairs. The evenings spent Homesickness and fevers are shown "Five-inch shells—Fired only by the but upon what was actually done, and there are ideal, and the mistress of the think that the prophet might discover this cers bear testimony to the part played plan as well as the others. to have had a worse effect than bullets Brooklyn —The Infanta Maria Teresa, upon the ratio established by this per in the battle by the lighter pieces. place gives a sigh of satisfaction every 14. "A great host.” Great for the pur among the troops Invading Cuba and B; the Vizcaya, 6; the Almirante formance. Guns ’ crews were killed or driven time she thinks of previous summers pose. "They came by night." 8o as to Porto Rico. Oquendo, 5 (one of which exploded a In the special report made by the from their weapons; the decks became spent at a Bar Harbor hotel. take the city by surprise, and Elisha in It, without any warning or opportunity torpedo); the Cristobal Colon, 4. board it is stated that the Almirante shambles. The morale of the enlisted for escape. Star Pointer’s Fast Mile. "Eight-inch shells—Fired by the Oquendo suffered more than any other men was shattered. No protection LEMONS IN HOT WEATHER. 15. "The servant . . . was risen ear At Joliet, Ill., Star Pointer paced a Brooklyn, the Iowa, the Oregon and of the ships except the torpedo boats. above the armored belt sufllced to re ly.” Something unusual had alarmed mile in 1:59%, lowering the Ingalls the Indiana —The Maria Teresa, 3; the Her upper works were masses of dis sist the searching qualities of these They Arc of Ureat Medicinal Value Oar him; the notes of the chariots, or the track record of 2:02%, made by Joe ing tlie Enervating Days of Summer. alarm of the watchmen. Almirante Oquendo, 3; the Vizcaya. 4. torted steel and her decks were litter smaller pieces. Long before the ves 16. "And he answered, 'Fear not. ’ ” He Patchen. As the Indiana did not follow the ed with killed and wounded. She was sels yielded the crews abandoned the We know in a dull sort of way that oomforts him In two ways: (1) by his own chase she probably had nothing to do hit on the port side four times by 8- batteries and sought refuge wherever lemons are useful, and if we didn ’t faith and experience; (2) by a vision of Sent to Springfield, III Adjt.-Gen. Corbin has ordered the with the hits on the Vizcaya. Inch shells, three times by 4-lnch the thickness of metal promised shel might easily find this out by looking those who defended him. "They that be with ub are more than they that be with First Illinois Cavalry to proceed at shells, twice by 6-inch guns and 42 ter. Then came the fire. over the papers. But Just how valua "Twelve or thirteen inch shells— them." We need not suppose that Elisha once from Chlckamauga to Springfield. times by 6-pounders. As will be seen The damese done by the ignition of ble they are few of us realize. They saw the angelic host of which he here Only two on the Teresa must be cred Ill. ited to the battleships Oregon, Indiana, in one of the illustrations, an 8-lnch the woodwork of the skip was extraor are of great medicinal value, and are spake. He only gave utterance to the conviction of all God ’s saints when the Texas and Iowa, although it is quite shell entered the forward turret at the dinary. At first it was fought, but the better th'an patent medicines and nos Dyuamltu Cruiser s Failure. trums put up in bottles and boxes for world prosecutes them (comp. Psa. 34: 7; certain that the Texas fired one. gun embrasure. This exploded and bursting projectiles of the larger cali 66:18; 91:11; 2 Chron. 32: 7, etc.)—Cook. The It has been decided to place the dy “All the Spanish ships were riddled killed every man in the turret, most bers sprinkled the decks with particles the benefit (?) of the buman family. A prophet speaks not of a casual event, but namite cruiser Vesuvius out of com by the rapid fire of the 1 and 6 pound of them instantly, for the officer stand which were like igniting fuses. The teaspoonful of lemon Juice in a small of something continued and always true mission. The vessel is considered a ing In the firing hood and one man cup of black coffee will drive away an In the providence of God. —Lewie. And ers carried by all the American ships." flames spread rapidly, first about the yet what follows seems to Imply that Eli failure. ______at a lever were found in those positions attack of bilious headache, but it Is This total of forty hits applied to wooden decks and the wood-sheathed sha’s own eyes were opened to see his de Price Money for Dewey. when the ship was examined by the better to use them freely and to avoid fenders, before he asked to havs his serv the projectiles fired gives about three and bulkheaded quarters below, and The treasury officials estimate that board. The Vizcaya was swept by a then attacking the bridges, boats and the attack of headache. A slice of ant see them. The Lord gave him the vis per cent ot successful shots. To the ion first. Admiral Dewey will receive as prize layman this may seem a small ratio, storm of projectiles from the rapid- superstructures. The free ammunition lemon rubbed on the temples and back of the neck is also good for headache. 17. "Lord, I pray the, open his eyes.” money out of the Spanish war about but it is very good Indeed when the fire guns. She was hit by the larger about the batteries began to explode; His spiritual vision, his power of recog $100,000. ______smoke, distance and the difficulties of projectiles fourteen times and by the the abandoned guns commenced to dis These facts help in beautifying one, for nizing the great unseen realities around 6-pounders eleven times. The 8-lnch one can ’t be beautiful and ailing at the him. Nothing was created or changed for a running fight are considered. The charge their unprotected cartridges. At him. The heavenly host were really there, Increase In Pension List. engagement started at a range of six guns of the Brooklyn and the Oregon last, when the ships struck the coral same time. The days are past when The pension roll on July 30 last con the delicate woman with "nerves" was but unpercelved, as the etars are in the thousand yards —that is, at a distance and the 6-inch guns of the Brooklyn and the supports of funnels and masts heavens, and the flowers In the field, tained 993,714 names, a net increase of the heroine of all the novels, and the of about three miles. Following out completely wrecked her structure were carried away or strained, these though the blind man sees them not. All 17,700 over the previous year. "clinging vine ” supposed to be admired he needs is opened eyes. "Behold the an approved sea maxim and the espe above the armor belt. The 6-inch shells vertical masses began to sway and by all men. Lemons taken externally mountain." The hill on which Dothan Good Wheat Crop In Canada. cial instructions formulated by Rear perforated her. and supplementing all topple, and as the vessels turned on was situated. "Was full of horses and or rather used, will aid in beautifying Canada ’s wheat crop this year will Admiral Sampson, the ships closed this was the destructive work of the their bilges gave way entirely and chariots of fire." The symbols of the un gradually, so that both torpedo boats Iowa ’s 4-inch. In the Infanta Marla any one. There is nothing more val seen powers and forces of God, which de be by long odds the greatest in the came down with a shock that rent fended the prophet. "It is a picture com and two of the armored cruisers were Teresa, the only vessel hit by 12 or 13- uable for the toilet table than a solu history of the dominion. everything in their neighborhood. tion of lemon juice; a little rubbed on mentary on the psalmist's words. The destroyed when within 2,600 yards. At inch projectiles, two of these went angel of the Lord encampeth round them Finally the conflagration reached the the hands, face and neck at night will Story of Massacre Confirmed. one time the Vizcaya and the Brook through her, one probably fired by the magazines, and the flame clouds hover that fear him, and dellvereth them,’ (Pm. The massacre of more than one hun Texas and one from some other of not only whiten, but soften the skin. 34: 7) ”—Frarrar. The Syrian army sur lyn were engaged in close order for ing over the twisted and distorted rounded the hill at its base, so that es dred natives ot Porto Rico by Spanish modern fighting, the distance estimat the battleships. Each claims the shot. A paste made of magnesia and lemon frames and beams were slitted by great Juice applied to the face and hands up cape seemed impossible. But between the troops is confirmed. ed being just over 1,000 yards. An 8-lnch shell, credited to the Brook masses of fire and by bursting projec surrounding army and the prophet the The Spanish statement of their gun lyn, entered the side Just forward ot on lying down for fifteen minutes ’ rest whole space was filled with these fiery To Build a Cup Defender. tiles shooting skyward. In this roaring symbols of God's protecting hosts. They fire has not been given specifically. the port beam, burst and disabled four will bleach the skin beautifully. For The Herreshoffs have received a con furnace the steel and iron became mal discolored or stained fingernails a tea- encompassed the prophet as s body guard, All we know is that they opposed a to crews manning the guns of that deck. leable, and as the ships rolled and and of course protected him from the ene tract to build America’s cup defender. tal of 146 guns to the 225 mounted on This is the shot. Admiral Cervera says, spoonful of lemon Juice in a cup of my on every side. So Christ spoke to Pe The price is stated to be $150,000. pounded on the beach the forge on warm soft water is invaluable: this is ter in his anxiety of twelve legions of board the American ships—that is, if which set fire to the ship, and, as her which they were bent and mangled one of the best manicure acids. It angels he could have for a guard (Matt Spanish Commission Appointed. the batteries of the Gloucester and fire mains were cut, forced her, from an was provided for them. will loosen the cuticle from the finger 26 : 63.) The Spanish commission to arrange the Vixen be included. Our marked inability to extinguish the flames, to It is no wonder, them, that the 18. "When they came down, ” from the nails as well as remove discolorations. for the evacuation of Cuba has been superiority was in the heavy guns, as surrender and seek the shore. board reported the improbability of surrounding hills, "to him,” to taks Eli we opposed fourteen to their six. but Of ail the ships the Cristobal Colon Lemon Juice in water is an excellent sha. Apparently ha and his servant had appointed in Madrid. saving all but the Marla Teresa, and tooth wash. This Is about the only gone out toward the Syrians. "Smite this possibly the Colon, for the Oquendo thing that will remove tartar. It will people. I pray thee, with blindness." This Troops to Leave Camp Thomas. and Vizcaya, torn by projectiles and was not revengeful, but a loving prayer, also sweeten the breath.—Louisville for the tendency of the whole transaction It is the intention of the war de given over to the flames of their burst Courier-Journal. was (1) to teach the Syrians about the partment to move all the troops from ing chargee, were gutted or shattered tme God and his goodness; (2) to lead Camp Thomas except 15,000 or 20,000. in such shape that their days of use Jehoram. the king, to go to God for bis Proverb Proved. fulness were over. help; (3) to deliver the people from these Joseph H. Choate Honored. The Parisian editor was greatly raids. "And he smote them with blind Briefly summarizing, the conclusions Joseph H. Choate, New York, was exasperated. He gave expression to ness.” This is not the usual Hebrew word reached by the Board of Examination for "blindness, ” but Is a compound word, chosen president of the American Bar numerous fervid and more or less lurid were as follows: a thing not very common in Hebrew association. ejaculations. "What’s the matter?” in The use of wood In the construction (found only tn Gen. 19:11.) One part re quired his assistant. “I was just get sembles the ordinary word to blind: the Merritt Is Governor of Manila and equipment of warships should be Gen. Merritt as military governor ting ready to write about the three other Is from a quite different root, mean reduced to the utmost degree possible. ing to shine. The resulting Idea would be has taken formal posseselon of Ma duels I fought to-day when I ran the Loaded torpedoes above the water line that of coruscation or dazsltng; and the nila. point of my pen Into my thumb. There whole would denote visual bewilderment, are a serious menace to the vessels is no use in trying to deny it. The pen hallucination, rather than total loss of Russia After a Coaling Station. carrying them, and they should not be eight.—Taylor Lewie. It is rumored in Berlin that Russia so carried by vessels other than tor is mightier than the sword. ” la negotiating with Spain for a coaling pedo boats. The value of rapid-fire Canada—Nothing II ere. station in the Philippines. batteries cannot be too highly esti Two Hundred Were Killed. About the most galling thing about mated. All water and steam pipes The Spanish loss during the bom Oshknah Strike Nettled. should be laid beneath the protective Canada (to Canadians) is its name. It bardment of Manila and the assault The Oshkosh woodworker!' strike i* deck and below the water line and is derived from the Indian word Kon- by the American troops was 200 killed practically settled. fitted with risers at such points as o-doh. That means "nothing here.w and 400 wounded. may be considered necessary. The In Some people believe that Canada is Food Kent to Havaua. fanta Marla Teresa, Almirante Oquen well named. Nor will there ever be Resignations Are Refused. A ship loaded with 30,000,000 rations do and Vizcaya were destroyed by con anything in Canada until Uncle Bam The Spanish government has decided has left Tampa for Havana. flagration caused by the explosion of takes John Bull by the nape of the to reject the resignations of the gover shells In the interior, which set fire neck and loose part of the trousers and nor generals of Cuba, Porto Rico and Pope Leo's End Is Near. TAKING AIM—RAPID-FIRE GUN. to the woodwork. The upper deck and drops him Into the Atlantic. the Philippines. The death of the pope is momentar ily expected.
* CLINTON INDEPENDENT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1898
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Knoxville, Tenn. —The Black Dia If a girl has a blind beau she must CHEAP FARMS Company burned to the ground. T1 e ity. The hair ceases to come have a spark of feeling. mond coal company,with mines at Coal loss is estimated at $12,000. out: it begins to grow: and the Although women frequently handle Creek and offices here, failed, T. H. DO YOU WANT A HOME? each other without gloves there are no Akron, O.—Chub Murray of Leavitt • No-To-Mae for Fifty Ceuta. glory of your youth is restored Heald being appointed receiver. Lia untm- to you. female pugilists. burg, O., a brakeman, was killed art Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak landir we have a book on the Hair bilities were $150,000; assets unknown. Ross, an operator of Fairmount, V! men strong, blood pure. 60c. *1. All druggists 100,000 ACRES IfHS and and its Diseases. It is free. London. —A dispatch fromTMadrld Va., was fatally hurt in a wreck on tbi “Itching hemorrhoids were the Most men if weighed would be found Tbm Bmai Adrian fm. plague of my life. Was almost wild. Bays It is reported that at a series of Valley Railway. wanting —the earth. It you da not obtain all the benefit* Doan ’s Ointment cured me quickly and bull fights at the village of Vlcalvaro, Center, Mtoh., or you expected from the ate of the Vigor, The joke writer has a funny way of THE TRUMAN MOSS ESTATE. permanently, after doctors had failed. ” four miles from Madrid, Monday, 28 FOREIGN. writ* the doctor about it. Probably C. F. Cornwell, Valley Street, Saifger- making a living. Croswell. Sanilac Co„ Mich. there la tome difficulty with yoar cen persons were injured. tral system which may be easily ties, N. Y. Madrid —Count Xiquena, formerlj WANTED—Cs»« of bad health that R-I-P-A-N 3 M removed. Address. Davenport, Iowa. —Charles Stegall will not benefit. Send 5 rent* to Klpun* Chemical 9 DK. J. C. AYER, Lowell, Mas*. minister of agriculture and commerci COSMO BUTTERMILK TOILET SOAP Co., Now York.for 10 .ample. and 1.000 testimonials. Don ’t forget to remember that there and William Miller, colored, quarreled and of public works, is dead. makes the skin soft, whito and healthy. are a great many things that should Sold everywhere. W.N.U.—DETROIT—N 0.35—189S EDUCATIONAL. over a debt of 15 cents, Stegall finally London —Sir William Augustus Fra be forgotten. killing Miller, the knife severing the ser, Bart., the author of one of thfl subclavlal artery and the victim bleed Chaos—A pile of nothing with no When Answering Advertisements Kindly queen ’s bodyguard for Scotland, is place to put it. Accidents come with distressing fre ing to death. The murderer was ar dead. Mention This Paper. » St. iDarp’sl quency on the farm. Cuts, bruises, stings, sprains. Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric rested. London —The death Is announced Oil relieves the pain instantly. Never Lexington, Ky.—James Bradley, aged here of Ferdinand Linke, a usurer, who safe without it. 32, the well-known turfman, died at was worth £2,000,000. His estate will Hcadcmp, his home here. go to his daughter, who is a domestic IRONING MADE One Mile West of the University ot Notre Dime. It's about as hard for a man to keep Panama, Colombia, via Galveston. servant. T. MARY’S ACADEMY for young ladles, now en a diary as for a woman to keep a sharp Texas. The insurrection headed by Berlin.—The death of Dr. Zeller the EASY. tering upon Its forty-fourth year of active educa lead pencil. S tional work, has earned the reputation of being Prospero Morales is finally crushed musical composer, is announced. He one of the most thoroughly equipped and successful ending in his death. was at one time a state councilor, and Institutions In the United States. The Academy Three spectres that threaten baby’s HAS MANY IMITATORS, BUT NO EQUAL. bunding* are beautifully situated on an eminence Vienna. —A sensation has been caus he composed, with other works, the over-looking the picturesque banks of the St. Joseph life. Cholera infantum, dysentery, comic operas “Der Obersteiger ” and River. All the branches of diarrhoea. Dr. Fowler's Extract of ed by the arrest of an alleged Rus “Der Vogelhandler. ” A Thorough English and Wild Strawberry never fails to conquer sian spy at Jaroslav, near Przemysl. This Starch scientific princi Gassical Education, them. Elgin, Ill.—Annas Hathaway died at Berlin—Emperor William will stay two days at Llvadia, In the Crimea, as ples, by men who have had years of Including Greek. Latin, French and German are his home here of paralysis and con taught by a Faculty of competent teachers. On com- The recording angel never credits a the czar's guest during his journey to experience in fancy laundering. It rdetlng the full coursa of studies students receive gestion of the brain after an illness of Palestine. man with what his tombstone says in eight days. restores old linen and summer dresses Regular Collegiate Degree of his favor. Bombay —The bubonic plague is Milwaukee, Wis.—Christian and to their natural whiteness and imparts Litt. B., A. B. or A. M. again epidemic. One hundred and Catherine Zellner of Chicago commit a beautiful and lasting finish. The The Conservatory of Muilc la conducted on Half the ills that man is heir to come three deaths were officially reported the plan of the be*t Classical Conservatories of Eu from indigestion. Burdock Blood Bit ted suicide at the boarding house of only starch that is perfectly harmless. rope. Three Iniirumental lessons, and one In theory, last week. weekly, are Included In the regular tuition; extra ters strengthens and tones the stomach; Mrs. Goelz, 91 Martin street. London —The Hongkong correspond Contains no arsenic, alum or other in practice pro rata. . makes indigestion impossible. jurious substance. Can be used even The Art DepartmentUmodelled after the beat Stockville, Neb.—The coroner ’s Jury ent of the Times says the new regula ▲rt Schools In Europe. in the Thomas Jensen murder case tion opening every port on the We3t for a baby powder. Preparatory and Minim Department*. — The piano player produces music by Pupils who need primary training, and those of ten holds Andrew Hawkins for killing Jen river to foreign traffic is in operation. der age, are here carefully prepared for the Aca the pound. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR IT AND TAKE NO OTHER. demic Coarse and Advanced Course. sen Dec. 13, 1897, with a blunt Instru Paris—The French government has Book-keeping. Phonography and Typewriting ex ment. decreed that after Sept. 1 a bounty tra. Every variety of Fancy Needlework taught. Hall** Catarrh Cara For catalogue containing full Information, address Berlin. —The celebrated watchmak Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75c. shall be granted on refined French na DIRECTRESS OF THE ACADEMY, er, Lobner of Berlin, has perfected a tive and colonial sugars intended for Even in the darkest hour of earthly 111, wo mechanism capable of measuring and export as follows per 100 kilos: First St. Mary’s Academy. man's fond affection glows. recording the one thousandth part of a grade, 2.42 francs; second grade, 2.77, NOTRE DAME P. 0.. INDIANA. second. and third grade, 3.11. For a perfect complexion aud a clear, Anderson, Ind. —Fred Bradbury, at vnilllfi ASCII and Lrultes wanted to LEARN healthy skin, use COSMO BUTTERMILK CRIME. IUUNU men teleurap HY, and Rail SOAP. Sold everywhere. one time prominent in Elk and theat road Bookkeeping. This 1h eniloreed by leading railways as the best Institution of Its kind. We rical circles, took poison in an endeavor Evansville, Ind. —Samuel Meyers, place all graduates. Catalogue free. MOR8E The wedding ring, worn on the lclt hand, is to kill himself. •CHOUL ofTELEURAPHY, Oshkosh. Wia symbolical of obedience. aged 35, an inmate of the southern in New York. —John H. Haverly, th« sane hospital of this city, committed FITS FermanenttyCarfd.KoDtsernervoasnessaflet minstrel manager, filed a petition In suicide by jumping from a third-story first day’s use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. bankruptcy, with liabilities of $327,749, Send for FREE 84.00 trial bottle and treatise. window. Da. R. U. Klimx. Ltd..931 Arch St., Philadelphia. Pa- and assets nominally $16,100. Norristown, Pa.—Charles O. Kaiser, III A Washington, —Major General Kent who was under sentence to be hanged Tefm8 ” An Insurance policy has kindled more than has been transferred from the fifth ar G\Vc Sour Stomach one large conflagration. Sept 6 for the murder of his wife, y. tv Ctvy r ••After I was Induced to try CABCA- my corps to the seventh, and has been committed suicide in his cell in the in U/VVAN/V a . BETS, I will never be wiiuout them In the boose. My liver was In a very bad shape, and my bead Dr. Carter’s K. A B. Tea ordered to report to General Lee for county jail. ached and I bad atomacb trouble. Now. since tak does what other medicines do not do. It regulates assignment to duty. Stanford, Ky.—George Stephenson, ’ Hayilu ing Cascarets. I feel floe. My wife has also u*ed the four Important organs of the body—the Stom them wltb beneficial results for soar stomseb." ach Liver. Kidneys and Bowels. 25c package Springfield, Ill.—Daniel M. McLaugh colored, who murdered Joe Tilford, a THEN \ WlU.S\JW\ENDtl0 Jos. KBJSHUsa, 1MU Congress St., St. Louis, Mo. lin of Christian county filed a petition white boy 14 years old, at Crab Orch How much pain the evils have oost us that r have never huppened! In bankruptcy in the United States ard July 4, was hanged. CANDY district court. He schedules his lia Evansville, Ind. —Samuel Meyers, 35 i GAinAKTIGCATHARTIC ^ To Cure Constipation Forever, bilities at $13,630.85. His assets are years old, committed suicide at tne Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 26a nothing. IfC. C. C. fall to cure, druggists refund money. Southern Hospital for Ingane. Colon, Colombia —According to a LaPorte, Ind. —Norman Bovee, a vet private dispatch received here from eran Michigan Central engineer, com TWA Of MMX mowimo Don't forget that a shallow brain often oper ates a fluent tongue. Port Llmon, a seaport town of Costa mitted suicide because of despondency. Rica, a destructive fire was raging Philadelphia, Pa.—John Hale, who Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup For children teething.softens the srum*.redure*Inflam there yesterday. The dispatch gives no shot and wounded Ida Brown, his Pleasant. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Dt mation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 26 cents a bottle. particulars. sweetheart, and then shot himself, is Good. Never Sicken. Weaken, or Gripe. 10c. 260. Kta The machine-made politician seldom becomes Shabonier, Ill.—John Frlsby, while dead. \ ... CURE CONSTIPATION. ... an able statesman. mowing weeds in his yard, accidentally Norristown, Pa.—Charles O. Kaiser, Merltae ««*»*7 C.epi.7, rkle**e. Meelreel, *•« Ye**. VII cut off one leg of his 4-year-old child who was under sentence to be hanged TA Bin Sold and guaranteed by alt drng- Piso's Cure for Consumption Is our only med and Injured the other leg so that it will •TU-BJM# gists*o tl'HETobacco liable. icine for coughs und colas. —Mrs. C. Beltz, 439 Sept. 6 for the murder of his wife, com M Eighth avenue, Denver, Col., Nov. 8, 1895. have to be amputated. mitted suicide. Get your Pension Detroit, Mich.—Gov. Plngree received Sacramento, Cal.—Gov. Budd has DOUBLE QUICK The rapture of pursuing Is the prize the van a dispatch from Assistant Secretary of commuted the sentence of John Cor PENSIONS quished gain. Writ* CAPT. O’FARRELL, Pension Agent. the Navy Allen asking him to inspect bett, brother of Jim, who has been 1423 New York Avenue WA AHINflTON. D.C. os pec the Michigan naval reserves at Wash serving a five years’ sentence for burg conquered by us>lng Br UNION HONE. BOYS’ and : •til The Independent From Our Correspondent. More rain la badly needed here, whllo In GEOHOE 8. COM BIT, Proprietor some localities there la too much. The thermometer stood at 96 In the shade GIRLS’ —TH1 on the north aide of the house Tuesday at 2 o'clock, at S. Me Master's. An Answer to M. L. There will be a social at the Union Home school ho use, for the benefit of the Sunday Clinton Go. Savings Bank school, Friday evening, September 2. SCHOOL Miss Clara Stead has gone for an outing to t>T. JOHNS. MICH. the south part of the state, where they form* erly lived, to visit relatives of her parents. Pays 8 Per Cent. Interest on deposits. The yield of grain In this vicinity is gen* SHOES erallygood, and if the fa-Ultra could get Kenyon’s Statements. prices to pay for the labor exp -nded, every FAREWELL Loam Money on Approved Bonds end body would he happy. As this matter has been explained so prominently to the public Beal Estate Security. Frank Smith and wife were called to mourn theloss of their little daughter Iva. August St. Johns, Saturday, by Mr. Kenyon, in justice to myself I wish to make some corrections. 10th, from brain trouble. The funeral was Whether they ARE NOT or SHOULD BE ashamed of the facts, OTTioxna: held Saturdsy last, ltev. Mudge officiating. August 27. A. J. Baldwin , Pr««. P. E. Wai 'vobtb , Tree, Married, at 8t. Johns, August 20, by Justice I leave the reader to judge from au account of the transaction. In 3. Pimnill , vc-Prea. E.C. D utu Aaat-Traa Lyon, Mr. J. Monroe to Mias Alice Doty, all of Union Home. May they pass their wedded the early winter of ’97 I contracted fora McCormick binder Took it life In happiness Is the wish of their many home in May and expert Dutton set it up in time for harvest. Up THE LOCAL MAUKKT8. friends. AT ATHLETIC PARK. Mr. and Mrs. Ltiman Burch bade adieu to on trial it failed to bind regularly, and ordinarily light grain stopped tVat. Johns olcvators open at 7 a. m and their many friends Tuesday morning, and .. . SUBJECTS... the machine. Expert Dutton was sent out to adjust the machine close at 6 p. m. started for their new home in the Upper Pe but without successs. St. Johns . Mich.. August 26.1808. ninsula, where Mr. Burch lias secured tbe Ugly Mary (second lesson) and thre( The following are the prices paid in cash position of principal In a school for the com As to Dutton's ability as an expert I as well as others question for produce In this market: ing year. Wheat, white, new. No. 1...... $ 68 Mr. and Mrs. Corbet with two children, of others, concluding with the whether a McCormick binder attachment should be wedged apart W heat, new, red, No. 2...... 61 Howard City, also Mrs. Charity Clark and Oats...... _...... 20 daughter, were the guests of D. S Morrison and otherwise changed after being tested by men of ability at their Clover Seed ...... 2 60 to * 26 and family the past week. Mr. Corbet and teaching of one of these m factory. Also the common sense which an expert generally is expect Alblke...... 3 00 to 3 60 family having returned to their home, while Hay. new...... 4 00 6-J 6 00 Mrs. Clark and daughter will remain for to drive without bit, ed to possess, must be doubted when after cutting about five acres of Beans...... —.... 60 to 75 some time to vlsltotber relatives and friends. Barley...... Mrs. Clark Is a sister of Mrs. Wesley Bryant, m wheat, he gave as the reason for the binder ’s stopping in ordinary Rye...... -...... - 87 also of Aaron Phillips and Palmer Pbllll bridle or reins. grain was that the machine did not work fully owing to paint. Potatoes, new...... —...... 40 to - who so lately departed this life. FOR Butter...... 13 to 16 After three or four visits by expert Dutton, expert Frank Branch 10 to 11 LEBANON. «j====r.= 2 to 3 was sent out with no better results. With reference to “Frank Corn, ear...... -...... 18 to 20 Branch, whose honesty was never doubted, ” also that of any other ex Lard ...... —...... 7 Hides ...... -...... - 7K From Our Correspondent. perts, it becomes plain but somewhat curious that when the company Pelts...... -...... 5 to i oo Relatives from Ionia are guests of Mr. and \LAST % Beef, live...... - 83 6060 to 4 00 Mrs. Frank Skutt. dictates the tone of their expert’s reports their veracity could not be Beef, dressed ...... a oo to 7 oo Miss- Velma Smith enjoyed an outing at doubted. Pork, live...... —...... 8 25 to 3 50 Crystal last week. Don ’t fliss It. Pork, dressed ...... » 60 $ 1.10 Myharvestof ’97 consisted of 30acresof wheat, 17acresof barley and Veal calf, live...... 5 00 @ 5 50 Miss Louise Keuscli, of Westphalia, was a Veal calf, dressed ...... 7 00 caller in Lebanon last week. Don ’t say impossible, just 8 acres of- oats, a large percentage of which was cut by an ’88 Cham Fowls and chickens, live...... 5 to 6 Wm. Dixon has a fine new steel Perklus pion performing satisfactory work with less trouble and annoyance Fowls and chickens, dressed... 8 windmill, with a ten foot wheel. reserve your decision until Ducks, live...... -...... - 6 Miss Alice and Mr. Rob Gallagher, of Riley, than the new McCormick. J nst previous to oat harvest as Kenyon Ducks, dressed ...... ~...... - 8 Sundayed at the home of Jay Sessions. you see the shoes. Upward Geese, live...... 3 Cooper Leads was desirous of having the Company ’s business in settled shape, I Geese, dressed ...... 8 Mrs. M. J. Palmer and children returned from $1.10 we show Boys ’ gave my note for payment upon a written agreement that the Mc Turkeys, live...... recently from a visit with relatlx es n» ar Set- Bring all your repairing to “The Turkeys, dressed ...... io ewa. and Girls’ school shoes in Cormick binder should execute first class work in my harvest of *98 Wood, dry hard...... 1 10 @ 1 60 Geo. Mlllls has an auction of personal prop Old Reliable Repair Shop”, head of Wood, soft- ...... ~...... —...... 1 10 erty Thursday on the Emerson Vance prop great variety. New lots are Clinton avenne, where all job* are free of expense to myself. erty, in Lebanon. In the ’98 harvest we started the machine on the afternoon of July U. B. Quarterly meeting will be held at now coming in. There isn ’t turned out on time and in the best WESTPHALIA. Benjamin's church Saturday and Sunday, of shape. Established in 1891, ant 2. Failing to work satisfactory I notified the agent at St. Johns who September 3 aud 4. a store in the county so well every job done at COOPER’S is agreed to come and remedy some of its ills J uly 4. July 4 we drove From Our Correspondent. Several from this vicinity were on an ex Edd. Ilcrr has a new wheel. cursion to Island Lake a week ago to see prepared to put Boys and warranted —that’s why we are al once around the field, the machine stopped twice and grain had to be Peter Ulrlek, of Fowler, was in town Thurs Uncle Sam's recruits. Girls in shape to go to school ways so bus}'. Everything in the taken from the table. The agent becoming dissatisfied with our day. Mrs. Vertle Tracy, of Tuscola, and Stacy work and way took French leave the particulars of which I gave at a Frank Baker spent some time In Grand Antes and family have been visiting their as we are now. repair line at COOPER’S. m Rapids. mother, Mrs. N. 0. Antes. former writing. Thissame forenoon I placed the binder on trans n The flocks of sparrows are increasing. While threshing for a Mr. BIsseR. near Pe- Where are the boys? wamo, Mr. Killam had the mlsfortuno to get We shall always continue Bicycles, Sewing ports and drew it to St. Johns. I was refused storage on their prem The Arbelter association expect to give a his separator badly damaged by fire. to give our patrons values ises and threatened with the marshal if I left it near their place of farmers’ picnic September I Herman Sprague, who died recently at Machines, Lawn business. Also they claimed no knowlege of the agreement of ’97 Katie Baker Is spending sometime with her Hubhardston at the age of 90, was at one time that bring them back—that sister, Mrs. James Lance, of Fowler. a resident of Lebanon, owning the farm now Mowers, Umbrel whereby they were to make said binder do first class work free of ex Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fedewa, of Fowler, were owned by Valentine Lewis. is our policy. Our shoes and pense to me. the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Locher Among recent Improvements to chronicle las, Saws—— Thursday. are a new granary at R. D. McDonald's a prices will talk for themselves Learning that the former agent of whom I purchased the binder new barn at Wm. Fayrweather’s. and an ad aud anything and everything can From the Portland Review. dition to Frank kutt’s house. when you see them. would be in St. Johns that afternoon I waited to see him. After be put in good shape, and satisfac consultation with the agent, I agreed to take another machine home Peter Trlerweiler is well again. gift Peter Huhn has opened his cider mill. OLIVE. Our invitation is “Come in tion guaranteed at COOPER’S. and try that. They had my note for the ’97 machine and they de Call and see us. Daniel Manning's boys ride a new wheel. From Our Correspondent. and look. ” clared it did first class work, so the only way I could get a new ma Tony Snltgen went to Lansing Wednesday. Frank Oberry has gone to Central Lake. chine was paying them for the use of the former machine. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Lehman, an 8- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Henning went to pound girl. Detroit last week. Cooper Makes July 5th another expert came and started the binder in another Fred Rosseau Is suffering from abscess on the lower jaw. Miss Retta Knapp Is visiting her sister, THE field of heavy grain. After a quarter of a day of hard work he Mrs. S. Tubbs, In Ovid. admitted to me that the machine could not handle the grain. That A fine graphoplionc adorns the show cases Tbe Baptist social at Mrs. Wm. Lawton's The Big C of the drugstore. last week was well attended. afternoon an Osborne was tried in the same field. July 7th I tried a Joseph Platte was taken very sick while Dan and Zada Smith returned to their MERCANTILE Champion, and after adjustment it worked satisfactorily. That threshing Friday. home In Central Lake last Tuesday. m Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ilcngsbaugh went to Bicycle. afternoon I sent the McCormick to St. Johns, and it was left in front Lansing Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dills and Mrs. Samuel Mucker wont to Petoskey on the excursion of Corbit & Valentine ’s warehouse. I received word to come and Anthony Platte, of Alpine, Is visiting his this week. CO’S parents and brothers. DeWItt Grange voted last Saturday night explain matters. July 8th, pot being able to do business with the St. Miss Louise Meyers, of Lansing, has been to have a one day Farmers' Institute the Johns agents, I gained an interview with an agent by telephone. He visiting in Westphalia. coming winter. SHOE DEP T. Nine new members will be Initiated at the DeWItt Grange was well attended last GEO. D. COOPER m agreed to bring said machine out and try it with any other binder, next Arbelter meeting. Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Looher in any piece of grain I chose. A new fanning mill has been placed In ope treated the members to delicious pears and ration In the grist mill. plums. That afternoon said agent put in an appearance, minus the Cbas. Ooerge, Jos. Jmlth and Jos. Freund Rev. Ftschbach, John Henning, the Misses binder. ? wheeled to Portland Sunday. Wott, Zlsche, Knapp and Goodrich, of the It is rumored that the apple evaporator German church, are attending the German I had this machine from July 4 to July 7, not ten days. will be worked again this year. M. E Camp Meeting at Lakeside, Ohio. A good attendance is requested at DeWItt He demanded me to go and get the machine or he would place In comparison witb the population West- Grange Saturday evening, August 27. 1898. the matter in the hands of a lawyer. In talking over the matter Italia has the best sidewalks In the state of The following program has been arranged: 8[ichigan. Song-DeWItt Grange. Question —Resolved, with father he claimed that his representatives at St. Johns had John Stump and Wm. Rademacher went to that a money Indemnity from Spain would Detroit Tuesday. Mr. Stump will bring back be of more benefit to the United States than misrepresented matters to him by informing him that I was well a new hearse. an extension of territory ; opened by Jerome satisfied with my machine. So out of consideration for his ignorance 1 John Armbrustcr Is the luckiest frog hun IMlls. Song —Mrs. Leila Sanford. Selection — W: ter in the county. He speared a 3-pounder Mrs. Emery. Instrumental Music—Gene i of affairs I agreed to bring the machine back and give it another tbe other day. vieve Brinkerhoff. Recitation —Miss Hattie One Week m trial. Misses Leila and iltlah Hinman, who have Kinney. Selection —Gusta Laukton. Recita been attending the Institute at St. Johns, re tion —Mary Kaufman. July 9th I sent for the binder, and that afternoon two McCor turned home Friday. mick agents, and two McCormick experts, came out and started their Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thome, Mrs. C. Nau and m Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Thome, have left for binder. With the aid of two experts to adjust the machine, and two an extended tour through the eastern states. From Our Correspondent. our Ladies’ Chocolate Fine agents to coach their (experts’) ability, the machine did fair work in Thereshould be some alteration In the tax Miss Nellie Sypher Is engaged In work at handling grain, not in cutting. The ChampionDbindcr was operated ation of bouse pets. It Is not very frequent Lansing. that dogs will interfere with the sweet plea Handturned $4.00 and $4.50 by one not familiar with its mode of adjustment, and with very little sures or dreamland, even If a few hounds Victor Fltz Is confined to his house with a will now and then howl. It is the continuous gathering on his leg. Shoes to go at assistance from the Champion expert. I handled the McCormick crying and quarreling of tbe cats that should A goodly number of Rewltes took In the w. not be. Tax the cats: circus at Lansing last week. and had the aid of one expert almost constantly, although familiar -* * Mrs. Burt Lemm lsentertalning her brother, with the machine. Under these conditions both machines did fair MAPLE RAPIDS. Jas. Treadwell, and wife, of Owosso. work. The McCormick expert was asked If he could pick up certain Miss May Clavey, of Dewitt, spent a few From Our Correspondent. days last week visiting with relatives In this down grain, and answered that no machine could. The Champion Mrs. N. P. Keys Is visiting at her father's, vicinity. expert said he had a machine that could accomplish the work, and J. E, Jones'. Threshitur is very nearly all done in this The Misses Maldee and Anna Newton are vicinity. The crops of wheat and oats an; wanted a trial. While the Champion operator was at supper, I in Detroit this week. tbe largest, and of the best quality, harvest settled for the McCormick, as the better way out of the difficulty. I Fred ilosley, of Duplain, Is the guest of ed In a number of years. of Miss Louise Tuller. David Kulght met with quite a bad acci was allowed ten dollars for drawing said machine to and from St. dent last Saturday, while engaged In taking Miss Louise Tuller, of Detroit, Is visiting a load of hogs to the Grand Trunk depot at Johns. To said recommendations I did hesitate for several minutes, heraunt, Louise Haue. Lansing. He was driving on Washington until the agent said he wanted to show it to those making Inquiries. Mrs. Dr. Harrtaon Is confined to her room avenue, when a wheel came off his wagon, on account of sickness. throwing him from his seat on a high stock The McCormick representatives, ignoring the Champion challenge, John Chlek, of St. Johns, visited his grand rack to the pavement. At the time of this mother part of last week. writing It cannot be learned just how badly immediately left. After supper the Champion machine was used on Miss Emma Danlells Is enjoying a couple he was hurt, but It Is feared that ' WOODRUFF m said down grain with first-class results. of weeks at Carson and Crystal. some Internal Injuries. I then gave my note for the Champion binder, with the under Mrs. Pearl Talmadgc, of Portland, Is visit ing her grandmother, Mrs. Goss. RILEY. standing that the Champion agents would dispose of my McCormick, The Misses Pauline Chick and Elolse Price, m as I have no use for a machine that was handled as their machine of St. Johns, are visiting friends in town. From Our Correspondent. & TROMP was, and accomplishing the quality of work it did. Isaac Ilewitt and wife have returned from Edwin Jastram Is the possessor of a new their extended visit at Mount Marlas, U. P. wheel. RALPH COWLES. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Knickerbocker, of Charles Miller has added a new engine to Ithaca, spent Saturday and Sunday In town. his threshing outfit. Mr. and Mrs. Metcalf, of New York, return August Jastram and family spent Sunday ed to thalr home yesterday after a visit with with Lansing friends. her sister, Mrs. C. S. Hubbell. MMMMMMMMI Agents, St. Johns, Mich., for the A. G. Hildreth and Albert Dellen have re Mrs F.. Richardson and children returned cently purchased new buggies. to their home In Owosso Monday, after a visit with W. I>. Richardson and family. Mr. and Mrs. Orel Groner returned to their home in tbe Upper Peninsula Tuesday. Quite a number of Maple Rapids people attended the soldiers' picnic at Ilubbar