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Guaranteed Work. Reasonable Prices CHILDREN'S TOYS Full? ALL FREIGHT TO PASS SILVER PLATED WARE CROSS STUDIO THROUGH HARTFORD NICKLE PLATED WARE WATI-RVI-IET. MICHIGAN. Our coal will give the CARPET SWEEPERS of the C. K. & S., extending from best results in your heat­ Rumored That Main Line cA Pete Mar­ Woodbury, on the Detroit Grand Rap­ CUTLERY V ing stove and furnace as quette Will Undo^o a Radical We Want Your Busioess ids division, to Kalamazoo. Vice ^ ; QUNS= all prices well as in jom* cooking Change. President Cox nearly succeeded in this I stove. Also, the most COMPLETE LINE OF GENERAL Not because, we can make a l9,rge attempt, as was shown in the court The coal we sell burns The faihire of the Pere Marquette proceedings of a few weeks ago, when amount of money by handling it now, HARDWARE, STOVES, Etc., in the. county.,.;...... better—gives more heat but if we establish a system of saving railroad and the common c-ounell at an injunction restraining the directors and lasts longer than for you, it will ultiraately amount to a Grand Rapids to agree on terms for of the C., K, & S. from issuing addi­ any other coal. great deal and we will then reap a the double tracking of certain portions tional stock was denied. Prices aret Low for Quality.... benefit. of that road within the city limits has Notwithstanding that this extra GivK Us A Tkial Do you see our object now? Three caused the directorate of the Pere stocJt was issued and the immeaiate Ouniiu! per cent paid on deposits. Marquette to instruct Tice President danger of the present owners of the E. D. GOODWIN Cox to secure a ccntrollinjE interest iu ...PHONE No. 9... Responsibility S70,000. C. K. & S. losing control is past.it was the , Kalamazoo & Saginaw stated Tuesday that Cox now held The Hardware flan railway. such a'proportion of the road's total Hartford...... nichigan Edward Finley... When the present owners of the issue of the stock as to insure the an­ f/lRMfRS' AND MERCHANTS Fere Marquette came into possession nouncement at the next annual meet- (Successor to II. M. O'iiicy & Co.) of the road, It was their intention to jjng that the control uf the Chicago, ...BANK... make it a trunk line from Chicago to Kalamazoo & Saginaw railroad was in CHRISTMAS i GIFTS LAWRENCE MICHIGAN Buffalo, via J^'ew Buffalo, Grand Rap­ the hands of the Pern Marquette. J. L. Welch, Cashier. ids, Detrott,St. Thomas and Suspension If this be true, it will mean that Christmas Gifts are the all absorbing subject just Bridge. The additional traffic which Grand Rapids will not be on ihe fu­ Christmas now. If you have not already made your holiday would follow the carrfing out of this ture main line of the Pere Marquette, purchases, you have only a few days left in which scheme would necessitate better faeiii- ^Feasts KEASEY BROTHERS, as freight consigned fo Buffalo from to do so. Our stock affords an unlimited variety tifS for handling freight. One was a Chicago will go (ttjuugh Hartford, of appropriate gifts. New arrivals of the past double track on the Detroit-Grand Paw Paw, Kalamazoo and Woodbury. week include the latest novelties in ^ We are making extensive ^ Rapids division within the limits of t preparations to supply | Funeral Directors and Grand Rapids, in the vicinity of East A faded out, cire-worn w:oraan of 40, Metal Clocks, Ebony Goods, t the MEATS for your^ Scientific Embalmers. street. with a spruce up-to-date husband, § Christmas feasib. The very I Toilet Articles, Perfumes, Etc. When the attempt to obtain perrmis- should take Rocky Mountain T>-a. : choicest of.... : Brings back that youthful, girlish p- Calls answered promptly day or sion to lay double tracks there failed beauty. Keeps the old man fiom go­ New Creations in China. ^Turkeys,, Ducks, Geese J night. the directorate ordered that an en­ ing to the lodge. 35 cents. G.T. deavor be made to secure the control Chamuerlin, ^Chickens, etc. [ Lady Assista;st When Desired. We are displaying some new arrivals in the Fancy China line that embrace some of the latest china t as well as our usual prime E AT LAST! creations. Fancy China always makes an accept­ H roasts of beef and pork t F. M. Keasey obtained oue of the first and able gift, and our assortment offers some choice 1 will be at your command. I highest license's issued; also has been given di­ plomas from two of the best colleges in the selections. ' t On the quality of thet United ^tates. Satisfactiott Qnaratiteed. I meats depends largely the ^ We want you fco see our various lines. We know they will offer : success of the feast. May t many pleasing suggestions that will aid materially in t we receive your order. t Keasey Brothers the satisfactory solution of the gift question.

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IW. H. Dunbar[ DAY SPRING ADVERTISING G. T. CMMBERLIN. 3 Hartford, Mich. e _ ^ PAYS ——•—— •f f fit TTTTTTTTITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTfTTTyTTTTtTTrffTTTf* Closing Out Sale • • • We sold our entire stock of CUTTERS early this season, and have now received another complete line to meet the wants of later buyers.

Having bought the E. M. Zuver stock of Fur­ nishing Goods at fifty cents on the dollar, we will sell at our store a line of..... The new arrivals comprise a good selec­ tion of all grades in a variety of trimmings^, The best of the sleighing is yet to come. Come early and get your choice of the lot. FURNISHING GOODS AT ONE-HALF

PRICES VARY . BUT ALL Heavy Jersey Shirts at.--40c Best Fleeced Underwear. .-40c The Senate (to Cttba).-«*Xtke It; It's Yours." ARE LOW. $1.00 Shirts at- - - --50c Wool Underwear at . - -75c Neckties at ...... 25c Best Wool Underwear at -. 88c WITHIN THE COUNTY AND OUTSIDE A. Mcintosh... Machin«rr of the Farw«ll overall Smallpco: at Covert* A Line of Hats and other articles in factory at Benton Harbor has been re> There are ten citses of sm^aUpox In DOved to FoBd-du-Lac, ll^is. Covert village and many tamilies are Gents* Furnishfitg Goods at fifty 6. M. Whitehead, county agent of qaarantined. Business in the town is cents on the dollar. Bi^rriea county, who was iojared last at a stand still and the residents are week by coHisioQ with a street car frightened. Stringent steps are being While driving in a cutler, is likely to taken to stamp out the pest. We also have a line of CHILDREN'S SUITS and MEN'S SUITS recover. Two ribs were broken. Gilt GlasSe to close out at reduced prices: Ebbing Affray in Arlington. Fruit growers of Berrien county are In Arlington Wednesday night Wil­ ^xcited over the atppearance of the Boys'Suits..-- 85 liam I).ivis and Delbert Rich engaged San Jose s^le in some of their orchards Boys'Reefers-- — ...... 1,15 in a quarrel. One of the parties acr aiid are preparing proper spi^ag ma­ Men's Suiits (good) ...-^ 5^00 cused the other of overdriving a team. terial with which to exterminate it. The argument became warm andflnaliy We have just received a very rich array Owners c^f some of the factories and Call and be Conviii

I News t of i the i Wolverine i State WITH A LAME BACK ?

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable. POLinCAL FEAST. MICHIGAN IN CaNGRESS. WANTS LABGEH IWEMBtR^HiP Almost everybody who reads the news­ papers is sure to know of the wonderful The McKlnley Club Banquet 4» B« A« tnt«re»tlnjr Becord of History ot MlehlKnnJIIantifactnrers'Association cures madn by Pr. United States Cruiser Discovers Co- Decisive Vote of 57 to 18 In Favor . Held at Midland on tb« SOtli tUla State In the IVational Lays I'lans to Secure Kilmer's Swarrip-Root, l>earlal«ta»e. the great kidnty, Ibref lombian Troops on the Gulf of Measure Secured in the Growth, and bladder remedy. 1* is the gieat medi-', of Darien. Upper House. Detroit, Dec, 21,—One of the first Washington, D. C„ Dec. 21.—There Detroit, Dec. 21,—With new impetus and new strength, the Michigan Manu­ C34 Mumfh^*the nine- political events of the manj that will has been compiled by authortty of con­ tecuitth oe^wy; diis- take place during the coming year In gress in one volume a short record of facturers' association will attempt to covered after ^ears of Crnlser Retiir;Qtt to Colon and Reav • Puts Intio Bffect the Reciprocity every man who has been a senator or meet the problems and business neces­ scientific reseiarcH byr Admiral Cosrhlnn ?i'otlfied—Force Michigan will be the banquet of the Treaty Which Was. Ratified Last McKinley Republican, club, of Midland, representative in congress from the be­ sities of the hew year, as outlined in, Or. Kiim«-, the eini^ Said to Number llctireeu 1,500 and March—Mouse Posses Pension Ap­ ginning of the continental congress in the stated determintttibn of the annual nent kidney and biui^ a,000 Mpn—Cnmp Thonsrht to Be on January 29, th© birthday of the as­ propriation Bill—Both Branches sassinated president The Midland or­ 1774 to the present time, meeting at thie Russell house last der speeiallst, and is Destined as Base ot Operntluu. Adjourn for the Holidays, wonderfully successful in ppomptly, curiaff ganization was the first one In Mich­ Michigan, as shown by this interest­ week. The meat of the proceedings lame back, kidneyv Wadder, uric acid trou­ igan named after McKinley, and its ing history, firstsen t a territorial dele­ was embodied in a fiery speech of John Colon, Dec. IS.—The United States Washington, Dec. 17.—By the decisive bles andBright's'feleessei which is the worst cruiser Atlanta, Gommauder William banquet of last year was a big smccess, gate to congress ia 1819, He was Wil­ F, Bible, of Iowa, who pleaded long form of kidney trouble. vote of 57 to 18 the senate yesterday liam Woodbridge, who was siibsequent- and earnestly with the members for a H. Turner, has returned here irom the p^ssea the bill carrying into effect the being regarded as the political event Dr, Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec­ of the eastern central portion of the ly governor of the state and United more compact organization, with an ommended for everything but If youhave kid­ Gulf of Darien. She discovered, Decern- reciprocity treaty with Cuba. The aim for future power in politics, legis­ ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found her lb, a detachment of Colombian t^eatx- provides for a reduction of 20 state. This year the workers of the States senator. Woodbridge resigned as club propose to make their dinner a delegate before the end of his term and lation and mercantile pursuits. While just the remedy you needi It has been tested troops numbering visnaliy about 500 per cent, from the rates of duty under there was a very small attendance, not in so many ways, in hospital work, i^ pi* - w men, but, according (o their statemciUs. ' pj„giev law on all Cuban articles :mor e interesting affair than ever. All was succeeded by , who practice, among ihe helpless too poor to pur- was also the lone state delegate in the more than 25 being present, his words totaling i,r.va or 2.000 m.n.at Tilumati.' imported into the United States, and a jth e avowed candidates for the next re­ cha.'se relief and has proved so successful in on the western side 01 Ihe gulf, just; carving reduction of fronv20 to 40 per 'publica n nomination for governor will following congress, the Seventeenth, fell upon eager ears, and all present every case that a special arrangement has north of the mouth of tiie Aiiato river, j p^^j f^om the established Cuban duty b! e invited, including Fred M. Warner, Father , of Detroit, expressed themselves as being in! been made by which al! readers of this paper The commauvk-r o£ ihe Atlanta sent; articles imported Into Cuba from the :Justu s S. Stearns, George B. Horton the only Catholic priest ever elected to hearty accord with Mr. Bible's idea of who have not already tried it, may have a and Gerrit J. Diekema. Senators Alg-er progress. The reelection of President sample bottle sent free by mail, a!sc\a book ashore an otticcr, who couversed with : u^^^^^^ States. After the passage of the; congr^s, was the delegate in the Eigh­ telling more about Swamp-Root and how to the Colombi.ans' conuuamler. The lat-, ,reatv the senate agreed to the 'an d Burrows will be both Invited, and teenth congress. In the Nineteenth, George B. Bardeen,' of Otsego, it Is thought, will go a long way toward ac­ find out if you havekidney orbladdertroUble. ter protested cnergeiicaliy against the ' h„„gp resolution providing for a holi- William Alden Smith, a.s a possible Twentieth and Twenty-second con­ When writing m'ention reading.this generous opponent of Senator Burrows, will also gresses the delegate was Austin E, Wing, complishing this result, as Mr. Bar­ offer in this paper and presence of American warships iu Co-; ^g^^gg from DecemberlO to Janu- deen has done a great work since he lombian waters. inai?mnch as war; ^rv 4. be asked. A congress in the Interim, the Twenty- send your address toi first, had on the rolls as Michigan's has been in office, and now has the Dr. Kilmer&:Co.,Bing-( between Colouibia and the United States ] Washington, Dec. 18.-The senateyes- machinery of the organization well bamton, N. Y, The had not been declared, and politely re- | terdav was the scane of a most important DEATKW'WRSr'ANGELL delegate, John Biddle, who had been a- paymaster in the, ai-my. , under control. regular fifty cent and Homeof Swamp-Root, quested the Atlanta to ieave the gulf,; ^pt,ate. on the Isthmian canal question dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists. because it belonged to Colombia. Com­ as affected by the president's recogni­ UniversKy ot Mlchisaa Is Closed Ont who lived in Bronson, was the last terri- mander Turner ignored ilio request, and tion of the independence of the republic of Hespect to »Ientory of torialdelegate. TERRIBLE FATE. the Atlanta relnrned to Oolou to report The first congress after Michigan had Don't make any mistakej but remem­ of Pauama, SfJia'ors Hoar, Gorman and President's Wife. ber the name, Swamp Root, Dr. Kil­ to Rear Admiral Coghlan. Foraker being the speaker^. The com­ been admitted as a state met in De­ Runaway Horse Causes the Death ol mer's Swamp Root, and the address, The Colombians are clearly busy with mittee on military affairs decided to post­ Ann Arbor, Dee. 21.—Mrs. James B. cember, 18.95. , of Detroit, a Yojingr Lady Near Binghampton, N, Y., on every bottle. protective and strengthening meas- pone net ion on the case of Ge.n. Leonard Angell, wife of the president of the and Lucius Lyon were the senators, and Chelsea. ures. Although they treated the Amer-| ^ood until Januari' 4. University of Michigan, died at her the delegate was Isaac E. Crary, of Mar­ leans courteously, ihey decidedly re­ residence here Thursday from pneu­ shall. In the 66 years that have elapsed Chelsea, Dec. 21.—The dead body of Washington, Dec. 19.—The relation­ Lizzie, 16-year-old daughter of Edward sented the presence of the Atlanta's ship of the United States to the new monia after a brief illness. The uni­ since then 19 other men have been sent landing part.v. Tlie Columbian lurce versity veas closed out of respect for by the state to the Dancer, of Lima township, was found republic of Panajna continued to be the in^ the creek about a mile from her was ccmposcd i.uiniy of ihe men land­ leading theme in the senate yesterday. her memory and the president's be­ and 119 to the house. The senators, be­ ed recimiy at ihe Airaio ri\tr by the reavement, and will not be reopened sides Norvell and Lyon, were Augustus home. Lizzie had been attending the Thp treaty "forthe extension, of the com- high school in Ann Arbor. It was her Seven Colombian cnu? rs Cartagena and Gen­ merical relations" between the United until after the holidays. Mrs. Angell, S. Porter, William "Woodbridge, Lewis eral Piii>:on. who \va3 born in Providence, R. I., Cass, Alpheus Felcb, Thomas Fitzger­ custom to drive as far as the street States and China w-as ratified. railway line every morning, take the linsc of OnoraUoim. Washington. Dec; 21.-*-Senator Gor­ wa.s the liaughter of a famous college ald, Charles B. Stuart, Zach Chandler, Diseases Caused by The Colombians' camp apiAaica to be president, Alexis Caswell, of Brown JKingsley S. Bingham, Jacob M. Howard, car to and from Ann Arbor, and drive man in the senate on Satui'day presented home in the evening. According to th.^ Measles. permanent, was well provisioned and a resolution directing the postraasler university, who had spent his whole Thomas W, Ferry, Isaac P, Christiaucy, probably dcstim'-i ;o he used as a base life In college work. She was married Henry P, Baldwin, Omar D. d WA^V, indications, herhorse fell when she general to send to the senate the Br'stow. was near home, the lines broke, and Dr. Miles' Restora- of opcranous. Gen. Oriz aud others Conrad and Bonaparte reports. .Ac'ion to President Angell in 184-7. Mrs An­ Thomas W, Palmen, Francis B - freely expressed the determination of gell presided over the American lega­ bridge, John Patton, Jr.; Jame^ . > .u- the animal, regaining its footing, tive Tonic and was postponed. Senator Pettus fAla.1 dashed off uncontrolled. Reaching a Colombia to figiii 10 the biiier end in then spoke on the P'lnama resobMion. tion of Peking, China, while Mr. Angell lan, Julius C. Burrows and Russc.i X. case Gen. lieyes' vidl to \NashiiiBion was United States minister to that Alger. Lyon, Stuart, Bingham, How­ bridge over the creek that runs near "rtie senate went inb> exe-'ilivp S' ss'or the Dancer home, the horse lestped Nervine Cured After is not succe.-svul and Pauanui is not at 1: in p. m. and at 2. ad.ioiunrd nnn! countr.v. She was also a protuin'^nt ard, Conger and Burrows served in the returned to Colombia, momber of the woman's board of the house before election to the senate. over. Lizzie was thrown out of the Thirty-one Years. January 4. 13''i4. vehicle and her head struck the ice The Colombians dvCiared ihcy had World's Fair al Chicago. Mrs. Angell Fitzgerald, Baldwin, Patton and Alger "I was a perfectly healthy young man up 2.000 men bviwctu the muuth of the i.? survived by three children—Prof. were appointed by tlie governor to fill with such force' that her sskull was Washi'.u'a')n, Dec. 1V.- "."itrai / r-cr'- to February 1865. When, iny regiment was Atrato and Tibraon. well supplied with James D. Angell, of the University of vacancies. Alger was later elected. crushed and she died instantly. Her in Camp Randall I was taken sick with the caii affaiis v.cve disr-;s.- (" n the hnn^o Chicago, Mrs. A. C McLaus;hlin, of body was found half an hour later; measles and I did not enjoy pood bealth up food, clotai:.g a;ui aa?miiniuon. They James K. Polk was speaker of the house to the time I used Dr. Miles' Restorative also have stw ral pieces of artillery yesterday ard also 'UR?.'cns. inelv?- Washitvgtun, and Alexis C. Angell, of the horse, with i its legs through the trial and icricviiUir-il (onditions STU' when the first Michigan >congressman Nervine and Tonic in 1896. Doctors have, mounted advaraage ousiy at coastal Detroit. went to Washington. ice, was standing near her. told me it came from inactivity o£ the liver. point.-. Thrir ..jjitanor. tb.ough polite, labor. I cannot say how many physicians did treat Washirc-oii. Dec. 'IS. -When the Michigan, had but one representative me but have had allkind^. Dieting has oU^arly shovsed hostility and deep cha­ GETS^NVENTION. in congress until the Thirty-first con­ FIGHTS SALSBURY'S CHARGE. never helped ine. Biiioiiisness, attacks ot grin at having been discovered. Many liotise cnn.rred ye<'ifr("ay the si.'caler headache, rheumatism, nasal catarh, h«,r signed the bill carrying jr'to efirei th; gress, which convened in December, indications poinud 10 their intention ot Baptist 1 onng People's Union Con­ 184&, when she got three. In the Thirty- state Senator Burns, Accused of Bri­ fever, asthma, and chronic diarrheea', have all bringing funht;- men and supplies to the Cuban reciprocity trea.i.v. The pen.sion vention for 1004 to Be Held bery in the Grand Rapids Water taken their turn with me. Thanks to the appro;iria!i.a-. bill, cirryirc ?i;i8.1?i).Uio, third Bhefor the firsttim e had four, and Nervine and Tonic I am completely restored guJf. in Detroit. in the Thirty-eighth~1863 to 1865—she Deal, Is Ajiraln EJxauiined. to health, I have also used Dr. Miles' Anti- A Flaht May Rfsult. was passed. While, the bill wjis under Pain Pills with good results and I think that consideration there was a general dis­ had six. There was no increase then un­ the Dr. Miles Remedies are perfect"—Rev. Washington, Dec. 18.—Seven hundred - Detroit. Dec. 21,—The firsto f the big til the Forty-third—1873-75—when her Grand Rapids, Dec, 21,—The exam­ Hiram Bender, Sparta, Wis. cussion on Panama, rural fr-e delivery, gatherings for which the convention ination of State Senator David E. •and fifty United States marines, recent­ tariff and pension.*^. ! representation was increased to nine. "I want to say a few good words for Dr. ly landed on the isthmus from the cruis­ bureau of the board of commerce has Burns on the charge of bribery in con­ Miles' Restorative Nervme. I have been Washington. Dec. 10.—The house yes-; In the Forty-eighth-1883-85—it was in­ ers Dixie and Prairie, have been ordered been working was landed when creased to 11, and in the Fifty-first— nection with the Lake Michigan water troubled very much with insomnia since I terday authorized the committee on ex- j word came that the Baptist Young deal was resumed Thursday. David made the change to the new paper and on to San Miguel bay, 01; the extreme west­ penditures in the post office department 1889-91—to 12, the present number. account of'Yhis have tried various remedies ern sice 01 the Gulf of Panama, to pre­ People's Union of America, oue Crowe, who was manager of the Hy­ without relief. I was finally induced by a to request the posimastrr general to Senator Burrows, when he completes wholesale druggist, a personal friend oi vent, by force- of arms if necessary, the of the largest religious organiza­ his present term, will have represented draulic Water company, which Lant furnish that committee Ihe papers in tions of young people in the K. Salsburj' alleged was behind one of mine, *o try Nervine. I can assure you it has invasion of Panama by Colombian connection with the recent post ofhcein­ Michigan in congress—both houses done me a lot of good. I do not findi t nec­ troops. If an er.gagemeut occurs, prob­ country, had decided to hold its 1904 the several deal4, appeared as a wit­ essary to use it regularly now but occasion­ vestigation. jointly—a little over 28 years, which is ally when I find that I am excessively nerv­ ably it will result in a declaration of war convention in Detroit. The convention more than ten years longer than any ness'for the defei)ise. Burns is to make Washington, Dec. 31.—^Owing loan er­ wiii be the largest that will be held in a deternuned fight for acquittal, ac­ ous and restless I again take it up as I against the United States by Colombia. ror, the house on Saturday vacated its other man represented the state at always keep a supply on hand. It has never War a.s hnut Resort. Detroit next summer, and it is expected Washington. Zach . Chandler repre­ cording to his attorney, and is the failed to give me the desired relief."—A. action in the post office matter and from 12,000 to 15,000 Ba.ptists will at­ only one of the men accused by Salsbury Huegin, Publisher "Daily Free-Press" MJIT Paris, u.c. li;*.--The United Colombian passed instead a resolution requesting sented it 18 years and eight months, waukee. Wis. committee iicre gave out a statement tend. Tlie date for the convention has Thomas W. Ferry 18 years, James Mc­ to do this thus far.. Alderman Peter Ihe postmaster general to transfttit to not been.definitely decided upon by the De Pagter, one ojf the men implicated All drujrgists sell and guarantee first bot­ saying thai Colombia woald tii'si seek | jj^e house all papers ahdevidencetouch-! Millan 12 years aud fivemonths , Charles tle Dr. Miles' Remedies. Send for free book through a commisi;ou to induce the ' ' local bodies, in w^hose hands it has been E. Stuart 12 years, Jacob M. Howard by Salsbury, hasibeen reelected super­ on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Addresi ing alleged frauds in that department. left, but tilat favored is July 7 to 10, intendent of the Bethany Reformed Dr. Miles Medical Co,, Elkhart, Ind. Uriiied States to recognize Colombia's The house at 12:,30 p. m. adjourned un­ nine years, ten years and rights under the treaty 01 1S46; second, Added interest centers in the gathering six months. If Senator Burrows shall Sunday school, under suspension of the til January 4, 1904. PS if the commission fails. Colombia will from the fact that the firstnationa l con­ be reelected next year and serve his term rules, a mark of confidence in him. ask for the sttbrnisslcn of ilie question vention of the Baptist Young People's out he will have been 35 years in con­ FI7.I0S: Machine Flies. Union w^as held in this city 12 years ago. lO The Hague aroitraiion court; third,if Noi'folk, Va., Dec. 19.—A successful j gress, which will be nearly twice the PROMINENT^ODiTFELLOW. its f ubmission TO The Hague court is re­ trial of flying machine was made length of service of Zach Chandler^ fused, Cnlombhi. will go to war and rely near Kitty Hawk, N. C, by Wilbur and CROP PAYS WELL whose period of service is next to Bur­ Death of Bdvcln H. Whitney, for FEMALE on the Latin republics tocome lo hf raid, j Orville Wright, of Dayton, O, The ma­ rows'. Many Tears Secretary of Mich­ chine flew for three miles'in the face of a Farmers at Alma and Lanslnsr Re­ igan Giirand I.odge. WEAKNESS ceive -$3.12,000 for Their C121-3G6asreasSt. Koliticd li Bank. wind blowing at the registered velocity TO TEST HUNTING LAW. PoBTLiJn). UAuntt Oct. 17,1P02. of 21 miles an hour and then gracefully Snarar Beeta. Lansing, Dec. i21.—Edwin H, Whit­ Siovix City, la., Dec. IT.—Robbers blew ney, for nearly 30 yeaxs grand secre­ I consider WiUie of Cacdni saperioe open the safe of the Citizens' savings descended to earth at the spot selected Courts to Be Called Upon to Pass on to any doctor's medicine I ever tased by the man in the navigator's car as a Alma, Dee, 21.—The Alma Sugar com­ tary of the Odd Fellows' grand lodge and I know whereof I spettk. I aaU bank at Quimby, 40 miles northeast of pany paid out to farmers more than Recent Act of the lica,- of Michigan, who resigned last Octo­ feredfor nine months with suppresaed Sioux City, early yesterday morning, suitable landing place. The machine isIatnjFe. menstraatioa which completeur proa« ha? no ballon attachment, but; gets its $112,000 for the November delivery of ber on account of ill health, died here traced me. Pains would ahoottniongh and secured S'.V.OtW in cash. Burglars also beets, the largest amount paid out at last week of an attack of erysipelas. my back tuid sides aadlwonld have blew the door from the safe of the post force from propellers worked b;r a smalt Marquette, Dec. 21.—The new law blinding headaches. My limtM would engine. any one time since the factory was built. Mr. Whitney cam,e to Lansing in 1851, swell up and I would feel so we»k I office at Paulina and secured $120. While The company expects to have beets passed by the last legislature providing but he was later employed in the cus­ Qoodd not stand tip. I :it»tai»U3iF' Mt. in search of the men who committed the Dinner to the Cabinet, enougl^to keep the plant running until for the prosecution of the hunter who tom house at Deb-oit and served one tatter robbery. Sheriff Price, of O'Brien, kills or wounds another while in quest Oardui came as a God-send to me. I Washington, Dec. 18.—The dinner in January 15. year as United States marshal. He re­ felt a clumstt (o? the better within » county, captured two of the Quimby honor of the cabinet which marked the Lansing, Dec. 21.—The Lansing Sugar of game is to be tested in the circuit turned to Lansing in 1861 and engaged week. After nineteen dsystrMtmsnt bank robbers. court. On complaint of the widow, Fred X menstra»ted withont sufleriny the: opening of the social season at the white company sent out checks a^^egating in the hardware business. He was agonies I usually did and soon heotuas house was given by President and Mrs. Mumi^.eon &ta business mftn, hasbeen regular and without psin. Wine ot Ueath of a Veteran. $1,000,000 to farmers for beets delivered elected grand secretary of the Odd Oardui is simpl/ wonderful and I wish Roosevelt Thursday night. Invited to in November. arrested, charged with manslaughter, Fellows in 1&73 and grand scribe of tbe Johnson City, Tenn., Dec. 16.—Maj. for kliling David Pickett, a carpenter, that an sultc^nc wonm kM»r W^illiam H. Garland, aged 94 years, is meet the members of the cabinet was a encampment order. These, offices he good qoatlties. large company, including members of Sn«r«r Factories t» Conbtme. who was in another hunting party.. The dead at the National Soldiers' home Bay City, Dec. 21.—The first authentic held until he refused a reelection. here. He had shaken hands with every Che senate and house and quite a num­ maximum sentence under the law is im­ ber of out of town guests. The table statement regarding the rumors that the prisonment fw ten years or a fine of Blfs Attewaimce Promlaed, ^ •Treuoser, F»HIud«s by Fire. the section bands on the Mineral Range Wienke returned home at an early hour day night. Batteen and his Vife had Georgetown, O., Dec. 21.—Fire Sunday railroad struck against a reduction of old resident of this clty^ was found dead Styles in A, left their Ove children alone in the house. in his bed. He had been In poor health and it is claimed began to abuse hls-«rife. caused a lo8« of $100,000 to the stores of wages from $1.50 to $1.25 daily. The This awakened the son, wlio intervened. The residence was burned to the ground, J. W. Wirthlln, of Hoppel Brothers, and company imported workmen, who re­ for some time, but was feeling as well and only two of the children escaped, as usual when he retired at night. The men quarreled, and finallyth e son of William H, Hfatoncn, and to Milieus' fused to labor when they: learned of the shot his-father with a double-barreled friars Sell I^ands. saloon and cafe. strike. The recent storm compelled the Wheat Thief Sentenced. St. Joseph, Dec. 21.-r-Charle£i Chubb, shotgun. He then gave himself up to Manila, Dec. 17.-^An agreement has company to capitulate", bat the strikers the police, been reached by Qov. Taft and the friars Bautt DyMantited. pressed their advantage, and demanded convicted of stealing wheat from the PATRONIZE— providing for the settlement of the friar Garden City, lal, Dec, 18,—The bank and obtained' $1.75 per day. farmers' granaries near Buchanan, was "land question." The price agreed upon here was dynamited Wednesday night. sentenced in the circuit court to a term If you need enamel ware, jret the Three men did the work, tine robbers at Jackson. best—the green and white kind at Js 17.250.000. The friarsorigiually asked W« are leaders ir Job Prtntiaii;. Goodwin's. «la.O0O.OOO. secured |1,000; GOUNTY 9EAT N«m CORRESPONDENCE Real Batate Trancfenu It Pays to Buy Shoes of Miles LAWRENOC. Orville Kennedy and Nellie HinshaU Sophia G Hamiitoo to Basiiche A Miss Marg«r«;t Croniti is hom*> frotn were married by Rev. J. H^ Reese Rohinson; und i w 23 ft e 48 ft lot 1 Three Oaks. Dec. 14, blk 2 Cross' add Bangor; 9600, D. (3. Ferris expects to start for Mrs. Frank Spencer has had a can­ . Ohlimena Dymon to F A Leversee; io a n © i 12 Bloomingdalei #150, Cuba tills week. cer removed from her face successfully Tobia; Bench to J W Beach; s,^e ^ 8 e Mis.s \fHrjorie Hess, who is teaching at a> private hospital in Grand Rapids. TONSIUNE i 2« Bloomingdale: $2(K)G. near Detroit, is spending her vacation Robert B. Tuttle, uncle of A. H. CURE S J H Bass to Jas Baia; 7^ a n w cor at home. Tuttle of Hartfotd. died last week and 26 Arlington; $1. SORE THROAT. his remains were taketi to Dowagiae laniM&nd piawAnt totftkeanA galcKand IQM This year the Butcher family will M P C»ay et al to P L.Heraenwayje toenie. iind fiO eentiu .pii(«Ut«. for burial. aa* Tossiuifs f.o., CANTON, OHIO, hold their H.'?ual reunion with Mr. and 100 a s e i 22 H am i 1 ton; ^pSOO. Mrs. Fred Philltps. The lively corn hiisker has a victim J G Clark to VV W Patrick and w; in ,1, B. Marr, son of J. E. Marr of this ntoTT Grtiti>ea May Be Kept. Mrs. Armstrong from Cadillac is lot 8 blk 6 Gt.faleville; $1200. village, who had three ribs broken and . To keep grapeti, dip the end which has visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M L Russell to A K ll Meyer and been plucked from the vine into hot seal­ was otherwise injured. Newton Gaut of West Lawrence. w; w I e 150 a n w J 2 Arlington; $1. ing wax; to exclude the air, and prevent Alvin Chapman has - one to Florida J W Beach to David Flora; e i s w th« ju!ce from escaping. To properly Mr. and Mrs. James Hart departed test them allow them to stand a day— for the winter, W. L. Zook and wife 4 and w 10 a n w i s e J 27 Blooming­ Sunday morning for Ashville, N. C those tJiat have been thoroughly sealed to Perkins, Okla, and Harley and dale; 12200. where they will spend the winter with will not shrivel up. They should be Waller ThomaS to Indian territory. Ell Goulson to Dorman Gwinn;s w packed cairefully, without crowding, in the hope that it will benetit Mrs. 4 s e 4 11 Waverly; ^200. wooden boxes, containing dry sawdust in Hart's health. Rev. L W. Spayd, formerly pastor alternate layers; care being taken to Sylvanuf? Bush to Wm linger; a e fl Often it happens that a loot is made of the Disciple church in this village, have sawdust at the bottom and on the This vicinity is nothing if not up to J n e fl i 10 Bloomingdale; |1400. prettier by selecting the rijrht shoe. Our went with his son to South Africa a top. Tliey should he kept in a cool, dry date. Our latest star attraction was a United States to Anna Hesrodt; s w LADlES' SHOES are skillfnlly modeled. few months ago for missionary work place. They may be kept in excellent wbit,tling contest over in Arlington in i 5 Bloomingdale, condition, without losing any of their They are made in shapt^s to iit all types Ife has returned to ithis country, not which Adelbert Rich lost a quantity of United States to Joseph Grant; e i fine flavor, all winter.—E. A. Davis, is of feet and to make an.y foot at tractive. finding matters in that country as Epitomist. You may say, "My foot i.** too broad, or blood and William Douglass his Uber- and n | n w J 4 Hamilton. represented. too flat to look stylish in any shoe." Hun­ ty. We point with pride to the ftict Hobart Scott to A F Thor; s e i n w Honeatr In Paclclnfr Fwita. dreds of our lady patrons one* said the that we have some. It not all of the i 29 Keeler; ^1200. In handling fruit and vegetables one K«voliitinn li(?ininent. same thing, but we have fitted them and leading features of a large city. .) H Flood to T P Flood; n w i n w of the common tricks is in facing the A sure sign of approaching revolt packages, but the deception is soon pleasjsd them. i 29 Covert; fl. and serious trouble in your system is discovered, and the buyer, nine times A FrUhtene^l R»ne, nervousness, sleeplessness or stomach H M Overton to Frank Overton ;lots out of ten, is pretty sure to find out the All our NEW WINTER SHOES are in, Running like mad down the street upsets Electric Bitters will quicklv 113 and 114 South Bangor; $1. trick, and the seller's reputation, if he made on new lasts, some with Louis, Cu­ dumping the occupants, or a huud-ed dismember the troublesome causes. It L S Monroe to Jno Palmer; pel s w has any, is badly damaged. If, on the ban, Military and Steeple heels, all sizes other accidents, are every day occurren­ never fails to tone the stomach, regu other hand, care is taken to grade and and widths. It will pay you to come to late the Kidneys and Bowels, stimu­ J 30 Columbia;^400. ces. It behooves everybody to have a uniformity is adhered to, an enviable Benton Harbor to buy your winter loot-, reliable Salve handy and there's none late the Liver and clanfv the blood. Alice A Branch to B G Wait; w i s reputation can he huilt. up which is wear. We carry a large stock, and you as good as Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Run down systems benefit particularly w i s ei 10 Bloomingdale; $100. lasting. Buyers, whether in the local Burns, Cuts, Sores, Eczema and Piles, and all the usual att»^nding aches van­ or distant market, soon learn the will not be compelled to tnke any old thing just because it fits, but we can lit disappear quickly under its soothing ish under the its searching and A Timely s^iiirgestion. brand of the honest shipper.—Midland efffct. 25c. at G. T. Chamberllu's thorough effectiveness. Electric Bit­ Farmer. you in the style you want. drug store. ters is only SOc and that is returned i," This is the season of the year when it don't give perfect satisfaction the prudent and careful housewife re­ Guaranteed by G. T, Chamberlin, plenishes her supply of Chamberlain's All those indebted to me please set­ SOUTH HAVEN. tle their accounts, as I truly need the druggist. Cough Remedy. Iris certain to br Come to 113 Pipestone Stree t, Benton arbor, Geo. H. Myhan took charge of the needed before the wiriter is ov«r. and money. 6-8 CD. OLDS. for your next shoes. post office last week Tuesday, results are much more prompt and sat­ WATERVLIET. isfactory when it is kept at hand and A large company gave a farewell re­ From the Watervliet Record:— given as soon as the cold is contractetl EXCURSIONS ception to Rev. J. A. Pierce last Wed­ Miss Lillie Butcher of Lawrence was and before it is settled in the svstem nesday evening. in towii yesterday. ifil In almost every instance a severe etdd VIA THE A. S. MILES & GO. - may he warded off itv taking this rem­ An auto car carrying twenty-five School closes today for the holiday edy freely as soon asthefirst indication Pere Marquette passengers will make trips to the var­ vacatioa of two weeks. i of the cold appears. There is no dan­ MTD-WINTER HOLIDAY EXCUKSION. ious resorts next summer. Village Marshal Charles Allen has ger in giving It to children for it con The Pere Marquette will sell tickets tains no harmful sulistance. It is pleas­ The Mi-^aes Dora and Lulu Dela- Iteen seriously ill for the past week. from all stations, to all stations on its ant to take—both H'tnlts and children lines, at a rate of ONE and ONE- \mslml (oipiay mere, with their invalid mother, will Prof, and Mis. T. A. Hartnon will like it. Hiiy it and you will get the THIRD fare forthe rniind trip. Sell­ (Incorporated spend the winter at Palm Beach, Fla. go to Plymouth to spend the holidays. best. It always cures. For sale by ing date>', December 24. 25 and 31. G. T, Chamliekin. C. J. and S. B. Monroe sailed from Oscar Page, a ed 12, was sentenced 1901^, and January 1,1904, TioKets LEXINGTON KENTUCKY. good .-eturniug until Mon-lay, January New York liist week on their trip to to the Industrial School at L,ansing for The AeroKen Stone, 4,1904. Paid to, Investors |1,25<).()0().00 Europe, spending the early part of the larceny of |40 from his graindfather. The so-called "aerogen stone" of M. At

unsolicited concensus of public Office Over B«KI6'S DniK Store opinion, and the fourth district White ©tar Is a matter wherein purity and cleanliness are of Michigan is glad that it is so. points of the utmost importance. We always BAKf RY, CAFE ami C. M. VAN RIPEI^ aim to supply your needsas far as table pm*\ forget the ©M trtan KANDY mmm Mtist RcnifW the Dih« necessities and luxuries go — with the very best ...Attorney at Law with the fish on his back, Last suminet the Dunkley* William^ the market affords. RBV^ Estate and Insurance. For nearly thirty years he Co. employed a dredge to cut away a Examine our stock of.... has been traveling around the strip of land 37 feet long and a few SiMicUl AttenUoB Probate Pralrtksa. wof]d» and is still traveling, feet wide, opposite thi?l'!< dock at South Offlce over Knapp & Co. 's Grocery. bringing health and comfprfe Haven, so that their new steamer Hartford, MIchljg wherever he goes. inight have room to tiifo. The land Ratt Brajid of Oysters, Home Made Candies, Fine belonged to Sat» H. k»»liev attd D. H. To the consumptive he Bi>x Candies, Fruits, Staple and Fancy Patterson of Benton llrttbof. Kelley brinjgs the strength and flesh SEE OUB PERPETUAL PoplfHE took the matter iritb co^urt and now Oroceries^ "Top Mosrv Line h&M muGh needs* has secured from Judge OHrr an orJer 1r6 dM weak ^nd sickly of Canned Ooods. upon the Dnnklej? WllltHms Co. to put Chocolate Candies 20 to 60c chiklfen he gives rich and the land back where it was. It looks per lb. C O A LV strengthening food. «H thoujth Kelley & Patterqon could Mixed Candies 15c up. T& thin and pale pei^on^ name their own price for the land. TatBes 10c tie i^ve§ new firm flesh and Well, yeSi We have coal f>o sell. If you are going to; buyi; tich red blood. A Cnwl. Cotiti«stticut Oysters. look us up and W6: can earn Clhtildren wh6 fii'St saw the We. the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a 40 cent b«»i. you money. • , old liian with the fish are now t te of Greene's Warranted iSyrup of Tar Hot Cup of Coffee and Dough- SSdvertising j^;tmtk up and ha\'e children if it frtf.s to cure your cough or colli, aat With eveipy 50c saJe until SOFT ;COjkL . f their own. WH also guarantee a 26 c»»nt bottle to prove satlsfaotory of msoney refunded. January 1,. Honest and judicious advertising is recognized as one /He stands for Scott's Emul- W. A. ENQI^SS, of the most potent factors to success in modem com­ Don't forget that we sel Hciidc^' ; :5ft of pure eod liver oil—-a G. T. CHAMBBHtlN. mercialism. Bay Spring advertising pays because its mg Valley Soft Coal. XoiiFsfeat .alightfui food and a natural "ads" are typographically correct, and because.it HAS business. i »ni'*: for children, for old folks Pair of light bobs for sale, TRADE THE OIRdULATION. Many enterprising firms ha^e l.V3tp ISAAC IJJNG. proven this. Individuals who want to buy or sell per­ ; nd lor all who need flesh and To party making biggest pur­ E. E. BABCLAX sonal property will find a Day Spring "liner"' a prof­ ! irength. We have some choice boxes of writ­ chase on 24th, also 25th—2 to ing.'fSttper at the D»y Spring offlce 5 p. m. itable mvestment. The expense is slight. Try it & CO. \vhi«h will make frppfopriate Christ- Office at Yard, south of oil. n as presents. THE DAY SPRING ^ Hartfiord, ftichigafi tanks. KibJ)ie 'Pheme. %em •Phv Woman «tJ It. The girl who Ice«ps her birfhday. When a merry Httle elf, SOCIETY AND J» Keepalt still when itphe groVs ti^— Bha keftps It to hfttBett. J» a« PERSONAL FARE —Clocinnatl BnoutrM'. June Smeed is on. the sick liist. Word was received here Monday Mrs. John LaPoint is on the sick CHRISTMAS EXERCISES GOOD CROWD THERE morning of the death of Miss Lula Edmonds a* Bangor, after several list. weeks illness'^iof Bright's disease. She GeOi Carpp's two children are quite Tlte Pro«tram» t« he Rendered «t the Var- Maccabees Turtted Oitt ia Qoodly Nttmfcers was the eldest daiighter of W. B. Ed­ sick. ions Churches. Wednestday Bvetil«s. monds, who is well known here. J. B, Ray has business in Covers From one cause and another the today. trains on the Pere Marquette from The M. in. Sundaj' school gives their The meeting of the Knights of the Cyrus Boynton Is in very poor Chicago have been off their time of Ghinstmas rnteriainnient loiiiorrow Maccabees of the World held at the health. Academy of Music last Wednesday lite, scarcely a train for several days evening. The following is the pro­ Dr. W. R. Sober was in Kalamazoo evening'was .veil attended, delegates being on tim^. It is said that the dis­ gram: Friday. .Song Suiulay .School being present from Benton Harbor, tance of the new terminal from the Scripture I^eivson and Prayer — Rev. C>. K. Craig Mrs. A. E. Philpot spent Sunday at .\nthem, '-.si gtothc l^ord" OUBrtette South Haven, Bangor, Lee, Sauga- city limits has much to do in delaying Reading. "The Secret" I.ucue Smith tucis, Lawton, Kalamazoo and Mar­ them in getting out from Chicago. Lawrence. Reading Kdna Smith Rxercise—Cl!ristm,-»,s Tree— Basil Hutchins. I'carlcellu s to the number of 250. W, H. Blasbfield had business in Mvers, Tlierou Martin, I,e\v,ie Cameron, Guy Adney Adams and wife were taken Matthew;., Koy O.strandcr.ClioKord, lUnvaril The principal feature of the evening violently ill la.st Saturday, the effects Chicago Monday. , Men's 'Suits- - -.... -...... $5 to |18 Wilsoti. was the address of the supreme com- Kes^ding, "Chfi.st is Born in Vou"..Ada M'alliu(r of poisoning supposedly from eating Alleci Luce is at home from Ypsi- Boys'Suits - - - .... $4 to> $12. • Duct. Mamie Howes ancJ l,ewie Reert mander of the order, D. P. Mar kev. v^heat grits. Some of the grits weife Reading, "A Telephone ^^e.ssage" ..Ijcna Miller lanti for the holidays. Reading— I.nella Havens who dwelt upon the benefits of fratern- fed to the family dog, and he was also Children's Suits. ------$1 to |o Reading, "The Spirit of Christmas" A. Mcintosh had business in Kala-r Ijillie Cameron alism and of fraternal protetitive asso­ taken as violently ill as were Mr. and MEN'S OVERGO ATS Aang, "O. Beautiful Angels," Gladvs Cole, Cecil ciations in a very intei*esting manner. Mrs. Adams. They are on the road to mazoo last Saturday. Hoover, iViildred Smith, T.illie Cameron. Cloth and Fur--. ---.|5 to $20 Reading Otho Ford He proved himself an able orator, and recovery now, however. Rex Chamberlin is at home from Solo, "The V'ondrous Star" Mr.s. I.,a\vrence his visit will be remembered as one of A Christmas Dialogue—ftuth Hamill, Ora Smith, Ann Arbor for the holidays. Boys' Overcoats. --$3 to $12.50 Mildred Smith. Ruth Oarland, Marion Pierce the pleasant incidents in the history Prof. Whitney, superintendent of Reading, "Cbristmas Tree" Hazel Reed the La\7rence schools, and Miss Camp­ Miss Nettie Beeny, of Packard, is Children's Overcoats-----$L50 to |4 Reading, "Christmas Day has come at last" of the Hartford tent. bell, of the corps of teachers, were Marion Piert;e A good program of mtisic and vei}.i- visiting Miss Jennie Bridires,, Pajits, all sizes.. -... -. 25c to $6 Song, '*I,!ttk Snow Flakes," I^elia Davis. Katie married at 2:30 yesterday afternoon, l,eah Teitsworth, Lena Miller. Sadie Smith tations was exceedingly w^U rendered Dr. W. S. Hinckley and wife will Reading, "Bt;nnie" Hazel Knapp Kev. S. Hi Taylor officiating. Miss HatsJ .,.. •. - - . 500 to $3 Reading, "Cliildren'.s Telegram"—Clara Miller and enthusiastically received and at spend Christmas in Kalamazoo. Brown^ who filled Miss Morrison's Reading, "CluLstnias Carol" .\gnes SiKson the conclusion the initiatory Work was Caps, cloth and fur.... - -25c to $5 Song - .Sunday School place in the Hartford schools for two Mrs. W. E. Stratton has gone to Distribution of Gifts. exemplified in a striking manner by months last winter, will take Mrs. Benton Harbol'-for an indefinite stay. Gloves and Mittens - 5c to $2 Do.iolog>'. the degree team of Military Tent of Whitney's place in the Lawrence Dr. W. S. Howlett goes today to his Sweaters, air sizes— . .---25c to $3^50 The following is the program for Kalaraaaoo, after which a sumptuous school. home in Ann Arbor for the holidays, tlie Christinas exercises at the Cong)»e- banrjnet was served by the local ttent vShirts, cotton and wool -25c to |2 at ?Iaccabee hall. gational church tomorrow evening: School closes today and the teachers Mrs. Minnie Parks has been confin­ Mackintoshes ... |2 to $7 .Anthem., Choir are flitting to their homes for the holi­ ed to the house with rheumatism the Praver Pastor Mufflers - 25c to $1.25 Song "Ring Ve lov Bells" BRIEF MEN nONv«.^^ day vacation. Miss Johnson goes to past week. Scripture rending Superintendent and school Howell,today: tomorrow Miss Wines Miss Marian Church is home from Ties -1 ------25e to 50c '4' Reading. _ Flossie r.uce goes to Chelsea, Miss Chenery to Reading Max Dean A Merry Christmas to all our read­ her school at Packard for a two weeks Reading Irene Hilliard Grand Junction, Miss Bradfield bo Undei-svear-.... - 25c to $1.25 Duet Ile.ssie Rverhart aud Charlotte Oarrison ers. vacation. Reading Clio Bur wink Decatur, and Miss Mero to Ludingtoo. Jackets II to $4: Solo and Chorus.. "Through the Bright Haven" Clover &, Manley shipped a car of J, C. Stanley left for Kalamazoo Exercise... ^..Sis girls We understand that Miss Secord will Song "Fill the Frosty Air With .Song" hogs to Chicago yesterday. Saturday morning to resume his posi­ Shoee and Eubbers— SOc to |5 Rc-iding._ !,. Helen Brenton remain here, fhe Day Spring wishes Reading Catherine Hilliard The F. F, O. H. club met with Mrs, them all a pleasant vacation. tion at the asylum. Collars and Cuffs 15c to 25c Reading _ Marie Spanlding Song. _.. Bethlchcms Star Freeman Stowe last evening. Miss Lynda Durfee will start tomor­ Handkerchiefs -.. - 5c to 50c Rearting ...l,cree Hoover The Rebekahs had a grand time last row for Plymouth for a ten days visit Reading Lizzie Tavlor Robert Mallov and family have Monday evening. Aliout twenty visi­ Quartette..J'.Minic and Kthel Bratton " with relatives and friends. And many other goods which .\rchie and Max Dean moved into the Guy Bridges house on tors from Watervtiet and as many Reading Mildred I.eatji Mary street. Henry DcLiong and wife will spend for want of space eaunot be Kxercisc Junior hoys from Lawrence were present. After the Christmas at Bangor with their son- Solo Karl ..-^danKs State Seiiatop Jason'Woudman was initiation of aeoupleof candidates the mentioned, all at rock bottom Reading Cecil Place in-law, M. P. Russel, and family. Reading Mav Bosining shaking hands with' Hai'tford friends evening WTiS given lo social enjoyment prices. Reading _ .\dda itinn'i>hrev Tahleaii Monday morning. and a fine banquet wa'^ served, which Miss Beatrice Coc irane will come Song "Shine Forth, O Star of Glory" the Rehekah ladie^i know how to do so home from Kalamazoo college tomor­ Mt>. and Mrs. W. W. Rowan iind well. So the ties of "Piiendijhip, Love row to spend the holiday vacation. The followingf is the pi-ogram forthe Mrs. .A. H. Young go to; Shelby,Mich., and Truth" were closer draum and the Mrs. Mary Doyle has returned from Christmas services at the Methiidist to spend Christinas. benefits; of this noble order svere more chiiroh Sunday. Deeember 21. at 10:3(» a five months visit to her daughter, Mrs. Henry Parren has gone I'y the clearly exemplified. a. m.; Mrs. W. H. Whaieh,,. at Booue, la. home of her parents in Sawyer, Mich., Organ Vohnit rv.. Mrs. Pcrrv Sudden i'i>e in corn. Now selling Stephen Stowe, Roll Clover, Tone Hvmn—'Jo\- to the World." for a holiday visii. for -lifteen cctils prr pound—$9.00 per Apostles" Cr";ed. Martin and Fred Wooley rode over to Anlhem—'.•^,11 Glory Kvennove" George H. Parks is e.\'|iected here bu.^he). So vi-\)iirtfi n HMi-tford l;ir- Paw Paw ill b'etcrs' new hack last Fri­ Double ijuartctte from Grand Rapids tomorrow to spend mer. At r\r»t si^zht it has the appear­ Pr.i.vcr. Response. day to call on Milo Woolcott. Solo—-The .'Star of Bcthlchcni " Miss GUIs Christmas with Hartford relatives. ance of a lish story, imt on investiira- Ps.Utns. Responsive Ke.qditig. tion it is proved heyond a rioabtthat The Pax.son family, vvhich includes i The} Cloth ler i Gloria. George 'Martin returned from the New Testament Lesson. Hartford l.intchers have paid that price Thomases and Galbreaths, v\ill have tlffcrtory—Pnet, "Rtight .Star of Hope". .Vgrii'ultural college at Lat.sing Sat­ .' ..Mik'^ C>kis#nd Mrs. l.awrenoe this season. The croj" of the average a reunion on Christmas ttav at the Sermon Subject-A Christmas Meditation" urday to spend the holiday vacation. Rev, G. F. Craig turkev contains one jiound or more of home of Mrs. Nettie llowp in this vil­ .*.ntheni~"CaIn-. on the Night "-Double Quartette HARTFORD. MIOHiaAN. Doxologv. Charley Ford was confined; to the corn, hence the clo.se dealer who sold lage. P.stlude' Mrs. Pcrrv house with illness last week. Too si.vty live turkey.-< at fifteen cents per Milan Wiggins and family and Dr. KVE-NIXG SKR\lCE-7 o'clock. much patent cough remedy floored pound, well stuiTed with corn, received Kvaosion and wife of Bloomingdale, Hynin. him. / • $9 00 per liuslTel. Who can complain .ScriptiUT'Reading. and Profi Newell, wife -and dauijhter Carol—"One Beautiful Night" Quartette of the times? Prayer. Regular meeting Eastern Star t^ext of Evanston, •will be Christmas guents Siilo—JThe Birthday of a King" Miss Howes i Monday evening and \vork to do. .En­ at F. W. Hubbard's. Sermon. Subject - 'The Jov of Chrisilike ! Invitations are out to the ma,rriage Service" Rev. G. F. Craig \tertainmen t by Mrs. E. J. Root's divi­ of Miss Hilda Ulrath and A. Edwin Duet—"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" j Mi.ss Howes and Mrs. I.awrence sion'• . Hanson on Thursday. Deceniber 31st, Fifty hot bed sash for sale. Benediction 13-2tp ROBERT UL.RATH. ' Tour Chance ^ Bvron Olds has his attention taken at the home of the bride's parents,Mr. and Mrs. August Ulrath. This in the The .Baptists will celebrate Christ­ up these days by a very sore hand, Smoke Select Hav ana ai>d be h appy. culmination of a little romance began mas the old fashioned way with .speak­ which does not yield readily to treat­ FOR ing and singing on the part of the ment. in Detroit two years ago while Miss CHEISTMAS MUSIC. Sunday School and two goodly Christ­ Ulrath was trimming in that city. The If you have a musicsil friend there McGregor's Kandy I-Crtchen makes a mas trees, on which all are invited to yountr couple Will leave on the seven is nothing more acceptable to them fine display especially of home made than a piece of sheet music. 1 have hang their gifts for relatives and o'clock train, iu^inediateiy after the candies as well as fine' chocolates ft)r fur sale at my residence vocal and in­ friends. ceremony, for Chicago where they will strumental sheet anisic in all grades, Christmas trade. remain for a few days iind then on to vocal and instrumental folios,'coliege Tested the Roofs. Someone thought they sa-vv fire in Britt, Iowa, where ihey will make songs, Christmas (.'urol.- anO' anihi-'ms. Orders taken fur uuythiag iu the mus­ their future home. The recent "thaw and freeze played the northeast Monday evening, but ic line. MKS A. £>. LEAN. hob with leaky rtjofs and with roofs filially concluded it was the electric The formal opening of the new that never leaked before, lee formed lights at Bangor. school liouse will take place on the BUSINESS LOCALS. at the eaves forcing the water back Lou Abbott and wife of Fairmoant, evening of Friday, Jan. 8, 1904, from and it found every possible way to get ^ 1876. DR. S. M. WHITE, D^klst. N. D., arrived here yesterday to spend " to 10 o'clock. Eve yone is invited ^ Benton Harbor. Michigan, 1303. through the rOof and find its way to the holidays with Mrs. Abbott's par­ to come and go as they please, inspect the rooms below. At Oddfellow's hall ents, A. H- Tuttle and wife. tVie building and enjoy the evening. Farm for sale cheap. Inquire at this office. 0-8t On the four days preceding Christmas, it came through the roof and passed,, Therevvill be music, instrumental and Walter Hartman and mother re­ on to F.W.Hubbard's & Co.'sstore do­ vocal, in the high schoolroom. There December 21 to December 25, turned to their home in the northei n FOR SALE—Four good milch cows. ing damage to groceries in the rear of will be an address by Edward Finley, 6tf S. M. PEN WELL. part of the state on Monday. Earl their rooms; the ladies library room president of the village, a report of We will give the following discounts on Fletcher accompanied them. Brand new line of trunks and suit received a drenching in one part and the cost of the building from the cases at E. J. Root's. 49-tt if substantial presents: Crandall's clothing store got the over- A. Mcintosh has received another Board, and a number of readings and Slow, and even at the new school build­ new stock of cutters to meet the needs House to reai. Mrs. Nina Hinckley. recibatioas which will be enjoyable. 12-tf ing water forced its way under the of late buyers, having sold all his An orchestra will also add interest to slate and ran down into the hall, original stock early. See his new ad. the occasion. It will be a good time Why uot get:the best? Registered Duroc Boar. Service 50c. • though not in serious damage. foivall to see the building and spend Prof. L. H. Metras, Miss Emma 13-4tp FISED E. FISH. a pleasant hour or two. if Ladies' and Children's Coats and Bradfield and Miss. Emma Wine' will Goodwin has a fine line of silver attend the State Teatcbers' association Farmers, bring your sausage to me •,Capes------—------14 Off to get it cut lino and nice, all .seasoned and nickle plated ware, mirrors, etc. at Ann Arbor December 29, 30 and 31. The entertainment under the auspices They make good Xmas presents., and ready for use for 1^ cents per Ladles' and Children's Furs of the Epworth League, scheduled for pound. W. H. DUNBAE. Within the past, two weeks C. H. the evening of December 31 ^ promises 2-8 off Strength and vigor come ot good Sherburne has shipped a carload of to be a •very desirable proposition. Lost—A white pig weighing about Ladies' Silk Waists and Waist food, diily digested. "Force," a corn and th-ee carloads of hav^ which 25 pounds. Finder inform Will Haf.h- ready-to-serve wheat and barley food, You will all want to take it in. The away. Patterns- 4-16 off adds no I'urden, but sustains, nour­ is a pretty good showing from a fruit following is the program: ishes, invigorates. farm. ' FIRST PART. FOB SALE---Salt glazed tile and sew­ Our entire line of Silk and Wool Piano Solo—Valse - - - Durand er pipe in any quantity. Dress Goods 2S% off FOR SERVICE - Thoroughbred Po­ W. P. Wilson, of Saugstuck, was in Mrs. Eugene Bennett SS^tf HIGH & DoYi-E. land China Boar. town today gathering information Duet, Mi's. Grace Bn Jges, Miss Mamie Howes ^ Two bbls. of lOc Mixed Candy j|j Reading, "fhe Song of the Soul Victorious" The Moler Barber College, Chicago, lo-3tp VAN OLDS. about Hartford's water works system Miss Marcelta Goodspeed Vocal Solo - - Mrs. Estella Olds 111., wants men to learn the' barber to be used as a guide th the installa­ Panttoine, "A I headquarters. Ex­ Jt. Simpson, days from 8 to 12 a. m. and from 1 to pense money advanced; position per- (S«cc«9or to J. C Hare) admirably and were a.credit to Miss 4 p.m. O. M. SMITH, manenr.. Address, Manager, 610 Mon- Johnson's skill in training them. Treasui-er of Hartford Twp. Hirtfoftf, Mlohfo«n« on Bldg., Chicago, 111. • 49-8 LEQAt NOTICES. mums ¥m south Africans. FOLLICULES. BURIALS WAIT ON PEACE. DeWlTT'S First insertion Dec. 16, 1903. 9tt*rr OataotnK BiiKllsb »te«si«s' ObacrTAtlone on Some Comaiea Hapo XN»w fmerula R«ld In Chtoaso Owlns Probate Order for Hearlnir Flutel Aceouiit. t* litvevr Dfivers' Strlke~Bodi«c Bottnd Snm Cmv Town Has a Nnm- peninea In Elverydny Liltef-^hota Fired tu Hit or mmm. STATE OF MICHIGAN, Kept In trndertakem' Vtialts. COUNTY OP VAN BUREN. ss. Probate Court for said County. Chicago, Dec. 21.—Shrinking from the Hardly a. mall steamer leaves EIngland .1 h«v6 known persons to give up their At a session oif the Protwte court for said coun­ room in the H'otel of Happiness because ty, held at the Probate Office, in the Village of SALVE espionage of union pickets and fearful for CJape Town without bearing on board Paw paw, on Saturday the I2th day of Decem­ Bn English bride for a sweetheart who the room lacked a southern exposure ber, in the year one thousand nine hundred and that funeral parties would be attacked SOIL FOR STRAWBERRIES. THE OJRIOINA.X.. by the striking livery drivers, many Chi­ bas gone before to provide a home in and one or two of the ultra-moderb con-, three. Present, Hon. James H, Johnson. Judge veniences, says a writer R>r the New of Probate. In the matter of the estate of cago families have refrained from pub­ that land of promise, says a London dis­ Ksther H. Hannid, Dec«aB«d. A WeU Known Cure for POes. Succeas IN ]llor« In the Man than tli« patch. Orleans Times-Democrat. licly announcing their bereavement. In Vnril^t}', I.aKd oi* Any- Other ..Geo. W. Merriman, administrator of said es­ Cures 'ob.^tinate sores, chapped hands, ec­ the vaults of several undertakers lie the Not infrequently the list of passen­ Why try to analyze a sunbeam or a tate, comes into Court and represents thai he is Gondltlon^ woman's smile? now prepared to render his final account as such zema, skin diseases. Makes burns and scalds bodies of persons about whose death the gers Includes three or four brides, who administrator and files the same. painless. We could not improve the qualify Ingenuously confide their secret to each The most of men are truly brave either Thereupon it is ordered that Monday, the 11th iitmost secrecy is maintained, aud whose The question is often asked: What day of January next, at ten o'clock in the fore- If paid double the price.- The best solve funerals will be postponed until after • varieties of strawberries are the best other with the result that the vessel is the day. before or the day after. no'cn, be assigned for examining and allowing that experience can produce or that money seldom many days at sea before the There are fellows who will not respect sucli account, and that the heirs at law of said the settlement of the strike. In other j for heavy clay soil? What for sandy deceased, and ail other persons interested in said can buy. cases the stricken relatives have ar- j loam or for gravelly soil? bride becomes known all over the ship. you until you have insulted them. It estate are required to appear at a session of .«aid takes an insult to make them realize court, then to be holden in the Probate Office in ranged for evening funerals and private j W. S. Crawford, of Ohio, an author' Sailors consider it lucky to have brides Cures Piles Permanently that you possess intelligence and dis­ the village of Paw Paw. in said county, and show burials, of which no announcement is ity on strawberries, sJ^s that he does on board. cause, if any there be, why the said account DeV/itf s Is the original and only pureand The brlilegrooms meet them at the crimination. should not be allowed; made. The disgraceful scenes that at­ not think the quesUon can be answered And it. ishtrther ordered, that said«dtuinistra- genuine Witch Hazel Salve made. Look for tended several funerals held on Satur­ in a satisfactory manner. As a gen­ landing place, and forthwith they re­ Immediately after Mister jParvenuhas tor give rotice to the persons intercsttrd in said the name DeWITT on every box. All others pair to a public offlce to be married by managed to squeeze his prosper­ estate, of the,pendency of said account, and the day, when union pickets attempted to in­ eral thing varieties are not adapted hearing thereof, by causing a copy of this order •re counterfeit. pREPARBD BY terfere with the removal of bodies, have to special kinds of soil, and will do as special lisense, while genial Jack Tars ous form into the sanctum of society, to be published in the Hartford Day Sjpring, a E, C. DeWITT & CO., CHICAOOl* crowd the gangway and throw rice Mister Parvenu begins to believe that newspaper printed and circulating in said Coun­ led the health officials to sanction the se­ well on one kind as upon another, ty, three successive weeks, at least, preuious to crecy that is being preserved. The un­ provided they are furnished with the among the bride's hair. the door of that sanctum should thence­ said dav of hearfng. For Sale by G. T. Chamberlin. dertakers have been informed that un­ These marriages are mostly happy se­ forth remain hermetically closed. JAMES H. JOHNSON, food and drink they need, as they do 13-16 Judge of Probate. less public safety demands it burials will not depend • iipon the soil itself, but quels to the conclusion of the war, many The weakness of strength is the not be insisted on until such time as upon the fertility that is held In solu­ Yeoman having decided to settle in strength of weakness. (First insertion Dec. 16. 1903.) funeral parties shall be safe from mo­ tion around the grains of soil. South Africa and bring thither the giria Considering the littleness of the ter­ Probate Order for Hearing Final Account. Liver Fiils ritory to be held, self-possession comes .STATE OF MICHIGAN, lestation. Very few funerals were held If the fertility and water are there they had left behind them. disproportionately hard. CotJNTY OP VAN BUREN. Thaf s what you need; some'^ on Sunday. they will get it and do well, and If But there have been exceptions. Flir­ Surely women are not to be blamed Probate Court for said Coiinty they are not there, the opposite results tations on board—no place equals a At a .session of the Probate Court for said coun­ thing to cure your bilious-^ may be expected. ship's deck for that pastime—have for playing with the hearts of men who ty, held at the probate office, in the village of JAPAN SENDS ULTIMAfUM. wear those intimate articles on their Paw Paw, on Saturday.the 12th day of December ness and give you a good This brings out the fact that we brought bitter disappointment to wait­ in the year of oi.r I,ord one thousand nine hun­ digestion. Ayer's Pills are could hope for best results if we knew ing bridegrooms. Sometimes girls get dred and'three, Present Hon. James H. John­ Rantor That Her Kepir Matle to the engaged on the voyage to fellow passen­ son, Judge of Probate, just what was already in the soil, as, Poalttce for the Eyes. In the matter of the estate of liver pills. They cure con­ Deiunnyspei)sia Cure Eggs,.. .25 said estate of the ])eiidency of said account and and the Weekly Inter HRIKI Pipkins,- Soems to Be Only Ef­ the hearir.g thereof, by causing a copy of this or­ Ocean, both one year family purse and the ntar approach ol ] fective Methoil of Externiina^ Digests all classes of food, tones and Butter ...... _. ,20 der to be published in the Hartford Day .Spring, a newspaper printed and circulating in said for...... Christmas. The crimes were extraordi- j tins This Pest. strenythens the stomach and digestive Apples , .... - .40 county, three successive weeks at least, previous $i.40 nary in their thoroughness and there | organs. Cures Dyspepsia, indigestion. Potatoes 50 to .«aid day of hearing. JAMES H. JOHNSON. 14- 17 " Judge of Probate was, evidently, no mishap in their enact­ We Illustrate the Rosebud curcullo, Stomach Troubles, and makes rich red Oats . 37 ment. The wife was killed first while Corn . - .35 Winter Tourist Tickets all parts being enlarged. The- insect is blood, health and strength. Kodol Heai-ina; 4'lHinis lt*for«» Court. sleeping at her husband's side in bed; j' Wheat ... 85 about one-fourth of an inch long. At dyspepsia Cure rebuilds vvornont tiss­ .STATE OF MICHIGAN) TWO of the children were killed as they laye .54 OF VAN BUREN,) a is shown the adult beetle; b, larva; ues, purifies, strengthens and sweetens CorNTV —now on sale via— ran hither and thither through the room c, egg; d. side view of head of beetle; e, Clover seed ... 5.00 @ 6.00 Notice is hereby giveri', that by an order of the the stomach. Gov. G.,W. .^tKinson, Probate Court for the County of Van Buren. made in the darkness of early morning en­ bud injured hy the beetle;' f, mouth (if W Ya, says: "I have used a number Wool —•-—-- 17 @ 20 on the seventeenth day of December, A. D, 1903, deavoring to escape their merciless par­ parts of t'ne larva; g, mouth parts of of bottles of Kodol Dvspep«ia Cure Beans, per bu. 1 50 six mouths from that date were allowed for cred­ itors to pre.sent their claims against the estate of Louisville & Nashville ent. The third child was killed in its the beetle. Reproduced from bulletin of and have found it to be a very effect­ Hav, ...... 9.00 @ 12.U0 Iberl C. Fi.sh, late of said County, deceased, and bed after its elder brother and sister had the Montana experimental station, that all creditors of said decea.sed are required ive hnd indeed, a pnu-erfiil remedy to present their claims to said Probate Court, at been killed. Thi.-^ insect has been little studied and Railroad for stomach ailments. I recotnrapnd THE MARKETS. the Probate office, in the Village of Paw Paw. in its hibcriiatin'g habits are not known. said Coinity, for examination and allowance, on Confes.<»esi Aftpr MKHJ- Years. it to my friends." Sold by G. T. or before the 'twenty-seventh day of June. A. D. Grand Rapids, Wis., Dec. 21.—Twenty It occurs in many parts of the Ucited Chamberlin. 1904, and that such claims will be heard before :,-to- \ States, -and seems to find the wild rose New York, Dec, U. .said Court on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of years ago Marvin M. Fenner, of West- LIVE STOCK—Steers.. $4 00 @ 6 13 March, A. D. 1904, and on Monday the twenty- its natural ally. The beetle is sometimes Hogs, State, Penn 5 12 (jx 5 30 seventh day of June, A. D. 1904, at ten o'clock m field, was convicted of murdering Johr. Sheep 2 50 «i 4 (X) L. Hesler. of the same place. He yleaded the forenoon of each of those days. The Funny Side FLO UK—Winter Patents.,., i uo Cg; 4 35 Dated, uecemher 17, A, D. 1903. FLORIDA not guilty at the time, but was sentenced AVHEAT-D«eember , i)\i%M aoya 13-16 JAMES H. JOHNSON, of Life RYE—State and Jersty 5ti ® 58 Judge of Probate. lo prison for life on circumstantial evi- CORN—May iit-i'^di} 4!J% —and— ience. For 20 years he has maintained OATS—Track White il (U< 45 First insertion Dec. 2';, 1603, Kot a Slave. liu'l'a^JEH la & 23 ihat he was innocent. Now he has mace CHEliSlS iO il 12 , II«eariiiig Claims Before'Court. "Why did you begin smokinj? again?" Gulf Coast Points a confession of his guilt and has ap­ KUGS ' 2B © 3t> STATE OF MICHIGAN) plied to Gov. LaFolette to change the "Well, I found that I could let it alone CHICAGO. COUNTY OF VAN BUREN ) Route of the Famous Florida Limited. fentence to murder in the Sfcond degree, If I wanted to, so there's no danger of CATTLE—Fancy Beeves.... $5 30 @ 5 75 Notice is hereby given, that by an order of th^ my becoming a slave to it. If I had Fed Texas Steers 3 40 @ 4 60 Probate Court for the County of Van linren, ihus setting him free. Meduim iieei dteei's ~M (Q/ 4 40 made ou the twenty-first day of December. A. found out that I was unable to quit, I'd Plain Beei Steers 3 tiO ftt 3 90 D. 1903, six months from that date were allowed Finest Dining Car Service Six Asithyxtnted. lave sworn off for good."—Chicago Common to Rough....',.., 3 00 @ 3 50 for creditors to present their claims against the HOGS—Assorted Light 4 25 @ 4 40 estate of Charlotte L. Humphrey, late of said iii the South. San Francisco, Dec. 21.—Six persons American. Heavy Packing 4 30 ® 4 40 County, deceased, and all creditors of said, de- were asphyxiated by illuminating gas Heavy Mixed 4 15 @ 4 30 cea.sedare required to present their claims to Sympathetic. SHEEP 3 25 @ 4 60 said Probate Court, at the Probate office, in the and the coroner concluded that the cases BUTTER—Creamery 14 @ 23 Village of Paw Paw, in said County, for exami­ For Rates, Folders and Descriptive were all accidental. In most instances "Even Shakespeare had his clisap- Dairy 14 @ 21 nation and allowance, on or before the twenty- Matter, write to pointments," said the philosophic man. EGGS—Fresh 26 @ 2SVi seventh day of Tune, A. D. 1934, and that such a window was open in each room in POOTATOES (per bu.) 59 @ 62 claims will be: heard before said Court on Mon­ which the gas was escaping, and the cor­ "Yes," answered Mr. Stormiiagton MESS PORK-Cash 1137 fell .§0 day the twenty,eighth day of March, A. D. 1904, C. t. STONE Barnes, "I have often regretted that LARD—Cash 6 37 ©6 40 and (ni Monday the twenty-seventh day of June, OCN't. PASSCNaER ACCNT oner called attention to the fact that it GRAIN—Wheat, December.. 7iJ%@ " A. D. 1904, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of each is popularly supposed a fatal result can­ he could not have an opportunity to Corn, May 43%.@ 44% of those days. not ensue where fresh air also has an THE ROSKBUD CURCULIO. see me play Hamlet."—Washington Oats, May 37 @ 37% Dated, December 21, A. D. 1903. Louisville & NashviJle R. R. Star. Barley, Fancy ...... 58 @ .60 14-17 JAMES H, JOHNSON, Judge of Probate, LOUISVILLE. KY. entrance. found eating ripe raspberries and black­ Rye, May 55 @ 56 (First insertion Dec, 23, 1903,) berries, but does no particular damage MILWAUKEE. Rohbed toy a Clerk. The Glory of To-Day, GRAIN—Wheat, No. 1 Nor'n | 84 @ 84% New York, Dec. 21.—Owing to the al­ to the rose bush and foliage. The dam­ Lives of financiers remind us Corn, May 44 @ 44% Oats, Staindard 37 @ 37% leged misappropriation of funds by a age is done to the rosebud in which It That our fame will be a wreck deposits its egg. The grub, on hatching, If the name we leave behina us Rye, No. 1...... 56%@ 57 i^-ar REVIVO trasted employe Laighton & Foulke, an KANSAS CI'TY. Winter Totirist feeds on the seeds of the rose apple, and Was no g-ood upon a check. old and conservative brokerage firm, —Washington Star. GRAIN—Wheat, December.. I 68 @ 68% RESTORES VITALITY attains full size in its birthplace.: In f-aused its suspension to be announced Wheat, May 69%@ 70 ; October it eats its way out and disap­ HEATED CONVERSATIOS. Mates to on the cotton and consolidated exchan^ge. Corn, December 38 & 38-% flAadea pears into the ground; Oafs, No. 2 White - 36 . @ 37 The firm's loss is estimated at $200,000. The damage is done to the roses by ST. IX)UIS, Well Man Cuba, Florida, Bnsiness tn Good. the holes bored in depositlEg the eggs, CATTLE—feeef St&era J3 70 © 5 60 Texas Steers 2 25 ©3 85 THE "^"W'-^I^M^ot Me. New York, Dec. 19.—R. G. Dun & a good many budsr so punctured drying HOGS-Packers' 4 30 @ 4 45 JPOINTS ON THE Co.'s weekly review of trade says': up and dropping. Some, however, live Butchers', Bes-t Heavy.... 4 55 @ 4 55 SHEEP—Natives ...... 3 25 @ 3 75 "Business is decidedly better than at and bloom, and in these the larva grows. OMAHA. prodaces tbe aboTia results ta 30 dayt, Ittett Gulf Coast any recent date, and the improvement The remedy is the hand picking oi ATTLE—Native Steers..... |3 00 @ 5 10 powerfully and quiddy. Cnrea when all otheisieil is not confined to activity in holiday the rose apples before the grubs emerge. Stockers and Feeders..... 2 50 @ 3 70 Young men win regain their lost »aBb«M>d,aaAold AND ALL INLAND Cows atid Heifers 2 50 @ 3 50 men will recover their yootthftU vlgw by wing goods, although the best reports con­ These affected buds can be told by the HOGS—Heavy ' 4 30 @ 4 35 KEVIVO. ItqalBd IndtecKtfoa, the egg was inserted—Farmers' Review. whlohimfltaonefdvstttiiy.iwiMi^'WUW^^ U Washington, Dec. 21.—Frederick R. Doto&ly oure^hy Btarttngattheceat c£dis«MW.InM Mm liiiff Esffts Coudert, tbe well known lawyer of New isagreat nerve tonlo aad blood bnUder, bring' Stop AH the Small I.eakB. ing bade the pnk artoir toMie ^bMtaandW' York city, died here yesterday from an Do not take a notion that ydUr cows storing «hd fire ofywoeh. »iwrtte offJasmlti As well as points in affection of the heart with which he had are doing well at milking time because and CoDsnmptton. Insist on bvring BEEVVf <^ ae The Bf^oads, other. It csn be carriisd in wrt pocket. By mi^ Texas and California been suffering for several years. He was you think they are. Possibljf they are, •1.00pe?9ao)KRe.or sis iMmMO,wtOkm^^ 71 years old. but a certain Mrs. Jersey naay be lay­ VIA^: • • ing off for a few days and you are the "Bible Snndar." HOYAt MWINE C©. man who should find out the reason IclME TABtE—December 15, 1903. Nev* York, Dec. 19.—A world-wide and remedy it' It's .thie little leaks Sold by W. A, Engle, druggist. observance of March 7, 1904, as "Bible that wreck modern dairying. Records Trains leave Hartford as follows: Sunday," projiosed by the British and should be kept and each cow's output Fox Chicago a^d West:—2:22a ia; 9:41 am; i:39 p our Eite Foreign Bible society, has been ap­ tested. Cows that: test low and dry off w^:. 7:06 p m. Frank Drew's Restaurant Contiuuing. until APRTX 30,1902, tickets wJUbe proved by the American Bible society. In. ,1 lew months after calving need no on sale fwnn all porats on the "Big Four Ronte," further clemency. Weed them out For Grand Rapids and North:—3:50 a m; 10:58 a good for return passage until MAV 31, l?0j2.C==) Mrm. MtmnlnK Honored. "Do you think I'm a fool, sir?" now, as there is no time like the pres­ m; 3:13 pm; 8:29 p m. ' "l^ke Advantage of'the JLiOW, St. Louis, Dec. 17.—Mrs. Daniel Man­ "Well—I alh't prepared to deny it"— ent for improving your dairy.—Rural in P^w Paw is the place Kates and Uon^ X^eturn ning, of Albany, N. Y.. has been elected Ally Sioper, For Sagrlnaw and Detroit:—Sii^) a m; 3:13 p m. World. to get a good Xrimit. president of tlie world's fair board of; In Xaxaland. For Muskegon :—3;S0 a m; 10:58 am; 3:13 p m; 8:29 For full informatioiiandpartkuiaTS a to rat«. lady managers, vice Mis. James L. Blair, p m. , tickets, limits; etc;.^ cAll on agents ' Big Four A 'Timely 'I'wpie. The Zulu's content with his bamboo tree. Route or addrcsB the undersigned. resigned. Though he has no money or houses; At this season of cauiths »Vhd colds For I.awton^.45 a. m.; 10:15 a. m.; 3:25 p. m. Dinner or Imnch. J. lYUaS; ' P. SWM,rZ3 Patd the Penaitr. it is will to know that Foley's Hooey Happy because there's no bags at hIsknM, Gen. Pass- & Tkt. Jilrt, Asst. G. P. S^T. A ; For he doesn't wear any trousers. ' GJniinnati, O. , Bainbridge, Oft.. Dec. 19.~Wimam and Tar is the |;re-Chicago Daily New* For South Haven- -7:80 a. m.; 3:15 p. m ; 6:'M p. m. A. X. B. SKUilte; Anderson. Ind. G^ant; colored, was hanged here Friday linig rfinedy. It ,ci»ees ciHickJy and* CaU or him once and you will do so l;>r the murder of James Bird, a wfalt« jir»'svnt8 serious resalts from >i eoM. Call $tn6 fi«t the Day Spring's elub* JAMBS INOALLS, H. P. MOBLLER, again. inttaer. JSold by G. T. Ohtttob^Iln. Ma* list Afent. Genu Pass'r Agent Beftd th« Dar spring for tli« .Tane's cruel stabs i awhile back. A SCIENTIST'S BELIEF. Good Ood, if hf? should be too late! Why had lie not thought of it before? Ilfixin fnv<>!f)neator Maint'iUns Thai He tiirUf'd his horse, about, an'] re­ Metalx Have I.,lf« a« W«ll MarAnl- traced hi.s way with ^,>ven niore .'-'need, nials and Vej)r*tfl.b}««. ^ A REAL DAUGHTER but at the same time with more care, than that with which he had come. "A remarkable discovery," A. Sarath GASTORIA I OF THE REVOLUTION Kumar Ghpsh asserts In Pearson's, in CTIAPTEJrt V. his article bn Life in Metals, "that has recently been made will mark a new By CAROX^INE G£BHARDT. foglnftmts and Children. AN INTERKtjPTIQN. era in the progress cf geimx&a, for It Only a little over a mile beyond sweeps away many a pet theory wo where he had met Jane she would ,have hitherto fondly cherlsliad. From The Kind You Have Copyright, igoa, by J. B. Lippincott Company. have to cross a creek. It was a mean time immemorial scientists have vain­ stream with quicksand bottom, un- ly asked: 'What is the QUintemence of (Continued from last vvtek.) iised are ri few of the milder epithets fordable except at one place. This Ufe? What is the fundameaUl diSer^ Always Bought which, I tmderstand, he applies to ford, partly made by nature and i^^getabde Preparationfor As­ me sxiniight flashed on its polished ence between that which is living and similating theFoodandHegciia- myself arid that band of brave pat­ helped out by man, was marked on that which is not? By what final test lahip^ and turned into gold such of riots with whom I have the honor to either side of the stream by a sign­ ling theStoinactis anlDowelsof the hair of its fair occupant as could shall we determine that a liertaiu ob­ Bears tbe fight for my country. Had I known post that travelers :paight not miss it ject is animate and another Inaai- ' be seen under her beribboned bon­ that Col. Besseiper was all honored and get caught in the quicksand. 1N FANIS /(.H1LliK N net. On the front seat facing her mate?' and welcome guest instead of being, The night before some wild spirits sat Aunt Rachel and Mammy Anne. as I presiumed he was, an intruder "A suggestion is now made, wWclJ, among the Americans, learning that to say the least of it. Is astounding and Promotes Digcslion.Cheer^uh Jane, always a kind and considerate upon your hospitality, I would have mistress, had not the heart to make a band of Tories was likely to cross revolutionary. In a book recently pubi- nessandRestContains iieiJher lieen more loa;tli than I was to make at that .spot, and aflame with fury a visit to their old home withotit the attack which T felt my duty to lished a distinguished Hindu sclen' Opium.Morphine norltineral, taking with her as many of her Uncle over the treatment Bessemer had tlst—Jagadis Chunder Bose, professor , >'OT >iARC OTIC. make. While I feared that some de­ given the Continental!? at the battle Elijah's foi'Tiier . retainers as she struction of yolir father's property of science in the Calcutta HnivetBity eoiild. Neither of th^ men upon the of the 29th of May, painstakingly dug —maintains that the true test of life might ensue, I flattered myself that up the posts and placed them a little box scat wasi a regular Ellery coach­ by relieving you of tli.e presence of in an object is its capacity to respond : /»«^ afmdnrsmtmmrmKR man. One was Gabriel and the other lower down. The scheme had worked to external stimulus; in other words, j Pmnp^ Seed' Bes.«ienier's firebrands aiid looters— so well that the fir.st Tories who had Mx.Stnna ' was .\bsaloni. who had been her appellaiions wbich, I assure you, Its laritabilJty, Its sensitiveneaa. And Uncle Elijah's ffvoiman imtil the re­ attempted to cross were caught in according to this test he proves con­ they have earned qxiite as indus­ the quicksand and one man and two verses came. triously as we have our pseudo- clusively that no essential difference In horses were lost. In the\ confusion exists between animals and metala; la The faces of the darkies beamed nymes—vre might be doing you a serv­ which followed the whole band' had with satisfaction, except that of ice that would in a measiire recom­ fine, that a bar of Iron is :i»a irritahle been well peppered with shot by the and sensitive as the human toody! More .Jane's black mammy, who resented pense for the loss; but it seems I concealed Amei^icans. The intention having her drive with her mistress than that; he proves that a bar of ApC'rfecl Remedy forConsUpa- Use was mis'taken, and that Col. Besse­ had been to move the posts back shared by Aunt iJacbel. In truth, no mer, is justified in the boasts he has metal can be killed—that Is, depriyed Fion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea the next morning, but Godfrey knew little jeiilorisiy existed between the made of the handsome entertalHment of its sensitiveness forevtsr—just as ^N'orms .Convulsions .Feverish­ this had ndt been done, and his heart the human body can he killed. He, two old women, and their mistress' he receited at tho home of his misgave him when he thought of ness and Loss OF SLEEP. affection was the l>one of contention. betrothed, 'the beautiful Jane El­ even shows how our present mistake For Jane. has arisen; we have called objects non­ The day was as brilliant as bril­ lery,' to whom his troth was plighted, The plot filled him with loathing, FacSinvUc Signature oF liant could be—filleil. indeed, with so he says, in Philadelphia town these living that are merely dead—that is, at once so wicked and BO foolish was which once were sensitive but are so, that spt^rkling brilliance never seen thrf^e .vears past." it. Such underhand doings were not save after a haird storm, for the no longer," NEW YORK. Thirty Years .Tfme's treacherous color fled at his idea of warfare, yet it was these Atb months old i night before there had been another these last astounding* words, and same wild spirits who had conceived of those South Carolina tempests: Trtie tOnougti. then c.Tme. back with a brave rush. it that he -;,-as trying to weld into a "It seems strange," remai'.K:ed the east which, having its birth in the sea. "'Tis easy," she remarked disdain­ body of recruits. augmented its tnvcp as it swept side philosopher, "that the man withouti fully, "to place fal.se speech upon the When the Creek came into view the across tiie marshes and lliveshed it"' any vices always aggravates ordinary tongue of the absent. I congratu­ carriage was just entering the stream EXACT copy OF WRAPPER. self out among the woods. people into having more vkiea than they, late you upon tlie facility with which between the posts. With a shout of h^d before."—Ohio State Journal, CASTORIA you havip placed it upon Col. Besse- The. two stout gray horses had all warning, he diished forward. As he Felt Snlte When He V^aan't. mer's.'" nnd with that she drew down drew nearer, he saw that the off- THE OCNTaUR eOMHNV. NEW YORK CITY. , Ihoy could do to draw the ponderous: Mrs. Cobwigger—How is it you hav& th^ ciirti!»in to the window on the side horse Was already beginning to sink, vehicle, and they had not traversed lately brought home so many bad reports next Capt. Worthington. thus shut­ while the carriage lurched danger­ more than a third of the distance to from school for being mischievous? ting out that wrathy warrior. ously. her aunt's before Jaine began to Freddie—The new teacher is cross­ realize that she had made a mistake The .c K K ^ n • K & K his London manners, and the high BLrlSnr R.in«d;r Cmapany, C&l«r>go, HMitr«»|,.,ii.«r Vsrki Sit, alive in our beds my guests and m.7- esteem in which he was so evidently perience, and ride back home as fast HA^Tfl-RAI* So'*' and guaranteed bjr all drug- HW-1 U-Blllf gists to CIIAK; TobaoM BabU. self, yet if yoti could have heard the held by his supesior officers had as you can for more horses. 'Tis moans and seen the wounds of the touched her girlish fancy and made useless to think jof proceeding to my half score poor soldiers whom I bad her heart flutter not a little. aunt's to-day. If we can but get back carried into xny house and could have When the fortunes of war took home in safety, ive may consider our­ THREE viewed the destruction wrought to him away from the city, he had left selves most fortunate in these brutal MEN'S DISEASES my fatl\er's property, methinks jow her with many expressions of undy­ times. Meanwhile, I will walk to might have felt that you had just Squire Henry's. ; 'Tis but a mile." GREAT There is seldom a day that we are not consulted in regard to a condition that, if wp ing devotion, and she had believed ave seen it in its early stages, the Sufferer wouldrhave besnrelieved , cured and him. But with the lapse of time it She > started off, Aunt Rachel and had gfrown to be a naatter neither her black mammy following, and REMEDIES ferine from any disease or condition peculiar to men. or if you hitve been a victim and for surprise nor resentment with her Godfrey let heri go without a word beenaissapointed in not getting a permanent cure elsewherj. TR-C woutd apk_that you that he had apparently forgotten all of explanation or defense. He told come toou r office for.personal eianjination or write us for a vOuestion Blank for Home Treatment•nt, We will ?x^ain to yo^ OtJK SYSTEM OF TRESTMKNT. wHkh v)n may creek, sandy and barren and deso­ qtitclcly Bsoertain onr opinion free whotMler an read her thoughts, for then her might InTentlon is probably pal cause for elatioB and that you still late, better suited to his mood than on Patent* «)old meuailo boxes, sealed «ith blue ribbon. have! picked In's way through the senHonts free strictl. Oldesy confldential.t wnoy ^foj/e«wtoKMtOT|U nnnwnwyn "-i—r-—. Take no other. RcffUite dnnverom •abiitl- merited tbe appellatioii of spy, lijan- the close, sweet intimacy of the ««tl»naaia«l ltialt«tl«ika. Buyof yourDrugtflst, woods with more careftnd might not Patents taken tSroupb Mann & Co. receive or send 4e. in stamps for P»rtl««il«i«, TetMl- dit and inidnigbt assassin in which woods. " V«e«d notice, withont charge. In the MeBtola and "Beller tor I^«»«a." in tetter,I undei^staud you and your henchmen havdl forced his horse to crash by MUtrat 10,000 Testimonials. Sold by throipgh ',md. will arrive' at and d<'pMrt from the EAHNEp »ALYB "Mndani, I congratulate yon vipon striiiclc him that made him rein in Grand Central Passenger Stationi Har­ «h« most hMHiftfl sslvw In ths world. being so apt a pupil of Gol. Bissse- , his uteed and sent the color from his mer. The terms which you havei; just facci with as much swiftness as had rison at. and Fifth Avp;, Ohicagi). A. W. Foley's Honey Mad T&T H, F. MOBLLKB, 6. p. A, The Day Spring tot 36b Prlatlag. Hartford, 11 IT I Obr # ' 7(

TO USE DRAINING TILE Groceries. Our Market KEELER. Jap Sullivan ia helpiug in thft store We have tried our best to C. We will name "The CITY Mias Frances Duncombe is homefor ays We make them in all have our six years experience MARKET," where the choie- sizes from 3 inch to the holidays. in this line a suasesB. If we est of 8teak8> and in fact 8 inch, and have them , Shows are liie thing now in Keeler have failed, we are SGriy. We every cut or fowl, fish or leave yon to be tike judge. We are floved and AU Things Are floviiiig oa hand at all times —home talent, game belongingf to a fixBt All we ask is to try us, as we With Vs: class market cap be B&rmA.. at the yard. Mr. ltob«rts goe^ to York state to strive to please. Give us your oi'der for Christ> spend holidays. Sugar, 21 lbs, for $1.00. mas dinner. Biighest mark^v ALSO, BRK K IN ANY QUANTITY. Chas. Austin goes to Hart to spend Eggs, 25c per doz. We are long on some lines> of CHOIjOE UNDERWEAR for price paid for pelts and hides. Christmas with relatives. all sexes and si^es.

Maud Kobinson talks of going Long on RUBBER FOOTWEAR for all sexes and sizes. Long on I)UGK GOATS in several grades. We need the money where her husband is teaching, and —are obliged to sell. Our stoek ol! Men's and Boys* Gloves and Mittens is full. Ladies* Golf Gloves, Misst-s' Golf and Children's The Hartlofd Brick & Tile (o. board this winter. Mittens, Hose, Shoes for the baby, and a thousand other things. Everyone in town who can, is en­ China—China and Glasswaire, Lamps and Crockery, lOO-piece Dinner Sets, Water Sets, Chamber Sets, Hanging Lamps — COUNTY SEAT joying this good sleighing, and Bert Look at our VASES for ten cents. ji Duncombe sells lota of cutters. All The News From Van Burou's Coutity Everybody is looking for Christmas We need the money and all must be sold. ^ ^ M Scat. presents and every child especially .should be remembered if possible. YOUR'S FOR A SQUARE DEAL Special Correspondence-— Marriage Licences. ' To improve the appetite aud Gleii K. Iluj^lies, 24. l^loomingdale; strengthen the digestion try a few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Audrey 1\. Ziinuier, 11. Bloomingdale. Liver Tablets. Mr. J. H. Seitz, of De­ Emerson 1"). .Spayde. 21, Liira M,- troit, Mich . says . ' They restored my Gooiisiia;!, i;', Im';!. ui IJlo.miiiigciale. appetite when impr.ired, relieved me of Mrs. E. M. Bii-d, of Kalkaska, is in John W. (iiMKiliaiii^;, 2-i, Mass City. a bloated feeling and caused a pleas­ ^fiLLIxlM KIND TO WORXERS. ant and satisfactory movement of the town. She will visit among friends in i^E YOU SOKE? USE Mioh,, F]or(M)('<> M;ih;fr(l. 22, Lawton. bowels." There are people in this vi­ Hartford and other parts of the county Has Kitchens Installed In GOTCrn- Tl.irry L, Dnliertv, 2-i. Cora M. cinity who need just such a medicine for a couple of months. ment WoVkafaosis So Dinners of Grimes, 2o, iHi'ti of Hanujor. For sale l)y G. i'. Chamberlin. Every lHe«hanlra(M M. 1>raki', 7-1, Arling.ton; will please do so Thursday afternoon, workmen's homes and manner of life Eunice Willi-, (n. Bansfor. Faul llichter west to Ann Arbor A cordial invitation is extended to all. and chatted with the men employed In MUBGUMP Rheum^mm Lcine! i-;. I'lshi r. o2, Etta G. i5rooks, again Tuesday. the govctrnment arms manufactory. Reraember the bargain davaforthe Sore Mitsdesy Sore Joib.ts and Neurailg^ 18, bn(h ,.f Cmei', Miss Jjillie Cro,ss, of Kalamazoo, will Ihe kaiser asked the men what rent Grand Rapids Herald on Dec. 28 and they paid', When told, he exclaimed: TEe only External R^metiy whlc& wMSvi^atOtst spend tlie holidays at home. 29. On those days your subscription "It is much too high." Fever and Infkmmatioa* A rosfly Misiiikp. 108 Cards will be out shortly for a wed­ of $2 will get you the Herald for the The kaiser inguired whether the gOY- Sold only In 25e., SOc. & $1.00 Bottles. AtaU g«A Drnggltta. IJluiuicrs .-•.HiK'tiivies very o.xpcn ding. Names given later. year 1904 and the Metropolitan Maga­ ernmeut factory provided kitchens sive, ()ccasi;iii.iily life itself is the zine for tlie same length of lime. Just Where the midday lunches could be Frank Hiues and Jotin Branch with For Sale by Q. T. Charnberlin, Druggist. price of a mistake. Imt you'll never be those two days. warmed-. The kaiser said to a member wrong if ynti take Or Ixing's Nevv Life their families spent last Sunday at of his suite: "These kitchens are as nec- Pills for r>v-^p''twi:i, !>i7:'ines. Head­ Curwain Butcher's; The Detroit Free Press has made us esary to workmen as for us, for work­ ache. Liver vir Bowel troubles. They a special offer applying to those only men have jus,t as sensitive stomachs as Miss Nellie Baird.^of Southwest are gentle yet thorough. 2.;)C at G. T. who get their mail on rural routes, so^ we and like their food warm instead of Chamoerlin's ilrug str.re. Bangor, vi.sited a part of last week ihat vhe can offer you the Day Spring cold. Besides, their wives don't have to with her uncle's people here, and the daily Detroit Free Press for bring their husbands warm dinners. They can remain at home to attend to New Suits. Walter .Simmons and wife will go $2,50. The best weekly paper and a the child." The result of the kaiser's uy Useful metropolitan paper every day in the CH.\NrKi;Y. to Grand Bapids tomorrow to spend visit will be kitchens installed In all gov- year except Sundays for •$2.50. Bring Goldie Meeks vs. .Vlbert II. Meeks. a week with the latter's sister; eirnment workshops. in your subscriptions. divorce. The Ilyde school closed la.st Friday Bertha llick.s V.S.Frank Hicks, di- with approi riate holiday exercises in FIGHTS HUSBAND'S LICENSE. B'ollovving is the report of the Van PRESENTS vorce. the afternoon, for a two weeks vaca­ Auken school for the month ending wife of Conneetlcnt Innkeeper Kicada L.\W. tion. Dec. 11: Average daily attendance, a Crnaad« Agralnet Liquor Sell­ George Kruse vs. The George Kruse Thos. Minshall and Wm. Finley 26; those who attended the month with­ ing «f Spoufle. Brick Co., assumpsit. have the ontract for delivering to out absence nor tardiness, James In the matter of the petition of Drake, Linnie Drake, Albert Disbrow, Mrs. Edward Yale, whose husband Hartford .several thousand feet of logs Is the wealthiest citizen of Bark Ham- Leta Disbrow, Lela Van Anken, Peter WE ARE HEADQUARTEPt5 FranK Karamit and Cora Karamit for from the Cross farm. sted. Conn., and proprietor of the only discharge of mortg.ige. Fillmore, Adelbert Fillmore, Burton Rev. Mr. Smith packed his belong­ licensed tavern in the village of River- FOR EVERYTHING IN DRY Fillmore, Harrie Mutchler, Lela Chal- ton, is crusading against license. ings last Nve^k and re-turned to his old lens, Glenn Hinkle. Elliott Wellett, Fljtlit Will be Bitter. The town has not voted on the li­ GOODS AND NOTIONS home, in Indiana after a three months' Lena Costelman, Alta Reynolds. cense question In four years, but will Those who per,--,ist in closing their sojourn in Michigan, dL-jgiisted with do so soon, because Mrs. Yale and •ears against the continiiai recommen­ Clara B. Wellett, Teacher. others induced 25 electors to sign a dation of Dr. King's INew Discovery Wolverines in general and concluding petition for a vote. Mr. Yale has not for Consumption, will have a long and that preaching in country churches Makes a.ssimilation perfect, healthv lived with his wife since the last town bitter fight with their troubles, if not does nut quite pay. , blood, lirn- muscles, strong nerves. election. She may carry the town for ended earlier by fatal termination. (Quickens the brain, makes and keeps no license, he says, but he hopes to Take a Look at the Following for Christmas Read what T. W. i'>eaH of RCHH, Miss., you well. Great medicine. Rocky win by a small majority. has to say: "Last fall my wife had Good for Cluldreii. Gifts: Mountain Tea. G T. Chamberlin. Mrs. Yale has fine apartm'ents with­ every symptom of consumption. She The plea,sant to take and harmless in sight of her husband's hotel. He took Dr. Kinu's New Discovery after One Minute Cough .Cure gives imm_e- Rev. Benjamin P. Matrau died re­ recer.tly offered his wife $5,000 in cash, everything else had failed. Improve­ diate relief in all cases of Cough, Press Patterns—Waist Materials in a;ll the new cently in St. Luke's hospital,Chicago. it is said, if she would get a divorce, ment came at, once and lour bottles en Croup and LaGrippe becau.se it does He was born near St. Joseph in 1849. but she refused it. goods •— Fancy Gottons —• Velvets — Silks and tirely cured her." Guaranteed by G. not pass immediately into the stomach, He enlisted in a Michigan regiment at T. Chamberlin, drngi„'ist. I'rice 5i)c but takes effect right at the seat of Wool Goods —• Furs — Gloves — Umbrellas — the trouble. It draws p^ut the inflarq- the outbreak of the civil war, though IncrcRsed'\Va.«es nnd Cost of f.ivlns. Jiud ^1. Trial bottels free. Fancy Hose — Top Collars — Handkerchiefs fnation, heals and soothes and cures only fifteen years old. A year later The bureau of labor wiU shortly is­ permanently by enabling the lungs to he wais sent home supposedly to die. sue the results of an exhaustive study in aU prices — Knit Skirts— Table Linen, Nap­ of the increased cost of living the last Probate Court. contribute pure life-giving and life- He recovered, however, wasgraduated few y«ars in| relation to the increase kins — Fancy Towels — Bed Blankets, and Henry M, Pug,«ley, escute closed to sustaining oxygen to the blood and from the theological seminary at Fari- tissues. Dr. Armstrong of Delia,Tex,, irt wages. The results show that there many other aoeful articles. baubt, Minn., and was ordained as a creditors, prescribes it daily and says there is no has been a striking- similarity betweea Estate of Elmah H. Stedmau,hearing, better cough remedy made. Sold by deacon in the Protestant Episcopal the advance in wages and the in­ adjourned. G, T. CharaberliD. church in 1877, being advanced a year creased cost of living,, atid that neither Estate of .loe H. Barker, order de­ later to the priesthood. has gone forward as much as popular* ly supposed...... COME AND SEE OUR NEW GOODS, termining heirs. B. F. Matrau was a member of Co. Local Notes G. 28fch Mich. He enlisted in the fall Estate of John Barker, order deter- Kaew the I^aHcrn. of '64, was in the hospital at New ininiug heirs. Landlady—I'll have to request you to Mrs. Duane Smith, who has been Berhe, N. C,, in the spring of "65, and pay in advance, Mr. Shortleigh. Estate of Grace Barker, order deter­ sick for some time, is quite low. was discharged from hospital and ser­ Sfeortleigh—W3iy, ain't my trunk mining heirs. dcobock Si ^kwEi Mrs. Matilda Olds is visiting her vice in June I think of that year. We good for a week's board? Estate,')f William Anderson, admin- I«ndlady-^Nb, it looks like one of son, W. W. Olds, at Benton Harbor. were members of tbe same company {•itrator appointed. and both in the hospital at that time. tfaose emotional trunks. t^RTFORD, Sbortleigh—Smotional ? Estate of Decatur Downing, final Miss Faye Teitsworth is the leader H. DELONG. of the Epworth League next Sunday Landlady—Yes; one that Is easily account allowed. moved.—Philadeliphia Inquirer. evening. It warms the heart like sunshine, Estate of Anna Lysler, estate closed SUCH Is Llfe^ John Coleman arrived home from cheers the soul like ancient wine, to creditor,'!. "Who is that glGoifly, sour-lookiugin- Lockport, HL, yesterday to remain gives hope for the future, blots out Estate of Clarisga Disbrow, hearing the past. That's what Rockv Moun­ Sividurtl over there?" for the winter. Jan. 25, final account filed. tain Toa does. 35 rents. G. T. Cham­ "That's Olthly, the humorist." ones are a Estate of Thomas Sawyer, petition The annual business meeting of the berlin. , "And that ellMrfal. happy-look- mg—?" for appointment of administrator Jan. Christian church will be held Decem­ Congregational Briefs. "Oh, that's Sorely, the great tragedl-^ 18th. ber 30th at two o'clock. Sunday evening subject. "Stock­ an."—Brooklyn LIf*. C(m¥eiiiecice Mrs. Emma Brooks goes tomorrow taking." »««! fliFMf. to Holland to spend the winter with C. E. subject, "'An optimist's mis- Old. Jones—I hope that young fellow her daughter, Mrs. Kanters. s ion ary meeting." \€ thrifty, MoUle: Every young fellow AND SAVE TIHE AND Holiday dance at Forest Home, Sis­ iboold'' save a quarter of his salary every week! ter Lakes, on Christinas night. Dance Baptist Church. TROUBLE Bronchitis Mollie; Jones—Oh, Algy does better bill, 50 cents; supper, 25 cents. No preaching at the Hawley school than that, papa. Some weeks be saves^ Mrs. John Doornk«i,tt was up from house during the holidays. Salf a dollar!—Puck. •*! have kept Ayer's Cherry Pec­ Foi the convenience of our customers we have toral In my house for a great many Watervliet Motfday to visit her par­ Subjects for next Sunday's sermons: years. It is the best mediciriel in ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Smeed. a. m., ''The Lie Gommandment or ' ' A~]P«ak. . • • ' ||iaced a Kibbie 'Phone at our store, and shall the world For coughs and colds." Murder;" p. m., "Resolution Day." "tJncie Timrod?*rotten Is a queer oid be peaked to deUver any order you wish to J.C. Williams, Africa, N.Y. All Modern Mac&abees are urged to Yoting people's meeting at 6 p. m. feller," said Hi Spry, riiminatingly, at be present at the regular meeting next Subject, ^'A Glorious Outlook:" lead­ the same time absent-mJDdedly Insert­ Saturday evening, Eotertainment. All serious lung er, Mrs. A. Dowd. ing his claw into the prune-barrel' Miss Ethel Galbreath came home Something special at the song ser­ troubles begin with t "Badnt noticed perticuler. but—'* Monday from South Bend, Ind,, to vice next Sunday eveninsr. Come. returned the corner grocer, meaningly. We Have a complete Une of HOLIDAY GOODS at tickling in the throat. spend the holidays with Hartford New Years eve will be ob.served by "Am. yes! Why, as often an' as friends. an old fashioned watch meetirg. You can stop this at first ra^uch as he discnsses polities, I hain't reasoiiabte prices. Watch for program next week. in a single night with Charlie Steele' and wife drove to neVer heard him say ;what he'd do Milo yesterdav to spend Christmas about straightenin' things out if he Ask about the LARGE DOLL we are g^omg to Ayer*s Cherry Peetoralc Select Havana, the best cigar. wa« ottly just President for about five iwith John Rasfeett and family, C^yrll GIVJS AWAY. roinates."—January Woman's Honae Use, it also for bronchitis^ went'With them. Xmas musi(#at Mrs. A. B. Dean's. Oompaoion. consumption, hard coldsy Kelief Coi'ps ladies, remember the and for coughs of all kinds. 26th of December will be our last meet­ FOB S.4,LE.- -Beach and maple stove Pocket cutlery, scissors* carvers, etc wood, green. f hfM sites: 25c., 50c;, |l. All dfogflits. ing this ,year. Please be prompt in Telephone me or call. at Goodwin's. 14-4tp B, W. COX. coming; special business. By request tkmsult yonr nmw. If h« «»« UX* H. of president, Mrs. AUeii Olds. Tissue paper • in a variety of colors Chas. Kellev says his fresh roasted for sale at this office. peanuts need no recommend, Candies "Choice assortment of sheet Ebusiq at Qf aill kinds at the old stand, one door For Sale.—Seasoned hard wood. Mrs. A. B. Dean's, east of town hall. 14-4tp S. I. THOMAS. E^««d the Day Spring lor tlie frlews^