VOL. LXIII.-NO . 39. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1898 WHOLE NO. 3411.

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THE OLD LOGWas Dedicated at the Fair

Grounds on Tuesday.

A SUCCESSFUL FAIR

Six Thousand People on theGrounds Yesterday.

The Cabin Is Filled With Old TimeRelics, Many of Which Are of

Considerable Value.—It Isa Lasting Memorial.

TWe will give to the Girl or Boy purchasing a pair of our

SCHOOL SHOES either a

Beautiful Writing TabletOR A

Good School Bag.We are Sole Agents for the K1CK-ME-HAR D School Shoes.

WAHR & MILLER,THE SHOE MEN, 218 S. Main St., Ann Arbor.

BUSY STORE OF

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Curtai n 5ale

$i-49Over 100 pairs Lace Curtains, 54 and 60 inches wide, 31 yards Ion?, 20

patterns to select from in Guipure and Brussels effects, fast knit-ted edi?es, marked $2.00 and $2.50, for this sale your choice $1 .49a pair.

One Lot Derby Curtains in Olive, Old Blue, and Bed Shades, the S2.00kind, for this sale, $1 .49 a pair.

25 pairs Chenille Curtains, have been selling at $2.50, for this sale, wemake the price $ 1 . 9 8.

20 pieces Drapery Twill , for this sale 7c. a yard.50 pairs White Curtain Muslin in Dots and Stripes 12 |c a yard.10 pieces Fancy Art Denims at 15c a yard.10 pieces Blue and Brown Denims, for floor covering at lOc a yard.

ilMOQUETTE RUGSRegular $2.50 quality, selling in some stores at $3.00,Elegant Styles, Light and Dark Colors, selling at thelowest price ever heard of,

$1.75 each.

Sheets and Pillo w GasesFull size Bleached Sheets ready to put on your bed, at 39c each.Bleached Sheets, 2} yards long, 2J yards wide, at 49c each.Hemstitched Sheets, best quality, at 50c each.Pillow Cases 36 inches long, 45 inches wide, at 8c and 10c each.Hemstitched Pillow Cases, at 14c and 16c each.25 pieces Silkolines, pretty patterns, 10c a yard.

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The pioneers of WaBhtenaw countyhad their day on the fair grounds Tues-day afternoon when the log house wasdedicated and a large number of thereaders of the Argus, the pioneer paper,were present. Pioneer stories were thetopic of most conversations. The rela-tive merits of two different patterns ofox yokes were disoussed. WilliamApril l told about how when ChristianBberbach came "sparking" his girlout in Scio in the early days some ofthe neghboring bad boys stole his wag-n and elevated it to a limb of an oldak tree baok of the church. J. J.'arsb.aH was asked to tell about howle forded the Detroit river when heame to Miohigan in time of low wat-r. The pioneer spirit was oatchingnd even such a young pioneer as Judgetfewkirk was urgently trying to diseov-r why cows did not die of bloating asn the olden days.

Col. H. S. Dean acted as president ofhe day and called the meeting of theionters together at about 2 n'olock,he audience numbering 200. He pre-ided with dignity csing an old timeourd dipper as a gavel and having a

mammotb glass, pnrohased in Brook-ield, Mass., in 1792, at his right handrom which to drink, but as the glass

was empty it is to be presumed thathe colonel had done his drinking be-ore calling the meeting to order. Heongratulated those present upon theleauties of tbe day and the auspioionsoccasion on which they bad met—tbededication of an old time building.

Rev. Mr. Young offered up an earnestprayer and the audienoe rose to singAmerioa under the ladership of Prof.J. K. Sage, who was introduced as anold time singing teacher.

Capt. E. P. Allen, of Ypsilanti, wasntroduced as a native of Sbaron. He

congratulated the people upon the erec-;ion of a memorial to tbe pioneers thatin its beauties cannot be excelled. Hedid not know who fiist originated theplan of building a log oabiu memorial,3ut he supposed Mrs. J. Willard Bab-bitt was the first to take the matter inland and canvass for the erection of alog house. Say what you will aboutpalaces, there is nothing quite so niceas a log house. He knew for he livedin one for 20 years. But this housBwith its well plastered chinks, wouldnot let in the bed bugs. We madevigorous warfare on these aniinals—our mothers did. But the pioneers aregone. The number of those who mightproperly be called pioneers, living to-day you might count on the fingers ofyour hands—the pioneers who madeout of a wilderness this great couDty,today one of tbe richest in the UnitedStates, peopled by as virtuous and in-telligent a people as can be found any-where under our flag. Tbe pioneerswho laid the foundations are gone andwe, their children, are enjoying theirwork. They builded better than theyknew—these pioneers who ocoupied thelog cabins from 1822 up. He believedthat these pioneers knew what theirdescendants were doing today. He hadoften wondered why the pioneers cameto Washtenaw county and to Michigan.Men and womon are sometimes im-pelled by an unseen force to go for-ward, not for their own sakes alone,but by Divine providenoe, that theymight be the forerunners of a mightyempire. They were not driven fromthe east by persecution. The oiviliza-tion the Pilgrim Fathers founded, theyleft. Why did they come? Was it be-cause they were overcrowded east?So, the east is a number of times morebinly settled and there were vast areas

of uncultivated land. Was it because:hey wanted to get nearer a market?They were leaving a market. Whenihe people oame here, the great Eriecanal had just been opened giving anoutlet for the produots of^the wholestate of New York. You will rind tbesolution of this question just wheiMyou wil l find why the children ofEgypt under the leadership of Mosesmarched from Egypt. You will findit in the power behind the guns ofDewey, Sampson and Scbley—in theprovidence of God, who builds up em-pires. He could understand why thethirst for gold should lead men to Cal-ifornia, Alaska or the gold fields ofAfrica. But that doesn't explain whymen leave their homes and go into thetrackless wilderness. It is not tbemere fancies of men that drive themthus.

Did you ever stop to think of thesacrifices men and women made in com-ing into Michigan. Some left homes.of luxury, refinement and Christianculture, to come to a wilderness wheretbe savage yell had not yet ceased andthe wild animals yet domesticated with

men. A high tribute was paid to theyoung women who sacrificed so muchto follow their husbands into the wil-derness and to the heroism and sacrificeof tbe early pioneers.

When the pioneers came .here thefirst thing they did was to -found achnroh. If the minister was not herethey exhorted. You may be sure thattbe Methodists were here and thewoods rang with praises ;.to AlmightyGod. Camp meetings were held.When they had founded their church,they established schools and on thesetwo foundations the whole civilizationof Washtenaw county was builded.The result is that no community in theUnited States was more moral than theearly community of Washtenaw. Howmuch better this was than it wouldhave been bad the county been settled bymen of the Ingersoll stripe of thinking.

Capt. Allen thought the menbf that day had caught . some glimpsesof the future glory of the republic.Today we find ourselves citizens of tbegreatest nation of this earth for good.Our fathers and mothers came fromthe east; their fathers from the east.The trend has been ever westward and,preceded by the gnns of the Amerioannavy the civilization of today againfaces the east. Today the flag of therepublioat tbe Phillipine Islands standsfor the upward maroh of human pro-gress. Our people have always stoodthe test. It is not so with the peopleof France, Germany, Russia or evenEngland, but history has yet to bewritten where the American peopleever failed, where that flag was everhumiliated in defeat. The flag was al-ways raised to victory. It means thatthe freedom enjoyed in the UnitedStates, God intends for the entire hu-man race.

J. R. Sage sang "The Old OakenBucket" in a moving manner andJudge J. Willard Babibtt was intro-duced as the son of a pioneer and readthe folllowing poem:We come not here today to mourn the

dead,We bring no funeral train, to view a

tomb:No monumental pile, no mourners here,

To fil l the senses with sepulchralgloom.

ABOUT THE STREETSTrouble in Zion Church Over

Secret Societies.

SHARP, OF JACKSON,

The Republican NomineeState Senator.

for

A. J. Waters, of Manchester, on theSame Ticket for Representative

from the Second District.Paper Mill Burned.

DEATH OF HON. J. D. COREY.

We come to dedicate a temple fair,A prototype of manj: a by-gone scene,

Which kindly, loving hands have build-ed here

To keep in coming years a memorygreen.

A flattering picture of the early homesOf grand old Washtenaw's bold pio-

neers—The abodes of love, of strong and will -

ing hearts,And where were shared their pleas-

ures, toils and tears.The Pioneer! The early Pioneer!

How strong in faith! How strongerstill in deeds!

What pen shall tell his struggles andhis hopes,

His long privations and his manyneeds!

Here in a wilderness—a tracklesswood—

He reared his home, upturned the vir-gin sod,

Cared for his wife and babes with trust-ing heart,

Lived close to Nature and to Nature'sGod.

The old log house! Still here and there'tis seen,

Long given o'er to dry-rot, must andmold.

How all too soon will those rude earlyhomes,

Become alas, a "story that is told!"

But if no vandal hand, save Time's,shall came

The beauty of the picture to efface,The Cabin's old-time friend, the Lilac

bush,Wil l stay to mark its final resting

place.

What wondrous stories could the oldhouse tell

Of loves and hates, ambitions, hopesand fears,

Of sounds no more to echo round itswalls,

Of happiness and smiles, of woe andtears!

In sweet imagination now we viewA home of by-gone days: As look we

castThrough open door or broken window-

pane,We listen to the voices of the past:

With ears and hearts and sympathyattuned,

We hear the squirrel chattering inthe wood,

The smothered crashing of a fallingtree,

A bird o'erhead is taking to its brood.

And now a babel of sweet sounds isheard:

A whippoorwill deep in a thicket hid,The drum of partridge,—whistle of the

quail,And strident treble of the katydid.

We hear the ruotl© of the frightenedsnake

That flees in sinuous movement o'erthe ground.

Anon, a dog's sharp barking in the woodAwaJces the echoes—fills the air with

sound.

There is trouble brewing in ZionLutheran ohurch over the question ofsecret sooieties. Last spring, Rev. A.L. Nicklas publicly asked the secret so-ciety members to withdraw from theirsooieties, and his antagonism becamewell known. Many of the prominentmemebrs of the ohurch are seoret soci-ety members and indicated no disposi-tion to withdraw from their societies.The matter oame to a head Mondaynight and is thus described by the De-troit Evening News:

Sunday he announced a meeting ofthe churoh society for Monday night,when be announced that he had receiv-ed a oall to Pamperville, O., and in-timated that if he remained here, thesecret society men must sever their eon-neetions with their organizations, orthe churoh. He said it pierced bisheart every time he gave one of themoommunion.

It is said that he referred to them asGottteslaesterer" and "Christus-ver-

laeumder. " (God mockers and Christdefamers).

Aid. Koch arose, and asked to whichsooieties he referred, and be wasanswered thttt it was the Masons andOddfellows particularly,man belongs to both of these orders,and replied that be never saw anythingin them that conflicted with his relig-ion.

On a vote of those present, the resultwas 65 against tbe societies, and 22 forthem, but it should be understood thatthe Masons, to which several of thecharch men belong, also 'tteld an im-portant session Monday night, and hadthey been acquainted with the programthere would have been a larger numberpresent at the church. A vxite wasaken upon whether or not Mr. Nicklashould be retained as pastor, and it

stood 83 to 6 in bis favor. He said hewould give them a definite answer nextMonday night.

Mr. Nicklas is a well known eduoat-ed young man, but bis stand on thesecret society question makes a bitterfeeling assert itself among some of themembers.

Mr. Nicklas denies the nsa of thewords attributed to him in the Newsarticle but says they were "Gottes und

hristus-verlengner" (deniers of thetriune God and of Christ). He saystie simply asked tbe congregation if itwas ready to adopt a resolution thatin future no one belonging to an organ-ization in its character opposed toChrist can become a member of thiscongregation. If adopted he said theresolution would be enforced.

A Democrat of the Old School and aProminent Pioneer Passes Away.Hon. J. D. Corny, of Manchester,

died at an early hour Sunday morningat tbe good old age of 82 years. Hewas one of the pioneers of the oountywho had left bis impress upon thecommunity. He was a man of abilityas well as of integrity, and had alwaysbeen a democrat of the good old schooland had filled many places of honorand trust. He was born in Onondagacounty, N. Y., April 17, 1819, of rev-olutionary soldier anoestry. Ha re-ceived an academic education in NewYork and from the age of 17 to 30 wasa school teacher. He first visitedMichigan in 1833 but returned east asa teacher. He returned to Washtenawcounty in 1836, settling on a farm inLodi, keeping baohelor's hall in a logoabin. In 1844 he was married toMiss Betsy Gage, of New York, whodied a few years ago. He lived for atime in Sharon township and then inManchester township where he lived ina stone house until 1868 when he soldit to his son-in-law, O. L. Torrey, andremoved to Manchester village, wherehe built a fine brick residence on AnnArbor st. His first office was that ofsohool inspector in New York to whichhe was eleoted at the age of 21. In1839 he was elected town clerk andschool inspector of Sharon, at the sameelection, being re-elected the followingyear. He was supervisor of Manches-ter township in 1845 and 1854. Hewas justice of tbe peaoe in 1867 and1874. He was school inspector of Man-ohester for many years and a member ofthe Manchester sohool board. He wasseveral times a trustee of Manchestervillage. DuriDg his early resideuoe inthe oounty he was a sohool teacher andbad as many as 104 pupils under himat one time.

His first candidacy outside of town-ship offices was for state senator in1860, when he was defeated by a small

The alder- naaJ0Iity . In 1866 he was elected tothe Michigan house and in 1874 to thestate senate. His name was oftenmentioned in connection with the leg-islative nominations at a later date asbis service in tbat capacity had beenexoellent. Among other things he hadManchester incorporated as a villagein 1867.

He gave $4,000 to the constructionof the Detroit & Hillsdale road andwas one of its directors. He was adirector in the People's Bank, of Man-chester, for many years and served asits president.. He took the census ofsix townships in 1860. He was one ofthe trustees of the Baptist church andwas a liberal contributor to tne variousohurches of Manchester.

He was a man of strict integrity,systematic and business-like in histransactions, and from a beginningwith nothing he acquired a handsomecompetency. He leaves two children,Mrs. O. L. Torrey and Jay Corey, ofManchester. He was a member ofManchester Lodge No. 148, P. & A.M., and the funeral on Tuesday after-noon at 2 o'clock, took place with Ma-sonic honors.

PAPER MILL BURNED.

WATERS NOMINATED.

The Second District Legislative Con-vention Turns Campbell Down.

The republican legislative conven-tion in the seoond district of this coun-ty held at Saline Tuesday, resulted inanother Judscn-Pingree viotory, JohnK. Campbell who had made an exoel-lent representative being turned downand A. J. Waters, of Manobester, nom-inated in his place. H. D. Platt, ofPittsfield, was made chairman of theconvention and E. P. Goodrioh, of Yp-silanti, secretary. S. S. Bibbins, ofAugusta, made a very eloquent speechin presenting the ame of John K.Campbell for renominaton. Rev. D.R. Shier presented A. J. Waters. Theinformal ballot resulted Waters 56,Campbell 50. The formal ballot re-suted Waters 55, Campbell 51. SheriffJndson had put up a hard fight whiohwon although by a narrow margin.Waters in aooepting the nominationjromised to support Pingree's railroad;axation bills and advocated the eleo-ion of U. S senators by popular vote.[f he is a true blue Pinereeite heshould leave the selection of senators:o the governor—as Pingree is strivingto select them anyway. Shriff Jud-son was present at the ouvention andtook a prominent part in the anti-oon-vontion work.

Now, from the "slashing" come thesounds of life:

The lowing ox, the log-chain's vi-brant note,

The swish of the whip—all in a chorusjoin

With the sharp orders from the driv-er's throat.

The breeze that brings a smell of fresh-turned earth

And pungent odor of ;the burninleaves,

Brings sound of whistling of familiartune.

By distant reaper binding up hissheaves.

(Continued on Eighth Page.)

North Mill of the Peninsular PaperCo. at Ypsilanti Destroyed.

Tbe engine room, heating room andwheelhouse of the north mill of thePeninsular Paper Co., at Ypsilanti,were destroyed by fire on Wednesdayevening, and the bead gates of tbedam were badly damaged. The firecaught in the wheelhouse, probablyfrom a heated journal. Tbe mainbuilding was completely gutted, in-cluding most of the machinery. Onlythe east wing and boiler bouse weresaved. Tbe fire department wasquick to respond, but owing to lack ofpressnre^tbrough distanoe from the citywater supply, was unable to rendermuch assistance except to keep theflames from the paper room until theold fire engine was set to w4ik, whenthe fire was placed under control. Lossestimated at $75,000, paitially insured.Twenty men are thrown out of work.

The mill was rebuilt this summerand was rushed with orders after sev-eral years of idleness. Fireman Bab-oock was suffooated by smoke and takenfrom the building in an unconsciousstate.

School Board Committees.At tbe last meeting of the city school

board the following standing commit-tees for the ensuing year were appoint-ed :

Teaohers and Text Books—TrusteesBaoh, Beal and Scott.

Buildings and Grounds—TrusteesMaok, Soott, Jaoobs and Beal.

Finance—Trustees Smith, Eberbachand Mack

Library—Trustees Bower, Smith,Beal.

Supplies—Trustees Eberbaoh. Mill sand Jaoobs.

Tuition—Trustees Mill s and Eber-baoh,

PINGREE-JUDSON MEN DOWNED

JohniC. Sharp Nominated for Sena-tor by One Vote.

The repulblioan senatorial oonven-tion at Jackson yesterday nominatedJohn C. Sharp' for senator. Theirwork was done on one ballot, the votestanding 25 for Sbarp and 24 for Free-man. Sheriff Judson and friends madegreat efforts for Freeman but only suc-ceeded in pulling over one man,Brown, of Grass Lake. They want-ed another delegate badly and hadhopes of one whioh were disappointed.O. E. Butterfield was made chairmanof the convention. Sheriff Judsonnominated Albert Stiles of Jackson, forsenator, but Mr. Stiles at onoe with-drew his name. Col. Vio DeLandnominated Sbarp. W. W. Wede-ineyer named A. F. Freeman. Theballot was then taken and Sharp de-clared the nominee.

Tbe Michigan Central earnings forAugust were $684,28S. 70, a deorease of123,643.94.

ANN ARBOR ARGUS. SEPTEMBER 30, 1898.

iiciiiganjtaanGets What is Better than a For-

tune from the Klondike

She Tells In Her Own Way HowI t Happened.

" For about two years I was troubledwith Bcrofula. Great sores broke outevery littl e while. I followed prescrip-tions without obtaining any relief. Atlast I procured a bottle ol Hood's Sarsa-parilla and it did me good, and finallycured me. I have never had any scrofulatrouble since and never lelt as well in mylif e as I do now. I have always been af-flicted with sick headaches, but since Ibegan to take Hood's Sarsaparilla andHood's Pills I am cured of these andI can speak only in praise of the medicinethat has done so much for me." MRS.ADDI E ALLEN, Carson City, Michigan.

Sarsa -parill a

Is the best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier.«1; six for $5. C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell. Mass.

H ,, r>»|| cure liver ills, easy to take,f lOO U S r HI S eaSy to operate. 25 cents.

Hood's

f WASHTENAWISMS |

Manohesfc r ships 10,000 bushels ofpeaob.es this year.

A thousand Ypsilantians visited theirnew engine house Sunday.

Milan is to be connected with theNew State Telephone exchange.

Prank Roper, of Whitmore Lake, isthe proud papa of a young mason.

The Lavenders, of Whitmore Lake,have 4,500 bushels of onions this year.

John Sbankland, of Superior, wil lhunt deer in the north woods in No-vember.

Henry Osborn, of Chioago, and MissAlioe Ball, of Hamburg, were marriedSept. 14.

Es-Supervisor M. P. Alber, of Free-dom, has oornpleted his handsome newresideno.

The expenses of the Plymouth fairwere less this year than last and the re-ceipts were more.

Manchester has decided to buy asmaller hose cart in addition to the onethey already have.

The Congregational Sunday schoolpionio, of Ypsilanti, wil l be held atDentons tomurrow.

O. F. Westfall has opened a restaur-ant in Ypsilanti on the corner of Wash-ington and Pearl sts.

J. W. Rauschenberger, of Manches-ter, is walking with a cane, the resultof injuries received while building anew barn.Arthur Wheeler, of Salem, rejoices overthe birth of a son, but it WB9 hardly intime to make another vote for the leg-islature this fall.

Fred J. Sober and Mies Mamie Bus-sey, formerly teacher of the Wordenschool, were married Sept. 17, and wil la:eside in Detroit.

The Ypsilanti Sanitarium Co., ofYpsilanti, has filed articles of associa-tion with the secretary of state. Cap-ital stock $20,000.

Mrs. C. W. Case and Mis. C. E..Lewis, with two shovels, killed a bluejacer snake five feet long which had-ventured in the sacred precinots ofManchester.

A footpad attacked a young mannamed Babcock in the eastern part ofYpsilanti late Friday night but met-with such a vigorous reception that hetook to his heels.

At the meeting of the Michigan Su-preme Commandery of the Iudepend-«nt Order of the Red Cross held in De-toit, Tuesday, W. «J. Conoh and CharlesSeeger, both of Ypsilanti, were respect-ively elected to the offices of supremetrustee and supreme guard.

The welltnown poem,"Curfew ShallNot Ring To-n igh t, " in• which a young wo-man by hanging tothe curfew bell saves thelif e of her lover condemn-ed to be executed at theringing of the curfew, isonly one of athousand' strik-ing^instances ofhow a womanwil l dare everything forlove.

Women are readier to-make heroic sacrificesthan they are to takethe commonp lace,everyday precautions"which insure their great-est happiness. Most wo-men are careless abouttheir health. They for-get that physical weak-ness and disease will-wreck the fairest chancein life and shut themout completely fromhappy womanhood and wifehood.

Weak, bilious, dyspeptic women arerobbed of their natural attractiveness andcapacity. They lose healthy color andenergy and ambition. The blood becomespoor and thin and laden with disease-germs.

The true antidote for this condition is Dr.Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It actsdirectly upon the digestive powers and theliver, creating pure, red, healthy blood free-from biliou3 impurities; it renovates everyorgan and tissue of the body, building upTiard; elastic flesh and muscular strengthand imparting nerve power and permanentvitality, which malt extracts do not give.

Mrs. Ella Howell, of Derby. Perry Co., Ind.,-writes: "I n the year of 1894 I was taken withstomach trouble—nervous dyspepsia. There was31 coldness in my stomach, and a weight whichseemed like a rock. Everything that I ate gjaveroe great pain; I' had a bearing down sensation;was swelled across my stomach; had a ridgearound my right side, and in a short time I wasbloated. I was treated by three of our best phy-sicians but got no relief. I was so weak I couldnot walk across the room without assistance.Then Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery wasrecommended to me and I got it, and commencedthe use of it. I began to improve very fast afterthe use of a few bottles. The physicians 9aid mydisease was leading into pulmonary consump-tion, and gave me up to die. I thanE God that-jny cure is permanent."

Dexter has a uew hose cart.The Chelsea post office has been re-

painted.There are 547 children of school age

in Augusta.The poles for the electrio lights in

Dexter are up.L. L. James has opened a clothing

store iu Dexter.G-eorge Irwin is building an addition

to his house in Chelsea.Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gainou, of Dexter,

are a boy ahead since Sept. 1 4.There are 14 members of the senior

class iu the Chelsea high school.John Whaley, of Milan, has a second

orop of red raspberries this year.Ex-Postmaster Laird, of Chelsea, has

purohased the central oity bakery.Christian Fritz has built a new barn

at his home iu the village of Dexter.The Stockbridge fair has been run-

ning opposition to the Washtenaw fairthis week.

The Chelsea M. E. obnroh netted$100 by a chicken pie sooial fit theopera house.

The Chelsea Maccabees have rentedthe second story of the new Staffanblook iu Chelsea.

A oow belonging to Will S. Bishopwas killed the other day on the Wabashtrack near Whittaker.

In the orchards of George AI ban, ofypsilanti town, ripe fruit and blossomsmay be found on the same tree.

Mr. and Mrs. Cortell have had a girlbaby at their home in Webster for thepast two weeks. It's their own.

Jaccb "Walz, of Bridgewater, wil lbuild a $1,000 barn, 36x60 feet in size,in place of the one recently burned.

Christian Sohwab died in ManchesterSept. 20, from injuries received frombeing thrown from a wagon, aged 78years.

John Terns, of Ypsilanti, has be-come the owner of a large oil painting8x11 feet iu size, the subject beingNiagara Falls.

S. E. Barton, of near Pinckuey, shota gray eagle on his farm reoently whiohmeasured 7 feet 4 inches from tip totip of its wings.

Chelsea gave tip holding a day ofsports last Saturday and it was luckythat she did so, considering the heavyrain on that day.

Mrs. O. A. Ainsworth, of Ypsilanti,is a descendant of John Alden, thefamous puritan who came to this coun-try on the Mayflower.

Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Daniels, ofNorth Lake, had an addition to theirfamily Sept. 16, in the form of abright littl e daughter.

The New State Telephone Companywil l pnt in a new switoh board to au-commodate 400 phones iu Ypsilantiand will put iu new wires.

John Larrnie of the 22d D. S. Regu-lars is spending his furlough at hishome in Dexter, telling admiringfriends the details of the campaign inCuba.

The homing pigeons of Wm.. Carp-enter and Wm. Meanwell flew fromWai bridge to Ypsilanti a distance of50 miles Monday in 2 hours and 15minutes.

Warren Lewis, of Ypsilanti dog ken-nel fame, has made $18,000 from hiskennels in the past two years. He re-ceived 108 letters last week relating tohis cocker spaniels.

Miss Anna M. Cutoheon wil l givean illustrated talk this evening at thehome of Mrs. Rexford, 111 N. Huronst., Ypsilanti, for the bene8t of thePresbyterian organ fund.

The Milan leoture course this yearinclDdes Hoyt L. Conary, Hon. C. H.Fraser, of Wisconsin, Rev. HarveySmith Gowau and Hon. G. A. G-ear-hait.

Two young Ypsilanti couples drivingout in the country left their team whilegathering fruit about four miles fromYpsilanti Friday night. The team ranaway, wrecking the wagon and theyoung couples had to walk home.

Sohnler P. Foster and Miss Ella MayCraig, of Sylvan, were married by Rev.Thomas Holmes, on Sept. 15, at theresidenoe of the bride's parents, Mr.and Mrs. Cyrus A. Updike, in the pres-ence of a large number of relatives andfriends.

The Manchester Enterprise got taog-eled up on the weather last week, itsfirst four items reading: "I t is rain-iug today." "This is delightfulweather." "I s this the equinoctialstorm?" "A good hard rain would beacceptable."

Edward Soiner, a G. A, R. man fromYpsilanti, died at the soldiers' home inGrand Rapids, Sonday, from the effeotsof an operation for the removal of atumor. The funeral was held in Ypsi-lanti Tuesday under the auspices ofCarpenter Post, G. A. R.

Lightning played pranks about GrassLake Saturday. The house of RussellArmstrong was damaged by it. Alarge barn together with 500 bushelsof rye and 20 tons of hay on the LucySmith farm south of Grass Lake, wasdestroyed by fire caused by lightning.

Two residents of Wbittaker namedSmith and Newton, stole a ride fromJaokson to Ypsilanti on a freight trainFriday night. At Ypsilanti theyjumped from the train while it wasmaking 80 miles an hour and were ser-iously injured. Smith was cat on thelip and badly bruised, while Newton re-ceived a deep and dangerous out on thehead.

Four young Ypsilanti gentlemenwere the viotims of a practioal jokethe other evening. Each reoeived afeminine note puiporting to come froma Toledo girl visiting in the oity whowis-bed to make their acquaintanceasking them to meet her at the cornerof Cross and Washington sts,, andwandered around the corner for anhour or so without finding the girl.

Thiry-one from Whittaker attendedthe Adrian fair.

The Mooreville sohool has an enrol-ment of 65 pupils.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coe, of Saline,are rejoicing over the ooming of a littl eson.

Jacob Payne, of Oakville. caught aneight pound pickerel in Stony Creeklast week.

Monroe Cooper, of Grass Lake, hasentered the medical department at theuniversity.

Alfred Lenn, who has been for thepast six years in California, was baokin Sharon last week.

O. M. Kelsey, of Saline, has oorn sohigh thut some of the ears oannot bereached from the ground.

The Saline schools cost 13,429.91during the past year of which $2,610was paid for teaohers' wages.

Fred L. Russell and Miss Flora D.Luce were married at the Baptist par-sonage in Saline Sept. 21, by Rev.Barry.

Frank Davenport lost bis bouse byfire at Lake Ridge recently, the firebeing caused by the explosion of a gas-oline stove.

Edward Uphoose, of Sharon, a mem-ber of the 31st Michigan, is at homeon sick furlough. He is reoaveringfrom typhoid fever.

Fourteen new books have been addedto the sohool library of district No. 12in Lyndon, with the pioceeds of aschool entertainment.

Mrs. Jane DeCoursey, of Detroit,who was visiitng in Pittsfield, diedvery suddenly Thursday morning, aged54 years. She leaves a husband andfour children.

James Bacon, who for several yearslived in Chelsea, died at San Antonio,Tex., Sept. 10, from the effects of a fallfrom a vehicle in whioh he receivedsevere spinal injuries.

Hon. W. E. Depew, of Alpena, whosedeath was mentioned in last week'sArgns, was buried in Chelspa. wherehe was born. He leaves a wife. Hecarried $14,00o lif e insurance.

The work our pioneers did may beimagined from the report Gen. Meigsmade to the government at Washingtonin 1825 that "i u Michigan, not oneacre in a hundred, donbtfnl if one in athousand, was possible of cultivation."

Jacob Nelson Fowler, who died atFowlers' Corners, Sept. 15, was a pio-neer who had lived 71 years in thiscounty, coming here at the age of sixyears. He left a wife, one son, twodaughtez's, 13 grandchildren and onegreat grandchild.

The Grass Lake News is 20 years old,half of which time it has been in po-ssession of its present owner, one of thebest oountry editors in Michigan. Ithas a circulation of 600 but deserves1,500, as it is full of news written in asparkling manner.

Tue 18 months old baby of J. J. Raf-trey, of Chelsea, was found the otherday in a dangerous position, being headfirst in a pail of water, and physiciansbad to be called to resuscitate him.He had fallen in in attempting to geta plaything, which he had dropped inthe pail.

The barn of Fred Helzerman iu thesoutheastern part of Augusta, wasstruok by lightning Sept. 15, andburned to the ground together with theoontents. The bouse was saved withdifficulty. The loss was $1,200, in-sured for $700 in the German Farmers'Mutual.

An Enterprising Druggist.There are few men more wide awake

and enterprising than the Drug Storeof Eberbach. Drug and Chemical Co.,of Ann Arbor, and Geo. J. Haeussler,of Manchester, who spare no pains tosecure the best of everything in theirline for their many customers. Theynow have the valuable agency for Dr.King's New Discovery for Con-sumption, Coughs and Colds. This isthe wonderful remedy that is producingsuch a furore all over the country byits many startling cures. It absolutelycures Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarsenessand all affections of the Throat, Chestand Lungs. Call at above drug storeand get a trial bottle free or a regularsize for 50 cents and $1.00. Guaran-eed to cure or price refunded.

A Clever Monkey.There is a popular monkey in the

zoological gardens of the prater at Vi-enna just now, says a correspondentthere, and she is much admired. "MissMaja" has an exquisite bicycle, wUichshe rides to perfection, imitating to anicety all the movements of cyclists.She jumps into the saddle withouttouching the pedal, kisses her hand toeverybody while she waits for the sig-nal, then flies off at a splendid pace.From the wheel she jumps on a trapezeand then on the wheel again before itcan fall. When she has shown all herarts and graces she claps her hands,calling upon the public to applaud. Shethanks prettily for applause by bowingand putting her hand to her heart. Themonkey has not been trained at all—only made to look on while men andwomen cycled. She has taught her-self everything without any one's help.When money is given to her she runsto her nurse, takes her purse and putsit in. It has been proposed to let herhave one of the many cycling medalsdistributed in Vienna, but the societies• refuse to give it to her.—London DailyNews.

The best medicine you can take isthat whici builds a solid foundationfor health in pure, rich blood—Hood'sSarsaparilla

The Requirements.She—"It requires money to get Into

society nowaday." He—"Yes; and Itrequires brains to kee» out of It."

CASTOniA.Bears th e /} The Kind You Have Always BoughtSignature

of

FLAX CULTURE.

AN ALL ALIK I SILO.

An Oliio Farmer1) Idea of the Best Wayto Build ODD In a Barn.

We would not put in any founda-tion of either brick or stone were we tobuild in a bam,'' says John Gould inOhio Farmer. We have none under ourtwo silos, built 12 years ago. In thebarn we would make a square silo, putthe girths on round and round, spacinga littl e more as they approached the top,where they can be as much as three feetapart, but using more toward and atthe bottom. Level the ground on thebasement floor and put the first girthsflat on the ground, the next eight inchesabove, the next a foot, spacing a littl ewider each time until above the cen-ter, where they can be much fartherapart.

Make the silo distinctly independentof barn and walls. Lap the ends of thegirth and spike them well and then cuta short board and nail across the cor-ners, as shown in the cut. Cut it out increscent form—a little—and when youceil up your silo side up right roundon this crosspiece and make a "roundcorner" without any break or angle.Fig. 1 shows how the corner is put to-gether ; Fig. 2 shows the crescent shaped

CORNER OF A SILO.

brace. Use good Georgia pine to ceilwith and flooring not over three inchesin width. Make your "manholes"small, door fashion, without hinges, andto take out on the inside.

When the silo is completed, makesome good cement and pry up your silo,a side at a time, and drop it back into agood, liberal "mush" of cement, andthen on the inside fil l the angle wherethe walls and ground meet with cementand small stone, out into the silo a footand up on the sides, and on the outsidecover the sill completely. Draw thesoil from the center of the silo up on tothe cement and pound down and makethe bottom quite kettle shaped, fully afoot below the sills at the center. Donot cement the bottom unless you fearrats coming up from below. A clayfloor for a silo is preferable by far ifthere is no danger of surface water get-ting under.

Whenever your silo gets to decayingon the walls, then wil l be time to paperline and double ceil, and then you wil lhave a new silo. A stone foundationadds nothing to the value of a woodensilo, and you cannot join wood andstone together and make a No. 1 jobwithout more work and cost than torun the wooden walls to the founda-tion, and it wil l never be so satisfac-tory as an "all alike" silo.

Burnin g Ont Stumps.The months of August and September

are the best for the eradication of oldstumps. A correspondent of OrangeJudd Farmer thinks there is no betterway than to burn them out by a methodwhich he describes as follows: A sheetiron cylinder large enough to slip downover the large stumps is used. This cyl-inder tapers into a cone shaped figurethe size of a stovepipe. Several jointsof stovepipe are then added to this, andthe whole apparatus is placed over thestump. Previous to this the soil is dugaway from around the stump, and a fireis kindled. Then the cylinder is added,the smoke evolves from the pipe, andyou have a good working stove princi-ple complete. The stump wil l be burnedup as completely as if it were put in astove manufactured for the purpose. Atthis season of the year the dryness ofthe stumps will render them in goodcondition to burn.

The Yield of Corn.The yield of corn is dependent in no

small degree on the quality of the seed.The Michigan station advises that thisbe selected before the corn is cut, hav-ing regard to the size and character ofthe stalk as well as to the ripeness andtype of the ear. When the season is es-pecially favorable for thoroughly ma-turing the ears, enough seed to last atleast two years should be gathered,completely dried out before frost andstored in a warm, dry place. A differ-ence of 11 per cent in the yield of drymatter on two adjacent acres was notedin favor of the crop grown from wellripened seed over the yield from seedgrown in a wet, cold season.

Linseed Meal, Etc.Linseed meal is the ground residue

remaining from the flaxseed after theoil has been removed. The larger partof the flaxseed used in this country isgrown in North and South Dakota andin Minnesota. The seeds of the flaxplant contain in their natural statefrom 30 to 35 per cent of oil. Twentyto 28 per cent of the oil of the seed isremoved by warm pressure. This oil isknown as linseed oil, and after beingrefined is used in the preparation ofpaints, varnishes, printers' ink or iuthe manufacture of soap. The pressedcake remaining is dried, cracked andground and furnishes the old processlinseed meal.

A Splendid Outlook For the Industry , Bs- jpecially In the Puget Sound Kegion.A report of unusual value to the ag-

riculturists of this country is that on"Flax Culture For Seed and Fiber,"prepared by C. R. Dodge, the specialagent in charge of fiber investigationfor the department of agriculture. Awidespread interest has undoubtedlyarisen of late in regard to the possibili-ties of commercial flax growing in theUnited States, and the present reportcovers all the points on which informa-tion is desirable in a most exhaustive,practical and entertaining style. Mr.Dodge also gives data of foreign meth-ods, the result of his personal experi-ence and studies made on the spot inthose countries of Europe which fur-nish the commercial supply of flax.While these practices cannot be strictlyfollowed in this country they giveknowledge essential to the establish-ment of an American practice that maybe safely pursued. From the report,which is worthy of the attention ofevery wide awake farmer, a few ex-tracts are appended in regard to experi-ments made:

"The fact that the raw flax from onelot of experimentally retted Pugetsound straw gave 47 per cent of spin-ning fiber, worth $500 per ton, is con-clusive evidence that this country canproduce fine flax in quantity, with skilland good management.• "The experiments in flax culture inthe state of Washington iu 1895 wereundertaken after a splendid showingmade in a small experiment the pre-vious year. In this initial experiment aquality of straw was produced fromAmerican grown seed derived from aprevious year's planting of importedseed, which was fine, long, straight andtolerably even, resembling Belgianstraw, and which gave promise, withmore careful culture, of a grade ofstraw that would compare favorablywith that grown in the famous flax re-gion of Flanders.

"A few points were demonstrated towhich particular attention should bedrawn. In the first place it was provedthat the Puget sound region affords anideal climate for flax culture, for inspite of the many drawbacks to the suc-cess of the experimenfsome of the strawproduced and subsequently shown byme to Belgian experts has been pro-nounced of such superior quality as tobe capable of yielding scutched flax• worth 30 cents a pound. The questionof our ability, therefore, to producehigh grade flax straw in this locality issettled beyond argument.

"The very best samples of straw re-ceived came from Oregon and Califor-nia, where the experiments were con-ducted in heavy soils. At the Califor-nia experiment station adobe soil waschosen, which is of a clayey nature.The 'clay loam' selected at the Ore-gon station was explained as 'rathertenacious in its character, the landhaving borne from five to six crops ofwheat since cleared of timber.' "

A Weed That Is Causing Complaint.The orange hawkweed has caused

serious annoyance in some sections thisseason. A writer in The NMional Stock-man and Farmer, in which this hawk-weed is illustrated, says it is anotherexample of a weedy plant introducedfrom Europe. Although the date of itsappearance in American soil is recentit has spread over a large part of thecountry. It belongs to the great familyof composite plants, thus being relatedto the white daisy dandelion and prick -

THE ORANGE HAWKWEED.

ly lettuce. It has a dozen or more me-dium sized orange colored flowers borneon the top of a stiff stem a foot or morein height. Nearly all the leaves are ina rosette at the base of the flower stalk.The leaves are about four inches long,of a linear oblong form and are coveredwith many fine hairs. The plant livesfrom year to year by means of its rootstocks and rrmuers, spreading from asingle plant in all directions. Theorange hawkweed is most likely to ap-pear in pastures or meadow lands, fromwhich it should be pulled up or other-wise destroyed as soon as noticed.

One Thing and Another.According to Orange Judd Farmer,

the heavy cabbage sections, taken as awhole, point to a fair but not especiallylarge crop under a continuance of fa-vorable weather.

The prospect ahead of timothy hayproducers does not appear very brightto a writer in The National Stockmau,who says: There is a class of consumersthat wil l always continue in the beliefthat timothy hay is the only coarse feedthat should be given to horses, butthere is a rapidly growing olass thatprefer to substitute straw and corn fod-der for hay whenever the latter is notvery low in price.

TheKidneysare the seat or the starting point ofmany maladies, all of them serious,all more or less painful, and all ofthem tending, unless cured, to afatal end. No organs of the bodyare more delicate or more sensitivethan the kidneys. When symp-toms of disease appear in them nota moment is to be lost if health isto be restored. The best way totreat the kidneys is through theblood, cleansing it from the poison-ous matter which is usually at thebottom of kidney complaints. Forthis purpose there is no remedyequal to

Ayer' sSarsaparill a

"For many years I have been a constantsufferer from kidnaf trouble, and havetried a number of largely advertised kidneycures without benefit. At last a friend ad-vised me to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Theuse of eight bottles of this remedy entirelycured my malady."—MARY MILLER, 1238Hancock Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Queen Natalie,The special correspondent o£ tSte

Saturday Review at Belgrade has fal-len in love with Queen Natalie. Hesaw her with the King of Servia andthe Prince of Montenegro at the cathe-dral at Belgrade when there was a re-quiem for those who died at Kossovo507 years ago. If, he says, the king'sappearance had surprised me, that ofhis mother almost overwhelmed me. Ihad expected great beauty, but notsuch transcendent beauty as this. It isa beauty which no pencil has been ableto reproduce, and which no pen couldever hope to describe. As she stoodthere in the cathdral, dressed in deepmourning for the requiem, she worea pathetic expression for which menlay down their lives; in the afternoon,on the balcony of the palace, in ablouse of light-blue silk, chatting toher son and guest, she was all vivacityand sparkle, and I could not wonderat the dense crowds who stood gapingtheir admiration. But it was at thetheater, in a low, cream satin dress,that she appeared most statuesquelydivine; the first part of the story otKing Francis and the glove was nolonger a legend to me, for who wouldnot risk . everything to gratify herslightest whim?

Takes the burn out, heals the wound,cures the pain. Dr. Thomas' EclectricOil, the household remedy.

Saw, Bed. White and Blue in the Sky1

From the St. Louis Republic: Neva-da, Mo.—About noon today the south-eastern heavens presented the subllm-est of spectacles. Athwart the skythree distinct bands of brilliant colorsextended from the meridian to the hor-izon, one red, one blue, and one white.phenomenal, but exact, reproductionsof the national colors. Hundreds ofpeople noticed the somewhat startlingspectacle. It was simply the flagpainted In the sky. It was not arainbow, though doubtless producedfrom similar causes. ,' i

NEURALGIA cured by Dr. Miles1 PAWPILLS. "One cent adose.'1 At all druggists.

Trapped.Attorney—You say this defendant

kissed you in a dark room? Fair Plain-tiff—Yes, sir. Attorney—Will youplease explain to the court how youcame to enter a dark room with thedefendant? Fair Plaintiff-—Oh, itwasn't dark when we went in. Weturned the light out afterward.—NewYork Herald.

THREE HAPPY WOMENRelieved of Periodic Pain and Backache.

"Before using- Lydia E. Pinkham'sVegetable Compound, my health wasbeing gradually undermined. I suf-fered untold agony from painful men-struation, backache, pain on top of myhead, and ovarian trouble. The com-pound entirely cured me.—MRS.GEOBGIE WASS, 923 Bank St., Cincin-nati, O.

" For ysars I had suffered with pain-ful menstruation every month. Oneday a littl e book of Mrs. Pinkham'swas thrown into my house, and Isat right down and read it. I thengot some of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-table Compound and Liver Pills. Ican heartily say that to-day I feel likea new woman; my monthly sufferingis a thing of the past. I shall alwayspraise the Vegetable Compound forwhat it has done for me.—MBS. MAR-GARET ANDERSON, 303 Lisbon St.,Lewiston, Me.

"Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-pound has cured me of painful men-struation and backache. The agonyI suffered during menstruation nearlydrove me wild. Now this is all over,thanks to Mrs. Pinkham's medicine andadvice."—MRS. CABRIE V. WILLIAMS ,South Mills, N. C.

The great volume of testimonyproves conclusively that Lydia E.Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is asafe, sure, and almost infallible rem-edy in cases of irregularity, suppressed,excessive, or painful monthly periods.

ANN ARBOR ARGUS, SEPTEMBER 30, 1898

DON'T GOJT BLIND .There's No Need to in Ann

Arbor—The Way is AlmostHedged with Guide Posts.

Have you ever read a newspaperarticle, a flowing account of some in-cident; told in elusive words to lead youon. and found it ended with a pro-prietary medicine advertisement?Made you mad, did'ntit? And you wereconvinced of the merit of that article?We think not, because it toicl you theexperience of some stranger in a far-away town; to take his word for it waslike "going it blind." It 's a very dif-ferent thing- when a statement isprescribed from a citizen. Prom peo-ple we know and that's the case here.

Mrs. Jno. Kuebler, of 212 MillerAve., says: "Some time ago I caughta severe cold which settled in my backand kidneys and brought on an attackof lumbago or backache. There waa constant, heavy dull, aching painacross my loins. It was painful forme to stoop or lif t anything, 1 couldnot rest comfortably at night and al-ways felt tired and unrefreshed in themornings. I was generally run downand languid. Having seen Doan sKidney Pills advertised and recom-mended so highly I went to Eberbach& Son's drug store and got a box. Idid not take all of them before I wascured and I have had no return of thetrouble since, I gladly recommendtheir use to others."

Doan's Kidney Pills, are sold for 50cents by all dealers, or mailed on re-ceipt of price by Foster-Milburn Co.,Buffalo, N. Y. sole agents for theUnited States.

Bemember the name Doan"s andtake no substitute.

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DOINGS |LTLTD

Manchester.Mrs. C. M. Fellows, of Saline, spent

Monday with friends here.Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Silk worth

took in the strset fair at Jaokson lastweek.

Chas. Gumpper's oldest son left lastweek for Chioago where he has secureda position in a bioycle shop.

Episcopal servioes were held in theBaptist ohnroh Sunday evening, con-ducted by Rev. Blackford, of Clinton.He brought with him several boy andgirl Bingers to assist in the servioes.

E. S. Hagaman received word lastweek that the person who stole hishorse and wagon on German Day hadbeen looated at Tiffin, Ohio. A war-rant for his arrest was immediatelysent to the sheriff who went after theoulprit and brought him to Ann Arbor,where he confessed to the theft. Atelephone messige Saturday informedMr. Hagaman that the horse had beenbrought to Hudson. He left on thenight train for that place and returnedSunday with the horse. It had beensold to parties in Indiana, bnt the thiefwhen oaptured, told where it oould befound. This theft, with the subsequentsearoh for and oapture of the guilty per-son, has caused a more than "nicedays wonder"

How to Look Good.Good looks are really more than skin

deep, depending entirely on a healthycondition of all the vital organs. Ifthe liver be inactive, you have abilious look; if your stomach be dis-ordered, you have a dyspeptic look; ifyour kidneys be affected, you have apinched look. Secure good health, andyou will surely have good looks."Electric Bitters" is a good Alterativeand Tonic. Acts directly on thestomach, liver and kidneys. Purifiesthe blood, cures pimples, blotches andboils, and gives a good complexion.Every bottle guaranteed. Sold atthe Drug Store of Eberbach Drug andChemical Co., of Ann Arbor, and Geo.J. Haeussler,of Manchester. 50 centsper bottle. *

Oil Fuel Used.Liquid oil fuel, in combination with

coal, is used on seventy-three enginesof the <*reat Eastern rai)way in Eng-land, including fifteen expresses.

Lima,is attending

was in Detroit last

Orla Wood is attending the univer-sity.

W. E. Stookingweek.

Mrs. A. Strieter has returned homefrom Chicago.

Miss Ida Sohenk is visiting in tMcLaren district.

Lewis Freer visited his brother Iraat Jackson last week.

Mrs. James McLaren has gone toSaginaw to spend a few weeks.

Several of the young people attended a dance at Pleasant Lake Fridaynight.

Miss Nettie Storms has gone to Madison, Wis., with her brother Rev. AB. Storms.

The League eleoted the followingoffloers at the meeting Sunday eveniug: President, Jay Easton; 1st viopresident, Miss Bertha Spenoer; 2(vice president, Mrs. Jay Easton; 3ivice president, Mrs. Fannie Ward; seoretary, Russell Wheelook; treasurerJay Wood. After the business meetinRev. A. B. Storms gave a 20 minutestalk.

Milan.Cland Chapin has returned from Ad-

rian.Tramps are numerous in Milan for

the last few days.C. W. Pullen has returned from his

Belleville sojourn.Mr. and Mrs. A. Dexter are visiting

friends in Napoleon.Mr. aud Mrs. Win. Woloott have re-

turned from their Adrian sojourn.Rev. F. O. Jones will return to Mi-

lan as pastor of the M. E. cnnroh forthe ensuing year.

Mr. Series, of the Toledo EveningNews, is here in the interest of thatpaper for a few days.

Mr. and Mrs. Brotherton, of Baycity, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.J. C. Rouse over Sunday.

The chicken pie sooial under the au-spices of the Epworth League Saturdayevening was a saooess in every way.

Miss Lelia Kelley left Monday even-ing for Ann Arbor where she wil l at-tend the U. of M. this oominK year.

The Presbyterian society has hiredRev. Mr. Maoheth as its pastor. He isexpeoted to fil l the pulpit the first Sun-day in Ootober.

Milan is having its buildings num-bered by the Queen City NumberingCo. It is getting quite cityfled withits eleotrio lights, «eto.

Mr, and Mrs. J. Spragne have re-turned to their home in Ann Arbor af-ter a few weeks' visit with their daugh-ter Mrs. Q. R. Williams.

Miss Florenoe Chapin, who is teach-ing in the Case district, haa 43 pupilson the roll and still there are more tofollow. Rather heavy work for oneteacher.

The Baptist ladies are getting readyfor their annual ohuroh fair, which hasmade a date for Dot. 15. The Baptistladies held the v t ja sooial at the resi-denoe of Mrs. Bertha Needham's yes-terday afternoim

Milan has quite a list of siok soldierboys at borne, Walter Worth, Wia. H.Murray, Charles King, Frank Draperand others. Tbeo. Bnrgess has re-turned to his regiment in Knoxville,Tenn., and Will Luxton expeots tol6ave next week to join his regiment.

Milan is congratulating Prof. C. H.Carriok OD his success in securing sucha fine list of eminent men on the M.H. S. L C. this winter. The follow-ing list wil l tell that his efforts havenot been in vain: Hoyt L. Conary,Hon. C. H. Fraser, of Wiscousin, Har-vey Smith Mc€owin, of Detroit, Hon.G. A. Gearhart.

Rev. M. H. MoMahon was in to^n afew days ago en route for Mt. Clemens.

e had staid away from conference tomake glad two hearts that wanted tojeat as one, namely, Moses J. Howe,

and Miss Marie Luetka. Rev. Mo-[ahou, is a grand worker in the Lord'sineyard and every place is the betterf his having been there.

It 'Was Surprising.East Cohoctoh. Mich., Sept. 23,

S98.—Mrs. A. A. Barker of this placetates that her son was fearfully af-icted with scrofula. She saw Hood'sarsaparilla advertised as a cure forhis diease and got a bottle. The boyegan taking it and the effect wasurprising. When he had taken sixottles he was cured and no symptomsf scrofula have ever made their ap-earance since.

A King's Sad Birthday.

This year for the first time since hi8birth, the littl e king of Spain has hadan unhappy birthday. Hitherto, theanniversary has always been kept withmuch public rejoicing in Madrid, whilen his own home circle, the young sov-

ereign has always been king indeed onhese occasions, commanding the best

and most loving interest and adorationof his mother and his sisters. Buthis year there were no rejoicings, el-her public or private; the queen re-;ent's heart is heavy within her; the

king, too, is old enough to realize thatle has entered upon his thirteenth (!)year under most inauspicious circum-stances, and so the sweet days of irre-'sponsible boyhood are left behind, andhe weight of the crown is felt for the

first time. We must all be sorry that;his is so for the littl e monarch has>een a pet from his cradle.

A JOKE ON THE TEAMSTER.

coldsand coughs and all lung troubles

CAycr

herry Pectoralis the standard remedy. It is nowput up in half-size bottles.

HALF SIZE—HALF PRICE.

He Roughly Ordered General Sherinan toBrash Hia Mnles.

A good story is told of one of GeneralSherman's Missouri teamsters. He hadjust joined the service, a raw recruit,and was assigned the task of driving asix mule team. When the army haltedfor the first night, he was wearily un-harnessing his team.

"Hello there," said the wag of thecompany in passing. "What do youmean by taking care of those mulesyourself? Why don't you have thehostler do it?"

"Why, I thought every man had totake care of his own team, "said thebewildered teamster.

"You bet he doesn't. We've got ahostler for that. There's his tent rightover there. He's a lazy, contrary oldcuss, and he may not want to do it, butyou swear at him and he'll move off atdouble quick."

The Missourian strode over to thetent indicated, which happened to beGeneral Sherman's headquarters.

"Here, you son of a gun," he roaredfiercely, "get out of here and brushthose mules."

Needless to say, the teamster spentthe evening in the guardhouse.

A pious old Indiana farmer was as-signed to the duty of teaming, probablyby mistake. The roads were muddy,and the rest of the teamsters were lit -erally bombarding their charges withoaths. It was against the old man'sprinciples to swear, and he held hispeace, albeit in impotent rage. At lastone of the hind mules balked and re-fused to advance a step. The old manused every endeavor to urge the beastalong, but to no purpose. At last heroared in a loud and solemn voice:"Oh, Lord, you know where this muleought to be as well as anybody. Thiswhole army knows where he ought tobe this minute. He knows where heought to be. I know where he ought tobe, oh, Lord, and if he doesn't move ina minute I intend to say so, by guin.';—Chicago Inter-Ocean.

WORSE THAN THE SPANISH.

Was the Enemy that Attacked Mr.Boeser. Saved by Dodd's Kid-

ney Pills.

Bucklen 's Arnica SalveThe Best Salve, in the world lor Cuts.

Bruises, Sores, Uleers, Salt Rheum,Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands,Chilblalns.Corns.and all Skin Eruptlougand positively cures Piles ,or no payrequired. It Is guaranteed to give per-fect satisfaction, or money refundedPrice. 25 ecnts per bo* For sale hyThe Eberbach Drug and Chemica! Co.Ann Arbor, aud Geo. J. HausslerManchester.

At Peace.

An old-time colored cook in an At-lanta family, says the Constitutionseemed unusually happy the other daysinging joyfully at her work. "You'rein mighty good spirits this morning,'some one said, "Dat I is, suh!" sheexclaimed. "Somepin des happen' da'ease my min' powerful! You see, hit'sdis way: I got two husbands." "Twohusbands?" "Yes, shu; en one er deinbeen say'n' he gwine sue me in cofer marrying w'en I wuzn't free ter.'"Yes?" "Yes, suh: en de one dat wmakin 'al! de fuss is done j'ined Jearmy en shipped off ter Cuba!" "Sothat settles it, does it?" "Yes, suh—dat settle it; kaze de yuther one is inde preachin' line, en he a-prayin' nighen dat day de one dat's gone'll git kilby de Spaniards 'fo' he comes back!'

Grand Rapids, Miob., Sept. 26.—"Talk about the Spanish bullets beforeSantiago,"' said Fred Beoser, of thisoityto a friend, "I was in danger doubly asgreat, for the past two years, and un-like our soldiers, I had no defense frommy enemy's attacks.

"Who was . your enemy?" he wassked.

'Diabetes," was bis answer. "Dia-etes, that has killed more men, worn-u and ohildreu than have been killedy Spanish bullets since Spain was aation. Doctors told mo I was dying-

Bnt I heard of Dodd's Kidney Pills,nd tried them. Seven dosss cured

me. The dootors said: 'wonderful!wondex'ful!' so it was."

This is how Dodd's Kidney Pillsave gained snoh favor in our state.

They have saved thousands of lives.Diabetes cannot exist when Dodd's

Kidney Pills are nsed. This has beenroved over and over again. ThiDk oft. A lif e saved, at a cost of 50 cents,iy Dodd's Kidney Pills, after hundredsf dollars have been wasted in doctors'lills.

Early Whist.

Mrs. Hervey writes on Oct. 25, 1697,;o her husband, that his "four sistersaave been hear this afternoon, and as;hey never come unattended, broughtwith them Mr. Ga—, Mr. Down— andMr. Bo—. Part of them staid and play-ed at whish (sic) tel this • moment,which is past 11 a'clock."

Twenty years later (March 18, 1717)Lord Hervey, as his title was then,writes to the Rev. Mr. Thomas Foulkes,the tutor of Mad Torn Hervey, at Ox-ford, about that son's gambling pro-pensities. He is to follow the exampleof his "good grandfather Hervey, who,pray tell Tom, never played at anygame but whist, and at that only inChristmas time for sixpence a corner."

Lady Bristol was at Bath in April,1728, and was then in the center of theworld of whist. "Poor Bishop Nevell,'she writes, "can scarce be reckonedamong the living, being (in my oppin-ion) wors than dead. They say he sittsat Lindsey's with one to hold his cardsand another to give him snuff. Palseyand gout have brought him to this miss-irable condition." On May 1 she cheerfully informs her husband that the diversion of the evening is the puppe1show. "Betty is gone with Lady Torrington. The whiskers have promisedme some diversion after 'tis over."Notes and Queries.

Wanted a Change.

"This is the fourth time you havasked me to marry you," said Miss Cayenne, rather impatiently. "How oftendo you wish me to refuse you?'"Well," replied Willi e Wishington, "think three times quite sufficient."-Washington Star.

Dr. Miles' NervineA REMEDY FOR THE

Effects of Tobacco.

HE excessive use of tobacco, especiallyby young men is always injurious andundoubtedly shortens lif e materially.

Mr. Ed. C. Ebsen, compositor ou the Contra-Costa News, Martinez, Cal., writes; "I haveused Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine and re-ceived much benefit from it. I was troubled• with nervousness, dizzy spells and sleepless-ness, caused by the use of tobacco and stim-ulants. I took Dr. Miles' Nervine with mar-velously good results, allaying the dizziness,quieting the nerves, and enabling me toleep and rest, proving in my case a veryjeneficial remedy." Dr. Miles' RestorativeNervine Is especially adapted to restoringthe nervous system to its normal conditionunder such circumstances. It soothes, healsand strengthens.

Dr. Miles' Remediesare sold by ail drug-ists under a positive

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Real Estate Transfers.Peter Hinderlang to Julia Foster,

belsea, $1.John fl. Koch and wife io Lena

i.oob, Manchester, $950.Jeremiah D. Corey to Frederick

laarer, Manchester, $150.Huron Valley Building & Loan As-

ociation to Peter M. Metoalf, AnnArbor, $700.

F. E. Richards to Etta B. Frey, Syl-van, $1.

Harmon S. Holmes and wife to LouisP. Vogel, Chelsea, $125.

Mary J. Reynolds to Maurioe R.Bortree, Ypsilanti, $150.

C. H. Bliyen to G. C. Stark, AnnArbor, |265.

Jane H. Lamb to P. H. KilKan, Yp-silati, $850.

Julia Stolsteitner to Henry Armbrust-er, Scio, $700.

R. C. Presto to F. J. Schwass et al,Augusta, $1,000.

Clara L. Sbute, trustee, to AmandaPost, Ypsilanti, $8,781.90..

True and False Culture.Anything that draws the home-keep-

er from a healthful, loving, faithful in-terest in her home affairs must be un-worthy of her pursuit. Let a womanjoin a study club if she finds that itwil l be helpful to her; but if she findsthat this will force her to neglectthings that would tell upon the homecomfort, there are books that will fur-nish what she needs for the purpose ofmental cultivation, and perhaps herhusband could, after he has rested ofan evening, join in the study, and sothe two would have the pleasure of ajoint interest in a subject. But let thewoman who chooses the reading coursebeware of taking up a work because ithas become the fashion. Her own in-tellectual need should be consulted. Shemust learn to select for herself; to seewith her own eyes, and to decidethrough her own judgment. Her homemust be an expression of ne^_own taste,and must prove the fact of her econo-my of time and strength and money.She must not feel herself superior tothe most careful planning, nor rejectthe most trifling means toward accom-plishing success in home management;indeed, she should be proud of an abil-ity to make a nickel go as far as pos-sible, and so oil the machinery of ser-vice that it seems to run itself.—MaryR. Baldwin in the Woman's HomeCompanion.

The Cunning Fox.

The sagacity of the fox is most won-derful. It is related that he is tor-mented by fleas, and when the inflic-tion becomes unbearable he gathers amouthful of moss and slowly walksbackward into the nearest stream untilonly the mouth is left above the surfaceof the water. The fleas meantime takerefuge on the moss, and when the foxis satisfied that they have all embarkedhe opens his mouth, and the moss driftsaway, while the wily fox regains thebank, happy in freedom from his tor-men tors. —Exohange.

Between Two Fires.

Squib—The editor seems to have theusual run of enemies.

Scrib—Yes. If he publishes anythinganonymously, they accuse him of cow-ardice, while, should he sign an article,they laugh at his vanity!—Up to Date.

How's This !

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-ward for any case of Catarrh tb«t can-not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.

F. J. CHENEY &OO., Props, Toledo,Ohio.

We, the undersigned, have known F.J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be-lieve him perfectly honorable in allbusiness transactions and financiallyable to carry out any obligations madeby their firm.WEST&TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists,

Toledo O.WALDING , KINXA N & MARVIN , Whole-

sale Druggists, Toledo. O.. Hall's Catarrh Cure is take inter-nally, acting directly upon the bloodand mucous surfaces of the system.Price, Toe. per bottle. Sold by allDruggists. Testimonials free.

Transparent Fraud.Colonel—"What makes you think

this man is shamming?" Captain—"He claims that his illness is due tothe bad water." Colonel—"Well, thathas played havoc with a good many ofthe boys. Why may it not be respon-sible for his trouble?" Captain—"Youevidently don't understand. This manis from Kentucky."

Didn't Believe It ."Goshdurn you an' your old grocery!"

shouted the man who had backed upagainst the fresh paint. "Didn't you5ee the sign, 'Fresh paint'?" asked thegrocer. "Of course I did, but I've seenso many signs hung up here announc-ing something fresh that I didn't be-lieve it.—Indianapolis Journal.

The Motion Different."This," said the big, brawny cowboy

who had enlisted with Roosevelt, as heleaned limply over the vessel's side andlooKed unutterable things at themighty deep, "is the roughest ridin'I've done,, b'gosh."

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A . A ' SOHANTZ. •• r . ».. DETROIT, MICH.

AN OPEN LETTERTo MOTHERS.

I,

WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR EIGHT TOTHE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA," AND"PITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADEMARK.

DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Eyanhis, Massachusetts,was the originator of "CASTORIA;" the same thathas borne and does now bear ^~rf /e-~*—"*~~" on everVthe fac- simile signature of Q&jtyyfjJiucAtM wrapper.This is the original "CASTORIA" which has been used inthe homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years.

LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it isthe kind you have always bought ^? —* on theand has the signature of C ^ ^ J P ^ ^ v &W wrap-per. No one has authority from me to use my name exceptThe Centaur Company, of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President.

Do Not Be Deceived.Do not endanger the life of your child by acceptinga cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you(because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in-gredients of which even he does not know.

"The Kind You Have Always Bought1"BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF

Insist on HavingThe Kind That Never Failed You.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE

At Ann Arbor, Michigan, at theRESOURCES.

Loans and Discounts 1480,279 T3Stocks, Bonds, Mortgages, etc 592,471 73Overdrafts.. 562 13Banking House 20,500 00Furniture and Fixtures 7,917 32Other Real Estate 47,898 63

CASH.Due from banks in reserve cities 156,488 7SDue from other banks and bankers-. 3,12:; 41Checks and cash items 520 46Nickeb andcents 637 97Gold coin 33,170 00Silver coin, 3,300 00U. S. and National Bank Notes, 28,209 00

close of business, Dec. 15,1897.LIABILITIES .

Capita) stock paid in I 50,000 OffSurplus fund. 150,000 00Undivided profits less current expen-

ses, interest and taxes paid- 17,340 35Dividends unpRid, 199 00

DEPOSITS

Commercial deposits, subject tocheck J85.460 84

Savings Deposit* 813.907 ftfiSavings Certiflcatei" of Deposits 131,854 74Due to Banks and Bankers 19,334 57

11,374,097 16 81,374,097.16STATE OF MICHIGAN, ICounty of Washtenaw. f88-

I , Charles E. Hiseock, oashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that theabove statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. CHAS. E. HISCOCK, Cashier.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 20th day of December, 181)7.MiCHAF.r, J. FRITZ, Notary Public.

CORRECT ATTEST: Christian Mack, W. D. Harriman. L, Gruner, Directors

Capital , $50,000. Surplus, $150,000. Resources, $1,000,000.Transacts a general banking business; buys and sells exchanges on New

York, Detroit and Chicago; sells drafts on all the principal cities of Europe.This bank, already having a large business, invites merchants and others

to open accounts with them with the assurance of the most liberal dealing con-sistent with safe banking.

In the Savings Department interest at the rate of three per cent, is paidsemi-annually, on the first days of January and July, on all sums that weredeposited three months previous to those days, thus affording the people of thiscity and county a perfectly safe depository for their funds, together with a re-turn in interest for the same. Money to loan on approved securities.

DIRECTORS.—Christian Mack, Daniel Hiscock, "Willard B. Smith, W. DHarriman, William Deubel, David Binsey, L. Gruner.

OFFICERS.—Christian Mack, President; W. D. Harriman, Vice-President;Chas. E. Hiscock, Cashier. M. J. Fritz^ Ass't-Cashier.

4 ANN ARBOR ARGKJS. SEPTEMBER 30. 1898.

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FBIDAY , SEPTEMBER SO, 1S98.

DEMOCRATIC UNION SILVERTICKET.

State Ticket..For Governor—

JUSTIN B. WHITING, of St. Clair.Foriio'itemint Governor—

MICHAEL F. MCDONALD, of Sault Ste.Harfe.

For Secretary of State—I.. E. LOCKVvOOD, of Cold-water.

For Auditor General—JOHN L. FRISBIE, of HillSdale.

For State Treasurer—DR. EDGAR B. SMITH, of Detroit.

For Attorney General—ROYAL A. HAWLEY, of Ionia.

For Land Commissioner—CARLTON PECK, of Lapeer.

For Superintendent of Public Instruction—MRS. FLORENCE B. RENKES, of Hast-

ings.For Member of State Board of Fducation—

GEORGE R. WILLETS of Calhoun.

In 1892 there were 35 olerks in theauditor-general's office and the expenseof the offloe was #19,322.69 for sixmonths, while for the same sis monthsin 1897 there were 110 olerks and theexpense had inoreased to $45,307.51.

The Courier appeals to the republi-cans not to vote for Major Kirk be-oause he wears shoulder straps. Andthis is the boasted republican love forthe soldier. The soldiers, friends wil lremember it.

Qov. Pingree's first year as governor• was an expensive luxury to the peopleof Miohigan. The expenses were$1,497,029.39 more that the state ex-penses during Gov. Winans' first year.How muoh longer will our farmers andbusiness men stand such extravagance?

Congressional Ticket.For Member of Congress, Second Congres

signal District—ORRIN R. PIERCE, of Lenawee.

County Ticket.Tor Sheriff—

JOHN G1LLEN, of Saline.For County Clerk—

JACOB F. BCHCH, of Ann Arbor,For Treasurer—

GEORGE J. MANN, of Lodi.For Prosecuting Attorney—

JOHN P. KIRK, of Ypsilanti.For Register of Deeds-

Clifford R. Huston, of Ypsilanti.For Circuit Court Commissioners—

WILLIA M H. MURRAY, of York.TRACY L. TOWNER, of Ypsilanti.

For Coroners—BENJAMIN F. WATTS, of Ann Arbor.CHRISTIAN F. KAPP, of Manchester.

Democratic Representative Conven-tion—First District.

The Democratic Convention for the nomi-nation of a candidate for representative inthe Legislature for the first representativedistrict of Washtenaw County, will be held atthe Court House, in the city of Ann Arbor,

Sa tu rday, Oc tober I , 1898,at 11 o'clock a. m., to which convention thetownships and wards of the district will beentitled to delegates as follows, viz:Ann Arbor City:

1st ward 82nd ward 10,3rd ward 104th ward »5th ward 46th ward 67th ward 4

Ann Arbor Town.. 7

Dexter 4Freedom 6Lima 5Lyndon 4NorthfieldSalemScio 10Sylvan.... 13Webster 6

Dated, Awn Arbor, Sept. 15,1898.By order of Committee.

E. B. NORR1S, Chairman.

THE CAMPAIGN KEYNOTE.The New York Journal with its ac-

customed sagacity has struok the key-note of the coming campaign, as fol-lows:

The democratic party, the democratsin congress and—as has been repeated-ly charged—the demooratio press areresponsible for the declaration of thewar.

The Amerioan people are responsiblefor the war's glory and for its triumphs.

The republican party is responsiblefor tha wai's mismanagement, for thedeaths, the needless sorrows that marthe national rejoicing.

The democrats in congress votedfreely the funds to carry on the fight.Not a note of discord in the face of theenemy—only support for the adminis-tration.

But the democrats were not oon-cerned in the corruption, nor conneotedwith the inoompetenoe with whiohthese funds were disbursed. Nor werethe democrats concerned in the crueltyand criminal neglect of which soldiersin camp have been victims.

Whoever wil l enalyze facts and notbe blinded by a hurrah campaign mustsee that the democrats have been con-nected with every honorable and crsd-itable step in the war, and with nothingthat is dishonorable or discreditable.

This is the exact troth olearly andtersely expressed. With these issues andwith wise leaders, the demooratio partywil l win such a victory this fall as tomake the result in 1900 certain.

Sheriff Judson is the whole thing inthe legislative nominations in thiscounty.

If you want a good, solid substan-tial business-man in congress you wil lvote for Orrin Pierce, of Hudson.

If you like high state taxes and awasteful extravagance in the spendingof the peoples money, you wil l stiokclose to Piugree, the most extray^gantgovernor Michigan has ever kuovjn.

It looks as if the democrats were tomake a good nomination today in theperson of Chas. A. Ward for state sen-ator. He would make an excellent,careful and conscientious legislator.

Judging from the bitter attacks madeby the Regiser on honest John Gillen,the demooratic candidate for sheriff,the Register has made up its mind thatall the republicans who know Mr. Gil-Ion personally shall vote for him. Mr.Gillen is as clean a man as was everput np for sheriff.

The'criine of '98 wil l not be forgot-ten and especially by those who lose abrave, noble son from the familycircle due to disease and negleot ofarmy officials. There were too manypoliticians awarded responsible posi-tions. That is where the trouble lies.Political debts were paid off, but it costthe lif e of many a patriot. Truly thisis a nation's shame.

The democrats of Monroe oountyhave put up a strong county tioket andthe prospects are exoellent for its re-ceiving a good majority. Luke Dnnnis probably the best known of the nom-inees in Washtenaw as he has frequent-ly been seen at conventions. He hasbeen renominated for treasurer. Heis a whole souled, hearty man, an ex-cellent treasurer and, if he reoeived hisjust deserts could be elected unani-mously.

The "glories of the war" uponwhich the lepublican party expeoted toretain its majority in congress wil lturn out to be the rock upon which itwil l perish. Every sick boy who re-turns home from the fever-striokendamps, ohargeable to the inoompetenoeof McKinley's war department, will getsquare with the administration whiohgave willin g audiences to "pulls" andturned deaf ears to the pleadings of theboys in the ranks.— Clinton (Pa.)Democrat.

To Pittsburgh, and Then—Persons who take advantage of the lowrate to Pittsburgh October 8th to 13th,inclusive, over the Pennsylvania ShortLines may also arrange for cheap sidetrips from that point.. For further in-formation address F. M. BDSHONG,Traveling Passenger Agent, 06 Gris-wold St., Detroit.

SEWER DISTRICT NO. 3.

The Supreme Court Decided Againstthe City in the Walker Case.

Among the decisions handed down bythe supreme court on Tuesday was onein the oase o£ Bryant Walker, admin-istrator of the estate of Dr. Corydou L.Ford vs. the City of Ann Arbor, andwhich involves the legality of thesewer assessments made in this city.The decision in the circuit court wasthat the property of the Ford estatehad been improved to the amount ofthe tax and should be made to pay forit. The supreme court in effect heldthat "the custom prevailing in AnnArbor of levying assessments for theconstruction of sewers aooording to thevalue of the adjoining lands exolusiveof buildings, is defective, and an as-sessment against the estate of OorydonL. Ford is set aside on that acoonnt,the oi y being given the right to makea re-assessment on the basis of thevalue of the property, inclusive of theimprovements made thereon."

The oase was a test case and whilethe majority of the sewer taxes assess-ed have been paid, there was about$1,500 paid in under protest by MaryC. Whiting, RDIIJS Waples, Mary V.Torrans, George W. Bullis, Noah W.Cheever, Franklin Parker estate, Rev.R. L.Williams, A. H. Pattengill, Mrs.Jennie E. Cheever, J. G. Pattengill,Catherine E. Jones, J. C. Knowltonand wife, M. L. D'Ooge and wife,W. D. Harriman and Wilson.

New Foreign Warship*.European naval powers are paying

much attention to armored cruisersand each country differs as to typesand sizes. Since the New York andBrooklyn were built in the UnitedStates this class of vessels has been rec-ognized as being of great value andFrance in the Entrecasteaux made al-most an exact copy of the New York,excepting the speed, which in theFrench ship is less than in the Ameri-can. Russia has built the Rurik andRossia of 10,923 and 12,120 tons and isbuilding another of 12,336 tons. GreatBritain is building four of 12,000 tons,and in France one of 12,728 tons, with16,200 horse power, is shortly to be be-gun. The ship is to be named the Suf-fren and will be 418 feet in length anda beam of 71 feet and 2 inches. Aus-tria, on the other hand, does not runinto mammoth' dimensions, but con-tents itself with a vessel of 6,100 tonsand 8,600 horse power, to have a speedof twenty knots.

Festivities Stopped-Broncho Pete—Did ye lynch that hos3

thief ye caught over at Red Dog? Al -kali Ike—Nope. The dern sneak hadgot out an injunction forbiddin' it be-fore he stole the hoss.—Ex.

Dr. Miles' Nerve Plasters for Rheumatism.

To Fill the Pockets of Pingree'sPlundering Gang.

MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS

In a Single Year Added to theBurdens of the Taxpayers

of Michigan.

Offices Created and Salaries Increased toFurnish Means to Bun a MonsterPolitical Machine — Startling Factsand Figures Which Ought to UniteAl l Good Citizens, Regardless ofParty or Politics, in Opposition tol'ingree'8 Ruinous Rule.

There are certain totals'in the reportof the State Treasurer for the fiscalyear ending June 30th, 1S9S, that tella bad story to the taxpayers regardingPingree's administration, when con-trasted with that of the honest oldfarmer, true Demorcat and noble gen-tleman, Governor Edwin B. Winans.

The reader is asked to candidly consider these official figures from the re-port of State Treasurer Steel for thefiscal year ending June 30th, 1S98.

A Startling Contrast.

Bal. on hand July 1, 1897.$ 7S3.8S8 04Total receipts 5,122,S59 3<3

Disbursements$5,90(5.747 40

. 4,090,534 79

Balance on hand $1,216,212 61Now see the following statement

from the state treasurer when Winanswas governor for the year ending June30th, 1892.Bal. on hand July 1, 1S91. $1,224,644 32Receipts 3,210,S32 00

Disbursements$4,435,477 22

. 3,193,505 40

Balance .$1,241,971 82Pingree's disbursements. .$4,690,534 79Winan's disbursements .. 3,193,505 40

The Difference $1,407,020 39Thus it appears that in total dis-

bursements Pingree in one year spentnearly

One Millio n and a Halt Dollarsmore than Winans in a correspondingyear of his administration.

These enormous figures in dollarsrepresent to the farmers of Michiganfully three million bushels of wheatmore than Winans asked for the con-duct of the State administration. Is aman a reformer who is so reckless insquandering other people's money? Ishe worth the price asked? What hashe done or wbat can he do that makeshim worth to the people this enormoussum of money?

Another Bad Showing:.It may be said that Pingree spent a

part of this money for the war, butthat is not so. The foregoing figureshave nothing to do with the war fund.The expenditures are entirely outsideof the war expenses.

These figures, however, do includethe usual expenditures for the Statemilitia, which under Winans were$61,961.26, but were swelled underPingree to $70,966.56. being over fif -teen thousand dollars more than Wi-nans spent for the same purpose.How Salaries Have Been Swell ?rt

Under Pingree.Another item of these expenditures

by Pingree is the salary account whichfor the year ending June 30. 1898, was$422,856.39, while under Winans forthe year ending June 30, 1892. thissame item was only $290,551.92, show-ing a difference favorable to GovernorWinans over Pingree of $132,304.47IN THE MATTER OF SALARIESALONE.

How Plngrte Gets His CampaignFund.

This is a very important item tonotice for it includes the additional of-fices created to provide soft snaps forparty .workers at the expense of thetaxpayers, and here too is found an in-crease of salaries to make up to theoffice-holders from the taxpayers theassessments levied on salaries for cam-paign purposes.

It should be known to all taxpayersthat under Governor Pingree's admin-istration there has been a large in-crease in the number of clerks in allthe departments at Lansing, as well asan increase in salaries. Take for in-stance the auditor general's depart-ment: Under Auditor General Stone,one of the best officers the State everhad, there were in 1891 55 clerks andin 1892 only 35. Pingree's auditorgeneral (Dix) had 110 clerks at the endof the fiscal year. June 30. 1S97.

The average pay of clerks underAuditor General Stone for 1S91 was$64.77 per month each, and in 1892 itwas $63.60; but under Auditor GeneralDix for 1S97 the average monthly payof clerks was $79.55. whioh is $15.37 amonth more than the average paid byStone during his two years. This enor-mous increase in salaries is made at atime when prices and wages have beensteadily falling, until the toilers re-ceive on an average loss than a dollara day. and the farmer's wheat bringsless than 60 cents a bushel.

This increase in salaries was de-manded by the necessities of Pingree'sparty management. The office-holderswere assessed for campaign funds andthe assessment thus paid was takenout of the state treasury by the indi-rect but dishonest plan of raising sal-aries.

This allusion to campaign assess-ments is not an idle tale. It is abso-lutely true, as can be proven by re-ceipts given for assessments leviedupon these increased salaries. In someinstances, at least, this assessment hasbeen ten per cent of the salary, sothat for instanse a raise from $9*00 to$1,000 would put the extra $100 IntoI'ingree's campaign fund.

TwentyFunnyStories ofMARK TWAI N

They relate to :Mark Twain'seccentricities, and his aptnessin making the most ordinaryepisodes appear ludicrous. Thestories are brimful of fun.

When I Stood Face to Miss Wilkin s in HerFace With Death

General A. W. Greely,the great Arctic ex-plorer, tells here, for thefirst time in print, thegraphic story of his fear-ful exile of 278 days atthe North Pole, whenhis comrades dailydropped dead at his side,and when all waited dayby day for death to come.

New England HomeAn entire photographicpage will show theauthor of " Jerome " and"Pembroke" as she isat home : her friends asthey grouped aroundher; going out to walkwith her dog; with herfavorite cat; and in anevening gown ready fora reception.

John Wanamakcr's Sunday-SchoolThe Most Interesting Sunday-School in America

How it has grown to be a factor in a city's life,together with the wonderful man who has de-voted his energies to its development. Illustrated.

These are Some of the Special Features in the October Number of

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Was established in 1728 byBenjamin Franklin. It ishandsomely illustrated andgives weekly the best serials,short stories and sketches

We will mail The Ladies' Home Journal from nowuntil January 1, i8gg, and The Saturday EveningPost, every week from now until the end of the year,on receipt of only Twenty-five Cents.

regular subscription price is$2.50 per year. Both ourpublications, balance of theyear as. an introduction, foronly Twenty-five Cents.

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The Difference In One Department.That these matters of increased sal-

aries and clerical force amounts to alarge sum in the aggregate appearsfrom the fact that in the six monthsfrom January to ,/uly, 1S92, AuditorGeneral Stone paid'out for clerks $U>.-o22.(iS), while for the same six monthsin 1897 Auditor General Dix paid outst.">.o<)7.51: This is a difference againstthe Pingree administration of $23,-DS4.82 for six months in only ONEDEPARTMENT AT LANSING.-This sum of nearly $26,000, drawn

out of the treasury by an increase ofclerks and their salaries in the depart-ment of the auditor general alonewould constitute of itself a very pow-erful aid to the Pingree machine, tosay nothing of the other departments,which helped in the same direction bythe same nefarious means.Plngrree Is Himself Responsible for

This Shameful Record.Subordinate officers are not alone to

blame for this extravagance. Govern-or Pingree himself has set them areckless example. The expenses of theexecutive office under Winans, for theyear ending June 30, 1892, were.$202.70, while for the year ending June:><>, 18i)7, under Pingree, thev were$5,009.08. But this includes sixmonths of Pingree and six of Rich. Toshow Pingree's extravagance it needonly be stated that of this sum Richspent $571.97 and Pingree $4,437.11.(Report of Board of State Auditors,1S97, pp. 2 to 11). This is at the rateof nearly $10,000 per year, or aboutFORTY TIMES THE COST OF GOV-ERNOR WINANS' ADMINISTRA-TION.

In no department has there been alarger proportionate increase in ex-penditure under Pingree than in therooms of the governor himself. Theexample he has set has been conta-gions, and the enormous increase inthe aggregate annual expense of thestate government—A MILLIO N ANDA HALF OF DOLLARS—ought toarouse a tax-ridden people to a realiza-tion of the enormity of the burdenthrown upon them by the recklessnessand ruinous extravagance of the worstmachine that ever cursed a state.

HAZE N IS A HUMBUG.

And His Acceptance of the DetroitPlatform Proves It,

Pingree va. Pingree, or What the Gov-ernor of Michigan lSelleveH Beforeand After Taking the Gold Cure.

Nothing could prove more convinc-ingly the utter unreliability, inconsist-ency, and political dishonesty ofHazen H. Pingree than bis acceptanceof the platform upon which he wasnominated at the Detroit convention.

Mr. Filigree has always claimed tobe a free silver man. He even talkedin favor of free coinage during thecampaign two years ago, and immedi-ately after the election announcedhimself in an interview in the Detroitpapers in these words:

"iii"..J[ am in favor of the free coin-

age of silver ar trie ratio 01- JLO VO J.,and I don't care a damn who knowsit."

In a proclamation which he had pub-lished in the Detroit papers April 7th,1S97, explaining the reasons for the de-feat for his candidate for mayor, hestated that the failure of the prosper-ity promises of the Rpublican party,and the ruinous results of the gold• standard policy, were responsible forthe Democratic victories in Detroitand other places throughout the state.In the. course of that proclamation heused these words:

"I predicted after the fall electionthat the Republican party would neverwin another victory for the single goldstandard, and I am today firmer in mybelief than ever."

And yet in the face of, similar dec-larations made time and again in pri-vate conversation and in public print,Governor Pingree gave his assent tothe following plank in the platformadopted by the convention whichnominated him:

"We stand upon the existing goldstandard, and condemn the propositionto admit silver free and unlimited atthe ratio of 1C to 1."

it will thus be seen that the gov-ernor's prediction means his own de-feat. Nor is this the only exhibitionof duplicity in connection with Pin-gree's endorsement of the platform.Weeks before the passage of the Ding-ley bill Governor Pingree violently as-sailed the proposed measure, and im-mediately after its passage he pub-lished an interview in which he de-clared that it was in the interests ofmonopolists and trusts-. Among otherthings he said.

"The hide trust will coin millionsout of the new tariff. * * * Thepromoters of the Dingley bill ought tobe proud (?) of it! I predict there willbe a reckoning for them yet with thepeople."

Yet in the face of the fact that fromthe day of the passage of the Dingleybill up to the day of his nominationGovernor Pingree has been denouncingthe pretensions that it has been a helpto business, his state convention adopt-ed the following tariff plank, and theGovernor gave it his unqualified ap-proval.

"We congratulate the country uponthe gradual return of business prosper-ity since the return of the Republicanparty to power, and point with satis-faction to the successful operation ofthe Dingley bill."

Nor are these astounding exhibitionsof inconsistency all that are madeclear by Governor Pingree's accept-ance of the platform. It is well knownthat he is opposed to the policy ofretaining any of the territory con-quered from Spain. He has so declaredin more than one interview, and in asigned communication to a leadingChicago journal, and yet 011 the heelsof this declaration, he climbs upon aplatform which says that he believes"that Providence has made this nationthe instrument for the uplifting of anoppressed people," and also that "ourflag once raised should never be low-ered."

Was theye 'ever such a shameless ex- Ihibition <it moral cowardice and lack iof principle?

The Men are Disconsolate.Times: There are about 50 mor&

names on the State Normal College rollbook now than at this time last year.The alarming feature of the matter-however is the steady progress thecause of unequal suffrage is making.Years ago the popular ratio at the Nor-mal was two girls to one man. G-rado-ally it became throe to one and lastyear gallants were compelled to devotetheir atteutions to four separate ladiesbefore everybody was happy. This yearthe men are seen disconsolately view-ing belligerent groups of fives and thereis good reason to expeot another raisenext year.

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Consumptio n"Wil l SCOTT'S EMULSION

cure consumption? Yes andno. Wil l it cure every case ?No. What cases wil l it curethen ? Those in their earlierstages, especially in young:people. We make no exag-gerated claims, but we havepositive evidence that theearly use of

Scott' s Emulsio n

of Cod-liver oil with Hypo-phosphites of Lime and Sodain these cases results in apositive cure to a large num-ber. In advanced cases, how-ever, where a cure is impossi-ble, this well-known remedyshould be relied upon to pro-long life surprisingly.

50c. and $1.00, all druggists.

SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York.

ANN ARBOR ARGUS, SEPTEMBER 30, 1898.

BE ALIV Eto what is going on around you or you will get the worst of it always. Don't piit too

much dependence in any one house and be oblivious to all others.

Look over our great stock of Boys'

SCHOOL • SUITSand see the values we are giving in All Wool Knee Trousers and Double Breasted Coats

at $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4.00, $4.5o\ $5.00.

Suits for Boys 14 to 17 years at $4.50, $5.00, $6.00, $7.50, $8.00, $10.00.

Values unsurpasssed in Boys'.Knee Trousers at 50c and 75c.

202-204, S. Main St.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Wadhams, Ryan & ReuleNo Better Timeto get rid ofYour Old

Schoo l Book sSchools begin Monday, Sept. 12,

and we are fully prepared to meetall your demands. We have a fullsupply of I fiew and second handbooks CHEk.P.

- 1 - • •

Blank Books at specialPads and'low prices. See our large $c pads.Don't forget to bring in your oldschool bopis. We will 'exchangethem for others.

310 S. State St. and Down Town, Op-posite Court House, Main St., Ann Arbor.

Friends of the Argus who have businessin the Probate Office are asked to requestJudge Newkirk to send the advertising nec-essary to the probating of estates with whichthey are connected to the Argus office.

LOCAL BREVITIES

Pontiao sends 23 students to the uni-versity this year.

One of the New State Telephones isto be placed in every school in the oity.

The Ingham county bar Mondayadopted a memorial iu honor of JudgeCooley.

Miss Katherine Oberst has been en-gaged as soprano soloist in the M. E.chnroh this year.

It wil l oost the city $141.75 to pavethe alley in the rear cf Aid. Exinger'sstore on N. Main st.

Mrs. Louise E. Henderson died Mon-day evening at the home of her daught-er, Mrs. W. W. Douglas, aged 74 years.

William Geistner has sold out hisbilliard hall to Elmer Stofflet. Nextspring he wil l go on the road for a to-baoco house.

Traffic on the D., Y. & A. A. eleo-trio line was sustained for four hourslast Friday by a car being derailed ingoing arouud a curve.

Dr. Charles W. Ryan, of Jackson,well known in this city, is now aotingas oompany physioian, having charge ofthe health of his company.

Three Armenians who fled from theirnative country are registered at theuniversity. When they have finishedtheir education they wil l return to theold oonntry.

The prohibitionists of this congres-sional district have nominated J. Wal-laoe Page, of Monroe, for congress. W.H. Hanaford is the Washtenaw memberof the congressional oommittee.

MisB Ida Qerner died at her home onMadison st., Monday night of heart disease, aged 29 years. She had beensiok for a long time. The funeral ser-vices were held yesterday afternoon.

Last Friday the post office issuedmoney orders amounting to $760. Notunfrequently this sum of money is paidout on orders received here, but it near-ly breaks the record on orders sentout.

Mrs. Charlotte T. Hill , widow of thelate Thomas F. Hill , and a resident ofthis city for many years, died Sundayat Middle Bass Island, Lake Erie, whereshe had spent the summer. The fun-eral services were held at her residenceon Division st, Monday afternoon.

Miss Phoebe J. Bullock has written sdescriptive maroh entitled "The Return from Santiago." The pieoe isdedicated to Don A. Stark, Ann Arbor's hero in the famous battle, and ahalf-tone picture of him as he returned j every time.from the war with his badly bent gun

Henry Snearly has opened up a cigarstore on Ann st.

The fourth, fift h and sixth grades inthe Philip Baoh school began workyesterday.

The Elks entertained members of theSi Plunkard company at a supper lastFriday evening.

The Ann Arbor Organ Company hasbeen written up in Spanish by "ThePrestu," an export journal.

It is thought that State st. wil l bepaved this next year. It will be if theproperty owners petition for it.

The littl e daughter of Mr. and^Mrs.L. Miller, fell from the rear porch oftheir residence last Thursday and frac-tured her thigh.

Osoar Tessmer and Henry Frey werefined $3.45 each on complaint of Con-rad Schneider Friday for riding bioy-cles on the sidewalks on S. Main st.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Woodruff,of Geddes ave., celebrated their goldetwedding Monday. A large number ofrelatives and friends were presentbringing many presents.

The Woman's Charitable' Union willmeet at Harris hall, Thursday, Oct. 6.Al l who have not renewed membershipfor the year can do so at this meeting.Al l interested are invited to be present.

Miss Bertha Starr died at the homeof Dr. C. Q. Darling, Monday, of peri-tonitis, aged 19 years. She was a nieceof Dr. Darling's and had come herefrom Biron, N. Y., for the purpose ofattending sohool.

Commissioner of Sohools Lister hasreceived returns from 125 out of 162school districts in the county. Onlytwo had adopted free text books, andnot a single district has voted in favorof uniform text books.

Mrs. Matilda A. Woodmansee, wifeof Nathan Woodmansee, of Oswego St.,died from paralysis Sunday night, aged58 years, leaving a husband, a son anda daughter. The funeral services wereheld Tuesday afternoon.

The Politioal Equality Club wil lmeet with Mrs. B. A. Hinsdale, 1414Wasbtenaw ave., Monday, Oct. 3, at

o'olock. Al l members should bepresent to arrange the work for theear. All intrested are invited.At the meeting of the Methodist

Conference in Mt. Clemens, Monday,Rev. B. L. MoElroy told of the work;he Wesleyan guild is doing for the 600Methoidst students at the university.Rev. A. W. Stalker and Rev. W. F.iheridan were added to the advisory

board of the guild.Regent Dean has instituted prooeed-

ngs against the seoretary of state tojave the name of Eli R. Sutton, candi-date for regent stricken from the re-publioan state tioket. on the ground:hat it was illegally plaoed there bythe republican oonventiuD, there beingno vaoanoy to fill .

The annual fall statements of thebanks of this city show the followingdeposits: First National, $275,907.14;State Savings, $377,242.72; Farmers& Mechanios, $443,108.49; Ann Ar-bor Savings, $1,179,663.66. Thismakes a total of $2,275,922.01 whiohrepresents Ann Arbor's floating wealth.

Dr. C. E. Buiohfield, of St. Joseph,brother of Sam Burcbfield, the tailor,of this city, was elected seoretary ofthe Bi-State Dental Association at itsannual session held at South Bend, Ind.Dr. Burohfield is a graduate of the den-tal department of the U. of M. and isgetting a growing practice. He hasmany friends in Ann Arbor who wishhim suooess.

Mrs. Ross Granger will ?manage thesohool of dancing in the absenoe ofMr. Granger. Mr. Austin and Mrs.Tyl er wil l assist Mrs. Granger withthe classes. The Ann Arbor AthensTheater orchestra, under the mange-ment of Mr. Fred MoOmber, wil l furn-ish musio for the opening party nextTuesday evening. The classes wil l beorganized the following Saturday.

Courier: A good story is told of awell known dentist who has a big fruitfarm not many miles from Ann Arbor.Last Sunday his help oornered a skunkin a hole in the ground near the bouse.The good dootor, who is a veteran ofthe oivil war and quite a marksman,took his revolver to kil l the odorous an-imal. He fired point blank five times,but missed the snarling littl e brute

Then be returned to thehouse in disgraoe while the hired help

appears on the title page. the skunk with a club.

Owosso sent five students to the uni-versity Monday.

A littl e girl came to stay at the homeof Mr. and Mrs. George Parker Sun-day.

The trunk checks handled at theMiohigan Central baggage rooms infive days filled five bush9l baskets.

The Unitarian society field a meetingMonday night and by a unanimous votedecided to issue a call for Rev. J. H.Crooker, of Troy, N. Y., who had veryacceptably filled the pulpit for the pasttwo Sundays.

The paving of Main st. was finishedTuesday. The last brioks were laidMonday night, the finishing being infront of the Argns office. The tarringof the bricks was finished Tuesday andthe entire street thrown open to thepublic, muoh to the joy of the busi-ness men.

The Students' Leoture Course thisyear consists of the following exoellententertainments: James WhitoombRiley, Russell H. Conwell, Gen. JohnB. Gordon, Boston Temple Quartet,Oratorioal Contest, George Riddle,Chicago Alumnae Number, fnnes'Concert Band, bourke Coohran.

The marriage of Mr. Horton CRyan of St. Louis, Mo., to Miss Min-nie Drake took place at the home ofthe bride's mother on E. Huron st.Wednesday evening in the presenoo ofthe relatives and intimate friends ofthe contracting parties. Rev. HenryTatlook performed the ceremony. Mr.and Mrs. Ryan will reside in St. Louis,Mo.

The big car ferry being built by theGlobe Iron Co., for the Ann Arborrailway, was launched at the Globeship yards, Cleveland, O., Saturday.She wil l be known as Ann Arbor No.3. The boat is to be used for carryingoars aoross Lake Miohigan, betweenFrankfort, Gladstone, Menominee andManitowoo. She will have a oapaoityof 22 oars. The new vessel wil l beprovided with passenger accommoda-tions and will carry a limited numberbetween the points mentioned.

Times: A young man named Kueb-ler, aged about 18 years and living onN. Main st, while oleaning a revolverSunday reoeived the oontents of onecartridge in the center of his hand.He complained as if the bullet badlodged over near the thumb. An "X "photograph was taken and when thenegative was developed the bullet wasfound to be looated between the bonesleading up to the littl e and next to thelast finger, muoh to the surprise ofeverybody. It was a fine illustrationof the value of the Roentgen disoovery.

August Molkentbein had $15 in hisbureau drawer Thursday night. Fri-day morning he came up from downcellar, found the drawer open and $7missing. He acoussed John Howard aneighbor who had just stepped in.Howard was searohed but nothing wasfound. A warrant was issued for him,however, and on examination, twowitnesses swore that Howard had notgot in the house before Molkentbeinappeared and aooused him of taking themoney. Howard's iunooence was soclearly established that he was at oncedischarged.

Mrs. Annie Andrus, of Detroit, pres-iddent of the First District W. C. T.U., addressed the last union series ofservices for the summer in the Metho-dist chnroh, Sunday night. She spokeon "A Greater Enemy than Spain."The revenue side of the drink questionand the army oanteen came in for ascoring. The speaker oautioned moth-ers against the nse of "just a little"alcohol or brandy in the "puttingdown" of fruit, and against the customof making a littl e home elderberry orother wine "just for sickness," or"beoause the dootor orders its use."

I Mrs. Mary E. Battin, widow of thelate Judge of Probate Battin, of Steu-

! benville, O , is obarged with the lar-cny of $11 from Mrs. Sears' home on S.Main st, where she has been rooming.Mrs. Sears says that Mrs. Battiu oon-fessed when confronted with the facts.She was examined before Judge DuffyMonday. Mrs. Battin is 42 years ofage and a strikingly handsome womanjShe came here last June, seeking em-ployment as a nurse. She attributesher trouble to liquor, and says shenever did suoh a thing before in herlife, and if she took the money, says itwas done while she was under the in-fluence of liquor. She could not furn-ish $300 bail and was remandedto jail.

The D. O. H. Lodge give a dance atGermania hall tonight.

The annual meeting of thfl board ofsupervisors will open at the court houseMonday, Oot 10.

Prof. Hench is temporarily fillin g thelate Prof. Walter's ohair of RomanceLanguages at the U. of M.

The October term of the cirouit oonrtwil l commence next Monday. Thejury will be on hand Tuesday morning.

Regent Farr, who was turned downby the governor along with Regent H.S. Dean, will also carry his oase to thesupreme court.

The next meeting of the WebsterFarmers' Club will be held at Mrs.Almira Chamberlain's, near Dexter,on Saturday, Oot. 8.

Co. A has sent Governor Pingree apetition tohaveLieut. M. L. Belser, M.D., made major physician of the 31stMichigan Volunteers.

Ann Arbor Chapter, O. E. S., willmeet this afternoon at 4 o'clock to in-stall two offioers who were unable tobe present at the regular installation.

Albert Clark, Co. L, 33d MiohiganVolunteers, has arrived at his home inMilan. He is now in apparent goodhealth. He was in the battle of San-tiago and helped to take San Juan hill .

J. T. Jacobs & Son wil l remain inAnn Arbor for some time longer in theshoe business and are now reoeivingshipments of shoes which will result ingiving great bargains to their manyfriends and patrons.

For 50 years the school district atWhittnore Lake has had the rental ofthe land on whioh the sohool housestands. The lease expires this term,and the board is negotiating for thepurchase of the land with a view oferecting a handsome brick buildingthereon.

Miss Annette LaVigne, who is attend-ing the School of Music, wil l sing atthe men's meeting at the Y. M. C. A.on Sunday next, at 2 :45 p. m. Chas.W. Wagner, who has reoently returnedfrom the north, wil l have charge. Al lmembers and strangers are most cordi-ally invited.

Sonsa's Band wil l not be one of theattractions on the S. L. A. course thisyear. Although Sousa was offered alarger price than he got last year hedeclined and it is said his groundsfor so doing were the adverse criticismsof some pnople in Ann Arbor musicaloircles againBt popnlar music.

Reports to the state board of healthshow that diarrhoea, rheumatism, neu-ralgia, bronchitis and tonsilitis, in theorder named oaused most siokness inMiohigan during the past week. Con-sumption was reported at 186 places;typhoid fever at 111, soarlet fever at25, whooping cough at 20, diphtheriaat 17, measles at 6, and smallpox at 1.

Detroit Tribune : Non-residents ofMichigan are required to pay $)5 extrafor matriculation and $10 extra annual

is at the University of Michigan.A * young man, who resides inDetroit with his mother and who ownsproperty in this state, was surprised tofind that he would be required to paythe extras beoause his father lives inanother state. Secretary Wade deoidesthat minors remain with the fatherexoept in oase of a legal separation.

A large class wil l be initiated intoAnn Arbor Lodge, No. 325, B. P. O.Elks, on Thursday evening next. Thelodge wil l meet at 3 o'clock in theafternoon to transaot its routine busi-ness and, the' initiation will beginpromptly at 8 o,olook. Following theinitiation a banquet with toasts,speeohes, songs, etc., wil l be given tothe members and visiting brothers.Al l Elks are invited and requested tobe present.

Ann Arbor merchants have madepractically no display, at the Washte-naw Fair this year. A director of thesociety eaid this morning in speakingof the fact, "They will do so next year,or we wil l assign the spaoe to thosefrom outside the city who do want tomake displays. Although solicited werefrained from doing so this year onaooount of the howl that would bemade, but it wil l not be so next year.If our meohants do not know a goodthing when they see it, there are otherswho do and they wil l get it."

Over $110,000 has been expended ontht) campus this year in additions andrepairs to the buidingB, new walks,etc. The items of the amount are:Reconstructing law building, $65,000;addition to library building $20,000;roof and domn on university hall, $12,-000; work on chemical laboratory,$3,000; addition to mechanical labora-tory, $1,500: sun room at hospital,$1,500; laundry and sterilizer for hos-pital, $2,400; extending steam heatingplant, $1,500; general repairs on oam-pns buidings, $4,000; total, $110,900.

Among those who were pioneers ofWashtenaw county and whose namesit was desired to have inscribed on thewalls of the log house were Solon andAnn Cook, who at the time the firstfair was held in Ann Arbor kept Cook'stavern, now kno%vn as the Cook house.The matter looked somewhat diffioult ofaccomplishment until Fred S. Avery,landlord of the Avery house, Mt. Clem-ens, and a grandson of Mr. and Mrs.Cook, stepped into the breaoh and sentMrs. J. VV. Babbitt, the neoessarycheck for $5 to do honor to bis grandpar-ents.

The Miohigan Central, taking heedfrom former experiences has hadSpecial Officer C. J. Burroughs at thebaggage room all this week looking outfor light fingered gentry. Almostevery time the students oome baok toAnn Arbor some baggage has been stol-en and it is to prevent recurrence ofthis thing that the offioer is here.Two crooks from Detroit got off a trainfrom Jackson on Tuesday, where thsybad been locked up, but were promptlyordered back on again and instructionsfor their arrest wired to Detroit.

The Advent oY the Fall Season

Finds us unusually well.prepared with a magnificent stock of

Clothing , Furnishing s and HatsFor Men and Boys. The new styles are, many of them,radically different from those of last Fall and Winter.While we have endeavored in the selection of this season'sstock to meet the popular price demand, no single articlein our store, no matter how low the price, has been per-mitted to have a place on our counters unless it embodied.

Prope r Styl e and Satisfactor y Serviceabilit yIt is our purpose simply to make announcement here ofthe fact that our

FdLL ™ WINTER STOCKIs ready for the inspection of. the public. We will fromtime to time make special announcements of individualitems which will not only merit attention but which willrepay your prompt investigation.

% LINDENSCHMIT T & APFEL §221 S. MAIN ST., ANN ARBOR.

SAMPLESHOES

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Ladies', 2j4 to 5. Men's, 6 to 7 ^ .

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If you appreciate good goods and low prices come in and see our

immense fall line of

Carpets , Rugs , Matting sLinoleu m and Shades

Parlor Sets, Divans, Couches, Fancy Chairs and Rockers, Bedroom

Sets, Dining Tables, Side Boards, China Closets, Library Tables,

Desks, Book Cases, Folding Beds and Chiffonier, Draperies, Lace

Curtains and Curtain Goods. We are always glad to show our

goods.Respectfully,

MARTIN HALLERBoth Phones. Passenger Elevator.

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PRINTING

Both Phones No. 13.

329 S. Main St. TWe do GOOD PRINTING , and itcosts you no more than poor print -ing, but it is WORTH DOUBLE.

HE ARGUS.. .* • JOB DEPARTMENT

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Dean & Co.'s Blended Coffee is theresult of thirty years' experience inroasting Coffee, and produces ir* thecup a beverage of golden color andunsurpassed flavor.

We sell this Coffee at 25c per pound,and venture the statement that nobetter or more delicious Coffee can behad at any price.

DEAN & CO.Old Number, 44 S. Main St.

KOALBuy while it is cheupr st. J5 50 per ton lor

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Dr. Miles' Nerve Plasters 23c. at all druggists.

6 ANN ARBOR ARGUS. SEPTEMBER 30 1898.

tMoney BackI f No Cure.

What mor e can we say?Cive thi s Sarsaparilla a

fai r tria l and you r druggis twil l refun d th e purchas emone y if it fail s to accom-plish wha t is claimed .

Thi s means a positiv eguarante e of the efficac yof

A

"Th e Kin d tha t Cures. "

Not to Be Balked.A comparison made by an old

penter twenty years ago may be ap-plied in a much wider sense than heaad in mind. He was speaking of twoboys, brothers, who had been sent toturn to learn the trade. They werebright boys, and their father, in tell-ing the carpenter of 'his pleasure attheir progress in their work, said hecould not see but one had done just aswell as the other. "Um-m!" said thecarpenter. "I presume to say theirwork looks about of a piece, but I'lltell you the difference betwixt thosetwo boys. You give Ed just the righttools, and he'll do a real good job; butCy, if he hasn't got what he needs,he'll make his own tools, and say noth-ing about it. If I was casted on adesert island and wanted a box opene"".,I should know there'd be no use ask-ing Ed to do it, without I could pointhim out a hammer. But Cy!" addedthe old carpenter, with a snap of hisfingers. "The lack of a hammerwouldn't stump that boy! He'd havesomething rigged up and the box.opened, if there was any open to it! Iexpect Cy's going to march ahead ofEd all his life." Twenty years haveproved the truth of the words, forwhile the boy who "made his owntools" is rich, his brother is still an or-dinary workman.

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Commissioners' Notice.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTY OFWashtenaw, BS. The undersigned having-

been appointed by the Probate Court for saidCounty, Commissioners to receive, examineand adjust all claims and demands of alL per-sons against the estate of Geo. E. Seymour,late of said County, deceased, hereby givenotice that six months from date are allowed,by order of said Probate Court, for creditorsto present their claims against the estate ofsaid deceased, and that they will meet at theoffice of J. Q. A. Sessions in the City of AnnArbor in 6aid County, on Saturday, the 10thday of December, 18!)8, and on Friday, the 10thday of March, 18!©, next, at ten o'clock A. M.of each of said days, to receive, examine andadjust said claims.

i>uted, September. 10th, 189$.J. Q. A. SESSIONS,CARL G. WRENTMORE.

Com missioners.

WARThe Commission Resumes Its

Labors at Washington.

DOCUMENTS GIVEN TO PUBLIC.

tetter from Chairman Dodgre to the Sec-retary of War Inclosing List of In-quiries and Calling for Specific Informa-tion Upon Conduct of the War—TheCommission Invites Any Person or Per-sous to Make Complaints.

Washington, Sept. 27.—The war in-vestigating- commission resumed its la-bors at 10 o"clock in the Lemon buildingand at the close of the morning sessiongave out a number of documents bear-ing- upon the work to be undertaken.These comprise the letter of SecretaryAlger to the president requesting thatthe investigation be made, a brief ad-dress to the public in the shape of aresolution, a letter from ChairmanDodge to the secretary of war inclosinga list of inquiries to the secretary andto the heads of the various divisions ofthe war department calling for specificinformation bearing upon the conductof the war. With the letter to the sec-retary of war were inclosed questionsindicating the character of informationdesired at the hands of the surgeongeneral, the quartermaster general, thesubsistence department, the ordnancedepartment and the adjutant general.

Letter to Secretary Alger.At the conclusion of the morning ses-

sion of the war investigating commis-sion the following letter to SecretaryAlger outlining the scope of their workwas given out:

"Office of Commission Appointed bythe President to Investigate the Con-duct of the War Department in the Warwith Spain, Lemon Building, Washing-ton, D. C, Sept. 27, 1S98. To the Secre-tary of War.—Sir: Pursuant to au-thority conferred upon us by the presi-dent, we have the honor to requestthat you direct the adjutant general,the quartermaster general, the com-missary general, the surgeon general,the chief of ordnance and the chief ofengineers to furnish us as soon as prac-ticable information as to the conditionof their several departments at the timeof the declaration of war with Spain,and the operations of those depart-ments from that time until the pres-ent.

Information Desired."We desire the information to include

the following, viz.:"1. The times and places of the mobil-

ization of the regular and volunteertroops.

"2. The organization of these troopsinto the various sub-divisions of thearmy, the personnel of the brigade, di-vision, corps and army commanders,and of their staffs, whether appointedfrom the permanent establishment,from the national guard or from civillife.

"3. The amount and kind of camp andgarrison equipage and other suppliesthat were on hand at the beginning ofthe war, the amount subsequently pur-chased, when and where purchased,when and where delivered to your de-partment, and when and where actual-ly issued to the troops.

"4. Similar information in regard tofurnishing the troops with arms andaccoutrements.

''5. Which of the volunteers werearmed and equipped in the variousstate camps and which in the generalcamps.

Selection of Rendezvous."6. Upon whose recommendation or

judgment the various general rendez-vous were selected, and the reasons foruch selection"7. Full particulars relative to the

transportation of troops by sea, givingan account of the provisions made forthe accommodation and care of the sickand wounded.

"8. An account of the quantity, qual-ity and kind of food furnished thetroops, and in case that any of themfailed of being plentifully and seasona-bly supplied, state the reasons there-for.

"9. As to the proper, tentage, t>eds,linen, medicines, food and all other nec-essary equipment and supplies for theuse of the hospital corps of the army.If there was any lack of these thingsat any time, state the reasons there-for.

The Medical St;4*li"10. Whether the medical staff was

efficient and sufficient at all times forthe proper care of the sick and wound-ed, and if not state the reasons there-for.

"11. Such information relative to theconditions and operations of the ord-nance and engineering departments aswil l be of value to us in our investiga-tions.

"We have outlined briefly a portiononly of the information that we trustyou wil l be able to give us. It wil l besatisfactory to have it communicated tous in writing, or by the chiefs of theseveral bureaus in person, with the sub-mission of such records confirming theirstatements as they may be pleased tohand to us. To aid you in complyingwith this request there is submittedHerewith a list of special questions towhich as far as is possible answers aredesired. Very respectfully,

"GRENVILL E M. DODGE,"President."

six Queries for Alger.To Secretary Alger the commission

has addressed six queries for his replyas follows:

1. Plan of campaign proposed imme-diately after the declaration of war;was it intended to move at once onHavana, or that the campaign should bepostponed until autumn?

2. When was the Santiago campaigndetermined upon?

3. Why Tampa was selected as thebase of operations?

4. Why were summer camps organ-ized at Fernandina, Jacksonville andTampa?

5. When was the Porto Rico campaigndetermined upon?

6. Why were the troops held on trans-ports after embarkation at Tampa andnot permitted to sail for several days?

Resolutions of the Committee.The resolutions adopted by the com-

mittee were as follows:"Resolved first, That the secretary of

• war, the adjutant general, tlje quarter-master general.' the commissary gen-eral and the surgeon general be re-

quested to transmit to this commissionall complaints that have been receivedby them since April 1, 1S3S, touching theconduct of the war.

"Resolved second, That this commis-sion invites and is ready and wil l re-ceive and consider any complaintsabout the management of any of thevarious branches of the war depart-ment, from any person or persons; thatwe respectfully request that such com-plaints be made in writing, statingfacts that the party may know of hisown knowledge plainly and in detail,giving names of any officers or enlistedmen who may be charged with miscon-duct or incompetency, addressed to thesecretary of the commission at Wash-ington."

DEATH DEALING CYCLONE.

Five Persons Are Killed and Five FatallyInjured.

Buffalo, ft. Y., Sept. 27.—A funnel-shaped cloud appeared out of Lake On-tario a littl e before 4 o'clock in theafternoon, and, gathering force as itcame from the lake, swept over theNiagara peninsula from northwest tosouthwest. Running parallel to theWelland canal, it cut a swath 300 feetwide from lake to lake and did incredi-ble damage. At least five persons werekilled and about fift y more were in-jured. The damage is enormous, andmay reach $1,000,000. The greatest dam-age was done at Merritton, a manufact-uring village one and a half miles southof St. Catherines on the Welland canal.There are two large paper mills and acotton mill there. The Lincoln papermill s were demolished and in their ruinstwo lives were lost and several personswere fatally injured. The Wardschoolhouse, containing seventy-fivepupils, was overthrown, one girl killedand a score badly injured. Merrittonwas ruined.

Grantham, a township to the south ofMerritton, was also visited, and twoBisters named Aiken, were caught in thefall of their house and have since died.The destruction of isolated farmhousesis inevitable, but nothing more can belearned. AH the wires are down, saveone from St. Catherines to Buffalo. St.Catherines hospitals are filled to thechoking point. The killed: Ina Mof-fatt, a small girl, killed in the Merrit-ton school; Clara O'Neil, killed in theruins of the Lincoln mill ; Mrs. JohnBickley, wife of a St. Catherines news-paper man, killed by the fall of Orangehall at Grantham; the Misses Aiken.The fatally Injured: Robert Bradley,Mary O'Neil, Jennie Nester, MaryWelch, James McCarty. The fatallyinjured ones were caught in the fall ofthe great mill . About twenty childrenwere injured in the fall of the Wardschool, but none wil l die.

NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.

They Assemble at Saratoga to nominate aState Ticket,

Saratoga, Sept. 27.—The Republicanstate convention assembled here Tues-day. At 12:14 Mr. Platt entered thehall. Somebody saw him as he camethrough the door and started applausewhich finally became general. At pre-cisely 12:25 Chairman O'Dell rapped forprder and Rev. Dr. Johnson of Sara-toga was asked to offer prayer. Fol-lowing the prayer, Louis F. Payn en-tered with his delegation, passing Mr.Platt without recognition. The roll ofdelegates for substitues and correctionswas called. While it was being calledLieutenant Governor Timothy L. Wood-ruff entered the hall and was greetedwith the heartiest cheer of the day,the roll call having to be delayed.

Mr. Platt had another ovation whenhe arose to make a substitution in theTioga delegation. Congressman SerenoE. Payne was chosen temporary chair-man and escorted to the platform. Headdressed the convention. The men-tion of President McKinley's name dur-ing his speech was the signal for wildand continuous cheering and DelegateCharles A. Moore of Brooklyn cappedthe climax by asking for three cheers,which were given with a will . At 1:25the convention on motion of J. SloatFassett took a recess until late in theafternoon.

MADE A GREAT HAUL.

Bobbers Get $12,000 from the Farmers'linnk at Flora, Ind.

Flora, Ind., Sept. 27.—Between 2 and3 o'clock in the morning the safe of theFarmers' bank was blown open by rob-bers, who secured close to $12,000 andmade good their escape. Cashier Will -iam Lenon, who was aroused by thenoise of the explosion, appeared on thescene while the robbers were still atwork, was shot and it is believed wil ldie.

A posse of citizens followed the gangof robbers for some distance, but theygot away on a handcar. Bloodhoundshave been secured and are now on thetrail. There were two terrific explo-sions and the bank building was almostwrecked.

Gunning Found Guilty.Chicago, Sept. 27.—Richard C. Gun-

ning1 has been convicted for the secondtime of a crime in connection with theoffice of south town assessor. Solicitinga bribe was the charge on which thejury found him guilty. The extremepenalty for this is a fine of $5,000. Lastweek Mr. Gunning paid a fine of $2,000on conviction of malfeasance in officeafter his attorney had availed himselfof all possible delays.

High Death Rate in Dawson.Port Townsend, Wash., Sept. 27.—All

arrivals from Dawson during the pastmonth have reported the health condi-tions in Dawson as something most de-plorable and a death rate ranging fromfive to seventeen a day. It is estimatedthat about 9,000 people joined the rushto Stewart river. Nearly every foot ofavailable ground has been prospected,but no gold was found.

Receiver for a. JLogansport Rank.Washington, Sept. 27.—It is stated at

the treasury department that the StateNational bank of Logansport, Ind.,which went into volnutary liquidationover a year ago, has been found to beinsolvent by the adverse termination oflitigation in which it was involved. Mr.Joseph W. Selden, the national bankexaminer for the district, has been ap-pointed receiver.

Favor Equal Lay Representation*Springfield, Ills., Sept. 27.—The Illi -

nois conference of the Methodist Epis-copal church, in session at Charleston,voted 240 ayes to 1 nay in favor of equallay representation.

ALFALFA AND RED CLOVER.The Most Popular Forage Plants of the

Eastern Rocky Mountain Region.

By far the most important forageplant cultivated in the eastern Rockymountain region at the present, time isalfalfa. One of the things which makesalfalfa so valuable for this region is itsability to thrive on land containing aconsiderable quantity of alkali. Mr. T.S. Williams, who has made an exhaust-ive investigation of the grasses andforage plants of the region mentioned,gays there are few cultivated crops thatwil l stand as much alkali as this. FromMr. Williams' recent report publishedby the department of agriculture thefollowing items in regard to alfalfa andred clover are gleaned:

The injurious effects of too much wa-ter upon the growth of alfalfa is wellillustrated by the conditions at presentprevailing in a number of localities inColorado, particularly in the southernpart of the state. The soil, either fromnatural causes or as a result of themethods of irrigation practiced, has be-come saturated with water to within ashort distance of the surface. As a con-sequence the roots of the alfalfa rot andthe plants become sickly and finallydie, rendering it impossible to produceanything like a pennauent meadow.

Here in Colorado, as well as in manyother parts of this region, the best suc-cess is obtained with alfalfu on thebench lands. It is surprising what asmall amount of labor is required to ob-tain a good alfalfa meadow iu someportions of this region. For example, itis a common practice to give sagebrushland no more plowing or other prepara-tion than is necessary in taking off thesagebrush. The brush is cut and grub-bed out, raked up and burned, and theseed sown directly on the unplowedland, covered and watered. The soil isso loose as to require littl e or no stir-ring, and water is the only thing neces-sary to make it produce abundant cropsof alfalfa. Of course more thoroughpreparation wil l give an evener andmore lasting meadow, but the writerhas seen many fine alfalfa meadows onland untouched by the plow except tomake ditches for distributing the water.

Next to alfalfa red clover is the mostwidely cultivated leguminous foragecrop in this region. It seems to be moregenerally grown in Montana than ineither Colorado or Wyoming, and itscultivation is chiefly confined to richvalleys and bench lands near the moun-tains where there is a good supply ofmoisture or where irrigation is prac-ticed. It is usually grown with timothyand other meadow grasses and is cutfor hay or used as a soiling crop. Veryfine crops are raised in central andsouthwestern Montana and in northernand central Colorado, and it is occasion-ally seen elsewhere in these states. Redclover is not generally grown in Wyo-ming, though it is being tried in manylocalities with very fair success.

Corn Cultivation.

A system of corn cultivation thatwil l give highest yield under ordinaryconditions seems to the Illinoi s stationto be about as follows: Cultivate deepduring the early part of the season toremove weeds, conserve moisture andallow the plant an early vigorous de-velopment. Then gradually decreasethe depth as the corn grows, until nearthe end of the season, when the cultiva-tion should be shallow and as far fromthe hill as is consistent with removingweeds, in order to avoid root pruningand to leave the soil in the best me-chanical condition.

The Velvet Bean.A cut of the velvet bean is here re-

produced from The Rural New Yorker.It is from a photograph sent by aGeorgia correspondent. The bean is de-scribed as a strong vigorous grower, theblossoms attractive to the eye, but ofan odor objectionable to most people.According to seedsmen and others, alarge acreage has been planted in Flor-

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Estate of David Allmendinger.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Wash-tenaw, ss. At a session of the Probate

Court for the County of AVashtenaw, holden atthe Probate Office in the city of Ann Arbor, onFriday, the 16th day of September in theyear one thousand eight huDdred and ninety-eight.

Present, H. WIRT NEWKIRK, Judge ofProbate.

In the matter of the estate of DavidAllmendinger, deceased.

On reading and filinf f the petition, dulyverified, of Clinton Allmendinger, prayingthat a certain instrument now on fil e in thiscourt, purporting to be the last will and testa-ment of Baid deceased may be admitted toprobate and that administration of saidestate may be granted to himself the execu-tor in said will named or some other suitableperson.

Thereupon it is ordered that Saturday, the15th day of October next, at 10 o'clock inthe forenoon, be assigned for the hearingof said petition, and that the devisees, lega-tees and heirs at law of said deceased, and allother persons interested in said estate, are re-quired to appear at a session of said Court,then to be holden at the Probate Office, inthe city of Ann Arbor, and show cause, ifany there be, why the prayer of the peti-tioner should not be granted. And itis further ordered that said petitionergive notice to the persons interestedin said estate, of the pendency of said peti-tion, and the hearing thereof, by causing acopy of this order to be published in the AnnArbor Argus, a newspaper printed and cir-culated in said county, three successiveweeks previous to said day of hearing.

H. WIRT NEWKIRK,[A true copy.] Judge of Probate

P. J. LEHMAN, Probate Register.

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ANN ARBOR ARGUS, SEPTEMBER 30, 1898.

TO QUIT CUBA BY M lThe American Commissioners

Have Won Their Point.

SPAIN WANTED UNTIL MARCH,

But Now Agrees to Kegin the Evacuationof the Island Within Fifteen Days andBe Completed by the New Year—OurArmy of Occupation Is To Be Landedby the tatter Part of October—GeneralXee's Friends Disappointed.Washington, Sept. 27.—Semi-official

advices from Havana tiring the infor-mation that the American commission-ers have won their point. The evacua-tion of the island is to begin withinfifteen days and be completed by theHew year. The Spanish commanderswere insistent that they should haveuntil March to do the work, and thoAmerican members were inclined togrant their request. Peremptory in-structions from Washington changedall this, however, and they were toldto insist upon all the Spaniards beingcut of Cuba by December. This, it isunderstood, has resulted in a compro-mise agreement whereby the island isto be turned over to the United Statesby Jan. 1, and its army of occupation• will have to be there by the latter parto* October.

First Detachment of Troops.Major General Miles is now arranging

for the first detachment. It wil l bestarted within the next three weeks,and wil l consist of not more than 4,000regulars and immunes, if the commis-sion from the war department now in-vestigating the immune regiments re-port they are fi t for duty. Friends ofMajor General Fitzhugh Lee are sorelydisgruntled over the present outlook.It is practically assured that, while theSeventh army corps wil l go to Cuba, itscommander will have a subordinate po-sition. He will not be military govern-or. Major General Wade has the callfor that place, and as he is a regular,it has aroused the ire of the friendsof Major General Lee. They claim thevolunteers are to comprise the bulk ofthe army o( occupation, and this beingso, that the volunteer general, Lee,should set the coveted command asmilitary governor.

Wheeler to Take Cavalry Corps.General Wheeler wil l take the cavalry

• corps to Cuba, but he wil l not remainlong,, as he wil l take his seat in con-gress when it convenes in December.• General Coppinger will also go to Cuba,taking part of his command and themen of the Second corps, who are to bedetailed. The administration is. dailyreceiving advices depicting the desper-ate condition of affairs among the Cu-"bans who are starving with no imme-diate chances of relief. General Gomezis detailing to the junta the sufferingsof his men, and the members are urg-ing the president, to do something. Therelief that wil l be given at Matanzasby the distribution of the suppliesaboard the Comal wil l be slight, but itsvill be a start.

!'•- W A R INQUIRY BEGUN.

ti<!*rs: To be brigadier generals of vol-unteers: (For services in Santiagocampaign.) Lieutenant Colonel CharlesD. Viele, First United States cavalry;Colonel William M. Wherry, SixteenthUnited States infantry; Colonel John H.Page, Third United States infantry;Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Patterson,Twenty-second United States infantry;Lieutenant Colonel A. S. Daggett,Twenty-fifth United States infantry;Lieutenant Colonel C. F. Humphrey,quartermaster's department; ColonelJ. P. Weston, subsistence department.

Secretary Alger at Jacksonville.Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 27.—Secretary

of War Alger, Surgeon General Stern-berg, General Ludlngton, arid MajorHopkins, military aid of the war de-partment, arrived in the city at 9:30in the morning. They were met at thestation by General Fitzhugh Lee andstaff and driven to the Windsor hotelunder the personal escort of ColonelTorrey and his rough riders. Shortly aft-er 10 o'clock they made a visit to theFirst division hospital, inspecting care-fully every detail both in and aroundthe large tents. After an hour spenthere they drove to the ground formerlyoccupied by the Second Illinoi s as a pa-rade grou-nd, and here the secretary andhis party and General Lee reviewed theFirst and Second divisions of the Sev-enth corps.

Six More Illinoi s Soldiers Dead.Chicago, Sept. 26.—Six brave soldier

boys belong to the Illinoi s regimentsdied during the last twenty-four hoursat different camps. Four of these atJacksonville, Fla., and two answeredthe call for final muster at Pounce,Porto Rico. The following is the listo fthe dead: Peter Little, Fourth Illi -nois, at Jacksonville, Fla.; Herman Mc-Farland, Fourth Illinois, at Jackson-ville, Fla.; Herman Smith, Fourth Illi -nois, at Jacksonville, Fla.; George Good-win, Fourth Illinois, at Jacksonville,Fla.; Albert F. Schmidt, Sixth Illinois,at Ponce, Porto Rico.; Christ Hollis,Third Illinois, at Ponce, Porto Rico.

France May Make Trouble.London, Sept. 27.—A special to The

Globe from Hong Kong says it islearned from a trustworthy Filipinosource that France has promised to rec-ognize the Filipino republic, and it isadded that negotiations on the subjectare proceeding at Manila, where thereare three French warships.

Peace Commission at Liverpool.Liverpool, Sept. 26.—The United

States peace commissioners landed herefrom the Cunard line steamer Cam-pania, which reached her landing stagebefore daylight. They are all in goodhealth and refreshed by the voyagefor the work in store for them.

Cervera at Madrid.Madrid, Sept. 23.—Admiral Cervera

has arrived here. There were no inci-dents worth noting in connection withhis arrival at the capital.

NEW TRIAL FOR DREYFUS.

am tlw* weathercock 1 Listen, good people,Listen to mo I

fondly ye placed me here high on my steeple.King of the air and prince of the seal

am the lord of the winds that blow,ocmd the compass and high and lowlOien I swing to the east, it blows from the

east.I call and call

111 the atorm rack drives o'er the moaningsand,

nd the rain lash scourges the shivering land,And the good mast splits in the shrieking

squall,And I did it all-I did it alll

Tien I swing to the north, it blows from thenorth.

I call and call'il l it blears the lake with a film of ice

And whitens your autumn paradise.And you trudge to church to your kneea In

snow,\>OT littl e people that flock belowTo worship me on my steeple tall.For I uid it all—I did it alll

When I swing to the west, it blows from thewest.

Hurrah' for my westing wind 1here is health and life for the world and his

wifeWhen I feel in a rollicking mind.ih, the steer is glad as he grides the earthWith the share of the wallowiDg plow,

And the plowman dreams of the husking'smirth,

The shocks and the bursting mow!5h, the wind is true to its master's call,'or I did it all-I did it alll

When I swing to the south, it blows from thesouth,

And Tom stole a kiss from Prue,And Bob bussed Kate on her red, red mouth

Because the south wind blewl)h, hearts grow kind in the warm south wind,With the boys and the girls at play,

And many's the wedding that would not havebeen

Had the wind blown a different wayl?hus I hold the world in my gracious thrall.

For I did it all—1 did it alii—John Mowatt in New York Times.

K/Ommission Holds Its Initial Meeting atthe White House.

Washington, Sept. 26.—The commis-sion to investigate the conduct of thewar department during the recent con-flic t with Spain held its initial meet-Ing in the office of President McKinleyat the White House. There were eightmembers present and it was announcedthat the services of a ninth man were• counted upon, though his name was notmade public. The eight who were pres-ent were: Major General Granville M.Dodge of Iowa, Colonel J. A. Sexton ofIllinois, Captain E. P. Howell of Geor-gia, Major General J. M. Wilson, chiefof engineers of the United States army;Hon. Charles Denby of Indiana, lateminister to China; ex-Governor UrbanA. Woodbury of Vermont, ex-GovernorJames A. Beaver of Pennsylvania, andMajor General H. McD. McCook of thearmy (retired.)

The appearance of ex-Governor Beav-er as a member of the commission wa9a surprise, as his selection was notknown until he appeared at the WhiteHouse at the beginning or the session.

The commission spent an hour anda half with the president and then pro-ceeded to the room assigned it at the• war department for the purpose of or-ganizing and beginning work. The pro-ceedings with the president consistedin the main of a general exchange ofviews as to the scope of the commis-sion's investigation in which the presi-dent participated quite freely. He toldthe members that the organization ofthe commission had been undertakenat the request of Secretary Alger andread a letter from the secretary inwhich he made the request.

Cincinnati, Sept. 26.—Dr. Phineas S.Conner of this city, a distinguishedphysician and surgeon, who sewed inthe civil war, has accepted the invita-tion of the president to become a mem-ber of the committee to investigate theconduct of the war.

MARIA TEKESA FLOATED.

:Hobson Does a Successful Job on One ofCervera's Vessels.

Santiago, Sept. 27.—The Spanish cruis-er Infanta Maria Teresa has beenraised by Lieutenant Hobson. She wastowed, in the face of a coming storm,to Guantanamo harbor, where she waswelcomed with the blowing of whistlesand general rejoicing. The Infanta Ma-ria Teresa was built by Sir CharlesPalmer's Anglo-Spanish company atBilbao, Spain. Her length is 340 feet;beam, «3o feet 2 inches; mean draft 21feet 6 inches; displacement, 7,000 tons.

When in fighting trim the Teresa hadtwo 11-inch breechloadins guns, oneforward and the other aft, mountedIn the barbettes of 10-inch armor, cov-ered with a round hood; ten 5.5-inchrapid-fire guns arranged in broadside,but so that the forward and after twocould be fired ahead and astern; two2.75-inch rapid fire rs, ten of the smallercaliber rapid-fire and eight machineguns. She is fitted with eight torpedotubes, only one of which are sub-merged. The coal bunkers of the Ter-esa are so situated as to afford addi-tional protection to the vitals of theship,' and carry 1,060 tons, sufficient toenable the ship to steam 9,700 miles.

More Brigadier Generals Named.Washington, Sept. 26.—The president

• has appointed the following named of-

French Ministers Decide Upon a Revisionof His Case.

Paris, Sept. 27.—The ministers, aftera long discussion at the cabinet council,finally decided in favor of a revision ofthe Dreyfus case. This means thatCaptain Dreyfus wil l be brought backfrom Devil's island, and be given achance to t^il a few things which havebeen kept from the public. Great ex-citement prevails here and it is believedseveral army officers wil l be arrestedand held for trial. The feeling againstDreyfus is still bitter, as many now be-lieve that although he was convictedon forged evidence, he was guilty ofbetraying the army's secrets.

The cabinet ordered the minister ofjustice, M. Sarrien, to lay before thecourt of cessation the petition of Mme.Dreyfus, wife of the prisoner of Devil'sisland, for a revision of her husband'scase. The court, therefore, wil l decidethe legal questions as to whether or notthe first trial of Captain Dreyfus wasvitiated by the forgery committed bythe late Lieutenant Colonel Henry, whowas a witness before the court-martialand who confessed to having forged adocument in the case. The minister ofjustice has announced that he hasgiven instructions that proceedings areto be taken immediately against anyoneattacking the army.

BRITISH AT FASHODA|

Sir Herbert Kitchner Orders the Frenchto Retire—No Fighting.

London, Sept. 27.—Right Hon. Ho-ratio David Davis, lord mayor of Lon-don, has received the following dis-patch from General Sir Herbert Kitch-ener, commander of the Anglo-Egyp-tian expedition in the Soudan:

"Omdurman, Sept. 24, 6 p. m.—I hopeyour lordship will convey to the citizensof London our grateful thanks for yourcongratulatory telegram, which I re-ceived today on my return from es-tablishing garrisons at Fashoda and onthe Sabot river. We trust that theopening up of these extensive countrieswil l benefit the city of London andBritish trade and commerce generally.'

A dispatch to The Telegraph fromCairo says: General Kitchener founcthe French at Fashoda. He notifiedMajor Marchand that he had expressinstructions that the territory was Brit-ish; that the French must retire, andoffered them passage to Cairo. Ma

THE EGOIST.

A COUET MARTIAL .

jor Marchand absolutely declined to retire unless ordered to do so by his goveminent. No fighting occurred. Majo:Marchand was given clearly to understand that the British insisted upontheir claims, and the rest had been lefto be settled by diplomacy between therespective governments.

MINE IS THEIR TOMB.

Pennsylvania Colliers Die in the Bowelsof the Earth.

Brownsville, Pa., Sept. 24.—Fifty-fourmen were entombed in the Umpire mineof Snowden, Gould & Co., one-fourthmile below Brownsville, by an explosionof gas. Eight dead bodies have so farbeen taken out. Immediately followingthe explosion of gas there was a secondexplosion of fire-damp. There were 140men in the mine at the time of the ex-plosion, work having been begun forthe day a short time previous. Ofthese fifty-eight were in entries No. 9and 10. Four men, Jacobs, Davis,Whetzell, Walker and a Hungarianwere near the mouth of the entries. Theothers were far in. When the explo-sion came these four men made a rushfor the main heading, which they sue-

in reaching, though all wereless injured. They finallyceeded

more orcrawled out to the open air.

General Gomez and several officersif his staff were taking their after din-

ner nap—'"siesta" is the Spanish word'or it—when there was a commotion in.he thick chaparral between them audthe narrow, rugged road which ran all;he way from the mountains to thewestern coast of Cuba.

The thorny underbrush was pulledand tossed about until the billowy sur-'ace seemed to be swept and lashed by astorm.

Pedro, the watchful sentinel who was,narding the sleeping general and his

companions, clutched bis rifl e with afirmer grip. He knew that a strugglewas going on in those tangled bashesand vines, and the men who were head-d in his direction might be either'riends or foes.

Quien sabe?" was Pedro's low voicedcomment, after his keen eyes had takenn the situation.

The noise of the scuffle or skirmish in;be chaparral suddenly died away, andthe sentinel heard only an occasionaloath, but the moving tops of the busheswarned him that the strangers were ap-proaching him.

"They swear like the pious defendersof our holy cause," said Pedro, "butthat is no sign. There are Spanish dev-il s who can outswear the Cubans, andeven the pig dog Yankees have learnedthe trick. Carrajo is a word whichwil l soon belong to all languages."

Perhaps it would be well to awakenthe general. Gomez was with a smallscouting party, and after their hurrieddash into the enemy's territory the tiredtroopers were enjoying their first napin a week.

While the soldier was considering thematter his commander solved the prob-lem for him. The rebel general has away of sleeping with one eye open, andhis littl e catnaps are easily disturbed.

"What is it, Pedro?"The vigilant guard quietly told his

wakeful general about the movementsand suspicious noises in the chaparral.

By this time all of the officers andsoldiers, some 30 or more, were wideawake and ready with their weapons toresist an attack or make a dash into theforest.

"Captain Vando and his men are tomeet us here," said Gomez, "and it isabout time. The only Spaniards in thisvicinity are dead ones. Their friendsdid not even bury them when they leftlast week. You may rest assured thatVando is the man who has broken oursiesta."

With a rush and a swish a dozenmen plunged out of the bushes into thecomparatively open space occupied bythe general and his followers.

Their faces and their uniforms wereunmistakably Cuban, and Captain Van-do and his commander lost no time inembracing each other in the most affec-tionate fashion.

The newcomers had with them a fet-tered prisoner—a tall man with a dark,etern face, who wore the uniform of aSpanish captain. Gomez looked at himcuriously as he listened to a whisperedreport from Vando.

Then he frowned and his eyes flashedfire.

"Carrajo!" he hissed between histeeth. "A good day's work, Vando. I' l lnot forget i t . "

The Spaniard in the captain's uni-form said nothing, but looked abouthim with a haughty stare.

"What can we do for Captain Lo-pez?" asked General Gomez, with apleasant smile.

"Belease me, restore my weapons andmy horse," said the prisoner. "I wason a peaceful mission, visiting a sickfriend, when your man ambushed meon the road. They have treated me withgreat indignity, but let that pass. Giveme my liberty and I promise to saynothing of your movements in this dis-trict. ''

" I t gives me great pain to refuseyour request," replied Gomez courte-ously, " but we have given your caseour oareful consideration for the pastsix months, and the main object of ourrecent soouting expeditions was to cap-ture you. You see, captain, you are notan ordinary guerrilla. You have a gangof the worst cutthroats and robbers inall Cuba. You have never met us in aUli fight. Al l of your work is done iu

the dark You destroy the homes ofpeaceful farmers, murder and robwounded prisoners, assault helplesswomen, and Captain Vando reports thatwhen you were captured you had onyour person the watch and the handker-

j chief of a Red Cross nurdb, a young wo-man who was outraged and murderedby you and your ruffians two nightsago."

" I t is a l ie," shouted the Spaniard." I found the handkerchief in the road—the watch I bought from a soldier."

"Mistakes wil l occur in wartimes,"answered Gomez calmly, "and I maybe mistaken now, but I am willin g toswear to the truthfulness of Vando's re-port."

" I must go with you, then, and betried by court martial, I suppose?" saidLopez.

"You wil l be tried by court mar-t ia l ," responded the general smilingly."Your trial is in progress now. This isa court martial, and it is formal andorderly enough considering the factthat we are in the enemy's country,liable to be killed at any moment byyour ambushed robbers. Yes, captain,this is a court martial, and from whatI know of your record, together withVando's report, the only thing to bedone is to pronounce and execute thesentence of the court Bind him to thattree I"

Two stalwart Cubans dragged theSpaniard to a tree and quickly boundhim so that he could not move.

"Thi s is murder, " said the prisoner,"and you wil l suffer for i t . "

"War is a bad thing," remarked thegeneral softly, with a sad look in hisbig black eyes, "and murder is a partof it. I lie awake nights mourning overthe terrible things we find it necessaryto do, but they have to be done all thesame. Any messages, captain?"

"No, curse you. I would not trust amessage to you!" was the excited an-swer.

"Hear him!" said Gomez, turning tohis comrades. "This man is evidentlynot a gentleman. He is unpardonablyrude. Would you like to pray, captain?"

The prisoner pulled at his bonds andbroke out with a torrent of profanity.

"Rope or bullet?" snapped the Cubangrimly.

"Bullet, curse you!""Very well, just to please you; but

you deeerve the rope," said the other."M y body!" interrupted Lopez.

"Wi l l you see that it is sent to Havana?"" I beg your pardon,"said Gomez,

"but you are asking too much. Wemust leave this spot at once. Time's up.Adios!"

The general stepped aside with awave of his hand. The Spanish captainheld bis head erect, facing his fate,scowling and defiant.

The firing squad which had been de-tailed for the work stepped forward,and when their rifles rang out the pris-oner's head fell back. Every bullet hadpierced his heart.

The Cubans brought their horses fromthe surrounding bushes and mountedin some haste.

"Shall we bury him?" asked Vando."Di d he bury the murdered Red Cross

nurse?" was the question asked in re-turn by the commander.

The Banker's Daughter.Neither rich nor poor are exempt from catarrh s

attack.—Dr. Hartman's unfailing remedy.\ m m— w\ • gy A is cursed withViff r n l l A catarrh. MenI T I L i m l ^ r t and womea

alike are af-flicted with it. Catarrh frequent-ly manifests itself by offensivebreath. A catarrhal breath is ahorror. Especially is this sowith a beautiful woman. Howmany women have failed oftheir proper destiny through

this lamentable defect!Catarrh comes to the banker's daughter

as quickly as to the working girl . We allknow some pitiful instances among thefair women of our acquaintance. Everyeffort to rid themselves of catarrh seemsto fail; yet their catarrh can surely becured and cured permanently by theremedy that has been curing catarrh for

forty years.This remedy is Pe-ru-na, Dr. Hartman's great

prescription for all phases of catarrh. If thereader knows any woman with a catarrhalbreath, tell he* to secure Pe-ru-na and take i taccording to directions, and the result wil l bea permanent cure, for Pe-ru-na heals the mem-

branes all through the organs of the body andkill s catarrh.

Dr. Hartman's books on chronic catarrh aremailed free on application to the Pe-ru-na Medi-cine Co., Columbus, 0. These books throw newlight on catarrh. Pe-ru-na's cures are historical.A whole book full of letters from people cured

of catarrh by this great remedy wil l bemailed to any interested person.

Here is a letter from Mrs. S. B. Bryant,Crawford, Miss.:

Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, O.DEAB S IB :—"I suffered about six years with catarrh of the head. I took two

bottles of your Pe-ru-na and am now entirely well. It has been two yearssince I took the Pe-ru-na and I cannot say too much for it."

Special book for women mailed to women only. Al l druggists sell Pe-ru-na.

Byron's Affectionate Parrot.Lord Byron was in possession of

some beautiful parrots, with which,during the intervals of his writing, heused commonly to amuse himself. Hehad rendered one of these so attachedto him, that though entirely at warwith strangers, it evinced the greatestanxiety to be always with him. Ifhis lordship seemed to notice any per-son particularly, this bird would ex-press its indigation and jealousy in themost amusing manner, and would im-mediately attack his lordship, until liebestowed his caresses on it. This littl eexhibition used to please him; and onone occasion he remarked: "This creat-ure would exhibit no diminution of af-fection In a cottage, nor more if I wereon a throne."

It's folly to suffer from that horrsbleplague Oi the niprbt, itching piles.Doan's Ointment cures, quickly andpermanently.50 cents.

At aDy drug store,

"No, general. He left her body tothe vultures."

"What a devil!" the other muttered."Forward, men! Here we go I" and theraiders rode off through the forest, leav-ing the corpse of the guerrilla tied tothe tree waiting for the vultures!—Wallace P. Reed in Atlanta Constitu-tion.

Sealed Orders.The custom of having warships sail

"under sealed orders" has arisen fromthe desire of maritime powers to pre-vent their plans from becoming knownto the enemy.

In the American navy such orderscome from the president and are deliv-ered to a commander of a ship or squad-ron by a confidential messenger, whoknows nothing of their contents.

Sometimes they are in cipher, butthey are always sealed with the officialseal of the navy department, and thepackage cannot be opened until the timemarked on it, which is usually severalhours after the hour of leaving port.

By this precaution the newspapersare prevented from disclosing prema-turely the movements which may be ofthe greatest importance and the spies ofthe enemy are rendered useless so far astheir ability to discover the secret ofsuch movements is concerned.

Sailing under sealed orders is nowthe common naval practice in time ofwar.

These instructions are found in thepacket of "sealed orders," which isopened when well out to sea.

A Sad But Glorious Day."Victory! " cried the Spanish minis-

ter. "Writ e out a proclamation atonce authorizing our people to cele-brate!" "Why, your excellency, whathas happened? Have our forces fallenupon the Yankee pigs and compelledthem to cry for quarter?" "No, butone of our battleships has just beenscuttled and sunk before the cowardlyswine could gain possession of it."

Estate of Lois A. McMahon.QTATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTY OFi~ Washtenaw, ss. At a session of the Pro-hate Court for the County oi Washtenaw, hol-den at the Probate felflice in the City of AnnArbor, on Wendesday. the 7th day of Septem-ber in the year one thousand eight hundredaud ninety-eight.

Present, H. Wirt Newkirk, Judge of Pro-late.

In the matter of the estate of Lois A.McMahon, deceased.

On reading and filing the petition, duly veri-Bed, of Louise Campell and Anna Q-alge, pray-ing that a certain instrument now on file inthis Court, purporting to be the last will andtestament of said deceased, may be admittedto probate and that administration of said es-tate may be granted to Louise Campbell, AnnaGaige and Susie Lamb, the executors in saidwill named, or to some other suitable person.

Thereupon it is ordered that Monday,the 3rd day of October next, at 10 o'clock inthe forenoon, be assigned for the hearing ofsaid petition, and that the devisees, legateesand heirs at law of said deceased and allother persons interested in said estate,are required to appear at a session ofsaid Court, then to be holden at theProbate Office, in the City of Ann Arbor, andshow cause if any there be, why the prayerof the petitioner should not be granted. Andit is further ordered that said petitioner givenotice to the persons interested in saidestate, of the pendency of said petition, andthe hearing thereof, by causing a copy of thisoider to be published in the Ann ArborArgus, a newspaper printed and circulated insaid county three successive weeks previousto said day of hearing.

H. WIET NEWKIRK,Judge of Probate.

[A true copy.]P. J. LEHMAN Probate Register.

One of nature's remedies; cannotharm the weakest constitution; neverfails to cure summer complaints ofyoung or old. Dr. fowlers Extractof Wild Strawberry.

Tommy's Remedy.In Colorado Springs is a small boy

who likes to help entertain his moth-er's visitors. Tommy also has an auntof whom he is very fond, and who hasa bad cold, causing him much anxiety.A few days ago, while his mother wascomparing notes on housekeeping witha friend, Tommy thought he heard ofsomething that would cure Aunt Susie'scold. About supper time he disap-peared and did not make his appear-ance until late. The family sat downto supper, and one by one the disheswere tasted and set aside, until eachmember began to wonder what ailedthe cook. Presently some one noticeda queer expression on Tommy's face,and when taken to task he admitted,that he had put red pepper into everydish when the cook was out. He hadheard a lady tell his mother that redpepper was good for ants, and he want-ed to cure Aunt Susie.

Estate of Phebe A. Wheelock.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, COUNTY OFWashtenaw, ss. At a session of the Pro-

bate Court for the County of Washtenaw,holden at the Probate Office, in the City ofAnn Arbor, on Thursday, the 8th day of Sep-tember, in the year one thousand eight hun-dred and ninety eight.

Present, H. Wirt Newkirk. Judge of ProbateIn the matter of the Estate of Phebe A.

Wheelock, deceased.On reading and filing the petition, duly

verified, of E. C. Lyke and Win. A. Robinson,praying that a certain instrument now onfile in this Court, purporting to be the lastwil l and testament of said deceased may beadmitted to probate and that administrationof said estate may be granted to themselvesthe executors in said will named or to someother suitable person.

Thereupon it is ordered, that Monday, the3rd day of October next, at ten o'clock in theforenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said

Eetition and that the devisees, legatees andeirs at law of said deceased, and all other

persons interested in said estate, arerequired to appear at a session of saidCourt, then to be holden at tne ProbateOffice, in the City of Ann Arbor, andshow cause, if any there be, why the prayerof the petitioner should not be granted: Andit is further ordered, that said petitioner givenotice to the persons interested in saidestate, of the pendency of said petition, andthe hearing thereof, by causing a copy of thisorder to be published iu the Ann ArborA.rgus, a newspaper printed and circulated insaid County, three successive weeks previousto said day of hearing.

H. WlfiT NEWKIHK,Judge of Probate.

P. J LEHMAN Probate Register.'

When John Law Boomed It .A milliner happened to come to Paris

about a lawsuit She was successfuland invested the proceeds in specula-tion, and she amassed in a few monthsa sum which converted into our cur-rency represents nearly £5,000,000. Noclass of the community escaped the in-fection. Two of the ablest scholars ofFrance are reported to have deploredthe madness of the times at one inter-view, only to find themselves at theirnext meeting bidding for shares withthe greatest excitement. The scene ofoperations was a narrow street calledQuincampoix, and the demand for ac-commodation may be judged from thefact that a house which before yieldedabout £40 a year now brought in morethan £800 a month. A cobbler madeabout £10 a day by letting out a fewchairs iu his stall, and a hunchback,who is celebrated in the prints of thetime, acquired in a few days more than£7,000 by letting out his hump to thestreet brokers as a writing desk.—Pro-fessor Nicholson's "Money and Mone-tary Problems.

No Longer Anxious.Reggy—Do you ever, Miss Geraldine,

think of marrying?Geraldine—Not any more. I've joined

the Don't Worry society.—PhiladelphiaCall.

CASTOR IAFor Infants and Children.

The Kind You Have Always BoughtBears the

Signature of

The World's Telegraph System.The total length of the world's tele-

graph system is not much over 5,000,-000 miles. This is exclusive of 1,814,000miles of submarine cables. This mile-age is apportioned as follows: Eu-rope, 1,765,000; Asia, 311,000; Africa,100,000; Australia, 218,000; America,8,500,000.

Liver Ill sLike biliousness, dyspepsia, headache, consti-pation, sour stomach, indigestion are promptlycured by Hood's Pills. They do their work

Hood'seasily and thoroughly. | ^ ^ •Best after dinner rills. W0 I I C25 cents. All druggists. I 1 1 1 ^^Prepared by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.The only Pill to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla.

TIM E TABLE .Tak ing Effect May 15, 1898.

Trains leave Ann Arbor by Central Stand-ard t ime

NORTH.

8:43 A. M.*12:40 P.M.

4:56 P. M.1D.05 A. M.

SOUTH.

*7:30 A. M,11:25 A. M.8:40 P. M.tS:05P. M.

• T ra ins marked t hus run between Ann Ar -bor and Toledo only.

+ Trains marked thus run Sundays only be-tween Toledo and Howell.

E. S. GILMORE, AgenW. H. BENNETT. G. P. A.

MICHIGAN (TENTRAL" The Niagara Fall* Route."

CENTRAL STANDARD TIM E

Taking Effect August U, 1S9S.GOING EAST.

Atlantic Express 5 55 a. m.Detroit Night Ex 7 45Grand Rapids Ex 11 10Mail and Express 3 47 p. m.N. Y. & Boston Sp'l 4 58Fast Eastern 9 43

GOING WEST.Boston, N. Y. & Ch 8 13 a.m.Mail&Express 9 18Fast Western Ex 13Sp.m.G. R. & Kal. Ex 5 45Chicago Night Ex 9 43Pacific Express 12 30

O.W. RTJGGLES H. W. HAYES,G. P. * T. Agent Chicago. Ag't Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR ARGUS. SEPTEMBER 30, 1898.

The StoreNOW READY

FOR

Fall Busines sThe vast preparations we have

been making throughout the entirespring and summer months in antic-ipation of an extensive and prosper-ous fall trade are now complete andthe ladies of Ann Arbor are invitedto an inspection of the results.

The greatness of The Store wasnever more forcibly demonstratedthan now. The fall season with itsgreatest charms and surest values ishere. New goods spread theirbeauty on every side. Evary de-partment bends to your service andprofit in Unquestioned Bargain'sand again we demonstrate our claimto your favor and our worthiness ofyour patronage. We especially so-lici t the inspection of the critical to

our

RARE SHOWINGOF

DRESS GOODSIn Black and Colored Foreign Im-portations in which full lines of theBotany Mills , Gold Medal andPriestley's are included as well asall the new seasons wears and colorcombinations of the season.

Ladies 9 Shoes ,Wright, Peters & Co.'s famous

makes, in latest fall designs, Misses',Boys' and Children's shoes in allthe popular, servicable makes.

Fall Jacket s and Gapes.Your recollections of all our pre-

vious offerings wil l fall short of thesuperb display of Jackets, Capes,Skirts and Waists now in our cloakroom.

&C0.

The Racket poses before the artisticdiscrimination of the people of AnnArbor as the Cheapest Bargain Storein Washtenaw county. This week weare receiving the finest line of Import-ed China Ware that will be displayedhere previous to the Holidays.

This is the golden opportunity forBirthday and Wedding Presents.

We would like to quote you prices,but words cannot describe china wareso that the price would bring any com-parison to your minds, you must seethem to judge.

We are,'also selling Brocaded andLace Curtains, Bugs and Art Squares.We have Art Squares 6x9 ft. for 82.49,9x9 feet for $3.49, 9x12 feet $4.49,large enough to cover the floor of agood room. Smyrna Eugs 30x60 for$1.29. Small ones for 49c, and anotherHi t or Miss 30x60 for $1.00. Jute Rugs80x60 80c, smaller ones 30c. Pleasebear in mind that Smyrna Rugs arereversible, that is, you have two sidesto wear out.

A very good Lace Curtain for 56c perpair, a better one for 69c. and our bestSI.39 per pair. Curtain Poles andShades, a good assortment at Racketprices.

Coming to the store one morning weheard a lady on N. University ave. sayto another lady that The Racket wasthe cheapest store in Ann Arbor. Wehere publicly thank her, although wedo not know who she is, but truerwords were never spoken and we ap-preciate unsolicited commendation.

We are putting forth our best effortsto make

Racket Prices Special Prices,not on bargain days only, for suchthings are humbug, but every day inthe year.

What would you think of us if weadvertised $1.00 Chenille Table Spreadson Saturday only 50c, wouldn't it lookas though we had swindled everyoneto whom we had sold at $1.00. Didyou ever think of it?

The Racket202 E. Washingto n St.

I LOCAL BREVITIES.

The paving on Main st. is finished—Long live the paving.

Governor Pingree is deluged withpetitions to have the 31st Miobiganmustered out of the serivoe.

The D., Y. & A. A. oars have beenrunning through Main st. to the oourthouse since Wednesday morning andthe traveling public is correspondinglypleased thereat.

Graduates of the Miohigan Agrioul-tnral College are endeavoring to havethe name of the institution changed soas to include the military and mechan-ical branches as well as the agricultur-al.

Daniel B. Brown was prevented byillness from pulling the latch string ofthe pioneer log cabin and John S.Nowland the first white child born inthe oounty was oalled on to fil l bisplace.

The next and only attraction at tbuAthens Tehater nest week is "Pudd'nhead Wilson," Saturday evening, Oct.

Those who had the pleasure of see-ing this dramatization of Mark Twain'sinimitable book last season are enthusi-astic in their praises of it and manywil l go to see it again. It is deservingof a big bouse.

qjxrTjTJirLruxrLn-n..

| PERSONAL

David Rinsey returned Monday fromTiffin , Ohio.

Prof. A. A. Stanley and Prof. Craigreturned from Europe, Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown returnedfrom a month's visit in Hersey Satur-day.

Sergeant Dean Seabolt is home fromChattanooga and is reoovering from avery severe illness.

Mrs. Charles Dnrheim and daughter,of Muskegon, are guests of the MissesDurheim, of S. Division st.

Mrs. George W. Knight and daugh-ter, of Columbus, Ohio, visited J. W.Knight the first of the week.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. Mutsohellentertained the Treble Clef Club attheir home on Tuesday evening.

Mrs. A. Tucker, of N. State at, isspending the week with her daughterin Howell and taking in the street fair.

Capt. Ross Granger left for CampPoland at Knoxvillle, Term., yesterdayafternoon his furlough having expired.

Ed Burnett, the Jackson agentjof theAmerican Express company, was in thecity this week spending part of his firstvacation since 1879.

Miss Florence Pomeroy, olass of '98,of 1247 Washtenaw ave., has gone toNew York city, to enter the physicalculture school of Madame Alberti.

Mr. Fred C. Brown, of New Orleans,La., is visiting her mother Mrs. Sey-mour, of S. State st. Mrs. Brown'svisit is caused by the prevalence of yel-low fever in New Orleans1.

Oscar F. Sessinghaus, '93 law, nowsecond assistant U. S. district attorneyfor the eastern district of Missouri, andHolbrook G. Cleavland, '93 lit , attor-ney for the St. Louis, Mo., branch ofthe American Surety Co., of NewYork, both now residents of St. Louis,Mo., were in Ann Arbor this weekvisiting old friends and attending theRyan-Drake wedding on Wednesdayevening. Both gentlemen are doingwell in their chosen walk in life.

Millinery Opening.Thursday, Friday and Saturday, this

week, Sept. 29, 30 and Oct. 1, patternbats in latest Parisian designs in largeshowing.

It MACK & CO.

Where M. E. Ministers are Stationed.The appointments at the Detroit M.

E. conference, in session at Mt. Clem-ens were made Monday. The follow-ing are the appointments for this coun-ty and vicinity:

Presiding elder, Ann Arbor district,Rev. E. W. Ryan, Ypsilanti.

Ann Arbor, B. L. McElroy.Chelsea, John I. Nickerson.Clinton, Eugene M. Moore.Dexter, Henry W. Hioks.Dixboro, Howard A. Field.Grass Lake, Franklin Bradley.Manchester and Sharon, D. R. Shier..Milan, Fergus O. Jones.Piuokney, Charles Simpson.Plymouth, John B. Oliver.Salem, Eugene A. Coffin.Saline, Frank E. Dodds.South Lyon, Lewis N. Moou.Stockbridge, S. R. Williams.Stony Creek, H. J. B. Marsh.Whitmore Lake and Hamburg, Fran-

cis E. Pearce.Ypailanti, C. T. Allen.These appintments are the same as

last year, excepting at Pinokney, Stock-bridge and Stony Creek, where newmen are sent. Rev. W. T. Wallaoe,of Pinckuey, is sent to Henderson.Rev. John H. Mclntosb, of Stockbridge,receives a larger oharge at Morenci.Rev. Benoni Gibson, of Stony Creek,goes to Napoleon.

Marriag e and Longevity.Marriage, according to Dr. Schwartz,

of Berlin, is the most important factorIn longevity. Of every 200 personswho re§ch the age of 40 years 125 aremarried and 75 unmarried. At 60 yearsthe proportions are 48 to 22; at 70years, 27 to 11, and at 90 years, 9 to 3.Fifty centenarians had all been mar-ried. The doctor asserts that the rate ofmortality for husbands and wives be-tween the ages of 30 and 45 is 18 percent, while that for unmarried personsis 28 per cent.

HEADAOHEcured in 20 minutes by Dr. Miles'PAIN PILLS. "One cent a do&e." At druggists.

THE OLD LOG(Continued from First Page.)

We hear the mother's step—dear, pa-tient heart!

Brave, helpful, hopeful of the daysto come,

Blest keystone of the sacred familyarch!

Without a mother what is there ofhome?

We hear the patter of the children'sfeet.

The sturdy ax-man's stroke of ring-ing steel,

The cow-bell's jangling tone comes into join

The sweet crescendo of the spinning-wheel.

A sense of sweet contentment fill sour hearts,

We know no cares—the great worldIs shut out.

The—Hark! What thundering sound isthat we hear!

A car shoots by—our revery's put torout.

The voices of the past but now weheard

Humbled to silence by the thunderingcar,

We look about! A modern, mansionnear!

A grand piano sounding out a bar.

A dazzling carriage standing at thedoor—

(We mark the change—How unlikelong ago!)—

Great herds of cows and milk cans bythe score!

The farmer sleeping on the portico!

Yes, there has come a change, a happychange.

Then, grinding toil with comforts few.and mean:

Now, smart surroundings, evidence ofthrift,

. Look where we may, on every handare seen.

And what has brought '.he change? Agenerous soil;

Pure self-denial (martyrdom sublime);The never ending toil of many years;

The onward, civilizing march ofTime.

Now feast your souls upon the well-earnea fruits:

Broad acres handed down-from sireto son;

Proud Education's centers in our midst;As fair land's the sun e'er shone upon.

What further need be said! Go readthe names

Inscribed upon these walls. Thesepioneers

We thank for the contentment that wefeel.

Past are the trials, banished are thefears.

We ask no sunnier land in which tolive,

And ask to find, when the last breathwe draw,

No kindlier graves to fil l than with ourstres

In our dear Washtenaw—Pair Wash-tenaw.

J. WILLARD BABBITT.Tpsilanti, Mich., Sept. 27, 1898.'.'The Old Man's Dream" was then

suna by Mrs. Mary G. Stark, intro-duced as the mother of the first soldierfrom Michigan to fall wounded underthe Spanish fire.

S. P. Ballard, the well known bardof Willis, who came to this oounty 73years ago when a child of three and ahalf years, read a paper on the "Pion-eer's Home," which oontained an elo-quent tribute to the pioneers.

Prof. J. R. Sage sang "The Old ArmChair" in such a manner as to callforth a hearty encore, when he rend-ered "Hail to the Flag" in so feelinga way and in such good voioe as toagain oall out hearty applause. L. D.Watkins, of Manchester, who was downfor a speech was unable to be present onaooonnt of the funeral of Hon. J. D.Corey, one of Wasbtenaw 's pioneers andsent a letter of regret. Mrs. Mary G.Stark in a sweet voioe sang "TheOld Granite State."

Rev. Andrew Ten Brook told abouttaking a journey on horseback in 1815and after patting the date of bis com-ing here in 1844 spoke feelingly of thedeath of Prof. Whiting in 1845.

Daniel B. Brown and bis grandchildwere to have pulled the latoh string ofthe log house but on account of his una-voidable absence that honor was oon-ferred npon John S. Nowland, "thefirst white youngster born in Washte-naw county."

The reoeption committee for the oc-casion was composed of Judge and Mrs.J. Willard Babbitt, Col. and Mrs. H.S. Dean, Mrs. Anna B. Baob, John S.Nowland, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Avery,Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Kelly and Mr. andMrs. F. E. Mills.

The log cabin has previously beendesoribed in these columns. It con-tained this week an exhibition of pio-neer articles of considerable interest.

The fireplace to whioh every onelooks first has a collection of irons, andpots, pans and cooking utensils andthe inseparable crane with its pot-booksTbe shelf has lamps and caudlestioks.of tue olden style, flatirons, snuffers,toasting irons, a shaving cup and aclook marked 160 years old. Besidethfl fire jambs are shovels, tongs, pok'-ers, fire-carriers, pitohforbs, log chainsand flatiron holders. On the wallabove are powder borns and musketsdating baok to 1812, and later ri flessuoh as buDters used for deer, bulletmolds, and a mold for oasting pewterspoons.

In other parts of the room on tablesand shelves are rare old dishes, eachwith a history, and knives, forks andspoons of the olden time. Displayedon the walls are ourious relics, mocca-sins, gum shoes of the first make,and pioneer tools of different kinds.The key of the first passenger depot atYpsilanti; a butter bowl and ladle dat-ing from 1830. A oap worn by mem-bers of the university class of 1845,Scotch, of the Glengarry shape, withlong silk ribbons trailing from tbebaok. A spice box of curious shapeand oompartments, and a foot-warmersnob as was used in church, which inthose days were for the most part ooldand nnheated. Tin lanterns; a watchof novel appearance, enameled in blueand very old; mirror knobs of glass,

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very rare in these latter days. Asplendid mahogany and satinwoodsideboard, belonging to Hon. F. E.Mills, an heirloom in the family ofMrs. Mill s dating back to revolution-ary days. On this sideboard are apewter sugar bowl and. milk cup 138years old, loaned by I. C. Greenmanand two old pewter plates loaned byJ. I. Schaffer reading date of 1784.

Near tbe fire place the dinner tableis set with old fashioned blue and pinkdishes which Mrs. Florence Babbitt se-cured years ago from pioneers whosenames are now on the logs of this cab-in. Every dish is a different patternand beautifully preserved. Spaoe wil lonly permit mention of the tnreen usedin tbe family of John Maynard for 37years, and a green platter, very large,designed for roasts, with "ditohes"leading from the upper end to a littl ewell in the lower end for the gravy.

On the opposite end of the room arecoverlets woven by hand, and quiltsof anoientj make. Ladies' bonnets—real loves of bonnets, but so old-fash-ioned, dating from 1840 and 1850.Bedsteads and articles of bedding,among the rest a pair of pillows, thelinen slips of which were woven anddrawn by band by the grandmother ofPresident Rutherford B. Hayes. Anightcap made and worn by the grand-mother of Chaunoey M. Depew. Adress of 1845 of silk poplin, whose cur-ious cut attracted the ladies.

Next to it is a crimson petfciooat offine material, with a satin frill ,stitched to look like damask with fig-ures of birds and animals and designsof leaves and vines, all said to havebeen executed by the bride herself.The garment was heavily lined withlinen and its size and v?eight—tbeladies said—would be unbearable atthe present time.

A dress of white stuff, said to haveserved on the brides of three genera-tions and about to be claimed for thesame purpose by a young lady fourthin line of descent, is displayed nearthe marvelous petticoat. There aretrundle beds and cradles. One of thelatter, a novelty to the speotafeors, oombined the comforts of a rooking chairwith the usej of the cradle, so thatthe tired mother, or perhaps the over-worked littl e sister might sit and rookherself and baby at the same time.

Quite unromantic looking, but oer-tainly with a romantic history, is apair of leather saddlebags, property ofJudge S. W. Dexter, dating from 1827.They were used to oarry the mail forall this district now oomposed of 24townships. The judge kept the postoffloe at his home in Dexter, but hemade what we, in these days, wouldoall rural deliveries throughout thecounty. The postage was 25 cents,bnt as the settlers were poor, JudgeDexter ordinarily collected but halfthat sum—a shilling, and paid theremainder himself.

In these same saddlebags were pack-ed on Dexter's wedding day, tbe trous-seau of bis bride. Clad in «a whitesilk gown she rode on a pannier behindtbe bridegroom to their new home.The road lay across the Huron river,which they were obliged to ford. Theywedding dress was dampened by tbeflood, but the serviceable leather of thesaddle bagskeptdry the bridal tronsseau.From this glanoe at the contents of thelog oabin one can judge whether or notit is an interesting spot.

Tbe county fair whioh closes todayis a very successful one. There were6,000 people on the grounds yesterdayand a happy crowd they formed. Theweather could not be excelled. Theexhibits were good except in the agri-cultural implement line whioh werenot numerously represented much tothe disappointment of many farmerswho wished to see improved farm ma-ohinery. There were tbe usual largeexhibits of horses and stook of variouskinds, poultry and farm products.Mrs. Mayo, of Battle Creek, deliveredan excellent address yesterday forenoonon the "American Home." Gov.Pingree spoke for a few moments yes-terday afternoon and asked for a changein senators. He thought if the schoolsof this state couldn't turn out morethan one man n't for senator it wasabout time to go out of business. Can-didate for congress Smith with his ex-pansivo smile and his glad hand wasmeeting the people be seeks to oall hisconstituents. Tbe various candidatesfor county offloe were on the groundsputting in their best endeavors.

The C3ke walk yesterday afternoondrew large crowds and was well worththe price of admission to tbe grounds.Five couples participated and put forththeir best paces to the strains of musiofrom the Superior Cornet Band. Thegrand stand was crowded arjd thecrowd about the elevated platform onwhich the walk was held was so largethat all who wished were unable towitness the walk. Despite this faotother parts of the grounds were orowd-ed while the walk was in progress.

Fanoy bioycle riding, horse races,slaokwire performances, etc., furnishedother entertainments.

Fresh from the Factory .A Beautiful Bunch of Bargains,

I have just returned from a visit to one of the largest and bestequipped clothing factories in the east, and brought home with mesome big bargains.

You may get some idea of them below, but they must be seen tobe appreciated.

One is a Blue or Black All Wool Cheviot, of heavy close wovengoods, at $ 5 . 0 0.

Another is a Brown or Gray Plaid Cheviot, similar to the one

we had this spring at $5.50 but much heavier, at $ 5 . 0 0.

A Heavy Al l Wool Black Clay Worsted at $ 1 0 . 0 0.

And some excellent garments in Serges and Unfinished Wor-steds which we have no space to tell of this week.

L.L . JAMES, m S. MAIN ST.,ANN ARBOR.

The only aooident noted was that toCharles Clements, of Lodi, near thejudges' stand yesterday forenoon whowas shot in the fleshy part of the neokby a bullet from a Flobert rifle hand-led by someone shooting at the targetnear the grand stand and shootingwildly . The target was demolishedand target practioe abolished.

Secretary Mill s and other offioers ofthe fair deserve great credit for th> irarduous and sucoessful work. Thebusiness places wil l close this after-noon and another large crowd may beexpeoted on the grounds.

Fall Millinery Opening.Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 5,

and 6, we shall be glad to show ourfriends at the opening, the prettiestline of pattern hats and fall millinerywe have ever shown. -All are cordiallyinvited to call and see the display at120 E. Washington st.

MRS. J. M. MORTON.

Circuit Court Jurors.The following is the jury panel

drawn to try the oases at the Octoberterm of the cironit court which opensOct. 3:

Ann Arbor city, First ward, EugeneE. Beal; Second ward, Converse G.Cook; Third ward, James B. Saunders,sr. ; Fourth ward, David Crawford;Fifth ward, Isaao W. Greeenman;Sixth ward, Fred Barker; Seventhward, William Weinmann; Ann Arbortown, Andrew O: Mead; Augusta, CarlVV. Lowe; Bridgewater, Henry Luck-hardt; Dexter, Thomas McGuinness;Freedom, Herman Neehaus; Lima,John Wenk; Lodi, Simon Birth, jr.;Lyndon, Charles Ellsworth; Manches-ter, Frank English; Northfield, An-drew Geiger; Pittsfield, George Read;Salem, William Naylor; Saline,Austin Robinson, Clark Carter; Soio,Patrick Fitzsimmcns; Sharon, GeorgeH. Feldkamp; Superior, Freeman Stu-art; Sylvan, James A. Bucbrnan;Webster, Andrew Sawyer; York, JamesWelch; Ypsilanti town, Frank H.Wiard; Ypsilanti oity, First distriot,H. W. Dietrich? Second distriot, Mar-tin ViniDg.

Wanted.Five good, first class stone masons

for Toesday or Wednesday at the Pres-byterian ohnrcb, Ypsilanti. Apply tocontractor on work.

Imperialismand other national qnestions of vastimportance are now before the Ameri-can people. PUBLIC OPINION is theonly journal in the United States thatgives all sides of all questions. The falleleotions are almost-upon us and theywil l be unusually interesting this yearas an index of the attitude of the ooun-try toward the present administrationand its polioies. PUBLIC OPINIONreports the aotion of all state conven-tions and gives press comment on allelections. In addition to this the de-partments of Foreign Affairs, SooialQuestions, Science, Letters and Art,and Business and Finance give a week-ly digest of the best ourrent contribu-tions on these subjeots. The subscrip-tion prioe is $2.50 a year, $1.25 for sixmonths. We have made a speoial ratefor trial subscirptions of 25 cents forthree months. Sample copies and cardsor mailing ooins sent on request.

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To Pennsylvania and Ohio at Low Fare.Excursion tickets to Pittsburgh will

be sold October 8th to 13tb, inclusive,via Pennsylvania Short Lines, acoountKnights Temlpar Conclave. Holdersof tickets over the Pennsylvania Routecan, if they desire, purchase additionaexcursion tiokets from Pittsburhg topoints in Pennsylvania and Ohio andto Baltimore and Washington by depos-iting the return coupon of their ticketswith the Joint Agent at Pittsburgh.For details address F. M. BUSHONG,Traveling Passenger Agent, 66 Gris-wold st. Detroit.

Carious Facts About Trees.It is a curious fact that the roots and

branches of a tree are so alike in theirnature that, if a tree be uprooted andturned upside down, the undergroundbranches will take to themselves thefunctions of roots, and the exposedroots will in time bud, and become ver-itable branches.

Choice Wines and Liquors for familyuse. JOHN C. BURNS, ArlingtonPlace, N. Fourth ave.

THE PAVEMENT IS COMPLETE,

Will Cost Adjacant Property OwnersAbout $4.79 a Foot Frontage.

The common council at its meetingas a board of review on the assessmentof paving disrticts 1 and 2 Tuesday,ordered the assessments made as fol-lows:

Paving Disrict No. 1—Assessed toadjoining property, $10,127.04; as-sessed I to street railway f 1,072.88;as-sessed to geueral sewer, $4,386.40; as-sessed to street fund, $12,849,358.Total, $28,965.70.

Paving Distriot No. 2—Assessed toadjoining property, $5,063.52; assessedto street railway, $723.97; assessed togeneral sewer, $566.69; assessed tostreet fund, $3,568.46; total, $9,22.64.

The paving from Catherine to|Williamst is 2,001 feet long and oost $38,888.-34. Of this amount the city pays one-fiftb. The cost per foot frontage toadjacent property owners wil l be $4.79.

GASOLINERED STAR GASOLINE in burning

gives a blue flame without SMOKIiOR ODOR, will not foul your stove.Buy of us and save both money andannoyance,

DEAN & CO.44 S. flain St. (Old number.)

. Fred Hoelzle,DEALER IN

Meats, Sausages, Oysters andMarket Goods.

Porter House and Sirloin S teaks a SpecialtyWASHINGTON MARKET.

Enoch Dieterle,Funeral Director.

No. 116 £. Liberty St.Residence. 533 S. 4th Ave.

Phone 129. ANN ARBOR, MICH

Do you suppose a boy would grasp a pieceof pie aijd eating it exclaim, "How cheap thisis!" No! The appreciative expression on hiswhole countenance says: "How good this is.Thus it is in buying- groceries—you want onlythose that are good. They are the cheapest.We carry a full stock of the choicest stapleand fancy groceries and sell them right,

STAEBLE R & CO.OLD AND NEW PHONES NO. 141.

No Cure, No Pay !From this (late I agree to furnish those who

employ me as their veterinary surgeon withfree treatment for their sick horses or cattleshould the treatment leave the animals unfitfor use or if they die. 1 will furnish all medi-cines at cost price but must be paid cash.No cure, no pay.

DR, F. G. SGHREPPER,Practical Veterinary Surgeon,

5Op Spring St., Ann Arbor .Sept. 21.1898.

WANTED, FOR SALE, ETC.

PIANO FOR SALE—A lioardman & Greyfor S50 cash. A bargain. Apply at 415 B.

Fifth ave.

l l f l l l T m tady agents to canvass forWA N I r I—Mii'lann. Wood's CelebratedITMI1IL U K I J ) PROTECTED HIP COR-SETS, and for a tine line of Sateen, Italian,Changeable Moreens, Fancy Stripes and silkSKIKTS.

Address .T. E, WOOD,818 So. Warren St., Syracuse, N. Y.