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T h e W a l l a c e L o n g B o n d b i l l , w h i c h pas sed t h e S e n a t e Is n o t r e c e i v e d w i t h f a v o r a m o n g t h e f r i e n d s of t h e P o s t a l S a v i n g s b i l l r e c e n t l y a p p r o v e d b y t h e H o u s e B a n k i n g a u d C u r r e n c y C o m -m i t t e e . T h e y c l a i m t h a t t h o f o r m e r m e a s u r e a n t a g o n i z e s H i e l a t t e r i n m a n y of i t s n io» t I m p o r t a n t f e a t u r e s . T h e r e is a p r o s p e c t of a s h a r p c o n t e s t o v e r t h e S e n a t e b i l l l u H i e H o u s e . B o t h b i l l s w i l l n o t b e c o m e l a w s . I t is e i t h e r o n e o r t h e o t h e r , a n d t h e q u e s -t i o n i s w h i c h s h a l l i t be . T h e S e n a t e b i l l l o a d s a t p r e s e n t , w i t h e v e r y p ros -pec t of w i n n i n g . T h e W a y s a n d M e a n s C o m m i t t e e h a v e u n d e r c o n s l d -e r a t i o n a b i l l p r e p a r e d b y S e c r e t a r y S h e r m i n l o p r o m o t e t h e deiKtsi l of s t v i n g s i n t h e t r e a s u r y , a n d r e f u n d i n g

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A p r i v a t e d i spa t ch f r o m H o t S p r i n g s , A r k a n s a s , s a y s a l l r e T u o s u a y n lg l i t ile-s t r oyod all t h e b u i l d i n g s f r o m t h e e x p r e s s o111co l o M a l v e r n Cros s ing . A b o u t 260 b u i l d i n g s w e r e d e s t r o y e d , n n d an I m -m e n s e a i n o u n t of gnods'. A s t h e r e Is b u t ouo s t r ee t In Hie va l loy . the s t e a m e r was cu t oil", and cou ld a l fo rd n o rel ief to t h e l o w e r e n d of t h e t o w n u n t i l t h e ( l ames h a d bean c h e e k e d a b o v e . T h e n t h e h o r s e s , l l r emen a n d e n g i n e d a s h e d t h r o u g h t h e l l ames to tL-e S u m p -tor house , a n d c a m e a r o u n d t h o a von no a n d O u i n n H i l l , a n d a r e n o w , at H o ' c lock , l i g h t i n g t h e (Iro a t t h e s o u t h end o f t h e t o w n . A m o n g t h o b u i l d i n g s d e s t r o y e d a r o t h e H o t S p r i n g s , A m e r i c a n a n d Karl ho te l s , t h o F r e n c h r e s t a u r a n t , t h e Va l loy a n d S t a l e H a n k s , t h " post-ol t loe, t h e Da l ly S e n t i n e l oni is i , I l u m n a n A H a m i l t o n ' s b a t h - h o u s e , tho s t o r e* of J o n e s Bros . .V Co., a n d l . l l l io A J e n k i n s , Moore A Co . ' s l i v e r y s l ab lo , K i m b a l l A Co. ' s s loro , t h e K n i g h t s o f P y t h i a s H a l l , B. B r o w n A Co. ' s bi i i ld lmr, tho W e s t e r n Un ion T e l e g r a p h ol l lce , B l a c k A Co., J e w e l e r s , a n d M a u r i c e ' s b a t h - h o u s e . I t I s i m p o n s l b l e a t th i s h o u r to e s t i m a t e t h e loss, b u t i t wi l l r oach 1200,000 o r 1:100,000. T h o m o u n t a i n s a ro c o v e r e d w i t h p e o p l e d r i v e n I rom s h e l t e r n n d goods ca r r i ed f r o m t h e s to res . N o l i v e s were lost . T h e r e Is v e r y l i t t le In-s u r a n c e .

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T h e G r a n d D u k e N i c h o l a s has s e n t t h e f o l l o w i n g d i s p a t c h to t h o K m p e r o r ;

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T h e p r inc ipa l c o n d i t i o n s of t b e p r e -l i m i n a r y t r e a t y j u s t s i g n e d a r e t h e c e s -s ion of B a t o n m , K a r s a n d A r d a h a n , a n d t h e d i s t r i c t of l U y a z l d . T h e q u e s t i o n of t h e s t r a i t s is r e s e r v e d for f u r t h e r o o n s i d -e r a t l on . Tlio q u o s t i o n of n a v i g a t i o n re-m a i n s In *la/u ' / so . A z o n e wil l b e lef t b e t w e e n M o n t e n e g r o imd Se rv la , s o a s to e n a b l e the P o r t e to m a i n t a i n c o m m u n i -ca t ion w i t h Bosn ia a n d H e r z e g o v i n a . I t Is o o n l i r m e d t h a t Hu l t t a r l a wil l i u c i u d e I tourKas, V a r n a a n d K u s t e n d j e , b u t n o t S a l o n i c a or A d r l a n o p l e . R u s s i a is to b a v o p o w e r to oede t!io D o b r u d s c h a t o R o u m a n l a , In e x c h a n g e fo r R o u m a n i a n Bessa rab ia .

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sa id t h e G o v e r n m e n t n a v e r ece ived t l io t e r m s of poac«, b u t l u a n i m p e r f e c t s t a te . H e cou ld o n l y say t h e t e r m s d o n o t Iu-c i u d e t h e cess ion of t h e T u r k i s h l leet . T h e i n d e m n i t y Is r o d n c o d to £12,000,000, a n d t h e K g y p t l a n t r i b u t e is n o t a l lec t e J .

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T h e t r e a t y bea r s t h o t i t l e " P r o l l m l n a r i e s of P e a c e , " a n d c o n t a i n s 2t) a r t i c les . T h e o p e n i n g a r t i c l e s r e l a t e to M o n t e n e -g ro , S e r v l a a n d B u l g a r i a , l u d e m n l t v is l l x e d at 1,410,000,000 r o u b l e s , b u t 1,000,-0<i0,000 aro covered b y t e r r i to r i a l cess ions . N o t h i n g is l lxed c o n c e r n i n g t h e t e r m s and per iod o f t h e p a y m e n t uf t h e 310,-000,000. N o g u a r a n t e e Is a t lpu la (od . n o r Is t h e r e m e n t i o n of K g y p t l a n o r B u l g a r Ian t r i b u t e s o r t b e T u r k i s h l loet. T i i e t r ea ty s i m p l y s t a t e s t h a t Russ i a a u d T u r -k e y sha l l agroe , s u b s e q u e n t l y , a b o u l Hie p a y m e n t .

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T h e Mpeakor laid be fo re t h e H o u s e a message f r o m t h o P r e s i d e n t r e t u r n i n g , w l l h o u t a p p r o v a l , t h e H o u s e bi l l a u t h o r -i z ing a spec ia l t e r m of t h e C i r c u i t C o u r t of t h o U n i t e d S ta tes f u r t l io S o u t h e r n Dist r ic t of Mis i l s s ipp i , l o b e h e l d a t S c r a n t o n , o n t h e soooud M o n d a y in M a r c h . T h e mensago s t a l e d t h a t t h e r e w a s n o t su l l i c i en t t i m e to g i v e n o t i c e of ihe h o l d i n g of sa id special t e r m , a n d t h e G o v e r n m e n t o o u l d n o t p r e p a r e fo r t r ia l at sa id t e r m , l iecause n o f U n d s w o u l d lie a v a i l a b l e fo r t h a t p u r p o s e . T h o bi l l a n d message w e r o r e fe r r eu .

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A r e s o l u t i o n w a s a d o p t e d a u t h o r i z i n g the C o m m i t t e e o n e x p e n d i t u r e s in t h o severa l d e p a r t m e n t s of t h o G o v e r n m e n t h e r o lo e m p l o y each a c l e r k o r e x p e r t p e n d i n g Inves t iga t ions , a n d a lso a u t l i o r -I z m g t h o C o m m i t t e e o n Pos to fDces lo e m p l o y t w o expor t s .

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T h e P o p e a n d C a r d i n a l F r a n c h l h a v e d e t e r m i n e d on t h e po l i cy of r econc i l i ng , a s fa r a s poss ib le , tho In to re s t s of c h u r c h a n d s ta to in t h e q u e s t i o n s p e n d i n g w i t h t h e v a r i o u s g o v e r n m e n t s .

K i n g H u b e r t , in h i s a d d r e s s o p e n i n g t h e I t a l i a n p a r l i a m e n t r e lo r s to t h e H o l y S e e a s f o l l o w s ; " P o p e P i u s I X . , a f t e r g o v e r n i n g t h e c h u r c h fo r 32 y e a r s , h a s ue scendod to t h e t o m b , reKTettod and v e n e r a t e d . T h e r i t e s e l e c t i n g h i s s u c -cessor h a v e lieen p e r f o r m e d In pe r fec t I rocdom, and w i t h o u t d i s t u r b i n g Ibe t r a n q u i l i t y o f t h e s ta to , t h e peace of con-sc lcnce , o r tho l n d e | i o n d e n c o of tho m i n -i s t e r s of ro l lg ion. B y i n a i n t a l n l n g o u r I n s t i t u t i o n s a n d r e c o n c i l i n g a r e s p e c t fo r re l ig ion w i t h a d e t o r m l n e d d e f e n s e o f t h e s ta to l a w s a n d tho p r i n c i p l e s of c iv i l i za -t ion , wo p r o v e h o w g r e a t a r e t h o t r u l l s of l i b e r t y . W e a ro c o n l l d e n t t h a t . In o u r h a n d s , I t a l y wi l l n o t f a l l f r o m h e r e x a l t -ed pos i t i on . "

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T h e bi l l s u p p l e m e n t a r y to tlio ac t lo c a r r y in to effect t h e c o n v e n t i o n b e t w e e n the U n i t e d Sta tes a n d Ch ina , c o n c l u d e d in 1858, a n d to g i v e tho C o u r t of C l a i m s ju r i sd ic t ion In c e r t a i n cases , was passed . I t a u t h o r i z e s a n y p e r s o n s h a v i n g a n y c l a im a g a i n s t t h e b a l a n c e of t h o f u n d d e s i g n a t e d as tbe C h i n e s e i n d e m n i t y f u n d fo r losses s u s t a i n e d b y t h e p lunde ' r of t h e b a r k Caldera , i n 1854, to o o m m e u c o w i t h i n 12 m o n t h s a f t e r t h e pa s sage o l th i s ac t p r o c e e d i n g s i n t h o U n i t e d S t a l e s C o u r t o f Cla ims .

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SKC. 2 , T h a t said COU|SI I I I Kinds Nhsli Iw m a d e payab l e to t h e o r d e r of t h e persoi i w h o sha l l p a y t h e m o n e y t h e r e f o r , ani l t h e n a m e of s u c h p e r a o n , o r h l s o r h e r as-s ignee , o r of a n y s u b s e q u e n t a s s ignee , and h i s o r her r e s idence , sha l l lio reg is -te red as t h e o w n e r of i dd b o n d , In l ike m a n n e r a s if t h e s a m e was s r eg l - t e r ed b o n d , and s u c h c o u p o n I s imU sha l l Isi t r a n s f e r a b l e o n l y b y ass lxurne i i t , d u l y a c k n o w l e d g e d b e f o r e a n d o e r t l d e d u n d e r the seal of t h e c le rk of a S i a t a C o u r t , re-co rde r . Fede ra l C o u r t o r UIIIUHI S ta tes c a m m l s a i o n e r , w h i c h a i s l g n m e n t sha l l be a l i o e x e c u t e d i n t h e p reoenoe nf t w o s u o s c r l b i n g wi tnes iu i, a n d s u c h OSSIKII-m o r t m a y also lie m a d e l e a v i n g t h e n a m e of t h e a s s ignee b l a n k , a n d w h e n s o m a d e In b l a n k aud e x e c u t e d a s h e r e i n before n rov lded said c o u p o n b o n d s sha l l lie t r a n s f e r a b l e b y d e l i v e r y In l i k e m a n n e r a s If p a y a b l e to t h e b e a r e r .

SKC. 3 . Tha t t h e c o u p o n s a t t ached to said b o n d s sha l l lie p a y a b l e e i t h e r in Un i t ed S ta tes legal t e n d e r no t e s or in onln , a t t h e on t ion o f t h e U n i t e d Sta tes , a u d t h e s a m e sha l l b e pa id a t a n y of t h e s u b - t r e a s u r i e s or m o n e y d o p o s i i o r l m of t h e U n i t e d Sta tes , o r a t a n y Na t iona l b a n k ; a n d i t la h e r e b y m a d e t h e d u l y of each of t h e sa id N a t i o n a l b a n k s to p a y sa id c o u p o n s n p o n n r e s e n t a U o n w i t h o u t c h a r g e , nud r e m i t t h e s a m e to t h e T reas -u r y fo r r e d e m p t i o n , b u t sa id N a t i o n a l b a n k s sha l l o n l y lie r e q u i r e d to d o so u p o n i h e p r o d u c i i o n ol tho p r o p e r I Hinds lo w h i c h t h e c o u p o n p r e s e n t e d sha l l h a v e been a t tached . • S i t e . 4. T h a t t h e Hecre ta rv of S t a t e k e e p said bonds for s a l e at t h e d l f f e r e n l s u b -t r ea su r i e s , N a t i o n a l b a n k s a n d m o n e y depos i to r i e s of l lm U n ' . e d S ta tes , and sha l l d i spose of tho s a m e at p a r a n d ac-c r u e d in te res t fo r coin o r lo r Un i t ed S ta tes legal l e n d e r no t e s at t h e i r n o m i n a l va lue , a n d s u c h legal l e n d e r no t e s sha l l be r e i s sued , and t h e i r p roceeds a n d t h e coin rece ived for s u c h I s m d s sha l l be ap -p l ied to t h e r e d e m p t i o n of t h e o u t s t n n d -i im b o n d s o f t h e U n i t e d S ta tes w h i c h a i f r e d e e m a b l e , a n d bea r t b e h lghea t r a t e of i n t e r e s t n f s u c h I s m d s .

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M r . W l l l e t s (Rep. , Mich . ) d e n i e d t h o s t a tomon t m a d e by M r . Reagan s o m e t i m o ago . t h a t t i ie C o n f e d e r a t e G o v e r n m e n t h a d n e v e r paid o r a s s u m e d to pay t h e con t r ac to r s , a n d r ead f r o m a n act passed b y t h e C o n f e d e r a t e C o n g r e s s , In w h i c h i t a s s u m e d to pav e v e r y d o l l a r , t h o o n l y l i m i t a t i o n b e i n g tha t s u c h c o n t r a c l -ors s h o u l d b e loyal l o t h e C o n f e d e r a c y H e had f o u n d u p o n e x a m i n a t i o n of t in Confede ra t e records , t h a t e i g h t e e n of those c l a i m s had been a u d i t e d a n d p a i d , a n d t h e Confede ra t e G o v e r n m e n t has g o n e s o fa r a s to p r o v i d e , if t h e U n i t e d S ta tes G o v e r n m e n t s h o u l d t h e r e o f l e r p a y t h e m , t h e c o n t r a c t o r s s h o u l d r e i m b u r s e tho C o n f e d e r a t e G o v e r n m e n t fo r t h e a m o u n t pa id t h e m . H e a lso q u o t e d f r o m Iho r e p o r t m a d e b y M r . R e a g a n , a s Con-f e d e r a t e P o s t m a s t e r G e n e r a l , In w h i c h b e c r e d i t s h l m s e l l wi th $502,000 pa id o n ac-c o u n t o f s e r v i c e s r e n d e r e d p r i o r to M a y 31, 1801.

M a r c h 9 .—In t h e H o u s e M r . F o s t e r {Rep. , O.) r e p o r t e d t h e bi l l p r o v i d i n g fo r an a p p r o p r i a t i o n of 91,633,445 d e l l d e n c e s for tho s e r v i c e of Ihe U o v e r n m e n l f o r tho liscal y e a r e n d i n g J u n e 30,1878. R e f e r r -ed t o t h o o o m m i t t e e o l tho w h o l e .

A b o u t 140 m i l e s n o r t h w e s t o f H r l n -d i s i . In t h o n e i g h b o r h o o d o f M u n f r c -d n n i a , o n t h e A d r i a t i c c o a s t of I t a l y , Hie a n c l e n l c i t y uf S i p u n l u m h a s b e e n d i s c o v e r e d . I t w a s n o t b u r l e d u n d e r s h o w e r s o f v o l c a n i c a s h e s , b u t I t g r a d -u a l l y s u n k i n t o t h e e a r t h t h r o u g h s o m e s u b t e r r a n e a n d i s t u r b a n c e . I t s p r e s e r -v a t i o n is r e m a r k a b l e . S o m e o f t h e b u l l d i n g B a r c u o w a b o u t IM f e e l b e l o w t h e l e v e l o f t h e s u r r o u n d i n g c o u n t r y , a n d p a r t o f t h e p r e s e n t t o w n of M a n -f r e d o n i a i s b u i l t o v e r a p o r t i o n of 81 u u t u m . E x p l o r a t i o n h a s a l r e a d y b r o u g h t t o l i g h t a t e m p l e o f D i a n a , a n d a c o l o n n a d e 0r> fee t l o n g , a n d a n n u d e r - g r o i i n d n e c r o p o l i s . M a n y m i n -o r o l j e c t n o f i n t e r e s t h a v e b e e n d e p o u -Ked l u t h e N u l i o n a l M i u e u m a t N a -p les . S y s t e m a t i c r e s e a r c h i s i n p r o -g r e s s u n d e r t h e n e w r u l e s o f t h e H a J i a n G o v e r n m e n t r e l a t i n g t o a r u h i e o l o g l c a l d i s c o v e r i e s .

I n v a l i d p e n s i o n s inc reased . W r i t e Col . L . B i n g h a m A Co.. A t t o r n e y s f o r C l a i m s , P a t e n t s A I .mid T l l l e a . W a s h i n g t o n , D. C.

3 50f(#4 25

J > £ T B 0 1 T M A B S E T 8 .

FLOOR—Choice whi t e . M e d i u m , A m b e r , L o w g r a d e s .

BUCKWUBAT FLOUR, WHKAT—Kxtra w h i t e ,

N o . 1 wh i t e . A m b e r ,

CORN—£0a p e r b u s h . O A f s — N o . 1 whi te , 28; m i x e d , 2 7 1 0 28. BARLKY—#1 10@1 40 p e r h d . lbs . RYK—5fl(ai67c p e r b n s h . AI-PLKS—ft 50@& 25jier b b l . UKAMS—Unpicked, 9 8 0 0 1 20 p e r b u s h .

P i c k e d 91 50(31 05. B D T T K R - P r i m e q u a l i t y , l6@ll"o. Me-

d i u m 1 0 0 1 2 c ; poor q u a l i t y 8 Q 10 eta .

CHKRSX—13Qtl3}c p e r lb . DuiUMKn Hous—94 3 0 0 4 V> p e r c w u B o o s — F r e s h 13014 c o . ; L i m e d , 12o, t u u s — R a o o o n , 6 0 M c ; M i n k , O 0 7 5 n

. 2 ^ ' " M u s k rat. . 0 1 1 c ; F o x , 6 0 0 9 1 B a d g e r , 2 5 0 6 0 c ; OpoNaum, 6 0 " I k u n k , 80&Oo; M a r t e n , 7 6 0

F i s h e r , 92 6 0 0 0 00; Bea r , 8 c ; S k u n k , 8 84c ; F l a h e _ __ 92 OOfoiB; B e a v e r 9 1 2 5 0 1 76 p e r l b ; L y n x , N o . 1 92; Deer a k l n s , 1 5 0 2 0 c p e r l b ; I n d i a n d r e s s e d , 80c per lb.

HAT—911 6 0 0 1 2 uOper ton . U i o c s — G r e e n O0O{o; c u r e d , 7 0 7 | o ; d r y

flint, I 2 0 1 6 o ; d r y aa l ted , 11018c ; g r een k i n 7 0 8 c ; d r y k i n 13010c: g r een calf, 1 0 0 1 1 ; c u r e d ca l f 1 1 0 12; aheep s k i n s , 7 6 0 1 60.

HONKT—14 to lOo. M A f l . K S n u l i — 1 1 0 1 2 eta. POTATOKH—Karly Kose 1 0 0 8 2 ; Peach-

b lows . so 0 ; « | PODLTRT—Cincaeus Ii01(»; t u r k e y a , l l 0

PROVISIONS—Mesa P o r k 9 1 0 2 5 0 1 1 ; Cleat P o r k , 9 H 7 6 0 1 3 0 0 : 1 ^ 7 J 0 8 o ; s m o k e d h a m s , 8 i e ; S h o u l d e r * 0c Bacon d o ; e x t r a m o s s lieof 911 00 |>er bb l .

HALT—Onondaga a n d M i c h i g a n , 9 1 26 per bbl , ; S y r a e u s e d a i r y , 4 5 0 4 7 o tier b u s h , sack i A s h t o n d a i r y , $3 00

Bracket Saws, Fancy Woods, DESKINS, and nil kinda of Anutrur Tooli

nwd InKrolluwlnzsi i i l fior]-work Mnt lo a u j adilrrM on application. UJIra and grnllemeDj|lrfi upd bojri, alfaro allko Inleroatcd. T . B . I l n y l • C o * IU Vtuodvanl •»?., Drtrult.

C H I C A G O S E E D

Wholuilc nnd rclnll dralen in ganlrn and fifld

S E E D S ! Freib, genuine nod pure. Kend for Cntologue.

II Michigan Grand Ave., - Detroit.

H A I R D Y E . U tho 8A K E S T and BEST: It acta Innlantn-neouilr, producing moal natural annli-a or black

brown; doea not ataln the akin nndlacaslljr ap-plied. I t la a atandanl

paraUon and a faror-upon e r e r j well ap

pointed Toilet for La or (ienllemaD. Sold b j DrugglaU and applltr

b j all liat-claaa Hair Dmaera. JOSEPH CIUSTADOBO, Sole Proprietor.

M Maiden Lane.N.T. Farraod, Wllllama A Co.. Detroit, Uen'l Agta.

M R I S T A D O H O ' S

w

V E G E T A B L E S !

ROPER CENT REDUCTION! » U Q u a l i t y U n a n r p a a a e d ,

If jrnur merchant does not keep Ibcm, WRITE

FOR THRU I

t l . 0 0 W I L L B U Y

S O Papers Garden Seeds, 10c.

S i z e , o r 3 3 o f 5 c . S i z e .

Y o u r O r d e r for anf aaaortment or number of papera al the aliote ratea, enrloilng Caah, will be filled, Poatage Tree, Peaa, llram and Cora eicept-ed, for which two renla per |>a|ier luuat be added for puilage.

Themoat e i l emlre »eeU growrra lu America Koundtd 1781.

Setrn prcmluiuaawnMeit al Ihe Centennial In. ternalloual Kxblbilluu.

)AVID LANDRETH & SONS, Philadelphia.

• T - C a m p a r n I b e n e w l l h C a t n u i l a a l a u Needa p e d d l e d o v e r t h e C ' a u n l r r > ' k >

P I D I 0 s nice perforate molloea for (kner work U m L u 10° 8. W. Ruaaull, Newton,"

ReioUera aent Ire* for ezamlnaUon. Fr. IM free. 01*1 Weat'n Oun Wka, FltUburgta, Pa.

DEAF Free. 0 . J . WOOD. Madlaou. Ind. J . W. Krruiull, M. P., maki-> all nerroui aa

chronic d l u u e t aapcelalty, 'AW Woodward ara. ft C O • a N l ' aelllng our ln<ontloDa. Tcnnt f n e . J ) 0 D Marshall A O . , l*ckporl. N. Y.

I'ur old aud yonng, male and female, Ur, Ker-uiotl'a Mandrake I'lll. are Ihe beit calbartlc,

AliKNTS WAVTIIH. Ouldl 2.V. Te'naa. etc., fbr alamp. C .J . Hunted A Co., Detroll, Mich.

SALES' W A N T E D ii- M Bteaaaa. Utmo. Mka.

o r Kicuani .Ari l i . t fc canln. 8nowflak«,0rt<nt-Z J al, elc. Nn- '1 alike, with name 10c, poatpald,

fleo. I. Heed A Co., Kataau, K, x.

A S S S S S S " •nr osa, »a4u isair M etab«

O P I U M S a b i t * • k i n P l n M i i i

njirtifvd. LowwlMe*. D*Ml Ml U r rtic. Ur. r . K.

1 T e n-«R oT BflVoIrer

ItoVri F r f o n , l M . i m ^ S t ^ p j S b S f c S A0ENT8 wanted In each Iowa ITitSS. Igan. I.ADIIS and irentleintn will l a d II

pruDlabbi eraploymant. Send for blrculan. R. D.S, TTLKR A CO.. M Grlawold at.. Detroit

iredinfrom 10 to 10 cured.

PHENB, Lebanon,6.

f l D I I I M Morphinehabitrure mm Inreated In Wall 81. atack* . fortuneaeTenr month. Book

iplalngeTerjlhlng. Addreaa BAXTKR A CO., Bankrrv 1 1 Wall a t , N Y

'I* f

? M f ? 5 ? P M j A H C E (1 lb. feather plllowa only 11 each.Hlb LbedaH- Splendid poultry feathers ISc l b -b r Ex-

r freight. J . W. 1 " Morriaon.tfi Jt lf a t j l e l ro i t

P A T E N T S . F. A. I.EHUANN, Solicitor of PatenU, Wnahlsf.

ton, I). C, No patent, no pay. Send for elrtalar.

The Only attaebmenta. All kloda of picture fraaea. chramoa.

tureroflhe I.lghtnlng American Plal t lngM"HBt.

PA T E N T S TH09.8. s m U»la

B-<lel-r_.7 i»« l«* . U4 ratala • """aa -w ' " " • j * y \

Kiratt. a icwgm. ai. (Q- Tn. ool/ ravguibU r>Mi umatUiaalMhXS

THCTfl U H t O I T T I

tw fMM > m MLU. 4

W0 lo tioo a month. Hmall Ing. Situatlona furnlahed free. I^an badaaa la

four montha. Addreaa, K. VALUTINB. Manager. Janeatllle. Win. '

Fruit & O r n i u n c n t A l Treci^ Mi ruin, rini-a, imall frulla, npple aerdllnn and root gra Ita. Price llat tree.

W. A. WATHON, Mclean Co. Nuraery. Normal, Ul.

(.-UI.UV & f O ^ H c n l a u l l a r b o r , M i c h

B E E R Y B O * " ^ K V N .

Warranted equal tothe beal. ''end furprlcalli t .

B r e e o h - L o a d i a i A l f l a , 1 7 ^ 0 .

I l e r o l r e r a , 7-ahot, 15. Kuijliih doublo .hot-gun |1J. fllaaa Italia 11.8(1 per doien. Mend for rlrrular. H o m e r F l a h a r . 8 6 0 B r o a d w a y , N , Y .

('(Mitral Holler Works, * Manufaclurera of all klnda of marine andataUen-ery bollrra; alio aheetlrou work and holier raaalr-ing: aNi all klnda of machinery funilihrd. Parttaa hating msrliinrrr or bollen lo aell or eiekaaaa 'III hate prumpt atUnllon oa apiilliatlua To ba»« prompt atUnllon oa appllcallua

. Mitiaaiiiia, prop'r, (of the lale Bnni tlrtiretorlcur. IM A I'ungreaa ita., Uelrnll.

THEALBANYCORN PLANTER

i w r Z M lb. a ack . - T l n i o t b y . | 1 _ C lover , U lift p e r buali."

B lKDa—Tlmotby , f l 45@1 50 p e r b u a h . ; !i6 p e r I "

WOOD—$2 76ff l i p e r oord .

D B T K U I T U V K S T O C K .

O A T T L B .

Heat ({raUea, tier o w t , M e d i u m i

ilea, iter ( Krailea,

u poor at L i g h t a n d poor a took,

H o o « . - # S 0 0 ® 3 lio tier ewt , H H B « P . - H SUMI do p e r e w t .

9« 00(24 W

SUJUH 76 UI&H 00

HENRY'S CRIMSON INK P R E P A R A T I O N .

uRlclriit lunia.eaplnli ifhrl l-meip tn f

in In l>ackag lied Ink, aent by mail prepaid

lOcaiiU, or onad.iuu for W^J.wlih dlrectiou for

gall*. lo uu

Henry . Writing Fluid, prepa • uly Indeatraetltila.blaek fluid

•juarl. otdic, or lUOperdoi

ited from nut-fluid. For .ale

Addreaa Michigan Uanufacturlng Ca_

Helroll, Mich.

5 T o n S c a l e s l ^ S O ! ^ 5 0 !

For hay, coal, oralock. All Iron and aletl. We par freighi Uun t err humbug, but aend for free price

' u u 15 Joaaaof lUngkamtoa, Blng-

TYPE FOUNDERS, C H I C A C O i

TTM* Ik* TORMI 4*4 M L rm*iUU T j rp® FouAdTf iru* »a«t.

Will plant r<iru, lleau., Turnip and Hmall Sn-ila a 1th preclalull. Ilwlll

Sate Its Cost the First Season! The I'LABTIta, al One Proceaa, Opena ita Furrow

Oaugea, Krupa. Coiera Ihe Sr^l. and Itoll. them down. AUu Mraiurr. and Mark. OB Ihe dlatauru for Ibe nei l row or drill lu lie pianltd.

Il laihaiigrablFfrum a Planter lua

u o u m i o n o i o Ir. two inlnulra'lime, nnd 1. allugelhrr Ihe mo.1 cowplrle liupii-iui-nt Im Ihi- |.ur|>iM . tlclgiml In uae. An Ironrofemanl haa In.l lieen a ldr-l, Ly icean> of vhlrli I Ur nj^ralor 1. rnaMM lo iierli-rt.

• hlaiuni Iwlh waja. Homlforrlr. ulAr..eU'.lo <1. II. P.t illlSKI.I.,

Ptuprlrlur Allan)- Ag'l Work., Albany. N. Y

A C H A L L E N G E ! e l l en ln l In the world lu plarr brlure |b > public

Wller rough urlung irumly than

ALLEN'S LUNG RALSAM Verily, II baa nae<|ual.

COSS V J f I ' T I V E S , UK AD:

Would yuu lure Dial dlilreailng rough, and bring bark lhal hrallhy .Igor till latelr planlad In your iberk f If you wouM, do not delay, for ere you are aware It will be luu lali-.

Allen's Lung Balsam! la your hope. Il baa been Irled by thouiaoda auch aa rou who hate Im-n rurrd: many In Ibelr grati-tude bate Irnl Ibelr naiuealo ua.lhat auflerlng bu-nianlly ran rea<l Ibelr erldence and belleee. Don'l eiijerlnienl wllh new and untried milium—you eannul alfunl It—bul try at onre tbU Inraluable artkle. Il la errranlnl lo break up Ihe muil truiilileaoino cough In a few houra. If nut of loo long .landing. 11 la warranted lo glie enllre aalla-facllon In all raarauflung and tbrunt dlBcuIllea.

FOR HAI.K 11V AM,

DETROIT WHOLES'LE DRUGGISTS

• V I B R A T O R * an.KankU.

w a n a , KiriiAaiaaiN A Cn.'arga-. rai-ran a r r r r a cotoa la recoiu-tuendeil by Ihuuaanda uflbe agrl-eullurnl p r e u j n d uaeil by the beat idalrymm. Il gliea a perteel Juno j color and 1. a. hariulnia aa aall. A Mo Iwllie ruiora :«>i Iba, and adda

. . V per lb. lollaaalue. Aak your druggl.1 ur meirliaiil lor 11, or If you would like lo know what 11 la, whal II roala, who uaea It, and where you ran gel it, wrlln lo Walla, Itlcbnnlaon A i'o., Pruprlelura, llurllnlllun, Vl.

G I A N T S O A P 8 .

We bate now n-ady (ilanl Honey,lllycerln*and Pink llalh Soa|i., lo malrh Ihe lleellalb The (11-anla an-hair imunda uf tin- lineal qtlalily, bollej and iwrfuiunl pure aiiap. We olfer lliem aa Iba Im .i lalue lolM-had lu lolb.l a-apa. Sold erery-vlitrv. R O B I N S O N B R O S . A Co . . B O S T O N .

W X T S T E U .

anraaaera for SMiiira WAaiiiNn CoMreran. 8»1J I m arly etery hunaejrlTlng a larger hroSI and ben er aalUracllou than anything eter Introduced by <<enla One agent rejiuria »7 aalea where ba badl ra t •ll.lrlbulnl IUII free aamplea. A lady reporU a pro&l of 17 in 4 bourn. Men employed oa aalary If prafar* led For full parllrulara,and nuael uietbod of aell-

Idrew, wllh nlamp. 83" CO.. WoreeatCT, Maaa.

I ' U A N K I . I M

F O U N D R Y .

Vae Hrfl. . IIhcIhmH, Ohio.

AIXIBON, SMITH A JOHNSON,

n a u d Priming UaierlalofErcry PcacriplkoB

8ILLMAN BlOta' EUIIUPKAN H o r n - j k

L I I N " ' AXD iiixra* R K 8 T A U R A N T . Ui-at place In t h e d l y le

a meal lo null your laato and prt.-a.

Cor, %Tood. ft J a K Area . DETBOrr.

P E l V S l O l V f e *

r M,»r • rii|««r« araaiy Ii • r MY P I B I A B X •UUIVR.FTTR* • M A K . K . Tka« I -• -f A IANAR f IM. ar af alfMiar kvanac. I .r« • p—umm. MuVKTf —I I 4IARTOARFH I f

Jt-Jll aart; "A L. RAI ARA. l.arnU.O

By|«|ala«a. IKi tilihK • nVry la .VO It* MITUVA la AN I L-R I»l*IAW,aa'L tlwaM A^LF U WA al A . - FJN aa« RU APFC II A U K * m c c m k o . A*4 L.lNp N T K * aij«nat»I. MO f K l l a at.F • KM^UJ AA Aitor««f « T A -R ^ : « A | « W A»HINI.T«»> i - ' ^ R A L • . W I « I . A Y * a r <• ARL.'AI^RA. •«lal'A<.| l.>IIL««>r0|T.EP«|^riiuaula. • Title UOVIL IX i U ' K , * * A A • LM«AmMMV. f r • a. ra. I I cl« a ) M I . S»J8I-»a f'»a. MIA4A • ! ' . - I I |a% at fa'araflV^

M J E R R Y ^ C . t t u a r / T A r c o

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a-mmUm, a»4 «f»:uMa Im i ftatutte aul f a - -

Uiala.aU.ta.au. •^4rrrii fSrS*

K B H T A CO., Detroit, Kleh.

T H E O R I G I N A L & ONLY G E N U I N E

" V i b r a t o r " T h r e s h e r s , *• mi IMMlin tu

M O U N T E D H O R S E P O W E R S , A u d ftlrain T b m h r r I ' -nRlnra.

Mnito €»nl) by

NICHOLS, $HEPARD& GO,, U A T T I . i ; C B K E K , 1 I I C H .

TH E Blnlchlraa (Jrnln>Hiivlnu, T i m e . sanai.Mi a..n.,^..ii..- ^" i l i .Vr .M

. . Ji#*"*,i"n. a . j . .n^ i l in^ i r i "K. |4 iu . , ! . r . . . M 6.41.1M, - J L.T MILAF U U . LM.1 W M . , , . •

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T 1 1 ® , S S * ! lR

1 S J , ; ^ l , , ! , J « r . E * P e n , , r a IM gam Ol.m B i v u . i w Z I

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tula, W.L or B , , . U , O, BTA., U , . W " 4R T S T " "*

naafalTkmlnrla r . . . TL»..ii.,.*111.1. n . . ,„ , ^1" - n l i u i a , •

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M*FC<a • • lillafflaii ar •raiiarla^A.

^ x - r . • McnUtMniFn.numutk.

T h r r a h r r 7.n. J. . ' lM| a*Maaiaia mni Huuaru** 1 1 • l a r v a , U r U J A M aa ; »UAAR laaAa a» KI*.T

t la . ,aar -Tiaaarva • T\faaWr O^Aiaara T IN^INLI I

FO R P a n l m U r ^ call o « r D t a l m ai ARTUU — IN lllaairmlad VlitaUr, WKKA we MALL

"X/f "rrirttl ia foo-l ru*J.i„n, „ . II a l lamt« anvtlMa for . ^ cr keaAj. t« 4lfai

1 lUakvl h Ila44iac FUata. II AafUafar J'faal tantilaa, far

I I i II JllB£ llAbt*. II Axfta. f . } 'jerapimai i i4lgm%i «aricti*a. far

. — • •Hudld u rU. far -J Mar Klaarnat Hhraka. % a-arta. far C

| A h u n d r e d o t h t r t h i n g s c h s a p . 1 A a ^ llUrifaiM fm ta all afffcaa^

. A l t o , a n I m r n e n i e f t o c l c of Frui t

au.. ••"L iJ-l-a* .prtra li*t lr*r. 24 th * l30r«nnl iou

S T O R R S H A R R I S O N a C O PAIMEbUILLC O t t l ^

I aM. In early life. Manhood natored. Im-

~ Ipedlmemn to Marriage remoatd. New < method of treatment. Kew nnd ra-

: < e ~ '"itkablerenmllca. Booka and elrcu-I H R ' " aeut free In aenlad enralopea. Ad-: g d jilreaa HOWARD AflBOCIATfOM.tll : § < iN. Ninth atreet,Pblladelphla,Pa. Aa

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of a n y o n e 1 e v e r s a w . S t e M i s s M e l -b o u r n e ' s s i l k , a n d t h a t p a t t e r n h a t . H o w i s y o u r c o u r a g e n o w — g o o d ? "

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A s t r a n g e r w h o a p p l i e d a t a h o u s e in t h e v i c i n i t y of Q u e b e c f o r s o m e Hliglit f a v o r t h e o t h e r d a y , w a n m e t b y a n o l d g e n t l e m a n 85 y e a r s o f a g e , w h o h e s i t a t e d fo r a m o m e n t a n d t h e n s a i d : " I ' l l g o a n d a s k f a t h e r . " P r e s e n t l y h e r e t u r n e d w i t h h i s f a t h e r , P a u l L e o n a r d , w h o 1B a s s e r t e d t o b e 107 y e a r s o l d . T h o l a t t e r o w n s a l l t h e p r o p e r t y , l o o k s a f t e r I t , a u d g i v e s h i s sou o r d e r s a s to w h a t h e i s t u d o , a n d t h e s o n o b e y s a s a d u t i f u l c h i l d s h m i l d .

I t Is v e r y p a i n f u l t o r e a d t h e d e s c r i p -t i o n s of d r u n k e n n e s s i n C o n g r e s s , a n d t h e q u e s t i o n a r i s e s w h y d o o u r c i t i z e n i s e n d d r i n k e r s l o r e p r e s e n t t h e m ? I s t h i s r ep r eBen l a t l om a f a i r a v e r a g e o f t h e p e o p l e , o r d o l i q u o r - d e a l e r s a n d t h e i r c r e w s t a k e t h e b u s l n e s a o f r e -t u r n i n g R c n r e B e n t a t i ve s i n t o t h e i r o w n h a n d s ? W h a t c a n b e e x p e c t e d b u t Hie m o s t b l u n d e r i n g l e g i s l a t i o n f r o m m e n w h o a r e a c c u s t o m e d t o p l y t h e i r b r a i n s w l l h a l c o h o l ? E v e r y p o i s o n a l l e c l s c h i e f l y s o m e p a r t i c u l a r u o r t l o n o r l a c u l t y o f t h o ho t ly , u u d t h o b r a i n Is t h a t w h i c h a l c o h o l s e l e c t s .

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T h e | i a r t y Is d i v i d e d a n d t h e h e r d s u r r o u n d e d , t h e c i r c u i t b e i n g a i n i o s t a h a l f m i l e in d i a m e t e r . W h e n a l i o u l h a l f w a y a r o u n d , t h e s i g n a l is g i v e n t o c h a r g e , a n d t h e b u c k s c o m m e n c e l o p l y t h e i r a r r o w s . T h e e x c i t e d b u f -lu los r u n b a c k w a r d u i n l f o r w a n l u n t i l p r o b a b l y o n e - l i f t l i o f t h e m a r e Ki l l ed , w h e n t h e h u n t la t e m | ) o r a r i l y o v e r , a l l e a s t . T h e s q u a w s h a v e in t h e m e a n -t i m e w i n e a l o n g a n d p i c k e d u p t h e i r l i u s b a n d a ' c l o t h i n g , a n d f o l l o w n i t e r t o c o m p l e t e t b e w o r k of t h e c h a s e . T h e b u c k , h a v i n g s h o t h i s b u l t a l o , r u s h e s f o r w a r d t o p u s h H i e a n i m i i l o v e r s o t h a t h e w i l l n o t f a l l o n t h e Bide w h i c h H i e a r r o w h a s p i e r c e d n n d b r e a k i t . H e c u t s t h e a r r o w o u t of i t s p l a c e , p u t u i t b a c k i n h i s q u i v e r , a n d t h e n m a r k s t h e b u f f a l o w i t i i i l l s pe -c u l i a r b r a n d , w h i c h m a y b e a c u t i n t h e n o s t r i l . In t h e e a r , t h i i ; h o r s o m e o t h e r p a r t o f t h e b o d y . H e r e a g a i n t h e n t b e s q u a w g e t s h e r o n e r o u s Biiare of t h e w o r k i n . S h e d i s t i n g u i s h e s t h e a n i m a l h e r b u c k h a s s l a i n , a k l n s i t . c u t t h e m e a t a w a y f r o m t h e b o n e s In t h e m o s t c o n v e n i e n t a n d h u r r i e d m a n n e r , a n d p a c k s i t t o w h e r e t h e b u c k s h a v e a l r e a d y m a d e a p e r m a n e n t c a m p , in t h e v i e l u l l y o f t h e n e a n s i t w a t e r .

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T h e M a r k L a n e E x p r e s s s a y s t h a t t h e p e a c e p r o s p e c t s , t h e f a i r l y a b u n d -a n t g r a n a r i e d s t o c k s , a n d t h e h e a v y a n t i c i p a t e d a r r i v a l s , b o t h f r o m A m e r i -c a a n d S o u t h e r n B t i a 8 l a , h a v e c o m b i n e d t o r e d u c e t h e w h e a t t r a d e t o a l a m e n l -a b l e s t a t e o f d e p r e s s i o n . D u r i n g t h e p a s t w e e k t h e i n a c t i v i t y h a s been s u c h t l i a t , i n t h e a b s e n c e of sa les , Il l i as b e e n a m a t t e r of s o m e d l f l l c u l t y lo record t h e fluctuations i n p r i c e s . T h a t t h e w i t h d r a w a l of t h e p r o p w h i c h t h e u n -c e r t a i n a s p e c t of iKili t ical m a t t e r s f u r -n i s h e d t o t h e g r a i n t r a d e w o u l d d e p r e s s v a l u e s w a s a n t i c i p a t e d , b u t t b e c o n c e s -s i o n o f a B h i l l i n g o r t w o s h i l l i n g s p e r q u a r t e r h a a f a i l e d t o i m p r o v e t h e de -m a n d fo r w h e a t , w h i c h L m i g h t f a i r l y b e e x p e c i c d t o h a v e d o n e , h a v i n g re-g a r d t o t h e l o w s t a t e i n t o w h i c h m i l -l e r s h a v e a l l o w e d t h e i r s t o c k s t o r u n a l l o v e r t h e k i n g d o n i . A n e x p l a n a -t i o n is p r o b a b l y l o be f o u n d i n t h e f a c t t h a t t h e s u p p l i e s in prmprctu a r e t o o h e a v y t o a l l o w t h e c o n c e s -s i o n o f f e r e d to h a v e m u c h w e i g h t ; a n d u n t i l s o m e d e f i n i t e i d e a c a n l ie f o r m e d of t h e a m o u n t o f w h e a t t h i s c o u n t r y m a y e x p e c t f r o m O d i s > a , N i c -o l a l e f l ' a u d o t h e r S o u t h e r n l l u s s i u n p o r t s , m i l l e r s w i l l o n l y b u y f r o m l i u n d t o m o u t h . T h a t t h e u c c u m u l u t i o n o f g r a i n i n B l a c k S e a p o r t s is l a r g e , c a n -n o t b e d o u b t t d fo r o n e m o m e i i l ; b u t w e t h i n k a l a r g e p r o | i o r i l o n wi l l b e f o u n d lo c o n s i s t o f l o w c l t i » s a n d b a d l y -c o n d i t i o n e d c o r n , a s t h e d e n i n n t l liir t r a n s p o r t d u r i n g H i e w a r o b l i g e d t h e I n l a n d g r o w e r s t o Blore a s l iest t h e v m i g h t o n t h e s | )o l , w h e r e , of c o u r s e , t h e a p p l i a n c e s f o r k e e p i n g g r a i n i n g o o d c o n d i t i o n i n t h u g r a n a r y f o r s o l o n g a p e r i o d w o u l d be , t o a g r e a t e x -t e n t , i n e f l l c l e n t . T h e r e ia a d r a g g i n g t r a d e fo r f e e d i u g c o r n , b a r l e y , m a i z e a n d o a t s . A l l r e c e d e d f r o i n lid to i s p e r q u a r t e r , v i l l i v e r y l i t t l e b u s i n e s s . W i t h m o d e r a t e a r r i v i d s oil" t h e c o a s t t h e l l o a t i n g c a r g o t r a d e f o r w h e a t r u l e d s t e a d y , w i t h o u t q u o t a b l e c h a n g e . T h e v a l u e of m a i z e is f a i r l y s t e a d y . Hur-l e y is d u l l .

M e n w a n t t o h e a r t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f r e l i g i o n c l e a r l y , s i m p l y s t a t e d ; t h e y w a n t lo Hear t h e a r g u m e n t s of t h e f a i t h t l i a t i s i n t h e m s o c l e a r l y p u t t h a t t h e y c a n r e m e m b e r t h e m a n d u s e t h e m f o r t h e m s e l v e s . I t is c o m i i a r -a t l v e l y rare f o r a m a n t o s u r r e n d e r to a u a r g u m e n t o n t h e s u b j e c t of r e l i g i o n il i t is Ihrt iBl a t h i m l i k e a s w o r d — a w e a p o n o f a t t a c k ; b u t a n y m a n w h o h a s o n c e s u r r e n d e r e d is d e s i r o u s to ge t h o l d of t h e weaiMin b y t h e h a n d l e to d e f e n d h i m s e l f w i t h . T h e p r o c e s s e s of r e a s o n m e n o r e I n t e r e s t e d In w h e n a d d r e s s e d to c o n v i n c e t h e m s e l v e s ; b u t t h e y a r e d o u b l y i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e i n w h e n t h e y feel l h a t I h e p r e a c h e r is g i v i n g a w e a p o n i n t o t h e i r h a n d s : t o t h e m o t h e r a n e x p l a n a t i o n l o u s e w i t h h e r c h i l d r e n , t o t h e f a t h e r a r ea -s o n to g i v e Ida s o n , to t h e w i f e a s w e e t s t a t e m e n t o f C h r i s l l a n p r i n c i p l e to j u s -t i f y h e r s c r u p l e s l o b e t { b u s b a n d , l o t h e t e a c h e r a m e t h o d of a s c e n d a n c y w i t h h e r c lass , t o t h e y o u n g m a n a s e n s i b l e a n d r e a s o n a b l e a n s w e r t o t h e c a v i l s of c o m p u n l o n s .

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g o o d t o s e e . Some l i m e a f t e r t h i s , t he l o c k s m i t h hud t o g i v e up Ids s h o p , nud J o e w n s w i t h o u t w o r k ; b u l I d a S u n -d a y s c h o o l t e a c h e r s u c c e e d e d lu l i n d -I ng a s l l u n l l o n fo r h i m lu t he i a r g e s t o r e in w h i c h h e h i m s e l f was e m p l o y -e d , uud J o e was g r e a t l y p l e a s e d . Miss l l a n n u l i was d e l i g h t e d a t t h i a good fo r tune , nnd , I h o u g h she s s w J o e m u c h less f r e q n e n l l y n i t e r l i d s , s h e k n e w l i i u t lie was G O I U I ; s t e a d i l y o u , w i n n i n g the g o o d o p i n i o n of i d s e m -p l o y e r - . W h e n s b e met .lis*, t he p l ea sed look III Il ls face s h o w e d t h a t s h e was s l l i l u v u l u n l f r i e n d .

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Hundreds of Pat ients who h a v e f o r y e a n e i p e r i e n c e d a m i i e n b l e e i i i t ence can t ea i i fy l o t h e benefit de r ived f ia ta u i i ng tlic C U R A T I V E . O t b e r l e m e d i e i h i the r to p re t c i i l ed kave proved inaJc.juate to meet tba want t o u d l y fell o f

AN EFFECTIVE MEDICINE for (ha 1 borough c u r e of all t he above named d l t e a i e t ( inau ' f your own i n i e r e t t t aud k e e p a boil le of l U

C U R A T I V E i n your fami ly .

I 'r lea | l . 0 0 p a r boi l le , 0 bo l l l e i fo r U . 0 0 .

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LOWFJX .T'ry7TRNAL L O W E L L - M I C H .

T w o m e m b e r s ol tho K e n t u c k y Leginlalttre can nsitlier read nor wr i te .

Tho now Na t iona l parly, ao recent-ly organized al Tolcdn, i-< all ready lari;e enongh lo have a uplil. T h e diaaflVcted l i o m r n t have d rawn ofl" and formed n Laborer ' s Proleulivi-Associa t ion.

W e s t Virginia lias already lost J600,000 th rough default ing iherifls. This does not include what they owe lo the counties and districts. Tho Democra t s arc s t rong and ingenious there.

Gen. O. O. Howard is in \Va»li-mpton lo answer to the civil s i t iu which will come ujt lor trial in a few days, lo r ecover the amounts which were lost th rough the defalcat ion of disbursing ofllcers under him in tho Froodmeu 's Dureati .

'Die longest oflicial ca reer of any one in connection with our Nat ional Qovernmcii t is tha t of William H u n -ter , Second Ass i i t an l Secre tary of Stale, who has been employed in tho depar tment nearly hall' a century , his lirst appoin tment da t ing May 23, 1080.

T h e fol lowing Democrat ic re form song is from the Cleveland Leader; " H o ! boys, car ry mo ' lona

Car ry iuo till I die; Carry ti]) to the public c r i b -

B u t don ' t you car ry me b y ! 1

Mr. A u g u i t Bulmont, the New York banker , es t imates lha t mosi of tbe Governmen t bonds are held by persons of modera te means and sav-ings inst i tut ions. Ho says ? 1,620,-000,000 o f t h e s e b o n d s a r o h e l d in

this country , and th ink , t i n t less than one tenlli of the whole sum is held by capitalists and Nat ional banks.

In live years Stanton, Montca lm Co., has g rown Irom a small hamlc l to a town of 2,000 inhabi tants , n e a r -ly half of thi* growth being last s e a -NOII. T h e r e a re between -10 and 50 mills which deliver shingles a l S i n n -Ion, and the average n u m b e r of n u n lo each mill is about 20. Tho cut of these mills is 1,150,000 per day .

G o v e r n o r Bishop, of Ohio, made a mistake tho o ther day, and n o m i -nated a Hepnblican (or an office. The Domocral io Irgislaturo showed him his b lunder by n-jocting ins tan t -er the dreadful person. Ho was p u t at the tail end of five t rus tees for one o f t h e public inst i tut ioni , but it was dangerous to allow n Hepnb l i -can even lo occupy such a pl<j:e.

W h e n asked if ho had any th ing to - . „ . . v . r . . . w y why sen tence should not be pro-Do EOu E u y a n y o t h e r before t r y - nounced aga ins t him, re tu rn ing

I n j t h e W E I T E , Board Anderson said to J u d g e Whi t -

tea Hals Salttc'orf j Z i J & T , " i l l 0 W A C K B l t A S \ V A N T E D I your power. God knows t h a t I am

Uhitc Scwiiig ilachlnc Co., i n n o c e n t of I h a c h a r g e . T h i s is a cruel pcrsceution under tho forms of

Addi t ional Local , ' ' ) l t Y G 0 0 D 3 ' D R Y G O O D S , D U Y G O O D S , D R T G O O D S , DRY G O O D

Mr#. N. II. Hlaln I I J m t a l ive t h l i m o r n i n g .

C • V r r u m n n i t e m s r a m e tivi l i t r t h l i w e i k .

J C W r i t It b u i l d l n n n l innd ia ine h i m ,

Il.m I' u l i - r ion I m hren r l e r t e d pre i l t len l of Alh> i. f ' o t r r r l .

Ner l a m p . h l i v ha> c o n e - h a r d lo t e l l th is n in,' Vi n 11 tie.

J , II a n i o n l< r u n n i n g Ih* hi;; open h u t to and Ii in the d e p " t .

Officer Ed le look W, I I . Keech of Ver* g a n n e i tn t h e c o u n t y Jull Monday . C a u i e , d e b t

T E R R I B L E Js/LTTID B L O C K A I D E I I A n entire icason of impaisiblo Roadi . The disas t rous eflecls everywhere seen. B u i i n e t t paralixed, a n d banks, banke r s , i n io rance eo tnpanlM e n d

loading merchants failing by tho hundreds .

THE EASIEST SELLING, THE BEST SATISFYING

I t s l a t r o d u c t l o a a a d W c r l d - r e a o w n e d r e p u t a t i o n w a s t h e d e a t h - b l o w t o h i g h -

p r i c e d m a c h l a c s .

THERE ARE NO SECONDHAND WHITE MACHINES IH THE MARKET.

Thli l ! a v»rr Imaprlanl matter, a i It II i w i l l -lincnn m l tindlipuicd tict lhat n-.iny ol the lo-ralltd lirsl-claii m a d n n s Mhlcli are olltred 10 c h t i p noa-a itajs t r c thoie that haio bien re-p o i i l l l t d (that ls.tal.cn back Irom custoinifi at t ir u ie ] ar , j rebuilt end put upon Iho market

"THVWIIIIE IS HIE PEEH 0 ? ANY SEWINO MACHINE NOW UPON IHE MAIIKET.

II IS MUCH LftRCin IHAh IHE FAMILY MA-CHINES OF IHE SISCEH, HOWE AND WEED MAKE.

II COSTS MORE 10 MANUFACTURE THAN EITHER OF THE AFDRESAIO MACHINES. , ^

IIS CONSTRUCTION IS i lKPLE, P0SIIIVE AND DURABLE. . . .

IIS WORKMANSHIP IS UNSURPASSED. "

Pe r n e a r l j f e a r m e n t h a v e h i v e h t J an u n i n t m u p t i i t r»i<n i f m u d l h r o n < h o u t I h e r n t l r e w n t . T h e t m a i i a a a e r o r i el t a i l • u u m t r a re • l i l l u n m a r l a t e . t . L a t t fa . l tbe_ f u t r e k a a l i of I k e waat ,^ e a M i r t f w l t * a a • " " . . .

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I'erla tieayj Ira^e beeauaaol Ihi proeperltjof farmingeonjmunitl.i, laid m nnuiuallr btav; itorbigaiid ittlibave Ibtlr preva i l . It la u n d e r Jeat e a c h e l r e u m t l a n e i a a i I b r a . t h a t o e r ip lend ld o r o n l i a l l make d a l l r p a i r b a a e a a n d I h u a avo id b u j l a g l u a v y t t o c b . a t I h r " ( ' r i l ing n ' t h e > glvra I t Ibt people ol Qrand tttpida aud rlelnl'j. |l<it the tlmt f.,T nml annual tale baa artlvVlf

paid for gnola apon tbe ibe lvef .Niagkt at arteea nearly d e a k l a l k e a e >klak M I r l l a i b e m o i l pnwei la l ly In o a r f avor . W l l b t « o m t m b e r a of o a t B im a l a'.l l lmea In N e * T a r k m a i l t a l . > • w * W l t l l l W

. • b e n | i>odt t i e a t I b e l r b l g h t a l Bgur In i v t i e ' i a e o c e ,

at 30 daja we l.ave purchated toma ef ISe greateet ka rga l l a j e t l i IrcuaW lew prlcei s u n go i l t l l lewar .

C O K O f H T A N D f B B T l V A L .

A t T r a l n ' i H a l l , T u a a d a r o T a n t n j , M f i i o h I O t h , 1 8 7 8 .

O l r e n by the L a d l e i ' L l te rnry C l u b a n d l b * Lowel l Co rne l S a n d a n i i t e d by P . B . B a U r o t n ' i o rehe i t ra , a n d Prof . H u n t . T h e p r o -K r a m m e ' w l l l r o n i l s t o r i e l ec t i oaa h y tba b a n d a n d o r e h e i t r a . Duel# O r j n n and r l o l i n , b y Menr.<. Balcom n n d l l u n t . l o r l a l , w a n n l u g a j on Ire. and o the r re r re tbmcDi i . R r e r y l b l o g wi l l be done l o m a k e the e D t e r l a l n m e n l flnl-elaii. T h e ob jee l of t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t I i t o inpply the b a n d w i t h new music a n d t h e I, 1., C . wi th m o r e fioancei-a T t r y w o r t h y o b j e c t . K r e r y h o d y come a n d he lp bo th o r -( • an i i t l i ons . A d m l i i i o n lo the hal l , 10 r e n l t . Re f r e j l imen t s , 10 c e n l i ,

U o w n e D r o v t t l o a

T h e wall / , p a r t y a l I h e S o u t h L o w e t ' ( i n i n p e Rail w a s a ( n c c e u In eve ry respecl-T b e I r b l e f a i r l y g roaned beoea th t h e w e i g h t of good t h ln j r i t h e ladles of S o u t h L o w e l l k n o w so well how to prepare . O w i n g to t b e io tense d a r k n e u t b e c o m p a n y i t a ld un t i l t b e " w c I tm. ' h o u n " a n d voted it Iht p s r ly of t h e s c u o n . SI H I T f r l ecds f r c m I .owell w e r e p r e i e n t .

M a r r i . d . - O n S u n d a y o f l e r n o o n by t b e U e r . Mr. Parsons , M r . Ol iver D. Mudge o f , N e w a y g o l o Miss Al lbes fi. Aldr ldge of B o w n c

Mrs. Ira G a r d n e r has been very ill for a n u m b e r of weeks wi th h e a r t d i sease .

T h e lumber a n d s tone for tbe n e w Baptis* chu rch Is a l r e a d y on Ihe g r o u n d , and bai ld* ing wil l soon c o m m e n c e In e a r n e s t ,

And slill a n o t h e r chu rch in B a w n o . T h i s l i m e it I J I be p j o p l e of F reepor t a n d the i r bu i ld ing i s t i i ce , c o m m o d i o u s a n d t i d y .

j K.n.

I.OWELL LOPOI No. 90, F . k A. M . l a Lotlge o f s o r r o w , Tuesday , March l l t b ,

187a Our b ro the r H e n r y Mai tenbrook for s eve ra l

y e a n a t r u e a n d wor thy m e r a b e r of t h i s Loilge hav ing been removed f rom our mids t by d e a t h , t h e Lodge in t oken of respect t o h is memory presenU these espress ions of o u r e s t ewa .

Rnoktd, T h a t in his dccease w t m o u r n the loss o f o n e w h o m we h a v e e v e r found l o be n t rue an i l u p r i g h t man a n d m a i o n , a k i n d nnd fa i th fu l f r i e n d and bro tner , a n d a fit a n d w o r ' h y m e m b e r o l our a n c i e n t a n d honorab le

o r d e r . HoA-td. T h a t we ful ly s y m p a t h i s e w i t h

b is b s r e a v t d fami ly and t r u i t t h a t h is f r i e n d s a n d e ipec ia l ly b is widow wi l l real ise t ha t a Mason ' s s y m p a t h y dues n o t consist of w o r d s mere ly , bu l has ft m e a n i n g a n d real sub-s t ance .

J. C . I l a a i : , j E. HATCH JCommittsa E. E . W i i x i n , 1

Grand Spccial sale at mud Blockade Prices , commences Wednesday , February 6 , 1878.

T e l l y o u ne ighbors a n d f r iends aboul It; and r e m e m b e r t h a i ear l ics l buye r s wi l l b a r * th* be l l a s s o r t m e n t f rom w b i c b to s s l e d . A v o i d t h t c r o w d by m a k l a f y o u r p u r c h s m l a l b« B W a i n g w h e n e v e r c o n r e n l e n t to d o so

GRAND SMASH UP IN PRINTS.HANDSOMEST STYLES OFTHE SEASON.

UblUhi • o a p •"•J' WUIKU IV CVIIIAE • line l l a e n H a n d k e r r b l e l a 9 t w o r t h l i e .

We have Slaughtered Prices in Every Department. Nothing heWb aok. ^

i .000 v d . good i iaa l l ly o u b l c a , bed mualin a l I t a ; E n t i r e t U o l i o l U - l p i l a i a . ' . e . j t i i l . j J o b lo t of jtood plalda T: worll i •foaWe.

71 do 1 towt l i ,Ge e a c h .

• Clu lb i r m m M a k l r t a l w e e n t i . . . . j AH wool red V l a e n ' t I<Ic.

l a n i u l l l n ; t l 19- a yard r e c a a t l y i H e a v y gray twi l l ed I t a n n e l t M o

'JO do i en nice t o v t l l , I2X e l l each . I l e t v y a n d ' aold a t VOr. i H H I I f i V i l ! V . f . ' l l . ^ . ' Bne t ab le l l a e n down to t o e a ya rd . I 40 p l e e e . a n o * Hake d r e t a g - o d a f l J « c , a o l d e a r - . ' " ' , 0 ° 0 * 0 ° * ' ' ' , „ C b l l d r a n ' t B n e m e r i n o t l r l p e d ho .e 8. lO.end I J ) , | ly i n the >e-ton a l ^ k . ,1 i • • ? ? ? * " • L a d i e e long m e r l a o b o t e at 10 and ISc. w o r t h • J» p l e e . t eb ih a a l l l n g . ISe. to ld by a t a t J k a | Oeod b l a a k e U doub le Iboae p n r e t . abo r t t ime e lace . Heavy and t a * W a t e r p r o o l C l o t h t o n l y W cetiK, i Heavy Oroa g r a i n t l lk at I t f a r ya rd . wor th J J e e n l a . ! T t e n o n Repp t I S S a n d U l l l t a d t o m . d re ta goodt a t r e loa t l y low r a t e a . : l i lg

' l»e a aake. H a n d t o i a t a l c l o t k t toek la I b e a l l f . r n a e l

, daeed l o eoel . S l j l l a h e t e t k t a t t l lo M . T i M t

' | l o , t i l , I U Kurt at cot I. r i a e f a n kl leea lhaa aeaL Owal-

r l o t 1'ell t k l r i a r educe I t o l O e .

; H l tnkeU m a r k e d w a r d o w n . i | l o . I l l , | l » . . . . . . • Oeod b l a n k e i . I I and | J 10 a pa i r . 1 Kurt a t c o t l . f i a e f u n k l leet t h a i tea , ; All wool QovbUnktl ta l ih# prti* of evmnioB j U i » l B i « » # r th tM foods. : At Ib r prlcra wt a rc t t l l iDgth tm JOB wn t lToH, Fart $3 BIKI | 2 M g §H. • to JUT *ni k f r p t h a n for N U T j c t r . | W h l U C«rp«L w j r p J o t • p o a - d . • All k'in*f« of Wool tDgooi ln nt m a r t t l o a v l j l o v f l g . F l a » Uo»o h t m l k t r f h l f f i O B l j U ,

Another decl ine of 6 cenU a yard in tho prieo ol Carpe ls and Oil Cloths.

TAKE NOTICB flood Cot tage c a r p It ISand "o t e n i a . Yard . I d . I n g r a i n c . i i e t a J o . 31. l o e , l u d u p . F i n e T a p e t t r J l l r a i t a l t , | l a n d f i l e .

e l a l a a l e w l l l e o e i m t n c e o n U c e i o n . l u g of W e d n e a d a j r . b . ; « l h . a n i l c o u U a a e u a t l l o n r iminea te w l o l e r a t a e k i a a l H i e M i . d o f . , ^ I u t . D o n ' l d e l a j L u j l ag " " l H j o a t more ac t ive nelgt .oor t bi ve b o u j l i l M al l ou t of ••MK of Ibe t e a i l r o o r d l a a r j la i

T b l t great tpee " ' , I n e i

l i t b irleet but the eul wc ba te n,ade, every I ' . e p a i l m ad aull with u t for j o u r owu tai l lnett .

We hat e boat, edakled U five tal a la rgalaajaak thaa

F O S T E R B R O T H E R S , V o r k C i t y S t o r e , Corner Monroe a n d O t t a w a Bts, GRAND R A P I D

CLEVELAND, 0.

0. D. Pease, Agent, WITH CUAB. A l J l l K X , L O W E L L .

p u o i i A T K o i iu ; : i t

dtale of Uichlpin, r , iinly • : Kru! - I". A l a t e f " i tL I ' n ' l . m l . for the C o u n t y

ol K e n t , lio! I m i l S b i I ' r ' . l .aV i/Un r . lu t h e Ci ty c l Q r a a d l i a r " . " . ' 1 Vi . u i f l i v , Ihe r « e u t l e l l i day o l l V b r n a r y , in l l r l e s t o n e l b o u u a d e l | h t h u n d r e d a n d . i v e i i t y d j u t .

P r m e a t C y u I I 'o ik lna . J u d g - o l P r o U t e . I n t b e m a l t i r c f t b e c t l a i e u l l . n l VV. lS j t l cede -

c o a t e d . O n r e t d l n g a n u L l l c j r t l i - r e ' l t i o n d i i t y v e i l t e - t o f

U a r l l n K Mal l - . > >u ul mu . • Iffe . i t . -d p r a y i n g t h a t p t r l l t l o n n t d I ' l . t i . v u i l i n o f I h e I lea l e t t a i e Of aald d c e t a t e d n m r he 1 id a m o u - l i . e h i Ira a t law ol a a t d d o ; e a t e d .-.a l l n l r l n t " t e t l a i n a y a p p m r .

T h e r e u p o n It la n r d e n - l . T b i l M o n d a y , I b e e U h -l e e n t b d a y of M a r c l i o n ' . a l i e n u 'eloek ID I b e

i lgned I n tlio h e a r i n g r f . . a idpe l i t i i n

law. I am r eady s e n t e n c e . "

to receive your

A i the clese of Gen. Garf ield 's apecoli in whicl. he pulverized " P i g I ron" Kelly, ho was congratula ted by over a hundred of his fellow members . T h e r e was an a t tempt made on th • floor twice to put an end t this by five or six sof t money men culling ill!' House to order , bu l Clarkston I ' o t l e r , who was in ihe chair, said tha t O t n . Garfield had not yet consumed IIIH time, and be coul 1 use il for congratulat ions if he so desired.

l ; ; V i u y \ ! ; : i : ; S ^ d ' S I Teacher ' s Inst i tutes will be held a l f o l l o w i n g p l a c e s a n d t i m e s a s

e n a t t h e i ' r o b a t i o s i e r , in i h t C i i y o f O r t n ' . n i i i !. a r r a n g e d hy b i i p e r i n t e i i i l e n l l a r b e l l In t a id c o n n t y a u d tho i r e a u " . i t a n y t h e r e be , w h y n f t l , , , t l n n i r l n i o n l n l I ' l i l i l i i - I n s l r n c the p r a y e r o l t h e p e t l t i o a e r t h o a l d not W,-ranted. | 0 ' IHO C l O p a r i m e i l l OI I 111)110 J U S l r t l C -

And H i t lurtl ier ordered Tba*. taid pellllon-r l i o n ; M a r c h i ' C — b t . J u l l I l B , C l i l l t O n gin* n o t i c e lo t b e p a . - a o u t i D U r e t t e d lo inld e i t a t e -o f t h e p e n d e n c y of t a i d p e t i t i o n , and t h e b e a r l i g t b e r e o l b y c t u i n i a co jy ol t b l a o r d e r to l e p u b -l l t b e d i n l h e I .owell J o a m a l . a , ne^ . - j -aper p r i n t e d and d r e u l a * g i n t a i d coun ty of K ' nl I b r e e t u c -ce>a i t . areek p r e v l o u t l n t a l d d a y o f h e a r l ng .

(A t r u e e o p y . ) L V I t l i I ; . P K K K I N S , J o l t ] U . S l l i i .i . J u d g e o l I ' r j b a t * .

l ( e | > t t r r . 3." w 1,

Great Sacrifice SALE. , ,

T h e ItoRton S to re , Headquar te rs for Dry b o o In and Clothing, on account of w a r m wea the r and be ing largely overs tocked on

Men's, Youth ' s and C'hildien'n

CLOTHING & OVERCOATS, , ra ther than car ry over these goods to ano the r season, wt- havo commenetgS

tho Great Saerilico Sales which will conlintt" till al of ou r O v e r Coals are sold. W c have the la rges t and the

only entire new stock of

Dry Qoods, Clothing, Hats, Caps, Furnishing

Goods, In Lowell at Prices Regardless of Cost T o Make Room I ir

S P R I N G Q O O D S . D o n ' t fail to take advan tage o f t h e immense b i rga ins . Our , s tock^is the

l a rges ' , and goods must be sold if lowjprieesjwil l Don ' t buy nntil y o u learn

D M I N I S T H A T O I l ' B B A L D

In the m i l t e r of tbv c - t a t e o l . l o l m i i , Ula i r , 0c-c t a w l .

Not lcc la he reby given tha t I t h a l l " e l l a t p n b l k iiu -t lon, t n tbe l i u h r . t b idde r , on F r i d a y , the K l b day o fApr l l A. I ) . I t T i a l t »n o 'clock In I h e lore-n o o n , a t t b e p reml iea b e i e i n a l t c r i ! .« . - r lb 'd . in t b e l o w n . h i p o l . a d t . l D Ibe - " i r . t r of K e n t In t l " • l a t e ofk l i cb lgan . puisaant to I tc"i*e and e"t l iori tv . . . . . • „ , , . granted to n e o n tbe i j t i i " t . .,i i vn i ' i , i . v . , t h e L e g i s l a t u r e b h a l l n a v e a u t h o r i t y

r a ^ i ^ I ^ ^ i ^ - u M b ; : to issue passes over ihe ra i l roads of

Co.; Will iamBton, I n g h a m Co., and Oscoda , Iosco Co, Apr i l 1—Bay City, Hay Co.; Cedar Spr ings , K e n t Co.; Lapeer , Lapeer Co.; Adr ian , Lenawee Co.; Ludington, Mason Co. Dexter , vVashtenaw Co.; nnd W a y n e W a y n e Co.—Apri l 2—Mt. Clemens, Macomb Co.

They havo a Labor Reform orator al Roches te r who believes in ge t t ing mat ters r ight down to business. H e proposes lha t the clerical ollices of

gan , . . . t a ld decea ted nf , In and to I h e r e a l i ^ ' a t e Mlua t ed B i i d b r l n g i n t h e C o u n l y o f X i ' n l In Hie S t a t e n t H i c b m a n . k n o w n a n d d e - c n S t d a - lollown, t o - w l f

T l i - S iut l i Ka- t • .nai ler • / I b f - S n r t b e « . l q u a r -t e r a n d t h e n o r t h v , , | i)Dtt1er o l t i ie a v u t h ca"t • jaar ter of t e c l i o n t h i r t y ••la i M ] 1 n m w h .Sevrn ! " ) n o r t h o l iai,.'> u n | l u j w t t l i u K e n t O o a n l y , MI' l . l . -ai , , SulMect l o all legal i u e n t u ' i u n t w .

D i t e l , F e b . i ' . . A Ii 1*7*. AUK VM O > d n i u t l r a U r .

& I I I J i S l l U a d l s a B H I .

l i t i t , , ' IHiK / . b i l l X A S , l u r r t i.ud W b o b u l e l i e a l e r t .

n r licr.'l l . ' i l t o • a i r n i u e C o e d , aud IVb-' t * ben in Mi l^ago . S tock New a n d I o u g h t lor C a t h , C r e a t In l iCenii n i t t o Caah U u y e n II. K . l i t I . l . I . i : - w i t h M,.oela A' Co O.y.CH.t, ll.-.r of tviiltney, II I. S i r n a . ( I • . t '-'o . S. V

T h o G r c n t n m - l i s l i n o m o d r I p ^ c l l l o j ; ^ i n c J y .

i r a / . D E MASK. ' r r - T f l A

G r a y '

§;M Before Taking ' M ' Pain I . 11..- tl.1 ' . I ' A g e , . , ot

; i e u « u n , i i i m l •,

nerlen " In i . . I -• lb-Full pwrliciUr • 1.1 u'

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iii;:oitAV«Ki)i" ,i..!-;co.. N. l O ' J ,i, • IIIim . . He-., .11, Mi, h .

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$ n i J Bi- l ta l'> t . f , . i . , ' t i l l r>1 t iut it

U ni idein I b r . i ii.ontlii b y a a i o u e ••v. In 'i n 111 r .umry Un : J - , lk .UM.I.'. a t tbe em

ploymeul t a a l . . lu M. • | | I • l . t III your own town. Vo I III-.D UM . night . Voo n o giro your «l n n • t i t ln-work or unlv your .p.i 'o mom.-iilt. W. L a u a,;t'i.ti will a re i nak iu /ove r IS I I ix rday . A . l e i . < i g e a l o n c e ean m i k v u i o n t i f t - ' . Al tiie p re -^n t IIH, -money CIDDol be n a d e V i e i ily and rapidly a l any oilier bullu. renn .,T 4 •

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try I'j b ' l . inea . , II. Hal.

t t w l '

m IJI T l ! ! i TIME

TO ADVEKTISE.

the S ta le , which tho rai lroads shall not bo allowed to refuse. This ho calls "v ind ica t ing the sovereiunly of tho S l a t e . " Tho iden is a good one, for wo could all have free r i de i then, whicli theso "blas ted monopo-lies" now prevent by thei r impudent d e m a n d s k)r " t ickets ."

Thu IloQcst Money League at Ch icago is growing apace. Some such organizat ion is needed in tho wes t to s t em tho t ide which is drif t-ing the masses steadily toward ths gulf of repudiat ion; t o o f lV t the va-porings of demagogues w h o a re lur-ing the iioor to their own destruc-tion, and to convince thu woiking-man t h a t every a t tempt to jugg le wi th the na t ipus credit , or tamnor

1 with the s t andard ol value will full in 1 its most disastrous results , not upon I tho rich, w h o are always able to p ro I t r e t themselves, and even to prolil by such fluctuations, bu t upon the working classes, who hayo no capital to iut esl in Hpeoiilation. They a n the foundat ion ol the social pyramid, and every addi t ional " e ight placed upon t h e suporstriioliiro presses with g r c n t f o r c e u p o n t h u n . — V t l . A'eus.

About $1,000,000,000 pass tlirougl the N e w York Sub-Tronsury in i y e a r w i t h o u t t h o IOHS ol a c e n t , a n d

the salar ies ol the AsM-lant Treasur-er, the depu ty and nil tho corps of clerks of every grade amount to only §140,000 per annum, a miniito f r a c -tion • I 1 pi r com. T h e salary of the Ashislitni Treasurer is {<8,000. In cons derat ion of il he not only renders ronstiint service bul sponsible for the safety of ull the ni< n y b:iudlod nt the Sub-Treas t i iy e.teh year . T h e systed of civil ser-vice nnder Gen. Hillhouse, the p re f -enl Aasistant Tiensurer , is as pi rlVct as could wi l l bo conce iv id . T h e political pi rsuasion of any man tm-iler him i1* never m e n C o m d nor CVMI thought of". Tht 're arc men in the Su i-t :eastiry to-day who have been ilieio f rom 10 lo 15 years , and the in iu who is icsponsible tor thei r hones t work does not know tho D e m o c r a t s f rom iho Hepub l i cans . N o oi.e is dismissed for j ioht ie i l rea-foii ' ' , bu t the s ' igh les i n i p r n u h tu unfailhluli icss or lack of d i v 'lit n to d u ' y is det m d suflieient. cause for

t-reropt jry dism'ssal .

Altonltlea.

A sugsr fest ival a t tho A l Ion G r a n g e H a l j

o o Fr iday e v e n i n g , 15lh Imt . Everybody

a n d their faiiillics iovi led.

T b e C a r i i l l s n Church find themselves ve ry '

uncspecle i l ly w i t h o u t n preacbcr , Rev. G . W .

S h e r m a n h a v i n g wi thou t p r e v i o u s ao l i ce r e

t i red f tom Ibe l r s e rv i ce .

I t e r . J . 0 . Corl i is , S e v e n t b - d a y A d v e n t . Is

ho ld ing a s c r l r s of mee t ings a l t b e C h r l i t i a n

C h u r c h , a c d a m o n g o the r t h l n g s a s p e r p r in t -

e d b i l l s ii g o i n g l o g ive t h o d — I bis d u e -

te l l us " w h o be is" ( I t h ink there a r c a good

m a n y of h i m ) — " W h e r e d id he come f rom? ' '

' •How he c a m s to be a devil? ' e tc . He is a l .

so going to tell u s all abon t his S a t a n i c M a j .

e s t y ' i domin ions , t ha t is, " H e ! ! . " " W h e r e is

i l ? " W h a t is i t ? " ' ' W h o wil l be t h e r e a n d

how long a r e t h e y go ing t o t l a y ? " I t h ink

i l is l oo b a d o f t e r b—1 h a s been abol ished

a n d e v e r y t h i n g Ecttled oa the f ree a n d easy

p lan and Ibe old Nick t h r o w n o u t of a n y

d w e l l i n g place, t h a t any m a n shou ld unde r -

t a k e t o restore t o h im his p o m s s i o n s in f u l l ,

H i t 1 suppose t h a t If one man c a n conf iscate

t h e o l d gen t ' s r e a l esLste t h a t a n o t h e r h a s a

r i g h t lo restore i l lo him a g a i n , if be can,

Cos.

G r a l t a n U a t h e r l O B a .

Al l Ihe aick ones m e n t i o n e d in

tho • •gs lhe i ings" last week a re dec ided ly bel-

te r , a n d seem l ike ly lo recover .^

Th i s m u s t h i spr ing . T h e b i rds a re b e r r ;

the l o h i a s " s i n g in the a p p l e t ree over the

w a y . " Ibe frogs a r e g i v i n g mus ica l • n t e r t a i n -

m e n l s n igh t ly , w h i l e t h e s n a k e g l ides so

n i m b l y f r o m Iho presence of m a n , l h a l we al-

most conc lude t h a t t b e e n m i t y p ronounced

thousands of y e a r s a g o h a s Increased wi th ev -

e ry year .

T h e r i m o v i n g o f t h e t u m o r f r o m W m . Les-

s i t e r ' s s ide , has proved successful so far . a ] ,

t h o u g h be hns sulTered a g r e a t dea l , a n d been

t roubled w i t h h i g h fever . Mr . H e a r y L e a l -

ter s ta r ted for G r a n d l l ap lds Ibis morn lng i

M a r c h Uth, as b is b ro the r bad w r l t t i o t h a t be

was con i idered a b l e to re tu rn h o m e .

Mr. E, B . E d w a r d s l a t e ly sold a f a rm of

320 acres, on ecct lon 2, G r a t t a n , lo W . Col-

Irell of Greenv i l l e , for which be received $ 1 1 , .

600 in s lock of the F i r s t N a t i o n a l B a n k of

Greenv i l l e , w i t h a c c a m u l a t e d lu te res l of $200 ,

a n d Ihe res idence proper ly of Mr. Cottrel l ,

va lued a t ( 5 , 0 0 0 . Tbe re a re s o m e fine fa rms

|n G t a t l a n .

March Cth , Ihe a lgb l a p p o i n t e d fur Rev.

0 . L. L e o n a r d ' s d o n a t i o n , p roved t o be very

r a iny , B u l n o t w i i h i t a n d i o g , q u i t e a n u m -

ber ga the r ed n n d happ lne i s nigntJ loo. A

g rea t m a n y were d isappoin ted , bu l one fea -

lu re ol tin* duni t l lon w a s a s u c c e i l . — T h e r e

« a i moro roas t t u r k e y , ch lckeo-p le , a n d otb>

er guod th ings t h a n Ihe c o m p a n y could pos-

i lblyent MA C U .

the

AG E N T ,

P -

AMES II. WEEKS—

INSUBANCE,

R E A L E S T A T E ,

C O L L E C T I O N C W

L O A N A G E N C Y ,

C O N V E Y A N C I N G .

and N O T A R Y P U B L I C

DrsirnUe Property f o r $ah «W to m *

as you will save 40cts , on every Dol lar b j^ t r ad ing nt the

PRICE mm I M G U d i M. JACOBSON & CO. LOWELL, MICH.

FORGET It NOT! FORGET It JfOT!

Chas. Althen,

^ O T I O B OF COMMI8HIONEB8 ON

Stall of MIchlgaD, eoanly nf Kent, le, FT I ' r o b U Court lor aald County . H Katal, ol Hannah B e a m drelated. » T h , u n d t r t l g n e d b a v i n , t u e n a p p o i n t e d br t b , • in. Cyrut E I 'erklnt, Judg, of f ' r o b a t , of t a ld county . C o m m l . t l o n t r t on C la im, In t h e m a i l e r of aald etlala.aadali monlh , f rom LB, e i g h t h day of January . A . 1). UTS, b t v , been a l l owed by ta ld Judge of I ' r o b , ! , , lo , 1 1 pertona having clalma agaloat aald atlaU. LA which lo protent Ibrfr eltloii to a t l o r e tamlnal inn and a- l jut l intnt . Notice la hereby ilteo, t h a t we ALLL mee t OO B a l u r d a r t h e n l n l h dar o f March, A, 1). ISIS, and on Saturday Ibe e ighth d a y o f j u n e , A. O.ISIS.at t e n O ' t l a c k A « o f each day , a t t b , re t ldence o l aa ld W M I I . Htowu In Ibe lownthlp of V , r g e D n , T In ttld e inaly to t eee l reaad e i t m l a , tuchc l t lmt .

Hated t h l i Slh . l a y of Ftbruary, A. D. ULL. Wa ll, DROWN, >

t l w l J A U E S I I . AMUaEWS. I Com ' t i .

Resident Agent for

Insurance IV of N o r t h AmericB AaacU, orer 96,000,000.

Surplus o*er«ll liabilities IS.SOO.OOO r a t e s a s l o w a a n y first-class c i m p M y .

Special a t temoD gi ren t«

Collections,

And prompt r t t a rns made.

LOJ.YS EFFECTED OX REAL

ESTATE SECURITY.

OFFICE IX T R A I X ' s B U I L D l i a , W M Y t l p a

ur ST A ma.

D E A L E R S IN

GROCERIES

- A N D -

J J A R N E S S .

COLLAR, C 3 - R E A . T

TRUNK ^ S L A U G H T E R PROVISIONS,

GLASS-WARE.

CROCKERY.

ETC.

UNION BLOCK,

i.tsl ol LKTRaa re in a i II i II g in the Post Olllce ut Lowell, Kent Co., Mich. March 18, 1878,

LAOIES LIST—Mrs. IlultieCilley, Miss O Hrvan. Kliznheth Hnhhins, MisaOr-plia Itouon, Miss Ada K. Bayles, Mrs. Si. B. Tucker.

GEKT'H I.IHI. George A. Daley, 8 . M. Kellogg. It. W. Miller, Joseph Hogera, J . M. Stephion.

Foralffn List.—Funny Shipman. Persona calling fur those letters will

please say "AOVRIITISEII" aud give tho dale of this notice.

JAB. W. HIKE. P . M .

L O W E L L , M I C H I G A N .

Cash paid for F a r m e r s p r s d u c e

alt k inds.

i V e a t l / o . i p j . l i e oart 11 N a t i o n a l H a n k . )

L I G H T St D R A F T I I A R N E S ^

C O L L A R S A H O R S E C L O T I N G

R O B E S A N D l i L A N K E T S Whips

A N D T R U N K S

Collars maulactnrMi a n d sold m

Wholesa le aud Retail .

R E P A I R I N G

Done on shor l n o n ; o a n d a t reaso

bio rates .

A . l l W o r k W a r r a n t e d E. F E L L E R .

H . W . AVERY, D B A L K B IM

Fresh Meats,

Poultry,

Oyster* A L KIM US OS U A UK I M ) T * J 0 >

O ^ . S X 3 L

PAIUFOK ALLKIMDSOF

L i f e S l o c k , S i l l I ' o r k , H i d e s

Pelts &o Centra l Market , B I ' .dft S l r e i l .

H W . A V E R V .

Detroit a i d niuwaakce Rai l road

T h e O l o R e l i a b l e I l o u t e t o a l l o o l n t a E a a t and W a a t . T r t l ae l t t v t Low,II

GOING E A S T . Det. E i p r s s s T h r o u g h M a l ' E i c n i n g Rssp. - rs i M i i e d to O w n s » T h r u u g o F r e i g h i

JOiNC W E S T S u n d a y N i g h t M s e d T h r o a g h F r e i g h i

N l g h l E x p r e . s T h r o u g h Mail M i s e d . 0 . U Bspress

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5 35 p. M

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n r r h r o u g b ticket, to , 1 1 pHneirtl pololt 1 'a t l RAI ttloti Ih, company ', OSIEE Lowel l . L a d l w and S m o k i n g car , on d ty t ra loa . F u l l m a u ' T S l e e p i n g ca r t on n igh t I r a l o t .

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R I N G ' S

GRAYJHAIR. | This Is ihsAMJBosut h 11 ningmsriii

This i j tho Care that lay la thO AMnpnft^ Ullt Bl8£BldA

This Is tho Wan who WU bald SAD

W h o now haa raven loeks, thay s ty, , ILO NTEIL the C a n thai lay 1 In tho AsiuiioftiA t h a t King n sds t

This la the Uaides, tod

T Who m m k d the man onoe bald snd

I WhlTnow haa raven locks, they say. I l ie uicd tbs Asuiiiusu that 1 made .

Thia la the Parson, who, by tbe way, Married tho maiden, aad

To SILMTA once bald and gray, l lu t who now b u raven locks, thsy

aay, llceanao ho used the Core that lay In tho Auunosu that liisg mad*

This Is the n il lhal rinn swsy T o arouao tho proplo aad and gay Unto thia fart , which here doaa lay— IfpouvouUlnotbtbaUorarai, Vie the A3IBMOIU lhal Ring mads.

COHPOUNOEO AT THE CHEMICAL LABORATMT — o r —

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Tubbs' Un i reml Fain Eradlcator,

MANCHESTER, N .H . ^y

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I N P R I C E S !

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