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A B i g S t o c kScreen Doors, r. '

Wire Cloth,t i

Window Screens,

Poultry Netting. !Prices Lower

Than ever

M . C O N N E R & S O N ,

t Mnslc, H eavenly Maid." H o ste ss—W o n ’t y o u p la y so m e th in g fo r us, M iss K ey n o te?

G ifted A m a te u r—C erta in ly , If It; i s y o u r desire . W h a t w ou ld yo u p re fe r?

H o s te ss—Oh, a n y th in g , on ly so i,t l in ’t lo u d e n o u g h to in te r fe re w ith th e conv e rsa tio n . r

RIG G S # RIG G S # R IG G SM ,

U ncom fortab le Meals.M rs. M ugg—So y o u ’re n o t going; to

M rs. L u g g ’s p a r ty ?M rs. P u g g —No, I ’m not.« W h e n su p

p e r com es. She a lw a y s te lls a b o u t a lo t o f n ice th in g s sh e in te n d e d ter g e t, b u t co u ld n ’t.

A h H e In fe r re d I t .G ladys H e e r—M rs. S tro n g m y r.d Tyas

a w fu l m ad to -d a y on th e stree t-caj-s; sh e s a t d ow n on t h a t o ld m uff o f h e rs a n d —

T om B igbee ( In te rru p tin g )—Y es; i t ’s a sh a m e th e w a y she t r e a ts h e r h u s b an d , poor devil!

T tie L a ir o f N atu re Defied' M e th in k s i t is th e on ly b ird

T h a t liv es w ith o u t a flock;N o sleep, no food, no hom e It needs.

H e is th e —w ea th er-co ck .

F orce o r H ab it Again.

HardwareMerchants.

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I s b e i n g f r e e l y d i s c u s s e d a t p r e s e n t b u t

i t w i l l b e m o r e m o n e y i n y o n r p o c k e t t o

c o m e a n d s e e o n r d i s p l a y o f S e e d s .

Tlrpree L e a d e r sG o l d e n B e a u t v F o d d e r C o r n , p e r b u s h e l

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M r. G rip p (an e x -c a r co n d u c to r)— F a re , please.

$1.25L . C . H O U G H & S O N ,

In th e “ Sweet Sunny South .’"Y es. s ir. th is h e re 's th e s u n n y so u th

—y o u 're r ig h t in th e m idd le o f i t now ."“ F in e w e a th e r , eh ?""B e s t in th e w orld , sir. O v er y a n -

d e r 's Snow m o u n ta in , dow n th a r 's B lizz a rd v a lley , y a n d e r 's Ice r iv e r, h n ’ je s t a lee tle to th e le f t is S k a tin ’ b ay . K in I se ll yolk a lo ad of lig h tw o o d a n ' a p a ir o f s k a te s ? ’’—A tla n ta C o n stitu tio n .

F . & P . M . E L E V A T O R

A . A . T A F F T ,WALL PAPER

W A L L # P A P E RWALL PAPER

Have Got 5000 Rolls on Hand.A s fo r D ry G oods _I am in i t too w ith a

New Line of Spring Dry Goods. 1G en ts’ F u rn ish in g Goods, Shirts, C ollars and N eckw ear, B o y s i Suits, P an ts , O veralls, H ats,-C aps, Groceries, F lou r, O il C loth, j G ents’ and Ladies, U n d erw ear. G ot lo ts o f all of th e above j nam ed woods. Call and see;me. .P rices as cheap a s the cheap

est. B u tte r and esrgs tak en in exchange fo r goods.

S i lo e s a t A c t u a l C ost.O u r SpeciaPShoe Sale a t A c tu a l Cost w ill positive ly iclose in tw o w eeks. A v a il y o u ase lv es

of th is o p p o rtu n ity w hile th is sale is going and g e t shod up fo r th e summer.

B a r g a in s i r \ C lo t l\in g .Hats Caps Furnishings

N ovel'B efore have we offered such values as we are now offerin ''.W e also have some Special D rives in P a n ts an d Shirts.

See o u r N ew N ovelties in D ress G o o d s .

We are now giving Elegant Silverware with yourPurchases

Come in and see how it is done.t v -

The Plymouth Cash Outfitter.

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9L o r th e H a r v e s t?T h e re ’s o n ly one w ay to iret read y so t h a t you can be sure that you ‘arc ready j

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F lo tsam and Je tsam ."D o y o u go to c h u rc h to h e a r th e s e r

m on o r th e m usic . M au d ?” " I go fo r th e h iin s ," s a id M aude.—H a rp e r s B a za r.

H e—H ow w ell M iss E ld e rb e r ry c a r r ie s h e r age! She—B u t th e n sh e h a s b e com e so accu sfo m ed to it, y o u know .— B o sto n T ra rfsc rip t.

"A nd , p a p a , w h a t d id g ra n d f a th e r do fo r h is c o u n try ? " " N o th in g w h a te v e r , m y son . H e w a s a m em b er o f co n g res s !"—A tla n ta C o n s titu tio n .

She—P k p a h a s been sa y in g t h a t you s ta y too long w h en y o u c a ll on me. H e—All r ig h t . I w ill n o t com e so e a rly a f te r th is .—In d ia n a p o lis Jo u rn a l .

"M y fu rn a c e ," sa id th e m an w ho keeps house, " is o u t of s ig h t ." "S o is m ine," rep lied a n o th e r ; " o u t of a n th r a c i te ." — W a sh in g to n S ta r.

"B e v a re of th e v id d ers , S am lvoi," sa id old W elle r. " W e rry good, old m an ," r e tu rn e d S am uel. " I 'l l n ey e r ; h a v e one if I. c a n h e lp i t . ’’—H a rp e r 's B aza r.

H e—You m ay td lk ,‘ t ) u t y o u w ould h a v e been m ad e n o u g h h a d I m arr ie d a n y b o d y else . She—Y es: a n y b o d y I c a re d a n y th in g a b o u t.—B osto n T ra n sc rip t.

M r. N ew com e—W ffat is th e la te s t j a t th e o p e ra ? M iss W a g n e r—F o r th e la s t th re e n ig h ts i t h a s b een y o u n g M rs. F e lix in h e r la te s t P a r is ia n g o w n .—New Y o rk L edger.

" C a n ’t y o u m a n a g e to g e t u p som eth in g n ew to a t t r a c t peop le h e re ? " "I h a v e I t . W e’ll a d v e rt is e t h a t T r ilb y w ill n o t be am o n g th e liv in g p ictu red .” C h icago In te r-O cean .

She—W h y , th is is on ly .th irty-tjw o inches, a n d you a d v e r t is e i t a s a yard , w ide. T h re e fe e t m ak e a y a rd . G a lla n t S a lesm an —N o t su ch fee t, a s y o u rs lad y .—B osto n T rahfecrip t.

“ T h e re 's a good d e a l t h a t 1’ is sw ell a b o u t C holly .C a d k in s ,” s a id 6 n e girl. "Y es,” rep lied th e o th e r ; " th e only tro u b lehis h e a d ."—"W ashington S ta r.

T ra v e le r (In q u irin g a t fam o u s castle) —C an I see th e a n tiq u itie s to -d a y ? S erv a n t—I u n i a fra id no t, sir. a n d h e r d a u g h te r h a v e g o n e to town.- H o u seh o ld "Weirds.

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I h a v e j u s t r e c e i v e d a n e w s t o c k o f C h a s e & S a n b o r n ’ s T e a s a n d

C o f f e e s . I w o u l d e a l l y o n r a t t e n t i o n t o * t h e i r n e w 50 c . T e a . N o t h i n g l i k e i t i n P l y m o u t h . T r y i t a n d S e e .

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d a y s . Y o u c a n h a v e n e w e s t s t y l e s , a n d B r i g h t e s t p a t t e r n s i f y o u

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G a l e ’ s i s t h e C h e a p e s t p l a c e t o b n v G r o c e r i e s i n P l y m o u t h .

HARPING AGAIN!we can’t he lp it; for we have G rea te r B argains th an ever to h a rp upon, th a t w ill ;ood bit; 5 0 c e n t s on th e dollar, and have the real G enuine M erit.

Light-Running j McCORMICK STEEL BINDERS

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MOWERS.

B e c a u s eM ost D urab ly Built, L ig h te s t in D raft,G re a te s t ir> C apacity , S im p le st in C o n stru c tio n .

All C om petition S taid A w ay from th e M cC orm ick in th e

WORLD’S FAIR TESTS.W e m ig h t to-day be se llin g a lin e of so-called "ch eap " m achine^ a t a price

w hich w o u ld s till be high, b u t p re fe r to sell th e high-ralue M cC orm ick a t a price ! w h ich ex p e rien ce w ill m ost a ssu red ly j&ove is low. G lad to show o u r frie n d s th ese ' m ach in es a t auv tim e. Com e in and see them .

Yes, save you a

C l o t l i i n g :I N o t Seconds, N o t Samples, b u t Perfec t, .L igh t W eight, San itary . M erino U n d e rw ear| sold by o thers fo r 50 cen ts ' O u r P rice is 2 5 c e n t s .

re iieu m e o m er- --m e om I W e have ju s t received a lo t move of those 11.00 and $1.2.3 P a n ts th a t w e are s e llin gi7Pthac m ea t of"u h a a T o n e f w ! fo r 6 8 a n d 7 5 C e n t s . and 50 cent S h irts fo r 3 5 C e n t s , 75 cen t Jack e ts for 5 0 C e n t sl.” —W a sh in g to n S ta r . • , > . . . , _ _

is castle); In th e L ad ies D ep artm en t we are constan tly ad d ing to our line of D ress G oods, N ewMy? Hdy I S ty les and P a tte rn s , E m bro ideries and Laces. W e c a lU y o u r a tten tio n in p a rticu la r to o n r 0 t o w n . - ; i;ne 0f g H I R T W A I S T S 3 8 jwe have had them m ade to o u r o rd e r and u n d e r o u r in-

■i saw°'£e caTro. ttm m agics, mike j struction , and of L a tes t P a tte rn s and S ty les. D o n o t fail to see them .C r o o R e r y

W e have ad ded to o u r largo stock of crockery an o th er new Gold B and D eco ra ted p a t- consisting of D inner, B reak fast ahd T ea Sets. C A L L A N D E X A M IN E T H E M . P le a se

a $20 gold picc« d isa p e a r in th re e m in- | u te s .” “ T h a t 's 1 n o th in g . Y ou o u g h t to see m y w ife w ith a $20 b ill a t a ch u rch b a z a a r ." —A tla n ta C o n stitu tio n .

I1 e selected rieagantrtes. cm , consisting of D inner, DrcnKiast a

c i a n i —i w o n d er if i t is t ru e t h j t one r„.n(.in),er th a t vou are no t com pelled to buy a w hole set o f dishes, lin t m ay m ake vo tir is like ly to c a tc h so m e th in g f ro m b e jn g r J "

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k issed en o u g h , b u t you h a v e n 't c a u g h ta n y th in g y e t, h a v e y o u ?—N ew Y o rk ̂ .Herald. j ** I f you w ish fo r any H ouse P la n ts o r F low ers, p lease g ive U s y o u r order*. W e can

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m u ch a b o u t y o y r f a i lu re in b u sin ess . ' gL i'C VOU a i B roken T ra d e r—I 'm le t t in g th e fellow s P r i rt h a t I ow e ta k e a dose o f a b o th er.— i - L r e i lu n .

Two Doors West of Fair Grounds Entrance.W . J . & H . E . B R A D N E R .

b o th er.— j A i lC e S ‘C hlcago T im esrH era ld . ;

S hop A ss lsian t-f-R ea lly , m adatne , t h a t w h ite f e a th e r in .y o u r h a t m antes •y o u look te n y e a rs y o u n g e r. Old Miald j . . - , -------v _ _ - , ^

i s t h a t so ? T h e n g iv e m e a n o th e r . - anj Qoffees a re o u r Specialty . I f you once t r y o u r 50 cen t J a p a n T ea you w ill have no o th e r .O ui C anned V eg etab les an d Canne 1 ^

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r o c e n e s rTFresh C lean lo t o f G roceries (no o ld s to ck ). F in e T eas

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d a w need so v lg o w o u sly In th a t l a s t w a ltz t h a t m y h e a d fee ls d w ed fu lly l ig h t . M iss B-—T hat^a s ta r tl in g . I kuj posed t h a t se n sa tio n w a s so coi w ith yo u t h a t you h a d lo n g s ince to b« an n o y e d b y it.—P itts b u rg p a tc h .

led F ru its are of th e best qua lity .

We are Agents for the New Home Sewing Machine.

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IN TWO PENINSULAS.■ I C H I G A N P E O P L E A N D W H A T

T H E Y A R E D O I N G .

■ noml C o n v e n t io n o f E q u a l S u f fr a g is t s .—-

M ic h ig a n C r o p s In G o o d C o n d itio n .—

6 1 lc k G r e e n G o o d s C r o o k s C a p tu r e d .—

M ic h ig a n H o m e s te a d e r s W in a V ic to r y

E q u a l S u f fr a g e A s s o c ia tio n .T h e M ic h ig a n E q u a l S u f fra g e a sso

c ia t io n a n n u a l c o n v e n tio n w a s h e ld a t S a g in a w w i th a g o o d a tte n d a n c e . O ffice rs e le c te d : P re s id e n t , M rs. M ay S to c k in g K n a g g s , B ay C ity : v ice -p re s id e n t , M rs. L ila E. B liss, S a g in a w ; r e c o r d in g s e c re ta ry , M rs. M e lv in a R o o t, B a y C ity ; c o rr e s p o n d in g s e c re ta ry , M rs . H e! fen P . J e n k in s . D e tro i t ; t r e a s u r e r , M rs. E m ily B. K e te h a m , G ra n d B a p id s ; a u d ito r s , M rs. H e len A. M ears, V e rm o n tv i lle , M rs. J a n e N. D aw son , P o n t ia e . R e s o lu tio n s w e re a d o p te d

. c a l l i n g u p o n th e p o lit ic a l p a r t i e s fo r a d e c la r a t io n in fav o r e q u a l p a r t ic ip a t i o n b y m en a n d w o m en in o u r go v e r n m e n t a s w e ll a s in t h e e x a c t io n of t a x e s ; a d v o c a t in g a n e d u c a tio n a l q u a li f ic a t io n fo r t h e p r iv i le g e o f v o tin g ; u r g in g th e a p p o in tm e n t o f p o lice m a t r o n s in c i ty ja i l s ; a p p e a l in g fo r th e a p p o in tm e n t o f .a f a i r p ro p o r t io n w om e n a s p ro fe s so rs a t th e U. o f M .; u r g i n g o rg a n iz a t io n o f s u ff ra g e so c ie tie s I n e v e ry to w n ; te n d e r in g h e a r ty t h a n k s t o t h e M ic h ig a n l e g i s la tu re fo r t h e i r a id in a d v a n c in g th e b e s t in te r e s t s of w o m a n , a n d f o r le g is la t io n fo r 6he b e t t e r p ro te c t io n o f g ir lh o o d .

H u s b a n d 'a n d 'W ife B u r n e d to D e a th .M r. a n d M rs. F r a n k H a le w ere

b u r n e d t o d e a th a t 3 a. m . a t M id la n d . T h e re a r e m y s te r io u s c i r c u m s ta n c e s s u r ro u n d in g th e tra g e d y . M r. H a le cam e fro m C lio e a r ly in th e w e e k , a n d s ta y e d w i th h is f a t h e r u n t i l b e m a d e a r r a n g e m e n ts fo r th e h o u se I n w h ic h h is d e a th o c c u rre d . W h en lo o k in g o v e r th e h o u se M r. H a le fo u n d a p i le o f p a p e rs in o n e c o rn e r o f a r e a r ro o m a n d a b a l l o f w ie k in g s a tu r a t e d w i th o il a n d ly in g o n th e w in d o w , a s i f , som e one h a d m ad e p r e p a r a t io n s to s e t t h e b u i ld in g on f ire . T h is m ad e h im h e s i ta te a b o u t m o v in g , b u t h is w ife w as a n x io u s to g e t s e t t le d , a n d h e f in a lly m o v ed h is g o o d * la t e a t n ig h t .

D u r in g th is f ire th e re s id e n c e o f T h o m a s H a le y , in a n o th e r p a r t o f till? c i t y , w as b u r n in g a n d w a s e n t i r e ly c o n s u m e d . T h is is th e f if th su sp ic io u s f ir e in five d ay s . I t is n o t b e lie v e d t h a t th e b u r n in g o f M r. a n d M rs. H a le w a s in te n t io n a l , b u t t h a t th e - sam e p e rs o n s w h o a re r e s p o n s ib le f o r th e o t h e r f ires, h a d d e te rm in e d to b u r n t h i s b u ild iu g , w h ic h h a d b e e n e m p ty f o r s e v e ra l d ay s , a n d w e re u n a w a r e , t h a t i t h a d s in c e b e e n o ccu p ied .

M a y C r o p R e p o rt .W h e a t a n d g ra s s a r e m a k in g l i t t l e

g r o w th . A p r i l w a s a m o n tl i o f h ig h ' t e m p e ra tu re a n d l ig h t r a in fa l l . S in ce M a y 1, th e r e have- b e e n l ig h t s h o w e rs i n t h e s ta te , b u t th e a v e ra g e r a in f a l l i n th e s o u th e r n a n d c e n tr a l c o n n tie s fo r im provem en ts a t the M ichigan asy lu m for dangero us and crim inal insane: B ia ly b ill reorganizin g the s ta te h ealth d epartm ent. Mr. J a m ison 's b ill w as agreed l o in com m ittee o f t,ho w hole providing fo r a ju ry to d eterm ine tfie m ental com petency o f persons a g a in st w hom th e ch a rg e o f in san ity m ay be brou gh t, also , provid ing th a t th e e sta te o f an insane pcrsdu com m itted s h a ll p ay such proportion o f the c ost as it m ay be found ab le to pay. T h e b ill provid ing th a t the v a lu e o f m unicipal fran - i-uises sh a ll be assessed and th a t ta x e s sh a ll be paid thereon, the sam e as on o th er property w as a lso agreed to. T h e com m ittee on. le g is la tiv e roapportionm ent m ade a fa vo rab le report on a b illcu ttiu 'g down the num ber o f R ep resen ta tiv e s 'in the s ta te leg is la tu re from in to ti4. T iie s ta te affairs com m ittee reported the S m a lle y hanging b ill as jbro-vjdlng for the in- d ieting o f the d ea th pen alty when recom m ended by the ju ry. H u u sk .—B ills- passed : R e la tiv e to the appointm ent of b o ard so f cou n ty canvasser8: reg u latin g the p ractice oP-medicine and su rg e ry in M ichigan: 141.ll.iu fo r-th e norm al sch o ol a t Y p s ila n ti: SlC.'.t'OJ for the in d u stria l school for bo ys: iH l.il.T for the school fo r th e d ea f and .dumb. In cornm iti.ee o f the w hole a m easure was agreed to w h ich w ill put a stop to the form ation o f d rin k in g clu b s to avoid payin g liquor license. T h e m easure is an am endm ent to the b. 11 p ro vid in g th a t liquor bonds m ay be obtained in th e tow nship w h ere a v illa g e m ay bo located and is as fo llo w s: ‘ A il c lub s, so c ie ties o r o th er asso ciation s o r organ ization s, w h eth er l.icoVp'orated o r unincorporated, th a t sh a ll s e l l . '

• d ispense, o r in m anner fu rn ish an y sp iritu ou s, m ail.brew ed, ferm en ted o r vinous liquors to its m em bers o r an y o th er person o r persons, sh a ll fo r the purpose o f th is a c t be decreed to be en gaged in the bu sin ess o f v e ilin g o r o ffering for' sa le su ch liquors, and sh a ll be su b .e ct to a ll the provisions, req u irem ents, restrictio n s o r penalties of th is act.an d the possession by such club , soc iety , asso ciation or organ ization o f U. S. licen se sh a ll b e prim;' facie evidence th a t such persons or organ ization s a r c engaged in the b u s iu e s so f l iq u o rs e li ag as defined by th is ac t."

S e n a t e .—b^st d ay .— B ills passed : A u th o rizing the u nclaim ed bo d ies o f pauper dead to be sen t d irect to D etro it m edical co lleges in stead o f-b ein g tirst sen t to the U n ive rsity : ap prop riatin g $165,030 l o r con tinu ing the w ork of con stru ctio n a t the asy lu m a t N e w b e rry : p ro vid in g th a t m em bers o f th e D e tro it-s c h o o l board m ay by tw o -th ird s v o te o f the bod y be e xp elled fo r im proper con du ct: au th orizin g corp oration s to change th e ir nam es: requ iring in stru ctio n to be g iv en in the pu b lic schools on th e b e st m ethod ot pre ve n tin g th e spread of com m unicable d isea ses: e sta b lish in g c ou rses of rcadi ng and lectu res on ag ricu ltu ra l brutichcs under the d irectio n o f .the s ta te board o fia gri- cu ltu ro : re la tiv e to frau d u lent con veyan ces: am ending the law re la tiv e to the tuanajrem ent o f asy lu m s for in sane so as to req u ire a ch a rg e of in sa n ity to be d eterm in ed b y .a ju ry iu pertain cases; provid ing for serv ice o f noib 'e on proseoutlug atto rn e ys in certa in proceedings re la t iv e to d c lln iu e u t ta x es: au th orizin g the au d ito r-g en era l to procure certa in land p la ts ; au th orizin g boards o f su p e rv iso rs to acquire by condem nation the rig h ts of to ll road com panies in h ighw ays. T h e re was a sen sation w hen, in com m ittee o f the w hole on a b ill to m ake G rosso He. VVavne county, a s c n c r iie tow nship. S en ator B run dagc s tated t h a ; !nn a ttem pt had been m ade to bribe Se n a to r StnaU ey to vote for the bill. Se n a to r M cL au g h lin demanded th at an in vestig ation be m a d e .' Then Mr. S m alley said th a t the effort would be fr u it less a s the ..altom »t was so in direct and indo:'.nite th a t nothing cou ld bb proven. T h e b ill w as defeated. Gov. R ick o bjected to the n;'0 ap propriation fo r th e M ichigan m ining school.am l Se n a to r M. Sh eld on had it reca lled to reduce it. H o r s e .— B ills passed : M akin g the bounty on E n g lish sp a rro w s payab le a ll the y e a r round in stead of o n ly in the w in te r m onths: reg u latin g the m aim er in w hich town p la ts m ay be vacated : am ending the drain law : re la t iv e to au th en ticated con ies o f probate cou rt records. A fu tile u tiem pi "was m ade to pass the b ill p rescrib in g th a t pu b lishers s h a ll be e n titled to no com pensation for perio dicals sen t fo r a lon g er period than the su b scrib e r specihes. T h e w ays and m eans com m ittee fa vo ra b ly rep orted the b ill levyin g a tax o f o n n-eigh lh of u cen t fo r the su pport o f the M ichigan n ava l reserve . Keps.. . , ur.* su pport or tne M icm ean n avai reserve , o ep s .

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the Houze w itho ut a quorum on the b ill p re scrib in g th a t the en tire am ount o f liqu o r taxes co llected s h a ll be turned into the m u nicipa l trea su ry in stead o f being d iv id ed e iu a l ly between the c ity o r v illag e and the cou nty. T h e g u ilty tr'iq w a s lectu red and released . No action w as tak en on th e bill.

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s u p re jn e c o u n c il o f th e A. P . A. w a s h e ld ^n M ilw a u k e e w i th 400 d e le g a te s p re s e p t . P re s id e n tT ra y 'n o r , o f D e tro i t , p re s id e d .. I n h is a d d re s s h e h a d r e c o m m e n d a tio n s to u c h in g n e a r ly e v e ry le a d in g q u e s tio n o f t h e d a y , a n d s tro n jg ly u rg ed , th e e s ta b l is h m e n t o f a n a t io n a l h e a d q u a r te r s o f t h e A. P . A. a n d ^ n a t io n a l o rg a n , a t th c _ n a tio n a l capitiol. T h e p la n o f m a k in g th e o rg a n iz a tio n in te r n a t io n a l w a s a d o p te d u n a n im o u s ly . A n e w b ra n c h c a lle d th e { Ju n io r A. I \ A. w a s in d o rse d . Officers e le c te d w e re : W. .1. II. T ra y - n o r.Jo f D e tro i t , p re s id e n t: J u d g e J . 11. Jacltsson, F o r t W o rth , T e x ., v ice -p re s id e n t i E. II. D u n b a r , B o sto n , s e c r e ta r y o f s ip te : J . M. T a u lb e e , t 'o v in g to n , K y .,j c h a p la in : C. T . B e a tty . D e tro i t , s e c re t? ry ; F . C. C am p b e ll, M in n e a p o lis!, t r e a s u r e r ; J . H. W o odm an , S an D iego, C al., s e rg e a n t- a t- a rm s : J o h n K in g , M isso u ri, g u a rd ; W. B. H o w a rd , O m ah a , s e n tin e l.

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lo ad ed w i th im p u r it ie s a n d loses i ts r ic h n e ss a n d v i ta l ity . C o n seq u en tly , a s soon a s t h e b ra c in g e ffec t o f cold a i r is lo st, th e re is la n g o u r a n d la c k of e n e rg y ’. T h e c u re w ill he fo u n d in p u r ify in g a n d e n ric h in g th e b lood.

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M r. M a n w a r in g h a s th e fo l lo w in g to sa y a b o u t 6 -y ea r-o ld t ro u b le a n d i ts f in a l c u re . H e say s: “ A b o u t 16 y e a rs a g o I h a d a n a b c e ss o f th e k id n e y w h ic h l e f t m e w i th a w e a k n e ss o f th e k id n e y s a n d th i s h a s f ro m tim e to tim e g iv en m e g r e a t t ro u b le . T o a g g ra v a te m y c o n d it io n I w as c o n tin u a lly g e t t i n g co lds, a s I w a s e x p o sed to th e w e a th e r a g r e a t d e a l, w h ic h re n d e re d in y c ase w orse. 1 h a d p a in s iu th e s m a ll o f m y b a c k a n d th e u r in a r y o rg a n s w e re a ffe c te d . S o m e tim e s th e u r in e w a s s c a n ty a n d Uif- f iu l t o f p assag e . H e a r in g a b o u t.D o a n ’s

^K idney F i ll s 1 g o t som e a n d I g la d ly te s t i f y t o w h a t th e y h a v e d o n e f o r m e. T h e y h a v e re n d e re d u r in a t io n n a tu r a l a n d f re e d m y b a c k f ro m a l l i t s p a in s a n d a c h es . T h e p i l l s a r e a m ild m e d ic in e a n d w o rk in a m ild w ay . I w o u ld re c o m m e n d th e m to a l l o ld m en . T h e y w i l l so o n le a r n to p r iz e th e m h ig h ly . I h a v e n e v e r iu a l l m y e x p e r ie n c e com e a c ro ss a n y th in g w h ic h se em e d to fill m y n e e d l ik e D o a n 's K id n e y P i l l s .”

F o r s a le b y a l l d e a le rs . P r ic e 50 c e n ts o r m a i le d b y F o s te r -M ilb u rn Co., B u ffa lo , N . Y ., so le a g e n ts f o r th e U n i te d S ta te s . R e m e m b e r { h e n a m e , B o a s ’s , a n d t a k e n o o th e r .

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d a y a t 102 N . D iv is io n s t r e e t , w h e re liv e s M rs. E m e ry O. Com stoctc. • M rs. C o m sto ck is a B a t t l e C re e k c it iz e n a n d i t is e a sy fo r a n y r e a d e r o f t h is to p ro v e i ts c o rr e c tn e s s M rsJ C o m sto ck h a s su ffe re d w i th k id n e y c o m p lic a t io n s fo r a s m u c h a s 15 t e a r s . T h e p h y s ic ia n s t h a t sh e h a s c o n s u lte d a t d i f f e re n t t im e s h a v e c a lle d h e r d iso rd e r in fla m m a tio n o f th e b la d d e r , c o n g e s t io n o f t h e b la d d e r , a n d o t l e r th in g s , a l l a g re e in g , h o w e v e r , th r t th e se n t o f th e t ro u b le w as th e b la d d e r a n d k id n ey s . W h en sh e h a d b a d sp e Is th e p a in w a s m o§t e x c ru c ia t in g , th e d re a d fu l p a in in h e r b a c k a n d e ls e w h e re ca u se d n ig h t s w e a ts to su c h a il e x te n t t h a t th e c lo th e s w o u ld h a v e to b e d r ie d . T h is w a s a n a w f u l w a y to live , a t t im e s s u f f e r in g t h e ’g r e a t e s t age u y . THi.e d o c to rs a n d a n y O th e r mean*) sh e u se d o n ly a ffo rd e d s l i g h t te m p o ra ry re l ie f . F i n a l ly s h e h e a r s o f D o an ’s K id n e y P ills a n d "her h u s b a n d g o t b b o x in h o p e s th e y m ay h e lp h e r . S h e co m m en ces t h e i r u se a n d f ro m th e f ir s t dose e x p e r ie n c e s g r e a t re l ie f . S h e c o n tin u e d t d t a k e th e m a n d th e y s eem to h a v e e s ta b l is h e d a p e rm a n e n t b e n e fit. M rs. Coni- s to c k r e g a rd s h e r e ase a s c h ro n ic a n d in c u ra b le , b n t s a y s t h a t sh e is f e e l in g b e t t e r n o w th a n sh e h&s f o r a lo n g t im e a n d t h a t D o a n 's K id n e y P i l l s h a v e d o n e m o re fo r h e r t h a n a n y o th e r t r e a tm e n t t h a t she has ever u se d , a n d sh e ad d s , t h a t th e w o r ld sh o u ld k n o w w h a t a g o o d a n d valuable medicine c a n be fonnd in Doan’s Kidney Pills.

I \ M E K P E N N Y , m a ’am — only a p e n n y !"

I t w a s a p ro fess io n a l . b e g g a r 's s te re o ty p e d w hine, n e ith e r lo u d er n o r lo w er th a n sh e h a d h e a rd h a lf a dozen tim e s befo re in th e co u rse of h e r m o rn in g ’s o ccu p atio n of sh o p p in g —a n d th e

" D o n 't spea lit tle ob jec t F o rte sc u e . " I t p o o r a n d fori

# ^ iiupijuin-- aimw eird , p a le fajee t h a t looked so in tre a t- in g ly In to h e r ow n w as in no w ise d if fe re n t f ro m a sco re o f o th e r w a n t- p in ch ed faces .

Y et M iss F oirtescue sto p p ed , w ith one fo o t y e t o n t i e s te p of h e r cu sh io n ed la n d a u , a n d se a rc h e d in h e r p o ck e t fp r som e s t r a y ccln . *

"M y d e a r M iss F o r te sc u e , y o u w ill ta k e co ld ,” siaid th e so ft, m ea su red voice o f M rs. V in to n , h e r com pan ion . "G o aw a y , cl lid , qu ick , o r I w ill c a ll a policem an."

x so h a rs h ly to th e poor M a ria !” ch irp ed r ic h M iss

Isn ’t h e r f a u l t t h a t sh e ’s Ijarn, a n d th is w o n ’t ru in

me? H e re l i t t le one—go a n d b u y b rea d , o r m e a t o r a n y th in g t h a t w ill p u t a s tr e a k c f , crilor in to th o se ta llo w y c h eek s.”

T h e child g ra sp e d a t th e m oney ' a s a fam ish ed w ild b e a s t m ig h t s n a p a t a m orsel o f m ea t. B u t sh e c a u g h t a t h e r co m p an io n ’s s ilk e n ru s t l in g sk ir ts , a s sh e p a sse d fo rw a rd to w a rd the p la te -g la s s p o r ta ls o f a fa sh io n a b le m illiner. • ,

" B id you ca ll h e r 'F o r te sc u e , ' m a ’a m ? D id you s a y 1 ’M is s . F o r te sc u e ’ ?” she asked!

B u t M rs. V in to n tw itc h e d h e r s k ir ts a w a y fro m th e c h ild 's h a n d , a s if the feeb le g ra s p w ere c o n ta m in a tio n , a n d p a sse d on. S till th e w ild -h a ire d e lf h u n g a ro u n d Die c a rr ia g e w heels.

" I say , you!r’ sh e c ried to th e c o ach m an , h o ld in g h e r r a g g e d g a rm e n ts a ro u n d h e r to p re v e n t th e i r b e in g b low n bod ily a w a y ;by th e m erc ile ss w inds, "does y o u r m is su s live in a b ig s to n e h o u se j u s t o u ts id e th e p a rk ? I s she a n old m a id ? ”

The: co ach m an , d eep ly re se n tfu l a t b e in g ; ad d ressed th u s f a m ilia rly by so p i tia b le a specim en o f h u m a n ity , lif te d h is w hip , a n d ca lled o u t:

"P 'leece ! I s a y , p ’lic e m a n ,” in th e s a m e b rea th , a n d l it t le J a c k M orley s h ra n k a w a y o u t ^ f s ig h t.

“Ja cq u e lin e ”! h e r n am e w as, b u t n o b o d y ca lled heir a n y th in g b u t " J a c k e y j” S he h ad no f a th e r o r m o th e r—in fac t, no r e l a t i v e s h e k n ew of, a n d , so fair a!> she knew6,’ she h a d no e a r th ly b u s in ess to live—no ex cu se fo r ex fstlng . P o o r little J a ck e y .

C h ild ren a n d a n im a ls do n o t com m it su icide, y e t- th e re a re som e c irc u m s ta n c e s u n d e r; w h ich w e cou ld scarce ly b lam q th em ifi th e y did.

B u t J a c k d id n o t a b so lu te ly v a n ish in to th o c ra c k s of th e p a v in g -s to n e s— fo r w hen th e tw o lad ie s once m o re re en te re d th e ir c a rr ia g e an d d ro v e aw ay . J a c k fastened! on behind" in som e lim -

"H ush*-sh-sh!" sh e w h isp ered , lay in g h e r jd ir t-fn cru sted fin g e r on h e r lip . " I ’v e a se c re t to te ll you . T h e y ’re goln’ to b rea k in to y o u r house a t h a lf -p a s t 2 a 'c lb ek to -m o rro w m o rn In’—S lippery J im , a n d o ld -Jo e , a n d Long! L y m a n — and; I 'm to be s lip p ed th ro u g h th e b ack c e lla r w in d y to open th e doors, ‘cau se I ’m jl it tle a n ’ s p ry .”

" tV h a t? ” cried M iss Fortesicue, s t a r ing! • ' ■

-IjVe “g o t to go b a c k now , ‘cau se if I ’m"; long gone th e y 'l l su sp ec t som eth in ’,” w e n t on J a cq u e lin e ; " b u t I w o u ld n 't see >you w ronged , ’ca u se you p a tte d m y head , y o u did. J u s t d o n ’t yo u le t on, b u t h a v e th e p ’leeice h an d y , a n d y o u ’ll see."

“ B u t, ch ild ,” e ja c u la te d M iss F o r te s - cuei fo r the f irs t tim e su fficien tly o v e rcom ing h e r a m a z e m e n t to spbak , " s ta y h er£ w ith m e. W h a t do y o u go b a c k to th ese people a t a ll fo r? ”

J a c k s ta r e d a t her.“ I 'v e g o t to see D a d d y L y m a n a t 5

o ’clock, a n d to le t h im know a s S lip p e ry J im ’s b a c k a ll s a fe ,” s a id she ; “a r id ,, besides, if I d id n 't igo, K it ty K m m ifcs w o u ld n ’t g e t no su p p e r. K i t ty 's sick . K i t ty is, a n d th e m a s d o n 't w o rk c a n 't e a t, M o th e r Jo n e s say s.I s a v es h e r a lick a n d a c u t o u t o’ m ine. L ep im c go now , a n d ju s t yo u m ind w h a t I sa y s ."

M iss F o r te sc u e h a d opened h e r m o u th to jplead f u r th e r ,- b u t a lm o s t e re sh e kn-jw i t, th e s tr a n g e l it t le a p p a ri tio n had v an ish ed .

“W ell, I n e v e r!” ex c la im ed M iss F o r- tespue. u s in g u n co n scio u sly ■ th e sam e wo^ds t h a t h e r cook h a d se lec ted fo r the e x p re ss io n o f h e r g re a t a m azem en t. A nil she w e n t s tr a ig h t u p s ta i r s an d tol

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FOURTH OF JULYHOW SHALL WE CELEBRATE THE

119TH ANNIVER3ARY OF AMER~ ICAN INDEPENDENCE?

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J u ly 4th is ap p ro ach in g an d as yet no p rep a ra tio n s have been m ade for a ce le b ratio n . W c a re a little b eh in d in th is m a tte r , b u t if we on ly got to g e th e r, a p p o in t com m ittees and so lic it fu n d s r ig h t aw ay , w e cun have a good tim e r ig h t h e re a t hom e. T h e lon g er w e delay , the le s s liab le we a re to act.

N o rth v ille is g o ing to ce leb rate and is m a k in g p rep ara tio n s fo r the event. Now sh a ll w e go v isiting on th e F o u rth and s p e n d o u r m oney o u t o f tow n, o r do as w e d id las t y e a r—rem ain in P lym outh , spend w h a t m oney w e have to spend w ith o u r h o m e m erchan ts an d th ereb y receive th e b e n e fit ourselves. W e sho u ld not be ind if fe re n t in th is m atter. I t ’s a question o f a c tu a l benefit to th e village, and every o n e sh o u ld b e -in te re s ted . I f by a little e ffo r t w e can^keep o ur peop le a t "home a n d a t th e sam e tim e have a large crow d o f v isito rs w ho Will leave from $130 to 4200 in th e tow n, w hy isn ’t it the p ro p er th in g to do ?

W e have a. baud, an orchestra , p len ty o f hall room for parties, park , race truck , b icy c le r iders, sp rin te rs , hose com panies, **tc., a n d can offer as m any a ttrac tio n s to ;u nusem eut-scek ihg peop le as qtry o ther 'o w n in th e county .

Ry all m eans le t us ce leb rate and th u s rev iv e th e tim e-honored custom w hich fires Y o u n g A m erica’s h e a rt w ith p a tr io tism a n d u n ite s o u r 63 m illions o f souls a lo n g the line of loyalty to the stars and strip es .

TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION-

Third Meeting Will Ba Held at Plymouth on May 25-

T h e th ird m ee tin g of the W ayne Conn t y T each ers’ A ssociation for th e c u rre n t sch o o l y e a r w ill be h e ld a t P ly m o u th on S a tu rd ay . M ay 23. An effort w ill Ik* m ad e t o eq u a l th e very successlu l m eetiu g held a t W yandotte in J a n u a ry .

T h e fo llow ing p ro g ram has been ar r a n g e d :' T h e R ead ing Rook, a G atew ay to L iter '

.atu re— Miss E . M axw ell, --preceptress, J io rth v ille .

School E vils, W h a t an d l lo w C’u re d — J . •B. S hank , p rin c ip al, R om ulus.

School E n te rta in m e n ts— M iss F a n n y E . ‘G ray , p rin c ip al, Grosse He.

P honics in P rim ary G rad es—E. J . M ar t in , p rin c ip al, T ren ton .

School and School G round O rnam en 'Lotion— Mrs. C ross, H ad fo rd d istric t.

School Law —F . J . C ochran , a tto rney . Detroit.

F re e T e x t Rooks, D iscussion— F ra n k ■ K om ine, p rinc ipal, N ew B oston ;.!. F red

W eb er, p rin c ip al, Ecorse.

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M iss Mary* R o d g e r s .a n d M rs. E. II. Briggs have been appo in ted de lega tes to 21st a n n u a l convention of th e M ichigan R o m a n 's C hristian T em p eran ce U nion, to b o h e ld in R attle C reek, J u n e 4-7, inclu-

) sire.l* O u r ex -president, M rs. J e n n ie \ oorhies,

i s acting as p res id en t of the A un A rbor W. C. T . U.. so o u r loss proves to be A nn Arbor's gaiu.

M rs. M ary Davis, w ho h e lp e d to organ the P ly m o u th W . C. T . U-, has been

made a lHe m em ber of th is society.Our U nion has, received a va luab le ad

-dition to its m em bersh ip , M rs. Bolster, late o f th e Jack so n W. C. T . U[., w ho for three y e a rs h e ld th e office of p res id en t of . th a t o rganization .

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Council Notes.

RESOLUTIONS.E d ito r o f the P lym outh M ai!:— Y our P eop le w ho have hobbies w hich th ev

p ap er o f la s t w eek n o ticed th a t cer- r id e across lots regard less of th e s tra ig h t ta in reso lu tions concern ing th e rem oval p a ths an d h ighw ays trav e led by the of Rev. M rl W allace from o u r m idst w ould crow d, peop le w ho questio n an tiqua ted a p p e ar in y o u r n ex t issue. T h e fo llow ing ; and accep t *d au th o rities on v ita l (pies-' art* th e reso lu tions and som a accom pany | tions, peop e who th in k and have opinionsin g inciden ts :

T h e D etro it P re sb y te ry m et a t the F o rt St. P re sb y te rian ch u rch in D etro it, on M onday, May 6, fo r the p u rp o se o f ac tin g upon th e resignation of th e pastor of th a t ch u rch , the Rev. W allace Itadcliffe. and th e transaction o f o th er business.

A t th a t m ee tin g th e Rev. Geo. II. W'al- r -’a J .v l '° stf n,i for T. S. C lark, ftjr the session, w ould u n ite w ith h im in th a t request. T he M oderator in form ed th e delegate* th a t th e P resb y te ry w ould h ea r th e ir petition . Mr. C lark responded as follow s A

"M r. M oderator, F a th ers an d B re th ren :—A ltho iigh th e o b ject for w hich we a re assem bled is not 11 joy fu l one, since such occasions must! com e, I • am glad to be h e re . I am g lad fo r several reasons. F irs t, because I have h ea rd the rep resen ta tiv e m en of th is city , and th is church and society say th e very k in d th in g s to w h ich w e have listened . B ishop P o tte r, o f N ew Y ork , re la tes a very touch in g in cid en t w h ich y o u will allow m e to q u o te in th is connection, l i e says: “ T hey w ere g a th ered , around , th e casket containing; th e .rem a in s of one of th e ir o f ficial m em bers, and th a t bejfore c a rry in g h im to h is long hom e, o/ie I and an o th er to ld how th e ir dead B rother Jiail in stru ctcd and encouraged , had a id ed an d com forted th em in th e ir various fie lds o f w ork. T he bishop says th a t as th ey v ied w ith each o th er i i / te l l iu g o f his h e lp fu ln ess an d of th e ir Obligations to h im , liis w ife b roke in upon V^eir w ords w ith th i j p itifu l cry, ‘I f y o u th o u g h t so m uch o f E dw ard , w hy d id n ’t you te ll h im so .w hile he w as alive, w h ile heVjould h e a r you, arm not w a it u n t il h is canvare c losed forever ?’ ’’ I f I)r. Radcliffe sm**ld“be ca lled sjoou to up h ig h e r '’ b e fo re he ' (foul his new field, R adcliff no occasion, for such a sorro th is p u b lic m an n er you h

:g ra te fu l w o r ^ w h ich you had to say. In our h ea rin g you h a v e - told] h im w hat a pow er fo r good he has been in D etroit, and I am g lad to have h ea rd you.

I am also g lad to be h e re jto-day, for the

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of th e ir owpi w hich a re not dom in a ted , by w h«t other peop le th in k , people w ho snap th e ir fingers in ih e face o f ! p ub lic sentl- m ent-and 1 ave the m oral courage to ex press th em .elves honestly , w ho are not bound in v rord o r action by fo rm s, fads or conven tionalities, and a re at a ll tim es

am i h arm l *ss hobbies a re overlooked or to le rated by a c ritica l p u b lic w ho alw ays suppose they a re able to m easure ev e ry th in g in fa llib ly . T h e in d iv id u a l w ho has th e tem eri v to a tta c k or d issen t from es tab lisb ed i is titu tid n so r tim e h onored p re judices, is lever forg iven ex cep t follow ing g enera tions are converted to ‘th e view s he p rom ulga ted , w h en th ey striv.- to atone for th e ig! orance of th e ir fathers by s 'ng- in g p ra is e > and e rec tin g m onum ents to th e m em ory o f h im , w ho in h is ow n tim e and g e n e ritio n , h ad been in som e way

! t is o ften a lm ost im possib le to 1 betw een eccen tric ity und in

sanity . B etw een a s tro n g developm ent of certa in tra i ts of ch a rac te r and a diseased

a re in m any respects a p p a re n t- and it f req u en tly req u ires close

ice and keen p ercep tion to know :he o ther. T h e ten d en cy to get ru ts and beaten p a ths denotes

courage, b u t uuless it is gu id ed by th e in sp ira tio n pf a w orthy cause it becom es g en u in e tra n k ism w h ich m ore often leads to bad th: n good. Courage w ith o u t w ise d irec tio n becom es b ru ta lity .

T he pe son tfh o w ins th e rep u ta tio n of be ing ,a cyank is e ith e r before o r beh in d th e age in w h ich h e lives. I f b eh in d the tim e he i ; easy, to expose h is folly, b u t if he has bl ized tlu* w ay of fu r th e r progress for th e r ic e of m an it m ay tak e cen tu ries to co m p reh en d h is forw ard leap of geni- ous. A m ong th e supposed c ra n k s o f every age m ay be found th e discoverers, the inventor: an d th e p a th finders. T h ey a re these w lose im m ortal sp ir it lead s the m u ltitu d e lo n g a fte r th e ir e a r th 'y bodies have m ir g led w ith th e du st.

Colum ju s a n d GgUileo w ere th e c ran k s of th e ir l im e an d ev e ry a g e lias g iven b irth to sjorne insp ired soul w ho becom es

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A specia l m eet ing of th e com m on co u n cil was. h e ld -o n Monday even ing . P res.

- e n i , P re s id e n t Collier, T ru s tees G ale, Root. Roe, R obinson, S.m itlierm an and J.olliffe. O b m otion of T ru stee R obinson it was d e cided to p roceed to an in fo rm al ballo t for w a te r com m issioner. T h e ballo t resu lted io 5 for R . L. R oo t an d 1 for YV. J . Brad- jier. O n m otion of T ru stee Robinson the ballot w as d ec la red fo rm al. T he fo llow ing resolution w as p resen ted by T ru stee «ale : 1

R ksolvco, t h a t th o w ater bo ard be re quested to p lace in. th e h an d s of th e v illage clerk a ll p ap ers an d v ouchers in th e ir po- session, sa id p ap ers to be p u t in cond ition to r reference.

On motion the resolution w as adopted .Adjourned tor one week.

second rcasotf. -When 1 was a p p o in ted by il S’ddin ' s ta r«Jl p ro p h et of fu tu re pro th e society w h ich I have th e houor to rep- » rcss- D lio g en e ra tio n since C hrist livedth e society w h ich 1 have thb h o u o r to rep resent. us cha irm an o f a com m ittee to p re pare reso lu tions to present (to th is body, I ’ was perp lex ed . I d id not know how m uch o f personal fee lin g was adm issib le. W e had none of. us ev e r been p rescu t upon such an occasion and we w ere a fra id th a t if w ejsaid all th a t was in o u r h e a rts to say, o u r w ords m ig h t scum m isplaced. W e d id fear, M r. M oderator, th a t tin s grave and reverend body m ig h t a lm ost r e gard th em as too ju v en ile . W e need not have had th a t fear, a n d so you w i l l ' p e r m it m e to say to you. th a t,, a ll th a t lias been spo k en here of D r. Radcliffe’s w ork in D etro it, we feel lik e rep ea tin g co n cern ing o u r pasto r’s w o rk in P lym outh . H e has bap tized o u r ch ild ren , u n ited o u r sons-, and d au g h te rs 'in holy m atrim ony , he .has b u ried o u r loved ones out o f ou r s ig h t, he has rejo ice^ w hen we wjbre g lad , and m o u rn ed w hen we w ept. B ecause th ese ex p erien ces are un iversa l, because th ey cover all th a t is- w orthy of note in h um an life I need say no m ore. I w ill read to you th e reso lu tions w hich we have p rep a red for }'our c o n sid e ra tio n :To th e P resby tery of D etro it.

B re th re n :—In u n itin g w ith o u r pasto t, Rev. Geo. U. W allace, in a sk in g th a t the pastoral re la tio n betw een j h im and the Second P resby terian churclji. of P lym outh , be dissolved, we'Coffer th e fo llow ing reso lu tions:

F i r s t—W e w ish to e m p h as ize th e sta te m en t th a t we do n o t ask fur it because of any ch u rch q u a rre l. T h e re has been none.

Second—W e ask fo r its disso lu tion so lely th a t w hile th e ch u rch h is increased nu m eriM lly it has becom e so dep le ted by re m ovals and d ea ths, th a t we find ourselves un ab le to give, h im adequate fin a n c ia l s u p port. • 1

T h ird —W e w ish to. p u t u pon record these facts co ncern ing hiis pastorate a t P lym outh . H e has been w ith us nine years, by far th e lo n g est perio d in jthe h istory of th is c h u rch , o r th&i o f any o th er in o u r com m unity . . H e has a lw ays been \ very positive and out-spoken in favor of w hatever te n d e d tP morijjl, sp ir itu a l or m ental grow th and developm ent. l i e has never failed in sp ite o f thje d isco u rag in g conditions we h ave a lread y noticed to b ring to his p u lp it th e best ^p rep aratio n th a t p rayer, reading , m editation and study cou ld give him . “T he beaten oil for the sanctuary ’’ has been th e very beat ivheth-

r h e offered it before a crow d o r a h a n d ful.

F o u r th —A ll th a t w e have, sa id o f hia w ork, is tru e also o f h is wijfe and fam ily as w ell, in all th e re la tions w hich th ey have occupied d u r in g the,years of h is m in istry .”

in resp o n se to th e in v ita tion of the M oderator, M r. S tevens said th a t h e h e a rti ly c o n cu rred in th e reso lu tions and th a t

In t^ie flesh w ould he in person have been re«Jarde( as less s* c ra n k th an in th e tim e he did live, b u t th e sp ir it o f love he tau g h t is m ore ind m ore p e n e tra tin g th e h e a rts of m en , in d as th e fo lly of s tr ife and con ten tio n is b e in g m ore fu lly dem onstrated w ith eac h passing day , th e adm onition “Love y • one an o th e r ,” is su re to find m ore p ric tic a l ap p lica tio n in a ll th e affairs of lifei

Ostra< ism, derision and p re ju d ice have replacec th e cross, th e fag g o t an d the rack , b u t tru th and .justice w in th e ir way in sp ite o f all. A co-operative b ro th e rhood w ill y e t a tte s t th e w isdom of the c ran k s w ho tu rn th e w orld , and a u n ited h u m an ity w ill ye t en jo y th e fru its of ea rth in com m on.

“ This, d a rk e n in g storm P o rtends-a fa ire r day,V’h en th e su n of love shall Ljrive th e c louds aw ay .'r

L. H. C.

Stark.

Jo h n K rum m is b u ild in g a new barn.W a lU r Sm ith, o f A nn A rbor, visited a t

C’has. ^ illa rd ’s th is week.The- .. A. S. tn c t a t M rs. Sola . S tone1

burner'! last F rid a y . 31 w ere present.A. Sc m e d e r is im proving h is residence

at th is p lace by rep a in tin g it and b u ild in g a new poi',cJh in fron t,

M rs. Jojan Sm ith, o f Ion ia , retu rn ed hom e ttiis w eek a fte r sp en d in g a few

Meads Mills-A rt M cRoberts is w o rk in g in D etroit.M rs. H oisington v isited friends h e re last

S unday. «

C harles S ackett, of D e tro it, is a t I I. C- B enton’s.

D avid B arb e r is laid u p w ith rh eu m a tism iu h is back . j

M rs.C am m on v isited h e r b ro th er, F ra n k ! T ay lo r, las t Sunday*.

M rs. H od Ja ck so n is sp en d in g a day or tw o 'w ith M rs. M cRoberts.

M r. and M rs. C. T. R ogers sp en t one n ig h t w ith th e ir s*on las t week.

M iss N an n ie B enton is s tay in g w i th M rs. C oldren, of Salem , th is sum m er.

M is s ‘C lara Benton am i M iss E d n a H ughes are w ith M iss H o w le tt. o f N o rth ville, lea rn in g th e dress m ak in g trade ,

C harles K en t had five fine sh eep k illed by dogs last week. T h ey were, in th* pas-* tu re on ithe o ld D ow ner farm in Livonia.

M rs. Ida H u g h es w as in X b rth v illc a few days th is week to h e jp care for h e r sister, M iss Cora B righam , w ho is serious- lv ill.

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First National Exchange Bat.ut Plymouth, in the State of Miculgan, al the

close of buninees, May 7, 1895. RESOURCES.

Loans and d iscoun t* .............................. $ If0,861 72Overdrafts, secured and uusccurcd....... -10 72U. 8. Bonds to secure circulation . . . 12,500 00Premiums on U. 8. Bouds....................... 1,375 00Banking-house, furniture, and fixtures.. 7.303 15Due from approved reserve agents------ 4,901 20Check* and other cash Item s.................. 50 ISNote* of other National-Banks................ CS6 U0Fractional paper currency, nickels, auu

ce n ts ....................................... .............. 23 ;0Specie ..................... ................... 4.505 00Legal-tender Notes................... 1,700 00 G.205 90Kedemptiou fund with U. 8. Treasurer,

5 i>cr ceut of circulation..................... 5G2 30Due fiotu U. S. Treasurer, other than 5

per cent redemption fuud................ 37 50Total.............................v ...-...............r$ 134,708 36

LIA BILITIES:Capital stock paid in . . . . .........................5 50,000 00Surplus fund.............................................. 2,500 0JUudi>'lded profits, less expenses and

taxes paid.............................................. 1.941 32National Bank notes outstanding............ lo,7.'0 00Dividends unpaid......................... ............ •*. ̂ 69 00Individual deposits subject to check....... 20.2US 70Demaud certificates of deposit.................. 49,239 31

Total................................................ $ 134,71-8 30STATE OF MICHIGAN,i

County of Wayne,. TI, O. A. Fraser, cashier of the above named bank,

do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

O. A. F kaskr, Cashier.Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day

of May, lb93. E ugene P . Lombard,Notary’ Public.

Correct—Attest:It. C. SAFFORD, li. W. CHAFFEE W. H. IiOV’T,

■J Directors.

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H a t o r B o n n e t . T h e C h o i c e s t L i n e o f t h e

LATEST MILLINERYC a n b e f o u n d a t o u r S t o r e i n t h e

S h o r t m a n B l o c k .

N E L L I E S T E E L E & C O .N o tro u b le to show ou r goods,

WOOD CISTERNSPLYMOUTH SAVINGS BANKAt Plymouth, Michigan, at the close of business.

May 7, 1895.

RESOURCES.Loans and discounts.........$111.'49) 28StockK,, Bonds, Mart’s, etc., 41,312 04 $155(804 32Overdriftp,......... |......... . 463 21B-mkiok house ----- 2.U'0,

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F O R E IG N .

I t Is. sa id sem i-offic ially th e re ie n s ta g w ill c lose M ay 23.

T h e s te a m e r M jtasdam , fro m ? "dw Yo rk , h a s a rr iv e d in R o tte rd a m .

R e p o rts a re s e n t o u t t h a t n a tiv e s a re a tta c k in g B r i tish p o s ts , in D ir, in the t e r r i to ry of C h itra l, In d ia , a n d th a t L ieu t. L im ond w a s killed.

T h e M exicans in th e C ity of M exico c e leb ra ted th e a n n iv e r s a ry of th e c a p tu re of Q u e re ta ro a n d the do w n fa ll of th e so -ca lled em pire.

T h e L ondon T im es h a s p u b lish ed a n -expose a n d d en u n c ia tio n of th e C e n tra l N ew s A gency fo r e x p a n d in g d isp a tc h es fro m th e F a r E a s t a n d se n d in g o u t un - a u th e n tic w a r s to ries . —

E n g la n d h a s decided t h a t tw o o f the co n v ic ted ro y a l is t c o n sp ira to rs in H a w aii, W a lk e r an d R ic k a rd , a re B ritish s u b je c ts a n d u n d e r B ritish p ro tec tio n . H a w a ii h a s p ro te s te d a g a in s t th is ru ling.

W e ste rn s ilv e r co n g ress m et a t S a lt L a k e C ity . S ev en teen w esterA s ta te s a re rep resen ted . A n o n -p a r t is a n a ll i an c e is to be form ed.

C o n g ressm an B y n u m of In d ia n a has d e c la red h im se lf in fav o r o f the single go ld s ta n d a rd .

L A B O R N O T E S .

I n d ia n a m in e rs an d o p e ra to rs h a v e ag re e d upo n a sca je of 60 c e n ts g e r ton u n til J u ly 15.

C arn eg ie h a s v o lu n ta r ily ad v a n ce d th e w ag es of 25,000 of h |s em ployes 10 p e r cen t. I

I T he G re a t N o rth e rn rajilroad h a s d isc h a rg e d th re e pr( .h a m t,p r „ f

in session in P it t s b u rg , P a .T h e secretaryN of th e n a v y h a s refu sed

A d m ira l M eade'sS^eqliest fo r a lea v e of absence . I t is n o t th o u g h t th e a d m ira l w ill be c o u rt m a r t ia le d .

B r i tish sh ip s w ill be se n t to B eh rin g se a to p re v e n t poach ing . .

C ap t. Gen. C am pos is sa id to ha^-e a sk e d S p a in fo r m o re tro o p s to su p p re s s th e In su rre c tio n in Cuba.

S p an ish officials a re sa id to su p p re ss n ew s fro m C uba fav o ra b le to the rebels.

A m ple co n firm a tio n o f m a ssa c re s of A rm en ia n s by T u rk ish so ld ie rs h av e b een fo u n d .

A s tro n g sh o ck o f e a r th q u a k e w a s fe lt ^at C orfu . N o d a m a g e w as done.

T he s te a m e r T eu to n ic - a rr iv e d a t Q ueenstow n, th e B r i ta n n ia a t M arseilles, a n d th e H a v e l a t S o u th am p to n .

E m p e ro r W illiam h a s accep ted the res ig n a tio n of F re ih e r r vo n d e r Gnltz. th e a d m ira l co m m an d er-in -ch ie f of the G erm an nav y . A d m ira l von K n o rr su c ceeds A d m ira l yon d e r Goltz.

T he e lec tions fo r co n g ressm en w ill be h e ld In P e ru J u n e 2. T he new congress w ill e lec t a p res id en t. T h e w ith d ra w a l of V a lc a rse l a n d C aceres from th e race leav es th e field c le a r fo r P ie ro la .

o f 'c o m m e rc e -o n th e m oneyC h am b er questio n . > ?

T h eo d o re D u r ra n t, in; th e ev e n t of his a c q u it ta l on th e c h a rg e of m u rd e r in g M innie W illiam s a n d B lan ch e L am on , w ill sue th e San F ra n c isc o ch ie f o t po lice fo r d am ag es.

G en era l F re ig h t A gent) W ig h t of the B a ltim o re ro ad w as fo u n d g u ilty in th e U nited S ta te s d is tr ic t c o u rt a t P i t t s b u rg . P a ., of v io la tin g jh e in te p -s ta te com m erce law in g ra n t in g f re ig h t re b a te s .

T he S uprem e 'Council q f R o y a l A rc a nu m convened a t S t. Louis. R e p o rts show ed $3,559,599 W e n p a id , in 1894 in benefits.

T h e H om e F o ru m B enefit a sso c ia tio n of I llin o is closed i ts session a t D e tro it, M ich., a ll ^opposition to P re s id e n t Mc- K in n ie 's m an a g e m en t b e in g w ith d ra w n .

T h p rev e n u e c u tte r G lrant a t P o r t T o w n sen d h a s rece ived o rd e rs to prep a re fo r sea. T h e o rd e rs a re th o u g h t to h av e been a c tu a te d by th e re fu sa l .of the B r i tish a u th o r i tie s to ren ew th e B erin g S ea 're g u la tio n s .

H o rn p ip e w as th e w in n e r of th e g re a t B ro o k ly n h a n d ic a p W ed n esd ay tan ce , m ile a n d a q d a r te T h e fav o r ite , "R am apo, w

G en. W. H. P ow ell of B e lle v ille 1 w as

Dis- tim e, 2:1114*

a s now here.H a r ry S. W ellcom e o f th e g re a t d ru g

house o f[jS u rro u g h s & W ellcom e gave j e iectecj co m m a n d e r of lili-nois d e p a rt- a n e la b o ra te d in n er a t L ondon in honor m e n t q a Ro f S am u el F a irc h ild , p re s id e n t of the | x h e C a thoIlc K n ig h ts of A m erica In

co n v en tio n a t O m ah a c o n sid e rin gN ew Y ork Colle.ge of P h a rm acy .T h e B r i tish w a rsh ip W ild S w an , from C orin to , h a s left A capu lco fo r San Diego.

C A S U A L T IE S .

th e p ro p o sitio n . of in v itin g a ll o th e r ca th o lic bodies of s im ila r c h a ra c te r tu -consolidate w ith it.

T h e C ath o lic K n ig h ts a n d You&g M en 's I n s t i tu te a re ta lk in g of a m a lg a m atio n .

P e te r B u rn e tt , th e firsjt g o v e rn o r of C a lifo rn ia , is d y in g in S an F ran c isco . H e is 87 y e a rs old.

D e leg ate s fro m tw e n ty s ta te s a re a t ten d in g th e M accabees* co n v en tio n in P o r t H u ro n . M ich.

I f C h icago jo b b e rs w ill -not res to re , p rices on s u g a r th e Ohio) jo b b ers , w ho

A t M onterey , M exico, th e L a F a m e I m e? t in Toledo to -d ay , th re a te n to c u t >tton^ITHJ.s b u rn ed . Loss, $125,000; in - | s ti ll lower.

i r i s s a id th e c o n tra c t lab o r* law s a rc beinlg b ro k en a t S an F ran c isco . L a rg e n u m b e rs of C hinese a re sa id to com e in

F iv e m en w e re in ju re d , th re e of th e ir p ro b ab ly fa ta lly , by th e g iv in g w ay oi th e Inside w o rk of a c o tto n m ill In p ro cess of e rec tio n a t A tla n ta . G a . .

T h e - tu g M ogul of V ic to ria , B. C., v a l ued a t $25,0C0, w as su n k off C ape F l a t te r y w hile a t te m p tin g to reco v er a h e a v in g line w o rth 75 c en ts from a sch o o n er

c o tto n ̂ rfUJs S u ran cc n o t know n.1 A t-D e tro i t , M ich., lu m b er a n d bu ild in g s o f th e D w ig h t L u m b e r com pany

Loss-b u rn ed in th e e a rly m orn ing .$75:000; in su ra n c e . $60,000.

T he b ig C u n a rd liney U m b ria h a d a n a rro w escap e fro m d e s tru c tio n a t New Y ork S a tu rd a y b y co llision w ith a n in

c o m in g s te a m er . A rep e titio n o f the E lb e h o rro r w as n a rro w ly a v e rte d .

T he schooner K a te K elley , lum ber • fc d e n , Is supposed to h a v e been lost

e v e ry few w eeks u n d e r 1 c o n tra c t to w o rk fo r fa rm ers .

T h e In te rn a t io n a l B ell T elephone C om pany , lim ited .' filed w ith th e secre t a r y of s ta te o f N ew Yorjk a c e rtif ica te o f red u c tio n of cap ita l! s to ck from $1,700,00 to $1,000,000. j

T he re p o r t of th e fo rec lo su re of a $100,000 m o rtg a g e on th ^ Good H ope

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t ra in ro b b er, p leaded g u ilty a n d got e ig h t y e a rs in th e j> e n ite n tia ry .

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