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A n d wil l pa y ever y cen t the - marke t affords . W e wil l

appreciate a shar e o f you r business .

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HEY stoo d i n th e deserte d vestry of the church, facing each othe r angril y fo r thf t first tim e i n thei r lives . Then suddenly Juue t swep t the diamon d from the third finger o f he r lef t han d and held i t forth , Yo u wil l oblige m e b y takin g thi s

back," she sai d bitingly . He stoo d lookin g int o he r eyes ,

growing graye r o f face a s he saw th e stubborn ange r that , repose d withi n them. "Whic h mean s tha t ou r e n gagement i s broken , an d tha t I may not hop e fo r it s renewal, " h e replied very low.

For an ' instan t thei r gaz e me t a s the glitterin g thing, lightl y held , was passing fro m han d t o hand ; the n a s she release d i t an d befor e hi s gri p had become secur e ther e wa s the sli p of a nervou s finger and wit h a tinkle the rin g fel l upo n the iro n gratin g of the floo r register . Faintl y the y hear d It g o boundin g fa r dow n th e meta l pipe whic h le d t o th e furnac e below , each supposin g i t los t foreve r i n th e flames and not know-ing tha t i n it s fal l by some strange fate it ha d bounde d through a smal l hole in th e pip e an d now lay amids t th e rub -bish o f th e church' s basement. Fo r a n Instant th e girl' s eyes softened , the n hardened agai n an d she turne d the m aside. Upo n th e floor in a corne r o f th e room th e littl e church mous e wa s sitting upo n it s haunches , an d sh e nodded towards him. "T o be renewed when th e littl e churc h mous e bring s it bac k t o me/ 1 she returne d coldly .

They turne d thei r back s upo n each other an d walke d away.

A week passed, and the little church mouse prowling about i n the darknes s of th e basement , sa w somethin g through th e gloo m that glittere d even more brightl y than di d his ow n eyes. Cautiously, hungrily , h e approache d ft, smel t o f it , fel t o f it wit h hi s gray whiskers, then stoo d it up before him. Its glitte r fascinated him . Surel y this glistening thin g abou t th e siz e o f a kernel o f cor n mus t b e goo d t o eat , and h e trie d hi s shar p teet h upo n it . Yet gna w a s h e would , h e coul d no t even scratch it , and at las t h e decided that i t wa s onl y goo d t o pla y with . He was a little thing, and hal f starve d as ar e al l church mice, so i t came to pass tha t i t wa s no t lon g befor e h « had worke d hi s hea d an d foreleg s through i t an d wa s runnin g abou t with i t encirclin g his middle , a very small creatur e wearin g a diamon d fiftddle. jvU h & SOW £irt]L I t wa s fu n

for a time , bu t h e soo n becam e tire d of i t an d trie d t o craw l out . H e could not . Becomin g panic stricke n h<> fl"' i fra^Hcally u p th e stairs .

Janet, alon e an d very unhappy , sa t 1¾ her pe w a t th e Christmas mornin g service. I t wa s rath -er chill y i n th e church an d sh e slip -ped on e han d int c her muff . The n sh e gave a start, for with-in i t sh e fel t a small, struggling t h i n g

Hvirh somethin g round an d hard abou t it Involuntaril y she close d her/Jhflnd. and a s sh e di d s o th e littl e churc h mouse poppe d ou t o f th e muf f an d scampered away , leavin g th e roun d object i n he r fingers. Sh e dre w i t forth. T t was her engagemen t ring .

The las t o f al l t o leav e he r pew :

Janet steppe d int o th e vestr y upo n her wa y out . Dic k wa s standin g be -fore a windo w wit h hea d bowed , looking older , graye r o f fac e tha n h e had a few weeks ago, and she saw the deep unhapfciness tha t lay in his eyes. She approache d him . lookin g u p a t aim wit h th e o* d expression whic h he knew so well . Softl y sh e slippe d one hand int o hi s own, and a s hi s finger s gently close d abou t i t h e fel t some -thing hard, roun d and familia r withi n his grasp . H e raised he r hand . Th e engagement ring—hi s own—encircle^ her thir d lef t finger.

s "Th e littl e churc h * ¾ inouse brough t it ^ 0'm

back t o me . Liste n ^ while I tel l you, " she said, drawin g a trifle closer. Fo r a mo -ment he r voic e mur-mured.

"Is i t no t wonder -iul!" sh e exclaimed , half awed , as sh e fin-ished. Hi s eye s Ightened.

Wonderful, dear ! t l j fa r mor e tha n

that. I t i s a miracle of Hi s Spirit wrough t upo n His day- — His toke n o f lov e everlastin g an d that eve n w e ar e no t forgotten. "

Tightly hi s arms^elosed abou t her . HARRY IRVIN G GREEN .

A Christma s Time Saver. To sav e th e minute s o n Christma s

eve and leave time for the many things that ar e boun d t o com e up , shu t off from th e childre n on e roo m i a th e house suitable , for th e tre e a coupl e of week s befor e Christmas , and grad-ually accumulate there all decorations and presents . Th e tre e ca n b e trimmed a day or two before th e holi -day, an d th e present s wrappe d mor e quickly and easily because they are all in on e place . Th e children , too, wil l enjoy the mystery that centers around an inaccessibl e room.—Housekeeper .

Take Dr. Miles" Laxativ e /Tablet s tot , constipation. The y wil l hel p you.

A F e w S u g g e s t i o n s

W A T C H E S

Ladies' Ope n Fac e and Huntin g From $6.0 0 and up . Gent's Ope n Face an d Hunting , Nickle, Gold Fille d and

Solid, «1.0 0 and up . A L L T HE S T A N D A R D M A K E S

C L O C K S : Fanc y gold , silver , brass aud mantle , $1. and up

Watchicbains andjtfobs , «1.0 0 to[815.00. Lockets , 75c t o $5;]- Lockets and fanc y nac k chains , 75 c to $8; Gol d an d pear! beads , $1.5 0 to 7.50 ; Broache s 75c to $15 ; Cuf f liuks , 25c to $10; Ti e clasp s an d scar f p i us, 25 c to $10 ; Beau'tifu l ladies' an d gent' s stone piguetan d

P l a i n B a n d a n d D i a m o n d R i n g s ,

beauties, and,'a t price s that you can't beat . Sterling silve r an d plate d flat and hollo w war e and sil -

ver noveltie s of all kinds.

P a r i s i a n Ivor y

Toilet Article s o f all kinds, Phot o frame s an d Clocks . A l l th e ver y latest .

S o m e t h i n g t o C o n s i d e r

A l l m y goods ar e ne w aud u p t o date , guaranteed , an d at price s tha t wil l compar e wit h an y one , an d a square dea l to all . Follo w th e lin e to

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W h e t h e r y o u s p e n d l i t t l e o p m u c h f o r C h r i s t m a s , i t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t y o u r g i f t s s h o u l d

h a v e l a s t i n g v a l u e . C h r i s t m a s p r i c e s a r e l o w e r t h a n a t o t h e r s e a s o n s h e r e ^ b e c a u s e

o u r l a r g e r p u r c h a s e s g i v e u s b i g g e r d i s c o u n t s .

T h e q u a l i t y o f e v e r y t h i n g i n t h i s s to r e m a k e s i t a w o r t h y gi f t , w h e t h e r th e p r i c e y o u pa y i s l a g e o r s m a l l . T h e e n t i r e r a n g e o f y o u r f a m i l y n e e d s

a r e c o v e r e d b y t h e a r t i c l e s yo u f in d here , w h e t h e r the y b e b i g need s o r l i t t l e . H E R E A R E A F E W S U G G E S T I O N S :

F o r M o t h e r o r F o r t h e B e s t G i r l

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Bed Roo m Chai r Jardiniere Stan d China Close t Rocker. Magazine Stand Hoosier Cabinet* Das-enport Cut Glas s Bow l Fancy Cak e Plat e Carpet Sweepe r Fancy Cu p and Sauce r Set o f Nic e Dishe*

F o r . B r o t h e r J a c k Pipe Rac k Chiffonier Morris Chai r Arm Chai r Card Tabl e Leather Rocker High Bac k Rocker

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Di VMM Music Cabine t Work Tabl e Sewing Rocker Dresser Pedestal Book Cas e Parlor Tabl e Chocolate Set. Nice Mirro r Hat, Pin Holder Nice Cracke r Ja r Nice Wate r Se t

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Comfortable Ar m Chair High Bac k Rocke r

-Genuine Leathe r Chai r Foot Stoo l

F o r S i s t e r F o r F a t h e r o r

H u s b a n d Pretty Chai r fo r he r Roo m Slipper Chai r Dressing Chai r Musie Cabinet Writing Desk Arm Chai r Bookcase Nice Spoo n Tray Nice Brus h and Com b Tray Nice Berr y Set u -. " m • _•_! Nice Suga r and Crea m Set B e sure an d visi t oa r Chin a

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F o r G r a n d m o t h e r y o " w i n find i a 8 t r . h a t * y o u r n t

and price s are right . Everythin g in China , Ope n Stoc k Dinner -ware, Etc.

Morris Chai r Leather Rocker. An Eas y Chai r Couch Card Tabl e Foot Stoo l Book Cas e Wardrobe

Jardinier Stan d Sewing Rocker Morris Chai r Magizino Stan d Arm Chan -Nice Readin g Lamp Nice Brea d an d Mil k Se t

W e p a y t h e f r e i g h t o n a l l F u r n i t u r e a n d C r o c k e r y t o he, d e l i v e r e d a t P i n c k -n e y o r G r e g o r y .

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§9 sparkl e to the eye s of your boys and girls . Com e aud bu y ao d 8 _ m e ke them happy , W e are headquarter s fo r choice candies , p p fruit s au d nuts. D o your Xmas shopping early whil e our lines 4 d ar e unbroken. Everyon e wil l b e treate d wit h courtes y an d £

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W e a r e a g a i n h a n d l i n g L a m b e r t v i l l e ,

S n a g a n d h a v e a n e w s t o c k o n h a n d .

A l i t t l e m o r e p e r p a i r b u t l e s s p e r y e a r .

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' T H A T S w h y t h e A he n that lays in

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of w i n t e r e g g profits.

ojamifl m m Benjamin Singleton , wa s bor n

'n Forkshir*? , England , Api i ! 2 , 1838 aud departe d thi s lif e De -cember 4,1912 , tw o days befor e hi«j fiftieth weddint r a n iversary . On Decembe r 6,1862 h e was unit -ed i n marriag e t o Mar y Aon Wesley. T o this union wer e bom five childre n on e dyin g in infancy.

There are left to mour n his los s a W i n g wifeHn d fou r children ; Elizabeth of Pinckney , Harr y of Gregory, Emma of Charlotte and Wttliam of Los Angeles, Califor -nia beside s sixtee n uran d childre n one great.grand-cbild, tw o broth -ers an d three sisters .

The decease d cam e wit h hi s h aiily t o Michigan - in Ma y 188 3 and settled i n Stocfebrid^e, but for the las t fe w years h e ha s lived with hi s son Harr y o f Gregory .

JBfc wa s always held in the highest esteem b y his freighters, wh o had knowu hi m so long .

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Don't fdrgat th e bes t plac e fo r yon to bo^ tha if or coat i s a t • F. A . H o w l e t t P& U «d see/

TbaooronerVjory o n the deat h of Wm . Woo d a^d WioBel d Back -us returne d a v*rdtef c tba t ( l they same to their deat h b y * )9»n d Truttk train , 8o;J& 8 whil e sai d train wa s going at a high rat e of speed. 1 1/

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Daisy an d Mar y Howlet t wer e in Pontiac last week .

Wm. Willar d wa s a Jackso n visitor one day the past week .

Mrs. Bae Asquith wa s the guest of Mrs . Brotherto n las t week .

Mrs. Singleto n i s visitin g he r daughter, Mrs . Emm a Asqnith .

L . E . Howlett of Howell wa s in town fo r the inques t las t week .

Mr. and Mrs . Geo . Arnol d wer e in Howel l on business las t week .

H . Singleto n and wif e wer e vis -itors a t A. J . Brearley' s Sunday .

Miss Mill i e Euh n is spending a few day s wit h friends i n Detroit .

G . D . Monroe of Howell visited Vancie and Archi e Arnol d Sun -day.

Wm. Durke e of Jackson attend -ed the coroner's inques t las t F r i -day.

Don't fai l t o se e Ayraul t & Bollinger's Bplendid lin e o f Xmas gifts.

Ad elegan t lin e o f Dresse r Scarfs an d Cente r Piece s at M . E. Euhn's.

The Suuday school wil l hav e an Xmas tre e an d rxercise B Christ-mas eve.

Mrs. Fran k Wurde n and daugh -ter, Loi s spen t Sunda y a t Ed . Cranna's.

L . D . Jeffrey o f Detroit is spend-ing a few days wit h bi s aunt, Mrs. LUy Burden .

Miss. Lonet a Euhn wa n iu Ai m Arbor an d Tpsilant i Saturda y and Sunday .

Miss Bessi e Howlet t spen t a few day s i n Poutia c las t wee k with he r brother , Ed.

Mrs. Wm . Grossma n wh o has been i u the An p Arbor hospita l for som e time has returne d home .

Mrs. and Mrs . Perr y Byti m o f Bancroft wer e guest s a t Sila s Hemingway's Saturda y an d Sun-d§y»

v?Rev. Jennie Wilco x of Jackso n will occup y th e pulpi t a t th e Baptist churc h Sunda y morning , Dec. 15.

The Ladies Ai d Societ y met a t the hom e of Roy Place"way Thurs-day. There wa s a large attendance in spit e of the weather .

Make your Xmas dinner a suc -cess b y usin g Bos e Bu d Flour and Beaco n Light Coffee . F . A . Howlett exclusive agent .

Roy Ric e an d famil y returne d borne las t Tuesda y evenin g afte r spending severa l week s wit h hi s parents at St. Helen, Mich.

Several wagons fro m An n Ar -bor made thei r yearl y pilgrimag e toBiayley's swam p afte r Christ -mas trees the first of the week .

Married i n Howell Wednesda y Carleton Barnar d o f Cbilso n t o Alice Vog t o f Howell an d Fre d Wylie o f Unadill a t o Margare t Connors of Putuam.

Frank Smith , a former IJnadUl * boy arrived hom e fro m where he has been fo r the pa* t 9

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The sewin g circl e wa s ver y pleasantly entertaine d las t Satur -day.

Charles Hartsuf l an d famil y spent Sunda y a t th e hom e of , Stephen Hadiey . j

Miss Mario n JEadley spent Sat -urday wit h the Misses Lucile and Esther Barunm.

Marion an d Ma y Crann a are fnduring a sieg e o f the chicke n pox.

The M . E . Fai r an d entertain -ment wen t of f very pleasantl y las t Friday evening. Everyone report -ed a good time. Th e society clear -ed abou t $60.

Mr. and Mrs . Fran k Smit h of Oregon arrive d Monday for a visit with friend s here .

Mrs. L . E. Hadie y i s on the sick lis t thi s week .

Mr. an d Mrs . Blakel y of Maso n visited relatives and friend s her e last week .

Mr. an d Mrs . Wir t Ive s and son Roy of Chelsea were over Suuda y guests of Fred Marshall .

The Lyndili a Telephon e Co., held their annua l meetin g Wed -nesday, Decembe r 11 an d electe d the folicwis g officers : Pres. , A . C. Watson; Vice-Pres. , W . T. Bar -num; Seo'y. , Charle s Hartsuff ; Treat* F . A. Howlett .

Mrs. Jennie Watso n of Darsnd visited friend s her e las t week and attended th e Fair.

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Wo have the Largest and B E S T stoc k o f Christma s good s 8 ever offered to you from whic h to mak e you r selection . W e # can sho w you for your Mother , Wife, Siste r or "Best G i r l" an y f thing from a hair ribbj n to a Sealette plus h coat . Fo r your f Father, Husband , Son, Brother or "Bes t Fellow" anything from f a handkerchie f to a fur coat, some of which w e woul d suggest : 4

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Sets, Brushes , Bags , Barrettes, Perfumes , Gloves , Fanc y Gar * ters, Dresse r Sets , Towels , Books , Umbrellas , S U t Skirts , Eni t Skirts , Dishes of al l kinds and shapes , Bo * I n d i es Etc .

F O R T H E G E N T L E M E N — Suspenders, Neckties , Garters, Mufflers , Cuf f Buttons , Stic k

Pins, Militar y Sets , Brushes , Shavin g Mirrors , Slippers , Umbrellas, Fu r Caps, Mittens , Gloves , Fanc y Half Hose , Shirts, Sweaters , Pocke t Books, Books, or a Game.

Most of the above are put up in fanc y Christma s boxes . Come aud see . D E L A Y S A R E D A N G E R O U S ! Onl y 5

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Alex Longneoke r returne d t o hie schoo l in Tpsilant i tfti t Sat r

urday afte r bein g home a f#W days nursing a sprained kne e receive d while playing football.

The annual meeting of the l y n -dilia Telephone Go . wa s hel d s t Unadilla Wednesday ; The seeys 'report show s th * ooittpso y i n good financial condition . of th e old officers wer e reelected . ^setJon day.

Tbe Stoc^bridgA E'ftvato r Oo' s ele -vator at Anderson is now und«r fb e manaeremBtit of Michae l Roche .

The Ch*l8«a meat dealers announc e that their places o f busing s wil l b e fttnBerl o n 8nn *avfl dnrin^ rh n winter months.

Capitalists from PittRburpr,Pa M are securing teases on land in the vicinity of Penton wit h tbe view o f prospect -ing fo r oil .

Tbe Michigan State te'ephone com -pany is J;able to b« assessed f2 5 a day for cutting uu t tolrpbones pai d fyr in advance a t Pontiac .

It i s about time to isMie the annual warning aeains t th e cotto n Sant a Glaus whisker s Man y person s who bave S*nta Claused a t chnrc b doings and have leaned over lighte d candle s while wearing the cotton win d shields are wit h n» no more.

Lucius Wilscn, hob of Mr, and Mrs. Albert VVilsou , west ot town, has bee n appointed secretary o f tbe Ne w Yor k City Brai d o f Commerce a t a salar y of $15,000 a year K e has certainl y done some climbing i n tbe las t few years. Startin g a s b e secretar y of tbe Boar d of Commerce at Des Mo-ines, Iow a the n bac k t o Detroi t to tbe secretaryship ot tbe Detroi t Board of Commerce, from tbere t o tbe vice presidency of tbe Warre n Automobile Co. and now t o the Ne w Yor k Cit y post.

It i s never ont of orde r t o v^min d people that no law can enforc e .tsetf . The statute books of mos f state s hav e in tbem many excellent laws that are indifferent. One common fault i s that white man y peopl e ar e anxiou s to have good law s passe d .tbe y tak e no interest i n having; those laws enforced / and so they remain « dead letter. Evi l minded peopl e ar e quit e willin g t o bave good law s passe d i f tbe y hav e tbe assuranc e tha t nothin g wil l b e dene to make them effective .

The drcpate about tb e Hand y elec -tion seem* to have blown over for tbe time at least. Gle n Yellan d wh o wa s one of the republica n candidate s de -feated' b y th e Hand y vot e recentl y bid a letter published in tbe Livin g ston Tidings in which b e stated tha t be ha d throughly investigate d tb e Handy affair and as there was no evi -dence of any fraud hatin g bte n per-petuaied he bad decide d no t to con-test tri e election. Th e othe r candi -dates bave made no statements to tbe press as yet. Th e round s o n which tbe contes t wa s to tare bee n mad e wsi tbat tbe ballot bo x was lef t un-fttterded tarift* th e noo n hou r of t

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Figures published by the federa l bu-twsau ot education giv e evidence that therewards o f genius engaged i n the educational field are considerabl y be* •low thos e attainabl e In othe r o f th e learned professions and in many indus-trial Wcafiotis . Th e highes t pai d feead of a state-aide d institutio n o f learning is the president of the Univer-sity o f California , wh o receive s $12,-«000 a year and house. Th e president of Cornel l universit y an d th e "Uni -versity o f Illincwte , eac h receiv e $10,-000 u yea r an d house, an d th e presi -dent of th e Uartversit y of Minnesota, ifl0,000 a yea r withou t house . Othe r presidents 'BaJlarie s run dow n as low as $2,400 . The best paid full professo r •enjoys a n incom e o f $6,00 0 a year , mnd the least paid tutor struggles along -on a n allowanc e o f $50 . Whe n it i s ^considered Tttiat ther e ar e lawyer s in "the countr y earnin g fro m $58,06 0 t o '4100,000 a "year, tha t Born e medica l men comman d almos t a s larg e earn -ings, and tha t many engineers , {presi-dents of 'manufacturing concent s an d

'others engage d i n industria l fnrrsuits are equall y wel l rewarded , ea e ma y well marve l that b o many meaa df su-perlative intelligenc e devot e thei r lives to rpedagogy.

There ar e almos t tw o side s t o th e Bimple' little fact s o f life . Ther e i s this matter o f drinking water a t one's meals. I t has been regained as a mis-erable habit . Th e schoo l textbook s teach i t that way, and they giv e very impressive reasons for it. I t use d to be taught—drin k a t you r meals , i f you fee l lik e it ; drin k aff l yo u want; it i s goo d fo r you ; help s digestion. ! Then cam e th e opposit e doctrine , never drin k a t you r meals , an d no t for a n hou r afterward , an d tha t idea has prevailed and is a part of our wise school knowledg e thes e days . No w comes Professo r Haw k o f the Univer -sity o f Illinoi s wh o ha s bee n study -ing th e subjec t fo r seve n years , and his conclusio n is tha t water-drinking et meal s help s digestion , principally ' by utilizing th e protei n food, which is, regarded a s th e mos t important func -tion o f digestion , save th e Ohi o Jour-.nay. Then , fluids help digest the fat s and throttl e th e bacteri a tha t rang e along th e alimentar y cana l an d keep ' stirring u p al l sort s o f tumults . S o the lates t informatio n i s no t t o let 1

anybody scare yo u about drinkin g wa-ter a t you r meals . Jus t drin k wha t •you want and forget abou t it.

Scientists sa y tha t th e averag e man eats 60 per cent , mor e food than he uses . Thi s i s a violatio n o f eco-nomic law. Henc e dyspepsia and kin-dred ills . Th e best digestive*tonic in 'toe worl d i s hunger , actual , gnawing hunger. Le t th e averag e dyspepti c try i t fo r a whil e an d se e ho w i t "works. Th e only animal in the world ihat eat s when he i s not hungr y i s a 4iog—of on e kind o r another .

A Japanes e steamshi p compan y is-sues wit h eac h ticke t Bol d a coupon representing a certai n sea t i n a life -boat and requests the passenger t o ac-quaint himsel f wit h th e locatio n of fthe particula r boat t o whic h he i s al-loted. I s ther e an y har m i n accept -ing a suggestion fro m the Orient?

A ne w benefacto r o f mankin d ha s arisen in California. H e has discover-ed a concoction which robs roosters of their abilit y t o crow . A shar p a x administered wit h vigo r jus t wher e the tai l feather s merge int o the comb is als o effective .

The suprem e cour^o f Iowa has de-cided tha t tip s belon g t o th e perso n who receive s them , no t t o an y bos s or syndicat e that grabs the privileges. ft woul d hav e bee n a bette r decision to bran d the m a s briber y an d ille -gal.

A Brookly n moto r cyclis t dyin g from cance r ha s bee n pronounce d a victim of the jouncin g of the machine. But wh y blam e the oycl e for 1 Brook-lyn's uneven pavements ?

Baidy, a Ne w Tork monkey, , exam-ines hi s food to see whethe r i t i s in-liafcited b$ germs.^ Scienc e has rob -bed the monkey of hi s gastronomical pleasures. .

P R E S I D E N T S E N D S A N O T H E R M E S S A G E

T e l l s C o n g r e s s A b o u t t h e F i s c a l

a n d J u d i c i a l A f f a i r s o f t h e

M i l i t a r y , I n s u l a r

N a t i o n , I n c l u d i n g

P a n a m a C a n a l a n d T o l l s E s t a b l i s h e d ,

< Japanes e school children are taught ' to write with both hands. Jus t think what Journalist s they' d hav e mad e before typewriter s wer e invented .

A railroad company is asked to pay 1200,000 for the death of a chimpanzee. Must hav e bee n th e missin g link th e biologists are looking for;

Amachizfe ha s bee n invente d b y which the blin d can hear light . Now , if the y onl y fix up another s o tha t itfce dea f ca n se e sound , al l wil l b e happy; "< •

A pitche r fo r champagn e ha s bee n {invented by an Englishman . Bu t few <of na drink champagne by the pitcher.

A Belgian bank official I s accused of being shor t abou t $5100,000 . It mus t

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Washington. Dec G -Congress today re-ceived from President Taft th e second o f his message s t o th e shor t session . I t deals wit h fiscal, military , insula r an d Judicial affairs an d in part 1 ¾ a s follows :

The condition of the countr y wit h ref -erence to business could hardly be better. While the fou r year s of th<e administra -tion mow drawing to a close have not de-veloped great speculative expansion or a wide field o f new investment, th e recov-ery and progress made from the depress -ing conditions following the pani c of 1907 have been ' steady an d th e Improvemen t has bee n clea r an d easily traced I n the «tatistlcs. Th e business of the country lis •now o n a soli d basis . Credit s are no t unduly extended an d every phase <a\ tfce situation se&ri s In a state o f prepared -ness for a period of unexampled prosper-ity. Manufacturin g concerns .are running at thei r ful l capacit y and the demand 'for labor was never so constant and growing. ' The foreign trade of the country for this year wil l excee d $1,000,000,000 . while th e balance i n our favor—t at o f the exces s of exports over imports—will exceed $500,-eOO.000. Mor e than "hal f ou r export B are manufactures o r partl y manufacture d material, whil e oar exports o f farm pro-ducts d o not show the same Increase of domestic consumption . I t i s a yea r of bumper crops ; the tota l money value of farm product s win" exceed $9,500,000,000. I t is a year whe n the bushe l or uni t price of agricultura l product s ha s graduall y fallen, an d yet the tota l value of the en-tire cro p I s greater b y over $1,000,000,000 than w e have fcnown in our history.

Condition o f th e Treasury . The conditio n of th e treasur y 1 s very

satisfactory. Th e tota l interest-bearin g debt is $9fi3,777,770, df which $134,631,980 con-etiute th e Panam a canal loan. Th e non-interest-bearrrrg deb t i s $378,301,284.90 , In-cluding $3443.671,016 of greenbacks. We have in the treasur y "$150,000,000 i n gold coi n as a reserv e agarns t the outstandin g green-backs; an d i n addition we have a cash balance in the treasury as a general fund of $167,152,478.99 , or an increase o f $26,975, -C52 over the general fund last year.

Receipts an d Expenditures . For three years the expenditures o f the

government have decreased unde r th e In-fluence o f a n effor t t o economize . Thi s year presents an apparent exception. Th e estimate b y the secretary O f the treasury of th e ordinary receipts, exclusive of pos-tal revenues , fo r th e yea r endin g Jun e 30, 1914. indicates tha t the y wil l amoun t to $170,000,000. Th e sum of the estimate s of th e expenditure s fo r tha t sam e year, exclusive of Panama canal disbursements and posta l 'disbursement s payabl e fro m postal revenues i s $732,000,000. indicating a deficit o f $22,000,000. Fo r the yea r ending June 30 , 1W3. similarly estimate d receipt s were $M7.000.000 , while the . total corre -sponding estimate of expenditures for that year, submitte d throug h the secretar y of the treasur y t o congress , amounte d t o $666,400,000. Thi s show s a n increas e o f $76,000,000 in th e estimate s fo r 191 4 over the total estimates o f 19t3, Thi s is due to an increas e o f $25,000,000 in th e estimat e for river s and harbors fo r th e nex t year on project s fin d survey s authorize d b y congress; t o a n increas e unde r th e new pension bil l o f $32,500,000 ; and t o a n in-crease i n th< j estimate s fo r expense s of tho nav y departmen t o f $24,OOiOOO . Th e estimate fo r thr» navy departmenffor th o year 191 3 included two battleships. Con -gress made provision for only'one battle-ship, an d therefor e th o navy departmen t has deeme d I t necessar y an d prope r t o make an estimate whic h includes the first year's expenditur e fo r thre e battleship s in additio n t o th e amoun t require d fo r work on the uncompleted ships now under construction. I n additio n to th e natura l increase i n th e expenditure s fo r th e un-completed ships , fin d th e additiona l bat-tleship estimated for , the othe r increase s are du e t o th e pa y require d fo r 4,00 0 o r more additional enlisted men in the navy, and to this must be added th e additional cost o f constructio n impose d b y th e change i n th e elght-hqu r la w whic h makes i t applicable to ships built in pri-vate shipyards .

The president then explained at some length th e nationa l reserve associatio n system recommende d b y the monetar y commission an d urge d congres s t o ex-amine th e pla n impartiall y from al l standpoints an d the n t o adop t som e plan whic h wil l secur o the benefit s de -sired.

Concerning the tarif f h e had littl e to say in view of the fac t that a new con-gress ha s bee n electe d o n a platfor m of tarif f fo r revenu e only .

Army Reorganization. Our smal l arm y no w consists o f S3.809

men, excluding the 5,000 Philippine scouts. Leaving ou t o f consideratio n th e coas t artillery force , whose position is fixed in our variou s seacoas t defenses , an d th e present garrison s o f ou r various Insular possessions, w e hav e toda y withi n th e continental Unite d States a mobile army of only about 35,000 men. Thi s little force must b e still furthe r draw n upon to sup-ply the new garrisons for the great oaval base which 1 $ being established a t **earl Harbor, i n the Hawaiia n islands,- amd to •protect the locks now rapidly approjjpning •oompletion a t Panama , *fh e force s re -maining i n th e Unite d State s ar e no w scattered i n nearl y fifty posts , situate d for a variet y o f historica l reason s in twenty-fqur states . Thes e posts contain only fraction s o f regiments , averagin g less than 700 men each. I n time of peace it ha s bee n ou r historica l policy t o ad-minister these units separately b y a geo-graphical organization . I n othe r words , our army in time of peace has never been a unite d organizatio n bu t merel y scat -tered groups of companies, battalions and regiments, an d th e firs t tas k i n time of war-has been,to create out of these scat-tered/iinits ftn army fit for effective team-work and co-operation.

To th e tas k o f meetin g thes e patent defects, thb war department ha s been ad-dressing itsel f durin g the pas t year . A comprehensive plan of reorganization was prepared b y th e wa r college division of tho genera l staff . Thi s plan wa s thor -oughly discussed last summer at a series of open conferences held by the secretary of wa r an d attende d b y representative s from al l branches of th e arm y and from congress. I n printe d for m i t fiaa bee n distributed t o member s o f congres s and throughout th e arm y an d th e nationa l guard, and widely through institutions o f learning an d elsewher e i n th e Unite d States, I n it, for the first time, we have a tentativ e char t fo r futur e progress .

The Nationa l Guard. Under existin g Jaw the nationa l guard

constitutes, afte r th o regula r army , th e first lino o f nationa l defense . It s or -ganization* discipline, training, and equip-ment, unde r recent legislation , have been assimilated, a s fa r a s possible , t o those of th e regula r army , an d it s practical efficiency, unde r th e effec t o f this train-ing, has very greatly increased. Ou r citi-zen soldier s unde r presen t condition s have reached a stage of development^ be-yond whic h the y canno t reasonabl y b e asked t o g o withou t furthe r direc t as -sistance in the form of pay frotn the fed-eral government. Op the other hand, such pay from the national .treasury woul d not

j do justified unles s i t produce d a proper J equivalent in additional efficiency on the

part of the national guard. The organized militia today cannot be ordered outside of the limit s of the United States, an d thus cannot lawfull y b e used for genera l mili -tary purposes . Th e officers and men are ambitious and eager to make themselves thus available and to become an efficient national reserve of citizen soldiery. They are th e onl y force of trained men , other than th e regula r army , upo n whic h we can rely. Th e so-called military pay bill, in th e for m agree d o n between th e au-thorities o f the war , department an d the representatives o f the nationa l guard, in my opinio n adequately meet s these con-ditions and offers a proper return fo r the •pay which i t 1s proposed t o giv e to the national guard. I believ e that its enact-ment into law would be a very long step toward providing this nation,with a first line o f citisie n soldiery , upo n whic h it s main reliance must depend in case of %ny national emergency . Plan s fo r th e or -ganisation of the national guard into tac-tical divisions, on the same lines as those adopted fo r the regula r army, ar e Ijeing formulated b y th e wa r colleg e divisio n of th e genera l staff .

Porto Rico . Mr . Taft «ays , continue s to show notable progress an d he urges the senate to »pass the bil l grantin g the Porto Rlcans American citizenship.

Philippines. A bil l i s pendin g i n congress , con -

tinues th e message , whic h revolution-izes th e carefull y worke d ou t schem e of governmen t unde r whic h the Philip -pine island s ar e no w governe d an d which propose s t o rende r the m virtu -ally autonomous a t once and absolutely independent i n eigh t years . Suc h a proposal ca n onl y be founde d o n th e assumption tha t w e hav e no w dis -charged ou r trusteeshi p t o th e Filipin o people an d ou r responsibilit y for them to th e world , an d tha t the y ar e no w prepared fo r self-governmen t a s wel l as nationa l sovereignty . A thorough and unbiase d knowledg e o f th e fact s clearly show s tha t thes e assumption s are absolutel y wit h justification . A s to this , I believe that th*r e is no sub-stantial differenc e o f opinio n amon g any of those who "have had the respon-sibility o f facin g Philippin e problem s In th e administratio n o f th e islands , and I believe that no one to whom the future o f thi s peopl e i s a responsibl e concern ca n countenanc e a polic y fraught wit h th e dires t consequence s to thos e o n whos e behal f i t i s osten -sibly urged.

Our tru e cours e is t o pursu e steadil y and courageously the path w e have thus far followed ; t o gn'id e the I ilipino s into self-sustaining pursuits ; t o continu e tri e cultivation o f soun d politica l habit s through educatio n an d politica l practice ; to encourage th e diversification of indus-tries, an d t o realiz e th e advantage s of their Industria l educatio n b y conserva -tively approve d co-operativ e methods , a t once checking the dangers o f concentrat-ed wealth and building up a sturdy, inde-pendent citizenship.

Regulation o f Wate r Power . There ar e pendin g befor e congres s a

large numbe r o f bill s proposin g to grant privileges o f erecting dazns fo r the pur -pose of creating water power in our navl-,gable rivers. Th e pendency of these bills ha3 brough t ou t a n importan t defec t In the existin g general da m act . Tha t ac t does not, I n my opinion, grant sufficien t power to the federa l government i n deal -

—tag with the construction of euc'h dams to exact protective conditions in the interes t of navigation . I t doe s no t permi t th e federal government , a s a condition of its permit, t o requir e tha t a par t o f th e value thus created shal l be applied to the further genera l improvemen t an d protec-tion o f th e stream . I believ e this t o be one o f th e mos t importan t matter s of internal improvemen t no w confronting -the government. Mos t o f th e navigable rivers o f thi s countr y ar e comparatively long an d shallow . I n orde r tha t the y may be made full y usefu l fo r navigation there has com e into vogue a metho d of improvement know n a s canalization , or the slack-wate r method , whic h consist s in buildin g a serie s o f dam s an d locks, each o f whic h wil l creat e a long pool o f deep- navigable water. A t each o f these dams there is usually created a long pool of deep navigable water. At each of these dams there is usually created als o water power of commercial value. I f the water power thus created can be made available for th e furthe r improvemen t o f naviga-tion in the stream, it*is manifest that the improvement wil l b e much more quickly effected o n th e on e hand , an d o n th e other, that the burden on the general tax-payers o f the country wil l b e very much reduced. Privat e interest s seekin g per -mits t o buildin g waterpowe r dam s i n navigable streams usually urge that they thus improve navigation, and that if they do not impair navigation they shoul d be allowed t o tak e fo r themselve s th e en -tire profit s o f th e water-pbwe r develop-ment. Whateve r they may do by way o f relieving the government of the, expense of Improving navigation should be given due consideration, bu t i t mus t b e apparent that there may be a profit beyond a" rea-sonably libera l retur n upo n th e privat e investment whic h i s a potential asse t o f the governmen t I n carryin g out a com-prehensive polic y o f waterwa y develop-ment. I t i s no objeotion to the retention and use of such an asset by the govern-ment tha t a comprehensiv e waterwa y policy wil l Include the protection and de-velopment o f th e othe r publi c use s of water, whic h canno t an d shoul d hot be Ignored I n makin g and executin g plans for th e protectio n an d developmen t o f navigation. I t i s also equally clear that inasmuch a s th e wate r power thus cre-ated is * or may, be an Incident of a gen-eral schem e o f waterwa y improvement within th e constitutional,-jurisdictio n of the federal government, the regulation o f r.uch wate r power 4 lies also withi n tha t jurisdiction. I n m y opinion constructive statesmanship require s tha t legislatio n should be enacted Whic h wil l permi t the development of navigation in these-great rivers to go hand in hand wit h th e util -ization of thi s by-product of water pow-er, created in the course of the same Im-provement, and that the general da'm act should be 30 amended as to make this pos-sible. I dee m i t highl y importan t tha t the nation should adopt a consistent and harmonious treatmen t o f thes e water -power projects , whic h wil l preserv e fo r this purpos e thei r valu e t o th o govern-ment, whose right i t is to grant sthe per-mit. An y other polic y i s equivalen t t o throwing away a most valuable national afcset.

The Panam a Canal . During the past year the wor k of con-

struction upo n the cana l has progresse d most satisfactorily. Abou t 87 per cent, o f the execavation work has been completed, and mor e tha n 9 3 per cent , o f the con-crete fo r al l the lock s is i n place . I n view of the great interest whic h has been manifested as to some slides in^ho Cule-bra Cut, I am glad to say that the report of Col . Goethals should ; allay an y ap -prehension on this point I t i s gratifying to note that none of the slides which ocr curred during,thi s v year woul d hav e in-terfered wit h th e passag e o f th e ship s had the canal, in fact, been in operation, and whe n the slop e pressures wil l have

been finally adjusted an d th« growth o f vegetation wil l minimiz e erosion ta th e banks o f the cut . the slide problem will bo* practically solve d and an ample sta-bility assure d fo r th e Culebr a Cut.

Although the officia l dat e of the open-ing has bee n set fo r January 1 , 1915, the canal will , i n fact, fro m presen t indica-tions, b e opened fo r shipping during the latter hal f o f 1913. N o fixed date can as yet; be set, bu t shipping Interests will be advised a s soo n a s assurance s ca n b e given that vessels can pass through, with-out unnecessar y delay .

Recognizing the administrative problem in th e managemen t o f th e canal , Con-gress in the ac t o f Augus t 24, 1912, has made admirabl e provisio n for executiv e responsibility in the control of the canal and th e governmen t o f the .Canal Zone. The problem of mos t efficien t organiza -tion i s receiving careful consideration, so that a schem e o f organization and con-trol best adapted t o the conditions of the canal may be formulated and put in op -eration as expeditiously as possible. Act -ing under tl\ e authority conferre d on m e by congress, I have, by executive procla -mation, promulgated the following sched-uel of tolls for ships passing through the canal, base d upo n th e thoroug h repor t of Emor y R . Johnson , specia l commis-sioner on traffic an d tolls :

1. O n merchant vessel s carryin g pas-sengers o r cargo , $1.2 0 pe r ne t vesse l ton—each 100 cubic feet—of actua l capac-ity.

2. O n vessels i n ballas t withou t pas -sengers o t cargo , 4 0 pe r cent , les s than the rate of tolls for vessels wit h passen-gers or cargo.

3. Upo n naval vessels, other than trans-ports, coTTiers , hospital ships, and supply ships. 50 cents per displacemen t ton.

4. Upo n array and navy transports, col -liers, hospita l ships , an d suppl y ships , $1.20 per ne t ton, the vessels to be meas-used by the same rules as are employed In determinin g the ne t tonnag e o f mer-chant vessels.

Utiles for the determination of the ton-nage upon whic h tol l charge s ar e b fed are no w i n cours e o f preparatio n an d will b e promulgated in due season.

Panama Cana l Treaty, The proclamation whic h I hav e Issued

in respec t t o th e Panam a Cana l tolls Is in accor d wit h th e Panam a Cana l ac t passed b y thi s congres s Augus t 24, 1912 . We hav e bee n advise d tha t th e Britis h government ha s prepare d a protes t against th e ac t and its enforcement i n so far a s i t relieve s fro m th e paymen t of tolls American shtp3 engaged in the Amer-ican coastwis e trade on the groun d that it violate s Britis h rights under th e Hay-Pauncefote treaty , concerning "the Panama Canal. Whe n the protest I s presented, i t will b e promptl y considere d an d a n ef -fort mad e to reach a satisfactory adjust -ment of any differences ther e may be be-tween th e tw o governments.

Promotion fo r Col . Goethals . As th e completio n of th e cana l grows

nearer, an d a s th e wonderfu l executive work of Col. Goethals becomes more con -spicuous in the eye s o f the countr y and of th e world , i t seem s to m e wise and proper to make provision by law for such reward to him as may be commensurate with th e servic e that he has rendered to his country . I sugges t tha t thi s reward take th e form of an appointment o f Col. Goethals as a major genera l in the army of th e Unite d States , an d tha t th e law authorizing such appointment b e accom-panied wit h a provisio n permitting his designation a s chie f o f engineer s upo n the retiremen t o f the presen t incumbent of that office .

Navy Department . The nav y o f the Unite d State s i s in

a greate r stat e o f efficienc y an d i s more powerfu l tha n i t ha s hee n be -fore, bu t i n th e emulatio n whic h ex -ists betwee n differen t countrie s i n re-spect t o th e increas e o f nava l an d military armament s thi s conditio n i s not a permanen t one . I n vie w o f the many improvement s an d increase s b y foreign governments'th e slightes t hal t on our part i n respect t o new construc-tion throw s u s bac k an d reduce s u s from a nava l power o f th e first rank and places us among the nations of the second rank .

A year ag o congres s refuse d t o ap -propriate fo r more than on e battleship. Tn thi s I thin k a grea t mistak e o f policy wa s made , an d I urgentl y rec -ommend tha t thi s congres s mak e u p for th e mistak e o f the las t sessio n by appropriations authorizin g th e con -struction o f thre e battleships . I n ad -dition t o destroyers , fue l ships , an d the othe r auxiliar y vessel s a s show n in th e buildin g program-of, the general board. W e are confronte d b y a condi-tion I n respec t t o th e navie s o f th e world whic h require s us , i f w e would maintain ou r nav y as a n insuranc e of peace, t o augmen t ou r nava l forc e by at leas t tw o battleships a year and £y battle cruisers , gunboats , torped o de -stroyers, an d submarin e boat s i n a proper prorotion . W e have n o desir e for war . W e go as fa r a s any nation in th e worl d t o avoid war , but w e are a worl d power . Ou r population , ou r wealth, ou r definit e policies , ou r re -sponsibilities in the Pacifi c an d the At-lantic, ou r defens e o f th e Panam a ca-nal, together wit h ou r enormous world trade an d ou r missionar y outpost s o n the frontier s o f civilization , requir e us t o recogniz e ou r position as on e o f the foremos t i n the famil y o f nations, and t o clothe 1 ourselves wit h sufficien t naval powe r t o giv e force t o our rea -sonable demands , an d t o sriV' e weight to ou r influenc e in those direction s of progress tha t a powerful Christian na-tion should advocate.

Department o f Justice . < This department ha s been very active

in th e enforcemen t o f the law . I t ha s been bette r organize d an d with , a larger forc e tha n eve r befor e i n th e history of the government . Th e prose-cutions whic h hav e bee n successfull y concluded an d whic h are no w pending testify t o tn e effectivenes s o f th e de -partment work. , The prosecution o f trusts unde r th e Sherman anti-trus t la w ha s gon e o n without restrain t o r diminution , and: decrees similar t o those entered i n the Standard Oi l and Tobacc o cases have been entere d i n other , suits , lik e th e suits against th e powder trust and the bath tub trust. I am very strongly con-vinced that a steady, consisten t cours e in thi s regard , wit h a continuin g of Supreme cour t decision s upon the new phases of the trust question not already finally decided , i s goin g t o offe r a solution o f thi s much-discusse d an d troublesome issu e in a quiet , cal m and judicial way , without an y radica l leg-islation changin g th e governmenta l policy i n regar d t o combination s now denounced b y th e Sherma n anti-trus t law. I hav e already recommende d a s an aid in this matter legislatio n which would declar e unlawfu l certai n well -known phases of unfair competition in interstate trade, and I have also advo-cated voluntar y nationa l incorporation for th e large r industria l enterprises , with provisio n for a closer supervision by th e burea u o f corporations , o r a board appointe d fo r the ypurpose. s o as to mak e certai n complianc e wit h th o antitrust la w on the' one hand and to give greate r securit y t o th e stock * holders against ' possibl e prosecution s on the other . I believe , however, that the orderl y course of/litigatio n i n the courts an d th e regula r prosecutio n of trusts charged with the violation of the anti-trust la w i s producin g amon g business me n a cleare r an d cleare r perception of the line of distinction be-tween busines s lhat i s t o b e encour -aged an d busines s tha t i s t o be t con-demned, and/that in this quiet way the question. of trust s ca n b e settle d * and competition retaine d a s a n economi c force Ao secur e reasonablenes s In , priced an d freedo m an d Independenc e ip trade . WIU-IA M K. TAFT,

I N K I N G ' S P A L

BALKAN PEAC E QONFERENC E TO BEGIN FRIDAY , TH E THIR -

TEENTH^ I N ST . -.'UAMES PAt.ACE, L6NOON . : '

WILL BEGI N NEGOTIATION S | N DEFIANCE O F AL L SUPER -

STITIONS.

The Outloo k fo r Lastin g Peac e Throughout* Europ e I s Consid -

ered Promising .

The Balka n wa r situatio n i s prac -tically unchanged . Ther e i s n o con-firmation of th e Constantinopl e dis -patched tha t Greec e has affixe d a be-lated signatur e t o th e Baghtch e prot -ocol fo r a n armistice . As far a s ca n be learned, Greece still refused t o join the truce agreement.

The othe r Balka n state s an d Tur -key -are continuin g their preparation s for the peace conference which , in ap-parent defiance of all superstition, will begin i n Londo n o n Friday , Dec . IS. Athens dispatches give assurance that Greece wil l participat e i n the negoti -ations.

With peace of some kind, no matter how costly, assured b y the protocol , it is agreed tha t Turke y has turne d he r attention t o a polic y o f diplomac y that wil l so w the seed s of dissention among the Balka n allies, in order that Turkey might conclude as favorabl e a bargain a s possible.

Diplomatists an d wa r expert s cred -it t o Turkis h mendacit y al l of the lit -tle disquietin g rumor s fro m easter n Europe, report s fo r whic h n o founda-tion i n fact ca n be discovered.

The repor t tha t th e Greek s ha d signed a separate and mor e advantag-eous armistic e wit h Turkey ; tha t Roumania wculd insis t on representa -tion i n th e Londo n conference , an d a par t I n th e divisio n i n th e spoils ; that th e Greek s woul d hol d aloo f from th e negotiations ; tha t Servi a would persis t i n her defianc e o f Aus-tria-Hungary, an d variou s othe r ru -mors of the sam e kind wer e attribut -ed th e porte' s craft y effort s t o sti r up trouble.

With al l of the Balka n belligerent s appointing thei r peac e plenipotentiar -ies an d al l of th e si x powers accept -ing th e proposa l fo r th e ambassador -ial conference , th e outloo k for lasting peace throughou t Europ e i s consid -ered promising.

500 Die of Cholera. Cholera i s causin g grea t havo c in

the nativ e quarter s o f th e Turkis h capital. I t i s officiall y admitte d tha t over 1,000 cases have occurred during the past 20 days and that half o f them have bee n fatal . Thi s total , however, is believed to be much below the real figures.

The prefec t i n a proclamatio n is-sued refer s *to th e grea t proportion s of th e epidemi c and warn s th e public that failur e o n thei r par t t o notif y cases of cholera to the authorities wil l be punished by fine and imprisonment

TEST PARCEL S POS T

Apportionment Mad e Postmaster s t* » " Work 6u t Syete m o f Delivery .

Test a s t o th e conduc t o f the ne w parcels pos t la w hav e bee n author -ized b y th e postoffic e departmen t i n Washington, during the first 16 days of January, a certai n apportionmen t be -ing given to each of the;£600 free de -livery" offices, t o b e %|eM'at the dis -cretion o f the postmaste r i n working out deliver y and agcertamin* g th e ex -tent to whic * tfie j^roels post i s be-ing use d throug h hi e offic e an d jshe -receipts derive d fro m it . ^

From thes e reports th e departmen t expects t o base i s (estlnja .pLmoJwBy needed fo r carryin g on th e busines s the balanc e o f the year , fo r which^an appropriation wil l b e aske d o f con -gress.

Postmasters ar e limited only by^ the amount eof mone y give n them . Tiie y are authorize d to work out thei r own delivery system, whether b y mail car-riers o n foot , horsebac k o r i n auto -mobiles. U]po n reports fro m th e sev -eral postofflce s th e departmen t • ex-pects to choose a plan for delivery i n all the cities of the country.

New Job fo r Pierce . The appointmen t o f Charle s 'S.*

Pierce t o b e secretar y o f th e publi c domain commissio n when A . C. Car-ton, th e presen t incumbent , become s Btate lan d commissioner , Jan. 1, * was announced i n Lansing.

Inasmuch a s Pierc e ha d bee n con -sidered t o hav e a cinc h o n the posi -tion o f cler k o f th e hous e o f repre -sentatives th e coming session, this ap-pointment wil l le t dow n the bar s fo r a flock of candidates fo r the clerkship of th e house , whic h pay s $7 0 a week during th e sessio n o f th e legislature .

Engineers of the Gran d Trunk rail -road are in Saginaw arranging to raise the track s betwee n Sagina w and Bay City abov e flood danger. Las t spring the track s wer e covered , interferin g with transportation .

T H E M A R K E T S ,

DETROIT - Cattl e - Extr a dry-fe d steers, k<.50fo.8 ; steers and heifers , l,t)0 0 to 1,200 . Sti.50fa7.36 ; steer s an d heifers , 800 to 1,000 , $5.50 6 ; steers an d heifer s that ar e fat , ZOO t o 700 , $4.50@5; choic e fat cows . $a.o0@-6; g-ood fat cows . $4.50 @ l\rT"n,!ri(?n. C O W B ' $3.75(04.25 ; canncrs . J.il/d.i>0; choice heavy bulls . $5.50 6; fair ° n

f f 0°d bolognas , bulls , $4.75@6 ; stock ?™ • $ i' 5J^ , 5 (lv f 'h°ice feedin g steers . 800 t o 1,000 , $5.50(06.25 ; fai r feedin g steep, cS0 0 to 1,000 , $6.2505.50 : choic e stockers, ' ~ " i _

Veal—Market stron g an d 50 c higher i??rn tt ?riiwieel5: b f t a t > * 9-&0«ll; other?. H <5b.50. Milc h cow s and springer s stead y hlghcf ' i n ' l a , , l b s ~ U m b s 25c@40 c

.H°ffsr--Light t o goo d butcher s $ 7 40*

To Bu y Birthplac e o f Lincoln . Rep. Johnson , o f Kentucky , intro-

duced a bil l i n the hous e fo r th e ac . quisition b y th e governmen t o f th e farm an d th e lo g cabin i n Kentucky in whic h Abraha m Lincoln wa s born.

Johnson proposes th e homestea d b e kept a s a park .

S T A T E N E W S I N B R I E F .

More than 20 0 laborers o n the Kal -amazoo cit y pa y roll s wil l receiv e a turkey for their Christmas dinner from the city .

Warren Shepard , o f Belding , Mich. , will ge t $1,20 0 in a lump from Uncl e Sam as back pension. He will als o re-ceive $12 a month.

Nearly *1,000 childre n wil l b e pre -sented wit h shoe s a t Chirstma s through th e beneficenc e o f the Grand Rapids lodg e of Elks . Tli e orde r wil l spend $1,000.

West Sid e Busines s associatio n of Saginaw adopte d a resolutio n urging the stat e legislature to take actio n to insure Michiga n being represented a t the Pah-America n exposition i n • San Francisco in 1915 .

The Michigan crop report just issued shows tha t th e conditio n of whea t i s good. The condition as compared with an average per cent is 90 in the south-ern counties ; 8 8 in the centra l coun-ties aM 97 in the uppe r peninsula.^

MjVand Mrs . Gustave Buschke ^ of Saginaw, ar e th e parent s o f twi n daughters, wh o wil l celebrat e thei r birthdays o n differen t dates . Oh n daughter wa s born shortly before mid-night Frida y and th e othe r earl y Sat-urday morning . £

Men who signed the loca l option, pe-tition i n Calhou n count y fo r a re -submission of the question next spring will receiv e a stron g appeal fro m the \ iiquor interest s t o vot e "wet.*/ , Three. clerks are copying the names of those who signed the petition . . . . > „; ; ,

Deputy Stat e Foo d Inspecto r Mei-selbach an d Cit y Inspecto r Friar ? ob-tained sample s o f oysters carrie d by meat markets an d groceries . The Oys-ters were sent to Lansing and wil l be analyaod an d ptoeeecHnfc s starre d against dealer* where the bivalve* are found t o be watered.

GRAIN, ETC. DCTROIT-Wheat-Cash an d Decem -ifV7°9 2 ^ 1 ' i 1 - 0 5 3 * 4 1 Ma y opened a t ' fdne d l-4 o an d decline d t o $1.10 1-2; Jul y opene d a t 93c , touched

$1.04 ii d e C ' U n e d t 0 ° 3 0 : N o - 1 white , rn (?o n~S a s hi N a 3 - 4 9 1-2 : No . 3 yello w ISO 1-2c; No . 4 yellow . 48 l-2c cqrs ^ ¾ ¾ ' ^ ', 3 7 £! N a 3 white , 8 C a ^ e « h -¾¾ . \ W 6h4cte' 1 a t 3 C C '

Beans—Immediate shipmen t * 2 ?n-prompt shipments. $2,1¾; December f5*?2: January, $2.15 . secer n per, ^.15,

GENERAL MARKETS There is little change in produce orlc*«

and the marke t i s quiet i n all direct on? Strictly fresh eggs are in much better de^ mand tha n suppl y an d th e marki t in moderate supply . Poultry rules steadv with n o oversupply and a goSd demand' uie uaci e i s stil l don e direc t fmm. fv.A farmers. Fruit s are dul l and^pptoTyS? slow.

Butter " F a«" c y c, 'eamory, 36c ; per m?** 3 3 ° r d ^ : " ^ Packing^ ; l n ^ P « ^ ^ T ? r a I d w l n ' *2.25#2.50 ; &reen -&m B0> 7 ? % ¾ 5 ® 3 5 stee l red . *9Rn£* ^ L 7 5 c ^ U f l P « r bh U fancy mom pe r bbl ; common , 11.50 ® 111¾

CRANBERRIES—Late Howe s ™ r *> m ^ b u s h e l lots , $3.25 . ' P ° r b b L

ONIONS—65c per bu

POTATOES — Michigan, sack s SV -ft 48o . i n ca r lota * and t s &c %

rJ^f^BLES-Beets. 40 c per bu- car-rpts, 45 o per, bu; turnips , B0 c Ser h«" 1 ? ¾ . 75 c per bu; hothousecucumbers' $1.25® 1.50 per buf green- onlon^ 10c tier tuceIf affiTSo' « ^ ?0 i L p e r hea d ffif m»r hfmkoT* to**w£*£; *re.q n peppers, 40c

Jr'KUVIWONS—Me&s uar k 1 S1<J» fn*~n.. pork. f»B14! cela r back8,%®24; B JJ l-2@nc; briskets , H i.muo- Cco n

HAY—Car * ^ • P ,D *

There is a possibility, it is said, that William L . Fitzgerald, recently elect -ed member o f the legislature , wil l b e the democra t candidate * fo r speake r of th e house .

It i s slated.i n Por t Huro n Grand Trunk circle s tha t ThoW s Pidgedn, ireight agen t here f6 r years , wil l b e transferred t o Owosso . J. C . McFad-Je»n», a former chie f cler k i n "Port Huron but now employed by the com* pariy i n Detroit , wil l tak e '\Mr. Pit ceon'a place.

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SYNOPSIS.

1 ^ « ° ? ? ' ftt^ e openin g Qf the story Is m& I n Uie library o f an ol d worn-ou t •oftfcern plantation , known as th e Bar-^K\JFhe P l a £ e , s t o an d l t s

£?I?* a n? o f t h © owners , th e r - ! v r d a ^ s t h e subjec t of discussion b y i!S5.atfil?n ,C r e n s h a w » a busines s man . a •ganger know n a s Bladen , an d s Bob K«*ney. a fanner, whe n Hannibal Wayne * mysteriou s chil d o f th e old <R?i2S7ii f BP 1 I yv x? i a k e 8 h l » appearance . fancy tell s how he adopted the boy. Na-thaniel Ferri s b,uys the Barony , but the Tumtards den y an y knowledg e o f th e py. Yanc y t o keep Hannibal . Captai n lurroll, a friend o f th e Quintards , ap-pears and asks questions about th e Bar-TT°y,b)Q a t Scratc h Hill, when Han -gibal i s kidnaped by Dave Blount, Cap-Wrtn Murrell' a agent . Yanc y overtake s glount, gives nim a thrashing and secures J»e boy . Yanc y appear s befor e Squir e Balaam, and Is discharged with costs for JO8 & l a l l? t l f f* Betty Malroy , a frien d of the Perrisea , has an encounter wit h Cap-Jain Murrell , who forces his attentions on Iher. and Is rescued by Bruce Carrlngton . Betty set s out fo r he r Tennesse e home, Carrlngton takes the same stage. Yanc y »nd Hanniba l disappear, wit h Murrel l on their trail . Hanniba l arrives at the home ex Judge Slocum Price. Th e Judge recog-nizes in the boy, the grandson of an ol d time friend . Murrel l arrive s a t Judge' s homo. Cavendis h family o n raf t rescu e Yancy, wh o is apparentl y dead . Pric e breaks Jail . Bett y and Carrlngton arriv e at Bell e Plain. Hannibal' s rifle discloses some startling things to the Judge. Han -nibal and Betty meet again. Murrel l ar-rives In Bell e Plain . I s playin g fo r big •takes. , Yancy awakes from lon g dream-Tess sleep on board the raft Judg e Price makes startling discoveries In looking up land titles . Charle s Norton , a youn g planter, wh o assists th e judge , i s mys-teriously assaulted. Norto n informs Car-rlngton that Betty has promised to marry him. Norto n is mysteriously shot Mor e light o n Murrell'8 plot H e plans upris-ing o f negroes. Judg e Price, with Hanni-bal, visit s Betty, and she . keeps the boy as a companion. I n a strol l Betty takes with Hanniba l the y mee t Bes s Hicks , daughter o f th e overseer , wh o warn s Betty of dange r an d counsel s he r t o leave Bell e Plai n a t once . Betty , terri-fied, acts on Bess' advice , and o n their way thei r carriage it stopped by Blosson. the tavern keeper, and a confederate, and Betty and Hanniba l are mad e prisoners. The pai r are taken to Hicks* cabin, in a n almost Inaccessible spot an d there Mur-rell visit s Betty and reveal s hi s part in the plo t and hi s ' object. Betty . spurns »» proffere d lov e and th e Intervie w is ended b y the arriva l o f Ware , terrified at possibl e outcome of the crime . Judg e won. Th e Judge take s charg e o f th e situation, and search for the missing ones Is Instituted. Carrlngto n visits the Judge 5ad allie s are discovered . Judg e Pric e ifilts Colone l Fentress , wher e h e meets _ancy and Cavendish. Becoming enraged, Price dashes a glass of whisk y into the colonel's face ana a duel Is arranged. Mur-rell is arrested fo r negro stealing and his bubble bursts . Th e Judge an d Mahaff y discuss th e conin g duel . Carrlngto n makes franti c searc h fo r Bett y and the toy. Carrlngto n finds Betty and Hanni-bal, an d a fierce gun fight follows. Yancy ftp pears and assists in the rescue. Bruc e Carrlngton an d Betty come to an under-

! withi n m y Jurisdiction, " an d beamed blandl y on Fentress.

"It's a lie! " crie d the colonel . "You'll answe r for that later!" said

the Judge , witt y abrup t austerit y o f tone. '- -

"For al l we know you may be some fugitive fro m Justic e I—Why, you r name isn' t Price! "

"Are yo u sure o f that? " aske d th e Judge quickly .

"You're a n impostor ! You r nam e Is Turberville!" $ K

standing. The _ Judge , receives an import i

tt&d tol d the story of his lffe .

Solomon Mahalty's las t right. Fights due l for th e Judge an d i s killed. Hannibal proves to be Judge's grandson.

CHAPTER XXXIII.—(Continued. ) "What does this ridiculous mocker y

mean?" h e demande d harshly . "Mr . Sheriff, a s a membe r o f th e bar , 1 protest! Wh y don' t yo u clea r th e building?" H e did not wai t for Betts to answer him , bu t continued. "Where Is this man Hues?"

"Yonder, colonel , b y tb e captain, " said Betts .

"I hav e a warran t fo r hi s arrest . You wil l tak e hi m into custody."

"Wait!" crie d th e Judge . " I repre -sent Mr . Hues. I desir e t o se e tha t srarrant!"

But Fentres s Ignore d him . H e ad-dressed th e crowde d benches.

"Gentlemen, i t i s a seriou s matte r forcibly to seize a man withou t author-ity fro m th e court s an d expos e him to th e dange r o f mo b violence—Mr . irlues wil l lear n thi s befor e w e have done with him."

Instantly ther e was a noisy demon-stration tha t swelle d into a burs t o r applause, whic h quickl y spen t itself . Tbe struggl e seeme d t o hav e nar -rowed to a n individua l contes t fo r supremacy betwee n Fentres s an d th e judge. O n tbe edg e of tb e railed-of f space tbey confronted each other: tb e colonel, a tall , well-care d fo r pres . once; tbe Judge, shabby and unkempt For a momen t thei r eye s met , whil e tbe.Judge's fac e purple d an d paled , and purple d again* Tb e silence deep-ened. Fentress ' thi n lip s opened , twitched, bu t n o soun d cam e fro m tbem; the n bi s glanc e watere d an d toil. H e 'turned away .

'Mr. Sheriff! " he calle d sharply . •All right , colonel!" 'Take you r man into custody, " or*

dered Fentress. A s he spoke he hand-ed th e warran t towar d Betts , wh o looked a t It , grinned, and stepped to -ward Hues . H e woul d hav e pushe d tfce judge asid e ba d no t tha t gentle -man, bowin g civilly , mad e wa y fo r l int

•In m y profound respect for the law And properl y constitute d authorit y l yield t o no man, not eve n to Colone l Fentress," h e said , wit h a graciou s gesture, " t would not place the slight* est obstacl e I n th e wa y of it s salt s W e d manilestaUon . Colone l Fen * tress comes here with that high sane* Hoc * H e bdwed again ceremoniously to the eotonet " I repeat, I respect hit dependence upon the law!" H e whirled suddenly. "Caveiillsh--Yaacy---Ca > lington—I cal l upo n fo u t o arres t John Murrell ! I do this by t ime of ^authority veste d In me as a Judge of th e Unite d State s federal cour t His crime— a mare trifle, my friends--*

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% violatio n o f tt * Ja w whl** , UU*

Permit m e t o reliev e you r appre -hensions. I t i s Turbervill e wh o ha s received the appointment. Woul d you like t o examin e m y credentials?— i have them by me—no? I am obliged for you r introduction . I t coul d no t have come at a more timely moment" The Judg e seemed to dismiss Fentress contemptuously. Onc e more he faced the packe d benches. "Pu t down you r weapons!" he commanded. "This man Murrell wil l no t b e released . A t the first effort a t rescu e h e wil l b e sho t where he sits—we have sworn it—his plotting i s a t a n end. " H e stalked nearer tb e benches . "No t one chance in a thousan d remain s t o him. Eithe r he die s here or h e live s t o b e taken before ever y Judg e i n th e state , t f necessary, unti l we find one with cour-age t o tr y him ! Mak e no mistake— it wil l bes t conserv e th e end s of Jus-tice t o allo w th e stat e court' s juris -diction In this case; an d I pledge my-self t o furnis h evidenc e whic h wil l start hi m well on his road to the gal -lows !" Th e judge, a tremendous pres -ence, stalked stil l neare r th e benches . Outfacing th e crowd , a sens e o f the splendor o f th e par t h e wa s bein g called upo n t o pla y flowed throug h him lik e som e elixir ; h e fel t tha t h e was transcending himself, that his in -spiration wa s draw n fro m tb e hidden springs o f th e spirit , an d tha t h e could neithe r falte r no r g o astray . "You don' t kno w what yo u are med -dling with ! Thi s man has plotte d t o lay th e sout h i n ruins—b e ha s bee n arming th e negroes—i t i s incredible that yo u shoul d al l kno w this—t o such I say , g o hom e an d than k God for you r escape ! Fo r tb e others" — bis shagg y brow s met i n a menacin g frown—"if tbe y forc e ou r ban d w e will tos s the m Joh n Murrell' a dea d carcass—that's ou r answe r t o thei r challenge!" *

He strod e ou t among tbe gu n mus-cles whic h wavere d wher e the y stil l covered him . H e was thinking of Ma-fa affy—Mahaffy , wh o had said he was still a ma n t o be reckoned with . For tbe comfor t o f bi s ow n sou l b e wa s proving it .

"Do yo u know what a servile insur-rection means?—yo u me n wh o hav e wives an d daughters , hav e yo u thought o f thei r fate ? O f th e mon-strous savager y t o whic h the y woul d be exposed? D o you believe he could limit an d contro l it ? Loo k a t him ! Why, h e ha s neve r ha d a considera-tion outside of his own safety, and yet be expect s yo u to ris k you r neck s to save bis ! H e woul d hav e lef t th e state before the first blow was struck —his busines s wa s al l dow n river— but we are going to keep bim here to answer fo r hi s crimes ! Th e law , as Implacable as i t i s impartial , has pu t its mar k o n him—tb e shado w i n which b e sit s i s th e shado w o f th e gallows!"

The judg e paused , bu t th e onl y sound I n tha t expectan t silenc e was tbe heavy breathing of men. H a drew his unwleldl y form,erect , whil e hi s voice rumble d on , aggressiv e an d threatening i n its ever y intonation.

"You ar e her e to defend somethin g that n o longe r exists ! You r organ * lxation I s wrecked , your signal s and passwords ar e known , you r secret s have becom e publi c property—I ca n even produce a list of your members; there ar e non e o f yo u wh o d o no t stand I n Imminen t peril*—ye t under* stand, I hav e n o wis h t o strik e a t those wh o hav e bea n misle d o r coerced Int o Joinin g MurreU' s band f The Judge' s sodde n ol d fse e glowed now wit h the magnanimity of his sen-timents. "Bu t I hav e n o feelin g .of mercy for your leaders, none for Mnr* rail himself . Pu t down your guns!— you ca n onl y kil l u s afte r w e hav e killed Murrell—bu t yo u can't kil l th e law! I f the arc h conspirato r die s in this roo m and hour , o n whos e hea d will the punishment fall?" H e swung roand hi s ponderous ar m to a sweep-ing gestur e an d shoo k a fa t bu t ex-presslve fore-finge r i n tb e faee s o f those neares t him . "O n yours—and yours—and yourai "

Across th e spac e . that separate d them th e Judg e grinne d hi s triumph at bi s enemy . H e had know n when Fentress entere d th e roo m tfer t a word o r a sig n fro m ht m woul d pre -cipitate a ridt , but he knew now that neither this word nor tbis sign would be given . The n quit e suddenl y h e strode dow n th e aisle , an d foo t b y foot Fentres s yielde d groun d befor e bis advance . A murderou s Hgn t flashed from th e Judge' s bloodsho t

"Look out—he' s gettin g read y t o shoot!" crie d a frightene d voice .

Instantly b y doors and windows the crowd, seized with inexplicabl e panic , emptied itsel f int o th e court-hous e yard. Fentres s wa s caught u p in the rush an d born e fro m th e roo m and from th e building . Whe n he reache d the gravele d space below the steps he turned. Th e judge wa s i n th e door -way, th e center of a struggling group; Mr. Bowen , th e minister , Mr . Sau l and Mr . Wesley were vainl y seeking to pinio n his arm.

"Draw—damn you! " h e roare d a t Fentress, a s h e wrenche d himsel f free, an d th e crow d swaye d t o righ t and* left a s Fentres s wa s Bee n t o reach fo r hi s pistol .

Mr. Sau l mad e a las t franti c effor t to restrai n hi s friend ; h e seize d th e judge's ar m just a s the latter' s finger pressed th e trigger , an d a n instan t later Fentres s staggere d bac k wit h the judge' s bulle t in his shoulder.

CHAPTER XXXIV .

Good Time s Coming. It was not strange that a number of

gentlemen in and about Raleig h yield-ed t o an overmastering impulse to vis-it newe r lands , no r wa s i t strang e that th e initia l step s lookin g toward the Indulgenc e of their desire s should have been taken in secrecy. Mr . Peg-loe wa s one of the first to leave ; Mr. Saul had informed him of the judge' s declared purpos e o f shootin g hi m on Bight. Eve n withou t thi s usefu l hin t the tavern-keepe r ha d know n that he should experienc e intens e embarrass -ment i n meeting the Judge ; thi s was now a drear y certainty .

"You recko n he mean s nea r al l he says?" h e ba d asked , hi s fa t side s shaking.

"I'd tak e hi s wor d a hea p quicker than*I wout d mos t folks', " answere d Mr. Sau l wit h conviction .

Pegloe promptly had a sinking spell. He recalle d th e snuffin g o f th e can -dles b y th e Judge , a n extremel y de -pressing memor y unde r th e circum -stances; als o th e reckles s an d bead -long disregard o f consequences whic h bad characterise d s o man y o f tha t gentleman's acts , an d til s plan s

yard belo w Girard . I t wa s conjec -tured tha t h e an d War e had se t ou t from Th e Oak s t o cros s th e river ; there was reason to believ e that Fen tress ha d I n hi s possessio n a t the * time a considerabl e su m o f money * and i t wa s suppose d tha t hi s com -panion had murdered and robbed him , Of Ware' s subsequen t caree r nothin g was eve r known.

These were , after all , only episode* In th e .collaps e o f th e Clan , sporin > manifestations o f th e grea t wor k of disintegration tha t was going forward and whic h th e judge , mor e tha n an y other, perhaps , ha d brough t about . This wa s somethin g n o on e ques -tioned, an d h e quickl y passe d t o th e first phase of that unique and peculiar esteem I n whic h h e wa s eve r afte r held. Hi s fame widened with the suc-ceeding suns ; h e ha d offer s o f hel p which impresse d hi m a s s o entirely creditable t o huma n natur e tha t h e quite lacked the heart to refuse them, especially a s h e fel t tha t i n th e im-provement o f hi s ow n conditio n th e worlds ha d bettere d itsel f an d wa s moving nearer thos e soun d and right-eous ideals of morality and patriotism which ha d neve r lacke d hi s indorse-ment, n o matte r ho w inexpedien t i t had seeme d fo r him to put the m into practice. Bu t h e wa s no t diverte d from hi s ultimat e purpos e b y th e glamour o f a presen t popularity ; h e was abl e t o kee p hi s bleare d eye s resolutely fixed o n th e mai n chance , namely th e Fentres s estat e an d th e Quintard lands . I t wa s highl y im -portant tha t h e shoul d g o eas t t o South Carolina to secure documentary evidence that would establis h his own and Fentress ' identity ; t o Kentucky , where Fentress ha d live d prio r to his coming t o Tennessee .

Early i n Novembe r th e judg e se t out b y stage on bis journey east ; h e was accompanied b y Yanc y an d Han -nibal, from neithe r of whom could be bring himself t o be separated; an d as the woods , flaming no w wit h th e torch o f frost , engulfe d th e littl e town, be turned In bis seat and looked back. H e bad entered i t by that very road, a beggar on foot and in rags; b e was leavin g it I n broadclot h and ttne linen, visibl e token s o f bi s alters *

N E W £ I N Si

The'East Sid e Improvement " asso-ciation, o f Kalamazoo , has appointe d a committe e whic h wil l tr y t o secur e a Carnegi e library,

Cheatham switche s hav e bee n or -dered fo r th e Kalamazo o lines of th e Michigan Unite d tractio n system. The switches wil l b e operated b y electric-ity.

Mrs. C . H. Doskam and Mrs . H. H . Taylor, o f Marshall , hav e returne d with thei r husband s fro m th e nort h woods, bot h wome n wit h tw o dee r each.

Plans ar e bein g mad e t o hol d th e ninth annua l Michiga n cor n sho w of the Stat e Cor n Improvemen t associa -tion a t th e Kalamazo o Western nor -mal, Jan . 10 and 11,

The Sagina w boar d o f healt h en -dorses th e propositio n of Dr . Guy L . Keifer, o f Detroit , recommendin g a health la w governin g the issuanc e of marriage licenses . < #

Gov. Osbor n ha s bee n aske d fo r requisition paper s fo r th e retur n o f Dr. Rober t McCullough , o f Mason , t o Newark, 0. , wher e h e i s wante d fo r alleged abandonment .

A co-operativ e store , ma y b e estab -lished i n Cadillac , wher e grocerie s and a genera l lin e o f foodstuff s wil l be sol d a t cost . A t the hea d o f thi s plan ar e loca l socialists.

According t o statement s mad e b y dealers, ther e wil l b e n o shortag e o f coal i n Por t Huron , suc h a s i s being experienced i n Detroit . Chestnut coa l is quote d at -58.2 5 per ton.

The nex t legislatur e wil l b e asked to creat e th e offic e o f stat e sanitar y inspector an d authoriz e hi m t o hir e assistants. Th e bil l wil l provid e that the inspecto r be a civil , engineer.

Copies of resolutions passe d b y the Commercial club of Bessemer, protest -ing agains t excessiv e tax assessments in Bessemer , hav e bee n forwarde d t o Gov. Osbor n an d Gov.-elec t Ferris.

State Senato r Willia m B . Grace, o f Kalamazoo, say s h e wil l introduc e a

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J5 mi d vital force follow Iobs of flesh or JS emaciation . Theae come from im$tf»V«? KS eriahe d blood. 3 Dr . Pierced MM | Golde n Medica l Discover y

maHHiensHiitf iyngmumjuumgy ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ S*S enliven s a torpid liver—enriches the* blood—stops the waste of strength ana S tissu e and builds up healthy flesh-to 8S th e proper body weight. A a an appe* 5 tidngr , restorative tonic , it sets to 2 wor k all the processes o f distention, fig an d nutrition, rouses every organ into « natura l action, and brings back healtifc S an d strength. E Can a»ythln««a*e fee "Just Kg goed' " to take?

Gloomy Outlook . "It's goin g to be a hard winter." "How ca n yo u tell? " "By th e siz e o f th e salar y I' m get- '

ting."

Important t o mother s Examine carefull y ever y bottl e of

CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants an d children , and se e tha t i t

Bears the Signature of In Us e For Over 30 Years. Children Cr y fo r Fletcher's Castoria

Advice Fro m a n Acquaintance. "Now i f I ca n ge t som e acquaint -

ance to indorse my note—" "Uetter try som e stranger. "

Liquid blue is a weak solution. Avoi d it. Buy Re d Cross Hall Blue, tho blue that's all bluo. As k your grocer. Adv.

Exception. "You can' t pu t wate r color s i n an

oil painting." "You can , sea blue , can't you?"

Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup for Children teethlug, softens the gums, reduces inflamma-tion, allays palu,cures wind colic ,2fic a bottle.44

Madc-to-Order Kind . "My wif o i s alway s bringin g home

so muc h toothpowder, " complaine d a man th e othe r da y t o a friend . "It' a a wast e o f money . A s for m e I jus t take th e bathtu b cleanse r an d scru b my teeth. "

The pai r were walking dow n Chest-nut Btree t and hi s companion stopped in amazement . "What ! Doesn' t i t

bill a t th e nex t sessio n o f the legisla - h u r t y°u r teet h an d gums , too? " h e ture whic h wil l preven t th e intermar - ' exclaimed almost in horror.

"Draw, Dam n You f H e Roare d a t Fentress .

pasting counterfei t mone y * Colone l f ta tms wO l tate m yo u toot tM * Is] eyes and his rlfht han d wa s statute*

toward the frayed Uils o f als oot t

shaped themselve s accordingly , witu this result; tha t whan U* Judg e took occasion to call at the tavern and the hostile natur e o f hi s visi t Iras em -phasized b y th e cautiou s manne r of his approach , he was greatly shocked to discove r that hl a intended victi m had sol d hi s business overnight for a small lump sum to Mr . Saul's brotDer-in.law, wh o ha d appeare d mos t op -portunely with an offer.

Pegloe's flight created something of a sensation , bu t I t wa a dwarfe d b y tho sensation that developed a day or so late r whe n I t becam e know n that Tom War e and Colone l Fentres s had likewise fled the country. Stil l later , Fentress' body* sheering marks or vte> tone*, wa a washe d ashore a t a

fortunes. Mor e tha n this , h e cou m trust hi s hand s dee p dow n into hi s once empt y pocket s an d hea r th e clink o f gol d an d silver . Th e judge slowly withdre w hi s eye s from the last gray roof tha t showed among the trees, and faced th e eas t and th e fu* ture wit h a serenel y conflden t ex * presston,

(TO B E CONTlNtTJEP. )

Consent Always Obtained. A cour t d f common council o f Urn*

don, England , foun d afte r Informa l investigation o f charges mad e tha t "no office r o f th e corporatio n eve r played gol f i n business hours without the consent of the head of tho depar t

riage o f black s an d white s i n Michi --ga4L

James C . Chase, former postmaste r at Norwood , wa s arraigne d i n U . S. district cour t i n Grand Rapids , charg -ed wit h embezzlin g $860 of postofflc e funds. Restitutio n ha s bee n mad e t o the governor.

Two banner s wer e receive d an d placed i n the capito i museum, in Lan-sing The y wer e presente d t o th e Brady Guards , of Detroit , i n 183 7 by Stevens Thompso n Mason, Michigan' s first governor.

Rev. J . A . Dunkel, o f Warre n ave-nue Presbyteria n church , Saginaw, la appointed*chairman o f th e hom e mis-sion committe e o f the Michiga n Pres -byterian synod , succeeding Rev. C. A . Lippincott, o f Flint .

A movement i s now on foot t o form unions amon g th e stationar y firemen , moving picture oprators and hotel and restaurant employes , of Muskegon, all of which , i t i s planned , wil l Joi n th e Muskegon Trade s council .

Hunting partie s returnin g fro m th e northern par t o f Newaygo county re -port tha t ther e wa s no t enoug h snow to follo w a wounde d dee r afte r th e shooting. On e part y report s th e los s of fou r dee r i n thi s manner .

The recentl y reorganize d Muskego n Chamber of Commerce has electe d of-ficers, Pau l R . Beardsle y bein g chosen president , Dr . J . F . Dcnslow , vice president ; W . Wilfre d Barous , secretary, an d Joh n H . Moore, treas -uer.

Michael Byrne , of Bay City, laborer, was knocke d down by a n automobile and whil e lyin g unconsciou s wa s run over b y a team o f horses, th e fee t of one of the animal s puncturin g one of his lungs . He has littl e chanc e t o re-cover,

A fun d o f nearl y $10,00 0 has bee n raised fo r Bronso n hospital, at Kala -mazoo, and a part of the money will be used i n creating a fre e be d memorial to Fr . Josep h Kraemer , wh o a fe w weeks ag o die d at se a o n his* return trip fro m Palestine .

Following Sunda y saloon closing In Menominee, enforce d tw o week s ago, and th e deman d o f 13 Marinette min-isters t o clos e saloon s i n Marinette, Wis., Mayo r Fisher , of Miarinette, has ordered th e enforcemen t o f th e cur -few la w an d th e regulatio n %f poo l rooms.

Tuberculosis has caused 1,870 deaths in Michiga n i n te n months . Typhoi d fever 453 , the lowes t in several years. Diphtheria an d crou p 346 . Scarle t fever 136 . Measle s 79 . Whoopin g cough 217 . Pneumonia 2,164, which i s very high fo r the state . Diarrhoea en-teritis, unde r tw o years o f age, 1,177 , wnich i s lo w compare d wit h othe r years. Cance r 1,796 . Secretar y Dixo n says the stat e board of health spend s annually on e cen t pe r capita , whil e Pennsylvania spend s 4 cents pe r cap* ita.

The repor t of the Deputy game war-den a t Mackina w show s tha t 4,000 deer wer e brough t b y hunter s fro m the upper peninsula across the straits . This is a decrease in the number taken in uppe r Michiga n las t year .

"No," cam e bac k th e surprisin g re-ply. "Yo u see they'r e th e kin d yo u buy a t th e dentist's. "

Protecting Valuabl e Interests . "Why d o you charge s o much extra

for puttin g in a load o f coal?" "Well," replie d th e dealer , "yo u

know coa l I s coal , an d whil e i t cost s a littl e more , it i s better t o have any-body that handles i t bonded."

^ Helpinj g Bo b Along. May—I've Just bee n reading about a

Boston physicia n who tells yo u what ails yo u by holding.your hand.

Jane—I mus t tel l tha t t o Bo b to -night. He' s thinkin g o f studyin g medicine.

Very Muc h So. "When MrB . Jlbbetts wa s asked why

she neglected her friends so , she gave a bal d excuse."

"What was it?" "The baby. " "

Hard t o Go. "This cas e ha s som e ugl y feature a

about it, " "Then put a good fatie on it." A smal l bo y doesn' t find i t ver y

amusing t o d o the thing s hi s parents are willin g t o let hi m do.

An ol d toper say s tha t non e are s o blind a s thos e wh o refus e a n eye *

-opener.

Every woma n shoul d hav e a n aim in life , eve n i f she can' t thro w a stone-with an y degree o f accuracy.

The cha p who poses a s a "good fel -low" i s apt t o ge t th e shor t en d of It eventually.

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At a meetin g i n Gran d Rapid s o} the receiver s o f th e Per e Marquette ' Railroad Co. , it wa s decide d to over-rule tb e orde r o f th o traffi c depart * ment no t t o accept perishabl e freigh t in less than carload lots during severe weather unless shipped' In refrigerator cars.

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This delightfu l food^made of India n Corn , i s reall y fas -cinating.

Com, say s Die * Hi^chisont a note d Englis h authority , i s one of the ideal felons.

A s mad e into f ^ t Toast * ies, i t is most attractiv e to th e palate.

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S c i e n c e *

L a c k i n g

P r o b l e m o f

U s i n g S p a r e

T i m e U n s o l v e d

By REV . FRAN K CRAN E

CIENOE ha s done wonders, but i t has it s limitations. In th e day s whe n Huxle v an d Tvndal l wer e i n thei r prim e

there was a feeling in the air that science was a new omnipotence that wa s about t o solv e all problems, cure al l social ills , dispe l all

clouds of superstition, and bring the sunlight of truth an d gladness o f light tipon earth .

The reaction coul d no t fai l t o come. We hav e learned tha t science , too, i s human. The worl d i s under a n unpayable debt t o th e scientifi c spirit and th e

ccientific method . The y have done great things. But there are other things , and the greatest things of all , that Bcience

cannot do . For, afte r all , the eye of the scientis t sees only appearances . Th e eye

of th e microscope , as a recen t Frenc h essayis t ha s said , i s stil l onl y a n eye, and sees only appearances .

Science recognizes onl y facts . Bu t i t i s not fact s tha t hav e th e las t word i n life—i t is - the relations of human beings to those facts .

So it i s always to the "seer, " to the poet an d prophet , th e philosopher and th e story teller , that we must tur n fo r our las t adjustment .

When ou r fact s ar e non-facts , whe n w e base ou r preachmen t upo n what i s not true , o f cours e w e go astray. I t i s science tha t mus t la y our foundations, els e the hous e i s built on the sand an d wil l no t stand .

But scienc e ha s bee n overpraised , i t ha s mad e racin g locomotives, huge steamships , telegraphi c cable s an d telephones . Wit h thes e w e have saved time and money, but we are.no neare r th e solution of the problem o f what w e shall d o with th e spar e time we have gained o r the exces s wealt h we have pile d up .

Science ha s brough t fort h millionaires ; i t ha s no t brough t fort h an y work t o make them a blessing and not a burden t o the world .

It ha s enable d u s t o carr v bodie s te n time s faste r tha n i n th e ag e of Moses ; it ha s no t show n how to make the soul s i n thos e bodie s nobler .

Is the mystery of love any clearer now than i t was in the days of Abe -lard an d Heloise?

Is deat h mor e undesirabl e t o th e las t mothe r wh o lost he r bab y tha n it wa s to Eve , sitting with dea d Abel' s head i n her lap ?

Are ther e moder n formula s o f friendshi p mor e reliabl e tha n th e in-stincts of Damon and Pvthias ?

Can the most learned savan t o f Harvard or the Sorbonn e tel l you any-thing ne w abou t ho w t o starv e th e beas t an d nouris h th e ange l -in you, anything Marcu s Aurelius o r Sau l o f Tarsu s ha d no t told?

Has th e mos t distinguishe d professo r o f sociolog y given u s an y new light o n ho w human being s ar e t o liv e i n mutua l helpfulnes s an d peace , my ligh t that goe s beyen d th e beam s cas t b y th e pur e ideal s of Jesu s of Nazareth ?

Let u s hono r th e scientist . H e ha s abolishe d pests , increase d com -forts, banishe d th e ghost s o f ignorance and taugh t u s intellectua l honesty.

But h e ha s no t heale d th e dee p hurt o f th e worl d an d h e neve r can . That take s anothe r typ e of man.

W a r

W i l l N e v e r

C e a s e

A m o n g

N a t i o n s

Oy Lfeoi. Col . D . C. Pearson

What ha s take n plac e i n the histor y of mankind i s pretty wel l known ; what i s yet to occu r i s onl y a guess , a s t o war , it s causes, it s possibl e preventio n an d a s t o arbitration, equall y wit h everythin g els e now i n the wom b of the future .

Of thing s know n and certain , i t may be .stated tha t so long as the causes exis t which have produce d wa r so long may war b e ex-pected. I n th e matte r i n hand , th e ques -tion is , Ho w wil l arbitratio n facto r nega -tively ~~witFl)THcr causes , a s t o war , a s i t undoubtedly ha s influence d privat e quar -

rels? Doe s its incomparably greater importanc e on a national scale march with it s being wisely adopted o n that scale?

It i s certainly an easy thin g fo r writer s and readers to make a ready answer t o those simpl e questions. Th e tough kno t i n this subject , fo r th e present writer , i s th e fac t o f warlik e and unpeaceabl e condition s thickl y spread throughou t th e univers e b y th e Creato r o f th e universe . Willy -nilly, convictio n strike s hom e that man , willy-nilly , mus t shar e and illus -trate the commo n fate, hereafter , a s heretofore .

Antipathy, animosity , foes withi n an d foe s without , ar e eve r a t th e door, in the same family , betwee n families , betwee n nations . In wa r might, not right , decides , an d th e sam e i s to o ofte n tru e i n peace . Justic e ha s often bee n outdistance d h v the snail ; an d sometime s not . I t i s never so certain bu t tha t th e outcom e i s almost invariabl y a wager.

Arbitration i s n n Ange l o f Peace ; le t i t com e and sprea d it s wings everywhere; le t i t b e a might y collaborato r wit h al l othe r ameliorating 6

forces, reducing to their minimum war, disease, shipwreck, famine and sin !

L a w s

H a v e

B a n i s h e d

H o r s e

R a c i n g

Not onl y d o lovers.o f spor t regre t th e drastic law s tha t hav e banishe d racin g in many states , bu t thos e wh o deligh t i n th e thoroughbrfd hors e contemplat e with y dis-may the threatene d extinctio n of that noble animal.

This passin g o f th e thoroughbre d i s a real an d no t a fancie d disaster . Man y of the bes t stud s i n Kentuck y have dispose d of thei r string s an d retire d fro m th e busi -ness. Th e grea t Haggi n establishment s that onc e sheltere d 60 0 to 70 0 mares hav e now les s tha n 100 . Withi n th e pas t five

years 6,00 0 Kentuck y mares o f purest stoc k have been shippe d to foreign lands, Argentina, England and Russi a acquiring the majority .

The remnant lef t a t hom e is not of the first quality, and the prospec t is tha t there wil l b e no replenishment .

Owners of famous priz e winners lik e Augus t Belmont are als o send-ing thei r cracks out of the United States , a s there is apparently m6 chance for th e reviva l o f racin g in Ne w York , whic h wa s alway s the cente r o f

By WOODFORD CLAY * Bora* Br*edcr( LesJntftoa. Ky.

* -:vt' Undoubtedly th e owner s and manager s o f the track s are t o a certain

extent responsible . To o many race courses and top rhuc h racing creates a hostile fuMi c sentiment . / #

| t i|;i& e |0ng^drawri-out meetings tha t Jifirt. Shor t meetings and th e iiairerae^ o f batin g wil l d o mor e Hp ^ amusemen t o f mankin d than al l othe r

these reforms should be put [in force everywhere.

T t l l N C T

IF Burto n W . Gibson , th e lawyer , shall b e convicte d of th e murde r of Mrs . Rose M . Szabo i t wil l b e because o f a ver y littl e thing ,

writes Charle s Somerville i n the New York World . Th e lis t i s long of men (and wome n too ) wh o have gon e t o gallows, guillotine , garote an d electric chair through some little inadvertenc e in a well-lai d schem e o f murder — some apparently triflin g acciden t that has developed Into a giant of condem-natory circumstances .

If Gibso n b e foun d guilty , the n i t will hav e bee n show n that, having se-cured Mrs . Szabo's signature t o a wil l in favo r o f her mothe r i n Europe, he lured th e woma n ou t o n Greenwood lake in a rowboat and there strangled her i n a brie f struggle , usin g a mys-terious, little-know n method o f stran -gulation accomplishe d b y th e sligh t pressure o f the thumbs on the carotid arteries a t th e neck . Thi s is the con-tention o f th e prosecutin g attorney . Of cours e a jur y wil l hav e t o decid e it. Gibso n say s tha t th e boa t upset , that Mrs . Szab o an d h e wer e flun g into th e water ; sh e drowne d an d h e was barely able to save himself. The n as he r attorne y an d administrato r h e possessed himsel f o f he r fortun e o f about $10,000 . Bu t when Mrs. Szabo' s body wa s exhume d th e physician s re-ported tha t sh e ha d no t die d o f drowning. Ther e wa s no sign 1 of wa-ter in the lungs . Sh e had been stran -gled befor e sh e wen t int o th e water , they said .

This strangulatio n b y th e thumb s on th e caroti d wa s allege d i n a mur-der cas e onc e before , whe n Privat e William C . Howard, U . S. A., was tried at Sueverville , Tenn. , tw o year s ag o for th e murde r o f hi s wif e a s sh e slept. Privat e Thomas A . Doyl e swore that he had once explained to Howard how a huma n bein g coul d thu s b e slain an d th e killing , i f don e deftly , leave onl y s o sligh t a bruis e o n th e throat tha t th e embalmin g woul d re -move all trace o f it.

Small Thin g Ma y Convict Gibson . But whe n Gibso n jheard th e resul t

of th e autops y declarin g tha t Mrs . Szabo ha d die d o f strangulatio n be -cause there " was n o wate r i n th e lunge he onl y smiled . H e confidently advanced th e suggestio n tha t th e un-dertaker wh o had embalmed the body had wit h instrument s draw n of f th e water fro m al l part s o f th e interio r of th e corpse . Th e undertake r sai d he ha d don e this.

' But th e doctor s sai d thi s wa s n o explanation a t all . The y calle d at -tention t o the scientifi c and thorough-ly establishe d fac t tha t whe n wate r -is draw n int o th e lung s b y a living , creature th e lung s inevitabl y sho w signs o f congestion. Mrs' . Szabo's did not.

So, i f Gibso n shal l b e declare d guilty, thi s littl e fac t wil l hav e bee n pivotal i n swinging the jury' s verdict, for th e embalmin g fluid lef t n o tell -tale scar s o f thumbs adroitl y pressed on th e victim' s neck.

One singl e ill-considere d statement, from th e lip s o f Henr y Cla y Beattie , the Richmond , Va. , wif e murderer , first directe d agains t hi m th e suspi -cion o f investigators who had gon e to the scen e o f hi s crime , unsuspecting-ly, i n al l friendlines s an d sympath y toward the youthfu l husband. H e had told hi s stor y o f ho w a s h e drov e with his wife* in his motor car at night along th e lonel y Midlothia n turnpik e a ma n had halted him with a shotgun and berate d hi m for careles s driving . When h e mad e angr y retor t th e man in th e roa d ha d answere d wit h a charge o f bucksho t whic h struc k Beattie's youn g wif e i n th e fac e an d killed her .

"He wa s reall y aimin g at me , bu t just th e instan t befor e h e fired I had leaned forward to throw in the clutch' and star t tft e machin e and the charg e struck m y wife. "

The relative s o f hi s wife' s parents , to whos e hom e h e ha d brough t he r body, believe d hi s story . He r uncfe . an influentia l man , begge d th e as -

Absence of Lui.g Congestion in Gibson Case.

slstance o f a railroad detective, lynii s iScljeyer. Scheye r listene d withou t suspicion unti l Beatti e made a certain answer to one of his questions.

"About howsfa r awa y wa s the man standing whe n he shot? "

"Oh:* sai d Beattie , withou t hesita -tion; thoughtlessly , "abou t bI x fee t away!"

Convicted Beattie. From that instant Scheyer s investi-

gations turne d i n a manne r tha t cul -minated in Beattie going to the death chair, fo r the detectiv e had examined the woun d o n the dea d girl' s counte -nance. H e knew that th e loa d fro m a. shotgun a t a rang e o f si x fee t would hay e scattere d s o fa r a s t o

have tor n hal f th e girl' s fac e away . In reality the wound in her cheek was perfectly round , a littl e large r tha n a Quarter o f a dollar , an d powde r marked. And , what wa s more , th e wadding o f th e cartridg e ha d sun k _ , . _ , . , , , „ . into her face. It was afterward prove d ™ ' d e r ? d F r a » c l 8 N e w t o n « I

half uncannil y m tn e detectio n o f murderers.

Jesse Pomeroy . on e o f th e wors t cases o f sadis m know n to criminolo -gists, a la d wh o murdered ' smalle r children solel y for th e capric e of th e thing, hi d his las t littl e victi m unde r the ground , slaking ^ her bod y wit h quicklime to destro y it . Rat s from a nearby barnyar d nose d beneat h th e thin laye r o f earth , at e o f the quick* lime and were killed b y it. Th e num-ber of dead rata caused astonishment , which le d t o th e diggin g o f th e ground, th e finding o f th e child' s body, an d eventuall y t o Jess e Pome-roy bein g sent to prison for life . That was forty-on e year s ago , an d h e i s still I n prison.

Paul Mille r i n 189 8 robbe d an d

that Beatti e ha d induce d hi s wif e t o get ou t o f th e moto r ca r int o th e road, tha t h e ha d brough t th e shot -gun ou t fro m a hidin g place , struc k her down with the but t en d of it, and, as sh e wa s prostrat e i n th e road , pressed th e muzzl e hard agains t he r upturned chee k an d fired.

The omission of an "1"—s o slight a thing a s that—i n th e writin g o f hi s name sen t Alber t T . Patrick, the law-yer, t o th e deat h hous e i n Sin g Sin g and later , b y favor o * Governor Hig -gins, to lif e imprisonment in the same institution. Patric k ha d planne d th e murder o f wealthy , old , invalid Will -iam M . Rice , conspiring with the aged man's valet , Jones, to possess himsel f of th e greate r par t o f th e ol d man' s millions. Befor e anybody ha d knowl -edge of Rices death Patric k Bent the valet t o th e ol d man' s ban k wit h a check fo r $25,00 0 mad e ou t i n Pat -rick's favo r an d signe d i n th e nam e of th e dea d man , "W. M. Rice. " Th e bank cler k ha d n o suspicio n o f forg -ery. Wha t attracte d hi s attentio n was that althoug h th e indorsemen t was "Alber t T . Patrick " th e nam e written i n the bod y of th e chec k was spelled "Aber t T. Patrick." Thi s dis-crepancy cause d hi m t o telephon e t o Rice; thi s brough t ou t th e fac t o f Rice's deat h an d arouse d suspicion . Just a s Patric k was sending the aged millionaire's bod y t o a cremator y where al l evidence of chlorofor m poi-soning would have been destroye d th e coroner intervene d an d Patrick' s ar -rest followed ,

Betrayed b y Locket . Bertram Spence r die d i n th e elec -

tric chai r i n Massachusett s a fe w weeks ago because th e los s of a small locket h e ha d bee n wearin g a s a watch char m betrayed him . A burglar had bee n workin g succeBsful y i n Springfield fo r thre e years . H e had committed upwar d o f thirt y crime s and had shamefully mistreated women and girl s i n th e household s tha t b e Invaded. Finally , in seeking to escape from a hous e wher e h e ha d alarmed

field, Mass. , farmer , an d Newto n a wife. Non e heard o r sa w th e crime. Miller possessed ^ himself o f th e ol d mans money , mad e hi s wa y t o a railroad statio n and in buying a ticket to a distan t plac e gav e th e ticke t agent a half-dolla r date d 1836 . Th e agent note d th e ag e o f th e coi n an d decided t o keep it as a souvenir. Un -consciously h e linked.i n hi s memory the ol d half-dollar with th e ma n that had give n i t t o him. H e showed the

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Cigar Case in the Birchal l Case. coin t o a friend, who recognized it afc. a pocke t piec e tha t farme r Newto n had carrie d fo r years . Wit h th e de -scription o f Mille r give n by the agent and the knowledg e of to what destina-tion he had purchased a ticket.,Mille r was captured , brough t bac k an d hanged.

The case i n which th e monke y per-formed wa s man y year s ago , bu t th e fact tha t th e anima l first brough t suspicion o n hi s master' s murderer s and figured as a witnes s o r "exhibit" in th e tria l i s a par t o f the cour t rec-ords o f th e stat e o f Mississippi . Ol d man Ackerma n wa s a travelin g river showman. H e ha d a uniqu e house -boat i n which wer e faded wa x figures of Guiteau , the assassi n o f Garfield ; Queen Victori a an d othe r characters , and a Punc h an d Jud y show . H e had traine d animal s a s well , sta r o f which wa s Jocko , a traine d monkey , whose devotio n to ol d Ackerman wa s such tha t h e would'whin e all night\if not permitte d t o slee p a t th e o\k man's feet .

Monkey Gav e Clue.

Locket i n th e Spence r Case* three women , h e sho t an d kille d a young schoo l teacher . Bu t fo r si x months afterwar d h e escape d detec -tion. Th e apparen t regularit y o f his life, ope n ^publi c view, warde d sus-picion fro m him . B y day li e worked regularly an d faithful y a s a shipping clerk i n a bi g institution . H e wa s highly regarde d there . H e ha d a young an d prett y wif e an d child ; a neat, prett y hom e t o whic h h e wa s seen returnin g ever y evenin g fro m work. An d the policema n on the post never sa w hi m leav e i t a t night . Spencer ha d a deviou s metho d o f getting ou t o f i t an d i n agai n unob -served.

Emboldened, afte r th e passin g of many months, by bis complete escape in th e matte r o f the schoo l teacher's murder, Spence r essaye d anothe r burglary. Thi s tim e h e place d a lad-der agains t a secon d stor y windo w and climbe d up . Th e to p o f th e lad -der slipped and thumpe d th e window. This awakene d a ma n sleepin g i n the room : h e rushe d t o th e window. Spencer, throwin g his leg s abou t th e sides of the ladder , sli d swiftl y t o the ground, ra n awa y an d go t safel y t o his home. Bu t in the confessio n that he made later he said:

"As I wa s runnin g away I realized that a locke t I wor e o n m y charm had been , broken fro m it s chai n as 1 slid dow n the ladder . Bu t it tumbled in th e gras s an d T mad e u p my mind I could snea k bac k the next night and retrieve it"

It was no wonder he was so anxious about it—th e locke t containe d photo -graphs* of ni s mothe r an d siste r an d was nftrked wit h a monogra m o f his Initiate. Th e locke t wa s foun d th e next morning in the grass b y the man he ha d attempte d t o rob . wh o wa s seeking the obviously possible clew o f footprints. , Two day s late r Spence r was arrested an d a rai d o n his house turned u p quantities o f loot confirma-tory o f th e suspicio n tha t th e out -wardly respectabl e shippin g cler k and householde r wa s a burgla r an d murderer.

Rats and a monkey, an old half dol -lar, a cigar ease, an old woman's pr}» vate stitching mark on a dea d man' s sock, a bi t o f oilcloth , hav e figured

Ackerman had traveled the river for years; hi s show was popular. H e had accumulated a fortune, I t was known that th e lon e showman had bee n me t at Devall s Landin g b y a ma n named Starr an d hi s wife , wh o begged a pas-sage along the river. H e invited them on hi s boa t an d starte d he r adrif t down th e river . A t the nex t landing the ol d ma n ha d disappeared . Th e Starrs .said he had become drunk and fallen overboar d i n th e night . Bu t the investigators who went aboard the boat notice d th e behavio r oP^pcko. The monke y maintaine d a stead y scowl a t Star r and his wife, and when they came anywhere within the length of hi s chai n h e would - make franti c rushes o f rage toward them . Hi s an -tics so impressed th e inquirer.- , that a rigid investigatio n wa s made ; ol d man Ackerman s body was recovered from th e river , an d it s conditio n proved tha t h e ha d bee n bludgeone d to death. Bloo d stains wer e found on the clothin g o f th e StarrSvan i th e place the y ha d cache d th e ol d man's bag o f mone y wa s discovered . A t their tria l th e monke y wa s brough t into court . H e ha d bee n kep t i n a cell an d wa s th e las t witnes s pro -duced. N o soone r di d h e ente r th e room than h e chattered an d screamed and mad e fiercely in the directio n o f the prisoners . Th e verdic t o f guilt y against Star r an d his wif e cam e in a very littl e whil e afterwar d

And there , was th e matte r o f th e cigar case . J . Reginal d Birchall , a rascally Englishman , decoyed a fel -low-countryman, F . C . Benwell , int o a swam p a t Woodstock , near th e vil -lage o f Niagara Falls . H e had inter-ested Benwel l i n th e possibl e pur -chase o f timbe r land s an d ha d th e young man send to his father i n Eng-land fo r a 5 draft . Havin g entrappe d him i n th e woods , Birchal l sho t him dead, wit h th e ide a that, impersonat -ing Benwell , he coul d forge hi s name sufficfently wel l to receipt for the draft from th e othe r man' s fathe r an d ge t the cash . Afte r h e killed Benwel l he cut of f every identifyin g mar k on the man's clothing , slipped his rin g fro m his finger, took hi s watch, his paper s and other belonging s and lef t hi s vic-tim i n the swamp , confident that , a s Benwell wa s totall y unknew n i n th e locality, th e bod y woul d neve r b e identified. Bu t in transferrin g Be n weirs belonging s t o hi s ow n pocket? he inadvertentl y droppe d th e youn g man's ciga r case . I n his diary afte r

I ward Birchal l wrote :

The Christma s stor y entitled , "Where the Hear t Is, " b y Wil l Irwin , in th e America n Magazin e contain s the following : v

"It wa s jus t befor e Christmas . of '64 tha t I Ba w Lee last o n the sout h bank of the Appomattox. I wonder i f any of the norther n arm y kne w what it wa s to be as hungry as we all were those days ? Th e captain sen t me up with a report t o the general' s house— he ha d a n ol d far m buildin g fo r hi e headquarters. I went on foot, because we wer e sparin g ou r horses . An d right there happened abou t th e great-est piec e o f luc k I eve r ha d i n my life. I kicked somethin g in the road. Well, I could scarcely believe my eyes when I saw what i t was. I t was half a boiled ham . Ho w i t go t ther e I'v e never know n to this day . Som e raid-ers makin g camp droppe d it , 1 reck-on. I f I foun d $10,00 0 i n th e stree t tomorrow, i t wouldn' t seem s o lucky. 1 wrapped i t u p unde r m y cape, jus t unable t o thin k o f anythin g bu t how good i t wa s goin g to taste . Yo u see I wasn' t muc h mor e tha n a boy . I enlisted a t seventee n i n '62 ; I wa s only ninetee n then , an d jus t wearing my secon d lieutenant' s shoulde r straps.

"Well, 1 came t o th e tur n o f th e road, and looked up. An d there came the genera l an d hi s staff . Som e of the boy s ha d bee n complaining . I' d heard the m sa y tha t th e genera l was living i n a houBe , eating frie d chick -en whil e we were eating bran and go-ing mea t hungry . I though t o f that , with th e ha m unde r m y cape . I dropped i t dow n s o I coul d hol d i t with my left hand when I saluted, and stood ther e b y th e roa d a t attention .

"I hadn' t see n th e genera l fo r a year. Bu t Lordee—wha t a yea r ha d done to that man! The n his hair was gray-brown—now it was almost white. Then his eyes were clear lik e a boy's —now the y wer e old . An d his fac e was pinched and hollow. Yo u couldn' t fool me . I' d see n tha t loo k ofte n enough before . Th e general wa s hun-gry.

"Well, I wen t o n u p t o headquar -ters with the report. An d all th e time I held the ham. and all the tim e I was thinking o f th e genera l an d th e wa y he looked . An d when I go t read y t o Btart back , somethin g struc k me . I wasn't muc h use t o th e Confederacy . He wa s everything . I jus t turned : and went out to the kitchen . I found the nigge r boilin g a littl e handfu l of corn meal . I took ou t tha t ha m and said, 'Ge t a knife , nigger , an d slic e up thi s meat . It' s fo r th e general . And i f I eve r find you haven't fe d i t to him\ you won't have to wai t for the Yanks So ge t you. ' An d I went back and ate a corn cake and a little sliver

f baco n for dinner that day."

Last Fla g Ou t o f Alexandria . At a politica l meetin g a t Alexan -

dria afte r the ' war, Col . Mosby wa s making a politica l speec h a t the court house.

"Why," sai d he , "m y war recor d i s a par t o f th e state' s history . Gentle-men, I carrie d th e las t Confederat e flag through thi s ver y town. "

"That i s so, " spok e u p Fit z Hug h Lee, who was in the audience . " I waB nere a t th e time. "

"Thank yo u for you r fortunat e rec -ollection," gratefullj * exclaime d Mos -by. "It i s pleasant t o know that there still live ' some me n wh o mov e asid e envy an d testif y t o th e courag e o f their fellow-beings . A s I say , gentle -men, m y war recor d i s a par t o f th e state's history, for the gentleme n here will tel l yo u tha t I carrie d th e las t Confederate flag throug h thi s town. "

"That's a fact, " continue d Fitz . " I saw yo u do it . Yo u carried th e Con -federate flag throug h thi s town , bu t Kilpatrick an d Ellswort h wer e afte r you, and you carried i t so blamed fas t one couldn't have tol d whethe r i t was: the Confederat e -fla g o r a smallpo x warning.*'

"I wa s utterl y insan e whe n I over looked th e ciga r case."

The finding o f i t le d t o th e iden -tity o f Benwel l an d to the arrest and conviction o f hi s slayer.

A Witty Lady . President Lincol n wa s onc e busil y

engaged i n hi s offic e whe n a youn g attendant unceremoniousl y entere d and gave him a card. Withou t rising* the presiden t glance d at th e card,

'•Pshaw! Sh e her e again ? I tol d her las t wee k tha t I coul d no t inter -fere i n her case . I canno t se e her, " he said impatiently . "Ge t rid of her; tell he r I' m asleep ; * anything you . like."

Returning to the lady , the boy said: "The presiden t say s t o tel l yo u that he Is asleep."

The lady's eyes sparkle d as she re-sponded: "Well , wil l yo u b e kin d enough t o retur n an d as k him when he Intends t o wake up?"

To Instruc t Children . The Roya l theate r a t Berlin , i n an-

swer t o th e reques t o f many citizens "to giv e a performanc e a t reduce d prices, s o that schoo l children might receive the benefi t an d the pleasure / responded toy setting asid e a Sunday afternoon fo r that purpose, the hous e was filled to capacity by an apprecia tive youthfu l audience , an d no w t a movement i s o n foo t t o mak e th e "school childre n matinee " a permi t neat feature*

Got Careless! At th e battl e o f Bul l Ru n General

Arthur met a soldier with* bad wound: in hi s face , runnin g toward s Wash -ington, f ...

"That's a ba d wound you have, mjr man," sai d th e general , "wher e did : you ge t It? " •

"Got it in th e Bul l Run fight" "flut ho w could yo u get hi t i n th*

face a t Bul l Ru n t? "Well, sir," said the man , half apol -

ogetically, '« i got careles s an d look*, ed back."

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A N Y P E O P L E know th e extraor -dinary stor y o f a happening t o M . Berard, fo r man y years judge , and , afterward, member of th e Chambe r of Deputies.

A fe w month s after h e had been calle d to the bench he wen t fo r a n excursio n i n th e Ce-vennes Mountains and spent th e night in a lonel y inn . H e fel l aslee p an d had a terribl e nlghtmade . H e sa w the innkeepe r an d hi s wif e stea l u p to hi s bed , and , whil e th e woma n grasped bot h hi s arms , th e husban d raised a long:, sharp knife , and stabbed him in the throat . The y then carried him ou t o f the room , threw hi m into a deep hole behind the house, and cov-ered him with refuse . t

When M . Berard awoke, it took him a lon g time to shake off the effects of this fearful dream , and, even while he dressed, h e stil l seeme d t o fee l th e cuts i n his throat .

Before leavin g the hous e wher e h e spent suc h a n unpleasan t night , h e gazed lon g a t th e hos t an d hostess , and coul d no t hel p thinkin g the y looked vlllanous.

A Tea r late r M . Berard wa s ap -, pointed assistan t judg e I n th e ver y district wher e hi s slee p ha d bee n s o unexpectedly disturbed , an d th e first thing h e learne d wa s tha t th e au -thorities ther e wer e investigatin g a crime that ha d bee n committe d some months before . A notary , wh o ha d collected a larg e su m o f money , had mysteriously disappeared , an d ther e was n o doub t tha t th e unfortunat e man ha d bee n assassinated* . ^ On the ver y day o f M . Berard' s ar -rival the police had received an anony-mous communicatio n informing them that tain had no t bee n seen . Th e examining magistrate ha d the innkeepe r an d his wife brough t befor e him , and aske d M. Berar d t o b e presen t a t thi s in-terview.

When the y entere d th e room , M. Berard coul d hardl y suppres s a n ex-clamation a s h e recognize d hi s hos t and hostes s o f th e countr y inn . Hi s dream ros e u p befor e him , an d h e asked the magistrate t o he allowed to eay something to the man and woman, who violentl y proteste d thei r inno -cence.

"You ar e th e murderers, " h e said , "and I wil l eve n tel l yo u ho w you committed th e crime . You , th e man , stabbed you r victi m wit h you r larg e knife, and , together , yo u carrie d th e body to a deep hole, covering It wit h refuse. I t mus t b e ther e now. "

The coupl e looke d thunderstruck . Then th e wif e wa s seize d wit h a ti t of trembling , and befor e anothe r mo -ment ha d passed bot h confessed thei r crime. Th e bot a o f th e unfortunat e man wa s foun t ii n th e ver y spo t

rnanied b y M . Berard, It i s no t fo r m e t o explai n thi s

strange incident , whic h a t th e tim e created a tremendou s sensation . Al l I know is that but for an extraordinary dream I , too , migh t possibl y neve r have discovere d wh o committe d th e murder a t Vincennes.

In January , 1891 , I wa s informed , early i n th e morning , tha t an—ol d lady, a Madam e Bazire , livin g i n a small apartmen t i n th e Ru e de Ter -rier, Vincennes , ha d bee n foun d strangled.

I a t onc e starte d fo r Vincenne s with M . Guillot, th e magistrate , an d went straigh t t o th e house , wher e everything had bee n lef t undisturbed .

In a poorl y furnished bedroom , or-namented "wit h banners, rosaries , and pictures of saints, lay the bod y of the old creature , fac e downward.

The murdere r ha d 5 strangled her , and had placed on her back a curious looking old trunk, covere d with boar -skins an d provide d wit h fou r rollers. Never before had I seen such a trunk.

Madame Bazire , wel l know n in th e neighborhood, was a quiet, inoffensive woman, mos t religious , ^no, durin g the thirt y year s sh e ba d reside d a t Vincennes, ha d neve r misse d eithe r morning mas s o r vespers . O n th e morning of the murde r she ha d gone to mass a t nine , telling the concierge that sh e woul d retur n soon , becaus e she wanted to put he r room in order.

At first, nobody in the bous e trou -bled about her, as it was thought that she migh t have come back lat e with -out being noticed. Th e next day, how-even the neighbor s bega n to fee l un-easy. <

Madame Bazir e receive d ever y morning Le Messager de Salute Philo-men# • * littl e relifelbti s paper whic h tells fcfous* J&bpfe wha t prayer s the y have to say during the day . Wha n it was remarke d tha t L e Message r d e fiainte Philomen e remaine d un -touched unde r th e door , th e neigh * bors rang her bell , and , receiving no reply, sent for tho police commissary .

My first impression wa s tha t rob-bery ha d bee n xthe motiv e o f th e crime. Al t t^e cupboard s ha d bee n ransacked, and on the floo r were sev-eral smal l bundle s o f line n an d clothes—of which Madame Ba*tre had a larg e quantJty-~-an d wWe h th o as * sassin, for somo reason o f other, Had loft behind . Onl y a bi g ctoc v tha t

used to stand on tt e mantelpiece, and, according t o th e neighbors , weighed more tha n fort y pounds , ha d disap -peared. O n the marbl e slab th e thin coating of dust showed the spo t where it had stood.

On the other hand, Madame Bazire's gold watch was still hangin g on a nail near he r bed . I f th e murdere r ha d gone there ben t o n robbery , why did he leave the watch , and carr y off th e cumbrous an d les s valuabl e time -piece?

Moreover, th e poo r lady , wh o had but a smal l annuity , wa s know n t o have littl e mone y i n th e house , fo r she ha d pu t of f a fe w payment s fo r the followin g day , when she intended to collec t her quarterly payment fro m the bank . An d when I inquire d a t that establishmen t I learne d tha t Madame Bazir e ha d no t calle d there .

I wa s puzzled , an d sounde d th e neighbors one afte r th # other. They , however, ha d bu t littl e t o say , wit h the exceptio n o f Madam e L , a most talkativ e ol d creature , whos e long-winded storie s bega n t o get . on my nerves. I had no cause whateve r for suspicion , yet I coul d no t hel p in -quiring fro m th e polic e commissary in he r distric t wh o sh e was .

"Oh," he said laughingly, "sh e i s al l right. He r husband i s employe d in a big establishment , an d the y ar e ver y well off. " "~~"*" \

In th e quarter , too , Madam e L bore a goo d reputation .

For al l that, the woma n seemed t o haunt me , and 1 paid her another visi t to as k fo r furthe r information . Thi s time sh e gav e m e th e destriptio n of a mysteriou s personage , who , sh e said, ofte n cam e t o se e Madam e Ba -zire, a poorly dressed man , easjly rec-ognizable by a huge bag hanging from his shoulder s by a strap.

It too k me several day s t o hun t up this Individual * I trace d hi m to th e Notre Sam e de s VIctoire s church , waited til l h e cam e put , an d aske d him to conduct me to his bouse. With-out utterin g a word , he tog k m e t o Batignolles, t o a jQtfeer-lbbking room , where he find lifs brothe r lived .

I confes s that , althoug h I consid -ered mysel f case-hardene d a s regard s surprises, I stared wit h astonishmen t when I behel d tha t room , whil e a pungent smel l nearl y choke d me . I n the corne r th e brothe r wa s bendin g over a smal l stov e cookin g a miser-able stew , thei r evenin g meal . Bu t the strang e odo r emanated fro m hun -dreds o f pairs of old boots an d shoes , piled u p everywhere , dirt y an d cov-ered wit h mildew .

Quietly, wit h a n almos t touchin g simplicity, thes* > tw o me n informed 1

me tha t the y kne w Madam e Bazir e very wel l Indeed— a charitable , kin d lady, wh o helpe d the m i n th e goo d worK the y wer e doing . On e of them had bee n t o se e he r o n th e mornin g before the murder , and not on the day itself, a s Madame L ha d asserted .

And the n thes e tw o quain t fellow s told m e th e extraordinar y life , they led. The elder brother wa s messenge r in a big shop and both , fanatically re-ligious, not onl y live d o n that humble salary, bu t manage d t o pu t a littl e money aside, wit h whic h the y bough t old boots and shoes , and sol d them a t fairs. Th e profit s the y derive d fro m these transaction s the y gav e t o a charitable institutio n In ai d o f aban -doned children. Thei r onlyJc. i n life was to pray, and to assist thos e poor-er tha n themselves !

A subsequen t inquir y showe d tha t these men had nothing to do with the crime, and I am not ashame d t o own that, despite' my anxiety t o trac e th e culprit, I wa s gla d thes e tw o quain t philanthropists wer e innocent .

I nex t discovere d that Madam e Ba -zire. had a niece , who m sh e ha d no t seen fo r a lon g tim e becaus e tha t young person di d not g o regularly to mass. Thi s niec e wa s engage d t o a youth, a kin d o f butcher , wh o sol d horse-flesh i n th e Pari s streets . Hi s reputation wa s anything but good.

I hav e alway s bee n avers e t o ar -resting a perso n o n mer e suspicion. But here , withou t an y clu e t o work upon, I departe d fro m m y principle , and ordere d on e o f my men to bring the man to my office.

He looke d s o scared , an d contra -dicted himsel f s o much , that ha d h e been arraigned there and the n befor e a jury, they would unhesitatingly have found hi m guilty . Moreover , he had a ver y unclea n record , an d tw o "cir-cumstances- looke d mos t suspicious : First, he, who the day before the mur-der did not posses s a cent , no w had, when searched, two gold piece s in his pocket And , second, h e wa s carry -ing a littl e parce l containin g line n and som e fanc y material , i n ever y way simila r t o th o bundle s foun d a t Madame Baslre's .

At first h e woul d no t explai n whence came the mone y and the par* eel, and finally said that i n the tram-car h e ha d "me t on e o f hi s forme r sweethearts—cook I n a "swel l house " —-who had given him tho forty franc s and th o linen;

The story seeme d al l the mor e in-credible a s h e protende d t o b e ig-norant o f th e nam e an d addres s o f this generou s woman.

"All I know/ * he declared , "is that she Is called Adele , an d i s in service In a house near tho Arc do Triomphev;

It wa s th o sam e childis h an d im-probable story of most criminals.

"I think we made a good haul, sir,*' said th e Inspecto r wh o ha d arreste d him. I

"That is not my opinion," X replied; "he ma y b e a ba d egg , bu t I doubt whether h e ha s anythin g to d o with this business."

My inspector looked surprised. "But, excus e me , sir, " be insisted; ,

"what abou t th e two , coins, and espe-cially th e linen ? An d his cock-and-bu.U stor y o f no t knowin g who gave them t o him? H e doesn't loo k like a man wh o received s o man y presents that h e canno t remembe r th e ad -dresses o r eve n th e name s o f th e donors."

"Yes, I know; i t seem s very suspi-cious," I retorted , "bu t ther e ar e things that escaped your notice. When he wa s brough t here , no t knowin g what wa s wante d fro m him , h e ap -peared ver y agitated, for, with a large collection o f misdeed s o n hi s con -science, he was trying to think which of his performances ha d come to light. I carefull y watched hi s finders—it is a habi t I have—and the y were twitch-ing nervously. Th e moment he heard that I sent for him in connection with the Bazir e murde r hi s fac e retaine d the scare d expression , but hi s ringers became calm , as if to say, 'We had no hand i n this affair, ' an d hi s fingers, i am sure , spok e the truth. "

The nex t da y I ha d t o releas e th e man fro m custody . Te n trustworthy witnesses prove d tha t h e ha d spe» t the day , an d eve n th e night , o f th e murder a t NeuiUy.

And the incredibl e came true. W e actually foun d th e fellow' s forme r sweetheart. Th e woman was in serv-ice nea r th e Ar c de Triomphe , and, having met hi m accidentally, bad giv-

tion; ther e was no excuse fo r suc h a proceeding. Madam e L — ~ , o n th e other hand , roundl y abuse d m e be -cause I reproache d he r fo r havin g put m e twice on the wrong scent.

i wen t hom e quit e disheartened . The busines s weighe d o n m y mind , and whe n I wen t t o be d I coul d no t sleep, becaus e I wa s trying : t o dis -cover wha t possibl e motiv e Madame L—«- migh t hav e ha d t o kil l th e widow Bazire . I found no solution to thbi riddle , and ye t I fel t convinced that thi s talkativ e woman, who twice had led me astray, bad committed the murder. Bu t what had prompted her?

Tired out , I slept, anq>tben I had a strange vision. I fancied I saw Mad-ame Bazire' s bedroom, wit h it s ban -ners, it s Virgins , it s Sain t Josephs , on the walls . I saw the poor old lady returning fro m mass , carryin g he r prayer-book under he r arm . Sh e was put o f breath , havin g mounte d th e stairs. Sh e sat dow n on a chair, and after a whil e rose , opene d he r door , and, seizin g th e trunk , dragge d I t along the floor.

All a t once a woman, a fury, rushed into the room, swinging a rope in her right hand.

"I a m sic k o f you r psalm-singin g tricks," sh e shouted . "Yo u shall n o longer wak e m e u p wit h you r tram-way, you old pig!"

And rushin g a t Madam e Bazire , who had no t th e strengt h t o utte r a cry, sh e thre w th e rop e aroun d he r neck an d pulle d upo n i t wit h al l her might.

A rattling noise, and al l was over— Madame Bazir e wa s dead .

The fury turne d around , and I rec-ognized Madam e L . Sh e looked a momen t a t he r victi m an d burst in-to a loud, insane laugh:

"There I s you r trunk , yo u psalm-

an and commi t ner fo r trial . I share your opinio n tha t Madam e L , whose min d seem s deranged , ha s strangled th e widow.* ' Where , how-ever, are th e proofs? "

"If onl y I coul d find that clock! " 1 groaned, "an d I t i s impossible for me to la y m y hands o n i t unles s I turn Madame L ' s apartmen t upsid e down, always supposing that sh e ha s not hidden it somewhere else."

"You ar e cleve r enoug h t o uneart h that cloc k withou t searchin g th e apartment,"-laughed M . Guillot, "bu t unearth i t yo u must. "

As Madam e L ha d take n a dis-like t o m e I could no t attempt t o ap-proach her . 1 » therefore, sen t fo r Barbaste, on e o f m y inspectors , an d gave hir n m y instructions. Barbast e had a curious specialty—that o f mak-ing criminal s confess . Hi s affabl e manner impresse d them , and when he gravely shook his head and remarked: "Yes, I know provocation is a terrible thing." the culprit s would turn t o this sympathetic frien d an d sa y ho w they had committe d thei r crime , unde r such Ftrong provocation that no right-minded jur y coul d convic t them. An d they woul d pou r out thei r whole story into Barbaste' s attentiv e ear .

Of cours e I did not mentio n to Bar-baste a wor d of m y dream, an d only gave hi m a sketc h o f ho w I though t the murde r ha d bee n committed .

"You must," I said, "induce Madame L t o confess , an d tr y al l you can to make her sho w you W'here she hid the clock. "

Like al l dreams, min e bad bee n in-complete, fo r 1 had attempte d t o re -member wher e th e timepiec e migh t have bee n stowe d away .

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quietly, sinc e tha t ol d psftlnvsinget y is dead . Ever y mornin g an d every * night o n he r retur n fro m mas s i f heard he r rollin g he r beastl y trunk, ! I ha d t o kil l her ! O n the previous ' day I ha d receive d a parce l bound ! with som e strong cord . 'A H right, ' i said t o myself, 'that wil l jus t d o nice-ly t o strangl e her. ' A a usual, I f was awakened b y the nois e o f th e trunk. j The ol d woman had com e back, from] church. I jumped out of bed , rah up*j stairs, thre w he r o n th e floor, and . twisted th e cor d around he r neck." •»

She remained a moment silent , and! then, wit h a n uncann y laugh , re- 1 sumed:

"It wa s a s eas y a s possible . She ' did no t utte r a sound. A OiUd of six* could hav e done it."

"And then, " ah e yelled , he r eyes ' darting flames, "and the n I took her : trunk, he r dirt y trunk , an d thre w ID on he r back , callin g out : 4 You wil l never bothe r m e again wit h that , yom old pig! ' 1 als o took away her clock, ! the dirty dock she liked s o much, and ! I shrieke d int o he r ear : 'Yo u will ! never hea r tha t strik e any more. ' "

She 1e)\ bac k in her chai r exhaust* ed, an d I remaine d speechless . M y dream, m y whole dream, ha d proved^ true!

As t o Madam e L , sbe required* doctors, not judges . Sh e was sent to La Salpetrier e i n th e war d o f Pro -fessor Vigouroux .

She i s stil l i n a crimina l lunati o asylum.

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HOW TH E KISSIN G PLAN T 1 9 GATHERED AN D MARKETED .

Doubtless man y peopl e whil e pur -chasing thei r Yuletid e decoration s have often wondere d whence come the immense supplie s o f mistleto e whic h must b e require d t o fill tb o grea t de-mand for it during th e holida y seaso n in the cities and townn of those states, too far north for that parasitic growth to thrive , Ray s F . . L Sherma n I n Country Life i n America.

Among many of the people native to the state s nort h o f Kansa s an d Mis -souri wh o have never take n th e trou-ble t o loo k tb e matte r u p a *or t otr general Ide a prevails that mistletoe is to b e foun d onl y a t rar e intervale , after a diligen t search, an d the n o n oak trees , wit h onl y a fe w sprig s growing in a, place.

The traveler visitin g Oklahoma City, capital o f the n«w state of Oklahoma , during th e winte r tim e and , taking a walk ou t t o Wheele r park , whic h i s situated i n the southwes t par t o f th e town, wil l hav e thi s ide a quickl y dis-pelled fro m hi s mind , fo r a t eve n a considerable distanc e fro m th e par k his attentio n wil l b e draw n t o the * strange appearanc e whic h th o tree s present a t tha t seaso n o f th o year , when th e leave s ar e of f an d th o mis-tletoe thrives on every branch.

In the rumme r timo, when (he leaves are o n th e treen , th e mistlPto o can-not b e seen unlaws it I s specially look * «d for , an d the n i f appear s t o h e al-most a par i of th e natura l foliag e of the tre e upon whic h i t i s growing .

Contrary to general belief , mistletoe is rarel y foun d o n oa k tree* * and i n

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Oklahoma i s nearl y alway s foun d 011 ¾¾:¾^ ^ swamp or wate r elms , which ar o gen-orally see n growin g in lowland s and along river banks. Her e it thrives lux* uriantly. j

There i s bu t on e specie s usuall y found i n Oklahoma out of the 400 odd species known to exist, must of which are found in tropical countries and ar a parasitic in nnture.

In Oklahoma two or three weeks be-fore Christma s the - annua l mistleto e harvest i s gathered— generally by boys who don' t min d th e dangerou s and ^ risky jo b of climbing into all sizes ct trees alte r it—an d bough t t o town* where i t is packed in barrels and boxes and shipped to the northern citie s aw$|g towns, whore, along with the holly an ^ evergreen, i t finds a place in those h a py home s whic h hav e no t forgott e the goo d old custom o f decoratin g j| honor o f the gla d Christraastide.

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en hi m th e mone y an d a bundl e of material for curtains.

A fres h clu e hn d t o b e found . 1 was losin g patience , an d returne d t o Vincennes, where I carefully examined every nook and corner , i discovered nothing that could pu t me on a direct track, bu t I had th e absolut e convic -tion that revenge o r some other mys-terious reaso n ba d brough t th e mur -derer to the house . Robber y was out of th e question .

I tried to learn more about Madame Is-—, an d discovere d tha t sh e ha d disliked Madam e Bazir e becaus e o f her bigotry , and he r deplorabl e habit of draggin g th e ol d trunk alon g th e floor-—the trun k th e murdere r ha d placed o n he r back . Madam e Bazire kept her prayer-books in that ^ox t and Madame L ~ —, whos e apartment wa s just underneath , use d t o complai n o f hearing continuall y a "tram-ca r pas s above he r bead. " Madam * U , i also learned, was most excitable, and apt t o quarrel with her neighbors .

But al l tki s wa s no t sufficien t t o connect her wit h the crime, and 1 al -ready began to fear that my prejudice against Madame ha d no fOttawa, tion, when in r suspicions were\oricc more aroused b y one o r tw o trillin g circumstances* whic h decide d m e t o par ba r anothe r visi t J woul d have* Mkod t o aearc h th e place , but , un -fortunately, tni a was out of tho auto*

singing idiot. Yo u will no t worry me agiln wit h it!' *

I hear d th e nois e of th e littl e roll -ers, an d sa w th e creatur e thro w th e heavy trunk o n Madame Bazire's life-less body.

Madame L stoo d fo r a moment motionless; sh e the n opened th e ba n door t o se e whethe r an y on e wa s in sight, and , walkin g u p t o th e fire-place, took tiown the heavy clock, hid it beneat h he r apron , an d stol e ou t of th e room, softly closin g the door.

I awok e wit h a start , perspiratio n running down my face. A cold bat h restored me , but m y dream remained In my memory in its minutest details.

I too k a shee t o f pape r an d wrote down, as i f i t ha d bee n th e scenari o of a drama , my report t o th e exam-ining magistrate . I t wa s dark a t six o'clock i n th e mornin g when I ran g the bell at M . Gull lot's, who, of course, was stil l i n bed and surprise d at my calling a t suc h a n earl y hour.

f, "Monsieu r Guillot,*9 I said , "I now know ho w Madam e Basir e wa s as -sassinated. Listen/ '

And I read him my report, or , rath-er, th e stor y of my dream.

"Yes," he said, when I had finished, "your conclusion s ar o perfectl y log; leal; th e crime undoubtedly has been committed In the manner you say. But your conviction and mine are not suf* flcient to allow us to arrest this worn-

found Madam e L r - i n bed. Sh e was ill an d greatly excited.

"Are you coming to bother me again with thi s stupi d affair? " sh e bega n angrily.

"No, no, my dear lady," replied Bar-baste soothingly.

And, takin g a chai r clos e t o he r bed, he added :

"I have onl y come to see you on a small matter. "

"What matter? " "Yes," continue d Barbaste , " 1 was

thinking al l alon g o f wha t yo u had done, an d wonderin g ho w I woul d have acte d i f som e on e ha d contin-ually been rollin g a noisy trunk over my head."

Tbe road creatur e sa t u p I n bed , and he r eye s gre w large .

"My good fellow," she cried, "I soon settled that little business."

"Quite so, " sai d th e imperturbabl e Barbaste; "bu t wha t hav o yo u done with th o clock? " , "Th e clock? " sh e shouted , shaking with laughter , "wh y it l a here, unde r my bed!"

And ther e I t was , an d ver y wel l hidden, too, for sh e ba d manage d t o squeeze i t insid e tho mattress .

An hou r late r Barbast e brough t Madame It— t o my offioe, whore in a disconnecte d manne r sh e gave,m o i l l th o details of tho crim e .

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Wot Use d t o "Hig h Life. " 'An old farmer wa s i n London visit-

ing hi s son , wh o ha d go t o n i n th e world, an d wh o kep t a larg e house ,

'v|?v>'7 servants, etc . When th e tw o sa t dow n t o dinne r

•*fco first nigh t a manservan t waite d «tpen them , an d wa s mos t assiduou s 3n hi s attention s t o th e ol d farmer . After watchin g his antics for a , bit the guest exclaimed:

"What th e mischie f are y e dancin ' -about lik e that'for? Ca n ye not draw 4in ye r chai r an d si t down ? I' m sure ithere's^ enough her e lo r th o thre e of •tts."—London Mail . *

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HO i s thi s gran d ol d man, adore d b y every one, an d wher e wa s he born? - Th e answer is no t easy , fo r Sant a Claus wa s bor a age s ago an d h e ha s bee n so bus y ever since /:hat he neve r ha s take n the tim e t o stud y hi s family tree . One thing he knows , and tha t is he ha s man y names . American childre n call him Sant a Claus , th e little Dutc h fol k St . Nicholas, th e Frenc h Pere Noel , an d th e Germans Princ e Ru -precht o r Kris s Krin -gle, bu t the y al l mean

the sam e thing . Th e stor y o f hi s birth i s told i n medieval legend. This Italian stor y say s tha t hi s nam e wa s St. Nichola s and h e wa s a bisho p in the fourt h century . H e had a great deal o f money, but he was so good to poor people , an d especiall y t o chil -dren, that h o save i t awa y as las t a s he got it . There are man y tales about his goo d deeds, but perhap s the mos t interesting on e i s ho w h e brough t back t o lif e thre e childre n wh o had been killed .

In Ital y h e wa s know n a s a tal l man, dresse d i n whit e robe s an d wearing a crown . Bu t th e happ y Dutch di d not thin k o f this kin d man that way . T o th e Dutc h peopl e h e always appeare d a s short-legge d an d pot-bellied an d wel l wrappe d i n furs . He wa s accompanie d b y a blac k Blave, who carried a bag full of sweets and presents . St . Nichola s carrie d a birc h ro d wit h hi m an d aske d th e children wh o had bee n goo d and who had bee n bad . I f the y wer e goo d he gave the m nuts , cracker s an d can -dies, bu t i f the y ha d bee n ba d the y got a flogging . Th e childre n pu t their woode n sabot s in the ope n fire-place so he could put some more pres-ents in thes^ on going out.

In Russi a h e wa s worshipe d th e same way , bu t h e alway s appeare d as a tal l perso n wearin g th e vest -ments, o f a bishop , wit h mite r an d crown. Hi s companion wa s a beard -ed ma n wearin g a fu r coat , carrying a stic k and a baske t ful l o f presents.

There ar e man y interesting legend s associated wit h th e nam e o f St . Nich-olas or Santa Clau s in England. On e is tha t he was put in.priso n for som e unknown offense , bu t manage d t o escape. Thi s is told i n "An Hue and Cry Afte r Christmas, " an d i t tell s of th e arraignment , convictio n an d imprisonment o f Christmas , and how he "brok e ou t o f priso n i n th e holi -days an d go t away , onl y leavin g his hoary hai r an d gra y bear d stickin g between tw o iro n bar s of a window."

In German y h e wa s a t first con -sidered a s a n advance courie r fo r th e Christkindlein, distributin g par t o f the ange l child' s gifts an d promising a visi t of the Christkindlein on Christ-mas ev e when he heard tha t the chil -dren were good. I n some of the small places h e appeare d grotesquely — sometimes i n goatski n an d dancin g like a goat , agai n i n a whit e shee t with a stic k an d tw o light s i n hi s mouth. Th e legend^say s tha t Claus, Nicholaus, Nech t Ruprecht , o r what -ever hi s nam e Is , "come s i n wearing a whit e shee t an d holdin g a stic k in his hand. " H e tell s th e childre n t o pray, an d i f the y disobe y h e flog s them, but i f they obe y h e gives them plenty o f nut s an d apples .

The Italia n childre n als o believe d in thei r patro n saint , bu t the y wor -shiped hi s wife Instead. He r name is La Befana and they pay as much hom-age t o he r a s th e othe r childre n d o to th e saint . Sh e i s no t goo d look-ing, fo r sh e i s suppose d t o b e mor e than 2,000 years old . Th e legend says that whe n th e thre e wis e me n wer e about t o pas s he r windo w sh e re -fused t o g o to the windo w and salut e them. Sh e sa w he r mistak e whe n i t was to o late , an d ha s trie d to . repent by making the childre n of Italy happy

PAGAN RITE S

on he r birthday , whic h i s th e sixt h of January . Sh e i s suppose d t o b e Santa CUVus * wife , an d whe n sh e i s not bus y helpin g hi m she i s i n Ital y getting read y fo r her 0 yearly celebra -tion, whic h take s plac e o n -the sixt h of January , whe n sh e give s th e chil -dren toys , fruits , candies , etc .

She i s als o know n i n Russi a an d a grea t many children believe in Mrs . instead o f Mr . Santa Claus . Ther e she i s calle d Babouska, and th e stor y tells tha t sh e i s s o kin d becaus e sh e is repentin g o f lier sins .

When th e Dutc h cam e t o Americ a they brough t thei r storie s o f their pa-tron sain t an d thei r Christma s cele -brations. An d th e childre n com -menced t o hang up their stocking s in-stead o f puttin g woode n shoe s int o the ope n fireplace. Thei r sain t wa s the sam e kind , jovia l man , excepting that he came wit h reindee r instea d of driving r horses a s i n Holland , Th e German childre n tol d thei r storie s of the Chris t child, who sent Princ e Ru -precht a s hi s servan t t o inquir e into their behavio r and t o distribut e thei r presents. The y di d no t se e a grea t deal o f differenc e i n |h e storie s an d so too k th e twenty-fift h o f Decembe r as th e da y fo r Sant a Claus ' appear-ance.

In Franc e i t wa s th e ange l chil d who cam e every year to bless the chil -dren an d t o remembe r the m with ; some smal l gift . Afterwar d h e ha * so muc h t o d o h o sen t hi s serva : Pere Noel , whic h i s th e Sant a Clau s of th e Frenc h and Dutc h childreryto heln hi m distribut e hi s gift s anc y to teh the m tha t h e wil l com e t o fies s .them befor e t- e Ne w Year. . Thoug h Sant a Clau s ha s a Barge sleigh an d tw o splendi d horsef c o r reindeer, accordin g t o th e countrie s he visits , h e ha s suc h lon g distaT to cove r that he canno t appea r i n all countries o n th e sam e day . Sant a Claus wa s bor n i n Holland , o r rather it too k the Dutch children to find him. But h e is a great traveler an d goes to all countries , wher e h e ha s man y shops and thousands of men and worn- > and tha t th e cedars , instea d o f point en workin g for him . H e goes t o all the forest s o f Germany , especially to the wonderfu l "Blac k Forest, " an d gets thousand s an d thousand s o f trees.

But eve n th e grea t forest s o f Ger-many canno t giv e him al l th e tree s he needs, so he hurries to Russia and even t o Swede n and Norwa y until h e gets all he wants. H e has man y shops In London , Paris. Chicago, New York, and i n many othe r cities . Hi s great factories ar e i n Nurember g an d i n Switzerland, in the Bernes e Oberland. Here he has man y of the dolls , wood-en toy s an d miniatur e watche s mad e that g o to al l countries o f th e world .

By th e tim e n e reache s German y the Christma s markets ar e emptie d of their trees , which ar e alway s dresse d awaiting hi s coming.

Then h e take s a fasf ' steamer t o America, and by the tim e he lands in New Yor k h e is pretty wel l tire d out. He alway s bring s on e o r mor o serv -ants wit h hi m and h e ha s s o man y homes to visi t that only a few of th e children ge t t o se e him . H e hurries in an d ou t o f th e chimney s jus t a s fast a s h e can .

He catche s anothe r steame r bound for France , wher e th e childre n ar e awaiting thei r Per e Noel . Sometime s he i s s o lat e tha t th e childre n hav e to celebrat e thei r Christma s and New Year together. Bu t his journey i s not yet ended, for he goes back once more to Russia , especiall y int o th e inte -rior, wher e he ha s no t ye t been . Bu t he i s th e frien d o f al l children an d must therefor e exten d hi s journe y into farthes t Norway , and eve n int o Iceland.

While h e i s bus y wit h th e children of th e nort h hi s wif e i s lookin g afte r the childre n i n th e south , i n Italy , Spain an d Greece . A t dar k o n th e eve o f Epiphan y th e Befan a begins . The ope n square s ar e crowde d wit h trees of al l sizes, wax figures of th e Christ child , candie s an d toys , while the ai r resound s wit h th e sound s o f whistles, horns an d carols .

When thes e celebration s ar e fin-ished Sant a Clau s and his wife g o of f for a short holiday , nobody knows ex-actly where . I t is said tfflkt the y have been see n i n th e higi^ffiountain s o f Switzerland J*$$&™%

t n e winte r sports."^#Wrever the y enjo y thei r holld^^t i s short, fo r as soon as they i

rested the y commenc e thei r work r th e coming year. This i s onl y a par t o f th e rea l

fChristmas legend , fo r Christma s would not b e nearly as beautifu l a s it is wer e i t no t fo r th e splendi d ever-green trees , shimmerin g wit h thei r many brillian t candie s an d ga y trim - j mings. Th e Dutch , may boas t tha t i Santa Clau s wa s bor n i n Holland . Who knows ? Perhap s h e was . Bu t Germany i s th e hom e o f th e Christ - j mas tree , fo r i t was th e first country that used the evergreen tree in Christ -mas celebration , and i t supplie s more (than one-hal f o f th e tree s tha t 'ar e U3ed b y Sant a Claus .

There ar e man y beautifu l storie s associated wit h th e origi n o f the first Christmas tree. On e legend says that on th e hol y night al l nature, eve n th e animals an d th e trees , were rejoicing

S H O P P E R S W N Y f W O E S

By BARBAR A BOYD .

She approached th e floorwalker, ae being the ma n of knowledge, and ask-ed pleasantly : "Ca n you tell me where I ca n find knitted sleeping caps?"

He looke d slightly puzzled . "Knit -ted sleepin g caps?" h e responde d du-biously.

"Yes. Fo r outdoo r sleeping . On o needs eomething t o protec t th e head , you know."

"Yes, t o b e sure . The y are i n th e muslin underwea r department. "

"But the y aren' t underwear. " "No. Bu t th e flannelette night -

gowns are there , and—" "But thes e aren' t flannelette," she

objected. "I understand/ ' h e sai d soothingly.

"But al l suc h thing s ar e together . Fourth floor j tak e th e elevator. "

So sh e too k th e elevator , thoug h she though t whimsicall y tha t mor e correctly, i t too k her , an d journeye d to th e fourt h floor.

"I a m lookin g fo r knitte d sleepin g cafes," sh e explaine d to a saleswoman in th e musli n underwear department , "something t o wea r o n th e hea d fo r sleeping outdoors."

The saleswoma n flung ou t a flan-nelette nightgow n wit h a hood.

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I FOSTBh-MUBURN CQ,. Buffalo. Kcw York Not t o 3 e Caught.

Farmer (o n on e sid e o f th e hedg e to boy on the othe r side)—Now , then,

No, tha t isn' t wha t I want . I just m y lad, didn't I tell you not t o let me want a cap fo r the head . I t i s made catc h you here again? purposely for sleeping outdoors. I t to Bo y (preparin g t o run)—Al l right , knitted." . . don' t mak e a fuss . Yo u ain't caugh t

"You'll find !r>< 3 knitted thing s i n m e yet!—Weekly Telegraph, the Ar t Needlework," said th e sales -woman, gathering up her nightgown. Many Children Are S.ckly. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children But thi s isn' t exactl y ar t needle - Breaku p Colds in 24 hours, relieve Feverishnessv w o r k i Headache, Stomach Troubles , Teething Disor -~. . „ , ders , move and regulate the bowels , and Destroy All th e knitte d good s ar e there, " Worms - They are so pleasant to take children rflnHerf tli o eol^rtmov , ' „ f f<„„ lik e them. Use d by mothers for22 years. A t a H replied tn e sale^oman , puttin g th e druggists , 25c. Sampl e mailed, FREE. Address* nightgown i n a drawer , an d turnin g A S. Olmsted, LeRoy. N. Y. Adv. away. There Were Others.

"You," sighe d th e rejecte d lover , "would find your name Written in im -perishable character s o n m y hear t could yo u but look. " • %

"So," murmure d th e fai r youn g thing who was aware of th e fac t tha t the swai n ha d bee n playin g Romeo at th e seasid e fo r somethin g like , 20 years. "So ? The n yo u mus t hav e a heart lik e a loca l director y b y thi s time."—Tit-Bits.

Two Guesses . "Well," sai d th e prou d fathe r a a

the docto r entere d th e room , "wha t is it— a boy or a girt?"

"I'll giv e you two guesses, and even then yo u won't gues s right," said th e doctor.

"Tush! nonsense! " sai d th e prou d father. "Boy? "

"Nope," said the'doctor . "Ah—girt, then? " sai d th e prou d

father "Nope," sai d th e doctor . "Ah—I know, " sai d th e prou d

father, sadly.—Harper' s Weekly .

ing thei r branche s upwar d as pointed, slender trees , sprea d thei r branche s wide t o protec t th e mothe r an d he r new-born child . Thoug h i t wa s mid -winter th e thor n commence d t o blos-som an d it s whit e flowers mad e a cover fo r th e child' s cradle * Th e olive poure d forth^oi l fo r the " new-born child . Al l were happ y excep t the smal l pine, which ha d nothing t o offer, an d year by year it grew taller. Still i t neve r forgo t tha t hol y nigh t and th e win d sweepin g through'it s branches moan s because th e pine ' i s still unhapp y becaus e i t ha d nothin g to give.

So to the Ar t Needlework fared th e searcher fo r a nigh t cap , an d onc e more told the tate of her needs.

"We hav e thes e knitte d moto r toques," sai d th * saleswoman .

"No, the y ar e no t wha t I wan t These sleepin g cap s ar e mad e pur -posely fo r sleepin g outdoors . The y are knitte d t o fifc over th e hea d an d come well dfow n over the forehead— "

The saleswoman' s fac e showe d a gleam o f intelligence . " I know," she said. "You'l l find them in the Hosiery Department."

"Hosiery!" "Yes. Al l the knitte d thing s ar e

there. It' s the ' S'ibway Gallery in %he basement."

So to the basement the woman jour-neyed an d interfiewe d th e stockin g counter.

The saleswoma n shoo k he r hea d "You should have* gone to t.he knit un-derwear counter,''* she said with a note of mil d reproo f i i her voice . An d as the searche r turne d awa y she.Jiear d the saleswoman ray to a fellow clerk: "They'll b e comif-g here for washtub s next."

Wearily she letne d agains t th e knit underwear counter . "Hav e yo u knit-ted sleeping caps?" she aske d a sales-man.

"Notion counted, " he said briskly. He spok e s o oonfldentl y hop e re *

vived, an d sh e turne d he r footstep s toward the notio n counter .

"You'll find th^m, " sai d th e sales -woman in reply So her inquiry.

{No, I won't, " replie d th e woma n firmly. "The y ar e no t i n hous e fU r nishings, nor i n harness supplies, nor yet in photograpl c goods nor jewelry, The shoe departmen t hasn' t got them, / nor gloves. I n fact, I don't think they are in the store. "

At \hl s th e saleswoma n wok e up . "Why don' t yo u tr y th e offic e o f th e manufacturer?" s :ie asked. "It' s right down Mai n street . I'l l loo k u p th e number i n tho phon e book. "

This sh e did , an d confiden t th e He—Yo u sa y tha t al l yoi T want i s quest wa s no w P X a n end , th e wor n a goo d home an d a goo d husband. I and wear y Bea u her Be t fort h dow n ca n surel y furnis h yo u a goo d home . Main street . Bu ? at th e numbe r gtv . She—Bu t ca n yo u furnis h me . a en there was no *ni t goods office, and goo d husband? nobody i n th e neighborhoo d kne w o f -

information; wanted .

any. Fo r a mcnten t sh e looke d at a department stor e acros s th e stree t But he r watc h tnl d he r th e mornin g was gone , he r feB t tol d he r sh e wa s dead tired,/an d he r commo n sens e told her to go home and sleep indoors like ordinar y mortals .

Of th e NEVER TIRE S

Food Tha t Restore d Her t o

YE CHRISTMA S FEAST .

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ORIGIN

Many Ol d Christma s Custom s Hav e Baen Hande d pow n Fro m

Ancient Times* It Is interestin g t o iiote tha t many

or thf e Christmas , customs whic h hav e endeared ;them\elye8 to ^ the peopl e scattered, ai l ove r the « world hav e their origi n < in man y case s amon g ttose^ ancient me n an d wome n wh o worshiped strang e god s befor e the y heard th e messag e of peac e brough t to thor n b y th e earl y Christia n fath*

ers. Th e holly , th e mistletoe , th e wassail bowl , the Yul e log , an d th e Christmas tre e ar e remnant s o f old customs tha t hav e becom e amalga -mated an d modifie d into the usag e o f modern civilization .

The Druids of Grea t Britain , whom the Roman s discovere d ther e whe n they conquere d th e Celts , wer e a priesthood rulin g th e peopl e b y cruel witchcraft. The y worshiped the oak , the mistletoe , an d th e holly . Thei r altars o n their feas t day s wer e deco^ rated wit h th e branche s o f white and red berries ,

all ou r neighbors ' chimney s smoke,

And ChH*fc*a s logs are burning ; Their oven s vhe y wit h bake d meat s

choke, And al l thei r spit s ar e turning .

Without the doo r le t sorro w lie, And i f by cold i t hap t o die, We'll bury' t i n a Christma s pie,

And evermor e b e merry .

When th e earl y Christia n father s came ove r to Britai n the y foun d that it wa s easie r t o amalgamat e th e feast day s o f th e pagan s wit h thei r own custom s an d teaching s tha n i t was to eradicate the m from the minds of th e peopl e who , lik e al l men and women, love d thei r recreatio n days . The Chrfstia n missionarie s merel y changed th e nam e o f the feas t o f the winter solstic e t o tha t o f Christmas, and s o the peopl e pai d tribute i n the old wa y t o th e he w (&* 9 which , t o their simple minds, was ible.~*»Natlonal Monthly . corapafr

"Something wac making me., ill an d I didn' t kno w th e cause, " write s a Colo, youn g lady : "Fo r tw o year s X

And whe n he r husban d aske d he x wa s thin and sickly; suffering fro m in-that nigh t i f sh e ha d bee n shoppin g digestio n an d inflammator y rheuma -she said , "No . Hunflnj;. " Wherea t tism . he mad e som e sarcasti c remark s " I had tried differen t kind s of diet , about th e tim e wome n wast e foolin g an d many of the remedies recommend-around i n th e shops . Bu t sh e wa s ed ; but got no better. too tire d t o ope n u p a n argumen t "Finally, Mothe r suggeste d tha t I

try Orape-Nuts , and I bega n a t bifce , eating i t wit h a littl e cream o r inilk. A change for the better began it Once.

"To-day I^ m wel l an d a m gaining weight and strength al l the time. I'v e gained 1 0 lbs. i r th e las t five weeks

Change I n Moder n Life . The old tradition that woman's work

was in the home, and only in the home, is dying , an d dyin g with swiftness ; slaughtered unmercifull y by the mod* era industria l system which has suck- j a nd d o n o t s u f f 6 r * n y ^or e from . 1n-ed awa y from th e hom e al l those in . I digestion , an d th e rheumatis m i s al l dustries tha t onc e wer e carrie d o n Bone . there—the pickling , th e weaving , the " J kno w i t i s t o Grapo-Nut s alone baking, the brewing , the spinning . All t n a t I owe my restored health . I stil l these were once home trades at which e a t t n G foo d twic e a day>/an d neve r women o f almos t al l rank s earne d . *Jre o f it. " Nam e give n b y Postu m their dail y bread ; the y ma y not , a s C o - Battl e Creek, Mich , housewives, hav e bee n actuall y pai d ^ h e flavour of Grape-Nuts is peculiar for thei r toi l i n money—as a matte i t o itsejf r I t i s neutral, not to o swee t of fact , I do not imagine that they oft. a n agreeable, healthful quality en were—bu t the y certainl y earned. t h a t m v * T *row s tiresotne. a t „ r. the keep , th e board , lodgin g and a l 0 n e 9 * ^ u

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t Q e s o i rhe^matis # to lowance dealt out to them by the huft. < f r o m overloadin g th e syste m wit h bands wh o wer e a t th e sam e time f a c , d material , the resul t o f imperfec t their employers . I t wa s thei r labo i j d'gestion an d assimilation . _ which helped to make of the averag e I A s 8 0 0 n a s imprope r •. food i s almn-home a self-supportin g institution , atoned an d Grape-Nut s 4s taken rfegu -place o f busines s a s wel l a s a plac e l a r , y * digestio n i s mad e strong , th e to dwel l in.- -Loudon Mail .

Not t o B e Trusted;^ — "Don't yo u thin k , that wome n ar s

too emotiona l to b e truste d wit h th e * a « 9 t r , "I certainly do. Creatures' that have np mor e eontrpl oye r thei r emotion ^ than wome n should be limite d ti'lh'c business of giving imch moral tratninj to our children as the y m*y rewir V

organs d o thei r work o f buildin g u p goodvred bloo d cells and o f carrying

-away th e exces s o f disease-makin g material fro m th e system .

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Corn Stalks for Protection. (By P . H. BALX.OU. )

Mice rarel y injur e tree s excep t where grass , straw y manure , board s or tras h o f some kin d abou t th e base of th e tre e prov e a hidin g place , a s they prefe r t o perfor m £hei r depre -dations unde r cover . I n moundin g fruit trees , first clear away the grass , trash o r mulc h from th e bas e o f th e tree fo r a foo t o r mor e i n al l direc-tions.

With the foot, or, better, with a post tamper, thoroughly firm the soi l about the base of the tree. This breaks down and fills any runs or burrows that may be just belo w the surface .

With tw o shovelsfu l of fres h soi l or cinder s make a small mound , 12 o r 14 inches in diameter a t th e base and

Young Appl e Tre e Wit h Woo d Ve-neer Wrapper , Havin g th e Eart h Mounded Aroun d I t fo r Protectio n Against Bot h Rabbit s an d Borers. from fou r to six inches high about the stem of the tree, firming the soi l well .

The top s of these small mounds ar e usually kep t quit e bare by the sweep-ing forc e o f the winte r winds, even if there be several inches of snow on the ground. Mic e wil l no t venture ou t in these exposure s t o fee d o n th e bar k of th e tree s an d burrowin g int o th e freshly packe d sol i is not livel y t o be attempted i n the winte r even i n «open weather.

The mound s may be left throughou t the year , bu t the y shoul d be tampe d hard an d repaire d eac h autumn . Cin -ders ar e mos t excellen t materia l fo r this purpos e a s mic e wil l no t burrow through them .

The wir e scree n i s a n Idea l an d complete al l roun d protecto r an d i s given first plac e amon g th e mechan -ical forms . Bein g ligh t an d ope n i t prevents th e leas t obstructio n t o th e strong winds, the air and sunshine are freely admitte r and no dark place s of concealment, such as invite the wooly aphis an d othe r form s o f i n Beet lif e are .afforded.

Use galvanize d wire cloth of %-inch mesh. Th e 24-inch width bein g th e most convenien t fo r apple trees. Cu t into 12-inc h sections the y shoul d b e carefully ben t o r rolle d ove r a email round piec e o f wood , allowin g th e edges to lap about one Inch. Th e cyl -inders ar e the n place d abou t th e trees, wher e thei r ow n tensio n wil l close them securely.

One-inch mes h poultr y nettin g wil l protect th e tree s agains t rabbit , bu t not fro m mice , hu t i n combinatio n with a slight mound of soi l about th e base o f tree , mic e wil l rarel y prov e troublesome.

There i s n o devic e superio r \n ef -fectiveness agains t rabbit s and ground hogs a s cor n stalks , an d certainl y none cheaper for the farm orchard. A good pla n i s t o tak e th e bundle s of stover a s the y com e fro m th e field, square of f the butts and cut off a two-foot lengt h o f th e lowe r ends of th e stalk;

These section s ma y b e fe d t o th e stock even in a manger, or i n the feed lot, wher e th e blad e wil l h e clearil y and neatly stripped off.

Five or six stalks bound firmly about the ste m o f a youn g tree, with twine or shor t section s of wire , wil l consti-tute a protector that wil l las t for sev-eral seasons. Th e stalks readily yield as th e stem o f .the tre e increase s i n size.

In cas e tvir e ties are used fo r bind -ing o n th e stal k thes e mus t h e re -moved fro m abou t th e tre e when the stalks are taken off, or they wil l drop down about th e cbjja f o t the tree and become covered wit h tyblf and forg o

The Wir e Screen . ten. Tree s hav e bee n kille d b y wire-girding in this way.

It I s difficul t t o trea t youn g trees successfully that have been barked by rabbits o r othe r predator y animals . Whether an y treatmen t wil l succee d or no t depend s largel y o n ho w bad the girdlin g is . I f th e bar k i s taken off clea r aroun d the tre e so a s to ex-pose th e wood , the onl y remed y i s to bridge graft . Thi s i s done b y insert -ing a scion bot h above and belo w the wou*ia\ and , of course, cannot readily be done except i n spring. Whil e thi s can b e don e successfully , i t I s im-practical fo r a youn g tree , an d th e chances ar e tha t i t woul d b e mor e profitable t o pul l ou t th e tre e and re-set wit h ne w stock.

If th e girdlin g i s no t particularl y severe i t ca n b e helpe d b y trimming the ragge d edge s o f th e bar k wit h a sharp knife ; the n coverin g th e sur -face wit h graftin g wa x o r othe r ma -terial t o kee p th e woo d from dryin g out til l ne w bar k grow s ove r an d heals the wound.

A grea t man y newl y plante d tree s die becaus e o f carelessnes s i n fillinfe the hole . I t i s importan t tha t thi s work b e carefull y done . I f th e soi l which wa s remove d fro m th e botto m of th e excavatio n be hard an d lumpy, it shoul d b e place d t o on e sid e an d the surfac e soi l use d first i n filling. The mai n thin g t o remembe r i n fill-ing i s tha t ever y par t o f th e roo t system shoul d be i n contact wit h th e soil. Unles s i t is , the expose d areas will b e points*for the los s of moisture and th e dryin g out o f th e roots .

The soi l surroundin g th e roots must be fine if they ar e t o be wel l covered. Either loose n th e soi l i n th e botto m of th e hol e o r thro w i n two or three spadesful d f loose earth s o that when tho tre e i s pu t i n i t wil l sin k suffi -ciently int o the soi l s o that al l under surfaces wil l b e i n good contact wit h it. Th e soi l ma y then b e filled in, us-ing th e fine soi l first and compacting it wel l aroun d th e roots .

There is little danger o f compacting the soi l to o much , unless i t b e o f a clayey natur e an d somewha t moist .

After th e first fe w spadeful s hav e been pu t i n th e soi l ma y b e packe d tramping. B e carefu l i n compacting

These D o the Damage. the soi l no t t o crow d the tre e ou t of place. Th e soi l shoul d no t b e mounded at the base of the tree above the natura l leve l o f the land , the to p two inche s bein g lef t a s loos e an d fine as possible.

Don't Los e the Eggs . As duck s la y durin g th e nfght , o r

early morning , al l th e egg s ca n b e saved by proper management . T o in -sure this , i t become s necessar y t o shut the m i n thei r room s o r pen s at dusk fo r th e night , an d a s the y ar e careless abou t wher e the y deposi t their eggs , i t i s best to have (beside s the nest ) th e floor wel l covere d with dry soil , which, in addition to obsorb* ing al l moisture and keeping the floor clear of filth, wil l protec t fro m Injur y eggs tha t migh t otherwis e b e lost . Ducks ar e quit e regula r layer s ahe r they onc e begin , usuall y layin g a n egg every 2 4 hours. T o induce them to come in at nights it is best to feed them at that time, and in the morning before they are let out. Treate d thus , they wil l soo n learn to come home at sundown fo r thei r accustome d food , and are readily secured. A t the proper time in the morning the eggs are col -lected, the,/lucks fed and the n allow -ed thei r freedom fo r the day .

Two o r Mor e Varieties . Do no t plant a n orchard of one va-

riety only. Eve n good eelf-pollenfzert will probabl y he mor e satisfactory if two o r more vartettas are set togethe r th«n whe n the orchar d i s limite d t o one alone;

Marshall.—Alleging tha t h e ha d been "doped " an d tha t th e officers were against him , Clarenc e Prior went home, go t hi s rifl e an d wa s goin g to shoot Nigh t Policema n Burkhardt . Prior wa B so nois y about i t tha t Offi -cer Burkhard t wa s forewarne d an d Prior wa s captured . Afte r a warning he wa s allowe d to g o home . H e im-mediately go t hi s shotgu n an d agai n started afte r Burkhardt .

Petoskey.—The weddin g o f Mis s Hazel Oliv e Cochra n o f Chicag o and Georg e H . Ennis of An n Arbo r was scheduled i n the bride' s hom e in Chicago, bu t coul d no t b e solemnized there because the house is under quar-antine. However , th e prospectiv e groom declare d th e weddin g should not be postponed, and it was held here at th e hom e of the bride' s aunt, Mrs . B. P . Willard , wit h Rev . L. H. Man-ning, pasto r o f the Methodis t church, officiating.

Ann Arbor . — John Monahan , a stage han d i n a local theater , was arrested fo r the larceny of $44.60 from the dressing rooms of the theater. The complaint wa s swor n bu t b y T . W. Webb o f th e Chaunce y Olcot t com -pany, playin g here . Brough t befor e Justice Doty , Monaha n waived exam-ination and was bound over to the cir -cuit cour t i n $200 bail, which was fur-nished b y a former employer.

Ann Arbor.—Joh n Edwards , ac -cused o f attemptin g t o assault th e wife o f Dr . Shelle y Hlggin s a t he r home on e da y las t summer , wa s brought into circuit cour t and pleaded guilty after a jury had been drawn for his trial . H e go t 6 0 day s i n jail . Charles Xicklo l pleade d guilt y t o a statutory charg e an d wa s sentence d by Judg e Kinn e fo r on e t o te n year s in Jackso n prison.

Ann Arbor.—A s Prof . W. S. Pills -bury wa s lecturin g t o his clas s in psychology a t th e universit y h e wa s stricken wit h a complete loss of mind, but during the afternoon h e recovered. The laps e i n memor y wa s brough t about b y a n attac k o f acut e indiges -tion, an d specialist s her e stat e tha t cases are no t rar e whe n these attacks do caus e menta l lapse s fo r a shor t time.

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Ann Arbor.—Fran k Mor/dy , assist-ant stat e foreste r o f (Wisconsin -was i n Ann Arbor t o confe r members o f th e forestr y depart ] of th e Universit y o f Michigan relativ i to he organizatio n of fores t rangers . Jle i s forming an organization in Wis-consin and is seeking information that will ai d i n th e work .

Menominee.—The fishing tu g J . J. Evans , owned b y Loui s Setunsky of Menominee , san k a t th e doc k i n Menominee, wit h Arthu r Fis h o f Ce-dar River , a fireman, sleepin g o n board. Fis h wa s awakene d b y th e boat careenin g an d leape d int o th e water i n hi s nigh t clothes . H e suc-ceeded i n reaching the dock . Th e tug was value d a t five thousan d dollars .

Grand Rapids.—Joh n J . Smorsk e of JackBo n returne d her e t o fac e a charg e o f embezzlin g $16 5 fro m William C . Kirchgessner , druggist , pleaded no t guilt y an d th e cas e wa s adjourned unti l Saturday. H e was un-able t o furnis h bonds .

Battle Creek.—A s a precautionar y measure Healt h Office r H . A . Powers closed No. 5 school for a week because o f diphtheria cases that have developed within the school. Ther e is no caus e fo r genera l alarm , an d pro-viding ever y perso n I n th e cit y wh o has childre n takes th e advic e of Doc-tor Powers , the health officer i s of the opinion that the sprea d of the malady can b e checked . Severa l case s o f diphtheria hav e develope d a t th e school and tw o deaths have occurred.

Grass Lake.—Rev . A . A . Wood , pastor o f th e Firs t Congrega -tional church for the last year, has re-signed, hi s resignatio n t o tak e effec t January 1 . H e wil l g o wes t an d en-gage in farming.

Mason.—A ne w cro p ha s bee n add-ed t o th e lis t o f Michiga n prod * ucts b y Lewi s Doyle , a farme r of Wheatfleld township . H e sowe d a smalKqUantity o f cotto n see d a s a n experiment Jast spring , an d i n spit e of a n unfavorable ^ season h e no w ex-hibits sevefa l wel l develope d boll s o f fleecy, long-stapled fiber as the result . Next year Mr . Doyl e contemplates try-ing cotton-raisin g o n a marketabl e scale.

Morrlce.—Just afte r cleanin g a dress wit h gasoline , Oliv e Ston e lighted a match . I n a n instan t sh e

, was envelope d in flames. Her screams brought he r mother , Mrs . Henry Saw-yer, an d i n tearing the burnin g cloth-ing fro m he r daughter' s body , Mrs . Sawyer wa s als o badl y burned . Bot h will recover . #

Lansing.—About 25 0 nurse s wer e given certificate s b y th e stat e board, which has. just finished its ses-sions. I t wa s th e larges t clas s eve r admitted. Thi s is due to the new law which permits graduates of accredited nursing school s to b e admitte d with -out examination.

In eac h 5c sack there are one Cffld (X half ounce s of choice Virginia and Nort h Carolfh a tobacco—pure , mild , rich—best sor t o f granulated tobacco . Enoug h to make many good , satisfyin g cigarettes—the kin d tha t make s rolling popular. An d with each sac k you ge t a presen t coupon and a book of cigarette paper s free .

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Sioux Falls , S . D.—"M y troubl e of skin diseas e starte d merel y a s a rash on m y face and neck , but i t grew and kept gettin g wors e unti l larg e scab s wptrfd form , feste r an d break . Thi s was fast on the on e side o f m y face, "but i t soo n scattered " t o th o othe r side. I suffered a great deal, especial -ly a t night , on account o f it s itching and burning . I woul d scratc h i t and of cours e tha t irritate d i t ver y much. This ras h wa s o n m y face fo r abou t two years , sometime s breakin g ou t lots wors e an d formin g larger sores . It kept me from sleepin g clay or night for a couple of months. M y face look-ed disgracefu l an d I wa s almos t ashamed t o be seen by my friends. ; "A frien d aske d m e to tr y Cuticura

Soap and Cuticura Ointment. I would bathe my face wit h ho t wate r an d a lot o f Cuticura Soap, then I would put on th e Cuticur a Ointment . I n les s than two days* time, the sorenes s and inflammation ha d almos t entirel y dis-appeared, and in four weeks' time you could no t se e an y o f the rash . flo w my fac e is without a spot of any kind. I also use them for my scalp and hair. They cured me completely." (8igned ) Miss Pansy Hutchins, Feb. 6, 1912.

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Bnt fo r the mistak e o f a cler k AU commuwcmtioaa should be addressed I sol d ri m fire cartridges fo r a

to*R. W . Caveriy, Pinckney , Michigan, ^eo^ r fire gou a tragedy woul d no and should be received on or before Wed - doub t hav e resulted a t Hambur g nesday of each week, if it receive * proper ^ Friday . Mrs . Arthur Kioe , attention, wil e of the superintenden t o f th e

' . . , - , ^ c I Hamburg schools aud Mrs . Fre d J J * * « a s ****** ^tte r Jane 8, R { w , * rf ft c o b b I ftre . fa

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women worke d ie th e bea n roo m at Watkin' s elevator au d receutl y had a littl e troubl e th e forme r Mrs. Bic e claiming that tbe latte r had slandere d her . Soo n after -ward they mad e u p and apparent -ly wer e as goo d friend s a s ever . Friday th e professor' s wif e pur -

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Ed Farna m an d wif e wer e Howell visitors Saturday.

Mrs A, M . Otley was in Detroi t o n [chased a cente r fire revoLe r a t one * store an d a bo x o f car -tridges a t anothe r store . Tb e car business last week.

Rev, W, H . Bipo n spen t tb e for e J fridges wer e ri m fire cartridges , part of the wee k in Detroit. Meetin g a son o £ Mrs. Fred Ric e

Urn Kathry n Lamborne of Gregory o n th e sh e aak« d bit n to i n is visiting at Mrs Jess e Henrys . -trac t he r i n th e loadin g o f tb e

. revolve r saving she wa s unfam u Earl MacLacla n an d wif e lef t las t i j | r w U h w ; t t p o U b . A f t e r i o a d m g

week tor thei r new borne a t Croswel l t n e revolver , she proceede d t o th e Mioh. bsa u roo m at tbe elevato r and go -

Dale Chanpe l o f Webbervill e ha s in g np to the cobbler' s wife placed been visitin g a t tn e hom e o f Joh n the^revolve r to.her hea d an d pull -n . . . e d the trigger thre e times, saving , Dinkel.

Miss Gladys Pool spent the firs t o f the week with her siste r Mrs . A. Gil * Christ.

W. 0. Dunning transacted busines s in Stockbridg e on e da y th e pas t week.

Monks Bros , are now livin g i n th e rooms formerly occupied by Dr. W. T. Wright

Benjaman Earae o o f Bento n Har -bor has been visiting friends an d rel -*tive|Mire.

THToell telephone gan g have bee n working on the Gregory lin e to r tb e past week.

Mrs. Mden Carpenter was the guest of Mrs . Pangborn of near Gregory one day the past week .

Mr. Steveson or North Lak e was i n town on business one da y tb e latte r part of last week.

liaverne an d Mar y McQuilla n o f Chilton spent Sunday wit h Mr s Greg ory Devereaux.

Mr. Perc y Teepl e o f Marquett e i s spending a few days with be r parents, Mr. and Mrs , Cbae. Love.

8ome person or person s hav e bee n giveing exhibition s o f thei r marks -mau'hip bv ibooting out stree t lights .

Dr. A, B . 'ireen and *if e o f Jack -son were over Sunday visitor s a t tb e home of bis parents, Mr. and Mrs . A. B. Green.

Dr. Walte r Snyde r an d wif e o f Jackson/spent th e for e par t o f th e week ajrthe born e of he r parents , Mr tnd^firs, A . B . Green.

Tbe Pinckney Literary an d Socia l club wa s organize d a t tb e born e o f Mies Kate Brown o n th e evenin g of Deo, 6. Bav , W , H . Ri p ft wa s ap -pointed presiden t an d Mis s M . E , Brown, secretary, Tb e nex t meetin g will b e held Frida y evening , Dec . 13 at tb e hom e o f Mis s Mabe l Brown , All thos e who are desirou s o f joinin g the clu b ar e cordiall y invite d t o attend. Eac h membe r i s requeste d to come prepared to talk five minute s on any sabject tbe y may choose. On e hour wil l be devoted to talks and dis -cussion followed b y a social hour,

Alta Bulli s entertained friend s from Gregor y Sunday.

MM Chicke n thieves ar e gettin g a c | f |p; | ' t ive i n this vicinity .

Born ^ ^ j j r B DaJeDaj s row ot Allegan, Mich. , Dec . 5 a 9 pound son wh o wa s name d For *

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You hav e ba d you r sa , lon e enough No w I ' ll have mine." Bu t the cartridge s faile d t o explode . Confusion ensued . On e woma n fainted awa y thre e time s befor e the professor' s wif e wa s overpow -ered an d disarme d A warran t was swor n ou t fo r be r an d sh e was taken t o tb e couut y jai l a t Howell. Late r she wa s release d under bai l b y friends . Bot h women are wei i know n aud ui^bl y respected an d i t i s no t believe d the professor' s wif e i s responsible for he r acts . Tb e two families ar e not related .

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county jai l wh o are abl e ar e forc -ed t o work out thei r sentenc e o u the roa d cutting brus h an d other -wise improvin g th e highways . Many o f tbe farmer s t o show their appreciation hav e bee n invitin g the gan g i n to dinner. A numbe r of countie s hav e sen t committee s there t o investigst e ti> e s y stem wit h a vie w t o adoptin g i t and al l have reporte d favorabl y of the plan . Durin g th e si x week s the syste m ha s bee n i n operatio n only on e prisone r ha j mad e bit * escape from the deput y sherif f i n charge. ^

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Every cu p o f Pleas -ant V a l l e y T e a w i l l

refresh an d invig -orate* Y o u l l

enjoy them . Order to*

day*

C h r i s t m a s S u g g e s t i o n s P r o m

T h e S t o r e o f t h e C h r i s t m a s S p i r i t 9 9

F o r w e e k s b a c k w e h a v e b e e n m a k i n g a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r s u p p l y i n g t h e p e o p l e o f G r e g o r y a n d

v i c i n i t y w i t h a s t o c k o f X m a s m e r c h a n d i s e , s u c h a s w a s n e v e r d i s p l a y e d b e f o r e i n t h i s t o w n .

T h e g o o d s a r e n o w i n s t o c k , a n d w e a s k t h a t y o u s h o p e a r l y ; t h e r e b y £ e t i n g b e t t e r s e l e c t i o n s

a n d b e t t e r s e r v i c e . A v i s i t t o e a c h o f o u r d e p a r t m e n t s w i l l s u p g e s t m a n y g i f t s y o u w o u l d n o t

o t h e r w i s e t h i n k of . '

S u g g e s t i o n s f o r

S e n s i b l e G i f t s f o r I V f e n

Silk Neckties , (boxed) Fancy Hosier y Christmas Belts , boxed ) Collar Bags , (all shades) Stick Pins , (boxed ) C uff Link Seta , (boxed ) E i d an d Moch a Oloves Fancy Suspende r Set s Mission Umbrella s Bath Robes , each House Coats , eac h Knitted Scarf s Silk Scarf s Necktie and Stic k Pi n Set s Handkerchiefs Initial Handkerchiefs, ^ linen,

6 in a bo x Honse Slippers Pajamas, pe r sui t Fancy Vest s Necktie Holde r and Rings Dress Shirt s Flannel Shirt s Nwearer Coats (wool) Fur Hat s Suit Case s and Bag s

25c to $1.00 25c to 1.0 0

50c 1.00 and 1.5 0

50c to 1.0 0 25c to 1.5 0 75c to 2 50 25c to 1.0 0 75c to 3.30

3.50 5.00

29c to 50c 1.00 t o 1.5 0

1.00 5c to 50 c

75c arid 1.5 0 75c to 2.00

1.00 1.75 t o 3 50

50c 50c to 2 00

1 00 to 2.50 1.50 t o 7 00 2 50 to 6.50 1.25 t o 9.00

I n R e m e m b e r i n g * *

Others, do o t forge t yourself . Te n can-not enjoy Christmas as yo u shoul d unles s you ar e properl y drer ^ 5 T t i * R dut y you ow e yoursel f a s < • • - i3 y 0 U r friend s to loo k an d fee l you r bes t o n Christma s D»y.

N e w X m a a S u i t s a n d O v e r -c o a t s f o r M e n $ 1 0 t o 2 5 ,

B o y ' s S u i t s a n d O v e r c o a t s $ 4 . t o 10 .

L a d i e s C o a t s $ 8 . t o 2 5 .

P r a c t i c a l G i f t s f o r b a d i e s Hand Ba«s , (Leather , Velve t an d

Chatelaue) «w * Silk an d Kni t Scarf s Fancy Collar s Sash Pius fiack Comb s Handkerchiefs Ribbons Umbrellas Kni t an d E i d Goods Furs, (Scarf s an d Muffs ) Silk Hosier y Hat Piu s Kni t Underskirt s Woolen " Pattern s Duster Bag s Sweater Coat s House Slipper s Kimonas DresMing Sacque s Kni t Hat s Muslin Underwea r Fur Coat s Pillow Top s Neck Novelties

50c to $7.50 25c 'o 2.5 0 15c to 50c '

25c and 50 c 25c t o 2 00

be to 1.5 0

50c to 3.50 50o to 1.5 0 All Price s

50c Pud 1.0 0 2¾ au d 1 00

50c to 1 50 1.00 t o 1.5 0 25c aud 5Uo 2.00 to 3.O0 UK) t o 1.5« > 1.0) t o 2.5 0 50c to 1.0 0

1.00

C h i l d r e n ' s G i f t s t h a t w i l l b e e n j o y e d A N D U S E D

Sweater Coat s House Slipper s Woolen Gloves Caps

1 ' *"T>' t

A l l Prices '

Handkerchief* Ribbons Shoes Fur Set s , Knit Toquo b B >y s Suits Fanny Tie s Hosiery an d Underwea r

P o p t h e W h o l e F a m i l y

Bed Blanket s Clothing Saw Case s and Trunk s Ru^8 Comfortables B*'d Spread s Auto Blankets

T a b l e b i n e n s a n d L i n e n P i e c e s

Vve wan t t o especiall y mention , a s ou r stock o f "Humido r Linens " i s 'entire! v new and on e o f th e larges t assortment s shown anywher e Table Linens Napkin s

Tray Cloth s Lunc h Cloth s Individual Towel s Dresse r Scarfs , Etc .

O U R L A R G E

H a n d k e r c h i e f B o o t h

Wil l contai n ou r 6ne lin e o f 250 0 ladies , rm ns and childrens handkerchiefs . Tbe y are al l at one plac e wher e yo u can nicel y see al l kinds from 2 fo r 5 c to $1 50 each Xmas boxes o f nic e handkerchief s a t all prices.

V i s i t o u r s t o r e — " T h e N t o r e o f t h e C h r i s t m a s

S * p i r i t M — T l i a t i s t h e o n l y w » y t o r e a l i z e h o w

w e l l w e h a v e p r o v i d e d f o r y o u r X m a s w a n t s

Only 1 1 more shopping days befor e Christmas . Thi s store wil l h ^ o p e n late r in the evenin g than usua l iro m no w unti l Christmas .

S t o c k b r i d g e , M i c h i g a n W . J . D A N G E R & C O M P A N Y

N - 9 W . ' . ? E 0 P L ^ . °f G B E G O B Y , tb e abov e lis t are bu t suggestions-an d ca n in now way describe tbe larg e amount o f beautifu l gifts td« t ar« on display a t oa r store. W e are firm i n the belie f that nowher e wil l yo u fiud large r selection ! and a t monev^aavini K T u ! r O U r S , 8 s call . W e 8 o h c i t a ^ l y shar e of you r Christma s patronage ' W e wil l pa y you r ¢ 5 - 4 1 ^ 3 5 3 2 2

SOUTH I O S C O . The Misses Beatrice and Rathryn Lam-

boino entertaine d thei r cousins , Rose and Ethe l Foste r o f Eas t Lansin g and Gladys Robert s of thi s plac e Saturday*

Mr. and Mrs. D. Green too k dinne r a t Mr. Cro&tmans near Gregory.

Mr an d Mrs. Joe Koberts, Glady s and J . O . entertained th e followin g a t thei r home Sunday , Misse s Ethel an d Rose Foster o f Eas t Lansing , Elv a Caskey, Kathryn an d Beatrice Lamborne, Marti n Anderson, Cecil Cone and Ray Hickss

Mr. and Mrs . Bert Robert s an d Mrs, David Robert s spen t Sunday a t Willi s Tappers.

Mrs. Amy VanKeare n returne d hom e from Jackson las t week.

Miss Kathryn Latuborn e i s spendin g some time wit h he r titter s a t Pinckney,

Mrs. Elvida Roberta and Daifly, visite d her Uncle, wh o is very tickr Wednesda y

A nnmber from here attended the dinne r at the Maccabee Hall in PUtsHeld Thurs-day.

P L A Z K i m P

Mrs. H. Reason of Lansin g is visitin g her mother Mrs . Charlie Harding .

Bliss Smith and family spent Sunday a t Claude Stoweg .

Mrs. Augusta VanSyckel will spend th e winter with her daughter at Battle Creek.

Mr. and Mr». Cobe McGee o f Fowler* ville attended th e Maccabe e Fair .

A large crowd attended the Fai r * at th e hall last Thursday. Proceeds—¢176.00

Mrs. Margaret Wattere spen t Thursday at Wil l Waiters . ' 7

B o i l i n g e r ,

Srogory, Mich .

NORTH H A M B U R G . Stephen Va n Born and wif e hav e re -

turned from Chicago . Frank MacKinder and wife are visitin g

relative* in Dexter . in Jas. Burroughs tranmte d

Pinckney Saturday. Br win Nash is silU on the sick lif t Jas, Nash was kicked by a colt Saturday

evening.

A H D E H O I . Pet*r Greiner of Mt. Clemens spent tev*

eral days the past week at the home of hi t brother G. M. Greiner.

Vincent Young an d Mar k McCIee r of Gregory and Raymond Brogan o f Mario n busked com for M . J. Roche last week.

Miss Gertrude Hof f o f Anderso n and John Murniogham of Marion were quietly married a t th e Metnodis t parsonage a t Howell last Thursday.

Malachy Roch e of FowlerviU e visited relatives here the first of the week,

Orla an d Glen n Hinche y entertained their titte r Mrs . Clarinda Fin k an d nephew Robert last wetife. "

Mrs. C. A. Fros t wa s calle d t o Stock* bridge b y th e deat h o f he r fathe r Mr. Singleton last Friday. ' Mrs» Glin n Gardne r au d childre n of

Stdckbridge visitedhe r parent s Mr . and Mm. E. Ar Sprout recently.

Mr. and Mr*. Frank Biroey entertaine d relatives fro m the west last week.

Jehn Loughlin of Chilsnn wa s a n ove r Sunday guest ot Will Brogan.

Mrs. Wil l fconnors and Mrs, Ovi d of Gregory visited their parents Mr, and Mrs. Dan Plummer Friday.

Charles I f off o f th e Sanitoriu m took dinner at Wm. Ledwidge's Monday. #

Tom Frost and Phillip Sprou t wer e in Detroit Inst week.

George Greiner is attendin g th e Ferri s Institute at Big Rapids.

Mr. and Mrs. R. M . Ledwidgeand little daughter wer e guest s of Mr . and Mrs. Burt Roche of Pinckney last **onday.

Arthur Sanford who hat been. , working for E. A . Snrost the past seaso n returne d to Detroit Monday.

Walter and Raymond Reason spen t th e week end with their parents here!

M Levi s Mrs. LawiaGolby , a wel l know n

Pmekney resident, died a t he r hom e here, las t Frida y mornin g age d 8 2 years. Deceased ba d reside d her e fo r the past fitty years. The taneral wa s held Sunday at tbe Pinckney Con^re-Rational church, Eev. W. H.Ripon of -hoiatinij. Interment i n Pinckney eea-etery Thos e fro m ou t o f tow n who attended th e tatteral were a s follows : nit ^ a r a D T o t i a « jn d so n Ber t of Detroit, Benjama n Estna n ot Bento n Harbor and Fred Campbel l an d wif e of An n Arbor .

Mr. 8hrotzberger Jr. was in Detroit over Sunday.

i O T O H l U m i O H Aaron Younglove entertained relative s

from Dansvilf e over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs . Will BUn d visite d rela

lives in West Marion Sunday. Mr. an d Mrs . Campbell and famil y

spent Sunday a t Pinckne y and attende d Mrs. Colby' s funeral .

Clifford Dey is visiting ftiends in Handy

W . J . W R I G H T

PHYSICIAN AN D SURGEO N QffiM Homt—12:8 0 to 3:30. «s0 0 to 8M

oaaooBT, MIOH .

ft T a q a p r s I wil l befa t th e ban k i n 'Greg ,

ory ever y Wednesda y unti l Jan . 1% X813, at Unadill a TaeBdayrDee.

Plamfield iSwwday , Deo. 1 9 a o d Tbnr^d»y t Jan . 2 to receire tttea .

Adelbert Brearley , tfwp, ,Tw »

Thsre was aaan i n onr te«a . And he was wondronei wtoa; a « i | i ^ ; ( t t i r t » W . « o ^ f t v x , H . woul d not adrertizo, / Bat on. «ad day b* adwrrtued, A « * t a * | » b y b 4 » ^ ^ ^ The ad. was wa« ;wt i a qalt e .mai l

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T o B u y a n d W h e r e T o B u y I t " I s t h e Q u e s t i o n T h a t i s U p p e r m o s t i n t h e M i n d s

o f t h e H o l i d a y S h o p p e r s T h e s e D a y s

F . C . S c h n a c k e n b e r g , N o w L i v i n g s t o n C o u n t y $ L a r g e s t F u r n i t u r e H o u s e ,

h o w e v e r O f f e r s a S o l u t i o n t o t h e P r o b l e m

N o O t h e r G i f t A r t i c l e O f f e r s a W i d e r R a n g e o f S e l e c t i o n T h a n P u r n i t u r e , a n d W e H a v e

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B e d r o o m S u i t e s

P a r l o r S u i t e s

P r i n c e s s " D r e s s e r s

G o m b i n a t i o n D r e s s e r s

C h i f f i o n e r e s

C o m b i n a t i o n D e s k s

L a d i e s 9 D e s k s

D i n i n g C h a i r s

C l o t h e s H a m p e r s

P a r l o r T a b l e s

L i b r a r y T a b l e s

E x t e n s i o n T a b l e s

J a r d i n i e r e S t a n d s

I r o n B e d s

C h i l d ' s B e d s

C r a d l e s

B u f f e t s

O f f i c e C h a i r s

R o c k e r s

H a l l R a c k s

f i l e c t r i c V a c u m C l e a n e r s

D a v e n p o r t s

C l o t h e s B a r s

C o u c h e s

A r m C h a i r s

R e e d R o c k e r s

O L l D f ^ N i f u p C 11 \ _

S O L I D

G o - C a r t s

I n P a c t E v e r y t h i n g T h a t i s U s u a l l y K e p t i n a P i r s t C l a s s P u r n i t u r e S t o r e

W e C a r r y a C o m p l e t e L i n e o f F u n e r a l S u p p l i e s

A n d G i v e t h e S a m e O u r S p e c i a l A t t e n t i o n W e A l s o H a v e a b a d y A t t e n d a n t

A H G a l l s P r o m p t l y A t t e n d e d T o D a y o r . N i g h t '

C S C H N A G K & N B E R G , F u r n i t u r e D e a l e r

a n d U n d e r t a k e r * H o w e l l , M i c h i g a n

T h e P i n c k n e y

E x c h a n g e B a n k

H O M E F O R C H R I S T M A S

Duf& a Conservativ e (ia\pk * iutr iins :itaess. : : \ : :

of th e ricT i "are ' "clrTTTecr, an d alway s flied~on tier lips, butTcaught his gTorl-treated m e wit h careful consideratio n fled loo k and heard Dorothy' s glad cry, and politeness , regardles s o f her ow n The n I crep t silentl y from th e room, wishes, Obedientl y she climbe d int o feelin g the lonelines s of spinsterh^od ray lap . pu t he r hea d agains t m y a s I had never thought to do.

— j shoulder, an d I bega n t o rea d alou d HAD bee n wes t takin g | a wonderfu l Christma s tale . W e are a convalescen t patient . o f us childre n at Christma s and I No t the Prope r Word , to his home and was re- | found enjoymen t i n th e story . Dor - "Di d yo u send Mr . Dresse r the sam-turning t o Ne w Yor k ! othy was very quiet, and as I turned a p i e s h e aske d for? " inquire d th e when a cas e fel l unex - ! Pag© 1 looke d down to se e i f she ha d tailor . pectedly into my bands. • fallen asleep . T o m y consternation , "Yes, " replie d th e clerk ; i ' m jus t The Pullma n conducto r 1 t n © wid e blu e eye s wer e brimmin g finishing our letter t o him. I' m send* startled u s earl y on e w i t l 1 tears , fast , overflowing an d run - in g it'Trusting to have your order—' " morning b y callin g ou t n i n S d o w t l t h e child' s whit e cheeks . "What ! Cu t ou t tha t wor d 'trust -

B a r r o n o f W i n e s *

H o w e l l , M i c h .

J n v i t e p y o u t o p e J e c t y o u r

3 pe r cen t j paid o n all Time Deposit s

P i n c k n e y M i c h .

G . W . T B b P L b l Prop *

to kno w if there wa s a A s 1 droppe d th e bool t fcnd clasped ing ' and mak e i t 'hoping / "—Catholic physician i n th e car . n e r closel y in my arms shk gave way Standar d an d Times.

to convulsiv e sobs. Jttm - ••—' 4&Kr

I ILiL!» W L L'Ull .1 I1.1 l!

There was no response , so withou t hesitatio n I

offered m y services . H e took m e a t once int o th e stateroo m an d intro -duced m e to a worried-lookin g youn g man. Ther e wa s n o need t o as k hi s trouble. O n the couc h tossed a littl e girl o f five or si x years , he r cheek s and eye & bright wit h fever .

I ha d a fe w simpl e remedie s wit h me, bu t th e chil d showe d rathe r alarming symptom s o f an aggravate d cold. Decidin g to take n o risk, I sent a telegra m ahead, and when we reach-ed Chicag o a physicia n wit h neces -

.; sar y medicine s cam e aboar d an d ac -I companied us to Buffalo .

Dorothy escaped al l of the maladies with whic h sh e wa s threatene d an d

i T h e R n s i n e Q Q >

Single-ton cam e in . Tbe. openin g of th e doo r

4 roused Dor -qttyy, "and, see-ing he r father , she stretche d eager arm s t o him an d crie d out:

"Father, dear, I don' t wan t a tree. I jus t want for Chris t mas."

A Civi c Duty . "Every busines s ma n should belong

to the boar d of trade or the chambe r of commerc e an d b e on a committee. Such I s a civi c duty. "

"Are yo u o n a committee?" "To b e sure. " And wha t committe e are yo u on?" I—that is—well , I can' t remembe r

just now."

J s J O L l D A Y Q J F T S

I place d th e chil d i n he r father' s

A Crucia l Moment . Fllbbittjon claim s t o hav e a hyp -

"5555 noti c eye. " "It didn' t help him any yesterday." "How wa s that? " "He wa s suddenl y confronte d b y a by th e tim e w e reache d Ne w Yor k a m s ]e Jl ™ o n* A n hou r ; l a n d l a dy t 0 W Q o m h e o w e d s i x m o nths

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was very much better. However , Mr . Singleton, he r father , retaine d me , and th e thre e o f u s wen t t o a fash -ionable hotel.

The littl e gir l con-tinued t o improve , but th e spontaneou s gayety o f childhood was lacking.

Christmas was ap-proaching an d Dor -othy wa s no w abl e to g o about . I wa s

Who wil l spar e a fe w * i

minuter o f hi s tim e t o f the photographe r o £ to- t . . , . . L ) instructed t o tak e day will pleas e hi e entire £ i her t o shop s an d

• " | matinees—in fact , £ 1 to d o everythin g to

afford he r amuse -ment. He r fathe r

family.

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His protrai t produce d by presen t da y m e t ^ a of photograph y wil t an agreeabt e surprise- ^ it's done s o quickl y anc l cleverly,

D a i s i e B .

passed an d then Mr . Singleton rapped,! ^oard." on m y door. H e told m e the story.

Mrs. Singleto n wa s no t dead , a s I had supposed ; sh e wa s in Paris , and if th e separation ' of which he told me was caused by fault of hers he did not so muc h a s hin t a t it .

Mr. Singleto n cable d a t onc e t o Paris. Ther e woul d jus t b e time.

Christmas Eve came an d stil l n o word, and though Mr . Singleton' s face looked thi n an d strained , h e starte d out wit h Doroth y at noon , telling he r they wer e going to have a gran d and glorious time that afternoo n

I wa s lef t t o atten d t o th e las t de -tails of the tree tha t stoo d in glittering bravery i n th e cente r o f th e sittin g

A CAL L DOWN .

Stockbririge, Nich ,

i room. Ther e wa s a lo t t o do , and' I suggested tha t sh e giv e a'Christmas 1 w as tustlin g aroun d whe n th e doo r tree fo r twent y les s fortunat e tittl e flew ° P e n a n d a radian t youn g worn-

•girls, an d h e kep t th e bi g limousine a n rushe d in , calling; ; I car tourin g th e shoppin g distric t Dan ! Dorotny! * f ! while we played Santa Clan* . * v Stoppin g quickly, her iMk^rreste d

One da y we had been ou t all of the ^ " ^ ^ ¾ ¾ ¾ ? ' j 1 6 " " aftenpon. Doroth y ha d selecte d f h e - ° ^ ; w h 0 1 8 1 1 1 7 8 ^ ! * ™ " ^ , «° -twenty dolls, and in retrospect I view- in g white. • .

« ra . .»«ger childhoo d an d **™™«* S T X ^ ^ ^ l tmm- wha t auc h a gloriou s after - • , ¾ ^ tmnmom hav e meant to me, bat the «««• . .M 2 * ^ b o * ^ 1 , , 0X ^L

m , . «Mlt f appeare d eve n mor e listles s 1 . » t f t*« » Peelin g rather anxious , I j J ^ , ^ ^ ^ S ^ S ^ " ^ o t

» Mokhe r temperature , gav e her som e k 8 « c " m ^ L Z S ? w I t h* i y t

^nataUhg nourishmen t an d aske d o f how Dorothv had b e M ^ ^ her, — JS^t/wo» toA a n Jt^nL i roar t the n she bubbled oyer; and w e had

, R « ^ , a ga y afternoo n finishin g th e tree . K ? l - ©oroth y hftd.;^ heauUful old-young J t B ' W ^ Z * L T £ £

a t t h e f p s t o r e

A n d i n orde r tha t yo u ma y se e thei r magnifi -

cent htocU , T H E Y VV11J > AM ()\ V RAILROAD FAR E

on al l purchase s o f SrvO O an d upward , dur in g

the mont h o f December .

O u r S t o c k C o m p r i ^ e ^ :

Tha C f.ilpJ)raterj Wukard and Luk-?n Hand Pa/r;v: J China

ijauj:<°.s arjd Pair point Cut Glass

C/'1 Books of h'lt'jry f )CoOr:ptior]

ih>, Pamous Conklir, ['our/taiq Ptr

'•^'i '///;/ Ho/ Paper and/nit;.U Stationary

Jo ;:t S'ib), BiN-j3, Pri'jtr Books and Rosariss

'. ; ;>:•:•:>- Goods Consisting of Music ftolis

Huqd iiQ.<j;>, Pu'ses uyj Tourist Sets

Cipioa Domestic arjd Imported Perfurrjes

Safety Razors froirj 1 to 5 Dollars

Framed Pictures and ftrt "a/endars

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mfr^ childre n laughin g down whe n Doro-

Mr. Newwcd—Yo u mustn' t h o «nvl-other people . That' s a faul t

you canno t find in me. Ifrf, Newwed—No , yo u don' t he -

lUt*% there i s anybod y bette r tha n yon are , or tha t anyone possibly could be.

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Statk of Michigan : Th e Pi * Kit e Court tor the county of Livingston. A t a session of' said court, held at the probate om*<•** i u the villas of Howell in eaid county on tbe 8id day of December a. v. t19l2. Present , Hon. / i thur A. Montague. Judge of Probate. I n tbe,matter of tbe estat e of EUNICE WARNER, Inrompetant E. A. Stowe bavins filed in raid court his real?-nation and final account a s guardian of sai d estate, and bie petition pra*io g for tbe allow-ance thereof. It i s ordered that the 87t h day of December A. D . 1U12, at te a o'cloc k in tbe fore-noon, at said probhte office, b e and in hereby ap-pointed for examining aud allowing said account It ie further ordered, that public notice thereo f be given by publication of a copy ol this order for tbr e succebsive weeks previous to said daj of hearing in the Pinckne y Dispatch , a ucwer*r>er printed and circulated in said co-'nty. 49 t i AMTHUB iL MONTAGU* ,

Judge of Probata.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Uviogstou 88. Probate Court For Said Co'-nty. Estat e of

FRANCES STICKLE, Decease d The undersized havimj been appointed by tht, .

Jud e of Probate of sai d county, Corunitsaioner g on Clainie in the matter of sai d estate, urd four months from th e 3rd day o f Dec . A . D, 191¾ having been allowed by said Judge of Piobate to all persons holding claims against said esuiie i n which to present their c. I aims to us fo r examina -tion and adjustment .

Notice Is hereby L'iven that we will meet on tbe 8rd day of February A. P. 1913 and on the <ith da y of April A . D. 191 ¾ at ten o'clock a . m. of each day, at the Ban k ot Georg e W. Teeple In tbe Village of Pinckney in eaid county to receive and examine such claims. Dated; Howell, Dec 3rd , A. I). lBltf. Albert Jackso n ' Coraminsioner e on JohnHaBt»encabl f Claims olate of Michigan, th e probate court tor tbe county of Livingston.- At a sesision of said Court, held at the Probate Office in the ViHa</*» of Howell tn said county on the 3rd On) ot L>e< ember A. D. l'J12, Present , Hun . .Arthur A. Montagu e Judge ot Probate, i n the muH r of the estate o r

ANSON C' MPREJ.L, Deceased Nelson P. Mortenson having tiled in sa'd court

hie petition prayin g that the administration of eaid estate be granted to Kngene Campbell or to some otbes citable person It i e ordered that the l«27th day of December A n. 1912at ten o'clock in the forenoon, ai said pro-bate office, b e and 1b hereby appointe d for hfarincsaid petition. It is further ordered Chat public notice thereo f be yiven by publication of a copy of this order for three successive weeks previous to said day o f hearing, in tne Pincknev Dispatch, a newspaper printed and circulate d iu said county . 49t 3

ABTHXJB MON T AG UK, Jiulse of Probate,

STATE OF MICHIGAN, ttit 1'ioUat e Court o f the County of Livingston, ! At a session of said court held at the Probate Ofttce in tbe Vlllaae of Howell in said Conn y, on! tbe 20th day o f November A. D 1912. ! Present, Hon. Aithur A . Montague, Jud e o l |

Probate, I n the matter of the estate of j JOHN N. GILBEU r, Decease 1 |

Julia Foste r having tiled i n said cour t ber I petition pr a lng tha t th « adminis'ratio n ! of,'said (stat e be grante e to Kalp h Gorto n or to 8( me other su It able peison. It i s Ordered. That tbe 20. b day of Decembe r A. D. 191¾, at ten o'clock I n the forenoon , at eaid Srobate office , b e and is hereby appointe d lo r j earing sain petition. It is further ordered that public notic e thereo f be given by publication of a copy of this order, for i three successive weeks previous to said day of I hearing in the Pinckney Dispatc h a newspaper j printed an circulated in eaid county. 49t 3 !

ARTHUR A . MONTAGUE, Judge of Probate.

QTATK OF MICHIGAN.* the Probate < •011 rt for Othe county ot Livingston, Estat e of SARAH A. DARWIN Deceased The undersigne d havin g oeen appointed, b y Judge of Probate ot said county, commissioners on Claim? in the matter of said estate, and four months from the find da y of Nov , A. u. 1912 having been allowed by said Judi?e of Probate to all pe r eon* lioldlnu ciaia.s ayainft said estate in which lo prenent thMf claims tu iih tor examination an u adjustment. Noticet's hereby iven 1 hat w e wil l meet on the 22rcj day ot Jul, a . d. 191,'J , and o n the 2(fh day of \ arch, a. i> . 1913, at ten o'clock a, in. ot eac h uay M the Ban k of Cieorge W. Temple i n tbe villajty of Pinckne y I n suid count y to receive an<) examiut such claim,- .

Dated: Howell , Mich. , Nov , a . p. I9r« * Albert Jackson John Hatseocahl

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