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ONE DOLLAR PER YEAS. CORUNNA, MICH., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1)04. VOLUME XXIV, No. 52
Our
Semi-Annual
SALE
is now
in Progress.
Reduced Prices cn ail
Hohday G m i*
Fancy China Ware and Brass
and Shopping Bags, and-on all
kinds of Faacy Goods. Also on
Dress Goods, Silks, Flannels,
Petticoats, Silk Waists* %>men's,
Misses' WOOLT|X Suits,
Walking and Dress Skirts for
Women, Misses and Children.
Men's Boys' and Children's
Suits and Overcoats, fur Coats,
Duck Coats, Lined Gloves and
Mittens of all kinds, Winter
Caps, Shirts* Woolen Underwear
and all kinds of Winter
Goods at closuig out prices.
The new crop of cotton promises
to be the largest ever grown
in the United Slates—too large
fos speculators to corner—and in
consequence the price of Middling'Cotton,
the grade from which
most staple fabrics are made, is
now only 7ic to 7\c per pound,
being about 10c per pound less
than a year ago.
We have already reduced the
prices on afl our cotton goods to
conform to the new basis t>f cost.
Sheetings, both in brown and
bleached -Sheets and Pillow
Cases, Cutting Flannels, Shirtings,
Tickings, Denims, Ginghams,
Prints, Cotton Batts, and/
all kinds of cotton goods, have
been reduced in price. - k.
We offer all remnants of Dress
Goods, Silks, Flannels, shirtings,
Tickings, Denims, Ginghams,
Prints, Cuttings, Linings,
Towelngs, Table Linens and
short lengths of al! lands of Dry
Goods at
ABOUT
ONE-HALF
Regular
Prices
BANCROFT FIF»C
Payne & Son'* Big Elevator Octroyed | Will
by Fire Last Night-Loss 96,000.
One restauce any rnswer for many:
&ei>e—Csrifitmas day rnoron:^ la the
home of a maa who has sever told the
Santa Clsus story to any ofnls children.
An open parlor door discloses a heavily
laden Christmas tree. Paterfamilias
In dressing robe suptrintetttf*the distribution
of JtMta. '• \
^Cbiaire*,tats is the day wbee peopto
give gifts to ooe auether te memory
of God's gift ef bts fton to the worM.
"Leddta, because sbe tores yoa yonr
mother gives yew this bestrilfel present.
Love la all the payenent she \Mu froai
yea fa return,
"Little girt, becnase papa loves yoa
dearly he giv«s yoa this little peasant.
"Saota Chum, children,U love in the
hearts of your frisad*: Jets as Oed
gays because he loved, so tbey give because
they lore Jns| a* you should
love God for hi* great gift, so loye your
friends lor their kindness"
A SAD CHRISTMAS
It Be for a Hazelton Family,
Whose Daughter ia Dead
aae^jfl JK» l&atltlf^m* *Wr©*x*4CC„ 4.«*«.,x
BrVtS* Detl M. ~ starter, Vmj^ .
TheeAerc L.Oam, LiMttsaten. „.„„.
Mary Utoa, Owtiw...!.^.
_ tt
m
iL.. at
.- —. M
J BOiCC-BARNES.
A Beautiful ; Christmas Wedding at
Byron.
A
I had s running sore.; on ray h*g.
Stufferrd terinye*. Deaa^a Ointment
took away the twmlnie aad itcbiog !eetutly,«Ar Bancroft, Dec. 27.—rr. H. F. Wil*
groom, a brother of Mrs. Lewis, and a telephone message Christinas." liams, of Bancroft and Alon NetsU Or-
theee his closiag fears Uas his home When a«ked to explain he told of bow mison, of Mondy, were united in mar­
witb her, aad Is eow witMa one month every Christmas- sines he came ;*ram riage December 13th at the borne of tha
o! b» Skh birthday.
his b'sme notlh of rjtke Superior, he groom's brother, Colls Williams, of
Only retativea of the couple were io had talked for Ave minutes_oyer•.. the. Bancroft, by Rer, S. D. Welwood.
stteudactt-e to witness tb« tying of the telepbooe wiih his mother.
Tbe bride Is a popo>'sr young lady, of
uttptlal kuot Uiat makes the twain oaf ''You see tbey make connections by Heady, Oenessee county, while the
for life, and we hops It may be a lengthy way of Detroit; Chicago, Milwaukee fad grooat bas lived In B*a«oft for several
oue as well as a usefcH and happy oae Doluth, snd sometimes yoqjako*fe bear t
j»Bd Hn. WiUisms have
Alter the^ ceremony was performed tbe very well. Two yearrago I could paly beogat tne R. S. Savage borne, They
newly ^ ^rrted couple were eetorted to bear a word or two,< it last year t%-was will b* av&eme to tfeetr frleade after
Om heaieof the bridegroom's parents, hue. Could bear her just a* well as it JanaaryJ, Tbeir saaay. fi feeds aatte
Mr; and Mrs. L. W* Jttsraes, where a she was in the room. Hope it's thM ia^wtsbfog the» %B rhe Jvys is Itta,
j^«*ttfii^fonpaji .jdiaoer- was., in way this ysarvhHt tneo ill an it pnai-
^fapTratlon so? tfeesB^TO^of-.w^^Tdi the**
partook.
Hat, pits! Min to Owo&cd.
As the close of tfea-Cbristmas-Dsy
-1
drew near *- ttum^^Fof -;_beuut£ful^xod/
l^rflTi thVhsbpiest man in tews
valuabie preaeuts wtre glv^sir them, aU -- Burton Oddtei^vrs. -
of whfc» will be of service in house- N. S.—Henry Ewgef "~ :
«s> who, ifejdames Parker, Gerow and
Nsiaanid BalL died at an early^j dsugbter, Miss FlOreocei waa united in (rdodspeed co^umes of 1S&0.
hour Faidny morning, aged 81 years.]
Carriage to Mr. Chester Conklin, of Jfjc Vocal *e!ect' o» *ere rendered by
Sbe had been ill aud In bed for a week, i j same piacH. At three o'clock, p. m., the Mesdames ^tos/nkrans a:>d Goodnpr»d.
complaining of being tired. Her bus-] ttppoiote0 time wben the stialiis of ite IhstrumenCri aeiectiaiis by Mrs. Pettf-
band noiiC*d that she was apparently j wedding march came pealing forth, the boee. History of llliinutiination was
sjeepiog, but when be went to her later ! and bride with Mr. George Dillau given by"Mrs. Pond.
sbe bed passed away.
as best man and Miss Olive Confer,
Mrs. Furrer was born fc--S'rt-iss;i»s3. sieivr of tbe bride, as bride's maid took
Her husband, Rev. Jacob Furrer, their place under tbe beautiful arch,
The resdats of tbis paper will be
preached in Owosso for tbe German^ .j-bers tha pti^ km* WAS tied by Ber pleaand totasra that there is at least one
Evan^lical church, thirty years ago, John Kirn, cf Durand, lo the presence dreaded d^aeea t*ai science bss been
fines which time they here lived iu of about 80 guests. The happy couple able to coraaa-.«llfts stagea, sad tbst is
Wisconsin until seven years ago when
Cacairtt. Haffe Catarrh ^Qure is the
received many useful presents.
tbey returned to Owoeso.
Outy r>osittve oare BOW known to the
Mr. and Mrs. Conklin, will make mediuAi fratarinMty. Catarrh being a
BszeitoQ their future home. constitutional dfipease. requires a court!tnttoual
trs«eeie«it. Hairs Catarrh Core
Dr.
It*s tbe HttStf «*oid3 that grow into big
Is cskec internally, acting directly upon
colds; the big eolds tbat end iu con­
tbe blood aod mucous surfaces of the
Notice to Taxpayers. sumption aud death. Watch the little
system, thereby destroying the founda­
colds. Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup.
tion of the disease, and giving tbe
The tax rolls for the seyoral wards of
patient strength by building up the con­
tbe City of Corunna are now in my
stitution and assisting nature in doiag
Notice.
its work. Tbe proprietors bave so
bands and I am ready to receive taxes.
Notice is hereby given thst tbe annual much faith in Its curative powers that
Taxes muse be paid before Jan. 10. A
meeting of the Shiawassee Mutual Fire tbey offer One Hundred Dollars for any;
four per cent penalty wiil be added to
case that it fails to cure, for lies
Insurance Company will be held st
all Uxes not paid before above date.
Phillips Hail, 1» tbe City of Corunna, on
of testimonials.
Taxes will net be received after bank-
Address F. J. Cheney & Co„ Toledo,
Thursday, Jan. 5tb, 1905, at eleven
is : ;iour».
Ohio.
o'clock a m., for tbe purpose of electing Sold bv all druggists. 75c.
iMted, Dec. 1,1904.
officers and tbe transaction of such otber Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa­
F. L. JOHNSON, business as may legally come before it tion.
Cltv Treasurer. audi further giye notice of the in ten
tion to amend Sec. 19 of Charter to read,
Annual Meeting of Stockholders. | Provided that no assessment shall ex-
Notice is hereby given that the an J ceed three mills on the dollar on tbe
mini meeting o» tbe Rtnckbokiers sf Thc i amount ac risk.
j First National Bank, of Corunna. Micb- i
Dated,Terpen, Nov.1001,
j igan, for the puipose of electing nine i
• PETHU "I'CIIEI.,
; directors and the transaction of such |
47-5w . Secretary,
; other business as may properly come |
j before the meeting-, will be held at the!
| banking office of said bank in the City •
| of Corunna, ac 10:30 o'clock a. m.,
| Tuesday, January 10,1905.
| >V. A. ROS'EXXKAKS,
• Cashier.
• Corunna, Mich., Dcv;
, je.
...SONS...
OWOSSO'S OLDEST AND
GREATEST STORE
:
Wb»u«,N«».f
te
Osttt.
—Randolph W. Builey titled to onr dubbin? rates.
S, S—rorrest B.Perry
J. S.~*-Am*sy E. 'Alderman
Tyler—Charles P. Bellor
Chaplain—William F. Beatty
Marshal!—Bat'i8 Snyder
Musicians— Henry Amid on and John
W. North wood
A Frightened Horse,
Running like mad down tbe street
dumping tbe occupants, or a hundred
other accidents, are every dsy occurrences.
It behooves everybody to have
a reliable salve nandy and there's none
as good as Bocklea's Arnica Scire,
Burns, cuts, sores, ecsema snd pilea,
Ot»apps*
pepsia means l^craliy bad coo±, it wilt Ther* Are re Some Simple R< Remedies
• not h« fair for f?!*ny to lay the blftineon irirHanena* hi* in «r»y t»nr«'?y
A mnng j
I the cook if tbey b«»gio tbe Christmas these, the experience of y
! Diiiucr witb littie appetite and end it! us,should te recorded sd Pf in ears assures i
; with distress or nausea. It may not be both internal and external applications killer. For! .
fair for any to do tbat—let us hope ao we have found it of «tw»? value: es-1
f..r the Hke of tbe cook! The disease pecially can we recommeild it for cold",;
dyspepsia Widicstes a bad etoi iacb, thst rheumatism, or fresh wounds snd brnis-1
is a weak stomach, rattier tb^o a bad es.—

Tirae-tried '
and true,
record
healing
sixty years.
If the office that docs your printing doesn't
do it neatly, try the JOURNAL. If it is
being done neatly, try us for better stilL
, Oood for Man or Beast. Cur_
hurts and paics anywhere in the
body or on the surface.
Pent . *i» other liniment can penetrate.
Siiiks r »?t into the fevered skirt and takes out
pain. Uoodfcr everything that walks*
Tie GREATEST EliSRSEHCY 1!?:¾::¾? KMOWN,
Fight Will fitter.
Tbo'yt; who will persist in e)t>sintf their j [
enr.r. Kie«'#
New Discovery «Uer everything
failed. Jjuoproveinent c«me atopve
nri'i four t>oil)w eiifireiy in-i "
Guaranteed bv
was extreui?I.v io>a! to t^i scuMierU .
confederacy. He was weii-to-co, owning-a
large body of land, and as hospitable
as was usual with .southerners
at that time, nut ae couirt sue wuj
his sympathies should cot be against the
government, which he thought had a
mission to 'free the niggers." The idea
of Mr. Lincoln, to save the union, had
not entered his mind
This old colonel was named Swearinger.
He was thoroughly "buslneas" in
those days, and was an oracle In hie
way, all the phases of the moon w*re familiar
to him, ?nd his crops brought
him large returns.
But the old colonel had a boy who wa*.
colonel in the Missouri militia. Hi*
family were all for the union. Ittrana-
A warning note is struck by a British
lady, who has both medical ant! literary
weeks, their main camps so ctose that skill, against the reckless disregard of
cheers In one could be beard is . the those laws which make for beauty.
other; so close that bands played in The English are growing plainer, she
one camp could be heard in both. This avers, simpiy because tbey allow even
seems incredible in this age of long* their children to be affected by the stress
and strain of modem life. The smart­
raugc j;uiis, hut It is iTH
ness, the ability to look after themselves
Inter Ocean.
and the athleticism cf the women and
children of the present tlaae spell phys­
W H A T "LLOYD'S'* R E A L L Y IS ical ruin. Beauty is rarely seen r.owa
days in its unadorned style. Lovely
Not, as Generally Supposed, Engaged women are artificial products,and really-
in Insurance Business—Dispenlovely children are as scarce as auks'
ses Harme Information. eggs. Tbe reason is that expressions
have grown anxious, ea^er, cold. iimb.i
How many newspaper readers who and members are strsined out cf shap«>
find daily references in the news dis­ by overtxorciss, ecmpkiicns and hair
patches to "Lloyd's" have any dear are starved for !^' ths prunes- and .prisms
of Elizabethan days, and which has J style of upbringing, which perhaps after
had its headquarters iu the tv'-yal fcia- j all is the best for them. The "larger life"
change in London since 17*-1, naa certainly hae its drawbacks.
nothing to do as SU; h witn mariue iu- '
surance or the taking of rish* find i Youthful Brides in Japan.
paying of losses, but its members Not one bride was over 22 years old
have. It is, in fact, a great mariticte I iu the 346.590 marriages which, accordexchange,
incorporated in recent years | ing to the latest census, took place in
by parliament, and it is to tli»: world ; Japan last ye&r. Forty-tro were oz\y
shipping and through its members \ 13, 7i>9 were 16, 5,484 were 17, 17,406
ot marine insurance what th« house were 19, and 16,100 were 20.
J. Jtnscfcild is to the banking world.
A».,:« from the fact that Lloyd's af- Pcn*TT!*r"*^i*^*l 3?oings.
forc.i i.:ar?ne insurance btokers a place Bishop Brent, of Manila, is credited
ot meting with Lhc:r clients,, its with tills remark: "The Methodists
great function is the collection, publi­ rais" the people cot of t'ne muu, the
cation and di.'ttsion of information jiiaptists wash them, the Congregatlon-
with respect to, shipping, it is the allsts iron them and the Episcopalians
direct outcome of the enterprise of the starch them."
keeper of a London coffee bouse. Edward
Lloyd was brought much in contact
with seafaring men and merchants,
and hi* foresight and enterprise
led to the development of a 8ystetn
which'hd b?co»e world famous.
Would Casque Without Sword.
France hopes to a

To Core * Cold
Laxative Bromo Qpgie
max H T S Bocrxns.
THE USE OF]
TIME I
' Year* Semes by It*" Hiaawsy sal
ly*aj** rxeackef.
( C«t»jrlitf»t, IMt, t,T J. a.
Chicago, Sunday, Dec. 25, 1S01. •
Tesi; **So teach ua to number pur days
that may apply our hearts unto wls-
energies
wisely directed, our ideals the noblest,
but, notwithstanding all this, we realize
at last that buxiian conceptions and
fexpectatlons bare failed, our plana
have miscarried, and the time spent
has been practically thrown away.
But if we had looked to a higher wisdom
than pur owa. if we had
t i»wti«*p» *
La vain to sorrow!
- ©sly tbe key cf yestwday
Unlock* to-morrow,"
soins- ex.-:
tract wondrous wisdom; while others
let it lie uncovered, and then-die fools.
Time ia life's tree, from which some
gather precious fruit, while others lie
down under its shadow, and perish
with hunger. Time Is life's Ladder,
whereby some raise theimselvea up to
honor and renown and glory; and some
let themselves down into the deeps of
shame, degradation and ignominy.
Time will be to us what, by our use of
the treasure, we make it—a good or an
evil, a blessing or a curse.** With time
so laden with possibilities for good and
evit, for this life and the life to come,
well may we pause at this season of
the year, and Make Moses'prayer out
frayer: "So teach/us to number our
days that we may apply our hearts unto
V'iadorn." So iuwresa us with the value
of time that wisdom shall become bur
ttacber, and we shall no longer waste
or misuse tint whicb is so precious.
1 I always Uxs te see a man wb«'« hapoy
with his lot,
NiJn' not a-feelin' Jealous at what other
folks has got;
Who lakes whatever comes along wl£fi not
a fault to &ad,
And who 1* stwavs ceri-yin' a well-contented
mind,
1 Itke to git &rcjija!r.tcd an' touch elbows
with the in-si
Who, If t
Years, stern, inexorable, may so
iltuif 'iViijs lii "T^Jn;
The days we marred and uioum shall smlla
if from their perished pain
Distills a perfume; shines a fleam, to make
the future way
The brighter and tho easier because of
yeaterdaj'.y
A NOT HER thought which we would
l\. emphasize in connection with this
Matter of the use of time is the importance
of gathering the odd momenta
as they par J. In large" endea/-
!"£- " 2 u: -pUrp©3CS _
ly working out the will and purpose
of God. We uay be using the time In
the wisest and best way possible, and
yet, while our eyes are on t.K": ":.'t-ger
interests, we may be letting the fragmentary
moments slip unused away,
He Who told His disciples to gather
up the fragments after the 5,000 had
been fed, so values the precious moments
that He would have us gath*
er up the fragments that lie about unused.
In the paUce of industry of
one of the world's great exposiUons
vers several curious specimens of
art. wrought by oumbie indtriduais
oat of each ffagme' a of ttrae as they
could secsre from their regular occn-
G
p&^onsv Boyle remarks "toat sanev
OD alone, Who sees tfce end from g^Ttias are eaailjr sca&eied about; Vat
the begfnnifcg, Who knows oat skiSfnl arthlcers gatlier, melt
j^kiwa sftOKgamid oOTUpr^^gevWiwew tranmut^th^m to-^aatv of
"searefcsag eye_ jjsnetrates the^ hvtvtmM
heart deeper J^A* saan's eye can, ever-; &&®m, Kvtat sar y^ga^t Chrkt^taa:
go, is abteTa laaaisi^isdomiand^^^
to .aid m*i> in th» f^gn^^Ttr^>MB£ ~as*^ *ispjsy^^— them. 1¾^-"¾¾¾*^¾¾¾^¾^¾¾
of time. Aa we begin the day, God acts of facta, and i uwisvi Kl*fu at
knows how many hours are to pass truth; by which they become tooklaei-
into our hands, and He alone can glasses for their souls, and tdesenpes
teach as how to use those hoars to yeveaUng their promised Heaven.**
the best good of man, and to the hon­ Jewelers save the very sweepings of
oring of God. A day thoughtfully, their shops, becaaae they contain par-'
prayerfully begun la more than half- tleles of precious metal. "Should
conqe^red. A day feverishly and has­ Christians, whose every moment was
tily pluxged Into u filled with the pit­ purchased for them by -he Wood of
falls of failure «nd dlsapnointmeat Christ, be less careful of time? Sorely
into which are dumped many a pre­ its very minutiae," exclaims CoJay,
cious moment and franr. If the Spirit "aboald be more treasured than grataa
of Cod so ruled in the life as to ssak* «C gold or dust of a^amoada.''
It sensitive to the Divine will, aad the
moments were* used as He would have A COLORADO REGIMENT.
them, lite wo*M take on new meaning;
business, social aad domestic aCalrs
would be dignified with higher Ideals
and bolter methods, aad the boars aC
recreation, the play tines which ia eaten
tiai to healthy, vigorou* Itfe, would
be wholesome and enapbllsg* The
prayer of our text la Justified by the
innumerable promises of God that Ha
v. ill give wisdom, that He will guide
HOW often one heirs the words tad direct Jama* sums it aM ap by
spoken with regretful sigh: "If raying: "If any or you lack wisdom,
I had' iaoro time, I would do so and let bim ask of God. that giveth to All
to," referring to some neglected duty, men liberally, and upbraldeth not; and
some unimproved opportunity, some it shall be given" him." It is the priv­
kindly word or service left undone. ilege of God's children to draw oa the
And the soul would unconsciously seek banking house of God for unlimited
refuge in the thought that the fault supplies of wisdom. No check proper­
lay not within the individual, but was ly drawn and presented is ever dis­
charg^abJe to time itself. But we honored. Man may have all the help
have all the time there le. We have he needs In wisely and faithfully us­
all the time whicb, God intended we ing the time as it patses. And in the
should have. He has placed 24 purpose and will of God each moment
lours in each day, for which we may become studded With priceless
are accountable to Hiin, and sure­ ferns of endtirlns brilliancy and beauly
this Is respousibiliry enough, withty. Using the time as God would
out wishing that the day were have!us is building for eternity.
lunger, that we had more time. Idle
Is the wish for more time. Reckless
and unrighteous is the longing for
the hours to ifess swiftly and bring
another day. It is not a case of the
changing of time, a retarding or a hastening
of its passage. It is a matter
ol the use to which time Is put. >3od
dees not come to you and to me and
ask us how many hours we had in
the .day, but Uow did we use those
hours. And He from Whose hands
the hours have come with such faithful
regularity is the One to Whom
we must render our accounting. I
do not think it is possible for man
in and of himself to decide how best
be can use the Urns which is given
him. He needs Divine gu.tuip.ee :n the
i'se of that which God treasures so
highly as to give it with frugal
hand, moment by moment. Fenelon
ha* said that God has done this tbat
He might impress man with the worth
ox time. "He never gives us two mounts
together, nor grants us a secend
till He has withdrawn the first,
stilt keeping tbe third in His own
hands, so that we are in perfect uncertainty
whether we shall have it or
not." —
UQO TEACH us." We need io enter
O God's school and learn cf Him
just how to use time. We ne^d to
Know the Divine values and to understand
the highest uses tc which
**me may be put. With what • unworthy
aims and motives man fills the
moments as tbey pass. With what
greedy hand he rea.cbe.s out and gathers
from the fleeting days the treasures
of tbi? life which perish with the
losing. With what thoughtless endeavor
aud aimless purpose he tills (
ihe hOu^s as they nass. But rasn, even I
r a wine supper that diminished Mr. Dobbins
roll to some extent; then th*y took
in the local theaters, then a gambling
house or two, then with a few other
kindred spirits, sat about a tab's at tbe
hotel, and Just drank, drank, drank. Mr.
Dobbins kept constantly at the side of
Mr, Debevoise, and kept up a flow of
conversation that was remarkable.
"Hlgginson," remarked Mr, Dobbins
.:ey tumble down, don't stay, but
hustle up as&ln.
to himself, "may know bow to make
An' buckle ir; the harder, all tbe keener money, but I certainly know how to
for the faJL
spend it, all right, all right"
Kot worr>m' about what people say or Mr. Debevoise was not altogether at
think, at al>. ::ease.
Something seemed, from time to
There's lota o" chaps who'd like to win time, to trouble him. He was trying
grand *W.T>/»** wnne fine /?y, evidently sot to forget himself. But i
If 'twaii't fer what the crowd would think,
or whj,t the crowd Would say, Dobbins was constantly on hand with a |
A. little flins, a little aneer, at what they fresh ordtr 5*d a fresh saiiy, and a mer­
do, an' then
ry burst of laughter which attracted' Mr.
Away.they .go,'an' never have the heart to Debevolse's attention from whatever h#
try ajraia.
Boost tip yer serve and tackle In, deter- may bave bad in mitid. ~^
. mt^od you'll succeed,
Once he took out & note book, "I—!
For men »uh *rlt ian' men with sand are mustn't," he murmured to Dobbins, "I
ieet the men we neec*.
—I mustn't forget—business. Business
Don't let the "knockers" Jar you, but if
you should take a fall.
before pleasure, don't you know. 1—I
Keep tryin'—dun't mind what tbey say or mustn't forget."
what they thi«k, at aUI
_ "Pleasurr/^ returned Mr. Dobbins,
It's »y Idee tbat wc shouM try to carry neatly, "is my ousuieas. bol nave treas­
out the Plan
ure before pleasure and pleasure after
Of workln' without fretfln'-^oin* jest the pleasure; in fact I'm very busy at it ail
heat we ca*. *
the time."
Of course a feiier's bound to sit a-plenty
of hard knocks—
Whereupen Mr. Debevoise called for
You can't sail unknown channels without another round, and time went on—and
biunpic'on the rocks.
on—and oa.
But what's the use o' whinin' or of settln'
idly by?
The others left, but the two still re­
Tbe only thine a teller ousht to do l£ try mained? Debevoise kept constantly re­
ar.' try.
ferring to something that he had to do.
An* keep rlfrht on a-trytn' every thne he "I mnst not forget business," he said.
takes a fall.
AD' not be frettin' bout what people say But he did forget b»si!«*8. He forgot
or think at all.
everything It was afte? five o'clock In
^-Farm nr>4 Hante.
tbe morn ir»g that hfs head sank upon tat
table aad be fell asleep. Mr. Dobbins,
1 who had drunk apaatagly during the
evening, bat who. nevertheless, -was
JfflE STORY weary, called a hotel porter.
"I think I caa improve oa Hlggiasop-s
OF DEBEV0ISE plant",he whjspered to himseif. Then
he spoke aloud to the ports
WeVBtw a light tar Gountty
Wa* yoOoWed by • flgnt
for the Pay.
1
. ^'Porier,'*^
E ARE all familiar with the story
W of the lady, who, floating over
the sea in a boat, was suddenly waktned
to discover, that her magnificent
necklace of pearls had become, unfastened
by ao;at> accident uz>} txU k>ose
end hangiii^ down in the water was
dropping vie precious pearls one by
cue into the unrecoverable depths. So
vith us. vk/ C let the pearly moments
slip into the unredeemable past May
we awaken to a sense of our loss. The
lines of Susan Coolidge's "TL: as cash wr* beetled
to equip the regiment and place it oa
a war footing. Gov. Gilpin wsxi obliged
to issue orders on the treasurer of the
United States, which virtually amounted
to paper money. These orders were
taken by merchants acd supply dealers
who equipped ihe troops. After
awhile the m'ets were paid off in these
orders. 'X^'~--
A sensation was created some time
later, however, when it became, known
that the governor had issued the orders
without government authorization.
Uncle Sam repudiated them, and
the troops and .the business men of
Colorado found themselves in possession
of thousands of dollars' worth of
these orders, which Were not worth
the paper tbey were written on.
Gov.';'Gilpin's, intentions were right,
but there was no doubt that he had
.•exceeded, his authority. The soldiers
and other holders presented their
claims to congress, but after a long
contest they were declared to be illegal,
and were disallowed. Then' they
were filed with the court of claims for
adjustment, and after the war was
over they were allowed in full. Gov,
Gilpin became a national character as
a result of this caa*. while the First
And they front us with reproachful eyes
as tbey wena forth with tJhe year. Colorado cavalry was known from one
end of the nation to the other as the
"The lost days which except for ua so
blessevl uilgui have been.
regiment that had to fight for its coun­
Blighted by our 5>erveraJty, or shadowed try and fight for its pay.
by our sin.
The vextne days, the moody days, the days To Turn a Port Into a Park.
of stress and pain,
The shrill, perverse, unhappy days, we face Prof. J. C. Blair, of the state univer­
them all again,
sity at Urbana, 111., has arrived in
" 'Come back, dear days,' we cry; 'we will Metropolis, 111., to take charge of the
atone for all the wrong;
work of converting old Fort Massac into
Your emptiness stisull b* reads tvl) your a national park. With 20 teams and a
discords turned to song.'
large force of men, Prof. Blair has begun
Only thf. echo answer*; all vain the grieving
sore.
to execute the plans for the improve­
The piLSt is past, tfye dead is dead, the ments covered by the appropriations of
chance returns no more,
the last legislature and tbe Daughters
as the .swettest hopes are born ot of the Revolution.
sharjH'Si suffering',
And n-.Mr.iaht is the womb of day, and. wiri-
For IHer.
tor of the spring.
Sc, winning blowing from despair, lest c-:v- . Caller—Do you tlink this is going to
portunity
be a hard winter? 1
May £i>rv*.- to make the fruitful soil cf har- Miss Gay—Oh, yft, fearfully; my envi
a is ,\ i.-t lo bir.
Kagoment book is lompletily filled. I
"For each tiny heavy made by us, some
ilny rr.uy gather whigs,
know I shall-be neamy- e'ead by spring! —
[>«• hin: awa'y from P. B. Hathaway &
Co/ That's all."
They landed in Donaldson. And sur^
enough, as they sauntered down th«
eireet, there was Debevoise walking 02
the other side, grip ib. hand, hot and tir 6
and dusty.
They caught up with him, aud Mr
Dobbins wu duly introduced. "Now
remember," whispered Hlgglnson, into
the ear of Dobbins, "keep him away
from that big factory that; u see ther*
In the hollow, and keep him drunk all
day tomorrow."
Mr. Dobbins, past master In the art ol
soaking an evening go pleasantly anrf
fast, r>fc*rted In. And Mr. Debevoise, Sodtag
that Mr. Dobbins was mfcde up of the
real gtic, Joined him They began witt
;
iasBiaswaii>aaaa«aaaaaaaat
iMll'sillsilllCirJfts!
As set «*rth in TsU GOi.K>
nUZJC TKKATXSfc, Us be
VwfsTV Um er say a**, «sUUed
tWMrswefUa%etse1«>
: The rig was procured—a large,
old-fashioned affair; and they hoiKted
Mr. Debevoise inside, aud Dobbins took
a seat beside him, and they were off,
for a long! gentle, weary drive up the hlli
sice It was such a tedious drive that
Mr. Dobbins himself, was forced to close
his eyes; and side by side, the two men
siept. At East Monroe the driver woke
Dobbins, and. as DebavolEe still slept
they carried him gently into the village
tavern and put him carefully to bed.
Then the carriage turned aroutfd and
went back home. "Now," whispered
X lilletiiW be* ac e«uals^-Besioa Berate.
Dobbins to himself, as he sat beside Ci^
prostrate form of Debevoise In the little
room, "now I've got to keep awake, to
see that he keeps asleep." Twice did Debevoise
start up somewhat wildly, his A WONDERFUL WORK.
hand on his notebook, aad cry that he To ee*
must attend to business. But Dobbins ta^isMebsngroae IbeN
religiously plied him with tbe cup that fas*l.taw>
BtTwort
cheers and inebriates as well, and he stnoV tti
dropped oft* once snort. All that day TtSsVr. ^
lastrater of
Debevoise slept and all that £ay Dob­ raa^aad"Arcaiid
bins watched At dusk the landlord Jt.(« books) '
drawiag ° called Dobbins down to the telephone.
Higginscs was at the other end of the
wire. He had found out at Donaldson
that they had climbed ihe mount? taside.
"You can come down now," he sale
to Dobbins, "just as ECOU as you like.
Good-by." Then be rang off. Dobbins
went back to Debevoise with a broad
grin on his face.
"Hey, old man,'' he said, "wake up.
You've got some business to transact.
Don't forget that you've got to go down
to P. B. Hathaway's."
Debevoise stretched his arms above
his head and yawned.
"P. E. Hathaways," he asked. "For
what?"
Dobbins grinned. "To get an order
for that glue."
Debevoise snorted. Then he reached
In his inside pocket and Jrew forth'
paper. "Good Lord," he answered,
"there's their order, for the whole
blamed thing-. I had it in my pocket
yesterday afternoon, and had packed
my grip aud was go^nghome when you
chaps met me." He rose and slapped
his thigh. "By George,' he exclaimed.
"1 knew thare was something. For IJ
hours I've been trying to send back tc
the shop a good news telegram and
haven't done It yet."
Places '-Italians Above ISu^liah.
Reporting upon the "Little Italy" ot
one of London's most crowded uistrJcts,
the health officer of the district says that
the Italians are "generally superior" to
the English persons who are their neighbors.
They also take more care of tbeir
children, among whom the death rata i*
ow, aad they are sober*
r
the*.
rood; t* be enema
the oaly Keia* sea,
b> die bisior/ot
Ptke CmptMT
lseeeV^eeHH eel eefsf
XeKlaley.
rVteeoaesr
per, ».ea
Kis
CapKaU"
one boa
fnll-pafe
Ute pen aad
AT*, tuiadfed pie
inest Auerieaaa,
siateiAiea, aettbae
conimaaders
SF«inisa-A_
loir by flu* the
facts aad fact—...
•ohxmete ooodeueed
, — ieter-
est the entire civil
bed world. Tee
drmwtags equal,
if they do sot
sarpaes, those ot
John Teaaiara,
for which
work he
[Of WHH.I1 ~—— . wviat H«
Vi^t«?V *xkxaa,^w.v«. jrh>, f^g^
to cmtarioo* THE NUTSHKLL ^^l'.XJSHrNO
CHICHESTER'S EN6USK
PENNYROYAL PHIS
MmC*. A in ay ^ reliable. 1 aetew.eik
cmcHK*bTesr» *vmu*.t£g in _
UeM tutumm -rctallie sat timliaiieu* base*, aeatei Buyofyoot With Wm i
Tttmm w etfcer. fte«e»e'««aj
—eleei aad ~Keltfi
by wfxmrm MmU. 1SVI
ail DivgKlJte.
cttU3EKST«R CHvaaaoat. oo.
A C FREE!
Jayne's 19
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o*T it so row. WKEH *f ^M'aftrt*iVIZ4¾ MTttT?
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S»T
BI»U, doafafl Is sIMn pscfc»«*- . '•• •.
tt'ai s wsEiiins^r EVkST HAK,
Teems:. HUdl^fKM *ud Old, Writ*
tor II to-day. T!iS srerrt Kfy !J SMIUI, 1
S lUrolDm, Vljforoii* MANHOOD sad sals J
uld mjtx. Addr«M 1
St Tbe rrmbiviy af«aieai Iuttswe*, 1
at No. 4 Bnlflacb ift. ;jppo»it« Bevere B«*w, j
X Soetea. MSM.), tb« oldest stid best la thH,
» coauurt; eMabiithed tn ISSL Aataor and.
. for more thee Thirty Ycsx* cUi*-f Cesssitiss'
T Ft>7»ieUa to tbe lawttaie, mraanaia of Bar. ]
* TM* Medical COUCKC class iftH^ Cpmuh'
St tatten by letter or In penou, ) to M
jfc Seadsr. A to L. 9
X Kn«v Tbvself MtBoaL a Vsde XeeaM,
•»« i~— wkSK. sealeaTUeli
^e^OCfclsU^lpW
forj
SeatTaiiisHatr Kar e> reaia lb* l>»assy'
* nlemeSseVIt M«4Ws1 i^Jwtetaa^ses;
* a Ss«4 feci, sad K «111 reiaaiu *c Ittossi
r« knlgtt 1 T*. wii-^rfSKUTOa i «>dby Qneea

i We Pay
4
PER CENT.
s INTEREST
—Major Carlaod'a little babe is very
11». • • On Deposits
fc it ctfle* Boi for
- The Board of Supervisors meet Jan.
ttatiwiilm.** #14 it* Itt
3rd.
—C. D. Smith was lo Detroit yester­ leiTIZENSV !
fpatit. OT COtttWfaftilOII if day.
-~MUa Alice Fox spent Christmas in | SAVINGS J
fratty « 9 to root* Detroit.
—Circuit court has adjourred until { BANK I
Jan. 3rd.
: owosso s
tgwv^ ll._MaM.
for aaa
Throat, Lungs
Ayer's Fills ^e&37 &«M ift* Cn&wry
Poctor&i In nbroaklrKK up a cold.
Cbaa. X. Rtgley, A, It. Whipple,
Prcaident Caahkr
Cbas. W. Oale, Geo. H. Sweet,
Vice president A*a't. Cashier
THB
Owosso Savings Bank
Ow
:
.ttM«3i'.:wBvm>' amy ama^aaapa 1
apaw. : ••ia^MBte.|if|faat.
Ilma^waaf. mm''
labafaff oarad far la taa
Baaattai ami daMff as waU w
expected...
JfhlWsa;teamambu of
Oomaaaadary Mja

SteepleAsivesa 1» a
Sigft of Nerve Trowb!e
and Should
Re Looked To.
There are three different m*hi/*eta-
Uoiu^f sieeplesaneee.
First, fcartUy to sleep a wink afl night.
itcauu, io Ua awake « Jon* ihtte before
fatting asleep; third, tc&Jl sawn »000,
wakmg uj> after r^vtrst SSO-JTB and tics;
6B3 it hare! to fd/.-?r> again.
They mean thkt somewhere in the
nerve fterea. aoraewhere in the brain
ot 2a. somewhere Jn the blood vesaels
ih*t carry blood to the brain, something
is radically wrens, andmust be riahteA/
or the end may be worse than death.
To right It. take Dr. Mil*** Nervine.
Sonne other symptom* of nerve troti-
Die ire: Disatneas, Headache, Eaek-
«-ae> Worry. Fretfufcjes*, Irritahuity,
Melancholy, Lack of Ambition.
Tbey Indicate diseases which may lead
to EpUepsy. Jits, St, Vitus* Dance.
Neevoua Pw«3tratton. Paralvsia. Irneantt*.
Xotiung wiil give such quick and last*
in*" relief as Dr. AL'ter Nervine*
"My husband had been stek for weeks,
eould not alt up to have his bed made!
With alt the medical help w«^mildcet
neither sleep or -sat. Our baby gtii was
sent awayvsnd all eatteribarreS hS!
cause ho eouid net stana a hie or tata>
ina\ I read Ci a -sa* of nervous pros*
tration cured by Dr. *ffiea^«£ratto
Nervine. We began sfvtar It to aim.
«5**'» * &wh* vw»* jable toba
dreeeed. from thnt tisae he steadily
inwrovedL Kervtne saved his Itfe."--
MRS. A. G. EAacrN, ErcevlSe, KTY.
••v «Mi>ra important iaaiic.
A si ranger cs»e into an Atlanta
bank the other day snd presented a
uhe* k. for woich be wanted the fo'uv-
S>ntin cash.
* llave lo be identified." ssitHbeclerk,
j Tie stranger took a bunch or letter
trma bin pocket addressed tc the fame
patce as that 00 the check.
The clerk shook bis head.
The man thou fa a minute and pw'led
out bis watch, which bore the uame oid»« cover.
Oierk hardly glanced at It.
Tun yjiiiu dti|c »usios>»oisj>to00<
Unique Leap Year Party-
As leap jesr Is drswloir to a dote.
The /oily Dosau mid all roJes wide sod
*svi?*J rw****f« yoexHr tuem to spenu FtV
d^y .vrSTssxwlth tbeMCtthe hoiat of
sseft upen arrrviait to ^tl»atrUweat^
h»fE "^aiksa«4 fO*£4'-** 1
te^'uieat the
LOWE & CO.
THE GEO. N. BIGNALL STORE,
315 N. Shiawassee Ave-, Corvnsa, Michigan
:
1
3
i
:
IG. A, Matliaway I
M.Goot*r toX. Lewis, laodooseettoelL
Aatttas, 1,«*.
M. Svev to J, Laverock, lot. IS,
block C, Owosso, W.
R. Hunter to W. licKeraie, part tot
12, folly's and, Owosso, m.
C Davis to H. Hafiges, tote land 2,
btock 2; Morrice, l«t
J. Pardee to C. Woodwortii, land on
section 12, New Haven, 2.000,
O. Graham to i. Laverock, lot on
section 24, Owosso, 275.
J. Huntley to D. Hannifsn, land on
section 3, Caledonia, 650,
W. Frazier to L. Topping, land on
sections 22 and 27, Shiawassee, 3,500.
M. £. Church Items.
For the advance of church work we
prefer Christmas on any day rather
than Sunday. Bow will it be with
New^ears.
"AH Things ^ew," will be the subject
of the pastors sermon on Sunday
morniog and in the eventng be will
present the question, "Wnat Shall the
Harvest he?
When was oor Certet^nasfand raised
as easily as this year?
Wiil any fail to be in his place it
Sunday school the first Sundoy of 1905?
••The Xew Alms of the New Year,"
is a subject that ought to draw every
Epworlhian to the service Sunday
evening.
Now for a long pull a hard pul % and
a pull together.
S T U P E F I E S ; D 0 E 5 N T K I L L
hTew Shell on Bursting: Beleases Gas
Which Brings Sleep to Whole
Begiments.
The old-time pugilist was wont to
brag tbat a blow from his fist would
put his adversary to fieep. A military
scientist has just announced an ioven-
don v.hlch recalls the boast of the
bruiser, for u
« claims to be able to
put whole regiments tb sleep in a literal
secse. The invention consists of
a shel! which U charted with an explosive
just sufRcieat th burst it, thereby
liberating a stupefying gas. If the
soporific shell proves to be a success,
it cannot fail to revolutionise warfare,
and in future we may h^ar of fortresses
beiuc^ captured in virtlie of tbe fact
that U'elr defenders had all been reduced
to a state of ccmai, by the sheila
thrown amongst them. (Battles under
am*!* conditions would nie\« a largely
augment ad ambulance atauf to carry
off the hjjtadreja ot prostrate warriors.
If, as Is hot unifksiy, tb^ Red Cior*
men were themselves attacked by tbe
fames of the nHeHs, the battlefield
would present a strange Spectacle indeed,
the victorious army dairying tt
whole regiments of unrsststfcog and unconscious
prisoners, overcqfae— U a
doubie sense—b> sleep.
t
0
0
0
T R U T H H A D ITS INNING.
^""^"ff Story of Private Dntfy and
Hia Xntsrview with ^ae ^
Captain. '
'It not inf nqutatly huppena that, when
bar meet* liar, truth has its interlude,"
is the way Col. He my Husa, veteran of
the Seventeenth Connecticut volunteers,
prefaces his story of an Irish soldier,
Duffy by name. Whoae heroic services
during the civil war gave him tame but
Uttle less conspicuous than that he won
for himself as a patron of the flowing
bowl, Seeking opportunity for one of
his periodicals, Duffy went to his captain
one slay v.tth the story that he had
Just received a letter ffern fe4s wife, ia
which she toid isf theeaiW**n t»*«gsiefc,
aid she was worn out with the work and
care of them, aod begging him to ask
the captain for a furlough that be might
come home to her relief.
'•Wife wrote you that, did sher bait
mechanically asked the captain, apprehending
the pettttoBers trick aad playin*:
for a devies to cheek It without recoarse
*o discipline.
•tihe did, »or," deferentialij repUec
DuCy.
"So? And wheft did yoa receive this
ntAT Gl SKPAKE A WORD, CAPTAIN-
DBJART* - .
he paused a moment, then partially retracing
his steps he said:
-May Oi sphake a ward, captain,
dear?' ,
•.
•'Most assuredly you may," replied the
captain.
-An' ye'll not be the layst bit angry
wid ihe for the aphakia' ot it?" cortinued
Duffy.
"Not in the least," compiacenUy re>
tnrned his superior.
•Thin it's the trat' Oi -'musht be
sphakin' at lasht," added the bumble
private, with just the tamest hint of a
smile lighting his bronzed face; "there
do be two liars of us here, captain, and
Ol'me one of thim; OI wor niver married
in me loife!"—N. Y, Times.
The Leader Washer:
Owosso Lodge No. 8t F. & A. M.
W„II.—GeergeT. (smpbell
g. W.—Otto U Spra{«e
Ji W,-Stsoiey F. Par kill
Treasur^r--Myion H. Krapp
Secretary—Harry I*. Crosby
S D.-Harry Cloutfi
J. D.—Aloazo Crane
Tyler—E. Church
Italy's Wealth.
Prof. Nitti, the celebrated economist,
estimates Italy's national wealth at fl3,-
090,000.000. which shows a gain of S3>
000,000>00 since 1889, This would give
about $400 as the average wealth per
bead of population, which is less than
one-third cf the average amount per
capita in the United States and Great
Britain.
How They Don't Speak. /
**I don't see any sense," observed Miss
OldgirJv 'in a bride hiding her features
under a veil." li
'•You would it you were the, bride,"
Suggested Miss Sulfuric significantly.
Aid, after thinking it over. Miss Oldgirl
decided to get huffy about »,t>—PhUadelphia
Press.
Jap Turns Jew.
The London Jewish Chronicle states
that a Japanese officer. Lieut. I.Tutom,
has been received into the Jewish congregation
at Shanghai. His earlier applications
for admission were received
very roldly, but he persisted, and is now
a member of the Jewish community.
Head what tUU ladj* save r{ tiarvc'-t, tiave :erfr>lv • dirty
clothes. Before I ^«»t the lewder.-wsah
day was a weekly tire«

x.,: .."—~..
$ ITK re's nothing in the world
in wbicb purity counts for
more than in N BWS
MICHIGAN STATE NEWSJ
TO STUDY STATE TH
Big Marl Bed.
I* wont have an impure Benton Harbor.—Scientific investlga-
drug on my sbelvw I have tlon and analyses of the sObftts^ce joend THE BO AUD 07 COMJffEKCS WILL
had abundant cxpcrieticc in In several Strata* in the /narl bed discovered
at the bottom of Pew Paw lake, PROBE TttOBLEtt.
handling drugs which mikes has revealed the fact that the deposit
correct prescription Ailing at cov??* an area oX 50 seres and that it
A T H E N S INDIANS G E T C A S H
my \Ance a certainty. You goes to a depth to exceed 100 feet Ex­
can't afford to take any risks pert* who have made analyses of ihe
on the drugs yoa use.
formation say that it is marl of a fine
Big Sum Awarded Bedskias in Pay­
quality and suitable for the manufacture
of a fine grade of cement
ment, of Famous Claim — Pis*
Football SToar — Lansing Man
Quail to Be Bet Free-
Pays Ten Cent Assessment
Battle Creek.—Eight doseu live quail
have arrived here, thf first shipment
of birds to be set loose around thia
city iu the spring. Two hundred local
sportsmen nay for the birds, which
wilt be k«pt al! win*«r
DR.mms
Also nnenjnatfsTK- Back
ach#,Reaxtlnsea*6.Grav6l,
Dropsy, Female Troubles.
Don't become diiccoraced. There ts r,
eajre for you. If »pce»sary write Dr. Feiiner.
lie iias spent a life. $lmo curing Just such
cases as yours. Ail consultatlona Free.
"yonr Kidney and Backache Cure ha*
cured t wo very bad cases aniong our custmors
tlio-. 3>»st year whom'the doctors bad
£iven up. J. L. STILL & CO- Wooalaud, la."
I>a?s!s«s. 50c.. tt. Ask for Cook BooL-Fro*,
ST - VITUS' DANCE -" re
^^- 1
Sdaviil Saving 8yst*Jtn.
Ypeilanti.—Th« »»osrd ot Education
has decided to adopt a pun of a school
savings system formulated by fcuperrntendent
Arbaugh. The plan, which will
go into effect January 9, will pix> Viae for
the deposit ef sums up to cee.dollar by
the children with the teacher ew«» IJtmai
uathroom__here Tuesday. He received
av«ki«r r
aheavy voltage of-electricity? the contact
being made by an iron register
bwen Kxprtm, imBj
and an eiecric light chandelier. His
itilspii wt*r«.".burMwl ihrougfl the skis
and part of LB« gas fixture waa broken
aa he fell to the noor.
parties
raUway corporations have assisted toe
state greatly ia Its developing period.
the coal men. They, report big losses
Of coarse they wil! be cosnpeUed to pay
with no redress frW the companiee.
their full share of the nasesr-Benis, but
they mutt not be imposed upon anymore
to Succeed Hrosin.
tluaq would a pilvatedUsejn be. it i*
Tt fa now posltlrely dedmred at the
said Uiat the roads are being taxed as
capitol building that Gen George H.
much as their net earnings, and It is the
Brown wilt be ditfrtaced t^, Oen. W. T.
trsrth ahont this matter aad others that
McGurrtn as adjutant general On ihegdv-
we wish to arrive ax."
eruorVftf&ff at the close of the year.
w%en Oov. Bhas goesoatof ofBee, The
Indhuss «e4 Tsrtwna Claim. flgM whhm^^baieenteredaljo^th** office
Pottawattemie Iadiaae, of the Athens for the peat two s&onths.it is believed. Is
rWrratioa. r
have'beec medelmppy'byl * l
^ 8
IMwm
i;ma»
Kuafeegwi ewftrne, imJOr ex. StasUay - TiT.rrfijS £2B
Iffftit.aalljcxtttuM*?
T-, S, * M • mixed, daily e*. Sunday •:*»*
G. s. auxF&nrr, Aai. Csrmme.
Bhoppera Spent Millions
Chicago., Dec 26.—The volume ot
TQLLDO
Christmas shopping in Chicago this year
*s estimated at $46,000,000. the greatest
H ARB01
In the city's hibtory.
AMD
Corn as Himan Pood.
NORTH MICHIGAN
C J. Murphy, a P •omineni eltisen cf
RAILWAY.
Minneapolis, argeeaithat the high price
of wh*at should induce people to get accustomed
to corn products OR thtfr bill
of fare. "If the people would leara to
eat more com." h. »?aysi, "It would be
much to their benefit, both from an economical
point of view and as a matter of
*
health. I have spent 18 of the best years
the payment ^^.f,.*^ Of the . government , » « . » « . ^ claim . 1 » «rf of fa command of the state troops, wanted of a*7fH»s** taechlag the people ef -H»>,
¢78,000 by.fndlan Agent 8. U Taggert. another term In the position of adjutant rog-e the varee of omr com as a human
Bacfa redskm «-«eeivce 9zl0Je\ smt^.e general, while McGunia, the neat omcer food, and now more corn is used in Bel­
'Indians, accord la* to .t«B*4os \^Jh*tv\ below him, also wanted the appplatment. gians and Ireland as human food -t>aa
reach here from Athens, am nofTiiiifKMi-
Then Col. C. W. Harrah and Ool: Robert we> as* in the United States."
session of more money than/they ever
J. Bates both announced their intention
believed existed. CfeJBgregt allowed
of succeeding McGurrin when it was
Look forward.
$78^ to the deseendahts of the Pot-
known that he was to occupy a higher office:
Both of the latter were commis­
When you make a mistake, don't
tawsttomie tribe and the legal division
sioned on the same day. and tt was
look back at tt long, take the rea­
of the cash hts coasumed many months.
thought that adesdJock existed on this acson of the thing Into your own mind,
It is claimed that when It was heard
count, but upon looking up tne records and then look forward. Mistakes are
that the awards were to be given to
o? tbe appointments, it wa» .fouad that lesson* of wisdom. :~. . The past can-
every Indian, regarute&oIage.lbeUiriu
Harrah's name was tbe fir^t registered, set be changed. The future is yet In
rate n the reservtitkin soared unac­
thus insuring hla elevation to thepovetcd yonr power—Hugh White.
countably and the death rate took a very
office. Asettlement haa at iaat l>een
perceptible drop. Some of ihe copper-
• - IX TOLfeOO'
reached. McGurrin heads the state
s'vinr.ed citizens have been persuaiied to
To Cure a Cold in One Day
troops as adjutant general, while Har-
TIME TABLE.
hank their mouey, while the majority
Take LAXATIVE BEOMO VUIX1NK T«bH»
AH druirtcl^ refund OM» money it U tikUt, to
show theri&eivfa in:favor of orowning
xom.
cure. E. W. Grove'si Senium.- oa e»cl» box Sc No. 1, 11:10 A. M.
Wo. A. M.
the joy, which the occasion merits, in
So. S, 7:l>> P. M.
We. Z. A, M.
Are water. Drunkennecs has become so
No. 5, !«/:**> P. M.
Ko. 4,6:(8 P. M.
common among the Athens Indians
Daily eveept Siwday. Free keel!nLnjrChair '
Cars an. 1P0>, amj
ihal rtaid claims will be heard by said Court, ox
mentioned chat icter is a possibility. Tuesday, the 21st da.v of March, A. D. 1C0.\
,it ten o'clock in the forenoon.
f
''
At a aeasiou of tne Probate Court for said
county, held at the Probate (MB&e; la me
City af Comma, on Taoraday. the tat day af
Deeeoiber, in tke year oae tlmuand sine am*
dMdasd foor. ..'•'
Pi WMf, Sam. JUttbew Bub, iudtte of
P>»f)e«a. ' .-
In ' tbe BMiwr oi tfee otaatc Of A. '.'xti*.'--*
liorae, d^ceaaeil.
, On readintr aud> SJinff tbe peiitioa of Gteaa
Morse, praying that adniaiatration of said
estate utay be irratiSed to the petitioner or
some other auitable person.
It ic ordered, that th > 3r* day of Janoayy,
next, at tea o'clock in the fareaooa, *t aaid
Probate OBOce, be asrigaed for beartet aaid
petttioa.
Aod It is fnrther ordered, that a copy iyf th-i*
order be published three suecoaaive woes*
previous to aaM day of hearing, in iheCoruoaa
Joamai, a aeaspaper printed aad circalatiac
ia said Couatj of Shiawassee,
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate.
By KATHBKIXZ E. KTISET. Prwbate Keciater.l
MOBTGAGE SALE.—Default havicjr been
make in the eoBdilions of a certain nort- '
page made by William 9iunn and Add Mann,
hi* wife, of the township of Bennington,
Couuty of tthiawaasee, jik.Iji#«.n, to lisph 2*c
Curdy, of the city of Corunua, in «a:d county
and state, dated the second rtay of May.lSOl.
aad recorded in tbe oSlce of the RcjritAer of
Deeds in tbe County of Shiawassee, aad State
of Micbifraii, t&c twenty-third day of liny, l&fri,
in Liber 8» of oiortjraget., on pages STS and Sr it. c baeinf. been
hiid or iustitnl"d t'> n'cox^r \'ur u-.am-y and la*
t^rcst unpaid upon .-Md mur:^a,re and note or
"ny iirtrt thereof. Th . po w
«' r
t.f *a!c i-ontaiaed
M. REIDY
DiruggicMt,
to take
the
Journal.
Bny City.—Overcome by cold, hunc,er
and fatigue while on a hunting
•rip, Amos It, Little. 4'. years of age,
of Romeo, this • stats. • was• frozen to
death at Long lake, in Oscoda county.
Howard City. -Great excitement
re-i&as as the icstuL. of finding indications
of crude petroleum in abundance
on farms south of here.
For tbe Feet.
ounce of sulphate of soda In a pint of
hot water aivd rub the feet ovev with
this every night aud morning. Oust a
little boraclc add Intj the stockings,
—Household.
Split in Bay City Deal.
Plans for consolidation of the iwo
Bay Cities have agam bcei. bias Led b> a
movement to create two taxing districts,
one on each side of thni.
Notii-c is hereby (rivent that fourmontbp f«-oin
the Shhday of December. A.D. 1904, have l>e*n
allows for creditors to present tbeir eiahes
a^aiust said deceased to said Court far examiir&tlon
and adjosunent, and that »1* creditor*
of said Oeceased are wini.ed to preaent Ibelr
vlaima to «*id Court, at tbe Pribate Offlee, is
lue City fti ruuua, in r%iu cuui>, w 1» w
for* the SOlh oav of April, A. D. IflOft, and that
M«M Oaima wil 1
be beard by aaid Court, oo
ThurmUy, rhe 30th d*y of April, A. D.
at ten o'clock in the *or?r

Hi
NECK
SORE THROAT
\OOWM
TONSIUSIE
WOULD owcm came if.
XU tOJUUUMi OTTOS. O
STEVENS
.ACK SHOT RIFLE,
A CONFEDERATE CC>M.
Historic Eaif-Doliar in.-ths ion
of a. St. Lotus Itoctor—One cf
Cily your Coined. j
At the r*ceptic:i giv53 to the United i
Daughters cf the Confederacy 'in tha !
Scxas building at-iae world's lair. Tin'
Joseph 7j. Chambers, of >'o. ISK North
Taylor avenue, £t. .l»puls. displayed oue
•A tbe only four ccnkutr?tf: coifcs e^ti* j
made by the eoiiifcern gGVcrr.meet, aad
prcbably the only ona in.ex.isttrico, I
When. Louisiana seceded• January -26,1
UWI, tlie new government sdzid the I
United States mint at New Orleans aad
struck $254,820 couble eagles a.cu $1.-
101,3JC.oO half dollars, us tag the UuStftd J
States dies iot'^Ul. The .bullion was
exhausted in May, lgCl, aad.thVcoinage
ceased. The \;:nteu Stai :e3 riles were
destroyed.
A confederate states die was theft
N E B R A S K A A N D IOWA
made to be used for silver half dollars, j • -
It had the Goddess of Liberty—theisms! '••.••- ,
as the United States coin-on cue tide, I rraia aud Telegraphic Service ia Many
and the stars and" bay of the ccnreceracy.]
•wi-ai'u*s, _Uiuikeu by a :stalk ct
cane and one of cotton on the other .side.
Four half dollars were struck with
the die on a screw press, and they **otnprised
the entire coinage, of tbe confed-
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SHOW, WIND AND BAP*
i ABE ELEBCEifTS OF A BIG
• BLIZZARD IN WEST.
Z E R O W E A T H E R IN
?S OF T
raging in tnis section ii^eday. la«
thermometer registered Uven fellow
zero I
Des Moines, la., Dec. 27.f*A blizzard,,
blowing across the'"state, jith unusual
'fierceness, ' piling.' anowjjrilts "- high,
breaKing down telegraph p& telephone
.wires, end delay iag railway traffic-, prevailed
l*i Iowa Tuesday. la Des Moines
street car service •jvaa susjeuded early
.ii the day. The storm -greJK in s "^rity
as the day progressed, \
Snowstorm Follows 1
'Bain.
CAB Of ME
\i sow mm
iNTT.RESTI^Q STAT2II£ITT Oi"
K12ST/LT OF BAXLOTHfQ AT
R2CENT "ELECTION.
Eoosevelt Has 1,746,768 Vote* Over
AU Candidates, and 2,547,576
M-jie Thau Parker — Interesting
Analysis of the Vote,
CHA*. O. ST aw AST,
M. L. Stewart & Co.,
BANKERS
O#o«o, - * . . Mr.coi**a
ESTABLISHED \m
W. M. JIIOKM>W.*. n»b>er.
fi. M.MJI.LKK Am « ustijpr.
n. (l. siniirn. 5 v
::iiaif Teiier.
'ii. x. cnoAt^v . ,ec«»v[nijC TeUe*.
AflOMHY TO LOAN AT S PER CENT.
j Interest payable £kccuuii> or nrroijmnvu»ay;
J win Accept p»yn)Mr!n un the pr\nerty i» tbe eity ot O.«-OH.«SO, U-Ii>• ..»raj»».My:
m;:st irn pnviui'inj.' au iiit-omi-j. Or. an cot •.'x'ctfedissT Jfl
per e'eat of netpai valuw. ^.Iwtrae.Uvttitle mini
fire iusur»n«e required.
DrafUdraTD oa allpam cf the world.
irijer^s'- Vaidon 1 >ir,*s i)ep t»„
- - - T H E -
Bloomington, 111., Dec. ^ -The first
severe storm of the winter raged in cfrZh
tral Illinois Tuesday. A t^tavy rain of
fti lliisi itsi Oiii
two days was followed by a driving
snowstorm. The teniperatare is rapid--
Stat«* 1'* Badly B»*»oarali** Mon­
through New York state many wires
day mornisg and thence northeastward
were down and those whi

PRINTING.
KERBY.
i3ob/wi i« fioAod for tho holiday
vaoation. .
No Christmas exercises were given
by the Kerby Sunday school this
year.
When vou feet like signing— *ia*,
Sis-Mag wiil never pressure twin*,
IJSWA to lauirh, yoa ean langa
htnah rlimt. CTtD-^
Bv raking Boeky Mountain Tea
sight.
SHIAWASSEE.
at
UNION PLAINS.
Ualo*. Plates, Uich., Dee.», WW.,
Miss Mablt Cold is suffering with
tonsflitis.
Mrs. James L. Clark spent Xmas
with relatives in Detroit.
School closed Friday at the "Williams
for a week's vacation.
Miss Margaret lawis is visiting
her sister, Mrif. John De^ereaux, of
Bahcrof t.
Miss Alta Armstrong, of Ann
Arbor is spending the holidays with
her parents.
Miss Adeline Frye, who has been
NEW LOTBROf.
afevld«ai»sw Bee. «,&>(. .
Che*. FeKoa has gone north o» a
visit,
Xrastas Confer haa gone north ee
bnsxnosa, ... — • v • _
T&o late for feist •»***-
John Defrees cotmnenced school
Tnonday. — _
A. Bn*& is working for George - Confer^ & Sen tie are now^sttting
Smith In the SRW-niilL ^ i&eirrice^fetfaoe, - .- -
- :=£DB6rt iBt^l=vtsft^"TO^a¥steT,
MrtlJajfe Ward, Sundav. ~ ~y.
Bom. to Mrs.B«rth*Hx^ey Toee-f Artbnr Amfclon, of Fawt^
day, Don. 23, a nin« poan^dnnshTer. i hose to »pe^X^hristaai,