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THE HOMES OF OUR POETS. 'FAR FROM MADDING CROWD'S IGNOBLE STRIFE." Blunt r Thrm Have Iliglitliil Coun try llomt'ft, In Which llemity ttml Comfort Are M lltgltMt. Must poots, as Is uatur.nl, have H' llgutful country house, "far from the muiMlus crowd's IpnoMt' strife," where they can woo the muses utuler the lutlueiuv of all that Is beautiful lu nature. The most uVllshtful one of these re treats is Swinfonl Old Manor, In the heart of Kent, "the anlen of Km; land," where the poet laureate spends happy days. ."ith Its loutf tfahies, detip-mullloued windows, and Its rich profusion of varl-colored creepers. It is au Ideal poofs home, which mltfht "stir a clown to verse." It was beautiful when first It burst on Mr. Austin's eyes. "In Its prey stone frcmtafft almost smothered in creepvrs to the very top of its rounded gable," ho writes, "I recognized the haven of my hopes and the fulfilment of my most fastidious dnMins." Since then the ioet has added further beau ty to the houfro, and has made it a "poet's palace" Inskle and out. "The garden that I love," always beautiful, he has fashioned into a dream of vel vet lawns, exquisite flower beds, and "loveia' walks" which makes of it a small paradise. Mr. Swinburne's Putney home can boftst little of tlie natural beauty or se clusion of Swinford Old Manor, and is cucli a house as any well-to-do city man might choose for his home. Mr. Swinburne, however, can create his own environment as he takes hl lone ly, abstracted walks around Putney, or shuts himself up with the books he loves. It is a little strange that a poet who might make his home in the sun ny Italy he loves so well should ally himself to the prose of Putney. Sir Lowttt Morris has a delightful nnd somewhat imposing house, Pen byrn house, Carmarthen, with its stately, oolmned facade and its back ground of trees. r Sir Ddwin Arnold has a beautiful couutry home In Essex. lie is, how ever, esKentially' a man of the world, and finds little Inspiration In solitude. He is, perhaps, happiest when yacht ing, although he would vow that his most delightful days were spent in Japan, where he wooed and won his charming wife. He Is an enthusiastic cyclist and a good all-round siorts tnan. Stephen Phillips, one of the most re cent of our ioets and the author of "Christ lu Haden," lives at Ashford, In MiddleKex. Richard Lo (Jallienne has a charm ing lujuse In the Ilnslemere district, where so many men of letters have made their homes, and which Tenuy Fon loved so well. W. S. GIltert has the most lovely pleasure house in (Irimsdyke. Harrow Weald, which was originally build for Mr. Cloodall. the Koyul Aoadi miciau. Here Mr. (iillwjrt leads the life of a country squire and magistrate. He Is a keen cyclist, and has a special stable built for the many "steeds of steel" used by his household. America' Wealth in Coal. "Not many people," says a coal miner quoted by the Washington Star, "are probably aware that the coal mined in the United States annu ally Is worth more than three times as much as the gold mined here. The product of the anthracite fields alone exceeds in value the output of the gold mines of tlds country, Canada and Alaska, which last year amounted to over $.VV00,000. East of the Kocky Mountains there are 102.0(H) square miles of coal lands, and the yearly output Is nearly L'Oo.fMXj.ooo tons. Geologists estimate the great coal fields of the world as follows: China. 200.000; United States, east of the Uockies, P.io.iiMii; Canada. OTi.ooo; In dia, .,(: New South Wales IM.Ooo; llussia, iii i.ooo. and the United King dom, ll.r00 square miles. There are many deposits lu other countries, but their extent Is inconsiderable. i:n- laud's coal area is small; Ktill, she for years produced more than any othe country. Now the United States I: ohead. English coal veins are thin one only 14 inches wide has been worked 1,'jm feet down. On the otli er hand, there are veins in the Penn sylvanla anthracite regions sixty fee thick, and in the bituminous regions eighteeu fevt thick. Our Appalachian coal fields are the largest known, and alone could supply the whole world for centuries to come." Why the Hear Danced. We hope the society for the Preven tion of Cruelty to Animals will keep an eye upon that electric table which figured in the Westminster county court yesterday, says the Westminster Gazette. The table was made for a dancing tx-nr at the Itoyal Aquarium, but a dispute arose because the bear master said the electric shocks were not sufficiently strong to produce the necessary movements on the part of tho unfortunate beast. Of course the law, Wing a "hass," will try to make out that a dancing bear is not a do mestic nulmal. and is, therefore, not entitled to protection; but If the animal In question dances only by means of electric fthnck. the society would do fwcll to take soino step to expose, If not stop, the performance. We should cot bo noiry to hear of the lw?ar run ulny amuck ono day during a per formance. IT WAS SO EASY. lie Wa Sorry He Did Not Kll the llntlre Distance. Though elevators are not new, they are new to a whole lot of persous. An old fellow from somewhere Is the cli ent of a lawyer who recently removed ils Otllee from the first floor of an old building on Grant street to the thir teenth floor of a modern otlice build ing. The old fellow came In to see him, niid after much trouble found the building. His legs were stiff and his wind was short, but he started up f no stairs. llythe time he reached the fourth floor 'he declared that he would take his business out of the hands of the man whowas so unreasonable as to live so high. He took a long rest at the fifth flooi and would have turn ed back If It wafVt that he wanted to pay off hi lawyv- that very day and retain one with an tllce on the ground floor. At the seven' floor he gave it up. He couldn't go uuy higher. He sat on the steps and tv itched the ele vators going up and dovn and noticed that they were well till d. lie rea soned that since scarcely any person used the stairway, the fare on the ele vator could not lie high, and he could hardly be accusal of extravagance If he rode the rest of the way, since there would 1h no necessity for him to come to the building again. So he hailed one of them. 'How much'll you charge to take me to the thirteenth floor?" he asked the young man who seemed to Ik? In charge. "Get in here!" ordered the young fel low, as he seized him by the coat. pulled him Into the car, and started up. "I can't stand there answerin' fool questions all day. Thirteen. Out you go; .Move lively, now: "Il'muchV" asked the old chap, un tying the shoe string that held ills wal let. Put the door was slammed In his face and the car disappeared. "Thunderatlon!" exclaimed the old fellow; "If I'd a known that I might stole a ride all the way up." His lawyer explained the matter to him, and while the old man thought It was mighty handy, he said It looked a good deal like Imposing on people to be riding up and down free all the time. A Nautical Hubr. It is no wonder there was a general laugh when recently In a church In a certain seairt town a proud father brought his first-born to be chrlstenud. He was more at homo on deck than In his present position, and he gingerly held the struggling Infantile specimen of humanity, who kicked ami wrig gled till. lH?twen linen nnd flounces and baby, the father completely lost his bmrlngs. For a minute there was confusion. The ceremony came to a stop and th congregation . tittered. Then from a pew near by came the reassuring voice of a good shipmate: Upend it. Jack, upend It! It's head's below hatchet!" The language was expressive, but It was no wonder the people smiled. Youth's Companion. World's Production of Co flee. The world's production -of coffee In 1S07 and amounted to no less than l.Vi,710.ooo Kngs. of 1C2 kilos each, or 2,(T.",720,(M) pounds. Of this 11,110.000 liags. or 1,40 i.oLUOoO pounds were produced In Hrazil. Other leading coffee producing countries are Iiritish India, with Ceylon, Central America, and Mexico. What is Kodol Dvspepsia Cure? It is the newly discovered remedy, the most effective preparation ever devised for aiding the digestion and assimilation of food, and restoring the deranged diges tive organs to a natural condition. It is a diseoverv surpassing anything yet known to the medical profession. K. 13. Longwell. TOOK HIS ADVICE. A VKTEKINAKY SURGEON OF CATTLE CREEK TELLS AIJOUT IT. How many times in life a few words of good advice, coming from a friend one can depend upon, will save us hours, perhaps months of misery. Ihe follow ing, coming from Iiattle Creek, will in tercst our readers. Dr. Oliver (luiteaux, veterinary surgeon of that city, a well- known man there, as well as in Kalama zoo and Marshall, speaks of his exper ience with the little! conqueror and the result of a few timely words of advice. He says: "I was standing in Amberg A: Mur phy's drugstore in Battle Creek one day, when a friend of mine came in and ask ed for a box of kidney pills. After he had made his purchase, I said quietly to him. you have made a mistake in buying those. His reply was, "How is that?" I said, Doan's Kidney Pills, are worth all the others put together. As ho wanted my reasons for thinking so, I told him that my kidneys had bothered me for years; that I had nearly every symptom to be found where the kidneys are af fected; that I had used remedy after remedy, including box after box of the one he just purchased, and that until I used Doan's Kidney Pills I might have taken as many spoonfulla of water; in fact, I think some of them hurt me. A couple of weeks after this I met him on the street, when ho said, Doc, Doan's Kidney Pills are just as you represented After using the box about which wo had the conversation in Amberg & Murphy's drug store, 1 was as bad as ever, I then procured Doan s and stuck to their treatment until thev cured me." Doan's Kidney f'ills are sold by all dealers. Price, lA) cents per box, or six boxes for c'2hjQ. Mailed bv Foster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Solo ogents for the United btatcs. Remember the name Doan's and take no substitute. SOLD ARMS TO SPAIN. Itut They Dare Nut Tret Their Claim A. Fur Debt. "There are a lot of queer Inside stor ies conuected with the war," ald a visitor in the lobby of a hotel, "but I think I can tell the very oddest of the lot. I don't care to call any names. but the facts are these: Late last summer a certain manufacturing con cern, ono of the biggest in Its line In the world, received quite a large order from the Spanish government for sup plies to In sent to Cuba. There was nothing remarkable lu this, because Spain was at that time a liberal cus tomer in the American market, but It already owed a pretty good stiff bill to the house In question, and there was some doubt about filling the last requi sition. However, the stuff was finally sent on promise of a 00-day settlement In full. This was in September, 1SD7," relates the New Orleans Times-Democrat. "When the 90 days elapsed a small payment was made and the kilance promised directly after New Year's. Some time in January there was an other small 'payment and another big promise. On February 1.", as you may hapicn to recall, the Maine was blown to smithereens in Havana harbor, and in the swift succession of events that followed the bill was simply Ignored by the Spanish authorities. That, very briefly, is the commercial history of the case, and the house now tlnds itself in a peculiar predicament. "it is iMjssible that It might get its money by an appeal to the president, out as most of the stuff furnished to the dons was used as munitions of war against our own troops it is re luctant to make the claim for fear cf exciting popular prejudice. The amount Involved runs away up Into the thousands but they ligure that it would be more than offset by loss of home trade. So they have concluded to keep their mouths shut and charge it to profit and loss. Funny situation, isn't it? The facts are exactly as I have stated them." The Sexton' Perquisite. The sexton carries a regular month ly account with his wholesaler and gets a commission of 20 per cent for his share. For opening the church he receives a fee. For digging the grave the charge Is generally $10, of which the sexton gets one-half. Thus he Is enabled to conduct an undertaking business at a liberal profit without the risk of maintaining an establishment, and Is at the same time sure of fur nishing work of the first-class. The profit from this source to the sexton of one large downtown church Is esti mated at $10,000 annually. The more fashionable the church the larger the profit. In one respect the sexton Is like tin corner grocer. Both find cnus for complaint in tardy payments nnd bad credits. Said one sexton: "The un dertaker of a small church has to be a genius if he makes any money. His people are slow to pay, and it is fre quently a hard matter to mention the subject of credit. The sexton must pay his wholesaler promptly, and un less he has a comfortable bank account he is likely to get stranded." There are other duties devolving on the sexton, however, which give his life a pleasanter tone. Weddings are cheerful and good for his iocketbook. The collection of pew rents Is some times unpleasant, but he receives a commission. And In the performance of his other duties he Is the recipient of frequent fees. Thus, without cap ital or worry, the sexton of a wealthy church may draw a bank president's salarj due to the consolidation of business interests. New York Even ing Post. Two Poser. Lewis Carroll, the author of "Alice in Wonderland," was fond of puzzling his friends with curious problems. One of them was the question, "When docs the day begin?" If a man could travel around the world so fast that the sun would always be directly above his head, and If he were to start traveling at midday on Tuesday, then In L'4 hours he would return to his original point of departure, nnd would find that the day was now called Wednesday at what point of his Journey would the day change Its name? The dilficulty of answering this apparently simple question has cast a gloom over many a pleasant party. Another problem was as follows: A rope Is hung over a wheel fixed to the roof of a building; at one end of the rope a weight Is fixed, which exactly counterbalances a monkey which Is hanging on the other end. Suppose that the monkey begins to climb the rope, what will be the result? It is very curious the different views taken by good mathematicians. One says the weight goes up with increasing ve locity; others that it goes up at the same rate as the monkey; while an other says It goes down. Mulletoa and Mataafa. Malietoa, the claimant to the throne of Samoa, Is a direct descendant through 23 g meratlons of Savca Malie toa I. He was carefully educated in the mission -chool, and though, on oc caslon, watlike, ho Is generally of a re tiring and unassuming disposition. lb Is very studious m, his habits, and among his subjects ho Is considered a man of gn-.n learning, while his nidi Ity for diplomacy and statesmanship hato been frequently displayed. Ma taafa, his riv;J claimant for the throne. Is aman of great forco off character an J a rigid Uoma Catholic. THIS IS THE BOOGUtl. Peculiar Animal Jmt Received In Thi Country. Not a pretty animal, but remark able. A specimen Just arrived at Phil adelphia was found clinging to a tree and sleeping with his head downward, In Brazil. It is a ioverful creature, nearly five feet tall, and made a good deal of trouble on the ship which brought It to America. The boogum (native name) Is related to the species hellogabalus. If the zoo Is to keep the animal a special cage must be built of metal, as he can splluter any wood. Tale of Two AVtve. A very knotty nuptial problem Is awaiting solution at Yarmouth, Eng land. Two wives have there revealed themselves as claimants to the estate of a recently deceased tradesman. This gentleman, who may be regard ed as fortunate or otherwise, accord- lug to one's point of view, was Will iam Christmas. He traded all his life as butcher at Kink street, and died when just a year or two short of 70 years of age. He left a widow in i:iizaleth Christ mas, who had live with him for alnnit 30 years, nnd a grown-up son born of their marriage. This lady points to her marriage lines. In which she is describ ed as a widow, her former surname having been Rouse. On this same document the late Mr. Christmas Is de- scrltKnl as a widower, and this fact now becomes of great importance. On the death of her huslwind Mrs. Elizabeth Christmas and her son con tinued the business at the same prem ises. Mrs. Christmas Instructed her solicitor, A. Clowes, to apply for let ters of administration In the absence of a will, ami the usual steps were, taken. At this point come the startling rev elation that there was another wife In existence. Uurlng the probate pre liminaries W. Joseph, another Yar mouth solicitor, sprang a mine upon his legal brother by claiming the estate for Mrs. Marie Harriet Christmas, who, he averred, was the lawful wift? of the deceased butcher. As each lady had a marriage certi ficate the probntr proceedings were temporarily abandoned, ami a sum mons taken out for a hearing in tho Count3 court to determined which of the. fair ladles wus legally entitled to the late Mr. ChristmaV savings, prem ises, business, and effects. As Mrs. Elizabeth Christmas and her son are now In possession, Mrs. Maria Harriet Christmas has put the law In motion to protect her interests, nnd her first move has been successful, as she Induced Judge Wilmot at Yar mouth County court to appoint a re ceiver of the disputed estate until tho trial of the action to decide letwecn the rivals. Mrs. Maria Harriet Christmas has been lost sight of ever sluVo the year of her marriage (1800), but It has loen ascertained she has been living mean while at South Shields. The explanation assigned for the fact of the double marriage and two certificates is that Mrs. Maria Harriet Christmas was Mr. Christmas' first wife, but that only a few weeks elapsed lcfore a separations ensued. Mr. Christmas waited vainly for years for his vanished spouse, and then lK'licviug he was a gay young widower, heart whole and fancy free, wooed and wedded for a second time, on this occasion taking the widow ot a Mr. Rouse to share the joys of his domestic hearth. The puzzle of the legal tribunal Is, does his first marriage stand? If It does, can his first wife "Having dl appeared for 39 years come in now and claim his belongings? Thomas Thurman. deputy sberitl of Troy. Mo., savs if everyone in tho Unitet Stntes should discover the virtue of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvo for piles, rectal troubles and skin diseases, the cle mand could not be supplied. hi. B Longwell. Mother and Babe ITITONE but x mother knows the I J pains, anguish and dread that a woman endures belore and during childbirth. And still nearly all this suf fering ii unnecessary The faithful use of MOTHER'S FRIEND I will in great measure overcome every distressing symptom, and labor itself will I not be a very serious oroeab Remember 9 I tfca MOTHER'S FRIEND It an i. f ternal liniment that softens and relaxes the muscles, and is not a dangerous f compound of opiates to swallow. Ask 1 your druggist for it or send price ($1) to 1 THE CJUDMUD KICLUT02 CO- Atlta,G. Rnd tnr onr fr UmtratA brink. "flfnra lUhv U Hnrn." If all young women could have the right sort of motherly advice much of the unhappiness of the world would be avoided. There are two troubles in the way. The girls hesitate to consult the mothers and the mothers really know only a little more than the girls. Coun sel of the best sort is at the command of ev ery woman and if she will fromptly avail lerself of it she will soon le re lieved of her troubles. Thousands of women, every year, write to Dr. R. V. Pierce telling their symptoms and asking his advice, which is freely given without cost. For over thirty years Dr. Pierce has been and is to-day chief consulting phy sician of the great Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo, N. Y. He is a specialist in the diseases of women and his 44 Favorite Prescription " has had the greatest sale of all medicines ever devised for the cure of the troubles peculiarly feminine. Every letter addressed to Dr. Pierce is held sacredly confidential and has the most careful attention. No testimonial letter is ever published until the written consent of its author has been given. Mrs. Mary E. Lewis, of Tanner. GUroer Co., W. Va., writes: " For fifteen years I suffered un told misery. I had Riven up all hope of ever getting well. I could not lie down to sleep, and everything I ate would almost cramp me to death. Was very nervous and could hardly walk across the room. I only weighed ninetv pound when I commenced taking these medicines; I now weigh one hundred and forty pounds and am having better health than ever before. I have taken the ' Favorite Prescription.' the 'Golden Medical Discovery,' and the Pellets. I take great pleasure in recommending your medicines to the sick for I know that if it had not been for them I would not have been living to-day. I am very thankful to God, who put the great power in your medicine that cured me." 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D. 1'J7, filed lor record lu the otlice of the rKitter of deeds in and for Vau liureu couuty, Michigan, and by naid register of deeds duly recorded in liber tiO of mortaes on papre 3.V2. And whereas, by the terms and provisions of said mortfiKe, it 1m agreed that should any default be made in the payment of the Interest to become due thereon, or any part thereof, on any day whereon the same was made payable, and should the same remain due, unpaid and In arrears for the ttace of thirty days, then after the la e of the said thlry aajP, at me option or sai.t second party, his heir, executors, administrators or applKiic, the whole of the principal sum thereof nhouil become and be due and payable immediately. And whereas, seventy i70) dollars of the interest accrued and became due on said mortiaie and was payable by the terms thereof on the 23d day of January, a. v. iv.ki, ana satd sum or no part there of ha yet been paid, but the whole thereof Is due. payable and in arrears, and more than thirty days nave eiapsea since tue sam became due, payable and In smart: Now, therefore, the said Peter McOretfer, the owner and holder of said mortgage, has elected to declare and has and does declare the whole of the principal sum of said mortiai?e with the accrued interest to be due and payable immediately. The whole su'u claimed to be due and payable on said mortgage at the date of this notice is one thou sand eighty-one and 44-l(H) (1101.44) dollars and the costs of thin proceeding to be added thereto as it accumulates, and no suit at law or tiroceediuff lu chancery having been iuntltuted to recover the amount due on naid mortgage or any part thereof. ow, tnereiore, uotice la hereby given that by virtue of the power of sale In said mortgage cou- alned and the statutes in such cases made and pro tvided, I shall, on Haturday, the 17th day of June, A. V. lH'W, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, at the north front door of the court house for the county of Vau Uureu and state ofj Michigan, lu the village or raw raw, (that being the place of holding the circuit court for said Van liureu couuty) sell to the highest bidder the premises described in said mort gage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the amount then due on said mortgage and the costs or tuis proceeding and of said sale. The premises so to be sold are known and described as all that certain piece or parcel of laud situate and being In the township of Almena in the county of Van Uuren and state of Michigan, and described as follows: The north one-half of the south-east quarter of section twelve (12; town two (2) south, of range thirteen (13) west, iexcept five (5) acres once willed iv iwn.unn riuirjj lugeiuer witn tne tenements, noreuiiaiuems ana appurtenauces thereunto belong ing or in any wise appertaining. Dated this 20ta day of March, A. P. 1R99. 22ir,tl3o23)8 PETER McOKEGOR, Mortffatree. E. A. k RontRT K. Crake, Attys. for Mortgagee, unase uik., ivaiamazoo, Allen. ORDER FOR HEARING CLAIMS. Mate of Michigan. Cmmir nt Van 1 tn re, Notice is hereby given, that by an order of the probate court for the county of Van Duren, made on the 6th dav of June. A. I). IR'ki. bit mnnii., f,,. that date were allowed for creditor to present their ciaims against tne estate or Uhauneey IJ. Palmer, late of said county, deceased, and that all cred itors of said deceased are required to preseut their claims to sal.l nrr.lmto o'hee, in the village of Paw Paw, for examination ami auuwance, on or netore the 4th day of iecem bcr, A. I. 1MW, and that such claims will be hoard ucioresaia court, on Moudav, the 11th day of Sep t ember, A. D. 1 nw, and on Monday, the 4th day ot December, A. 1). lxw, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of each of those days. Dated. June Mh, A. D. ISP.). I07t:oll JAMES H. JOHNSON, Judge of Probate. . n 1 aX I $2.60 Sent Free. THE WELL KNOWN PHYSICIAN AND bPEClAL IriT, FKANKLIN MILES, M. D., LL. B., OF CH ICAfiO, WILL SEND t'SIjO WOKTH OF HIci NEW AND COMPLETE TREATMENT FREE TO EACH OF OUR KEADEKS. There never was a better opportunity for persons sutTerinur from distasesof the heart, liver, stomach or dropsy, to test freo of expense, a New and Complete Treat ment for these disorders. l)r. Milea is well and favorably known as a leadiug specialist in these disease, and his liberal oiler is certaiuly worthy of berious con sideration by every alllieted reader. Thousands of remardablo testimonials j from prominent people will be sent upon request which prove the Dr. to he one ol the world's most successful physicians. Kev. Cl.as. 11. Younic. ot Ann Ai t or, Mich.. "Dr. Miles not only relieved me of cot.tant head ache, sleeplessness, weak digestion, but has enabled ue to bo husband my nervous energy as to make mental work a connant jcy." Mr. I. J. Held, writes: Eleven of the best physicians of Grand Kapids pronounced niy case incurable. Vet thanks to your remarkable skill. I soon began to improve, and instead of finking and dying, was toou out of danger." Mr. Jchn Spiker of Zeelaud, .Mich., was also cured after eiht years of sutter it g. Kobert L. Johnson, of Lawrence. Mich., -.ays: ''I received more benefit from him than tiL.ni all other doctors combined, etc., etc. This new system of special treatment thoroughly scientific and immensely superior to theordinary methods. Itcon Mt of several remedies carefully selected to suit each individual case and is the tiual result of twenty-tive years of very extensive research and experience in treating this class of disorders. It con sists of a curative elixir, tonic tablets, laxative pills and usually a plaster, selec ted to meet the requirements of each case. hxtensive statistics clearly demonstrate that Dr. Miles' New and Complete Treat ment is three times as successful as the usual treatment. As all alllieted readers may have 82.50 worth of treatment especially adapted to their case.'ref, with full directions, we would advise them to send for it at once. Address Du. Fkanklin Miles, Thirteenth Floor, Masonic Temple, Chicago. b9t2o LEGAL NOTICES. V DMINISTRATOR'S SALE In the V matter ot the eMate ot A brum . Low, de ceased. Notice is hereby given, that by virtue of a license granted to me by the probate Court for the county of Van Iiuren, state of Michigan, I will sell at public vendue, to the highest bidder, at tne prem ises to be sold, on the eighth day of June, eigh teen hundred and ninety-nine, at ten o'clock in the forenooD, all the right, title and interest of the said Abram O. Low, lu and to the following de scribed real estate, to-wlt: The e y2 of e Yx 01 u w M Section 27 Towu No. 2 So. R. No. 14 west, nortn pt of w i of e 1 J of n w Hi Section 27 Towu No. 2 So. R. No. 14 went, containing In all mty acres or laud. J. O. MILLIMAN, Administrator of said deceased. Dated April 26th, 18'J'J. 23QM PROBATE ORDER.-State of Michigan County of Van liureu ss. At a sesfiou of the probate court for the county of Van liureu, bolden at the probate office, In the vil lage of Paw Paw, on Wednesday, 'he luth day of May, In the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine : Present, lion. James II. Johnson, Judge or Probate. In thematterof the estate of Angellne Rock, deceased. On reading and cling the petition, dnly verified, of R. M. J. Hall, administrator of said deceased, praying for reasons therein stated that he may be authorized, empowered and licensed to sell the real estate lu said petition described. Tnereupon it is ordered that Mondayt he 12th day of June, 1SW, at ten o'clock in fue forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said petition, and all persons interested In said estate are required to ap pear at a session of said court, then to be holdeu at the probate orhee, In the village of Paw Paw, and show cause, If any there be, why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted. And it is further ordered, That said petitioner give notice to the persons interested in said estate of the pendency of said petition, and the hearing thereof, by c ausiug a copy of this order to be pub lished in the True Northerner, a newspaper printed and circulating In said county of Van liureu, for three successive weeks alleast previous to saidday 01 nearing. 2S4otlo7 J AMES U. JOHNSON, Judue of Probate. PROBATE ORDER. -state ofMichigan, County of Vau Uureu. ss. At a sessionof the probate court for the county of Van liureu, holdeu at the probate office, In the village of Paw Paw, on Friday, the 2f.th day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. Present, Hon. James II. Johnson, Judge of Probate. In thematterof the estate of John Itacon, deceased. On reading and filing the petition, duly verified of Mrs. Susan E. Dacon, widow of said deceased, praying for reasons therein stated that adminis. tratiou of said estate be granted to Mrs. Susan E. Raoou. Thereupon it is ordered that Monday, the 2Uhday of June, 1H'.K, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, be assigned for the hearing of said petition, and all persons Interested in said estate are required to appear at a session of said court, then to be holdeu at the probate offlce, In the village of Paw Paw, and show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted. And it is further ordered that said petitioner giveuoticeto the persons interested in said estate of the pendency of said petition, and the hearing thereof, by causing a copy of this order to be pub lished in the True Northerner, a newspaper printed and circulating In said county of Van Dureu, for three successive weeks at least previous to said day of hearing. JAMES II. JOHNSON, 23()Ct4o(l Judge of Probate. CHANCERY SALE. "In pursuance and by virtue of an order and decree of the circuit court for the couuty of Van Ruren, In chancery, made and dated on the 5th day ot May, ls-.9, in a certain cause therein pending, wherein John W. Sterling and the New York Security and Trust Company, a corporation doing busluess In the state of New York, as trustees of the estate of Charles F. Park, deceased, are complainants, and David II. Frauds, Harriet Frauds, Ellas H. Oault. Trlpuena tloodeuough, Eugeua 8. Mudica, Eugena S. Mur dock, Philo A. Sheldon, William Mulligan, as ad ministrator of the estate of Carollue E. Mulligan, deceased, Chas. F. Park and Anna C. Oilman, are defendants. Notice Is hereby given, that I shall sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the front door of the court house, lu the village of Paw Paw and couutv of Van Ruren, (said court house being the place for holding the circuit court for said, county, on the 30th day of June, A. D. 1W9, at ten o'clock lu the forenoon, all or so much thereof as may be necessary to raise the amount due to the said com plainants tor principal, interest and costs In this cause, of the following described parcels of land, to-wit:The south-east quarter f of the south-east quarter H of section ten lu, containing forty acres of laud, and the south-west fractional quarter IVi of section eleven 11 j containing one hundred and thirty 1301 acres more or less, all of said land belug In township four 4 south, ot range thirteen M:j west. In the county of Vau Ruren and state of Michigan. In making said sale the first one of the two par cels hereinbefore described will be first sold, and if the moneys received on the sale of said first de scribed parcel shall be Insufficient to pay the afore said principal sum, interest and costs, together with theexpeusesof this tale, then aud in such case the second parcel of land hereinbefore described or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the balance remaining due, with Interett and costs will be next sold in accordance with the terms of said decree. Dated May 17th, lWMJ. DAVID ANDERSON, Circuit Court Commissioner, In and for Van Ruren County, Mich. JAMKS II. KlKXANE, Solicitor for Complainants. 4t7ol0 " I aaJJftR!SE,, - HAIRf BALSAM ' 21 V?'' beatifies iht half. '.I rromts a Inxnriact rrowth. v-lV T rJ11 0 f Youthful Color vll f Cvx w'P .d hair ULi. AAA