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aod upper Mchga Generally fair,
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lower Michia; cuoler ia uppx Michi
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Eegtiter today.
UlilTr. S AfOUOT.
gtung by the '.roth 'cf honest criti
cism At. S. White rushes ia to defend
hi fragran; record as a uawhuck.
He a-j-trrU :a a lengthy contribution ta
a contemporary that tho Idier'a
horn investigation, oiad atacoet of
thomands, unearthed the fact that tha
accouau of the home wers not kept in
the tuo8t approved manner." lit also
fMT ths committee ascertained that the
h sj ital building was insecure and that
ia construction one or more of the
buildings the appropriation wat ex.
cceded by f &),000i lie also adds that
Um committee learned that eomebvdy
ac:ept?tl i'jO to lobby a bill before
the Uitlature.
It is admitted that all theso startling
disclosures were made publid by the
committee, tut it is no lea true that
the principal "disclosures" were known
to the public before the smelling com
mittee began to smell. The truth is
that the a 'estimation was entirely un
called for. Tho democrats, had come
into possession ol the books and it was
the duty of the demofratic board be
fore Liking control t ajiure itaelf that
the books of accounts were "approved"
and txilancvd. If it neglected to do so,
it was culpably negligent of the people's
interests.
The deficit in the building fund wat
well known. It did not require an in
-vetiation to prose it. It was aa
honest deficiency and Mr. White does
not intimate to th contrary. The
condit.on of the hospital was known
to the board and it had the power to
correct its architectural weakness. 31 r.
White exposes himself to the charge of
silliness when ho asserts that it was
nscessary to employ an investigating
committee of squawbucks to discover
tii at the roof of a building was too
heavy for its supports.
Thus it will be seen that Mr. White's
committee did nothing that could not
have teen done by the democratic
board, except to learn that a lawyer
was paid a fee for his serviced as a
lobbyist. To learn that this lawyer
was paid f 50 iu a legitimate case, At S.
White, by his smelling committee,
saddled thousands of dollars of un
necessary taxation upon the people.
Mr. White's defence is weak and com
promising. He would escape con
demnation by urging that his motives
were pure. As a matter of fact the
motive was to create a sensation, but
it failed ingloriouIy. The republican
a Jmmistratioa was hon to be honest
aod Mr. White knows it. If it were
not so shown, Mr. White and the
squawbucks would have made the
earth quake w th their denunciations.
Vote against this d:s;mulator !
Register today.
SOT A C1TIIEX.
There is rcaon to telseve that John
Mcu en is not a citizen of the United
fct.te. !! has t:cn given ample op
portunity to assert hit citizenship, but
ho has niicted to do so. For this
reason it is fair to say that he is not a
citien. I'poa that assumption no
dnu.crat w.ll be justified m toting
fur him for sheriff of this county.
7h re re any numter of bona tide
cit.n that would b glad to take the
nomir.at.ou at this tour, and thereby
sate the party the humiliation of stand-ir-r
.;onor fr a Canadian.
It cannot ured that this matter is
a partisan roorback, or an attempt to
waken Mr. McQueen a a respectable
cvuiiiate. The 11kam takes imub
with hsm on th.s quest. on b?caua it
a lTc's tre sabred rights of c;tuenh:p.
It do not 11. eva that toe loyal and
patriotic c t ; is of t!v county would
for a morneut think of nominating and
e'n -t-.rg to orScu a newly arrived emi
grarufrom Kngland cr Holland. Dur
ing thf it two yars the question of
lUAl : ens eligibility to o'!ice was
ra rd ia a leal way, but a trial on tte
pi-r.ts na pre vented ty the jnlerfr
eur t f duucrti3 oI5c:'s. Had the
iuo if n trd and a final deep en en
trr i tit matter would have teen set-ti-'!
"?! war vr another.
I' tt t i i-ue was nv?r tried. The
inU dvu't to h-s c.t ler.ship re
n; v. j-!t as it dtd at th beginning.
It alleged that McQueen interceded
t t r veat the tr;al. That aUenatioa
l -i ri t ta traversed and the prt.
Mnip;ici t!iat he i not a citizen is
t; -rJ ore strengthened. If the saute
cuarg- remd against h s col!agjes
ca th eoanty ticket every one of tasm
w-.-uM hUn to stamp it s fa!. Mc
4'"ieea r?ru'Pi a. lent. That s.lnre
;rvj tMt h cannot airnativ!y
e' tb h h'a right to vte aa j to hold
'V li Jr-nio:raU ignore thea aa
q ) :. 14 1 fact? W;ll t.ey vot to
e'.ect th. man to of!ice, when, if "..-cef-:.',
a.-'l tie rpuh.'icar.t ec.jr
tuuuoi of Vi e eaicauv and judical
departments of state, he will l couj
pelltd to prove his citiienabip orforfe.t
the office? Will the taxpayer vote
a lawsuit aaiaat themselves? If not,
then they will voU for the republican
nominee for heri&, who U proud to
proclaim his allegiance to our govern
lUgutar tod&y.
JKBKY MIST UKLf
If Jerry Uusk is a friend of repubh.
canism, Jerry will trot out some of bit
beat XXXX weather next Tuesday.
The weather deaerves recognition iu a
presidential election; for it has more
to do with the result than all the stump
speaking since Adam, If election day
is pleasant the republican party will
start from tiie eateru shores of the
I;ne Tree state, and, keeping company
with the sua, will sweep the country
from Maine to Mendocino. If the day
b foul the results will be doubly o.
There is a tram of sympathy between
democracy and damnable weather. On
a wet, slimy, nasty day democratic
vctes seem to spring up like toad stools
in a beer vault.
On a fair day the republican hosts
will turn out en masse, but a rainy elec
tion produces that tired feeling in the
forces of republicanism. Its voters are
recruited largely from the ranks of
tho farmers and workingmen. A bad
day keeps them away from the polls;
but it has quite the contrary effect on
the kid-gloved and plug-ugly elements
that unite to form democracy.
Nothing ehort of a cycloue that will
blow him out of his precinct can keep
a democrat sway from the polU on
election day. Simultaneously with tho
Lord's prayer, he learned to Tote early
and often. The former sometimes es
capes him; but the latter, never.
Eight years ago, when Cleveland was
elected, it rained and snowed and
thawed and froze. The day was a
masterpiece of abomination and every
change for the worse in the weather
augmented the democratic plurality.
When Harrison was elected, four years
ago, the day was all that the heart of
maa could wish, and victory perched
upon our banners from the moment
the p lis were open. Dish up your
best weather, Jerry.
Register today.
HEAVY CAMPAIGN FCND8.
Some idea of the immense expense
attendant upon presidential campaigns
is outlined in figures given to the pub
lic by the New "York Sun. It it claimed
for them that xhey are approximately
correct. It is represented that the ex
pense of the democratic campaign
began last February when the anti
soap movement wat inaugurated.
From that time until the Syracuse con
vention was held the expense includ
ing the nti-nappera' trip to Chicago
am mnted to 1 200,000. Then the great
convention was held and the gross ex
penses of that remarkable gathering
aggregated $300,000, making a grand
total cost for Cleveland's nomination
of a cool half-million.
Nolody can estimate with any assur
ance of accuracy the democratic ex
penditure from the date of the national
convention until now, but it ia believed
to be in the neighborhood of 16,000,000.
The Sun presumes to give the actual
disbursements for forty-eight hours
and this is the schedule: New York
sute.f 300,000; New York city, f 100,000;
Indiana, $110,000; Ohio, $-50,000; Vir
ginia, 115,000; West Virginia, $35,000;
Connecticut, $75,000; North Carolina,
f 10,000; total, $755,000. In this sched
ule the corruption fund sent to Ore
gon, New Jersey, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Colorado and Illinois is not included,
but it is believed to be very large.
The republicans are alleged to have
used something like $1,000,000, diitri
buted over the doubtful states. But
republican money has been expended
in the printing and distributing of liter
ature, payment of impecunious orators
and in other legitimate channels. The
democrats have not disgraced them
selves as in former years by wholesale
purchasing of votes, but their enor
mous fund has been distributed with
the primary object of getting votes
simply getting votes.
Begister today.
Jacod Eisksuardt is the only Oer
man representative on either ticket.
He is the republican candidate for
county treasurer. His fitness for the
otnee is empaasized by comparison
with the present incumbent's unfitntss-
Ilti is a manly, straightforward and
honest man. He neither courts the
fawning favor of political hypocrites
nor smites upon the would-be ltaders.
He Is tho nominee of but one party
and l-elietfs in but one declaration of
poiit.-cal principles. He is not forced to
toady to an eitrennston one corner and
courtesy to an opposite extremist on
another corner. He is a plain, square
upr ght and truthful (icrman working
maa. Ion't you think he ought to
beat his undignified and suppliant
rival?
From a general bulletin jnst issued
by toe census bureau it is gleaned that
the average net wagtjs of workingmen
m the citieacompr.s ng a group, widely
scattered as to location, increased from
.S3 par hand in 180 to $-"5 per hand
in K0, or V.Qi per cent. The per
cent increase in gross amount of wages
paid was 135.71. Th;t remarkablt
showing is conbrmnatory of Feck's re
port, and with it indicates that our
properity is on a sliding scale, up-
I ward. It will strike the averag voter
I that thia progre ia quite well enough.
and it's a fool that will not let welt
eno'igh alone.
Theri is no plausib'e reason why the
elty ahouM r.ct niainlain more trn
one mght school. The argument that
boodlarus dtmy the property in th
d;?feret buiidecs ia which tach
schools sre held ie a wtak and puerile
one. A system of d.scipiine can easily
be mamtamed to put a stop to the des-
e'.ruetiou of tchool property. Retires,
ooe of toe cbjects of a senjol is to
train up boys and girls ia such a way
trial thry shall not be hoodlums, lo
dUcontiuue the night schools because
such persons attend would be like clos
ing the doors of church to prevent
the attendance of siuuers.
Ir is probable that every voter in
this district has made up his mind how
be will vote on national matters next
Tuesday. The local county, congress
ional and legislative tickets, however,
are subject to considerable speculation
and from now on until the plls close
the fight will grow hotter aud hotter.
At the present writing the republicans
have a long way the best of it on the
county and legislative ticket.
It is said that Allen U. Morse will be
made commissioner of pensions if he
fails to be elected governor. Now if
drover fails to be elected president,
Morse and Kills will return to the busy
city of Ionia and establish a law busi
ness. Perhaps it would be well for
them to eugage an oSice right away
and take a four-year lease of it.
Whdn John McQueen goes into the
office of the registration board for his
ward today, as he will go, if he is a
good democrat, he will be required to
swear that he is entitled to vote at the
ensuing election. If John McQueen is
an alien he will take no such oath. If
he does not register it will amount to
a confession that he it an alien.
Chairman Murphy, Democratic Com
mittee We sincerely trust that the
democracy cf other states will not hu
miliate the democracy of toe state of
New York by nominating a resident of
the state whom the organization of too
state believes could not be elected.
Skxator Do ran it charged with hav
ing voted against the appropriation to
pay for the expense of the G. A. It. de
monstration at Detroit. He isn't bank
ing on the soldier vote, anyway, but
it's just as well to keep those things in
mind.
Stebbixs, McQueen and Richardson
deny that they are members of an
anti-Catholic society, but McQueen has
up to this writing vmade no denial of
the charge that he is a Canadian.
If Adolphut Ananias Ellis has made
no greater headway in other parts of
the state than he has in Grand Rapids,
he will have a very gratifying minority
to explain away next Tuesday. .
HeberNewtox hat been acquitted
on a charge of having uttered hereti
cal sayings. Dr. Bnggs will take hope
from this speedy termination of a long
drawn issue.
Ms. Kteketek is quietly "sawing
wood" while the voters fall into line
to elect him senator. He Is a man of
the people, with the people and for the
people.
Will Mr. White please explain how
he came to enlist in the movement to
consolidate state boards to "fire" re
publicans and make room for demo
crats? If the present prosecuting attorney
is to continue in office, the city schools
will soon have to establish a law course
in the primary grades.
Cocxty Agent Hathaway is the last
last man in the world one would sus
pect of having been "buncoed" by a
gamin.
Senator McMillan predicts that
Rich will carry the state by 14,000. The
whole republican ticket will be elected.
today.
If you do not you may lose your
not) TiioaHflir.
vote
Mr. McKxionT will put his kinder
garten class into long clothes after the
election.
Democracy's political and financial
hopes are founded on the same thing
paper.
MicnioAx will have a few "states
men out of a job' after Tuesday.
COCKERILL'S CONVERSION.
Col. John A. Cockerill is the chief of
the political converts in this campaign.
It was tnougnt lor a wniie he was an
independent like those independents
that go democratic with a rusn in the
face of the army. Hut he got to talk
ing straight out. As for talking pro
tection, he says:
"It would be like telliug you the
necessity of fresh air, good wu-r and
food and warm clothing. Protection
has increased wages from 20 to 50 per
cent.
"What about McKinley?' asked a
man in the crowd.
" 'Xhat's one of tho things that made
me a republican, responded Colonel
Cockerill.
" 'There is not a man in this crowd
who came from England who would te
willing te return to the same place and
obtain the best wages given fur his line
of work in the country. If there be
any one who would return let him say
so.' "
Cockerill has gone so far as lo say
that Cleveland is trie great and only
professional politician in this country
and must be turned down for that
reason. Cincinnati Commercial.
NO REPUBLICAN BOODLE.
"As the democrats are making such
wholesale charges of boodle against
the republicans," said Senator McMil
lan yesterday, "an inside view ol tho
situation in Michan may not be with
out interest. If ever money ia freely
utd in elections, you would naturally
eirct it at a great general e'ect;on. I
will, howeter, Rive you some ms;de tig
urea. From the upper peninsula w.
have receive! not to exccM f5oo.
From the lower peninsula, ouu.fi of
the city of Detroit, the entire receipts
will not foot ud more than f 750. What
do yon think of 11,2") aa a basis for a
great campaign booller'
nator McMillan paused to smile.
'Tbat is exactly the s re of it." said
the senator. "Wnatevar e have used
or may ue beyond thatfigur we haae
and nuit put up here ia Detroit."
Detroit News.
Shot in th Eje.
Corce ius Htoctwaker of Paris was
shot m the left eye last nht by a bui
et from an a:r gun. Dr. Fa-lice at
tended h m. He wdlprobabiy ioe hu
tight in that eye.
0UKS IS THE BEST
The American Clay Is the Fin
est in the World
FOR HIGH QUALITY CHINAWARE
But the American Manufacturer Does
Not Take Pains Enough With Ilia
HighTGrade Products.
Kegistcr today.
T. H. Wharton, a Trenton, N. J.,
crockery manufacturer, is a guest at
Sweet's. "Uig year for crockery," be
said yesterday. Oue of the greatest.
The American crockery interests are
reaching enormous proportions. We
can now make the best crockery in the
world. Almost all the cheap grades
now are of American manufacture. In
fact, the tariff is so high that the
hnghsh goods caun t be sold iu this
country at a profit. What cheap
Jbnglish ware there is sold in this couu
try now is used mostly as a bait. The
manufacturer! of high grade goods
throw in their cheap ware at a very
small price as a sort' of bonus to their
customers, with consignments of high
priced crockery. That is the only way
the foreign manufacturer can cut into
us, and he doesu't like the method
well enough to make a business of it.
Only a Uuvation or Tidi.
"It is only a question of a short time
until America will supply the world
with high grade chinaware. We have
the clay to do it. In fact, our clay is
the finest on earth and superior in
every way to the celebrated Haviland
clay. The great trouble with our line
clay cnina is in the workmanship.
The American manufacturer is too
eager to get rich, and conse
quently does not allow his goods
to become properly seasoned. For
instance, if an American manufac
turer of crockery receives an order to
day he will begin work immediately
and fill it at the earliest possible min
ute. His English competitor would
fill it next year, unless be had the
f;oods in stock. English capital is wil
ing to satisfy itself with 7 or 8 per
cent; but the American can't content
himself with such an insignificant div
idend. Consequently, instead of thor
oughly seasoning his chinaware he
ships it in a comparatively crude con
dition, and the reputation of American
china has to sutler from his greed.
We haye the clay, and if we will raise
the standard of our workmanship we
can lead them all."
STATS SCHOOL BOOKS.
Cyrus E. Smith Discusses the State
Text Book Idea.
"What do I think of the state pub
lishing its own school books?" queried
Cyrus E. Smith, general agent for the
American Book company, who is a
guest at the Morton. "Well, I don't
thing but mighty little of it," con
tinued Mr. Smith, as he fished a felt
hat out of his grp and requested "Sid"
Steele to lock his (;tile" up in the safe.
"California is the only state that has
gone into it for keeps, and I guess Cal
ifornia would be glad to be out of it.
It is an expensive piece of business,
and is even more unsatisfactory than
it is expensive. If a state wishes back
number text books, .the way to get
them is to go into tho school book busi
ness. If a state prints its own txt
books it won't revise them more than
once in ten or fifteen years. As a re
sult, the pupils will eoon be making
frantic strides for the rear of the equ
cational procession. Take text books
on physics, for example. The authori
ties of ten years ago are not recog
nized now. The gigantic strides made
in electricity and other subjects of
natural philosophy have made new
books imperative. The school book
publishers have to keep up with the
times: but a state printing its own
books and having a monopoly of the
trade could use the same old books,
and farthermore would use them;"
and Mr. Smith shoved both hands into
the farther most corners of his pockets
and gave evidence of that tired feeling.
"itiere's anotner thing, too. In the
race for patronage the publishers of
text books leave nothing undone to
make every school book a work of art.
t irst class paper is used, lhe electro
typing is of the very best workman
ship, and good artists are employed to
prepare the illustrations. The result
is that a book is produced, attractive
enough to rivet a child's attention.
But let the state print the books and
the first thing you know an economi
cal legislature will begin to buy cheap
paper, and finally the school books
will be miraculously hideous. I believe
the present school-book system is by
tar the best.
"How's politics?"
SUGGESTED A BUNCH.
How a Bridegroom Was Accommodated
at tne Morton.
"Oh, we get used to such things," re
marked Arthur Grant at the Morton
last night after a Chicago man in
'fteen hundred and four had profanely
protested because there wasn't a terra
cotta bonier to tho wall paper in his
room. "It takes lots of care, patience
and nerve to room people m a hotel
especially when the house is fud and
ail the late arrivals want separate
rocms.
"I had a funnv experience the other
night. Among the arrivals on the last
train wer a newly wedded couple.
1 hey had been married that evening
and were on their wedding tour. The
brides' rnaid of honor accompanied
them, and was on her way to visit
friends in Chicago. There was only
one vacant room in the house when
thy arrived No. 8. I told the young
hustand how it was and suggested thst
his wif and her friend could occupy
the room and he might bj able to get a
cot somewhere."
P.edamnfiwill. was his decided
resrone.
Well, said I, there are two leds in
that room. I can put your wife and
her fritnd in one ai;d yon m the other.
Not if I know it,' he ironically re
tortd.
That's all right, I sai 1, I'll see them
about it, and I did. I rreentsd the
cs to triem in a very logical manner.
I told them that the roo'ii was th bet
in the hou, that it was heated by
steam, had a bath and was altogether
de;ra !e. Then I eiola:ned the two
l-ed scheme, and aked them if that
didn't seem the bt thing to do. "Von
aod your frie&d can go to t-ed, I aaui
to the bri le, and turn out tbe eicinc
bgfat. Tnen afte you're safely under
the aaeets you can pres
the e!etnr button and vwhea
the 111 nriga yonr hnatnd can go np
to the room and go to led. Tnen be
can get up early in the morning ar.d
you and your" friend can have the
roo-T to drea in. Ther agreed, and
the roiiNT msn w to t:rriid to make
any decided kkk in the presence of
tho bride and her best friend. Wnea S
be catue down to the ottice. though,
he" cursed and damned everything
until 1 was really pamed and grieved.
But when the t-t. rang he wt-ut up to
U-d like the dutiful vouog man he was.
He delivered himsvlt of another sup
ply of cusa words the next morning,
and auggrated that we had btttrr
knock out the partitions aud bunco
the guetts hereafter."
Is It Telling the Truth?
"I might express my opinion alout
the coming election in the words of
another mau," said I.obert Laugutin
of Lansing, deputy railroad commis
sioner, at tiwe-t's last night. "When
Ttiomts W. Ferry wts a candidate for
United Slab s Kuator, U. A. fcniitu ot
Portland, a staunch friend of the tua- j
tor's, came to talk the thing with me. J
How is it coming? I asked. 'Neil,
said he, 'we're all right if the damn
cusses ain't lied to us. If the Free
Pma i telling the truth Morse will be
elected."
NATIONAL BOX SOCIAL.
It Consisted of Political Speeches
and
Patriotic Songs.
The national box social given last
night in Trinity church for the benefit
of the Sunday school was a pleasing,
enjoyable and profitable affair. The
church was beautifully decorated with
mmature nags and bunting oi reu,
hite and blue. Young women were
dressed in the national colors ard the
lunch boxes were trimmed with the
red, white and blue. A table was set
in one side of the room
on which refreshments were tervea
after the program had been
presented. Gen. William P. Innes
presided during the exercises.
The program opened with a
chorus by the audience, "The Red,
White aud Blue." The issues of each
political party were presented to the
audience by a representative of each,
aud the discussions were as fervid as
those of a regular political gatherings
Each speaker bad his sympathizer!
and was liberally applauded. Genera
Innes presented the interests of the de
mocracy and Dr. Frances Hilyer de
fended the equal suffragists. The
claims of the prohibition partv
were championed by George II.
Thaw and Fred A. Maynard,
supported the issues of the republican
party, lhe addresses were limited to
fifteen minutes, and were alternated
between solos and recitations. A solo
wassuug by William Hastie and duets
by the Misses Hastie and Fletcher, and
Mrs Charles Peeps and will itastie.
Miss Clair Buck recited a discussion
between "Spoopendyke" and his wife
on the political situation. The exer
cises closed with tne "fctar fcpangiea
Banner."
Gcfesip of the Hotels.
Allen B. Morse, of "Comrades" fame,
took breakfast at the Morton yester
day. He came from Jackson, where
bespoke Wednesday evening, ana was
on bis way to Muskegon, where he
talked democracy to toe oawaustitet
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. C. W. Green and son; of Ionia,
and Mrs. Ida Williams, were guests at
the New Livingston yesterday. They
were in the city on a shopping expedi
tion.
II. F. Harbeck, of Spring Lake, sec
retary of the Cutler & Savidge Lum
ber company, dined at the New Liv-
mgstou yesterday.
E. R. Bailey, of Ionia, proprietor of
the Bailey house, dined at Sweet's yes
terday, 'lie was accompanied by hit
mother.
George Raymond, of Big Rapids, and
C. I. Deyo, of Belding, were among
yesterday's arrivals at the New Living
ston. Al Brower bas moved his billiard
tables from the New Livingston.
A. B. Messer of Hastings is at the
Morton.
Comstock and Dwyer.
The eyes of the sporting fraternity
are turning towards tne uonmocit-
Dwyer wrestling match, which is to
take place in Hartman'e Ottawa street
hall, Tuesday evening, November 8,
for a purse of $150. Both men are
well known as among the best wrestlers
in the country, and' the match
is sure to be an exciting one.
At the last match, which was
won by Dwyer, strangle and toe
hoide were barred, giving Dwyer a
slight advantage, in the coming
match, which is also a handicap, no
holds are barred. The managers of
the enterprise have made arrangements
to have a special wire put in the hall
and election returns will be read.
Street Car Blockade.
During the fire on Canal street last
night the electric current on Canal,
Monroe, Pearl and Lyon streets was
shut off, and as a result there was a
great display of the rolling stock of the
street Railway company. As far down
Canal street as one could sec was a
string of headlights, on the other
tracks were cars headed in the opposite
direction. In Monroe street both
tracks were filled. From the steps at
the Tower forty-eight motors were to
be seen at one time. Part of the pas
sengers waited and others walked. It
was nearly an hour before the pro
cession finally started.
- Wasn't Used to It.
"Somebody t'ump that fat man on
de back." shouted the conductor of a
Wealthy avenue car last night, as the
Corpulent individual in question gasped
convu fively. "Ain't uolhm' the mat
ter with me," ejaculated the fat man.
as he grabbed another strap. "Unly
that woman over there thanked me
for givin' her my seat.and 1 a'iut used
to it."
Deer Hunters Everywhere.
On Siturday the deer will le rire in
tf lower peninsula and hunters are
flocking north in large nurntert.
Many of them are from Indiana, Olvo,
and farther s iuth. and it ia estimated
by conservative gu-sers that on Salur
day there will le twenty hunters lo
evry deer in the woods.
Good Potato Crop.
There is a large numler cf cars of
rwt toes ling moved from Northern
Michigan to Indiana and Ohio. At
J'ttoskey potatoes are bringing fr m M
to Co cents a bushel and the crop is
unusually large and good.
Amusements.
The sale of seats for "Ole Olson,"
which will leg;n a week's engagement
at the Grand oa Sunday evening, opens
today. This first ol the Mtfjjn dia
lect ccmed es will be presented wlt& a
good company and a quartet of harM
some f-wje g'.ns, wno arrived last
September.
Ielightd audiences are the role at
the Grand at every performance. The
May Russell show bat caught the tosrn
Toe program at Smith's theater anil
( te repeated at the matinees which wiil
ie givan into aim tomorrow suifruooxis
Kverviody is cm the f.ninoas teat for
1 the cveuing of tot new Powers theater.
TOLD OFTHEWOIUv
Dr. Fair Discusses the Balti
more Convention
TO THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
Union of All Churches Among the Impor
tant Questions Conaideied by the
Episcopal CJergyaien.
Register today.
There was a good attendance at the
regular monthly meeting of the Wo
man's Auxiliary Missionary socety of
St. Mark's church, and tne meeting
was one of unusual interest. Dr.
Campbell Fair was present, aod at the
request of the membrrs gave a report
of the grat Kpiecopal coaveutiou held
receutly in Baltimore. Dr. Fair aii tnat
what congress is to the United hUtes
the convention is to the church. The
convention meets once in three yesrs
for the purpose of legislating for the
church. It is composed of a house of
bishops, which holds secret sessions
and gives nothing of its doings to the
public except such matters as are of
general interest. There is another house
of the convention known as tb bouse of
deputies, composed of four clergymen
and lour laymen from each d locate in
the country.
lhe work of that convention could
be gathered under nine heads, and the
work latted for three weeks. It wat
very gratifyipg to see some of the bus
iest men in the United States, and
some of the most prominent men in the
country, there at every session of the
convention taking an active pari in the
work.
Tha Matter or Missions.
The first of all matters to receive
attention was missions. There was but
one matter under that head which pro
voked discussion, that was the Mexican
question. It was urged by some that
as the latho io church had a foothold
in Mexico and was doing its work there
the Lpiecopal church should krep out.
He wat delighted to see that the con
vention decided by a large majority
to continue missionary work in Mexico.
The terrible condition of the Mexicans
certainly needed all the help it could
get from the protestant churches.
The next matter was legislation. It was
found that very little legislation was
needed, which wat proof that the
church wat well governed and that
there were no mattert that need caute
alarm in the church.
Education was the next subject. It
was the sense of the convention that
that the .Episcopal church was no
enemy of the public school, but there
were places that the public schools could
not reach. It wasin tbee places that the
church could do some good work and
it was decided to do something in this
direction. The fifth matter considered
was the question of unity.
It was decided that al) protestant
churches should be invited to confer
with the Episcopal church to see if a
union cou i not be effected. It would
be a grand day when tho Episcopal
church could join with one or two of
the other protestant churches. Those
that live to see that day will stand ou
the threshold of the milienium.
At the close of the Episcopal con
rM : 7.7
Ox November 4TH, 1791
General St Claire with 2000
men, was totally . defeated by
the Indians on a. tributary of
the Wabash.
The savages made the attack
while the troops were preparing
breakfast, and in the confusion
over 800 soldiers were killed.
St Claire after having three
horses shot under him, with
difficulty effected his escape to
Fort Washington, now Cin
cinnati 1- ---vj
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7 V 1
WEATHER STRIPS
Are sure preventatives of ell these annoyances; they will make
your windows buu and tight nnd your door proof acaitist all
storms. WKATHICR STRIPS WILL SA K YOUK FULL,
SAVE YOUR HEALTH, SAVK YOUR Tl-MPLR.
WERE YOU BROUGHT UP ZTZ 'XT?.
some thoughtless person leaves voiir establishment, forgetting
to close the door after him. PUT ON AX LCLIPSK POOR
SPRING and your door will clo.c of itKlf noiselessly and
securely.
Save jour coal, sift your nshoa. huy a coal sifler and vat-e
up on your coal bin, deposit youx ashes in one of our ash cans.
Provide a healthful way of temporarily disputing of the
odds and ends from the tahle and kitchen by getting a Gal
vanized Iron GARBAGE CAN.
Invent in Venther Strips, Coal Sifters, hrhpso Door Springs,
Ash Pails and Garbage Cans, and your rest ill be undisturled
hy the racing of the elements; your conscience will he clear of
vain tegrets over a giving Hwny of temper; your jxck t looV
will increase in obesity and you will le exempt from the calls
of the health officer.
vection two cf the !det bishope went
ovr to a I'resbytMian convention,
which brgan its session in Baltimore,
aud they were received stand. ng. It
was thru tLat the Prasi-yUriau crtun u
was atkrd to join bands with the Epis
copal church. There should b the
tame unity in the Prota-Mant churches
as in the Catholic, lhe thildrm's
work ft the neat subject. The chil
dren of th country raised fsO.Ooo for
mi&aiona last yrai. It was au import
ant work, and a resolution was paed
tbaiikiug ti.em for the good work.
Church extebfeiou was discussed alec,
and some changes were made
and new dioccs created. Church
budding was almj considered.
I hechurch building society has made
it possible for parishes to have churches
which would otherwise be without.
Ministerial support it an imjorunt
matter btf ore the meeting. The niaiur
of caring for the aged ministers wat
one that should rcnv attention. A
comm.ltee wat appo-utrd and reported
a resolution rec -mmetid.ng l: at a
fuud t established to pennon clergy
men after they have passed the age of
Li years.
When it was proposed to place a
royalty on the prayer looks to raise
the pension fuud the ministers with
one voice votod against it and
said they would dejnd on the
generosity of the icple. Dr.
Fair spoke of the hospitality
received in Baltimore and the society
thanked him for his talk and asked
that it be repeated from the pulmt.
Mrs. Neumeyer of Syria made a
short talk. She spoke very broken
English, but explained that all her
people were Catholics and she was a
nun until 18 years of age. At that age
she procured a b.ble and the reading
of it changed her faith. The pruat
burned ber b.blet and her parents re
fused to speak with her for three years.
She wat married after rergniog the
veil and went at a miasiouarv. She
hat latiored in that line for thirteen
yeart and it now trying to raise money
to educate ber son hd daughter for
missionary work. Her son it m Mon
treal and her daughter in Ann Aroor.
It was announced that Bishop Walker
of North Dakota would b in the city
in December and would hold a semco
in St. Mark's church.
In a Warmer Climate.
"Why, bow do you do, Mr. Thomp
son?" exclaimed an effusive woman on
a Lafayette street car. the other day,
to a sad-faced man that had just en
tered. "I was going over to see Mrs.
Thompson this afternoon. I heard the
other day that she wasn't very well,
and somebody said the ought to spend
the winter in a warmer climate. How
is she?" "She's dead," said the sad
faced man. "Dear me, when did she
die?" "A week ag- yesterday," he re
plied, and the effusive woman blushed
and said she guessed that was her cor
ner, Mammoth Specimen cf Pine.
Charles Almond of Cedar Springs
started for Hobart yesterday to get a
cross section of a white pine tree seven
feet in diameter for bupenntendeut
Roberts of the world's fair commission,
to be placed in the forestry exhibit at
the big fair. The section will betaken
from a stump, the body of which Mr.
Almond helped to fall and cut into
logs. The tree is reported to be the
largest ever grown iu Michigan. The
section to be taken from tne stump
will be three inches long and will t)
shipped to Mr. Roberts' oHice in this
city.
III TIME OF PEACE PREPARE
FOR WAR
AND
III THE FALL
PREPARE FOR
Soon the cold and snow nnd
the whistling winds will be
upon ua and too lute, many of
you, will think of several little
things you could have done
preparatory to their coming, to
ensure warmth and comfort.
YOUR WINDOWS WILL
RATTLK with every thit of
the wind, and the enow and
cold air will come in under votir
door?. STRIPS OF WHAT 11
IS R will be found just where
they arc mot-t unwelcome.
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