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A PerpleXed Duellist.

The most notorious of living duellists
is just now under a cloud, and the worst
of it for him is that he cannot, as usual,
get into the sunshine again by killing or
wounding somebody. A certain Madame
Olga in Paris recently sent around to the
Office of the Pays newspaper notice of
concert, which notice failed to appear
in the journal named. Asfriend of Mad
anne Olga called on the editor of the
Pays, M. Paul Cassagnac, and asked the
reason of this neglect. M. Cassagnac,
the editor, responded CURLY, and supple
mented his response by reflection upon
the character of the lady interested.
Madame Olga, hearing of this scandalous
aspersion, failed to throw herself into
the Seine, or adopt any of the modes of
self-destruction popular with despairing
women in the French capital. She took
quite different course. In short, Mad
anne Olga dressed herself in mans attire,
purchased small cane, and went upon
the war-path. She found that famous
duellist and editor, NJ. Paul Cassagnac,
slipping his absinthe grandly in the fash
ionable Cafe de Ia Pals, and addressed
him briefly but pointedly i'll the way q
furious woman talks. Then the little
cane in Madame Olga's hand cut the air
and curled about M. Cassagnacs back,
then across the face, and then the gentle
creature left the room. The duellist is
enraged, but, apparently, without resort.
He cannot call woman out and shoot
her; he cannot pink her with his sword,
which is for men alone. 1t is dis
tressing situation for the editor of the
Pays, and his Frenchman's wit will be
tested in devising a revenge.
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A Terrific Problem.

A recent number of a scientific journal
speaking of the relative proportion of the
sexes in the human race, declares that fol
every one hundred and fifty men that
come into the world, one hundred anG.
seventy-two one-hundredths 600 72-10Ol9
women are born. do not dispute these
figures. L only ask for light. 1t ap
pears, according to this, that there are
some women who are only seventy-twCp
e-hundredths of woman What the
remaining twenty-eight one-hundredthsa
are l cannot imagine.
Now, what L want to know is this If 81
woman of this kind marries one-hundre@
man and has daughter, will the daughter
be an eighty-four one-hundredths woman,
or ninety-six -hupdredths woman
And what will be the exact relationship.
between such daughter and seventy
six one-hundredths aunt and her eighty
seven one-hundredths daughters, espe
cially if the eighty-seven one-hundredth
girls marry the brothers of the ninety-six.
one-hundred girl, and so become not on
ly her ninety-eight one-hundredth firs2
cousins, but also her ninety-five one
hundredth sisters-in-law, the aforesaid
seventy-six one-hundredth aunt becon,-
ing also the eighty-nine one hundredthss
mother-in-law of her lightweight one
hundredth nephews, will the-the--.-
Let me see where am L 2 1t is an awful
subject to grapple with. Oh yes L say
if the seventy-six one-hundredths aunt
-. But no. The question can't be
solved in any such way as this. L give
it up. The only way to get at it will be.
to do the sum in algebra somehow, max
the daughter 4, the aunt y, the first
cousin a, and the mother-in-law b.
Then, it seems to me, if you multiply the
aunt by the daughter and divide the first
cousin by the mother-in-law, in some way
or other, or else extract the square root
of the cousins and subtract the result
from the aunt, keeping the daughter as O.
common denominator, and at the same
time make decimal fraction of the
mother-in-law, perhaps the result might
be satisfactory. But l anf not certain.
L am poor at mathematics. / wish the
lightning calculator would get at this, OF
that Professor Tyndal would subject it
to chemical analysis. s.-Mar Adeier.
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cluded. These last will be composed Os
3, 400 officers and $4,000 soldiers, to
which must be added 234 battalions of
the new landstrum, II regiments of cav
airy of the same, besides 81 companies
of chasseurs, consisting of at least 3,z1s
officers and 202,5 men; total, 38, 94S
officers, 1854, 200 men, and about 1872,
600 horses. The above estimate takes no
account of the numerous staff Of the
ambulances, nor of individuals suscepti-
BILE of being called out by virtue of the
law of 1913, who would increase the
German armies by at least 1856 600 men.
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The German Troops.

The Almanach de G0thd states that
the military forces, including those of
Bavaria, comprise at this moment 1880
officers, /, 1,329,6O0 men, 314,970 horses,
2,700 field and $40 siege pieces of can
non. They are subdivided as follows !:
Staffs and their suites, 1000 men IN
fantry and chasseurs, 107, 900; field artil-
lery, 100, 500; foot artillery, 61,7O0; en-
gineers and railway corps, 10000; tram
men, 46,S0O; administration service,
$500. Moreover, an order of mobiliza-
ton can bring under arms the following:
578, $40 infantry soldiers, 1880 cavalry,
81 900 field artillery, 13, 100 engineers
total. 7lO,130, without counting the
staffs. their suites, baggage trains, etc.
In these figures the four battalions which
Germany proposes to form are not in
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THE OLD HOMESTEAD.

One day in the early autumn
OF bright and happy year,
wandered away to the homestead,
To the homestead old and dear;
ruin IL stood before me-
A ruin, with moss o'ergrown,
With the door on broken hinges,
And falling chimney stone.
As wanderd around and around il,
And in, through each dusty room,
With only the lonely echoes
OF my feet although the gloom,
/ thought how they sometimes told me
That away from the shining shore,
The dead come back IN the silence
TO the homes they have loved before.
And 1 said, does he-the master,
The father, who loved so we'll
The homestead amid the meadows,
The brook in the winding dell
Does he ever come in the silence
OF the nights clear, starry hours,
With his voice of silvery laughter
Through the tangled weeds and flowers
Does he come, 1 asked, in the twilight
Does he come to the open door,
And sit in the peach-tree's shadow
As he sat in the days of yore?
And over the foot-worn pathway
DOtb uC 10 W NlChcl Bdlc.
And stand and wait for the children
As he used TO stand and wait?
Does he look adovn the roadside,
And under the shadowy oaks,
And hear the lake-waves murmur,
And the oarsman's gentle strokes,
Till he sees the children's faces
So bright, and young, and fair,
With the moonlight's golden brightness
on the black and the auburn hair
And when, with their gleefrl singing,
They follow him through the gate,
To the hearthstone, where the mother
Doth patiently watch and wait
Does he-as he used TO say it
With face so CHEEKY and bright,
Bless God, oh mother, our darlings,
Our children are safe tonight :"
IL il thus that he sees he homestead,
In the beauty of early years
Or it's mildew, and blight, and ruin,
And the children's struggles and tears?
Does he come in the purple cleaning,
And wander through chamber and hall,
And yearn for the dear old faces,
And the love that frightened all?
-Fidelid ". Gillette.
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THE STATURE OF PRIMITIVE MAN.
The indications are that the primeval
man of Europe and his nearer descend
ants were of short stature. The popular
notion that the present generation is
physically weaker and smaller than the
primitive or ancient is not only utterly
unfounded, but there is abundant evi-
dence that the reverse is true. Most of
us would be amazed if not shocked at n
true and life-sized portrait of the real
Eve, "mother of all living" We often
hear, indeed, of giants bones here and
there dug up, but intelligent examination
invariably proves them to have belonged
to the mammoth or other animal.
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Hanging an Elephant.

The hanging of an elephant is a feaG
so very rare that it is worth mention
when it occurs. At Hamburg, the keep
ers of the Zoo thought that it would be
more economical to give the elephant q
stone floor as the wooden one had to be
replaced too often. One was laid, but
the elephant would not lie down upon it
to sleep. Something told him that if he
did he could not get up again. Hence
he slept standing, or leaning against the
wall. But the other night his feet slipped
when DOING and he came down. He
could not get up in fact, and twenty men
with ropes, pulleys, and ingenious con-
trivances, worked all day trying to get
him up. He was finally raised until his
feet were four inches above the floor
when the hinder ropes broke, leaving
the poor beast hanging by the neck.
He gave one piteous roar and was dead
elephant.
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He WAS THE ONE.-Seven or eight
boys were rushing around the postoffice
Saturday, headed by a yellow-haired
youth who was saying:
"All want in this world is to lay my
hands on him ~
He presently came upon boy weigh
ing about ten pounds more than himself,
and rushing at him he exclaimed:
"Did you lick my brother Ben! 7"
eyes, / did, replied the boy, drop
ping his bundle and splitting on his
hands
"Well," continued'the other lad, back
ing slowly away, che needs licking
once a week to teach him to be civil p
Detroit Free Press.
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TAXIDERMIST

Dealer IN
MOUNTED BIRDS, FOREIGN AND Ma
TIVE BIRD SKINS, BIRDS EYES,
GLASS SHADS, ETC.
Birds, Animals and Deers Heads, Stuffed and
Mounted to order in every style,
Ornamental Cases and Cases Of Game Birds
for Sportsmen Specially.
Orders by mail promptly filed.
INDl 6
and Curiosities wanted in exchange for Birds.
Rooms over ALIENS FURNITURE STORE.
1O26 Main etreet, PawP, Mich
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LAWRENCE DIRECTORY.
Business o6aros.

Business 65ar0s.
E r. & r. n CHADWICK, dealer in Dry
Il. Goods, Clothing, Millinery Goods. Boots
and Shoes, Groceries, Hats and Caps, Queens
ware, ETC.. Lawrence, Mich.
II \. CLEVELAND. u. d., Physician and Sur
II. geon. Lawrence, Mich.
yETILLIAM II. CLAY, Sign and Ornamental
w Painter, Lawrence. N ich. House, Sign,
and Carriage Painting, Graining, Papering and
Kalsoming done to order.
@ ROWE. dealer IN Drugs, Medicines, Station
-. cry. Groceries, Brushes PerfumeTy, etc
Prescriptions carefully prepared, Lawrence.
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UNOSTER Il BEEBR, Attorneys and Counselors
II at aw and Solicitors in Chancery. Office in
First National Bank Building, up stairs, Decatur,
Mich.
NEWTON FOSTER. W. SCOTT BEEBE.
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r y. DOwD, General Dealer in Family Groceries,
- Crockery, etc Teas made specially. Phelps
street, Decatur, Mich. $50
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Two years-twice twelvemonth-and
Laura st. John was standing before her
dressing table, earnestly peering at the
splendid reflection she made, with her
personal beauty heightened by the
chastely-rare bridal attire she wore,
that was faultless from the floating tulle
veil, fastened by an orange-blossom
spray and glittering diamond aigrette,
to the tiny, white silken slipper, with its
rosette scintillating with small jewels.
She was beautiful, she was triumphant,
for she was successful: and this, her
wedding day, would crown her success.
She managed well; according to the
chart she had drawn for herself, from
the hour she first saw and loved Ethel's
husband, she had marched straight on,
regardless of cost, regardless of any
thing but the ultimate result.
Here it was, close at hand-not half an
hour from accomplishment.
Down in the saloon Laura heard low,
musical laughter mt intervals; in the sew
eral dressing-rooms opposite she heard
the wedding guests preparing to descend
to the festivities, and she smiled at her
own eyes i'll the glass, that at last she
would marry Ethel's husband.
And Ethel
She had dropped suddenly from the
social armament. Like meteor that
comes flashing in dazzling light across
the sky, and then plunges into black
deeps of obscurity, so had Ethel daz-
zled, delighted and disappointed the
people. Now, after two years, she was
to them as if she had never been.
To Edward Vivian, if memories of her
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DUNCOMB HOUSE, Decatur, Michigan, w. II.
~ CANoLL, Proprietor.
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u CANOLL, Proprietor.
IOHN j. SHERMAN, Attorney at Law, Circuit
ID Court Commissioner for Van Buren County.
Once over Hawks Jewelry Store Phelps street,
Decatur opposite Duncombe House. Will be at
the County Clerks office, In Paw Paw, on Mon
day, Tuesday aud Wednesday of each week.
Dated April 10th, 1874.
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An Old Lady Killed by the Man
whose Fortune She Had Made.

From the Jersey City Evening Journal.]
About the year 1922 Sarah Mead, .
young lady OF great personal and men
tai attraction, was married in the city
Of New York to E. Fl. Fitch, . young
merchant, who settled in Guilford, Che
mango county, engaged in mercantile
business. The immediate family
consisted Of Mr.. Fitch and wife,
Mrs. Purdy. . sister Of Mrs, Fitch, and
her daughter, Sarah Purdy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitch, having no chill.
dren, adopted III 1926 youth OF 8
years, whom they watchfally cared for
during the years Of youth to those Of
manhood. For this child's welfare
they cherished the kindliest feelings
through life, the surviving widow re.
gularly paying him visit, the last in
her 18th year, hundreds of miles from
home.
About the year l848 Mr.. Fitch died.
leaving her widow, wealthy, and pos
sessed of all the elements Of a truly
noble and Christian woman. A few
years before this Sarah Purdy was
married in New York to young man
of culture and refinement, merchant
named John P. Hall. He was not pros.
| porous in business, failed, and came to
want. Mrs. Fitch, ever generous, in
yited them to her home. This home
consisted of nearly 200 acres Of well
cultivated land and stately mansion
shaded by trees planted by the fair
haired youth mentioned above, whos'
head is now frosted by the touch o
ffty.five winters. She gave deed OF
this property to Mrs. Hall, and pur
Echosed q home for herself near By, ant
left the home Of her married life.
I On Sunday last, Dec. 9th, Mrs
Fitch was with her sister and niece ant
family on holiday visit. In the mid
die Of the day the sister and daughte
left the room. Mr.. Hall, while profess
ing friendship, and without warning
struck Mrs. Fitch on the back OF tn
head with an Ak. She fell to the moo
Unconscious, and died in an hour. Il
= few minutes Hall went into the othe
room and told the sister that Mrs
Fitch had tainted. He then cooll,
wiped the blood from the Ak and com
menced to split wood. This murdere
, woman was his guardian angel; hi
lifelong support and friend.
t Reference has been made to tn
adopted youth. Thirty years ago b
! |scttled in Hoboken. He has file
many official positions, snch as super
. intendent Of the public schools for Sc,
, I eral terms, chief magistrate Of the city
. heath commissioner, and various othe
, Offices, with fidelity anI marked abilit.
) His early life was not free from obst'
cles and many temptations which woul
q ihave diverted and disheartened many
, young man. To Mrs. Fitch he WI
: chiefly indebted for his success in III
/ This man is DR.. L. w. Elder, highl
! respectable physician now living
p Hoboken.
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rhe Catholic and ustrini school Rea
Estate Distribution..Evcr MAI
Gets q Lot.

The Catholic industrial school Heat
Estate OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Man
Gets q Lot.
The managers Of this excellent and
deserving enterprise have most wisely
decided to chan,,e the original design
in the distribution of the real estate
which is made for the benefit of the in
stitution named in the advertisement
on the first page, where full particulars
will be found. The idea is to reduce
the number Of shares from $500 to 303.
and to increase the price Of them to
$3.50 each, and as there are 393 parcels OF
real estate to be disposed Of, each share.
holder must get one Of the parcels.
The wisdom Of this change will be ap-
parent when it is considered, as shown
by the canvass thus far. that many.
discovering the advantages Of the rro
ect, desire to and do purchase large
| number Of shares, while those who are
desirous ofinvesting, and cannot afford
to purchase full share can easily form
clubs, and by paying . small amount
acquire a chance Of becoming part own
er in the grand $4,000 prize, or at
any rate, get nearly their money back
from the sale Of the real estate which
they are certain to drdsc. As the
scheme 7oao stands each share aciLl
draw a prize. and the chances OF OBJ
tanning one of the grand prizes is in
creased in large proportion.
The payments, according to the new ar
ranpement, will be $500 or or before
the first Of March, and $50 in = year
from that time. The demand for the
shares throughout the State has been
considerable and the approval Of the
new plan is very general. It is pleas
ant to observe that responsible parties
from q distance have investigated thu
project and inspected the property Il
be distributed, and have universally &C
knowledged that the scheme is the mos
liberal and deserving ever offered to tn
public. The change must recomment
; itself to those who invest from purt y
business motives, while those who par
ticipate on other grounds cannot but b
, pleased, As it will materially accelrrat
5 the project, and give them an opportu
nifty Of aiding the grand scheme in
more substantial manner, and Of seeln
: the Industrial school q reality within
: comparatively short time.
All the property mentioned in th
scheme is first-cass, and most eligibl.
$ situated. The building up Of tn
! school and trades buildings will greatl
D enhance the value Of the property IN tn
: vicinity. In view Of the facts connect
: cd with this enterprise, the manager
call upon al classes Of our citizens !
d make their Investments as soon as %
q sible.
a The property to be disposed Of en-
|. Ibraces one house and lot S1O.OO; Or
!" house and lot $500; 5-acre 70
5000; two 2l-c acre lots, SLW
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1t is going the paragraphic rounds
sdat l year-old baby has been forward
II BY express in New Hampshire, which
heuot remarkable, IS the baby hadn {
learned to talk, and Of course couldn T
express ITSELF
Physics 'sNow. George, before you
20 and play, you IRE quite sure you
know the lesson Prof. Borax gave you
| to Learnt" 20, YES, mamma w eii.
now, what causes heat without hsnt.
s.Pickled peppers.
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each; one lot $1,000; 10 lots $500
each Is lots $3.50 each; 50 lots at
from $3.50 to $725 each; and the rest
at prices ranging from $l2O upwards.

An Irish footman, having carried q
basket of game from his master to
friend, waiting considerable time for
his customary fee, but finding no pres.
ent appear, scratched his head and
said: s.Sir, if master should say.
Paddy, what did the gentleman give
you!' what would your honor have me
tell him -
The anti-monopolist., 1875-01-21

rFrom the N. Y. Herald, Jan. +.


The annual auction of pews IA Ply
mouth Church took place in that build
ing last evening. Shortly after SIX
0 clock the house was lighted ard
thrown open, and in half an hour the
whole edifice was crammed. The vast
audience was composed of the regular
members of the Church, ladies and
gentlemen. and pretty extensive
sprinkling Of strangers. These latter
we're, Of course. curiosity-seekers, and
their presence was readily detected. SO
different were they in appearance from
the regular hdbituss Of the church.
For more than half an hour before tie
time appointed for the sale of seats q
commotion was made in the halls and
passage WAYS of the building
by men who passed to and fro
up and down hurriedly, talking
together, making entries in little books
and whispering aud meeting and cscap
ing from each other. Some few ladie:
joined in this mysterious business. but
many Of them seemed to be advising
land urging the men, and whispers ant
entries in the little books seemed t.
follow from their advice. It Afterwards
turned out that all the running and 60
ling and talking vas speculations on th'
result of the coming auction and the Ell
ltries in the books were bets on boil
sides Of the subject. Some were Q
|opinion that the proceeds would ex
Iceed the returns of last year. an
lothers were doubtful that their expee
tations on the point would be realized
| A few minutes before seven o'clock Nj
Beecaer made his appearance on tn
platform in front Of the organ An
said -
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SEND YOUR OEDERS FOB
DRY GOODS!
DIRECT TO
D. w. Ingerson & Go.

St. Paul. They will I'll all orders at
the very lowest prices, and send goods
q. o. D. to any part Of the State. The
trade built up by Messrs. lngersoll q
Co. through their order department
is very large, an. their reputation for
fair dealing and low prices 10 such .
TO commend them to all of our reader
who wish good goods at low prices.
They will send saup:es upon apph
cation, and we heartily recomEen
them to all our readers. iune2s
The anti-monopolist., 1875-01-21
FRox CH1cAGo.-Judge H. J. Beck.
with Of Chicago writes as follows:

CHICAGO, June %, 1874.
Morse Manufacturing Company, New York:
GENTLEMEN: I am willing to vouch
for ! our statements as to the fine quail
ity Of your improved 'sPhalon Select
Perfumes and the "Paphian Boquet
Toilet Soap" These goods l have used
and carefully compared. Morse's late
invention, 'LuxURENE," will make the
hair grow thick and long.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-01-21

TNo better recommend could be given
to any medicine than this: that he who
uses It once lives to use it ag1in, and win
use no other Death to Pain receives tho
praise of all.
The anti-monopolist., 1875-01-21

And Guide to Health, . private Medical
Treatise, containing 100 pages and over lOS
plates and enuavinp, sent TO any address
under seA on receipt Of p9ice, 50 cenfs.
A Private Medical Pamphlet Of - pAeee.
with valuable information for the aMicsed,
sent ii sealed envelope on recetpe ofhy
cents Or two stamps. Addrs9 Al letters
TINS THE GALENIC INETITUTR,
tOmce: 10 Wes4 Tz1rd stree1
81. PAIL, NINA
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KATIE KING.

The Final Explosion of the Great
est Humbug Of the Age.-some OF
the Fragments Come Down III
Chicago-..Nrs. Eliza White the
yoman Who Played the Spirit.-
Letters from the Medium Holmes
10 t.Frank,'' alias Mrs. Whlte.-A
Failure to Receive Her Salary Ex-
poses the Fraud.
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1bkStJ1I646U IbO1 ELI
chartered By the Lg1z-
llaturc for the trex1z1eut
|0f all diseasea OF . negs
|vous aud privs.,r st1re.
The Physicians q hs
institute rnay b. con-
suited personally Or Dy
letter.
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VIM. A. VAN SLYKE Il CO., Com
w mission Merchants, Wholesale dealers
in Grain and al kinds Of Country Produce.
No. 40 Sibley-st, st. Paul. References lst
Natl Bank, p. +. McQuillan 4 Co, Camp 4
Smith. Cheritrse & Farwells. St. Paul
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Tie Uolmeses left Philadelphia on
July -. 1874. going to Toledo, o.,
where they renamed but . short time.
yrom Toledo they went directly to
Dl,~,serd. Michigan, where some OF
Nr,. Holmes relations resided. Before
leaving Philadelphia Mrs White de-
manded some back pay which was due
, 1875-12-16

Gin6arbiser, Namsns Sim 2acp, bat=
te pnr9eltern Rabt bas unsliid, baB iein
Yfcro auf i'm fieI, unb i'm a%usenblidli6
t0btcte. @r trieb ndmli9 einen Garren
uno beim l1mbissen Der Ode Mtaribaa
uno Sancod StraBe, itieB ber&arren se=
gen einen Stein uno Idleuoerte Den Srei.
Der biuaus. 0ur6 ben Stob lpurbe Der
&arren ,Imseworfer, 9leiAaeitis fiel aud
bas Yfero uno spar auf ben Sreiber
2acD, wel9er serquetlAt uno in elm paar
lsinuten cine 2eihe NOR.