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The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
Clothing.

You can save money by buying youl
clothing of us. During the past season
we have enlarged our Clothing &och
and added many styles for Men, Boys
and Children heretofore not kept In
this part of the State. Our large. in.
crease i'm sales In this department. Is
proof that people will always appreci-
ate good goods and fair prices.
COON, RUSSELL & co.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
A Vital Question Answered,

Thousands of dyspeptic and bilious
sufferers who have exhausted the list
of official remedies i'm vain, are asking
if there Is any remedy for their misery.
There is. HdmiltOn's Jamaica Ginger
Tonic will give them immediate relief
and eventually restore them to perfect
health. 1t is u stomachic, an altera-
tive and gentle diuretic combined in
one delicious and refreshing draught.
1t is also valuable tonic and produces
none of the prostrating effects sure to
follow the use Of liquors. Price so
cents per bottle; samples 20 cents.
Sold by w. A. Burnam, Baldwin,
Mich.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
Notice.
LAND OFFICE AT RED CRY, MIC

LAND OFFICE At REED CITY, MICH,
August nth. 1881.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to mako fnnl proof In support OF his claim,
ard fnni entry thereof, and that said proof
will be made before the Clerk of the Circuit
coiirt OF Lake County, Michigan, at the
County sat
On friday, the 23d Day Of September,
1881 via: Isaac I. Garner, Homestead entry
20. esg, for tho 8, Wa section y, Town 10
Ing witnesses fo prove his continuous resi-
dsncc uoon nnd cultivation OF sai6 tract, viz:
.!nnisr VI. Murphcy. Of BALDWIN Z. o.; and
Istr.Ii, ~ Baldwin y. o.; and Frank b. Hol-
ford. of Baldwin r. u; all OF Lake county,
NIeh. rnu mn srrU rNsoN. Rcaister.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
Best Worm Medicine Known,

Physicians say that almost every
child is troubled more or less by worms.
The poor little ones are pale and hag-
gard, weary and listless, and there is a
constant flush OH one cheek. The PAL
ent should at once secure box of Par
meiee's Worm Candies or Lozenges.
They will destroy the worms without
injury to the child. Price % cents per
box. Sold by w. A. Burnam, Bald
win, Mich.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08

WI H. tie sso-s q pies,snt y and proaiabis busiecss
DC' 'e"lrd. vs1IiIi mrsIsS yeu every Thing; .sie
.isyns @ s~sy ifc| Nome % over y night Norirk what.
cwr. Many now woIkcre wanted a. once. Many
sse n,skir fossane> ct ne busipe<a Ledlee maks
gree, % psy. Nc sss ~ * y III ~ 9 wd* ss1is 9
Es ! 4 e; ssif1ls u lss : S. iss a = q
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
Variety Works.

Blacksmithing. Guns, Pistols, Spears
Soldering, Brszng. Tools mule ami
tempered. Wood Turning. Scroll Saw
ing, Wall Brackets, Picture Frames,
Patterns for Castings; Fioiins made or
repaired; Machines repaired. All
Work Warranted.
L. A. Carpenter.
Baldwin, Lake County, Mich.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08

The citize rs of the ''south town" of
L len desire separate organization,
OH the score of the Inconvenience they
are now subjected to in having to go SO
far to transact business with the town.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08

A DROVE of 81 Clydesdale, Eng
lish draught and Norman horses,
together valued at $4,000, were
recently imported by Illinois far
mers.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
How 10 get sick.

Expose yourself day and night; eat
hard without rest; doctor all the time;
and then you will want to know
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08

1t Is simply marvellous how quickly
constipation, billiousness, sick head
ache, fever and ague, and malaria, are
cured by "Sellers' Liver Pills.u
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
Lime for Sale.

The undersigned is engaged in Man
ufacturing Good Stone Lime, which
he keeps constantly on hand and for
sale In quantities to suit, at the kiln,
on Sec. rs, Webber township, 25c per
bushel; or ST per bbl delivered at Bald
win. Address,
ALFRED BRAY, Baldwin, Mich.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
To Whom It May Concern.

freeholders of the Township of Eden, In the
County of Lake, that an application will be
made TO the Board of Supervisors OF said
and provide for the organization of new
Township to bc called the Township Of Cen
ter and TO embrace the following described
territory, to-wit: The whole OF surveyed
Township Numbered Nineteen Q9) North, Of
Range Numbered Thirteen Q3) West
ISAAC l. GARNER,
JOHN B. BRINK,
j. u. DUNSCOMB,
ID. Il. LOUCKS,
A. THOMPSON,
j.. IL. GRIFFES,
ii. ii. LITTLE,
J.. NJ. LITTLE,
T. II. LANDYS,
BENJAhIN TKfPP,
GEORGE w. GARNER,
JAS. AUSTIN,
CHARLES SAGE.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
HOW IN uet Well

Which is answered in three words
Take Hop Bitters! See another
column.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
Winchester Rifles!

Just received by Coon, Russell & Co.,
an Assortment Of Winchester RIFLES,
which they are selling at manufacture
er's prices,
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08

sun nuPrn facoo nruiKss srcKryrs Of which
2'." ss ssss D. T.ss'. ~ ~ii's I.s's y.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made In the conditions
of certain mortgage executed by Frank
81 inner and Maryett A. Skinner, his wife,
and Elisha Dunning to Thomas W. HILL dated
the first day OF May A. ID. ls76, and recorded
In the Office OF the Register OF Deeds for Lake
county, Michigan, on the I'd day OF May A. ID.
1875, in Llber of Mortgages, on pages 2l3 and
81 and which said mortgage was duly as
signed by said Thomas w. Hill by assign
ment bearing date May 30th, 1881, to Catherine
the Register OF Deeds for said Lake county,
Michigan, on the 18th day ofJuuc, 1881, in Ii
Der 8 of Assignments of Mortgages, on page II :,
on which mortgage there is claimed TO be due
at the cate hereof the sum of Three Hundred
and Eighty-on and s5-l00ths Dollars; and no
ing been Instituted to collect the same or any
part thereof; notice Is therefore hereby given
that,
On the 22d Day of October, A. ID. 1881,
At ten o'clock I'm the forenoon, shall sell at
public auction to the highest bidder at the
front door of the Court House In the Village
OF Baldwin chat being the place of holding
the Circuit Court for the County OF Lake. the
premises described In said mortgage, or so
amount due on said mortgage and the legal
costs, together with an attorney fee therein
stipulated for Fifty Dollars; that IL to say, the
said property IL described rs that tract OF land
In the Township of Pinora, Lake county,
Michigan, known md described as the East
Twenty-four t2l, being In Township Number
Eighteen US) North, of Range Eleven QD
West; containing eighty (s,) acres more or
less according to the original survey thereof.
KATHERINE NJ. DUNNING,l
w. II. PALMER
Atty for Assignee
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
SURE REWARD
CHEAP HOMES
IN MICHIGAN
HALF MILLION ACRES
SPLENDID
FARMING
Ian DS!
Grand Rapids & Indiana Rail
road Company.
Railroad Completed Through Gen.
Ter of Lands.

Do not 60 West or South until
you learn what Michigan offers in
telligcnt farmers. You can do
better with less money nearer
home.
Lands rich, dry, and gently
rolling. Timbered mainly with
Sugar Maple, Rock Elm, Bass
wood, Ash, Beech, Hemlock, etc.,
and are well watered by lakes,
rivers and spring brooks.
Strong soils, fine crops, healthy
climate, schools and churches, in
telligent population, mainly from
Eastern States and Canada.
For Books, Maps, etc, address
w. o. HUGHART,
LAND CoMxIssIoNER,
nw-TITT n PER FEET
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
Cash Talks.

Twelve and q halfpounds sugar 81 90,
Six pounds Japan ten $l.O0.
Six pounds japan ten dust $l.00.
COON, RUSSELL IL co.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08

n nwatches siemTinA.sst taLe. whitn,tsisi u1ntfrl
Cease o. Ir,itasos fnldt6 soiia goldtti chearett
N Hand bes, for speculative rurrcsss Na,ses
W6sc.tsloguefres. Thompson \ Co. isfN-ssAssas.N
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
SPRINGFIELD
SEWING MACHINE.
BEST IN THE WORLD.

The manufacturers Of the SPHINGFIBLD
are aware that, In order to meet the critical and
economic demands Of the times, tho machine
must possess combination Of mechanical ex'
ceIlenccs, making IL superior TO any OF It's pre-
dcccssors, and at the same timc be offcrod at .
price that will place IL within the means OF all
Fully realizing the force Of these conditions.
they offcr tho Springfield, confident thatitwn
fulnn every rcquiremest that can be expected OF
q first-class family and manufacturing machine.
Every Machine Is warranted perfect In con-
struction. In case any Of tho parts prove defec-
tive, when machine Is used for family purposes,
within I'VE years from date Of purchase, the
manufacturers win replace such detective parts
without charge. This does NOE apply 70 needles.
shuttles. or bobbins.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08

M6NnMA EsOaTR! Asyy-l wAN.ypi
NJ EHE9 best selling Articles IN the wc-id, ram
VVy @ ric free. Ad.i iki BR0nS SUl, ps.s.: Aish
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08

JOHN y. UPTON, /
Atty for Mortgasce.f
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1881-09-08
0Qr Clubbing List.

We will furnish the STAR with the
publications named below, ono year
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-22

were becoming serious and tcascd hcs
q great deal 1bos; her correspondent
Well. TO make n lons story short. he
proposed by letter. aud was accepted.
On Thursday last be arrived from Tea
nessee and saw her for the hrst time
They were mutually pleased. and the
wedi ng day was set for some tina in
the middle Of august 4; is n good
mitch. and lshope they viii be happy
together
''Is our friend from Tennessee in
good circumstances asked the re-
porter
"Oh. yes" replied Mr.. Lunch. IL
forgot Ia tell YOU He owns eons.dera-
BILE land and is quite wcli-to-do. lie il
also 4 large shipper Of produce. and
Just out OF ian h. wrote the message on
the fstsi err. He knew the eggs would
be shipped 10 New York. but they might
have been sent from this city 10 Europe.
or anywhere else. He~was So pleased
with the answer 10 his message 1T he
made up his mind To marry the Gri who
had written il. il her appearance pleased
him. IL would have been strange IL il
had not. for she is a remarkably hand
some girl. not Vet twenty years old.
with a line complexion. lrEe brown
eyes and a graceful figure She is also
as amiable As she is pretty. He Is n
iine-looking nan about thirty years of
age. and hey make a handsome couple.
| al tell you"
lis the girl still living At your
house, the reporter inquired.
"les, and she will remain with US
until the wedding taxes place. when she
will go To Tennessee with her husband.
probably over the same road that
brought the egg through which she got
her lover.'-h. Y. Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-22

The other day a boy about ten years
of age entered the Twelfth Street Police
Station and informed the Sergeant i'm
charge that his little brother was lost.
How old is hc?:" asked the officer,
as he prepared TO write out a descrip-
ton.
"How old? Why, l never asked him
how old he was" was the astonished
reply.
"Wcll, what do you Think"
Il guess he's more n half rs big as l
am. and ma a Y she'll tan his Jacket
good and stout for getting lost"
"WEat's the color of his HARP"
Hair! Less see? | don't believe l
ever took notice. but I've heard the
boys call him .red-head 90 to bed"
"rll put it down red, then. How are
his cyes?'
lone of 'em squints, but 'tother one
is all right"
"Are they blue?n
81 don't know; this is the first time
he eve lost himself"
"Did he wear a hat or capP"
Il don't know. He generally goes
around bare headed. and ma says he'll
get sun-struck yet"
"How was he dressed?"
..Iknow he had on some Clothes"
was the hesitating reply.
"DOes he veal coatS?"
sometimes"
"And pants'"
YES"
"Was he barefooted?"
guess So"
land what is his name?"
"He's got lots of names. but | guess
ma calls him Jimmy most of anything
"Well. l guess Wen know him."
said the Sergeant, as he laid down his
pen.
"Oh, you'll have to know him if he
gets i'm here. He calls names and
bowls and makes up faces ~and-you'I
know him fast enough. I'd let him get
lost all he wanted to if l owned him.
but ma seems to kinder want him back
and SO l came to tell you. If YOU have
to lick him while he's here you must
bend HIM over a chair and whack him
with a horse-radiSh CRATER. Ma has
tried every other way, and this is the
only one that gives satisfaction DE
trout Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-22
Personal AND LITERARY.

a han ~~shihi,srn II rscsur~s "a
SaskespeaFvan ,ahiSsts = ap~ sPea A.
sirai ord oa-Avoa
With - dsaiA - hE. soa Sir FcrcF
shelley. be pu~L ell. a sitA
BRA have - des~udssi u hss am
NJ Glsas;oue Translated "Enck 81
Ag-f ints IAiia. zn4 4 = sua< sy
nsonks IN many ccarests CO The csa;-
rrnr
Mr.. Georsv Bancroft dvides rs
time pregiy equally between kts ugii-
ms. hs ro.ss aud his bcrsebars ever
Csc AZ NesPoTt- The venerable hzssc-
ran wll e eishty one IN oe,oscr.
: -" The Ncw Testament for = pea
n. Is "a ! - have lonHi already "a
90 ~purhssc~ IN khgisni The pub
l.shSS Ialaad. Ia t.sae . irSASa sdsi-A2
ioF 4 sd. for circulassoa IN Fa1cc
-lireh Hunt (Nr~ Jaotsal lsh
NeN England n pale. drihCa,- invalid
sad uuw In her CosO-aio home .Ae
Weighs 80 pounds. She - eugAg~d ca
her work coaosEang Ihe indians
-koSsaih viii finish the third volume
of his memoirs. and VII write no Worr
lie has material to extend tk. work. ~
twenty volumes. bot he will rave = for
hIs sons Z, treat n ;hey think best
Rose bonheur. the c.icbraied artist.
il iiiy-egh; years odd Not iafr,-
qGealy las she been pad tos her wors
~ the rate Of 500 n dsv. tier first
picture MAS rneelyei At The salon when
she WAS but nineteen ears 81 Asc.
Samuel J. Tlldcn J., aid Ia be the
kccnesl collector OF illustrated books Ia
America and has recollection .nierlor Ia
nuuc. IL Includes. to n n
thing, An illustrated Milton extended Ia
six great volumes. with AZ the plate, of
nj! the great edition, from stcthard In
the last century Ia bore in this
-PrcsdenI Eliot of Harvard Cod
lcse. once said thai when he was called
a. the head OF that institution be- VA
neither "a ID ID nor an IL ID. but THAI
Williams COLLEGE promptly stepped In
AMI conferred the latter ,cgle a upon
hun. irc.ldrnt-clcCt Carter. ot VIII
Jams. was ia about the same position tall
Union College recently gave him the
longer title.
Carlyle. a. n young man. could not
find a process on. shrinking from tho
church. and nclining rather To Tie law.
because. as he said. mo meal com
plianccs are requisite for prospering ia
IL" Th- lacS u; settled employ ment
ranked, AMI in isgl be- wrote 10 his
brother John. lit Is n shame aud
misery io me al This age TO be gliding
about in strenuous idlcncsS. with NJ
hand in the gamc u li6'. where ! have
Vet 80 much Ia WIN. no outlet for the
restless faculties, which are up in mu
tiny and staying n another FOR lack Of
fair enemies"
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-22

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tee y~ars or eva ayeaf 49, A. 'ARt
ssass , CIR assDessss 80
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or u 80 shs dsy E~ssrAr ~~i
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sssasrxaks~ss thaa nsss 80 Fss
srvrrs ~wasrwvss tAss e~sAt hn3 a
$3.50 ~oaa tArfe 80 Ntsie ~ a. nVV
.sa-sn a. sAs sssrAz&a 81 SO isssssrs
- hAlaar4 hal MsvhSaas aat
CA. Aznkri for~arf 81 4 - . 3sf 4
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80 -ss ,as vae thai ssasrIiv ohsa So
ne s.4ai - esarh Eils sasAs hsss
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ssrStsst ekurvA g~~ a. hnf
sfArk 81 ne dAss u the wrSs msfes P
the All of ths Aluasnse
,.rasa.liv q iev a~@inz ussfv aats
elu.ri shsar dossss so San&sf Aaf -
lnspsr aars - aa ~naeupa@a asF ~
bissncus h=~aa - deysian NHhsTs g.
lo.ed the vsaaapas thas 49, As
gradual ncArsasu 49, IN. aRi4 ua1s E
ths nsiacs duH.snlsnn~i a. ~gk s a.
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ma aeA murv q a hpihaas thsa a
n~leNsus sa&oFvanrU. a. 30 he iF~a1s
of = " csssfn masas tasn fwl a.
rvmslntaa grvAe 90 trss csisnt l"f
IN th.a tr~aRstounAtssn. the tNfaas fV
: Gus deauntBssssas bal h~ca a.
ss.ns AMI "a n,ns s'reugth NHt n'
he prssvfbaI ht~FAlts - = mla ar
.s,mnaaasit ~as seen "a thu numsrf q
hand shar hss that Nrsse Porto
uasei, tho.r pslpits ~syc hAsi ~'a .
era inhaled nlsa. sha cosla - MIA
18th th- senumvnts And rssh ssstas
OF a asw c,nsmuwifs. sai see 'aas
asle IA rKurc ar ah inaacuce ma -uai
otherW - have bees hut lfftiu frit 81
IL the sira oi a pastor puasaiiss "sst =
danrsng party ausong hs paEsshrsncr-
seems tale 500 iihvral Ia ~sme ,f IN
gr-sI ouassgvaslsr people la The las
they must rvtasunb~T , sfors e NJ
ha4nmsd AMI shr muuHtan ~ az
the greater iFvosiofa ahd Ahetaiis e
Western. snd especially ~HsoantasH sus
toms and sieaa FRA IeAl comma
.rasu prcsrhfas. SRd earnest paH~huai
work have bajt up iafg. anil bsatav
vuusre-atS s. aad when The shar,'
bells ring thts nluSnsng The NAhhaia
qus.t oi the streets. AMI the th0snss "i
vel dressed and iats.lsErns ~kns
pcoele ~~ndihg their ~As 50 ,huf,h
Will bear witness ha,the aFths-iss Naa
dsy has At last reached LvNistir
Isudnlh H,rad
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-22
A Paper City in Massachusetts.

A correspondent writing from Glou.
cester. Mass, to the Boston Post, says:
There is a curious biz of history con
nected with n wilderness region in the
western part of this city. Certain Bos-
ton parties bought it for a song. and
laid it Out as a city on paper. There
was the Pennsylvania, the Washington
and other avenues; there were squares
and boulevards with high-sounding
names. The city los were advertised
and many of them sold, but mostly to
distant parties. Good prices were paid.
and now the Assessors Of Gloucester re-
ceive frequent letters in which wonder
is expressed that they do not receive tax
bills for the house and other lots OF
ground they own in Gloucester. These
letters come from New Orleans. st.
Louis, Nashville, etc. The truth is,
this wilderness land was never, cut up
into lots; it was never touched for any
purpose, except by an eagle who may
have rested on a limb of one OF its trees.
The tract has no market value. and il
offered at auction would not bring fifty
dollars
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-22
Odd Ways Of Making a Living.

For that matter, though. there seems
to be money in all sorts of things in
New York. There, for instance. is the
secondhand furniture trade. which has
grown to enormous proportions. and is
nov n of the leading lines OF business
in the city. IL is hardly worth while to
mention the fashionable secondhand
clothing trade which every one knows
everything about that is worth know
ing. Aside from these there are dozens
of different kinds of second hand bust
ness going ON all the time and general
ly at a large profit TO the dealers. We
have n class of men dealing in old
lead, another in old iron, another in old
brass, another in old building material
of all sorts. another in broken glass.
and SO on through q long list of things
that e to have served their only pur-
pose and to be no longer of any use to
any one. Gathering old rags and old
paper is. of course, a large business in
itself, and a profitable one too. The
latest industry is that of collecting the
small tin cans that are thrown out after
their contents of preserved fruit, meat
or vegetables, as the case NAV be, are
used The tin is o. scarcely any value,
but it pays to melt down the cans for
their solder. and this is nov done as
regularly $ sending rags TO a paper
mill. Gathering up cigar stumps around
the hotels is an old business. The
chewed and nicotine-soaked ends are
dried. broken up and utilized either for
filters in making new cigars, or worked
in with the cheaper kinds of smoking
tobacco. There arc thousands of men
in New York who make a living by
merely gathering up the refuse of trade
and Of the household. and putting it in
shape to be utilized over again. and
some of them not only make . living.
but get ahead in the world, too.-N. y.
Cor. Hartford Times.
The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-22

his prss, and no doubt the time viii
e,nE when we shall be obliged TO dc
as the English people have done. ins'i'
tutc a court for the express purpose oil
preventing this. A curious circum
STAGE occurred many years ago. when
n tes'ator left two thousand pounds To q
friend. but with the eondit ON that one
half the sum should be buried with him
in his coffin. The lcgatce took advice
on this matter.
Where is the money now" asked
his friend.
-. In the bank" was the reply.
"Ail right said ia. sage adviser.
"you write a check for a thous nd
pounds. and put it into the old gentle
mans coffin drawn to his order"
We should naturally suppose that a
man in the act Of maAinE his will would
not be in a humor TO graft, his resent
menis. Findictiye wills, however, are
by 10 means uncommon. One Of the
old wills in the London collection is Of
a certain Earl of PEI broke who took
the opportunity of his will to deal in
suits and abuse among friends and foes.
He left to Oliver Cromwell m of his
words, seeing that he hath never kept
any Of his own"
Many will s. too. leave property ham
pcred with insulting conditions.
A sensible will was that of George
Watts. a bachelor without relations.
whose property consisted Of a number
of small cot ages and tenements in an
English county town. He left each Of
these hnftsas IN Ifs nccfinanf
England is covered all over with pc
culiar charities, for winch there is now
no occasion. and some of which have
become both injurious and ridiculous.
The oldest church in London, called st.
Bartholomew the Great, has an endow-
ment that seems too absurd for belief.
Every Good FRIDAY the rector is re-
quired to place twenty-one s~ixpences
in a row on a certain grave-stone, from
which they are TO be picked up by
twenty-one widows, who shall come
from the church afterservice. and kneel
by the side Of the stone for the purpose.
Another old London church has a iund
for giving On every Good Friday a
bunch of ra'sins and a new penny to
sixty BOYS of the Blue Coat School.
Another Good Friday bcquest presents
a loaf OF bread TO Il certain number of
the poor of the parish, and a bun and a
penny or two TO the school children.
Hundreds of these eccentric and OBJ
solete endowments could he ment oned,
a large number of which have been in
recent years abolished or changed by
the court alluded to above. 1t is eX-
tremely difficult, and perhaps impossi-
bic. to leave money for a permanent
endowment which will not at least re-
quire modification in one or two en-
trries. Human society is progressive:
no mortal can ioresec what men will
need. or think, or do a century hence.
Even in this young country, many en-
dowments have become useless. if not
obstructive. james Parton, IN n. Y
Ledgcr.