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s. E. Odell's Studio, opposite the
court house. Views speciality. prices
reasonable and satisfaction guaran-
teed. II.
Among the interesting news of the
Fair at Luzerne, II was reported that
many of our farmers have wheat this
year that averages 20 bushel per acre I;
corn will averages 60 per acre. which IL
more than has been raised In what is
considered more favorable localities
for farming than the so-called ''pine
barrens." and has so encouraged few
of little faith In the produc.iveness of
Northern Michigan land that they
have changed their mind about going
away. The news of good crops here
has reached some who went away and
they are going to come back In time to
plant next spring. -Mio Mail
| The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church. will meet every
Thursday afternoon at Hempstead's 3
hall. for work. All persons interest
ed are cordially invited.
Mrs. III. MASTERS. PR RS.
8. Nells, of Laingsberg, Mich, has
been at West Branch buying fat sheep
and shipped a car load 10 Buffalo,
Wednesday. He says OgeInaw county
raises remarkable good mutton. He
can hardly account for it but lambs
five months old weigh only 60 lbs in
Southern Michigan, while meny of
them here weigh from 100 to lis lbs.
In his opinion it is great country for
.heep. We believe that sheep raising
could be made to pay nice profit il
farmers would engage in 1t more ex-
tensively. A man who owns a large
farm near Roscommon and has several
hundred head Of cattle Is selling them
of with the intention of engaging In
the sheep raising industry.-West
Brunch Times.
! A good house greeted Hon. T. E.
Tarsney, Tuesday evening. The meet
ing was opened by j. Patterson, who
introduced j. Maurice Finn, and he in
turn, introduced the speaker. a sort OF
graded exercise. Mr.. Tarsney, since
his advent into, and out OF Congress,
assumes the aic ola tragedian. which
mars rather than benefits his oratory.
His argument OH the Lodge bill and
the tariff, was that of a baffied attor-
ney, giving only so much rs could by
any possibility be twisted into favor
of the theory lie represented, but his
audience was too Intelligent to be mis-.
led by such tactics and many got tired
and left the hall before he closed. lie
did not make a vote for his party here.
Did you ever see a college-bred girl
who did not love her Alma Mater.
And why should not she, as well as her
brother, think her own ''the dearest
and noblest and best"2 After reading
the charmingly written and magnifi-
Gently illustrated article on "Student
tire nr" wellesley college" In Dem
oreSt'S Family Magazine for Novem.
Der, just received, we do not wonder
at the enthusiasm of the Wellesley
alumpe and students for the "Wel-
lesley blue"
Every woman. and every man, too,
will be interested in the illustrated
article about ''The Fur-SeaT: the
women, because every blessed one Of
them loves handsome sealskin gar
ment; and the men because they want
to know what they pay their money
for.
Indeed, this number of the Magazine
really takes us all around the world !;
starting at Wellesley, by simply turning
the leaves we are transposed to THE
Land of the Lapps," and the numer-
Gus illustrations and vivid descrip-
tions Inskc us quite famifrerwirn Jnose
queer people; then the illustrated scri-
al story carries us to China, and we
complete the circuit by visiting the
seals in Alaska and Greenland.
In fact, if you want TO be amused
with good stories, learn how to keep
house and make it beautiful, how TO
keep well, or anything else that You
want to know, take our advice and
send your subscription (only So a year,
to w. TRIMMINGS DEMoREsT, Is East
18th Street. New York.
Every line in n newspaper costs
something. III it Is for the benefit of
an individual. it should be paid for.
II grocer was asked to donate grocer
les to one abundantly able to pay for
them he would refuse. The proprie.
tor OF newspaper must pay for free
advertising II the beneficiary does not,
and yet it is one of the hardest things
to be learned by many people that a
newspaper has space In Its columns to
rent, and must rent IL to live. To give
away or rent it for anything less than
living rates would be as certainly fatal
as for landlord to furnish house rent
free. Grand Ledge Independent.