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Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02


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tHok oAAk- AZ ace .srNs ha4ss en 1er1~rs-
ave. hearty cQ0Dlrted. A1E worth <1@Qst-
otcF toI sale ief <<<x. iAra< fl&rloE hsli sIl
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Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY,
rErrnLIcAs NoMINArIoss.
state rfekeG

For Governor
JAMES N. TURNER. OF ingham-
For LleltfnaDt tioFernor-
MILAN 81 LINTON. ef saginaw
Fog Secretary 81 state
JoSFPH h. MOORE. Of Wayne.
For Auditor General
TnEK0S h. 6IBDISGS. Of Kalamazoo
Fer Commissioners cl state Land once
JOHN u. BERRY. OF Otsego-
FOR Attorney General
BENJAMtS ". HUSTON. of ruscoia
Far superintendent 0f Public Instruction
ok SChtkL. of Eaten
For Member Of STATE Board Of Education
JANE, NJ. BAtLot. % Aliegan-
For Justice OF the supreme Court
EDR ARD CAllLL. OF lngnain-
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02
wnAr RoGER SAID.

Just before the ghastly humor OF the
bluff, in view of subsequent events, We
wish to quote again what Roger z. Mills
said 10 the Washington correspondent
OF the Baltimore American, on Oct. 6,
1889. He declared:
1--WE do not propose that the Repubii-
can majority shall pass a single measure
without our consent. For instance, you
may depend upon 1t that the rules Of
the House will not be changed by the
Republican majority in any essential
feature. We will not permit them TO
be changed, as II is desired by Mr.. Reed
and Others, IN any particular feature.
Nor will we permit any OF the proposed
legislation looking 10 a control by Con-
gress of the elections, for we see plainly
what the purpose of that is. The same
can be said of the contested seat cases
that will come up before Congress. We
do not propose 10 let the Republican
majority be further increased ad libitum
by throwing out Democratic members,
as seems to be the purpose. In other
words, we propose 10 exercise control or
the House just as much as though We
were still IN the majority, because We
know our majority is strong enough to
make US the virtual rulers"
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02
W|HANS & OWEN
GRAND UNION
REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.
q AND d TOWER BLOCK.

WANTED-Male Heip-2 machine hands !
w sander. young man for farm work. lwood
turner.
XNANTED-Female Help-2 kitchen girls.
second girl Z girl; Z; fCI sens1al od WORK;
dining room girls for out cfciry
TOR EXCEA NGE-A nice clean 500 hard
ware stork for house and lot in city; pay
the din -rence.
= LOTS q 500, 8 on East-st. 4 near Hall-st.
10 LOTS a $3.50. 9 on Hallst., S near Lake-ave.
10 on Sixth-aye.
> LOTS a 500. east OF city.
> LOTS q $3.50. south of city.
A LOTS a sioo. in nice grove on Leonard-st.
A LOTS a $3.50. on Prince-st. in city, l on
7 fiith-ave.
. LOTS a 500 on Madison-st.. on Madison
. ave-. l on Forrest-st-
: LOTS q 5000. l on Henry-st.. on Fifth-ave..
- near College-aye., on Shirley-st.. l al east
end OF Cnerryst.
. LOTS a $780, east end Cherry-st.
Q LOTS "a 500, 2 on Cass- ST.. / business lot east
- end of Cherry-st.
= LOTS "a $50, ! on Hastings-st, l in Prospect
- pace. on North-sye.
4 LOTS a $500. 8 on Page-st. on Coitave.
9 LOTS q slOoo. on Jamesst.
1 LOT FOR $780, on Lafayettest
I LOT FOR $500, on Lawn Court.
> LOTS % sl40o. on Madison-ave. ! IN Pros
= pect Place.
1 LOT FOR $500. cor. Lawn Court and Mad
isOn-ave.
. LOTS "a 5000. cor. Bridge and Prospect
- Place.
LOT FOR sl7oo, cor. Bridge and Prospect
Place.
LOT FOR $500. cor. Bridge and Prospect
L Place.
LOT FOR $500. wealthy.ave.
CHEAP houses nett week.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02

xNn.gfra wrF sITfN1ISN- ~ n acrs
" frarts far ealf n ~ D. A q funrfion. enlr
= A. sffe Hert q ceHncf te Eft coed
heinf.
G0 lifre. a. . rents ies So q year
lsg6lCF 81 aert fra ~ Southern fliluois -
v ;raas fsl propsis tefe.
NV -bem b5R sne choice iets ouir
y s7ef
FaEf.e fTorr hf'nrss nrs stesk in ffsi
~ eiess icfstint y sae fersen - ssiinf
lft k..1st ri ~ yfftfrT lsFfet fEtsi worff
se,.f.ie fi.s nfroutte p 80 Blsa.
ptKF : ffst-clss bFerY steck fs a.. ~
ffrae.
nfoTFT n I3b q sr6 r~r eeut "a gilt
n sdree securff fefcf ~ursef. 2 c1rnllst
II VIII PAY trfies vlshin1 - = 80 ~.
sesrr rrerfs - sl soe ioos eref ~ iif -
f<.-s rsfI~s 49,. "a
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02
Sick headache.

Louse's Red Clover Pills cure sick
Headache, Dyspepsia, Indigestion and
Constipation. 25c per box. boxes for
81. For sale by all druggists
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02
FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

cekNO RhptDs, MICH.
CA PLTAL, $500, 900
TraB<aess = Fenerxi bsnking bgs,nsss. n
teresf pad cn rirse 8eDos. =. BE sFek = A.
rsnzsnaents pith Aessrs. kBzafa, Nsc8oa
a ksha q New TsTs. feffers ~ -r@aif eIr-
rent "a a. faTetG1 ccEHtrles iss4sa eireet
rrea fss meet fsFrrssfe coa5iti7-s and
srsfts arsrn en a. ths fersigs cites - Ies-
esf Tafes
DIRECTORS.
= Wsfkfr< Wffiaw e~z-s
: p AsyfarsL ree tehasoa
n Brrre trteS bieir.
n Fathhane + A Ele6gstt
60 p Cav
AT ECH'FE Prassfeat
L A BIloDstTT F5cs Frszteak
HN NA<H. fzshtsr.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02
TOE KsCELLGKEUs

L-OR SALE-loiumbia safety, 10 pattern
50. Address r j.. G.. ho1 l0. p
lNANTFD-h few THOUSAND s,oa house.
W keepers TO call a. pesfi-st- fer ~ssftef
strips house numbers. door piges. rubber
sfa rnps. efc etc work men eriT ef good habits
snt cut to pat Oh weather strlps y. :. bni-
ard s3
LNOR sAIF-A rev hole range md pi frr
Il niturs for 81 spet cash a. epd-st Z5
WANTED Il sci chfap. shantscts mirror.
w Apply u Wafer 81. corner 81 efren.
FOR sALE-Cheap. = herss Ievsf toiier sn4
Il snzirf neeriT new. Nith fnrns &C. sstflFa.
etc. compete. TB4girt q = 6. fhNIss pfnne
az. 17sif
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02

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<tz4<F ..sh1yeps - serfa ~ esof tasEgrf
Y DleHts 81 Sa@fe ssf God vfter- ~
</kXrX ssrert Ttrt fe@ef ~ re terrf
x<=s11H& 2 aes-e faker - eHf frteF 1fee
Prices iess tks- ~ rsstrrtrr rse~ff f1st tiff.
sie(EHne ry sr1re~ ~ reEferce 20. s11 ~
Fc. 5s TIE tHt- k13>sfn.se fasEr rsa3's 60 -,
q sftA Dlrfsan- e. y. , cee-es 1i
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02


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ssesos 81 10. fe%t'7s,-. - stars -
WAA Lki-A ssaek mAn - assistant eeek-
~ ..ss nAs ~ ',,l's So a 40 s'Aes- As~ssss
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w iLb-s seea ssneEs, psseksaitth ana
steady job ana xeod pss Ma pear srsaDei
married man preferred. > a Butter. SsLssr.
vile. MICA 20
WAsTEp-ssinsIs man 70 = ? handy ssest
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saf@nee- Apply ~ a. hesssieoAs % fS~l
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~ si!o salary aho en i,eaees psid = secefss-
fall 1saehef in<isfrea- =. oeAs hlesfst-hs sas Is
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NANTED-A second girl AZ no I'D Jeler.
~ son-Ate.i CAL between ana J. NJ -'e
w IS Isl North s. coiiere-sse. lies % xs
WAAIkD-olri i1r hoese~or4 Ia small ias,.
hy. Cal AZ 40 Otiaw4sI 20
WAAIED-Dinn foom siIi. On snbef ssIl. .I.
~, .n.. hl.el iS ~ sii'- anu i@unN's "0"-- Aps
A1chi<~h hoose' 80
WAAIED-A GOOD cook at se Lyenst "a
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mers; a professional sleeve tfimme: aad n
errsnd girl al hansoni-St 20
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w or gitl for general housewoIA. Cal lore.
moons. 70 North froht-si' @0u
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w class work guaranteed. Address y. kice.
corner straight ana West fulton-sts- ~
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4 w Cfner N short hand and fvuey1flnL.
Address q r hoy This ofnce rs
| FOR RpNT-r rooxs
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| HUN hEN Nl-cuite OF pte'-Saht iuihfhea
,erreS hlacf ,rom nasfag,ce -is- Lyonlx 80
| UOR RFST-Three furnished heated roons
| IL for housekeeping on the ground n0or, bath
rconl; also sleeping rooms; dnsnire ~ Bs5t "a
| - - = : = -
| TOR RENT-Pxrt OF once good iocstion,
Il steam heated; rent very low. Apply at
once at room IS. Porter block Z9
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| Fon hEN ~ lev luIhlsEo f acani Itates
| Iooi1s- ihquire at tue vinegar bloeA 80
| y,oD pI-~--r ,,----.-.-. : - -
| tOh hEN 1T ufnishco fenttt az the rev
| Ostlelo. " lsisha-a;. one biocs seuth OF
good wei water transicntrsae sonclted- rs
| ,-o,, ,,v-~-.- = = -
| tOh hLcA-s hcv. ."nr Door tno pA.e-
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02

ConntY Tieke'

For Representative In Congress. Fifth District
y CHARLES ". WATk1Ns. OF AeEL
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02

PIKE SN HDkR
: Cauai-st.
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02

ATWFS pP UTTTc 3 private hos1, a. rnas
y - frnrs fafsrts fer s6cpflaH. 4 = Uf.
r1ffcr 81 era hare ave-. y rsf Sife Fkff
VHoR0IeB fassrsst8os gIvsn 81 fis EBifsf.
CIn0 Nesis p viHfsrs sesseuss beys
@tVJ Bro0kt Hs8 zTis Cifc1isrs re-
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02
xrsoELbAfEogs

TTST OPEN I'D -Dressrnsk ng parton. recfns
- p AID X s. -raefig tuiiH nE fsfee efeIss
sns frstelzss werk. Mrs p :. fe7- Ms =
J.. E0ss. ~
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02
FOR REsT-BUsIsEss 'LEcEs.

TOR RENT-Store. No. 81 Wsf Bridge ~
Il very desirable location; ret cheap. For
terms. apply 90 Nsysmith one. - Canal at,
room (. Zsi
Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02

EoR RENT-liouse Nc. Isl Lagraye-st. will
be Tor rent after Sept. Apply Geo. u.
Davidson. af0tl
The Washington critic., 1890-02-03
THE MAILBAG REPAIR SHOP.

Editor critic: There are still other cases
of petty tyranny or robbery, whichever you
wish to call them displayed by those In
charge of the mailbag repair shop which
your reporter has failed to notice. One is
this: When the ladies are furloughed or the
work gives out the sacks that are left on
the floor are gathered up, and If, when they
are inspected, small hole is overlooked,
the sack is taken to one of the foreladies.
She mends it and 1t is taken from the one
who should be credited with it and given
has worked half or three e-quarters Of an
hour on the sack has to lose it. II remon-
strance is made, they are Informed that 1t
is Major Tyler's orders.
The fact that preference is shown in
the work is too plain to deny Some Of
the ladies, where the work is fair, will
average fifty or sixty sacks, and other days,
using more thread, will not get forty. At
the same time "A certain class Of young lady
favorites will use less thread and their
average will continue right along at sew
enty and eighty day.
But the good work of THE Critic has
had one good effect, for they have cleaned
up and started the duster IN motion once
more. Every effort is being made to sur
press the true state of affairs by the ring
I'm charge Of the work, and It is almost i'm
possible to get statement from one of the
employees for fear of being discharged,
Mr.. Dowden has circulated petition for
the ladies 10 sign, stating that the articles
published in The CHITlc We're false. Many
Of the ladies who signed said afterward
that they signed it just to keep their places.
ONE VINO WoRRs TuERE.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-03
SOCIETY GOSSIP.

Miss Kate Wilson is the guest of Mrs.
Roland Mitchell in Baltimore.
Miss Bessie Montague of Baltimore is the
guest of Miss Cuttings of this city
Mrs. Charles Gibson of Maryland will re-
ceive tomorrow at the Shoreham.
Mrs. Alexander Mckay of New York is
the guest of Mrs. Isaac Henderson
Miss May Crown has gone to Baltimore
for visit to her cousin, Mrs. Gibbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Alfred Townsend
are the guests OF Mr.. Frank Richardson.
Miss Saule Of this city is visiting Miss
Bessie Carroll of st. Paul street, Baltimore.
Mrs. W. II. F. Lee will receive at the
Ebbitt House Tuesday, February 4, from 2
too
Miss Bessie Montague of Baltimore is
visiting Miss Cuttings of X street north
west.
General and Mrs. Innis Palmer visited
Fort Riley last week as the guests of Cap
tain Pond.
Mrs. McKee's invitations for the meeting
of the Dancing Glass next Friday evening
are recalled.
Mrs. William C. Whitney will open her
new ballroom by a large ball the middle OF
the present month.
Miss Maggie Hanan of this city is The
guest of the Misses Early at their home or
Park avenue, Baltimore.
The marriage of Mr.. Gus b. Maynadier tt
/ Miss Lila Maitland of Baltimore will takt
place in that city on Wednesday.
Miss Bessie Long has returned to he
\ home IN Baltimore after visit to Mrs
Dixon, wife Of DIR. Dixon, U. S. N.
Lieutenant and Mrs. John A. Hoogeworf
have as their guest at the Carrollton th'
mother of the late Mrs. Kem of Baltimore
Mrs. Edgar Saltus, mother of the novelist
A Edgar Saltns, jr., will arrive in the city IL
/. few days for visit to Mrs. Mason ant
Mrs. Myers.
4 Miss Cassie Fuller daughter of Chic
4 Justice Fuller, left to-day for Baltimore
/ where she will attend boarding school TO
/ the remainder of the season.
\ Miss Bessie Long of Baltimore, who ha
4 been visiting the family of Mr.. Dixon,
S. N, in this city, has returned home muc
4 pleased with the social 'rachete'' of tn
National Capital
The three State dinners, together with a
other official entertainments planned fc
the present week, will be omitted as a mar
of respect to Secretary Tracy in his terribl
double bereavement.
In view of the appalling calamity whc
4. has befallen the family of Secretary Trac.
and also in view of the death of Mrs. Coz
piDger, daughter of Secretary Blaine, Sen
tor Voorhees, house will not be open tn
week, and Miss Voorhees, authorizes IL
withdrawal of her cards for her afternoc
\
The Washington critic., 1890-02-03
BAD MAIL BAGS.
what Colonel whitfield Says on the
subject.

what Colonel whitfield Says on the
subject.
The Postmaster-Gen quarters at
the Postofice Department were deserted
when newspaper reporter called to
ask him what he proposed to do about
the abuses said to exist in Uncle Sans
mailbag repair shop but Assistant
Postmaster. General Whitfield said that
Mr.. Wanamaker knew nothing about it,
and he could give what information
was desired. as the repair shop came
directly under his control.
When it comes to facts" said
Colonel Whitfield, eve can see no
cause for complaint at the mail-b bag
repair shop. Some three months ago
a committee from the Grand Army of
the Republic came before Mr.. Wana-
maker and asked that the average of
the number of bags to be repaired each
day be reduced, as there were n large
number of widows of soldiers engaged
in this work who were unable TO com
ply with these requests, and conse-
quently had TO be discharged At the
request of this committee Postmaster
] General Wanamaker reduced the aver
4 age, which was then fifty.siX per day,
\ to forty, the average now maintained
4 which was all that this committee de
4 sired.
In Chicago he continued, "whcre
4 The Department has the largest repair
shops under its control, the standard is
4 still fifty-siX per day and see no reason
4 why the same standard could not bC
4 reached in Washington. AS it is now
they get $50 per month for reaching ar
l average of forty per day and for all over
4 that they receive compensation at the
H rate of three cents for each bag.
i Washington is one of the principa
distributing points for mail bags, ant
i in consequence there is much repairing
Il to be done here, but if the worst come:
/ TO the worst, and we. can have ii done
4 cheaper outside of Washington, the De
4 partment may deem it necessary to Dc
I it. AS everyone well knows, the appro
priation just at present is very limited
4 and we cannot afford TO pay more 70
\ this class of work. E"
But what about the charge made il
n The CRITIC that the ladies We're no
\ provided with the necessary patche
and had to darn holes of enormou
size in the bags?"
That is something | know nothin:
about. 1t is beyond my jurisdiction
and if you want any information in thi
direction go TO Captain Cullen
The Washington critic., 1890-02-03

them slunttd of ON side track, and
he dilcuanlcs, WHO. when the fight
WAS on, simply stood around in the
way. rewarded with the offices. He
sees "thc boys ont in the cold starving
TO death, and The "goody goodies in
vitcd into the warmth TO sit at the feast.
In one plain, emphatic word, he is dis
pusted. lie will return to the more
pleasant employment of publishing a
modest daily paper in an humble Iowa
village
Well, we suppose that If that is the
way Mr.. Clarkson looks at it. he will
have TO resign OF course, the people
elected Benjamin Harrison President.
II may have been q mistake-perhaps
Mr.. Clarkson would have been Il far
better selection; but Benjamin Harri-
son was chosen and inaugurated, and
he has the right TO serve his term out.
We shall miss Mr.. Clarkson. He has
been lively, entertaining, cnterprising-
in short. he has infused into so much Of
his department as ne could control a
fair sample of Western journalistic
spirit.
There may not be much real integrity
in politics, but for the interests of the
ideal integrity il is just as we'll that Mr..
Clarkson should retire. A man who
has no higher idea of the administra-
tion of the affairs of great depart
ment of the Government than
is expressed in an ambition u
distribute the offices among "the
boys" would not even be an orna-
men, to fairly decent city council.
The theory that office was created for
che boys, is essentially vicious. Mr..
ClarksOn cannot cloud the real issue by
referring to the defeated aspirants as
wheel horses and to the successful
ones rs dilcttantes That issue,
stripped Of all prciudicial terms, is,
shall the offices be filed for the benefit
of the people, or for the benefit of the
lower element of a party? Yes. Mr.
Clarkson should go--and stand not
| upon the order of his going. He is he
/ hind the times He is the postulant OF
of u dying practice. The United States
is not n party-it is Il nation.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-03
TO SUPPORT POOR CHURCHES.
Charitable Objects of the Tabernacle
SOcietN.

Charitable Objects of the Tabernacle
Society.
The Tabernacle Society met at the
Carroll Institute Hall at II o clock to-
day. This society was formed for the
purpose of furnishing poor Catholic
societies the vestments and altar furni-
ture necessary to equip such churches.
During the quarter just past twenty-one
missions and churches have been sup
piled, but the applications were far in
advance of the ability of the society to
meet, numbering in all upwards of
seventy five.
Mgr. O'Connell rector of the Amer
ican College in Rome, who was an
nounced TO be present and address the
society, was Obliged to leave Baltimore
last night and could not be present. The
society was called to order by Bishop
Kcane, who addressed the members.
A report of the receipts and eXpendi
lures was received also report OF
work accomplished in the last quarter
A number Of letters of great interes
to poor priests were read and the work
mapped out for the next quarter A
30 o'clock the session adjourned.
The Washington critic., 1890-02-03
VIZ. sCnNLnrS scHE.nE.

\ party of the name Of Schmidt,
probably an editor who has had trouble
with an abused subscriber, introduced
a bill yesterday in the Iowa Legislature
providing that mo editor, publisher or
reporter of any newspaper shall be
compelled to disclose any confidential
communication made to him in his pro
fessional capacity or to disclose the
name of the author of any editorial ar
ticle furnished such paper for publica
tion or to disclose the name of any per-
son furnishing information for publ
cation provided, however, that in any
proceedings, civil or criminal, against
any person on account of the publica-
ton of such editorial, article or infor
nation, such editor, publisher or re
porter may be compelled to testify
whether or not the defendant was the
author of such editorial or article, or
furnished the information complained
Of"
The bill is absurd 1t would be far
more practicable, far more beneficial to
the interests of decent journalism to
pass law making it obligatory upon
an editor te disclose the name Of the
patty who had furnished him question
BILE information.
There is too much cowardice among
those who furnish newspaper informa-
ton, especially among those who write
communications to newspapers. 1t may
be stated as a broad, general proposition
that any contribution to which the
author dare not sign his name would be
better left unpublished. A self.respect-
ing editor will reserve the right 20
throw at least the original moral respon-
sibility of any statement made by a con
tributor upon its maker.
Mr.. Schmidt's advertised idea of his
bill is that it places editors on footing
with lawyers and doctors. There is no
parallel The relations between law
yer and his client are personal, and
those between doctor and his patient
are intimate to degree. They
do not concern the public. On the other
hand. the editors relations are, ol
ought to be, entirely with the public
The people look to him for the truth,
and it is his duty to give it to then
! with every important detail.
American journalism is free enough
in all conscience, and if the people wht
write information for the newspaper
would make practice of using thei
names, they would find certain homes
4 qualification in it, There is no civilizet
country wherein men differ more pas
sionately in tpye than they do in France
but the Frenchman is never afraid II
appear as the author of his opinions o
his assertions of fact.
Honesty is the best policy. All con
tributors to newspapers who refuse T.
permit the use of their names are no
sneaks, but all contributors who ar
sneaks refuse to permit the use Of thei
nam pe
The Washington critic., 1890-02-03

in hiding for six long weeks. feclinge
satisfied that each one Of them would
be too cold for the kind of hog he was.
The traditions and anecdotes OF the
ground hog have been handed down
from time immemorlal and formerly
contiding and superstitious old women
and men would wait anxiously for the
arrival Of the 2d Of February, Should
the day be clear and sunshiny then
preparations would be made for louE
winter, and was the day one on which
the sun did not shine then believing
farmers and others would prepare for
the end Of winter, and 1t was not
nm unusual thing for the farmer to pre-
pare to plant his crops.
In recent years the ground hog has
had faith lost in him by the weather
refusing to do rs IL was expected. The
worst shock that his predictions re
ceived was in 1893, when he came out,
did not see his shadow and was nearly
frozen TO death in the March blizzard.
! The chances are better this year, how.
ever as the Weather Bureau shows O
disposition to help the hog and an.
nounces warm weather for this week al
least