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after the material things had been a-s-
posed Of, the intellectual feast MAS ln-
dulged Ia. Genersl Catoheon, the
Presidentof tbs eassoeist.on. presided ana
made u most tmsTsble pres.d.n .ng officer,
lie introduced every speaker with
watsy little speech ana made good
many remarks which were very appro-
pirate 70 the OCCASION. lie carried a
great many of AIS hearers back 10 tae.
time when they were youngster on the
campus, and IN the few hours spent Al
the table tile gray haired men and the
women who have passed their girl
hood lived over the time when they
were in the tirst flush OF youth and ali
the world Was before them. Among
the well known men present were Rep
resentatiyes Chipmsn and Allen, 81
Michigan; Byosius. of Pennsylvania;
Hayes, of Iowa; Owens, OF Indiana;
Senator Allen, of Washington; Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture Will.tts;
Prof. John NJ. Gregory, formerly super
intendent OF Instruction OF Michigan;
Commissioner OF Education Harms, and
Prof. Cleveland Abbe, of the weathe;
bureau. Many OF the guests were &C
cOmpanied 10y their wives, and there
were also IN attendance several OF the
lady graduates OF the university. oae
OF these, Miss Ellie A. Southworth. who
I artnteyn4 fs hsa afrF44tsIfnt.si "A
ment on scientific work, made one OF
the best and brightest speeches of the
evening. The ASSOCIATION elected A.
sistant Secretary WlIlltts President for
the ensuing year. and senator DAVIS, OF
Minnesota, Is one OF the \ zee Presidents.
~
The annual convention OF the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage A.
sociation viii be held in this city next
week. Helen Ph!lleO jenkins, the
president of the Michigan Association.
VIII be one Of the speakers.
The deaths of Admiral Porter and
Gen. Sherman coming so close to-
gether, has been the subject of goo@
deal of talk in Washington during tie
past week. Both men were so s.. i
known to all OF our people, and boa
| had for SO long held such high positions
and filled such large page III the bis
| tory OF the country, that their deaths
could naturally not pass unnoticed
| Both We're popular men. When Gen.
| sherman lived here he was very Demo
cratic in his habits. lie was an inyetei.
ate theater-goer, and very rarely msses
Il first nights performance. lie rod
phDrr N - ! t-n . al IN nj
| vidual, and when ne felt ike taking
| drink, he went into barroom aud
stood up before the mahogany. lie
/ was plain, blunt man IN good many
! things. but he had warm heart, and
/ especially for those who had worn til,
blue. Those people who knew hlm
best had the warnlest appreciation fol
his manly qualities. and II is safe TO sa5
| that no man ever lived who held th,
| high position he did, anu LETT fewe.
| enemies behind am. Had Gen. Sher
! man lived, he would have been preseu,
! a. the G. A. Il. reunion IN Detroit mex
August. His absence will be sadls
missed by the veterans.
Admiral Porter is another man whose
| death causes universal regret. Despite
! his age be kept himself fully informed
as u the progress made ~ naval science
! and although ne was entitled to 90 Oh
/ the retired list and draw full pay be
performed his duties Is president OF
| the board of inspection, and many an
officer and sailor about To embark on
| long cruise has to thank Admiral Porter
| for having made bis lot more comfort
! able. The board of inspection IS
| charged with the duty OF examining
every vessel before ii leaves the port on
a cruise. Suggestions and recommend
atoms were frequently made by the
Admiral, and his reports were treated
| with a great deal oil Difference by the
| Navy Department. The Admiral was A
! hard worker. 1t ne was 10. inventlng
new kind of a torpedo boat or q coast
| defense vessel nc was writing thrilling
sea tales, and he spent several hours u
day hard at work IN the Office Of his
house. tie was always accessible 10 re-
| porters and although his modesty
caused him to dislike seeing his name
/ IN PRINT he was ever willing to give In
| formation on any snblect relating to
the navy. These deaths remind us that
the last of the great commanders has
passed away.
4 profit OF si25.0O0 in SIX months is
not q bad thing TO make. That is the
tidy sum which capitalist has cleared
/ by n real estate investment IN this city.
/ Some months age he bought block OF
/ real estate on one OF ne blis nes. streets
/ for s225, 600. After holding Il for about
SIX months syndicate discovered that
1 they wanted that particular corner,
( and as the owner was wiling to sell az
a pTaht a trade was quiskly made. The
/ capitalist pail sbout cIghtcen dollars a
f0ot for thls property aud sold out for
I SIS. Real estate investments ID this city
are pretty good things TO make. FRO
4 perty j. advancing all the time and the
/ limit mas not yet heen reached. Rents
are high in thss CITY compared to some
( others. bgt | do not believe thev viii &c
any lower for some years yet 90 come.
/ Next 10 buying real estate the most
I profitable thing mau can do here = 30
go into business "a a pension agent. II
/ wss lucky day for Corporal Tanner
/ when the president told hlm that he