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Republican Congressional Convention.

TO the Republican Electors Of the Fourth
Congressional District:
The district convention of the Republicans Of
the Fourth Congressional District of Michigan is
hereby called 10 meet at the Opera House in the
City of Three Rivers, on Wednesday the I2th day
of August 1896, at IL o'clock M for the purpose
nominating candidate for member OF congress
and for the transaction OF such other business as
may properly come before the convention.
The several counties Of the district will be en-
titled TO representation as follows:
Allegan ..............I3 Cass ..........,..-Io
Barry ..... ..........n ST. Joseph IL
Berrien .............Io Van Buren ............I2
+. r. gibson,
NJ. o. ROWLAND
FRANKLIN WELLS, coru;,,ae
NJ. S. KELLER,
J. o. BECRAFT,
w II. GOODMAN,
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PROF. G. V. Il. Bellows of Mt.
Pleasant, who is prominently men
toned in connection with the nomi-
nation for superintendent of public
instruction on the state republican
ticket, is well known in Van Buren,
County, where he was a resident for
several years. He came to this
county in 1864 and in that fall or
ganized the graded school in Decatur,
of which he remained in charge for
three years. In the fall Of 1867, he
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Republican Caucuses.

/. L. CHANDLER.
Secretary.
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caucus of the republicans of Almena town
ship, for the purpose of selecting five delegates
10 attend the county convention at South Haven
on July 3oth 1906 is hereby called to meet at the
Town Hall, Almena Center, on Saturday, July 75th,
1906 al O'Clock p. m.
BY order of TOWNSHIP Con-.
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Republican County Convention.

republican county convention for the county
of Van Buren will be held at the village Of South
Haven on Thursday, the 5oth day of July, A. D.
1896 at ten o'clock m, for the purpose of select
ing twelve delegates to attend the republican state
convention 10 be held at the city of Grand Rapids
on the 5th day of August, A. ID. 1896, and for the
purpose of selecting twelve delegates TO attend
the republican congressional convention 10 be
hereafter called, and for the transaction Of such
other business as may properly come before said
convention.
The several townships will be entitled TO repre-
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The women have offered to withdraw
their claims to ecclesiastical rights in
the interests of peace among the male
delegates to the Cleveland Methodist
conference. This doesn't make very
good impression and we think the great
majority will conclude that the situa-
ton doesn't compare at all favorably
with that which existed at a meeting
recently held in the city of Gardiner
for the purpose of organizing an i'm
provement society. Both ladies and
gentlemen participate in this meeting
but when it came to the election of
officers a woman was chosen to fill
each office. 1t appeared to be the gem
erai opinion that the work Of obtaining
the desired improvements better be en-
trusted to the ladies. OF course a
Methodist conference isn't exactly like
a municipal improvement organization
but there appear to be grounds for sus-
pecting that the former might take a
few profitable hints from the latter
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Chicago is always ambitious. Even her
,olored population belongs to the advanced
guard OF thinkers. Aunty Mike is liv.
ing proof of what enterprise and pluck
will do. In a remote corner of the city in
little one story shanty she carries on sue
,essful business and rents lodgings under
itrict rul les. Her especial luck in securing
clientt lie comes from the fact that the
,hccts are religiously kept clean, and from
Ter absolute refusal to harbor tramps or
buns" Her business Is done for cash
lnly, although she says that almost every
night finely dressed white gentlemen
come ana offer silk necktie or pair Of
gloves" The rule is strict, however, and
no such are admitted. From 10 cents to
20 is her price, the former meaning wood
en- bunk, The latter the luxury of an iron
bed but not even the biggest sum secures
q separate room or allows any infringe
ment of the regulations. Over the entrance
to the dingy dormitory is card making
all requirements plain and laying special
stress upon the fact that "no nuisance or
laying AIDED all day allowed. New York
Journal.
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TIE Spanish towns were celebrated
throughout the civilized world for the ex-
oellence Of their swords and among them
all Toledo stood unriyaled for the temper
Of her steel. The Toledo blade, famous in
song and story, WAS so keen, so flexible
aud withal so strong that its fneness be-
came proyerbial. When the Moors over
ran Spain in tho ninth century, they were
already masters Of many of the arts. and
especially were they adopts in the working
of metal Their swords We're highly val
ued for their delicate temper. and their
special decoration which we still call
damascening was also justly priced. 1t
was from these conquerors that the Span
arts learned much of their skill in forgin &
and tempering steel.
And that the completeness Of the no.
blest weapon men ever made should not
be marred by the lack of any element,
natural or artificial, the fairy godmother,
Nature, contributed one more gift. On
the banks OF the Tagus there is an abun-
dance OF fine sand. In the process OF forg-
irg the metal is taken white hot from the
furnace and is subjected to cooling
process. 1t was to the peculiar properties
of this white Tagus sand, in which the
cooling blade was buried, that the Toledo
swords owed their unequaled hardness and
great flexibility.-Mary Stuart Mckinney
Ia St Nicholas.
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The Cuban Situation.

Spanish Liberals are telling the peo-
pie of Spain that every year of war in
Cuba costs 100000, 900 and 10000 men
and are strenuously opposing the wal
policy. Gen. Weyler now says two
years will be required to subjugate the
country, which won't be inhabitable
by that time if present conditions con-
tinue Cuba is rapidly being devas-
tated and few nights since the rebels
burned and pillaged large town with
in sight of Havana. The ignorant and
supcrstftious masses in Spain have
turned as a last resort, to beseech-
ing the intervention of a good saint
who hasn't been on earth since Cuba
was discovered. Expeditions in aid OF
the insurgents multiply and are sue
cessful, notwithstanding our admins
tration is making unprecedented haste
to prosecute the leaders of one attempt
at fiIibusteling. Yellow fever is begin
ming havoc in the Spanish camp. l,
looks as if mightier power than Gro
Yer Cleveland is on the side of the
Cuban insurgents.
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to learn the lessons of Arbor day than
those who live In the treeless wastes Of
the West, where the monotony OF
landscape and life has been greatly re-
lievcd by the planting of groves. Here
it was comparatively but few years
ago that the object was to clear land
of trees for the sake of the land and
we are not fully alive yet to the fact
that this process has alEeady been car
ried too far Judicious tree planting
about the buildings and highways is
the least we should do, Moreover in
telligent study and practice of all that
pertains to Arbor day may help
us To better solve the problems
of forestry. solution of which will
soon press upon our attention. And
While few leave their usual occu-
pations on this day. most will find OPP
portunity to lend some appreciate in
iiuence to the observance.
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tried il. There is yet TO come forward
man who is smart enough 10 put the ma
chine together. It looks simple and in
nocent enough, but there are two or
three men who have become nearly crazy
over that cultivator.
EAST WINTHROP.
quite number from here attended
the W. T. L. meeting At the Village
Tuesday afteruoon.--rhe sidewalks have
been put in good repair.A number OF
boats have been pat into the lake. ano
more are to folow.-Payson Whiting OF
Boston, il calling on old friends, here.
NORTH PITTSToS.
Merrill Burnham had q severe i'll turn
Monday afternoon. caused by the heat.
He f. over nj years old.-Wili Grant has
a painful sore on his hand and Is unable
to work-Mrs. Hannah Pottle Is Ill with
lung fever.-Schooi began IN district No.
ieacher-Mrs. sanford stevens ami
grandson Will OF Randolph visited Mr.
+. 4. Gould who is % years old ana
quite feeble. on Saturday Iast.-I.arkin
,rrask bought a fine yoke of oxen Of John
severe accident. Wednesday. while press
ing hay at his barn: severely bruising
his ankle and nearly breaking his leg.
lie is quite lame.-Mrs. G. II. Garland ana
Mrs. J. T. Aldrich. spent the day Tuesday
with Mrs. Charles Whitman OF
Cheisea.-J. f. Aldrich and Thomas
Dunn went TO Cooper's Mills. Sunday.
Mir. Merrill Burnham OF this town.
| died Wednesday, of congestion of the
lungs. On Monday last, while working
about the farm he was taken suddenly
| faint. Thinking II was because of the
| heat he went into the house and rested
| for awhile then resumed his work again
About 2.31 +. NJ he took 10 his bed and
| died about eleven o'clock Wednesday. in
| Soth year of his life. He IS survived by
| a wife and daughter Mrs. Webster
| Marson of Gardiner.-John Dunn of this
| town has been appointed surveyor OF
| District No. 10 for the ensuing year.
| Samuel Jewett. who has been Ill for Some
| time past. is about once more.-All OF the
movable property of the late Mr. William
| Abbott of this town Is being repidly
disposed of by private sale.-Edward
Allen and Rufus Lathrop have com
menced work shipping ice at the indie
pendent Ice Company'S houses.-Mr
| Shorey. the blacksmith who was to have
! located in this town, has gone TO Turner 5
Corner instead.
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THE TRUE GYPSY.
WhaAever His Nationality He IL Maeter ol
the Romany Tongue.

One of the most striking features of the
genuine Romany Is his preservation of the
ancient tongue, which has been handed
down from parent to child through the
long centuries that have elapsed since it
was the common language Of their people.
Wherever trIe gypsies are found, whether
In Spain or Hungary, Greece or England,
they still retain some knowledge of the
Romany tongue. Their possession of this
old time language was the subject of sew
eral interesting conversations between
myself and my rowing friends. They sell
dom or never used it among themselves,
they told me, though they had picked it
up from their parents in their youthful
days. Sometimes they made use of it
when engaged in horse dealing, finding it
convenient for making certain matters
understood to each other which it would
not be to their interest for the purchaser
to understand. But apart from such occa-
sions words of the Romany tongue hardly
ever cross their lips. l made point of
testing their memory and instruction by
means of George Borrow's Romano Lavo
ILL.," or Gypsy Word Book and found
it very difficult matter to puzzle them.
A curious incident occurred to some Of
lAo 0IuSs, Nhu uOt IVug uSO Wcrc euCstllp-
ed in u meadow short distance from
Leeds. A number of Greek gypsies, who
had left their native land for the new
world, but were not permitted to land and
were sent back to Europe, had short
time before landed at Liverpool and were
making their way across country to the
east coast. On their way they fell in with
the Grays' and took up their quarters in
the same meadow. Attempts were made
by my friends to enter into conversation
with them, but rs of course the Grays
could not speak Greek, nor could tho
strangers speak English, little Roadway
was made. At length one Of the Grays
fell back on the old Romany tongue, and
in an instant the light Of intelligence
cleaned in the eyes of the wanderers from
a far land AS was but natural, there was
some confusion and misunderstanding
but for all that each Of the parties was
able to arrive at a fair idea of the other i
meaning. Words
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Arb0r Day.

Today is the annual occasion set
that is growing more and more in ia
vor In the proclamation by Cover
nor Cleaves, setting apart the eighth
day of May for this purpose. he says;
1T has been the custom of our peo-
pie for some years, to observe special
day in the spring time, in adjoining the
homes, the school grounds, the parks
and highways of the State. by the
planting of trees. shrubs and vines
"A general observance of this day
will add to the attractiveness Of our
landscape-alread famed for its
beauty-and render even more charm
ing, the commonwealth of our affec-
ton"
All this has become so apparent. the
usefulness of right observance of the
occasion is SO generally appreciated,
that it seems unnecessary to consider
it at length here. Indeed we have not
the space in which to present all the
conclusive arguments in behalf of the
day, descriptions of the results al
ready obtained through observing it,
and the results which are to follow as
certainly and beneficently as deeper
shade Of green steals over the fields
and foliage in response to the mystic
rious reckoning of the rain and sun
shine All these were doubtless al
luded to by the pupils in our schools
yesterday, for in the more intelligent
communities there has been some such
occasion afforded for bringing the
minds of the school children into har-
mony with the event. If any school
however remote and small, whether il
be in the midst of a forest clearing OF
upon a bald ledge in some country
pasture, has failed to take note of AR
Dor day those in charge of the instruc.
ton of that school have been remiss in
performance Of duty.
Example is the school of mankind,
but it usually has for instructors
those who as rule are older than the
| instructed. AS regards Arbor day
however the school children are the
| ones who are teaching most effective
! ~ by example. The general public i.
| learning. probably. as much if mo-
more about the effects which denudins
the country of trees has upon climate
and waterways, and are acquiring
1 knowledge of the decorative uses OF
the tree from what their children arr
learning and doing in the way O.
school observance of Arbor day thar
they would acquire in any othar way
After all that has been said and don,
there is no good excuse why a schoo
building. wherever located, should no
nave about it such simple and beau
thylng effects as may be easily pro
duced by timely planting Of trees an,
shfuhbery. We in the East are slowe
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4 Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Bangor.
Tuesday, June I'd, 1896,
At Two O'clock p. M.
At Two O'clock p. M.

for the purpose of nominating a candi-
date for Governor to be supported at the
September election; and tranSactlnS any
other business that may properly come
before it. The basis of representation
will be as follows:
Each city, town and plantation will be
entitled to one delegate, and for each
seventy-five votes cast for the Rupubli-
additional delegate, and for a fraction OF
forty votes in excess of seventy-five
votes an additional delegate.
Vacancies in the delegation of any
city, town or plantation can only be
filled by residents OF the county IN Whlch
the vacancy exists
The State Committee will be In session
in the reception room of the hall at one
o'clock P. NJ. on the day of the Conven-
ton for the purpose of receiving the Gre
dentials of delegates. Delegates. in order
to participate in the Convention, must be
elected subsequent to the date of the call
for this Convention.
We invite all Republicans and all cleo
tors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences. who are in favor of
restoring and maintaining protective
tariff; who are opposed to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver, except by in
ternati0nal agreement, and until such
agreement can be obtained, believe that
the present gold standard should be
maintained; who believe in free popular
education; in the promotion OF the cause
OF temperance; in just and equal taxation;
in the restriction of immigration: in a
just administration of all pension leg
islation; in whatever legislation will re-
store American shipping to it's former
rank in the world; in the preservation of
National honor at home and abroad; in
an economical and efficient administra-
ton of State affairs, to unite with the
Republicans in the selection of delegates
TO this Convention.
Per order, Republican State Committee.
]. II. MANLEY. Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, April 21st, 1896.
Fast day.
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Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
eases relieved in six hours by the
New Great South American Kidney
Cure" This new remedy is great
surprise on account of it's exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in the
bladder. kidneys, back and every part
Of the urinary passages in male or fe-
male. 1t relieves retention of water
and pain in passing it almost imme-
diately. If you want quick relief and
cure this is your remedy. Sold by
Bowditch, Webster & Co, Druggist
Augusta, Me. dom
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STATE NEWS.
Kennebec.
WINTHROP.

WINTHROP.
A trout weighing four pounds and IA
quarter. was on exhibition at one of the
Wallace Berry in Lake Annabescook and
Mr.. Berry says there are lots of still
bigger ones in the lakes about here
John Cover has had veranda built the
entire length OF the front of the old
Benson place, which he is having
thoroughly refitted for summer boarders
This house adjons the schoolhouse and
overlooks the ball grounds. 1t is thought
to occupy one of the best locations in
the viliage.-In Gene Bailey's store
there is a puzzle which beats the Fifteen
1t is cultivator; the directions for the
setting up of which have been lost; and
SO far, although a large number have
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Il have been afflicted with nervous
ness, could not sleep, had a tired feel
ing and work was a burden TO me. l
had 10 appetite or strength. I began
taking Hoods Sarsaparlla and it
strengthened my nerves and enabled
me to sleep well and work was not a
burden" Mrs. James Irish, Stowe,
Maine.
HOODS PILLS cure sick headache,
biliouSncSs.
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are full of Democrats who aren't say
ing much, but who will vote with Mr..
Montgomery for protection and better
times

Just why the Californians favor
free silver is not apparent unless
they are tired of hearing about the
Golden Gate. 1t will be remembered
that an exemplary Greek was ostra-
ci2ed because his ncighbors were
weary of hearing him called "Aristides
the Just"
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The appeal of Clara Barton. the de-
voted leader of the Red Cross eXpedi-
ton is one calculated to move harder
hearts than most of those who have
vcals condition Of wretchedness con-
corning which we can have no real
cpppcptifn
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Artist Aubrey Beardsley is renorted
Herald.
oh reflection doesn't the above seem
10 the really brilliant writer of it a
o't IKE cracking jokes and scattering
peanut shells on the coffin lid at fu-
neral?
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The Bangor water board has author
lied Engineer a. II. Tower of Holyoke.
to proceed at once upon the plans for
the new pumping station. 1t is in
tended to hurry them along and have
everything ready to invite proposals
from contractors within a few weeks
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AS the Senate has shown a DISPOSE
ton TO step on every good thing APP
proved by the House the proposition
TO finally adjourn May IS may be de-
feated
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UNDERTAKEN,
OAK Street.
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BANKING ROOMS 235 WATER STREET
Organized 1913.

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Deposits received and placed on interest
the first day of every month.
Interest paid or credited on account on
the first Wednesday Of February and Au-
gust.
Deposits are exempt by law from all
taxes, and accounts are strictly confiden.
tial.
Especial privileges afforded to Execu.
tors, Administrators, Guardians, Tru0.
tees. married women and minors.
EDWIN c. DUDLEY, Treas