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l.rnttan.

Venus Chapter, O. II. s., held meet
ing Saturday night.
Hilton Watkins has been at English
Vile some time drying apples.
Mrs. Lon Smith was sick last week,
but is around again 1T present.
Mrs Frank Donovan is improving,
which her many friends will be glad to
know.
Mrs. l.. b. Albert, wife Of the pastor
Of Ashley church, has gone 10 Ann
Arbor on visit.
A. A. Weekes Jr., called Babe,
has gone to New York City for IA long
stay with his sister, Mrs. Mabel Tay lor.
Messrs +. b. Barris of Dorr, Allen
of Grand Rapids, aud Prof Chas. Bear
of Carlisle, visiting friends here, have
returned To their respective homes.
The Ashley l.. A. 5. will hold Il
social with Mrs. Charles Watkins, Sep
TENDER Sth AS it is the annual elec-
tion Of officers good attendance is
desired
Mrs. Richard Giles, aged 50 years,
and resident Of Grattan over 81 years,
passed 10 rest August 20 Grandma, :"
rs she was Familiarity called, was uni
versally beloved especially by the
pioneers, to whom she became endear
ed by her many acts OF kindness. Fun
eral services today, Tuesday, at the
Grattan Catholic church. Rev. FIR.
Nugent of Iowa will oticiate he being
former resident here, also several
others are expected here as assistants.
soon, very soon, our pioneer fathers
aud mothers will all have passed over
Ia their reward-thc heavenly inheri-
lance, for which here they have fought
the good fight, leaving To their chill
dren, even now growing old, the bless
ed example Of well doing aud the good
accomplished in long, earnest life
work, the result OF which We see on
every hand.
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KIDN EYS,

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1t is usually the kidneys which first
get out of order aud cause backaches,
headaches and urinary troubles. As
filters of the blood the kidneys work
hard to remove from the body the last
trace OF poisonous uric acid, but they
do get tired and cause pain in the
back, and unless attended to will leave
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They cure Bright's disease, q uts,
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Mr.. J. ID. Brightnlau, I.edyard, N. Y.
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smyrna.

Geo. Hoppough is on the sick list,
also Don Osgood.
Miss Lucy Richmond is visiting
friends ia lonia for few days.
Milo Richmond has his farm work
al done and is working on the rail
road.
A number of our citizens were in
Ionia last week to attend the G.. a. K.
meeting.
/. Backus Earle has lost seven turkeys
and II. Skellenger has an increase in
his number just seven.
Will Frances of Smokey Row swap
ped teams with Geo. Mason, and Geo.
kellogg has also traded horses.
our schools will commence next
Monday with Prof Van Houten as
principal and Miss Myrtle Ellis assist
ant
Late potatoes are suffering from
drouth Corn and beans will he about
half IA crop for the same reason. In
fact, the prospects are that everything
will be- scarce and high.
Glen Blackmore's horses ran away
last week, and Vern Davis, who got in
their way, was knocked down and
trampled upon. He was somewhat in
iured but not seriously.
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ALWAYS stole His Hotel Kew.

81 know a New York drummer"
said a local travelling man, chatting
with a party of friends, who has dec
GRATED one of the walls of his bachelor
apartments with a trophy composed
entirely OF hotel keys. 1t Is the queer
est thing / ever saw In my life. The
keys are arranged in a huge circle, and
each OF them is attached to metal
tag, some round, some square, some
triangular-in fact, they are OF every
Imaginable size and shape, and Of ali
kinds OF material, from cast iron to
aluminium. In the middle Of the dec
Grafton is cluster OF enormous speci-
mems, most of them battered and rusty,
and looking as II they might have
locked the gates OF ancient fortresses.
They came from small village taverns,
where modern improvements are I'M
known. All the keys In the collection,
and | am sure there are ut least 800
have been stolen from different hotels
throughout the country. Their present
owner. or rather their present pos
SCISSOR, told me that he began getting
them together several years ago, and
wherever he CHANGED to stop he always
made point of carrying away his
room key The thing is done 50 often
by mere inadyertence that II excites
no suspicion. and fortunately for his
particular mania. he was representing
line OF goods that took him into near
ly every state In the union. As fast as
he would secure dozen or so he
would express them to his address in
New York, and when hs at last had o
sufficient number he arranged them on
the wall. The trophy is enough to
throw any hotel man into spasms Of
fury, for they all suffer continually
from the loss Of keys, but 1 must con-
fess 1t has certain uncanny interest.
In looking over the tags I ran the
whole gamut, from the neat nickle disk
Of the WaldorfAstoria TO an ungainly
sheet-iron panel inscribed with the
name OF a hostelry up In the Black
hills."-New Orleans TLmes-Democrat
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His KeckIessness Explained.

young Hammerhead seems to he
on his knees To- every woman he
meets"
yes. he has his trousers creased by
contract. Cleveland Plaindealer.
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Many RenIeni.,,men,s.

They say the Smlers keep liquor In
their house all the time"
We'll, IL | haven't misjudged Smilsr
terribly. they don't keep the same
liuuor all the time"
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kiddyille.

j. d. Kidd of Ionia was in town on
Monday.
Will Hurlbut went To Boyne City
last week to visit relatives
Charlie Murray and Earl Richardson
have returned from their visit at South
Boardman.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Lew Schrader and
daughter, Mamie, are visiting rela-
tiyes at Caledonia
Mr.. and Mrs. Mamie Bidwell have
been making Dandy and Suniield
friends an extended visit.
VIM. Antcliff now has fine new
well, down IA depth of l43 feet, the
work being done by O. j. Wheeler Of
Bedding.
Harold, the only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
5. }. Smith, aged 3 years, departe d
this life, August Goth, after painful
illness OF one week. He was bright
aud loving child, idolized by parents
and grandfather, who have the sym
patty of the community in their sad
atflictlon. The funeral was largely at
tended, being held from the house
Monday, August %, Rev. N. f. Gibbs
Mrs. Addie Sessions and
son, Mr. and Mrs Fred Cutler of Car
son City, Mrs. Silas Smith of Lake
view, VIII Smith of Detroit, and Miss
Orpha Luscombe and mother of Green
Vile were here TO attend the funeral.
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The Japanese are. as a rule, - small
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low bicN cles for them.
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Hamilton Clark, OF Chauncey, Ga,
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ty years before trying DeWitt's Witch
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pletely cured him. Beware Of worth
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01

like her recent excursion into the legiti-
mate. "a Lady of Quality Is good enough
for the present, but the time is not far dis
tant when a new play will have to he Sc
cured II she expects 10 retain her hold on
the public.
"A Runaway Glrl.' with IT'S brilliant
succession OF stage features, variety of cos
TUNES and capable players, continue TO
score heavily at The Fifth Avcnue--in fact,
1 The piece Is drawing so well that an early
change of bill is not likely. Already souve-
MRS are being thought OF for the 15Ohh per-
! Torrance and there Is little doubt that the
| fourteen weeks which Manager Knowles al
1 lotted Mr.. Daily Will be completely taken
up by this attractive musical comedy
1.-The Turtle" has frisked into its nth
month Mt the Manhattan theater. where
! this michaeyous aud Frenchiest of French
farces goes merrily along. When this piece
was first produced 1t was generally thought
| that Sadie Martinot's d;srobing act had
reached the limit. Since then Sam Jack
and the manager OF the Dewey theatcr
have outstripped saile by placing at least
| half, a dozen women at The Work OF remov-
| ing their clothes. Jack finally went so far
| in his glsreputable exhibitions that last
week the police stepped in and called q
halt. with the result that the performance
is now deadly in its dullness.
Viola Allen at tho Garden 'on and On
AZ the Madison Square. Catherine" at the
N,
"Trelawney at the Wells" at the Lyceum
and the Merchant of Venice at Days
ara this weeks continued attractions, "A
Dangerous Maid" will leave the Casino In
n fortnight TO be followed by La Belle
Helene" with Pauline Hall, Thomas sea
brooke and other we'll known people in the
cast. Edna Wallace whose chief claim to
distinction lies in the fact that she was
once the wife OF De Wolf Hopper. and w.
p. Philip. lately OF tho antiquated Bos-
tondans, will also have important parts In
tho opera.
Alice johnson, a lady who has been on
the stage ever so many years ana is now
member OF the Della Fox company. ia
telling I'm expectant and ANXIOUS pubhc
that she will marry a rich Denver gentle
man, who promises to organize company
and place her ut its head. III the Denver
'.gsnt', Is wise he will keen out Of the
theatrical business and relegatc Alice TO
private life.
May irwin Is IN her last thirteen weeks
at the Bijou. so her press agent. Mr. Will
lam Writer Thompson, informs me. He |
al,o ADDS that Miss irwin has found the
strain OF two mhweek matinees trying on |
her voice and has been compelled to aban- |
don the Wednesday afternoon perform
ance." or course, n frail and weak young |
thing like Mrs Irwin can't stand the
strain Of nm extra performance. How>Ser.
flowing Audiences.
MIR. and Mrs. Russ Whytal havs closed
their STEERING tour and Will rest for few
weeks, "vagnhondia" Is good play. but
tsd not draw
The sons OF Joseph Jefferson are touring
New England in RIP Van Winklc.' =
Husiress IA very large.
RehearsaIs OF r. A. Barnets Three Ht-
to Lambs" 30 steadily on At Days
theater.
a happy New Year from
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01
THO nsee.nt I.ls.der.,

Mobile Register. ss
AgoncIllos letter - Senator Halls 10 Z
firm and dignihed demand that the Philip
p,nos be given chance to rule themselves
He praises As,iinaldo's conduct and do
clsres that the natives Of the islands have
formed stable government that Is popu-
lar with tho inhabitants and that all they
wish is 10 live in stplty with their biz
brothers. the Americans.
or course. We viii let them DO nothing
Of the kind. They are innocents' Have
they not observed that whsn = nation con-
q,lers territory 1t always uses y for us
own advantage? Perhaps they have not
been long at school. but they must have
learned ct least that tho right Of expan-
gion Is q Nation&- right, and 70 BE- exer
coed for the benent OF the expandera.
THIS has been the practice for centuries
upon centuries. It Is only IN the last hum
dTed years that apy departalrN has been
attempted. and that departure has been
mostly rpon paper. ~ have heard much
II tho right Of the governed 20 select their
own form Of government That has been
the motto Of Repqbi1c founded o. the
Nprto American cepfipepks And y ep,p1a
vefy ~ - pesnepq es Wl1 eoero3
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01

teenth StreA theaker. II = saad to - Z
very strong story OF English domestic life
and 10 not dependent upon any melodrA-
matte effects or sensations. Miss Waan-
WRIGHT has made strong individual hit
In the leading role. wGhiuh is particularly
we'll ellited 10 her recognized ability ~ an
emotional Aotress- This ID Miss VAIN
wriEht's drst appearance outside o.
Shakespearean and so-calied legitimate
roles.
The theater- goyrg pubic Of Houston are
looking forward to the appearance OF the
Mclean Tyler Hanford combination in THE
city with anticipations OF witnessing a
performance OF tragedy by one OF tho
strongest trios In this role known on the
american stage. The critics OF the leading
journals and the thoroughly pleased audi
ences that have greeten them since these
three eminent actors have combined their
talents give evidence that Houston theater-
goers will not be disappointed In their
expectations.
Mr.. Hanford has "a vast number Of
friends IN this CITY who will hail his re-
turn here with delight. Mr. John p. Smart
advertising manager OF The Post. and Mr..
Hanford have enjoed a close acquaintance
10 many Years. 1lniey lived near each
other IN Virginia. and in their boyhood
days were companions and fellow clerks
in one of the government departments at
Washington. Mr.. Smart gives the follow
Ing biography of Mr.. Hantord:
Charles B. Hanford Is q native Of Call.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01
FOOTLIGHT FANCIEs.

The Cuban war play has reached London
May Irwin has discarded the midweel
matinee.
| Fanny Rice made her debut on the stag.
as member OF the Bostonians.
| Il. s. Willard Is to have a comedy basct
| on the subject OF Sir Roger de Coyerley
| N. G. Goodwin's latest comedy pears tn,
title OF the Cowboy and the Lady"
| In his new play Sauart Robson is tc
play the part OF foreign diplomat at
Washington.
Milton and Dollie Mobiles have revived
the 'Phoenix'' at the Third Avenue thea
| ter, New York.
Joseph Chamberlain, now eminent in the
English government. in the days OF his
o1sculGty amused himself by writing un-
| successful plays.
Robert Downing has new comedy called
The Butterfly and tho Grub"
Joseph Murphy has been playing THE
Kerry Cow" Just twenty -six years and
Shaun Rhua twenty-one.
Ristori used to play tragedy in Italian
called Judith al English version Of
which as to be produced by Modjeska.
The courts have recently decided that
10 copyrdghting tho titls of play the play
itseR must accompany the title
Genevieve Ward. who is living In Eng
land. has engaged 10 play Voiumpia in q
pretentdous revival OF ''Co:dolanus.'
A French company has bsen acting "Cy-
rano' dn haly. and Mascagni Is considering
the idea Of writing an opera on the STORY
A woman thought IL was live Ash that
. comedian took from bowl and ate in
q London music hail. and wrote an indig-
nant protest to the papezr.
Obsrammesgan " making ready 10 per-
form tho Passion Play" IN 1900, though
tho consent Of the Bayarian government
has not yet been obtained
The German newspapers announce sew
eral unpublished and Enacted plays by
Bulwer Lyt.on. the rights to which ara
held by German dramatic agent
Clement Scott. for thirty years dramatic
critic Of the London Daily telegraph, 1t IL
said has resigned owing 30 the consequences
Of his late assault on the women of the
theatrical profession.
A stshnge performance ls reported from
Genoa, where musica1 drama represent
ing the resurrection Of Lazarus was per-
formed. The fact that alp the actors woro
modern costumes and that the Savior was
rspreseatsd would skEike many = harderinx
% acrilsge.
\ nsipaans = Iiaasa 800 - -
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01
Tho Eject of d.
La Porto chrondcle.

La Porto Chronicle.
The season is proving
breaker for Texas and es
ports and cities, Last Sat
Houston had passed the /
IN cotton receipts, which pl
any other city for this or
Houston has now fairly 81
the greatest cotton mark,
Over 1000, 900 bales receive
Der /. Think of It.. Thin
wealth represented. OF the
10 tho transporting. handIl
marketing such g!gantic rec
or thousands of bales OF
transported in barges dow
nHd Galveston bay to be !,
steamships. What an INN
will DO when tina vessels
from Houston. Each year
larger ana her receipts OF
Texas soil multiply, to say
cereals from the Northern
States that are sent thither
ing volumes. Her remedy II
tho gull. That congress will
appropriation for the comm,
deepening OF the channel Ia
tain. And with the deep wat
rnerts sure to follow In e
industry and trade. what a
OF Houston will become an
country surrounding 1t.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01

sdvsaturxs u nossd huntinx h6rse NJ.
mtxfNso9 from TIE feld to the cab ot6x<
and doally to ina circus. The circul
scene u the greet one, or the piecs.
Mas.de Adsns viii not only have VII.
liam FAversham ~ her Romeo when shs
eppeere - Jlieet In May At either ~,
EmpttU or the Knlcksrbocker. NSw YORK
but James x, Hackett appears q MeFcutio
| Mrs. Ke<aev EnRlnud's oldest actress
celt6rated her ulnesy-third blrthday re.
GENTLY. Amcug her CALLERS WAS James Doel
who e said to Be the oldest actor In III
United Ksngdom. He L nearly %.
| LILLIAN Raissell Is to be thu star In the
operAtic revival at the Casino In January
The opera will be IA Belle Helene" and
besides Miss Russell there will DC In the
cast Pauline Hall and Thomas O. ssa-
brooke
Augusta DAILY u to bring the London
success. The Great Ruby" to his house.
Ada Rehan will probably take the leading
iole. which has been played abroad by
Mrs. john Wood for whom II was written.
Concert givers IN London have to reckon
with disadvantage peculiar to that city,
a dense fog. It Is sad. will keep hall
empty. a. tickets are. however, usually
sold In advance the loss is DOT all on the
concert xivcrs' side.
Thornaa II Persce and his wife, Edith
Mason. who made 20 many friends In
Houston while thew were with the GrauA,
are now with the Southwcll Opera COM
pany. MT. Tsrsoe appeared Is Roy Ster-
ding tn Princess Honnie,' In Philadeiphia
last week.
EdmcnN Ro1RNnd Is writing play for
Sarah RerrhatNit Olga Nc,liersolo ia TO
have the English version.
Lewis Morrison wakes AMBITIOUS. ilc
has In view = prodiction Of Alexander
the Great" for next season.
Stories Are flying thick and fast that
Nat Goodw.n is deadly tired Of Nathan
Hale" and longs to be rid Of It.
Tho Boston Herald bluntly expresses tho
cpinion that " Is time play censorship
be established In this country.
George Broadhurst has completed |. new
play called '.The Lost Chapter" which Is
70 be produced carly In the year.
Lady Martin Helen Faucit). who re-
Gently died, played Rosalsnd In "As You
Like ~ when she was 60 years OF age.
Walter Jones may be one of the seasons
comic opera stars Sousa Is said to be
writing something for the young come
dian. Ss
An abbreviated edition of Barley Camp
BELLS MY Farmer" called "Chums Till
Death. Is being produced in London
music halls.
.Vagabondsa,'' the new play by Russ
Whytal. is to be shelved. Some people liked
II; more did not. The latter were too far
in the majority.
Paul Cinauevalli is doing wonderful
trick In London. He breaks a broomstlck
suspended by two paper loops resting on
the edges of two raDors.
COLONEL George Of Mount Vernon Is
the title OF new play by Augustus
ilhonas. 1t deals in scenes and incidents
In the life Of Washington
J, ut would be interesting TO know why
sandow's singing lessons are the themes
81 80 much talk. Can he contemplate an |
appearance on the operatic stage?
Virginia Harmed is TO GO to Europe FOR
/ rest. According to present arrangements |
me INC VIII resume her place at the head OF |
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"BREVITY is THE SOUL OF Wit"
GOOD WIFEI YOU NEED
SAPO OF .

so far as relates to that Republic; hut who
is so foolish as TO think that it would APP
ply elsewhere as we'll. and, especially, 4
lambs CONQUERED by THAT Republic an
Which are giving some promise of beil
valuable property of the Republic? FL
indeed OF the LEARNED could have expec
any change in the customs of centur
So long as the Republic had no opportu
lis professions We're greeted with appls
but, rs Is Weld known, those who ar
tempted 10 not do we'll TO boast tibet
tue. II YOU put bsggar on horsebf
wnl ride Give an anarchist land
Immediately becomes a conservative
Der of society. Now Hhfs Republic
chance 10 grasp territory and at o
taltes that other free and liberty-lc
tlon. Great Brltaln--its grasp is
hard.
The simple islanders may
known this before. but they KIN
Let them road the interviews
the statesmen of the Republic.
will find that the man who dc
TO expand Is an enemy OF tn
dition Of tho country. AS fc
of the Islands they do not y
about self-government anf
idle 10 teach them, espec'
commerce OF the Stands ii
worth having and the cfti
public have won tho ri
chance at 1t The Repub
into the recent war for
mainly. but It is into u
ness Now for all that At
aldo and Agoncillo viii
or X they do not will
Mettacomet chief OF the
ciprnseh. chef OF the
Bull. chief ~ the Dako,
tfiots now roaming m
gionnlis OF another wori