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The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Kills Crane Buds.

The recent cold spell destroyed all
The growing OF grapes and fermcnting
at pure wines ls an important indus.
try In Monroe, there being several OF
the largest vineyards In the state 10
Gated just outside OF that city. 4. }.
Weier states that careful eNamina-
ton has been made and the buds are
all destroyed. This will mean the
loss of thousands of dollars To- local
growers.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Russians for ae., Eields-

A train of twelve coaches. contain.
INK about 900 Russians. pulled into
Croswell from Nebraska. They were
brought 10y the Sanilac Sugar Refining
Company, and will be distributed
through various sections OF Sanilac
county To work In the beet fields this
season. Two children were born en
route from Nebraska during the -four
DAYS trip.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Peculiar Accident.

Little Iva Pray. the fouryear-old
daughter Of Adelbort Pray. living near
Elsie. has lost an eye as the result OF
a peculiar accident about three months
ago. While he was putting the head
on an az a small splinter Of steel
penetrated the child's eye. lnflamma-
tion set In which nccessitatcd the re-
moval OF the eye in order TO save the
other.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
AGENT FOOLS ALL THE PEOPLE
Bancroft Man Induces Citizens 20
Gather TO See the President.

The station agent at Bancroft played
n practical joke on the people of that
village. lie received a message which
read: Clear main track: the presi.
dents special will pass through az
$40 and promptly spread the news
about town. Everybody flooked To the
station az the appointed time Ia get n
glimpse ct Roosevelt no one. appar-
entity remembering I'm the excitement
that the latter rs somewhere out west
at present. The crowd waited for an
hour before the special came along.
and then II turned out that 1t was the
president of the Grand Trunk rail-
road. Sir Charles Rivers Wilson. and
not the president of the United States
they had wasted valuable time To get
a glimpse of.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
starves 70 Death.

: NJ Sanford well.known resident
OF Delhi township. died of starvation
at the city hospital at Lansing. lie
had been ~ for a long time and
for the past few weeks had been un
able to retain any food ON his stom
ach, literally starving To death. De
ceased was ca years of age and leaves
q lamiN.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Money Was Safe.

Some weeks ago young lady OF
Bclding reported To the police that
she had lost a purse containing $40
and she believed some one had stolen
g. The officers did all they could.
but finally gave II up. Recently the
missing purse. with the money intact,
was found In the pocket OF dress
hanging in the closet. just where the
young lady had put IT,.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
sportsman,s Hard Luck.

For two years an Owosso man chew.
I'd tobacco throughout his waking
hours In order Ia get enough tags
several hundrcd-to secure a fine FISH
pole free. lie finally got 10. and hied
himself bright and early To a trout
stream To Try the pole. Al the first
catch the pole became caught In a
tree aud was broken beyond repair be-
fore it was extracted.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Peach Prediction

The fact that the sage old folks Of
Van Buren, county are shaking their
heads and busy predicting that the
peach crop has been entirely destroyed
and will be an entire failure is hav.
Ing the usual effect and makes the
young ignorant ones feel sure that
the peach crop viii be- an abundant
one.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
chean Mill.

There b. evidently one man AZ ALE.
gan who has Just heard that story
which. by the way. is wholly without
about the pennies minted
in 1902 having a considerable proper.
tion OF gold in them. tie advortises to
sell milk at one cent quart. for pen.
mics bearing date OF 1902.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Needs No Bonus.

Benton Harbor has secured another
factory. trouscr manufacturing con.
corn now located In Chicago. II will
employ forty persons the year round.
This is the second factory Benton
Harbor has landed within three
weeks without the giving OF bonus
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
To Remove plant.

The cooperage plant az Coldwatcr
Will be removed to some other city
before next winter. The owners claim
the Lake Shore railroad has repeated.
~ refused to furnish cars when re-
quested. thus delaying shipments aud
causing losses.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
cussina is Expensive.

Il Is an old saying that talk Is
cheap. and perhaps Il Is. IL YOU use
the right kind. Nowadays. however
II you use the wrong kind-which
means profanity or vulgar language
q Is not. \ Jackson young fellow
who swore in a street car after beiEE
warned TO dcsist had TO pay SIS and
costs for his remarks.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Pasturaoe Grown 1 zee

The demand for land for raising
peas and sugar beets around Cheboy.
gan Is so great that dairymcn are
having trouble to nd pasturage for
their COWS. and must buy milk OF
farmers or feed their own cattle all
the year round
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Demand for Morkers.

Carpenters. masons and builders OF
all sorts are In great demand at
Bloomingdalo this spring Never in
the history of the town has there been
such a building boom as this season.
Many new dwelling houses and several
business blocks are being erected
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Pioneers Are No More.

-Four OF Branch county's oldest pho.
reors In the vicinity Of Quincy have
gone To their reward: Walter Wood,
aged 81; Elisha Bowerman. AGED 81;
Mrs. Eleanor Myers. aged 81. and Mrs
Handy. aged 81. The cause of death
In eacl case being the grippe
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Young Man Is Killed.

Harry Wilcox. 22 years OF age. was
Instantly killed In the Ward mill a.
Frederic by being crushed between u
post aud a wheel OF the big dump
cart. His parents reside at Clio. this
state. to which place his remains
were takcn.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Freioht collIsion.

There was a rcar-cnd collision on
the Perc Marquette at Vassar. one
freight train running into another and
destroying the way car and a car
loaded with potatoes. The engine
was badly damaged. but no one was
damaged.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Flre Polsona System

Thomas Costigan. an old man OF Me.
nominee county. died from peculiar
cause. lie had been fighting forest
fires for week and had inhaled so
much smoke and gas that his whole
system had been poisoned
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Under the West Point rules cadets
must not have tobacco in their posses.
sion. but II IL difficult to understand
why the faculty didn't include cigar.
cites while they were about the formu.
lation OF rules.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

a boy can lug an old shot gun about
all day without firing at living
thing. and be under the impression
that ne Is having n good time; but ali
attempts 90 induce him TO imagine
that he Is killing Indians when he Is
saving wood have proved futile.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Kin Valuable poos.

The dog prisoners have apparently
completed their work In Union city
and th, record shows scycnty.two dead
CANNES Now they have transferred
the scene OF their operations 10 Cold
water aud several valuable dogs have
succumbcd 20 poisoned sausage.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Michigan News Items
CATCH TROUT IN BACK YARD
Boy Discovers That Big Fish Are
Close 10 Home.

BOY Discovers mat BIG fish are
Close 10 Home.
Central Lake enthusiasts have
toured northern Michigan in search OF
likely brooks and large-sized trout with
but Indifferent success, and most of
the fish that have been taken 20 that
village cost their possessors several
dollars apiece. one of the village
small boys discovered that there was
pretty good fishing inside the corpor-
alton, and since then trout weighing
from twelve 90 thirty ounces have
been take In the back yard. And this
Is the first time that any one seems To
know Of there having been brook
trout in intermediate river. An old
angler says that they are passing from
the brook below 10 other farther zap
streams.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
surveying ELECTRIC Line.

Surveyors for the Toledo a Mich.
igan electric line have reached Quincy
and are working westward. The pro-
motcrs claim that the road will be
completed and In operation az far as
Coidwater by Nov !.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

II. as new scientist maintains. man
originated at The North pole. he seems
TO be- employing the well-known max
i'm. Never 20 home so long as You
can go any place else.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Mon.v IN ninsnnn

4 number Of farmers In the vicinity
of Union City have become interested
In the cultivation of ginseng Those
who have made the matter subject
Of careful study say that there Is big
money In The new venture.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Prof Alexander Graham Bell thinks
ne has solved the air ship problem.
II Is to be- hoped, however. that Prof
BELL will get some cheap man to make
the first trip.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Beneath the Hav

James Hull. OF Scioto township.
Shiawassee county. while riding ON
a load OF naled hay was thrown to
the ground. and six bales OF hay piled
upon him. lie was unconscious when
rescued. and his recovery Is impcs.
sible. Physicians report internal in.
jurlos. lie has large family.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
Gas franchise.

The Lapeer council has granted a
thirty year franchise for n gas plant
In the city. fixing the rates at $50
for Illuminating and 1925 for fuel
gas.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

4 locomotive combine has been
formed in Great Britain embracing
works that employ 1000 men and turn
cut 600 locomotives a year And its
capital stock Is only $4,000. OOOl
There must be a severe drought over
there.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15
pay un Taren.

Owners OF Ontonagon county prop
erty are beginning 10 realize that
and values are advancing. and the
payment Of delinquent taxes is far
more general than for some years
gast.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Cadillac Is bothered by a shortage
in the supply of labor. AZ least two
hundred men are needed at once by
the mills and other industries in the
city. but cannot be secured.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

The name OF the first typewriter az.
tist installed on a transatlantic steam.
or is Miss Casey. Passengers will find
letter writing mere pastlmc with
Miss Casey az the keyboard
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

The number OF leaves on large
siXty.foot high oak tree has been
counted and found to exceed 5000. 900.
declares an exchange. Which goes to
show that some people have time for
almost anything.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Sir Thomas Upton will please take
notice that there Is now another yes.
sci in the drink upon which We place
our Reliance for the detention of the
cup ON this side thereof. barring
nukes
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

This is a copy OF a notice on the
beach TAT Asbury park In cases OF
ladies In danger OF drowning. they
should be- seized by the clothing. and
not by the hair. which generally comes
on"
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Sooner than see the British authori.
ties Inundated by the disclosure OF
hi, innocence Whitaker Wright will
fight against cNtradition to the very
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

May starts out tor the organized
workman with nine-hour day and a
prospective aggregate increase In
wages for this year aud in Chicago
alone of 81 SOC. Goa.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

a boy in App,eton CITY. Mo" named
Salad. has received the nickname
Chicken. /, Is hoped that he will not
turn out to be q lobster
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Russia is indeed uuselhsh. she de.
clarcs that the door VIII be- kept open
even Sc she has To stand IN the doc.
way 10 keep II so.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

The man who Conceal8 his failures
will In the end triumph over the man
who trumpcts his successes.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

II Uetty Green had only been Rus.
cell Sage's wife. then both OF them
would ~ be satisfied with ne.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Although the air IL free MarconI
has increased the capitalization OF
his company from Sl.o0OO0O 10 ST..
900 coo.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

II II wise FOR the Red Cross Society
10 patch mp .ts difficulties while there
Is nothing else doing in the way OF
hnstiLItiOs.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

4 New York woman has Just paid
81 600 for her spring hat What joy
II must be % husband a woman like
that
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Wisconsin steps To the front by rails.
ing the limit for child labor 20 lG
years, and without dissenting vote
an the legislature.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Feather beds. 10 a. asserted. are
coming in again. hat the statement
may be- taken on tick.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Japan is convinced that Russia Is
trying 20 arrange an open trapdoor
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

AS a good spring tonic a medium
tized garden spade Is not bad.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Misfortune Is a hard road 10 travel.
Lord harrington has gone from bUfcts
To "A buffet.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

Terrible Terry is now plain Mr. SIC.
Govern of Brooklyn. But he's young
enough 20 go out and get another rep
utatiOn.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

The legislature sits sixty days This
BY no means includcs the nights the
members put IN sitting mp wiki those
sick irionds
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

The testimony regarding the death
Of Mr. and Mrs. Fair ought To be- a
warning TO al reckless automob!l.sts.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

This Is the time in the baseball sea
son that the pcnnant Is most easily
won.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

'Tis a poor woman that can't get
the best Of an argument with a man.
The Yale expositor., 1903-05-15

shamrock doesn't seem to be a very
lucky name for a yacht.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-15
Adventures of a Gunboat.

A curious and interesting bit or naval history ends with the sale of the old United States gunboat Monocacy, on the Asiatic station. The vessel, a side-wheel "double-ender," was sent to eastern waters in 1865 because of her light draft. With her four big snoothbores and two rifed muzzle- loaders she did great service in the war on Corean pirates in 1871. The next year she stuck fast in the mud of the Yangtse river, and remained there 2s years. Then in 1900, during the Boxer outbreak, she was hauled out and refitted, and although an object of amusement to foreign naval officers, again proved her worth; for her light draft enabled her to do work impossi- ble to the foreign fleet. Monocacy is a title which should not be forgotten. It ought to descend to a son, or rather, let us say, to a daughter, since the Salic law does not apply in the navy.- Youths Companion.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-15
BOSTON BRIBERY HEARING.
Live Hearing Before Special Conn.,
 mittee at the Statehouse.

Live Hearing Before Special Conn
 mittee at the Statehouse.
 BOSTON, May 15.-The charges of corruption which originally appeared In an advertisement published in a To- cal paper over the signature of George J. Raymond, Boston merchant, and directed against a then unnamed mem Der of the Massachusetts senate were repeated at the statehouse yesterday, when before a special committee ap- pointed by the senate to hear the charges MT. Raymond publicly accus- ed Senator Foster of Gloucester of having approached him with an offer to 'tsee through" certain legislation upon the receipt of $1,000.
 MT. Raymond further stated under oath that Senator Foster told him that Senator Fitzgerald (there are two senators named Fitzgerald) was to re- ceive half of the thousand dollars and also that the proprietor of weekly paper published In this city had called on him and stated that if the witness wanted anything at the statehouse he Raymond) could get it by advertising In his paper. MT. Raymond's testimony was corroborated in part by his book keeper, Miss Lydia c. Brown. At MT. Raymond's request numerous other witnesses will be summoned before the committee at the continuation of the hearing today.
 The days session was enlivened by many sensational features, and Colo nel F. S. Hasseltine and John B. Mo- ran, attorneys for MT. Raymond, were three times elected by the sergeant at arms because they insisted upon coach ing their client while he was testify ing and making remarks which the chairman declared out of order.
 The first. time MT. Moran was es- corted from the room he took the wit ness with him and forced a recess, during which summons was served upon Miss Brown, and MT. Moran and Colonel H. Hasseltine were readmit- ted.
 MT. Raymond made repeated efforts to get before the committee certain statements which. he admitted he might not be able to prove, while Chairman Frost insisted that his testi- mony be confined to facts of which witness had personal and positive knowledge. This resulted in many sharp exchanges between the two, and MT. Raymond frequently consulted his attorneys before replying to questions of the committee.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-15
CAME FROM CHICAGO
Russell Was Maker of Unn-
 bria Internal Machine.
INNOCENT WORKMEN ARE FOOLED.
Work on the Device Was Done by Three Chicagonns Who Made "Gambling Ma nchine"
 For Suspect.

CHICAGO, May 15.yThe Chicago po- lice have discovered three men who, it is believed, unsuspectingly assisted the mysterious "G. Russell" in manufac- turing his deadly device which was found on New York pier and intend ed to blow up the Umbria. The men are J. W. Seymour, carpenter; J. w. Elsenberg, blacksmith, and John Clarke, machinist, whose shops are in the vicinity of the apartment occupied by Russell in Washington boulevard. During the week Russell roomed across the street." said Seymour, II planed down four strips of wood about twenty inches long for man answer ing his description who said he had a patent of some kind. believe he said 1t was gambling device"
 "Some time ago." said Clarke, "a man came to my shop and asked for assistance in making gambling ma- chine. He said it was something new in the way of gambling device. We made him cone with an inch base and disk to fit it. He first said that he wanted only one pair of the iron pieces, but later asked for three more pairs. He never called for the addi- tional pieces. The man answers the description of the mysterious stranger known at 2s7 Washington boulevard as @. O. Russell"
 Chief of Detectives McCluslky and Detective Sergeants Carey and Fun ston of New York arrived at Chicago | yesterday and spent most of the after noon following the trunk check clew. Inspector McClusky returned to New York at night, but left his two de- l tectives here to assist the local police on the case Before leaving for the east the inspector said:
 ''I believe the machine was made in Chicago and that the conspiracy, if any existed, was matched here. We have the entire detective force of New York at work on the case, and we are looking for startling developments soon."
 Lieutenant Rohan of the Chicago de- tecttve bureau, who has charge of the case, said:
 Il believe that without any doubt this man Russell, who lived at the home of Mrs. Ehlen, is the man who made the bomb and who consigned it to the Umbria. We have discovered already how, when and where the in fernal machine was made.''
 Lieutenant Rohan would not say whether he believed that the myste- ! rious "G. Russell" or Rousseau" is in Chicago, but the fact that the lieu tenant kept his men on the run is taken as an indication that he had req son to believe the dynamiter is in Chi l Cago. V.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-15

west. Her husband has been coach ing her in the work for years, but some o5 her most remarka ble swings she in vented herself.
 Using 5o-yard rope, Mrs. Chamber lain can capture a racing broncho with astounding certainty and ease. In a stampede she is as cool as the best, and few are quicker and surer with the rope than she.
 She dresses for her work in a blouse and bloomers and rides astride. Such dexterity as hers would be impossible in skirts. She takes exercises that would astonish the usual beauty-seek- CT who swings two-pound dumb-bell.
 With her 5o-yard rope, Mrs. Cham berlain, standing well poised, throws circles back of her, in front, over or at the side, the spinning rope being started with small circle which grad ually enlarges as the rope is paid out. She next holds the circling rope, first in her right hand, then upon the wrist and forearm, then on the left hand, wrist and arm. This is called the "shifting-circles act" and is one of the most difficult known.
 Then, encircled by the spinning rope. the woman leaps into and out of the revolving loop without marring the curve. An instant's hesitancy, single wrong move, would send the 50 yards of rope out in horizontal line and cause it to collapse in an instant.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-15
Exuulsion of Jevva at KieN.

KTEFF. Russia, May 15.-The ex- pulsory edict against the Jews affects 8700o persons. They had been given six months grace; but. hoping for a respite, majority of them remained in Kieff until the end of the time. Now they are obliged to sell their property at ruinous prices and depart hurriedly. These Jews will distribute themselves mostly through the various centers in southern Poland. These cities and townships, however, are yearly becom- ing more and more seriously congested; hence the ever increasing emigration, especially to the United States, which the emigrant aid societies represent as the Hand of promise"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-15
To Increase spnin,s Navy.

MADRID, May 15.-The minister tf marine proposes to ask the cortes to sanction the reorganization of the navy and the improvement of the arsenals at Ferrol, Cadiz and Cartagena, in- creasing the annual expenditure from $200,000,000 to S260.000,0o0. When these plans are adopted Spain will have dozen battle ships and a dozen cruisers in addition to her fleet of tor pedo boat destroyers. The cruiser In fanta Isabel has rescued a number of Spaniards and foreigners from Tetuan. Colonel Marchand is. on the Algerian frontier with two regiments of sharp shooters and other troops.