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CLARE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY AFTEENOOtf, FEBRUARY 20, 1902.
.%Series; Vol. 10,No, 13
Call at Stamp. Store
Hrst door notth of
Grocery and see
premiums.
Will Last but a Few Days Longer
We have a great many lines that we wish to close out
■ entirely before invoicing and for this reason the
prices are way down, for instance:
80§ pairs of Men's Pants, all sizes, ranging in prices
from T.00 to 2.00, all going at one price your pick
Only 75 cents Pair.
One lot Ladies' Shoes, ail prices from 1.00 to 2.00 a
pair, while they last
Only 75 cents Pair.
Children's Rubbers only 15 cents a Pair.
McMillen Pants and Ox Breeches 20
per cent off regular price.    See fine line
A few Men's and Boys' Ouercoats, Ulsters and Reefers
to CLOSE OUT AT COST.
Men $8.50 and $10.00 Suits oolno at $5,00
Lovely premiums
on exhibition at
Stamp Store first
door north of Grocery.
Start saving your
stamps today.
Look at fine premiums.
OUR ORIENTAL LETRER-
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Our Readers Will Enjoy Another
Letter from Miss Matie Mc-
Kinley.
On tbe Bay of Bengal,
Dec. 21,1902.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Welch: —
, I am off for a rest of two weeks.
While I remain on land, work pursues
me like a phantom, so I have taken to
the water. I am on my way to Burma,
which is a part of India, and lies to
tbe east of tbe main land about 1,200
miles. The passage is made down the
Hoogly river from Calcutta, a distance
of eighty miles, into the Bay of Bengal.
The scenery along the Hoogly is very
interesting, One could almost imagine she were looking at some of the
tjuiet farm houses of the home land
until she spies the large* palm trees
which cluster so thickly about the
bouses, giving the place at once an
oriental look.
The Hoogly is considered one of the
hardest rivers in the world to navigate.
There are so many sand bars, and in
places the channel is so narrow that
steamers have to anchor and await
the turn of tie tide. Our waiting
time came yesterday, when we .were
obliged to wait several hours for water
enough to carry us oyer the shallows.
Today we are out on the Day and the
water is delightful as well as the day,
hardly a bit of motion which suits such
a sailor as I very well.
b t)ec. 29. —1 have been several days
in Burma and find it very warm here
compared to my hill home. The evenings are very cool and I enjoy the
drives we take very often in the moonlight. The other day I went to See
the elephants which are used in the
saw mills here. They are trainee t©
drag very heavy logs out where the
men can push them under the saws.
They often pick up the end of a heavy
timber by the use of their trunks and
tusks. They carry'the lumber to the
pjle, throw one end down on the pile,
then go around and lift the other end,
aslng the left forefoot as a sort of
lever. The driver is a Burmese, and
controls the animal by tapping him
on the side of the necS with a small
toddr his bare foot which keeps up a
constant rap-a-tap-tap. The driver
purposely dropped bis whip and tbe
elephant put his. long trunk on the
ground and raised the stick so that
Ms master could reach it*   These ani«
mals seem to havp more than an ordinary amount of intelligence.
To-day I attended a mass meeting
at a Baptist convention in which I
about five hundred native Ohnstians,
some Karens, Ohins, Burmese and San-
tals. A choir of fifteen boys sang a
Christmas Anthem, and I was de-.
lighted to hear the harmony of the
voices; not a discord. They sang in
English. Who can say that missionary work is a failure in India? The
dress of the Burmese is most picturesque. It consists of a skirt of silk
drawn tightly about the hips and tied
in a neat knot at the front hanging
down to the shoe tops. A blouse of
pure white is worn, with a drape of
some pretty silk thrown over the
shoulders, and another strip wound
about the head. The hair is very
black and glossy and is worn high on
the head. Altogether the native of
Burma is a much less repulsive looking
man than the natives of India proper,
and he is very ambitious to learn the
English language^ Nearly all the
servants here speak English very well.
Ragoon is a pretty city of about
14,000 inhabitants, of these only about
6,000 are-Burmese, the balance being
Chinese and Indians with a scattering
of Euorpeans who are largely in Government employ. The principal part
of the city strikes one as Deing quite
modern. The electric lights and tram
ways give one a home feeling at once.
How* strange Christmas and Mew
Year's days have seemed with a burning tropical sun pouring down upon
one, and the birds twittering in the
trees while the flowers would suggest
May rather than December.
It was near this place where the
great Missionary, Adouiriam JudSon,
began, what seemed to him, an almost
hopeless work, but which has gone on
and on until now there are but few in
the native tribes who have ndt the
Gospel. The Baptist church is doing
a splendid work here.
The Bhaddhl8ts have a very strong
hold in Rangoon. Here may be seen
the great Pagoda, in which repose
seven eyelashers, and seven nails of
of the great Bhudda. Why or where
these remenants of the great man
were found is not known, but they
make the Pagoda a peculiarly sacred
place to the Bhuddhists. . The Pagoda
reaches up many hundreds of feet be-
yound the highest building, and is entirely covered, with gold-leaf.   Smaller
Pagodas form a circle about the great
one. These were built by men and
women who wish to obtain the state
of Nirvana, a condition which can
come only to those who do deeds
worthy of Its bestowal. One poor woman, in her quest for peace, dug a
deep well with her own hands, until
the tender palms were brused and
bleeding. Such is the hopelessness of
the followers of Bhudda.
There are many public buildings of
interest in the city and the roads are
very well kept, so that wheeling and
driving are very enjoyable. There are
a number of small lakes to which the
poor, tired people resort after the
work and heat of the day.
The schools of Burma are very good,
nearly all of which work up to the
erovernment standard. To-day we visited a Tamil Kindergarten, Such
wee, dark little ones who entered very
keenly into the games and songs, and
showed a knowledge of common things
which would do credit to many an
English child. The teacher in charge
very kindlv allowed me to take a
picture of her little flock. This picture I will add to my group of kindergarten pictures of Calcutta, Manila,
Darjeeling. The kindergarten method
of teaching is becoming very popular
in India, and the demand -for kindergarten teachers is constantly growing.
Native children are quite as receptive
and bright as those with fairer blood
flowing through their veins.
The Methodists have an English
school, an orphanage or boaiding
school, and an English church in
Rangoon, all of which are helping to
speed the truth.
Jan. 10th,—-Calcutta bound after a
rest of two weeks. The voyage bids
fair to be a smooth one. Storms
rarely occur in the bay of Bengal during January. The weather-is very
warm on deck to-day and the cabins
are stiffling.
My long chat must like all things
else have an end, so I close wishing
you and all Olare friends a happy New
Year.       Sincerely Always,
Matbe B. McKinlbt. -
S. S. Pentakota, Jan. 10,1902..
Annual   Tax Rales.
The supplement In this issue of the
Sentinei. contains the order and petition for the sale of lands delinquent
for taxes for 1899 and previous years,
for the county of Olare. 13-5
New Wash Goods
Fine Dimities, plain colors, all shades, per yard
Fancy Laws, plain colors, woven patterns, per yard-
Fancy Ginghams       , . ,
15c
•   19c
ile, 10c, 18c", 25c
Ribbon Specials
Twenty^ve pieces Fancy Stripe Ribbons, 3 inches wide,  new patterns,
per yard,only      . . . . . . . •   10c
Batin Taffeta KbboM, all poputo colors, | g°; g> g %*      V        '     . |§g
EMBROIDERIES
50 new, dainty patterns in Cambric, Swiss and Picot Embroideries and Insertions were added to our line this week, marked at very attractive prices,
ranging from   . . . . » 5c to 30c per yard
New Walking Skirts
Heavy Grray Melton, stitched flounce  .
Heavy All Wool Diagonal Cheviot, black or gray
$2.00
5.00
Mercerized Underskirts
Three new styles made of Fine Mercerized Sateens, extra value
Other styles up to
$1.00
3.00
Clolhiiig Pepfc. Specials
MEN'S     SUITS
The remnants of several lines at reduced prices to close them out.
One lot containing values up to $6.50, at per suit     . . •»
One lot containing values up to $9.00, at per suit
ME'N'S    PANTS
About 100 pairs Heavy Kersey, regular price $1,25 and $1.50, now
Overcoats and Ulsters at
20 and 25 per cent off former prices
$3.90
6.90
$1.15
The largest line of Ingrain Carpets we have ever shown,  new patterns and
colorings, ranging from . . . .     29c to 65c per yard
All Felt and Warm. Lined Shoes and
Slippesr at      ^ ;-f ,1.    .
25 per cent off former prices
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to  Wear
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% SCHOOL DEPARTMENT '
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JAMES  TATMAN, JB., EDITOR.
Wednesday morning in the high
school Miss ELrueger rendered a piano
solo and Senator Doherty gave a very
pleasiDg talk on "The Survival of the
Fittest," in which he showed that tbe
best men succeed, and that while our
population has increased only te,n per
cent during the last five years the
ayerage business of the country has
increased from forty to fifty per cent.
(In this column next week we will
give a brief review of the Senator's
speech, wishing the excellent suggestions therein to reach every boy and
[.girl.] Ed.
The Cicero class has completed its
work In Cicero's orations.
Some people have particular love for
coming to school these cold mornings
only to stay out in the cold until tbe
bell rings.
One Junior gave expression to the
opinion that being in love did not
make a traitor of a man.
Marble time is on and the teachers
are getting rich at the expense of the
boys' favorite game.
Attorney Jones of Frankfort was a
visitor at the high school Monday.
A large number of pupils are in attendance at the eighth grade examination today conducted by Com'r
Aldrich in the eighth grade room.
Botany students have been surprised
to find how numerous bacteria are
aroundfcbeir germinatory seeds.
A   SPLENDID   MEETING.
Sheridan   Farmers*    Club    Permanently   Organized.
Ye editor and better half in response to an invitation from our
friend, 3?. A. Oarncross, were in attendance at the Sheridan farmers' club
meeting held at the home of Mr, and
Mrs. Carneross Tuesday. A temporary organization had been effected
with F. A. Carneross president, L. H.
Thompson, vice president and Floyd
Eeid, secretary. This temporary organization was made permanent and
F, B. McLelland elected to the
weighty office of treasurer. B, W.
Allen, president of the Wise township farmers' club, accompanied by
his wife, was in attendance, and president Oarncross being new at the business invited Mr. Allen to the chair.
The program as made by the committee, and published in last week's Sentinel was found altogether too long,
so some of it was not considered.
Right here it might be well to say
that two topics on a program of this
kind well discussed are enough, and
every program should have plenty of
music. Elder Molfit would have the
club meet at nine o'clock instead of
ten, that the dinner hour may be two
hours' duration instead of one. Several Selections of music were rendered,
attd'Frank COlburn sang a solo. The
inclemency of the weather kept some
^vpay, but notwithstanding this, the
■attendance was about sixty. The
regular meeting day is Wednesday,
every four Weeks, arid March 19th the
club will meet at tbe home of Mr.
and Mrs, Cyrus Applebee.
Judge Maxwell Dead.
Andrew Crosby Maxwell, former
judge of the Bav Oity circuit court,
died Saturday morning. He was the
best known man in Bay county.
He was born in Onondaga county,
N. y., July 11, 1831. When 13 years
old he came to Michigan with his parents, settling in Oakland county ob a
farm. He studied law in Pontiac, was
admitted to the bar in 1853, and began practice in Lapeer. In March,
1857, he came to Bay Oity. He was a
member of the board of supervisors,
of the legislature, &nd in 1882 was*
Democratic candidate for congress \vt
in the Tenth district. He was elected*
circuit judge for the term beginning-
January 1,1894, and served one term,,
afterward devoted himself to ther
practice of law. Judge Maxwell was-
twice married, having a son and*
daughter by his first wife. Five days-
ago Judge Maxwell was taken with *
cold which developed-into pneumonia^
and this resulted fatally. Judge-Max**
well was a brother of Jilrs. J. Tubbs.
of Loomis.
Congregational Chufefc.
Services as usual next' Sundays morn*
ing and evening.
Commencing next Sabbath mbrtiing-
a series of sermons entitled, "Influence-
of Christ in Development of K-afcions,""
will be given, subject "Rome.1** ffivsen<-
ing subject, "Music as a Christian?
Factor.        Bev. A. L. WootoaoaK. -'-
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