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THE PEOPLE'S PAPER,
104 SUBSCRIBERS ON
ONE R. F. 0. ROUTE.
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^stablish^d 1878.
CLARE,  MICHIGAN,  THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY m, 1904.
NewSeries: Vol. 12, No. 27
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<&{# Silk ■.-- .
Waists,
all colors
only 3 95.
We are offering special bargains in every department/
No other store gives the values we do.
3.00 Jap
Silk Waists
black pr white
only 2.48
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Cotton Specials
Two bales honest value 36-inoh unbleached cotton, regular 7o value,
only 6c yard.
One bale Onward bleached cotton,
36-inch pure water twist, regular 10c,
only 8|c yard.      ,
Gin^uams
All 12£c and 15c Gingham, beautiful
patterns, fast colors, only 10c.
Good dress ginghams, new patterns,
only 7ic.
New Wash Goods
Fast color Lawns only fio.
Almira Batise, fast colors, only 7£c.
Milecord Dimities, fast colors,  IQq.
Mercerized Bourettes for shirt waist
suits 10c, 12£c and 15c.
imperial Qhambras, 30-inch, 12£c.
Cotton Voiles for shirt waist suits
only 15c.
Dotted Swiss, all colors 15c.
Royal Pique for shirt waist suits 15c
Mercerized Chambras only 18c.
Silk mull, plain black, 29c and 45c.
Silk mull, fancy black, 45c.
Silk Dots, champagne shade, 29c.
Silks
Jap silks for waists and Buits 87£c
and 49c.
Yard wide taffeta 69c, 98c, 1.19, and
1.39.
Yard wide Peau de Soie 1.19, 1.39.
36-inch Jap silk, white only, 49c'
Silk waist patterns 2.95 to 3,95.
Bed  Spreads
Blue and pink Spreads worth 1,75
now 1.39. '
Blue and pink Spreads worth 2.25
now 1,89.
White spreads from 89c to 3.48.    7
Exceptional values. Don't miss the
opportunity to buy a spread cheap. .
Shoes
We continue to offer better bargains
in shoes than can be obtained elsewhere. •
Women's shoes, fine vici kid lace,
sizes 3 to 8,( only 95c.
Women's fine vici shoesf patent tip,
regular 1.50 shoes, only 1 25.
• Women's 1.75 and 2.00 vici shoes, all
sizes, only 1.45.
Picnic shoes, 3 styles, all sizes, all
widths, only 1.95.  .
Patent leather shoes, all-sizes,  2.45.
American . lady shoes, genuine patent vici, only 2.95.
Girls Shoes Specials
Extra fine vici, patent tip, lace, solid.
Sizes 8£ to ll£ only 90c
Sizes 12 to 2 only 1.00  '
Genuine Kangaroo calf, lace, absolutely solid.
Sizes 8J to ll£ only 90c
Sizes 12 to 2 only 1.00
1.25 and 1.50
Women's Shoes
. all sizes
only 95c
Money Refunded on all Unsatisfactory Purchases.
WM. H, BICKNELL & GO.
2.00 Women's
Genuine Box
Calf Shoes   „
only 1.50
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"DAVY & COMPANY* *
EVERYTHING TO IA/1EAR.
LOWEST PRICE'S
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Ladies Covert Jackets
The latest loose fitting top coats made from
covert cloths -
$650 to $1350
New
Jackets
New Etons and loose fitting styles in good quality Taffeta and Peau de Soie, handsomely trimmed
$5.00 to $1000
MISSES' RAIN COATS
A special value, oxford gray waterproof mater-
ingle cape and belt, only Cfe*^  J-tl /\
Hosiery
Three Special Value.
1""*
10c
Infants fancy silkotine hose, all
colors, per pair *..
Boyd' extra heavy school hose, just the kind to
withstand the roughest usage, per pair
13c
Ladies' extra weight, fast black hose A ^^ ^
worth 12^c, per pair only ! VrC
Carpets   '-
Two Special Values
Which we cannot replace at prices we are selling them for.   Five choice patterns in each style.
Heavy Granites per yard
Heavy Ingrains, per yard
Our line of all wool and union ingrains, ranging
in price "from 40c to 95c per yard, is especially attractive.
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Lace Curtains
Never before has our line been so extensive, including many late novelties in scrim, net and muslin
curtains.   The prices ranging from
50c to $6-50 Per Pr. I
Butterick Patterns
and Publications.
June Numbers Now on ale
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TIBETANS AND PRIESTS.
Letter From the Midst of the
People with Whom England
is at War.
At this time, when the eyes of the
world are turned toward Tibet, in her
struggle with England, great interest
is manifested in her people, the Tibet
ans. We in Darjeeling are surrounded by this sturdy, hill tribe, many of
whom have come down from,their
own country into Bengal and here
have settled. The Tibetans are very
like the Chinese in appearance* High
cheek bones, prominent teeth and a
long queue are their distinguishing
features. Many of them are illiterate,
but they are so jovial and independent that one becomes greatly attached to them.
The men for the most part are DSn-
di-wallahs, that is, they carry a sort
of conveyance called a Dandi, in which
people ride. Two men going before,
carrying a pole on their shoulders,
which is attached to the front of the
Dandi, while the other two come behind carrying an equal amount of the
weight in the same manner. While
the lady, whom they are carrying, is
calling upon her friends the four dan-
di-wallahs will throw themselves
down upon the ground and play some
sort of a game of chance with little
pebbles, which they pick up by the
roadside.
The women do the coolies' work.
They go to the bazaar in the early
morning, and attach themselves to
the flrst European they meet, who has
come out to do her marketing for the
day. The coblie women wear a loose
blouse-like garment, made from some
dark material, with the inside of the
sleeves lined with dark red or white.
The skirt is made from two straight
pieces of cloth which (It tightly across
the .front and back of body. About
the waist is tied a cord or- piece, of
cloth to keep the heavy garments in
place. The fingers and wrists are
nearly covered with rings and bracelets while upon the forehead is worn a
huge girdle of red corai beads *"*"* other
ornaments. The ears are' dragged
down by ear-rings half as large as one's
hand. About the neck is, worn a
paring of coins as thjs is the oniy Savings Bank they know.    Besides tbe
naments, and brilliantly colored beads.
It makes no difference how ragged the
clothing may be, all the ornaments" tal city are located hundreds of mon-
ceive their living at the hands of the
poorer class.   In and about the capi-
astaries where the young men, who
intend to. become priests, are educated. The priests are never seen out
without a little prayer wheel which
they keep constantly twirling in their
right hand, believing that every revolution turns out a prayer to the gods.
Around the neck is v/orn a string of
beads, which the priest keeps constantly letting with his left hand.
The people hang long strips of paper
upon ttie trees and poles about their
houses, on these strips a prayer is
written which.contaihs the words, "O
the jewel of the Lotus." They also
offer sacrifices of rice and bread to the
gods, and adorn the alter with chains
made from the Marigold flower, which
is here considered a sacred blossom,
by the Tibetans.
Many of the Tibetans of Darjeeli ng
were called into Tibet by the English
government to help make the roads,
for the soldiers to pass over. They
gre j tly objected to this, as they are
so attach-d to their homes and children that they did not like to leave.
One Dandi wallah who had been
serving us for some time, came, and
asked us to give him one bf our ser-
-vant*.' houses to live in as the government would not call into their employ
men who were the Servants Of citi
zens. We took him in and he was so
gratefu for the kindness that he was
willing to do almost anything for ns.
Native liquor is a great curse in India. The men and women are given
to us.ng it at all i imes, but especially
on 'Sunday, which is their market
day, when coolies come, from the tea
gardens where they have raised a few
vegetables of their" own. These they
sell in Darjeeling and in turn buy the
native liquor which steals away 'their
senses. * \
God is working here, and the next
generation will see a greatly changed
India.
Very truly yours,
Maths B. McKinley.
"Queen's Hill,"
Darjeeling
India
Apr. 27, '04--
(In a personal note Miss McKinley
states that the Hill tribes, as they
are worn. The hair is .usually very
dark and is worn in a long braid down
the back. As a rule the head is covered with an old shawl or b'anket. In
the winter the women wear cast off
English shoes, given them by the
schoolchildren who are leaving the
station; or they make themselves
moccasin boots, very like the moccasins of the "North American Indians.
The Tibetan women know a great
deal more freedom than the Hindu or
Mohammedan women do, as the latter
are rarely allowed to look on the face
of any man, save their own husband
or brother, and are often confined behind a purdah all their lives
During the winter months, these
hill women smear their cheeks with
quantities of pig's blood. They claim
that this filthy remedy will keep the
face from chapping. Many Of them
are very beau'iful with regular features, dark brown eyes, black hair and
an olive complexion, with rosy cheeks.
Their dress, so careless, and yet so becoming sets off to advantage a figure
not spoiled by fashion, and makes
them at once children of Nature.
The women are rarely idle. If they
travel .along the road they carry their
knitting or twisting with them.
They make most of their knitted gar-
ments for the winter from highly colored yarns. The Tibetans are very
fond of music. They mal*»j all sorts of
instruments from p eces of 'wood or
horn; these* they use to accompany
the voice as the.v sing some of their
native songs, wliich are not very, musical to our ears.
Lhass;', the capital ofTibet, is ihe
headquarters for the Lamas These
men are the priests of the Tibetan
tribes. The common people have the
utmost confidence in these priests.
They^are the educated .class, but as a
rule their knowledge is confined to
Tibetan lore, and thus their prayers
are mumbled nothings. They are supposed to have an insight into the future, and can determine whether a
sick one will recover or die.
The trouble between'"England and
Tibat, would have been settled long
ago/if these priests had not clung so
tenaciously to Lhassa.-   They realize
that if Lhassa is taken from them, Icall the Tibetans, do not in any way
they must either work or beg as now' molest them.    She hopes to return
Clothing. Furnishings and Men's Shoes
These departments are temporarily located in the Dunlop building during the construction of'our new
store.    \^e,are making very low prices on everything in these departments to .close them out.
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CENSUS ENUMERATORS.
Everybody Prepare to Tell the
Census Man All Sorts of Inside
Facts-He Wont Squeal.
To the census takers of Olare county
published last week we add those for
Isabella:*
Coe—Jay Stfuble.
Lincoln—D. S. Bush.
"Fremont Chas Delo..+     " *
Holland—Wm J. Thomas.
Broomfleld-^-Geo. Dowell.
Deerfleld-W*. 0. Vowles.
Union—W. W. Preston.
Chippewa—D. G. Niswonger.
Denver—A. H. McKay.
Isabella—Thos. Gray.
"Nottawa—Chas. Schriber.
Sherman—F. L. Kent.
Coldwater—Jas. McOurzy.
Gilmore—Thomas Clark..
Vernon—Joseph Dixson.
"Wise—J. 0. Wood.
Mt. Pleasant 1 wd—A. G. Lee.
„ „        2 wd—Chas. Cas-ady.
i, „        3 wd—E. S. Bowen.
Last week Tuesday a school of instruction for these men was held at
Mt. Pleasant and on Saturday of this
week a similar meeting will be held
at Harrison for those in Olare county.
The enumerators will begin work
June 1st. Theywil ask all sorts of
questions and are empowered by law
to enter any dwelling or institution
and to insist on correct answers to all
questions asked. But they are sworn
to secrecy and no one need be afraid
"to reveal her age or the amount of
property he or she may have. In fact
each enumerator is under o ith to keep
secret all knowledge he .may- 'a -quire
and he who violates his oath wiJl be
fined $100 while any persons wh\> refuse to answer questions asked render
themselves liable to a fine of from $50
tos&lOO.
of the work connected with the institution. For the past two years ""Ked-
fie:d has been treasurer also and he
bas always handled the accounts and
funds of the business, having charge
of the sales and everything else. In
the c erical work he has been assisted
by different members of his family
and son 24 years old has been for some
time employed in the creamery on a
salary. A few weeks ago the rumor
became current that young Red field
had been signing creamery checks" in
his own favor far in advance of his
salary. This it is said was found to
be true and the elder Eedfield at once
paid into the creamery treasury the
amount his son'had withdrawn, but
continued to keep the young fellow at
work for the company. It is the latter action to which exception seem to
be taken to by some of the stockholders in the concern. Young IJedfleld
has been having the smallpox and been
quarantined for'a couple of weeks,
leaving his father without sufficient
help at the creamery, so he was unable to be present at the meeting and
explain his position to the disturbed
ones.
TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
«COins they often wear heavy silver or- they'are regarded as holy men, and re- home some time next year.-Editors.)
Creamery People Alert!
' The Mt. Pleasant Stockholders
Creamery Co., met recently at
the court house, the call being petitioned for by some of the members.
In the absence of the president as well
as the other officers no business was
transacted. It seems that \V. E. Red-
field, who while not bearing the title
of manager, but that of clerk and but-
fcermaker has done the greater share'
Meeting at Harrison an Inspiring
Success.
Last Saturday about forty-four wideawake teachers of the county met at
Harrison and carried out the program
previbuSly announced in' these columns. Supt. Barber of. Farwell presided and was at his best, showing
rare ability in being able to bring outa
lively discussion of the subjects.
- Miss Pearl Tew held a model class
in Urst grade reading and every
teacher in the county, who missed this
helpful treat or, who fails to use the
method after having seen it used is
not doing her very best along the line
of reading. All the every day troubles
of the teacher were discur-sed- and
helpful suggestions brought out.
It is to be regretted that a few
teachers should have allowed a trivial
excuse to keep them from this educational rally -but those in attendance
felt well "repaid, even those .who had
to travel "a longdistance to reach the
train, oiife teacher riding a wheel six-,
teen miles and one lady teacher walking eighteen mllsa- Let us see more
of this enthusiasm. Contributed.
SPECIAL SALE
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Over 100 trimed hats to be sold at your own price
beginning May 28th and continuing the following week,
See my prices before purchasing elsewhere.
Mrs. G. W. Forward.
Ground Floor Jackson Block.
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Primary Money for May.
The amount, of primary money for
May is sixty cents for each person of
school age.
CLARE COTJNTY.
Arthur
Franklin
Frost
Garfield
GreenWood
Grant
Hamilton
Hatton
Hayes
Lincoln
Bedding
Sheridan
"Surrey
Wintef field'
Clare
Harrison
f
no. pupils
217
19
64
168
202
308
113
1.6
41
134
221
305
322,
124
586
182
money reev'd
130.20
11.40
38 40
100 80
121.20
.484 80
67.80
105.60
24 60
80 40
132.60
183.00
193 20
' 74.40
351 60
109.20
otal' ' *
3182
$1909.20
ISABELLA COUNTY.*
no
. pupils
money reev'd
Broomfleld
259
$148.80
Chippewa
443
265.80    .
Coe
594
356.40
Coldwater
346
207 60
Deerfield '
487
292.20
Denver
451
270.60
Fremont
354
212 40
Gilmore
267
'     160 20
Isabella
560
336 00
Lincoln
398
238,80    •
Mt. Pleasaut 1032
619.20
Nottaw.i
622
373 20
Rolland
317
190 20
Sherman
235
141 00
Union
' 329
197 4a '
yernon
387
■       232 20'
Wise
333
199.80
Lightning's Familiarity.
Lightning's caressing touch is reported from a number of localities.
Last Sunday Ed. Barber of this city
while picking up some kindling in his
wood shed was knocked down receiving a temporary shock by being too'
close"to the lightning's path; During
tbe same day and the following night -
lightning struck at Warren Phillips'
in Gilmore; Adam HornFng'a' in Vernon; Russel Cutler's barn in Winterfleld, killing a cow and, burning tbe
barn; at Wm. Moline's west of Clare;
struck Chris Krell's. windmill five
miles north of Clare; knocked down
Carl Moore at Windover .Lake, and at
F, A. Davis' in Arthur for eighty rods
telephone poles were shattered.
Tuesday four telephone poles six miles
north of Olare were splintered cby
lightning.
There were twenty-two deaths In
the county during April.
Uncle Sam bas raised Postmaster
Hance's salary at Mt.' Pleasant from
$2,200 tn 2,300to take effect July 1st.
The .Eleventh congressional district
appears to be Hearst's stronghold in
Michigan.*' The counties of ps'ceola,
Gratiot, 7,Charlevoix, Antrim, Kalkaska, Missaukee and Montcalm have
instructed their delegates for;- Hearst,
a total of thirty-three or Ave "more
than av*nHjority. Two-thirds of all
the other delegates in the district are
for Hearst. Clare and Isabella delegates are' uninstructcd, .but if What
has appeared. In each of'. th$ county.
Democratic organs is any 'criterion,.
£hey are sure.^for Hdarst 6*»,,.jia the
editor of each, paper48 chairman of
his delegation,   - .   ,.    "
Total       7414
84441.80'
'.AU my stock of hats mas'",   go.
mrteea to mitr^Urs. K, XL Goodman.