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Established 1878.
CLARE,   MICHIGAN,   THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 14, 1908
New Series; VoliW.No. 25
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Men's 12.50
suits 9.63
Men4s lOiOO.
suits 7.50
GRAND
61MING SALE.
Specials in every
Department.
Stock must be reduced one-
half in next 30 days.
2Gdoz. ladles'
corset waists regular 50c quality
to close " 25c
Size 18 to 36
Boys' Knee
Pants worth
29c to 50c to
close
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Men's blue
"and fancy
overalls with
or       without
bibs. 25c
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Wlen-'S odd
Pants worth
\m to 2,25 to
close 99c
AU sizes.
Girls*     odd
Shoes all sizes
50c.
Men's-  odd
shoes all sizes
LOO
Men's and
women's carpet slippers t
only 49c
Boys* Security school
shoes 150,175
2.00.
Ladies' walking skirts at
greatly reduced prices.
Ladies'wrap
pers
styles
new
69 c,
1.00 and 1.25
New Lace and
embroideries
* just received.
Don't forget
the   --clothing
Sale.
Summer Gar-
sets only   25c,
French Flexi-
bone :, corsets
all sizes   1.Q0
^Regular 311c,
Ingrain    car-
<*
pet two  pat-
terenstoclose
29c
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Trunks
Telescopes
and Valises-
All kinds,
AU prices.
ItenemDer tills laj Money Saving Sale.
Ladies'all linen
Hankerchiefs
hemstitched
worth IsOc
now 5c.
COLLEGE EDUCATION.
An'Introduction to a Series of
Sketches of College Life by a
Former Clare Boy now
at Albion.
At a certain point in a young person's; life comes bhe question, and as a
matter of fact few can escape it in
this advanced age, "Shall I continue
my education or shall I battle against
odds which, fifty; years ago were practically unknown.5' *
, The impression is abroad that tlie
college affords only'education, culture,.
or intellectual discipline, but there
stands out pre-eminently a result
which would fully repay for the four
or five years spent in college and this
advantage is the opportunity offered
by college life to develop distinctive
and positive character and it is
•only the men of distinctive and
positive cnaracter who are the
great land marks of the .-world today.
The man who makes his impression
on his fellows is not the man who sits
down*by the roadside wishing to be
some one in the world and yet waiting for something to turn up. But it
is the man, who with faith and confidence in himself, goes forth among
men to transform his thoughts and
ideals into action and effective work
Very few young people .are able' to
discern the latent powers which they
possess. For this class the college is
the best place for the development of
those qualities which will make them
a power in the world. It is said that
each college is a little world, a mina-
ture reflection of that great outside
world to which every youth bf courage
looks forward with great anticipation.
It has its own legislature, its courts of
justice, its' journalism, its business
competetion, its society, its rewards,
and its punishments, and further,
that it is here that the judges, presidents, editors, authors, and makers of
public opinion are started on the high
way .which leads to their later eminence.
It is very important to decide to
continue one's education and it is of
equal importance where to continue
if;. The big University looms «p with
its fine halls, and its thousands^ of
students and on "the other hand the
smaller college steps forth, not with
"hQK thousands of students, but with
her four or five hundred young men
and young women who are determined
to make their mark in the world.
A promnent man of. *Nqw York recently said in my hearing that the big
universities are on the defensive" to
show that they can and that they are
doing as good work as the smaller col-,
lege while an eminent authority has
said that the small college offers the
best opportunity for all around self
development. Why? Because here
the individual counts for more than he
does at the larger institution where
he is one in three or four thousand
but in the smaller college he is one in
three or four hundred and if there is
any thing in him, he very soon makes
his mark. He counts for something
in whatever he does , whether as
speaker, writer or athlete and certainly as a man.
In a recent issue of the "World's
Work" the following statistics were
given: Eighty-six percent of those,-
graduating from institutions having
over one thousand students, had
gained distinction enough to' have
their names mentioned in "Who's
Who in America." The college with
from five hundred to one thousand
had ninety-four percent of its gradr
uates mentioned while the college
having less than five hundred had 1.40
percent mentioned, showing that two-
thirds more graduated from the small
college gain distinction than those
graduating from the universities.
Boy Husted.
•  Hand Sadly Mangled.
Just before noon Tuesday at Graves'
mill in Sheridan, Ross Ferris, living
near Loomis, had his left hand- badly
mangled. He was cutting a small
stick on a wood saw when his hand
was thrown in contact with the saw,
tearing and mangling the skin on the
back of his hand. "No bones were
splintered, and while it will lay Ross
,up several weeks, he is very fortunate
that he did not lose the hand. Dr.-
Sanford dressed the wound",
Church f»rid Society..
The Rathbone Sisters hold their
regular meeting this,'week Saturday.
The Guild meets with Mrs. J. W.
Dunlop next Wednesday. AII members should be present to prepare for
tbe silk sock social.
The LadieV "Onion meet/ with Mrs.-
S, GJbcrsDil next week Friday.    ..,  ....
PLANS FOR DECORATION DAY.
Frank L." Fowler of Manistee to
Give the Oration.
The committee of "Veterans "from
D. J*. Brewer Camp and the citizens'
committee appointed hy Mayor Lacy
met Tuesday and made an organization with the following officers:
President—John High.
Secretary—Philip A. Bennett.
Treasurer—David McPhali.
For carrying out the general plan
of a fitting observance of Memoral
Day the following- committees were
appointed:
FINANCE.
Philip A. Bennett.
David McPhall.
PEOGHIA3I.
John High. „
A. R. Canfield.
INVITATION AND MUSIC*
David Ward.
W. S. Cooley.
DECORATION.
Miss Frances Gibson.
Miss Louie Louch.
STANDS.
A. A. Shaver.
Dr. R. A. Gray.
The following officers of the day
were selected: ,
President—D. E. Alward.
Marshal—David Ward.
The marshal of the day, * David
Ward, was given power to appoint
such aides as he may deem necessary.
The plan is to have all the participants, Veterans, Band,, Lodges, School
Children and Citizens form in line and
meet the orator of the day, Frank L.
Fowler of Manistee, at the 10:05 a. m.
train from the west and proceed to
Cherry Grove /Cemetery where the
exercises will be held.
Glare's School Problem,
President Roosevelt surely cannot
have any kick coming as to Clare's
part in multiplying and replenishing
the earth. The district of which
Clare is a part has less than 2,000 inhabitants. According to the last
census the town proper has only 1,326
people but Vernon City continuous
with the town is a part of the school
district which also' Includes quite a
little area of ad joining county. The
school census for 1002 shows' 598 be-
MEN'S OUTING SUITS.
Light, Cool and Dressy, just the rightkind of a-
suit for warm weather wear.       "*       / ■    -
■ We have an- excellent showihg pf these popular
suits in the newest materials at   *   6.50 to, 10.00
BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S SUITS.
Suits with long pants.
Suits with knee pautF
5.00 to 10,00
1.50 to 6.50
Ribbons.
A special sale.of wide fancy,
neck ribbons in a large assortment-of colors, per yard
10c.
Ladies* Vests.
Eight, styles, fine jersey
ribbed, lace trimmed, some
with- wing sleeves, others
sleeveless. Every one a
special value 10c each.
Other styles. 15c, 25c, and 50q
WOMEN'S OXFORDS.
TWO SPECIAL LINES.
The' JBern.alda at 1.50
per pair in fine kid oi-
patent leather,, light ox
heavy soles.
f The Doris at
2.00 per pair
extra fine kid,
light soles. . '
Patent colt,
light and neavy
soles,
These Oxfords equal in style and appearance many of the highest priced lines
on the market.
FURNISHINGS.
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Underwear.
A complete new line of
light and dark colors, medium and light and feather
weights 25c and 50c.
Collars.
AU the popular shapes in
the Bed Seal, double wear
collar.. The, only collar finished on both sides.
15c two for 25c.
Neckwear.
Handsome silk, in every
style 25c and 50c
SUSPENDERS.
Special value, leather trimmed 25c.
New, light weight Hales
50c. 	
FANCY HALF
HOSE.
'    An endless variety at
iOc, 15c and 25c.
OVERALLS.
Special value, extra heavy
blue Denim, all sizes per
pair •    50c.
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DAVY & COMPANY.
EVERYTHING TO WEAR LOU/EST PRICES.
Store Closes Every Evening at 6:00 p. m. Standard Time Except Monday and Saturday.
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'tween tlie ages of five and twenty in
the district. But it is only when the
primary department of the school is
visited that the abundance of children
is realized. In the second grade there
are forty-three children while in the
kindergarten and first grade there are
seventy-eight pupils and Over thirty
others have been turned away this
spring because of lack of room. ' This
means that there are in the district
over one hundred pupils who need
training in the kindergarten and first
grade. "Four years ago this number
was about ninety and so it is evident
thatOlat'e becomes more fruitful as
the years go by.
Bound over fo Circuit Court.
The Geer-Herring shooting affair
has caused not a little excitement in
the neighborhood where it occured.
It is the opinion of some people that
bad blood in general was the first
cause making possible the quarrel and
the crime. Many stories are now told
from which it is gleaned that the gos-
sipers got in their work to such an extent that very soon after his arrival a
year ago Mr. G-eer made up his .mind
that Mr. Herring was such a bad man
that the former has gone armed ready
for his neighbpr Herring. One story
now told is that Herring sat still in
his buggy receiving the bullets into
his body simply to protect his little
girl standing jitst back of him.
At the hearing before Justice Gray
at Rosebush last week Herring, who
had sufficiently recovered to appear in
court, was the only witness called.
The prosecution did not attempt to
present any new facts. Geer was
bound over to the circuit court with
bail fixed; at $2,000.
Important to Teachers.
SUpt. of Public Instruction Delos
""■Tall asks the commissioner-elect to
announce to the teachers of the
county that the examinations in reading for the year beginning July 1st,
l&03„will be based upon the following
selections:
August, 1903 "The American
Scholar"—Emerson.
October, 1903, "A Rill from 'the
Town Pump," from "Twice Told
Tales'^—Hawthorn.
March, 1904, Canto Y of "The Lady
of the Lake'V-Scott.   .
June, 1904, "Cotter's Saturday
Hight"—Eutns. , -  '•:
Primary Mon
y for
Clare and Isabella.
State Superintendant of Public Instruction,. Delos "Fall, has issued a
statement of the semi-annual apportionment of primary money amounting for all the counties of" the state to
$442,588.02 On a basis of sixty cents per
capita for 737,159 children between
tibe ages of five and twenty. Of this
amount Clare county with 3,004 children gets 81,802.40 and Isabella with
7,517* children gets $4,510.20, which
gives for the present si'Mool year to
the former $7,629.90 and to tbe latter
$19,905.30,—a general average of very"
nearly $2.70 per person of school age.
It is noticeable that in Clare county"
thereSvas an increase of 229- persons
between the ages, of five and twenty
from September 1001 to September
1902 while in Isabella the increase was
186.
■ That the state of Michigan believes
in education these figures amply prove
and if all the units, the districts, of
Michigan's educational system would
all deal in the same .generous spirit
with their schools, it would be much
better for many of our children, than
it is now. For those who sometimes
complain of the heavy burden of state
taxation it is well to keep in mind
that the total state taxes paid over by
Clare county fSr the year 1902."
amounted to only $3,722.12 or $3,907.78
less than the amount of primary
money received while Isabella's state
tax was $12,687.06 or $7,218.21 less than
the primary money paid over by the
state.
Honor to Farmer Boys and Girls.
Mt. Pleasant high school graduates
a class of twenty-three-in June, but
the horiors of the class go to a farmer
boy and girl, brother and sister, Sam
and Mildred Hess who live about five
miles south of the city> These two
have day after day with a faithful
horse ipadc the journey to and from
school no matter' whether in rain or
wind or-snow or any other adverse
condition. Now after years of steady
plodding they receive the recognition
of merit in that Sam is to be saluta-
torian ahd Mildred valedictorian at
the commencement exercises.
This is but another example of' the
fact the enviprnmonfcs of tha" farm
home and the educational advantages
of the modern high, school make the
best combination for the training of
our youth.
Memorial Bay Invitation.
To the Various Orders of the City:
You are herewith invited as an
organization to join in a fitting obser-
yance of Memorial Day, May 30th, and
form a part of the line of march from
the union depot at -10:00 a. m. to proceed to Cherry Grove cemetery there
to join with our surviving heroes in
decoratlng^the graves of our honored
dead who gave their all that the
Union might be preserved intact and
there by our reverent attention to-the
theme of the orator of the day, Frank
L. "Fowler of Manistee,'seelc to impress
upon the minds of the many children
and young people who will be present
the lesson of undying love of country.
David Wabd,
W. S. COOLEY,
Invitation Com.
PniL'i]? A. Bennett,
Sec'y Citizens' and Veterans' Com,
To Cut Down Vernon Hill.
The contract for "cutting down
Vernon hill has been let to George
Stow for $200—$100 to be paid by Vernon township and $100 by the city of
Clare. The contract provides that
the hill shall be cut down and the
material evacuated used for grading
so that from the south side of First
street for sixty rods south there shall
be a gradual rise amounting to twenty-
six feet for the entire sixty rods. Any
surplus material not needed for grading at the foot of the hill will be used
to fill up at.the west side of the grade
where the elevated walk now is.
Frisbee Bros;J Big Railroad Shows,
which- are billed to exhibit here on
Thursday, May-21st, present one act
at a time in one ring, thus enabling
all to thoroughly enjoy and fully appreciate the excellence and individual
superiority ' of .their performance.
This is a laudable departure from tlie
objectionable methods of - certain
shows who foist upon their patrons a
lot of cheap performers, whose mediocrity is sought to be concealed by
bewildering the audience with a multiplicity of simultaneous commonplace
acts.'. -
Tuberculosis a Cause of
Insanity and Idiocy.
Two eminent- French physicians
consider that tuberculosis, may possibly be responsible for a large number
of cases of mental and nervous disease. It kills a certain part ot tbe
population and renders another part
epileptic, insane, idiotic or subject to
some othe'r" mental or nervous affection, possibly by its action on the embryo.
"Not long ago .Dr. Baker, of the
Michigan State board of health, said:
""Nearly every State institution for
which large sums of money are appropriated would be influenced by a measure which would restrict tuberculosis.
Every asylum for the insane contains
inmates having tuberculosis, and I believe that some of the inmates are insane through influences connected
with past or present tubercular disease in some parts of their .bodies.
During the nine years that the State
board of health has been pleading for
the establishment of a sanatorium for
consumptives, the legislature has
appropriated liberally for the. care bf
the insane,, the deaf and dumb, the
blind, and even the feable minded and
epileptic. . Such appropriations may
be humane; probably thpy -are; but is
it humane to make appropriations for
such purpose's and then because
of them deny an appropriation for a
sanatorium for consumptives? Many
of the, insane, the deaf and dumb, '
and the feeble minded are -thus
helpless because of tubercular-meningitis and other forms of tubercular "diss- \,
ease, which if proper legislation were
to occur would be prevented.' And a
sanatorium for consumptives would do
much toward making such other State
institutions as I have mentioned- unnecessary." .    ~
At a local- hotel last evening the
merits of the different circus' companies which have visited "'our city
became the subject of conversation.
A commercial traveling man in the
group offered to wager a. new hat that
they would pronounce Frisbee Bros.'
Show, which ,is to exhibit, here On
Thursday, May 21st, the best ohe-
rihg performance that had ever visited
Clare. The drummer had seen the
show. ' .,"    *
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