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rJataWished 1878-,
0£A£E, MlCffi®^ HO^E^BEEr27, 1902.
New Series; ^"ol, M*No,■■$
Boys' Ruitg, Overcoats, Reefers, Odd
Pants at bargain
prices,
Men's $18,50 Press
Overcoats for ope
week $15 00.
s & Misses Jackets & Monte Carlos
at Reduced Prices for One Week
We have just received fifty brand new, latest, style, Monte Carlos in black
and castor which we bougnt for spot cash at 20 per cent less than wholesale
price.    We mean to give this discount to our customers.
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$12.50 and $15.00 Monte Carlos, black or castor, same
as cut, take your choice, for one week only $10.00,
any size.
$10.00 Monte Carlos, new style, black or castor, one
week at        .       . . .       •       ■       $7.50
Ladies' light tan Gibson Jackets with Skinner Satin
lining, storm or coat collar, a beautiful garment, regular
$12,50, for one week at       .       .       ...       $10.00
Ladies'Castor Jackets, satin lined, worth $10.00, one
week at . ... . . .    $8.00
Ladies' Light Tan Jacket, new style, well made
regular $5.00, one week at . . .        $3.95
Misses' and Children's Long Jacket,  prices from $2.25 to $6.00,-for one
week IQ per cent off regular prices.
Ladies' 45-inch Jackets, any color, worth from $10.00 to $15.00, to close out
less than cost, take your pick at . . . , . $7.50
°'   •  A few Short Jackets for Ladies' and Misses', worth $5.00, to close at
$2.49 Each
Largest line of Ladies' Fur Boas in the county.
SPECIAL.   Ladies' Black Fur Boa, 30 inches long, six tails,  regular
$1.50 value, for one week . . . . . ,    98c
Other Furs up to $8.50 all at greatly reduced prices for one week.
Ladies' regular
$1.50 .Outing
Flannel N ight
Gowns in Pink
or Blue, for one
ell Bros.
Save your
Stamps and get
Xmas Presents
free
THE GREAT METROPOLIS.
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London, the city of people,   her
windings, her historical fascination for the vsitor as one of our
townsmen saw them.
From Paris to London—what a contrast! The one is "the most radiant
of cities;" the other so- cosmopolitan
in all its aspects that it seems to em-
' body all phases of life, past or present.
Paris is a fairy city; London a trading mart. * The former is beautiful
and fascinating; the latter, sombre
and thoughtful. The French city
bids you live "while it is called today,"
the English city adjures you to commune with the spirit of man's devel-
opement.
At first London is very disappointing. The Thames is .muddy. The
streets seem narrow and crowded and
wear a "suit of sables." The buildings appear ponderous and the traffic
slow. But as the pilgrim -wanders on
through an endless world of human
action, there dawns upon him the
magnitude of the British capital; and
then as he happens upon the strangest
imaginable nooks and corners, courts
and alleys, a conception of London's
quaintness steals over his mind,
Later on as he communes with the
massive solemnity of St. Paul's Cathedral, the awe of "Westminster Abbey,
the tragedy of London Tower and the
thrilling story of representative government that Westminster Hall and
the Houses of Parliament repeat to
him, there comes into his consciousness the power of England's potential
and ever vital antiquity. At length
after he has beheld the wonders of the
British museum, unequalled among
the nations, and then almost in the
very heart of the great metropolis enjoyed,' the "sylvan solitudes" of the
Gardens of Kensington and the rustic
lovliness  and  freedom of  Regent's
'Park, he will conclude that London
with her rich romance of the past and
inexhaustible vitality »of the present
is peerless among the cities of earth.
In London there is a wonderful combination ot the ancient and modern;
the crtide and artistic. Gradually,
however, much of the old, is giving
-■place to the ,new without destroying
the landmarks marking the steps of
progress.. The student visiting London for the first time almost expects
to find many part^i of the old, city half
crumbling in semi-decay and he is "a;
little surprised perhaps to find that it
is just as vital as it ever was. In fact
its special charm lies in the preservation of its antiquity wrapped in the
robes of modern life. For example,
London Tower has a history reaching
back to tradition, but, freighted
with meaning by its history and beau-
tifyedbythe hand of Time, though
lying in the very heart of the city, it
all the more forcibly proclaims how
very much alive London is. Half way
down Whitehall where every spot is replete with historie associations stands
"the Horse Guards." On either side
of the entrance sits as sentry on a.
magnificent steed a soldier of the
House-hold Cavalry. It is perhaps
absurd but yet picturesque with the
two horses standing there surmounted
by the stately, curiassed and helmeted
troopers in the splendor of all their accoutrements. The unique custom
suggests the past, but the physique of
the men intimates something of the
metle of English soldiery. At every
session of the House of Commons with
pompous formality the mace, the symbol of power, is borne to the Speaker's
place. Behind in wig and gown walks
the Speaker and all are obliged to remove their hats as it passes by. That
custom also is a relic of the past but it
in no way detracts from the fact that,
the House of Commons has been the
model from which all modern legislative bodies have been constructed.
On entering "Westminster Hall the visitor finds himself beneath a canopy,
almost without a rival in the world,
which was built in the fourteenth century; but the old hall" is now but an
entrance for the Palace of Westmin-
ter. Thus is old historic London ever
shedding the fragrance Of the glory of
old on the fabric of modern life. The
volumn of business done in the metropolis is enormous. Traffic is endless. On the business streets there
are no street-railways. Horses are the
means.of transit. All sorts of vehicles abound. ,The streets are a solid
mass of slowly moving cabs, wagons
and. omnibuses. "Where the streets
cross policemen stand and regulate
the traffic with admirable precision.
By a wave of the hand they direct the
moving mass of the* one street
to pause while that from the other
goes - On, Then ih turn the
traffic Of the ■ second street
StOps ydiM that from the first street
crosses and onward goes. The London
policeman are by far the most efficient body of men in their capacity
that I have yet met. They are always calm, courteous and intelligent.
I have found this to be the testimony
of a large number of American tourists. , Street passengers travel very
largely by means of the omnibuses
which are substantial two story vehicles drawn by horses. Each bus has" a
winding stairs leading to its top and
the best way to get a general view of
London is from the top of one of these
omnibuses. The rate of transit is
something less than six miles an hour.
In addition there are nearly 20,000'
cabs and motor cabs are coming into
use. There are also two circles of Underground railroads that carry annually 110,000^000 of people. Inthe less
dense districts,* where the business
men reside, there are tramways and
electric cars, numbering 1,100 and yet
in all my wanderings in Londou I only
Once saw a street railway. The transit of passengers is still a serious problem and plans are under discussion for
using steamers on the Thames in a,
regular system of transit.
"Business proper" does not begin
till nine o'clock and ceases at six.
Most of the business men reside in the
outer districts as land in the small
area of the city of "London proper" is
very valuable. Not long since a special piece of land on Lombard street
was sold at a price equal to $10,000,000
an acre. Many- a business Londoner
travels to and from his place of business on top the slow-going bus: He
invariably wears a Silk hat and Prince
Albert coat. There he sits stolid and
silent but With vast reserve force evident in the very deliberateness of his
bearing. As I gazed on this type of
man day after day I asked myself, Is
it possible that these are the men who
raved in the mad deleriumof joy when
hews of the releif of Maefeldng and
Ladysmith reached London?, for
watching them ever so closely I never
saw one of them smile.
In spite of all the many objectionable
things, 1 have learned in the- hurried
glimpse I got of London, to reverence
and admire the great metropolis* with
its struggling mass of humanity, with
its misery and exhultation, for it has
reached deep down into my.life inspiring my imagination, arousing my
memory and filling my mind with,
higher aspirations after truth.   But I
/MNENS
Special Prices on Napkins
We have several "small
lots of Fine Napkins, the
table linens "to match
haying been sold. We are
making special prices onx
them to close them out.
$3.00, $3.25 and $3.50 Napkins
lor 2-48 Per Doz
Two Big Towel Values
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Large, all linen Damask
Towels, knotted fringe ends,
colored borders or A ^\
plain white, each     I yy
Fine, all linen Damask,
ihemstitched,
white only
Tattle Linen
We.are showing a very
attractive line priced at, reasonable figures ranging f^jn
25c to $1.50 per yard. We
mention 4 special bargains.
.   (i6-inoh extra
heavy unbleached
72-inch very
fine bleached
72-inch extra
quality bleached
Napkins to match $3=00 per doz.
72-in handsome pattern,
double border     A   g? f\
Napkin's to match $3,50 per doz.
Davy & Go.
Everything to Wear.     Lowest Prices.
BOc
100
We recently placed on sale a line of Ladifcs'
fine all wool Kersey Jackets, lined throughout
with Satin, new style Kimona sleeves with cuffs,
large pearl buttons, storm or coat -collar, black
or castor. These Jackets would be ■ff' :'f\_f\
considered cheap at 7.00, our price is\3^.1^ ^**mw
Monte Carlo and Automobile Coats inthe
r8rpuiar   $10 to $20
Children's Jackets
Heavy Melton in red or blue,
trimmed with fancy braid, a big bargain
Other good styles up to $7,00
WALKING SKIRTS    a
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Two new numbers a'dded to the line this
week.
A fiv.e gore flare skirt, made of heavy gray
Diagonal, several rows of stitching CC'^O
around bottom *3^\^
Medium weight,  all wool Melton   Skirt,
seven gores,  with inverted pleat, headed with
strap and button at the bottom of each
seam, regular 6.50 value, at only
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aeg witn
$5
Davy & Coi.
Ladies' Fine Kid Stipes
In the newest shapes
with heavy or *4 jg* /"\
light weight soles I • v^ \-J
Ladies' Kangaroo Calf Shoee
Heavy weight, but soft
and pliable, common sense or
London toe, guaranteed to
give satisfactory <4   J"" f\
wear *l*l2*V/
Ladies' "New Century"
Fine Kid Shoes, genuine
Goodyear, welt soles, equal to
many $3.00 f^ C/\
shoes at 4_ • C5 \3
ladies' "Pingree Made"
Fine Shoes, kid and pat**
ent leather ranging in price
from
$2 TO
Ladies' Heavy Sole Patent
Leather Shoes, regular
$2.50 value,     f^  f\C\
closing out at   _^L • ^m_w \_J
Men's Patent Leathers,
Two new styles in MONARCH
PATS received this week. The
swellest shoes -*^% P*Z^\
of the season    v5 • \_»* v/
Men's Box Calf,
Medium weight, foot
form last, at     *f^%  ^\^%
Men's Work Shoes'
1.251*5.00
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$4 j
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I
am glad to turn my thought westward
to the newer and freer life of a people
who are solving great questions for
the world.
' A Clabkite.
Thanksejiving Reveries.
Thanksgiving is essentially an
American institution. It came into
existence from the struggles of our
New England fathers, those sturdy
pioneers who laid so well the foundations for the whole fabric of our national life. It has grown into the
very inner life of the nation and forms
a fitting prelude for that other world
wide festive season, Christmas tide.
Thanksgiving breathes of home and
and its sacred associations. Who does
not love to gather around the home
circle, to sit at the table laden with
a wealth of enticing appetizers from
turkey to pumpkin pies, to live over
acrain the scenes of boyhood days, to
hear father and mother tell of the
pranks of childhood, to give thanks to
the great Goo" of ihe universe? These
kindred associations of home reach
down to the very depths of our lives.
When far away from home as we
catch glimpses of the joys of other
family circles, what a feeling of lonli-
ness comes to us! If perchance we
And entrance into some other family
circle and there see white-haired
grandpa tenderly caressing some little
bright-eyed grandchild, do we not become aware of how intimately interwoven with the finer fibers of oUr very
lives are the Sacred memories of home?
This year, 1902, brings a most joyous
Thanksgiving. Bo great warn devastate the earth'. Poverty and want
have been reduced to a minimun. The
United States was never so glorious as
now. Her people were never as happy
and prosperous as now. Even the humblest citizen never had better opportunity for honest endeaver than now.
Our President is honored and respected all over the nation. No radical
dissensions threaten us. All branches
of industry are prosperous. Trade
and commerce expand. __, Schools and
colleges increase. The realm of
knowledge widens. . Science deepens
its investigations. Wealth multiplies.
The national debt is practically wiped
out. The coal strike is at an end.
The farmer rejoices in a conciousness
of his power in organization. Olare
and   nothern Isabella counties are
awakening to a consciousness of their
resources and even pur newer settlers,
confronted with stumps to be removed
and endless hard work to be done,
have a vision of coming prosperity as
the new communities go forward in
development.
Let the earth rejoice and be glad
and let us all give thanks to the Giver
for all good on this day of national
Thanksgiving,
Reforestry.
One of the great problems confronting the state of Micbit'.iii is, What
shall he done with the Hvp millions of
acres of denuded lands? Even now
the remaining forests are ruthlessly
being cut down at the same time destroying the smaller growth and continually increasing the area of this
more or less unfruitful land. Much of
it is now a barren waste. Some of it
will be utilized for ranch purposes and
many such ranches already exist, but
tens of thousands of acres of it are
useless for agricultural purposes.
What shall be done with such land
and what 3hall be the policy of Michigan towards her forests, are questions
vigorously agitated for several years.
A commission has been at work,
known as the Forestry Commission.
The Agricultural cpllege has been
lending its aid and a department of
forestry has been organized ab the
University of Michigan.
From the recomendations of the Forestry Comniission a concurrent resolution passed both houses of the last
legislature withdrawing certain lands
in Crawford and Eoscommon counties
from the sale and homestead entry
and constituting them a forestry reserve under the control of theepmmis-
sion. Under the authority thus given
46,000 acres of land in Roscommon
county have been set aside for such
a purpose. Likewise all the swamp,
tax and homestead lands of Crawford
county situated in town twenty-five
north, ranges two and three west have
aeen withdrawn and added to this
area, thus constituting a Forestry
Reserve of no inconsiderable extent
in the vicinity of Hlggins and Houghton Lakes at the headwaters of the
Muskegon and a number of other' important Michigan rivers. The forestry Commission already has begun the
task of transforming the cut-over
lands again into a forest by planting
spruce and other species in a limited
portion of the Crawford part of the
reserve.  . »
For Michigan the work is experimental and cannot fail to be of interest to a very large area of the northern
part of the lower peniastl|!a,* There
are millions of acres "not adapted to
the prosecution of agriculture." There
are however many ranches for cattle,
sheep and goats being formed out of
these very lands and the results show
that they furnish feed for a large
amount of stock during the summer
months. A number of such ranches
on more or less similar lands are
already in operation in several counties. But in view of the experience of
other countries and New York's experience in forestry sin .*tbe Catskills
and Adrirondacks and what Wisconsin,
and Minnesota have found advisable
to do in this matter, Michigan surely
is wise in looking to the future of ber
forests. In the vast extent* of "cut-
over" lands there are here and there
thousands of acres where reforestry is
the only feasible thing to do,
and if in time to come, there can be
developed such forest areas in the
portions useless tor other'.purposes
favorable climatic conditions will be
helped, and nature will go on minis-
tring to the resourses of our great
state.
The people of Eoscommon greatly
object to the present plan of an extensive foiestry reserve In their
county. They have voiced vigorous
protests against the work qf the commission. They say reforestry .will
mean the isolation of such settlers
as are now developing the resources
of their county. They maintain
that Eoscommon is capable of agricultural development and cite their
exhibit at the State Fair in proof of
their contention.
„ But reforestry must here and there:
play its part in the northern portion
of our,peninsula. Michigan is comparatively Inexperienced Jn the dealing with the problem, but gradually
a feasible, plan will'be euvolved by
which, without destroying other .possibilities, thousands of acres, useless
for other purposes, will agian furnish
a wealth of "murmuring pines" and
other valuable trees.
There is a very line French Coach
horse at W. S. Oooley's barn, Clare,
brought in from Indinapolis. It is
one of the finest ever'in this part of
tha state. Farmers and all Interested
in good horses are invited to go and
see the animal..
Little Amy Cour  Laid  Away to
Rest.
It was indeed a sad sight Wednesday
morning to see a white hearse (a fitting emblem of childhood) bearing
away to its last resting place the body
of little Amy Cour with so many beautiful flowers, evidences of tender love
from so many friends. She was six
years and eight months old, and but
recently the picture of health, in the
first grade at school and, just budding
out in all the joy of the early day of
school life, was the joy of the home to
her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Cour. She never had needed the
services of a doctor but six days before
her death tonsilitis laid its hold upon
her and in spite of medical skill she
passed away to the Beyond last .Monday morning. The funeral services
were held Wednesday morning at the
Sacred Heart church in Mt. Pleasant
under the ministration of the Eev. Fr.
O'Connor, and the interment occured
at the cemetery at Mt. Pleasant.
Mr. Cour's brother, Felix Cour, of
Chesaning, Mrs. Cour's sister, Mrs. A.
B. Cedelott, of Saginaw and Amy's
grandma, Mrs. A. Tognetti, of Mt.
•Pleasant came to be present at the
funeral.
The sympathy of the .community
goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Cour in their
sad bereavement.
•We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks for the kindness and sympathy
of so many -friends and neighbors during the illness and death of our little
Amy.      Mb. and Mrs. J. L. Cour
* AND ■FAHII.Y.
Halstead-Gregwire.
Miss Myrtle Halstead of • this city
and Joseph G-regwire of Cass City
were quietly married at the home of
the groom at Cass City last Tuesday
evening in the presence t of only™ a
few Of the immediate friends and'rela-
tives of the contracting parties." ■
- The bride has spent all*of her life in
Clare and for-some time has been the
efficient clerk for the firm of Bicknell
Bros, in this city. The groom has for
■the last two years been located in
Olare as an employee of the P. M.
-railroad but is at presence an operator
at Cass City.   . "
The Sentinel joins.with the many
many Olare friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Gregwirein wishing*theni prosperity*
and happiness as side--by .side' tliey
journey through life*
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