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He popped to her upon his knees, And did his love declare ; He popped to her upon his knees, For Bhe was sitting there. - Philddtlphia Record. Eli Cuddabach has rented the restdence of the late George Rudman, on N. Ashley st. Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Allmand are rejoking over the advent oí a eon at their home last Friday. A baby boy carne to bless the lióme of Mr. and Mrs. Marión Wood-Allen, at No. 01 Washtenaw ave., Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Bangsteríer are j-ejoiclug over the advent of a daughter at their home. She carne yesterday morning. Iuring the remalnder of Lent the weekly prayer meetings at the Englieh Lutheran church will be tield on Thureday evenings. Th home of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Parsons, of S. StatO st., was made nappy by the arrival of a 10 Ib. baby boy, last Saturday. The Daily Times is an anthority ior the statement that Main st. will be paved with brick the coming suminr. Not a bad tETng to do. The next meeting of the Poli i;l Egualily Club will be' lul 1 at ih s 't u of Mrs. W. S. Perry No. 61 E. 'Ya.-hington st., on Monday afternoon next. Samo 35 new members have been taken into the ranks of Company A within the past two monthe, making it one of the largest, as M-ell as one of the best companies in Michigan. The pastor of the Germán M. E. church will move into the new parsonage within a few days now. Fred Weinberg has made a remarkab!y quick and neat job out of this. John Wala has been given the contract for building the new M. E. German church. He gets $3,068 for the work. The church will have a tower CO feet high, and have a saatlng capacity for 250 people. Ah, March! We know thou art Kind-hearted, spite of ugly looks and threats, ud, out of sight, art mirsiug Aprifs violets. -Helen Hunt. Order of the Eastern Star hold their regular monthly meeting to-night. Regular meeting of Fraternity Lodge F. & A." M. Friday evening. Golden Rule meets Thursday evening Money Order Clerk Howlett, at the postoffice, Is now caged. He ha all the appearance of a suave and .srnooth bank cashier in liis new cage A Civil Service Reform Club was or ganized in the chapel at the Unlver slty last evening, by Franklin Bump law '96, the secretary of the Nation üonal Iveague. According to the new interpreta tation of thö antifusion law no candi date can have his name printed 01 more than one ticket at the coming municipal election. The Charitable Union will hold lts annual meeting at three o'clock on Thursday afternoon, March 5th a Harria Hall. All interested are in vited to be present. John Mantz a carpenter, died on Friday of consumption, and liis íuneral services were held Sunday p. rn., at Dieterle's undertaking rooms, conducted by Rev. Max Hein. Interment in city cemetery, Northside. "Popular Amusements weighed in Golden Balances," will be the topic diseussed by Dr. Cobern next 'Sunday evening in the M. E. church. Tlie morning topic will be "Hinges on which Swing Doors of Destiny. ' On Thursday evening last lïev. W. L. Tedrow performed the ceremony at tlie English Lutheran church, which umited the Uves oí Mr. "VVm. Soauble and Miss Martha Stoll. They left at once for Toledo, Ohio, where they will reside. On Thursday evening of next week Golden Bule Lodge F. & A. M., will have a banquet preceded by wort on the 3d degree. Considerable effort is being expended to make this am extra, and brethren generally are lnvited to 'be present. At the Sophomore literary class oratoiical contest Thursday evening, Misa Eoee Cranston, of Constantine, carne within a very few points of winning the contest, belng awarded i:st place ooi .delivery,' Well this i leap year. Ilichiard E. Kearns, more familiarly known to his friends here as "Dick," has resigned his clerkship in the U. S. Eevenue office at Detroit, which brouglit him in $2,000 per year, nnd goes to Pitts'burg, Pa., to enter into partnership with his brother Dr. "VVm. Ivearns. The Adrián Prese says that Mr. Nickels, of Aun Arbor hopes to change his nam by next January to Mr. Dollar, and all because he proposes to pay strict attention to the ice business. Our Nickles are of the right sort of metal and have no desire to change into a depreciating crystal ization. It isn't the tiilng yon do, dear- It's the thiiiK yon leave uudone- Ttmt gives von a bit of lieartiiche Atthe íettiugof ttie suu. Tire teoder word forgotien, The letter you did nol wiite: The flower yon did not -end, dear. Are your hauntlng ghoste at night. Douglos Ward, formerly Prlnoeton'a amous quarterback, has been secured to coach, the football team the coming season, over which the kickers are rejoicing. He will probably enter the University. The gym. fund for the ladies Is ïaving a nice little boom just now. In addition to the $600 earned by the ladies the past week by the ball, their edition of the U. of M. Daily, a lady friend has given $100. Died, on Thursday evenlng, Feb. 27, at the home of her eon, Chas. H. Jemes of E. Catharine st., Mrs. Ursaa Jones, aged 82 years. Funeral services were held at the home Saturday, Eev. Dr. Wbern officiating. Titnjs Hutzel, Jacob F. Schuh and Dr. J. A. Weiseonger are a special committee to arrange for prizes {or the best turnout ior the Germán Day celebration, Aug. 27. Citiee and vlllages will be barred on tihis display. Tred Esslinger is very happy over tlhe fact that he is now entitled to tlhe name of "grandpa." Tliis by i-eason of an S Ib. boy Hvho carne to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Bsellmger, of N. Ashley Bt., on Thursday lajst. It caused a iluttering among the laws last week when it bccame Icnown that fifteen oí their number had been plucked by reason of poor work. Dean Hutchins proposes to have the Standard kept high in that department. It was a very quiet meeting of the council Monday evening. The usual routine of business was goue through with. The veto of the mayor was eustained, so that the objectionable report of the B. of V. "W. will not be printed. The ladies of the Fruit and Flower Missiom have a écheme on hand by which they hope to raise, by ten cent subscriptioms, enough to purchase an ambulence lor the hospital. Success to them. Mrs. Dr. J. N. Martin is thie treasurer. Christina L., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Swift, of Petrolia, Out., died Sumday, at the residence of her auiat, Mrs. Sarali E. Yauglian, of Church st., aged 15 years, oí absceso of the liver. The remains were eent to the home of her parents in Petrplia. A florist at Reed's Lake, Grand Rapids, has bred a new carnation, which he called the "Murella," and which is said to be the most beautiful ever seen. For this he has just received $10,000 íroni a New York norist. He has been at vork on it ior geveral years. The Woman's Auxiliary of the ï. M. C. A. will hold their regular monthly business meeting in the, rooms of the association Monday Mar. 9th at 3 p. m. A report of the state convention held ai Kalanuuoo will be given, Every lady interestested is urged to be present. AU the week day services of St. Andrew's parish duriny; the .benten seasan have been changed irom the chapel to Harris Hall. One-half the services have been held at the hall all menibers of the parish have been so convenienced hereby that it has been decided to hold them all there. Biöhop Gillespie, of Grand Rapids, for many years rector o{ St. Andrew's parislh in this city, has heen a bishop Just 21 years, and is the the only bishop the Western Michigan diocese has ever had. He has been in the ministry over 50 years, and is 77 years oí age, fcut yet hale and vigorous. Kev. and Mrs. Henry Tatlock lelt this morntng for Stamford, Conn., being called there by the death of Mr. TatlocU's brother, Rev. Wm. Tatlock, D. D., of that city. The deceased was a very prominent clergyman in the east, being rector of St. Jolm's Episcopal ciiurch of Stamford, aichdeacon of Fairfleld, and ex-secretary of the American House of üishops. On the 8th page of thia paper will be found a few words relativo to Warner's Catarrh Cure. This is a home cure. It is made here by Mr. Warner, wuoni we all know, and it is a valuable remedy. Mr. Warner has faith in it and he has effected cures where all other medicines have l'ailed. Any one having catarrh and seeking a cure will lind oue in this. - J. F. Schuh has moved to No. 23 East Washington st., the new Sudwortlh block. Mr. Schuh will have ctoe of the finest etores in Michigan In his line. Plumbing and heating will be the main line. All oí the latest mamtles and grates, tileing, gas fixtures, steam and hot water boilers, all kinds of plumbing goods. Sewing machines and Bewing machine repairs will be kept in stock. J. F. SCHUH. Hls vletts to hl uncle Were siich a constant struin, That he put un his umbrella When lt wasn't goinï to rain. -Detroit Free Press. Frank A. Smith of Ypsilanti, ivill give a violin recital in the Unity Club course, assisted by Miss Clara Jacobs oo-ntralto, and Miss Minnie Davis, pianist, next Monday evenlng. Mr. Smith is hlghly recommended as a violinist and Miss Jacobs and Miss Davis are footh well known in the city, the one as a singer and the other as a pianist. ' It astonished a good many "critics"' whio have been carping at theUniversity for educating foreign students, to learn that the foreign wtudents wero really a source of income and permitted the University to do better work that it could do without them. In the law department the feos from foreign studente alone come Tviühin a few dollars of paying the entire running expenses of the department. The contract for erecting the new gymnasium building has been awarded t-o H. Carew & Sons, of Detroit at $45,500, exclusive of the plumbing. This, combined with the boys gymnasium, will makO one of the iinest buildings of the kind in the country, and the taxpayers of the state have not been oalled upon to pay for any of it, but it has been made a present t-o them by enterprising and broad gauged citizene. A Street car and the gray team of ttie fire department on their way to a íire carne near having a collision at the córner of Main and Hurón sts., yesterday noon, but the motor man stopped his car by a hair's breadth, and the people who were looking on, vrith the hats on their heads preceptibly raised by the liair attempting to stand up straight, in expectation of a smash-up, drew a long breath of relief as the rays passed the track in safety, and the crash was avoided. AVorknien who were repairing the residence oí Mrs. Oswald on E. Hurou st., eo badly injured by fire last week, in remoiing a sliding door, discovered a whole handful of matches which had been cnrried there by mice. This discovery doubtless tells the story of this mysterious lire, and no doubt solvea the niystery of many another one. It is very dangerous to leave loóse matches atound where mice may get at them. rhere Is sometïüng about the phosphorus that is very attractive to these little fellow's bright eyes.