The Florida Information Bureau.

HERE never was such an opportunity for investments in Florida as at the

present time. Orange and Lemon Groves in bearing can be purchased at less than prices paid for groves set out with young nursery stock. The yellow fever has demoralized business, but it

as not hurt the groves, nor affected their intrinsic value. bligations must be met and mortgages must be satisfied. Vinter homes in the Sunny South can be bought now at special argains.

No fear of yellow fever in the winter, nor at any time n an orange grove in the high pine lands.

The thoughtful man in Michigan must be convinced that the undation of many a capitalist's fortune in the State was laid by vestments in Michigan Pine Land when it was cheap. It is ill possible to secure tracts of Florida Pine Land at government.

Reliable information concerning the State and letter of introuction to the owner of property in Florida, direct, will be furished FREE OF CHARGE. All commissions to agents and all

"extras" incident to an investment will thus be saved.

Special information as to the most desirable routes to Florida, lates of excursions with special rates, etc., will be furnished

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THE FLORIDA INFORMATION BUREAU.

200 GRISWOLD STREET, DETROIT, MICH.

Poor Richard's Wise Words.

THE words of wisdom which Benjamin Franklin wrote a century and more ago are as pertinent to-day as they were on the day when they were written.

The relations of employer and employed are more unsettled than they were in the days of "Poor Richard"; but faithful work on the part of the workingman and the apprecia tion of such fidelity on the part of the capitalist are the only things to-day which keep the industrial army in motion.

Michigan owes much to Franklin, since it was he who drew the boundary line of the United States so that it passed through Lake Superior instead

of through the Straits of Mack

inac, thus giving to us instead of Canada the rich Upper Penin sula. For such services the people of this State should hold the American sage in high honor.

THE JOURNAL has been publishing from day to day at the head of its editorial column the sayings of Poor Richard; and there have been many indications that these bits of judicious advice have done good work. Many who have never found time or opportunity to read these bits of wisdom in their original form have been glad to have the bits of advice with the news of

the day.

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CASH ASSETS, OVER $10,000,000.

Surplus to Policy-Holders, $2,000,000.

JAS. G. BATTERSON, PRESIDENT.

RODNEY DENNIS, SECRETARY.

JOHN E. MORRIS, ASST. SEC'Y.

J. W. THOMPSON,

State Agent for Michigan and Indiana,

44 Campau Building,

DETROIT,

1

MICH.

Word Building.

DURING the past

summer THE DETROIT JOURNAL offered a prize to the person who should make the most words out of the name of the paper. When the lists came in they were so long and so many that THE JOURNAL printed the longest list, and then offered another prize to the person

who should find the most mistakes in the list as printed.

The result was a second very interesting competition. The list was brought down to 1953 words, and the prize went to Mrs. George R. Merrill, of Detroit.

The prize for the largest number of the mistakes found in the published list was won by Mrs. E. C. Raymond, of Grass Lake.

The result was a decided surprise. It was not supposed possible that so large a list could be made from the letters of the name of this paper; though there never was a question as to the fact that in THE DETROIT JOURNAL itself every word relating to the news of the day can be found on every publication day of the year.

T
HE

BEST

MACHINE

WORD BUILDER

IS THE CALIGRAPH 66 IT STANDS AT THE HEAD."

From the inception of the idea of a machine to build words by machinery to its practical accomplishment was over 150 years. The original inventors never immagined that a machine could be made that would work for years, and build words at the rate of 130 a minute, as has been done by only one machine,

This instrument can be supplied in the types displayed in the following five lines as desired:

IT IS THE EASIEST MACHINE TO LEARN.

SMALL GOTHIO.

It runs the lightest of any made.

IT KEEPS IN ORDER THE LONGEST.

LARGE GOTHIC.

SMALL ROMAN.

It has taken the most awards of any.

It costs $70. for No. 1; $85. for No. 2.

ITALIC.

LARGE ROMAN.

The American Writing Machine Co.

HARTFORD, CONN.

State Agency for Michigan,

24 Congress St. West, DETROIT.