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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05
An Honest Man.


"Good morning, sir, good morning"
said well-appearing man, entering
the Welcome Call saloon and address
ing the proprietor, "Sit down here
moment ana let me refresh your
memory. Several years ago, l came in
here and got a dollars worth Of
whisky on credit. Here is your money,
sir, handing over a dollar.
II doA't remember IA
That's all right tfot a quart of
whisky and told YOU chat | would pay
you the following day. That night 1
received dispatch stating that my
father was dangerously i'll. | hurried
away, having borrowed the moWg.
When / got to New York. found ia
my father was not so bad off that nc
did not remember his interests. con-
sequently | was sent abroad. | re-
NAMED away several mountaineering
TO the duties of a commiss 80 hose,
and only returned few wed% agtW i
hope you will excuse me for otpayfng
you sooner.
That's all right, said the saloon
keeper. "but really don't remember
that you ever got anything of me-"
o,"Yes, did. Nobody can say that
ever failed TO pay debt that / owe.
Sometimes | have money and some
times haven"
"Well," said the saloon-keeper, 81
am very much obliged to you"
Don't say word, my dear fellow.
/ could not sleep at night if | thought
I owed anybody. Well, l must go.
Say, have you got any iirst-rate
brandy?"
Got soms..'of the best in the coun-
" .rMnt.s it. WORTH"
"Efghteen dollars q gallon"
tseIhat's eheap enbugh. just put
rhe'uA.g gallon. please. | haven any
money Nth me, but I'll pay you in a
day or Two, / am making my home
here now"
II can't give it to You without the
money"
what Didn't pay you for the
other stuff l got?"
That's all right You'll pay me
| for the stuff you get now or you won't
get it.
"See here, / didn't owe you a dol
lar. 1t was a MISTAKE. Give me my
money"
Never mind, I'll keep il. The time
I've wasted on you is worth about that
much" Good morning. ArkdnsalO
/ Traveller
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05
What is a Mahdi?

Mahdi, or Mahadi, as D'Herbelot
spells it, an ancient title in the Mos
lem worldwhlch at first signified SIM
ply direcor of the faithful. But in
the coursI of Moslem history, and
especiallyMoSlem history in Africa, il
came to haze another Specification re-
lated to anlccepted prophecy of Mo-
manned. t necessarily refers to the
African par OF Arabic history. By
this secondly significance of the word
the Mahadis certain ancient leader
come agar His appearance is the
'second agent OF prophet who
lived in the Id days. and who, in al
the MEANTIME, has been with the i'm
mortals. MANNED. the twelfth
Imam, and the twelfth in descent
from Ali, ishe real original. He is
the Mahadi fho comes again every
now and the He was hidden from
the world atan early age and COM
muned only With his disciples through
his lifetime, Id finally did not die.
but event up with the fixed inten-
ton of returnE to revive the glories
of Moslem. Ain the Christian theory
and even in he history of several
monarchies IL legend of a prince
who is to retur has afforded a favorite
pretext for no nd'of impostors. so it \
did in Islam. The most famous of
these in PASSAGES was Abulcassem
Mohammed Be Abdallah, the found
er of the Fatirte dynasty in Africa.
Mohammed hi prophesicd that in
300 wears tlpsun WOuld rise in tho
west, and as Dulcassem's glory was
in 296 of the Igira, it was held that
the prophecyeferred to him, and
since then theiea of the Mahadi has
commonly hacelation to a revival of
of the glories Islam in that western
world of MoslOism, the provinces of
Africa held byhe Arabs. -New York
Herald
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05

SELDOM, if ever, was the daily and
weekly press of this country so filed
with the narrowing details of crimes OF
the most revolving character as now.
There seems to be a perfect epidemic of
crime rampant in the land, and papers
seem to vie with each other in the man.
ner of presenting the accounts of the
same. Startling and blood-curdling
headlines call attention to the fact that
henious crime has been committed,
and then follows. in anything but chaste
language, the story of the crime. All
will concede the point that the news
must be told, but the safety of the young
Of our day demands, that the revolving
and narrowing incidents in connection
Herewith be omitted. The publication
of them can have but one tendency-to
fire the evil passions and add to the list
of criminals
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05
Pernyian Sennritas.

For beauty that is merely skin
deep" says Paris letter writer. 1.-THE
Peruvian senorita or sonora Is incom-
parable. As she is terrible firt,
and somehow manages to talk in
many tongues without having an idea
to express in any, she gets to the head
Like champagne. But the effect she
produces rapidly subsidies, because. /
suppose. durable witchery depends
upon a perservering will of the en-
shantress, and Spanish-American
ladies have neither the ambition nor
the tenacity in getting their behests
carried out of their North American
SISTERS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05

THE story published in the New York
papers few days ago TO the effect that
white people had been kidnapped in
New Orleans and taken to Guatemala
and sold as slaves. is corroborated by
the following item from Chicago
daily: ITO the editor The article in
your paper headed Was he Kidnapped?
is not exaggerated. but too true. l was
one of the unfortunate victims on board
of the Ella Knight which left New Or
leans for Puerto Barrios. Guatemala,
and l can corroborate the story of Ed
ward Santa Rosa. am of the same
party and can corroborate the terrible
stories of hardship and brutality. Rich
ard Haqist." The story of the hard
ships and cruelties inflicted upon the
captives is revolving in the extreme, and
calls for thorough investigation by tn
American authorities.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05

ALTHOUGH the law of Michigan for
bids the advertising of lottery schemes,
it is enforced only against the news
papers. The law forbids the setting
up and exhibiting any sign, symbol or
any emblematic or other representation
of lottery or gift enterprise or of tie
drawing thereof, in any way indicating
where a lottery ticket or share there
Of or any certificate " etc, may be pur-
chased or obtained" This law is fire.
quently violated by posting plac ards on
nearly every fence board in the state,
calling attention to the Louisiana Lot
terry and to gift enterprises of one sort
or another. II the authorities are
aware of this law, why isit not enforceds
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05

The very close vote &c to l5) to in
definitely postpone further considera-
ton of the bill to restore capital pun
ishment shows very plainly that tho
matter is still unsettled, and that an
other attempt will be made for the en-
actment of law to restore the death
penalty. Humane people derive somo
comfort by this temporary disposal OF
the bill, believing that time will strength
en- the public sentiment in their favor.
while the friends of the bill are confident
that at another session of the legislature
the time win be more propitious for the
successful attainment of their purpose.
Until that time Michigan murderers
will be kept in confinement unless par
doned by the governor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05

DR.. Koch Is surprised to hear that
bacteria was known to an old Dutch
scientist OF the seventeenth century.
Editor Cbilds saws he doesn't know
how IL got abroad that his middle name
was "Washington. tits William.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05

Mrs. Gold, suing for divorce in Brooklyn
from aer second husband, testifes that befor.
seeking legal advice she tried to effect recon
citation, but he placed five pages Of closely
written legal cap before her and said that n
he would follow the rules prepared for her
government he would consider the question n
reconciliation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05
Electric Fish.

A well-known scientific man. it is
said, has given an order TO Liver
pool dealer in such wares for 100
specimens of the electric eel, for the
purpose of studying its remarkable
power of imparting a shock to any
one who is induced to handle its per-
son. The London Standard thinks
that when the depths of the sea and of
the tropical lakes and rivers have
been more fully explored, it will prob
ably be found that the number of fish
rs furnished with batteries of tde tor
pedo AMI GVmnotuS type is much
greater than is now supposed, for it
falls in with no biographical law or
theory of evolution that power so
important should be reserved for a
few favored members of unrelatei
families. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05

BOB Burdette, lecturing before .
church society recently, said: Before
l begin unloading the large amount of
advice which have for young men
want to tell you how much impression
1t makes on young man. You take
q basin of water. place your finger in it
for twenty-five or thirty seconds, take
it out, and look at the hole that is left.
The size of that hole represents about
the impression that advice makes on a
young mans mind
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05

The North Carolina house OF re1resenia-
tivcs has adopted the following design Tor
new state flag: white bar AMI red bar run
horizontally, the red tar above the white.
Near the staff the color is blue to a dep'h Of
one third Of the flag. In the enter bf tbs
blue portion Is the coat Of arms of the ftate 10
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-05
GENERAL NOTES.

TEE Toronto Mail says Riel can be
tried by court-martial orb by civil process.
Is, the claim that he is an Americas
making no difference. His followers
nay have civil or m litary trials, and
be punished by death as felons in any
part of the northwest, appeal being
possible to the Manitoba queens bench,
Riers and his followers's sentences on
conviction must be death.
, 1885-09-09

New YORK. Sept s.-The Puritan
was entirely at fault for to-day's collision
off Scotland light ship. The Genesta was
on the starboard tack and had the right
of way. The Puritan on port tack, in
attempting to cross her bow less than one
minute before the starting signal was
given, fouled her, the Genesta's bow
spirit going through the clew of the Pu-
ritan's mainsail close to the boom, making
a hole two feet square. The leeches and
foot ropes of the sail held the end of the
bowsprit, which was broken off close to
the stem head. The committee then
ruled the Puritan out and told Sir Rich
ard Sutton he might sail over the course
if he wished. The latter promptly de-
clined the offer with thanks. No one was
injured. Both boats we're towed to Staten
Island, and will probably race IN Friday.
, 1885-09-09
'F0NS0'S FIX.
He Hopes King William Will
Let Him Keep Carolines.
Miss Hasty of Indiana Hastens
Herself Away.
Indiana Township Trustees in
Terrible Trouble.
'FONSO'S FIX.
King Alfonso,s TROUBLES.

MADRID, Sept. San authorized re-
port published that at a cabinet council,
Senior Canovas de Costello told King Al
fonso, unless he trusted the ministry, he
would summon Senior 'Sagosta, whose
energy would probably bring about a rup-
ture with Germany and increase the popu-
larity Of King Alfonso; ut the same time
he deprecated such cause until diplomacy
had been exhausted. King Alfonso,
without hesitation, decided he had conf
dence in Senior Conovas' cabinet and
would maintain it in preference to the
popularity with the people at the expense
Of ~bloodshed. His majesty was convinced
that Emperor William would meet him
half way In the desire for peace. King
Alfonso ~telegraphed Count Benomar,
Spanish ambassador at Berlin accordingly.
Court official circles are confident either
by means of arbitration or negotiations,
that Spain will retain possession of the
Caroline islands.
PARIS, Sept. S.-A majority of the
newspapers in this city expect a strong
anti,G erman feeling throughout Spain by
the Carolines affair will result in a revolu-
ton in that country, as the people mani
fest a hostile feeling against King Alfonso
and his ministry for their actions respect
ing the German occupants of zap.
, 1885-09-09
The Shippers Interviewed.

NEW YORK sept at the High
lands the Judges held a consultation after
inc fouling occurred and talked to the
skippers oil the Puritan and Genesta-
noth declared racing to be an impossi-
olnty, When the yachts came IN view
from sandy Hook, the 6enesta and Puri-
tan were IN close company and making
sail for Scotland lightship. The red,
-L:- ct II
, 1885-09-09
A Terrible Deed.

CHICAGO, Sept. S.-The hta Oceat's
Danville, His, special says: Perry Whit
lock, aged 2s, went to the residence of his
father-in law, L. G. Coe, some miles
south of Danville, to-day and shot his
wife, Emily, aged 25, and her sisters,
Maggie and Inchie, 2S and % respective
ly, then killed himself. All three sisters
are MORALLY wounded. Mr.. Coe was
absent from home when the tragedy oc-
cured. Whitlock had previously threat
ened to kill the whole family. He and
his wife lived %unhappily on account of
his dissipated habits, and she recently
left him. Whitlock came from Indian
Territory four years ago, and after a short
acquaintance married Miss Coe against
the wishes other parents.
, 1885-09-09

CHICAGO, Sept s.-Cattle-Receipts,
good; market weak all around; shipping
steers, $50 to ! 500 pounds, s4.OO96.O0 90;
stockers and feeders. 50. 75@4.l 10; Texans
slow and a shade lower, 800 to $50 pounds,
e.. 50(G3.5O western rangers slow; natives
and half-breeds, So. 5094.75 COWS, 81. 70
@3.50, wintered Texans, s3.OOG3 so.
Sales: 495 Dakotas, 1852 pounds, ~. 25
90 Texans, 1000 pounds, 1885; 65 Wyo-
mings, l,040 pounds, $500; 1886 Wyo-
mings feeders, l,l2S pounds, 1925; 252
Wyomings, l,l3S pounds, SO. 10; 81 Wyo-
mings, 1901 pounds. si.25.
, 1885-09-09
A New Premier.

PAPIs, Sept. s.-A telegram from Mad
rid states that Gen. Lopez Dominiquez
has submitted to the pressure brought to
bear on him and has accepted the pre-
miership.
LONDON, Sept s.--Though the report
that Gen. Lopez Dominique has been
appointed to the head of the Span
ish government is not verified, it is
generally believed he will be appointed
premier. He is the only general able to
suppress the present popular agitation, or
If out of office could counteract King
Alfonso's desire for peace with Germany.
He is a very able officer and has great in
fuence with the army in either direction.
, 1885-09-09
Cyclone in Ohio.

CINCINNATI, Sept, s.-The CONNER
ciaf Gazette has Geographic adyices from
Washington, o., that a terrible cyclone
passed over that neighborhood o .night,
doing great damage to property. Anum-
Der Of lives were lost.
A Bloomington special to the same
paper confirms this report and adds chat
the latter town is in ruins. Owing 10 the
condition of the telegraph wires details
cannot be given. Violent electrical dis
turbances were seen to the north from
Cincinnati tonight, although the storm
was not very heavy.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. s.-The most
alarming reports are current here regard
ing the loss of life and property at Wash
ington Court House, where the cyclone
Quilted the city tonight. Help will be
sent at 3 O'Clock to destitute families.
At Plain City, eighteen miles from this
city, a carriage factory and mill were de-
mollshed and other buildings unroofed.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. s.-A Leader
special from Springfield says: "A ter
rible cyclone struck Washington Court
House, a city of FIVE thousand inhabi-
tants, twenty-five miles west of this place
at s O'Clock this evening and almost liter
ally swept it from the earth. Il came
from the northwest and broke upon the
town very suddenly, carrying everything
before it. The tornado whirled up Court
street, the main business thoroughfare,
and ruined almost every business block on
at least forty or fifty in all. Hardly a
private residence in the town escaped,
fully four hundred buildings going down.
The Baptist, Presbyterian and Catholic
churches all suffered a common fate.
The panic stricken people were taken
completely unawares, and fed from the
tumbling buildings in every direction
through the murky darkness, Mad frcn-
w seemed to seize them aud they hurried
hither and thither in their wild dlstrac-
ton, little knowing whittier they were
After the whirlwind, which
lasted about ten minutes, the heavy rain
fall set in, which still continues unabated
at this writing. As soon as a few of the
cooler heads recovered their senses search
ing parties were organized and the sad
work of looking for the dead began.
So far fifteen bodies have been recovered
from tho dahrio of tho r,,irad kn,lJsnur
, 1885-09-09
Frauds by Indiana Township Of
fcials.

$1,000
WASHINGTON, Ind. Sept. S.-There
are some new developments in the Davies
county trustee frauds. Grenisley, Brown
and Clark, the Ascending trustees have
been seen and interviewed in Hamilton,
Ont. j. G. Billheimer, one of the attor-
neys, went to Canada shortly after they
disappeared and came across them in
Hamilton. Billheimer has just returned
and says: When l arrived in Hamilton,
Ont, | found three of the gloomiest
trustees | ever saw in my life; they looked
sad and forsaken, but offered no apologies
or explanations concerning their schemes,
They blamed a Chicago party for a good
part of the mischief. | don't believe the
trustees have much left; but | think the
Chicago man beat them out of about all
they had raised on fraudulent warrants.
because the paper was made out to his
order and he made no promise to hand
over money to them as he disposed of the
paper In fact, however, neither of them
approximate how much paper they had
issued. The total amount cannot be less
than s250,0O 0 for three townships. This
and the fact that Posey county has dis
covered apparently an illegal issue Of
$780, 600 on certificates by former trustees,
has caused CONSERVATION among the peo-
pie of this section and may result in an
extra session of the legislature Tor the
purpose of amending the laws, which at
present allow township trustees almost
unlimited power in raising money, for
which value received does not enter as a
consideration.
, 1885-09-09
Railway Coll1sion.

SHARON, Pa, Sept s.-Trains 81 and
"a on the Erie & Pittsburg railroad col.
lided at 1918 this morning, one mile
southwest of Middlesex. The fireman
and engineer of the north bound train,
Adam Reiser and A. o. Bates, both OF
Erie, we're instantly killed by the collision.
Fireman Reiser was literally cut in two
and disemboweled. Bates leaves a wife
and one child, and Reiser n family Of five
children. The engines were completely
demolished and fragments Of iron hurled
hundreds of feet by the explosion of the
boilers. Frank Sowash, baggage master,
was thrown into a meadow 1875 feet away
and badly injured. Two express messen-
gers, G.. D, Cargo and W. II. Shaffer,
were also bruised and cut. X. II. Bair,
mail agent, sustained bruises about the
face. Tha south bound train carried 200
excursionists for Rock Point, but all mir
aculously escaped injury. The blame i.
laid to mixed train orders in regard to
passing. Loss estimated at $4,000.
, 1885-09-09
Three Mysterious Deaths.

URBANA, ILL.,. TeIt S.-There is much
excitement at st. Joseph, in this county,
oven three mysterious deaths which have
occurred within a short time in one fam
lily. Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Peabody were
prominent residents; Miss Belle Hasty, a
young woman of fine character and pleas.
ant manners, lived with the Peabody
family, and was said to be engaged to
young Silas Peabody. Young Peabody's
parents, particularly his mother, were OPP
posed tothis marriage owing to Miss Has
tvs poor health. On Aug. 2 Mrs. Peabody
died very suddenly, of what appeared to
be neuralgia of the stomach. On Aug.
II Mr.. Peabody died with the same symp-
toms. On Sept. l Miss Hasty and young
Silas Peabody were taken with the same
symptoms and the young lady died, while
the young man has recovered. Since
that time suspicion has been awakened by
the alleged discovery of a package Of rat
poison pinned to an under garment which
Miss Hasty had laid off Just before her
death, that the latter had poisoned Mr..
and Mrs. Peabody with the hopes of mar
rying the son, and then concluded to kill
him and herself. Last Sunday a clergy
man refused to preach her funeral sermon
until the matter was cleared up. An in
vestigation will be made.
, 1885-09-09
All But One of the Cattlemen Have
Left the Territory.

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Indian Com
missioner Atkins has received a telegram
from Capt Lee, agent of the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe Indian reservations in
which he states that up to the present
time 60, 200 head of cattle have been driv-
en- of the reservation, about $4,000 yet
remain, but they are all moving out, with
a single exception, where the owner has
not yet been able to secure another ranch.
The agent believes this individual means
to leave. but says that if his sincerity is
doubted his stock will be removed by the
government Altogether Commissioner
Atkins says he is satisfied with the condi-
ton of affairs on the reservations.
, 1885-09-09
The Alb duction Case.

LONDON, Sept. s.-The examination
of Mr.. Stead. editor of the Pail Mall
Ga-ette, and the other defendants in the
Eliza Armstrong abduction case, was re-
sumed this morning. Mrs. Armstrong,
mother of Eliza, testified that Mrs. Jar
rett obtained her daughter from her on
the plea Of needing a child to assist in
the Homework of her home. The wit
ness secuted the idea that she knew any
thing of the character of Mrs. Jarrett
other than was represented by the pris-
oner herself, and denied in an emphatic
manner that she had hired her daughter
for immoral purposes. Upon cross-exam-
ination Eliza Armstrong stated that her
father, mother and six children lived in
one room; she admitted, with the excep-
ton of indignities referred to in her testi-
mony yesterday, her abductors had treat
ed her kindly.
, 1885-09-09

While money is close, wages and prices
low, expenses should be cut down in every
household. Economy the watchword for
mothers. head off doctor bills by always
keeping in the house, a bottle of DR.. Be-
sanko's cough and lung syrup. Stops a
cough, relieves consumption, cures Group
and pain in the chest in one night. 1t is
just the remedy for hard times. Price
50 cents and 81. Samples free. Sold by
w N HINT
, 1885-09-09

All travellers stopping for a time in
Cheyenne can find the best accommoda-
tons in the city at the Western Hotel on
Fifteenth street. The location is agreea-
bic and convenient, rooms pleasant and
newly furnished, meals the best a first
class cook can prepare from the finest
materials in the market. walters who I'M
derstand their business, the best liquors
and cigars in the bar room are among the
many attractions Of this popular house.
HERMAN KDnfE, proprietor.
, 1885-09-09
Two Bad Men Killed.

GALVESTON sept :. The Nelcs
uainesVhie' lex special says; Last night
ABOUT IL CLOCK wagon arrived IN the
city, carrying the dead bodies OF jim and
rink Lee noted desperadoes and outlaws
VINO ior TWO years past nave been a terror
70 the people OF Delaware Bend and
LOOK countles Ihelr plan oi operation
was 70 steal catue on the Iexas SIDE and
uriVe 'nem across the hed river INTO In
uian territory wnere the three Lee hoys
nau a rancn- Last April whiie John Inc
henry hon' Two respectable cattle owners
OF TINS county, with two officers n Of