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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-23

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
CONTRIBUTING in Prison.

Adolph Gordon was discharged from
jackson the other morning, at the eX-
piration OF a five years sentence. He
came from Bay City for counterfeiting,
and Immediately after his discharge was
arrested by Deputy United states Marshal
+. d. Winney on a charge Of counterfeit
ing while inside the prison Mpulds and
other tools were found in hi, cell and ON
his person. IL is believed that Gordon
made the money that Russell PASCAL was
selling when the latter was ARE ted in
Jackson during the fair, and for which he
was held for trial in the United States
court.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
DETROIT MARKETS.

WHHAT-Cash wheat sells very freely ut
reduced prices, and "A fair amount of trad
ing Is being done. White wheat is quoted
at s514(G'9c, and Red wheat at '5(GU.
CoRN-Market dull and easy cat 39Cd4lc.
OATs-Very quiet at 3O93lc.
CLOVER SEED-Prime is in good demand
at 81 20.
RYE-Is quoted at pc per bu, but the
market is only quiet
bailey Market dull For No. >, 81 -
per GENITAL asked.
FEED Bran quoted at $40 OOMl0 -, and
middlings at so 2j(dl -.
FLoUg-Prices steady as follows: Patent
process SiCl4 p; patent, Michigan 81 2j(8
30; low grades, 50 15d3; patent Min
nesota, - 800; Minnesota bakers, 81 %
20; rye, S3W3 30
En-, TGgr-ASPPIes, 81 25&l % per biol:
Dbl, white peaches, Slotl %; yellow
peaches, 81 '5Cg2 per bu; Plums, $2@3
per bu: crab apples, 15cWSl.: ounces,
81 80 per bbl. Grapes firmer under limited
receipt Fresh Concords, . l3c; and
Delaware and Catawbas 5Cooc per Ito.
Crab Apple, very slow. Held at 81 per bu
Cranberries, choice Cape Cod, held at 81
per bill; per bu S%ai quiet.
CHFr,E- New York full cream, l00l0l4c
and Michigan. lc@l0i4c; Ohio grades, $40
EGGs- The market ruled firm on light Of
ferings at lGdlGc.
BuTTEE-A little boom in prices is noted,
dairy being quoted at l6Dd lsc and creamery
at 2iu2j. The demand continues good
against very small arrivals.
PoTAT1Es-Quotably steady at 5C0G0c
per bu and 81 j0(Gl 90 per bbl.
PoULTRY Receipts large and the market
dull at Ease per 10 for spring chicks, &c
for rooserS, 80 for ducks Ease for fowls
and 9al0c for turkeys, per ID live. Pigeons
2Oc per pair.
PEovIsIoNs-Mess pork, sll; family,
sl3 30; ex-family Sl4, clear family, Sl4 90
Lard in tierces, &c; kegs, 1s+c; 70 to % 10
tubs, 1$,c; 3, and 10 ID pals e(Gss5c.
Smoked hams, l2l4c; shoulders, re;
breakfast bacon. Sic; dried beef hams,
sl3; exmess beef, s. 50; plate beef, s. 20.
GAME-Per doz. woodcock, 50; snipe
81 80; per pair partridges 65G1Oc; wood
duck, SOC; Mallard. G0c; blue wing teal,
4Oc; per Id bear saddles SdsLc.
HAy-Baled, ear lots, sl0@l2 per ton. \
good supply.
Hops-Best eastern, 3OCa33c per ID. Fair
TO good Michigan, 20(d25c. Inferior grades
l5Glsc.
HoNEY-Fair inquiry. The supply fair
at 80 lac per 10 for comb.
CATrlE-Market slow; common weaker
shipping steers, go TO 1900 lbs. 50 400
90: stocker and feeders, S2d3 40; cows,
bulls, and mixed 81 1908 II bulk 81 30d270;
through Texas cattle, quiet; cows 81 900
> 80: steers 81 50d3 10; Western rangers,
weak natives and haf-breeds S3G310; &C ows
81 3OCd2 90: Wyomings, s. 20; Montana
half-breeds, 50 10.
Hoes Market steady; rough and mixed,
So ,0d4 60; packing and shipping. 81 50p
4 -; light, 50 GOAT 60; skips, 81 25(G4 80.
SuEEP-Market steady natives. S2(13 So;
Western S3(a3 10; Texans, s. 1908; lambs,
So JO@4 40
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
Tough Nutmeg Babies.

Connecticut children have ben
proving, this summer, that they cangO
through wonderful amount of rough
experiences and come out alive and
well, writes q New Haven corresposd-
ent of The Boston Globe. Clifford Hove.
youth OF 4 years, is the son of Land
lord Howe. OF the Wallace house. in
Cheshire. y day or TWO ago Clifford
arose cheerfully. and, during the morn
inc. tried to ride horse. He got along
famously until he fell to the grouid
cutting his head open and generally
shaking himself up. However. by the
time afternoon had come Clifford Vas
himself again. and he managed TO see
n baseball game. which was absorbing
the interest of most of Cheshire resi-
dents. He watched the game in safey.
but while he WAS riding home he was
accidcntly pushed out of the wagon
Two wheels passed over his head
nearly scaiping him. He was picked
up and carried home. and the next
morning there was not happier nor
more active child in all Cheshire.
Mrs. j. Howard Burr. OF Danbury,
started TO 90 down a fight Of stars
with her baby in her arms She caught
the heel of her shoe in stair rod and
fell with her child TO the floor below
Mrs. Burr was badly shaken up and
her right arm was broken. but the
baby came out al right and was not in
the least injured 10y Its share in the
tumble.
Mrs. James Wallace. OF No. 352 East
street, in this city, sat in Il big arm
chair with her baby in her arms. r. eht
back of her char was an open window.
and rs She rocked backward and for.
ward the child gave sudden icap
sprang out of her grasp. and, before
she fairly rcal2cd what had ,nlep
place. had fallen TO the street below.
Mrs. Wallace's room was on the sec.
ond floor, and she ran down stars
fully expecting to find her baby teri
bly, hurt, if not dead. But in this he
was mistaken, for when she reacted
the little one dc he was apparemlr
very little the worse for his adventure
Half an hoGr later the baby was ply
ing about the floor. There was rot
even bruise on the Little BODY snd
limbs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
The Forest Fires in Michigan

The season of forest fires has openc'
rs usual. The history Of the devasta'
inc fires in Wisconsin and Michigan
that caused such destruction OF life an'
property few years ago has been ro
pcatng itself Extensive forest hrc
are periodical occurrences. With eac'
recurring August come the reports tina
fires started in forests have destroyer
villages. farm buildings, mills, crops
live stock. fences and bridges. Not ND
frequently we hear of the burning
human beings who were unable TO es
cape from the ''iiends of flame. lh
loss of property is always large, ant
the property ordinarily represents year.
OF sclf-denial. toll and careful saving
To many the loss is absolute ruin 10
all time.
The effects OF one Of these grea
forest fires are not all seen IN the de
Struction of property acqu red by man
Thousands of acres Of valuable tree
are burned or killed that were shadin
the soil before America received ~
name. Centuries were requre
for their growth, and centuries WI
be- required to reproduce them
At meeting Of the Amer
can Lumberncn's Association &slf
in this city few years ago 1t wa
represented that more valuable timbe
trees were annually destroyed by forci
fires than were fclled by the woodnlani
Ak. The destruction of trees is not TIE
worst damage wrought by these grea
forest fires. They ruin the soil, # mo-
for all time, at least for generations
consuming all the carbon II contains
and setting free its nitrogen. The
leave il desert of sand and ashes
The ground takes its place among tie
bad lands. In many places ages wi!
be required 10 create soil that VII
produce cultivated crops. Carbon am
nitrogen must be restored by the sloI
processes employed by nature. A
first only the humber plants will h
able TO grow and by their decay furi-
ish food for those that are OF sonf'
value to man and the animals that ap
of use to him.
Although. as has been shown. w
have remarkable facilities for settin,
forest fires in this country, we have re-
sorted 10 no measures for preventing
them. and have instituted no measures
for putting them out when they me,
once started. Everyone who cuts down,
pine. cypress. fir spruce or hemlod
trees is allowed TO let the resinoE
branches to remain on the ground
though it is known that it is as easy 70
start fire in them as in Under. No
state has a law requiring the owners
woods to remove dead branchs iron
the trees or to make openings Where
firc-cngincs can pass. In Michigan
and Wisconsin more lives and propcr,y
were DESTROYED by fires in forests than
i'm towns every wear still. while ever
cons idcrablc village is provided with
frc-cngine and force of trained men
to operate it. no attempt has been mads
to procure apparatus for extinguishing
iucip cnt fires in forests or for prevent
ing them from spreading. In Canads
much has been done to prevent fores!
fires. and measures have been instiui-
cd for eXtinguishing them when
they have started. The woods
in several count. es of the Dominion, j,
is reported. have been put in such 3
condition that theEe is no longei - =
fear of forest fires. Chicago Times
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08

william Gardner, for over 90 years .
resident of Zilwaukeo and "a well-known
mill-wright OF that section, fell from the
dock the other day while fishing and was
drowned.
The executive committee OF the board
OF regents appointed Mr.. Alviso b. Stew
ems, the pharmacist at No. 33 Lafayette
avenue, Detroit, for the lectures upon
pharmacy at the University, following the
resignation OF assistant Prof Il. j. Wram-
pelmeier. Mr.. Stevens graduated in
pharmacy at the University in 1875. He
was president of the Detroit Pharmacy
Association for several years after its or
ganization, and is one of the officers OF
that association. He enters at once upon
the discharge of his duties.
Two constitutional amendments will be
submitted 10 the people at the state cleo
ton this fall. One authorizing the board
OF supervisors ola county To fix the COM
pensation for all services rendered the
county, and To al just all claims against
the county, and the sums fixed shall be
subject TO an appeal. The other is to fix
the salaries of circuit judges at $500 per
wear, ana ulItttlhS Nuul tuc itBiHluLuic
shall at its first session after the adoption
of the amendment fix the salaries OF the
several state official, and just them
every fourth year thereafter.
William Grove, brakeman in the en-
ploy of the Detroit & Milwaukee railroad
company was standing on the roof Of a
freight car the other morning, when he
was struck by a bridge in the outskirts Of
Detroit, knocked between two cars and
instantly killed
\ stock company for the culture OF
mushroom has been formed at Niles.
Hillsdale is making an effort to secure
the removal Of the Thomas ink works. now
located in Reading. to that city. The
citizens must take $4,000 in a stock COM
panv with capital Of $4,000 or not get
the plant.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
Arrested al new Hudson.

James O'Dell of South Lyon, and Wal
lace Francis of Pontiac, deputy sheriffs OF
Oakland county, arrested Archie Chatfield,
September "a, on a charge of train wreck
ing, alleged to have been committed at
South Lyon on the morning of September
l6. Chatfed is farm hand, aged about
% years, and unmarried. When arrested
he was working on farm a mile and
half from New Hudson. The officers claim
20 have good case against MIN, saying
that the evidence is pretty conclusive. He
has been taken TO Pontiac.
The train wrecked was special freight
OF the Grand Trunk road, which passed
South Lyon at O'Clock in the morning OF
the 10th inst. piece of rail three feet
long had been removed from the track
with spike maui and this threw the train
off the track Fireman Edward Newman,
the soul support Of wife and widowed
mother, was killed. The brakeman of the
train was seriously hurt, and the conduct
or, Decker, badly shaken up. The officers
refuse to tell how they connect Chatfeld
with the crime.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
Will Wipe out the Color Line.

Sixty delegates Of district assembly No.
40 in New York City will attend the gen
eral assembly Of the Knights of Labor in
Richmond. Va. Every Knight OF Labor, j"
said one of these delegates, when he en-
tiers the order knows that his obligation
makes him disregard the color, creed, and
nationality of his fellow members. District
40 has now among its members number
of colored men. One of these colored men
happens 20 he a delegate. In fact, he was
one OF the first chosen. When our com
mittee was making arrangements with
Col Murphy of the Merchants Hotel OF
Richmond. he said he would gladly accom-
modate fifty nine but he could not defy
the custom aud usages OF the city 10y al,
lowing the colored man the equal rights and
privileges with those of his white fellow del
erate. The colored delegate when ho
heard this secured "a place for himself and
said the other delegates could select any
hotel they liked. The other delegates, how
ever bv n unanimous vote. declared they
would only 20 where their cOlored brother
was admitted on the same footing. The
assembly then looked about TO devise n
way out of the trouble. IL finally sent a
colored delegate and white brother to
Richmond To secure board for the entire
delegation among colored families In the
city. No member Of 40 will board any
Where except with colored family. The
action by 40 we hope Will work good and
bc "A great benefit to the organization and
to humanity In richmond there is a dis
trict assembly which ignores the colored
Knights. District Assembly 49's act will
bring these white brothers 10 their senses
and start brake up of the color line. We
are all anxious 10 begin the work. Ii may
be that the greater part of the session of
the General Assembly will be taken up
with this sub iect. and not on the Home
Club. The Home Club is not very bad
after all You ought TO have heard some
of them on the question of the color, and
they were men who were III Richmond
when Lee surrendered
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08

TIE school board of McCook, Neb
has devised n plan to encourage thrift
among the scholars. and instll in their
minds the value of money. \ public
school savings bank has been started in
connection with one of the town banks.
where 6 per cent will be allowed on all
deposits made by the youngsters. The
scheme is commendable one, and we
recommend it TO the school boards of
this state.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08

Mrs. Oliphant is writing series of
articles to appear in The Century dur
ing the coming year, describing some
OF the celebrated men and women of
Queen Anne's reign, including the
Queen, the Duchess Sarah, Dean Swift
and Daniel Defoc. Mrs. Van Rensse-
lear, who has recently written about
American Architect in The Century,
will contribute to the same magazine n
series of papers on some of the typical
English cathedrals, to be illustrated by
Mr.. Joseph Pennell.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
A Costly Storm.

terrific thunder storm occurred in
thu vicinity OF Reed City the other after
noon. Christopher Gabel's barn in Pinora
township Lake county, was struck 10y
lightning and consumed, with the seasons
grain and hay. The horses
and implements were saved.
Loss, $1,000; insurance in the Farmers
Nut ual for sl,1OO. The Grand Rapids q
Indiana railroad have bad washout half
mile north of the depot and the track is
undermined for half mile between Reed
City and Grape. On the Hersey river the
food carried away everything Ginger
ich's dam, one mile north of Reed City,
was washed out at 9 p. M. and the rush OF
water cleared away Morris a Martins
and Z. q j. Bittner's dams in Reed City
and the dam at Hersey is also gone. The
Flint & Pere Marquette railway have "A
number of washouts their bridge two
miles east of Reed City was moved about
three feet by the torrent and the new
stone bridge one mile west was under
mined and the foundation settled badly,
cracking the stone work. At Copley's
lightning struck "A tree which fell on the
house killing IA little child and badly njur-
ing its mother. name unknown. The loss
is estimated at 10000 in that section by
the flood.
Clare and Mecosta countie. re also
visited by terrific storms the same dag
md great damage was done TO property.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08

Gen Adam Badcau i to write a
series of War Stories for Boys and
Girls" for the coming year of St
Nicholas. They will be panoramic
dies criptions of single contests or short
campaigns. each one treated separate
", as a subject complete in itself, and
the youthful reader can overlook the
two armies and view the battlefield
from the beginning to the end of the
struggle, but with the advantage of
having every movement and charge,
every attack and manGuvre, carefully
explained to him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08

Immediately following the murder of
Rev. Haddock of Sioux City, Iowa, the
Tribune of that city started a subscrip
tiou for the benefit of that family. Last
week the money thus collected with
other funds. was handed to the widow
The Iribumc'S collection was returned
with note from Mrs lladdock declin.
ing to receive IT because the paper OPP
posed the temperance cause.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
STATE NEW CONDENSED.

1t is reported on good authority that
the Grand Trunk railway company will
commence the immediate construction of
the Sault Ste. Marie extension from
Gravenhurst 60 Sault Ste Marie. This
line, forming short outlet from the
northwestern states via the Midland
system TO Canadian ports, has been long
contemplated
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
MICH


rhe brief OF Pope Leo XII complet-
ing the restoration of the Jesuit order
TO all the privileges enjoyed before their
suppression in 1873 By Clement XIV.
has been matter of extens We com
ment during the past week Accord
ing to leaders of the order in this oun-
try. the new brief is really little more
than repetition of that issued by
Plus VII in 1914, which rc-eStablshed
the order 1t is said to be perhaps more
full and grants certain spiritual conces-
sions, immunities and powers without
extending any of the temporal powers
of the orders. The Jesuit fathers num-
Der about | 200 in the United States, Of
which large proportion are students
not in full membership The order
grows slowly on account of its rigid
qualifications. Fifteen years of study
are required TO secure full admission.
and the result of this severe discipline
is shown in the high character of the
teachers which Jesuitism has always
furnished. Nearly every large city in
the United States has college with a
parish church attached.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
A Tramp Murders a Girl.

a Young woman named Annie Wealth.
daughter Of a respected German, was muir
dered rs miles from Pennington. Mo, the
other night While her parents were alb
sent i'm the field tramp went TO the house
killed her. and threw the body ia we'll
where il was found 10y the family. Great
excitement prevails and searching parties
are after the murderer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
The agent for a fanning-mill married

The agent for Il tanning married
a girl at Findlay. o., the other day
after an engagement Of thirty five
minutes, and it is looked upon as a
happy match. This mikes the fellows
who serve, Jacob-like. seven years for
their Rachel, and get .eft-feel as If
there is something wrong with the way
things are run in these degenerate days.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08

Isn't there something lax about the
discipline at the reform school, that the
inmates are allowed TO crawl out Of the
windows and prowl around the street
at night, engaging in the very practices
for which they have been sentenced ?
The matter should c carefully invest
gated.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
A Quiet Game.

Gentleman (outsidc the Polo grouulsl
Sonny, is there a game going -
side?
Small Boy -Ycssir.
Gentleman Are YOU certainp
don't hear any bowls. or boots. OF
Kisses.
Small Boy-Dat's cause Sulliym's
empirin' dc game. - Neto York SIM.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08

The superior court at Taunton, Mass,
has just found John NJ. Driscoll of Fall
River guilty of keeping open shop on
the Lords day. Driscoll is a barber,
and on a Sunday in July the city mar
shall found him shaving a customer in
his shop. That constituted keeping
open shop. The Judge in his charge
said that it is a provision of the law
that whoe er keeps open his shop,
warehouse. or workhouSe on the Lord ;
day shall be punished SO the jury
brought in verdict of guilty, and the
case will now be taken to the supreme
court.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08
He Wanted q Drink

Kentucky Colonel-waiter, sone
thing to drink!
Waiter-Yes. sab; water. sahp
keniucky Colonel-Younr man
sa d something to drink; | don't v,n
10 1ake bath.--Ritsburgh D.sDatcA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08

A man named Ira ,ers from Tawas
recently gave away his five motherless
children in Saginaw. where they were
given to whoever would take them and
fell into improper hands, whence they
were rescued and sent back TO Tawas
Now the authorities of the two
counties are quarreling as to whose
paupers they are, and threaten to send
the poor things back and forth to get
rid of the expense of their care. The
whole spectacle is shameful and sor-
rowful one, and steps should be taken
at once to take the little waits from the
kind (?) hear ed people of that locality,
and provide them with home in the
state school for dependent children.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-08

Epic.urg Ono who lives by pc ry.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-11-06
Standard MEANWHILE TENNESSEE SATURDAY. Nov6 $50
# it. The most homelike habitations

of it. The most homelike habitations
are those of persons in comfortable
circumstances, of intelligence and
refinement, and those of the middle
walks of like who possess health and
honesty, those are the cheerful homes
and happy firesides more frequently
found than in the dwellings of per-
sons who carry great honors and grave
responsibilities, or of those who pos
sess such an amount of the riches of
this world that they become a care
and burden to them.
UNEASY lies the head that wears
a crown" There are few persons
whose hearts are so SCARED by time
and disappointment that cannot re-
spond to the sweet paths of "Home,
Sweet Home" and the writer of the
beautiful lines depicting the "lovely
matched cottage" never knew what
it was to have home.