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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
w a. BbhLkE,

. rTORNFY at Law. Does general law
"A business Trial of causes specialty
Insurance and Collection.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
MISCELLANY EOU :.
DAVID LEACH

DOOT AND SHOE maker repairing done
d promptly. state street, frst door south
OF Ioveland's furniture store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
MARCUS POLlASkT,

T~TORNEY and Counselor al law ana ana snl ,u
state and Unite d states courts, Particular az
tention paid 10 collections ana rrmlttalce
oromptly IN adc. Moncyto loan, Oihcc oppo-
site the new hotel,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
JOHN w. BROWN,

NTOTARY Public, Collector, Accountant, IN
IN surance and General Agent. Engr'sslilR
and Ornamental Penmauship neatly executed
Office with j L. Clark. Room No. opera
louise Block +. q. Box 254. Alma. Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
PoLLAsKY, WALDBY & CO.,

successors to Gratot County Savings Bank
Transact general banking business.
Draw drafts available anywhere in Europe or
America Deposits of Slm to slO,UOO received.
and interest allowed on same under thc rulcs
of the bank. Money To loan on good lell e.
tate security. Collections given proihP' a''e"
ton.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
THE AL MA REC0R D,
An Independent Local Journal, Pub
lished every Friday morn ing at
Alma, Gratiot Co.. Mich.
Miss G.. NJ. FLEMING + ltor and Pul
Usher.

TERMS-Sl 25 per year in advance; l5c
70 six months: soc for three months Rates
OF advertising made known on application
Office south side Superior street, ncar corner
Woodwork avenue.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
SIMON FINK.

DEALER in The best brands OF CifSrs prs ICo- ICo
hol "a specially
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
ALMA INSURANCE AGENCY.

ALMA INSURANCE AGENCY.
HOMl.-New York n
UNDERw RITERS-Ncw York,
uApTFoRD Conn.
FIRE ASSOCIATION -Phila. Pa.
AMERICAN -,
AGRICULTTRAT.-W -Watcrtown, ".
MICH. FIRE & MARlNE-Dctruit Mich
GRAND APIDS Grand Rapids
NEW YORK LIFE n. \
ACCIDENT ms CO.........of North America
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
Professional,
C.L. DOWNIE. M. D.
G n. YERINCTON,

~ ENERAL Practice. once pacN rooih
VI Webb's Drug store,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
j. L. CLARK

D.. T,roRNFY and Counselor at Law AllleRal
a bustncss 10y letter or othersise, VIII bc
nromptiv attended to, OHcc in BaTtons brick
block up stairs,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
EPISCOPAL ChUR ( n
ALMA LODGE, r. g. A. N.
G. A. r
BA - II T. II =,
xM. S. TuRCK g. CO.,

. General Banking business Transacted
4 Dealers ia Foreign and domestic hNchahgc
Special Attention Given 10 Nolcc'l"nS' .,,,
wM. :. TURCK. 4. W. Whit, -, w. - "''N
j. II. SEA"..R. C. T. hpSiHN'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
ATTORN EiHS
,,,,.,,c,s p,r,,rp JOHN ID. SPINSE
PALMER IL SPINNEY.

TTORNEYS at Law. Attend To al mgal
A business. the trial of causes, dciehu III
real estate. loan and insurance agents
'N" Alma. Gratiot County, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
DEN T I S T r Y.

Office over Gratiot County Savings BANK
I'D filling by the use of the Electro Magnetlc
Id. rubber or celuloid base. All work guhran
ed to give satisfaction. Aimd' MlCh'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
E. A. BAGLEY, M. d.

r1OMEOPOTHIC Physician and surgeon
IL Residence Forest street. once, room No
l. Wright's Opera House block. second moor
Office hours. 10 10 Il. m; Ito ana 10 p III
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01

ORA ICING Physician. once hours NO ' ~
L Il, IN, to y III. once III "eoo pi"S
stO @, Back rooms up stairs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01

&. II. CRANDALL,
MECHANICAL & OPERATIVE
% T. NTTT g '
ST. Louis, Mich.
Every practical invention or Improvement
uthe profession made use of as desired
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-10-01
In. RRAINERp. M. o.,

OFFICE and residence in the Dallas House
" Office hours 10 TO II a. III. and d 20 p' IN
school hours: lto5p III. Surgery speclalt!'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02


Even physically, Mr.. Gladstone is the
most striking parsonage in the house of
commons, and fixes at once the attention of
the NEST careless observer l need not de-
scribe man whose physical features are so
widely known, not only in England, but,
doubtless, also in America. But / may
briefly say that, with his deeply lined face.
his still keen and piercing eyes and his
habitual dress, which is now, in the house
OF commons not only quaint. but peculiar
black frOck coat, a vest that opens low
down and displays an ample eXpanse of
shirt front high standing collar with
black cravat carelessiy knotted-no one could
take him for an ordinary member of parlia-
ment. even if he sat in the most obscure part
of the chamber. Mr. Gladstone custom
arlly sits in the center of the ministerial
front bench to which he betakes himself
generally speaking. after the other minis
tiers (who are all bound to be at hand at
4:30 p. IN. to answer questions) have ar
rived, and when he does come on the scene
of his many triumphS and numberless con-
fiicts, it is no eXaggeration TO say that he
concentrates Oh himself the eyes of the
whole assembly, both on the floor
and in the galleries. The old
man looks at times as if he had not many
months to live. Nay, sometimes he looks
as if he were actually dead. When he lays
his head on the back of his seat and closes
his eyes. as he not seldom does, the color
of his face is that of corpse. and his eye
lids seem fixed forever. But his appear
ance at such moment is extremely de-
ceptive. At such time there is not another
man in the house, old or young. who is so
absolutely widewake as this old
gentleman of seventy-seven years
of aye. Let but the speaker,
to whom he seems to pay no attention. but
whose every word he in reality takes in,
make a single statement which interests
him. or which calls for audible or visible
assent or contradiction. and at once the ap-
parently dead person wakes up with
bound, leans forward and puts his hand to
his ear. or mods or shakes his head, or
starts to his feet with correction. or a re-
tort which overwhelms and brushes the as
sailant. Another curious thing about Mr..
Gladstone / have noticed within the last
few days. IT there is serious man In the
world 1t is he and his face has not trace
of humor in it; yet he not only makes the
house laugh at will-generally to confuse
All opponent-but he himself laughs heart
lily. and almost like child, when, for in
stance. after victorious division he has
put the enemy to rout.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02

spoke whoa, but the horse didn'L seem to
recognize my voice and passed right OH out
of sight. | was just wondering why the
conductor didn't punch my ticket, when l
discovered that l was in the descending
node. | didn't have time to calculate my
longitude and latitude. but | have always
thought that my latitude was greatly in ex-
cess OF my longitude. The ground and
lofty tumbling that [ INDUCED in dur
ing the next few minutes was somewhat
startling in its intensity and was highly ap-
preciated by large and representative au-
<dence consisting of me and myself When
I finished, felt as though was walking
advertisement for an ache manufactory. /
was struck in the back with a large cellar
that was passing through the air with great
yeracity, accompanied by great number of
post holes and wide doorways. My right leg
got into an alteration with the roof of
Woodshed cut low in the neck, in which the
leg was badly defeated. A portion of my
forehead was removed and hung on the
:.;ab of a tree that stood several feet from
where began to lie. Up to this time had
made no special record as a liar, but lied
on this occasion with straight, horizontal
calmness that was only disturbed by Ian
tern aud tall doctor. My frontal bone
protruded somewhat out into the ambient
air, and would probably have continued to
protrude up to this time had not the doctor
made his appearance. He promptly sawed
1t off, which greatly relieved me, especially
of the frontal bone.
At present l am dividing my time be-
tween eating my meals in two-story brick
house with broken chimney, and picking
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02

TO advance the interests OF the organlZa-
ton.
Mr.. Barry was born at Cohees, N. Y, in
1S43. Soon after he left school, and stern
necessity compelled him to leave it years
before his time, he went to work in mill
in COhees, Young as he was. he had to be-
gin at O'Clock in the morning and toll all
day till at night.
After several years of mill life he learned
he trade of axe-making. He went West
and settled in Cleveland. When the order
fancy Mr.. Barry joined it and worked
Zealously to promote its interests.
When the great iron workers strike oc-
CURED in Cleveland three years ago Barry
was prominent figure in it. The outcome
of it was that Barry was discharged and
blacklisted all over the country by the fifty.
two firms who controlled the axe trade of
the United States. A new factory was
started in East Saginaw, Mich, and Barry
went there and secured work. He was
getting along nicely when his employer had
so much pressure brought to bear upon him
that he was reluctantly forced to discharge
him. He had hard time of it for some
months. Finally the workingmen of East
Saginaw elected him to the legislature.
Upon finishing his legislative duties he
returned home and began to organize the
lumbermen employed in the Saginaw Val
ley. The great strike followed last sum-
mer, and Mr.. Barry was arrested, in
dicted and tried on charge of conspiracy
and riot
The workngmen of the state raised
large defense fund to enable him to secura
a proper legal defence. The trial was a
historic event, and it ended in the dis
charge of Mr.. Barry. -Four other chargee
were brought against him, but they have
not been tried as yet. The prosecution
doubts very much that jury can be found
in Michigan to convict him.
Mr.. Barry is serving his second term as a
member of the executive board of the
Knights OF Labor. He is favorably spoken
of as Mr.. Powderly's successor as good
master workman.
The citizens of East Saginaw recently re-
quested him to run for mayor, and the
Democratic party of his state has offered
him any nomination within their gift this
coming fall. They are particularly anXi-
Gus hat he should run for Iieutenant-gov-
ernOf.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02

in Touring mills until he became the fore
man OF stone mills. has worked at the car
penteriDg trade and has been foreman of a
large gang of men and heavy contracts.
He speaks English, Swedish, Norwegian
and German, and has smattering of
HALF A. DOZEN OTHER LANGUAGES,
which is OF great Importance to him in
his present position, where he has been for
the past five years. At this season of the
year he receives from one to four carloads
per day Of immigrants bound for all points
of the compass, being now mostly Germans
and Hollanders. A week or two ago nearly
all corners were Scandinavians. Not less
than 200 people per week stop over at the
nniOn depot, every one of whom he must
look after. Some of them have been given
tickets at the other end OF the route, which
are incorrect. reading all right as far as st.
Paul but with the last coupon all wrong
The name OF the place may be all right. but
the state OF county is wrong, and.he must see
that these mistakes are corrected either by
changing their tickets or getting them new.
ones. Sometimes he has sick people On
his hands who must be looked after and
sometimes he has those who have gone
broke and he manages to beg enough some
where to feed them, and often gets trip
u,
Occasionally emigrants die, one year not
less than II, which was the largest of any
one year since Mr.. Cederberg has had
charge of them. Then he must look I'D
their friends and notify them The emf
grants are well cared for. although all do
not appreciate it. The other day Ger
man lost his pocketbook containing all the
money he had. $12.25. Nh Cederberg
traced it up and got it recovered at Mime
apois. where it was found in the car. He
returned it to the loser and received not
even a thank You fer his trouble.
The scene presented to anyone entering
the enigrant rooms is much the same every
day during the summer, except that some
times there is less and sometimes more of
it. Men, women and children to the babe
in arms, standing, sitting and lying around,
dressed
IN THE POOREST-FITTING CLOTHES
it was possible to obtain. and travel stained
by a journey of thousands of miles with
poor facilities and no desire for keeping
neat and tidy. The men wear odd, foreign
caps. with WOODEN scarfs or red hand
kerchiefs about their necks and boots
SO heavy that it was fortunate they
did not have to pay freight on them. The
women wear shawls or handkerchiefs over
their heads and the children have the ap-
pearance Of wearing at least half dozen
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02
About Tights.

AS discussion is rife anent the subject of
tights, we have gone to considerable trouble
and expense to obtain the opinions of va
rious eminent authorities on the subject.
We append few of the verdicts obtained,
and we venture to think that they will be of
especial interest just at this time
Mr.. Joseph Emmett. the comedian. saws:
II see no objection to tights. provided they
are rot Of too frequent occurrence"
Miss Fay TempletOn writes us: ''Sinee
gave up acting | have become convinced
that the stage is miserably immoral, and |
regard tights as one of its many evils. |
watt them from me with spurn and con-
tempt"
Nine. Cavalassi says: Il really could
not get along without them If Won object
to them pray, what can you offer as a sub
stitute?"
Mr.. Edward Evangeline Rice. the emin-
ent impressario, writes: There can be nc
doubt that tights are the one great lever by
which American dramatic art Will be eIe.
waited from absolute degeneracy, Mr.. Dlxey
agrees with me in this"
Mrs. BelVa Lockwood tells us: Il have
never worn them myself; but | should think
they would be very comfortable and taste
full when worn with Il Mother Hubbard"
Miss Lydia Thompson says: After all.
wearing tights is only matter of form"
DR.. Mary Walker writes: Il regard
tights as the next best thing to trousers
Miss Rose Cleveland announces: II
have never worn them, and shall not allow
them at my receptions
Grover Cleveland saws: Il think that
Jeffersonian simplicity should be carried
into matters of dress and what costume is
more tasty than tights"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02
An Appeal for a Hero.s Children.


When Gen. Gordon was beleaguered
in Khartoum, ana all hope
of opening communication with
him from the outer world seemed
to be abandoned, certain adventurous
Englishman, James Curtis by name,
swarthy and tanned like very Moor by
long residence nnder African suns volun-
teered to make his way to Khartoum as the
bearer of tidngs from England to the Eng
fish hero who was holding watch and ward
in the heart of the Soudan over the great fort
ress of Northeastern Africa. Encouraged by
many who sympathized warmly with the
daring of his enterprise, he left London
full of hope and confidence in his ability to
make his way through the tribes of the
desert and enter Khartoum disguised as
a Moslem from Morocco. His gallent at
tempt unfortunately failed, and after
making several more or less forlorn efforts
to reach Khartoum, he was compelled to
halt in the province of Dongola, where
last year he fell victim to the spears of
the Arabs. He has left widow and Young
family unproyided for. and an attempt is
being made among those who approved of
his forlorn mission TO raise little fund to
place them beyond immediate want At
present only some $40 has been subscribed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02
AN EASTER HYMN.
This is holy Easter morn

This is holy Easter morn
A glorious hope doth seem to enfranehise
My pinioned thought and bid it upward rise
And soar away TO realms beyond the skies;
For Christ redeemed, new born,
In spirit riseth now to dwell in Paradise.
On earth, a cross is bore
Unmurmuringly he bowed beneath the load :
Tyrants inhuman still beside him strobe,
To drive him on, with taunt and sheer and
goad;
His anguish heart was sore
Along his pathway tears Of blood have flowed.
SO may a crown be won
To bear cross through all life's weary way:
To humbly bow, yet upward strive, and pray
For strength to bear the burden day by day
Father, thy will be done,''
Learning with steadfast. child-like faith to say.
Though all the world should frowu
And jibe and sneer, and hold me up to scorn,
AS one too spirit-meek yet newly born,
], too, shall rise-like Christ on Easter morn
And wear glorious crown
OF fadeless flowers without single thorn.
Emily Thornton Charles.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02
ON GoULD,s BLACK LIST.
John w. Hayes, the Youngest M m
Der of the Executive Board.

John w. Hayes, the Youngest Mem
Der of the Executive Board.
John William Hayes, the young man
whose portrait adorns this page, is one of
the five men who guide and direct the
knights of Labor. He is the youngest
member of the general executive board,
and he is certainly one Of the most ener-
getic.
He was born of Irish parentage on Dec.
26, 1854, in Philadelphia. He lived there
until he was years of age, when his
parents took him to Ireland.
He remained there until 1871. when he
returned 10 America and settled in New
Brunswick, n j. He secured position
as brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad
and he held it until 1878. An almost fatal
accident ended his railroad career One
night while at work he was thrown from
his car and his right arm was badly mani
gled, rendering amputation necessary. He
then learned telegraphy and worked as all
operator until 1888.
For years he had been an active member
of the Knights of Labor and protege of
Uriah Stephens, the father of the order,
who frequently befriended him. After be-
coming telegrapher he worked zealously
to get telegrapherS organized. The effort
resulted successfully and Mr.. Hayes was
sent to Chicago as a delegate to the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02

National convention of telegraphers which
met in Chicago and ordered the Western
Union strike of 1888.
His activity in the strike caused him to
be placed on Jay Goulds black list. And
when the strike was over Hayes could not
obtain employment in the office he left at
New Brunswick. His friends helped him
to start grocery store in that town and he
is doing a nice business there. He was one
Of the organizers of the New Jersey Labor
congress and served two terms as president
of it.
He is serving his second term as member
Of the executive board of the Knights of
Labor. and he took a prominent part in the
recent conference with Jay Gould in this
city.
He was on the spot in East St. Louis last
Friday week when the deputy sheriffs killed
woman and five men who had taken
neither hand nor part in the strike. 1t was
due mainly to his efforts that the strikers
were prevented from hanging the muir
dererS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02

suits Of clothes one above the other, as if
this were the easiest way of transporting
goods. The whole number, from the pater-
familas to the toddling child. carries
bundles-bundles of such awkward shapes,
bundles of clothes, bundles of bedding.
boxes of all shapes and sizes. tin recep-
tacles for food and perhaps valuables, bas-
kets of whatnot and a thousand and
one articles which no one but
the emigrant himself or an eye
witness to his impedimenta can enumerate.
Among them ali is Mr.. Cederberg, talking
in almost any language to suit the traveller
and now and then looking at his watch to
be sure he lets none miss the right train.
just now the Westward tide of these new
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02
ID 4 HSz e s.

Country bairnie's dearest pleasures,
ldolized as greatest treasures,
Winsome daisies!
Wreathed in children's flowing tresses
Strung in garlands round their dresses.
Wee white daisies!
Into the little hearts of gold
The woes of love-lorn maids are told.
Tender daisiesi
The petals of thy soft crowns white
Are fortune-telers true and bright,
Sunny daisies!
Anon, with thee, methinks are wrought
The shafts of Cupid's cruel sport,
COquettish daisiesl
Crests of topaz, pearl robes rarest,
OF Natures gems the very fairest, e
Lovely daisiesi
Like snowy starlets on rough earth,
Shining thy great Creators woeth,
Peerless daisiesI
Agnes G. Mulholland.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-02
FROM A FOREIGN LAND.
The Immigrant Who Comes to the Glo-
rious Northwest to Take Up
His Abode,
Bringing with Him His Gripsaok, and
the Language of His Native
Country.
His Reception in st. Paul--Some-
thing of the Man That Is
His Host.
A Swell I'm the Tide Noticeable This
Spring-.Bound for the Great
West.
The Immigrant Room.

Down at the union depot, out beside the
railroad tracks, where the engines are con-
tlnually snorting and putting, and the
hundreds of firSt-class passengers daily
get in and out of elegantly upholstered
palace cars, there is a long building of red
brick which few of the ve-mentioned
travellers with tirst-class tickets, mileage
books or passes ever go near. Many of them
do not even know what it is used for and in
the hurry and hustle of taking trains,
incident to this Western country in general
and railroad depot in particular. have
neither the time nor the inclination to find
ont This red brick building is two
stories in height, 800 feet long and 40
feet wide. The lower part is mostly used
for baggage rooms; but the easterly half
up stairs is the emgrant waiting room, the
place SET apart for that class of railroad
passengers who must be separated from the
general aristocratic public because they do
not pay as much for travel and because
they go from one SIDE OF the world to the
other III the poorest steamboat u arters or
III the uninviting emigrnt cars
where men. women. children. bagga re
and tobacco smoke. with all the smells
which olfactogy nerves are capable of de
tecting. keep each other company. LII TUE;
large waitng-r0am provided for the pro
FAM vulgus OF travellers there is scarcely a
day in the year iii which one cannot find
people who have
LEFT HOME AND FRIENDS
to go thousands and thousands Of miles
across the ocean and into the very heart OF
a strange land, often clear across it to
another ocean, to build up homes for them
selves for their children anf for their chill
dren's children. Rarely can any one of
this motley crowd speak word of the lam
guage heard around them. and on the
walls are posted notices IN several
Of the most common of the European Ian
guages fnll of information of all kinds. the
pith Of which is ii they don't know what
they want they can ask the emigrant agent.
The big room il surrounded by settees and
through the center run long tables. In the
midst of these Is another small room used
as an office by the immigration agent
whose business it is to care for all these
foreigners, see that they are made az com
Portable as possible. that they have the
| right tickets. that they get the right trains.
who has knocked about the world
enough to appreciate the condition
of these emigrants. He was born in
SOlvesborg, Sweden, and is ~ years of age
When ii years old he left home and for
four years followed the sea as sailer, cook
| and whatnot and has been in all the prin-
| cipal ports of this country and Europe
He has made thrty-tw0 trips across the
Atlantic ocean, but finally determined to
remain in the United States. He worked