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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31
Costly Bound Books.

The number of bound volumes for
the private use of members of the
house of representatives for the last
congress exceeds fourteen thousand
This number is far in excess of the al
lowance Of the forty-e ghth congress.
The volumes are mostly bound in ex-
pensivc material. half Turkey be ne
the most popular. and the estimated
cost is about $4,000. The members
use them for gitt-bookS, and distribute
them sparingly among fayor,tc citizens,
and every congressman has special
set for his own library. A veteran
congressman who has Stcadfastly OPP
posed an annual appropriation for these
books says: 81 would like to call it a
steal. but my fellow members are the
beneficiarics. aud the books are printed
under the cover Of the law. so ought
not to say anything, but it is all wrong"
Cor. Buffalo Courier
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

10 ould form four continuous frefqh,
ralnS from Ne'0 J &c 10 san F.tnciyco
clear across oar lOhoie c0untyg-Oih
ran 1000 miles tong icf oUer?
Think over these wagon loads again,
more than six lines of these around the
world; these freight car loads; over
Tour and one-half trains from the ATTAIN
tic to the Pacific! All this corn from
our central six-State corn patch. y
But while these figures are wonderful
they teach lesson Of vast importance
to you, and have given these striking
'H'Stfatons to fix your attention upon
the practical lesson. Suppose YOU and
all the others had simply grown clepen
Stdt6S, or etcUeH ears Uhere non 1relO ten
only one ear more in all the hills that
furnished ten ears What would have
been the result? 1t would have piycn
an extra string of 40 bushcl wagon
loads reaching from here to the Allan
TIC, across the Atlantic, across Europe.
ana nearly across Asia 1t would have
gwen Jour aud 0He-haif ertra STRINGS
of wagon loads from San Francisco TO
Boston! 1t would have filled ertyu
freight cars enough. each holdinp 800
bushels, to have made up a freight
tram from the Missouri River to New
York City. At the average price in
Chicago this extra one ear 1l each ten
would have turned in $4,000. 600 cash,
Al little less than twenty-four cents
per bushel this extra ear for each ten
grown would have equaled in cash
value full half of the entire farm
products of Nebraska, livestock in
cluded. Think OF that!
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

Gov. Alger apparently remembers
the days when he worked on an Ohio
farm for SIP a month and his board,
for he has soft place in his heart for
every boy who is working to support
himself. On thanksgiving day he pre-
scented to every newsboy in Detroit a
silver twenty-five cent piece, and for
Christmas day has devised much
more subs antial benefit for the sare
Woodworking little fellows-no less
an the giving to each deserving boy
of suit of warm durable clothing and
shirt There are nearly SOD of these
little fellows, but the governor has
made arrangements with the two lead
ing clothing merchants of the city; and
the whole ontft will be ready for the
boys on the anniversary of the Christ
child
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

Just why the American journals want
to publish all the details and testimony
of the Campbell divorce case, is hard to
understand. No journal of any stand
ing at all, will admit that its aim is to
cater to the tastes of the viscious and
hcentious, and yet that is just what
nearly every daily paper is doing in
publishing all the disgusting trash
otherwise testimony-which is received
by cable dispatches every day. Tho
average reader will accept, without dis.
pute, the statement that the homes of
many of the English nobility are moth
ing more nor less than the hot bed of
RIGHTEOUSNESS in its worst form, but for
the sake of the pure-minded of our
country, omit from the journals which
come into our houes. and are read bv
all, old and Young, the recital of tho
do.ngs of the English nobility.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31
One Side of the Question.

81 see, said man, addressing a
companion, that writer in the
Sctetlfe Ap,ertcan says that laughter
prolong, life. D."
How does he explain his theory?"
well, l don't exactly know, but he
says that it starts into circulation little
hidden particles OF blood which would
otherwise remain dormant Then he
goes on humorousy to say that the
time may COM when physician
will prescribe 50 many laughs TO be
t%Sen 50 many hours apart
Il dare Sd. bat how DO YOU suppose
the phy could produce laughter
at stated time. 1t wouldn't do to
give him laughing gas for that pro luc-
cs anger more often that 1t does
mirth.
That's fact. How would it do to
read extracts from political plat
forms?
Might do very well. "
Say. l believe that laughing does
prolong life. I'll give you AN in
stance. Some time ago, when | was
in San Antonio, | saw two men engage
in quarrel. One of them, lib Lock.
drew pistol and told Bob Foster that
his time was come. Instead of becom-
ing excited, Foster said. Now wait
minuct, lib, er haw, haw. Don't YOU
ter he, he rccollect the time when
we went over TO sec old Miler's dauoh-
tiers? Well, Sir-haw, haw-I thought
| would kill myself laughing. and
then he laughed uproarously. lib,
overcome by astonishment at this un-
timely mirth. lowered his p stol, and.
quicker than a bass striking troll.
Foster snatchcd the weapon and killed
lib. SO, you see, this is an argument
in favor OF laughter. for it saved Eos
ter's life. -
Yes. but it killed the other fellow.
for, don't YOU see, it enabled Foster to
shoot him."
That's fact. expect. after all,
1t is little dangerous. It's the way
with those scientific writer's, though.
They never take up but one side of "a
question. '-ArkdlsaS TrdUeler.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31
ALMA RECORD.
G. M. FLEMrHG. Editor and Prop.
The sales of The Century Macazine


The sales of The Century Magazine
have gone up over $4,000 copies in six
weeks, since beginning the Life of Lin
coin, and it was necessary to issue a
second edition of December on the 18th
A veteran New York publisher predicts
that the permanent edition of the mag
azine will go beyond 100000 before the
completion of the Lincoln history, The
January installment, which is said by
the editors to be of most surprising
interest, occupies thirty pages of the
magazine, and treats of Mr.. Lincoln s
settlement in Springfeld; his practice
of law in that city; the Harrison cam
paign; Lincoln's marriage; his friend
ship with the Speeds of Kentucky; the
Shields duel, and the campaign of 1914.
The illustrations are numerous, in
GLIDING ortraits of Joshua Speed and
his wife, of Mrs. LucyG. Speed, Milton
Hay, President Harrison, General
Shields, William II. Herndon (the law
partner of Mr. Lincoln), and Mr.. Lin
coin himself, from the photograph pre-
scented by him to Mrs Lucy G. Speed.
in 1861. Pictures are given of the house
where Lincoln was married. also the
house where he lived after his marriage.
etc, etc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31
Robert Peel.s Grandson

| was at Harrow public school on
speech day, writes Hon. Seth Low in
The Brooklyn Nayaztnc for November.
and heard recited by two of the bows
quotations touching Ireland. With
admirable fairness one boy was Gwen
part OF one of Grattan' speeches. i'm
which Grattan stated Irclands case
with all the vigor and manliness of his
eloquence. 70 the other boy. who
happened to be the grandson of Sir
Robert Peel. was allotted part Of his
grandfather speech OF 1884 against
the repeal of the act of union. In this
speech Peel depicted the part that
lrishmen had PLAYED in the concerns
OF the empire, mentioning by name
Wellington and others. aud pointing
out how entirely free from jealousy the
English We're. that it hal been an Irish
man who had done this aud that thing
for the common glory. and appealed to
the Irish TO realize how greatly the
field of enterprise for Irishmen was
widened by their union with Great
Britain. 1t was an appeal that stirred
the blood even of an American
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31
Who Was Napoleon?

Ponisi-"Now. speaking of great
men, what do YOU think of Napoleon
Bonaparte?"
Miss Poindexter Qrom Philadelphia)
-"Pshaw! he was nobody. Who was
his grandfather"
Miss Bunkerhil (from Boston)-.I
don't think he could have amounted to
much; he had no middle name"
Miss Gotham (from New York;
"How much was he worth?"
Miss Porcine Qrom Chicago)-"Did
he make his money before the fire or
sinceP"
Miss Montcspan Qrom St. Louis)-
Ibid he belong to one of our old
French amilies?'-Ran,blcr.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

During the the three days, the 18th,
18th and 10Th of December. 10000
money orders were sent to Great Britain
and Ireland through the New York
rostofiice. They aggregated sl77, sSs.
This is little over so per cent. greater
than the sum sent last year in the same
time. The bulk of these orders are to
provide Christmas remembrances for
the old folks at home in England and
ireland. The sum sent this year so far
islarger than ever before. and indicates
the general prosperity of the working
classes of the country.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

The Seventh day Adventists have a
membership of 21,667 souls; in other
lands there are 1,04S. Out of this num-
Der 1892 are actually engaged in
preaching their peculiar do trines.
The children are taught to save their
pennies to provide food, raiment and
Seventh Day literature for a diving
world, and during the year now closing
1906 44 books and l6.9O4.212 tracts
have been scattered broadcast. The
Seventh Day Adventists are laboring in
247 of the larger cities of the country.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

Capt Ericsson's so ar engine has
been completed and is in pra ctical op.
Grafton. The engine is operated by the
suns rays concentrated on the boiler
from concave surface Of mirror Tx
10 feet. A steau pressure of 35 pounds
can be secured, 1t is intended for use
in hot countries. Ericsson SAYS he
hopes the government will take hold
and complete his marine DESTROYER.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

At the session of the Wisconsin state
grange. patrons of Husbandry, at Mad
ison, Grand Master Carr declared that
union of the grange and knights Of
labor would be impossible. His reason
was that the grange could not under
any circumstances adopt the eight.hour
system and apply it to the farm.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

a NEW operate star, Fraulein Anna
Kirbel, is creating great sensation in
Norway. Ole Bulls son. Alexander.
among other experts. is 81 d to have
predicted that Fraulein Krbel will
throw Jennie Lind into the shade, and
Mmo. Marchesi, under whom she pre-.
pared herself for the stage, as well as
Mss Emma Thursby and Mr.. Maurice
Strakosch, are reported to be equally
charmed with her voice. Fraulein Kir-
bel was born in Drontheim, and is
20 years of age
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

JOHN Is. Cook, Ph. e.. has been elect.
cd professor of materia medica and
medical botany, in the Pennsylvania
College of Pharmacy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

A man can form no bette habit than
that of separating himself from tho
maddening crowd for time each
day, that he may devote himself to a
free and sincere communion with him
self. One who has never tried it has
only faint idea, if any, of the recon-
pense it brings in the form of content
ment and refreshment.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

REV WALTER HOME, the father OF
the Church of Scotland, died at Edin.
burgh recently in his eighty-ninth year,
Mr.. Home was minister of Polwarth
for As years. and his father and grand
father had successfully held the same
parish for lO3 years previously to his
own appointment. He was licensed"
as minister in 1922 Mr.. Home be-
longed TO the ancient border family of
the Homes of Bassendean His father
also lived to be the father" of the
church.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

AFFECT poverty is the only spur
which can goad European nobleman
into marrying an American woman,
says letter-writer on the other side.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

EDMUND GossE, in The Athenaun
says; ii have been hitherto very in-
diligently treated by the critics.
have eaten. perhaps. too many sweets. Z"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

THE quick forgetfulness of the world
as regards great men that have out
lived their usefulness was painfully
exemplilied at the funeral of Count
Beust, says the Vienna correspondent
of The London Times. "Thc Protest
ant church in the Dorotheagassc is not
large but it was only half full and the
Fremden6.att, the organ of the foreign
office, reports the deceased statesman )
funeral in paragraph of adozen lines.
Count Taafie and Count Kalnoky were
both present at the service
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

Mr.. EDWARD TERRY has gained dis
tinction by playing at Dundee on a
fast-day, the first time since 1858 that
theater has been open on such day
IN that city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

c. II. BLAsHALL, the first holder OF
the Rotch travelling scholarship, has
made industrious use of his privileges.
In twenty-six months he has Travelled
in Europe 2l,000 miles and made two
thousand drawings.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

WILLIAM ii. PECK. the story-writer
has in Florida an orange grove, q
pineapple patch, yacht, and a sea.
beach.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

ELBmDGE GERRY was the first person
in New York to come out with a fur
cap.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

ROSCOE CoNKLING. describing o
witness on the other side of the case:
Gentlemen, think | can see that
witness now-his mouth stretching
across the wide dessolation of his face
a fountain of falsehood, and a sepulcher
of rum
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

Mrs. Potter has sailed for Paris,
where she will pass part Of the winter
at the French conservatory. She speaks
the language tluently, but wishes to
learn to recite from some of their
French poets. She will introduce Q
recitation with music during its recital
in Partisan drawing
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

EX-SENATOR Roscoe CoNKLING,"
says The Boston Traveller. 's attract
ing many people to the United States
circui. court in this city, who wish tc
see the man who has been so famous
for the past twenty years"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

BARON ANTONIO MANNo. of Turin.
author of "Relazioni Dplomatiche
della Monarchia de Savoia." "Bibliog-
raiia Storica, and other learned works
has recently been given an honorary
degree of doctor of philosophy by the
University of Tub.ngen. In comforting
the degree the university particularly
desired to express its appreciation OF
Manno's generous assistance to German
scholars in Italy. whose attention he
directed to arehieves and other histor.
ical store-houses. Thus. he enabled
Phugk-Harttung to enrich his liter
ltalicum" by communications from
more than one hundred archieves and
libraries.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

The Archduke Albert, of Austria,
and his fellow committeeman. have
raised the necessary funds for the
Radetzky monument at Vienna The
structure will be erected according to
the designs of the sculptor Zumbusch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31
PERSONS AND THINGS.

FREDERICK DOUGLASS goes from
London to Paris and thence To Rome.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

An educated American woman who does
her own Homework fully comes up to the
standard OF true heroism -Aitoona Sunda.
Morning..
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-12-31

The Guinness family, whose grea,
Dublin brewing establishment has been
successfully foated as stock company,
have spent money layi,hly, but always
within their own church and party.
Sr Benjamin Lee Guinness, father OF
Lord Ardllaun, spent more than $500
OJJ in restor ny 81. Patrick's cathedral
tho largest insurance against fire !
ever heard of, said the bishop of
Peterborough. 1t is said that Lord
ArdIlaun on retiring from the business.
got Sl2, 5000 for his interest in it.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-04-05
THE NEW HOTEL.
ARRANGEMENTS PERFECTED THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FURNISH.
ING AND OPENING.
within 10 Days HALEY Will Have a
New First Glass Hotel.

The TINES reporter called on Mr..
Strahorn to-day, in his office, and told
him ne wished to know the truth
about the New HALEY Hotel opening.
Mr. Strahorn was busy preparing the
contracts about the hotel, but with a
newspaper mans frankness, said:
1--WE are closing all the arrangements
now. | 60 off this afternoon. The
new hotel will be opened with ele-
giant furniture throughout, about MAY
LIST. The great furniture house of
Dewey 4 Stone sends the goods. You
know what they carry? We will have
grand ope"ing and let the world
know that HALEY will have, before
many weeks, stopping-plac for the
most select of the land, with every
modern convenience, billiard room,
baths, and manager who is what
every botel man should be-a gentle
man. Before your paper goes TO press,
all this will be perfected. You and
are newspaper men, and you can
state positively that the New Halle v
Hotel will be opened within so days,
under an elegant management"
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-04-05

rABLIsHMENT in Idaho. Upon their
counters are displayed as elegant a
line of spring and summer goods as
ever was seen anywhere, including
French and English suitings, checks,
plaids, and stripes. PRICES MOST
MODERATE. They do not compete
with the slop shops represented by
travelling agents from East or West,
where Mormons and Cinnamon are
employed at rs to so cents per day,
but they do make fashionable clothing
as reasonably as any respectable es-
Enlistment in the country can afford
to. They are here to stay, and fulfill
their contracts with customers, and
only ask call to convince all that it
is to their interest to patronize home
industry. Their cutting has no SUI
perior anywhere, and never failed to
give satisfaction.
m22t12 LUND & ANDERSON.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-04-05

n'ture nearly all saved), $1,000. South
Jake Ottenheimer's saloon. s15oo.
Lockman's butcher shop (damaped\
s4oo. Total less, about s71O0 .,
which 0ne-half is covered by insur.
ance.
The fire lasted about two hours and
would have been much more d;s.s
trous but for the intelligent ener gv
of the fire jakies. o
One-half of the houses DESTROYED
belonged to Messrs. Gillette of Ketob
um and Mckay of Salt Lake. They
will doubtless be rebuilt.
AS this is the second time within .
few months that Mr.. Adams has boer
burned out, he may not care to re.
build.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-04-05
LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Public office is not personal grab.
Justice Lennon SAYS, "Nothing to
day"
Go to Harding for frst-class sign
work. att
Big White Tom with blue eyes, at
krieg's.
Snow-giasses from two-bits up, at
Hendricks. tt
John Condron is expected back by
the first of May.
"Leo." is as graceful in a waltz as
white swan on the water.
Bob Strahorn was in town for bust
ness trip. He left this evening.
Friedman is receiving tons of new
goods-the very latest novelties.
Anybody wishing one of the steam
washers can order it at once by A.
Myers.
Pierce Dorgan is rapidly recover
ing, thanks to Mrs. LeGrande's at
tention.
Only a few yards difference from
Trustee Jackson's to block 40, than
from Pounds.
George Krieg is happy. 1t sagirl.
She arrived Saturday at Z p. m.
Mother doing well.
Dennis Harrington died of typhoid
feveri in Bullion yesterday. Schwamb
furnished the coffin.
Mrs. Fuld's opening of millinery
to-day was just fine. Beautiful hats
and ribbons of the last agony-"Mi-
kado."
Whitley's dance was daisy Satur-
day night. Hailey's "beauty and chiv-
airy were there. The band did It
self proud.
As furnishing recreation and health
full exercise, it is not easy to eXag-
gerate the value of the bicycle and
tricycle.-New York Tribune.
A clergyman has written the Her.
aid to say that the bicycle is the best
means of recreation within the reach
of members of his profession, and he
is right.-New York Herald.
Ayers SarsapaF!lla, the first blood
medicine to prove real success still
holds its place as first in public estl-
ton, both at home and abroad, as
shown by its miraculous cures, and
immensely increased sales.
Tomorrow evening Mrs. ]. A. VIII
son will hold preliminary meeting loI
the elocution class, at the residence
of Mrs. Donald Robertson, and re-
quests all those who intend to loin
the class in elocution to be present al
s O'Clock.
Coffin Bros, having the sole agency
| for Idaho for the Columbia, Amen
can. Challenge, Safety and Ideal biey'
Giles, will lease or sell them on week.
instruments. Those who lntenu te
buy one can make arrangements al
once, and begin weekly payments
Coffin Bros. are also representatives
for Idaho of the League OF American
Wheelmeu,
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-04-05

SHILOH'S CURE will Immediately
relieve Group, Whooping Cough and
Bronchitis. For sale at Tracy's.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-04-05

Whitley's exhibition for children
will be held in his dance hall May
end.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-04-05
A FIRE IN KETCHUM.
N''"' $1,000 worth Of Property Gone
Up In Smoke.

ABOUT ) o'clock yesterday after
"ooi hire broke out in Jake Often.
=. saloon, on Main street,
''Inum' An alarm was given, and
VIC T Ire Department turned out at
s"'e' but Notwithstanding the fact
x Da' IT'S members worked as they never
s;' before, the fire soon spread until
IN buildings were destroyed. Fol
'"g are the losses: North of OF.
.sHae'mer's-Ai. McKenzie's fruit
t 'o'e' $1,000; James & Cooling.
"''ner shop, $4,000; A. Adams's new
s,ano store mot yet stocked),
'"Oo' Fitzsimmons's saloon 1.-THE fur.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-04-05
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