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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-22
A Surgical Triumph.

Gle successful grating of the cornea
of a rabbits eye upon the eye of a hui
man being is an achievement in oph-
thamic surgery worthy of universal at
tention. 1t will raise the hopes of
those threatened with blindness through
disease or imperfections of the cornea,
and will also lead many now in total
darkness to hope that progressive sur
gery may yet open for them the flood
gates of light
The operation was performed in
Philadelphia about two weeks ago up
on the eye of Mrs. Annie Schck. by
Dr. l.. Webster Fox. 1t resulted in
little pain, and IN few days indica-
tons pointed to complete success.
The pat ent was kept in a dark room
with her eye bandaged, and on Tues
day last when the eye was examined
by the surgeons it was found that the
graft was successful and that the pa
tent could d stinguish objects at a d $
lance Of several feet With further
treatment it is expected that the trans
planted cornea will fully restore the
vision of the patieRt
If hope in this regard is fully real
lzed, Mrs. Schlch will undergo SINH
lar operation ON her other eye.-WI-
Udutee " tc0HStH.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-22
POINTS OF HUMOR.

Bank examiners-buglars. Burling-
ton Free Press.
II thirty-two is the freezing point
what is the squeezing pointP Two in
the shade. -Puct.
If a young man feels that his life is
blank, he should try to fill it out and
have it sworn. to. -Erchange.
Ada had ten offers of marriage
last week. " Ella-"How monOtOnous
and persistent of Jack!"- I'd Bits.
If breakers were choosers mag
istrates would be men OF few words aud
short sentences. Detroit Free Press.
Fortunately for the self-csteem of the
rest of mankind. doctors are mo- half rs
wise as they look.-IadtanaPo!ts Jour
nal.
The Judges are nearly as well paid
as the base ball players, but the game
is not nearly so interesting - Toronto
NeUS.
A Western man has named his racing
horse Bad Egg. He has discovered
that a bad egg can not be beaten
Ionkers Statesman.
A Buffalo coal dealer is suing milk
man for watering his milk If this
isn't cheek then there is no such thing
Detroit Free Press.
The more we read about food adult
Grafton the more respect we have for
our old boyine friend. Nebuchadnezzar.
San Francisco Alta.
Alberto do you love me darling?'
Claribel-"Have l not had all the
chairs taken from the room except
this Detroit Free Press.
The man who backs up another man
eflectually in an argument with his
wiie's mother has it in his power TO
borrow money. - SonIerUule Jouraal.
That was bright youngster who
hearing his mother remark that she
was fond of music, exclaimed, Then
why don't you buy me drum?
-Mocttng Bird.
"You have studied the Russian Ian
guage?" mo, but | think | can un-
derstand it." IF you haven't studied
it YOU certainly can not understand
IT, 81 believe l can though. "
What makes you think SOP" 81 am
constantly reading letters which are
written by typewriter operators. -
Troy Times.
Bobby" cautioned his mother,
"&he Bishop is to dine with us to-day.
and you must be very quiet at the ia
bic. l want him to think that You are
a good little boy" Very much i'm
pressed, Bobby ate his dinner in sill
ence, until his plate needed replenish-
ing. PA" he said, devoutly, will
YOU give me some more string beans,
for of such is the kingdom of heayen?"
Epnch.
When the scriptural writer advised people
to heap Goals OF fire on the heads of their en-
enies fuel was probably much cheaper than
/ II is now -Lalc0lu Jo4rHGI.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-22
HARNESSEO TO OXEN.


An Idea OF the Degrading Drudgery
which German Peasant Women
Must Undergo.
lean never forget the feeling of as
constituent mingled with shame with
which | first looked upon "A woman
harnessed side by side with an OK. 1t
was on a lonely road in Switzerland,
near the Italian frontier. Night had
already set in, and the bonGres lighted
b, woodsmen on the steep mountain
sides. hundreds of feet above my head,
gave scarcely light enough to pick a
WAY over the rocky road. hurried on
10 reach the next village, and in my
hurry almost ran into a huge mass of
moving hay A woman was pulling
that hay and an oN-not her husband
was helping her. On the same road l
overlook number of women who
looked like veritabe walking hay
stacks. Strapped on their backs were
funne-like contrivances into which hay
was stacked to height of five or six
fe t. The men who kindly fill the fun
nels that their wives carry, fill the hay
so high that the poor women fairly
stagger under the load. For this severe
labor the peasant women of Switzer-
land and Germany earn from 80 to So
cents day. They take their babies,
their bread and their beer TO the fields,
WELD the scythe all day long then
creep back to their novels under their
huge loads and 60 to bed to get up at
the next morning and 90 through an
other twelve or fourteen hours of sim
liar drudgery / have seen women in
Bulgaria threshing grain with sticks
a very slow and laborious process. and
none the more pleasant for the burn
ing sun that beats down in that semi
trop cal country. While they wero
engaged in this work their brothers
and husbands sat on the shady side of
their tEatched huts and dozed or mind
ed the children as the humor struck
them. Evidently, in the Bulgarian
peasants opinion, woman's sphere is
where the hardest work is TO be done
In He delberg l made the acquain-
lance of an honest red-cheeked woman
who made her living selling milk. She
had a small cart that held two six gal
Ion cans To this cart she htched her
self and dog and made her rounds
from house, TO house sell
ing milk at six cents a
quart. This queer team stopped be.
fore the door of my lodgings punctual-
IL every morning and while | chatted
n moment with the German frau the
dog would lie down in his harness to
rest The frau and her husband were
trying to save enough to bring them
10 America. The hus band was a shoe
maker, but somehow never managed
to save anything. There was not much
profit in milk, still she would be very
careful and hoped to have enough
"some day" Once in America she felt
sure that she and Hans could get along.
1t is doubtful whether the poor woman
with all her economy and toll will ever
reach her goal. MANY months after
wards, when | was in Heidelberg she
was there still. hitched with her dog
in the cart selling milk for six cents a
quart - Toledo Blade.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-22
WALL PAPER.

Wall paper, borderand decoration
are now arriving. We have the fin
est selection ever brought into Alma
and anyone wishing to paper or dec
crate their homes Will find our stock
complete, and are invited to call, cX-
anime and get prices. If you wish
to whiten or tint your walls, use ala
bastine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-22
SCHOOL BOOKS.

IIarper's, Barnes, and all kinds
of school books kept in stock. We
buy school books direct from pub
fishers and get an extra discount
States, spongcs, writing tablets, pen
ell tablets, box paper and full line
of school supplies always on hand
and at reasonable prices.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-22
WINDOW SHADES.

We carry large line of window
shades and fixtures, oil shades, IIol-
land shades, felt shades and plain
and figured paper shades; also
French tissue paper and shelf paper.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-22
DRUGGISTS SUNDR|ES

We have a complete stock of these
goods, consisting of cloth and hnr
brushes, combs, tooth brushs, per
fumery, trusscs, etc. Tube paints
and artists supplies; cigars a spec
ialty, Bakers Lucky Star and
Lucky Spot arc our scent leaders.
Wines and liquors for medioinn
and mechanical purposes only. Pre-
scri ptions accurately compounded.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-22

n has been IN use for - years. and has prove,d
n be- tha best urenaration IN the MAJ let tor SlGh
rTADhCHF. PAIN ~ THE SIDE OR BACK,
.IVER COMPLAINT, PIMPLES ON TIE FACE,
DYSPEPSIA, PILES. and all Diseases that arise
SOM n pisorlercd Liver or on impure 1lood.
thousands Of our best people take II and giveit
. their children. Physicians prescribe 1t daily.
hose who use il once recOmmend II 70 others.
Itis made fron Yellow Dock, Honduras Sar-
sparilla Wild Cherry. Stylingia IIandehon,
3Assafras, WiuterEreen, and other well known
valuable Roots and Herbs. II IS strictly Vegeta-
HE and cannot hurt the most delicate constilu
hon Itisone Of the best medicines IN use Tor
Regulating the Bowels.
II il sold by all responsible druggists at one
dollar for quart bottle, Or six bottles for hVe
Those who cannot obtain a bottle Of this medi
cine from their druggist may send us one dollar
Gnd we viii deliver il 10 them free of any charges
W. JOHNSTON q Co, Manufacturers,
& jefferson aYenuc. .... .pETROIT. MOI
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-06-22
NJ M\0EGE % %iT@ys' h n.Es

II z y z , IJt'J
Soother at hand. It is the only safe
medicine yet made that will remove all
infantile disorders. 1t contains nO Opium
or Morphtno, but gives the child natural
case from pain. Price ID cents. Sold by
Sold hy b. S.Wehb.
National Republican., 1888-03-29
THE JoS.\DABS' FAIR.
Committees Appointed and the Work
Nnnpeh Ont.


\ meeting was held last night nt st..
Georges Hall of the committees in charge
uf the Junadaba' fair, which is to be held ut
the Rifles Armory for one week, commenc-
ing April .. The reports handed in were
very encouraging, and mention was made
in them of the receipt Of many articles AMI
donations from merchants and friends
The general committees appointed are as
follows:
EXccutive-A. $. Dent. chairman: VIM.
II. Young, secretary; II. W. Andrews.
treasurer: ll.W. Brewer, John Ryan. Samuel
{. Mills, John j. Weed. and W. H. Crockc-.
financc-W T. Williams. Edward Mul-
len. j. n. Small, F. Clements, and l.. X.
Pourc
Decorations and purrhases--L l.. Niclol-
son, T. u. Baker, II. =. Moore, j. Stanley
and \. j. Kennedy.
supper and rcfrcshmcnts-L. II. Julian.
j. +. IlcndricksOD. \. p Funk, J. W.
Pourc. and John Fulton.
Notng-John Hammond. \. j. Kennedy.
Edward Mullen, Charles A. Caho. William
Dsbnurnc.
Music aud ccoratiOns-John Herb ri
Thomas Humphreys, John i. Henry, J. Il.
Strohlc, W, :. Crown.
Hall and ortler--ti. ID. BiggS. O. w.
Rradt. Arthur L. Talks, Daniel Donaldson,
l.. X. Xook.
uscmcnls-Thomas Humphreys. H.
X. W. Patterson, }. i. llibbs, q. d. Bgg',
David POOre.
National Republican., 1888-03-29

The annual report uf the 81, Paul show,
gross earnings "t S!53~l!}, an increase OF
SCln'Fl' the operating expenses We're Sij.39i
t!;i, an Increase of 500, 70; net earnings $40
Ch,im decrease Of SllS,iOS; the total income
was SlO3l2S5l. an increase of 81, lia: dividcnds
amounted To- SH:i, ,5%i, am Increase uf sol.
~; the bonded debt was increased from SIN
GSWO To- - lH,%5Wo The company hns no
floating debt
The statement Of the business Of lines of the
PcnnSylyania Railroad Company east of Pitts.
burg ana Erie, for February, lSSS, aS com.
pared vii IA the >amr month In 1857 shows an
Increase In gross earnings uf S3O0,Gji; an In.
crease IN expenses Oi Sll!5il; u decrease in
net earnings of S.LSil. The two months of
1858, As compared with the same period Of 1857.
show an increase in giOsS earnings of S132 81;
increase In expenses of S063 l;0 a decrease In
net earnings Of S930,30j All lines west OF
show deficiency in meeting all liabilities OF
tO3Ol0, being a loss, aS compared with the
same period ol 1851, Of SSel ,iij.
National Republican., 1888-03-29
1 Party in Sublrrtinn.

\ correspondent suggests that the
silence of the Democratic press Il, to any
presidential candidate, to be- brought before
The -, Louis convention, except Mr. Clcva-
land, l. ominous; that II Is only a sort Of
calm before the storm that volcano Is
about to break ouI in the shape Of well
considered, deeply laid secret opposition
movement,
We don't believe word Of II. No doubt
lhcc have been plottings against Mr. Clcve-
lmd, They commenced long time ago
They commenced before he had been in the
white house a week and they hay, no
ceased from that time Till this, but eth
man OF destiny" has borne them all down
like resistless Hood and he is to-day
hundrcd-fold more Of a dictator To his
party than he was on the day Of his maugu-
ration,
Al these insinuatiQns We hear about Sc.
National Republican., 1888-03-29

GN EorLANGEH'S pay amounted to u little
over sG,cCo year while hc was In active com.
wnnd Cf Tie l3th army corps. When he wa q
wadc ron.actiyc by the order of the minister
Of war his ray was reduced to about Sl,iO) u
year, and now that he Is placed On the retired
li,t lie will receive only $1,000 II year. but
while on the retired list he has the privilege of
Standing for election to the chamber II depu.
Ties and of this privilege he will doubtless
take advantage. If he does not he has less
spirit than he has been credited with. His
Opposition from his command was IL very harsh
Measure and has made more friends for him
than for the government. The general has
,lGwn great patience under the attacks that
lave been made on him, hut the time has now
tome for him TO strike back Keep your eye
ON lin. he will be heard from again
National Republican., 1888-03-29

crct movements against Cleveland Is mere
yarorirg foolishncss, founded ON moth NJ
but a wish that something of thckind might,
would, or could happen, 50 & m1n more.
touch with the rank anl lie Of the pdrty
might have q chance of election.
Mr. Cleveland holds the Democracy In tho
hollow Of his hand Never was mtu m IRE
all-Iowcrr,il with his following, auI set tia;
following would turn aud rcn him Il It
could. 1t 4, afraid OF HIM II darcS mo-
offend him. IL docs not trust It, furtuIcstD
any other leader. Every attempt a: revolt
against himhas been miserable ias,O. Thoh
who thought TO oppose him at the bcgnnin {
Of lis administration, and who bolicyc
they had the power to SOW the sael' of dis
content and disruption soon found them
sclycs 50 entirely alone that they were gln1
enough to come back and lick the M lstaG's
hand.
Mr.. Cleveland hae given his party ample
opportunity TO split into thDIsan frlr-
mcnts: yea. he has almost invited It. llchls
not only given oircnsc to some Of its tim =
honorcd Leaders, hut he has prom Il gate
more than one prOnunciamcntO TINT w)lll
have been fatal In its effects If coming ia u
Il source less inherently authoritative. IL
tariff message would have been called re 'l-
less AMI auda ious hy larg" aud inllucn-
tiHl portion Of his party If written by any
body else, and it, effect woIll have been
to produce an immediate aud disastrous re-
volt. Upon nothing is the country 81 sen
sitivc as the tariir, and yet, with few
Lao, IN.,, Ia,
either applaudcd the President or silently
aCquicsCcd.
Note the south, for instance In Nir-
ginia. Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee.
and Alabama there is an almost uuanm III
voice among the Democrats for u tlri1
that shall foster the young industries spr' =
| ing up in all directions. The are opanin {
mines. building manufactures, bpillm :
railroads into vast uueNplorcd lumber re.
gions, aud Just entering upon al cl o:
long delayed prosperity the like %. witch
has been seldom .ccn. aud yet thIsn sln =
southern Democrats who know what u
blight a destruction of prJ;c tive Il Tie,
would innct upon their count'Y ar, artn'l
not to acqliosccin the nOm,ult'un us NJ.
Cleveland for II second term.
Even the Hon. Samuel j. Ranlall, that
champion Of the protecticnist wing of the
Democracy, seems to he well nigh silcncel.
The tlercencss of his opposition has been
0ppcascd in some strangely mysterious man
rcr. Is it possible that even he, too, is to
succumb to the influence of the cntlrallin :
mcsmcIist of the white houseY Are the
faint and indistinct utteranccs that com"
from him now and then hut the itful, half
hearted protests Of man who feel, the
foundation slipping from under him, and
whose vital force in opposition is about to
expire? Ishe 10 Join hands with his cowdrdly
associates, and Is the whole Democracy To
march up to the St. Louis convention like a
sheep dumb before the ,hcarer?
1t looks very much that way.
National Republican., 1888-03-29

ctS, lonN NEWTON, who blew up Hell Gate
trd wi q j. now commissioner of public works
in Ncw York city, has Just been elected prci
dent Of tie Panama Railroad Company, which
i now owned by the Panama Canal Com
ICny. There is also to he new board of di
rccturs. This radical change has been brought
shout through the influence of De Lessep"
vi thinks the old officers Of the railroad were
not sufficiently active in behalf of the canal
Gen. Stwton is one Of the best engineers Of
he age; Is Il man Of wide influence. anl It l.
thought he can he Of great service in making
the Panama canal more popular with Amcr.
ans This new move does not indicate that
rc Lcsscps and his associates are In such
GcsIcratc straights rs represented, Gen.
newton would hardly take this step unless h.
lclicvcd in the completion Of the enterprise.
u the meantime It was reported from Paris
yesterday that shares of the company had ~.
NanCcd u francs under the prospect that the
proposed lottery loan would hc favored by
tie chamber Of deputies.
National Republican., 1888-03-29

Now rHNT the Mount Vernon Ayenla
Association is about to lay its rpost worthy
Enterprise before Congress with view 10
material assistance. would ii not siren stlen
IT, plea greatly if it could cyhb.t clear
right of way from Arlington to Mount VcG-
non end an actually located line for the
:Ncuucy We know Of nothing that stands
IN III" way of the accomplishment of either
'f these objects, and they are undoubtedly
uf such importance that they ought to he
given immediate attention. We hope this
suggestion will commend itself to the goo
sense of the association.
National Republican., 1888-03-29

NLw YORH S soon TO be again RECALLED by the
presence of thr dazzling bat uncertain Miss
Sadie Maltinot, who has a career that would
make two or three dime novels of unusual
interest. Miss Martnot is to appear AT the
Casino, which establishment she left with IN.
accountable NuddcmeSS Just about two years
ago. Recently she has been SOjOurning in
Paris and comes from thence at this moment
on Il French steamer. In the spring of lS"j
Size was playing AN engagement at the Casino
and was meeting with great success, but one
I re day she was missing without word of
warning and It was months before the public
new whittier she had fled. II finally turned
cut that she had gone to cuba and then to the
south Of Europe, Having aesthetic tastes She
went 10 Rome, Venice and Florence TO study
rt Miss Martlnot i an artist IN more re
Nrects than one. There are many who could
ear ample testimony to this fact. For in
stance, she not only sings divincly, but she
dances like Sylpl. She has been known to
make other people dance, when laboring IN Ter
Il sudden outburst of temper. She also knows
better how to use sparse clothing than
Iny other woman on tn" American stage. If
shC had been with Mother Eve ut the time the
original fg.lcaf was rcSOrted To, She dOIbtieS
could have made suggestions of value. No
one has ever been known to play the part %
Young and touching innocence with less cloth
ing to Justify II than Miss Martinot lltrcDn.
ing Is deemed Of sufficient importance To he
umuuuced with some detail by special cable
70 the New York papurs, An innovation watch
shc proposes is To appear in one Of her operas
~ ballet dancer not uttirrI in llaZy, diGph.
aEoUs white, but In costume rs bla"E n
niGht-and rs limited aS the law will allow.
\ lallct costume Of black we'll, You may
assume that white II will be u novelty, II vii
not fail to 'atiSiy the artist" ryc under cIu-
trul of 50 tasteful nu rnrhantgc,, rs Miss
MGrtiEut.
National Republican., 1888-03-29
SrRlNG clild'S suits. Eiscman's, cor. ;th " /
Mr.. wolris u Temperance Man.

EDl1oR NATIONAL HEPu BIlCAN: In your
report Of last nights meeting ut Masonic
Temple you say, ''Mr. Simon Wolf spoke in
dcfcEse Of the liquor traffic" l beg leave
leave, once for all, to say that Mr.. Wolf did
rot so speak. nor has he ever done so.
an rs temperate man and as great an al.
vocatc of temperance MS lives. ! am not q
pIOhibiiiOnist. ] believe in education. In
training. not restraining: am opposed to all
fOlms of drunkenness and intcmperance.
sumptGGry legislation included
With NE this matter is one of principle
and right and not of drink. ! am not the
paid advocate uf any interest, except the in.
icrcst of caring for my manhood, and allow
ing no restriction on my right to drink o.
eat whatsoever ] choose. believe in rcg l.
lGting Gnd taxing the liquor traffic intrll-
gently, and punishing the drunkard jus, as
the thief or any other criminal is punished
] am rot opposed to the commission asked
for Of Congress The intelligent and dlsin-
tcrestCd friends of personal liberty are all
in favor of thGtullcst investigation. if i'm
partially done, and know that the brewers
aud wine growers share similar opinions.
Passion and glIsh can never settle matters
Of this vital character. Public sentiment
against the result of drinking intcmperatcly
and hCme training can alone bring abuIl
That condition Of sObricty and true temper
Grcc for which all good men and women
long, Truly yours, 5. WOLF.
National Republican., 1888-03-29

Mn. LUTHER H. MARSH, "f New York Is i
lawyer If considerable yrputc. Ills name Is
almost u9 familiar us that uf Whcalrr II.
lrcElam on stephen =, Sash. he was the
chairman Of the Now York commission Ia lay
cat q number Of park above the Harlem river,
Eut Mr. Marsh promises to attract more no.
Gora~ Spitualist Of the most pronounced
and radical form than he ever did as a lawyer
or park commissioner lie Is possessed Of a
large collection of paintings, which he de.
raros have been produced through the
influence Of Raphael and other Illus.
rIuus but lOng.dcrcHsrd masters The
spirits of these great artists, he says,
operate through the mcdumShp Of
woman known as Nine, piss Dcbar, who i
daughter ul Lola MoutcA and Ludwig |, king
of bavaria, Mr. Marsh shows the paintings
to friend. who visit him with the utmost can.
dor and good faith. lie says the pictures
blush ont before his eyes from new and I'M
touched canyascS, Some time ago an oil pOr.
trait of Swedenborg evolved itscl from
pure white canvas In Il single night Among
the portrait thu, produced for Mr., Marsh are
those Of Rachel and Nelson, the 'trcsses;
Robert Burns, King David, Moses, ST. Paul,
and PhaIaoh's daughter. Mr., Marsh Is going
to allow these wonderful paintings to be ex.
liblted, This suggests story 10 the effect
National Republican., 1888-03-29

ONE of the most entertaining bits of tcs,j-
tee for many day was that Of Mr.. Vim.
Dudley Foulkc. president of the Indiana
'iNil Service Reform Association, before Mr..
ilo''s special Senate committee yesterday
IRONING. Mr. FOulkc revealed Il beautiful
,th,c of affairs in Indiana, where the Dan
Nourlecs idea Of Democracy prevails, AMI
whore things have been allowed to take
iLrir natural. unrestricted course. and wIcrc
" clean sweep has been made regardless of
every consideration uf the fitness u; APP
/, ,iitU,s or the good of the public s.ryjcc.
National Republican., 1888-03-29
Sons of NeInraIIs,

y regular meeting Of Gen, John \. LOgar
Camp No, =, 5. ". was held last night at st
Georges Hall, Eleventh street, between T. and
7 northwest, VI, u. Buckley and Edward
Collins were mustered in, The meeting wa,
then thrown open for the good of the order
lain swallow and Comradc CroiSsant. of Tho
g, A. r.; capt. H. II. Campbell, of Caster
Camp, No |, and capt, W. \. Test, of Phila
dclplia. Past capt, W. Farluhar presented
the camp with Il portrait of Gcn Logan, bcinl
the gift of Gen, Whitaker, and u vote Of thanks
was returned the donor,
National Republican., 1888-03-29

'l'nE breath of chronic cat0lrh patient Is
often 81 offensive that he cannot 90 into
society and he becomes an object Of disgust.
After Il time liberation sets m the >pongy
homes are attacked, aud frequently entirely
destroyed. \ constant source Of discomfort
j. the dripping uf tue Wlrucut Nrrrctuus into
the thrOnt, sometimes producing mvrirratp
IronchitiS, which. In H.. turn, has bnca III.
exciting cause ut pulmonary disease. Tho
brilliant results which have ATTENDED it, Il,e
for years past properly designate Ely's Cream
BALM as 10y tar tile hest II not the unly real
cure for hay fever, rose cold and cdtaIrl.