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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
A COwardly Murder.

Frank Brown, son of Justice Farley
Brown, who lives three miles south OF Read
ing, was alone with his wife at his house
Wednesday evening when, at nine o'clock,
he was called 10 the door by some one who
raped for admission. On opening the
door he was shot dead by an assassin, who
is as yet unknown. The ball entered one
eye and penetrated the brain. The great
est excitement prev ills in the neighbor-
hood No trace OF the assassin has been
found beyond some tracks in the muddy
road leading 10 the depot in Reading and
then into the village where they were lost.
IL is supposed the villain, fearing he
would be tracked, hope to make it appear
that he took a train out of town, but re-
turned and is still in thevillage or has gone
out into the country again. There is not a
hint of any possible motive for the dastard-
ly deed. Every nerve will be strained TO
solve the dreadful mystery surrounding the
crime. Mrs. Brown, wife of the murdered
man who was the only one in the house
with him when the shot was fired, ran 10 a
neighbours and gave the alarm. She did
not see the murderer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
The JAMS Try II.

The secretary of the state board OF
health has received from Kimurs, profess
or at the navy medical school, Toxic, Jap
an, a medical journal published in Japan
in both the Japanese and English Ian
guages. In which is the report OF the in
vestigation of malignant disease which
caused great excitement, and some OF the
people lett their homes in order To escape
the horrible plague DR. kimura re
ceived instruction at the university of
Michigan and was familiar with Prof.
Vaughans researches, by which he DIS
covered tyrotoxcon. This enabled the
Japanese medical officers TO carry on an in
vestigation, which resulted in proving that
the disease was due TO tyrotoXicOn poison
ing. There was an unusually large amount
OF oysters in the bay and these the people
discovered and ate in large quantities. The
oysters cont .ined the poison. The people
who ate them were made sick and many
died When they learned that tyrotoxicon
in the oysters caused the disease they stop
ped eating the oysters and the plague"
ceased m.raculously.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
The Standard Raising nateS.

On the 9Th Of this month circulars were
sent out by the general freight departments
of all of the lines leading into Lima from
the west notifying their agents that at the
close of business on the Goth all tariff on oil
from Lima, O.. will expire and "a new tariff
will be issued, TO take effect on the 2lst inst.
The Standard company has succeeded in
getting ali of the western lines to agree TO
a raise in tariff on oil to all points west Of
Chicago.
The Standard company, with its pipe
line to Chicago, can pour :, 900 barrels of oil
per day into that city at a cost of less than
three cents "a barrel. while the independent
shippers must pay the railroads 2315 cents
per barrel, and according TO the new tariff,
the price will be advanced over one half
Ohio producers have signed a protest 10 the
advance, which has been forwarded to the
chairman of the central tariff committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
The Indian Wins.

Years ago, when the jackson iron com
parry was locating certain mine property
near Flat Lake, it employed an Indian
named Iobagman TO assist them, and gave
him twelve shares Of unassessable stock in
in the company. After he died this stock
was found in his house, and his daughter,
Charlotte, tried to get tho company TO pay
its value, but the claim was resisted en- the
ground that she was his daughter by an
Indian marriage, which, under the law, is
no marriage at all.
The supreme court holds that under the
tribal relations the Indians were then
maintaining the marriage was recognized
by them, and is therefore 20 be treated as
just as good as anybody's marriage So
Charlotte wins her case.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
Democratic Ladies.

The ladies' democratic association of
Ohio, held meeting in Columbus the
other day and elected as officers; Pres
ident, Mrs. James f.. Neal, of Hamilton /;
Secretary, Miss Belle Armstrong, Cleve-
land; Corresponding Secretary, Miss
Josephine Bruck, Co'umbus Treasurer,
Mrs. John G.. Pugh, Columbus; Executive
Committee, Miss Emma G. Wrth, Miss
Emily Beck, Miss Margaret Eeinmiller
Miss Pauline Fritsche, Columbus. The
association is formed for the purpose OF
raising funds with which TO purchase a
banner to be presented to the county show.
ing the largest per cent OF gain for Hon.
James T.. Campbell over the vote cast for
Grover Cleveland in 1888.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
THE STATE.
Michigan |. o. &. r.

TIE annual session of the grand lodge OF
Good Tempiars was held in Grand Rapids
tllis month.
The report Of the grand chief templar
states that he has travelled over 1900 miles
the past year visiting lodges by rail- ISL by
teams, 80 miles by water and "a miles on
foot. He attended 90 district lodges, IL
subordinate lodges, delivered Isl address
es, organized IL lodges, reorganiled two,
and wrote nearly 900 letters. 'The
order" he says, lis not as strong as IL was
a year ago numerically. The last two cam
paigns have done much To weaken the
order. During the months of August, Sep
TENDER and October, 1883, we lost upwards
OF 500 members. This was during the heat
OF the campaign We not only have check
ed the falling of but have turned the
tide
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: G.. L., Albert Dodge; G.. T., Il. j.,
Connell; G. &. r., o. w Blair, Grand
Rapids; G. V. r., Eda Langworthy, Spen-
Ger Creek; c. Sec, Albert Dodge, Fowler
vile; G.. Treas, i. j. Connell, Muskegon !;
c. Counselor, &. l.. Russell, Detroit; grand
superintendent of juvenile templars, Mrs.
II H. Knapp, Howell.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
Michipan's New Bishnn.

Rev. Thomas Frederick Davies, ID d.,
was on the morning of Oct 18th, in Phila-
delphia, consecrated bishop Of the diocese
of Michigan. The consccrator was Right
Rev. John Williams, -. d., Ii. D., bishop
of Connecticut, the presiding bishop of the
episcopal church. The candidate for the
episcopal mantle was presented for conse-
Grafton oy Right Rev Oh William Whit
aker, ID. d., bishop of Pennsylvania, and
Right Rev. George ID. Gillespie, ID. d.,
bishop of western Michigan.
The sermon, an exposition of the ecclesi-
astic Importance of the solemn ceremony.
and positive reiteration of the belief in
the apostolic descention, was delivered by
the Right Rev Henry Cadman Potter ID.
d., Ii. d.. bishop Of New York.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
4 NnrWav Rrntn

Henry Sampson, prominent young
business man of Norway, was arrested in
Iron Mountain few days ago for crimi-
nally assaulting little 6.year Old Mary
Brackert, the daughter of a saloon keeper
living opposite his place of business The
child is dangerously i'll, but in the opinion
of the doctors will recover The citizens
of Norway are in fever of excitement,
and the indignation at Justice Patenaude' 5
act in fixing Sampson : bail at 81 ,0JOcaused
him 10 issue new warrant and place bonds
at 5000. The prisoner was unable TO Sc
cure bail, and has been taken 10 Norway
for safety.
and offered a sum of money TO have the
case settled, but the oher was refused.
thus dispelling any idea that the case was
one OF b.ackmail The prisoner waived
examination and will take his chan ces in
th circuit court.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
A Life Prisoner Admitted.

The second trial of Oregon Hamilton in
Newaygo, for beating his infant child To
death, resulted in his acquittal
The first trial OF Hamilton for the crime
occurred in March, 1855 and resulted in a
verd let for conviction, and he was sent to
the jackson prison for life The conviction
was brought about through the testimony
of Mary Marston, woman whom Hamil-
ton had hired 10 care for the child. She
swore that the father had repeatedly beat.
Ell the child in the most brutal manner.
AT the present trial Hamilton introd uced
a food of testimony showing the great af-
lection he had for the child, and the trial
became so sensational that standing room
in the opera house, where the trial occur
red, could hardly be obtained.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
FIVE PASSENGERS KILLED.
\ Car OH the Inclined Plane in Cincin-
natl Breaks Loose.

a terrible accident happened on the
Main street incline plane in Cincinnati the
other afternoon. a car had reached the
top of the incline, when the cables broke,
and there was nothing TO hold the truck.
II came crashing down and ran into the
passenger station and office below.
There were nine passengers on board,
ana five were killed and three more prob
ably fatally injured; others were also In-
jured more or less seriously.
The accident was caused by the engin-
eer failing to slaclen the speed of the car,
and il struck the bumpers at the top with
such force as to break both the active and
safety cables.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
Three i'm New York-Three i'm Texas.

Three young men, Jerome Race, John
Lewis and Thomas Cooney, were struck by
the locomotive of a freight train at Hud-
son, n. Y, the other morning and instant
ly killed. They were walking up the track
and were intent in getting out of the way
of n passenger train when they stepped in
front OF train on another track,
A freight train on the Texas & Pacific
road was thrown from the track at Mad
den, Texas, the same day and X. j. Bible,
engineer, Chas. Jones, fireman, and G.. w.
Mansfield, brakeman, were killed, the two
former being roasted under the engine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25

Hogs-Market fairly active, light, $4,000
4.50; rough packing, S3.90G4; mixed
S4G4.40 heavy packing and shipping, 81
0gi.3O.
Cattle-Market steady; natives, 1898 - /;
cows, Sl.20(d2.h0 stociers, Sl.90Ca2 30 /;
Texas steers, s2012. %.
Sheep-Market steady; natives, $3C1460;
lambs lower, s4@565; western sheep,
S3.4094.05.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
Standard Oil Defeat Sustained.

The Toledo circuit court has sustained
the decision rendered recently by Judge
Pendleton, in common pleas court at Find.
lay. The suit was brought by the Stand
ard Oil Co. TO prevent a railroad being
built along territory which had be9n leased
by that company for gas and oil purposes,
the Standard company claiming TO own the
entire right except for agricultural pur-
poses. This was denied.
Paris advices OF the 18th inst, say: Dis
asterous floods prevail in the department
OF the Jura. a number Of bridges have
been carried away. Ions lie Saulnier, the
capital of the department. is inundated,
and number of villages are surrounded
by. water. The military are actively en-.
gagged in saving life and property.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
State Senator Rannpy Dead.

Hon. Peyton Ranney died at his home in
Kalamazoo on the l4th inst. after short
illness.
Mr.. Ranney was born at Westminster,
VT. in November, 1926. He came 10 this
state over 80 years ago, and has been an
active and successful business man in Kal-
amazoo for most Of that time. He was pres
ident OF the village aud mayor of the city two
terms each, and alderman and a member of
the legislature in 1884. AT the time of his
death he was senator from the eighth
district, and was stalwart republican.
DR.. Ira NJ. bartholomew, the oldest
practicing physician in Lansing is dead.
He was "A representative in the legis a
ture in 1878, mayor of the city three CON
secutive terms, president of the state med
ical society in 1870 and ~, and had state
wide reputation. For many years he was
the partner of II. b. Shank, who died few
months ago.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
FOREIGN.

1t is said that the Car and Bismarck
have arrived at mutual understanding.
Twenty members of the guard OF the
Sultan were drowned on the 10Th inst
while crossing river near Laraiche.
Nine thousand miners are on a strike at
Lens, France
"Jack the Ripper" or one of his elk. IL
operating in Hamburg Germany.
Boulanger left London the other day
with his plans entirely completed for an
immediate descent upon the French coast.
The next morning was the appointed
time, and either Brest, Mates or Cher
bourg the place. When it was learned that
the government was prepared TO meet
him, the attack was postponed, but not
abandoned The minister of war has order.
ed an inquiry to be made and strong meas.
ures OF defense have been adopted
The desire of the Canadian government
to establish fast Atlantic service to com.
pete with the ocean greyhounds that ply
between New York and Europe seems to
be frustrated and the boats will not be
built.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-10-25
There are 470 veterans in the soldiers
home at Grand Rapids

There are 410 veterans in the soldiers
home at Grand Rapids.
Judge Hugh McCurdy, newly elected
deputy grand commander of the Knights
Templar, was given rousing reception i'm
Corunna the other night.
Potatoes are be ing shipped from Petos.
key at the rate of 1000 bushels per day for
% cents per bushel.
w. ). Stafford has been appointed road
master of the Duluth, South Shore & Al.
lantic railway, from Marquette to the 500
and st. lgnace, vice G. II. Watson resigned.
Rumored that e2,0o0,0OO company will
furnish water power, canal and build eleya-
tors at Sault Ste Marie.
Mr. Wiley and Mr.. Clark of Wileyville
went out coon hunting the other night.
Clark climbed tree. aud soon after Wilav
shot at a coon in the same tree Instead 81
hitting the coon he shot Clark, and the moor
fellow fell from the tree, dead.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-05
LIFE IS WHAT WE MAKE IT.

 Let's 0itener talk of noble deeds, And rArer Of the bad ones. And sing about our happy days, And now about the sad ones. We were not made tO fret and sigh. And when grief sleeps to wake it. Bright happiness Is standing by, This life is what we make it. Let's find the sunny side of men. Or be believers in it; light there is in every soul That takes the pains to win e.. Oh, there is slumbering good tn all. And we perchance may wake tt: Our hands contain the magic wand. This life is what we make it. Then here's to those whose loving hearts Shed life and j'y about them; Thanks he to them for countless gems. We ne'er are seen without them, Uh. this should be a happy world To all who may partake ii; The faults our own tf it is not This life is what we make iL
 -Exchan0e
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-05
Where the Great Captain Died.
Rxchanea.

The Drexel cottage at Mount Me- Gregor, in which General Grant passed his last hours, is kept just as 1t was when he died, with the exception of the removal Of few personal belong ings of the family. The two big leather covered easy chairs in which he passed % many painful days are drAped in black and left in the same position they wore in when he occu- pied them. The clock on the mantel has been silent since the moment of his death, when the doctor stopped 1t, and the writing tablets he used when speech was prohibited are in case on the wall, together with his pencil and a couple of messages in writing to MT. Drexel.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-05
Harvest Excurssons.

September axth and October sth the Missouri Pacific railway and St. Louis, Iron Mountain A Southern railway will run Harvest Excur- .,ons to all polnts in southwes.eIn ni.sonri. snd Utah. Only one fare for the round trip. Tickets limited to thirty days, with liberal stop-over privileges For full description Of John E. Ennis, District Psssengsr Agent Mis- souri Pacino Railway. lse Clark street. Ohioa-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-05
Ideas Are in Demand.

AoGa8 AEG M DGhnauos
 A half a dozen of the most successful men of New York were recently asked what chance young men have to get on in this world these days, says the Chicago Herald. Jay Gould, Russell Sage, James Gordon Bennett, Dr. Nor win Green and Charles A. Dana said the outlook was never so good as now.
 "What one quality should they possess to succeed best7" was the ques- ton asked of each.
 Russell Sage replied; "caution :" Jay Gould, perseverance" Dr. Green, "hard work :" MT. Bennett, center prise :" MT. Dana, "brains."
 Perhaps Joseph Pulitzer, of the World, summed 1t up in the best way.
 "My dear sir" he said to an apph- cant for a position on the World some time ago, "what can you dor"
 "Anythipg," was the cheerful re- ply.
 "Yes, but you must certainly be able to do one thing better than another" ]"
 "Oh, yes :" was the response, al can write well on most any subject, am a good executive man, and am fertile in ideas"
 "Ob," was MT. Pulitzer's reply, "fertile in ideas" And he drew his chair up to his visitors and peered anxiously into his face. "Then you are just the man l want. How many good ideas have you lying around loose that l could utilize in increasing the circulation of the World.
 "Oh, l could give you twenty" was the calm reply.
 "Twenty?" said MT. Pulitzer in as- tOnishment.
 "Yes, sir, twenty"
 "Well, now try it. Go home and write me out twenty good ideas or suggestions for increasing the circula- tion of the World. Send me your list tomorrow. will pay you one hun dred dollars for each idea I accept. My check for two thousand dollars will be mailed to you at once if I accept them all, and hope l can, for we need new idees here all the time, and then we can make permanent arrangement. l will pay one hundred dollars a week for a good idea, and you needn't come to the office, either. Yes, do more. Pll buy a fine pair of horses, so that you may drive around town and enjoy yourself in the park. Your fortune is made if you can do as you say"
 The young man did send his ideas, carefully written out, and they were promptly returned to him as worth less. Instead of riding through the park in luxurious coach, he is now holding down a chair in 6 Bowery cheap lodging house.
 He possessed brass, but not brains.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-05

Explicit Directions. - Stranger (stopping over Sunday in Kansas City)-"Sir, can you direct me to the ball grounds2"
 Resident-"Cert'nly. There's Dr. Dewitt's congregation coming out 1; just follow the crowd.".Life.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-05

The earth is the Lords, but the streets belong to the street railway companies.-C CLeUeidnd Lender.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-10
nnlns Veterans At tlstir.burr.

Thursday, Oct. Q. was Maine Day at the his
toric town Of Gettysburg. The weather was
all that could be desired, and early In the
morning representatives OF the Is commands
from the Pine Tree State that took part In the
famous battle were the field aud drove TO
the different positions they occupied during
the great struggle, where informal dodcations
took place. All the officers AZ tho head Of tho
different organizations at the time Of this bat
tie are living, aud all but three were present
to-day. Gen. Charles w. Tildeu, in command
Of the 10th Bic. when they sustained loss Of
232 in covering the retreat Of the First Corps,
represented his regiment At the two monu.
menis OF the Goth Me-. one on each Of the Round
Tops, ex-Gov. Joshua J.. Chamberlain their
Colonel, made addresses. EK.-Gov. Seldom Con-.
nor, Of tho 7th Me-, renewed recolecti0ns with
the boys Of his regiment On Wolf Hill. Gen,
Charles III. Smith spoke at the Ist Me. Cav
monument on the Bonneauyile road. At the
9TH Col. g. =. Edwards spoke briefly, and a
poem was read by Mrs. Helen N. Packard.
Prominent in the group Of officers was Capt
q. T.. Stevens, whose battery did effective serv-
ice ia the repulse of the Louisiana Tigers'
charge on East Cemetery HILL
In order 10 give the veterans all the time
possible for visiting the battlefield the formal
exercises Of dedication, which were 10 have
been held at tho National Cemetery rostrum
at 10 a. M, were postponed, and occurred In
tho evening at the courthouse.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-10
Prominent G.A.R. Nan Dead.

Comradc N. B. Fithian, who died suddenly
from nh attack of apoplexy Sept. l6, at Wash
ington, ID. C., in the 4dth year of his age, en-
tered the Union army in September. 1861, rs o
member of the 9th N. j.; re-enlisted in the vet
erau organization, and was mustered out with
it July ~ 1865 His father and three brothers
also served in the Union army; three Of these
were killed. One brother, badly wounded in
the army, survives him.
He became n member Of John A. Rawlins
Post No. /, Department OF the Potomac, GAR,
in 1867, shortly after its organization, and re-
manned a member of that Post until his death.
He occupied prominent and esteemed position
in its councils, and served one term as its Com
mander. So much for his record as n citizen
soldier of the Republic. The recital Of the bare
facts is tho highest euiogy that eau be written
of any man.
As a citizen Of the District of Columbia be
occupied deservedy high place in the esteem
of his associates and all others with whom he
came in contact. He was a member and Past
Exalted Ruler Of Washington Lodge No. Is,
b. p. Order of Elks, and was one of it's most
active and useful members. John A. Rswlins
Post passed resolutions of regret upon the death
of their comrade.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-10
Mr.. ChIlds's Presentation 10 West Point.

On Thursday last the portraits of Gems
Grant. Sherman and Sheridan, which were pre-
sented TO the Military Academy at West Point
by Mr.. Geo w. Childs. were formally turned
over TO the Superintendent Of that institution.
Gen. Horace Porter. of New York. made lths
presentation address, and Superintendent VIII
son accepted the handsome portraits in q neat
speech. Secretary of War Proctor also spoke,
and then Gen. Sherman. who had been an in
terested spectator Of the exercises. was loudly
called for. and was checred when hc stepped TO
the front Of the platform. lie spoke briefly,
his remarks being mainly addressed to the bat
TALON Of Cadets, whom he advised to fove aud
serve their country, obey all It's laws aud those
in authority. He said by this no meant tho
whole country. not any political party
The international Congress was present dur
ing the ceremony, and its members interested
spectators Of the, 20 them, novel exercises.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies the entire
party adjourned to the Cranston Hotel, whore
dinner was served, and ut 9o'clock In tho even
ing reception was held In tho QUARTERS Of su-
pcrintendent Wilson in honor Of the Interna-
tiOnal delegates.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-10
Phrenology UnseIeniiIlc.

There are many interesting facts which make
one believe that tho greater the extent of brain
surface in man, or, TO put IL little differently,
the more the folds and deeper the creases
between them, the greater are the mans men
tai powers; and just here 1t becomes apparent
that TO judge Of the extent of the entire brain
surface by the size OF the head. or by the ex-
tent of the superficial surface which Is covered
by the skull, without any regard to the number
Of folds or their depth, is TO fall into an absurd
error. and here we begin TO see how baseless the
Old chronology really is.
For little brain with many deep folds may
really, when spread out, have larger surface
than a large brain with "A few shallow folds, and
a sO-ealled bump or elevation on tho apparent
surface of the organ, even if it produces cor.
responding elevation on the head, which il fire.
guently fails to do, will indicate nothing re-
garding the number of the folds or the depth
of the creases which lie about il, so that IL NAV
be stated without hesitation that from the size
or shape Of the head no conclusion whatever
can be made as to the extent of surface of the
brain, and consequently no conclusion can be
reached regarding the mental capacity.