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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
REUBEN JAMES,

Three ships Of war had Preble when he left
the Naples shore,
And the knightly king OF Naples lent him
seven galleys more;
And never since the Argo fioated In the
middle sea
Such noble men and valiant have sailed in
As the men who went with Prebe to the
seige OF Tripoli.
Stewart, Bainbridge, Hull, Decatur, how
their names ring out like gold =
Lawrence, Porter, Trippe, Macdonough,
and score as true and bold;
Every star that lights their banner tells the
glory that they won;
But one common sailors glory is the splen-
dor OF the sun.
Reuben James was first to follow when De
catur laid aboard
OF the lofty Turkish galley and in battle
broke his sword.
Then the pirate captain smote him, till his
blood was running fast,
And they grappled. and they struggled,
and they fell beside the mast.
Close behind him Reuben battled with q
dozen, undismayed,
Till bullet broke his sword arm, and he
dropped the useless blade.
Then swinging Turkish saber Glove his left
and brought him low,
Like a gallant bark, dismantled, at the
mercy of the foe.
Little mercy knows the corsair; high his
blade was raised TO slay,
When a richer prize allured him where De
catur struggling lay.
"Helpv the Turkish leader shouted, and
his trusty comrade sprung,
And his scimetar like lightning DER the
Yankee captain swung.
Reuben James disarmed, armless, saw the
saber flash on high,
Saw Decatur shrink before il, heard the
pirates haunting cry,
Saw, in half the time l tell IL, how Q
sailor brave and true
Still might show bloody pirate what a
dying man can do.
Quick he struggled, stumbling, sliding, In
the blood around his feet,
As the Turk a moment waited to make
vengeance doubly sweet,
Swift the saber fell, but swifter bent the
sailors head below,
And on his defenceless forehead Rueber
James received the blow
So was saved our brave Decatur; so the
common sailor died;
So the love that moves the loTly lifts The
great to fame and pride.
Yet we grudge him not his honors, fol
whom love like this had birth,
For God never ranks His sailors by tn,
register of earth
James Jeffrey Roche, in Boston Pilot
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
DARK DEEDS.
CHAPTER V Continued.
BY HENRY W. NESFIELD.

The day was dra awning to a C ose when
Mrs. Atwood ca home.
''See, George dear" she exclaimed,
waving bundle of receipts, chow pleas
antly busy | have been. / have paid them
all, every one-and the rent too, which
has been owing fox nearly three months.
i am sure all the people think that we
have inherited tortune-yo cannot con-
ceiv, now ci il they all were"
That's right, Blanche, he returned.
Eve shall 90 ahead now," he continued.
attempting to speak in a ton of hilarity
which seemed unnatural at the moment.
= ~ GU took care to get all the bills receipt
ed"
'.Of course did What foolish little
wife you must think me. They are every
one paid. We do not owe a sixpence >
unless" she added 'there were some
other bills in the letters you received this
morning,
What letters? OH yes. | remember.
j wonder wha did with them. +"
why, you put then in your coat-pock-
Ct" she replied.
'Oh-so l did, Here they are. Butch
er-yor have paid that-baker, ditto-cir-
culat ng llbrary-you have paid all those,
/ suppose he asked as he threw them
into he waste-paper basket
Yes every one of them.
''What's this summons? Nasty
looking envelope anyho :" and tearing
1t open. he unfolded a business-like look
ing letter of some length. He read it
through. and then galed at it like one
stupe ed. blanche, " he erie -
blanche
What is the matter. George? Are you
HIP"
''Yes-I am. Fetch me some brandy
anything he gaspe family. as he
passed his hand EARLY over his fore
head. Il cannot quite understand. Read
1t, Blanche-read 1t
MI Atwood took The letter from him.
and read 1t aloud.
1t was communication from the law
yers of the late Charles Atwood OF Great
Cumberland Il ace informing Mr.. George
Atwood first cousin of the deceased, that
by the will of NJ. Charles Atwood he In
herted the whole of his large fortune.
amo inting to Sc eral thousand pounds a
year, and also the house he had resided
in, with the plate, pictures carriages,
ei-eefey' in fact all the property of which
he died possessed.
AtN God sat motionless as his wife read
out the partic lars cf the doc ment.
1t seemed "a II the suddenness Of the
good news had bereft him OF his senses.
Blanche doub ed whether he quite under
stood what she was reading, and, controll-
ing her own excitement, she read II all
through to him again.
Still he made no comment, either Of sur
prise or JOY.
just then the noise of men calling out
in the street seemed TO attract both his and
her attention. The sound chilled her very
heart. 1t brought to mind the dreadful
feeling she had experienced the evening
before, when talking in the kitchen below
with John Delaney.
Gould 1t be that John was taken? She
whispered her suspicious TO her husband.
and the both listened.
AS on the preceding night, the sounds
became gradually more .dible. At last
they could distinguish the words
dreadful murder "Murder in Pail
Mall"' dreadful murder in Pail Mall!
Rising up wildly from his chair. George
Atwood gave utterance to a half-suppress-
ed scream: then. tn owing his arms above
his head. he sta gered few steps, and
fell senseless upon the Loor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
CHAPTER VI.

Reuben Bates was not entirely forgotten
by his lady-love, and he did not remain
imprisoned in the cupboard moment
longer than she could help. AS soon as
Captain Sturgis had lett the house. and
all seemed quiet upstairs Elizabeth en-
tered the kitchen upon tip-toe In great
anxiety as TO what had become of her
Reuben.
'Jh, merciful 'eavens IL awnings
'appened to I'm she thought, 'I'll never
forgive myself, never -
'.Rube" she whispered, with a palpi-
tating heart, pausing before she opened
the door. "Rube! Are you there, Rube?'
'.Ob, let me out. Lizv' growIed muf-
fed voice fro within. LET me out; I'm
Q gu otherin fast"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
Cautions for the Gossips.

Seven is the perfect number and IL the
following seven rules were faithfully OBJ
served. they would 10 something toward
making perfect man.
Before thou Openest thy mouth think:
!. What thou shalt speak.
2. Why thou shouldst speak II.
?. To whom thou art TO speak.
4. Concerning whom or what thou art
about to speak.
3. What will result therefrom.
@. What benefit can II produce.
z. Who may be listening. -Boston
Gazette
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
Signals of Railroad Men.

Red signifies danger, Green signifies
caution, 60 slowly. White signifies
safety. Green and white signifies stop
at flag stations for passengers or
freight One cap or torpedo on rail
means stop Immediately. Two caps
or torpedoes on rail means reduced
speed Immediately and look out for
danger signal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01

her in that large house?" he asked. ''She
Is only fit to he general servant"
"Never mind. George" replied his
wife. IL like her. and will not part with
her. | shall find some use for her you
may depend. She has been with us
through all our poverty, and Pm not GO
ing to desert her now that we have sud-
denly become rich"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-01
Hayti and San Domingo.

TO BE CONTINUED.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-25

Have you any pecan trees on your
place. II you have not, now Is the
season 10 think Of procuring them.
IL is one Of our richest native nuts.
In congeuisl situations IL bears abun.
danaly and may be made n source of
much profit, aud Is at all times a tree
which in the yard, fence corner, or
along the roads de, Is worth its place
alone for ornament aid shade. The
notion, so prevalent, that II in not
hardy ~ the North is erroneous mas.
much as ii grows Wild in river bot
toms from Central illinois aud South.
ern Iowa SOUTHWARK, places weere
temperature often falls TO Is or 10
degrees below xero, and occasionally
4 is found much further North. How.
ever, this does not mean that oil pc.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-25

can trees are hardly in these lati-
tudes. Southern strains would un-
dopbtedly be winter.ki.led and be
come discouraged at Tie failure, is no
doubt often due TO tue fact that they
procure their nuts from groceries and
atorekeepers indiscrininsteiy wha, az
a rule, deal in southern gcown NUS
RAISE or procure your trees from
nuts grown in the North, and, ais
though it is not M absolute guaran,
tee Of hardness, the percentage that
winter. kill will be very small.
Sending trees are most common
simply because other methods Of pro
pagation are too VI Certain tu renuer
them practical, at s'.'S wneu trees
are glown on comu4e.c clal scale; but
the pecan can he grated on hIcaory
S., Ks aud when successful readers
IT," lice mere hardy aud induces early
Ia lfulness. Some experiments on
this point are necessary bvLn as re-
CARDS the best method Vt gratun5
and the lest stocks to usr. Ne Ven.
ture to suggest to The horticniturists
OF the experiment stations lha. Careful
series Of experiments In this line
wonld tend to establish facts of great
practical value, and wuyld be hailed
with approval by all trult growers.
We need reliable lnl rnatluu rs 10
what species Of the ha 1 dozen or more
Indigenous caJas val furnish The
best ock lor the pecan, the stock Oh
winch 1t grows must easily aud freely;
also the best time a:u .nethLd VI
grating the influence Ui The stock Oh
hardiness, prupuctlveness and other
points Of valne.
Two facts appear 10 be fairly well
estsblIshed III pecan culture. The
tree requires rich soll 10 Dear aonn~
dant aud regular crops AID lsolated
lrees bear less. H. iuIe, tndn when
IN groups OF several. whereby tile
poIena,ion vf ne tirlle iiUwers Is la
cllitated.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-25
CITY Officers.

The municipal officers Uf the city
of Durham are:
Mayor. W. j. Christian.
City Clerk, Geo. VI. W GODDARD.
Treasurer, Frank L. Burch.
City Melgher, ". ii. Carter.
= Sfty Attorney, D , Masuing.
Chef Of Police, j. 4. " vOdan.
Street Commissioner, John B
Christian.
Ald,rnep, J. w. Carlton, Z. NJ
HsrndOn, w. Z. Foster, J. +. Cor
bitt, j. ). Mangum.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-25


In the December Twilight.
The leaves have dropped from the
bough,
And the days no more are long;
In the lonely aisles Of the woodland
now
There is never the trill Of song.
The shades fall chill and gray,
Net a star beam shimmsrs clear:
All! how can my longing heart be
gay
And you not here9
The wind has q weary sound;
Hark! what was that at the pane (?
IL has come with its pitlless leap
and bound
The driving drift Of the rain.
As night broods over the earth
IL brood! over my spirit, too;
Ny peace, my sunlight, aud my
mirth
Are all with you!
Then why, o why delay9
Has the world so much OF bliss
We can cast the gifts Of the hours
away.
And the joys Of the present miss?
o come, love, come and bring
New light to the brooding skie,! {!
To me there is all Of the glow Of
spring
In your sweet eyes.
Frank Lesiie's.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-25
For the RECORDER.

Twas the night before the battle!
Prone, round the glimmering camp.
fires,
Slept the weary hosts. nor fear, nor
rattle
Of coming events fate's cruel vam
pires-
Painted on Phantasmagoria's shield
A tear, or sigh, of the morrow's field
Now Aurora scintillating glorles
Tinted the ragged edge Of night;
And clamrous reyille's martial story
Gave promise Of the coming fight
The shouting legions OF Pettigrew
ard Heath III T.
Are ready for battle. and for-deatbl
Mighty emotions pul.ate each heart,
As the host of Meade form IN view;
Kissing shells, and the ninnie's quick
dart. r@
Danced ON sun>beams as they flew!
Ephemeral FAME! still the coveted
prize,
For which the hero blee,is and dies!
The immortal column Of gallant Pet
tigrew, IL
10 SOLID phalanx, and with thund'r,
ing tread,
Moved eagerly to the froat, fast
flew
The firss shell shrlcking o'er theil
head. ~
Cohart, ligipn, battalion, calmly
stood
On the v.rge oi death. i-anqnet OF
blood!
Fast rattled The shaip sbonter's rifle; +;
huideio us lead sang dangerously
neal. & T. @A
Dcath~deAling bomb.--no airy trihes
Kissed IA lullaby u criugius fear!
Adent they stand 1.-The icgiors in
grey
With bayonets fxt, expectaLt of the
fray!
Hark It's the bugle's brsz.n note
Forward, North Cardinal Death
Glided Ger the plaiu, aud wrote
Victory ou the banners Of Heath !!
The Immortal shades Of the slain
Fled quickly the fratricidal PLAN!
me 6liud bard Of Chios' rocking Isle,
Ne'er dreamed, in faneys potent
hours,
OF slaughter dire, now carnage wild
As this! nor. 'rouRd Troy's towers,
Could Achilles chariuts rapid speed
Match the flight Of valorous Meade !!
Bivouacked now on the plain of
strife,
rLey bury their dead--victor, s
fruits!
An TIE shatter'd limbs uf crippled
life
Bandage with strip. from the suits
Of The hopless dead! This is glor, !
Pathetic final OF your heroic story!
Sighing zephyrs fan the cheeks
OF the wearing, sleeping thrUug;
Visions of home, murmerinS sp
ofloye, wife, the lisplng tongue
Graded meath a mother's smile,
Far, far frOm this scene so wild!
Give me to seize a smile of Argive
Helen,
The fatal cause Of Troy's numUerless
woes;
And meath oscillating billows VIII ellen
Hydta"headed war, and our countrys
foes!
Give glory, the feeble prop Of mortal
trust,
An endless cycle ofrest 10 the dust !
Come near, o muse Of ETHEREAL mould
Your Tyre string to aolian strains;
Harp enhancing melody to the soul
o: each dead hero on Vlrgina's vail!
The war Is over, the dead are forgot.
ton;
the old eripples are begging their
bread
Their Tossed limbs in graves are rot.
ten
Less unhappy their comrades dead !!
foilIng meath life's weary load
Sighting for the mansions OF God!
Durham, n. Q. L. ID. yASS,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-25

uHtUIIINNS IN NNEEEHEH 7NUWHNN
Dayton, Durham, East Durham.
Hickstown, Fish Dam, Galveston,
Hampton, Henderson. Huukodor4.
Kelvin Grove, Luster, Red Muuntaln,
LyndUver, Stsgvlile, uranPe Factory
Fiat X Yer, Nelson.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-25
Churches.

st. Philips Episcopal Church, Rev
/. NJ. n. George, reetor.
} Main st., Meth dist Church, Rev.
Robah Bumpass, pastor.
Trinity Methodist Church, Rev,
z. A. Yates, pastor.
First Baptist Church, Rev. J. L.
White, pastor.
Primitive Baptist Cnurch, Rev. T.
Y. Monk, pastor.
Carr's Chauel, Methodist, Rev. l..
L. johnson, pastor.
Blackwell Baptist Church, Rev. J .
n. BOOthe, pastor.
Presbyterian Church, Rev. Il. T.
Darnall, pastor.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-25
Specimen Scotch Humor.

DR.. Scott, of Greenock, used TO tell
Of O sailor who came TO be married,
but when asked If he would take the
woman 10 be his wife, looked blank
and said: Il would like to know first
what yon are going to say 10 she" At
another time, when the woman was
asked If she would obey, but did not
answer, the man-also a Sailor-ex-
claimed, Leave that to Inc, sir"
In those days people that felt sleepy
during the sermon used, as now In
Germany. 10 shake off drowsiness by
standing up; but poor human nature
made this al times an occasion OF dis
play. Al Old Monkland a man who
had on q rather gaudy vest stood up
more than once, and threw back his
coat apparently TO let his vest be seen.
Mr.. Bower. the minister, al length
said: moo, John, we had better st
doom. We have a seen your Draw
w~aistcoat."
II was 10 Mr.. BowY that the grave
digger once said: ''1esde's very dull
the noo. haen a buHed a levin
cratur for three weeks.
The people seem to have had a dis
like 10 m being read. They
used to say; Hoo can we mind the
minister's sermon il he Gamma mind it
himself"
What are we 10 think Of the lady
who sent TO her minister, Mr.. Risk, of
Dalserf, a polite message that 'he
should clean his teeth" and received
the answer that ''she should scrape
her tonguef'
When his people sent a deputation
requesting him TO tell them more in
his sermons about renouncing their
WI Righteousness, he tartly replied:
1T is the first time | heard that you
had any righteousness to renounce. "
MI. Thorn, of Govan, maintained a
great warfare against the Glasgow
magistrates. One day, while he was
standing with the provost in the street,
a ragged urchin came up begging,
and was sternly driven away by the
provost, who had himself risen from
nothing. Mr.. Thorn interposed, and
said; Hey, laddie, there's a penny for
you. Yell maybe provost OF Glas-
gov yourself yet"
One of the magistrates saw him one
day riding a good horse, and said:
You're better than your Master, Mr..
Thorn, for he rode on an ass" Mr..
Thorn retorted: I'VE would be will
ing enough TO ride on asses, TOO, but
they're not to be got nowadays.
They've made them all magistrates. 7"
Scottish World.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-25
A High Rate Of Interest.


A novel system Of money lending is
being practiced in many large down
town business houses, and, though
done on mutual benefit" plan, the
interest levied would put the ordinary
p~awnbroker to the blush. The en-
ployes Of a large establishment, en-
ploying perhaps twenty-five or fifty
clerks, form a mutual benefit asso-
citation" Fortwo months each employee
pays TO the treasurer | cent a day, and
this forms the lending fund on which
the whole system is founded.
In the larger houses, where the
salaries are paid monthly, the clerks
often find themselves in the middle OF
the month without the necessary funds
TO carry them through. Then they
borrow from the treasurer, say IS, and
until the loan is paid they are expected
to hand TO the treasurer I cent for every
dollar borrowed, and at the same time
to give TO the treasurer an order on the
cashier for the amount of money they
have borrowed.
The clerk who borrows the money
does not, Of course, feel the payment
Of the small amount Of interest which
is collected daily, and even when he
returns the loan at the end of the
month he does not realize thGt he has
paid interest at the rate Of 3G5 per
cent. or course each month the
amount of money in the hands Of the
treasurer increases until. at the end of
the year, he has much more than
enough 10 cover the demands of the
clerks for loans.
Then he sets aside a certain amount
as a fund, and the balance lie divides
into equal parts, TO be paid TO the
clerks as dividends. This is done once
a year. The result is obvious. The
clerk who is saving and apportions his
salary 10 his necessities has no need of
becoming n borrower. that is, in the
year he only pays TO the association
his dues, amounting 10 $3.50, or | cent
"A day, and yet he draws rs a dividend
his share of the eXorbitant interest
that his impccuniuus fellow clerks
have paid monthly. New York Her
aid.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-25
How Gladstan. Reads,

Mr.. Gladstone usually has three
books in reading at the same time, and
changes from n TO the other when
his mind has reached the limit Of alb
sorption. This is a necessary correct.
i've 10 the tendency 10 think only of
one thing at one time, which some,
times in politics leads him to neglect
that all round survey OF the situation
which is indispensable TO prime min
lister. During the beginning Of the
Irish question in 1850 he was so alb
sorbed in the question of the coercion
Of Turkey that he could hardly be in
duccd 10 spare "A thought for Ireland;
now it is Just as difficult to yet him TO
think Of any political question but that
Of Ireland.
Ito complains sometimes that his
memory is no longer quite 20 rood rs
il used 20 be, but. although that may
be true, IL is still twice so good as any
body else's, for Mr.. Gladstone has an
extraordinary faculty of not oaly re-
membering those things he ought 10
remember, but for forgetting those
tulnRs ~ IL useless Tor nun 10 rDlnem-
Der. His mind is thus unencumbered
with any unnecessary top hamper,
and he can always, 30 TO speak, lay his
hand upon anything the moment he
wants Il. This retentive memory was
no doubt born with him, but Il has
been largely developed by the CON
slant habit Of taking pains. When he
reads a book he does so pencil in hand,
marking off on the margin those pass
ages which he wishes TO remember,
querying those about which he is in
doubt. and putting a cross opposite
those which he disputes. AT The end
OF the volume he constructs a kind Of
index Of his own, which enables him
10 refer 10 those things he wishes 10
remember in the book. The Writer.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-25

Iron cross ties have been tried on
the Pennsylvania railroad and found
less desirable than those OF good, hon
ut white oak. This will be unpleas-
ant news for tree lovers. The most
RELENTLESS consumers OF the forest
trees IN the men that must have trees
for cross ties, and nice, straight young
trees for telegraph poles. Two thou
sand ties for every mile Of steel rails
laid mea a fearful gap in some fair
forest, and a mile Of telegraph poles
lean a goodly grove cut down. Not
until railroads "A find a substitute
for oak tics, and can lay their at
tendant wires underground, will the
forests Of this country sta,d any
chance against the woodlands ak
Rittsburg Bulletin.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-25

This punishment is as peculiar as
most Chinese punishmeuts are. The
man is seized by four or FIVE stalwart
attendants, thrown on his face, his
loose pyiamas ~ led up 80 us 10 ex-
pose the lleshy part Of the back Of his
thighs. Hei is firmly held outstretcbed
in this position By men al his head
and feet. Two operators then squat
down opposite one another on each
side of the victim. One takes a strip
Of seasoned bamboo about three feet
long and one inch wide. and begins
lightly spanking the backs Of the
thighs. He gives twenty Of these ap-
parently harmless spanks, and then
hands the bamboo 10 his vis-a-vis, who
gives his twenty, and then hands it
back, and 50 on. turn about, until the
two hundred blows are administered.
AT first the punishment looks ridicu-
lousy light; but by the time the
first fifty blows are reached the skin
of the parts beaten begins 10 assume
the appearance of thick wash leather;
and before the hundredth blow the
skin begins 10 fly off in loose white
fakes; by the time two hundred blows
have been struck, the whole Of the
back Of both thighs looks like a
mass Of swollen raw liver, though
not a drop Of blood flows from the
parts. II is said that n man would
expire under the excrucialing torture
of two hundred and fifty Of these
blows. | have never seen anything
like the exquisite agony depicted in
that mans Ivid. %quivering features,
when he was carried into tic prison 10
recover. Boston Commercial Bulle-
tin.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-01-25
No Other Railway IN The Northwest

has ID 80 short "A period gained the rep.
ut lion and popularity enjoyed by the
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LINE.
From a comparatively unknown factor
In the commercial world, IL has been
transformed to an independent, influ.
entail. grand Through Route, with
magnificent depots, superb equipment
and unsurpassed terminal facilities.
through careful catering 10 details II
has won for itself n reputation Of solid.
ity, safety. convenience and attention
To its patrons, second 10 no railroad 10
the country. Pullman eleepers, mod
els of palatial comfort, dining ears In
which the cuisine and general appoint
ments are up TO the highest standard,
and coaches especially built for this
route, are among the chief ~eleheDts
which have contributed towards cater.
ing successfully TO a discriminating
public. Located directly on it's line,
between Minneapolis and ST. Paul. and
Milwaukee aud Chicago, and Duluth and
Milwaukee anc Chicago, are the follow
ing thriving cities OF Wisconsin and
Michigan New Richmond, Chippewa
Falls, Eau Claire, Ashland, Hurley, Wis,
Ironwood, Mich, Pessemer, Mich. Stew.
ems Point, Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh
Fond du Lac, Waukesha, and Borling.
ton, Wiz.
For detailed information, lowest cur
rent rates, berths, etc, via this route
to any point In the South or Fest, ar
ply to nearest Ticket Agent,o OF address
WIN. s. MElLEN, JAMES BARKER.
General Manager. Genl. pAssr. a Ticket AZ,
MILWAUKEE,
2. n. AMSOy,, Y~orthves,sn Passenger AMI
No sl9 Nicolatt HJuse NinIea polisMi