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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19
"UnCIe Toms Cabin"

"On a side track in railroad yard
the other day" said a traveller Il saw
two white cars profusely lettered in red,
which were used for the transportation
OF an Uncle Toms Cabin" company.
Along the top OF a board fence near by
was a fringe of the heads of boys who
We're looking over at the ears. Stand
ING upon the platform in the ward were
a number of men who also were looking
at the cars. 50 fascinating does every
thing pertaining To the stage appear tC
be- Seeing the ears reminded me of a
drowsy summer day some years ago
when | was driving through country
town in Jersey. As we drove along we
heard band playing We wondered
why there should be brass band play
ING there At midday. when there was no
evidence Of any celebration and the
village was 50 quiet. The music came
nearer and presently the band came
marching along the main street. The
player, were not in uniform but they
all Wore trock coats and beaver hats.
Their marching was perfect. their bear
ing digniiied. and they played excellent
~. 1t was surprising sight. a little
further on we came upon the simple
solution of it all. There we saw biz
tent upon which was displayed an
nouncemcnts OF tie play OF Uncle
Toms Cabin and the hours Of perform
ances. The band that we had met was
made up Of players from this company,
which Went about giving the show I'M
der canvass. Such incidents illustrate
that people who are accustomed only
to entertainments a. they are given in
the city, might find in the show busi-
ness a it is conducted off the beaten
track features OF striking novelty and
interest"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19

less than fifty vessels dragged their
anchors or parted their Gales and were
thrown upon the shore.
Five men were killed, two fatally in
jured. and several others painfully burned
by boiler explosion at the Henry Clay
colliery near Shamokin, Pa. The entire
steam supply plant Of the mine, consist
ing of thirty-six boilers, was totally de-
polished, and in addition to the mon
etary loss, which will aggregate s3O, 900,
the Henry Clay, Big Mountain, Sterling,
and Peerless colleries will be- una BILE TO
resume operations for at least month.
The explosion is the worst OF It's kind
that has ever occurred in that region
and its cause Is mystery.
The north bound express between Rich
mond and Washington, on the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad,
was held up at Aqua Creek, forty miles
from Quantico, Va, Friday night, by
seven masked robbers, and from 1850, 900
To $4,000 was taken from the express
car, their being on board a very heavy
shipment of currency from Richmond.
The robbers, seven in number tagged the
train and when the engine was stopped
the crew were covered with revolvers
and compelled 10 dismoupt. Il. FCrutch-
field and ii. Murray, the messengers,
were then forced to open the safe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19

The annual report OF Commodore E. O.
Matthews 10 the secretary of the navy
upon naval dock yards estimates the ex-
penditures for the next fiscal year at
81, SCI, 295. which is reduction of the es-
Inmates submitted by the commandments
of the yards Of 1866 500. The heaviest
cut in these estimates is in the item Of
improvements. which is reduced from
S., 22l, ZIP TO sl.Oi4 500. The item for gem
eral maintenance is cut 81 81. 900. and thai
for repairs 100000. The leading feature
of the report is the suggestion by the
chief of the urgent need for at least four
new dry docks, TO be located at League
Island, Pa, Boston, Norfolk and Mare
Island, Cal. Improvements are recon-
mended at different yards. In describing
the work done during the last year Com
modore Matthews says il has been only
by the closest and in most cases unwise
economy the appropriation for the main
tenance Of these things has been made
to hold out. The wharf at Port Royal
is reported TO be nearly complete The
Puget sound dock is progressing rapidly
and will probably be completed much
ahead Of time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19
WASHINGTON NEWS

Treasury statistics serve TO show that
there was no undue imitation Of money
under the state banking system.
Receipts Of the treasury department
are considerably below what had been
anticipated under the new tariff law.
Troop l., the last OF the Indian com.
panies, has been disbanded, the govern
ment considering them poor soldiers.
William A. Smith, department Ia
borer, has been arrested, charged with
stealing $4,000 stamps from the govern
ment.
Through It's minister the CHILEAN gov
eminent has paid into the state depart
ment s245, 564.35, in satisfaction OF war
claims.
Owing 10 the abrogation OF the reci-
that country will sue the United States
for duties which have been paid.
Secretary Carlisle gave notice that the
81, 1876 $50 in Columbian exposition silver
half-dollars may be had in any Quanti-
ties 10 suit in exchange for gold coin.
The half-dollars are now in the treasury
at Washington and in the Philadelphia
and Chicago subtreasuries.
A letter has been received from c. j. f..
Kraft, Of Chicago, whose name had been
presented 10 Secretary Carlisle for APP
pointment as supervising architect, de-
clining TO permit his name 10 be used.
Mr.. Kraft is no longer practicing the
profession of architecture.
A cablegram from United States Mil
lister DENLY at Pekin says the reports OF
danger to the foreign residents OF Pekin
are exaggerated. There has been only
one instance Of an attack on Americans
and adequate punishment was meted out
at once TO the perpetrators.
Treasury officials assert that the
habeas corpus proceedings now pending
in the case of Howard, Morton's under
coachman, will avail him nothing. They
hold that there is no appeal from the
secretary's order for deportation, and
say that Howard almost certainly will
be sent back to England.
The demand for Columbian half dol
lars is far beyond the expectation OF
treasury officials. The indications now
are that the supply will fall far short OF
the demand. AT the subtreasury in New
York $4,000 in these coins were ex-
changed for gold during the first three
days they were on sale. The demand in
Washington is also Unexpectedly heavy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS BUSY.

CIVIL sEhN lCE COMMlSSlONEkS BUSY.
From present indica tions the civil serv-
ice commission will be busy with investi-
CATION of cases of assessments for politi-
cal purposes for some time 70 come.
Speaking of the prevalence Of these
charges, Commissioner Roosevelt said !:
"We have had more trouble on account
of these cases this year than in any year
during which a presidential campaign
occurred. / am glad TO have a chance TO
say something about the matter now, as
/ always have been before presidential
campaigns. Under the decision of the
attorney general we cannot proceed
against those persons who solicit by let
ter. However. we will publish broadcast
what is being done and guarantee to en-
ployes they need not pay one cent. II in
any way molested we shall try TO have
criminally prosecuted those who modest
these employees. We shall present the
matter TO congress and urge as strenu-
ously as possible that legislation be had
to punish solicitation by letter as we'll as
in person. II we can get at the offenders
we will have them punished as vigorously
"a possible. This assessment business Is
mere foul blackmail, and we intend to
make war on IL in every way possible.
There are a number of offices where new
complaints Of assessments have been
made, and these will be investigated by
agents Of the commission"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19
THE GIRL WHO WAITS.
How Young Man I'm street Car Inter-
ssted seven Women.

Iu street car the other day was a
young man and seven women, says the
Detroit Free Press. The Young man
was in that condition known as befud-
died, and as the car rolled along he be-
gan 10 converse with himself. starting
out with
1T was a wild night The wind
moaned and the raindrops had -obbing
sound. | was lonely and could not
rest"
He spoke so loudly that all in the car
could hear him. Three of the women
at on e became interested. but the other
four simply glanced at him and turned
away again.
''At O'Clock | rang the doorbell, ="
continued the young man, and was in
stantly admitted and shown into the
parlor and told that Miss Sweetbrier
would be down in a moment. The
dear girl was evidently expecting me. ."
The three women were doubly inter-
ested at this juncture. while the other
four pricked up their ears and prepared
TO pay attention and wondered il they
had not lost a good thing.
"She came down-my darling Clara.
She never looked more beautiful. She
greeted me warmly-aye. LOVINGLY
the sofa on which we had sat and passed
so many loving hours
The entire seven women were now so
deeply interested that none of them saw
runaway horse 70 by, and two OF
them hitched closer to the young man.
After awhile" ne said in a musing
voice and his eyes on his toes. Il put
my arm around her slender waist and
she laid her golden head upon my
shoulder with the sweet confidence of
child. II was "A moment of supreme
happiness"
The two women who had hitched be-
fore now hitched again and the five
Others followed suit, and all of them
wanted to kill the newsboy who opened
the door and shouted his wares.
II saw the light of love in her eyes.
dared to press my lips TO her maiden
cheek. | knew that She was mine
mine forever. That is. she was mine il
| wanted her All. that hour OF happi-
ness. VIII | ever forget it!'
the conductor looked in 10 see seven
women craning their necks and their
eyes betraying the greatest anxiety.
They were now so close 10 the young
man that no one could hitch nearer.
''She waited for me to speak" he
went on. opening and closing his eyes,
as if sleepy. but | was too happy. !
didn't want TO break the spell. Be
sides, how can support wife on IS
per week? Besides, don want to get
married. The dear girl is still wait
ing"
What! Didn't You ask her to be
your wife?" demanded one of the fe-
males as she rose up with crimson face
Nom. Too happy. Told her I'd
call smother night Eight dollars a
week only buys my soda water and
cigars, and how'm goin' to supp"
Seven feminine hands motioned TO the
conductor to stop and one after another
seven women dropped off the car and
went their ways with angry looks and
compressed lips. while the young man
nodded and nodded and muttered:
What happiness. She waited for
me to speak, but / was too happy.
She's waiting yet. Let 'er wait-Im
goin' to sleep!n
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19
GOOD ADVICE.

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Tariff Lacquer One of its correspon-
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Send postal card request for free
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ST.. New York.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19
SURVEYING A CANAL ROUTE.

The great project which has excited so
much interest al the ports on the south
Atlantic coast, TO unite Chesapeake bay
with the Delaware by a canal and thus
supply the most important link in an in
ternal waterway route from Florida to
Long Island sound, received an impetus
by the appointment OF an expert board OF
commissioners TO select the line Of the
canal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19

Bobby-Oh. mamma, mamma Tab
by's got awfully rich since you've been
away.
Mamma-Aod how did she get rich,
Bobby?
Bobby-Wby, papa made the men
give p cents to the kitty every time
they he'd three of kind or better
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19
At the Ladies' Literary Club.
you remember the words of Moore.
solg. Clara

You remember the words OF Moore's
sohg. Clara
Well take n fight 70 heaven tonight
And leave dull earth behind us
well, here's an account of man
whose spirit took that flight and yet he
wasn't satisfied. The first thing be
saw after passing St. Peter was broad.
green meadow, on the border Of which
stood jasper column inscribed with
gold letters"
How beautiful"
But it was the inscription that dis
heartened him so.
Dear me. What did it say?"
keep off the grass. "-J,Ddge.
Jimmie, where did you get this
cents"
Its the money you gave me for the
heather. mamma"
Then why did YOU keep it?'
My teacher said was IA heather. -
Bazddr.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19
GENERAL MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

wHEAr-Closed Oct, 5oS9c; Dec, 52'se;
May, 57hc.
CoRN-Closed: Oct, 4s9lc; Nov, 4s&lc
Dec, 47c.
oA1s-Closed; Oct, 97}6c; Nov, CSC;
Dec, 2s@Sc.
IIovlsIoNs-Mess Pork closed: Oct.
tl2.60: Jan. tl9.52h. Lard-Closed
Oct, T.65; Jan, 7.25.
CATTIr-Ouotations range from s.. 957t
600 for good 70 cnoice cattle: s5.O0G5. 3
good shipping steers; ;2.S5q4.75 common
30 fair steers
HoGs-Sales ranged from f5.0O95. Is
for light; f4.90@5.15 for heavy.
STANDARDIZATION range from fl.75d
800 for Western: Sl.25G3.25 for natives
and t3.50D 400 for lambs
WooL-Quotations as follows:
Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and
Eastern Iowa.
coarse Tub ;..........,.,,,,,..... .l5a17c
Medium Tub. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 17a22c
Medium unwashed. -, ,J4al6c
Coarse unwashed ....,,.............l4a i6c
Nebraska, Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas
and Western Iowa.
Fine unwsshed ...................7 a11c
Medium unwashed ............. ..l1al4c
SoaIse uh"asheu '..s... ........'''..I laIEc
I NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
Money on call easy at / per cent
closed offer at per cent
Sterling exchange quiet and easv at
$3.50 tor co day bills, and 4s7S4 for demand.
Government Bonds-Closing quotations
IS, coupons l144.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
WHEAT-Closing prices for No. red
Oct, 541c: Dec, 55%c.
CoRN-Closed for No. Q, Oct, sac;
Nov, 5416c.
OATs-Market closed for Mixed West
ern a2]3 @33c; White do, SOC.
MILWAUKEE,.
WHEAT-No, 2, spring, 53}1c.
CoRN-No. SIC.
OATs-No. 2, White. 3i4c.
ST. LOUIS.
WHEAr-Cash. 4sc; Oct, 4sc.
CoRS-Cash, 4714c; Oct, 47c.
OATs-Cash, 2s5Ec; Oct, 2s9Sc.
PRovIsIoNs-Pork, 1880. Lard, t7.65.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
MILWAUKEE

WHEAr-No. 2, spring, 53}1c.
CoRN-No. SIC.
OATs-No. 2, White. 81 &c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-10-19
ST. LOUIS.

WHEAT-Cash. 4sc: Oct, 4sc.
CoRS-Cash, 4714c; Oct, 47c.
OATs-Cash, 2s5Sc; Oct, 2s99c.
PRovIsIoNs-Pork, 1880. Lard, u. 65.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-28
From Small Beginning.

"One of the best salcsmen we have on
tho road, If not the very best, said well
known wholesale dealer, sc;.mc to us 10
years ago from the backwoods, and a
greener fellow you never saw. I met linn
the first time he came into the store and
gave him his start. He told me about the
kind Of country he lived in and It's remote
ness end srid he wanted to sell from house
to house, but he didn't want to be com.
mon peddler.
I'VE can't give you salary, said ],
but we will allow you commission Of 25
per cent on all you sell for cash
= Il don't rightly understand this com.
mission and per cent business, said he,
scratching his head, seeing amt used to
1t, but III tell you what III do. You
just agree to give me 10 cents on every
dollars worth l sell, and III undertake
1t. That's plain enough for anybody to
understand
II let him go at that, laughed the
merchant In conclusion, ''and made 1t up
to him at the end of the year by putting
him on the road with good salary and
permission to tell the story every time we
gave him raise, and we gave him ono
yesterday, and I've told the story good
many times. '-Dctroit Free Press.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-28

1t is not an altogether unhcara Of thing
for clergyman, in parts of the country
where clergymen always have horses, &c
like to drive ut least as swift and spirited
o horse as eomports with the dignity OF
his office. On one occasion such a clergy.
man. driving through the town, overlook
doctor of his acquaintance on foot.
Jump in, doctor" said the minister,
pulling up. 1--we got horse here that
goes pretty we'll, y
The doctor Jumped in, aud the minis.
ter drove off, The horse did 'go" well, In
the sense Of speed, but in a little while II
began to behave badly and ended by tip.
ping over the carriage and spilling out
beth the occupants.
The doctor jumped to his feet, feeling
himself all over to sec ii he was injured
The purson also got on his feet.
"Leok her1i'' exclaimed the doctor.
What do yon mean by inviting me to
ride behind horse like thatf"
well, you see" gasped The minister,
"luckily this time, l guess, there nre no
bones broken, but on sueh occasions like
to have doctor alongi'-Youth's Com
panion.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-28

Not many of the BARRIERS understand ths
hot towel shave. To be done properly,
not one towel alone, nor two, should b
applied, but at least half dozen, corn-
pletely covering tho face with the steaus.
ing cloth, each towel being replaced as 10
becomes cool with another fresh from tha
hot water faucet. A dreamy languor creeps
over the senses.
On the hottest day in summer, as wen
as the coolest in winter, one goes forth
feeling much better for his steaming. Ths
philosophy Of this new adaptation is this,
The hot towel draws the blood away from
the brain to the face, making in summer
the skin much warmer than the air, which,
when the towel is withdrawn, strikes ths
skin cool and refreshing.
In winter the blood offers the same re-
sistanee to the cold as If it were heated by
exercise, and the unpleasant chapping Of
the skin which sometimes follows the old
fashioned shave is obviated. The steam
also removes the oil which exudes from
the skin and leaves the complexion clear
and fresh, therefore a person feels better.
thinks better, talks better and works bet
ter after the towel shavs.--,lo NesSgskA
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-28
Highest of all in Leavenng Power-Lates U S. Govt Report z
R!>!a!l! g! Rskass7 RRskiaRs
ABSOLUTELY spUEE
ABSOLUTELY spEJE e

Newspaper advertising agents are thu
middlemen of the advertising business,
You can get correct idea of the sort o5
work they perform by imagining the casa
of man living In Boston who has a cers
tain piece OF property to dispose of which
he has reason TO believe will find a market
in Omaha quicker than elsewhere. But
rs he is ignorant of the comparative mers
it's of the papers published In Omaha
perhaps he does not even know theil
names-he calls in the service of the agent,
who Is u master of such information. The
agent takes the copy of the advertisement.
has it put in type, sends proof and ordes
to each Of the Omaha papers which upon
his advice it has hoen agreed to use. He
secs that the advertisement appears in tbs
papers properly, and that every concessions
In the way Of special discounts is obtain
ed. For all this service, the advertiser pays
nothing He is only asked to pay tho
paper's regular rates. The agent gets hia
remuneration In the form of commissions
which is allowed him by the publisher
John Irvinp Romer's Lecture.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-28
THE INDlANA'S ARMOR
An Interesting Epoch In Battieship Con-
ss struction in This Country.

u.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9s.-The successful
test at the Indian Head proving grounds
last week of the big ls-inch armor plate
selected from group made at Bethlehem
for the belt Of the battleship Indiana
marks an interesting epoch in the battle
ship construction of this country, because
its delivery will enable the builders Of the
big modern fighting ships to get them
ready for sea. There have already been
delivered at Cramps shipyard twenty-five
big plates weighing about $50 tons in
tended for the Indiana and Massachu-
setts. and within the next ten weeks
nearly 900 tons more will be received.
Ihe lndianu's side aTmor will weigh $50
tons. -Four 1S-inch plates, weighing forty
tons each, made for this ship will be sent
from Bethlehem next week The plates
fit together well, Notwithstanding the Sc
we're process they undergo while being
Harveyized.
The work of putting the side armor
plates on Sle Indiana will not be begun
until all has been received at the yard IL
is proposed to fit the plates together on
the wharf alongside the dock in which
the ship floets before attaching any of
them to her sides. After they nre placed
In exactly the position hey will rest when
on the Indiana the heavy wood backing
on the ship will be clipped carefully,
shaved and hammered to CORES pond with
every slight irregularity in this metal
that is TO be placed over it, The idea is
to fit the armor on the ships side in the
same manner that shoemaker fits his
leather on u last. Some idea of the mass
i've character of the armor may be OBJ
tained from the statement that the bolts
which secure it TO the ships sides weigh
from eighty to 100 pounds euch
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-28

JACKSON, Miss, July 2s.-While dozing
in his chair Express Messenger Edward
Stevens fell from the car door He was
not missed until Canton, twenty five miles
above, was reached A hand car was
rugged up, and several gentlemen started
down the track hunting for HIM Three
miles below they found him lying within
two feet Of the track soundly sleeping
He awokc as soon us touched and asked
what was wanted He says he has no rec
objection of falling, and imagined himself
asleep in his bed at New Orleans when The
rcacuing party found him. The train was
running forty miles an hour when he fell
off, and that he YVES not killed is a mir
acie. Aside from few minor bruises he
T., not hurt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-28
coNVlCTS USE DYNAMITE
A Deputy Warden and n Prisoner Killed
In y Tennessee Mine.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, July 2s-The con-
victs at Tracey City are in state of mu-
tiny, and as result two m en- are dead and
two Others are suffering from wounds
Yesterday afternoon the convicts loaded
pipe with explosives, placed it In a coal
car and attached slow fuse to it. Dep
uty Warden Nelson and assistants were
passing along another entry to bring the
convicts out for the night, and when they
arrived opposite the bomb 1t exploded.
Nelson was instantly killed, and Guards
Terrell and Thurman slightly wounded.
A negro convict named Peto Hamilton
was killed bya volley from the other
guards. There were 115 convicts in the
mino at the time, and all but seventy sur
rendered. These remained inside and
swear they will not come out
Nelson was member of the last gen.
eral assembly from Maury county. The
state officials here were at once notified
and they in turn telegraphed Superinten-
dent of Prisons Kirk, at his home in
Chester county, to go at once to Tracey
City. kilograms late today say that 1T
will probably be necessary to send troops.
Escape was probably the object of the
mutineers.