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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-11

tee Of the cycling board Of trade sent out a
series OF questions to all the bicycle manu-
| facturers Of the United States regarding
the employment of class racers for 1896.
Out Of about fifty answers received, thirty
four manufacturers expressed themselves
as against the employment of class rae
Forty-two of the fifty expressed them
selves as being willing to enter into an
agreement not to do SO. The decision not
to employ class racers is said to be the
outgrowth Of this attempt to sound the
manufacturers and see what they would do
in case break was made.
Costly Mistake for the Judges.
There were more complications at the
Ingleside track at San Francisco yesterday.
In the second race Endyn ion finished sec
ond to Kowalsky, but the judges evidently
had the numbers mixed, and awarded sec
ond place to Elsie, who was 800 to 1 in the
betting. and wi o finished absolutely last.
After the bets were paid the judges discov-
cred their error and awarded second place
to Endymion. The association will conse-
quently have to reimburse the bookmakers
on all money paid ont on Elsie, who was
W to for the place.
The Pool Experts Mt Syracuse.
The latest results of the worlds pool
tourney at Syracuse were as follows: AZ
ternoon game-Walsh, 1903; Stofft, 125; SUIT
ton. 125; Horgan, 123.
Evening games-Eby, So; Sherman, 125;
Clearwater, lbs; Wash, 81.
Jim Mitchell Dropped.
James s. Mitchell, champion weight throw
er of the world, and one of the former idols
of the New York Athletic Club, was dropped
from the rolls Of that organization last
night. He had been summoned to appear
before the athletic committee to answer
charges pending against him. but he failed
to appear and the members of the commit
tee passed a resolution recommen ling to
the board of governors that Mitchell he
dropped the resolution being adopted unani-
mouSly. The nature of these charges
against Mitchell have not been made pub
lie.
The st. Petersburg Tourney.
Owing to Lasker's late arrival in st. Pet
ersburg, the international tournament will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-11

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-11

The st. Petersburg Tourney.
Owing to Lasker's late arrival in ST. Pet
ersburg, the international tournament will
not begin before Friday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
EXPLANATION.

SAGINAW. T.. :. MICH, oct, -, 1898.
To the Editor Of the ALMA RECORD:
In your issue Of October llth, |
notice the following; Last summer,
two ladies, guests at the Sanitmnum,
We're fined three dollars and costs each
for riding their bicycles on the sidewalk.
One paid her fine, but the other left town
without doing so. She returned to
Alma last Friday when she was in
formed that the matter could be settled
by the payment of the fine and costs.
She settled. Although you mention
no names III this article, 1t seems TO be
well known in Alma that the lady re-
ferred to as leaving town etc, is Miss
Gage. | therefore desire TO state that
the article is false Miss Gage was Il
guest at the Alma Sanitarium In the
month of July last She and another
young woman We're riding bicycles ON
the sidewalk of your village without any
knowledge that there was an ordinance
of that village prohibiting it. Subse.
quently Miss Gage was informed by the
clerk of the Sanit3rium that Il complaint
had been made. Still later she was
informed by DR.. Lancashire of the SAM
tarium that he had interceeded, and
that the complaint had been withdrawn.
She was never arrested on any such
charge. nor did she ever appear III court
with such a charge against her, and she
was never fined - nor any other sum.
That after receiving the information as
above stated, she was III Alma three
days prior to leaving for east for a sum-
mcr's trip That she left with the
impression and the understanding that
there was nothing further to be done
by her or any one i'm the premises.
That on returning TO Alma for a short
visit in the middle Of October, as she
was at the depot about 10 take tram.
she was informed by the Treasurer of the
Sanitarium that the athoritieS had
changed their minds, and that they now
desired her to pay three dollars. which
she paid to Mr.. sharp, treasurer of the
Samtarium
have investigated the matter and am
informed by a reputable lawyer ~ Alma
that the only papers OH file III the
Justices office are complaint, and
warrant that was never served upon any
one. and that there was no record of any
hearing nor of any fine, and that the -
collected as above stated, less fifty cents
paid to Deputy Marshal, remains with
| the Justice awaiting his report touching
| the matter Very Respectfully.
CHAUNCEY II. GAGE.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
School NJ OteS

Miss Annie Reid visited school Tues
day.
Three new pupils entered school Mon
day.
Mrs. Brainerd visited school Wednes-
day.
We understand that the Ladies Trio is
to be reorganized.
There is no school today on account Of
the teachers association at Ithaca.
Misses Chadwick and Hood and Mrs.
Hall and Mrs. Ely visited school Thurs
day
The high school b division of music is
taking the place of the old choir for a
while.
H. NJ Clark, state secretary Y. NJ. G.
y, conducted chapel exercises Monday
morning.
There was no school in the Kindergar-
ten Monday because of the illness of
Miss Mitchall.
There Will bc school entertainment
in the nigh school room on the evening
Of Thanksgiving.
VIII Spicer has entered school for the
purpose Of taking the twelfth grade
review Arithmetic work.
Each member of the senior class is
pledged TO sell 20 tickets to the lecture
course. The tickets will be on sale next
week
There viii be a meeting of the county
teacher association i'll Ithaca today and
tomorrow. Alma teachers will attend
i'll Il body.
The old game of But ton, Button,
whose got the Button is again being
talked Of in the high school This time
it is James who is the inte rested party
III the game
The affair at the Graham school house
Friday evening was a de cided success,
and those who attended be ilieve that this
school certainly deserves o be called one
of the most wide awake schools iii the
county.
Charles Porter Davis of Glendale
Ohio, a few weeks ago IL guest at the
Sanitarium, visited school during his
stay i'll Alma and ed greatly inter
ested III the work and in the school. \
few days ago Superintendent Ely
received by mail from MIR. Davis 3
Photographic group Of the American
poets, Emerson, Holmes, Lowell
Bryant Longfellow and Whittier Mr.
Ely Will have the picture framed anC
hung i'll the high school room, as {
souvenir of Mr. Davis visit, and testi
monial of his kirdly expressed interest
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
College Notes.


w 7. Burdick of Sault Ste Marie is
visiting old frirnds at the college.
Efforts are being made by the Chris
tian associations TO organize lecture
course.
The registrar reports gain of about
30 per sent in attendance greater than
last year.
President Bruske preached in the Fort
street Presbyterian church in Detroit
last Sunday.
II. NJ. Clark, state secretary, conduct
ed the services held by the Y. NJ. {. a.
last Sunday.
The athletic goods given by J. w. S.
Pierson of Stanton We're received at the
gymnasium Monday.
Prof Davis has been moving the Nat
ural history collections from his room i'll
the college into the new building this
week.
Next week is the week of prayer for
Y. NJ. G. a. The week will be appro-
priately observed by the association Of
the college.
Frank p. Knowles is i'll Detroit this
week attending the conference of
Applied Christian Workers and Social
Reforms in that city.
w. r. IRE, former student of the
college. now cashier of the Commercial
bank in Saginaw was the guest of David
Megaw over Sunday.
\ hare and hound chase was run last
Saturday morning, Divine and Side
bOtham running as hareS Several of
the students took in the seven mile run.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01

John X. Woodward died at the resi-
dence of his daughter at Bowen's Mills,
Barry country. Monday Of this week
Mr.. Woodward was born in Bennington,
n. Y, May 4, 1871. He came TO Mich
igan III 1915, and settled in Layton,
Allegan county, where ne lived until
the death of his wife in 1871, since which
time he has made his home with his
children, five Of whom survive him:
Susan (Mrs. Coning) Of Bowen Mills
Barry county; David of Layton, Allegan
county; Bert of Alma; Merritt of Seville
and Jehid Of Riverdale.
Mr.. Woodward was highly esteemed
by all who knew him. lie was not a
member of any church, but his religious
creed was to render TO every man his
due, and to eXcmply the teaching of the
Golden Rule.
The funeral was held Wednesday at
Bowens Mills and the remains were
inferred in the cemetery in that place
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
w. G. T. u.

This department ia under the control of the
Wet L., and the editor ot this paper is not
responsible for anything that appears under
this head
The regular meeting Of the Alma
Union will bc held Wednesday NOV.
18th, 300 y. m, in the Presbyterian
church. Subject, The Foes Of Temper
ance. Led by Mrs. Peters.
\ paper printed in the Upper Pen
insula saws The cigarette is a roll Of
paper, tobacco and drugs, with fire on
one end and big fool ON the other.
Some OF the chief enjOyments are con
densed nightmare, fits, cancers of the
stomach, spinal meningitis, softemng
Of the brain, funeral professions and
families .shrouded in gloom.
The CarthaginianS prohibited. govern
orS, magistrates, soldiers and servants
from drinking anything stronger than
water. and the Athcnians made II Il
capital offence for Il magistrate to be
drunk.
Sentiment in Georgia seems TO be
growing in favor of the ti-bar-rooms,
TO prohibit the manufacture, sale and
keeping for sale OF intoxicating liquors
for beverage purposes. The measure
| is championed by Hon. Walter b Hill.
The Earl of Carlisle is very staunch
teetotaler-so much so. in fact, that
wine is not allowed upon his table; and,
when he came into his title and estates,
| the wine cellar at Castle Howard was
done away. Some splendid old ale.
worth large sum Of money, was run
away the taps being turned, and the
casks allowed TO empty themselves.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
SAMPLE COPY.

The live business men of Alma are
sending out several hundred extra copies
of the RECORD this week for the purpose
of putting before the people their adver-
tisements, at the same time soliciting
your trade. II costs you nothing. After
looking il over we shall be pleased to
have each and every one subscribe.
Leave Sl.00 with any business man run
ming an advertisement and the RECORD
will be sent TO your address until Jan. |
1891, sixteen months. You can save the
price by having IA chance to read their
advertisements.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
The L,Acture Course.

The high school senior class has com
pleted arrangements for the lecture
course TO be given i'll the opera house in
Alma this winter. The course will OF EN-
with a concert by the Heberline Conce TT
company, TO be given the last of Noven'-
Der. The Heberline Concert company Is
considered the leading concert attraction
on the American platform, and our
citizens are to be congratulated OH hav-
ing an opportunity of hearing them.
JustIbeforc school closes in Dec ember
Rev. Thomas McClary, thcifamous wit
will deliver one of his inimitable lee
turps. In January, (about January 2D
Ralph +. Macduff, lecturer, scholar ;tnd
instructor, whom Rev. Geo + Huntil ~.
former president of Alma colleL q,
regards as among the leading pulp 1t
orators in the west, will lecture. Tn ?
last lecture of the course W i'll be deliver
by Jahu Dewitt Miller the universally
popular crater. philosopher. scholar and
wit.
The tickets for the course have been
placed at the very low price of one dol
lar. The senior class should receive
the hearty cooperation Of our citizens.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01

You Can't Afford to Chance
A heavy cold may lead to pne umonia
or consumption. Foley's Hor,ey and
Tar taken in time affords per 'ect se-
eurity. from serious results. soc
c. e Ma HAN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01
% qph1tograp6sT=
ALMA, MICH.

makes but one grade of work,
and that is strictly FIRST CLASS.
Old pictures copied and en-
larged.
Fine portraits from llxl4 TO
life size made TO suit or no pay.
Photographic coloring done
neatly.
Satisfaction guaranteed on all
work. Prices will be found
reasonable for the quality Of
work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-11-01

but are selling many
lines at cost to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
IT yfrER HAPPENS ~ RIAL LIE.
From The Topeka State Journal

From The Topeka State Journal
This is about man who put up stove.
1t is unnecessary, perhaps. TO 90 further with II.
You know in advance Just now ne swore and tore,
and spoiled the carpet and the pipe didn't ht and
he skinned his knucklts and cut his niger and
SMILED SCOT down the back of his neck and finally
johnson" said Johnsons wife a dinner ycster-
day # want you to come home early this after
noon. ] want that sitting-roOm stove up and going
All right. my dear" said Johnson. TN be home
- that afternoon Johnsons wife sent the chill
dren visit on the other side OF town and
After fervent prayer that all the neighbors would
be out Of town for few hours that afternoon, she
ready for johnson.
THE stove is out in the woodshed." said his wife
The stove was not very large, and after Johnson
had dressed himself for the occasion with the help
of Mrs Johnson. VINO had taken have his
clothes and gloves handy h. got the stove 10 the
back porch without much difficulty.
1t must be- blackcned." said Mrs Johnson. she
mixed the backing. u backened 10 a beautiful
finish with very little rubbing and Johnson whistled
Then he tackled down The oil cloth mat and the
zinc and kept on Whistns.
Re took the stove In carefully and put It in the
There was plenty Of the old stove pipe. and while
he cleaned II in ,he alley with stick. Mrs. john
son on tho back porch and listened 10 him
whistle.
stayed in place. The next Joint fitted well that
Johnson almost stopped whistling in sheer admira-
ton for IL. and 50 Old the next one The elbow fitted
admirably and the collar ard last Joint went like
a top. The seam was on the right side all the way
There was not even a speck o. SCOT on the papers
In ten minutes moro Johnson had Lovely fire In
the stove and was in his business suit again spick
and span reading the paper while his wife got
II was just here that there was a savage nudge in
JChnsons left ribs and he heard his wife tell him
10 wake up and hustle out now for IL had been day
light for half an hour
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
THE PALACE GANG.
s,.,TAN ABDUL HANDS, EVIL SURROUND
T\GS

IN order to understand and TO form any cor
..,t Judgment concerning the present state OF
.rars at Constantinople ii is necessary To cast
Glance at the persons by whom the Sultan is
surrounded. Abdul Hamid himself is an es-
,,rable man. immeasurably superior to any %
~. predecessors upon the throne OF Gilman and
a, NOT only imbued with generous humane and
,rst ideas hut is likewise of liberal and pro-
,ressive turn Of mind Perhaps the most strik-
,,s evidence of the truth of these assertions.
xbich may sound surprising to those who have
h,herto regarded him d sort of Turkish Herod
q. 70 be found in the fact that his demented
sidsr brother Murad is still alive
Twenty years ago Sultan Murad deposed.
srer a reign Of a few months on the ground Of
Insanity His madness consisted in the favor
rhich he accorded TO Western notions OF re-
s,rnn. and the organizers Of the conspiracy which
thought about his removal we're the then Sheik
m Islam. and those particular Pachas ard Beys
who we're opposed on fanatical. political and
n1rely selfish grounds 70 all ideas OF European
civilization and enlightenment Abdul Hamid,
who was fond OF his brother. showed great re-
b,ctance TO take his place the throne. in
sniielv preferring the existence OF a Turkish
prince with plenty Of money and responsible
,,i.s 10 that Of the Commander of the Faithful.
He had none Of those tastes which we are ac
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15

plainly In evidence. - the whole business must be
The peculiar handwriting is one Of the principal
troubles We have 10 contend with. says the money
that submerge his desk. Some Of the places and
names are almost past finding out. although evil
IDENTIFY written with great pans. Inc tact tnaI
they cannot collect expected money a soon as the
European steamers come into port is puzzle TO
livered to them until the advice comes. and the
the order goes direct TO ne steamer Al CueeHS-
town, but they cannot understand the reason Tor
the delay II the money Is here. they ought to get
Ten days before Christmas j. always the time Of
money get across the ocean ana 20 be invested
before the eventful day At other seasons The days
the days which the most orders are sent The
foreigners in This country are particularly rond OF
The faces framed in the little square OF the
sent every nationality on ,he globe except. perhaps
having to send remittances through bankers.
II could sit here blindfoded and tell by the voice
cants rays the ofhciai some who come here
have been sending money regularly for so long
to the same people at the same places thai | could
till out the whole blank without word from them
There is a middle-aged man who comes here
always Fridays at l2Io He sends the same
London ! know the name and place By heart. He
never fails TO come and ne never varies the
earlier. but always at that hour on Friday I ex-
pect him. | know where he works now and II
place Of business. He quits work T.
Another whom | expect IL young fell
low. who comes Thursday at 30. He sends
himself. I think It is his mother; perhaps she has
married again. SO regular are the two applicants
that I could with perfect safety make ont orders
before they came. II chose
Are Il e women methodical?'
No; a great many women send amounts as
small as a dollar a time. and send them often
but they do not come on regular days. as do the
''Of all the classes Of foreigners in New-York
think the Italians send less money away than any
other. They keep their money. and take it with
them. Italians love the lazy. easy life they lead
in their old country. and "a soon they they
go back 10 H.
The Dutch thrifty and attached to their Old
homes. | knew Of colony OF diamond po.ishers
from Holland who sent nearly all their wages home
every week all the time they worked in New
York"
The Germans and Irish send good deal Of
money away regularly. the Chinese not so much
\ certain station IN the city makes out money
orders for neary all the French restaurant and
cafe keepers IN town Another has all the Ru-
manans and the pedlers from Austria.
There l. another way OF telling VINO s the
window without looking up. The men who come in
with the h-ning -boats after long cruise get paid
of at the Fulton Market and invariably come
the PostOfice 20 send of some OF their wages
The nsh scales are sticking a.. their clothing
and there floats IN through the window an odor
that proclaims the man from the banks even before
ne speaks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15

custoned 10 regard as peculiarly Oriental, ne
Al the time monogs mist. devoted both 70
his wife ana 70 his children. and spent most OF
his time turning wood and ivory with his lathe
or in the study Of music. His brother Murad
placed under restraint. and was confded 10 the
care Of his own mother who died only a few
months ago
Now. Abdul Hands tenure OF the throne de-
ponds solely and entirely upon the continuance
a. his brothers insanity He was raised to
the Caliphate only because his brother was de-
clsrAd - be demented and were at any moment
me Sh4ik Il Islam. who may he described
the Primat4 OF the Mahometan Church in Turkey
n announce ex cathedra that Murad had recov
ered his reason the reign Of Abdul Hamid would
ne a. az end at any rate, in the eyes Of the
Faithful
PROOF OF THE SCLTAN's HUMANITY.
This possibility. therefore. during the last two
decades has hung as a sword OF Damoces sus-
pended over the head of Sultan Abdul Hamid.
and the mere fact that Murad whose very ex-
istence constitutes a menace 70 his throne. his
fortune mis- family nay. even his very exist
ence. should be still alive and in good physical
health after all these twenty years speaks vol
u-nes for the humanity, and above all. for the
civilization Of the present ruler of Turkey. Ger
,anly no other Oriental potentate would have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
CASH PRESENTS THE RULE.
FOREIGNERS CROWD The MONEf-of'Oi'"
OFFICES AT THIS TIME
PROBLEMS WITH WHICH THE APPLICANTS HAVE

PROBLEMS WITH WHICH THE APP LlCANl' ''-'
To Observation-Disclosures or
DIFFERENT NATIONALlTIEs
Friday was the biggest day of the year ~ ~
records OF the money order offices. At one u'n
hundred applicants stood in the long corridor u Nv
Postofice waiting 10 have their orders hlied OUT ~
at the branch offices throughout the CITY ~
Yorks adopted citizens formed in double ana "p,1
lines for the privilege of sending money 10 ,"e''
frlends-an ever-decreasng. ever-ncreasihg NV "
applicants that kept the clerks busy from ne '''''.
the little windows were opened in the morning UNI"
they were closed a. night.
II was in teresting 10 watch the crowd some soper
mlddle-aged working folk devotng part oi ',n.
lunch hour to remembering substantially thei MN
derd across the sea and going through the iofin""
ties 90 methodcally that guessed 1t had Decon'e
a habit with them: younger people in fever OF I'M
patience eager TO he through with the transac
and watching with lynx eyes the movements OF 'ne
applicants ahead Of them. others struggling with the
problems Of photography and chirograpny' ho' 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
rHE "BAD NAYS" SENSE or HrxoR.

From The Chicago Times-Heraid.
young from down East had gone TO
Denver armed with Oli-fashiOntl Alien rerOlv.r
pepper box" that weapon called IN those
days.
In a gambling house one night ne became involved
with "A bad man IN q quarrel. and drew forth his
''pepDer-bOx." The bad man who really
tougb citizen from the mountains. and VINO had not
the remotest idea OF fear. and who a.ways
armtsi with a pair OF big naves threw up his hands
i'm well-feigned dismay and gaid.
Heavens. man. You ANT a-goin 10 throw that
al mo, youY
For the sake Of his joke h. spared the young
mans hfe. and u that one Of the wea.thiest and
most respected citizens Of Denver now the
fact mat he is doing business In the Western me-
troDOiis.
humOr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15

mention the doubts that assaed them to the ulti-
mate destination OF their funds.
There is n1 money-order office A. that place.
says the Official. showing a hlled-out blank back
though the aperture.
The girl at the window coors painfully.
It's to 80 Mass" she stammers
I'm not a mind-reader" growls the official How
am / know it is 20 10 Mass when another place
is named
That place is there" explains the girl. and
then she Withdraws 20 make way for Chinaman
who cannot be convinced that orders not cashed
at that particular window.
"Ning-PO is the name which comes up oftenesl
I'm his incoherent speech. until becoming more and
entangied in the mysteries of the situation, he
eXclaims. with gesture Of despair: How the nell
If ! can
The clerk a. the order window is long suffering
You ave made this hOrder hOu for t2O. comp ainS
an EnClishman. with whom the clerk thought he
had completed transactions half-hour before. Il
ave only $50 10 send
You certainly made the sign for pounds" says
the official
Not so made dollars"
The original being produced the pound mark is