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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
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LABoR'S LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

1t is a deserving recognition OF the
great cause of labor, and merits a general
observance throughout the state
Given at the Council Chamber, at
Augusta, this twenty second day of
August, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety
five, and of the Independence OF the
United States of America the one
hundredth and twentieth.
Henry B. CLEAVES.
By the Governor.
NICHOLAS FESSENDEN,
Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02
ABOUT OYSTER FARMS.
The September .sR" Makes the Bi.
valve Popular Again.

The Female Oyster Hatches 10000. 900
aYear-Gourmands Need Not Fear
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02

Another ship load of Spanish troops is
about to leave Spain for Cuba to help
put down a rebellion which we have
been persistently assured by Spanish
authorities doesn't amount to- anything.
This is case where actions sp eak much
more truthfully than words.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-02

The Hon. Josiah Quincy has frankly
declared that there is no hope for thu
Democracy in the Bay State this year.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18
Eve Treatment of Epilcmy.

Scarcely any discovery Of modorn
medical science is moro Na.c.llD ,Aan
that treatment OF the eye uay lead 10
the cure of epilepsy. In Tia Nrw ork
Medical Journal Br. Amh'o.a l.. Ran
ncy gives full details Of i.It '.''iiG. ~
of the eye which ho ha, aj.l,'d With
% patients. The correction 81 Gro eye
muscles has led % The &C. sit,un 81 the
epiieptic seizures. Most gi tiys' PATIENTS
had boon dragged with hroI-le' ior
wears without any cure Some Of tie
cases treated were If long -t@ndlng
ono patient had spilorcd fer - years
from epilepsy Seven years ha'e now
passed since his eyes were treaties, and
he has had no return Another patient
Lad such violent paroxysmS that he had
TO he confined IA padded room while
they lasted. IL 4, nd~ cured. n third
has been in perfect health Gid part
ner in n large business for thrrc years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18
ogaM.a--L AND MS .asses
-a a,. THAT uacu me Protector
ST.. wing Ira Hyde ssrk.

.a a,,.. That Eef,u tho Protector
wing IA Hyde Ssrk.
g. ia 60 an article on Oliver
C..,. Qc.t.iDn with horses. says
Ia m4.m 1as zine;
"As Iroa.Hei .rs-t in power and rank
his love of horses h-gau 20 be more CON
spicuou- When ho twted from Lon
dom i'm 1919 TO recuuqur Ireland, he
went forth in that state mdcquipage a.
the like hath hardly been seen himself
i'm "A coach with SIX gallant Flanders
mares, reddish gray IN 1903, when
tine Spanish ambassador took his leave
of tho lord protector Cromwell sent
him mis- own coach of six white
horses" To convey INN TO and from
whitehall Certain 1t Is, adds the
narrator. that none of the English
kings had ever any such.
The protector WAS not much Of u
whip, however In 1904 the Count OF
Oldcnburg sent Cromwell a present of
six horses, and the protector : anxiety
TO mako trial Of their quality led to his
well known adventure in Hyde park.
On tridav..SepL 80, inc won't with Sec
Rotary Thul0c ami some of has gentle
anon TO tahc air in the park, ordered tho
SIS horses 90 De harucssed TO his coach,
Dat Imrl0e inside Of 1t and undertook
10 drive himself His highness, said
a letter from tie Dutch ambassador,
drove pretty handsomely for some
time bat 40 last. provoking those horses
too mucu with the whip, they grew I'M
ruN. whereby bis highncss was flung
o.t at the coach box upon the ground.
His loot getting hold IN tAO Iackling
ho WA, carried away good while in
taat posture, but at last lie got his foot
clear. and SD came TO escape lie was
presently brought home, and let blood,
aud after some rest taken Is now well
agaiu. The secretary, being hurt on his
ankle with loaping ont Of the coach,
bath boon forced TO keep his chamber
! mtherto and been unfit for any bust
/ ness.
The royalist Scroggs, afterward chief
Justice. writing of this incident, hoped
THAT the next fall would be from cart
limiting at the gallows. As to Crom'
W.u'. views ON the burning question OF
/ horse racing, it is difficult TO arrive al
a positive conclusion His constant aim
wa, to posses, as many good horses a'
Dee could afford Whether he entered
his horses for races or had the satisfac
uon off owning q winner history does
not say.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18
RUN TO EARTH.
How the Great Detectives Easily Seize
Gpon the EyiIdoers.

Officer Sloutb, said the great chief
OF the western city, what report have
you 10 mako ON your murder caso?'
Slcuth-Arrcsted woman and locked
her up sir
"Ah. good. Any clews?"
Took file OF officers in and told her
her husband had given the whole thing
away
"Ah, Ia! Did -no show any confu-
sion;''
YES, indeed. Said she was confused
to know what hc gave away. whom he
gavc it to, and why the fool man didn't
sell it,
And did She show any coEccn:'
AYES, sir sine said she had only 81
IA her pocket, but if We wanted that
Anything further
'"rhcn We ran her husband down in
his place Of business.
WAS no startled;'
Every much Wanted to know what
it meant. "
"Well?"
"Wc locked him up and told him his
wife had given the whole thing away -
"Was ho c0ntusodt
"Not bit. Said we lied; that bis
wife was TOO blank stingy 70 give any.
thing away.
WELL"
eve told him she had confessed that
he murdered the man
"Hah Then lac confcsscd:'
'Yes Said he was ready 10 confess
that
Good. Good Go on, sir, "
awe wcrc the most disgusting and
pighoadcd lot of idiots Lie had over
met -
And you lcalned nothing from either
about the murder
Nothing.
"Not the faintest clew?'
Absolutely nothing.
"And what are you doing now?'
eve have imprisoned both Of them
on suspicion.
Good Keep close watch Oh tLom.
We are on the right track Make yhea
confess if possible
And the sun, piercing the shadows OF
| the prairie bunch grass, was not more
| vigilant than was the march Of Sleuth.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18
A QUEER DISTINCTION.
1t Is That OF "a Man Who Was Once "wal-
lowed by AN Alligator.

Edward Rowland enjoys the distinc-
ton Of being the only person living who
was swallowed 10y an alligator, The
saurian swallows his prey whole and
digests il az leisure, and it Is TO this
characteristic that Rowland owes his
life.
When boy, his parents owned aWin-
ter home near Sanford, Fla, which Is
near Dunn ; creek, where there are still
more alligators than can be found III
any place else in Florida
At the time mentioned. ii WAS liter
ally swarming with the huge reptiles.
and the largest ever killed were secured
here. one measuring over ID feet IN
length.
Young Rowland had gone with ms
parents TO q point on the St Johns iiN-
er. near the mouth of Dunn creek, and
had wandered away from them. SUD
denly huge gator emerged from II
small lake and started toward "A creek,
coming Immediately past the place
where the boy was seated Oh the bank,
kicking pebbles The child started to
run. but stumbling fell head first I'M
mediately in front of the reptile, Whlch
swallowed him at once.
Young Rowland screams were heard
and the parents reached the scene JusL
| in time to see the disappearance of their
son down the huge throat Of the sauri'
an The father, never dreaming that
the boy was not killed, shot the alllga-
| tor. the ball. fortunately, striking hlni
in tho eye and penetrating the brain
| The feet OF the boy were protrudlpe
| from the mouth of the dead alligator.
aud with the thought of only obtaining
| his remains for burial the reptile was
cut open. There were signs OF life, anc
after several hours of hard work the Ia
Their succeeded in rcsuscitating the boy
the only serious injury being to his en-
| kles, which had been crn>hcd ~ tine
reptile's teeth when he was in thotiloc
of death
Since that trio Rowland hr ten
cripple, but only he extent ct ban Hai
10 wear steel braces CA hIs anhie~. 80
Rome Hustler.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18
MEMS ERRORS IN DRESS.
A Young Woman OF Observation says That
such Solecisms Are Common.


1T is surprising, said young wo-
man Of observation, how near some OF
you men fellows come TO being properly
dressed and don quite get there I've
heard good deal of talk and read
good deal of writing about the fine art
of dressing well, but my idea is that
it's Just a question Of the preservation
of the entities It's just like apple sauce
with roast pork and currant jelly with
canvasback duck-the proper thing goes
with the proper thing. Yet a man may
be letter perfect in his condiments, or
may have fit at seeing water color
in "a velvet frame, and still wear silk
hat and a sack coat Oh, you needn't
laugh I've seen it, not only OH Broad
way on Saturday night. but ] have seen
IL on Fifth avenue On a Sunday morn
ing. Yes, and worse than that l saw
one young fellow going to church with
two swell girls, he wearing black silk
hat and brown sack suit Now, do
you know call that impious.
There are two other sins of attire
that men are often guilty of--oDe sin
of commission, wearing an overcoat
with a straw hat, and the other sin
Of omission, wearing an overcoat and
no gloves These things are done all the
time in their season. and yet you sim
ners in costume think it good joke 10
see woman in white gloves and a
mackintosh-and so it is.
There's another thing you men get
woefully mixed up over-spats and gal
ters Any fool girl knows that the gaiter
is used for warmth. and therefore is q
part Of a winter costume, while the
spat was designed rs an article for sum
mer attire 10 keep the bottom OF the
light trousers from being soiled by black
shoes 1t is quite as awful a solecism &c
wear spats with dark trousers as it Is &c
wear gaiter over tan shoe, yet both
are committed constantly here in New
York, and by men who ought 70 bt
ashamed Of themselves for not knowing
or not doing better
And, talking Of tan shoes, you never
will convince me that it's either correc
or convenient 10 wear tan shoes in win
ter or in stormy weather That's TN,
time for rubbers, and goloshes over tan
shoes are an incongruity that gives mt
the horrors It's the same sort OF de
! based taste that leads man 70 peri
his soft palate by using cigar holder
or that leads him TO outrage decency b,
sticking q cravat pin in a sailor 5 knot
And don't think for one instant that al
the rest of Us don't observe these thing
just rs do If mans dress is trig ant
trim from top TO toe we admire him
even if he's as homely as sin-that is
as sin is supposed to be-but if he nike
the seasons or falls down in the nice
details of completeness we have on
little sheer at him after he's gone, eve
though he's as good looking as you
| lilo m no p-New York SIM
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18
Sold by b 5. Webb, Alma.

NIORTG GE sALE:-Defa!llt having been
vi made in the conditions OF payment OF
certain mortgage made by George Joslin and
4 a. ia JOslin his wife. Of the township OF sc.
bile, GratiOt county. Michgan' 10 Ihomas VI.
Granger Of Pine River township county and
state aforesaid. which SAID mortgage pears
date the 18th day of September. 1881. ana was
duly recorded the 9Th day OF October. 1871, In
the Office of the Register OF Deeds in ana Tor
Cratint county, NJ ichigan. in inner %, on page
4q9 Of mortgages ard said mortgage was duly
assigned hy Thomas VI. Granger 10 Helen '.
rs oodward on the nth day OF December. 1871.
and was recorded on the 18th day or December
i'm hhcr g. OF mortgages and page so. Ana
SAID mortgage was duly ASSIGNED ny felen V.
Woodward 70 Cyrus ID. WiRhtman on Inc l4th
cev of January lsa2 and recorded in the Reg
fsfcr OF Deeds oil CO on the 18th day of January,
l-g2 in hher 90 OF mortgages on page 1O on
which said mortgage and the note accompan-
Ing he same there IL no y cue hnu payane tuc
sum of one hundred and twenty three dollars
and twenty four cents ($l&3.2D and no suit or
prOcco dings at law or equity having been IN
efifut.d 70 recover the amount secured by
said mortgage. Therefore public notice Is
hereby given that on the 2nd. day or march,
1895. nj Two o'clock In the afternoon NJ the
front door Of the Gratiot county court mouse
i'm tho village OF Ithaca, Gratiot county Mich
gan. that being the place oil holdlng the CIR
cut court in and Tor said county saih mort
gage will be fOreclOsed by sale OF tne prem
ises therein and herein described at puhlic
auction 10 the highest bidder. which SAID
Drerni-es are d. scrihed as follows. VIZ; Inc
north.east quarter Of the soutn.tasi quarter
/ oi section twenty-one (2l IN township WE'VE
N2l north Of range three CD west being IN
Grstiot Gov MY Michigan.
Dated NOvenbtr 18th, lsei.
f. B. VIGHTMAN. tYRrS ID. WIGhTMAN,
Attorney for MortgaRee. s2l Mortgage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18

DROB TIE ORDER:-State OF MICHIGAN
l County OF Gratiot So. At session OF the
Probate Court for said county. held AZ the FRO
hate ONCE In the village of Ithaca on the 18th
day q December in the ear one thousand
sht hundred and ninety four. Present. Juhn
VI. Fv"rdcu Judge of Probate In the mater
Of the estate Of Mary Bigeow, dec ased. On
reading and filing the petition, duly verified
OF Darius Reid praying that for reasons there
IN alleged and sct forth. ne be granted u
ccuse 10 sell the real estate OF said deoeascd.
Thereupon IL is ordered. that Monday. ine
24th lay OF January next, Al ten O'Clock IN
the forenoon, nc assigned for the hearing on
said petition and that the heirs-at-aw OF said
dccensed and all other persons interested -
s0id estate, are required TO appear al sessisN
az said Court. then TO be holden in the PROBATE
once. m the village Of Ithaca. and show cause,
~ ANY there be. why the pray er OF the petl-
iinnfr should not be granted and II "a TURNER
ordered that said PETITIONER give notice 10 the
pcrsOns Interested in said es ate. OF tue pen
dercy of said pctuon. and the hearing there
of rs causing d copy OF this order 10 he pun
l-nod ian the ALMA RECORD a newspaper
printed and circulated in said county three
successive weeks previous 10 said day OF near
ny.
"A true Copyl john VI. EvERuEN,
lsEAf1 s2.-4w Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18

DIOBATE ORDER: state of Michigan
| County Of GratiUt -. At a session OF tue
Pro bate court for sHid county. held ~ t'e PRO
Do. tc once in the village OF Ithaca ON the 4Nth
,iuy az December In the year one Thousand elght
-lnGred and ninety-four. Present John VI.
Ey'ideu. Judge ~ Probate. In the matter OF
me estate of Joseph q. Gee deceased. on
rcrdug and filiuV the petition, duly verlhed. OF
kula Hannah praying that nm adminislraior
br appointed of the estate of said deceased,
AND that administration thereof he granted To
" ". Reynolds or some other suitable person
ThereupOn IL is ordered, that Thurs' ay. the
% 4 day of January next. ~ ten O'Clock lntne
forenoon toe assigned for the hearing OF said 4
petition and that the heirs ai-law OF said 3e
cpa scd and all other persons interested Ia -
pstate are required TO appear NJ sessloFol>
SHid CONT then 10 be holden N the Pre- ale
Oihce ia the village OF ITHACA and show cause.
~ ANY there be, why the Mayer Of the pen'
toner should not be granted: and IL Is furtntr
ordered that said petitioner give noticct 10 the
persons interested In said estate, OF the pen
drucy of said petition, and the hearing there
Of by causing a copy OF this order 10 be pub
Ii~hod in the ALMA RECORD a newspaper
printed and circulated in said county. three
successive weeks previous 70 said day OF hear
iug.
"A true copy. joins NJ. EyRRDFS.
SEAL. $40 4w Judge OF Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18
Chinese Pawnbrokers.

Among the Canton houses there are
occasional exceptions 10 the general one
stored or low constructions. Some OF
these are built like square towers four
or five stories high, with no outside
windows save at a considerable distance
above the ground and no outside pro-
jections by which thieves might climb
up. These establishments are called
pawnshops, but they appeared to me
more to resemble our banks where we
place deeds and other valuables for safe
ty. understand it is usual among the
Chinese to deposit their possessions OF
value, when not in use, in these estab-
lishments. The people also store there
during summer their winter clothing.
and loans may be obtained against the
goods stored To have dealings with
pawnshop is in no way considered de-
rogatory to a Chinese gentleman's dig
nifty. Florence O'Driscoll, NJ. p, IN
Century
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18
HIS COLLATERAL GOOD.
How Tom Fitch of Nevada Used TO "Rsis'
the Wind"

How Tom Fitch of Nevada Used TO "kslse
the Wind"
Tom Fitch Of Nevada was bright
fellow and one Of the best writers and
~uup speakers Of the west, but he was
mf-ID-- and when be got hard up
would resort 10 almost any means TO
4ot stake.
one day he wrote a scathing speech
deuounciug Sharon, then president OF
The Bank of California and afterward
United States senator from Nevada. In
Id hl charged Sharon with almost every
crime known TO the decalogue or the
statutes he put the manuscript III a
large envelope and walked into the
Bank of California.
Here % hc said 20 the cashier, hand
ing thu package through the window.
"here are some securities which ] offer
MS collateral ON loan Please hand
thcm 10 Mr. sharon in person, and l
will wait for his answer -
Nr Sharon was in his private office.
Breaking the seal of the envelope. he
found tic speech and read it through,
together with note from Fitch, in
forming INN that unless he was paid
$4,000 Inc would deliver that speech III
every town i'm the state In few min
a..s the cashier, ON Mr. Sharon's order,
reported that the collateral was all
right and paid the happy Fitch the de
sired amount.
Three months atterward, having gone
through the money in speculation and
dissipation, Mr. Fitch made his appear
auce with another speech, this tlmc of
"a vgrv complimentary character which
ha promised to deliver at over conven-
.tu opportunity, for the same amount.
Ilar too, proved good collateral, ano
ta. story would haye never come t1
I.tii Fitch had not, in a moment OF
drunken iuIku.--, told it himself
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18

Our nerves are to our life what the
foundation is To "a buildiDg-our life
prop aud support. When foundation
becomes weak. no sane man would use
frozen earth 10 strengthen II, bat 1t
would to- just as WISE as 10 Try 10 re-
store the nerves with morphine. HicO'
bOl, OPIUM ol other peInic.OuS drugs.
Dr. Wheeler IS Nerve NlJailZef Is tie
solid masonry "a medicine, absolutely
free from injurious drugs. pen minenI
TestoreI OF nerve force and health a
symptom blank with each hottie Tor
advice aud tree Treatment 10y ne
Doctor " desired Ask Is. NanDen
Berg
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18

COMMISSIONER NOTICF:-In the matter
| OF inc estate of Rosie Heller, deceased.
Wc. the undersigned having been appointed
hy the Probate Court for the county OF Gratlot.
state Of Michigan, commissioners 10 recelY
,vornine and adjust all claims and demands u
all persons against said deceased, do hereby
give not ice that we wili meet ~ the law ONCE
~ John y Spinney, one OF the undersigned
commissioners. No , Wright Block in the
village Of Alma in said county on Tuesday. the
end day Of January A. D.. 1895: and on Tues.
dsy the l4th day uf May. A. d.. leso. az 40
O'Clock a IN Of each OF said days for the pur-
pose of examining and allowing said claims
and that six months from the 70 h day OF NO.
vcmher. \. H.. 1894. were flowed by said court
for creditors 10 present their claims 10 us Tor
examination and allowance
Dated December 3rd, lsei.
BERT WOODWARD.
sa.Gw JOHN d. SPlSNEY,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18

Calderun dr la Rarca has quite an
imposing sound. got literally tralisiat'
ed il reads ships Copper. Torquato
Tasso means Chained Badger, i'anie
stands for Stays Hide; Giovanni Boccae'
clio. Jack Bigmouth; Bramante' the Ia
nous architect, despite his melodious
gppellation, appears In the character OF
n Wilmer and Max Piccolomini Is moth
ing moro or less than Little Dwarf. -
Deutsche Warte.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18
1Inlme. ON pomestie Economy.

The laughable and the pathetic are
sometimes strangely mingled in little
exhibitions Of domestic economy-a
plato of apples, for instance, with the
defective parts cut out for the children;
a small basket Of homemade ginger
bread, with one or two pieces of pound
cake carefully disposed on the surface
50 as to appear to the best advantage. =
"Autocrat of the Breakfast Table. "
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18
A Case of Necessity.

Gothamite-I hear you have Vassar
graduate for cook. Isn't it rather ex-
pensive?
Harlemite-Not very. She works for
her board and clothes.
Gothamite-Why. how does she come
TO do that?
Harlemite-Got to. She's my wife. -
Harlem Life.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-01-18
uannened In Hades.

The ginning imps were packing sim
ners into the oven with a thing like a
hay press. And the sinners groaned,
all but ono good natured looking man.
DO you know, said the good natur-
cd man at last, this is rather nice. Re-
minds me Of when / lived in dear old
Brooklyn and crossed the bridge at rush
hours. New York Recorder.