davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
Sowing Bacteria In the Soil

Herr Notbe, German scientist, is
said TO have discovered a means of cul-
tivating the nitrogen absorbing bac-
TERN which are the cause of the assimi.
!ation by leguminous plants TO the at
mospheric nitrogen, and he believes
that the productiveness of certain soils
can be increased by sowing these bac.
terra. AS the experiment would cost
the farmer $3.50 an acre, he il not likely
TO try il on an extensive scale.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
DR.. Miles, Remedies Restore Health.
FITs AND NERVOUS DISEASES.

When Henry NJ Hall, NJ. d. late surgeon L,
>. A., Department of Tennessee, returned from
the war he found a child afflicted with epilepsy
Leading physicians were consulted without
apparent benefit. Noted specialists could give
but little If any relief. To rescue his child from
fate worse than death became the object OF
his life For several years experiment followed
experiment. until at last success crowned his
efforts. In 1889 old age and inflrmities in
duced him to mpart the knowledge of how 70
Manufacture il. under the agreement that a
bottle should be sent free Of all charges TO any
one applying for it, who was afflicted with cpl
lcpsy. Since then over 10000 free bottles have
been sent TO the afflicted. Experience has
proved that IL cures Insomnia, -. Nitus Dance
and all forms of Nervous Alllction. If you
want to try this wonderful remedy free Of ali
charge. write, stating your disease rs plainly as
possible give your age and post office Address
The Hall Chemical Cos West Philadelphia, Pa
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

,: Fort Wayne, Ind, writes on Nov. %, 1894
Il was afflicted for forty years with heart
foublc and suffered untold agony. | had
weak, hungry spells and my heart would
90 ptate 80 hard the pair would be 80 acute
aud torturin., that | became so weak and
ucrvous could not sleep. | was treated by
several physicians without relief and gave
rpcvcr being well again About two years
go commenced using Or. Miles Remedies.
One bottle of the Heart Cure stopped ali
lcart troubles and the Restorative Nervine
did the restand now sleep soundiy and at
tend - my household ana social duties with
out any trouble.
Sold by druggists. Book sent free. Address
DR.. Miles Medical Co.. Elkhart, Ind.
DR.. Niles Remedies RaStNrA Health.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
Heart Disease Cured
By DIR. Miles Heart Cure.

Painting. Weak or Hungry Spells, lrregu-
lar .. lntc--.l.tCLt Pulse, Fluttering or Pal
pitation, Choking Sensation, Shortness OF
Breath, Swelling OF Feet and Ankles, are
symptoms OF a diseased or Weak Heart
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
CASHIER WASHES MONEY.
Microbes on Paper Currency Destroyed
by an Ammonia Bath.

Microbes on Paper Currency Destroyed
by an Ammonia Bath.
The fair metropolitan cashier has
added a new factor 10 her growing val
uation which will not prove so desira bic
a vile in the eyes of her employer as
the honesty and efficiency which have
won for her almost monopoly in the
business. 1t is the result of the microbe
craze, says the Globe Democrat, and is
nothing less than washing all the money
she handles, and charging her employer
overtime, too. The discoverer of this
pew way to enhance her usefulness and
cost is Annie Nesmyth, the moncy-taker
of a big down town hotel. Miss
Nesmyth serves at night mostly, and,
while less money comes in then than
during the day, she is generally kept
busy enough. The money is often very
dirty and to the last degree repulsive
TO handle. Now. the cashier is trained
nurse resting" from her arduous pro-
fessional labors. After sick spell
from handling the soiled currency she
concluded 10 resign. She was persuaded
not TO by an increase of her salary and
permission to wash the money. So
every night sees a sOup-plate OF am
nonia water at her elbow, into which
zach note as il arrives is dropped. 1t
gets "A quick bath and then is laid out
on a piece of flannel to dry as tenderly
as if it were her best piece of jewelry.
The water has TO be changed two or
three times i'm a night
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
SHIFTING SANDS.
Changes in County Real Estate for tht
Week Ending sept II

CudIBeh III county real ESTATE Tor u
Week Ending sept 12
+ o Drake TO Young IL Bone
man lots ] aud blk | BIecE-
snrldge 1
J NJ Thomas tu J + Cooper
guardian pit ne of Sc sec u
Wheeler Is
VIM II Weed e. ESsa Green
pt Nv Of ne sec 30 Wheeler 3
John Frazer To Joel Rose 1t
lots and ) DIX 81 ST Louis s.
\ : Meyer to ID scarborough
Ut Sc of NV sec Acadia l0
\ b Darragh exc to G. + and
Nary Miller lots and 9 blk
- st Louis ].
Mrs & II Sudbury guar dian to
Young & Bnnrman Ut NV of
ne ste 80 Wheeler
II b Gidley 70 trustees of LIST
N + church Bethany pit NV
IF INV sec l3 Bethany
Trustees eth Day Advent TO
Mich Conference eth Day
Advent lot blk 8 81 Louis
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

One to five applications of Doan's
Ointment will cnre the worse case OF
bCAlng Piles there ever WAS. Can you
oEoTd 10 suffer tortures when simple.
Deyer failing remedy is at hand? Ii
aeTer fails
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

y person Is prematC ely old when
baldnesS occurs before the forty fifth
year. Use Halls Hair Remover It.
Keep the scalp healthy and to prevent
badness
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

Burdock Blood Bitters is nature g
irue remedy for constipation aud kin
red ills. 1t acts directly on the bowels
ihe liver, the skin, and while cleansing
The blood imparts strength To the dl-
seStiYe organs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

MPurify your blood with Hoods Sar
saprilla. which will give you an appe-
tite, tone YOUR stomach and strengthen
Your nerves
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

l o. +. Court Anna No. rs. Holds il regu.
i. lar meetings in the G.. A. H. Hall Wright
Block, on the second Thursday in each month
AT D. m. local time. Visitors we come
F.. caldwell, 9 r. c. EMERIcK RS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

U o. T. NJ. Regular reviews OF Alma Tent
h' No. 3% are held every alternate Wednes.
day night at $50 in |. o. o. F. Hall Visiting
members Of the Order are welcome
K. d. LEMEN. X. X. O-'
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

o. T. NJ. Alma Hive No. BE-. Meets alter.
L. nate Friday afternoons; = O'clock; l. o. O.
r, hall Visitors always cordially welcomed
MRS. CHAS. MORDEN L. @.
MRS. ANNA LEONARD. X. X
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

BAPTIST ca kCB Morning service l0:3Q
D sunday schoo lt:i6 Evening service 60.
Young peoples meetlug 30 sunday evening,
Praye, meeti"e THURSDAY evenings Rev.
c +. Woo drun Pastor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

[REE METHODIST CHURCH.--Services
[ every Sunday at ! ~ II. IN. and 200 D. m,
Sunday School at 1910 H. IN. PRAYER Meetings
Tuesday and friday evenings. A are cordial
~ invited 70 a tend hEv WM " ATsoN,
PASTOR.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

ALMA LODGE. F. 4 A. h.-Regular ID Get, y
n on Saturday OIL or before full moo.
+. MONTIGEL, W. II.
W. A. PAINE Seo'v
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

NINA ENCAMPMENT No 50, l. O. O.
n meet every first and third Tuesday in each
month.
CHAs. HUTCHINs, F. n CHADWICK
scribe. Chief Patriarch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

Ina CHAPTER. o. T. S. No. 43--Heeular
d meetings on the fret Friday Of each month
MRS. ABBlE MONTTGEL, w. Matron.
W. a. PAINE SEC'Y
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

VIERlNGTONS tn Ias Monday
aG
hoursan
TEAcue
Erocur andP HTcAL
al Oma
sHp TyIt IAN free in
be-
Govern phys'
IT. dies il the CTIe0e
h Car
and
nur hyog oigcuel
r Teacher ce1sN
BOARD from weekly
arg l ne tye. o 70 q eoC
e " Deemb
W
4 % Tempest
Marc o C.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

KNIGHTs OF PYTHIAS-F it7 janice Lodge.
u No, 20, h. OF p nold lie regular neetir "a
every other Wednesday night.
~ HAYT, CO.
CLAUDE CHADWICK, X of n. .
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
LC DGkS.

Ina Chspter, No. 10, X. a " Regular
meetings Oh Monday nigh, on or after full
moon.
w. A. PAINE, Sec'y
NJ. POLKA. KY, H. n
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

Nm Mof Eli hhLi't O,}fti's NJ, So meet
every second and 'ou -th Wedne sday ir The
month n G A. \. M
Mrs Oriiia Kil!bur9 Mrs n A. bogardus
Sc - ary President.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

2 a. k.-Wil!iaD Meyer Post, No l52. Depart
v. ment OF Michigan, O. A r.. meet on I'd Sat.
urday of each mont ~ o. m and on the
fth Saturday of each month at eco D. m.
w :. tt REX. Commander.
WI. GARGETT. I'm M.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services a.e ned
ever! Sunday morn ny 80 n. IN. Even
lnp 7:00p. N
.tev II. b. JEFFERso on, Rector
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

IUPERlOR LODGE, d OF Il Regular Nee,
) ings Friday nights
MRS. CHAs HUTCHINGs, \ @.
MRS. KATE DAVIDSON. X. j.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18

ALMA LODGE, 1. y. y f., meets Mccda
evenings j. F SARTOR n q
Geo. SOPER, z. ).
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
iii MPHREYS'

No. Cures Fever.
No O Worms.
No. 9 Infants Diseases
No. 4 Diarrhea.
No. 8 Neuralgia
No. . Cures Headache.
No. 10 Dyspepsia.
No. II Delayed Periods.
No. ~ 4" LeuchOrrea.
No. IA 9" Skin Diseases.
No. 1 3 Cures rheumatism.
No. 10 Malaria.
No. 20 Whooping Cough
No. 27 Kidney Diseases.
No. 80 Urinary Dis eases
No. IT Cold and Grip.
Sold by Druggists. or sent prepaid on
receipt of price, Csc, or for 81.
DIR. Humphreys Homeopathic MANUAL
OF DISEASES MAILED FREE.
Humphreys Med Co., Ill William St., N. T.,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-18
PROt ESSIONAL
SOCIf T. rs.

Al 4. CHI RCH-Morning service l0:30: SNn.
". day schOoi 1900. Evenin, ser~ice %
Y'hns eopie'e ureLlns TiesdsJ evening 90
REV. j. MCALLIsTER, Pastor
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-24
Has the Wrong Pig by the Ear.

A Washington dispatch in the Post
Intelligencer, in alluding to the land
Office troubles in this city, states that
complaints have been lodged OF "Mr.
Hawkins proud and overbearing ways,
which were not infrequently offensive
to those compelled to transact bus.
mess with him." If any complaint
has been filed that Mr.. Hawkins is
anything but gentleman in his off,
cial conduct it is unqualifiedly false.
He is true representative of that
chivslrous bearing for which Southern
people are so conspicuously famous.
That he may possess the pride which
self-respect inspires, goes without say
ing, but that he is overbearing in his
ways or oflicious in his conduct is a
statement which everybody who knows
him, or who has had dealings with his
Office, will unqualifedly dispute.
1t is very probable that this mis-
statement has resulted from confound-
ing his acts with those OF his COL
league, the Register, whose deport-
ment, in and out of the Office, may
very properly be classified as overbear-
ing and arrogant. 1t has been so
marked at times as to excite very gen.
eial comment, and it seems unfair and
unjust that the blame should fall upon
one who is innocent. As to Mr.. Haw-
kins' business or clerical ability, the
STANDARD has had no opportunity for
forming a reliable opinion, but that
Edward K. Hawkins is an honest man
and true gentleman it asserts with.
out fear Of successful contradiction.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-24
A Characteristic Kick,

The Olympian seems to think that
it has got legitimate cause for kick
in the cool temperature at the theater
Wednesday night. Mr.. Scobey says
"The management handicapped the
play greatly by providing no fire in
the theater." There is just az much
truth i'll this statement as there is in
many other assertions of the Olympian.
Fire was placed in the furnaces at 2 p.
NJ, and it was maintained continuously
thereafter, and there would have been
a comfortable temperature at the time
the performance began, had not the
company came so late, arriving at the
theater after dark, when all the double
doors had to be kept open long enough
to receive, assert and distribute the
trunks and properties OF the company.
While it requires several hours of per.
sistent firing to comfortably heat so
large q building, which has probably
not had a fire in it for weeks, the hot
air is not easily confined when the
outside doors are thrown open ard the
cold wind is afforded an opportunity
to whistle through the whole blouse.
If our esteemed colaborer in this vale
OF tears can suggest any plan by which
he could have avoided handicspping''
the belated company, under thsse cir
cumstances, we will let him manage
that matter forever hereafter; but we
| suggest to him that there is much
that goes on behind the scenes to har.
rass and annoy, which those who sit
in the cushioned chairs (but perchance
in a draft) fail to realize. He will
find that in almost every useful pur.
suit (unless it be politics. it is a
darned sight easier to look on than
to play the fiddle.
N. B.-If it affords any satisfaction
to our e. C. v. t. we whisper in his ear
that the "supe" who split wood for
upwards of quarter OF an hour" in a
vain attempt to send a current of ca.
loric to extract the chill from the
Olympian's marrow-bone, when the
fact became known, WAS incontinently
drawn and quartered.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-24
Business Fakes.

The O1ympian shows good judy
ment in its criticism OF some Of the
methods Of the May Howard at:rac.
ton" at Olympia Theater a few
nights sgo, although if the merits of
the performance on the stage are
gagged by its own standard, "the ap-
proval OF the people who pay to be
amused, interested and entertained
it was 10y no means failure. The
Ompid1l was bilked out OF its bill for
advertising which was, of course,
wrong. but we honestly believe that
had 1t been made out at the minimum
rate it is glad to receive, ii it can't get
more, it would have been paid by " DIR.
Williams
1t may be true, as the Oiympian re-
marks, that Manager Murphy does
his house no good by admitting peo-
pie OF this character to it," but hard
/ times, in this as in other trades makes
people feel inclined to become no re-
specter OF persons when remote hope
OF some profit is in sight. For in.
stance, "A publisher may be induced to
allow Payne's Celery Compound,
which is designed for recruiting the
strength and spent energies of men and
women" to fill the best news and edi-
| torial columns, with the loudest dis
play headings, when business is dull
and collections so poor that it is with
difficulty that both ends may be made
to meet, but it does his paper no good
to allow trade advertisements to &C.
cupy space that processes to be de-
voted solely to news and expressions
OF popular sentiment. Indeed, moth
ing but the most stringent neces.
sity would excuse the admission
of such charlatan advertisements as
The Ladies' Safe Protector" of the
La Crosse Specially Co., under the
representation that they are not what
they really are-"paid matter" Still
the Olympian choked down its pride as
a clean family journal to "turn an
honest penny" for such publications in
the regular editorial and news type.
The STANDARD sympathizes with its
neighbor for the loss Of its legitimate
profits and advised the payment of q
fair bill for the service rendered, but
as the doctors" patronage did moi
show that the Olympian was much Of
a rustler in securing business, it il
presumed that he thought to call il
square on tickets would be about
right. That is, at least, what he said
and it is no more than fair that his
part of the story should be told,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-24
Are We q Nation OF Baldheads ?

1t seems SO to one who takes a
bird's-eye view of the male portion of
humanity from balcony of the theater
or the gallery Of church, or an ele-
waited position in any other place of
popular assemblage. 1t will be at
once seen that those destitute in
greater or less degree OF the hirsnte
adornment. are not as is generally
supposed the occupants of the front
row at opera, or of the amen corner"
In church service, but they are so nu-
merouS everywhere rs to constitute
FULLY nine-tenths OF the audience.
This was not the proportion forty
or fifty years ago; in fact the bald
head was a rarely, as was the NOUS
tache, which has now become almost
universal. The writer can remember
when a man wearing hair on his upper
lip was at once classified as a native
OF sunny France. Closely shaven
faces were then the rule; and full
boards common, but the moustache
was as rare as the Burnside" is to-
day.
What does this indicate as resultant
cause or what does it presage? Has
the present generation refrigerated in
tellectually? Possibly, for where do
We find statesmen the peer of Ham
ilton, Jefferson, Webster, Benton,
and innumerable others of our Gown
trymen who have left their names
deeply cut on the column OF Fame?
Where are the counterparts OF Poe,
Whittier, Longfellow, Bryant or SAKE,
in the realms of poetry? Where is
is there Prentice or Greeley among
the paragraphists, or an Everett, or
an Emerson, or Parker among the
moral essayists?
Across the water we find no one
who wears the mantle Of Napoleon
in war, or of a Shakespeare or a Byron
in the higher walks of literature. The
fall to Tennyson has been succeeded
by a still greater step downwards in
the appointment of Alfred Austin as
poet laureate. There seems to be no.
body in England who can fill the place
of the Grand Old Man" who lately
laid down the cares OF Premier, and
everywhere in the world OF thought
there seems to be the same marked
evidence OF retrogression.
Whether there is any connection
between these evidences of physical
and mental decay thus casually Noted,
is matter for theoretical speculation
and it will be admitted that the coin
cidence is at least remarkable.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-24
A Religious Cynic.

Miss Overman, the young lady i'm
plicated in the San francisco clerical
scandal, while at her home in Tacoma,
wrote a number of letters to her friend,
Mrs. Tunnel, OF San Francisco, in
which she makes the most serious al.
legations against the purity Of life Of
the Rev. C. o. Brown, her pastor while
she resided in San Francisco, and for
whom she had acted in the capacity OF
amanuensis. Many of her letters
breath deep religious fervor totally
at variance with the acts OF which she
intimates that she and DR.. Brown are
mutually amenable to the moral law.
The distinction she draws between re.
ligious and moral duty is singularly
suggestive of originality OF thought on
that subject. While every one of her
many letters published in the Ezami.
ner breathes the most devout trust in
the Supreme Being, and love and rev.
erence for His revealed will, she at
times uses the most vigorous language
in condemnation of the forms by
which religious growth is supposed to
be developed and sustained. She
writes in one OF her letters, "There is
no life in the religious skeleton called
the church. Whoever expects strength
of example from the church militant
will find their idols clay. 1t is simply
a worldly corporation to teach morals
and practice beastiality, as q rule"
Could any infidel iconoclast have
worded a more scathing Indictment
Still this is the opinion of young
girl of marked intellectually, who
has had rare opportunities for obser-
walton upon which to base q correct
opinion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-24

great multitude bound by no tie OF Or
ganization, but strongly held by that
invisible thread OF mutual loyalty to
the highest type of womanhood which
runs from heart to heart OF all good
women and all true men. To that
shrine of noble womanhood we to-
night make pilgrimage, and drawn by
that invisible thread we have come up
to this festival by divers ways from
widely separated fields of work, with
varied views of responsibility, with d.
verse theories as to processes OF hui
man helpiulness; no two societies or
no two individuals alike in form or
color any more than are the waves of
the sea that come rushing in at yon.
der harbor, some laughing and playing
all the way, some sullen with tempest
or dark shadows, some foam kissed
and sun-crowned all the way, yet all
moving by resistless inward force in
the same direction, and making for
the same eternal shore. On the crest
of these waves the best treasure that
We could gather for interchange and
tribute has been brought to this great
market.place of woman's thought and
work for humanity. 1t is fitting to
bring our best here to this great me-
tropolis, where the pulse OF the life of
the whole world may be felt as if the
life currents sprang from one heart
alone. Before we open our treasury
for interchange with each other it is
fitting that our chief magistrate should
bid us welcome. have, therefore, the
pleasure OF presenting Hon. William
l.. Strong, the Mayor of New York,
whose words will voice for US, am
sure, the utterance Of the city's heart"
When Mrs. Stanton was introduced,
the audience rose and cheering gave
the Chautanqua salute. z. G. H.
To be continued.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-24
PRINCE Henry of Batter

PRINCE Henry of Battenburg, died
Monday, on the British cruiser Blonde,
on the way to Madeira. He had been
suffering of fever, from which it was
thought he was in fair way of recov.
cry, when relapse occurred. He was
the third son of Prince Alexander OF
Battenburg, born Oct. 5th, 1858, and
married the Princess Beatrice, young
est daughter of Queen Victoria, in
1885. Four children have blessed the
union. The official position of the
prince was Governor OF the Isle of
Wight and COnesbrook.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-24
A Senseless Contention.

Now that real obstacles have been
removed from final construction OF
the superstructure OF the State CAPT.
toll, an effort is being made by such
journals as the Tacoma Ledger to en-
barrass the commission in its work.
Quite a feeling has been aroused
among our lumbermen by the state
ment that the specifications call for
lumber that cannot be produced in
this State, when upon examination it
is found that this requirement applies
to a very small proportion, to be used
for trimming purposes" which is to
be of white oak. Mr.. Flagg was as
sured that this could be procured
within the State, but the mill men as.
sert that the native white oak is small
and scrubby. The objection to the
use of iron beams, instead Of wood, is
met by the very evident necessity, in
building Of this class. to use the best
material for rendering it fire.proof.
Architect Copeland, the represent
alive of Mr.. Flagg, says regarding this
matter: 1.-THE specifications call for
fir lumber to be used throughout one
entire story OF the building, and it is
contemplated to use fir in the build
ing wherever that wood is practicable.
But the building is intended to be fire.
proof, and, of necessity, the story re-
ferred to has little lumber in it. 1t is
very desirable in the other portions
to have hard wood of the quality Of
oak for all finish and trimmings, and.
if the oak o. this State is not fit for
such use, of necessity it will have to
be brought from some other part of
the country"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-01-24

LORD Sholto Douglas, son of the
Marquis OF Queensbury, who married
the California variety actress, and has
since been fitting about the footlights
trying to manage her work, keeps him.
self conspicuously before the public by
his stupidity and egotism. Lately at
Oroville, he had a row with the leader
OF the orchestra, who in response to
the Lords public exclamation, MY
wife cant dance to music like that
insisted in beating time with his baton
on his Lordship's head. They were
both arrested.