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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
New York,s Fire Department.

Every city in the United States shows
local pride in its firemen. Each claims
that its department is one of the best (if
not the best) in the country. The rival
nv between some of the cities is at times
quite amusing, and there is much dis
cussion upon the merits of their own
firemen, but New York city undoubted-
ly occupies today the enviable position
of having, all things considered. the
most thoroughly equipped and most eff
ficient fire service in the world.
The apparatus is of the best. The
horses, selected with care and judg-
ment, are magnificent animals, and the
men, picked from those thought to be
best adapted for the work they must
perform, are subjected to most rigid
physical examination before they are
admitted to the service and afterward
are trained in school of instruction at
fire headquarters that Is complete In
itself. Charles Thaxter Hill III St
Nicholas
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

A Brooklyn firm had an amusing ex'
perience recently, and onewhich proved
to it the great value of newspaper ad'
vertising. Solid oak chiffoniers were ad.
vertised to be sold for 9s cents That
morning bargain seekers noticed the
offer and before o'clock the store was
crowded witt buyers. Finally the clerks
were overwhelmed. They began taking
orders for the chiffoniers right end left.
In alarm the manager telephoned to one
member Of the firm and wanted to know
what could be done. By that time the
crowd had become so great and the rush
for the SO cent chiffoniers so inpatient
that other furniture was being showed
In all directions and much damage
DONE The sale was ordered off In
twinkling. 4t was found, however, that
orders for l,841 chiffoniers had been
taken. Buffalo Express.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

scribed amounts ranging from sl5 up
TO $3.50, the funds thus raised to be used
OF pay the taxes on the new plant for
ten years, those being the terms on
which the mill was secured. When
the subscriptions were made. the money
was invested in mortgages and other
securities. BY careful management.
together with the comparatively low
rate OF taxes in the village, the fund
has increased until this fall, when the
ten years time having expired, each
subscriber received back the full amount
he had subscribed, with nearly so per
cent addit'o lal as interest on his money
during the time. In addition to this,
the securing of the mill at that time
proved the nucleus for other industries
which have made a prosperous city out
OF the then small village.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

pearIy wnlJe; the outside tlnged with
soft pink, the color of the buds whom
grown in full sunlight. 1t is no unusual
sight to see plant bearing load of
ripencd fruit. supplemented by sue
cession Of lovely pink buds and creamy
blossoms of the most delicious fragrance
Procure a young plant in the spring,
fresh from a reliable florist. Mine never
acknowledged it had been transplanted.
1t was given the semishade position de-
scribed above, showcred twice a day,
and scale never troubled it. Blossoms
came speedily. and all through the win
ter it has had place close to the glass
in an east bay window, with daily
showerings, and it continues as beauti-
full and thrifty as ever a moist atmos-
phere is "a necessity. Wick S Magazine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
VIZ WANT TO TELL YOU
why Your Back is Lame-Why 1t Aches
and Pains, and How to Cure it,

Do YOU know what it is to have a back
that is never free from aches and constant
pain, lame back, sore back, an aching
back. in fact, a back that makes your life
A burden? What have you done for it?
And does it still keep you from the happi-
ness that perfect health brings to all2 We
kpow full well if such is your condition
/, cure for it will be a blessing you no
joubt desire. Plasters won't do it, but
nav assist in bringing strength. Linimert
won't do it; for, while it may give tenn
porary relief, it does not reach the cause.
The cause, there's the point; there's where
10 make the attack. Most backaches. come
Nam disordered kidneys, therefore you
st correct their action If you would be
cured. Read the following from ID. ID.
Cook whose address is No 10 Michigan
Street. Grand Rapids He says:-
az have used Doan's Kidney Pills and
wish to say it is truly great medicine
Thirty wears ago / had nervous prostra.
ton while IN the army, where served for
over four years. / think it was during
tbis service that the sefds were sown which
have caused an my trouble. Severe bill
ors attacks bothered me, and at such times
INV kidneys were worse. Ii is almost inn
nossible to describe the pain which 80
often famed me. have been so lame that
"a stand up after / had been sitting down
roouired great exertion. Walking was
at times an impossibility, even at night
did not rest, being forced to get up during
tbe niQht. / heard of DOan's Kidney Pills
and wondered If they could make an al
most lame man well. l got some, and
soon after taking chem began to feel their
GOOD effects / used them for some time
NV lameness all left me and | have nat
feit-it since. Doan's Kidney Pills have
done me an inestimable amount Of good
For sale by all dealers, price so cents
l Mailed by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo
N Y, sole agents for the U. S. Remem
bert name, Doays, and take no other.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
Qualified Co Teach.

The esteem in which the sailors CALI
Ing is held in Massachusetts coast towns
Is indicated by story that comes from
Martha's Vineyard. A teacher was
wanted and sailor applied for the po-
sition. He had to pass an examination
by the committee, and he trembled at
the ordeal, being sadly unlearned in
book lore. The chairman began the ex-
nmination: "Mr. -, what is the shape
OF the earth" ut is round, SIR" the
candidate answered. slow do you
know?" Because / have sailed around
1T three times" THAT will do, sir!"
He received his certificate" as teacher
without another question being asked.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

If you eat what you like. and digest
II yon will surely be strong and healthy
BIT if you don't digest it. YOU might al
most AS well not eat. for what good can
your food do YOU if it doesn't nourish
Won. II Won find that can't digest il.
there is simple help for your stomach
1t is Shaker Digestive Cordial. made by
the Shakers Of Mount Lebanon. 1t has
never failed tn cure the worst case of
indigestion. Strength and health come
from the food You eat, after it has
been digested and has gone into the
blood. The best tonic is dipested food
The hest ala to DIGESTION. Shaker Di-
gestive Cordial. When Won have acin
nansa. headache. wind diZZi-
"ess, offensive breath. or any other
symptoms Of dyspepsia. Shaker Digps-
tive Cordial will cure you. AT drug
gists Trial hottie 10 cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
WI crit

Made and Merit Maintains the confidence
of the people in Hoods Sarsaparilla. Ifa
medicine cures you when you are sick; IL
1t cures your neighbors and your friends
when they are ailing; IL it makes wonder
full cures OF many diseases everywhere,
then beyond any question that medicine
possesses merit. That is just the truth
about Hoods Sarsaparilla. Prepared by
accumulation, proportion and process un-
known to other medicines, it has curative
powers peculiar to itself. We know 1t
possesses great merit because it has
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
The whist,inc Language OF Conner.

NJ. j. Lajard, who has been investigate
ing the much talked Of whistling language
OF the island Of Conner, one Of the Canaries,
fas come To the conclusi5 n that it. is really
the Spanish languapc intensified by whiss
fling. When Speaking the Gomerian puts
his fingers I'm his mouth by twos or fours
and blows with might and main rs
result is % mixture of words and scrcech
ing whistles wholly uuinlclligible to the
br)., After but little acquaintance with
thi queer language, however, one can
easily distinguish The words and undor-
stand The incoming 81 She whistlers.. S.
Louis Republic
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
State News.

Lee A. Mason has been commissioned
postmaster at Comstock.
Worthwhile is infested with lot of
UubesOme sneak thieves.
A Hart man will cook the meals in
his family Tor the next six months, as
inc result of an election bet with his
wife.
w. w Dennis, of OVID, has offered
10 be one of the ten men to subscribe
s.. 600 each for the purpose of starting
factory of some kind in the village.
Quincy Republicans instead of having
..blow out" over McKinley's election.
will use the funds intended for that
purpose in caring for the poor of the
village.
Dangerous counterfeit half dollars are
in circulation in Van Buren, county
They are dated 1885 and are a good
imitation Of the genuine except that
their ring is poor.
John Ahearne, a Mindon City school
teacher, was fined $50 and costs for
thrashing "a pupil in the school he teach
es He has appealed the case TO the
Circuit Court.
Twelve years ago John Sergent, OF
Clifford. Lapeer Co. moved to Dakota.
A short time ago he returned, making
the journey in covered wagon. His
tune was six weeks
The board of education at Marshall
have engaged a teacher in physical
culture who give the city school teachers
instruction, so that they may impart
the same 10 the students.
At the special election held in Durand
last week,it was decided to issue 81 500
bonds, the money to be used to pay the
interest outstanding on public improve
ment bonds of the village.
There will be municipal electric
lighting plant at Marietta before long,
bond, to the amount OF $4,000 having
been voted last week. The power will
DC furnished b. the pumping station of
he village alter works.
Tie people of Ludington will try to
secure the passage by the legislature of
an act amending the city charter SO that
any manufacturing plant which will
locate in the city may be exempted from
taxation for a certain number of years.
The United States fish hatchery at
Northl lille has just been completed.
the government has given the contrac-
ors All extension of twenty days time
on the superintendent residence. and
it will be completed within that time.
The buildings are fine ones, and great
improvement to the village.
Branch county contains some pretty
old voters who still attend to their
duties as citizenes. DR.. VIM. r. Spra-
que. OF Coldwater. east his first vote
for President Madison in 1917. and his
last vote for Mckinley, the present
month. He will be 100 years old in
February and is still mentally and
physically capable. A. ID. Heyden, of
the same city is 93 years old and still
voting. Ebenezer Nudge, of Quincy,
has cast eighteen presidential votes. /,
w. Sawin, of Sherwood, has voted every
year for sixty-fye years.
Ten years ago, in order 10 secure the
location of a silk mill at Belding, n
number of residents Of that village sub
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
A Famous French Duelist.

The late Marquis de lAngle Beauma-
noir was in his younger days famous as
q duelist. One evening, meeting his
cousin, the Marquis du Hallays, In the
foyer of the Opera, be walked up to him
and, in the course of conversation. re-
marked:
isn't it odd, my dear fellow, that,
quarrelsome as you and are, we should
never have fought with one anotherF
"That's true replied Du Hallays,
"but that can always be remedied. p"
And on the strength of that, the two
cousins met in mortal combat on the
following morning, the encounter re-
sulting in the Marquis do IAngle Beau
MANOR having his right hand pierced by
his adversary's rapier, which, while il
rendered a continuance Of the fight i'm
possible, left the other hand free to
grasp that Of his cousin IN undiminished
friendship moment afterward. On an
othcr occaeion, when he was ahort 70
Sight dBl in which he was entirely in
the right and bis adversary i'll the wrong,
he suddenly discovered that his opponent
was q perfect novice in swordsmanship.
and that lie would, therefore, have him
completely at his mercy So he strobe.
up to him and, in the presence of 20 or
30 persons, presented the most courteous
and full apology. Almost dumfounded,
the latter inquired why the marquis
assumed such an extraordinary course.
because, " he returned, "it would real
ly be too unfortunate If / were to fight
with q mazette (ereenhorn). And with
that lie made low bow and then turned
his back upon him. San Francisco Ar
gonant
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
Made

Cures, not once or twice or hundred
times, but in thousands and thousands
of cases. We know it cures, absolutely,
permanently cures, when all others fail to
do any good whatever.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is known to possess
merit or the power to cure disease; it is
known to be the best building up medicine
on earth; it is known to be honestly adver-
tised, and for these reasons the people
buy and take Hoods Sarsaparilla almost
to the exclusion of other preparations.
In fact, Merit Made and Merit Maintains
the confidence Of the people in
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

A cup of muddy coffee is not whole
some, neither is a bottle of medicine.
One way to know reliable and skill
fully-prepared blOod-purifier is by it,
freedom from sediment. Ayers Sar-
saparills is always bright and sparkling
because it is an extract and net de-
cOction.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

Many p,,htichi Speakers, clerg ma,
siugers and oliicIs ~nu ne thr 'lcr
excessively. rely upon y c -d'uul-
Cough Cuic 10 prevent hu-kiuros aud
laryngItIs. It's Value as n pI.vruIlve
Is unly "a ialeO 10y It's paw-l To anprG
instantaneous relief.
w. I'll Reuneis, Sc LJuis; Il. ) Webb,
Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

ChrOuic constipation Is painful.
disagreeaUle and Iitt shortening Il I'll
Guilty. Ii drrapge, the ), strm, causes
sick heaiacht, bad br-atb, aud nOlsons
the blood. IL Can b. read y u"ercomt
by DeWItt's Llttle EtfN Il srIs These
little pulls are x eat rrgulaUr-.
r W. II R-nne 5, Il. Lo -; Is. W-hb
Alma
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

letter, eczema and all similar ski
troubles are cured by the use Of De-
Wits Witch baZ-l SAVE. l. sOotht'
at once, and restores he TISSUES To then
natural condition., ana never fails l.
cure piles,
VIII. Kennels, st Louis; B 5. Webb
Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

Thomas Price, an Indian of Wis.,
township, Isabella Co., W. accidentally
shot while hunting last Thursday, and
lived but lew hours after. lie leaves
a widow aud eleven children.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

IF taken into the head by the nostrils
two or three times week, Thomas
Eclectric Oil with positively relieve the
most oifensivecase of catarrh.', Rev.
K. +, Crane, Dunkirk, n. Y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

Crosweil Is 10 have IA new hotel in the
spring on the site where Inc AndrIson
house formerly stood.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20

The Y. p. ) &. + OF the Lnlrd con-
gressional district will ho'd aconvention
at Sturgls November u aud rs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-11-20
II GODS
SarsapariIIa

The One True Blood Purifier. All druggists. 81.
=. ~, cure liver ills; easy TO
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-08
REMARKABLY GOOD REPORT.
CrOakers Will Croak, and Kickers
Kick, but All in Vain.

Our readers will be pleased to learn Of
the good condition in which Treasurer
Condon's report of last Tuesday evening
shows the town to he. 1t gives the total
cash on hand. Jan. 81. 1896 at S2.25t.17.
Besides this cash balance. there is. before
the close of this fiscal quarter, ending
April 30, 1896. yet to he received. S1OO
from taxes and about $500 from the SALE
of licenses, etc. Added to the cash on
hand Jan. 81, the available cash for this
fiscal quarter ending April 30 may safely
be placed at $4,000.
We called this week at the office Of
Richard Bennett, the city clerk and at
torney, and through the courtesy of that
gentleman obtained access to the city
records. Making a careful summary of
she city's accounts w find the total
amount of outstanding warrants to date,
including those drawn since Tuesdays
m~eeting,-the aggregate floating debt of
the town,-to be $2,661. AS we have no
bonded debt, the total municipal debt of
the town of Neihart is + 1861. Deducting
from this debt the cash on hand today,
~$2,251.l7, the balance of S409.S3 stands
as the net debt against the town. If the
town Of Neihart were to 90 out of bust
ness today, she would owe but $4O9.S3.
She can run until May i. pay all bills
and outstanding warrants, and quit, with
a nice little nest egg in the treasury.
However, of the cash on hand, sufficient
must be reserved t. pay hydrant rentals
as they fall due; so the cash on hand can
not all be used at once to pay outstand-
ing warrants.
This is a remarkably good financial
report. 1t is indeed doubtful if there be
another town in Montana standing on so
stable a basis. People who continually
croak over the status of our municipal
finances give us a sombre-hued pain in
the region of the colon.
1t is to the lasting credit of the honor.
able council that they pay no regard tc
the calamitous adverse criticism daily
belched forth by the accursed "knockers'
of everything that's progressive and
good. The present mayer and council
constitute a careful, conscientious and
painstaking body, and deserve much
praise for their active efforts to improve
local conditions. But a public Officer
works for thankless people, and seldom
receives credit for the half he does.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-08
Montana's Insane.

Montana is caring for moro than
3OO insane persons at the Warm
Springs asylum, The commissioners for
the insane who complete their report
to the governor yesterday say that
there has been a large increase
in the number Of patients received
over last year. The state paid Mitch
ell 4 Mussigbroa s1O6,217.1O last
year for the care of the insane.
At the beginning of the fiscal year
commencing Dec. J., 1904, there
were 1856 patients in the asylum of
whom PA were males and so were
females. The number admitted since
Dec. |, 1894, up to and including
Nov. 30, 1895, was 80 men and 30
women. The number discharged,
died and escaped was 6S, besides five
patients who removed by their
friends. The whole number under
treatment from December /, 1894 to
Nov !, 1895 was 407; 1925 men and
81 women. At the end of the fiscal
year there were 334 patients under
Treatment. OF the whole number adj
mitted within the year there have
been discharged as recovered 35.1
per cent, while SO per cent have
been discharged as cured.
The number Of patients in the as
ylum continues to increase at even a
greater ratio than was anticipated at
the time Of the last report Of the
board when it recommended that the
Legislature make an appropriation for
the last fiscal year Of 100000, the
total expense of the asylum for the
year being s1O6,217.10, leaving a
deficiency of s1,2l7.10.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-08
Ordinance No. 45.

An ordinance, fixing and providing the
salary of the Police Magistrate of the
town of Neihart, Montana.
Be it ordained by the Board of Alder
men of the town of Neihart, Montana:
SECTION 1. That the salary of the
Police Magistrate, is hereby fixed and
allowed at the sum of sixty dollars pei
annum, payable monthly by warrant, to
take effect from and after the first day of
December, A. D., 1895.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict herewith arc
hereby repealed.
Passed by the Board of Aldermen and
approved by the Mayor this 4th day OF
February A. d. 1896.
SEAL E. J. SANFORD.
Attest: Mayor.
RICHARD BENNETT,
Clerk and Attorney.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-08
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
proposals will be received by the
Board Of County Commissioners of
Meagher County, Montana. up to
the hour of 12 m, on the first
Monday in March, 1896, to furnish
medical, surgical, and odstetrical treat
ment and attendance to the County
for sick and infirm of said Meagher
County, within the corporate limits Of
the City of Neihart, the districts of Snow
Creek, Belt Park, the towns of Monarch
and Barker in said County; also for
the furnishing of medicines and drugs
for the aforesaid county poor, sick and
infirm, of the aforesaid places, from April
9th, 1896, TO December 31st, 1896, both
dates inclusive. Said proposals shall be
addressed to the Clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners and endorsed,
'Bids for medical attendance"
By order of the board.
c. w HILL, Clerk.
Dated this 9th day of January, 1867
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-08
A Tongue Twister.

Try it yourself, very slowly and
carefully, until you car say it easily;
then pass it along to your friends.
Here it is:
"She stood at the gate, welcom-
ing him in"
Ten to one a person trying to pro-
nounce the sentence for the first
time will tumble it laughably.
These tongue twisting sentences,
however, are good Evolutionary ex-
ercises. They give you control Of
your vocal organs, SO that you can
enunoiate properly, just rs finger
exercises on the piano Or organ give
control of the fingers.
What an immense amount of me.
ohanical practice does it require to
establish anything like a close sym.
pathy between the brain and the
physical organs!-Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-08

We are going to sell lamps and glass
ware at cost at the Bee Hive next week.
Take advantage of the sale.
The best photographer in this country
will spend a week at Neihart. commenc-
ing Monday. Now is the time to get
pictures.
Go to the Bee Hive where you can get
more goods for your money than any
other place in the city and you get a
chance on a fine silver set with every
% cents worth of goods You buy.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-08
A Resolution.
Clerk and Attorney.

BE it resolved by the Board of Alder
mon of the town of Neihart, Montana,
that the treasurer hereby is directed and
authorized to call in warrants drawn on
the General Fund to the amount of six
hundred dollars, and pay and cancel the
same on presentation. Passed and APP
proved this 4th day of February, 1896.
SEAL F. J. SANFORD,
Attest: Mayor.
RICHARD BENNETT,
Clerk and Attorney.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-08
FINANCES OF THE CITY.

In Better Condition Today Than at
Any Other Time Since the Day of
Incorporation.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-08
Shut out of the Game.

Belva A. Lockwood. once a presi-
dental candidate on the woman's
right ticket and a practicing attor-
ney in Washington, was disbarred
as a practicing attorney or agent be-
fore the pension bureau. This act
ion grew out Of a charge made
against Mrs. Lockwood by the pen
sion department accusing her of
having improperly accepted a fee of
s25 in a pension claim. !.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-08

A LLOW us in this connection
~ to call your attention to a
line of home cured bacon
and home-rendered lard, put up in
Montana by George Falligan of Belt,
SUPERIOR to any packing house
goods on the market. They are nice
and fresh and the lard is ALSO
LUTELY PURE. VIM. G. Leisti-
kow's Grafton -four. Rolled oats,
grrham, buckwheat and rye flour
and corn meal. A line of choice
s.yrups, including the pure maple
Canada Sap, Pure Mocha and Java
c~offees, as well as cheaper grades.
Teas-all kinds.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-02-08

\k/E would respectfully call
Wv your attention to our line
of canned fruits and veg
etables. These goods are the '95
crop, and are the very choicest
Keopard-the best brand of goods
offered for sale. Our line of canned
meats is complete-lobeters CLANS,
sardines, shrimps, deviled ham,
tongues, lunch meats, Russian cavi-
ar, etc The Rex brand of bacon,
ham and lard, which is known to be
as good as any packing house goods
on the market is handled. We have
Il full line of California pie fruits, and
evaporated fruits of all kinds.