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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-10
How Edison Learned to Tell stories.

cit seemed like IL waste of time, said
a gentleman who passed an evening
with Mr. Edison, in Norwalk, O., re-
Gently, "to hear Mr. Edison rolling off
story after story, and demanding of all
his acquaintance TO tell him more,
when we knew how much information
we might have received from him. /
finally asked him how he got to be such II
story teller. We'll, he replied, when
was quite young man was Il telegraph
operator during the war. | was station
ed at st. Louis, which was IA sort of dis
tributing point for large district, and
when we would get our batch Of stuff of
and we still had several hours to put i'll,
/ used 10 get pretty tired Then we
would begin TO call up the operator at
the other end Of the line and gossip with
him. always liked Stories and If Chi
cage had good one, he would wire 1t
to me. Then | would send that off to
Louisville and New York and Cincin-
natl, and hear them laugh over II 10y
wiring back, "Ha, ha, J." over the wire.
In this way we would get all the best
stories there were going, and we would
always write them out for the day men.
1t got 10 be "A sort of passion after
av hale, ailG has stuck 90 me ever since. "
Cleveland Hlain Dealer
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-10
Cycle ENnress.

An enterprising cycleman at Paris
proposes TO establish cycle express
company" there. Packages iutrusted
to this company will he delivered inn
mediately per cycle. instead of lying
for hours in the Office, as often happens
in the ordinary express service.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-10

Two women having claimed Dog, .
London magistrate ordered the animal "
be placed in the witness LuI The dog y
once recognized his miser~s and m,ts
many demonstrations Of .cy ~ ssSsS be
The magistrate said the dog's s~>A~~~s .
t.blished the ownership.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-10
The Scomer.

Watts-Do you really believe that ev-
cry sin is followed by punishment
Potts-Of course. For instance, when
some man steals million or so dollars,
don't a lot Of people have to starve as
consequencey-Ind Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-10
Unprepared to Say.

Don't you think, " said Miss Sim
foni, THAT Theodore Thomas is the best
conductor in the country" and old Mrs.
Flat replied thoughtfully:
"Well, | dunno as | ever rid in his
car. Boston Commercial Bulletin.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-10

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria.
When she had Children, She gave them Castoria
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-10
Cures
"Cures talk in favor g.
Of Hoods Sarsaparilla, &X
as for no other medi- - ~

cine. Its great cures recorded in truthful,
convincing language OF grateful men and
women, constitute its most effective adj
vertising. Many of these cures are mar
velous. They have won the confidence OF
the people; have given Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla the largest sales in the world, and
have made necessary for its manufacture
the greatest laboratory on earth. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is known by the cures il has
made-cures of scrofula, salt rheum and
eczema, cures OF rheumatism, neuralgia
and weak nerves, cures of dyspepsia, liver
and kidney trou bles, catarrh and malaria.
Such Cures as This Prove Merit.
MY little nephew was a plump and
healthy baby until year and half old,
then sores broke out behind his ears and
spread rapidly over his head hands and
body. A physician said the trouble was
scrofula humor in the blood. The child
became one complete sore. We had TO
restrain his hands TO keep him from
scratching the sores. We were induced
TO try Hoods Sarsaparilla and in a short
time he had more life. He improved rap
idly, his skin became entirely clear of
sores and he is now q healthy child" Mrs.
FLORENCE ANDREWS, Clearfield, Iowa.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-10

Connecting at Detroitiu Union Depot Sitl all
trains OF Grand Trunk R'y for Canada and TIE
East
Daily.
'Daily except Sunday.
Ste mer leaves Grand Haven daily except Sun
Jay, aud Milwaukee daily. except saturday.
During navigation CnlY.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-10
He LOVES THE BIRDS.
FRANCOIS cOPPEE AND HIS FRIENDS
INTHe JARDlN DU LUXEMBOURG.

IL Is a Touching Sight TO Watch the Poet
Feed His Pets In "a Public Garden-A
Man Who Is Loved by All aud Is Dear
Master" 10 the Students.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-10
CHICAGo& GRANDTRUNK DIV.

AL druggists sell Or. Miles Pain riiiA
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-06-03

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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-06-03

Ripans TabuIcs cure indigestion.
The morning times., 1896-07-15

S4.oO To Richmond, Va. and 81. 90
Return via Pennsylvania r. r.
During Christian Endeavor Convention
tickets Will be sold daily until July S1st.
Short iins. Fest through service. jys-24t
The morning times., 1896-07-15
"
Real Estate Transfers

William Allen TO Raphael Sanger, part
of lot A. square nnd gut claim So
trustees. to Carrie I. Julien. part OF block
II, being lots % "a, and q, in Berry ct
al. sub, Metropolis View, $1,000.
Sophia Andrews To Raphael Sanger the
east half of lot 4. square 227, $500.
Samuel Bryan ct uN to Margaret A.
Seward. part of square 929, S1.sOO.
Della Chapel ct vIr Loring to Never
Cohen. lot 35. square 9s2, in Chappei's sub,
subject to trust S1,s0O, $40.
Vincent c. Carr ct uX. to Annie Dean,
lot 533, Anacostia, $1,000.
Sylvanie b. Denegre to Sarah A. V.
Nam. part OF lot q square 179, SO.
Mary E. Fitch to Kate &. Newbaugh, part
of lot 8. square 752, $10.
Walter Hopkins to Charles ]. Govern,
Company's sub, West lexington, subject
to trusts s3,i26, $40.
Frank Hume and Nicholas H. Shea, ex-
ecutors. to James F. keenan, lot "A. square
496, SO, 400.
Same io Catherine Fegan, lot 46. square
At, square 496, So 500.
Edwin B. Hay ct ux. TO g. Dana Lincoln,
lots 1 and 8, block 13, lots 1, 3 and g.,
block "A, lots and block 10. lots
sub, Mount Pleasant, $40.
LOT $50 soaare sSneS G Il bens E.
undivided interest in said property; quit
claim, S225.
rIclia rd w. Mann ct ux. to Matte l..
Ed wards, parts lots D and E, square 1876,
Cobbs sub, So.
Samuel Maddox to Diller B. Croft, lot
9, block 1S. and the south one-half )f lot
/. block 80, in Groff's sub, Brightwood
Park, $40.
Ellen j. Newton ct vir Watson to David
c. Arnold, lot 17s, in Wine ct ais sub,
$4,000.
Mary OF to Raphael Sanger. the east one
half Of lot 4, square 227, $1,000.
Elmer E. Ramey ct ux to William H.
Yerkes, parts Of lots 46 and A in the W.
B. M Company's sub. square 1908, $40.
Mary and John Shugrue to Catherine
Brown, lot lie in Cabot's sub, square 677.
$40.
PAUL H Taylor to W. Clarence Dnvall,
lots &. 16 and II in Taylor's sub, square
765, SO.
Thomas E. Waggaman, Irving wiriam-
son and Thomas +. Woodwar.i. trustees.
ct ais sub. square S12, $3.50.
The morning times., 1896-07-15
BURIED UNDER AN AWNING.
Mrs. Wood Was Caught by Fall
ing Canvas

Mrs. Wood Was Caught by a Fall
ing Canvas.
There was crash and shrek, followed
by fluttcnDg sound, in front of the bicycle
establishment of ]. j. Fister, No. 1887
Thirty-secoDd street, Georgetown, yester-
day afternoon The crash was caused by
the wide stretch OF a wnn & in from tof listers
place breaking from its fastenings and
descending to the sidewalk like a great
balloon.
As the canvas flopped in the wind after
the preliminary crash pedestrians scattered
in every direction.
After the white cloth had serenely settled
down on the pavement q scream came from
beneath its folds and form, like yelled
statue, arose to an upright position
There's somebody beneath the awning,'
shouted fatmaD.
ADotherscreamin female evoiceanswered
this exclamation and number of men COM
menced to raise the fluttering folds of
canvas.
One of the Seventh precinct police ap-
peared on the scene and tire work of rescue
was commenced on scientific principles
Finally the awning was raised and the
form Of well-dressed lady brought to
view. The policeman raised the nearly suf-
focated woman tenderly and she said size
was Mrs. Margaret Wood, of 439 r street
northwest, and had been visiting friends In
Georgetown.
The morning times., 1896-07-15
CAN BE CURED.
An Open Letter.
Dr.. George W. Fischer,
6l7 14th ST., N. w.


Dear Sir:-
"I have used two and One-half bottles
of your CATARRH CURE on my daughter
who has suffered for four years from Ca
tarrh. Her continual snuffing and
hawking was pitiful. The third day after
using your cure her complexion began
to clear ami she was brighter. In con-
junction her hearing and voice was I'M
paired-that is now entirely obliferated.
l have tested this me1icine thoroughly,
and am convinced that it will alleviate
and cure suffering humanity from this
most disgusting and terrible disease.
The manner In which ii clears the nasal
passages will convince the most Skeptical
as to its meriiS."
Yours, ctc.,
J.C. YATES. 1921 9th 81. NV.
sNSA - SO
This Sovereign Cure is for sale by an
druggists and sS ofacs. oa7 1lsh q: NM.
The morning times., 1896-07-15
MAKES CHARGE OF FRAUD
Theodore cCauley's Widow
Files a Sensational Bill.
She Decia res the Estate wHs Juggied-
and Demands an Ac- to-
counting.

Cathanne v McCauley. widow OF Theo-
dore F. McCauley, who died over year
ago while on a visit to Rome, yesterday
began a suit against Henry c. McCauley,
his brother and executor, William H.
speiser, Peter P. Little and ] Marion
Fowler for a dissolution OF the partnership
grocery business at No. 2Os Pennsylvania
avenue southeast and. for an accounting
by the xecutor Her attorneys are Messrs,
A. A and T. w. Brney. :,
The elaborate bill filed by the attorneys
for Mrs McCauley set forth the fact that
deceased formerly conducted a grocery
store at the place mentioned. Mr.. Speiser
was for years only a clerk In the store,
she asserted. In the year 1894 after Mr.,
McCauley made repeated efforts to sell
the store, she said, he entered into a
partnership with Speiser and Little. The
business was to be conducted under the
name OF the former, and it was to appear
that Mr.. McCauley had parted with all his
interest in the firm. Speiser was to pay
him in the presence of witnesses tie sum of
S3,979.52 which money the bill asserts
was furnished by Mr.. McCauley himself.
All this was carried out, it was affirmed,
in order to make the deception all the
greater
About the same time an agreement was
made between Speiser ana Little and
Fowler, who was cousin OF Mr.. Nc
Cauley, that the latter should come into
the business but that the firms affairs
should be conducted under the name of
Speiser. Mr. Fowler never had any con-
necuion with the firm, the petitioner stated.
and his name was merely used in place OF
that OF Mr.. McCauley. The bill OF sale
and Speiser's note for So ,979.52, which it
was never intended should be paid, were
turned into the hands Of Henry c. Nc
Cauley, it was alleged The lease for
the premises, at No. 209 9CPennsylvania
avenue, was turned over to Mr.. Speiser, it
was said.
All these deceptive methods OF Mr.. NC
Cauley were taken for the purpose OF de-
feating any claim his wife had against him,
she said, for he understood before his
death that she was abOnt 10 bring suit
against him for separate maintenance, and
aIimony. After his death she renounced
her right under his will, and claimed her
dover, A third of the erecelpts OF the
grocery firm should be aoeounted Tor TO
Henry c. McCauley, the SexecuGor, she
said. But he, it is chargsd' Is acting
in confederation with the partners to carry
out the secret agreement ana refuses 10
make any claim upon the business.
She asked that her hrother-in-law be
removed, as representative or nis protners
estate. An accounting is also requested
from him as well as diss soiution OF the
partnership.
The morning times., 1896-07-15
PEOPLES PARTY FOR BRYAN.
Manifesto Issued Advising Support oi
the Chicago Ticket.

j. II. Turner. secretary of the national
committee of the Populist party, issued q
manifesto yesterday advising all Populists
to ratify the nomination of Bryan at the
Populist convention at st. Louis on July
22 next In the course of his address he
says:
"The truth of it is that the only point
the Populists now have to decide is
whether or not they will take Bryan, whom
every gold bug in the country has denounced
as q Populist, for our next President of
the United States, or whether they will
take Mr.. Mckinley. who represents every
thing that the Populists have denounced and
just the opposite of everything that they
have advocated since they have been q
party"
The morning times., 1896-07-15

This Sovereign Cure ta for sale by an
druggists and % ofdce. III 1Ath 6: \. ".
The morning times., 1896-07-15
OLYMPIA Is a Hustler.

A report received at the Navy Depart
ment states that the cruiser Olympia on
June Z, made trip from Hokodate to
Yokohama at an average speed OF 1894
knots perhour. The vessel was under natural
draft and fnl1 power. The wind and sea
were favorable, but her bottom was rough,
as she has not been in dock for six months
The morning times., 1896-07-15
$40 to Niagara Falls and Return via
II a a. r. r.

A special express with Pullman parior
cars attached, will leave B. & o. station,
Washington, Thursday, July 16, BIO q. M,
going via Philadelphia and the famous Le-
high Valley route. arriving at Niagara
Falls 1 1 100. p mn sSAneadate. Tickets HIM
tied for return To ten days. including date
Of sale. -s- srs- ~ 31S.40.1S. 1lr16
The morning times., 1896-07-15
Reduced Rates to Points of Interest
via Pennsy lvania Railroad.

On account Of the meeting of the Christian
EndeavorConv nvention, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road will sell excursion tickets, July 6 to
81, valid for return passage until July
81, to Richmond, Fredericksburg, Peters
burg, Norfolk, Old Point, and Gettysburg
at greatly reduced rates. jy8-f
The morning times., 1896-07-15
Money 10 Loan

In any sums desired at lowest rates of
interest, on real estate security. The Ttmes
Real Estate bvrsaR.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-19
Guarding Dreyfus.

When the report that Captain Drey-
fus had escaped reached Paris. the
spread like wildfire, the evening
papers stopped their presses, the Jour
even went to the expense OF a s O'Clock
edition, and the colonial minister was
besieged by reporters. The public does
not know to this day exactly the nature
Of the evidence against Dreyfus. as no
report Of the court martial was allowed.
His counsel, Maitre Demange, still be-
heves in the ex-captain's innocence. But
in France a spy Is never innocent. and
Dreyfus was q spy. He was consigned
to perpetual silence on the lie du Salut.
He Is watched day and night by three
warders, who are forbidden to speak to
him. A lamp burns in his room all
night. Ships may not anchor in the
Roads, and should any boat attempt to
come ashore, the warders are instruct.
ed to shoot their prisoner.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-19
Ono Fish, Satisfies Him.

The business men at the South End
whose families are summcring at Mon
ument, Onset and other resorts vie
with each other in telling tales Of their
skill In angling after the wary crea-
lures Of the briny deep. One we'll
known gentleman disdains fishing for
cod and nackerel. They are not large
enough prey for him. He wants sharks
or nothing. This Is the way he catches
them:
He has a hook m1de Of steel about If
teen inches long, rows out where the
water Is forty or fifty feet deep, bats
the hook with q piece Of pork weighing
ten pounds, ties one end Of the lire to
the stern OF the dory and sinks his bait.
Then hi sits and smokes till the sharks
gather, and he watches them MS they
play with the bait. Soon NJ big fellow
Is sure to grab It. Then the patient
fisherman takes his oars and rows In,
towing his prey. When he reaches
shore he draws In the dsh, to the won
der and establishment Of al on lookeD.
He frequently - opening the ish nnds
tan cana. kettles, buckles, etc, whicA
the shark ~ swallowsd-BFocktSn
TimeA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-19

the most popular generals In d army.
The people where she boarded did o
know her, and accepted her statement
that she desired to be near her hus-
band for a few weeks,
On the second night Of her stay the
supposed wife of the general came
home roaring drunk in the company Of
two rough-looking soldiers. who were
driven OF with great diflculty by the
family.
Mrs. General then got mad and turn
ed her tongue loose. She horrihed the.
inmates Of the cottage by dancing the
can-can. and wound up with the an
nouncement that she was Confederate
Sal.
When the news of these high jipks
reached camp there a unb0unded
indignation. It was agreed that Sal
had insulted the whole army by mas
querading as the wife Of their favorite
general. and a few determined men
together and held q quiet consul
tation. That night about 4 dozen sol
diers slipped out Of the camp and went
down the river to the log cabin In
which Sal had sought shelter after be-
ing elected from the cottage.
AS the visitors expected, they found
the woman sleeping OF the effects Of
her heavy potations. They awakened
her rudely and told her the object Of
their mission.
II was q hard fight. The captive
fought like 4 t1gress, but the men tied
her hands and feet and then fastened
! heavy stone to her neck. They bore
her screaming and kicking to the
river. and threw her n just q they
would have done = mad d..
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-19

There was one splash and then NIL
was silence. The soldiers looked ut
one another.
LET us go back to camp" said the
leader.
Suppose they find out about this
job?" asked
.'yVho cares?' replied another. I'VE
are needed in the coming bnttle. and
there Is no danger that any Of US will
be punished for this nights work. l
am willing to nave my share IN It
known"
And he was right. The story got
out, but there was no investigation.
Confederate Sal had no friends to pro-
test against her fate.-Wallace Put
nam Reed in Chicago Times-Herald.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-19
At President II Inns Reception.

At President - ,ln's Reception.
The American people treat their pub
lie men with cruel kindness in more
ways than one, but especially in the
matter OF handshaking. Mr.. Noah
Brooks, in his washington in Lincoln's
Time" gives a striking proof Of this in
his description of the Presidents semi
weekly public receptions. A majority
Of the visitors went in full dress: the
ladies in laces, feathers. silks and sat
ms. without bonnets; and the gentle
men in evening dress. But sprlnkled
through the gaily attired crowds were
hundreds of officers and private sol
diers, the light blue army coat Of the
period being a conspicuous feature Of
the moving panorama.
Here and there Il day laborer, looking
as il he had just left his work bench.
or a Woodworking clerk with ink-stain-
ed linen, added to the popular character
Of the assembly.
Usually the President stood in the
famous Blue Room, or at the head Of
the East Room; and those who wished
to shake hands made their entrance
one by n and were introduced by the
functionary detailed for the occasion.
80 vast were the crowds, and SO atfec-
Tomato their greetings, that Mr.. Lin
coins right hand was often SO swollen
that he would be unable to use It read
lily for hours a%fterward: and the white
Kid glove Of his right hand, when the
n~andshaking was over, always looked
as II 1t had been dragged through a
dust bin.
Much OF the time, l think, the Presl-
1ent never heard with his inner ear the
names of persons presented to him. His
thoughts were far away.
On n occasion, bringing I'D a frienI,
! greeted the President as usual. and
presented my companion. The Presi-
lent o hands with me in a perfume
tory way, his eyes fixed on space, and 1
passed on, knowing that he had neither
beeh me nor heard the lame Of my
TREND; but after / had reached a point
seven or eight persons beyond, he sud.
neniy seemed to see me. and still con-
'inulng the handshakipg. he shouted:
- BROOKS! Charley Maltby is in
to"n' and l want you to come and see
me tomorrow"
MaitDy was an old friend Of Mi.
nlncoins' who was then living in Cali
lornla, and about whose petition for,
a federal appointment the President !.
wlsned 10 talk with me. His sudden
ou'ourst, naturally enough, astonishedt
the people who heard It.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-19
Health.

Why'" asked the casual observer.
-aia you shoot that ~tenderfooty
replied the chairman Of
the Civic Federation, alwa = glad "a.
supply reasonable information. .he.
would otherwise have died OF consump-
uon and we are trying to have our
eown recognized as a health resort.
you know."-Detroit Tribune.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-19
MANIA FOR EXCURSIONS.
Aome Men Are Ruined by Their Fond.
ness for Jauntbnr.

Aome Men Are Ruined by Their Fon4.
ness for Jauntina.
"Did you ever hear Of 4 man beinx
ruined by the habit Of going on excur-
sions?" asked a sergeant Of police yes.
terday. Its as bad ~ the drink habit.
1t causes just as much trouble, and In
these warm months there Are Just az
many people suffering the evil effects Of
It as there are those who are running
themselves with whisky. There arc !.
lots Of people who cant help going on.
excursions, even though they may have
barely money enough to keep soul and
body together. Only the other day they
had a victim of the habit over in the
eighth precinct. He was a maj named
william Motz, who was arrested for
disorderly conduct. His wife claimed
he didn't support his family. Motzt
simply had to so on excursions when
the mania came upon him. He couldn't
keep away from them. The result was
that he spent all his money in this way,
and finally brought up in a cell.
"Did you ever notice what a lot or
people there are who study the posters
advertising cheap excursion rates? A
good many of them are in the depths
Of poverty, and yet they are always go-,
Ing on excursions. That is why some
Of them are SO poor. Why, l knew a,
family over on the east side who spent
Just half their income going on trips
to the lake resorts. Every Sunday thei
whole crowd Of them would 90 off to-
Crystal Beach, or Woodinwn Beach,,
or Niagara Falls, or some resort, all;
through the summer They would leavet
early in the morning. and would not
get back till midnight. Then by Tues
day they'd be Off for some other res
sort. They would go again on Thurs
day or Friday, and sometimes the old
man would so on an excursion every
night in the week. He was getting only
SO a month, and ! figured up that 1t,
cost the family somewhere between $50
and $40 a month for steamboat fares.
It was a mystery how they managed TOT
live. The other day his house went on
foreclosure sale, and I hear he hasn'tl
been able to pay his grocer for a year,
and yet only last Sunday l saw the
whole family getting aboard an Elm,
wood Beach steamer. I'll bet half the
people in the p%oorhouses are victims Of,
the excursion habit.
II have a family myself" continued
the sergeant, after a pause. 'but I've
shut down on their going IN any c
sions. 1t they want to go out of town
on a nice little trip nee in a while, it's,
all right. but they can't get on any Of
these cut-rate affairs. l know II they
once got the habit it would take Ave
times the salary l am getting to keep
me out of debt."-Buffalo Express.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-19
ANYTHING for q ch.nnA

m ANYTHING for q Change.
: want q pound of butter" said Mr..
spudds to the grocer.
les. SIR; the real or the imitationY'
which kind was it you rave "a dan
before yesterdays"
That was the genuine
I'll take the ~inaita4aon tfte
ume"-New York World.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-11-19

The air after a heavy snowfall or
shower Is usually very clear, because
the snow or rain IN falling brings down
with It mort of the dust and Impurities.
and leaves the atmosphere exceedingly
clear.