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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-12-11
Opposed to Free Seeds.

In my opinion the Eratuitous distribu-
ton Of seeds by the department as at pres
ent conducted ought to be discontinued
No one can read the statement OF the sec
rotary on this subject and doubt the eX-
travagance and Questionable results ot
this practice The profc ssed friends Of the
farmer and certainly the farmers thcm-
to rid a department devoted TO the promo
ton Of IA ming interests Of a feature
which tends so much 10 its dlscredit.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-12-11
Vices of Our Financial system.

The reference 70 the condition and pros
poets Of our revenues naturally suggests
an aliusion 20 the weakness and vices OF
our financial methods. They have been fire.
uuently pressed upon the attention OF con-
gress I'm previous executive Communica-
lions and the Inevitable danger Of their
continued liberation poin' ed out. Without
now repeating any OF these details, can
not refrain from again earnestly presenting
the necessity % the prompt reform Of
system opposed TO every rule Of sound
finance ana shown by experience 20 be
fraught with the gravest peril and per-
Dlexity
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-12-11
Depression Not Due to the Law.

The situation was such In December,
seven months before the close OF the fiscal
year. that the secretary Of the treasury
foretold deficiency of SIT 000, 900. The great
and increasing apprehension and timidity
In business circles, and the depression In
ell activities Intervening since that time,
resulting from causes perfectly well under
stood and entirely disconnected with our
tariff law or its operation, seriously
wise received and readily account for the
difference between this estimate Of the
secretary and the actual deficiency, as
well as for continued deficiency Indeed.
II must be confessed that we could hardly
have had a more unfavorablc period than
the last two years for the collection OF
The record-union., 1896-04-05
Reliable and Solid.
From the A1hlIrp Arp1IS \


Beginning next Sunday morning the
Record Union" will become a seven
day paper. We see no reason why this
action upon the part of the Record
Union" should not prove a first-class
success The paper is conservative, re-
liable and solid, and people who were
thin-skinned upon the proposition of
a Sunday morning paper have long since
learned that the labor on that paper
is consummated on Saturday. The Sum
day work is of necessity expended on
the Monday morning paper. Some time
since a Sunday paper, the Sunday
Union,' was issued from the Record
Union" office, but it did not bear the
same relation to the paper that the
forthcoming number will have The
previous issue was along an independent
plan, which we shall always think de-
ing issue will cover twelve pages, with
special engagements in the matter of
book reviews and current literature.
Though fully up on all news. the man.
agement hold the reserved right Of the
careful avoidance of sensationalism,
and a continued avoidance Of news Of
salacious character. We wish our old
a salacious character We wish our old,
reliable Sacramento contemporary sue
cess in its Sunday edition.
The record-union., 1896-04-05

Khalifia Abdullahi, leader of the Der
wishes, has called all the Dervishes ca
pable of bearing arms to enroll under
his banners. One thoroughly familiar
with the situation there says that the
forces at the disposal of the Khalifia
number about 100000 men, of which
number 10000 are Baegars, all trained
and disciplined. He is believed to
have 100000 rifles, but it is said that,
as rule, they are of an obsolete char
acter. The outlook is very serious, as
ii is known the Mahdists fight with ter
rible determination, skill and ferocity
Also. as they can endure hardships, be-
meath which the best European troops
would speedily succumb, the outlook is
dark for the British in the Soudan.
The record-union., 1896-04-05
For the "Record-Union."
EASTER MORN.

Awake o earth, and vesture bright put on!
Awake from sleep and greet this glorious
Awake dear birds, trill out your sweetest
notes,
Till your glad song on every zephyr floats,
And echoes DER again in glad refrain
The tomb with portals sealed were all in
vain;
Earth could not bind the wondrous
majesty
OF this our King; and now arien, see
His glory never ending lights the way
That we may follow, some glad Easter
Day.
What matters sad earth-life with all its
pain,
If we may rise and find our own again? !?
0, earth, awake! Awake and greet the
dawn,
And welcome with your smiles this Easter
morn.
-ABRIE GERRISH-GENII
The record-union., 1896-04-05
Railroad Repartee.

A very smart young man wishing to
supply amusement for group of young
ladies that accompanied him, accosted
the conductor Of railroad train as fol-
lows:
my dear conductor, what-er-do
you call an up train?''
why train that blows up, explodes,
gees to smash-anything of that sort"
"Ah, yes, to be sure. And-er-what
do you call a down train?"
Down train? Why, that's a train
that goes down an embankment, or
through a trestlework; has some sort
of a fall, you know
The young ladies were laughing heart
lily at these answers, which embarrassed
the young man, and desperately point
ing to the train they were about to
board, he asked: And where might this
train be going?"
"Oh," replied the conductor, 1--WE
never agree to answer those questions
beforehand. d."-Harper's Round Table.
The record-union., 1896-04-05
He Took the Credit.

what magnificent sunsets they have
here" said the new Congressman's
daughter, as they paused at the base of
the Washington monument and looked
where the sky was deepening into
gorgeous hues above Arlington.
"I think that's pretty NICE" he re-
piled with a self-satisfied air.
.'See the way that rich orange band
stands out in front of the red and pur-
pie. And the shifting clouds-what
glorious castles in the air they make!
l never saw such exquisite combination
of color"
Yes he answered, with sigh, 'ft's
fine. And yet this district amt salts
fed with what some of us Congressmen
think we ought to do for it:"-Washing-
ton Star.
The record-union., 1896-04-05

M.
kpA',,y|s,c 4 ~
fTn -4AND :Ss
~ : 1HE DE4nA. Di'ii

After being some weeks closed to the
drama, the Clunie Opera-house of Sac
ramento will be reopened tomorrow
night with a stock company for the
spring season. The company is organ
lied by Walter Hodges, and would seem
to be strong and well balanced. Hodges
will play lead and heavies. He is capa-
Die and experienced, but has one fault
chat he must correct, and that is he
makes evident his knowledge that there
is an audience before the footlights. The
actor should have no eyes for anything
save on his side of the footlight row.
He cannot afford to play to or act at the
audience or any person in it, or to mani
fest consciousness that there is an au-
dience at all. The playwright who
makes his characters address the audi
ence always commits a blunder, II not
and offense W. r. Gleason is the COM
edian Of the troupe, and one of the best;
Nina Gleason, a talented actress, is
leading woman; Edythe Romer is the in
guene and a clever and pretty woman;
Agnes Rankin is theheavy woman of the
troupe, and Charlotte Sheldon, the SOU
brette, handsome woman and
clever actress Charles Lothian, a
leading man, was of the A. M. Palmer
Company, and has fine reputation for
ability. Charles Howard is one OF the
best utility and generally serviceable
stock actors who has appeared here.
w. s. Hutchings, Warren Doble, Wei
don Smith, Edmund Crane, Lulu Adams,
Russell Harper and Maggie FRANCIS
complete the list of large and strong
company Saratoga" is to be the first
comedy put on. The promise is that
it will be mounted well and staged in
all details with much expense and
pains. The old low prices are to obtain
during the new season.
Henderson's American extravaganza
appears in "Sinbad or the Maid of Bal
sora," tomorrow and Tuesday even
ings at the Metropolitan Theater. 1t is
gorgeous affair. In the cast is Louise
Kissing, an outline picture Of whom we
present herewith
The record-union., 1896-04-05
A Mourning Hat.

Friend-I see that you have broad
band of Grape OH your hat. For whom
do YOU wear it?
Mr.. Shabby Genteel-On account Of
the mournful condition of the hat itself
-Tit-Bits.
The record-union., 1896-04-05
THE WAR IN THE sOUDAN.

No Little End of Excitement in the
Past Few Months.
The trouble in the Soudan is causing
no little end of excitement. Khalifia
Abdullahi has proclaimed war against
Egypt, which causes a deal of excite
mapf
The record-union., 1896-04-05

.Dedora Haywood" a story by Ger
t.ude Smith, author Of THE Rousing
os Mrs. Potter" and the ''Arrabella and
Ariminta Stories" is a new novel from
the press Of Dodd, Mead & Co., New
York. 1t is one Of the Feather Lii
brary," a small narrow book, but tale
that is full OF spiritual and of human
The record-union., 1896-04-05

From w. F. Purnell, Sacramento, we
have "The Bachelor and the Chatting
DISH" a volume by Deshler Welch. 1t
is illustrated by Francis Day and George
r. Hahn, and is from the press of F.
Tennyson Nicely, New York and Chi
cago. 1t contains many valuable reci-
pes gathered from fascinating sources
in cookery" records Of ''triumphs of
well-known bon-vivants in clubs, yacht
ing circles, army and navy, and the
dreams Of fair women-Heaven bless
'emi" It is an amusing book, clever
one, and gives its directions in such a
witty way, and with so much anecdote
woven in, that it is a pleasure in an Off
hour to read it here and there. We
should say that otherwise IT is book
of much value because Of the many rec
ipes and the directions how to prepare
appetizing and digestible dishes, and
how to cook food that enters into the
ordinary routine Of living.
The announcement that Colonel Thos.
W. Higginson had given his famous
Galatea Library OF books upon women
to Radcliffe College aroused feelings of
mingled pleasure and regret among all
who are acquainted with that distin-
guished author. The pleasure comes
from the fact that the library goes to
woman's college and will remain intact
for many years to come. The regret
arises because Colonel Higginson has
apparently given up his intention Of
writing the intellectual history Of
woman.
Dodd, Mead & Co. have just pub
lished a new story by Mark Ruther-
ford, entitled Clara Hopgood,". in
which this authors great qualities i'm
press us as much as ever. Every
where" writes DR.. Robertson Nicoll,
"this author shows himself a magician
Whoever wishes to understand
the possibilities Of the English tongue
The record-union., 1896-04-05

rnore is only one pun in Gilbert &
<..s,svans new operetta, The Grand
rs.srs" It is about man who loses at
The record-union., 1896-04-05

Mr.. Drew's nose has made his for
tune, says Alan Dale. 1t has intro
duced him to the world. The most in
different newspaper pictures of this
actor are distinctly recognizable on ac-
count of this nose. Without his nose
John Drew would be nothing at all.
Mr.. Drew. thanks to his nose, is never
confounded with anybody else If you
saw him coming round street corner
you would know him at least a second
before he appeared, by means of his
nose. / might almost say he acts
with his nose. Drew appears in Sac
ramento July 18th.
Bronson Howard, once the most sue
cessful dramatist in America. is now in
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
Vernon.

Jay Mcintosh is on the sick list-Rev.
Stephens filed the pulpit at Venice Sunday
Mrs. .Conrad's brother from Ovid is visit
ing her-Miss Isabelle Garrison entertain
ed lady friend the past week-The cider
mill here is in running order--Mrs
French, of Perry, visited here Saturday
Miss Maggie Yerkes called on Durand
friends Monday--Rev. limerick and wife
spent Sunday at Clio--Geo. Sample has
decided to remain on the Barker farm
Hugh Randolph is home from Ypsilanti--
Miss Libbie Harris has returned to Ann Ar
bor to attend the University-Mrs. VIM.
Onion, of Owosso, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Prior--J. ii. Patterson went to West
Branch Wednesday--Mrs. Arletta John
son has moved into the Sweet thouse-Miss
Jennie Galloway Is able to be in school
again after long siege of typhoid fever
Beans are yielding well In this vicinity.
about twenty bushels per acre being the ay-
erage--Miss Minnie Virgins, who is
teaching school in the Bullamore district,
spent Sunday here. She rides bicycle
Prof. Sheehan filed the M. e. pulpit Sun
day--Mrs. Vins Scranton visited at Lin
den the past week.-Mrs.. G. Mimic and
Miss May Whelan were in Durand Tues
day.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
A Pleasant Reception.

| Friday afternoon from to O'clock, the
commodious residence of Albert Todd, 419
Mulberry ST., was the scene of charming
reception given by Mesdames l.. K. Gould.
| e. 7. Austin and Albert Todd.
The guests were met at the door by Miss
Mamie Todd, introduced by Mrs. c. d. Stew
art to the hostesses and others, Mrs. Todd.
! and Mrs. Macarthur, of Chicago; Mrs. Gould
and Mrs. G. w. Gale, Mrs. Austin and Mrs.
Mrs. Harry Osburn, of Chicago, and Mrs.
Chas. Allison, of st. Johns. The east par
lor, the reception room. was decorated with
green palms, sweet peas and white China
asters.
Ushered into the west parlor by Miss
,, Georgia Colt, the guests were received by
Mesdames e. f. Dudley, Mrs. Nettie
w. Chapel, of Oklahoma City, and Miss
Anna Conant. This room was tastily
draped in red.
Mrs. Morris Osburn directed the guests to
the dinning room, which, trimmed with
nasturtium and smilax, presented hand
some appearance. Misses Nora Sherman,
Louie Duff, Glynn Williams and Anna
Thomas served refreshments.
In the library, Mesdames G. s. Williams
and Van r. Pond and Mrs. Murray, of
Mason, entertained the callers, while the
Misses Maud Gale and Clara Woodland pre-
sided over the punch bowl. The colors of
this room were pink and green.
/
Over two hundred guests were present.
The Ideal Mandolin Club, from an alcove
between the parlors, discoursed sweet
music during the reception. The Mesdames
and Misses who assisted at the reception
took tea and spent pleasant evening,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02

After rousing address by Hon. w. M.
Fitzpatrick at Bennington Saturday evening,
Mckinley and Hobart club with men,
bership of over 100 was organized.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Laundy, 41S Water
street, are Ill with typhid fever. Mr.. Laun-
dy was taken sick at his tailor shop nearly
two weeks ago, being removed to his home
Saturday. Mrs. Laundy has been i'll four
weeks. The sympathy and attention of the
neighborhood Is with them.
An excursion from Saginaw to Canton to
call on Maj. Mckinley, has been arranged
for Tuesday next, leaving the f. & P. M.
station at 10:30 p. m. The train will reach
Canton Wednesday morning, leaving at p.
m. for Saginaw. Fare for the round trip,
$500. 1t is expected that large party
will 20.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02
Burton.

Mrs. Albert Gilbert, of Saginaw, was
guest at VIM. Potter's Tuesday-Miss e.
A. Lignian spent Thursday with Mrs. A.
E. Cadz-Jud Pearson and friend from
Detroit were guests at John Potter's Monday
Mrs. N. Randall and Mrs. j. O. Scott
are quite sick at this writing--D. Banghart
and family and Miss Grace Williams spent
Sunday and Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. P. II. Wilkin, of Rew-Miss Eta
Collins spent last week visiting friends In
and near this place-Mrs. Avery and
daughter, Mrs. Roy Sessions, of Ionia, were
the guests of Mrs. j. Potter two days last
week.-Mrs.. A. Cane, of Owosso, spent
Wednesday with her friend Mrs. d. B.
Green--Mesdames Mary Vanhorn and
Mary Potter were the guests of Mrs. A. E.
Grey, of Ovid, the drst of the week-The
Middlebury and Owosso s. s. convention
will be held next Sunday. Oct 4th, in the
M. P. church at this place. A very interest
ing program has been carefully prepared.
Please bring bibles and gospel hymns No. 5.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-02

Goes into the best homes
in Shiawassee county and its
contents are carefully read by
an intelligent class of readers.
the use of its advertising COL
umns convinces advertisers of
this fact.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
PEERLESS ALBANI.
She Is Coming With Great Conn
pany of Stars.


The sale of seats for the great Albani
concert to be given next Friday night
at the Peoples church opened with a
rush on Friday morning last, and will
be continued this morning at Howard.
FarWell Il Co.'s. If Albani were not
coming, the concert company without
her would furnish one of the most not
able of the brilliant musical events of
the year, for Vanderveer-Green, Sal
mond, Schelling, Lane Wilson and
Ruguoy are masters in their profess
sion. Mrs. Vanderveer-G Green, the
distinguished English contralto Of the
Albani company, has been in America
some weeks, filling important engage
ments, prior to the AIbani tour. She
appeared with extraordinary success
in New York, also at the symphony
concerts under Wander Stucken in Gin
cinnati; at Boston with the Handel and
Haydn society," and also in Chicago.
Mrs. Vanderveer-Green has, among
other foreign countries, toured Aus
tralia, and wherever she has appeared
has always been accorded great praise.
A striking stage presence, added to the
charm of a sympathetic voice of rare
quality, combine to make her a most
popular member Of the Albani assisting
contingent
Pliny has said chat no mans abili-
ties are so remarkably shining as not
to stand in need Of a proper opportu-
nifty, patron and even friend to rec
ommend him to the notice of the
world" Mr.. Salmond's proper opportu-
nifty came with the indisposition of an
artist announced to sing at one Of the
popular concerts in London, and his
patron was discovered in Arthur Chap
pell. The friend to recommend Mr..
Salmond to the notice of the world was
the London press, which, as soon as he
appeared in public, directed attention
to his fine sonorous voice and very ex-
cellent method and qualities, which
were soon elsewhere appreciated, for
during his first season in London en-
gagements were concluded with him by
August Mann to sing at the Crystal
Palace; by Sir Joseph Barnaby to sing
at the Royal Albert hall, and by Mr..
Boosey for the ballad concert. D'Oyly
Carte also secured his services for the
part of King Richard in Sir Arthur
Sullivan's "Ivanhoe," a role which he
filled with signal success. In October,
1892, he was engaged as principal bass
at the Leeds festival, where he under
took the arduous part of the Prophet
in Elijah" the bass soloist in Bach's
great mass in B minor and other
works, and he was engaged also as
principal bass at the Norwich festival
in 1893.
The pianist Of this splendid organi-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02

the senate of the United States or that
OF Delaware that is to decide on the
eligibility of members of the latter.
The state senate has acted. It allowed
Watson to perform all the duties of
senator after he began to exercise the
office Of governor. The house admitted
this by permitting him as speaker of
the senate to preside over the Joint
session. The senate elected a speaker
pro tempore to preside when Watson
was absent. In every way the Del
aware legislature held that Watson
did not cease to be senator when, under
the constitution, the duties Of governor
were laid on him. If there Is anything
In the autonomy Of states, this action
should be conclusive. The question of
Watson's ineligibility was an after
thought, raised after the failure to
elect a senator and relying on a parti-
san senate to seat him. The final de-
cision in the senate will rest with the
Populists, who hold the balance of DOW
er; but the action of the majority of
the committee on elections shows that
the Republicans are willing to set
aside precedents and disregard state
constitutions if such action promises
partisan advantage
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
LOOKS LIKE WAR.

There has not been a time in the last
q probability of the United States be-
coming involved in actual hostilities
with another power as there Is today.
We have had our difficulties and diff
ferences but there was always way
out of them. There has been much
hot talk, but 1t was measured for what
it is worth. Now a real issue has
arisen, of which it is difficult to find
solution, except by the appeal to force.
Spain does not and will not, nor could
we expect her to, receive our sympathy
with Cuba and our declared intention
to interfere as anything less than
hostile act. 1t would be inconsistent
with the naughty spirit and fiery tenn
per Of her people did she take any
at Barcelona yesterday shows how in
tense this bitterness has grown, and
how little the populace will reck of
consequences if they feel that the ma
Those who may have thought that
Spain would meekly accept a sugges-
ton on our part involving the loss Of
one Of her most valued possessions
have dealt in illusions.
On the other hand, there is no doubt
that the American people are thor
oughly in earnest. The policy of Gen.
Weyler has stirred into leaping flame
the slumbering spark of interest in
Cuba and desire to see her win her in
dependence. This nation would feel,
and rightly so, forever disgraced If she
sat still and saw whole people ex-
terminated at her very gates, with
every circumstance of atrocity because
they were struggling to be free. What
ever the consequences, we believe that
there is an almost unanimous feeling
that we must intervene to prevent the
butchery that has been planned and is
now going forward. Events move
quickly in situation like this. At any
moment the overt act may be COM
mitted, which will make impossible any
retracing of the ways until the last re-
sort to force has been attempted.
Grave as is the issue, hateful as war
must be to us under any circum-
stances, vast and momentous as may
be the consequences to which such a
step might lead, we believe that the
voice of humanity, which is the voice
of duty, bids the people of the United
States to say that the horrors of Ar
menia shall not be repeated in Cuba.
If that means war, then we know upon
what side will be planted the ensign of
the God of Battles.