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The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-13
TARIFF HEARINGS.
They Conclude by the Consideration of
 "Sundres" and the "Free List"
A TARIFF ON SAUERKRAUT.
MT. Grosvenor Promises to See That the American Product Is Protected-Army Recrganization-Nav Records
 General Arbitration Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The tariff hearings before the ways and means committee were concluded today, the schedules containing ''suudries" and the free list" being considered. Rep- resentative Osliss, of Mississippi, asked protective duties on tobacco, lumber, fish, wool and other industries of his state. J. R. Smith, of Waterbury, Conn.,, representing the manufacturers of vegetable ivory buttons, asked spe- cific duty on buttons of one cent per line of one-fortieth of an inch per gross and 25 per cent. ad valorem. R. Liebmann, of New Kork, advocated duty of one cent. per line and 25 per cent. ad valorem on fancy metal and glass buttons N. $. Greenoch. of Cleveland, O., on behalf of the manu- lecturers of coal tar, asked d small specific duty on this article and duty on it's principal product, pitch, of S2 per ton. Both articles are now on the free list
 Tariff on SauerlSraut Promised.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1l.-Among the many petitions received by members of the house and presented to the ways and means committee have been several petitions from the growers and manufacturers of sauerkraut in Cincin- natl and vicinity. These petitions were received by Congressman Brom- we'll and by him turned over to Con- gressman Grosvenor, the Ohio mem Der Of the ways and means committee In their petition the sauerkraut makers aver that their industry is being ruined by the importation of cheap sauer- kraut from Germany. Mir. Grosvenor has promised to see that the American sauerkraut is duly protected in the next tariff bill.
 Army Reorganization.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The house committee on military affairs will at once take up the question of the reor- ganization of the army, and will con time the consideration until meas ure has been agreed upon. All bills providing for reorganization will be laid before the committee. Quite a number of such measures have been introduced at this session. Chairman Hull gave it as his opinion that the bill most likely to be reported is the so- called Lamont bill.
 The General Arbitration Treaty. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The general arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain, which has been the subject of negotiations be- tween Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote, was signed at the state de- partment by both those gentlemen this afternoon. There have been no changes in the form of the document, as originally drawn. The president soon after sent the treaty to the senate with a short message.
 Official Naval Records. 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. Il. - Advance comics of another volume of the official records of the union and confederate navies in the civil war have been issued. Its three predecessors have dealt with the operations of the cruis- CTS, thus completing that feature of the work. The periods covered include the surrender of the Pensacola yard, the relief of Fort Pickens, the attempt to relieve Fort Sumter and various small engagements.
 '
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-13
Ballot Publlshing May Be Costly.

ABILENE, Kan, Jan. 1i.--By advice of the nttorney-general, John Lane. publisher of the Monitor, has brought suit against Dickinson county to col lect S333 full legal rates for publishing the blanket Australian ballot once The county commissioners allowed him SooO, but he will test the law. If his price stands the ballot publishing will cost the state S65. 900
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-13
''e1ZlEMENT CHARGED.

mcDonald, of Fort Scott, Ac- h used of Wrongdo;ng. to. soorr, Kan, Jan. i1.-A fugi- Pma - Jastlee, with n charge of em-
 sa' hanging over him, is said to
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-13
span.ards KiIl q scisoolboy.

NEW YORK. Jan l,.-A special to the World from Tampa. Fla. says: 4 sciloolboy of ten years was killed in Guanabacoa on Thursday evening by q Spanish patrol because lie refused to hurrah for Spain.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-13
LAKE oUINNEBAUGH NO MORE,

The Missouri River Swallows Up Inc Fam
 ous Fishing Resort. DECATUR, Neb.. Jan. li.-At last tii-
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-13
COMPRESSED AIR CARRIAGEs.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1i.-Horseless car riages are to be introduced by the New York Cab Co. in the course of the pres ent year as one of the results of the strike of it's drivers. The service will be begun in April and extended grad nsiiiiyy nsiiiiyy ss success seems to warrant Compressed air will be used to drive the carriages
The Mena weekly star., 1897-01-13

[9A'NGIoN, Jan. 11.-It has gen. oecome known about the capitol |,s s.esiaent-elect Mckinley prefers \ 4s oaban question should be left
 u IS until he shall come into
 ana to this fact more than any
 nay DC attributed the failure of as'e 10 take up the question on sas. s.s or the resolution presented =bms, ,,s sailcron and reported by
 -uiie'ee on foreign relations
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
nA Teisnhona Ear

1t Is somewhat strange that the new
malady which has appeared In the Amer
lean telephone exchanges Is most prevalcn,
In California, while being almost entirely
unknown in the eastern states. The f.
tigue OF listening continually at the rs-
ceiver produces . humming In tho ears,
headache, and, finally, abscess Of the tym.
panum. The employee has 10 rest every
three or four hours, and sometimes 70
cease work altogether for some days. 1t 10
not yet explained whether the affection v
due to defective apparatus or to overwork
Further light on this subject Is especially
desirable, as 1t may give most valuable
suggestions to aurists who are now treat
Ing certain ear affections by sound vibra.
lions produced through the telephone. The
idea Is favored by some leading prsctition-
ers that In many cases abnormal tissues
can be stimulated to healthy activity by
the concentration upon them OF vibrations
OF exactly suitable pitch and strength. In
many OF the best equipped telephone q.
changes q clever provision has been made
Tor reducing the ear fatg que OF the operator
by the use OF a small electric lamp. which.
working In the call wires, indicates
through and so obviates the voice calla
which are sometimes so irritating to the
as well As wearing on the "cen.
trail" by their inevit+biS repetition. Phil.
Adelphia Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
Circumventing Them.

Before Bismarck reconstructed the
map of Europe, and made a united Ger
many. dozen little principalities used
to annoy travellers by retaining them a,
their frontiers until they had satisfied
the custom house demands.
A Yankee once had his carriage stop
ped at the frontier Of petty prince 9
country. The herr ODER -controlsur ut
the custom house came forward, and.
much 10 his Indignation, was received
IN a nonchalant way The Yankee was
ungentlemanly enough not TO gst out Of
the carriage, nor sven take Off his hat.
The herr ober sharply demanded the
keys OF the tourist trunks. which his
subordinate began handling roughly.
"Here, hands on I" shouted the Yau.
kee. II didn't come from the United
States OF America to be controlled by
you. Pct those trunks back. I'll not 10
through you at all. I'll turn back. I'm
in no hurry, and don't mind losing
few hours. You're no country, you re-
only spot. I'll 90 round you. And hs
did. --Strand Magazine
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
Lnmfnoas Aniuaia

Deep down In the water those peculiar
Soophyees, the umbcllulA rear their sl0n-
der stems, surmounted by group Of
polyps, supcrhoially resembling the uly
eDcrinites OF bygone age. In the middle
Of the eighteenth century fine species
was observed and described, but the speci.
mems were lost, and then for 100 years no
more was heard or seen Of the genus, till
It was again brought TO light by the Swed-
ish frigates Ingegered and Gladan. Soon
afterward the Challenger raised the num-
Der Of known species To half a score. One
Of these was fshed up from a depth OF
more than 5000 fathoms, between Cape
St. Vincent and Madeira, and when tax
en- from the trawl the polyps and the
membrane covering the hard axis OF the
stem were So brightly phosphoresoent that
Captain Maclear found 1t easy to deter
mine the character OF the light by the
spectroscope."
1t will perhaps be encouraging to those
naturalists who are too easily disheartened
by failures and mistakes TO learn that the
celebrated Father Zecchi In the first In
stance decisively affirmed that the phos-
phorescent light Of animals, viewed by the
spectrosoope, WAS monochromatic, where.
as In 1879 he was able to determine just
the contrary. He then found, by means Of
improved Instruments, that the spectrum
was sensibly continuous, not one colored,
but compound, with the red and the violet
clearly distinguishable. - Blackwood's
Magazine
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
Causes of Terror.

Prof. G. Stanley Hall, of Clark uni
versity, says that thunder and lightning
cause terror TO more children than any
other one thing, and following in the
order named come reptiles, strangers,
darkness, fire, death, domestic animals
disease, wild animals, water, ghosts. In
sects, rats and mice, robbers. and high
winds. 1t is pleasant to notice that the
fear OF ghosts comes very low on the
list. Some special forms of dread are
to be found in all parts of the country.
For instance, the thought Of high winds
excites no alarm in the east, while in
the cyclone states il is a common cause
of apprehension.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
Business n ush.

Take run over TO London and there
try To do business before 10 and IL in
the morning. and learn how impossi biz
II will be. because the EDglishman ID
thoroughly imbued with the idea tina.
business Is an incident Of and not the
sole aim and end of life There is no ma
tion OF the world wherein work is re-
garded as il is with us; no other nation
lives that it may work." as we do.
They work that thoy may live;" they
thoroughly live while they live. We toll
and slave that we may leave money TO
those who. because of our very work.
will not inherit the vital strength to
properly utilize and enjoy it.
Individual exceptions might seem to
negative our assertion, but we are not
dealing with individuals, but our nation
as whole, and ~ a whole we fear not
contradiction of the assertion that tho
great American nervous system is In a
deplorable condition of prostration, and
that this lamentable condition of AFFAIR."
has been the direct outcome OF our
methods Of work, particularly during
the past 80 years. -New Orleans Times.
Democrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
WASHINGTON HOTELS.
How the Crowds Are B8useA In
auEuratioS week.

week.
Washington nj Inauguration time
houses 100000 visitors. When il is re.
metnbered, remarks the illustrated
American, that the town has only about
100000 inhabitants, Of which $4,000 are
negroes, it will be seen that visitors
during the inauguration week are
packed like herrings in barrel. 1t re-
pcats every four years the experiences
Of cities many times its size that secure
national conventions-and then wish
they hadn't. The hotel accommoda-
tons of Washington are very large for
a town Of its size, and the business is
extremely profitable, hotel failures be-
ing rare. Once every four years boom
period may be counted upon which lasts
not only during the inauguration week,
but for several weeks thereafter. This
puts even the shnky hotels on their legs
for that year. Hotel quarters are en-
gagged long in advance of March 4, but
people of certain class are always
sure, by some sort Of occultism, to get
room. The hotel keepers ARE far-sight-
ed and long-headed. They have an eye
TO future custom, and they know that a
man who has come on to Washington
unprovided with quarters or who has
telegraphed late for rooms will remem-
Der with gratitude hotel which takes
him in and makes him comfortable.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
A DSsters Discomfort In . High Place

Some Of the patients Of one Of tho
prominent physicians i'll Dorchester are
citing we'll pretty rapidly these DAYS
ander the influence Of joke which
shey have recently heard regarding their
ASsculapius 1t seems that this doctor
has horror Of high places and is al.
ways dizzy when on lofty buildings.
Not long ago some relatives from Eug.
land visited him and suggested q trip
IN Bunker Hill, and, in common with
about one-half Of the population of Bos.
ton, the doctor was not only forced to
acknowledge that he had never been to
the top of the monument, but was
obliged 10 accompany his guests 10 the
Summit Of the granite shaft 1t cannot
be ascertained whether the persons whom
they found there had ever heard of the
doctor before, but he had not been there
many minutes when one of the stranger
was heard to remark that the SUI had
such an influence on the monument that
ON warm days it warped it. This was
enough for the doctor, and. with part
Ang remark that he would see his friends
at the base, he beat hasty retreat, go
ing down, it is said, four steps at q
time and not feeling safe until he had
run oui II the lawn about the monu.
mert Ia. enough to get out Of the way
IL case it fell. The joke Of it all is that
the doctor. in Q state of absentminded.
uess told the story himself, and now,
much to his chagrin. his patients are
laughing themselves into good health
.-Boston Unveils.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
Vegetable Ivory.

The vegetable ivory of commerce - an
all Luminous substance formed from q
milky fluid In the fruit OF species OF
palm indigenous TO several parts OF Cen.
trNl and South America, but which seems
to flourish best in New Granada and Peru
= corresponds to the meat Of the cocoanut
which latter Is the fruit OF another species
OF palm When vegetable ivory nuts are
ripe they art covered with q brown skin
are bean shaped, the interior being per
fectly white and very hard-St Louie
Republic
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
The Pneumatopbor.

A highly ingenious apparatus called
the "pneumatophor" has been invented
at Vienna. It's object is to enable
miners, tiremen and others TO breathe
without difficulty when surrounded by
after damp, smoke from fires or other
noxious fumes. In it's satchel ready
oruse, weighs only four kilogrammes,
furnishes sufficient air for three-quar-
tiers of an hour, and has been subjected
TO severe tests by the Vienna fire de-
partment and in Silesian coal mines,
with the utmost success.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
Easy.

Professor ADO you know find IL DIFF
ncult to remember the ages of my childreni
Professor B.-I have no such trouble.
was born 2, 300 years after Socrates, my
wife |, 500 years after the death OF Tiberius
Caesar, our son John 1000 years after the
entrance into Rome OF Titus Sempronius
Gracious for the re-enactment OF the
"leges Licinie," and our Amanda 500
years after the beginning of the folk wan
dering-that is perfectly simple, you SEQ.
-Fliegende Blatter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
THE FIGHTING EDITORS.
where the sword IL Mightier Than
the Pen.

Where the sword IL Mfghtier Than
the Pen.
L remember calling at the Office of n
great Partisan newspaper with friend
who wished to have rectified a state
ment published in it concerning him,
says writer in the Cornhill Magazine.
When our business was made known we
we're ushered into q handsomely fur
nished room on the first floor. Seated
at desks, without trace of pens, ink
or paper or of anything in a literary
way except some new novels, together
with few packages OF cigarettes, were
two gentlemen, whose appearance
made considerable impression on me.
They were faultlessly dressed in deep
black (the duelist's COLOR. Each had
the ribbon Of the legion in his button
hole their long, jet-black mustachcs
were waxed out 10 a point as fine aa
a needles and there was in their whole
manner, their voices, their gestures and
the expression of their eyes and mouths
an indescribable something that pro-
claims the man who at one time or an
other has worn uniform These were
the fighting editors, with whom evil
IDENTITY the pen is rot mightier than the
sword They were civil, however, and
consented to the rectifcation Of the
paragraph. AS fighting was their trade,
they looked at it n purely business
way and only went out when the de-
mands made were too unreasonable to
be entertained. fancy that they some
times fought in defense of articles they
had never even seen.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
ARE YOU TIRED

All the timer This condition is sure
indication that your blood is not rich
and nourishing as 1t may be if you
will take a few bottles of the great
blood purifier, Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Thousands write that Hoods Sarsa-
parilla has cured them of that tired
feeling by giving them rich, red
blood.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
Character.

Character is like stock IN trade. tho
more Of it a man possesses the greater
his faculties for making additions to it.
Character is power-~is influence; Il
makes friends, creates funds, draws
patronage and support, and opens sure
nd easy way to wealth. honor and hap
iness. ~. HAYES.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
Lucy L. Flower Elected.

In Springfield. the capital of IllinoiA
over 500 women registered, and most
Of them exercised their right Of fran
chise, including Mrs Altgeld, the wife
Of the governor The election Of Mrs
Lucy l.. Flower, the women's candidate
for trustee of the state university. 10
COW al accomplished fact
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
aROWTh.

Slow, windsi Your rage but shakes che trss
And roots IL surer In its place,
Scatter your rain. ye cloud and free
The buds that wait your frowning grsosi
Roll down. o river. 70 thr sea
And widen in your onward raoel
Peace through q sunny span may keep
His garden in some quiet glen
Whilst others SOW for him and reap
And tend his hocks on moor and fen.
The flowers Of peace are death and slesp.
The strife OF living makes us men.
All, Joy II 10 to win the goal
By tirelcss work and dauntless will,
Yet may the life rise orbed and whole
From clouded hopes aud loss and Ill.
Our bafiicd tolls upbuild the soul.
Aud failure SO is victory still.
a st. John Adcock In Spectasos.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19

Many cases of Grippe" have lately
been cured by One Minute Cough
Cure. This preparation seems especial
adapted to the cure of this disease. II
acts Quickly thus preventing serious
complications and bad effects in which
this disease often leaves the patient.
w. II. Kennels, st. Louis;;B s. Webb,
Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19

If you have ever seen child in the
agony of Group, you cab appreciate the
gratitude of the mothers Who know
that One Minute Cough CuIe relieves
their little oDss as quickly as it is ad.
ministered. Many homes in this city
are never without it.
VIII. Kennels, ST. Louis; b. S. Webb,
Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
EIiot's Indian Bible.

1t is asserted by typographical au-
thorities that the first Bible printed in
America was John Eliots Indian
Bible" in 1868. The language into
W hich this Bible was translated is ex-
tinct, and il is said only one or two
persons are able to read il.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
HE MotheYs Boy.

III was man, said the little boy II
NE crowded car. I'D be glad to get up
and give my seat to a nice, handsome lady
IKE that one standing In the aisle there u
why. sure enough, little onci" replies
she man who wnA reading the Newspaper.
stsing up a. he spoke. "I"-
Hers seat, mnmmsi' oaiis< out ths
bV.-Chioego TribunA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19

Z. +. Turner of ComptoS Mo. writes
us that that after suffering from piles
for seventeen years, he completely
cured them by using three boxes of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t cures
eczema and severe skin diseases.
VIII Kennels, st. Louis; BIS. Webb,
Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19

1t is surprising what "wee bit Of a
thing" can accomplish. Sick headache
constipation. dyspepsia, sour stomach,
dizziness. are quickly banished by De.
Wits Little Early RiseTs. rmall pill.
Safe pill. Best pill
W. Fl. Kennels, st, Louis; B. S.Webb
Alma
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19

They are so small that the most sen.
sitive persons take them, they are so
effective that the most obstinate cases
of constipation, headache and torpid
liver yield to them. That is why De-
Wits Little Early Risers are known
as the famous little pills.
WI. Kennels, st. Louis; b. s. Webb
Al
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
DID the Rixbt Tnins Amer All.

az am ashamed Of you. my dear, laugh
ing at those risquc stories OF Mrs De
French You would better have blushed."
But, mamma, II l had blushed 10
would have shown thas ! understood
them. "-Iifa
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
That's Different.

THAT man causes me no end oi annoy
Ance over bill. "
"why don't you sue him and collect NJ
"Collect itf He's trying to do shat ~
Chicago Record
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
LOSS OF VOICE
After Acute Bronchitis
CURED BY USING
AYERS 'a sss,s,.,
PREACHERS EXPERIENCE.

"Three months ago, took vio-
lent cold which resulted in an attack
Of acute bronchitis. l put myself
under medical treatment, and at the
end of two months was no better.
j found it very difficult to preach,
and concluded to try Ayers Cherry
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19

Torturing, itchiug, scaldy skin erup-
lions, burns and scalds are soOtbed at
once and promptly healed by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve, the best known
cure for piles.
WA Kennels, St Louis; b. s. Webb,
Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
: Except Sunday

: Except Sunday.
Daily.
Eastbound Connections-s:57 a m train has
parlor car to Detroit. Extra charge % cents
Pullman parlor car Detroit TO Toronto, connect
ing with sleeper for the east and New York
Connects with c. q. 7. division at Durand for
Chicago and Port Huron and with c., S d NJ di.
vision for Saginaw and Bay City.
$500 m train has parlor car TO Detroit Extra
charge, - cents, and Pullman sleeping car De
troit 20 toronto, Suspension Bridge Buffalo
Philadelphia and New York. Connects at Du
rand with G. & q. T. for Pt. Huron and Battle
Creek and with c., s. & VI division for Saginaw
and Bay City.
$500 am train has through day parlor and sleep
ing cars windsor to Suspension Bridge, Buffalo.
New York and Boston
Nestbound-10:lO a m and 7.25 n m traina
have parlor cars to Grand Rapids. Extra charge
rs cents.
e. a. HUeHEs, BEN FtKTcuKR
A'G a, Trav. Pass Agt
Chicago. Ill. Detroit Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19
TElEGRAPhY.
Tests Demonstrate That the Morse
system Cannot he Improved.

improved.
The Postal Telegraph company made
test a few days ago to determine
whether the Morse system of telegraph.
ing is cheaper to operate, taking all
things into consideration, than other
systems, notably the Wheatstone, that
is used in England and to some extent
in this country, says the New York
World.
The result was a unanimous verdict
that the Morse system as invented more
than so years ago stands to-day with
out the change of dot or n dash or any
alteration in the principles of trans
mission. far ahead of any other sys-
tenn
During the test three New York op-
sages in 90 minutes. and POO messages,
containing 5,605 words, in three hours.
This was an average OF 66 % messages
per hour. Pittsburgh. however, beat
this. sending an average of 6S is mes
sages per hour.
These messages were taken in the
regular course OF business, and the re-
suit. while not equaling the fastest in
dividual bursts OF speed for few min
utes, exceeds previous records of its
kind. The company then took into con-
sideration the cost OF transmission, sal
airy OF operators, accuracy of work, time
consumed and all other factors entering
into telegraphy. These were COM
pared with similar results in other sys-
TENS, and the decision was wholly in
favor OF the Morse system, that is to-
day an unchanged monument to the
great 4 merinnn In uantnr
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-19

Avoid him who, for mere curiosity, asks
three questions running about a thing
that cannot interest him. -LavateT