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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26
ABATlNG A NUISANCE.
Dog Nelson Uses Queer Means of Dis
posing OF "a Snarling Cur.

posing of "a Snarling Cur.
The London Spectator tells a dog
story of unusual quality:
Nelson was one of ourselves. Where
we went he went. He was especially
fond of following our trap, and moth
ing. not even his dog friends, could iii.
vert him from his faithful attendance al
our wheels.
One summer we were staying at the
west coast village Of Saltcoats, where
the sands are broad and fiat, and we
often drove along the road sltirting the
bay. Nelson followed Of course. The
dogs Of the village seldom molestcd or
interrupted him, but one rash little
terrier repeatedly rushed out of his gar
den gate as we passed, and bit at Mel
sons heels.
Time after time Nelson declined 10
notice the insult, but one day his pa
thence became exhausted. Turning
around he caught the unhappy terrier
by the back of the neck, carried him
down the sands and into the water
chest deep, put his paw on him and
drowned him, and then carried him
back to the dry sand and laid him out
there.
One crunch of his Jaws would have
done the deed. and more quickly; but
It seemed as if Nelson had no personal
animosity against the dog. or at least
had suppressed it. but concluded that
the world would be better Off without
such a snarling cur.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26
The Acadians.

The story of Evangeline is in mind, and
we read from the poem rs we ride along,
and our hearts are touched with pity for
the poor ACadHus turned out of house and
home, taken away from their beautiful
land and driven into exile There are
places from which one might be eXiled
with equanimity Acadia is not one of
thcm
The otrcnSc of the Acadians was thor
nationality They werc Loyalty and az
grc-,iyely French Forty years before
their exile France had made "a treaty with
England and had delivered up this PENN
5ulA Of Nova scotia into English posses
sion. 1t belonged 10 England But the
people who were thus disposed of did not
concur They refused t. be Anglicized
They declined TO take an oath Of allegiance.
They imbttcrcd and endangered the lives
Of the English garrison at Annapolis Roy
al. Whatever they could do against their
governors they did And the situation be.
came intOlcrahlo. France and England
were fighting at Fort Duquosne and else.
where, and the Acadian farmers were send
ing their sons 10 join the armies Of the
French Ii seemed essential TO the SUCCESS
Of the English arms on this continent that
here should be "A peaceful possession of
Acadia. And when milder measures
failed the English adopted that cxpedient
which the story of Eyangclne has made
one Of the best known incidents of history.
--Pittsburg Dispatch
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26
Battle Between Kinrb,rds.

a battle between kingbirds took place
OH Steve Bakers farm near Baptistown,
Pa, and was witnessed by n party of
men, among whom was Il. r. Lafetra, q
naturalist. The huntsmen picked up
the bodies of 90 dead birds on the field
of battle, and they say that there were
probably as many more. No quarter
was given, and wounded birds were fol-
lowed to the earth and quickly picked to
death. Most of the death blows were
given on the spine, just back OF the
neck. or else under a wing, probably in
the heart
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26
KISS FOR EVERYONE.
An Annual Roumanian Fair Where Oscu-
lation Reigns.

lation Reigns.
Helmagen, a Roumanan country
town of l,2O0 inhabitants, holds it's an
nual fair on the feast of ST. Theodore.
On this occasion the place swarms with
newly married brides from 60 or so viii
lagos in the district; widows who have
taken fresh husbands remain at home
The young women, in festive attire,
and generally attended by their moth
ers-in-law, carry jugs of wine en-
wreathed with flowers in their hands
They kiss every one they meet, and
afterward present the jug to his lips
for a nip" The individual thus re-
called bestows a small gift on the fair
Cybele. Not to partake of the proffered
wine is regarded as an insult 10 the
young wife and her family.
She is therefore reserved toward
strangers, and only kisses those whom
she thinks likely TO taste of her wine.
The kissing is carried on everywhere
In the streets, in the taverns and in phi
vate houses.
The origin of this custom is veiiec
in obscurity. Some say that it dates
back to the time when the Turks made
frequent raids into Pennsylvania and
carried away all the young women they
could lay their hands on. Such of them
as contrived TO escape from captivity
happening 10 return to Helmagen at
the time Of the fair kissed their friends
and relatives. and even strangers who
congratulated them on their wonder
fu1 deIiVeraDce
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26
Readers.

wonder why it is that it is no longer
good form to speak of 'reciting' any
thing The folks who used To be "clocu
tionists' are all readers or entertain.
ers now, ANA they never "recite, they
read | was at house "a fortnight ago,
and among the guests was q young man
who can make shivers run along your
spine by the way ne repeats Old Love
Letters The hostess asked him to sing.
He said that he wouldn't sing. but he
would read 10 Us
THANK YOU so much. " said the hostess
"What bool, shall get you?"
"Oh, 80 said the man. and all his ability
didn't help him 10 see the absurdty Of it,
l will read from memory "-Washington
Post.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26
GOT THE BACKACHE?
LII You Have, Here's the Way to Rid
Yourself OF the Weariness and
Pain Attending 1t.

Some people suffer with headache
many people are worn out and weary M
u tlme, many more people have Ian
hurE and backache Few people undei
Sllnd the real cause of their aches. an
lover yet know how easily they can fin,
Il IRE. Justa word of explanation befoI
W" prove that what we say is true. Tn
buck is the keynote OF the kidneys. I.
aches that's Il sign that the kidneys az.
not working properly; it is lame anothc
sign, the kidneys are out of order The kid
neYs, You know are the filters of the blood
but filters sometimes get clogged up
This means in their case that the blood
courses through the entire system impreg
mated with poisonous uric acid, bringing
ON many disorder which, if neglected
means disease perhaps incurable And
now about the cure Don't take our word
for ii; read what others say
Mr. David G. Oaks is proprietor of the
well known hardware and paint shop IL,
22O East Main Street, kalamazoo Mr.
Oaks has suffered a great deal from kidney
ailments; he described his condition AND
cure as follows: Il had a bad, lame back
which | suppose was caused by my kid
neys was confined To my bed during bao
attacks. | might say, from time to time
| have been in that condition for years
The urinary organism was affected. urine
being scanty, highly colored. and difficult
in passage. | was in bad shape whci
| got box of Doan's Kidney Pills, aboul
which | had heard | have used nov
two boxes of them, and the pills HAY.
removed all the pain and trouble Thcl
was marked improvement right from
the first, and il has continued riel
along. Doan's Kidney Pills are the rig.
thing in the right place"
For sale by all dealers price 50 cents.
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo
y. Y, sole agents for the t. $ Remember
the name, Dodn'S, and take no other.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26

II sold man apair of ear NUTS the
other day." said furnishing goods
salesman to a customer who was asking
him some questions about the business
I'VE sell more or less goods out of sea
son the year round TO people who arc
going to strange places, but that was
the first pair of ear muffs ever sold in
summer. and | asked this gentleman,
incidentally, IL he was going to Green.
land, and he said no. he was going to
pad 'em and wear 'em at home when the
children were playing"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26

Bupshu, district on the north slope
Of the llimalayas, $1,000 feet above sea
level and surrounded by mountains
from 5000 to 5000 feet higher, has per-
manent population Of 800 persons, who
live in goat-hair tents all the year
round. Water freezes there every
night. but no snow falls ON account Of
the dryness Of the air The people are
shepherds, and dress in paiamas and a
long cloak. wearing an additional cloak
i'm unusually cold weather.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26
MARIAN MeTEOaOLOGr.
The Weather on Our Ncighboring Planet
Is Always Fine.

The Weather on Our Scighboring Planet
Is Always Fine.
The Marian meteorology is less COM
plicated and more pleasant than that Cf
the earth, says the North American Re-
view. There the weather is almost 81
ways fine, especially during summer.
Very seldom are there clouds even in
winter. Generally, when we are I'M
able to distinguish through the telo-
scope the details of the geographical
confguraticns upon the planet the fault
is in our own atmosphere and not IL
that of Mars. 1t is very rarely the case
that when our atmospheric conditions
are good we are unable TO see these de-
tails. During the last period Of oh
servation of Mars in 1894. |. to speak for
myself, encountered only Is days (froIn
October 10 TO PSI when the surface Of
the planet was yelled by its own atmos-
phere. Clouds are excessively rare On
the surface of Mars, and perhaps exist
n all only as fogs or light cirrus; they
are not clouds of rain or storm. These
wells are very infrequent there, while
they are perpetual upon the earth.
Probably there is not a single day in
the year when the entire surface of the
earth is uncovered 50 that it could he
satisfactorily observed from space. The
two planets have two meteorological
systems that are absolutely aDtithetic.
al.
Furthermore, in the rarefcd atmos-
phere Of Mars there can he no powerful
winds. like the trade wirds. and the
predominant atmo, pheric currents
which rule teri cstrial climates. De-
casionally. however observers have
noted long streahS Of snow which APP
pear to have been produced by currents
in tranquil atmosphere. Schiaparelli,
for instance. observed such streals
t'trainees') in November and Deem
Der, 1881 around the northern pole, and
extending a considerable distance from
1t. But such things are exceptions.
The normal condition of Mars is fine
weather.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26

The Indian pharmacopnia comprised
thoroughwort, spurge and Indian
hemp, used as emetics; the bark of the
horse chestnut and butternut, used as
cathartics. They were also acquainted
with many poisons. most Of which they
used or their weapons. For asthma
they employed tobacco and sassafras;
for coughs, slippery elm; for dropsy,
the wild gooseberry; for wounds, pow
dered puff balls. They treated boils
With onion poultices.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26
RATHER EMBARRASSING.
The Predicament In Which "A Hasty Mar
rage Placed "A Clergyman.

Zone of the funniest and yet the most
embarrassing things that ever happened
during my ministry, said "a Clergyman
to reporter, happened while | had
charge of church in small town. One
sunday | had for "a guest "a clergyman who
had removed from our town to a distant
city about ten months previous. AS 1T
was very popular man with his towns
men | asked him 10 occupy my pulpit that
Sunday morning. 1t happened that just
at the time this clergyman left town d
young man, who had only been married O
short time, lost his bride and was com
plctely crushed by the blow. Fears were
entertained for his reason, and every one
in the town, including III" friend, thu
Clergyman. felt the deepest sympathy foi
him. Well, IL happened that while ne wa,
eScortng his wi1e's remains to her formr
home he met Il most charming young lady
and in less than six months they were
married. But the Clergyman knew moth
ing of this, and when on that fatcful sun
day morning he stood in the pulpit and
saw before him this young widowcr, as h'
supposed. he naturally thought of his be
reaVemcnt. so il was that during his
prayer the congregation was amazed Il
hear him begin to pray for this young
man. He said:
There is before you, Lord, young
man who has suffered "a recent and terri
BILE allliction and for whom we ask youl
special blessing. BE near and comfort
him in hi, last affection, keep him safe in
life and be near him when death shall re
move him from his great sorrow
Just think what that poor man and
his new wife must have felt sitting
through such n prayer ~ thar. The whole
con gregation gasped indianapolis sen
tinrl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26

In applying for marriage license n
Chicago man signed the name Of his ON
ployer 10 the affidavit and was compelled,
when he discovered his mistake an hour
later TO have the clerk make out another
document The man explained that for
many years he had been accustomed to
sign his chiefs name to business papers
Ond IL had become sort of second nature
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26
Names Wnters.

Maine has 1920 lakes. with an area
Of $500 square miles. and 5000 rivers
and streams. making Names INLAND
water surface 5000 square miles. Maine
rivers fall or their passage to the sea a
mean distance Of G.OOO feet, Welding an
aggregate gross power Of 1880. 200
hprSp-tONypr
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26
Eo-ui,s PoIitcnoss.

Emperor Foil. the first of his
line is the Chinese model of poiteness
lie is said to have been so civil he al
ways spoke, even of himself, with pro-
found respect, and when the Chinese
habit of self-dcpreciation is remem-
hercd, this degree of civility will be bet
ter appreciated
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26
From me slar. nalparatso. Ind.

The attention Of The Star having been
called TO several cases Of radical cures ef.
fected by Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People, it was determined to investigate
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-11-05
MEN IN WHITMAN COUNTY JAIL.
Herbert Repentant, Leonard hesis
ed and Schearer Uneasy

Colfax, Sept. 4.-William Herbert lne
alleged desperate and horse thlei' was
RI have been arraigned in the superior
court to-day, but is seriously Ill Win
measles. The arraignment will not oc-
our until next week. Mrs. Herbert Is
standing by her husband faithfully ann
is doing all she can to secure ms ac-
ouittal. She is stopping with the ram
ijv of Deputy Sheriff Matlock, who lives
in the basement of the court house. am
spends a great portion Of her time IN
the iail with her husband, whom sne
seems to adore. She expresses nope
that her husband will escape with
fine and Jail sentence, and declares her
intention to remain with him 50 long
as she can add to his comfort.
William Schearer, the 19-year-old
youth who is awaiting trial on charge
of criminal assault, was arraigned to-
day, but asked for time in which to
plead. Owing to Monday being legal
holiday, he will be again brought before
the court and arraigned Tuesday. The
evidence against Schearer is strong. He
was only recently released from the re-
form school.
Jack Leonard, the condemned muir
derer of Jacob Malquist, returned to
Colfax last night in company of Sheriff
Sims and Prosecuting Attorney Mat
thews. He is quiet and seems to have
given up all hope. 1t is not yet known
when he will be resentenced.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-11-05
FoRriFlcATloNs KEPT SECRET.
Those to BE Built In This State Not
Open to Inspection.

Washington. Sept. BIN view of the
construction of army posts at Spokane
and Seattle and of coast defense forti-
fications at various points on Puget
sound, the following order issued by the
adjutant general of the army, with the
sanction of the secretary of war, will
be of interest:
Except by special authority of the
secretary of war, no persons, other
than officers of the army and navy of
the United States, and persons in the
service of the United States employed
in direct connection with the use con-
struction or care of these works, will
be allowed to visit any portion of the
lake and coast defenses of the United
States without the written authority of
the commanding officer in charge, to
be given only for proper military rea-
sons.
Special authority to visit defensive
works granted by the secretary of war
will be limited to United States SEN
ators and members of congress, their
public duties requiring them to take Of
fetal action on matters connected there
with, and to the governor (or his adj
jutant generaD of the state in which
the works are located, as commander
in-chief of the local militia instructed
there.
Neither written nor pictorial de-
scriptions of these works will be made
for publication without the authority
of the secretary of war, nor will any
Information be given concerning them
which is not contained in the printed
reports and documents of the war de-
partment.
Commanding generals of depart
ments will see that this order is carried
into effect, and that the permission to
visit the defenses referred to is only
given for proper military reasons.
Commanding officers, ordnance SER
geants and others in charge of forth
fications, or any means of lake or coast
defenses, will exercise great care in
acting upon applications to visit the
works, and will grant such only as may
be warranted for good and sufficient
military reasons"
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-11-05
FREMONT IN GAY ATTIRE
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY AT THE RE-
UNION OF THE 23D OHIO.
Military and Naval Parade in the
Morning and a Campfire i'm
the Afternoon.

Fremont, Ohio, Sept. 3.-President
Mckinley enjoyed yesterdays proceed
ings here. At 9 o'clock breakfast par
ty of invited guests of the city was given
at the Hayes homestead in the presi-
dents honor. The rest of the day was
spent in renewing old friendship with
his comrades of the Twenty-third Ohio
and taking part in the reunion exercises
Tomorrow morning President Mckinley
will start for Columbus to attend the
state fair.
Eighty-two members of the Twenty
third Ohio regiment were here today in
attendance at the Goth annual reunion Of
the regimental association. In the morn
ing the military and naval parade was
participated in by companies and regi-
mcnts of militia from all parts of the
state. Burchard Hayes gave reception
in President McKinley's honor in which
members of companies and city and
county officers and citizens participated
A touching scene took place at Oakland
cemetery, the burial place of President
Hayes. President Mckinley, escorted by
members of the Twenty-third regiment,
visited the grave about noon. A brief
service was held.
In the afternoon a campfire was held
il Spiegel grove. President Mckinley
acted as president of the day, and in
response to the welcome address by May
or jackson, delivered happy speech to
his old comrades The remainder of the
program consisted of music, songs and
brief addresses. Among those who
spoke were Senator M. A. Hanna, Sec
rotary of War Alger, General Brooke,
U. S. y, United States Circuit Judge
Hammond of Memphis, Tenn. and ex-
Governor Foster. A military review and
battery drill, with fireworks in the even
ing, concluded the program.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-11-05
SIR HARRY COOPER AS A FRAN
Charge of San Franchise pa,,..
Against an English Baronet

San Francisco. Sept. 3.-The ut.
yesterday formally charged Sir Ham,
Cooper, baronet, with being fraud II.
complaint against him was sworn 10 4
Police Judge loves court by John p
Gallagher. the proprietor Of the Iaps
ham hotel, and charges him with d
tanning loan of $50 by false pretens.
To secure this sum the "baronet" pan
John p. Gallagher power Of attorney b
cash an $S5,OO0 draft on the Chiaa
Merchants Loan and Trust Association
He also gave Gallagher the draft i
had been originally drawn against ths
Rank of New South Wales, but Sir Hir
ny said the Chicago institution held ,
big deposit of cash in his name. So Gal
lagher advanced his blue blooded gueS
the $50. Gallagher wrote to chiag
and found that Cooper had just $40 d
his credit at the bank named.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-11-05
THE PRESIDENT AT COLUMBUS,
His Speech Was Delivered to Fort
Thousand Children.

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 4.-President
Mckinley and party arrived at 10 a. m
yesterday as the guests of the Ohio state
board of agriculture. James Wilson, sec,
retary OF agriculture, joined them here
Upon their arrival the committee on re.
ception escorted the party to the South.
ern hotel. After luncheon the president
and party took carriages for the fair.
Marching into the large fair grounds the
procession moved through a sea of hui
man beings to the main building, where
the president addressed school children
from Columbus and many other parts of
the state. Later the party was escorted
to various buildings of interest, where
informal receptions were given.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-11-05
SOUTHERN IDAHO is "WIDE oPEN.'
State Law Against Gambling DecIar.
ed Unconstitutional.

Boise, Idaho, Sept. 3-Gambling is
again running at full blast in Boise. 1t
is the result of the decision of the SUI
preme court in the fec bill case. The
old case against John T. RidenbauCh,
which had been appealed from the pro-
bate court, was decided by Judge Stew
art Wednesday. He held that the law
prohibiting gambling was unconstitu-
tional, not having been passed in ac-
cordanee with the rules laid down in a
recent decision. The sheriff was advised
that he should issue licenses for games,
and the business opened. The parties
at once applied to the city. and after
consultation with the city attorney, is
suancc of city licenses was ordered.
Word from Silver City is to the effect
that games started there also, and it is
probable that they will soon be in oper-
alton all over the district.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-11-05
GIVING OUT OREGON OFFICES.
Congressional Delegation Parceling
Out the Pie.

Portland, Or, Sept. 4.-The Oregon
congressional delegation to-day agreed
upon the following recommendations
for appointments to federal office in
Oregon: United States district attor-
ney, John H. Hall of Portland; United
States marshal. Zoeth Houser of UNA
tilla county; appraiser of customs at
Portland, Col. o. Summers of Portland:
register of the United States land office
at Oregon City, T. T. Geer of Manon
county. President Mckinley was at
once notified by wire of the choice of
the delegation. If any agreement was
reached as to any other offices the fact
was not made public.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-11-05
WOMAN BOUND ron KLoNDrkE.
Mrs. Dan PullOn and Three Children
Go From QuilIuite.

Port Townsend, Wash, Sept. 4.-The
terrors Of Dyea and Skaguay passes
have caused many strong hearts to
quail, but 1t remains for Quilliute
which Is on the west coast of Washing
ton and the United States at the point
of the bleak Pacific shore south of Cape
Flattery, the most desolate nook be-
tween Valparaiso and Sitka, to furnish
heroine. She arrived today in a sail
boat from down the straits in the per-
son of Mrs. Dan Pullon, who, with
three children, was deserted by Pullon
several months ago. Mrs. Pullon con-
tinued to sow and reap and care for her
family and success crowned her efforts.
One week ago the Klondike fever per-
vaded her isolated home. The result
was that she gathered together her
three children and six horses and start
ed for Neah bay. where she shipped the
outfit to this place to await the sailing
of the next ship for Alaska. Mrs. Pull
lon proposes to utilize her six horses to
carry her children and outfit over the
divide.
Mrs. Pullon says she expects to get
over the pass this fall.