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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-26
HOME AND VICINITY.


Smoke "The Alma.
Empty barrels, 1Oc at Weston's.
A. Fink returned to Chicago last Sat
urday.
Mrs F. Bordell went to Shepherd
Monday.
The latest and best in dress skirts at
Delavan's.
Ct. B, Blanchard was home for
Thanksgiving.
Several cases of measles are reported
north of town.
D. D. Whitesen was in Ashley Mon
day on business.
Business interests called L. b. Kehn
to Shepherd Monday.
j. NJ. Nichols was in Detroit Tuesday
purchasing holiday goods.
Mrs. A. B. Dubois left Monday for an
extended visit in Shepherd.
Mrs. w. l.. Altenberg of Middleton
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Marcus Pollasky of Chicago is spend
ing Thanksgiving with his parents.
Col and Mrs VIM. Lake spent Sunday
with Mrs. Lake 5 cousin Mrs. h. Osborn
A recent letter from Frank Wheeler
at Aberdeen, Wash, reports business
lively.
Geo. Young and Joe Dunevant left
Tuesday for ii weeks deer hunt in Clare
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Campbell spent Sun.
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Wright.
Mrs Orville Davis is entertaining her
aunt, Mrs. Albert Lathrop of Ann Arbor
for a few days.
DR.. H. E. Butler supplied the Con-
gregational pulpit i'll Saginaw, (. s.,
again last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Hayt served an
elegant Thanksgiving dinner to their
employees yesterday
$IOO stores your wheel all winter or if
you get 81 90 worth of repairs the stor-
age is free at Westons.
Warren Miller of Charlotte came last
week Thursday to spend a few days
with his brother, j. l.. Miller.
Ravens Horse, Cattle and Poultry
Food is the thing to feed this time of
the year. For sale at Morden's, Alma. Z.
The ladies of st. Johns church are
preparing for a bazaar to be held III the
opera house on the 10th of December.
The bazaar will be conducted in the
same manner as. on former occasions.
w. b. Covert, a student at the college
last year, who has been with his parents
in Watkins, n. Y, most of the summer,
returned to his home in Grayling Sat-
urday He stopped over i'll Alma most
of the day.
A play called Handicapped; or "a
Racing Romance" was given by local
talent under the direction of Miss Hill
at the Sanitarium last Saturday evening.
The play was we'll rendered and the
audience appreciative.
w. d. Fuller of Grand Rapids, rep
resentative of the AntiSaloon League,
addressed the Union Temperance meet
ing Sunday evening at the NJ. K. church
on the Legal Aspects of the Liquor
Question in Michigan"
The Methodist ladies cleared about
$50 from their bazaar and supper last
Saturday. The Epworth League Melted
over s. from their ice cream and cake,
and the Junior Leaguers about the
same amount from fancy work
Samuel Grant of Elwell recently
visited his old home in Wood county, o.
His father still lives on the farm which
he took up as "A claim from the govern
ment, and where Sam was born. When
he was quite a small boy his father set
out an apple orchard and many OF che
trees have attained an immense size.
Sam measured one Of them and found
us circumference 10 he eight feet and
eleven inches.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-26

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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04

Very few yeople have any idea of
the magnitude OF the trade in gentle.
mems meek wear" The quantity of
collars aud neckties consumed in this
country, says the San Francisco
Chronicle, IL fabulously large and out
of all proportion to the consumption
Of other countries, because in the
cities aud towns Of the United States
oil classes wear linen and adorn their
throats with silk ties. The natural
effect OF this great consumption is to
stimulate the designing OF new styles.
This art has reached such degree of
success that the foreigners have ag ents
on tho ground who initiate American
modes in ncckties rs soon as they APP
pear. While the work of fashioning
collars and ties is almost wholly
American, foreign materials are largely
Ssed, the linen being chiefly imported
from Ireland. But while French and
other silks are employed, it is crafty
ing to note that American fabrics are
gradually displacing them. That is
not strange, for Paterson silks Of fine
designs are made up into ties which
are sold for fifty cents. while the i'm
ported, no better in shape or quality,
cannot be had for less than 81 to
g.. sc. 1t is needless to say that with
such difference the foreign article
c"nnot stay in the race long, aud must
give way to the home made product
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04

During 1896 the United Kingdom
purchased on this country 1880
horses, compared with only 1O,35l in
1895. England bought nearly $4,000
horses in Canada, or no increase over
q year previous. Total imports OF
horses into the United Kingdom in
1896 were 40,677, an increase OF
nearly 1000 compared with the pre-.
vious year. The average Value OF
horses shipped into the United King.
dom last year from the United States
was abont $145. All this goes to show
reasons for encouragement in the
horse industry, especially that part OF
1t devoted to raising serviceable ami
mails suitable for foreign trade.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04
Diseases OF Gems.

Precious stones are subject to vari.
Gus maladies much the same as ordi.
nary human beings. Many of the
maladies of gems are incurable and
often prove fatal ~ far % The beauty
of the stone ID concerned. One OF thu
ccmmonest ,niirmities OF preoioual
stones IL their disposltion 70 change
color. Tho emerald. the sapphire and
the ruby are commonly supposed 70
have absolutely permanent colors,
and yet it has been found by recent
experiment in Paris that long expos.
ure to light causes them to fade per,
oeptibly.
In the garnet and the topaz the
change is often comparatively rapid.
This fading Is accompanied in rubies
and garnets by cloudy, dull appear.
ance. The habit which some gems
have OF cracking unexpectedly and
without any apparent cause seems to
be incurable. Opals are considered
the most "unlucky" Of all gems. They
often become SO sensitive that the
heat encountered by the wearer sitting
clio e to fire will destroy them.
The lnstre OF an opal is due to mgr.
lads OF minute cracks in the body OF
the stone, the Edges OF which reflect
the light at diderent angles, produc.
ing it's characteristic prismstic colors.
Any one OF ahese myriad OF cracks
may cause the gam to spit.
The misfortunes OF pearls are almos.
too numerous to be classified. Since
the pearls consist entirely of carbon
ate of lime, they are exceedingly sen.
sitive to oil sorts of reactions. Thrown
into fire at an ordinary red heat
they are instantly converted iato q
mere pinch OF lime dust, and IL acct.
IDENTIFY touched with any corroding
acid are ruined. They are easily
cracked or broken, and often lose
their lustre merely by being handled.
The acid contained in the perspIfation
OF the skin has also been kno vn 70
destroy them. New York World.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04
WORDS OF WISDOM.

No sin is go little that it may not
become the souls master.
Looking q difficulty square in the
face will often kill il dead.
No prayer meeting was ever killed
by the prayers being too short.
To close our hearts against brother
is to shut heaven against ourselves.
The world has learned more from
it's poor than it has from its kings.
The man who robs another of his
right loses most by the transaction.
Beware of the sin whose only de-
Tense is that il is highly respectable.
A poor man with sunny spirit will
get more out OF life than wealthy
grumbler.
When love gives il enriches itself.
but what covetousness keeps it takes
from itself. ..-
Boil down many mans religion
and it will be found to have been moth
ing but froth.
Love is dead when the husband be-
gins to grudge the money it takes to
support his wife.
1t is not what we have, but what we
do with what we have, that proves our
fitness for promotion.
There must be a constant dying to
a lower life If We would know what it
means to enjoy higher one.
The man who spends his time in
counting hypocrites generally makes
miscount by not putting himself at
the head OF the list.
There is some blessing in being
rich and strong and gifted, but there
is more in being none OF these, and
yet doing better than they.
When the preaching is against sins
that are not known this side OF China,
and no other, the devil will help tho
preacher to get congregation.
Go forth with q smile on your face,
and you will return believing that
most people ore good natured. Wear
O frown and you will find plenty OF
quarrelsome people. Rams Horn.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04
Diet for the Pet DOG.

The best menu for q pet dog con
sists Of bread and milk, oatmeal boiled
in broth, vegetables mixed with gravy
cabbage or greens Of some kind.
favored with gravy, should be given
two or three times week in place of
the grass which he would eat il he
could get it), biscuits and puppy cakes
AMI an occasional bone, without
meat, for the benefit OF his teeth,
which will otherwise become loose
from want OF use water to any extent
and an occasional pinch OF powdered
sulphur, especially in warm weather,
by the way OF condiment.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04
Texts In London Street Vehicles.

There is in London Tramcar and
Omnibus Scripture Text Mission,
which aims to put transparent text
in each car and omnibus in the city.
it is estimated that there are 1900
omnibuses and 500 tramcars, carrying
annually 244, 200, 900 and It's, OO0. 900
travellers respectively. The society
has not yet succeeded in supplying
each, but Is endeavoring to do sos
hoping thus to rival the value OF tho
adver lisements.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04

Suez canal traffic has been the most
remucrative ever experienced, amount
ing to almost S16,0O0,OO0. Great
Britain supplied two.thirds of this,
while not single ship under the
United States flag passed through the
canal. A total Of 3407 steamers used
this great waterway last year. In
view of the possibility of the Mica
raugua canal, relating to our own
commerce, these figures are interest
ing.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04

A Washington physician has offered
500 "to any one producing we'll
authenticated case of hydrophobia in
either man or dog"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04

to be John, and feel that I am grow.
ing upi"
'John," she repeated, still much
smothered, I'll suppose they will
naturally say Mr.. and Mrs. Tu.ton,
won't they? We shall both be grown
up then. The Home Queen.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04

The Philndelpuls Nyrth American
asks 'if the theatre hat is to be legs.
lated against, what is to be done with
the men who crowd out between the
actlov
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04

A young widow in France whose
husband left her all his property on
cons n that she should forfeit tho
whoy Hept. dover, il she married
sgn ipcliped TO contract I new
nss .issS. and prudsntly went to the
local court to see IL there were any
escape. II upheld the will, but q
higher court to which, the question
was taken then reversed the decision
on novel grounds. The judges there
said that cebbacy, being contrary to
nature. was something which no ma n,
alive or dead, had a right to impose,
and that such an act, particularly in a
country like France, where the popu-
lation il stationary or waning, was
contrary to public policy. Upon this
the widow married. but il seems she
was too hasty after oil, for relatives
carried the case up to the supreme
court, which nngallantly reafilrmed
the original opinion. This French
decision agrees with the law in ahis
country, au1, We believe, in England.
Conditions in restraint of marriage
are generally held to be void. but
there are exceptions to the rule, and
one of these exceptions is in the case
OF a second marriage.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04
MIR. JOHN.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BY EVELYN PARKER.

HE wedding had
passed OF exceed
ingly we'll, and
everybody W q s
satisfied, especial.
ly with the fact
Of its being over.
It had tax o n
place at the old
-r
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04

One Year in Advance. .......$1.00
Six Months 80 Cents
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1897-06-04

Entered at the Postoffice at Craw-
fordville as second class mail matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
Condition of the Water.

Nd, came here this morning with a war
rant for Jack Washington, charged with
criminally assaulting Lizzie Jackson. Wash
ington was taken across to the Maryland
shore. The case is thought to be put-up
job on Washington.
Brevfties.
Mr.. H. r. Burke, who is Ill with typhoid
malaria, is said to be improving.
More punctures as a result Of tacks
strewn in the road by some miscreants
were reported by bicyclists last night.
Mrs. Harvey French and granddaughter
of Philadelphia, Pa, are visiting Mrs.
Thomas H. Selectman.
. Miss Minnie Kennedy is visiting relatives
at Kinsale, Westmoreland county, Va.
Little James Rose, who fell from a second
story window, as related in The Star, is
thought to be improving.
The meeting at the gospel tent last night
was largely attended.
Alexandria Council, Junior Order United
American Mechanics, held a regular meet
Ing last evening, and transacted routine
business.
The apparatus of the Hydraulion Fire
Company will be moved to the new engine
house Monday next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
Transfers of Real Estate.

E street northeast between 18th and 18th
streets-George E. Lauxman ct Tx to SUI
sauna Long, lot 10, square 9S4; S..
Barry Farm-Emilie NJ. Darneille to
Charles H. Brown, part lot 9, section s;
$7OO.
Second street northeast between D and
E streets-William s. Moore ct ux. to John
r. Major, lot II, square 1855; $40.
Twenty-first street northwest between L
and NJ streets-Thomas Russell ct ux. to
William Mitchell, lot II, square 100; 5, 200.
Six and a half street southwest between
D and E streets-Mary E. Michael to Geo.
c. Gwynn, south half lot "a, square 465; $40.
Twenty-frst and L streets northwest-D
Clifford Rearden to Georgia w. Prescott,
part lot q, square 73: $40.
Westminster street northwest between
9th and 10th streets-George W. F. Swart-
zell ct TX. to John L. Weaver, lot FOG,
square &c., $40.
Ninth street northwest between T and U
streets-William w. Lesh to Margaret A.
Irwin, lot So and part lots 50 and 90, square
361; 5000.
Half street southeast between K and L
streets and Prospect street between 3Sd
and 34th streets-Widow and heirs of John
T. West to Leonard P. West, lot 49, square
697, and lot 81, square 1905; SO.
Twelfth street southwest between 3 and
streets-Heirs Of John T. West to r.
Carrie West, life estate in south half lot
q, square 296; SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. Judge Bradley.
Hartley agt. Edmonston; auditors report
ratified and partnership dissolved. Amer.
Surety Co. agt Staples; rule to show cause
'returnable August e. Pearman agt. Pear
man: appearance of absent defendant or
dered. Harrison agt. Borden; decree pro
confesso. Wanzer agt. Wanzer; rule to
show cause.
Probate Court-Judge Bradley.
Estate of Mary Dreger; inventory filed.
Estate of Chas. E. Barber; order of sale.
Estate of Rudolph Haenni; will admitted to
probate and letters testamentary granted
to Elisa Bruegger-bond $780, Estate Of
Manuel Fortune; letters OF administration
granted to Perry B. Turpin-bond 81 600.
Estate of Thos. Owens; do. to Louise M.
Owens-bond $1,000. Estate Of Michael
Freely; order to state account. Estate of
Henry Petersen; account passed. Estate OF
Pom K. Sob; will filed with petition for
probate. Estate Of Henry King, jr.; will
filed. Estate Of Jos. H. Daniel; inventory
fled Estate Of Julia A. Kellogg; commits
sion issued. Estate Of Geo. J. Schwab; will
proved. In re Blanche NJ. and Agnes H.
Kearney, minors; VIM. H. Downey appoint
ed guardian-bond $4,000. In re orphans Of
Thos. and Lucy Allen; petition for appoint
ment Of guardian >dled. Estate of Julia A.
Kellogg; assent of next Of kin filed. In re
guardianship OF Mary N. Fullerton: order
to expend $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
DOWN ON THE LAW.

League Organized to Oppose Present
Civil Service Regulations.
About 100 republicans, who are opposed
10 the civil service law in it's present FORM
met at Emrich's Hotel last evening for
the purpose OF Perfecting an organization
to be known as the National Republican
Anti-Civil Service League. Several pre-
urinary meetings have already been held
since the movement began, and some pro-
gIess was made at each toward attaining
the end in view.
The committee appointed to draft a con-
stitution and bylaws submitted a report,
which was adopted. The object of the
league is stated in the preamble to the con-
stitution as follows:
The purpose of this league is to oppose
the further extension of the law known as
the civil service act of January 16, 1888
ana 10 influence by all honorable means
congress at the coming session to repeal
or modify the same; and in order to bring
ABOUT some system Of cooperation on the
part OF all republicans, we pledge ourselves
TO Try 10 encourage the organization of
sucn leagues IN every congressional dis
trict in the United States. To this end we
will use all honorable means for the pro-
motlon CT the said league andsits purposes
We indorse the speech of REPRESENTATIVE
1897 - -
Ourhs the evening several speeches were
made. and there was a disposition on the
part of some of those present to criticise
the President for his recent order In ref
erence to civil service, but the majority
deprecated that course. and expressed the
neiiel tnat the way to secure the repeal Of
the obnoxious provisions of the law was
by thorough organization and petition.
Ine temporary officers of the league who
nag charge OF the meeting. are: Chairman,
tary. w. H. Lester Of TENNESSEE: scream
alarms. J. H. Coombs Of Minnesota.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
EXPENSIVE BOOKS STOLEN
Thomas W. Lloyd Under Arrest Charged
With the Theft.
The Books Are Valuable and Belong
to the Law Library at
the Capitol.

Capitol Policeman Sinnott arrested Thorn
as w. Lloyd today, and locked him up at
the sixth precinct station, charged with
having stolen expensive legal books from
the law library at the Capitol. About two
weeks ago complaint was made to the Cap
itol police that number of books had been
| taken from the library, and the officers
have since been engaged in an investigation
Of the case. 1t was not until today that
any particular person was suspected, and
then the officer arrested the defendant,
whom he knew to have been employed for
several years, and who knew Just where he
could find the most valuable volumes.
Good morning. Mr.. Lloyd" said the off,
Ger. as he put his hand on the shoulder Of
his intended victim.
Lloyd turned and spoke as If nothing had
happened, and he was glad to greet his old
friend. But he had been drinking and was
naturally somewhat nervous He soon
showed that he feared the worst was about
to happen, for his nervousness increased to
an alarming extent.
What's this you have stuffed in your
trousers?' the officer asked, at the same
time reaching for book that belonged to
the library.
Lloyd seemed dumfourded, for he knew
there was no escape. The book had been
of it.
Il have been out of work and was hun
gry," he said. land that's the reason I
took the book"
He admitted to the officer that he had
taken several other volumes from the IL
bray and had attempted to sell them
ihree of them have already been recovered
from store where he left them to sell.
The Keeper of the store refused to buy them
because he suspected something wrong,
and was merely keeping them until the
man could prove he came by them hon
estly. H.
l1fo
He had been employed in the library for
some time, and only lost his place about
three weeks ago. 1t is stated that his fond
ness Tor liquor was the cause of his losing
his position. His father, it is said, has
been employed in the House of Repre-
sentatives about twelve years. This after
noon Detective Horne will assist the Capt.
toi officer In search Of Lloyds room at
No. IL c street northeast Lloyd is held
at the sixth precinct station for a hearing
In the Police Court tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-20
SIX RoBBERIEs.
The Reports as Made to Police Head
HuaHterA.

The Reports as Made to Police Head
quarters.
Reports OF six robberies committed dur
ing recent days were received at police
headquarters today. Among them was a
case of horse stealing, while in another
case a bicycle was stolen. The horse be-
longed to Frank Wade, who lives at 456
Maine avenue, and was stolen from stable
near Sd and B streets southwest. We'd
nesday night the stable was left unlocked
and yesterday morning the horse was gone
The police investigated the case yesterday
and the thief is being looked for by them.
Mr.. H. C. Caldwell of No. $40 F street
northwest was robbed of his bicycle. He
left the wheel on Pennsylvania avenue
between 18th and 18th streets last night,
and when he went to get it was gone.
NJ. P. INLAY, who lives in Georgetown
at No. 1897 Both street, complains of the
theft of a chest of carpenters tools. The
tools were stolen from No. 613 F street
northwest.
William Browning reports the theft of a
coat and pair of shoes. The articles were
stolen from his room in a hotel.
J. l.. Sherwood complains Of the theft
Of some pieces of harness from his sta
bic in Brookland.
Samuel Hobbs, a Tenleytown carpenter,
reports the theft of some tools from a new
building in the American University Park.