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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
Some Eugene Field Humor.

1t vas only IA year or two ago when
Field played his last joke ON George
CASTOR, the big hearted Italian, who is
still in Kansas City and will sit and
read Fields poems for hours. Every
year he seemed to think more of the
singer humorist. When Field went TO
San Francisco, ne wrote CASTOR a letter,
briefly telling him of the fact. as we'll
as the time aud train which would find
him i'll Kansas City. Field would be
stopped owe half an hour at that point.
But the worth Of the letter lay in its
pictures. On one sheet the humorist
drew IA very bad picture Of himself go.
ing TO the train III Chicago. Over on
another sheet a train was drawing rap.
idly toward a station named Kansas
City; while i'll the foreground was a
very excellent likeness of Castor him.
self, trudging stationward with two
baskets, one On each arm, and both
heavily f%reighted with bottles and cigar
boxes. CASTOR took the hint, and the
bottles and the cigar boxes and he We're
all there on time. so was Field. Today
CASTOR regards this letter as one Of his
proudest possessions. = Washington Post.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
AN EDUCATOR SPEAKS.
lie DwsIis on the Future With Old
Time Enthusiasm
FROM he Fro0ress, SldIiran, M.

Oscar Iuehe, is one Of the leading teach.
erS of Moultrie county, and is now in charge
of the school at Bruce, Illinois. lie has
been teaching since lhs7 except for q time
when his health was too bad 10 permit his
doing any work.
To a Proqrcss reporter Mr.. Hughes gave
the following account of his case
My trouble date back 20 $500, and was
due 10 CLOSE application 10 my school work
aud insufficient amount of outdoor exercise.
| commenced teaching in lss7 and after
closely applying myself for three years l
found my nervous system impaired, and az
a natural consequence the disorder Of my
digestive ORGANS followed which resulted in
chrouir @l>tritis and dilation Of the stomach.
For three years ! was treated by emine0
specialist, hut obtained no relief. ! can say
without cXaggeration that ! have taken q
bucket full of medicines from specialists
without receiving any bene6. Ny SUITES
ings were almost unhearable. Being dis
posed To continue my work in the school
room kept on until | was a wreck in body
and mind.
" at last came to a stage when / could
sleep only a few hours AT night, and ] then
found myself unable 10 continue my school
work and | discontinued it. In the spring
Of 1899 ! gradually grew worse and was re-
duccd 10 almost a skeleton, weighing only
1913 pounds. whereas my weight in good
health is lT5 pounds. ] commenced the use
of Or. Williams Pink Pills the first of June,
1895. and after using only six boxes ! found
to ny great JOY that my case was not hope
less. The pills toned up my stomach and l
felt like a different man.
81 resumed my school work at the begin.
ming of this school year, and my health has
continued to improve until ] consider my.
self "a well man. II gives me pleasure 10 say
a word for Dr. Williams Pink Pills tor hs
who directs the sufferer to a fount Of heal.
i'm j. truly philanthropiSt."
The IrOgrsSs can NOUch for tho trufhful-
moss Of what Mr.. Hughes says. His con-
dition for the past three or four years has
been well known and his recovery has been
an agreeable surprise to his friends. lie 10
now as cheerful and interesting a man az
can be found anywhere, and he says he looks
into the future with his old-time enthusiasm,
and be- seemed glad Of the opportunity TO
give his testimonial.
Or. Williams Pink Pills contain MI the
elements necessary 10 give new life and rich.
ness 10 the blood and restore shattered nerves
They are for sale by all druggists, or may be
had by mail from DR.. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady. y. y, for SOC. per
box, or six boxes for $50.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
Dawson. y. W. T.
Monday, Aug. ,, 1897

My Dear Mother:-I will start this
letter and add to it occasionally until
there is a chance to send it. A number
of the boys have been to the mines dur
ing the week and all agree that. there
Is no work there now, but say there
will be plenty OF work this winter, be-
ginning at the time OF the first freeze.
about October /. There are a good
many chances to get lays Ct think | ex-
planned that this Is working on shares)
but a large number are no good. 1t is
hard to tell. and in fact, impossible TO
know without trying, whether one that
is well situated is good or not. / think
however, that after | have seer Barr
and had a talk with him | will get the
best one | can and then 90 out and
build a cabin and get ready to work.
We can (after the boys come up from
below work it for a time and if il pans
out well keep at it, if not. quit and 20
to work on a salary. There is the
chance of making quite a little and also
the chance of losing our time and labor
for the time we are at 1t. Most of the
time, however, would be of no value,
and we would have to 1--we for that
length of time anyway.
| am pretty well settled now. We
have a good tent, well situated and |
have provisions enough tor some time
and money in my pocket and dust in
my sack. I will. however, have to
borrow a couple of hundred dollars Of
Barr SC | can lay in provisions enough
for nine months. | will. without
doubt, be able to pay him back in the
spring and have from 81 goo to $4,000
left, so | will be in good shape for next
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24

of the Benefits Received
from the use Of Pink Pills
for Pale People.
A Host of Others also Testify 10 the Good Results
Derived from the Use OF this Medicine-Drug-
gists Tell OF their Large Sale.

more Ike myself. Before / began 10 take
IT,. pills ! could not articulate plainly and
could not write my name. My feet and legs
wrrr a. Useless ,- a new born bahy's. / am
now ahlc TO ,upak. write and walk as well
a. eyer. Ny ~reurth j. not entirely restored,
but my general health j. good and ! am
gaining rar'jy. lloye recon mcndcd the
not say too much for the benefit they have
derived from them"
DAVID T. NICHOLS,
10 lonia Street.
The following interview was had with Mr.
A.. l.. Landon, Of 22S larch Street, N
Lansing:
Il had pain in my back, accompanying
kidney and Urinary tcolhlc. | began to take
Williams Pink Pills about a year ago and
was relieved Of my trouble, and / IN salts.
fled that The pill, dill me- more good than
any other remedy | have taken"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
THE DREADED C0NSU NIPPON Can BE
CURED.
A. Slocum. Nj. c.. the Great Chemist ano
Scientist VIII Send Free Three Bottles
of His Newly Discovered Remedies
to Sufferers.

EDITOR REcoRD:-I have discovered
a reliable cure for Consumption and
all Bronchial. Throat and Lung Dis
eases, General Decline, Los. of Flesh
and all Conditions of Wasting Away.
By its use thousands of apparently
hopeless ca ses have been cured. SO
proof positive am | OF its power to
cure, that to make It's merits known.
will send. free. to any afflicted reader
of your paper, three bottles of my
Newly Discovered Remedies, upon
receiht of Express and Postotlice adj
dress. T. A.. SLOCUM. NJ. c., rs
Pine Street. New York. When writ
ing the Doctor. please mention this
paper.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
XeretabIe Ivory.

The vegetable ivory of commerce tn an
alluminous substance formed from a
milky fluid in the fruit of a species OF
palm indigenous to several parts of Cen
tral 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, thcy are covered with a brown skin
are bean shaped, the interior being per
fectly white and very hard-St Louis
Republic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
History.

Mr.. Figg-What did you learn at
school today:
Tommy-Teacher told US how the
cruel Emperor Nero used TO amuse him
self when he was a boy by pulling the
legs off the flies.
Mr.. Figg-Pulled their legs, did he?
What became of him? Did he become q
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
Sizes of Heads.

T~hackeray had an enormous head and
IA notably heavy brain, but some one
! discovered an idiot who died about the
same time and left a heavier brain. OF
noted or notorious persons Mr.. Glad
stone and Lord Salisbury take large
hats, and Sir William Harcourt and Mr..
Chamberlain very small ones.-Notes
aud Queries.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
ONE OF TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for one
purpose, namely, "A receptacle for the
urine, and as such is not liable TO any
form OF disease except by n of two
ways. The first way is from imperfect
action of the kidneys. The second
way is from careless local treatment of
other diseases.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24

No need to fear the approach OF
Group if YOU have DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil in the house. Never was a
case that it wouldn't cure if used at
the outset.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
The whistling Language of Conner.

NJ. j. Lajard, who has been investigat
ing the much talked Of whistling language
OF the island of Conner, II of the Canaries,
has come to the conclusion that 1t Is really
the Spanish language intensified by whis-
Ting. When speaking, The Gomerian puts
his fingers I'm his mouth by twos or fours
and blows with might and main. TIE
result is a mixture OF words and screech
Ing whistles wholly uniutelligihlo to the
tyro. After but little acquaintance with
this queer language, however, one can
easily distinguish the words and under
stand the meaning % She whistlers.--SA
Louis Republic.
Truth is the most powerful thing in the
world, since even fiction itself must be
governed by II and can only please by its
resemblance. -Shaftesbury.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24

credible the amounts OF dust found.
One pan (three shovels) picked. of
course, that is taken from the bed rock.
gave $500 in gold. The rich claims
run over 81 600 per running foot. The
claims are 800 feet long. Circle City
is now called Silent City. There are
by far the finest log houses have ever
seen, but they are all deserted now.
There were only four white men in the
city when the Weare reached there.
The city last year had about 300 peo-
pie. Some of the houses cost $4,000
and now, for the present, they are OF
no value. Most every one thinks the
prospects are very good and think so
too. But | must hustle to get a supply
of provisions TO last through the win
ter. | was not wise IN my choice of
what | brought with me, but none of
the boys were. For instance, a Yukon
stove sold for So in Seattle and they
are worth $50 here. What | have |
save on, but | ought to have brought
heavy shoes and "A tent. My 7X9 tent
cost me 500. That is pretty reasona-
BILE. | feel a little homesick when |
think of the boat leaving here in a
couple of hours, but | will be all right
when | get my tent fixed up and get
work. Another man has just come in
and he says he has the promise OF work
for a year at $15 day. However,
someone is going to 90 hungry this
winter and | don't want to be the man,
so | am going to buy all can, so as to
be sure to have enough.
Well, mother, by next year | hope to
send you enough money so you and
father can have a good summer yaca-
ton, but | don't know yet. AT any
rate | will learn to cook.
just after leaving Circle City-that
is the next evening-while We were
playing cards, there was a cry of moose
and by the time | got my gun out there
was a great popping of guns. The old
mother moose had disappeared, but the
calf was jumping around in the water.
They yelled to stop firing and when
they did so | o o one shot and the
Young moose fell over. 1t was after
wards found that only one shot hit it
and that had taken the top of its head
of so that 1t must have fallen immedi-
ately. The boys concede that | killed
it. The other moose was found dead
IN the bush with only n shot in it,,
but no one knows who shot thai one
However. we had moose meat for sew
eral DAYS. 1t was fun to hear the
shooting. The boys say some fellows
Just pulled the trigger and pumped in
shells Just as fast as they could, not
aiming at all, they were so excited. |
wasn't. Well must stop and address
this so as to be sure and get 1t off.
Write as often as You can, all of you
aud they will come up the river in a
bunch. Tell Fry that it is no snap here
at present, but is may be o. X. next
year, so he can come up.
Love to all at home, more than | us
ually could spare, but have no love
for the country so ! won't need any up
here. | hope, as | said, to send tome
money home next spring. but 1t is not
sure.
Your loving son,
Charles e.. Palmer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24

DUTY and today are ouF, Greeley
To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic Zoe or 2sc.
u c. &. 9. fail TO cure, druggists refund money.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24
)ur loving son,
Charles G.. Palmer.
Dawson, y. W. T.

have just heard that the report that
that nan wanted so many men is a lie.
That is the trouble here. All men are
liars.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-09-24

Your loving son.
Charles G.. Palmer.
Dawson. y. Il. W.
The herald., 1897-03-28

Ivenience II they cannot get their money.
IOf course the mayor will refuse to sign
the warrants Of the council 8 inspectors,
and when the auditor declines to pay
them, they will be returned to the coun-
Gil and approved over his head. Onthe
other hand, his honor will probably de-
cline to sign the board inspectors war;
rants,6as they are only approved for
eleven days and these, too, will go to the
council where they will not be passed.
1t will then be necessary for the in
spectors to institute mandamus pro-
ceedings to determine their legal status.
Attorney Bacon, who has been re-
tanned by the boards inspectors. is con-
fident that he can win his case, as he
claims, to gave all the law on his side,
and yesterday intimated that, If neces-
sary he. would take it to the supreme
court. On the other hand, the council
men intimate that this is only bluff,
and that their action will be sustained.
There was some talk yesterday that
there had been a<break insthe ranks OF
the solid seven =. and that two of that
number had gone over to the mayors
side, but the gentlemen whose names
were mentioned in connection with the
detection stated positively that there
was no truth in 1t They admitted that
they had heard the talk, but ridiculed
1t as ON idle story. IN,
Should there be a break in the COM
bine" tt;wQuld be impossible to pass any
demands over the mayors head, and,it
Is said that for their own protection they
Will an stand together.
The herald., 1897-03-28
BITTER TEARS
Shed Over the F0fate
Baby Malcolm
WANT0N DAUGHTER CLARA
MUST REFORM OR ELSE GO TO
WHITTIER
WANT0N- DAUGHTER CLARA
A Row in the Simons Household-A
Woman Crazed by Spiritual
ism--Has O. Grievance

There is still another chapter in the
story of the legal contentious over the
custody of the little wadf Malcolm Nc
Kinley Smith. Last Wednesday Mrs.
Katherine Smith was granted her peti-
ton asking to be allowed to adopt the
child and Judge Smith ordered that Mrs.
William Dobbins, who had the little fell
low in her charge and who also wanted
to adopt him, should appear in court at
noon yesterday and surrender the child.
The hour of 12 arrived and Mrs Dob
bins did not put in an appearance. A
habeas corpus warrant was then issued,
returnable two hours later. At that time
Mr.. and Mrs. Dobbins both appeared in
court with the baby. They were weep
ing piteously and protested against sur
rendering baby Malcolm to Mrs. Smith.
Attorney w. A. Harris was also pres
ent and filed a notice of appeal in the
case Judge Smith then granted con-
tinuance until II o'clock tomorrow, wkxn
a hearing on the appeal motion will be
heard
Mr. and Mrs. Dobbins then departed
with the child. which they will con-
tinue to hold until after this new phase
of the case is disposed of.
The herald., 1897-03-28

details as to the matters touched upon
in their deliberations 1t may be stated
as a fact however, that the cut is com :
ing, and that very shortly. or course,
the street department will be the heav-
lest sufferer, as that has the most en-
ployes, and as the great majority are
day laborers. they can be cut off with
out interfering with the workings of the
office, and 1t will mean just so much less
work done on the streets. At present
there are seventy-five men In the
street department, with twenty-fiv va
teams, and it is claimed that this force
will be cut to probably fifty laborers and
ten teams
The proposed cut in salaries in the va
rious departments is variously estl-
mated at from Is to % per cent. and 1t is
probable that few employees may be
let out.
Several of the councilmen intimate
that this reduction is only temporary,
and that the present condition of affairs
will be restored when the money. from
taxes comes in.
The herald., 1897-03-28

Do yoJsleep with your mouth open?
Does yur nose stop up toward night?
CATgRRH OF BRONCHIAL TUBES.
Have tou q cough?
Are yu losing flesh?
Do yh cough at night?
HavSyou pain inside?
Do yhl take cold easily?
Is yhr appetite variable?
Hav you stitches in the slider
Do Iou cough until you gag?
Areyou low-spirited at times?
DoSou raise frothy material
Doyou spit UP yellow matter?
Dqyou cough on going to bed?
p you cough In the mornings?
II your cough short and hacking?
% you spit up little cheesy Jumps?
lave you o disgust for fatty foods?
Z there tickling behind the palate?
Have you pains behind the breast bone?
The herald., 1897-03-28
Main Street Pavement

Nothing has been done IN the matter
of the Main street pavement, and the
general contractors say that nothing will
be done until the return of Mr.. Byrnes,
the secretary of the Asphalt company
who Is looked for on Tuesday. Mr.. Long
says that his company is fully pro-
tected by bond, and that the pavement
will be recovered with asphalt, if 1t has
to be done.
In morning paper to the erect that
I Professor Price had stated that he had
been approached by an attorney with a
view to buying his services on behalf OF
the contractors, the parties interested
disclaim all knowledge of Inc matter,
and state positively that 1t was not au-
thorized by them. Professor Price left
for San Francisco Friday night with
out giving the name of the attorney. :.
The herald., 1897-03-28
Eleven Days Pay for the Health
'12 Board Employees
THE TALK OF RETRENcnMENT
POSSIBILITY OF A REPORT BE-
ING SENT IN MONDAY
City Hall Attaches Much Worked Up
Over the Matter--New Boulevard
Projsct-The Garbage
Contract ,s1M

AZ the meeting Of the finance commit
tee OF the city council yesterday morn
ing all Of the members were In attend
ance. One Of the first matters taken up
was the report Of Chief Glass to the DO
lice commissioners some time aEo rec
seSuu4o HIBsssoeu uIB}1so 8uIpusmmo
and alterations in the new police station.
Among the changes mentioned were
placing stopcoclrs in the steam-hea "a ting
pipes so that any portion Of the building
could be cut on when It was sufficiently
heated. thereby saving on the fuel bill;
an interior telephone system in the
buifdinU connecting the various Offices:
that the Janitor service should be in
creased; that bars be placed on the win
dows Of the receiving hospital the same
as on other windows in the jail, ana that
provision should be made for stablinr
horses Of the department un the base
ment. These recommendations were ap-
proved by the commissioners and re-
ferred to the council with the request
that they be made, and that body. in
turn, referred the whole matter to the
finance committee
Chief Glass, with Commissioners For
man ana McIaln, were in attendahce
and urged that the changes be made
oboe. ~ the necessity was urgent. Ther
The herald., 1897-03-28
NEW Boulevard
This Time It Is Southeast to the Sea
ct San Pedro

A petition Will be presented to the city
council Monday asking that steps be
taken at once for the widening of Stan
ley avenue, Formerly Wilmington street.
from San Pedro street to the south city
boundary, to a uniform width Of ninety
feet, and that the street from Thirty
seventh to Jefferson streets, also be
Strengthened and widened to a uniform
width Of ninety feet. II Is stated that
the property owners of this street, fol-
lowing the example OF those on Wash
ington street, have agreed to donate the
necessary land and the council will be
asked to instruct the city engineer to
prepare the necessary maps etc., at the
earliest possible moment 1t Is stated
that this is the beginning Of project
for grand boulevard to San Pedro,
and that as soon as the necessary steps
are taken by the council in the matter
the property owners along the line are
preparing to take 1t up and push the
boulevard to the sea. Should this be
done 1t would add greatly to the value
Of all property along the line.
The herald., 1897-03-28
CHERCHEz LA FEMME
The Domestic Happiness Of Mrs.
Simons Disturbed

Mrs. Joseph Simons appeared In the
district attorneys office yesterday and
told a pitiful story of the treatment
which she has received at the hands of
her husband, who is an employe in the
service of Harris & Newmark, the North
Main street dealers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simons live in lodging
house on the corner of Commercial and
Alameda streets. According to the
wife's story Simons has been shamefully
neglecting her of late. There is an
other woman who lives In the same
house and according to the wife's story
Simons has been showing great deal
of attention to the other woman, and
the two have for some time been sus-
tanning improper relations almost un-
der the very eyes of the suffering Wife:
Meanwhile Simons has neglected his
family and failed to support either Mrs.
Simons or the two little children who
have often been compelled to go without
anything to eat.
A warrant was issued for Simons and
he was later arrested and will have to
answer for failure to support his fam
ily
The herald., 1897-03-28
SOUR SUGAR
Edward Tisnerat of Los Alamitos Has
a Grievance

Edward Tisnerat has grievance
against the Los Alamitos Sugar COM
pany, e. F. Dyer and j. Ross Clark, and
he proposes to settle the matter in the
courts. Yesterday he filed suit against
the parties named for $4,000 damages.
which he thinks have been sustained
though their acts toward him.
Tisnerat has kept a boarding house
for a long time in the vicinity of the
building Of the Los Alamitos Sugar COM
pany, and has been in the habit of board :
ing the employees OF the company.
Not long ago, however, as Tisnerat
claims, through desire to injure his
business, Dyer and Clark, with the con-
sent Of the company, warned the em-
ployes against patronizing him. and
threatened to discharge them If they
failed to comply.
Notices were also posted up referring
to the house as tough place. and warm
ing people against going there. AS re-
suit of all this discrimination, the plain
tiff alleges that he was deprived OF
great profits" which would have ac-
crued.
From all these causes he had suffered
The herald., 1897-03-28

Do you feel you are growing weaker?
Is there a burning pain in the throat?
Do you cough worse night and morning?
Do you have TO sit UP at night to get breath
CATARRH OF THE EARS.
Is your hearing failing?
Do your eyes discharge? 10 -
Are the ears dry and scaly?
Do the ears itch and burn?
Is the wax dry In the ears?
Is there throbbing In the earsf
Are you gradually getting deaf?
Have you pain behind the ears?
Is there a buzzing sound heard?
Do you have ringing in the ears?
Are there cracking sounds heard?
Is your hearing bad cloudy days?
Do you have earache occasionally?
Are there sounds like steam escaping?
Do you constantly hear noises in the ears