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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-15
The VIM. Owen Company.

The VIM. Owen Company have come
and gone and the two plays which they
presented at the opera house are indeed
a pleasant memory to all who witnessed
them. On Friday night they presented
Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet" and
Lord Lytton's "Richelieu" on Saturday
evening. In both these plays the entire
company showed themselves to be very
fine actors and actresses. However,
Messrs. Owen, Mcconnell, Armory and
Miss Maude Baker deserve especial
mention for their unusually artistic i'm
personation of the characters they re-
presented. Mr.. Mcconnell deep bass
voice was we'll suited to the character of
Friar Laurence in Shakespeare play,
while Mr.. Owen and Miss Baker took
the leading parts ON both evenings, and
cannot be spoken of in too high terms of
praise. In short, the entire company
were not only good actors but also ladies
and gentlemen both ON the stage and off
of it. The company had with them a
good deal of scenery which they could
not use owing to the small size of the
stage, but under the personal direction
of Chas. Stoddard the setting of the stage
was very pretty and artistic in spite of
their difficulties. The costumes also de-
serve especial mention as being rich and
costly and suited TO the times in which
the historical setting of the play occurred.
Such high class entertainment by such
well trained company deserved full
house. A fair sized audience was present
on both evenings but it was not what it
should have been. 1t is the educational
play not the mere spectacular perform
ance that repays people for their adj
mission fee, although it is generally true
that the latter are better attended than
the former. Alma audiences also need
educating in the matter of applause
Instances of fine acting should be ap-
plauded even if it does not border on the
amusing, as it encourages the actors and
helps them do their very best.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-15
New Bazaar Stock.

j. L Miller has been putting in large
bazaar stock this week in addition to his
previous stock of general merchandise,
and this stock will be still more increased
in the next week or two. The display
of chinaware in the window is very tasty.
A large assortment Of jardineers may be
found, also innumerable toys of all dis
criptions. Among them are dolls, tin
ranges, toy stoves, steamers, horses,
horns, drums, toy side-boards and cradles,
etc, ETC. There will also be found toy
carts up to wheelbarrows, tables, inks,
pens, pencils, states, etc. Mr. Miller is
also adding line of tinware and granite
ware. He is in hopes to have the par
titions in the rear of the store room torn
out, thus nearly doubling the size of the
room. Mr.. Miller also expects to put in
steam heat and electric lights. This will
be great improvement.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-15
A SUDDEN DEATH.
p. E. Studebaker Dies at the Sani-
tariun,

p. E. Studebaker Dies at the Sani-
tarium.
=. h. StuCebaker, second vice-p presl-
dent of the great South Bend buggy
and wagon manufactory, had been in i'll
health for about six months and a week
ago last Tuesday after having serious
trouble with his heart he was prevailed
arrived here on Wednesday evening ac-
companied by his brother, j. M. Stude
baker While here Mr.. Studebaker felt
in usually good spirits and spent large
part of his time driving around the
country. About midnight Friday night,
he was taken worse but in spite of the
| best Of medical skill he did not rally and
! died about noon on Saturday of a COM
plication of heart failure and stomach
trouble. The remains left here Saturday
at 6 :l6 p. m, being taken to st. Joseph
by regular train and from there to South
Bend by special train. p. E. Studebaker
was born in Ashland county, Ohio,
April lst, 1886. His father was wagon
maker and Peters brothers learned the
trade, but he helped his mother about
the house and learned his first business
principles by doing the trading at the
grocery for his mother. Later he left
home and was a successful clerk, ped
dler and merchant, till he entered into
partnership with his brothers at South
Bend, and not little of the success of
the company has been due to his push
and keen business foresight.
One very interesting incident in Mr..
Studebaker life is the fact that when
he learned that the grave of Abraham
Lincoln's mother in Spencer county,
Ind, wa unmarked, he took steps to
have a monument erected, and when
urged by Schuyler Colfax to do so, he
assumed the expense himself,
Several charitable institutions have
been recipients of Mr.. Studebaker' $
bounty and he is held in universal es-
TEEN. He leaves wife whom he mar
ried in 1870 and three adult children to
mourn their loss
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-15
Sunday School Convention.

The following is the program for the
Arcadia Township Sunday School Con.
vention to be held in Alma, Michigan,
Sunday, Oct. IL, 1897:
PROGRAM.
Afternoon Session. 1880 local time
Presbyterian Church,
The Teacher as a Soul Sayer, Rev. A. 7.
Luther.
Model Order of Exercises, by supts. of Alma
sunday Schools, Mr.. l.. A. sharp, Baptist; DIR.
T. 3. Pettyjohn, Methodist; Prof j. 4. Ewing.
Presbyterian.
Parents in the school and Children in the
Sanctuary, Mr. Geo. NJ. Hutchinson.
Report OF Secretary and Treasurer.
Election of Officers.
Question Box.
Evening Session. 80 local time.
Methodist church.
Praise Service led by Rev. VI. w. Clough.
Address, Kingdom OF God" Rev j. Clizbe
Music by NJ. Z. choir.
Offering.
Memorizing Scripture. DIR. A. +. Bruske.
Address, THAT Rad Boy, what Shall I Dc
With Him3" Rev. NJ. ID. Carrel. '''
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-15
The Committee of Twelve.
Brief Synopsis of the Report of
this Committee as Given by Supt.
Z. n. COVeII at the Teachers
Association last Saturday.


l. School Supervision:-Goods super
vision is essential to the success of any
school system. If a teacher is RESPONSE
bic To no one, the work done will not be
of as good quality. State supervision,
from its nature and on account of its
large field, cannot come i'll direct con-
tact with each school.
The county as supervisory district is
too large, while district and township
are too small, so that a union of several
townships for purposes of supervision
seems to be the most practicable plan
The great value of supervision is that
it plans, directs, unifes and is response
BILE to the people.
IL. Supply of Teachers A great
many teachers depend upon friends or
relatives fo.' position rather than upon
their fitness.
Teachers should be hired for their
value as such and not because of their
influence, political or otherwise. The
tenure of office of the rural school
teacher is too short Continual change
never develops a settled policy. They
ought to be engaged for not less than
one year.
Good supervision is one of the best
aids that a teacher can have, while sum-
mer schools, institutes, associations and
reading circles are sources of consider
able profit.
III. Instruction and Discipline
Usually the district can employ only
one teacher, whose work is TO teach all
grades from the first TO the eighth. In
these schools there are from eighteen to
twenty-four classes per day.
A much better plan and one that is in
successful operation, would be TO unite
several districts, build a school house in
some central locality, hire trained
teachers and give the pupils as good in
struction as may be had in more thickly
populated districts. Public convey
ances may be engaged for those, who
live too far from the school house to
walk. In this way many of the most
serious objections to public schools and
their associations may be overcome.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-15

In the afternoon Supt. A. p. Cook OF
Ithaca discussed Ventilation of Country
School Houses with his customary
enthusiasm and lucidity, calling atten-
ton 10 the fact that each pupil needs
250 Gu in. of fresh air every minute and
there should be ten cubic feet of space
in the room for each child. He also inn
pressed upon the teachers the wisdom OF
looking after the cleanliness of the
school premises and the hygienic con-
dition of the children.
Especial Day Exercises" deprecated the
miscellaneous exhibitions that are sc
frequently given in country schools
She believes in special day exercises with
every part on the program devoted tC
some special object or person, e. g.
Longfellow day or Grant day
The association adjourned early Satur
day afternoon in order to visit the college
museum and library. The enrollmen
exceeded one hundred fifty and th'
sessions were we'll attended, but th'
teachers aught to make it point to b'
present the first day. They cannot afford
to lose any of these helpful meetings
The next session will be held i'll May a
Breckenridge in the new school building
where everything will be neat and at
tractive and a good program presented
Q. A. Kipp, will be at your door ever.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-15

@. A. Kipp, will be at your door every
day, with milk of course.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-15

- If you have brought your tickets in
or il you have any TO bring, speak about
the mbefore Sept 10, 1897.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-15

Everyone desires to keep informed on
Yukon, the Klondyke and Alaskan gold
fields Send lOc. for large Compendium
of vast;information and big color map to
Hamilton Pub Co., indianapolis, Ind.
g6Q-6w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-15
HOT TIME
IN THE OLD TOWN
A 49,, xsV.sUuar
- @h+ND NARNAN
GRAND RAPIDS CARNIVAL OF FUN

GRAND RAPIDS CARNIVAL OF FUN
OCT. 26 To 80.
For which occasion, the G. e. w. NJ.
and ID. G. r. q w. lines will sell tickets
to Grand Rapids and return from all
stations in Michigan at one fare rate.
Selling days Oct. 25th to Goth. Return
limit Oct 30th. See later announcement
Of special rate one day excursions.
2w GRo. DEHAvEN, G.. Y. "A.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-10-15
Never Saw Die.

Many desperate cases of kidney dis.
eases pronounced incurable have been
cured by Foley's Kidney Cure. Many
physicians use it. BIvINs * RHODES.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-09
=; I: rs; =:::: f; +; T. ~nHEUMATISTN
A Ue O. EAnGR0 fEE If you want to lei II D
y H.. ~ 4 =. IHEAEaRESSA EEHH- entrat ats healing In 4
for YOUR sakes became poor!"

Tor your sakes became poor!'
Yes, yes; for your sakes! 1t was not
on n pleasure excursion that He came,
for it was all pain. II was not on an
astronomical exploration, for He knew
this world as we'll Lefore He alighted
as afterward. 1t was not because He
was compelled to come, for He volun-
teered. 1t was not because it wa
easy, for lie knew that it would he
thorn, and spike. and hunger, and
thirst, and vociferation of angry mobs.
For your sakes!' To wipe away your
tears, to forgive your wrongdoing, to
companionship your loneliness, to
soothe your sorrow to sit with you by
the new-made grave, to bind your
wounds in the ugly battle with the
world and bring you home at last, kind
ling up the mists hat fall on your dy-
ing vision with the sunlight of a Plori-
ous morn. ''For your sakes!'' No; !
will change that. Paul will not care
and Christ will not care if l change it,
for l must get into the b~lessedness of
the text myself, and SO l say, For our
sakes!" For we all have our tempta-
tions aud bereavements and conflicts.
For our sakesl We who deserve for
our sins to be expatriatei into a world
as much poorer than this as this earth
is poorer than Heaven. For our sakes!
But what a frightful coming down to
take us gloriously up!
When Artaxerxes was hunting, Tire.
bazus, who was attending him, showed
the king a rent in his garment; the
king said: "How shall l mend it?"
''Ry giving it to me-" said Tirebazus.
Then the king gave him the robe, but
commanded him never to wear it, as 1t
would be inappropriate. But see the
startling and comfortable fact, while
our Prince throws off the robe, He not
only allows us to wear it, but commands
us to wear it, and it will become us we'll,
and for the poverties of our spiritual
state we may put on the splendors
of heavenly r~egalement. For our
sakes! Oh, the personality of this
religion! Not an abstraction, not an
arch under which we walk to behold
ella borate masonry, not an ice castle
like that which Empress Elizabeth of
Russia over 100 years ago ordered to be
constructed, winter with it's trowels OF
cementing the huge blocks tina
had been quarried from the frozen
rivers of h north, but our Fathers
house, with the wide hearth crack
ling a hearty welcome. A re-
of warmth, and inspira-
ton, and light, and cheer; some
thing we can take into our hearts, and
homes, and business, and r%ecreations,
and joys, and sorrows. Not an unman-
ageable gift, like the galley presented
to Ptolemy, which required 1000 men
row, and its draught of water was
so great that it could not come near
the shore, but something you can run
up any stream of annoyance, however
shallow. Enrichment now, enrich.
forever.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-09
SCHOOL AND U r

Frederick J. Bliss, director of the
work of the Palestine exploration fund,
Is reported TO have discovered the stair
3 leading to the pool of Sloan. The
staircase is 40 feet wide and extends
back from the pool e. distance Of eco
feet.
India has just celebrated her an
nual cocoanut day. sacred to the
ship of their god of the sea- In order
to propitiate this deity cocoanuts are
thrown upon the sea by the Brahmin
priests, but the practical Mussulmans
gather these votive offerings from the
waves and sell them again.
At a London Salvation Army meet
Ing recently a fervent Salvationist
prayed, with all the intensity of his
faith, hat God would ''break the sui
tan's heart with a view, OF course TO
the conversion of the barbarous Abdul.
The prayer was interrupted by an adj
ditional petition from one of the de-
won't company, and it ran thus: "Oh,
God, break his neckI"
The Ohio Wesleyan university of
Delaware, O., has received from Mrs.
v. =. Hills, of hat place, the gift of
n collection of carbon photographs,
numbering many splendid examples.
These works, comprising selections
from old and modern masters, will be
hing in the halls and reception-rooms
of Mounett hall, according to Mrs.
Hills letter of presentation, ito stimu-
late the love of art and to create and
foster the art instinct among the bud
ding girls and growing youth"
Some one has been at the pains to
collect statistics showing h relative
voting strength of Catholics and
Pedestrians in the United States. One
third of our population, or 20,613,307,
are church communicates. OF this
number 100000 are Protestants and
5000, coo are Catholics. The number of
qualified voters in this country is 49,
13T. $50. OF these actual voters $780,
600 are counted as Protestant COM
mW1icants. while more than 10000, 900
nominally Professionals in belief.
Ehe total force Of the Catholics is a
little more than 10000
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-09

r curious custom prevails in certain
par5s of India which may be called a
symbolic marriage II families where
there are several daughters, the young
er sisters may marry only after the
elder sisters are married. That, OF
cou -, is not always the case, but the
obs acle can easily be surmounted If
the elder sister declares herself ready
to marry some tree Or flower or some
Other lifeless object. In this way the
disc greeable consequences of disre-
4arCi ing the time-honored customs may
be cVoided, and the younger sister can
safe.y be welded &c her living choice,
The elder sister, however, must take
care not TO wed a poplar tree, an elm
tree or a pine; If she chooses a plum,
app or apricot tree she may get a di-
vorrs-that is, shake IL Off as soon as
. IT ! man will ASK for her Vaudeville
If sac marries one of the first three
mar ed trees she cnanot easily shake
her marital bonds, for these trees are
sacI ID and must rot be trifed with
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-09
o SLIM ARMS.
Sleeves That Make Thin Ones Lo
Plump.

Sleeves That Make Thin Ones Look
Plump.
In the case of a slim arm the circular
trimming is the best, as it tends to add
to the apparent size, while a too plump
arm may be made more slender by the
upright trimmings.
A favorite sleeve for the plain cloth
gown, which admits of little garniture,
has the arm fitted quite snugly almost
10 the shoulder, narrowing down to abb
solute tightness at the wrist, where it
spreads over the hand in two deep
points. The only fullness of h sleeve
puffs out at the shoulder, smartly-not
ut all In a dropping way, but aggres-
sively stiff, as if making up for the lack
of quantity. Often this style OF sleeve
is made up in velvet for a cloth gown,
and finished at the wrist by a soft frill
of yellow lace. A far more dressy
sleeve is shown in q style suitable for n
handsome dinner or reception gown,
where more or less elaborateness is
employed. Over a tight lining of silk
is puckered thin mousseline de sole in
black or white from the puff which tops
the shoulder to the frill finishing the
wrist. The puff is made of dress ma
terial, and is made to stand out a
stif1y as possible, finished oddly by a
huge loop and long ends of the silk
stuff caught at the top of the shoulder
by a fancy button and allowed to iutter
away at the back. Twists of velvet,
fastened with fancy buttons, finish the
bottom of h shoulder puff and the
wrist.-San Francisco Chronicle.
I'm Paris there are scores of restau-
rants where horse flesh Is regularly
served as an article of food, and the
use of this meat has recently extended
to man. other cities of Europe.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-09
csEoLEs OF. NEW ORLEANS.
Intense Conservative Is Thcir Distin-
Rulsnine rraIity.

Lnteuse Conservation Is Their Distiz-
gushing 2-sIity.
C1e of the mcst Distinguishing quail
tie of the Creole IS his conservatism.
His family traditions are OF obedience
n respect. u begin "a his church and
ends in his wine ce'isr. He cares not
for protesting faiths CT new vintages.
His religion AID has Zines ere matters
of radition. Good enough for his an
ces IRIS, are hey NO Sood enough for
hin ard his children? His most de-
ligl -ful home Is sitGEted beyond a
hes v battened gat2 Sobhber and for
bid ing in its o2t~"t.s s=PTession-ask-
ing nothing OF tn f-Saiug world. pro-
teclng every sacredress within. The
Gre de lives for ms fautiiy-in It. Tbs
gen le old dame, Ii RIeat-aunt, per
haps, and nenains q ;.alf his children,
aftt r living her sheltered and contented
life for three score and ten years be-
him the great green gate that opens as
a CT eaking event AZ tne demand of the
poll he'd brass knoclaer, will tell you
wit. a beautiful pride That she has
nev r been on the American side OF her
owl ~city-above Canal street. If ebe
will admit you as her guest to her in
Ian garden, within her courtyard gate
Ia d be sure she >Viil I3ot do 20 unless
yor present unquestionable credentials
ii she will cali her stately tignoped
neg ess, Madelaine, Celeste, Marie or
Zul me, who answer Der in her own
ton yue, to fetch a chair for you into the
court beside the olesnder tree and the
ere 6 myrtle-if, seeing you seated, she
bid: the maid of the tignon 10 further
ser = you with orange lower strip or
thin BILE glasses OF lGuor or aniSettc
frol shining OH slver tray, you will,
per APPS, feel that the great battened door
has oeen indeed q c2aseryer of good
old ways, and thatits Office Is a worthy
ono, in preserving the sweet fayer of h
pic Iresque hospitality whose old
wo ii fragrance Is stu unspoiIed by
inn o~vations, and uDteinted by emula-
ito or cOntact.-Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-09
SCRIBNER'S
MAGAZINE
ARed Letter Yearfor
1897.

: The entire novelty of many Of the
plans for 1897 is noticeable. For in
STANCE. the series devoted to
"London as Seen by Charles Dana
Gibson" Mr.. Gibson has not before
appeared as a writer. He visited Lon
don last snmmer for Scribner's Maya
zine, for the purpose of depicting with
pen and pencil those scenes and types
which the huge metropolis presents in
endless variety.
OF like novelty is the first considera-
BILE povel by Richard Harding Davis,
'Soldiers of Fortune" The hero is one
Off the most vigorous men that MIR.
Davis has drawn. Illustrated by G. ID.
Gibson.
1.-THE Conduct of Great Business" A
beautifully illustrated series of articles,
OF which the following are already COM
pleted:
1.-The Great Department Store"
The management of a Great Hotel"
1.-The Working of the Bank"
"A Great Mandatory"
undergraduate Life in American
Colleges" A series of articles touch
ing upon the life of our older UNIVERSE
ties. as represented by the doings of the
students themselves.
Judge Henry L. Rowland writes on
undergraduate Life at Yale" Mr..
James Alexander on ''Priuceton,n and
Robert Grant and Edward s. Martin
on F'Haryard.'
Japan and China Since the War;
will be a most Interesting group of
articles richly illustrated.
THE Unquiet Sex" Under this
title Mrs. Helen Watterson Moody will
write a series of articles:-'Woman and
Reforms, " THE COlIege-Bred Woman"
"WOman's Clubs" and 1.-The Case of
Maria" [ a paper on domestic s~ervice).
w. d. Howells's," STORY of a Play" In
this MIR. Howells gives us the best novel
he has ever produced in his delightful
view of light comedy.
George w. Cable. In addition to the
fiction enumerated there will be a series
OF four short stories by George w. Cable,
the only ones he has written for many
years.
How to Travel Wisely, with a mini
mum of wear and tear, must be regarded
as an art little understood. Mr.. Lewis
Morris Iddings, in two articles, will
offer a variety of useful suggestions and
data on ocean and Land Travel
This will be happily rounded out by an
article from Mr.. Richard Harding Davis
on Travellers One Meets; Their Ways
and Methods. p" The illustrations by
American and foreign artists will be
pertinent.
1t is impossible in a small space to
even mention the many attractive feat
ureS for 1897. a beautiful illustrated
booklet has been prepared, which will be
sent. postage paid, on request.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-09
GRAND MEXICAN TOUR.

direct connections, in solid train OF Pull
man vestibuled cars, and private dining
car all the way. Twentieth trip of Mr.. j.
j. Grafton, who will personally conduct
the party through Mexico, the land of the
Montezumas. Stops at principal cities
and at points and districts of interest.
Two side trips into the heart OF the Trop-
les. Eight hundred miles added to the
Itinerary of last winter. Surf bathing in
river by steamer; and arrival back in
New Orleans in time for Mardi Gras.
Leave Chicago q Alton stations Tuesday,
February I'd; home again Thursday,
March 4th, 1897. Do not delay writing
for full particulars to j. ]. Grafton, Mar
quetie Building, Chicago, Illinois, or to
s. A. NERMILLION, Agent,
HippinsUiIIa NO
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-09
An Ant F,ftesn Year. Old.

S John Lubbock, the naturalist, has
been experimenting 10 find out how
long the common ant world Live if kept
out of harms way. On August 8, 1883.
an which had been thus kept and
tenLerly cared for died at the age of Is
yeas. which Is the greatest age any
speolcs of insect his yet been known
t o attain. Another individual of the
same species of ant (Formica fuscab
lived to the advanced age of - years,
and the queen of another kind (Lasius
niger laid fertile eggs after she had
passed The age Of nine years-Scientif0
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-01-09

Trains No, IOl and l02 daily except Sunday.
All other trains daily.
Excursion tickets sold to Kansas City Satur-
day evenings, Sunday mornings, and Sunday
evenings at one fare for the round trip, good
for return up to and including Monday morn
ing following.
Through tickets and checks to all points.
Round trip tourist tickets on sale to all tourist
points.
For further information call on or address:
S.A V~ERMILLIoH Ticket Agent.