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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

The Evening News Of Saginaw i, Y
far the best one cent paper published
in town of lis SIZE anywhere in the
United States
BY the use of Mergenthaler Type Set
ting machines The Evebing News is
enabled Ia set every me OF type which
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addition TO the lated Press dis
patches. splendid market reports, news
from IA reliable 1t III Of c ,rrespDndents,
and miscellaneous rcadiog of care
fully selected charact.r
The low prices OF ire Evening News
$500 e year, placr@ % Within the reach
of every one in thi, section # the state
who wishes to take "a daily.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

The I1'or Or'a1 Encyclopedia Alma
n a. for 1898 is oae ot the BEST ANIMALS
ppblislrc. II is tulI of facts that every
body wants. 1t is real encyclopedia
of the events OF 1897, political. scion
udc, or otherwise. 1t contains fnll
election returns. the roster OF the United
States Senate and House of oepresent
atives, and in ai.tion the Caoin.
and all importau officials. Is "a va
liable volume for the business man, tht
farmc., CO.. ppliuciau, or any one b.
pursuit of Information. Among o,hei
thin, 1t has thc new tardl law vu
lis duuc> coL,p with th1se OF tnc
Wilson ItW.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Vicksburg, Mi:n.,-SpeciAl T,le-
gram, Feb. l4.-An unknown travelling
man was held up near the depot here
this evening and struck with a blunt
instrument in several places on his
head. All his valuables and watch
were taken. 1t was nearly an hour
before he recovered consciousness.
The travelling man was sent to his des-
tination, Battle Creek. He was unable
to give an account of himself
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18
THE EaalNa BURGLAR.
Ia Is ound AT Iis old Wsys
Again.

HS"Ih'
a curious romance OF burglary ana
hlial "hrrtion rs tod Ia the French
news y efs. Says tae New OK Jour
"al. 30 hao rrnerali' been supposed ."
hc .iao-i 'i.po,sib.r inesrape from The
Ere rh penal teitlfmrnt at taycni't,
ma the p'r,is - u" COZ ifontrd in 'ae
forests "oth from animals ana t9'i'es'
not IN 'n.E OF stnrVation. ap. aied The
ronvlcts - suca ar cH'cnt, That they
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18
EAGLES AS GAME DRIVERS.
Gometimes they Enable Gunners to Get
Shots ut Nud Ducks.


shots Mt Wud Ducks.
Eagles are sometimes of considerable
service TO q hunter. and this is es-
peciaily true of the eagles of the Po-
tomac river at Wide Water, where Pres
ident Cleveland shoots. According TO
nm American Field writer. eagles on
calm day often give the hunters shots
which they would not otherwise get.
The eagle goes Aging up and down
the stream. and on seeing "a flock of
ducks goes toward them, hoping to get
a cripple, being unable TO capture ducks
as the peregrine falcon does. When tho
ducks see the eagle coming they jump
into the air and go looking for a safer
locality, and this is where the gunner
comes in. The gunner's place of con-
cealment iI blind is not nearly SO safe
as the eagles vicinity, but the ducks
think il is safer till the shot goes
through their feathers.
Three or four eagles will keep all the
ducks on the move, and the gunners get
good sport where they otherwise would
not have dirtied their gun barrels. The
eagles sometimes steal cripples from
the gunner, but the knowing man does
not hurt the birds, getting his pay baeh
on calm days.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18
A Charitable President.

The French president travels free on
the railways during his official tour in
France; but when the return journey is
il is said that his secretary
calculates what 1T would have cost IL
paid for at regular rates, and this sum
is handed over to be distributed among
the pooree+ paid Of the railway men.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Port liuron:-Danial Sullivan took
calf skin to the tanncrv and the
proprietor sold it. Dennis p. Sullivan
ac cd as his attorney. O. Z. Harring-
ton, tanner, was asked the color OF the
skin and pointing 10 the attorney. said:
IL Is just about the color of his hair -
The case was adjourned tor about a
week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

ash h'd p,"n 'ty near Copper Falls
ull be reoprucd rhey are looking
for p"ri"c f prosperity. This mine
has beru idle ~ y wears. An atlemp'
- run Il was made IN 1870 bat Lick oi
money resulted in future, Later Juhu
Urcn cleaned up $4,000 and then left
Tor + laod 10 pass his last day iu
erse. the mine is said 10 be very rich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Bay William Jones, an al
legged wire thief. admitted nj his eX-
amaiIon that he Is "A deserter from thr
Ulitcd States Steamship FtXts. he
will be tur "rd over 10 the naval auth.
critics if they want him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Cbesaning, Mich.,-Spccial Tele-
gram, Feb. l4.-Mrs. JENNIE Baldwin
ATTEMPTED to commit suicide today by
taking laudanum, A overdose saved
her life. She mas been separated from
her husband for over year She lives
with Andrew iealth's family. Her
parents, Mr., and Mrs. A. j. Wilson,
reside at Saginaw.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Birmingham:-A ~ lie OF Perrinsville,
is a candidate for representative CA th"
democratic silver ticke, Tor the third
district. Lyle says, il elected, he viii
support Gov Plugree in his elIo"ts to
make corporations pay thrir just taAes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Consumption in It's advanced stage,
is beyond the power of man to cure.
1t can he prevented though, by the
timely Use OF DIR. Woods Norway
Pine Syrup, natures own remedy for
coughs and colds.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Grand Marais:-A log road on a very
Nxeep grade passes by the Presbyterian
Church. Last week it became neces-
sary to sprinkle the road in order to
obtain a necessary ice surface. a large
tank holding - barrel, of water was
used. At the top of the grade a coup
ling gave way and the tank came slid
ing down at a great velocity. When
near the church it jumped the track
and crashed through the side of the
building, Not a drop of water was
spilled and everything was ready for
baptlsmal services.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Elsie, Mich.,-Spec,al, Feb. II
Rev. George f. HOLSTER and Mrs.
Mary j. Hill of this village were mar
ried at Lansing. He is 20 years old
and has been an active, Minister for IS
years. The bride is daughter of Rev.
John Hill. They will reside here.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

IL had a troublesome cough and
could not steep al night. | had no APP
petite and my system VAS all run
down. | was persuaded 10 begin TAX
ing Hoods Sar>apariIla, and soon felt
better. My appetite returned. and
my health was greatly improved
Mrs. Hattie \. Ward. Bay Shore
Michlgan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

"After suffering from dyspepsia for
three years, | decided to try Burdock
Blood Bitters. Two bottles cured
me entirely" Mrs. G.. G.. White,
Taberg, Oneida County, New York.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Port huron:-Maj n. ). boynton,
who took "A party 10 the coast of Fl ~
ida recently, awoke the whole gana
at o'clock in the morning u see "a
wreck that had gone ashore. He was
taking an early walk at the time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Thousands are suffering excruciating
misery from hat plague OF the night,
Itching Piles, and say nothing about
il through a sense of efficacy. Doan's
Ointment. 1t never fails.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Manlstee; The sheriff prevented Il
sunday uI4nt entertainment 10y the
Ralson Tncater Co, oua comgami CO..
'a" ot INC Clergyman \ Disappointed
crowd hung ulouul the loors LYar
they all attended stere.pticon show
at one of the churches.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Ka)amazoo:-Mabel Fowler, tne
looking lS-ycar-old gin. who has been
an inmate OF the county house for 10
years, mas had wiuotali. MIR. AID
Mrs. Chauncoy Wine of Pine Grove
recently saw the girl and took a great
fancy to her. Now They have adopted
Mabel and she will lie made their heir
by legal process. Mr.. Wise is said 10
be quite wealthy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Mt. Pleasant:-Three government
Indian school buildings have been COM
pleated with the excepting of steam
heating fixtures and sewage and water
works. For these IS OOO!has been APP
propraited.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Men and medicines are Judged by
what thcl do. Tho greaJ cures bv
Hood. SarsaparI a ave il good
name everywhere.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

II you want "a reliable dive that will
color an even brown or black, aud viii
please and satisfy You every time. use
Buckingham Dye for the Whiskers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

st. Joseph:-Nicholas McKie, who
had large sum of money on his per-
son, disappointed from John Wallace's
house last Tuesday. Some think he
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

1t is better to enthusiastic in a mis-
taken cause than apathetc IN every
thing
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

A new broom dosen't sweep cleaner
than an old one with new hired girl at
tached
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Calumet:-The people of Kewecnaw
coCnty are excited over the confirma-
alton of the rumor that The Pptrick or
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Nature cannot jump from winter to
summer W thout spring, nor summer
to winter without fall
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

When man drinks until he sees
snakes he is 20 drunk that he dosen't
care much what he sees
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

X Kalamazoo: -ChAI.es Whu". ompiot-
ed on the new ,ta'e teiepnone con.
,fruc'ioo. tell with "a pole at Osh'em
Monday aud broke his hip
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Checks are often kitcd in an effort
to raise the wind.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

A cynical bachelor says that a wild >w
should de either m carried, buried, or shut
up in covent
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Batie Crrrk.-N. na vt~ lohood
OF SD. while on his way from church.
William Stlymu .od LIN H,r'~, tw
suspects, are now in Jail.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

The hair on horses neck is his
mane protection.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Hoods Pills are easy to take. easy
tn operate. Cure indigestion, head
ache
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

- rr.-lhc Whalcy Bros Cider Co.
u.s. Do d. "a Int in the manufacture of
up from sugar bects and has con-
uac.ed with "a Toledo concern to take
I'D that can be produced. Represent
,iv-s of the firm have been making
.onrac with farmers an this vicinity
Tor their bects.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

h returned to scotland, viii G Others
say me- met with fol piev
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

Educate -our Iiowois - ith Cascarets.
Candy Cataar,ic. cure constiOa' ION fprctcr
Zoe. 25c II G.. G. c. fail. druggists refund money
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18

4 mans wife may u knnw what he
suspects ahout her, and ne may not sus-
pee stUhat she knows ahou Il IN
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-02-18
MOTTO Bac for FIFTY Cents.

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes veal
men STRONG, blood pure. Soc, 81. All druggists.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-17
a WORD OF ADVICE
To Those Coming to Alaska or the
kIOndike Gold Fields.

One thing should be impressed upon
every miner, prospector or trader COM
ing to Alaska, to the Klondike, or the
Yukon country, and that is the neces-
sity for providing an adequate and
proper food supply. Whether procured
in the States, in the Dominion, or at
the supply stores here or further on,
this must be his primary concern.
Upon the manner in which the miner
has observed or neglected this precau-
ton more than upon any other one
thing will his success or failure depend.
These supplies must be healthful and
should be concentrated, but the most
careful attention in the selection Of
foods that will keep unimpaired in
definitely under all the conditions
which they will have to encounter is
imperative. For instance, as bread
raised with baking powder must be re-
lied upon for the chief part of every
meal, imagine the helplessness of a
miner with a can of spoiled baking
powder. Buy only the very best flour;
1t is the cheapest in the end. Expert
ence has shown the Royal Baking Pow
der to be the most reliable and the
trading companies now uniformly sup
ply this brand, as others will not keep
in this climate. Be sure that the bacon
is sweet, sound and thoroughly cured.
These are the absolute necessities upon
which all must place chief reliance,
and can under no circumstances be
neglected. They may, of course, be
supplemented by as many comforts or
deIicacies as the prospector may be able
to pack Or desire to pay for.-ALGskd
Mining Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-17

amused one to listen to the comments
Of these blase Parisians anent these
aforementioned pictures.
They're Turks" said some.
mo, they're a wild tribe from the
Caucasus" said another.
You're mistaken, monsieur, those
are natives of Holland" quoth a third.
And SO the guessing went on. None
of them guessed Alright. None knew
the truth. l said nothing, though did
know. For these pictures showed
types perfectly familiar to me, since I
had once been in the little country they
hail from. The pictures are not those
of Turks, nor of anything like them.
They were, on the contrary, the faithful
reproduction of the features and cos
tunes of small people domiciled in the
very heart of Germany-a duchy of
about 400 English square miles, called
Saxe-Altcnberg, highly civilized at
this present day, though it is inhabited
by an alien race which has preserved
many odd customs as well as their pc
culiar dress.
Curious Altenburg! It's population
is purely Slav, as much Slav as is that
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-17
He Had Flung Up.

The superior court was in session and
the little mountain town was crowded
with people. Along about the middle
of the day when the judge was worried
with tedious trial, Bill Williams, OF
the Lick. Creek settlement, began gal
Looping up and down the streets on his
little red mule, firing off his pistol
whooping like a Sioux, and otherwise
dispensing the energy which liberal
supply of corn liquor had inspired.
"Mr. Bailiff," commanded the Judge,
sternly, go out and arrest that man
and bring him into court"
The bailiff went timidly out Of the
courtroom and the judge attempted tc
proceed with business. But Williams
racket outside did not cease. 1t grew
worse and the judge looked over the
room for some one else to send out, and
observed the bailiff sitting complacent-
ly on one of the back seats.
Look here, Mr.. Bailiff, why did you
not arrest that disorderly man? Are
you not an officer of the court?"
Yves" replied the bailiff, quaking
with fear, 81 wuz, but I've done flung
up."-Atlanta Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-17
A PRETTY INCIDENT.
The Kindness of n Spanish Lady to q
Lone Soldier Boy.


A recent traveller in Spain describes
touching scene witnessed at the depar-
ture of regiment for Cuba. All day
long there had been heard the meas
ured tread of soldiers marching through
the street; all day long gayly bedecked
boats had been passing to and from the
vessel that was to take them to Havana.
The twilight began to deepen when the
correspondent saw startling and
pretty sight''-the impetuous action Of
portly, good-looking and well-dressed
lady, who noticed young soldier walk
ing dejectedly along down the pier in
his travelling gray, with a knapsack
strapped over his shoulders. All the
rest of the men had friends, their
novias, mothers, relatives, and made
the usual gallant effort to look eIated
and full of hope. This lad had no one,
and it might be OWNED that he was car
rying a desolate heart over the seas.
The handsome woman burst from her
group of friends, took the boys hand,
and said: my son has already gone to
Cuba. He is in the regiment of Andalu-
STA, and sailed two months ago. You
may meet him, Pope g.; take this kiss
to him." She leaned and kissed his
cheek"
An English boy would have shown
awkwarness, but these graceful
southerners are never at loss for a
pretty gesture and a prettier word.
The boy blushed with pleasure, and still
holding the lady's hand, said with quite
natural gallantry, without smirk or
silly smile: And may I not take one
for myself as well, senora?" The lady
Redeemed, laughed little nervously,
and bent and kissed him again to the
frantic applause of soldiers and civil
ians, while the boy walked on, braced
and happy.-Blackwood's Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-17

etc, worn over them, with long, fine
ribbons to tie around the chin. Thea
all the women, too, wear not skirts, but
blouse and knickerbockers in one,
fastened in front by buttons, and an
apron, usually of striped silk, hangs
down from waist TO knees. but not COW
ering the back.
1t cannot be truthfully maintained
by the present scribe that, judged from
the aesthetic point of view, this is a
very becoming costume, and l have
often seen the small boy following such
Altenburg women (who are much
sought after for wet nurses by the
wealthy merchants of Leipsic) in the
streets of large cities, hooting and yell
ing at the droll aspect. Nevertheless.
it is true that many of the Altenbnrg
girls are quite pretty, despite their
dress. The peasant boys and men of
this part wear a costume which is very
much like that of the well-to-do Polish
peasants, with curious little, round
felt hat and long coat, nearly always
in black or brown.
he WIZ IIlilhS IlldL tucSc hlleH-
burg peasants are fools-perhaps be-
cause they sometimes look a lit
tie that way in their strange gear
labor under misapprehension.
On the contrary, they are shrewd-
er and brighter than the aver
age peasant in Germany. Many of
them take a course in the higher schools
of Leipsic, or perhaps year or two
at the university, and then they content
eddy return home to till the paternal
acres for the rest of their days, as their
| forbears have done for 10! these many
cen<uries back. But in their homes,
old-fashioned and rustic as they look,
yod will miss few evidences of higher
civilization, and while their daughters
often play the piano to perfection and
sing we'll, their brothers and sons have,
in the library or in the parlor, a store
of good books to inform their minds,
and politically considered, the little
duchy is among the most progressive
and liberal in Germany.
| WOLF Won SCHIERBRAND
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-17

of Poland and Russia, yet 600 years of
German domination has driven out the
Slav tongue once universally spoken
there. The soil of the little land is en-
ceptionally fertile, SO much so that all
the dire oppression of centuries ago by
the then autocratic lords of the manor
has not been able to destroy the prop
crty of the peasants of this region, who
count among the wealthiest and most
purse-proud of all Germany. On mar
ket days, when the peasants flock to
the big square at Altenburg or Ron
neburg, it is sight to watch them.
They came driving four-in,hands, or
notwithstanding coaches, Irawn by
horses that show coats shining as silk.
They sell their wheat and rye, their fat
ted oxen and calves, their pigs and their
wool at prices over which they never
allow any haggIing. Then, business
concluded they repair to the beer
houses and oldfashioned taverns close
by, carrying their bagfuls of gold and
silver-thcy never take paper-with
them. And then you may see the an
cicut Slavic vice, If gambling is in
dulged in-with passion and persist
snce, cold-blooded daring, which can
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-17
TEMPERANCE JOTTINGS.

The sensible man gives the grog shop
n wide berth.-National Temperance
Advocate.
Liquor dealers seem to be above all
law. If they can't get the laws they
want they pay no attention to those on
the statute books.-Lever.
Applied Christianity means liberty
for all--liberty to do right, which will
bestow equality upon all, and enthrone
Justice between man and man.-Cor-
ncr Stone.
Two hundred kegs of beer from Port
land, Ore, were recently emptied into
the Honolulu harbor by the customs
authorities. There being no sale for it,
nobody would pay the duty.
When a laboring man undertakes to
support a family and saloon at the
same time, the saloon VIII grow rich
and the family grow poor.-The Index
(Cathoic.).
It is entirely useless to talk to a
drunkard about the evils of the drink.
He knows more about it, from bitter ex-
perience, in one day than YOU. who have
never been in the power of the demon,
can know in lifetime. If you want
to save the man. get the saloon out OF
his vay!-The Editor.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-17
TROOPS AND DRINK.
Statistics Showing What European
Nations Pay for Them.

Ndtiohs ray LOT Ihem.
The friends and advocates of "uni-
versal peace" and the foes of intern
perance and inebriety are pretty gem
orally agreed that the expenses attend
ing war and war ornaments and liquid
beverages of an Intoxicating or exhila-
rating kind are unduly large. There is
an old proverb, it is not a Swiss proverb,
of course, to the effect that man who
drinks more than he should drinks
like SWISS" and it is for this rea-
son, perhaps, and residents of the re
public of Switzerland say for no bet
ter one, that the fame of residents of
Switzerland for sobriety is not as far
reaching as the fame of the Scotch, for
instance, for frugality. A recent com
putation which has appeared shows
that the annual expenditures of the
Swiss for wine, beer, cider and brandy
are 175,00O,00 francs, six times as much
as is spent on the army. Germany eX-
ponds, or, more properly, individual
Germans eXpend, $500, 100000 year on
liquid refreshments, distilled or fer
mented-chiehy beer and Rhine wine
and $120,000,00 a year on the German
army. France expends in year $780,
100000 on drink. chiefly wine, and $780,
100000 a year on the maintenance of
the army of the republic. The Italians
expend $25O,OOO,OOO a year for liquors,
wines and cordials and 100000 for
the italian army, the expenditures be-
ing in about the same ratio as in other
nations.
Austria-Hungary expends less upon
liquor in a year than any other country
of the first-class in Europe, amounting
to about 1925, 100000, though persons
who are familiar with life along the
blue Danube might, not unreasonably,
come to the conclusion that $780, 900
of this sum was spent in the city of
Vienna alone in lager beer. Such, how
ever, is not the case. In the noun
famous districts, particularly in the
Tyrol, Pennsylvania, and in Croatia,
very little wine is drunk, and though
Hungary produces large and steadily
increasing amount of wine, a very large
proportion of it is exported TO other
countries. Relatively, not much of it
is kept for home consumption. The
Austro-Hungary army costs $70,OO0,O0o
a year, or less than one-third of the
cost of the liquors consumed in year.
The Russians expend S3O0,OOO,O0o a year
in liquors and S150,OO0,ooo a year, or
one-half as much, for the maintenance
of the army. England eXpends $780,
OOO, 900 year on beer, ale, wine, porter,
gin, rum and smoky whisky, and $780,
100000 a year on the maintenance of the
British army.
No one knows exactly how much is
spent in the United States on liquor in
a year, but it is supposed that the
whisky taken for medicinal purposes
costs each year more than does the
maintenance of the regular army.-N.
Y Sun.