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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13

mines, they the cried
Another jet like geyer the Raleigh Great wash
these eruponS But Dewey the
fleet l. seemed least two hours since ordered
line of battle 70 md afterwards really about 20
minutes
The spanais began rng o'clock Dewey right
teeth OF fads until 500 O'Clock without His
officer told aferwar that the old cool and
clatty IS if he had been practice ;ruise.
That hill reminds Of the hill back of old house up Yer
mont he said the smoke is like the morning msts valley
Then he his signals and changed his showing his port side
to the foe The other slIs followed.
At this instant something happened There great The
disappeared smoke We first feared she had hit
gone But she into the light and roared 1t
wal for Americans to cheer, and we cheered
know Capt. Hodson did proud of nation
and The firing of the Splnais had seemed lively and almost
continuous had Thought the mouth of hell awne when their
making all the noise.
But the Olympia opened knew that everything else had been
fired those guns if they had been doing
nothing else all their lives The Baltimore opened the
The Raleigh and the Boston and
the little Petrol
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13

past the Spanards, flaming, smoking,
roaring, as they went, this time the
starboard guns and gunners getting a
chance to show their mettle, and metal.
Dewey turned again, and yet again.
Each time his line went nearer and
each time his fire was almost continuous.
rhe Raleigh, caught by the tide rip,
ran right along the bows of some of the
SpaniardS, which were drifting out help
lessly, and raked them mercilessly,
though it seemed marvel that she
was not sent to the bottom.
Capt. Coghlan and Commander
Singer seemed to enjoy their picnic.
Shells burst over the little cruiser and
scattered fragments on her dock, and
some of the enemy's smaller shot struck
her. There was little damage and no
to take account of stock.
Following him, the Spaniards sent
up cheer. Evidently they thought he
was i'm full retreat, and that theii vic
tory was won. But the old man was
merely taking breath, and giving the
smoke a chance to lift, this brown pris-
matte powder of ours making deal of
blur, when the firing is as fast as we
had made it. Once they had come to
our side of the bay, the captains went
to the flagship to report. And here
was something that almost passed be-
lief Not a single American had been
killed
Back from the jaws of death, and
they never touched me. - laughed Lieut..
Casey Morgan of the Raleigh, who had
been serving the gun which is believed
to have gwen the BIZ Mindanao her
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13

The Olympia made a straight run for
the Reina Cristina, flagship of the Spar
ish admiral. As she led the fighting
lire, she poured volley after yollcy into
this best cruiser of the enemy, al d the
execution was fearful. The Rriua
Christina was sOon on fire in dozen
places, and rents were seen near her
water line, where the eight-inch shells
had torn their way.
Admiral Monttjo stuck 40 his -h'p.
but men were dead every Waeta arols. e
him, and the uninjure were ptric
stricken. GunnerS describes heir guns,
and sailors jumped overheard to WIN
ashore. The Baltimore ATTENDED 10 tn,
Castillo in short order, and the big old
wooden hulk was "A mass OF flames from
stem to stem before our ships had passed
the first time
"Why don't they hit ~? asked En-
gineer Eugard of The Baltimore, who
couldh', feel the impact Of any shots in
return for the trembling produced 10y
his own ships continuous fire
"Why don't they hit u.s." might have
been ask, d by men much more able t,
see about them than the engineer down
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13

The sympathetic tenderness of low
ing husband is everything to an expec-
tant mother, especially during her first
ordeal. George Layton, Esq, a promi-
nent druggist of Dayton, o., gives the
following case:
customer Of mine, whose wife has used
four bottles of Mothers Friend " before con-
hnement, says. after seeing the effects Of the
remedy, that IL she had to go through the ordeal
again and there were but four bottles on the
market, and the cost was 500 per bottle, she
would have them.
Mothers Friend " is scientifically
compounded liniment which affords GER
tain relief in the various ailments pre-
ceding childbirth, and assures proper
elasticity to the cords and muscles in
volved in the final ordeal.
Mothers Friend " is sold by drug
gists, or expressed on receipt of one
dollar.
Valuable book, "Before Baby Is
Born, " mailed free ON application.
The BRAoflELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta. Ga.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13
II You Wish to be Well

You must fortify your system against
the attacks Of disease Your blood must
be kept pure, your stomach and digestive
organs in order, your appetite good.
Hoods SarsapariIla is the medicine to
build you up, purity and enrich your
blood and give you strength 1t creates
an appetite and gives digestive power.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13

qulrtus. M American ntu even b,,n
wounded. which could be called such.
Not gan va, disabled. NJ ship was
anything more thsn scratched.
Ne haven hegun O., ii.0t yr1 " de
clared Dewey, as he heard the Spanish
Oucc the smoke lifted. il could be seen
that The Reiua Cris'ina. and Castillo,
Don Juan de Austria, and lsla de MIN
danao, were done for. All were ablaze,
and their crews could be seen working
like ants 10 subdu" the danes.
The Spanish admiral's flag was seen
transferring from the Reina Cristna TO
lSla dc Cuba, aud Licuts, Calkins and
Nelson begged permission To make "A
dash in the Nj, CulocL's launch TO car
turc Admiral Montejo. But the bold
request was declined, and preparations
To renew the engagements were pro-
ceeded with in the most busness-hke
manner, though the men persisted in
slapping each other on the back, and
DONG n few hornpipe steps whenever
the officers were not looking.
For almost three hours the Americans
busted themselves IN getting ready for
the "second round.n Then out steamed
the Baltimore in front to bear the brunt
of fighting, and there was to be no
nonsense.
Right at the Spainards went the big
American cruiser. And he caught
about all the Spanish tire there was
left. One we'll aimed shot exploded
shell on her deck, and five men were
hit by pieces of shell, or bits OF debris.
Right for the Reina Cristina and Don
Juan de Austria steamed the Baltimore,
without firing. Three of her men were
hit in addition to those hurt by the
first explosion. But she steamed
right on.
Then she swung and fired, and from
that time there was no sound from the
Christina. Her captain was killed III
that discharge, and those of her men
who were not disabled tried TO leaye
her as best they might. There was a
| In u I
pia and Raleigh fired into the Don Juan
dc Austria, it being asserted afterward
that IA shell from the Raleigh pierced to
the Spaniard's magazine.
Some of the p eces from the Don Juan
de Austria tore away the upper works
of the FL Cano, and the Petrol did the
rest. The Concord rapidly account q
for the General Leo, and the Boston
sunk the Nelasco, named after the he
of the defense of MORO at Havana. I c
honor of blowing up the arsenal is d.s-
puted, but Gunner Corcoran, of tc
Olympia, has n better claim than Vim
ing, OF the Petrol.
1t was just two hours and five min
utes after the Baltimore waded into
this second attack, before the batl,,
was all over The Spanish surrendercC
everything they had left to surrend, 7
and ran out of the crumbling CaIi ,
forts.
The Petrol fired the last shot at IT,,
forts. Admiral Montejo fled to Manil.
with all Of mis- staff and such Office a.
had not been killed.
Admiral Dewey sent his marines
ashore to capture Cavte, and then cut
the cable so that the Spaniards could
not summon succor. And when al
noses had been counted, not man wa:
missing from the fighting fleet, though
the chief engineer on the McCullocl
had died from heart disease, an at
tack brought on by excitement.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13

amid his machinery. Men at the ra pid-
tire guns began To expose themselves
needlessly from behind their shields.
Even the small arms of the Spaniards
did Rot seem to hit anything on ship
board, though there was much whist
my far overhead, and smells fell away
odt where we of the McCulloch were
forced 10 look on in inaction and an
XIety.
Once the American ships had passed
The Spanish lines Dewey swung in to-
ward shore, and his battle line swung
after him like a iire-spittng serpent,
going closer to the enemy. The bat
Ierics banged away, but the guns on
shore were no better served than those
on shipboard. No more mines ex-
ploded, though there must have been
more of them in that part of the harbor.
The Concord passed directly by the
place where one of the explosions had
eft its ring of foam and debris.
Then we had 1.-THE same thing over
again The American fleet steamed
fatalities.
After the fifth turn at the enemy, Ad-
mral Dewey led the way out of battle,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13

Takes the burn out heals the wound
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13

When doctors fail try Burdock BLOOD
Bittcrs. Cures dyspepsia constipation
invIgorates the whole system.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13

Hoods Pills are the fayoritc family
cathartic, easy to take, easy to operate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-13

jacky in the McCuoch told the signaed
fire until close in signals
your powder until close
In event, the Olympia silence. pound
ed like hammer and I'm that the going
action have felt getting ready for their
menement diplomas Most of them
hen off the bow of the Baltimore suddenly vomed spout
water black with harbo mud
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-08
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Some of the western farmers use
rotted sawdust as a fertilizer.
One pound of cork is sufficient to
support man of ordinary size in the
water.
An applicant for license TO act as
cab driver IL London is compelled TO I'M
dereo civil service examination. He is
take. IL a .,alG where there are several
posts drive. in the ground. ard through
and around these he must cisveI Is drive
and turn before the license is granted.
"A hash supper was provided at a
church entertainment in Binghampton.
\. Y. to raise money to buy furniture.
Over 400 people partook of the hash,
and about ore-quarter of this number
had to receive medical attendance.
Hereafter they will avoid church hash.
Rats annoyed the family Of Johann
Welreck, at Indian Valley, Idaho. He
laid poison in places near their haunts,
and in Il few days his wife and three
children became Dangerously i'll. The
rats. after eating the poison. had gone
to the family we'll for water, and died
in it,
Some one informed Robert j. +.
Copeland, of this city. that holding q
small quantity Of carbolic acid in the
( mouth was remedy for the too1hache.
He tried it, and the acid so panied him
that. while gasping for breath, he swal-
lowed it. In less than an hour he was
dead.
Mice are fond of music. This fact
suggested to an ingenious mechanic the
utility of mouse trap with a music box
attached. He has constructed one
which plays for an hour. The mice, 10
get close to the strains of harmony.
wander into the trap, and are easily
caught.
london has a woman's rights ora
tor who recently denied, in a public
speech, that women's attention to pub
lie business made them NEGLECT home
duties. She then requested any man in
the audience who had suffered from this
cause, to stand up. One meek individual
arose; it was her husband.
An clipping couple arrived a hotel
liz III hCIO. ". L E, anu registered as man
and wife In a week the husband and,
wife of the fugitives came in pursuit of
the clippers. from Kentucky, met in FL
Reno, became interested in each other
and they eioped, leaving their former
spouses undisturbed.
There are only eight surviving SOL
Giers Of the war of 1912 on the pension
rolls. and three of them have passed the
century mark. These are Hosea Brown.
of Grants Pass, Ore, aged 1O5 wears;
Elijah Glenn, of Newark, n. j., and
Eleazor Smith. of Danbury, N. H., each
of whom is 101 years old.
-Four monkeys in Haraki, Japan.
grown desperate by hunger, attacked
traveller on the highway. and would
have injured him severely if he had not
promptly used his revolver He shot
three of them, and the fourth hurriedly
climbed a tree, and stood chattering
with terror among the branches.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-08
THE WONDERS OF SCIECNE.
Lung Troubles and Consumption Can
be Cured.
An Eminent. New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes Free Offer to Our
.I1r

All eminent New ok chemist and
Scientist Makes a Free Offer to Our
Readers.
The distinguished chemist T. A. SlOcum, of
New York City, demonstrating his discovery of a
reliabc cure for Consumption pulmonary
tuberculosis bronchial, luLg and chest trOub-
les, Stubborn coughs, catarrhal affections, gen.
eral oeciine and weakness. loss of flesh. and
all .ondlt1ous OF wasting away, will send
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His New scientific Treatment has cured
thousands permanently by its timely use, and
he considers it a simple professional duty to
suffering humanity to donate trial OF his in
fallible cure.
Science daily develops new wonders, and this
great tfcmiSt. patiently experimenting for
Years, has produced results as beneficial to HUI
manity as can be claimed by any md ern ge MUS
His assertion that lung troubles and cOnsump-
ton are durable in any climate is proven by
heartfelt letters of gratitude,' filed in his Am
erlfan ana European laboratories in thousands
from those cured in all parts OF the world.
The dread Consumption, uninterrupted, means
speedy and certain death.
Simply write to 7. A. Slocum. NJ. c., 9S Pine
street, New York, giving postOffice and express
address. and the free medicine will be promptly
sent direct from his laboratory.
sufferers should take instant advantage of his
generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor that you saw this in tho
JOURNAL
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-08
PROUD OF HIS RECORD.
He Fought Down the Symptoms of
Genius.

Il suppose there is a great deal of I'M
recognized genius in the world" re-
marked the literary young woman.
eyes, indeed" replied her father, as
he looked up from the trade paper;
lots and lots of it. People are great
deal more sensible these days than they
used to be-
You mean they are more sensible
because they have so much unrecog-
nized genius?" she queried in surprise.
"Tlhat's it, precisely" Taking off his
glasses and balancing them on his fore
finger, he went on: Il rememb Der when
| was boy [ had great talent for
music. L could remember almost any
tune L ever heard, and play it on Il
mouth-harp. And draw pictures /:
Many is the picture / have drawn. So
hard is it to curb genius that lots of
times | would find myself drawing pic
lures on my slate instead of doing my
arithmetic
"How unfortunate that you couldn't
have cultivated your talents!"
Not a bit of it; not bit of it. 1 was
peculiarly fortunate. The trouble
with too many geniuses is that they
don't have common sense. Now, | was
different. l profited by my oppor-
tunities. You can't get common
school education without finding out
what is likely to happen to man as
soon as the world picks him out as
genius. Go right along through the
list of them. They are always selling
pictures or poems or musical compost
tions for less than the market value.
People somehow expect it of them. And
it's mighty seldom that one gets rich
AS soon as l discovered that had anv
symptoms of genius, 1 fought them
down. | battled with myself and went
into the livery stable business BY be-
ing cautious and attending to business
[ arrived at a position of comparative
indepe ndence, so that / can look con-
tentedly around me and feel that it
would not do any great harm now, even
if [ were recognized.'' Washington
Star.
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-08

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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-08
THROUGH TICKETS

Express from Tacoma Arr. 1920 NJ
Express for Tacoma Leaves 3 05 PM
Daily Except Sunday.
Freight Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day, to Ocosta at 10 80 A. NJ.
Freight Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day toward Tacoma at Is NJ.
For information, time cards, maps ami trkat
call on or write
A. &. Stanford
Agent, Olympia, Wn
A. d. CHARLTON, A. G. p. A.
No. 255 Morrison ST., Cor. Third Portland
A. NEEDHAM Local Agent.
SHELTON, WASH.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1898-07-08
DO YOU TRAVEL

Save gu g3ng TO take tr1pi Do You suffer from
ness or EXhaustions Why not prevent it ali by
using GuSHMAN'S MENTHOL INHAT.
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mail, 50 cents. Send for Book MenthoI, free.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-17

Is the most delicate Of all delicate
things, and is more subject to external
influences than a grown persons.
The quality of the soap used in the
baby's bath is of great Importance,
because it means a happy, healthy
child or fretfuI one, with skin full
of irritation caused by the excessive
alkaH in the soap.
Curative-Skin Soap means much to
the mother. 1t is as pure as it is pos
sible to make a toilet soap. It will
not cause skin blemishes, but pos
sesses a soothing effect; it cleans
but does not trritate. Try cake. It
is it's own best advertisement. Made
in America, too. Get it OF
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-17

Miss \. DeCoto, niece Of w. J. Low
RE Of Eva. returns 10 the States by the
MOana, after spending a vacation in
Hawaii
Charles Furgerson. head luna for
Eva plantation, is i'll at the Queen 5
hospital. His condition last night was
serious.
The mastering out banquet Of the
Sharpshooters viii be given in Pro-
gress hall tomorrow night. Chapman
is caterer for the occasion.
The Commissioners Of Education will
meet tomorrow afternoon 70 consider
the remainder of the budget prepared
by the Teachers Committee.
Miss Mabel Craft, the newspaper
correspondent now here, is twice a
bachelor being as a Berkeley coed
both a Bachelor Of Philosophy and a
Bachelor of Laws. Miss Craft has
found a number of old friends in Ho-
nOlulu.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-09-23

August a lMS. nax
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-09-23
TIE EDITORS WILL MEET
NEXT YEAR IN PORTLAND,
OREGON.

Denver, Colo, Sept. 9.-The Nation.
al Editorial Association to-day adopt
ed o report on press laws providing
for q standing committee OF three to
confer with the various State associa-
lions with reference to bringing about
uniformity Of press laws by concurrent
Of State Legislatures.
The committee appointed to consid-
er ways and means Of u trip to the
Paris exposition recommended that
the trip be made In 1899 instead OF
1900. The report was adopted. On
GERS were elected as follows: President
y. N. McCabe, editor Of the Argus
Advocate, East Boston, Mass: 0rst
vice president, Arthur H. Ptercem.
editor Of the Record, Denver, COL:
second wee president, +. B. Ballou.
editor OF the Review, Ueburne, Ter:
corresponding secretary. !. N. pave
OhlO. S,
Portland. Oregon, VA aec,doa !,
z the place FOR holding the neTs
sossl1e "a taeNay'n meeting IN
S3tso3 SIoad and thc dslossStss
:& "A Nesosaoo'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-09-23
The editor Of the Charleston miss

The editor Of the Charleston miss.
Herald has been aroused. He fires
this broadside at his enemies: "We've
tried to run our paper by the golden
rule, but 1t won't work. For q good
many years we turned the other cheek
to every fellow who took a shot at u.s..
1t Is all right, In theory, but worse
shocl 10 practice In a newspaper Office.
The editor who keeps turning the
other cheek In this country will even.
tually get the face pounded of him.
We have adopted the Mosaic law.
II is an eye for an eye and a tooth
for a tooth. 1t is the only way to
treat some people. Those who do not
want that kind Of a scrap with US
must keep of the grass. We are not
hard to flnd and the people who are
dissatisfied and thirst for satisfaction
can have 1t, from a libel suit to any
their system Graves"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-09-23

did you say the man was shot In
tho woods, Doctor"
mo. ! dtdn'S. / said DO was shot
n the lumbar region" - Yonkers
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-09-23

the Montgomery tAla.) Advertiser
thinks that II science we're brought
ante play > dns quality Of watermelon
ogtsaP could p made. and probably,
- WI ~ crop 70 rxise and
w. psosflo lseetlns tn jnice i
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-11
THERE WAS A PLOT

To As,asslnats Conxui General Lee-Mem.
bers OF tho Conspiracy Alleged to be now
Confined In Cnbanns Fortress.
HAVANA, via Key West, April TO-
Havana 10 guarded more closely than
ever, the Arclas battalion being posted
around the limits OF Vldano, the swell
suburb OF the city.
Within the last two days a number OF
Cubans have been arrested and are
now confined In the caoanas fortress
charged with various offences. Some
say the prisoners have been engaged In
n plot to ussassInate United States Con-
sui General Lee and others assert that
they huvc been acting as spies for the
United States government. There Is no
doubt that the Spanish government is
more alarmed than II has ever been be.
fore and Is taking every precautlon.
There are reasons to believe that there
was q plot to kill General Lee and that
II was allowed to come to q head by tho
Spanish detectives IN order TINT they
might get credit for defeating It.
All sorts ofrumors were In circulation
yesterday and there was no trouble
whatever In finding men to swear to rs
truth. Tho real impression among
newspaper men was that General Lees
withdrawal was TO show Spain that the
United States means business. t.., II
Il In tho palace telegrams were shown
saying that the queen regent had agreed
upon the heintcrventlon or Russia, would
accept $3.50, 100000 for Cuba, end the war,
and wlthdrawihers flag.