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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27

neighbors the Dukes of Cleveland and
Norfolk, the Earl of Derby, the Marquis
of Bristol, Earl Cowper and other great
men. His rising hour when in town
was $50. He dressed for the day a.
once, and if the weather was good,
sometimes when it was bad, took an
airing before breakfast.
The morning meal was always plain
one, lasting half an h ur, during which
time he usually absorbed all that was
of interest TO him in three or four
morning newspapers. After breakfast
he disposed of his correspondence in
his library. When he was in office he
always employed several private Sec
retaries. When "out" he had but one
assistant, usually his son. After his
letters were attended to it was his Gus
tom TO devote the remainder of the
morning to reading. Luncheon was
usually taken alone and consisted of a
small slice of beef or mutton and q
glass of claret, The afternoon and
often the evening, was devoted to
political duties. For many years Mr..
Gladstone was accustomed when in
London and not busy with politics in
the evening to dine out. He rarely
gave dinners. Sometimes he visited
the theater or opera. Midnight was his
hour for bed, and he used TO light him
self 20 his room with "a candle. He
used to say that he always left business
outside his bedroom door, and thence
always slept well. He never used
tobacco in any form. His drinking
was confined to claret, of which, how
ever, he was not professed connosseur
He was always neat but never smart
in his attire and he had profound
dislike for old clothes, In town in
winter he used TO wear a tall black hat
and black clothes, which included a
short overcoat with u long, queer cape.
In summer he wore gray cashmere and
a tall white hat. To Mrs. Gladstone
was left the task of caring for his
wardrobe.
In 1886 Mr.. Gladstone visited Win
chester college, which had in his
student days been a sort of rival to his
own college at Oxford. OF course the
students gave him royal welcome and
their orator for the day addressed the
premier in a somewhat lengthy speech
in Latin Mr.. Gladstone listened with
the closest attention, as politicians and
statesmen always do on such occasions,
and the waggish ones probably thought
his attentiye manner mere torn and
politcness. TO their surprise, however,
he replied at once with equally classic
Latin and in such detail as to show
that not a statement in the address had
escaped him.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27

the firing began from the gunboats and
from the shore. ! don't think any man
can forget the sound aud the effect of
shell and heavy shot the first time he is
under fire. 1t is something terrible.
When shell passes close by YOU, you
feel it, something like the effect of
lightning when it strikes near by. First
you hear that awful buzzing or whlz-
ing-it is hard to describe, and then
something seems TO strike you in the
face and head. | noticed that day,
when the shells first began to fly about
us, that the boys threws their hands to
their heads every time a shell went
over. But they soon came so fast and
so close that it was a roaring, shrieking
crashing hell. can describe it no
other way.
IL am water tender, and my place
was below, but evey body went on deck
when the battle began. John Var
wares, the oiler; John Donlef and John
Meek, the fireman, were both on watch
with me, and had they remained below
they would probably not have been
killed. After the fireing began went
below again to attend to the boilers,
and few minutes later solid shot
came crashing through the side Of the
boat and into the boiler. where it ex-
ploded and destroyed 20 of the boiler
tubs. AT first in stunned me.
When the shell burst in the boiler
in threw both the furnace doors open
and the fuse from the shell struck ny
feet. Two pieces of the shell also came
out of the door, and | am taking them
home with me as souvenirs of the war.
1t was terrible crash and report alto.
gether, and the boiler-room was ill, d
with dust and steam. For several See
onds was partially stunned, and my
ears rang SO | could hear nothing.
went up on the deck to report to Capt.
BernadOu.
II saw him near the forecastle gun,
imping about with towel bound
about his left leg. He was shouting
and the noise of all the guns was like
continuous thunder. Captain,
yelled, the forward boiler is disabled.
A shell has gone through her
"Get out the hose he SAID, and
turned to the gun again. | went back
utes | went upon the deck, and the
fighting bad grown hotter than ever.
Several of tie men were missing and
looked around. Lying all IN a heap on
the deck In the starboard quarter, near
the after coming tower. saw five of
our men, where they had wilted down
after the shell had struck them.
"In other places were men lying
grooming or dragging themselves
wounded covered with blood. The
deck had blood on it and it was strewn
with fragments and splinters. | went
over to where the five men were lying
in a heap, and saw that they were not
all dead. John Meek could speak and
move one of his hands slightly. I went
up to him and put my face down close
to his.
Can | do anything for you John,
| asked, and he replied: no, Jack;
I'm dying; good.by" and he asked me .
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27

The father of William Ewart Glad
stone was Sir John Gladstone, "A prom.
Scotch royal descent. The family was
of the old conservative kind and the
father held Office as a Tory at Liverpool,
where William Ewart Gladstone was
born Dec 20, 1909 After the usual
course at Eton. he entered at ChrSt's
Church Oxford and apparently absorbed
all the conservatism of that intensely
conservative old Tory stronghold.
In 1881 he was graduated with a
brilliant triumph and the next year
entered parliament in the good old
Tory ay-''accepting the seat fol
Newark by the grace OF the Duke OF
Newcastle" He continued to represent
that borough TIL 1916, but as Gladstone
then showed signs of becoming liberal
the duke gave the seat TO another.
claiming, as he SAID, "the right to do
what he would with his own" In 1884
Gladstone first .'took office" as under
secretary for the colonies, Sir Robert
Peel being premier. Being "thrown
out" rs the English phrase is, by the
defeat of Peel in 1885, he employee his
leisure in literary work.
In 1910 he put forth another work
on church affairs In 1871 he again
took place in the cabinet and soon
became eminent as tinancer. In 1915
he resigned because the government
favored the Catholic college in Ireland,
but soon came in again. In 1917 he
was chosen to represent Oxford, and
then, for the first time, began to
advocate liberal measures, the first
being the bill for removing the dis
abilities OF the Jews, which he had
Ss,osed in 1871. In 1851 he became
a leader of the Liberals and entered on
that long contest with DIsraeli which
continued without truce til 1876, when
Disraeli became Beaconsheld and
entered the house of lords.
Mr.. Gladstone was four times prime
minister of England, first taking office
in 1868. In 1873 his ministry was
defeated by coalition OF Tories and
L., bo oil,
but as the opposition could not organize
he was restored only to be again de-
feated the next year. Six years later,
in 1880, having during his retirement
conducted vigorous campaign against
the government both on the platform
and by means Of pamphlets, directing
his attacks mainly against the policy
which resulted in the treaty of Berlin,
under which the Turks were left rulers
ST millions OF oppressed Christians, he
was again raised to power. This time
his ministry endured until 1885 by
combination of Tories and Parnelltes
on the budget. In 1886 he regained
the reins, but held them for short
time only, the home rule problem prov
ing fatal to his continuance IN pc er.
Lord Salisbury was then chosen prime
minister and Gladstone was out until
1892, when, after an exciting general
election, parliament showed majority
of 40 against the Conservative govern
ment.
Mr.. Gladstone was married July %.
1883 to Miss Margaret Glynne, of a
Welsh family, who brought to him a
considerable property, which included
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27

%hh 1NR liAtAlliN lih l'hNct' NlHIt
he left college and in that time he had
been one of the busiest men i'm the
wol.1, vet his knowledge OF the classics
had constantly improved. The prin-
cil' Latin authors were still rs familiar
to I'm as the English authors Of the
same rank. and Greek As bis second
native tongue.
G,ad>tGLe never was a favorite at the
palace. Indeed the queen Is reported
to have said more than once with
emphasis that she detested him aud
sad il IN a way 10 imply that she also
feared him. When Lord SALISBURY
resigned IN 1892 10 be followed in Office
by Gladstone, sne Is said To have
accepted the resignation with expressed
"Iegret," thereby breaking the I'M
written law that British royalty should
never express preference for either OF
the great political parties. There are
stories to the effect that more than one
discussion between the sovereign and
Gladstone terminated in angry words,
hut the premier never tlnched from
facing royalty.
"Ycu must take this action" he once
said to her.
Must! Did you say must:' she
angrily retorted. And do you know,
sir, who ann"
madam" answered Gladstone
coolly, 'Jou are the queen of England.
but do you know who am: | am the
people of England, and in this emer-
gency the people say must"
1t is scarcely necessary to add that
the people" prevailed
Though contrary to the impressions
produced by the pictures of Mr.. Glad
stone, he was not large man. HIS
graceful attitudes and imposing appear
ance had much to do with the favorable
impression he was almost invariably
able to produce upon his audiences.
His gestures were apparently unstudied
and always seemed to emphasize the
words he uttered. His style as a
speaker differed materially from his
Sly lie as writer Though it is un-
doubleday true that he prepared most
of his important speeches carefully In
advance, he was never at loss for a
reply when interrupted by IA dissenting
auditor.
Mrs. Gladstone invariably occupied a
place near him when he was speaking
and was ALWAYS ready with wraps and
refreshments tor him the moment he
had finished. He was rarely treated
with discourtesy, especially during his
later years, but in the campaign of 1892
he suffered an injury to one of his eyes
from small missile thrown by 4
woman. He soon recovered from the
effects of this, however, and continued
speaking during the campaign, al
though it was feared that he might be
laid up during the remainder of the
contest
1t has been decided that the funeral
of England's dead statesman shall be
conducted by the nation and that the
body after lying in state shall rest with
the other great dead of England in
Westminster Abbey. The tull details
OF the funeral have not yet been de-
term ined as it was only within the last
two days that the Gladstone family con-
scented to such an arrangement. Their
wish was that he rest at Hawarden.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27
The Danger Of Spring.

Which arise from impurities in the blood
an l depleted condition of this Vita fluid
may be entirely averted by Hoods Sarss-
psr'la. This gre medicine cures all
springs humors boils, eruptions and sores.
by enfiching and vitalizlng the blood it
overcomes that tired feeling aud gives Wit
atty and vigor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27

at was almost miracle. Burdock
Blood Bitters cured me Of a terrible break
ing cut all over the body. | am very
grateful" Miss Julia Filbridge West
Cornwcll, Conn.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27

The need Of IA good Spring Medicine is
almost universal and Hoods Sarsaparilla
exactly meets the need. BE sure you get
Hoods.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27

Monarch over pain. Burns, cuts sprans,
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27

Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick headache.
biliousness and all liver lis. Price 2jc
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27
. just as
Good

as SCOTS and we sell It much
cheaper" is statement sometimes
made by the druggist when SCOTS
Emulsion is called for. This shows
that the druggists themselves regard
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathariic, cure constipation forever.
i0c 25c. IL c. c. c fail, drugg SITS refund money.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27
MOTHERS FRIEND

is the remedy which relieves
women of the great pain and suf-
fering incident to maternity; this
hour which is dreaded as woman's
severest trial is not only made
painless, but all the danger is re-
moved by its use. Those who use
this remedy are no longer de-
spondent or gloomy; nervousness
nausea and other distressing con-
ditions are avoided, the system is
made ready for the coming event,
and the serious accidents so COM
mon to the critical hour are
obviated by the use of Mothers
Friend. 1t is a blessing 10 7V0man.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27
SCOTS
Emulsion

of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos-
phites OF Lime and Soda as the
standard, and the purchaser who
desires to procure the standard"
because he knows 1t has been of
untold benefit, should not for one
instant think of taking the risk of
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27

$l.oo PER BOTTLE at all Drug Stores,
or sent by express on receipt of price.
Kinks Containing invaluable information OF
SnrE interest to all women, will be sent
Ihte to any address, upon application, by
The BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta. Ga-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-05-27

. Using Some untrfed prepa-
!: !" 6" d !: !: !: q: ]: !.
~ ration. The substitution
AS OF something said to be
fEaK Gust as good" for a stand
NM ard preparation twenty
WI | five years on the market,
H U should not be permittcj w
~ the intelligent purchase.
Re sure you get SCOTS Emulsion. see
That the man and FISH are on the wrapper.
SOC and sr.oo, all druggist
bCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York
The record-union., 1898-10-21
A TOUGH TRIO.
Three Boys Arrested and Confess
to Their Petty Thieving.

Chester Sweet and John Stone, aged
about IL years, and Dave Brannish,
aged II, are in the City Prison, and
from what officer Fisher, who made
the arrests, knows, and what the
youngsters admit, they are the very
toughest trio of boys that have engaged
in nefarious work in this city for years.
The boys were arrested on suspicion
of doing the petty thieving at stores
which has been going on for some time,
and each of the three tried to shield
himself by throwing the blame on the
others. They all, however, admitted
that they had been engaged in steal
ing things for several months past, and
Brannish remembered that only yester-
day morning he had stood outside of
Stanley's cigar store, on K, between
Ninth and Tenth streets, while Stone
and Sweet went inside and stole a box
of cigars which was taken to the Cap
itol Park where the swag was divid-
ed. He said Stone took the cigars.
Young Sweet said that Brannish took
them, but when brought face to face
with the latter, laid the theft at Stones
door.
Brannish also recollected that Stone
ana sweet ndQ stolen TWO anu
a pistol from Eckhardt's gun store, and
that they sold the pistol to a Japanese
for 80 cents, while they disposed of the
air guns for 80 cents. AS for himself
he said he had stolen a newspaper from
a newsboy and a knife from Zeman-
sky's store at Third and streets, but
said that while he had shared the plum
der secured by the other boys he had
stolen nothing else.
Young Sweet remembered the cigar
trick (the police, by the way, have the
cigars) recollected having assisted
Stone to steal the guns and pistol from
Eckhardts, said they had stolen dice
from Weinstock, Lubin & Co.'S, and
knives and dice from the Nonpareil,
and a box Of chewing gum from Mil
ler's store on Second street. They ped
died the gum at the railroad depot,
charging five cents for three punches.
Stone and Sweet have been in trouble
before and seem to be perfectly incor-
rigible They told Chief Dwyer that
Brannish, who is as big as both of
them, made them do the stealing,
threatening to beat them unless they
did so, and "divvied" with him.
1t has not yet been determined what
will be done with the youngsters.
The record-union., 1898-10-21

it be possible to place tax on the acres
that produce crops that will not be
shifted by the man who produces crops
to the man who consumes them? Then
would not the poor man be compelled to
pay more for his butter, eggs, bread,
wooden goods milk and everything
raised on farms?
Now let me go a step further: Sup
pose John Smith to be a carpenter Hv
ing in a fve-room cottage in Sacra-
mento for which he pays $15 a month
rent. Near to him is John Jones, a
lawyer who earns $4,000 a year, who
lives in house for which he pays 500
a month. The cottage and the lawyers
house are not a block away from each
other, each lot being 5Ox1OO feet, and
each assessed at the same value. Both
men are renters. Let us suppose Ma
guire's pet theory gets a start, and next
year the landlord of the lawyers house
wakes up and finds he has no taxes to
pay on the house, though taxes have
been raised on the land-not enough,
however, to offset his great saving on
the taxless house. Result: he reduces
the lawyers rent from 500 month
to 500, and the man with a $4,000 in
come saves $40 month on house rent
alone, and perhaps as much at his Of
flee.
How is it with the poor carpenter?
Let us see: His landlord finds himself
assessed so much more for his lot (same
value as that occupied by the lawyer)
that he must raise the carpenters rent
to nearly $50 a month, or build large
house so that his income will be suffi-
cient to enable him to pay taxes on the
land Is there any escape from this
conclusion? Think it over" as my
friend "Rancher' says.
My home has been my refuge. Come
what may, I have felt that could pro-
duce the food for my family here, that
the roof would remain over them.
might subsist here as Robinson Crusoe
dwelt on his island, only with my loved
ones near me. But if some dreamer
gets a notion that bankers, bondhold-
ers, diamond owners. men with fine
carriages ETC., ETC., should be excused
from paying taxes, and gets a law
passed that all State, county, munich
pal and Federal taxes must be borne
by landowners, then We must reverse
the old idea that death and taxes are
certain and make it read that taxes are
certain death; then I shall have to give
up my little home, or follow some trade
or in some way get money enough to
pay taxes and keep it for my children
and my wife. Yours,
STUDENT RANCHER.
The record-union., 1898-10-21
Articles of Incorporation.

Articles of Incorporation have been
filed in the office of the Secretary of
State as follows:
Selma Oil Company. Principal place
of business, Selma, Fresno County. Di-
rectors-J. A. McClurg, Sr., NJ. Sides
c. Bachtold, S. Lewald, Selma, and T.
G. Hart, Fresno. Capital stock $500
600; all subscribed.
Wyoming and Grundy Railway Com
pany. Formed to purchase, construct
maintain, operate and conduct a rail-
road of standard gauge in the States
of West Virginia, Virginia and Ken
lucky, from a point in Mcdowell In
West Virginia, to the town Of Grundy
in Virginia, a distance Of about
fifty miles, with an intermediate branch
twenty-five miles in length running
into Kentucky. Principal place OF
business, Stockton. Directors-R. L.
Beardslee John NJ Bonner, Herman
de Laguna, E. E. Forrest and Sam H
Cohn, all Of Stockton. Capital stock
$500 900: subscribed $4,000
The record-union., 1898-10-21
The Single Tax.

Eds. Record nion": In a recent
issue Of a Sacramento newspaper I find
a letter purporting to come from a
rancher, signed "Rancher," in which
the following paragraph occurs:
II am now taxed on my land and also
on that which produce from my land
my personal property. Under single
tax I would be taxed on my land only,
according to its value. Which should
i prefer? Naturally the single tax, and
whether I own 100 or 1000 acres. so
long as use 1t. It would not pay me,
of course, to hold any amount Of land
under single tax and not use the land
so that, having no use for the land ]
hold, would naturally sell it to some
one having use for it. 1t is difficult to
see why those who use their land should
object to single tax"
AS I am myself at present living on
q little farm of some fifty acres, a spot
that have long called home, am
probably entitled to speak from the
point of view of practical man, so
shall take the liberty to call myself a
rancher, TOO. But as I was not always
a rancher, and as have been a stu
dent Of social and economic problems
from DOynOoQ, Sndll vi you VIII par
don the personal reference) call myself
a student rancher," and let me see
what I can do with our friends sophis-
try.
Suppose I should go into hog raising
for example. under single tax I want
10 ask any thoughtful man, say me-
chanic who likes bacon and eggs
whether I should not be compelled tC
charge more for hogs and chickens (ol
bacon and eggs) raised on land that
costs me $500 a year taxes than or
lands that are taxed but $50 a year
In other words, If Mcguire should mai
me down to heavy tax and excuse al
the nabobs of wealth-owners Of car
riages. diamonds, elegant residences
would / not be compelled to increase
the price of all the commodities I Of.
fered for sale? I am sure that the
market price Of everything I raise i:
governed by the cost Of production
and If It costs me more to raise bacon
eggs, wheat corn, etc., next year thar
this year, then the price of those things
(to the consumer) is sure TO increas'
next year, and by a law over which
have no control. Then II this is true
how is 1t possible TO levy tax on lane
that will stay levied there? How vii
The record-union., 1898-10-21
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