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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10

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m the city Monday.
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Inn, f,,m.r,y - t.,ch.r.i, chi. county.
is capdid,to for N, nomination of
county sohool commissioner Of ,b,t
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10
Exciting Experience with "a wildcat.

An exciting fight with "A wildcat oc-
Cured west of Standish few days
since. Mrs. Foran and her daughter
Tessie were alone at home when they
heard something striking the window.
On investigation they found large
wildcat looking in. They raised tine
window little and tried to push the
animal off the sill, but thc beast
showed fight and the women started
upstairs at lively gait MIR. Foran
soon returned home. and taking in the
situation. seized IA piece Of iron and
made "A pass at it, but the animal
lodged the the blow and was about
to spring upon Foran when he dcliv-
cred a second blow which knocked the
wildcat off the window sill, killing it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10
alst Michigan Banoucted.

1t is probable the 3lst Michigan viii
always remember Gen. Robt. l.. Le, 80
birthday i'm the future. Their good
friends of the lst Georgia have given
the day new feature. AZ L. O'Clock
on the date OF his birth the regiment
sat down, each company by itself. to
tables loaded to their utmost with
every good thing Imaginable. All the
Savannah members of the old lst
Georgia were out at camp IN full force.
The friendships made back IN Chiclla-
manga were renewed and talked over.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10

In Hawaii they have one very unique
custom in regard TO debt, says Mr.. o.
w. Sturgis, OF Oregon. Any stranger
can get credit almost from he time he
sets foot on the islands. but SO long as
he owes dollar H. is not permitted
hopelessly involved in debt down there
had as well make up his mind to be-
come a citizen for the rest of his life
he can only escape by liquidating
This law has always been strictly en-
forced, but in the event of annexation
To the United States the islands may
get new system Of laws that will re-
zeal the existing statutes. Washing.
ton Post
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10

o About the quickest job % law maxi
ing on record was that secured by a.
ID. Thorp. c. H. Warren. Samuel a.
Douglas and Henry Russell. the com
mittcc appointed hv the Detroit bicen-
tenary organization % get the general
law for the incorporation of exposition
companies amended. McGraw engin-
ecrcd The bill IN the senate, and
Cheeyer and Capt. Stewart in the
house, and il was given immediate eff
feet by both bodies. The amendments
give the organization power to ircor-
porate as soon as they have 500, 600 Of
the Sl.o0O 900 capital stock subscribed
The old law required that the whole
capital stock must be subscribed be-
fore they could Incorporate or hold the
subscribers.
The clerks who drew pluus in the
senasc committees were: Banks. cor
porations, etc, c. l.. Flood, Osceola
county; fisheries, etc. Chas. Is. Nelson,
Cadillac; cities. villages, etc, George
+. Cog5well, Grand Rapids; university,
horticulture. etc, E2bcrt b. Green,
Olivet, printing. taxation, etc. Chas
IL. smith, Pcto,kcv: school for blind,
etc. Chas II. Watson, Crystal Falls;
claims and accounts. executive bust
ness. etc. Chos. r. Halsey. Warren;
agricultural COLLEGE Miss Alice Earl,
Schooicraft; judiciary, Percy Edwards
Owosso.
The peace jubilee committee
has fixed on Feb. H. the anniver-
sary Of the destruction of the Maine,
as the date for the jubilee. The pro-
gram vii! he popular i'm charter. Gen.
Dutlield and other citizens OF the state,
connected with the war. viii be in
yited 10 deliver short addresses There
will be patriotic songs and music.
q The BIZ 10 take the place Of that
section OF the present fish law, relative
to the closed season, got black eve in
the first round. However, a motion
for the appointment OF special com
mittee OF i've tonvestigate the subject
was adopted by vote of 80 to "a.
Rep. Browncli'> bill providing for an
asei .gooecutiug attorney for La
.ulv, was placed ON Immediate
passage. and passed unanimously. but
Il bill for a stenographer for the pro-
bate court failed of passage, and was
referred
\ bin authorizing the land commits
siouer To issue "a patent To J. q. Fer
guson and wife wa, passed. also The
one authorizing the governor to send q
representative To Cuba TO bring home
bodies Of soldiers. passed both houses
pho ~. n ;..,,.t. .,.,,,,,ttt.. Io- I..fIoG
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10
Rnf.road RaiIs for Gnn rrotectlon.

The war deParmcut is Working on
new method OF protecting gun en-.
placements IS a substitute for mason
~ and concrete. An experimental en-.
placement is being erected at Fort
Washington with protective shield
of WORKOUT railroad rails. This work
is within range OF some OF the ten-inch
guns which constitute "A part OF the
Potomac river dcfcnses at this point.
y test viii soon be made on the eff
cheney Of this type Of protection
against heavy proicctiles.-Scientifio
American
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10

truckers in the Ann Arbor railway com
panv's warehouse at Frankfort. have
struck Tor an increase of wages from -
TO 20 cents per hour
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10
-rH.fcrx rrrnrfhcn.

For many years the exact buru
place Of James OTIS, one Of the revolu-
tjonary leaders. has been shroudcd in
mystery. 1t has now been discovered
that he was inferred in the old Granary
burial grounds in Boston.-Chicago In.
Ter Comm
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10
Once Only.

PusEalong- This is the second five
yoi've asked me for in a week. That's
pretty quick work, quicker than light
ming.
Thespicus-How do YOU mean?
Observation-Disclosures never strikes
twice in the same place lem Life,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10

Mihcent-WLat possessed you to re
fuse Mr.. Hroadacres?
Emma lie offered me a ring which he
bought from one o. my fathers com.
petitors.-Jewelers WeclisA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10

Al u1r dag, used by The Cuited States
navy are uade al tlc Brooklyn navy
yard. The work is mostly done by wom-
en-. Each dag has 90 stars, Is on each
side.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10
ana "a, ,neIr rcr,.

The KragJorgeusen has many sur
prises in store for the man familiar
with other military forms ON the tar
get range, explained al officer who
had won lis medal for good scores.
The bullet, after il leaves the gun,
begins to ascend, and at the termna-
tion Of its greatest velocity may be
several fest higher than it was ut the
point Of discharge Hence the soldier
faciSg an enemy distant al 500 yards
would have 10 aim at about where his
antagonists feet toucn the ground 10
hit him. The ball, too. having gone its
limit, does not fall TO the ground in the
curve q the old-time bullet, but drops
abruptly. The new tactics require
either the kneeling or lying down attt
tude in firing, bur priucipa ~ prone on
the stomach viii bee the position of tho
ronteudug forces. 1t is an open ques-
ton whether the fatalities will bs
grcater. Notwithstanding the penetrat-
ing force Of the krag-Jorgeusen gun,
than they were II the time Of the earlier
date ride.-N. @. Times Democrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10
Deceive a.

First Moaquito-l-In disguised.
Second Mosquito What's the trou-
bic?
I've wasted ten r4inutcs trying 20
get square meal through n padded
golf stocking.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10

Deputy treasurer Buurer. 81 Wayne
county. has paid the auditor-generai
SaUtoo0. being that county's share OF
the state tax OF IsgS.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10

Jones-Ne've lost our cook.
brown wish you had lost her by
death. She's cooking at Our house
NOW. Y. Truth.
steel TracIs,,nys Tor Honus.
The department OF agriculture is
making further experiments with steel
wagon roads. Gen. Stone, chief OF the
good roads division. bias made arrange
lcnts with Che Cambria IRON company
for rolling specia! steel tracltvays for
wagon roads. In constructing thc new
kind no wood rs used. and thc rails are
without supporting cross ties. The
track consists OF simple. inverted
trough or broad channel foreach Whee.
eacn track resting ON bed OF gravel.
with the two tied together occasionally
20 prevent spreading.
IIslcs Icust on Fresh Paint.
One alerneaH lat. IS tle rlparsLip
Vulcan was warped out of the Charles
ton navy yall dry dock and INA e. fast
to "a wharf. White tlc dock was GIIry
with water % number aI fish cane iu
from ia. harior gathered about the
shoes OF thr Vulcan just below the va-
ter, and gave thcir undivided 'cution
to eating t0e OK paint. naval Off.
GER saii trat fists were eXtravqc4uilv
fond of paint and a4, 70 seemed 10
agree with them. HE t3uof Aas,taie
about the color oi tac an.. ais. uvh
they seem o. have uc. .vr red.
-Doston journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10
NERVOUS DEBILITY,
VITAL WEAKNESS

and Prostration from Over
work or other cause
HUMPING Homeopathic Specific
No 90, in use over yoore, the only
successful remedy.
s1p.r vial or walls and large vial po. de- fer IS
sold by Drurrrts. postpaid rf OF price,
nUmrHREYs' MN. co. Cor William loin -'s.. Sew YoFs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10

SwpuIsi, Steel.

Some remarkable specimens of Swed-
ish steel have been shown in the Stock
holm exhibition. One was ribbon Of
steel, extremely thin, and over 1000
feet long. II was so thin as TO weigh
only 40 pounds. The sample was pro-
duced at the Sandvik works. where a
very large proportion of the paragon
umbrella ribs of the world are pro-
duced. The steel IS so valuable that, in
order to maintain its standard. every
piece is examined, and workmen cut out
any parts that are burned and remove
the last particle &C scale.-Youth's Com
papioDr
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-10
noxine Remedy Against Iocust..

There is Il good deal for the farmer
TO think over in the story received
from Mashonaland. Africa, Of the Elf
cacy of the tOXine remedy against To-
Gusts. One farmer who procured Il
supply OF locust toNine from the gov
eminent says that as inoculated To-
GUSTS died he kept and dried them, and
afterwards, having given the fungus
time to mature, ground them into pow
der. swarm Of iocusts which was
two hours in passing. went into i've
acre mcalie patch. and some of the in
scots were saturated with a solution
from the ground-up powder and set
loose again. In couple OF days the
swarm vas visibiy affected. the To-
Gusts remaining stationary ON the
mealie stall $. \ little later they were
all dead. md the farmer declares that
he has not SINGLE locust ON hi. whole
farm. If she story is true il points
to an eff ct.ve method OF treating IA
long list q farmers pcsts.-St. Louis
Globe Dcptocrat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16
GIVES UP HIS LEAVE.
Lieut. Col. Bfsbee Appointed to Come
mand the Thirteenth Infantry,

Lieut. Col William II. Bisbee of the lst
infantry has been appointed colonel of the
18TH infantry, to fill the vacancy caused by
the retirement of Col. Alfred T. Smith of
the 18th Infantry. A short time ago Col.
Bisbee was granted four months leave of
absence. When notified of his appointment
as colonel of the 18th Infantry, which is
now engaged in active hostiIities in The
philippines, he Immediately telegraphed to
Ad1utant General Corbin relinquishing his
leave OF absence, in order that he might
"1oin his regiment in the presence of The
enemy, and asking when the next trans4
port would start for Manila. The author
ities are very much pleased with the spirit
SHOWN by the new commandant of the 18th
infantry, and say it is characteristic of the
army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16
Pay for Taking spanish Home.

A representative of Ceballos Co., the
firm which contracted for carrying home
the Spanish prisoners from the Philippines,
is in this city, In consultation with Quar-
termaster General Ludington relative to
payment for that service. Claims involving
about a million and half of dollars are
involved. There have been taken home to
Spain about 10000 men. and there are
others yet to DE sent from the Philippines
as soon as their release Is procured from
the Filipinos. No money has been paid
owing to failure to adjust accounts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16
To Honor the French Ambassador.

NJ Cambon, the French ambassador, is
about to receive from the University Of
Harvard the degree of LII. D., in recogni.
ton of the distinguished public services he
performed in the negotiations which re-
stored peace between the United States and
Spain. This IS probably the only instance
in which the ambassador of a foreign
power has received such a distinguished
honor from a leading American university
The ambassador will go to Boston on the
10th. and later will be escorted to Harvard
by Governor Wolcott snd other leading
state officials The comforting of the de-
gree occurs on the 2Sth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16
JAMAICA's COMMISSION ARRIVES.
The Members Confer With Mr.. Tower
at the British Embassy.

The commission sent from Jamaica to this
country to further the commercial relations
of the United States and Jamaica arrived
here last night. The party comprises
Messrs. Bell, Gideon, Farquharson and
Miles. They called at the British embassy
today and had conference with Mr.. Tow
er, the British charge. So far the members
of the delegation are somewhat at sea as
to what is contemplated under the recpro-
cal arrangement proposed to be made Their
only information, according to their own
statements, has been an official cablegram
sent to Jamaica from Washington shortly
before their departure from Jamaica an
nouncing reciprocity negotiations had been
opened, and advising the island to send a
commission to Washington. What conces-
sions the United States will ask of Jamaica
in return for reduced duties on sugar, fruit,
ETC., the commission does not know, though
there are variety of products foodstuffs.
dry goods and the like, to which any reduc
ton in the jamaican tariff might apply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16
The Manila Fight Medals.

The, Navy Department has received the
LOO bronze medals authorized by Congress
for the officers and men who participated in
the battle of Manila Bay. The bureau of
navigation will see to the distribution of
the medals. those for the officers and men
of the Olympia and Raleigh being given 80
them in this country, while those on the
SHIPS still at Manila will be forwarded. The
medals are handsome products of the
jewelers. art, one face showing a has relief
of Admiral Dewey, while the reverse shows
the idealiZed head of the American sailor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16
Virginia Census Supervisors.

The Virginia delegation yesterday agreed
upon the census supervisors for the state
and recommended the following: First, Dr.
Scarborough of Accomac (republican); Sec
ond, - - (democraD; third, -
Snead. Richmond (republicam; fourth, F.
r. Lassiter, Petersburg tdemocraD; fifth,
c. NJ. Hurt, Franklin county (democrat) /:
sixth. c. c. Darlington, Halifax county
(democraO; seventh, John NJ Steck, Win
chester (democraO; eighth, R. r. Campbell,
Warrenton Tepublican); ninth, G.. w.
Blankinship, Lee county (republican);
tenth, R. 7. Hubbard, Buckingham county
republican,. The supervisor for the sec
ond district has not yet been selected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16

A general order issued at the War De-
partment provides that where small num-
Der of troops and few officers are travelling,
the officers may be accommodated in the
tourist sleepers, IL the quartermaster'
department cannot obtain standard sleep
err. This order was made necessary by the
demand of an officer for a Pullman when
only three officers were going with a small
detachment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16

Hattie Simms, aged thirty years, living
at No. 2221 It'll street northwest, was acci-
dentaHy knocked down by car at the
corner of 18th street and Florida avenue
northwest this morning and was painfully
cut about the head After receiving the
attention of DR.. coblentz, the injured wo-
man was removed to her home in the DO
Nee ambulance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16
MEIEN you RIDE YOUR MHEEL

Always shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Foase n
powder for the feet. 1t keeps your feet cool pre,
vents sweating feet. and makes your endurance tes
fold greater. Over million wheel people a -
using Aliens Feot-Ease. They all praise a. II
gives rest and comfort to smarting, hot swollen
aching, feet and a certain cure for tpcnovinS
nails. At all druggists and shoe stores 25c SAM
pie FREE by mail. Address, Allen S. oimsted e
Roy, N. Y. myI3 -sm :,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE

WASHINGTON, D. c., POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Should be read daily as changes may occur at
any time.
FOREIGN MAILS forwarded to the ports of
sailing daily, and the schedule of closings is
ranged the presumption OF their uninterrupted
overland transit. For the week ending June II
the last connecting closes will be made from this
office follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16

FOunU q UOOd HONE.
The boy was born In Frederick county,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-26

Helena. Mon, May 2G.-An attempt
was made ly health officers at MisSoula
to quarantine the through east bound
passenger train on the Northern lariIl :.
The conductor discovered case of
smallpox on board, tn" victim being Il
man who boarded the train at Seattle,
Wash. He wired ahead for the COM
pany's physician ut MiSsouln, and the
health officers, on the arrival of the team.
tried to detaln every person on board.
All the passengers escaped. The con
ductor, two hrakcmcn and the patient
were detained and sent to the pesthousc.
Two coaches were side tracked, and the
train was an hour and a quarter late.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-26
VIII Discuss Ola Fairy Tales.

Chicago. May 2G.-Students of folk
lore from all parts of the world will
gather at the University of Chicago Sat
urday to attend the annual meeting Of
the International Folklore association.
Three sessions will be held. and num-
Ter Of papers will be read and discuss
ed. Nominations for officers of the as
ISOLATION have been made. They are:
DR.. Paul Carus. presidents; Professor
Frederick Starr. Louis J. Block and Il.
ID. Rlatchford. vice presidents; Helen
Wheeler BaSsctt, secretary; Frederick
I. West, treasurer. Vice presidents for
foreign branches have also been named.