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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

Tho recent success of the British arms
over the Mahdisls in the Soudan demon
strates that even fanaticiSm cannot stand
against drill and discipline. But in EARL
er days. it is easy to understand why the
Arabs swept all before them. An ingen-
ouS tenet Of Mohammed taught his fol
lowers that the hour and minute and ste
ond OF death were fully ordained There
fore the believing soldiers self-regardless
Iighiing was for while nvincIble. Con-
fucious Zoroaster, Buddha, Brahma, Mo-
hammed-each of these re at religious
thinkers now has his follower, beneath
the far.tlung flag of the United States.
1t is. consequently the ohighest political
wisdom TO understand what each of our
new wards believes. The February num-
Der Of The Cosmopolitan will contain the
first chapter Of "The Founding OF an En-
pire by John Brisben Walker. The first
part gives a bird's-eye view Of Mobammed
and his religion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
Tough on Quail.

Hunters report that the recent Sc
we're weather has been death TO the
game birds, particularly the quail
This bird is more easily affected by
cold weather than any other game
bird. The quail have been increasing
very fast for the past few years, but
the cold weather has killed them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
Wants q Separation.

The attorneys of Kalamazoo and
Berrien counties are working unitedly
TO get bill through this legislature
to separate those counties from Van
Buren, and Cass and make Berrien and
Kalamazoo judicial circuits by them
selves. The business of either county
is sufficiently large enough TO war
rant il.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
s5th Michigan Ordered Mustered Out.

The war department has issued an
order to the effect that the 35th Michi-
gan and all other volunteer regiments
be mustered out of service. The mus
tering out of the 35th regiment will
take place at the present camp grounds
in Georgia.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
GA 9 TT OF "A.
Bears the H1hs Kind You Have Nxays 8ough
s's. "a &XZIzu
North Wheeler.

Richard Barry was in town Monday.
Elder Allen was calling on friends in
this place Monday.
Arlan Stone is getting ready to build a
large barn in the spring.
Joseph Taylor. Sr., has been quite sick
nearly all winter, and does not seem 10
improve much.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
DOINOS OF CONGRESS.

The naval appropriation bill finally
passed the house, after four days of
acrimonious debate, most of which was
spent upon the question of rehabilitat-
ing the naval academy at Annapolis,
in accordance with the scheme inau.
gurated by the appropriation of half
million in the last naval bill and the
proposition TO increase the maximum
price to be paid for arnor plate TO S54s
per ton, existing law limiting it To s40o.
Upon both propositions the naval com
mittee suffered signal defeats. The
amendment To build "A great armor
plant was ruled out upon "A point of
order, after rancorous debate. III
which the price TO be paid for armor
was cut down from S545. the price
which the committee insisted was be-
ing paid for the new krupp armor. to
S445. and proviso was also added pre-
GLIDING the government from paying
more than was paid by any other for
eign government for similar armor A
motion to recommit the bill was lost.
and when the question on the amend
ment was put it was carried with n
rousing cheer.
The house has passed the army and
fertilization bills. The former carried
about $79, 900, 900 and the latter approx
imately 81, 700. 900. The final confer
ence report upon the Indian appropria-
ton bill was also adopted. The only
amendment of Importance attached TO
the army bill was one giving two
months extra pay 10 enlisted men in the
regular army who served beyond the
limits of the United States during the
war with Spain. and one months eX-
ira pay to those who served in the
United States.
After "A contest that will be memoir
able in the history Of the senate, the
compromise army reorganization bill
was passed. Mr.. German, of Mary
land. insisted that his amendment,
providing that the army should not be
increased permanently or beyond July
!, 1901. be Incorporated in the meas
ure. A warm debate followed, but
the amendment In slightly modi fed
form was finally accepted.
The largest pine land deal made in
years has been consumated at Chip
pewa Falls, Wis. +. Weyerhauser sold
to Messrs. Street. Chattield Il Keep. of
Chicago, and TO Rittenhouse Il En-
brec, also of Chicago, tract of land in
Ashland and Bayfield, counties. on
which it is estimated there is 20O,-
900, 600 feet of pine. The price paid
was 81 900, 900.
Senator Burrows has introduced a
new bill to provide for women nurses
in army hospitals. His former bill for
this purpose did not meet the approval
of the war department, but this one
bears the Endorsement of that depart
ment and has its warm support.
The senate passed the river and har-
Dor bill by vote of 80 TO 3. A sharp
contest arose over the Nicaragua canal
bill amendment, but on a point of
order it went along with the rest.
The senate has confirmed the follow
ing appointments: To be engineers in
the navy, Ernest +. Goodrich, of Mich
igan, Leonard NJ. Cox. of Kentucky,
Alfred c. Lewerenz, of Michigan.
The President has sent TO the senate
the nomination of VIM. X. Day, of
Ohio to be L. 5. circuit judge for the
sixth judicial circuit.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

Except sunday.
Daily.
Eastbound Connection s-s57 IN train mas
parlor car to Detroit. Extra charge, IS cents.
Pullman parlor car Detroit TO Toronto, connect
ing with sleeper for the east and New York
Through coach from Detroit TO New York
Connects with G. & G.. T. division at Durand for
Chicago and Port Huron and with c., S. a. NJ. di.
vision for Saginaw and Bay City.
5:5'p IN train has parlor car TO Detroit. Extra
charge rs cents and Pullman sleeping car De
troit to Toronto. Suspension Bridge Buffalo,
and New York $50 p. IT. connects at Durand
with Fast train for the East and Canada and
for Chicago.
Westbound 1910 a H. train has
parlor car TO Grand Rapids. Extra charge
rs cents.
7:25 p. m. train has parlor car to Grand Rapids
connects with steamer for Milwaukee.
4. n. HuGHKs BEN FLKrcHKR.
A. u. +. A, rrav. Pass. Agt-
Chicago. Ill. Detroit MicA
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

81 owe my whole life to Burdock Blood
Ritters Scroiulous sores covered my body.
| seemed beyond cure. b b. b. has made
me perfectly well woman" Mrs. Chas
Hutton, Bervlle Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

"A dose in time saves lives DR.. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup; natures remedy for
coughs, colds, pulmonary diseases of every
sort.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
nETROIT NOV. II, 1898.
GRAND RAPIDS d WESTERN r !

GEO. DBHAvKN, Genl. Pass'r Agent.
Grand Rapids, Mich
W. o. TAYLOR, Agent. s.. Louis.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

A household nece ,sity-Dr. Thomas Ec-
lectric Oil. Heals burns, cuts, wounds of
any sort; cures sore throat, Group, catarrh,
asthma never fails.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
Dreyfus VIII Not Talk.

A Paris cable says: Advices from
Cayenne state that the steamer ST.
German has arrived with the list of
questions that the court of cessation
desired Capt. Dreyfus to answer When
the prisoner received the questions he
refused TO write or dictate answers or
r~ply in any way until he should be
talxen back to Paris.
Pittsburg capitalists have formed d
company and let contracts for the first
SO miles of short rail route from the
lakes TO the seaboard
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
TIME TABLE

& MUSHROOM R'Y
Lv ASHLEY for Detroit
at 1910 p. m.
Gle 50 connections ara
made Ut Owosso Junct'n
with al trains OF D., e.
II. & NJ. R'y.
Ben. FLETCHER, II. p. A
Detroit, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

Hoods pills cure liver Ills the non irritating and
only csthaItie to take with Hoods SarsaparillA.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

TOLEDO. SAGINAW
Leave Ashley.
500 a. IN. for Muskegon
45) p. III. for Muskegon
JSo. W. LORD,
Traffic Manager,
Detroit
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03
Grand Irulh rs system

TOLEDO SAGINAW = MUSK Con DIV.
IN effect NOV. Is, 1878.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-03-03

DETROIT X MILWAUKEE, DIV.
Arrival anc Departure OF Trans at Owosso Jet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23
FOREIGN.

Latest advices from Samoa state
that anarchy prevails there.
Hydraulic mining on a large scale is
to be tried in the Klondike.
Hugh Ryan of Toronto, Ont, died
of angina pectoris, aged 81 years.
A large number of additional steam
ship wrecks on the British coast are
reported.
Heavy gales are sweeping the
British coast, causing shipwrecks and
loss Of life.
Prince Napoleon Charles Bonaparte,
head of the elder branch Of that
family, died in Rome.
The conditional resignation of the
Hungarian cabinet was presented to
Emperor Francis Joseph.
President Zelaya has issued decree
declaring the republic of Nicaragua
to be in state Of siege.
Baron Karl de Merck and Francis G
Barring, prominent society men, were
granted divorces in London.
| Right Honorable Sir JOSEPH
William Chitty, a lord justice of the
court of appeals, is dead at London
aged Il.
Archduke John of Austria, ALA!
John Ortiz, is reported to be living OF
farm in the Argentine Republic will
his morganatic wife.
The situation caused by the Nicara
qua revolution is becoming more criti
cal, and the gunboat Marinetta ha
been ordered to Bluefields.
William Turnour Thomas Poulett
the organ grinder who is claiming tn,
Poulett earldom in England, says b.
has received offers Of aid from Ameri
cans.
General MERCER admitted to tn
court of cessation that, as minister 70
war, he communicated secret docu
ments to the Dreyfus court martha
without the knowledge of Dreyfus O
his counsel.
A special cablegram from Rom
states that Bishop Alexander Chris
tie, of Vancouver, has been trans
ferred to the see of Oregon, to succeed
Archbishop w. H. Gross, who died il
Baltimore last November.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23
WASHINGTON. Feh 17-In the SENATE.

Washington, Feb lin the senate.
the military academy appropriation
bill passed without debate, and the
naval personnel bill was taken up. The
Dill, however, was not pressed, and af-
ter the bill enabling soldiers who
served in the Spanish war. who had
previously been pensioners, to again
obtain pension had been re-consid-
cred, amended and passed Mr.. Hawlev
trep., Conn., chairman of the mill
rary affairs committee, reported to the
senate the army reorganization bill.
He said the committee was evenly
divided so that an agreement had been
reached to report two measures, one
by each division of the commIt,ee.
When the peace treaty ratification had
been legislated, he said, the situation
would be serious, as the existing law
gave the president no alternative but
| required him to discharge the vol
unteers from service and reduce the
regular army from about $4,000 to 81
| 600 men. Mr.. Cockrell (dem., Mo-
| presented a written statement in the
nature of minority report. The
bill he proposed provided that the
volunteer force now in the service be
mustered out; that the act of April
26, 1898, be continued in full force till
July l, 1901; and that the president
| be authorized to enroll a military
force of $4,000 men in the islands Of
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines
these troops to be oficered as the
president may direct, restricted in SER
vice to their respective islands and
not to be considered part of the per-
manent military establishment Such
an act, Mr.. Cockrell said, could con-
tinue the military establishment at
about $4,000 men and in addition
would afford the president an ad-
ditional force of $4,000 men from the
various islands.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23
SIR WILLIAM JENNINGS.
Anecdotes of the Late Noted Physician
to Queen Victoria.

The late Sir William Jennings used
to wear at his watchchain gold
guinea piece which bore a pleasant
little history. One day he found
among the patients in his consulting
room a humble carpenter. On remark
ing to the man that his disease had,
through neglect of treatment, made
great progress, he received the fol-
lowing reply:
Il have been waiting to see you for
three years, sir
why, my MANI" queried the ply
stefan, couldn't you afford to come
sooner?"
"Oh, yes, answered the carpen-
ter, but | could not get gold guinea
piece anywhere, and l heard that you
would take nothing else
Sir William used to wear that
guinea on his chain. But, though he
completely cured the patient in the
course of eight months, he never took
another fee from the poor fellow, who
tried so hard to find that guinea piece,
and who had waited so patiently to
consult MIN.
One of Sir Williams warmest ad-
mirers was the late John Brown, for
so many years the gillie and personal
body servant of the queen. John alb
solutely declined to be professionally
attended by anybody except Sir Will
lam, explaining that he had no faith
whatsoever in the other royal physi
clans. Indeed, they tell a story at.
court in England of how on one occa-
sion old Sir William was summoned
post haste from London to the south
of Europe, where the queen was So
journing at the time, in order to pre-
scribe for very bad attack of in
digestion which had Frustrated the
surly cantankerous though honest
and devoted, body servant Of the
queen.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23
ATHLETES MAKE POOR SOLDIERS

An odd fact developed 10y the cam
paign Of the list is this, at least il
seems to be established, that, given
equal hardships, men in fine athletic
training suffer more than men in ordi-
nary condition. Statistics show, in
this regiment, that the runners, the
jumpers, the crack bicycle riders, and
the record men generally were reader
fever victims than their comrades, and
gave out sooner in the emergencies
Of the battlefield. There was Sergeant
Meeks, a long -distance runner, and
Hub Smith, a bicycle rider, and Sic
bold, Splinter and hurdler, and Phi
vate Meeks, another bicycle rider, and
Divanne, runner, and so Oh through
a long list. Almost without exception
these fine athletes fell into illness or
utter collapse with the first hard strain
put upon them. They made worse fe-
yer cases and dysentery cases than the
others, and it appeared to nurses and
doctors as beyond question that the
thorough physical training which
these men had completed just before
the war, in anticipation of the spring
athletic games, was a serious impair
ment Of their powers for resisting dis
ease. It is worthy of note, also, that
most of these athletes INDUCED neither
in drink nor tobacco-Cleveland Moi
felt in Leslie's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
PEACE AFFAIRS.

President Mckinley signed the peace
treaty.
The Spanish government, it is an
nounced, has decided not to sell the
Caroline islands.
1t is stated that the Filipinos must
lay down their arms before they can
deal with General Otis.
There was a lulI in the fighting at
Manila. Many Filipinos have taken
to the jungles, where they will con-
tinue to fight.
Aguinaldo is said to be collecting his
forces near Polo, Luzon. General Otis
estimates that the Filipino leader has
10000 men.
Servants in Havana are declining to
work, saying that it is unnecessary be-
cause the United States government
will feed them.
Whitelaw Reid urged the retention
of the Philippines, and declared
against statehood or citizenship for the
peoples in our new possessions.
General Ernst finds that beef re-
ceived recently at Havana is much bet
ter than the previous shipments.
About 2 per cent. of 100000 ratiOns was
Admiral Dewey, in an interview, says
that were the Filipinos an ordinary
people he would say the backbone OF
their opposition was crushed, but with
this race you can never tell"
The Cuban officers who were to take
part in the burial of General Garcia
in Havana became offended as a. re
suit of a question of precedence, and
the burial took place without thei1
presence.
United States forces, under Brigadiel
General Miller, captured IIoilo, capita
of the Island of Panay and seat Of the
so-called government of the VisayaS
federation, last Saturday, after bonn
bardment.
Details of the capture of Iloilo state
that the entire Chinese and Filipino
quarters of the city were destroyed by
the fire said to have been started by
the F'ilipinos, American troops now
Occupy the defenses there.
The report of the war Investigating
commission, which was presented tc
President Mckinley last week, has
been made public. 1t denies all o.
General Miles statements in regard tt
the beef supplied to the army,
Secretary Long sent to the senate
statement explaining why Admira
Sampson had been advanced over AID
miral Schley. He criticises sharply
the conduct Of the latter in the wa
with Spain and charges him with ''un
steadiness in purpose" and disobedi
ence of orders.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23
A LA MANY OTHERS.

The ''incomprehensible" style of
drawing-room ballads is, or ought to
be, says Punch, an important factor in
our civilization. 1t is a convenient
vehicle for melody, and has the vir-
tue of soothing the listener by vague
glow of impressiveness to which it is
impossible to attach any meaning
Unfortunately, the effect is often
marked by lapse into conference, which
raise an irritating desire to know
what it is all about" and then the
soothing effect is lost. This is a
mistake and l have done my utmost to
write song which shall be strictly
ncomprehensible, and therefore, of
superlatiye value to the nation at
large.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23

practically suspended in ali sections Of
the city. Funerals announced to take
place had in many instances to be post
poned. Much suffering is reported
and many appeals for help made. The
storm extended from Florida to Maine
ana vest t. the Allegheny mountains
ema ckabiy low temperatures and
heavy snow are reported in the south.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23
DOMESTIC.

Chicago May wheat, 2$4@72Bc.
Mrs. Rhoda Lovelace, aged SO, died
at Youngstown, Ind.
The Keokuk & Western railway was
absorbed by the Burlington.
The National Council of Women
opens its meeting in Washington.
Lieut. Edwin A. Harting of South
Dakota was drowned at Manila.
Laurence e. Myers, the amateur
sprinter, died at New York, aged Al.
Coal prices have been advanced from
25 to 35 cents ton at New York.
Slight earthquakes occurred in
North Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio.
The steamer Bulgaria is thought to
have been lost at sea, with 116 people.
John S. Jelly, a pioneer of 10 Daviess
county, died in Galena, H., aged S5
years.
David Keyt, an old and wealthy con-
tractor of Rockford, H., died aged 70
years.
Congressman Barrows of Massachu-
congress.
The United States and Canadian
commission is said to be on the verge
of collapse.
Cincinnati clothing firms were
burned out, with a loss OF half a mill
ion dollars.
Throngs of visitors in New Orleans
enjoyed the annual carnival. 1t was
a great success.
A chemical trust, with $4,000, 900
capital, has been incorporated at AL
bany, N. Y.
Commander Frederick Booth-Tuck4r
of the salvation army is seriously sick
at New York.
Fire destroyed the machine shops at
the Brooklyn navy YARD, entailing d
loss of $1,5OO,OOO.
Gen. Alger called on Miss Helen
Gould to thank her in person for her
war relief work
Richard Mansfield is sick, and was
unable to appear as Cyrano de Ber-
gerac at Boston.
Senator-elect Beveridge of Indiana
delivered an address in Philadelphia in
favor of expansion.
Henry Jones, better known as Cav
endish, the whist expert and author.
IS dead at New York.
A large machine shop in the Brook
lyn navy yard was burned, causing
million dollar loss.
Mrs. Fannie Humphreys Gaffney of
New York was elected president of the
National Council of Women.
Edward Simeon Hayden, inventor of
che Hayden process of electrolysis for
separating precious metals from cop
per, is dead at New York, aged At.
Two of the five university of Wis
consin students charged with rioting
were convicted and fined.
A rich mine owner in Montana was
Killed by man of whose sister he had
mace derogatory remarks.
Sewer Forcier, 100 years of age and
the pioneer settler of northern Wiscon-
sin, died at Chippewa Falls.
Former confederates now living in
Boston are organizing a veterans as
ISOLATION for social purposes.
Rev. Henry M. Field has resigned as
editor of the Presbyterian Evange-
list on account of advanced age.
the cruiser Charleston was stationed
OIL the coast within an estimated eight
mile range of Aguinaldo's capital.
The State Insane Asylum at Yank-
ton, 5. D., was destroyed by fire and
seventeen of the inmates persisted.
dozen men and several women
were injured in a factional fight at
Diamond Bluff, Wis. Some NAV die
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23

81 was injured, ma'am, by the burst
ing of magazine" said the wayworr
tourist, who was eating a cold lunch
con in the kitchen.
'In the warp"
mo, ma'am," he answered. "In
New York city. The silent partner re-
fused to put up for it any longer
Chicago Record.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-23

The marchioness of Donegal has
gone to the poorhouse. Had she been
a marquis she could have traded her
title for fortune, but her sex would
be barrier to any such profitable
transaction, even if she were not en-
numbered with a Observation-Disclosures
City World