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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-03-10

Senator Mason of Illinois enjoys the
unique distinction of having been one
of the most aggressive in bringing on the
war with Spain, and one of the most VIC.
lent in opposing its logical results. Kan
sas City Journal.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-03-10
Taken Hold.

We can wake up from sleep and find
that soreness and stiffness have taken
hold of us. We can use st. Jacobs Oil
and go to sleep and wake up and find
ourselves completely cured.
Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-03-10
Enlarged Prostate Cured.
The Bane of Old Age No Longer
To Be Dreaded.
A Man Eighty-two Years of Age Cured
In Dixie. Ark.

One of the oldest and best known men in
Perry County has the satisfaction of ENJOYING
perfect health after suffering for more than
fifteen years with chronic prostate enlarge.
ment and inflammation, and will cheerfully
tell anyone how he was cured
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26

Mrs. Schuyler and her daughter, Mrs J.
G.. Eastwood, of Washington, u. :, /
rived Friday night for protracted visit
with Mrs. S : sister, Mrs. Cass Curtis.
Miss NJ. A. Cromwell was called TO Stan
ton last Friday to attend the funeral of
Judge Fem, whom many will remember as
having tried the waters at the Park last
fall
Rev. j. A. McCireaham was compelled
to postpone his proposed lecture on the
Advent exodus to Jerusalem for one week
as he was not able to collect all the mater
ial he wished to.
The old soldiers will fall in at the G.. A.
r. hall at | o'clock p. M sharp, and march
to the new school building, where, under
Officer OF the Day Col. l.. SAVERS, they
will march to the cemetery where the SER
vices will be carried out as published.
There will be a reunion of the Sd Mich
igan Cavalry at Owosso, June 18th, 1898.
The Michigan Passenger Association has
granted one and one-third fare for the
round trip. 1t may be the last one ever
held 10y the regiment. Turn out, old boys.
Headquarters at the New National Hotel.
NJ. +. Heath and w. A. Lcet, OF Ithaca,
were in the city Tuesday trying to work up
some interest in an electric line between
the two places. Ithaca has been dead APP
parently, To the benefits OF an electric line
since first the project was talked and its a
most hopeful sign now that any OF its citi-
zens are willing to drive eight miles to dis
Gus, the matter, The wisest course for
Ithaca will be to bend its energies to secur-
ing the Lansing-St. Louis road
The fifth dray load OF advertising matter
since April first, was taken to the postofliCe
from lerington, college, last Tuesday
The school is growing in popu-
larity and strength every year, as is shown
by the following figures; The calls for
catalogues during the past month of April,
forty-six, against nine for the
'diii' IA mn lt'A N'li' anu Ibl dIN lbI TIC
corresponding month OF two year, ago 4
certain per cent OF those who write for cat
alogueN are sure to attend which fact
points to a large school next year
Tuesday morning Aldermen IIughe, and
Barrcm and Street Commissioner Gliding,
went to Mcco,ta to examine the qu,lity OF
gravel found there They returned the
came night. having satisfied themselves that
it is what is needed for our streets, The
material can be laid down at the -. G. L..
u W. yard in this city for 90 cent, a cubic
yard and i; is estimated that it can be put
ON the street, for 10 cents more. Ii so it is
ccrta inly the cheapest way out OF the diff
Guilty. The city needs, however, to have
more than gravel; it must have, before
solid roads are secured, a road roller weigh
ing from ten to twelve ton. The grader
and roller are necessary to put the bed in
shape to receive its stone covering. BY all
means lets have gravel for our roads. bit
Jets have the machinery with which to use
it to the best advantage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26
The Foreigner Knows


The testimony of foreigners as to the
efficacy Protection is promoting the
industrial growth and material Prosper
ity of the United States is peculiarly
interesting at time when the home
eEemies of the American policy are urg.
ing its abandonment. In a Consular
report recently transmitted to the State
Department Mr.. Louis Stern, United
States Commercial Agent at Bam berg
Germany. says:
The Commission of Emigration, at
Bremen, stated in his report to the
German Government that the strong
tendency of emigration toward the
United States, in spite of immigration
having been rendered more difficult
there, finds an explanation IN the fact
that American industry has so largely
developed in consequence of the Dingley
Tariff Moreover, the Commissioner
says that many German manufacturers.
IN order to save the customs duties.
have established branches in the United
States, and there by promoted the emf
grafton of artisans from Germany to
the United States.
No one knows better than the foreign
er the important results growing out of
the wise Tariff laws of the United States.
Ii is the foreigner who sees his trade
slipping away because of the greatly
increased use of American products in
America and the consequent decrease of
the use of foreign products in this
country. This domestic Free-T Trader
may be never so ignorant, or so unwill-
ing to acknowledge the existence, OF
these paramount facts of Protection.
Not so the foreigner. He knows.-Am.
Economist.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26

given with some little ceremony at the
closing exercises. 1t marks "A mile
store. 1t is an incentive. 1t encour-
ages the winners. 1t stimulates others.
the county commissioner who does not
make much OF he eight grade gradua-
ton exercises makes IA mistake. Let
the diploma mean something. Don't
let shoddy work pass muster. 1t is a
thousand times better for pupil to
take another year and do the work
well.-Modcrator
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26
ALLoPATHIv PROSPERITY
1t Comes ia Large Doses and Is Subs an
tial and Enduring.


tial and Enduring.
The populist papers have been telling
us that the signs of prosperity are illus
Dry; that our good times are only artiti.
cial-manipulated by Mark Hanna for
political effect; that there is nothing sub
stantial about them-merely industrial
bubbles which will burst in little while
if silver is not artificially enhanced in
value by legislative fiat. The Populist
papers find no gladness in their hearts
over the improved and improving con-
dition Of wage earners. 1t is gall and
NORWOOD to their lacerated pride to
have all their calamity predictions re-
pudiated and beleed by the triumphal
progress of the people toward happiness
and contentment. The Popullst papers
can be joyful only when the people are
miserable
Yesterdays dispatches to The Jour
nal brought the cheerful tdings that
the wage earners Of Cleveland, to the
number Of nearly 1000 aud embracing
all branches of work. had been given ad.
vances of wages running from 3 per
cent. mp to % per cent; thai the iron
workers of Reading Pa, had received
an increase of from 10 10 per cent;
that the wOrkingmen II Birmingham,
Ais, had been granted, without solicita-
ton from them. an increase of from 10
to 20 per cent, and that more than l5,-
600 miners and steel workers are bene-
fitted by this advance. From Spring field,
Ohio, comes the report that | 300 en-
ployees of big industry will get 10 per
cent more wages.
If they do not verify and fulfill the
predictions made 10y the Republicans and
sound money men in 1896, those pre-
pictionS can never be verified and fu-
filed. II they do no. give the lie To Br\-
anism, and double discount ca'qmjty-
wailing Populism,they are utterly invcr.
acious. Aud If they do not turn the
shafts of satire aud ridicule from Mark
Hanna to his calumniators there Is no
conscience in tins coutry. The Jour
nal" finds Joy and gladhcss and hope in
these reports. They augur enduring
thrift and prosperity for the people.
When the people are prosparou, aud
coutented the public credit Is secure -
journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26
ST. LOUIS.
To the Public.

|
Whereas many public Inquiries hav,
been made, as to why the y. V. L.
organization. does not unite with the
q. A. X. post in the public exercises on
Memorial day; and whereas the public
are uniformed, AS to said matter. there.
fore, Frank Rowley Command No. &C
u. V. L. OF ST. Louis Department OF
Michigan, at its special meeting held
May goth 1899, to make arrangements
for decorating comrades graves on
Memorial day,appointed a committee to
answer said question and inform the
public as to facts in SAID matter.
Your committee in discharging its
duties beg leave to report, the follow
ing facts: First the Union Veteran
Union was organized at Washington ID.
G. in 1856, and its membership was to
include only battlefield soldiers, and
it has at the present time State Depart
ment commands in forty-two states.
The organization is governed by IA
Ritual and by laws of the Order, which
requires Commands to make quarterly
and annual reports 20 headquarters
among which is the manner in which
Memorial day has been observed etc
Second, for two or three years. the said
Command and the Grand Army Post of
St Louis Mich, united in the public
exercises on Memorial day, but Tor some
three years last past the c. A X. post
OF ST. LOus has assumed To be the head
and front and rear guard of said public
exercises and have taken special pains
to ignore the L. V. L, organization, by
merely giving "A general invitation to
AL old soldiers To join with them in
said exercises, and not to JOIN with
them as an organization; and vet the
fact is the L. V Us. can muster more
men in rank and file en- such an occa-
sion than said &. a. X. Post. Third,
the l. Y. |. Command would have been
glad To join in The public exercises on
Memorial day, had they received an
invitation to do SO.
GILBERT HALL, CHAIN
Co,, Newell LEONARD, Sec.
|. b. CANFIELD.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26
A Good Suggestion

1t would not be bad plan for the
city and village schools to give their
eight grade pupils the examination that
the rural eight graders are required to
Jake. The questions are sent out bv
Fthe State Department of Public Instruc-
ton. The questions may not cover e1-
actly the work of your course as they
are based on the State Manual for Dis
trlct School. The rural course of study
though, is very excellent one, and il
may be an incentive to your school to
wrestle with the questions. Get in
touch with your county school COM
missioner Let him grade the papers
of your pupils, or at least inspect them,
and if your pupils pass, give them the
common school diploma It's pretty
memento; IL admits the holder TO the
Agricultural College. 1t bears the
signature of the teacher, the county
commissioner. the director, and the
State Superintendent. 1t has a fine
fac-simile of the great seal of the State.
and many a pupil feels Justly proud of
having carr ii Che diplomas be
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26

Mrs. l.. A. thompson is very i'll with
peritonitis.
Mrs..C. w. Althouse is visiting friends
in the city
r. j. Fraker and wife OF Ithaca were in
the city Monday.
S. w. Tinker, Of Alma, did business in
1t. Louis Tuesday.
James Wheeler OF Detroit made a flying
business visit to this city Friday.
Mrs. DIR. Brooks, OF Saginaw, visited in
st. Louis and Alma over Sunday.
Misses Ingraham and Osborne, Of the
college, visited Alma Tuesday forenoon.
Harry II. johnson left Sunday morning
for Ada, o., where he goes to enter the
school Of pharmacy.
Rev. J a. McGreaham will lecture to
the college students next Wednesday even
ing on Inspiration"
The w. II. G. will meet at their hall
Sunday afternoon, May %, at 1870 to at
tend Memorial services held at the VI. +.
church at 2:30.
The ladies of the w. r. G. will meet at
the high school building Tuesday morning,
May 30, at o'clock, to prepare flowers for
decoration. 1t is earnestly requested that
parents, teachers and school children will
bring flowers and help to arrange them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26
GILBERT HALL. Chain.
-, Newell LEONARD, See.
|. b. CANFIELD.
ID. .. CUFF.
BAPTIST CHURCH.

The T.. \. p /. Bible Class will meet a
the Baptist church next Friday night at s
O'Clock
Lesson Daniel, WIFI.
V. IA Bel.hezzar's impous feast.
% The king perplexcd at the hand
writing
1916 Daniel brought before the king.
l1-23 Reproyes the king.
21-29 lnlerpretS the writing.
3O-3l Babylon taken
| VI OF Daniel in the den of lions.
Is His promotion.
40 Conspiracy against him through
envy
10 Ills fidelity in religion.
lbs He is cast into the den and pre-.
served
q Punishment OF his enemies
DPS Decree Of Darius.
VIII. Vision of four beasts.
! I First beast Il lion Babylonian en-
pire
) Second beast "a bear Medo-Persian
empire
6 Third beast a leopard Grecian en-
pire
rs Fourth beast, Roman empire.
9-14 Gods kindom.
l5-2S Interpretation OF the vision.
VIII. Visions of the ram and he goat.
OF the ram, Persia, Darius.
5-S OF the he goat, Greece, Alexander
the Great.
GA OF the little horn.
ID 20 Interpretation of the ram.
2l-22 OF the rough goat.
1927 OF the king of fierce countenance.
List of Unclaimed Letters to May 21, 90
Mrs. Lizzie Gleason.
Mrs. John Hall.
Mrs. Myrta Lee.
Miss Bell Leigh.
Mrs. Libbe Martin.
Miss Blanche Mitchell.
Mrs. Ii. G.. Stark.
Jno. Miller.
Samuel Morford.
When calling for the above please
say advertised.
A. X. WHEELER, p. NJ.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26

Albany, May 22.-Gov. Roosevet's
message TO the state legislature, which
meets in extraordinary session this
evening, gives his views upon improve
menJS to the Ford franchise taxation
bill, and suggests lines of improve
mcnt. Concerning the equity of the
proposal to tax corporations, the gov
eminent viii say:
AT present the farmers, the marke,
gardeners and the mechanics and
tradesmen having small holdings are
paying an improper and excessive por-
tion of the general taxes, while at the
same time many of the efforts to rem
edy this state of affairs, notably in the
direction of the taxing securities, are
not only unwise, but inefficient and
often serve to put premium on dis
honesty.
There is evident injustice in the
light taxation of corporations. have
not the slightest sympathy with the
cutlery against corporations rs such or
against prosperous men of business
10 drive out of "A community the men
of means and the men who take the
lead in business would probably entail,
as one of its first results, the starvation
of considerable portion OF the re-
mainder of the population.
But while freely admit all this,
yet it remains true that corporation
which derives its power from the state,
should pay to to the state a just per-
centage of its earnings as return for
the privileges it enjoys. This should
be especially true for the franchises be-
slowed upon gas companies, street
railroads and the like"
Relative to the proposition to place
the determination of the tax in the |
hands of the state board, the governor
says:
81 deem 1t wise that the power of
laying and assessing the tax on fran
chises should be left with the state
not the local authorities,
this being in my view desirable both
for the sake of providing against dis
honest favoritism or of discrimination
against corporations by the local au-
thorities, and also for the sake of
equity as between the fran
chises in different localities
The governor believes he can count
upon the help of the corporations IN
seeing the bill put into proper form,
instead of, as heretofore, count upon
the opposition of some among them
20 any and every scheme for making
hem pay their just share of taxation.
The message, as drafted. calls for the i
enactment of the law to take effect
October /, 1899, but it is understood I
hat when the governor returns to AL
'any tonight, he will change it to read :
January | 1900, in conformity with
he latest bill drawn. h
1t is learned on good authority that
he Ford bill Incorporated IN the pro- s
'osed new bill, is to be changed so that
he bill will read that special franchises G
hall be taxed as well as local, the
GOVERNOR believing that under the f
ERIN local franchises, some corpora S,
ions might technically escape the tax.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26
PIONEER PICNIC
Gratiot Pioneers Will have a grand time
at Ithaca Wednesday, June 2l, 1899

Gratiot Pioneers VIII have grand time
at Ithaca Wednesday June 21, 1899.
The annual meeting Of the Pioneers OF
Gratiot county is always an interesting oc
casion, but this year it is proposed to MAKE
it more interesting than ever before. II
will be held in Winton's grove at Ithaca.
June 81, 1899. June is the pleasantest
month in the year for picnics and Winton's
grove is one of the pleasantest places in the
county for such gatherings. An excellent
program is being prepared by the committee,
first class speakers are expected from abroad
and no pains will be spared to make this
one of the most delightful occasion OF the
year. Those who have never attended one
Of these picnics do not know how much
they miss. Pioneer jokes and stories,
pleasures and hardships, struggles and tri-
umphs, the stern battle with nature, the
victory over forest and swamp, malaria and
poverty, the story OF the starving time, the
raisngs. the huskings, the loggings
free handed hospitality of pioneer days
who can forget them? What aged check
does not glow with the vigor of returning
youth when he recalls the experiences of
those days? What boyish heart does not
throb with manly pride as he thinks that
his parents or grandparents were among
those who subdued the wilderness and made
it to blossom as a rose. Remember that
this is basket picnic. 1t is picnic for
everybody, old and young, far and near.
Come with your baskets, come with them
iul of good things to eat. Come with a
heart full OF good cheer Come with your
children and your grandchildren. Come
with your uncles and your cousins by the
dozens and your aunts and enjoy good
old fashioned picnic in the woods Watch
for the program later and further announce
ments of the meeting.
w. ". CoMsTocK.
Executive Committee w. l.. WINToN.
j. n. MCCALL.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26
The Best Cough Remedy on Earth.

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a cold in p hours if taken in time
and does not stop cough in one
minute by paralyzing the throat,
but it cures the disease and leaves
the throat and lungs healthy and
strong. IS and so cts.
For sale by sHARRAR e. MULHOLLAND
Successors TO b 3. Webb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-26
Consumption Cure Warmers White
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remedy on earth, cures cold in one
day if taken in time. IS and 5octs.
For Sale by SHARRAR a uULHOLLAND
successors TO - : Webb
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
BOLTON FALLS DAM SAFE.

Waterbury, April ll-Most of the reports
about the unsafe condition of the Bottom
Fails Dam are erroneous. Exact measure
ments show that the dam has settled 1na
inches and bugei down stream 15l2 inches.
Authorities or dam building state that
this does not in the least impair the sta
hility Of the structure. 1t is quite often
the case for large dams 10 settle out of
shape especially when constructed la tho
winter, and this case did not surprise tho
contractors. There are at the present time
many hundred tons of ice pushing IN tho
dam without any visible effect. Those
who ought to know state without hesita-
ton that the dam is there to stay and in
a few weeks the town will be illuminat ed
by electric lights.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
JURlST DEA
Justice stephen j. Field (RetireD Sue
cumbs to the Eff cts to Kidney TroubIel

Washington, April 9.-Justlce Stephen j.
Field of the United States Supreme Court,
retired, dlcd at his home I'm Capitol Hin
in this city at $50 o'clock this evening of
kidney complications. About his. bedside
Were his wife ond her sister, Mrs. j. Con-
dit Smith, VI Justice David j. Brewer,
his nephew, Mn Edgerton, of California,
Mr., Linton, his private secretary, the Rev.
Edward Nj. Mol, rector of the Church
OF the Advent, ana the family servants.
lie had been unconscious since Saturday
morning and death came paiulcssly. Ever
since Justice Fields retirement from the
Supreme Court bench on December /, 1891
lie had enjoyed comparatively good health
and beng relieved from tn responsibilities
which he had borne for so many years he
became more cheerful than formerly and
seemed TO enjoy the society of his friends
and acqualntapces moro than eyer before.
All during the winter when weather was
fair ii was his custom to take daily drives
about the city or through the gro 5 Of
the soldiers home and q always med
refreshed.
ii longer ride than usual in an open car
rlage ana contracted severe cold which
rapidly developed the kidney troubles
from which he had suffered though but
slightly for some time The disease read
lily yielded to treatment and on Thursday
last he sat UP for time and seemed quite
himself again but on Saturday morning a
Change for the worse took place and about
noon he lost consciousness. From that
he sank rapidly and expired at $50 O'Clock.