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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Too Big n Name for n Recruit.

An army officer has a bit Of a story
TO tell which throws a sidelight on
the ways of recruiting officers. In
his command during the Cuban cam
paign was a private who came every
day to ask for letters. Joseph Murphy
was his name on the roll, but the tang
of his tongue did not suggest even re-
motely the Emerald Isle. Day after
day, and no letter came. Murphy's
face grew longer, his query more path
etic every time he appeared
mo letter" said the officer one morn
ing. mo letter for you. There's only
one addressed too, me see--to Clio
vanni Paladini CastellazZia-or some
thing like that. None for you"
Murphys face beamed with delight.
"That-a-one for me-" he said. MY
name lika that. | go to the recruiting
office. / am wanting 70 fight. Officer
says, What your name? | say, Clio
vanni Paladini Castellazzia' and he
say, oh, hellauam, that no name for
you. You not fight with name. You
fight with gun. All that name trip
you up. You be Joseph Murphy l
be Joseph Murphy now, and that is
my letter"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
CONHaD Department.
, Devoted 70 the interests of
Alma College.

The track base ballteams have new
maroon caps
-Four Sunday schools are now being
carried on 10y the students
Or Bruske preached in the Trumbull
Ave. Presbyterian church III Detroit
Sunday.
Miss Jennie Smith of Saginaw visited
her sister, Miss l. Smith, here Monday
and Tuesday
The track team is in fine form and
will undoubtedly make fine showing III
the coming week.
Mis-. Watrous of Caro- visited her
daughter, Miss Florence Watrous, at the
Ladies Dormitory last week.
Mr.. Louis Perez, the new student
here, was taken into the Adelphlc Liter.
AIRY Society Monday evening
There will be game at Mt. Pleasant
between the Alma College nine and the
Nt. Pleasant Indians on Saturday.
Chas. Wills, the crack Sterling" rider
of Bay City, has begun to train for the
coming week between Mt. Pleasant and
Alma Colleges.
Frank McCabe of Bay City and Maur-
ice Grigsby of Mccormick Seminary, two
Of the graduates of '9S, ere here this
week visiting the college
Prof. Clisbe Will deliver lecture TO
the Literary societies on "Savonarola"
III the College Chapel next Monday
evening under the auspices of the Alpha
Theta.
All the male members Of the old tennis
clubs have been seen going towards the
campus at daybreak for several weel Q
past with shovels and hoes. and now in
consequence have their several courts in
excellent condition.
new tennis club has been formed
and will have court near the Ladies
DoImitory. The members are Louis
Bagley, Pres, Essie Hooper, Sec, and
Treas; Misses Ester Bruske, May Trum.
pour, Luella Rogers, Milton Bene,
dict, John Schwaderer and Walter Caple.
There will be rally of the two Sun
day chools conducted at the Ely
aud Gerber schoolh buses and superin-
tended by W. 5. Miller and f. j. Mar
TIN cn Sunday next. The schools have
been very successful during the past
year, last Sunday 90 were present at the
Gerber and about 30 at the Ely. The
rally sunday afternoon will begin at
? 80 p, III. local in the Gerber school
house. Addresses will be dellve red by
Rev. w. X. Spencer, Prof. Mitchell and
Prof j. W. Ewing. Miss Sherman and
Miss Spencer will furnish Instrumental
music and Miss Patterson will sing some
of the sweet Gospel Hymns"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Tho story of Ponce.

Ponce is an old story to-day. In its
history is a fairy tale which has the
merit of being true. In the years
when time went slower page lounged
through the leisurcs of Ferdinand 5
court. He was young impudent and
abominably good-loOking. \ princess
smiled and beckoned. That was enough.
There and then he was sent TO another
world, TO better one, TO the tropics
which Columbus had founded. lie
landed at BOriquen. assisted with easy
gallantry in eliminating the natives,
assisted also in gathering the gold
which they left.
Meanwhile Boriqucn had been chris
tened Porto kco. mcidcntly the y" 20
had grown ola. Whether he "aorattnd
his princess is problemciic. That he
missed his good l"toks is clear. In an
euort 70 recover them he took a trip.
IlH Story Of FL Dorado had not yet
been told. But anooLer story, equally
if not more seductive. was current
then. 1t was TO ,-e effect that some
where near by were the fountains OF
eternal youth. In search of these
waters he sailed. The land which he
reached was so rich in flowers that he
called it Florida. But Of the waters
not a trace.
And yet, may 1t not be that the
legend Of them typified fame. For il
was that which he did find. His name
was Ponce do Leon and it was he who
founded Ponce.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
MY Expe rience in 81 and 90.

In the spring of % | planted an ex
perimental J acre pot for the Ayr Col
lege. 1t was Z very dry season and
from the time they got about the size of
mans finger up TO IA heavy storm we
had about Sept. LIST those beets didn't
tops lay wilted night and day. | also
had more on my hands than | could at
tend 10 ar the correct time for thinning
those beets and couldn't hire any one
and they were not thinned rs directed
Al that time | was. as many are now,
lacking in practical knowledge and
didn't know il was great damage to
the beets not e. be thinned at the correct
time nor did find ont until last season
between thinning and harvest time, and
II tell you how | became thoroughly
satisfied it was an injury to them when
not done as soon or before they got the
fourth leaf
Last summer had a small piece join
ing my hen park and l went at them
one day to thin them and had some done
when my wife said she would do that
and give them TO the hens as they liked
them. OF course | was willing and in
the fall those had thinned were all right
and as she kept on the outside rows al
ways they were like stairs down TO next
to nothing in the middle and the cause
and result were so plain a blind man
could almost see il.
Now profit by others, experience and
do not let your beets get stunted by fail
ure to thin them at the right time. Our
instructions say do it at such time but
they do not say it must be done then. If
you want to prove this try it OH very
small scale, as did last season.
About the beets of ~, they grew after
Sept. lst, so they got large enough to
harvest but they were to- small for any
kind Of profit even il the average size
gave nine tons to the acre and the suga r
per cent. more than 10 | called them a
failure, also last seasons crop which
was for feed also.
j. +. THIsSELL.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Firemen Elect Officers

Last Tuesday evening the Alma FIRE
DepaI tment held the annual election OF
officers for the ensuing year with the
following results:
Presidential. b King
Vice Presidential. w. Moore
secretary-Pearl Fuller
Assistant Secretary. f. Sartor, Jr.
Treasurer-Dewitt Vought.
Chief Flshbeck announced his APP
pointments as follows: LIST Assistant
Chief. Carts Brown End Assistant Chief,
L II. Hayt.
Hose 60. No. l reelected h. W.
Moore as foreman and Hose Go NO.
reelected J. f. Sartor, Jr as foreman
Dewitt vought and w. II. Moore Will
attend the animal meeting of the state
Firemen's Association in Grand Rapids
next week as delegates from the depart
IN mt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
GRAND OPENING LAKE ERIE
PARK & CASINO.

On Sunday May 2lst occurs the open
ing Of Toledo's Sea Side Resort Lake
Erie Park 81 Casino. Excursionists will
be delighted with the many improve
ments made since last season and the
magnificent programme arranged for
the opening day will DE treat long to
be remembered. The Ann Arbor r. r..
will run special excursion leaving AL
ma at 6:3S a. IN. for which tickets will
be sold at 81 IS for the round trip. Re.
turning train will leave Toledo at 80
p. IN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
SLAVES IN ANCIENT GREECE.
Men OF Culture and Education Were Often
Found Amongst Them.


The ordinary price for slave was
from $40 10 $50. Abundant supply
kept the price low. Society was built
on slavery. Slaves, or as in Sparata
and Crete, serfs attached TO the soil,
were the farm laborers; in manufac-
tories they took the place of modern
machinery; they were a form Of in
vestment, being often rented out in
gangs, as for work in the mines large
numbers were used, too, for domestic
service, seven being an average num-
Der for an ordinary house. Corinth is
said TO have had 100000 slaves, Aegina
100000, and q census Of the year Il. G..
showed 100000 in Attica. These fig
ures have sometimes been doubled,
but other known facts go to confirm
them. Most of the slaves apparently
came from outside Greece. as from
Lydia, Syria, Bithynia, Thrace and
Illyria, but there We're also among
them Italians, Egyptians and Jews.
The supply from outside was main
tanned by the slave traders, who OBJ
tanned them either in barter or by
robbery along the coasts of the Aegean
and the EuXine. The slave market
was a feature of every city agora,
and especially OF the temple fairs
Captives in war were, like the rest Of
the booty, treated as merchandise
They were disposed Of chiefly by the
professional traders and sold mostly
abroad. Thus men Of culture and cdu-
cation often appeared in the condition
of slaves. Employed rs teachers,
readers, secretaries, musicians, they
often served the purpose OF spreading
the knowledge of art, manners ana
life among other peoples, ana aided in
mixing the soils and forwarding the
interest of cosmopoltanism.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
A Wonderful shawl

A wonderful shawl is possessed by
the duchess of northumberland. 1t
once belonged to Charles y of France
and was made entirely from the fur of
Persian cats Although the shawl is
eight feet square, it is of such fine
texture that it can be compressed into
an ordinary coffee cup.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12

After using 10 cent trial size Of Ely's
Cream Balm you will be sure to buy the
so cent size. Cream Balm has no equal
in curing catarrh and cold in head. Ask
your druggist for it or send 10 cents to
us,
ELY BROS, SO Warren ST, y. Y. City
suffered from catarrh three years; il
got so bad could not work; used two
bottles of Ely's Cream Balm and am en-
tirely we'll; would not be without it. go
A. c. Clarke, 34T Shawmut Ave. Boston
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Trnnsnnrenf SInna.
Assessor

has been presented to French cathe-
dral. The stone is nephite found in
Shorthand so beautifully transparent
that when placed as ii is it catches
the suns rays and reflects them into
the interior of the cathedral.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Carefnlly Considered.

What" inquired the psychological
student, "do you regard as the chief
end of MANI"
Well" answered Mr.. Blykins "it
depends on what you want the man
for. If you want him to do brain
work it's his head, and If you want
him TO run errands it's his feet"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
such n Brute.

Wife of His Shirt Bosom-Are these
your new collars.
Husband-Yes, dearest.
w. II. :. b. lin tone of grieved
astonishmenU-But these are 16's and
| wear 14's; and those last neckties
you bought didn't match single
gown I've got
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
THE BARoMETRIC FROG.
OF Germany

The barometer frog Is able to
prophesy because he is sensitive to
barometric pressure. When the atmos-
phere Is clear he climbs up above the
water and suns himself on the topmost
round of the ladder. He quickly
notices any changes. and when the
barometer changes slips back again to
the lower rounds Of the ladder.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Niagara's Channel

The truth of the adage about con-
slant dripping wearing away a stone
Is strikingly illustrated In the fact that
the Niagara River has In 10000 years
cut a channel 200 feet deep, 1000 feet
wide and seven miles long, through
solid rock
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
A Grenf Wnsfe.

A lecturer OH the wastefulness of
American housekeepers estimates that
100000 families could be FED with the
food daily thrown away by hotels.
restaurants and large private estab-
lishments in New York alone. The
cause Is said to be the abundance Of
food and the bad cookery in America.
III the figures be correct. New York is
a big field for domestic science mis-
sionarias.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
BOARD of Review Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Review for the Village of Alma will
be in session in the council room in
Firemen's Hall on Friday and Saturday
May 10 and ~, for the purpose of re.
viewing all taxes assessed in the village
for the ensuing year.
Y. NJ. WILSON,
Assessor.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12

Seven out of every 10000 inhabitants
Of the United States are deaf and
dumb. The afiliction Is much less COM
mon among the negroes than among
the whites,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
A Daughter of Eve.

Mother-Why didn't you scream
when he kissed you?
The Girl-His mustache was in the
way. and when it was all over ! saw
that screaming wouldn't better the
situation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Notice.

All peasons indebted to the former
firm of Dean u Hollenbeck are requested
to call at the furniture store Of Dean IL
DeYoung and settle the same as soon as
possible. l047-tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Largest Room.

The largest room in the world is
at st. Petersburg. 1t is $40 feet Pong
by 80 in breath. 1t has been used for
military displays, and a whole bat
talon can completely manoeuvre in
IL
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Thi. Frog q Weather Prophet.

Here Is a frog which is said to fore
tell changes In the weather more accu-
rately than the Weather Bureau.
The little reptile is kept in high jar
filled with water and a ladder.
This wise little animal is a native
of Germany
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
ACard.

We. the undersigned. do hereby agree
70 refund the money on 80 cent bottle
Of Grccne's Warranted Syrup OF Tar u
IL fails 20 cure your congh or cold. W.
also gparantoe a 25. cent bottle 20 Prov
satisfactory OF money refunded.
BIvINs Il RHODES
a ma, Mich.
FRED HUDSON,
toao.6mo Riverdale, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
For Sale

One good horse for sale, weight about
eleven hundred. Inquire at this office.
l04S-tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Long-Lived Birds

Among birds the swan lives To he
the Oldest. in extreme cases reaching
300 years: the falcon has been known
to live over 1G2 years.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12

Africa has very nearly 700 lang
uages. and this fact presents great
difficulties to missionary effort.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Cuban Tobacco.

Before the war Cuba contributed
about one-twelfth of all the tobacco
used in the world.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
The unirsrsiir Of Calm.

1000 students. more than attend any
other two universities in the world
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
For Sale.

Farm of 40 acres for sale. One mile
from corporation line of Alma Inquire
at this office. l04S-tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12

}. r. Losey.
Win Wilson
+. + pollasky.
L. II. Hayt two.
Mrs. j. f. Lathrop.
J. l.. Miller 81 Son.
Q. f. Pettyjohn * Co.
Sharrar d Mulholland.
"Jenness Miller Shoe Go
Vermeulens Department Store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-05-12
Our Advertisers.
j. +. THIssELL.

The following is list of our adver is
ers who have new ads. in this weeks
issue
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-06

BIL1oUSNESS DIZZINESS, MAUI
SEA. HEADACHE. are relieved by small
doses of Carriers Little Liver- PiQs.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-06
A HEALTHY BOON.
Worcester offices Sent Many Men to
the Army Yesterday.

The recruiting service in this city
10 recruits were mustered into the ser
vice of the. United States, and will do
their share of subduing the pugnacious
insurgents in the far east. Capt. John
c. Gresham was at the regular army
recruiting station yesterday and mus
tered in six men for duty in the Forty
third regiment of volunteers stationed
at Fort Ethan Allen, VT. He has
stopped recruiting for the Forty sixth
regiment, which has been recruited to
its full strength, and will undoubtedly
be sent to the Philippines in the near
future.
Capt. Gresham said that he had heard
nothing as yet from his application to
be sent back to his regiment, but anti
cipates orders to report at Havana in
the near future, where his troop is at
present stationed. In preparation for
his departure he has instructed Sergt.
Gerber to make out complete list of
the recruits who have been sworn in
the service since he has had Charge Of
the office
In speaking of the recruiting service
after the last 10 regiments had been re-
cruited to their full strength, Capt.
Gresham said that the recruiting SER
would require large number of men
to keep the enormous army supplied
with recruits to take the place of those
who have left the service The Mil
bury office did not pan out as we'll as
Capt Gresham hoped, and he will send
Sergt. Gerber to Westboro, where re-
cruits are liable to be more plentiful.
Capt. Patstone has been sent to his
regiment and the Office at Woonsocket
t. hk.fr 40 4<riC tod lNfTf fT1rir1 ~.
Lieut. Burke's work in Clinton comes up
to the expectation of the captain, and
he will remain there for some time.
With the orders to discontinue to re-
cruit for the Forty sixth comes an order
saying that all efforts be concentrated
in getting recruits for the Forty-frst,
,gFprty second Forty third, Forty-sev
y4Ath, Forty-eighth and Forty ninth
Y regiments, with especial efforts being
made for the Forty third. The recruits
mustered in at the office yesterday are:
Joseph Noel Of Grosvenor street, Asa
Puff of North Grafton, Aubrey D.
Gorkum of Dummer, N. H.; Fred c.
Y Walker Of 81 Belmont street, Adolphus
.Bissonett Of North Brookfield, Fred j.
Rondeau of North Brookfield and John
a.; w. iStone of North Brookfield
: THE North Brookfleld delegation does
not leave for Fort Ethan Allen until
Monday. Walker, who has served in
Battery B, OF the Second artillery, left
last evening for Jefferson barracks,
where the Thirty eighth regiment is
being recruited Noel, Puff and Cor
KUN also left last evening for Fort
Ethan Allen, where they will be as
signed to the Forty-third regiment.
Lieut.. M e. Morris mustered in the
following at his station on Front street:
Peter Lassarm of Linwood, Mass; VIII
Z 1ga,r1 n RiahaYdaoD Of this pifv Martin
u. Tierney of Boston and George w
!. Gordon Of Fitchburg The two former
left last evening for Fort Ethan Allen,
and the other two go this evening.
Sergt Edward f. Larkin at the ma
rine recruiting Office yesterday rejected
four men who wished to enlist in the
marine corps.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-06
A PASTOR CALLED.
Rev. Andrew Camp
bell Will Come to
Webster Soon.
VOTE WAS NEARLY UNANIMOUS.
Has Officiated in Deerfeld
and Midway in
the Past.
VOTE WAS NEARLY UNANIMOUS.

Webster, Oct 5.--James L. Barnes,
the well-known paper hanger, has Sc
cured the contract to paint and deco
rate three brick blocks owned by Isaac
H. Easterbrooks of Dudley. and one of
the wealthiest residents in this section.
Two of the buildings are situated near
the state house in Boston, and the other
! is in South Boston.
At meeting of the members of the
congregational Church Society, held
last night, 1t was voted to engage Rev.
Andrew Campbell Of Deerfield as per-
manent pastor The vote of the society
was 81 to g. Mr.. Campbell comes high
~ recommended. He comes from
Deerfield, but Of late has been substi-
tuting in Midway. While the regular
pastor of that parish is in England on a
years vacation. Rev. Henry A. Blake,
the former pastor of the church, has
been engaged for year at the First
congregational church in Spencer.
Rehearsals by the St Louis Dramatic
Club for the production of "Finnegan' S
Fortune" which will be produced at a
fair of the st. Roches Church in OK
ford, Wednesday night, Oct. Is, are
progressing finely, and the play will be
a big success The fair starts Oct q.
P. F. Whalen Is the director of the
play. The cast is as followsa Larry
.Finnegan, James McGeary; Mrs. Fin
/ negan, Miss Kate M Sherlock; Count
De Morney, Francis Kelly; Lady Han
ma Lovejoy, Miss Nellie M Hederman
Rafferty,, p F. Whalen; Patrick, John
j.. Breen; Katy, Miss Maggie Glare;
Dutch Jake, Henry J. King. A re-
hearSal was held tonight
Mrs. E., D. Clemans spent the day
with Miss Abbie Bates at the lake.
Deputy Sheriff Maurice P. Glare, as
sisted by Samuel Marsh took Frank
Moorehouse to the hospital in Foxboro
this morning for few months of treat
ment. Frank has suffered a slight
shock and had to be supported to the
station from the house,
Harris Gleason has the distinction of
having picked the largest pear ever
plucked from a tree in this section of
the state. The pear was a Sheldon. 1t
was weighed as half a pound by Ham
mond Shumway, this morning, and
then given to Town Treasurer Oscar
Shumway.
The st. John Guild basket ball team
of Worcester will meet the Webster
team in Music hall on Saturday even
ing.
of Charles Wallace and a number of
others, considerable damage would
have been done last night by a fire that
started near his cider mill and spread
over the wood lots for some 10 acres
doing much damage The men worked
till midnight before they could subdue
the flames. About 500 worth of cord
wood was destroyed.
At a regular meeting of the United
Workmen, tonight, it was voted to at
tend the funerals of John A. Haskell
and Oswald Fritzscher, late members
Of the society, in body, on Friday and
Saturday afternoons, respectively.
Louis Elsner, who was severely in
jured in the runaway that occurred
yesterday forenoon, and in which Mr.
Ftitzscher was killed, is still confined
to the bed under the care Of Dr. G.
Fred Hart. 1t will be several days be-
fore lie can resume work.
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
KILLED 90 INSURGENTS. 8
Filipinos Engage IN a Brush with Amer

,F11lpinOs Engage In q Brush With amer
lean Troops. - Es
MANILA, March The rebels have
been concentrating in the vicinity Of
the reservoir. During the day a patrol
of Company g, Second Oregon vo1un.
teers, was taken IN ambush. Two men
were wounded, but the Oregonians held.
their ground until heavy fire from the
remainder Of the company assisted by
two companies Of the First Nebraska
regiment fanked the enemy, killing 80
and wounding several more. Two bat
talions of the Twentieth regular in
fantry have reinforced General Hale's
brigade.
All the native huts have been de-
stroyed at Mariquina, and the country
there is pretty we'll cleared, but the
rebels werereturning in small bodies at
sundown.
Apparently they have secured a new
supply Of smokeless ammunition re-
Gently as there has been 9 noticeable
difference during the last few days:
The Princeton union., 1899-03-09
HAVE NO PRiso oNERs.
General Otis Dsniesa Story Or the Hons


General Otis Deniessa : Story of the Hong
S Kong ,Junts.
w WAsH1NeToN, March g. The follow
ing dispatch has been received BY Sec.
5retary 81 War Alger from General Otis
IN answer to Secretary Alger's inquiry
respecting the mum nber of d American
prisoners held by the sinsurge gents:
Manila, March $ Secretary of War,
Washingt on; Insurgents have not
taken nor do they hold q single prisoner
Of war. They have three soldiers Ia Ma
slolos, picked up 81 January, who with
out permission went among Them near
.Cavite and Caloocan. am looking
after them and providing money. Have
captured over 1000 -insurg rent soldiers
since Feb. 4, and hold the majority as
prisoners Of war. Detrime entail reports
which reach the United States manu-
factuled mostly ia Hong Kong Troops
here ia splendid condi dition. =