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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-13
Men Wept.

The engines arrival was hailed wifi
hysterical cheers. and even men wepi
a- they saw the flreladdies get into &C
ton. The nearest water supply Is 6
creek at considerable distance. bri
'he force OF ten regular firemen from
Detroit was soon doubled and treblet
With eager volunteers laying the hose
Then the battle with the flames
went on, each and all working until
nearly overcome with exhaustion But
as night drew near the flames wee
conquered. and though the breasts u
the villagers heaved a sigh OF relic,
e see the fire al last extlnguished. Il
was sorrowful sight to look over The
tast extent OF waste made so by The
James.
The amount OF Insurance carried y,
those burned out cannot be determined
al this hour but following Is a list OF
those who lost property and the extent
~ their loss:
A. A. Kaps. $4,000; George Hupert
$4,000; William Upton. 10000: !
Messmore. $4,000; S. Crissman. 81 600
Ira Schlussler, s2.500; F. ]. Dusen
berry. $4,000; George Hampton. 81.
COO; T. e. II. ]. la Montalne. 81. 600:
John Ruby. $4,000; Mrs. Samuel De
Kay $4,000; Louis Stead. $4,000: W
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-13

W HVVh WAILED FHEE.
a. \. (FENERs, cOngestions. InlamnuA-
CURES lions. Lung Fever. Milk Fever.
". u. sPHAINs. Lameness. Injuries
CURES rheumatism.
q. &. SORE THROAT. auinsy. Epiloouc.
CURES Distemper.
1 -, y; WORMS. Bots. Grub..
y. =. COUGHS, Colds. Influenza, Innaned
cuihs Lungs, fleuro-PneumOnia.
D. 4. collie, BeIIyache Wind BIowa
CURES Dis rrhes. DYseniery.
G.G. Prevents MISCARRIAGE.
e miM KIDNEY & BLADDER DISORDERS.
IL lsKIN DISEASES. Mango. Eruptiou.
CURES Ulcers, Grease. Fsrcy.
j. N. BAD CONDITION. staring Coat.
CURES indigestion, stomach stsggers.
TIC. each; Stable Case, Ten Specifies, Book, &c a.
At druggists, or sent prepaid receipt OF pg1ce.
Humphreys Medicine Co., Cor. William John
Streets, New York
Sold hY Z al RiYins A ma Nh -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-13
FAIR SITE SELECTED
slightly Acres on Woodward Avenue In
Detroit the Place.
PONTIAC KEEPS FAIR THIS YEAR
Members Of Association Put In Day at
oetrot-seVeraI Prospective sites
inspeeted-one Chosen Cost $4,000
Railroad Connections to Be Mace.

Detroit, Mich, Nav In the ali
og 1905 the Michigan safe fair will be
In full sway in Detrr,t just south of
Palmer park on the vest side OF Wood.
ward avenue, If the present plans "
the State Fair assoo:aC on do not mis-.
carry This fall. for he last time, the
Fair will be held in Pontiac. These
conclusions were arrived at last Night
after a whole days consideration OF
the questions by the board.
While the decisions were reached
with some semblance CT a love feast
on the boards. there v5re little d'f.
ferenees. and the Portisc men could
not disguise the fact that they are
sorry for losing the fsJ permanently
after next fall
Royalty Entertained.
The members were loyaIly enter.
tanned by the local committee and the
banquet speeches gave evidence OF
the treatment received and the kindly
feeling of the guests. Mayor Mavburv
stayed with the party all day, as lid
j! l. Hudson and others. President
Rowland, Secretary Butterheld and
The two gentlemen just mentioned
made neat speeche and then the board
went into executive session. It took
Just one hour 10 wind matters up.
The members swore that they would
make short work OF the discussion ar.
ter three months OF pulling and shov.
Ing. The real estate men hung on 10
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-13

ROCHELLE. GA, Jan. 30, 1907.
Blsck-Drsught STOCK and Poultry
Medicine IL the best ever tried. Our
stock was looking bad when you sent
me the medicine and now they are
getting 90 hne. They are looking 70
per cent. better.
s.P. BRoCKINGToN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-13
HALF TOWN BURNED
Disastrous Fire In Little Village
Of Utica.
Principal Section OF Town Swept by
Flames-Fire Started In Livery
Barn-Appears TO Have Been Set by
Tramp-Detroit Sends Aid.

Utica, Mich, May 9. A most disas
trous fire occurred here Sunday. the
village of Utica being half wiped out
The fire broke out about 10 o'clock
In the morning in the barn belonging
TO the Exchange hotel A stiff sou b
wind famed the blaze until II seemed
t. literally sweep the buildings dowa
before it. Seventeen business places
and ten dwelling houses were burned
before a fire engine, which was teIe.
eraphed for. arrived here from Detroit
by special train
The entire heart Of Utica is gone.
The fire burned seven hours before
II was checked Forty-nins buildings,
including the only bank, one church
and some OF the leading stores, The
Oldest and largest hotel, large storage
houses and the most valuable property
o. the town lie now in a mass OF hot
embers and only thin, wavering rrag.
ment OF brick wall stands as a monu.
ment 10 the devastated district.
Before the inhabitants, many Of
whom were at church, realized what
was going on the central part OF the
town was doomed. The churches
emptied rapidly and men. women and
children began the work OF rescue
salvage and firehghting. Despite the
almost superhuman efforts OF the Utt
cans, the flames spread rapidly, driven
by strong west wind. Conservative
estimates place the loss at 1923. 900.
William Upton, aged 65, one OF the
wealthiest citizens. was badly injured
by a fall from roof OF one OF his
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-13
Grand Trunk R'y System.

All trains except Sunday.
G.. G. ROBINSON. Agent
Owosso, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-13
Farmers Came 10 Help.

Although the population or Utica =
only about 1000, the town housed
many strangers Sunday. and the mum.
Der Of persons fighting the names-the
women being as active as the mems
thought to have amounted TO about
500. The hugo clouds OF smoke which
sooD rolled up from the roaring sea Of
fire acted as an eloquent beacon TO the
farmers in the neighborhood for miles
and soon help from them also came
pouring In.
The story Of the fire Is one OF forty
nine chapters. the attack on each
structure heading each one. a stray
tramp, who was seen around the bar
rooms OF the town, was found by the
proprietor OF the Exchange hote,
asleep In the barn in the rear OF the
hostelry in the morning and was
promptly ordered out II Is claimed
that he refused TO bulge and that one
OF the employees Of the place threw
two buckets Of water over the vaga.
bond. A few minutes after the sud
den bath the tramp was seen e
emerge from the barn and immedi
ntely upon his heels followed a streal
% smoke.
In another instant the whole barn
Tas enveloptd in flames.
From the blazing barn the fire
leaped across TO the hotel and soon the
,arge four-story building. built seventy
five years ago one OF the landmarks
Of this part OF the country. was doom
ed. Bucket brigades were quickly or
ganized. but as II was Sunday the
stores were closed and the proprietor,
could not be located. and considerable
time was lost in procuring ladders
buckets and other FIRE lighting para
Dhernslia
The fire then spread with amazing
peed. meanwhile destroying every
hing in It's path. only two of the forty
line structures being OF brick.
The fire engine arrived from Detroit
ust as the fire reached the first brick
ouse on its roaring journey that II
Y. w Andrews II IS generally
bought tina; his brick house saved
e rest Of the town Time and again
Id the neighborlng houses catch fire
nd as often did the now almost ex
austed Uticans put out the parts o,
he confagration beyond the fatal zor,
heat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-05-13

SD by =. a. Bivins. Alma. MLrn-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08
The Capture Of
Solomon Shandy
BY VIM. HAMILTON OSBORNE.
Copyright. 1904 by VIM Hamilton Osborne

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08

and the exiles wandered on, weary
and homesick. until at last they
reached the banks of pleasant river
flowing through a fertile and uninhab-
tied country. Then the chief, stand
ing by the flowing waters, raised his
hands and cried TO his people Ala
bama." which, in their language,
meant here is rest
Boston was named from the Eng
fish city of the same name, and the
English city got its name from st.
Botulf, or, as he was called later, st.
Botolph
According to the old Anglo-Saxon
chronicles, st. Botolph was a monk
who. in the year 654, founded mon
astery at Ikanho, on the coast of Lin
colnshire. A town grew around the
monastery and came to be known as
Botolphstown, which name, as the
years rolled on, became corrupted in
to Boston.
One story is that the saints name
was not Botolph, but that he was
called that as nickname.
The story says that he used to keep
a light burning in the tower of his
monastery TO guide belated fishermen
into port on dark nights, and this
caused the fishermen to call him St.
Boat-holp, holp being an old form of
the word help,
sterdam, King Charles II was on the
throne of England and his brother was
Duke of York. taking his title from the
city of York in England. So, out of
compliment to the Kings brother, the
captured city was called New York,
signifying that the Prince was Duke Of
two Yorks, one in England and one in
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08

SO it was. And the two brothers
hurried and dragged in the big Sun
dog who belonged to Variable Weather.
and Immediately Variable woke up and
began to vary just as he had done be-
fore he was enchanted.
Luckily the three brothers knew
where the witch kept her magic bliz-
gard ointment with which she had en-
chanted the others. They rushed In
and gave IL to the Sun dog. And
every time he gulped mouthful of 1t
down, another of the Weather broth
ers would awaken from his enchant-
ment.
Then they all hurried out. carrying
May on their shoulders. And even be-
fore they reached the door the whole
world began to smell of fresh earth
and blossoms. The old witch knew at
once that something was wrong. She
rushed in by the rear entrance, and
when she discovered that all the neat
ly enchanted Weather brothers had
disappeared, she hastened TO her magic
closet to get her blizzard ointment to
enchant them over again. But when
she saw that it had been taken, she
knew that everything was ended.
So the old cr0ne flung her arms
above her head, gave a cry and dart
ed into the wood. She lives there yet,
and now and then when she happens
to feel extra strong, folk VIII SILVER
and say, 1T is bitter weather" But
the good Weather brothers and the
Month family are the ones who do the
real business, and the one they love
the most is their beautiful sister May.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08

America.
The city of York. from which the
name of the American metropolis was
derived, was the capital of Britain I'M
der the, Romans who called the place
Eboracum. Serverus and Constantius,
Roman Emperors, died there, and there
the great Constantine, who founded
Constartinople, was proclaimed En-
peror.
The history of York is a most lively
one, full of battles and sieges, OF kings
and emperors. When the Romans
went away from England the I5ritons
soon forgot their civilization and their
language; and the Danes. the Saxons
and other nations which successfully
oVerran what is now Yorkshire, soon
began twisting the name Eboracum
into words which better suited their
rude speech.
i First the termination probably was
dropped and the city became Eborac.
then the "b" went and itf was Eorac.
| the 20" being pronounced as it is in
York to-day.
From Eorac 1t was the most natural
thing in the world to drop the "a" and
we find Eorc; which one cannot pro-
nounce without saying York"
The name California has a most in
teresting history connected with 1t. In
those splendid romances and legends of
| SIltN WHICH CLUSTER around the DOI0
hero, Amadis of Gaul, there is Il story
| of an island called California which
was ruled over by a valiant queen
| named Calafia- The island was peo-
pied by women alone, who were strong
of body and great with courage of
! heart There was no metal other than
gold in the island, and of gold, there
fore, was the armor of the queens
army of women.
This island WINS said IN liz 0at tho
| right hand Of the Indies, near the ter
restrial Paradise"
Queen Calafa had many ships in
which her women sailors cruised
about the Pacific, bringing back much
booty. She was ambitious and desired
to carry her conquests to the main
land, which she did, and this brought
her into contact with Amadis and his
knights. As to their adventures and
great fights, they are all recorded in
the fifth book of that immortal ro-
nance which was put into print few
years before Cortez made his Con-
quest of Mexico.
SO, when the conquering Spaniard
set out to explore the west coast of
Mexico and came upon the peninsula
of Lower California, as it is now
called. he thought it was an island
and concluded that 1t was the one
over which had reigned the brave and
beautiful Queen Calafia. Therefore,
cortez called the place California,
and the name was gradually extended
UP the coast to the state which now
bears il.
1t is interesting to speculate upon
the question whether or not the legend
of Queen Calafa Of California did not
originate in some rumors which may
have reached Europe of the conquests
Of the Empress lingo of Japan, who
invaded Korea in the year 2o1, just as
the Japanese are invading 1t to-day
She was a valiant fighter and led her
own ARMIES.
These are only a few of the geo.
graphical names in the United States,
taken at random, which tell excellent
stories. There are many hundreds of
others that will we'll repay investiga-
tion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08

they are open for a longer time than
that. 1t was not. however, later than
500 p, m. that q well -dressed man pre-
scented TO the cashier of the Lafayette
National Bank check to the order of
James B. Birdsall, signed by McCor-
mick, Hunt & Biddle. The check call
ed for the sum of 1868, just one-tenth
the amount of the larger check. 1t
was Endorsed by James B, Birdsall,
and Mccormick. Hunt & Biddle had
guaranteed the Endorsement on the
back. The cashier gave the check a
flirt on its face, another on it's back,
impaled in on a file, and looked at the
well-dressed man.
How'll YOU have it, Mr.. Birdsall?"
he inquired. Mr.. Birdsall took it any
way; he was not particular. Then he
left the bank.
Ten minutes later the cashier was
called up on the wire. Mccormick,
Hunt & Biddle were at the other end.
Say" they said, there's a big
check, nearly ten thousand. gone as
try. It's Jones & Birdsal's check and
! some other messenger has got it by
mistake. We call you up to stop pay
ment. It's for $3.50 exact. Has it
come in yet?'
1T has not" returned the cashier
II haven't had any big checks of yours
| to-day, though a lot of small ones. Ill
keep my weather eye out for it,
though. Let me know If you get it
back"
SO it was all right. except that it
was all wrong. And that was Mr..
| Shandy's little game, based upon the
carelessness and recklessness and con-
| fidence of the New York business
public. But unfortunately for him. 1t
was just the twenty-first time he had
worked the game. And the next morn
ing the police department suddenly
woke up.
MIR. Shandy made himself unusually
scarce. You can't fool all the people
all the time" he murmured to himself,
as he packed his dress suit case and
| left. About the same time another man
was packing another dress suit case.
The name of this other man was Bone
set Smith. He was the head and front
of the plain clothes force of the New
York police department.
THAT Shandy fellow" said Bone
set Smith unto himself may be a
CRATER. l am a grabher of grafters
and nothing less, by George"
The last bell on the Baltic had been
rung. All were ashore who were going
ashore. Her gang plank was on the
| point of being raised-all were aboard
who were going aboard. All but one
woman, who umbrella in hand. fran
tically waved for passage. She had
come in cab whose horse was lather
ed with foam. She sprang UP the gang
plank, even though its angle was a
dangerous one; and insisted upon pas
sage. There was an instant's parley in
loud tones; and the steamship COM
pany surrendered.
Perhaps the most interesting spec
| tator of all this was a man who
leaned against the rail smoking a ci-
gar and wearing a tourists cap with
pointed peak upon each end. He
waited until the woman had stepped
upon the deck, and then he mingled
quietly with the crowd in the back
ground. This man was booked for
Atkinson. He had been assigned to
statero9m No. 233.
There was one thing peculiar about
| the woman. She had regularly book
ed for passage upon this steamer, and
she had also booked for passage upon
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08

Handkerchief waved; people pulled
and hauled this way and that: every
body rushed toward the narrow gang
blank.
One of the pushers was a woman
with a reticule; a woman who wormad
herself with unfeminne agility through
the crowd AS she did this she saw
eVerything-t captain aloft, the sea-
men who mingled with the crowd. At
knson with his peaked hat, and the
four heavy fellows on the pier below
And ali the time she kept rapidly maxi
ing her way toward that gang plank.
Finally she reached the top; and it
is due to her to say that she. was no
sooner at the top than she was at the
bottom. If the captain or the seamen,
or Mr. Atkinson. or the heavy four,
were there to catch her, it were we'll
for them to be about 1t.
Suddenly there was a hoarse shout.
People turned their heads to look.
The shout was from the woman. For
an instant her head was visible among
the sea of heads: the next instant shs
had disappeared, but the shouts stlll
continued.
And then for a brief instant pande-
monium reigned. The captain was
leaning forward GREATNESS: the sea-
men had suddenly become endowed
with marvellous activity; the heavy
four on the pier became all arms and
legs-and pistols. Women screamed,
men shouted Those behind pushed
forward: those in front pushed back.
But all things must come to an end.
Out of the chaos rose order. out
of the center of this melee rose be-
draggled woman--a woman who had
lost her bonnet; whose dress was all
awry: whose short and grizzled hair
shone red against her face. She rose,
but not alone For, with a mighty
effort she dragged up with her a being
whom she held as in wise; being
who still struggled, but struggled in
vain against the iron muscles or the
woman.
"By George!" exclaimed this wom-
an with an oath, II got you! I've
got you-and at last"
This being whom she held nodded
in acauiscence. you've got me-" he
returned II can feel it in my
bones"
Gentlemen" said the woman, turn
ing to the heavyweights. Scotland
Yarders every one, this gentleman is
Mr. Solomon Shandy of the Borough
of Manhattan. I'm glad to have you
meet him."
And l." added the woman. with a
touch of pride in her voice, Il am
only Boneset Smith of the city of
New York"
Later, on the voyage back. they
talked 1t over--Smith and Shandy and
the captain.
Capt" exclaimed Shandy. raising
manacled hand to light a cigar, Il
thought I had it all fixed with you to
do this--this lady up"
The captain smiled. You might
have fooled me-" answered he. but
| for one peculiar fact"
| And that" asked Solomon Shan
| dy.
The captain nodded. II guess. he
answered. that I've known old Bone
set Smith for a quarter of century
| at least"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08

The brakes have always shown a
love OF the sea. Nearly all of Sir
Francis brothers were sailors, and the
first Englishman to sail up and explore
the st. Lawrence was Capt. George
Drake.
Robert Drake was one of the emf
grant ancestors, and John Drake was
a member of the Council of Plymouth,
one of the original companies estab-
lished in 1906 for setting New Eng
land. He came over on 1880.
Thomas Drake, born in Devon
shire, England, in 1885, came to the
New World about the middle of the
century and settled in Massachusetts,.
The frequency with which the name
Drake appears in Colonial land deeds
and war records shows that the fam
lily took active part in the affairs
of their respective towns
In the Massachusetts, State ar
chives in Boston, are preserved the
original muster rolls of companies
raised in Massachusetts for service in
the Revolution. From these rolls 1t
appears that many members of this
family took part. 1t was represented
at the Lexington Alarm" April 10.
ITS, by the eighteen minute men,"
and seventeen men are on the Coast
Roll" for service at Bunker Hill.
-Four names of Drake are on the
Ticonderoga Rolls.
Abraham Drake who served as cap
tain of horse in the French War, and
was at the Battle of Lexington, at
tended several councils called by
Washington.
The Drake arms are alike, al
though the crests vary. This similar
ity proves the common origin of the
family, and the extreme simplicity
of the arms shows great an
tiquity. The arms are a wivern-an-
other name for dragon--displayed
gules, shield, argent. Crest, a dexter
arm erect, coupled at the elbow. bear
ing a battle axe, sable. Motto,
"Aquila non captat muscas." IAN eagle
does not attempt to catch flies" This
has been the motto of every branch
of the family. Other crests are
reindeer's head couped and a two
headed eagle
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-08

think of herr"
The captain gasped. WHAT" he
exclaimed "the old party who was
so discussed
so cussed late at starting? No-thun-
der no? She amt a mann"
IF she isn't" returned the other
man, "I'll eat my hat and I'll eat yours
for dessert" He leaned forward. I'm
tell YOU" he went on, I'm special on
this case There may be some other
of our people aboard who are round
ing this chap up also. But l want to
nail him myself and no mistake. And
want little help. I'll tell you later
what he's done. But when we pull
into dock, if you and some of your
best men could sort of hand on TO
the old lady and knock her about, and
hold her back, while l could run down
and get the Scotland Yarders in
line, why, I'd be much obliged"
The captain nodded. IN do any
thing in reason" he replied, ito bring
"a chap like that to book. Tell
me all about him; and tell me
just what you would like to have me
do"
.
During the latter half of the voy-
age excitement was intense. The cap