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Dared spaniards to Combat.

The affair in Cardenas harbor fol-
lowed a series of astonishing captures
of Spanish ships-of armed and un-
armed merchant ships. and 1t also fol-
lowed series of daring attempts to
engage the naval vessels of the Span
fish government In do-and-die fights.
For whenever Spanish gunboat or
cruiser showed herself in public that
is TO say, whenever she showed her
smokestacks and hull to an American
fighting ship. small or big. effectively
or crudely armed. she was promptly
invited to test her powers Some
times these challenges were ludicrous,
for a converted small yacht would
openly advance on a large gunboat
possessed of ten times greater equip
ment, run up her flag proudly, fire
her barking siX-pounders and rush
ahead and give every sign Of wishing
TO engage in mortal conflict for the
eternal glory of one side or the other.
The situation was frequently like the
street situation wherein a small boy
protrudes his head argumentatively
and defies a man to knock chip off
his shoulder. For instance, three days
before the conflict in Cardenas har-
Dor the gunboat Winslow, with Lieut..
Bernadou in command and Ensign
Worth Bagley in the position OF execu-
tive officer, rushed toward three we'll
equipped Spanish gunboats Just out
side of Cardenas, intent on sinking
every one Of them. The Winslow the
oretically was no match for three
larger craft, but the spirit of daring
and of contempt for the enemy was in
the air.
The battle OF Cardenas took place
because three Spanish gunboats used
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out. Davie could not pull his oroth'
from the mud and water, so he cal \
ly sat down by the edge of the strea1
took hold of his brothers clothing a1
remained holding him all through Y
long night in drenching Storm
At daylight he had succeeded IN "
ting his brother out of the stream y
the little fellow was so cold from
naming in the water he could ne'ln'
walk nor talk. When the elder Oroil
er returned with assistance the cnp
had become unconscious from DIS y
perience and was with diihculV
suscitated. Efforts are being maue
prevent the child's taking diphlhe'I
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Tested in Face of Death.
Bagley rushed to the rail and cried
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New York Ensign Bagley, one of
the heroes of the sea fight Of Car
denas harbor, Is dead, the Spanish
war is history, but the other hero
of that conflict of shells with shells
and Americans with Spaniards and
smoke powder with smokeless powder
is still living, Capt. Frank Fl. New
comb. native of Boston, the COM
mander of the Hudson, the only hero
OF the Spanish war who received a
gold medal from congress. He was
Lieut.. Newcomb six years ago, and
now he is Capt. Newcomb, the super
visor of anchorages anS the purchas-
ing officer at the port of New York.
Some day the histories will refer
to the sea fight of Cardenas harbor
on the afternoon of May IL, 1898 as
a typical brave, rash exploit of the
American seaman. They will men
tion Bagleys name in sonorous para
graphs. Lieut.. Bernadou's name in
other sonorous paragraphs. and they
also will tell of how Lieut.. Newcomb,
commanding officer of the eX-revenue
cutter Hudson, wooden boat, ran in
under destructive masked batteries.
threw line to the disabled Winslow,
remained there in the zone of fire for
30 minutes. and finally brought away
the Spaniard's prize in triumph.
Then they will comment profusely
on this peculiarly American contempt
for shot and she'll and they will hold
up to the constant attention of flu
ture generations the example of the
deeds of that afternoon. And In their
summary OF the heroes of the war
they will mention the names of
Dewey. Schley, Sampson, Hobson,
Newcomb. Bagley. Roosevelt, Funs-
ton-all these names and others they
will mention to the everlasting glory
OF America in wartime
Everybody remembers Newcomb
when you revive his name in the pub
lie print Before the war he was an
obscure revenue officer, so far as the
great mass of citizens went But. ON
the morning of May 12, 1898, the ex-
cited readers of the exploits in Car.
denas harbor, the mourners, with the
mother of Ensign Bagley, Democrats
and Republicans, imperialists and
anti-imperialists-t country knew
the name of Lieut. Frank H. New
comb.
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Uncle Davis" as the old colors]
man was familiarly called at the c,1
itol, was one of the most esteemed
the janitor force. Before the civil va
he was a slave in the south. At vickI
burg he escaped and joined the upiol
army, serving with honor throughoI
the rest OF the war. He was ops i
the laborers employed in building M
present capitol. On its completion \
was sppointed janitor and has hal
his position ever since. He was a,
signed to the new capitol as jaDltd
of the state treasury office on reoue,
of State Treasurer ]. H. Block. Dayi
was 70 years of age.
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Two and Two.

Wife-What happy-looklns Ia ,na
those two are! / wonder no"
they've been married. ...vS
Husband-Oh, | should say %
only engaged.-Cassell's Journa'
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and stated that the girl had on NV
than one occasion threatened sau,
he had never regarded her threa'
serious.
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out to Newcomb to heave line. An
officer of the Hudson ran forward
with line and beloved:
Don't miss it,"
Bagley laughed and waved his hand
cheerlly.
Let her come!" yelled the boy.
IT'S getting too hot here for comfort
Eventually the task was apparent
ly completed. The Hudson started
ahead. her men looking back calmly
at the screaming town of Cardenas.
Thirty seconds later the hawser
snapped The Winslow swung around
and her men flung another hawser Oh
board the Winslow Far rearward the
Wilmington was steaming to and fro,
firing shell after shell into the town,
acting after the manner of an infuri-
ated animal
Through Storm of Shells.
The second hawser from the Hud-
son was a fiye-inch one. They at
tached it to the pilot house under a
rain of ammunition. Then the Hud-
son began to move forward again.
She continued to move forward, firing
her siX-pounders as rapidly as the
men could load them. These gun
ners were swearing at their slowness
and the commander kept urging them
to work harder. He strobe up and
down the deck, dividing his attention
among these gunners and the Span
iards and the hawser His quarter.
master walked beside him, praying un-
consciously that the rope would not
part like its predecessor. They stood
out boldly on the deck of the little
revenue cutter, entirely unmindful of
the spat. spat, spat OF the bullets and
the screaming of the shells.
1t was absolutely necessary for the
little Hudson to get the remains of
: the Winslow and her dead out of the
zone of fire. Half dozen times the
Hudson was struck by shells, so that
she also began to resemble a dere-
'ict. But she kept steaming ahead
/ through the treacherous shoals, over
possible locations for mines, now
/ scraping coral reef. now dragging
I the Winslow OFF an unseen shallow
place, but always belching forth flame
and smoke from her siX-pounders and
always leaving the masked batteries
/ farther and farther behind until al
last the nearest geyser was yards and
yards rearward.
And then the officers yelled to the
men on board the Winslow ant
learned of the death of Ensign Bag
/ ley and of four other deaths. 81
! great was the rage on the Hudson
that every member of her crew want
ed to have the boat turned around ant
reenter the harbor sand destroy ever,
visible object in Cardenas, includlns
the three gunboats and the masked
battery and all the Spaniards there.
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Given Deserved Honor.

GlNen deserved Honor.
OF course they were mentioned in
the reports of the conflict. Particular
mention was made of the commander
of the Hudson for his cooness and
supreme disregard of apparently GER
tain destruction. Then President Nc
Kinley sent to congress this recon-
mendation:
Il recommend that in recognition
of the signal act of heroism of First
Lieut.. Frank H. Newcomb. United
States revenue cutter service. above
ca. forth, the thanks of congress he
extended to him and to his officers
and men Of the Hudson. and that a
gold medal of honor be presented IN
Lieut.. Newcomb and a silver medal
of honor to each member of his crew
who served with him at Cardenas."
Both branches of congress united
in passing favorably on the recon.
mendation and Lieut. Newcomb re-.
ceived a letter from the treasury de.
partment containing this expression.
Yours is the proud distinction n,
being the only commissioned officer
of any service to whom congress
awarded a gold medal for heroism
during the war with Spain"
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TIE RODE UNDER THE swAYING
TRAIN.
Paris --One of the most extraordin-
Try Journeys on record was performed
by man who arrived here on the
Orient express from Constantinople re-
Gently.
AS the express drew into the railway
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-20
SOUTHEAST FERRIS.

Mr. Erastus Pherris and son Ed
ward, Chas. Jolley and Pall Duffield
were all Crystal visitors last Friday.
P. A. Klees had business at River
dale Saturday.
Mr.. Cornelius Rexford and son,
Benjamin, returned from an extended
visit TO his son near Marion.
John Klees and family spent Thurs
day and Friday of last week as guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. z. P. Bellows at
Stanton.
Mr.. L. A. Lyon of Carson, passed
through this vicinity on business last
Friday.
The Riverside Brick and Tile Co.
of Sumner, opened their first kiln of
brick the first of the week Competent
judges pronounce them fine.
Leroy Perry of Grand Ledge spent
the greater part of last week with
friends here.
Roy Beard and Alton Hoover visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Hoover last
Sunday.
Mr.. Lyon of Carson City, was in
this vicinity last Sunday in search OF
hired girl.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-20

c. F. Bauer spent Sunday in
Ithaca.
Ernest Wright spent Sunday with
his parents in Eureka.
Miss Mabel Salter will spend the
summer months in Charlevoix.
Morrice Messenger of St. Louis,
spent Sunday with relatives in this
city
Prof. F. E. West and family are the
guests of friends and relatives in
Lum.
Howard Potter returned to Alma
Tuesday, after spending a few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. p.
Chas. Tam, representing the circu-
lation department of the Detroit Free
Press, was in the city Monday.
Potter of Ithaca.
Mrs. Martin, who spent last winter
with friends in California and who
recently has been visiting her sister
in Ann Arbor, returned to Alma Sun
day.
Postmaster c. +. Brown is having
the building occupied by the post
office redecorated and the woodwork
vanished. When finished Alma's
postoffice will be a credit to the post
master as we'll as the city
Roy Swigart, science teacher at the
Paw Paw schools, is in the city
spending his vacation with his father
and family, Mr.. Swigart has accepted
the position of science teacher at
Cairo for the ensuing year.
Miss Mary Pringle, who for the last
year has held the position of super
visor of music and drawing in the
public schools at Hartford City, Ind,
has returned to her home in this city
to spend her summer vacation. Miss
Pringle has accepted the same posi-
ton for another year and expects to
return to Hartford City in the fall.
After four years of successful work
as superintendent of the Ithaca
schools Prof. T. D. Watkins has re-
signed his position in order to spend
year in postgraduate study at some
university The resignation was &C
cepted by the school board last Satur-
day night and the position is now
open for new superintendent
The second district convention OF
Rathbone Sisters Of the third district
of Michigan is being held at St Louis
today.
The meeting will be in charge ot
District Deputy Grand Chief Lydia
NJ. Peet of Ithaca. A program will
be given both in the morning anC
afternoon The visiting sisters are
being entertained by Sincerity Temple
of St. Louis and all members of thu
order are invited to be present.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-20
SETHTON-

Mrs. Southworth is on the sick list
The surprise party held at NJ. M.
Chambers was attended by many peo-
pie, but mostly his scholars. There
were seventy-fve present Ice cream
and cake was served and all reported
a good time.
Leon and Lillian Wilcox were in
Alma Tuesday and Wednesday visit
ing friends
NJ. NJ. Chambers, wife and two chill
dren, Harold and Vera were in Alma
Thursday transacting business.
Merrill Payne has the measles
Mrs. Vanderhoof is blind again.
Mrs. Passenger visited at G. T
North's yesterday
Mr.. Weaver has moved in John
Chambers old house.
There is prayer meeting at Gill
son North's every Sunday afternoon
Bert Thinking is popular nova
days.
Mrs. V. H. Gardner and little
daughter, Bernice, were in Middleton
Thursday.
Will Bells folks have the measles
Mark Morse has a sick child.
Minnie Yonker of Ithaca. is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L
Croy
Merrill Stuckey is going home to
morrow, but he will return agar
Tuesday to help his uncle, Por
Moore, in harvesting.
Scot Payne has finished one field o
beets.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-20
RICE-MARCH.

Miss Bessie March left Alma June
5 for Little Rock, Arkansas, where
she was united in marriage to Mr..
Myron A. Rice June II, 1906. The
marriage took place at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs Barnard of that city,
the Rev. Duboise officiating The
house was beautifully decorated with
roses, sweet peas and magnolias. The
bride wore gown of pale blue silk
and carried a bouquet Of brides roses.
After the ceremony they went into
the dining room, where a. four-course
dinner was served.
Mr. and Mrs Rice left Little Rock
on the o'clock train amid showers
of rice for Morrilton, Arkansas, to
make it their future home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-20
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

The next regular teachers exam
nation will be held at High School
room, Ithaca, Thursday and Friday,
June 81 and %, 1906, beginning at s
a. m. STANDARD time.)
Certificates at First, Second and
Third Grades will be granted from
this examination Theory and Art
will be based on buttons School
Management" and Reading on Act
III OF Hamlet" All who expect to
write for Third Grade certificates
should send to me for Bulleton No.
16.
An examination for entrance to
Michigan Agricultural College will be
held at same time.
CHAS. +. PIKE,
Commissioner Of Schools.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-20
SUMNER CENTER.

Mr.. Roy Blystone has returned
from Clare
Mrs. Theron Kress and daughter
attended the Elm Hall meeting Fri
day Saturday and Sunday.
A serious accident happened to Mrs
VIM. Lowell, who had misfortune tc
fall and break her arm. Dr. Shaffer
was called to set the broken arm
also DR.. Shaffer's nurse.
Mrs. Fred Coley dropped dead las
Thursday morning.
Mr.. O. Leonard's funeral was helC
Wednesday, June 10. Died the 18th
Mrs Theron Kress visited Mrs
John Johnson Saturday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-20
ELWELL.

Miss Lena Wiley, who has been at
tending school at Mt. Pleasant, is at
home for the present.
Miss Fern Dick, who has been
teaching school at Fife Lake, has &C
ceptcd a position with T. F. Hillsin-
ger.
Frank Hess and Marty Slinglof at
tended the dedication of the Macca-
bee temple at Port Huron
The question Of the hour is what
is the matter with the beets that they
do not grow.
Edwin Lester and family of Coe,
visited Mrs. Testers mother, Mrs
Marguerite Hillsinger, Sunday
Don Whitmore and wife of New
Haven. were the guests of Asa Drym-
pie and wife Sunday.
The ice cream social given by the
ladies for the benefit of the church
was a success.
Mrs. Bonhenkamp of Des Moines
Iowa, is visiting her father, Charles
Tam, Sr.
Chas. Tam, who is travelling for
the Free Press. spent Sunday with his
father, Chas. Tam.
Dr. and Mrs. Mclaughlin started
for Cincinnati, Ohio. Monday morn
ing, where the DR.. will attend a medi-
cal convention.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-20
SUNDAY EXCURSION.

On SUNDAY, June 18TH the Ann Arbor
r. X. will give an excursion to Toledo,
Special train will leave Alma at 6:42 am.
Fare for the round trip $3.50
Tickets will also be sold to Owosso
and Ann Arbor at very low rates for
round trip. Returning special train will
leave Toledo at 6:3o p. III.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-20
SUNDAY EXCURSION
TO
CRYSTAL LAKE AND FRANK
FORT. II

The Ann Arbor Railroad will run
an excursion by special train to Cry
stall Lake and Frankfort Sunday,
June gath. Train will leave Alma at
COS a. m. Fare for round trip $1.25.
Children over five and under twelve
years of age half the adult fare. Re-
turning special train will leave Frank
fort at 6 100 p. m. and Beulah Crystal
Lake, at $50 p. m.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-06-20
A Card From Chas. Rhoades.

have secured the agency for DR..
Colwelrs Egyptian Pile Cure, one
most certain cure for piles ever dis
covered. l personally guarantee it,
and will refund the purchase price on
every package that fails to give salts
faction.
CHAS. RHOADES.
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WANTED--The public to know that l
have the purest Paris Green that can be
bought 1t is sacked, rewrapped and
carefully labeled at Stanard's Central
Drug Store.
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Yiddish Dram a.

Putting aside all questions as to its
intrinsic value. the Yiddish drama is
one Of the remarkable developments
OF Jewish life IN Its ghetto environ
ment. The first performance OF Gold
faden's "Shulamith" occurred in Rou-
mania only twenty-five years ago. To
day Goldfaden's opsrettas. simple in
structure and rudely initiative in form,
have turned out to be the crude begin
ming Of a dramatic repertory which in
cludes nowadays the classic dramas OF
German, English and Russian litera-
ture and one dramatic writer Of SUI
perior talent. Jacob Gordin. 1t will
soon be able to claim as Its own the
talent of two of the foremost Yiddish
authors Of the day. Peretz and Sholom
AlckeIn. To cover the dramatic period
which consumed four centuries In the
life OF the English drama In such a
surprisingly brief space Of time indi-
Gates anew the phenomenal assimila-
tive and recuperatlve power OF the
jewish people The rapid stride the
Yiddisb drama has made as an art
fully expressive of the life Of the peo
pie is one Of the most striking phe.
nomena IN modern literature. -Ameri-
can Hebrew.
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There Is no policy like politeness.
since a good manner often succeeds
where the best tongue has failed.
Austrian Superstitiop.

In no other western European cOun-
try is superstition so prevalent as In
Austria Hungary. Quite recently the
chamberain's office changed the num-
Der Of box Is in the Imperial Opera
House and the Imperial Court theater
to 12A, because the public objected to
sitting In a box bearing the unlucky
number, says the Pail Mall Gazette.
None Of the rich subscribers who take
a box for the year wanted No. IS. and
Tor single performances 1t was just as
hard to dispose Of.
This superstition reaches its height
in medicine. Speaking at the health
exhibition, DR.. Heinrich Grun declared
that in many instances superstition,
and especially local superstition, was
an absolute menace to public health.
In the Austrian hospitals one finds
no block or pavilion 13. no ward Is, no
staircase 10. Very few patients will
consent to be operated upon on the 18th
Of the month, and in this respect Fri
day, too, is considered just as unlucky
At Carlsbad, Marienbad, Gastein and
other famous Austrian cure resorts
nobody wants to begin his cure on a
Friday.
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Wooden Spoons.

4 curious industry In Russia and one
which nevertheless finds employment
for thousands Of men Is that Of max
Ing wooden spoons. In the district Of
Semenovsk, where they chiefly come
from. no fewer than 1000 men make
a living at the trade. The spoons are
generally made from brentwood, and
a skilled workman can turn out sew
eral hundred a day. No fewer than
100000 spoons are manufactured
during the course Of the year, which
are sold at 9 TO s rubles per thousand.
They find q ready market and pene-
trate as far as Persia. Khiva. Bokhara
and .Khokand.
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TOOTHPlCKS.
A visit to London and Little Les
son In Etiquette.

A Visit to London and q Little Les
son In Etiquette.
II ran over for a short visit to Lon
DON" said a globe trotter. "On the
boat was a pretty widow from Altoona
who disguised and amused all hands
one day by saying:
~ am surprised that fast and ex-
pensive boat like this should fail to
supply US with toothplcks.'
"She thought toothpicks indispensa-
bic, like napkins or forks. For think
ing so we set her down as hecker.
But wait
Il dined during my visit IN London
at Princes In Piccadilly, and at the
Savoy, In the room that overlooks the
embankment and the river, and at the
Carlton, where l paid dollar for a
plate of soup, and at all these restau-
rants, which are admittedly the finest
and the smartest and the most fashion
able IN Ghe world At all Of them there
were toothpicks on the table, each
toothpick done up In sterilized en-
velope.
This taught me- lesson. 1t taught
me that It Is narrow and provincial to
despise people for their disregard Of
certain small rules Of etiquette. Tho
things we despfse them for. which may
be giaring errors IN Seattle or New
York, may be again, as like as not the
correct thing IN Paris and London
New York Press
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Champion Divers.

Larry Donovan" said profession
al swimmer, made the highest dive
on record. 1t was 210 feet-a dive from
the Brooklyn bridge. Donovan also
took a dive from Niagara bridge, a
good 200 feet. There are no other div
ers in the same class with Larry. Jack
Burns made a dive Of 80 feet from
the tOpmost yardarm of the Three
Brothers, the largest sailing ship Of Its
time, and Jim O'Rourke and Julius
Gautier have done some good diving,
too-100 feet, 125 feet, and so On-but
1t is doubtful If Donovan's record Will
ever be broken"
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A Terrible Puuts hm emit

Herr Hager, wealthy and absent
minded banker who lived IN Berlin
many years ago, frequently had watch
es picked from his pocket At first he
had recourse to all kinds OF safety
chains; then one fine morning he took
no precaution whatever and quietly al
lowed himself to be robbed. At night,
on returning from business. be took up
the evening paper. when he uttered an
exclamation OF delight A watch had
exploded In a mans hands. The hands
OF the victim were shattered and the
left eye gone. The crafty banker had
filed the watch case with dynamite,
which exploded during the operation OF
winding.
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How Sound Waves Move.

The speed with which sound waves
are transmitted through the atmosphere
depends on several conditions. When
the temperature Is at 80 degrees E.,
sounds move with a speed of 1.090 feet
per second, the velocity increasing with
the temperature at the rate Of about
one foot Of speed per second for each
degree above the freezing point, Then,
again, In damp air sound moves with
a greater velocity than 1t does In dry
air, no odds II the dry air be warm and
the damp cold In water sound moves
more than four times as fast as 1t does
IN air, or, say, at about the rate Of 4,7O0
feet per second.