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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-15
yllinoisan browns In Fox River.

Don Marcott, b years old, member
Of one of the wealthiest families of Kan.
kakee, was drowned In the Fox River
after falling from the dock In Green bay.
Wis.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-15

Everything will be made of cement
By and by.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-15

The n. p. Byrne Construction 20.
. one Of the greatest, most successful
md most reputable 6rms Of Ito kind
o this or any other city In the conn.
~,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-15

No better place In Chicago for bic.
nics, festivals and parties OF all kinds
than II. James Kolse's beautiful Elec.
tric Park. at the corner Of Irving Park
boulevard and Northwest cath street,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-15

and well known caterer. Joseph Fall.
bachcr. The Kaiser Garten will be a
popular resort for North siders this
season.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-15

Otto 0riesbach ID the proprietor Of
the restaurant and buffet at 1873 South
Water street, which 10 patronised by
the hest business men. Mr.. Griesbach
deserves their patronage. for be treats
them we'll.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-15
THE HOME OF GOOD COAL

Our genuine Pocahontas Smokeless
excels Ill others for steam purposes.
Hundreds Of families have kept warm
burning my coal. So can you. Try me.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-15

The safest department store 10 the
ity to-day Ia The Fair. II has ,road
.isles and every convenience for the
public.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-08
ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST.

Wanted-A good secondhand binder.
Enquire of c. c. Morgan, 3l4 n. Court
Ave. IsS2x2
For Sale-A refrigerator in good con-
dition. Enquire at all Grafton Ave, or
call Bell phone 14S.
FOR SALE CHEAP-New eight
gallon oval churn and baby cab. Eu-
quire at Record office. 15Sltf
Wanted Cook or waitress, at once
at the Alma Lunch room. 1929 East
Superior street.
FARMERS we want your butter and
eggs. Will pay you the highest cash
price. Markle & Hynes, the grocers. X
Free-We give our cash customers
their choice of large line of silverware.
Call and see 1t. Markle & Hynes, the
grocers. Opposite the post Office. X
Wanted, competent woman to as
sist with homework in a small family a
few hours each day. Will pay good
wages Inquire at 507 Woodwork or
call 204 U Mon phone. x
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-08

Henry Adams and two sons were at
Mr.. Adams fathers farm Friday
during the storm. In the midst of the
gale one of the boys was picked up and
carried some distance against a barb
wire fence. Fortunately he was not
injured.
Commencing on Thursday afternoon
of this week all the stores of Cadillac
will close during the months of July
and August on each Thursday after
noon. Many amusement features for
the CITY and the nearby resorts are be-
ing planned.
Alma has reason to feel proud of its
two strong banking institutions. The
statements published last week showed
a very satisfactory condition of affairs
and are conclusive proof that the people
of this community have implicit con-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-08

fence in the business judgement and in
tegrity of those in charge as officers and
directors.
Rev. r. c. Fenner of Cadillac. man
ager of the Northern Michigan Baptist
association. has given out the informs.
tion that the assembly at the resort
grounds. on Lake Mitchell, will be
held this year from August s to
August Is. Among the prominent
celergymen of the state who will take
part in the weeks program are Rev.
DR.. o. w. VanOsdel of Grand Rapids,
Rev, DIR. J. b. Thomas of Chicago.
Rev. G. +, Lspp of Flint and Rev.
II. b. Chapman of Saginaw. Another
new building on the grounds will be-
completed before the assembly begins.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-08
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

George Willard spent Saturday in
Saginaw
Luke SAWYER of Ithaca, spent Sunday
in Alma.
Miss Edna Swigart is the guest of
friends in Detroit.
w. R. Kinch spent Monday at Mt.
Pleasant.
MIR. and Mrs. Ransom Fraker spent
Monday in Ithaca.
James G. Kress spent Sunday. June
9th in Chicago.
Bristol Hood spent Saturday::swith
friends in Saginaw.
Merrill Stuckey spent Sunday with
friends in Cadillac.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Decker of Durand,
visited in Alma last week
George Bahlke, sr. spent Saturday
with friends in Saginaw.
Mrs. J. w. Glass was in Owosso Sat-
urday afternoon.
@. @. Field of Shepherd, was an Alma
visitor last Saturday.
Bert Hayes, jr., of Grand Rapids,
spent Sunday in Alma
@. f. Brown and wife spent Sunday
with friends in Mt Pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Richardson spent
Sunday and Monday in Saginaw.
George Rogers spent Sunday and
Monday with friends in Detroit.
VIM. DeMuth spent Sunday and
Monday with his parents il Toledo.
A full new line of tailor made waists
just received at Mrs. Bart Miller's.
Mrs. Bittner is making an extended
visit with relatives at Grand Haven.
V. A. McPhee of Shepherd spent Sat
urday in Alma with his brother, W. ].
Phee.
Here's your chance-one-half off on
all trimmed hats at Mrs. w. s Hum
phreys'. K
Likely Wood of New Lothrop, is visit
ing his uncle, James Porterfeld and
family.
John Kirby and family of Saginaw.
were in town Saturday, the guests of
friends
Reuben Cummings of the city laundry,
is spending the week with friends in
Pontiac.
Mr.. and Mrs. w II. Parr and daugh.
ter. Helen, spent Monday with friends
in Ithaca.
Mrs Bildson of the Alma skirt factory
spent Sunday and Nc nday with friends
at Greenville.
Ladies, buy your hats now. One-half
off on all trimmed hats at Mrs. w. s.
Humphreys.
L. Stinchcomb and wife are enjoying
the week with friends in the vicinity Of
Lake Odessa.
General Manager Stopped Of the Little
Giant Hay Press Co., spent Sunday and
Monday in Detroit.
Frank Hurst and family expect to &C.
cupy the Mrs. st. Johns cottage during
the next sixty days.
Barnum & Bailey's and Ranch 10l are
two of the big shows that will visit
Michigan in August.
/ Erie Pro,Vn M 7 ans,no sna,t sunday
and Monday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. L. Brown, of this city. He re-
turned home Monday afternoon, ac-
companied by his wife and little SON.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1909-07-08

Heluer Rabild spent Sunday in
Alma.
Peter Voorhees, was in vestaburg
Tuesday
Excursion to Saginaw and Bay City
Sunday, July Is.
L. J. Rainsberger of Dundee, was in
Alma last week
Bert Forquer and Steve Bennett were
IN Mt. Pleasant Tuesday.
Detroit Vapor gasoline stoves are sold
in Alma by Smith & Carr. K
The Ladies' Guild will meet with Mrs.
III. c. Richardson on Thursday.
Leave your order for B. p. T. s.
paint with Smith & Carr x
j. w. Robinson made business trip
to Riverdale Tuesday morning
Mrs. Harry Cohen is visiting friends
and relatives in Rochester, N. Y.
J. d. Spinney and wife spent the ma
tional holiday with friends at Dighton
John Holmes jr son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Holmes is on the sick
list
ST. Johns Guild will meet on Thurs
day evening at Z 80 p. m IN the parish
hall.
Mrs George Mccarthy of Seattle,
is the guest of her numerous friends In
Alma.
Ed Stevens, who has so acres of hay
to cut. is planning to start the work
next week.
Jack Grover of the firm of Grover
Bros. druggists. spent SUNDAY in Mt.
Pleasant.
A new cement sidewalk is deing laid
on State street in front of the A. w.
Wright residence.
Miss Emma Swigart of this city has
accepted the position of assistant prin-
cipal of the Newaygo high school.
Mrs. G. H. Holland and J. B. Stani-
ford of Saginaw spent Sunday with
W. j. Melchers and family in this CITY.
Mrs. NJ. j. McPhee returned from St.
Ignace last Saturday evening. Miss
Sandie is expected here sometime next
week.
Miss Grace Laycock and Bessie Kellogg
spent Sunday in Alma returning to their
school work at Mt Pleasant Tuesday of
this week.
Mrs. l. n. Brainard accompanied Mrs.
Cora Carpenter to Traverse City last Fri
day and spent the national holiday with
her daughter. Mabel.
Isaac E. Wolfe is dangerously i'll at
his home west of the CITY. His daugh-
ter and son-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fink of Crystal are with him.
Miss Mildred Gilmore of Grand
Rapids. spent Tuesday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Washburn. while
enroute to ( he home of her parents at
Lake George.
St. Johns Sunday School enjoyed
their annual picnic last Wednesday at
Trucks woods A large number enjoy
ed the pleasure of the day
Miss Ethel Doris Wells, a former
Ithaca girl, was united in marriage to
Chas. H. Outer of Omaha Neb., last
week Wednesday the ceremony being
performed at the home of the brides pa
rents at Glare.
Miss Vida Gregg who for sometime has
been with friends at Perry, has removed
to Ann Arbor where she will have the
assistance of the University physicians
in her effort to recover her health. Miss
Gregg has many friends who hope
that her recovery may be spec iy.
Mrs. j. T. Gaffney accompanied her
sons, Russell and John to Saginaw last
Friday where they were met by their
uncle who the boys accompanied to Che
boygau where they took a boat for Bots
Blanc one of the islands in the Straits of
Mackinac where the boys will spend their
summer vacation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
The Garden in Broadway.

The little patch OF lawn that lies in
front OF the entrance to Grace Church
and the rectory comforts and refreshes
many a wavfarer weary Of the tiresome
rows of business buildings that line
Broadway u%nbrokenly from City Hall
Park to Tenth street. Daily from the
first hint Of spring to the time when
winter sets in for good, men and women
and children stop for a moment and look
with grateful eyes on this grass with it's
hint of quiet and comfort and peace.
The church owns the property on the
corner of Tenth street and Broadway,
and here it is to plant a garden. The
land is very valuable. 1t might be used
to business profit, and no person would
criticise the church adversely il the lot
were devoted to a building from which
prof. could be drawn, BIT the whole
community will applaud the d~ecisionthat
will make it into a resting spot, even
should i. turn out, as well may be, that
the general public must be excluded
from it. 1t will be green and fresh and
pleasant. There will be shrubs and
flowers and the smell of the earth,
things worth while, even in Broadway.
The rector, wardens and vestry Of
Grace Church show that they possess
imagination, and are not afraid to dis
play that too often smothered quality.
The little garden to their church will be
a blessing to the whole city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
University Reform in England.

The late viceroy Of India and present
Chancellor of Oxford, Lord CuRzoN, has
made it his chief business during the
last two years to study the constitution
and working of that university. The
results Of his inquiry, which were pub
lished the other day in an ample memo
randum, may interest the academic
world in this country as we'll as in Eng
land. We have here the judgment Of
an expert in administration, who is also
a scbolar-the london Spectator and
Saturday Repieip unite in comparing him
Unexpectedly to Archbishop
LAUp-upon a type of university which
in the course Of time has exercised some
influence among ourselves.
The object Of the C~hancellor's inquiry
was TO learn what reforms we're desir-
able at Oxford and how they might best
be achieved. He expresses the national
dislike Of a clean sweep and asserts
that successful reform at Oxford has
almost invariably originated in recon-
~struction rather than in destruction,
and that the institutions which last the
longest and work the best are those
which have been erected on older foun-
dations." Nothing revolutionary will be
expected Of him after this; and II he
continues to incur the suspicion Of old
fashioned Oxonians, as he is reported
to have done since he startlingly dis
regarded tho ~pococurante traditions OF
his high office, II must be because Of
his supposed tendencies rather than
his actual proposals.
In dealing with the dual personality
Of Oxford, which is always the main
akatacle to change her personality az
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
Reformed Iowa Saloons.

From Des Moines the story or poem
is sent with a certain pompous self
satisfaction that the owner of some If
teen saloons is going to abolish treating
in them, have his statesmen recommend
customers to steer clear OF alcohol and
stick to buttermilk and such mild wares,
and variously and persistently to try
to push" total abstinence in those
barrooms. Now anybody has a right
to amuse himself by these trifings with
the feelings of his clients, but do they
help the teetotal cause or diminish the
constant thirst Of mankind? May they
not have the contrary effect?
Suppose a prohibitionist were to enter
a dairy" in Des Moines, ask for a glass
of ice cold milk and be lectured by the
young woman behind the counter on
the bilious and curdling temper Of milk
and implored to take an old fash
toned whiskey cocktail? Wouldn't our
Dry friend be justified in exploding?
II the regulation or extirpation of a
mans tastes and desires is to be pur-
sued in gilded Gehennas OF Iowa, why
not leave the work to those whimsical
temperance reformers who may be
found, not as sociological amateurs but
as sturdy professional reformers, in the
retail liquor business-"trafic' Is the
accepted word.
There have been and we dare say
there are now saloons where treating
was forbidden or discouraged, where
and this was in darkest Chicago, II we
remember-one customer could have
but one drink, and 80 on. The pressure
of rent makes such eccentric sellers Of
drink rare, but they have existed. A
common cynical saloon keeper is philos-
opher enough to know that while there
is no more n in buying rounds
OF drinks than in buying rounds OF
Bologna sausage, the best way to n
courage the practice is to forbid it.
Refuse to sell a man but one drink at
this corner; he will be sure to order half
. dozen at the next. Preaching, physi-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
LINCOLN AT
How His Oratory Struck = Reporter
sixty.One Years AGO.
From the Taunton Herald ers.

From the Taunton Herald Ners.
Abraham Lincoln visited Taunton In ls4s. Some
Of the older residents OF this city remember me
occasion. but the details OF the visit aud the i'm.
preston It made had become dimmed. indeed
practically lost. In the lapse OF years. = In Its
report OF the meeting tho Bristol county Democrat
said on September -. 1913:
The Taylor men were well entertained at
Union Hall By an address from the Hon. Abraham
Lincoln OF Illinois. The address as well as the
speaker WAS such as 10 give unlimited satisfaction
TO the dlsheartened Tayiorites. Such a treat II
IL indeed seldom their good luck to get, and they
were In ecs,asles! At former meetings their spirits
were too low for q good hearty cheer, but on this
occasion the steam was up II was reviving TO
hear a man speak as II he believed what he was
saying and had a grain or two OF feeling mixed
up with II: one who could not only speak highly OF
Taylor but could occasionally swell with indigna-
ton or burst In hatred on the Free Sellers. When
political spite runs high nothing can be too pun
rent or severe, and the speaker is appreciated In
proportion as his statements are rash and un.
scrupulous. 50 II was on this occasion.
The speaker was for inferior as a reasoner to
who hold the same views, but then he was
more INSCRIPTIONS. more facetious and with his
sneers he mixed up a good deal Of humor. His
awkward eest'culations the ludicrous manage.
m ent Of his voice aud the comlcai expression of
his countenance all consplred to make his hearers
laugh At the mere anticipation Of the Joke before
II sppeared. But enough concerning the speaker;
let us examine his arguments"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
The Responsibility.

In considering the relative positions Of
Senator ALDRIcH and the Finance Com
mittee of the United States Senate on
the one hand, and on the other Of Senator
BEvERIDGE and his following of 1insur-
gent Republicans and Democratic aux
i~liaries, one thing must be kept in mind.
That is that whatever theories and i'm
pulses are behind the alliance, the duty
and responsibility Of the Republican
party in the present stage Of proceed
ings are represented exclusively by the
Republican Senators who stand with
Mr.. ALDRIcH's committee.
BY a plurality of l,045, us votes the
Republican party vas commissioned to
revise the tariff on it's own terms: that
such duties should be imposed as would
equal the difference between the cost
Of production at home and abroad,
together with a reasonable profit to
American industries This is the prin-
ciple upon which the two houses Of
Congress are proceeding that is to say,
the majority in each and both. Whether
the Democrats and the insurgents
help or hinder, a new law will be put
upon the statute book, and for this law
the Republican party will be RESPONSE
bic. The people want despatch, pro-
vided it be consistent with full consid-
GRAFTON of industrial conditions and the
necessity of raising revenue to make
good a deficit and meet the expense Of
administering the Government.
The Republican party, which is called
upon to legislate in an era Of high prices,
abroad as well as here, and must con
slider that the expense bill of the nation
is inexorably increasing. has a most
difficult problem to solve. 1t may dis
appoint some expectations more or less
reasonable; it may unavoidably furnish
the opposition party with political cap
ital; but one thing is certain, it will be
judged by its work, and / n assuming re-
sponsibility for the result there is NO rea-
son why it should be swerved a hairs
breadth by the criticism or resentment
OF the Democracy, which has not been
commissioned to revise the tariff.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16

q university and a. q group Of free and
equal ~oolleges-he inclines toward the
federal side much less than was feared
by some upholders of college rights. He
certainly does not disclose any direct
designs upon the Independence OF the
colleges. Lord CURzoN would estab-
lish a board Of finance to survey the ex-
penditures and receipts Of the univer-
sity and colleges alike, and to act in an
advisory capacity to both with the pur-
pose of encouraging a closer financial
cooperation between them. This may
look like a step toward eventual amalga-
nation, for If the colleges once lost con-
troll Of their own incomes their indie
pendence would soon go; but In the pro-
posal as it stands at least there is no
hint Of compulsion.
To the demand which has lately been
much heard in England that Oxford
should cease to be "a rich mans uni
versity" and be thrown open to the poor,
Lord CURzoN makes no sensational con-
cession. He ventures to say that the
som OF the gentry need education too,
and that Oxford must continue to well
come them. There are in fact many
well equipped universities in England
in London, for instance; in Manches-
ter. Leeds, Birmingham, Liverpool,
Sheffield, to say nothing of those in
Scotland and Wales-which are in every
way more convenient for a poor man
than Oxford or Cambridge is; and really
a country which recognizes class dis
tinctions in its Constitution need hardly
quarrel, it would seem, with someshadow
Of them in its education. Lord CURZoN,
of course, does not utter any such sentl-
ment, but he doespoint out that the liv-
ing expenses at Oxford are determined
far more by the students themselves
than by the colleges, and that they
therefore reflect conditions in the coun-
try at large. He also insists that work.
ingmen should not come to Oxford
unless able to give the time and effort
necessary for acquiring a liberal cul-
ture." He would lower their fees, but
not the standard Of education.
or concrete changes proposed by the
Chancellor the following seem to be the
most important: u The abolition Of
compulsory Creek in the entrance
examination; he mentions that he lately
received an offer conditional upon this
of ESQ, 600 for q scientific object; (2) the
extension Of degrees to women; (3) the
emancipation of the theological teaching
from the sway of the Church OF England,
so as to make it un%sectarian, which
would be a somewhat eve blow to
the Church in her main stronghold;
~ the introduction of a business
course" which the Saturday Rerie,p
confesses would be extremely dis
tasteful to il.
For academic specialists outside Of
England the chief interest of this eau
tious document will be found in the
descriptive analysis underlying the
proposals Of reform-the analysis OF a
strangely complicated machine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16

illogical or other, from behind the bar
must be futile. Tho workingmen are
said to have deserted the churches;
now divers excellent persons are trying
to drive them out Of the saloons by
making q pulpit OF the bar. Everything
In it's place.
Inquiry would convince the well
meaning reformers who are so eager
to substitute soft drinks for hard
that the saloon keeper will and does
furnish all the soft drinks his customers
ask for, and probably they ask for a
good many. But they know what they
want, and to preach sarsaparilla to them
when their soul Ia bent on beer Is cruelty
as we'll as waste.
IT is unfortunate that the French cafe,
so d%ecorous, so pleasant, with frequent
ers so infrequent OF potation and 30
amiably social, cannot flourish here.
Rent, the American atmosphere, the
American neurotic temperament, the
fierce American excitability and rage for
excitement-many ~insuperahle causes
forbid. 1t would be much better for
the Americans II they would be con-
tent with a glass of sugar and water or
an ice; but they are not SO made. That
they are not, that many Of them are
violent and savage gluttons Of violent
and savage drinks. explains and goes
far to justify prohibition. But IL the
moral drummer is to be behind the bar,
in the name Of justice set Fletcherizers
and demonstrators Of indigestion at
work in the restaurants.