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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-12
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

The Detroit Post has begun a series Of
papers about President Lincoln that will
give the most intimate history Of his PR.
waite life, and the most important testimony
touching his public policy that can be OBJ
tanned from NJ Lincoln's surviving init
u,.. friends
Among tn writer's will be, L. Il Wash
burne. of Illinois; l.. anard SWEET, formerly
'r Linco.I partner; Hugh McCulloch
member oil Nr Linc)ln's cabinet Fred
Douglass; JaAr, Il. Fry. formerly provost
marshal IN Washington; Ward Lamon
Rober & ~ea.a,l Lawrence Weldon. an
inumato aaa of 'l Lincoln; cX.Assis.
tent AuoDe, Gen. CoGey, and Charles \,
Dana foIa, .r assistant secretary OF war
jr Dar paper ,Nearcd last sunday.
These " iers n..e been selected from
.ho.. who Nerc most intimate with Mr..
Lincoln. both before and after his election.
aha others viii BE- added to the list on con.
.u'muon With he foregoing. Ii is evident
that hesc pupcrs will contain more hither
to unpublished matter regarding Mr.. Lin
coin than could be obtained from any other
sources, ana i4at they viii be striking addi-
tious o the history Of the war period and
TO The know ledge of Mr.. Lincoln's private
and oil al lie
The series being copyrighted no other
paper in Michigan is at liberty even tC
make an extract from them
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-12

Are those par nts who allow thcir c't.l
drcl to suii,r with Norm~ when - COATS
will buy hox of HUmelce's Santrune
Worm Candies which will Immediately
cure the child and remove the worms uy
d.sSolyng them, DO You know the
symptoms? Peevishnt s., sudden Starting
in Sleep. bad breath, great desire for food
day and night BE wise and leave nothing
To regret Price % cents per box. sold by
b. :. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-12
Drive Dull Care Away.

BE cheerful, be pleasant, he happy, he
healthy. Health is Wealth. Use Par
mclcc's Blood Purifier its acts upon the
Liver and Kidneys. it regulates the
bowels and puries the blood, IL acts
upon the digestion. it carries of the old
blood and makes new, and is acquiring n
great reputation for the cure Of Scrofulous
Affection, Boils. Pinple. Ulcers, and all
Skin Diseases Si.00 per bottle. Sold by
Il. =. Webb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-12

tfe USING IIamihons Oriental Balm,
tie skin will have fresh. clear and
beautiful Appearance Entirely free from
Tim, Free ses. and all Blemishes. 1t is so
perfectly harmless that it cannot fail TO
please the most faslidious. We recon.
mend it To- all the ladies. Piiee 80 cent
nar bettle. Sold by b. $. WEBB
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-12

4 kiss is "a l-.o,s .it' contact beive5 II
thc Iabial appcH'ares attached TO The 81.
Ielior ald mt..4. uay.!,urics respective
ly, OF 81 man and a woman or two women.
The younger the parties are the more par
oIysnal viii be the paroXysm.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-12

To prevent disease and tone zap 'Hs
system you will find Pumclce's Condition
Powders uneXcrllcd Full Pounds 30 els,
sold by r. > W club.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-12

For lame back, side or chest, use Shiloh's
Porus Piasters. Price % cents, For sale
by b. 5. Webb
WHY WILL YOU cough when Shiloh
icure will give immediate relief. Price
cts 80 cts. am a. For Sale by b. :
Webb.
HACKMETACK lasting and fregrant
perfume, Price - and 80 cents. For
sale by t. :. Webb
SHILOH'S GOUCu and Consumption
Cure j. sold by Us on 20 guarantee. 1t cures
consumption. BS Webb.
GROUP. WHOOPING COUGH aud
Bronchitis Immediately relieved 10y Shilo's
Cure. For sale by b. >. Webb.
A. NASAL INJECTOR free with each
bottle of Shioh's Catarrh Remedy. Price
50 cents. For sale by Is. 5. WEBB
SLEEPLESS NIGATS made miscrab'a
by that terrible couch Shilohs Cure is
the remedy Tor You. For sale by Is. =.
Webb
To prevent disease and tone zap 'lr
system you will find Pumcloe's Condition
Powders uneXcrlIcd Full Pounds 80 CTS.
sold 10y b > Webb.
SHlLOHS CURE vii; immeiiatE zee
lir,c Group. Nhooping cough m,d Bron
chiiis. FOR Sale bN -. s.. Webb.
Now is The time your horses aud cattle
need attention.
Prof. Harris Pastillcs for nervous de-
bilty, cite ave offered on free trial Their
failure causes no loss cXccptto poprictorS,
who know their merit. Harris Remedy
Co. ST. Louis No.
ARE YOU MADE miserable by lnbigcs.
tion. Constipation, Diz2iness, Loss Of APP
petite, yellow skim Shiloh's Vital izcr is
positive cure. For sale by 3. S Webb
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-06-12

The Cincinnati lr3uirer has informa-
Ion that Canada would like TO swap a large
assortment Of Riel Indians for wooden
one.
, 1885-12-17

Tomorrow ends the second week of the
iorty-ninth congress-. Nothing has been
done at all in the lower house except to
elect a speaker. The senate always
pitcho. right in with It's work, but moth
ing has yet been fully accomplished. owing
to the delay in the house.
1t il not strange that such is the case
when n considers how vast and unwieldy
a body congress really is. For the past
few congresses no committees have been
announced for NJ least two weeks after
the congress assembled. At the last ses-
sion Speaker Carlisle announced his com
mitteez on the day before Christmas, and
this year the announcemtnt may be made
later, US there are to be important changes
in the rules.
The fine OF the senate for the next
two weeks is likely to be consumed in dis
cussion of he appointments sent in by
the president. In neither house. prob
ably, will legislation on national topics
take place until after the holiday recess.
Congress is a tremendously big body and
has 10 move slowly.
, 1885-12-17

DO we try to avoid killing animalsi
We do when it is possible, " said al old
engineer. But II il is impossible to stop
the train before reaching them it is dan
gerous to lessen the speed, for when n
train is moving slowly a big, healthy
steer Is sometimes enabled to derail IL. II
1 see | can't stop before reaching the ami
NAL l pull the throttle wide open and let
her go. In going around a curve n
night eight miles from Davenport, Oh the
Rock Island, l saw a steer standing on
the track. He did not move, but looked
straight at the headlight. opened the
throttle and the next moment hit him. 1
felt the jar. He was literal chopped to
pieces and the particles of flesh covered
the headlight, so that / could not sec
until the mex station was reached The
engine was covered from the pilot to the
tender with blood and pieces OF flesh.
"The worst animal to encounter on a
railroad track" continued the engineer,
lis sheep. Even II they are on the out
side Of the fence they will venture on the
track when the first opening Is reached.
And the one that takes the lead is fol-
lowed by all the rest. Hogs make = bad
mess. / hit n drove one day while run
ming fifty miles an hour. Realizing /
could not stop before reaching them / let
the engine have ali she could take. There
was u slight jar and q moment later the
porkers were flying in every direction 20
the sides of the track and over tho engine.
As the animals began falling the fireman
sarcastically remarked, Pork is coming
down The engine wa tho bloodies5 and
dirtiest ever taken to q shop. They we're
two days cleaning it.n-Davenport Ca
xette.
, 1885-12-17
rRirism ELEcrIon METHODS.

\ subscriber requests The LEADER to
give a history Of the election laws of Eng
land, and inquiries, why do they not
elect all the members Of parliament in one
day
Parliamentary elections 10 Great Britain
are held in virtue of writs issued either
by the crown for a new parliament. or. in
ease of vacancy while the house is in ses-
sion out of chancery by the speakers
warrant by order of the house. The
writs for a new election are addressed to
the sheritfs and must be issued ut least
thirty-ive days previous to the assembling
of parliament. Formerly the sheriffs had
TO make the returns in forty days. The
election was made in full county court, at
thu next meeting Of the court after the
writ was received. Elections for cities
aud horoughs were formally made in the
county court under the Plantagenet
kings Asa seat in parliament became
an object of ambition. the custom
arose of taking a poll of other
electors who might not at the time be
prc,eui at the court. There was no limit
tn the time during which the sheriff might
keep open the court for the purpose of
the poll save the date on which the writ
was made returnable. Polling in the
eighteenth century sometimes lasted a
month, and in some cases the whole
period was filed with drunkenness and
riot.
The disgraceiul scenes which marked
the Westminster election in IVA resulted
in m act limiting a poll to fifteen days
and ordering that the scrutiny of the
yoi's should be closed six days before the
return was made, In the ninth year of
George " this period was shortened to
nine days in the ease of boroughs; in the
reign Of William " the limit was fixed
at two days, both in borough and county
elections. and the present limit is one day
in both The parliamentary writs are
addressed To the sheriff of a county, d.
reciins him TO cause TO be chosen Il mem
Der or members of the house of commons,
and each sheriff fixes the day of election
in his own discretion.
, 1885-12-17

When Ben Swasey moved into his new
house at Lower Springs some thirty years
ago the site of his old store became de
serted. In those times Lower Springs
swarmed with miners, all making money
ehand over fist. rRows.of sacks containing
gold dust stood under Swasey's bar
counter, each sack labeled with the
owners name, and whenever the owner
of the sack wanted to stand treat for the
crowd-and that was frequently-the
sack was brought out and a pinch of dust
taken out for each drink. This was the
way Of making change those days, rs coin
smaller than $50 slugs and $50 gold pieces
was hard to get at.
As a matter of course the miners, In
their careless way Of handling their
purses, often scattered considerable Of the
stuff on the floor, where it went through
the cracks. Well, Uncle Billy Howell,
then a young man, thought Of this one
day after the old store had been torn
down, and went and scraped mp and
PANIED the stop dirt" over the spot
where the building had stood, and in one
afternoon cleaned up 81, 1O0.-Shasta (Cal.
Courier.
, 1885-12-17

.r.. 81 MIRA. on g.. AaAU HalaHf isssih aAseAts
sail l. MIR. ~Bookysalter, have you
eyer Thought about the race TINT IS in
America
THE American race Is only in process
| OF formation. It is not yet made. II t.
not going to he like the old Puritans or
Ounkers or Virginians, and yet with quail
tiles varied and original When you
want 20 get the best iron you mix the
urcs from many places, and the quality on
ono assists the quality Of every other one.
From come You get tension, from somo
ohatinncy. from some purity. J think
that under favorable conditions OF gov
crnmcnt and Intelligence the American
race is liable to become one Of The best
II not the very best.
The only thing | sec to retard this race
In the line Of perfection Is the variability
Of the climate, which l am afraid affects
the regularities of method and staying
qualities Of the people. We have every
kind OF climate In rapid alterations, and
almost every one feels IL in his system.
Since | ave been in New York 1t seems
to me that every sort Of climate has been
here-almost the cold Of winter, the chill
Of early spring and the sickening heat of
Indian ummer, Every time l get up a
new kind of climate confronts me, and it
undoubtedly affects the regularity Of
your intentions and purposes.
"Cllmate is the most powerful factor
everywhere. The reason why India has
been the cradle OF modern theology and
thought has been that the race to which
everything Is due there came not out of
the sultry coasts, but from the high and
fresh plateaus stretching out from the
base OF the Himalayas. In that high
plateau the climate gives its vigor to the
brain, and the thought seems to move
upon the healthy zephyrsr-"Gath's " Ia
tervtaM
, 1885-12-17
Cen. .nln anI u ,..cl aaFlra.

~ F'h $3.50 - ,EHHA "NHHHN Aaa
Col Dumeld ia lis talk Oh -tshicI.n.
manga IN the war series Of the Young
Mems Christian association, said concern.
ing Thomas memorable stand. with
but 5000 men. all Of whom were worn
and wearied with the fighting Of the pre-
yious forty-eight hunrs. with both Of MS
TANKS exposed. he saw the whole rebel
army Of more than ~, 900 men. more than
half Of them fresh and unfought. sweep
ing in y circle toward him with a line of
steel, nG the scythe sweeps round upon thu
fatcd prns.. Stouter hearts than even
brave men ave would quail nj such q
sight. Defeat, nay. humiliation, seemed
Inevitable.
But there Thomas sat upon his heavy
charger, calm as n statue, II1 hat had
becu thrown from his head by the over
hanging branches in his rapid ride. Hi
lips were pale and compressed. III
square jaw was firm set. His heavy bro
was furrowed by a frown, and his shaggy
eyebrows contracted until they all but
hid his eyes. But on either cheek a small
round flush shone In the sunlight. and we
who knew him well, we who had seeu him
at Stone River, where the right gave way
seeing that flush knew at once thai the
lndomitable will Of Old Pap Thomas had
hidden defiance TO the rebel hordes, and
had registered the VOW that they should
mover take the ridge, though the dead
nhould cover 1t more thickly than the corn
hills over which we fought. Victory We
dare not hope for, but we knew that as
surely as the sun went down hat night
Thomas would hold hat ridge or lie dead
among his brave defenders on its crest
To look at him was to drink in courage.
To be neal him was to share his bravery.
lie seemed indeed to be the very God OF
war.T-Detroit Free Press.
, 1885-12-17
A Romantic Love story from yenlcs

A romantic story comes TO US from Ven
ice. A young Englishman appeared every
morning in the tobacco divan Of sig
Albert, bought the most expensive cigars,
gave presents to the beautiful shop-girl,
and, 80 far as his faulty command of the
Italian tongue allowed, paid assiduous
court to her. Subsequently he presented
her with his visiting card, on which was
engraved Lord Rodney. He told her that
he was staying at the Grand hotel, Ind
hired the entire first etage, and was dying
for love of her. He asked her TO be his
wife, but wished that the marriage should
be performed secretly N Immediately
because he feared hat If his aristocratic
klnsfollk In England gained any knowl-
edge of his intentions they would move
heaven md earth to hinder the union.
Tho young lady told the story TO her
employer, and Sig. Albert prudently
enough went to the Grand hotel, made
inquiries, and found hat all the servants
spoke of the generosity and wealth of the
English nobleman. He advised her to ac-
cept the splendid offer, and a day was
fixed for the marriage. As the young lord
did not turn up at the appointed time Sig.
Albert and the lady went to the hotel to
find him. They found him In q white
ravat cleaning his masters boots New
York Sun.
, 1885-12-17
An Old Norwegian wooden Book.

The process Of restoring a characteristic
old wooden church at Hopperstad, in he
Hardes district of Sogne, in Norway, as
brought to light an interesting Norwegian
medieval relic. In a closed niche a book,
consisting OF six wax tablets, was found,
carefully enclosed in a casket OF wood and
leather. TIT tablets are Of lockwood, COW
cred with wax, each tablet having Il thin
border, so as to hinder the tablets from
sticking together on closing the book.
This precaution has helped to keep II in
excellent preservation.
The contents are chiefly drawings, made
by a fine style, representing scenes from
village and rural life. At the end there is
q large catalogue in latin Of various kinds
OF animals, with a translation into old
Norwegian; and from this it has been
conjectured that the greater portion Of
the book dates from tho close Of the
thirteenth century. But there are indica-
ions that part of the pool is Of earlier
date. The tablets are fastened together
at the back, and the cover is carved and
lnlaid with various small pieces Of
differently colored woods. The book has
been placed in the Museum OF Antiquities
in the University of Christiania, and it is
intended to publish it shortly in fac-simile.
Pail Mall Gazette.
, 1885-12-17
rhe wlndow Got Aheaa OF nln..

Just to think of it, he growled, with
disgust written on every line Of his face.
Il vas coming out of st. Louis tho other
day, and, the car being crowded, l gave
half my seat to a demure little widow
How do you know she was n widowf'
She told me so. She said she was
awfully afraid OF being robbed, and
knowing by my face that was an honest
man, she wanted me to take charge of her
portemonnaie until we reached Chicago.
And you didfn
Am l not a fool Yes, | did, and as she
passed it over sweetly said;
"'There's exactly 500 in it,"
I'VE rode to Chicago without leaving
III seats. AS we ran in the city handed
her the purse. She opened it and counted
the money.
@'Why, there isn't but $50 here" she
said, as she looked up at me.
But | haven't taken any
"'Well l am so short, as you see. Per.
haps you car explain It to the police.
And what did you dofH
Il gave her the so, OF purse Please
kick me a few hundred times"
, 1885-12-17

Dakota is the sole remaining quarter
-cction Of paradise in this western world.
It Is no m thing for IA whole
Dakota family to sit on one end OF a
potato while the other is roasting in the
fire. We hatch nj own wild geese, OF
Zach dimension TINT eastern and southern
.ondcrfeet are liable TO mistake them for
winged hippopotami, on lakes Of never.
freezing rosewater and cologne. We wall
up for wells the holes from which we pull,
with steam derricks and 800 horsepower
engines, our radishes and beets, and make
cowaheds and circus tents Of our turnip
rinds. We put rockers under our cnpty
pat Donan.
, 1885-12-17

1t Is naid that a company h.s been
formed in New York city for securing
pure milk by a new process. Fresh, pure
milk, made in localities where feed IS
cheap, is canned, bottled, and corked
when first drawn from the cow, and i'm
medintely heated in water or stean. both
being under the pressure Of the ntinos-
pherc. 1t is then cooled, after which it
may be kept a year without undergoing
any change. Heating destroys all germs.
and bottling prevents all connection with
Tho outside air. Should the new method
provo equal to the expectations OF the
projectors It will work a revolution in the
milk business OF the country Chicago
Timca.
, 1885-12-17

In 1854 o flower wa introduced in Eu-
rope from China. It resembled the com
mon daisy 80 much that Il attracted little
cttention until n shrewd florist discovered
that It was highly susceptible to cultiva-
lion. From that one single white flower
has sprung no less than 100 varieties.
They have every known color but blue,
ranging from ivory white to sulphur yell
low, peach pink, crimson, purple and
bronze, with hundreds Of shades between.
In shape n size the ohrysanthemum
has changed as much as in color. Its
petals curve in and out or are rccurved.
They are quilted in tubes or are Hat and
solid. They look like n tangled mass Of
hair md like a solid ball. Recently the
altars in Japan were decorated with chry-
ncnthemums as votive offerings. Perhaps
It was from the far east that our custom
Of using these flowers 10 decorate ouu'
tombs on AL Saints Day came New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
, 1885-12-17

Speaking of children being troubled
with Group, Mr.. o. b. Hayden. druggist,
Panora, Ia, says; Il have used Cham
b%erlain's Cough Remedy in the treatment
of Group in my family for the past three
or four years ant have invariably had sat
isfactory results from its administration.
| consider it a certain and speedy cure tor
this dangerous disease. Sold by w. n.
Hunt.
, 1885-12-17

Another Alpine railway IS proposed,
~uixty-onc miles in length, joining Chur
and Dinsca. The cost Is estimated at
c5,OOo,000 two-thirds of which would have
to be expended upon the construction Of
c tunnel through tho L~uckmhnier
chain. thirteen miles long. The coun-
srles most interested in the construction
OF the new railway and tunnel nre, beside
3vgitzerlnnd and Italy, Bavaria and Cen
sral and Eastern Germany. lfcompleted,
Inc Luckmanicr railway would to some
extent supersede the st. Gothnrd railway.
Chicago journal.
, 1885-12-17

Customer-Aren't you afraid to leave al
these clothes hanging out on tho side
walk with nobody to watch them' /
ohoud think you would be afraid some
body would steal them.
Dealer-Shteal doze glothesi Men Him.
mel mo- (confidentially) Wy, mein friend
I dell you, sells doze Clothes 80 cheap
that IL doesn't bay 70 shteal them
, 1885-12-17

King Theebaw Of Burmah not only
managed to procure the murder of nearly
the whole of his relatives, but, On receiv-
ing q gun some months ago from French
friends, he requested the engineer who
BROUGHT It to give him proof OF its capa-
biz ca by destroying aninhabited village
commanded by the citadel, and was much
cauoycd when mis- lnjunctlous were dis
Oh, el-Foreign Letter.
, 1885-12-17
SK[N,SCALP BLOOD
Clsansed, Purified and Beautified by the
Cuticura Remedies.

EOr cleansing the skin and scalp OF dishguring
L humofs, for ~aliaying itching and burning and
Inflammation. for curing the first symptoms OF
err ma, psoriasis. milk crust, scald head, scrof-
ula. and other inherited skin and blood diseases
tuticura, the great Skin Cure, aud tuticura
Soap, an exquisite skin Beautlher, externally,
aud tuticufa hesOlveuf. the new Blood pur-
uer. Internally are infalnble
, 1885-12-17

Are important problems, the former de-
pending greatly on the latter. Everyone
is familiar with the healthy properties Of
fruit. and no one can afford to be sick and
miserable while the pleasant concentrated
liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs, may be
had Of our enterprising druggist. W. n,
HIT
, 1885-12-17
TuE sALE

ON sales OF t%1iticura are AS large. II not larger
than any medicine we sell and we assure you
that we have never had a single Instance In
which the purchaser was dissatisfied As Ia
yonr Soap we can sell no other, everybody
wants Cuticum.
MILLER < CHAPMAN. Druggists,
Louisiana, Mo.
, 1885-12-17

InE Massachusetts Reform club recent
ly gave a dinner to Dorman b. Eaton. Of
ci,il service renown; but i; forgot to serve
Nh Eaton'- f%,vorite beveragc-ginger
all which rs q reform tiple will 20 down
To postsrity associated with the arch
rrtirner name.
, 1885-12-17
BUT GOOD.

We have been selling your Cuticnra Rene
dies for the past three or four years, and have
never hearl aught bui good words In their favor.
Your Cuiicnra Soap i decidedly the best sci.
ling medicinal soap we handle. and Is highly
pr zeu here Tor lts soothing and softening effect
upOu the skin.
J. CLIFTON WHEAT, Druggist.
Winchester. Va.
, 1885-12-17
SALT nHEUM CURED.

saw were cured by your Cuticura Remedies, and
their sales exceen those OF all other like rem
edirs. l sell very little OF any other medicinal
soap than Cuttcura.
aEoRoE A ANTHONY. Druggist,
kewauee. Ia.
, 1885-12-17

lHg Philadelphia Times says Mr..
Cleveland rs a good president but a bad
p%aragrapher. But how certain it is a
good paragrapher would make a bad
nr,sihenf
, 1885-12-17

TIM man about town who writes com.
promising notes to other mems wives will
get his deserts some day, and he will think
q cyclone struck him.
, 1885-12-17
TERMS OF suBscnIPTIoN.

DAILY, delivered 10y carrier. sc per week,
81 per month.
Daily, by mail. ~ per month. s510 for six
months, $40 per year, Ia advance.
weekly ~ m per annnm, SIN for six months,
naNnhle In AhNnnen -
, 1885-12-17

Subscribe for the Weekly Leader. a
twelve page paper. containing all the
week. Geographic and territorial news.
The largest aud best weekly paper pull =
lished west of the Rocky mountains
$3.50 per year.
, 1885-12-17

John G. Rouse, druggist, Urbana, Ia,
says: Everybody that knows Chamber
lain = Cough Remedy, wants it in prefer
euce oany other. Sold by W. n. Hunt.
, 1885-12-17

Headquarters for all kinds of holida,
goods nj Holt :.
, 1885-12-17

Our uailarng department Is now com
plete with all the late novelties in fine for
eiEn and domestic fabrics b. HeIlman
, 1885-12-17

FREE TRIAL Thousands .oi e e1 %sn, Q
and physical weakness, ost manhood. nervous
p~r0stnilon, result Of lndiscretlon, ereesses OF
any other eau .. cured By Nervtta, Strong
taitn that u viii cure every case prompts ne
postage. etc. Dir. A. q. OLIS. BOX az. Chicago