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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
rao s9eei Of Heat and Cold.

II has been asked which travels faster,
heat or cold and answered heat. BE.
cause anyone can catch q cold. 1t there.
fore follows that every one should keep
Taylor's Cherokee Remedy OF Sweet Gum
and Mullcin. which viii cure coughs. colds
and consumption.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
Celebrating IN AnniversarY.

Harvard college has just emerged from
several days celebration of its 2J0th ami
versary. Speeches, poems, music, toasts,
and banquet were on the program.
James Russell Lowell delivered the ora
ton. and Oliver Wendell Holmes was the
poet of the occasion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
Released Tarougn a Technically.

W. r. Stewart. late manager OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company at
Wichita, Ks, was tried in Winnipeg
for cmbezzling moneys OF the company
and bringing them into Canada. The case
has excited great interest as being the first
one Of It's kind. The jury returned q ver-
dict Of mot guilty and the prisoner was
thpreuuon a ,chargcl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

Tive Iowa girls s!stc.. have solved the
brea-l, in3-butlcr hrct,em They are pro
fessional paper hangers, do a good bust
ness. charge the same prices that men do
and earn as high - sl2 n day.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
The Gl4o5t Trec

Which j., the oldest tree. The elder, but
tine oldest mullen plant is the Oldest in
worth for il j. now recognized of more
TaNlor'. Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum
and Mullen viii cure Courh colds and
consumption.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
Crawford county, Pa, lad shot a

took the head 10 II justice OF the peace
aud said that il was the head of n hawk
that he had shot. The justice, after due
examination, paid the 30 cents bounty TO
tho wicked boy
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

80 toms Yachting mania had such hold
on one suburban congregation that on
recent SUNDAY ioral ucht adorned the
uulpit. TO the scandal OF the conservative
elcmcut among taa worahipc~
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

The Boston Pilot thinks that the first
dealer in any staple commodity who
make, the announcement No English
good sold here. viii find himself over
wLelmod by a sururising run OF trade
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

a full description Of those Diseases,
their symptoms, causes and proper
treat mont is contained in nnr h.o. en-
titled Facts for Won NE I'd
correctly; any woman c1u undo and
ii, Every woman should Ia e. r. Sent
10 ladies only. in sealed envelope Oh
receipt of Zoe .Addres,
IOA-PU0RA MEDICINE CO,
kALAMAzoO, MICu
II. G Coiuan, .riyatc Sec'y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

Loss of ife-Thousands sink into an
early grave by not giving immediate at
tention TO n Slight cough which could have
Bulls Cough tyrup.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

\ hundred years ago Meet a. Chanlon
thought 5000 bottles OF champagne III one
year an enormous production Their sue
cessors only Of many lirms-no bot
tie about 700 900 dozen.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

The flowers that bloom In the spring have
nothing to do with honey nowadays The
farmers bees find IT easier TO sip glucose from
pan.--.)H CITY BliSsard
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

ia Cents i @S to %" the We weell ,"" 1S'l
ot4 EHra' Home, Rochester, \. y, ielttDid
premium Cheapest and Best Weekly
Ia the World" : pages, A. columns. IL
years old. For Oas iloiar you have Que
choice from over lj0diiierent Cloth Bound
Dolr iO'nHe', 800 10 .O) PIP, and paper
ono year, postpaid. Book postage, l5c.
Extra. 5OC0) books given away. Among
them are: Law Without Lawyers; Family
Cyclopedia; Farm Cyclopedia; Farmers
and Stockholders Guide; Common Sense
IN Poultry Yard; World Cyclopedia; Dan
elson's (Medical) Counselor; Boys Useful
Pastimes; Five Years Before tho Mast;
Peoples History OF Uuitel States Uni.
versal History of ai Nations Popul.r
History Civil War doth sides)
Any oNE book and paper, one year, MI
postpaid, for Lib only Paper alone, G5c.
Satisfaction guaranteed ON books and
Weekly, or nonev refunded. Reference:
Hon. G. y. PARSONS. Mayor Rochester.
Sample papors e. RURAL HOME co,
I'm. IS HyW PrsHiasH, Cj+. a yearl
RocurNrrR =. y.
Al mn Omaha baby show mother of
.cant sense refused 10 have anything TO do
with her baby because it had fniled TO take
Tie prize. An Gstonished father hurried
10 the rescue
Is is51 "Hror,A &toa,hn Yrorbe," were
introduced, and thoir SUCCESS as a cure for
Cold gou1hs, AstAn1 and bronchitis
has bceu unparalleled. Price 80 cts.
Sixty thou.aud tons of coal 10 is csti
mated az" H'Dien every yer from cars IN
transit. SIC one station on the Erie road
me thcft amounts TO about 80 tons every
night.
fror.scs his GratfU3c.-Albert n Larson.
II kirkman, la.. in expressing his graft
tude 10 tho propriotors Of Aliens Lung
Bal,am write; II firmly believe my wife
would have died of consumption, if not
'or the timely use of your bai,am." Buy
the s % bottle for Lung Diseases.
A French soldier of Napoleonic longings
climbed alone TO the top of the pyramid of
Cheops the other day. He fell to the base
with blood, bones and flesh in pulp
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

4 successful lawyer was asked 20 run
for congress, but declined on the ground
that if elected he would henceforth feel
superior 20 trying case of horse stealing,
md that he wanted 10 do nothing That
would make him feel too big for his pro-
tcsslOn.
Germany as tho Armies Artistic was
married the other dag. The groom placed
the wedding ring on the fourth toe Of her
right foot and she signed the marriage
contract holding the pen with her toes
Chicago has crank whose one harm
less mania Is for tying For Sale" cards
to horses and wagons standing in the
streets. No matter how poor or how
elaborate the rig hc fa>tons the card and
wallis on without waiting TO see how tho
owner takes it,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
Women Easily startled Or Alaym.l,

If afflicted with sore eyes. use DR.. Isaac
Thompson Eye Water. Druggists sell it,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
ElY'S
CREAM BALM

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ho7e qmck Ely'
Cream B0im Ia
.ielpcf and eHyco
RE. SzGeyedtJ'o8
ocHfe INFLAMMATION
hP nose cHdhcaR
f0J- Il 7.cck al .
Amc / coHld ma
see. Mrs. GcoJei.
S. JH,}soG, h0i
fpy Toy,,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

The healing and purifying qualities Of
Salvation Oil render 10 the best article for
the speedy and safe cure OF liberated
sores. Price only 80 cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
Danger from Ca'arrh

Catarrh IL an exceedingly disagreeable disease.
~ varied symptoms. discharge at the nose, bad
breath. pain between the edes, coughing, choking
sensation. ringing noises In the ears, etc,-being
not only troublesome To the sufferer, but offensive
20 Others Cut0rrh IS also dangerous, because IL
may lead 10 bronchitis or consumption. Being
blood disease, the true method OF cure is 10 purify
tie blood by taking Hoods Sarsaparia, which has
cured many severe cases of catarrh.
"For several years had been troubled with
kind of asthma or catarrh In my threat, and had
tried several kinds OF medicine but could lind moth
Ing 10 help me. My wife wanted md 10 try bottle
of Hood, Sarsaparilia l told the druggist from
whom bought 10 that had no faith In IL, but
would give II trial, which did. | must say was
very much benefited ~ using IL 1t and would recon-
mend 10 very highly 10 any one having asthma or
catarTh" ELIAS II. DEyRIEs, firm OF Dovries u
Peterson, Omaha, he5
Hoods Sarsaparil!a
Sold by all druggists. al six for s.. Prepared
by c. l. HOOD 4 CO., Apotha carries Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
Teen and Now.

State Armorer Jules Baker 10 the pos
SCISSOR of a printed slip of paper giving the
market reports at Richmond, Va, in De
cember 1864, the fateful last days of the
rebellion a dollar in confederate money
is quoted as worth two cents in gold; flour
is quoted at 500 per barrel; hams $500
$35 TO $40: coarse blaci: mollasscS. $50 per
gallon; turkeys, 40 choice, $40, calico,
$3.50 per yard; hlclched muslin $50 per
yard; butter, $40 per pound. Ld1tSin9
Chronicle
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

4 young man found handbag in car
riage at Tuscola. lll. IL contained SO and
belonged 10 a young widow ~ Atwood,
and when the Young man returned it TO
her she rewarded him by marrying him
tho next aaT.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
CATAR III

particle applied into each nostri'and is agree
sDIe rouse Frice 70 cts, nv ma or ut druggists.
n nsina Tor Ocular Ely BROTHERS, Druggists.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

If sir.. headache is misery. what are
Carriers Little Liver Pills ii they will
positively cure it: People who have
used them speak frankly Of their worth
They are small and easy TO take.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

A French soldier of Napoleonic longings
climbed alone TO the top of the pyramid of
Cheops the other day. He fell to the base
with blood bones and flesh i'm n pulp.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

u0EE STUDY bookkeeping. rusiness form,
Nt'H' PcnnansAlp. Arithmetic. Shorthand. etc.
thoroughly taught ~ maxi Circulars free.
BRYAN $ COLLGGE, Buffalo y. y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

~ m pnnhu tuIY SHOW mOIhcr OF
with her baby hecause il had fnilcd to take
The prize An Gstunished father hurried
20 the rescue.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. DC.
Sign in a New York resort: NO excuse
if found with another mans hat"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19

Sixty Thousand tons of c0al 10 is csti
mated. are s.oien every ycfr from cars in
transit. q one station on the Erie road
me theft amounts TO about 80 tons every
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-11-19
No Shotgun Practice

About cAnrEns LITTLE pills mild aud gentle.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29
Skeleton Leaves.

We do not know who is the author of these instructions, but believe they are worthy of trial: Dissolve three ounces of washing soda in two pints of water, boil, and add an ounce and a half of slaked quicklime. Boil for ten minutes, settle, and pour off the clear liquid for use. Bring this to the boil, and during ebullition add the leaves. Put on the lid and boil about an hour, adding water occasionly to make up for loss. Take out leaf and rub it between the fingers under water. If the skin and pulp sep arate easily, the leaves are ready; if not, boil for some time longer. Having cleaned the skeletons, bleach them in a solution of bleaching powder, a teaspoon full to the pint, adding about table spoonful of strong vinegar to liberate the chlorine. Let them remain in this fol about ten minutes. Wash in water, and float them out on pieces of paper. N Blake care that the soda solution touches the fingers as little as possible, as it may remove their epidermis as well as that of the leaves. Another authority says: The skeletons must be thoroughly bleached by exposing them to the fumes of chlorine gas. If to this vapor be added that of peroxide of hydrogen the flores of the leaves are strengthened, SC that they can be readily arranged-aftel being dried by pressure between folds o tissue paper-in bouquets.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29
How Screws are Made.

Screws were little known or used be- fore 1886, being rudely made by hand with imperfect tools. The head was forged or swedgcd up by blacksmith, and the thread and nick were formed by the use of hand-dies and files. In 1888 American ingenuity was directed to the subject, and the old tools were worked in machines which gave them their proper motion. The swedge hammer became the heading machine, receiving tho end of coil of wire and regularly cutting the required length for a blank, which then, by blow, had ono end of the wire, "set up" to form the head, the operation continuing automatic cally till the entire wire was cut up into blanks. These blanks were thus handled individually, and passed to machines, the first for shaving the head, the second for nicking, and the last for cutting tho thread. In 1S46 further revolution was effected in this manufacture by the use of machines that were entirely automatic. By this system the blanks were supplied in mass by the operator, the machine separating and handling each blank re- spectively, as the nature of the operation demanded. The heads were turned and nicked by automatic mechanism, and then dropped into machine, which turned and cut the threads on the shanks, pass ing out the complete screws with wonder full rapidity. The first inventor of this machinery was general Thomas w. Har- vey of Vermont. Later inventors added improvements, increasing the perfection of the operation and its product. Among these was the gim,et point, the invention of Thomas J. Sloan. This fight i'm, provement so increased the usefulness of | screws that their manufacture immedf. ately became profitable and important industry. Many notifications of tho common screw have been inventeds adapting it to wide range of uses iu the various manufactures of machinea
 articles of use and ornament, etc. Tho daily production of the various screwr in use in the world is estimated to ro. quirc the consumption of 600 tons oi iron. Inter Ocean. " 1A 41.M
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29
Artificial Ouinine.

Dr. Cresswell Hewett, of Lincoln's innfelds, has discovered the synethical or artificial mode of making quinine, by which the price of that drug will be re- duced to something like 3d. per ounce. The importance of this discovery, which was made two or three weeks ago through the accidental breaking of a medicine bottle, is rendered greater by the fact that while hitherto we have been depending for our quinine on the culti- vation of the cinchona tree, from whose bark only about two per cent. of good quinine can be extracted, 9S per cent. being valueless, the drug can now be manufactured without limit by a very simple process from an article which can always be got in abundance in any part of the world. A few days ago Dr. Hew- cit submitted a sample of his preparation to Messrs. Howard & Sons, quinine man. ufacturers, Stratford, who have expressed surprise at the result of their analysis, the sample being equal to the best qui- nine in the market. The discoverer is about to communicate with the govern nent, who annually spend in India alone about e6O, 900 in the cultivation of the cinchona tree.-London Post.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29
Tenor the Coming Voice.

The Boston Adveatiser professes to ob- serve an alarming decadence of bass voices and an abnormal increase of tenors, and it undertakes to account for this: ''The wearing of extremely high and compressing collars is another cause for this tenor outbreak. The Lost Chord ought to be favorite selection of the high-collar company who must feel as if the organs of speech were canned, so to say. High thinking may not be practicable in such cases, but only high tones are within reach. Thus, instead of chest tones, laundry tones are heard on every side. In Boston especially is the skyward pitch to be noted, and for an excellent reason. The position of the had has much to do with the grade of tone, and here most of the faces are turned up to look at pictures, or into orators mouths, or to get views of high life, and consequently shrill tone is in- evitable. In short, a Boston person with a low voice must be set down as an or dinary individual who never stretches his neck to study pictures, and who is quite amused to listen to public ad- dresses except from very short men on very low platforms. The Boston tenor is distinct quality of voice, acquired after years of arduous neckwork.''
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29

A discussion is going on in Europe concerning the distance at which large obj,c on the earth's surface may be visible. Emil Metzger mentions that he once saw, with some difficulty, Keizer- spickt, in Sumatra, when distant 11O English miles; and he also made out Gug Merapi, in Java, when 180 miles away. From the Pig Muraun, near Dis sentis, B. Hill has seen Mont Blanc, the intervening space measuring about 110 miles. J. Starkie Gardner states that Mont Blanc is visible from the Pig Lan- gard, though distant about three degrees. In Greenland, MT Whymper beheld a mountain from which he was separated by 150 miles; and from Marseilles, Zuch saw Mount Canigon at distance of 158 miles. The whole range of the Swiss Alps has been looked upon by J. Hippisley while 200 miles away, while Sir w. Jones has affirmed that the Him. alayas have appeared to view from the distance of 224 miles.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29
Don't Know When to Stop.

How few people know when to stop.
 If the preacher knew when to stop preaching, how much grander the effort of his sermon mig ght be. If the genial
 fellow knew when to stop telling his good stories, how much longer the flavor of his philosophy would remain. If the friend knew when to keep still, how grateful his silence would be. If the frank and candid creature who tells us our faults knew when to hold his tongue,
 how much less strong our impulse to strangle him would become. If the high liver knew when to stop eating, how much less sure dyspepsia would be.
 If the popular man knew when to with draw, how much more regretfully we should see him go. If the politician knew when to retire into private lite. how much winter his record would be,
 If we all knew just when to die, and could bring it about, how much truer our epitaphs would be. The court fool who pray, "Oh, God, be merciful to me, fool," prayed deeper than he knew, but the man who prays, 'Oh, God, teach me to know when have said enough, J shall pray deeper still Chicago Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29
Largest Steam Hammer in tho
 World.


 A Plttsburg letter to the Chicago Herald says: I saw at the Black Diamond Steel Works the largest steam hammer in the world. It is used for forging steel plates of enormous thick ness and size, and to this monster will no doubt be assigned the task of turning out forgings of plates and gun metal for the new ships of war. The Black Diamond hammer is ten feet square and strikes blow of POD tons. The anvil block upon which its fearful impact decends is solid cube of twelve feet and weighs 180 tons. It was cast upon the foundation it now rests on and it took the molten contents of six cupolas to make the block. When it was cast tho P.ttsburg Fire Department sent six steam engines to the scene and kept them there for week, or until all danger that the fearful mass of malten iron might burst its bonds or by it's exploding gases fire the neighborhood had ended. It took nearly six months for the anvil to cool so that the sand mold might be dug away, and even then workmen could not touch it with their hands. Like all steam hammers it's mechanism is adjusted with the utmost nicety, and the great mass, it was said, might come down on mans hand and he stopped so nicely that it would no more than touch with gentle pressure. I accepted thls statement without physical corroboration.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29

The San Francisco Record congratu- lates the golden state that with 70, OO0,- 900 bushels of wheat California will have an income of at least $54, 600, 900, where last year it had one of only $2S, 900, 900. "Our barley crop" says the Record, "of 1s,ooo, 900 centals will bring in $16, ooo,- 900, as against $9, 00O,00 last year. In these two items alone we will have $72, ,- 600, 900, where we had in 1885 only $47,- 000, 900, an increase of over $35, 900, 900, or nearly double that of 1885, while the area sown was only a fraction larger. Despite low prices, say even lower than 1885, the tiller of the soil is in much better condition than he was year aoo.n
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29
Shears or Pair of ShearSg

Perhaps some of our readers are critical enough in the use of language to decide whether the customer or the clerk was right in the following dialogue:
 Customer (to clerk in a hardware store)-"Show me small, low-priced shears"
 Clerk. facetiously)-"Perhaps you mean pair of shears"
 Customer (severely)-'1 mean precise ly what said."
 Clerk (defantly, opening specimen article)-"Are there not two blades here2 and don't two make a pair?"
 Customer triumphantly)-"You have two legs. Does that make you pair oi men?'
 The shears were done up in profound silence. -Homestead.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29
On tho Pension List.

'sIt is very amusing" said a clerk in the United States Pension Office, 'to look over the list of names of old soldiers on the pension books. l am more than ever convinced that there isn't anything in a name, for here we have in name nearly every great man who has ever lived. Here at one point is Daniel Webster, at another George Washington, and further down the list find Oliver Cromwell, Julius Caesar, John Wesley, Henry Clay, and even Jeff Davis is 'on our list. Then there are the odd names, such as Ham, Coon, Rats, Sugarfoot, and others. One hardly knows what a variety of names there is in the world until he begins to deal with them by the thousand" ."-Indianapolis Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29
No Chance for the Small Boy.

which climbs trees. There is a point beyond which even inventors ought not to 90, and it seems to us this wretch of an inventor has crossed that border. What show does it leave the small boy in a watermelon patcha What chance of refuge is left the fired -out" lover as he finds himself fleeing from the house of his fair one, if even the tree tops afford him no protection from the mouthful oi organized ivory that pursues hima Yes, the canine climber must go.-DzasoitIe Brxese.
Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29
Language of the Eyes.

Long almonG-shaped eyes, with thick skinned eyellds that cover half the pu- pil, are indicative of genius when they are found in conjunction with a brow which is full over the eyebrows, and which has one deep perpendicular line between the eyebrows. I have frequent ly noticed this combination in the faces of distinguished literary men and artists. The almond-shaped eye, however, even without this peculiar form of forehead, always means susceptible, impression able nature. Eyes which are large, open and very transparent, and which sparkle with rapid motion under we'll defined eyelids, denote elegance in taste, some what susceptible temper, and great in: terest in the opposite sex. Eyes with weakly marked eyebrows above them, and with thinly growing eyelashes, which are completely without any upward curve, denote feeble constitution and mel ancholy disposition. Deep-sunken and small blue eyes, under bony, almost perpendicular forehead, are indicative of selfish and cold-hearted natures. Eyes which show not only the whole of the iris, but also some of the white both above and below it, denote a restless, uncertain nature, incapable of repose or of concentrated thought on any subject. Round-shaped eyes are never seen in the face of highly intellectual person, but they denote kindly, truthful and inno- cent nature. Eyes which, when seen in profile, are so protuberant as to run al- most parallel with the profile of the nose, show weak organization of body and mind. Eyes rather close together show penetration, but eyes close together de- note cunning and an untruthful disposi- tion. Eyes rather far apart are indica- tive of frankness and simplicity of pur- pose-an honest and gu1leless nature When, however, the eyes are very far apart, they denote stupidity. Eyes with sharply defined angles, sinking at the corners, show subtlety of mind; the sharper the angle and the more it sinks, the greater the delicacy of perception it denotes; but when very much developed it shows also craftiness amounting to d.. ceit. Well-opened eyes, with smooth eyelids and a steady and somewhat fix ed glance, denote sincerity. Lines rum ming along the eyelids from side to side, and passing out upon the temples, denote habitual laughter-a cheerful tempera- ment, or, at any rate, one in which the sense of fun is strong.