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GANfLING ESTABLISHMENTS 10 BE REGULARLY
LICENSED IN THE STATE OF C0AHUILA
EAsLR Pass, TEX, March 5.-The legislature of
the state OF Coahuila, Mex, now in session, has
just passed a law authorizing the governor OF the
state to issue such ordinance as he may think 1T
regulating gambling. and also authorizing him to
levy and collect taxes or licenses upon the same.
In addition 10 this the new law likewise repeats
all criminal laws for the prosecution and punish
ment OF gamblers. While the practice OF gambling
IS inherent In the Mexican nature, and has been
not only winked at but even licensed by the state
officials, IL has never been legally countenanced
I'LL the passage OF the aforementioned law, The
governor will now proceed 20 out the gambling
privileges by districts. In every city OF the state
OF Texas the law against gambling Is now rg1dly
enforced, and the licensing or such places in
C0ahuia will have the effect Of causing an exodus
Of American sporting gentry into MeXlcO.
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ATLANTA, GA, March 5.-The mysterious APP
pearlnce OF a wild child In the cliffs around Mount
Alto near the Rixey farm, has caused excitement.
Several days ago Crew Price took hunt over the
mountain ranges adjacent 10 the farm on which he
resides After some time he heard his dog barking
on the opposite side OF the mountain. As he got
nearer the dog he thought he had bayed some
large animal and afraid to attack 1t, but the
establishment OF the hunter can be better imagined
than described when he discovered that tue dog
had at bay snail boy. The boy was apparently
about ten years old, and rather small for his age
His clothes were ragged and torn. He wore no hat
or coat, and his once white shirt was dirty and
torn his sleeves were almost In ribbons leaving
his arms exposed. When Mr.. Price began talking
TO him the little fellow began crying and would
not answer the questions asked as To who he was
or where he lived. The child soon began climbing
up the rocks and disappeared Price tried 10 as
cend the prectpous side OF the mountain to follow
the boy. The hound tracked the lost child for
some distance, but could not follow the trail The
seaCh was continued for some time, but not q
trace could be found OF the boy.
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28
h. Youn rest Cat.

small bright face, two round green eyes
A fluffy head as soft as silk,
Two ears preked up in soft surprise,
Two whiskercd lips to drink the milk.
So sleek, so quick 80 fair SO fat,
There's nothing like the youngest cat
She has no reverence for the rest:
Plays unconcerned with Sambo's tail;
Pulls gently at Lord Ernests crest
A feat that turns her mother pae.
He growls and bites. What OF thati
She's safe up high, our youngest cat.
Then ecping round the sofa back
She pats her mistress with her paw;
Disturbs the monarch, sleek and black,
Whose lightrst mewing once were law:
He wakes; lie splits. She's reached the mar
Add flown outdoors, the youngest cat
She's here. she's there. she's everywhere;
No spot is sacred from the pet.
or food she takes the lions share;
She rushes where the saucer's set;
The mouse she claims; the boards the ras
Within his hole-the Youngest cat.
She climbs the desk, .he spills the ink.
Then chasrs swift the tagging pen.
We put her down, but, ere We think,
Sues up aud at the game again,
An authors words comes scarcely pat
When walked Ger Oy the youngest cat.
A tease, "a JOY, a plague, dear
Her names arc many as her tricks.
We chase her off, then call her near;
The rest look on as cross as sticks.
No house is duh, be sure OF that,
Which always holds youngest cat
j. =. PaRtoh, ia HIrper's Young People
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28
A Love. Lorn Chilcat Mailo,.

The civilized woman. when she wants
attractive rs possible. SO does tho
Chilcat woman; but she ha1 u diilerent
idea OF what is attraclivencss Ole
evening. after all the fishing canoes
came in, saw young squaw robed
from head TO foot IN deep-red
blanket. sitting stolidly on the end Of
great spruce log few rods away
from the canp"ry and at II short dis
tance from where the fishing canoes
were moored. and where the fires of
the Chilcat fishermen had been light
Ell. When. out of curiosity at her
singular costume and position, | APP
preached her. l found that she had
blackened her face until il was blacker
than that of the ordinary negro min
strel. There was not a trace OF her ma
tive duskiness. but the artificial black
shown rs if it were composed and put
on from an article of good French
backing. In add ton to that long
silver pin was stuck in her under lip
and extended out from the chin
couple of inches. while n heavy silver
ring hung from her nostris, and
host of massive silver bracelets adorned
her wrists She was simply belle of
the woods and Of Chilcat Inlet. en-
deavoring to make known to the
young bucks around her that she was
in the matrimonial market, according
to the native costume here. After sit
ting for an hour or more and not at
tracing any more attention than that
prompted by my own curiosity she left
her twilight wooing place. shook out
the folds of her blanket, and walked
with an air of Indifference 10 an old
tent on the beach, wnich appeared to
be her habitatjon. and disappeared. -
NeU York Times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28
Habits of the Black snake.

Blacksnakes always feed on live
prey and possess power over their
prey that is truly wonderful. and
think that birds. old and young. are
their main dependence for food-old
birds are captured by them with ease.
! captured snake. nearly five feet
long, that had full-neGged song
sparrow in its body about six inches
from its head. They feed OH anv kind
of live prey within their capacity. and
have been caught with young rabb
in their body. They also are success
full hunters of birds nests for the
young. and will climb trees in their
search. | was once near IN orchard
when L heard robins making great
cutlery, evidently disturbed by some
thing. l went to see the cause and dis :
covered large blacksnake at their
nest in an apple tree. about fifteen feet
from the ground. The tree was about
one foot in diameter and seven or eli ht
feet up to the branches. The branch
on which tho nest was stood off at an
angle of about forty-fve degrees.
When the snake saw me he gIided
down on the top side of the branch.
and when he reached lie trunk he slid
Oft and dropped to the ground. In his
mouth was q young bird. partly swal-
lowed. which proved such clog to
him that he could not run rapidly in
the grass. and captured him.
Many stories are told of their chas-
ing people. l have seen persons who
claim to have been chased by them,
and sometimes it was by racer, a
black snake with white ring around
its ueck. | never saw snake of that
description, and | know of no author
ity claiming tho existence of such q
snake. A black snake five or six feet
long can outrun man. Their speed
l have repeatedly witnessed. when
they have escaped from me. Now if
they chase people, why do they not
catch them? and # they should catch n
person, what could they do with themp
Certainly they could not use them as
food. 1t is singular that so many
persons have been chased By them and
yet no instance has been reported
whore they have been caught.
The racer. described as blacksnake
with white ring around its neck, ex.
lists only in the imagination of fir ght-
ened people. 1t has no place in natural
history. and yet have known several
persons who claim TO have been chased
by them. and were just as sure of the
white ring as they were Of been chased.
- Forest aud Stream.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28
Powerful Wet Soda Engines.

At the Baldwin locOcOmotive works
there are in course Of construction four
locomotives which are designed to run
by soda. which takes the place Of fire
under the boiler. Soda has much the
same power as coal. SAYS the Philadel-
phia Record. without any OF the offen-
sive gases which that fuel emils The
engines are now nearly finished. and
are to be shipped within two weeks TO
Minneapolis, Mimi, and are to be run
on the streets of that CITY. where steam
engines are forbidden. The engine has
much the same appearance rs pas
senger car. 1t is about sixteen feet
long. entirely boxed in, with no vsi-
BILE smokestack or pipes. rs there is no
exhaust or refuse. The boiler is of
copper. eighty -four and one-half inches
in diameter and fifteen feet long, hav.
ing tubes running through IT as in
steam boilers. Inside the boiler will
be placed five tons OF soda which, up
on being dampened by u jet Of steam,
produces an intense heat When the
soda is thoroughly saturated. which
will occur in about six hours. the nc-'
ton ceases and then it is necessary to
restore il to lis original state by Fore
ing through the boiler a stream OF su,
perheated steam from Il stationary
boiler, which drives the moisture en-
tirely from the soda. when it is again
ready for use. The exhaust steaH
from the cylinders is used to satuarta
the soda, and by this means all refuse
is used. These engines are the first Of
their kind that have been built in this
country. and are being constructed
under the supervision OF George Kuch-
Ter. German engineer. The engines
will have the same power as those OF
the New York elevated roads. Soda
engines are used in Berlin AMI other
European cities very successfully. and
they also traverse the 81. Gothard tun-
mel. under the Alps, where the steam
engines cannot be used. because the
length of the tunnel renders it impos-
siblc to devise system of ventilatl on
which will carry off the foul gases
generated by n locomotive. So over
powering would these gases become
that suffocation wonld ensue.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28
EOld MuSkrats.

One afternoon, walking through the
me adow toward the pond and when a
few feet from the water, saw n musk-
rat running to reach the water. Bring
ing my pole down from over my shou-
der. where / had been carrying t,
struck him with it rs he was running.
The blow did not kill him. but he
turned over on his back with his fee
struggling in the air, and giving small
cries of pain or anger. | start,t
toward him, when from the loose stor(
wall making part of the dam | SAT-
five muskrats coming for me, with thei(
mouths open. and giving every appear,
ance of rage and desire to avenge tho
injury to their companion. Without
stopping at tire place where he was
still kicking, they came past him and
at me on the run and after the first
establishment was over, concluded that
discretion was the better part of valor.
and started for the house as fast us |
could go. glancing over one shoulder
to see If they were gaining in the race.
Although they chased me for only a
few rods. l did not feel safe near that
locality unit! the next day. when l re-
turned and found the pole where had
dropped it, but no muskrats, even the
wounded one being gone. have al
ways believed that the one which /
struck was not severely injured. but
that his cries of rage brought his COM
panions to his aid and to fight for him.
Forest and Stream.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28
Electric Light Cartons.

"Where are all the Cartoons made
that are burned daily in the electric
lights in use throughout the United
States?" asked New York Mai! and
Express reporter of the president of
one OF the leading light companies in
this country the other day. Two
thirds of them," he replied, are manu-
featured in Cleveland, q. There are,
according to the latest statistics, about
$50 tons in daily consumption, and out
of that number shade over 100 tons
arc turned out IN the twenty carbon
furnaces in Cleveland. The capacity
of an ordinary furnace is about i5.U0J
carbons. but some of the manufacture
ers are now running overtime. so
great has the demand grown. Six
years ago all the carbons burned
throughout the country were made in
a single room In Boston. where only
ten men were employed. Cartons are
made chiefly from the residuum of oil
after IL has been refined. and the de-
posit usually found around the natur-
al gas well is also coming into general
use, rs IL does not sputter when made
into carbons. The material is first
ground into a powder. when little
pitch is added and the whole mixed in
to a stiff batisr. when it Is run into
moulds They are then packed into
boxes and the latter placed in fur
mace ere they are subjected TO an
intense heat. Cartons are now sold
at S27 thousand. with the prospect
of an early increase in price.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28

tricity has been suggested. and poison
ing by means Of prussic ard. The
guillotinc does its work thoroughly.
for when the head Is once severed
there Is no means OF stick ng it on
again. while recovery from poison or
electricity is not impossible with the
aid of the executioner. who might be
induced TO moderate the dose for o
consideration. The guillotne permits
no collision between the administra-
tor Of the law and the friends of the
guilty. As long as capital pun shment
shall exist in France the present meth
oil will. l think. be maintained as
more sure in its effects and rs Offering
the least objection.
''Capital punishment may be said to
DO virtually abolished in France at the
present dav. Paris alone last year
tried three hundred men for murder.
and convicted only five Of them. The
leniency shown TO criminals in NJ
Grovy's time led to reduction of my
salary from fifteen to twelve hundred
dollars. This is my entire income. for
l get no fees or perquisities-yct | am
con. nt "
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28
The Stained Opal.

IL fay on bed of white velvet in n
tiny morocco Casa strangely beau
tful stone Of shimmering moonlight
gray. set in dull gold ring of antique
workmanship.
But instead of the sunlit CLEANS
which are characteristic of opals there
was a vivid dash of scarlet in its heart
like n stain of fresh blood.
E!hei L,n mn turned the case round
and round in her white fingers.
Il never saw anything so beautiful"
she murmured. her golden-hazel eyes
rejecting the sparkle of the jewel. ut
is quite the loveIest ring l ever saw in
my life! wonder if it would fit me-"
She slipped it out of the case and
over her finger. As she did so yell
loy slip of paper fluttered down and
lay unnoticed at her feet
II wonder why Aunt Ellen never
showed it to me" she unused. as she
admired her new ornament. .And
whose could it have been2 Perhaps
the name is inside"
She tried to draw the ring from her
finger. but it refused TO come. Ethel
smiled.
How easily it went on! And sup
pose | shall have TO use soap and water
to get it off again"
But the ring resisted even the influ-
ences of soap and water. Pretty Ethel
gaZed ut it in comic dismay.
''rhs is fixr' she sad, aloud.
IL. "A
from behind.
And Aunt Ellen. who had entered
unobserved. came to her niece's side
and gave utterance TO an exclamation
of horror at sight of Ellen's hand, on
VIII shown the opal ring. dripping
with soap-suds.
Ethel! the cursed opal! How came
it on your finger, child?'
.Cursed!" repeated Ethel. This
beautiful ring? Oh Aunt Ellenr'
Yes, my dear-cursed! Take it off
1T once, Etheln'
But. auntie. it won't come of. +"
said the girl. despairlngly. i've been
trying-and even soap won't bulge it
q single inch.
Miss Lynn turned pale.
''Oh. Ethel. Ethelp' she groaned.
''what evil genius prompted you to slip
the fated thing on your finger? Did
you run such risk after reading the
prophecy
STOPPING. she picked up the faded,
time-stained slip OF paper, and held it
toward her with shaking hand
Read it again. my DEAR she said.
'Why. / never saw it before!' an
swercd Ethel. wonderingly as she un-
folded the slip and read its contents
aloud:
Life for life for Morton's sin.
Such shall be the doom OF Lynn
TIL maiden OF the race,
Pure Of heart and fair of face,
From the hungry. seething food
Saves the last of Delmaine's blood;
Then the race OF Lynn shall cease.
And Zorsh's soul repose I'm peace"
"What doggerelN' laughed Ethel
What Is 1t all about Aunt Ellen?
Who was this Zorahp ! was this her
ringP"
81 never meant you TO hear the
story" said Miss Lynn regretfully; but
since you know so much. you might as
well know ALL
'Zorah Delmaine was gypsy girl
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28
How Tennyson Writes Verses.

Poetry is n more mechanical art
than most people believe. Fred Lath =
am, who is a cousin of Lord Tennyson
has told mo when the laureate is writ
ing n poem he constructs a rhyming
dictionary of his own. thus: A. b. C. d.
@, f. g, b. J. ], k. ], m, II, o. p, q, I. 8, I,
u. V, w, KY. z.
When he has written a line. say:
Where Caribel low lieth-
He starts down the alphabet hunting
for rhyme. getting "buycth.
'crieth." ''dicth. "lietb," "sigheth,"
''tietb." "tryeth." "vieth." and so on.
out of which. OF course 1t Is the easiest
possible thing to get the line
The oak tree, thick leaved, ambrosial sigheth,
when the proper time comes to intro
duce that verse into the poem. Usu i.
ally Lord Tennyson conceals the art
by which he gets to his rhymes by put.
ting the Manufactured limo first and let
ting the second one carry the real bur.
den of the thought. as anyone who
will read "Locksley Hail." critically
wil' sec. Henry Dees in Chicago Nesoi
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-28
Why They Guaranteed.

1t is rumored here that certain
town in Alabama. in which the mer-
chants we're very much behind with
their collections as we'll as payments,
quarantined itself against the world in
order to shut out collectors. In this
way they got time to make collections
themselves. and when sufficient
amount was collected TO meet their
own liabilities they raised the quaran-
tine and allowed Mr.. Grip Sack" to
come and get his share of the spols. =
Mariana (Fla. Alliance.