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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
MONKEYS Aversion to Cruelty.

In Hindooslan, where three varieties OF
sacred monkeys euioy the freedom OF every
town, those four.handed pensioners often as
sist the police in enforcing the riot laws SAYS
a writer in the Pop'pTr ScieHcf Month ~ by
charging en- masse FOR The scene of every dog
e lht aud schpol-bny scufl They viii reseue
worried cas-, and for greater security depost
them on the next ronf, or SUI press rowdyism
in general--tbe stout Rhesus baboon, Tor IN
stance being physically as veil as morally
on lifted To quel the az rc,sv We d disposition OF
the hercest cur. On the platform oil pup! c
warehouse the British residents OF Agra a
few years ago witne -sed scene which put
that charactrr-trait in even "A stronger light.
A little street arab had spread his pallet IN
the shade OF stack of country produce, and
had lust dropped asleep when the proprietor
of tie Planters hotel strolied up with N pet
Leopard that had learned To accompany him
in lis rambles. A troop OF tramp mon KEYS
had taken post on the opposite side OF the
Sued, aud, like the beggsr boy, seemed To en-
low a comfortable siesta; but at sight OF the
spccl<led intru Ter the whole gang charged
along the platform like squadron oil SPANS.
and, instantly forming sem-clrcle aOOu'
the little sleeper, faced The leopard VIII
brIstllng maues, evidently resolved TO deiea'
the suspec ell purpose If his visit.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14

A ouartermaster-s sergeant in Julian regi-
ment has just won the pr re OF 2OJ 900 horins,
or $4,000, in the drawing OF the Vie ma
Communal Loan. Not long ago Niennese
waiter won $50, 900 forms At another drawing.
Examples of this sort account for a great
deal of the cheerful tnSouc dace OF the Aus
triaus and Hpgarans IN money matters.
State lotteries take place every week, aud
large sums are drawn for its financial enter
rrises at least twice "a mouth. As the draw
incs are under str CT controle aud perfectly
fair every bodg knows some one who has made
a fortune by purchasing lottery ticket or
premium share. and The consequence is that
ell classes much prefer these Investments to
simple savings. Cooks aud servant girls
seem regularly to pay out the greater part OF
their wages in buying the chance OF becom-
ing suddenly rich, md this practice leads
them in o extrso'd nary supsrstitions touch
ing lucky numbers. Atten ion has often
been called IN tie Austrian Parliament to
the demnrsl NJ effect thus caused, bu
cases Ike those OF the sergeant and the walt.
er prevent reformers from winning any popu
lar support In their attempts at protecting
their countrymen's pockets.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
The Man Who Has Money.

The ping OF money is a harder job than
the earning OF IL. The old sdage may not
always be true that anv fool can make mon
ey, but only a wise man eau save it, Those
who save money frequently cannot keep it
for their very thrift frequently becomes
blind. There is perhaps no fact so quickly
known as an individuals possession Of more
money than he requires for his living. Men
who save are frequently Va OF their succ ess
at thrift, aud let out the fact that they are
further ahead of the world than somrb ody
else saws or supposes In little while,
especial In our metropolitan society, so
called the man who has this money Is mys.
terousy waited upon. A bright minded man
is pursued. He Is entreated TO come out a
little more into the world and enjoy himself
and not let his exceptional wit and ability be
hid under a bushel. Perhaps IN the cOuse OF
a few months his wife will scquiant him with
the fact that there is great deal OF money
In some stock, niue, mortgage or scheme; The
piper or steerer have got around on the
blindest side OF the man and made his wife
believe that her husband can suddenly he
come three times as well oil as he is II he
would only take a sure chance, as IL ary
chance can be sure Individuals Of his fam
ily will brighten up aud say: well, Jones
il had your money would not let IL lay out
At per cent. ! know thing or two ny
self ~ "Gdth," ia Cdtc unit + q~irer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
Hot WINS.

The mere mention OF hot winds suggests
that we must look for them in tropical coun-
tries, where the sun during two-thrds OF the
year Is shining on, shining on, by no shadow
made TENDER where the soil Is sandy and
where vegetation Is scanty or entirely absent.
In the vast deserts of Africa, Asia and Aus
trala We find all the requisites for the full
development OF heated air currents. The
whole surroundings are favorable, and sand
being poor conductor, the powerful rays OF
an undmmed sun warm the superficial layers
to an extraordinary degree, and this excess We
temper iture is communicated 10 the superin.
cumbent atmos phere in the usual way. Be.
tween Trlpoii and MuszuK there is sterile
tract OF more than fifty miles of sandy coun.
try, where a thermometer thrust six inches
below the surface recorded a temperature OF
1879. In South Africa Sir John Herscnel
found ground temperature OF 1899 In the
severe drought OF The summer of 1877, in the
FIJI Islands, the black bulb thermometer on
tue grass registered l72e So exceedingly
hot was the ground that the poor natives
whose feet are ARE as tough as cowhide
often enabling them 10 walk over fire, or on
the top Of live coral, an ordeal almost ecu a.
~ severe" were compelled for once to band
age their feet Tor protection against the fiery
soil On some arid desert plains the temper
allure OF the sand reaches 2OG. aud even
higher. During Capt SturPs wanderings in
Aus calia he found that match would fire
by simply dropping II on the ground Bur
toms fee: were scorched while pitching his
tent In the Arabian sert. The same auth
ority, describing tue ln:nge district OF Cen
trail Africa, states that under the burning
yellow sky the grass is as white as the soil !;
the felds-stubb'es still as harrows-!r
stained only by the shadow OF passing clouds /;
the trees, except upon he nullah banks, are
barei the animals are waking skeletons; and
boiling seems 10 flourish but flies, white ants
and calirops 'lnteDse heat aud want of
water have dried the land" The Ragoay,
an immense river system Of Abys sinis, re.
ceivlng MANY tributary streams, is unable 10
reach the sea, the hot, dry air aud sand
between them drink up the whole volume Of
water.-Ihs COrlahN .AaQazIle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
How the Heather ale Improved.

Whar al encouragement 20 the civlizing
efforts of missionary enterprise is presented
by the history Of the Sandwich Islands since
first the good men tackled the heather in
habitsnts The population, in Captain
Cooks time, was estimated at so, COZ. They
were slnguarly simple minded people, and
in an incredibly short space Of time the en-
tire nation was converted to chris lanty.
While The missionaries distributed salvation
the sailors OF the whaling ships, who wintercd
there, disseminated disease aud thus proved
valuable coadjutors la the good work OF zap
idly transferring large numbers OF the con-
yerted natives to the Kingdom above. So
rapidly has this gone on that TO-DAY there are
but about 5000 native inhabitants on the
Islands, and they have. nor do they care TO
have much TO say about the management
thereof. The government is run by Yankee
ministry" the commerce IS IN the hands Of
the Germans aud Chinese, while the orthodox
King sits in the palace aud PLAYS poker with
all the skill aud zeal OF an American Con-
gresham the livelong day. In this palpable
evidence of the advanced civilization of II
Hawaiian VI iestv there is much to encour-
age missionary effort in the untrled fields Of
pagsnism - Ter IS S ftag'.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
The Milliner Who Married Senator.

Mrs. Davis the wife OF the portly and
cord al senator from Minnesota, who accom-
panied him here, Is the lady who has been
the subject Of bitter social comment and con-
test in the twin cities. The discussion was
transferred to Washington. Mrs. Davis is
perhaps a score of years younger than her
husband, and 1t is alleged before her marital
conquest was mi liner. The female aristoc
racy OF the northwest, some OF whose new
ancestry John G.. SAKE has so satiric lly de-
cribed, and who happened TO get up in the
world, first curled their iDs In scorn at the
idea Of receiving a miliner, even II she was
a senator's wife, as their social equal ] he
tumult has subsidized, aud though 10 has not
entirely disappeared Mrs. Davis has lives
down most Of the vigorous opposition. Mrs.
Davis, who has not lived far beyond thirty
years, is a beautiful woman. Her face is not
what is popularity known as "urettv," but 1t
bears a frank, womanly expression that makes
II impressive and interesting. Her hair Is al
most black and lastly arranged In ITS abun
dance. Her hazel eyes are round and bright.
She IL quite tall and carries her head hand
somely, aud her tire form Ia borne with per-
feet ease. While her mouth is not regul ar
aud her complexion Ia not In perfect comport
with her other ilrshly possessions. she bad
enough OF personal charms to make woman
kind euvous-especially considering her
former social station. She is striking
woman -Chicdgo iB,eI
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
WALKING IN A GRO NO.
An Art VIII ell - Not Mastered by
Very Many City Pedestrians.

| Perhaps Ii has occurred to most OF you, boy s
and girls both, that there Is an art In walking
along a crowded sidewalk so as 10 make good
speed and keep out Of other peoples way at
the same time. IL has been said that IL Is
easy 10 tell a couutryman on the street by the
number OF collisions he has with other peo-
pie, but II that be the test we think a good
many city people would be taken for denizens
OF the backwoods. We are all familiar with
the members OF the get In the way family
for no one can walk down any crowded street
| without seeing we'll known representatives OF
10. And u Ia utter nonsense To say that none
OF them live In the city. Ia an hours walk
We came across plenty OF them-the man
who stops suddenly right in front OF you and
starts back in the other directions; or stands
IN the center OF the sidewalk staring ia "A
window; the man who bolts ahead under
either full or half steam looking over hi s
shoulder the while: the man who swings his
cane or folded umbrella back at an angle of
forty-hve degrees, SO tina. the ferrule siri kes
The unfortunate pedestrian behind him some
where between the instep aud shin; the other
umbrella man who holds II horizontally un-
der his arms and stops suddenly and often TO
let us sharp point get In It's TRUSTS on the
center OF your breast or your stomach; the
women who cluster in a bunch OF though tless
TiInl III tue HHlule OF the walk.
or around some attractive shop window; the
bows, and the men. too. who select the most
crowded part Of the sidewalk Tor skvlarking
and scufilng with the certainty of tram pl ny
on score of corns aud knocking the breath
out OF haf dozen people every five min
utes.
Now, Is il the country cousin who does such
thingsf is II the inexperienced promenader
who is not used Ia crowded streets, and who
should be excused If he gets in the way Of
Others. tbs not IL is the city mau, the
city woman. the city boy, all of whom ought
10 know better Watch them the next time
you are out ana then look at the brisk
young fellow who walks carefully down
the street treading his way skiliuly through
every crowd, cullding with no one, but never
Stacking speed all the same; take him for
your model, and learn TO do what really few
people know how do well-to walk crowded
thoroughfare without getting In other peoples
way while YOU keep stead ly on your own. 1t
seems common matter, but IL is AN impor-
tsnt aud neglected one.-NeO York Graph c.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
London $ sewage.

The authorities Of London have for
some time had under way an extensive
system of works, involving cost
of more than 81 900. 600 at the outfall
of the city's main sewer at Barking
Creek, on the Thames. the object in
view being 10 prevent the river in flu
ture from becoming during the hot
season danger TO health. According
to this plan thirteen precIptating tanks
on the land side of the existing rese-
voir are to rece We the sewage, this be-
ing allowed - remain some two hours
i'm a auescent state for the deposition
of the sludgc. Tho eflluent water will
then be run off into the river and tho
sludge into other tanks. where IL will
settle for ten hours longer to remove
more of the liquid. the substance beng
used for mix ng with lime to form u
prec plating agent The settled SOL
ids, still containing equal to 80 per
cent OF moisture, will be passed
through pipes and loaded into ships. in
VIII CHI. unless it shall be found of suffi.
cient commercial value to warrant its
utilization a land fertilizer. it will
be carried long distance to sea Elk.
periments already made with this kind
Of sludge have led to- the conclusion
that it will prove valuable a. mar
kctable commodity. and without sani-
tary risk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
THE UMBRELLAS GO.
Not Into Other Hands, but Out or
styie-Rubber Coats PUSHING for
lace.

Not Into other Hands, but Out or
styIe-Rubber Coats rushing for
lace.
''Is the umbrella on the declineP'
a well-kpown dealer in that useful ar
ticle was asked on certain rainy day.
The question was inspired by the sight
of so many men and women who pass
ed by wearing gossamers and mackin-
toshes TO keep off the rain. and walked
unincumbcred, seemingly obllvious of
wet heads aud water-sOaked headgear
'Well. considering the increase in
population and RAINY DAYS, l should
say il was" remarked the dealer but
if we don't sell any more um orellas
than we used to we don't lose any
trade by the operation. for there are
so many good substitutes for that
combination of stick and wre which
bring good prices that we are satisfied
il tho old-fashioned umbrella holds its
own. and this il does. for there are just
as many sold as ever. but the general
quality is not so good. So MANY cheap
limitations of silk flood the market that
the call for fine goods is comparative
ly light
You SEA- continued the um brella
maker. groy,ig Interested. there are
so manv articles which supply the
place of an umbrella that are both
fash enable and modern and allow the
wearer a free use of the hands that
are both fashionable and modern and
allow the wearer free use of the
hands that the relative demand for UNI
brelas in big city where such con-
Veniences first appear Is not very
large. but the out-of-town trade use a
lot of umbrellas. and the increased
demand in the direction often more
than covers the deficiency in city Gales
Gossamers and other varieties of
waterproof clothes are now important
factors IN the ralny-day trade, and our
inventive American women. always
with an eye to effect, have
concluded that they look quite
charming in pouring rain
men are so apt to say, "Vhat brave
storm" While the women are flat.
tering their van ty and pleasing the
men they are combining appearances
with comfort. for modern gossamer
IS verJ successful in keeping their gar
ments dry. and a pretty girl with
bright eyes can travel around the city
all day in the rain. improving her COM
plexon and come home at night as
dry and comfortable as if she had pass
ed the whole day by the firesde.
il she carried an umbrella
she would be wet from the waist
down. "-ihi Gdsiph q Record.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
ABOUT CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
a Doctor Tells How Easily MaIfg-
nant Diseases Can Be Carried
About the CITY.

a Doctor Tells How Easily MaIig-
nant Diseases Can Be Carried
About the city.
How much danger every one runs
each day of catching a malignant dis
ease is very little known" sa d doc
tor recently TO a reporter for the Mail
and Express. MANY diseases. like
hydrophobia. are ONLY conveyed by
coming in direct contact with an
abraded surface. In other diseases it
is wonderful the extent 10 VIII CHI tho
communicating particles can be car
ried. Persons have taken the small
pox a mile distant from the hospital.
Scarlet fever is very contagious. A
dress folded up at the bed of q dying
patient and placed in trunk, has con-
veyed the poison 10 family of chill
dren four miles distant when the dress
was unfolded in their presence after
three months time has elapsed.
Wbooping- cough and diphtheria are
probably never conveyed except 10y the
breath of the patient. Measles is COM
municated a great distance and is COM
municated by the clothing and carried
about by persons visiting the SICK
room. 1t Is certain that many diseases
have been contracted by attending the
funeral of some person who has died OF
a contagious disease. Too much care
cannot be taken in dispusing OF the
clothing, or disinfecting everything
that has been near person suffering
with communicable disease. After
a patient has shown the first symptoms
Of scarlet fever il takes forty-nine
DAYS before the pat ent is free from in
lection, smallpox tiftv-six DAYS. mea-
sizes twenty-seven days, diphtheria
twenty-e CHIT days. humps twenty one
DAYS and typhoid fever twenty-eight
1aAS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
THE SEA SERPENT AGAIN.
The Monster Ii sern This Time In
the Pacific Ocean.

The regular annual sea serpent has made
his appearance again, says the San Francisco
Alta. lie Ia little out OF his latitude this
time, having been seen In place where here
tofore he has never been known to roam.
There is no doubt ss to the identity Of the
creature, as IL Is vouched for by several
parties who are known as strictly temperate
men, whose eyes have not been accustomed
to seeing every variety OF snakes floating In
the air and in every conceivable position.
Capt. Edgar Avery OF the bark Estrella,
while coming from Tacoma to this city with
coal, deserted the monster when the bark
was passing the Ulnpqua river. The serpent,
for such the captain solemnly declares II to
be, was swimming on the surface Of the
water in a soutberly direction. The bark at
the time was headed south-southeast and
when the captain urst noticed the reptile IL
was about two hundred yards off, aud was
apparently not the least Disconnected by the
proximity OF the vessel. As IL was 10 o. clock
In the morning aud the sun was shining
brightly the startled captain had good view
of the serpent. When he was satisfied that
he beheld a real live serpent and not a crea.
ton OF his Imagination the captain sprang
be low aud got his rifle, calling TO his wife and
crew to come on deck and vew the wonder.
The lady and several OF the crew came on
deck and plainly saw the monster sw INNING
by. tie appeared 10 be about eighty feet
long and as big round as a barrel He rode
over The waves with his head and about ten
feet OF his botv elevated above water, every
now aud then dipping his immense head into
the water, the body making gigantic convolu
tons while gliding caterpillar-lke over the
waves. The head was fiat, or ''dished," as
the captain describes IT., and the BODY APP
pesred 10 be covered with scales. About ten
feet OF what might properly be called the
neck was covered with coarse hair, resemb
ling name. After viewing the monster for
while the captain raised his rifle and fired
several shots at IL, but the bullets fell short.
The sea serpent seemingly paid no attention
to the shooting, but kept on his way. The
excited spectators kept 1t in view for fully
half-hour, when. without any apparent fur
ry u sank out OF sight In the sea aud was
not seen after
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
THE PHANTOM SHIP.
The startling Adventure OF Fish-
ing PARTY with the Old Clipper
1enues.es

Jennesscc.
"Ship shoy therel Alloy Ahoyl Alloy !"
A tall, remarkably we'll proportioned young
man standing by the mast OF sloop shouted
out these warning cries while beating about
the Golden Gate one even ng this week, says
the San Francisco Post He had three com
psnans, aud the party had spent the day In
fishing near Lime Point
Directly To the west OF them, apparently
not more that hfty yards away, was a full
rugged clipper ship, her sails filled with the
strong west wind The tide. which was run
ming floor aided In sending her toward an
anchorage In port
No one on board seemed TO notice the little
sloop which was directly In her road
"Ahoyi Ahoy Ahoyi' rang out again
from the tall young man, his voice almost
shrieking with desp pair.
And still the clipper came on, the lookout
never noticing the slope on her light The
three excursionists shouted again In the few
moments which they expected would elapse
before the stem OF the cl PIPER would divide
their craft In two Their voices we're echoed
back again by the rugged bluffs along The
northern shore Nearer, nearer bore the
clipper, with her food Of canvas distended,
the water boiling and swashiDg about her cut
could be eeen on her yards.
Nearer, nearer, twenty Yards, ten Yards,
snd-the big clipper vas gone.
Three throughly frightened men stood on
the sloop's deck and shivered from fear and
the cold westerly wind. Not "A sail, not
light was in sight. Nothing could be heard
but the gurging Of the water and the dismal
believing of the fog sirens The slope put
about and fairly raced for the wharves, run
ming with wind aud tide. The fishermen did
not dare TO land until they got 10 Long
bridge and then they told their story TO some
boatmen. They had seen the ghost Of the old
clipper Tennessee, which on dark, rainy
nights, outside the heads, the pilot boats oe-
cas- lonaly speak but never board. and which
Is the phantom terror of The experienced navi-
gators OF the coast She has been seen dOz-
ems OF times, the sailors aver from decks aud
from Telegraph hill. She Is ALWAYS running
for port with all canvas crowded on, but she
never gets further In than Lime point There
she disappears, only TO reappesr far outside
the whstling buoy pre- pared for another at
tempt to enter the port which punish
ment to the shade Of the captain, she will
never reach.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-12-14
How 10 Cook Husbands.

Miss Corson said In the Baltimore cooking
school that Baltimore lads had written a
receipt for cooking husbands so as TO
make them tender and good" 1t is as fol-
lows:
make n clear, steady fire out Of love, neat
ness, and cheerfulness. Set him as near this
as seems TO agree with him. II he sputters
aud fzzes do not be anxious; some husbands
do this until they are quite done. Add "a
little sugar in the form Of what the coufec-
TONERS call kiss'-, but no vinegar or pepper
on any accop DO not stick anv sharp
instrument into him TO see IL lie Is becoming
tender stir him gently; watch the while,
lest he lie too nat and close 10 the kettle aud
become useless. You can rot fsil to know
when he Is done. II thus treated, YOU viii
find him digestible, agreeing nicely with YOU
and the children, aud he Will keep Gs long a
you want, unless you become careless aud SCI
him In too cold a place