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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
dress the thickly foldel turban. usu.

dress, the thickly foldel turban. usu.
ally white. white drawers reaching but
half down the thigh. leaving the knees
and the legs bare. and white Jacket A
few don long blue robes and wear a
colored head dress. These are baba.
gees priests. All the men look tall;
they are 1.-the. very slender. small
boned. but the limbs are well turned.
They are grave. talk in low tones and
seldom smile. Those you see with
very heavy full boards are Mussulmans;
they have their mosques and the cry OF
the vast cane fields. Some shave
Bnddhists or followers Of Hndooism--
but the children Of Islam never Very
comely some of the women are. in
their close l nging. soft. brief robes
and tantaizing wells, costume leav-
ing shoulders. arms and ankles bare.
The dark arm is always tnpered and
rounded. the silver circled ankle nj
ways elegantly knit to the light, straight
foot Many of these slim girls, wheth-
or standing or walking, or in repose,
present perpetualiy studies of grace;
the attitude when erect. always sug-
gest lightness and suppleness, like the
poise Of perfect dancer.
A coolie mother passes, carry ing at
her hip pretty naked baby. 1t has
exquisite delicacy of limb; its tiny
ankles are circled by III n bright silver
rings; it looks like little bronz, stat
uette. a statue of Kama. the Ind an
Eros. The mothers arms nre cover
ell from elbow to rist with silver brace
lets some flat and decorated. others
coarse, round. smooth. with ends ham
mered into the form of viper heads.
She has large flowers of gold in her
ears, a small gold flower in her very
delicate little nose. This nose ora
ment does not seem absurd; on these
dark skins the effect is. on tho con
trary. pleasing. although BIZARRE. All
this jewelry is pure metal; it is thus
the coolies carry their savings they do
not learn to trust the banks unit they
become rich.
There is woman GO ne to market,
n very odd little woman; is she a
Chnablanco--a coolie. or a Malay
half-breed? do not know She rep
resen,s a type l have never seen be-
fore. She wears one loose soft white
garment leaving arms. ankles and part
OF back and bosom expose |. like low
cut. sleeveless chemise, but less long.
Her whole figure is rounded. compact.
admirably knit. and her walk is indie :
scribably light. supple. graceful. But
her face is queer; it is Il Oriental gro
tesque. Chinese dream, oblique eyes
and blue black brows and hair. very
high and broa cheek bones. Singu-
lar a il "a. haS ha faI i'll
6eau,e du DUDE; it is very young and
very fresh face. and the uncommonly
long. black, silk lashcs give her gaz,
very pleasing, velvety expression.
Still, the most remarkable popularity
she has is her color. clear and strange.
almost exactly the color Of fine ripe
lemon. -LVcodto Hear"' i" Harper's
Magazine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
Thn Liyht of Home.

When every star that gems the sky
In darkness hides its silvery ray,
And midnight shadows thicSly lie,
Like sable curtains on the way,
One light remains to pierce the gloom,
One ray-it is the light OF home.
That light where DER undimmed 10 shines
Unnumbered blessings sheds around;
Where fall It's soft aud tender lines
There trucst happiness Is found
There Is no light beneath the dome
So p ecious as the light of home.
Within its sacred circle blend
The purest virtues, true aud strong;
III ere friend deserves the name Of friend,
Aud love resides nor fears a wrong;
And when the heart meets pain and Ill
That friendly beacon cheers 1t still.
For one afar Its rad 'ancc streams
The proof OF JOY aad hope aud cheer,
And draws him with It's welcome beams
TO all he holds most priced and dear.
His heart Is glad, his eve grows bright
As he beholds its faithful light,
And thus As we, with weary feet,
Lies dark aud tangled mazes tread,
Let Us take heart for pure anl sweet
There Is "A Ii ght that sh mes ahead,
That leads Us onward while we roam,
To tni IN heaven the light of home.
-BOstO JJNrtt.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
IMITATION FLAvORS.
Wretched Substitutes Onered by
Chemists for the Oils OF Nature.

Wretched Substitutes offered by
Chemists for the Oils OF Nature.
In the course of an elaborate article
describing the manufacture of arti-
fetal favors the Popular Science Ne,os
gives some interest facts showing
at what distance art follows nature
in making substle compounds. "In
the wonderful laboratory of the grow
ing plant, by processes of which we
know almost nothing. the atoms of
carbon. hydrogen, oxygen and nitro
gen are made to group themselves in
to compounds which give to our vege-
tables and fruits the delicate tlavors
characteristic of them. 1t is the
imitation Of these compounds which
the chemist essays and the cumslness
of his work is readily apparent on COM
pairing it with that of nature. 1t is
true. that in the case of at least a
majority of fruits. the natural flavor
ing can be- easily extracted aud readily
used for all proper purposes. but the
accused greed for gain VIII CHI DOM
mates trade even in TODD. points out II
cheaper way. The chemists imita-
tons. VIII le they are less wholesome.
are cheaper, and are therefore in more
common use.
Some of the instances C ted by this
paper are rather startling. The arti-
tic al flavoripg used rs an imitation
of the p neapple, for example. Is com.
posed of the acid of rancid butter
compounded tn ethyl. constituent
part of common alcohol. 1.-The natural
ilavors of the peach. plumb. almond.
etc, are due TO heterogeneous bodies con-
taining cyanogen, the base of the pois-
onous prussic acid. With the excep-
ton of the almond. these flavors are
not initiated. but substance made
from coal tar. known as nitro benzolc,
has an intensely strong taste and odor
of bitter almonds and under the name
of oil of mirbane is employed to con-
siderable extent As Il perfume and flaw
oring extract. 1t is however. pow
erful poison and should never be add
ed to food.
Vanilline, or the vanilla flavoring. is
1t seems. made in large quantities from
the gum of the spruce and other trees.
Many other artificial substitutes OF a
similar kind are not ced, and it is de
clared that Nth the exception OF tro
benzole they are all composed of three
elements only, carbon. hydrogen and
oxygen. and that the wide dfleren ces
i'm their odor and taste are due to
slight variations in the proportions OF
these elements. and probably also to
! the positions in which their atoms are
arranged in the molecules. For oX-
! annie. tho only difference chemically.
bet ween glucose aud pineapple Of is
] that the latter contains four atoms
less of oxygen. The article concludes
with the sensible suggestion that arti-
! fetal essences should never be used in
the kitchen, where only natural fruit
fdvors have legitimate place. Doubt
less this reform may be carried out in
domestic k chens, but it is not clear
how manufacturers can be forced tC
adopt such rule.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
It Worked Well.

Hush and Qirst CHIT after returning
from we id NJ tourl--"l m 90 Nc down
to the cl ub tonight, love, and as
haven't seen the boys for long me,
] may be late, so you needn wait up
for me-"
''Wife (wli had been warned by her
mother that this cr.s in the ma tri.
monial history was sure to arriv We
sooner or later) AS you have never
left me alone before, dear. since our
MARI age, | am afraid 1 would feel
very lonely in your absence, so think
| will 60 to the theatre. IL you are
home before me. you need not wat ur,
for can let myself in with the latch
kew"
H-"But you cannot 90 to the thea
ire unattended, my love.
VI will not go unattended.
Cous II Jack is home from his yachting
cruise. | will call on him and ask him
TO be nv escort. If he isn't in. | will
find somebody else. You needn't wor-
ry about me. dear.
III (who used to be Dire adfully Jealous
of Cousin ack)--"Your cousin Jack
is home then?'
W.-"Yes. And you needn't fear
that | shall be dull in his company.
Jack is very entertain ng, you Know
II. CATER bordering while-'On
second thoughts don't think III 90
to the club, love"
w. (demurely)--"O second thoughts
| don't think I'll go to the theatre
dear. y BOSTON Courier.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
What Il Fool.

Abed. the philosopher. was walkin Q
along the street. He was weary and
hungry. DAYS had passed since he
had eaten. He was so learned that
the common man could not appreciate
h IN. AS he walked along the street
in an American city. he thus unused
unto himself: If had only twenty
five cents with which to applease my
hunger. should be happy" Just
then he saw in front of him, on the
sidewalk. a crumpled piece of green
paper gradually unfolding. He hur-
RED forward and with a pretense of
uuconcern placed his foot on the paper
He stood there firmly. News-boys
jostled him and policemen elbowed
him as they passed along but he suffer-
Ell no one to move him. Finally,
when he thought no one had observed
that his lingering was pIeneditated.
he stopped. felt under his foot. took
hold of IA piece of paper, and. watch
ing the passers by. pat it in his pocket.
then he walked hurriedly ava He
felt as though the eye of detective
was upon him. lie knew that ne was
innocent, yet he ianced himself a
criminal Ii have onl found enough
money TO get me something to eat
shall be happy" he mus I'll. Then he
shrank close to the wall. for he felt
that some one was looking at him. Il
don't ask for dinner" he mused.
"All dare hope fer is enough to keep
me from being wild and GRAY nc.
He stepped into DOORWAY and
waited for the crowd to pass. People
carrying many che ce things to eat
hurried by hun. IL will 90 up this
stairway" he said. and see what l
have found" He shranK up the steps.
The philosopher who was not afraid
to engage learned men in discuss on
was afraid of timid women who skulk-
ed along with shawls over their heads.
If have only found enough to get
me morsel to eat, he unused, Il
shall praise God, for then | shall
know that the phi losopher has not
been neglected" lie slyly opened the
paper which he had found. Two dol
lars-two immense. monstrous Amer
lean dollars! "Ah, here is a FEAST
he unused. Picked up two dollars in
the street! Two dollars, surely. but
why could not this note have as well
been twenty, yea, fifty dollars? Why
should | be confined to the finding of
only two dollars? Is it not as easy
for some man to lose fifty dollars as
twop Why should fate so discrimi-
nate against me? Here | am confined
to two dollars, when | might just rs
well hayo found fifty. or one hundred.
for that matter. The god of luck is
against the man who needs his favor.
Here | am. in need. yea. hungry. and
have only found two dollars. Fate is
indeed cruel. The changing of the
figures on this bill would make me
happy, but here | am put off with only
two dollars. Well. l must put up
with it,"
He looked again at the paper and
found that. instead of bank note for
two dollars. it was only an advertise
ment issued by shrewd merchant
Il am completely undoue," said
Adcb. "Why could not this have been
two dollars just as well as this worth
less piece of paperp am deceived on
xll sides was hungry, aud thought
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
Scenes of SensnOnS Beauty.

Hindoos. coolies, men, women and
CHI standing, walking or sitting
in the sun, under the shadowing of the
palms Men squatting. with hands
clasped over their black knees. steadily
observe you from under their white
turbans-very steadily, with slight
scowl. All these Indian faces have the
same set, stern expression. the same
knitting of the brows and the keen
strong gazo is not altogether pleasant
1t borders upon hostility; it is the look
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS physi-
cal and moral In the mighty swarm
ing of India these have learned the
full meaning and force of life's law as
we occidentals rarely learn Il. Under
the dark forehead with its fixed frown
the eye glitters like serpent's
Nearly all wear the same Indian
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
Getting His Moneys Worth.

Mr.. Shentpershent Cat hotel table, a
summer resorD-Mein cracious Isaac
you little WOOL! Vat vor you ask for
bretp
Little Isaac-I want bret nit my
meat, fadder.
Mr.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hear dat!
He wants bret ven bret sell for only fife
cents loaf. an he CANT eat a kavater
off loaf, an paw fife tollars day
at DIS hotel. Here. Isaac eat dis
bottle off olives Dey cost Won tollar
a bottle. -tdrtoom
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
The Melancholy Man.

Black-'Who is that man over
thereP He is one of the most elan.
choly look nc beings / ever saw.
White ole is melancholy Always
in the blues"
B-'Do you know him personality"
Won. yes. | know him very
well. Ii name is Jones He's ar
author
B.--''An authorP What has he writ.
temp"
VA book entitled. How to be
happyp' ~ Boston Courier.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
An Awful Danger.

A-"rhis country can't risk auoth.
err war"
Why, we could put two OF
three million men into the field"
That's just it. and il the war lasted
long there would be such crop Of
veterans wanting pens Ons that the
treasury would be bankrupt - Iexa,
SJHnys,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09
The Worst Was Probable.

doctor. you just visited my nus.
band?" Yes. ma'am." "What do
you Think Madam. you must be
prepared for the worst" "You tn nix
he will recover. thenP" LII ,coln Jour
n0i.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-09

that the means for satisfying my hum
ger was within my grasp, but l have
been fooled. Now i must continue my
weary walk. What fool is mani
Ar6ansaW TraUeler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-05
fcsal Notices.


IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER MADE bt
the Hon Henry W Bookstaver one o. the iuIss Nav
Court OF Commnn pleas for the city eni Nous he,shv
YORK on The oath day February ler0, tcast
given ~ ali he cIeIiiors and pei ialnS eais
William II. Burr, Henry T.. BUR- ss,u ~ New YORK.
aty doing business i'm tho CITY aud Coun.! 20 tha
under he hrm name and style OF BUR 40 IN the " n hers
they ave Il qul e. 10 present the clas ,he ,niv an
ihef,for duly verified the -uDoc mr. =; srrv
tainted a-sisnee OF tho said william H. BUTT "a ,ors
i,urr aud Emil Schwab tho bcncnt vi ,n
al his Ulsce OF transferring business NO h~ I4th
room al I'm The cNy OF New YORK, ON OF oei"i' '"' ~
day Of May, 1883. - o.. ,sss
ABRAHAM l.. 49,. SAH0ii,, or ia enee
OSCAR FKIsBIE Attorney ior AS s''e.
ry>UE PEOPLE OF TIE STATE OF NEW
yol 10 all pcrsons interested IN the estate OF MAT
shall IeIerts Joseph d. Taylor ana HERMAN L. D'"''
send greeting: ,..o,r cited and reouircd Der.
,paIIx H. c and appear la the Court OF Common 49,
a. ~. CIV and County OF Now York AZ ne w.
,Soreof In Tie County Court lionse In ne Wy o. M
York on the nth day of April 1883 AZ II oeenent Of
ber. and then 10 show cause Why hnai M us,nej
he accounts o. james H. Ray. aH,gncc OF a mran ri
Na,shau Janerts Joseph ID. Taylor ana nc ah !, M
, In, aebors should b. hal ana ~, ho
,aas, he ehewn then attend the maj sot'ie"'" " w.
H. lestnony whereof. have berouno o1nso 20 sed
NJ the s.ld Court OF Coinmon Pleas 70 Do IT, ,es of
WiinsS~ iIon IIonry WiltcI Allen one W s SEQ
die =, IA Uourt this Esd day or rce,va'3i 1000
' Il. 81 I'D NATUL JAk'As iIIl..,k
- "a x s''~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-05
flats Uanteo.

w a,artmrpt of y rooms 10 he h,i about $7Oa. [
plenty ~ tino u make search ana notng lnIu
viii te cp lersL Address business" Tribune once
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-05
Glnsiral Instruments.

A NUMBER OF VERY SLIGHTLY USED
~ grand upright aud square pia"s OF oar MAKE ,a
Ol, uso by tic arl'1s oI .o
tan Ora Company during the past oprA
Will old liberal reduction IRON our 'ohu'"
Or ce. PIANOS FOR RENT -, ,c,,.,
WILLIAM kNABE & 90. liz lave. aooNo to
FISCHER PIANOS. renowned Tor iOne 'ln ~
ndng inuactorie' AMI stor III. ,,,s
"a 425 Wc-i 2stll-st. ant sJ7 Broa trsv. IothSa
Buil,lugJ fllnJs sIcnangei Rented OF ih''A'"o"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-05
prooklpn prcperip for Sale ano 20 Ist


FULTON ST.-Block of 'hree STORY brown
.io,n e,ares nd It's 20 all reason
able onsr submitted. P.yTrER n CRAND\ I'LL.
(B-Ookyn office. 30 fIaibusiLays
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-05
Drcssmakina.

nRESSN AKER.-iSy q Partisan latest 7is1-
,ous will take ladies' resi- roir- raa
speaks Lnklish German aud spanish. II kST H.
lib West lJtI-st-
DARISlAN DRESS MAkER-Perfcct fitting
guar nice evening. reception walking dresses. tea
gowns mode rate prices short DOiice 50 est 54t1s
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-05-19
FROM EQUALITY LODGE A. F. & A. NJ. NO.
A.

FROM EQUALITY LODGE A. F. & A. NJ. NO.
A.
WHEREAS, The Angel Of Death has
summoned from our midst, Brother
S. A. Woodruff, and deprived the
Lodge Of the counsels and delibera-
tons of so good brother;
WHEREAS, Sadness and grief have
left their deep imprints upon our
hearts, by reason of the removal of
our brother from the stage of action,
therefore be it
Resolved, lst, That we humbly bow
in submission to the supreme will OF
Almighty God, knowing that he ''do-
eth all things well, :" in his infinite wis.
dom and mercy he has ordered that
the silver cord Of our dear brother
be loosened and the bowl be brok-
en- in accordance with his meroiful
edicts.
Resolved, End, That in the death OF
brother Woodruff the craft has lost
faithful and jealous member, one
who while in the body, was always
obedient to the tenets of our order,
and exhibiting in his life and CONVEX
sation the thing essential which dis
tinguishes the true mason from the
false.
Resolved, 3rd, That we extend the
family of our deceased brother our
heartfelt sympathy, assuring them by
the real condition OF heart and mind
that we not only sympathize with
them, but we also suffer with them
in thus being so summarily bereft of
our dear brother. We would point to
those realms on high, where victory
triumphs over death where sorrow,
care, turmoil and grief are unknown,
and where love is law, and law is love,
in short, where all things blessed
are
Resolved, 4th, That the Lodge be
draped and the members wear the
usual badge Of mourning for thirty
days.
Resolved, 5th, That these resolu-
tions be recorded IN the minutes of
the Lodge, copy sent to the family
of the deceased and the newspapers
of the town be requested to publish
same.
L. NJ TURNER,
G. HOLMES LAMAR,
HARVEY T. CUsHwA. Com.
Phil. HI. SAYLEs,
w. NJ. BRowN.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-05-19
Counterfeiting a Baking Powder.

The public is too well informed as
to the danger from alum baking pow
ders to need any caution against
using them. 1t is, nevertheless, q
fact that many of our most prudent
and careful housekeepers are, with
out knowing it, using these deleteri-
GUS articles daily, and from them pre-
pairing for their families food which,
were they aware Of it's nature, they
would not offer to beggar. Baking
powders made from burnt alum cost
less than four cents pound. When
these can be worked off in place of
the Royal Baking Powder, and sold
for forty or fifty cents pound, there
are many manufacturers and dealers
sufficiently INSCRIPTIONS to do it.
A favorite method Of selling these
poisonous alum baking powders is by
placing them in an empty Royal
Baking Powder can and weighing
them out in small quantities when
the Royal Baking Powder is called
for by customers. The grocer, if
questioned, claims that he buys in
large packages at lower rate, and is
thus able to sell below the price of
the goods in small cans. All baking
powders sold in this way are entitled
to suspicion. Analyses of many of
them have been made with view to
a prosecution, and in all cases they
have been found largely adulterated
and generally made from poisonous
burnt alum. This is selling counter
felt goods, and is, Of course, an Of
fence against the law. We are glad
to know that the Royal Baking Pow
der Company have taken the matter
in hand, and are actingin way that
will protect the public from the
swindle.
The surest protection from this
fraud is for the housekeeper to buy
the baking powder of the brand she
wishes in the original unbroken pack
age, looking carefully to see that the
label has not been tempered With.
The Royal Baking Powder Company
announce, what is well known, that
their goods are packed for the con-
venience of consumers in cans of va
rious sizes, but are never sold in bulk,
by the barrel or loose by weight or
measure. The cans are securely seal
ed with the company's trade mark
label, and the weight of each package
stamped on the cover. Any baking
powder being peddled out by weight
under the name of Royal they de-
nounce as bogus and to be avoided.
Consumers should bear these facts
in mind if they do not wish to have
imposed upon them the poisonous
stuff that is being profusely distribu-
ted throughout the country under
the name of baking powder. If, how
ever they buy the Royal in cans with
unbroken labels. they are always sure
of using a baking powder perfectly
pure and wholesome, and of the high
est test, strength and efficiency.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-05-19

THE Base Ball Club will play the
G. B. Rouss Club of Winchester, on
the Fair Grounds Saturday afternoon
at $3.50 P. NJ. They have made ar
rangements to play Cumberland on
the 30th. To be able to compete
with such mines as this the boys need
the support and patronage of our cit
liens and in return they will give a
series of games during the season
that will surpass anything ever seen
here. So turn out everybody on
Saturday. Seats will be provided
and everything possible done to pro
mote the comfort OF the public.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-05-19
The Baltimore and Ohio.

STATEMENT OF EARNINGS AND EXPENSES
PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIREc-
TORS
BALTIMORE, May l6.-At the meet
ing of the Baltimore and Ohio direc-
tors to-day the Committee on Trans
portation submitted the following
statement of earnings and expenses
for the month of April and for the
seven months of the present fiscal
year On lines East of the Ohio
River, net increase 1888 over 1887,
S6,198; West of Ohio River, net de-
crease, 81 ,045 net increase ofentire
system, $5,153. Earnings and ex-
penses for the seven months of the
fiscal year 1878 compared with the
same months of the fiscal year 1885,
81 on lines East of the Ohio River,
decrease, $379,l55 West of the Ohio
River, decrease, $l0,048. Summary
of the entire system, decrease, $780,
1872.
The President called attention to
the fact that the policy was pursued
of making larger expenditures upon
the roadbed and equipment of the
company than during the last fiscal
year, the increase iii these two de-
partments aggregating more for the
seven months ending April 80, 1888,
than the total decrease in net earn
ings. Strong efforts will be made to
develop the business of the new divi-
sion between Baltimore and Phila-
delphia.