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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
The Fascination of Danger.

why, how's this, Mr.. Cashere?'
asked Pennywait, who had just return
cd TO town after two weeks absence
when ! left, the great volume of
travel was on the south side OF your
business street, and now that side is
almost deserted and the north side is
thronged with pedestrians. W hat has
affected the changer" 1.-The crowd, :"
explained Mr.. Cashere. "was only di-
verted to the north side about an hour
ago, and will not last long. A new
building is going up down at the corner,
and stone weighing nearly ton has
been left suspended fifteen feet in the
air directly over the sidewalk, owing
TO an accident TO the derrick, aud not
less than two hundred persons have
passed under It within the last fifteen
minutes. The danger OF being mashed
as fiat as pancake seems to have an
irresistible fascination for most poo
nile ~
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
Nothing Like Praise.

Parents are too often slow TO sec tho
motive Of their children's kin1est ac-
tions. A little fellow has been read
ing of some young hero who helped
his father and mother in all sorts OF
ways; ana after racking his brains to
think how he, too, can help he re-
members that he can fetch his fathers
slippers, and take his boots away and
put them in the proper place. With
out saying word TO anybody, when
evening comes he does it; but the
father is so occupied that he notices
not what the boy has done. The little
fellow hopes Oh, thinking that when
he goes to bed his father will say how
pleased he was to see Charley so will
ling to help: but not word is uttered
and the boy goes up TO bed with a
choking feeling in his throat, and says
his prayers by the bedside with sad
ness very real in his heart.
Parents often complain OF children
not being so ready TO help as they
should be; the fault is with the par
ents, who have not known how to evoke
feelings with which the heart OF every
child is richly stored All words OF
approval are helpful and encouraging.
In large family there have been days
of anxiety and care. The eldes,
daughter by her skill in teaching has
earned a little extra money, and with
out a word TO anyone she lays nearly
all of it out in buying things that are
much needed in the house. What Joy
fills her heart when fond mother
takes her aside, and with emotion that
cannot be conceale SAYS how thankful
she is for such considerable kindness.
and murmurs: Il don't know what
we should do without you, darling
Ny friends. do not be so chary OF these
words OF encouragement Elk.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
Wine Pushers.

II there is any harder work than the
champagne pushers have had TO do in
this city, says New York letter TO
the Providence Journal, cannot COM
prehend what it can be. 1t is bestial
work, as we'll as difficult AS one
great champagne importer put it, in
talking on the subject, the very charm
and merit of champagne is supposed
TO lie in the fact that the fluid has not
much drunk" in it, the proportion of
alcohol being only slightly greater
than that in lager beer; yet these
pushers advertise it by getting drunk
upon it every night. 1t is said OF
this wine that its worst effects are felt
by men who drink spirits; that tn ose
who drink nothing but champagne are
seldom intoxicated by it. The pushers
have TO drink spirits because their
systems need bracing after each Of
their professional bouts in the bar
rooms. How long it takes for their
work TO kill them | never heard.
The principal pusher in this city, a
very fat, sleek Frenchman, tells me
that he believes he can overcome all
injurious effects by sleeping all the
time that he is not at work. He brides
the hall-boys and cham bermaids not to
make any noise at his door or near his
room and not on any account To knock
at his door under the impression that
he may be dead or that they must get
him out ana make up" his room. For
although he looks fresh and shows no
=: n.
others in the business are rather sad
looking, bloated, and coarse wretches.
The young society gentleman who took
up this booty calling for pocket money
is no longer an exemplar OF manly
beauty. No amount of fine clothes can
overcome the effect OF his deadened,
fsh-lile eyes, his bio ted cheeks, his
vanished color, and his general worn
out, deadand-alive appearance. No
money would pay him for what has
happened TO him morally, physically,
or socially
But the queerest thing about the
whole subject is that the pushing does
not push. The wines that are adver-
tised in this way do not have the vogue
after all, and to-day the most popular
and best paying importation is a brand
that has not been pushed at all. 1t
looks as though the good fame OF "a
brand was not hurt by making it noto-
rious.
Wine-pushing is not carried on in
any other country and seems likely 10
die out here. 1t was originated by a
good fellow about town, who had a
tremendous acquaintance with the
politicians Of the city in Tweed's time.
He ran the sale OF one wine, up 10 a
Fl cure higher than any one in the bust
ness had ever dreamed of it's reaching,
and he got $4,000 year for his work.
1t left two legacies TO humanity-a
taste for champagne in every politi-
clans mouth and general re curse to
pushing, none Of which has done any
good TO any brand since.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09

that Ford was trying to escape from
Jail. We had heard him knocking
away at the brick wall OF his cell.
DR.. Jones looked as il he thought us
crazy, but went 10 the gate TO listen,
while Fan and all our courage gone
covered trembling inside. Even
here, above tho chattering OF our
teeth could be heard the click, click,
click, OF the chisel, regular as the
ticks OF a clock.
After minute the doctor came back
and, sending us up to his wife's room
TO await his return, went himself 70
fetch the sheriff.
But il was impossible to stay quietly
in a room, and we stepped out on the
balcony to watch and listen.
1t seemed an age before they came
in sight, and crossed the street oppo-
site the Jail.
la another moment the alarm would
be given, and then what praise would
be ours!
How we could, hereafter. silence
those unbelieving men who always de-
clare girls arrant towards, ready TO run
at the first hint OF danger What man
or boy alive could nave shown more
promptness, more discretion than we?
But my exultation was short lived.
The gentlemen suddenly stopped.
seemed to be listening, then turned
their backs upon the Jail and walked
rapidly away-the sheriff towards his
own house, the doctor coming back to
u.s.
Fearing something, we knew not
what, we ran down stairs TO meet him
and found him leaning against the
wall, holding his sides. and laughing
as if he never intended 10 stop.
''What in the world Is the mattevT'
we cried in chorus.
The doctor is very heshy man; and
as he spluttered and choked in a vain
effort to speak, thought he would go
into fit. At last we managed to un-
derstand him. AID learned that in
going up to the Jail they had seen
not Ford, chipping for life and liberty
at the wall of his prison, but-the
spout OF gutter at the corner OF
the courthouse from which the water
dripped upon the stone pavement be-
neath, making the click. click, click,
that we heard.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
swIMMIN0-scHooL INCIDENT.
A Big, Broad Shouidered Girls
Proves to Be Man.

A German keeps IA swimming school
for ladies in the upper part OF this
city, says the New York Sun, and en-
joys the patronage OF some of the
most elegant as we'll as the loveliest
girls in New York. He teaches these
fair creatures TO swim by suspending
them in a belt at the end OF swing
ing pole, and making them count the
movements of the arms and limbs.
After this sort of treatment he sends
them afloat with a life-preserver, and
later on starts them off without any
support. After they can swim fairly
well he teaches them to dive from Il
board which projects over the bank.
Being n quick-tempered man this Ger
man gets very angry at an especially
tlmid girl who refuses TO obey him.
The professor was trying to teach IA
beautiful young lady to dive, but she
could not get up courage enough to
shoot forward when he gave the word,
and after long time OF trembling and
objection, the teacher began TO lose his
temper. there the girl stood at the
end OF the board with her
pun idiocu dDbNC HOT
head, her shapelv feet pressed
together, and her little skirt bobbing
coquettishly. She made "a sweet pic
ture. but every time the teacher shout
ed "Go!" she would say in frightened
voice: "Oh. can l." Finally the
Germ IN could not control him self and
walk ng up behind the girl he pushed
her headlong into the tank. There
was a cry, "a flash of feet, loud splash,
and general churning OF the tank.
No sooner had this happened than a
big, broad-shouidered girl, who had
been standing near by, came bounding
toward the professor. She raised her
fist and struck him a scientific clip on
the side OF the head, SPRAYING off the
board into the water When he had
recovered himself and got out OF the
water he looked aghast at the girl who
had struck him.
you hussyr' he cried, "what for
you haf struck me?n
'For luck. came the answer in good
masculine tones. I've kept mighty
quiet in your school for two weeks.
but when you pushed that glrl around
like a bag OF meal | had TO declare
myself. I'm man.
This is the story exactly as ii is
being told at the New York Athletic
club, and it is entertaining, whether
true or not
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
HOnestY-What Is 1t?

In country paper, the other day,
there was horse offered for sale, the
owner Of which described him as IAN
honest horse. Why not? An honest
man is one who means and tries to
render an equivalent for what he re.
ceives. Cannot horse do the
same?
A horse receives from an honest
owner, food, shelter, protection and
care. He enjoys d safer and longer
life than ne would have been able to
achieve for himself in state OF nature
on the western plains. No buffalo
cores, no catamount springs upon him,
no cyclone blows him into an abyss.
He does not wallow in excessive
plenty in June, nor starve TO "A skele-
ton in February; and. as 10 the work
he does. he loves it. Deprive healthy
horse for three days of his accustomed
work, aud he is half-wild with ecstasy
when he is put to it again.
An honest horse is one that renders
an equivalent for his oats, his Stable.
his safety and his grooming. That,
equivalent is fair days work, done
with willing and Intelligent obedience
TO lawful com mands.
The Latin word, honestaS, from which
We derive our English word, "hon-
esty," did not mean honesty in the
the early ages Of Rome. 1t meant
honor, reputation, credit, respecta-
billy. But, as it is the practice of
honesty which gives honor, Cicero at
length used the word honestas as syn
onymous with virtus, which meant
manhood. An honest man is simply a
whole man! dishonest man is one
who is weak and deficient.
The detective records show us that
the great majority OF the defaulters,
who have stolen millions OF dollars
during the last eight years, were mis-
erably weak and foolish men, led as
tray by the low appetites or trivial
vanlties. The wardens OF our prisons
tell us. too, that the typical rogue is a
triiing. foolish person, often amiable
and even well-disposed, but lacking in
manly force, resolution and patience.
All confirm Cicero in his assumption
that honesty is another name for
Wilderness and sufficiency.
The farmer, therefore, was justified
in selecting this word when he wished
to convey the idea that his horse
would answer the reason able expecta-
tons Of purchaser He who would
remain honest must become manly and
resolute, keeping his wants few and
reasonable, his desire moderate and
under control Nothing weakens
character SO surely or so fast as indul-
gence in any kind Of lawless pleasure
-Ex.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
Shattered Faith.

The small boy had been only day or
two at the kindergarten when he ap-
preached his father, showing a great
deal OF Indignation.
Papa. that isn't good school
don't want TO 60 to that school any
more"
why, my boy?"
well, do you know what the boy:
at that school say?"
WHAT"
"Well. papa, they say they amt any
Santa Claus. That it's not true; they
amt any such thing. Papa, there Is .
Santa Claus, isn't there?"
The father thought a moment Then
he concluded he would tell the child
the truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth. SO he took him on his
knee and told him how il was pretty
fabrication. made up by fathers and
mothers who love their children. 10
make them happy; and the fathers and
mothers were the real Santa Claus
The small boy listened in silence. This
was shock TO him. because, suppose,
like older and more inexcusable people;
he felt he had been making a painful
exhibition Of his ignorance. He slid
down from his fathers knee and walked
across the room TO the door. He open.
ed it and stood holding the knob for a
moment in a kind OF deep thought
Then he turned and looked at his ia
Their
Say, papa, have you been filing
me up about the devil, too?"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09

A Berlin journal has just published
very interesting account Of German
immigration 10 America since the close
OF the Franco war in 1871
The number OF Germans who have
come TO this country in the past eigh-
teen years is 1878, 900. The tide OF
emigration was highest in 1881, in
which year 100000 Teutons put foot
on America In 1888 there were SO, :
900 arrivals from the Fatherland, and
about the same number, IL is calculat-
ed, will swell our population at the end
OF the current year. The German emf
grant has been welcome addition to
our ranks He has brought with him
thrift intelligence and energy, and
quickly assimilates American ideas
without losing his love for the Faith en-
land.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09

Within the last two months not less
than 10000 persons have been burned
TO death or drowned in China. The
horror Of the Conenaugh disaster be-
comes Insignificant, so far as loss OF
life was concerned, when compared
with the terrible floods that have dew
astated large districts in the Chinese
provinces. Following the foods comes
the news OF a fire in Lu Chow, which
destroyed over 50, 900 dwellings, and
caused the loss of 800 lives, no less
that 800 having burned in the flames.
Should these calamities continue TO
follow upon each other, even the pop
ulation OF China, great as it is, would
soon be swept away. The loss OF TO-
600 people out OF population OF 800,
coo, 900 may seem but a small COMPARE
son, but 20, 900 in two months would
mean 100000 in one year, and from
the present indications it would seem
as though the percentage OF loss from
calamiies of all kinds, including the
periodical famine, would be maintain
ed, il not increased
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
A Brass Button.

She told him that men were false,
That love was dreadful bore,
As they danced 10 the Nanou waltz,
On the 81 ppery ball room floor.
He said that her woman's face,
The crown Of her shining hair;
Her subtle feminine grace,
Were haunting him everywhere
He told her his orders had come
To march with the dawn day:
A soldier must follow the drum;r
No choice but to mount and away.
A sudden tremor of fear
Her rallying laughter smoto,
As he gave her q souvenir,
A button from or his coat.
He went 70 the distant war,
And fought as a man should do;
But she forgot him afar,
In the passion for something new.
His trinket among the rest,
she wore at her dainty throat:
But a bullet had pierced his breast
W here the button was OF his coat
New Haven Palladium.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
Prohibition Of Cigarettes.

The law forbidding the selling OF
cigarettes to small boys appears TO be
very freely violated in New York und
Brooklyn. But the proprietors Of
cigar shops are beginning to be afraA
OF private detectives who are, il APP
pears, very numerous, and il is be-
lieved that in time the traffic will bo
checked. The result OF the law has
been TO fill each juvenile breast with a
wild passion for the possession OF q
package OF cigarettes, aud the boot
blacks intersperse the labors OF their
shines. with puf!s at the poxious
rolla
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
A Sensible Pony.

G. T. Williams OF Montezuma. Ga. i,
evidently is the owner OF one OF the
most sensible Texas ponies on record.
At noon one day last week he pull
ed his flat up to the bank, but failed to
tie it, and repaired TO the shade of the
trees on the hill for nap. When he
awoke he was astonished 10 see his
pony aboard, the fiat carrying il
across the river. where the fields were
greener and the grass grew higher.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09

The troub 10 heretofore has been that
the high currents have burned away
the carbons with such rapidity as 30
throw the light out of focus, and it is
to this particular point that the atten-
tion OF the experts has been drawn.
When the best me ans of counteracting
this wearing away of the carbons has
been satisfactorily settled, we shall in
all probability have on exhaustive SER
les of experiments 10 determine what
is the most efficient method to be en-
ployed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09

Among the most worthy OF charities
in large cities are those which provide
for summer outings for poor children.
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and
Chicago, notably, have inaugurated
such series of summer excursion.
whereby The children OF tenement dis
tricts are sent out to hospitable sani.
tariums at the sea shore or in the
country. The benefits derived from
these trips by the sickly and emaciated
children OF crowded cities may be hard
TO estimate. Nevertheless they are
greatly enjoyed, and the money which
goes into these fresh air funds is az
certain to yield as large returns ~
any recreation which benevolence and
charity can device.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
Mobilization of Italian I roops

The Italian war Office has decided TO
try the mobilization OF 100000 men in
the autumn. The whole country will
be convulsed with this tremendous
experiment. which will cost 81, 900, 000
A large part OF these troops will be
taken from the militia, SO as TO test the
couutry's readiness.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09

Edmund Clarence Stedman. himself
something OF a poet, is quoted as say
ing in recent conversation about
American poets that 'in the case Of
the two oldest survivors in song-Mr.
Whittier and DR.. Holmes-we observe
their admirers grow more extended in
numbers with the spread of culture in
in our land. II their voices are not
heard as frequently as formerly it is
not because they have grown less
strong and sweet. for with each new
utterance az 1t comes TO US from time
to time we are unable 10 detect any
variation in the tones we all long ago
10 easily learned &c love"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
A Mysterious Disappearance.

A Baltimore paper speaks OF the
mysterious Disappearance of a citizen
rs follows: las he was last seen in
n feed-store w Tn * in cash in his hand
IL is feared he has been foully dealt
Nth "
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09

was born near Carpineto, on the 2nd
OF March, 1910. From his early youth
he was destined for the priesthood, and
was ordained in 1887. He was only
33 years old when he was sent to Bel
GUM as nuncie papal ambassador,
where he had difficult position to fill.
That little state was divided in two
parties, Catholics and Liberals, and
each one disputing for supremacy. The
nuncie naturally was looked upon by
the Catholics as their supreme ruler,
while, of course, the other party hated
him correspondingly. During his
three years in Brussels he poured oil
upon the trosbled waters, and when
he left he had won the esteem Of even
his most bitter political enemies. He
was then for while archbishop OF
Perugia, and was made a cardinal in
1858. Pope Plus selected him to fill
the important position OF cardinal
camerlengo of the church. Plus died
in February, 1873, and in the same
month Cardinal Pecci was elected Pope,
assuming the name OF Leo.
Decorah-posten., 1889-08-28

Bertha 2uitis, BI0iam RcRse. Sane
Stfrsp; fremoeles fanot en- ufisnoi,
so aaris Ruinbe 7sbsn. 0taiam %
Sobn @lsnnon fl iuare Branbiaar.
Rimelisuis er Branoen ositaaet iom
5glse al Wis6rus Of Rufolie til at
tanoe op / 8omiiirsn meb, % 8arteu,
Nr. SHpoer, oil biipe bolot ~nniunrli9
oerfor. Snns gienopm bar asiureret
for $1,000. On al bans 1isneitefoli
'ortaasr, at ban fanot aieftenautpet
operimurs meo Jebt.
Snpoer % bans aot, Rn. Broofs.
bleo arrsItsreoe paa Risiante nm for
iatli0 8ranbtrftelie. Gin Insurance
police, Der uoleber ben 24bs September,
bauoe Snpoer / 2ommen, oa ban arr.
itereoes. Otter 8roofs loia9u tapoe
5orretninsen c9ret baarlis / ben fioits
9ic.
Decorah-posten., 1889-08-28
Ueit Birginta.

Com 5slse al be ioite Cusriuom'
me!ier af Tudtr, Epsart, State, 2ittle
Santp os andre gefte / e9nsn ON
Bartersburs b%sfiHcer SuobDaserne Der
fig / ben itsrfe gienoisbeb os pilbe Bog
itauelist iults libel, bUis life oeres Ras
boer paa bet bsiere lissenbe 9ano, Der
6leo ifaanet for Oosriusmmeliens Ebes
lesselier, tom benz tilbialp / Rsoen.
Dog pil be / 2enoosn life fuune magic
at tilirebsfi1e ale be Jororineer, Der
sjsres til benz. De isrser ior be BUS
pilbe 8uiuSer os Bsrus nnoerbolo, ME-
bers beres Gstsmanb os Saore isr Fig
ON efter Jortjsnefie ! Omesnsn. 2anbet
lisser sbe / en- Omtrebs al Here Wil,
Su'ene er bortFpleee % ale Gsre soes
la9te.
Decorah-posten., 1889-08-28
Snbt a.

Robert Werpel, s3 Gar sammel,
bsbe ben 2Obe Gusuft / indianapolis,
sfterat ban bapbe faitet / 67 9ase; / al
benne 9ib bapbe ban fun npbt en- @alz
lon Melf os libt 8anb. San bar fsbt
/ OCTOBER 1906 os / fin unsoum peret
Matros 7 Gar. s 1888 Tom ban til
8eiten ps tilbraste fine iihite 2epeaar
bos fin 9atter, gnfefru Sones / Yite
Tounibip.
Sum 5slse al en- ueb SlasflOb bib
fsrt 2ammelie par ban blepen feb at
2iuet os pilbe bs. Den 1Soe sunni iioit.
leben inbtos ban fit iibite Raultib. 5
be felsenbe SO 9ase nso ben albeles
Sntet. Den 3Ste Dag afbeo ban ct
Stptte Bie, men ipifte bet life. Den
39te Dag brat ban libt Welf, % bers
meb uebbleu ban meb ureselmesiise
Msllemrurn, iaalebes at ban efter 5Ors
lsbet al be g. Sase | Glt bapbe ta9et
til fig ca. en- Gallon. On befienot Sage
/ indianapolis, Or. George Safp, be-
banblebe BAN os iusttos bam busr Dag,
men fuube lite bepase bam til at tase
noseniombelit Nar;ns til fig. pa ben
samls Manb bapbe fufset en- bel Waas
nsb, fob ban en- Dag cp af Ssnsen %
brat en- Slurf Banb. Senere bolbt man
Nelt o. Banb | BerebFab | bans Nars
Decorah-posten., 1889-08-28
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fra bensaas, ba Briterne bOmbaroersbe
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