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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
The Rise and FAN Of the Storm.

FAX said brawny, broad-shoul.
dered, brass buttoned stick-wielder the
other morning in New York, eth airly
mornin' was as caam as slapin baby
whin tn blaggard iv sthorm KEN sailinn'
over Staten Island like big balloon full
iv wather. Musha. but it squenched tn
stars, so it did, bad luck to it, an weeny
bit O. rain began fallin'. There wasn't
that much wather as I'D wet ducks
back. But shure the sthorm had no
show, for the sun KEN up just thin an
bow, so he did, an dryin' up the wet; an
aforc yc'd be lightin' your pope the
sthorm was gone an breeze as soft as a
childs kiss was BLOWN thru me-"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
Save Legal Trouble.

Uncle Rastus--Im thinkin' of ge,tin'
married agin, Mr.. Goodman. an / spec S
! want yo' to- perfo'm dc ceremony.
Minister-That will be a pleasure, Unc.e
Rastus.
Uncle Rastus-Does yo' enshure lie sue.
cess of de marriagey
Minster-Why, yes, so far as I'm con
cerhed.
Uncle Rastus wot | wants sab.
Use heerd of so many marriages provin'
failures, I'd like de negotiations down in
black an white, sab. so eff yo' don make
success oh dis we're marriage / kin git
my money back wifout invokin' de legal
ity oh dc law.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
IfauOr and Criminals.

Some interesting facts and figures are
given by NJ. Maram, in his communlca
ton to the London Academy of Medicine
on alcoholism and Criminality." lie
says that in examining the history of 3 600
criminals undergoing sentences Of various
lengths he found that of the vagabonds
and beggars there were 80 per cent who
and incendiaries from 80 10 - per cent:
of thieves and swindlcrs. II per cent;
while of those convicted of violence to
person there were 50 per cent, and 20 per
cent of those guilty of violence to
property.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
DAIRY COLUMN.
Why Not Make Your Cows Pay?

III. c. NJ, Fairfield Co.. Conn. Prof.
Roberts statements in late Rural,
that of the | ,534 900 milch COWS in New
York state seven-eights are now dry, it
ruse; 80 per cent, OF the cows of this
country are SO. How any dairyman
that can take pencil and put two and
two together, can feed COWS 80 days
without any return. is Il mystery | am
unable To explain; for | find il costs
nearly as much 10 feed dry COW as
one in milk, TO make her good for any
thing when she comes in; for what one
saves in the meal-bin will be lost out
of the hay-mow. milk my cows nearly
the year round. | cannot afford TO let
them run dry more than 40 TO 60 days
each, and every one must give a good
flow of milk up TO within 80 days of her
time; otherwise she is too poor for me
to own. | try TO time my cows so that
when one goes dry, have fresh one
to take her place as nearly as possible
Below is a statement of what my
cows did in 1883. | do not expect them
on cold OF stormy day, to get shelter
on the lee side of stone wall, or TO fill
the pail from straw, cornstalks and hay +,
too poor for market. | commenced
1855 with nine cows, some fresh and the
rest two to nine months in milk; but all
had calves some time in 1888. Through
the year | bought tenth COW, and |
had her milk for two months when she
came in fresh. kept one calf with the
dam until it was six weeks old, and
sold it for veal, and second until il
was three weeks old. The rest were
disposed of when seven days old; the
COWS also supplied all milk, cream and
butter consumed in family of six per-
sons, besides some milk and cream that
were sold, yet | made 2,940 pounds of
unsalted butter Here are the figures:
"a
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
She Gave Gen. Grant the MItten.

On our way we passed by a cottage
shut in with rose vines. and there stood
at the gate a tall, white-faced, dark haired
woman who in her young days must have
been exceedingly handsome, says q
traveller in Louisiana. Many a time In
those long gone days did she stand at the
garden gate with the young soldier lad,
Grant. He was mad after her. they say,
and would have married her forty times
over if only she hal said the word. But
she did not say it. She said him nay.
and to-day he rests under a tomb in
Riverside park, aud she, Mistress Mary
Sullivan, stands by her garden gate wai:-
Ing FOR her little girls to come homo from
scLSol
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
SOCIAL EFFECT OF FLOWERS.
they Are Said to Humanixe Mankind-A
Doctor and His Plants

Doctor and His Plants
That the love of flowers is a mark OF
social improvement, no one can Tor Il mo.
ment gainsay. There is humanizing in.
tiuence in assocIating with flowers, and
wherever It exists ii cannot fail 10 be pro-
duct.ve of good. We often cal to mind
little incident which some time ago
came under our observation in confirma-
ton of this. We were calling on friend
IA man of high standing in the medical
profession, and whose opinion was always
worth his fee. We found him just home
from "a hospital meeting, agitated and
veXed Mt something that mad gone wrong.
lie began to speak-full of his grievance
stopped short after n few minutes, rang
the bell, and ordered his servant TO bring
him luz of cold water and his scissors.
Then, spreading n newspaper on the
table. he collected all the flowers that
were in the many different vases in his
room, cut their stalks. gave them fresh
WAFER, and re- arranged them. This done,
There. now" ne said. II am all right
now. In the whole pharmacopeia there's
20 better medicine for nervous agitation
than That nothing that sooner gels rid Of
anger, malice. and all Observation-Disclosures,
win the physicalpls that are sure 10 attend
them, than rearranging cut flowers" And
who has tried it will deny he was rightg
Ii would he interesting TO test the moral
influence of association with flowers by
reference to the Stats Lcs of crime. Such
II ference would naturally support the
same conclusion aud If so. this prevailing
Ia tc for flowers would seem. without q
doubt, TO merit every encouragement
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
A Remnrlxable Moon.

A young man from the rural districts
staggered out OF n saloon in Americas
Ga, one night and wendell his weary way
along the street. CHANGING 10 look up he
saw the big illuminated clock on the
county court house for The first time.
Selling the lamp post lac regarded 1t in
tently for several moments rs II 10 be Ger.
tain that he was not asleep. and finally
said: "WclI. I'll (hic) swarl lsh sheen
heap or (hicj moons but --- IL ever
lhic) sh en- one with 6ggers around CT rim
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
Toledo, Ann Arbor g. North Michigan.
SOUTHERN DIVISION

Taking effect Nov. 4, 1883.
North Bound. Standard Time. South Bound
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
Particular to Obey.

"Now, George, take the message and
be sure to get the answer. You'll hurry.
won't your
"Yesm."
George won't off. At the end OF two
hours he came back to mamma.
George, where on earth have you
been all this time? ! told you to hurry"
$50 ] did; but you didn't say to hurry
back"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-02-22
NORTHERN DIVISION.
Altrains daily. except sunday.

Connections:-A. Toledo with all lines di-
verging; at Manhatten Junction with Wheel
ing & Lake Erie: ut Alexis Junction with NJ. 8.
and l.. s. * NJ c.: at Monroe Junction with
Adrian Branch l.. :. N NJ. S.; at Dundee with
M. Il o., ana l.. 5. & NJ. G; at Milan junction
with Butler division Wabash, st. l.. g. p; at
Pittsfieid with Ypsilanti branch L. 5. M. s.;
ID. l., AN, and ia; at Hamburg with NJ. A.
Line division G. T.: at Howell with ID. l.. & NJ;
at Duiand with c. & r., and ID. & NJ. at
Owosso junction with ID. Il NJ, and NJ. H.; at
at st. LOUIS with ID. l.. Il N, and $. V. 4 st. L.;
ut Alma with ID. l.. & N; at Mt. Pleasant with
+. M.
A j. PAISLEY, w, w. Belts,
q. Z. Agent. Il. Il. Agent
l., y, BOOTH. Agent. Alma.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23
THE DIMENSIONS OF HEAVEN.

The following calculations, based on
a text in Revelations, are both curious
and interesting. 1t is copied from the
Charlottesville /eferSonian, and will
be found good for reflection: Revela-
tions XXI, I6: "And he measured the
city (the New Jerusalem) with a reed,
1000 furlongs. The length and the
breadth and the height are equal"
Twelve thousand furlongs-7o2o,-
900 feet, which, being cubed, is o43,-
o8S,ooo, 900, ,ooo, ,ooo, ,ooo, 900, 900 cubic
feet, and half of which we will reserve
for the throne OF God and the court of
heaven, half of the balance streets, and
the remainder divided by 1905, the
cubical feet in the room, I6 feet square
and 16 feet high, will be 3o,S4S75o,-
900, 900 rooms.
We will now suppose the world al
ways did and always will contain ooo,-
ooo, 900 of inhabitants, and that gen.
Grafton will last thirty and one third
years - 2,7oo, ,ooo,ooo,ooo persons.
Then suppose there were II,2so
such worlds, equal to this in num-
Der OF inhabitants and duration of
years-then there would be a room IS
feet long, I6 feet wide and 16 feet high
for each person, and room to spare.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23
THE YOUNG MERCHANT.

Two country lads came at an early
hour to a market town, and arranging
their little stands, sat down to wait for
customers. One was furnished with
fruits and vegetables of the boys own
cultivation, and the other supplied with
Holsters and fish. The market hours
passed along, and each little merchant
saw with pleasure his stores steadily de-
creasing, and an equivalent in silver
shining in his money-cup. The last
melon lay on Harry's stand, when a
gentlemen came by, and placing his
hand upon it said:
"What a fine melon? What do you
ask for it, my boy1"
"Tne melon is the last l have, sir ;
and though it looks very fair, there is
an unsound spot on it," said the boy,
turning it over.
$50 there is" said the man: Il think
] will not take it. But" he added,
looking into the boys fine open coun-
tenance, sis it very business-like to
point out the defects of your fruit to
the customers
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23
MODERN PROVERBS.

Love is like pond when it begins
to dry out, all the mud becomes visible
Conscience is guide to wisdom, but
a fool runs IN his own way.
Humility discovers the footprints Of
Christ.
As broken wheel on a wagon, SO
is an imtemperate husband to his
family.
A good book is a strong foundation
and a safe rock upou which to build a
home.
1t is more blessed to give than to
take, and l think this is the reason SC
many are wont to give advice.
Reputation is garment, character
wears it.
II man cannot find any good in his
fellowman let him pump out his own
heart and see if hi own thoughts don't
need filtering.
Laziness rusts, but poverty, like acid,
eats it.
The audaclty of man carries him
high, still it is nothing but gas that car
ries balloon to the clouds.
Remember that a million dollars
could not harm hair OF your head,
but slip OF the tongue takes the scalp
off.
When the brains die, spirits haunt
the mind this is modern spiritualism,
and they who become devoid of under
standing increase In superstition and
ignorance.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23
INDUSTRIES OF THE STATES.

Alabama ranks fourth in cotton.
Arizona ranks second in silver.
California ranks first In barley, grape
culture, sheep, gold and Quicksilver.
Colorado ranks first in silver.
Connecticut ranks first in clocks.
Delaware is way up in peaches.
Dakota is the finest wheat growing
state.
Florida ranks third in sugar and mo-
lasses.
Georgia ranks second in rice and
sweet potatoes.
Indiana ranks second in wheat.
Illinois ranks first in oats, meat pack
ing, lumber traffic, malt and distilled
liquors and miles of railway.
Iowa ranks first in average intelli
gence of population, first in production
of corn and first in number of swine.
Idaho ranks sixth in gold and silver.
Kansas ranks fifth in cattle, corn and
rye.
Kentucky ranks first in tobacco, and
has world wide reputation for thor
oughbred horses and cattle.
Louisiana ranks first in sugar and
molasses.
Maine ranks first in shipbuilding,
slate and granite quarries, numbering
and fishing.
Maryland ranks fourth in coal.
Massachusetts ranks first in cotton,
woolen and worsted goods and mack
erel fisheries.
Michigan ranks first in copper, lum-
Der and salt.
Minnesota ranks fourth in wheat and
harley.
Mississippi ranks second In cotton.
Missouri ranks first in miles.
Montana ranks fifth in silve, and
gold.
New Mexico's grazing facilities CAM
be beat.
Nebraska has abundant crops of rye
buckwhea', barley, fax and hemp.
Nevada ranks second IN gold.
New Hampshire ranks third in the
manufacture of cotton goods.
New Jersey ranks first in fertilizing
mari, zinc and silk goods.
New York ranks first in value OF
manufactures, soap, printing and pub
fishing, hops, hay, potatoes, buckwheat
and mich COWS.
North Carolina ranks first in tar and
turpentine.
Ohio ranks first in agricultural imple-
ments and wool.
Oregon takes the palm IN cattle rails
ing.
Pennsylvania ranks first in rye, iron
and steel, petroleum and coal.
Rhode Island, in proportion to its
size outranks all other states in value
of manufactures.
Tennessee ranks second in peanuts
Texas ranks first in cattle and cotton
Utah ranks third in silver.
Vermont ranks fourth in copper.
Virginia ranks first IN Peanuts.
West Virginia ranks fifth in salt and
coal.
Wisconsin ranks second in hops.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23
COWS WITH BLANKETS.

In all Holland | do not think | saw
a COW on rainy day without blan-
ket attachment. But the most char.
acteristic objects in view to the stran-
gers eyes are the windmllls. They
are here in scores; great awkward
objects they are. too, but picturesque
very. Their long eaunt arms swing
ing around in the wind very often
give the only movement to the scene.
Standing at intervals out bold against
the horizon in whatever direction
you look, they seem to be giant sem
tinels, keeping watch over the land.
With the rich setting of a summer
afternoons glow, all this prospect of
meadow and canals and windmills
must be genuinly beautiful. But
seen now, overhung like pail with
ahaavy gray fog, and with the fire.
quent chilling drizzle-drazzle OF an
Autumn rain, it is supremely dreary.
Though the railway has, of course,
largely done away with the necessity
for the canals that honeycomb Hol-
land, yet they are still used in slow
traffic. The great number of these
artificial shipways produces some
surprising effects. For instance, you
happen to look out from the train
upon what seemed to be a continu-
GUS meadow, when suddenly the sail
Of large schooner comes into view
in the middle of your supposed level
field. 1t is only some local trading
boat being towed along one of the
lone thousand and one" canals of
the country. The same surprises
occur in Amsterdam when you may
turn corner expecting to come into
a broad avenue, but you find instead
canal taking the place of a street
and large boats moored in it. The
city is cut up into multitude of is
lands by these water ways, a fact
which has given to it often the title
of the "Venice OF the North"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23

An indianapolis man has an odd
watch charm, according to this des-
patch in the Enquirer, of Cincinna
ii: Several years ago two of his toes
were amputated, and he preserved
them in alcohol. Afterward the bot
tie was broken, and he threw the
toes in box in the garnet, where
they remained until recently. Mean
while they had petrifed and turned
black as coal. Though shruken in
size, they continued perfect in form
and so he had them gold mounted,
and now wears them pendant from
his watch chain.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23
THE FLIGHT OF WILD DUCKS.

have held my watch on several
kinds of ducks and geese, but the
main part of what | am going to tell
you comes from old hunters who
have favored me with their expe-
rience, and one of these old timers
in a letter says: II can tell you just
about to the sixty-third part OF dot
how much space any one of them
can get over in an hour. There is
not railroad train that can hold
candle to the side of the slowest duck
that flies. The canvas back can dis
tance the whole duck family, if it
lays itself out to do it. When this
duck is taking things easy, enjoying
little run around the block, as it
were, it goes through the air at the
rate of about eighty miles an hour.
If it has business somewhere and it
has to get there, it puts two miles
back of it every minute, and does it
easily. If you don't believe this,
just fire square at the leader in a
string of canvas backs that are out
on a business cruise some time.
Duck shot travels pretty fast, but if
you happen to hit one, you see if 1t
isn't the fifth or sixth one back of
the drake or leader. A drake does
not always lead, but it generally does
if there is one in the flock; if there
are more they will seldom take the
lead. If you wish to bring down the
leader you must ain at space at least
eighteen feet ahead of him, and if he
falls you will find him long distance
probably two or three squares off.
The mallard is a slow one; it is all
he can do to make a mile a minute,
but he can do that if he wants to.
His regular rate is about forty five
miles per hour. The black duck is
a slow coach. He is about as good
as the mallard, and the hntail did
geon and wood duck cannot do much
better The red head can 60 easily
and make ninety miles per hour as
long as he likes, and all day if neces-
sary. The blue winged teal and its
beautiful cousin, the green-winged
teal, can fly side by side for hun
drd miles an hour and do it easy.
The gajwale, you see them here
very seldom, though well-known
farther West on the Allegheny river
and at Kishammock. though look
ing like the mallard, is a STARTER
duck and harder to shoot. 1t can
make ninety miles an hour and not
try hard. Why, it can double the
speed of the fastest trains on any OF
our railroads. Of course | mean a
wild goose. Well. it has big cor
poration, but it can get from feeding
ground to feeding ground so sudden
ly that it fools our best shots. If you
see flock OF honkers moving along
so high UP that they seem to be scra-
ping the sky with their backs, you
would not think they were making
close on a hundred miles an hour.
but then they are. The wild goose
is not much on foot, but it means
business every time. The broad bill
goose comes next to the canvas duck
duck in speed. Put the two togeth-
er and in an hour the broad bill
would not be more than ten miles
behind. This information has been
derived from experience and CORES
pondence with lifelong gunners, and
any gunner will tell you that what l
have said hits the mark very closely.
- Wilmingtou (Dek) Meas.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23
Nothing More Obvious.

Attorney (chagrined)-I confess,
your honor, this juror seems to meet all
the legal requirements, and as our ptr-
emptory challenges are now exhausted
we shall be reluctantly compelled to ac-
cept-
Defendant leans ever and whispers
something In attorneys ear.
Attorney Ito juror)-One moment,
sir. Have you not within the last six
months, paid off $4,000 of old debts,
dollar for dollar, that were outlawed
years ago and that you were not legally
bound to pay2
Juror have.
Attorney (triumphantly)-I chal-
lenge him for cause, your honor. He
is insane.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23

City Girl (cn the farm Isn't that
red COW over there Jersey, Uncle"
Uncle Hayseed-"No, indeed. What
makes ye think that's JERSEY cowe"
City Girl-"Well, it doesn't seem to
care about the mosquitoes and flies as
much as the other COWS do. She seems
to be used to hem."-LJe.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23

at is better than being dishonest"
said the boy, modestly.
"You are right, little fellow always
remember that principle, and you will
find favor with God, and man also.
snail remember your little stand in the
future"
care those Holsters fresh2" he con-
tinued, turning to Ben Williams.
eyes, sir, fresh this morning 1 caught
them myself" was the reply, and pur-
chase being made, the gentleman went
away.
"Harry, what a fool you were to
show the gentleman that spot In the
melon. Now you can take it home for
your pains, or throw it away. How
much wiser is he about those Holsters l
caught yesterday? Sold them for the
Same price did the fresh ones. He
would never have looked at the melon
until he had gone away"
"Ben, l would not tell lie, nor act
one either, for twice what l have earned
this morning. Besides, l shall be better
off In the end for have gained a Gus
toner, and you have lost one"
A man who, by lying and cheating,
drives away one customer a day, will in
little while have very few left. and
they will soon find him out and leave
him, and this proved true in Ben's case,
for when he grew up he was tricky, no
one would trust him, and he always re-
mained poor. Harry, on the other
hand, soon developed into an honor
able and prosperous merchant, and Sc
cured generous competency before
he reached the ordinary middle-age.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23

81 thank you for discovering Amer
ica."
1t was the bust of Columbus that the
homesick porter bowed to. An Amer
ican witnessed the scene and, taking
compassion on his emblematc coun-
tryman, paid his way back to the United
States.-hanSas City IIWeS
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23

An affidavit does not accompany
the following story, which Ohio sends
along. "a lady of Columbus used
for her complexion a mixture of ar
senic and nitrate of silver. Then she
went to the White Sulphur Springs
and took the baths. The sulphur
decomposed the silver salts in her
skin and turned her so black that
she has gone into retirement and
will not be seen again for a year. !"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23

Hoods Sarsaparllla cures catarrh
by expelling impurity from the blood
which is the cause OF the complaint.
Give it a trial.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23

JosIAs RINGGoLD, Esq, says his crop this year
was IS and 2S bushels to the acre, the ay-result-
ing from seeding too early, about Sept. 20th-cut
his wheat fully 400 bushels. and he would, doubt
less have received if seeded later iOrty bushels to
the acre. Has used g. w. Kennard * Co.'S ferti-
lZers five years, ana has always grown large
crops; knows he has saved money by buying them;
takes great pleasure in recommending them to
any inquirers.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23

JAMES FRENCH reports 221% bushels average
from G.. w. kennard X Co.'S Phosphate a great
improvement on previous crops; buys the same
fertilizer again this fall.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23

GEORGE w. BOLTON reports very large crop
on the Big Meadow farm and is much pleased
with results. We have his order Tor fall fertilizer
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23
PROVERBS ABOUT RAIN.

When there is unusual clearness IN
the atmosphere, and objects are seen
very distinctly, there will probably be
rain. When clouds are gathering to-
ward the sun at setting, with rosy
hue, they foretell rain.
Evening gray and morning red,
Put on your hat or you'll wet your head.
If rain commences before day, it will
stop before s a. m. !; if it begins about
noon, it will continue through the after
noon if not till 5 p. M, 1t will rain
through the night if it clears off in the
night, it will ram the next day.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-23

The above reports are from Kent farmers and
only lew among our many pleased customers
and we have more to come Remember we do not
publish and republish old testimonials; every
thing new and true. Call on us early. We bought
early, filled our house early, saved in buying
early, and from the way orders are coming in ex-
pect to do a large early and fine business. and
save our customers money.