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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04

The surest and quickest way 10 get
cured of a cold is byusing DR.. Bulls Cough
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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04
Purrly Sectional,

The vote on the silver bill was lessor
in Geography rather than in politics.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04
No. 3474-rran.position.

No. 34I4-Lranspositlons
Sometimes we one a man
Who nexts with information;
Instruction is his plan.
And be your face will scan,
And launch forth his Grafton.
l would not wish TO three
A punishment distressing;
But when he posters me.
II Ive the chance to fee
Ny business is then pressing
fBITrER SWEET.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04

Three Score Families Left
Without Means OF Support.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04
No. 3473-Acrostfc.
(Cousr LESS.

EtGhI WohDc
l. inches in cellar for storing liquor. 2 The
river musse .. Suit able TO . stepmothsr 1 Those
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04

Sixty Bodies Recovered, but
the Others Burned UP.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04

No. 3455-Charade.
] like a real good first;
Is that the last with you?
In nearly every home
The rhoie is found in view
rJON OIL.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04
A SMALL PUFF OF DUST

One OF the Greatest Catastro-
Plies in Mining History.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-04
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

3,469.-Dam-ask.
3, 470.-Reach, each.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
The Men Who "Toe In"

Here is a fortunate man who can walk
half mile on Broadway on busy day
and escape being trodden on by some
one behind him. 1t is curious fact
that nearly all of the men who-uncon-
sciously of course-step on women
dresses and wipe their feet on other
mems trousers are victims Of the unfol
tunate habit of 'toeing in."
Show me man who toes in and |
will show you man who is eternally
stepping on somebody's heels, said a
Wall street philosopher the other day.
There are great many men who toe
in down town, and rs am obliged to be
on the street good part Of the day |
have to suffer from them. Why, some
days it becomes necessary for me to in
woke the aid of bootblack three or four
times in order to keep the bottoms of my
trousers clean and to renew the polish
on the heels of my shoes. New York
Times
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
Signs on Bridges.

The front stoop offers facilities for
courtship, and among the young people
of Brooklyn the front stoop is popular
summer institution. The Brooklyn bridge
is bridge of signs. 1t is the high bridges
over the Central tracks in upper New
York, however, that are most ardently
worked for this purpose.
An evening stroll that takes the OBJ
server over one of these bridges will show
dozens of couples leaning against the
rails and apparently investigating the
myriad tracks and colored signal lights
and passing trains below. A manly arm
will be withdrawn from a slender waist
as you pass, to be stealthily slipped back
again within the moment. The skirmish
of hearts is going on there while you are
asleep or at the theater. 1t is the engage
ment ground of the poor and lowly who
live in tenements and have no front gate
and no doorsteps. For them the bridge
on these warm nights is a dish of ice
cream with two spoons in it.-New York
Herald
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
Remarkable GhostIy Actions.

One of the most remarkable modern
instances of supposed ghostly disturb
ance occurred in the home of Rev. DR..
Phelps, of Stratford, Conn. Upon re.
turning from church one day he found
that all the doors of his house, which he
had carefully locked on his departure,
were wide open and the contents of the
rooms on the first floor in the widest
confusion. Nothing had been stolen.
In room in the upper story, however,
eight forms were found, each one with
an open Bible held close to its face. On
examination these were found TO be
bundles of clothes, cunningly and very
skillfully arranged to represent living
beings. Everything was cleared away
and the room locked, but within five
minutes the same scene was repeated,
although the clothing had been carefully
put away.
For seven months the house was dis
turbed by extraordinary phenomena,
The most unearthly noises were heard
day and night. Furniture and kitchen
utensils were mysteriously moved.
Glassware and window panes were
broken by unseen hands before the
startled inmates, and once the eleven
year-old son of the doctor was lifted
bodily and carried some distance. The
most diligent research discovered moth
ing, and not until he applied to some
spiritualists in Boston did the disturb
ance cease.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
All on Account of a Dog.

A devoted husband who was lately
asked after the health of dog by a
friend who had presented it to his wife
exclaimed: de dog! De dog! You
question me about dat dog! De dog is
veil enoof! Mein wife, she want to go to
Saratoga, unit she take the dog NIT her,
unit ven she take him into de car de con-
ductor he object! Unit vot my wife do?
She ride il de baggage car all de way
from New York to Saratoga nit dat dog!
Unit ven We go to de hotel de proprie-
taire he say, We take no dogs herev but
he make me pay for my room vot is en-
gagged! Unit we go to some other hotel.
De same words, We take no dogs herep
Unit my wife, who like always de best,
she go into cheap boarding house and
make herself so uncomfortable for dat
dog! You tink somebody shoot him by
mistake? will gif one huntert tollars
to somebody if he shoot dat dog by mis-
take! Dat dog! You question me about
dat dog!-New York Times.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT.
| Initiation of Fresh Young Man From
College Into Reportorial Work.

College Into Reportorial Work.
Horace Greeley once said, "Of all
horned cattle deliver me from the col
lege graduate who wants TO break into
journalism" The commencement sea-
son had hardly opened, but the advance
guard of the graduate crop walked into
the city editors room the other day, ex-
hibited his college diploma, said that he
had written several pieces for the
county paper" and asked for chance
to show what he could do. Like all
writers of his class he did not want a
salary so much as he wanted an oppor-
tunity to jump right into the middle Of
journalism. The annual vacation sea-
son had left the city force short handed,
and the editor decided to try the new
man.
"Go down to the Illinois Central depot
right away" he said, "and see what
there is in q case of mayhem there.
know nothing about this except that
some one telephoned me few minutes
ago that there was n case of mayhem at
the depot. Go down there and see what
you can find. Ask the railroad and
depot employees about the case, and if
you strike a lead follow it up and inves-
tigate the matter thoroughly"
Two hours later the would be journal
list reported at the Office with a very
long face.
"Well, what was there in that case"
asked the editor
Il do not know, sir" replied the new
reporter.
Don't know! Why don't you know?
Didn't l give you instructions to look
into it,"
"Yes, sir, but l couldn't find it,"
"Did you canvass the subject thor
oughly? What did you dor
Il went down TO the Illinois Central
depot and told the freight agent that |
was looking for case of mayhem. He
asked me the name Of the consignee. |
told him l didn't know it. He asked me
where the case was from and wanted to
know if it was shipped alone. l couldn't
tell that, Of course, so we went over the
whole stock of shipping bills, but we
didn't find the slightest trace of it.
Il don't believe there is any such case
at the Illinois Central depot, but / didn't
look for it anywhere else. found that
it would be useless for me to stay there
longer, however, because the agent as
sured me that unless l had an order
from the consignee he would not permit
me to look into it, even if we succeeded
in finding it. What shall l do next?'
After q moments reflection the editor
slowly replied: "Well, as there is no va
cancy just now in our janitorial depart
ment, perhaps you had better step
into the composing room and ask TIE
foreman to let you clip the bangs off the
hair spaces in the cases. If you escape.
come back and I'll let you answer the
telephone until it is time for you to
draw your salary tonight" - Chicago
Mail
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
Relative Strength of Men and Women.

BY means of a specially devised instru-
ment French scientist has carried out
some experiments for determining how
the average strength of the two sexes
compares. The palm of the hand is
placed on the instrument, and then the
greatest downward pressure which the
individual can give is exercised upon it.,
and the force thus produced is recorded
by the usual clockwork device Fifty
robust men, and the same number Of
healthy women, both belonging to the
middle class of society, with ages vary
ing from twenty-five to forty-five years,
were tested in this way by the Paris
scientist.
The strongest man of the company
was able to produce with his right hand
a pressure equivalent to eighty-tive kilo-
grams "a kilogram is rather more than
two pounds) and the weakest to forty
Kilograms, the average being fifty-six
Kilograms. One curious result was ar
rived at: The short men were all very
nearly as strong as the tall men, the
average difference between equal groups
of two sizes being only three Kilograms.
The force of the strongest women of the
fifty who were selected amounted to only
forty-four kilograms, and that of the
weakest to sixteen kilograms, while the
average was thirty-three kilograms
Herald of Health.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31

MORTGAGE sALE.-Defaut having been
ul made In the conditions OF mortgage made
by James r. Strong aud Rachel NJ Strong TO
Chester W. Martin dated March 10th, 1889, and
recorded March 22 1889 In the office of the Regis
ter Of Deeds for Gratiot County, In Michigan, In
liber IS Of Mortgages, on page liO which mort
gage was duly assigned March 20 1889, by said
Martin To Emma G. Thompson, by a written as
Segment, which was recorded March %, 1879 in
the ONCE OF the Register Of Deeds afort said. in
Liber 81 of Mortgages, on page 49,; on which
mortgage there l. claimed 10 be due al the date Of
this notice seventy three dollars and fifteen cents
besides an attorney fee OF fifteen dollars stipulat
ed in said Mortgage TO be paid should any pro
ceediDgs be- taken to forecose said Mortgage; and
no suit or proceedings at law or In equity having
been Instituted To recover any part Of The debt
secured by said Mort4ge; therefore, by virtue Of
the power OF sale In sdid Mortgage contained. and
OF the statute I'm such made and provided, no
tice IL hereby given that on September 18th. 1891
at one clock In the afternoon at the north front
door of the Court House, for Gratiot County, in
Michigan III the village OF Ithaca, II said county
there will be sold at public yendue 10 the highest
bidder the premises I'm said mortgage described
viz: the east half Of the north west quarter OF
section two, in township twelve north OF range
three west in Michigan. said sale will be made
subject TO the payment Of the remainder Of said
Mortgage, not yet due
Dated, June 10TH 1891.
PERKINS x BALDWIN, EMMA {, THOMPSON
Att'ys for Assignee. (0316i3 Assignee
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
How a Diamond Cuts Glass.

1t has been ascertained by a series of
experiments that diamond does not
cut out the glass file fashion, but forces
the particles apart, SO that a continuous
crack is formed along the line of the in
tended cut. The crack once begun
very small force is necessary to carry
through the glass, and thus the piece Is
easily broken off. The superficial crack
or cut need not be deep, depth, accord
ing TO fine measurements, of 200th
part of one inch is quite sufficient to ac-
complish the purpose, so that the appl-
cation of much force in using the dia-
mond only wears out the gem without
doing the work any better.
Numerous stones, such as quartz and
other minerals, when ground into proper
form, will cut glass like a diamond, but
are not so valuable for that purpose,
lacking the requisite hardness and soon
losing the sharp edge necessary to make
the operation q success. - st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31

1t is an edd thing that by no people on
earth are children-boti girls and boys
treated with more affection and in
diligence than by the island neighbors Of
the Chinese-the JapG aese, namely; and
no children have greater abundance of
toys and amusements 1t must, how
ever, be said that the fondness and
patience of japanese parents are recipro-
Gated by the love and obedience of THEN
children. Both father and mother are
equally devoted to their offspring. The
mother commonly carries her baby slune
in front of her. and when she is tired the
father cheerfully accepts the burden;
but fathers and mothers and elder sisters
and brothers may often be seen in the
gay, sunny streets of Toxic or Yokohama
giving pick-a-backs to delighted, crow.
ing babies.
The japanese baby, moreover, is not
only INDUCED, he is also treated with
the greatest care and intelligence. He il
judiciously fed; he is regularly bathed
either at home or in the public bath
houses, and his skin is stimulated and
his health hardened by his being FIRE
quently plunged in n cold stream or even
in the snow. A japanese baby would
appear to us a very droll creature. If
you would know how he looks you have
only to examine we'll made japanese
doll. He has his head shaved, with the
exception of four tufts of hair-one in
front, one behind and one over either
ear. He wears bright and gaudy clothes
Tor did wear; for children, like their
parents, sad to say, are gradually being
being arrayed in European fashion), and
his loose jacket has very long and very
wide sleeves. Very poor children go
barefoot; others wear stockings and
clogs. the stockings having separate
pocket for the big toe.-Strand Magazine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31

a new antiseptic agent called microci-
dine, which is composed of 20 per cent.
of naphtholate of sodium and % per cent.
of naphthol and phenyl compounds, has
been tried in France. 1t is white pow
der, soluble in three parts of water. The
solution, which is cheap, is said to be a
very effective antiseptic, without being
poisonous or caustic or injurious to in
struments or linen. Its antiseptic prop
critics are inferior to those of corrosive
sublimate or napthol, but surpass those
of carbolic and boracic acids ten and
twenty times respectively. The solution
has given excellent results in dressing
wounds. st. Louis Democrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
Minneapolis Larger Than Paris.

The existing Paris covers 1925 acres,
or about thirty square miles, while met
ropolitan London, with 1000, 900 popula-
ton, contains lis square miles, and Chi
cago provides an area about as extensive
for /, 100 000 The average distance from
the center of Paris to the circumference
is only three miles. Minneapolis, with
only 1875, 900 people, has municipal area
more than twice as large as that Of Paris
Almost the entire population of Paris is
housed in the fats of tenement struc-
lures averaging from four to five stories
in height.
According to the revised figures Of the
census of 1886 there were nearly $4,000
houses in Paris, and the average number
of people in a house was about thirty
In the old ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the inner
Paris there are probably about 10000
houses, accommodating about 1000, 900
people.
For total contrast in the plan of
house construction we have only to cross
the channel and to examine London,
where we find an average of about eight
persons to a house for the whole metrop-
oils. But the people of Paris are better
housed, all things considered, than those
of London. A population of $500, 900
within circle whose radius is only three
miles is certainly very dense, but it must
be remembered that Paris is many
stored city.-Dr. Albert Shaw in Gen.
f1ry
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
. SO, MOON, DON'T TELL
Mooni did you SEQ

o Mooni did you SEQ u
My lover and me 80
IN the valley beneath the sycamore tree7
Whatever befell
o Moonl don't tell;
Twas nothing amiss, you know very we'll
o Moon! you know,
Long years ago
You left the sky and descended below
or a summer night
BY your own sweet light;
You mst your Endymion on Patmos' height
And there, o Moon!
You gave him boon
You wouldn't, I'm sure, have granted at noon
Twas nothing amss,
Being only the bliss
OF giving-and taking-an innocent kiss!
Some churlish lout,
Who was spying about,
Went Off and babbled, and so 1t got out;
But for all the gold
The sea could hold.
o Moonl wouldn't have gone and told!
So, Moon, don't tell
Whatever befell
Ny lover and me in the leafy dell.
He is honest and true,
And, remember, too,
He only behaved like your lover and you!
New York Truth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
Dynamite for Foundation Work,

A correspondent of Indian Engineer
ing says he recently witnessed very in
teresting mode of obtaining foundation
for new building. A hole was bored
in the ground (Which was previously
damp from ten to twelve feet deep and
an inch and half wide, and string of
cartridges was lowered into it. The
subsequent explosion not only produced
cavity yard in diameter, but also
drove the water out of the surrounding
earth by means of the expansive action
of the gases. The water did not return
to its former place for fully an hour, so
that an opportunity was afforded to fill
up the cavity with quickly settling con-
crete, and rapid rate of working was
thus attained.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
A Stage Subject.

A good stage subject occurs in a re-
cent volume of mem lrs. Two men
fight with small swords in a drawing
loom, while somebody plays piano
to drown the clash Of swords. Make
this some one lady, make her keenly
interested in the duel, and we think you
have fairly attractive stage scenes
pecially if the lady brains the winner
with music stool Or she can comfort
the conquerer with her Establishments.
Saturday Review.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
CHANcERY NoTIcE:-state of Miohir,

(tHANCERY NOTICE:-State of Michigan,
O29th judicial Circuit i'm chancery. suit pend
ing in the Circuit Court Tor the county Of
Gratiot, i'm Chancery, at Ithaca. on the secOna
day of July 1891. Amy linn, Complainant vs.
Frank " linn. defendant In this cause II
appearing bv affidavit that Frank n Zlnn is a
resident of this state, but his whereabouts are
unknown therefore, on motion OF Francis
Palmer. solicitor for complainant, II j. ordered
that uctc ndan' enter his appearance IN said
cause on or before three months from the date
OF this order and that within twenty days the
complainant cause this order 10 10 be published
i'm the ALMA RECORD newspaper published
aud circulated IN said county, said publication
10 be continued once in each week for six
weeks in succession Gro. :. ALDRICH
one Of the Circuit Court Com
$50 missoners in and for Gratiot
county, Michigan.
Dated July 2, 1891.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
How to Get Ink Out of Clothes.

Nearly every housekeeper has many
garments spotted with ink. Here is a
good way to get the ink out. Ink spots
may be removed from linen with tartaric
acid while wet. To remove ink from
cotton, silk or wooden goods, saturate the
spot with spirits of turpentine and let it
remain several hours; then rub between
the hands. 1t will crumble away with
out injuring the color or texture of the
article. New York Journal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
A One Sided Contract.

The Hon. Benjamin II. Field was re-
lating the other day how he induced his
son to abstain from chewing tobacco.
"When my boy was at college," said Mr..
Field, II agreed to pay for all of the
cigars he might smoke, provided he
would not chew tobacco. He entered
into the agreement, and although that
was several years ago he still holds me
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
Lnolinr Ont for the Horses.

a wise cavalry officer keeps a sharp
eye upon the horses of his command, as
the success of the next engagement may
depend upon their good condition. y
sergeant was out of patience with an
awkward recruit. Never approach the
horses from behind without speakingt'
he exclaimed; IF you do, they'll kick
you in that thick head of yours and the
snd of it will be that we shall have
nothing but lame horses in the squadron"
San Francisco Argonaut.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
Velocity of NIeteoritea.

The singular fact has been demon
strated that, while the most rapid veloc-
ity of cannon balls scarcely ever attain a
speed of 600 meters second--about 500
miles per hour-meteorites are known to
permeate the air with a velocity OF AZ
600 or even 10000 meters per second.
This unthinkable speed instantly raises
the temperature of the air to 1000 or
5000 degrees centigrade.-St. Louis Re-
public
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
Guaranteed cure for La Grippe

We authorize our advertised druggist 10 sell
you Ur. Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and colds, upon this condition. III you
are afflicted with la Grippe and will use this
RENE dy according to MISUNDERSTANDING IL a fari
trial and experience no benefit you may return
the bottle and your money refunded We
make this offer. because of the wonderful sue.
cess OF DR.. Kings New Discovery during last
seasons epidemic Having heard Of no case in
whith IL failed. Try IL Trial bottles free Mt
5, webb's Drug store. Large size bottles 30
cents TO sl0J
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31

Good looks are more than skin deep. dt pend
ing upon a healthy condition of all the vital
OF gans. IT the liver be inactive. YOU have a
BILIOUS look II your stomach be disordered
De affected you have plnchcd look. Secure
good health and you will have good looks.
Electric Bittets is the great alternative aud
tonic and acts directly on these vital organs.
Cures pimr les, blotches, boils and gives good
complexion. Sold at Is. :. Webb's Drugstore
Jncts per bottle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31

Headache may be due to defective ac-
ton Of the liver, constipation, inactive
condition OF the skin, poor blood, excess
i've mental exertion, exhaustion from ia
tigue, the condition of the stomach, eye
strain or rheumatism of the scalp. Some
headaches are purely neuralgia.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31
At Deaths Door.

was a great sufferer from Rheumatism aud
X dney and Liver trouble. My lungs were al
so seriously affected. Doctors said could not
possibly live. Seven bottles of Hibbard :
Rheumatic syrup with the Pasters entirely
cured me. Hundreds OF persons in Crcston,
can Nouch that this medicine saved my life
WIN. HARsHAw. Creston. Iowa.
Sod by b. NanDenBurg. 10
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31

Belgian railway officials, after three
years of investigation, report that under
ordinary circumstances the average rail-
way train in passing over one mile of
track wears from it two and one-ffth
pounds. This natural destruction of
track amounts for the whole world to
about l,33O. 900 pounds daily.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-07-31

The amount Of coloring matter in a
pound OF coal Is enormous. 1t will yield
enough magenta 20 color 500 yards Of
flannel, vermil.on for ESQ yards. aurine
for 100 yards and alizarine for 255 yards
Of Turkey red cloth.