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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
GeoRraphy Game.

The company is divided into two
parts. and sit facing each other at OPP
posite ends of the room. A captain Is
chosen from each side, who sits little
in front of the others, but near enough
to the mem bers of his group to enable
them to whisper to him or speak in
a low enough tone to be heard on
one side of the room only. One OF the
captains begins TO count slowly from
one to ten. While he is doing this the
other captain, who is the mouth-piece
of his party, gives some geographical
name beginning with A. Anything Is
allowable that would come under the
head of geography-continent, mount
ain, city. river, etc, however obscure,
provided it be known 70 be veritable
place. As soon as the captain has given
the name he takes up the count, and
the other side must nsme the place:
and so one back and forth, until ono Of
the captains reaches ten without hav-
ing been interrupted by the other side.
He then scores ono point, and the game
continues through the alphabet IL de.
sired Household Monthly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
PERllS OF THE SEA.
Shipwrecks aud Such Trihes Were Nc
Worth Mentioning.

Shipwrecks aud Such Trifes Were Not
Worth Mentioning.
| went down and got some cigars,
and then the shipping-master intro
duced me to an old, weather beaten
sailor who he said, was chock full of
stirring "reminiscences of the sea. When
everything was all right allow and aloft,
| asked:
Did you ever round Cape Horn in
the winter?'
Il have sir"
"Well, give me your experience"
We'll sir, on my last voyage the
mate he gives me clip on the head
with Delaying pin, which leaves this
scar"
Yes"
And we complains to the captain Of
the salt horse.
Yes"
and the mate gives me another clip
which almost breaks my arm"
81 see"
And we was to complain to the cap
tain about the bread, but we don't do
So"
IL follow"
"And the mate heaves a capstan- bar
at me and lodges"
Yes; and how about tremendous
gales and mountainous seas and terri
bly, cold weather."
''Oh, sir, as to them trifles, | won
bother you with speaking about them.
What you want take it, is something
thrilling for your paper and I'm going
to tell you how the mate jumps on me
as comes off the topsail yard and but
for the way ducks and lodges him
he'd have smashed my starboard jaw
and rolled me into the lee scuppers. -
NJ. Quad. in ~ y. World
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
HIS ONE DEFECT.
His Pedal Extremities Failed tn Exactly
Colncide.

His Pedal Extremitics Failed to Exactly
Coincide.
"Cassimere," exclaimed the despair
ing youth. has some other man fore
stalled me in your affections?"
"N-no."
"Do not come of respectable fam
ily?"
"You do?"
"Are not my habits irreproachable?'
"They arc?"
us not my standing in society as
surcd and satisfactorily
1T is"
"Do not conduct myself before the
world in all respects as man of honor
and integrity"
~ think you do"
us my present financial condition
unsatisfactory"
ut is not"
"Do my business prospects orofuture
expectations seem unpromising?"
mot at all. ;"
"Arc your relatives prejudiced
against me?"
"No."
Have l not always been respectful
and considerable in my conduct toward
you?"
You have"
"Have ever seemed to you selfish or
parsimonious?"
Never"
Then, Cashmere, he said with fiery
vehemence, your scornful rejection OF
my suit is inexplicable 1t is un'
deserved! You have been tritling with
me. am entitled TO know, at least to
what unfortunate circumstance or com
bination of circumstances | am indebt'
ed for your cold refusal to regard me in
any other light than that of a friend.
1t is my right to demand of you Cassi'
mere Higgins, an explanation. Iawait
your answer
william" said the young woman,
with infinite sadness, your feet are
not mates!"-Chicago Tribune
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
The death of Cardinal Manning

The death Of Cardinal Manning,
Of England, removed man who for
years has been one of the most con-
spicuous ecclesiastical figures of
Great Britain. Educated in the
Episcopal faith he renowned it for
that of the church of Rome and lat.
ter was made a prince of the church
as a reward for his zeal. For years
his efforts have been directed toward
the uplifting of the poverty cursed,
down-trodden poor Of the kingdom.
No movement, no matter Of what
origen, which has had the betterment
of the masses for it's object but has
at once enlisted his hearty sympathy
and aid. His most enduring monu
ment is the sorrow today of the
hungry, homeless thousands who
have been helped by his efforts.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22

The cotton growers of South
Carolina met the other day in a con
vention and resolved to petition con-
gress to protect them from the cot
ton of Egypt. Just think of it.
South Carolina asking for protection.
Yet the growers realize that they
stand but little show against the
practically slave labor of the east
and when their pecuniary interests
are affected political traditions may
60 the dogs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
SWALLOWED THE LEIGH.

Miner Who Acquired = Poor Opiniop
OF tho Bloodsucker.
The other day couple of gentlemen
one Of them city official, were in
drug store while the clerk was tyinS
up several leeches that a doctor hac
ordered. At the sight of cotyloids tn,
official began to smile and then brok,
out into . hearty laugh, the worm
evidently bringing to mind some anus
ing incident At last he said:
II never see leech or hear the wore
but what think Of an occurrence thai
happened In . small mining camp IL
Arizona, long before I came to Butte,
In one of the mines brawny Irishmar
was employed as a miner. One day he
broke his shoulder and we packed him
TO his boarding house. The neares,
doctor was thirty miles away. and
meantime the boys had engaged q
harum- scarum fellow known as Billy
Moore TO act as nurse for the injured
miner.
THE next morning the doctor ar.
rived, and after fixing up Pats shoulder
he left directions with Moore what to
do, and also gave him some leeches,
two of which he instructed him to ap.
ply to Pats shoulder, and then went
away Pat happened TO be asleep at
the time and tho doctor told Moore no,
TO arouse him, but to wait until he
awoke and then place the leeches rs
directed. As soon as the doctor was
gone Moore slipped out and took a mum.
Der of drinks, and when he returned to
Pats room he was pretty full Pat was
awake and asked him il the doctor had
left any medicine for him. Moore pro-
duced the leeches and said:
Eyes. lots Of IL, and he told me to
give you two of these when you awoke.
I'll be - II know what they are, but
you've got to take en-" With this he
compelled poor Pat to swallow one Of
the leeches. The effort almost killed
him, but he managed to get the thing
down some way and took big drink
Of water 70 take the taste out Of his
mouth. Moore then got another leech
and insisted that Pat should take IL
also. Pat looked at IL awhile and then
saids
mo. BILLY. I'll dol, bad luck to it,
but III not take another wan o thin
thinpe "--Anaconda Standard
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
a Heroic Dose.

There is a little woman in this city
who believes in heroic treatment Her
husband was very i'll with an attack of
la grippe and quite delirious. His wife
was nursing him tenderly, and in his
Eighty condition he attempted to get
up dress himself and go down town,
though in burning fever. His wife
demonstrated, coaxed, commanded, but
all to no purpose. Get up he would,
and she feared that in his weak state il
would kill him.
There was no one in the house TO as
sist her in restraining the delirious
man, and as she stood over him an idea
occurred TO her If she could get him
into another train of thought he could
be saved
AS he essayed to rise from his pill
low she gave him sharp box on the
ear.
Mary" said the poor fellow, looking
up into the resolute little woman's face,
you've killed me!'
II expect ] have, Jim, but I will
not let you kill YOURSELF" she replied
firmly.
And the reaction saved him Detroit
Free Press.
Here is another idol shattered. "
said the young man whose father in.
formed him that he must go to work 80
Washington Star
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
WIT AND WISDOM.

Truth is violated by falsehood, and
II may be equally outraged by silence.
Amman.
= Volatility of words is carelessness
In actions Words are the wings of ac-
tons -Lavater
The better part of every mans edu
cation is that which he gives himself -
James Russell Lowell.
Husband-"We must economize."
Wife well, what do you want me to
give up?'-N. Y. Press
"A mans declining years begin at
fifty; woman's begin from fifteen to
eighteen -Atchison Globe.
Break through this pretense of ex-
istence; determine what you will be
and what you would win. -Ruskin
"A touch of frost on a Gran berry and
in pretty girls manner impairs the
attractiveness of both. Cape Cod Item.
Ladies are not fond of pugilism,
but when they are at the bargain coun.
ter they are fighters Y. Jour
nal
There's a great art" says Mickey
Dolan, Tin KNOWN what not TO know
whin yez don't want to know it,
Washington Star.
Never speak i'll of any body: you
can do just as much execution with
shrug of the shoulders or significant
look. Sentinel
1T isa remarkable fact that the big
ger a woman's bonnet at the theater.
the more nearly her head comes to SOL
wing the problem Of perpetual motion
Boston Transcript
When a man goes wrong, There Is
always woman at the bottom of it
When q man goes right we never hear
that there Is woman at the top of it.
but there s-Galveston News
The highest and best in opportunity
is shy; 1t will not force itself on you.
1t falls at your feet like a winged flow
er-seed on dusty path, and you must
be looking for 1t to see it. Rev. Samuel
johnson.
Let man but speak forth with gen.
uine earncstness the thought, the emo
ton, the actual condition of his own
heart, and other men, so strangely are
we all knit together by the tie of SYM
pathy, must and will give heed to him.
Carlyle.
The interpreting power of great en-
thusiastic men brings out the value of
things so that other men can see them.
They stand with their need of human
sympathy and look from the things
which they love and admire to their
fellow.men, and cry to them: "Reioice
with us!'
Popular Music. Pipcr-I was play.
ing some classic music at the party the
other night at Snobbs' when the com.
psny suddenly stampeded smith
Why, where did they gop Piper-They
went down into the kitchen to hear ths
esek aisg ,4segis Mwphy's Home.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22

SIN the United States" says the
United States Consul at Malaga,
Spain, in his report, ebay laborers
get from s. to Sl.50 per day, here
30 or 30 cents per day; masons there
get from So to $3.50 per day, here
SO or 60 cents per day. American
mechanics get SIS per week, Spanish
mechanics get $500 per week. +"
Some more proof OF the fallacy of
the Free-Trade argument that only
laborers in the Protected industries
are benefited by the Tariff. "But'
says the apostle of free trade, "there
are other reasons, you know, for this
increase in wages; the greater pro
peritv because this is new country
and such labor is in greater demand"
Perhaps, but masons and mechanics
are not needed among the new settle.
ments. It's in the cities and where
the factories and machine shops are
going up that such men are wanted
and something more than ''newness''
must explain their prosperity.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
A GRAVE MATTER.
The Momentous Question which Perplcx-
ed the Bride.


One evening in the first month of
their newly-found happiness Geraldine
sat for long time strangely silent. and
Bertram, having finished the package
of cigarettes he had thrown out in the
back yard on the day of their wedding,
began to wonder at her preoccupied
air-for Geraldine was one of the most
vivacious little beings in the world. At
last, feeling that possibly the new SER
vant-girl had decided to stay another
day, he broke the silence.
What is it, darling?" he murmured.
81 know that something has disturbed
you. Tell me, dear; for | should be un.
happy if you did not let me share your
innermost thoughts"
1T is nothing" she said shyly, gazing
down at the half finished caramel tina,
lay in her lap. Really, Bertram, it is
of no consequence. Wait until the time
comes and will tell you
But, my dearest" he protested, Ill
is not right that you should keep any
secret from me-"
Then, Bertram," she replied, the
dreamy look in her eyes giving place &c
one of the deepest interest, IF you
must know, ! was wondering whose
turn it was to put down the folding
bed Judge
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22

England is held up by the free
trader as the country whose prosper
ity we must emulate. See what two
of her statesmen say:
1t is an awful fact-it is really not
short of awful-that in this country
(Great Brittany, with all its wealth,
all its vast resources, all its power.
As per cent, that is TO say, nearly
one half--of the persons who reach
the age of sixty are or have been
paupers. ! say that it is a tremen d.
GUS fact, and | cannot conceive any
subject more worthy of the attention
of the Legislature, more worthy of
the attention of us all.-John Morley.
In the city of Glasgow alone al 900
out OF every 100000 live in houses
having only one room, and further,
nearly one.tbir1 Of the whole people
dwell in bouses Of only one room,
and more than two.thirds of the
people Of Scotland dwell in houses
of not more than two rooms.-John
Bright.
Workmep do you want English
prosperity!
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE
The Young Fir Tree Was Regarded ~ a
Sign of Eternal Life.

Inc Young Tree WINS teSdTueu NJ u
Sign of Eternal Life.
"Hearken, We sons of the forest! No
blood shall flow this night save that
which pity has drawn from a mother S
breast. For this is the birth night of
the white Christ, the Son of the ALI
Father, the Saviour of mankind
Fairer is he than Baldur the Beautiful
greater than Odin the Wise, kinder
than Freya the Good. Since He has
come sacrifice is ended. The dark Thor,
on whom you have vainly called, is
dead. Deep in the shades of Niffelheim
he is lost forever. And now on this
Christ night We shall begin to live
This blood-tree shall darken your land
no more. In the name of the Lord
will destroy it."
He grasped the broad ak from the
hand of Gregor, and striding to the oak
began to hew against it. Then the sole
wonder in Winfrid's life came to pass.
For, as the bright blade circled above
Winfrids head, and flakes OF wood flew
from the deepening cash in the body OF
the tree, a whirling wind passed over
the forest. 1t gripped the oak from its
foundations. Backward ii fell like a
tower grooming as it split asunder in
four pieces. But just behind it, and
unframed by the ruin, stood young
frtree, pointing green spire toward
the stars
Winfrid let the ak drop. and turned
to the people.
This little tree, young child OF the
forest shall be your holy tree tonight
1t is the wood of peace, for your houses
are built of the Ar. 1t is the sign of an
endless life. for its leaves are ever
green. See how it points upward to.
ward Heaven. Let this be called the
tree of the Christ child; gather about it,
not in the wild wood, but in your own
homes; there it will shelter no deeds OF
blood, but loving gifts and rites OF
kindness.
So they took the fir-tree from its
place and carried it in joyful procession
to the edge of the glade, and laid it on
one of the sledges The horse tossed
his head and drew travely at his load,
as if the new burden had lightened it.
When they came to the village. Alvold
babe them open the doors of his great
hall and set the tree in the midst OF It
Henry van Dyke. in Scribner.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
HE WAS INCONSISTENT.
The Prisoner Detects Flaws In the judge
Reasoning.

The Prisoner Detects Flaws In the judges
Reasoning.
"Whatr' exclaimed a Texas justice
to a colored culprit have you the au-
dacity to say you do not recognize this
pocketbook?"
Yes, sab"
But 1t was found in your posses
sion"
I'm my what-did-yer-say, jedge?"
I'm your possession, This pocket
book was found in your pocket, SIR"
"Jedge you has done toie two stories
about dat ar. Fust, yer said hit was
foun' in my possession, and den yer
lowed hit was foun' in my pocket
Bofe dem yarns can't be true. IF de
jedges ON de bench can't tell de troof,
hits no wonder dat n poor miserable
niggah like me am led astray."
The justice drew a long breath, and
once more producing the pocketbook,
said:
lyon denied just now that you had
ever seen this pocketbook. ! now ask
you again IL you ever seen this pocket.
book before?'
"why. of course. Hit am de same
one you showed me a minute ago. Yer
must be losing yer mind. jedge."
Remanded to jail without baill--Tex-
- siftinga
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
IT WAS ONLY TooThAcHE,

so the benevolent Old 0sntisman Kas~
just How To Treat II.
There was woman at the Wabash
depot the other afternoon who walked
up and down for long time with her
jaw in her hand. and who finally sat
down and shed tears until general at.
tention was attracted TO her. After
several ladies had spoken to her and
fallen back. little old man who had
been rubbing the calf Of his right leg
to get the rheumatism out, went over
and sat down beside her and asked:
Lost your father. mother, husband
or any other close relstion?"
mo, sir" she replied as she wiped
her eyes.
Husband bin sbusin' ye2"
mo. SIR"
"Ive known husbands that have kept
their wives boo-hooing half the time
and as much out of spite as anything
else. l helped tar and feather such .
TELLER once, and it did him a power o
good. Lost any money or anything?"
mo, sir"
Glad o that. Last time was in De
troit ! lost a pillar-slip chuck full q
things, anu my old woman hain't GO
over BLOWN about it yit Two allu'
suspected that q cross-eyed man whe
claimed to be a missionary stole then
things. I'm a-keepin my eye out To-,
him now, and If find him he'll have
to talk mighty straight to satisfy mo.
You hain't runnin' away from your hus
band, eh?"
mo. sir! have q bad tooth, ant
it's been aching for the last half hour. ,
''Oh, that's IL! Wives do run away,
you know, and sometimes they can't b
blamed for it. Jest plain toothsche. is
it?"
Eyes, sir"
Wall, we'll see about that I've go'
a holler tooth that jumps on me once ir
while, and so I 60 prepared Let's
see what I've got"
He went over and got his satchel and
took from it some cotton, peppermint,
paragoric, camphor, cinnamon essence
and two wooden toothpioks and con.
tinued:
jest help yourself. madam, and
there won't be no charge"
one accepted MS ofter. and In hvs
minutes the ache was gone and she wal
profuse in her thanks.
'Oh, that's all right" he replied ..
he replaced the articles in his satchel.
II kinder suspected At first that YOU
had bin abused or was runnin' away
and didn't know Jest how to handle
ye. II you'd hollored toothache ar
hour ago you needn't have suffered TIVE
minutes. I'll be right over thar il
plain sight and at the first ache 20,
canter right over after some more o.
the stuff and never mind no introduc
ton. Detroit Free Press
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-22
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL,

Miss Lenora Heron, OF Dedham,
Mass, has been made librarian OF
Hampton college, Virginia
Stephen Il. Elkins has offered 500
600 toward the erection of Baptist col
lege at Clarksburg, w. Va
AT Harvard 219 courses are offered
In the liberal arts and sciences. IL
would take a student forty-four years
TO complete all these courses.
Emmanuel Deaconess Home (Luth-
eran), Omaha, Neb., has eight deacon
esses at work. The home for deacon
esses is now being erected at cost OF
S5, 900.
Since the union in 1876, forty new
congregations have been added to the
Presbyterian church of England, and
the membership in these is about seven
thousand.
The presbytery of New York, OF
the United Presbyterian church, has
made a net gain of five hundred and
eighty-two members in three years, or
a net gain of twenty Ave per cent.
Mrs Fannie Garrison Willard, the
daughter of William Lloyd Garrison.
and the wife of Henry Willard, has
presented a bust of her father to
Howard University, in Washington.
Mr.. Thomas II. Swope, wealthy
gentleman of Kansas City and gradu'
ate of Center College at Danville, KY,
has sent that institution a check for
1915, 900, to be used for any purpose des
ignated by the faculty.
I'm Chicago the Congregationalists
have 81 churches and ia Sunday
schools; so churches and "A Sunday
schools within the city limits. The ag
gregate Congregational membership OF
the city and suburbs is II, s94 Chris
tian at Work.
The Society of Friends in Englanc
number 1891, as against 10, $50 In the
previous year. There are 3l6 meetings
and 14s women ministers, and zoo men
ministers In Ireland the registered
members are 1850, as against 2,6s7 in
the previous year
James Gilmore, of Cincinnati is
undou btedly the oldest man now pur-
suing course of study at Harvard uni
versity. Mr.. Gilmore is seventy-seven
years old and graduated from Yale in
le45 He is now at Cam bridge taking
Prof Norton's course in fine arts.
The Congregational Year Book for
1891 gives the number of members OF
the churches of that name in the United
States as SOC, s32 Massachusetts, has
one-ffth of that number, or 1913, $50,
and after it follow, in the order of num-
bers, Connecticut, New York. Illinois,
Ohio, Michigan, Iowa and Vermont. .
these eight states together having
more than two-thirds of the active
mem bership and furnishing more than
two thirds of the benevolent contribN-
tons reported.
Frau DIR. Emily Kempin, who is
we'll remembered in this country since
her tour here year ago, has made
fresh attempt to secure a license to lee
ture on international law in the Uni
versity of Zurich. The faculty of juris-
prudence consented provided that the
senate of the university should ratify
the arrangement But her application
was refused by the latter body, this
time by a vote of 10 to 10 These odds,
however. were not a. great as those of
three years ago when a similar propos-
al was acted upon. The objection was
not personal TO DR.. Kempin, but was
made TO the admission Of women as
academical teachers.