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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
CURIOUS CLIPPINGS.

Gibraltar's postoliice, with branches in
several Moorish towns, is looked after by
a woman, Miss Cresswell, who receives
much credit and q salary OF 81, 500 a year.
Prof. II. w. S. Cleveland, of Mime
apolis, has an autograph letter or BenJa-
min Franklin, informing the postmaster
in Boston that he should not exempt gov
ernors from paying postage.
The Congregationaiists give currency to
the statement that the president of the
bank through which the Louisiana lottery
conducts its business is an active member
OF the Young Mems Christian Association
in New Orleans.
Whitman county, II ashington, has what
is believed TO DO the smallest woman liv-
ing west OF tho Rocky mountains She
resides three miles from Pine City, Is
thirty one years Cd, is 20 inches high,
and weighs exactly 30% pounds.
The oil excitement at Mcdonald, Pa,
has poured wealth into the laps OF several
poor people The luckiest SO far heard
from is Mrs. BERTHE McCallum, who from
n small piece of land she once tried 10 sell
for $3.50 has already received SIS, 600 In
rentals.
The taya bird of India spends his
nights catching fre-fies with which he
piasters Lis nest The baya does not Kill
the fly but simply attaches it TO his nest
by means Of piece OF moist clay. On d
dark night a hayas nest has the appear
ance OF an electric street lamp.
In the Harleian MS, 4. ID. $50, men
ton is made OF an extraordinary piece OF
work-the whole bible contained in an
English walnut shell no larger than a
hens egg. THE nut" says the MS,
'holdeth the book, and there are as many
leaves in it as in the great Bible. "
In tie early days OF horse racing in
England there were half dozen men who
made books on the Derby alone foT
sou 200, and as late as 1886 n bookmaker
bet $500, 600 to s., 600 against each OF
three horses in one race. IN lo43 the
owner of the Derby favorite backed him
TO win $3.50, 900.
According to word sent from Utrecht
the Hollanders are making artificial
almonds in large quantities from past,
composed OF glucose. They are shapes
and colored to nature, and stepped il
nitrc-benzole to give the necessary odor
Hundreds of bushels havo been sold K
dealers, who mix them with the genuine
article.
A Chicago maids artfulness in utilizing
Sousa's autograph has just come TO light
When the Marine band was in the Windy
city last spring, giving concerts, this cir
sought the leaders autograph in dainty
note inclosing large card therefor sub
sequently, having received It, she wrot
above the signature, Please give bearer
four good seats and charge to my ac
count" and presented it at the box Office
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
POLLY AND THE MINISTER.
Did They Have Family Prayer at sistei
Robbins House?

Did They Have Family Prayer at Sister
Hobbins' House?
Sister Robbins lay upon her sick
bed, watching the clock, the slant OF
the sunbeams and occasionally talking
to her Polly-a wise-looking and gray
parrot with glittering eyes and brill
liant scarlet tail. 1t would be better,
perhaps, to say that she replied to
Polly, for the parrot was by far the
more laxative.
There came rap at the door of the
room.
"Whoan' said Polly.
Come in" said Sister Robbins.
The visitor entered, and proved TO
be the Methodist minister. Polly crept
TO Mrs. Robbins and cuddled close up
to the lady's neck, laying her gray
pate close beside her mistress cheek.
After some conversation the minister
proposed to Sister Robbins that they
have "a season of prayer and ac-
cordingly knelt by her bedside, and
with closed eyes and devout voice be-
gan to pray.
Pouy's eyes glittered more than ever.
She crept unnoticed from her place OF
refuge, and with slow-lifted claws and
noiseless step over the white counter
pane went close to the unconsciou:
minister. She scanned him medita'
lively, and then, when her head wa:
so near his that you would have
thought his ear in danger of being
snapped of, she suddenly cried out il
the clearest tones. What in the worlC
are you doing?"
Sister Robbins finds it hard to con
vince the minister that they have fam
lily prayers. he says Polly's evidence
is against her. Wide Awake.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

At Paderborn, in Westphalia, every
topical song has TO lie sent To the chief OF
police before il can - sang.
1t takes six yeas to paint the great
Brooklyn bridge, an as soon as the job is
completed it has TO done over again.
A female clerk at <. asington has lot
house and last year sold 100000 yiolots.
She thinks Of resigi.ng and becoming
florist
Dr. Pinel, OF Paris, has found that hyp-
motto patients obey the photograph as
readily as they do a living speaker. lie,
therefore. discards the whole theory OF
animal magnetism.
A lunatic was arrested recently in New
u oril who believed himself TO be Il walk
ng telephone. As he walked along he
occasionally placed one OF his coat tails TO
bis mouth and shouted como question, and
then would hold tde other coat-tail TO lis
ear to listen for an answer.
The fig is wonderful tree for sending
down its roots in search OF moisture. Ac-
cording to the Oroville (Cal.) Register
there is n gigantic fig tree in the yard of
+. Tucker, OF that place the roots OF
which have filed the bottom OF his Wen,
which is thirty-two feet deep.
One OF the parishioncrs OF clergyman
who is given TO preaching sac and sonor-
Gus piatitudes was recently asked by a
friend how his pastor was doing. Well !"
he cautiously replied, no was never known
to convert sinner, but he has positive
genius for edifying the saints
Great Britain is going ahead in the work
Of terrifying the coast line OF her Ameri-
can possessions on both sides OF the CONT
nent important fortihcations are being
built on the British Columbian coast and
the authorities have decided 10 place two
revolving turrcts at the Fort York redoubt
at Halifax.
Dredgers working in the Tiber TO pre-
| pare for the construction of new en-
bankment have brought up magnificent
| ancient Roman bronze helmet. it is per-
| fectly preserved and is decorated with bas-
reliefs Signor Rossi, the Italian arch9-
ologist, assigns it TO the second century
before the Christian era.
A gentleman fond of animals had pet
dog, which his wife, who hated dogs, de-
| tested and banished whenever it entered
| the drawing room. Ono day, as she was
sitting there, the dog marched in and lay
down before the fire. The lady turned
him out. The dog, surprising that she
was afraid of his dirtying the room,
brought buster from the kitchen, de-
posted it on the rug, and lay down upon it.
The London Lancet denounces as false
the doctrine that abundant hair is sign
Of bodily or mental strength in man. II
says that despite the Sampson precedent
the Chinese are mostly bald, yet they
form the most enduring OF races The
| average mad house furnishes proof tina;
long and thick hair is not a sign of intel
lectuality. The easily wheedled Esau wa!
hairy, while the mighty Caesar was bald
Long haired men are generally weak and
fanatical, and men with scant hair arr
the philosophers and statesmen and sol
diers of the world it concludes though
of course to this rule there are many ex
ceptions.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
Electric Bltters .

SO popular as to need no special mention. All
who have used Electric Btters sing The same
song Of praise.-A purer medicine does not ex-
list and IL is guaranteed TO do all that is claimed
Electric Btters will cure all diseases of the
Liver and Kidneys, will remove pimplcs, hollis,
salt Rheum and other affections caused by i'm
pnre blood.-Will drive Maleria from the
system and preventss well as cure all material
fever.-For cure OF Headache. Constipation
and Indigestion try Electric Bitters-Entirc
satisfaction guaranteed. or money refunded. -
Price 30 cts. and s1.0o per bottle at b. s. Webb
Druggist. 3
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
PIzAaRo's BODY REMOVED.
The Leader of tho Peruvian Conquest
finds His Lat Ro,ting Place.

The newspapers Of Lima Peru, con-
tain elaborate accounts of the removal
OF the body OF Francisco Fizarro, who
led the conquest OF Perm. from vault
under the altar of the cathedral at
Lima to the chapel OF the viceroys ia
the same building. The body was
subjected TO careful examination ana
found TO be admirably preserved al
though it has been $50 years since
Pizarro died.
The Peruvian Mail refers to the mat
ter rs follows: Tho two hands and
all OF the toes with the exception OF
two, are missing; but this is evidently
duo to populations by visitors TO the
cathedral. which were facilitated By
the body having been kept in an open
coffin. All tho signs OF the wounds
received by Pizarro during his life
time are distinctly visible--one being
in the neck, ono on tho arm and an
other in the head the lattcr being an
indentation which is said to have been
caused by blow administered with a
silver jug full OF water. The body is
one meter and seventy-hve centimeters
in length. The doctors who conducted
the examination are OF the opinion
that at the time OF his death Pizarro
was at least 20 years OF age"
The Nacion Of Lima commenting
upon the state in which the body was
discovered, after referring TO the fact
of its having been found in an open
coffin, says that it is well known that
Pizarro was buried in complete armor,
and wonders how the authorities can
consent to receive the body in its pres
ent condition. The Diario OF Lima
explaining the absence of the armor
says that it was taken out of the coffin
and put on exhibition in the museum
formerly existing in the headquarters
of the artillery corps at Santa Catalina
and was stolen by tho Chilians when
they entered Lima. On the other
hand, Ricardo Palma. in the Concrete,
declares that Pizarro was buried with
out his armor, his assassins not giving
him time to put it on. Palma adds
that the body was given sepulture in
great haste in order to prevent its be-
ing dragged through the streets.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
WAITS AND vAoARiss.

.,aos v,ur wife talk In her sl'epw
..No. Int She frequently does IN min."-
Puck. 49,,
ua rroudly-'My motto Is live al let
uvar, she. wearily--'I wish II was iesp
and la. sleep. Boston Courier.
want a hfty-cent umbrella Wy"
eyes, mum. ANY choicer ies, ant
one with silver handle ana warranted
silk. LOUISVILLE Citizen.
"Oh. papa" exclaimed little FRITZ, IN
ninp no with chestnut burr IN ms md:
,Jool, i've found the egg OK po'u-
pine Fliegende Blaetter'
..ob 7 know all about babies, I'd
u.rlow TO the Dung mother VINO
ofroid no would le. her little one faii'
was one myself once. "-Harpcr's Bazaar.
Mamma "sallie, If you had a lit
spunk you'd stand better In your era,
DO Won know what spunk isF sam
moodily. IL suppose it's the past particip
of spank mamma. "-Brookiyn Lie
Fogg-"Oh. you are too hard on Films
lev. He has his faults, but there Is on
rood thing about him. Brown-"Ant
Draw what is thatl' Fogg-' He-ur-l
can't recall it just at this moment =
Boston Transcript.
.sNow Mr. Higgins" said the hostess,
81 want YOU TO behave just as you do
when YOU are at home. "Waai, ef he
does. ,; put in Mrs Higgins, 81 won't
stav hero q minute. I've come away fof
rest "-Harper's Bazaar.
Little Bessie aged four years, coming
down stoirs the next morning after the
carpets have been removed from the moor,
ran up TO her grandmarnma and exclaimed;
why, grandrnimma, the upstairs Is al
barefooted. Exchange.
The Poor Young Man-"Mr. Cresus,
| would like to marry your daughter. y
Old Crensus-."Ah! you love her. SIR
The Poor Young Man-''Madly. Old
Croesus- Which oner" The Poor Young
| Man-"Oh either of them "-Harper
Bazaar
Fanny-"There comes that Dudeleigt
again {" Katie, resigned-"Oh, we'll
presume we all have a cross to bear
Fanny, pettishly-''Y don't call him
cross, do youl'' Katie, profoundly
Quite So. He's cross between ciphe
and a suit of clothes.'- Detroit Free Press
Wilkins-'Will you marry me, Mis-
Harriet" Miss Harte-' This is so sudden
you surprise me. Yes, will " Wilkins
And, by Jove, you surprise me, TOO
was sure you wouldn't accept me- >
sure i'll fact that had five dollars bet Oh
| it. Now I'm five out. "-Y ankee Blade
Band Leader-''You wants us to bla
NIT der funerall Ees il military fu
neralp' Stranger-''Ne, It's tho funera
Of 10y brother. lie was private citizen
He requested that your bad should pla
| at his funeral - Hand '4.ader proudly
-"1Iy pand eh' Fy he moose my pandl
| Stranger ''He said lie Santed everybod
10 feel sorry lie died New Yor
| Weekly.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
A Gold Mlne ON n Roof

Three thousand dollars for an old
tin roof would be pretty steep price.
but the man who gets the battered
roof from the old Tabernacle church
ut Broad street and South Penn square,
which IS now being torn away for that
sum will be in great luck. Some years
ago the paint was scraped OF tho old
roof and yielded s., 600 in fine gold.
It is almost certain 20 yield as much
this time. The gold comes from the
mint. When gold is being coined a
considerable quantity of it volatilizes
with the smoke through the chimney,
and as soon as it strikes the air it falls.
Much Of it falls on the roof OF the
mint, so much OF ii that the officials
save even the water that falls on 1t
during a shower. All the drains from
the mint are connected with large watts
In the cellar of the mint Before the
water finally gets TO the sewer it Is
strained through many blankets and
sleeves which retain the gold. Not
wlthstanding nll these precautions, the
gold that is annually washed Into tho
Delaware from the mint is worth
thousands OF dollars. Every particle
Of dirt swept up about the mint is care.
fully stored away with the washingl
from the roof. and once evory year L
y sold TO tho highest bidder. US it cal
oet be used 1T the mint
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15

Congressman Burrows speech at
the reciprocity banquet in Boston
Thursday night was an eloquent and
worthy presentation of Secretary
Blain's policy Of trade extension.
Especially strong and timely was his
language differentiating free trade
and reciprocity and correlating pro-
lection and reciprocity. Democrat
organs and orators have been singu-
larly inconsistent with respect to
these differences and relation. They
have in one breath declared reclpro'
city to be free trade in disguise, and
in the next it is humbug and de-
fusion. But, as Mr.. Burrows so well
pointed out, protection and reciprocal
trade go hand in hand. There is
room in our national economy foi
both the protective and the recipro
city ideas for both the home market
policy of Mckinley and the recipro
city policy of Blaine. Each has its
sphere and each in its sphere is pro
motive Of the national welfare.
Mr.. Burrows made an excellent
constitutional point for the recipro
city policy when he said that it was
an extension of the power of Con
gress to regulate foreign commerce
This power has hitherto been lin
tied to the regulation imports, but
under the Mckinley law it is invoked
to regulate exports. In either form
of its exercise the power To regulate
is unquestioned. 1t may be employed
to create and maintain home mar
ket, or it may be used to develop
foreign markets. Its exercise in on'
direction results in the protective
policy; its exercise in another re
suits in the policy of trade extension
There is no conflict, no inharmony
of relation.-Detroit Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
LIGHT REFLECTIONS.

The whole thing in a nut she'll tho nut.
baltimore American.
The clergyman with 'long head is
apt to indulge in short sermons. boston
Courier.
"Horse sonse' is what a man usually
leaves behind him whom he goes to tue
races. w ashingtou Star.
Many keep their regulations polished
only that they may outshine their neigh
bors-Texas sSiftings.
II have always wishel," solilc lu:1ed
the coroner, pensively, "that | could hsve
held this Office Immediately after the
food - Chicago Tribune
1t is uuaccount15.c how al oPciN.or III
the stock market who buvs ani ssi'S Tor
future delivery can still bo disbelief %
In q hereafter. boston Transcript
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15

The attention of the agricultural
classes and the residents of small vii
lagos is called to the bill introduced
by representative O'Donnell provid-
ing for the free delivery of at least
one mail day. This will give TO
those who live on farms the same adj
vantage SO far as mail facilities are
concerned as the inhabitant of the
city. Last year the free delivery
system was tried at 46 experimental
stations and the report just publish
ed shows that in all but seven the In
crease in business more than paid
the increase in expense. O'DonnelPs
bill provides for the appropriation
of s6,0O0,000 to carry out the meas
ure and will doubtless meet with op-
position from the democratic major
ity.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
A NyorderfuJ Stateme rt,

proprietors OF Duliam's Great German KEN
edies GEETLENEN IL have for the PAST Two
y.nrs heen troubled with serious ana very
Severe Liver and Stomach difficulty. Have
had advice and medicine from our very PEST
physicians and only 10 betemporar'iy IeI,c -,
Some Of my friends persuaded me TO try your
Great German Remedy for the Blood. stomach
and kidneys and TO my surprise after usine
sirc Won can use my name in print or by refer
enco I'm any of the Grand Rapids, Michiean'
pnpers or any other papers in the states. -
convince the afflicted that il Is the best Bloou
Tivcr and Kidney medicine on earth. ! feel
like o new man Have lived here over 40 years
81 q bottle j. NJ. LIVINGSTON.
Grand Bapids Mich.
For sale by b. anDeuBergh.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15

There was n row in the
royal family OF England the other day. y
"Dumby-"W caused it9"
Travis The Prince of Wales APP
peared before the queen with his trou-
sers rolled up at the bottom"
Dumby--'I don't see anything in
that to make row about"
Travis-'Well, you see, the queen
took it % on insinua;ion that she had
reigned too long. New York Chic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
A Wonderful Worker.

Mr. Frank Huffman. young man of Buring
ton. Ohio, states that he had been under tn
care of two prominent physicians. and use
their treatment until he WAS not able to e.
around They pronounced his case incurablt
he was pursuaded TO try DR.. Kings New Or
oovcry for consumption. Coughs and COLI
and at that time was not able to walk acre
the street without resting. lie found befps
he had used half of a dollar bottle, that he vs.
much better; he continued to use Il and isto
day enjoying good health. If you have d
Throat. Lung or Chest trouble try IL
guarantee satisfaction. Trial bottle free a 3
3. webb's, Druggist.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
A Novel for Girls.
William Dean HoWells to Write
Story Especially for Girls.


1t is said that Mr.. Howells, who Is
perhaps the foremost Of living Ameri-
can novelists, has long had in mind a
story of American girl-life, which he
believes will be the best piece of work
he has ever done. The great novelist
has now been induced to write out the
story, and at present he is at work up.
on it. 1t is a novel unlike any which
Mr.. Howells has ever written. 1t deals
entirely with the struggles of "A West
ern girl who goes to New York, and the
story will have about it AL the flavor
which attaches to n tale Of city life
with young girl as the central hero
inc. Heretofore all of Mr.. Howells
novels have gone to the iIarpers, but
this special girls novel will be printed
during 1892 in The Ladies' Home Jour.
nal, of Philadelphia, the publishers OF
which have bought the exclusive rights
TO the story flom Mr.. uowells. The
novel is to be beautifully illustrated,
and Mr.. Howells himself believes that
it will be as attractive story as any
with which his name has been con
nected.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
Mothers and Daughters.

Over twelve years ! was afflicted with very
serious female difficulty and for the last six
teen months was under treatment of three OF
the very best physicians That money could
employ Under the skillful treatment grad
ually grew worse until they decided they could
render me no permanent help. one OF my
friends pursuaded me TO try bottle of Dull
mans Great German Uterine Tonic, and after
taking three bottles, can say am in better
health than ! have been for twelve years and
am now sixty years old, but feel as young as
mt thirty 81 "A bottle.
June ? 1850. Mrs THoa, TANDY, Flint, Mich.
For sale by b. NanDcnBergh.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15

The aim Of democracy this winter
is not to pass an entirely new tariff
law but to introduce series OF bills,
and try and pass some of them,
which shall modify the protective
features. Thus far the following
bills have been introduced:
BY Mr.. Springer: a bill to put
wool on the free list.
BY Mr.. Whiting: A bill to put
salt on the free list.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
Very Much Surprised.

have been afflicted with neuralgia Tor near
" two years, have tried physicians ana all
known remedies. but found no permanent
relief, until tried bottle OF Dullman's Great
German Linment and it gave me instant ana
permanent relief. 80 cents per bottle. Signed
A. b. spell Hamilton, Mich. April II, 1881.
For sale by b. VanDenBergh EASILY.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
Ducklen's Arnica Salve.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Sores,
Bruises, Ulcers. salt Rherhl, Fever sores,
letter. Chappep Hands. Chilblsins. Corns ana
all Skin Eruptors. and positively cures Files,
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
% cents per box For sale bv Il. s. Webb.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15

The greatest manicures in the world
uppear TO be the Sa&anis OF the Congo
region. Among their tribal customs
l. the parting OF the nails down 10 the
quick with IN instrument designed ios
u.at particular purpose.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15

Mills told Crisp to so to sheol
with his ark as it wasn't going to be
much of shower, but just now it
looks as if he might better have
gone in out of the wet.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-01-15
EarnnarSI

Those wishing ice this season viii
remember that / am prepared to com
mence cutting next week, at the usua
low prices. Remember the new ice
house on the ID. l.. 81 n. stock yards.
+. n. CHADWICK,