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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23
MURDER NOT A CRIME.
The Afghans Consider Smoking the Only
objectionable Sin.

The average Kaluli does not regard
murder as a crime. 1t is kill or be
killed in his own country, and he there
fore regards the matter OF taking off of
a friend most philosophically. There
is nothing to worry about; he is dead,
and killed him." he will tell you if you
should inquire about companion with
whom he was on the best of terms the
preceding winter, says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. have heard an Afghan,
while purchasing a weapon, speak with
evident gusto of the occasion when he
would use the gun to murder friend.
1t caused him as little concern, this con-
templated crime, as If he had said:
Shall kill chicken, if God so wills it,
tomorrow for my pillau." And yet
there is something childish and affec-
tomato about these men They never
seem to forget favor and repay it to
the best of their ability. Unlike other
Mohammedans, they do not observe the
Koran with blind obstinacy, but occa-
sionally stretch its precepts to accord
with their ideas of religion. They do
not drink, for that is directly against
the law, nor do they smoke. Palgrave,
in his interesting book describing his
journey TO the sacred city of Mecca,
gives an amusing account of his CONVEX
sation with Mollah.
On asking the reverend gentleman
which he considered the most deadly of
sins, the holy man replied
Smoking the shameful"
And next, oh, son of the prophet"
Drinking"
Are these the two greatest sins,
father?"
Verify, my son."
And murder"
"Ah, that's nothing nothing. It's
forgivable."
And stealing?"
"Ah! that's forgivable too"
But smoking?'
at is the unforgivable crime" re-
piled the Mollah sternly, and looking
keenly at the fictitious Mohammedan.
And this, think, is the Afghan's
creed. Murder and theft are forgiva-
BILE crimes, but for smoking and drink
ing there is no redemption.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23
wir. p,ilo We and Cushions.

Braided wire pillows, mattresses,
etc., of American make, are finding
great favor in England. They are per-
fectly resilient, accommodating them
selves to every movement, and are, of
course, always cool. They promise to
supersede the ordinary stuffed pillows
and cushions, which, with the lapse Of
time, became loaded with dust and
germs, and saturated with perspiration,
and demand what they seldom get,
thorough disinfection and cleansing. 1t
is suggested that IL the officials of
churches and managers of theaters and
other public places would dispense en-
1irely with the old-fashioped stuffed
cushions, which collect dangerous
quantity of dust and microbes. they
would do a public service, and contrib
Ne to the general comfort as well as to
10 <eneral health. 1t is also pointed
their b,>ftted Will wire cushions and
N ng, railway and carriage
- always shapely and
structitla
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23
MoRrG AGE sALE:-By a eerlain nrortgage

NIORTG AGE SALE:-By certain mortgage
WI bearing date October 18th. 4. ID. lse6. OK
ecuted by Henry g. Mead tU Lenna T.. Nina is.
ana Roy IL Rayuer. minors, be Wortgrecd 10
said second parties the west tory t4p acres If
the north west fractional quarter Of section
thirty-onc t3l) ia township eleven tlll north az
Range on (l) west, Gratlnt county. Michigan,
which said mortgage ~ae recorded IN the or
fee OF the he.irter OF DEEDS IN and for said
county on the 18th day OF November A. ID.
1885 Ina libcr y OF mort Gugc- on mage 2tS. IL is
claimed there Is now due and uul aid upon said
mortgage the sum OF six hundred thirty eight
dollars and siXtv.niuc cents SG35 go and the
further sum OF twenty-five COlats provided By
statute as auattOrney fee in case OF foreclosure
aud default ha. been made iB the payment
thereof and in the conditions of SAID mortgage
whereby the power Of sale contained in said
mortgage has become operative, and no plO-
ceedings having been instituted az law or IN
equity 10 recover the moneys secured in and by
said mortgage or any part thereon or any OF the
interest thereon; nOtlcUis hereby gwen that by
virtue OF the power OF ealC contained in said
mortgage and the statutein such case mace and
provided, the said mortgage VIII be foreclosed
by n sale of the premises dcscrit cd therein, at
public auction or venduc, 20 the highest bidder
AT the front door of the Court House. in the
village of Ithaca, Michigan, that being the
place of holding the Circuit Court in and for
the county OF GratiOt on Saturday January =,
TO satisfy the amount secured ana due upon
said mortgage rs aforesaid. with the interest
thus accrued. together with all legal costs and
expenses of this fore 'l1suGe and ot such saic.
Dated, October ilth, A -. lt9s
AARON j kAYSDb. Guardian Tor LCnna
L, Nina b. and Roy u. Rayner Minors,
Mortgages.
c. j. wILLETT. Atty for aaron kayner,
GUARDIAN for Leun0 l. \ liza q. aud Roy
Is. Bayner, Minors, Mortgages.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23
The Water Spider.

The water spider, which spends most
of its time under water, carries bub.
BILE of air for breathing on the under
side of its body, and when this air is
exhausted it comes to the surface for
more. 1t is enabled to carry the air
bubble beneath the under side of its
body, which is covered with tiny hairs
set SO close together that the surface
film of water does not pass them, al
though the air does, and thus the air is
imprisoned among the hairs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23
Ant,ouity OF Mud Bathing,

Mud baths were common among tbs
anciepts, the mud on the seashore and
the slime of rivers being especially
priced for this purpose. The Tartars
and Egyptians still use them in certain
diseases. They are taken by people at
many places on the continent OF
Europe, among which may be named
Driburg. Eilsen. Neundorf. Pyrmout
Spa. Marienbad, Eranzensbraum, Eyer
Kixkingen and Tepltz.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23

a late prominent patent medicine manu-
fac:urer once gave his opiAion that we
couldn't make Brant's IialSIm u great seller,
,ccausc We gave such large bottles ior The
money. there wouldn't lie the large profits
made by o.hcr manuiic urts with which t.
.,!vcr.isc the . ud,. IT, hadn't learned that
uui,fv and gH0HiVy arc advertising
lway, iully appreciated, Is proven by the
p.d groy,h u lc ii Grants Bal'am, ihr
ding As.i.F' eyrrS%hifs.
Large bottles, S"an naSei. 9ucN elect
: AM s. cen, sizes At
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23

An original and fair offer is that Of Thd
J. w. Brant Co., who. authorize ne 70 IA
TO any one who uses Brant's Blood ana
Liver King for Liver Complaint RheumIl
tIsm, Bad Complexion, Jaundice. Biliousnessj
Dyspepsia, Malaria, Skin Erntions an
kindred blood and liver troubles. if il fails
give satisfactory benefit. YOU are entitled
diagnosis Of your case and free frsatme,
ny thelr Physician, with furthur acrcemer
.h9t u neither the "Kinc" or Physician
treatment effects satisfactory relief and cur
the money paid US for "Kine"wil bel
FUNDED Some cases may need spc
treatment 70 effect complete and last
eure-is reason OF this caer. soc. al
sl'oo bottles. Call on as tor full explain
''0NS' Very Truly.
b. VanDenBersh.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23
PEN IONS

Francis Palmer. Pension Attornsy,
Alma. Oratiot County, Mich,
Has had o. years experience and has
vet TO lose his tirst claim for original
pension. Has never lost one. Has
assisted numerous attorneys whose
cases were at a standstill, and seen the
pensions granted.
Will take claims OF all kinds, those
under the new law specially. No
fee unless successful. Actual EXPENSE
only, from 25cts. to 81 90 In the majority
Of cases. 700 II
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1892-12-23
DETROIT, NOV. %, lsea.
LANSING & NORTHERN R. R

Direct connections in Union Station al
Grand Rapids for Chicago and west with the
CHICAGO NOV. %, 1892.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14
She Tied Her Clothesline to a Train.

While the sun was trying to shine
yesterday afternoon a woman came out
of a little house that stands almost IN
der the shadow of the Clark street VIA
duct, damned up against the ware
houses, the railroad tracks and the
limpid river. She was woman of girth
and pulled aloud as she carried basket
OF damp washing that bumped on her
knees.
Setting the basket down she lifted a
coil of rope and looked about for mo-
ment, as if selecting something to lasso.
One end of the rope she fastened to a
nail in the corner Of her dingy kitchen.
The other end she twisted about a tele-
graph pole thirty feet away Then she
strung the line with sopping hannels
and few white articles that dripped
with indigo.
When the line was crowded full the
basket was not empty. There were no
more telegraph poles. The slack of the
line would not reach back to the house
On the side track stood two freight cars
that had been there since Saturday even
AhS' luz WOudu uulOOSeu I0e rope
from the telegraph pole and found that
it would reach the end of the car. She
tied it there. After filing her mouth
with clothespins she decorated the new
section with some white shirts and other
things that waved phantom gestures in
the smoky air. This being accom-
piished, she took a small bucket and
went in the general direction of Kinzle
street.
No sooner had she disappeared than a
freight engine came backing down and
cautiously approached the two cars. A
brakeman waved his arms and there
was bump. The festoon of domestic
wear dropped until the pillow cases
dragged in the cinders. The brakeman
waved his arms again, the cars moved,
the line lifted itself, frightened, and Just
as the woman came around the corner
there was snap. The rope with its
futtering attachments waved like the
tail of kite as the cars rolled away.
The woman was asthmatic, and gave up
the chase after a few hundred yards.
As for the brakeman and engineer, they
did not know what had happened until
they took an inventory at way station.
Chicago News-Record.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14
A French Scientist,s Prnient.

M. Francois Deloncle, a French sa-
want, and deputy for the Bases Alpes,
has a marvellous project in hand which
he hopes to see completed in time to as
tonish mankind at the Paris exhibition
Of 1900. Though the moon is 240, 900
miles distant from the earth, NJ. De-
loncle thinks he can construct an appa-
ratus which will enable us to examine
that luminary at very close quarters.
The idea has been expounded by the
author before a French scientific society,
and M. Deloncle says, in substance, that
the only obstacle TO a close observation
OF celestial bodies is the relative imper-
lection of instruments, and that all that
is required is an enlargement and i'm
provement of the present instruments,
Astronomers, says NJ. Deloncle, have
reckoned that the image of the moon
can be brought quite close to the earth
by means of crystal mirror eight me-
tiers in diameter, but which, owing to
the thickness required, would weigh
about eight tons. He has consulted va
rious opticians in Paris and they are
prepared to execute the work before the
year 1900.
There remains, however, the question
of the structure which would be required
to hold this gigantic mirror, and upon
this point M. Maurice Loewy, a dis
tinguished French astronomer, says that
while in principle NJ. Deloncle's scheme
is possible there are enormous difficult
ties in the way of its realization, the
chief of which, SO far as the exhibition
is concerned, is that the apparatus must
be erected on a mountain about two
miles in height in order to secure the
proper atmospheric conditions. If this
and other difficulties were surmounted,
says M. Loewy, there would be some
very remarkable results, for it would be
possible to clearly distinguish objects
about the size of four story house.
London Chronicle.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14

BY misconeeption of the principles
Of economy the New Whatcom council
reduced the police force of the city in
order to place an additional clerk in
the office Of the city marshal. Two
hours after the officer was removed
from his beat on Elk street, to perform
clerical duty, one of the boIdest rob
berries occurred thus far ehronieled on
the Bay; while within three hours a
fire was started which, had it not been
for the prompt and efficient work of
the fire department, might have re-
suited in a considerable loss to an inn
portant section Of the city. The pres
ence of an officer doubtless would not
have prevented the fire breaking out,
but in such emergencies he is expected
to know the best means to pursue in
having proper alarms turned in, while
the presumption is most natural that
the absence Of the officer and presence
Of the thief was more than a co.inci-
dence. Economy is expected on the
part of public officers in the handling
of the peoples money, but not that
kind which saves the penny at the loss
Of pound.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14

association of Calcutta has issued an
urgent letter to the local government
emphasizing the fact that the free coin
age of metal whose price steadily de-
clines because of its abundance, means
ruin if not checked. This looks some
little as though the Mecca to whose
shrine the Democratic party has made
so many pilgrimages and rendered so
many sacrifices would disappOint its
devotees in their search for political
capital. The fact is, our brethren of.
the democracy are little hard pushed
for campaign matter. With England
firing of free trade, India becoming
ruined under free coinage, the Home
stead investigations showing the best
wages of the world to be paid in Ameri-
ca for skilled workmanship and the
Peoples Party out-Hamleting Ham,
let in the line of calamity bowling, the
bread is simply taken out of the mouths
Of Brother Grover and his horde of
hungry office seekers.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14
Strikers and Strikes.

The spectacle of the national guard
being called out at one and the same
time in three different states Of the
Union to check violence, killing and
rioting at the scenes of as many differ
emit strikes is not one that the friends of
labor organizations like to contemplate
The brutal fighting, the murder, burn.
ing, destruction of property and at
tempted assassination in connection
with the strikes of the summer have
hurt the cause of labor more than the
expressions of capital have been able to
do in ten years.
The strike leaders declare that they
are not at all responsible for the blood,
shed and destruction; that they do not
countenance such measures. There is
no reason to doubt their sincerity OF
truthfulness. At the same time it is alb
solutely certain that public sentiment
will hold them responsible for it, They
simply kindled fire that got beyond
their control. The conhagration that
follows will inevitably be traced to
them. Once they sanction, even indi-
rectly, the resort to physical force, they
open a Pandora's box of mob, murder
and rapine. The human wild beasts
that gather around throng of strikers
meditating physical violence do not
make nice determinations.
Arbitration, cooperation and good
temper-above all good temper-will
settle satisfactorily every strike in the
universe except strike of devils against
Satan, and there is not apt to be one of
that sort For the sake Of our republic
an civilization let ushave no more mob
strikes. In country governed by law
the mob is dead sure to get the worst Of
it in the long run. Let the real labor
organizations publicly and officially dis
approve and repudiate the resort to
physical force.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14

Maud S, of Kentucky, a mile in BOSE
Sunol, of California, mile in 2:0sl
Nancy Hanks, of Kentucky, mile in
2:074 in the summer of 1892. So the
worlds trotting record stands up to date.
The eagle of victory few across the con-
tinent from Kentucky to California,
then he gave a screech, tapped his wings
and shot back to Kentucky, perching
himself on the banner of the mare named
for the stepmother of Abraham Lincoln.
1t was thought that years must elapse
before Sunol could be distanced, but the
thing has been done in one year. Trot-
ting has been brought up TO the speed of
the average railway train. What will
the next record bes We need be sur
prised at nothing. So far as Nancy
Hanks brave victory Is concerned, IL
was probably helped on by the new fan
gled bicycle sulky, with its ball bear
ings and pneumatic tire The honor be-
longs to the mare, the driver, Bndd
Doble, and the bicycle sulky. Now let
Robert Bonner try sunol in a bicycle
sulky.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14

1t is to be earnestly hoped that inn
mediate steps will be taken by the
Chambers of Commerce of the Bay
cities to have Worlds Fair commits
sioner appointed to succeed Mr.. J. c.
Moffat, whose business engagements
render it impossible fer him to give
proper attention TO the duties of the
Office The interests of Whateom
county in this respect are of vital i'm
portance and need instant attention in
order to secure an adequate representa-
ton Of the county in the great exhibit
ton at Chicago. No local jealousies
between the two cities should be al
lowed TO stand in the way of a speedy
and decisive action where the interests
and welfare of both ends of the Bay
are equally involved. Fruit growers
and other producers Of the county are
making strenuous efforts to aid in the
good work of sending creditable ex-
hibit from this, 1.-The richest section of the
state, but are hfndered in so doing by
the absence of county commissioner
to look after their requirements. 1t is
urgent that the matter be attended to
at once, or the opportunity for the
county to accomplish any degree of
success In the exhibit from the state of
Washington will be gone forever. An
ounce of definite action just now will
be worth a hundred pounds of regret
hereafter.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14
Lord Salisbury owes his defeat larO

Lord Salisbury owes bis defeat large
ly to an address at a workingmen's
meeting in which he declared that the
free trade policy of the empire had been
pursued to a most ruinous extent, and
that the poor condition of the English
workingmen, in contrast with those Of
America, was mostly due to England's
lack of business principles in dealing
with other nations. And now word
comes from India that the financial
situation In that country, because Of
the decline in silver, seems to be really
grave. The president Of the Currency
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14
A Dukes Obituary.

Zone of the fastest men in England"
was what they called the late Duke Of
Manchester at home. He has Just died
as the result of his fast life. He was a
fellow who wallowed In excuses of all
kinds and gloried in it, yet that did not
prevent pure, high bred American girl
from jumping at the chance to marry
him and perpetuate the noble Manches-
ter blood. He lapsed into his former
vile life after marriage and even got 30
low down as TO borrow money of a
woman music hall singer, Bessie Bel
wood, it was said.
A nobleman borrowing money of a
woman, and music hall singer, to
squander in extravaganza is fine spec
tacle to contemplate. The grand, blue
blooded nobleman was only a viscount
then, and there came an "estrange-
ment" between his American wife and
himself, but this arrangement was
patched up again when he became Duke
of Manchester. That title covered a
great quantity of things not pleasant to
look into. 1t may also be remarked in
passing that when the late dukes father
s'other duke-died couple of years ago
he was so afraid his widow would marry
his grace of Devonshire, which she has
Just done, that he made his will in such
a way as to make her forfeit her income
if she did that. How sorry we ought to
be that we have no titled nobility in the
United Statesl
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14

The Philadelphia Public Ledger says
that if the "billion dollar" Democratic
congress continues at the rate it has
started, it will be necessary to increase
the duties of the Mckinley law to raise
a tariff for revenue only"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14

The plumbing of the Capitol at Wash
ington has been found to be atrociously
bad. This accounts for the crankiness
OF some Of the ideas that emanate
from II.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14
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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14
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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET

LEGISLATIVE NOMINEES
For State Senator SD Dist. W. II. Gilbert
For Representatives, 4. Y. Mead
4Sth District...,.t.. : Michael Anderson
For Representatives ALBERT sherman
with Dist...,.......-. Charles i. Roth
PRECINCT oFFTCERs--FAmHAvEH
Tor rns+tcos 90 .Lo poooo Samuel Curry
VI ''' Edgar Lindsay
For Constable.............. George u. Dorr
NEW wHATCOM
To. .4oo- - 81. D. Phil Gallaher
VI 'ii0 AN''0O''' j. II. Sargent
For Co,s.ahto. VI. r. white
~ '''''''' George Charlotte
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET

For Governor. John II. MeGraw
For Representatives william N. Doolittle
in Congress ...... John l.. Wilson
For Lieutenant Governor ........ 4. II. Luce
For Auditor ......... l.. II. Grimes
For Secretary of State ...... james II. Price
For Treasurer ..................O o. A. Bowen
For Attorney General ......... W. G. Jones
For Land CommissioneF........W W. T. Forrest
For Superintendent Of Schools. G. W. Bean
For Public Printer ...,........,..O o. c. White
For Judges Of the SUI Elmon Scott
preme Court. ....... / Thomas j. Anders
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14

"The use Of 'Castoria is so universal and
OF supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach
CARLOS MARTIN, d. D.,
N1w York City.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14

For Terminal and Interior Points the
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-14
for Infants and Children.

"castoriaisso wen adapted to children that
recommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me-" Fl. A. ARCHER, M. D.,
Iii So. oxford St., Brooklyn, NY.