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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07

GOOD BOY.
One Of Two Sympathetic Souls In Grin.
ming New York Crowd.

A man of Fnl-teillan glrth sat sleeping
In the doorway Of 20 Whitehall street, with
. big lettercd plncard hanging from his
neck. Thu WAS tho legend on the card
board, This Cos 20 let. !"
Nearly every parser thought the sign
Was very funny. Many men stopped,
nnod up near tho curbstouc facing tho
sleeping nGn md Riinnea sympathetically
with other Frinnera who hurried To tho
ferries ar The loot 81 thu street
Presently q f1rei -N looking young man
Of jewish aaTocy arrrc aionR. he looked
ut tho slcCplHN mNn, and atcr apparently
reading tho siyn, which ne probably inter
pretel 10 mean Iiensn help ;ho blind, " he
put nickel IN the mans lap. The spec.
tators DID rot know what 10 make Of the
young mans actia~ he looked very sol
emn AS ho wai..ca - Whitehall street.
bright faced littlc boy about IL years
old came trOtting down tho street, evil
IDENTIFY bound for one OF the ferries He
was whistling merrily. He carried two
schoolbooks undor his left arm. When
he got opposite the sleeping man and no.
ticcd the placard, the happiness vanished
from his face. lie looked indignant He
ran up 10 the sleeping man, put down his
books grabbed the sign with both hands
and tore 10 from the mans neck The
sudden pressure of the cord on the mans
neck awakened him instantly He saw
fricndlincss in the eyes of the boy and
smiled at him in maudlin way. Then
he got up. His hat fell off, and the little
boy picked it up and handed it to him
The man walked out on the sidewalk,
with the nickel contributed by the benevo-
lent Hebrew in crease OF his trousers
leg. The nickel finally fell out The boy
picked il up and handed it 10 the man,
who smiled again and took of his hat and
bowed with ludicrous grace 10 the little
fellow The line of spectators on the
sidewalk melted away with grave coun-
tenances. One passor who had seen the in
cdcnt said
Il wish had boy like that. New
York Sun
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
Some other Stone.

Gentlemen, said the guest at the no
tel, who was supposed to be drumme
from the east, you have all heard abou
the maidstone, OF course-that curiou
stone which cures hydrophobia in human
beings''
Yes; we had all heard Of il.
Il think have u treat for you here, ;
he continued as he took a parcel from hi
pocket wrapped up In tissue paper. -.
happen TO be the owner of a maidstone
There are only 10 In America and have
one. You will Of course want TO know
how got it, and l will briefly explain
that II was left TO me by an old Kentucky
darky on his deathbed. / was born and
raised In that state, and the darky wa:
my fathers slave till freedom came. Here
IL is"
You call that a maidstone, do your"
queried one Of the group
u do, sir-one of the best OF the TO-"
well, | don't! If that ism I a common
milestone, such as you can buy anywhere
for 10 cents, I'll eat it,"
My dear man, you arc way Off l my.
self have seen this stone cure three differ.
ent people In fact, it cured me 4"
"What off"
Hydrophobia, Of course"
II don't believe itr'
But you don't mean 70 call me liari"
mo, Of course not! You have been
taken In and done for on that stone 1t:
simply common milestone.
And it won't cure hydrophobia'"
NO, sir"
And IL didn't cure mei"
NO, sir"
Wasn't it left me by a dying colored
mani"
Not at all! It's milestone you carry
around in your trunk, and very handy
things they are. No, sir, that's no mad
stone"
The drummer got up and went to a win.
dow and heaved the stone into the street
When he returned, nothing was said
for long time. BY and by he quietly
asked of the milestone man:
Have we met beforei"
1--WE have, " was the reply. Il heard you
quilting crowd in indianapolis two
months ago, and one OF them was the
clerk in the hardware store who sold you
the stone. Detroit Free Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
They Met by Chance.

a we'll known man about town Of good
family, who is an expert on athletics re-
Gently was compelled To make some ON
barrassing explanations tn his wife They
had been driving through the park, and
on the return he stopped the carriage TO
buy an afternoon paper from stand
When returning 10 the carriage he was
approached by seedy looking individual
with sport" stamped all over him.
The gentleman recognized the man at
once as being one Of the principals in u
friendly boxing contest" which he had
refereed at well known clubhouse. The
sport insisted on shaking hands with the
referee and said;
Use proud ter shake der hand NV any
NV me frens, an know ye're on dat list
since dc scrap. Sect"
The gentleman disclaimed the honor
and said ne only acted fairly in the matter.
"Ah, come off, " said the sport II wuz
dead licked, but yc knew yer biz COS yc're
"a fren o. mine. Savvy' / alwuz did like
IA sport wot sticks 10 his frens Shake"
During this conversation the man S face
was a picture. He tried to hide behind
tho horses, SO his wife could not see him
and his friend" but without success.
When be entered the carriage she wanted
to know who his friends" were, but he
was in no mood for explanation. -Phila
dclphia Call.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
The IIauds.

In the majority of persons the right
hand is moro sensitive TO touch and less
sensitive to temperature than the left. If
the two hands be dipped in two basins of
water at the same temperature, the left
hand will feel the greater sensation Of
warmth. Ii will do this even when Their.
momcters show that the water i'm the left
basin is really somewhat colder than that
i'm the right These effects arc no doubt
owing to the fact that more constant use
has tendency to make the skin of the
right hand thicker than that Of the left.
They are, of course, reversed in the case of
left handed persons. n Brooklyn Eagle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07

The latest fad, en- the line Of drugs uro
strychnia and atroIhiue, which f. The sui
phatc of atrophiu SJTychuiu IL. stimulat.
ing. while atrophinc quiet. the nerves.
They are taken as % cure for tic WorphIne
habit, bat they produce insanity, coUapse
and premature death The quccrcst of an
habits is the gasoline habit 4 few years
ago n girl alarmed her mother by her &C.
oontricitics. She conycr,cd and .sug i'm
manner far above her ordinary tairuts
and behaved quoorly a physician Waa
summoned and examined thc gir lic
was positive that -iiH Wa- given 10 the u-a
Of some drug. lie qu.siiuod her closely
and got from her AN adms-i9G that she
was accustomed TO inhalo the Ras from
the gasoline vessel She said that She io..
very happy ana poaasGt whenever she in-
hailed the gas Tho Auii' IS very fatal,
but IL is one which may bc coa.ly broken
In general. the use of drugs as 5tlmu.
liant, n pain killer or us 20 vice is much 70
DC dcplorcd. Nov York Advertiser
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
Uanhpl,n Anncfife.

Handel was blessed with wonderful
appetite and many are the amusing ac-
counts, true or otherwise, as to the means
taken by its owner for its indulgence. His
gastronomic propensities were frequently
tho object Of satlres and In one caricature
tho composer is represented as sitting on
beer barrel. a ham and pair of fowls
arc attached TO the pipes of an organ, a
turbot lies upon pile of books, and the
floor of the apartment Is strcwn with
oyster shells. 1t is moro likely that his ad.
yersarics invented and propagated many of
the wild stories concerning his eating and
drinking powers than that they had any
foundation in literal fact. No one would
probably order dinner for three persons,
for instance, and because 1t was being kept
back for the company 10 arrive blurt out
to the astonishcd waiter: - am de gom.
pany. Pring up de timer bretissimo -
Blackwood's Magazine.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
ROMAN DICE THROWING.
Devices Used to Prevent Fraud In the Days
of the Cfasars


The number Of dice used was three, be.
ing marked with minimum of one and
n maximum of six spots. Tho most for
tunate throw, called venereus by Cicero
ode Dcvin. l, 49, and basilicus by Plautus
(Curculio H. 3, 79), was when the dice
showed three seniones, or IS spots The
progress Of the game was marked on the
board by the movement of the men Qa-
truhculD backward and forward The
gravity Of the losses depended naturally
upon the amount Of money ut stake and
tue fines that were paid when the dice
showed one or more aces.
1t Is difficult 10 explain what skill had
TO do with such q game still Isidore de
scribes how invetcrate gamblers could sue
ctcd in throwing the six and in avoiding
tho unit. In "a gratito at Pompcii an hon
est player congratulates himself for hay
ing gained good sum Of money without
fraud. Flautus dwclls sometimes on these
dishonest practices, TO avoid which several
instruments were invented from time to
time, such as the horn (pyxis cornea) and
the fritillus.
1t seems, however, that these instru-
ments did not always fulfill their purpose
a third one was consequently invented
in the shape Of a tower, with n spiral stair
case inside and a funnel on top The dice,
shaken first in the horn or i'm the fritilus.
were thrown into tho funn and rolled
down the spiral staircase " q they landed
on The table. SIch precautions rendered
cheating almost impossible. - Chicago
Times
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07

MORTGAGE SALE.-whereas default has
Va oeen made in the payment OF interest
ana 5 money secured 10y a mortgage bearing
made and executed by Elsie j. Patterson. then
0 %, me village OF Alma, Michigan, TO G. s.
ward trustee Tor William :. Turck & Co.. OF
OF the same place, which said mortgage was
on the twenty-fourth day OF May, A. d. 1892 AT
seven q cIOck a. m, recorded in the office of
me reg ster OF deeds in and for the county of
Grdlot ana state OF Michigan, in liber 20
OF mortgages on page Ia which said mort
gage is now owned by him as such trus-
zee Aia whereas the amount of interest
claimed 10 be due on the said mortgage and
note connected Herewith, at the date of this
hotlce Is the sum Of one hundred and thirty
ciignt ana 'S-lOO tSl5o;'2l dollars and the fur
thef sum OF twenty dollars as an lattorney fee
stipulated Tor in said mortgage and allowed by
Jaw IN case OF foreclosure and which il
me ...9, WEole sum now claimed TO be due on
saiu mortgage said sum not including the
principal Indebtedness of Sl7UO.OO) and no suit
or proceedings having been instituted ar
NV, 49, 10 recover the said interest now due
thereon or any part thereof whereby the
power OF sale contained in said mortgage has
become operative. '
Now therefore, notice is hereby given that
by virtue of the said power OF sale and in MR.
suanoe OF the statute ia such case made and
PROVIDED inc said mortgage will be foreclosed
pubic auction, to the highest bidder ar the
front door OF the court house in the village Of
Ithaca !, naet IN said county, on Monday. the
day of November, A d. 1894 nj
ten O'Clock in the forenoon of that jsy
which SAID premises are described in said
mortgage as follows, to-wit: The north half
OF the southwest quarter of section thirty.
I'VE, loo) in town twelve Q2) north of range
-FOUR (4 west. the same containing eighty
nc es more or less and being in the township OF
seville, Gratiot county, Michigan (sald prem.
scs. under this notice will be sold subject 10
ne principal Indebtedness of seventeen hum
lred dollars secured by this mortgage, which
Is sun undue theron, as appears from the
rtcord evidence of said mortgage)
ri dated Anna, Michigan, August 2lst, 1884,
Liam bAHLkE, G.. IS WARD,
attorney LOT MOrtgagee. Trustee for
VIM. s. Turck & Co
Alr.n.a.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
Ne Did the Conductor.

II was coming up from the Indian Ter
ritory once, said drummer, and there
was newspaper man on the sleeper. His
name was Rody, but he had pass with
some other fellows name on it. When the
conductor came along, Rody showed up
the ticket.
Is your name Bakerf' asked the con.
ductor. That was the name on the ticket.
- Yes, sir, 1t Is, replied Rody.
Have you n card or letter by which
you could be Identified persisted the
conductor.
. am sorry, said Rody but haven I
got thing that way
We'll, don't you know that that is no
way to travel suppose you should be
killed in an accident, how would your
body be identified
" Why by the pass, responded Rody
dryly.
The conductor gave up the cross ques
tioning, and Rody rode clear TO Kansas
City on that other fellow ticket. Wash
ington Post.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
LEGAL NOTICES.

MORTGAGE SALE:-Default having been
vi made in the payment of certain mort
gage, made and executed on the 18th day of
June ISL, by Elisha w. Beach of the township
OF North Star, county Of GratiOt and state OF
Michigan, to Mary l.. Harrington OF the county
OF GeauRa and state of Ohio, and recorded In
the oihce of the Register of Deeds for the
county OF Gratiot, on the 18th day of June 1881
in iber "a of mortgages on page l20. said
mortgage having been duly assigned by Floyd
harrington or Geauga county, state of Ohio.
for himself and rs assignee OF John Earring
ton, said John and Floyd Harrington being
sole heirs at law of said Mary L. Harrington
deceased. TO AlonZo II. Evans by assignment
bearing the date of the 23rd day OF July. 1924,
which said assignment was recorded In the
office of the Register of Deeds for said county
OF GratlOt on the fourth day OF August, 1894,
in liber Il OF mortgages on page 3Ol and the
same is now owned by him; and whereas the
amount claimed 10 be due and unpaid upon
said mortgage at date OF this notice is the sum
OF six hundred and sixty dollars and ten cents
And no suit or proceedings having been insti-
tuted at law or in equity 10 recover the SAID
debt or any part thereof, therefore by virtue
of the power of sale in said mortgage con-
tanned, and in the statue In such case made
and provided, notice is hereby given, that on
November Bird, 1894, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon of said day at the north front door of
the court house for Grafton county, Michigan
in the village of Ithaca. in said county, there
will be sold at public Ycndue 20 the highest
bidder, the premises i'm said mortgage describ-
ed or so much thereof as may be necessary TO
satisfy said debt, together with interest there
on from the date OF this notice. at eight per
cent per annum. and the legal costs and eX-
ponses of this foreclosure and sale; viz: one
half acre OF land out OF the southwest corner
of the west hall of the southwest fractional
quarter of section thirty-onc (3D I'm township
ten 10l north of range two (2) west: described
as follows. 10 Wit; Commencing two rods
north ana two rods east of the southwest
corner of section thirty one (3D township ten
(lO) north OF range two (2) west. thence north
eight (sl rods, thence east ten 40 rods. thence
south eight ts) rods hence west ten 40 rods TO
place of beginning, containing one half acre of
land.
Dated August 9Th, 1894.
ALONZO II. EVANS,
STONE SAL1ER, Assignee.
Attorneys for Assignee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07

Thc tusu OF mind which makes one SEQ
hrau,y in everything !. happy possess
-iuu IS gentleman ot poetic dispositions
ia .af with fricad through "a garden
"i.. .DrTT te.aa vv-c In bloom said.
Loo., at t.o.c trtcN Aren't they beau.
Nful. they look as II they were covered
~i,h uGew'
Is isV Gay- lat.r spring storm loaded
o.o.D tt..s heavily VITA snow. The Same
l.uan Ntut last ten with the same
ii.nd, .lI iii time h' exclaimed:
Icoi, tttho.o trccsl Aren't they beau.
tfa2 ihay Loo. as 81 they were covered
with Bloom. "--Touth's Companion.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
They Were In the Way.

Such serio-comic sight was a little
maid Of about years Mt Manhattan beach
the other day. The poor baby, who was
nearsighted and wore spectacles, wanted
to paddle in the water and spoil her russell
shoes. Her nurse had been forbidden to
take them off, SO baby set up howl and
finally sobbed out:
Take 'em off, Mary" / thought she
meant the shoes, but she went on, Take
off my spettettles so 1 can cryl'-New
York Recorder
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
TELeeRAPHY UNDER DIFFICULTIES
Little Monotony In the Life II an Operator
In Hlrs

Ah'tie Mohotony In the Life ~ AN Operator
In Persia.
Lieutenant Colonel Wells gives a lively
sketch of tho little experiences which
break, sometimes IA trino too roughly, the
nonotony Of the life of telegrapher in u
Persian city. In Shiraz an old palace does
duty as u telegraph Office, one end being
occupied by the British and the other by
the Persian administration A square In
'front.' OF the palace ID favorite site for
political and other disturbances, and in
times OF popular excitement the first
point to which the crowds gravitate Is
the Persian telegraph Office The popular
leader demands that apetition embodying
the wrongs OF the citizens shall be dispatch
ed TO tho shah. IL the reply Is noc quick
iy forthcoming, the mob usually clears
out the officials and smashes up all the In
struments.
A move is then made for the British
Office, and message is dictated to the SUI
perintendent, who hos to forward 1t TO the
dictator In Teheran This functionary
hands copies of IL TO her Britannia males
tvs minister, the grand vizier and the
Persian minister of telegraph and consuts
them with view to obtaining protection
for his staff The position in which the
senior British telegraph OH cial at the send
Ing station is placed in the meantime is
that OF hostage in the hands OF the mob
In very serious riot which occurred the
superintendent at Shiraz was SO detained
and was not allowed TO leave the office
precincts for five days. The local govern.
or was powerless to afford protection, as
his troops, seeing the chance of few
days relaxation, with dash OF mild eX
element thrown in, had promptly fra
ternized with the insurgents at the begin.
ming of the outbreak The tact of the su-
perintendent served him in good stead
during this trying ordeal, through which
not moments delay occurred to the in
ternational messages, and not the slight
est damage was done TO the Office. A
few years ago less fortunate outcome Of |
such difficulty could have been expect
ed. The civilizing effect OF the Indo- Eu- |
ropcan telegraph is remarkable. ST. |
Louis Globe Democrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
A Poor Catch.

Are you getting many bitesi" asked
one man of another, who was angling in
q New Jerset stream
Plenty, was the laconic reply.
Are you catching many2"
Not One!"
slows that"
"Thcy fly away"
fly The fishes fly away" repeated
the questioncr in anazement.
WHO Is talking about iishf"
~ am "
"Well, I'm not. q"
What are you talking about"
'Mosquitocsr - Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
His Threat.

The brawny policeman crouched in the
doorway, glazing out into the darkened
street.
Suddenly the loud blast of n tin horn
sounded near at hand
The policeman gave n mighty bound
into the street and caught two trembling
boys by the collar.
"Wowl'' he Numbered IF OIL knew
which wan nv yez done 1t, Oi-Old run
yez both inp'-Truth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07

Don't you think, asked the onthuA.
nstic young minister that tho time IS
near at hand when wars will bo no morof"
Goodness nol' exclaimed old Mrs
Jason. WARS about the only chance the
mon folks has TO show that they air really
any use indianapolis Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
Real Menn and sniteml.

Mrs. POWELL have such an indulgent
husband.
Mrs. Cameron tspitcfulIy)-Ycs, SO JUS
tin tells me, but he sometimes INDUCES
too much, doesn't hcf-Fun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
Served His Grandfather.

The Reformed Cannibal-So your name
is Goodpastor, is iti 1t may interest you
to know that / served your grandfather
Young Missionary-In what wayf
Reformed Cannibal-Fricasseed Pear
sons Weekly
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
such Things VIII Hnppen.

Nearsightcd Old Gentloman-Little boy,
how much does bicycle like that one Of
yours
Young Woman Tin bloomers) -Sirl-
Chicago Tribupe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07
You Can Make $500 A Dav.

Selling my popular price publications. The
greatest chance yet for good, live agents Ex-
peflehce not necessary. One agent made s27
i ~. hours. Write me, II will pay you. SEND
two 2cont stamps for my confidential esta
iogue aud price lst. Address f. f. ROGERS.
SOB Contcret. Chicago. III. 1896 cow
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-09-07

The most extensive mines arc those OF
saxoay. The galleries have 123 miles Of
lngth.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-02-07
Had Fun with the policeman.

1t is seldom that one of the finest
gets such scare as a member of the
force received the other night on Park
row in front of the postofiee. This
policeman has made himself obnoxious
to the newsboys who congregate around
the postofice. He seemed to them to
take delight in moving them on. The
boys had no redress, but at last they
took up a scheme which has afforded
pleasure to small boys more than once.
They secured an old pair of trousers,
together with a coat and hat, which
they stuffed with straw. Waiting I'M
til the policeman was looking in their
direction, two of them, with the dunn
my between them, boldly walked out of
Beekman street and started across Park
row toward the postoffice. The sight of
the two boys in charge of a man who
apparently could not take care of him
self interested the policeman, and he
started to follow them. The boys
walked on until they reached the mid
die of the street, when they threw the
figure on the track before an approach
ing horse car and fed.
With pall face and involuntary
cry of terror the policeman ran toward
the body. He had gone but few feet
when he tripped and fell. The driver
of the car put on the brake just as the
horses reached the body. Just then
two boys rushed from the postoffce,
seized the body by the legs, one on each
side, and ran down Beekman street with
it amid the shouts Of their companions,
who had been silent but much amused
witnesses of the joke. The policeman
did not follow.-New York Sun.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-02-07
Ordering a Dinner.

The average American citizen is Won
derfully deficient in knowledge of what
he can get to eat. He falls down when
it comes to ordering dinner. The
great majority of people in this country
are brought up frugally at home and
do not know any thing but the common
est dishes. The consequence is that
when man goes into restaurant for
dinner or to hotel he gazes helplessly
at the bill of fare and sees many things
of which he does not know the COM
ponent parts. He dares not order any
thing that he is not sure of, for fear of
ridicule, and he falls back on roast
beef and mashed potatoes. The fact is
he doesn't know anything but roast
beef.
Same way in restaurant. When a
waiter shoves a bill of fare under a
mans nose, nine times out of ten he
will look it over and then say, Gimme
steak and some fried potatoes. " Now,
the man who does this, and nearly ev-
cry one of us does do it day after day,
doesn't want roast beef. He is sick
unto death of steaks and fried potatoes.
He loathes ham and eggs, and yet he
keeps ON ordering them in dreary and
dyspeptic succession, because he doesn t
know any better, and he is too proud
to confess his ignorance. It's that way
with me, and I'll bet it's that way with
most of you. Buffalo Express.